Zhou Yi officially announced that Building 5 would be relocated to Guanghan Palace, tasked with creating residential areas on the Moon.

A Jin and Building 7 would head to the Mars Base to construct company dormitories for Mars Affairs Department employees.

Alien employees can now use the system of [alien language-electric cat-electric cat walkie-talkie] to communicate with the outside world. Although Martian dust storms interfere with electricity, the indoor effect is still good, and the projection wall display is quite intuitive.

Before these two high-rises departed, Jade City had hatched Buildings 9, 10, and 11 to house residents who were unwilling to migrate with the buildings earlier.

Compared to their variously tempered older brothers, these three siblings were quite well-behaved and very fearful of their father, Building A.

They dared not get too close to where Building A is situated, always keeping their distance.

Jade City said, "Commissioner, because I am already a Light Core Body. They were only born with a B-level strength initially and have a natural fear of my power."

Due to the abrupt rank promotion, Jade City became a terrifying strict father in the eyes of its offspring.

But the three brothers privately played very freely.

Although they wouldn't run around, they had their own ways of entertainment.

A large amount of silicate sand was fashioned into pillars by them, which they jabbed at each other, somewhat like children fighting with wooden swords.

However, to the residents, the towering pillars clashing continually with a loud rumble, scattering debris all around, were indeed nerve-wracking.

There was also the play of sand waves.

They would turn sand into waves like the ocean to rush at each other, forcing residents to cover their faces and wear hats when going out, often getting a mouthful of sand.

After being severely reprimanded by Jade City, leaving their bodies covered in cracks, the three brothers quickly stopped these dangerous entertainments.

"Commissioner, very sorry. These kids, born in this peaceful and comfortable era, are quite playful, entirely unlike the sensible older ones from Buildings 5, 6, 7, and 8."

Jade City was quite annoyed.

It even requested Biting Cat to apologize to the residents through the news.

However, these kids aren't just troublemakers; they have unique inventions too.

They tinkered with the projection walls to create an interconnected game.

Buildings 9, 10, and 11 projected two weapons on their respective projection walls, one offensive main weapon, typically guns or bows, and the other a defensive shield.

They shot at each other with the projection walls, with numerous light spots resembling bullets continuously hitting the opponent's exterior.

The parts not defended would show a red mark, indicating a hit, while successful blocks would have no impact.

The three brothers shot at each other, often playing all day until sunset to determine the winner and loser.

The winner could mark a star on their body, while the loser had to remove a star. If there were no stars, it was not counted—it's a rank design.

It's a first-person shooting combat game.

Residents were also quite interested in this shooting game among building lives, keeping track daily, making it the hottest topic.

As their shooting skills improved and shield usage became more proficient, the three brothers added realistic and cool strike effects like explosion sparks, shield deflection reflections, web-like cracks and smoke when hitting the foe… coupled with the complexity of the three-way battle, it looked quite spectacular.

Zhou Yi was quite surprised watching it.

Could they be natural entertainment geniuses?

Jade City truthfully said, "Actually, they imitated old humans. They connected to Recursive City using electric cat and found data on shooting games from some database, which they transformed into this game activity."

"Building 8 adept in technology supported them technically by optimizing rules and gameplay."

Even so.

Zhou Yi felt this was an excellent Wasteland entertainment innovation.

Buildings 9, 10, and 11, born in affluent times, had a more carefree childhood, bearing no responsibilities, apart from necessary residence learning, they fully enjoyed playing.

...

With the birth and gradual familiarization of the three new high-rises by residents, the electric cat anchors were also equipped under Qian Su's initiative.

The company Jade City acquired a new function.

Besides serving as company residences, they officially became the company's external media players, becoming active monitors for the electric cats.

Currently, video news broadcasting functions include Building A, Building 6 (Samurai Crab Apartment), and Building 8.

Building A was exclusively used for major announcements.

Daily news broadcasts, from weather forecasts to real-time situations across various locations, and forward messages from different regions, were handled by Building 6, anchored by Biting Cat and Thunderball.

The entertainment program, mainly "Samurai Crab Adventure", was tested by Building 8, anchored by Electric Treasure.

Qian Su and Xiao Tao carefully crafted images for the mascot cats.

Biting Cat was a pink-haired cat girl, while Thunderball was a masked swordsman, one cute and the other serious, corresponding to different news content.

Electric Treasure was a simple blue light ball, focusing the audience's attention on the entertainment program itself.

Qian Su joyfully told Zhou Yi, "Chairman, quite a few electric cats are keen to work on the screen. They find such work interesting and enjoy being praised by everyone. However, due to their high efficiency and multitasking capability, these three are enough for now."

"I'm thinking, should we introduce programs from Mechanical City?"

"Like car rallies, Mechanical Master Tournament, Mechanical Expert Interviews, Mechanical Cinema, plus some music programs… many have high viewership."

Zhou Yi was familiar with this.

When he first activated the mechanical dock service, he spent his leisure time watching them.

The Mechanical Master Tournament was intense; contestants fought real battles, smashing springs and oil—high-intensity combat with strong visual impact.

Clearly, many mechanical lives enjoy watching fights.

Mechanical cinema, however, was new to Zhou Yi.

"They make movies?"

Qian Su nodded: "Yes, see this."

She picked up the wide-screen enhanced controller, swiping her fingers.

Zhou Yi saw the screen display a humanoid robot. It slowly opened its eyes, then discovered itself plugged with cables, fixed to a rack. Many humans surrounded it, discussing among themselves.

He fast-forwarded the plot and quickly skimmed through the video.

This movie titled "Return to the Past", told a story about a mechanical life traveling back to the old human era, leading other mechanical lives to awaken and rebel against old human tyranny.

Next, Zhou Yi fast-forwarded through "Steel Fist Samurai", "Love Algorithm", "Bring My Bones", and "Doomsday Arrival".

These stories offered rich diversity.

Protagonists included mechanical lives, Bone Men, humans, Guangna Species, and even Bone Fish. The genres ranged from adventure, suspense, horror, fantasy, to romance.

It seemed like a quite mature industry.

However, these mechanical movies were not long, mostly around half an hour.

"Chairman, here's the thing."

Qian Su explained: "These movies are monetized through subscription. If the subscription is insufficient, the later episodes are quickly cut. Hence, those that don't generate much profit are short films, but popular profitable projects like "Steel Fist Samurai" and "Return to the Past" have released hundreds of episodes already, continued by ongoing subscriptions."

Zhou Yi nodded understandingly.

A purely commercial operation.

However.

"Do many audiences like watching these stories? Are the prices expensive?"

"Not expensive, around 0.02 Light Seeds per episode. Many mechanical lives are loyal audiences, and quite a few human enhancers and Guangna Species also watch them."

Qian Su laughed: "Because mechanical lives have a whole industrialized production process, professional movie factories, they can produce 1000 movies a day if demanded."

"However, if quality is required, adding lots of visual modeling, more storyline design, along with specialized mechanical directors and writers, the output drops drastically."

"But compared to the old human era, their efficiency is greatly improved. Snow County is the largest core production area for movies."

Zhou Yi was curious: "Don't they need actors?"

"They do. It's the most crucial part."

Qian Su smiled: "The movie factories can customize movies. Anyone willing can invest in a movie and make their story into a film, becoming the protagonist themselves."

Zhou Yi instantly realized: "Is it double profitability?"

"Yes, Chairman."

Qian Su nodded: "As long as the output is high, they are bound to produce some good quality pieces, bringing continuous benefits."

"Custom movies are for giving some buyers the experience of being superior. What reality can't achieve can be done in movies. They can kill Heavenly People, control the world, revive friends, live with impossible people… all achievable with special effects given enough money."

"Moreover, combined with screen effects and storylines, it provides a strong immersive satisfaction."

"This is the movie industry promoted by the Great Monk 'Chaplin' after his research."

Zhou Yi thought that was indeed a lucrative path.

Who said mechanical lives couldn't make money?

"How do they handle pirating issues?"

"The Security Department of Mechanical City can directly pinpoint piracy locations, perform technical deletions and crackdowns, so it's not a problem. No technology surpasses them currently. Just that the audience is limited, making the market small overall."

Zhou Yi immediately stated: "Then introduce these programs, including movies. Go negotiate with Vivian."

"Yes, Chairman!"

Qian Su blinked: "Um, Chairman, should we also try making a movie? Actually, we have quite a lot of material among employees, favorable for our external publicity. Because expanding staff indefinitely isn't feasible, such promotion alongside our products, based on experience, should work well."

Zhou Yi thought for a moment: "Then make two first to see the effect."

"You prepare this."

"Alright."

Qian Su's eyes sparkled: "I will find materials and scripts, then let you review."

"Okay, go ahead."

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