Chapter 2178: Chapter 2178: Magitech City Defense System
Du You relocated each of the powerful individuals to strategically important places, but the other cities were not idle either.
On the contrary, his doppelgangers seemed to have been indulging in technology research back in the Home World and couldn’t resist starting a new special project in this world.
While technology in this world isn’t constrained by the rules, there are other intangible limitations preventing its widespread adoption. Thus, the doppelgangers chose to construct and mimic these using magic.
Recently, the doppelgangers have completely finished this system, and major cities are now installing it.
These cities split the earth and floated upward, transforming into mid-air cities. Of course, not every city enjoys this privilege; only the top-tier cities undergo such transformations.
There aren’t many Floating Cities in this world, and each one is of immense value. Du You’s creation of so many at once greatly shocked the upper class of nearby cities.
If it were them, the cost of keeping a city afloat would be immense.
But Du You is different; simply using the Magic Array to absorb the Magic Elements wandering the air is sufficient. The energy utilization is highly efficient, and it doesn’t even require an excessive amount of Magic Cores.
The stored energy is used on another system.
This system is a city protection system, similar to the one he created in the Home World, but it’s a magic version. Even the energy used is Elemental Power.
Throughout the city, surveillance cameras are everywhere; no one can escape monitoring.
The central control area uses a special calculator, modified from the brain of a large creature. Without subjective emotions and with numerous rule traces linked, this device functions like artificial intelligence.
Its computational abilities, after extensive testing, surprised Du You as being much stronger than previously developed artificial intelligence. After all, it’s originally a brain that only needed slight modification.
With Du You’s methods, there’s no concern that this intelligence will rebel in the future.
Even if it did rebel, there’s no need to fear due to the overwhelming suppression of strength.
In the skies, numerous flying devices soar around, but these are not technological items. Neither are they biological; they are Alchemical Items, appearing like numerous eyeballs.
Within the range of the city’s Magic Array, these eyeballs can fly automatically and even wield strong attacks. The eyeballs are categorized into three models, the lowest attack power being tier four and the highest tier six.
Likewise, concentrating fire can cause even a tier seven expert to become frantic.
The issue is that tier seven experts in this world are poor at harnessing their power. On Earth, a tier seven expert against many tier six opponents would still be invincible.
On city streets, Magic Puppets stroll about, forming the city’s battle force. These puppets aren’t only able to engage in melee, but they also have ranged weapons.
Connected to the city’s power, as long as they don’t leave the city’s Magic Array range, they can continue to fight. The vast energy gathered by a city’s Magic Array is not easily exhausted.
Finally, there are the city’s large attack weapons, including the central magic tower and the powerful Magic Light Cannons mounted on the surrounding walls. The Magic Light Cannon can unleash attacks equivalent to tier seven destructive power. Being non-technological weapons, they lack the special restrictions of technological weapons.
These constructs were modified by Du You’s doppelgangers using parts from tier seven Magical Beasts and a lot of special materials. Otherwise, typical items wouldn’t withstand the destructive power of the Law.
The central magic tower has a minimum attack power of tier seven and some even reach tier eight. Naturally, an eight-tier attack requires an eight-tier practitioner to oversee it.
Once the first system was completed, Du You knew that his territory’s internal security was assured.
Next, installing this system across the entire territory would secure its safety, allowing him to expand further.
Du You then ordered directly, "Begin the installation. Ground cities should simplify; other cities can be further streamlined."
This is a tier nine world with extremely dense Magic Elements in the air, so Du You isn’t worried about overly dense Magic Arrays failing to absorb adequate power.
Despite being towns, however dense they are, there’s a limit. With Du You’s order, resources began to tighten.
Within the territory, many things are becoming more expensive, but many other prices are dropping. For commoners, the most significant impact is safety, giving them more time for various activities.
Even ordinary agricultural work is left to the Undead, freeing up their time significantly.
However, some commoners can’t do anything, leaving them jobless. Thus, Du You had to set up various training programs to teach these people some skills.
Another impact is that crime within the territory is decreasing.
With surveillance everywhere and battle forces ready, troublemakers can’t thrive. As notorious scoundrels are apprehended and punished per the law, those harboring wishful thinking are disheartened.
Bullying types have vanished, knowing capture leads to no good end.
Seeing the bodies hung to dry above the city gates, many understand. Yet, this stability surprisingly attracts more people to Du You’s territory, as everyone desires a secure rear base.
Even adventurers, most of whom have families and friends.
Aside from a few with malicious intent, increasingly more have joined Du You’s territory. Population there has finally begun to flourish. As cities stabilize, more resources can be redirected.
Eventually, even ordinary towns joined the transformation efforts.
With a highly simplified version, Du You’s side can easily produce a network enveloping the entire territory, leading to increased prosperity.
