Ten thousand I am across the heavens

Lan Nuo looked at the yellow light in the sky and fell into deep thought. This was not like an ordinary sky. If the sky color was different due to the different atmospheric content of other planets, it would be possible for the sky to appear as dusk, but it would not look so close like this.

The yellow sky in front of us is probably only a dozen kilometers away from the ground. Of course, the results of visual observation may not be accurate, but it can already explain many problems.

"That layer in the sky is probably not the atmosphere, but something like a barrier. What world am I in?" Lan Nuo sniffed and frowned. The air quality here is really bad. It's hot and humid, and there are probably a lot of toxic gases in the air, most of which are caused by incomplete combustion of fuel, and some strong odors are produced during the incineration of garbage.

The extremely high humidity and temperature make this place quite unsuitable for human survival, but judging from the operation of the machines around, the population in this area is probably not small. Otherwise, these steam machines would be difficult to maintain.

Lan Nuo saw that there was a steam pipe leaking not far in front of him. There were many traces of temporary welding on the steam pipes next to it, which showed that this stuffy area at the bottom of the steel jungle had always been maintained by someone.

The clothes Lan Nuo is wearing are quite thick. They are prepared in consideration of the possibility of encountering severe cold. It is quite stuffy to wear them in such a place.

The underground passages were intricate and complicated. Lan Nuo walked along the rugged path paved with scrap steel plates, trying to explore the surrounding area.

The results were not very optimistic.

He saw the residents here. The people living here seemed to be quite short in stature because they had never seen the sun for years and had always lived in a stuffy environment. In order to get through the underground tunnels, quite a number of them had hunchbacks.

When they saw Lan Nuo appear, many of them chose to run away immediately, while those who did not run away stayed where they were, not daring to move.

Although these people looked like goblins because of their long-term living here, asynchronous closure and poor living environment, Lan Nuo found that they were actually pure humans after a closer look. It was just because of the living environment and malnutrition that they developed into the current appearance.

After trying hard to communicate with this group of trembling people for a while, Lan Nuo finally mastered their language. The language they used was somewhat similar to the language of the Nordic region in the ancient times of the earth. This made it much easier to learn their language. Even though these terrified people rarely spoke, Lan Nuo relied on rehearsal to quickly solve the communication problem.

The man he had been talking to was considered to be the most courageous person in the area. During the conversation, I learned that his name was Moore and he was a mechanic. According to Moore, his family had lived in the steam layer for generations, which was almost the lowest level of the entire city. Since his grandfather's generation, they had been responsible for the maintenance of these steam boilers.

He is the best skilled mechanic in the neighborhood. In the neighborhood he maintains, steam boiler explosion accidents are 50% less frequent than in other neighborhoods.

In addition, Lan Nuo also got some useful information during the conversation. They live in a super shield called the Twilight Barrier. Outside the shield is a cursed land. Going there is full of danger. In the early years, there were people who called themselves Light Seekers. They went outside the shield to explore, looking for other countries and land that could be lived. But gradually, as no one found a truly habitable place, the once respected Light Seekers gradually disappeared.

The entire city is ruled by the Steam Council, whose purpose is to maintain the city's operation and to use all means to keep the city going as long as possible under limited resources. Moore and other mechanics, under the rule of the Steam Council, have lived around steam boilers for generations, almost becoming a different species from the upper class, using all their life's knowledge to maintain these old steam boilers.

Lan Nuo then claimed that he also had the heritage of a mechanic, and this time he came to the steam area to see if there was anything that could be improved.

Moore didn't believe it at first. Although Lanno was dressed strangely, he was tall and muscular. He didn't look like a mechanic who lived in the hot and humid underground all year round. Instead, he looked like a governor of the Steam Parliament.

But Lanno quickly proved his technical level in steam machinery, took the welding gun from the other party, and welded the pipe that was leaking steam not far away with perfect fish scale welding. Only then did he gain Moore's trust.

Moore seemed to have a liking for the mechanic who also had superb skills. Lanno used his skills to quickly make him let down his guard and took him to visit their neighborhood.

"This is the neighborhood boiler system after I renovated it. It is the most advanced boiler system in the area. I designed a huge water tower to replace the original high-pressure steam pipeline and isolate the steam boiler from the power facilities used by each household. This way, when using power, we don't have to worry about being accidentally burned by the high-temperature steam."

Lan Nuo came to the huge water tower and quickly understood the design. It must be said that Moore was indeed a very thoughtful mechanic.

In the underground steam area, the traditional steam structure is to transport high-pressure steam through steam pipes. After being transported to each household, each household can open the steam valve to use the power of the steam flow to drive the equipment in the home and the equipment in the factory.

But this method is actually quite inefficient. Heat will be lost during the transmission process in the pipes, which will not only make the environment hotter, but also make the farther away from the boiler, the less energy is obtained and the lower the efficiency.

The solution was to build a tall water tower. The steam boiler was only responsible for pumping water into the water tower, and the huge water pressure from the water tower was used to drive the machines that originally needed steam to drive. In this way, although there would be some loss due to the friction of the water flow during the transmission process, the pressure loss caused by the temperature loss during the transmission process was eliminated, and the efficiency was much higher.

However, Lanno estimated that this guy's plan would most likely not be promoted by Steam.

"Why? You're also a mechanic, can't you see that my system is superior?"

[To be continued]

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