Urban Sims

Tens of thousands of meters in the air.

in a thin atmosphere.

The Agni 1 plane flew south at high speed at three times the speed of sound.

After passing by countless green mountains and green waters, passing by countless kingdoms and cities, two days and two nights passed.

In the early morning of the third day, Agni-1's speed dropped to subsonic speed, and its flight altitude dropped to less than 10,000 meters.

Zhou Ming and others entered the Waitrose Empire.

The Waitrose Empire is one of the most powerful empires in the human world.

The empire has a vast territory, with an area at least fifty times that of the Yadud Kingdom and twice that of the Dolan Empire... with a territory of more than 30 million square kilometers.

Due to its flat and fertile land, dense rivers and rich products, the country has a large population... about 5 billion.

In other words, the population density of the empire reached 166.6 people per square kilometer.

This is quite an astonishing number.

The average population density of Country Z in the real world, where Zhou Ming's body is located, is only one hundred, thirty or forty people.

I am afraid some people will express disbelief. In a world with such low productivity and average technological development, how could the population density of a feudal empire exceed that of Country Z in the real world?

But according to Zhou Ming's naked eye observation, the density of villages and towns below, as well as the amount of farmland and systematic calculations, the Waitrose Empire is indeed a human country with an extremely high population density.

The systematic explanation is: "Most of the territory of the Waitrose Empire is fertile plains, which can be developed into large areas of farmland. Coupled with good weather and complete hydraulic irrigation facilities, the output of the land will not be a big problem in feeding such a large population. .”

"In addition, high population density brings about the possibility of plague outbreaks. Because of the presence of the Holy See, it is almost impossible to have a large-scale population reduction."

"Even [healing potions] prepared by pharmacists can kill 99% of harmful germs."

"What's more, the technological level of the Waitrose Empire is not that backward."

Zhou Ming nodded.

The system is right. The technological development level of this empire is indeed not that backward. It can be said to be equivalent to the earth after the first industrial revolution.

Because Zhou Ming saw the densely packed railway lines.

I saw a steam engine factory with billowing black smoke.

Even around some large cities, we can see the presence of a large number of telephone poles and transmission towers... Orange street lights can be seen at night.

Zhou Ming was really surprised now.

He secretly thought: Is this empire developing in the direction of the second industrial revolution?

This level of development is probably several decades ahead of the Yadud Kingdom, which is entering a capitalist society, right?

In addition, Zhou Ming also saw some special buildings that surpassed conventional technology...the mage tower that stood on the plain and was more than several hundred meters high.

These mage towers have complex and powerful functions. They can even adjust the climate around the mage tower by manipulating magic elements thousands of miles away.

For example, in the event of a drought, the Mage Tower can release large-scale rainfall spells to ensure a bumper harvest.

If a flood occurs, the Mage Tower can release large-scale wind magic to disperse cumulonimbus clouds in the atmosphere.

There are dozens of such advanced mage towers scattered throughout the Waitrose Empire.

In short, based on these good conditions, it is surprising that the population of the Waitrose Empire is not large.

As for why the level of technological development is so high, the system also has an explanation: "This should be caused by the technology spillover from the Magic City. The level of technological development in the Magic City is definitely much higher than here."

Zhou Ming nodded.

I'm afraid some people here may still have questions: Since the Waitrose Empire has even developed railways, steam engines, power grids and other technological products, why was the Yadud Kingdom, 300,000 miles away, so primitive and backward in the beginning? ?

How come none of these technological products have spread to the Yadud Kingdom?

This is actually not difficult to explain at all.

The highly closed feudal era severely restricted the flow of people and the exchange of technology.

For example, in Country Z in the real world, when history books introduce ancient inventions, they always say that papermaking was hundreds of years earlier than the West, the compass was hundreds of years earlier than the West, and even a simple ox yoke and a curved shaft plow. , and was invented thousands of years earlier than the West.

Another example is the decadent and backward Braid Dynasty. The Western world has entered the industrial age for hundreds of years, but here it is still closed to the outside world. The level of science and technology has not only not improved, but has regressed a lot.

Therefore, for the human world of Azeroa, as long as most kingdoms are still under the rule of the feudal system, even if they are thousands of miles apart, there will be obvious differences in the development of science and technology and culture for at least a few hundred years.

In addition, countries with advanced technology are also afraid of the situation of "teaching apprentices and starving their masters", so they will strictly restrict the spread of advanced technologies.

In short, the existence of multiple factors has caused the level of scientific and technological development in various places in this dimension to be quite uneven.

I spent most of the day wandering around the Waitrose Empire.

When the system observed an extremely huge city, Agni No. 1 headed straight for the giant city.

Niata City.

A huge city built on a raised mound.

It is the imperial capital of the Waitrose Empire.

How big is this city?

It covers an area of ​​more than 50,000 square kilometers.

The number of buildings of various types exceeds one million.

The total population is estimated to be around 50 million.

The population of this city alone is greater than the population of the entire Yadud Kingdom!

In front of a city of this size, Zhou Ming, who has seen many big scenes, may think it is nothing.

But Mr. Sales and his student Henry, who were sitting in the back, were both dumbfounded.

"It's too big... This is too big!"

"I've never seen so many houses in my life."

Mr. Sales is considered a person who has seen the world. He already feels that the Dolan Empire's imperial capital, Keira City, is very majestic and majestic, but in front of Niata City, it is completely insignificant.

Zhou Ming smiled, controlled "Fire Fire No. 1", found the branch office of the Continental Chamber of Commerce in the north of the city, operated the plane, and landed slowly.

There was also an episode in the middle. An aerial gryphon patrol stationed in the airspace of Niata City saw "Agni No. 1" and immediately surrounded it. They approached the aircraft and asked Zhou Ming about their identities.

and the purpose of his arrival.

Zhou Ming used magic amplification to express: He is a magician from the Kingdom of Yadud, and he came here to learn communication.

The other party nodded slightly. The magic in the Waitrose Empire was very developed, and many magicians came to exchange and learn every year.

But... for the sake of the security of the empire, any magician who comes to the Waitrose Empire must have a letter of recommendation from a senior member of the Magic Association before they can carry out free activities. Otherwise, they must be monitored 24 hours a day.

Zhou Ming had a letter of recommendation on him. After Agni No. 1 landed at the Continental Chamber of Commerce, Zhou Ming took out a letter of recommendation written for him by Santos, the president of the Magic Association of the Yadud Kingdom, from his space ring.

But after reading this recommendation letter, the Griffin Knight captain shook his head: "This letter is useless. It was not written by an elder of the Magic Association. The recommender of this letter is just an ordinary director. He has no Recommending your rights to a long stay in the Waitrose Empire.”

"So I regret to inform you that you can only legally stay in the Waitrose Empire for seven days under surveillance. Once the seven days are exceeded, please leave voluntarily."

What?

Zhou Ming and others were surprised.

Only allowed to stay legally for seven days?

What the hell is going on with the Waitrose empire? How do you treat foreign guests like them like this?

Teacher Sales was even more annoyed: "Do you know what you are talking about? You are expelling noble magicians! You and your empire may have offended three powerful magicians!"

The patrol leader shrugged: "Sorry, this is the law of our empire, and all mages must abide by it, without exception."

"you--"

Sales raised the staff in his hand.

"If force is used, you will be expelled immediately!" the patrol leader said in a tough tone.

The person in charge of the Continental Chamber of Commerce on the side hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over: "The Waitrose Empire does have such regulations. It started decades ago. It has indeed not been changed by anyone. Mr. Leylin and Mr. Sales, don't be angry. , please don’t be angry.”

"Then what should we do? Are we going to stay here for seven days and then leave here?" Henry asked. None of them expected this to happen.

They also plan to go to the legendary magic city through the teleportation array set up in the Waitrose Empire.

The person in charge of the Continental Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that he had a solution.

"What can we do?" Zhou Ming asked.

"Find an elder of the Magic Association in Niata City and ask him to help write a letter of recommendation. This may cost a little money, and it is best to get the letter within seven days."

The person in charge’s solution was to find a local magic association elder to issue a replacement letter of recommendation.

It's just that the amount of money required cannot be a small amount. It also depends on whether an elder of the Magic Association is willing to help with this?

In addition, people who can become the elders of the Magic Association are generally not short of money, and they may not necessarily have the time.

It is even less likely that he would be so helpful as to just write letters of recommendation to a few random strangers.

Therefore, based on the above situation, it is quite difficult for Zhou Ming and others to stay in the Waitrose Empire.

but……

Zhou Ming has a way.

A road that one is reluctant to take.

Hall Gannis Store Manager.

In the process of becoming a pharmacist, the Hall store manager who gave him a lot of help and convenience was in Nilata City.

In addition, in previous exchanges, Zhou Ming learned that Store Manager Hall's father, Terry Gannis (more than 100 years old, still alive), is not only a legendary mage, but also a senior elder of the Magic Association.

If Zhou Ming goes to the Hall store manager for help, he should be able to get a "letter of recommendation" to stay in the Waitrose Empire.

only……

Senior sister Winnie.

Senior sister Winnie, who has had many conflicts and conflicts, is now also in the Waitrose Empire and Nirata City.

Not only is Senior Sister Wei Ni here, but her father, mother, and grandfather...a whole family, all live in Nilata City.

Let's hear store manager Hall say: Winnie's parents and grandfather love her very much.

If he goes to Store Manager Hall for help, he will inevitably come into contact and interact with senior sister Winnie and her family.

Then think of the conflicts that the two had.

Zhou Ming shuddered.

"Forget it, let's not bother the Hall manager. I'll find a way to solve the recommendation letter problem myself."