Time goes back to the day of the walk.

Zhang Zhi was walking when he suddenly discovered that the trees and mushrooms on both sides had disappeared, leaving only the white fog covering the entire field.

Jade City has a weather forecast mechanism, and extreme heavy fog of this scale should have been pre-warned.

The ground under his feet felt strange too.

It was no longer soil and sand, but a kind of sturdy crystalline substance that was misty white.

Both vision and perception were compressed to the extreme.

As if the white fog had some kind of shielding properties.

After a while, his vision recovered.

Zhang Zhi saw that he was inside a small, semi-transparent crystal container. The space inside was limited, similar to that of a single room.

Next to him were similar crystal containers, inside which he could see other people being confined.

He realized.

This was inside a Heavenly Person.

Canghai Jun had mentioned that during the candidate selection, candidates would be sent into spaces composed of gem cells for the final screening.

However, he couldn't confirm what specific tests they would encounter. Each generation's experience was different.

Canghai Jun only admonished: "Firstly, you need to stay calm throughout the entire process."

"The real candidate selection starts now. What follows will be a road to survival; only those who remain until the end will be the proxies; the rest will be cannon fodder."

"Observe your surroundings carefully and make the best choice you think."

Zhang Zhi looked around. The gem houses were like enormous cells loosely arranged together, with candidates acting as the nuclei inside each one.

The inside of the gem house was otherwise empty.

Zhang Zhi began to tap on the crystalline structure with his hand.

He had undergone full training at the Wasteland Development Company and had encountered the company's gem cells, which came in white, blue, black, red, and green, each with specific functions.

The room in front of him was entirely constructed of white gemstones.

White gemstones had a versatile function, capable of being a medium for conducting various substances and energy or a tool for transforming other gemstones.

But the gemstone chamber had no exit.

Having led mutants in jailbreaks multiple times, he couldn't help but guess.

Would the test here be about finding a way to escape the chamber?

Violent breakthrough?

He used all his strength to crash into it, but the gem house didn't budge an inch.

Zhang Zhi looked outside; the gem houses where other candidates were held also didn't move. In the distance, there was a patch of blue, seemingly an energy area filled with blue gemstones.

He couldn't get out, but could he possibly push the entire gem chamber to move?

If he considered himself and the chamber as one whole entity...

Zhang Zhi immediately began to try.

He injected his own energy into the walls of the chamber. This floodgate-like energy expenditure made him feel somewhat dizzy.

Zhang Zhi gritted his teeth and persisted.

Soon, his face lit up with joy.

Thin lines appeared within the gemstone walls.

Gem fibers had been awakened by the energy.

It really was like this!

Zhang Zhi started to manipulate the gem fibers. They extended from underneath the gem house, like numerous tentacles growing from a cell, starting to move the entire chamber slowly.

The whole process consumed a lot of energy.

He still exerted himself to push the entire gem chamber forward, passing by other chambers, observing the differing expressions of the candidates inside.

Zhang Zhi maneuvered the gem house through the sea of white gemstones, like a small boat in the waves, finally reaching that blue area.

It was an island of energy made of blue gemstones!

Zhang Zhi immediately discovered that the blue gemstones there were indeed absorbable, and he began to draw them into his chamber as much as possible.

The other candidates, who had been observing, began to follow suit, drifting towards this area one after another.

But Zhang Zhi saw a more distant crisis.

There appeared gem cells, each containing various severed limbs and organs, merging into distorted monsters, swimming towards them at high speed.

Zhang Zhi piloted the gem chamber to flee in the opposite direction swiftly, and with the load of blue gemstones, his speed greatly surpassed before, leaving the others far behind.

The following candidates weren't as fortunate.

They were attacked by the rushing tide of monster cells, which could connect the gemstones together, forcing these people to engage in death matches in confined spaces with the monsters.

Zhang Zhi observed that the monsters were extremely powerful.

The candidates here were at least at Skywalker level, yet could not fight back. The weaker ones were directly pounced upon and devoured, while the stronger ones were also hard-pressed to cope.

The continuous influx of monsters made it increasingly difficult for the resistors, leaving them no time to maneuver their gem ships. One by one, the chambers were filled with blood and then sank beneath the sea of gemstones.

Zhang Zhi no longer had time to worry about these.

His gem house was pulled by a tremendous force into the depths of the sea of gems.

In a blur.

Zhang Zhi saw someone enter this chamber.

It was a woman.

She had a beautiful face but was lifeless, like a doll. She wore no clothes and walked towards him naked, embracing him.

This was a test that every proxy had to go through.

Reproductive capability.

If the entrant was a woman, then a man would be sent, someone like Zhang Zhi would face the woman. If it was a Guangna Species, a corresponding opposite gender Guangna Species; if asexual reproduction, it would be forced birthing or splitting.

According to Canghai Jun.

"If encountered, just relax and experience it. She's not a normal human but a breeding woman created by Heavenly People."

Zhang Zhi had mentally prepared for this before coming.

Wang Fengwu had also gone through this test.

So, at this time, he calmly embraced the woman.

It didn't take long.

The breeding woman's task was complete, and she turned and left.

Zhang Zhi breathed a slight sigh of relief.

A spot of light appeared above his head, and he suddenly understood many things.

The previous test was for reproductive capability and checking for extraordinary traits in the offspring.

This was a crucial step.

A high-quality offspring would score high points.

But Zhang Zhi's offspring were rated as ordinary.

After completing this round.

Zhang Zhi suddenly felt the surrounding space twist. When he came to his senses, he found himself and the chamber fixed on a chain made of gem cells.

The chain spanned across the dark void.

A pair of gigantic eyeballs were slowly gazing at the chain.

Under the focus of the enormous pupils, Zhang Zhi felt like his entire body was being penetrated by some kind of radiation, causing his whole body to tremble slightly involuntarily.

Second by second passed.

Zhang Zhi could do nothing, and the entire chamber was completely sealed, making it impossible to use the gem fibers.

After a long time.

The gem house was ferried by the chain into a warped space, arriving at a strange place filled with gem cells.

Here, people were busily working everywhere, some of their bodies made of gemstones, others inside gem cells, using gem fibers to join gemstones together, forming bridges extending into the void.

Beneath the transparent giant bridge was a beaming, scorching gigantic fireball.

Even with a strange light film wrapping around, the released strong light and high temperature still caused Zhang Zhi inside the gem to feel a sense of intense burning.

At this time, he recalled what Zhou Yi had said.

"There was a female employee in the company who was captured and transformed by the Heavenly People. She was first made to reproduce and later fixed on the gem chain—essentially, a gemstone transformer."

"She was not chosen by the Heavenly People and was sent to the Ring Solar Wall, the area near the sun, to work as a laborer building gem structures."

Zhang Zhi felt a slight sense of loss.

It seemed he did not meet the requirements and was assigned here as construction labor.

But his resilient character quickly turned his thoughts; at least he wasn't disassembled for experiments.

Surviving was already good news.

It was just a pity that a huge amount of Light Seed and everyone's help were wasted.

Despite the regret, more information flooded into his mind.

He involuntarily started working.

Zhang Zhi used gem fibers to transport floating gem cells, fixing and connecting them. Once they were energized and turned blue, they solidified into a whole.

Then, he would install the next gemstone.

Zhang Zhi mimicked the other workers, laboring slowly.

He initially tried to communicate with others but soon discovered that they couldn't get close; there was a huge repelling force between their spaces, preventing any form of interaction.

Looking as though he was working with others, in reality, each was locked in their solitary workstation.

No one could stop working, as it had become an uncontrollable instinct.

Zhang Zhi looked back.

In the distant dark space, the stars were still twinkling, but he could never return to his home.

He diligently kept busy.

Time seemed to no longer exist, unmeasurable, even his biological clock within his body seemed to have completely stopped.

Only work, work, work.

He didn't know how long had passed.

Zhang Zhi had completed a long section of the Ring Solar Wall bridge, becoming proficient in his task, discovering some small tricks along the way.

For instance, arranging blue and white gemstones in a certain order could create a special adhesive effect, firmly attaching surrounding gemstones, greatly enhancing his construction efficiency.

Using gem fibers to capture large amounts of white gemstones, he was able to spread and expand in all directions.

Additionally.

He had modified his gem cell unit, creating multiple arms like massive mechanical arms, allowing for efficient and fast, stable connections.

In terms of efficiency alone, Zhang Zhi was dozens of times that of the other workers!

He felt a wave of gratitude towards Zhou Yi.

Thanks to Zhou Yi's teachings on the basics of Five-Colored Gemstones and their uses, he was able to quickly get a grasp, making the construction process easier.

Gem cells had special activity, they would slowly move and adjust themselves, forming the most suitable shapes and structures. Thus, operating was with little concern.

Now, Zhang Zhi had a new goal.

Since he became a worker on the Ring Solar Wall, he needed to achieve something noteworthy!

Then try to lead the other workers in rebellion against the Heavenly People!

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