This is a row of exceptionally neatly trimmed dwarf hollies.
Although it is called dwarf holly, the dwarf holly growing here is not that short, but is about one and a half meters tall.
The crown of the tree has been pruned very evenly, so these dwarf hollies grow horizontally, forming a shrub wall about half a meter wide outside the manor.
These dwarf hollies squeeze each other, grow extremely densely, and are properly pruned. If you don't get close, they look like a wall that is not very high.
This type of courtyard wall made of shrubs, especially dwarf holly, is common in southern China and can be seen in almost any southern city.
In the middle of the wall surrounded by short hollies, there is an iron gate about one meter wide and about two meters high.
But to be honest, this kind of door is really useless. After all, there is a short holly tree next to it, which is only about 1.5 meters tall. Unless someone has really bad legs and feet, anyone can easily climb in from the top of the bush.
Kong Qing stood in front of the iron gate, stretched out his hand and pressed it. Even though it was quite dark, Cheng Yu could tell that the button Kong Qing pressed was not a button, but a place to verify fingerprints.
"The lock of this door can be opened using fingerprints and passwords. Mr. Shi Lei said that guests will not have to enter their fingerprints one by one. The password is four eights. If you want to leave the manor and go for a walk on the beach, please remember this.
Password to avoid trouble when you come back. However, in this kind of weather, it is not recommended for Mr. Cheng to walk on the beach. If the weather clears up tomorrow, the beach is actually quite interesting."
Blocking the door with his hand, Kong Qing turned around and motioned for Cheng Yu to go ahead. At the same time, he informed Cheng Yu of some of the situation of the door.
Cheng Yu nodded and said, "Thank you." After walking through the door, Kong Qing closed the door and quickly jumped in front of Cheng Yu, continuing to lead the way.
In the manor, the road surface is smoother and the paths are extremely clean. There are not even a few fallen leaves to be seen. It seems that the workers here are very hardworking and they have to sweep here many times every day. Cheng Yu also lives in a villa.
People in the small courtyard, whether it is Wudong Courtyard or the big house built by Cheng Guangnian on Hujing Road, the roads in the courtyard cannot be so clean. Of course, this may just be because this is a virtual space, and the leaves on the road
How much depends entirely on the designer's wishes.
On both sides of the path, there were some low, evenly trimmed shrubs, about one meter or less in height. Cheng Yu didn't look carefully, and there was a high probability that he wouldn't know the names of those shrubs.
After walking not far, the sight suddenly opened up. The shrubs on both sides of the path suddenly spread out, forming a circular shape. The road suddenly turned into a circular square, and the ground became smoother and smoother.
He lowered his head and looked over. Perhaps because of the stormy sea and strong winds on the island, the humidity in the air was too high, so the ground was covered with a thin layer of fog. Cheng Yu's
When the soles of my feet came into contact with such smooth but moist ground, I felt a slight chill.
Surrounding the entire circular square-like open space, there is a circle of pillars with a diameter of about 20 centimeters. The top and bottom of the pillars are of average thickness and more than five meters high. The straight-line distance between the two pillars is about three meters. Cheng Yu roughly
After a quick glance, there should be thirty-two pillars surrounding the entire square. If the distance between the two pillars is three meters, it means that the circumference of the entire circular square should be about ninety meters. So based on this empty space
The diameter of the empty square is about thirty meters.
At the top of the pillar is a curved glass dome that covers the entire square to ensure that the square is weatherproof.
Of course, saying that it is protected from wind and rain is just a wish. If it does rain, at most the central part of the square can remain basically dry. On such a small island surrounded by the sea and full of wind, there is no wall.
It is impossible for a building to be weatherproof.
Perhaps knowing that Cheng Yu would be surprised by this inexplicable appearance of the square, although Kong Qing was leading the way, he explained in a low voice as if he had eyes behind his back: "Mr. Shi Lei likes to do some exercises like yoga, but he doesn't like it."
Indoors, the sun on this island is too bright when it's sunny, and the rain is too dense when it's rainy, so he built such a large pavilion here. The glass above your head is color-changing glass, just like color-changing glasses.
, the stronger the sunlight, the darker its color will become, and when it rains, as long as it is not a violent storm, the middle part of the pavilion can remain dry. If you pay more attention, you will find
There are a large number of drainage holes at the edge of the pavilion and about five meters away from the edge to ensure that the part near the middle of the pavilion can stay dry to the greatest extent.”
Cheng Yu nodded, thinking that this is the work of a real rich man. Considering China's public land ownership system, it is already rare for a rich man in China to be able to carve out a small piece of land in the mountains to build a residence for himself like Cheng Guangnian did.
It is simply impossible to have such a huge area and transform it according to your own ideas.
Therefore, Cheng Yu asked: "I want to know, which country does this island belong to?"
Originally, Cheng Yu thought that no matter what kind of answer he got, he wouldn't be too surprised. After all, this virtual space had shown enough differences to make him feel that it was different from China. If it were any country, Cheng Yu would not be surprised.
It won't feel strange.
However, Kong Qing's answer still exceeded Cheng Yu's expectations.
Kong Qing said: "Ah? Country? What is a country?"
Cheng Yu burst into laughter, thinking that this question was probably out of scope. The size of this virtual space was probably ultimately limited, and it had not yet reached the level where countries could be distinguished.
Come to think of it, if I had not walked towards the pier, but towards the silver-gray car that drove away on the coastline just now, perhaps what I would have seen would not be a complete view, but a high digital wall.
After two hours of sailing from the coast, the maximum speed of this kind of yacht is usually only more than 20 knots and more than 40 kilometers per hour. In this kind of weather condition, it is basically difficult to reach the maximum speed.
The speed of the ship means that the straight-line distance between the coast and the island is only fifty or sixty kilometers at most. And this may be the majority of the range of this virtual space.
Cheng Yu estimated that the entire virtual space would be difficult to exceed a circle with a diameter of one hundred kilometers. Of course, the concept of a country would not be possible in an area of this level.
According to the concept of the game, Kong Qing is basically an NPC in this virtual space. If the creator of this virtual space did not specifically instill the concept of country into Kong Qing, it would be normal for him not to understand what a country is.
If Cheng Yu were the designer and creator of this virtual space, and if there was no special plot involving the concept of country, he would certainly not go out of his way to let an NPC in the space know so much. You know, every
Adding some knowledge points will require a lot of code to pave the way.
So after Cheng Yu heard Kong Qing's rhetorical question, he just smiled and said, "It's okay. Is Mr. Shi Lei on the island now?"
Kong Qing's footsteps obviously hesitated slightly, but he still replied: "Normally, Mr. Shi Lei will arrive here before lunch, but according to the current weather conditions, it might not be possible." After saying that, he seemed to think of something.
As if, he said: "Oh, the three meals on the island are breakfast starting at nine o'clock and ending at ten-thirty. Lunch starts at one o'clock and ends at three o'clock. Dinner starts at eight o'clock."
Cheng Yu smiled again and said, "It seems that the time and schedule on this island are slightly later than those on land."
Kong Qing led the way and said: "Yes, Mr. Shi Lei doesn't like to get up too early, so he postponed breakfast for a while. However, if Mr. Cheng has personal needs, he can also give instructions to the island
The robot did it.”
Cheng Yu was stunned and asked: "Robot?"
Kong Qing stopped and looked back at Cheng Yu, his expression seemed a little strange.
He thought for a while and then said: "On this island, almost all services are provided by robots. After all, Mr. Shi Lei is mainly engaged in the development and manufacturing of artificial intelligence robots."
"So, the reason why the place is so clean is all done by robots, and our three meals on the island will also be completed by robots?" Cheng Yu asked.
Kong Qing said: "Yes, these things will be completed by robots."
The two of them were talking and had already passed through what Kong Qing called a pavilion. In Cheng Yu's opinion, it looked more like a square with a roof. In front of it was a wider path with a width of
It's about four to five meters. If there is a car on the island, you can drive on this road.
Cheng Yu took two quick steps to keep parallel with Kong Qing, and asked again: "So, do you think Mr. Shi Lei will be late today?"
"Mr. Shi Lei has always been punctual. If the weather permits, he will definitely arrive at Qindao on time. It's just that the weather is unpredictable. I just said it might happen. It's just my personal worry."
Cheng Yu was too lazy to continue asking. It could be heard from Kong Qing's words that he had a sense of blind worship and following for the owner of the island, and it was never up to him to decide when Shi Lei would arrive.
"How many people besides you are responsible for picking us up today?"
"There is only one. He should have left by now. After I send Mr. Cheng to the place, I will leave by boat immediately."
Cheng Yu was stunned again. He originally thought that there should be some deviation in this mission. There were only seven people in the mission, which did not mean that there were only seven people on the island. However, he did not expect that Kong Qing had just mentioned all the people on the island.
All the affairs will be handled by robots, which means that there will be no butlers, servants, chefs, etc. on the island, and he and another assistant who picked him up and delivered him will also leave immediately.
So, will the mission started today really only happen between Cheng Yu and the seven strangers? According to this setting, the so-called island owner Shi Lei will most likely not show up.
"How did Mr. Shi Lei come here?" In order to confirm his guess, Cheng Yu asked another question.
Kong Qing answered honestly: "Mr. Shi Lei will drive the yacht here by himself. Mr. Shi Lei is a decathlete. He can drive all means of transportation in the world, including airplanes."
Uh... This is a bit like driving skills. Isn't this Shi Lei also a person with a system? As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Cheng Yu shook his head mockingly. This is just a virtual space.
, Shi Lei is naturally a virtual character, or even just a name. There is no need for such a character to appear. All NPCs in this virtual space only need to think that such a character exists.
At this moment, Cheng Yu was almost certain that Shi Lei would not go to the island.