Deep in the Living-Chapter 225 - 214 Capital City

Capital City Entry Checkpoint.

It was no longer like the previous highway toll station, but more like a sealed-off area similar to a private garage, requiring the vehicle to be fully driven into it.

Inside, scanners performed a comprehensive inspection of the vehicle.

Of course,

since the license plate belonged to the Investigation Bureau and both Yu Ze and Yun had significant identities, the inspection passed quickly. As for Luo Di, he had already been added to the safety list.

If ordinary people wanted to travel to the Capital City from outside, they would need to prepare a lot of paperwork and application materials, and the entire inspection process would be very troublesome. Even after passing the inspection and entering the Capital City, they would be subject to continuous temporary reviews over the next three days.

[Welcome to Earth City, the capital of the United Nations, the starting point of human exploration at the Corner]

After passing the check,

the vehicle entered the city.

Brilliant multicolored lights enveloped the vehicle.

Even though this area was close to the city wall on the city’s edge, it was still bustling.

It was nearing midnight, yet there were still many pedestrians on the streets, and most shops remained open.

Capital City had no curfew restrictions, and all residents could freely arrange their activity times.

After all, humans who managed to obtain a residency permit for the Capital City were exceptional in some way; they all had a clear concept of time management, and this city needed to operate non-stop, around the clock.

The city’s architectural style was also diverse, blending themes from various countries, but primarily dominated by a Beast Style architecture.

But Luo Di’s gaze was not on the streets,

rather, he looked up to the sky through the sports car’s panoramic sunroof, this time actually seeing a ring-shaped structure floating above the city, immensely huge.

"Completely suspended, with no supports?" Luo Di queried.

Yu Ze followed up with an answer: "The original World Bureau was built on the ground, specifically in what is now the central park area of Earth City.

But as humans explored the Corner and gained corresponding technologies,

a brand new plan was proposed.

A ’Sky Garden Plan’ was suggested, which allowed for complete separation from the city areas, while still enabling oversight of the city, and ensuring that the World Bureau could function normally even if the city was completely compromised.

A considerable cost was incurred to transport anti-gravity materials from between Corners, combined with technologies originally mastered by humans, to ultimately establish a brand new World Bureau."

"It’s the Corner technology again?"

Yu Ze’s elbow casually rested on Luo Di’s shoulder, "With your level, my fellow countryman, as long as you can grow normally without running into incidents like the island incident, sooner or later you’ll be promoted to the most mysterious and strongest Exploration Bureau among the top three bureaus.

At that time, you will be able to explore the Corner with your own abilities, accessing the depths of this world, touching things that surpass technology and cognition.

No need to hurry~ Just patiently develop.

Look at me, I’m almost twenty-six! I have absolutely no thoughts of heading to the Exploration Bureau yet, just enjoying myself first, there’s no rush."

"Hmm."

Although Luo Di aimed to head towards the Corner, he was not in a hurry.

His urgency stemmed only from the "call from Hell." The tentacles used to block his spine might not always be effective, he had to prepare as soon as possible for his journey to Hell.

"How are we going to go up? Are we taking a flying vehicle?"

"Let’s keep that a mystery for now, you’ll find out soon... anyway, it’s related to an elevator."

Under Yun’s control, the vehicle sped through the city, quickly approaching the city center.

Luo Di’s gaze was gradually captured by the beautiful scenery of the Capital City, featuring both the Huaxia style of Jupiter City and the Italian style of Mingwang City.

But most prevalent was the rough Beast Style associated with Su.

Additionally, there were numerous American and European styled buildings.

Luo Di also noticed that in the airspace ranging roughly 10~50 meters above the city streets, numerous small flying devices were active.

These flying devices, in addition to being fitted with illumination equipment, also had a high-definition camera embedded in the center and a structure similar to a mechanical arm, making them resemble mechanical life forms.

They moved in swarms across every street of the city.

Occasionally, one flying device would descend to closely film a pedestrian, who in turn would cooperatively slow down their pace.

Yu Ze began to explain ahead of time:

"The Swarm, only found in the Capital City.

They are spread over every corner of the streets, constantly monitoring the entire city situation, conducting real-time identification of every resident. Built-in advanced AI algorithms can determine if a person is in a normal state based on parameters like body temperature changes, heart rate, etc.

If certain values are exceeded, it will conduct close-up filming and upload the data to the central computer at the Hive Center.

With such a system in place, though the Capital City is at the center of the Corner, the number of anomalies has been drastically reduced, and it can effectively prevent the formation of [Seams].

As for privacy concerns, rest assured, the Swarm only checks those outdoors and will never film any indoor situations."

"Hmm."

The vehicle continued to drive through the bustling streets.

The closer it got to the center of the Capital, the more noticeable the increase in building heights, population density, and development became to the naked eye.

The "kilometer-level buildings" finally came into view.

There were five of them, arranged in a ring at the center of the Capital.

One of the buildings had a huge Mercury Group logo embedded at the top, and the entire building also followed a hotel style, but with more luxurious decorations and more elaborate overall design.

Even so,

the headquarters of Mercury Group was only relatively exquisite and high-end, and did not stand out much compared to the other kilometer-level buildings.

"Is this... one of the top five global corporations?"

"Yes, our country’s Taishe Group currently ranks third in overall strength. If you’re interested, I can introduce you.

However, I guess Taishe Group would find you without my introduction.

Wait a moment..."

Yu Ze calculated with his fingers: "Mingwang City... the people from Mercury Group headquarters might have already contacted you, discussing the ’Cooperation and Development’ deal? Could you tell me the conditions?"

Since Yu Ze brought it up, Luo Di didn’t mind sharing, which was a good opportunity for the other party to give some advice.

Yu Ze nodded, "Mercury Group is indeed skilled in this aspect, and the conditions they offer are indeed good. I guess other companies, even if they approached you, Luo Di, wouldn’t offer such favorable terms targeted specifically for you.

Your personality and work style match Mercury Group’s as well.

It doesn’t matter, anyway, these kinds of company bindings don’t require considering nationality, everyone born in this country is dedicated to the welfare of all mankind.

As for which company to collaborate with, it’s up to you to decide."

"Hmm."

Luo Di’s gaze shifted to the other skyscrapers belonging to global corporations. Even among kilometer-level buildings, there were distinctions.

The one covering the largest area and uniquely exceeding two thousand meters in height was located directly to the east.

Its base was supported by gigantic circular columns, each exceeding thirty meters in diameter; a total of eighteen columns held up the entire superstructure styled in the Beast Style.

The whole building also had a "cybernetic enhancement" appearance, with more than half built using an all-metal structure, gleaming brilliantly.

The top of the building projected a huge hologram of a hydrogen atom.

[Atomic Military Industry (Miliatom)]

Since the founding of the nation, it has been the largest company, with its status never shaken, representing the current world’s leading country [Su].

Yu Ze also cast his gaze there.

"Atomic Military Industry... it’s a pity~ for a guy like you, Luo Di, who pursues a natural body, you’re not really in line with the theme of this company, otherwise, you could have used the island incident to establish a relationship with them."

The vehicle did not head toward the center of Earth City but stopped at an outer ring, directly corresponding to that ring-shaped floating structure above the clouds.

There was a very peculiar building beside the road, all metal and shaped like a giant chimney, only a few dozen meters tall.

Next to this building was a dedicated parking lot filled with various expensive vehicles, some of which were special models not available on the market.

The girl’s pink sports sedan also parked there.

The three of them came to the front of this metal chimney-like structure, where they verified and opened the door. Inside was only a square metal platform.

There was a sign next to the platform indicating that it was limited to one person per use.

"Is this the ’elevator’?"

"Yes, you need to adjust your investigator uniform to battle mode, it fits snugly against your skin, the elevator only responds to the material of the investigator’s uniform.

You go up first, we’ll follow right after."

"Okay."

Stepping onto the metal platform, some automated identification device had already started working.

≮Identity Verification: Luo Di≯

Approved by the Capital Investigation Bureau, permitted to proceed to the World Bureau.

[Ascension Elevator] is about to activate, please adjust your investigator uniform to battle mode.

With rings of magnetic energy appearing around him,

Luo Di felt something wrapping around him, and then he was squeezed and launched by an indescribable invisible force, speeding through the chimney-like structure’s passageway at an extreme acceleration.

Whoosh!

The huge initial velocity carried Luo Di straight into the sky.

Yet this speed seemed insufficient to reach that special structure above the clouds, and just as he was about to reach the peak, about to fall from thousands of meters high in the sky,

a pulling force transmitted from above.

Luo Di maintained a steady speed of 5m/s and gradually ascended until he was drawn into the [Sky Garden].

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