Chapter 297 White Bear Knights!

  Chapter 297 White Bear Knights!

  North of Dawn City.

  Changjiu Farm Trading Station.

  Standing next to a “electric mule” truck full of goods, Sisi stroked her chin and pondered for a long time, and suddenly knocked her right fist on the palm.

  ”How about calling it the Panda Merchants? We have both pandas and cats.” Rourou,

  who was sitting on the ground, shook her head like a rattle.

  ”NONO, no matter how you say it, pandas are too far away.”

  What Sisi didn’t expect was that not only Rourou, but also Weiba raised her hand to raise an objection.

  ”Objection plus one! Weiba and Sisi’s names didn’t appear at all!”

  Sisi: “Uh, I think you can just add your own name, I don’t care.”

  Weiba said seriously: “How can that be! We must think of a name that everyone can appear in!”

  ”That…” Zhimahu raised her hand and whispered, “Let me make it clear first, I’m just doing odd jobs… It’s okay if you don’t consider me.”

  Although it was fun to play with everyone, compared to setting up a mercenary union to become an interstellar pirate to conquer the universe, she really preferred a more leisurely way of playing.

  For example, it would be nice to deliver goods to various survivors’ bases on a motorcycle.

  Not only can you see the different scenery of this vast world, but you can also meet many people you can’t meet in reality, and you can make money.

  But the transportation in this game is too expensive, so she has to save a little.

  ”Three votes to one vote? I lost,” Sisi sighed, “Can’t we think about it while walking on the road?”

  ”Sense of ritual, sense of ritual, you woman, you have no interest at all. If we don’t think of a good name before we go on the road, how can we introduce ourselves if we encounter a predator?” Tail, who was crossing his arms, said in a condescending manner, and suddenly his eyes lit up, “How about the Tail Adventure Group?”

  Rourou: “Wait, what about me? And it was said a second ago that everyone would be on the scene.”

  ”Hey, I forgot.”

  Sisi coughed lightly.

  ”It’s really troublesome… Then let’s call it the Rourou Knights. We take turns riding Rourou. We are all Rourou Knights. From now on, Rourou is the leader. This solves the problem perfectly.”

  The White Bear raised his paw again, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: “Wait a minute, although, although I don’t mind playing the role of a mount, this is too weird!”

  ”Yes, Tail also feels weird, as if Rourou is meat [beep–].”

  He silenced the rather dangerous speech with a serious face. While Rourou hadn’t reacted yet, Tail thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said.

  ”How about the White Bear Knights!”

  Maybe he had been struggling with this issue for too long, or maybe it was because it sounded cooler, this time even Rourou didn’t object.

  In this way, the White Bear Knights were officially established.

  Sisi used the remaining money to buy a “Maxim-II” machine gun.

  Unlike Maxim, who had shown his prowess in the previous wave, the directors of Steel Plant No. 81 borrowed the air-cooling structure of MG42, redesigned the replaceable barrel according to the combat environment in the wasteland, and increased the caliber to 10mm. The

  10×100mm machine gun bullet added X-4 fiber to the charge, and the single-shot penetration was no less than the 12.7×108mm large-caliber machine gun bullet of the DShK heavy machine gun.

  It was more than enough to suppress the tentacle-like multi-legged beasts along the way, as well as the huge monsters with thick blood and high attack.

  The workers sent by Steel Plant No. 81 not only helped them weld on the roof, but also helped them weld bulletproof steel plates.

  Every time he dealt with the director of Plant No. 81, Sis couldn’t help but sigh in his heart that the professional players in this game were getting more and more cruel.

  ”And there’s a rocket launcher! Don’t forget that!” With a whoosh, Weiwei carried a wooden box onto the car, which contained three RPG fragmentation grenades and armor-piercing shells.

  An electric-driven armed transport vehicle was completed!

  The cat ears on his head moved slightly, and Zhimahu looked at the cargo packed in the car with some worry.

  ”By the way, the electric truck… is the battery life okay?” There are

  no charging stations in the wasteland.

  According to real-life experience, the battery life of electric vehicles does not seem to be very long.

  Sisi patted her shoulder.

  ”Emmm… After all, it’s a battery in a science fiction game. Although I don’t know what a solid hydrogen battery is, it’s still very easy to run two round trips. Don’t worry about it.” The

  actual distance from here to Honghe Town is within 100 kilometers. To go to a farther place, it is enough to prepare a spare battery or a generator at most.

  Not only are there no charging stations in the wasteland, there are no gas stations either. For small-scale transportation without a tanker, a tanker is not the best choice. After all, biomass fuel must go through a series of processing and refining before it can be turned into gasoline, but wood that can generate electricity is everywhere.

  After the decline of civilization, the severe cold ended. The first thing to occupy the city was the lush vegetation, followed by the mutant slime mold.

  ”Be careful on the road.” Shuanghe, standing in front of the stall, waved gently and sent blessings to these adventurers with a smile.

  This is the third wave of caravans formed by residents of the shelter that she has sent off today.

  Previously, the trading post was mostly made up of merchants from Red River Town, including large caravans such as the Horseshoe Trading Company.

  However, recently, the number of residents in the shelter has also increased.

  They usually choose to purchase LD-47 rifles and 7mm full-power bullets with stable prices as trade items, and Red River Town, which is relatively “close” to Dawn City and has a strong demand for weapons, is their first choice.

  Shuanghe skillfully operated the VM with her index finger, signed and uploaded the purchase list. These data will be checked by the management staff on the same day and used as her performance for the day.

  At the same time, after verification, these data will be automatically synchronized to the central server of the shelter. On the processor with mysterious computing power, the AI ​​with nearly complete artificial intelligence will check the data submitted by the inventory department and production unit.

  Even if a bullet is missing, it can be found out at which link it was lost and who is the person in charge of that link.

  The highly AI-based management model has technically replaced a large number of middle-level managers who need management experience, making the entire management system flatter.

  The professional requirements of this system for grassroots staff are relatively low. They only need to master the VM fool-style operation process and be familiar with specific job responsibilities to ensure the stable operation of the entire system.

  At the same time, managers can also get the most authentic “first-hand data” and formulate specific macro strategies based on the most authentic situation.

  At present, the literacy rate of the New Alliance is less than 30%, and this is when literacy classes and night school education have been implemented for half a year.

  This is also an improvement made by Chu Guang based on the “Future Municipal” technology of the People’s Union.

  In the era before the prosperous era, it might take hundreds of programmers to work overtime for a year or even longer to complete this system.

  But for Xiaoqi, who has a near-complete artificial intelligence, it only takes a little time to communicate with the manager.

  …

  The fourth day after the Beta0.2 version was launched.

  There were 417 players participating in the merchant system, and nearly 657 players joining the corps system. The rest were either players who had formed a set of fixed genres, or casual players who were Buddhists and newcomers who had not yet met the conditions.

  It is impossible for everyone to grind a game, but it can make those who can grind more grind.

  Chu Guang was very pleased to see that the previously abnormal prices finally returned to normal.

  Now the natives can also enjoy the food of the other world, and the life professional players who were originally spoiled by the combat professional players have finally stepped out of their comfort zone, upgrading their equipment, expanding production, and expanding the market. The

  ”version graduation outfit” hanging in the NPC store – the light cavalry exoskeleton sold 40 sets in just three days, and 12 “electric mule” light trucks worth 50,000 yuan were also sold.

  This number is still increasing.

  Chu Guang has arranged for personnel to expand the production of “E-Mule”, and by increasing loans, he has increased investment in the Bachi Aluminum Factory and the Lister Factory.

  The future A3 aerospace aluminum alloy and solid hydrogen batteries will be cheaper.

  After solving the players’ problems, Chu Guang can finally free up his hands to deal with things related to the future of the New Alliance…

  Browsing room on the B4 floor.

  The staff wearing VMs brought in boxes of neatly packaged books from outside, and divided the books into science and social science as much as possible according to Chu Guang’s requirements, and put them on the empty bookshelf.

  These books came from Shelter No. 401.

  After the reactor in Shelter No. 117 was shut down, the books stored in it were either taken away by torches or burned as firewood by the escaped residents or nearby wastelanders.

  Fortunately, Chu Guang found a lot of interesting books in the recently excavated Shelter No. 401.

  The looters are not interested in these things.

  Thanks to the help of the old popsicle named Sun Zewen, these excellent “fuels” actually survived.

  At least

  some of them were saved. Thanks to this

  , these fuels can finally be “burned” in the right form and in the right place.

  At present, the work of sorting books is in the charge of the staff of the Merchants’ Union.

  This is the department with the highest literacy rate in the New Alliance. It is

  also in charge of Old Charlie.

  ”Respected, respected administrator, there are a total of 2,490 books sent from Shelter No. 401, including 217 social science books, 332 science books, 641 engineering application books, 110 popular science books, biographical novels…”

  ”Among them, there are 31 books related to agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, and food processing-related…”

  Shuangxue was so nervous that she almost bit her tongue several times.

  This was her first time to enter the heart of the New Alliance – the B4 floor of Shelter No. 404.

  It was also her first time to see an administrator who was not wearing power armor.

  ”Well done, you have done a good job.”

  Looking at the little girl in front of him, Chu Guang nodded in approval.

  It was already very good to be able to classify these books. He would not blame his men for doing things beyond their capabilities.

  However, they not only completed their tasks in just a few days, but also exceeded their expectations by further subdividing these books into different fields.

  To be honest, this was even a little beyond Chu Guang’s expectations.

  He originally planned to scan these books with the help of Xiao Qi, and then use his spare time to read and classify them.

  It seems that Old Charlie has been worrying about it these days and saved him a lot of time.

  Later, Chu Guang will select some books with relatively low thresholds and low reading difficulty as teaching materials for primary education.

  I guess I have to trouble the old man for this matter.

  Old Charlie used to be the mayor and the principal of Beth Street. He knows the actual situation of these indigenous people better than any expert.

  Chu Guang plans to let him become the Minister of Education of the New Alliance after the Merchants’ Guild gets on the right track.

  Of course, the premise is that he is still willing to continue working.

  After all, the old man’s age is already considered old in the wasteland.

  ”… Then, that.”

  Seeing that the little girl in front of him still had something to say, Chu Guang spoke in a gentle tone.

  ”Anything else?” ”

  Mr. Charlie said… let me remind you to take a rest. You are the manager of the alliance. Your health is more precious than these books.” Shuangxue whispered.

  Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

  ”Haha, thank him for his concern for me, and tell him a message for me. I am still young, so this little job is not necessary.”

  Just kidding.

  This new job is much easier than his previous sales job, okay?

  With Xiaoqi helping to organize reports and monitor abnormal data, he can not only grasp the closest to real data of every link of the new alliance from industry to economy like a Paradox player, but also find inspiration from cultural products in the parallel world in his spare time.

  Before, Chu Guang was exhausted from running business, and he had to bite the bullet and drink with customers. Occasionally, some people would touch him because he was young and handsome.

  Chu Guang probably won’t touch alcohol in his life.

  Unless he meets a silly guy like Luo Hua who loves to eat and drink, he can taste a little bit to get information from him.

  As for normal times?

  Drinking some sparkling water or mushroom soup is enough.

  However, Shuangxue didn’t know what Chu Guang was feeling in his heart. She just felt that the manager who worked hard for everyone was really kind.

  Under his management, everyone lived in warm brick houses. They didn’t have to face painful choices for survival, and they didn’t have to wander in the wilderness.

  But he seemed to have never done anything for himself.

  Not only did he still live in the cave of the previous civilization, but even the abandoned sanatorium where the establishment of the new alliance was announced had only been simply repaired.

  I really hope he can be a little better to me.

  A trace of admiration was written in her longing eyes. The little girl was embarrassed to disturb his work again, lowered her head to show respect, and turned to help her colleagues organize the books.

  It took some time to put all the more than 2,000 books on the bookshelf. Looking at the room that finally looked like a browsing room, Chu Guang nodded with satisfaction.

  In his eyes, these treasures were more precious than black boxes.

  Black boxes solve current problems, while these can solve future problems. Compared with the incomplete data collected by the scientific expedition team from the storage devices in the ruins, each book here can at least correspond to a specific field.

  ”The basic requirements of science and engineering are too high, and culture and art are temporarily useless. Let’s start with popular science books and determine the textbooks by the way.”

  ”Education is a long-term plan. The sooner you start, the better.”

  ”Then it’s social sciences… It’s too wasteful to use 20 points of intelligence to bully the AI ​​of the stars. You have to recharge yourself occasionally.”

  ”In the future, the selection of grassroots managers will also require professional learning and examinations.”

  ”As for the players…”

  As for whether to open it to the players, Chu Guang thought for a long time and finally decided to adopt a more cautious strategy.

  First of all, “not revealing that this is the real world” is the bottom line of everything.

  The first generation of managers had hinted at him many times, and Chu Guang himself had also realized the risks behind this in practice.

  It was a very dangerous thing to expose one’s needs in communication, which was equivalent to sticking one’s neck out for others to grasp.

  Whether it was cloud players or players, there were many experts in various industries and fields. What they lacked was only the experience of “building wasteland”. Chu Guang could slowly let people in according to needs, and there was no need to increase the difficulty for himself for a few tenths of a percent of BUFF.

  The players had already done their best within their capabilities, just like the natives who helped him sort out the books.

  As for the research of high-end technology?

  Who could be more suitable for scientific research than the old popsicles of the prosperous era and their sons and grandsons?

  Recycling the legacy of the prosperous era itself did not require so many people. The residents of the shelter were completely sufficient. According to Yin Fang’s description, the strategy adopted by the academy was similar.

  Most players entered the game with an entertainment mentality, not here to study.

  Just like Kuangfeng joked a long time ago, if this technology was used by the bosses at work, he might as well sleep honestly.

  Chu Guang will consider letting players get in touch with some of the technology as a reward for the game, but all this is under the premise of “not exposing the essence of the world”.

  This is actually not difficult to handle.

  Previously, Chu Guang got inspiration from the different strategies adopted by governments of various countries towards him. Those people seemed to regard this game as the first contact between extraterrestrial civilization and Earth civilization.

  And it was a contact above neutrality.

  With limited information, they could not explain how the helmet appeared at their doorstep, nor could they explain why the website and the game server were as powerful as “like a god”. Is it

  strange that the game of advanced civilizations has technology that the Earth does not understand?

  Of course not.

  Chu Guang can even guide them to understand this game as a “benevolent enlightenment” of extraterrestrial civilizations to Earth civilization.

  They will carefully speculate on their bottom line, reduce meaningless temptations, and keep their mouths shut about the affairs of extraterrestrial civilizations, treating the “players” who have been enlightened by advanced civilizations as treasures – even strategic resources in their hands.

  They would even allocate a portion of their budget to secretly raise the price of silver coins, and like themselves, through macro means, gently or radically encourage players to apply for “labor visas”, participate in games of advanced civilizations, learn the knowledge of their neighbors outside the solar system and the experience of dealing with doomsday, and come back to build the country and benefit society.

  Just like they encouraged players to work for the Pioneer at all costs and strictly restrained players from doing anything out of line with those they couldn’t afford to offend.

  In fact, if Chu Guang was a little more wicked, he could use “This is your dream, and it is also your future” to fool them like a charlatan to follow their own rules in reality.

  But that is another unimagined path.

  The art of management lies in guidance rather than command, and overdoing it is not a good thing.

  Looking at the rows of bookshelves in front of him, Chu Guang couldn’t help but smile as if he saw a full stack of poker cards.

  ”…Do you want to put some bait out first?”

  Or save it for the dividends before the next round of “closed beta”?

  Just as Chu Guang was thinking about which technology or basic scientific knowledge was more suitable for fishing, footsteps were heard outside the movable door.

  Yin Fang, holding a tablet under his elbow, walked into the browsing room.

  From the expression on his face, Chu Guang had a premonition that something good was going to happen, so he said in a friendly manner.

  ”I guess there is progress on the fuel rods.”

  ”You should deliberately guess wrong to give me a sense of accomplishment.”

  Yin Fang joked and handed the tablet in his hand to Chu Guang.

  ”We found a type of fuel rod that can be used in the shelter from the underground warehouse of a thruster assembly plant. The remaining energy is 67%, which should be enough for a long time. Your corps is on its way back. They will be responsible for delivering the goods to Shelter No. 401, and I will go to install it later… By the way, did you move all the books from Shelter No. 401 here?”

  He noticed that the bookshelves in the browsing room were filled with books.

  When he came here before, he didn’t see any books, and even thought that the first-generation manager here was an unlearned idiot.

  ”It’s more convenient this way… Next time I’ll pretend to guess wrong, for example, I’ll ask you if you have a crush on someone first, how about that?” Chu Guang said with a smile. ”

  Forget it, the ruins of the previous civilization are more interesting to me.”

  Although it was a semi-threatening attitude that got him into the shelter at the beginning, Yin Fang gradually felt in the subsequent interactions that the guy in front of him was actually a very easy-to-get-along-with person.

  To put it simply, he doesn’t have any airs.

  Unlike the technical bureaucrats in the academy, those people knew a little bit of technology at the beginning, but later they all became uncles who pointed at people with their noses. People like him who really do things don’t have much room for promotion.

  The guy in front of him is different.

  Although he knows nothing about basic knowledge, which makes people doubt whether he has received basic education in the shelter, his attitude of respecting knowledge still makes him feel comfortable.

  Yin Fang glanced at the browsing room, especially noticed the coffee machine by the wall, and said with envy.

  ”The environment here is so good.”

  ”Want to move here to work?”

  ”No need. I feel uncomfortable when there are people around… Can I move a coffee machine? I have so many anyway.” The last time he came here, Yin Fang was thinking about the coffee machine in the corner, but he didn’t dare to say it.

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

  ”The coffee trees have just been planted. What’s the point of taking one away… Forget it, take it if you want it.”

  Yin Fang hugged the one he liked the most with a look of joy.

  ”Thank you so much!”

  The coffee machine of the Renlian era is a rare black technology in this era. In addition to being able to automatically dry, roast, deacidify, and grind, it can also simulate various processed flavors according to demand.

  I heard that in the prosperous era, Renlian’s large supermarkets will supply freshly picked coffee berries to meet customers’ more personalized needs.

  For Yin Fang, having a high-tech coffee machine of his own is even more surprising than digging up the fuel rods of a fusion reactor.

  This is a treatment that only researchers above level B can enjoy in the academy!

  Looking at Yin Fang’s obsessed look, Chu Guang couldn’t help but look a little strange.

  It is said that middle-aged people will place their feelings on some strange things, such as teapots, fishing rods, and even charging plugs.

  But this guy is only in his early twenties, right?

  ”Is coffee really that good?”

  ”You don’t understand. Savoring the good old days is one of the few pleasures…” The hand that was stroking the coffee machine stopped, and a rare melancholy appeared on Yin Fang’s face. “I have been chasing the relics of the previous civilization all my life. I dug them out from the ruins and sorted them out in different categories. I even dreamed of that era in my dreams…”

  ”But the frustrating thing is that the further I go on this road, the more I know clearly that… it is impossible to go back.”

  Chu Guang was silent for a while, said nothing, and just patted the guy’s shoulder gently.

  ”Don’t miss the past.”

  ”We are still here.”

  ”We are their continuation.”

  …

  The jungle in the eastern district of Qingquan City.

  The cattle and horse team, all equipped with exoskeletons, was escorting fuel rods and advancing cautiously on the jungle-covered streets.

  They had just experienced a battle before.

  A group of predators stationed near the mission target not only did not surrender, but also opened fire on them.

  But it didn’t take much effort to get rid of those barbarians.

  After handing over the rescued captives and the remaining looters to the NPC soldiers who were changing guards, they continued to move towards Shelter 401 with the cargo boxes containing fuel rods.

  It must be said that the exoskeleton is really useful.

  Even a strength-type soldier would be tired carrying hundreds of kilograms of fuel rods while “crossing mountains and ridges” in the ruins.

  But hanging on the exoskeleton, except for a little increase in energy consumption, there is no feeling of weight at all.

  Walking in the center of the team, Quit Smoking looked at the graduation suit on his body, hesitated for a long time, and couldn’t help but say what he had been holding back all the way.

  ”Brothers, I-”

  ”Okay, don’t talk about it. This mission will deduct 15% from your income. It’s okay for the four of us to share it, right?” Lao Bai interrupted him and said helplessly.

  He had noticed what Quit Smoking was thinking.

  Sure enough, after hearing this, Quit Smoking breathed a sigh of relief and his expression slowly relaxed.

  ”Thank you.”

  Light cavalry worth 10,000 silver coins.

  There are only 40 sets in the whole server, and 60 sets are available in the NPC store. Each account is limited to one set.

  Of course, he can’t afford it with his little savings, after all, he entered the game when the “Land Boat” expansion was released.

  Although everyone used to give each other equipment when playing games, this equipment is too expensive. It costs 200,000 or 300,000 RMB.

  He really can’t afford it.

  ”What are you thanking me for?” Ye Shi rolled his eyes in annoyance, “We are still waiting for you to become a tank.”

  ”There is no need to take it too seriously.” Fang Chang patted Jieyan’s shoulder, “We just took advantage of the advanced game and got a little advantage. You should thank A Guang instead of us.”

  Kuangfeng: “I agree. Don’t bring too much burden when playing games. There is no point in calculating how much your equipment is worth.”

  Jieyan sniffed and didn’t say those corny polite words. Instead, he silently remembered everyone’s care for him in his heart.

  ”There are only two kilometers left before entering the safe area. After this mission, a new base should be unlocked, which will serve as a novice village for rookies…” Lao Bai reached out and tapped on the VM to confirm the location. “Two choices, go straight ahead and take a shortcut, go through the abandoned theater and go directly to the No. 3 Ecological Park Station, or go back along the way we came.”

  Kuang Feng touched the bridge of his nose.

  ”Generally speaking, taking a shortcut is a standard flag behavior.”

  Fang Chang: “Then it’s better to be more stable.”

  However, at this moment, Ye Shi suddenly tightened his grip on the sniper rifle in his hand.

  ”No need to choose.”

  The other four people immediately became alert.

  Lao Bai immediately looked at him and asked seriously.

  ”What did you find?”

  ”Murderous intent…” Ye Shi swallowed his saliva and carefully observed the surroundings. “Very weak… but I can feel it.”

  The street was quiet and there was no abnormality at all.

  However, Ye Shi’s intuition was rarely wrong.

  The existence of murderous intent means that the other party has discovered them.

  Lao Bai’s face was stern, and he made a gesture to disperse and shouted in a low voice.

  ”Prepare for battle!”

  ——

  (Thanks to the Silver Alliance of “Laplace 12351131”!! You are awesome! I tried for a long time but still couldn’t add the numbers to the title QAQ)

  (End of this chapter)