Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 101 No Comments
Lie Hai flew all the way in the air.

It was 1700 kilometers from Emerald City to the location of the aliens. The Spinehunter could reach 200 kilometers per hour at full power, but even at this maximum speed it would take a long time to fly. However, unlike electromechanical life, the Seahunter could not maintain this high speed for a long time.

Zhou Yi told it not to rush and just fly normally.

He couldn't help but feel emotional, the most suitable pilot had always been right beside him, but he hadn't realized it.

The size of the Sea Hunter is limited. Although it cannot support the carrying of heavy cargo, it can still transport a few people, or even a not-so-light electromechanical lifeform like Leonardo da Vinci.

The sky was no different from the past, the sky was blue and the clouds were white, and it seemed that the world itself had not changed much.

But the scene below is quite different.

Zhou Yi saw that the land had been submerged by a large amount of light fog, and only some scattered land could be seen, as if the entire atmosphere had descended upon the earth.

The land area has shrunk a lot since his time.

This is what he thought.

The density of death rays is high in the Dead Sea and low on land. I don’t know whether there are more or fewer death rays in the sky.

In response to this question, Hong Shun said: "The distribution of death rays in the high altitude is non-uniform. The density of death rays near the ground is close to that on land. But at an altitude of more than 1000 kilometers above the ground, the density of death rays will increase significantly. That is the outer dead sea composed of the atmosphere and death rays."

"The density of death light in the Outer Dead Sea is higher than that in the Inner Dead Sea on land, and there are more uncontrollable dangers. It is usually the area where Skywalkers and high-level life forms appear."

Zhou Yi also came back to his senses.

The Dead Sea is a mixture of dead light and various gases, so the atmosphere is a natural carrier of dead light.

He asked, "The death ray comes from outside this world?"

Hong Jian said: "The death ray came from the sky and covered the whole world. This is certain."

Various forces have been studying the death ray, but its cause and source remain a mystery.

It was already night when we arrived at our destination. It was still snowing in the area, and a large amount of snowflakes melted by the Dead Sea, forming a larger fog.

However, with the positioning and lens of the Red Falcon, the huge sea alien is still clear.

It has a hook-shaped body outline, with eight straight dams extending from the inside of the curve, like a big comb.

The main structure is a gently sloping hill with little vegetation. At the end of the dam are three large concrete bunkers with three deep circular holes on top.

Like a separated coast.

At the far end of this maritime architectural life are the five ships of the Seventh Fleet, all flying the blue and white anchor flags.

Like the Organ before, their hulls were all painted black - now Zhou Yi knew that it was actually photoresist, which made it easier to install photoprinting structures on it.

The leading flagship is twice as long as the other ships, and its visible weapons include four secondary guns, two main guns, and is also equipped with a lookout tower and a communication station.

This is the Class B heavy patrol ship "White Dove" where Captain Qin Xie is stationed.

The White Dove raised a flag with a white background and a red cross.

"That's the peace flag."

Hong Falcon said: "They expressed that they do not want a conflict, and they probably want to have a formal negotiation."

We'll talk about that later.

Zhou Yi focused his attention on the huge offshore building below.

Now this is what matters.

Upon receiving the order, the Spine Hunter slowly descended and landed on the broad back of the sea alien.

Zhou Yi stepped on the hard ground again.

Next to it is a black bunker made up of cubes and spheres, where the Shengshes are stationed to serve as guards.

At Zhou Yi's summons, the horn-headed creature swam over quickly.

"Chairman!"

"We conducted a very detailed investigation after we arrived here. It's huge, but it didn't actively attack the outside world. We just couldn't get into the alien. We went everywhere on the surface and didn't find any suspicious life or other things. There were some light-sucking monsters following it."

"Oh, one more thing."

The horned head blinked his one eye and said, "Not long before you came, this alien fought with a big guy. But it's not right to say they fought. The whole process was actually it was hunting, and the other side had no power to fight back... That guy looked powerful, but he didn't dare to attack the sea alien."

Zhou Yi asked it to tell the story in detail.

According to the gang leader, the prey was a large black fish with skin and bones of steel, most likely a mechatronic life form.

The electromechanical black fish was targeted by the sea alien and tried its best to resist, but ultimately it could not escape the other party's hunting and was eaten by the hole-shaped mouth.

"…Everyone was shocked at the time. Fortunately, the alien did not make any move towards us. It only hunts certain large electromechanical life forms."

"There is a little bear outside. No, it should be an electromechanical life form. The guy calls himself Teddy and is a collaborator of Qin Xie, the captain of the Seventh Fleet of the Knights of the Dead Sea. He slept here and was able to communicate with one of us in a dream. It's magical."

"It told us in the dream that it wanted to cooperate with the company and hoped to meet you..."

Teddy bear?
Zhou Yi thought about it for a moment.

Hong Xuan is his collaborator, so it is normal for Qin Xie to have a teddy bear.

But we’ll talk about this later.

Zhou Yi looked around and walked down to the comb-shaped dam near the Dead Sea. At a close distance, he could see that it was actually a pier. The Red Falcon measured the distance and found that the length of each of the eight piers was 229 meters.

Behind the pier are three concrete water caves. In addition, there are as many as eleven hidden entrances on land. These are the results of the investigation by the Victory Snakes.

That is, every entrance and cave is impassable as they are shrouded by some powerful high-pressure force.

Zhou Yi stood on the pier and looked at the coast behind him.

This is a completely modern port. Once moved back, the company can directly complete the water infrastructure and supporting facilities, and the ships will have a place to dock and be maintained.

Now comes the most important part.

Zhou Yi placed his hand on the mottled stone pillars of the pier.

Energy, input.

……

"I want to buy you so that you can make better use of your abilities. Name your price!"

A response came from Zhou Yi's mind: "We don't sell it here. Who are you?"

Zhou Yi had never expected to be rejected.

Is it a state-owned wharf?
This is a bit tricky.

Zhou Yi was thinking of a solution and continued to communicate with the other party: "My name is Zhou Yi, and I am the chairman of the Wasteland Development Company. Our company is developing and transforming the wasteland in this world to benefit mankind and other life forms..."

"Is that so? That's great, I wish you all the best."

This person is obviously different from Emerald City and Maria. His intelligence level is higher than the former two, and he has clear self-awareness and judgment.

Zhou Yi asked: "What's your name?"

"It's a matter of confidentiality, so I can't comment."

Difficult.

Zhou Yi continued to try: "I have an employee named Jacob. He said that the "Poseidon" that lived with him was taken away by you. We came here to find the Poseidon, hoping to return it to its original owner."

The other party responded: "It is related to the principle of confidentiality. I have no comment."

Zhou Yi frowned.

This is something that cannot be tolerated.

What to do?
Zhou Yi walked back and forth on the pier, thinking of various solutions in his mind.

He decided to look around first, looking for clues to this guy's identity.

So Zhou Yi ordered Hong Shun and Jiao Tou to start further investigation.

However, the interior of the port is completely closed and inaccessible, and there are no recognizable carvings or remaining text. The only thing that is certain is that it was separated from the land for some reason and then started its own journey to the Dead Sea.

Zhou Yi suddenly remembered.

There is also a group of local indigenous people here.

Under the pier, there were some star-like substances surrounding the concrete. They were like some dim small lights, attached to the edges of the alien's surface, flickering slowly like breathing.

Light sucking monster.

It is rated D because of its special physiological structure and skill characteristics, and all other aspects are E or even lower.

Light suckers are like quicksand or bubbles. When caught, they burst and disperse on their own, dying without hesitation, and it is difficult for the captor to gain any benefit from them. They will regenerate quickly in the death light.

This creature is found throughout the Dead Sea, swimming along with the flow of the dead light and also absorbing some large light-absorbing species, becoming a natural lighting device on the seabed.

But Zhou Yi couldn't say whether they had intelligence or could communicate.

Gotta try it.

So Zhou Yi jumped off the pier and carefully reached out to touch a light-sucking monster. As a result, the monster exploded instantly and died.

He had to switch to the next one.

……

After working for a long time, Zhou Yi was sweating profusely, but he was unable to truly complete a safe touch.

The situation is a bit deadlocked.

Kestrel suggested: "Why not try using light seeds? Use light seeds to attract them."

Zhou Yixin is right.

If you catch too many fish, stereotyped thinking will harm you.

Blame the bony fish.

Zhou Yi poured out the light seed from the light box and placed it in the palm of his hand, then approached the flickering light spot under the pier.

Sure enough, a light-absorbing monster slowly approached and attached the light seed.

The moment of touch, Zhou Yi immediately started inputting energy.

……

"I have a question for you. If you are willing to help me answer it, I will give you more light seeds."

"Yeah."

The sound of the light-sucking monster was a little vague, with a chaotic feeling like that of a young child.

"Do you know anything about this sea alien you are following?"

“It’s very strong.”

No matter what Zhou Yi asked, he always got the answer "It's very strong", with only slight differences in the tone and pronunciation rhythm.

This light-absorbing monster has limited intelligence, so it can only express a limited amount of information. It tried its best.

Hong Jian also said: "This life itself has a simple structure and changes very quickly, so most light-sucking monsters are difficult to describe and interact with in a complex way. We need to find some light-sucking monsters that live longer, and maybe we can get some information."

Following the drone's advice, Zhou Yi began to look everywhere.

There were some small light-sucking monsters beside the pier. He learned from the corner head that the large light-sucking monsters were all around the land entrance.

It's safe there.

Zhou Yi saw them at the nearest ground entrance.

The light-absorbing monsters here are much brighter. Although they cannot enter the dark entrance, they float and stay nearby, just like the lights installed on the concrete wall.

After repeated attempts and after paying 117 light seeds, Zhou Yi got the answer he wanted.

A large light sucker said: "It only eats certain types of electromechanical life, the long boats that can dive into the depths of the Dead Sea. It eats those specifically and looks for them everywhere."

"That kind of boat looks like a fish without fins..."

Based on the descriptions of the light-sucking monsters, Zhou Yi and Hong Shun repeatedly confirmed that the finless fish under the sea are submarine-like electromechanical life forms.

This is not an ordinary port, but a submarine base!

Zhou Yi's accumulated fatigue suddenly dissipated.

No wonder it says confidentiality.

This guy is most likely a military building!
But if he could take it down, he would not only gain the base, but also the two submarine-like electromechanical life forms in the base!

(End of this chapter)