Novel Full Chapter 795
Chapter 795: Chapter 721: Underground City Chapter 795: Chapter 721: Underground City Third New Tokyo was a standard fortified city, almost entirely built for military and defense purposes.
From the first to the seventh districts on the surface, all were able to move underground when necessary, and many buildings interiors had been remodeled to serve as launch wells for EVAs.
Additionally, numerous combat blockades could emerge from underground, allowing for replacement by civilian use.
The entire city had been completely modularized.
Sitting in that military jeep, once Tao Yu entered the city area, he could also confirm again that the population of the city was truly sparse, and the area was not large.
He estimated the total surface area was just over ten square kilometers, which was indeed a bit measly compared to the old large metropolitan area.
Previously, not seeing any people along the coastal roads was one thing, but after entering the urban area, it felt to Tao Yu as just an ordinary small county town.
Such a scenario in other cities wouldn’t have been unusual.
But for a city of the caliber of Third New Tokyo, the juxtaposition of towering skyscrapers and scant population lent it an additional sense of desolation and wasteland.
This gave Tao Yu some certainties in his heart.
“We’re in the city, where do you want to get off?”
“You can just drop me off anywhere, I’m just here to check out the migration welfare here, our place is no longer too suitable for living…”
En route, Tao Yu had already drawn quite a bit of information from these people by relying on his Witch’s charm, coupled with incitement and emotional Perception.
Currently, Third New Tokyo had supportive policies for migration, and the climate change caused by the Second Impact fourteen years ago kept Third New Tokyo perpetually in summer, with incessant cicada chirping.
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Due to the tremendous upheaval caused by the Second Impact fourteen years earlier, there were also significant losses regarding identity records.
Those with records could easily access their comprehensive history, but for those without records, originally from remote areas or rural places, these years of changes made it impossible to complete all registrations.
This was especially the case after falling into the Abyss.
From the indirect inquiries and their tone, the World directly attributed the fall into the Abyss to the Second Impact.
Originally, it was a mess stirred up by SEELE, but now that they had the perfect scapegoat, they had swiftly shifted the blame.
Due to the strong barriers around the World, it was temporarily unknown what the situation outside was.
However, since the entire Earth had almost been flattened, and coupled with the sharp decline in population after the Second Impact, there wasn’t much desire to expand outward.
“Alright, Third New Tokyo has a migration policy, you, being a villager from a displaced village, can directly process the application, especially since you’re still underage.
You’ll receive some subsidies and will be arranged to go to school.”
Airi Suzuki looked Tao Yu up and down, noting his apparent lack of belongings, and then added
“Don’t worry if you don’t have enough money; there are dedicated resettlement houses here, and we will match you with a job within your capacity.”
Hearing this, Tao Yu was slightly surprised, but also found it expected.
The World had changed to this state, and indeed, New Tokyo was ‘sparsely populated’.
To attract people to settle, they definitely needed to address the basic necessities like clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
After all, the operation of this fortified city still required a large workforce.
Given the sparse population at the moment, it likely invited some inconveniences.
Although the arranged living environment would definitely be basic and the jobs generally not very dignified, they could secure a basic ‘survival’.
And for someone ‘underage’ like him, there would undoubtedly be some additional care.
No one wanted to settle in a military fortress, so other than those who really couldn’t survive or were specially arranged to come, the number of people moving inward was still very few.
He estimated that many of the current residents were family members of the original NERV staff.
At least when Tao Yu followed to the registration office to register his identity, there was no need to queue at all, and the registration process was exceptionally simple, all dependent on Tao Yu’s own narration.
He had initially contemplated using emotional interference, relying on his Ability to incite, but in reality, while it was used, it wasn’t needed much becasue the certification was really simple.
After looking at Tao Yu’s appearance, asking his age and name, they relied entirely on his word.
“Perhaps it’s because they know that the main enemy is the Angel Envoy, and apart from Nagisa Kaworu, there are no humanoid Angel Envoys, so the guard is relatively less, an ordinary person, even as a spy, wouldn’t be able to delve too deeply…”
Once Tao Yu achieved his goal, he didn’t probe further and soon received an identity card with his own photo.
Name, Minato Namikaze, fourteen years old, an orphan affected by the Second Impact, original village no longer suitable for residence.
And most crucially, when asked about the name of his former village.
On a spur of the moment, Tao Yu cleverly said ‘Takigakure Village’!
The key was that the staff, upon hearing this and beginning to type it into the system, without any incitement or interference from Tao Yu, didn’t find it peculiar…
“This is your arranged residence, sector seven C-245-305 room, here is the key.
Since you’re fourteen already, you can choose to live alone or be matched with a guardian.
During your spare time, we can recommend some simple work-study programs to subsidize your household expenses.”
Having said that, the staff member continuously typing information into the computer then took the initiative to say to Tao Yu
“You can resolve all three meals at school, but for doing some other things, you still need money.”
“I’m fine, but can I go to school later?
I’d like to adjust first.”
Tao Yu snapped out of his thoughts from Takigakure Village and spoke naturally.
Why bother with school?
See if he’s qualified to pilot an EVA and go directly to NERV to operate the giant robot.
It turned out that Takigakure Village even had registrations, and it seemed he truly was in this world.
Although with his own capabilities being pressed so much, other ordinary ninjas would probably only be on par with an urban King of Soldier.
And there being registrations, he likely hadn’t fallen into this place recently…
“Alright, you can adjust for a week, but you need to report to school first.
You can discuss specific requirements with the school, and it’s right next to your residence, easy to find according to the signs.”
“Thank you.”
Tao Yu left the office feeling fairly good about his progress.
“The Second Impact was fourteen years ago.
Although I’m not quite sure about the specific timing of the Angel Envoy’s attack, it should be within the next six months.”
Shinji Ikari was born after the Second Impact, and the pilots’ age is fourteen, so Tao Yu also claims to be fourteen.
A little younger facial features, a bit taller wouldn’t hurt.
Some kids are that tall in elementary school already.
“When necessary, go to the Pioneer for help on the Six Paths side; it should also not be a problem, and with Takigakure Village right here, it’s killing several birds with one stone.”
Tao Yu quickly flipped through the map and manual of New Tokyo III.
New Tokyo III, despite its strong architectural and technological vibe, was truly small.
However, there was a much more expansive underground city below, built relying on natural cavities here, spanning hundreds of square kilometers.
Normally connected by diagonally downward-aiming rail trains, there was also a special ‘elevator’ for transporting large objects like cars.
The above-ground city was built over a defensive deck, with combat and weapon modules underneath, switched during wartime.
When surface buildings descend to the underground, one can see the two cities, large and small, inverted from each other.
NERV headquarters are in the center underground, inside a black pyramid-shaped building…
“Let’s go check out underground first.
Aside from NERV headquarters, the other areas are open to the public, or rather, many people’s workplaces are down there.”
This type of public map and route once again confirmed Tao Yu’s original suspicion.
The entire city’s populace was primarily serving NERV, even ordinary residents in seemingly ordinary jobs might actually be in the tertiary service sector…
…
New Tokyo III was a highly modular city with extremely convenient rail transport; one simply couldn’t get lost as long as they followed the map and signs.
The railcar stations were much like subway platforms, though they weren’t very crowded, with the entire rail line moving diagonally downwards.
On the way down, one could glimpse the vast underground space.
The underground space itself was naturally hollow, much more expansive than the New Tokyo III above.
The ceiling above had inverted combat modules that could be seen directly out of the railcar windows.
The intermediary layer was comprised of twenty-four steel layers used as measurement units.
The Angel Envoy would need to break through these twenty-four layers of armor to penetrate.
The underground surface had various buildings and also expansive forests and underground lakes, providing a decent natural environment despite being underground.
Near Lake Reed, the gathering buildings, like mirrors, continually reflected sunlight underground, making the place look somewhat bright.
At least the forests and vegetation here could grow robustly.
Tao Yu also glanced towards the central NERV headquarters, located right below the surface steel plates, forming a pyramid shape.
Tao Yu could faintly sense a mysterious aura beneath the pyramid.
“Lilith, huh…”
As he moved diagonally downward on the railcar, Tao Yu kept judging the current situation.
“Actually, having a week to adapt, I could go directly to find Lilith.
I just don’t know whether Lilith is currently sealed by the Spear of Longinus or if the Spear of Longinus hasn’t been salvaged back from Antarctica yet…”
Tao Yu felt a budding impulse, but he temporarily suppressed it.
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First, securing a fallback was important.
Although there were many Angels, the explosions were likely similar, just variations of AT fields and S2 engines.
Starting with the simplest, the Water Angel, was the best choice to secure a fallback.
The Balanced Flow tactics might miss some opportunities, but they were stable…