Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 502 Brain Ark
"They eventually hunted us down and came to this world."

Niger clenched his fists and said, "These bugs...are going to kill us all!"

Zhou Yi was a little confused: "You mean, the bugs in the Mud Tree World are hunting down the Mud Tree People?"

"Yes, Chairman."

Nig looked at the evil brain in the metal container with an anxious look: "We have been killing insects at will for many years and using various methods to eliminate them. In their eyes, these are all evidence of cruelty and slaughter of insects. When they become stronger, they will definitely seek revenge!"

Zhou Yi felt that something was not right, but it also sounded like it made sense.

"When it comes to other Dead Sea monsters, they are more measured and don't hunt them on a large scale. As long as we don't get close to the insect nest, they won't care. But when it comes to us Mud Tree People, they won't let any of us go and will hunt us everywhere!"

Nig waved his arms and spoke excitedly, and even the exploration vine wrapped around his body was twisting its branches in a fierce manner.

"Not only are they eating down the towering trees, they're also hunting us all over the world."

"These bugs parasitize, enslave and manipulate our own kind, but rarely do so with other creatures, preferring instead to kill and eat them."

"They are repaying us with tooth for tooth, blood for blood! It is pure revenge. Not only do they want to destroy us, but they also want us to become their former status and become their insects..."

Nige sighed to the sky: "Now they are completely integrated with this brain, which means there has been a breakthrough in this area and it can cross the boundaries. With this first one, there will definitely be a second and a third one..."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but look at Da Vinci next to him: "Is that so?"

The silent electromechanical doctor then said, "Not at all."

"First, if the insect swarms in the Mud Tree World had high intelligence, then it would be possible for them to enslave and raise the Mud Tree People. But according to Nig, the insect swarms there do not have an advantage in intelligence. They mainly rely on numbers and evolutionary abilities to break through. By devouring the Sky-High Trees, the Mud Tree People have lost the foundation for their survival."

"We observed and analyzed the evil brain, and the insect life inside did not show any intelligent feedback. Whether they were placed in a container or put pressure on them by the outside world, they remained indifferent, and their feedback remained only instinctive and conditioned reflexes."

"This brain has indeed been transformed and strengthened by them. The insect swarm and the brain have achieved symbiosis, but the brain itself has lost its ability to think independently."

"They have a life path of strong survival and low intelligence, and have developed to a fairly mature stage, which is exactly the opposite of cavemen."

Zhou Yi nodded after hearing this.

This is consistent with the conclusion of [Panoramic Reading].

The evil brain itself has low intelligence but a very high level of consciousness.

Da Vinci added: "We simulated with a large amount of data and asked Ms. Chen Yin to be a consultant in the field of information. She made a crucial judgment. I would like to ask Ms. Chen to explain this part more accurately."

Not many people in the company know about Chen Yin’s identity as a book-eating monster, and Da Vinci is one of them.

The Book-Eating Monster also said at this time: "This brain is very special. I have never seen anything like it before."

She moved closer to the metal container and tapped the crystal window with her fingers.

"The evil brain has accumulated a large number of consciousness fragments. Aside from the nightmare's consciousness, those bugs have no real self-awareness, which means they have no concept of self. So it is correct to say that they are not very intelligent."

"But they have a unique power that comes from their physical bodies. These bugs are connected to each other, forming a special biological channel that can lock up fragments of consciousness, accumulate and store a large number of fragments, and prevent them from dispersing. It's like a special big net."

Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised when he heard this: "Did they capture the nightmare with this ability?"

"That's the only possibility."

The book-eating demon nodded.

Through the transparent observation window, she stared at the black brain: "The material side and the consciousness side will affect each other. If the power of either side is developed to the extreme, it will produce amazing power."

"When a person becomes blind, his hearing becomes stronger. And the perception of consciousness in vegetative patients, who are like the living dead, is far superior to that of their peers and is extremely sharp."

"The bugs in the evil brain exert the vitality of the material side to the extreme. They give up thinking, do not pursue individual self and freedom of consciousness, and focus on evolving for survival."

"In their world, the only criterion is survival."

"What an amazing life form, using matter to capture consciousness, even light nuclei. This is a life form that has never existed here before. I can't get too close to them, otherwise I will be captured by them."

The book-eating demon exclaimed softly, his eyes sparkling with joy: "If the [Book of All Living Things] can use them as a carrier, it is really unimaginable..."

Zhou Yi listened patiently.

"That seems a bit far-fetched."

The book-eating demon came back to his senses, turned around and smiled at Zhou Yi: "But my discovery actually has nothing to do with this group of insects. It's mainly about the nightmare demon that was locked inside."

She drew a circle on the crystal window with her index finger.

"Dreams are a very special group of life forms. They travel between the consciousness side and the material side."

"What I know is that they go in and out of the dreams of every life, hunting for the fragments of consciousness they need. When they grow to a certain level and become Skywalkers, they will disappear without a trace. However, many lives in this world are also shrouded in mystery, so it's not a big deal." "After all, apart from sneaking into dreams, nightmares themselves are not very harmful."

"But the one in the evil brain is a light core-level nightmare that is extremely rare in the outside world. So I was very interested in it, and I studied its situation and directly dived into the evil brain's consciousness world."

“Then I discovered something very interesting.”

The book-eating demon looked at the brain in the metal container and said, "That thing has been dismembered into pieces of consciousness. However, after being dismembered into pieces, those bugs sewed it back together and used it as a consciousness tool."

Zhou Yi felt a little horrified when he heard this: "So is this nightmare demon still alive?"

"Half dead, this is the first time I've encountered such a situation."

The Book-Eating Monster stared at the Evil Brain intently and said with a sigh, "In short, it is an exaggerated ability. I have never seen other life forms do it. Anyway, I can't do it, and I have never heard of any conceptual life form being able to do this."

"The advantage of this is that after the nightmare is dismembered and then sewn together, its self-consciousness becomes difficult to move, so it becomes a part of the bugs and becomes a whole with their fragmented consciousness..."

"I suspect this is their survival mechanism, encapsulating and connecting fragments of consciousness from the outside world. This builds consciousness networks and captures anyone who gets close."

"Niger once said that there are no great holy spirits or similar beings in the Mud Tree World. He is a Skywalker after all, so it is impossible for him not to sense it."

She looked at the mud tree man next to her.

"Indeed, we don't have such a thing as the Great Holy Spirit over there... It's very strange." Nige touched his chin and said belatedly.

The Book-Eating Demon said, "I boldly speculate that it is related to these bugs. They forcefully absorb a large number of consciousness fragments, making it impossible for these most basic consciousness units to flow and reorganize... making the consciousness side over there almost static."

"When the insect swarm uses such a developed brain organ, they can capture a complete consciousness and transform it into the survival tool they need, thus strengthening their consciousness capture ability."

She paused for a moment and said, "This may sound a bit convoluted, but it is something that must be said. Otherwise, there will be no way to draw the final conclusion."

Zhou Yi nodded.

He thought that these were all very important information.

The insects in the Mud Tree World have extremely strong consciousness-capturing abilities. Even the light-core-level nightmares have become prisoners and tools of the insect swarm.

He couldn't help but ask: "Why are there only nightmares? Didn't they capture other consciousnesses?"

"Good question."

The Book-Eating Demon said: "The material layer has the best stability and uniqueness, but its closed structure is destined to have its own limitations."

She pointed at the observation window and said, "The material strength of this evil brain can only accommodate light core-level nightmares. This is its current limit. This brain can only accommodate a single core and cannot absorb more such huge consciousnesses."

Zhou Yi suddenly realized.

It turns out that the brain capacity is full.

"When I discovered these things, I had an idea. Could it be that this brain that has lost its ability to think also dreams? If the evil brain doesn't dream, why did the light core-level nightmare find it?"

A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the book-eating demon: "Isn't it strange?"

Zhou Yi also said, "Indeed."

Although he had only come into contact with one nightmare, he could clearly see that the nightmare was a cunning and shrewd creature, and would not take risks unless there was some benefit.

"So I decided to go deeper and see what was going on. Because the Evil Brain's light core capacity was full, if it wanted to capture me, it would need to release the existing nightmares, or more likely forcibly tear me into pieces. But no matter which operation it did, the Evil Brain's power would be diverted, and it would not be able to attack me with all its strength."

"I need to read the deep information in the shortest possible time and confirm why the nightmare entered the dream of this brain."

The book-eating demon continued his statement.

"I won't talk about the whole process. Although I encountered a lot of trouble, I am still alive in the end."

"But I read something interesting from the nightmare..."

The book-eating demon stopped talking.

She then used her consciousness to transmit the sound into Zhou Yi's mind.

"The true identity of this nightmare demon is hidden in those broken pieces of consciousness. I found a lot of information in them, and one of the most worth mentioning is..."

"From the information it knows, the Black Emperor is already dead."

Zhou Yi's eyes narrowed.

(End of this chapter)