Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

Far Harbor is deep and quiet under the night.

This city, which has attracted too much attention in the past few days, is enjoying a rest at night amid the leisurely sound of the ocean tide. The shops on the street are softly lit, pedestrians stop from time to time, the pubs on the corners are always bursting with laughter, and cheerful music is mixed in between, a huge square. The curtain was also erected, the shining pictures under the night sky reflected the attentive faces, and the sweet broadcast sound spread to thousands of households.

Many novel objects introduced into the city by His Royal Highness Kant are changing everyone's life.

"Hello, two ice creams, one for strawberries, vanilla, and chocolate, the other..." The speaker looked back, and under the streetlight, the shadow smiled and waved, so she smiled, "Just like me!"

"Okay, please scan the code."

The buyer pulled out the pendant from the neckline, with a hint of fragrance, the identification code of the ID card was scanned, and a mechanical voice without any emotion sounded: "The comparison is successful."

Paying, getting the goods, the cold lights of the mobile ice cream stand shone on her concentrated face, and even the female worker in charge of the stall couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Beautiful girls are always rare, especially the one in front of them, whose temperament is even more different.

In Goethe's rare blue curly hair tied to one side and hanging down on her chest, her burgundy eyes are as beautiful as jewels, she stands straight, shoulders, chest, waist, hips, and legs are gathered in the trench coat and boots , The lines are outlined and exquisite, such a posture should be a soldier, but the beautiful face that should be cold and arrogant, awe-inspiring and unattainable, now reveals a soft style and a deeply hidden poignant beauty.

After sneaking a few glances, the female master faced the wine-red eyes, and when she saw this beautiful girl smile slightly, she felt a sudden burst of heart, and she strengthened her hand, and the scoop of ice cream dug a little more.

"thanks."

The beautiful girl took the ice cream cone wrapped in paper, nodded her thanks to the master, then turned around, trotting a few steps, her boots on the ground, her windbreaker fluttering, and ran to the waiters under the street lights.

The female master narrowed her eyes and looked at the man who was waiting in the distance. The man was wearing a hood, and his face was hidden by the light of the street lamp. His head was hidden and his tail was exposed. She looks like this, I'm afraid it's not a couple, just asking the woman to treat her...

She hummed in a low voice, "Little white face."

Watching the two go away, the female master shook her head, stared at the ice cream freezer in front of her for a while, and then looked at the figures of the two moving away, her eyes flickered, and she suddenly snorted.

She opened her sleeves, looked at her watch, and typed it on the code scanner skillfully. Then she scanned her ID card, and the mechanical voice sounded again: "The comparison is successful."

"Forget it." The female master murmured, "I'll bring a copy for your old white face tonight."

She thought like this and glanced at the time again. There were still one hour and ten minutes before she got off work. She had to take the ice cream truck back to the station before she got off work. Things melt easily, so run fast when you get home...

The reason why I scan the code now is that I am afraid that I will regret it after hesitating for more than an hour.

"Did you hear what the female master said?" Walking side by side in the dark of the Far Harbor, a beautiful voice smiled, "She thought you were a little white face who eats soft rice... You are not allowed to take revenge on her."

Kant took a sip of the ice cream and touched his face: "Why should she take revenge if she is so discerning."

Nicias laughed.

The Dragon of Aurora is much more interesting than she imagined.

The cool night wind blew from the sea, fluttering blue hair, swaying slightly on the beautiful side face, Nishiyasi smiled, eating refreshing sweet ice cream, while looking at the surrounding street scene along the way , Far Harbor is the same every day, and the city today is different from the last time I came.

"what is that?"

"Bus station," Kant explained, "a large vehicle that operates on a fixed route according to a timetable, connecting the Far Harbor and the new city, for citizens to commute to work and to rest and play."

Nishias immediately stunned: "Ah, the track carriage, last year the Tulashaye Police Headquarters approved the establishment of a company, allowing them to embed the tracks on the Tulashaye Vault Avenue, using a double horse-drawn carriage, more than ordinary public vehicles. The carriage is more stable and comfortable, and the price is cheaper, which caused a sensation..."

When she said this, her tone gradually lowered.

The craze for this railcar started in Tulaxia and is spreading to the world. It is foreseeable that, just as the council has led the world trend more than once, this railcar will soon become popular all over the world, she even heard It is rumored that the alchemy chariot driven by Kant when he assisted Danfeng in the Battle of Lucerne gave some alchemy workshops great inspiration, and many wise people are considering further possibilities...

But the road in the far port has no tracks.

She did not think that Kant built the so-called "bus station" to operate ordinary stagecoaches.

She had never seen Kant use animal power.

"Is it the kind of car I've been in?"

"It's much bigger. The one you've been in is called an off-road vehicle. As the name suggests, it is used for field maneuvering, mainly for military use, and the first priority is reliability, while the bus is not the same."

Sure enough.

Nicias imagined the "bus" described by Kant in her mind, which can carry at least thirty or fifty people, and squeeze more. It must be a giant beast, and like all of Kant's alchemy vehicles, Without animal power, it is endless and tireless with a mysterious power source.

The magic core is miniaturized.

She fell into contemplation and remained silent, and Kant was also silent.

After a long while, Nicias said faintly: "After the rail carriage was put into production, many public carriages in Tulaxiaye, whether large or small companies or individual businesses, went bankrupt, acquired, closed down, many, many, even if If you insist on it, you have to buy a track license from the new company, and the royalties are extremely high. If you want to build the track yourself, you need not only the police department’s permission, but also pay a high patent fee…”

She looked at Kant: "If your bus operates, then the carriage shop in the far port may be finished. I don't know how many people will lose their jobs and livelihoods."

Kant smiled: "You are wrong."

Miss Prefect showed a gentle smile: "I know, you won't let them lose their livelihood..."

"...That's not what I'm talking about." Kant sighed, "The carriage shop in the Far Harbor is actually finished long ago... Because I have killed all the companies that monopolized this business.

"…"

Nicias's eyes widened, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"As for the one you said, the bus will make the chauffeurs and Xiangzi lose their livelihoods. I really thought about it. New things replace old things, and public transportation evolves and changes. The objection of stakeholders has stagnated, and this evolutionary process will liberate human and material resources, and I will not stop because the livelihood of a small number of people is damaged, what should be done is always what should be done.”

When Kant said this, he said softly: "But under heaven, there is more human kindness. If I break their jobs, I will give them another one. Of course, I won't let them fend for themselves."

"All the lathe workers in this industry have two choices. Either get a severance package and then make a living. I can help recommend job opportunities. There are many opportunities in the far port. There is always a job to do. You can make more money by driving and keeping horses.”

"Either directly sign up for the training of a new transportation company and learn to drive a new era of transportation vehicles. During the study period, you will receive the minimum living guarantee. After completing the study, you will continue to work for me, but the study is very hard and the assessment is difficult. There is no guarantee that you will be selected.”

When Nicias heard this, her eyes were bright and she smiled, "Then I will definitely choose the second one."

Kant shook his head and said, "No, choose the first one more."

Miss Admiral stunned: "Why?"

"It's not surprising that people are human." Kant was not surprised. "Not everyone is like you and me. They have their own concerns and their own lives."

"Ah...is that so..."

Nicias can also sigh like this.

She looked at the pedestrians on the road, and the few people in front of her had obviously drank a lot. Seeing Miss Admiral's tall and straight figure and cold and awe-inspiring appearance, she was all startled. No one loves a beautiful woman.

Immediately, someone borrowed Jiu Jin, staggered a few steps, and came to strike up a conversation.

But then, one of the companions turned pale, took two steps forward, slammed the head, whispered a few words in the other's ear, and dragged away with the other two companions, clutching their mouths and dragging them away.

At the end of the day, I did not forget to nod apologetically to Kant and Nicias.

Miss Admiral said strangely: "Does this recognize you, or recognize me?"

Kant's eyes are like electricity, and he can sweep the mental activities and expressions of the drunkards at a glance: "None of them, they are fear rather than fear, and their emotions are not towards us."

"what?"

"There are rules in the Far Harbor." Kant explained, "I can't help but drink alcohol, but drinking too much alcohol is forbidden, and molesting women is even more of a responsibility. If you molest a woman after drinking, you will be punished for both crimes, plus one crime, which is very terrible."

The art of management is nothing but a combination of grace and grace.

Kant established the work point system and introduced the credit system, which gave the commoners the opportunity to quickly change their fate and strive for a better life, but this is not enough. In addition to grace, there is also prestige. The greatest prestige is to let everyone know—I Of course you can get it back.

For example, the buddy just now, if he does something out of the ordinary, he will have a lot of fun.

According to the degree of severity, it can be deducted from work points, imposed hard labor, reduced work benefits, and affected the credit rating. Unless you find ways to make contributions to get back to the rating, you will inevitably encounter obstacles in your life.

And the most serious...

Far Harbor does not have the rule of law, Kant does not talk about human rights, redemption mecha, please.

Within a few days after the announcement of the new law, the monkeys will be terrified when they see the chickens bombarded to death by Yang Electronics.

"Let them fear the rules and the law more than they fear you?"

"Yes, this is the realm I hope..."

Kant shrugged: "I'd rather they do what they want and never break the rules."

Nicias shook her head and said, "A world like that is no different from the kingdom of heaven in mythology."

"There's always something to pursue." The Chinese laughed. "If you have the ability, why not try it?"

Nicias pursed her lips.

She likes this world.

In the past, people who were drunk were attracted by her appearance, and they were fascinated for a while, and wanted to chat up and have fun. When they found out that it was her, they were often scared and disappeared without a trace, begging for mercy in a hurry, but this kind of fear was only a fear of military law and Her method is not to fear the law, morality and conscience.

The consequence of this is that they will be frightened and beg for mercy when they meet Nicias, a high-ranking naval admiral, but if they meet a weak girl, then...

And Kant's laws and regulations are designed to protect the weak who cannot resist violence.

She remembered the family of five she met when she came to Far Harbor last time, and tenderness flashed in her eyes, but this tenderness was quickly replaced by pain. The dull man was also a father.

At that time, their family of five was followed by Kant and his party. The man asked the family to leave first, while he stayed where he was, and confronted the followers in silence until the family was completely gone.

like a mountain.

She was silent for a while, then whispered, "Are you always on the side of the weak?"

Kant replied: "No, I am on the side of truth."

"What truth?"

"That's too much."

"for example?"

"For example, those who work hard get food, those who work hard get more money, the weak are not all justified, the honest and honest are not deceived, the exploiters hang the street lights, the fools will die, the fools will be beaten, the bad will be killed... too much, too much already."

"I've never seen someone like you." Miss Admiral whispered, "And the world you're building... It's all very good, I like it very much."

She stopped and looked at Kant with regret and sigh in her eyes.

Kant also stopped.

"In that case," he said, "then don't go... You can see it get better, and you can even make it better with your own hands."

Nicias shook her head.

These days, Kant has been avoiding her, but she has not stopped avoiding Kant.

I decided to meet Kant today because she figured it out.

She is leaving.

Now that you wake up from a dream, why bother to hesitate.

But tonight... the dream is not over yet.

"I want to take him home." Nicias sighed softly, "Father should be buried in his hometown."

Anthony's body was not delivered to the council along with the war dead. He was not a soldier after all. Nisias stayed in the Broken Isles for a while, assisting the Far Harbor to take over the fleet, manage and appease, until everything was in order, and she cleared up her mood. , asking for resignation.

As promised, Kant wouldn't stop her from doing anything or going anywhere.

Kant was silent.

Now it is on the same page as the Austrian Law Council... There will be a battle in the future.

When Nicias went back now, she was simply throwing herself into the trap. After all, the Starry Sky Court treated her very badly, and she was already guilty, and she believed that she had an affair with herself... There must be some actions and actions.

He said, "I will send someone to go with you. If you go back to your hometown to bury your uncle, you don't need to travel long distances."

Send someone to set the space coordinates in advance, or directly airdrop, and the jump is over.

Nicias refused, her eyes were ethereal, and she whispered, "I'm going to walk the road he walked."

She seemed to have guessed Kant's entanglement and smiled: "Don't worry, it won't make you embarrassed."

Besides, we have nothing to do with me, and you don’t have to worry about my life or death—the indifferent words have been turned around a few times before, but for some reason, she couldn’t say it, and she was obviously reprimanded by Kant with even more excessive words, and she even Going back in revenge, he couldn't even open his mouth.

Otherwise, come directly?

As soon as this thought changed, she heard Kant say lightly: "Then if you go by yourself, I won't receive any news from you, or you just disappear, I have to ask the council to ask for someone, if they can't hand it over, I will By default, you were killed by them, so you have to let them pay for your life."

Nicias's eyes widened.

The Aurora in front of him innocently spread his hands: "Go, in the textbooks in the future, the fuse of the First World War was that you, Nicias-Syracuse, disappeared."

Miss Admiral, who was inexplicably held at the crossroads of history, was stunned for a long time, and suddenly laughed.

"What are you..." She looked at Kant with a complicated tone, "Want a war for me?"

"With the diplomatic stance of the Far Harbor and the Council, this war is probably inevitable, but it's not for you..." Kant shook his head and said, "There are thousands of reasons for declaring war, and I don't want to use yours."

This answer was really unexpected, and Nicias froze immediately. She was stunned for a moment, and breathed out in disbelief: "You..."

Kant raised his eyebrows and said: "Ah? Don't you know? I'm sorry, but with the current situation of the mainland and the attitude of the Starry Sky Court, I am afraid that a military conflict is inevitable. Of course, I will try to limit the intensity of the war..."

"…"

Nicias covered her forehead, she thought things were strange.

So much so that the courage she mustered up tonight, the determination she made, the mood and determination to "indulge once", were gradually distorted and collapsed in the delicate state of mind at the moment.

In a ghostly way, she asked: "You... If Far Harbor is at war with the council, and I join the council to fight with you, what will you do? Kill me?"

Kant thought for a while: "My enemy is the Starry Sky Court, not the Council. The Starry Court is not worth your life. The Council doesn't need your life, so I don't think you need to die for it, let alone look at you. Die, so before the war, I will give you a beheading operation, tie you back and shut you down..."

"…"

The answer is even more outrageous.

Nishias's expression became more and more strange: "...after locking it up?"

Kant replied: "Of course it is to persuade to surrender."

"...What if I don't descend?"

"No, you are a reasonable person, and you will be moved by the happy life of strangers in the far harbor. Then I will let the commoners of the council live such a good life, and I will definitely be able to impress you and let you join me. career... that's who you are after all."

makes sense.

- It's a fart!

Don't you know nothing at all!

Don't know what I'm going to do with you tonight?

Don't know why I set the meeting time at night!

What are you talking about!

I have to say that Nicias's mentality has collapsed into a mess. She looked at Kant, her eyes flashed fiercely, and her expression was inexplicable: "...Why do you want to do this for me?"

"You also said that there are not many talented people like me who are willing to defect to you, right?"

"Why do you want to do this?"

"Are you pity me?"

In the face of this aggressive questioning, Kant said apologetically: "Are you still brooding about my previous remarks? I was just for... Well, I can't explain it now, you..."

Nicias shouted, "Answer me!"

Why are you yelling so loudly!

Kant frowned, but he scratched his head as he looked at Nicias, who was staring at him, waiting for an answer.

"Remember what I said about comrade?"

He said softly: "Let the laborers be rewarded, the loyal ones not to be deceived, the exploiters to cease to exist, and the virtues of honesty, industriousness, and integrity to be rewarded... This is the world I want, and the world you want. , so we can become comrades.”

"In this world, you have a rare military talent, but it's not the only one. There are talents better than you, I'm afraid there are some, but I'm not sure if they will become my comrades."

"When it touches their cake, when it hurts their interests, when they challenge the old order, can they stand by my side as always? Where are my comrades? When I ask myself, There will be many figures in my mind, including you."

"Of course I have done a lot for you, and I am willing to do a lot for you. This motive is not guilt, but because I want your friendship and promise. What I want is not the famous admiral in the council, but It's the commander who ran back and forth for the soldiers and gave up his glory, the girl who stood here that day and stared at the family of five with an envious smile, she will definitely be my comrade."

"Yeah, I was thinking how nice it would be if she was my comrade."

"She will also run like this for me, and will be loyal to our cause to the end, and will do her best to fight against our common enemy, showing my amazing military talent. The Star Court is not worthy of such a famous general, but I will not live up to it. That kind of loyalty... I want you without a doubt."

Speaking of this, Kant was a little embarrassed: "Why are you asking me this, don't you think about yourself? Have such talent, such character and loyalty, have the concept of establishing a common aspiration with me, or a person Such a beautiful, proud, strong, confident woman..."

Nyxias, who was dumbfounded and didn't know where she was, suddenly returned to her senses.

"…What did you say?"

"Ah? Hey! Didn't you hear me! I risked being secretly recorded by some idiot to say such a thing! Even so, for you, I still said it!"

Nicias said in a complicated tone, "So you still see me as a woman..."

"…if not."

"Have any thoughts on me as a male or female?"

"Look what you said." Kant said calmly, "Who doesn't like a beautiful body, especially this beautiful woman has a great personality, amazing talent and loyal qualities, which I admire and respect."

Miss Admiral's expression changed.

She gritted her teeth.

"I see...you seem to know everything."

Kondnick Yang tilted his head: "Huh?"

"...what a liar!"

Nicias rose like a female leopard, hugged Kant, and kissed her.