Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 575 Solar Remnants
Zhou Yi looked outside through the floor-to-ceiling window.

Every resident downstairs was emitting ripples, but they were very faint, like water vapor that quickly dissipated as soon as they left the body.

The ripples of the enhanced and light-nano species can extend much further and last longer.

Electromechanical life, on the other hand, does not emit any ripples at all.

As Canghaijun said, their consciousness is fragmented, and they have a huge inherent defect in the field of consciousness, so they can only exchange information using more inefficient and inaccurate electrical signals.

In general, the higher the life strength, the stronger the ripples.

Zhou Yi noticed this.

The moment she brought over the sliced ​​fruit and the glutinous rice balls, the ripples she emitted spread throughout the entire room.

Meeting Zhou Yi's gaze, Yuan Xiao asked in confusion, "Chairman, is there something on my face?"

Zhou Yi read and discovered.

There were other words in the ripples she emitted.

[The chairman doesn't like watermelon anymore?]

[Is it just my makeup that's off today? Does the chairman not like side ponytails?]

There's a bad feeling about this...

Zhou Yi consumed his consciousness and made slight modifications.

Then Yuanxiao suddenly said, "Chairman, would you like to hear me sing?"

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Oh? I'm quite interested. Give me a song, give me a song."

He immediately applauded.

Yuanxiao was stunned the next second.

A look of tension and fear crossed her face as she covered her mouth with her hand: "I...why would I say such a thing...Chairman, I can't sing..."

"What's wrong with me... I don't know why I said those things just now."

Zhou Yi said, "Maybe you actually like singing. Cat God and Karaoke King are one and the same. You can ask it to practice singing when you have time."

"Oh, is that so... Okay."

Yuanxiao nodded, still somewhat bewildered.

This was certainly not her own spontaneous act; rather, Zhou Yi altered her last ripple, causing her to be influenced by the changed consciousness and utter those words.

Ripples are a visualization of the movement of consciousness.

Each change requires the consumption of a conscious nerve, much like ink used to write words in another consciousness.

This ability is very easy to use against the consciousness entity beneath the light core.

The effect is much worse when facing light nuclei of the same level.

Zhou Yi attempted to write about Emerald City's consciousness.

"Committee member, I want to dance."

"Actually, I've always wanted to be a dancer."

After saying this, Emerald City remained silent for a long time.

"..."

"Committee member, could you please forget what you just said?"

That was not my intention.

"I suspect I've been subjected to a mental attack. But I can't find the source. Committee member, please be careful of this kind of attack; there are enemies lurking in the shadows here!"

It is indeed a light nucleus.

The problem was quickly identified.

Against a light core of the same level, this ability can only be used to launch an initial surprise attack; repeated attacks will have a significantly reduced effect.

Zhou Yi explored and used it for a while, then had Emerald City practice with him.

But the result wasn't very good.

As the ability to rewrite ripples is used continuously, Emerald City's resistance increases.

Each subsequent rewriting becomes extremely difficult, consuming a large amount of mental energy and lasting only a short time, after which the ripples quickly return to their normal state.

Zhou Yi felt a little depressed.

Against opponents of similar caliber, this ability is rather lackluster.

He consulted Xiaofu, asking if it knew any effective applications of similar abilities.

“Great Zhou, this is consciousness shaping.”

The Flower said, "Although this series of abilities extends to different specific effects, the core mechanism is the same: to change consciousness and give it a specific movement, thereby forming a specific consciousness. [Selflessness] can also be considered part of this series, but its development direction is more extreme, directly deleting and altering the existence of the self."

"It can change the enemy's mind, thereby creating a decisive opportunity. This is also a common method."

"This is rarely applied directly on the battlefield, but rather for rear-area consciousness transformation. It is a strategic capability, rather than a combat or tactical one."

"Those who trace the flow rarely participate in disputes, avoiding war and conflict. However, they have witnessed the destruction of many civilizations and know that war is ultimately the result of irreconcilable contradictions. The final outcome of a war often depends on rear preparations and logistical capabilities, and it is a contest of the comprehensive hard power of both sides."

“I once visited a destroyed world of an intermediate civilization, where consciousness shaping was their core technology. Every member of the civilization was baptized into consciousness shaping from birth to ensure sufficient loyalty and a firm stance in defending the civilization.”

"Through consciousness shaping, they united all the people and even destroyed two civilizations of equal standing. They also shaped the remnants of those civilizations into their own people through consciousness shaping."

“Shaping consciousness is of great significance for maintaining the stability and unity of one’s own camp.”

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask, "Then how did they destroy it?"

"It's also because of consciousness shaping," Xiaofu said. "But don't misunderstand, it's not that everyone opposes this system. Rather, it's based on consciousness shaping that several different branches have emerged."

"There is a requirement for all members to undergo deep brainwashing, so that everyone will dedicate everything to civilization, like a swarm of bees."

"There is also a system of shaping people based on the principle that with great power comes great responsibility. The higher one's status in a civilization, the deeper the degree of ideological shaping, and the more free ordinary people should be."

"Some believe that consciousness shaping can be applied to the Great Holy Spirit to achieve global coverage, and then the Great Holy Spirit can continuously and indiscriminately baptize every individual to ensure the iron wall of civilization. Then, through the Great Holy Spirit, the Great Holy Spirit can influence the Great Holy Spirits of other worlds, and assimilate and conquer them from this level."

"They accused each other of heresy and a fierce civil war broke out, in which the Great Holy Spirit Party ultimately won. However, the entire foundation of civilization was also completely destroyed, leaving only a mad Great Holy Spirit that invaded everywhere, turning into something like a global virus."

Zhou Yi's face twitched upon hearing this.

As expected, large forces are always prone to internal problems and eventual destruction.

"On another note, Great Zhou, your ability can be used to advance in this direction. At least for the Fire Seed Civilization, it can be used to brainwash the entire population and ensure absolute loyalty, thus avoiding repeating the mistakes I made in the past."

This sentence reminded Zhou Yi of something.

Xiao Fu had previously stated that the fire-breeding civilization it had nurtured had defected. After much painful reflection, Xiao Fu selected the extremely stable White King to serve as the new guardian of the Fire-Sculpting Platform.

Zhou Yi asked, "What exactly happened with the Fireseed Civilization's defection?"

The person who traced the current remained silent for a moment.

"The Fire Seed Civilization I cultivated is different from yours; it is a pure conceptual entity constructed by the same race. Its advantage is that it is naturally compatible with each other, but its disadvantage is that it has little variation and is completely unable to resist when it encounters a countermeasure."

"That was a civilization built on the foundation of the [Golden Scales]."

"This life core is composed of gold and also contains metallic elements such as iron, magnesium, and platinum, making it a type of metallic life."

"In their civilizations, different metal contents would form different individuals. But because the core is gold, they belong to the same species and can be considered a branch of gold-bearing organisms."

Zhou Yi asked, "So, are they related to Jin Xiang?"

"Even though it's a subspecies, the differences are quite significant."

Xiaofu explained, "The golden scales have a geometric structure on their bodies that resembles golden scales, which is why they named themselves that. Their overall shapes are very diverse; some are like kites with many long metallic whiskers, some are spheres, and some are like irregular metal blocks."

"Their characteristic is that they can analyze gold."

"Gold is also an extremely rare substance in the universe, a luxury item for various civilizations, and its formation requires very specific conditions. It can be understood as the remains of a neutron star."

"Neutron stars are light-creating stars—the product of the destruction of stars like the Sun."

Zhou Yi was stunned: "Gold is the remnant of the sun? Then stardust is a form of gold?"

"I don't know about that. I only learned about the existence of such things from you. Maybe the Travers are just scavengers of civilization and don't have access to such core resources."

Xiaofu said, "Gold is precious because it originates from individual suns, and that's where its value lies. If we collect enough gold, say as much as the moon or the Earth, we could theoretically recreate a neutron star, or even a sun."

Zhou Yi asked, puzzled, "What's the point of consuming so many resources to restore the sun?"

Even the smallest sun is priceless.

"First of all, it is the best factor factory."

The Flow Tracer patiently explained: "All matter in the universe can be produced through the sun. It can almost be called the source of everything, and that alone is enough for all advanced civilizations to strive for."

"Furthermore, it possesses a deeper level of cosmic consciousness that transcends the Great Holy Spirit."

"The history of stars is the process by which the universe transforms itself into consciousness."

“Each sun is a vast, untapped prototype of consciousness. To date, the rule that life and consciousness must be born under solar radiation remains ironclad. It can be said that the source of all consciousness in the world comes from individual suns.”

Zhou Yi suddenly realized.

No wonder sowers raise golden elephants to harvest gold.

This stuff is the raw material used to recreate the sun; it's definitely a hard currency.

"Back then, in a world where the Golden Scale civilization had been destroyed, I found the remaining Golden Scales and transformed them into Fire-Spark Life. They are metallic life forms with tenacious vitality, and they can awaken as long as they are replenished with energy and matter."

Xiao Fu recalled, "The reason why the Golden Scales were destroyed was because they were invaded by an advanced civilization. The invaders destroyed the civilization in an instant, altered the elements within them, causing them all to fall into a state of suspended animation and gradually split apart naturally."

"The best golden carp have all been caught, leaving behind mostly the old, weak, sick and disabled."

"I should have thought that because of the destruction caused by outsiders, this group would be hostile and wary of outsiders... Alas, I still clung to a sliver of hope."

"Later, I awakened them, transformed them into fire-based life forms, and then gathered these golden scales to cultivate the fire-based civilization concept object, [Golden Rock]."

"It behaves very well and executes my commands perfectly without ever making a mistake or slacking off."

“Once I entered a new world and built a fire-making platform in a hidden area, suitable for that world, and had it guarded by a golden rock.”

"I'm going to find life that exists locally."

"When I returned, I found that the Fire-Shaping Platform had completely collapsed. Jin Pan had used the Fire-Shaping Platform to accumulate power and then escaped to other worlds through the spatial hole. I followed it through several worlds, but I could not find any trace of it."

Xiao Fu said sullenly, "The older generation of time travelers were right; the life forms of the fire seed should not be left outside for long periods of time."

"So you must be careful, Great Zhou."

Zhou Yi expressed sympathy for the plight of those who traced the current.

However, his mindset was different.

For Zhou Yi, he didn't need a slave who needed constant supervision; he needed employees with their own ideas. If the electric cats wanted to leave one day and found a better place, he wouldn't stop them.

What is meant to be yours will be yours, and what is not meant to be yours, you can't keep even if you try to stop it.

If someone runs away like Sha Liqing, it just means they're not compatible, and breaking up sooner is a good thing.

"You have a good attitude."

Xiaofu sighed, "Maybe this is what makes us different..."

(End of this chapter)