Wasteland Development Diary

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Qin Xie, holding a wooden paddle, was rapidly hitting a ball against the wall of the captain's cabin, playing a solo game of cricket.

He was waiting for the return of that Spine Hunter.

Teddy Bear lay on a nearby armchair, his short legs crossed:

“Do you really think this idea will work?”

“I think it's worth a try.”

Qin Xie caught the ball with one hand, grabbed the kettle on the table, and took a sip of water:

“I've just merged your method with my own.”

“A joint statement from the Seventh Fleet survey team, which I represent, and the Waste Land Development Company, a professional organization researching aliens, declares that 'Moon Tooth' has no safety hazards.”

“Among them, our Seventh Fleet judges from the perspective of ships and navigation, believing that its existence does not affect the normal navigation of surrounding ships.

This is a fact.

If 'Moon Tooth' had some kind of tendency towards ships, our ships would have been attacked long ago.”

He wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel:

“The Waste Land Development Company holds and operates the Emerald City alien in the Dead Sea.

The employees they sent have personally demonstrated that 'Moon Tooth' will not harm normal life.

Their daring to recover 'Moon Tooth' is enough to prove this.”

The teddy bear sat up:

“So you want to pull them in to vouch for each other?

But do you really think they can get this thing away?”

“Who knows?”

Qin Xie said:

“But we have nothing to lose.”

“Their people being here will send a signal to the surrounding fleets that the recovery is still in progress, just like soldiers on a city wall, which can stabilize people's hearts.

The Seventh Fleet cannot station warships here permanently.

The cost is too high, not to mention that there is a shortage of manpower everywhere this season, and there are many conflicts on the Dead Sea.”

“If that Zhou Yi is really capable and can take away this alien, I will have done him a favor and helped him along the way.”

The young captain smiled slightly:

“Most importantly, my report can also be completed.

Bringing in the Waste Land Development Company proves that I have made enough effort to try.”

“Aren't you trying to solve the problem, bro?” Teddy scoffed.

“I want to, but I don't have the ability, I can't do it.”

Qin Xie sat on another chair:

“All I can use are three warships and two supply ships.

Do you think this lineup can handle 'Moon Tooth'?”

Teddy jumped onto the table:

“Didn't you say that Dead Sea aliens are priceless and all the knight orders are vying for them?

Why is the Seventh Fleet completely indifferent, and more like just going through the motions?”

“That also requires being able to catch it.”

Qin Xie smiled wryly:

“Teddy, 'Moon Tooth' is not some unknown guy.”

“About 11 years ago, the Mechanical Knight Order once wanted to capture it.

They mobilized an entire fleet and also invited two territorial lords to send troops, secretly blockading the surrounding sea area.”

“Their method was simple and direct, which was to weaken its energy and life through continuous armor-piercing bombardment and attacks, so that the alien would return to its most instinctive state of hunger.

Then, through light seeds and energy packs, they would lure it all the way to land, and then lock it down and settle it.”

“When it was besieged, it suddenly released a death ray cannon with an A-level intensity to the outside world, and immediately blew up all 4 B-level ships and 17 C-level ships of the Mechanical Knight Order fleet...”

“To attack 'Moon Tooth' is equivalent to facing a top territorial lord, or even a Sky Walker.

It's just that the confidentiality level of this news is very high, and not many people outside know about it.

Don't look at it now, it looks stable and gentle.

If a fight breaks out, it will be a success if our ships can escape from here.”

Qin Xie looked helpless.

The toy bear hissed:

“What is this guy's background...”

“Who knows?”

Qin Xie continued to play cricket against the wall:

“There is a rumor in the Mechanical Knight Order that 'Moon Tooth' hunts advanced ship-based electromechanical life forms.

It is very picky and has no interest in ordinary ships.”

“Then it seems that the Waste Land Development Company should be out of luck.”

Teddy paced back and forth on the table with his hands behind his back:

“But what is 'Moon Tooth' doing?”

Qin Xie hit the ball back and forth quickly:

“How would I know?”

The ship suddenly shook violently, and a voice sounded from the speaker:

“Captain, 'Moon Tooth' is fighting an electromechanical life form!”

Qin Xie immediately went straight to the observation deck.

Through the light seal equipment here, he saw something swimming in the misty sea, seeming to be maneuvering and confronting 'Moon Tooth'.

That thing was not small, like some kind of columnar or spindle-shaped electromechanical life form.

Its thick fin-shaped head protruded from the Dead Sea, seeming to be observing the surroundings.

After a moment of stalemate, the electromechanical life form couldn't help but launch an attack first.

It released beams of light, launching indiscriminate remote bombardment on the surroundings, and even the aftershocks impacted the outer fleet.

But this was useless to 'Moon Tooth'.

Its attack could not take effect on the alien at all, as if some higher-level force was suppressing it, so that the electromechanical life form in the sea attacked frantically, but could not point its muzzle at the real enemy.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the electromechanical life form began to flee desperately, but it was like a fish entangled in an invisible line, it could only move around 'Moon Tooth' at high speed, and then be tightened little by little, and finally sucked into its bloody mouth.

This scene enlightened Qin Xie.

'Moon Tooth' stayed here for this guy - it should be under this Dead Sea.

There is finally material for the report!

After the storm subsided, he found that those Victory Snakes were still on 'Moon Tooth'.

They formed a black fortress, looking like they were preparing to be stationed for a long time, and even the previous level of war could not drive them away.

Qin Xie couldn't help but be more curious.

How did that Chairman Zhou Yi make the unruly and brave Victory Snakes so obedient?

...

After listening to the report from the Sea Hunter, Zhou Yi's first reaction was that there was a trap.

He asked the Red Falcon:

“Is it possible that this is a trap set by the Seventh Fleet?”

Because it sounded so outrageous.

This Seventh Fleet Captain Qin Xie actually welcomed him to recover this alien, and was willing to move it out of this sea area with him, and said that the purpose was to make the sea route smooth and avoid affecting the commercial route on the Dead Sea.

After all, he had sunk one of their Accordion ships before.

The Red Falcon said:

“I cannot comment on human issues.”

So Zhou Yi called in Staff Officer Qian Su.

“I know him.”

The young female arms dealer's eyes lit up slightly:

“Qin Xie is not an ordinary person either, his family has a lot of background.”

“His father, Qin Qiang, is a high-level member of the Mechanical Knight Order, and his uncle is Yan Zibing, the commander of the Second Fleet of the Dead Sea Knight Order.

This is news from our small circle of arms dealers.”

“He Jiao is not in the same group as him at all, and it is unlikely that he will be persuaded, and Ji Chang is also unlikely to be able to command Qin Xie.

Qin Xie is not young, but he has always behaved in a low-key and restrained manner, and is being cultivated as a family successor.”

Zhou Yi suddenly understood.

With two major knight orders standing behind him, he turned out to be a background brother.

In the fleet organization, the captain is the commander of each warship.

In the Seventh Fleet, the four captains of the B-class heavy cruisers have the highest status, except for the commander, deputy commander, and chief of staff.

Although Qin Xie is young, he is already a powerful figure in the Seventh Fleet.

“Although I am not sure what his reason is for inviting you, I don't think it should be a bad thing.”

Qian Su explained:

“Qin Xie brought five ships together, obviously carrying out the Seventh Fleet's mission.

This is completely different from He Jiao's previous private mobilization, and what it represents is the Seventh Fleet, or rather, Commander Feng's official order.”

“The southern area you mentioned, if it is 1,700 kilometers away from here, is very close to 'Coral Mouth'.”

“That is a very important trading port.

Many goods will be transshipped from Coral Mouth and then sent to various places, and the sea area near Coral Mouth is responsible for maintaining order by the Dead Sea Knights, which is also an important part of their income.”

“That belongs to the jurisdiction of the Seventh Fleet.”

“Compared to fighting for strength and ruthlessness, the knight orders actually value the attitude of the financial backers more.

Sinking a ship and losing a battle is just superficial, and there is no undefeated general in the world.

However, if important customers leave and choose other competitors, it may hurt their muscles and bones back and forth.”

Qian Su analyzed Qin Xie's behavior from a businessman's point of view, believing that this was the Dead Sea Knight Order's eagerness to appease businessmen and reduce the panic of alien appearances there, so they sent a captain like Qin Xie with both identity and strength to deal with it.

In other words.

Qin Xie really wanted to cooperate with the Waste Land Development Company, and use the company's existing reputation for Emerald City, which has the ability to restrain and manage aliens, to do public relations.

“If he and your company issue a joint statement, it is equivalent to an endorsement to the outside world from both parties.”

Qian Su analyzed:

“The advantage is that after this, the Seventh Fleet and your company will have an open cooperative relationship.

The previous ones are not important in the face of important interests, and it can also take the opportunity to promote the Emerald City of the Waste Land Development Company.”

“The disadvantage is that if something happens there, aliens injure people or cause a large number of casualties, the Waste Land Development Company will also be bundled with the Seventh Fleet and become an object of questioning, and its credibility will be damaged... The most serious result is that the credit rating of the electromechanical city will decline.”

Zhou Yi thought about it.

In this case, it is not impossible to make a joint statement with Qin Xie.

However, since I am going to try to recruit this architectural life anyway.

Why not do it today?

I will go to the site to talk to it about the price.

Zhou Yi was not worried about the safety issue.

The biggest threat to him was the several warships led by Qin Xie.

C-level weapons cannot break through his defense, B-level weapons are enough, but not fatal.

He has enough hit points, and enough time to enter the Dead Sea.

Once he gets to the bottom of the sea, that's his comfort zone.

Zhou Yi immediately sat on the back of the Sea Hunter and flew towards the destination with the Red Falcon.