Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 168 Time Meter

Inside the Emerald City.

Zhou Yi flipped through the National Geographic Magazine to brush up on his geographical knowledge while waiting for news.

Five hours later.

The focusing object suddenly appeared outside the French window.

"Chairman, I conducted a rigorous and precise screening of that seabed and found the stuff. That guy is a little slow... but he should be here soon."

A few minutes later, the Ridgehunter appeared from the sky.

Lie Hai placed a plastic box on the rooftop, which contained four watches, all placed in a box.

It said wearily, "Chairman, we found some similar watches in the store with the mark you mentioned. But the concentrator thought they were inferior and lacked precision. It measured and scanned the depths of the ruins and found these, and thought they were the best."

Zhou Yi picked up one of them.

As for the outer packaging, there is the ROLEX English logo and a crown icon on the green leather box. Inside there is something similar to a number card, a leather cover and an instruction manual.

The watch had a green dial and a metal strap, and the workmanship seemed very fine, but he couldn't tell anything else.

It's hard to confirm whether this thing is genuine.

Jiong He said: "Chairman, the energy trajectory of their outer light film is the clearest, most stable and complete, and the energy reaction intensity is also the highest."

It is understandable that the optical film was not damaged.

What does high energy reaction intensity mean?
Zhou Yi was puzzled.

"It can also be said that they all have signs of life activity, but the degree of this activity varies."

The Concentrator said, "Especially that one is the strongest."

It points its light toward another box inside the box.

Zhou Yi opened the box and took out a watch with a black dial. The model number was written on the number card: 126610LN.

Its hands move rhythmically and it looks like an ordinary metal watch.

From the perspective of [Alert], you can see a layer of white light lingering around this black dial watch. The other three watches do not have this sign, which shows that Jionghe's measurement accuracy and strength are much higher than [Alert].

Zhou Yi holds the watch in his hand.

Energy input.

Consciousness is turned on in sync.

"Hello."

A voice came from inside the table: "Don't disturb my work."

Zhou Yi asked the other party: "What do you do for a living? Is this a real Rolex?"

"Of course I mean it."

The other party replied.

“My job is to measure and indicate time.”

"But your timing is pretty accurate, right?"

"Of course. I'm very accurate."

"Will talking to me affect your accuracy?"

"How could that be? I'm a professional time meter and I've never made a mistake."

Zhou Yi continued chatting with the other party: "This is the first time I've heard the name Time Meter. Is it a general term for clock-like life forms that measure time?"

"You could say the same thing."

Rolex repeated: "I am very busy now and need to compete for standard time. Please don't disturb me."

Zhou Yi said, "Answer me some questions first, and I will never disturb you from working after you finish."

"Time is life, please hurry up."

"Are yours and these other three watches all Rolexes? I mean, are they genuine?"

"What is an authentic product? Are there fakes?"

"Indeed."

Zhou Yi explained it to it.

The other party was shocked: "This...this kind of thing. If you say so, I might also be a fake, because I can't be sure what happened before I have memories."

Zhou Yi thought about it and felt that this question was indeed a bit embarrassing for the other party.

It's like someone asked Zhou Yi, "Are you still human?" He said, "I think I am, but I can't prove it."

"What's the standard time scramble all about?"

“That’s part of our job.”

Rolex said: "There are many standards for time, because different metering officers use their own standards. But a certain area needs a public standard to unify all time and facilitate synchronous calibration of metering officers." "With standard time, metering officers will move synchronously with the standard, so that everyone's strength can be concentrated to accurately describe the time situation in a certain area."

Zhou Yi tried to ask: "What happens after the standard is unified?"

"After the standards are established, everyone will be in sync and there will be no need for competition."

"that's it?"

"What do you mean by just like that? Time standards are very important!"

"Can you turn back time by turning the hands?"

"How is that possible..."

Zhou Yi scratched his head: "So, the time standard is just a standard?"

"It's called the standard, of course it's the standard."

The other party said: "If you want to ask what additional functions it has, I can tell you that the time standard is established to avoid measurement confusion, which will lead to a series of disasters. Although there is no way to reverse time, due to various circumstances, the radiation may affect the time cognition of other lives around, causing them to become confused."

"In serious cases, it can even make many lives unable to recognize what time they are in, and unable to distinguish between the present, the past, and the future. Their own perception of time will be disordered, and consciousness will not be able to move normally from the past to the future. In short, it will create huge chaos."

"At this time, we, the time meters, need to step up and help them calibrate the time, break free from the disordered timeline, and get back on track. However, sometimes the situation and power are too serious, causing the meter meters themselves to fall into chaos and collapse."

It retracted the topic: "Therefore, there must be a standard that can synchronize with other meter operators and help them when they are confused, so that even if they make mistakes, they can follow the standard and get back on track. In this way, everyone can mark time better. The more people use the standard, the more important we will be."

“Time standards are important!”

Zhou Yi also put away his previous joking mood.

The confusion in time perception is really an unimaginable scene.

This group of time measurers are equivalent to the maintainers of time cognition and can play a big role at critical moments.

Actually, there is a lack of such a group in the company.

Zhou Yi said seriously: "The problem you mentioned is also what I am worried about... I sincerely invite you to come to our Wasteland Development Company as a time consultant to help us calibrate the time."

"Please also help us protect everyone from the influence of the time-disrupted consciousness."

Rolex didn’t object.

It has only one request: "Please do not disturb me unless there are special circumstances, because measuring time and competing for standards are both precision activities that require very high concentration."

"Also, I may lack light seeds at some critical moments. Please support me a little, even energy. Please wear me on your body as much as possible. It will help stabilize your timeline and will not be disturbed by various external forces."

Zhou Yi said it was no problem.

He then told the other party: "I have a friend who said he knows a clock head..."

"You are talking about a standard clock, which is the time standard I am fighting for. It can indeed allow a life to temporarily return to a point in the past, but that does not reverse time, it only reverses the record of one's own consciousness."

Rolex said: "It collects specific watches everywhere in order to establish a more complete "world time", but that is something they only consider to that extent."

"Anyway, it's harmless."

Zhou Yi was completely relieved.

He wore this black Rolex on his left wrist. Although it felt a little heavy, it looked better than he expected and there was no sense of disharmony.

Rolex said again: "I forgot to introduce myself. I am the Black Submariner of the Rolex family, number 506E6812."

Zhou Yi agreed.

That's called a black water ghost.

Then, Zhou Yi successfully made an appointment to visit Wu Yi through Kunming Station. Lie Hai will bring these Rolex watches to Bone Man through the prison visit.

The Ridgehunter once again soared high into the sky.

The night passed.

Lie Hai finally returned.

It reported, "Chairman, I met Wu Yi in the reception room. It summoned a very strange little man with a big head that looked like a clock. The little man took away three watches and was dancing with joy. He seemed to like it very much."

"Wuyi was very happy at the time. He asked me to tell you again and again that he would never forget this kindness."

"The clock head released a strange power to it, and Wuyi suddenly became full of energy. It said it wanted to hone itself and fight in the open sea."

It seems that returning to the past has allowed this A-level skeleton to clarify his future goals.

"Wu Yi also said that in order to get his sentence commuted and released from prison as soon as possible, he would use part of his skull, which contains his memories, as collateral to hunt down some dangerous felons, so he might not be in prison for a long time."

"It said that once the sentence reduction is completed, it will come to our side and try to come to help before the honor war."

Zhou Yi was delighted when he heard this.

He began to think that he would have to find a way to recruit Wu Yi when the time comes.

Wu Yi and Jiong He are both going to the open sea. If they can form a companion, they can take care of each other.

(End of this chapter)