Wasteland Development Diary

Hearing Zhou Yi accept the challenge, the onlookers immediately showed excitement, holding their breaths and staring intently.

Just then.

Zhou Yi felt a peculiar power enveloping the area.

Strands of light formed a bizarre, square space.

He could see the onlookers but couldn't hear them.

Zhou Yi felt like a character in a fighting game, with everyone else relegated to the background, as if they were on different layers.

The dragon opposite him also transformed, its two-dimensional image expanding into a three-dimensional true form.

It was over a hundred meters long, hidden in a thick cloud of mist, revealing only occasional glimpses of its scales and claws. However, these scales and armor were not as golden and brilliant as in the two-dimensional image, but rather a dull, cold gray, like a candle about to burn out.

Two black holes appeared on it, slowly sucking the mist into them.

These dragon-eye-shaped holes had no pupils or vitality.

Only a chilling sense of decay.

Zhou Yi frowned as he watched: "A dragon shouldn't be like this..."

The other party said, "It sounds like you know me better than I know myself?"

"A dragon—at least the dragon of the old Eastern humans—protects the people, ensuring good weather and symbolizing nobility and blessing for all. That's why ancient Chinese civilization always referred to emperors as True Dragons, and people call themselves descendants of the dragon."

Zhou Yi sized up the monster-like dragon before him and sighed, "How did it become like this now?"

"You are not a dragon at all, just a dragon-shaped monster with the form but not the substance."

"..."

The other party was silent for a moment: "A long, long time ago, my consciousness structure was indeed as you said..."

"But times have changed."

"In this world, dragons can no longer protect people. When people no longer believe that dragons are omnipotent and have the power to resist all misfortunes, then the dragon is no longer a divine image, and in the eyes of all beings, it will gradually tend towards becoming a monster. The perceptions and imaginations of countless people have shaped my current appearance and form."

Zhou Yi asked, "Because of the Celestials' strangulation of you?"

"That's one of the reasons."

The dragon said indifferently, "The dragon as a god is dead; now, only the dragon as a monster exists."

"Enough nonsense, make your move!"

Zhou Yi raised his hand and fired a shot.

Bang!

The Demon Hunter's gun muzzle flashed, and a beam of golden light hit the dragon's body.

A golden hole immediately appeared in the opponent's body, and then a large amount of light spread out from it in all directions, like the dragon spraying a large amount of solidified golden blood.

The atmospheric creature bullet hit, and the alchemy gradually solidified the dragon's body into gold, giving it substance.

The consciousness attack was launched simultaneously.

The dragon roared, "Damn atmospheric creature! Why this monster!"

At the same time, Microphone Maestro also cut into the battlefield.

"A conceptual lifeform too? This is bad..."

The dragon was anxious but was preempted, unable to move for a moment.

The Demon Hunter's built-in 【Seal】 prevented it from using active abilities for 3 seconds.

That was enough time.

Zhou Yi raised his double-barreled shotgun again, aiming at the dragon's body, now solidified into a golden form.

While chatting, he had already converted a large number of light seeds in the Light Storage Box into health points.

Although he couldn't talk to Xiao Fu, using Unit 2 was still no problem.

A full 1 million light seeds had been converted into life.

In any case.

Zhou Yi had gone all out this time, preparing to take a gamble and get justice for Yuanxiao.

If it didn't work, he would just come back next time.

In short.

These were his only three tricks, and he had no other moves.

Zhou Yi pulled the Demon Hunter's metal trigger with his left hand.

【Demon Hunter Spine Storage】 activated!

Over 99% of Zhou Yi's health points were sucked into it, transforming into the most violent and surging power, bursting out as a white light that pierced through the enemy head-on.

The bullet converted from a million light seeds stretched out irregular black lines as it tore through the dragon's body.

The huge explosion briefly blinded Zhou Yi, and his mind was filled with buzzing sounds.

Using 【Life Strike】 at such intensity for the first time made him feel extremely tired, with severe muscle soreness and numbness, and his whole body was trembling continuously at a high frequency; he could barely hold the gun.

Whether it works or not, these are my three tricks.

Zhou Yi barely thought, feeling that he had done right by Yuanxiao.

The dragon did not completely collapse, however.

Although its grayish-white body was visibly falling apart, and large patches of light spots like cracks and spiderwebs were constantly appearing in the clouds, it was clear that it had suffered severe damage.

It still stood tall.

It was very tough.

Zhou Yi also got angry.

Let's see if your life is tough or my bullets are tougher!

He raised the Demon Hunter and fired at the dragon!

Microphone Maestro unfolded the BGM domain, and the Weapon Girl's magic ban continued to take effect, coupled with Curling's alchemy, which completely fixed the dragon in place, constantly turning its whole body into gold, causing holes to appear all over it.

After firing a dozen shots.

The dragon completely turned into a pile of broken gold blocks, and the mist surrounding it also dissipated.

The broken gold on the ground also rapidly faded, turning into fragmented lead blocks, and many even turned into powder.

Did I win?

Zhou Yi was still a little unsure.

"It's dead."

Microphone Maestro gave the first feedback: "Chairman, its consciousness has completely disappeared; it should have returned to the Great Holy Spirit to be reborn."

I really won.

Zhou Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Brothers, going first is really useful!

Especially for his skills and weapon set, the first attack meant firepower suppression and instantly inflicting heavy damage on the enemy.

It's just that the next time I encounter a dragon, these methods won't be able to achieve a surprising victory, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to take effect.

The strange spatial power disappeared instantly, and the world returned to normal from being layered.

Zhou Yi held the Demon Hunter, seeing the people around him staring at him in stunned silence.

Their gazes moved back and forth between the lead blocks and ashes on the ground and Zhou Yi.

Everything was silent.

Suddenly, someone whispered, "It only took 15 seconds to kill the dragon..."

"15 seconds..."

"The dragon is dead; its aura is gone."

"The dragon was killed!"

"Hiss..."

The gazes of the crowd towards Zhou Yi were filled with awe and fear.

Zhou Yi was calm, however.

The current dragon was far from its peak state; it was normal to be killed by him.

The Demon Hunter returned to her silver-haired Weapon Girl form, her cheeks flushed and slightly panting.

She said in a low voice, somewhat excitedly, "This is the first time I've killed a conceptual lifeform."

"It feels so good!"

"Next time, remember to let me get the last shot on conceptual lifeforms! That way, I can get power feedback and growth from killing powerful enemies!"

"Chairman, I'll do whatever you ask me to do in the future!"

"..."

Zhou Yi was a little helpless.

Where are there so many conceptual lifeforms for you to get the last hit and level up on?

He suddenly realized a problem.

The dragon was blasted back to the Great Holy Spirit by his three tricks, but how was he going to get Nian Gao back?

Zhou Yi asked the two new employees next to him.

"Do you know Nian Gao? She's a death angel; her image should be that of a young girl... The dragon is dead; Nian Gao hasn't been given to me yet."

The dragon's death was confirmed by Zhou Yi's words, and the crowd completely erupted.

They ran around telling each other, beaming with joy.

Zhou Yi wasn't sure if they were watching the fun or if they had always had a problem with the dragon.

They would probably be just as happy if he was killed.

But none of that mattered.

Because the person he was looking for came out herself.

"I am Nian Gao."

"You?"

Zhou Yi looked at the person in front of him, somewhat puzzled.

The woman standing in front of him looked to be about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, wearing a white knitted coat, her long hair tied in a side ponytail, her tone calm, and her eyes full of mature charm.

Compared to Yuanxiao, she looked more like a mother.

"It's me."

The woman said, "I received Lord Dragon's order and came here, and I was also watching the battle from the side."

"You won; I am yours."

Nian Gao said with a smile.

Zhou Yi nodded: "Come with me."

More and more people were gathering here; there were many people and many opinions, and maybe it would spread that he had killed the dragon and was going to annex the Dragon Palace...

Wait?

Annex the Dragon Palace.

Directly adding a mature, ready-made college.

This seemed like a good idea.

Now that he was here.

Zhou Yi immediately asked Zhongshan University for their opinion.

"Sorry, I have always cooperated well with the dragon. We both maintain our independence and have no other ideas, nor do we plan to relocate."

"If you come to recruit talent, I am very welcome, but if you want to annex this place, I will firmly oppose it."

Unfortunately, the school was unwilling to merge.

Zhou Yi thought it was a pity and could only lead the team to retreat.

Outside the school gate.

Yuanxiao was still waiting there.

"Chairman, are you okay... Ah? Nian Gao?"

Seeing the daughter next to her, the young death angel showed an unbelievable expression: "Chairman, you brought her out... Could it be that..."

Nian Gao said nonchalantly, "Mr. Zhou killed the dragon in just 15 seconds. Mr. Zhou gave up 1 million light seeds of loot for me."

"..."

Yuanxiao looked dazed, and then said incoherently, "Thank you, Chairman, thank you, thank you..."

"It's nothing; I just got lucky. This was what I promised you."

Zhou Yi said with a smile, "But Nian Gao is different from what you said; she is very easy to talk to."

"She is not easy to talk to."

Yuanxiao then glanced at the gentle-looking daughter next to her and sighed, "She just admires the strong. Because you directly killed the dragon, you represent a power above the dragon, so she is very willing to follow you. That's just how she is."

"I just made the right choice."

Nian Gao said softly, "Lord Dragon was defeated and lost me to Mr. Zhou as well. The weak are essentially appendages of the strong. I will do whatever Mr. Zhou asks me to do."

Zhou Yi couldn't comment on this.

However.

He thought of another thing: "Nian Gao, you completed your third-order advanced studies in the Dragon Palace, right?"

"Yes. I am currently a lecturer in the Dragon Palace."

"What major?"

Nian Gao said, "Applied Mathematics."

Zhou Yi was overjoyed: "You studied mathematics?"

"Yes."

The side-ponytail death angel said, "In the existing knowledge system, mathematics is the most objective tool for describing the world, so I chose mathematics. The strength of a life can be judged by mathematical formulas and values, and a person's life trajectory can also be deduced by formulas."

"For example, if I had followed my mother out of the Dragon Palace and entered the death angel's traditional hunting life, the result would only have been to become the next her."

"I chose to stay in the Dragon Palace because I used mathematical modeling to calculate that the Dragon Palace could provide more powerful variables, giving me a high-speed growth period that other places did not have, a more stable and efficient natural platform. I needed to escape the fate of death angels dying in battle, and becoming a descendant of the dragon was the best choice."

"That's why I stayed in the Dragon Palace."

"Facts have proven that mathematics did not lie. I waited for the chairman's arrival and had a better choice."

Nian Gao said softly.

Yuanxiao frowned: "Why didn't you say that before?"

Nian Gao looked at her young mother and smiled: "Say what? What did you say when you heard that I was studying mathematics? That's useless; it's better to come out and learn to hunt earlier. I will decide what path I want to take myself."

"..."

Yuanxiao was embarrassed for a moment.

Zhou Yi said, "Since Nian Gao is a mathematics Ph.D.... then go to Mushroom Forest Elementary School to teach mathematics. The salary will still be tentatively set at 100 light seeds."

"Yes."

Nian Gao said softly, "I will obey the chairman's orders."

Zhou Yi noticed that many people were looking at them. Many people came out of the Dragon Palace and moved closer to them, whispering to each other.

"That's the one who killed the dragon in 15 seconds..."

"He's not a Celestial, but he's more brutal than the Celestials. I heard that it used to take the Celestials an hour to kill a dragon."

"Waste Earth Development Company, I know. I heard that this chairman likes to kill them all. He killed everyone in the entire Storage City, and he didn't even spare harmless electromechanical lifeforms like excavators, tearing them to pieces alive."

"No wonder he entered the Dragon Palace; he came here to kill the dragon. Maybe this place will change hands in the future."

"Anyway, be careful; this is a terrifying character who kills like cutting hemp."

Zhou Yi's face twitched, and his fists clenched.

You can't fight in the safe zone, and they don't mind watching the fun.

He took a deep breath: "Get in the car, let's go back."