Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 104 St. Petersburg

With the official joining, Yalong Bay also disclosed its own information.

It is a military-grade submarine base that can provide the most professional logistical support for submarine-type electromechanical life. Most importantly, it is free.

The submarine that enters only needs to provide light seeds to keep the repair and maintenance in the cave running.

The more damage there is, the more light seeds are needed.

It said: "At first, all energy expenditures were borne by myself."

"However, as more and more damaged submarines are found, the consumption is getting greater and greater. Relying solely on my own to collect external energy is completely unable to keep up with the consumption of repairs, and my own body is also continuously depleted."

"So later I adjusted the body to be open inside, so that the damaged ones can observe the trajectory of my internal energy. They will understand that the entire repair process requires them to invest light seeds. This is also an attempt for me to communicate with the outside world."

Zhou Yi understood.

Yalong Bay has been transformed into a coin-operated self-service repair base, where you can find as many coins as you want depending on the size of the problem.

It is open to all submarines, and maintenance and repair is both its function and its way of improving itself. By inspecting and repairing submarines one by one, it can also obtain a large amount of information feedback, which is definite and readable.

Zhou Yi suggested going into the cave to take a look.

Yalong Bay simply said: "Please do not interfere with the restoration process."

"Don't worry, it won't happen."

Zhou Yi brought the Red Falcon with him and walked along the pier to the underwater cave area.

He walked into the one on the far right first.

This time I was finally not rejected.

The inner wall of the cave was illuminated by Yalong Bay, and the inside suddenly became clear.

In the middle of the tunnel is the foggy Dead Sea and the waterway, with corridors on both sides that can be entered and exited, and it is very deep. The gray cement walls of the tunnel are damp and cold, and there are many crisscross pipes on the top, as well as some retractable rusty iron ladders.

Looks like a war-time bomb shelter.

Zhou Yi walked all the way in and saw a large metal device parked at the innermost part.

It spreads out to both sides like molten iron, merging into the reinforced concrete.

To Zhou Yi, the Yalong felt like a metal structure used to seal a tunnel.

However, through the [Alert] perspective, Zhou Yi could still clearly see that this shapeless electromechanical life was emitting red light, indicating that its body strength was genuine B-level or even higher.

The deadly light it emitted covered the entire cave, spreading in all directions.

"It is indeed an uncivilized body."

Hong Jian hung aside and said, "There are only two cases similar to it in the Recursion City database. This is named "Coupled Savage Body" and is extremely rare."

"The coupled uncivilized body forms a symbiotic structure with another life form in the outside world. If one of them changes, it can affect the other to undergo similar changes, and it can also transfer the energy of one individual to another."

What Zhou Yi cares about is: "Are there any risks?"

"It can be seen as an external light-nano organ of Yalong Bay, which has highly degenerated into a functional structure and has no autonomous control and cognitive ability."

That's good.

Zhou Yi placed his hand on the surface of the Yalong, and felt the rough and tight texture on his skin.

A thick layer of soot sand is deposited on its surface.

Zhou Yi asked Hong Xun: "Is this the result of natural adsorption?"

"Yes."

The UAV military advisor said: "The electromechanical life forms that have been in the Dead Sea for a long time will face similar problems. The light soot sand has a certain adsorption capacity for the dead light. While the electromechanical life forms absorb the dead light and convert it into energy, they will also absorb a certain amount of light soot sand on their body surface."

"It is a natural protective layer that can reduce the direct radiation of the death light to various life forms. Light-absorbing species like the Victory Snake will deliberately create an outer layer of light soot to better protect themselves."

"But too much or too thick a layer of soot will hinder the operation of the optical printing structure, causing short circuits or excessive transmission losses to the electromechanical life. Usually, the electromechanical life of ships sailing in the Dead Sea will regularly clean the outer shell. This is the first time I have seen such a serious soot blockage."

After seeking consent from Yalong Bay, Zhou Yi decided to clean it up.

He called the victorious snakes and gave them instructions.

These snake-like creatures crawled around on it, scraping thick soot off the surface of the submarine. As a large amount of black sand fell, the semi-civilized electromechanical life below became a little thinner.

However, even so, its shape is still highly distorted, without the linear or teardrop shape of a submarine, and no text or images can be seen on the surface.

There was a strong reaction in Yalong Bay.

“It’s a strange new experience.”

"The suspension and movement of the machine are much lighter and faster. If we move now, the speed should be much faster than before!"

"Thanks for the cleanup! This is the first time I've gotten maintenance from the outside world."

Good thing it helps.

Zhou Yi input energy into the Yalong.

The energy did enter this strange submarine little by little, but no matter what he said, there was no response.

This result was also expected.

Zhou Yi just thought that since he was already here, there would be no harm in giving it a try.

So he turned and left, heading towards the second cave where the sea god was.

The internal structures of the caves are exactly the same, the only difference is that there is a real submarine suspended inside.

It is shaped like an elongated water droplet with a cross-shaped tail rudder. Hong Kushun measured that the Poseidon is 66.4 meters long and 6.2 meters wide, and is estimated to be able to accommodate 20-30 people.

Apart from some surface scratches, there are no obvious cracks or damage on its surface.

Geometric white lights lit up on the tunnel walls. These lights were connected to the Poseidon and flashed every ten seconds, like some kind of breathing light.

Yalong Bay explained: "Its problem lies in its internal structure. All repairs that can be made here have been completed, but it still does not show any movement of self-consciousness recovery or awakening, which is somewhat similar to the situation of the Yalong."

Zhou Yi immediately went to Hong Shun to check: "Are there any normal electromechanical life forms that have degenerated into semi-enlightened forms due to serious injuries?"

"Have."

The drone said: "Although the structure of electromechanical life is different from that of flesh and blood life, it also needs a carrier that meets the basic conditions. If the damage to the carrier exceeds the threshold and is not repaired in time, it will cause the life to lose its stable state and produce irreversible loss of control and disorder. This is the result of the semi-civilized body."

Has the Poseidon become a plant ship?
Zhou Yi tried inputting energy.

feasible.

But still unable to communicate.

Any information fell on deaf ears.

We can only go back and let Jacob try.

……

Zhou Yi arrived outside the last cave.

This time he was extra cautious because the mechanical and electrical equipment inside was intact and was just undergoing repairs and maintenance.

Zhou Yi said politely at the tunnel entrance: "Hello, I am the chairman of the Wasteland Development Company."

"The Yalong Bay Submarine Base here is our company's employee. I would like to do a follow-up survey to further improve and upgrade our processes... Are you satisfied with the service here?"

A loud, hoarse voice came from inside: "Of course I'm satisfied. It turns out there's an organization behind this... You didn't first lure us in for free, and then suddenly start charging us?"

Zhou Yi’s smile froze.

This is indeed a direction he has considered.

Zhou Yi said: "Our company's positioning of Yalong Bay is a non-profit project. Apart from the light seeding necessary to complete specific restorations like now, there is no plan to charge for other things."

"So kind? It seems a bit fake." The other party was suspicious.

"Yalong Bay maintains and repairs the electromechanical life of the external submarine system, which can also bring certain growth to it. This is the first reason. The second is to attract more electromechanical life to experience and give feedback, so as to better promote our wasteland development company."

It’s not that Zhou Yi doesn’t want to make a profit, but the actual situation does not allow it.

The Yalong Bay base itself refuses to operate commercially. It is a beacon that attracts all kinds of submarines. The arrival of various submarines outside the Emerald City can bring many invisible benefits.

They will have a certain deterrent effect on the various forces near the Dead Sea. The submarines can also spread the company's name and obtain intelligence on various areas of the Dead Sea through these submarines, making it convenient to hire them in the future.

"Then I will believe this for now. I hope you are not lying, otherwise you wouldn't be able to get in."

The other party said, "Mr. Chairman, thank you for taking care of me over the years. I will never forget helping our friends in St. Petersburg. Come in and talk. My loudspeaker is not working very well. I haven't changed it for a long time. It is basically useless."

Zhou Yi then went in with Hong Shun.

Under the tunnel lighting, the submarine inside was cigar-shaped, about the same length as the Poseidon, but thicker and wider. Its surface had a tightly fitted metal structure, and white steam was coming out of the open bridge on top.

It was also entangled and connected by a large amount of white light, connected to the inner wall, and welding-like flashes appeared on the surface of the ship from time to time.

"St. Petersburg expresses its sincere gratitude to you."

The electromechanical submarine said over a broken megaphone.

"I have a small suggestion. There are too few berths here. The two berths next to it have been occupied by those two guys for a long time, so there is only one berth for external ships. I'm lucky this time and found this place first. It was very hard to grab a berth before. I had several fights with other guys."

"The space is too limited. You need to develop two more ships to make sure there is not enough space."

Zhou Yi said: "Let me understand the situation first."

He asked about Yalong Bay.

"Expanding capacity requires a huge energy supply, and temporarily suspending other functions in a complete state to carry out construction, which will consume a cumulative 300% of the body's energy."

This is not a problem, you can use a light blocker to charge it.

Zhou Yi felt a little relieved.

"Mr. St. Petersburg."

"Don't call me sir, we are friends, and friends should address each other by their names. Zhou Yi, just say whatever you want to say."

The other party introduced himself: "I am St. Petersburg, a B-level mechatronic life, good at infiltration and long-range sniping of enemies, a mercenary by profession, and currently employed by the territorial sea lord "Bagong". I was seriously injured in the fierce battle on the front line before, so I am now recovering. My service period is this winter, so I am still in the recovery stage of the work process. "

B-level mercenary.

Zhou Yi's mind moved: "If I hire you, how much will it cost?"

The other party expressed dissatisfaction: "Don't talk to me about the price. Zhou, you, and Yalong Bay here are friends of St. Petersburg. If friends encounter difficulties, St. Petersburg will help solve them. Friends are supposed to help each other."

That's great, brother.

Zhou Yi felt emotional.

I didn't expect that a combat-type foreign aid would be discovered in this way.

The value of Yalong Bay’s connections is beginning to emerge.

(End of this chapter)