Chapter 153 Entering the City
Song Shi walked through the streets.
Except for the thick frost ridges accumulated on the surface of the eaves, the original color of which can no longer be seen, this population gathering spot in the outer city of Cast Light City is no different from slums in other places.
The only difference is probably that there are no homeless people.
The temperature in Cast Light City and its surrounding areas remains at about minus 20 degrees all year round. Even a prosthetic person who has undergone a certain degree of modification will be exposed to the outside world for a long time without enough warm clothing and equipment. There is a risk of death.
Of course, it is definitely still much more tolerable than natural people.
Every morning, people are found freezing to death on the streets. The cleaners from the sanitation department will use ice picks to break the ice, dig out the people, and then throw them into the icehouse to wait for their relatives to claim them—— Usually no one will claim them, so after seven days, these bodies will be dissolved into slurry with chemical solvents and poured into the garbage dump.
As for cremation and the like, there is definitely no need to think about it.
The city government has long outsourced the "Energy Supply Bureau" to [Fubo Energy], and the fees are clearly marked. It is not enough to heat the living, let alone the dead.
At the end of the field of vision, low, undulating, stacked bungalows spread like a tide, until a cold steel wall stood, dividing the world in two.
Behind the high wall is the inner city of Casting Light City - some people call it the real Casting Light City.
Abundant sunshine, suitable temperatures, large expanses of artificial beaches and azure waters. In these high-end resorts, if you choose a location with a wide view, you can enjoy carefully prepared cold drinks while Taking in the ice and snow of the outer city - this unique experience attracts a large number of tourists every year.
Song Shi took his eyes back from the high wall and walked.
In the gaps between the low bungalows, one after another looked at them with scrutiny and covetousness, as if they were assessing something, but they looked at this stranger who was only wearing a thin coat, while his body still maintained a human shape, There was no such thing as a poor-quality prosthetic body, and they gradually looked back.
Not sure, not worth it.
I don’t know how long it had passed, but in a narrow alley, a man was leaning against the wall, pretending to be smoking, and had been observing the surroundings calmly. When he saw the figure not far away, he was stunned for a moment, and then There was joy in his eyes.
“Hey! Here, here!”
He quickly spit out the cigarette butt, waved his hand, and ran over in small steps.
"Song Shi, right? The superiors have already told me that I will be responsible for picking you up. Just call me Ma Chiko." The man said and took out his cigarette case: "Do you smoke? But I’m used to cigarettes, and I don’t have an e-cigarette with me—”
Song Shi shook his head and refused the cigarette offered to him.
"I don't smoke. Judging from the accent, you are not from the Rockall Plains?"
"Huh? Is it so obvious? I thought I was quite familiar with it." Machiko's index finger lit up with a weak electric arc. , lit the cigarette: "Yes, I am from the south."
He smoked a cigarette and scratched his head: "Isn't this a big move for us, so I was transferred here, isn't it the same for you? ? To be honest, it's really scary here."
"I have read the information given above. Are you a psyker from Dayuan?" He breathed and looked at the person in front of him. Clothes: "I really envy you, you can go out so easily. I can't. I have to implant an additional thermostatic module to ensure that the prosthetic body does not have any problems."
Aren't you people who know the whole situation?
Song Shixin said.
Obviously, the other party just regarded him as an ordinary member of the Enlightened Ones who was summoned, and an ambiguous [Great Source] psyker-most likely he thought he was the first ring.
Not long ago, through the contact channel provided by Flashing Star, Song Shi notified the Enlightenment before entering the city, and the latter responded quickly, giving an address and indicating that a contact person had been dispatched. - This has nothing to do with neglect.
We can't hold a grand welcome party in Zhuguang City and have a procession of floats to welcome Song Shi into the city. This kind of uninformed ordinary members coming forward to contact does not attract attention, but is safer and safer.
The highlight is yet to come.
When he thought about seeing Chakoluo again, even Song Shi couldn't help but feel a little weird at the moment.
Nineteen years later in the previous life [Nandou], he died together with [Holy Judgment], the most terrifying and famous among the new generation of the Vampusta Empire, who would be qualified to step into the core power center of the empire in the future.
Three years ago, [Rebel] was officially declared to have fallen due to the joint efforts of seven giant companies.
I never thought that I would see each other again one day - both parties are still alive.
"Brother, let's go."
At this moment, Machko puffed hard, spit out the last puff of cigarette, and crushed the cigarette butt with his backhand: "This is not our territory, I will take you first Go back to the headquarters."
As he said that, he took the lead and walked out of the alley.
Along the way, he became quite familiar with the city and introduced a lot of the situation in Casting Light City.
Although he has already seen some information and information, when someone who has been stationed here speaks, Song Shi will certainly not refuse and will listen patiently.
——Because he really doesn’t know much about it.
If someone asks about events such as the "Battle of the Sky Data Tower", "Jihad for Purification", "Second Freedom Revolution", "Fall of Eden", as a witness to the above events, even Either directly involved or indirectly interfered, oneself can easily tell a lot of so-called secrets and confidential files.
But the "Battle of Casting Light City" is different.
When the "Battle of Casting Light City" broke out in the previous life, I was just starting out and could barely reach the peak of the first ring. I have been staying in the Pan-Eastern Continent Federation.
The name [Nandou] has not yet been born, and is even in the stage of constantly exploring psychic powers. At the same time, he is earning bounties, obtaining various information, and filling in the flaws caused by his birth.
Under such circumstances, he really didn't have the time to learn about the anti-corporate war on the other side. He didn't even know the name "The Enlightened Ones". He only knew that it was a very powerful armed organization, and its main purpose seemed to be against humanity.
And when he was promoted to the second ring, gradually became famous, stepped into the territory of the corporate alliance, and officially came into contact with the Enlightened Ones, the "Battle of Forging Light City" had already passed for several years, and he had no interest in getting to know someone who had already Outdated events.
Only occasionally in some people's discussions, I have probably heard about the "Battle of Light City" - mainly about the results. This is a war without a winner, and all parties have suffered heavy losses. , but they didn’t get what they wanted.
"By the way, I almost forgot to say it." As if he suddenly remembered something, Ma Qike turned his head and looked at Song Shi: "Well, I don't know whether you have good luck or bad luck."
Song Shi said cooperatively: "How do you say it?"
"Theoretically, we should be fighting to the death with those corporate dogs and smashing each other's brains out, but recently"
Machko shrugged: "You probably don't know yet, we are now fighting with The company has been in a ceasefire for some time.”
(End of this chapter)