diskusbooks Chapter 110: Rebuilding Shenzhen-Hong Kong City in Another World?
Chapter 110: Rebuilding Shenzhen-Hong Kong City in Another World?
[Note: Dear Prophet, the Knowledge and Technology Forum has been opened ahead of schedule to meet your needs.]
A completely emotionless, mechanical voice suddenly rang in Lynn's mind.
What? The forum opened early? It hasn't been 90 days yet!
Based on your current needs, we are matching you with a design solution.
The city design proposal has been successfully matched.
【Huaxia-Xiongping New Area】
[Project Evaluation: A landmark project in the era of large-scale infrastructure construction, a millennium plan, a national priority, and a city of the future.]
Lynn: "..."
[Note: Respected Prophet, the urban planning for Xiongping New Area has been revised according to the local environment, and all technologies have been implemented.]
"Wait! Hold on! I haven't—"
Before he could finish speaking, a massive influx of information rushed into Lynn's brain like a flood bursting its banks.
22nd-century digital cities, artificial intelligence hubs, autonomous driving networks, maglev three-dimensional transportation, holographic city management interfaces, ecological recycling systems, integrated development of underground space, cloud-based collaborative offices…
Countless blueprints, parameters, technical principles, and construction standards flashed wildly through his mind.
A few minutes later, the information transmission ended.
Lynn stood there, his eyes glazed over, as if he had been filled with knowledge—literally filled, as if his brain had almost overflowed.
At that moment, he was indeed "full of wisdom".
If wisdom had weight, he estimated that his head would weigh a hundred pounds now.
"???"
Lynn silently asked himself three soul-searching questions: Who am I? Where am I? What am I going to build?
System, are you misunderstanding something about me?!
I'm just getting started.
I just want to create a warm and livable small town that can house tens of thousands of people!
You gave me a template of a 22nd-century future city?!
It's like I just wanted to build a doghouse, and you threw me a set of construction drawings for the Bird's Nest stadium, along with a helpful tutorial on "How to Smelt Special Steel".
Xiongping New District.
A city with an unprecedentedly high starting point in planning, it brings together the top wisdom of China and even the world, and has a systematic and comprehensive planning system.
Furthermore, it pioneered a three-city coexistence construction model, simultaneously building Xiongping above ground, underground, and in the clouds, which was a brand-new model for 21st-century cities at the time.
In the 22nd century, Xiongping New Area has achieved a high degree of integration with digitalization, and artificial intelligence has become the core driving force of the city. It has become not only the "brain" of the city, but also its "hands and feet".
In Xiongping New Area, artificial intelligence has perfectly realized traffic optimization and vehicle-road collaboration.
There are no traffic lights in the entire Xiongping New Area, and there will be no more traffic congestion.
All modes of transportation, including personal aircraft, unmanned cockpits, and maglev trains, are connected to the same digital network.
They flow like human blood, efficiently and without conflict.
In Xiongping New Area, you can do anything in your commute world because you no longer need to spend your hands and feet driving a vehicle. During your commute, you are free.
And those low-end jobs have been completely replaced by artificial intelligence.
They are the city's cleaners, the executors of transportation, and the bearers of manual labor... Artificial intelligence has become part of the urban infrastructure, serving humanity.
In Xiongping New Area, people can develop freely.
You can continue learning and become a builder of society, or you can choose to lie down and live a mundane life.
As long as you don't break the law, everything is allowed.
Xiongping New District.
It possesses too many miracles; its construction distinguishes Chinese civilization from Western civilization.
In the 22nd century, China believes that artificial intelligence is only meant to better serve humanity, not to replace humans. Rather, it is meant to enable coal miners to wear suits and complete their work from their offices.
Western civilization believes that people at the bottom of society can be replaced by artificial intelligence, that they have no value and can only be used as consumables.
Xiongping New Area.
Xiongping New District.
"A true utopia..." Lynn murmured to himself, a longing gleaming in his eyes.
Unfortunately, it really can't be built.
Lynn has nothing now.
Electricity? No!
Industrial base? None!
Computing power? None!
Thousands of tall buildings rise from the ground.
You can't do a job you're not qualified for.
"Garlic bird, garlic bird, change it!" Lynn shouted in his mind.
We understand you have raised new requirements, and we are now re-matching urban design solutions for you.
The city design proposal has been successfully matched.
【Huaxia - Shenzhen-Hong Kong City】
[Project Evaluation: A pioneering city of China's reform and opening-up era, a window to the century, a capital of innovation, and a city of miracles.]
[Note: Respected Prophet, the urban planning of Shenzhen-Hong Kong City has been revised according to the local environment, and all technologies have been implemented.]
Another wave of information is pouring in—this time much milder.
The remarkable transformation from a small fishing village to an international metropolis: processing trade, industrial upgrading, science and technology parks, financial centers, port economy, subway network, urban village redevelopment...
"This is great!" Lynn's eyes lit up.
Although he can't build the full version of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, the "small fishing village start" mode is just right!
He has the Silverdew settlement as his foundation, the Mage Council and the Skydwell Ancient Tree District as his backing, and a horde of goblin laborers eagerly awaiting their arrival...
Lynn cleared her throat, her mind a bit jumbled from the deluge of knowledge.
Then his gaze swept over Ivital and Leila, who were waiting for him to speak.
Lynn put his hands behind his back, striking a prophetic pose, and said in a refined manner, "I already have a plan for the road planning."
"However, to do a good job, one must first have the right tools. What are your two ministers' insights regarding major modes of transportation?"
Ivital adjusted his glasses and said in a calm, reporting tone, "Reporting to the Prophet, the main riding beasts of the Magic Forest can be divided into two categories according to their uses."
"For personal use, they mainly consist of large cats and dogs that are popular among orcs, as well as the forest deer that are traditional to our elves."
"For freight and passenger transport, the main species are Earth Dragons and Mobi Beasts."
"Ground dragons are faster, especially wind element ground dragons, which are excellent for short distances; Mobimon is slower, but has excellent endurance and is suitable for long distances with heavy loads."
After listening to Ivital's report, Lyra spoke with a slightly mocking expression: "The Magic Forest is really lame. After all these years, it hasn't developed any technology; it's still relying on the old methods."
Ivital wasn't annoyed. He adjusted his glasses and asked, "Oh? What insightful opinion does Lady Lyra have?"
Lyra straightened her posture, a hint of pride in her voice, and said, "My Lord Prophet, regarding the choice of transportation, our Mage Council, together with the dwarves, has developed a magical steam train. This is a mode of transport that can be powered by magic and coal resources."
"There are also magic airships, magic steamships, and magic mobile fortresses, which can also be used as means of transportation."
"Furthermore, our Mage Council has successfully developed a teleportation magic circle, which can directly achieve cross-distance teleportation as long as there is enough magic power."
The technology of the Mage Council is already considered top-notch on the continent.
Like a magical steam train, it is engraved with many runes and magic circles. Relying on these magic circles, the train's maximum speed can exceed 2000 km/h.
They don't even need railway tracks; they can just run wildly on the road.
The magic airships and magic mobile castles are packed with advanced technology, equipped with numerous defensive magic arrays and magic cannons.
However, the construction cost was too high.
They're also expensive to use. The cheapest magic steam train cost 1 gold coin for every 1000 kilometers in my previous life, while the teleportation array costs 10 gold coins for every 1000 kilometers.
Because these magical items require elemental crystals to activate, and a single basic elemental crystal costs 50 gold coins.
People see male enhancement potions and spices as very profitable, but these are for superhumans.
An average human laborer earns only 3-4 silver coins a month, which is equivalent to 300-400 copper coins.
The Mage Council must have mastered steam technology, but ordinary steam cars probably can't even pull as fast as Mobimon.
Mobimon is a giant beast with a shoulder height of over 3 meters and a body length of over 5 meters. It has a relatively gentle temperament and ample stamina, making it the first choice for long-distance transportation in the Magic Forest.
This monster only needs one grass cake to run 100 kilometers.
Earth dragons are carnivorous magical beasts, so their energy consumption per 100 kilometers is equivalent to that of a meat patty.
"Ahem." Lynn cleared his throat and slowly spoke under Leila's expectant gaze.
"The technologies you described, Laila, are indeed exquisite and represent the pinnacle of the continent's technology..."
Lyra's eyes lit up.
"But," Lynn changed the subject.
"Hanhe New City is open to the majority of ordinary people and is a model city for building a harmonious society. Our goal is to enable most people to live, work, and travel in this city at an affordable cost."
He looked at Ivital: "So for now, we'll use earth dragons and Mobi beasts for transportation."
Hearing Lynn's words, Lyra felt very disappointed, and her shoulders slumped.
But Lynn's next words made her blush instantly.
"Layla".
Come to my treehouse tonight.
Lynn looked at her and said casually,
"Huh? Well, okay." Leila was taken aback at first, then her cheeks flushed, and a hint of panic and shyness flashed in her purple eyes.
Although she spoke enthusiastically today, she was still a little scared when actually faced with this situation.
After all, Leila had heard that this kind of thing could be very painful at first.
Besides, even the teachers can't handle it, how can I, Leila, possibly?
Ok.
We'll need to find someone to help us.
Thinking of this, Lyra asked somewhat timidly, "My Lord Prophet, shall we take Hill with us?"
"No need," Lynn replied without hesitation.
"Okay..." Lyra was genuinely a little scared.