I will never give in to Miss Death

However, because the New West District is relatively remote and transportation is inconvenient, there are great safety issues in ore collection. In addition, the wind and sand become more severe the further west you go. Some drivers are unwilling to work in such places, forcing the person in charge at the time to update technologies such as "digital twins". Simply put, it is to use the current 5G signal to install corresponding operating systems and signal towers for mining machines or engineering vehicles, greatly reducing latency, allowing drivers and operators to drive excavators and mine directly in the city, sitting in the office.

This technology is similar to the controlled clones in "Age of Aquarius". The difference is that the human brain controlling the new body described in "Age of Aquarius" not only requires civilized science and technology, but also has a very strict level of biomedicine. It can even be said that if humans can really achieve virtual interaction similar to that in "Sword Art Online" - people are chopped and touched in the game, they taste food, they feel pain when they are injured... If these signals can be accurately transmitted to the brain with only a helmet, making the wearer feel the same, then it means that the medicine of this era has almost studied the human brain.

Obviously, this level cannot be achieved at this time, and it can only be "human-computer interaction", just like what is happening here in Minami Nagami.

From the air, I tried to click on a ship on the sea and took a look at its internal structure.

Sure enough, there was no one driving.

“This is spectacular.”

In the dark night, Gabriel came up to me and looked at my phone screen, then at the broken bridge in front of me. "Humans... such tiny creatures, can actually develop to such a level in an environment where magic is completely forbidden. This has broken almost all of the research results about humans in the Holy Heaven."

As we watched, a few tents by the bridge that housed ordinary construction workers were dimly lit, and the aroma of food could be smelled faintly.

Several workers took off their clothes and went swimming in the water wearing only a pair of shorts.

"Brother, can you lend me some shampoo?"

"This leader of Shenbin really dares to do this. It's a big project. Haha."

Several workers lit a bonfire on the shore and played mobile games in front of it.

"Bottom lane, bottom lane, team fight starting, come on!"

"The last ten consecutive draws! Don't go astray with the small guarantee!"

A few workers found some sweet potatoes from somewhere, and while shouting "good stuff, good stuff" they roasted the sweet potatoes with their companions and laughing while turning on the speakers.

"It's fine right here. No need to send me off."

After flying in the air for a while, Yin Xiamo, who was wearing a black windbreaker, a small backpack, and a hooded coat, stared at the lights on the beach for a while, then turned around and said, "Filo, when you go to the city with Nuo'er, be careful to avoid the crowds and try not to be seen."

"It's okay to see it, right?"

Philo, who was carrying me on his back, smiled and said, "I have almost figured out the hearts of people in this world these days. Unless we fly in front of them, even if someone really looks up at the sky at night, they will think we are just a big bird at most."

As he said that, Philo turned his head and glanced at me on his back: "Thousands of years have passed without me noticing. It's so fast. Our group of three will soon become a group of four."

"I will definitely alert Dolly and the others when I return, and the Elf Queen will probably ask about the situation here. I'll also ask them to bless this outfit, as Nuoer will need it for the comic convention tomorrow."

Yin Xiamo turned her back to us and pointed to the backpack behind her, which contained the Grass Goddess Nashida Cosplay costume that Cai Jingtong and the others gave me during the day: "Then I'll leave, Philo, you come and open the language barrier."

"Go ahead, go ahead. Why are you hesitating for such a long time after saying goodbye? This is not like you, Momo. Where is my legendary cold-blooded killer Hei Mo?"

Filo deliberately used a teasing tone and said: "Or... has love made you gentler?"

"..."

It can be seen that when Yin Xiamo heard Filo's words, her body trembled obviously, but she did not make any excuses. A faint purple light flashed around her body. She hovered in the air for a while, and then with a "swoosh" she rushed towards the direction of Yueerlan Island like a cannonball.

So fast!

I was standing above the sea on the shore and watched my entire body turn into purple light, leaving a long wake. The strong wind that swept out could even tear apart the small foam on the sea surface below. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

Normally when she flies with me in her arms, the speed is still suppressed, right?

"This guy is still the same."

Gabriel, with a halo above her head and large wings flapping behind her, crossed her arms and watched Yin Xiamo leave: "As expected of a demon."

"Gabriel, this place is different from ours. The thing on your head is too bright. It will be easily spotted by ordinary people on the ground. Take it off."

Before I could react, Philo turned around and flew towards Gabriel, then took off the halo on her head, and grabbed Gabriel's two hands with his backhand, and tied her hands up with the halo like a rubber band.

"Do you want another loving hug?"

After using the aperture to bind Gabriel's hands, Philo raised them into the air with one hand and pinched Gabriel's chin with the other hand: "We both don't have much magic power now. When it comes to skills in bed, you are no match for me."

This smooth "Angel Halo Binding" operation left me, who was sitting on Filo's head, dumbfounded.

This thing on the angel's head can be played this way?!

If there was a wall here, could Gabriel be considered to be "wall-donged"?

Then when Xiaomo bullies me, can I...

"You...what are you talking about!"

Perhaps noticing my shy expression, Gabriel quickly flapped his white wings and retreated a long distance. The halo in his hand quickly turned into a beam of light and disappeared: "There are children here, don't mess around."

"Oh yes."

As if he was awakened, Filo coughed dryly and said, "Noer, please forget what happened just now."

"What the hell!"

I complained: "I am an adult!"

Not only have we become adults, but Xiaomo and I have actually done everything we should and shouldn't have done.

"How come you are an adult?"

Gabriel said seriously: "To the elves, you are still just a child."

"I also have human blood!"

"But neither we nor Philo are human."

Gabriel became more serious: "So you are still a child in our eyes."

"..."

I didn't know how to defend myself for a moment.

Well, you two are older and I can’t win against you.

"Speaking of which, Nuo'er, that app on your phone just now is so magical, what is it?"

As if trying to change the subject, Gabriel flew to my side and asked, "The one that can see the interior of the ship?"

"That was just sent by our boss, and I received it after I finished my meal."

I took out my phone and opened the app called "Mianyunzuo" again: "This is mainly a software that connects with our work area, not only the bridge by the sea, but also the coffee shop and the commercial street behind... Mainly the commercial street."

Switching the interface to "Nan Nagi District Commercial Street", I switched the camera to "Planning Mode": "It is said that its main function is to attract investment and plan the future of the city."

Metaverse, digital twins, 3D visualization... these things seem a bit too "advanced" for me now.

I used to think that the "commercial street" behind the coffee shop was just an ordinary project established by Kamihama City to improve the environment of the Minaminagi District and lay the foundation for the future "Mianyun District". However, when Su Yunjin sent me the software, I realized... everything didn't seem that simple.

Because from this software I can directly see almost all the projects under construction in the coffee shop and the commercial street behind it, as well as the future planning and current specific situation of the entire area.

I can use my mobile phone to switch any perspective at will to observe the environment inside the commercial street, just like entering "Minecraft" and turning on the "Creator Mode". This software can show you at a glance how many businesses there are in the commercial street, how many houses there are, how many vehicles there are on the road, what status they are in, etc.

It is said that a large number of cameras, capture technology and artificial intelligence were used during the construction of the commercial street behind the coffee shop. Except for some privacy areas, that area is basically fully transparent to users who have installed the APP.

Investors can use this software to see what houses and shops are being built on each road. They can also predict the specific conditions of the area in the future based on the simulation program provided by the software, allowing them to decide for themselves whether to buy a house here or invest in opening a store.

Construction workers can check in their office which trees have not been planted properly, which gardens need watering, which buildings need what materials, and so on.

At that time, robots and transport vehicles such as express robots and takeaway robots will be added here. After residents order takeaway or express delivery, they can directly log in to the software to check the status of their delivery. They can also connect to the camera of the delivery vehicle to manage their delivery throughout the process.

It's just like the future world in a science fiction movie.

But it actually happened right in front of me.

“Is this all technology?”

Gabriel stared at the phone screen for a long time, and said with a headache: "I don't really understand."

I put my phone away: "Actually, I don't understand it either."

I originally thought that the remote-controlled machine for mining and smelting was high-tech enough, but now these things on the commercial street give me the illusion that "have I slept for twenty years?"

Just like graphics cards, I remember that when I was in college, the 1080ti graphics card had just been launched. At that time, when I saw others playing "Blade & Soul", I was amazed at the rapid improvement in computer graphics quality, because in my impression, the earliest 3D games were "Meteor Butterfly Sword" and "GS". The characters in them only had a rough outline, and their hands and feet were blurred. I didn't expect that I graduated in the blink of an eye, and the next time I heard about graphics cards, it was already the 4090s and s, and the game engine was enough to compete with the real world.

It is said that Minaminagi District in Kamihama City is the first batch of "pilots" for similar "super future" models.

It’s normal that Gabriel couldn’t understand it, and even I, a “modern person”, can’t understand it.

All I can say is that we should wait until the commercial street in Minami-nagi district is truly built and the game "Age of Aquarius" is publicly tested, and then we can experience it bit by bit.

Just like I use a computer every day whether I am typing, chatting, or playing games, but I don’t know how terrifying the current CPU memory has developed to, nor do I know how epoch-making the graphics card’s ray tracing and DLSS functions are. Similarly, I don’t know what stage society has progressed to.

The hottest concepts right now... high technology, metaverse, information digitization, digital twins... I don’t know much about them, I just know that the times are constantly progressing, people’s lives are getting better, and I am grateful for the efforts of these dedicated scientists.

"Where are you going to play?"

I carefully grasped Filo's horns on her shoulders and said, "Kamihama is a typical big city. Basically, everything prosperous that can be found in the human world can be found here."

"I don't quite understand..."

Gabriel thought for a moment and said, "Then...if we go out to play, are there any delicious foods outside?"

"What are you asking?"

Philo said with some amusement: "It's such a big city, and there is nothing to eat."

"impossible?"

Gabriel was a little unconvinced: "The food we ate at home... was so delicious, wasn't it because Nuoer is a good cook and specially picked the best dishes in the world to treat us? After all, the hero was very good at cooking before."

"I did buy dinner tonight, but I didn't cook it."

I explained, "It was Lan Jiajia who did it, it was the breasts... ahem, the tallest sister among us, didn't we introduce each other?"

Originally I wanted to say "the sister with the biggest breasts", but considering Miss Angel's self-esteem I changed it temporarily.

"Ah... I thought the food was so delicious because Nuoer bought it and cooked it herself. Isn't it the most delicious food in the world?"

Gabriel was a little embarrassed: "For example, the bean... tofu? It's the round thing with minced meat in the middle, and the chicken soup, and the roast goose, even the vegetables taste so fragrant, and then there's that... that paste, after the meal..."

I reminded him: "Black jelly."

"Oh, yes, black jelly, sweet, with raisins and red beans. There are so many kinds of food here! In addition to the buns we had at noon, there are also egg tarts? That should be the name, right? How did you come up with the recipes for these things?"

Gabriel's face was full of disbelief: "And now you tell me there are other delicious foods in the city. I...I really don't believe it."

"The way we cook over there is almost always to eat it directly, with a small amount of cooking being boiled or grilled."

Perhaps because he saw that I was a little confused by Gabriel's words, Filo quickly explained, "Although there are many kinds of food over there, most people practice magic, and eating magic plants helps improve their magic level, so few people study the production methods of ordinary crops. Magic plants will deteriorate or even explode when exposed to fire or high temperature. Ordinary crops basically only have the effect of filling the stomach, unless it is something that can stimulate the nerves, such as wine, or coffee beans, but there is nothing special about this kind of food."

Ah...it turns out that because the rules in the two different worlds are different, people's living habits are also so different?

I instantly had a clearer concept of the "other world".

It seems that the other world where magic exists is not really a paradise.

Magic has a high status and everyone learns magic, which makes the environment there fundamentally different from that on Earth. If you don't learn magic, you will be beaten or even killed. Most people spend their entire lives working hard to "become stronger". Even when they eat, they have to eat food that helps with magic practice. However, food that contains magic power cannot be cooked at high temperatures, so it is understandable that no one wants to be a chef...

"In that case, just pick one at random. Sister Gabriel will make the decision."

I lay on Philo's head. "If you want to see the wilderness, go to the New West District. If you want to see the bright lights and nightlife of the rich, go to the Glory District and the North Yang District. If you want to see the hustle and bustle of life, go to the Central District and the Shuiming District. If you are interested in modern technology, go across the sea and head east to the Great East District and the Artisan District... That's all I know about this city."

"Come on, let Xiaoli decide."

Philo also said, “I’ve been to a lot of places at night in the past few days since I came here, so I can be a guide.”

"Me? I...I don't know."

"Pick whatever you want, quick."

"Then... the Central District?"

Gabriel looked uncertain: "It should be the area in the middle of the city. I want to see the fireworks over here."

"Okay, Nuoer, just the central area, hold it steady."

Philo underneath him flapped his wings twice: "Let's go!"

"..."

……

Twenty minutes later, Philo brought me to the entrance of the largest "People's Square" in the central area of ​​Kamihama City.

The reason why it is called "the largest in Chuo Ward" is because the largest square in Kamihama City is in Sankyō Ward. However, the characteristic of this square in Chuo Ward is that the supervision of the Urban Management Bureau is not that strong. There are many small vendors, as well as a street of street food and clothing, which has a special "flavor of fireworks".

"Oh my God, my God!"

From a distance, Gabriel, flying in the air, was startled by the city lights in the central area.

"So many people! And such bright lights! Are those called electric lights? And those cars! They are so beautiful!"

We found a small corner where no one noticed us and landed. We walked along the path ahead and passed through a dark alley. When we were actually standing on the main road of the People's Square, Gabriel was instantly shocked by the people coming and going and the brightly lit streets ahead, and she was so shocked that she could hardly walk.

"What is that? What is this...what is this! Why is that thing so bright, and this..."