Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 616 The Evil Brain Fleet
Regarding the suggestion from the Dong family.

Zhou Yi convened an internal company meeting.

The attendees included Leonardo da Vinci, Canghai Jun, Sun Hao, Turing, and 703, most of whom were related to the Cave People or the Evil Brain. The only outsider was the representative of the Dream Demon Clan, Mayfly Jun.

Upon hearing that they were going to attack City 404, the fat dream demon immediately put on a bitter face and said, "Mr. Zhou, we dream demons really cannot get involved in this matter... We have never interfered in worldly conflicts, and this is the very foundation of our existence as dream demons..."

"I didn't hear anything, please let me go..."

This time, Zhou Yi didn't give it any more room to waver, and said coldly, "During the Evil Brain incident, the company could have ignored it. No matter how many Evil Brains there were, they posed no threat to us."

"But at your request, the company stepped in to resolve your racial crisis and even revealed some of our confidential technology to you, inviting you to join our Evil Brain Motor Project."

"I'm not one to force things."

Zhou Yi changed the subject: "If you don't want to participate, that's fine. But from now on, the Dream Demon Clan will no longer be a partner of the company, and you will have to withdraw from all projects. You can't just stand up when it's in your own interest and try to run away when there are any risks. There's no such thing as a free lunch."

This time, Ephemeral's expression became very serious.

“Mr. Zhou, I need to discuss this with the other weavers… This matter is of great importance.”

"can."

The mayfly disappeared from the spot.

Zhou Yi didn't seem to care: "Let's continue the meeting."

At this moment, he heard Xiao Fu's voice: "Da Zhou, isn't this a bit too risky? What if the Dream Demon secretly tells Verne... this plan might fail."

"fine."

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "Now we need to formally reorganize the proxy group. In order to ultimately concentrate our forces to break through the blockade of the Celestials, we must clearly identify who are our friends and who are our enemies."

"If the Nightmare Clan continues to act the same way, trying to be opportunistic and play both sides, then we should eliminate them as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer it goes on, the higher the risk of them exploding."

"I want them to choose sides, either to work with us to deal with the proxy, or to be part of the old guard that the company needs to get rid of."

The Nightmare Clan suffers from a common problem among all large forces: an excessive pursuit of stability and a lack of motivation and resistance to change.

The company's evil brain system has now taken shape.

Cavemen are indispensable, but nightmares can be replaced.

Two days ago, the Lunar Affairs Department brought some good news.

The old human consciousness was successfully projected into the evil brain motor during the experiment.

Xu Yuhang and Kobayashi Hina were among the first test subjects. They could directly begin exploring and engaging in activities on the consciousness side through the evil brain motor, which was like a holographic game to them.

Although they do not possess the restorative abilities of nightmares, the old humans have a stronger creative ability, stemming from the innate human impulse and fondness to modify the environment.

On the lunar consciousness side, amidst ruins, these two began using fragments of consciousness to build roads, houses, and farms, touching the local Lunarian consciousnesses, and seemed to be having a great time.

In particular, when exploring extraterrestrial space, the projection of the old human consciousness will be more advantageous and reliable than the nightmares.

Soon.

Mayfly returned from outside.

He said somewhat awkwardly, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Zhou, but in our final internal vote, the supporters did not reach two-thirds, so the Nightmare Clan could not collectively participate in the company's action..."

Zhou Yi was not surprised by this result.

Nightmare's conservative and secretive style, which it has maintained for many years, will not change immediately just because the company has suddenly appeared.

The first and second wars against the Celestials did not prompt them to stand up; maintaining the status quo now seems more in line with the traditions of the Dream Demon race.

Zhou Yi said, "What a pity."

"but……"

Mayfly added, “Mr. Zhou, we have had a major disagreement and conflict over this matter, and have ended up splitting into two different groups. We have now passed an emergency proposal internally, and Dingyou, Chunmeng, and I are fully committed to participating in the company’s actions.”

"So we finally decided to split into two different groups this time. The three of us will lead the dream demon groups of the sixth, ninth and twelfth layers under our jurisdiction to join the company's operation."

"This radical decision was made entirely by the three of us weavers, so it does not represent the attitude of the entire Dream Demon clan. However, there are more than 10 resident Dream Demons in our three layers of dreams who can participate in the company's actions against City 404 at any time."

"I wonder if this is feasible?"

Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised to hear this.

This is a two-way betting strategy.

This is equivalent to three Weavers joining in their own names, bringing with them the nightmares under their jurisdiction to participate in this siege.

For a nightmare who has remained conservative and hidden behind the scenes for many years, this is already quite an achievement.

Anyway.

At least a group of nightmares are approaching the company, sending out positive and friendly signals.

That's a good thing. Zhou Yi nodded: "It's not convenient for the company to comment on the internal affairs of the Dream Demon Clan. We understand your position and difficulties. However, the company certainly welcomes you if you are willing to join."

Mayfly looked relieved and rubbed his hands together, saying, "That's good, that's good... It's great that Mr. Zhou understands."

"understand."

Zhou Yi immediately said, "Then let's continue the meeting. Mayfly, you have the deepest understanding of the consciousness aspect. What I want to confirm is, does City 404 have any consciousness devices that can theoretically counter evil minds?"

Mayfly shook its head: "Absolutely not."

"If there really were a tool that could be used to target the evil mind, then the capture of targets in City 404 would not be so complicated. They could be captured easily simply by using such a tool. This year, when the investigators from City 404 went out on a mission, they captured three flesh-and-blood beings. They were all subdued using traditional tracking and combat methods, which took quite a bit of time."

"Research in the field of consciousness has been stagnant due to the lack of a systematic theoretical framework. Electromechanical life forms are unable to enter this field, so it remains largely shrouded in mystery."

"Therefore, we believe that, purely in terms of the strength of the consciousness mechanism, the fleet composed of evil brains will have an overwhelming advantage. But the key is how to send them into the mantle, which has a high temperature and intensity of light core level, and find the constantly moving City 404."

Zhou Yi then looked at Turing on the other side: "Locking the location is simple; Juemingzi can handle that. Are there any problems with deploying and protecting the evil brain?"

"Please rest assured, Chairman, we have found an effective solution."

The tiny electric ant sits on a square mechanical device, its voice emanating from the equipment below.

“Wasteland armor can contain evil brains.”

"Please take a look, everyone. This is the newly optimized and developed [Moon-3 Modified] wasteland armor."

It projects a dynamic image of a mecha onto the wall.

Zhou Yi noticed that the biggest difference between this new wasteland armor and the previous ones was that it carried a white, disc-shaped structure resembling a tire.

Turing said, "[Moon-3 Modified] is an upgraded and improved version of [Moon-2]. We have redesigned the structure of the light-amber ceramic exoskeleton and modified the filling light amber with a honeycomb structure, which greatly improves its shock absorption and impact resistance..."

"According to our tests, the operators have completed the lunar subsurface walk, entered the lunar mantle cave created by the Lunarians, and completed multiple rounds of walking, sampling, and activities under high temperature, high pressure, and fluid conditions."

"Based on existing data, it is feasible to travel into the shallow to middle layers of the Earth's mantle."

Zhou Yi asked, "What's that plate on your back?"

"Chairman, this is one of the key technological reforms of [Moon-3 Modification], called [Wheel]. It is a replica of the tree ring structure made by the Mud Tree People, cast in proportion using light amber ceramic mold, and fixedly installed on the wasteland armor."

"But this device is not for concentrating energy, but for channeling the energy of the Dead Sea to avoid continuous compression of the armor itself. The rim can divert high-intensity energy impacts, just like a super shock absorber and decompression device."

Turing pointed to another red dot, and a glowing white coil immediately appeared inside the wasteland armor.

"This is the second new technology application, invented by a human engineer. By evenly wrapping a wire coil around the rock-scraped reactor, a special field of consciousness can be generated."

"This force field allows the operator and the wasteland armor to form a deep, synchronized connection through the stone slough, which can greatly improve the armor's sensitivity and accuracy. However, this is also an extremely energy-consuming method, which will make the operator feel tired very quickly, because the consciousness force field requires a high degree of concentration, which can be considered a small side effect."

"We asked Ms. Night Goddess to help with the testing, and the conclusion is that the technology mainly connects the fragments of consciousness generated by the stone molting with flying silk, and establishes a deep connection with the operator. Therefore, the entire wasteland armor becomes a true whole, with consciousness and matter completely covered and overlapped."

Zhou Yi thought to himself that this was an unexpected surprise.

Who was the inventor?

"He is an engineer named Wang Anquan. He used to be an engineer at the Fourth Locomotive Factory of the Heavenly Kingdom. Later, he changed jobs and brought his whole family to Shagang to work for our company."

He silently memorized the name.

"There is also a third new technology, which is the most fundamentally different from the previous one."

Turing said, "That means there is a gem device inside [Moon-3 Modified] that can directly project the consciousness of the old humans. In other words, there is no need for a physical life form to operate it inside; it can be controlled through the projection of the old humans."

"It can enter many extremely high temperature and high pressure regions, which is why we believe that [Lunar-3 Modified] is capable of completing the mission of entering the mantle. Its light-amber ceramic exoskeleton and heat insulation layer alone are sufficient to withstand temperatures of 3000°C and pressures of 25GPa, and its internal structure can also remain stable."

"In this offensive against City 404, the [Moon-3 Modified] is sufficient to complete the deployment and entry missions, as well as mark the addresses. The attack mission is carried out by its protection and the installation of the evil brain, so I don't think there is a problem with it in itself."

Zhou Yi understood; this was controlling the mecha directly through projection.

This is indeed a positive development.

It can mitigate the risk to the operator's life.

He then looked at Leonardo da Vinci: "Can the evil brain withstand extreme underground environments?"

"Please rest assured, Chairman, the Evil Brain is stronger than [Moon-3 Modified]. It does not have high energy or high temperature, but is in an inert dormant state."

"They are life forms on Jupiter, where the living environment is much harsher than on Earth. The source of the worms can be basically determined to be the deep, solidified underground region of Jupiter. The evil brain itself does not move very fast, but the wasteland armor can make up for this deficiency."

The medical minister said, "Physiologically, this can be attempted."

Zhou Yi nodded.

That being the case.

"Therefore, I hereby announce the formal formation of the Evil Brain Fleet, with myself as commander. Frontline command will be carried out by the Dong Clan. The Evil Brains will be assembled and deployed using the [Moon-3 Modified] Wasteland Armor, and we are ready to begin the siege of City 404!"

"Operation to capture Verne officially begins!"

(End of this chapter)