Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 95 Weapon Master Xie Xun

As the tall buildings of the Emerald City rose up, Ajin was picking up trash.

As a scavenger who aims to become the chairman, he never gave up his original intention.

A high-level scavenger should be able to pick up anything.

The appearance of the chairman opened a bright door for him - this career is also full of prospects and endless possibilities!
After discovering the secret kingdom under the death dunes and finding the rat king Nemo, Ajin was greatly encouraged.

I was born to do this!
When he was young, he heard from many scavengers that the Dead Sea made land very valuable. Even a small island, or a seemingly barren place like the town of Shangu, had its glorious moments.

The rulers of these lands in the past may have been some powerful beings, sea lords, or even skywalkers. In the more ancient Age of Gods, they may have belonged to the territory of a certain god.

The area of Shangu Town has basically been investigated.

To the east is the coastal sand, to the west is the oasis belt and the death dunes, and to the south behind the mushroom forest is the beach and the Dead Sea. The only remaining northern area is undeveloped, which is the territory of the clawed pig group, and maybe we can find something there.

Ajin kept holding Night Claw and asked it to help as a translator and guide.

Clawed pigs communicate with each other through sounds, but humans cannot understand them.

Although Building No. 1 in Emerald City is now equipped with a translator, and one can communicate with Night Claw by wearing a coil-shaped transceiver, there are limits on the number of transceivers and the transmission distance.

If Ajin wants to check the north, he needs Night Claw with him.

The latter was very annoyed by him.

"Brother Ye, Brother Ye, let's go again today. I think the place we went to last time is a little suspicious."

"There's nothing suspicious about it! It's just a public cesspool where the pigs poop! It just got too big and was buried, and then the gerbils dug up the feces, and it became a hole."

"And that tree, Brother Ye, don't you think it's weird? How can a normal tree grow crookedly? There must be something underneath!"

"It's for rubbing the back... Some trees are suitable for rubbing the back, so the clawed pig will rub it to get rid of the blood scabs, dead skin, mud and other things on the body, and it can also relieve itching. There is nothing underneath."

"What about the glowing hole in the ground?"

"It was made of diamond-shaped stones. A tribal leader liked to decorate like this. He liked the glowing feeling and wanted to show off himself. He was the leader of the tribe that attacked Nemo and his friends. He died, and now this place is deserted. The humans in the town of Scorpion Valley moved to the Emerald City, and no one came to pick up things, so they stayed here."

"..."

Finally, Nightclaw said, "Don't go to the north. I grew up there, don't you know? There's nothing there. There are nothing in the forest further north except trees, grass, and mushrooms. You have time now, so you might as well go and look at the material area behind the Emerald City."

Ajin immediately became alert: "Brother Ye, what did you find?"

"There's a black warrior over there that's not quite right. It's flipping through a Dead Sea scroll every day, and sometimes it walks around, as if trying to locate something. It looks like it may have found the location of some treasure from the Dead Sea scroll."

Night Claw just found an excuse to get him out of the way.

But after careful observation, Ajin found that something was indeed wrong.

The company's black warriors, especially the weapon masters, usually either sharpen their swords and javelins, or run and jump while carrying stones to hone their own strength.

In addition, they also learn from each other, often fighting with real swords and guns in the ruins area, and many workers will stop to watch when passing by, and even buy some food while watching.

But the one that Night Claw was talking about was an alien.

It often flips through a Dead Sea Scroll, but obviously cannot understand it, making it more like a poor imitation of the chairman.

Apart from this, the weapons master always sat alone on the ruins, staring at the sky and the distance in a daze.

Ajin took the transceiver of the translation machine with him.

Fortunately, although the Dark Warrior is an evolved form of the Warrior Crab, he still retains the Warrior Crab's language system - they communicate by knocking on the shell, and the translation machine contains the Warrior Crab's language.

A Jin asked, "Are you looking for treasure in the documents?"

The other party said, "Is that so? Perhaps. I was thinking that even if we strengthen our bodies, we can only improve our combat capabilities. Even if we improve them to the limit, we can't fight against a behemoth like the Emerald City."

"Different individuals are inherently strong or weak."

“So I wonder if a leader as powerful as him reads this every day, maybe there are some truly powerful secrets written in this kind of book.”

The weapon master raised the Dead Sea Scroll in his three claws: "I picked this up from the Dead Sea. Because it was damaged, the leader didn't want it, so I kept it. Do you know its secret?"

Ajin took it and looked at it.

There were strange words and some pictures on it, but he couldn't understand them at all as he was illiterate.

In the company, only the chairman can understand the Dead Sea Scrolls.

"Don't you know either?"

The Weapon Master looked somewhat lonely, and his armor-wrapped head looked up at the tall Emerald City Building No. 1. At the top of the building was where the chairman of the board sat.

A Jin said, "Why don't you ask the chairman?"

"I can not."

The weapon master shook his head: "You only need to follow the leader's orders, and you can't ask questions."

This seemed to be the warrior crab's consistent custom, to obey firmly and without question.

Ah Jin scratched his head. "Although I don't know what's written in the Dead Sea Scrolls... But why don't you learn something that's already available? That's what the chairman is asking everyone to do?"

"Things like the huge underground tunnels built by the gerbils and the collection of soot sand on the dam are things that the chairman encourages. Why not give it a try?"

The weapon master was enlightened by Huo Ran: "You are right."

It starts by learning about everyone around it.

The weapon master has a flexible and strong body, digging holes and using net bags are easy for him. He twists hay into ropes, weaves wooden baskets with branches, makes stone slabs to pave the road, and uses pottery to cook soup... It seems that nothing can stump him as long as he has hands-on skills.

Ajin was shocked.

"You are too strong, how come you can do everything!"

“These aren’t difficult.”

But the other party raised his claws: "As long as you have hands, you can do it."

"Do you want to be a scavenger?"

Ajin suggested, "The chairman, your leader, is the top master scavenger! If you do this business, you should be able to get closer to him."

"really?"

The weapon master said: "Then please teach me!"

……

After listening to this, Zhou Yi said helplessly: "So you taught it how to be a scavenger?"

"Yes, Chairman, it is very talented! And it is very humble and eager to learn! It takes you as its goal, just like me!" Ah Jin gestured with his hands excitedly and said, "The scavenger picks up the time difference. Everything has its value. Just hoard more and you will always find the day when it appreciates in value."

"It is very keen on finding things. Not only can it spot danger, but it can also use various tools to dig. It found a lot of metal and stone tools under the oasis. Although most of them are broken, it is already very impressive. We used to sweep the oasis every day, but we didn't get as much as it did..."

Zhou Yi changed his mind.

The warrior crabs will eventually need to find a new direction, and it is impossible to keep them as security guards. When facing high-intensity enemies, their participation in the battle will only increase casualties. With the door restricted, weak monsters themselves dare not come over.

It's time for the warrior crabs to transform.

Now that the weapon masters have become intelligent, allowing them to independently develop the resources under the Dead Sea is a way out.

Zhou Yi looked at the weapons master who was about the same height as Ajin.

Think for a moment.

He said, "You are from the warrior crab clan, you are humble and eager to learn, so let's call you Xie Xun."

The weapon master immediately clenched his fist with three fingers and raised his arms happily: "I am Xie Xun, I am Xie Xun! Thank you for the name, Chief!"

Now one thing needs to be confirmed.

Zhou Yi asked it: "When did you start thinking about these things? Other weapon masters don't have the same situation as you."

Xie Xun said: "I gradually felt the difference after trying the medicine."

"Test medicine?"

"It's the Sage Mushroom. Sun Chonglai, Lord of the Mushroom Forest, asked me to test the Sage Mushroom. I also had the ordinary Samurai Crab, the Hammerhead Soldier, and the Dual Blade Hand try it, and they all had some reactions. But my reaction was particularly severe, and the effects lasted for a very long time, so Sun Chonglai asked me to try more, saying that it might be of some help to me."

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Could it be that the sage mushroom also has the function of enlightening wisdom?

He quickly called the Mushroom Forest Skeleton Man and contacted Doctor Da Vinci using the Red Falcon.

Sun Chonglai said everything in detail: "Chairman, unfortunately, this is an accident."

"Xie Xun's reaction after taking the Sage Mushroom was particularly strong, and the thinking and self-awakening it showed were also the most thorough. That situation reminded me of the moment when I woke up and became a skeleton, so I used the translator to communicate with it, telling it to let it be as it is and not to be afraid of its own changes."

"Now that I think about it, Xie Xun has always been thinking about himself and the outside world, and the Sage Mushroom has more of a catalytic effect on him."

Da Vinci said: "I conducted a comprehensive examination on Xie Xun and found no physiological abnormalities."

"The biggest difference between the warrior crabs in the company and those in the wild is that they are well-nourished, have plenty of energy, and stay in a stable environment for a long time. This allows them to live longer, continue to accumulate experience, and is beneficial to their self-transformation."

"When entering the Dark Warrior stage, the warrior crabs have completed their initial enlightenment. Through getting along with the group, they have learned how to survive in the group, how to work together to deal with crises, and how to respond differently to different situations."

"Please see the physiological perspectives of the three types of black warriors."

Three perspective images appear on the screen on its imaging vehicle.

The leftmost Hammer and Clamp Darth Vader's head is lit up inside, and it looks like only a tiny bit.

"Hammerheads are unable to execute complex commands and information, and have the smallest brain capacity, only 200ml-300ml."

In the middle is a black warrior with two swords lying on the ground, with a small core lit up inside its skull.

"The brain capacity of the Dual Blade Soldier is larger than that of the Hammer Soldier, at 500ml-600ml, which is in the range of apes."

The brain of the upright black warrior on the right is obviously much larger and glows the brightest.

Da Vinci said: "The head capacity of the weapon master is far greater than the other two types, reaching 1200ml-1600ml, which is very close to that of humans. Xie Xun's brain capacity is 1750ml, and he has an innate stronger brain thinking and activity ability."

"This branch's armor provides the strongest protection for the head, and their physiological structure is the easiest way to grasp tools. I infer that this evolutionary direction is based on their imitation of you."

"The Weapon Master is born with a well-developed brain. In addition, he receives a large amount of information over a long period of time and is good at making tools. It is not surprising that he has an effect under the catalysis of the Sage Mushroom."

The mechanical and electrical doctor finally emphasized: "But I still have to remind you that the side effects of sage mushrooms are still unclear and there are unpredictable risks."

Zhou Yi closed his eyes and synchronized his consciousness with the other six weapon masters.

——Are you willing to use the Sage Mushroom to further open your wisdom like Xie Xun? The price is that there may be unknown side effects.

——Yes! Yes!

Their answers were exactly the same.

Although they can complete enlightenment given enough time thanks to their large-capacity brain structure, Zhou Yi still respects personal wishes.

Then use technology to provide enough mushrooms to eat.

In this wasteland era, how can you become stronger quickly without taking drugs!
……

Four days later.

Zhou Yi looked at the new team lined up neatly in front of him.

The weapon masters from left to right are Xie Xun, Xie Fei, Xie Tu, Xie Kai, Xie Fa, Xie Gong, and Xie Si - for the sake of simplicity, Zhou Yi used the company names for the last six.

Ajin stood on the far right, looking a little out of place, but he also held his head high.

Each of them carried a travel backpack with a pickaxe, shovel and hammer slung across their shoulders and a climbing rope wrapped around their shoulders.

Zhou Yi said: "Captain Xie Xun."

"arrive."

Xie Xun stepped out.

Zhou Yi ordered: "From today on, the Wasteland Development Company's scavenging team is officially established. The main goal is to develop the available resources of the Dead Sea, and the secondary goal is to explore land resources."

"Yes, Chairman."

"start!"

The weapon masters trotted into the Dead Sea one by one.

Only Ajin, who was unable to go into the sea, stayed behind and rushed towards the north on the land side.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but remind him: "Be careful."

"Yes, Chairman!"

The young man turned his head and waved, his face full of high spirits.

"I'll find something good for you!"

(End of this chapter)