Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 316 Food Diplomacy
After careful identification, Blackthorn said, "It is indeed my core. It should have left the body earlier than the one in your hand."

Earlier?

Zhou Yi suddenly thought: "Could it be a mud tree man?"

Normally, if someone else obtained the Blackthorn, which is a light core-level vehicle, they would not let it hang around in the Dead Sea.

The area where Blackthorn was previously found was in the territory of Lord Mieding. From a safety perspective, it should not be thrown there.

The most likely one is the mud tree man.

That is the original driver of Blackthorn.

"I do not know."

Blackthorn said: "But don't pay attention to it. I'm not familiar with it, and it has no real impact on me anyway."

"The core will become weaker and weaker over time, and eventually lose its activity completely. His frequent stimulation will only make the core lose its effectiveness faster."

"Now the core alone can only call upon me. My own decision is the most important."

The fruit core is like a biological switch and has a limited number of uses.

Zhou Yi thought about it for a while and finally made a bold decision.

"Blackthorn, go and bring it over here."

"it is good."

Blackthorn didn't ask why, but just flew into the Dead Sea again and disappeared without a trace.

In the evening.

It returned from the Dead Sea and flew all the way to the top of the Emerald City.

The sea urchin-like shell opened from the middle, and a tall, staggering figure squeezed out from inside.

The man looked stunned, as if he could not understand his current situation at all and seemed a little confused.

Zhou Yi looked at the other person.

He is about two meters three meters tall, like Yao Ming.

Physiologically, he looked not much different from a human, with long limbs and a short neck. He had extremely broad arms and legs, especially his hands, one of which was twice as big as Zhou Yi's, and looked very stable.

In addition, the man was not wearing any clothes or armor, and his entire body was wrapped in a brown vine, like some kind of special mummy.

He looked like a man, with a square face, a strong body and healthy tan skin.

Another strange thing is that this person cut his hair into a pointed shape, shaped like a cone.

Zhou Yi then realized that the Mud Tree People did not have pointy heads, but rather they shaved their hair into this shape, which seemed to be a symbol of their own nation.

There was vigilance and caution in the other person's eyes, and several vines on his back were raised like snakes.

He lowered his center of gravity and assumed a posture ready to fight at any time.

Zhou Yi opened his hands to show that he had no ill intentions: "Can you speak? Do you understand our language?"

The other party frowned in confusion.

He made a strange, awkward sound, like he was singing rap, with each pronunciation short and sharp.

Zhou Yi extended his hand to him.

The other party took a step back.

It seems that in his understanding, there is no such custom as shaking hands.

So Zhou Yi called Yuan Xiao and said, "Go get some food, preferably natural food."

The angel of death soon returned with a box.

There are grapes, pears, and cherry tomatoes in the box. These are the fruits produced in the tree monster's territory.

In addition, there are some edible crops, such as radish, Chinese cabbage, etc. There are also a few processed foods.

Zhou Yi put the box in front of him and made a gesture of invitation.

He took a grape first, put it in his mouth and ate it, making a gesture: "You can eat it, try it."

The mud tree man opposite observed Zhou Yi.

Then he walked to the box and squatted down.

The Mud Tree Man picked up a grape, looked around, and sniffed it. The vine behind him flexibly came over and entangled the grape, wrapping it up with its leaves.

moment.

It seemed that he was identified as non-toxic, so he put the grapes into his mouth, but he immediately spit them out with a frown.

Then he tried several other fruits and vegetables, but was not satisfied with any of them and vomited them all.

Looks like a picky eater.

When faced with sweet potatoes and peanuts, the mud tree man looked curious.

After checking it with a vine, he first broke open the sweet potato, plucked off the skin with his hands deftly, took a bite, chewed it slowly, and then began to devour it, finishing several pieces of sweet potato.

Then the Mud Tree Man turned his attention to the peanuts. This time, after peeling the shells and eating the kernels, he became even more excited, and his eyes lit up.

Zhou Yi waved.

Yuanxiao came over.

"There's some leftover rice from yesterday. Heat it up in a steamer and bring it over for him to try. Also get some bagged kimchi and dried radish. Remember to get the bottled ones, which are from the Age of Gods, not our homemade ones."

"clear."

After a while, the angel of death brought a bowl of hot rice and placed it in front of the mud tree man. There were also several kinds of kimchi on one side of the bowl.

The Mud Tree Man picked up the bowl, examined it carefully, and found that he had no idea how to use the chopsticks.

So Zhou Yi also took a pair and taught him a little, and the other party immediately mastered the tool of chopsticks.

After taking a mouthful of rice, the Mud Tree Man's eyes widened, and then he began to slurp the rice. He didn't even add kimchi and directly swallowed the whole bowl of leftovers.

Then he stood up and extended his hand to Zhou Yi.

It seems to be recognized.

The two shook hands for the first time.

At this moment, Zhou Yi input energy and started to synchronize his consciousness.

"Nice to meet you. Hello, I'm a visitor from the Mud Tree Civilization. My name is Zhou Yi."

The other party was delighted: "So this is how you communicate. I can understand what you mean. Your ability is amazing!"

"My name is Nig."

The Mud Tree Man said, "Your food is great and tastes great! This white fruit, the small purple-red fruit, and the large long fruit are all great!"

"But the small white fruit tastes best after being heated. It's very delicious. This is the first time I've eaten it."

As a people who live in trees, they have no foundation for growing rice and sweet potatoes. The Mud Tree People have never seen crops that need to grow on the land for a long time. However, he also said: "The fruits before were not good. They were too sour, not sweet at all, and lacked sufficient flavor. There are fruits like this everywhere in our area. Even birds won't eat such bad ones, only insects will chew them."

"..."

It sounds like they have a high level of attainment in fruit cultivation, which leads to their extremely picky taste.

Food brought the two sides closer together and reduced their hostility.

Zhou Yi asked him, "Are you the only Mud Tree Man here?"

"I'm the only one. I haven't found anyone like me yet. But I can't really say, there aren't any at the moment..."

The other party suddenly came to his senses: "Why is my Blackthorn out of control? Why is it completely out of control now and can't be controlled by the fruit core? How did you do it?"

"You said that this black thorn was originally yours?"

"correct."

The Mud Tree Man said confidently, "I drove this from our world. It also contains my personal belongings, my family portraits, my personal portraits, and the bananas I use to prevent my brain from degenerating. You can tell at a glance."

Zhou Yi took a single-person painted clay tablet from Yuanxiao.

He compared the man with the painting.

The clay tree man made the same gesture as on the clay slab, with his fists clenched, as if he was about to punch the person in front of him.

Consistent posture.

The features captured in appearance are also very similar.

Zhou Yi already believed it about 70%.

He asked again: "Why did you leave Blackthorn?"

"I'm investigating the geological features and minerals. I can't reveal anything else."

Nig continued to ask: "What did you do to my Blackthorn?"

"Nothing."

Zhou Yi told him: "It was just cured."

"Healed? It's not injured. I was very careful with the controls and there wasn't even a scratch... What happened?"

The other party looked at Blackthorn with confusion in his eyes.

Zhou Yi said softly: "To put it simply, it repaired Blackthorn's originally broken consciousness, allowing it to have the self-awareness it should have."

Nig's eyes suddenly widened: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"The blackthorn itself has no consciousness... It is just a modified fruit, a vehicle, how can it have self-awareness?"

"We have been using Blackthorn for many years and nothing like this has ever happened."

Then, Blackthorn flew up from beside him and slowly hovered behind Zhou Yi.

The Mud Tree Man was speechless.

"You should have understood it, right? This is why you couldn't control it with the fruit core and why it brought you here."

Zhou Yi said: "The blackthorn is now an independent life with its own ideas. It is no longer a biological tool that can be manipulated at will in the past."

"Why is this happening..."

The Mud Tree Man still refused to give up. He kept pressing the fruit core in his hand, trying to call Blackthorn over.

The black thorn did not move at all.

The mud tree man continued to press frantically.

Blackthorn flew directly over and activated the third stage of light core body form. The black shadow all over his body directly absorbed the fruit core back into his body, and then returned to Zhou Yi.

"This guy is so annoying, he keeps yelling in my ear!"

Blackthorn was getting impatient.

Nige froze on the spot, a look of disbelief on his face.

He suddenly knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "No!!!"

“Blackthorn, Blackthorn! You can’t do this, come back, come back!”

"How can I survive in this world without Blackthorn?"

"It's over, it's over..."

Zhou Yi didn't expect that the opponent, a two-meter-tall man, would feel as if the sky had fallen after losing Black Thorn, and he became depressed.

The mud tree man is really fragile.

Zhou Yi said: "Aren't you alive and well now?"

“This world is a dangerous place.”

Nige said with some disinterest: "I am an outsider and I don't know the specific situation here. There are a lot of powerful monsters in the circular flow alone. If there is no stronghold built by mud and trees, it will be impossible to resist the attacks of other powerful creatures."

"Although the blackthorn is a fruit, it has always been an important partner for us Mud Tree People. Without it, we can hardly survive in these alien worlds. We will either be hunted or have no place to stand..."

Zhou Yi suggested, "Since you have nowhere to go, why don't you stay in our wasteland development company? We can ensure your safety here, and you just need to work for the company."

"..."

Nigge suddenly became alert: "You already have Blackthorn, what else do you need me for?"

"I am very interested in the Mud Tree Civilization."

Zhou Yi smiled slightly: "And I have always felt that everyone has their own areas of expertise. As long as we can find the right field for them, they can bring their talents into full play."

"I am an explorer from the Mud Tribe."

Nig said, "Are you short of explorers?"

"lack."

Zhou Yi's [Alertness] had already seen that Nige was emitting purple light all over his body, and he was an absolute A-level strongman.

The Mud Tree Man frowned and thought for a long time: "You want me to explore everywhere for you, fine. But I also have a condition."

"I need Blackthorn."

"I will try my best to talk to Blackthorn and get him to cooperate with you."

"That's not it."

"What I'm saying is that there is another Blackthorn in this world."

The Mud Tree Man said: "This Blackthorn is no longer the Blackthorn I am familiar with. I cannot control it. I hope you can help me capture another Blackthorn."

Zhou Yi immediately responded: "I'll try my best."

(End of this chapter)