Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 11 The Acropolis
"Here we are." Shang Luo stopped in front of the city gate.

The shadow of the high wall covered the street, and the gate tower of the city blocked the sun.The world inside the gate is far more lively than outside, but there are several road gates blocking the gate of the city.

A plaque with the word "Acropolis" is hung on the gate tower, and a yellow sun flag with a red background is hung on the flagpole behind the gate tower.This is not a national flag, but a "duty flag", which means that the city gate is open.This is a very classical approach, but not everywhere is classical.

A layer of white cement was pasted on the outside of the city wall.The city wall bricks with a history of hundreds of years were wrapped in cement, and the city gate tower was replaced by reinforced concrete from wood, but the cornices were kept symbolically as decoration outside.

There are barricade poles blocking the way at both ends of the doorway, and the barricades have fallen.A guard wearing a hard hat stands at the door, and the character "Yong" in the center of the helmet represents his identity as a guard soldier.He is a member of Master Wang.

"Ah, it's Mr. Xiaoshang. But please show me your ID." The guard didn't take off his rifle to intercept him, because he knew him very well. He was the one who invited Shangluo in to "cast a spell" yesterday.He is just a routine, to check whether the visitor has the qualifications to enter the city.

"Wait a moment." Shang Luo took out a red certificate from his pocket, and each page of the certificate was bound with rice paper.The front shell is printed with four big characters of "Nanjing Household Department", using gold-stamped nine-fold seal script.

Shangluo didn't intend to take out the token that Lu Qianhu gave him yesterday.Because Jin Yiwei's badge was too ostentatious, he could also enter with his own ID.That token is waiting to be used in the library.

The guard took the ID card, turned to the page of identity information, and compared the portrait with the appearance of Shang Luo himself.

After handing back the ID, the guard picked up the phone hanging on the wall and called inside.

The gate opened slowly, and he also hung up the phone: "Okay, no problem, let's go in. But I have to go in with you."

The two stood at the door watching, watching the gate slowly lift up.

"By the way, it's not time for your group of guards to go back yet?"

"No, our Zhendong Guard is still waiting for the Henghai Zuowei to switch defenses. It seems that something happened on the east coast. Just in case, they are temporarily installing some equipment-the rumors say so. Recently It's really not peaceful, you know? Don't tell others, someone was kidnapped yesterday!"

"Oh, I heard that, I was scared to death. How is that person?"

"Tsk, it seems that the soul is scared. But the kidnapper was swept away by Jin Yiwei Liting last night. I really don't know how to write the word "dead". This kind of thing happened when Jin Yiwei just arrived. The governor was so angry that he smashed the ashtray .”

"By the way, what is Jin Yiwei here for?" Shang Luo didn't intend to continue discussing with him about his being scared out of his soul.

"Who knows, I heard that they are here to investigate the case. In broad daylight, the world is bright and clear. Apart from a few thieves who don't have eyes, where else are there cases to investigate? I guess the governor is probably impeached, so the imperial court sent Jin Yiwei to come." Arresting people. Tsk, if we make such a fuss, our service period will be extended."

"Ah, here." Shang Luo suddenly felt a little sorry.Although he couldn't be blamed for this, it was caused by himself after all.He did feel a little sorry for delaying her staying outside for so long.

"Oh, it's nothing." The guard shook his head, "Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, and working overtime counts as a period of service. If you work overtime for a while, you can rest for a few years. That's fine, the gate is fine, let's go in."

The Acropolis of San Francisco, a square area of ​​only 4 square kilometers, concentrates 30% of the population of the entire city of San Francisco.The three parapet walls made of concrete cut off the two worlds inside and outside. The laws of the Ming Dynasty are enforced inside the parapet walls, and they are ignored outside the walls.There is no protective wall on the side facing the sea, which is the anchorage of the Yangzhou Navy.

San Francisco Guard, which is far away from the mainland, is a real guard. 80% of the permanent population in the city are military households and artisan households.The 41-storey Golden Gate Building stands at the north gate of the Acropolis, and was constructed by the Ministry of Industry Construction Bureau 4. The facade is made of red bricks, glass curtain walls and blue glazed tiles.The lower 14-story podium is the Golden Gate Hotel, and the upper 27-story tower is rented by the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion.

"By the way, what's for lunch today?" After entering the door, the whole picture of the Golden Gate Hotel appeared in front of him.As soon as he saw that building, Shangluo felt a little hungry, but thinking that every time he went to eat radishes, he didn't feel so hungry again.

"As usual, radish stew with radish and steamed buns is the same old way of meeting radish. And I don't recommend you to eat it at this time. Jin Yiwei is eating at this time."

"I'm just looking for them. There's a pocket watch over there that's been repaired here."

"Ah, that's right." The guard smiled with him, and stopped talking.

【Why didn't he speak anymore? 】

"Because he thinks that I might be a spy of Jinyiwei, looking for black information on the governor, and he doesn't want to cause trouble. Forget it, it doesn't matter, I know this place better than him."

[So, you can eat here for free? 】

"Military households and artisan households can be used. Because we came to Yangzhou on a business trip, the imperial court took care of the meals. Civilian households had to pay for food, because they came by themselves, and the imperial court did not care about the meals. The dining hall is in Jinmen On the second floor of the restaurant, you can eat with your ID. I remember when I was a child. Well, it should be regarded as a child, and I often came here to eat. When I was a child, I would call this place the carrot building."

[It's really similar.The facade is red, but the top is covered with blue glazed tiles, like a radish. 】

"What I mean is that the food here always eats radishes, because in the farm outside there are radish fields besides the wheat fields." He sniffed the smell in the air, "Yes, sure enough. I eat radishes again, I can smell it on the first floor It smells like braised radish. That's what I ate when I was a kid."

The looming radish smell is getting closer and closer, and the rice is ready.Downstairs of the Golden Gate Building, the people who went in to eat hadn't arrived yet, and the revolving door stopped there.

Considering that there was a security check at the door, Shang Luo handed over the small bag containing Apollonia to the guards for safekeeping, walked up to the two-story Xumizuo of the foundation building, and walked in through the revolving door.

Time passed by minute by minute.

[I don’t know what’s going on with them now, father, am I doing the right thing. 】

Apollonia turned her gaze to the sky—but reality quickly forced her to withdraw her attention.

A strong sense of crisis woke her up.I don't know where this sense of crisis comes from, because there doesn't seem to be any threatening targets around.Only a line of people in short shirts and leggings came out of the Golden Gate Building.These people did not carry any weapons, and seemed to have just finished eating, and even had the taste of radish in their mouths.

The one walking in front of him turned out to be Lu Huaiyang who met yesterday.He just came out from lunch.

These people came out of the door, walked down the two-story Meruzuo steps, and passed by Apollonia.

"Huh?" Suddenly, Lu Huaiyang stopped.

"Huh? Master, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing. I ate too much radish stew, and I'm a little gassy. Where's your pocket watch? Xiaoshang hasn't brought it yet?"

(End of this chapter)