Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 5 Local Monsters
With the Red Falcon, the view immediately became broader.

Zhou Yi could clearly see the nearby terrain and the various creatures active on the surface.

It was already night, and the luminous species were basically resting, gathering energy for the next day. The ones moving around outside were various small animals, mainly snakes, mice and nocturnal birds.

But as Akin described, the night watch clawed pigs are still patrolling everywhere, defending and marking their tribe's territory.

Zhou Yi noticed one of them was alone.

The clawed pig came to the mushroom forest. It walked skillfully between two giant mushrooms, looked around, and then went in.

Apparently it wasn't the first time.

But even a light body would be affected by the paralyzing toxins in the mushroom forest, not to mention the lethal explosive mushrooms inside.

Zhou Yi became interested and immediately ordered: "Turn on the [Bird's Eye View] to see what it is doing."

On the electronic screen, the picture zoomed in. The claw-bearded beast was still moving, nimbly bypassing the giant mushrooms, and was quite familiar with the terrain inside.

On the head of this monster, its mental activities are revealed.

——The poisonous fog here is getting thicker and thicker, we have to hurry.

——While the leader has just been injured, relying on the power of those mushrooms, now is the best opportunity to replace the leader.

The Claw Pig ran all the way to a giant mushroom.

All you could see on the screen was it moving around, looking like it had eaten something, and then it quickly ran out.

When it returned, it was in a good mood.

——I feel stronger than ever before!
——These mushrooms are really treasures. They help me get to my peak state. Although it can only last for a day or two, it is enough.

——Try your best to become the new leader! Do it!

……

The picture is very blurry.

Zhou Yi said: "Hong Jian, can you enter the mushroom forest safely?"

"can."

A synthesized voice came from the remote control: "The poisonous fog here has a negligible effect on electromechanical life."

"Go inside and investigate, and find what the clawed pig was eating before."

Its altitude dropped rapidly.

Unfortunately, the remote control screen is still pitch black.

Later, Zhou Yi learned that the Red Falcon's "bird's eye view" was used to judge active life forms and did not have the ability to capture high-precision images in dark environments.

Only during the day can it provide high-definition images.

A few minutes later, the Red Falcon returned to Zhou Yi.

At the bottom of the drone, two mechanical grippers captured two muddy mushrooms, which were the survivors of the clawed pig's mouth.

This mushroom is the size of a fist, gray-brown in color, with grass stems and gravel on its surface, like a pile of dirt or a dung ball.

It has no taste and is unremarkable.

Zhou Yi pinched it with his hands and it felt like mud. It dented when he applied a little force and was difficult to restore.

He asked the Red Falcon, "What is this?"

“No relevant information stored,” the drone replied.

There is another way to find out the origin of this thing.

Zhou Yi commanded the Red Falcon and the Warrior Crab Squadron and began the first air-to-ground coordinated operation.

Forty minutes later.

The exhausted and sturdy Claw Pig was tied up by the Warrior Crab Squad and dragged all the way over from the ground.

It had several wounds on its body and was bleeding, but they were not fatal. It just had almost all of its strength exhausted.

The clawed pig had a ferocious look on its face and struggled with its teeth bared, but its short nose and mouth were entangled in the ropes, making it difficult for it to make any sound.

Zhou Yi ordered: "Hold it."

Six warrior crabs pinned the claw pig to the ground.

Zhou Yi then placed his hand on the back of the four-legged monster.

He output the energy from his body, slowly entering the other person's body through the hard and rough black hair.

The ferocious face of Zhuazhu suddenly froze, and he looked very confused.

"Now, we can have a conversation."

Zhou Yi said softly: "I need to learn some information from you. If you cooperate well, I will let you leave after the end. If your answer satisfies me, I will also give you corresponding compensation."

This is also his experience in raising crabs.

He inputs energy into the light body, and in this process he will be temporarily connected with the input in a special way, and they can communicate with each other through consciousness. If this process is repeated for a long time, it will evolve into a long-term connection like Zhou Yi and his warrior crab, where the consciousness can tend to the same channel.

However, long-term energy supply itself is a heavy consumption. At present, Zhou Yi Neng still only trusts the warrior crab group. The Red Falcon is another case. It has a human voice module, so there is no need to worry about communication problems.

"Speak. Otherwise I will have to kill you."

Zhou Yi issued an ultimatum.

The clawed pig retracted its fangs slightly and said somewhat nervously: "This power and skill of controlling energy... You are very strong, and I am willing to cooperate with the strong."

now it's right.

Zhou Yi held up the mud-ball-shaped plant in his hand and said, "Tell me about this mushroom."

Claw Boar licked his short nose with his tongue: "I don't know what it is either. We previously hunted down a hunting group with enhancers, and we surrounded the seven of them and led them into the mushroom forest."

"The leader ordered a blockade of the area nearby, and ordered them to die here. I found that there was a little guy who had obviously exhausted all his strength, and his weapons and backpack were knocked down by us. However, when he sneaked out at night, he was alive and kicking, and suddenly he recovered to an excellent condition."

"My brothers and I beat him severely again, and he fled back to the mushroom forest. Finally, we heard an explosion inside. I was the only one who had the courage to go in, and I saw that the little guy had been blown to pieces."

"But it was also at that time that I found this strange mushroom not far from his body, part of which had been picked. The kid's iron hand was still on one of the mushrooms. I suspected that his recovery was related to picking that kind of mushroom. So I tried to take a couple of bites and found that the mushroom was indeed good and could actually restore strength."

It smacked its lips and said, "I just peed to mark the location of those mushrooms. Then I go to check on them regularly."

"Later I figured out that the bigger the mushrooms grow, the stronger the power they contain, so I have to wait until they grow a little bigger. They have the function of collecting energy. But these mushrooms grow very slowly. I waited for several days, but they only grew a little bit, so I couldn't help but eat them."

The hunting group that was blown away?

Zhou Yi immediately thought: "What happened 5 days ago?"

Claw Pig is right.

That was the seven-man hunting group that Ajin mentioned that stepped on the explosive mushrooms. It seemed that they were forced into a desperate situation by the group of clawed pigs and were completely wiped out.

"Untie."

Zhou Yi spoke, and the warrior crabs scattered.

The clawed pig slowly stood up. It seemed to realize that the person in front of it was not easy to mess with, so it still maintained an honest attitude and even retracted its scimitar-like claws.

Zhou Yi transferred a total of 100 points of energy to it, and he felt the energy starting to dissipate outwards. The energy storage limit of the claw pig was almost this value.

He said, "You want to compete for the leaderboard?"

Zhuazhu was stunned: "You, how do you know..."

"What happens if the fight fails?"

“Deported.”

Claw Pig said: "I am a male. When I grow up, I should either compete for the leader one-on-one or be expelled and rebuild a tribe on my own. The leader is old and injured. This time I have a chance."

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Your answer satisfies me. If you are expelled and have nowhere to go, you can come work for me and I will pay you."

He pondered in his mind.

After all, this guy is a local. Having him as a local monster makes it easier to understand the local monster group ecology and social conditions.

The fact that he could find mushrooms showed that he was not stupid and had good insight.

As a result, the clawed pig was stunned for a moment, and immediately lay on the ground: "The little monster is willing to follow a strong man like you now! I will do whatever you ask me to do!"

Zhou Yi was shocked.

You gave up too quickly.

"You're not going to fight for the leader position?"

Claw Pig sniffed and said, "The leader is always cunning. He may be pretending to be injured to show weakness. I feel that it will be difficult for me to win if I challenge him... On the contrary, I may be seriously injured and may not survive if I am expelled."

It grinned and tried to put on a kind smile: "Following a strong man who can freely control energy is much more promising than being the leader of a small tribe! You who have an army of monsters actually like an ordinary E-level light-nano species like me. Following you is the right way, and I am certainly making the right choice!"

"..."

also.

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said, "Then you will be responsible for taking care of and cultivating these mud ball mushrooms. Transplant them back to the mushroom forest first and don't damage them. Keep an eye on their condition at all times and stay on standby near the mushroom forest. I will find you."

"Yes, Master!"

"What's your name?"

Claw Pig lowered his head and said, "The little monster is called Night Claw."

It's almost dawn.

Zhou Yi suddenly remembered something.

Air-ground coordinated actual combat hunting will have to be tried again.

He asked Nightclaw: "Are there any Lightna species nearby that like to go out alone?"

"Have."

Nightclaw said: "Stingy ant lions, they all fight alone, but they are very strong. They are just to the west of the mushroom forest."

(End of this chapter)