Wasteland Development Diary

On the way back, Zhou Yi inquired about the origin of the two seeds.

“The seeds are my dad's.”

Tuo Zhu originally wanted to sit on the sofa, but after comparing its size with the sofa, it ultimately chose to sit on the floor.

It said, “About sixty years ago, His Majesty the Black Emperor formed a wilderness exploration team to explore other worlds.”

“My dad was a member of the exploration team. His name is Tuo Hai, and he is a Skywalker. He also made contributions during the founding of the nation. The exploration team members were all battle-hardened warriors, and exploring unfamiliar worlds was extremely risky.”

“Wait a minute. As I recall, Skywalkers can only enter other worlds through space bubbles via projection, right?”

Zhou Yi held the two seeds in his hand. “How could a projection bring things back from the other side?”

“You're right. But the Empire has a special device that allows Skywalkers to cross dimensions. There are too few Light Nuclei in this world, and they are not bound by the Empire at their level.”

Tuo Zhu scratched its ear and said, “I don't know the specifics. My dad said it was classified.”

“The Empire allows members of the exploration team to keep their spoils, but they need to complete the basic tasks in the alien world. I don't know what those tasks are. But since it's called an exploration team, it should be things like surveying resources, mapping, and recording.”

The panda person took a glass of iced black tea from Yuan Xiao, took a sip, and smacked its lips.

“This is too sweet! Too much sugar intake can easily lead to excessive obesity and aging!”

Zhou Yi couldn't help but look at its thick body.

“Don't look at me like that. My body fat isn't actually that high, at least not for a panda person.”

Tuo Zhu pinched its belly, which was bulging into a swimming ring. “This is the standard figure for a panda person. We are born with thick fat layers, which make us resistant to hits. I strictly control my calorie intake.”

Okay, whatever.

Zhou Yi signaled to Yuan Xiao next to him, “Make it a cup of jasmine tea, the canned kind.”

“Yes.”

The death angel quickly replaced it with a freshly brewed cup of tea.

The old human tea was approved by the panda person, who sipped it slowly, looking leisurely.

“This taste is right, just right.”

“Continue.”

“Oh, okay.”

Holding the teacup, Tuo Zhu continued, “The exploration team launched two rounds of operations. My father went on the first round. After he came back, he was never the same. He became demented. His body was a little weak, but he was still alive.”

“It's just his brain that was completely ruined.”

Speaking of this, the panda person felt a bit sad. “It's called something like Al-something-zheimer's, also known as senile dementia.”

“Alzheimer's.”

“Yes! That's it. You know it too?”

Zhou Yi said, “This is a disease that existed since the Age of Gods. I saw it in the Dead Sea Scrolls.”

“Anyway, it's this kind of disease, and it's particularly severe. Heaven sent the best mechano-doctors to come, but they couldn't cure it.”

“The doctors diagnosed him with severe damage to his consciousness. Different worlds have different natural laws for the operation of consciousness bodies. These consciousness bodies follow certain rules to operate, although we don't know how exactly they operate…”

Tuo Zhu took a sip of tea. “When it comes to consciousness, people don't know much. Anyway, unless it's a Light Nucleus, a consciousness from one world that is completely immersed in another world will be squeezed and rejected. My dad suffered from this, and that's why he became demented.”

“Your father's consciousness body was damaged?”

“Yes. That's why he can't be cured. All the members of the exploration team are like this. They are all lying in sanatoriums. They used to be very strong, but now they are drooling and rolling around on the ground… Sigh, it makes me sad every time I see them.”

The panda person sighed.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment.

He told the other party, “Tuo Zhu, Sun Hao from our company is a medic among the death angels and can repair consciousness bodies. If you are willing, you can bring your father over to try.”

“This… really?”

The panda person immediately perked up. “Is there really a way to cure him?”

“I can't guarantee that he can be cured, but he can indeed repair them. I myself have suffered damage before and received treatment.”

“How much is the treatment fee?”

Zhou Yi smiled. “If you join the company, it's free. Company employees have free medical benefits.”

The panda person immediately raised its paw. “Join, join!”

“Welcome.”

Zhou Yi was just doing it as a convenience.

Now he understands what the old people used to say: at home, rely on your parents; when you're out, rely on your friends.

That's how he met and befriended Qin Xie, the Tianjin Knight, and the United City.

If he can help, he'll help, and make a good connection.

Back in Sandport.

Zhou Yi asked the red falcon to call Nige from the Pan Tree.

The mud tree person held the two seeds and examined them with its exploration vines. “This one is dead. It won't grow.”

It was referring to the Pan Tree seed.

“This Knife Grass seed is alive.”

Nige pointed to the second seed, which was shaped like a mulberry.

“Knife Grass?”

“It's a common grass in our area, grown on Pan Trees and Sky Trees.”

Nige explained, “The Knife Grass seed is something we improved. It can't survive in other places. It will grow a lot of grass, and some of the grass will become as sharp as knives. It's a cutting, drilling, and engraving tool that we often use.”

“We use Knife Grass to carve mud boards, chop wood, cut fruit, and clean up excess leaves. Sometimes when we encounter monsters, we also use Knife Grass to carve meat and chop bones. It's very useful.”

“The longer they grow, the more durable they become, and the sharper they can be sharpened. They grow a lot. One seed can fill a tree. We usually use a few trees to grow Knife Grass. As for the growth cycle, it takes 7 or 8 Purple Days on our side. Converted to here, it may take a month or two.”

The mud tree person's knives are grown.

Zhou Yi thought, no wonder these two seeds have been preserved until now.

The Pan Tree seed is dead and cannot be grown at all, and without the Pan Tree, the grass seed has no basis for growth and development. It's like both seeds are unable to be activated.

“Then plant this grass seed on the second Pan Tree.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

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On the other side.

After arriving in Sandport, Tuo Zhu observed the environment and then said, “Chairman, I want to build a Wavy House.”

“Electric bladders are really good-looking. Trust me, it will definitely add color to this place and be pleasing to the eye.”

The panda person raised its bear paw and pointed in all directions. “I see that you have also planted a lot of flowers, plants, and trees here, as well as glowing mushrooms. They surround the buildings and roads, which shows that you have requirements for the environment and have an aesthetic sense.”

“Building a Wavy House will definitely be worth seeing!”

“……”

Zhou Yi said helplessly, “Tuo Zhu, you also know that the company is currently being sanctioned by the mechano-city cluster. The overall environment is not good, and everyone is downgrading their consumption. It's too wasteful for us to engage in infrastructure construction purely for the sake of aesthetics.”

“The Wavy House is not big! The cost is not high! It just requires a lot of glass and mirrors, and then purchasing storage batteries from the Age of Gods.”

The panda person hesitated for a moment. “This concerns a secret. You are very kind to me and are willing to help me save my dad, so I will tell you.”

It took out a section of its bamboo pole and took out a glass product from the bamboo tube.

“Look, this is the prototype of the Wavy House.”

Zhou Yi examined it.

It was a micro-architecture made of glass, a wavy house with a twisted and wrinkled building, like a house that couldn't stand steady after getting drunk.

The glass house was completely transparent, with many mirrors inside.

Zhou Yi saw pairs of his own eyes appearing on the many mirrors inside, which was a bit eerie.

“The Wavy House was given to me by a bone man two years ago.”

Tuo Zhu said solemnly, “That bone man was sealed in a complete crystal. I discovered that it was still alive, so I managed to take it out.”

“After coming out, the bone man told me that it was a slave of a big shot. Originally, it was caught in a glass house, which is the Wavy House. It said that the Wavy House can gather electricity and is specially used to collect electric bladders.”

“If there are enough electric bladders, and they continue to gather, it will form a higher-level energy life form, an Electric Cat.”

“The bone man's task was to raise Electric Cats.”

Zhou Yi frowned as he listened. “Have you confirmed the identity of the bone man? How credible is what it said?”

“Confirmed.”

The panda person said, “Its name is Zema. It shouldn't be lying, because it died soon after coming out of the crystal.”

“What is an Electric Cat? Are there any related records?”

“No records at all.”

Tuo Zhu shook its head. “So I'm also a bit uneasy. I don't know how to raise an Electric Cat.”

“I've built Wavy Houses at home, but there are only electric bladders appearing. I haven't seen any traces of Electric Cats at all. Actually, I'm also worried that if I really raise one, I don't know how to manage it.”

“Zema said that Electric Cats exist. They are different from electric bladders. Electric bladders will disappear, but Electric Cats will not. As long as there is a Wavy House as a container, they will exist in it for a long time.”

“Electric Cats can grow bigger and bigger, grow indefinitely, be full of electricity, and have many uses. However, Zema was punished by its master and locked in glass, becoming part of the Wavy House, because it accidentally let a big Electric Cat escape. It watched helplessly as the Wavy House shattered and broke, and was buried underground.”

Zhou Yi asked, “Where did you find Zema?”

“I bought it from a Heaven merchant.”

Tuo Zhu said, “The merchant said that Zema was dug out from the Forbidden Continent.”

The Forbidden Continent again.

There are a lot of strange things in that place.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment.

“Then let's build a Wavy House first, and I'll see what's going on.”

“Okay, Chairman!”

The panda person was relieved.