Wasteland Development Diary

After inspecting the farmland and breeding platforms, Zhou Yi rode the Spine Hunter to the cave in Yalong Bay.

Deep within the tunnel, faint lights flickered.

Li Mo sat on a high mound of earth, playing with a magma-like, high-temperature viscous fluid in his hands.

He rotated and kneaded the material, using his other hand to rapidly cool it down. Soon, a black cup with a handle was formed.

Zhou Yi recognized the material as obsidian.

Natural obsidian is born from volcanoes, but Li Mo was making it by hand.

"Chairman, you've arrived."

The mutant child clapped the dust off his hands and hurried over.

Zhou Yi handed him half a melon: "The company's volcanic melons this year. Have a taste."

Li Mo took the melon, broke it in half, took a bite, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Then, he devoured the melon with gusto.

Zhou Yi watched with a smile and a nod.

That's how you enjoy a melon.

Li Mo quickly finished off half the melon, then wiped the juice and seeds from his mouth, revealing a satisfied expression: "It's really delicious… much better than the sweet and sour fruit on the island. I've never tasted anything so sweet. The company is truly powerful."

He then used his left hand to condense a handful of water to wash his face, demonstrating skillful control over his abilities.

Zhou Yi noticed that Li Mo had already made and placed many containers in the tunnel.

Most of them were cups.

There were transparent glass cups, obsidian cups, and ceramic cups. Some were square, some were traditional goblet-shaped, some were cylindrical, some were flower-shaped, some looked like small houses, and some like hourglasses… Li Mo put a lot of thought into the shapes and designs of the cups.

Zhou Yi picked up the obsidian cup he had just made. It was smooth, black, and glossy, with a cool and delicate touch.

If the company's Samurai Crab logo were added, it wouldn't be out of place as a past-era mug.

Zhou Yi wondered how to price this thing.

If it was too expensive, many New Humans wouldn't be able to afford it. If it was too cheap, it would be a bit of a loss, since each one was purely handmade and could be considered unique.

"Chairman, you've noticed, haven't you?"

Li Mo grinned: "They're not ordinary cups."

Zhou Yi looked at it from side to side.

He couldn't see anything.

"My cups have flame patterns that appear under light."

Zhou Yi turned it towards the outside sun and indeed saw red marks on the cup wall, like flames encircling it.

"This is also a special technique I've developed over the years. No one else can create it without my hands."

Li Mo said proudly.

Zhou Yi looked at the cup in his hand again and asked, "Is that it?"

"Uh, it's a beautiful pattern in itself, and there are several types of flames."

"Oh."

Zhou Yi tried to hide his disappointment.

But obviously, Li Mo noticed it, and the mutant child couldn't help but say, "And, they're very durable."

"Yeah, that's good."

Zhou Yi thought.

A cup is just a cup. You can't expect a cup to conjure a drink out of thin air. That's completely unreasonable and creating something from nothing.

It was good enough that Li Mo was making handicrafts on his own.

Zhou Yi started to talk business: "Would you like to remove the radiation from your body?"

"Of course I would," Li Mo said.

"The company has a very good doctor. I'll have it examine you to see if we can solve the problem with medical means."

A dozen minutes later.

Doctor Da Vinci arrived in the tunnel with three machines.

Its overhead light projected a green light, initiating a comprehensive examination of Li Mo.

The entire process lasted an hour and a half.

Da Vinci diagnosed: "The patient's five augmentations maintain high stability, with minimal wear and good maintenance, and no signs of extensive drug use."

"The stress responses of these five augmentations have a certain periodicity. I have reason to suspect that there is some special structure within these organs that prevents the augmentations from being completely sealed, resulting in external radiation leakage."

"Live tissue examination also ruled out external influences, proving the cause is internal."

"I must perform an incision examination on the augmentations to see if I can find the stress source and remove it, which will cause some damage to the body."

Li Mo agreed.

Finally, he lay on Da Vinci's operating table.

Zhou Yi waited outside.

Two hours later, the imaging vehicle displayed the green words [Surgery Successful].

Zhou Yi hurried in.

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Li Mo on the hospital bed was very calm. His left hand was wrapped in bandages, and he was slightly raising and moving it.

Da Vinci's mechanical arm held a small box filled with transparent gel, inside which was a small piece of material solidified like glass shards.

"This is the stress source in the patient's left hand, relying on the energy operation of the augmentation."

The electromechanical doctor said: "It was implanted in the light imprint structure, continuously stimulating the augmentation, causing organ tension and difficulty in resting. Over time, the augmentation will develop lesions."

"After removal, I sutured the light imprint structure, and the stress response in the left hand has completely disappeared."

"The doctor who performed the organ modification for the patient has amazing skills. Multiple augmentations can maintain stable connection synchronization, but also use the stress source as a trigger, causing external radiation, but ultimately maintaining the basic stability of the body."

The technology was strong because the group of mysterious Celestials who modified Li Mo.

Zhou Yi asked, "In other words, as long as the stress sources in the remaining four augmentations are removed, he can return to normal?"

"Yes, but the surgery will cause some tension and stress to the augmentation organs, so multiple surgeries cannot be performed in a short period. At least one month is needed between each surgery."

Li Mo's surgery would take a total of five months.

Zhou Yi knew that the biggest help was actually from Li Mo's former boss, who not only planned Li Mo's escape route but also told him to see a doctor after he stabilized.

Without the Celestials' secret help, Li Mo and the other mutants would have ended up the same way, becoming deformed monsters.

This showed that the Celestials' personalities and habits also varied.

Li Mo was already very satisfied with this. He kept looking at his left arm after the surgery: "It can actually be cured… As long as I can recover, I can wait any amount of time. Thank you, Chairman, thank you, Doctor!"

Da Vinci added: "The stress source itself is quite peculiar."

Its mechanical arm clamped the small storage box: "It is different from any existing material, but it emits a certain weak signal to stimulate the augmentation. I cannot identify this signal, and I am not sure if it will have other effects or control over the patient. It is best to keep a distance from the patient."

Zhou Yi took the stress source.

His element characteristic could come in handy.

【Radio】, Channel 2, start!

He focused his attention on the small shard.

Some subtle static came from inside, and the sound gradually became clear.

"Is it over?"

"It's over. Xinqiu collection complete, witnesses cleared."

"Good."

"My body is experiencing localized collapse. A new body is still in production. Do you have a new body there?"

"Yes. While you're still down there, see if you can find Black Emperor and urge him. The body he promised us still hasn't been handed over. He's getting more and more delayed."

"I'll try, but it's unlikely to yield any results."

……

Zhou Yi's expression became serious as he listened.

It seemed that Xinqiu was monopolized by the Celestials.

The stress source was not only used to control mutants but was also a communicator.

Zhou Yi put the stress source into his pocket and warned Da Vinci: "Keep all the stress sources removed later. I have a use for them."

"Yes, Chairman."