northernbook Chapter 141 Cloud City
Chapter 141 Cloud City
Lin Xiyue and her two companions, along with the entire Phoenix Dream team, arrived in Yuncheng on a private plane, while Louis and the kitten Bai Tong were scheduled to arrive in a couple of days.
They needed to get to Cloud City urgently to find out where the smuggled shuttle was. The emergency private plane could only accommodate a small number of people, and they also needed to bring some large equipment, so Louis and his group had to arrive later.
Because the technology of the shuttle is beyond the current capabilities of humankind, it is virtually undetectable to humans once it enters stealth mode.
Only in the capitals and other important cities of the two major powers were detection devices donated by the alien race's official authorities. This is one of the reasons why humanity is in such a passive position—its technological backwardness.
Yuncheng is just a tourist city that isn't even that famous. After all, it's an inland city, and it's not as popular as coastal cities.
Lin Xiyue and her group boarded their private plane and arrived at Yuncheng Airport in less than two hours.
"Hmm, the weather in Yuncheng is still so hot."
As soon as Lin Xiyue stepped out of the airport, she subconsciously sighed.
"Oh? Miss Lin has been to Yuncheng before?"
Ye Qingwan, who had been walking on the other side of Lin Xiyue, suddenly asked.
"Huh? Oh, I saw it on the news. Hmm... I did consider this area when I was thinking about buying a house, so I looked up some basic information about the place. (?w?；)"
Lin Xiyue was sweating profusely, but she managed to smooth things over.
Anyway, as long as I deny it to the death, who can possibly guess that I've traveled through time? LOL ヾ(o′?｀o)?
"Oh, is that so? How about we show you some houses nearby after we're done?
Ye Qingwan didn't know whether she believed it or not, but she still went along with Lin Xiyue's words.
As they spoke, they arrived at the city's Psionic Center, also located in the city center, in their private flying vehicle.
Each city's psionic center has a unique style, and like the city itself, it feels integrated into the urban fabric.
This psionic center, located in Cloud City, is an extremely majestic and towering spire-topped building, resembling a mysterious fortress rising from the depths of the earth.
Its distinctive black and white walls are like an ancient scroll that has been weathered by time, with every texture seemingly telling the story of Yuncheng's long history and culture.
The blue-green brick and tile roofs resembled clouds floating in the sky, blending with the hazy mist that often rose around them.
In this misty environment, the entire building seems to blend into the sea of clouds, giving people a wonderful feeling of being above a vast and boundless sea of clouds, forgetting the troubles of the world.
The stark contrast between black and white, set against the backdrop of mist, was particularly striking, as if it were the most unique color combination in the world, giving this psionic center an otherworldly quality.
The blue bricks and tiles are like a link between heaven and earth, closely connecting people with the mysterious sea of clouds, allowing everyone who gets close to it to feel the mysterious power from the clouds and endless imagination.
"The Psionic Center in Cloud City is so beautiful! ヾ(?°?°?)??"
Lin Xiyue looked at the building in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.
Ten years later, Lin Xiyue would either come at night or when she was nervous.
This was the first time she had observed the building so carefully.
The building is clearly very old-fashioned, and it feels more like a historical relic than a government office, or perhaps an important public security department.
"Yes, the psionic center in Yuncheng is one of the most beautiful in the country. This building was already standing here when the site was chosen. However, at that time it was one of the vacation villas of a conglomerate. They donated this castle to the country in exchange for some protection from the country."
Ye Qingwan could tell that Lin Xiyue was very interested in the building, so she began to introduce it to her.
"Speaking of which, why are all the psionic centers located in the city center? Hmm, even the Federation's are in the city center. Isn't that dangerous?"
As Lin Xiyue and the others walked, they listened to Ye Qingwan's introduction. However, only Lin Xiyue was interested.
Meros and Lanster were not interested at all. Meros's attention was entirely on Lin Xiyue, and his hand was always around her waist.
Lanster, on the other hand, was even more unrestrained. Once inside the psionic center, he ran around everywhere, looking at and touching everything. He seemed extremely curious about everything.
Of course, while he was running around, a member of the Phoenix Dream team followed him to prevent him from actually touching anything he shouldn't.
“Psionic centers must always be located in the city center because they house a protective barrier for the entire town. Moving this barrier incurs a huge cost, so placing it in a psionic center is the safest option. Therefore, all psionic centers in every town must be located in the city center.”
Ye Qingwan had no doubt as to why Lin Xiyue didn't understand these basic facts. In their eyes, no matter how human-like Lin Xiyue and Molos might seem, they were still aliens, so it was normal for them not to understand common sense.
Leaving aside other races, even among humans, people from different countries may not know some common knowledge about other countries.
"I see. So what are we doing here now? Weren't we supposed to be looking for that shuttle bus used for smuggling people across the border?"
Lin Xiyue noticed that fewer and fewer people had come with them along the way, but they still didn't know what they were going to do, so she couldn't help but ask a question.
The original six or seven members of the Phoenix Dream Squad first had one follow Lanster around aimlessly, and then the others checked the messages on their terminals one after another and left to do other things, looking very busy.
In the end, only Lin Xiyue, Molos, and Ye Qingwan remained.
“We’re going to the largest conference center, where there’s a real-time holographic projection of the entire Cloud City, which will make it easier for us to find the problem. Others will come after they finish their work. Let’s go check out the conference center first.”
"Well, we're here."
As Ye Qingwan spoke, she pushed open the door that was now in front of them.
The door opened, and what came into view was not the round table typical of a conference room.
Instead, it was a huge, futuristic-looking hemispherical dome that covered the center of the room. The room had no windows, and around it were some comfortable-looking sofas.
Inside that dome were various buildings created from holographic images; if you looked closely, you could even see things like underground sewer pipes.
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