Chapter 339 Even the King of Luck Has His Own Bad Times
Chapter 339 Even the most lucky ones have their bad days.
”Oh my god! How come it’s a second-hand product?!”
In the military camp near Dawn City, next to the arsenal.
Commander Quanshui finally saw the “first prize” he had drawn, and was dumbfounded on the spot.
The thick barrel exuded a cold light.
However, no matter how you looked at it, it looked like it had been repainted.
Not only the barrel, but also other parts of the exoskeleton. Although it had been repaired, obvious bullet marks could still be seen on the jet-black exoskeleton.
The battery module and ammunition rack had obviously been replaced, and the helmet was completely different from the original. It was probably made of aluminum alloy.
Good guy!
It’s not just a second-hand product.
It’s also a battle-damaged version that had been overhauled!
Realizing this, Quanshui’s good mood was gone in an instant.
The only thing that comforted him was that the 120mm mortar and the automatic loading system were still working. Fortunately, otherwise he would have to bring a follower to help load the ammunition.
That would be like taking off his pants and farting.
Seeing the tearful expression on Brother Quanshui’s face, the little players who followed him and tried to take a breath of luck burst into laughter.
”Hahahaha!”
”It’s so funny!”
”I feel sorry for Brother Shui. He couldn’t dodge the knife that was coming at him.”
”Woo woo woo, thank you planner! Finally, this bastard has been nerfed!”
”#%@&!”
Brother Quanshui’s face turned red with anger, and he cursed. He took the battlefield atmosphere group and Lao Hei, who were injured from holding back their laughter, to test the guns in the forest.
Although the predators in Xizhou City have been dealt with, there are still a large number of alien species in the forest.
These alien species reproduce very quickly and may spread from other areas.
When there are many people, these alien species will hardly come close, and will even take the initiative to hide far away.
However, once they find someone alone, they will approach them eagerly and wait for an opportunity to attack.
The First Corps and the Second Corps will patrol regularly to prevent alien species from attacking survivors on the construction site and lumberjacks who are cutting trees.
But it is obviously not enough to rely on two corps to protect the safety of five or six thousand people.
Early this morning, the quartermaster issued a large number of hunting missions, covering almost all the possible alien species in the surrounding areas of Dawn City.
Including monsters, centipedes, mutant brown bears, death claws, cracked crabs, warship shrimps, black water snakes, etc.
On the one hand, their populations can be weakened through hunting. On
the other hand, we can also hunt some wild game to improve everyone’s meals.
One of the greatest contributions of the New Alliance to the wasteland is probably the cooking methods brought by the other world.
Many alien species that were inedible or unpalatable before have now become delicious.
Some wild game can still be hunted near Dawn City.
In Dawn City, the larger alien species are almost gone.
The three walked in the woods for a while, and I’m the Blackest suddenly stopped and raised my right hand to signal my teammates to stop.
Seeing this, the commander of the fountain said excitedly.
”What’s the situation?”
I’m the Blackest closed his eyes and frowned, and after waiting for a while, he whispered.
”It’s about 500 meters away from us… It should be a little to the east. It should be a monster.”
The commander of the fountain couldn’t help but complain.
”What do you mean it should be? You’ve awakened, can’t you report the location more accurately?”
”Fuck! I’m not a radar!” I’m the darkest complained in a low voice.
The commander of the fountain looked at the battlefield atmosphere group next to him.
”Battlefield guy, go and take a look. Remember not to do anything first. I’ll cover you with a barrage of bullets before you go up.”
The battlefield atmosphere group was speechless.
”What the hell is the barrage of bullets covering? It’s just a monster. Is it necessary to go up with the gun?”
Can the money from the mission earn back the shells?
120mm mortar shells should be more expensive than 88mm.
”You don’t understand! This is called caution!” The commander of the fountain said confidently.
The battlefield atmosphere group rolled his eyes and went forward with a rifle.
The commander of the fountain supported the ground with both hands, drove the support column into the ground, and stuck his butt back, with the gun barrel erected high.
I’m the darkest watching from the side, with a weird expression on his face.
He didn’t know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that this thing looked like a water turtle.
It didn’t matter that he thought about it. He had a low sense of laughter and almost laughed out loud.
”Puff – hahaha…”
Commander Quanshui ignored him and kept his eyes on the VM thrown on the ground.
After a short wait, a line of words came on the screen.
Battlefield Atmosphere Group: [It’s a monster, and it’s an adult, it looks like it weighs 600 to 700 kilograms. ] At
the same time as the message was sent, the coordinates of the monster were also marked on the map.
Seeing the message coming, Commander Quanshui immediately became energetic, moved the gun barrel behind him, and talked to himself excitedly.
”32 degrees north by east, 671 meters in a straight line – fire!”
As soon as the voice fell, the thick and long gun barrel made a bang, and the thick shells jumped high and fell heavily.
One shot was not finished, and before the explosion sounded, Brother Quanshui immediately made two more shots.
”Boom!!”
The shells landed, three heavy artillery bombardments rang out in close succession, and roaring flames bloomed in the forest.
The monster was swallowed by the fragments and flames of the explosion before it could react to what was happening.
”Fuck…” I was the darkest on the side, with a surprised expression on my face.
Although he couldn’t see the explosion at a distance of 500 meters, he could clearly feel that the entire nearby forest was disturbed by the noise of the explosion…
Feeling the trembling of the earth and the hot wind blowing slowly, the commander of the spring was excited.
This power! It
’s simply amazing!
”It would be great if there was a drone! By the way, I’m an intelligence department, why the hell did I forget to bring a drone out!”
A curse came from the communication channel.
”…Fuck! Could you have said something before you fired the cannon? Fortunately, I dodged quickly, otherwise I almost died with it!”
Fountain Commander: “Hahaha! Good brother, is this equipment awesome? Wait for me for a moment, I’ll come over to see the killing radius.”
Battlefield Atmosphere Group: “??? Are you listening to me?”
He put away the fixed stakes driven into the ground.
Fountain Man picked up the VM on the ground and walked towards the bombardment coordinates with excitement.
Judging from the shrapnel stuck in the surrounding trees, the killing radius of this shell is nearly 30 meters!
The monster near the center of the explosion not only had one arm blown off, but was also shot into a sieve by the shrapnel, dead as hell!
The battlefield atmosphere group walked up and took a look, and found that they didn’t even need to make up for it.
He smacked his tongue, and in addition to being surprised, he couldn’t help but feel a little envious.
This power is really amazing!
…
Just as the three little players were testing the new equipment in the forest, the delegation of Camp No. 101, who was leaving the city from the southern suburbs of Xizhou City, happened to hear the explosion in the forest.
”What was that sound just now?”
The old man over 50 raised his head with a hint of surprise on his face.
His name is Butan. He is an environmental engineer, and water conservancy facilities are also within his professional scope.
After hearing that the New Alliance plans to build a dam in the Sixin District to control the flooding of Xizhou Lake, he immediately applied to join the delegation.
If the flooding problem of Xizhou Lake can be solved, the large area of black land on the northeast side of Xizhou Lake can be reclaimed into fertile fields.
He had this idea a long time ago.
Unfortunately, there were hundreds of survivor communities of all sizes in Xizhou City at that time, and they could not unite at all.
Later, the Bone Chewing Tribe came here and the matter was completely shelved.
Now Xizhou has finally ushered in a visionary leader, and heroes have similar views and set their sights on the flooding Xizhou Lake. He is so happy in his heart.
”It sounds like an explosion…” Another electrical engineer named Yuan Feng frowned.
”Explosion?”
”Isn’t the war over?”
The people in the delegation were in a commotion, exchanging surprised glances.
Seeing this, Lu Bei hurried forward to appease everyone.
”Please don’t worry, it could be our soldiers… or hunters hunting. Although the predators have been eliminated, there are still a large number of alien species active nearby! But please rest assured, our soldiers will do their best to protect your safety!”
Pai asked curiously, stretching his neck to look south.
”Why do you use cannons for hunting? Shouldn’t you use shotguns?”
Lu Bei scratched his head, not knowing how to answer this question.
Pai continued excitedly.
”Can I go and have a look?”
”No,” Lu Bei hadn’t spoken yet, and Butan, who was standing next to him, immediately scolded in a low voice, “The forest is too dangerous, and we are not here for a picnic.”
”Okay… I know.” Pai stuck out his tongue and answered in a long voice.
The man wearing a white cloak standing next to him did not speak from beginning to end. The shadow under the brim of the hat covered his facial features, and there were no undulating lines and it was impossible to tell his gender.
Fang Chang, who was walking next to the team, had been observing this special NPC.
This NPC gave him a very abnormal feeling.
Unlike the other people in the delegation.
He saw with his own eyes that this guy walked out of that door.
At this time, Ye Shi, who was standing aside, suddenly spoke.
”I feel that it may not be a human.”
Kuang Feng: “… Fortunately, it can’t understand what you say.”
Lao Bai nodded in agreement: “I used to think that language barriers were a problem, but now I think it’s fortunate that the language barriers are set, otherwise there would be a lot of trouble.”
Fang Chang: “Indeed.”
The more realistic the AI is, the narrower its mind is, and most players have no idea of their own nonsense.
Culture is like a photo. There is nothing wrong with adding some filters. It’s good for everyone.
Ye Shi: “Damn, I just said it casually… You are too cautious about your attitude towards NPCs!”
”No way,” Fang Chang sighed and said with a sad expression, “Who wants this game to be so realistic? Our happiness for the rest of our lives depends on it.”
Lao Bai made a helpless expression: “… Let’s not talk about whether it’s happy or not, it’s uncomfortable enough to lose favorability if you fail a hidden task.”
Sequence level means combat effectiveness, and contribution level means social status. However, old players who have played for a while know that both are just appearances. The biggest variable in this game is actually the hidden “favorability”.
This favorability can be understood as a kind of “recognition”.
Especially for the leader of the faction, if the favorability is high, it can always trigger some tasks involving the main storyline.
And the benefits of these tasks are often far beyond the regular tasks.
So why do so many people give the administrator a bunch of titles? Flattering in various ways? Is it because they have nothing to do?
Of course not!
It’s a game, not a real person, not to mention that you can make money, it’s not shabby!
As the group was talking, a group of people came towards them.
I saw a blue power armor, surrounded by a dozen soldiers of the Guards Corps, walking towards them.
Seeing the administrator, Lu Bei’s eyes lit up and he excitedly greeted him.
”Master Administrator!”
Since participating in the airborne operation, he has been training the recruits of the Third Corps behind enemy lines. After the war, he took Wang Zhong to Camp 101 without stopping.
Now that the mission is over, he can finally return to the adults.
Looking at the young man whose face was full of loyalty, Chu Guang took off the visor of his helmet and nodded with a smile, then looked at the representatives of Camp 101.
There were a total of six people in the visiting delegation.
For a gathering place of survivors with a total population of only two or three hundred, these people were already a lot.
It can be seen that the other party attaches great importance to the relationship with them.
Of course, what really makes Chu Guang happy is the knowledge these people have.
This excites him more than the black box.
The old man walking in front was about to speak, and Pai next to him stepped forward and raised his index finger to salute.
”Dear Manager, we are from Camp 101. My name is Pai, a representative of the visiting delegation.”
This was the line she thought of all night yesterday.
It would be a pity not to say it.
Looking at her movements, Chu Guang was slightly surprised.
He had seen this military salute before, in the collection of books in Shelter No. 117.
If I remember correctly…
it was the military salute of the Human Fleet?
Thinking of this, Chu Guang said jokingly.
”It’s nice to meet you, a new recruit of the fleet, but our ship is gone. The last task given to you by the organization is to rebuild our home and wait for the day to set sail again.”
Every day, he can see all kinds of performance art of players, and he is no longer surprised by all kinds of jumping behaviors.
However, what he didn’t expect was that the girl in front of him straightened her chest and said crisply.
”Yes! I promise to complete the task!”
Huh?
The radio waves actually matched?
Looking at Pai who was “making trouble” there, Butan looked at Chu Guang and said with fear and trepidation.
”Dear manager, please forgive her rudeness.”
Chu Guang laughed.
”Don’t be so nervous, you are not my soldiers, and we are not fighting now, so you don’t have to salute me.”
As he said that, he restrained his joking expression and solemnly extended his right hand.
”My name is Chu Guang, and my friends often call me Shu Guang. You can be whatever you want.”
Looking at the big iron hand in front of him, the old man was slightly stunned, and stretched out his right hand to shake it gently.
”Boutan, the environmental engineer of Camp 101, I heard that you plan to manage the lake, so I volunteered to come here. The person next to me is Pai, she is a student of the most knowledgeable person in our camp…”
Not only Pai.
Butan introduced all the accompanying personnel, including the cloaked and taciturn bodyguard.
However, he did not introduce that person in detail, only mentioned that its name is Tianqin, and its duty is to be responsible for the safety of everyone.
Chu Guang did not care. After listening to the old man’s introduction, his eyes suddenly lit up.
”So, you are an expert in water conservancy?”
Butan said with a smile.
”I don’t dare to say I’m an expert, but water conservancy projects are indeed within my professional scope. I’ve looked up relevant information about Xizhou Lake before. This lake is the product of the environmental transformation plan of the Central Continent during the Human Union era…”
When it comes to his professional field, Butan couldn’t stop talking. He talked a lot, from the origin of the plan to the origin of Xizhou City.
Seeing that he was talking endlessly, Chu Guang quickly found an opportunity to grab the topic back.
”You can talk about this in detail! But this is not a place to chat. Please follow me back to the camp first!”
”We have prepared a temporary resting place for you. Tomorrow I will go to Dawn City with you. We can discuss it in detail on the way!”
Butan nodded excitedly.
”No problem!”
The group continued on their way.
On the way back, Pai kept circling around Chu Guang, with curiosity in his big eyes.
Or to be more precise, he was circling around the power armor he was wearing.
”Is this the legendary power armor?”
”Yes.” Chu Guang replied in a gentle tone.
”Won’t you get tired wearing such a big piece of iron all the time?” Without waiting for Chu Guang to answer, Pai said excitedly, “Can you let me touch it when you’re not wearing it?”
This guy seemed to have endless energy and was full of curiosity about everything he saw.
Chu Guang didn’t find it annoying, but instead became interested in the field she was good at.
”I heard that your teacher is very good?”
”Of course! My master manages the archives of the entire camp! He knows everything!” Pai proudly puffed out her chest.
Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully and continued.
”What about you?”
”Of course I’m also very good! But I’m different from my master. I mainly study machinery…”
As she was talking, she suddenly thought of something and immediately ran to the bodyguard in a cloak and took out a doll from the backpack behind him.
The doll was very small, only the size of two palms, and was wearing a white jumpsuit with blue stripes.
The golden hair and blue pupils were probably based on her own, but the facial features were completely different and delicate, giving people a soft feeling.
Pai handed it over generously and said in a pleasant voice.
”For you! This is a gift from Ambassador Pai. I hope we can live in peace and friendship!”
Butan, who was listening on the side, had a black line on his forehead and pinched his eyebrows with a headache.
Although there is indeed a gift exchange link, now is obviously not the occasion for this.
Looking at Pai’s serious look and the doll in her hand, Chu Guang couldn’t help but curl his lips and was about to say with a smile that he appreciated the kindness.
However, at this moment, Xiao Qi’s whisper suddenly came to his ears.
’Woo woo woo, master~’
This unexpected coquetry made Chu Guang’s goose bumps appear.
Hey!
Where did this guy download the voice pack from?
Just when he was about to ask it what it wanted to do, Xiao Qi continued pitifully.
’Can you give it to me! ‘
Chu Guang was stunned for a moment.
What do you want this thing for?
Looking at Pai’s expectant eyes, Chu Guang couldn’t resist Xiao Qi’s begging, and finally reached out to take the doll.
”Thank you.”
Pai showed a happy smile on his face.
”You’re welcome! We are in a rush and don’t have time to prepare other gifts. Please don’t blame me.”
It’s impolite not to reciprocate.
It can be seen that this doll must be very important to her.
Chu Guang thought about it and waved to the sky.
A fist-sized hummingbird drone floated down and landed steadily on his hand, retracting the thin propeller.
Looking at the silver-white metal sphere, Pai’s eyes almost popped out in surprise.
”Is this a hummingbird?!”
A product of the Human Union Era!
Because of its small and light size, it can move freely in a small space and shoot in all directions without blind spots. It is said that many people in that era would use this thing to broadcast live.
”It seems that I have met someone who knows the goods.”
Chu Guang smiled and placed the silver-white metal ball in her hand.
In the advanced blind box, the hummingbird drone is one of the few prizes that is not related to weapons.
As for this hummingbird, it was the prize he drew from the blind box last night, and he drew two at a time.
It’s okay to give it as a gift.
Every hummingbird flying over the New Alliance is equipped with a defensive plug-in, which can prevent it from being controlled by hostile forces even if it is hijacked and forced to land.
These security codes are written into the underlying logic of the operating system, which is enough to ensure that these things will not fly to places they shouldn’t go within the signal coverage of the New Alliance, and will not be used to do things that are detrimental to the New Alliance.
Giving a drone is better than giving weapons.
Pai, who took the hummingbird, was overjoyed. He said thank you several times in a row, and then held the drone to play.
Looking at the puppet in his hand, Chu Guang’s expression was full of weirdness, and he finally stuffed it into his backpack.
This scene was seen by the little players next to him, and they whispered to each other.
”What is that doll?”
”A figurine?”
”Damn, the manager has this hobby!”
”This must be passed on!”
Kuangfeng, who did not participate in the topic, coughed dryly.
”…I think you should speak more quietly. Other NPCs can’t understand us, but the camp leader seems to understand.”
Ye Shi immediately shut up and stopped talking.
…
After returning to the camp, the two sides exchanged gifts.
The gift from Camp 101 was a holographic computer pen.
After turning on the machine, the holographic imaging device at the port will release a deep blue beam of light, and a light blue holographic screen will appear in the beam.
Butan personally demonstrated the specific operation method to Chu Guang.
Even Chu Guang, who has seen a lot of high technology, couldn’t help but open his eyes and happily accepted the gift.
When the Pioneer first came, he wanted to get a portable holographic computer, but unfortunately he never had the chance.
Now this wish is finally fulfilled.
Camp 101 showed its technology to the New Alliance, and Chu Guang was not stingy and generously gave a return gift.
The return gift included 100 crab cakes, 100 bottles of Nuka-Cola, 10 bags of coffee beans, various pastries, 10 rolls of devil silk and 10 rolls of devil cloth, etc.
Anyway, except for the spirit leaves and nutrient paste, the representative specialties were stuffed into the big gift bag by Chu Guang, filling up a truck.
For a survivor settlement of two or three hundred people, this is undoubtedly a big gift.
After seeing the gifts loaded on the truck, everyone in the visiting group showed a surprised expression on their faces.
”This… is it too expensive.” Butan said a little embarrassedly.
Chu Guang smiled and said.
”These are all common items in the New Alliance, not as expensive as you think, please accept them.”
It’s the first time you meet, so of course you have to give more.
Otherwise, how can you have a shocking effect?
As for the meaning, it is naturally to show the prosperous culture and rich products of the New Alliance!
As for what is the use?
That’s a huge use!
How can you make others work willingly without giving some benefits?
In order to facilitate communication, Chu Guang gave Butan 100 100-yuan bills at the end of the meeting.
Looking at the confused old man, he patiently explained.
”In the New Alliance, anyone who buys something needs to pay, even managers. You can use these silver coins as activity funds.”
Although confused about how to use this thing, Butan nodded respectfully.
”Thank you for your care.”
After settling the members of the visiting group, Chu Guang returned to his tent.
Yin Fang also followed.
Seeing that there was no one else around, he stepped forward and lowered his voice.
”That Tianqin is a bionic man.”
Hearing this, Chu Guang was slightly stunned.
”Bionic man?”
Yin Fang nodded seriously.
”Believe me, I won’t be wrong.”
As a front-line explorer of the academy, he has absolute confidence in his vision and intuition. From the moment he met, he set his eyes on that guy.
Chu Guang showed a surprised expression on his face.
He has been in the wasteland world for so long, and he has heard a lot of rumors about bionic people, but this is the first time he has seen one in reality.
”Bionics… Is there any problem?”
”No problem, but you need to be careful,” Yin Fang said seriously, “If it is a companion-type bionic, it is basically harmless, but it is obviously not that kind.”
”But if it is a combat-type bionic designed as a weapon, depending on its ability, it may be more dangerous than the Death Claw!”
Regardless of the variety and model, the combat effectiveness of the Death Claw and the power armor are probably in the same echelon in the wasteland.
The former is better at single combat and more adaptable to complex jungle terrain, while the latter has stronger comprehensive capabilities and has good adaptability to any battlefield environment.
Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully and took note of this advice.
He didn’t think Camp 101 had any reason to offend him, but it would never go wrong to be careful.
After explaining this matter, Yin Fang went back to repair the fuel rod. After
removing the power armor, Chu Guang was about to open the VM to see how his currency recovery plan was going.
However, at this moment, the backpack he had thrown aside suddenly trembled, and a puppet crawled out of it.
Seeing this, Chu Guang was startled and took out the pistol in his pocket.
”Woo woo woo, Master,” the puppet pointed at by the gun showed an aggrieved expression on his face, “Are you going to kill Xiao Qi?”
Hearing the familiar voice package, Chu Guang lowered the muzzle of the gun with a confused look on his face and stared at it.
”What ghost?!”
”I’m not a ghost, I’m Xiao Qi.” The puppet sitting on the table blinked.
Chu Guang: “…”
Seeing that Chu Guang didn’t speak for a long time, Xiao Qi said cautiously.
”Master, are you angry?”
”No.”
Chu Guang sighed and put away the gun in his hand.
He pinched his brows and sorted out his thoughts for a moment. He decided to start with the most concerned question.
”What is this puppet…what is it?”
”It’s a bionic robot. It has precision motor components and rare bionic control components installed on its body. Except for being a little smaller, it is almost no different from a real person!”
The puppet sitting on the table looked at Chu Guang happily, his eyes shining as he spoke.
The vivid facial expression, if you don’t stare at it carefully, does look no different from a real person.
”…Of course, its control program is much rougher than the peripherals, and it even uses the most basic general AI template. Even the facial expression can’t be restored. Xiao Qi simply remade its operating system.”
”From now on! This body is Xiao Qi’s, and the owner can treat it as Xiao Qi! Hehe.”
Looking at the complacent Xiao Qi, Chu Guang showed a surprised expression.
By the way, Yin Fang didn’t even realize that this puppet was a bionic robot just now?
That little girl named Pai is something…
Of course, it may also be because Yin Fang’s attention was all on the lyre at that time.
Chu Guang stared at Xiao Qi and asked seriously.
”Are you sure it is safe?”
Xiao Qi said proudly when he heard this question.
”Don’t worry, master! Xiao Qi not only checked it carefully twice, but also rewrote the underlying logic of the control motor! You can always trust Xiao Qi!”
Chu Guang was relieved a little, but soon he blushed for worrying that a girl would plot against him.
He coughed lightly and changed the subject.
”…What’s the use of this thing?”
Xiao Qi proudly put his hands on his hips.
”Hehe, it’s very useful. In the future, the master can take Xiao Qi with him when he goes out!”
The most important thing is that it finally has its own legs!
No more having to trouble Boss Xia to go up the stairs!
”Even if there is no such thing, you are still by my side, right?” Chu Guang looked at the puppet sitting on the table strangely.
His VM has always been connected to the shelter, and it almost never leaves the signal coverage of the shelter.
Whenever he needs it, it will appear by his side.
”That’s different!” Xiao Qi shook his head like a rattle and said with a confident look.
Although he didn’t know what was different, Chu Guang still believed it.
Anyway, it was just a palm-sized thing, and it wouldn’t be a problem to wear it on the body. It might even be used as a trump card at a critical moment.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door, followed by Ma Ban’s voice.
”Sir, a group of people came outside our camp!”
Chu Guang frowned slightly.
He stood up and walked to the door. He pulled open the curtain of the tent and looked at Ma Ban and asked.
”Who?”
Ma Ban continued quickly.
”They claim to be from the Bugera Free State in the north, and are employed by the ‘Firestone’ Group!”
(End of this chapter)
