Above The Sky
Chapter 504 - 504 473 You Must Be the Space Knight Order Right!

504: Chapter 473: You Must Be the Space Knight Order, Right!

(3/3) 504: Chapter 473: You Must Be the Space Knight Order, Right!

(3/3) The cable car stopped at a semi-circular cable car station which appeared to be constructed later, made of rock.

The youth noticed, at the entrance of the cable car hanging 300 meters high in the sky, there were rows of landing pads designated for parking flying vehicles and Gryphons among other Magical Beasts.

The massive warehouse in the distance must be the hangar for Armor Suits and Aether Armaments.

Clearly, those who frequently enter the Imperial City Mid-Upper District like Ian would not ride the cable car up here in such a well-behaved manner.

“This is the place.”

Following Tres’ guidance, Ian stepped off the cable car, and then Tres, leading Ian, walked towards a passage next to the station, “This is the direct access to the fifth level.

I’m not too familiar with it myself.

Maybe next time we can explore the Imperial Capital together.”

“If there’s a chance.”

Ian agreed, as he communicated with Miss Hua’an through Spirit Energy from another cable car, (Miss Hua’an, you’ve been to the Imperial Capital before, right?)

(How did you get in at that time?)

(Flying) The Fairy Miss’s answer was straightforward, (The Setar Empire’s Imperial Capital is indeed quite large, but the internal structure is actually similar to Falling Star City and the Fairy Homeland, as it comes with its own ecological cycle in the design of a refuge…

After all, they are all part of a civilization from the previous era, and they have survived the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, so the similarities are quite normal).

(Come to think of it, this is what a cable car feels like…

Humans also get to see a perspective that we Fae cannot see.)

(Is that so…) Ian had not expected that the Fae’s Falling Star City and the major Fairy Homelands were similar to the Imperial Capital—no wonder the Fairy Miss, though seemingly interested throughout the journey, did not express the same surprise as himself.

Indeed…

For Terra Residents born on Terra, it is only natural that the Imperial Capital is so large.

On the contrary, if the Imperial Capital of the Central Empire was not this large and extraordinary, how could it deserve to be called Divine Blessing City?

And what’s the difference between the various levels and different districts of a city?

After all, they are essentially the same.

After leaving the cable car, Ian and Tres traveled along ‘Corridor 5’ for some time, and soon arrived at the fifth level of the Central Urban District of the Imperial Capital.

It felt as if they were entering the belly of a Behemoth.

Each level of the Central Urban District is a hollow ring, with Solitary Mountain at the core, which is the main body of the Planetary Shield Generator Ian mentioned, and the urban district is mounted on the outside, each level spanning roughly one to two hundred square kilometers.

Not very large, equivalent to a medium to large town, but considering that it’s located on the inside of Solitary Mountain, the area is quite remarkable.

After entering the fifth level, Ian was slightly startled, because what caught his eye was a bustling town area—town buildings and pedestrians moved along unobstructed avenues with no significant difference from the outside world, with shop lights, the buzz of the crowd, and the shouting of vendors all strikingly familiar, even the ground beneath his feet was made of solid rock and soil.

Aside from the silver metallic firmament overhead and the artificial Sun Lamps, everything else was no different from the outside world, mostly single-story buildings, or two-to-three-story constructions closely packed together, forming a web of streets.

Even more so, it seemed even simpler because the height limit in the Central Urban District prevented it from having buildings reaching over a hundred meters high like in the outside world.

“This isn’t any different from the outside.”

Taking a deep breath, with the familiar smell of smoke and fire, Ian blinked—he even saw birds flying through the buildings.

Is there actually wildlife here?

He found it somewhat incredible, “I thought it would be full of steel chambers and corridors on the inside…

or at least, more cramped.”

“Tres, how many people can the Imperial Capital actually accommodate?

Each level is like a small town…”

“Why would you think that?” Now it was Tres and the others who curiously turned to look at Ian.

They surveyed the surroundings, puzzled, “Isn’t this normal?

The insides of the Imperial Capital are originally designed to replicate the outside ecosystem.

Not to mention grassland pigeons, there are even squirrels.”

“As for how many…

the Imperial Capital can shelter the residents of the entire Great Plains area in times of crisis.

It’s hard to say for extended periods, but for a short duration, several tens of millions should be no problem.”

—There’s no making it clear to you bunch of native Terrans…

Several tens of millions?

That’s excessively spacious!

Ian clicked his tongue internally.

How should he put it?

He had imagined that the Imperial Capital would be more high-tech, maybe a bit like a refuge shelter.

Who knew that after entering the Central Urban District, it would indeed be managed like a closed refuge shelter, but instead of calling it a refuge shelter, wouldn’t it be more accurate to describe it as…

a Space City simulating terrestrial ecology?

“Indeed!”

At this thought, Ian suddenly realized and looked around at the design of the entire fifth floor again.

He immediately understood, “So that’s how it is, I see.”

The overall layout of the Central Urban District wasn’t a refuge shelter, but an independent ‘satellite colony’!

The pre-era civilization must have used the spare space inside the Planetary Shield Generator as a testing area to simulate the environment of a Space City, which is why it was intentionally built no different from the outside world.

Each level here represented a different, experimental Space City structure!

Thinking this way, it made sense.

But to the likes of Tres and Hua’an, native to Terra, this was all a given.

If you asked why, you could only ask the ancients of the pre-era civilization.

“A Knight Order stationed in a satellite colony…

it does have a bit of a space opera feel to it,” Ian shook his head slightly.

The headquarters of the Knight Order of Inspectorate held a high status in the Imperial Capital as well, occupying a vast area, located on the east side near the inner circle of the fifth floor.

The streets here felt rather silent, and passersby subconsciously kept their voices low.

There were quite a few Knights wearing the same standard Armor Suit as Tres and others, but there were also some wearing ordinary uniforms—those were the clerical staff of the Knight Order.

“Miss Hua’an, I’ll have to trouble you to take care of Frost Butterfly.

I see there’s a juice shop over there; this is some money, you can take Frost Butterfly for a drink!”

At the headquarters entrance, Ian removed some sensitive items he’d been carrying, and the Fairy Miss turned her head to glance at a nearby juice shop, nodding her head with delighted anticipation, “No problem—but we might drink a lot, okay?”

Ian was unconcerned, “Spending it all is fine.”

In reality, he was giving the money hoping that Hua’an would indeed spend it all.

The Fairy Miss had been a great help throughout the journey, and it didn’t sit well with him to keep asking for favors without compensation.

Especially since…

the Fairy Miss had always thought he was just an ordinary genius of Fairy Blood Ascenders, unaware of the many secrets and watchers behind him…

The young man felt that he should take an opportunity to be honest with her.

At the very least, he should explain the basics of his background.

After seeing to the accommodations of the two Fairy Misses, he entered headquarters with Tres.

The hierarchy of the Knight Order of Inspectorate was quite simple: Apprentices of the First Energy Level, team leaders of the Second Energy Level, and Great Knights of the Third Energy Level formed a solid pyramid structure.

Above the Great Knights were bigshots like Marquis Barton, the captain of the Knight Order of Inspectorate, and the two deputy captains.

Even Apprentices generally had their own teams.

After all, there were quite a few noble relatives sent there to gain experience, and they certainly could not be expected to carry out tasks like real Inspector Knights; naturally, they had teams to handle such duties on their behalf.

Tres was certainly not one of them, but he had made a name for himself and become a team leader.

He led Ian through the main entrance and into a courtyard.

The brown-haired Knight guided Ian towards a two-story building on the side of the courtyard, where many people were busy.

“The archive room.

I won’t go in,”

Tres stated, “You know, I’ll come to get you…” He didn’t finish his sentence, but his meaning was quite clear.

—The bigshot who had asked him to fetch Ian was likely to arrive at this place soon…

Tres was hinting for Ian to be cautious.

Ian didn’t say anything, but his eyes conveyed understanding.