Zhou Yi paid attention to the situation of the Leshan Buddha every day.

"Zhou Yi Buddha, it is exploring everywhere in my consciousness space."

"It has already started conversing with me."

"Zhi Buddha proposed a groundbreaking view…"

"Turns out, the consciousness of most life forms isn't dispersed but concentrated into a whole. Zhou Yi Buddha, are you the same?"

These two had a good chemical reaction.

Under Zhi's guidance, the Buddha consolidated the numerous disparate consciousness entities, categorized them, combined them, and accomplished the first grand unification in the realm of internal consciousness.

For architectural life, gathering natural life and inherent elements was a significant achievement.

"Zhou Yi Buddha, I now realize that 90% of the energy within me was consumed in conflicts and dispersals among different consciousnesses."

"In the past, I was a hundred different individuals, each walking their own path and reaching their goals in different ways. Now, I've unified these hundred into one, needing only to choose one direction to reach the destination and achieving the same result."

"This significantly reduced energy consumption. With this approach, even absorbing Dead Light Energy from the land is sufficient to maintain the system's long-term normal operation."

The same situation existed in Jade City, Maria Hospital, and Yalong Bay.

Their consciousness was absorbed and transformed from numerous group memories.

Thus, architectural life inherently possesses many consciousness entities, each following its own course, maintaining its inertia and trajectory.

For them, consciousness resembled a naturally existing community.

The Buddha consciously tightened the numerous dispersed consciousness entities, and during the exploring process, Zhou Yi replenished the enormous energy expended with Light Seed, ensuring it had no worries.

The result was delightful.

The Buddha for the first time condensed its millions of consciousnesses into a single, clear, and strong self.

"Zhou Yi Buddha, my consciousness has become much clearer, as if I've walked out of a fog."

The Buddha happily shared its experience.

The company's four major architectural lives held a team-building gathering in the public area.

Zhou Yi did not participate to keep them uninhibited.

Afterward, the feedback from the other three alien employees was very positive and strong.

They gradually learned to unify consciousness, held Zhi in high esteem, and all proposed applications.

"Committee member, I hope to have a similar partner."

"Shareholder sir, could you please add a Fire Seed Life to me as well?"

"Chairman, I request to apply for a Fire Seed Life partner to evolve with me."

This outcome was unexpected by Zhou Yi.

Eventually, he decided to detach Duke Baili from his shoulder and allocate it to Maria Hospital.

"Thank you! This is fantastic, shareholder sir, I will definitely ask Duke Baili for guidance to better perform my hospital duties!"

The reason he chose the hospital was that it was a time of war.

Casualties and refugees were continually relocated to the Sand Port Region.

Maria Hospital was now exceptionally busy. Although there were four medical staff members working hard inside, enhancing the hospital itself could also provide some treatment help.

Thus, the silver little rocket representing Duke Baili was imprinted on the steel foundation of the hospital.

If Zhi and the Buddha clicked instantly, Duke Baili and Maria argued from day one.

"Shareholder sir, Duke Baili even said that there are major issues currently with the hospital. He wants me to remodel the hospital, dispersing the consciousness entities to each ward to collect them according to different patients... that's a doctor's job, how can the hospital interfere arbitrarily in the treatment and care of patients?"

"Shareholder sir, Duke Baili has been scolding me, saying that I can't balance the hospital's income and expenditures at all, he also called me a money pit... I apply to separate from him!"

"Shareholder sir, I apply to reunite with him, Duke Baili made a very meaningful suggestion. He believes that the medical staff of the hospital should also receive 'Spiritual Massage' because their work intensity is high, and they are nervous and worried."

"My 'Spiritual Massage' is far stronger than before, making Doctor Da Vinci and the others more focused and confident, and their efficiency is much higher. The effect is very good!"

"Shareholder sir, you come to judge. Duke Baili asks me to retract 'Self-treatment,' deeming it easy to mislead patients without professional skills, insisting that doctors must be present to teach... He's applying the way of managing ordinary soldiers to the hospital. I believe this is severely wrong, autonomous treatment can cover more groups and is also a good method for simple self-diagnosis."

...

They argued back and forth.

Zhou Yi eventually got completely annoyed and gave Maria Hospital a final ultimatum: "If you can accept it, continue; otherwise, I will send Duke Baili to Jade City!"

That settled Maria Hospital's complaints and appeals.

It and Duke Baili continued to argue, but after some adjustments, they each maintained tolerance and learned to compromise with each other.

From the current two examples, Fire Seed Life had a catfish effect, making the two alien employees more active and significantly changed.

The combination of Fire Seed Life and architectural life was more beneficial than detrimental.

Xiao Fu was also excited about this: "It's a good omen, Da Zhou."

"Compared to their internal slow interactions, this is much faster."

"However, this must still be taken slowly because, in a symbiotic form, they will both be influenced by each other."

"At least keep Yalong Bay and Jade City in a traditional state, so they can be compared with the Buddha and Maria. To see what differences symbiotic and non-symbiotic would have over a longer period."

Zhou Yi deeply agreed.

This was an unprecedented attempt and still required caution. The intrinsic nature of the Big Buddha made it difficult to influence, unlike the other living architectures.

...

A day passed.

Zhou Yi went to check on the Mushroom House area where refugees and captives were placed.

Everything there was normal.

However, a group of captives led by the young officer Liu Zhaoshan were engaging in forced labor while trying to find out about Zhou Yi's exploits.

When interrogated by Red Kestrel, he said, "I want to understand why Mr. Zhou would have such thoughts, whether the reenactment of human abilities from the Divine Era is true."

"I plan to organize Mr. Zhou's exploits into a document and record it in writing. It should be useful for both our sides."

Zhou Yi didn't mind.

As long as one is determined, one could always find out what he had done in the Sand Port Region without any cover-up.

So he simply followed the young man.

...

In the second month of winter, the frontline battles suddenly intensified.

Through satellite signals, Zhou Yi saw that Shell City was bombed into a sieve, with many Mushroom Houses damaged.

Fortunately, these residences were life forms themselves. As long as the mycelium in the soil was intact, they could gradually repair and continue to grow, though the growth was slow due to the lack of Dead Light Energy in winter.

Duke Destructive Fleet launched a concentrated assault on Shell City, and Duke Beidu's naval forces could not stop them. Both sides were like they had their fires doused, only briefly erupting in isolated boarding fights.

The beach landing began nonetheless.

Warships docked at the coast, and numerous towering Red Monsters roared and charged. Human soldiers, armed with shields and melee weapons, followed and attacked with the troops.

Two cannons, resembling coastal defense artillery, were mounted on the walls of Shell City, yet they were unable to fire.

The Sea Horse Shooters and illusion fish seemed jammed as well.

Only the Northern Ocean Army resisted head-on, with Iron Soldiers clashing directly with the enemy in a meat-grinding battle, resulting in continuous casualties on both sides.

"What is going on?" Zhou Yi frowned, watching. "How was the defense line breached so quickly? Were long-range weapons blocked?"

"Yes."

Red Kestrel adjusted the satellite signal's lens, locking onto a large creature at the far end of the Dead Sea.

It was entirely lead-gray in color, and its exposed back resembled a Floating Island, escorted by warships and protected by the combined air forces of thorny birds, Red-eyed Vultures, and fox hunt bats.

"This is a B+ rank lifeform, the Gray Whale."

The drone explained, "Its 'Whale Song' sonic wave can cover five kilometers, severely disrupting Light Imprint Structures and blocking the release of energy... effectively locking down long-distance attacks."

"Although it only affects B rank and lower life forms, it has significant strategic value on the battlefield."

A chill ran through Zhou Yi.

No wonder.

The ability of this 'Whale Song' sounded familiar.

He recalled, in United City, Qin Xie mentioned a Light Imprint called 'Forbidden Altar,' capable of sealing active skills.

Red Kestrel said, "'Whale Song' is the prototype for 'Forbidden Altar,' much more potent, but the only issue is that continuous emission consumes a great deal."

Duke Destructive deployed the Gray Whale, leading to the disarmament of long-range weapons from both sides.

This enabled their numerical superiority to break through the external Duke Beidu Fleet and initiate an assault and occupation of the land.

The enemy's mixed hand-to-hand combat army had thorny birds in the air and primarily Red Monsters on the ground.

Had it not been for the Northern Ocean Army holding the front line and locking down the Red Monsters as spearheads, Shell City, deprived of long-range firepower, faced a high risk of falling.

"That's not the biggest problem."

Red Kestrel's lens shifted.

On the screen, human soldiers of Duke Destructive appeared, charging forward with shields, broadswords, and large knives.

They all wore conical helmets that masked their faces, draped in soft armor, moving swiftly.

"Enhancers?"

Zhou Yi frowned.

But gradually, he realized something was off.

Under the assault of these men, human soldiers of Shell City began to vomit and bleed from the nose, completely losing their combat effectiveness.

The enhanced soldiers continued charging towards the city at high speed.

They clashed swords with the Inner Iron Soldiers, the battle fierce.

Zhou Yi's expression grew grimmer and grimmer.

"Is this... Mutants?"

"Yes, Zhou."

Red Kestrel said, "They have deployed a Mutant army, using radiation to massively damage our human soldiers."

"That's bad news."

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