I embarked on the journey again, and this time the feeling was much different from before.
However, the "boarding" process is slightly different this time.
"Don't we need to go to the state capital to board the plane?"
During the initial exploration trip, many explorers thought that the "Tower of Babel" in the state capital was the entrance to the Ark of the Gods.
After all, it would be difficult for a god without a deep connection with the earth to bypass the earth's protective layer, directly raise his tentacles to the surface of the planet, and establish a stable portal.
An existence that is forcibly established will be regarded as a malicious intruder, suffer the hostility of the world, and bear a huge additional cost. In fact, this is how the alien evil gods who invade this world come.
The kingdom of gods that has established a link with the planet does have certain teleportation capabilities, but its kingdom is also bound to this world.
Therefore, taking the "Explorer" into the starry sky and leaving the protection of the planet has become a prerequisite for "boarding". There is no other way, but if it is handled in this way, the consumption will be the least. The mobile kingdom of God leaving the planet will also
Don't worry about any negative impact on the surface.
"The Climbing Tower in the state capital? It's too far away. It's inconvenient. Xiao'an City has also built one. Let's go there."
"Xiao'an? Isn't that farther than Changping? I understand."
Obviously, this is not simply a matter of distance.
You need to enter and exit through the competitor's terminal, and your every move is under the surveillance of the other party. There is no competition, and this is not the main reason.
"What about entry and exit tariffs?" I won't say how heavy the tariffs are for foreign travel. Some of them are collected by the central government and some are generated by local governments. They are also destined to become important revenue for local governments.
Changping's construction of a very large airport is obviously ambitious, but how can its competitors honestly let their explorers go there and contribute huge local taxes to you?
In just a few months, Xiaoan has built a similar "boarding station".
"I heard that the investment was made by four cities together, so within ten years, local taxes will be shared with each household through transfer payments."
This is the benefit of having people within the system in the team. They can see the reasons for those "near-to-far" operations at a glance, and they can also laugh at them.
".Don't you plan to build the ancient city?"
"Of course I plan to build it, but I don't have the money or resources. I heard that the application report was rejected by the Changping Prefectural Government, and they rejected the construction of all 'Babel Towers' in the state."
"The one from Xiao'an."
"I don't know about this. Haha, everyone knows it. Maybe in the newspaper, it is another landmark building that wastes people and money."
Lu Ping'an didn't come alone this time.
When "exploration" became the top priority in the entire ancient city, many additional participants naturally joined, many of whom were "classmates" that Lu Ping'an met in the training class.
On Lu Ping'an's side, everyone who should come has come. On the surface, the number of people is not large, and the number of explorers is actually enough.
In the courtyard, in addition to the hidden research team, there were also busy workers in the factory, and at the same time, there were more than a dozen knights and mercenaries serving as guards.
The knight captains and their core subordinates are not here. They are already established "auxiliary police". They have just joined the job and are working overtime every day. It is not practical to ask for leave at this time. If the entire team is gone, they will not be able to do the work.
Already.
On the other hand, there are some special restrictions for foreigners like them who have just arrived. It is not easy to pass the approval to leave the foreign land. It is easy to hide in the courtyard, but losing the job means that the previous layout is in vain.
The same thing happened to Catherine and those in the royal family.
The former was left behind purely because of Lu Pingan. As the captain of a special service team that was about to be established in the new development zone, Lu Pingan actually had a lot of things on his hands, and the local "Rebirth Chamber of Commerce" also began to surface.
business work.
Lu Ping An needed an agent who could handle all the trivial matters when he was away. Naturally, she, who was originally the agent of Lu Ping An's secretary, was left to work overtime.
Except for Yaqian, all the members of the royal family are more geeky than the others.
But Wang Yaqian's company has been established, and she has her own place to live, so she naturally moved out her younger brothers, sisters, and servants. If they didn't take the initiative, Lu Ping'an would also evict people.
There weren't many people on Lupingan Road (visibly), and there were still empty seats on the bus, so I just took a few colleagues with me.
Unlike "political amateurs" like Lu Ping'an, they were not talking about the foreign land they were about to set off to, but about the ancient city, the overt and covert struggles in Changping, and these things seemed to have become interesting topics for them to talk about.
We chatted all the way, and after chatting for a while, we ran out of things to say. The ones who listened to music put on their headphones, the ones who read opened their books, and the ones who slept, eh, is there something wrong with this cat? Why did he sleep all the way?
Seeing that there were outsiders around, Lu Pingan gave up the idea of petting the cat for fun.
Xiao'an City is actually a bit far away from the ancient city. When we arrived, it was almost dark, but counting the time, it was still the moment to set off.
Different from the Babel Tower in Changping, this time the tower looks decent from a distance, but when you get closer, you find that it is basically just a wire frame, and it trembles when the wind blows.
As you walk along, the steel plates under your feet are constantly shaking, making you wonder if they may fall apart at any time.
Lu Ping'an and his party stood below, a little hesitant and uneasy, but had no choice but to sigh and get on the "elevator cabin" that looked like a cannonball.
"This thing requires four cities to invest together?"
“It took more than a month to build, so don’t be picky about the appearance, even though the interior is not worth looking forward to.”
This time, both comfort and safety are obviously far worse than last time.
And when the vehicle accelerated and tried to escape the interference of the planet's gravity, it was not as smooth as last time.
"boom!"
The violent shaking caused people to bump up and down, and some people were thrown up like dolls. Passengers who came here for the first time finally understood why everyone was given a steel rope in addition to the seat belt.
The impact of this thing is quite terrifying. If Lu Ping'an hadn't practiced it before, he might be embarrassed on the spot.
"Seats, special space seats. I heard they are still being ordered. It's too late." A passenger vomited while vomiting.
"Tsk, these chairs we have now seem to be modified Internet cafe chairs? Hey, hey, at least get some safety seats on the bus." Someone was complaining about the local government's excessive frugality.
"Dragon! There is a dragon outside!" And the people at the window also revealed the source of motivation for leaving the planet this time.
Lu Pingping walked over and saw that they were really experienced dragons. It was a large red and yellow salon, at least ten times larger than the young dragon named Odom that he had seen before.
These giant dragons formed a row one by one, and just dragged, pulled, or pushed, directly grabbing the shabby space capsule and ascending to the air. Wherever the eye could see, there were more than a dozen giant dragons flying with them. They should be waiting.
relay.
"Tsk, is this the result of letting prefecture-level cities engage in aviation? You can really think of all kinds of tricks."
But when I think about the first time I set out, I saw that other cities also had space capsules pulled by dragons. Could it be that this is also a mature technology? Well, it seems that compared to the high consumption of fuel, it is obviously more economical to keep the dragons full.
Lu Ping'an was still complaining about the unreliability of Rural Aerospace, but he had unknowingly entered the preset orbit. When a space gate appeared outside the capsule, it was time to board the plane.