Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 573 Preliminary Utilization of the Gem Device
Zhou Yi recounted the whole story to Ye Shen.

The other person looked puzzled: "That shouldn't be the case... The activity of the gem cells themselves should support them in completing the subsequent stabilization and connection. It's like a series of magnets; as long as they are connected in the correct direction, they can maintain a specific structure."

"Let me see what's going on."

Yagami gazed at the humanoid gem-like figure.

Two beams of light shot from the black and red pupils, activating X-ray vision on the celestial corpse.

Soon.

Yagami responded with an "Oh," and said, "I see."

Her pupils returned to normal: "You can't use the columnar structure because you're not a gemstone and can't resonate with it. I can do it very easily because my own body has the same structure."

"This columnar structure is not only for positioning and transmission, but also for information functions. The information code inside can be roughly understood as 'like me'."

"Information in the realm of consciousness is synchronized."

"You adopted a double helix structure, which is the nucleus form of your own life. That's why the gem cells underwent this change, becoming more similar to your physiological structure."

According to the interpretation of the God of Night.

This special arrangement structure actually contains an instruction, a piece of information code.

However, she herself couldn't explain the specific details of the information code operation.

"I only knew that they could be transmitted over. I didn't know there was also a way to autonomously imitate and synchronously control them."

Yagami rubbed his hands together and said, "Let's use this guy to go to the Celestial Graveyard, right now!"

Zhou Yi advised, "I'll take you next time. You've never been there before, and you're unfamiliar with the area. It would be troublesome if you attracted the attention of the Celestials."

"I need to get used to manipulating the gem first. Actually, it took me quite a while to get used to this process at first."

"This isn't difficult."

Yagami raised his right index finger.

The gemstone body immediately began to change, its internal double helix structure instantly transforming into a rotating column. Gemstone worm gears rapidly replaced the existing basic units, initiating a new form of rotation.

The original humanoid gem body has also been restored to the shape of a flat, round pumpkin.

"Perhaps because the main body has a similar structure, I was able to use it right away."

“I’ve already modified it. For safety’s sake, this traditional structure is better.”

Zhou Yi agrees with this point.

"but."

Yagami suddenly said, "I'll restore the old human world first, at least partially, and then we'll go there. You've done your part, and I can't fall behind."

"it is good."

……

Lately I've been busy with one thing and then another.

Zhou Yi plans to take a few days off.

He lived directly in the Moon Palace to experience life there firsthand.

With an almost unlimited power supply from the pupils, this lunar city has ample oxygen, water, and lighting, and maintains a constant temperature and pressure. Many new human employees are already living there.

They work in three shifts, each shift lasting 3-5 hours.

When the crew ventures out, they wear wasteland armor and traverse the Dead Sea on the lunar surface. They mark locations, collect various minerals, and use specialized equipment to gather the flowing dust from the Dead Sea.

After several months of continuous optimization, the Wasteland Armor's endurance has been greatly improved, and it can now support a single operator to walk continuously for 8 hours.

Based on the structure of the wasteland armor, a large, enclosed vehicle was also modified here, powered by a stone slag reactor, and named the "Camp Vehicle".

It carries a complete set of small-scale oxygen and water production systems. Since the raw material lunar soil is abundant everywhere, as long as the camp vehicle has enough energy, it can operate outdoors for a long time.

Zhou Yi also participated in the lunar surface operations by riding in a camp vehicle.

To avoid attracting attention, he wore a large black mask and a woolen hat.

"This is what the new human employee here asked."

"newcomer?"

"Ah."

"What is your name?"

"Aggie."

Why wear a hat and a mask?

"He suffered a serious injury."

"Huh? Are you a mutant from the Free Army?"

"Ah."

"Then you've come to the right place. Operating wasteland armor here is much more fun than on Mars. There are no dust storms or those terrifying killer rats here, and you can move around freely. I really envy your physical abilities... I wonder when I'll be scheduled for the Strong Foundation Program."

The employees here are all young people. Seeing that Zhou Yi didn't talk much, they didn't press him further. Instead, they talked about the work process here and complained about the difficulties they encountered every day.

"The most troublesome thing is wearing the armor. After a while, you get all sweaty and hot. The inside of the armor is very stuffy, like going down into a coal mine."

"Another problem is that the gravity is too low, so walking feels like floating, completely different from my home planet on Earth. It's the same in the city; sometimes you bump your head and body, so you have to hold onto railings to move, and it's best to walk sideways like a samurai crab." Aside from these two drawbacks.

Everyone is very satisfied with their current work.

The Lunar Affairs Department has a fairly good income, and like Earth, they work five days a week with two days off, and their daily working hours are 5-6 hours, which is shorter than on Earth.

Equipment maintenance and repair are handled by Electromechanical Life. Therefore, the main task of human personnel is to use wasteland armor for movement and to provide a large amount of data to the rear.

Unlike on Mars, the Lunar Affairs Department is more involved in data collection and research.

The core of the data acquisition consists of two parts: the Dead Sea on the moon and the wasteland armor.

Zhou Yi, fully equipped with wasteland armor, participated in a 3-hour round-trip hike.

The armor was thick and heavy, and the interior space was extremely cramped. Although it was padded with a luminous muscle suit, walking still felt noticeably sluggish, as if it were completely different from one's own body.

According to experienced operators, the latency used to be more noticeable, but after two optimizations, it has become much more sensitive.

It is easy to lose balance in a low-gravity environment, so even hiking is not easy.

The veteran employees told him.

“Aji, you’re new here and don’t know where you are.”

"After putting on the armor, I felt clumsy, like I was being blown around by a strong wind. That's because the energy intensity of the Dead Sea on the moon is too high, 81 times that of Earth. The slow flow of the sea naturally creates an impact. Back in the Dead Sea on Earth, this armor is now very easy to use."

"Let me tell you, there's now a type of wasteland armor called the [Moon-2], equipped with a newly developed secret device that allows it to run very nimbly and even fly for short periods!"

Zhou Yi certainly knew about this.

The so-called secret device is the Celestial Gem.

On the moon, the technology of celestial gemstones is already being tested for application in various fields.

The [Moon-2] armor features four gems—one black, two white, and one blue—arranged in a T-shape. It's encased in amber ceramic and amber, making it resemble a white backpack.

This four-gem basic structure allows the armor to maintain its balance at all times, acting as an anchor-like function.

Besides.

The T-structure can also provide thrust, which, when converted using a matching optical printing device, can propel the wasteland armor to hover and fly in the Dead Sea.

When the gem device is activated, the Luna-2 armor is surrounded by a faint light film, and its speed, agility, explosive power, and load capacity are all increased by more than one level.

Sapphire can now be charged through the pupil.

This also makes the gemstones recyclable.

Zhou Yi has mastered an effective method to transport the corpses of celestial beings, and each corpse contains billions of gems.

Therefore, in the long run, the widespread adoption and replacement of [Moon-2] is only a matter of time.

After completing the field walk and experiments.

Zhou Yi returned to the camp vehicle and drove all the way back to the company's lunar affairs department in Guanghan Palace.

One by one, the employees gripped the railings and floated back to the warehouse. Only then did they remove their heavy armor, put the equipment away, and complete the final inspection and registration.

Zhou Yi then approached Jacob, the person in charge here: "The armor is stuffy and uncomfortable, and there's also the indoor gravity problem. Is there a solution?"

The Bone Man Minister scratched his bald skull: "Chairman, we've been considering this for a long time. Our initial idea was to use lighter and thinner materials and completely reconstruct the Light Amber ceramic exoskeleton, adding an air circulation system inside. Internal testing has passed several rounds, but the cost is very high."

"But now there is a more comprehensive and better solution."

"If the wasteland armor is replaced with the [Moon-2], the energy supply and balanced power can be replaced with the lightweight and highly maneuverable gem device, which can reduce the weight by 30%."

"In addition, while maintaining sensitivity, the load-bearing capacity will be increased by 300%, and the speed advantage is also obvious."

"The biggest problem right now is that this kind of modification may be limited to the moon. Even after environmental readjustment, it can only be applied to Mars because Celestial Gems are sensitive materials and the risks of using them on Earth are too high."

Zhou Yi thought for a moment: "Then let's use this model on the moon and Mars, and the traditional method on Earth. We can't stop optimizing the exoskeleton, even if it's costly. We need to be prepared for both scenarios."

"Yes, Chairman."

Jacob added, "Another problem with artificial gravity is the lack of existing technology."

"In the old human era, there was no mature artificial gravity technology in space that was applied to actual missions; only some related experiments were conducted."

"The first and most documented approach is centrifugal gravity simulation, which uses the rotation of a spacecraft or space station to generate centrifugal force to simulate the effect of gravity."

"This method. Large rotating structures cannot solve the dizziness problem caused by Coriolis force. The engineering complexity is high, and balance and sealing are also problems. It would also require completely rebuilding the above-ground city and making it a rotating structure."

"Another direction is our collaborative project with the electromechanical experts at Guanghan Palace, which is to create continuous thrust. Simply put, it is to generate constant acceleration through continuous propulsion to simulate gravity."

The skeleton said, "In the past, the old humans could not achieve long-term, stable high thrust because of excessive fuel consumption. But now that the pupils can absorb and transform the power of the Dead Sea on a large scale, this biggest problem no longer exists."

"We are currently conducting pilot projects in some areas, simulating operational data, and continuously conducting simulations and observations through the electromechanical life support team. Once it is confirmed that there are no safety hazards, we can proceed with large-scale renovations."

"Furthermore, we have also made some small achievements in the utilization and research of the Dead Sea..."

Overall, things are going smoothly on the moon.

With safety as the top priority, various technologies and new attempts are being steadily promoted.

Zhou Yi spent three days on the moon.

They then returned to Shagang.

(End of this chapter)