Monument Square was originally the largest square in Sap City, covering an area of 600,000 square meters. In the middle of the 21st century, it ranked sixth in the world. Today, this very large square has been divided into two different squares, one large and one small.
area.
The Superman Enterprise office building on the side of the square collapsed. This happened probably more than a hundred years ago. In fact, according to the design life of the building, it should have been supported until now. But in the era of secret chivalrous wars, this place
It used to be the key target of knights.
If it weren't for the fact that there were thousands of innocent grassroots employees of Superman Enterprise in the building, Xiangshan would even blow up the entire building.
Several special figures among the thieves have lived here, and they deserve special attention.
The knights' battle caused some damage to the building at that time. However, the all-out war that lasted for decades, and the subsequent comprehensive cleansing of civilization by the patrons, resulted in the building not being repaired and maintained as it should have been.
A hundred years ago, this building collapsed, and the debris even fell into buildings outside the square.
The only people who died when the building collapsed were a dozen or so refugees living nearby.
And this building also cuts the Monument Square into two parts. The smaller part originally housed a monument nearly 100 meters high. The materials used in this monument can be said to be solid, and they are all engineering machines of the mid-21st century. Even if they are used by Superman
The impact of the collapsed ruins of the corporate office building only destroyed the dozens of meters high landscape wall next to the monument, while the monument itself remained motionless.
After a hundred years of wind and sand, this monument has been buried, with only half of the body exposed. It is a humanoid sculpture, but it has no face. It is said that the monuments of Superman Enterprises are like this. If it is a human figure, it must have no face or facial features.
Highly abstract and does not correspond to any specific person.
The official explanation is "against the cult of personality."
Some scholars believe that this culture of Superman Enterprise is the source of the current custom of faceless prosthetics of the Scientific Research Knights.
Yang Pingtie doesn't care at all about these cultural changes. He doesn't trust scientific research knights very much. Perhaps this attitude is the reason why it is difficult for him to be promoted in the church. But Yang Pingtie doesn't care about it. In his opinion, scientific research
Knights are all superior to each other. If it were not necessary to rely on scientific research knights for ascension, the Six Dragons Sect might not be in the same situation as it is now.
The few guardians were very happy. They were happily strolling in the market on this side of Monument Square.
The ruins of Sap City are quite a mixed bag. Pious scientific knights will come here to secretly collect research materials, while less devout scientific knights will come here to resell materials. Knights also use this place as a place to replenish supplies, and they will sell their unused materials here.
Use your resources in exchange for things you are in short supply.
The main body people will also try to collect resources here, perform primary processing and then sell them.
It can be considered a relatively "prosperous" place.
And these idiots were even discussing whether the human-shaped monument was one of the images of the ancestor of martial arts.
Yang Pingtie even saw the locals organizing a strange activity. They would mix plant fibers from certain cash crops with some clay, make them into sticks, and burn them in front of the monument. A few of the guardians even took out a few coins.
A bullet bought this mysterious handicraft and inserted it into the sand in front of the monument, laughing and joking.
——These idiots... is it really possible for them to cultivate faith?
Yang Pingtie sighed silently.
The sand in front of the monument is filled with the remains of burned handicrafts.
These things are inserted into the ground like continuous grass.
——A certain kind of culture? Is it the entertainment effect brought by culture...
Yang Ping Railway: "Stop playing around. Also, the supplies are precious. According to the information from the sect, there are several members of the Exploration and Discovery Martial God Society who have settled in Sap City. We should find them now."
"good!"
The response was somewhat sparse.
It seems that this task is indeed unnerving.
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Yuki stood precariously on the collapsed ruins of the Superman Enterprise Building.
This building is indeed very impressive. Although its middle section was damaged, and after years of disrepair, the overall center of gravity gradually crossed the central axis, eventually leading to collapse. However, the quality of the building was unexpectedly strong, and the building basically maintained its outline when it collapsed. Photo
When it was on the ground, although the overall building was severely deformed, the walls and floors were folded together. Except for some fragments that were shattered far away, traces of the past can even be seen on the broken outer wall.
In some places, the steel bars even retain their toughness and tenacity to maintain their original appearance.
Yuki stood on this high point, looking at the locals performing strange rituals below. Then, he looked up at the huge monument.
Yuki vaguely remembered this monument. During the years he spent in the New World, Xiangshan also told him various things about the first half of his life. He told him all the proud and regretful things. This monument was Xiangshan's own idea and design.
The master designed it - many landmark buildings in many cities built by Superman Enterprises in Africa were designed this way. The master and the senior named Ingrid had many collaborations (and arguments) on this matter.
It is said that the north of this city was once called Selukaimidom. In this era, a few people know that it was once the hometown of the Speed King. More things have long been forgotten.
According to Xiang Shan's memory, this country was once ruled by tyrants from the old era. These strange tyrants were not outstanding in terms of ability or knowledge, and their will was not strong. The only thing that surpassed others was perhaps their ruthlessness.
However, under the intervention of big powers, these people are often able to maintain a long and cruel rule.
After the tyrant was killed, Selukaimidom also fell into an extremely chaotic civil war, until the country completely lost any fighting power - in the later stages of the civil war, even children in this country were trained
Became a drug-controlled killing machine.
And in this chaotic place, there are still people trying to grab a little dignity.
In the era of tyrant rule, the tyrant himself designed the so-called "traditional clothes" and regarded people wearing imported clothes as heretics and criminals. Therefore, among the people, wearing suits has also become a form of "resistance"
After the tyrant was killed, a group of gentlemen emerged in the slums, walking through the streets and alleys in bright outfits. They even organized regular gatherings to compete for beauty and comment on each other's matching skills. The organization of these gentlemen was called
As "Sapp Association".
This is one of the few stories in this country that makes Xiang Shan feel inspired. He erected this monument in this border city (because the border means that management is difficult), and told everyone working in this city what happened in Sherukemi
This little thing that happened to Dom.
In Xiangshan's eyes, the hierarchy of needs theory is something that can easily be abused. Mechanically dividing human needs into levels is extremely reactionary in Xiangshan's eyes. This implies that people "must satisfy the needs of the previous level before they can pursue the next level."
need".
But human beings' needs for dignity and ideals often exceed their needs for food and water. This may not be the majority, but it is by no means an exception.
Today, this story is even more meaningful.
This may be a story that explains "why knights fight".
This is why Xiangshan picked out this memory point to tell Yuki.
For Yuki, of course, what impressed him most was the story behind the monument. He didn't even remember the location of the monument.
But after seeing this monument, the reality of the "story" was different. The "story" seemed to be slapped in the face.
Not only the story behind the monument, but also the story of the master and the stories of the first knights.
Yuki felt as if he had been hit in the face by wind and sand.
Plus history about the "first assassination", "the beginning of chivalry" and so on.
"Heavy, really heavy."
With this thought in mind, Yuki continued to move forward and found a gentle slope to climb into the smaller side of Monument Square.
After receiving the invitation from Aiyou A and knowing that they were coming to Sap City, the small group of knights led by Euphorbia planned to visit this market. The knights would occasionally seize some supplies that they could not use - usually
Restricted by prosthetic body specifications, martial arts or tactical styles, this is an agreed-upon trading place. Zhao Zhengzhen followed those knights and worked hard to learn all the knowledge needed to be a knight. Introduce Zhewei and Xiao
R successfully mingled with the people who discovered the Martial God Society, and is currently experiencing a local cultural activity - that is, inserting a stable burning plant product into the sand.
Ai You stood not far away, covering his forehead in pain.
"Just studying the God of War..." Aiyou A said to himself, "Have you not seen the video of Paradox City that the Twelfth God of War released a few months ago? Cultural activities can also be divided into good and bad..."
Youji also felt quite helpless. He walked over and planned to meet Aiyou.
But suddenly Yuki froze.
Not far away, there was a warrior holding a gun, looking helplessly at several companions participating in cultural activities.
He showed "more caution than necessary". This "vigilance" was revealed through various details of his posture.
This guy... is very strong...
It may be a bit strange to say this. Yuki knows his own level very well. Someone as strong as Mukayama or Matsushima can completely control the details of the movements, and even lay "traps" in this body language to deceive Yuki's level.
Yuki can tell at a glance that a "very strong" warrior is actually a "just right" level of strength.
——And...this feeling...is very similar to that of the Six Dragons Sect's banner leader...