Western Continent, deep within a certain Dead Sea.
There is a cargo ship half-buried in sand and dust.
A few Light Cuttlefish swim around.
Zhou Yi noticed that these Light Cuttlefish are not ordinary B-level life forms; their strength has reached A-level. They seem to serve a role akin to guards here.
The Cat God hovering nearby said, "Chairman, they have all been modified. Just like the Transford People, they have subunits of chanical Life implanted in their bodies, you could say they are artificial Guangna Species."
"Any unrecognized life form approaching the vicinity of the sunken ship will be driven away and attacked by them."
During interrogation, Wu Ye ntioned this matter.
While conducting experints on Transford People, he also attempted similar modifications on Guangna Species.
Unlike the excessive timidity and fear of humans, Guangna Species mostly exhibit deeply ingrained arrogance and pride, which Wu Ye also considered a kind of pathology.
The experintal results were not good.
Guangna Species considered themselves superior and believed they were right. They resisted and rejected the new chanical-electrical body parts, ultimately detaching these connected parts from their bodies.
chanical Life possesses unparalleled manufacturing capability and efficiency, and focus far beyond other Earth Life.
But deep down, Guangna Species look down on chanical Life, viewing them as re pathetic beings confined to programs, a lower form of life. They did not wish to be bound by programs.
The powerful alliance turned out to be Wu Ye's wishful thinking.
Only when humans are surgically transford into Transford People do they cherish the new power very much. For ordinary life, this is nothing less than a lifesaver.
Wu Ye quickly abandoned this direction.
Only so lower-intelligence Guangna Species had a few successful cases.
The most successful modification was the Light Cuttlefish. After maturity, they can reach B-level, but they rely entirely on instinct for survival, making modification smooth.
This batch of Light Cuttlefish beca guards outside the laboratory, patrolling repeatedly under the orders given through the implanted chanical-electrical light imprint.
However, under the Cat God's [Forgotten] ability, they could not perceive Zhou Yi's appearance and existence.
Entering the sunken ship.
Zhou Yi saw that many tal coffins were fixed inside, each with a transparent glass window. Within the ice-fog-filled coffins were sleeping n and won, with instrunts beside them displaying their various vital signs.
"These are all Transford People; there are a total of 30 people in the entire laboratory, and currently, only 6 are awakened."
The Cat God said, "Most Transford People are usually asleep, which can reduce energy consumption and delay lifespan decay."
Zhou Yi walked all the way to the core laboratory.
This place was very well sealed, and one had to pass through a disinfection room to enter inside.
Outside the operating table stood a middle-aged woman in a white protective suit, and a young man seated in a chair, still sowhat dazed.
Zhou Yi first looked at the woman.
She was about forty years old, with clear fine lines at the corners of her eyes, and her mouth and neck weren't as smooth as a young woman's.
"Are you Wu Nu? Wu Ye's first assistant?"
"I am."
The woman spoke fluently in East Continent language, "May I ask if you're a friend of my father?"
"No."
Zhou Yi stated plainly, "Wu Ye has been detained for dereliction of duty and abuse of public resources, and is currently under investigation. I am here to verify the situation."
The woman's body imdiately froze rigidly, "Detained investigation... you are..."
Zhou Yi raised his right index finger, making a hush gesture.
The other party imdiately beca extrely ek, "Whatever you want to investigate, I'll do my utmost to cooperate."
Zhou Yi nodded, "Which proxies have been here?"
"I don't know about that."
Wu Nu said, "Because even if the proxies co over, they can't be seen. My father forbids from asking or inquiring about such matters."
Zhou Yi asked again, "Do you know the whereabouts of the more than forty thousand Transford People that Wu Ye released to the outside world?"
Wu Nu nodded.
"Yes, I do."
"Although they live in different areas, they occasionally still keep in touch."
She said, "Because Transford People have maintenance issues afterward. Although before they leave, I teach them thods to maintain their chanical-electrical parts, sotis there are unforeseen severe damages. Sotis when I visit cities to maintain Transford People, I encounter them and help as much as I can."
"Does Wu Ye know about this?"
"I don't know; however, my father probably wouldn't care about such matters. He is a scientist very much focused on transforming humans."
Zhou Yi examined this first assistant of Wu Ye, who was transford at eight years old and was the first successful Transford Person, now actually over two hundred years old.
Her appearance did not look that aged at all. However, her eyes indeed had the feeling of an elder, full of many complex things.
"Where do those Transford People live?"
"Most have settled in so remote towns, places that don't attract attention."
Wu Nu explained, "If their identity is exposed, they will imdiately move house and escape. However, due to the influence of chanical Life, most prefer a stable life, working in ordinary jobs and professions, striving to avoid big cities and attention."
Zhou Yi inquired further about so circumstances.
A notable point is the lifespan of these Transford People.
Contrary to what Zhou Yi thought, the lifespan of this group varies.
"It is directly related to the original flesh and blood body."
Wu Nu said, "Because the original brain and heart still drive the body, the chanical and electrical parts can't replace thought; they rely act as auxiliary organs."
"If an ordinary person becos a Transford Person, they will still die within decades."
"Those originally very strong enhancers also have longer lifespans. This is why human test subjects of AB level are very scarce, and my father has always been searching everywhere..."
"After death, the chanical-electrical organs on an artificial being emit a signal, and we go to retrieve them for use in the next person. Because these chanical-electrical organs, after undergoing continuous adaptation with the human body, inherently have good compatibility. They have a large amount of recorded data, which is better than brand-new chanical-electrical equipnt, and they can be used with maintenance and optimization."
This reminded Zhou Yi of the old king's Northern Ocean Army.
Over there, human data is uploaded into Iron Soldiers, starting the journey of immortality. The downside is whether the data person is truly themselves or a data ghost created, which is quite controversial.
Zhou Yi pondered, the direction of artificial beings and symbiotic plants seed more aligned.
The symbiotic plants of Mud Tree People deeply connect with the body, becoming a brand-new external extension of the body.
Symbiotic plants have higher growth potential, but require a long ti to adapt, usually being implanted in Mud Tree People during childhood and only reaching alignnt in adulthood.
The model of artificial beings created through biochemical experints by Wu Ye uses Light Imprint chanical-electrical branches to complent and enhance the body, improving the stability and strength he sees as most lacking in humans.
This greatly improves the body's lower limits and can be completed through neural prosthetics, faster than symbiotic plants.
Zhou Yi pondered for a while and finally decided, "Suspend all activities here, maintain the status quo."
"Wu Nu, now I have a task for you."
"You go find those artificial beings, docunt their detailed living conditions and group ecology, then compile a report for , as the investigation into Wu Ye requires this information. You can ask if you need anything."
Wu Nu imdiately said, "I only need to take three assistants with , in the past we also traveled in this way to other cities to perform maintenance checks on the artificial beings."
Zhou Yi nodded, "Alright. Then go ahead."
Wu Nu imdiately went to make preparations.
...
Zhou Yi then returned his attention to the young man beside him.
"You're from the at Mountain?"
The other party appeared dazed, as if in a hangover, with drifting eyes. This was because Wu Ye had perford a special anesthetic sealing treatnt on him.
After being awakened, he still needed ti to regain clarity and alertness.
"Yes... you saved ?"
"Correct."
"I rember I was captured and taken to 404 City... you even broke through 404 City?"
The other party looked surprised, though still a bit dazed.
Zhou Yi sat down beside him, "Tell your story."
"I..."
The young man was still sowhat out of sorts.
He vigorously rubbed his cheeks and temples, seemingly trying to focus: "My na is Yang Zhao, since I can rember, I've lived in the mountains."
"In those mountains, there are no trees, no grass, but there is at; the mountain is made of at, as long as you dig through the hard outer crust, underneath is at that can be eaten. What the outside world calls at Mountain."
"I grew up eating that at."
Zhou Yi asked, "What about water? Don't you need water?"
"There's moisture in the at."
Yang Zhao squinted and said, "There is water in the depths of the mountain, and the water of the at Mountain is different from the outside, much tastier."
At this point, he seed a bit clearer.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Zhou Yi."
The other party's eyes widened imdiately, "Wasteland Developnt Company, Chairman Zhou Yi?"
"Yes."
"No wonder... your company can even break through 404 City? That's really exaggerated... even more terrifying than the rumors outside... I'm very grateful for you saving my life, otherwise, I estimate I would never leave 404 City."
A flash of respect and gratitude appeared in Yang Zhao's eyes, which then transford into a strange fervor and longing.
Zhou Yi observed all of this and asked him, "You were born from the at Mountain?"
The other party nodded, "Inside the mountain, there are many soft flesh masses... I would say it's a sticky area mixed with various substances, I was nurtured there. I have mory of that because my brain ca into existence first."
"The at Mountain is both my mother and father, they birthed ."
"I grew up and ca out, a voice told to go outside. But I grow very fast, from birth to capture took about nine years... after coming out I heard your na everywhere, you are truly incredible."
This appearance is only nine years old?
Zhou Yi was rendered speechless.
Previously, it was known that the at Mountain was a biological manufacturing factory of the Seeder, producing Golden Elephants and Killer Rats with old human consciousness. Unexpectedly, there's a link to recreate humans?
The person in front of him seed very normal, looking like a man in his twenties, with a nose and eyes, just wearing a hospital gown.
"Why were you captured by 404 City?"
"For poaching."
"Poaching?"
"It's because I attacked a Bone Man, its whole body emitted a strong delicious aroma, just like yours. I couldn't resist, so I followed and attacked it, intending to eat it. Then I lost the fight and got captured, and when I ca to, I was already in 404 City."
The young man showed an embarrassed smile.
Zhou Yi felt moved, "The Bone Man you attacked, was it wearing a black muscle suit, bones extrely white, with a Bone Chain hanging around its neck?"
"Exactly! Do you know it?"
Surprised and a bit depressed, Yang Zhao said, "That Bone Man seems to be the prison guard of 404 City, I also saw it there. Sigh, my luck wasn't very good..."
Zhou Yi's face twitched.
You sure know how to pick targets.
Coming out of the mountain and attacking the 7th operative of 404 City's guards, not being killed on the spot is already considered extraordinarily lucky.
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