IMC Chapter 113

When Shu Bao and the dragon clan returned to Xia Wang City, the city had undergone another drastic transformation. Not only had the area expanded rapidly, but the surrounding cities were also changing with each passing day.

However, unlike the purely technological development seen in Fu Qing Base, the cities here featured a combination of modern, high-tech buildings and Western-style architecture. The towering skyscrapers were always accompanied by various magical plants, and the high towers were also home to magical beasts.

In the sky, in addition to the various flying machines coming and going, there were many flying magical beasts soaring around. The same could be said for the ground and the oceans.

After six months, Xia Wang City had also cracked the mechanoids’ aerial defense systems. Shu Bao and the dragons finally landed at a nearby flying machine parking area outside the city.

The ground here was flat and solid, a combination of magic and technology. In contrast to the unobstructed view of the ground, the underground parking area was extremely spacious, with more than a hundred floors below, each level storing flying machines. Almost all the flying machines in Xia Wang City were parked here, except for the private ones and those restricted to in-city flights. Shu Bao and the small dragons, curious, were amazed at what they saw. The flying machines ranged from ones with diameters of over a thousand meters to smaller ones that could only accommodate one person. There were spherical, boat-shaped, disc-shaped, triangular ones, and more.

The appearance and size of the flying machines varied greatly depending on their function.

At the very bottom, they saw rows of neatly arranged interstellar warships. While these ships were not as massive as the city-sized Noah-class starship from before, they could still easily accommodate thousands of people.

When Shu Bao emerged from the underground area, his emotions were unsettled. Strangely, though he hadn’t yet witnessed any of these mechanical weapons in action, he felt a surge of excitement, as though he had just returned victorious from a battlefield.

As Shu Bao and the small dragons approached the city entrance, they noticed that there were only a few people in the city. Only the high priest and a handful of citizens were there to greet them at the gate. The mouse felt it was odd, but soon enough, the residents of Xia Wang City warmly surrounded them, demonstrating that enthusiasm was not necessarily related to the number of people.

Unlike the last time when the crowd was just there for the spectacle, now the people were filled with excitement, their mood echoing the joy of the original inhabitants welcoming back their deity.

The enthusiastic crowd followed Shu Bao all the way to the mission hall. Only after the high priest and the deity entered the hall did they finally disperse, still happily chatting as they left.

“We’ve developed pretty well, right? I’m sure it’ll satisfy the deity.”

“The dragons came back with the deity! I knew it!”

“Of course! When the deity left with the dragons, I knew they would return eventually!”

“…”

Inside the mission hall, the high priest, who had become quite skilled at this point, started pulling food out of his magic necklace. These were the carefully selected items he had saved over the past six months, including fruits from all seasons, as well as new dishes that had appeared in the last half year—some researched in Xia Wang City and some passed down from the Chaotic World.

The small dragons, curious, flew around the mission hall for a bit before quickly being drawn to the food.

Everyone gathered around the small mountain of food and began talking about their experiences over the past six months.

Shu Bao used the live streaming system to project a virtual map of the planet. It showed the entire world, as Shu Bao was a diligent mouse. Even when he was out having fun, he never forgot about work. Not only did he leave signal sources around various locations for preliminary communication, but he also created a global map.

The live streaming system had a built-in 3D mapping feature, which Shu Bao had kept on during his travels. Now, with the world fully mapped, the global map appeared.

The large virtual globe in front of them was slowly rotating, with different colors representing various terrains. Numerous icons indicated local specialties and the distribution of tribes.

Once Shu Bao finished explaining, the high priest had a basic understanding of the world and a clearer idea of the future development direction. “Deity, is there a way for others to see this map? Xia Wang City now has many exploration teams, and this map would be very helpful for guiding their exploration.”

“Of course, Tesla will have a way! I’ll talk to him about it. By the way, where is he?” Shu Bao asked, noticing that Xia Wang City seemed unusually quiet and there were fewer people than usual.

“Oh, Tesla and most of the city’s residents went to the Technique Plains to watch the launch of the first artificial satellite,” the grand sorcerer calmly replied.

Shu Bao: !!!??

An artificial satellite! He had only been gone for half a year and they already had a satellite! The speed of development truly shocked Shu Bao.

The high priest, clearly not yet grasping the impact of the satellite, continued, “Tesla said that with the satellite, we could achieve global communication. But we can already communicate with magic. He also mentioned that we could start building a space station soon, maybe even a Dyson sphere… I really don’t understand.”

Shu Bao: “…”

Although the semi-mechanoids had been educating the residents of Xia Wang City about science and technology in recent years, such knowledge was easier for children to absorb. Older adults, like the high priest, found it difficult to understand the principles. Fortunately, as long as they could operate the technology, that was enough.

Shu Bao thought there was no problem with this. After all, in his former world, even though almost everyone had a mobile phone, very few people truly understood how it worked. As long as someone used it well, they were still considered talented.

Aside from space exploration, the high priest also spoke about the other changes in the base. In addition to the high-tech buildings that could be seen everywhere, there were now smooth roads extending across the ground, invisible water routes, and aerial transportation systems.

Of course, with the rapid development of the base, the population became increasingly scarce. The lifespan of the residents in the real world was extended by the rapidly advancing medical system and the number of newborns was increasing at a fast pace, but the population still couldn’t meet the demand.

After much consideration, Xia Wang City turned its gaze to the Chaotic World and officially began recruiting residents from there.

Thus, in the following nights, in addition to defending against the Chaotic World’s beast invasions, there were also interviews and screenings for residents from the Chaotic World. The most important factor in recruitment was not ability, but character. Of course, those with both virtue and talent were more welcome, and this also added many new talents to Xia Wang City.

Xia Wang City continued to develop at an astonishing rate, constantly drawing from the best aspects of science, magic, and the Chaotic World’s unique characteristics. With such diverse support, no one knew what kind of fruits the future would bear.

After the high priest finished speaking, he invited Shu Bao and the dragons to take a trip on a flying vehicle to experience firsthand the changes in Xia Wang City and the surrounding cities over the past six months.

That evening, Tesla and many onlookers returned to Xia Wang City from the satellite launch base. As soon as they arrived, they heard that the Deity and the dragon clan had returned, and everyone felt that it was a great day. As a result, the evening in Xia Wang City was particularly lively.

Magicians were setting off fireworks, noisy night markets, and many people participating in fighting matches at the arena. Some held bottles of alcohol, talking to others about their past, while others chatted on the streets, fantasizing about the future. The lively atmosphere lasted until late at night, and when the Chaotic World descended again, the excitement gradually faded away.

After that, Shu Bao stayed at the base for quite a long time. However, after receiving a luxurious personal flying vehicle from Tesla, Shu Bao started flying all over the world. The vehicle was faster than the dragons, and at full speed, it could circumnavigate the globe in just half an hour.

Moreover, with the flying vehicle, Shu Bao once again flew out of the planet and into space. As Tesla had promised, he began planning the construction of a space station.

The development speed of Xia Wang City was truly astounding, not only because it had abundant resource reserves but also due to many other factors, such as the various materials from the Chaotic World provided by Lan Qing, the participation of magicians in the transformation process, and the many secrets of the Mechanoids deciphered by the semi-mechanoids.

The combination of these factors led to the rapid development of Xia Wang City. Without such a combination of resources and technology, it would have been impossible to achieve so much transformation in such a short time.

The integration of science and magic allowed Shu Bao to see a unique world. For example, the roads, which were simple on the surface, were not only made of traditional materials but also mixed with earth and metal magic from magicians. Wood magicians ensured that all plants avoided the roads, so after the roads were completed, they required no maintenance.

Tesla’s electric towers provided energy to the transportation tools in the area. As the number of these towers increased, in the future, transportation tools produced in the area would never experience power shortages.

This was just one small example of the fusion of magic and technology. In areas like warships, flying vehicles, and extraterrestrial weapons, the combination of the two produced many unexpected results.

In just three years, this planet had experienced a leap in eras, directly advancing from the Iron Age into the technological era.

Shu Bao’s Xia Wang Base naturally became the core of this planet, but the development of the Fu Qing Base had not lagged behind either. In the end, the two bases worked together to create this magical planet full of technology and magic.

For this reason, after much discussion, the planet was named Fu Xia Star, and the star system in which it resided was named the Qing Wang Star System, symbolizing that this was not just a system with technology, but also one with magical wonders.

When the people of Fu Xia Star launched out of the planet, it only took them one year to build a massive space city resembling a star ring. Of course, they didn’t forget to visit other nearby life-bearing star systems. If any of them were interested in cooperating and joining forces to combat the Lan Snake family in the future, they would be more than willing to offer technical support.

In this vast star system, Fu Xia Star became like a spark, igniting the entire star system.

In the fifth year after returning from the Mechanoids’ ruins, the first Dyson Sphere in the Qing Wang Star System was completed. From then on, Fu Xia Star’s control over energy reached the level of a star. This technological advancement was now comparable to the impending arrival of the Lan Snake fleet.

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