Jacob stood up and gave a slight bow to Zhou Yi.

"Out of all these people, you're the first to truly believe what I'm saying."

Bone Man said, "Before, there were also people who asked me to elaborate more, but they were just watching my joke, looking for fun, or trying to find holes in my story to mock me."

"I know it sounds like bragging, or like a legend cobbled together from hearsay. But these are indeed fragments that I remember, I've seen the Sea God's Staff, and I've seen that terrifying alien that patrols the sea."

"It's just that their appearances are very vague, I can't describe them accurately, it's like scenes from a dream... it doesn't sound very credible."

Zhou Yi thought to himself, if it weren't for Red Kestrel's Mind Reading Technique, I'd feel the same.

As long as there's information about architectural life, he was now willing to give it a try.

The Wasteland Development Company needs more architectural lives,

they self-renew and repair, fulfill their respective functional missions, safe and reliable.

A settlement built by various architectural lives is the most suitable city model for the Wasteland Era.

"... The Sea God's Staff appeared in the earliest memory fragments. It's like a huge scepter floating in the Dead Sea."

Jacob recalled, "It claimed to be a sea lord, but I think it's more like a weapon left by the sea lord, hence I call it the Sea God's Staff."

"The other part I remember is the Sea God's Staff encountering an alien."

Jacob hugged his head with both hands, his whole body exuded a sense of tension, "That alien was very, very large, like a piece of land, only its back was visible, it had three mouths and long arms. I saw the Sea God's Staff being sucked into one of the alien's mouths... like a snake effortlessly swallowing a bug."

"Its whole body was glowing, like the Sun, completely different from other aliens. It is not afraid of the Dead Sea, has no natural enemies..."

Bone Man muttered to himself.

Zhou Yi, on the other hand, gleaned something special from the Bird's Eye View.

——You idiot, why do you spill everything!

——That thing might even be an A-grade monster, what a hassle... We must extract the Sea God's Staff from inside it, let the Wasteland Development Company handle it, they seem to have a way to deal with the alien...

A-grade?

Zhou Yi thought that this couldn't be missed.

He asked with an unchanged expression, "Is the Sea God's Staff an electromechanical life?"

Jacob appeared somewhat bewildered, "Director, I don't know."

"I just have some kind of connection with it, I can sense it, as if we've known each other a long time ago."

After a hesitation, Bone Man said, "It's in danger, being consumed. I can feel it. I don't know why but, by rights, Bone Men shouldn't have this ability."

"Perhaps it has some kind of dream-casting ability, after all, it's a weapon of the sea lord."

Jacob has been able to sense the Sea God's Staff getting weaker since arriving in Sand Port from the fragments, its power gradually being digested by the sea alien, that sense also weakening.

What it can confirm is that the Sea God's Staff is to the south of Jade City, very far from here, requiring an enhanced ship to reach.

Zhou Yi puzzled, "Even with a ship, it won't be easy to rescue the Sea God's Staff from the alien, will it?"

"Not to hide the truth from you, I actually don't know how to rescue it either."

Jacob gave an embarrassed smile, "But inside my head, there's another me, who is not like me, sometimes remembering what I've forgotten. He told me that I must go and retrieve the Sea God's Staff soon, said there would be a way once we get there. I know he's probably my other consciousness, more aggressive, though I'm really not sure myself."

"But the Sea God's Staff is calling me, it's like a part of my body."

When Zhou Yi heard this, he heard Bone Man in his head cursing loudly.

——Idiot, idiot! Is this something you tell others?

——I'm really XX you XX!

Jacob in his mind was also angry.

——Enough already, if you can do it, then go on! Always just yelling in my head, when I ask you to work, you don't, just picking on me, then you go talk, you come, you come and talk to the Director!

And then the other Jacob fell silent.

After a long silence.

The ideal version of Jacob finally spoke.

——I'm not good at dealing with people... but what you're doing is definitely not wise.

——If you, the smart 'me', aren't willing to do it, insisting that I, the fool, do it, then what choice do I have?

— Stay calm, stay calm. I am you, and we don't need to quarrel over this!

— I am calm. It's just that I feel there might be perfect solutions to many things, but I can't find them. I can only do what I think is alright. I'm just that kind of Bone Man, not a smart person, and I can't do everything well. Every day, I'm working hard to make money, and I'm already very tired. I don't want to do anything now! I just want to lie down!

— Alright, alright, I understand your difficulty. Let's do it your way.

The two personalities within its mind reached a consensus.

Zhou Yi changed to a lighter, non-work-related topic and started discussing architectural life with Jacob.

Bone Man was also interested in this.

It said, "The Dead Sea Aliens are impossible to communicate with, but they are actually exploitable because they are attracted to Light Seeds. You can use Light Seeds to guide them into certain behaviors."

"However, because they consume a lot and their actions aren't restrained, only big shots can afford to keep them and train them to some extent."

Jacob's view was consistent with that of Red Kestrel and Qian Su.

It was an accepted rule that architectural life couldn't communicate.

"In the military sphere, the Dead Sea Aliens possess immense deterrent power."

Jacob explained, "They are strategic-level weapons. If triggered by a specific Light Imprint, they can instantly destroy a city."

"When I was transcribing books at the Elder Council, I saw in the records of major events that 70 years ago, the Heavenly Kingdom first used an Alien in combat. An Alien was used to strategically self-destruct against a sea lord, nearly vaporizing his city from the land, completely changing the nature of warfare."

"A fully charged B-grade Alien can detonate with the force of an A-grade weapon! They are like walking high-level Light Bursts!"

"That's why every sea lord wants to possess an Alien. Even if they can't truly utilize them, just having them as a strategic deterrent is enough to intimidate potential enemies. After all, each sea lord has their own territory, and no one wants an Alien to one day descend and reduce their core city to ashes..."

"However, detonating an Alien is extremely difficult. It requires strong technological capabilities to construct a specific, colossal Light Imprint Structure, as well as in-depth exploration and experimentation with different Aliens. Aside from the Heavenly Kingdom, only a few powerful Skywalkers can truly accomplish this."

Zhou Yi listened, dumbfounded.

Architectural life being used as suicide trucks?

It was an utter waste!

No wonder Ji Zhang was so concerned about Jade City, and why Qian Su initially wanted to be able to sell Jade City, and why the Dead Sea Knights' warships had come for Jade City...

Zhou Yi felt a strong sense of urgency rising within him.

He had to rescue as many architectural lives as possible, or else they'd all become strategic Death Light bombs for the various powers.

Jacob also clenched his fists in indignation and said, "They are really wreaking havoc!"

"Aliens are a perfect form of life. They are powerful, not needing help from each other, maintaining independence and long life spans. Because they are sufficient on their own for survival, they don't need to communicate and interact, and they don't need group cooperation."

"They harbor no hatred, no ambition, no need to dominate others, no painful interpersonal relationships. They just need to be under the Dead Sea or Death Light, and they can maintain their lives and strength. That's their way of living."

Bone Man spread its arms wide, speaking fervently, "Such a being, isn't it almost divine? If during the Divine Era, gods truly existed, then those gods must have been life forms like the Dead Sea Aliens."

Zhou Yi agreed, "Aliens should be used in fields more beneficial to everyone, not as killing weapons."

"Exactly, Chairman. Just like here, Jade City is the future that Aliens deserve!"

Bone Man suddenly stood up excitedly, "When I first came here, I could hardly believe it. The Aliens here were not treated as super biological weapons, nor were they chained and locked in cages as large exhibits, instead, they lived together with the locals."

"After gaining a free and comfortable life, it was still able to give birth to offspring! Humans can actually help Aliens grow further!"

Although the process was not at all like that.

Yet, it had guessed the outcome correctly.

Architectural life did indeed need further human assistance for its transformation.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but reflect, "Your thoughts on Aliens are really refreshing."

"Not at all. What I know is very superficial, it's just a guess. Mr. Chairman, you have implemented actions and execution directly, which is truly inspiring."

Bone Man said, "These ideas I have are actually the thoughts of another smart personality within me. He thinks far more than I do in this regard, and he always contemplates."

"The birth of Aliens is definitely not just to become weapons. They surely have a much more important mission to bear, only it is not yet known at this stage."

Zhou Yi nodded, "I very much agree with that point. But how do you two divide the tasks usually?"

Jacob replied, "I control the body to do manual work, while the other me mainly uses the brain. When I'm working, I don't get distracted by thoughts, and when he's using his brain, he's not affected by the shadows. It's actually quite manageable, although sometimes we do have some conflicts."

Zhou Yi thought to himself.

Schizophrenics also have their advantages.

A dual-core brain, operating independently, each can focus more on their respective domains.