Wasteland Development Diary

Chapter 25 I Will Eat People


The crisis was temporarily resolved.

But Zhou Yi still felt uneasy.

They had arrested one Transformer, but there were still fifteen of them in Earth's orbit. They might be observing this place.

Who knows how the White King managed to arouse this group of silent Transformers.

They even directly attacked the Moon.

Night God casually said, "Why don't you ask that guy? Then you'll know."

"It's already been captured by the twin towers. It should be in the Gem Pool at the bottom, being used as an energy source. It won't die for a while. Don't you have the ability to read gemstones? You can check it out."

Zhou Yi agreed.

Night God once again brought him to the surface of the Moon. On the smooth plains made of Klip Rock, the black and red twin towers still stood silently.

Zhou Yi's consciousness delved into the depths beneath the tower base.

Inside the Gem Pool.

His perspective searched through thousands of views.

Shortly.

The target was locked.

A gemstone body with two trident structures was fixed behind a Heavenly People's body at this moment.

It was motionless. The other Heavenly People had transformed into energy-depleted White Gemstone forms, while the surface of the dual-trident Transformer was glowing with blue light, clearly, its energy was abundant.

Zhou Yi's consciousness approached the imprisoned Transformer.

Upon touching it, a flood of information exploded like countless scrolls in front of Zhou Yi's eyes.

For a moment, his mind went blank.

After a while.

Zhou Yi slowly opened his eyes.

Night God beside him looked at him curiously, "Did you find anything?"

Zhou Yi said, "The situation is basically clear."

"This guy indeed followed the White King. Its function is to locate and capture Transformers emerging on Earth."

"It has extremely strong observational abilities and can infer potential Transformer evolution based on the existing environment and individuals. With the Molding Fire Platform's blessing, the White King can enter the Transformer stage."

"So after calculating, it locked onto the White King and eventually chased him here."

Among the sixteen Transformers, each had their own duties, and this one was a guard.

Speaking of which,

Its function is to protect Earth's life.

If an Earth's lifeform evolved into a Transformer, it would transfer it to the Heavenly People's area. If it was an external Transformer, it would snipe and capture it, making it a high-level guard allocated by the Heavenly People for Earth's life.

However, due to the appearance and departure of the White King, this loyal warrior was devoured by the Moon.

One could only say, its luck was not very good.

Zhou Yi regretted, "Unfortunately, they do not have memory functions. They only execute orders and do not record the entire process."

"I see..."

Night God was confused, "But I feel that these Transformers are not very smart. They couldn't possibly be unaware that the forces on the Moon had a natural suppression over them."

"Yet they still rushed over like moths to a flame... The White King already left Earth. Why continue to pursue relentlessly?"

Zhou Yi didn't know what to say.

The reason lay in its strong sense of responsibility.

Just like the Rock Core Clan that recorded the prosthetic leg's journey, the Gemstone Transformers also resolutely carried out their missions, even at the cost of death.

The White King quickly moved to the Moon, but it still found him because he was too close to Earth.

It wanted to further expel the dangerous outsider to ensure the safety around Earth.

Night God asked again, "They were created by the Heavenly People, more advanced than Gem Giants. Do their bodies contain any information about the Heavenly People?"

Zhou Yi nodded, "Yes, a bit."

"Apart from having complete orders, the Gemstone Transformers also have a piece of special information left by the Heavenly People inside their bodies. Once triggered, it can control them and issue new orders."

Night God became interested, "What information?"

Zhou Yi synchronized his consciousness and told Night God a lengthy code of information.

As soon as this code was triggered through consciousness, the Transformer would immediately respond and complete the subsequent information verification, allowing the manual control of the Transformer.

"Doesn't that mean you can directly control the remaining 15 Gemstone Transformers?"

Night God's thoughts suddenly expanded, "Summon them all, and I will capture them all!"

"...Sorry, it's impossible."

Zhou Yi smiled bitterly, "Each Transformer has its own corresponding information code. The one just now only worked for this one. And after it got captured by the Moon and installed in the Gem Pool, it couldn't move anymore."

This was the biggest problem.

They had to bring the Transformers here to read the operational passwords recorded deep within their bodies.

But once they were here, they would become parts of the Moon.

It was like having a flashlight in the dark that needed another flashlight to illuminate it for it to light up.

Night God suggested, "Can't we just take it out of the Gem Pool?"

Zhou Yi shook his head.

The structure of the Gem Pool was tight, allowing reading and observation but unable to alter its internal operations.

Zhou Yi suddenly had an epiphany.

"I can't do it, but maybe you can."

"Me?"

Night God pointed at herself.

"Yes."

Zhou Yi nodded, "I think your true body is here to observe and guard the twin towers. Logically, if the twin towers had any malfunction or damage, it would need maintenance too. After all, even the sun will age and perish, and the Heavenly People at the base of the twin towers will deplete their energy. Since they are made of gemstones, damage and aging are possible."

"Makes sense."

Night God pondered, then became troubled, "But I don't remember having such capabilities."

"The key should be your true body, those Gem Eyes."

Zhou Yi shared his idea, "Don't you need to connect with your true body to fully expand your abilities? I remember when you checked the Time Flow Device earlier, you also needed your true body. Perhaps only you can truly understand the situation. You should explore your own abilities."

He always found it strange.

Night God seemed not to like her gemstone body much.

She was part of the gemstone lifeforms.

"Because..."

Night God hesitated but finally spoke, "If I connect with my true body, my self-awareness will gradually be suppressed, making me very strange... It's like the material side suppresses my consciousness side."

"Only by keeping the body asleep and not using it, can I maintain the true me."

Zhou Yi asked, "Does being strange mean that the body would make you do things you don't want to do?"

This time Night God was silent for a moment, seemingly unwilling to talk.

Zhou Yi was about to change the topic to avoid awkwardness.

Unexpectedly, Night God still gave a direct answer.

"In my complete form, I would eat people."

"Eat people?"

Zhou Yi was stunned, "Eat humans?"

"Yes."

Night God's eyes lowered, "I would eat those humans I like the most, those who are kind to me, whom I recognize and appreciate. It would evoke an uncontrollable, intense craving."

"I would eat them, both their bodies and their consciousness."

Her face showed a mix of emotions, a blend of shame, anger, and struggle.

"Once I activate my body, it's hard to control myself."

"There is a voice within my body telling me that humans are meant to be eaten... Those people on the surface are my prepared food."

Zhou Yi felt a shiver down his spine.

It explained why Night God had a dangerous, cold look when examining the Time Flow Device, a look of seeing food.

She recalled, "When I first came to Earth, my followers would sacrifice living people to me. I would eat those humans offered as sacrifices, making their flesh and consciousness a part of me."

"Later, I grew increasingly disgusted with this instinct. More than the guilt of eating people, I resisted becoming a slave to my instincts. Like a beast, I ate people with joy and madness, only regaining rationality after feasting, then feeling strong guilt. I hated the loss of control and the downfall."

"I dislike connecting with my body because it controls me with instinct."

Zhou Yi thought, "Eating people... could it be a kind of special evolution for you?"

"The Moon Beasts' birth was an accident, but humans have existed for many years. Perhaps, the earliest civilization that cultivated you designed it so you could evolve by eating humans, gaining their growth and consciousness for your metabolism?"

"Quite possible."

Night God nodded, showing disgust, "But I still hate the process. It makes me feel like a dog, salivating at the sound of a bell."

Zhou Yi understood her feelings.

No one likes having their life fully planned, losing autonomy.

It was the darker side of Night God's history she didn't want to face.

Their mutual trust increased with open conversations.

Night God was determined, "I don't want that."

Zhou Yi respected her stance.

For safety's sake.

Zhou Yi then had the White King stay on the Moon, beginning to construct Pupil-shaped Bodies there. The Moon's energy was 81 times that of Earth, with ample natural resources, and no threats from Heavenly People or Dead Sea Master. They could build without constraints.

So the White King started busying himself on the Moon's surface.

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