Not long after leaving the shore, Qin Xie and Teddy left by boat and left behind a column-shaped communicator, saying that they could use it to contact him.
According to satellite navigation, it would take about 10 days to return to the coast of Mao Valley Town.
That would be a good time to complete the Break Seed process.
Zhou Yi also consulted Xiao Fu and Duke Baili for this matter.
Duke Baili said, "Break Seed is the secondary development of a Light Seed. This development is uncontrollable and requires finding an element that matches oneself, and then combining it with the Battle Seed."
"Choosing a stable material as an element can avoid abnormalities and loss of control in the Battle Seed."
His view was consistent with that of Bone Man Wu Yi.
The Reverse Flow did not give recommendations in the technological process, but made a more fundamental exposition, "Species Rank is a crucial period of choice, and the growth element you choose will evolve into a corresponding form."
"You have two directions to choose from."
"The first is to pursue unique characteristics. The advantage is having a special ability mechanism, but the downside is the difficulty in obtaining similar elements, making it hard to improve strength."
"The second is to follow universality. Use common, abundant materials as growth elements, such as gravel, iron, and ice. The advantage is that it's easy to replenish elements and to quickly increase strength; the disadvantage is that the mechanism is outdated, there are many power users with the same abilities, and there are many mature suppression methods."
Xiao Fu finally added, "However, even if the element is assigned, it still cannot achieve a complete Break Seed; it's just the last step in the body restructuring. A Firewood Mound is still needed to complete the transformation."
Eating meal by meal, he would start by entering the B-level life stage from a mechanistic perspective.
Uniqueness, or universality?
He personally preferred the latter.
Completing was more important than perfecting.
Playing it safe was his style.
Speaking of the most easily obtainable abundant material in the world, sandstone might be a good choice.
A thought suddenly popped into Zhou Yi's head.
Would using Death Light as an element work?
Xiao Fu said, "That's impossible. An element is a material carrier. A Light Seed needs a material as a template and framework to initiate secondary evolution."
Zhou Yi then asked, "Material elements, then various tools and devices are feasible, right?"
"Basically all are feasible... except for pure energy structures like the Circumference Light Device."
Zhou Yi's gaze shifted to the corner of the room—the drawer of the desk, to be precise.
He rummaged through it and pulled out a mobile phone.
"Of course, it can. It looks like a product of a bygone civilization in this world, possessing high uniqueness."
Xiao Fu reminded, "However, its structure is not simple, and the effects of its abilities are uncertain. The evolved element characteristics might be difficult to predict. Are you sure you want to choose it?"
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Zhou Yi was utterly resolute this time.
He was all too familiar with mobile phones. In the Wasteland Era, not many chose mobile phones as elements, and there were still considerable stocks of mobile phones available under the sea floor.
For him, this was an element that combined uniqueness and universality.
Zhou Yi held the touchscreen phone.
"Battle Reconfiguration" activated.
Wisps of green light rose from his palm, transparency revealing the internal chipset components of the mobile phone like an X-ray. Accompanying the scanning and reading process, the touchscreen gradually turned to dust and drifted away between his fingers.
Meanwhile, an empty star of "Battle Reconfiguration" lit up.
None of the metrics had changed.
But a new skill emerged.
"Radio" (1/1): Elemental Trait, consumes 30 energy points, collects signals in the area.
Zhou Yi had thought it might be calling, texting, or even photography—he had not expected this ability.
He was somewhat disappointed.
This Break Seed process really was like opening a mystery box, depending on luck.
Now that it had come to this, he decided to see what this ability was all about.
Zhou Yi activated "Radio."
A torrent of noise immediately surged into his mind.
His mind buzzed for a while before Zhou Yi gradually adapted.
Two voices were relatively clear.
"Hurry up, hurry up."
"Don't rush; we need to bypass that sea Alien and maintain a safe distance. It's very dangerous, and there are Electromechanical Lives escorting it."
"We can't have any delays! We must detonate the island on schedule, in coordination with the sea-based warriors to sink the island! Who's responsible if we miss the time?"
"Stealth is the top priority; we can't afford any complications. I'm in charge of the detonation group! I'm responsible."
Neither Red Kestrel nor St. Petersburg had detected the presence of these two conversationalists.
Zhou Yi's heart sank.
The situation was not good.
Just in case, he immediately decided, "Red Kestrel, contact Kunming Station."
Zhou Yi said to the drone, "I've received the latest news that unidentified personnel are suspected of organizing an explosion on the island where United City is located, intending to sink the main island. You better take immediate action."
Kunming Station responded.
While Zhou Yi waited for news from United City, the radio continued to operate.
Yet those two voices never appeared again, as if they had completely moved out of the radio's coverage range.
A new voice emerged, Li Mo's muttering to himself.
"In terms of making cups, I'm indeed a genius who even the Heavenly People would want to take lessons from."
"Yalong Bay, St. Petersburg, admire my work! This is a masterpiece from a master!"
The guy was quite narcissistic about his cup-making skills.
Almost forgot about the element enhancement.
Zhou Yi pulled open a drawer and fed the remaining four phones to the Battle Reconstructions.
After creating a pile of ashes, the radio turned into (1/2).
This number on weapons would generally resemble an ammo count, possibly meaning it could be used twice.
But how to use it on a radio?
Zhou Yi focused on the number and found that he could change it.
From 1/2 to 2/2, the frequency of the sounds heard also visibly differed, and the static noticeably reduced.
This meant that the more phones he fed it, the stronger the radio's reception capacity became, allowing higher-grade channels to be accessed.
Soon after, Zhou Yi picked up another voice on Channel 2.
"Continuing to fight would only result in mutual destruction, giving the sea lords an opportunity. Let's stop."
"...What about the previous matters?"
"Let's each take a step back."
Somewhere, the conflicting parties seemed to be negotiating peace.
While he was figuring out how to use it, Red Kestrel relayed news from the front.
"United City has identified the suspects. They are hiding on land and in the Dead Sea, confirmed to be an armed group sent by Star Axis called 'Guardian Star Guard,' and they are currently exterminating the enemy."
Zhou Yi immediately pulled up the satellite signal.
By now, United City was engulfed in warfare.
The Guardian Star Guard was marked in red on the satellite, easily identifiable. Most of them were human enhancers, using a cold weapon resembling a tuning fork and a device that looked like a bamboo dragonfly.
The tuning fork could release a kind of impulsive force to knock away any approaching frontally. The bamboo dragonfly could hover at a certain low altitude and mark straight, skyward blue light lines onto the ground.
A type of spherical mechanical device floated in the air, dropping cone-headed devices onto the blue light marks on the ground, rapidly drilling into the sea floor as they landed.
On the Dead Sea, unknown when, several medium and small enhanced ships appeared, continuously bombing the coastline, heavily damaging the land reclamation dykes.
Star Axis's power was dismembering and destroying the island.
Once sunk into the Dead Sea, the architectural lives would become immobile specimens, no longer of any use.
Although Star Axis's assault appeared orderly and tight, it was, in fact, collapsing rapidly.
Because United City had also entered war mode.
The prisoners were released one by one, aimed directly at the Guardian Star Guard.
Particularly those few B-ranked lives almost mowed down the Guard members, causing numerous red dots to disappear rapidly.
Amusement parks also joined the battlefield.
The roller coaster transformed into a high-speed phantom above the island, swiftly clearing Star Axis's aerial power.
The Ferris wheel morphed into a huge and complex mechanical metal tentacle, crushing and piercing intruders one by one.
The merry-go-round horses lept off the stage, turning into fearless cavalry who charged into enemy lines and then self-destructed, causing massive destruction.
The pirate ship acted as a land vessel, rolling over the newcomers...
Witnessing all this gave Zhou Yi a basic understanding of United City's architectural life's combat strength.
They were not those clueless Alien types that act alone; they were veteran soldiers born from the arena.
In this city defense battle, Skull Man Wu Yi also participated.
He blocked what looked like an ordinary human.
Zhou Yi couldn't see clearly how he made his move.
The opponent's head just burst open.
Yet a ray of light fell, and the headless body was instantly taken away.
Zhou Yi realized that this must be the commander of this attack on United City, also a Star Core Elector—only such a status could secure transference by Star Axis.
But with his head exploded, it was unclear how Star Axis intended to repair this person.
With the commander killed, Star Axis's warriors rapidly retreated into the Dead Sea, disappearing without a trace, expertly trained.
The entire offensive and defensive battle was intense but lasted less than an hour. In the end, it concluded with United City's victory.
Kunming Station sent a message, "Thank you for the crucial intelligence you provided. Although we had detected the enemy's movements, we were unsure of their exact tactical plan."
"This time you helped us clear out some suspicious residents and prisoners, disrupting their most dangerous attack."
"According to Peace City's assessment, once Star Axis fails in their first attack on a target, they become conservative and restrained. Peace City's mercenaries will arrive by tomorrow at the latest; they have lost their best opportunity."
Zhou Yi also said, "Then I am relieved."
With United City stable, satellite navigation can be shared long-term.
This also aligns with the interests of Wasteland Development Company.