Wasteland Development Diary

Chen Jiadong had ordinary looks, was about twenty years old, with hair that was neither long nor short, and wore a black jacket. He stood quietly outside the gate, waiting for permission from the local host.

Zhou Yi had the Red Falcon bring the young mayor into Maria Hospital.

In the hospital room, Chen Jiadong saw the Sea Duke Sha Hai with his eyes closed.

There was no expression of grief or sadness on his face, but rather a slight sigh of relief: "The Duke is still alive, that's good, that's good, there is still hope for Sha Harbor."

Zhou Yi spoke the Sea Duke Sha Hai's password.

"Azure Fall Wind Meal, Thousand Horizontal Forts."

Upon hearing these eight words, Chen Jiadong suddenly tensed up.

His eyes were dull, as if some kind of switch had been flipped.

Five or six seconds later, Chen Jiadong recovered from his trance, lowered his head slightly, and said in a docile tone: "Master, please give me your orders."

Zhou Yi was a little puzzled.

What kind of mechanism is this?

Are there spells in the wasteland era?

He immediately thought: "Is this password related to your enhanced body?"

"Yes, Master."

Chen Jiadong said: "My enhanced body, the 'Drum Snail,' is deep inside my ear, connected to my head."

He pointed to his ear hole: "The Drum Snail can help me filter specific sounds. I can identify the sounds caused by Dead Light. Whether it is the sound of the Photon species flying and the friction with the wind, or the contact between the limbs and the ground when an enhancer moves, Dead Light will exchange and circulate with them at all times, so it will react with my Drum Snail."

He answered all of Zhou Yi's questions without hesitation.

Chen Jiadong was like a humanoid Dead Light detector, able to ensure the internal stability of Sha Harbor and detect external infiltrators in a timely manner.

The password given by Sea Duke Sha Hai could put the "Drum Snail" enhancement to sleep for 12 hours, turning Chen Jiadong into an ordinary person during this period.

The reason for this was that Chen Jiadong was originally an enhancer created by Sea Duke Sha Hai. When performing Photon Imprint structure transplantation and enhanced organ creation, Sea Duke Sha Hai required the manufacturer to add a series of simple passwords for control.

If he wanted to, he could even make Chen Jiadong's head explode instantly.

So upon hearing the relevant instructions, Chen Jiadong understood that this represented the master Sea Duke Sha Hai—or Sea Duke Sha Hai's replacement.

"The trade in Sha Harbor City has been affected to some extent in winter, and some payments have not yet been completed. Currently, the total winter income is 2207 Photon Seeds."

Chen Jiadong took out a Photon Seed box from his pocket and presented it with both hands.

Zhou Yi accepted it directly.

He was now in charge of Sha Harbor, so taking some hard-earned money was justified.

His focus was on: "How is the situation in Sha Harbor City?"

Chen Jiadong said: "It is stable in the short term. Sha Harbor has experience in dealing with external shocks, and there are sheriffs, guards, administrators, and arbitrators in the city to maintain social order. However, the enhancers in the city already know that Lord Sea Duke Sha Hai has been severely injured, so it will inevitably cause further fermentation. This matter needs to be clarified as soon as possible to avoid internal riots."

Zhou Yi repeated Sea Duke Sha Hai's intentions, and the other party suddenly realized: "Understood. Then, after completing all your orders, I will go to the city to handle and make announcements. Sha Harbor City has always heard about Emerald City and the Wasteland Development Company. If your aberrant is stationed here, then the enemy will not dare to act rashly."

"Tell me about Duke Baili."

Zhou Yi began to study his opponent.

Chen Jiadong's eyelids drooped slightly, as if organizing his thoughts.

Then he opened his mouth and said: "Duke Baili's army has blockaded the northern Dead Sea area, which has greatly increased the cost of our transport ships, and some cooperative cities have also turned to other ports to dock. The enemy's military force is further expanding its encirclement to both sides, squeezing our space."

"If this situation continues, our northern sea trade route may be completely cut off."

"As a countermeasure, Lord Sea Duke Sha Hai has also stopped all trade with Duke Baili, no longer buying its steel and tools, and transferred all the chicken and cattail pollen originally exported to Steel Refinement City to southern cities for dumping."

"This winter, we were originally preparing to deal with Duke Baili's large-scale invasion. But the enemy launched harassment attacks on Sha Harbor's one city and three towns, causing panic among the people."

"Under the enemy's strategy of nibbling and exerting pressure, the Sha Harbor area continues to suffer losses. The Lord of the Eastern Territorial Sea is also further demanding increased trade taxes, and we are under continuous economic pressure."

"Another hidden danger is that some of Sha Harbor City's merchants have shown a tendency to waver."

"Although I have not obtained conclusive and powerful evidence, I have reason to suspect that several merchants have already sided with Duke Baili, acting as its internal agents and spies. Therefore, before our guards and Tianjin knights arrive, the enemy raiders can always escape..."

Zhou Yi frowned as he listened.

The seemingly calm Sha Harbor was actually facing internal and external troubles, and was precarious.

Sea Duke Sha Hai had also admitted before that his military strength and overall strength were inferior to Duke Baili. If he took the initiative to attack, it would inevitably cause the rear to be empty, leading to more serious consequences.

Therefore, Sha Harbor was forced to be on the defensive.

In the past, they were safe and sound because Duke Baili's target was not in this direction, and the Sha Harbor area was not of high value. Due to the obstruction of other directions and the difficulty in promoting expansion, Duke Baili turned its target to Sea Duke Sha Hai, who had the weakest combat power.

Although Chen Jiadong was the mayor of Sha Harbor City, his knowledge was limited, mostly regarding the city's economy and trade.

Zhou Yi asked him to go back and appease the citizens.

Then he found Red Falcon again.

"Does Recursive City's database have information about Duke Baili?"

The drone's electronic eye flickered.

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"Yes."

"Duke Baili is a B-grade Photon species 'Fighting General'. It is evolved from a C-grade Photon species 'Sea Fighter' and is a natural combat-type Photon species. According to existing records, Duke Baili was the first to lead a group of Sea Fighters to occupy a small piece of land and build Shell City."

"Shell City is located 340 kilometers north of Sha Harbor. The local Dead Sea covers the real ocean, and there are many shellfish growing nearby. Among them, white shells are high-quality bait for fishing bone fish, and waveform shells can be used to carry Photon Imprint structures and are a good natural Dead Light material."

"Shell City's main industries are exporting and selling these two types of shellfish, but because they are both natural raw materials, the profits are not high."

Red Falcon continued to introduce: "After establishing Shell City, Duke Baili plundered a large number of humans from the outside and sent them to Shell City to build the city, raise and sell shellfish."

"Not long after, it launched a war against 'Iron Duke', the owner of Steel Refinement City in the south. The war lasted for five years, Iron Duke was defeated and killed, and the 1 city and 4 towns under his command became Duke Baili's territory."

"Then Duke Baili sought a breakthrough to the north, but the vast sea area there was occupied by the powerful Lord of the Territorial Sea 'Summit Duke', which made it unable to move an inch and also put it under great pressure. Attacking the Sha Harbor area in the south is probably due to this reason."

Zhou Yi was thoughtful.

Duke Baili's combat power was stronger than expected.

Judging from the military field alone, even if Sea Duke Sha Hai was fine, Sha Harbor would probably not last longer than Steel Refinement City did in the beginning.

Just as he was thinking, Zhou Yi suddenly saw an electronic illustrated book pop up on the remote control screen.

The picture showed a four-armed monster covered in armor, with only a pair of eyes exposed, somewhat like a muscular, heavily armored version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

...

[Duke Baili]

Strength: B+

Skills: C

Vitality: B+

Rating: B

...

"Duke Baili has rich combat experience. This is the evaluation result after Recursive City collected its combat data, for reference only."

"What needs to be focused on are Duke Baili's two skills."

"[Brawl]—During combat, the damage received can be temporarily converted into defense, further enhancing resistance to blows."

"[Handyman]—Can quickly master various tools, especially Photon Imprint devices or weapons, which will have a special reaction with the machine and exert excellent effects."

Red Falcon said: "Although they are two uncomplicated abilities, Duke Baili has developed them to a very high degree. In existing combat records, Duke Baili has used 7 kinds of weapons, is proficient in melee combat, accurate in long-range shooting, and can use four weapons to fight at the same time."

Zhou Yi thought to himself.

Duke Baili is indeed a Lord of the Territorial Sea who started from combat. His strength and vitality are maxed out, he can fight and resist, and he can use all kinds of weapons.

As an opponent, he is indeed tricky.