Wasteland Development Diary

Compared to District Seven, Trident Slope was much smaller, almost a small market town rather than a city.

With its core industry being resource collection, the narrow streets resembled a farmer's market, with various goods being transported in, buyers and sellers jostling, and various smells mixed into a peculiar, strong, fishy odor.

After entering the house where they would be staying, Zhou Yi announced that he would go to the Spark Plains.

Originally, Qin Xie wanted to go with him, but he was dissuaded by two Mountain Dogs.

"Mr. Qin, your health is not good, you need to rest. There are Terror Claws roaming over there, and even wearing special protective suits, you will still be impacted to some extent."

"Please stay in Trident Slope to recuperate."

Zhou Yi also told him to rest first.

New employee Lu Na would observe his condition from the side.

Zhou Yi, Yuan Xiao, and Extinction Duke were driven to the edge of the Spark Plains by the Mountain Dogs.

It instructed, "Please be sure to wear the protective suits at all times, do not take them off."

"When encountering Terror Claws, please remain calm. They will shuttle back and forth and emit electric shocks, this is normal."

"Do not use any abilities—unless your life is in danger, because this will stimulate the Terror Claws to gather and attack, making it easier to penetrate the protective suits."

"If you encounter thunderstorms, please leave immediately. In this environment, the Terror Claws will go berserk and become extremely dangerous."

The Mountain Dog got out of the car and bowed: "I will be waiting here for you all. Please be careful."

Zhou Yi said thank you.

...

The protective suit was not a thin layer, but like a spacesuit, it was a thick rubber coat with grounding iron plates installed under the feet. Wearing it made you look like a Teletubby, and walking was very difficult.

The vegetation on the Spark Plains was sparse, with only a few dry yellow weeds. The trees were almost all withered and fallen, black as if they had been burned, and there was no sign of spring here.

The ground was covered with black scorch marks and dust, and the visibility could be very low with a slight breeze.

Zhou Yi could hear a slight crackling sound, constantly echoing in the open plains, like a bare wire leaking electricity somewhere.

"This is still the periphery, there are few electric cats."

Extinction Duke, wearing a small protective suit, familiarly acted as a guide: "There are more inside. Are you here to catch electric cats?"

Zhou Yi smiled: "On the contrary."

He reached out from the protective suit's pocket, took out the cat house, and pressed the switch.

Pikachu darted out, flashed onto Zhou Yi's shoulder, and the cat head made of electric arcs said in the mind-link: "Wow! The electricity here is so abundant! There's electricity everywhere!"

"Chairman, did you bring me here for a feast?"

Zhou Yi said: "Almost, eat as much as you want. This is the Spark Plains, there are many electric cats, but be careful of the Spark Swordsmen... and don't stray too far from us, contact me anytime if anything happens."

Pikachu indicated that it understood, and disappeared as a bolt of lightning.

Extinction Duke expressed doubt: "Aren't you afraid it will get lost?"

"It's okay."

Zhou Yi told it: "Pikachu—that is, the electric cat I raised, it's smart, it knows the difference between a full meal and regular meals."

"Although electric cats use electricity as their core energy, they also really like the taste of light seeds. Remember to feed them some when you raise cats in the future."

The puppet nodded: "I heard Tuozhu and Youai say that electric cats also really like metal. They will hit and scratch copper and iron to train their electric shock abilities."

Zhou Yi remembered another thing: "One more thing, don't use water on them. If they come into contact with water, Pikachu will go crazy, running around and unable to stop. Water is like a stimulant to them."

He looked around, the visibility was low on the wide plains, and there was no one there.

"Are there always so few people here?"

Extinction Duke explained: "Not many people come here, unless it's for regular black market transactions. I haven't heard of any recently."

As he was speaking.

Zhou Yi suddenly saw a bolt of lightning fall from the sky, landing less than five meters in front of him. The lightning began to circle around him and Extinction Duke, stretching out a bright arc circle.

It was a wild electric cat.

He activated [Alert], and saw that this electric cat was red all over, a B-grade.

The wild electric cat suddenly went crazy and gave Zhou Yi's protective suit chest a five-hit combo of lightning strikes. Even through the thick rubber, Zhou Yi staggered, and a strong sense of paralysis came from his chest.

Damn, forgot I can't use abilities!

Using abilities has become muscle memory, the action is faster than the brain.

Zhou Yi was thinking of retreating from the plains first, but more lightning followed, and electric cats descended from the sky one after another, starting to attack in groups, making Zhou Yi feel overwhelmed.

However, the protective suit made movement difficult. He walked unsteadily, and was as slow as a snail in front of the electric cats.

At this time, Extinction Duke was waving its arms, attracting the attention of the electric cats together with Yuan Xiao.

It shouted loudly: "Move faster, you've been targeted by them. If you don't get out, you'll be electrocuted. The protective suit also has its limits!"

Just as Zhou Yi was controlling his protective suit, moving forward with difficulty, a bolt of lightning suddenly fell, repelling the surrounding electric cats.

This electric cat that suddenly appeared was flashing with lightning all over its body, bravely standing in front of Zhou Yi, fighting against many enemies.

Zhou Yi felt a burst of emotion in his heart.

My pet cat is still loyal, it's not a waste that I fed you so many light seeds.

Pikachu suddenly rushed towards him, electrocuting him until his teeth chattered and his head buzzed.

It's not Pikachu!

This kid sees me as prey!

I still have to rely on myself.

Zhou Yi gritted his teeth and said: "Mike, take care of them."

"Yes."

The surrounding electricity suddenly became frozen.

The electric cats maintained their running and shuttling appearances, stretching out spider web-like circuits, which looked strangely beautiful.

Even the largest food-snatching electric cat was pinned in place.

Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

He also roared through the mind-link: "Pikachu, Pikachu, get over here!"

An electric cat flew from a distance and landed at Zhou Yi's feet.

It said cautiously: "This, this, there are too many of them, I can't beat them... so I'm going to level up and then come back to help."

"But the chairman is invincible, so he doesn't need my help..."

Zhou Yi's face was full of black lines: "You are free now. Live well here, goodbye."

He turned around and left.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

The cat head flew in front of Zhou Yi in a panic: "Chairman, listen to my explanation, I can't beat them, coming here is just courting death. Electric cats also kill each other, I just saw two electric cats fighting, one of them tore the other apart and ate it."

"Ate it?"

Zhou Yi's eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean, you can further strengthen yourself by hunting?"

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"Ah? You don't want me to eat them, do you?"

Pikachu's voice was full of shock: "That's too barbaric, I'm an electric cat from the Wasteland Development Company, how can I do the same thing as the primitive electric cats here."

"..."

Zhou Yi was a little speechless: "Then do you have any other way?"

"Yes!"

"What electric cats compete on is the amount of electricity and the use of electricity."

Pikachu suddenly said: "Just draw the electricity from their bodies. There's no need to fight and kill, you control them, I extract the electricity, they won't die, we can also achieve peace, everyone is happy."

This is also a good idea.

"Then start extracting."

"Yes!"

Having received Zhou Yi's order, Pikachu happily began to steal electricity.

It approached other members of its kind, and a sizzling electric spark line emerged from its body, connecting to the other party, and the arc began to shine brightly.

As electricity was drawn, the other party's body became less and less bright, rapidly dimming, and eventually its body shrank a lot, turning from a menacing electric cat into a small electric mouse.

Pikachu sucked up all the wild electric cats, there were actually 37 here.

Its size also became larger and larger, growing from just a cat head to a flowing body composed of a ball of electric sparks, looking like a large lynx, and its appearance visibly became more majestic and powerful.

Zhou Yi ordered Mike to release them.

So a group of electric cats returned to motion, but they all became thin and small, and before Pikachu could show its power, they turned into electric light and fled in all directions.

"Chairman, I can clean them up now!" Pikachu said triumphantly.

The crisis was resolved.

Zhou Yi thought of this: "You said, can we use this method of attracting monsters and drawing electricity to help you strengthen quickly?"

"No, absolutely not!"

Pikachu hurriedly raised its paw to stop him and said: "In this place, I can feel the existence of some powerful members of my kind. Their strength is likely to have reached the light core body. External force fluctuations are likely to attract them. If it's just an internal problem with the electric cats, they won't care."

"Above them, there is also that Spark Swordsman... it's not worth taking such a risk."

"Actually, I have already figured out a way."

"Oh? Tell me about it."

The electric cat climbed onto Zhou Yi's shoulder again.

Although its body was a circle bigger, its weight had not changed at all, there was only a slight touch.

"The source of electricity here is in the sky. I just drilled into the clouds and found that a giant electrical grid covering this area has formed in the clouds. It is very mysterious there and cannot be approached, otherwise it will be extremely dangerous."

"Just get electricity there."

Zhou Yi raised his head and looked at the sky.

The sky above the Spark Plains was covered with dark clouds. I heard that it is always like this all year round, only the difference between dark clouds and black clouds.

Pikachu said furtively: "Although the cloud electrical grid cannot be approached, I can go there to find electric cats. After they are charged, I will ask them for it, and then I will provide them with protection."

Its method was to collect protection fees.

Zhou Yi was speechless: "Is this the quality that a company electric cat should have?"

"Chairman, you have to adapt to the local customs in this place. They are still killing each other. I am already a very quality way."

After its strength increased, Pikachu also became much more confident.

Zhou Yi thought for a while: "Okay. You definitely know more about electric cats than I do, so follow your way."

"I will come to pick you up in a while. Pay attention to your own safety, stop at the right time, and don't pull the wool so hard that other cats will besiege you in retaliation."

"Please rest assured, I have a sense of measure."

Pikachu said: "I am an electric cat from the Wasteland Development Company, and I have learned a lot from you. You can come and pick me up whenever you have time, don't worry."

Zhou Yi and his party stayed on the edge of the Spark Plains for a while.

Later, the dark clouds in the sky turned black.

Thunderstorm weather was extremely dangerous, so Zhou Yi withdrew directly.

Extinction Duke, who witnessed everything, said: "Letting the electric cat go back to the Spark Plains seems to grow faster. If it goes to the wild to hunt its own kind like this, it should be able to be promoted to A-level soon."

"I will also come here to let my cat graze for a while in the future. Coming to the Forbidden Continent seems to be an important training base for electric cats in the future."

Zhou Yi agreed with this.

The company's electric cats really have to come to the Spark Plains to level up. As long as you find the right path, here, the growth rate of electric cats is much faster than in the cat house.

Trident Slope is the closest to here, and it is worth developing in-depth cooperation.