Wasteland Development Diary

With the Red Falcon, the field of vision immediately broadened.

Zhou Yi could clearly see the nearby terrain and the various creatures active on the surface.

It was already night, and the Light-Nourished were mostly resting, conserving their energy for the next day's acquisition.

The various small animals that were active outside were mainly snakes, mice, and nocturnal birds.

But as A'jin described, the night-watch Claw Swine were still patrolling everywhere, defending and marking their clan's territory.

Zhou Yi noticed one that was alone.

This Claw Swine came to the mushroom forest. It skillfully walked between two giant mushrooms, and after looking around, it burrowed inside.

Clearly, it wasn't its first time here.

Even Light-Nourished creatures are affected by the paralyzing toxins of the mushroom forest, let alone the deadly explosive mushrooms inside.

Zhou Yi became interested and immediately ordered, "Activate [Bird's Eye View] and see what it's doing."

On the electronic screen, the picture zoomed in. The Claw Swine was still moving, deftly bypassing the towering giant mushrooms, quite familiar with the terrain inside.

Above this monster's head, its thoughts were displayed.

——The poisonous fog here is getting thicker, I need to hurry.

——While the leader is still injured, relying on the power of those mushrooms, now is the best chance to replace the leader.

The Claw Swine ran all the way to the base of a giant mushroom.

The display screen could only see it arching back and forth, looking like it was eating something, and then it ran out quickly.

On its return, it was in a great mood.

——I feel stronger than ever before!

——These mushrooms are treasures, helping me to boost my state to its peak, although it will only last for a day or two, it's enough.

——Go all out and become the new leader! Do it!

……

The picture was very blurry.

Zhou Yi said, "Red Falcon, can you safely enter the mushroom forest?"

"Yes."

A synthesized voice came from the remote control: "The poisonous fog here has a negligible effect on electromechanical life forms."

"Investigate inside and find what the Claw Swine was eating before."

Its altitude dropped rapidly.

Unfortunately, the screen on the remote control was still pitch black.

Later, Zhou Yi learned that the Red Falcon's [Bird's Eye View] was used to judge active life forms and did not have the ability to capture high-precision images in dark environments.

Only during the day could it provide high-definition imaging.

A few minutes later, the Red Falcon returned to Zhou Yi's side.

At the bottom of the drone, two mechanical claws captured two mushrooms with mud, the survivors of the Claw Swine's large bites.

These mushrooms were the size of a fist, gray-brown, covered with grass stalks and gravel, like a pile of dirt clumps or dung balls.

They had no smell and were inconspicuous.

Zhou Yi pinched it with his hand. The touch was also like dirt, and it dented easily with a little force, and it was difficult to restore its shape.

He asked the Red Falcon, "What is this?"

"No relevant information stored," the drone replied.

There was another way to figure out where this thing came from.

Zhou Yi commanded the Red Falcon and the Samurai Crab squad to begin their first air-ground coordinated operation.

Forty minutes later.

The exhausted, burly Claw Swine was trussed up by the Samurai Crab squad and dragged all the way from the ground.

It had several wounds on its body and was bleeding, but they were not fatal, only its stamina had been exhausted.

The Claw Swine looked fierce, baring its teeth and struggling, but its short nose and mouth were entangled with ropes, making it difficult to make a sound.

Zhou Yi ordered, "Hold it down."

Six Samurai Crabs pinned the Claw Swine to the ground.

Only then did Zhou Yi place his hand on the back of this four-legged monster.

He output energy from his body, slowly entering the other party's body through the hard, rough black hair.

The Claw Swine's ferocious face suddenly stiffened, looking very puzzled.

"Now we can talk," Zhou Yi said softly, "I need to understand some things from you. If you cooperate well, I will let you leave after it's over. If your answers satisfy me, I will also give you corresponding rewards."

This was also the experience he gained from raising crabs.

When he inputs energy into Light-Nourished creatures, he will be briefly connected with the input recipient in a special way, and they can communicate with each other through consciousness. If this process is repeated for a long time, it will evolve into a long-term association in which the consciousness tends to be on the same frequency, like Zhou Yi and his Samurai Crabs.

However, long-term power supply is itself a heavy drain. Currently, Zhou Yi can only trust the Samurai Crab group.

The Red Falcon is a different situation. It comes with a human voice module, so there is no need to worry about communication problems.

"Speak. Otherwise, I'll just have to kill you."

Zhou Yi issued an ultimatum.

The Claw Swine slightly retracted its fangs and said cautiously, "This power and skill of manipulating energy... you are very strong, I am willing to cooperate with the strong."

That's right.

Zhou Yi held up the mud ball-shaped plant in his hand: "Tell me about this mushroom."

The Claw Swine licked its short nose with its tongue: "I don't know what it is. Before, we counter-hunted a hunter group with Enhancers. Seven of them were surrounded by us and entered the mushroom forest."

"The leader ordered the surrounding area to be sealed off to ensure they died here. I found that there was a small guy who was obviously exhausted of his strength, and his weapons and backpacks were also knocked off by us. As a result, when he sneaked out at night, he was jumping around and suddenly returned to an excellent state."

"I and a few brothers seriously injured him again, and he fled back to the mushroom forest again. Finally, we heard an explosion inside. In the end, only I had the courage to go in and saw that the little guy had been blown to pieces."

"But it was also then that I found this strange mushroom not far from his body, and part of it had been picked. The little guy's iron hand was still on one of the mushrooms. I suspected that his recovery was related to picking that mushroom. So I tried to take two bites and found that the mushroom was indeed good and actually had the effect of restoring strength."

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It smacked its lips: "I marked the location of those mushrooms with urine. Then I went to check on them regularly."

"Later, I figured out that the larger the mushroom, the more power it contains, so I have to wait for them to grow a little. They have the effect of collecting energy. It's just that this mushroom grows very slowly. I waited for several days, but they only grew a little bit, so I couldn't help but eat them."

The hunter group that was blown away?

Zhou Yi immediately thought: "5 days ago?"

The Claw Swine said yes.

That was the 7-person hunter group that A'jin mentioned stepped on explosive mushrooms. It seemed that they were forced into a desperate situation by the Claw Swine group, resulting in total annihilation.

"Untie him."

Zhou Yi spoke, and the Samurai Crabs scattered and released him.

The Claw Swine slowly stood up. It seemed to realize that the person in front of him was not easy to mess with, and still maintained an honest posture, even its scimitar-like claws were retracted.

Zhou Yi supplied it with a total of 100 points of energy, and he felt that the energy began to dissipate outward. The Claw Swine's energy storage limit was about this value.

He said, "Do you want to compete for the leader?"

The Claw Swine was stunned: "You, how do you know..."

"What will happen if the competition fails?"

"Be expelled."

The Claw Swine said: "I am a male. After adulthood, I either have to compete for the leader one-on-one, or be expelled and re-establish a tribe myself. The leader is old and injured. This time I have a chance."

Zhou Yi pondered slightly: "Your answer satisfies me. If you are expelled and have nowhere to go, you can come and work for me, and I will pay you."

He thought to himself.

After all, this guy is a native faction. With this local monster, it is easier to understand the local monster group ecology and social conditions.

Being able to discover mushrooms shows that this guy is not stupid and has good insight.

As a result, the Claw Swine was stunned for a moment, and immediately lay on the ground: "Little Monster is now willing to follow a strong man like you! I will do whatever you ask me to do!"

Zhou Yi was shocked.

You gave up a little too quickly.

"Aren't you going to compete for the leader?"

The Claw Swine sniffed: "The leader has always been cunning and may be deliberately pretending that his injuries have not healed to show weakness. I feel that it is difficult for me to win even if I challenge... Instead, I may be seriously injured. I may not even survive if I am expelled then."

It grinned and tried to make a friendly smile: "Following a strong man who can freely manipulate energy is much more promising than being the leader of a small tribe! You who possess a monster army can actually take a fancy to an ordinary E-level Light-Nourished like me. Following you is the right path. Of course, I will make the most correct choice!"

"……"

Okay.

Zhou Yi thought for a while: "Then you will be responsible for taking care of and cultivating this mud ball mushroom. First, transplant it back to the mushroom forest, don't break it. Pay attention to their condition at any time, and stand by near this mushroom forest. I will look for you."

"Yes, Master!"

"What's your name?"

The Claw Swine lowered its head and said: "Little Monster is called Night Claw."

It's almost dawn.

Zhou Yi suddenly remembered something.

Air-ground coordinated combat hunting has to be tried again.

He asked Night Claw: "Are there any Light-Nourished creatures nearby that like to come out alone?"

"Yes."

Night Claw said: "Ant Lions, they all fight alone, but their strength is very high, just west of the mushroom forest."