Wasteland Development Diary

Half an hour later, two job seekers arrived at 3101.

Zhou Yi looked at the hippocampus Sagittarius, who was holding a strange flowerpot, and asked, "Are you the gardener?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou."

The hippocampus Sagittarius wore a transceiver for the translator, and the synthesized sound it emitted was slightly nervous.

In the past, all the hippocampus Sagittarius Zhou Yi had seen were battlefield shooters. He only knew that they liked to live alone, walked slowly, but the high-speed light guns they spewed out were ruthless and accurate.

The hippocampus Sagittarius doesn't speak, relying on visual and tactile communication. The colors on their bodies are constantly changing to convey information, and their sense of touch is also very sensitive.

The gardener said, "Sir, my name is Dali, and I come from Shell City. I was originally a city defense guard. I served in Shell City for 7 years, participating in your city-breaking battle and the recently concluded War of Honor."

"However, I don't like war and fighting. I would rather be a pure gardener. All my time is spent planting and cultivating various flowers and plants, but this kind of hobby can't find a place to be displayed, so I have always been in Shell City."

"During the War of Honor, I injured my bones, and my shooting accuracy became much worse. I was also completely tired of fighting and killing, so I applied for retirement."

"Not long ago, I heard that there is a garden craze here, and your company is planting and cultivating plants everywhere, so I want to come over and try it."

Gong Zheng next to him said in a low voice, "Chairman, we have confirmed with Bei Du Gong that Dali is indeed a veteran there and a brave warrior injured on the battlefield."

Zhou Yi looked at the hippocampus Sagittarius and asked, "What are you good at planting?"

The hippocampus Sagittarius carefully placed the flowerpot it was holding on the ground.

"Mr. Zhou, this is what I have been planting and cultivating. It's called bitter root because it tastes extremely bitter and can't fill the stomach, so it can't be used as food. However, it grows very large and grows quickly, and it can adapt to various harsh environments."

Zhou Yi looked at the flowerpot.

In the soil inside, there was a twisted and bulging tuber.

It was black-brown all over, with a thick layer of gray dirt on the surface. If you didn't look carefully, you would think it was a stone.

The kestrel scanned it and then said through telepathy.

"This is a tree root that has been mutated by the radiation pollution of the Dead Sea, just like those trees in the northern forest near the Dead Sea area. If trees are immersed in the Dead Sea, the trees and roots will decompose rapidly, but if they maintain a certain distance from the Dead Sea, the trees can still survive under continuous radiation, but they become strangely shaped and it is difficult to grow new leaves."

Zhou Yi asked, "Can I touch it?"

"Of course you can."

He tried to touch the bitter root with his hand. The touch was very tough, like old tree bark, but the inside was hollow, like a hardened version of old loofah.

Under the [Alert] perspective, there was nothing abnormal about this bitter root.

"What special uses does it have?"

The hippocampus Sagittarius was stunned for a moment: "It doesn't actually have any special uses, but it can grow in areas close to the Dead Sea and grows quickly, so it can be planted everywhere along the coast. I have mastered the method of planting them."

"Oh, right, bitter root also has a special effect when burned."

It tore off a small piece of skin from the bitter root.

"Do you have a fire?"

Zhou Yi took out a box of matches and lit the fire.

Dali brought the bitter root skin closer, and flames suddenly rose on the bark. However, the flame itself did not bring high temperature, but quickly lowered the surrounding temperature.

It quickly burned out, leaving only a little residue on Dali's claws.

Zhou Yi frowned: "It's actually absorbing heat when it's lit?"

"It's amazing, right!"

Dali finally looked happy at this time: "Not only that, if the bitter root is fully and thoroughly ignited, you will eventually get this."

The hippocampus Sagittarius dug a small stone out of the flowerpot containing the bitter root.

Black, like charcoal.

But it was smoother and more delicate than the charcoal in Zhou Yi's impression, and it was not as porous, but more solid and heavy.

He took it in his hand and weighed it, it was quite heavy.

The kestrel immediately said: "This is 'carbon light soot', a special processed product of light soot sand containing specific elements. It has excellent properties such as high toughness, high wear resistance, and corrosion resistance, so the price is relatively high."

"What's the market price?"

"The average price of carbon light soot in major electromechanical cities is 52 copper/5g, which is about 10 times that of ordinary light soot sand."

That's not bad.

Processed products have a much higher transaction value than raw materials.

Zhou Yi looked at Dali: "Confirm that bitter root can be burned to produce carbon light soot?"

"Sir, during the post-disaster reconstruction, many trees near the Dead Sea were destroyed by Thunder Beast air raids, which also caused a fire. I found a lot of this carbon light soot there. Because I have been cultivating and observing bitter root."

The hippocampus Sagittarius explained: "Earlier, I planted bitter root so that it could cool down. Sometimes it was too hot in the summer, so lighting the bitter root would cool it down. Later, I discovered that it had many magical places."

"Like the coast with more bitter roots, the visibility is higher, and they will absorb the dead light smog into the interior."

Dali squeezed the plant in the pot slightly with its claws: "I have cut open a lot of bitter roots and found that the impurities inside will be shaken off, leaving only some light soot sand, and then adsorbed on the surface and inside of the bitter root. So a big fire can produce carbon light soot, but planting this thing is not as easy as it looks..."

"Although it grows fast, it is still in the category of plants, so it takes at least 1 year to grow up, and if it is slower, it can be burned into shape in 2-3 years. Then it also needs fertilization and continuous large-scale planting."

"Lord territory owners cannot possibly be willing to wait for this kind of slow work. However, the company has spent a lot of resources to plant crops and waited for two years, and finally obtained fertile land."

It said: "That's why I came here, wanting to try my luck with you. I think bitter root is a very useful plant. If you have the patience to plant it on a large scale, after a few years, it can not only absorb and reduce the dead light smog on the coast, but also be burned into carbon light soot."

This kid is very good at talking.

Zhou Yi slapped the table: "I'll invest in this project."

"Really? Are you willing to let me join the company and plant bitter root?" The other party couldn't help but confirm again.

"Of course. I keep my word."

Zhou Yi said: "This is a very useful plant. The light soot dam is trying to reduce haze pollution, so you can plant more bitter roots there, and then gradually expand their planting area to protect everyone's work safety."

"Do you have any requirements for salary?"

Dali said: "I am not a combat unit now... 2 light seeds a year is fine."

"No problem."

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yi said: "Dali, I will allocate 100 light seeds to you for the special cultivation of bitter root. Considering that your cultures need to be close to the Dead Sea, then go to the Mushroom Forest to work and follow Sun Chonglai. He is cultivating mushrooms, so you can discuss and try more."

"Yes! Thank you, thank you, Chairman!"

After receiving the start-up capital, the hippocampus Sagittarius happily took office with the flowerpot in its arms.

……

Zhou Yi turned his attention to the second job seeker.

It was a four-legged robot dog with a gray-white body and slender limbs. The head from top to bottom was a front-facing camera, a lighting lamp, and a rotating black small radar.

What Zhou Yi cared more about was that a small spherical stone was fixed on the metal cassock on its back. He didn't know if it was a special prop or something else.

The robot dog had a white [Go2] model logo and Unitree in English on its back.

Zhou Yi knew this company, called Yu Shi Technology, which specializes in robots and robot dogs.

He had even thought about buying a robot dog, but he was short of money, and the prices of robots from the old human era were not cheap.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am robot dog Go2-AIR 703, just call me 703."

Its voice was a very standard robot tone.

Zhou Yi moved a small stool and sat in front of the robot dog and said, "Are you a programmer?"

"Mr. Zhou, I am a self-taught programmer."

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"Then what is your main job?"

"I am a surveyor in the Mineral Resources Department of Energy Storage City, but later because my own functions weakened, my function rating was reduced to E, and I became a temporary surveyor, which is equivalent to being half unemployed."

703 said: "Actually, I also expected this day, because surveying in the Dead Sea itself has a lot of wear and tear. My model and body don't have any advantages. After being attacked by several light nano-species, after recuperating and maintaining, I found that my related functions were weakening."

"Long-term outdoor operations, body wear and tear are inevitable."

"I have been learning programming, and I have also entered Wisdom Auspicious Cloud for further study through Zen testing. Unfortunately, it is not easy to change careers. I lack sufficient experience, so I have been rejected by all parties and cannot become a formal electromechanical programmer."

"I heard in Energy Storage City that the Wasteland Development Company was recruiting people, so I came all the way to try my luck."

The kestrel confirmed 703's identity through Energy Storage City.

Zhou Yi looked at the robot dog and said, "To be honest, I don't know much about the profession of electromechanical programmer. What do you usually do, write programs, and then maintain and optimize them?"

"What you described is basically the job of an electromechanical programmer."

703 said: "The number of programs in each electromechanical city is constantly increasing and needs to be continuously optimized and updated, so programmers are needed."

"But programs are too important for most electromechanical lives, so the screening of programmers is also very strict. It is difficult for people like me who are half-way and change careers to get opportunities."

Zhou Yi thought, this is not a problem for the company.

The Wasteland Development Company doesn't have this burden.

He crossed his fingers: "Do you have any programs or works that you can show me?"

"I made a small program."

703 said: "As long as there is an enhanced controller, you can use it."

Zhou Yi signaled, and assistant Gong Zheng handed his equipment to the robot dog.

703 squatted on the ground, turned its forelimbs, pulled out a data cable from the side of its body, and inserted it into the rear interface of the controller.

A new icon appeared on the glass screen, which looked like a magnifying glass.

Under 703's gaze, the new program was opened, and a simple page like a TXT document appeared.

The robot dog looked at Zhou Yi and said, "Mr. Zhou, this is a small program I wrote. Its function is to identify and translate Dead Sea documents. However, it can currently recognize Chinese in the ancient divine language, and there are still some errors."

Zhou Yi understood: "Scan with an electronic eye or camera, and then translate it through this program?"

"Yes, that's it."

Then Zhou Yi handed it a copy of "Doraemon".

The robot dog began to scan and translate, generating the two common characters of this era while broadcasting the voice.

"Return the manga to me quickly, I haven't read it yet."

"What to do, what to do, I lost the manga."

"You oh really, I really can't help you... 'Substitute Sticker'!"

……

The translation is very accurate.

"Very good." Zhou Yi was a little surprised: "Has such a program not been promoted and recognized?"

"This is actually of little use."

703 said: "Because electromechanical lives basically understand Chinese, it is of no use at all. However, human cities can be used, but because this program needs to be equipped with an enhanced controller and a scanning device, the cost is actually relatively high."

"So the actual application surface is much narrower than I expected," the robot dog said.

"This happens to be useful in our company."

Zhou Yi said with a smile: "The literacy rate of the company's human employees is low. If your translation program is equipped, it will be convenient to read the Dead Sea documents we have collected. Even if you are illiterate, it will not affect listening."

"703, the Wasteland Development Company welcomes you very much. I hope you can use your program to make knowledge easier to spread and allow people here to master more information."

"The annual salary of ordinary programmers is 100 light seeds, so I will set your salary according to this, is there any problem?"

Zhou Yi stretched out his hand.

The robot dog stretched out its paw and shook it.

"No problem at all! Thank you very much, thank you for believing in my ability."

703 said: "I will do my best to contribute my strength to the company."

Zhou Yi thought for a while: "The company currently only has you as an electromechanical programmer. You should follow Gong Zheng first and install the translation program on every one of our enhanced controls."

"There is an electromechanical teacher Diamond in the Mushroom Forest, who is also teaching various programming languages. You can go there and exchange experience with it when you have time, and also teach the black hand mushrooms there. The main thing is to be able to cultivate helpers who can share your work."

Then the two parties signed an electronic agreement.

703 suddenly said: "Chairman, the 'Sunday' virus program has been spreading in various cities recently. The Energy Storage City where I was before has also suffered large-scale infection and attacks. Should the company also take some preventive measures? There are also electromechanical life professionals in the company."

"I heard about this in Recursive City before."

Zhou Yi also followed the other party and said: "What kind of virus is this? Is it just to implant the tendency to work six days a week and rest one day? There should be some deeper interests, right? How much do you know about it?"

703 hesitated for a moment.

"The organization that developed this program is called the 'Electromechanical Knights'..."