Pure Land City is the southernmost city among the seven satellite cities of Shenghui City. It is also the monitoring station in the south, responsible for the vigilance of the scorching desert area in the south of Haifa mainland and the eidolon tribe settlements further south. In addition, the city's urban culture is more focused on religious sermons, which fits the name of the city.
Of course, these are all things in the past. After the war, Pure Land City was not spared.
But what Lu Ning saw was not ruins.
The experience of the three satellite cities allowed her to form a certain mindset. When she arrived at the outskirts of Pure Land City, everyone saw a completely unexpected sight - farmland.
"Captain Lu Ning, didn't Old Newt get it wrong?" Old Newt exclaimed in the middle of the team.
People of his age certainly know what farmland looks like, but with pollution everywhere, farmland has become a nostalgic word. No matter how hard ordinary farmers try, they can't grow normal crops on polluted land, and fruits and vegetables are a distant memory.
Lu Ning's team members were also a little surprised, because in their hearts, such a scene was something that only Chen Geng could do. It was precisely because of this fact that Chen Geng's people's inner hope was established, the hope of restoring order.
But now, it has been done here in Pure Land City.
After the initial surprise, Lu Ning had carefully observed the structure of the farm here.
The people of Pure Land City are not as wealthy as Chen Geng. There are very conspicuous defense towers outside their farmland, probably because they cannot extend the wall to such a large area. All the fields are cultivated around the defense towers, which is also a major feature of this era. Defense towers are one of the angel's technologies that are not so difficult to understand. Chen Geng also has this technology, but now Chen Geng has formed an army. After repeatedly raiding the outer areas, agricultural land will no longer be attacked by monsters. type of attack.
"Don't be busy. The infrastructure here is not complete. The defense tower cannot always operate on its own. Someone needs to be here." Lu Ning said, "Look around first to see the situation."
Just as Lu Ning said, after the team searched here for a while, they found people walking among the farmland. These are a few ordinary people of different races, but being able to dress cleanly and neatly is not easy for most people these days.
The state of Pure Land Castle may be really good.
Lu Ning stepped forward and stopped those people.
"Hello, we are here from Shenghui City. We want to see how the situation is in Pure Land City and whether we need any support." Lu Ning said, "But after seeing the situation here, I think it is pretty good. Do you mind chatting?”
"Sorry, we can't say anything. If you want to know anything, please come into the city." The man said seriously.
"Thank you." Lu Ning nodded to him and returned to the team.
"There seem to be very strict rules and regulations here." Lu Ning said to everyone, "But since he said to go into the city, we might as well go in and leave two people to protect old Newt and the others, and don't go in together."
After allocating the manpower, Lu Ning took the remaining people to the gate of Pure Land City. There were many guards at the city gate. Lu Ning glanced at them and found that their equipment was pretty good. Although they were not up to Chen Geng's level, Chen Geng had Jun Ying and Yu Wenbin to help him cheat.
After their identities were checked, Lu Ning and others left most of their high-power weapons outside and received a magic badge.
"Behavior in the city is monitored by magic badges. When you leave, you need to return the badges. In addition, any form of fighting and destructive magic is strictly prohibited in the city, and there are guards patrolling." The guard warned carefully.
After Lu Ning took the badge, she understood the magic on it within a few seconds. The magic itself is designed to be quite complex, probably out of fear of being easily cracked, but the core is very simple. She had no idea of cracking it, so she pinned the badge on her chest and led the people into the city.
Rules - this was Lu Ning's first impression.
The entire Pure Land City has been re-planned and constructed. The streets are horizontal and vertical, and there must be guards standing guard at every intersection. Production blocks, living blocks, administrative blocks, etc. are strictly divided. Even pedestrians walking on the road follow certain rules, and the speed of the crowds remains consistent to a certain extent.
"This city seems to be following the same rules as obsessive-compulsive disorder." After walking for a while, Lu Ning realized that something was not right. The atmosphere here is quite depressing, and people's faces don't have the happy expressions that Chen Geng showed there.
Lu Ning could see that the people living here had sufficient basic living security, and both food and housing could benefit everyone. In today's era, she couldn't say there was anything bad about this situation.
She walked to the City Hall, which had been rebuilt, apparently through magic. After Lu Ning revealed her identity, someone led her to the mayor's room not long after.
An orc was sitting in the room. Although it was the mayor's room, the rules were followed here and it was not too extravagant. The orc was obviously very old, and his downy face already showed obvious aging. He looked at Lu Ning and others who walked in, but there was no expression on their faces.
"Shenghui City, has it been rebuilt?" the mayor asked.
"Yes, Shenghui City has now restored order. We are planning to regain the seven satellite cities as a foundation for expansion. But it seems that the situation here is very good?"
"Very good? Compared with the previous one, yes; compared with the previous one, no." The mayor said, "This city was re-established by me and my people. I continued the name Pure Land City, hoping that this place can become A pure land in the midst of pollution. But it’s not that easy.”
"I want to ask, how long have you been here?"
"For a long time, before the war ended, I was here." The old orc said, "My name is Zanbo, an orc without a home."
His arms moved, and then his seat lifted him out.
The old orc's legs were gone.
"As you can see, my body is somewhat handicapped, and all I can rely on is the knowledge accumulated in my mind. I took the lead in building Pure Land City into what it is today, but it is not due to me alone. The control of pollution, the streets planning, people's lives. All of these are studied by my colleagues and I, but apart from me, no one can completely convince everyone, and even I must respect their various ideas."
Zanbo looked out the window.
"Very rigid, right? But only such fixed rules can be followed by everyone. You know, a group of people cannot be consistent in all aspects. If we are just friends, then it is okay to seek common ground while reserving differences, but this is a city. We can only pursue the most basic of concerted efforts.”
"You...do you all have some problems like this?" Lu Ning said, "Whether it's physical or mental."
"Oh? Why do you ask this?"
"Because if there is a good enough leader, a resourceful team, and the technology displayed by Pure Land City today, it is possible to give people a better life. So what will be the reason? The most obvious one The problem lies with the managers," Lu Ning said.
"You are right." Zanbo sighed, "This is our mistake, but we no longer dare to change it. Your arrival has given me a little surprise, but only a little. I still I want to declare to you first - Pure Land City does not accept any violent evolution, and the order here must become better, otherwise we will resist."
"Sorry, I can't make any promises to you. My mission is only to check the city situation and report truthfully." Lu Ning shook her head and said, "As for how you want to deal with it here, it needs to be evaluated and decided by the superiors. I am definitely not the executor, so I Nothing is guaranteed.”
"It sounds like a very official statement. However, I will take it as such. I recognize some of the equipment on your body, and I can also see that you still have some things that the guards have not identified. They are also of high quality. A powerful weapon," Zambo said.
Lu Ning was not surprised that he could see that Zanbo must be very capable if he could build such a city. If Helenzo was old, he would probably look similar.
Fortunately, Chen Geng's leader is still in his prime, and he is convincing enough that the problems here will not arise.
"One more thing, haven't you cultivated heirs? Even if the number of babies is small, there are still a lot of adults." Lu Ning asked.
"The heir... At first, someone had this idea, but later we found that the people who were trained will always try to change, but this change is just their frivolity... The heir needs experience, and experience is time. We have not been able to truly Replace our successors." Zambo said, "The younger ones are better educated, but the war has left them with a very poor foundation..."
Pure Land City failed to attract more talented people. The rigid system and rules here ensured the production capacity here, but at the same time, many outsiders were unable to adapt to the environment. The more capable people are, the less willing they are to be bound by such rigid rules. In the end, the only ones left behind were survivors with little ability.
The city no longer has enough brains.
With Zanbo's help, Lu Ning also met some important people in the city, including some of Zanbo's companions and the people they had trained. The relationship between this group of people seems very strange to Lu Ning. On the one hand, it is obvious that their relationship is very good during the conversation, the kind of friendship that can be trusted between life and death. But on the other hand, they are unyielding in their opinions on how to run the city, as if everyone has their own opinion.
After the "compromise", it is difficult for the Pure Land City to undergo any more changes. Although the technology has improved, the R&D team also conducts research and development in accordance with strict requirements. Any R&D plan that deviates from the restrictions is not allowed.
“The city is in great shape right now.”
A temporary vacant house became the residence of Lu Ning and others. She gathered her team members to analyze the current situation of Pure Land City.
"Although the rules here are strict, the people who set the rules have indeed ensured that resources are used in necessary aspects. Moreover, in this multi-leader situation, the mayor cannot decide everything by himself, and there is no tradition like the demi-human hero. Decision-making methods, so it’s not incomprehensible to ensure the basis.”
"But this place is too rigid. The younger orc, he probably wanted to allow some entertainment venues such as taverns, but he was still rejected." A team member said.
"If the angel's legacy is not used, then the wine needs food to make. I don't know what the specific ratio is, but it definitely means that a lot of food is used in places that have no use."
In a world with magic such as cleaning and healing, there is no need for alcohol to disinfect. Brewing is a consumption of food.
"There is a lot of food in their warehouses." Another team member said, "I quietly checked when I passed by and found that the warehouses were all full."
"Everyone, the life you spent in Chengeng cannot be compared with here." Lu Ning smiled, "We have a well-established production line and enough machines. The Ministry of Agriculture has been working hard to increase the number of various grains. Seed. And here, have you looked carefully before?"
"It seems...there are basically only a few types?"
"Two or three kinds." Lu Ning said.
Although Zanbo didn't say anything about this, Lu Ning could also see from today's visit that Pure Land City did not increase the types of crops through breeding, cleaning up pollution, selective cultivation, etc. like Chen Geng. Those grown in farmland, There are only three kinds of food piled in the warehouse. One is a plant that is similar to rice but with grains close to the size of grapes. One is a fruit with a black-green skin, and the other is a blue bean.
Nature is always the most miraculous creator. After more than ten years of pollution, it is not surprising that some crops can grow in pollution and can also be used for food. The initial capital of Pure Land City's fortune was probably their luck in finding these edible things and slowly starting to grow them. With a stable full stomach, everything else can develop.
"In addition, the industrialization process here in Pure Land City is quite backward. All factories are not allowed to be visited on the grounds of confidentiality, but we can probably guess what the finished products are. Everyone here is probably on a rationing system, and this The badge—" Lu Ning tapped his chest, "It's even handmade."
When she left Shenghui City, Chang Zaihao already had a production line capable of mass-producing such small magic props, while here it was still in the handmade era.
"This place is very good. It meets the basic requirements for people to resume their lives after war and pollution, so a series of decisions made by Zampo and the others have been correct so far. The only problem is that development has stopped here. They don't I dare to take another step like I did when I tried to see if I could eat those kinds of things.”
