Wasteland Development Diary

Cui Mao and Zhou Yi talked until nearly dawn before he and his guards rode off on their motorcycles.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Zhou Yi faced the Dead Sea.

The rising sun illuminated the edges of the continuous fog zone, and the occasional flashes of dead light began to become active.

This gaseous area composed of light and fog reminded him of the vast clouds he saw from the plane.

It was the time when Photonoids came out.

Zhou Yi twisted open a can of latte coffee, drinking it while sorting through the information Cui Mao had provided in his mind.

The open and covert struggles between the Celestial Kingdom and the Star Cluster had penetrated into many industries in various cities.

This initially reminded Zhou Yi of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

But according to Cui Mao's description, it was completely different.

"The Black Emperor is trying to reconnect the entire world from the Dead Sea's division, establishing a new order centered on the Celestial Kingdom. Under this order, all cities and lords who join, whether human or Photonoid, will abide by basic legal constraints and fulfill corresponding obligations."

"The new order will stabilize the situation in various regions, freeing all forces from the pressure and anxiety of disorder, and reducing simple and crude wars by strengthening trade and culture. This will reconnect the scattered settlements into a whole, and everyone will be able to find a stable place to survive within this framework."

"The goal of the Celestial Kingdom is to lead the united order of the world."

The Star Cluster had a completely different internal logic.

Cui Mao said: "Unlike the Celestial Kingdom, the Star Cluster's territory is not in our world, but in the stars outside the world."

"What the Star Cluster promotes is absolute elitism."

"The Eye Outside the World watches everyone who joins the Star Cluster, records and evaluates their words, deeds, wisdom, and talents, and seeks out those with special talents, giving them goals and tasks. If a person can achieve this within a specified period, they may be selected by the Star Cluster to become a Star Cluster Chosen."

"The Chosen are protected by the Star Cluster at all times. If they are threatened with death or encounter danger, they will be shrouded by the Eye Outside the World, making it difficult to harm them. The Chosen can also enter the Star Cluster's territory outside the world. It is said that the Star Cluster is composed of stars, and each Chosen can have their own star…"

The Celestial Kingdom wanted to become the dominant civilization in the wasteland era, while the Star Cluster was harvesting leeks by picking the best from everyone.

The contradiction between the two was fundamental and difficult to reconcile.

Both sides were further consolidating their own territories and trying to attack and weaken the other.

Qian Su and Ji Chang were a microcosm of the confrontation between the two major forces.

"To be honest, we really want to obtain evidence of Ji Chang's crimes."

"Once we have direct testimony and physical evidence, we can formally arrest him, seal his industries in the Tianjin Knight Jurisdiction, and arrest the relevant personnel."

Cui Mao said seriously: "If, I mean if, if Mr. Zhou catches his people, please hand them over to us. This will be a greater blow to Ji Chang."

He gave him a prop that looked like a firework, saying that he would see it once it was launched and would come immediately.

Zhou Yi said it depended on luck.

His style of combat had always been to eliminate the enemy's active forces as much as possible, and it was not easy to have survivors.

It was a habit developed in the Dead Sea environment.

……

Having experienced the most intense battle to date.

And receiving Qian Su and Cui Mao.

Zhou Yi was not sleepy at all.

After drinking his coffee, he set off with his troops to the Dead Sea again, quickly arriving at the nearest nameless old residential area.

Last time he came mainly to collect some furniture such as sofas, bed frames, mattresses, tables and chairs, and then moved them to the container house on the top floor of Emerald City to improve the office environment for everyone.

This time the target was food.

Zhou Yi walked into Room 101 of the nearest building. The anti-theft door here had been chiseled open by the Samurai Crabs, and it could be opened with a gentle pull. The reason for covering it before leaving was also to prevent Bone Fish from drilling in and destroying the items inside.

The room was about one hundred and twenty to thirty square meters, with TV, refrigerator, washing machine, air conditioner and other household appliances.

There was also a family photo of three in the photo frame on the TV cabinet.

Zhou Yi put his hands together in front of the photo and said silently: "Excuse me, I'm borrowing something."

Then he first opened the refrigerator and found two bottles of Fanta soda and a bottle of rice wine, all unopened.

He also found a package of dried noodles and a bag of rice.

In the past, Zhou Yi had no way to deal with dried grains. The water in the Dead Sea was polluted by dead light and even glowed, which didn't look like it could be eaten. Starting a fire to cook was also easy to attract the attention of Photonoids. He mainly ate canned and packaged food.

Now he could get some back to taste.

Zhou Yi stuffed these foods into the prepared bag and tied it to the back of a Samurai Crab.

Red Falcon suddenly warned: "There are creatures approaching."

Zhou Yi immediately ordered the Samurai Crabs to enter combat formation and ambush in the room.

He looked at the remote control in his hand.

On the screen, a red dot was approaching the green dot representing himself.

The lens zoomed in, and the visitor was a Long-Necked Crocodile.

New red dots appeared again.

There were 4 Long-Necked Crocodiles gathered outside the residential area, and they all came from the north.

Zhou Yi felt strange.

This type of C-level monster was a solitary creature, how did they start ganging up?

Zhou Yi observed for a while and found that these 4 Long-Necked Crocodiles were just taking a break. Two of them were injured, and the torn wounds on their bodies could be clearly seen.

Injured, from the north……

Zhou Yi immediately thought of the Long-Necked Crocodile he had killed before, which also matched these two characteristics.

"Red Falcon, expand the monitoring range."

The drone's lens suddenly zoomed up.

More red dots suddenly appeared at the far end of the remote control screen, another 5 scattered, all Long-Necked Crocodiles, all from the north.

Zhou Yi asked: "Do Long-Necked Crocodiles have the habit of migrating to give birth?"

"This species does not have the characteristics of group migration or migration."

Red Falcon replied: "After comparing the traces of the wounds, the shape and texture of the scars on this group of Long-Necked Crocodiles are highly similar to the wounds caused by the B-level creature [Spine Hunter]."

"The Long-Necked Crocodile itself is also one of the Spine Hunter's prey, so it is inferred that the Spine Hunter is hunting Long-Necked Crocodiles in the north, causing them to flee here."

Zhou Yi frowned.

What if this monster chased over, it would be another trouble.

Zhou Yi heard this name for the first time.

Although he was a veteran of the seabed, the seabed was basically inhabited by low-level monsters such as Samurai Crabs and Bone Fish. Long-Necked Crocodiles were rare, and the Dead Sea area above was where advanced monsters appeared.

"Give me the information of the Spine Hunter."

After a moment.

An electronic image popped up on the screen.

The Spine Hunter's appearance is like a big white flower, with expanding and soft petal-shaped feet. These feet slowly contract and expand, pushing the body to swim.

Next to it is the text rating.

……

[Spine Hunter]

Strength: B

Skill: B

Vitality: C

Rating: B

Habits: Solitary, with high intelligence, outstanding explosive power and speed, and extremely strong survival adaptability.

……

Zhou Yi was vigilant.

This flower-shaped monster was still a violent hunter.

Red Falcon added: "The Spine Hunter is very aggressive. They are one of the few species that will hunt creatures even if they are not for food."

"Their skill is [Light Prism Exoskeleton], which focuses and refracts dead light through the exoskeleton of the body, combining offense and defense. It is also for this reason that the Spine Hunter's habit is to hunt during the day and rest at night."

"Long-Necked Crocodiles are on their prey list. But judging from the situation here, this Spine Hunter is either not mature, or is relatively weak or injured, and has repeatedly failed to hunt Long-Necked Crocodiles."

Zhou Yi suddenly realized again: "How is this data description so similar to the format of the Dead Sea Illustrated Book?"

Only the [Value] column is missing.

Red Falcon replied: "Because the Dead Sea Illustrated Book is based on the data made by electromechanical life, and modified on this basis."

Zhou Yi thought that was good, it was more convenient to use the electronic version.

After careful scanning by Red Falcon, no trace of the Spine Hunter was found within the searchable range. The Long-Necked Crocodiles also left after a short rest.

Confirming that it was safe, Zhou Yi then began to direct the Samurai Crabs to carry the big and small bags to Emerald City.