The dome covering Pippi Castle is golden, pure and dazzling. But the interior of Pippi Castle is gray, and the original color of the sky cannot be seen, and it is as dim as the dark sky before a storm.
Under such a dark sky, there are floors paved with reinforced concrete and pyramid-like spiers.
Let’s call it the pyramid house for now.
The advantages and disadvantages of this kind of pyramid house can be clearly seen. The poor pyramid house is made of spliced ​​metal plates and the color is very fancy; while the slightly better pyramid house is made of pure metal without any patching.
Pyramid houses of different materials and sizes, the only thing similar is that the spire of the pyramid houses, that is, the chimneys, are all emitting the same thick smoke.
Even though he was several hundred meters away, Angel could smell the ridiculous metallic smell in the thick smoke.
These thick black and gray smoke gathered in mid-air, forming a low black cloud that pressed down on the city.
Seeing this, Angel already understood why the sky at Pippi Castle was so dark. It was caused by pollution.
In a daze, Angel had the illusion that he was in the country of Yirong. The greatest advantage of the country was its outstanding machinery; its biggest disadvantage was the poor-quality air that could kill people.
"Although Castle Pippi does not have strict divisions, there are only divisions between inner and outer urban areas. This is neither an inner city nor an outer city, but a transitional area." Luigi's voice came over: "Basically, everyone living here is
It's from the Dome Guard, or in other words, it's Pilu Xiu who doesn't want to pay the air tax but also wants to do heavy pollution experiments."
"Guards, I understand. What is this air tax?" Angel looked at Luigi in confusion.
Luigi: "That's the literal meaning. There are isolation covers in the inner city and the outer city, which can purify the pollution generated by the experiment, but running the isolation cover requires a lot of crystals. The crystal gap here needs to be filled by Pilu Xiu himself. This is
So-called air tax.”
"The air tax in the outer city is slightly lower, but the purification effect of the isolation cover is also weak. There is also a certain amount of pollution in the air, but it is not as serious as the transition zone. There is basically no pollution in the inner city, but the air tax is relatively low.
Taller."
Perhaps this can also be regarded as a feature of Pippi Castle?
Pilusi has an average number of inventors per capita.
Any invention requires a lot of trial and error experiments, and every experiment may cause pollution. Especially experiments involving heavy machinery and chemicals, the pollution is more serious... In order to have a good environment, Piluxiu
The purification isolation cover was invented, but the cost of operation was too high, so the term air tax came into being.
"In Pilouch's own words, this is the price of invention. It is an inevitable period of pain, but it can definitely be solved." When Luigi said this, he added: "This is what Grand Duke Pilouch said.
, after he said these words, many Pilusiu also directed their inventions to the isolation cover, and devoted themselves to the development of isolation covers with low energy consumption and high purification efficiency. Although there have been no results yet, according to Pilusiu
With Lu Xiu’s passion for invention, it probably won’t take many years to invent it.”
Luigi said quite emotionally.
In other respects, everyone criticized Pilu Xiu, but when it came to his passion for invention and his achievements, he had to admit that he was very clever.
"Who is the Grand Duke Pixiu you are talking about?"
Luigi: "He is the contemporary ruler of Castle Pippi, similar to...a king?"
Angel nodded understandingly, it seemed that Grand Duke Pixiu was the person in power here.
"He's an inventor too?"
"Yes, but I don't remember anything particularly outstanding about his inventions; on the contrary, his brother and his father are famous inventors in Pilusiu." When Luigi said this, he also took the opportunity to popularize science.
Let’s take a look at the family of Grand Duke Pixiu.
To put it simply, it is a family of inventions. Grand Duke Pixiu was able to sit in a position of power not only because of his own talent, but also because of the influence of his elders.
Although Archduke Pilouch himself did not have much inventive talent, he was very aware of the importance of inventions to Pilusiu. During his reign, he vigorously promoted the public funding of inventions for Pilouchi civilians. Even though there was also the problem of excessive pollution,
It has indeed brought the Pilouchi family to a new height. Many high-tech inventions were invented by civilian Pilusiu.
Inventions such as the long legs on the dome and the isolation shield were all invented by Pilusiu, a commoner.
While Archduke Pichy was vigorously promoting inventions, he was also promoting Pilu Xiu's excellent inventions to the outside world. The reason why Pi Lu Xiu could support regular multi-ethnic gatherings like this one was because of Grand Duke Pi Xiu's efforts.
Judging from the current situation, Grand Duke Pixiu is actually a "clear master".
While chatting about Pilusiu's current situation, they moved forward and soon reached the depths of the transition zone.
Along the way, Angel also saw a lot of Pilusiu.
Their appearance is similar to the Duoyi I saw before. They are all green-skinned dwarfs, most of them less than one meter tall. The only difference is that Duoyi is very luxuriously dressed, while these Pilusiu are very casual.
However, because they were not well-dressed, Angel also solved a doubt that arose in his mind when he saw Duoyi before: Does Pilusi have hair?
The answer is: yes.
It's just very sparse, and it looks like there are only about a hundred hairs on the top of the head?
Such hair, combined with their shiny foreheads and big bull's eyes, make them look even more "intelligent".
"These are civilians Pilu Xiu." Luigi: "In the past many years, they have had no rights. Starting from Grand Duke Pi Xiu... That's not right. Starting from Grand Duke Pi Xiu's father, that is, more than a thousand
Years ago, civilian Piluxiu gradually came onto the stage."
"Now, civilian Piluxiu can freely invent."
When he said this, from a pyramid room not far away from the smoke billowing, a dark-faced Pilu Xiu ran out. He was dressed like a poor man, but what he shouted was "Blow up, blow up, this experiment"
The project is over, damn it, I can only apply for a subsidy."
Although I don't know what exactly he blew up, it seems like some experiment went wrong.
A poor man, Pilouch, could also invent, and he could apply for subsidies even if he had no materials. From this, it can be seen that Archduke Pilouch really opened the era of invention for all.
After walking a few hundred meters further, the road was still dotted with pyramid houses, most of which were filled with thick smoke. There were only a few shops that were full of neon lights and surrounded by photo masks, which seemed to isolate them from the pollution from the outside world.
"The mini isolation cover condenses once a month. In addition to isolating pollution, it has no purification function." Luigi: "So it can only be used as a shop, and no experiments can be done inside."
Looking at the colorful shops, Luigi sighed: "Unfortunately, except for a dye shop, most of the shops here are closed. I guess they have all gone to Crystal City, otherwise I can take you in for a walk."
Angel: "..." He didn't crystallize, so it would be useless to go shopping. Besides, you can go shopping even if you go to a party, so there is no need to waste time here.
They walked for another five minutes and finally saw the outer city of Pippi Castle.
That huge photomask isolates the billowing pollution in the transition area.
Through the light mask, you can vaguely see the building inside... It's still a pyramid house, but the size, specifications and external decoration of the pyramid house are different.
There are also guards in the outer city, but they are much fewer than those on the dome side.
When they saw Angel coming over, the guards' eyes visibly lit up, and they had evil smiles on their faces. They seemed to regard Angel as a fat sheep.
However, when they saw Luigi behind Angel, the expressions of the guards immediately changed. They stood upright and stared straight ahead, as if they really regarded themselves as the pillars of the castle and the stars of the guards.
"Why are you here, Mr. Luigi? Long time no see." A guard who had changed his face before greeted him with a smile.
Luigi didn't mean to talk to the guard anymore, so he took out the pass and handed it to him, saying: "We are going to see Baba Legon and find a separate trailer to take us to the inner city."
Guard: "The cost..."
"You have the nerve to charge?" Luigi sneered. He wanted to say a few words, but considering the time problem, he didn't argue. He just said: "If you really want to charge it, it will be recorded on Baba Legon's head."
When guard Pilu Xiu heard this, he said with a bitter look on his face: "But Mr. Baba Legon didn't pay the previous fees..."
Luigi: "Then go and hurry."
"I, we don't dare."
Luigi: "Then I'll hurry you up."
Guard Piluxiu thought for a while, but shook his head: "No, when the time comes, Master Baba Legon really comes, we are afraid that we will be swallowed up in one bite."
Luigi sneered: "With its small belly and mouth, it can hardly swallow an ant."
Luigi's words didn't seem to matter to him personally. Angel didn't feel anything wrong after hearing this. On the contrary, all the Pilushi guards around him took dozens of steps back with frightened expressions on their faces.
Some guards even had weak legs and needed to hold on to the railing with both hands.
"Big, big, big...big..." Guard Piluxiu said: "Sir, please stop joking. We don't dare to listen to such words."
After Guard Pilusi finished speaking, he looked at the other people around him: "You didn't hear it either, right?"
All the Pilu Xiu nodded, their faces still filled with fear.
It can be seen from this that they are very clear that the minefield of Baba Legon is the mini body. Luigi dares to say this openly. But they dare not say it at all, let alone listen.
"Coward." Luigi complained angrily.
As if he didn't hear anything, Guard Pilusi bowed his waist and motioned Luigi and Angel to move forward: "I will arrange separate trailers for you two now. The cost, the cost... will be recorded in..."
His eyes moved around, and finally settled on a nearby Piluxi guard who was slumped on the ground: "I will mark it on your head."
To be continued...