Wasteland Development Diary

On the shores of Yalong Bay, warriors clad in black disembarked from transport ships, completing their formation with practiced efficiency.

Two squad leaders reported to Zhou Yi.

"I am Zhao Xiao, commander of the 4th Battalion. North Sea Legion, 4th Battalion, expected 291 men, present 291 men."

"I am Tan Zizhang, commander of the 5th Battalion. North Sea Legion, 5th Battalion, expected 304 men, present 304 men."

Zhao Xiao was burly, carrying a shield and a spiked mace, while Tan Zizhang was much leaner, but carried a heavy weapon case.

But neither were human.

Zhou Yi saw that their heads were all copper long masks with two near-eye socket holes, but inside was pitch black.

The warriors of the North Sea Legion were composed of geometric steel skeletons, omitting unnecessary external encapsulation and filling, making them all appear slender, covered only by black cloaks.

They came in two body types.

Zhao Xiao represented the sturdy and large heavy-armored warriors, all carrying large shields and melee weapons.

Tan Zizhang belonged to the other type, light and slender, carrying a larger weapon case.

Red Falcon transmitted: "So they are Iron Guards."

Zhou Yi asked, "What are those?"

"This is a product of bone-man technology. Bone-man bodies are fragile and easily damaged in combat, so one of the technical directions of bone-men is to create bodies with strong impact resistance."

"Iron Guards are enhanced bodies created by bone-man engineers based on their own structure. They use basic bionic mechanical structures, built-in low-cost craftsman light-prints, and are equipped with sub-machine equipment."

"This way, when bone-men need to, they can use controllers to operate the Iron Guards to participate in battles and explore dangerous areas."

The drone said: "However, the shortcomings of the Iron Guards are also obvious. Because of the need to control costs, the accuracy of the entire body is insufficient, so the flexibility and agility are poor, and they cannot perform complex and precise tasks."

"The North Sea Legion has improved this technology, using weapons as the consciousness center, so there is no problem of delay and high operating difficulty. This is very clever."

Zhou Yi listened silently.

He said to the two battalion commanders: "I didn't expect you to arrive so early. Thank you for your hard work."

"We need to come over and deploy as soon as possible because the war starts in winter."

Zhao Xiao replied: "Mr. Zhou, allow me to introduce. Our 4th and 5th Battalions are composed of two types of soldiers. The first part is infantry, like me, mainly engaged in frontal melee combat."

"The second part is shooters, Tan Zizhang is one of them. They hold various medium and long-range weapons to kill enemies by shooting."

"Although we already understand the basic environment here, please describe the real-time situation in various places in detail so that we can deploy in a targeted manner."

"Of course, it would be better if we could transmit signals. Our signal source is Flying Star [Sword Tomb]. As long as we transmit directly to it, we can obtain relevant information."

Zhou Yi noticed that the source of Zhao Xiao's voice was in its chest and abdomen, where a voice device should be installed.

Red Falcon immediately started signal transmission.

About a few minutes later.

"Understood."

Zhao Xiao responded: "We have exchanged opinions. The Sand Port area has your company's alien guards and is the most stable and safe area. The weak points are the two areas in front."

"Our 4th Battalion is good at urban defense and will enter Steel Refinery City for deployment and local transformation. There are mining areas and factories there, which are likely to be important targets for air strikes."

"The 5th Battalion specializes in field combat. Tan Zizhang will lead the team to Shell City to set up ground works and defense lines."

"We expect to complete the basic deployment within a week."

"There is one more thing. I don't know if you provide machine oil here? Because our bodies are Iron Guards, we need oil to reduce wear, seal, and prevent rust, especially in winter."

"If there is machine oil supply, our endurance combat capability will be greatly improved, the loss rate will be lower, and the transfer speed will be faster. Of course, it doesn't matter if there isn't."

Zhou Yi said: "This is no problem. What are your requirements for machine oil?"

"The most ordinary machine oil is fine. If there is enough budget, the full amount required is 0.2 liters per warrior, which is enough to cover the entire winter combat."

Zhou Yi asked Red Falcon and learned that machine oil is sold in all electromechanical cities, which is also a necessity for electromechanical life, and the price is not expensive, 3 gold/liter.

If it can be bought, it is not a problem.

A total of 595 warriors, the machine oil expenditure is 357 gold, which is less than 4 light seeds.

Then Zhou Yi noticed a strange thing.

From beginning to end, nearly 600 members of the North Sea Legion were silent. They also looked around to observe the environment, but they remained astonishingly quiet.

Only Zhao Xiao spoke.

Zhao Xiao explained: "The rules of the North Sea Legion are that during the execution of tasks, except for the commander and messengers, everyone else will turn off the speakers. This is to facilitate unified action, focus on orders, and reduce unnecessary energy consumption."

"However, this will not affect our internal communication and messaging, because we can quickly transmit instructions and feedback through Flying Star, which is faster and more accurate than the flesh and blood method."

Ridge Hunter flew to the Energy Storage City to buy machine oil.

During this period, all members of the North Sea Legion rested on the spot.

……

Zhou Yi saw that Feng Ying also came to the coast.

She carried the North Sea Sword and said something to Zhao Xiao, who pointed to the side, where an Iron Guard stood in place. It carried a shield and iron rod, but remained motionless.

Zhao Xiao took the North Sea Sword and inserted it into an interface on the back of the Iron Guard.

On the metal mask of the Iron Guard, the black eye holes began to glow, first red, then yellow, then green, and finally all the colors disappeared.

This steel warrior trembled for a moment, and the stiff body finally moved.

It pulled out the North Sea Sword from its back and waved it left and right.

"Huff, huff."

"This is the body of the Iron Guard."

"It is more flexible and easier to use than expected, and the strength is good."

Ding Ye, who became a member of the North Sea Legion, suddenly pointed the sword at Feng Ying: "Senior sister, we haven't fought for a long time, let's have a match!"

Feng Ying said: "You have just activated a new body, it is not suitable for strenuous activity."

"Let's have a match, let's have a match."

Ding Ye was in high spirits: "Now I am stronger than before. Although I can't compare with Mr. Zhou, I want to try and see if I can win you this time."

To Zhou Yi's surprise, Feng Ying did not refuse.

She and Ding Ye stood facing each other.

The female pharmacist unwound the cloth strips wrapped around her hands.

There were many marks on her fingers, and her skin was not delicate, but they were long and powerful. The most eye-catching thing was her agate green nails, which looked particularly striking.

Is this nail art?

Zhou Yi quickly noticed that white air was lingering around Feng Ying's hands, and the most dense was at the fingertips of her hands.

It turned out that her light-print was related to her nails.

Iron Guard Ding Ye rushed over with the North Sea Sword.

Feng Ying was empty-handed, but she did not retreat at all and engaged in close combat with him.

The female pharmacist had the advantage in speed and agility, but Ding Ye was better in strength.

Although she could dodge every time and use her arms and palms to block, Feng Ying could not cause real damage to it even if she hit Ding Ye, she could only knock it back or make it stagger a few times.

Ding Ye held a large sword and could completely focus on slashing attacks.

"All that is seen is cut!"

The sword in its hand suddenly emitted a red light.

"Break!"

The North Sea Sword did not come out of the iron sheath this time, but slashed at Feng Ying.

Feng Ying spread out one hand, her eyes focused.

A strange power instantly took shape.

Ding Ye, who was slashing with his sword, was instead blown away by a huge force, and his steel body slid back a distance before stabilizing.

It put the big sword back on its back: "I didn't expect I still can't break your defense."

"Senior sister, it's a pity that you retired early. Your ability has a very high limit. Maybe you can become a world-renowned hero."

Ding Ye regretted: "It's a pity..."

Feng Ying just rewrapped her hands with cloth strips.

At this moment, Zhou Yi could not tell the difference between this Ding Ye generated by a large amount of data and the real Ding Ye.

It seemed that the boy was living again in a different way.

Soon, Hunter Sea also returned with two large buckets of machine oil.

Zhao Xiao said: "Then, Mr. Zhou, we will set off to garrison."

Zhou Yi nodded.

One Iron Guard after another returned to the ship, and the two transport ships slowly turned around and sailed out of the trestle bridge, heading north.

Feng Ying stood on the coast, looking into the distance.

Zhou Yi walked to her side: "Why did you abandon martial arts and become a doctor?"

The female pharmacist frowned, her lips tightened, as if this question stumped her.

After a long while.

She said: "Once, I rescued a child from a slave trader. I found that I had rescued the child once before. So I asked him, why were you caught again?"

"The child said that because he had an incurable disease, he asked his parents to sell him off before they could see it, and exchange it for money."

"No matter how many times I save them like this, it is useless."

"After becoming a pharmacist, I realized that there are too many diseases in this world."

Feng Ying said softly: "Heroes and doctors are no different, except that heroes see the disease on the outside, and doctors see the disease on the inside."

She looked at the endless smog sea: "For people, the biggest source of disease is this dead sea. Being too close to it will cause illness after being alienated and radiated, so we can only try to strengthen ourselves and rely on the protection of other light-nano species."

"Chairman, do you think that the form of Iron Guards may be the best destination for human beings? This way, they don't have to be bound by fragile flesh and blood, and there is no problem even entering the dead sea."

The female pharmacist's face was a bit confused.

Zhou Yi smiled and said: "Treat the head when it hurts, and treat the feet when they hurt. You can't just cut off your hands and feet because they are sick."

"I have been studying prehistoric humans in the Age of Gods for many years. The Dead Sea scrolls record that they also disliked the weakness of flesh and blood and wanted to mechanically ascend."

"But it doesn't matter. Those who are willing to mechanically ascend will mechanically ascend, and those who are willing to continue to be flesh and blood humans will continue. Light-nano species have an evolutionary path from low to high. Why can't humans have diversified branches?"

"As long as he recognizes that he is still human and abides by the basic rules of human society, then he is human, without being restricted by the external structure."

Feng Ying thought for a while, and her brows relaxed: "You are right."

Zhou Yi finished enlightening and said: "Go back to work."

"Chairman."

"Hmm?"

"I request a raise."

"……"

Zhou Yi was shocked.

Only one month after starting work, she asked for a raise.

"Reason?"

Feng Ying spread out her hands seriously: "Now I am not only a pharmacist, but also a rehabilitation therapist. My enhanced body is the methyl of the ten fingers, which is reflected in the nails."

"Their 'shock absorption' ability can gradually consume and reduce impact energy. Applied to physiotherapy rehabilitation, it can help patients recover their mobility. Plus, I used to be a hero, and I am very experienced in combat and sports injuries."

"The rehabilitation treatment after Qin Mo's surgery is what I am doing for him. Also, the follow-up consultation of the leader of the sea, Sha Hai Gong, is also a recovery plan and training program that I customized for him."

"I think I should get a little more salary."

Zhou Yi confirmed with Red Falcon.

The situation is true.

The appeal is reasonable.

"The monthly salary of a rehabilitation therapist on the market is 3 light seeds, so I will increase it to 7 light seeds for you."

"Well, you are very reasonable."

Feng Ying showed a smile for the first time after joining the company.

"Oh. There is one more thing. I almost forgot because I was interrupted by Ding Ye just now."

She said: "Dr. Da Vinci's ability has reached level B and is being evaluated as deputy chief physician. The result should be out soon."

Zhou Yi was overjoyed when he heard this.

The crazy leveling of the electromechanical doctor is finally about to bear fruit!