Wasteland Development Diary

The Spine Hunter was questioning and warning.

Zhou Yi, on the other hand, had the Kestrel activate [Overwatch].

On the remote control screen, its inner thoughts appeared above the spherical creature's head.

——What the hell is this thing? Can't even make a dent... There's no way to fight it.

——If only Mother hadn't passed away, I wouldn't be bullied like this, damn it. Our OOX family has really declined, it's all because of XX, I'm too weak, I don't have the power to drive away foreign monsters.

——If it doesn't work, I should run first and come back when I can beat it. Anyway, OOXX, I need to stabilize it first.

……

This time, when Overwatch was activated, the characters ×〇 appeared, which hadn't happened before.

The Kestrel explained this: "Because the [Overwatch] ability is C-grade, it's very difficult to use it on a B-grade life form that exceeds its ability range, and there will be a lot of information that cannot be read."

Although it was more difficult to understand, Zhou Yi still understood the general idea.

The Spine Hunter in front of him was indeed not in a complete state, and its mother had also died.

So, these two are Winter Beasts?

Extracting the bones of creatures, discarding the flesh and skin, being able to fly, unable to resist... These characteristics do match.

How to communicate with it became the most important issue for Zhou Yi at the moment.

After all, the other party was a B-grade creature, and there was some risk in going over himself.

The Kestrel volunteered: "I'll negotiate with it. Its destructive power is very strong, but the coverage is limited, and it's also afraid of us. As long as I keep a sufficient distance, I'm safe."

After receiving permission, the drone flew between Emerald City and the Spine Hunter, acting as a megaphone and loudspeaker.

Zhou Yi told the other party through the Kestrel: "This is the Wasteland Development Company's wildlife reserve. Hunting is prohibited without authorization."

The other party was stunned.

Two red light clusters appeared on the Spine Hunter's glass-ball-like body, arranged vertically, like the two of bamboo from mahjong.

It protested: "This is my hunting ground!"

Zhou Yi said: "You and your mother have only been here for two years, but our company's office building has stood here for a long time, dating back to the Age of Gods. You are the latecomers."

"……"

The Spine Hunter was unwilling to give up, and the two of bamboo eyes turned into flame shapes: "Aren't you just being unreasonable! This was originally my home! Our family will not give up our territory!"

"Call your family elder, I don't talk about serious matters with children, call your mother over to talk to me."

As soon as these words came out, the Spine Hunter stalled.

Zhou Yi saw through the screen.

Dense inner thoughts emerged above its head.

——The Age of Gods? Impossible, this is definitely a lie.

——But this guy knows my mom. Its body is so strong, but it didn't kill me, it's very restrained, it's just admonishing me, what does this mean... A huge, high-strength body, existence from the Age of Gods, the owner here, I remember...

The Spine Hunter suddenly said, "You know my mom!"

Huh?

Zhou Yi was completely taken aback.

According to the illustrated guide, Spine Hunters have higher intelligence, but this two of bamboo seemed to have a bit too much mental activity.

"I don't know her."

"No, you definitely know my mom! My mom is Hunter Que, she almost became the Lord of the Territorial Waters."

The other party insisted: "My mom told me about you, saying that beneath that place full of mushrooms lies a Dead Sea Abomination, that's you! My mom said that she and you were once companions, fighting against the Skywalkers together. You were defeated and injured, and she took care of you there... and then she temporarily managed this hunting ground, telling me to come here in the winter to take a look."

Zhou Yi was dumbfounded.

He quickly turned his head and asked Emerald City, "Is there such a thing?"

"Fake, fake!"

Emerald City rarely showed anger: "I fell asleep after running out of energy, I wasn't defeated. Lying, lying, the other party is completely lying!"

Zhou Yi continued to read the Spine Hunter's thoughts.

——Mother said back then that there was absolutely nothing to worry about in this hunting ground, even if the Dead Sea Abomination woke up, it would be one of us, just don't anger it.

——But this guy can actually talk, and it looks like he doesn't want to admit it, damn it.

——OOXX, it's still because Mother isn't here anymore, alas, without Mother, they don't even recognize me anymore, this world is really OOXX!

……

Judging from its mental activity, the Spine Hunter didn't deliberately fabricate such a story.

Its deceased mother really said something like that.

But it seemed more like a comfort to the child, so it wouldn't be afraid of the Dead Sea Abomination in the mushroom forest.

The situation suddenly became a little strange.

Zhou Yi thought for a while and asked through the drone: "What's your name?"

The other party replied: "My name is 'Hunter Sea'."

The name was quite impressive.

But in terms of behavior and thought, it was still in a somewhat mama's boyish, fragile, and young age.

"You and my mom are companions, you're my uncle or aunt! My mom doesn't like dealing with aunts, you must be an uncle!"

"Uncle, please take me in! I'm very strong as long as I grow up!"

"I only hunt some monsters, I don't eat much, and after winter I'll go to the Dead Sea to continue hunting and live independently."

Zhou Yi saw.

Hunter Sea's intentions emerged above its head.

——This Abomination will definitely pretend not to know my mom at all, just like those other guys. People forget you when you're gone, it's like that everywhere, alas.

——I'll paralyze it first, and then take the opportunity to escape.

Emerald City seemed to be putting a lot of pressure on it.

Zhou Yi's core strategic deterrent purpose had already been achieved.

The current situation, however, gave him a different idea.

"Although I don't know your mother, if you don't have a good place to go in the winter, you can come to our Wasteland Development Company. You can earn rewards by working for the company, including the light seeds and bones you need, the company can provide them."

The other party didn't reply immediately.

The Spine Hunter was thinking.

——It sounds like a trap, but winter is really hard, and there are too few light seeds. And it's the time when consumption is the greatest, I'm so hungry, and it's not easy to catch long-necked crocodiles, how come they're all getting smarter and smarter.

——Now my energy reserves aren't enough, my body is too weak, and I have to guard against other OXX, I'll test it out first.

"What does Uncle want me to do?"

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"Patrol."

"Patrol?"

"That's right."

Zhou Yi said: "I need you to patrol our company's territory this winter, driving away those foreign monsters and preventing them from affecting our company's industry."

"But I can't beat the strong ones... My strength isn't enough to reach the normal level of the Spine Hunter clan."

"I'll handle what you can't handle."

Zhou Yi explained.

The Spine Hunter finally understood that its role was to deter those low-level monsters below B-grade, more like a guard patrolling the territory, and Emerald City would take action if it encountered a truly strong enemy.

"Then no problem, Uncle."

It also said: "But I'm very hungry, can you give me some light seeds to replenish my energy? Our clan consumes the most in winter, but hunting in winter is the most difficult and dangerous, all kinds of high-level creatures may appear..."

The Spine Hunter was making small calculations in its heart.

——If it doesn't give me any, it definitely just wants to use me.

——If it gives me some, I'll take another look... but that's probably impossible.

Zhou Yi decided to take a gamble.

He had saved up some light seeds for a while, and he could use a little bit of resources.

Zhou Yi took out the light nano-box in his pocket, asked the Kestrel for the price, and added a certain amount of light seeds to it.

Then the drone brought it to the Spine Hunter and threw the light nano-box to it.

The Spine Hunter stretched out a petal-shaped tentacle and immediately wrapped it around.

Zhou Yi told it through the Kestrel: "You haven't reached B-grade yet, so we'll use C+ grade as the standard. According to the market price for hiring, the monthly salary for a C+ grade patrol guard in winter is 30 light seeds, here's a prepayment of 1 month's salary."

"If you're willing, stay and work, at least it's safe here."

Zhou Yi had already prepared for this light seed to be a waste of money.

Advance payments have this kind of risk.

Text also appeared on the screen.

The Spine Hunter was thinking.

——The Abomination is really rich, it seems okay to hang out here for the winter. I'll hang out for a while and see.

"Uncle, I promise to do a good job in patrolling! I'll go clean up my temporary nest under the Dead Sea first, and I'll come to work tomorrow!"

The Spine Hunter immediately guaranteed.

However, the next day, the Spine Hunter didn't come.

On the third day, it didn't come either.

On the fourth day, the fifth day, there was no news.

All the circumstances proved that this monster temporary worker had run away with the money.

However, on the seventh day, Zhou Yi was eating Lao Gan Ma noodles when he saw the spherical Spine Hunter staggering all the way from the far end of the Dead Sea outside the French window.

Behind it were dozens of black snake-shaped monsters shuttling through the mist sea, chasing after it relentlessly.

From far away, it let out a deafening shout.

"Uncle, save me!"

Zhou Yi's face twitched.

This unlucky kid is hopeless. Let's destroy it.

But the Spine Hunter brought a crucial message.

"I found an aunt for you, a very beautiful aunt! You will definitely be able to give birth to very strong offspring! And then I was destroyed and besieged by these guys... Save, save! Save me!"

Beautiful aunt?

Another Dead Sea Abomination?

Zhou Yi put down his chopsticks.

Since you call me uncle, then I have to help my own child.

"Emerald City, prepare to bombard! Repel the enemy!"