Chapter 367 After all, it is something from Ideal City, so it is expensive for a reason
Chapter 367 After all, it is something from Ideal City, so it is expensive for a reason.
[7. Fixed a few bugs…]
After reading the update announcement,
Ye Wei roughly summarized the content of the announcement. In short, more bionic prostheses have been launched.
Some are imported from Boulder City.
Some are imported from Ideal City.
In addition, a new and more advanced title of “Apprentice Knight” has been released.
With A Guang’s character, it goes without saying that he will definitely create “Intermediate Knight” and “Advanced Knight” later. Is
this going to COS the Brotherhood of Steel?
However, it doesn’t matter what the title is. This thing is just a gimmick like the membership level of Penguin.
Even if you get the title of “Duke” or “Emperor” in the game, what’s the problem?
You are not a real emperor.
The key is to see what benefits A Guang gives.
”1,000 square meters of land, and the right to purchase power armor… Damn!”
”When did Gou Guang become so generous!?”
After reading the permissions of the new contribution level, Ye Wei, who was sitting in front of the computer, was stunned.
He wanted to stand up, go back to the bedroom, put on his helmet and go to the game to see what the updated power armor in the NPC store looked like.
However, after seeing the requirement of 100,000 contribution points, he immediately leaned back on the computer chair like a deflated ball.
100,000…
It is equivalent to doubling the threshold of “senior citizen”!
How long will it take to grind for this?
Ye Wei remembered that his contribution points were about 80,000, which was already the top level in the server. Lao Bai might be slightly higher than him, but not much higher.
This means that if he wants to reach the threshold of the knight title, it is equivalent to grinding out two more intermediate citizens (10,000 contribution points).
[Kneeling to Brother Guang to come up with a function of exchanging silver coins for contributions! QAQ]
Although he knew that this kind of function that destroys “balance” would not appear in “Wasteland OL”, Ye Wei still typed this line of words on the screen and posted it in the comment area below the update announcement.
However, what he didn’t expect was that there were suddenly a hundred more likes.
Ye Wei was shocked.
Good guy.
I’m just complaining.
Do you have so many silver coins?
At this time, a shout floated from the living room outside the study.
”Brother, it’s noon! Time to order takeout!”
”Right away.”
”What are you looking at?”
Quietly sneaking into the study and walking behind the brother, Ye Jiu curiously leaned close to the screen to take a look, but did not see anything he shouldn’t see.
It seemed to be just a very ordinary web page.
”Just updated the Beta0.3 version… By the way, you don’t pay attention to the forum?” Ye Wei said casually.
”What’s there to pay attention to.” Ye Jiu was puzzled.
”… Forget it, it’s better not to pay attention to it.”
Although he wanted to say that the forum is the main body of “Wasteland OL”, thinking of those strange chat contents, he suddenly felt that it was good that his sister was not interested in that forum.
”Brother.”
”Why.”
”By the way, why can’t I go online during the day.” Suddenly talking about the game, Ye Jiu, who had finally made up his mind not to think about the things in the game, was tempted again and said pitifully.
”Because the game characters also need to sleep.”
There is nothing wrong with this setting.
Although he is already an adult, Ye Wei also thinks that there is nothing wrong with limiting the online time. After all, if everyone can be online 24 hours a day, then the game will eventually become a contest between the hardcore players.
”Damn…”
Ye Wei looked at his sister strangely.
”By the way, don’t you not play games?”
Ye Jiu blinked.
”Huh? Did I say that?”
Looking at his sister who was pretending to be stupid, Ye Wei rolled his eyes.
”…Okay, I didn’t say that.”
He was in no mood to argue with his sister at the moment. He just wanted to wait for Brother Fang Chang to understand the version.
But speaking of it, Fang Chang has been very mysterious recently. He only goes online at noon every day, and no one knows what he does in the game.
Ye Wei picked up his phone and checked in the Niuma group.
It happened.
As soon as he clicked in, Fang Chang’s message popped up.
And it was two in a row.
”Beta0.3 version is out! I just saw the update!”
”Fuck! Power armor! Brother Guang is awesome!”
Ye Wei was not the only one squatting in the group.
But it seems that the focus of everyone in the group is not on the game.
Kuangfeng: “Twelve o’clock.”
Quitting Smoking: “Was it eleven-thirty yesterday?”
Lao Bai: “Strange, usually this guy is the first to show up when the version is updated, but today he is the last to know. (Smirk)”
Killing Dagger: “Brother Fang Chang, how is the battle on Reach?”
WC Really Has Mosquitoes: “When are you planning to get married? (Funny)”
All the good names are given to dogs: “Have you thought of a name for your child? (Funny)”
Fang Chang: “???”
”Get lost, I’m just doing a mission in Boulder City, what are you thinking about?”
Doing missions is fine.
Ye Wei smiled like an auntie and sent a funny emoticon package.
”I almost believed it!”
Fang Chang didn’t seem to intend to continue to dwell on this issue and quickly changed the subject.
”I just took a look at the post on the forum… Let’s just say the conclusion directly. The focus of this update should be on the communication between the Alliance and various forces.”
Quitting Smoking: “Communication?”
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes: “Is this communication you are talking about serious? (Smirk)”
WC Really Has Mosquitoes: “In-depth? (Funny)”
Fang Chang: “Get lost, you old turtle! I’m talking about serious things, what are you thinking about? Anyway, after the end of the ‘Northern Expedition’, the main threat to the region has been lifted, and the Alliance should not use military force against other countries in the short term. Life profession players and trade competition will become the mainstream gameplay.”
Lao Bai: “Combat profession players have become the younger brother of the version again? (Curious)”
Fang Chang: “That’s not the case. Although they have left the center of the stage, combat profession players are still much stronger in the new version. Not only have NPC shops released a large number of bionic prosthetic equipment, but even power armor has been released.”
”Corresponding to this, there are new maps with a higher risk factor. For example, the downtown area we explored before, the evolved bodies there are difficult to defeat simply by relying on the abilities of the awakeners, but if they are equipped with bionic prosthetics and high-level exoskeleton equipment, the situation will be completely different.”
”However, compared with the large-scale group battles in the previous version, the new version may place more emphasis on team cooperation and personal adventure. This may be a bit difficult for players who rely too much on equipment and don’t pay attention to leveling up. It will take a lot of time to adapt to the new version.”
”At present, I am still about 20,000 points away from 100,000 contribution points. My suggestion is to find some high-contribution-point tasks to do and raise the contribution level to the apprentice knight as soon as possible. The contribution level only meets the purchase threshold. As for whether the store has it, that is another question.”
”Don’t forget the five-type exoskeleton. There are many players who can’t buy it even though the purchase conditions are met…”
Fang Chang, who was lying on the bed, poked the screen with his fingers and input his understanding of the version into his mobile phone while thinking. He
wrote one or two thousand words.
Seeing that the attention of the group members finally shifted from himself to the new version, Fang Chang breathed a sigh of relief and threw his mobile phone aside.
Every time he went offline, he had to spend a few minutes to adapt to the difference between offline and online.
Especially recently.
The “withdrawal reaction” seemed to be aggravated.
His eyes unconsciously fell on the helmet on the bedside table, and Fang Chang suddenly had a strange idea in his mind.
It would be great if the operator whose name he didn’t know was willing to disassemble the AI in the game and sell it separately.
Maybe it will be more popular than the game…
”Bionic companion?”
”Although it’s a bit useless in the game, in real life… it would be nice to buy a robot that takes care of daily life.”
Not only can it help with housework, it’s also pleasing to the eye.
But I probably won’t see it in my lifetime.
Smiling and shaking his head, Fang Chang gave up this unrealistic idea and decided to forget about the things in the game for a while.
Sitting up from the bed, he looked at the midday sunlight outside the window and muttered softly.
”It’s not until six in the evening that the wasteland gets light.”
”Let’s go out for a walk…”
…
Wasteland world, shelter B4 floor.
Chu Guang, sitting in front of the computer, browsed the players’ replies under the update comment area with a happy smile on his face.
Many players have shown great interest in the prosthetic transformation function introduced in the new version.
Some plan to get themselves a mantis knife, some plan to install a grenade launcher on their hands, and some plan to install a rocket slot on their shoulders.
It has to be said that these players’ imaginations are not ordinary, but they are a bit wasteful of resurrection coins.
In addition, there were some not-so-serious bad ideas, which Chu Guang saw but pretended not to see, and selectively ignored.
At this time, a pop-up window of a communication request suddenly flashed on the VM.
Seeing that the call was from Boss Xia, Chu Guang reached out and pressed the button to connect, and the fiery red hair soon appeared on the screen.
Unlike the usual mercenary outfit, Xia Yan was wearing a cool T-shirt and lying on the soft bedding.
VM itself does not have a video call function, and needs to be connected to an external device. The camera is probably placed on the pillow.
Since it was the first time to use this function, Xia Yan was not very skilled in operation. Her face was very close to the camera, almost filling up the screen.
”Are you going to show me your nostrils?” Chu Guang joked, and took a screenshot, intending to keep it to tease her later.
Xia Yan’s cheeks turned red, and she immediately moved away from the camera.
When she moved her face away from the camera, Chu Guang could see clearly where she lived.
The video shows a double dormitory, which is about 20 square meters in size, not too big or too small, with a compact layout and even a separate bathroom.
Xiaoyu’s clothes are hanging on the hanger, and the two should be roommates.
This is obviously not the container-style house produced by the New Alliance itself. Chu Guang speculated that it should be the barracks of Camp 101.
It can be seen that Camp 101 attaches great importance to the students sent by the Alliance. Although the conditions in Xizhou City are difficult, they still took out their own good things.
Seeing this scene, Chu Guang was also a little relieved.
It seems that the tuition fee of 10,000 yuan this year has not been wasted, and his assistance to them has not been given in vain.
”How do you feel about the new environment? Are you used to the life there?”
”It’s okay. It’s definitely not comparable to the shelter, but it’s not too bad. Anyway, I’m not picky about where I live. I just feel that there are so few things to eat… It’s much more deserted than in Dawn City.”
Seeing Xia Yan’s depressed look, Chu Guang couldn’t help but smile and said.
”It will get better. After a while, we will open a few stores in Camp 101, and then you will have a place to spend the living expenses in your pocket.”
”Really?” Xia Yan’s eyes lit up, and she couldn’t help swallowing her saliva, and asked excitedly, “Can we open a barbecue stall here too?”
”Yes… But don’t just think about eating, it’s not like we’re going on a picnic,” Chu Guang said with a smile, “By the way, what courses did you choose?”
”Mechanical engineering!” Xia Yan, lying in front of the pillow, raised her lips proudly, “My best skill is modifying machinery, and I plan to develop in this area in the future!”
”Can you understand it?” Chu Guang asked curiously.
”Classes will start tomorrow! I just got a textbook today… But to be honest, those things look really difficult, I didn’t understand them after reading for a long time.” When saying this, Xia Yan couldn’t help but have a trace of worry on her face.
Although she was determined to become stronger, she didn’t have much confidence in her heart that she could definitely learn those complicated things.
After all, she didn’t have Xiaoyu’s talent, nor was she as young as that child. Just because I have been exposed to guns and various machine parts since I was a child, I have better hands-on skills.
However, in the face of higher knowledge, that little hands-on skills and practical experience are not worth mentioning.
”… There is definitely a difference between professional knowledge and practical experience. It is normal to feel difficult, but I believe you can definitely master it.”
”You say it as if you know a lot.” Xia Yan couldn’t help rolling her eyes, but the trusting look and encouraging words still made her feel warm in her heart.
”If I knew this, would you need to learn it?” Chu Guang said with a smile, “Speaking of which, where’s Xiaoyu? Why didn’t I see her?”
”She’s already asleep. The little girl was just talking about you. I wanted to call her, but I was afraid to disturb you at work.” Xia Yan said in a teasing tone.
”Then why are you still turning on the lights?”
Chu Guang subconsciously lowered his voice, but soon noticed that she was wearing headphones.
”It’s okay, anyway, when we are in the shelter, we also sleep with the lights on.” Xia Yan said indifferently.
”…”
This guy really treats the electricity bill as if it’s free.
But thinking of the power consumption of the incubator, Chu Guang didn’t care about that little energy consumption.
Seeing that Chu Guang didn’t speak, Xia Yan continued.
”She chose mathematics and economic management. These two courses seem to be unpopular. Pai’s master plans to teach her personally.”
At this point, Xia Yan suddenly remembered something.
”Oh, I almost forgot. Pai asked me to tell you a good news.”
Hearing this, Chu Guang immediately became energetic.
”Has the VM matter come to fruition?”
Xia Yan nodded.
”Well, the manager of Shelter No. 101 agreed very readily, but the other party put forward a condition.”
Chu Guang asked immediately.
”What condition?”
Xia Yan said.
”The man said that he wants to meet with you.”
…
At the entrance of Shelter No. 101.
There are only a few barracks left of the original place.
In addition to the production facilities and research facilities, which will take some time to move away, most people can’t wait to return to the surface.
As the administrator of the archives, Ivan is likely to be the last one to leave here.
Before returning to the surface, he needs to sort out the information in the archives by category, so as to ensure that he will not be in a hurry after arriving in the new environment.
Fortunately, he recently accepted a young apprentice, who should be able to help him a lot.
Of course, before that, there is another important thing…
In the archives.
The white-haired old man sat at the desk, quietly flipping through the “Observation Diary” written by his apprentice.
Since there are many abstract stick drawings mixed in it, it takes a little time to fully understand it.
It seems that Pai, who was standing aside, also realized this problem. She was not idle either, and described her experiences in Dawn City vividly.
Including how people there smelted garbage into steel, how they cut wood into furniture, and how they extracted fuel from plants…
She was so dry that she made a final summary.
”In short, although it’s very backward, it’s a very interesting place! Unlike other wastelanders, they not only adapt to the wasteland, but also transform the land under their feet!”
”I heard that it was a wasteland a year ago, but now there are not only endless farmland, but also very large stations and trains… Xiaoyu showed me the old photos, it’s incredible!”
Looking at the apprentice gesturing with his hands, Ivan smiled and teased.
”A bowl of shaved ice bought you?”
”How is it possible! But but, the shaved ice with jam is really delicious! The taste is absolutely amazing! And not only shaved ice, but also many things I haven’t seen!” Pai said with sparkling eyes. After all
, she is still at the age of playing.
But it is precisely because of this that, through her perspective, I can see some places that ordinary people will not notice.
Perhaps, this is also the reason why the pioneers intend to send her there.
Ivan smiled and put down the “Observation Diary” in his hand that he didn’t understand very well.
”Really? I’ll go try it some other day.”
”Sure! I’ll take you there!” Pai said excitedly, already eager to share the treasure shop she found with her master.
”Maybe later, I have to finish the work at hand first…”
After a pause, Ivan continued, “Can you tell me about their manager? What kind of person is he?”
”Hmm…”
Hearing this question, Pai stroked her chin and pondered for a while, as if struggling with how to describe it.
But at this moment, her eyes suddenly lit up and she spoke.
”Although it’s hard to explain it in a few words…but I feel that he is a very easy-going person.”
”Easy to get along with?”
”Yeah!” Pai nodded and said happily, “Although he is a manager, he is completely different from our managers…How should I put it, he doesn’t have that distant feeling.” A
very distant feeling…
Ivan was slightly stunned, and then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
Although it was a very abstract description, he could understand what his students wanted to express.
The blue jackets in Shelter 101 often call themselves “mentors”, but the residents of Camp 101 rarely call themselves students. Instead, they regard themselves as “people under protection” and regard the residents of Shelter 101 as “pioneers” and “masters”.
The emotions contained in this are not only gratitude for enlightenment and protection, but also a kind of worship.
Not only worship of knowledge, but also worship of identity, etc.
This kind of belief and awe in a religious sense will inevitably produce some sense of distance.
Even though he can feel that the pioneers are actually trying their best to avoid this, even if he himself can realize where the problem is, he still can’t avoid it.
”…No wonder the pioneers want to talk to him.” Ivan sighed softly.
He suddenly became more curious about the man.
Let’s visit him another day.
…
The next day.
Luca, who returned from Boulder City, gave an inaugural speech at Changjiu Farm, swore his loyalty to the Alliance, and officially served as the mayor of Dawn City.
This was nothing new to the residents of Dawn City, as they had known Old Luca for a long time.
However, for the merchants and mercenaries from other places, this was big news.
After all, Old Luca’s identity is no secret. Many people have heard that he was a serf of Brown Farm.
That night,
in a tavern on North Street,
a group of merchants from Boulder City gathered at a wooden table, drinking and talking about what happened today.
”I heard that the new mayor of Dawn City is a serf.”
”Serf? Can he manage such a large settlement?”
”Who knows? But I don’t think highly of him. What does a farmer know? Can he read the account book clearly?”
”But he was appointed by those blue coats after all… Those smart people will not make mistakes, right?”
”Haha, smart people? Smart people will end up being ground rats? They ruined this place like this. Don’t think too highly of those people. They are just a group of cowards hiding in caves.” A bearded merchant said with a burp.
”Hush… keep your voice down, this is not Boulder City.”
Noticing that some people were looking at this place with unfriendly eyes, the young merchant sitting next to him quickly pulled his drunk companion and told him to shut up.
They are here to do business, not to cause trouble.
In the corner of the tavern, Sun Shiqi listened to the discussion of the group of people, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Seeing the expression on his face, Zhou Nan, who was sitting opposite him, couldn’t help but smile and said.
”Haven’t you heard about this?”
”Well… I just came back from the south.” Sun Shiqi nodded.
Half a month ago, he took a truck of cheap arms to Jinchuan Province and exchanged 100 tons of grain from the farmers there. He arrived in Dawn City this afternoon and missed the inaugural speech of the Lord of Dawn City.
However, he knew that Luca.
It seems that a long time ago, the old man was helping the manager of Shelter No. 404.
First he was in charge of the warehouse, then he was in charge of the Changjiu Farm, and he seemed to have been in charge of the incorporation of the Brown Farm. His resume was not bad.
But he didn’t expect that the manager would be so bold as to put a “lower person” who had been a serf in the position of the city lord.
And it was the capital of the new alliance, Dawn City.
He didn’t have any prejudice in his heart, but rather some admiration. After all, he himself was a survivor of humble origins, and he was still dealing in some rags last fall.
Even if it was a show, they did a good job.
At least it was much more sincere than the Red River Alliance created by the mine owner and the bosses of the Chamber of Commerce.
Looking at the group of merchants from Boulder City who paid the bill and left, Sun Shiqi suddenly remembered something and said.
”Speaking of which, there seem to be a lot more merchants coming here from Boulder City recently.”
Not only here.
He had seen a lot of them at the trading post before.
Although there were merchants from Boulder City who came here before, they didn’t come many, at least not like now, when you just sit in a tavern and you can see those guys whose noses are so high that they want to be lifted to the sky.
”Because you probably haven’t heard about the loan of 200 million chips… A few days ago, Boulder City Bank lent a large sum of money to the New Alliance as compensation for the Alliance’s abandonment of Qingquan City’s airspace.” Zhou Nan said with a smile.
I heard that there are other hidden secrets.
But that’s all he knows.
”200 million?!” Sun Shiqi widened his eyes in surprise, “Is Boulder City Bank crazy?”
”I don’t know whether it’s crazy or not, but that’s the fact,” Zhou Nan said in a teasing tone after taking a sip of cold beer, “Yesterday, House of “Boulder City Voice” was still mocking on the radio, saying that now the entire Boulder City factory is serving Dawn City, willing to be a group of country bumpkins’ servants… Although they look down on their poor neighbors in the northern suburbs, their bodies are very honest.”
Sun Shiqi couldn’t help laughing.
”Understand, who would have a problem with silver coins?”
Zhou Nan said with emotion.
”Yes… the market here is unimaginably vast, especially since the people from the enterprise came here these two days. Although I don’t know what they are going to do, the good things they brought from the Ideal City have made the nobles in the entire inner city jealous.”
Hearing this, Sun Shiqi couldn’t help but be moved.
”Do you have a way to get those things?”
Zhou Nan shook his head with regret.
”It would be great if I had that way. I tried, but the people from the enterprise didn’t do business with us at all… I don’t know what benefits those blue coats gave them. This batch of goods is completely monopolized by the shelter.”
”Then can we buy it from the shelter?” Sun Shiqi asked hurriedly.
”Yes, but the price is not cheap,” Zhou Nan nodded, “I understand that the price of a bionic kidney is 600,000 silver coins.”
”600,000 silver coins?!” Sun Shiqi’s eyes widened in surprise, “Are you crazy?!”
”After all, it’s something from the Ideal City, and it’s expensive for a reason. Think about those nobles in the inner city who have too many chips to spend, and you won’t think it’s expensive. A perfect liver and kidney can make you live twenty years longer, and you don’t have to worry about being drained by alcohol and sex… I want to change one for myself.” When Zhou Nan said this, his face was full of envy.
One transaction can make more than double the profit.
This business is simply too easy to do!
”…I want to know more about what the enterprise has gained from the New Alliance.” Sun Shiqi’s face was also full of envy, but more of it was curiosity.
Even if it was a sign of “friendly partner”, these people from the enterprise were a little too good to the New Alliance.
Zhou Nan shrugged.
”Who knows? It’s probably some incredible weapon or a priceless black box?”
”My imagination is not good enough, so this is all I can think of.”
(End of this chapter)
