The suspended magic vehicle made by the Erim elves carried a group of people to the center of the floating island known as the "Island of the Rising Sun". The suspended vehicle flew lightly in mid-air, hundreds of meters above the ground. This This car should be a very high-end thing in the Airem world, but in addition to having a higher technical level than Earth, its interior and appearance are even worse than private cars on Earth. Almost all parts inside and outside the vehicle are made of the same material. Made of a gray-white artificial material, the color and material are extremely monotonous. There are no decorative patterns, no soft seats, and no special materials wrapped around the armrests or window frames.
It is like a cheap industrial product made of plastic that is molded in one go. Although it has high-tech appearance and performance, anyone who has experienced it once can tell at a glance that it is only made according to the "just enough" standard.
The bodies of the Erim elves are generally taller and thinner than humans, but overall the difference is not too big (at least closer to normal people than Yzaks), so the internal facilities of this car are suitable for Hao Ren and the others. Yzaks was a little cramped when he sat in, but it was bearable. There were a series of narrow windows on both sides of the car, extending down to under the seats. Through these windows, you could see the city flying past below. scene.
At first glance, those buildings can be said to be beautiful. They have long arc lines and simple and elegant structures. Most of the houses seem to imitate the image of tree trunks and flower buds. The architectural style of the Erim elves is also known as Various high towers and oval-shaped buildings with sleek lines are mainly used, which makes their city like a city of a thousand towers - of course, just the name makes people think so. But these elegant-looking buildings hide the depletion of resources. The real situation: The building materials of all houses are that kind of gray-white man-made material. From the exterior walls to the roofs, and then to the open spaces and roads between the houses, there are lifeless composite materials of this color everywhere. .The original and natural construction materials should have been exhausted many years ago, or they could not be easily mined as the basic structure of the floating island. Therefore, the Erim Elves recycled these things from the ruins again and again through the industrial recycling method to build. My own home. But a completely gray and white city is too depressing. Therefore, some plants are planted as much as possible between these elven buildings, but the number of these plants is not large. It seems that they are to maintain efficient urban functions. Some plants are planted in special places such as biodomes. Other than that, there are no decorations in the city.
There are no monuments, no street sculptures, no parks or any other facilities that have nothing to do with survival and are a waste of building materials. The city is like a low-quality scene where the lowest material is selected and all terrain details are ignored to reduce the pressure on the graphics card. Wherever you look, there are only monotonous and repetitive houses and straight and concise roads. The hurried elves live in this monotonous and lifeless city. It is like a set of faded slides.
Yzaks looked at the city scene below and thought thoughtfully: "They still maintain an orderly life. It seems that no matter how bad the situation is, they are trying to ensure social order and... at least on the surface." normal'."
Hilda's attention was not on the city below. She had already noticed the anxiety that could not be concealed on her son's face: "How bad is the situation? Is it unsustainable?"
"If you survive, you can still maintain it," Wim is a young man with a calm voice. He inherited from his mother - or every elf is like this - an almost perfect appearance, handsome and manly at the same time.
Temperament. "The astrologers and magisters on site suffered serious casualties, but at that time the test site was as far away from the main island chain as possible, so the material losses were still within an acceptable range. The supply of the main residential area and the ecological dome were all fine.
.We can still maintain our old standard of living, and we can do so for a long time to come."
"The problem is confidence... right?" Hilda understood Irem's current situation very well, so she quickly figured out the reason. "You finally restored social order, but I can feel a lifeless atmosphere.
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"Yes, this incident has a great impact on the confidence of the people, even some members of the parliament," Wim nodded. "The space-time accelerator is the last large-scale project we can start. It can be found under limited resource constraints.
The only way to the depths of the starry sky - the big explosion destroyed many people's last confidence. We still have survival supplies, but only survival is left."
When Wim said these words, he finally couldn't help but look at the group of "visitors from another world" sitting behind the car. The situation he reported was the current social situation before Hilda returned, but a group of "visitors from other worlds" came from beyond the stars.
...No, the incredible guests from outside the universe completely disrupted his worldview and his grasp of the current situation. The first thing he thought of was that the elves of Irem had been trapped in embarrassment for thousands of years and finally came to an end.
At the dawn of time, a group of highly civilized visitors who knew how to travel among the stars appeared in front of him. This might break the deadlock, but at the same time, he was worried about a more realistic problem:
Is it too late? Will they help? Is their help useful?
Hilda also turned her attention to Hao Ren and the others, but she didn't ask anything. She just turned to look at Wim: "First announce the news about the visitors from another world, and then say that we have the key to the voyage. Although the space-time accelerator
It failed, but from the perspective of technological progress, it was a great success - in short, it was announced like this, and the first task was to re-energize people's hearts and restore people's confidence."
Hao Ren nodded slightly, without making a clear statement. He was still thinking about the best solution, so he did not promise anything hastily, but at least what Hilda said can be done. Wim seemed to have learned from this slight
He gained some confidence as he nodded, and the expression on his face relaxed.
"Island of Rainbow Light...how many are left?" Hilda asked about other situations.
The Island of Rainbow Light is the floating island where the space-time accelerator test was originally conducted. It is the last space test site for the Erim elves with complete facilities and a large-capacity energy system. Until now, because these elves only have one planet and are surrounded by several
There is no other place to stay within tens of millions of light years, so many of their very large-scale experiments have been unable to be carried out. It was not until later that they broke the planet into pieces and turned it into countless space islands, and they began to test some dangerous ones that could not be directly
Projects carried out on the home planet. Thousands of years of struggling on the confused technical road have caused them to lose one such test site after another. Most of the accidents were enough to contaminate the entire planet - only losing one floating island in space.
This is already a relatively optimistic situation. But even so, the number of floating islands in space is still limited, and thousands of years of continuous consumption have finally come to an end.
Rainbow Island is their last hope.
"The Island of Rainbow Light is gone," Wim was silent for a few seconds before replying in a low voice, "Mother, you should have looked to the end of the island chain when you were in space? There is a new piece of gravel there... that is
Island of Rainbow Light. After the big explosion, the debris flew everywhere. Some were thrown towards the sun, and the other part rushed into space. We only had time to save one-fifth of its material. The debris was temporarily placed in the debris pile of the island chain.
, maybe some resources can be mined from it. The test site is gone, but its remains will probably allow everyone to live a good life for a few years."
"I saw those gravels, but I didn't expect..." Hilda frowned, "Where is the Island of Stars?"
The Island of Stars is another floating island in space. It is an important industrial town and energy furnace. It receives energy from the corona station and stores it. During the accelerator test, the Island of Rainbow Light was pushed to the far end of the island chain.
To prevent it from threatening the residential area, the Island of Stars must be powered nearby. It is so close to the testing site, and Hilda is worried about the fate of the island.
She didn't dare to carefully observe the situation of the entire island chain in space, so she didn't know whether she saw the Island of Stars at that time.
"The Island of Stars is still there, but it has suffered some injuries. Some fragments broke through the anti-aircraft fire network and destroyed part of the gravity generator and propulsion device of the Island of Stars. There is also a fragment that is almost inserted into the energy hub——
But luckily it was a little off. The situation there has been brought under control, and the Technical Elders Council is trying to find ways to restore its functions. The magic technicians have dismantled some equipment from the place of death. They seem to be still usable... at least they are better than completely broken.
It’s much better to fall off.”
"Well, the situation is better than expected," Hilda breathed a sigh of relief. "Let Kadylan come to see me after we go back. He, I, and our friends from other worlds have many things to discuss."
"Elder Kadylon..." Vim suddenly dodged Hilda's gaze, "Elder Kadylon went to the 'World of Prayer'."
"What?!" Hilda's voice suddenly became louder, "Who allowed it?!"
"He volunteered. He prayed that there would be some problems in the world. The 'Promised Land' organization from two hundred years ago seems to be active again...a part of the parliament..."
"So the current social order is just superficial?!" Hilda's face suddenly became very ugly and stern. "Immediately convene an elders' meeting when I get back. I want to restore order!" (To be continued)