Wasteland Development Diary

#397 - Strange Treasures

Inside the glider on the return voyage.

Zhou Yi looked not far to his side.

On the seats over there were Xiao Tao and a pair of young teenagers.

Zhou Yi sighed.

Originally, he had come for a vacation.

But after only two and a half days of fun, he was back in work mode.

The financial situation of the April Club wasn't too bad; Taber had exaggerated it. Xiao Tao, the club's top star this year, was quite popular, and several major clubs outside had offered considerable transfer fees.

However, the poor overall environment was also a fact.

Taber finally confessed, "Mr. Zhou, actually, my elder brother and I had said long ago to seize the opportunity. I also sincerely want to join the alliance and accept your leadership and guidance."

"You don't know. Don't be fooled by the seeming tranquility of Huayi; the various forces are intricately intertwined. Small clubs like ours are often subjected to all sorts of grievances and have to pay all kinds of unreasonable fees, and we still have to be careful. The root cause is a lack of backing."

"Although it's not to the point where we can't survive—after all, Huayi has always been a neutral city—being suppressed and disgusted from time to time is common..."

So it wanted to join the company.

Zhou Yi didn't know much about Taber, but Huayi was one of the five major centers. If Wasteland Company wanted to expand its reach to the outside world, acquiring the April Club would provide a ready-made office and base.

The attrition rate among Huamian in Huayi's fierce competition was extremely high, basically a winner-takes-all situation, and weaker ones might not have a single customer in a year.

The Ye lineage of Huamian had been cultivated with better social skills and possessed the innate [Pleasure] ability, which could well fill some of the company's positions that required high communication skills, which the company lacked.

After Zhou Yi understood some of the situation, he accepted the April Club, turning it into a secondary institution of the company, operating independently.

He let Taber continue to stay in Huayi and continue to cultivate Huamian as usual. The company would contact it when needed, and it could seek the company's help if it had any difficulties.

Taber's first request was to ask Zhou Yi to take Xiao Tao and the other two children to the company.

"Xiao Tao is a good child."

"Instead of wasting her prime in Huayi, going to the company is her best destination, and it will also earn us some prestige for the club. Her [Pleasure] ability is outstanding, and its quality is very unique. Wherever she is, everyone feels relaxed and less prone to anxiety and mutual hostility."

The club owner said, "Chairman, the other two children, Xiao Xing, has a cheerful personality and talent for drawing, and A Mian, although more shy, is good at making all kinds of toys."

"Their skills are a bit difficult to develop in Huayi because talent is innate, and can only be discovered and not changed."

"The Divine Era proverb says, 'A tree dies when moved, but a person thrives.' The company has a more relaxed and inclusive environment, and they may have new opportunities."

Zhou Yi looked at the two people in the cabin.

Xiao Xing was a long-skirted girl, looking about thirteen or fourteen years old, with clear eyes. She looked out curiously through the glass window.

A Mian looked about eleven or twelve years old, dressed in simple black clothes and trousers. He was very interested in the glider itself, looking around at the interior structure.

Only Xiao Tao.

She was listening intently to Yuanxiao's introduction to the company, occasionally raising her hand to ask questions she wanted to know.

Xiao Tao was constantly taking notes in a thick notebook with a charcoal pencil, already in work mode.

……

Back in Sandport, Zhou Yi sent the three Huamian down.

Xiao Xing and A Mian were assigned to the manufacturing department, becoming Yuan Tong's subordinates.

Seeing these two special new employees, the one-eyed department head was overjoyed.

"Their image is very good! Naturally likable, which is very important in work."

"They can read and write, have a good knowledge base, strong understanding, and are good at communication. Our manufacturing department is too short of such talents!"

"You will follow me and familiarize yourselves with the specific work first."

Both Huamian said yes.

Xiao Tao, as the club's top star, was equivalent to a key talent to be introduced, and Zhou Yi let her choose her own department.

"I want to go to the electricity department, I want to raise electric cats!"

"They look so strong."

So Zhou Yi handed her over to the electricity minister, You Ai.

……

The short vacation had completely ended.

"Da Zhou, treasure hunting, treasure hunting!"

"We can't delay any longer!"

Xiao Fu started to nag again.

Zhou Yi said, "Okay. Where is this civilization's legacy you mentioned located?"

"Very close."

The Streamtracer said actively, "It's in the Dead Sea not far from Sandport, less than 600 kilometers from here. It's the only coordinate I saved after I was killed by the Celestial Being last time. We better set off immediately!"

No sooner said than done.

Following its guidance, Zhou Yi entered the Dead Sea from the forest north of Sandport and advanced north from the seabed.

Finally, he arrived at a mountainous area with thick sand layers.

"It's here."

"Da Zhou, now we need to open a space cave here—that is, an undeveloped space bubble. Now we need your power."

"You are now a Sky Walker and can access the Great Holy Spirit."

"Find the nearest consciousness-side entrance."

Zhou Yi concentrated, and black and white blocks appeared all around.

The coordinates marked by the Streamtracer were a consciousness-side entrance.

"Don't rush to touch it. If you enter like this, you will only connect to the Great Holy Spirit and will not be able to enter the space cave behind it."

"Now switch to my body."

Zhou Yi did as it said.

"Prepare to activate this covered space cave."

"Now that we don't have any handy tools, let's use the traditional method."

"Release energy at the spatial coordinates I marked! The accuracy must not be off at all! It must reach the current level of a Sky Walker!"

Zhou Yi reached out and pulled out the Demon Huntress from his waist, aiming at the position.

Bang!

The bullet exploded as if it had hit something.

"Yes, yes! That's it!"

"Just keep going."

Xiao Fu said.

Zhou Yi continued to shoot with the Demon Huntress, but it was still muffledly bounced away.

"It shouldn't be... why didn't it activate the space cave... logically, the energy is enough to briefly activate it and then be sucked in."

The Streamtracer's voice was full of doubt.

"Space bubbles shouldn't be so difficult to open, but now it's just oscillating and not opening. The things inside..."

"Da Zhou!"

Xiao Fu seemed to have thought of something, "Use your strongest attack to hit that spatial coordinate! It must exceed the level of a Sky Walker, and you must rely on an instantaneous burst of energy to trigger it. Don't be afraid to spend light seeds! This must be a gamble that consumes resources!"

The strongest?

Zhou Yi was stunned. The strongest power he had ever unleashed was the blow that killed the dragon.

That was 1 million light seeds... almost half of his wealth.

The latest novels are first published on Six Nine Books!

Currently, he had less than 3 million savings left.

"Are you sure?"

"Trust me, this thing is definitely worth a try!"

Xiao Fu explained, "It uses a consciousness-side entrance to disguise and seal it, leveraging the power of the Great Holy Spirit to affect consciousness, making it impossible to lock onto this place. After the energy is released, it will be diverted by the consciousness-side entrance. You must use a very high instantaneous burst to accurately lock on to break through and trigger it."

"I originally thought it was just something hidden by some exiles, but it seems that it is by no means that simple..."

The Streamtracer said extremely seriously, "But I'm not sure what's inside. There may be very useful things, or it may be a very dangerous trap."

"Searching for civilization's legacy is like this, with unknown risks."

"The only thing I can be sure of is that it's by no means ordinary stuff. To hide ordinary items in the Current, you only need spatial coordinates and guards."

"Spatial coordinates will continue to oscillate and move under the impact of the Current, and the guards inside will immediately identify the entrant and directly kill strange intruders. If you are worried about theft, you can theoretically ensure that everything inside is foolproof by only increasing the level of the guards."

"This is very different, with high technical skill and clever design. It's not easy to fix the space bubble at the Great Holy Spirit entrance."

"Whatever is inside, it's by no means ordinary stuff."

Xiao Fu said, "Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't advise you to dig it directly. But you have [Selflessness], which can trigger the power of the Great Holy Spirit and avoid the guards inside constantly self-amnesiac and forgetting. This ability is of utmost importance!"

Zhou Yi thought for a moment, "Open!"

"Okay. Then now you first turn on Tie Tie's [Selflessness], and be sure to maintain the highest intensity throughout."

"I can't speak after entering to avoid causing consciousness fluctuations, so I'm counting on you."

Xiao Fu instructed nervously.

Zhou Yi said he knew.

He began to load bullets.

A large number of light seeds merged into the body and turned into life value.

Then he raised the Demon Huntress with both hands, took a deep breath, and aimed at the coordinates provided by Xiao Fu to lock.

Bang!

The light and heat that illuminated the entire Dead Sea erupted.

[Destined Strike] hit the target through the [Demon Huntress Spine Warehouse]!

In the dazzling light, Zhou Yi saw that the black and white block that was originally the consciousness-side entrance suddenly split into two parts, and a black bubble gradually swelled inside.

The bubble contained a deep mire.

A small space bubble.

The Streamtracer urged, "Seize the time and go in."

Zhou Yi drilled into it.

Inside was a narrow, bright space, about the size of a single room.

But there was no furniture.

There were only two things inside.

The first was a white stone ball floating in front of Zhou Yi.

It was about the size of Zhou Yi's head, as if solidified in the air.

One person and one ball faced each other.

For some reason, when facing this lifeless thing, Zhou Yi felt an unspeakable huge pressure, his whole body involuntarily tensed up, and his hands and feet trembled a little.

This physiological fear and warning meant that the strength of this thing had exceeded the upper limit that Zhou Yi could cope with.

The guard should be this stone ball.

Calm down, calm down.

He tried to keep himself calm.

He hadn't activated the guard yet, probably because of [Selflessness].

Under normal circumstances, it should be a kill upon entry.

Therefore, it's okay now.

Zhou Yi moved his feet slightly, but the stone ball didn't move at all, just floating blankly at the entrance, as if it didn't see him at all.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Tie Tie's ability was indeed a treasure hunting skill.

Zhou Yi turned his attention to the other thing in the room.

This thing was the legacy that higher civilization had stored here.