Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 271 The Carrot Monster and the Strange Carrot

Zheng Tao said, "Chairman, we checked the Mechanical and Electrical City Database. Among the variants and mutations related to white radish, there is nothing like this one here. I suspect it has something to do with the special water and soil environment here."

"The suspended layer of soil contains a lot of Dead Sea mud. Under the influence of the earth god, this kind of movable crop was born. We call it the radish monster."

He whispered, "It has no ability to hurt people. When we first found it, it was pulling radishes in the fields on this suspended layer, and we thought it was causing trouble."

"But that's not the case. The carrot monster is selecting. After it pulls out the carrots, it will plant them back."

"It will plant the selected high-quality radishes together, and the roots of these radishes will be entangled, and then slowly connect and merge with each other, turning into a large monster radish."

"Chairman, if the carrot monster leaves the soil for too long, it will become comatose and injured. The large carrots here still need this guy to grow."

Zhou Yi let go, and the radish monster burrowed into the soil, looking no different from other radishes.

"Please look at this strange carrot."

Zheng Tao walked to the nearest large radish.

Zhou Yi touched it with his hand and it felt like radish skin and looked like radish. There was nothing unusual when viewed from the [Alert] perspective.

"We collected and cut it, and experiments showed that it was just like ordinary radishes. But there is one very special thing about it, which is that it continues to grow."

"Normally, there is a limit to the size of a radish. But this strange radish can break through the existing limit. I wonder what it will eventually become."

Zheng Tao said with great interest: "Another thing is that the carrot monster has been taking care of and observing the carrot all the time, as if this is very important to it."

"It is still unclear whether this is an instinct or some other purpose."

"My knowledge is limited, so please come and take a look."

Zhou Yi squatted down and grabbed the leaves on the radish monster's head again.

Energy input.

success.

The consciousness is in sync and turned on.

"What do you want to do by transforming this weird carrot?"

There was a rustling sound coming from the other side.

Then Zhou Yi heard some meaningful feedback.

"What is this strange carrot?"

"that is……"

Zhou Yi gave a description.

The other person said: "Radish, the world is made of radishes."

"I will use carrots to build my world."

Zhou Yi was happy.

This guy is quite ambitious.

"Radish, is that the raw material you use to build the world?"

"Yes."

"What kind of world do you want to create?"

“Radishes are everywhere. Radishes are everything. As long as there are more radishes in the world, the world will become full of life and power!”

Zhou Yi sighed.

Nature is truly magical.

There is a creature like the carrot monster who is born with a certain level of intelligence and wants to use carrots to transform the world.

There are also ancient light-absorbing species like bony fish that find it difficult to evolve to the stage of intelligence.

"How does the carrot help you?"

"The tendons of a giant radish are the raw materials for transforming the world... Who are you?"

The other party finally remembered this question.

"I am the one who planted you..."

Zhou Yi said: "This little world you are in is our farmland."

"You are the master of the world!"

The other party was shocked: "Then why was I born? Did you make me born? What is going on in this world?"

It has many questions.

Zhou Yi could only tell it: "You need to explore the way to observe the world on your own. But I did make a small contribution to your birth."

"What kind of carrot are you?" the other person asked.

"no……"

Zhou Yi explained it patiently.

The world in the eyes of the radish monster is only the land of the suspended layer, and it recognizes the outside world through the touch of its roots.

In a way, I am a deaf-mute with many guide sticks.

"Then why am I the only carrot monster?"

It raised doubts again.

Zhou Yi didn’t know either.

He turned on the off-field help mode and asked Zheng Tao next to him.

As a professional farmer, Zheng Tao made an inference: "It should be due to environmental constraints. There is only one suspended layer after the earth is sealed here."

"Field crops have requirements for living space. On a piece of land, usually only a certain amount of life can be bred that the land can support. If other suspended layers are covered with soil and white radishes are planted, new radish monsters may be born."

Zhou Yi relayed this reply to Radish Monster.

"...Next year you might have the same kind."

"really?"

"At least we will work hard on this." Zhou Yi then brought the topic back: "You just said that the tendons of the giant radish are the raw materials for transformation?"

"I don't know either. I just have a vague feeling... I need to create more big radishes. They need to grow further and then they will grow very useful tendons. They will be very useful to me."

The carrot monster also follows its instinct.

Only further observation can tell what is going on.

Zheng Tao reported again: "Chairman, the effect of the earth covering on the suspended layer is remarkable. The growth rate of radishes and cabbages here is much faster than on the ground. The growth cycle of crops is almost shortened to 1/2, but the fertilizer consumption is also fast. It is not known whether there are other side effects."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Continue to observe, and tell me if there is anything unusual."

"Yes."

……

Then, Zhou Yi went to the cattle-taming tribe.

This place used to be just a cattle farm. But with the addition of the time anchor program, the hanging horn cattle are no longer just mechanical animal power, but can transform into electromechanical life, a veritable breeding ground for electromechanical life.

The tribe has now built some sheds made of stone, wood and metal structures that can shelter from wind and rain.

The hanging horn cattle are housed in the shed.

Those wandering outside are the repaired and evolved mechatronic cows. Some of them are basking in the sun, some are chatting with the skeletons, and some are moving their limbs and checking their own health.

Near the cowshed, 703 was discussing something with the clan leader Niu Zhen.

Zhou Yi walked over.

"Chairman."

"Hello, Chairman."

Zhou Yi asked: "What's the problem?"

703 said: "There is indeed a small problem, but it is not technical. Let the clan leader talk about it."

The Skeleton Chief touched his brow with his hand and said, "Chairman, some of the electromechanical cows hope to find jobs in other cities..."

The reason is that there are already quite a few reinforced vehicles in the Shagang area, and these vehicles travel back and forth between towns via viaducts, with extremely low consumption.

Jidianniu believes that their modification of wheels has no advantages over these professional vehicles.

Their advantage is that they can carry loads across various terrains.

It is actually of no use here where the transportation conditions are very good.

"Several mechatronics workers want to go to Steel City and Shell City to do intercity transportation. They want to transport iron and tools from Steel City here, and send shell materials and coconut shells produced in Shell City to Sand Harbor."

The Skeleton Chief said: "Each of them can carry a load of 1 ton, and can adapt to various terrains. They are very suitable for transporting goods that can enter the Dead Sea. The threat of underwater light nano species to them is very small."

"Take Beike City as an example. From Shagang, you can basically reach it directly on the seabed for 340 kilometers. The speed of a horned cattle can be maintained at 30 kilometers per hour, so the one-way trip is less than 12 hours."

Zhou Yi frowned: "To transport goods, the carrying capacity of the ship should be much larger, right? How can this compete with the reinforced ship?"

In the era when he lived, shipping was the lowest-cost mode of freight transportation, and even a small sand-carrying ship could transport dozens of tons.

"You're talking about medium-sized ships and large ships."

Niu Zhen explained: "The carrying capacity of small boats is between 1 ton and 2 ton, and their speed is between 12-15 kilometers per hour, which is not as fast as the electromechanical bulls."

"In the past, it was difficult to manage cattle with horns and they couldn't be transported over long distances. But now the electromechanical cattle can do it independently, so there is no problem in this regard."

Zhou Yi was a little confused.

He asked the accompanying Red Falcon: "Is the carrying capacity of the reinforced ship so low?"

The drone replied: "That's true for the carrying capacity of small reinforced ships. The carrying capacity of the reinforced ship itself is related to the light print. Small ships are equipped with a single "light float", plus the weight of the hull, so the carrying capacity is limited. Medium and large ships use multiple "light floats" to drive, and the carrying capacity will be much greater."

Zhou Yi suddenly came to his senses.

The reinforced ship sailing in the Dead Sea is not a ship, but in essence it is more like an airship in a strong death light environment, and is closer to a flying vehicle.

It cannot be understood in the way of traditional ships.

But compared to this.

The advantages of the electromechanical cow suddenly become huge.

They can be seen as small transport vehicles across the Dead Sea, with good speed and load capacity, and can be called the wooden oxen and horses of the wasteland era.

Zhou Yi asked again: "Electromechanical cows are electromechanical life forms. Can they be guaranteed to be safe when entering the Dead Sea?"

The Skeleton Chief waved to a nearby electromechanical bull and said, "197, stop eavesdropping. Your horns are about to poke my spine. Come and tell the chairman about your situation."

The bull-shaped electromechanical lifeform took two steps forward: "Chairman, we are not afraid of the death ray. Originally, we were irradiated by the death ray, which caused a program error. After generations of adjustments, we have already adapted to the strong death ray environment. Semi-civilized bodies should not be afraid of this."

"In our procedural memory, the earliest hanging-horned cattle lived in the Dead Sea."

Zhou Yi's eyes narrowed.

He looked at 703 next to him: "Does that mean that semi-civilized beings all have death ray antibodies?"

"Well, antibodies are a biomedical concept... but it's about the same idea." The robot dog said: "They are much better at adapting to survival than traditional electromechanical life."

Zhou Yi was greatly shocked.

A semi-civilized body, it is truly a new generation of electromechanical life.

They are naturally resistant to death rays. If they can be repaired, the fact that they can survive in the Dead Sea for a long time is an advantage that traditional electromechanical life cannot achieve.

In other words, they can build residential areas or even cities in the Dead Sea.

Zhou Yi had all sorts of thoughts flashing through his mind, and he made the decision on the spot: "If the electromechanical experts are willing, the company will allow you to carry out external transportation and other businesses based on your own circumstances."

The Skeleton Chief was overjoyed: "Thank you, Chairman!"

The horned bull No. 197 immediately yelled to the back: "Brothers! The chairman said that we can go out and make money!"

"Yeah!"

"Wahahahahaha!"

The cows ran wildly with joy.

(End of this chapter)