Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 567 Forbidden Prison
Bingzhu took the roasted corn that Lanliao handed over and passed it to Zhou Yi: "Here, have one."

"Thank you, senior."

Zhou Yi took it and took a bite.

However, he couldn't taste anything at all at this moment, as his attention was entirely focused on what the warlord was saying.

"Don't be impatient, young man."

The warlord chuckled: "The more crucial the moment, the more you need to remain calm. Aren't you usually quite steady? Always advancing cautiously and without haste. Why are you so impatient now?"

Zhou Yi said, "The little man in the bottle is related to the traces of the old humans, and it is also related to the secrets of the Celestials and the Sowers. This is very important to me."

"Hurry is not enough."

The warlord slowly said, "These are principles learned through bloodshed."

"The more you want to go fast, the slower you need to go."

He picked up a roasted corn cob and chewed it slowly.

"The incubation of the golden elephant here is the process of integrating the existing golden life into the consciousness of the old humans."

"Golden elephants are mostly lethargic and their intelligence is even inferior to that of gerbils. Because their bodies are too stable and they have no survival pressure, their growth is extremely slow."

"Gerberis have a very short lifespan, so they must make the most of their limited lifespan to forage, build nests, and reproduce. Humans are actually descended from gerberas."

"Fragile yet vibrant."

"The Golden Elephant, however, represents a different direction—powerful yet chaotic."

When Bingzhu ate, he chewed slowly and carefully, and almost no food was wasted. He nibbled off every single corn kernel.

Zhou Yi silently sought confirmation from Xiao Fu.

The tracing the flow said, "He's basically right. I never imagined that someone living in such a dilapidated world could make these judgments with limited information. He is indeed a remarkable person."

The warlord suddenly turned his face: "Have you ever been in contact with the killer rat?"

"No, I've only seen their footage."

"Yes. Gerbils are aggressive and destructive, but they never attack each other. It's like an instinctive rule that cannot be violated."

"But you probably don't know that killer rats can cry, do you?"

Zhou Yi was taken aback: "This is the first time I've heard of this."

"Not many people have seen this scene before."

The master of war smiled and said, "They usually act like bandits and highwaymen, attacking any kind of life they see. Only when we give them Light Seeds to eat will they calm down a little."

"When they devour the Light Seeds, they are actually crying in pain, and their eyes turn red."

"I also have killer rats in my zoo."

He put down the corn cob he had already gnawed clean: "Give them plenty of light, and they will cry very hard, their eyes will bleed."

"Bai Xue excels in consciousness abilities; she can perceive the state of the Killer Rats while they are feeding on Light Seeds. You tell us about it."

"Yes, my lord."

After being called out, the rabbit-eared weapon girl finally spoke up: "Killer rats are actually quite pitiful. They are usually driven by instinct and can't stop. They can only keep attacking, just like an extremely hungry person searching for food everywhere."

"Only when they feed on the Light Seeds can they temporarily escape their violent instincts. At this time, they become very sad and cry incessantly..."

The warlord said, "Forget it, bring the killer rat over and let Zhou Yi identify it. He has the ability to communicate with consciousness."

"Yes, my lord."

The white vine vanished instantly.

Tens of seconds later.

She returned with an iron cage. Inside was a small creature that kept bumping around, looking somewhat hysterical.

The killer rat had pale eyes with no pupils. Its fur was a dirty, grayish-brown color, and it was struggling and tearing at itself frantically, making a rustling sound, giving Zhou Yi the impression that it was some kind of mutated species.

The white ivy began feeding the light seeds into the cage.

With continued feeding.

The killer rat swallowed the light seeds whole and quickly fell silent.

It was fed 3 light seeds in succession.

The killer rat began to tremble, its eyes bleeding. Its fur drooped, its claws gripping the iron cage. Completely different from its previous frenzied state, its small, beast-like face now appeared sorrowful and pained.

Bai Xue said, "Mr. Zhou, you can touch it now. As long as I keep feeding it, it will be fine for a short time."

She poked the killer rat with her hand.

The killer rat remained completely unmoved, only clutching its cage and weeping.

For safety's sake, Zhou Yi activated Xiaofu's mecha before reaching out to touch the Killer Rat's fur.

Energy input.

When minds are aligned, activation begins.

"can you hear?"

"Who are you?"

There was actually a response.

Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately seized the opportunity to ask, "Are you human?"

"Humans...I..."

The other person seemed dazed for a moment, as if trying to confirm this: "I...I seem to be human...I am human...Where did I come from...where did I come from?"

“Oh, right. I remember now, I’m from Cyprus, I live there, my son and daughter are there, my wife is there, I own a bakery… My name is…”

"What is my name?" The killer rat struggled to find itself.

“My name is… Harald Rambos, yes, that’s my name.”

"I don't know why I've become like this. I feel like I've turned into a monster. I can only be slightly lucid for very short periods. Are you a doctor? Am I sick?"

Zhou Yi didn't know where to begin.

He briefly explained the situation to the other party.

"The world is destroyed... I really have become a monster..."

"Oh my God..."

"My wife and children...are they all dead?"

"Why am I still alive, yet I have to suffer this torment!"

The killer rat's pale, pupil-less eyes also seemed to have become dull and confused.

It took Zhou Yi a while to calm him down.

“Haralambos, I need to know your specific situation in order to help you get out of this state.”

The killer rat seemed to know this was its only chance, and it tried to calm itself down, its body gradually stabilizing from the violent trembling.

"I don't know. My last memory is that I was in a bakery when I suddenly felt a very bright light, and then I think I fell asleep... When I came to my senses again, I had become what I am now."

"Oh, right. When I was asleep, I was in a hole."

Please describe it in detail.

"It was a cave, very dark, with only a campfire for light. If you left the campfire, you would feel cold all over and your consciousness would become blurred, making it impossible to leave the cave."

Haralambos recalled, “I was all alone there. I didn’t encounter any other humans. At first, I was worried about monsters, but there weren’t any. There was only darkness and a campfire. I just woke up and slept, and I was completely numb.”

"After an unknown amount of time, it started snowing inside the cave."

Zhou Yi asked, "Are you sure it's snowing inside the cave?"

"I'm sure. It was very cold when it snowed, so cold that my brain was frozen, and my vision was also very blurry."

Killer Rat said, "A Yeti appeared in the cave... It grabbed me, took me outside, and then when I came to my senses, I realized I was this monster. I'm always mentally foggy, and only have brief moments when I'm slightly recovered."

Yeti?
Zhou Yi's gaze sharpened: "What are the characteristics of a Yeti?"

"It's somewhat like... you know the Yeti, the Himalayan snow monster? It's that kind of creature, but strangely, it doesn't have white fur; its body is made of snow."

He said, “I’ve heard stories about the Yeti since I was a child. But this was the first time I’d ever seen one. The Yeti had no face; it looked like it was made entirely of chunks of snow. It was as tall as me, and its body proportions were remarkably similar to mine, but it had no facial features. It didn’t talk to me. I asked it to let me go, but it completely ignored me.”

That's all I know.

Zhou Yi immediately used his consciousness to synchronize with the other party and showed them what the hydrogen flow looked like: "Is it similar to this?"

"That's exactly it! It's just that the one I found was a bit more refined, like it was made from a mold just like me."

The killer rat asked expectantly, "Do you have a way to get me out of here?"

"I'll give it a try."

Zhou Yi then asked, "Can you talk to other killer rats?"

"No, we can't get close. We'll be repelled by some force, and we won't be able to talk to each other."

This situation, where individuals cannot touch each other, is similar to the situation of the workers surrounding the solar wall.

Surprisingly, hydrogen-based life forms took on a role similar to prison guards.

Zhou Yi looked at the concerned Bingzhu beside him and shared the information with him.

After listening, the soldier's eyes lit up: "I knew it. Killer rats and golden elephants are all life forms created through a similar process. The only one missing is the electric cat. You know the electric cat best, what's their situation?"

Zhou Yi had been training Electric Cat employees, but he hadn't delved into it deeply, nor did he know how the Electric Cats developed their intelligence. Some Electric Cats were born intelligent, while others were quite stupid.

He immediately invoked the cat god.

"Chairman, I'll go and inquire about the local light core electric cats."

Cat God responded, "They would know something, more or less."

"Go."

Less than five minutes later, Cat God flew back: "Chairman, I've figured it out!"

Zhou Yi was a little surprised: "How did you get them to help you?"

"With the connection from the Fire-Sculpting Platform, I am now a Level 3 Light Core. The highest level electric cats in the Spark Plains are only Level 2. I told them that I could take them to Mars, where the upper limit can be raised to Transformer. They are very polite to me now."

Ultimately, ability determines treatment.

Zhou Yi nodded: "Continue."

The Cat God said, "They say there are many consciousnesses above the Spark Plains. Those consciousnesses are all prisoners."

"The internal prisoners were transferred to the outside, their punishment was reduced, and they were able to work on the periphery, so they became electric cats."

"However, once you leave prison and go outside, you will lose your past memories, at least that's the case with Electric Cat."

Zhou Yi felt a mix of emotions upon hearing this.

Whether it's the Golden Elephant, the Killer Rat, or the Electric Cat, they are all created by the Seeders by fusing human consciousness with other life forms.

In other words, they are all creatures transformed from the old humans.

The Forbidden Continent is the biological laboratory of the sowers.

A large number of the consciousnesses of the old humans are imprisoned here.

Although the Seeders may act in a somewhat unrestrained manner, they are essentially no different from the Celestials and are equally dangerous enemies.

(End of this chapter)