Zongman: Live broadcast of the collapse of iron, shocking the world

Cocolia's story might be a reference for Geass research...

Lelouch thought so and created an investigation file for Cocolia.

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[Xing and his group leave the fortress and meet Jeppard again.]

Jeppard recommended a place to visit: "I suggest you first visit the Monument of Eternal Winter, which is the most symbolic landmark in Beloberg."

"If you're interested in music, you can go to the Perpetual Motion Mechanical House. There are occasional open-air performances there. The performers..." Jeppard was a little embarrassed to speak for some reason.

"By the way, if you're staying at the Goethe Hotel, please avoid the alley next to it. It's been affected by the Rift's erosion and has been blocked by the Iron Guards."

Finally, Jeppard recommended the opera house and the history museum, and went on official business.

"City monuments, mechanical houses, museums... these are all great places to learn about past history and present conditions..." Xing, Danheng, and Sanyueqi decided to visit them all.

Directly across from the fortress steps is the Eternal Winter Monument. The three of them walked up to it and took a closer look.

[This isn't so much an ice sculpture as it is a giant machine frozen in ice.]

"It looks like a boiler, doesn't it? A frozen boiler truly represents the city's seven hundred years of history sealed off by a cold wave..."

[Under the monument, there is a short girl who is teaching the children about the city's history.]

[The girl's round face and long blue hair make her look very cute.]

[The beret and white uniform indicate that she is also a member of the Silver Mane Guard.]

"There are civilian officers in the Iron Guard, working in science and education? They're truly dedicated," Xing admired.

"I'm the Silvermane Guard's intelligence officer and guide for the Beloberg Historical Tour. I'm Pelageya Sergeevna. Just call me Pella."

"Sister Perla!" The children's cute voices echoed one after another.

"Sister Pella!" Xing joined in the fun.

"Please, adults, stop nonchalantly imitating children!" Pera blushed.

[Xing put her hands on her hips and said, "How many days have I been born? I'm even younger than the kids here!"]

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"Wow! Stephen Chow is so handsome!" Genta and Mitsuhiko exclaimed.

"Nonsense, Danheng is the most handsome one!" Ayumi argued.

"You all want the handsome one, so I'll choose the cute one - Sanyueqi." Huibara agreed with a sad smile.

Conan was covered in cold sweat!

He approached Huibara Ai and whispered.

"Hey, how come you're playing with these kids too!"

"They just follow their own side, liking who they like and disliking who they don't... They're just kids, why are you joining in the fun?"

Ever since the light screen appeared and the video started playing.

The story of the Star Railroad has become a hot topic in Conan's world.

The government told people that this was a new TV series, and then continued to investigate privately.

People were fascinated as soon as they saw it. This kind of story about young people's adventures has always been popular.

"Do you think adults don't like to join in this kind of fun? Where do those people who like idols come from?" Haibara smiled.

"However, compared to the characters, I really like the background here."

"Steam trains, street heaters... doesn't it look a bit like London to you?"

Conan thought about it and it seemed to be true!

The world of Beloberg is a bit like London during the time of Sherlock Holmes!

Thinking about it this way, Conan found it interesting.

The secret of the "Great Guardian" is like the British government's little thoughts.

Moriarty might be the one behind this - maybe it's the star core?

As for the main characters - let's just think of Xing as Holmes, Dan Heng and San Yue Qi as two Watsons...

They have to find the secret of the city, solve the mystery and save the city.

Now, the protagonists come out of the fortress and prepare to wander around to understand the true face of the city. Isn’t this the same as Sherlock Holmes’ investigation from street to street?

Thinking of this, Conan immediately became interested!

Chapter 24 Handsome Shiluwa!

"The City Builders are followers of the Star God Krippo. They foresaw the crisis, built high walls, and established Beloberg..."

After briefly listening to Pera's explanation, Xing and his group left.

[Pella's introduction was similar to what they heard from the Great Guardian and Jeppard.]

[What they need is more down-to-earth intelligence about this city.]

"But... my financial certificates are all in there..." an elderly man cried to the guard.

[Xing turned around and saw that this was the blocked street that Jeppard had mentioned.]

[Because the blockade was sudden and the people were evacuated urgently, they were left penniless.]

The three shook their heads. They had just arrived and didn't have a grasp of the situation yet, so it was not appropriate to rush in and offer assistance.

Xing remembered that Jeppard had mentioned a machinery house, and that perhaps they could get information about the area there, so the three of them went there together.

[When they arrived at the machine shop, there was no one performing, and no one was watching over the shop, so the three of them could only stare blankly in front of the shop.]

A series of "click, click, click..." sounds caught the three people's attention—it was a heater outside the room, its red-hot inner shell continuously radiating heat.

【However, the heater didn't provide much warmth.】

The three of them were completely baffled. It wasn't providing heat in the first place, and yet it was placed outside. Xing was skeptical. It was hard to say whether the heater's effectiveness was greater than his faith in the Star God.

"How can you guys talk for so long over a broken heater?"

A blonde woman approached the three of them. Her attire was quite unusual: on the right, a white dress with gold trim and blue feathers on her arms, creating a flowing look. On the other side, a simple black tube top with leather sleeves. The black and white, the perfect length, created an indescribable beauty.

[A pair of brown stockings and short boots reveal the woman's youthful vitality - but she seems to like being different, and she wears a black over-the-knee sock on her right leg to create a contrast.]

"Is this the legendary cute contrast?" Xing began to feel a fondness for this sexy and handsome sister.

"My name is Shiluwa, and I'm the owner of this machinery shop. If you have any broken equipment, you can come to me, but I can't guarantee I'll be interested in repairing it." Shiluwa greeted enthusiastically.

"Opening a mechanic shop but not necessarily interested in repairing things? This shop owner is really carefree, it seems like he has no worries about making money." Xing complained in his heart.

[Shiluwa explained to the three that this was just an earth marrow heater, and it was broken and hadn't been repaired yet.]

["Earth's marrow?" This was the first time the three of them had heard this term.]

"A few 'outsiders' met with Cocolia. Are you the ones?" Shiluwa asked tentatively, having gotten the information from somewhere.

Xing nodded, and Shiluwa suddenly realized, "What a rare guest! Come on, come on, come in! I want to have a good chat with you!"

After the three of them entered the house, Shiluwa began to talk.

"The earth's marrow is the mineral energy source here. From the city's heating system to the timer in your hand, everything is powered by the earth's marrow."

"The earth's core grows beneath the surface of this planet. It's mined by specialized mining teams in the lower regions and then transported to the surface via pipelines. Conversely, the upper regions use these same pipelines to deliver support materials, previously available on the surface, to the subsurface."

Xing asked, "Since mining the earth's marrow is so difficult, why not place heaters inside the house to heat it? Wouldn't that save on the use of the earth's marrow?"

"It's the same principle as cooking with a fire. If the house is the cooking pot, the heater is the fire outside the pot."

Xing always feels that this city's understanding of science is somewhat different from theirs...for a moment, he doesn't know how to complain...

"Beloberg's structure is like two large disks connected together: the upper area is responsible for administration and trade, while the lower area is responsible for energy supply and resource extraction." Shiluwa began to explain the city's structure again.

[“However, due to an order issued many years ago, there has been no personnel exchange between the upper and lower districts for many years…”]

After listening to Shiluwa introduce a bunch of city history and life details, the night has already deepened.

The three of them said goodbye to Shiluwa and returned to the hotel.

"Wow! What a bright lobby! I'll have a soft mattress and bouncy pillows tonight!" March Seventh was overjoyed.

Dan Heng reminds Xinghe Sanyueqi to rest well and prepare for tomorrow's meeting.

"Okay, got it, male mom." Xing smiled inwardly. After Danheng returned to his room, she started rummaging through the trash cans.

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The world of Attack on Titan.

At night, inside the outpost.

After Eren finished his guard duty, he and Mikasa came back to exchange shifts.

"As soon as I came back, I saw you recording the light screen again."

Eren complained about Armin who was standing by the oil lamp.

Seeing it was Eren, Armin wanted to talk to him, "I'm recording the various features of this city called Beloberg."

"In my opinion, the biggest difference between this city and ours lies in industry and energy."

"Learning more about Beloberg might help us improve our overall combat capabilities!"

Hearing Armin say this, Eren became interested and sat closer. "So, tell me?"

Armin flipped a few pages forward in his notes. "The world this city is in is so cold, yet the people within it haven't frozen to death... or rather, I haven't seen anyone frozen to death yet."

"This shows that this city does maintain a reasonable temperature. The street heaters and the statue in the city center that's actually a frozen stove... all this shows that heating is very important in this city."

"Listening to the conversation on the light screen, it seems to be coming from an energy source called Earth Marrow."

"Judging from the name, this is a resource dug out of the ground. So, do we have any?"

"But even if we have it, what can we do after we dig it out? Isn't it very cold here?" Alan was confused.

Armin turned another page. "This is what's interesting. The lady at the mechanic shop said that clocks all use the earth's marrow. That means the earth's marrow has a lot of uses!"