Wasteland Development Diary

Leaving Building 3, Zhou Yi and Qian Su went to the Guangtai Dam together.

Jacob's workplace was window number 221.

The windows there are now organized into workstations, each worker having their own number matching their work window. Each worker does their job at their assigned window, making the collection process orderly.

It was daytime, but the Emerald City's New Humans were no longer afraid to go out during the day and were all busy.

However, Zhou Yi didn't find Jacob at window 221.

Qian Su asked a nearby worker.

The worker said, "Jacob was called away by Foreman Yuan; he's on the boat."

Speaking of which, after the dam was built, those two small boats could still be seen on the Dead Sea from time to time.

Zhou Yi didn't ask Yuan Tong what he was doing.

The drone located the target vessel, and under the high-definition lens, Yuan Tong was comparing the weight of two buckets and talking to the person next to him.

The Red Falcon lowered its altitude and recorded the audio.

"...The output is too low; this kind of modification won't work. The requirements for technology and experience are too high."

"There are also risks involved. Not everyone can be like you, Jacob."

There was a Bone Man beside him.

However, its skull was wrapped in bandages. Unlike the neatly dressed Sun Chonglai, it maintained its natural skeletal state, not wearing any clothing.

Zhou Yi listened for a while before understanding.

Yuan Tong wanted to modify two small reinforced boats, adding huge fin-like nets to them to capture large amounts of Guangtai sand while sailing on the Dead Sea.

However, the actual tests kept failing.

The wood produced in Mao Valley Town wasn't strong or tough enough and easily broke and was damaged. The nets needed to be deployed by the boat's sailing, which placed high demands on the helmsman, often making even an old hand like Yuan Tong break a sweat.

After finally completing the salvage and weighing it, it wasn't even as much as manual harvesting.

The Bone Man Jacob, because he could survive in the Dead Sea, served as a test assistant. He specialized in climbing to the side of the boat to check the condition of the sand-collecting fins on the side of the boat, making corrections and performing recovery work at any time.

Yuan Tong wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "Jacob, you're right."

"The surface of the Dead Sea melts snow, and the temperature is lower than on land, making many materials brittle... The humidity also increases the weight of the Guangtai sand, further increasing the force required for harvesting. These problems haven't been solved."

Jacob didn't say a word.

Yuan Tong continued, "There's no way around it. The first month of the dam's construction went smoothly, but I've also noticed that some workers are already slacking off. This phenomenon was expected. I've seen this kind of thing in the maritime work I've done in the past..."

"So, it's time to further standardize things. After all, the Chairman is paying such high salaries; it won't do if people aren't working."

The one-eyed foreman smiled: "It's also time to set a standard."

"I've calculated that each person needs to collect a basic amount of 600g per month. A salary of 6000 mushrooms will be paid in full. This amount isn't large. If this basic weight isn't reached, the salary will be deducted proportionally. If the standard isn't met for a long time, they will be fired."

"Of course, the more you collect, the higher the salary. This way, those with high work efficiency like you will see a significant increase in their salaries, and the idea of those who are just trying to get by will be stopped."

Talking about salary, Jacob immediately said: "That's right, that's right! You're right!"

"This is just my personal suggestion; we'll see what the Chairman ultimately decides. The company invested so much in the early stages; we can't let the dam's operation be affected by the bad behavior of a few people. Most people are working very seriously."

Yuan Tong said.

Zhou Yi looked at the remote control screen, his expression a bit strange.

Because the Red Falcon's [Bird's Eye View] had picked up something different.

Jacob was thinking at this moment.

——I feel that the Staff of the Sea God is getting weaker and weaker. I must accumulate a deep-sea vessel as soon as possible and arrive at that place, otherwise the Staff of the Sea God will be completely digested by that alien...

——No, don't give me random commands. Why should I do such a dangerous thing? The salary here is so high, it's more important to go to the Bone Man Bar and have fun! The Bone Man girls there are super hot!

——You fool, use your broken brain and think! If you obtain the Staff of the Sea God, you will become a Sea Lord, and from then on, you will have the opportunity to dominate the Dead Sea. What won't you have then?

——Dominate the Dead Sea? It's more like being dominated by the Dead Sea. I've never heard of a Sea Lord who can defeat the Dead Sea.

——Shortsighted!

——I need to get a skull repair surgery first, so you don't always pop up, say some inexplicable nonsense, and scare other people.

——I am you!

——Then don't make noise, making money here is important.

...

Zhou Yi saw that Jacob seemed to have split personality.

It divided into two.

One is the ideal version of Jacob, with lofty aspirations, wanting to obtain the Staff of the Sea God and compete for the Dead Sea.

The other is the lifestyle version of Jacob, who only wants to make money, go to bars, and live a life of eating, drinking, and having fun.

Zhou Yi quietly left.

In the evening, Jacob came to the 31st floor of Emerald City.

"Welcome, please come in."

Zhou Yi raised his hand to signal.

The Bone Man Jacob wasn't naked; instead, he was wearing a clean black jacket, gray pants, and a pair of linen shoes, showing that he attached great importance to this visit.

"Sit."

Zhou Yi said with a smile: "We actually have a Bone Man here too, Sun Chonglai. Have you met him?"

"No."

Jacob sat cautiously on the chair, his body involuntarily straightening up: "I've heard of him. He's the manager of Mushroom Forest and an old employee of the Wasteland Development Company, but I've never met him."

"If you have time, you can meet and communicate more. There are very few Bone Men here."

After Zhou Yi made some small talk, he said, "Is there a voice in your head?"

Jacob was shocked: "You know?"

"I've heard of similar things before."

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Zhou Yi sat on the sofa, looking at the Bone Man: "When did this happen?"

"Actually, I'm not too sure."

Jacob touched the bandage on his head: "When I woke up, I was on the land outside Sandport, and the memories in my head were all chaotic. I don't even know who broke my head, but I do remember some fragments of the Dead Sea."

"I seemed to be a navigator in the past, active on the Dead Sea. Sometimes I sat on a boat on the sea, sometimes I dived into the sea, seemingly looking for something, probably treasure hunting."

"But those fragments are all broken and can't be connected. I don't know where I came from, and no one in Sandport knows me..."

Listening to its confession, Zhou Yi also used the Red Falcon's [Bird's Eye View] to read its mind.

——He must be greedy for the Staff of the Sea God and wants you to tell him.

——Don't be taken advantage of.

——Only I am really doing it for you, I am you, no one else can think of you like I do.

——But it doesn't matter if you tell him. If the Staff of the Sea God was so easy to obtain, it would have been taken by various Sea Lords long ago. Without us, they can't contact the Staff of the Sea God.

...

The one speaking was the lifestyle version of Jacob, and the ideal version of Jacob continued to exert influence in his heart.

Zhou Yi looked at the Bone Man in front of him: "I'm not very interested in the Staff of the Sea God you mentioned. I heard that the Staff of the Sea God is being swallowed by a special alien. I'm very interested in the Dead Sea alien."

Jacob was stunned: "You... you know about that too?"

"Just heard about it."

Zhou Yi extended an invitation: "Do you want to cooperate with me?"

"You help me find that alien, and I'll help you rescue the Staff of the Sea God. I'll provide you with a sum of money to locate and find it, and the company will also assist you..."

The Bone Man was stunned.

Various thoughts flashed through its mind.

——Don't agree!

——This is a trap, no doubt...

"That would be great! I really want to cooperate with a strong person like you! I've been waiting for such an opportunity!"

However, Jacob, who loves eating, drinking, and having fun, has already spoken faster than his brain, happily agreeing.

——You fool, you fool!!! Go to hell, you're hopeless!

Zhou Yi tried hard to hold back to avoid laughing.

He immediately handed a Guangna Box to the Bone Man: "There are 50 Guang species here, enough to buy a small reinforced boat. Consider it my sponsorship to you."

Seeing the real money in his pocket, Jacob immediately said, "Please rest assured that what I said is definitely worth it."

"In the fragments of my memory, the Staff of the Sea God is a very powerful weapon. It can come and go freely in the Dead Sea, and the enemy will be destroyed before they even see it."

Zhou Yi nodded.

It sounds like a hidden sea-based heavy cannon.

But then again, the architectural life that can capture this Staff of the Sea God and almost eat it is obviously even stronger.

Zhou Yi's goal is the latter.

"The alien that caught the Staff of the Sea God is very special and terrifying... It has many blood basins and an almost endless desire to eat. The most incredible thing is that it doesn't even slumber in the Dead Sea, but hunts everywhere on the sea."

Jacob's words aroused Zhou Yi's interest even more.

An architectural life swimming in the Dead Sea.

Could it also be a floating island? Is it traveling around the Dead Sea with a mountain of shit code?