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Wasteland Development Diary

Chapter 724 - 4 A Small Matter

Author: Deer Man Conference
updatedAt: 2025-08-24

Zhou Yi discovered.

People who immerse themselves in a particular field for a long time often exhibit extreme behavior in other areas.

As an Explorer of the Mud Tribe, Ni Ge shows astonishing insight and precise judgment in exploring the field of "Mud," but when you talk to him about love and relationships, he just scratches his head.

Yongli, who was delving into immortality, previously had the demeanor of a sage outside of society, but this time he boarded the high-speed Death Light express, only to crash and burn out in the Sun.

Jeez!

None of them are easy to deal with!

Yet, they can't be ignored.

Zhou Yi inquired with the three former human travelers, asking them to recount their experience in detail from start to finish.

"Chairman, it's best to let Paul tell you."

Xu Yuhang said, "He has part of his consciousness archived in records and photography, making it easier for you to directly see our experiences."

Paul Hake is a chubby Italian man with brown hair, wearing a bright orange-red sweater under a large coat, a black knit hat, and white pants, very particular about his attire.

He bowed politely and appropriately, "Honorable Chairman, thank you for rescuing us relics of the old times, wishing you health and a smooth life."

Paul's photography equipment is simply himself.

He opened his coat and pulled out a black wire, which was connected to the full record of this trip.

Zhou Yi synchronously connected with his consciousness.

His vision went completely dark.

Coming back to his senses, Zhou Yi found himself viewing from Paul's perspective.

The Italian and his two former human companions were conversing, filled with excitement and trepidation about this cosmic journey.

Before long, a light core crystal appeared before them.

A voice emanated from within.

"I am Yongli, follow me, the path of immortality is about to open."

Then the three former humans entered it one by one.

The light core immediately activated, plunging headlong into the space hole ahead.

After a brief moment of darkness, their vision returned.

Ahead was a passage infinitely extending into the distance, composed entirely of white light, with other areas immersed in deep, dense blackness.

The light core sped forward on this straight path.

Yongli said, "Starting now, you must gradually learn to leave the outside of the light core path, learn to synchronize with this place."

"The light core is connected to you. Even if you lose control, I'll retrieve you, no need to worry."

"The method is very simple. Just empty your mind, enter a meditative-like state, and you can allow your consciousness to follow the external motion, thus achieving synchronization."

"Begin."

Though the words were simple enough.

All three hesitated.

Ultimately Kobayashi Hina was the first to try.

Leaving the light core, her body instantly stretched into a ray of infinite length, merging into the white light channel. Through the light core, Kobayashi Hina's light form remained identifiable.

Xu Yuhang was the second to leap out.

He also became light.

Paul was the last to leave the light core.

Once in the one-dimensional space, his perspective had only two directions, forward and backward.

Ahead was a blinding white light, behind was endless darkness.

The entire world was an endlessly advancing stream of energy light, all matter converged here, moving forward and backward in it.

The experience was truly unique.

In this simple yet extreme environment, all sorts of chaotic and cluttered thoughts vanished without a trace, and the mood became clear.

Even Zhou Yi as the reader could empathize.

Living in a one-dimensional world seemed not bad, simple and pure.

At least visiting occasionally to clear one's mind was a very good place.

Here one could escape the overly complex trifles of the three-dimensional world, think of nothing, just follow the world's advancement.

The environment's impact on people was immediate.

Zhou Yi returned to observing.

The three former human drifters quickly adapted to the environment, gradually synchronizing with the one-dimensional space.

The speed of their integration surprised even Yongli.

"Humans surprisingly have such a gift for immortality... I thought only the Panda Man clan could master it quickly."

"It seems humans aren't all complex-minded, scheming beings; they have a simple side too."

He began to guide the three former humans flying across space holes.

The key was to find other suitable space holes, enter and transfer within them.

Here only two ways of motion, forward and backward, existed.

It was the rule of one-dimensional space.

Yongli continually switched between advancing and retreating at an eerie frequency.

He told the three space pilots, "Motion frequency is key, through adjusting frequency and constant variation, you can find nearby space holes."

"One-dimensional space has space holes along the way leading to the external world, but it takes high-frequency motion to sense the subtle changes and locate them."

"To avoid getting lost, remember to set a coordinate. The only one known to be effective and usable is the time coordinate."

Yongli advised, "If traveling under my lead, just follow my arrangements. If traveling alone, you must equip a Time Meter to time your journey."

"This timing doesn't describe external motion, but measures your own movement."

"Because in one-dimensional space, simply following its Circular Flow motion will allow you to maintain a constant speed. Based on this unchanging constant speed, you can calculate the time to find your way back."

"Once you master the entire process proficiently, you can freely adjust your activity time cycle. You can extend it continuously, even spending whole months outside."

"However, normally, there's no such good initial speed, as initial speed has nothing to do with your own strength, but relates to the external Circular Flow's Death Light density."

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