Chapter 414 City of Technology
Yunyao has been working hard for five hundred years, and Caiyi has long developed from an isolated village on the north bank to a magnificent city spanning both sides of the Zhuhe River.
Looking around, there were towers, towers, rows, and corridors hanging high. Lu Ban looked at the endless city in a daze, feeling dizzy and incredible.
"This is Zhucheng." Guiwen was not surprised by Lu Ban's shock. Even the monks would not believe that this was a city built by mortals.
Of course, it is not a city that can be built by mortals. This is also a city of monks. Cultivators provide the city's mana energy to operate water and electricity, purify filth, and develop technology. Otherwise, more than one million people would eat, drink, defecate and sedate and turn Zhuhe into filth, but because of the purification of mana, Zhuhe has been flowing through Zhucheng so clearly.
Zhucheng has no city walls, and they are all based on each yard as the basic unit. The layout is built by Yunyao in imitation of Tangcheng. It looks very uniform and can satisfy obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Each yard is a small community, with all kinds of internal organs, including clinics, restaurants, schools, temples, grocery stores, and yamen. In Zhucheng, everyone's face is very peaceful because they are developing technology under the leadership of immortals and do not have to worry about natural disasters and wars at all. Just live a good life, and the rest are naturally taken care of by gods.
Lu Ban only felt that everyone around him was so strange. He soon discovered that everyone was wearing silk. The only difference between different clothes was that some clothes were complicated embroidery, while some clothes were very simple. This was a scene that could not be seen in the state of Chu. Even in the most prosperous city of Chu, most people only wore zipper clothes, and only a few people wore silk. Lu Ban also had several sets of silk clothes, but he was reluctant to wear them on weekdays. He only wore festivals or important events, but everyone in Zhucheng wore silk.
"This is really not the Heavenly Court?" Lu Ban couldn't help but ask, thinking that this situation must be the Heavenly Court, and it could not be in the mortal world.
"It's still 108,000 miles away from the Heavenly Court, and Zhucheng still belongs to the mortal world. However, Zhucheng is the fief of the God of Flowers and the technical capital of the Three Realms. Even the Heavenly Court has to come here to purchase goods." The ghost question said, "I'll take you around first and buy something by the way, and you have to dress up well."
"Warmly celebrate the promotion of textile expert Yunxia Fairy to become the seventh eighth-level textile master. Jiujiang Textile Association calls on everyone to learn from Yunxia Fairy." A group of fairies on the street pulled up banners to promote the seventh eighth-level textile master in Zhucheng's history. These fairies obviously all learn textile embroidery.
"Today's big news, the Star Talisman drawing machine overcomes the last difficulty, and the three thousand-year-old life talisman paper is about to enter the altar." The newspaper seller on the side kept silent.
After hearing this, Guiwen couldn't help but stop and spent a piece of paper to buy a newspaper. He read it with a heavy face. Obviously, this news was not good news for him.
Lu Ban didn't know what was wrong with the ghost asking, and he didn't ask. Now his neck seemed to have failed, and he kept turning around and looking at the strange new things.
The street under my feet was as flat as a lake. I had no idea what magic weapon it was. The cars driving on the road didn't need to be pulled by horses. Four wheels rolled forward, and I didn't know how to control the direction. There were also transparent crystals on the car, and these priceless treasures could be seen everywhere. Lu Ban carefully touched the windows of the shops on the street. His cool and smooth touch made him tremble all over.
Lu Ban's strange behavior also attracted a lot of people to look at it, but Lu Ban couldn't care about these things at all. He just felt that he had come to a dream. No, he could not dream of such a beautiful place even in his dream.
"Let's go." After reading the newspaper, Guiwen's expression had returned to normal. He continued to take Lu Ban everywhere to take a look.
Luban has many questions, why don’t cars use horses, why every household has transparent crystals, what is a star talisman drawing machine?
"You will know these things in the future." As he spoke, Guiwen took Lu Ban into a large grocery store.
Lu Ban didn't recognize the words on the signboard and didn't know what it was. When he entered the spacious glass door, he saw a bottomless space. He was shocked. Did he enter the bottomless pit?
It’s just that the store space is too large and there are too many products inside, so it’s not that surprising.
First, I came to a counter to select jade tokens.
"What is this?" Lu Ban asked without understanding, although he didn't expect an answer.
"This is a knowledge jade plaque. People like you who come to Zhucheng for the first time can immediately learn the words and regulations of Zhucheng as long as they use the knowledge jade plaque." Guiwen stared at the selection of different styles of jade plaques at the counter, and finally designated a jade plaque and said, "Give me this jade plaque infused by the Western Liang Women's Kingdom."
"Okay." The female teller of light makeup took out a jade token very politely. In Luban's opinion, she was also a fairy in the palace skirt.
Ghost question took out thirty pieces of paper money.
This time, Lu Ban saw clearly that the paper money was painted with very complex patterns, but it seemed that it was a moon, a rabbit, and a sweet osmanthus. Lu Ban read it correctly because this paper money was the first Zhucheng paper money designed by Yun Yao to find his sister Chang'e.
"You will be given the jade plaque. As long as you drop blood, you will be able to learn the knowledge. Learn it quickly, and you will understand the words after learning it." said the ghost question.
Lu Ban immediately bit his left thumb and squeezed out a drop of blood. When the blood beads fell on the white jade tablet, a stream of knowledge rushed into his mind. He learned a lot of brand new things. He did not move, his head was slightly swollen and painful, as if it was seasick, but it recovered quickly. Lu Ban couldn't help but say, "I learned it."
"These are just the most basic jade tokens, which are very safe. If you encounter other jade tokens in the future, don't learn them casually, as they may become fools." A ghost question reminded the other party.
"I understand, but is there any difference between these jade tokens?" Lu Ban turned around and looked at the jade tokens at the counter. It seemed that except for the different carving patterns, the size and texture were about the same.
"The origin is different. You just used the jade tokens infused by the Western Liang Women's Kingdom. Others were also infused by the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Yaksha Kingdom. Although the content is the same, the feeling when studying is different. It is like drinking tea. You will never know whether the next sip is sweet or bitter. The jade tokens in the Western Liang Women's Kingdom are generally mild, so I chose this one."
"What is tea drinking?" Lu Ban said he had never heard of it.
"I can't explain many things clearly now. You can slowly understand them. I'll help you change your clothes." Guiwen took Lu Ban to the ready-to-wear area, where there were dense silk clothes of different colors.
Zhu Cheng has trade with various cultivators. In addition to selling goods to monks, Zhu Cheng will also outsource some work to the cultivator sect, such as infusing jade tags. These work requires monks of certain cultivation to complete. The cultivator can earn foreign exchange after taking on the job, and with foreign exchange, you can come to Zhu Cheng to purchase it. This will form a balance of trade, so that Zhu Cheng will not blindly make money from the cultivator sect and cause dissatisfaction.
At the same time, there are many monk positions in Zhucheng. Some monks who have come out to work can come to Zhucheng to apply for a job. Zhucheng's slogan is "It's better to sweat than to shed blood". When you go out to work, you have to endure hardships and go through the hardships of the world. When you come to Zhucheng, your office politics meets all the needs of monks.
A monk who has just come out of the mountain will definitely be tortured to death by the office politics of his job, but as long as he persists, he can strengthen his will and improve his cultivation.
There are also some positions that require labor. The monks basically work for ten days and ten nights, sleeplessly, tired until they are unstable, and hollow out their magic power. This is more cruel than life-and-death battle and more tempering their cultivation. Of course, the more diligent you work, the more elixirs you get, and Yun Yao will not treat them unfairly.
Chapter completed!