Zhou Yi imitated the glass man by constructing a pipeline structure using white gemstones.

Relying on this straw-like device, he began to interface and collect a larger gemstone body.

Regrettably, he did not obtain any rubies from it.

The white gemstones inside the large body were highly fibrous, with the gemstone fibers interconnecting and entwining, rendering its outer area relatively stable, as if a layer of chain case had been woven.

The advantage of high fiberization was that it reduced the shedding of white gemstones, akin to a woven outer garment enveloping the entire gemstone body.

The downside was that it severely affected the flow and transformation of the gemstones.

Thus, the structure of this gemstone body was very simple yet extreme.

Over 95% of its content was white gemstone, with around 5% being blue gemstones, and black gemstones were pitifully scarce.

From this, Zhou Yi gained a realization.

The gemstone bodies of different Heavenly People had structural differences.

Although all were spherical bodies based on the four-color gemstones of white, blue, black, and red, it seemed that each Heavenly Person had made certain modifications to their own to meet personal needs.

For example, his own gemstone body's predecessor, "Cup," had constructed an organ structure resembling a sealed chamber with white gemstone to accommodate Wasteland life, fostering the bodies he needed over a long period.

This was not found in other gemstone bodies.

Producing rubies required an astonishing amount of energy, for storing open-ended memories that could be repeatedly accessed.

Currently, only one Heavenly Person was willing to do so.

Now, another gemstone body that had fibrosed itself, reducing its movement to minimize its own damage, also represented a direction of life.

"Cup" was very interested in Wasteland life and his own projected bodies.

"Ruby" liked to collect records of the past.

"Fiberization" focused on health preservation, maintaining only basic operations, primarily promoting longevity.

Even the self-rotation phenomenon of the first integrated gemstone body was characteristic and a certain habit of it, although no one knew why it kept itself rotating—it was probably an eternal mystery.

Zhou Yi had tried reading those fragmented conscious keys of the Heavenly People.

Unfortunately, he got nothing.

A single conscious key cannot record and store conscious information; they must be connected to form a stable operational structure to allow information to circulate, evolve, and be stored.

The material carrier was ruby.

The gemstones collected from four gemstone bodies caused abnormal phenomena in Zhou Yi's mechanical body.

The influx of foreign gemstones continuously altered the existing gemstone flow, causing the entire ocean of gemstones to start a tsunamilike major reshuffle.

It was as if it was a bit indigestible.

Gemstone waves surged, thus evolving quite a few new black gemstones, but also causing many white gemstones to fall off in violent collisions, dropping into the external dark space.

Zhou Yi did not intervene in this natural physiological structure regulation.

It was just that the entire regulation process took a bit long.

Thus, he chose to disconnect first and then return.

...

He returned to Jade City.

Zhou Yi opened a can of soda and slowly sipped it.

The nearby floating Red Kestrel said, "This time the senior official plane from Recursive City flew in, it will definitely attract attention from all sides. Are you using the Heavenly People's travel method to intimidate Duke Destructive?"

Zhou Yi took a sip of the drink, "No. It's just safer for the Sky Dog this way."

In the past, Li Mo was released into the Dead Sea and was hunted by the Golden-faced Guard.

Although the Heavenly Person "Cup" had designed an escape route for him, and it ultimately proved successful, it was not as safe as being placed directly in a safe house.

Hence, Zhou Yi flew directly to Jade City, placing the Kobold in the Yalong Bay Cave Storage.

He, alongside Li Mo, only needed to complete the removal surgery to be able to move freely in Jade City.

"Zhou, I have a request."

Red Kestrel flew next to him, "This autumn, Snow County has opened up the Wisdom Cloud to outsiders. If one can pass the 'Zen Test,' one can obtain a passage certificate to enter and leave the Cloud."

It briefly explained.

The Zen Test is similar to a challenging online course; one needs to complete the entire course to take the test.

If one can pass, then one can enter the Cloud for further studies.

Consider it similar to graduate studies for electromechanical life.

Red Kestrel said, "I am skilled in surveying, collecting, and analyzing."

"As the company grows, my existing abilities are no longer sufficient to deal with increasingly complex external situations. Thus, I need to improve and refine my algorithms. The Wisdom Cloud of Snow County is the best in enhancing computational power and streamlining algorithms."

"I request to participate in this Zen Test course. However, it will consume quite a bit of my time and energy because the essence of Zen is to engage in continuous calculations."

Zhou Yi agreed immediately, "That's a good thing, I fully support it. How long is the Zen Test process?"

"One year. If you join now, the official test is next fall. If it's not passed, you need to study for another year, each year's content is different."

That was quite a long duration.

Zhou Yi said, "Go ahead and try, the company will cover all related expenses."

"I'll register immediately then. The registration fee is 100 Light Seeds; please reimburse me first."

"..."

In the next two days, whenever Red Kestrel had a moment, it would sit on the desk or a shelf, activating study mode, and sometimes even overheating due to excessive computations.

However, all of that was under control.

Zhou Yi did notice that these days, Qian Su was always sneakily lingering around him, pretending to encounter him by chance.

He called her out directly, "Just speak if you have something to say, don't play these unnecessary games."

The courier center was bustling with activity these days, so for Qian Su to slip away from making money, there definitely had to be an important reason.

The iron-headed girl seemed hesitant.

She looked around then asked in a low voice, "Chairman, you're not planning to leave, are you?"

"What do you mean by planning to leave?"

Zhou Yi's face darkened.

He quickly realized that Qian Su, being a Heavenly Country Citizen, might have sensed something coming from the Kobolds.

Zhou Yi said, "The company and I are two sides of the same coin, and things are going well now. Where would I go?"

Qian Su poked her right index finger towards the sky.

She indeed saw herself as a Heavenly Person.

But now, it seemed there was no issue.

So be it.

I'll stop pretending; I am a Heavenly Person!

"No."

Zhou Yi said gravely, "I'm different from them... I'll stay here for the long term. The courier center still needs you to lead and propel it; don't spend your days daydreaming."

Qian Su finally felt relieved, laughing, "I'm just worried, you know? You all are influential figures, coming and going as you please. For the courier center to develop, it needs your support, Chairman."

"Then I'm off to work! To strive and struggle!"

She waved her arms to motivate herself and ran towards a truck.

Zhou Yi shook his head.

Then he mounted his bicycle and rode all the way to the neighboring Yalong Bay.

Stopping his bike, Zhou Yi walked into Yalong Bay Cave Storage.

Inside, numerous balls of fire lit up.

What's going on?

Zhou Yi saw Li Mo carefully making cups with both hands, as the Kobold's eyes emitted red rays, performing a laser-marking-like process on the finished cups.

The glowing fireballs were cups containing fire.

Seeing Zhou Yi, the two Mutants immediately stood straight.

"Chairman!"

"Chairman!"

The Kobold, wearing a translator's transceiver, had a slightly strange voice.

Before bringing it over, Zhou Yi, in his capacity as a Heavenly Person, had commanded it.

"I've decided to have you work at Wasteland Development Company. Work diligently there and listen to Chairman Zhou Yi."

"Understood, God!"

...

Zhou Yi turned to the Sky Dog, "How is it? Are you adjusting well here? Do you need anything?"

The Kobold said, "Adapting, all is good."

Li Mo seized the opportunity, "Chairman, we need to get more food, this guy eats a lot. It's eaten all my food..."

The Kobold grinned foolishly.

"That's easy to handle."

Zhou Yi nodded, "What are you guys working on? Why do these cups have flames?"

He picked up one of the cups, discovering that the fire came from within. The cup contained a magma-like red fluid, causing it to appear as though it was on fire.

"This is a Flame Cup that Sky Dog and I made together."

Li Mo proudly explained, "After making heat-resistant black cups, I filled the bottom layer with Light Soot Sand. Sky Dog's eyes can activate the Light Soot, making it very active and highly absorbent under Dead Light."

The teenager grabbed a cup from the side, removed the lid, used an iron hook to catch it, and dipped it into the Dead Sea in the tunnel.

Half an hour later, when he lifted it, the cup contained a red, high-temperature fluid, though not much.

He said, "Just place it in the Dead Sea, and the Light Soot inside will quickly absorb Dead Light Energy, thereby entering a high-temperature state."

"Sky Dog's abilities complement my cups perfectly. It's not just a flame pattern now, but actual high temperature. We can use the cups to roast sweet potatoes and peanuts, even stack another cup on top for soup. It tastes great and is very convenient!"

The Mutant and the Kobold high-fived.

Zhou Yi looked again at the Flame Cup.

Is this a portable stove?

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