Wasteland Development Diary

Zhou Yi asked Ninety-Seven, "What's all the commotion?"

The Martian electric cat said, "Chairman, it's talking about ancient history."

"We used to disagree and argue a lot."

"In the beginning, we wanted to control the dust storms by using a lot of electric cats to influence various particles, thereby controlling local dust storms. Then, we wanted to use wind power and static electricity to expand the dust storms to cover Mars for a long time."

"This way, the entire Mars would be wrapped in dust storms for a long time. All electric cats could move freely on the planet's surface, which would be beneficial to everyone."

"However, this proposal led to years of continuous disputes, with everyone having different ideas."

"Some believed that we should use global dust storms, with all electric cats supplying power in batches to stabilize the long-term continuation of the dust storms. But after many attempts, they all failed because some electric cats would always be lazy and not work."

"There were also suggestions to raise the temperature by discharging electricity, using temperature differences and pressure changes to create strong winds and stir up enough dust to create the dust storms we needed ourselves."

"And then there were those who didn't want to change and didn't want to work so hard... These silent electric cats were the majority."

"After years of arguing, we tried a lot of things, but we were still spinning in circles without any change."

"Slowly, everyone became too lazy to argue. There was nothing left to argue about, and everyone returned to the original quiet solitude... until you arrived."

Speaking of this, the Martian electric cat's whole body of electric arcs became dim, somewhat depressed.

Zhou Yi found it strange: "Don't you have a leader, or some leading figures?"

"There used to be."

Ninety-Seven said, "But they all couldn't persevere through various doubts and arguments. Because to do this kind of thing, it requires hundreds of years of perseverance. Too many failures made everyone lose heart, feeling that it was futile."

"Now, no electric cat on Mars believes that we can change it there."

"Everyone lives with the dust storms, taking things as they come."

Zhou Yi could understand.

Failure can damage confidence.

If it's always failure slapping you in the face, without positive feedback, it's difficult to persist in anything.

The things you mess up are always much more than the things you accomplish.

Although electric cats are naturally gifted, in the large environment of Mars, it's difficult for them to break through the existing situation.

"During the most intense arguments, many electric cats fought. Everyone heard that voice for the first time - but I wasn't born then, I heard it from the older generation of electric cats."

Ninety-Seven continued, "That voice still echoes today, sometimes in the ice, sometimes in the clay minerals, sometimes in the weathered layer, in the atmosphere... only electric cats can hear it. That voice is getting weaker and weaker, about once a year. The energy should be running out."

Zhou Yi asked Pikachu again.

"Chairman! That's right."

It crackled and said, "That voice echoes throughout Mars, as long as you enter high-energy power mode, you can hear it through the dust storms."

Zhou Yi looked at Ninety-Seven again: "The Golden Elephant Herders haven't directly contacted you?"

"No."

The electric cat's electric arcs stretched left and right: "But Martian electric cats all know that we are being raised. Because the hole in the sky is the source of our birth. Electric cats are born from the transparent castle in the hole."

"When you first came, I thought you were the ones who raised us, and now you're finally back."

Zhou Yi thought, if only I were that strong.

The Golden Elephant Herders are a powerful group that rivals the Celestials.

If I really had that power, I would directly confront the Celestials.

He thought to himself, but said, "In that empty transparent building complex, there is a white ultra-low temperature solid creature. Do you know what it is?"

"That's the Castle Prisoner."

Ninety-Seven's pair of blue cat ears twitched: "That's what we call it. It seems to be locked in the transparent castle. Unlike us, who can come out after being born, it can't leave all the time, it has no freedom. It should have been locked inside by the Golden Elephant Herders."

"It never communicates with us, just walks around inside, doesn't look very smart, and I don't know if it has any intelligence."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but think of the Magician Society's symbol, the Homunculus in a flask.

It was somewhat similar to the Castle Prisoner.

Zhou Yi asked again: "Can you enter the transparent castle?"

"Only during two stages."

Ninety-Seven said, "The first is when you are born, you can move around in the castle where you were born, but you can't enter other castles, and you can't stay there all the time. Newborn electric cats will soon be thrown into the nearby dust storms by the power inside, letting us fend for ourselves."

"The second stage is when you become a Light Core Body. Then you can return. The transparent castle is also where the Light Core Bodies live. They can enter most areas inside."

"It's also because of this reason, so everyone later didn't think about changing the dust storms. As long as you evolve to the Light Core Body, you can get rid of the trouble of constantly migrating and moving, and live in the castle. There is plenty of energy there, and life is stable."

"Only Light Core Body electric cats can enter the area where the prisoner is. The older generation said that our task is to guard and check the prisoner, to prevent it from escaping."

Zhou Yi was thoughtful.

Ninety-Seven said again: "The prisoner has several forms. In its white state, it is an insulator, electricity cannot pass through it, and we can hardly affect it."

"But when it turns silver, it has extremely high conductivity, but this state is rare. It seems to be a great burden for it. Every time it turns silver, the duration is very short, and it will soon turn into a dissipating gas, and it will take some time before it condenses into a white flaky solid again."

Can it turn into a silver conductor?

Zhou Yi frowned: "Why is this switch?"

"Of course, it's to escape from prison!"

The Martian electric cat said with conviction: "Becoming a conductor, it wants to devour those Light Core Body electric cats, relying on the electric cats to help it escape. The prisoner often fights with them. But it can't beat them, because the number of Light Core Body electric cats is increasing. It won't last long and will collapse into gas by itself."

"In short, that's it. After a while, those Light Core Body electric cats will teach it a lesson, striking first to avoid it coming to make trouble."

"After being beaten, that guy will lose energy and be beaten into gas, making it difficult to turn into a silver state. It will also become more honest."

Zhou Yi nodded as he listened.

This design is ingenious.

The growth path is planned. After the electric cats become Light Core Bodies, they will enter the transparent castle. In order not to be absorbed and taken away by the prisoner, they will continue to suppress the prisoner.

This can ensure that the prisoner is guarded for a long time and stays in the prison obediently.

Zhou Yi said to Ninety-Seven, "The information you gave is very effective, thank you for your hard work, go on vacation."

"Yes, Chairman."

It and Pikachu turned into two electric lights and rushed outside.

The Emerald City guide network facilities have already been laid, and the electric cats can run around wildly.

The curling ice ball, in the form of a golden ball, also handed over the Light Nanoshell containing 550,000 Light Seeds.

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The initial success of the Mars project cooperation also prompted the Old King to send a message.

"The efficiency of Wasteland Company is really eye-opening. The company's electric cat employees played a decisive role in the cooperation with the local electric cats on Mars. Their professionalism and work ability are very excellent."

"This is enough to prove that Mars has huge room for development."

Zhou Yi also admitted.

Compared to the Earth, where heroes are divided, Light Seed mines on Mars are spread all over the surface. This hard currency can be continuously obtained through dust storms.

"In the second batch, I will send more working electric cats."

Zhou Yi said, "But we still need to be steady and focus on collecting small dust storms first. This is less risky, and after we have accumulated enough experience, we will consider medium and large ones."

"I agree with this."

The Old King also said, "The Martian environment is special. In addition to electric cats, there are actually some other life forms there. But in the base under the empty hole, they cannot get close, and safety is guaranteed."

"There is also one more thing. The Legalist Front contacted me a few hours ago and reached a formal cooperation with Star Cluster. They will invest 15 million Light Seeds in the Mars project over 5 years to obtain several Star Cluster voter positions, free migration rights, and specific satellites as settlements from us."

Zhou Yi was shocked to hear this.

We just started cooperating, and they already know?

They must have discovered that the Mars project is very profitable...

Can the data center calculate this kind of result just by relying on data?

Electromechanical algorithms are terrifying!

Zhou Yi became extremely vigilant in his heart.

"I cannot know the purpose of the Legalist Front. The cooperation between our two parties is top secret and has not been announced to the public. Information within Star Cluster is also blocked."

The Old King said, "Electromechanical cities are not good at being pioneers, but their accuracy in judging trends and adding investment through a large amount of data is extremely high. It seems that they have discovered changes and rapid progress in the Mars project through various data."

"It is difficult to hide the high-power use of the sky survey telescope from them."

"But from a good perspective, there is more funding to speed up the progress here."

After ending this conversation.

Zhou Yi paced back and forth in the room, feeling indignant in his heart.

The Legalist Front is really a big copycat.

They previously copied the company's Floating Heart and electric cat system, and now they are even copying the Mars project.

Can't you have a little original spirit?

You just focus on following our trend!!

Disgusting!