Wasteland Development Diary

Inside the dim, sealed chamber.

"Have you been compromised?"

The reviewing officer asked mechanically.

Liu Zhaoshan closed his eyes, adjusted his emotions, and then tried to remain calm as he said, "I have not been compromised. My mission was to go to Shell City to promote our preferential treatment and the high-quality life in the Shuanghe region. I was captured by the enemy after infiltrating Shell City."

"Then I was transferred around, first to Steel Forging City, and then to Emerald City in the Sandport region, where I was temporarily housed in a mushroom house. During this time, I never rebelled, but I didn't have a chance to escape, so I remained inactive."

"Then why did you write this? This is a manual promoting the Wasteland Development Company. Explain yourself!"

The officer slammed a stack of papers on the table, his tone stern.

Liu Zhaoshan patiently said, "Our enemy is the Development Alliance, and the core of the Development Alliance is the Wasteland Development Company, and the absolute core of the company is Chairman Zhou Yi."

"Airstrikes and sea assaults can't break through, which means this is a powerful and formidable enemy. We must understand the enemy to find ways to deal with them."

"In the Emerald City area, I was assigned to participate in local labor every day, and I have been observing the various situations there and talking with the locals. That's how I collected so much valuable firsthand information."

"Everything written above is the truth."

The reviewing officer sneered, "The truth? I think you've already been won over and bought off by the enemy..."

The door behind him suddenly opened.

The reviewing officer turned his head and his face changed drastically. He hurriedly went out.

After a while.

It wasn't him who returned, but a water octopus sitting in a wheelchair.

Liu Zhaoshan hurriedly stood up, "Greetings, Officer!"

As a propaganda officer, he was very clear about the core members of the Shuanghe region.

This was Linqin, the land officer of the Shuanghe region, who was specifically responsible for strategy and planning, and whose position was second only to General Baixing.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here to understand the situation."

Linqin's voice was steady.

"Sit down and talk."

"Yes!"

Liu Zhaoshan sat down straight.

"You even tried to persuade Zhou Yi to surrender?"

"Yes... Although thinking about it now, it was a bit too reckless," Liu Zhaoshan said awkwardly.

"It's good to have ambition and ideas."

Linqin stretched out a suction cup tentacle and picked up the stapled papers on the table, "I've read this, it's well written. You put your heart into observing and deeply understanding the situation of the Wasteland Development Company, you've done a good job."

Liu Zhaoshan felt a little relieved.

"But what I care about is this title."

Linqin's tentacle tip pointed to the words above: "'Liberating All Mankind - About Zhou Yi and His Wasteland Development Company', but in the article, you didn't describe this at all, why is that?"

"Because this part of the content was learned during my conversation with Mr. Zhou, I didn't write it down. The main reason is that this part is too..."

"Contrary to common sense?"

"Yes."

The other party made a chuckling sound.

"Tell me, what did you and Zhou Yi talk about?"

Liu Zhaoshan told everything in detail.

The more Linqin listened, the more silent he became.

"When the granary is full, people know etiquette, when people are well-fed and clothed, they know honor and disgrace... In other words, the core system of the Wasteland Development Company is to liberate mankind and stimulate the potential of the human group. He is very optimistic about the future of mankind. Is that what you mean?"

"I think so,"

Liu Zhaoshan said.

The water octopus land officer stared at the young officer in front of him: "Do you believe it?"

"At first, I didn't believe it,"

Liu Zhaoshan said calmly, "Because I don't think a powerful and excellent ruler would have such unrealistic ideas."

"But later, after I participated in the local labor, I verified what Mr. Zhou said with the local situation, and then I discovered a terrible fact..."

Remembering those scenes, Liu Zhaoshan's face became very complicated.

"I did very basic and simple work, including twisting straw ropes, shoveling snow, and polishing wooden boards and strips. I learned that the largest industry in the local area is the Guangtai Dam, which accommodates two thousand people, all of whom are human workers, and then there are the express delivery center, farmland, breeding platforms, and mushroom forests."

"The locals are different from many places - including people in our Shuanghe region. I have never seen their vibrant spirit and relaxation. Perhaps it is because of such an environment that people can create Emerald Soup, Pinyin Machine, and Flame Cup."

"A sufficiently superior environment and salary, coupled with rewards and honors such as the 'Wasteland Invention Award'... I have to admit that perhaps Mr. Zhou is indeed doing such a thing."

Linqin was thoughtful.

"Focusing on the cultivation and improvement of human beings... It seems that this is the core of the Wasteland Development Company's system."

The water octopus asked again: "What else do you know about this Emerald City airborne operation?"

Speaking of this, Liu Zhaoshan's face was full of bitterness.

"Officer, I really don't know anything."

"Originally, I was twisting straw ropes, but suddenly I was taken to a house in Emerald City, and then after a jolt, my comrades and I realized that we were flying. We flew very high, and we couldn't see any other life outside the window, only an airplane along the way."

"Originally, I thought we were doomed. I didn't expect to be sent back."

"Didn't the company say anything to you?"

Liu Zhaoshan shook his head: "Nothing. I have never seen a flying alien, and I think it's incredible. It seems that the company has many hidden technologies that have not been shown..."

"Officer, another important point is. I mentioned the 'Sea Crossbow'. Now a high bridge has been erected outside Emerald City, leading to distant towns and cities. From the scale and basic structure, I suspect that is the Sea Crossbow that the company salvaged from the seabed."

"However, it is used locally as a bridge and road for vehicles to travel."

Linqin was calm: "Since Zhou Yi has mastered alien flight technology and obtained the Sea Crossbow from the high-pressure area, it is not surprising that he can do it."

It rolled up the paper in its hand: "Come with me."

......

Liu Zhaoshan was taken out of the interrogation room, and then traveled all the way in a closed vehicle, and finally came to a dimly lit conference hall.

When he got here, he felt tense all over.

Because the people sitting in the conference hall were all at the top of the power in the Shuanghe region.

General Baixing had a cigarette in his long beak, and his sharp eyes looked at him.

It has black and white skin and a strong physique. It is said that its ancestors originated from an ancient and terrifying prehistoric creature called the Emperor Penguin.

Linqin said, "Tell me again what you talked about with Zhou Yi."

"Yes, yes!"

Liu Zhaoshan told it nervously.

The conference hall was silent.

Several bosses had gloomy faces.

"Okay, you go out first and wait for me outside."

"Yes."

Liu Zhaoshan walked out of the conference room, feeling relieved.

Inside, he could hardly breathe, he didn't know if it was his psychological effect, or the power oppression of those big shots was too strong.

He couldn't help but think of that day in Emerald City.

When facing Zhou Yi, the other party did not have any of this pressure.

Just like a real ordinary person.

Liu Zhaoshan couldn't help thinking, perhaps only in this way can he understand what real ordinary people want.

Big people are high above and cannot understand the difficulties of the lives of small people.

Although he didn't know why the company let him go this time. However, from the feedback from the conference hall and the grand airborne landing of Emerald City in Shuanghe, it is not difficult to see that the chairman was issuing a warning.

His side seemed to have no way to deal with it.

Otherwise, they should have directly intercepted the other party from leaving on the spot.

Liu Zhaoshan suddenly understood.

Zhou Yi was relaxed and peaceful throughout his conversation with him, and he was not worried about the war.

Not because he didn't care, but because he was very clear that as long as he really entered the arena, then this war would end.

Everyone knows the horror of aliens.

Putting wings on aliens has made up for the biggest shortcoming of this ancient life, so that they are no longer trapped beasts locked on land.

As long as Zhou Yi is willing, the Emerald Cities can fly over the Shuanghe region at any time, and the juvenile forms of the Emerald City are constantly being added.

Thunder Beasts cannot break through the defense of aliens at all.

His side has no matching power.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhaoshan suddenly felt a sense of loss and frustration in his heart.

The aerial power that the Shuanghe region is proud of is completely vulnerable in the eyes of the other party.

But on the other hand.

Zhou Yi, who possesses this power, shouldn't need to lie to him. He said that he wanted to liberate human power, and as a human being, Liu Zhaoshan was very excited about this.

He felt complicated.

The superior order in the Shuanghe region is indeed outstanding, but compared with the Wasteland Development Company's liberation of all mankind, the former seems small and outdated, and the latter makes him, as an enemy, also excited and expectant.

In any case, I hope that fewer people will die this time, so that more people can participate in more meaningful creation and production.

Liu Zhaoshan thought so.

Huh?

I was still influenced.

......

One wall apart, inside the conference hall.

Linqin looked at a group of colleagues: "I believe everyone is clear about the severity of the current situation."

"The Wasteland Development Company is showing a technology or ability that has never existed before. Whether Zhou Yi is deploying it or really allowing aliens to fly, this means that he can project aliens onto our territory anytime and anywhere."

"According to the personal experience of Liu Zhaoshan and several other soldiers, from the time they were taken into Emerald City to the time they landed outside SH City, the whole process will not exceed 4 hours."

"In other words, within 4 hours, Zhou Yi can project 6 Emerald Cities to us. This flight speed is twice that of Thunder Beasts!"

It said in a deep voice: "I don't want to increase others' prestige and destroy my ambition, but I must also give a rational and realistic judgment at the moment. In the field of aerial confrontation, there is already a clear gap between our side and the enemy in terms of combat units and technology. We must face this."

The chief engineer of the Shuanghe region, Pudu, said: "This is not a simple gap, but a generation difference in weapons."

It is a mechatronic life form, responsible for the technical development and application of the entire region.

"The alien's body mechanism is very perfect. They have both strength and resilience. Even the weakest B-level alien cannot be dealt with by the same level of photon species."

"There has never been an alien with high-speed flight capabilities before."

"This will turn them into a living fortress, which can be loaded with various weapons and can appear anywhere. The conventional targeted attacks against aliens are to pour light-blocking oil in the air, and to set up traps and light-blocking devices on the ground to intercept them. However, in the face of flight capabilities, these will all fail."

"Please don't think that this is just a huge B-level life that can fly."

Pudu's face screen lit up with a red light representing danger: "This is an unprecedented, huge, self-repairing, living war fortress that can move across the Dead Sea at high speed."

"They are not afraid of pain, fearless, and can carry at least one hundred warriors, as well as a large number of bombs. Even if they are besieged by the enemy and are on the verge of destruction, they may turn into an A-level artificial light explosive bomb, launching a devastating radiation impact on the nearby area."

"There is no existing combat unit that can match it."

Pudu's professional speech further suppressed the atmosphere of the meeting.

Linqin gestured with its tentacles and continued: "What we just said was the worst plan. However, judging from the fact that two Emerald Cities landed and sent back the captives, the Wasteland Development Company did not want to use it directly for combat."

"This is a very direct strategic deterrence."

"Our next decision will also be crucial..."

"No need to worry."

General Baixing spit out a puff of white smoke, looking calm: "The adult has returned and confirmed these things. Subsequent matters will be handled by the adult himself."

Everyone present relaxed.

As long as the Overlord is here, the Shuanghe region has confidence.

It is the real ultimate weapon here, and the key to the Heavenly Kingdom's appointment of the Governor.

The meeting is over.

The others dispersed one after another.

General Baixing sat on the chair, seemingly thinking about something.

Linqin asked it: "Has the adult really returned?"

"Of course, I won't fake this kind of thing."

"That's good..."

Linqin breathed a sigh of relief.

"But actually, this problem is more serious."

General Baixing pinched the cigarette with its claws, but its eyes were even more solemn than before: "The adult's disappearance and return are top secrets, and only I knew about it before. But the Wasteland Development Company landed here and specially expressed its welcome for the adult to come over as a guest... I suspect that they know about the adult's affairs."

"This is beyond our ability, let's wait for the adult's order. It's not easy to end this war... I hope I'm overthinking it."

Linqin shuddered when it heard it.

In the darkness, it seemed that a pair of eyes were staring here.