It is rumored that the owner of Jade City and the spokesperson of the Wasteland Development Company's vehicle is a flying house.

This is not true.

It is a tall and majestic fortress, big enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

Sha Lang, led by a girl in white, took the elevator all the way up to the top floor.

In the room symbolizing the pinnacle of power, the black-haired ruler sat on the sofa with his back to the door, seemingly deep in thought.

Upon hearing the noise at the door, he stood up and turned around.

It was a young man's face, his eyes calm and serene.

He squatted down and shook hands with Sha Lang: "Thank you very much for taking care of and valiantly rescuing our Big Buddha. From today on, you are a friend of the Wasteland Development Company."

This widely-known figure surprisingly had no airs.

Sha Lang was somewhat caught off guard.

"Please sit down. Do you want something to drink?"

"Anything will do... preferably alcohol."

The young man motioned to the nearby girl: "Yuan Xiao, bring the alcohol."

"Yes."

The girl poured the alcohol from a pure white bottle and placed the glass on the table.

Sha Lang jumped onto the chair, grabbed the glass, and took a sip, instantly praising: "Good wine, good wine!"

This is premium stuff brewed by the ancient humans.

It's expensive on the market and not commonly seen.

"Glad you like it."

The black-haired youth said with a smile.

Sha Lang suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly placing the Buddha's Heart on the table: "There's only this bit left of the Big Buddha, I managed to get this part. Can it still be saved? I feel it has breath left."

The young man softly replied: "The Big Buddha is fine, but your situation is more troublesome. Do you know you are about to die?"

Sha Lang said: "I know."

When death is imminent, everyone knows.

For the sea people who fight and kill outside, they are particularly sensitive to life and death.

"I will have the company's medical experts check you first to determine the exact cause, then proceed with targeted treatment."

The black-haired youth waved his hand.

A mechanical life form with six mechanical arms approached, its top screen facing Sha Lang, and it spoke in a synthesized voice unique to mechanical life: "I am Doctor Da Vinci from Maria Hospital, let me examine you."

Sha Lang did not object.

After busying for half an hour, Doctor Da Vinci said: "The malignant Guangna tumor in the heart is the main cause."

"You are still very young; the sudden cancer mutation should be caused by Light Core Level radiation. Other stab wounds, cuts, thermal burns, and fractures also have some impact."

"Are you feeling very fatigued, weak all over, continuously feverish, and having difficulty breathing right now?"

Sha Lang nodded.

He felt very serene in his heart at this moment.

It's also thanks to the Big Buddha that he managed to save half a life.

This kind of Guangna malignant tumor is a terminal illness; once infected, it's basically waiting for death.

If you go out to mix in this world, you know this day will come.

"Please don't worry. Our Maria Hospital's organ repair surgery can treat your current level of cancer mutation. Simply through local removal and continuous repair with life-extending stem cells, the highly mutated Guangna organ can be gradually restored to normal."

Sha Lang doubted what he heard: "Can you treat this deadly disease?"

The mechanical doctor said: "To date, our hospital has treated 202 patients with this type of disease, with a cure rate of 99.5%. Only one patient experienced repeated mutations post-operation, leading to severe respiratory disease complications and, despite multiple rounds of treatment, unfortunately succumbed to respiratory failure."

Sha Lang was dumbfounded: "Isn't that equivalent to a 100% cure rate."

"You can't say that because the deceased patient was still undergoing treatment at the time."

The other party insisted.

"Returning to Sand Port, I will arrange your hospitalization, and the surgery can be done immediately."

"Thank you..."

Sha Lang didn't expect he could save his life.

He looked towards the black-haired youth sitting on the chair.

The spokesman of the Wasteland Development Company had a strange expression on his face, the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling while his brows were furrowed, making it hard to judge whether he was happy or unhappy.

Perhaps he was thinking about the Big Buddha's treatment.

But now Sha Lang was certain of one thing.

The chairman of the Wasteland Development Company was indeed reputable, suppressing the Legal Front in force and having a hospital capable of treating malignant tumors that the Legal Front couldn't cure.

No wonder the Legal Front feared the Wasteland Development Company.

...

At this moment, Zhou Yi was learning about the situation from the Big Buddha's partner [Zhi].

The Leshan Buddha himself fell into a coma due to severe damage.

"Chairman, after a massive collapse, part of Ale's Light Core remained. Initially, it could leave more safely. But on the way, it saved this Red Monster, exhausting the already limited energy... Nonetheless, this monkey is loyal, it managed to escape with this Light Core Fragment."

The Condenser Zhi said so.

Indeed.

Even if this Red Monster named Sha Lang hadn't rescued the Big Buddha, Zhou Yi could still locate the position of the Big Buddha's Light Core Fragment. Zhi had been releasing signals externally, and the Condenser Jiong Hecang had long since located it.

But the monkey genuinely risked its life to help the Big Buddha.

This favor must be acknowledged.

Sha Lang's actions also made Zhou Yi change his view towards the Red Monster group.

In the past, all the Red Monsters he came in contact with or understood were villainous characters, either raiders looting various places or cunning thieves.

They are masters of bullying the weak and dodging the strong, with flexible minds and a crazy tendency to stick together, often causing trouble even for strong groups.

Take the Wasteland Company, building number 8 in Jade City was almost overturned by a group of Red Monsters, and the newly hired Saint George Church was manipulated by the Red Monsters to attack the Tank Lord, running around in circles.

But there are also Red Monsters like Sha Lang who distinguish between love and hate, risking their lives to repay kindness.

Yuan Xiao said: "Chairman, the Red Monster group shouldn't be underestimated. They are numerous and live communally in the Dead Sea. The sea lords either recruit and rope them in or have to fight and exterminate them. Otherwise, they become unstable marauding bandits, very troublesome."

"They don't like being called Red Monsters; they consider it an insulting name, a cultural belittling and suppression by Mechanical City and Human City. They call themselves sea people, living in the Dead Sea."

"Because they refuse to enter the cities to be incorporated, using the Dead Sea as their base camp, most cities consider them a dangerous group."

Yuan Xiao had extensive hunting experience in the Dead Sea and spoke about the Dead Sea ecosystem with great familiarity.

Zhou Yi synchronously asked: "Is their refusal to enter the cities because they don't want to be ruled by the sea lords or dislike being constrained?"

"They have a unique clan culture."

Yuan Xiao explained: "Red Monsters have strong cooperation capabilities, skilled in using various tools and utilizing the existing environment. Therefore, they often use ambush, inducement, and traps to deal with enemies."

"They have strong hunting abilities; every Red Monster undergoes a coming-of-age ceremony by hunting alone, challenging and killing an enemy of equivalent level to gain recognition. Because of this, the death rate of Red Monsters is high, but their combat abilities as adults are generally strong."

"Red Monsters submit to the strong but never genuinely offer loyalty. They are a very self-sufficient and combat-seeking species, making them a persistent issue for sea lords. They remain outside mainstream society, insisting on maintaining their group independence while indeed gaining a unique space and position."

"In sharp contrast to them are the Mountain Dogs. Mountain Dogs also excel in group combat, but they choose another path, entering Guangna City and surviving as mercenaries, engineering teams, and security groups. Each has its advantages and disadvantages."

Zhou Yi then acquired a lot more knowledge about Red Monsters

He asked Zhi again: "What did you encounter, why was the Big Buddha so severely injured and on the brink of death?"

"Chairman, it's like this."

The Condenser partnered with the Big Buddha explained: "Initially, we came to the Western Continent, although numerous local life forms attacked Ale, their attack intensity was too weak, providing minimal enhancement."

"And blame me. I suggested that since we seek intensity, why not challenge a Dead Sea disaster instead?"

"Because Ale's ability 'Lay down the Slaughter Knife' mechanism involves enduring external energy attacks, thus absorbing material injuries and attack consciousness. This became clearer only after it entered the Light Core Body stage. The three major Dead Sea disasters—rapids, high pressure, and Light Burst—actually include both material and consciousness attacks."

Zhi described: "I then proposed that Ale tackle these Dead Sea disasters. The higher the intensity, the better, and it could also aid those threatened by Dead Sea catastrophes."

"Ale did as suggested."

Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Zhi indeed had a talent for keenly spotting opportunities.

"Handling Dead Sea disasters went smoothly."

Zhi continued: "Because the three major disasters are mostly B to A level, posing no threat to Ale. During this process, Ale evolved quickly and gradually honed the technique to change the Dead Sea flow direction."

"Ale's abilities are exceptionally high, swiftly mastering the technique to reactivate high-pressure areas with the Light Amber Track, making the Dead Sea flow again."

"Ale handled the rapids easily. As long as they are diverted, the rapids transform from land-impacting dangers to beneficial natural flows..."

"There were few Light Bursts, but Ale handled them well too, dissipating and absorbing their radiation and consciousness impacts."

"During this period, Ale mastered the technique to condense and fix various chaotic consciousnesses, creating temporary Firewood Mounds capable of blocking and absorbing consciousness attacks, although at a great cost."

Zhou Yi nodded while listening.

Nice.

Indeed, the Big Buddha is a genius, its understanding and improvement speed among Building Life forms is unparalleled.

Xiao Fu originally judged that its upper limit was extremely high, strongly suggesting prime investment in it, and he indeed had sharp insight.

"Then, we encountered a Light Core Level Light Burst."

Zhi recounted: "Dead Sea Light Core Level disasters are extremely rare... This time it occurred suddenly and nearby, causing both Ale and me a sense of unease."

"Ale nonetheless proceeded to block and isolate it because too many people were behind us. If we didn't endure it, all Guangna Species and mechanical life would undoubtedly perish."

"The Light Core Level Light Burst's impact was immensely strong, Ale consumed almost ninety percent of its power to absorb all the radiation impacts."

"But unexpectedly... this was just the beginning."

Zhi's tone was heavy: "After the initial Light Burst, another followed, with twice the previous power."

"I told Ale to escape, it refused, just endured and was blown apart by the intensified Light Burst, leaving only this Light Core Fragment... I was similarly drained of power, barely recording everything and sending out a Condenser signal for help."

Zhou Yi was puzzled hearing this.

Light Bursts have a second-stage transformation mechanism?

"It wasn't a Light Burst. Chairman."

Xiao Fu said: "Light Burst was merely a façade; there's no known sudden intensity-boosting phenomenon in Circular Flow... Someone intended to silently annihilate the Big Buddha!"

Zhou Yi's heart sank, realizing the complexity behind this matter.

Could it be the Heavenly People?

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