Wasteland Development Diary

Chapter 233: Xenomorph Arrival (Requesting Monthly Tickets at the Beginning of the Month~)

One month later.

"Chairman, please let me explain..."

Shi Gandang said nervously, "Everything was originally going very smoothly."

"The Emerald City's modification added 'Levitation,' 'Pitch,' 'Roll,' and 'Yaw.' These are the main flight light imprint structures remodeled from flying electromechanical life prototypes. Together with the existing 'Propulsion' and 'Body Control,' it's enough to support relatively balanced flight."

"The four test flights were perfect. The ascent altitude reached over 7,000 meters, and the flight speed stabilized at 400 kilometers per hour..."

"However, because the Emerald City's body is too large and lacks corresponding landing gear, it cannot effectively absorb a certain amount of vertical and horizontal kinetic energy and normal impact load during landing..."

Zhou Yi interrupted, "Conclusion."

"There will be some wear and tear during landing, causing an energy shock in the landing area. It can be considered a small C-level energy shockwave... Everything within a 40-meter radius will be indiscriminately killed."

The sweeper said, "This problem has not been solved. My accumulation and experience in the field of flight dynamics are insufficient. I am truly ashamed!"

Zhou Yi thought, "So that's all."

It's not like it can't land.

However, it is understandable that researchers pursue stability in every aspect.

A small matter.

Zhou Yi has been paying attention to the flight tests these days.

Various collisions, grinding, and drill-like sounds echo in the Emerald City's body every day. It and Shi Gandang are together modifying the body to create specific light imprint structures.

To maintain secrecy and reduce disturbance, flight tests are conducted at night.

Even so, each landing still brings rumbling sounds. Fortunately, the old Mao Gu Town area has a tradition of earthquakes, so it didn't attract much attention.

In the hilly area, the Emerald City conducted one test flight after another.

Initially, it could only float for a few seconds, and the height above the ground was less than ten centimeters. The huge buildings would also sway left and right, unable to stabilize.

But with continuous improvement and optimization, it slowly increased its height.

1 meter, 2 meters, 3 meters... 30 meters...

The aerial balance also gradually improved.

The Emerald City is no longer like catkins in the air. It can perform stable low-altitude flight.

From Zhou Yi's perspective, he felt that the Emerald City was progressing rapidly, and it was visibly becoming more skilled and stable every day.

"Chairman, the newly completed Building 7 has a lot of talent in flying."

Shi Gandang said, "Building 7 was originally a comparison group. I didn't expect that in subsequent test flights, it would be faster and more stable than Building 1, and the impact force during landing would be smaller."

Building 7 was completed half a month ago.

However, due to the tight war situation at the front, the rear was also working overtime, and coupled with the lack of public promotion, all parties were still unaware of this matter.

Compared to Building 5 and Building 6, the biggest difference in Building 7 is the addition of a large amount of light soot to the materials.

This is also an active attempt by the Emerald City.

"Commissioner, I believe that each generation should be better than the last."

"The traditional Emerald City is constructed of sand and metal, but with the expansion of the company, the traditional structure seems unable to meet more environmental needs."

"I have integrated a large amount of light soot sand into Building 7. Based on the light soot layer, it is more convenient to modify the required light imprints without having to pave them artificially like I do."

Building 7 was implanted with six major light imprints and was born to fly.

The Emerald City said, "It likes to fly, is not afraid of danger, and even dares to do dangerous operations, which is why its flight progress is rapid. It has also crashed, but it is not afraid of failure."

"It was only born recently, and it has already expressed a desire to explore the outside world. If I am not here, it might run away by itself... Alas, it's really worrying to manage these guys."

Building 7 is a natural adventurer.

"Commissioner, there is one more thing. A Jin has been observing Building 7 recently, and even tried to tie a rope to Building 7 to fly with it, but I cut the rope and stopped him."

Zhou Yi frowned.

What's going on now?

Zhou Yi immediately called A Jin.

He hadn't seen him for a while. A Jin had grown a little taller, but he still had messy hair.

The boy actively recommended himself, "Chairman, can I live in this flying Building 7? As long as you agree, I will do anything."

Zhou Yi said coldly, "Do you know what Building 7 is going to do?"

"I don't know, but it can fly, it can fly!"

The boy looked excited, "Chairman, you must be going to use it to do great things, right! No architectural life can fly yet. This must be very useful. The survey of the Sand Harbor area is basically at its end, and the scavenging team needs to expand outwards..."

"I request to follow Building 7 and fly with it."

Zhou Yi thought about it.

It seems not impossible.

Building 7 has a strong desire to explore by flying. You can't keep it tied up all the time. Letting A Jin live in it, both sides can take care of each other and be partners.

Zhou Yi said with a straight face, "If you want to act with it, you must promise me one thing."

"You say!"

"No matter what, don't leave it. You have to be its partner for life. Can you accept it?"

A Jin raised his head and promised, "Yes! I will live in Building 7 from now on, forever. Wherever it goes, I will go."

Zhou Yi nodded, "Okay. Then I approve."

The boy immediately smiled.

Three more days passed.

On an ordinary night.

Zhou Yi operated the Emerald City, bringing Building 7 to the restricted area of ​​Yalong Bay.

"Take off."

He gave an order.

Shi Gandang began to count down: "Prepare for takeoff, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Start!"

Two tall buildings were surrounded by a layer of white light. They slowly took off from the coast, rose into the high altitude one after the other, broke through the clouds, and started this top-secret flight.

...

Zhou Yi stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window drinking a can of beer.

Outside, the moon and stars were sparse, and the fog layer was thick.

Red Falcon reported in real time: "Current altitude is 10,202 meters, flight speed is 402 kilometers per hour, and the distance to the destination is 1,130 kilometers."

"According to weather satellite observations, the airflow is stable along the way, and it is expected to reach the Shuanghe area in 3 hours."

This altitude is already in the stratosphere, which is also the regular flying altitude for flying electromechanical life, and the temperature is stable.

Bone Man Wu Yi asked: "Chairman, after arriving in the Shuanghe area, are we really not going to strategically strike the area?"

"We now have height and speed advantages."

"Among the Shuanghe area's air force, the strongest Thunder Beast is not as fast or strong as the Emerald City. Thorn Birds and Foxbats cannot pose any threat to us."

"Are we really not considering bombing?"

Zhou Yi shook his head, "To completely destroy the Shuanghe area, we must destroy the 7 cities there. If we do that, a large number of civilians will be killed, and it will turn into the Shell City situation..."

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The people of Shell City were initially more panicked and frightened. After multiple rounds of air raids and bombings, a large number of residents were killed and injured, which instead stimulated their fighting instincts to defend their homes. Later, they became more and more courageous and their fighting spirit rose.

With a large number of the old, weak, women, and children being transferred to the rear, almost all those in the front are soldiers and reserves. As long as the logistics can keep up, they can last a long time.

Extinction Gong failed to conquer it for a long time, but external attacks twisted the internal forces into a single rope.

What Zhou Yi wants to do is put pressure on them.

Just like the first round of air raids.

Only this time, it is our side's turn to have high-altitude suppression of the enemy, and the offensive and defensive positions are easier.

"The core is to apply pressure and create panic."

Zhou Yi said softly, "Of course, we will also send them something."

Emerald City Building 1 and Building 7 flew at high altitude all the way, and after 2 hours and 53 minutes, they arrived over the target area.

Then the two began to descend in altitude.

When the altitude dropped to 4,000 meters, they encountered a Thunder Beast flying towards them.

In front of the two Emerald Cities, this triangular large creature was a small one. It let out a muffled thunder-like roar, and then turned its head and fled to the rear.

The escorting Thorn Birds and Foxbats also quickly evacuated.

The Emerald Twin Cities continued to descend.

The ground city was clearly visible.

On the land surrounded by fog, there were many glowing lights in the city, and the core SH city had the highest brightness and the largest lighting scale.

At this time, the enemy's air power was assembled. Several Thunder Beasts fired at the two large architectural lives. The eggs ejected from the abdomen turned into red light bullets and densely fired at the Emerald City.

The Emerald City's steel and iron arms intercepted and digested them all, turning them into usable energy.

The Thunder Beast frantically attacked without success, and finally could only confront from a distance, not daring to approach.

In front of the Xenomorph, the high-altitude power of the Shuanghe area was like paper, a mere formality.

Zhou Yi said, "Land in SH City."

"Yes."

The Emerald Twin Cities landed not far outside the city, creating two strong shockwaves.

Many soldiers had already built a defense line here, including Hippocampus Archers with long-range launchers installed, lurking Red-Haired Monsters, Phantom Fish, and some large creatures that Zhou Yi couldn't name.

They didn't dare to come over either, but just stayed in place and looked here.

The unit door of Emerald City Building 1 slowly opened.

Several humans, led by Liu Zhaoshan, walked out from inside.

As soon as they came out, they hurriedly raised their hands: "Don't shoot, it's us, our own people!"

The soldiers outside noticed that these were our own fighters who had been captured by the enemy.

Red Falcon flew above the several captives.

"The chairman has a message for you."

"The Shuanghe area is a good place, and Extinction Gong is also welcome to visit the Wasteland Development Company as a guest."

Then the drone returned.

Two tall buildings rose from the ground, leaving two large pits, representing that they had been here.

Flying to the stratosphere.

Zhou Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Wealth comes from danger. The other party really didn't dare to bet that the Emerald City wouldn't self-destruct.

The law of the wasteland is that you have to show your skills if you have them.

Otherwise, the other party will only think you don't have them.

The visit of the local official Lin Qing also confirmed one thing for Zhou Yi.

The relationship between the territorial lords is very delicate.

They are competitors in the same class, and the war is more about seizing each other's territory and population. The lords are players in this world game, and the residents they rule are more like chips on the gambling table.

The lords don't want to overturn the table, but are just seizing each other to accumulate more chips.

Overall, this visit to the Shuanghe area went smoothly.

Airborne deterrence achieved!

Next, it's the Shuanghe area's turn to worry about when the Xenomorph will visit again.

But this is just a temporary measure.

Zhou Yi also ordered: "Shi Gandang, study the practical light imprints for me, especially those that can fight! We can fly, but we still lack real strategic strike capabilities!"

"Self-destruction technology improvement and launching are also necessary. Prepare for the next step of carrying out on-site strategic strikes."

"Yes, Chairman!"