Chapter 171 Doctor and Bounty Hunter

  Chapter 171 Doctor and Bounty Hunter

  [Announcement for the whole server: The LD-47 rifle has been adjusted and is now available on the shelves of the Outpost Weapon Store. Players who won the prize before, please go to Boss Xia to get the equipment. The LD-47s semi-automatic precision shooter model will be available tomorrow, so stay tuned.]

  I heard that the weapon store has new weapons.

  Players near the Outpost gathered together, but most of them dispersed after a while.

  The weapon itself is not expensive, 200 silver coins per rifle, which is only twice as expensive as the Iron Pipe Rifle, but the bullets are too expensive.

  1 silver coin per rifle, 30 rounds of magazines cost 30 silver, which is not affordable for the newbies who just entered the game.

  Moreover, the sickle assault rifle is different from the Iron Pipe Rifle. The latter’s receiver structure is extremely simple. In theory, as long as the caliber matches, both rolled bullets and stamped bullets can be used. If smokeless gunpowder is not enough, black gunpowder can even be used.

  Looking at the shelves of the store, the newbies sighed.

  ”Fuck! This is too expensive!”

  ”Hey, let’s upgrade quickly.”

  ”Indeed, you can only accept high-reward missions when you are at a high level. This kind of automatic weapon is too difficult to afford in the early stage!”

  Chu Guang did not stay at the outpost base all the time. At about two o’clock in the afternoon, he took a truck to Changjiu Farm.

  When he arrived at the farm, many small players had already returned from Yumu District with prey and were handing in tasks at Old Luca.

  Recently, Changjiu Farm is short of food, and the income from hunting missions is very high.

  The basic income of hyenas has increased from 5 silver coins to 8 silver coins, and the snow wolf, whose fur is more valuable, has increased from 10 silver coins to 15 silver coins, which is higher than the reindeer that passed by the northern suburbs of Qingquan City some time ago!

  In addition, there is also regional reputation to be gained.

  Many professional life players who are in a hurry to set up factories and are not short of money directly squatted at the intersection of Yumu District, bought prey from hunter players at a high price, and then took them to the warehouse to hand in tasks for them, which is equivalent to spending money to buy reputation and contribution.

  It is at least ten kilometers from the Elm District to Changjiu Farm. Hunter players can save time on the round trip and focus more on hunting.

  As long as the price is right, what does it matter if there is less contribution or regional reputation?

  Most combat professional players don’t really need regional reputation, and it is enough to brush contribution points.

  As of twelve o’clock in the afternoon, fifteen mutant snow wolves and twenty-one mutant hyenas have been hung on the wooden rack at the door of the warehouse.

  The former weighs an average of more than 40 kilograms, and the latter is basically around 30 kilograms. The meat extraction rate is about 40%, and the total amount of raw meat can be nearly 500 kilograms.

  At this speed, it may not take two days for the prey in the Elm District to be swept away by these players.

  Luca, who was at the door of the warehouse, was very busy at the moment.

  Seeing the manager coming, he immediately went to meet him and said.

  ”Sir, we need to hire two butchers to handle these prey!”

  ”You can use VM to post the task and find two residents of the shelter to do it.”

  ”It was posted, but… no one applied,” Luca said with an embarrassed expression, “I have raised the hourly wage from 1 silver coin to 2 silver coins, but there are still not many people interested.”

  Each task and position has a benchmark value. For example, the butcher’s hourly wage is 1 silver coin, and then the commission is calculated for slaughtering a prey. When the NPC posts a task, it will formulate the task reward according to the benchmark value, and can also adjust it according to the urgency of the demand. Old Luca’s authority is to double the benchmark value.

  However, even so, no one came to apply…

  Chu Guang immediately understood where the problem was when he heard this.

  Most of the players of Alpha 0.8 are in the Novice Village, that is, the outpost.

  The hourly wage of 1 silver coin plus the contribution points is still considerable for new players below LV5, but it is a bit less for old players who have just experienced a wave of expansion packs.

  Especially slaughtering requires a threshold. Not everyone can use the knife skill as freely as the fried egg brother, and shave it clean in a few seconds.

  ”It’s okay. No players are willing to do these jobs. We can find refugees outside. I plan to go to the refugee camp later. You can come with me.”

  Although he had some doubts about the refugees, Luca said nothing more after hearing what the manager said. He nodded respectfully.

  ”Yes, sir.”

  Just as Chu Guang took old Luca and two guards to the east gate, the situation in the refugee camp was not optimistic at this moment.

  Looking at the old man curled up in the shack, with a sick face and coughing from time to time, Jiuli’s face was full of solemnity.

  This is the fourth one he has seen today.

  Even if he is not a doctor, he can see that the old man’s condition is not optimistic.

  ”They are sick, probably typhoid fever,” the thin man standing next to Jiuli reminded, “If it is not dealt with quickly, it will be very troublesome.”

  His name is Jiuxun, Jiuli’s younger brother and also his helper.

  Before, his name was Xun, but his brother was given a surname by the lord here, so he changed his name and converted to the local culture.

  Jiuli fell into silence, and said after a while.

  ”We can’t drive them out of here.”

  ”We have no choice. We have no medicine, no doctors, they can’t fight it at all, and they will die anyway.” Jiuxun tried to persuade, “Half of us died to get here! Is it just for a few old men with half a foot in the coffin-”

  ”Who the hell are you talking about in the coffin?”

  An angry voice came from the side.

  A burly man walked out of the crowd, grabbed Jiuxun’s collar, stared at him and asked.

  ”What do you want to do to my father? I’m here, I want to see who dares to take him away from here!”

  His name is Sun Cheng, a butcher from a small village with a population of 100 in the central part of the River Valley Province.

  Due to the looting of the plunderers, he had to leave his hometown with his compatriots, abandon his burned home, and migrate south in the cold winter to find a chance to survive.

  Like many people here, they joined the team halfway. And in order to get here, they, like these people, paid a lot of casualties. For the

  sake of the bowl of hot porridge last night, he handed over the gun under Jiuli’s persuasion.

  Sun Cheng originally thought that all this was worth it.

  However, just now, when he was collecting firewood outside, he heard that there was a circle of people gathered at the door of his house.

  Guessing that something bad happened, Sun Cheng immediately dropped his work and rushed over without saying a word.

  As luck would have it, as soon as he got here, he heard what Jiuxun said, and he was so angry that he wanted to tear the man in front of him to pieces.

  Jiuxun remained silent, looking at him expressionlessly, letting him hold her, but his right hand had already touched the dagger in his pocket. Seeing that he

  was in the act, several people immediately stood out from the crowd.

  Some stood behind Jiuxun, and some stood behind Sun Cheng, and the two groups stared at each other.

  The atmosphere on the scene was tense!

  Obviously, Jiuxun had more helpers, and almost everyone around was their people.

  Knowing that if a conflict really occurred, it would definitely be his side that suffered, Sun Cheng loosened his hand that was holding Jiuxun’s collar, squinted his eyes and looked at Jiuli next to him.

  ”I think I understand, you are going to kill the donkey after it has done its work.”

  Jiuli stared at him.

  ”I never said that.”

  ”Never said that?” Sun Cheng smiled coldly, “You know what you said just now, and the people around you have heard it, do you need me to repeat it?”

  Jiuli looked at him calmly.

  ”I apologize for my brother’s thoughtless remarks. I never said I would give up on anyone, nor do I have any intention of doing so. Now someone is sick. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, we must separate the sick from the healthy. We have come here because of unity, right?”

  ”Unity? Throwing my father out while I’m away is called unity? Have you forgotten who covered you when you were crossing the snow! I have seen clearly that you can only see yourself!” Sun Cheng raised his chin and stared at him, “I’m leaving my words here. My father will not go anywhere. I will take care of him personally. If you want to take him away, step over my body.”

  The atmosphere was deadlocked.

  Just when the two sides were deadlocked, a hesitant voice suddenly interrupted from the side.

  ”Your father is infected by frostbite. If he is treated in time, he can still be saved. If it’s too late, he may have to be amputated.”

  Jiuli and Sun Cheng looked in the direction of the voice at the same time, and saw a young man in his early twenties standing out from the crowd.

  He was not tall, nor was he strong, with slightly curly hair stuck to his forehead, looking quite old.

  Jiuli did not have a deep impression of him, thinking that he should have joined their team halfway.

  ”Do you know medical skills?”

  The young man nodded.

  ”A little, although I mainly know… uh, you can understand it as surgery.”

  Sun Cheng grabbed his shoulders and said excitedly.

  ”Can you cure my father?”

  ”Yes.” The young man swallowed and nodded slowly, “But I need you to help me prepare some things… Then, I have to deal with his inflamed wound first. Can you move him to my place? There are no conditions for surgery here.”

  Jiuli glanced at his brother and winked at him.

  ”I have a stretcher there, go get it.”

  Jiuxun looked reluctant, but he turned around and followed his brother’s words.

  The atmosphere at the scene eased a little.

  Seeing that his father was saved, Sun Cheng, who was about to take action before, calmed down now.

  The group of people were busy carrying the old man to the place where the young man lived. When putting down the stretcher, Jiuli looked at the young man and asked.

  ”What’s your name?”

  ”Yin Fang.”

  ”I don’t remember you very well. When did you join the team?”

  ”It’s been a while, probably in the middle of the River Valley Province. The snow was not so heavy at that time.” Looking at the wound on the old man’s leg that had been frozen and inflamed, Yin Fang clicked his tongue, “It’s really lucky to be able to hold on until now… Can you go out for a while? I need a quiet environment.”

  Jiuli nodded and walked out of the shack with his brother.

  Although Sun Cheng couldn’t let go of his father, he still followed the doctor’s instructions and went out of the shack.

  Although there was no more tension, the atmosphere between the two was still not very harmonious.

  Jiuli was about to mediate a few words, when an acquaintance from the same hometown came over.

  ”The manager is looking for you at the door. It seems that he has something to tell you.”

  Hearing that the lord here was looking for him, Jiuli nodded immediately.

  ”I’ll go there right away.”

  …

  The entrance of the refugee camp.

  Jiuli met the lord here again.

  Just like yesterday, he was wearing a blue exoskeleton, carrying a war hammer and a rifle with an absurdly long barrel on his back, and his aura was extraordinary.

  Jiuli readjusted his evaluation of him.

  Maybe there was no need for a charge, or even those people behind him, he alone was enough to send them all away.

  At least I had no chance of winning against him.

  It was great that there was no misunderstanding last night.

  ”How was your rest?”

  ”Thanks to you, sir,” Jiuli nodded slightly and said respectfully, “We settled everyone and made sure everyone had a place to live. No one froze to death, no one starved to death, and even the most noisy children slept soundly… Last night was probably the most peaceful night we have had in a while.”

  These words were really comfortable to hear.

  Chu Guang had a little understanding of the fun of those people on the Pioneer.

  Chu Guang smiled faintly and didn’t say much, just glanced around.

  ”I’m glad you can get used to it. But… the atmosphere here is a little weird.”

  Jiuli smiled bitterly and said, “There were some conflicts just now… You know, we didn’t all come from the same survivor base, and many people joined our team halfway. With so many people, friction is inevitable. Please believe me, I can handle it well.”

  Chu Guang nodded.

  He didn’t want to worry about the refugees, and it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing for him.

  As long as they abide by the laws they set and don’t turn into bloody conflicts.

  Without worrying about it, Chu Guang looked at Jiuli and said.

  ”I need two butchers to deal with some freshly hunted prey. Do you have anyone here who can butcher?”

  Jiuli nodded immediately: “Yes, sir, we have a butcher here. If you need it, I’ll take you to him.”

  ”Well, you lead the way.”

  Chu Guang followed Jiuli and soon came to a shack.

  A burly man stood at the door of the shack. When he saw Chu Guang coming with Jiuli, he instinctively showed a trace of fear in his eyes, thinking that he was here to cause trouble for him.

  However, what he didn’t expect was that Jiuli, who had a conflict with him before, didn’t mention what happened just now at all, as if nothing had happened, and recommended himself to the manager next to him in a casual tone.

  ”…This is the butcher I told you about. His name is Sun Cheng, and he is from the central part of the River Valley Province. His father’s legs were frostbitten and he is receiving treatment in the shed. If you can provide him with a room, I believe he will be happy to serve you.”

  Chu Guang’s expression was slightly surprised.

  ”Do you have a doctor?”

  Jiuli hesitated and said.

  ”The man who treated his father’s frostbite is called Yin Fang. We met him halfway. I’m not sure if he is a doctor, but he is the only one here who knows medical skills, so we can only leave it to him.”

  Chu Guang didn’t speak, but nodded thoughtfully.

  It’s interesting.

  I’ll talk to him later.

  Putting aside the doctor’s business for the moment, Chu Guang looked at the man named Sun Cheng in front of him.

  ”I have a job here. We need a butcher to help us slaughter the prey we have hunted. I will pay you two silver coins a day, and there will be a place to live. Are you interested in this job?”

  Sun Cheng was slightly stunned, and quickly nodded happily.

  ”I am willing to serve you, sir.”

  Chu Guang nodded and looked at Luca on the side.

  ”Leave it to you.”

  …

  At the same time, in the north of Changjiu Farm, about one kilometer away.

  Several men with guns on their backs were squatting next to a half-collapsed low building, holding a monocular telescope in their hands, looking at the survivors’ base in the south.

  The group of refugees they followed camped on the east side of the survivors’ base. The situation is bad. If it was just a group of refugees, it would be easy to deal with, but now there are not only refugees, but also survivors’ bases that take them in.

  This is a bit difficult to deal with.

  ”I saw the wall and the sentry post… Damn, there are quite a few people with weapons there.”

  ”Let me see.”

  The bearded man took the telescope from his companion and half-closed his eye, looking at the survivors’ base.

  After observing for a while, his expression gradually became solemn.

  ”The wall is at least three meters high, and the soldiers on guard are carrying guns of the same style on their backs… This group of people is not easy to deal with.”

  His name is Eugene, a mercenary who occasionally does some bounty hunting work.

  For example, now.

  ”What should we do?”

  Hearing his companion’s question, Eugene thought for a moment and said.

  ”Let’s negotiate with them first. After all, our target is only one person, and it would be best if we can avoid conflict.”

  The other few people also nodded and agreed with this idea.

  However, what they didn’t know was that while they were staring at Changjiu Farm stealthily, several players not far away had already stared at them.

  Edge paddling: “What do those people do.”

  Construction site boy and brick: “I don’t know.”

  Debt big eyes: “Refugees? That’s not right, didn’t we seize their guns last night?”

  Edge paddling: “Emmm… maybe they are not in the same group?”

  Not in the same group?

  In other words…

  they are monsters?

  The three little players looked at each other, and the smiles on their faces gradually became malicious. They looked at those people again, as if they saw silver coins and contribution points walking.

  Somehow, Eugene suddenly felt a chill on his back.

  At this moment, the hunting dog led by a mercenary next to him suddenly barked in one direction.

  The mercenary turned his head sharply and turned the muzzle of his gun to point over there.

  ”Who’s there!”

  Hearing the shout, the three little players quickly hid behind the bunker.

  However, almost at the same time, a volley of bullets swept the earth slope in front of them.

  ”Fuck! Why did they start doing this without even saying hello?”

  ”Predators! They must be predators!”

  ”Fuck! Who cares who it is? They started it first, fuck them!”

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  (If there are any typos, please remind me. I have searched twice and my eyes are blurry. If there are any typos, I will correct them when I wake up from my afternoon nap.)

  (End of this chapter)