Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 662 Venus Rescue
Zhou Yi was somewhat confused: "Wasn't the last seed ship docked on Io? How did it end up on Venus?"

"Is such that."

Hydrogen Flow explained, “The hydrogen-based life forms over there said that Io was attacked by a giant bone fish, which should be the Earth Demon… Two local giant life forms were killed, the space ridge was destroyed, and the seed ship was no longer protected or stabilized. Seeing that things were not going well, it drove the seed ship through the space ridge to escape.”

"Of the several directions, the farthest it could reach was Venus, so it escaped to that place. It had originally sent distress signals to Mars and Earth at that time, but neither of the two seed ships had been activated, so there was no response."

"After arriving on Venus, its seeding ship crashed after being hit by the giant bone fish. A large amount of hydrogen was lost, leaving only the part of the hull where it was located. However, due to the lack of supplies, it was gradually becoming ineffective. This information was sent through the last signals from the seeding ship, which could not respond to me in time. It is now most likely to have fallen into a deep sleep, or it may have already died."

Venus.

Zhou Yi remembered that it was the place where the celestial beings created gemstones.

It seems that the sower and the celestial beings do have a good relationship, as the sowing ship can move freely in the celestial beings' territory.

"What is a space ridge? Is it the hole above the seeding boat?"

"Yes, the mentor."

Hydrogen Flow responded, "Based on that guy's description, he might know about seeding ships and related technologies. If possible, could you please help him?"

Zhou Yi thought for a moment: "This could also be a trap. After all, it must have received the message from the Seeder and knows that absorbing other hydrogen-based life forms can achieve rapid growth and greatly shorten the development cycle. Judging from the signals it sent, your kind is not like the previous reckless one; it is very intelligent."

"Aren't you afraid that the past will lead to another fierce battle?"

"I'm not afraid."

Hydrogenflow said firmly, "If it's a fight, I'm not afraid. I now have experience fighting against its own kind, and with the help you sent, we can take it down directly. But if it's really asking for help, we might be able to save its life. At least it's a kind of creature that can communicate and has mastered the technology. If we can acquire it, it will definitely be helpful to the company."

Zhou Yi didn't object: "Then let Jiong Hecang enter the seed ship and accompany you. It's a Transformer now and can be of help."

"I'll have Yagami operate the Gem Transformer and go with you. One of the key elements of the Gem Transformer is hydrogen, which can be a backup in critical moments."

"Yes. Thank you for your help!"

Zhou Yi told Ye Shen about this.

She listened with great interest: "Another hydrogen-based life form. I really like this unique life form. Let's make it clear first, if this one is disobedient or commits many evils, then my lunar service company will take it. Rather than becoming a corpse, it's better to come here and contribute its remaining energy."

Zhou Yi said there was no problem.

"By the way, what about those former acting employees in your company? Without the supervision of the transmuters, are they stable?"

"Don't worry about that."

"They are all currently inside the gem transmutators and are acting alongside me. Now we need to gradually teach them how to use the gems. In the future, they will be the ones operating the transmutators. I can't do everything myself every time, or it would be too much of a burden for me as the chairman."

"Aren't you worried they'll manipulate the transmuters to defect?"

"Nothing to worry about."

Night God said confidently, "Because the Transformer has my structure and mark inside, I can remotely summon it back through my main body. The strongest switch is here."

Having received the promise, she operated the Gem Transformer and began working alongside the Seed Ship.

They entered the nearest spatial rift and disappeared into the black sky.

Zhou Yi continued to wait on the moon.

Interplanetary operations would normally be impossible with existing conditions for real-time information transmission. However, because Jiong Hecang has grown into a Transformer, and is an energy-state life form of death ray, it can now use death ray to achieve point-to-point information transmission across planets.

"Chairman, we have now reached Venus's outer orbit."

"The atmosphere here is extremely dense, far exceeding that of Earth. More than 96.5% of it is carbon dioxide, with a small amount of nitrogen. The atmospheric pressure is 92 times that of Earth, and the current surface temperature is 465°C."

"The clouds contain a large number of concentrated sulfuric acid droplets. These sulfuric acid clouds will continuously rain sulfuric acid onto the ground. However, because the surface temperature is too high, the sulfuric acid will evaporate in mid-air, causing large areas to exhibit acidic characteristics and be extremely corrosive."

"The average death ray energy density in the area is only about 80% of that on Earth. This indicator does not seem to be directly related to the distance from the sun, but rather to the mass of the celestial body itself. The lower the mass of a stable celestial body, the more death rays it can absorb, and the higher the mass, the less it can absorb."

Hearing this, Zhou Yi felt strange and asked Xiao Fu why he was like this.

His subconscious thought was that the larger the planet's surface, the more energy it could absorb and retain.

"I do know that."

Xiaofu explained, "Every planet has stellar gravity, which can attract all kinds of energy. The most common are fragments of consciousness and various tangible matter."

"The more conscious entities or fragments of consciousness a world has, the less death rays it can absorb."

"The reason is that the amount of energy each celestial body can hold is limited. This amount can be seen as the sum of the material and conscious aspects, and both matter and consciousness can be universally calculated in terms of energy..."

Zhou Yi listened carefully for a while and roughly understood.

Each planet is like a sealed storage box, with a limited capacity.

The more material is inside the box—whether it's tangible sand and stones or invisible air—the less can be brought in from the outside.

The death ray is like hot water entering from the outside; it can penetrate to some extent, but not much.

The more spacious boxes, meaning those with less material and no life, can actually hold more dead light and hot water. "This is actually a kind of natural dynamic balance."

Xiao Fu said, "Small celestial bodies contain more death rays and are less likely to give rise to life."

"The long-term absorption of death rays will also change the structure of the entire star, making it more difficult to evolve. It's like a thick layer of plastic wrap, locking in the planet's metabolic space. In the long run, it will also continuously corrode the planet's material side."

"But in a world teeming with life, if there is a large enough ecological area to withstand the initial burst of energy, then this low-density energy can actually become a suitable catalyst for the rebirth of all things. Just like Earth."

"Of course, for the vast majority of original creatures, even the lowest density death ray would be a catastrophe."

Zhou Yi was discussing the measurement of death rays with the Tracers.

The latest report came from Venus.

"Chairman, we have located the crashed seed ship. I will now transmit the live footage to you. My maximum speed is only close to the speed of light, and depending on the distance from Venus to the Moon, there may be a delay of about 2 minutes."

A scene appeared before Zhou Yi's eyes.

In the orange-yellow sky, there was only a blurry patch of sunlight.

The hazy outline of a volcano in the distance was hidden in the sulfurous mist, and the entire planet Venus seemed to be shrouded in an eternal twilight.

The ground is covered with black basalt, and there are spider web-like grabens everywhere.

In a rocky desert, there is a cluster of transparent buildings, most of which are broken and incomplete, buried by a lot of dust and black rocks, like the relics left by some prehistoric civilization.

This is the wreckage of the refugee seed ship.

now.

Hydrogen flow controlled a silver ring-shaped vehicle that hovered above the wreckage, slowly rotating on its own axis.

Then silver lines appeared on the ground, like some kind of energy channel connecting the two seed-producing ships.

Jiong Hecang, who was acting as an observer and recorder, said: "Chairman, the hydrogen flow has found that hydrogen-based life form. It is still alive, but very weak. It needs a large amount of hydrogen, and it needs to be rapidly pressurized and supplied with a large amount of energy. It is now in a very rarefied gaseous state and needs to be rescued as soon as possible."

"Now the hydrogen flow is going to examine these debris and carry out rescue operations after confirmation."

Throughout the entire rescue operation, Zhou Yi fully authorized Hydrogen Flow to serve as the lead commander.

Firstly, since it's an operation in outer space, many decisions need to be made quickly and autonomously on the spot; otherwise, opportunities will be missed. Even with information transmission, there will be unavoidable delays. Secondly, if orders are issued from the rear, not only will there be significant delays, but misjudgments may also occur due to a lack of understanding of the specific situation at the front.

Secondly, he also believes it's time for Hydrogen Flow to demonstrate its strengths in judgment and critical thinking. There's no better opportunity for practice than real-world application.

Even the Night God is only the last line of defense for safety.

"Chairman, I've discovered a gemstone manufacturing base here."

This was another task Zhou Yi gave Jiong Hecang: to find traces of the Celestials on Venus.

After Jiong Hecang finished speaking, the screen suddenly zoomed out.

Through the thick sulfur haze, several locations were marked by red boxes on the screen.

After energy signal processing, the fog was cleared.

Below are transparent patches fixed to the black basalt, resembling ribbons distributed across localized areas of Venus's surface.

A closer look reveals that those transparent blocks are actually made of gemstones. Large amounts of rock are drawn into these gemstone structures, where they undergo ore decomposition, sifting, and crushing in different areas. After a series of internal processing steps, translucent white gemstones are ultimately created through a process akin to lifting.

These white gemstones form towering structures, their surfaces enveloped in a faint blue light, soaring into the clouds like the legendary Tower of Babel.

The top of the tower is directly submerged into the space hole.

Gems were continuously being sent to the areas where the celestial beings needed them.

The entire production and manufacturing process is fully automated.

There weren't even any guards in sight.

Are the celestial beings really that trusting?

Zhou Yi was suspicious.

After a two-minute delay, Jiong Hecang gave his reply: "Chairman, the hydrogen flow has been confirmed by the seeding ship. The one on the ground is the Celestial Being, and its life characteristics are intact. It has simply modified and stretched its body, transforming it into a structure specifically for manufacturing gems."

"However, it did not react to our presence. It seems that its function is limited to making gems, and it has no other tasks of guarding or driving away."

"Chairman, Hydrogen Flow believes that we might try to communicate with it and find out the current situation of the Celestial Clan."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

The sower and the modifier are closely related; perhaps we could give it a try.

(End of this chapter)