Wasteland Development Diary

"We are developing a special program called 'Time Anchor,' striving to restore semi-awakened beings to normal."

703 stood up, gesturing with its forelimbs, enthusiastically recommending the project: "Technically, it's about guiding and drawing consciousness through programming, so that the inherently disordered consciousness direction eventually projects onto a timeline we've created, and then synchronizes with the outside world. This way, those scattered and discrete consciousnesses can be gathered and made continuous again."

"We also provide pre-supported learning programs and self-awareness correction processes."

"If Time Anchor can be completed, millions of semi-awakened beings could become mechanical life forms. This would not only free them from their enslaved fate but also provide the mechanical society with a large amount of fresh blood."

"Time Anchor is a key project of the Mechanical Knights, and I am one of the programmers on the project."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up.

This was a good new direction.

If the Time Anchor program could really be created, the company's breeding platform could also return to normal, providing a huge boost to the cultivation of bone fish couriers.

"What stage are you at now?"

703 said, "The guidance program, identification program, and correction program have all been completed, but the timeline calibration has not yet been completed, which is the most difficult part. Because the situation of each semi-awakened being is different, it is difficult to find a universal time node and target."

Zhou Yi suddenly thought, "Have you considered timekeepers?"

703 was stunned: "What is that?"

Zhou Yi was a little surprised.

It turned out that mechanical life also had knowledge blind spots.

So he showed his Black Water Ghost and briefly introduced this strange life form.

"There is such a thing."

The machine dog said in surprise: "They are already very close to conceptual life forms, and there shouldn't be many of them."

Zhou Yi shook his head: "You're wrong. There are quite a few of them, but they don't go out much and focus on time calibration. You can consider looking for timekeepers—it's best to find a standard clock. In the field of time calibration, they are the professionals. Perhaps it will help you improve your program."

"I've remembered it. This is a very constructive suggestion. Before, we only focused on the program internally and never thought about connecting to external life forms."

703 was a little excited: "That's right! We can introduce external modules with specific functions! We are trapped by fixed thinking!"

Zhou Yi added, "However, the Time Anchor project should be able to directly seek investment from mechanical cities. This is equivalent to bringing a large number of potential mechanical people to the city."

"Chairman, mechanical cities strictly prohibit experiments in this direction."

"Why?"

"Because semi-awakened beings are abnormal, causing them to be unrestricted by many programs. They are born with the ability to remove their own protocol and program bindings. Their behavior cannot be predicted, and they cannot be stably constrained by the city. For the city, this is an uncontrollable factor, a potential criminal and disruptor of order."

703 explained: "So this field is prohibited by mechanical cities. They are to mechanical cities what mutants are to human cities."

"We have difficulty obtaining financial support through various channels. Although everyone knows this is of great significance, the expected return cannot be determined. Now the project is stuck at a critical stage, and progress is very difficult."

Zhou Yi further confirmed: "You mean, if semi-awakened beings can be restored to normal, they will also be less susceptible to various protocol constraints, becoming uncertain, almost like humans?"

"Yes. This is also the biggest problem."

Semi-awakened beings come with a program jailbreak, no longer constrained by the internal existing closed framework.

That wasn't a problem.

With millions of semi-awakened beings, as long as they can be repaired with Time Anchor, some professionals can be found among them.

Zhou Yi had accumulated a lot of cash and was worrying about where to spend it.

"I'll invest in this project."

Zhou Yi took out the Light Nano Box from his pocket: "I'll invest 5,000 Light Seeds in you."

703 was overjoyed and hurriedly prostrated on the ground: "Chairman, I thank you on behalf of everyone! This is the largest investment our team has ever received!"

"Don't be happy too soon."

Zhou Yi emphasized: "I have requirements. If Time Anchor is successfully developed, you must pay attention to suitable talents among each semi-awakened being you repair, promote our company to them, and recommend suitable employees to us."

"This is not a problem!"

The machine dog agreed immediately.

Zhou Yi nodded: "I also know that the failure rate of this kind of project is very high. So I don't have any other requirements. I'm investing in the technology in this direction, because I believe that semi-awakened beings are an important group in the future of mechanical life."

"This is just the first phase of investment."

"If you have new major progress, I will have a second and third phase of investment here, with only more funds, not less."

"Chairman, you are truly the light of mankind! That book was right. You are liberating all mankind, you are changing the world!"

703 spoke very quickly, seeming very excited: "I will immediately report this to the Knights. Although I don't know if it will eventually generate revenue, your investment will definitely be rewarded."

"We can guarantee one thing: if Time Anchor is completed one day, your name and the company's name will be written in it, so that every rescued semi-awakened being will know the great help you provided!"

Zhou Yi still enjoyed this flattery.

However.

He asked, "What book are you talking about?"

"Don't you know?"

703 said, "'Liberating All Mankind,' it describes your creation of the company and your ideal of liberating mankind so that human creativity can reappear. The visitor...was called Liu Zhaoshan. He wrote about your deeds and his field observations after being captured here."

"Although the book doesn't have many words, many residents in the mechanical city have read it, and it has spread widely."

Zhou Yi: "..."

This Liu Zhaoshan, he told him not to take things out of context.

But he still wrote nonsense!

Zhou Yi immediately asked Red Falcon to find a copy—unexpectedly, he had to pay to read it.

After subscribing, he quickly scanned the entire book. There were not many words, only about 20,000 words, but in this era, it was considered a rare longer-form documentary literature.

Overall, although it was clickbait, the content was generally realistic, accurate, and restrained.

Liu Zhaoshan's professional writing skills were very good.

The sales volume of his book actually reached 3000+, priced at 0.2 Light Seeds. He had earned 600 Light Seeds just from this book.

Zhou Yi was in a complicated mood.

In any case, Liu Zhaoshan had given him some indirect publicity.

...

This spring, the new mechanical employees who joined the company all performed their duties and showed their talents in different positions.

The reactions from all parties were good.

Especially 703.

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Gong Zheng's love for the machine dog was overflowing: "Chairman, 703 has written a simple program that records all the different departments of the company and the employees of each department. This makes it so clear at a glance, and it is much easier to calculate salaries and personnel relationships."

"It is also working with Diamond from Mushroom Forest to train the company's programmers. In Mushroom Forest, Black Hand Mushroom 102 is very talented. On the human side, adults learn slowly, but the children are very interested in programming. Two children have outstanding achievements, one is called Chen Ji, 10 years old, and the other is called Beta, 9 years old."

"The three of them have become 703's assistants and can do basic program maintenance and recording."

Zhou Yi was very pleased.

The company's next generation is growing rapidly, and cultivating the company's own young talents is also an important part.

At the tail end of spring, the St. Petersburg officially said goodbye to Zhou Yi.

"Zhou Yi, my friend, I have to go. The battles this winter were fun."

Zhou Yi repeatedly tried to persuade it to stay, hoping it would join the company directly.

However, the mercenary submarine refused.

"I like freedom, fighting freely, roaming around freely, this is the way I like to live. If you need me one day, come to Peace City, the St. Petersburg will be there to greet friends."

Zhou Yi no longer insisted.

The first to leave was actually the Beiyang Corps, then Qin Xie, and finally the St. Petersburg.

Their successive departures represented the shadow of war completely dissipating.

After entering summer, the company's farmland ushered in the first wave of vegetable harvests.

Zhou Yi made a special trip to watch.

One by one, strong Chinese cabbages and lush radish leaves grew in the fields. The farmers picked the cabbages from the ground one by one, the agricultural machinery turned the radishes out of the soil, and a large number of vegetables were sent to Emerald City and the nearby Sand Port by the carload.

Agriculture Minister Zheng Tao held a long white radish in his hand, his face very satisfied.

"Chairman, the company's vegetables are growing very well."

"Yangma is worthy of being a vegetable transplanter, and there is nothing to say about its professionalism. These vegetables are large, juicy, and taste very good."

He took a bite of the radish in his hand, very crisp.

"White radishes and Chinese cabbages can be stored for a long time, unlike other vegetables that are so delicate."

"They taste good whether they are boiled in soup or stir-fried, and they can be easily pickled with salt and stored in the cellar for half a year. They are good for our own consumption and for sale."

Zheng Tao said: "Dr. Da Vinci said before that there are a large number of constipation and oral ulcer problems in the Sand Port area, because of insufficient vegetable intake. Now that there are enough vegetables, many people have smooth bowel movements! Their mouths are no longer easy to hurt and rot!"

"Next, large-scale planting of legumes will be carried out, led by the soybean machine 'King Kong'. This time, the number of soybeans will be greatly increased. It only takes 90-120 days to harvest in the fall. Our oil production and dry beans can be increased even more."

The Minister of Agriculture looked happy: "There is nothing to say about the professionalism of agricultural machinery, it is really strong."

Zhou Yi realized it only now.

His White Suanni body doesn't need to eat and it doesn't matter, but the flesh and blood body needs a balanced diet.

He still remembered that when he came here two years ago, it was common for the locals to have black teeth and tooth loss, and most of them were malnourished, thin, and hunched over.

Now, after becoming company employees, they are all strong and tidy, the problem of teeth has been curbed, and the skin has changed from pale to wheat color, and their mental appearance is completely different.

Zhou Yi looked at the surrounding farmland.

The agricultural machinery brothers, the Leiwo team, and Yangma were all busy in their respective fields.

The farmers of the joint farm were also running around in the fields. The weather was getting hot, and many people were sweating profusely, but few people were seen being lazy. Laughter was heard from the fields from time to time.

...

Back to 3101.

Zhou Yi stir-fried a shredded Chinese cabbage with vinegar using the freshly harvested Chinese cabbage, and stewed a chicken bone soup with radish, and added some rice.

He didn't know if it was because of the filter, but he felt that the taste of self-produced vegetables was a bit sweet and particularly delicious.

Just as Zhou Yi was eating heartily.

Red Falcon flew over and said, "Zhou, Beidu Gong is visiting."

"He has arrived at the trestle bridge in Yalong Bay and wants to talk to you about the sale of the Mushroom House. He said that he has opened up many channels and can now officially sell it to the outside world."

Zhou Yi ate two more mouthfuls of rice and wiped his mouth with a paper towel.

"I'll go find him now. Go call Sun Zhonglai over, and we'll discuss this matter together."