Wasteland Development Diary

The atmospheric creature slowly flew back behind him.

Zhou Yi felt a pang of heartache.

He hadn't brought the Poseidon, and after summoning the Spark of Life, he couldn't transform it onto his shoulder.

He said, "How are you doing now? If the consumption is too great, go to the outer sea. I'll find you later."

This was also the worst-case scenario.

The situation was urgent just now, and he couldn't worry about so much.

"Chairman, the number of consciousness fragments here is dozens of times that of the outside world. I can maintain my form here, although the energy consumption is slightly higher."

"Even super-strong life forms like the Golden Elephants can operate stably here for a long time, proving that the Forbidden Continent can support high-intensity life forms. I won't dissipate here at all."

Icurus said.

Zhou Yi was a little surprised, "Really okay?"

"Really okay."

"Then shrink down a bit, lest you be too conspicuous."

"Yes. How about this?"

Icurus shrank into a cloud floating above Zhou Yi's head, following him wherever he went.

"Still a bit conspicuous."

"Then I'll change again."

It turned into a human-shaped gray mist, looking like Zhou Yi's second shadow.

Icurus didn't seem very satisfied.

It drastically shrank and condensed into a thin ring of air, hanging on Zhou Yi's left wrist, becoming neighbors with the Blackwater Ghost.

"This is good."

After settling Icurus, Zhou Yi turned his attention back to the ground.

The Golden Sunflower had not yet bloomed, growing quietly on the ground.

Hong Xing and Bai Bi had returned to human form, both looking relieved.

"Thanks to you being here."

Bai Bi was as straightforward as ever, showing a cheerful smile, "Otherwise, we would have had to keep fighting it, but we definitely couldn't win. We might have even angered it and destroyed this very important water plant."

"Atmospheric creatures are indeed powerful! Your judgment is also so strong!"

Zhou Yi was also infected by her smile, and his mood was also cheerful.

Bai Bi was indeed quite likable.

The taciturn Hong Xing also bowed slightly, her voice much gentler, "Thank you very much for your help."

"It's nothing."

Zhou Yi asked, "It seems that this place is not often attacked by the Golden Elephants, right? Why is that?"

Bai Bi said, "Because there is the element of Lord Bingzhu."

"[Iron Cage Entanglement] was created by Lord Bingzhu. Although we are insignificant to the Golden Elephants, Lord Bingzhu has a deterrent effect on them."

"They can sense Lord Bingzhu's power, so they avoid this area. But today, I don't know why, this Golden Elephant died here like it was crazy... I don't understand."

Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth, "My employee, the atmospheric creature Icurus, obtained some information from it."

"This Golden Elephant was born here at the water plant. When it was dying, it wanted to return to its roots and sleep in the place where it was originally born."

"So that's how it is."

Bai Bi's brow relaxed, "No wonder you told us not to stop it. It wasn't going to attack here, it chose this place as its grave..."

The Hong Xing next to her stared at the Golden Sunflower, "This Golden Elephant Flag is still in the first stage. We have to find a way to store it, otherwise it's too dangerous."

Zhou Yi then learned the real name of the Golden Sunflower.

He was a little curious, "Isn't this the Golden Elephant's tomb?"

"Yes. But it is both a product of the Golden Elephant's death and a new form of the Golden Elephant."

After fighting side by side just now, Hong Xing's attitude towards Zhou Yi was obviously much better, "Golden Elephants are extremely rare golden creatures, a life form composed of gold. Just like insects grow from caterpillars to butterflies, they have multiple stages of growth."

"The first stage is the Golden Elephant. Most Golden Elephants do not actively harm other lives. As long as you avoid the mating season and Golden Elephant cubs, they just roam and move around here."

The red-haired weapon girl patiently explained, "After it dies, it will become the Golden Elephant Flag, which is what it looks like now. But it is not yet the second stage."

"When the Golden Elephant Flag blooms, it officially enters the second stage and becomes another life form."

She paused, and said solemnly, "Golden Branch."

Zhou Yi asked, "Golden Branch? Does it look like a floral plant?"

"Yes."

Hong Xing nodded, "The Golden Branch will grow vigorously and eventually grow into a Golden Tree."

"During this period, it will choose a guardian to protect itself. This guardian will have the power given by the Golden Branch and become the [Golden King]. As long as the guardian is active around the Golden Branch, he can use all the power of the Golden Branch and reach the Light Core level."

"But the guardian must guard the Golden Branch day and night, vigilantly, to prevent any life from approaching."

"Because as long as other lives approach and break off a golden branch, they can obtain the right to challenge the guardian. The Golden Branch will divide its power equally between the guardian and the challenger. They will decide the outcome in a duel, kill each other, and the survivor will be the new guardian."

"The winner will continue this life of having great power and being frightened."

Zhou Yi diverged his thinking, "Can the fate of the Golden King be changed? For example, can he dig out or cut down the Golden Branch himself?"

"No."

"The Golden King is one with the Golden Branch. He is the external manifestation and extension of the Golden Branch's will. The only thing the Golden King can do is to try his best to feed the Golden Branch with gold, making it bigger and bigger, and eventually grow into a huge Golden Tree. Then the range of the Golden King's power will also become wider and wider."

Hong Xing said with a serious face, "For the outside world, the Golden Branch and the Golden King will bring endless competition and slaughter. Because everyone will covet this readily available Light Core power. Almost all kinds of life will be slaughtered in the place where the Golden Branch is located."

"So Lord Bingzhu has always required that the Golden Elephant Flag be collected when it is discovered to prevent it from generating the second stage Golden Branch."

Zhou Yi thoughtfully said, "The Golden Branch is to control the guardians to kill each other through power, in order to select better slaves."

"You are right. But such a conspiracy and temptation still make it impossible for most people to resist."

"Why is the Golden Elephant called the Golden Elephant Flag after death?"

"I know! Let me tell you!"

Bai Bi finally seized the opportunity to join the discussion, "This name was not given by us. Whether it is the Golden Elephant Flag or the Golden Branch, they are the true names defined by this golden creature itself."

"The Golden Elephant Flag will attract other Golden Elephants, just like a flag. The Golden Elephants will sacrifice to the death of their kind, sharing their power with this tomb to accelerate its growth and enter the second stage."

"In short, this thing is best collected quickly."

"But our power cannot pull it out. We have to wait for Lord Bingzhu to come... Now it is already attracting Golden Elephants."

The two weapon girls began to worry.

Zhou Yi had already seen that huge golden pillars appeared in the high sky of the distant rainforest. Between the mist, golden pillars were slowly moving, walking towards this side.

The tremors on the ground were gradually intensifying.

He immediately ordered, "Icurus, cover the Golden Elephant Flag, and try your [Storage] ability."

"Yes."

The mist ring on the wrist suddenly expanded, covering the entire Golden Elephant tomb, turning into a solidified mass of gaseous dry ice.

Storage can prevent the contained objects from being observed from the outside.

Although I don't know if it can take effect on the Light Core body, I can only try it now.

But Zhou Yi saw it.

The Golden Elephants were still walking towards this side step by step.

The vibration of the earth continued to increase.

The strength was still a level lower, making it difficult for various abilities to take effect.

Zhou Yi cursed in his heart.

It's refreshing to use force to overcome enemies, but when you encounter it yourself, you feel the frustration and helplessness.

The figures of Golden Elephants appeared in all directions, and they were gathering towards this side.

Zhou Yi asked, "Can it be destroyed?"

"It can't be destroyed."

Hong Xing sighed, "If the Golden Elephant Flag is forcibly destroyed, it will cause a huge explosion, which will cause the surrounding area to be radiated and transformed into gold... The destructive power is equivalent to a Light Core weapon."

"If it is forcibly removed, it must be done by a Light Core body."

Zhou Yi finally calmly said, "Withdraw. Let's go first."

"People are the most important, avoid dangerous areas first."

"I can't leave, my task is to guard the water plant..." Hong Xing insisted.

Mai Ba instantly pulled her into the BGM field, causing the weapon girl's eyes to lose focus and her body to stiffen.

"Yuanxiao, take her away. Bai Bi, follow up. Withdraw."

"Okay!"

Zhou Yi decisively led Yuanxiao and Bai Bi to evacuate.

They only stopped slightly after being a kilometer away from the water plant area.

The Golden Elephants came to the tomb, and they no longer had the previous restlessness, but became quiet and solemn.

A strange sound echoed in the air, a sound like some kind of vague murmur, or like a babbling ballad. If you listen carefully, you can find that it is completely a series of sounds produced by metal friction.

At this time, Zhou Yi suddenly felt.

It was unreasonable to stop people from commemorating their dead kind.

He remembered that a book said that funeral rites were the starting point of human civilization.

It can be seen that the Golden Elephant is not a barbaric creature. They also have their own group norms and cultural customs.

It's just that this group is too strong, and Zhou Yi really didn't dare to get too close.

One by one, the legs of the Golden Elephants lit up with golden light, illuminating the water plant area with dazzling white light.

Small golden beads flew out of their bodies and gathered in the Golden Elephant Flag on the ground.

The ceremony time was very short.

A few minutes later, the Golden Elephants scattered, some even leaving the ground directly on all fours and disappearing into the air.

Confirmed safe.

Zhou Yi then led Yuanxiao and Bai Bi all the way back to the water plant area.

There was no damage here.

It's just that the Golden Elephant Flag is now thicker and taller. It is surrounded by a layer of halo, which appears to be full of energy.

Zhou Yi asked Bai Bi, "Why can I only see the four legs of the Golden Elephant? Is their body unobservable?"

"Yes."

The rabbit-eared girl nodded, "We can only see the four legs here. The body of the Golden Elephant is in another world. Only their legs step in our world."

Zhou Yi was shocked, "Body and head separated? Can it be like this?"

"Lord Bingzhu said so."

Bai Bi recalled, "It seems that this world lacks gold, so most of their bodies are in another world full of gold, where they can obtain gold. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to grow."

So that's how it is.

Zhou Yi couldn't help thinking that only four legs fell to the ground when the Golden Elephant died.

"So is the body and head separated when they die?"

"Yes. When they die, part of them is in another world, and only their feet are on our side."

Bai Bi gestured with both hands, "But the newly hatched Golden Elephant is complete. You will know when you see it. It is really an elephant, all gold, with teeth and a long nose! But soon its body will enter the other side... Lord Bingzhu captured a baby elephant, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Only seeing the four legs and not seeing the body made Zhou Yi a little curious and itchy about the full picture of the Golden Elephant.

Just then.

The voice of the atmospheric creature suddenly came from his mind.

"Chairman, it's not like this."

"I got its consciousness residue from the dead Golden Elephant."

"It didn't die naturally. Its body was cut off and taken away, and only the four legs were left behind."

Zhou Yi was stunned, "What do you mean?"

"All Golden Elephants are like this. When they reach a certain age, their bodies will be cut off, and the useless four legs will be discarded. They are life forms that are raised in captivity."

The Light Core Golden Elephant... is livestock?

Zhou Yi's heart trembled, realizing that this matter was not simple.