From scrap mecha to science fiction paradise

Chapter 84 Above Ceylon
It took three days to get back to Black Snake Camp from White Willow Camp.

After arriving at the Black Snake camp, Lin Yu asked Wang Xiaoliu to go home and talk to the Black Snake for a while.

When the latter learned that his son had successfully escaped from his status as a remnant of the wasteland, he was naturally extremely happy. He held a banquet and got very drunk.

After staying for a while and visiting Old Man Zhang again, Lin Yu continued on his journey without stopping that day.

Another three days passed, from the Black Snake Camp to the Lincheng Camp. Not far ahead, the city gate where Bai Wei was sent off in the past appeared again.

Last time they didn't even dare to get closer than a mile away, but this time the three trucks drove straight in and arrived at the city gate safely.

The city gate is open.

In fact, it is not closed most of the time, and there are no guards around it.

The surrounding dense automatic turrets and various detection and testing equipment are enough to allow unmanned operation here.

"We have detected the possession of mechas and a large number of heavy weapons. Please show relevant qualification certificates, otherwise electronic guards will be mobilized to arrest you. Please do not make any resistance..."

The convoy was inspected and the licenses of the pilot and mecha team were shown. Four people and three vehicles successfully drove into the city wall.

The darkness was mixed with colorful neon lights that were so bright that it made people feel physically uncomfortable, video advertising screens, and street lights that had been on for an unknown amount of time, and the light turned dim.

Xue Siqiao, an aboriginal, seemed accustomed to this. He shrugged and said in the communication:

This is a more magical city than 8D Chongqing.

Outside the wall is a harsh wasteland.

"Why did you suddenly become so philosophical?"

Separated by a wall, it's like two worlds.

"So I said before I came in that staying here is not necessarily better than the wasteland."

Xue Siqiao's tone was also more sentimental: "These overpasses and suspended streets that block the sky and the sun invisibly divide Ceylon into upper and lower urban areas.

It's not intentional, nor is there a clear boundary, but the bright sunshine above the high-rise building and the darkness and filth underground have already distinguished the poor and the rich, the noble and the humble. "

"The population is multiplying too fast, and the living and building area is limited, so we can only keep raising the height. We even build overpasses, streets, train tracks on high-rise buildings, and build even higher buildings on top. Finally, it becomes The way you see it.”

"It's just like this in the lower city area. Because of the city wall, the expansion of the city is restricted, so we can only keep raising it."

Lin Yu drove the car while observing the scenery outside the window.

This was Lin Yu's first impression of Ceylon City.

Separated by a wall, it seemed like day turned into night.

Everywhere you look is darkness shrouded in shadows.

Shrouded in this boundless shadow, everything in sight has an oppressive dark undertone.

"This is the first time I know that the city is such a dark scene."

Inside the wall, there is a technological city full of high-rise buildings and intricately connected viaducts.

"Well, you succeeded in minimizing my expectations for this city."

The sunlight falling from the sky is basically blocked by the sky-blocking tall buildings, stacked viaducts, and suspended streets. Not even a ray of light can penetrate.

Lin Yu asked with a smile.

"It's okay, I suddenly realized something and just complained."

Xue Siqiao shook his head.

Lin Yu didn't ask any more questions.

This is a woman with a story.

But he doesn't like getting to the bottom of other people's stories.

Especially when you don't know if this questioning will open a wound.

If you don't want to say it, why bother asking.

"Okay, you can lead the way. There are many twists and turns. Even with a navigation system, I'm afraid of getting lost." Lin Yu watched as the car moved forward and inexplicably came to a strange road on the roof of a building. His own car slowed down and the car driven by Xue Siqiao led the way.

“Stop looking at those neon signs and video ads.”

Xue Siqiao complied with the instructions and overtook the car, and when he was keeping pace with Lin Yu, he saw Lin Yu holding the car window with one hand and looking at the neon lights along the way, and reminded him again.

"has a problem?"

Lin Yu asked.

“What do these lights in the dark look like to you?”

Xue Siqiao asked.

"lighthouse?"

Lin Yu pondered for a moment and gave his answer: "Although these strange lights feel a bit like light pollution, they still illuminate an area."

"It can indeed be said that the lighthouse draws people closer and guides them in the direction."

Xue Siqiao shook his head: "But on the other hand, what attracts people can also be bait."

"Bait?"

Lin Yu was stunned.

"These neon lights and advertisements basically combine some psychological techniques, and they all have a more or less suggestive effect."

Xue Siqiao calmly explained: "Colors, frequencies, sounds, images, and even colored light and sound waves that are difficult to detect with the naked eye and ears are all media that exert psychological suggestion."

"...I always feel like you are living in more dire straits than we, the remnants of the wasteland."

Hearing this statement, Lin Yu couldn't hold himself tight.

It's a miracle that these people in this city don't suffer from mental illness.

"It's only in the Lower City area. Let's go. This is not the place where a great mecha master like you should stay."

Xue Siqiao took a long breath and accelerated on the road.

Following the viaduct all the way up, it feels like driving on a mountain-circling road, but what surrounds you is not mountains, but tall buildings.

There are buildings upstairs and streets on the streets.

Coupled with the weird lights and electronic screens, it is so magical that it feels a bit unreal.

Fortunately, as we went up the road, this unreality gradually faded away, and soft natural light gradually appeared everywhere.

Suddenly stepping out of the darkness into the light, I feel an inexplicable sense of liberation from the prison and coming from the abyss to the present world.

Keep going, and further forward, it will be basically the same as a normal high-tech city.

Streets, sunshine, trees, gardens, office buildings, street shops, a prosperous scene.

There are just a few people.

Except for some office buildings passing by, there was basically no one on the street. Even the shopping malls were empty. The one or two that I saw occasionally were not real people, but simulated robots.

In addition to these humanoid robots that are unknown whether they are controlled by humans, the other objects are also various smart devices. Some are used for sanitation and cleaning, some are used for logistics delivery, and some are sold in supermarkets. There are many kinds of devices. .

Deserted.

This was the impression Shangcheng gave Lin Yu.

The silence was a bit cold.

It seems that we are not in a city, but in an old house in a barren mountain where mosquitoes have disappeared.

When we were in the Lower City, although it was dark, we could still occasionally see the figures walking and busy in the dark shadows.

But when we got up there, it was hard to see anyone.

The only places where there are living people are the office buildings.

(End of this chapter)