the last gentleman

Chapter 24
After about half an hour of climbing, the carriage finally left the steep mountain road.

The wheels ran over an open road paved with stones, which would lead everyone to the city of Zion.

It is worth noting that

There are black lampposts at equal intervals on both sides of the road, not kerosene lamps, but [electric lamps].

"There are electric lights here? 』

Since coming to this world, Yi Chen has been curious about the era he lived in.

There is an old-fashioned telephone in the cabin among the cemeteries, and it can only be used to contact the administrator, and there are no other electrical appliances... This makes Yi Chen speculate that the world is not long after the second industrial revolution.

But as he left the cemetery,

Did not see any electrical equipment outside,
People use kerosene lamps and candles to obtain light.

Even the vehicles sent by the organization are horse-drawn carriages, not cars powered by internal combustion engines.

This made Yi Chen even more puzzled.

At present, on the road leading to Zion City, facilities related to [electricity] appeared again, which made him a little confused what was going on.

"Could it be that due to disease, some backward areas failed to keep up with development and stayed before the industrial revolution?It's not right, if you stay, the phone should not appear in the cemetery.

Could it be the phone that the manager brought over from the organization? 』

"Grey domain. 』

Little Putao suddenly inserted into Yi Chen's mind and gave a key word.

"How to say? 』

"According to the memories that have been combined in my head,

Humans here have entered the [Electric Age] for a period of time, replacing steam energy with extremely efficient and convenient electric energy...Unfortunately, under the influence of disease, electric energy was "divided and restricted" before it could fully develop.

Because the gray field is all over the world, it is spreading and breeding all the time.

Any matter placed in the gray area will be affected, even 【Electricity】 is no exception.

When the wire passes through the gray area, the current flowing in it will be affected and become a diseased medium.

Bulbs lit by electric current will affect the individual's skin through light radiation,

Affected telephones will also emit strange noises and whispers from the receiver, gradually affecting people's thinking.

There will even be some blurred and weird pictures in the TV room, which will spread disease through vision.

therefore,

The development of electric energy is completely curbed, and human technology is forced to return to the age of steam.
However, in some relatively safe large cities, such as the city of Zion that you are about to arrive in, there must be power plants inside to maintain the power supply in the city and maintain the development of related technologies.

That's probably it. 』

"Even electric current will be affected by pathology?What is the so-called "disease" and what is its origin? 』

"My memory is incomplete, so I can't answer this question... Besides, even if it is placed among you humans, no one can answer it.In the future, you should be able to gradually know through exploration and seeking knowledge. 』

Just when Yi Chen's doubts increased and he wanted to continue chatting with Xiao Putao,

the carriage stopped,

Edmund's voice came:

"Mr. William, don't take a nap~ We have arrived in Zion City.

Next is the very important assessment and awarding link, which is related to whether we can formally join the organization and the corresponding follow-up remuneration. "

"Ok."

Stepping off the carriage, I didn't see the expected city gate,
Instead, two dark and tall towers with Gothic spires stood in front of them, with vertical ribs outlined on the surface.

Between the towers there is a long, narrow and dark passage,

This is the only road leading to the city.
On both sides of the tower are continuous high black walls, dominated by spiers and vertical structures.

Statues similar to gargoyles are set at equal intervals on the top of the wall, adding another layer of eerie feeling to the already dark exterior wall structure.

It is not so much the outer wall of the city as it is a Gothic wall with a military character.

"William, come on!

We have to go through this doorway for isolation, testing, and purification before we can officially reach the interior of Zion City. "

"Ah."

A total of 19 examiners were sent here,
Everyone lined up in a relatively orderly manner to enter the narrow doorway between the towers.

The doorway adopts a cylindrical dome and an arched rib frame, and there are classically decorated wall lamps on the surfaces of the vertical columns on both sides.

didn't go very far.

A man dressed as a gentleman, holding a curved civilized stick, and a man wearing a white mask blocked the way.

A secret passage appeared on the walls on both sides of him.

A mature and thick voice came from under the mask,

"I'm very pleased that so many newcomers passed this difficult assessment.

However, before you set foot in Zion, a thorough physical disinfecting must be carried out.

Men to the right,

ladies to the left,

After arriving at the 【Sterilization Room】, please take off all your clothes in a short time.

If the elimination is completed, and it is still detected that you have residual pathogenic substances that exceed the target, or you have symptoms of infection, you will be cleaned up directly. "

Yi Chen followed at the end of the men's team and arrived at a confined space.

Edmund the blonde was the first to strip.

When Yi Chen was taking off his clothes, he accidentally discovered that his William Behrens body was pretty good.
Although slightly thinner,
But the four-pack abdominal muscles are looming, and the body fat rate is also controlled within the normal range.

About half a minute passed,

A spray-shaped pipe protruded from the front and rear sides of everyone, and even the lower end of the body and the wall above the head.

An extremely pungent pale yellow liquid is jetted out under high pressure,

It directly washed over the bodies of everyone, and some of the examiners who were seriously injured were even rolled several times.

Yi Chen stabilized his body as much as possible.

"Chlorine water? It seems to be mixed with other things..."

flushing is over,

A strange sense of peeping quickly swept over everyone's body, as if they were detecting something.

hum!I only felt a slight tremor in the air, and a certain young man sitting against the wall disappeared immediately.

"Just disappear?What means? 』

Yi Chen was quite surprised, but he maintained a state of concentration...but he didn't see anything just now.

Everyone put on their clothes one after another and returned to the previous doorway corridor.

After the disinfecting process, the number of people was reduced to [17].

Everyone continued to follow the gentleman wearing a white mask to the exit of the doorway.

when stepping out the doorway,
The radiance of the morning sun sprinkled on everyone in an instant,
At the same time, it presents a special city full of Gothic revival atmosphere and beyond the conventional construction style for everyone.

【Zion-Zion City】

Streets that intersect up and down, multi-storey, and connected by arch bridges.

All kinds of rugged, winding and undulating street paths,

As well as churches, guild buildings or aristocratic mansions erected in mid-air with columns, spiral staircases or large staircases through special construction methods.

In some aspects of architecture, it has surpassed Yi Chen's world before his death.

The gentleman leading the way put his tall hat on his chest and bowed slightly to everyone,

"Welcome to the headquarters of G&D, the refuge of the world - Zion.

I'm your temporary guide, Jeff Peterson.

Please continue to follow me to the [Skin-of-the-Gentry Mansion]. Depending on your performance in the assessment, you will get different levels of "Skin-of-the-Gentry".

Please do not leave the team to go to other places during the journey, otherwise it will be regarded as giving up the 'gift of skin' voluntarily. "

When hearing this special word,

The blond-haired Edmund and most of the assessors showed longing eyes and became excited... It seemed that the dangers along the way were all worth it.

Although Yi Chen was expressionless,
But his heart was gradually stirred up, and he really wanted to know what kind of feedback his "big gamble" could get in return.

(End of this chapter)