Wasteland Development Diary

"Chairman, these two grandpas saved me and even built my prosthetic limbs."

Qian Su introduced the two elderly men she brought.

"Grandpa Liu Fusheng, sixty-three years old, specializes in mechanical design and manufacturing."

"Grandpa Chen Ruixiang, fifty-eight years old, focuses on the field of energy and power."

"They are both registered craftsmen with over forty years of experience, and they are well-known in the Craftsman Guild. They not only participate in various equipment manufacturing but also engage in theoretical research. In fact, they are engineers."

Zhou Yi sized up the two old engineers.

Liu Fusheng had thick, grizzled hair and age spots on his face, but his eyes were bright and full of energy.

Chen Ruixiang was severely balding, with a few strands of hair勉强combed over his forehead. He wore thick glasses that made his eyes look a bit large.

Zhou Yi said with a smile, "Welcome, welcome, please have a seat, both of you."

"Yuanxiao, serve tea."

The Death Angel began to serve tea to the guests.

Both old men were very steady and hardly glanced around.

Qian Su took a large gulp of iced red tea, a look of relief on her face. "Thank you, Sister Yuanxiao. I didn't dare drink water while driving here."

She looked at Zhou Yi and said, "Chairman, this time I went to Dancheng Prison in the Heavenly Kingdom to inquire about the situation there."

"The main cause of this large-scale prosthetic body accident was a malfunction. During a live combat exercise, a military prosthetic body malfunctioned, causing the early detonation of light-imprint ammunition, resulting in serious casualties."

"After the incident, the Heavenly Kingdom military conducted a thorough investigation, and the Craftsman Guild, as the designer and manufacturer, was also subject to a thorough investigation."

"However, the matter is actually very simple. Someone in the military logistics department used inferior E-1 grade prosthetics to replace the E-3 grade prosthetics, and the outer shells were also swapped. This batch of military equipment was sold on the black market outside the Heavenly Kingdom. The price difference between prosthetics with a two-generation difference in precision is 3 to 5 times."

"The problem of corruption involves many high-ranking military officials, making it difficult to take action, so this time the Craftsman Guild was punished first. Basically, they were made scapegoats because the craftsmen are responsible for the regular maintenance of the prosthetics and are considered accomplices and those who knew but didn't report."

"The two grandpas participated in the production of the prosthetic bodies, so they were also imprisoned..."

In short, the Craftsman Guild was the scapegoat this time.

"The Craftsman Guild does have problems."

The older Liu Fusheng spoke.

He spoke very slowly, as if he had to carefully consider each sentence.

"The Craftsman Guild also participated. Although we were not the specific operators, we could see some traces. Every year, many refurbished and aging prosthetics were sent to the Heavenly Kingdom logistics department, and the number was not small. But according to the orders, the military required batches of new prosthetics."

"I don't know how they operated, but the Craftsman Guild knew about it. This time, Chen Ruixiang and I, along with several other registered craftsmen, were outsiders who knew something, not their own people, so no one protected us."

Zhou Yi immediately understood.

So there was also an element of eliminating dissidents.

But these were not important to him.

"Qian Su, what good stuff did you say you had?"

This was more important.

"Oh, it's this."

The iron-headed girl took out an iron box from her backpack.

She opened the lid, and inside was a strange machine made of metal tubes and gears of various sizes.

At the core was an oval-shaped translucent container, which seemed to be made of rubber or resin, filled with a transparent liquid. Around it were tied a circle of iron-skinned boxes that looked like energy packs.

From the appearance alone, Zhou Yi couldn't tell what it was.

Qian Su took out a flashlight and shone it on the innermost translucent container.

A large number of white light spots appeared inside, moving irregularly within the container.

"Chairman, these are plankton from the Dead Sea. Because they are too small, they cannot be observed with the naked eye. Don't underestimate them; they can be considered light-nano species."

Qian Su explained, "Ordinary life falls into the Dead Sea, and the body will be quickly decomposed, which is related to them. As long as you can't resist or absorb the dead light, the life structure will be torn apart by the radiation of the dead light, and then the plankton will swarm into these cracks, quickly decomposing them into their own food."

"In this decomposition process, the plankton and the dead light will produce a strong reaction, releasing a large amount of energy from the decomposition of matter."

Zhou Yi nodded, "I see."

"The two grandpas got inspiration from this. Since plankton can generate a large amount of energy from the decomposition process, this natural phenomenon can be utilized."

Qian Su pointed to the strange device and said, "This is the [Plankton Heart] they built. It concentrates a large number of plankton in a special mechanical container and feeds them the food they need, and they will continuously release powerful energy in the decomposition of matter."

"This process generates amazing energy that can be used by the external mechanical structure and directly connected to various devices."

"It is a super-enhanced version of the energy pack. The longer it is raised, the stronger the plankton inside, the stronger the entire heart, and it can even be upgraded!"

She finally looked at the two old men, "Let the grandpas explain the details. After all, I've only just come into contact with this thing."

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Damn.

This path is a bit wild.

An energy heart built from plankton, releasing a large amount of energy with food, and can be continuously raised to a very high level?

If this is really true... it is already an invention that can drive an energy revolution.

Zhou Yi calmed down slightly and looked at the two old men again, "I think it should have flaws? Otherwise, devices with this function should have been promoted long ago."

"Old Chen, you talk."

Liu Fusheng said from the side, "You are the chief designer of the Plankton Heart, I am just an assistant, you explain."

"..."

Chen Ruixiang, wearing thick glasses, adjusted his frames.

His lips蠕动, and after a long while, he opened his mouth, "This, that is... the flaws are also obvious."

"Collecting plankton itself is very difficult. They cannot be observed with the naked eye, and even if you feed them food, they will completely decompose in a very short time, within a few seconds, and then scatter again."

"Our current method is to catch them with glass boxes. We put foods such as beans and meat inside, and then quickly seal and scoop them up when they decompose quickly. Then we buy a portion from some research institutions."

"However, this method is very inefficient and can only obtain very, very few plankton. They must be numerous enough to generate sufficient effective energy. The collection process is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly."

"Another thing is that if they become numerous, the density will be very dangerous. If the container breaks, they will cause a small-scale Dead Sea phenomenon. Therefore, quantity control is crucial, and a safe threshold must be found."

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"Liu and I spent 7 years creating two [Plankton Hearts]. The previous one was damaged due to improper use by others in the guild, causing the plankton to run away—they are actually also in the air, but the density is much lower than in the Dead Sea. In fact, there is no harm after the number is small."

"They are like small fish that eat dead skin on the feet. If there are not many, they are harmless, and the plankton on land are much milder."

The old man spoke quickly, seeming a little nervous.

Zhou Yi frowned.

It took 7 years to create two hearts.

No wonder this thing has been unknown so far. The production efficiency itself is too low to be applied on a large scale.

Zhou Yi asked again, "How strong is the Plankton Heart?"

"Very strong."

Chen Ruixiang said firmly, "It is small in size, but it can reach the power supply level of an E-1 grade energy storage light-imprint 'energy pool'. One feeding can store the equivalent of 40 energy packs of energy."

"Our process is to use the energy generated by the Plankton Heart to send it into the connected energy pack, and then use it to supply the external equipment needed."

Equivalent to a large light-imprint battery replacement.

It's just too laborious to manufacture.

"The Plankton Heart does not consume much. Just feed the plankton food. According to our tests, the best food is oil and sugar. Oil is easy for them to absorb and quickly decompose, and sugar has a stronger explosive force. The cost is much lower than manufacturing energy packs."

"External transmission devices can be added to connect various machines. It can be used directly as a power source, just inject enough oil into it."

Chen Ruixiang adjusted his glasses, "Everything else is good, but plankton collection is difficult. At least 2 billion plankton are needed to create a Plankton Heart."

Zhou Yi contacted Da Vinci.

The electromechanical doctor said, "There are many kinds of plankton in the Dead Sea, living in relatively dispersed spaces. You may need to capture them multiple times to obtain a sufficient number."

"They are extremely fast, far exceeding the various life forms visible to the naked eye. They will quickly escape during the capture process."

"According to biomedical collection methods, using a plankton net, each collection can capture approximately 2,000 Dead Sea plankton. However, because it is necessary to clean the net cage and transfer it, etc., if it is 2 billion, it will require 100,000 times."

100,000 times.

Zhou Yi was numb.

"Is there a way to obtain them in large quantities at the same time? For example, get some more collection tools?"

Da Vinci responded, "According to biomedical standards, it is difficult to do. Because plankton is limited to sampling and experimentation, and plankton itself is very scattered and will be sensitive to capture, it is necessary to fish in different areas multiple times."

Zhou Yi finally knew why it took two craftsmen 7 years to build the Plankton Heart.

No wonder it cannot be applied.

Limited to theoretical technical means.

Zhou Yi called for Jiong He Cang, Bone Man Wu Yi, and Niger.

These three have their own abilities.

Jiong He Cang can measure light, Wu Yi has the ability to control sand to capture, and Niger is an explorer who can identify life.

As a result, as soon as they saw the Plankton Heart, the explorer vine on the mud tree man's back suddenly raised its neck and approached the iron box.

"Chairman, this is it! The secret life discovered by the explorer vine in the Dead Sea is this kind of thing! We don't have it there!"

"There are many of them."

Zhou Yi remembered that he did say that there were invisible signs of life.

"Is there a way to capture them?"

"Yes, I can use the explorer vine to catch them."

Zhou Yi was overjoyed.

Plankton Heart, there's hope!