Wasteland Development Diary
Chapter 688 - 148: The First Moon People
"The original Moon People?"
The Night God let out an understanding sound upon hearing this: "I know about that."
"It's actually the underground plains over by the Double Towers. Do you remember that? The primary surface there is entirely composed of Klip Rocks. The sounds they hear all come from that layer of Klip Rocks surrounding the Earth Core."
"There are no original Moon People. They merely hear the echo of their own voices from the plains, leading them to believe there's an entity there capable of answering all their questions."
"Echo?"
Zhou Yi made a puzzled sound: "That underground plain can talk?"
"It responds. But it's not a living organism, nor is it life; it's just a transmission medium... It's a bit hard to explain just like this; here, I'll show you through an experiment."
The Night God immediately grabbed a Moon Person from the outside world.
The Stone Gyro spun continuously on the plains.
"What's your name?"
The Night God looked at the ground and questioned through consciousness.
Zhou Yi saw the Moon Person release a wave of consciousness.
[...Mario.]
The Night God said, "Alright. Mario, this is where the original Moon People lie dormant. Now you may ask it any questions, and it will give you an answer."
The Stone Gyro wobbled slightly in its rotation.
Then the Night God's eyes turned black and red: "Hold onto me, I'll show you."
Zhou Yi held her hand.
Then he discovered that the Moon Person Mario emitted a wave of consciousness, releasing a string of questions.
"Are you really the original Moon People?"
"Are you still alive?"
"Do we all come from you?"
"Why are you here?"
Only the last question received a response.
[To become part of this planetary structure.]
This answer manifested in a black and red consciousness wave, entering the Moon Person's Gyro body.
Mario continued questioning tirelessly.
"How was this planet born? What secrets does it hold?"
"Why do we exist?"
[This planet is a modified Outpost Star, used to observe this Star System.]
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"Death Cult... What kind of existence is the Night God?"
No response.
"How can we become stronger?"
No response.
"How to activate this planet?"
[Replace with new Transformers.]
Zhou Yi generally understood: "The underground plain, the transmission medium's target is... the Double Towers?"
"Yes."
The Night God softly said: "The materials of the Moon People are the same as those in this plain; this is actually part of the Double Towers. It's the casing and supporting structure for the Gem Pool, or rather, the entire gem structure."
"They can have simple, basic dialogue with the Double Towers through this plain. But these dialogues are very basic information, all within my possession."
Zhou Yi was puzzled: "Why does the Double Tower respond?"
"Because of Klip Rocks."
The Night God said: "The underground plain acts as a control switch, with Klip Rocks serving as the key for this part, allowing the Moon People to trigger it. But it's only a partial function."
"The concept of the original Moon People arose because some Moon People dived into the Moon's Mantle Layer. The closer they get, the easier it is to trigger the underground plains and receive responses from the Double Towers."
"This is also one of the reasons they desperately dig downward. However, to get clearer answers, one must become a Light Core Body. Currently, their consciousness is too weak, only triggering very shallow record parts... You can understand it as merely using the instructions on the outer packaging."
Zhou Yi's eyes lit up: "Wait. Doesn't this mean that if we can cultivate Moon People to the Light Core Body Level, they will be able to unlock more information from the level of the plain?"
The Night God chuckled: "You're dreaming. The core of the Moon, this Outpost Star, still rests with the 151 Transformers inside. Without replacing them, true operation is impossible."
"Becoming a Light Core Body only stabilizes the signal received. The information that can be triggered and obtained will not exceed what my main body controls."
"..."
Reality hit Zhou Yi like a cold shower, cooling down his thoughts.
Xiao Fu, the Reverse Flow, mentioned it.
These planetary megastructures are intricately designed and precise, representing the pinnacle of various advanced technologies, almost impossible to exploit."
The neighboring Jupiter serves as an example.
Even the Heavenly People, as planet Transformers, couldn't break through and eventually took a different path by adopting a biological deployment strategy, only to be intercepted and integrated by the Cave People civilization on Jupiter."
To this day, Jupiter stands firm as ever.
The Heavenly People can only serve as batteries and components within the megastructure.
Committed planet Transformer Heavenly People couldn't even find loopholes or hacks; for someone like me, it's hopeless.
The original Moon People may not exist.
But Zhou Yi learned that Klip Rocks are a crucial component of the Moon's megastructure, not just uniquely high-radiation rocks.
The Night God added: "By the way, Klip Rocks have another special use. They can insulate against the Heavenly People Gem."
She pointed to the Double Towers ahead.
"The Gem Pool, including where my main body is, is completely surrounded by Klip Rocks, forming a semi-enclosed structure. They are a kind of insulation material for the Heavenly Person Gem Body."
Insulation material?
Zhou Yi looked inside. The underground Double Tower area of the Moon, with its exceptionally flat and vast terrain, had clear marks of artificial design and manufacture.
If the Moon megastructure is seen as a supercomputer, the Double Towers as the central CPU, and the Heavenly People as the memory, hard drive, and graphics card inside, then Klip Rocks are like the motherboard and insulation wires.
All components are fixed and constructed based on Klip Rocks.
The Night God confirmed this view.
"You've articulated it quite vividly, indeed. Old humans truly had a knack."
"But it's more than just that."
The Night God revealed a mysterious smile: "According to my tests, Klip Rocks can not only shield and envelop the Heavenly People Gem, but through local interruption, complete the shutdown of the Gemstone Body, like a circuit breaker and shut-off switch."
"So, even though your initial premise was incorrect, your conclusion turned out to be accidentally correct."
"If the Moon People were cultivated into Light Core Bodies, they would directly impact the Heavenly Person Gem Body as long as they could be deployed into the Heavenly Person. In theory, they could significantly harm the Heavenly People, even cause the Gem Body to temporarily go dormant."
"A part of the reason why the Heavenly People cannot approach the Moon is because of the Klip Rocks on its surface. This substance can shield and block the Heavenly People's Gem, acting as a counteractive substance against them."
"Of course, I don't think this is a natural product; it's most likely human-made. It's the result of those who use Heavenly People as tools, intended for balancing or restricting the Heavenly Person Gem Body."
Zhou Yi was taken aback internally.
Who would have thought that the seemingly unimposing Moon People could actually be a special attack against the Heavenly People?