The next morning, Su Xiaoyu asked her team members some simple math questions.
“What’s one plus one?”
“What’s three plus two minus five?”
“What is 111 plus 999?”
If they could not answer in three seconds or made a mistake, she would slap them. She was testing if any members of the team were suffering from hypothermia.
When it was the last young man’s turn, Su Xiaoyu suddenly asked, “What’s the square root of three to the power of nine?”
The young man was completely confused. Why is the question so difficult when it’s my turn? He was stunned for three seconds before Su Xiaoyu said, “It’s fine if you can’t answer it. Alright, everyone is fine. Let’s go!”
Wei Huo walked over. The two birds, one big and one small, had already put their chains around their necks.
They had agreed that Wei Huo would protect them along the way. However, they had to lead the way to Soaring Cloud City.
Su Xiaoyu led the way while Wei Huo followed her. The two birds pulled the coffin and moved at the same speed. The weird group set off again. Seven days later, they arrived at a huge desert.
The desert was really enormous. There was no vegetation, and there were only a few abandoned buildings in the distance.
Before long, Wei Huo saw a huge pit. It did not look like a natural pit. Instead, it looked like it had been created by a meteorite crashing into the ground.
Su Xiaoyu explained, “Many years ago, a meteorite landed here and created a huge pit. The meteorite was dragged away by the people of Soaring Cloud City.”
Wei Huo asked, “How far are we from Soaring Cloud City?”
Su Xiaoyu said, “We’ll arrive soon. It will take us at most half a day.”
The team continued moving forward. Along the way, Wei Huo saw many buildings that had been destroyed by giant beasts. He also saw many abandoned cars and a quadrangle, but no one was living there anymore.
Half a day later, Wei Huo finally saw a huge steel wall that extended on both sides. The city wall was circular in shape and surrounded the city. The wall was as tall as a 70-story building. It did not seem like much from afar, but when he approached it, he realized how shocking it was.
The city wall was made of steel. Under the sunlight, it was glowing with a metallic luster. The wall was extremely smooth, and there were no gaps at all. There was a large gate and a few small gates in the direction the team was heading in. They were heading toward a small gate.
When Wei Huo arrived in front of the gate, he realized that the gate was over 10 meters tall. It was about 30 to 40 stories tall.
Su Xiaoyu said, “This is an armored city wall. This city wall is very tough. Inside the city wall is a military camp. There are terrifying high-tech weapons installed in some places. They can cause destructive damage to creatures outside the city wall!”
The small city gate was not fully closed. There were also pedestrians entering and exiting. A pair of fully-armed soldiers were standing by the city gate. They were all armed and they were wearing helmets. They could not even see their eyes. Strangely, although they were holding Type-95 rifles, each of them was carrying a cold weapon on their back. Some carried shields, some knives, and some spears. These weapons were all made of steel.
Su Xiaoyun explained, “The technology in Soaring Cloud City is very advanced. The armor used for soldiers is called Military Armor 01. It can resist both high temperatures and low temperatures. Its defensive quality is also very strong. The helmet has an automatic aiming function.”
The brain was a human’s strongest weapon. In order to survive in this cruel world, one had to make full use of the abilities one was best at.
A group of soldiers came forward and started checking Su Xiaoyu’s caravan members. Then, they checked Wei Huo’s caravan. First, they checked Wei Huo, then the two rocs. They could not find anything, but when they tried to check the coffin, all their equipment failed.
“What’s inside?” a soldier asked.
Wei Huo replied, “An old friend of mine. I want to take her back to her hometown and return her to her roots.”
A sergeant lifted one hand and waved at the city wall. “Take this team to Entrance No. 3. Use a large scanner to scan the coffin and figure out what’s inside.”
A soldier walked up to Wei Huo and led him in. Wei Huo followed him inside. Su Xiaoyu said, “Large-scale scanners are used for large-scale biological scanning. Some merchants are very powerful. They tame elephants and yaks. They have to use large scanners.”
Wei Huo nodded and followed the soldier. The two birds followed him while dragging the coffin. Along the way, pedestrians were pointing at the coffin, but they were not too bothered by it. There were other caravans that brought more special goods and animals.
A number of military trucks drove over from afar. There were dinosaurs in the trucks, including Raptors, Triceratops, Hoplitosaurus, and Spinosaurus.
The soldiers did not check. They simply made way. The leading vehicle was a Jeep, and three young men were sitting in it. The three young men were not fully armed. They were dressed very differently. One of them had red hair. Out of the three of them, the red-haired young man was chewing gum. One of his feet was propped up on the window, while a young man in glasses was reading quietly. The other young man was closing his eyes and ignoring everything around him.
The convoy drove into a special tunnel and disappeared.
Chen Xuanyue, who was on Wei Huo’s shoulder, flew over to the coffin. She released a special electromagnetic wave and made the large scanner scan an ordinary corpse. That way, they passed successfully through the checkpoint.
The soldier leading the way scanned Wei Huo’s face with a facial-recognition scanner. He then handed Wei Huo a pass and said, “You only have the right to go to Area C7. The time limit is only seven days. It’s your first time entering, so you don’t have to pay a temporary staying fee for the first seven days. However, after seven days, you will have to pay a temporary staying fee of 55 silver coins per day. If you don’t pay, we will send someone to forcibly take you away from the Soaring Cloud City.”
Wei Huo put away the pass. It was a white card with the words ‘C7’ on it. He walked forward and soon saw a screen. Wei Huo scanned the pass by using the machine on one side and the screen suddenly opened.
When the barrier opened, Wei Huo saw what Area C7 in Soaring Cloud City was like. Area C7 was a fan-shaped slum. In front of it was a tall inner wall. On either side of it were two straight walls with armor and an arched wall behind them.
There were no taller buildings than two-story buildings in Area C7. All the houses had been built with colorful steel tiles. The road was not spacious, but in order to let huge creatures enter and leave, there was a main road in Area C7 that was big enough for an elephant to pass.
There were cars on the road, but they were all old trucks that were transporting goods.
Behind the tall wall in front of Area C7 were tall buildings. That should be Area B7. The bustling city was segregated by the tall wall. One could only see the tops of some tall buildings. The buildings were sparkling, forming a sharp contrast with the old, oily, dusty steel houses in Area C7.