Wasteland Development Diary

Early the next morning, the Bone Man, Sun Chonglai, hurried over to report.

“Chairman, the Mushroom Forest has been in good condition this past month. Two Black Hand Mushrooms were born, and the production of edible mushrooms has steadily increased.”

“Although we still don't know what's in the Claw Hog's feces that causes the cave mushroom mycelia to mutate, we have confirmed that the Monster-Attracting Mushrooms prefer cold environments.”

The Bone Man, wearing earmuff-equipped cotton hat, said happily, "They grow very fast this winter, and their number has exceeded 7,000. They are a type of mushroom that fully matures in winter."

He took out a sample from the box he was carrying.

The originally clustered and thin Monster-Attracting Mushrooms had now become much denser and wider, and the round mushroom caps had turned pink, making them look very beautiful.

Zhou Yi was delighted.

The progress on the Mushroom Forest side was good.

“But now there is a new problem.”

Sun Chonglai said, “The Black Hand Mushroom youngsters discovered that the Monster-Attracting Mushrooms are extremely dependent on Claw Hog feces. They need this specific fertilizer to grow, otherwise they will gradually turn into cave mushrooms.”

“We suspect that the Monster-Attracting Mushrooms are a parasitic hybrid result of cave mushrooms and another mycelium through Claw Hog feces.”

It's like a mule born from a horse and a donkey.

Zhou Yi understood, “You need more Claw Hog feces?”

“That's not a big problem. Because there are a lot of natural feces produced in the area where the Northern Claw Hogs live, Nemo's sand rats are helping us collect them everywhere, and no piece of feces can escape their pursuit.”

The Bone Man adjusted his hat with his hand bone, “The real problem is that the Monster-Attracting Mushrooms enter full maturity and will wither in a few days. We collected the mushrooms and put them in Emerald City for drying, and found that their effects became very poor after losing moisture, perhaps not even 1/10 of their original effect.”

“We have not yet found a way to lock in the effect of the Monster-Attracting Mushrooms, so we can only let them grow in the soil. Gong Zheng said that this involves the field of herbal medicine, and the methods he knows are useless.”

The Bone Man's upper and lower jaws opened and closed, “Chairman, can you please ask Doctor Da Vinci to take a look? Because the timeliness of this thing is too strong.”

Zhou Yi had a headache.

Da Vinci was still healing and leveling up on Snake Island.

However, the Monster-Attracting Mushrooms were of great value, so he said, “I will have him return from Snake Island to take a look at your place.”

“Okay, okay, great, great.”

The Bone Man seemed relieved and said with emotion, “It would be a pity if this valuable species wasted this winter's maturity period.”

Sun Chonglai's arrival also brought a new batch of Explosion Mushrooms. Emerald City converted them all into a little over 5,000 Light Seeds.

The sedimentary zone under the Mushroom Forest continued to produce steadily.

……

Zhou Yi left Emerald City and came to the beach by the Dead Sea.

A small reinforced boat was stranded on the ground.

At this time, the one-eyed Yuan Tong was teaching maritime operations.

“Remember, once a person falls into the Dead Sea, there is no saving them.”

“But as long as the operation is correct, nothing will happen. This is also my experience at sea for more than ten years.”

He raised a grass rope in his hand, “First of all, you need to find two sturdy ropes. If you don't have a strong enough waist buckle, tie them around your waist, like this.”

Yuan Tong neatly wrapped the rope around his waist, and tied the other end to the bottom of the mast on the deck.

He continued, “Two ropes, if one breaks, the other can save your life. Be sure to remember not to be lazy and only tie one. This will ensure that if you accidentally slip off the deck or the side of the ship, you can be pulled back.”

“Then there is the use of the net sand pocket, which is very simple……”

Zhou Yi watched from a distance for a while.

As expected of someone with a technical background, Yuan Tong was very strict about the details of the operating procedures.

For example, each rope must be marked with the size and distance. After being tied around the waist, the distance left behind can only be between three and four arm lengths, neither too long nor too short.

When using the net pocket, you must explore in the same direction, and there are accurate time requirements.

He even marked the positions on the deck with charcoal pencils, so that these novices could stand directly in the corresponding positions, which would not interfere with each other and could maximize the use of the space on the ship.

Yuan Tong even did some common sense popularization about the Dead Sea. He really wanted to teach the townspeople.

Many people came to learn the technology. They stood around the boat in a circle, asking common questions that novices often ask.

The topic they were most interested in was treatment.

“Can you really get 6,000 mushrooms a month?”

“If it says 6,000, it is 6,000. Whatever the chairman says is what it is. Our Wasteland Development Company doesn't lack that little bit.”

“Can I get mushrooms for one day of work?”

“We only hire long-term employees. Day and night, two shifts. The entire salvage also requires training, and a certain amount of experience is required to do it well.”

“I'll do it!”

“It's settled at 6,000! I can work today!”

……

These unemployed youths flocked to sign up.

Soon, Yuan Tong began to practice with the old leading the new, driving the boat to the Dead Sea to collect Light Soot Sand.

A sufficiently competitive salary is the best catalyst, and it immediately mobilized everyone's enthusiasm.

The habit of being nocturnal was also changed in the face of new demands.

During the winter days, more and more new humans dared to walk out of their houses.

Zhou Yi looked at the sky.

At this time, the sky was bright, it was not snowing, but the cold wind was still biting.

It had been a whole day since the Kestrel left, and there was no news.

—My signal will be disconnected for a period of time, but it's not a big problem. Wait for my news.

If Zhou Yi hadn't received the drone's message yesterday, he would have suspected that it was in danger.

Near dusk, the Kestrel finally sent a message.

Text popped up on the remote control.

—Energy Storage City recently opened a shielding system, which causes electromechanical life without local Light Stack service ports to be shielded from signals and difficult to send and receive nearby.

—After passing identity verification, the registration process can be completed. I came here as a company this time, so the initial procedures are more complicated. It requires this side to send a letter to Recursive City for confirmation and obtain local credit synchronization.

—I consulted the Ministry of Mines in Energy Storage City, and they are willing to purchase our Light Soot Sand. As long as it reaches 1 ton at a time, they will send transportation specialists to purchase and transport the raw materials.”

—The purchase price is divided into two grades, one is fine sand and the other is coarse sand. Our situation is coarse sand, and the price is 5 copper/5g.

Zhou Yi remembered.

Yuan Tong said before that they sold the Light Soot Sand to the city for 4 copper, it seems that the purchase price of electromechanical cities is higher.

—The selling price of the energy packs is the same, 1 Light Seed for 10. According to the continuous operation of two ships, it is necessary to purchase the amount for 4 months in winter, which is 120 energy packs, a total of 12 Light Seeds. I asked a friend to help send it back.

—He used to be in the rescue team, and later switched to Energy Storage City and is now doing exploration work.

Zhou Yi was a little surprised.

The Kestrel actually had connections over there.

At dawn, the drone returned late.

Arriving with the Kestrel was also a black aircraft.

The overall shape of the aircraft was like an elongated version of the letter V, which reminded Zhou Yi of the famous B-2 stealth bomber. It was two sizes larger than the Kestrel, and the cockpit could visually seat one person.

The Kestrel introduced, "This is the 'Owl', a member of the Energy Storage City Reconnaissance Team."

The wide-bodied Owl made a loud and clear voice, "Hello, Chairman Zhou, nice to meet you. Since you are Captain Kestrel's collaborator, then you are also a friend. Welcome to Energy Storage City."

The Kestrel corrected, "I have been deregistered from the rescue team sequence and should no longer use this title."

The Owl said, "It's just a private title, it doesn't violate relevant regulations."

Zhou Yi then knew.

The Kestrel used to be the captain of the rescue team, and it seemed that this Owl was also the Kestrel's superior?

The problem is that the Kestrel is very small and gives people the feeling of being an ordinary mass or a small soldier.

In terms of appearance, the Owl looks more like the superior.

Logically speaking, a stronger machine should be able to rescue more successfully.

Could it be... the Kestrel's machine used to be very strong?

Zhou Yi asked.

“No, Captain Kestrel has always been this machine.”

The Owl explained, “The position in the rescue team only depends on mission achievements.”

“What's the use of having strong physical test data if you don't dare to risk high failure rates and damage to rescue the victims?”

Zhou Yi thought so too.

“Let's talk about the trivial matters later, let's deal with official business first.”

The Owl said, “Chairman Zhou, I need to survey the environment and output here first.”