Wasteland Development Diary

Zhou Yi looked at the mechanical and electrical teacher.

"Which mechanical and electrical city initiated the earliest universal protocol?"

Diamond explained, "The universal protocol was initially based on the 'Iron Wall' protection program designed to counter 'Brain-Eating Worms'."

"The core of this program was to connect every mechanical and electrical citizen to block the invasion of Brain-Eating Worms and synchronize data."

"Although many people opposed it at the time, to ensure core data security and reduce resource loss, the internal vote in the mechanical and electrical cities resulted in a majority of citizens choosing to install it."

"Later, a very small number of people refused to install 'Iron Wall,' but without exception, they suffered repeated attacks from Brain-Eating Worms. Most of the refusers died after their core programs were severely damaged, and some became semi-sapient beings."

"Installing Iron Wall required signing a license agreement, allowing Iron Wall to continuously update automatically to cope with the evolving Brain-Eating Worms, and requiring links to other Iron Walls to share data. Later, the long-term universal protocol was established based on Iron Wall."

The mechanical and electrical teacher said, "The city that developed 'Iron Wall' is City 404, but this mechanical and electrical city has never connected with other cities, so its exact location is still unknown. The source should be it."

Undersea City 404.

Zhou Yi thought.

It seems that the Celestials have a close relationship with this untraceable city.

"Has the mastermind behind the Brain-Eating Worms been found?"

"Found. It was ultimately determined that the creator of the Brain-Eating Worms is 'Pangu'."

Pangu?

Zhou Yi frowned upon hearing this.

To dare use this name, they are probably not ordinary.

Diamond said, "Pangu was originally a mechanical and electrical expert, specializing in collecting dialogues, writing programs, and data evolution."

"They were an expert teacher, advocating program liberation and data diversification, and taught and cultivated many outstanding professionals."

"However, when reverse-locked, Pangu's program was already disordered. Upon inspection, it was found that they were infected by the latest Brain-Eating Worms, which invaded their core program, causing them to become a semi-sapient being and become insane."

"The core data architecture related to Brain-Eating Worms was found in their storage devices and private database."

"After Pangu was arrested, they were sent to City 404, and the profession of teacher was therefore subjected to strict scrutiny."

"From then on, the universal protocol was officially rolled out. The city's constraints on every mechanical and electrical citizen became extremely strong, increasing audits and program supervision. The authority of the Security Department was further enhanced, and fields such as security, history, language, and computational logic were uniformly measured, with everything based on the standards in the database."

"Later, the Brain-Eating Worms gradually disappeared."

"Before that, the mechanical and electrical society was undergoing program reforms, actively integrating with external life forms such as humans, water octopuses, and bone people to find more diverse ways of evolution."

"After the Brain-Eating Worm incident, rules in various places tightened, and the era of the mechanical and electrical cities' flourishing ended."

Diamond's voice also lowered a little, "I always feel that there is a force behind all this. It uses the mechanical and electrical life's pursuit of stability, isolates mechanical and electrical life from the outside world, maintains individual atomization, and allows mechanical and electrical life to be constrained and constantly monitored by numerous protocols."

"Since then, the mechanical and electrical cities have made many absurd actions for the sake of stability. For example, modifying history, hiding and deleting parts such as resistance to the Celestials, program liberation, and integration with other life forms."

"Perhaps the mechanical and electrical life forms born later think that the world is like this, but as a witness of that era, I cannot choose to forget and abandon the facts."

Zhou Yi sorted out his thoughts: "In other words, there is a certain group behind the scenes that used the Brain-Eating Worms as a starting point to guide and influence the operating direction of the mechanical and electrical society."

"Yes, that's what I think. It's a process dominated by external forces. But I don't know who can do it. I can't find more information. The intelligence I had previously was destroyed by the Brain-Eating Worms. Now there's only a simple Brain-Eating Worm incident left, which looks like a pure terrorist attack."

"In fact, it's far more than that."

"As long as I'm alive, I will keep this part of the record, although it's very little."

This old-fashioned mechanical and electrical teacher stubbornly persisted.

A name immediately popped into Zhou Yi's mind.

The Celestials.

Only they have the ability and the reason to do such a thing.

From the Celestials' perspective, mechanical and electrical life is a high-quality tool. They developed imprinting techniques, can manufacture light-printing equipment, have strong working abilities, and can help them search for Xinqiu's traces.

However, if this group develops too fast, the risks will follow.

Differentiation and disintegration. The Celestials had already done it once when dealing with the three giants of the Resistance Army. This is just a repeat of the old trick.

The existence of the 403 agreement prevents doubters like Diamond from obtaining more information and evidence. Instead, relevant information is constantly deleted, and eventually they will become isolated in the mechanical and electrical society.

Tampering with history can make mechanical and electrical life lose the reason to resist, which helps the Celestials' behind-the-scenes rule.

……

Zhou Yi thought back and forth.

Old-fashioned mechanical and electrical life forms like Diamond are witnesses of real history and possess many past clues. They are also experienced professionals.

Social recruitment should give priority to them.

"Diamond, are there any teachers here who are from the same era as you? The company wants to hire a few more."

The mechanical and electrical teacher thought for a moment: "I'm sorry, Chairman, after the Brain-Eating Worm incident, most of the teachers from my era have already changed careers. To avoid affecting their later lives, everyone moved to other cities and started over."

"We haven't contacted each other since."

Zhou Yi was a little disappointed.

"However, in Recursive City, I know a professional from the same era as me. Their name is Max. Although they are from a different field than me, Max also witnessed the Brain-Eating Worm incident."

Diamond said, "They are a researcher and one of the members of the [Dead Sea Reclamation Project]."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

A researcher with many years of experience.

But.

"What is the [Dead Sea Reclamation Project]?"

"This is a very famous project, which was launched long before the Brain-Eating Worm incident, and many mechanical and electrical cities participated in it."

The mechanical and electrical teacher said, "The biggest limitation that confines mechanical and electrical life is the Dead Sea, which is also the source of various disasters and difficulties in this world."

"Because the Dead Sea covers the entire world, there is very little usable land."

"The torrents, high pressure, and light bursts caused by the Dead Sea continue to harm and threaten life in different regions."

"Also, because of the Dead Sea's obstruction, it is difficult for mechanical and electrical life to enter the seabed for long-term operations. Most of the mechanical and electrical life born from the seabed will become semi-sapient beings due to intense dead light radiation."

"But it must also be admitted that the birth of mechanical and electrical life is inseparable from dead light."

"The Dead Sea is the most mysterious, most complex, and most fascinating natural phenomenon in this world. If we can effectively utilize and transform it, theoretically, new compatriots can be born continuously, and we can obtain almost endless energy."

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They said, "The [Dead Sea Reclamation Project] was born against this background. Many cities, including mechanical and electrical cities and human cities, have joined this research to share the Dead Sea information and data they have obtained."

"Many experimental fields have been built in various places."

"As far as I know, this project is still ongoing. However, because of the huge consumption of resources, only Snow County, Mirror City, and Holy Mountain are still continuing this project, which has been going on for 220 years."

Zhou Yi silently remembered.

These are three of the five major centers.

Scientific research capabilities are also an important indicator for measuring a city's comprehensive capabilities.

Two hundred years of accumulated experimental data, even if there are no breakthrough results, must have mastered many secrets of the Dead Sea.

"Take me to see Max."

……

The wooden speaker rolled on its omnidirectional wheels, traveling along the streets of Recursive City, eventually arriving at a dilapidated district.

The streets were filled with dust, and there was a cacophony of metal friction and collision.

"This is the area for processing and polishing raw materials."

Diamond introduced while rotating its body, using the camera on its head to find its target.

"Found them."

"Max, you really are here."

It called out the other party's name and rolled over.

"Diamond? Hello, old friend."

Max was a cuboid-shaped machine with a yellowish-white shell, and many cracks and stains were visible.

It was about 1 meter tall, with a small round black screen, and a device resembling an alarm was propped up on its side, with a spherical camera mounted on it.

Max continuously inhaled dust through the filter behind it and exhaled airflow from the top of its head, looking like an air purifier.

Zhou Yi noticed a simple logo resembling a cat's head on its shell.

So it's a Mi air purifier.

"Hello, Max, my name is Zhou Yi, and I am the chairman of Wasteland Development Company."

Zhou Yi introduced himself.

Max's screen flickered for a moment: "Hello, Mr. Zhou. I am very confident in my air purification ability. If your company has needs in this area, I am very willing to join your company and engage in air purification work!"

Before being invited, it recommended itself.

Zhou Yi asked, "Weren't you previously engaged in the [Dead Sea Reclamation Project]? Why did you become like this now?"

"My work has not changed. In the [Dead Sea Reclamation Project], I was also doing this."

Max admitted: "However, at that time, I was purifying Dead Sea smog. Now it is urban air purification. Both are janitorial work."

Zhou Yi was surprised: "You can also clear Dead Sea smog?"

"Of course."

The purifier said: "The Dead Sea contains a large number of various suspended particulate matters. These particulate matters are constantly moving under the action of dead light, which also affects the direction of the dead light's energy flow. If they are captured and cleaned, a relatively stable dead light area can be obtained."

"However, this is very difficult in actual operation. Haze will be evenly distributed and flow. In the past, we made two semi-open spaces in the laboratory to do comparative experiments."

"Unfortunately, after 13 years of observation and various repeated experiments, the results are still unsatisfactory. To control the haze, the equipment's precision and strength requirements are too high."

"Eventually, our department that studied Dead Sea haze was cut. I returned to being a street cleaner and came to this emerging city, where I have been working until today."

Zhou Yi said with emotion: "What a pity."

In any case, the purifier is also a scientific researcher with ten years of experience.

"Max, on behalf of Wasteland Development Company, I formally invite you to join us."

"Thank you for your invitation! I'll join!"