Geocity is the last city of the robot civilization in the Evernight Era, located beneath the snowfield and built on an extensive coal mine tunnel system. When Alice was awakened, the city still harbors most of the robot population and the industrial capacity, but lacked self-renewal and disaster-resistance capabilities. Key resources are depleting, putting the city at risk of crisis.
History
At the end of the Sunset Era, the disappearance of the sun caused the Earth to rapidly cool down. Humans hastily constructed underground sanctuaries using existing mine tunnels to shelter the remaining population. These were known as the “Geocities.”
Ever before the Evernight Era, most Geocities failed due to design and management issues. When Alice was awakened, only one Geocity remained operational, which is now referred to simply as “the Geocity,” the last bastion of the robot civilization.
Structure and Facilities
Central Shaft: Geocity is built beneath the snowfield inside of a coal mine tunnel system, reaching several hundred meters deep underground. The central area features a large shaft connected to various floors via elevators and staircases.
Floors: In Geocity, each floor have different sizes. Some span several kilometers in diameter, with heavy equipment and supplies primarily found in the lower levels.
Geocity does not have dedicated commercial or residential areas, as most robots no longer live in the real world and do not possess physical bodies, belongings, or require living spaces.
Surface Structures: Near Geocity’s snowfield entrance, tents are built as bases for the Snowfield Expedition Teams. In addition to large tents for storage and factories, some team members also have their own tents. Fortifications are built around these facilities to defend against snow bandit attacks.
Unknown Structures: A significant portion of data in Geocity was lost during the chaos at the end of the Sunset Era. The robot civilization has not yet fully mapped the city’s layout and have no complete control over some discovered facilities.
Looming Crisis
Natural disasters: The snowfield above Geocity moves like glaciers, causing earthquakes and damage to the city’s upper structures. Robots must repair the infrastructures constantly.
Internal challenges: Geocity’s current assets cannot sustain the long-term survival of the robot civilization, and many critical supplies are running out. However, the manager class as well as the common citizens are ignoring this reality, choosing instead to escape into the virtual universe for comfort.
Still, a small number of robots choose to stay in the real world to maintain the city’s infrastructure and to explore the snowfield for Sunset Era legacies, aiming to restore their civilization’s functions.
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