Chapter 3158 Pipi Castle

The dome covering Pipi Castle is golden, pure and dazzling. But the interior of Pippi Castle was gray, and the original color of the sky could not be seen. It was as dim as the dark sky before a storm.

Under such a dark sky, there are floors paved with reinforced concrete and pyramid-like spiers.

Let’s call it the Pyramid Room.

The advantages and disadvantages of this kind of pyramid house can be clearly seen. The poor pyramid house is made of spliced ​​metal plates and the color is very fancy; while the slightly better pyramid house is made of pure metal without any patching.

Pyramid houses of different materials and sizes, the only similarity is that the spire of the pyramid houses, that is, the chimneys, are all emitting the same thick smoke.

Even though he was several hundred meters away, Angel could smell the ridiculous metallic smell in the thick smoke.

These thick black and gray smoke gathered in mid-air, forming a low black cloud that pressed down on the city.

Seeing this, Angel already understood why the sky at Pippi Castle was so dark. It was caused by pollution.

In a daze, Angel had the illusion that he was in Yirong Country. Yirongguo's greatest advantage is its superior machinery; its greatest disadvantage is its poor-quality air that can kill people.

"Although Castle Pippi does not have strict divisions, there are only divisions between inner and outer urban areas. This is neither an inner city nor an outer city, but a transitional area." Luigi's voice came over: "Basically, the people who live here are It’s from the Dome Guard, or in other words, it’s Pilusiu who doesn’t want to pay the air tax and wants to do heavy pollution experiments.”

"Guards, I understand. What is this air tax?" Angel looked at Luigi in confusion.

Luigi: "That's the literal meaning. There are isolation covers in the inner city and the outer city, which can purify the pollution generated by the experiment, but running the isolation cover requires a lot of crystals. The crystal gap here needs to be filled by Pilu Xiu himself. This is The so-called air tax.”

"The air tax in the outer city is slightly lower, but the purification effect of the isolation cover is also weak. There is also a certain amount of pollution in the air, but it is not as serious as the transition zone. There is basically no pollution in the inner city, but the air tax is relatively low. High."

Maybe this can also be regarded as a feature of Pippi Castle?

Pilusiu is an inventor per capita.

Any invention requires a lot of trial and error experiments, and every experiment may cause pollution. Especially those experiments involving heavy machinery and chemicals, the pollution is even more serious... In order to have a good environment, Pilusiu invented the purification isolation cover, but the cost of operation was too high, so the term air tax came into being.

"In Pilouch's own words, this is the price of invention. It is an inevitable period of pain, but it can definitely be solved." When Luigi said this, he added: "This was said by Archduke Pilouch. , after he said these words, many Pi Luxiu also devoted their inventions to the isolation cover, and devoted themselves to the development of isolation covers with low energy consumption and high purification efficiency. Although it has not yet achieved results, according to Pi Luxiu. With Lu Xiu’s enthusiasm for invention, it probably won’t take many years to invent it.”

Luigi said quite emotionally.

In other respects, everyone criticized Pilu Xiu, but when it came to his passion for invention and his achievements, he had to admit that he was very clever.

"Who is the Grand Duke Pixiu you are talking about?"

Luigi: "He is the contemporary ruler of Castle Pippi, similar to...a king?"

Angel nodded understandingly. It seemed that Grand Duke Pixiu was the person in power here.

"He's an inventor too?"

"Yes, but I don't remember anything particularly outstanding about his inventions; on the contrary, his brother and his father are famous inventors in Pilusiu." When Luigi said this, he also took the opportunity to popularize science. Let’s take a look at the family of Grand Duke Pixiu.

To put it simply, they are a family of inventors. Grand Duke Pixiu was able to sit in a position of power not only because of his own talent, but also because of the influence of his elders.

Although Archduke Pilusi himself did not have any inventive talent, he was very clear about the importance of inventions to Pilusi. During his reign, he vigorously promoted the public funding of inventions by Pilusi civilians. Even though there was also the problem of excessive pollution, It has indeed brought the Pilusi clan to new heights. Many high-tech inventions were invented by Pilusiu, a common man.

Inventions such as the long legs on the dome and the isolation cover were all inventions of the commoner Pilusiu.

While Archduke Pichy was vigorously promoting inventions, he was also promoting Pilu Xiu's excellent inventions to the outside world. The reason why Pi Lu Xiu could support regular multi-ethnic gatherings like this one was because of Grand Duke Pi Lu Xiu's efforts.

Judging from the current situation, Grand Duke Pixiu is a "clear master".

They chatted about Pilu Xiu's current situation as they moved forward, and soon they reached the depths of the transition zone.

Along the way, Angel also saw a lot of Pilusi.

Their appearance is similar to the Duoyi I saw before. They are all green-skinned dwarfs, most of them less than one meter tall. The only difference is that Duoyi is dressed very luxuriously, while these Piluxiu are dressed very casually.

However, because they were not well-dressed, Angel also solved a doubt that arose in his mind when he saw Duoyi before: Does Pilusi have hair?

The answer is: yes.

It's just very sparse, and it looks like there are only about a hundred hairs on the top of the head?

Such hair, combined with their shiny foreheads and big bull's eyes, make them look even more "intelligent".

"These are all civilians Pilu Xiu." Luigi: "In the past many years, they have had no rights, starting from Grand Duke Pi Xiu... That's not right, starting from Grand Duke Pi Xiu's father, that is, more than a thousand Years ago, civilian Piluxiu gradually came onto the stage.”

"Now, civilian Piluxiu can freely invent."

When he said this, from a pyramid room not far away from the smoke billowing, a dark-faced Piluxiu ran out. He was dressed like a poor man, but what he shouted was "Blow up, blow up, this experiment" The project is over, damn it, all I can do is apply for a subsidy.”

Although I don't know what he blew up, it seems like some experiment went wrong.

A poor man, Pilouch, could also invent, and he could apply for a subsidy if he had no materials. From this, it can be seen that Archduke Pilouch really opened the era of invention for all.

After walking a few hundred meters further, the road was still dotted with pyramid houses, most of which were filled with thick smoke. There were only a few shops that were full of neon lights and surrounded by light masks, which seemed to isolate them from the pollution from the outside world.

"The mini isolation cover condenses once a month. In addition to isolating pollution, it has no purification function." Luigi: "So it can only be used as a shop, and no experiments can be done inside."

Looking at the colorful shops, Luigi sighed: "Unfortunately, except for a dye shop, most of the shops here are closed. I guess they have all gone to Crystal City, otherwise I can take you in for a walk."

Angel: "..." He didn't crystallize, so his wandering was in vain. Moreover, you can go shopping when you go to a party, so there is no need to waste time here.

They walked for another five minutes and finally saw the outer city of Pippi Castle.

That huge photomask isolates the rolling pollution in the transition area.

Through the light mask, you can vaguely see the building inside... It is still a pyramid house, but the size, specifications and external decoration of the pyramid house are different.

There are also guards in the outer city, but they are much fewer than those on the dome side.

When they saw Angel coming over, the guards' eyes visibly lit up, and they had evil smiles on their faces. They seemed to regard Angel as a fat sheep.

However, when they saw Luigi behind Angel, the expressions of the guards immediately changed. They stood upright and stared straight ahead, as if they really regarded themselves as the pillars of the castle and the stars of the guards.

"Why are you here, Mr. Luigi? Long time no see." A guard who had changed his face before came over with a smile.

Luigi didn't mean to talk to the guard anymore, so he took out the pass and handed it to him, saying: "We are going to see Baba Legon and find a separate trailer to take us to the inner city."

Guard: "The cost..."

"You have the nerve to charge?" Luigi sneered. He wanted to say a few words, but considering the time issue, he didn't argue. He just said: "If you really want to charge it, it will be recorded on Baba Legon's head."

When guard Pilu Xiu heard this, he said with a bitter look on his face: "But Mr. Baba Legon didn't pay the previous fees..."

Luigi: "Then go ahead and hurry."

"I, we don't dare."

Luigi: "Then I'll hurry you up."

Guard Piluxiu thought for a while, but shook his head: "No, when the time comes when Master Baba Legon really comes, we are afraid that we will be swallowed up in one bite."

Luigi sneered: "With its small belly and mouth, it can hardly swallow an ant."

Luigi's words didn't seem to matter to him personally. Angel didn't feel anything wrong after hearing this. On the contrary, all the Pilushi guards around him took dozens of steps back with frightened expressions on their faces.

There are even guards whose legs are so weak that they need to hold on to the railing with both hands.

"Big, big... big..." Pilu Xiu guarded: "Sir, stop joking. We don't dare to listen to such words."

After Guard Pilusi finished speaking, he looked at the other people around him: "You didn't hear it either, right?"

All the Pilu Xiu nodded, their faces still filled with fear.

It can be seen from this that they are very clear that the minefield of Baba Legon is the mini body. Luigi dares to say this openly. They dare not speak at all, let alone listen.

"Coward." Luigi complained angrily.

As if he didn't hear anything, guard Pilusi bowed his waist and motioned Luigi and Angel to move forward: "I will arrange separate trailers for you two now. The cost, the fee... will be recorded in..."

His eyes moved around, and finally settled on a nearby Pilusi guard who was slumped on the ground: "It will be recorded on your head."

In the eyes of the other party who were about to cry but without tears, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Master, I will lead the way for you."

On the way to the trailer station, Luigi said to Angel: "Actually, with the pass of outsiders like us, we can ride the trailer for free. This is stipulated by Archduke Pixiu."

"But, Pilu Xiu has a lot of tricks to explore when it comes to such a small matter of devolution. Anyway, the final result is to collect condensed crystals."

"I gave it at first, until Baba Regon told me the truth..."

Since then, Luigi has refused to crystallize anyway.

Luigi didn't deliberately avoid Pilu Xiu's words. The other party clearly heard it, but he didn't refute it. He even said with a smile: "This is actually not a way, this is a business opportunity."

"Moreover, the Grand Duke knew about it and didn't stop it, which shows that it can be done."

Luigi said angrily: "Grand Duke Pixiu didn't stop it because this matter is not serious, and there are very few outsiders coming to your Pipi Castle."

"Master, I don't understand. It's because there are fewer people coming that we should seize the hard-won business opportunities." Guard Piruxiu said as if it was a matter of course.

Luigi was speechless, but he was too lazy to refute. He just turned his head and said to Angel silently: Look, this is Piruxiu.

...

The so-called trailer is a bit similar to the aerial vine bus in the Savage Cave, but the bus in Pipi Castle is already a full metal carriage, and the track above the head also covers the entire castle inside and outside.

They are sitting in an aerial trailer, which can quickly reach the inner city from the outer city through the well-connected tracks.

And Barbaregon is in the inner city.

The interior space of the trailer is quite spacious, but the seat height is a bit low, so low that they can't sit down at all, but this is normal, after all, the trailer is more suitable for Piruxiu's height.

The trailer is very fast, a few points faster than the vine bus, but its shortcomings are also obvious.

When it is moving on the track, it roars very loudly and will constantly emit steam. Although it will be absorbed by the isolation cover in the first time, people sitting in the trailer can still smell a little pungent smell.

But these are minor problems.

As long as the trailer can reach the inner city quickly, this minor problem is still acceptable.

From the inside of the trailer, you can clearly see the scenery of the outer city.

Indeed, the outer city is much more comfortable than the transition zone. Although there are also smoking pyramid houses here, the smoke disappears in mid-air.

The ground of the outer city has also been repaired, flat and clean. There are shops everywhere, and there are also lit neon signs.

That is... 90% of the shops are closed.

Not only are the shops closed, there are also few Piruxiu, probably all of them have gone to Crystal City.

It is worth mentioning that after observing the shops, Angel found that the largest and most common shops here are... dye shops and dental clinics?

This surprised Angel. He originally thought that the material store in Pipi Castle should be bigger and more numerous, but the result was quite different from what he thought?

Perhaps seeing Angel's confusion, Luigi on the side said: "Are you wondering why there are so many dental clinics and dye shops?"

"In fact, I also had this doubt when I first came here, and then Barbaregon told me the answer."

"Most of Piru's teeth are actually fine, the problem is... their brains."