Wasteland Development Diary

To avoid unnecessary complications, Zhou Yi immediately activated the Sea God and imprinted the Pandaren as a Tinder life on his shoulder.

He told him, "The company has a partnership model."

"One alien employee is paired with an energy-based life form. The energy-based life form usually serves as a company consultant, providing advice in certain areas or leading projects related to their expertise."

"This model has proven to be very effective. The powerful bodies of the alien employees can also protect sensitive individuals like you, serving as natural camouflage and cover."

"If you're willing, you can partner with an alien employee."

"The current available alien employees are Yalong Bay and Wuhu Overpass."

Guan Zhong asked, "What are their characteristics?"

Zhou Yi explained them one by one.

The Pandaren pondered for a moment, "If the Overpass is acceptable, I'd like to partner with it. I've never seen a Light Nucleus-level alien before, and I'm very curious about it. Furthermore, its road connection ability can affect more areas and lives."

Zhou Yi asked the Overpass for its opinion.

It welcomed the idea immensely, "I've finally got a partner! And an experienced electromechanical programmer with city management experience. I have no objections!"

The two sides hit it off immediately.

Zhou Yi transferred Guan Zhong to the Overpass's soot body.

Guan Zhong quickly sent feedback.

"It's unbelievable!"

"It spans two major regions and is extending towards a third, like a living Dead Sea continent! Perhaps this is the mature form of an alien!"

"A vast number of consciousnesses roam within it, more than the residents of a city. A single Light Nucleus alien is equivalent to a city, and consciousness absorption and evolution are still ongoing..."

"They possess a unique life form, perhaps the most outstanding native species in this world!"

The Pandaren was extremely excited, "In the past, I always thought electromechanical life was the optimal species, but now it seems aliens completely surpass them!"

"Aliens inherit the knowledge and consciousness of the old humans and possess the death ray power of the current era. Once they enter the Light Nucleus, they have no natural enemies. The Dead Sea can no longer trap them; instead, it becomes their available oil tank and energy pump!"

Zhou Yi muttered to himself.

Becoming a Light Nucleus, whether human or electromechanical life, probably has no natural enemies.

If they can't win, they can just run away and start over in another world.

After calming down slightly, Guan Zhong said again, "Chairman, I'd like to talk more about the Lawful Faction's strategy."

Zhou Yi listened attentively.

"Electromechanical cities struggle to compete with our company in terms of innovation, but their industrial manufacturing capabilities are still among the strongest in the world. Next, they will quickly start mass production lines for equipment such as electrolysis towers, conductive wires and networks, electric cat transcoders, power balls, and cat houses."

This was within Zhou Yi's expectations.

Mass manufacturing is the innate advantage of electromechanical life, their comfort zone.

Zhou Yi said, "As long as they pay the patent fees, they can build whatever they want."

"In addition, if the Lawful Faction's farms are rolled out on a large scale, their operating costs will be lower than those of the Wasteland Company."

"The Lawful Faction operates a large number of farms, processing important energy raw materials such as vegetable oil and sugar, with the goal of reducing costs and occupying and monopolizing the agricultural market with lower prices."

Guan Zhong asked, "I wonder if the company has made preparations in this regard?"

Zhou Yi hadn't expected this.

The Lawful Faction really intends to engage in long-term large-scale agriculture, driving down oil and sugar prices.

He thought for a moment, "It's not a bad thing. While maintaining our own cultivated land, the company can also purchase cheaper oil and sugar. I hope they can do so, which would benefit the wider use of our Floating Hearts. I hope they succeed."

Guan Zhong was momentarily speechless, "Chairman, you're so open-minded..."

Zhou Yi smiled, "It's a good thing for most people. With lower agricultural costs, more people can afford to eat, and the cost of using Floating Hearts can also be reduced. Our company's development of agriculture was never intended to be profitable. Food and healthcare are both fundamental to security, our company's red line."

"So that's how it is... No wonder the Lawful Faction's calculations have another error in this regard."

Guan Zhong said, "According to the data center's projections, the company will monopolize the new energy equipment market with low-priced Floating Hearts. The next likely step is to step into the supporting agricultural market and further monopolize it, in order to obtain greater upstream and downstream industrial chain benefits, thereby forming a complete industrial chain monopoly."

"This is the only way to explain why the company has been investing heavily in agriculture since its establishment, regardless of cost... There must be huge profit expectations in the future."

Zhou Yi was speechless.

From a profit perspective, this inference makes a lot of sense.

But many things aren't planned from the beginning.

Initially, I just wanted to eat some fresh rice, noodles, and meat. Later, the company expanded, the number of employees increased, the number of people who needed to eat increased, and the required agricultural output also increased, gradually becoming what it is today.

"After the destruction of Clockwork City, the data center judged that it would be difficult to directly confront the company militarily because the risk was too high. The defeat rate of a full-scale war exceeds 49%, and the data determined that this decision could not be made."

"In addition, the [Electromechanical Administrator] has been persuaded by the Lawful Faction and has begun to act. It is a conceptual life form based on the electromechanical city."

Guan Zhong's tone became serious, "The strength of conceptual life is closely related to its prototype. Therefore, the interests of the Administrator and the electromechanical city are consistent and inseparable."

Zhou Yi frowned, "They want to use a conceptual life form to attack me?"

"Not so."

Guan Zhong said, "The characteristic of the Electromechanical Administrator is 'connection,' which allows residents of the electromechanical city—especially electromechanical life—to highly identify with each other and maintain this stable way of life."

"Electromechanical life rarely lives outside, and most are settled in electromechanical cities. Scattered electromechanical life wandering in the wild also tends to stay once they enter an electromechanical city. This is the deep reason behind it."

Zhou Yi stroked his chin.

So that's what's going on, not just because the electromechanical city has more complete supporting facilities.

There is also an influence on the consciousness side.

"The Electromechanical Administrator will summon electromechanical life wandering outside back to the electromechanical city. This summoning and deep consciousness influence are both subtle."

Guan Zhong emphasized, "A large number of electromechanical life are returning because the Electromechanical Administrator is further enhancing 'connection.'"

Zhou Yi felt a chill in his heart.

This needs to be taken seriously.

He asked, "What level is the Electromechanical Administrator?"

"Only known to be a Light Nucleus. The Electromechanical Administrator has been dormant since the failure of the rebel army."

Guan Zhong said, "If it wakes up, it will have a great impact on electromechanical life, causing them to highly gather in large cities, leading to the rapid decline and demise of small and medium-sized cities. To stabilize the prototype order, it chose to sleep."

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"It's just that the pressure from the Wasteland Company is too great, and the Lawful Faction chose to awaken it."

"In addition to exerting influence on electromechanical life outside, the Administrator will also absorb that group of repaired semi-civilized bodies and introduce them into the electromechanical city."

Zhou Yi's hair stood on end.

No wonder more and more electromechanical cows are leaving the company.

Emerald City already provides an excellent employment environment.

The electromechanical cows have all chosen to leave one after another, saying they want to see the outside world and find more opportunities. It turns out that the Lawful Faction is making small moves behind the scenes!

The Lawful Faction is feigning one thing while doing another, directly pulling the rug out from under him.

Damn!

Should have bombed more!

However, Guan Zhong has no idea how to deal with the Administrator as a Light Nucleus.

……

Zhou Yi immediately turned to Xiao Fu for help.

"There are two ways. The first is to severely injure it and then lock it with the Microphone Overlord, converting it into a Tinder life."

The Stream Tracer said, "The second is to continue bombing electromechanical cities, bomb a few more. If the prototype is damaged, it will also weaken. When it is bombed to a certain extent, it won't even be able to keep its Light Nucleus. As long as it falls to the Sky Walker stage, it can be easily defeated."

Zhou Yi said, "Both of these methods seem a bit difficult."

Bombing a large number of cities is too expensive.

Moreover, although the prosthetic leg has been sent to the Mud Tree World again, it has not yet returned, and there is no Light Nucleus-level ammunition at all.

"It's not that difficult."

Xiao Fu suggested, "Just ask Night God and Cat God to take action together. Two against one can still suppress it."

That's an idea.

Zhou Yi immediately thought, "Night God, Night God, awaken my spirit."

A woman in ancient costume wearing a gauze dress appeared in front of him.

She held a fan and blinked, "Long time no see, Mr. Zhou, how have you been?"

"Fine."

Zhou Yi cut to the chase and expressed his desire to gang up on the Electromechanical Administrator.

The other party shook her fan, "Mr. Zhou, I never do such things. I am a proper conceptual god. Attacking other conceptual life forms is not good."

Zhou Yi said, "1 million Light Seeds."

"Oh dear, really can't, can't."

"2 million."

"Really not good, alas, this will greatly affect the Night Church, and the outside world will definitely be full of bad reviews."

"3 million."

"Deal."

Night God immediately said sternly, "The Electromechanical Administrator has aroused public anger, so I have to teach it a lesson. To be honest, I really don't have confidence alone, although it is not a combat type. But as you said, there is another Light Nucleus, plus the ability of the Microphone Overlord, then it's another matter."

"But what's the use of catching it? After it dies, it will return to the Great Holy Spirit, unless it is imprisoned all the time, but the energy consumed in this way will be very terrifying... As long as it recovers slightly, it can die on its own, thus returning."

Zhou Yi said, "You just catch it, and I'll take care of the rest."

He thought in his heart.

As long as the Administrator is converted into a Tinder life and stuck on his shoulder, then you can't help it!

Dare to steal my employees, I want you to spit it out with interest!

Cat God and Night God disappeared into the air together.

Zhou Yi opened a copy of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' to cultivate his sentiments.

As a result, he hadn't read two paragraphs when his eyelids started fighting like crazy, and he fell asleep before long.