Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 634 The Lord of War's Night Visit
This is destined to be a sleepless night.

Even at four or five in the morning, many rooms in Emerald City were still brightly lit.

Everyone couldn't help but gaze up at the artificial sun high in the dark sky, thoroughly enjoying themselves. Even after it had dimmed an hour after its debut—this was to avoid disrupting everyone's normal routine.

But inside that pale, cold artificial star, the appearance of the warrior crab was unmistakably real.

Emerald City, No. 3101.

Zhou Yi, however, slept the most restful sleep he could ever have.

Finally, the Black Emperor II was sent away.

Although this Heavenly Emperor didn't live in his own room, he would come and follow him around every day. The emperor humbly sought his advice, making him uncomfortable with what he said.

He was disturbed from his sleep in the middle of the night.

"Chairman, wake up, the Lord of War has come to visit."

When I opened my eyes, I saw Yuanxiao's face.

Zhou Yi yawned, initially intending to decline the offer. However, the Lord of War had provided him with considerable assistance and was a senior figure in the resistance against the Celestials, so he had no choice.

He forced himself to get up.

The warlord still looked like a man suffering from severe kidney deficiency with dark circles under his eyes. He had changed into a white robe, and his long hair was still tied back. Accompanying him were Bai Xue, a girl with rabbit ears carrying an iron coffin, and Lan Liao, a heavily armored female warrior.

The warlord went straight to the point as soon as he arrived: "What's the deal with this artificial sun you've created? Do you possess the core technology of the Celestial Gem?"

His eyes were fixed on Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi told Yuanxiao to pour water and serve tea, and then said succinctly, "The company merged with 404 City, and the relevant technology was obtained from 404."

The warlord was stunned for a moment: "You really took them down?"

"We really succeeded."

"Good, good, good!"

The warlord slapped his thigh in delight: "Well done, you did a great job!"

"The progress is much faster than I anticipated. 404 is the most important foothold for the Celestials on this ground. Taking this foothold will allow us to avoid many risks and further obtain their deeper information..."

He then changed the subject: "I used the [Commanding Platform] to observe and analyze that artificial sun and found that it reached the level of a photon nucleus. It is high in the sky, directly converging and redirecting the solar energy from the dead light source, just like a photon nucleus-level dead light magnifying glass."

"Essentially, it is a direct use of the death ray. This death ray weapon, in terms of height and scale, is the first of its kind since the birth of the Light Imprint Technique."

Zhou Yixin said that since he was an expert in weapons research and development and cracking, Bingzhu could guess the answer almost perfectly just by observing.

"Such a light core-level device lacks an outer layer of protection, encryption, and anti-peeping mechanisms. You need to add this immediately to prevent others from observing and cracking it over a long period of time, thereby obtaining the gem structure and internal order."

The warlord pointed to the artificial sun in the darkness and solemnly warned, "If such a weapon falls into the hands of others, it will pose a great danger to the entire world, and its destructive power will be immeasurable."

Zhou Yi said in a relaxed tone, "Understood. However, senior, replicating an artificial sun is not an easy task; its structure is far more complex than it appears."

He then began to explain the five types of fibers in gemstones, as well as gemstone parameter indicators.

The electromechanical lifeforms evaluated gem technology on the moon.

Without a detailed and complete instruction manual, the use of gemstones can only be limited to the most basic type of fiber, making it impossible to create a truly meaningful gemstone device.

Even with detailed parameters and guidance from Yagami, the company still experienced numerous failures during the creation of the artificial sun, resulting in the loss of tens of millions of gems.

Not to mention other groups who are learning from scratch, they simply cannot afford the cost of the gemstones alone.

The warlord frowned: "I don't know anything about gems, but I do know about weapons."

“I’ve manufactured a lot of A-grade weapons, but even though I don’t use many of them and they’re piling up in stock, I won’t let them enter the market. Do you know why?”

Zhou Yi thought for a moment: "If there are too many of them on the market, they won't fetch a good price?"

"..."

The warlord glared at him: "It's because there's a lack of effective anti-theft mechanisms! My profits come from the ammunition, maintenance, and upgrades that come with the weapons; these are the main, long-term profit streams."

"As long as there is a lack of sufficient anti-theft mechanisms, a weapon can be hacked. And given enough time, any technology can be cracked; it's just a matter of time."

"What manufacturers can do is to implement anti-theft and self-destruct mechanisms, then regulate some particularly dangerous weapons and find suitable users."

He said coldly, "During the first and second wars against the Celestials, the Light Core Giants were also hacked by the Electromechanical Lifeforms. Back then, the gap between us and the Celestials was much greater than it is now. Although your artificial sun is quite powerful, it is still far from the level of a Transformer."

"Those lurking observers don't need to replicate the entire artificial sun; they only need to learn a fraction of its features to cause a lot of trouble..."

Bingzhu casually remarked, "For example, they could create a device using a refracting mirror that could refract the energy of an artificial sun, creating artificial light bursts at the edges, enough to destroy a town. Can you monitor every corner illuminated by the sun?"

Zhou Yi was speechless.

The senior figure in front of me said earnestly, "Don't take chances and underestimate the capable people in the world."

Zhou Yi was suddenly awakened.

I've been too relaxed lately.

The Celestials were extremely wary of electromechanical life forms. In terms of life level, they were polymorphic beings, and electromechanical life forms had not even given birth to light cores at that time, making the two worlds apart.

However, they also control the amount of gems flowing to the ground. The Celestials are planet terraformers and highly skilled engineers, so their judgment in this regard is undoubtedly professional.

Even a lion must exert its full strength to hunt a rabbit; never underestimate any group.

"I've learned a lot." Zhou Yi nodded earnestly: "I will immediately begin to fix this loophole."

"It's always good to be cautious."

The warlord sat up straight: "Many things go wrong when we're riding high. We've made this mistake before and paid a heavy price. I don't want you to fall into the same trap again. You are the hope of this era, and I sincerely hope that you can go to the very end and the farthest place and completely change the whole world."

Zhou Yi said, "I will do my best."

After issuing a cold warning, the warlord suddenly smiled again: "But this artificial sun you've created is truly remarkable. What do you plan to use it for? High-altitude energy? Or as the central hub of your power system?"

Upon hearing Zhou Yi's answer, he showed a somewhat surprised expression: "Directly affecting the Dead Sea, modifying the fluidity of a localized section of the Dead Sea? That's interesting."

The warlord pondered for a while.

"So... high-pressure fields, death ray bursts, and turbulent surges can all be generated using an artificial sun? And it's been tested and proven feasible?"

"Yes."

Zhou Yi nodded.

The artificial sun was completed a month ago and has been undergoing closed testing ever since. It initially completed three rounds of test flights and operations on the moon with excellent results before being sent to Earth for further test flights.

For secrecy and security, it was initially carried out in secret in the Dead Sea, and compared with the Gem Sun of City 404, confirming that it was indeed exactly the same.

Based on the main body of the Gemstone Sun, the technicians made a series of improvements.

First, a series of jewel-like pillars were installed on the outside. These pillars control the artificial sun's altitude and flight, allowing it to rise, set, hover at high altitudes, and even project specific shapes of light independently.

Furthermore, it is equipped with an operator team.

These operators include organic life forms, as well as skeletons and electric cats. There are a total of 22 operators in the No. 1 artificial sun, with Turing serving as the overall commander.

It is also equipped with some optical printing equipment, which is connected to gemstone technology to a certain extent.

These improvements and supporting measures make artificial solar power sufficiently stable and controllable.

That's why Zhou Yi was able to release the sun directly on New Year's Eve.

"Can you demonstrate it now?"

Bingzhu said, "If the artificial sun can replicate the three calamities of the Dead Sea, it might prove something."

"what's up?"

"After years of observation and testing of the Dead Sea, I have a hypothesis: the Dead Sea Lord on the conscious side is not a simple manifestation of laws without self-desire."

Zhou Yi was taken aback.

This viewpoint is completely different from the understanding of the Nightmare Clan and even the Conceptual Beings.

"Why do you say that?"

"I use the Dead Sea to test the various weapons I'm developing."

The master of war said in a deep voice, "To test the strength, I will conduct test firings against turbulent waters and high-pressure fields."

“When test-firing weapons with consciousness attacks, I use the [Commanding Platform] to track the entire process and feel a kind of feedback. That feedback has a special rhythm and cadence. Although it is highly fragmented, it is like a kind of musical rhythm or a code.”

The warlord called out to the weapon maiden next to him: "Bai Xue, show Zhou Yi the on-site records you collected."

"Yes, my lord."

The rabbit-eared weapon girl lowered her head and said, "Mr. Zhou, please grab my antenna."

"Any one will do?"

"It's all right."

Zhou Yi then grabbed her long left ear with his right hand.

Suddenly, a series of images unfolded before my eyes.

Just as the Lord of War said.

Bai Xue collected many fragments of consciousness at the scene. Although the meaning of these fragments was unclear and their information was disordered, their eruption had obvious special patterns.

When the Lord of War attacks the three calamities of the Dead Sea with his weapon, this feedback will be transmitted directly.

However, these are still rather vague.

It wasn't until the Lord of War directly used the Command Platform itself to bombard the Dead Sea from the sky, and then, amidst the powerful currents of the Dead Sea, after a large number of dense attacks, that he actually obtained some fragments of consciousness linked together by purple light.

However, the purple light was fleeting, disappearing immediately after reaching the command platform.

There was no energy impact, nor any information feedback.

But Zhou Yi could see it clearly.

That purple ray is string light.

Could the Dead Sea actually reflect or emit string light directly?

Zhou Yi slowly released his grip on her ear.

He immediately decided, "Then let's test it now."

(End of this chapter)