Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 650 Little Chongqing

Zhou Yi looked at the cool and aloof urban female model in front of him, and had a lot of questions.

But in the end, he said first, "She looks a lot like you."

Although their makeup and clothing are completely different.

But Xiao Chongqing's features are very similar to Ye Shen's, like twin sisters.

However, Night God was wearing a white lab coat, looking like a researcher working without makeup, while Little Chongqing looked like he was wearing full makeup, as if he was taking photos while strolling down the street.

Zhou Yi noticed that Xiao Chongqing had a paper folding fan stuck in the small yellow bag on his back—he had even picked up the habit of carrying a fan like the Night God.

"Because this guy sculpted a human-shaped figure based on me."

Yagami said from the side, "Before, I was the only one who could see her. She could only see me directly. In her eyes, everyone else was just a shadow of chaos."

"After that, I kept teaching her. Like any conscious being, she has a natural tendency to imitate. So she gradually became very similar to me, although there were some minor adjustments, but in terms of style, she is different from me."

"Little Chongqing is a very curious person, and a bit of a romantic. Don't let her age of one and a half fool you, she has already had 12 relationships."

Zhou Yi looked puzzled: "Who did she talk to?"

"And the old humans here, and conceptual life."

Yagami looked somewhat helpless: "I originally wanted her to stay here, observe every old human, maintain this old CQ city, and become the administrator of this new world."

"As a result, she started dating the old humans as soon as she came into contact with them."

"This will help her grow faster. By communicating directly with the other person, making them like her and revolve around her, Xiao Chongqing can better understand what kind of consciousness the other person is, and can also use the other person as a mirror to further adjust and understand herself."

"While it can be described as a romantic relationship, it can also be seen as a deep exploration of other life forms."

"However, none of these relationships last long because Xiao Chongqing gets bored with the same old people very quickly. She likes new things and people who offer a constant stream of new experiences. Rather than saying she's in a relationship, it's more accurate to say she enjoys novelty and immerses herself in curious, unknown experiences."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but think to himself.

This concept of love, as a spiritual entity, is entirely different from that of a physical being. However, if we were to be precise, human love also involves the pursuit of novelty and mystery.

He suddenly realized.

Little Chongqing next to him kept staring straight at him.

That overly direct and serious gaze made him feel a little uneasy.

"I like you."

Xiao Chongqing suddenly said, "How about we go have some tea and hot pot together later?"

Zhou Yi: "..."

Ye Shen, standing next to her, gave her a sharp rap on the head, causing Xiao Chongqing to cover her head with her hands, her mahjong earrings trembling wildly, looking completely bewildered.

"Sister, why did you hit me?"

"Don't say strange things."

Night God glared at her: "He is Zhou Yi."

"Oh...you must be Zhou Yi."

Little Chongqing looked at Zhou Yi curiously, circling around him and saying, "Brother, I heard that you and my sister are beings who have lived for millions of years. No wonder I feel like there are many things about you that I've never seen before."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Hello, Little Chongqing. You weren't like this the last time I saw you. Don't you remember what happened before?"

He immediately came to his senses after saying that.

As Night Goddess just mentioned, in Little Chongqing's previous black monster form, she couldn't see herself at all. In her perception at the time, other consciousnesses were in a chaotic state.

Little Chongqing didn't seem to care. She simply said, "I was young before, and I didn't understand many things."

But she was not even two years old.

However, the conceptual life form grows very rapidly, and the entire new world is the source of information for her, so it cannot be measured in the way ordinary humans do.

"By the way, do you like hot pot? Do you like shopping?"

"I love hot pot."

Zhou Yi nodded: "I used to ride my bicycle to go shopping when I had free time, but now I'm busier, so I have less time."

"That's great! Let's go for a bike ride together!"

Xiao Chongqing smiled brightly and suggested, "I'm a local, I can take you cycling on Zhaomushan Mountain, or we can cycle around Changshou Lake. We can have hot pot then, catch a movie in the evening, and then go to Nanbin Road to see the night view. When we get tired, we can find a place to rest and take a nap."

Next to him, Yagami was another roasted chestnut.

"Just give me enough."

Little Chongqing scratched his head: "Then let's not sleep, let's eat hot pot."

Zhou Yi was somewhat amused and exasperated. This guy certainly had a free-spirited and direct personality, but in some ways, it wasn't a bad thing. He said what he liked, and he stayed away from people and things he disliked.

They are actually easier to get along with.

Zhou Yi suggested, "Let's all go together and see the scenery here."

Little Chongqing volunteered to lead the way.

The three of them then rode their bikes and began to leisurely stroll around the old city of CQ.

Zhou Yi had previously visited Chongqing in the Dead Sea, but it was an abandoned city with no one around. Only the long-necked crocodile Wenxi remained in Hongyadong, practicing writing on the walls everywhere.

The CQ City, a life-size replica created by Yagami, has reappeared in the world as a cyberpunk city within the Celestial Jewel.

In the city, vehicles chase and scramble for space, while pedestrians stroll in twos and threes, each going their own way. Occasionally, you can see people arguing, getting angry, being happy, sullen, or remaining silent on the roadside... The feeling of the old days is very appealing.

Although Chongqing in the new world has many electromechanical life-operated NPCs who serve as the atmosphere group and maintain the operation, these NPCs also have their own life trajectories and behaviors, and you can't tell anything about them from their appearance alone.

Zhou Yi slowly rode his bike and asked Ye Shen beside him, "You said that Xiao Chongqing and Concept Life are dating?"

"Ah."

Yagami said, "I forgot to mention this. Didn't the experiment prove that the little bottle people could enter this place through the sky above the Spark Plains? And then we confirmed that they could stay in the new world for a long time. Then we discovered that conceptual life forms can also be projected into the new world in this way."

"Are they willing to come?"

"Yes."

Night Goddess's white coat fluttered slightly in the wind as she spoke casually, "Because this place is beyond the reach of the Great Holy Spirit, like a Martian base on Wasteland Earth—a place to escape external conflicts. There are no other requirements here; anyone who wants to come is welcome. With us maintaining order, no one can attack others at will."

"Didn't you ancient Chinese have a tradition of hermits who lived away from the world? You should know more about this."

Zhou Yi nodded.

The realm of consciousness is not peaceful either; it is a ruined kingdom built from countless fragments of consciousness.

Death, dragging a large sword, roams within, hunting and executing conceptual life.

There are also powerful beings like Paradise, who conquer other conceptual life forms, even those like the Earth God who only care about farming are deeply affected by them.

Furthermore, they need to constantly rebuild their markers to avoid being forgotten and disappearing completely...

Even for conceptual beings, life is not easy.

The Great Holy Spirit is connected to their lifeline, making it impossible for them to escape.

In comparison.

The new world, though much simpler, was indeed a peaceful paradise.

"Isn't it all about avoiding conflict?"

The young man riding a bicycle on the left said, "They came here partly because of the old humans who lived here."

"Although the number of old humans is very small, we currently only have 2000, but these old humans have accumulated many fragments of consciousness within their bodies. In the Gem Prison, they are constantly undergoing self-circulation in a special way, isolated from the Great Holy Spirit outside, and do not enter the consciousness circulation."

"But because of this, they have accumulated a large number of fragments of consciousness. They are miniature Great Holy Spirits in their own world... Although they are all continuous evolutions of their own memories, it's like a video game, where you keep restarting in an open world."

"Therefore, each of these surviving old humans has accumulated a large number of consciousness fragments within their bodies, and their consciousness volume is tens of thousands of times that of ordinary humans. Even though these consciousness fragments are largely homogeneous, they are still very considerable, which is equivalent to 2000 million people. Before long, they will be able to catch up with the permanent population of old Chongqing."

“If conceptual life forms can gain recognition and spread among the old humans, the feedback they receive will be very obvious.”

Zhou Yi turned his head and asked, "Little Chongqing, how do you know about the difference between the consciousness of ordinary people and the old humans?"

"Because the new humans have also entered Chongqing, brother."

"what?"

The Night God beside him said, "This is a test I just conducted. Under the leadership of the Lunar Affairs Department, some of your company's new human employees were projected into the new world. There are only three so far, including Vice Minister Awei and two other staff members."

"So far, it seems to be working very well."

"Through the gem device, the new humans enter the new world, can directly communicate with the old humans, and can learn a lot from them. They can also strengthen their recognition and sense of belonging to human civilization, and personally experience what kind of civilization the old human era was like. They can also collect and use fragments of consciousness, which is an unexpected bonus... Using tools is indeed a field that humans excel at."

"In the long run, this is beneficial, as it will allow more new people to join in."

Zhou Yi thought this was fine too.

Xiao Chongqing added, "I think we can first gather more people in the New World, merging the old and new humans, and then use that to rebuild the city in the wasteland. This will give them motivation, and the ultimate goal is to completely connect the New World and the Old World!"

“Everyone can project themselves onto each other, traveling between the old and new worlds. This will allow consciousness and matter to completely merge and connect.”

"In that case, the world will definitely become more interesting."

The wind blew through Xiao Chongqing's long hair, the mahjong tiles under his earlobes swayed gently, and his eyes were full of spirit.

Zhou Yi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I really hope that day comes soon."

(End of this chapter)