Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 142: The Traces of Flying Stars

As soon as Zhou Yi came back, Qin Xie kept asking questions.

"What about that stone statue? Is there anything unusual? Or is there some unknown secret? Why didn't it get rid of the Mechanical Knight's capture? And why did it make that gesture to you..."

"I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious."

Zhou Yi gestured to stop.

The other party then restrained himself.

Zhou Yi sat on the sofa, unscrewed a bottle of orange juice and took two sips of the sweet orange juice, then told him: "The Leshan Giant Buddha is not a big problem. It doesn't seem to mind those mechanical knights crawling all over it."

"Leshan Giant Buddha? Is that the name of a stone statue of a different kind?"

"Correct."

Zhou Yi asked back: "It is recorded in the Dead Sea Scrolls, haven't you read it?"

Qin Xie shook his head, looking annoyed: "There are too many Dead Sea Scrolls, and many of the words in them are very difficult to understand. Even after the mechanical and electrical city translation, it is still difficult to understand. Only the pictures are relatively easy to understand. I basically went to see the pictures, and many of them are really good..."

"In fact, I have read a lot of Dead Sea Scrolls, but I really don't know about the Leshan Giant Buddha. It seems that I still need to read more."

Zhou Yi said: "That's normal. The content of the book covers all aspects. The Great Buddha is just a very small part of it and belongs to a niche individual."

"It's named the Great Buddha, so that's the monk?"

Qin Xie made a circle with his hand above his head: "Will it produce auspicious clouds of wisdom like the electromechanical monks in Xue County?"

"It seems not."

Zhou Yi shook his head: "It is a classical monk, mainly practicing and traveling."

The other party's brows relaxed. "No wonder it ignored the spider cars hanging on its body. Not only is this place covered by forbidden aliens, but it is also a monk who is practicing. In Snow County, one of the regular training items for monks is patience. They will endure again and again, and will go crazy when they can no longer endure it."

On this island of forbidden weapons, the compass has been disabled. It can only confirm the direction of the island, but the specific coordinates of the flying star need to be searched by the tasker himself.

The Emerald City slowly creeps across the island.

Zhou Yi looked outside through the floor-to-ceiling window.

The ecological environment on the island is very good, with large tracts of forests all over the island. A huge ring is erected in the central area. There are also some scattered dilapidated buildings around the giant ring, but the number is not large.

It looks like the ruins of a dilapidated town.

Qin Xie put the telescope to his right eye with both hands: "That ring is the symbol of the ruins. The forbidden weapon alien is located to the lower right of it, and that building complex is it."

With the help of the Kestrel's high-altitude vision, Zhou Yi saw the target clearly on the remote control screen.

The giant ring is actually a large Ferris wheel, next to which is a large and neat building.

There is a circle of neat high walls, inside which there are four square low-rise buildings next to each other, and a separate mountain-shaped office building.

They are low in height but cover a large area, with clear cross-roads and lush greenery inside, as well as a large sports field with paved lawns.

This is the true appearance of the forbidden alien - both in scale and structure, it looks like a prison.

But I didn't see any sign or words, so I couldn't find out its real name.

In the prison's playground, prisoners were exercising, but their bodies were highly blurred, and only their shadows could be seen, as if the prison had done some kind of shielding.

Zhou Yi turned his gaze back to the Ferris wheel.

The Leshan Giant Buddha said that the flying star it saw fell under the Ferris wheel.

But it didn't check for confirmation.

Firstly, it is because the most important thing is to practice, and secondly, it is the body of another architectural life, which cannot be approached. Architectural lives should keep a distance from each other to avoid conflicts.

The Kestrel's five electronic eyes took a circle of images around the Ferris wheel.

It is called the Ring Alien and is one of the four major architectural forms in this relic.

Zhou Yi controlled the Emerald City, crossed the hills, crossed the forest, and stopped at a meadow not far from the Ferris wheel.

Can't get any closer.

There is a boundary sensing zone between the life of buildings. Outside that boundary distance, everyone lives in peace.

If that line is crossed, it will trigger a sense of existential crisis on both sides. Since they cannot communicate with each other, once this sense of crisis erupts, it will lead to fighting.

Zhou Yi and his party took the elevator downstairs and officially stepped into the town ruins.

What surprised him was that there were human residents here.

Outside the Ferris wheel, there are stone and wooden houses next to each other on the lawn, and not far away there are vegetable gardens, berry bushes and small plots of farmland. The locals wear simple linen clothes and grow some crops.

When they arrived at the Emerald City, they looked very surprised and looked up at it.

Before Zhou Yi could speak, two local youths came over to talk to him. One of them pointed at the tall building and said, "Do you live in there?"

"Correct."

"awesome!"

The locals showed admiration and said, "We have one here, too, but it's much smaller than yours, and no one dares to live in it. The shadow buildings here are scary."

Unlike the cautious and taciturn people in Shagang, the new humans here are in good spirits. They are not very wary, are bold, and have a sense of relaxation living in a stable environment.

The land and water nurture the people, and with the prison here, public security is indeed guaranteed.

Even if the sea lord comes to cause trouble, he will be arrested and put in jail.

The living pressure of local people is much lower than that of the outside world.

Zhou Yi asked: "Have you always lived here?"

"correct."

Another person said, "We have lived here since we were young, and the previous generation came here. Recently, we have seen a sudden increase in the number of outsiders. Are you all here for the Flying Star? Someone asked us about this before."

"Ah."

The young man pointed ahead enthusiastically and said, "It's right there, in the rotating garden, but to enter, you have to pay light seeds, which is very expensive. If you force your way in, you will be caught by the forbidden martial arts field."

"But some people also said that they saw the flying star fall into the Shadow Building."

"The Shadow Building is next to the Rotating Garden. Anyone can go in, but there are often some strange people suddenly running out of that place, and there are also strange noises and ghosts. If you are brave, you can go and take a look."

Zhou Yi took note of it silently.

The four major architectural lives are already clear.

The Big Buddha, the prison (the forbidden martial arts field), the amusement park (the rotating park) and the Shadow Building.

Zhou Yi changed the subject: "Do you have enough food here?"

"Enough."

The young man said, "Wait a moment."

He ran to the berry bush nearby, picked a handful of red berries and came back, saying enthusiastically, "I'll give them to you, you can try them."

Zhou Yi took a look and found that it was a cherry tomato.

He tasted one.

To be honest, it was sour and hard, probably not ripe enough, but it was edible.

Qin Xie beside him also ate a fruit. "It turned out to be a sweet and sour fruit. I didn't expect it could be grown here. Unfortunately, it's not mature enough and the variety needs to be improved... There is a lack of professional senior farmers and agricultural machinery experts here. The fact that it can grow naturally to this extent shows that the water and soil here are really high-quality."

The young man said with a smile: "My parents also said that everything here has to be made from scratch, so it's good enough if it can be eaten. But they are growing well, and they will taste better in summer."

Zhou Yi asked, "Where did your parents move from?"

"Taosha Town."

The other party said: "Our ancestors came from all over the place. They all came to the nearby islands by boat and finally stayed here. This is a good place. As long as we can feed ourselves with what we grow and what we find, it's fine. We usually help each other. Thanks to the aliens here, they protect us."

The Kestrel flew all the way back to Emerald City and brought a bag of dried sweet potatoes and fried peanuts.

Zhou Yi held out his hand and said, "This is the food from our place, please try it too." The other party chewed slowly and opened his eyes wide: "Delicious, really delicious. The food you have is really good... I have to save some for my parents."

"Goodbye then."

Zhou Yi waved his hand.

"One more thing." The young man ran over again and whispered, "If you go to the Shadow Building, it's best not to go to the 13th floor. There is a very powerful monster there. Anyone who gets close to it will turn into a monster."

"Thanks. I'll remember that."

Zhou Yi nodded.

……

At the entrance of the amusement park are glass brackets, and on the round glass platform outside stand three Chinese characters "Happy Valley".

Zhou Yi couldn't tell which city this once belonged to.

The lights on the glass table flickered, but there was no one outside.

Zhou Yi walked to the entrance gate and put his hand on it.

Energy input.

Consciousness is turned on in sync.

"How much is the ticket?"

A gentle female voice came from the other end: "Adults and individuals over 1.5 meters tall, 230 per ticket."

"Children under 1.2 meters in height and seniors over 60 years old can apply for a passport with their valid ID card for RMB 120."

"For children under 1.2 meters in height, each adult who has purchased a ticket is limited to bringing one child for free into the park. The remaining children must purchase a ticket to enter the park. Elderly people aged 1 and above are free of charge."

"This ticket is only valid for 9 hours, please pay attention to the time."

The ticket price is really expensive.

Zhou Yi asked, "Did you see a glowing flying object fall in there?"

"Please buy your ticket and I will provide you with the corresponding service."

Blanch.

If you don't buy a ticket, you won't get sincere service.

Communication completed.

Zhou Yi took a step back and motioned to Qin Xieshang next to him: "Buy tickets. The four of us are considered as adults, 920 yuan. It's a pass, and we can play everywhere."

Qin Xie's face twitched when he heard this: "This is too expensive... My budget is limited, and there are only two of us going in. The more money we can save, the better."

So the kestrel and the teddy bear were left outside.

Qin Xie used the light box to pay for the light seed, and the two passed through the gate.

The Happy Valley was also very large, with many amusement facilities arranged there, so it was difficult to determine at once where the flying star might have fallen.

While Qin Xie was looking around, Zhou Yi talked to Happy Valley again.

"I want to ask, has a luminous object fallen here?"

"Hello, there are many similar luminous objects. Which one are you looking for?"

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Could there be something like meteorites and shooting stars falling?
He said, "It's the one that fell during the recent winter."

"Hello, the glowing object is no longer here."

"Did it fly away on its own, or was it taken away by someone?"

"Hello, the glowing object is no longer here."

Zhou Yi was helpless.

We can’t expect architectural life to know everything.

At least amusement parks are ruled out.

After searching for two or three hours with a scanning device, Qin Xie also came to the conclusion: "It seems that it is not here. There is no trace of flying star energy at all."

However, in order not to waste money, he decided to play for as long as he could.

Zhou Yi recommended to him the Ferris wheel, roller coaster and the Heroes of Heaven and Earth.

"Aren't you coming?" Qin Xie asked.

Zhou Yi shook his head: "I'll go to the Shadow Building next door first, and when you come out, come upstairs and find me."

"Alright."

After the two separated, Zhou Yi left the amusement park from the exit and was then reminded by Happy Valley.

"Welcome, your ticket has been paused and can be used next time. There are currently 5 hours, 31 minutes and 11 seconds left."

This is quite particular.

Zhou Yi saw from outside that the roller coaster had already started, and thought that Qin Xie had entered.

It was just a little different from what he remembered. The roller coaster here was launched directly from the track, flew into the high-altitude clouds, and then rolled on a high-altitude track paved with golden light. It looked a little exciting.

The amusement park in the wasteland era does indeed have wasteland characteristics.

I hope Qin Xie likes it.

Zhou Yi asked Teddy Bear to continue waiting for Qin Xie outside, while he and Hong Falcon walked towards another building nearby.

That is the Shadow Building which is 13 stories high.

Its exterior walls are yellow and old, but the window sills and rusted guardrails are still in good condition, like an old tube-shaped building from the 1970s and 1980s.

Unlike the deserted amusement park, there are some wooden and straw sheds built around the Shadow Building. Locals live here, and the cultivated fields are planted with small leafy vegetables and small tomatoes.

When I stepped into the building, it was quiet and cold.

There is a long corridor connecting many single rooms, with ventilation at both ends. Rusty iron bars, winding stairs, and dark gray cement floors... these are all very distant memories.

Zhou Yi only vaguely remembered going to a similar place when he was a child.

There were two outsiders in the open space on the ground floor.

They wore leather armor with black tights underneath, with flintlock rifles, knives and tool kits on their waists. They lit a bonfire underneath and there was a large iron box next to them.

As soon as Zhou Yi arrived, they put their hands on the weapons at their waists. The two sides had a brief standoff.

[Alert] From the perspective, both of them were emitting white light.

They are all enhancers.

A person on the other side suddenly said, "You are the chairman of the Wasteland Development Company... right?"

Zhou Yi was a little surprised.

These two people don’t even know each other.

He still nodded: "I am Zhou Yi."

"Please help us!"

The man's face lit up, and he immediately requested, "We are knights from the Tianjin Knights. One of our companions entered the top floor while investigating this building, and then he became seriously deformed... You are an expert on aliens, do you think this alien was the cause?"

Zhou Yi frowned.

This place is just an ordinary residential building, how could it cause a knight to show signs of alienation?
He remembered what the young man had said before: be careful of the 13th floor and don't go there.

It seems to be related to the monster there.

(End of this chapter)