Wasteland Development Diary

On the Yalong Bay pier, Qin Xie and Teddy Bear had already disembarked from the black iron boat.

Zhou Yi also flew over on the Ridge Hunter to meet them.

From the air,

the iron boat was long and narrow, shaped like a willow leaf.

The boat was empty, with only a seemingly small oval cabin, also painted black. The entire boat looked low-key and ordinary, with no naval guns mounted on the exterior.

It looked like a boat designed for speed and maneuverability.

"This place is really nice, it looks so peaceful."

Qin Xie looked around, especially towards the four cave depots in Yalong Bay, a hint of surprise on his face: "Wasn't this 'Moon Tooth' not in its complete form before? It's grown another mouth..."

He didn't continue to press, but focused on the main goal: "Mr. Zhou, we are ready, just let us know when you are available. If possible, it's best to set off within half a month, because after this period, the eastern sea area will enter a period of strong tidal currents again."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Then let's leave now, wait for me a moment."

"Okay."

Next, Zhou Yi made a series of arrangements.

All business decisions for the company were temporarily handed over to Gong Zheng. His greatest strength was his calmness; he wouldn't make unnecessary moves, and he had done well before.

The St. Petersburg and Poseidon provided underwater escort, the Samurai Crabs stood by inside the submarine, and the Sea Hunter accompanied them from high altitude.

Emerald City Unit 1 crossed past Maria Hospital and arrived on the ridge of Yalong Bay.

The two architectural lifeforms completed their docking.

Then, Yalong Bay slowly began to detach from the land.

Qin Xie and Teddy Bear on the pier were brought into Emerald City by Zhou Yi.

Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Qin Xie looked at the receding land behind him and couldn't help but sigh: "If we could use Dead Sea aliens as reasonably as your company does, it would be comparable to an army of thousands..."

Teddy Bear suddenly asked by the window: "Does Emerald City have a twin brother?"

It pointed into the distance.

It was Building 5, patrolling beside Emerald Avenue.

Zhou Yi said: "That is the second generation of Emerald City, we call it Building 5. Unlike Unit 1 where I am, it has a more active personality, so we let it patrol. But although it's very large, it's very gentle to the local lifeforms and will even help with vehicle breakdowns; it's a kind soul."

The only problem is that sometimes it thinks the Glimmering Seeds in the Dead Sea are too close to the dam, so it throws missiles at them.

Many residents like to watch it beat up the Glimmering Seeds that fish with explosives, but this overly aggressive combat style also gives Zhou Yi a headache sometimes.

"So big, completely different from the rumored infant aliens."

Qin Xie carefully observed it: "Waste Land Development Company has many aliens, no wonder it's a professional organization in this field."

"We are still exploring."

Zhou Yi changed the subject: "Captain Qin, there shouldn't be any problems with your previous report, right?"

"Thanks to you, it passed."

He looked relaxed: "If the report hadn't passed, I wouldn't have been able to take leave. This trip to the Forbidden Weapon Ruins is not on behalf of the Seventh Fleet, but in a personal capacity. Besides the necessary tasks, I don't really like traveling with the fleet; writing the itinerary reports gives me a headache, and I get all sorts of instructions from my superiors... it's much more relaxed and simple this way."

Zhou Yi walked to the shelf next to him: "What would you like to drink?"

"Anything is fine."

Zhou Yi threw him a can of Coke.

He raised the can, opened the pull ring, and took a sip: "Thanks."

Then, the two sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the Dead Sea scenery, and began to discuss the Forbidden Weapon Ruins.

Qin Xie took out a tool shaped like a pocket watch.

It had a mosaic electronic screen with low resolution, but it displayed the direction arrow to proceed.

"This is the positioning compass given by the Star Cluster, marking the destination."

Qin Xie placed it on the table: "Follow it, and you can find the area where the Forbidden Weapon Ruins are located."

Zhou Yi thought.

This seems to be satellite positioning equipment.

He then had a question: "The Star Cluster is powerful, why doesn't it send its own people to find Flying Star, but instead looks for various knight orders?"

Qin Xie took a sip of Coke: "Of course, it's because the Star Cluster's chosen are precious and cannot be easily lost or perform dangerous tasks. The Star Cluster generally releases bounty missions that are high-risk and high-reward."

"Also because they know the risks are high, the bounty knights before were very restrained and didn't continue to go deeper."

He smiled and said: "This is a transaction, a voluntary thing.

"The Star Cluster has some special proprietary technologies, which are very attractive... some unnamed insiders say that if you can complete the final Flying Star positioning this time and make it fly again, you can get the 'Star Cluster Light Imprint'."

Zhou Yi was a little surprised: "The Star Cluster's unique light imprint sequence?"

"That's right."

Qin Xie said seriously: "According to the current mainstream division, light imprints are still mainly 'Mechanical Light Imprints' manufactured by mechanical and electrical cities, and 'Artisan Light Imprints' created by humans imitating the former."

"The advantages of mechanical and electrical light imprints are beyond doubt, with extremely high technical power, and both accuracy and stability are outstanding. It can be said to be the leader of light imprint techniques."

"Artisan light imprints are better in that they are cheap and can be manufactured and sold on a large scale, so that more people can afford them. The enhanced bodies of professionals mostly use artisan light imprints."

He opened his hands with ten fingers: "Our greatest advantage as humans is having a pair of hands that can make tools, so even if we are physiologically fragile and have short lifespans, we are still the main population that the sea lords strive to acquire. Artisan light imprints are like humans, they have many flaws, but simple advantages are enough to occupy a place."

"Star Cluster light imprints are much less common than the previous two. I am not a professional who studies light imprints, but I also know that Star Cluster light imprints are products made by Flying Star outside the sky, and cannot be replicated on the ground. If the light imprint inside is analyzed, it will self-destruct... It is a technology that is difficult to replicate and can only be held or implanted by one life."

It sounds like some kind of encryption technology.

Zhou Yi asked again: "What is the difference between Star Cluster light imprints and the other two?"

"Let me give you an example... the most common Star Cluster light imprint is 'Chosen'."

Qin Xie paused: "After it is implanted into the holder's body, it will form a connection, obtain formal recognition from the Star Cluster, and become a Star Cluster chosen. When necessary, it can summon the Star Cluster to help the holder ascend to heaven and enter Flying Star."

Zhou Yi understood instantly.

This is the green card issued by the Star Cluster.

At a critical moment, it can be used to escape to the heavens, which is indeed priceless.

He remembered that Ji Chang and the craftsman he followed entered the snow mountain to work for the Star Cluster, fiddling with strange parts in the basement. It must have been a similar experience that earned them Star Cluster chosen status.

Zhou Yi said: "You want this too?"

"I want it."

He admitted frankly: "It can save a life at a critical moment, it's really useful. But how many light imprints will be given, and whether it is 'Chosen' or not, no one knows... but I want to try, if I don't try, there's no chance at all."

Zhou Yi immediately said: "If it works, I'll give you the light imprint, but you have to pay."

He was stunned: "You don't want it?"

"Not interested."

"What a spirit."

He raised his thumb: "Then it's a deal, you set the price then, and I'll raise the money."

"Easy to say."

Zhou Yi thought.

Getting this thing is equivalent to being located by the Star Cluster, which is not a good thing for me.

It's better to exchange it for some hard currency light seeds.

I came here to recruit architectural lifeforms, and I'm not in the same race as others.

It's good to tell Qin Xie about the distribution of benefits first - whether it succeeds or not is another matter, so that both parties have a bottom line in their hearts.

With the positioning compass pointing the way, Yalong Bay traveled eastward all the way under the propulsion of the Victory Serpents. Along the way, they also encountered local turbulent areas and accidentally entered a high-pressure area, but Yalong Bay made timely adjustments and detoured to avoid them.

It was a smooth journey.

Because the journey was very long, Qin Xie suggested playing table tennis again. He moved the equipment from his boat, set up a table, and placed it on the beach of Yalong Bay.

The result was undoubtedly.

Zhou Yi crushed him again easily.

Normally, people will gradually lose interest and confidence if they are always abused.

But Qin Xie was unyielding, asking for advice and trying to improve his skills.

In the Wasteland era, there are still people who are so obsessed with table tennis from the old era, which even makes Zhou Yi a little moved.

He also taught him everything he knew.

Every day Qin Xie worked hard to practice pushing the ball. Although he was abused by Zhou Yi and had to pick up balls everywhere, he still stood firm, with firm eyes and steady steps.

Zhou Yi sighed: "You really like this sport."

"Of course I like it."

Qin Xie showed a hearty smile, fanning himself with the paddle: "Playing table tennis well with superiors is easier to get promoted than being good at work. Whether it's the Dead Sea Knights or the Mechanical Knights, many high-level officials and seniors like to play a few games in their spare time. If the skill level is not enough, it's not easy to let the ball, which requires a lot of skill."

"This is a major event related to my future, I must practice hard! I can't slack off!"

Damn it!

So he's doing sports public relations to seek progress.

There's no competitive spirit at all!

Zhou Yi could only increase the intensity, and further crushed this kid with various horizontal and vertical shots.

Qin Xie was happy to be in it.

After 10 days of Dead Sea navigation, small floating islands finally appeared in front of them. They were connected to each other and surrounded the high mountains that rose from the Dead Sea, forming a stable island group.

The main body of the island group is the main island where the high mountain in the center is located.

Strangely, no ships were seen nearby, it was very quiet.

Yalong Bay slowly docked and completed the connection with the land.

Zhou Yi turned his head to look at Qin Xie next to him: "What's the situation? No one came? Or was Flying Star found and sent away?"

"It's not that no one came."

Qin Xie's smile was a bit helpless: "It's because your Yalong Bay came all the way with too much fanfare, they all detoured to other places to dock, no one wants to mess with Dead Sea aliens."

Zhou Yi glanced through the binoculars he handed over.

Indeed.

Several ships were at the ends of the bays far away in the field of vision, all hiding in areas protected by stone mountains, and the people there were also looking this way with binoculars.

Now that we're here, let's go ashore.

Emerald City switched to sports mode, left Yalong Bay, and entered the main island.