Chapter 768 Unexpected Letter
Chapter 768: Unexpected Letters
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was mid-August to early September. The streets of Dawn City unknowingly took on a hint of autumn coolness.
As the weather turned cold, many fashionable residents had already replaced their cool short-sleeved shirts with cotton sweatshirts or leather jackets, partly because it was convenient, and partly because it was cheap.
During this period, cotton and leather were probably the commodities that fell the most in the game.
The products of Baiyue Province were so abundant that it was unimaginable, and the huge labor force of Golden Gallon Port processed them into high-quality and low-priced finished products.
Take belts as an example. The cheapest one only costs 100 gallons, and it is real leather. At most, the source of the exotic species is a little special.
After deducting the gains and losses of tariffs, logistics, etc., it is only 11, 12, or 13 silver coins, which is enough for the middle-class residents of Dawn City to do an hour’s work.
Of course, the residents of Golden Gallon Port did not suffer any loss. Many people did not even have clothes to wear before, but now the streets are full of bicycles that are as fast as the wind.
For the wealthy residents in Dawn City, the choice of clothing tends to be more diversified.
I don’t know when the window of the rattan hut has become a benchmark in the fashion industry, and it has even been exported to the ideal city and even the families of the Willant soldiers.
Perhaps it is the unconscious imitation of the aesthetic preferences of the residents of the shelter by the wastelanders, or perhaps it is the human nature to pursue “mystery”. More and more black silk has appeared on the street, and there are some clothes that are obviously not in line with the background of the times.
There are many eye-catching outfits, but there are also many products that are too outrageous or even hot.
However, in a sense, this “deviant” scene is unexpectedly reasonable in “Wasteland OL”.
After all, the cultural concept of wasteland itself contains the characteristic of “tailoring”.
That is, splicing together a variety of completely different and even contrasting elements, and deconstructing postmodern technological products with primitive social behavior.
For example, iron rifles made of future high-tech water pipes, crossbows made of rifle wreckage, and silk stockings that should be worn on the legs are put on the head, etc. Of course, the latter is a minority, and most of the players who do this are unwilling to show their faces.
A variety of costumes form a beautiful scenery on the busy streets.
I still remember that two years ago, the people here had to use the old-time waste money as cotton wool to keep warm, stuff it into sacks and wrap it around their bodies to keep warm. In
just two years, the wardrobes of the survivors of Dawn City are full of new clothes, and they are even rich enough to think about which clothes and shoes to wear when going out.
When “chips” ruled this land, this wealth that benefited most people was almost unimaginable.
”…I always wonder where the problem with chips is. It stands to reason that there is no difference between chips and silver coins, but the life now is completely unimaginable before.”
Dawn City, a small house by Linghu Lake.
Looking at the quiet garden outside the window and the succulents on the windowsill, Dolly, who was holding her lower chin with both hands, suddenly remembered the past and was filled with thoughts.
She still remembered the humble and tiny wish in the darkness – she wanted to grow a pot of succulents because she heard that it could absorb radiation.
Although later a bad guy told her that it was a trick to deceive children, radiation is not something that can be “absorbed”, but a phenomenon of energy diffusing outward in the form of electromagnetic waves or particles.
If photosynthesis is interpreted as absorbing radiation, theoretically any plant has the effect of absorbing radiation.
It is precisely for this reason that this statement can only be regarded as a trick to deceive children, not a lie.
A truly clever deception does not require lying.
Sitting opposite her, Fang Chang, who was holding a newspaper in his hand, smiled, and his doting eyes were just like Dolly looking at the tender green buds on the windowsill.
”…When you are still exploring the right and wrong of the tools, you have already walked into a dead end.”
He came back three days ago, mainly to deal with some things about Baiyue Company’s listing, such as explaining the use of some funds.
Especially when Baiyue Company expanded its business in Jinjialun Port, which expenses were paid by the company and which were paid by the port authorities, all of which had to be explained one by one.
Fang Chang understood the rigor of the regulatory system. After all, overseas business is the most difficult part to regulate. If it is not strict, the interests of shareholders cannot be guaranteed at all.
For example, the simplest and dumbest method is that they use the money given by shareholders to build the subway, operate it at a loss, and then use a private company to collect subway tickets on their behalf to make a lot of money.
After a set of operations, the residents of Shuguang City can be cut clearly, and the anger can be transferred to the residents of Jinjialun Port – “These stinky rats who have the life to make money but not the life to spend, stole money and put it into the pocket of your grandfather in Shuguang City? Bah, white-eyed rats that can’t be fed, fuck him!”
The manager obviously won’t let this happen.
He had predicted the manager’s prediction and had made clear plans for the finances of Baiyue Company and Niuma Group a long time ago.
Even the account books of the Jinjialun Port authorities recorded clearly where each sum of money was spent and from which account to which account.
But what surprised him was another small thing. It turned out that the person who was working with him was Xiaoyu.
The little girl was still the same as before, always saying what Chu Guang said, and doing things meticulously.
The halo of the blue coat was useless to her. She only had one person in her heart from beginning to end, and she would not be soft-hearted even if she was grateful to others.
The eyes staring at the account book were like a microscope, and some aggressive questions made him sweat.
Especially when it came to why Baiyue Company’s investment in the Moon Clan Resistance Army did not have a specific implementation standard, such as how much money would be given for achieving certain stage goals, he couldn’t help but wipe his sweat and admitted that it was indeed his negligence.
It was also because of the instigation of a group of people on the forum, and the fact that he had taken a large amount of spoils at that time, that he was indeed a little bit arrogant when spending money, or too confident.
He thought that giving money and equipment would produce results, and he even arranged for people to find those guerrillas. Who knew that those idiots would express their own opinions when talking about equality, and would throw away their armor and weapons when fighting, and be treated as wild monsters by NPCs.
To be honest, he really didn’t have any bad intentions when he spent that money, but just wanted to accelerate the changes that were happening in the Borneo Province… using the method he thought was appropriate.
”…Brother Chu doesn’t object to you investing in things you think are worth investing in, but you must explain to the investors what your goals are, how much money you have to spend to achieve this goal, what risks there are, and how much the return is.”
”For this, you need to make a detailed plan, without specifying who will execute each step. You must support the executors in stages, just like the task system, and stop losses in a planned manner.”
”Before seeing this plan, I suggest you don’t leave Dawn City.”
After leaving these three pieces of advice, the girl with a sharp gaze ended the hearing.
Fang Chang, who was sitting in the hearing room, sighed for a long time before getting up and leaving to go home.
It would be great if all the NPCs in this game could be as innocent and full of justice as his lovely Dolly.
There is nothing wrong with a simple sense of justice.
Being too smart is not so cute…
At this moment, Dolly didn’t know that her lover was “praising” her in her heart. She was still thinking about the problem of chips and the report she was writing.
If she knew, she might bite this guy when she came to her senses.
Her fluffy emerald green short hair swayed slightly. Dolly looked at Fang Chang blankly and tilted her head unconsciously.
”Are you saying that there is no problem with the chips?”
Fang Chang thought for a while and said.
”Using something you are familiar with as an example will easily give you a subjective impression. I will use Cr as an example. Do you think Cr is good or bad?”
Dolly frowned her pretty eyebrows slightly and said after thinking for a long time.
”I think… it’s actually pretty good, right?”
The prosperity of the ideal city is obvious to all in the wasteland. It would be a lie to say that Cr is not good.
But she always felt that this bad guy would not be kind enough to ask a simple question, so she was somewhat hesitant when she followed his words.
Fang Chang smiled faintly, without giving any comments, but just talked in a casual tone.
”The essence of Cr is a decentralized currency issued with the total credit of the whole society as an anchor. It can liberate all natural persons in society from the debt relationship of the old era. The smart contract based on quantum algorithm programming guarantees the absolute fairness of transactions. There is no need to rely on the central bank to adjust interest rates. All people participating in social activities will benefit equally from the overall prosperity of society… Doesn’t this sound wonderful?”
”Indeed… So there is nothing wrong with saying that Cr is good, right?” Dolly nodded honestly, looking at him curiously, waiting for him to continue.
Fang Chang took a sip of the coffee on the table and said slowly.
”So what if I tell you that the currency of the Bugera Free State is actually designed after the Cr?”
”Ah?!”
Dolly looked at him in surprise, her mouth wide open unconsciously, “Is that so?! But… why is the Bu Yuan depreciating so dramatically?”
She heard that people there often need a string of zeros to buy things, and the smallest denomination of banknotes is 1,000.
That thing is actually designed after the Cr? !
Appreciating the surprised expression on Dolly’s face, Fang Chang smiled faintly and continued in a teasing tone.
”In fact, it’s not just the Bu Yuan… The S coin that was short-lived in the history of Qingquan City is also a poor imitation of the Cr. You have written a report on that thing, so you should know what it is.”
Dolly nodded in confusion, and her thoughts in her head had not yet recovered from the shocking clues.
She still couldn’t believe that the Bu Yuan and the Cr were essentially the same thing.
Fang Chang continued to talk freely.
”I just mentioned that Cr is a decentralized currency issued with the total social credit as an anchor. In fact, the Bu Yuan is the same thing. However, one difference is that in Bugra, the ‘quantified standard of the total social credit’ is not decentralized, and it is more extreme than traditional currency – even the original precious metal currency, and it is in the hands of a small group of people… If you don’t understand this concept, you can think of it as a pen that signs when you pay for food and drink with a card.”
”Are you saying that the method they used is wrong?” Dolly keenly discovered the problem and opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Hearing this, Fang Chang said with a smile.
”Look at you, I’ve said so much, and you’re still discussing right and wrong – hiss! Don’t use your teeth!”
He had only said half of his words when Dolly had already pounced on him with shame and anger, biting his arm.
She was obviously thinking seriously about this question that she couldn’t figure out, and she was obviously asking for advice seriously, but this guy always interrupted from time to time to show off his superiority in IQ.
This guy is good in everything else, but this is annoying.
He is just a little bit smarter, what’s the big deal!
Still… still… Anyway, there will be times when she rides on his head and steps on his feet!
But when she saw him grimacing in pain, she couldn’t help but hold back some of her strength, blushing and letting go of the arm that was covered with rows of neat teeth marks.
”Who asked you to always tell riddles… Can’t you just answer my confusion?”
Fang Chang didn’t feel any pain at all. After all, players can’t feel excessive pain, and even a little… well, it seems a bit exaggerated to say it out loud.
Out of a humble gentleman’s demeanor, he still rubbed the teeth marks on his arm, pretending to be threatened.
”Well, I’m explaining it well… You always say right or wrong, I’m correcting your idea, how do you know Firestone Group didn’t do it on purpose?”
Dolly looked at him blankly: “… on purpose?”
”Is Firestone Group going to go bankrupt, or are the people in the Free State unable to survive? Their economy is not worse than ours, they were running away while we were still walking. We laugh at them for having to watch a 30-second commercial to open a refrigerator door, but they might be laughing at us for not even having a refrigerator.”
In fact, to be honest, if we really fight with Bugela, even if they don’t pull up the Great Rift Valley, the Alliance will have to spend some effort to defeat them through conventional warfare without using strategic weapons first. At
least be prepared to sacrifice Dawn City.
At least in terms of performance on the northern front, the Hound Special Forces’ combat is not much worse than the 100th Mountain Division. The equipment may be inferior, but the quality of the personnel is obviously higher than the latter.
The Alliance had some minor military frictions with Bugela on the border, but neither side sent out the main force, but was very cautious in testing each other.
He remembered that once, the Alliance sent out androids from Camp 101, which did not belong to the Alliance at that time, and Bugla sent out a third-rate mercenary group that was actually hired by a Weilant officer.
In fact, looking back, that friction was actually a contest between the administrator and Sigma, and a test of each other’s bottom line.
Sigma accurately perceived that the Alliance’s weakness was “weak border control and difficulty in identifying paramilitary forces disguised as refugees”, and Chu Guang also gave a strong response to the pain point of the Free State, that is, “strong and unrestrained individuals will cause huge hidden dangers to the false freedom of the Free State”.
One android can kill a team of 100 people. If a hundred androids or a hundred awakened people who are more troublesome than androids sneak into the Free State…
For Sigma, this was much more intimidating than “destroying a hundred-man team with regular troops on the front battlefield”, and this was the real reason why both sides had been tacitly controlling the scale of the conflict.
The NPCs in this game were like real people, and the more he thought about it, the more so. This was not the first time he thought so.
After a pause, Fang Chang looked at Dolly, who seemed to understand, and continued to speak concisely.
”…So when you discuss whether they are right or wrong, good or bad, you have already walked into a dead end. A gun is faster than a knife, and there are faster guns among guns, but peeling an apple is not necessarily better than a fruit knife.”
”Back to your original question, I can tell you that chips have nothing to do with good or bad, and nothing to do with right or wrong. It is just a tool. The person holding it uses it according to his own understanding of it…including the person who issues the chips and the person who uses the chips, that’s all.”
”As for why the chips are not the same as the silver coins, it is because the guy who raised the chips wanted this effect from the beginning, and he also did what he wanted to do. As for whether he played it too hard or not in the end, that is another story.”
The same is true for Bugela. A series of tools including the Bu Yuan and the board structure are designed based on the ideal city. Like most of the wastelanders in the wasteland, they envy the prosperity of the ideal city.
As for other things in the ideal city, they think they know a lot, but in fact they know nothing.
This led to Bugera’s cyberpunk society – super high technology and extremely low living standards appeared in a settlement at the same time, and everyone was like a hamster running on a tightrope.
This is similar to the Science and Technology Committee, but it is completely different.
It is said that the Social Research Department of the Alliance’s scientific expedition team has established a project to analyze these phenomena, including the current sociological phenomena of the Alliance itself.
However, this is a long-term undertaking that needs to be continued, and it is unrealistic to expect to draw conclusions about the present at the moment.
At this point, he couldn’t help but tease Dolly, who was confused, and the latter was furious and threatening.
”… Just like the vendor who sells you succulents, he is not for your health, nor does he care about radiation or not, but just to make money from your pocket. The difference is that some people know it, and some people don’t… Hiss! Don’t bite it randomly!”
Seeing Dolly jump onto the table like a cat, Fang Chang hurriedly moved the unfinished coffee away, fearing that she would be burned.
However, because he lost a hand, he quickly lost to Dolly’s attack.
When the noise in the room finally ended, Dolly, who was blushing and panting, finally noticed the crumpled newspaper on the table.
”Is this the Survivor’s Daily?” She was surprised, especially when she found that the layout of the newspaper was different from that of the Survivor’s Daily in Dawn City.
Fang Chang spread the newspaper flat, smiled faintly and said,
”Golden Gallon Port Branch… There are more and more survivors standing on the same front as us, and occasionally there will be some eye-catching articles on it.”
He was away from Golden Gallon Port for a long time, and he also needed to use the local newspaper to understand the situation there.
He didn’t expect that in just a few months, the seaport full of slaves and without any hope could actually make such a shocking roar, which really surprised him.
Maybe if they were given a little more time, they could really catch up with the ship to the new world.
In fact, in addition to giving money, he also helped them cultivate some talents.
For example, Yodu, who worked as a secretary in the Governor’s Office, was a moderate reformist with good ability.
Including Laxi, the director of the Civil Defense Office, who has both courage and execution, and the ability to accept new things. Although his words and deeds are a bit rough, it is not a big problem. And objectively speaking, he has contributed to the successful transformation of Jingalon Port.
After all, nothing is more intimidating to the old nobles than a Moon Clan member holding a gun, especially this guy is cruel to others and his own people.
In order to survive, the old nobles even work harder to please the alliance than the new class.
After all, they are also afraid that if they complain too much, the alliance will turn a blind eye. Although the people of the alliance are reasonable and disciplined, the dogs raised by the alliance are obviously not.
This guy is a promising talent, and it is better to put him in the office to polish his character.
No matter what kind of mess he wants to be, he should not write his thoughts on his face.
This is the basic skill of politics.
If he doesn’t practice well, that guy is destined to be the head of a militia in his life.
”Red Soil… This article is well written. It doesn’t look like it was written by someone who just learned to write.” Dolly read the article from beginning to end, and her face became more and more surprised, even delighted.
Perhaps the “Survivor Daily” in Dawn City can also quote this article.
No –
this doesn’t seem to be an article, but more like the preface of a long collection of essays.
As one of the earliest employees of the “Survivor Daily” and the editor who discovered the literary treasure “Awakener Bol”, she keenly realized that this collection of essays called “Red Soil” has the potential to be no less than the former.
The survivors who suffered in this wasteland are not only Bol in Boulder City, but also L in White Elephant City!
She heard the voice that struck her soul, and she believed that others must have heard it, especially the members of the Workers’ Union who had experienced that change!
They have ended the wasteland around them, but the wider wasteland has not ended yet.
She believes that the partners who united at that time will not only be satisfied with today’s ribs and beer, but will also be willing to help those who are also suffering!
At least some people will!
For example, Sberg and others.
”I want to write a column for him!” Dolly’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Fang Chang and said, “More people should hear the voices there, instead of just enjoying the cheap goods provided to us by the local survivors… No, to be exact, this is also for our own benefit. If we let them continue to be exploited by the slave owners, our interests will eventually be damaged, right? At that time, silver coins will become another kind of bargaining chip, just like what you just said.”
Dolly stared at Fang Chang with a sharp gaze as she spoke. The appearance of the little clever ghost was nothing like the silly and cute one hour ago.
It can only be said that he is worthy of being a guy from Boulder City. His nose is made of rebellious bones. If you say this to anyone other than the residents of Shelter No. 404 in Dawn City, you will be cursed by your whole family.
Fang Chang smiled faintly, but did not deny her statement.
”Congratulations, when most people are still in the previous version, you have already entered the next version in advance. What I mean is… the problem you mentioned does exist, and it is what we plan to do in the next stage.”
”As early as the industrial era before the prosperous era, it has been proven that unilateral bloodsucking is unsustainable. Unequal relationships will eventually collapse after reaching a critical point… Whether it is the relationship between people or the relationship between different settlements. The series of measures we adopted in a specific period can only delay the arrival of the critical point and gain space for more flexible decision-making.”
”We only have two choices in the end. Either set up a protection zone similar to Singularity City to isolate the Borneo Province from the mainstream society while observing and waiting for new progress. Or push them to board the ship of the New World and participate in the discussion of how to end the wasteland era. This is a huge agenda.”
His plan for Jingalon Port is a “secondary industrial base”, and Borneo Province is a supply base for human resources and minerals, but if it can become a huge consumer market, he will also be happy to see it.
Not only because it is more beneficial to Baiyue Company, but also because he does not want to stand on the opposite side of other settlements and survivors in the alliance.
The war of the Sticky Community against the Haiya Province actually concealed some problems.
Dawn City and Boulder City can be fully fed with military supplies and logistics orders alone. The entire Sticky Community is paying money to the settlements in the Valley Province, and the residents of the Valley Province can use the money from the Sticky Community to buy the consumption they need from other regions.
When the war is over, or the expansion of the alliance slows down, or a new crisis breaks out, some of the problems that were originally shelved will inevitably surface. The reason
why the administrator chose to approve the listing plan of Baiyue Company at this time must be because of this consideration.
As a T0 player on the server, I must let my camp boss have cards to play.
Thinking about this in my heart, Fang Chang suddenly smiled and said.
”It seems that you are not the only one who thinks that this article is well written. I actually think so too… What do you think about including it in the textbooks of Golden Gallon Port?”
”That’s a good idea!” Dolly’s eyes sparkled, and she continued in a melodious voice like a lark, “Compared to the textbooks we gave them, it is indeed their own stories that can resonate more with their compatriots. They need their own symbols and totems!”
”Haha, let’s do it!”
In just a few seconds, Fang Chang decided on this matter.
That night, after completing the report that Xiaoyu requested, he took the time to send a telegram to the Governor’s Office of Golden Gallon Port, instructing them to include “Red Soil” in the Golden Gallon textbooks.
Now it is no longer the time when the Burning Legion just landed in Golden Gallon Port. It takes two or three days to send a battle report to Dawn City, and a round trip battle is over.
Information infrastructure is also part of infrastructure. The Alliance’s communication base stations and roads and railways have always been carried out simultaneously. By setting up multiple signal transfer stations, the telegrams of Dawn City can bypass interference and be sent directly to Golden Gallon Port.
After the submarine cable was laid, it was no problem to make phone calls or even video calls.
Not long after, he received a reply telegram from the governor’s secretary, Yodu.
However, what Fang Chang did not expect was that the reply was not only about localized teaching materials, but also mentioned Laxi.
[…The Jinjialun Port Educators Association is organizing public school teachers to write teaching materials that meet the needs of local survivors. They have noticed the articles that appear in the survivors’ daily newspaper. Not only “Red Soil”, many articles have been recommended by local teachers and external teachers. I will continue to pay attention to the progress of related work for you. ]
[In addition, there is one more thing. Affected by the expeditionary force’s series of poor performances in the Ten Peaks Mountain, the Jinjialun youth were excited after learning that the empire planned to send more cannon fodder to the front line, and they all despised the empire’s actions. Recently, representatives from all walks of life have submitted petitions, hoping that the Jinjialun authorities will refuse to return the Gray Wolf Army prisoners of war, or at least let those who voluntarily stay… They are worried that the young people we let go will be sent to the front line as consumables by the empire in exchange for compensation. 】
【The public is not only excited from all walks of life, but also from within the authorities. Lacy, the director of the Civil Defense Office, submitted his resignation letter this morning, along with nearly 30 middle-level and grassroots officers of the militia. I tried to retain them, but they were determined to leave. I have no right to deal with this matter. I can only report this matter to you and let you decide. 】
Resignation is okay? !
I didn’t expect that guy to be so irritable. Fang Chang was also surprised and stunned for a long time.
The resignation letter was attached to the bottom of the telegram. He didn’t stop and continued to read along the telegram.
Although the one posted here is not the original, he believes that Yodu will not fool him on such a big thing.
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Dear Mr. Fang Chang, I am grateful for your promotion. Without you, I would not be who I am today. At the same time, please give my regards to Mr. Administrator. I know he has always been concerned about the affairs of the wasteland and has been watching us.
However, I am just a rough man. Although I can recognize a few words, I can’t say anything nice. But I believe you know my loyalty, and I will follow every one of your orders. I
have no choice but to submit this resignation now, all because those guys in the north are really bastards!
I hate them for not fighting and wasting the money and food you sponsored, and I hate them for being cowardly and making people in and outside the Borneo Sea laugh at them, and I hate them for wasting the lives of my compatriots!
When all the tribes in Xilan are disappointed, the survivors of Borneo Province will never have a chance to make a comeback. It’s not too late now, and the resistance army is not doomed. I must come out!
If you think I’m reckless, just give me an order and I will return my life to you, and I will never make things difficult for you. If you are willing to let me go north to save the nation, I will never neglect you when I succeed! I, Laxi, will always be your subordinate. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west!
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After reading the resignation letter over and over again twice, Fang Chang couldn’t say a word. It took him a long time to squeeze out a word “good guy”.
He wrote this thing himself?!
(End of this chapter)
