Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 433 The Chairman is a Simple Person

The world is made up of truth and lies.

This idea came up when Clockwork 4 was still Thunderbolt 33.

Lies are life's imagination of reality, because only part of the reality can be observed.

Humans can only see the blue light arc of the electric cat, but cannot observe the electric field and waves inside. For things that cannot be seen and understood, they can only rely on imagination to construct them.

Clockwork 4 doesn't want to go out to work, so he tells lies.

Unexpectedly, it was transferred to Clockwork City and finally had to go to work.

Different from the relaxed environment at the Wasteland Company, the work intensity here in the Mechanical and Electrical City is much greater. There is almost no rest time and people have to be on call around the clock.

There are no weekends off, no entertainment room in the electrolysis cat box, no independent three-bedroom cat house, no rewards...not to mention the intensity-enhancing training at Sparks Plains and the Olympic Sports Center.

Clockwork 4 only felt regret.

Are the treatment of electric cats outside so bad?
In Clockwork City, it is named Clockwork 4 and patrols the city every day.

There is no complete power infrastructure here yet. The four electric cats serving in the city mainly act as combat members, responsible for maintaining the safety of the city and expelling suspicious people who try to approach.

Less than a month into the job, curling arrived and blew up the entire city.

Clockwork 4 was overjoyed at first.

Well done to the company!

No need to work now!
It soon realized that something was wrong.

Electric cats require a lot of electricity to maintain, so you have to find a way to get electricity. Although I can control this electrician spider with electrical signals, I still have to get oil and sugar from the outside world to drive the floating heart to generate electricity.

It is unfamiliar with the place and needs to find a partner.

Clockwork 4 starts screening targets everywhere.

The reinforcements from the Legal Front arrived late. They set up a simple factory-style camp to accommodate refugees and questioned the survivors to understand what happened before and after the destruction of the Clockwork City.

Clockwork 4 was also questioned.

"How did you escape?"

"Before the city was bombed, the Wasteland Development Company issued an evacuation warning to the four of us, the electric cats, and asked us to evacuate. We have been holding on. Although we are all only Class B and cannot fight against atmospheric creatures, we run around the city's guide network and transmit the real-time situation of various places to the data center."

The electric cat gave the answer the other party wanted to know: "When the countdown reached the last 3 minutes, we were hit by an electric shock. An unknown huge force forced us to retreat."

"What kind of power is that? What are its characteristics?"

"Its power was so strong that we couldn't resist it. It dominated our actions almost instantly."

Dianmao said: "We don't know who the other party is, and we can't remember what happened at that time. It should be a special ability mechanism of the other party."

"So I guess that it wasn't just the Curling Stone and the Concentrator that attacked the Clockwork City. There was also a powerful life form hiding in the dark. The reason we couldn't observe it was probably because the power gap between the enemy and us was too great."

"At the time, we determined that if we stayed, it would be useless for the high-level battlefield. We had to deliver this message in time, so we chose to evacuate."

Words appeared on the white wall: "The information you provided is very valuable. Thank you for your cooperation."

"It's a pity that we were not strong enough to protect Clockwork City."

"You did your best."

"Hey……"

Clockwork 4 said hypocritically.

It knows that the law wants to hear this.

First, you have to provide valuable information, then show loyalty to your duties, and your behavior must be in line with common sense and work procedures - anyway, you don't know what energy beings like you are thinking, nor do you know the law.

Although these four electric cats came from the Wasteland Company, they were not questioned but were commended instead. Each of them received a reward of 4 light seeds.

Other electromechanical life forms were repeatedly questioned and doubted.

When questioned by the forensic department, Clockwork 4 testified for the Dead Sea worker Komatsu and said that it was fine.

The reason is very simple. The blue and white color scheme of this excavator looks more pleasing to the eye.

But Dianmao told Xiaosong: "It's because you are loyal."

This answer sounds better.

After contacting Xiaosong, Dianmao felt a little regretful.

This guy has too many whys.

Its robotic brain has a million questions in it, and the questioning motor keeps churning.

"Why did the Law not go after the destruction of Clockwork City and look for trouble with us refugees instead of the Wasteland Corporation that destroyed the city?"

"Because there's nothing we can do about the Wasteland Corporation. There might be spies among the refugees. If we can find them, we can provide a reference reason for the destruction of the city."

"Wasteland Corporation said that their patents were infringed by the Legal Front. Is this true?"

The electric cat said: "The floating heart, electric cat supporting facilities and equipment used by the mechanical and electrical city were indeed first invented by the company. Did the mechanical and electrical city pay the patent fee?"

“There is no public announcement on this.”

"Then there is the answer."

Xiaosong asked again: "Why doesn't the law pay patent fees? The mechanical and electrical city advocates knowledge payment, patent sharing and long-term profit... This is very strange."

"Because there are loopholes in the rules, and the loopholes are beneficial to the mechanical and electrical city, or at least appear to be beneficial, the legal system will take advantage of it. However, it turns out that it chose the way that caused the greatest losses."

……

In order to avoid the other party from asking further questions, Clockwork 4 told the other party directly.

"All your doubts come from a misunderstanding of the legal process."

"Mechatronic Life uses data to measure everything. In the data field, legal decisions seem perfect. But in reality, they are not."

"It just builds a seemingly impeccable program. As long as it runs within this program, it will not make mistakes because its logic forms a closed loop. But once the outside world intervenes deeply and does not act according to its rules, it will appear to be full of loopholes."

"Just like this time, when Wasteland Corporation bombed and destroyed Clockwork City, the legal process could not understand this behavior, so no response has been given since then."

Dianmao said: "Programs require sufficient logic and motivation, but many behaviors in the real world do not follow this."

"It is said that the chairman slayed the dragon just on a whim."

"Electric cats first appeared in companies, and they were not used for work, but as pets for viewing."

"It's just a coincidence that we know each other. There's no necessary connection." "You have to understand that we live in the real world. Programs are just tools created by electromechanical life to describe and better adapt to the external environment. They are fictional shadows created based on the real world."

The excavator thought for a long time: "But how do I tell whether it is true or a lie?"

"You don't have to tell the difference so clearly. It's hard to tell the difference."

The electric cat preached: "Whether it is truth or lie, we will believe whichever is more conducive to our survival."

"Yeah, that's easy!"

Komatsu finally understood.

Then Clockwork 4 started to get busy again. It lobbied the refugees in Clockwork City everywhere, looking for suitable members among them, and gathered this group of mechanical life together to facilitate the search for the next settlement.

The best option is the company, but I can’t go back.

Finally, the cat chose the next best option and chose United City as the final target of the 22-member group. It contacted the city through the satellite channel and received a positive response.

A day later, Clockwork 4 was summoned again by the law and returned to the information room of the Magic Mirror program.

"You want to migrate to Union City?"

"Yes."

"why?"

Electric Cat explained: "That is a neutral city, and it has long-term connections with the electromechanical city. We can adapt to life there. The alien city model also welcomes electromechanical life to go there, and the power construction is basically completed. Electric cats like me and electromechanical life like Xiaosong can get better treatment there."

"It is indeed in your interest."

A message popped up on the white wall: "You have additional options. Mirror City, Holy Mountain, and Snow County are all willing to accept you. You can also consider settling here."

"What about the treatment?"

"The treatment remains the same as in Clockwork City."

"Then I will refuse."

The electrician said: "I represent the interests of two electricians including myself and 2 mechanical and electrical workers. I need to seek the greatest benefit for everyone."

"What did Union City promise you?"

"Two days off a week, a separate room, and a total of 2200 yuan in resettlement allowance."

The white walls were silent.

Dianmao thought to himself that it was a good thing that he had not forgotten what he had learned in the training at the company's power department.

Only by uniting more individuals and advancing and retreating together can we better safeguard each other's interests.

These are what I learned from the [Electric Cat Encyclopedia] at that time.

It comes in handy now.

"We cannot provide two days off a week, but the independent room can be replaced with a Class C talent housing, and we can match the relocation allowance."

“That’s a pity.”

The electric cat said: "Retreat is very important for both the life of the electromechanical and us electric cats. Please allow me to decline your invitation, but thank you very much."

Legal principles no longer raise prices.

New information appeared on the white wall.

"We are updating our assessment of Zhou Yi. You come from the Wasteland Company and understand the company's behavior patterns. Do you think he will continue to launch offensives like the Clockwork City?"

The electric cat said, “I don’t know.”

"So what do you think the Wasteland Company wants?"

"money."

This time, Dianmao was very confident: "The company's patents, the floating heart, Dianmao's supporting infrastructure, and various power devices were all invented and created with a lot of manpower and material resources."

"The chairman is a simple man. He will tell you what he wants. The whole company knows this."

"It's a simple matter. All we have to do is pay the patent fee. Didn't the company also tell us when we came here? Armed rights protection means protecting patent rights."

Another line of words appeared on the wall: "Do you have any suggestions?"

The electric cat thought for a moment.

"Thank you for your care during this period. Now I will tell you my opinion."

"The Legal Front has fallen into the vicious circle of the Wasteland Corporation. It has been learning and chasing, imitating the floating heart, replicating the electric cat system, imitating the sky net... Unless it turns itself into a company, it will be impossible to imitate it completely."

"The company's strongest point is its ability to generate new inventions, and this ability is not limited to inventions. There are always new inventors emerging because the soil there is suitable for such people to survive."

"If we continue like this, we will only be able to approach the legal frontier, but never surpass it."

"Personally, I think there are only two ways now."

"any solution?"

"The first method is to try to completely destroy the company. War is always the simplest and most brutal solution. But I think this is difficult. At present, the chairman's light core reserves are sufficient..."

"The second solution is to stop being hostile and establish a formal interest alliance with the company to leverage the manufacturing and improvement expertise of the electromechanical city."

The white wall reads: "Thanks for your answer, I wish you all the best in the future."

Then the electric cat was ejected.

It knows that both of these approaches are difficult to accept from a legal perspective.

The former cannot do this. The latter denies the superiority of legal principles. It came to the stage because it replaced the old universal agreement to deal with the challenges of newcomers such as the Mechatronic Knights and the company.

But it doesn’t matter.

These are issues that need to be considered on the legal front.

Clockwork 4 once again controlled the Electrician Spider to enter the outside world and look at the scorching sun outside.

From today on, it decided to change its name to "Mao Zhen".

No longer the company's Thunderbolt Team, nor the guards of the Clockwork City.

It will live as an independent electric cat, living freely and lying freely.

(End of this chapter)