abnabooks Chapter 2240 Strange Land
Chapter 2240 Strange Land
Chapter 2240 Strange Land
"The city wall too?" The closer the giant Maoling got, the more magnificent the city wall seemed to Sun Hongye.
“Hmm, they’re all made from the original mold. What we see now is just a scaled-up version. And as long as there’s enough spiritual energy, it can even adjust the structure. Doing it this way is the most labor-saving, time-saving, and money-saving way,” Pu Hua laughed. “Building city walls used to be hard work. I heard that it took eleven years to barely finish building Bega’s high walls. The cost was about sixty times that of ours, and it almost became an abandoned project.”
"Sixty times!" The total cost was beyond Sun Hongye's comprehension.
“Yes, our Jucheng city wall was built in sections, and it took a year and seven months to grow and fully connect. The amount of labor used was less than one-tenth of that used in Beijia.” Pu Hua counted on his fingers for Sun Hongye. “Think about it, Jucheng used less manpower to build the wall, and it saved ten years of labor and material costs compared to Beijia.”
Building a wall in the traditional way is a lengthy and costly process with too many intermediate steps, resulting in low efficiency, high unnecessary costs, and many other troublesome issues.
"In fact, the walls of Bega were built not many years earlier than ours."
As they chatted, the giant Maoling strode forward, quickly passing through several checkpoints and arriving at the city gate.
Upon arriving here, even the giant of Maoling had to retract his supernatural powers.
Except for those born with wings, all beings within the city must use ground transportation and are not allowed to use supernatural abilities to travel quickly. Although this is less efficient, it helps maintain order within the city.
With such a large city and such a large population, "order" is the biggest challenge in management.
Those who have a genuine emergency and need to travel by air must have an official pass.
After the Maoling Giant shrunk, it looked almost like an ordinary human, except that it had two heads, which was a bit scary.
The group took a roundabout route and entered through the north gate, which was closer to the palace.
During the detour, it got dark and the wind picked up, making Sun Hongye's beard dance wildly.
Looking closer at the city wall, its imposing size and grandeur became increasingly apparent. The top of the wall was wide enough to allow three horse-drawn carriages to ride side by side. Sun Hongye found it unbelievable that such a magnificent structure could be completed in just over a year.
Compared to the series of sights and sounds he experienced after arriving at Julu Port, his time in Fu Kingdom was completely unchanging, as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.
As we passed through the city gate, a huge dragon head appeared on the city wall!
A red dragon head, red dragon horns, and dragon eyes emitting white light.
Sun Hongye was startled: "Dragon... Dragon God?"
Who doesn't know that the Nine Nether Emperor of the Gold Plains is the legendary reincarnation of the Dragon God?
“No, this is a red dragon, the gate beast of the north city wall,” Pu Hua explained. “Each section of the city wall has its own guardian beast, which is responsible for defense.”
"So this is the city gate beast!" Seeing is believing. Sun Hongye already knew that some large cities would install city gate beasts to enhance their defenses. Although these city gate beasts are very useful, they consume a lot of energy. The fact that Ju City dares to keep them open at all times shows that it is not short of money.
“They are also barrier beasts.” Aunt Zhu noticed his surprise. “Ju City is off-limits to all. If any unwelcome evil spirits or malevolent creatures approach, they will be kept out. If anyone tries to bring them into the city, they will be intercepted and questioned.”
"You mean?"
"Nightmare or ghost."
"If we live in the city, we won't have to worry about ghosts causing trouble?"
"You could say that." This is one of the hidden benefits of living in a big city.
The red dragon's large eyes were fixed on the giant of Maoling and Granny Zhu, clearly sensing their power. However, they possessed the pass token and could ignore the red dragon's gaze.
With a few loud cracking sounds, followed by thunder, a strong wind and torrential rain struck!
"Hurry, let's get into town." Large raindrops pelted my face, stinging.
However, as soon as she stepped through the city gate, Sun Hongye immediately noticed that the wind had subsided.
Outside the city, the wind is at least level eight, while inside the city, it is only level three or four at most.
With just one wall separating them, the wind force was reduced by half.
"Huh? There's a wind-suppressing barrier inside the city?"
“Yes, there is.” Pu Hua casually pointed to the city wall. “Look, that’s the Wind-Suppressing Beast, also known as the Wind Lion Lord.”
Several huge stone sculptures stand on the wall, resembling giant lions, but in a human-like posture, standing on two hind legs, with an overall endearing and clumsy appearance.
“That was a relic of the immortal sect that Jiuyou collected from Fengmo Mountain. After polishing and re-engraving, it was used as the base of the new windproof barrier.” The person surnamed Sun was an old friend of Jiuyou, otherwise Aunt Zhu would not have bothered to say this. “This plain is good everywhere, but there are always strong winds, which can sometimes blow up carriages and horses.”
"Since the plains and mountains are the source of the great wind, why not let it calm the wind?" Isn't that exactly what we're good at?
“It is possible, but it’s not appropriate,” said Aunt Zhu. “The plants and trees on this plain are used to the constant coming and going of strong winds. Many seeds and pollen need the power of the wind to spread to distant places; there are even two kinds of herbs that can only be blown out of their roots and propagate when strong winds rage. The winds also bring nutrients from afar here. If we suppress the winds on the plain, we will suppress the vitality of the plain. Therefore, Jiuyou does not allow it and would rather use Xuanjing to create a windproof barrier.”
Sun Hongye scratched the back of her head: "Ju Cheng even has to consider things like this?"
"When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven. If one has surplus energy, one should not compete with the creatures of the plains for profit."
Upon entering the city, Sun Hongye saw that the main roads were straight and wide enough for eight carriages to pass side by side, and deer-drawn carts and horse-drawn carriages were everywhere. Many monsters walked the streets, living peacefully with humans.
Despite the bustling crowds and traffic, the streets were surprisingly clean. Pu Hua told Sun Hongye that cleaning arrays were set up in sections along the main road, which would automatically move garbage and filth to street corners at regular intervals, where dung beetles and other cleaners would then handle the waste.
A windproof barrier doesn't keep out the rain; getting drenched in heavy rain is uncomfortable.
Sun Hongye sighed, "Jucheng is so big, even if you take a deer cart, how long would it take to walk from the east to the west of the city?"
“It’s been several hours, and that’s assuming the roads aren’t congested. But if you want to travel between different districts, we have a more convenient way.” Aunt Zhu turned around. “Follow me.”
This giant, hairy spider attracts a lot of attention when it walks down the street, but few people are afraid of it.
The residents of Jucheng have seen a lot in recent years.
Aunt Zhu and her companions walked into a bright orange house by the roadside.
The house's striking color suggests it serves a specific functional purpose.
Sun Hongye was mentally prepared, but she was still shocked when she went inside. The room looked normal from the outside, but once she stepped inside, she realized it was a huge greenhouse!
Two large, fleshy red flowers lay on the ground, just two, almost filling the entire room.
There was no one inside, but there were several holes in the ground.
Each of these large flowers is over 15 feet in diameter, with five thick, fleshy petals covered in white spots, and a huge, concave circular hole in the center.
(End of this chapter)