Confirm that the two important areas of the company are progressing well.

Zhou Yi then turned his attention to the second Artificial Sun.

As soon as it arrived on Earth, it sank into the Dead Sea and is currently undergoing sealing tests.

Previously, 703 had reported to the Moon Affairs Department, saying they wanted to test their abilities after merging with the Artificial Sun, temporarily disconnecting from the outside world.

The Dead Sea doesn't have anything that can threaten the Artificial Sun. There's no need to worry about its safety.

It descended into the depths of the Dead Sea and maintained stable suspension after reaching a certain depth.

Zhou Yi is also waiting for the testing to conclude over there.

This waiting continued from summer to autumn.

During this period, the first Sun has already conducted disaster relief in various regions requesting assistance, reducing the surface temperature and increasing rainfall locally, and has collected a large amount of meteorological data in the process.

Climate change is a very precise chaotic model.

It's impossible to perform precise calculations, so the simplest method is attempted locally.

However, for areas that are inherently drought-prone and severely desertified, the situation cannot get worse than death from thirst and heat illness, so the Artificial Sun focused on these extreme regions to carry out artificial climate intervention.

This provided a rare respite for the local people, but to completely change the local landscape, they must start transforming from the ground up, planting trees and forests to curb deserts, build water conservancy projects, enhance urban infrastructure and governance capabilities.

Unfortunately, most barren lands face a series of challenges, and those able to break through these challenges to achieve transformation are indeed the minority.

Though the company's Artificial Sun deployment is free, the benefits are the meteorological data collected locally.

Just like Turing and wind engineer Han Ding's judgment, small scale, short term artificial intervention and adjustment have limited effect on the climate; nature's own adjustment and elasticity are very strong.

Climate intervention is mostly successful and beneficial.

After the end of the drought season, the Artificial Sun also completed its mission, resuming its role as a super generator absorbing Death Light.

After the summer drought, there followed a week-long autumn heavy rainfall, delivering another strong blow to agriculture everywhere.

Many areas' sea lords requested assistance, but this time the company didn't intervene again.

Although agriculture suffered a decline, there was no threat to life safety; overly frequent and long-term alteration of natural weather might cause unpredictable risks. Once the existing ecological cycle is disrupted, it will become further chaotic and extreme, with the collapse becoming too large to remedy.

Maintaining sufficient awe for nature itself is a deeply held principle by mechanical lives.

Zhou Yi also deeply agrees with this.

However, after enduring the continuous autumn rainfall, things started looking up.

First, this year's Monster Radish harvest reached the highest peak in history. Despite severe reduction due to summer drought, as this economic species had spread globally and covered the Western Continent, there were still unaffected high-quality farming areas.

The company enjoyed buying in the market and purchased 50 million radish tendons this season, as well as 8.1 million consciousness nerves completed by the Heavenly Kingdom in rough processing.

Considering the impact of the drought, and Monster Radish requiring more land and longer growth time than regular radishes, this is already very good.

Zhou Yi was very pleased with this.

His external encouragement to plant was indeed right.

Such a large amount, if Sand Port or the Development Alliance were to plant alone, not only would there be insufficient land, but also the probability of yield reduction due to extreme climate shocks would be high.

Distributed globally, risks can be effectively spread; there will always be harvest-rich areas, and total yield increases dramatically.

Red Kestrel, the foreign trade minister, said, "Zhou, we have also adjusted the trading method. Initially it was set to purchase with Light Seed, but various regions very much desire our Wasteland Armor, so we exchanged using this finished device instead."

"Wasteland Armor is priced at 120 Light Seed; if they learn to operate it for capturing Consciousness Fragments, the company then uses Evil Brain Motor for measuring purchase, they can recoup their costs within two months. All regions have realized its enormous value."

"Monster Radish provides long-term stable benefits, can solve job creation issues, and support many people. Getting Wasteland Armor earlier makes the economic snowball roll faster."

Zhou Yi asked, "Is Wasteland Armor production up now?"

The drone said, "The Legal Front has expanded to five lines, from modular production of the five major systems, to assembly and testing as streamlined operations. Considering risks and quality control, its production efficiency is benchmarked with luxury advanced enhanced cars, averaging 70 units a day, with an annual output of 25,550 units."

"The vast majority has been purchased early by large groups such as the Heavenly Kingdom, five major cities, and the Knights. Only a small part is reserved early as part of complementary quota with Monster Radish farms, one Wasteland Armor per area."

Red Kestrel explained, "This is also to prevent shoddy mass production from the source."

"Wasteland Armor is gradually spreading, with numbers increasing, becoming as common as motorcycles. They have high strength, and can be operated by ordinary people; if there are loopholes or hazards, it could cause regional disasters."

Zhou Yi does not question the diligence and calculations of the Legal Front.

Wasteland Armor's combination of economic benefits and intensity functionality has received factual acknowledgment by rulers and the masses in various regions.

Zhou Yi asked again, "I saw earlier that Sand Port is configuring ferries?"

Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling window, one can see a black Light Soot dual track has already been built outside, right next to New Jade Avenue. It is currently running empty.

"Yes."

Red Kestrel said, "It's currently still in the trial operation phase. We've expanded the compartments here, referencing the Track Knights' train mode, somewhat similar to old humans' hovering trains, but with a size between large buses and trains, connecting two to three compartments as a whole to ensure enough people can be accommodated on each trip."

"The plan of the Manufacturing Department is to fix the track on the Wuhu Elevated Bridge, using the overpass to achieve public transportation among the five major regions of the Development Alliance. The shuttle bus will serve as an official public transport vehicle, traveling within the Development Alliance."

"This will effectively ease traffic pressure and improve road transportation efficiency."

It's essentially an intercity ground rail.

"However, we still need to test passenger capacity and some specific data, so we're conducting a trial with empty cars."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but nod: "Good, proceed step by step."

...

It's another rainy day.

Zhou Yi is listening to MR. Dou Ruizi's latest music album "Now or Never".

In the past, he was somewhat biased against this strangely named musician, but after really listening to Dou Ruizi's songs, he found them quite good.

It casually picks various languages from the old human world, most of which are catchy, and there's also a pure enjoyment version of instrumental music. Whether you're pursuing strong rhythms or seeking relaxation and emotion, you can find what you need in its music.

Listening to it makes the brain feel very relaxed and comfortable.

It's like a cranial massage.

The mic master also likes its songs.

Dou Ruizi's music sells well, and it's genuinely good, not relying on a hype route.

However, this big internet celebrity rarely makes public appearances; except for performing on stage during shows, its private life is very low-profile. It's said that its true form is a digital audio workstation.

It has been advocating for mechanical life to love music, enjoy music, and believes that audio signals are also signals that can be converted into electrical signals, bringing different life experiences to mechanical life.

Dou Ruizi also opened a free music radio channel in the machine stack, where anyone can listen. Besides its songs, there are also some music pieces for which it bought the copyrights.

It also established a mechanical music fund, where any professional music creators among mechanical life can submit their works. If the quality is good, they will receive support from the fund.

Both reputation and professional capability are strong.

Zhou Yi is planning to invite Dou Ruizi over for a concert to enrich the entertainment activities in Sand Port.

After Qian Su tried to contact, he reported: "Chairman, MR. Dou Ruizi feels very honored by your invitation, but its current schedule hasn't ended yet. It's still doing tours and charity performances in the Western Continent and won't have a break until December this year."

Zhou Yi didn't insist: "Then come over by the end of the year."

"Yes, thank you for your understanding."

Got this hot artist settled.

Zhou Yi pondered, since the winter rally is about to start anyway, why not sponsor one and give everyone a close look at the thrill of a race car?

Qian Su asked: "If we're sponsoring such a well-known large-scale event, should we go for exclusive titling sponsorship or just regular sponsorship?"

Zhou Yi naturally said: "Of course, exclusive titling sponsorship, and it counts as some publicity for the company, which is essential for building the company's brand."

"Exclusively titling this year's S25 Winter Rally will cost about 800,000 Light Seed."

"Approved."

"If we want the race to take place on our specified roads, the price will certainly go up. Let me communicate that with them first..."

About half an hour of negotiation later, Qian Su puts down the Electric Cat Walkie-Talkie: "Chairman, according to our requirements, racing on the overpass requires an additional 400,000 Light Seed."

"Approved."

Zhou Yi stroked his chin: "Since we're the main sponsor, we should do something different. Let's organize a chase event where Wasteland Armor is in pursuit, with Hunters opening fire from the sky, and props designed on the ground. If the racers pass first, they can get equipment connections and supplies to withstand the fire."

"The main point is for the last one standing to win, not just who's faster, but who has strong survival skills. It's also more entertaining."

"The race cars can attack each other as well."

"Do you think this idea has merit?"

Qian Su was a bit stunned hearing this: "Changing the competition format like this is indeed more exciting... but Chairman, this will need a significant increase in budget. I'll need to negotiate with the event organizers."

Not long after, Qian Su shared the counteroffer: "They want a total of 3 million Light Seed because the difficulty is inherently high, and it imposes high demands and pressure on the participants. However, they are willing to give us broadcasting rights."

"Approved."

Zhou Yi waved: "We'll broadcast the entire event for free, so everyone can enjoy it. Combine the concert and the race, have Dou Ruizi as the opening guest to perform, so both sides gain popularity. This is the company's first time hosting a world-class large entertainment event, and I'm entrusting it fully to you."

"Yes!"

Qian Su's eyes were also glowing with excitement: "Rest assured, Chairman, the entertainment division will handle this flawlessly."

"I'll start preparing immediately and definitely showcase something new by the end of the year as per your requirements!"

"Go ahead."