The reason Wu Pifu determined that the pink snake was his great enemy was simple: they were separated by only a隔离墙.
Since the pink snake could pollute the monsters of this medical base station from a distance, it was not impossible for it to subtly pollute him and the others living here in the future.
He still did not know how powerful the pollution of this pink snake was; if he was not careful, he might fall victim to it.
After all, there are always thieves lurking, but who can guard against them for a thousand days?
This was not all.
Currently, there were two major directions to open the隔离墙 in the area where he was located.
One direction led to the large square in the 6122 area, while the other required crossing the 6124 area to reach the similar large square in the 6125 area.
In between were all dead and unknown zones.
The Gaia ship contained numerous basic, functional, and public buildings.
For instance, there were three levels of medical facilities: medical base station, medical area station, and medical center station.
Among these, at least a medical area station was needed to have various large treatment devices, and a medical area station must at least be located in a square.
Do not underestimate the technological level of humanity in 2877; even the most ordinary treatment pod could work miracles.
As long as one had a head remaining, they could be revived.
The medical area station also had quick clone pods and gene adjustment pods.
Moreover, weapon depots could only be found in the square, and various food sources were also only available there.
Therefore, as long as Wu Pifu continued to survive, advancing to the square and confronting the pink snake was a certainty.
Although there was another passage available, everything there was unknown.
At least he already knew about the existence of the pink snake, so unless he learned about the situation in the dead zone of the other direction, he would definitely choose the pink snake's side.
Wu Pifu stood still for a moment, gazing deeply at the end of the passage.
Beyond that隔离墙 was a small square.
From the map displayed by the main brain, he could confirm that the square contained a medical area station, a small weapon depot, two employee cafeterias and a citizen cafeteria, a leisure building, and a treatment center.
All of these were what Wu Pifu desired.
(The only concern is, how does this nightmare know that my name is Pifu? Does it possess other supernatural powers beyond pollution?)
Wu Pifu shook his head, temporarily setting aside these thoughts, and began to walk toward a large metal door at the passage.
The metal door opened automatically, revealing six treatment pods inside, along with another functional pod.
Wu Pifu took a careful look at the functional pod but did not inquire further.
Instead, he walked straight to one of the treatment pods, and after it opened, he stepped inside.
As the scanning and screen text appeared, various damage and treatment information emerged, and Wu Pifu finally saw the numbers he had been eagerly awaiting.
"Remaining carbon-based nano units: two thousand six hundred sixty-two."
Seeing this, Wu Pifu finally let out a sigh of relief.
These were all things the seniors had told him.
Generally speaking, a maintenance base station would have one treatment pod to ensure that maintenance personnel could immediately enter for emergency treatment if they died on the spot due to improper use of instruments.
However, the carbon-based nano units it carried were very few, usually below one hundred, requiring constant replenishment.
The medical base station primarily existed for small area medical needs, and its stored carbon-based nano units typically numbered around three thousand.
As for the medical area station and medical center, he did not know, but they generally had tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of carbon-based nano units.
Although the carbon-based nano units in this medical base station did not reach three thousand, having over two thousand was still a significant fortune for a few individuals.
Even if one frequently lost limbs, it could still allow for treatment thousands of times.
Wu Pifu naturally treated his injuries on the spot, using only 1.2 carbon-based nano units.
Wu Pifu also confirmed that as he continued to grow stronger, the amount of carbon-based nano units required for the same injuries was rapidly increasing.
He just did not know if in the future he would consume dozens or even hundreds of carbon-based nano units at once.
However, that was a matter for an unknown time in the future.
After finishing his treatment, Wu Pifu immediately returned to the sleep pod room.
He thought for a moment and decided to wake up Yamada.
As the cover of the sleep pod opened, Yamada slowly opened his eyes.
For the first ten seconds, he was still a bit dazed, but then his brows furrowed, clearly feeling the pain from his injuries as the freezing was released.
Wu Pifu did not hesitate, grabbing him by the back of his neck and lifting him up, then striding toward the medical base station.
Yamada exclaimed, "I saw you carrying Xu Shilan before; why are you just lifting me up like this?!"
Wu Pifu paused for a moment and said, "Are you saying... you want me to carry you?"
"…Forget it, that image makes me sick."
Yamada hesitated for half a second before immediately refusing.
Although Yamada's spine was broken, being lifted like this would naturally worsen his injuries, but with a treatment pod, it did not matter.
Minutes later, Yamada bounced out of the medical pod.
He waved his arms, twisted his spine, and all the pain in his body vanished.
He then laughed heartily, "Every time I recover from a serious injury, it feels amazing. I hope I don't have some masochistic tendency!"
Wu Pifu pondered seriously, and Yamada patted him on the shoulder, saying, "I was just joking; don’t take it seriously! By the way, how long have I been in sleep?"
Wu Pifu calculated the time and replied, "A little over two days, close to three days."
"…A little over two days? Close to three?" Yamada was stunned.
He followed Wu Pifu back to the sleep pod room and watched as Wu Pifu carried Xu Shilan out of the sleep pod.
He could no longer hold back and said, "No, this isn't right. I remember when I entered the sleep pod, you set up a secondary shelter, right? Even if it was a special secondary shelter, you only gained an additional personal information data interface. Could it be that your reward for improvement was not used to enhance your strength but rather to upgrade your title?"
Wu Pifu was busy manipulating the treatment for Xu Shilan and did not hide it, nodding, "Yes, I am now a secondary maintenance personnel."
Yamada said with a hint of anger, "You fool, buddy, I’m telling you, you’re foolish! Even if I just woke up, I know that establishing a shelter is extremely difficult, and each shelter is actually a burden. It’s also very hard to gain strength. You actually wasted such a precious reward on a title? I told you not to rush, and look what happened! Sigh..."
Wu Pifu ignored Yamada and continued operating the treatment pod.
Soon, the carbon-based nano units were controlled to enter Xu Shilan's body, and under intelligent control, began to repair all the damage within her, including the injuries caused by brain hypoxia during this time.
Before long, Xu Shilan opened her eyes.
She blinked a few times before confirming her current state.
When Xu Shilan emerged from the treatment pod, she realized that this was not the repair base station.
Being naturally intelligent, she quickly pieced together what had happened since that battle with the paper man.
She looked at Yamada, then at Wu Pifu, and smiled, "It seems my little hero saved us."
Yamada scoffed, "Stop with the flattery. Your little hero? Do you know what this guy did? He’s practically playing with all our lives!"
Xu Shilan's expression turned serious as she asked, "What happened?"
Yamada recounted how Wu Pifu had used his reward to upgrade his title, followed by a barrage of complaints.
However, Xu Shilan's expression relaxed instead.
She shook her head slightly and said, "Actually, things aren't as bad as you think. The value of this title is even higher than you expected."
Seeing Wu Pifu and Yamada's confusion, Xu Shilan explained, "Maintenance personnel are consumables; I think you both should know this. Do you know why it only takes three title upgrades to go from maintenance personnel to citizen? It’s not that citizens are worthless, but because such rewards are very precious."
Yamada immediately interjected, "That’s why I said he wasted it!"
Xu Shilan shook her head, "I haven't finished speaking. This also shows the rarity of title upgrades. If it weren't for the drastic changes in the dream world, generally, one would need to achieve great merit, such as saving an entire area, to upgrade a title. Each title upgrade represents a qualitative change in treatment from the main brain. I’m not very clear about the treatment below the citizen level, but starting from citizens, they possess a share of the main brain's micro-quantum space."
"Micro-quantum space?" Both Wu Pifu and Yamada were puzzled.
Xu Shilan explained, "Personal space... You know about Xianxia novels, right? It’s like a spatial pocket, a space treasure. Citizens can casually open a micro-quantum space within the range controlled by the main brain. Depending on the citizen's level, the size of the micro-quantum space varies. A level one citizen has a micro-quantum space of about one cubic meter."
Wu Pifu and Yamada's eyes lit up, and Yamada was the first to say, "That's amazing! The technology during your Fourth War has developed to such a level?"
Xu Shilan merely chuckled, covering her mouth.
She shook her head and said, "This isn’t even the full extent of the micro-quantum space. Before the Fourth War broke out, the entire Earth was a delivery space for the main brain's micro-quantum shares.
For example, if you were wandering alone in the Sahara Desert and ran out of water, you could have the main brain deliver fresh water and food. If you were injured or poisoned, you could also have the main brain deliver carbon-based nano units and virtually create treatment pod functions for healing.
A level one citizen can receive about ten units of carbon-based nano units per month. The amount of fresh water and food delivered isn’t much, but a month’s share is enough to last at least seven to ten days."
Wu Pifu and Yamada were even more shocked.
Xu Shilan turned to Wu Pifu and said, "Upgrading your title isn’t as useless as you think. Once you reach the citizen level, it represents a qualitative change."
Yamada helplessly fell silent, but Xu Shilan still asked, "But I still want to know why you suddenly thought of upgrading your title?"
Wu Pifu thought for a moment and said, "I can't tell you the truth about the 'weekend.' If I do, it will cause a big problem. I encountered misfortune at the same time as you, so you must witness it with your own eyes.
However, I can say that the different title levels grant different preferential functions from the main brain during the 'weekend.' This is one of the reasons I upgraded my title. The second reason is that I ran out of carbon-based nano units; I have no units left for treatment.
If I don’t open the隔离墙 this time and enter this medical station, if I encounter a fierce battle in the dream world again, I would die, let alone rescue both of you."
Yamada was taken aback for a moment but nodded after a while.
Xu Shilan naturally nodded as well.
The three slowly walked from the medical base station to the sleep pod room.
Xu Shilan asked, "We’ve experienced a dream world. I must have fainted, right? What happened afterward? Was a shelter established?"
"You didn’t just faint; you actually died once."
Before Wu Pifu could speak, Yamada blurted out, "You took two massive hits to your chest without any buffer; your chest cavity caved in completely. You couldn't have died more thoroughly. I suspect you were playing with some hardcore technology!"
Xu Shilan's face flushed, and she glared fiercely at Yamada, saying, "You two are such straight men! Now, tell me, what happened afterward? Speak clearly!"
Wu Pifu was not as talkative as Yamada; he recounted everything that happened after Xu Shilan's death.
Xu Shilan pondered for a moment and said, "So, we have a special secondary shelter?"
Wu Pifu corrected her seriously, "Not we, but I. I don’t know why you didn’t establish an event shelter or purchase buildings and form a force, so you didn’t establish any shelter."
Xu Shilan chuckled lightly, "But we are partners. I don’t believe you wouldn’t help us."
Wu Pifu nodded earnestly, "Of course, I will help. We are indeed partners now."
Xu Shilan smiled happily and said seriously, "You established a special secondary shelter and made friends with the indigenous people of that dream world, who is also a leader of a force. Moreover, you are familiar with the history of that dream world. All of these are advantages. With your help, Yamada and I should easily establish a secondary shelter in that world. At the very least, purchasing buildings of secondary shelter level should not be a problem. But the key is not this; the key is..."
"What do you want to do in that dream world? You named your special secondary shelter 'Peace Hotel,' which surely wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision?"
Wu Pifu had nothing to hide from the two.
He sat cross-legged and said seriously, "I want to establish a third, fourth, or even fifth level shelter in that dream world. As for how to do it..."
"I plan to kill the highest ruler of the Qing Dynasty in that era!"
(End of Chapter)