Wasteland Development Diary

Since moving into Building 7, A Jin had been living a nomadic life.

Today, the view outside the window was a dry desert.

Tomorrow, it might be a humid and sweltering rainforest.

The day after, it could be a desolate mountain or a barren, uninhabited island.

Building 7 liked to fly to different regions. It also avoided areas frequented by territorial masters, mostly going to remote and sparsely populated places.

Although it couldn't speak, it knew to wait for A Jin and the others to return before flying to the next location.

Once, the White Smoke Mushrooms, Bai Yi and Bai Er, didn't return for half a month after going out.

Building 7 quietly remained in place, waiting.

Later, A Jin and Xie Tu found them on the mudflats by the Dead Sea.

The two brothers had been attacked by Thorn Birds and were seriously injured.

White Smoke Mushrooms came with poisonous mist. They desperately released large amounts of toxic gas, eventually deterring the Thorn Birds and driving away other Guang Na species that wanted to approach.

But because their bodies were poked full of holes by the Thorn Birds, they couldn't move at all, collapsing in the mud like stranded jellyfish.

A Jin and Xie Tu dragged them back to Building 7 with a trailer.

Then he learned that the White Smoke Mushroom brothers had discovered a new species of Bitter Root and wanted to collect some to take back.

Lying on the trailer, Bai Yi said weakly, "A Jin, this new species is different. Its cooling effect is more than 20 times stronger than the ones in Sandport. We tried burning it, and the cooling effect was amazing. The Bitter Root contains solidified black grease, which is Light Amber."

"We dug up that mudflat and used the Recursion City's measuring instrument to detect it, but we didn't find any signs of an underground Light Amber mine."

"This shows that it's a species characteristic, it can absorb Light Amber. The energy level of Light Amber is higher than that of Light Soot, so if we bring this thing back and transplant it, it will make the cooling coal more powerful... Who knew we would encounter this group of Thorn Birds, those damned cheap-mouthed things, they didn't even provoke us, and they pecked holes all over our bodies, we almost lost our lives."

Even though they were covered in festering wounds, they still protected the four Light Amber Bitter Roots they had dug up.

While feeding them Light Seeds, A Jin said, "Our scavenging team, the only real combat member is Xie Tu, we're not a combat group, everyone should be careful and put safety first."

Building 7 originally had two groups of office workers.

The first group was the scavenging team led by A Jin, including him, Weapon Master Xie Tu, and Bai Yi and Bai Er, a total of four people.

The second group was the people from the courier center, led by A Wei, a total of three people.

However, with the large-scale application of gliders, the courier center transformed to use air transport services, purchasing many medium-sized manned aircraft and modifying them into cargo planes.

The speed of a medium-sized glider could reach 70 kilometers per hour, exceeding the 54 kilometers per hour of Bone Fish couriers in the Dead Sea.

Although Bone Fish could switch to rocket mode, the duration was limited to only 2 hours, which could not be used for long-distance flights.

Therefore, mass-producible gliders became the main vehicles of the courier center.

The Bone Fish couriers were exploring transformation under the guidance of Director Qian Su.

Because of this series of changes, A Wei was recalled to the courier center to manage the cargo planes and air routes there.

With the permission of the chairman, Building 7 no longer served the high-altitude shipping task and began to let itself go, exploring flying everywhere.

Away from the company, many things had to be done by themselves.

Bai Yi and Bai Er's awareness of external dangers was far from enough. Because they were born in the Mushroom Forest, they had never been bullied since they were little.

A Jin, however, had grown up through hardships, so he had to be much more cautious.

After rescuing the people, Building 7 rose from the ground.

However, A Jin felt something was wrong. Because Building 7 didn't fly very high, it flew along the traces of the trailer all the way to the mudflat area near the Dead Sea and landed directly.

Soon, a group of Thorn Birds flew over, a dark mass of more than thirty of them. They seemed to regard this place as their territory.

They circled closely above the high-rise building, seemingly trying to drive away and destroy this thing.

Suddenly, houses rose from the ground on the mudflat, rushing straight into the sky and detonating instantly around the Thorn Birds. Immediately, a large number of Thorn Birds were blasted to pieces, and a large number of charred fragments fell from the sky.

The Thorn Bird group was wiped out in one fell swoop.

A Jin finally understood.

Building 7 had come to deal with the Thorn Birds.

Good brother, loyal!

This incident also made A Jin realize that Building 7 actually understood many things. It just couldn't express them, and it couldn't hear what they were saying.

Even so, Building 7 knew that Bai Yi and Bai Er had been harmed by the outside world, so it came forward to get revenge.

But it was also because of this loyal, head-on, hard-line personality that caused it to fall into what might be the biggest trouble in history later.

Half a month ago, Building 7 landed on a deserted island and encountered a group of Red-Haired Monsters.

This group of cunning and combative C-level creatures actively launched an attack on Building 7. They used slings to throw a kind of glass jar, which, when broken, would cause the mud inside to burn and even smoke the building.

It seemed to be some kind of special corrosive substance.

The enemy leader was a giant ape with a completely black and blurry form, a Black Soul mutated from a Red-Haired Monster.

Building 7 directly fought with this group of local bullies.

This group of monsters was experienced, and they were not comparable to the previous Thorn Birds. Faced with the flying house bombing, they agilely and quickly scattered into the Dead Sea. After the bombing was over, they threw corrosive glass jars from all directions.

This continuous attack caused the surface of the high-rise building to begin to partially dissolve, expand, and crack. Building 7 became full of potholes and suddenly looked decades older.

Building 7 angrily flew to pursue, but was led by the Red-Haired Monsters to an area full of puddles. After landing, the foundations began to show damage and cracks.

Later, A Jin learned that this island was used as a dumping ground for hazardous waste.

The puddles were full of strong acid liquid, and the mud used by the Red-Haired Monsters was the same, which could quickly destroy and dissolve concrete, causing serious damage to Building 7 at the machine level.

Building 7 could not be rescued and self-repaired. Because the entire island had been completely polluted, the more sand and soil it absorbed, the more it would be corroded by the strong acid.

At that time, A Jin smelled that pungent smell and couldn't help but feel dizzy and nauseous, feeling very bad.

He kept patting the wall and said, "Forget it, forget it. Let's retreat, this place is not safe, when you're out, don't be angry."

Building 7 couldn't understand at all, and continued to fight with this group of monkeys to the death.

During this period, the Black Soul leader also led the team to sneak attack several times. In a frenzied state, its huge fist smashed several holes in the surface of Building 7.

A Jin's mood became heavier and heavier.

He had already seen it.

The enemy was consuming Building 7. The machine loss was real, and without any supplies, the entire high-rise building was visibly aging and dilapidated, and the light seal inside became fragile due to structural damage.

If this continued, Building 7 would be exhausted and fall into a deep sleep, and then the Red-Haired Monsters could do whatever they wanted.

A Jin racked his brains but couldn't find a way—it was difficult to tell Building 7 about these situations.

Bai Yi and Bai Er were also helpless. They only recognized that the outside air contained a lot of toxins.

The only combat member, Xie Tu, proposed a solution.

"I'll kill the Black Soul."

"As long as it dies, this group of Red-Haired Monsters will start fighting for the leader and will not be able to unite. Our crisis will also be resolved."

A Jin quickly shook his head: "No, you are at least one level lower in life level, you can't win. It also has dozens of subordinates, you can't beat them."

"Believe me."

The weapon master said calmly and firmly: "The reason why Captain Xie Xun sent me here is because in combat, I am the strongest in the scavenging team."

"My usual high-intensity training is to solve this kind of problem."

"I want to use all the materials here to cooperate with me."

A Jin listened to the cracking sound coming from inside Building 7 and gritted his teeth: "Okay, we'll cooperate with you."

"First of all, I want to conscript all 100 Explosive Mushrooms here."

"Because I can't guarantee that I won't detonate them while holding them. So Bai Yi and Bai Er, you have to put them in your backpacks and act with me."

Xie Tu put on his black raincoat armor, equipped all kinds of weapons on his body, and his eyes were firm: "If I die, don't come out, wait for rescue, there is food here. I believe the company will come soon."

A Jin suggested again: "Then don't go out! Let's just wait here and send out a distress signal!"

The weapon master shook his head: "I am a warrior, there is no warrior who surrenders without fighting."

"Building 7 helps us, we help it."

"I am the weapon master appointed by the chairman! I can fight!"

A Jin had a lot to say, but in the end he could only nod.

After nightfall, the Red-Haired Monsters retreated to the Dead Sea, and Xie Tu took the White Smoke Mushroom brothers and quietly left the building, blending into the darkness.

The next day.

The Red-Haired Monsters launched a new round of attacks.

As usual, they threw corrosive substances remotely.

They smashed Building 7 so that it could no longer use flying house bombing, but only passively took a beating, and its moving speed was extremely slow, like a clumsy monster being repeatedly pulled by a group of hunters.

Even so, the Red-Haired Monsters were still cautious, they only threw from a distance and moved flexibly, continuing to attack with strong acid.

When night fell, they retreated to the Dead Sea again.

The third day, repeated like this.

The fourth day was the same.

Only this day, Building 7 was completely still.

A Jin, who lived indoors, was anxious. The indoor lighting and heating were stopped, indicating that the building's life was severely damaged, and even the basic indoor functions could not be supported.

No matter how he used the distress communication device, he couldn't transmit a signal. There were no machine crew members nearby, and the signal couldn't be sent out.

The only thing A Jin could do was to reduce the consumption of water and food and prepare to hide in the building for a long time.

The fifth day.

A new round of attacks smashed Building 7 with scars, turning it into a crooked posture, ready to collapse at any time.

But even so, the cunning Red-Haired Monsters still kept their distance, only attacking remotely, and didn't approach at all.

As the sun set, they retreated to the Dead Sea.

Suddenly, a dazzling strong light lit up in the misty sea, and a powerful shock wave, accompanied by a popping sound, was transmitted all the way into the high-rise building, making A Jin's ears buzzing.

Xie Tu and the others have taken action!

Half an hour later, Bai Yi and Bai Er carried the weapon master, who was covered in焦黑, back.

Xie Tu was unconscious.

All A Jin could do was to feed him Light Seeds like crazy.

After a while, Xie Tu slowly woke up: "Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my mission... The Black Soul is dead..."

He was too weak and immediately fell asleep again.

Bai Yi then said: "Brother Xie ambushed us all the way to the Dead Sea. He said that these Red-Haired Monsters use so many almost identical glass jars, which are all items from the Era of Gods. That is to say, their lair should be near the ruins of the Era of Gods."

"So he took us to observe all the way, and sure enough, there was an ancient ruin in the Dead Sea, like a factory. There was a large stock of glass products inside, and the Red-Haired Monsters were there."

"After they left, we went in to scout, and found that they were very cautious and left people to guard the house."

"Brother Xie believed that they couldn't be buried inside, but explosive mushrooms had to be buried on the only way out. They had to wait until they came back, when they were least prepared, and the time had to be right, we only had one chance."

"We hid in the distance and observed for a few days, and found that they did go out on the same road. The Black Soul always took the lead, and there was an area outside the factory that was the only way to go."

"Later, taking advantage of their coming out, we buried the explosive mushrooms at the right time. I was so nervous at the time that my hands were shaking, and the mushrooms almost leaked out..."

Bai Yi said with lingering fears and excitement: "They returned to the Dead Sea, and we watched from not far away. Then the 100 explosive mushrooms really exploded! Fortunately, we brought these explosive mushrooms for internal defense, they were too useful!"

"They were caught off guard and killed several of them. Brother Xie took us to shout the Waste Land Development Company to do things, and all the other surviving Red-Haired Monsters ran away."

Bai Er added next to him: "However, the Black Soul was very tenacious. It was still running after half of its shoulder was blown off. Brother Xie chased after it and used a long spear and knife quenched with Jumping Snake venom to hunt it down. Although he killed it, Brother Xie was also seriously injured by the other party... But because the boss was dead, the other Red-Haired Monsters all dispersed."

"Brother Xie is really猛!"

A Jin listened with excitement.

This was really a line between life and death.

The leader, Black Soul, was killed, and the Red-Haired Monsters never appeared again.

A few days later.

Building 7 stood up with difficulty, carrying A Jin and the four of them all the way to Sandport.