Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 605 Paradise

Chapter 605 Paradise
Zhou Yi noticed that there were some strange totems near the original coordinates of the evil brain.

Those were crawling samurai crabs. They were made up of black and white mind keys, pixelated versions of Mr. Krabs, patrolling back and forth in this area.

Some of the shadowy figures were accompanied by warrior crabs, like guards or pets.

He asked Mr. Krabs, "Is this the company logo?"

"Yes, Chairman."

In front of outsiders, Long adheres to his responsibilities and identity as the lifeblood of his company.

It says: "On the consciousness side, conceptual life forms will implant their own marks, usually with their own core territory, taking the core area as the origin, and then radiating and building out to a greater distance."

"The core area of the company is the development alliance, which corresponds to this area on the consciousness side. Those who are accompanied by Samurai Crabs are consciousness entities that are extremely supportive of the company, and are most likely company employees."

Zhou Yi thought of it.

The company logo is a black and white samurai crab lying on the ground.

The symbol of the dragon is a two-dimensional dragon pattern.

The god of fire is the altar of fire.

Fear is a black and white forest.

It seems that every conceptual life form has its own unique marking form.

This puzzled Zhou Yi, so he asked the local earth god beside him, "Did it evolve naturally into this form, or was it transformed into this shape?"

"It is the result of natural evolution."

"Consciousness and matter are two sides of the same coin, because the projection and combination of a large number of conscious entities eventually become the current forms."

The clay bodhisattva responded, "The mark is a part of the body of the concept life, which expands its radiation range and influence by being implanted in different places."

"Of course, this also leads to inevitable conflicts, and there are also conflicts and wars between conceptual life forms. Just like a chessboard battle, everyone is constantly building their own markers, suppressing the markers of other conceptual life forms in the same ecosystem, and trying to stabilize and expand their own radiation range as much as possible."

Zhou Yi listened with some curiosity: "How will they fight? Will they destroy each other's marks? Or will it be a king-on-king duel, or will they be divided into different factions to fight against each other?"

"neither."

The Earth God said, "The function and purpose of marking is to obtain more consciousness fragments actively input by conscious entities, and to output one's own consciousness fragments to the outside world."

“It’s like a shop where people buy fragments of the consciousness of a conceptual being and make them a part of themselves. If they like or benefit from this concept, they will continue to absorb it and spread this conceptual being outward as a mobile marker.”

"More quantity does not necessarily mean stronger."

"Like the Lord of the Dead Sea, it has no mark, only a single entity, but its strength is undeniable."

"The key is still the spread and influence of the concept of life."

According to it.

The war of conceptual life is more akin to a cultural confrontation.

Some concepts occupy different ecological positions, like fire and the sun; there is no situation where one has more than the other.

However, some occupy the same ecological niche and face inevitable competition within their respective fields.

Just like Wasteland Development Company, Yin Shang Company, Shenwei Company, and Dead Sea Railway Company, although they are actually partners, they all belong to the same ecological niche on the consciousness side.

In the corporate world, there is a situation where influence is concentrated in the top, and most people recognize and remember the strongest, while other similar companies are relatively weak.

It's basically a situation where the strong get stronger.

Zhou Yi pondered.

It is somewhat like a manifestation of ideological confrontation.

The Earth God continued, "Therefore, conceptual markers are more of a channel or port, serving such a function."

"More is certainly good, as it makes it easier for other consciousnesses to absorb and try it. But it also requires a lot of energy and time to constantly repair and maintain, just like the fire altar of the god of fire and the black and white forest of fear."

"The consciousness itself is a transition from order to disorder. All conscious entities tend to fragment, which is why conceptual life needs to constantly use new life to continue to consolidate and reshape itself."

"A smaller number does not necessarily put you at a disadvantage. If you consolidate and strengthen a limited number of markers, they may be more effective than a large-scale deployment."

"In short, this is just a difference in the path based on the characteristics of different concepts, and there is no superiority or inferiority among them."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask, "Then our warrior crabs running around everywhere... is that also a natural evolution?"

"Yes."

The Earth God said, "Because the company is developing too fast, it is constantly generating new conceptual objects. Most of these conceptual objects will be spread in the form of fragments of consciousness. For example, Emerald Soup, Goblet of Fire, Refrigeration Box, Glider, Airship... These are all fragments of consciousness that are continuously being emitted to the outside world."

“Those who acquire these fragments of consciousness and continue to use them will become the company’s mobile markers.”

"Therefore, the company is fluid, resembling a samurai crab that moves around everywhere."

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "So that's how it is."

It's a veteran concept of life after all.

The Earth God has a very deep understanding of the concept.

It suddenly said, "One of the passages to heavenly paradise lies ahead."

Zhou Yi then noticed that on the desolate ruins ahead, there stood a city in the sky. Its shape was somewhat like a butterfly-shaped champagne glass, with a thin supporting structure at the bottom and a vast plain at the top.

Look from afar.

On the plain atop Paradise, spires and palaces, bell towers and colossal sculptures are clearly visible, with birds circling overhead. Compared to the surrounding ruins and rubble, it truly lives up to its name as Paradise.

Mr. Krabs said, "Chairman, I suggest we go this time as a routine visit to avoid unnecessary trouble. The Evil Brain Motor also appears as a dark shadow, merely a projection of life on the material side." "Okay."

Zhou Yi said, "You go and negotiate. My role this time is just that of an ordinary employee of the company."

Mr. Krabs swaggered away, then returned shortly after, saying, "They gave us a warm welcome over there. Chairman, please come in."

"I'm not going."

The local earth god said, "I don't like this place."

Zhou Yi also respected its personal preferences and let the Earth God continue to tinker with its floating layer.

Ascending from the ground to the high sky is achieved through a passage resembling an escalator, constructed from consciousness keys. It appears far, but in reality, just a few steps up these steps lead to the plains of paradise.

Paradise was surrounded by a tall white wall, but the wall was openwork. The gaps looked large enough for a person to climb in and see what was inside.

Mr. Krabs said, "That wall cannot be climbed over without Paradise's permission. If you try to force your way through or over it, you will only get stuck and locked inside... Paradise's strength is about LV3-LV4, and it has accumulated strength over many years, making it very powerful."

Zhou Yi nodded.

Following standard procedure, he followed Mr. Krabs, pretending to be a company employee, and entered the building.

The interior is similar to what you see from the outside. The paradise has large areas of grassland, forest and plains, with a cluster of buildings in the center.

Upon entering, Zhou Yi noticed two enormous human-shaped sculptures.

One of them looks like it's writing furiously on a table, while the other has its arms outstretched, like it's giving a speech to an audience.

Mr. Krabs explained, "These two are two conceptual beings that were absorbed by Paradise. They are the common languages of the Eastern and Western continents. The writer speaks the common language of the Eastern continent, and the speaker speaks the common language of the Western continent."

"The right to define language has therefore fallen into the hands of the Kingdom of Heaven."

Zhou Yi thought to himself.

The unification of language and writing today is indeed a standard set by the Kingdom of Heaven.

The two conceptual beings from the linguistics department continue to exert their influence.

With continued observation, one can see the endless stream of words on the writer's books, as well as the various mediums formed by these words: poetry, proverbs, folklore, stories, history, nouns, and so on.

The speakers displayed a variety of accents from different regions, but each one was comprehensible, ultimately resulting in a pronunciation that could be understood in two common languages.

Zhou Yi observed that a slender, large bird was soaring in the air.

A closer look reveals that it is actually a large piece of paper with a crease in the middle and some red stamps on it. The paper bird flaps its broad wings, circling and flying tirelessly.

“That is a citizen, another conceptual life that has been assimilated by the Kingdom of Heaven, and its external form is a citizen passport.”

Mr. Krabs said, "This concept existed in the old human era. Electro-City was the first to use it, and later various Skywalkers and Sea Lords also used it. However, after the Kingdom of Heaven assimilated it, the citizenship system became unique to the Kingdom of Heaven. Everyone tends to recognize the Kingdom of Heaven's citizenship system and its norms as the standard."

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "That's impressive."

By approaching the issue from the perspective of consciousness, we can gain control of the discourse in the realm of consciousness, and gradually complete the social integration of the wasteland world from the cultural sphere.

This approach avoids the cyclical problems of bureaucratic systems and the traps of power distribution.

The Black Emperor's focus on developing and advancing the Kingdom of Heaven through the lens of consciousness is indeed a visionary and creative approach.

If it hadn't been assassinated, it might have actually had a chance to achieve cultural victory and thus realize ideological unity in the wasteland world.

Let's turn our attention back to the ground.

Zhou Yi discovered that there were inhabitants in Paradise.

Most of them are shadowy figures; they are all human citizens from the material side, walking and lingering here, releasing large amounts of fragments from their bodies.

They continuously build and maintain their paradise, while simultaneously sucking away the naturally occurring fragments, much like tireless sweeping robots.

From the perspective of consciousness, it is quite intuitive that the citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven are maintaining and stabilizing this enormous consciousness entity.

Another group of residents of Paradise lived in a completely different situation.
They float leisurely here, or sleep soundly. Some occasionally burrow into the bodies of the shadowy citizens, grab some fragments of consciousness, and then stuff some back in.

These unusual residents have curved horns on their heads and white eyes with black pupils.

They are all nightmares.

They are so numerous that they seem to be the true masters of this earthly paradise.

The paradise of heaven has become a home of nightmares.

Zhou Yi pondered to himself.

It seems that entrusting Heaven to the Nightmare Demons has come at a price.

Mr. Krabs suddenly said, "Chairman, Paradise Island over there invited me to discuss a collaboration... Would you like to go take a look?"

"You go ahead, I'll just wander around here."

Zhou Yi said.

"Okay, call me if you need anything. I need to deal with Heaven first."

After saying that, Mr. Krabs headed towards the very center of Paradise.

Zhou Yi looked around and suddenly realized that a nightmare was staring at him.