Wasteland Development Diary

The two enhanced individuals visiting Emerald City arrived on the same quad bike, stopping outside the gate's low wall.

Nightclaw, who now wears a translator transceiver full-time, questioned them.

"This is Wasteland Development Corporation, who are you looking for?"

The bald man among the two said, "I am the messenger of Lord Seadomain 'Steel Refine Duke', Steel Fu."

The other young man with braided hair also spoke, "I am the messenger of Lord Seadomain 'Bedu Duke', Bei Jianxin."

The two briefly discussed their intentions.

Through Red Falcon's high-altitude monitoring, Zhou Yi saw everything.

These two Seadomain Lords were Bai Li Duke's former two deputies.

Now they have established a north-south division, with the one occupying Shell City calling himself 'Bedu Duke', and the other controlling Steel Refine City using the title 'Steel Refine Duke'.

After dividing the spoils, they sent messengers to visit Emerald City together.

Their purpose is singular.

"The Lords said that as new Seadomain Lords, they still have much to learn and accumulate experience. In this area, Mr. Zhou's support is very important. Both Lords hope to gain your and Wasteland Development Corporation's recognition, and they also welcome you to visit, guide, and trade there."

"This is a token of the Lords' appreciation."

Inside room 3101, the two messengers each presented a light-nano box.

Zhou Yi's face twitched.

This was clearly a courtesy visit to establish connections.

Perhaps his sudden action of eliminating Bai Li Duke made these two successors feel pressured, so they came to express their stance and hope to build a good relationship with him.

That's fine.

It seems his cross-sea raid did have a deterrent effect, which could buy Emerald City some stable development time.

Zhou Yi accepted the light-nano boxes.

Each box contained 2000 light seeds, totaling the equivalent of 40% of Sandport City's annual output, which was a very sincere amount.

Zhou Yi immediately said, "I will definitely support the two Seadomain Lords."

The messengers immediately looked relieved.

"However."

Their faces tightened again.

Zhou Yi said, "This area needs long-term stability. Everyone's conflicts should be resolved through negotiation and consultation. Don't resort to fighting and killing at every turn, which will affect the order and output of the entire region."

The two messengers nodded in agreement.

These two newly established Seadomain Lords had no other requests, just to foster friendly relations. After some pleasantries, they bid farewell and left.

...

After this small interlude, Zhou Yi continued to buy songs for Mic Master while contacting Bai Li Duke.

He had been particularly concerned about something, that Bai Li Duke seemed to have collected many semi-awakened electromechanical lifeforms.

First, there was the breeding platform, and then the dozen or so modified electromechanical thugs.

Zhou Yi was very interested.

The farmland, mushroom forest, light-ash dam, and seafood farming in Emerald City were gradually taking shape, requiring corresponding transportation.

The previous two vehicles were operating well and could absorb dead light energy themselves, with almost no daily wear and tear.

He asked Bai Li Duke if he had any special channels.

"The breeding platform was a special case. Semi-awakened bodies can be bought on the black market. However, the quality is generally poor. Usually, they are defective or severely worn and can't be used for many years before being sold."

Bai Li Duke said, "In terms of cost, they are higher than ordinary vehicles equipped with light imprints. Because they need to be repaired before use, the initial investment is large, and there are uncontrollable factors in the later stage."

"They are a good choice for transforming into weapons for harassment and attacks, and can even be transformed into suicide weapons to cause large-scale damage to the target area."

"If they are only used for transportation, then ordinary enhanced vehicles or ships are better. That's my opinion."

Zhou Yi thought that made sense and decided to take his advice.

He checked the Storage City's webpage and found that there were indeed vehicles and equipment for sale.

These enhanced vehicles were all equipped with three light imprints: 'Propulsion,' 'Shock Absorption,' and 'Body Control.'

Propulsion is for acceleration and deceleration, which is standard on enhanced ships. Shock absorption improves driving safety and stability, and body control increases the vehicle's controllability, making starting, stopping, and turning very sensitive.

The price difference of the vehicles mainly depends on the level of the light imprints.

Zhou Yi realized at this time that electromechanical cities have very detailed classifications for each light imprint.

In addition to the E to A level distinctions from low to high, each level of light imprint is also subdivided into 1-5 generations.

The higher the generation, the higher the light imprint's precision, and the stronger the performance reflected in the device, and the price also increases accordingly.

For example, E-1 level vehicles use 1st generation light imprints, and E-2 level vehicles use 2nd generation light imprints. Each vehicle uniformly uses the same generation of light imprints for manufacturing and assembly.

Zhou Yi carefully selected and ultimately decided on two targets.

"E-1 Level Small Transport Vehicle: 5.74 meters long, 1.83 meters wide, 2.025 meters high, 1.495 tons rated load, 55 kilometers/hour maximum speed, 50 light seeds."

"E-2 Level Small Passenger Vehicle: 6.54 meters long, 2.10 meters wide, 2.980 meters high, 10-17 seats, 60 kilometers/hour maximum speed, 75 light seeds."

These two were enough.

After Red Falcon's calculation, Zhou Yi placed an order for two transport vehicles and two passenger vehicles in Storage City. Due to Wasteland Development Corporation's B-level credit rating, the transportation fee was only 10 light seeds, which was very cheap.

In addition, he also purchased a 1-year vehicle insurance service. E-1 level was 1 light seed per year, and E-2 level was 2 light seeds per year. If there were repairs or damages, the insurance could reduce 50% of the expenses.

The total expenditure was 266 light seeds.

Five days later.

Four trucks arrived outside Emerald City, towing long container trailers of more than ten meters. Their trailer doors opened, and vehicles slowly drove out.

In the sunlight, the four brand-new enhanced vehicles were spotless.

Zhou Yi chose a red and black color scheme consistent with the farm machinery brothers. They had the city logo of [Storage Energy] and various texts on their shells to indicate their origin.

Yuan Tong test-drove them one by one, and the vehicles ran very smoothly.

"Good, good."

He excitedly touched the front of the car and said, "Chairman, I have driven enhanced vehicles before, but not this good. It shouldn't be cheap, right?"

Zhou Yi said, "Just the basic models."

Hearing the specific price, Yuan Tong hissed, "So expensive! The enhanced vehicles made by craftsmen in human cities are only one-third of this price."

But he also admitted, "You get what you pay for. The cars produced in electromechanical cities are indeed different. The difference in workmanship and handling is very obvious. Especially in parking and turning, you can't feel any delay at all, unlike those produced in human cities that need to be anticipated a little. Good cars are indeed different."

After Zhou Yi confirmed, he received the goods, and a voice came from the delivery truck.

"Thank you for your purchase, welcome again. If you have any questions, please visit the Storage City after-sales page."

Then these electromechanical lifeforms turned around and drove to the next destination.

The advantage of enhanced vehicles is that they are easy to operate and easy to get started with. Yuan Tong's former subordinates basically knew how to drive. He selected four of them to be drivers and had them gradually teach the workers how to drive.

In this way, there could be drivers driving day and night, and they could also take shifts, and also prepare driver reserves for future vehicle increases.

The addition of four enhanced vehicles increased the number of shuttle buses to six, which connected the company's major industries with wheels.

Farmers in the fields cooperating with the farm machinery brothers to observe and care for seedlings, workers at the light-ash dam, and aquaculture workers on Zhanjiang Bay No. 1... employees can quickly travel back and forth to various places every day.

This saved the workers a lot of time and effort, allowing their footsteps to cover a wider range.

The transport vehicles also freed up the Black Hand Mushrooms and Samurai Crabs responsible for carrying goods. Just one vehicle can transport tons of mushrooms, and it is much easier to go to Sandport City and the surrounding towns to buy and transport manure.

In the following period, Zhou Yi focused on building the dam extension. This dam runs from the aquaculture platform all the way north in a southwest direction, officially connecting to the wharf outside Sandport City.

Emerald Avenue completed the direct connection between the two places.

People from Sandport City, Oasis Town, Jitou Town, and Qingcong Town came to Emerald City one after another. They earned relatively high wages as light-ash workers here, and then took the bus back to Sandport to spend, which attracted even more people to pour in.

The number of light-ash workers quickly surged to a thousand, and Yuan Tong also segmented the dam accordingly, officially appointing 30 section chiefs to manage these 1,000 people.

In the midst of busyness, a month passed.

Red Falcon brought a message.

"Zhou, last month's bill is out. You haven't checked the bill for the past two months, you should take a look."

Bill?

Zhou Yi immediately looked at the remote control screen.

An account popped up on it.

[Wasteland Development Corporation]

Account Overview: 26,757.04

Huh?

Why is the patent revenue from Sacred Mountain suddenly so much?

Zhou Yi clicked on the detailed statement next to it.

The latest entry showed.

"Phase 03 Revenue: 19,542.35"

He flipped forward again.

"Phase 02 Revenue: 5,938.11"

Zhou Yi remembered that the first month's revenue was only 1277.

Sacred Mountain's revenue had suddenly skyrocketed.

Red Falcon said, "I consulted Da Vinci, and it said this is normal."

"Because the dividend period of new drugs has a very obvious long-tail effect. The initial stage is large-scale cultivation and sales, which will produce the first small peak. As drugs are gradually applied and come to market, they will enter the second small peak... until similar drugs appear, then it will gradually flatten and decline."

"After the subsequent application of the drug is mature, the market supply of the drug will rapidly increase, and the revenue generated as raw materials will also be very considerable."

The drone said, "Regarding the growth of Sage Mushrooms, Da Vinci believes that this increase is lower than its expectations. After contacting Sacred Mountain, it confirmed that it was due to the special planting conditions, and no other cultivation methods have been found. The number of Claw Hog feces is severely insufficient, and artificial breeding is being used to expand the scale of Claw Hogs to increase the scale of Sage Mushrooms."

"Spring is a season of frequent germs, and cyclical foot-and-mouth disease-like infections have appeared in Claw Hogs in many places, so the increase is not as expected, and a slight increase is expected in the summer."

Zhou Yi was quite satisfied.

This patent revenue is indeed quick and convenient, focusing on a steady stream.