Chapter 724 Underground City
The third New Tokyo is a standard fortress city, and almost everything is built for military and defense.
The first to seventh jurisdictions on the surface can go underground when necessary, and many buildings have been modified internally to become EVA launch silos. A large number of combat blocking fortifications can also be drilled underground, which can be replaced with civilian ones.
The entire city is already completely modular.
Sitting on the military jeep, Tao Yu was able to confirm again after entering the city that the city's population was really small and its area was not large.
It is estimated that the total surface area is only a dozen square kilometers. Compared with the previous large metropolitan area, this is indeed a bit shabby.
Forget it that no one could be seen on the coastal highway before. After entering the city, Tao Yu felt like an ordinary small county town.
It wouldn't be surprising if it were like this in other cities.
But for a city of the size of Third New Tokyo, and the feeling of high-rise buildings in the city, coupled with the feeling of sparsely populated, it gives off a feeling of wasteland and desolation.
This gave Tao Yu some certainty in his mind.
"We're in town, where do you want to get off?"
"You can just find a place to drop me off. I just came here to see the migration benefits here. Our place is no longer suitable for survival..."
Along the way, Tao Yu had relied on her witch charm, coupled with instigation and emotional perception, to extract a lot of information from the people in this car.
Currently, Third New Tokyo has policies to support migration, but the climate change caused by the second impact fourteen years ago has caused Third New Tokyo to be in summer all year round, with cicadas chirping constantly.
And because of the huge turmoil caused by the second impact fourteen years ago, a lot of identity files have been lost.
Those who have files can be very complete, and their experiences from childhood to adulthood can be retrieved with a swipe. However, some people who do not have files and originally lived in remote areas or rural areas have no way to complete all the registrations after the changes in these years.
Especially after falling into the abyss now.
Judging from the insinuations and their tone of voice, the world directly concluded that the fall into the abyss was caused by the second impact.
Originally, this was considered a trap created by SEELE, but now that there was a perfect reason to take the blame, it was immediately thrown away.
Because of the strength of the world barrier, it is not yet known what is going on in the outside world.
However, because the entire earth is almost flat, and the population has dropped sharply after the second impact, there is not much desire to expand outward.
"Well, the Third New Tokyo now has a relocation policy. Villagers from landless villages like you can apply directly. Besides, since you are under age, there will be corresponding subsidies and arrangements for you to go to school."
Suzuki Airi looked Tao Yu up and down, looking at him as if he didn't bring anything, and then added: "It doesn't matter if you don't have enough money, there is a special resettlement house here, and it will be adapted for you. Work to the best of your ability.”
Hearing this, Tao Yu was a little surprised, but at the same time, she felt it was natural.
The world has become like this, and New Tokyo is indeed "sparsely populated". In order to attract people to settle here, basic things such as food, clothing, housing and transportation must be solved.
After all, the operation of this fortress city still requires a lot of manpower to ensure that it is sparsely populated, which may cause some inconvenience.
Although the living environment arranged is definitely average, and the work is generally not a decent job, it can guarantee a basic "survival".
And he would definitely take some care of a 'minor' like himself.
No one wants to settle in a place like a military fortress, so except for those who really can't survive and those who have been specially arranged to come, there are still very few people migrating inward.
It is estimated that many of the people living here now are family members of the original NERV staff.
At least when Tao Yu came to the registration office to register his identity, he didn't need to queue at all, and the registration process was extremely simple, and it was all dictated by Tao Yu himself.
I originally thought that I would use emotional interference and rely on the ability to instigate, but in fact, although it is useful, it is not much. The main reason is that this certification is really simple.
After taking a look at Tao Yu's appearance and asking about his age and name, it was all up to him.
"Maybe it's because we know that the main enemy is the apostle. There are no humanoid apostles except Kaoru Nagisa, so we have relatively little defense. Ordinary people, even if they are spies, can't understand anything deeply..."
As long as Tao Yu could achieve his goal, he had no intention of going into details. Then he got an identity card with his mugshot.
Name, Namikaze Minato, fourteen years old, an orphan affected by the second impact, the original village is no longer suitable for habitation.
And the most important thing is when the other party asks about the name of the previous village.
Tao Yu had an idea and said 'Longyin Village'!
The key is that when the other party heard this and started typing, Tao Yu did not instigate or interfere in any way, so he did not find it strange...
"This is the accommodation arranged for you, Room C-245-305, District 7. Here is the key. You are fourteen years old. You can choose to live alone or be matched with a guardian. I can recommend some simple things to you in your spare time. Work-study will help you support your family.”
After saying this, the staff member who was typing information in front of the computer took the initiative and said to Tao Yu: "Three meals a day can be provided at school, but to do some other things, many still need to money.”
"I have no problem, but can I go to school later? I want to get used to it first."
Tao Yu came back from her thoughts in Longyin Village and spoke in a natural tone.
Why should I go to school? See if I can qualify for EVA and go directly to NERV to drive a big robot. Takigakure Village is actually registered, so it seems like it really is in this world.
But with him being so suppressed, other ordinary ninjas would probably be at best like an urban soldier king.
And even if it’s registered, I’m afraid it won’t be long before we fall here...
"Well, you can adapt to it for a week first, but you need to report to the school first. You can ask the school for specific requirements. The school is right next to your residence. It's easy to find it according to the road signs."
"Thanks."
Tao Yu left the office feeling that the progress was pretty good.
"The second impact was fourteen years ago. Although I'm not sure exactly when the Water Angel attacked, it should be within half a year."
Shinji Ikari was born after the second impact, and the driver's age was fourteen, so Tao Yu also said that he was fourteen.
It doesn't matter if your face becomes softer or taller.
Some children are already this high in elementary school.
"The Six Paths side should go to the pioneers for help when necessary, and there shouldn't be any problems. Longyin Village is right here, so it can serve multiple purposes."
Tao Yu took the map and manual of Third New Tokyo and looked through it quickly.
Although the third New Tokyo has a strong architectural sense of technology, its area is really small.
However, there is a wider underground city underground, which is built based on the natural hollows here, covering approximately hundreds of square kilometers.
They are usually connected by rail trains that enter diagonally downwards, and there are also 'elevators' specially designed to transport large items such as cars.
The above-ground city is built on the protective deck. During normal times, the combat and weapon modules are below the deck, and they are exchanged during wartime.
When the surface buildings sink to the ground, you can see the two cities, one large and one small, reflected upside down.
The headquarters of NERV is located in the center of the underground, a black pyramid-shaped building...
"Let's go underground first. Except for NERV's headquarters, other places are completely open to the public. In other words, many people's workplaces are down there."
This kind of public map and route once again confirmed Tao Yu's original guess.
Everyone in this city originally mainly serves NERV. Even the ordinary jobs of ordinary residents may be in the tertiary service industry...
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Third New Tokyo is a highly modular city with extremely convenient rail transportation. As long as you follow the map and directions, you will not go wrong as long as you can read.
The rail car is similar to a subway platform, except that there are not many people inside. The entire track moves downwards diagonally. On the way down, you can see the vast underground space.
The underground space is completely natural and hollow, much wider than the Third New Tokyo above.
There is an upside-down combat module on the ceiling above, which can be seen directly from the window of the rail car.
The mezzanine in the middle is the twenty-four-layer steel plate used as a unit of measurement.
If the apostle's size is to be attacked, the twenty-four layers of armor need to be broken.
There are some different buildings on the underground surface below, and you can also see large forests and underground lakes. Although it is underground, the natural environment is not bad.
The light-concentrating building near Lake Ashi on the surface is constantly reflecting like a mirror, projecting sunlight underground, making it look bright here.
At least the forests and vegetation here can thrive.
Tao Yu also glanced at the NERV headquarters in the center, which was located directly under the steel plate on the ground and showed a pyramid shape. Tao Yu could also vaguely feel a mysterious feeling under the pyramid.
"Lilith..."
Moving diagonally downward along the rail car, Tao Yu also constantly judged the situation at this time.
"Actually, I had a week to adapt. I went directly to Lilith. I didn't know if it was possible. I just didn't know if Lilith was sealed by the Gun of Longinus or if the Gun of Longinus was still in Antarctica. Salvage it back..."
Tao Yu was a little anxious in her heart, but she suppressed the thought for the time being.
You still need to make a guarantee first. Although there are many apostles, the things that may explode are all similar, nothing more than AT force fields and S2 mechanisms.
It is the most appropriate choice to get the guarantee from the simplest Water Angel first.
Although the balanced flow style may miss some opportunities, it is stable...
(End of chapter)