The airship slowly docked at the western airport of Sand Port.
It wasn't long.
Passengers of all kinds poured through the passageway.
A young boy with a backpack deftly maneuvered through the crowd on an electric scooter.
A nearby young man in work attire stopped him.
"Hey, kid, don't use vehicles here, and don't walk alone. Watch out for scamrs and human traffickers. Where are your parents?"
Jue Mingzi glanced at the work badge.
[Civil Aviation Departnt - Law Enforcent Officer - Lin Long]
He was a company employee.
This law enforcent officer seed to recall sothing and repeated in the Western Continent's common language, "Is this your first ti here? Are you with parents or relatives?"
Jue Mingzi cupped his hands in a bow, "Thank you for your concern. I'm waiting for soone; soone is coming to pick up."
The young boy's voice was clear and steady, unlike a mischievous little monkey running around.
For safety's sake.
Lin Long still said, "Who is picking you up? I can take you there."
Jue Mingzi had to say, "Do you know Bei Ta?"
"Eh? Are you his friend or relative?"
The other party joked self-deprecatingly, "Of course, I know him, one of the three young prodigies of the company. But I know him; he doesn't know ... Where did you agree to et?"
"He said to wait for at platform number 2 outside."
"Then I'll take you there. This vehicle of yours is quite fashionable, seems like you're from a well-off family..."
Jue Mingzi said, "It is my partner, inseparable from ."
It followed behind the other, slowly riding the electric scooter: "Mr. Lin, is there a lot of attention to child safety here? Sand Port is the headquarters of the Wasteland Developnt Company; I guess nobody would dare to cause trouble here, right?"
"Human traffickers disappeared two years ago."
Lin Long told him, "The company is transforming Sand Port into a regional exchange and education center, considering safety and convenience for kids in all aspects."
"Traffic signs have been uniformly replaced, vehicles are required to yield to pedestrians, surveillance caras fully cover Sand Port, Mushroom Forest Primary School is also expanding enrollnt, and teachers are being recruited..."
"This is a crucial direction for the company."
"The task in recent years is education and communication."
"Our Civil Aviation Departnt has also enhanced its services, requiring special attention to children in airports, ensuring they don't get lost or encounter danger..."
Jue Mingzi said, "The service is so ticulous; no other place offers such attentive help."
"We are the Wasteland Developnt Company, after all."
Lin Long said as a matter of course.
When they arrived at the platform, Jue Mingzi saw a teenage boy already waiting.
After more than a year, Bei Ta had grown taller, his hair neatly trimd, and his face had lost so of its childishness. His right arm was still a tal prosthetic, carrying a backpack, looking very energetic.
Lin Long left to return to work after dropping them off.
"Long ti no see, Master Jue Mingzi." Bei Ta clasped his hands.
"Long ti no see, Bei Ta."
Jue Mingzi returned the gesture.
A chanical voice also ca from its electric scooter, "Hello, Bei Ta."
"Hello, Master Hui Mao."
This was Jue Mingzi's personal disciple.
Bei Ta asked, "Both of you must be tired from the journey; would you like to rest first?"
"No need."
"Please tell about the company's foundation strengthening plan first."
Jue Mingzi was here for this purpose.
"Then... please get on board, this is the company's latest vehicle, the Young Black Thorn. We'll talk while traveling."
Bei Ta pointed to the spiky large sea urchin behind him, and they boarded with Jue Mingzi and Hui Mao.
The black biological vehicle elevated and flew toward Yalong Bay.
Jue Mingzi gazed around inside.
Although the vehicle wasn't spacious, its sealability and safety were excellent, with no signal reception or transmission possible.
It was sowhat curious, "A vehicle with an integrated confidentiality function, I heard this was Mr. Zhou's personal ride, is it now widespread?"
"Not yet, gradually being rolled out."
"This is just a Young Black Thorn, not a complete Black Thorn, with only so functions, much weaker. Mine is only C-grade, but as a Dead Sea vehicle, it's already quite good."
"The one transporting the chairman, Hei Fu, that's Light Core Level... the difference is significant."
"We've digressed a bit; let's return to the main topic."
Bei Ta said, "Regarding this matter, it dates back to a month ago when Shu Yui, a naturalist from the company's Mud Tree Civilization Departnt, developed and transford the Transformation Fruit using covert technology."
"Do you know about the Transformation Fruit?"
Jue Mingzi nodded, "I've heard of it. It can temporarily trigger special abilities in the human body, turning them into an enhancer. Experints were even conducted in Snow County, but the effects were found unstable and short-lived, rendering it without pharmaceutical value."
Bei Ta said enthusiastically, "Exactly that. Teacher Shu Yui transford it to be long-lasting, now assisting the foundation strengthening plan, enabling company employees to beco enhancers more swiftly."
"How long can it last?"
Jue Mingzi asked.
"According to data from Mud Tree Civilization, it lasts 140 years, though due to the lower environntal energy density here, after repeated identification and tests, Teacher Shu Yui confird it can still sustain at least 50 years."
"Pioneer naturalists among the Mud Tree People had specialized in this aspect, using modified Transformation Fruits to grant specific abilities after consumption."
The teenager said softly, "However, this was replaced once companion plants matured."
"Because companion plants are more versatile, customizable into desired types, and their intensity can directly reach A-grade, usable by everyone. The adventure vine, for instance, integrates multiple abilities, whereas the Transformation Fruit could only grant one unique ability, which conflicts with others."
Jue Mingzi remarked, "The Mud Tree Civilization's developnts in plant technology are truly astonishing."
"Every group has its specialties."
"The manufacture and efficiency of chanical life are also exceptionally strong."
Bei Ta continued, "However, once Teacher Shu Yui began developing, she couldn't stop... originally, covert technology was closely guarded within the company."
"Since you are the first Great Monk formally joining the Guanghan Palace and participating in our internal testing project, I am authorized by the chairman to tell you this."
Jue Mingzi said, "Please don't call a Great Monk; I am no longer a monk."
Regarding this matter.
Monks do not join any organization, ensuring their practice remains neutral, a foundational principle that gains recognition and support from chanical life.
From the earliest settlents to resisting the Heavenly People War and the present-day iterative common agreents with the Legal Front, monks have always maintained this stance.
Yet, Jue Mingzi made a decision contrary to tradition.
It chose to join Moon City's Guanghan Palace, formally serving as a city consultant there.
Many monks raised doubts and concerns about this decision.
Several Great Monks clearly expressed strong opposition and questioned Jue Mingzi, believing it undermines the monks' ergence rituals, risking a significant hit to the group's credibility and professional spirit.
Jue Mingzi publicly announced.
It officially renounced the monk profession, entering Guanghan Palace as a new identity, the chanical Taoist, as a free chanical life.
"Your decision indeed caused quite a stir externally."
Bei Ta's smile held a hint of helplessness, "There are rumors that we forced you to retire into our company systems. To set an example for other Great Monks… such nonsensical talk."
"I apologize for causing you so much trouble."
Jue Mingzi bowed.
"I just believe that adhering strictly to old customs is no longer beneficial for the advancent of chanical life."
It said openly, "My research focuses on reincarnation technology. After many reincarnations, I've visited 170 cities and witnessed the real lives of various inhabitants."
"The environnt significantly impacts individuals. If we wish for chanical life to revitalize, we should attempt to increntally change the chanical social environnt."
"We have long been reactive, transforming only when disasters or challenges compel change."
"The chanical monks themselves, however, haven't changed for years."
"Change brings vitality and hope."
"Thus, this will be a genuine reincarnation for , starting a new life as a dedicated cultivator. In my view, cultivators represent the future of chanical life."
"The chairman also ntioned what you spoke of!"
Bei Ta laughed, "Master Jue Mingzi indeed, just like the chairman, you have foresight. You even pioneered the professional cultivator career, a previously unheard-of profession, the chanical Taoist."
"Only a clumsy imitation of old humanity."
Jue Mingzi said modestly, "Old humanity sought the aning of existence through cultivation, learning to rge with the environnt, a lesson chanical life today should emulate and learn from."
"chanical Taoists, cultivation is not only about seeking self-improvent but also about finding the aning of one's existence. In the long run, the latter is more important than the forr."
As they chatted, the Young Black Thorn gradually docked at the laboratory garage in the Dead Sea.
"Yet I never anticipated."
Jue Mingzi said, "You've managed to decipher chanical life… creating a brand new chanical life evolution technology, truly incredible."
"This is the covert technology, Qing Liu's [Life Decryption]."
Speaking of this, Bei Ta also displayed a proud smile.
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