Chapter 20, "Preliminary Investigation Report on Another World" (Part 1)
...Foreword, based on the information obtained so far, this other world that appears behind the "Watergate" in Victoria Bay, Hong Kong, is undoubtedly a huge treasure - not only for China, but also for all mankind. That's all true.
According to on-site investigations by scientific and technical personnel, in general, the environment of the other world is very similar to that of the Earth. In the Arnus Hill area behind the "Gate", the gravity value is 9.802, the oxygen content of the air is 21%, and the remaining components are similar to those of the Earth. The difference in atmosphere is also very small, and people on earth can breathe normally here. The local measured air pressure is a standard atmospheric pressure, which is basically the same as the earth's sea level pressure. Considering that this place in the other world is an inland mountainous area higher than sea level, it can be seen that the average air pressure in the other world should be slightly higher than that of the earth, but it is still completely within the tolerance of ordinary people.
The radios, vehicle machinery, and electronic equipment carried by the advance team all functioned normally in the foreign world without any special problems.
Currently, according to the local natives, it is already the late autumn season in another world. The temperature in the alien Arnus Mountains is fifteen to twenty degrees Celsius, and the light intensity of the alien sun (the temporary name for the unknown star in the sky) is roughly equivalent to that of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in my country in spring and autumn.
According to the standards of the earth, the expert team of the advance team preliminarily speculated that the Arnus hill area has a roughly subtropical climate. Although it is a mountainous area, its altitude is not very high. No year-round weather has been found in the entire area within a radius of fifty kilometers. On the snow-covered mountains, there are no alpine meadows where woody plants disappear. Dense forests grow from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. However, since it is not known whether the growth adaptability of alien plants is significantly different from that of earth plants, and the indigenous people in this area know very little about professional geographical data, the above speculation cannot be confirmed for the time being.
Before the completion of the Kowloon Enclosure Dam, the area near Arnus Hill had been soaked and washed away by sea water gushing out of the "Gate" for a long time. As a result, the surface water sources were polluted and temporarily undrinkable. However, relying on the guidance of local indigenous people, our army's scouts have found a stream that can be used as a water source on the hillside two kilometers away from the "door". According to field tests, it can be drunk directly after simple filtration and disinfection.
As of the time of writing, the advance team has not arrived in the other world for more than 24 hours. It is temporarily impossible to determine whether the rotation period and day and night length of the other world are basically the same as those of the earth. However, judging from the current observed conditions, even if there are some The deviation should be quite small and can be ignored. However, there seems to be a certain time difference between the two sides of the "door". The evidence is that it is around eight o'clock in Beijing, and dusk begins in the Arnus Hills in the other world.
Despite the above-mentioned minor differences, according to the expert team, the probability of two such similar planets existing in the universe is extremely slim, as if they were designed by nature for humans. Ordinary humans on earth can easily adapt to the natural environment of other worlds without protection. The country can dispatch various personnel on a large scale to other worlds at any time to carry out trade and development work, as well as conduct military operations.
In addition, most of the various animals and plants that the advance team has discovered in other worlds are very similar to the biosphere of modern Earth. Most of the vegetation in the field of vision looks familiar. Of course, there may be some very small ones. difference. Most of the wild animals in other worlds look similar to earth creatures. At least they can be divided into birds, mammals, reptiles, etc. At most, there are only some categories and genera that do not exist on earth. In addition, whether these animals and plants are edible still needs further investigation and verification.
It is worth noting that the various domesticated and raised livestock in the other world, such as donkeys, horses, dogs, etc., are almost exactly the same as those on the earth - from a group of alien natives who fled to the Arnus Hills and sought refuge from our army. In our hands, we have obtained two donkeys (male), a dog (male) and a horse (female) from another world. From the appearance, they are no different from similar creatures on earth, and blood analysis cannot tell. Something special. The expert team is currently conducting genetic analysis on them and is requesting to use similar animals from Earth to try to conduct breeding experiments. To this end, an official document had to be issued urgently to requisition a stallion (male) from the Hong Kong Racecourse and four police dogs (female) from the police station. It was also necessary to collect female donkeys from the rear as a backup as soon as possible. In addition, although no real objects were obtained, according to indigenous descriptions, there are also poultry and pets such as cats, cows, sheep, chickens, and ducks in this world.
Of course, the advance team also found many alien creatures that were completely different from the earth's animals and plants, such as a strange mouse with a pair of small wings but unable to fly, a huge flame dragon that could spit fire, and a long Orcs with animal ears and tails, elves with long pointed ears, and so on. In order to confirm whether Earth plants can adapt to alien soil, the expert team has taken samples and analyzed research in many areas near Arnus Hill, collected soil from a distance that has not been contaminated by sea water, and experimentally opened a small nursery. , trying to grow fast-growing flowers and vegetables from the earth. If successful, it will be conducive to the self-sufficiency of our country's dispatched personnel in other worlds.
Next, I will give a preliminary brief description of the different world on the other side of the "door" from several aspects for readers' reference.
1. Geography
According to the descriptions of the local indigenous people, there are also intelligence materials collected by the two female travelers we rescued while wandering in other worlds. The basic terrain of the different world that the "door" leads to is a complete continent, which the locals call "Farmat Continent". The Falmat continent is surrounded by the ocean. There are several large islands in the southeast, a broken archipelago in the southwest, and another continent opposite the archipelago. It is said that it is extremely hot and humid and is basically in a barbaric state. As for whether there are other continents in more distant places, it is currently unknown.
The entire Falmat continent is about 5,000 kilometers wide from north to south and more than 9,000 kilometers long from east to west. The total area is about the same as ********, but relatively speaking, the terrain is flatter and the climate is warmer. moist. Deserts only account for less than one-tenth of the total area of the entire continent, and plateaus and mountains are also smaller. Overall, grasslands and forests are the main landforms. Plains are vast and rivers are densely covered, so development is relatively difficult. However, because the civilization of the foreign country is too backward, at least more than half of the Falmat continent is still sleeping in the wilderness.
The location of the "gate" our army passed through is the central and southern part of the Falmat continent, the core hinterland of the "civilized area" of the entire continent. The locals call it Arnus Hill and respect it as a holy mountain. Pilgrims come to visit it from time to time. Within a thousand kilometers around the Arnus Mountains, more than half of the bustling cities on the entire continent and at least one-third of the population are concentrated, which is roughly equivalent to the "Central Plains" in the ancient Chinese concept.
However, within a radius of a hundred miles near the Arnus Hills, although the vegetation coverage rate is very high, due to the barren land, lack of surface water sources, and unsuitable for farming, the population is very sparse, forming an area covered by civilized cities. Surrounded by desolate areas.
The Arnus hill itself, known as the Holy Mountain, is said to have never had permanent residents. The nearest villages are located at the foot of the Romanian Mountains thirty kilometers away. However, these villages are currently either washed away by floods or slain by flaming dragons. It became a no man's land. The closest alien city to the "Gate" is located more than a hundred kilometers away in the northwest, called "Italica", which is the hereditary territory of a noble. About two hundred kilometers northeast of the "Gate", on the other side of the Romanian Mountains, is the political center of the entire Falmat continent, the imperial city of Urabianca.
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PS: I traveled all day today and didn’t get home until after nine o’clock. I hurriedly and slowly only managed to catch up to this point. In order to keep updating, I had to post it first.
In addition, to answer a reader's question, it is about why in "Where Should We Time Travel: Japan" it is said that Kyoto was the only big city in Japan during the Heian Era - the reader believes that since before the capital was moved to Heian Kyo (Kyoto) , Japan also has several old capitals such as Heijōkyo, Nara, etc., so during the Heian period, several cities should have coexisted, and there would not be a decent level of bustling with only one Heiankyō.
My answer is that the capital relocation in ancient China and the capital relocation in ancient Japan are not the same concept. In China, Ming Chengzu moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, only taking the courtiers and royal family with him, while Nanjing remained a large and densely populated city. However, in Japan during the Heian period, due to low productivity, a small population, and a lack of wealth, every time the capital was moved, it was necessary to dig three feet into the ground. Not only did almost all the citizens of the city have to be moved away, but also the pillars and palace pillars. The tiles and beams must be dismantled and transported to the new city to be rebuilt. As a result, during modern archeology, the Japanese often find that the tiles, stone piers and pillars used in a certain palace are hundreds of years older than the palace itself... Heian Kyo used pillars from Nara Kyo, and Nara Kyo They also used Namba Kyo's tiles and moved them around, really acting like a miser. Therefore, after Emperor Kanmu moved the capital to Heiankyo, all the citizens in Nara were moved to Kyoto. Even the palaces and houses were demolished, leaving only ruins, which became a wasteland after a few years of wind and rain - this kind of Moving the capital is more similar to Pan Geng's move to Yin in China's Shang Dynasty. It was a nationwide relocation, not just a move of the royal family. Therefore, during the Heian period, there were basically only a few Buddhist temples left in the old capital Nara, which was a religious holy place similar to Mount Wutai. However, it was not a prosperous city, not even a trading port on Kyushu Island like Dazaifu.