Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 325 Cave Man
The tradition of the Mud Tree People is to live in trees and enter the Dead Sea only to explore and search for treasures.

In that world, the Dead Sea submerged all land, and there was no concept of land.

After meeting Aqi and Ye Qing, Nige saw the strength and charm of the planting technology here. He gradually changed his inherent habits and frequently appeared in the farmland of the company's agricultural department to ask for advice on agricultural machinery and farmers' various experiences and technologies.

He and Minister of Agriculture Zheng Tao quickly developed a friendship.

Everyone became familiar and friendly with this giant who liked to walk and squat in the fields and observe various crops.

Officially integrating into the local community, Nigge also put on loose sportswear and trousers, and customized oversized shoes. Only the tuft of spiky hair on his head was still stubbornly sticking up, making him look like a professional basketball player.

He found Zhou Yi and said, "Chairman, the soil here is very poor. However, after being transformed with fertilizers, the farmland managed by agricultural machinery is obviously very strong."

Nig grabbed a handful of soil, put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, and then spit it out.

"The ones here are not very good. They are dry and astringent, and there is no quality mud."

"The soil in the Dead Sea is still better, but the plants here are too weak, short, thin, and underdeveloped, which is very different from ours."

According to him, most of the trees in the Mud Tree Civilization were at least as tall as the Emerald City. The grass grafted and parasitic on the top trees was at least as tall as a person, and the Dead Sea Fruit was much larger than this one... It was a giant primitive forest world.

In terms of innate conditions, there is a large amount of amber ore (i.e. mud) in the Dead Sea of the Mud Tree Civilization world, which allows these towering trees to soar into the clouds and support the three-dimensional living space of the Mud Tree People.

"Chairman, with fertilizer and planting technology, it is possible for the flat tree to become a towering tree."

He said confidently: "Initially, our ancestors also settled on the Pan tree that produces Dead Sea fruit, because this fruit can make them strong."

“Later, the top-growing trees were born in this part of the tree.”

“Although it is not clear what to do, our current experience is consistent with that of our ancestors.”

"It is because of the large amount of mutant Dead Sea fruit consumed that there are Mud Tribe explorers like me. Mud Tree People are strong enough to dare to enter the Dead Sea without worrying about being attacked by monsters or being melted by the Dead Sea."

Apart from improving their quality through eating, the Mud Tree People decide their careers based on their personalities.

Those who are brave can become explorers and warriors, while those who are patient and intelligent will be trained as naturalists and logistical managers.

He said, "Explorers are basically the same as me. The difference between us is very small. Converted to the evaluation here, it is A level?"

Although his physique is of A-level strength, all of Nigge's abilities are in the [Exploration Vine] - most of the Mud Tree Man's abilities can only be brought into play with the help of companion plants.

He pointed his thumb at the vine that raised its neck above his shoulder: "This guy has three abilities. You can call them "blind spot", "identification" and "feeding". "

"The 'blind zone' makes the area it covers invisible to observation and usually works for most life."

"Identification is the process of identifying various substances or life forms around us. For example, the exploration vine helped me confirm that Ye Qing is also a companion plant. Most importantly, it can sense danger and warn me."

"'Food intake' is very simple. This is an ability to absorb energy from the Dead Sea, so that explorers who act alone in the Dead Sea for a long time can rely on it to help supplement their food."

"These abilities vary in strength among different exploration vines, depending on the results of training and strengthening. I'm average in this aspect."

It is indeed an explorer's skill set, without any special combat skills.

The direction of strengthening the Mud Tree Man's body is basically to improve vitality, which is simple and focused. Other aspects rely on companion plants or plant tools.

Without their physique, they would not be able to support the companion plants.

"Chairman, I want to drive the Blackthorn to explore the Dead Sea near here. Explorers specialize in this area. All I know about planting trees is identifying and selecting mud and soil."

"I always feel that there is some invisible hidden life under the Dead Sea here. The exploration vines also found life reactions, but they disappeared very quickly. I don't know if it was an illusion. If we can find them, maybe we can make some discoveries."

Zhou Yi did not stop him, but just reminded him: "Be careful, and get out of danger as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Chairman. I am a professional explorer after all."

"One more thing."

Zhou Yi picked up a clay tablet from the wooden shelf next to him and asked, "Is this the painting you practiced when you were a kid?"

He got three clay tablets from the Blackthorn, two of which were Nige's family portrait and self-portrait. Only this picture of a chicken pecking rice had a mysterious sense of absurdity, and was completely different from the other two tablets in style and temperament.

It was also because of this picture of the chicken pecking at rice that Zhou Yi, who came to get the treasure, broke down.

"No, this is a tracing made by my great-great-grandfather."

Nig said seriously: "There is a legend circulating in the Mud Tree Civilization that the world is actually a special kind of fruit, and the appearance of the Dead Sea is a sign of maturity."

"Then the Doomsday Beast will appear, following the Circular Flow, and devour the world."

He pointed to the rice grains above: "This is the world."

Then he pointed at the chicken and said, "Doomsday Beast."

I didn't expect this to be the case.

The idea of the end of the world seems to exist in different civilizations, and everyone is worried about destruction.

Zhou Yi suddenly realized: "This is the description of this story."

"No, it's a tracing."

Nig insisted, "My great-great-grandfather witnessed a world being eaten by the Doomsday Beast."

"Saw it with your own eyes? So your great-great-grandfather was traveling in...space?"

"no."

Nig said: "My great-great-grandfather was called Nizi, and he was a very outstanding explorer. His companion plant mutated into a very special ability that allowed him to see some scenes and moments in other worlds through space bubbles. Let's call it "cross-world voyeurism."

"In the past, many people who crossed the space bubble would ask my grandfather to identify and observe to confirm whether there was any danger on the other side."

"He was in a space bubble and saw a world being eaten by the Doomsday Beast. That space bubble seemed to be outside the world. It was a very magical place."

"When the Mud Tree People were still living on the Pan Tree, there were legends about Doomsday Beast. The legend says that Doomsday Beast has a huge, thick neck, a mouth that can capture the world, and a huge body. These are exactly the same as what my great-great-grandfather witnessed."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but become serious.

This sounds like important intelligence.

"Are there any more rumors about Doommon?" "Yes."

"In fact, the legend of the Doomsday Beast was not originally thought up by us, but appeared on a clay tablet in the Dead Sea."

Nig said: "Before the Mud Tree Man, there were other people in our world. They left few traces, only some upright clay tablets and a large hole in the Dead Sea. They once lived in the hole of the world."

Zhou Yi became interested: "Tell me about it."

"Chairman, I'm not sleepy to talk about this."

The Mud Tree Man also said with great interest: "The explorers all know about them. We call this group of people cave people because they live deep underground under the Dead Sea."

"Many explorers have entered the cave to try to find traces of them, such as tools they left behind, but no complete tools have ever been found. They existed for too long, so many traces have disappeared."

"Fortunately, the clay tablets have been preserved, and many are underground under the roots of trees. Our ancestors also got inspiration from the clay tablets and began to use mud and soil."

Nige showed a look of reminiscence: "The cave people can be considered the ancestors of the mud tree people. We are their successors. Unfortunately, our successors are insects..."

Zhou Yi handed him a can of beer.

The mud tree man liked it very much. He drank tons of it with a very satisfied look on his face: "The food and drinks here are really refreshing. They are completely different from ours."

"Go on." Zhou Yi gestured.

"Apart from the large holes deep into the ground, the only things the cavemen left behind were clay tablets."

Nig said: "Early explorers went into the cave to find the bottom, and guess what they found?"

"Can't get to the bottom?"

"You can say that, but it's not because it's impossible to get in, but because the cave is connected. If a strong explorer risks his life to go all the way inside the cave, he will reach the entrance to the other side of the world."

The Mud Tree Man said mysteriously: "The Cave People opened up the world, just like drilling a hole through a fruit. They are such a mysterious race."

Zhou Yi was a little confused: "Are you sure the hole was drilled through, rather than connected by some technology?"

“It’s just about making holes.”

Nig said confidently: "They have mastered a very special kind of 'hole energy'. Different holes have different functions."

He pulled a sketchbook out of his backpack and started drawing on it with a charcoal brush.

Although the painting style is still abstract and mud-tree style, it is highly recognizable.

An oval sphere was drawn on the paper with holes on it, like a cheese with large holes.

These holes are big and small, but not absolutely connected to each other, like some kind of maze.

“That’s about it.”

Nig pointed at the drawing paper with a charcoal pencil and said, "Some of these holes will trap people once they enter, and they can't get out. Many explorers have disappeared in them."

"Some holes are connected to other holes, like a special passage. After entering, you will appear in another hole."

"And some of the holes are full of water, just regular water."

"The most important thing is that some of the holes contain energy blocks that look like solid matter."

"Solid energy?" Zhou Yi was surprised.

"Yes, just like the ice or crystal here. The Dead Sea has been solidified into that kind of thing. The energy intensity is too high. Just getting close to it will cause explorers like me to fester all over and my mind to go blank, just like being on the verge of death."

“So those things can’t be developed either.”

Nigge showed a somewhat melancholy expression: "If we can master those things, we shouldn't be afraid of bugs. Unfortunately, we still can't do it."

Zhou Yi frowned when he heard this: "It sounds like the cave people have mastered a technology that is completely different from yours. Didn't you say there are clay tablets? Tell me about the clay tablets."

"After removing the holes, the clay tablet is the most preserved."

The Mud Tree Man said: "There are many images recorded on the clay tablets. Among those images, the most common and complete ones are the scenes of the Doomsday Beast devouring the world. The cave people seem to be very wary of this."

"The other record is quite peculiar."

After a moment's hesitation, Nig said, "According to the image on the clay tablet, they are trying to capture and move the space bubble, but this is beyond our understanding because space does not know how to move... According to the description on the clay tablet, it can only be done by using that solidified energy body."

"In short, cave energy is a very strange thing, and we have never found a way to replicate it."

"In addition, the text records on the clay tablets are all holes of different sizes. The holes are very symmetrical and should be their writing. Unfortunately, we can't read and translate them."

"We were originally trying to decipher the caves and clay tablets left by the cavemen, but we were hit by an insect plague. We had no choice but to stop everything and think about how to escape from the destroyed world..."

Zhou Yi's heart moved when he heard this.

The world of Mud Tree Civilization, and the legacy left by the Cave People. From this description, it sounds like the Cave People are more civilized than the Mud Tree People, and they are even studying the use of space bubbles, and have observed and understood the Doomsday Beast and the Circular Flow Impact.

If we can get in there, maybe we can find some clues and technologies to utilize the Dead Sea.

After all, the wasteland and the mud tree world have the same environment, the circular flow erupts.

"Do we still have a space bubble that can return to the Mud Tree Civilization World?"

"Yes, there are, but... the success rate is too low, only 10%, and there is a high probability that you will die inside. This is because the black thorn itself is not fully developed, and it is not a true photon."

Zhou Yi said: "What if we turn it into a real photon nucleus?"

"This..." Nige was stunned: "How did you do that?"

"There is a way."

Zhou Yi smiled slightly: "This is what Blackthorn told me himself."

Speaking of which, thanks to Sun Hao's ability, Blackthorn's consciousness was completely repaired.

Otherwise, the huge opportunity contained therein will be lost.

(End of this chapter)