Zhou Yi asked the radish monster to give itself an official name.

After all, as a land management officer, it was already a formal part of the company.

It couldn't always be called radish monster.

"Chairman, I don't know how to choose a name, nor do I know which one would be good."

This Earth-controlling creature said, "You help me pick one."

Zhou Yi thought for a moment: "Then let's call you Luo Bo."

"I am Luo Bo now!"

The Earth-controlling creature happily accepted the name.

After consulting with the Land God, Zhou Yi confirmed the basic duties of the land management officer.

Luo Bo's job was to confirm the real-time conditions of the land, including whether its fertility was exhausted and whether the energy was sufficient, and to report on it promptly.

For other mutated life forms born in the suspended layer, Luo Bo needed to register and indoctrinate them with the company's policies, and manage them uniformly to prevent them from affecting the agricultural work on the land.

In fact, the route's surface area was huge, and it was not easy for Luo Bo alone to patrol such an expansive territory.

However, the radish monster was happy and willing to do so.

"Luo Bo, guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"I am now full of strength; the power of the land is with me! I am very strong in this land!"

Since that was the case, Zhou Yi let it start working on its own.

Next was the new material, radish tendon.

This stuff had great potential.

The radish monster was the best at using it. It only needed to coil its roots or body with the tendon, and the other end wrapped around someone else's head or brain area, to conduct simple conscious conversations with others.

However, it was currently limited to one-on-one wired communication.

Further development was quite difficult.

The entire Wasteland Society had always struggled with research in the field of consciousness. Apart from some individuals with special abilities and Concept Life, there was no real technology that could achieve controlled, stable use of consciousness.

Radish tendon was a naturally mutated and special material, capable of carrying and absorbing consciousness, a natural conduit for it.

However, neither the Program Department, the hospitals, nor the data center of Recursive City knew quite how to proceed with it.

703 bluntly stated, "Chairman, although we have obtained this high-quality material, there is no precedent to follow, and we must grope in the dark for a path. This process may be long and is not likely to make significant progress in the short term."

"The field of consciousness is like a completely closed dark room; we can't find any reference point inside."

"On the other hand, consciousness can affect any life form, and it is difficult to determine which consciousnesses are benign and which are malignant. For such an indescribable and unspeakable entity, we must proceed with caution, otherwise, research personnel may suffer consciousness trauma, or even die as a result."

"Given this situation, it won't break through as quickly as electric cats, and it may take many detours. Nonetheless, to advance its progress, continuous investment of Light Seeds and considerable manpower is required... These are the objective difficulties we face."

Regarding this research, the robotic dog changed its usual proactive attitude to extreme caution and conservatism.

Zhou Yi expressed his understanding: "No rush. But we definitely need to work on this direction, and also be prepared for a long-term investment. Now that we have the raw material of radish tendon as a starting point, it's a good beginning, so let's proceed slowly."

Regarding the research project of radish tendon, Zhou Yi named it "Consciousness Nerve."

He invested an initial special fund of 500,000 Light Seeds, to be jointly developed and advanced by the Program Department, Maria Hospital, and Recursive City.

...

A day later.

Good news came from Twin Rivers.

Ni Ge and Wu Yi had completed the incubation of the local Space Tree. The level of the Space Bubble in that area was higher, and the energy and materials it emitted far exceeded those of the Sand Port Region.

The Space Tree of Twin Rivers took on the form of a large black mushroom cloud, covering almost one-quarter of Sand Port, four times that of the Moon Landing Area, with the highest point reaching 700 meters.

This region was named "Lone Mountain Area" by Duke Destructive.

Gaining such a vast tract of land out of thin air made the Heavenly Country Governor laugh through the communicator.

"This technology is simply a miracle... I never thought that land could be acquired in this way."

"I plan to use this land specifically to produce and process some risky items, including Electrolysis Towers, liquid batteries, metallurgy, and other projects."

It had already begun planning: "The major problem is water supply; there is no water source here. Fortunately, that Dead Sea Channel you worked on before is very useful. Water can be lifted up through a spiral ascending Dead Sea Channel crafted from the riverbed of the dead sea floor. I asked Wu Yi to help test it, and the effect was quite good."

"Wait! Are you saying all this was also within your calculations?"

"..."

Zhou Yi stroked his chin as he listened.

So it could also be done this way?

The Dead Sea Channel was initially built around the mountain. Now, it was merely changing the mountain into a Space Tree, and it was indeed not a problem to pump the water up as it spiraled around.

It might be worth copying this part of Duke Destructive's work.

"But now, there are already flies buzzing around, and not just a few."

Duke Destructive added, "Heavenly Country's, other Governors', and some drones, independent forces... they are all eyeing my Lone Mountain Area, trying to glean its secrets from me. They don't dare to trouble you, but there are quite a few who find me."

"Initially, I thought about looking around to see if I could purchase some nearby Space Bubbles or at least have the locals make way, but now it seems impossible. They're watching me too closely."

"I can only start with the infrastructure construction of the Lone Mountain Area and wait for this period of focus to pass."

"What a pity that the Lone Mountain Area is too far from Twin Rivers, it cannot be directly connected, we have to start from scratch to build ports and shipping routes, and the relocation of residents' basic needs is a problem. The Jade City three-piece set is actually very useful at this time, once you lay the land, Mushroom Houses can be directly grown, and both Jade Soup and Flame Cup are very convenient and practical."

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