Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 76 Is this really the second generation alien?
A large number of residents have moved into Building 2 and Building 3, and the actual situation is better than Zhou Yi expected.

I have never seen anyone littering, graffiti, or urinating or defecating anywhere.

Cao Dayuan said: "Chairman, we don't have much to throw away. We don't have much belongings to begin with, so we can't wait to pick up more things to take home..."

"It's even more difficult to write or draw randomly. Even if a scavenger has charcoal pencils, they are very valuable. The more you draw, the less you have. Most of them are sold because very few people can read and write, so it's just a waste to keep them."

"I have to tell you about the urination and defecation situation."

The newly appointed community manager said, "Before, the residents of Building 2 secretly defecated outside and buried the feces to be recycled. Feces is a rare good thing that can be produced by oneself, and they were unwilling to have it flushed away by Emerald City. As a result, after the sandstorm, several people fought over which feces were theirs..."

"I think Building 3 will also have this problem. I have already told them to go to the designated place outside Emerald City to defecate to avoid affecting the environment here. Don't worry, they don't dare to poop in the house. Emerald City is famous, and they also know that this is inside the alien's body. If you anger the alien, someone might die."

"In the past, whether in Shangu Town or in the wild, everyone would defecate far away from where they slept. The scavenger has a lot of experience in the wild and knows what not to do."

Zhou Yi nodded.

He doesn't ask for much.

A success is to survive the winter safely.

Emerald City Feedback: "The high occupancy rate has a significant impact on the evolution of the new machines. Buildings 2 and 3 continue to provide feedback to my main machine. After a period of time, they will be able to operate independently."

Zhou Yi was puzzled: "Independent operation? Don't you care about them?"

When it comes to more complex expressions, Emerald City still has some difficulties.

After a lot of communication, Zhou Yi was sure: "You mean, they will also learn through imitation, thereby activating local independent consciousness... But is this still one with you?"

"It can be a collective. We are all Emerald City."

The architectural life said: "They are also different individuals. They are based on my construction foundation, but have independent selves. They are the result of the acquired environment. The key factors in the generation of selves include the residents and the dead light."

“We can transmit internally without any obstacles, but there are also local differences.”

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment.

I just said it casually to facilitate publicity.

Your new machine... is it really a second-generation alien?
"Commissioner, I just found out about this."

Emerald City said: "I originally thought that they were just my new bodies, but later I confirmed that they would function independently. Perhaps this is what you call a continuation."

Maintaining a stable high occupancy rate and ample energy supply is also the basis for the emergence of individual consciousness in new architectural life.

Emerald City is not sure of the exact time, it only knows that the two new buildings are currently growing rapidly.

Even though they have not developed independent self-awareness, Building 2 and Building 3 are rapidly acquiring external death light energy, and can serve as backup energy reserves or organs for Emerald City when necessary.

Zhou Yi thought again: "What is the difference between the small high-rise building on the 11th floor and the high-rise building on the 33rd floor? Are they in different categories?"

“The former grows fast, while the latter grows much slower.”

Emerald City replied: "The small high-rise building only continues my basic functions, including absorbing energy, repairing the existing main body and transforming itself to a certain extent, that is, manufacturing the house for replacement."

"The high-level ones of the same model as mine will inherit all my functions and can also expand their bodies. They can leave here and independently build a new Emerald City with themselves as the core."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Can self-replicate.

This is equivalent to the reproductive capacity of architectural life.

If the Emerald City family can be developed steadily, they will be enough to form a large community or even complete the residential coverage of a city!

In this era full of light species and death rays, the Dead Sea Alien, which combines both offense and defense, is the perfect choice for living.

The future is bright, but we still need to take it one step at a time.

The construction of high-rise residential buildings is slow, so Zhou Yi decided to focus on small high-rise buildings first, and pile up the number of faster-growing units to form a certain scale. The next step is to improve quality.

...In the afternoon, Gong Zheng came to report on the latest material inventory.

As Zhou Yi's assistant, he has gradually adjusted his work and rest schedule, basically working during the day and resting at night. Following Ajin, he has returned to the tradition of prehistoric humans.

"…The mushroom forest has a high yield of edible mushrooms. This winter, there was no damage from the hunters, and with the cultivation of farmland, some of the insects driven away by the Iron Horse and the Bronze Bull ran into the mushroom forest and became nutrients there."

Gong Zheng opened his little notebook and read line by line: "This winter, the company's mushroom reserves are very abundant. Chairman, Lao Cao and I thought about mobilizing these new residents, hiring them with mushrooms, and making tools with wood, branches, hay and other materials. Anyway, they can all be done indoors, so it's not dangerous."

"Everyday items like drying racks, tables and chairs, weaving baskets, and ropes are all good to have more of."

Zhou Yi nodded.

He suddenly remembered: "Where's Yuan Tong? Is he still drawing flyers?"

"Yuan Tong is busy with another matter recently."

Gong Zheng hesitated for a moment: "Chairman, he wants to go to sea."

"Ok?"

Zhou Yi frowned.

Going out to sea in winter is extremely risky.

But Yuan Tong is an old pirate, so perhaps there is some hidden secret.

"Yuan Tong said that he observed that the offshore area near Emerald City was very safe because the bombing of Emerald City had made the surrounding Light Na species dare not approach, so he had a bold idea."

Gong Zheng said: "Yuan Tong wants to sail in the shallow offshore area to collect soot manually, which can generate income for the company."

Light soot?

Zhou Yi remembered Yuan Tong saying that it was a material used in shipbuilding.

"Go and see."

The two of them got off the elevator together.

Outside the Emerald City, near the Dead Sea area, Yuan Tong was talking to two young men and making gestures.

Zhou Yi had an impression of those two men; they were both Yuan Tong's subordinates.

Yuan Tong was sharp-eyed and immediately came over to ask, "Chairman, you're here."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Let's talk about Guang Xi."

The former pirate leader pulled his belt and said, "As you know, one of the core materials needed to make light seals is light soot. Light soot floats in the air of the Dead Sea, especially on the surface of the sea. Because they are very small, they will be washed up by the rapids and then slowly fall down, like a volcanic eruption."

He pointed to the foggy Dead Sea ahead and said, "In the past, during the off-season when we had less work, we would find a secluded place to stop the boat in the area covered by the Dead Sea Knights' fleet, and then catch the soot on the sea surface."

"When I was at the shipyard, I learned from a worker who used to be a soot worker. Because the port of Soot was destroyed during the war, he drifted here. The simplest way is to make a net with double-layer linen and fish in the fog on the surface of the Dead Sea until a thick layer of impurities covers the linen. Then, soak it in cold water and you can scrape the soot sand out of the impurities."

"All cities collect soot sand, and its price is higher than copper."

"People get tired easily on the Dead Sea. Even if you are close to the Dead Sea, you will be affected by this. If you are not a reinforcer, your strength and endurance are much weaker than on land. You will be out of breath after running a few steps on the deck. So working on the ship is much more difficult than it looks."

"Although the most clumsy manual collection method is very slow, I thought that since it would be hard to do anything else this winter, I might as well stop the boat at sea and collect some soot sand."

Yuan Tong adjusted the band around his left eye and said, "In the past, we relied on this extra income to get through many difficult times. I was thinking about this in winter. Since we have the protection of the Emerald City here, can we give it a try?"

Zhou Yi was moved after hearing this.

This is what they call "knowing more is better than knowing less".

He immediately said, "Just do it! Just ask for anything you need."

Yuan Tong immediately smiled: "Okay, Chairman!"

(End of this chapter)