Wasteland Development Diary

The next day, Emerald City.

Zhou Yi was eating rice with pickled radishes and grilled fish.

He suddenly thought.

Is it possible that the cave dwellers are also hydrogen-based life forms?

Zhou Yi immediately established a mind link and asked Dongshi.

"So there are hydrogen-based life forms."

"Chairman Zhou, you are so knowledgeable. I will record this on the administrator to avoid forgetting."

However, it was not sure either.

Dongshi suggested: "Perhaps there are related descriptions in the records on the ground, but not in the shelter. We can find 3 million of our kind to enter a hydrogen-based life environment and see if they can survive. If they survive, it means we might be. If they die, it means we are not."

Zhou Yi shook his head: "Forget it. There's no need to send 3 million cave dwellers to their deaths for a mere guess."

Dongshi, however, believed: "This is to obtain more knowledge and experience. Their deaths are worthwhile."

Zhou Yi: "…"

The other party explained: "Chairman Zhou, the lifespan of cave dwellers is very short. According to the time here, it is only 60 minutes from birth to natural death. Even if they don't participate in these tests, they will still die."

"The experience and knowledge we accumulate are built upon the deaths of a large number of our kind. The dead cave dwellers are here to do this kind of thing. Their deaths will provide valuable records for their descendants and the entire group."

"Making death valuable is the duty of the cave dwellers."

After it said this, Zhou Yi understood.

This was a cultural consensus among the cave dweller race, to give back the last bit of value of their lives to the group before they passed away.

He figured that since the cave dwellers themselves did this, then it was okay.

Zhou Yi took the Seashell Shelter all the way to Maria Hospital and found Da Vinci to conduct experimental tests.

The experiment was set up in the hospital's research building.

At the suggestion of the Time Traveler, Da Vinci built four simple hydrogen-based life environments.

These four artificial ecological boxes corresponded to low-temperature environments, high-pressure environments, anaerobic states, and liquid hydrogen environments, respectively, containing the main scenarios where hydrogen-based life forms appear.

30 minutes later.

Da Vinci gave an observation report based on the experiment: "The current 3,000,7122 experimental cave dwellers have all died."

"The clear data shows that cave dwellers absorb some hydrides, such as water, methane, and hydrogen sulfide, for metabolism, but they cannot survive and metabolize solely in a hydrogen-based environment. Therefore, the hypothesis is not valid."

Zhou Yi was not disappointed either.

At least he ruled out one wrong answer.

"This experiment has another discovery."

The mechanical and electrical doctor also said: "In order to conduct a control experiment, I also designed corresponding extreme environments. That is, high-temperature environment, low-pressure environment, aerobic state, and gaseous environment, four control groups."

"The control group here proves that cave dwellers are a type of thermophilic bacteria. They are active in high-temperature environments and show significantly higher activity and motor ability between 80-120 degrees Celsius than at room temperature. This activity will only disappear after exceeding 300 degrees Celsius, and then physiological damage will occur due to further temperature increase."

"So they can easily adapt to the environment of the floating heart, where continuous high heat will be generated once the death ray reaction begins."

"In addition, cave dwellers have no difficulty surviving in anaerobic and high-pressure environments."

Da Vinci said: "From this, it can be inferred that the cave dwellers initially lived in a high-temperature environment, where frequent geological activity caused drastic temperature fluctuations. They may have supplemented their own energy through energy sources such as lightning, ultraviolet rays, or hydrothermal vents."

"This mechanism is similar to the ancient bacteria at the beginning of the Earth's life."

Zhou Yi thought.

No wonder the cave dwellers can get along with the Earth's plankton. Originally, they had many similarities with Earth life in terms of physiology.

He couldn't help but ask: "Is this a coincidence?"

"It was not until many years later that new life appeared after a long period of evolution and change in nature."

Unfortunately, Dongshi himself knew nothing about the history of the race.

Only by obtaining more clay tablets can the rise and fall of the cave dweller race be truly read.

Zhou Yi turned his attention back to hydrogen-based life.

Earth and Mars both have electric cat survival areas, with the same celestial voids and transparent castle groups made of 7x diamond, with fluid hydrogen-based life as the core.

It can be seen from this.

The Golden Elephant Herders attach great importance to fluid hydrogen-based life. Raising cats is just a means, not an end. It is to build an organic ecology so that hydrogen-based life can be born.

Zhou Yi summoned Xiaofu: "I don't understand a bit. Since so much effort was spent to cultivate hydrogen-based life, why did the Golden Elephant Herders directly abandon the half-built Forbidden Paradise on Earth, and leave Mars because they were annoyed by the electric cats... Are high-level civilizations so emotional when doing things?"

"Hard to say."

The Time Traveler said: "Not everything is done within a rational framework."

"I once went to a ruin left by a high-level civilization. It was recorded there that they started a war with another civilization because a bird-shaped creature they carefully raised was put on the table and eaten every day by the other civilization."

"The two sides then broke out into a century-long war. In the end, the bird-raising civilization won, and the bird-eating civilization had to sign an agreement promising not to eat this kind of bird anymore. The war ended."

Zhou Yi: "…"

"Sounds outrageous and counterintuitive, right? Actually, the principle is very simple."

Xiaofu said seriously: "Because everyone's value system is different. What we treasure may be garbage in the eyes of others. A sacred area that a group of people believe is inviolable is desecrated by another group every day... It is not new for large-scale conflicts and wars to evolve."

"It is true that the Golden Elephant Herders raise electric cats. It is also true that they are annoyed by the electric cats' constant noise. It is true that they decided to build the Forbidden Paradise to construct death experiences. It is also normal to give up in the end."

"These two things can show that they like to raise various lives and have strong life breeding technology, but they don't have much patience."

Zhou Yi thought it was right.

Isn't humanity the same?

When raising pets, it is true that you like them, and it is also true that you abandon them out of annoyance.

The ambition to build a landmark at the beginning of large-scale construction is true, and it is also true to abandon the project and run away.

…

Two days later, Red Falcon suddenly flew over in a hurry.

"Zhou, news has come from the West Continent that is related to us."

Zhou Yi immediately thought: "Something happened to Flower City?"

"No. It's the Leshan Giant Buddha. It's fighting against local natural disasters over there."

Zhou Yi frowned: "What's going on?"

Red Falcon immediately began to explain.

After leaving Sandport, the Buddha traveled west all the way.

Because the East Continent region as a whole is relatively stable.

Especially now, with the various major actions of the Legalist Front, apart from the Wasteland Development Company, no one can withstand it.

All the lords of the territorial waters are in danger, fearing that they will become the next target of the Legalist Front's annexation, so everyone honestly shrinks their development, and no one dares to cause trouble and stand out.

"The main territory of the Heavenly Kingdom is also in the East. There is an empire sitting here, with a large population, and the overall situation is controllable. If a war breaks out, many refugees will flee to the Heavenly Kingdom at all costs. Even if they cannot obtain Heavenly Kingdom citizenship there, they are willing to be slaves and illegal workers in the Heavenly Kingdom without any guarantees. Therefore, this forces the lords of the territorial waters to carefully manage and avoid the loss of the population under their rule."

"The West is the territory of various governors and Light-Na cities. A large number of territorial sea lords have long-term local separatism, and mutual annexation and war are more frequent than here."

Red Falcon gave a brief introduction: "Due to historical and environmental influences, the situation in the East Continent is more stable, gradually tending to urban area management. Whether Light-Na species or strengtheners tend to form cities."

"The West Continent has become a culture of raising soldiers and looting each other. Often large forces plunder small forces, small forces rob civilian groups, and civilians are easily transformed into looters. Many towns rely on forming looting groups to go out and earn income."

Zhou Yi understood.

The East Continent has developed an agricultural management culture, while the West Continent is a perennial hunting and chaotic war.

"Under this background, the Buddha crossed the West because there are more people who need help and are in crisis there."

The drone continued to say: "According to Xing Shu's satellite records, the Buddha was soon attacked by Light-Na species armies after entering the West Continent."

"Because it is too far from the company, and the trade is monopolized by Yicheng, the company's commodity circulation is relatively slow, and the influence has not yet expanded. So they know very little about the company."

"These Light-Na species armies dare to attack the Buddha because the Buddha will not attack or fight back against them, so they are unscrupulous. Because the alien itself is of great value, they want to capture the entire Buddha and take it away to sell."

Zhou Yi's eyelids twitched as he listened.

These local gangs in the West Continent really have no rules.

They even dare to rob a light-core body passing by... This also shows that the local customs are indeed fierce and bold.

However.

The Buddha's abilities are [Attracting Life] and [Putting Down the Butcher Knife]. The more people it affects, the stronger its own abilities will be, and it is strongly related to interaction and feedback from the outside world.

It can become stronger by being beaten.

From this point of view, going to the West Continent was the right thing to do.

Zhou Yi asked: "What then?"

Red Falcon said: "Although the Buddha has been attacked, those forces cannot harm it at all, especially since it is still in the Dead Sea, in the most suitable environment."

"So those attacks were directly endured by the Buddha, and it also eliminated a lot of the hostility of the robbers and attackers, and even rescued some challengers who were too desperately attacking, causing them to become weak and comatose. Relying on being strong enough and its unique behavior, it gradually became a little famous there."

"But recently, the Buddha has run into big trouble."

Red Falcon paused.

"It was seriously injured and sank into the Dead Sea due to resisting a light-core-level super light burst..."

Zhou Yi frowned: "Rescue immediately!"