Chapter 197 Jade Pillar
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Chunming City, Tianshu Tower.
Sun Hang always thought that the so-called "Tianshu Tower" was really just a tall tower, but it wasn't until he actually stood in front of this behemoth that he discovered that this "tower" was actually different from what he had expected. It's... billion points big.
Even if we look at the entire history of human civilization, Chunming City is still unique in terms of urban scale.
Even if the entire city is divided into twenty-eight districts, the area of each district is far larger than that of ordinary prefecture-level cities... And the building complex named after "Tower" in front of us occupies the entire Pleiades. More than 80% of the space in the dormitory area.
After riding the suspended light rail for more than half an hour, Sun Hang and Yang Qi finally arrived in front of a building that looked like a giant chimney.
"This is the main elevator of Tianshu Tower, codenamed 'Yuzhu'. It goes up to 'Ziweiyuan' and down to 'Houtu'." Yang Qi explained to Sun Hang, "I'm really curious. Are you in Wuming?" What happened to the island... I was actually invited to meet by Mr. Pei..."
"You really want to know?" Sun Hang glanced at the troubled woman next to him and asked.
"I really want to, but you must not tell me." Yang Qi sighed, "You are the one who violated the confidentiality agreement, but I will also be punished."
"What are the punishment contents?" Sun Hang joked, "If it doesn't include shooting, maybe we can try it?"
"Are you a douchebag?" Yang Qi rolled her eyes at him speechlessly, "As your direct person in charge, Tianshu Tower will grant me permission to read this information sooner or later, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless your direct person in charge is replaced by someone else, or you are simply incorporated into the Tianshu Tower's sequence... then there will be no connection between us." Yang Qi said.
"It's really ruthless."
"Can't you use a more civilized metaphor?"
"This word comes from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. If this is uncivilized, is there anything more civilized than this?" Sun Hang raised his eyebrows and retorted.
"...You'd better stop talking." Yang Qi rubbed her temples hard, "I'm afraid you'll give me high blood pressure at a young age."
The two accompanying staff members walked to a door marked "Yimao" and entered a password of more than 20 digits on the keyboard.
A red laser was shot from above the door, and after scanning all four people, a beautiful female voice sounded from the speaker nearby.
"Identity confirmation completed, passage is allowed."
Different from the electronic synthesized sound that has a strong AI flavor, this female voice seems to come from a real person - it doesn't even seem to be pre-recorded, and there is also a slight breath sound and a very natural tail tone.
Sun Hang raised his head and glanced at the most conspicuous camera. He could feel that many people seemed to be staring at him through this lens.
He showed what he thought was a very polite smile to the camera, and then followed the two entourage into Yuzhu. The internal structure of the jade pillar is like a hollow bamboo, and the transfer platform on each floor is like a bamboo joint.
Hundreds of lift rails connect one transfer platform after another, and cabins of various specifications move on these rails. Sun Hang even saw a strange skeleton that looked like a dinosaur skeleton fixed on a On a special iron frame, you slowly descend along the track and pass through layers of "bamboo joints".
These transfer platforms are all movable. When the skeleton is lowered, the platform will actively give way to the passage. After the large cargo passes, it will immediately return to its original state.
Several people dressed as field operators were lying on the guardrail at the edge of a platform, shouting loudly at the skeletons that were gradually getting away. Sun Hang took a closer look and realized that some of the "parts" of the skeletons had fallen off. , fell on the platform where they were.
"Emergency! Cargo No. 206357 is damaged! Please stop transportation immediately! Repeat! Cargo No. 206357 is damaged during transportation! Please stop transportation immediately!"
Within a few seconds, the broadcast rang inside Yuzhu.
"Does this happen often?" Sun Hang pointed to the large iron frame that had stopped below. A group of people in orange work clothes approached the mysterious skeleton with slings, seemingly preparing to attack the transport device. Conduct a detailed inspection of the goods themselves.
"Uh... It doesn't happen often..." The attendant looked a little embarrassed, "After all, such large volume of goods is still rare..."
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the skeleton of Bing-16's 'Ancestral Snow Monster', right?" Yang Qi said, "Isn't this the treasure of Baikal City's Institute of Creatures? How did you convince them? Those idiots handed this thing over to Tianshu Tower?”
"I'm not sure about that." The entourage said, "This project has no overlap with my work scope."
Just when Yang Qi was about to ask something, a cabin that could hold up to eight people rose up from under the platform and stopped in front of them.
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"Please." The attendant opened the hatch.
These mobile cabins are essentially a large elevator car, but compared to common van elevators, this thing is much more luxurious.
A fully transparent external cabin, leather sofa seats, an exclusive holographic projection screen for each seat... There is even a small cooler under the sofa, filled with various drinks and snacks.
Sun Hang couldn't help but think of the internal structure of that stretched luxury car - could this cabin be designed based on that thing?
Working in Tianshu Tower, the working environment is much better... No wonder fresh graduates from various prestigious schools are trying to get here.
"Please fasten your seat belt." The accompanying staff reminded, "Yuzhu's mobile cabin can reach a maximum speed of 75 kilometers per hour. In an emergency, it can also activate the rocket thruster to increase the speed to 140 kilometers per hour."< br>
"So fast? Aren't you afraid of flying too far?" Sun Hang asked while buckling his seat belt.
"These mobile cabins can be used as escape cabins when necessary and are launched from the top of the jade pillar." The accompanying personnel said, "The supporting safety devices also include parachutes and cushioning air cushions."
Sun Hang originally wanted to complain that if even the people inside the Tianshu Tower had to rely on these cabins to escape, then there would probably be no safe place in the entire Chunming City - but then he thought about it, even the area occupied by the Tianshu Tower was 100% smaller than that of the Tianshu Tower. The Tianfu City Monster Research Institute, which is the only one in existence, has housed so many monsters. The number and strength of the monsters contained in Tianshu Tower must have reached a very exaggerated level...
From a certain perspective, Tianshu Tower is not only the safest place in Chunming City, but also the most dangerous place.
(End of chapter)