Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 535 Introducing Sponsors (Seeking monthly votes at the beginning of the month)

The key to the nightmares' rise to power lies in doing two things.

Selecting people involves spending money.

Canghai Jun said, "Selecting people is the most difficult thing."

“In the past, we would select a group of candidates, investigate their resumes, interpersonal relationships and stains with the Holy Spirit, and create specific dream environments in their minds to test their character and disposition.”

"This doesn't tell the whole story, because everyone changes over time and with different circumstances, but it's still a valuable reference."

"This step has now been omitted."

Zhang Zhi is the only candidate.

Zhou Yi didn't really know much about the Free Army leader he was meeting for the first time.

But given the current situation, he is the most suitable person to maintain the stability of the mutant population.

Compared to Wang Fengwu, who was a lazy office worker and lived a reclusive life, Zhang Zhi had a stronger sense of responsibility and more experience in leading a group.

Again.

It's better for Zhang Zhi to act as the substitute than for a complete stranger to do it.

Canghai Jun said, "In terms of funding, based on our experience, 9.57 million Light Seeds are enough to push an ordinary enhancer to LV3 Light Core Body, which is competitive. The main expenses are to provide enough Light Seeds to improve the body's strength and to purchase a large number of Heavenly Pearls and Fire Hills to expand consciousness."

Zhou Yi clicked his tongue in amazement.

This proxy competition is comparable to a presidential election, and the cost is frighteningly high.

When the Nightmare Black Emperor invited him to succeed to the throne, he said that the Heavenly Kingdom's treasury had a stockpile of 3 million Light Seeds, which was the only amount of cash that the largest empire on Earth could directly access.

Apart from the Nightmare Foundation, it's unlikely that any other organization could immediately come up with so much money to push the proxy forward.

Canghaijun and his group have even promoted two acting officials, and the amount of money spent on multiple candidates will only increase.

It can only be said that the Nightmare Clan has accumulated an incredibly terrifying amount of wealth.

Various thoughts flashed through Zhou Yi's mind.

The issue once again came down to money.

The company's current financial resources are insufficient to do this, and other sponsors must be brought in.

The simplest solution would be to bring in the nightmares to invest, but that would complicate things considerably.

The dream demon group led by the Weaver-kun, in order to maintain their absolute dominance in the consciousness, only cares about supporting their own spokespeople and protectors, and has no intention of rebelling against the Celestials.

The company's strategic goal, however, is to completely transform the Celestials and achieve Earth's independence.

This leads to a direct disagreement.

Canghai Jun keenly sensed Zhou Yi's concerns and remotely suggested, "If the chairman wants to introduce external funds but doesn't want the Dream Demon to interfere, why not try contacting the Legal Alliance?"

"They have ample funds. The total amount may not be as much as that of Nightmare, but with years of operation and manufacturing, as long as they are willing to use the reserves of multiple cities, this number is not a problem."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Yes.

The electromechanical city has a 403 agreement and needs to cooperate with and assist Tianren.

This doesn't violate the rules; helping with the election is clearly a form of support.

Zhou Yi immediately contacted his personal operator, Vivian.

They were stunned for a moment after hearing that.

"...Investing in campaign liaison...you...are really..."

"Can't you?"

“I don’t know. We’ve never done anything like this before. The electromechanical city has never had any experience with this. I’m a little unsure how to respond to you now.”

Vivian was somewhat incoherent: "I need to consult the legal procedures and check if this complies with our procedures and if there are any violations... Please forgive me."

Zhou Yi waited for half an hour.

Vivian's voice came through the earphones again.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

“We have reviewed all the rules and regulations, and there is no prohibition against this behavior.”

Zhou Yi felt a sense of relief.

really.

The attitude that the celestial beings displayed from the moment they chose their representatives was evident.

They are not targeting proxy; they simply believe that all life in this world is insignificant, so they don't have any particularly detailed or comprehensive management rules.

Locking up the electromechanical life, selecting substitutes, and sending out transformers—that's enough.

"Such staggering financial expenditure is a huge risk for the Legal Front. We are still calculating whether it is worth investing so much money..."

Zhou Yi's heart suddenly sank.

Not good.

The algorithm for electromechanical cities prioritizes data; all decisions must be made based on data.

A mutant acting as a substitute doesn't actually offer any direct benefit to the mechatronic city.

Zhou Yi consulted Canghai Jun again.

Canghai Jun calmly replied, "Chairman, please don't worry. Electromechanical City has actually been conducting deep computing in order to break through the existing profit model."

"They are sharp and precise, like sharp blades."

“Once they find the enemy’s fatal weakness, that enemy can never defeat them again.” “Substitute is like a special program to them. Now that you have provided the solution, they will quickly calculate the enormous value behind it.”

"This money will be sent to you."

Chen Zhu, the Lord of the Vast Sea, was in his heart.

Three hours passed.

Vivian's voice rang out again: "Mr. Zhou, the Legal Front wants to join!"

Zhou Yi found it strange: "What were your calculation results?"

"The Legal Front mobilized data centers in 24 large electromechanical cities for joint calculations. Through extensive data calculations and simulations, we drove the generation of a new agent, valued at approximately 16 billion light seeds."

"In addition to this traditional method, we also activated the 'cultivation' of the Electromechanical Knights, initiating the second phase of the Prophet Mode. A total of seven advisors were employed to conduct a comprehensive deduction of the plan in the form of prophets."

"The conclusion is that promoting the emergence of new proxy services is of great value to electromechanical cities, as it will allow us to accumulate sufficient proxy data. In the past, relevant data was sealed by the 403 protocol and could not be read."

"The value of this data was estimated by the prophets to be 21 billion light seeds."

"Although there is a risk of failure and the success rate cannot be calculated, the Legal Front is willing to make an exception for this core data."

Vivian said, "If you are willing to share the relevant specific data, that is, the detailed quantity and types of resources required to upgrade an E-level enhancer or light nano-type to a light core body, we are willing to pay 9.57 million light seeds to support Mr. Zhang Zhi's candidacy for mutant proxy. We will use this data to design and replicate a body that closely resembles a light core body."

"We can deliver this seed of light to Emerald City within 48 hours."

Electromechanical cities remain as simple and direct as ever.

What they want is a cultivation method to advance an ordinary life form into a photonucleus.

This is invaluable data gold.

Canghai Jun then said, "Chairman, the Electromechanical Cities are good at mass production, but they have never been able to reach the level of the Light Core. This is because the growth of Electromechanical Life is different from other life forms. They are highly dependent on the enhancement of Light Imprint in terms of material, but their consciousness cannot leave their own physical structure and can only communicate with the outside world through the information layer."

"All electromechanical life forms are fragmented consciousness structures, formed by a large number of consciousness fragments operating according to different programs."

"They can acquire a large amount of data and information through the material side, but they cannot turn this information into a truly stable and organic consciousness. They can only create one program after another, use programs to contain different fragments, and ensure that they are stored and can be read."

“Fragmented consciousness is the brain cell of electromechanical life. The programs they create are artificial electromechanical organs that constantly metabolize and renew themselves.”

"According to the old humans, electromechanical life forms are Frankenstein monsters."

"Because of their structure, electromechanical life forms can obtain information from a large number of fragments of consciousness and record data. However, they can only connect the fragments to their bodies and cannot complete the transformation of their true selves in the current stage of their life."

"Their thoughts are still locked by programs and fragments of consciousness, trapped in metal and light imprints; their consciousness is that of incomplete prisoners."

"This prevents them from using the Great Holy Spirit or entering the Great Holy Spirit. The mechanism of the Great Holy Spirit does not recognize them as normal conscious beings."

"The reason why electromechanical life forms cannot break through the realm of consciousness is precisely because of their inherent limitations."

"They are like a group of blind people, unable to observe the colors outside with their hands, feet, and ears."

Zhou Yi then realized this.

Electromechanical life struggles to develop consciousness, a problem stemming from its physiological structure.

He couldn't help but think: "Isn't it possible to create a tool to compensate for their inherent defects, allowing them to perceive or read consciousness through programs and data?"

Zhou Yi recalls that in the old days, there were already methods that allowed blind people to see through brain-computer interfaces and artificial retinas. These methods converted information into electrical signals and transmitted them to the cerebral cortex, enabling the blind to see.

"some."

Canghai Jun said, "That tool exists naturally; it is the light core. As long as you have the light core, you have a sensor with extremely high precision."

"Whether on the material side or the consciousness side, the light core can serve as a sensory organ."

Zhou Yi asked, "Have electromechanical life forms never given birth to light cores?"

"No."

Canghai Jun explained, "Because of the special structure of electromechanical life forms, whether they need to bear high-intensity energy or store and read a large number of consciousness fragments, they cannot do without a sufficiently powerful body."

"Without a Light Core-level machine, they have no way to store the number of Light Core-level consciousness fragments, and no way to store and leverage Light Core-level power."

"Most flesh-and-blood life forms can directly strengthen themselves through the Light Seed, but mechanical life forms cannot."

"They need a sample that evolved from a Skywalker to a Light Core."

So this becomes a closed loop.

Without a light core-level body, electromechanical life forms cannot transform into light core bodies.

It's like saying you're not a billionaire because you don't have a hundred million.

They have extremely high lower limits, but their upper limits are locked.

Zhou Yixin said, "No wonder the emergence of the cultivation program has excited the legal front."

This is equivalent to achieving a technological breakthrough through a roundabout approach at the level of consciousness.

As for the mechanical body, as long as they can obtain enough Celestial Gem cells, the Electromechanical Lifeforms can also create a Light Core-level mechanical body.

They are now preparing to emulate mutants by conducting comprehensive measurements and recordings in order to replicate a light core body with a similar intensity.

These restrictions are being broken down one by one.

Therefore, the Legal Front is willing to pay huge sums of money to participate.

After thinking it through, Zhou Yi immediately said to Vivian, "Then it's settled. Come to Emerald City first, and we'll have someone here to handle things with you."

"We need to act quickly to handle this on behalf of others, and raise the money as fast as possible."

"Ok."

Vivian replied, "I'll set off immediately, please wait for me."

(End of this chapter)