Zhou Yi opened his eyes.

He found himself back inside the submarine dotted with circular valves.

His hand was still on the silver marker on the sealed compartment.

This was the Red Kestrel, encapsulated as Fire Seed Life.

Restoring it was not difficult.

Zhou Yi called upon Xiao Fu, the No. 2 mechanoid within him, and the submarine in front of him suddenly transformed, its surface revealing glowing linear structures. These lines were parallel and intersecting, constructing different three-dimensional light assemblies, with two areas where the light sources were most concentrated.

His own body had also taken on a form made of particle light rays.

Xiao Fu's message came through in his mind, "This whole set of Circumference Light Devices, only the Reverse Flow is the unique controller. Only when the Reverse Flow connects to the Circumference Structure can the entire system be activated."

Zhou Yi felt like a cpu on a vast circuit board, capable of instantaneously reaching every area.

The part called the Light Wheel Well looked like a white circular disk, with the center being the hub where the Reverse Flow was located, adorned with a few small flames.

These flames represented nearby life forms; consciousness radiating outwards was displayed as flames on the Light Wheel Well, the stronger the consciousness, the more vigorous the flames.

Most life forms had no flames.

The architectural life showed up as a bonfire. Its flames fluctuated in intensity, at times erupting like a volcano, but it was unstable and constituted a dangerous fire seed.

The company's Jade City, Maria Hospital, and Yalong Bay Base formed three bonfires.

Apart from these, there were a few small flames, but they were largely indistinguishable from each other.

Zhou Yi then looked towards another Circumference Light Device.

The Circumference Light Device, woven from many light rays, looked like a stage light ball slowly rotating in the darkness.

Zhou Yi shifted the Circumference Light Device toward the sealed compartment door, aligning it with the marker above.

Electric currents surged across the surface of the ball, instantly stretching out and unfolding the flat form of the Red Kestrel, and in the blink of an eye, the quadrotor drone was restored to its original shape.

The Red Kestrel flew beside Zhou Yi, its electronic eye flickering red, "It's truly unbelievable technology that can directly change material structures into an energy state."

Only then did Zhou Yi relax.

The restoration process had hardly consumed any energy, but the encapsulation and conversion into Fire Seed Life had depleted a substantial amount. Originally, Reverse Flow had taken an interest in the Red Kestrel, intending to collect it first and then persuade it, but the Red Kestrel was unwilling to compromise.

Then Xiao Fu directly targeted Zhou Yi, a prime fire seed, which led to the series of events that followed.

The crisis was averted.

It was then that Zhou Yi noticed Bone Man Jacob lying unconscious on the ground.

Xiao Fu spoke, "He's just in a coma. I've used the Circumference Light Device to put him into temporary sleep, which doesn't affect his life signs."

That was good.

Zhou Yi hoisted the bone staff member over his shoulder with one arm and exited the submarine.

Outside, the samurai crabs maintained their guard.

The entire exchange and dialogue had unfolded in the realm of consciousness and lasted only a short time, a total of no more than 30 minutes, mainly spent on inspecting within the submarine.

Zhou Yi first entered the neighboring cave storage and indicated to the St. Petersburg that he was safe and thanked it for its assistance.

"Friend, safety is the best outcome."

The mercenary submarine said, "Now that everything is fine, I'll take my leave. The reason I stayed was out of concern that there might be trouble seeking out Yalong Bay. I still have to finish my mission with 'Lord Dominator' and then return to Peace City for reorganization."

"According to our agreement, after winter ends, I'll rest for one or two months and then come here to report."

"Farewell, friend. I wish you well, and I hope the berth expansion of Yalong Bay is completed soon."

The black cigar-shaped submarine sank into the Dead Sea, quickly disappearing from view.

...

Having dealt with Reverse Flow.

Zhou Yi resumed the relentless modifications and expansion.

Yalong Bay did not rely on Light Blockers for replenishment; it could draw Death Light for charging directly from the Dead Sea through eight piers and from the bottom.

Switching from navigation mode to fixed base, the continuous high energy consumption stopped, and the charging began to accelerate rapidly.

The expansion of the cave storage was underway at a stunning pace.

The shelter area on the far right of Yalong Bay continually broke open, revealing rocks and dust as if invisible workers were on-site, clanging sounds were non-stop, and flashes of light occasionally erupted in local areas.

In just four days, a brand new underwater cave storage was completed.

The only regret was that four cave storages were already the structural limit of Yalong Bay.

Considering that the Yalong and Sea God occupied one long-term berth each, only two temporary berths were available to outsiders.

Yalong Bay explained, "The real berths are on the left and right sides of the pier, the exterior is actually very spacious. But the internal maintenance service area is indeed limited in space, needing to maintain sufficiently complex mechanoid structures to carry out continuous maintenance and inspection."

"Originally, most architectural life forms indeed cannot move on the Dead Sea, no wonder I've hardly seen any individuals similar to me. If they need to draw Death Light and energy, I can directly transfer it to them."

"Now there is no need to supply the Yalong, and there are no ships that need maintenance, I have no consumption, and the rate at which I draw energy from the Dead Sea for charging is much faster than the Light Blocker."

"If there is no consumption, between two sunrises, the Yalong and I can achieve 100% charging."

Zhou Yi thought no wonder it only took four days to carve out the cavern.

The submarine base has much more mass than Jade City and consumes more energy. This charging speed is really against the heavens.

Yalong Bay then said, "I have a suggestion, please connect me with them, let them join my body, so that the excess energy I possess can be transferred to them."

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Was the submarine base going to be a power generator for sentient buildings?

But the risk was not insignificant... after all, there had been destructive precedents like the temple.

Zhou Yi found it difficult to decide for a moment.

Although he could control Jade City and Maria Hospital to a certain extent, his contact time with this group of sentient buildings was less than a year, all told.

Would their innate drive for energy dominance lead to their going mad?

Would establishing such connections cause chaos?

All of these were unknowns.

However, Yalong Bay insisted, "Please trust me. This attempt is of great significance. If the connection between sentient buildings can be completed, it will solve the energy problem; I am capable of providing them with long-term, stable energy."

"I also need to verify whether a certain degree of communication through energy is possible in a stable environment. I will protect myself carefully, rest assured, I will not completely unfold my structure."

"Chairman, I want to make a change, like the pioneers."

In the end, Zhou Yi said, "Okay, but when I say stop, we stop."

"Yes."

With that, the experiment between sentient buildings began.

Zhou Yi first commanded Jade City to extend its steel and iron bones and, after further extension, made first direct contact with Yalong Bay.

The moment the two touched, Jade City reacted intensely.

"Energy, lots of energy!"

"The charging speed is unprecedented."

"It could be fully charged in less than a day."

"It, is impressive."

Jade City began to continuously absorb energy.

This behavior did not involve any other destructive or devouring side-effects.

From the processes and results, it seemed no different than using the Light Blocker to collect Death Light.

On the other end, Yalong Bay had more definite findings: "Indeed... this validates one of my hypotheses."

"The pioneers perished because they completely gave up control, subjecting their bodies to external shocks and changes over and over again, leading to their destruction amidst the confusion of consciousness and energy."

"But as long as we maintain a certain distance, instead of a direct and extensive connection of bodies, the interactions between sentient buildings can be minimized to a controllable range. And within this space, the energy transfer is safe."

"I mimic you by outputting at the energy level, although I can't communicate directly with other sentient buildings like you can. But the energy transfer alone represents a form of information, and this stable connection is the basis for establishing communication."

"Chairman, I sincerely thank you for letting me see the hope of this path."

The success of this trial filled Zhou Yi with immense joy. The energy upgrade was completed in an unexpected way, meaning that several buildings could develop and grow faster.

Yalong Bay's value truly couldn't be captured in data.

Jade City was a wanderer that had awakened after many years of slumber, Maria Hospital was a lonely doctor trapped on Snake Island, and Yalong Bay was a well-traveled scientist and thinker.

It possessed a unique spirit of adventure and innovation.

Zhou Yi then allowed Maria Hospital to connect with Yalong Bay, and the effect was similarly positive. He conveyed their greetings to each other.

Whether it was Jade City, Maria, or Yalong Bay, each showed immense interest in the other kinds.

Especially Maria, with chatty characteristics fully exposed.

"Mr. Shareholder, could you please ask Jade City if it could give me some red exterior walls or bricks?"

"Also, tell Jade City that its rooftop is very unique, but will it be alright with a piece missing?"

"And, please ask Yalong Bay if there are other medical buildings like me. What are their shapes and lives like, and how do they interact with doctors and patients? I'm very curious."

"Could you say another word to Doctor Da Vinci? It's really great, and it's a pleasure to work with them. Please tell them to keep it up, and I will continue to assist and support them wholeheartedly."

...

Zhou Yi, the translator, was left exhausted and dizzy.

Oh well.

Considering that Yalong Bay had transformed itself into a supercharged generator, might as well let them chat to their heart's content.

Today, I am the ruthless chatroom typist!

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