Deep in the fog sea.

Zhou Yi sat on the deck of the Sea God, beside him was Bone Man Wu Yi, trying to identify their bearings.

A Condenser Jiong He hovered above the submarine.

Red Kestrel was also involved in providing informational support for this operation.

Wu Yi said that the burial zone was located amidst a range of underwater mountains, but its exact location could only be determined when they got closer. It lay directly east of United City, submerged under a vast amount of water.

The Condenser, moving at an ultra-high speed, soon locked onto the target area.

It was indeed a sea channel filled with real seawater, also part of a natural high-pressure zone, which matched the characteristics of Wu Yi's home waters.

The Condenser discovered strange energy reactions beneath the sea floor mud, faint but with strong radiation capabilities over a small area.

It projected the underwater environment, sketching a clustered quartz structure in the air.

"This is it!"

Wu Yi asserted confidently, "When I buried her, it looked just like this."

Arriving at the target location.

Zhou Yi switched to mode 2 to counteract the permanent damage high-pressure fields could inflict on defenses.

Using his sand control ability, Wu Yi opened up a stairway channel through the mud.

"I'll go down first."

Bone Man took the lead and walked inside.

Zhou Yi followed closely behind.

Black Water Ghost had activated its protection early; he wasn't worried about falling prey like the Bone Man in the past.

Deeper inside, Zhou Yi found a wide underwater tunnel, the turn ahead littered with translucent crystal blocks, obstructing the path.

Bone Man stood in front of the crystal and said, "This is it. She has gotten larger."

Red Kestrel, with its electronic eye, recognized it after a while, "This is quartz, could also be considered glass. It looks man-made."

These quartz blocks clogging the pipes were made by the glass man.

Zhou Yi immediately thought of the mutant manufacturing devices in the underground base of East Pole Island, where Heavenly Kingdom stored them; the core was a small part of a Heavenly People gemstone body, also sealed in crystal.

The gemstone of the Heavenly People would quickly desertify upon contact with the natural environment here, but if sealed, it could be preserved for a long time.

This must be a protective measure by the glass man.

For safety's sake.

Zhou Yi said, "Wu Yi, step back and let the Jiong He cut through."

Bone Man stepped back.

The blue light emitted by the Condenser cut through the outer quartz, and upon extending about a meter inward, the silhouette of a humanoid figure began to faintly emerge from within the inner layers of quartz.

Then the light blade of the Condenser also became much more cautious, shaving off the layers of quartz bit by bit, trying not to touch the core area.

Gradually, the person inside the crystal became clearer.

It was a long-haired woman, around her early twenties, her eyes tightly shut, with clear feminine features. Her translucent body featured a network of glass blood vessels, yet lacked internal organs, like some kind of bizarre artwork.

She looked very much like the glass man Zhou Yi had seen before.

The difference was that in the memory of the Heavenly People, the glass man had a higher degree of fusion with gemstones, apart from the head, its entire body was composed of gemstone fiber.

The woman before him appeared more human.

Is there a different branch within the glass man?

While Zhou Yi was pondering this, an inexplicable sense of crisis suddenly washed over him.

The woman within the quartz had, at some unknown time, opened her eyes, a pair of light blue eyes staring straight at him.

For a moment, Zhou Yi felt a buzz in his head.

All movement stopped.

Floating dust froze in place, his mind seemed also to be held by some force.

This situation lasted only an instant.

Then normality resumed.

"It's indeed disruption of consciousness time. This one's power is in the realm of consciousness and directly affects the biological clock."

"However, it's useless against World Time."

Black Water Ghost on his wrist said.

Only then did Zhou Yi notice within the pipe he was in, black clock faces emerged on the walls, floors, and ceilings.

White hands on them all turned at different speeds, some even moving backward.

Above Zhou Yi floated a small spherical Sun, displaying hands and scales.

Under the united time of the Sun, all the hands began to synchronize, returning to normal.

The power of Standard Time enveloped the entire area, allowing the Condenser, Wu Yi, and Red Kestrel to recover.

"An incredible ability," Red Kestrel's camera glowed slightly.

"This is the sensation, it's what caused me to forget in the past," Bone Man said with lingering fear.

The Condenser also said gravely, "This power is very peculiar, I've also been greatly affected, as if utterly unable to resist."

Zhou Yi gazed at the woman within the quartz crystal.

At this point, her eyes seemed a bit vacant and unfocused.

Zhou Yi knocked on the glass, "Hello? Can you hear me?"

The other party remained motionless, just staring straight at him.

Zhou Yi turned on his [Radio].

Inside there were some faint noises, but no other information captured.

So, he began the old procedure.

Energy input.

Feasible.

Conscious frequency alignment.

Success.

"Now can you hear it?"

After a while.

A voice came through: "I can hear. Are you a deity?"

Deity?

Does that mean Heavenly People?

Zhou Yi neither admitted nor denied. He prepared to probe further.

"Why are you here?"

"It was the command of the deity."

"What command were you given?"

"To return, to go back to the village, but I can't return, my body cannot move."

Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised.

It seemed she was human.

In other words, she was a glass man who was selected and transformed by the Heavenly People.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment: "What is your name?"

"Tietie."

"Can you see me?"

"I can't see, I lost my sight during the sacrifice, and my hearing too, I can only sense light with my body, you feel like a deity to me."

"Since you have been enhanced after transformation, why were you demoted?"

"It's because..."

The other party hesitated for a moment but still answered: "I am inadequate in every respect."

"At the very beginning, I was offered as a sacrifice to the Divine Kingdom, and after the deities transformed me, my appearance changed, becoming like I was made entirely of crystal."

"Then the deity took me to a black space."

"He ordered me to have children."

"But I couldn't do it."

Zhou Yi: "..."

Having children is not something one person can do alone.

No, that's not right.

Zhou Yi suddenly snapped back to reality.

The Heavenly People were the rulers behind the Wasteland World; they would certainly know the manner of human reproduction. This meant that glass men could reproduce on their own in the past.

Therefore, after transforming the new humans into glass men, the Heavenly People wanted to continue this method.

But they failed.

One thing was certain: glass men and new humans were indeed two different intelligent species.

After figuring this out, Zhou Yi said: "What happened next?"

"Since I couldn't have children, I was then sent by the deities to another place, a pitch-dark area with chains made of huge gemstones, and we were left there."

"There were many sacrifices like me, all there."

Tietie said: "We couldn't talk to each other; the deities prohibited us from conversing. If we violated the rule, we would be killed. I saw a few who secretly spoke and were filled into the wall and died."

"At that time, I sat on the chain, but in the end, no deity chose me. Although others around me were chosen, they turned into light and were taken away."

"At that time, I was very sad. All the other sacrifices were chosen, leaving only me. Why wasn't I chosen? I didn't understand. But later, I realized that the gods were indeed very foresighted in not choosing me."

The girl's tone was somewhat dejected: "I waited on the chain for a long time, and eventually, the deities took me back and sent me to repair the wall."

"That wall was endless, made entirely of glowing crystals. We the sacrifices were there to build the wall, connecting the crystals and securing them with our bodies, then checking for abnormalities before continuing with the next piece."

Zhou Yi further confirmed: "The wall you're talking about, is it made of Four-color gemstones?"

"Yes! You know, you really are a deity."

She said: "Then you also know, repairing the wall is really hard work. We have to build the wall with crystals and also check for damaged areas to repair them."

"However, when I was repairing the wall, due to my mistakes, there were multiple collapses, and then the deity took me away, because I couldn't even repair the wall right."

Tietie sighed: "I thought I was going to be filled into the wall, but the deity was actually very lenient towards me. He forgave me, saying that I have pure innate defects, prone to absent-mindedness and daydreaming, not due to a lack of diligence or disobedience..."

"In the end, he decided to let me go back, because I was not good at anything."

"The last command the deity gave me was to go back to the village and try my luck."

"Later, I was dropped from the sky and hit something. Only after returning did I realize I was blind and deaf, not knowing what was happening outside."

"Has something happened outside? My Lord deity?"

Zhou Yi straightened things out.

The Heavenly People first find suitable individuals, transform them into glass men, then check to see if they have the ability to reproduce; if not, they proceed to the next stage with the gemstone chains.

This stage sounds like some sort of product display? Or as offering for other Heavenly People to choose from.

Failing at this step means ending up in the wall-repair phase.

The Ring Solar Wall is indeed being constructed by the glass men.

Like Tietie, they are essentially the rejects from the glass men selection, tossed back into the Wasteland World.

Zhou Yi told her: "I will convert you into an Energy State, it's easier for information acquisition."

"Alright, please do as you wish."

Tietie was very cooperative.

Then Zhou Yi activated the Sea God, using the Circumference Light Device to convert her into a Fire Seed Life, and also caused a long-haired woman's profile to appear on his shoulder.

The Fire Seed Life conversion was complete.

Zhou Yi immediately proceeded to connect with and retrieve information.

Tietie was very compliant.

And then, Zhou Yi immersed himself in her past life.

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