Wasteland Development Diary

“The characteristic of Light Amber is to change the movement of energy.”

The Leshan Giant Buddha said, “This characteristic resonates with me, enabling me to reverse the destructive impact on life.”

“In the past, I couldn't set foot in the Dead Sea. Now, it is within the Dead Sea that I can fully unleash this ability, leveraging the power within to alter the trajectory of existing energy.”

The giant stone Buddha slowly stepped into the Dead Sea.

The mist submerged its feet, waist, abdomen, and upper body, eventually leaving only the white Buddha head covered in spiral curls exposed.

Suddenly, a tremendous force pulled within the Dead Sea, dissipating large swathes of mist around the stone Buddha, which instead swirled around it, transforming the Buddha into a massive eye of the storm.

The Dead Sea within a kilometer radius was dispersed by its power alone, revealing the desolate and gray-brown land of the seabed, along with the collapsed and buried Old Human buildings in the sand.

The Leshan Giant Buddha clasped its hands together.

The dispersed light and mist of the Dead Sea were blocked by an invisible barrier, forcibly changing its flow here.

The Buddha returned to its previous position.

The transformed Dead Sea vortex continued to operate, without reverting to its original state.

This scene greatly shocked Zhou Yi: “You can completely change the way energy moves?”

“Not for too long, only about 10 days.”

The Buddha said, “To completely change the movement of the Dead Sea area, I am currently still unable to do so and need further cultivation.”

“I use Light Amber to construct special tracks circle by circle on the seabed, allowing the Dead Sea energy to move along it.”

“But these tracks will gradually be damaged and collapse under the impact of the Dead Sea, unable to maintain for long. The power of the Light Core body is still too small in the face of the Dead Sea.”

The Buddha sighed.

Zhou Yi, however, saw a spark of hope: “It’s already very strong, Buddha! An amazing ability!”

“As long as you continue to cultivate and grow, one day, you will definitely have the opportunity to transform the entire Dead Sea, turning it into a huge treasure that can benefit all life!”

Little Fu’s vision is indeed sharp.

The Buddha was a little embarrassed: “Great Buddha Zhou Yi, you flatter me.”

“Although my power is small now, I will do my best to hone myself in this direction and cultivate to transform the Dead Sea.”

Zhou Yi affirmed: “That day will come.”

Comparing the Buddha's ability to an Electric Soul is a great underestimation.

Its power will be used to transform the Dead Sea in the future.

Although both were catalyzed using Cave Dweller energy blocks to advance to the Light Core stage, the Overpass and the Buddha took different paths.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask, “Was choosing the Light Amber element your own decision, or was there another reason?”

The Buddha said, “It was the result of discussion between Zhi and me.”

“Why choose this?”

Zhou Yi was curious.

“Walking in the Dead Sea, Light Soot and Light Amber are the most common substances.”

The Buddha explained, “Zhi suggested that I choose Light Amber.”

“The advantage of Light Soot is its vast quantity and strong ductility.”

“The advantage of Light Amber is its higher energy density and strength. Energy conduction in the Dead Sea largely relies on Light Amber, which is deposited and scattered on the seabed, evolving into local natural energy movement patterns. A large amount of deposited Light Amber greatly affects the overall flow of the Dead Sea.”

“Zhi is a Light Collector, and it has a deep understanding of energy.”

“It told me that I am not good at fighting, but the more a life doesn't want to fight, the more it needs powerful strength to maintain itself. Controlling energy is the best guarantee. Light Amber is better for me than Light Soot.”

“I think it was right, and the final result was even better than we originally envisioned.”

“The Light Amber body is highly compatible with energy, allowing the energy state Zhi to be active near my body surface. The light on my head is it.”

So that's how it is.

Zhou Yi nodded repeatedly as he listened.

The partner combination model of Construction Life + Energy State Life seems to be very effective now.

“Zhi, you did a good job.”

“Thank you, Chairman. This is what I should do. Zhi and the Buddha are one,” the Light Collector responded.

However, because it chose another path, the Buddha was unable to find Space Bubbles and Space Holes, but it was highly sensitive to energy and had extremely strong control.

The Buddha said, “Great Buddha Zhou Yi, I want to start cultivating and traveling in the Dead Sea. This is a field I have never set foot in. I also want to see what is happening in the Dead Sea and how various lives survive under its influence.”

Zhou Yi readily agreed: “Of course, I wish you a smooth journey. If you encounter any problems you can't solve, come back. The company is your support, and I will do my best to help you.”

“Great Buddha Zhou Yi, thank you very much for your trust and understanding.”

The Buddha faced Zhou Yi, clasped its hands together, and its huge body bowed to him.

“I’m leaving then.”

“Wait a moment.”

Zhou Yi reminded, “Your current appearance is too flamboyant, all high-purity Light Amber, and with a Light Collector on your head… It’s better to look like before. Be low-key when you're out.”

“You are right. I didn't consider this enough.”

The Buddha came back to its senses.

With that said, the surface of the Leshan Giant Buddha slowly turned black and gray, and soon returned to its previous appearance. A huge black coat made of Light Soot sand, with a large 'Don't Fight' on the chest and 'Come at me' on the back, covered with glowing alien characters like scriptures on a cassock.

To Zhou Yi's surprise, these alien characters gradually twisted and turned into the common characters of the Eastern Continent.

He was somewhat stunned: “You… you learned the Eastern Continent language?”

“A little bit.”

The Buddha smiled and said, “I am not as busy as other alien employees, and I spend most of my time familiarizing myself with alien characters. By consulting Emerald City and Shi Gandang, and using alien characters as a foundation, I have mastered some basic vocabulary of the Eastern Continent language. Unfortunately, I don't know the Western Continent language yet.”

This is already amazing enough.

Zhou Yi muttered to himself that the Buddha's growth potential is indeed very high.

The Buddha turned and walked towards the Dead Sea, its towering body gradually disappearing into the vast white mist.

This scene left the Moon Landing Zone employees dumbfounded and talking.

“The Buddha is… committing suicide?”

“No, didn’t you see the Chairman next to him? The Buddha changed its appearance before, it should have gone into the sea to cultivate.”

“Another alien in the company can move in the Dead Sea. The Chairman is too strong…”

“But Emerald City was not promoted. Not the first, not the second. Did it make a mistake?”

“I'll just say, the Emerald City Building 9 has been delayed for too long, you know what I mean…”

“Hiss! So it's really demoted!”

“Shh, be careful what you say…”

Zhou Yi was too lazy to care about these gossips.

He entered the Space Bubble under the Moon Landing Zone and first confirmed the losses.

The newly taken-out energy block shrank severely, dropping directly from LV4 to LV2, becoming a regular hexahedron with only 1 core energy level.

Zhou Yi felt a little heartache.

The cost of promoting alien employees to Light Core bodies is really high.

Different Construction Lives seem to have different consumption rates as well.

The Overpass consumed the equivalent of 3 cores of energy, while the Buddha consumed 4 cores.

The energy block consumption is very large.

Zhou Yi pondered that he had to find a time to drop another fake leg and let it continue to work and dig up energy blocks.

At this time, the Kestrel flew over: “Zhou, the United City sent an emergency signal, and Kunming Station requires immediate communication with you. There has been no response from your side.”

“Connect it.”

Zhou Yi nodded.

A voice came from the drone's speaker: “Mr. Zhou, you have made new breakthroughs in the field of Construction Life. Congratulations.”

Sure enough, it's for this matter.

The United City is an important strategic partner of the Wasteland Company and will have long-term in-depth cooperation in the field of Construction Life in the future. It also has great potential.

Zhou Yi did not hide it and briefly explained the whole situation.

“Light Core Construction Life!”

Kunming Station's voice was accompanied by a lot of noise, like various audio tracks out of sync.

“Sorry, just now the numerous consciousnesses within the machine body fluctuated… This matter is too big… It makes me a little confused… causing some internal thought collisions.”

Zhou Yi told the other party: “In fact, the whole process is not easy to achieve. What is necessary is the Cave Dweller energy block, which is a combination of a lot of energy and consciousness. The current Light Core level energy is very scarce.”

“Understood… but this is great, really great!”

Kunming Station came back to its senses and said: “Construction Life indeed has more than just the Atmospheric Life path. Maintaining the existing material body can go even further! You have brought us confidence and a successful precedent!”

“However, by continuously creating two Light Core bodies like this, you may have attracted the attention of the Heavenly Kingdom and even the Celestials. Aren't you worried about this?”

Zhou Yi said: “Don't worry, the Celestials don't care at all. In their eyes, there are no opponents in this world, only various life forms that can be used.”

He repeated what Bingzhu said.

“16 Transmuters…”

Kunming Station muttered: “Then there is indeed no need to care about what happens in this world. To some extent, it's a good thing, but the gap is much larger than I expected.”

When the gap between the two sides is too large, there is no issue of conflict of interest.

At least the Celestials currently do not care how many Light Core bodies there are here. To them, this level is just a tool that can be easily manufactured.

Their focus is on the Ring-Sun Wall and the Jupiter that makes them fearful and vigilant.

Zhou Yi asked about the issue he was concerned about: “What is the current situation with the recruitment of wild Construction Lives?”

The company sent Building 7, Electric Cat, and A Jin's scavenging team, but the specific planning is being handled by the United City.

It has been more than two months now, but there has been no news.

“We have visited several independent Construction Lives.”

Kunming Station said: “They are still considering. Electric Cat technology and Electric Drivers are something they have never come into contact with, but the fear of the Dead Sea is deeply rooted.”

“Currently, there are two who are more interested, but they have not made a final decision.”

Zhou Yi was relieved to hear that it was progressing steadily.

Kunming Station added: “There is also a very important thing.”

“The Legalist Front just notified the United City to prepare for city defense and security, because some unpredictable changes may occur next.”

“This is also the main reason I contacted you.”

“They seem to have taken some special action. Be careful on your side.”

Zhou Yi said: “Understood, thank you.”

Just one hour later.

The Legalist Front issued an announcement.

The two Mechanical and Electrical Cities, Turbo City and Gear Fortress, which were occupied by external forces, were forcibly recovered and officially announced their return to the Mechanical and Electrical Cities and joined the Legalist Front.

The former ruler of Turbo City, Lord Ba, was seriously injured, and more than 2,000 of his troops were killed or injured. Lord Ba announced his surrender.

The occupier of Gear Fortress, Lord Wen Ding, was killed on the spot, and his territory was taken over by the Legalist Front.

The end of the announcement read:

——Any act of invasion and looting of Mechanical and Electrical Cities is unpardonable and unacceptable. We will take back our territory and people at all costs.

——Invaders, you only have two choices. Either surrender or be forcibly expelled by the Legalist Front.