Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 391 Living towards death
As soon as he arrived at Sand Harbor, Ajin immediately called for support and asked the warrior crabs to carry Xie Tu and rush to Maria Hospital for emergency treatment.

About two hours later.

The operating room door opens.

Doctor Da Vinci came out and said, "Both the excision and suturing operations were successful. The weapon master has strong resistance to blows and recovery capabilities. Xie Tu will be able to be discharged from the hospital after one to two months of recuperation."

Ajin was completely relieved.

In the ward where Xie Tu was staying, he saw an old acquaintance.

Ah Jin was stunned: "Captain, you are here too? What happened to you?"

Xie Xun was lying on the bed, wrapped in bandages, with his arms and claws covered in thick plaster, and his temperature was being taken by the refrigerator nurse Lily.

"Ajin? That's...Xie Tu, what happened to you?"

Ajin told it again.

"Xietu is a keen fighter, and this is exactly what it will do."

Talking about himself, Xie Xun was a little bitter: "I look like this... because of the electric cat."

"Why did the electric cat hurt you like this? Aren't we in the scavenging team responsible for training cats? Did you have a fight with the electric cat, captain?"

Ajin was puzzled.

It turned out that Xie Xun applied for a working electric cat to try to practice becoming a Spark Swordsman.

It imitated Nightclaw and went to the Dead Sea to call the electric cat to possess its body. However, it was only electrocuted and burned all over, and it could not achieve the result of fusion with each other at all.

"I consulted Night Claw in advance, and used the cat transcoder to ask several cats including PILI-5 and Pikachu, and also asked about their failed experiences."

Xie Xun sat on the bed and said, "One of the prerequisites is that the electric cat and the owner must trust each other. This is no longer a problem for us. The company's working electric cats have been guided and taught by Pikachu and Thunderbolt 5, and they have a high degree of recognition of their own people."

"The second condition is to connect the conductor to the cat house. This process is dangerous, as it is equivalent to connecting electric current to the body. I was electrocuted during this process."

"Third, you need to have a strong physique, at least an E-level life form is preferred."

"The fourth one, and my personal speculation, is the near-death experience."

The scavenger captain said solemnly: "The most difficult one is the fourth point. It is extremely difficult to master. If you are not careful, it will cause real death."

"Night Claw completed activation and fusion when it was on the verge of death. It swallowed the cat house into its body, causing a large number of glass fragments and metal coils to pierce its internal organs. The electric cat also lost its stable carrier and rushed out, causing Night Claw to bleed profusely and its internal organs to rupture."

"Fortunately, it managed to stabilize its injuries by using the Spark Swordsman form. The hospital performed surgery on it, removed the fragments in its body, and allowed it to recuperate for a while."

"I think the key is that both it and the electric cat, driven by their instinctive desire to survive, made the choice that was most likely to survive. Being on the verge of death is a crucial external condition."

Ajin was impressed after hearing this.

The captain is indeed the smartest brain in the scavenger team.

"So I'm struggling with how to test the fourth point. That's a very difficult point to get right."

Xie Xun suddenly said, "Ah Jin, come and help me. Stab me twice, and then I'll crush the cat house and see if I can succeed."

Ah Jin waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, if you make the slightest mistake you'll be dead. Absolutely not!"

"Ugh……"

The captain of the scavengers sighed: "If we don't take risks, we will never pass this level. We won't be able to find the true transformation method of the Spark Swordsman. The coexistence of humans and cats is of great significance to the further development of electric cats."

"Our scavenging team hasn't achieved much in the past few years. Although we have collected a lot of materials from the Age of Gods ruins and completed a partial map of the Dead Sea floor, all departments are changing with each passing day, but we are still spinning in circles... I am really incompetent as a team leader."

Ajin looked at Xie Tu who was sleeping on the bed next to him.

Weapon masters are all bold and daring, and even their fearless attitude is the same.

An idea suddenly occurred to him: "Captain, if you want to test, I have a good candidate."

“It meets the four criteria you mentioned.”

"Trustworthy, conductor connected, strong, and in near-death state."

"Are you serious?!"

Ajin took the captain to the northwest hilly area far away from the company.

The dilapidated and shaky Building No. 7 surprised and puzzled Xie Xun: "With such serious damage, why don't they go to Building No. for treatment?"

"It won't."

Ajin patted the wall, and immediately the dust and paint on the wall fell off.

"Don't look at it like this, Building 7 has a very stubborn temper. It doesn't want to be seen by Building in such a miserable state, it must feel too embarrassed. It hasn't repaired itself, it's fighting with itself, this is a way for it to punish itself."

"After all, it was beaten almost to sleep by a group of red-haired monsters before...it was very upset about its failure."

After spending several years together, Ajin has gotten to know this architectural figure quite well.

Although it is not a fighting type like Building 5, it has a strong character, is bold and daring, so it will go to help the White Smoke Mushroom brothers to get back their ground, and can't help but fight to the death when facing the provocative attacks of the red-haired monsters.

The character of this architectural figure is actually quite vivid, and he is the kind of loyal friend who can be completely trusted.

"It perfectly meets the four conditions you mentioned, Captain."

Ah Jin said, "Do you want to give it a try? The building has a high lifespan and is not afraid of electric current. It is also from the Emerald City series and its structure is almost the same as Building No. 1. Electric cats should be naturally friendly to it."

"It's on the verge of death now. It won't eat anything I feed it... I'm worried about it, too."

Xie Xun thought for a moment and said, "Then... let's give it a try."

The two men carried the scavenger team's electric cats and related equipment over.

This electric cat was originally named Shining No. 27. After voting within the team, it is now named [Dianbao].

Connecting to No. 7 is very simple. There are exposed steel bars on the foundation and outer edge of the building. Just fix the power ball on it with wire.

The other end of the power ball is connected to the enhanced controller through a modem transcoder.

Xie Xun's three claws tapped on the keyboard skillfully.

A glowing cat head appeared on the screen.

Xie Xun was typing in the dialog box below his head.

[Dianbao, we are going to do another test now. The test target is Building 7 of Emerald City, which is also a part of Emerald City. Can you try it? ]

Then a text box pops up above the cat's head.

[Yes, you can.]

【But I don’t know if it will work. 】

【I will try my best.】

Ah Jin was shocked: "Captain, you can actually use common characters and type..."

“It took me a lot of effort to learn it over the past few years.”

He asked again: "Captain, how come this electric cat talks like a human... Isn't it said that they are not very smart?"

"Ajin, you are behind the times."

A laugh came from Xie Xun's transceiver: "The intelligence of the electric cats trained by the Ministry of Electric Power is above average. Working electric cats like Dianbao have all undergone a series of specific training."

"After the transcoder was invented, people and cats could communicate directly. In this process, they learned very quickly and grew rapidly with the help of the [Cat Codex] developed by the Program Department. They received information much faster than us, just like lightning."

"Electric Cat Codex?"

Ah Jin looked confused: "What is that?" "The [Electric Cat Manual] was originally an operating manual that described how to use the electric cat correctly. It was for employees who worked with the electric cat."

"This database records everyone's experiences with using electric cats, as well as the names, personalities, and deeds of electric cats in various departments."

"Later, the Programming Department and the Power Department discussed and believed that the electric cat also needed a place for self-learning. So they directly used the Electric Cat Guide, continuously updated a large amount of content in it, and remotely accessed the database of Recursive City."

"As long as they have a work modem, they can access all kinds of data in it. They are also company employees, and in a sense, they are our colleagues."

"When I first used a power bank, it could only say hello, thank you and I don't know. Now it's completely different."

Xie Xun's voice was full of pride: "Electric Cat is the company's unique technology system. From the simplest basic electric ball, cat house, electric cat stick, floating heart motor to the current electrolysis tower, sky net and electric cat transcoder, we developed them completely independently in just one spring! The explosion in this field is fast and fierce."

"Ah Jin, you have to learn this as well, otherwise it will be difficult to keep up."

Ah Jin was startled when he heard this, and said seriously, "In the past few years, I have basically learned all the characters of the common language of the East Continent, but I still don't use the controller very often, so I really need to learn it well."

You are employee No. 001. Don’t become a person who can’t do anything. It will be embarrassing if others tell them about it.

The two were chatting.

Words appeared above the cat's head on the screen again.

[Its interior is very large and empty, and I am afraid.]

Xie Xun typing.

[It's okay, Dianbao, if you feel dangerous, just hide in the cat house, but let's try it first. ]

【All right. 】

Xie Xun said to A Jin: "This is the characteristic of the electric cats in the Shining sequence. They are generally very timid. But they are stable and will not do anything out of line."

Ajin nodded.

After a while.

The modem sent information through the controller again.

[I contacted Building 7, and it asked me what I was doing? How should I answer? ]

【Xie Xun: Just tell the truth. 】

【it is good. 】

【Xie Xun: Wait a minute, can you talk directly to No. 7? 】

[Yes. It was very angry and told me that it was defeated by a group of not-so-strong monsters and couldn't understand why it lost. I was comforting it.]

【Xie Xun: You guys chat first. 】

Ajin looked at the screen nervously and attentively.

Xie Xun also stared at the controller.

About two minutes later.

【We are already friends (ΦωΦ)】

Ajin breathed a sigh of relief.

[It knows about the Spark Swordsman and wants to try it with me.]

[For safety reasons, you'd better leave here and go somewhere farther away.]

So Ajin and Xie Xun removed the connecting wires and the controller and went to a place fifty meters away from the tall building.

soon.

Electricity was running throughout Building 7, with arcs of varying thickness spreading and twisting on its surface.

Then the building suddenly emitted a strong light and completely turned into an electric light, giving people a very unreal sense of blur.

"Is it...successful?"

Xie Xun looked up at the lightning-high building, and there was still uncertainty in his voice.

"It worked! Captain, your judgment is very accurate!"

Ajin patted Xie Xun's shoulder hard.

"hiss!"

"Sorry Captain...I forgot you were still recovering from your injuries."

This state only lasted for a few seconds and then disappeared, returning to normal.

Xie Xun immediately ran over and connected the controller to the cat house.

【Xie Xun: Did it succeed? 】

[It should be successful, right? Anyway, I can move around inside it, and it can be my cat house. We can switch between them. ]

[Building 7 likes this state very much. My energy structure will give it more attack weapons. But the energy consumption is a bit high. ]

[Also, it's dying. It's using up its last bit of energy to transform into a Spark Swordsman. Now it can't even reply to me. You better hurry up and save it!]

Ajin immediately began to feed light seeds to Building 7.

This time it finally accepted it all, continuously absorbing external energy supplies, and its originally fragmented and peeling body gradually stabilized.

"Captain, let's report this to the chairman. This news is extremely important!"

"Ajin, go ahead."

Xie Xun said: "I need to learn more from Dianbao to confirm the whole process."

……

"That's the way it is."

Ajin finished speaking in one breath.

The chairman listened very carefully throughout the whole process. At this time, he looked at Xie Xun again and asked, "Do you have anything else to add?"

"A little."

Xie Xun said: "Chairman, I asked Dianbao, and in fact, electric cats don't like to attach themselves to flesh and blood."

"The electrical balance in the flesh and blood body is difficult to maintain. The distribution and flow of positive and negative charges must remain relatively stable. This requires too much precision and is prone to imbalance. Night Claw is an extreme case, and it also takes a long time to adapt."

"When in a near-death state, the electrical potential of flesh and blood will continue to weaken until it disappears. This low-potential environment allows the high-potential electric cat to enter directly."

The leader of the scavenging team spoke in an orderly manner: "When life is active, the electric potential is high. Because of the electrical balance, it is difficult for the electric cat to enter. Only when the electric potential is extremely low at the point of near death can the electric cat fully enter."

"On the contrary, the electrical balance threshold of building life is extremely high. When not in motion, the potential almost disappears and is extremely stable. Even if an electric cat runs around in their body at full speed, it will not be affected at all."

"So I think maybe the previous direction needs to be adjusted."

"The best carrier for the Spark Swordsman is architectural life. The second best is electromechanical life."

Xie Xun paused for a moment and said, "I have another bold idea. The [Breathing] of the electromechanical life form can trigger a near-death experience. As long as this process is triggered through program means, the installation of the electric cat can be completed and it can become a Spark Swordsman!"

The chairman was full of praise: "Very good, very good! You have done a great job. Thank you for your hard work."

Ajin couldn't help but clench his fists.

Become!

Our scavenging team can finally hold our heads high this time!
(End of this chapter)