Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 108 [Machine 2]

Zhou Yi walked along the iron escalator into the submarine.

After landing, he stepped on a metal plate with anti-slip bumps.

The interior of Poseidon is even narrower than it looks from the outside, and can only accommodate one person, but it is not dark because of the ceiling light.

There was a dull, dusty smell in there.

The most common things here are a large number of round metal valves, some red and some white. There are numerous pipes and instruments fixed on both sides of the cabin.

However, the boat was obviously poorly maintained. There was a lot of wear and tear between the passage doors. The paint on the handrails had fallen off in pieces, revealing the black rusty iron inside. There were also some old wooden dial devices on the wall.

Zhou Yi guessed that this should be an old submarine, which was different from the modern submarines he saw in the news photos.

The clanging sound of shoes stepping on the iron plate was particularly clear in the cabin.

All the way in.

He passed an instrument room and then entered a cabin that required one to lower his head to enter.

The skeleton walking in front said through the same frequency of consciousness: "Chairman, this is where we used to stay."

Zhou Yi looked around.

There were bunk beds on both sides of the cabin, fixed with iron railings, and an iron rack next to the dark red bunk. A simple wooden cabinet was fixed on the rack, as well as a loudspeaker, which was probably used to send orders to the crew members who were resting.

Jacob lay on the ground, with the skull facing sideways under the iron frame, and pointed inside: "It's right here."

Zhou Yi removed the baffle under the iron frame and took a look. There was indeed a pattern on the bottom wooden board, which was drawn with scratches, making the whole picture look a bit sharp. The content of the drawing was basically the same as what Jacob said.

The submarine in the painting is a long square, marking the escape route and how to turn several valves.

The crew cabin area is divided into two floors, with a total of 24 beds and some soft leather seats.

Zhou Yi continued walking inside and came to a place that looked like a communication room. There were dumbbell-shaped microphones, and a variety of instrument panels and knobs on a box-like device.

There is text on some large dashboards and complex instruments.

It’s not Chinese, but it doesn’t sound like English either.

It's just that it's the wasteland era now, so it doesn't matter what nationality it belongs to.

Zhou Yi just wanted to find the red falcon as soon as possible.

But this partner is still out of contact and the remote control still shows no signal.

After [Alert] was deployed, he could see the white light on Jacob's body, but there was no reaction around him, as if the Poseidon had completely stopped operating.

Jacob said, "Chairman, this is not normal."

"We didn't move the wreckage. It was scattered everywhere. Some were under the baffles, some were next to the instruments, and some were outside the hatch... but now there are no fragments. But I found a skull on the iron plate at the entrance, but everything else is gone."

The skeleton suddenly shuddered. "It's bad! This is really a trap. It lures outsiders in and turns them into pets like the skeleton. The Poseidon is not asleep. It has been observing us in some way... You'd better get out as soon as possible."

Zhou Yi said: "Now that we are here, of course we have to find Hong Xuan to get out together."

If the Poseidon is really a trap, it would be difficult to get out.

We need to investigate the situation inside immediately.

After his persuasion failed, Jacob looked around again: "I remember there is something here, maybe there is something on that thing."

The skeleton man rummaged through the boxes and cabinets.

Zhou Yi further observed the surrounding environment, trying to find some clues.

Not long after, the bone man said, "Found it, this is it."

It took out a large tin can and skillfully opened the rubber cover.

Inside is a paste-like substance that acts like an adhesive.

After identifying it, Jacob said, "We use this thing to glue the body together, because bones are fragile and there is a lack of dead light here, so there is very little energy."

"The shape and dosage are exactly the same as before. This means that no one has used this since the escape... Everyone must be dead."

Zhou Yi's [Alertness] detected a little white light. Since the entire Poseidon did not react, that little bit of dim white light was particularly eye-catching.

He pointed in the direction of the light: "What's that over there?"

"That's the end."

Jacob led the way past the communications room and into a narrow passage ahead, where there were also many large and small round valves fixed, but it was slightly wider at the end.

In front is a tightly closed circular sealed hatch.

The white light is above the door.

Could it be that Red Falcon is trapped behind this?
The skeleton patted the hatch, making a clanging sound. "This can't be opened. As far as I can remember, this is the end of Poseidon. At that time, we didn't have enough power and didn't dare to destroy this place. Maybe there is something behind it."

Zhou Yi slowly raised his fist.

Finally, the time has come for my retractable fist to come in handy.

However, during the warm-up exercises, Zhou Yi suddenly found something wrong.

The white light reaction was not behind the door, but an area on the door.

Zhou Yi took a closer look.

There is a silver "X" symbol on the iron shell of the sealed cabin, which seems to be a mark made by electroplating technology. It is the source of the [alert] reaction.

This reminded him of the silver lines on the warrior crab, and the light-absorbing species all had similar structures. Hong Falcon said that it was part of the light-absorbing organ, which absorbed the death light in nature for its own use, and was also the prototype of the light-printing technique.

But this silver fork is too small. What is it used for?

Zhou Yi speculated in his heart.

Could it be that this is an access point, similar to the copper sheet connected to a battery? He placed his hand on the silver mark and input energy into it.
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The energy is flowing smoothly.

Zhou Yi asked: "Hello? Is this the Poseidon?"

There was a burst of jumbled and meaningless information, as if there was some kind of interference.

Then he heard a voice in his head: "Zhou, it's dangerous here, leave quickly!"

It's a kestrel.

Zhou Yi immediately reacted: "Are you behind this door?"

"I am this mark, sealed here by Poseidon."

what?
The ability of this Poseidon is a bit incredible.

Zhou Yi scanned left and right with his peripheral vision.

It is very likely that his every move is under the observation of Poseidon.

Could it hear the conversation between itself and the Red Falcon?
"I don't think so. This is the flow of information carried by energy." The drone responded: "Without energy exchange, this cannot be achieved."

"You are now in a very dangerous situation."

The Red Kestrel sent a lot of dense information.

"Listen up, Zhou."

"I discovered the anomaly when I entered here and investigated this door, because this door has the ability to block signals. But I investigated other compartments inside the Poseidon and found that there is a huge problem with this machine. There is no trace of energy flow between its bodies."

“Even in hibernation, there is a periodic flow of energy, which is the movement and consumption required for the existence of consciousness. But it does not have any related reactions, while maintaining the integrity and stability of the physiological structure.”

"The Poseidon is not an uncivilized entity. Its consciousness has been completely erased and it is controlled by something else."

"That thing is very dangerous."

Zhou Yi now understood that it was this thing that occupied the body of Poseidon that was reorganizing and controlling the skeletons inside.

"Chairman, what's wrong with you..."

The skeleton next to him suddenly said.

But Zhou Yi could no longer hear the rest of its words.

It became pitch black all around.

Zhou Yi was the only one left, with a faint white light surrounding his body.

There stood a figure in front of him.

The figure stood opposite to him.

Zhou Yi was exceptionally calm at this time: "You are not Poseidon."

"clever."

The other party's voice was hard to tell whether it was a man or a woman: "Your body is very good, so you can become the fire I collect."

Zhou Yi's eyes narrowed.

It turns out that he was just greedy for his own body.

"I know you have many questions, but soon you will understand everything because we will become one."

The other party laughed happily: "It is a miracle that lower life forms have such an excellent body. However, you are still too weak in developing it. I will bring out its true power."

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Yi, wrapped around his body and began to spin rapidly, turning into countless light and shadows.

After about two minutes of spinning.

The other party regained his human form: "That's not right... Why... Why can't I use this machine?!"

"What the hell are you??"

Zhou Yi interrupted the other party with a right swing, causing it to tilt its head: "Pay attention to your words."

"No, no, what's going on here."

"That shouldn't be the case. This operation is absolutely correct. Higher life forms should directly replace lower life forms. I should have the priority of authority... Where is the problem? The process? Or is it the influence of the external environment? But this is a stable and closed environment, it shouldn't be the case... Are you also a higher life form?"

At this time, the other party fell into a state of doubting his life and talked to himself.

Zhou Yi also received a strange message in his mind.

……

【Unit 2】

Health: 178441
Defense: 0
Energy: 5773
……

Body 2?

Could it be referring to the guy in front of me?
No.

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Is it equivalent to this guy merging with myself?

Never become a person with schizophrenia like Jacob!
Zhou Yi was furious and grabbed Unit 2 and started beating it up.

Since there is a health bar, it means it can be killed.

After being hit by a series of punches, the opponent seemed to come to his senses, turned around and ran away.