Wasteland Development Diary

“In this world, I know there is another Blackthorn. Its situation is very special, it has never responded to me, and every time I try to get close to it, it quickly avoids me.”

Nigel sat cross-legged on the ground, recalling, “Because the speed of the Blackthorn is the same, even if I forcibly activate the light core form, it will stimulate the other party to do the same. It's impossible to make contact.”

“Later, I could only give up.”

“But I discovered a strange thing. It actually haunts some space bubbles, which is strictly forbidden in operation.”

“All Mudtree people who use Blackthorn know that other alien lifeforms may appear in the space bubbles themselves. Unless you are prepared to cross the border, you must keep your distance from them.”

He looked at Zhou Yi: “This is a serious violation of basic procedures, which means that the other Blackthorn should be in an unowned state, so this kind of uncontrolled movement occurs.”

“In the natural state, Blackthorns will keep a distance from each other to ensure their own independent space.”

“It's a pity that I can't get close and I can't check it.”

Zhou Yi asked, “Can't you use the recovery platform?”

“No.”

Nigel shook his head: “According to the operation, the Mudtree people cannot leave Blackthorn too far, otherwise it may fly away by itself. If you build a recovery platform, it will only allow your own Blackthorn to come over for landing.”

“They have no intelligence, only instinctive actions, so they cannot accurately distinguish and issue complex commands.”

He glanced at the new Blackthorn next to Zhou Yi again, with a complicated expression: “Now we have one, but it can't be used at all...”

“Can you determine the specific location?”

“Yes. I know it's wandering in a certain area, in a large whirlpool in the east.”

The large whirlpool he mentioned refers to a large rapid current.

With characteristics, it is easy to search.

Zhou Yi said again: “Was the Mudtree civilization really destroyed?”

Nigel nodded: “The world we live in is ruled by bugs. The Tingtian Tree was eaten to death from the roots by them, and there are bugs everywhere. They have the ability to destroy plants, and the foundation of the entire world no longer exists.”

“Mud tribe explorers like me can still resist the erosive power in the Dead Sea. But the vast majority of ordinary people, and newborns, cannot live in the Dead Sea. They are the majority.”

“We can only cultivate Blackthorn as much as possible and send our compatriots to the outside world one by one through space bubbles.”

Zhou Yi was more concerned about: “Under normal circumstances, only the light core body can truly pass through the space bubble. Do you rely on putting Blackthorn into the light core state for a short time to complete the cross-border?”

“Yes. You know a lot.”

The Mudtree man's face showed a somewhat heavy expression: “Unfortunately, the light core state of Blackthorn is only forcibly transformed and catalyzed after all, and its own fruit shell and pulp strength are far from that of the light core body.”

“The Mudtree civilization cannot create artificial light cores. We can only search for high-strength fruits for transformation, and after generations of improvement, we screen out the parts with autonomous consciousness, retain the largest and most energy-storing parts, and finally find the hollow parts, because we need to use them to carry us...”

Zhou Yi understood now.

Blackthorn has a certain innate autonomous consciousness, but it has been directionally screened by the Mudtree civilization and improved generation after generation into a biological vehicle that cannot think.

“Even if we have made great efforts, Blackthorn can only maintain the light core state for a short time. They are not complete light cores themselves, so there are defects.”

“The probability of successfully passing through the space bubble is only 10%.”

He sighed.

“But even if there is only a one-tenth chance of survival, we have to try. Because the bugs are evolving too fast. They initially gnawed on the Tingtian Tree, as well as various plants and fruits on the tree. Later, they began to eat people and various monsters in the Dead Sea.”

“They are getting stronger and stronger, the more they kill, the stronger they become, and their numbers are constantly soaring. Nothing can stop them...”

Nigel's voice became lower and lower.

Zhou Yi rubbed his chin with the back of his finger: “However, if the bugs themselves hunt and devour everything, then eventually the lives there will be eaten by them. Next will be self-cannibalism, because appetite will not disappear because the external environment deteriorates, right?”

“It's not like that. If it's really like what you said, we might have a chance to take back the world.”

The Mudtree man shook his head: “Those bugs have learned to parasitize and raise various creatures, including rotten Tingtian Trees, various monsters in the Dead Sea, and birds in the sky.”

“The bugs are becoming more and more intelligent. They have realized the secret of life continuation and are no longer the kind of little things that only know how to eat and reproduce, but are truly beginning to rule and utilize other living things in the world as their resources.”

“Many people think that they have learned everything from us, because we also use insects to help plants pollinate and bear fruit.”

“Wait.”

Zhou Yi keenly realized: “You said they would parasitize other creatures, could it be that the Mudtree people were also...”

Nigel nodded heavily, with a painful look on his face: “Many of my compatriots are also parasitized and controlled, so people say that the bugs stole all our achievements.”

“Just like we use plants to cultivate fruits and turn them into our symbiotic tools, the bugs also use us in this way. Those who are parasitized will serve the bugs, because their brains are controlled, and they can't even seek death.”

Zhou Yi felt a chill run down his spine.

What destroyed the Mudtree civilization was not a giant insect plague, but an emerging insect parasitic civilization.

The latter individuals not only have extremely strong survival and reproduction capabilities, but can also steal the former's civilization achievements for their own use, and parasitize and utilize other creatures.

The Mudtree civilization lost fairly.

“Although we have Blackthorn, entering the space bubble is still very dangerous. The space bubble is periodic, and can only be passed through within a certain period, otherwise it will be closed.”

“In short, that's it, we were defeated by the bugs and fled to other worlds for refuge.”

Nigel finally put down his burden at this time, and even showed a self-deprecating smile: “It's miserable, right?”

“Everyone will encounter difficulties.”

Zhou Yi pointed to the outside of the window: “This world originally had a brilliant human civilization, but after the Huanliu broke out, only the underwater ruins remained. The new humans on the ground are all descendants of the old humans, but they are no longer comparable to the past.”

“Compared to them, you are much luckier.”

The other party was stunned for a moment, then nodded: “Before the Huanliu appeared, the energy level was very low, and they were able to build a world-class civilization. That should be a very ancient and powerful civilization... Oh, are you talking about the original builders of those underwater ruins?”

“Yes.”

“They are indeed amazing.”

Nigel immediately looked serious: “Those huge building complexes covering the surface, and the ground passages similar to trunks and branches, are beautiful and stable constructions.”

“It seems that everyone has their own difficulties, and each world has its own disasters.”

Zhou Yi pulled the topic back: “By the way. You just said you belong to the Mud Tribe? Are you divided into many tribes?”

“We don't have the concept of tribes.”

The Mudtree man moved his shoulders and smoothed the pointed hair on his head: “You call them countries and cities here, but we just call ourselves 'Mudtree', with two branches: Mud Tribe and Tree Tribe.”

“The Mud Tribe are all warriors and explorers, and their bodies must be strengthened to a certain extent.”

“Warriors are responsible for protecting the entire group and the Tingtian Tree, and are specialized combat members. Explorers like me are responsible for exploring the Dead Sea and the outside world.”

“But the Mud Tribe has a common characteristic, which is to be responsible for finding high-quality mud. Mud is a crucial foundation of the Mudtree civilization. Without high-quality mud, the tree cannot grow and reproduce.”

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“The Tree Tribe is basically naturalists and logistics.”

“Naturalists specialize in hybridizing, matching, and grafting plants to stimulate the potential hidden in the body of life. There is a huge library of abilities in every plant, it just depends on how to develop it.”

“Logistics is responsible for most people's lives, including allocating and organizing supplies, maintaining various plants, and taking care of children and the sick.”

According to Nigel's description, this is equivalent to two professional systems.

The Mud Tribe is external, and the Tree Tribe is internal.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but wonder: “You said you were surveying mineral deposits here, it seems you are looking for mud?”

“Yes. There must be corresponding mud to cultivate the Tingtian Tree. In each of our escaping Mudtree Blackthorn, we will keep a few Tingtian Tree seeds.”

He promised again: “As long as you help me get that Blackthorn, I will join and teach you how to plant the Tingtian Tree.”

“I am too weak now, and I can't safely recover it by myself. An explorer without Blackthorn is too weak himself.”

“Deal.”

…

Emerald City soared into the sky.

Under the satellite navigation, Zhou Yi began to search for the large whirlpool that Nigel mentioned.

Through the visualization image screening on the tablet, they quickly locked the target location.

“It's here.”

Nigel pointed to a large rapid current area and said.

So Zhou Yi and him rode Blackthorn together and descended from the sky, plunging into the Dead Sea.

Yuanxiao followed by flying.

Arrive at the bottom of the sea.

Zhou Yi observed the target from a distance.

The second Blackthorn doesn't have anything special in appearance, but it trembles from time to time, which looks a bit wrong.

He said to Nigel next to him: “Build a recovery platform.”

So the Mudtree man began to dig open the tough soil layer on the seabed. A pair of large hands dug out the silt from the ground, building the earth platform quickly and well, with extremely high proficiency.

“Okay.”

Nigel said.

Then the two retreated to two hundred meters away.

Waiting quietly for a few minutes.

The second Blackthorn flew over tremblingly, slowly hovering on the recovery platform, but when it was about to land, it suddenly trembled violently, and then flew away.

Nigel's face was ugly: “It really has a problem, and it can't be recovered in a normal way.”

Zhou Yi was in the same frequency with the first Blackthorn's consciousness and asked about the situation.

“That guy seems to be controlled by something, he should be very unconscious, otherwise he wouldn't be so hesitant and waste energy.”

The first Blackthorn was eager to try: “I'll catch it!”

“Can you do it?”

“Yes.”

Blackthorn said: “After awakening, my control ability is far beyond the past, I can catch it.”

Zhou Yi said: “Then try.”

Blackthorn instantly switched to the light core body form and rushed towards the opponent.

The second Blackthorn was also stimulated to enter the third stage, and the two sides began to chase each other at the bottom of the Dead Sea, flashing frantically.