Wasteland Development Diary

To facilitate the conversation, Zhou Yi leaped down from the cave entrance.

The prison cave reeked of a strong, fermented, rotten stench. It wasn't as noticeable above, but being inside felt incredibly suffocating.

Zhou Yi was almost dizzy from the smell.

In comparison, the Meizhou Prison was truly clean and sanitary.

However, Feng Ying's expression remained normal, as if the smell didn't exist.

"What do you mean by resurrection?"

"It's not a secret."

The female pharmacist said softly, "Every Northern Ocean Swordsman has a Northern Ocean weapon. Whether it's a sword, spear, or combat prosthetic, the weapon has a special 'upload' light seal connected to the 'download' light seal in the Swordsman's enhanced body."

"The Swordsman's every move is recorded by the weapon, especially combat experience, which eventually becomes a special kind of storage."

"If there is no death, the Northern Ocean weapon will accompany the Swordsman throughout their life until they die and return to the Sword Tomb. If they unfortunately die, the Swordsman will continue to exist in the form of the weapon."

"Human Ding Ye is dead, but the Northern Ocean Sword Ding Ye can be resurrected. As long as the Northern Ocean Sword is restarted, Ding Ye will reappear in the world as a sword."

Zhou Yi hissed inwardly.

The Swordsman's data is all recorded in the weapon. Is this a direct consciousness upload?

He quickly recovered: "This is not consciousness, just data."

"You're right. What is uploaded and downloaded is not consciousness, but a large amount of past memory data."

Feng Ying said calmly, "But this is also a continuation, just like descendants continue a part of their ancestors. Ding Ye's combat memories, lifestyle, personality habits... are all recorded on the Northern Ocean Sword, forming a unique trajectory. As long as that sword is activated, Ding Ye's trajectory will not be interrupted."

"Northern Ocean Swordsmen continue their spirit in this way, so they are fearless of death."

"What about after that?"

Zhou Yi asked again, "Even as you say, what kind of life does a Swordsman in weapon form live?"

"There are usually two paths. One is to return to the Sword Tomb to teach and train new Swordsmen."

Feng Ying had no intention of hiding anything: "The second is to enter the Northern Ocean Corps and become a soldier. The Sword Tomb will equip them with special mechanical prosthetics, allowing them to control and drive the entire machine to move and fight."

Zhou Yi thought, so that's how it is.

Northern Ocean Swordsmen train individual combat abilities, and after death, they activate weapon form and serve in the corps.

No wonder weapon merchants like Qian Su believe the corps is stronger.

The Northern Ocean Corps is full of battle-hardened Swordsmen.

Zhou Yi thought for a while: "This technical mechanism is actually using people to feed special weapons, right? Accumulating combat data through a large number of human Swordsmen's battles, and then uploading it to the Northern Ocean weapons..."

In his era, it was like an AI large model.

By feeding and receiving feedback from a large amount of data, a powerful artificial intelligence is cultivated.

As long as the Northern Ocean weapon is not broken, it will become stronger and stronger.

"The Northern Ocean Corps should have a very large amount of data, and it will continue to expand year by year as Swordsmen die. Storing such a large amount of data... is this a unique technology in the Northern Ocean area?"

This was Zhou Yi's biggest concern.

"It seems you know a lot about light seal technology."

Feng Ying was slightly surprised: "Our 'upload' and 'download' are both Star Nexus light seals, supported by Star Nexus technology."

Zhou Yi was stunned: "Are you from the Star Nexus faction?"

"No."

Feng Ying explained patiently, "The Northern Ocean area does not belong to the Heavenly Kingdom, nor does it belong to the Star Nexus. It is an independent settlement."

"A long time ago, after repelling the Heavenly Kingdom Governor's invasion in the Honor War, Star Nexus voters went to the Northern Ocean area to lobby for the Star Nexus. However, the people of the Northern Ocean refused. We just want to live our own lives."

"Later, the Northern Ocean area underwent a series of reforms. Institutionally, the Northern Ocean Swordsmen and the Northern Ocean Corps were established. Technically, the Star Nexus light seal was introduced... After various attempts and adjustments, it has become what it is today."

"We leased Star Nexus flying stars to store the [Sword Tomb], so that the souls of the Swordsmen in the Northern Ocean weapons can be uploaded to the flying stars."

Zhou Yi understood.

Star Nexus provides cloud data services.

From this point of view, the Northern Ocean area has a closer relationship with the Star Nexus faction.

For the Star Nexus, it is strategically successful to win over and support an independent force that is difficult for the Heavenly Kingdom to conquer.

Zhou Yi looked at Feng Ying: "What happened to you injuring someone?"

"Because of a scam."

The female pharmacist said frankly, "I received the news of Ding Ye's death and came all the way to take care of his funeral. While passing through here by boat, I found someone using fake medicine to deceive a patient."

"The patient gave all his money to the scammer in exchange for useless fake medicine."

"I exposed the scammer on the spot. He threw sand at me and attacked me with several others, so I knocked him down first."

"Then I was arrested here."

It sounded like a righteous act.

Zhou Yi asked Red Falcon to inquire about Steel Refining Duke.

They also acknowledged this fact, but Steel Refining Duke was a ruler's perspective, so anyone who disrupted order was arrested.

In addition to Feng Ying, the scammer was also imprisoned.

Zhou Yi asked Steel Refining Duke: "How long will Feng Ying stay here?"

"It's not a big deal, I'll release her now."

"Let's follow the rules."

"Then... according to normal procedures, enhancers need to pay a bail of 5 light seeds."

"Okay."

Zhou Yi paid the money, led Feng Ying out of prison, and flew all the way back to Emerald City on a Ridge Hunter.

...

After arriving at Maria Hospital, Feng Ying listened to Ding Ye's will.

Da Vinci also verified Feng Ying's identity, checked her personal information on the [Medical Encyclopedia], and completed the comparison, confirming that she was the person.

Zhou Yi then handed her the greatsword left by Ding Ye.

This greatsword is divided into two layers, the thick outer layer is just a protective metal scabbard.

Zhou Yi didn't touch it after receiving it, just put it on the shelf in the room.

Feng Ying took the greatsword with both hands. She looked around, rotated the sides of the hilt a few times, opened the two mechanical buckles on it, and took out the hilt.

Then she held the hilt, the end of which emitted a green light, then flashed rhythmically a few times, and finally returned to darkness.

"Okay."

Feng Ying waved the hilt gently: "Ding Ye is already operating in sword form."

Northern Ocean Sword Ding Ye cannot directly communicate, it is more like a CPU.

It still lacks a prosthetic body that matches the corresponding functions.

Zhou Yi said: "Can I try it?"

"You can."

Feng Ying handed the hilt over.

Zhou Yi held this prop.

He turned on the energy input with a try-it-out attitude.

It was successful.

Then it was consciousness synchronization, turned on.

"Ding Ye?"

"Who are you?"

The teenage voice in consciousness was indeed Ding Ye.

Zhou Yi thought from a different angle.

Even if the data in the weapon is just a copy with great limitations, it can indeed be considered a consciousness if it can serve as a Swordsman instructor and become a soldier in the Northern Ocean Corps.

Whether it counts as Ding Ye is another matter.

"I am Zhou Yi."

"Ah? Wasn't it Senior Sister before? You can directly connect to the light seal of the Northern Ocean Sword?"

Zhou Yi just said: "Do you know your current state?"

"I know, my body is dead, and what is left now is the memory trajectory in the light seal. I used to be Ding Ye, but now I am this sword. I learned these things in the Swordsman course a long time ago."

"I am indeed dead."

Northern Ocean Sword said: "But this does not affect my current existence."

The other party seemed to have expected everything.

The Swordsmen's psychological construction was completed a long time ago.

"Then what should I call you now?"

"Still Ding Ye."

Northern Ocean Sword said: "The name is inherited by the weapon. This is the custom of the Northern Ocean Swordsmen. I am the spiritual extension of Ding Ye, just separated from the flesh and blood and changed to another form."

Zhou Yi asked: "What are your plans next?"

"I will join the Northern Ocean Corps."

What a coincidence.

Zhou Yi talked about his hiring of the Northern Ocean Corps.

"Is that so? Then I can contact the Sword Tomb and apply to participate in the action here. It's not difficult to match a prosthetic body."

Ding Ye immediately became active: "I didn't expect to have the opportunity to participate in the war so soon!"

Zhou Yi couldn't help but think of a question: "If, I mean if, you die in battle now, is that really dead?"

"It depends on the situation."

Ding Ye said: "If a backup is made at the Sword Tomb, even if this one of me dies, the next Ding Ye will be activated again if needed. Swordsmen never die!"

Zhou Yi's eyes narrowed.

According to this model, the Northern Ocean Corps is almost an immortal army.

As long as there is enough time to continuously accumulate data and improve the strength of the prosthetic body, the corps warriors will become stronger and stronger, and the future is limitless.

From this, it can be seen that the Star Nexus, which supports the technology behind it, is very strong in the field of big data.

Zhou Yi returned the hilt to Feng Ying.

He immediately switched to recruitment mode, with a smile on his face: "Miss Feng, you also saw that our Wasteland Development Company's hospital only has one doctor, and we are very short of medical staff. The number of people seeking medical treatment is constantly increasing, and Doctor Da Vinci has to perform various operations, which is really overwhelming."

"I formally invite you, hoping that you can join Maria Hospital and become a doctor in our company. I don't know what you think?"

Feng Ying inserted the hilt back into the greatsword: "I heard that medical treatment is free here?"

"Free for employees."

"As for the opening to external patients, it depends on the situation of Doctor Da Vinci. Like patients like Ding Ye before, our hospital is willing to try high-risk surgeries that other places are unwilling to do."

Feng Ying's eyes lit up: "It sounds like you don't lack money."

Zhou Yi nodded: "We have other profitable projects, and medical care is a basic internal benefit."

"Then you won't use the hospital to deceive patients."

Feng Ying said seriously: "Some medical institutions are unwilling to perform high-risk surgeries, deliberately conceal incurable conditions, but still charge high fees in various ways. For poor patients, this is not a placebo, but just being drained of their property and hope. You won't do such things, will you?"

Zhou Yi promised: "We won't."

"Then I'll join."

Zhou Yi asked Da Vinci and then said: "The average monthly salary of a pharmacist in a Mechanical City is 3 light seeds. However, the conditions here are harsh, the labor intensity is high, and there is irregular overtime. I will give you a monthly salary of 5 light seeds. Can you accept it? One more thing, the previous bail will be deducted from your salary."

"I accept."

In this way, Maria Hospital welcomed its second professional medical staff.