Abnormal crossing

Chapter 176 Departure and Speculation (Double Vote Request)

After several key figures and their subordinates finished expressing their views,

Boko III's coronation ceremony was nearing its end.

After all, the videos shown to tourists are bound to focus on the climax, and the various uninformative and lengthy segments in front must have been streamlined. It is unlikely that the situation would occur where Gu Wei's former boss talked for two hours and spouted a lot of nonsense.

Therefore, very quickly.

After Boko III announced, "I am now on the throne," the projection of the coronation ceremony ended.

Wow.
The virtual images projected around Gu Wei receded like the tide, and the surrounding scenery returned to reality.

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Gu Wei looked up at the towering statue of Boko III, which was so large that one had to lean back to see its full size, and quickly walked to Jin's side: "Jin, the coronation ceremony is over."

Jin nodded gently: "Mm."

Gu Wei leaned closer to Jin and scrutinized this stunningly beautiful woman—who was perfect in every way except for having a mouth—for a few seconds: "Have you noticed anything from your appearance?"

Jin was silent for a moment: "I have made some discoveries, but there are still some things that don't make sense. Let's go to the next location first."

As she spoke, Jin waved to Gu Wei and walked back the way she came.

It's clear that, regardless of whether Jin realized anything, there was no longer any point in her staying in this square.

The two soon returned to the pair of round flying vehicles. Seeing this, Gu Wei asked Jin curiously, "Jin, where are we going next?"

Jin tapped her long, slender fingers twice on the edge of the aircraft: "Go to the royal mausoleum area. I need to confirm a few more things."

Gu Wei responded with an "oh".

According to the previous introduction by Mechanical Sound.

In addition to the Royal Memorial Square, the Royal Mausoleum also includes three other locations: the outer perimeter of the Royal Mausoleum area, the outer perimeter of the Royal Tomb area, and the Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall.

The royal mausoleum area holds the highest status, as it contains the remains of royal families throughout history.

Therefore, it's reasonable for Jin to go there next.

The two then boarded the aircraft again and flew towards the royal mausoleum area.

Compared to the memorial plaza with its numerous sculptures that are thousands of meters high, the royal mausoleum area in the middle of the cemetery is relatively low-key—after all, this is where members of the royal family are 'resting in peace,' so the style certainly cannot be too flamboyant.

Of course.

It's only relative.

After Gu Wei had been flying in the aircraft for a few minutes, a vast and open cemetery came into view.

These cemeteries are all estimated to be under 100 meters high, but they cover an extremely vast area. The smallest module is roughly the size of Gu Wei's hometown, a small county town—if he remembers correctly, his hometown town is about 20 square kilometers in size.
Looking down at the cemetery area, Jin pondered for a moment, then asked the small box in her hand, "How are the no-fly zones defined here at the royal mausoleum?"

The small box quickly replied: "Dear visitor, there is no no-fly zone over the royal mausoleum."

Jin was momentarily taken aback, which was unusual for her: "No no-fly zone? -- Doesn't the Lord of Boska mind that people are flying around overhead, making too much noise and disturbing their sleep?"

“Two reasons,” the mechanical voice replied in its usual monotonous tone: “First, with a few exceptions, most royal family members’ main tombs are located underground. The so-called ‘outer perimeter’ refers to the area above a certain depth of the mausoleum—this is a vertical division, not a horizontal one.”

"Secondly, because His Majesty Stephen Doyle, the first monarch of the civilization, was extremely fond of birds and expressed his longing for the sky on many occasions. Later monarchs established the rule that flying was not allowed in the royal mausoleum area in order to commemorate His Majesty Stephen Doyle."

"Of course, to show respect for our ancestors, the aircraft have been designed with routes in advance, and in practice, they will actively avoid the airspace directly above some mausoleums."

Jin nodded slightly.

An ancestral precept, perhaps.
That makes sense.

She then glanced at the mausoleum area below and said to the little box, "Since there's no no-fly zone, let's just fly around it a few times."

Mechanical voice: "Received."

Then, under the control of the robotic guide.

The aircraft began to slowly circle above the mausoleum, and the mechanical voice dutifully began its introduction:

"The black mausoleum complex below belongs to Qajar, the 183rd ruler of the Second Dynasty. During his 72-year reign, this monarch expanded the territory of Persia by 3.4 times."

"Now we are passing by Amenhotep 42, the 309th monarch of the First Dynasty, whose reign lasted only 6 years, making him the shortest-reigning monarch in the history of the Persians."

"This mausoleum belongs to His Majesty Boko II, the father of the current His Majesty Boko III. Boko II reigned for ninety-five years."

What's coming our way right now is...

Do not know why.

Looking at the mechanical voice speaking fluently, Gu Wei suddenly had a feeling of déjà vu, as if he were a sports meet announcer before he transmigrated, saying, "Now marching towards us is the representative team of Class X, Year X. They are walking with their heads held high, confidence on their lips, and victory written all over their faces, blah blah blah."

Hmm, it would be even more like it if there was a background music track like "deng ...
More than two hours later.

Just after the aircraft flew past the tomb of a monarch of the First Dynasty, Jin suddenly spoke up: "Stop for a moment, let's go to the next place."

Gu Wei was stunned.

What the hell?

Is that all for the royal mausoleum area?
He thought Jin was wandering around looking for a target, and that once she locked onto a target, she would definitely go down to check the situation.

But looking at Jin's performance now
It seems she really only came here to 'browse'.

Then, to Gu Wei's utter bewilderment...

The aircraft changed direction again and flew towards the next area.

Another moment passed.

Gu Wei's view revealed another park with a much simpler style, in which several statues about seven or eight meters tall could be vaguely seen, and the area of ​​each module was obviously much smaller.

It is clear.

This is the Imperial Mausoleum Area, where royal servants and various famous officials are buried. However, just like the royal mausoleum area, after arriving at the Imperial Mausoleum Area, Jin only had the aircraft circle twice in the air.

This time, in less than half an hour, she withdrew her gaze: "Let's fly straight to the exit."

Gu Wei was stunned again.

Good guy.
So they didn't even go to that last cultural relics exhibition hall anymore?

To know.

Of the four areas within the royal mausoleum complex, the plaza and the royal tomb area are undoubtedly the core locations.

Of the remaining two locations, the Onbeizuka Ward is undoubtedly just a filler.

After all, it's not easy for ordinary people to come and pay homage to past monarchs. You can't expect them to be so enlightened as to burn paper money for royal servants or ministers, can you?
At most, a dynasty might produce some famous generals and virtuous ministers like Yue Fei or Zhuge Liang, which might attract some commoners with no blood relation to them to pay their respects, but that's about it.

The sole purpose of this area is to demonstrate royal favor and to express the idea that "being a dog of Bosca is an honor," and so on.
But cultural relics exhibition halls are different.

The Persian civilization has continued uninterrupted from its inception to the present day, meaning that all artifacts and related content are traceable and can be precisely explained.

Therefore, the museum may be less significant to the average person than the Mikado-beizuka Ward, but it is very important to those who want to study Persian art.
That place is undoubtedly a treasure trove.

Unexpectedly, Jin, like a StarCraft player, completely overlooked this place.
Does she think Boko III's problems are irrelevant to history?
So what was she doing at the royal cemetery?

Or did you initially have some suspicions that you ruled out after reading it?
Despite Gu Wei's many thoughts, the mechanical guide obediently escorted the two to the exit.

After a brief verification, Gu Wei and Jin quickly left the royal mausoleum.

After walking side by side with Jin for a while, Gu Wei, sensing the time was right, took the initiative to speak: "Jin, what exactly happened?"

Before he could finish speaking, Jin interrupted him: "Tell me your opinion first."

"Clam?"

Gu Wei's words caught in his throat, and he pointed to himself, somewhat bewildered: "You're asking me? -- What opinion could I possibly have?"

joke
Unlike this old driver, I don't have the abnormal thinking ability or various technological means to assist me. Watching the whole thing was basically like watching a VR movie. What the hell could this thing possibly produce?

However, Jin nodded persistently, her expression revealing nothing of her true thoughts: "Let's just chat casually, just to broaden my horizons. That's right, we'll talk as we walk."

She waved to Gu Wei and continued walking the way she came.

Gu Wei caught up with her in a few steps, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Well, I don't want to say what my opinion is—I mean the kind that I had to force out. There are probably only two."

Jin hummed in agreement, signaling him to continue.

"The first thing is that there are not many people visiting," Gu Wei said, counting on his fingers since he couldn't avoid the topic. "Whether it's the square, the mausoleum, or the accompanying tomb area, I haven't seen many people on this trip—I even feel that there are more descendants of officials or servants in the accompanying tomb area."

"Even if you explained before that the population density of Boska is low, isn't this a bit too low?"

This was indeed a question that Gu Wei had been pondering for a long time.

He had previously thought that there were just a few people at the square statue, and that most of them might have gathered at the mausoleum or other areas.

But after this trip, Gu Wei realized one thing:

There were indeed very few people visiting the entire royal mausoleum.

The number of people at the mausoleum was even fewer than those at the plaza; Gu Wei wasn't even sure if he had seen a thousand people in total.

If we had to compare, the incense offerings in the Peizuka ward seem to be a bit more abundant.
True.

Gu Wei has little experience with contact with other civilizations.

But since the Persian civilization was able to organize and pass down even the first monarch's love of the sky into rules, it at least shows that the entire group had similar views on their ancestors as Earth did.

And how do civilizations on Earth treat monarchs?
Taking China as an example, the fact that tickets to the Forbidden City are sold out even on weekdays speaks volumes—although the Forbidden City and imperial mausoleums are not exactly the same concept, and to put it jokingly, only a crooked old locust tree on the hill behind the palace might be associated with a deceased emperor, the comparison is still appropriate.

Moreover, it's not impossible to find other examples of tombs:

The Eastern Qing Tombs, which also bury emperors of the Qing Dynasty, is a national 5A scenic spot, easily attracting over 10,000 visitors during peak season.

Even in a country like Sweden, which has one of the lowest population densities in the world, the number of visitors to monarchical tombs is not low.

Gu Wei then scratched his head and summarized to Jin: "So I always feel that this situation is a bit strange. Either their traditional concept is not to follow this kind of thing, or the people have a problem with their recognition of the rulers - except for some official festivals when they are forced to worship, they don't really pay attention to them at other times."

After listening to Gu Wei's guess, Jin Jingjing did not answer the question, but looked at him with some curiosity: "You've brought up the topic of ordinary people for the second time now. It seems that some stories have happened on Earth?"

Jin had actually been a little curious when Gu Wei was asking people about the population on the street—Gu Wei used the word "people" instead of "commoners" when describing the masses.

These two characters look similar, but they are actually different in nature.

Especially since Gu Wei had only been in contact with Xinghai for a short time, many of his expressions carried a strong sense of Earth consciousness, meaning that in his subconscious, this word should be said in this way.

Even in the Star Sea, or in civilizations below the third tier, this is not a common term.

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Upon hearing Jin's question, Gu Wei was stunned for a moment, then remained silent for several seconds before saying, "Yes, but not Earth, but my country, China. In history—or rather, in modern times, some things happened there, and a group of people appeared."

Talking and talking.

Gu Wei's gaze drifted slightly into the distance, as if he were seeing some distant scene through the hibiscus: "Those people... they would squat on the edge of the field and share a pipe with the old farmer, they would tear their cotton-padded clothes into bandages and give them to wounded soldiers they didn't know, they would domineeringly step on the oppressors and look at the weak covered in mud and ash and say long live the people."

"The same group of people, even after their deaths, are still feared by countless shameless scoundrels hiding in the gutter, who are afraid of even the slightest resemblance in their descendants to them."

"But some fires will not be extinguished after the coldest and darkest nights. Those scoundrels who try to put them out will only make them burn brighter. And it is the people who hold up that fire—it may sound a bit childish, but that is indeed my understanding."

A good while passed.

Gu Wei took a deep breath and brought his attention back to reality: "Sorry, I got a little emotional and seemed to have said something unrelated."

“It’s alright, you don’t need to apologize,” Jin waved her hand, which was unusual for her, indicating that Gu Wei didn’t need to apologize. “It’s a blessing for your civilization that such a person could be born. You can tell me more about your stories with Him when you have time. I’m quite interested in these things. But for now, let’s talk about business.”

Note:
During the five-day May Day holiday, my family arranged four blind dates for me. Each date took more than two hours to travel to and from, and that was during the time when I was most lucid. I was so frustrated!
During the double monthly pass period, please give me some monthly passes.
(End of this chapter)