The Creators: From Night City

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"Boss, help!"

The call was answered almost instantly, and amidst the ringing background noise, David, in a rather obsequious manner, shouted for help to Jiang Bing.

But such behavior is clearly somewhat 'excessive'.

"Something happened? I gave you a lucky charm and everything's fine."

A sublime, invisible will rapidly spread from a distant place along the network, projecting itself onto David's side. The next moment, a spatial rift quietly opened inside the safe house, and Jiang Bing's voice came directly from it.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Bing, who was still carrying a chitin cutting machine, stepped out of the crevice, scanned the surroundings, and asked questions.

"Tell me, what trouble are you in? Get this over with quickly, my patient is waiting."

Chapter 920 The Magical Saint Denis

David is still a child, so don't let him get away with it.

After hearing the whole story, Jiang Bing almost wanted to smash the chitin saw in his hand against David's airplane head.

But what can you do about your own little brother?

We can only spoil them.

Thus, Saint Denis welcomed two new visitors at the beginning of the 20th century.

"Mr. Martinez, Ms. Kushinada, welcome to Saint Denis, the 'Pearl of the World'." At the exit of the Saint Denis interdimensional transfer station, a gruff gentleman who looked glib and smooth-talking stood in front of David and Lucy at the right moment.

Holding the small data tablet in his hand, he confirmed the information was correct and then gave the two of them a slight bow, feigning elegance.

"I am your tour guide for this trip, yes, the tour guide for the whole trip, Dutch van der Linde, you can just call me Dutch."

Wearing silk shirts and cigars, with two revolvers tucked into their waistbands, David and Lucy had a very novel first impression of each other.

This was the first time they had ever seen such an authentic and 'bulky' cowboy.

A convertible SUV was parked on the side of the road. Dutch beckoned the two tourists to get in, and amidst the envious glances of passersby, he called his old partner Hosea to drive.

In Saint Denis today, even the most luxurious carriages cannot compare to the prestige of this steel behemoth. This mode of transportation is a product exclusively produced by [Anti-Entropy], an absolute symbol of status and prestige.

"Although I don't know where you two are from, welcome again to Saint Denis, the greatest city in the West, America, and even the whole world!" Dutch turned to the side, his gaze sweeping over David and Lucy's out-of-date appearance, clothing, hairstyle, and hair color. After a brief lingering look at their prosthetic eyes and the seams of their exposed prosthetic bodies, he continued to greet them warmly.

"As Mr. Sabur instructed, my old friend Joshua Matthews and I will drive you to the Air and Space Center in Pipe Hollow. In the meantime, we can take you on a short tour of the city to show you around this vibrant place."

Dutch's ability to read people was so powerful that when he saw the two people he had just met looking around and seeming to find everything around them fascinating, he immediately seized the opportunity and offered his suggestion.

The otherworldly scenery had already captivated the two of them. Having lived in steel cities and natural ruins all their lives, David and Lucy had never seen such a vibrant and lively scene before, so they naturally had no objections.

So the car skillfully made a turn and started circling around the city's main road.

To be honest, David and Lucy knew about the other world, but even knowing it meant they had never seen such a strange city.

Productivity determines the superstructure, while social thought determines urban architecture.

Saint Denis, a once somewhat shabby port city, has been completely transformed.

Impacted by [Reverse Entropy], outdated social ideologies were violently disrupted in a short period, causing the city to become a mix of conservatism and modernity, with tradition and technology coexisting in an unusually sci-fi-like way.

In one year, countless buildings were leveled, and countless new buildings rose from the ground.

The sheer volume of advanced productivity was enough to completely transform the city.

Traditional brick and stone buildings stand on the street corner, while opposite them is a shopping mall complex built with steel structure and glass curtain wall.

Made of granite and covered with limestone, the clock tower is a typical Victorian Gothic structure. Although the huge four-sided clock still ticks normally on the top of the towering clock tower, the clock tower is no longer the tallest building in the city.

Several 30-story skyscrapers rose from the ground. These miraculous buildings, known as the 'Tower of Babel' by the local indigenous people, are the office spaces for various departments under [Anti-Entropy].

Pedestrians dressed in traditional coarse cloth shirts, long skirts, and robes mingled with those wearing modern T-shirts and casual pants, interspersed with other ethnic costumes of various styles.

The streetcars were packed with people, but they moved as nimbly as silent ghost trains.

Bicycles, motorcycles, and three-wheeled vehicles are all seen on the streets, and people are often seen carrying heavy backpacks or pushing small carts.

People riding horses have become an anomaly in this city, and most people don't choose to bring their horses onto the streets, since urinating or defecating in public will result in severe fines.

Old-fashioned wooden signs still hang on those old shops, while neon signs have also appeared, and even holographic projection signs.

The bizarre and wonderful scene left David and Lucy completely stunned; even the most insane Mewtwo couldn't have created such a scene.

Our first stop was the St. Denis Cathedral and the square.

This once magnificent building has become 'ancient'. Compared to the shopping malls and commodity exchange complexes next door, which are built with steel structures, this place, apart from still retaining a bit of religious sanctity, is now deserted.

After all, compared to the clay sculptures of gods in churches, the living god 'Black King,' who is deeply believed in and passed down by word of mouth by many believers, is undoubtedly more popular.

The second stop saw the car pass through what was originally the city center's commercial street.

The once upscale and luxurious commercial street was now deserted, with many shops vacant and awaiting demolition.

"The shop windows here used to display Eastern silks, French perfumes, the latest phonographs, and dazzling jewelry, but ever since [Anti-Entropy] built a factory in the west, a large number of 'crafts' have been produced, and these rare items have become less popular."

Dutch patted the SUV he was sitting in and continued, "Things like this are the mainstream now. Rich people are starting to pursue these kinds of things. Now the shops here can only sell antiques and secondhand goods."

But what Dutch found mundane, David and Lucy found fascinating.

While there are many Mewtwos in Night City, including Western-style and nostalgic ones, they are all products of imagination and conjecture. They are nowhere near as appealing as this real world.

The third stop took the car through an amusement park comprised of a circus and rides.

The place was packed with people, with many adults leading their children in and out.

The fourth stop took the bus through a cinema and theater district, which was much busier than the previous three stops.

"Look here! The greatest magic of [Anti-Entropy]! This is where you can watch amazing new movies and shows. They are said to be filmed using [Anti-Entropy]'s new equipment. The sound and color are reflected in the film, making it almost indistinguishable from reality."

Dutch has seen the movie several times and speaks highly of it.

"But I heard that the movies here are all made from leftover footage. The really good shows are supposedly taken by the company to make that... 'Mewtwo'!"

The new vocabulary made it very difficult for Dutch to pronounce.

David's eyes flickered slightly as he made a mental note of the matter, preparing to go back and research Mewtwo so he could experience it with Lucy.

"Ahead lies Benedict Station and Dock Market, the last stop before leaving the city. However, both places have been demolished and used by the company to build new residential buildings to accommodate the rapidly increasing urban population."

Dutch took off his hat and fanned himself; his recent rapid growth had made him sweat a lot.

"But don't be disappointed, ladies and gentlemen, the wilderness outside the city is the best scenery in the west."

"That place is full of the taste of freedom!" Pandaqi said, pointing in the direction outside the city, lost in his own thoughts.

Chapter 921 Another Moon

Even though he now eats well, dresses warmly, has a satisfactory income, and lives a decent life, Comrade Dutch van der Linde still yearns for freedom at all times.

Galloping across the wild west on horseback, revolvers and spirits, dollars and his brilliant ideas—that's the life he dreams of.

Unfortunately, although he was a bit crazy, he wasn't stupid.

New Hanover, Lemoine, Ambarino, and West Elizabeth are no longer lawless states.

The power of [Reverse Entropy] is everywhere, in wilderness, forests, farmlands, and lakes. Forget about robbing trains or looting banks; even robbing a pedestrian on the road will be met with repeated interceptions from the land, sea, and air by law enforcement.

Let alone the top marksman in the West, even the world's top marksman would have his front teeth knocked off the 'Apostle's' thick dragon scale armor.

Dutch wanted to become an outlaw, but he really didn't dare.

So he was in a very awkward situation during that period.

In comparison, Hosea was much happier.

For this old thief, he already possessed status, position, and wealth; his current life was so wonderful it was like living in paradise.

So he drove the car both fast and steadily.

In the early 20th century, the West had few decent roads. The so-called main roads were mostly dirt roads compacted by the hooves and wheels of pedestrians and horses, becoming muddy and impassable on rainy days.

However, the arrival of reverse entropy has greatly improved this situation.

"To get rich, build roads first."

It is unknown when or by whom this slogan was proposed, but it has become the main guiding principle of [Anti-Entropy].

A significant portion of the vast labor force brought in from the East was employed in various construction teams to build houses, dig tunnels, and pave roads.

Flat, clean modern roads spread out like a spider web across the entire west.

Where train tracks can reach, these asphalt concrete roads can also reach; where train tracks cannot reach, these roads can also reach.

Apart from the main roads, numerous branch roads extend into the wilderness like capillaries.

Of course, it can no longer be called a wilderness.

Vast tracts of suitable land have been reclaimed into farmland and planted with a variety of suitable crops.

This type of 'old-fashioned' road not only has low initial construction costs, but also an astonishingly fast construction speed. After the land is leveled, it can be laid and compacted, and then cooled down and opened to traffic within a few hours.

The off-road vehicle sped along the road, and not long after leaving the city, a vast expanse of alfalfa stretched to the hillside. This most important forage grass still enjoys huge market demand today.

Further on, there are vast, neat, and boundless new orchards.

The seedlings are growing vigorously, while the mature plants transplanted from elsewhere are already lush and green.

Further away are large farms, these large-scale farmlands, often covering tens or hundreds of square kilometers, look like a golden ocean from afar, rippling in the wind.

The magnificence of nature is indescribable and cannot be perfectly replicated by anything. Even the finest Mewtwo can only imitate a fraction of its essence.

Only by experiencing it firsthand can one truly appreciate its grandeur.

Nature possesses great beauty yet remains silent; heaven and earth bestow magnificent splendor yet unfold silently.

Those who live in a cage for a long time cannot imagine that the daily grind of life pickles the soul, and the 'sense of smell' for exploring beauty gradually becomes dulled.

But this is unavoidable, as most people are forced by life's circumstances.

David has read a lot of Mewtwo, but most of it is adult content with a strong sense of humor. While it provides intense sensory stimulation, it is also stiff, direct, and crude.

Lucy had witnessed the surging ocean of data behind the Black Wall, where the unspeakable data impacted the hacker's nerve synapses, creating a beautiful scene unimaginable to ordinary people, but it was nothing compared to what she was seeing now.

The two sat embracing in the back seat of the convertible SUV, a gentle breeze caressing their faces as they gazed at the breathtaking scenery they had never seen before, momentarily mesmerized.

Hosea, however, was unaffected; the scenery along the roadside was already commonplace to him.

He skillfully drove the off-road vehicle, turning off the train tracks from Emerald Ranch and heading towards the Northwest Bacchus Station.

Of course, Bacchus Station has now been renamed Bacchus Passenger Transport Center, handling tens of thousands of passengers and tourists every day.

Continuing north, past Dona Waterfall, you'll reach Yandou Gorge.

This former Wapiti Indian Reservation has been developed into a large complex of buildings.

Centered on the 'new city', numerous factories and manufacturing and processing industries radiate outwards in all directions.

The aerospace division of [Reverse Entropy] is located here.

Normally, when selecting a site for aerospace-related projects, factors such as airspace, geography, meteorology, and communications need to be considered. Unfortunately, these factors are all controllable for [Reverse Entropy], so the aerospace center was located here.

There are no other powers on the moon in this world, after all, it was more than sixty years before the Apollo moon landing.

The reason why [Anti-Entropy] chose to explore the moon was not to expand extraterrestrial colonies, but to mine the 'Helium-3' element on the moon.

This substance is an essential material for the production of nanomaterials, and it is also a core element of fusion batteries and super batteries.

As a force that had begun to venture beyond Earth and into the cosmos, the Mother Realm left Jiang Bing a wealth of mature application solutions centered around minerals produced on the moon.

Relying on Heiml's high-dimensional spatial manipulation capabilities, the mineral mining work is proceeding smoothly and in full swing.

Whether it's the initial transportation of supplies or the subsequent transshipment of minerals, none of it is a problem thanks to Heiml's powerful cheating.

Thanks to the instructions of the big boss, Mr. Sabur, the two tourists who cut in line, despite arousing much curiosity, were able to proceed without any obstacles.

David and Lucy did not follow the rocket to the moon. Instead, they wore special nanosuits and entered the moon through a huge fixed portal, along with dozens of transport vehicles.

With one step outside the door, the two found themselves in completely different worlds.

The dark sky was studded with stars, and all was quiet except for the blinding light of the sun.

The nano-elements flowed like water, creating a ripple that flowed over the two people's bodies, completing the switch to 'sunlight mode'.

As the eyepiece completed its adaptive filter adjustment, a fully automated mining and smelting base, exuding sophistication, came into view.

Unlike the dirty and chaotic Tycho colony, which relied on manual mining, the entire lunar advance base was essentially fully automated.

The Edosians stationed here are more like security guards and maintenance personnel.