Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 4 Bird’s Eye View
Zhou Yi held the metal cube.

Energy in the body is input into it.

Energy values continue to decrease.
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10
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After the energy reached 800 points, the metal block finally reacted. Its highly contracted and folded body unfolded outward and transformed into a small red quadcopter drone with geometric silver patterns on its surface.

The remote control screen displays.

[Red Falcon has completed charging.]

The drone took off and hovered quietly and steadily in front of Zhou Yi.

"Welcome to the Red Falcon."

The Red Falcon flew around Zhou Yi and said in a smooth artificial voice: "The Red Falcon is a rescue drone equipped with binocular vision and near-infrared sensors, and can avoid obstacles in all directions... It can capture and confirm trapped people through high-altitude imaging, and use laser marking to obtain the location information of trapped people, and simultaneously distribute it to ground search and rescue personnel... We are dedicated to serving you."

Zhou Yi was a little disappointed.

Could it be that the mechanical light-nano species has simply evolved to be able to use the power of the Dead Sea?

He sighed: "After all, it is just an ordinary drone, without any AI function... It lacks interactive capabilities, so it can only be controlled manually. It can only do basic rescue and reconnaissance. Make do with it."

The four cameras on the Red Falcon suddenly emitted a faint light.

“Do you know AI?”

Zhou Yi was surprised: "You can actually have a normal conversation?"

A voice came from the Kestrel: "You are not an ignorant human. It is a pleasure to communicate with you."

Zhou Yi was also curious: "Did you deliberately play a fixed voice template before?"

“That’s the existing process.”

The Red Falcon replied: "Communicating with a life form that has no basic knowledge reserves is just a waste of my energy. There is no need."

"For the vast majority of humans, they just want to use my power, communication is not important."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Indeed."

He asked the other party: "How did you end up in this mushroom forest?"

The drone's four red eyes flashed.

"For intruding into enemy airspace."

"I was following a swarm of drones and was intercepted by intensive ground bombardment when I was flying over a hilly area. The tank was equipped with a combined missile and artillery weapon system and was a professional drone killer."

The Red Falcon briefly described the situation: "Many drones were destroyed and crashed. Although I survived, my defense layer was still penetrated. After escaping the danger zone, I fell here. The structure of the energy device was destroyed by the tank, which made it impossible for me to absorb external energy. After the energy was exhausted, I went into hibernation."

Zhou Yi realized: "It looks like the chariot is not far from here."

"At the time, it was about 40 kilometers due north of here."

According to what Ajin said before, that place is already the territory of the clawed pig group.

Many years have passed since the Red Falcon was shot down, and no one knows whether the tank is still there.

Zhou Yi pondered in his heart.

If you have time, you can search the northern area.

But there is no rush.

That's the base camp of the clawed pig group. It's very risky to break in by force, so we have to investigate thoroughly.

Zhou Yi looked at the four-winged drone and asked, "Compared to natural-type light bodies, why are mechanical-type light bodies so rare?"

This is his own way of distinguishing.

The natural system refers to the mutation of natural life, such as the warrior crab and claw mustache, which belong to this system. The mechanical system refers to the light-absorbing body transformed from artificial devices and tools before the wasteland era.

In the ten years at the Dead Sea, Zhou Yi had only met two mechanical engineering departments.

One was a crazy golf car, which was speeding along the seabed, with the loudspeaker playing "Wumeng Mountain connected to other mountains". It only met Zhou Yi once.

There is also a TV, which plays the 86 version of "Journey to the West" on a loop day after day. Apart from that, there is nothing unusual about it. But as long as you move or touch it, it will turn off.

Zhou Yi originally asked the warrior crab to take the TV with it, but it ended up being shattered in a storm. It was unknown whether it was dying or chose to end its life rather than live in freedom.

There is no way these two can communicate.

But natural light species are everywhere in the Dead Sea.

"Are you referring to electromechanical life forms like me? There are quite a few of us. Under the influence of the death ray, the mutation and awakening rate of electromechanical devices is not low."

Red Falcon responded, "It's just that electromechanical life forms are concentrated in specific cities. Those cities are almost entirely populated by electromechanical life forms, and they can provide us with the basic services and repair supplies we need."

"For example, I come from Recursion City in the north, which is about 2000 kilometers away from here."

"Whether flying or driving on the ground, electromechanical life travels along fixed routes. You can see a lot of them along those routes, but very little outside of them."

Zhou Yi finally understood.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is a regional concentration.

"However, my timekeeping system has been stopped for too long, and now I can no longer calculate how many years have passed since I went into hibernation. A lot of information now needs to be calibrated again, and the information and components also need to be upgraded."

Red Falcon added, When it awakened as a light species, the Dead Sea had already taken shape, and there was no way of knowing when humans encountered this strange world-destroying disaster.

"You are my awakener and initiator, that is, my collaborator. I have completed the relationship registration and identification binding... Until either of us dies or shuts down, we will maintain a collaborative survival relationship."

"Please allow me to introduce myself again."

The red falcon hovered in front of Zhou Yi: "I am good at reconnaissance and positioning. I can identify various signs of life activities at high altitudes, and record and transmit real-time images simultaneously."

"My physical test data in Recursion City is [Strength] E, [Skill] C, [Vitality] E, and the final grade is D."

"Of these three assessments, strength represents destructive power, skill represents the proficiency and impact of using specific techniques, and vitality represents the strength of the body."

It seems to be a skill expertise?
Zhou Yi asked: "Your skills are photography and positioning?"

"Pay attention to the screen."

The Red Falcon suddenly gained altitude, flew northward, and disappeared in an instant.

The speed is pretty good.

On the remote control screen, the electronic map turned into a real-time bird's-eye view of the ground.

As it was dark, the picture turned into something similar to infrared imaging, with many slowly moving small spots of light that looked like various small life forms.

The lens zooms in further.

"Please select a target."

Zhou Yi swiped his finger across the screen and clicked on a person climbing a mountain. The light outlined the boy in the hat.

It was Ajin who was returning to the market town.

"Target selected."

Suddenly, lines of text appeared above Ajin's head.

——The scavenger is also very promising. A master scavenger can even pick up those powerful monsters!

——It would be great if Master Zhou could settle down in Shangu Town. Then the scavenging industry here would definitely flourish, and everyone would no longer have to starve or run away...

——The meat today is so delicious, I really want to have another bite.

——I need to ask the master more questions, but will he find me annoying?
Zhou Yi was stunned.

What the hell!

This is not self-talk.

That's what was in Ajin's mind.

An electronic voice came from the remote control: "This is the skill I synthesized after awakening, [Bird's Eye View]. It uses scanning imaging to capture the waves emitted by the target and capture the information contained within. This allows me to screen out groups seeking help or in danger and accurately locate them."

It's really mind reading.

Zhou Yi asked: "What is the success rate of reading information? How accurate is it?"

"Without interference, the bird's-eye view was activated 181 times, and the reading was successful 179 times, with a success rate of 98.89%."

The Red Falcon replied: "The accuracy is relatively higher because it is a synchronous reading of the waves released by life. It is just a means of translation."

"In the past, in Recursion City, I specially upgraded the relevant modules and sensors, and the information read itself is reliable. I relied on this ability to fully activate it before and avoided the fatal attack of the killer tank."

"The biggest drawback of [Bird's Eye View] is that it consumes a lot of energy. My body is relatively weak and the energy storage is limited, so my endurance will be greatly reduced after it is activated. Locking on a single unit consumes relatively less energy."

Zhou Yi said: "Try to use your full abilities."

"Yes."

In the footage captured by the Red Falcon, words appeared on the red dots on the screen.

——What are you eating today?
——It feels so good to take a shit.

——Mate!! I want to mate!
——It’s hunting time, all bugs must die.

——The grass is so hard today, I can’t bite it. Why don’t you grow softer? Damn it, I’ll bite you to death!
……

This scene made Zhou Yi in a good mood.

With the Red Falcon, creatures in the nearby area can be accurately monitored and detected.

The intelligence capabilities are maximized.

In just a short while, one of the four bars of battery power of the drone was reduced.

Due to the damage to the Red Falcon, it is currently unable to recharge itself.

But it's not a big problem.

You can recharge it yourself, enough for at least 7 full charges.

With the Red Falcon, settling here, far away from the city and with relatively few light-seeking species, became a good choice.

Zhou Yi held the remote control and began to practice coordinated operations with the Red Falcon.

(End of this chapter)