Wasteland Development Diary

From the overhead view on the remote control screen, an oval-shaped island was slowly moving on the misty sea.

Zhou Yi zoomed in and could clearly see tentacle-like structures along the island's edge. Zooming in further, he discovered that these were the Victory Snakes diligently pushing the floating island in the Dead Sea.

The island resembled a large tadpole in the sea of clouds, steadily moving forward.

The Victory Snakes cooperated with each other, displaying astonishing strength.

"This is a video recording from two days ago."

Hong隼's voice came from the remote control: "The Dead Sea is not peaceful in winter, but even the territorial lords wouldn't want to provoke hundreds of C-level Victory Snakes."

"Doctor Da Vinci said that the Victory Snake group on the island is a matriarchal clan. They desire a stable and good breeding environment, so they unanimously agreed to relocate to the safe Emerald City. Only 5 Victory Snakes left."

"After the Lightburst disaster, the remaining Victory Snakes became even more united. They stated that they would protect the Maria Hospital as before, and hunt for Light Seeds in the Dead Sea to maintain the hospital, so that they can receive timely treatment and care when giving birth to offspring."

"The Victory Snakes also respect our company to which Da Vinci belongs and hope to maintain a friendly relationship with us. If there is anything needed, they will not hesitate to help."

The Victory Snake group does not belong to the Wasteland Development Company; they are considered a powerful neighbor.

Zhou Yi suddenly wondered if Qian Su had made any progress in introducing retired enhanced individuals.

He immediately saw the silver and black truck "Mission" parked in the residential area, meaning that Qian Su had returned.

Zhou Yi went all the way to 101 of Building 2.

There was a sign hanging on the door with a wrench symbol drawn on it.

He knocked on the door.

A voice inside said to wait a moment.

Twenty-odd seconds later, the door was opened.

Qian Su was wearing a woolen hat and a dirty mechanic's suit, with a towel around her neck: "Mr. Zhou, why are you here? The house is messy, please come in."

This was Zhou Yi's first time at her home.

The room was filled with the smell of engine oil, glue, and paint, like a family-style workshop.

Along the wall in the living room were fixed display cabinets with many paper-wrapped goods. A large table in the center was filled with various parts, and bottles and cans were piled in the corners... Although there were many things, they were categorized and organized, and everything was in order.

It was just a little difficult to find a place to stand.

The girl found a chair for him to sit on: "I was thinking of opening a shop here before, but considering the actual situation, I've changed it now."

"The Emerald City has strict access control. If you don't have someone from the company to do a temporary registration, outsiders can't get in. So I think it's best to use this place as a repair point and pick-up point. If necessary, I can meet with customers outside..."

"I'm just talking to myself, what can I do for you?"

Zhou Yi asked about the situation with the Council of Elders.

This brought a bitter look to Qian Su's face: "Just like Zheng Bo said, the people from the Council of Elders all read his letter, but in the end, they all said they would consider it, which is actually a rejection."

Getting the definite result, Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

The plan to introduce retired enhanced individuals was officially declared a failure.

This shortcut was still not viable.

But another mass-market path was progressing very steadily.

A large number of scavengers came from the Sandport area one after another. Because there was not enough housing, they were now camping outside.

Since the quota for the 4 small high-rise buildings was full, the only way for Emerald City to continue expanding was with the high-rise structure of the 33-story building. Building 5, as the first standard high-rise, was under construction, and the entire construction process had slowed down.

Zhou Yi also ordered the start of the second phase of the dam project. After nearly half of the accumulated housing structures were consumed, the Light Ash Dam was further extended to the south and was now sufficient to accommodate 1,000 people working simultaneously.

Looking down from the sky, the Dead Sea Dam was like an arc-shaped highway surrounding half of Emerald City.

Most of the new population had been converted into Light Ash workers, and their wages were uniformly paid in Copper. Wage distribution was the responsibility of the warehouse manager Gong, while Yuan Tong managed personnel and specific collection operations.

Thanks to Qian Su's connections, a large number of copper ingots had also been exchanged here, so there was no problem paying salaries.

On the first month's payday, the workers flocked to Chicken Head Town to eat, drink, and have fun.

Gradually, merchants from Chicken Head Town and other places also came to do business.

They led camels or carried goods on their backs. Some peddled along the dam, while others set up stalls outside the gate wall.

The most popular were the food stalls, mainly mushroom soup, chicken head soup, and bean paste.

The workers had money in their pockets, and they would buy a bowl to warm up when they came back from work. Now with hundreds of workers, they would eat a lot every day, and they supported a group of small vendors outside. They synchronized their work and rest with the workers, which made Emerald City lively in this winter.

The hardest worker was Cao Dayuan, who was in charge of the residents' order in Emerald City. He had too many places to patrol alone.

The residents of Emerald City cherished their hard-won life, and they were all very well-behaved. The small vendors from outside were all idea men, always testing the bottom line of access control, until two vendors were blasted into pieces on the spot by the gate, they became honest and calm.

Now the row of small stalls outside Emerald City reminded Zhou Yi of the snack street outside the school.

A settlement still needed more people.

When there were more people, there were all kinds of needs for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and all walks of life would prosper.

Various thoughts flashed through Zhou Yi's mind.

Qian Su's words pulled him back: "Mr. Zhou, have you seen Jacob?"

Zhou Yi said, "I didn't see him."

"Huh?"

Qian Su was a little surprised: "But I clearly brought him back. Jacob lives in 702 of Building 3. When he came, he happily told me that he really wanted to ask you about the Dead Sea and the aliens."

Zhou Yi said, "Let's go take a look."

He and Qian Su came to the outside of the 7th floor of Building 3.

Qian Su knocked on the door.

The door opened from the inside.

Inside was a thin young man who was stunned for a moment: "Who are you?"

Zhou Yi asked, "Is Jacob here?"

"Jacob... he's working," the young man said of his roommate, shaking his head: "The Bone Man is too fierce, working day and night, never resting. He earns double, that kid is too ruthless."

Zhou Yi was confused.

Because making money was too important, he completely forgot about the discussion about the Dead Sea and aliens?

What a working saint.

Zhou Yi said, "Does he need money very much?"

"Everyone needs money."

The young man scratched his chest: "But we want to earn money to eat good food, wear good clothes, and find a woman or something. Jacob is different, he wants to buy a boat."

"Hearing that he could earn 6,000 a month here, that kid went crazy, howling and working. He's too ruthless, not spending a penny, saving it all. He just got his first paycheck, and he's started working again."

The young man's face suddenly changed slightly, and his eyes widened: "You... you..."

"You are... the Chairman?"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Anything else?"

"Yes, yes..." The young man became a little nervous for a moment, and stuttered: "That, Jacob said, he wanted to buy an enhanced ship, and then go to sea to find treasure."

"That's it?"

"That's what he said."

The young man seemed to find that Zhou Yi was a little dissatisfied, then frowned and recalled, suddenly exclaiming: "Also, also, Jacob said to find treasure, said it was a weapon lost by the Sea God, a weapon from the age of gods. That thing is calling him, telling him to go."

Zhou Yi was also a little curious.

Sea God's weapon? What is that?

The young man scratched his head: "But Jacob speaks incoherently, saying he's going to buy a boat to find treasure, get the Sea God's weapon, and also saying he wants to earn more money to have fun in the Bone Man Bar, and also saying he's going to have surgery on his brain to fill the gap and get an enhanced body... He doesn't know which one is true. But what is certain is that he is very short of money, is desperately making money, and is very capable."

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment: "Well, what's your name?"

"My name is Yan Wei, just call me A-Wei, Chairman."

"A-Wei, tell me about you and Jacob."

"Okay..."

The young man talked for a while.

Zhou Yi listened patiently, and finally said: "If Jacob comes back, tell him to come and find me."

"Yes, yes!"