Chapter 788 Gotham Experience(2/3)
As a result, I saw a prosperous city that I could not even imagine in my dreams!
The sharp-eyed Carlody has made new discoveries.
In Gotham City, a 100-meter-high spire is built every three thousand meters. Their appearance is somewhat similar to the Wizard Tower, but the diameter is much smaller. It is obviously just a relatively high base, with rune energy vaguely coming out of the inside, and a turret is installed on the top.
Harmon also noticed these turrets and whispered: "Those should be the rumored electric cannons."
Carlodi nodded.
He looked at most of the city, and there were hundreds of electric cannons visible in his field of view, forming a huge firepower coverage net without blind spots, and could attack every area in the city, including the ground and the sky.
As extraordinary people, their news is definitely more informative than ordinary people.
Since the Slayer of Speaker Rennes was recaptured by Xinxiang Floating City more than two years ago, the Scourge has not stopped attacking Gotham City. Fights occur almost every day, and there is a large undead offensive every month. Lichs with the Dead Talisman Seal participate in it and teleport the army to the city to raid.
However, the Scourge never caused any major casualties.
Most of the undead raids were detected immediately, and then the lightning cannon fired to easily destroy the enemy.
It is the existence of these electric cannons that ensure the safety and development of Gotham City.
Of course, the Knights of the Holy Lance also played an important role.
Carlodi looked north, where there was Aberaken. Turrets were built on the narrow and flat Aberaken Peninsula, covering the entire peninsula. The city foundation under the turret was first seen, and two bridges spanned the Easter Strait and were connected to Shield Island.
There are also many turrets built along the west coast of Dundao Bay, and the earth has been purified and become endless fertile farmland.
Obviously, Gotham City is already opening up a new world to the west.
But the most eye-catching thing is the shadow curtain, which stands right in the center of the bay, and is about the same distance from Shield Island, Aberracen and the coast of the western continent.
At this time, the ship was already very far away.
From the boat, you have to look up to see its top. Half of the sky was covered, as if there was a large piece missing in your field of view, which was pitch black and could not see through what it looked like. It was inexplicably stressful and breathless.
Carlody and Harmon looked at each other and saw the amazement and doubt in each other's eyes.
This is not like a temple!
During the three-person exchange, the ship was docked at the "Red Hook Pier" on the west side of the bay. After entering the berth, the crew shouted: "Gotham City is here, everyone gets off the boat."
The passengers couldn't wait to get ashore.
Carlodi stood on the land and felt extremely at ease. After walking a few steps, the light feeling under her feet quickly disappeared.
The Red Hook Wharf is ten miles long and hundreds of meters wide. The waters of the pier are surrounded by three sides of a tall city wall extending out. They are roughly like a huge hook. The city wall is red in color, so it is named. All berths and ships are protected in this big hook.
There are several wide passages under the city wall, which are usually opened for cars and pedestrians to enter the city.
"Where are we going?" Feilaya looked around excitedly.
Harmon glanced at Carlody.
The brother and sister came to Gotham to gain knowledge and see if they had any chance to make friends with teammates. They kept hunting for the undead, and Carlody claimed that the same was true.
"Let's go to the city first," said Harmon.
"good."
Carlodi did not object, and the three of them walked through the city wall passage, and suddenly, a unique, prosperous and brand new beautiful city came to their faces.
Observing this city from a boat in the distance is completely different from being in it.
The wide streets are flat and clean, and there is no trace of ruggedness or pits. Cars, carriages and pedestrians have their own roads and are not messy at all. At each intersection, there is a high signal light, which is red, green and yellow, and everyone and transportation must pass according to the instructions.
Carlodi observed it for a few seconds and quickly understood.
Stop when the red light is used and move forward when the green light is used. The yellow light seems to be a warning.
No matter where you go, lush trees are planted on both sides of the road, like forests, and flower beds under the trees, which serve as isolation belts for the road and look pleasing to the eye.
There are signs on every road and every block.
There are garbage cans and street lights not far from the roadside. These street lights are all crystal lamps that consume magic energy.
Harmon has a wide range of knowledge and the more he looks, the more shocked he becomes.
Maintenance of these infrastructures requires a large number of people, and the cost is definitely a huge number. If the whole city is like this, it would definitely not be enough to not have millions of gold shields a year.
With such a huge investment, the first impression Gotham City gives people is that it is clean!
I didn't smell a stinking along the way. I occasionally saw garbage, and soon people in my work uniforms used tools to clean them up.
The second impression is speed!
The cars on the road are driving very fast, and the pedestrians are also in a hurry, but in an orderly manner.
The entire city is running at high speed, and everyone is involved in it and plays their own role, but unlike the people at the bottom of the imperial city, they look numb, their faces are rosy, their spirits are refreshed, and they show a vibrant atmosphere.
After walking out of the port area, you will reach the trade area, and the building in front of you suddenly became taller.
"It's so far!"
Fellaya looked at the wizard tower in the center of the city in the distance and couldn't help but sigh.
"Anyway, there is nothing urgent, let's watch as we go." Harmon said with a smile. He was already fascinated by the city and wanted to see more novel things.
Carlodi also agreed.
The three of them were about to continue walking, a car painted green was parked on the side of the road. The driver rolled down the window and turned out to be a dwarf. He asked diligently in imperial language: "Guests, do you need to take a taxi?"
"taxi?"
They are the first time they have heard of the word.
Only then did I find that there are many such cars on the road, with the same style and the appearance is painted green. The signs on the roof and the sides of the body are all in Empire, Elf and Dwarf with the words "taxi", which is very conspicuous.
The dwarf driver smiled, and obviously often met guests who came to Gotham City for the first time, and explained enthusiastically: "The guests only need to pay, and I will send you to the place where you want to go in the city. This is a taxi."
The three of them immediately understood that this was the Empire's bus, but it was just a private version.
Such an expensive car can operate.
Rafia was very interested and asked, "How to calculate the money when taking a bus?"
"The starting price is ten copper lisos, and three copper lisos per mile after more than three miles." The dwarf driver pointed to a mechanical device placed on the car and signaled to use it to determine the price.
This price is quite expensive for the imperial civilians, and few people are willing to ride it.
But it's very affordable for the extraordinary.
Carlody opened the door without hesitation and sat up. The Harmon brothers and sisters sat in the back row and found a cushion under the butt of the dwarf driver. He raised himself to see the road ahead. He asked, "Where are the guests going?"
"Take us around the city." Carlody thought for a while and said, "Then recommend a good hotel to us, which is not too expensive. It is best to be in the inner city, closer to the magic area."
"Okay!"
The dwarf driver responded happily, pressed the meter in front of him, and then the car started to move.
Carlodi and the other two noticed that the green light emitted by the meter turned into red light, which probably meant that there were guests in the car.
"Is this the first time guests are here in Gotham?" the dwarf asked casually while driving skillfully.
"Yes……"
Carlody, who was sitting in the co-pilot, became a little nervous. He found that the cars were too fast, quickly surpassing other cars and leaving them behind. In less than a minute, he passed by the cars on the road several times, and if there was a slight mistake, he would run into them.
If you have a car accident at such a fast speed, you may die even if you are an extraordinary person.
Carlodi quickly said, "Please drive slowly."
"Please rest assured, I am an old driver. I have never had an accident in more than two years of driving." The dwarf raised his hand indifferently, and also adjusted his sitting position.
That being said, Carlodi and the other two were still worried.
"We wanted to see the scenery of Gotham. You can't see clearly if you drive so quickly." Feilaya said unhappily.
The dwarf glanced at the girl in the rearview mirror and had to slow down the car and asked, "Guests, how many times will we go around the trade zone first?"
"Yes." Carlodi nodded.
The dwarf lowered the car window so that the three of them could see the scene outside more clearly and said happily: "The most worthwhile place in Gotham City is the trade zone except for the magic zone. Most people cannot enter the magic zone, and the inner city is too crowded, and only the trade zone has gathered a large number of extraordinary people. In the past two years, merchants from all over the world have settled in the trade zone. The city lord has also built several super-high office buildings, which are about the same height as the Wizard Tower. They do not live in people, and they are only rented to companies and merchants. It is said that a room as big as a bedroom requires a golden shield every month. "
While talking, the car drove into the trade zone.
As the dwarf driver said, Carlodi and his other two soon saw the towering skyscrapers. They could see the hugeness of these buildings even more closely.
When the car drove past downstairs, they sat in the car and had to poke their heads out before they could see the whole picture of the building and feel their insignificance.
There is a lot of traffic in this area and there are also many pedestrians.
Humans, elves, dwarves, orcs and some rare intelligent races. Everyone is dressed or dressed up by extraordinary people. They come in and out of the building, and their temperaments are completely different from those of ordinary people. It seems that people who can come to this place are vaguely superior to others and enter the upper class.
All three of them are extraordinary people, but they are in a little bit confident in their hearts.
This feeling is like the first time a countryman has entered the city. It was very novel at the beginning, but the more he sees, the more guilty he feels, and he feels that he does not belong here.
Silence fell in the car.
The dwarf driver noticed the emotions of the three and smiled: "Actually, we Gotham people don't like to go to the trade zone. It's too high-end, everything is expensive, and there are often conflicts and battles. It's more dangerous, and the inner city is safer."
Fellaya said curiously: "There will be battles in the trade zone?"
"Of course there is!"
To be continued...