Returning to the company residence, Zhou Yi immediately saw the towering Building 5.

Its colossal and broad body stood beside Maria Hospital. However, once Jade City approached this area, it would take control of all the creatures, making them return to tranquility.

There were still many residents curiously watching below.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why didn't the small high-rises move about on their own after you left?"

"They inherited my basic functions but do not possess the autonomous parts."

Jade City explained, "The high-rises have the same complete functions as me, so they possess a stronger self-awareness. I am now certain that some of this autonomous consciousness is innate."

Zhou Yi said, "Release your control over it and see what it will do."

"It has a high tendency to move around, and it might destroy the fragile lives and farmlands here."

Zhou Yi thought for a moment, "Then let's take it to the open hilly area. I'll have Red Kestrel over there to remind people to be safe. We can't be watching it all the time; we need to determine its characteristics."

Never raised pigs, never seen pigs run?

It's just an active child.

Zhou Yi was pondering, wanting to see just what extent its hyperactivity reached.

Led by Jade City, Building 5 followed step by step, like the shadow of Building A.

After arriving at the mountain area where the Mao Valley Town tunnels were located, it resumed its quiet standing posture.

Zhou Yi ordered, "Let it move freely."

A few seconds later.

Unrestrained, Building 5 slowly rose and moved through the soil on the ground at a slow pace.

It reached the nearest hill, with vine-like steel arms and rebar extending from its walls, touching the surface of the mountain and startling numerous birds.

In Zhou Yi's eyes, this was more like a child's habit of grabbing at everything with their hands.

It's just that this 'child' was slightly too big and strong.

Construction life forms have unique high-strength bodies, and Zhou Yi was very concerned about the situation with Building 5. If well-guided, its strength could benefit and protect many residents, but if not, it might become an unrestrained giant killer.

Building 5 probed for a while, dividing some of its iron hands to grab stones and other steel arms to pull up a large amount of soil from the ground. It began to create a square house block by block with the stones and soil.

Then came a second, a third, and a fourth.

Afterward, Building 5 connected and stacked these houses, fusing them completely with its steel bones.

Flashes of white light twinkled on its steel arms.

It assembled a four-story building with 16 units, its movements becoming noticeably slower, seemingly feeling the strain.

Building 5 circled this building twice, with many steel limbs flailing wildly.

Zhou Yi asked, "What is it doing?"

"I don't know."

Jade City said, "At this time, it is operating independently; I can only sync with it to get feedback."

Building 5 swung its steel arms over the buildings it created, as if performing some ritual. With its strange, shaman-like actions, the four-story building glowed with a red light and emitted wisps of white smoke.

Then nothing happened.

Jade City, after syncing, finally learned the whole story.

"It's making weapons."

"Weapons?"

Zhou Yi curiously asked, "Flying house bombing? But this doesn't seem quite right."

Jade City said, "Unlike me, it has a strong reaction to combat. I think it gained a lot of combat consciousness feedback when it attacked Shell City, and the entire area's collective resident consciousness stimulated an influence that caused..."

Zhou Yi and it confirmed repeatedly and finally learned the truth.

Different environments affected the feedback of information released by residents, and this feedback would influence the tendencies of construction life forms born during that period.

That is to say, construction life forms born during a war era would be more combat-oriented.

Those nurtured during peaceful times would be more gentle.

The inclinations and atmosphere of the neighborhood residents affect newly born construction life forms.

Then suddenly, a blinding white light appeared on the ground.

Boom!

The four-story building exploded, throwing up thick smoke and debris.

Half of the hillside was shattered by the blast.

Building 5, however, was waving its reed-like hands, looking very pleased with itself.

Was this a Bomb Demon?

Zhou Yi felt a little uneasy inside.

Jade City commented, "It has found a novel use for the flying house bombardment. By linking the structures and continuously applying pressure internally, and then detonating with energy... its talent in this area surpasses mine."

Zhou Yi was somewhat worried, "If it doesn't understand how to control its own power, it could cause the death of many innocent lives, residents included."

"Please rest assured, that won't happen."

Jade City said, "Commissioner, it's very anxious."

"It's because I've been injured repeatedly in memory, first falling asleep outside the Mushroom Forest due to parasitic plant life, then being attacked by battleships in the Dead Sea, and also being besieged beyond Shell City resulting in partial damage to my body."

"These memories have strongly stimulated it. It wants to create weapons strong enough to prevent me from being injured again. Until it completely separates from me, it is a part of me; to protect me is to protect itself."

"It detests the feeling of insecurity and reacts particularly strongly to it."

Through repeated conversations with Jade City, Zhou Yi gradually understood.

It was akin to a child born in the era of war, with memories of injury accompanying their childhood and adolescence, making it easy for them to tense up and enter combat mode.

However, Jade City said, "I can't teach it."

"I have no combat abilities; it is stronger than me in this aspect."

Zhou Yi was at a loss.

Then all that was left was to accompany and guide it more.

From that day on, Zhou Yi and Jade City would take Building 5 out for walks and strolls in the wilderness every day.

Arriving at the safe zone, the free-standing Building 5 would begin making bombs.

Its initial direction was to enlarge the scale of the bombs, trying to link as many units as possible and combine the 16-household, 4-floor buildings in pairs, to bring about a greater explosive lethality.

But this approach was quickly abandoned.

Building 5 chose a two-story, four-household structure as a unit, equipping them on its external walls and roof to form rings of unauthorized construction, like putting on a layer of thick, heavy external armor.

It faced toward the hills in front.

A flash of red light on the tall building's surface, and the equipped houses were rapidly expelled, barraging the target with direct fire.

After the dull roars of explosions, the distant hilltop was nearly leveled, and high temperature caused the blast zone to be strewn with splattered glassy material.

Zhou Yi, who witnessed the whole process, gasped in amazement.

It had not been born long, yet it had transformed the flying house bombardment into a barrage of missiles...

Could it truly be a genius?

Every day, Building 5 created explosive-like bodies fixed onto itself, launching rocket-style bombardments at imaginary targets. Although its range hadn't increased, both its lethality and accuracy had seen significant improvements.

Aside from weapon manufacturing and bombing practice, Building 5 also enjoyed patrolling along the Dead Sea.

It strolled on the beach of the Dead Sea, avoiding pedestrians and dams, and walked parallel to Jade Avenue.

The bulky high-rise building, outfitted with an ammunition depot, set out from the community, reached the port outside Sand Port, made a brief stop, and then returned to the community to resume its quiet, standing posture.

It patrolled once during the day and once at night.

Day after day, without fail.

At first, people were somewhat fearful and uncertain, but after a few days, they understood that Building 5, even more impressive than Building A, was patrolling the company's territory, safeguarding everyone's daily safety.

Many would wave to it, though the towering figure couldn't comprehend their gestures.

But no matter the weather, seeing the stately shadow of Building 5 on patrol always brought a sense of security. The residents near the Dead Sea pushed the Guangna Species even further away.

Zhou Yi saw all this.

It was an unexpected joy to have another warrior-type living building.

However, aside from the intense desire to fight and protect, other areas of Building 5 were still a blank slate, still needing a long time to grow.

Zhou Yi had been concerned that Building 5's situation might affect residency due to its behavioral habits. Because when it moved, it ceased providing water and heating, which was a bit inconvenient compared to other small high-rises.

Building 5 also regularly practiced target shooting, something else for the residents to adapt to.

Yet when he announced the trial residency, the number of applicants who lined up to register was even more than before; Building 5's popularity soared.

Even many residents from Sand Port City came over, requesting to move in.

"Very tall and impressive, it feels very secure!"

"Strong!"

"Feels like living inside it, nothing to fear!"

Men and women alike were fond of the fortunate and thriving Building 5.

Zhou Yi, as usual, gave priority to the company's workers and farmers, before allocating the remaining spaces to external applicants through a lottery.

But because of the sheer number of company employees, there were very few spots left for outsiders.

Building 5, with 33 floors, similar to the other buildings, had 6 units per floor, each unit with a three-bedroom, one-hall layout, housing two people per room. Unlike Building A, due to the lack of materials for elevators, they were replaced with lifting stone platforms, which also did not affect their use.

Within three days after the trial residency announcement, all 1100 resident slots in the building were filled.

As Zhou Yi and Jade City continued to pay close attention to this combative organism, a mysterious black iron ship arrived outside Jade City and docked at the pier in Yalong Bay.

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