Chapter 68 Having Hands is Enough <TOC> Chapter 70 Doctor Da Vinci
Translator: SumTLMan
Jade Emerald City would continue to expand, with new residences gradually standing along the seaside until a total of 12 high-rise buildings were fully completed.
Zhou Yi initially planned to use these houses for talent recruitment.
In his previous era, many cities used this approach, creating talent apartments that allowed recruited individuals to live for free, and even gifting the entire house after completing several years of service.
Jade Emerald City had water and heating, was spacious and bright, and came with C-Class power access control security; in the wasteland era, this counted as a high-end residence.
The only drawback was the lack of surrounding amenities.
The residential area was adjacent to the Dead Sea, and even the nearest Chicken Head Town was nearly 30 kilometers away. There were no shops or restaurants around, so residents had to bring everything themselves. However, Jade Emerald City’s words completely changed this plan.
“Committee head, Building No. 2 is a brand-new entity and urgently needs occupants; the higher the occupancy rate, the better.”
“Now I clearly understand that occupants are of great significance to me. My entity structure is closed, making it difficult to grow in cognition and judgment of the outside world. Only through communication with you can I get updates, but more importantly, I need occupants to help me further improve.”
“The dialogues and actions within me will provide significant assistance for my perfection, even breaking through existing structures and entering a higher entity level.”
Only then did Zhou Yi realize that after the building’s life consciousness was formed, it could continue to grow and evolve through symbiosis with human residents.
Just like the reason for their birth, the residents within the building life were like their metabolic red blood cells, propelling their otherwise fixed consciousness——like plant cells, to move, thereby accumulating and increasing capacity.
The activities of the occupants, especially sustained movement, were the nutrients that promoted the growth of Jade Emerald City.
Jade Emerald City continued: “This initial entity cannot easily change its existing functions; this is the consciousness structure left by the earliest occupants. Whether it’s pricing or occupants, everything must be based on the initial rules.”
“Building No. 2 is different; it is a brand-new entity expanded based on the resources you provided, committee head. No rules have been established. Whether it’s access control requirements, occupant identities, housing prices, or supporting facilities, new standards can be set——”
Although Jade Emerald City’s expression was still somewhat stiff, Zhou Yi grasped the key point.
The initial building’s administrator permissions were locked.
But Building No. 2 was a brand-new program. As the administrator, he could even open it to the public without restrictions, providing much more operational space.
Therefore, Zhou Yi decisively changed the “Talent Recruitment Plan” to the “Jade Emerald City Trial Living Promotion.”
Occupants were the catalysts for Jade Emerald City’s evolution!
So he first let the residents of Grub Grain Town move into Building No. 2, and then had them promote the under-construction Building No. 3.
The Light Blockers and matching antifreeze oil purchased from Qian Su played an important role. One medium-sized and five small-sized Light Blockers operated simultaneously, allowing Jade Emerald City to go full throttle in constructing Building No. 3, which was also an 11-story mid-rise building.
Jade Emerald City stated: “The daily charging rate is 8%; it can be completed within 33 days.”
The advantage of mid-rise buildings was that they were quick to construct.
Potential occupants also needed time to observe and consider; for the long winter, a month was not long.
Zhou Yi learned from previous real estate developers to draw a small pie first.
He advertised externally that occupancy would be available in one week.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zhou Yi called over Rat King Nemo to inquire about the situation: “How is the communication with the Sand Rats going?”
“Chairman, they are actually very familiar with humans. Just some simple actions like guiding routes and warning of dangers are sufficient.”
“As long as humans don’t catch and eat them, a Sand Rat can lead a person safely to Chicken Head Town and return in at most one day. Going to the farther Sand Port and back only takes three days.”
Red Falcon repeated it using a mechanical synthesized voice.
This was said for Gong Zheng next to him to hear.
Nemo lacked a voice module and could currently only communicate synchronously in consciousness with Zhou Yi.
The drone served as a temporary repeater. Zhou Yi turned his face: “How is your progress?”
Gong Zheng also smiled and said: “Chairman, everyone is actively signing up for this job. I led the residents of Grub Grain Town through the Death Dunes, letting them personally experience that it has become safe over there.”
“Working with Sand Rats is nothing new; there used to be scavengers who raised Sand Rats, relying on them to find good things in hidden places.”
“Most importantly, the allure of moving into Building No. 2 is too strong for them. Being able to live in such a luxurious house, they are willing to do anything.”
He took out a stack of papers from his bag.
“Chairman, these are some sample drawings I made.”
Zhou Yi selected one and shook the paper in his hand.
“This is the one.”
This paper had a bit of a sketch style, depicting Jade Emerald City bombarding Dead Sea monsters, causing them to scatter and flee. Under the Jade Emerald City building, several little people were still building snowmen.
Beside it were written two promotional slogans.
[Buy a house with peace of mind, rent with even more ease.]
[Live in Jade Emerald City, fear neither day nor night.]
This drawing was simple and easy to understand; even illiterate people could comprehend it.
“Then I’ll go ask Brother Yuan Tong to help me draw more flyers.”
The entire plan took half a month to prepare and finally officially launched.
That day, Zhou Yi saw one by one the dusty, disheveled residents of Grub Grain Town, carrying tattered bags, lining up and walking out of Building No. 2 in Jade Emerald City.
Each of their bags contained dried mushrooms and flyers, and each was accompanied by a Sand Rat assistant. The fur of these Sand Rats was painted with specific numbers to facilitate pairing with the townspeople of the same number.
They were divided into ten batches, each batch consisting of 12 to 20 people, setting off together.
The Ridge Spine Hunter patrolled, making the Dead Sea monsters dare not show up.
With the Claw Boars retreat and the Stinging Antlions eradicated, the path from here to Chicken Head Town became unobstructed.
The Sand Rats relied on a vast local underground intelligence network, able to obtain help and warnings from Sand Rats in different areas, mainly to guard against bandits, adding another layer of security.
This was also the first time that the residents of Grub Grain Town went out to work in groups during the day. They needed to reach Chicken Head Town before nightfall; evening was when the town’s residents were active, and they needed to promote and shout when there were the most people.
The people of Grub Grain Town were more or less unaccustomed——some were afraid of light, some were nervous, some looked around anxiously, but soon, they relaxed through chatting and envisioning a new life, heading all the way to Chicken Head Town.
Taking advantage of this time, Red Falcon also took Rat King Nemo to Recursion City for transformation and upgrades.
Zhou Yi sat on the sofa and suddenly felt a sense of emptiness.
When busy, there was no distinction between day and night; when idle, there was a bit of nothing to do.
Go out and ride a snowmobile?
Or go hunting in the Dead Sea?
Zhou Yi finally decided to surf the internet.
He picked up the drone remote control, his fingers tapping on the screen to enter the Machine Stack Service network platform of Recursion City, and found [Entertainment] among the columns.
He still didn’t know the entertainment methods of the mechano-electrical lifeforms.
After opening it, a bunch of news popped up.
—The S17 Winter Rally officially kicks off; our city’s checkpoints performing well—
—Mr. Bean releases latest music album, skyrocketing into the top three of digital music bestsellers—
—Countdown to the Mechanical and Electronic Masters Tournament: 29—
Zhou Yi clicked on each one from top to bottom.
The winter rally was divided into sea, land, and air groups, with a total length of over 31,100 kilometers. The mechanical and electronic lifeforms were grouped according to different weights and sizes; it seemed to be a perennial sports event.
The second one, Mr. Bean, whose image reminded Zhou Yi of a pea shooter but with bean-like braided hair, seemed to be a popular musician.
The Mechanical and Electronic Masters Tournament was the part Zhou Yi was more interested in.
This was a combat competition involving mechanical and electronic lifeforms, including 1v1 duels and team battles, with very high popularity.
The event also had a 15-second promotional video.
It featured a strong mechanical boxer fighting against a slender cyber warrior. Both sides engaged in high-frequency strikes, causing sparks to fly from their metal armor. Eventually, they separated; the mechanical boxer swung his fist with a fire dragon rising, while the cyber warrior ascended into the air surrounded by ripples. The scene paused just as their ultimate moves were about to clash, displaying the logo of the Mechanical and Electronic Masters Tournament.
There was still a month before the start of the tournament.
Zhou Yi couldn’t help but think.
Recursion City didn’t seem much different from past human cities; it was just that the flesh-and-blood ancient humans had become mechanical and electronic citizens in the Wasteland Era.
Compared to the new humans, mechanical and electronic lifeforms seemed more like the inheritors of human civilization.
Unintentionally, he saw an inconspicuous small block.
[Fundraising Assistance]
Below it was written: “Every life longs for continuation.”
Crowdfunding?
Zhou Yi clicked to take a look.
There were indeed various mechanical and electronic lifeforms whose bodies were damaged or on the verge of collapse due to various reasons. They were all citizens of Recursion City, hoping to receive assistance through the city platform.
However, these citizens also promised various returns, mainly selling their labor, willing to sign labor service agreements for decades or even centuries, and binding the program after notarization by Recursion City.
Their fundraising amounts were not small, at least 1,000 Light Seeds, and some even reached tens of thousands.
Zhou Yi thought of this.
This seemed to be a way to obtain cost-effective employees.
At present, he had just over 10,000 Light Seeds in his account; hiring a special employee should be no problem.
He immediately began to research.
Chapter 68 Having Hands is Enough <TOC> Chapter 70 Doctor Da Vinci