Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 566 The Third Generation Weapon Girl
The Book-Eating Demon said, "This matter has to start with the technique of the little man in the bottle."

"The technology of the little man in the bottle is essentially a combination of several abilities, just like using various parts to create mechanical equipment, thereby projecting a specific consciousness here."

"In the beginning, this was entirely handled by sorcerers, and the effects were very unstable, like a lottery. It could trigger a consciousness shock, or it could project some deformed and polluted consciousness. Summoning the little man in the bottle was a very low-probability event. The cost was also very high."

"Later, in order to reduce the risks, the Fangshi Society collaborated with Mirror City and incorporated mirror-cutting technology. Through numerous experiments, they found quantifiable parameters and technical data, and gradually became able to summon the little man in the bottle with a certain probability."

“I’ve checked, and there are no Light Core bodies among the alchemists. The fact that they could summon little figures in bottles in the past indicates that the power required to project consciousness does not need to be at the Light Core level, so these little figures should already be on Earth. Otherwise, cross-space projection is not something that Skywalkers can do.”

"For the bottle-shaped creature to be born on Mars or the Moon, the energy required will skyrocket, and only advanced equipment from a mechatronic city can make it happen."

She paused for a moment, then smiled slightly: "So I followed this direction and, sure enough, I obtained two important pieces of information."

"The core laboratory of the Man in a Bottle is located on the Forbidden Continent. Because their tests showed that the success rate there was far higher than in other places, I suspect that the Man in a Bottle might be located there."

“But it’s a very special place, and even the Great Holy Spirit can’t reach it. So I asked the Night Goddess for help, and she readily agreed.”

"Night God observed the little people in the bottle and said they were special boundary breakers. Tracing back, he confirmed that their final location was on the Forbidden Continent! The place where they were imprisoned was the Spark Plains."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but feel annoyed.

How could we forget about Yagami, the ultimate appraisal master?

He immediately found Night God and asked for details.

"I can't say much more."

Night God toyed with the several Celestial Gems in his hand: "Like the Boundary Breakers, they are merely projections into the bottle, not their true forms."

"To find out the reason, we may have to go to the Forbidden Continent."

Zhou Yi imagined Xu Yuhang and Yang Cai touching each other, but no matter what they did, they couldn't take off their clothes.

Because they are all projections.

It's like Haruk projecting onto Earth.

He decided to take a trip to Spark Plains.

……

Zhou Yi led Canghaijun's team all the way to the Forbidden Continent.

Upon arriving here, Zhou Yi did not rush to his destination, but instead went to Golden Elephant Valley to visit the Lord of War.

Bai Xue was the one who greeted us again.

“Mr. Zhou, you’ve arrived. I thought you wouldn’t come until next winter.”

This young weapon girl with rabbit ears is still full of energy and enthusiasm. She carries an iron coffin and waves to people from afar.

As she led the way, she said, "Two more golden elephants died recently, giving birth to the Golden Elephant Flag. Fortunately, it was dealt with in time, otherwise it would have sprouted and turned into a golden branch."

Zhou Yi asked her, "Is the number of golden elephants always constant?"

"Yes. At least that's how it is in Golden Elephant Valley. This valley looks small, but it's actually very large, and the space is very special. The number of golden elephants that can appear at the same time is always 37, it will not exceed this number, nor will it be less than this number."

"Lord Bing said that this is a magic number, representing the special nature of life. The human body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius. When multiplied by a multiple of 3, it produces a repeating number phenomenon: 37 × 3 = 111, 37 × 6 = 222, 37 × 9 = 333, and so on..."

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "I didn't expect that the Master of War also had some knowledge of mathematics."

"Does this sound like it's related to the number 3?"

"Yes, you noticed it too, right?"

Bai Xue raised the index, middle, and ring fingers of his right hand: "Only three kinds of true native life exist on the Forbidden Continent: Electric Cat, Killer Rat, and Golden Elephant."

"The exact number of electric cats is unclear, but the number of killer rats always remains at 333, which is exactly nine times that of the golden elephants. There are three wonders here: the flesh mountain, the golden elephant valley, and the spark plains... This is a place composed of three."

"Lord Bingzhu believes that this is the result of careful design, and it seems to maintain a special ecological balance."

Zhou Yi thought to himself.

This is a place created by the Golden Elephant herders—or rather, the sowers. It's normal for them, who are skilled at sowing life and creating ecological environments, to have precise calculation abilities.

"Bai Xue, I've always had a question. Why do you all choose to stay in Golden Elephant Valley? Is there anything special about Golden Elephant Valley?"

"Golden Elephant is really special..."

Bai Xue said, "They can grow rapidly and reach the level of Transformers. The Lord of Weapons is modifying them and trying to create Golden Elephant Weapons. It is possible to create weapons at the Transformer level. If it is ultimately successful, it will be a huge breakthrough in the history of weapons."

"Oh, you didn't know?"

"do not know."

Zhou Yi immediately thought of it.

The fact that the Warlord developed weapons at the Transformer level is most likely to counter the Celestials.

but.

He personally felt that the success rate of a conventional, direct confrontation with the Celestials was almost zero.

The first two resistance wars have already proven this.

As cyborgs, strength and muscle are Celestials' comfort zone.

Zhou Yi's strategy was that a large empire always collapses from within, and infiltrating from within was a more effective approach.

In this respect, he and the Electromechanical City are on the same path: first try to crack the secrets of the Celestial Beings themselves, and then strike precisely based on their weaknesses.

However, we are still far from achieving that goal.

At this moment, the Lord of War was surveying beside a huge golden footprint.

Lan Liao, clad in heavy armor, stood guard to the side, having set up a barbecue grill and was using charcoal to roast corn and meat skewers.

The warlord gestured for Zhou Yi to come over.

“Look at this footprint, is there anything special about it?” Zhou Yi observed it carefully.

The footprint in front of us is about 80 centimeters deep and its surface is coated with a layer of luminous gold leaf, which is obviously made by a golden elephant.

However, there were also some white, fluffy substances in the mark, like mycelium or down.

Zhou Yi recalled that Bai Xue had once taken him to see a strange footprint where the ground had turned into a white, fluffy foam board.

That was left behind by the Transformer, Golden Elephant.

"Is this golden elephant transforming into a changer?"

"Ah."

The warlord squatted down on the spot and pointed to the white substances on the ground: "The golden elephants have evolved from light cores into transmutators, and will begin to spontaneously convert energy into gold, which is their natural element."

"Upon reaching the Transformer level, their power can influence external matter. Here, it is no longer about overflowing and transforming gold, but rather about combining it with the land, stone, and plants in a very precise form of extremely small particles, thus combining with external materials to form this white structure, which can be described as semi-finished gold."

"Golden Elephants are a gifted species, born as Skywalkers, and naturally grow into Light Cores. If they are a little smarter, like this one, they can find a way to go further and become Evolvers."

A hint of regret appeared on his face: "It's a pity that such a powerful group is intellectually undeveloped."

Zhou Yi said, "That may not be the case; it's also possible that their thinking was deliberately restricted."

The warlord raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

Zhou Yi shared his and the old king's latest conclusions, as well as the story of the little man in the bottle.

After listening, the warlord remained silent for a long time.

After a few minutes.

His tightly closed lips moved slightly: "The Sower... that old king didn't tell me this part."

"Having studied golden elephants for many years, I know very well that their intelligence level is indeed extremely low. They cannot recognize their surroundings, have difficulty accumulating experience, and struggle with group communication and coordination..."

"But they also share a common funeral rite, compassion among their own kind, and attachment to their birthplace... They have very delicate emotional expressions."

"Do you get me?"

"They are like a group of wild beasts that only know how to run around, but suddenly at certain times, they show a level of civilization that far exceeds their usual level. Funerals, births, deaths, pain, despair, sacrifices... these expressions seem to be innate."

Zhou Yi recalled witnessing the death of Jin Xiang.

Many golden elephants came to observe a moment of silence and participate in the farewell ceremony; the scene was restrained and solemn, completely different from their usual wild and energetic behavior.

"I never understood why there was such a divisive situation in the past."

“A state of utter ignorance, yet occasionally displaying wisdom that should not exist; these two states alternate in every golden elephant.”

"They are a short-lived species, with a lifespan of only a few years, and are forever locked in this valley. Therefore, they have no way of knowing about the outside world, nor can they see it, and can only perceive it by walking."

The Lord of War slowly said, "But you said that the little man in the bottle, the consciousness of the old humans, is locked here, which gave me a guess."

"I just verified it."

"My [Commanding Platform] has the ability to crack and can analyze various abilities."

"However, this decryption is not always successful. It requires constant debugging. The more information and key triggering mechanisms we obtain, the higher the success rate."

"For many years, I have been using the Command Platform to crack the Golden Elephant, trying to find a way to use them and transform them into a new generation of Weapon Maidens."

"This is a special weapon-like life form created by combining a weapon and a person. It is also my core ability."

The Soldier Lord pointed to the two Weapon Maidens beside him: "Bai Xue and Lan Liao were originally normal human girls. They were originally weapon hunters, and after my testing and selection, they voluntarily transformed into Weapon Maidens."

Zhou Yi listened silently.

“I’ve been trying to predict the outcome of the Golden Elephant divination for a while, but I’ve never been able to succeed. Just now, your words gave me a new idea.”

"So I conducted the test."

"Then the third generation of Weapon Girls was successfully hatched."

Bingzhu snapped his fingers, and a figure suddenly appeared beside him, gnawing on a chicken leg with a blank expression.

Zhou Yi looked closely.

It turned out to be Fang Qiao, the bald weapon hunter.

Zhou Yi was shocked: "Can men also be weapon girls?"

"Wrong. It's not him."

The warlord snapped his fingers again.

The square bridge disappeared, replaced by a blonde girl.

Her face was calm, and she wore a simple and elegant white shirt and a black long skirt, radiating a dangerous color that represented the light core.

"This is the third-generation weapon princess transformed from a golden elephant."

The warlord wore a faint look of smugness on his face.

This is indeed a remarkable achievement.

However, Zhou Yi was more concerned about something else: "Um... what is the guess you mentioned, senior?"

"Haven't you thought of that yet?"

The Lord of War slowly said, "The so-called Golden Elephant is also a life form that has been transformed and modified. Similar to the Weapon Maiden, it is a life form composed of beasts and humans..."

"Golden Elephant is a life form created using the consciousness of the old humans."

Zhou Yi's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

(End of this chapter)