Chapter 87: Steel Plant No. 81 and “Exclusive Mission”
Chapter 87 Steel Plant No. 81 and “Exclusive Mission”
Several small players quickly stood up, fearing that they were late. Looking at these “European Emperors”, there was a voice of envy around them.
”Envy!”
”Damn! Why doesn’t my Gwent tavern work!”
”Maybe the manager doesn’t know how to play Landlord next time.”
”It’s already 2340, how can there be no big bird spinning around in the bar? It doesn’t make sense at all.”
It was snowing all day, but the surroundings were very lively.
At this time, the few players who gathered in front of the map finally confirmed their positions and started chattering.
”Oh, Teng Teng’s hut is right next to the resurrection point! Nice!”
”My butcher shop is so close to the granary, cool.”
”Fuck! Why is my goblin chemical factory on the outside!” Mosquito looked at the map with a look of wanting to cry but not being able to.
Chu Guang glanced at him and laughed in his heart.
The outside?
It’s good that I didn’t arrange you outside the wall!
As we all know, the chemical industry is a high-risk industry, especially the one making gunpowder. It doesn’t matter if people are killed in the explosion, but it would be a huge loss if the house next door is also blown up.
Chu Guang will ask Luca to pay attention to the amount of raw materials used by this [Goblin Industry] and the daily output, and control the stock of dangerous goods within a safe range.
If the outpost is expanded in the future, he will also consider moving it out.
[Yaer I want to go to the toilet] and [Ward’s athlete’s foot who Levin] stared at the map, with confused expressions on their faces. The
two players had no objection to the location of the steel workshop. Although the location was close to the south gate, it was close to the main road and the way to the warehouse was convenient. However. The location of their workshop on the map was marked with a question mark by a pencil, which made them confused.
Brother Tosuo raised his head and looked at the manager.
”Master Manager, please ask… what does the question mark on the map mean?”
Brother Levin also nodded and asked.
”Yes, yes, I don’t understand.”
The question mark certainly means that there are tasks to be accepted.
Unexpectedly, these two little players even forgot this common sense. Chu Guang cleared his throat and spoke with a serious expression.
”Steel is the top priority for the outpost to start industrialization. Your hard work has triggered a hidden mission. Of course, this mission is optional, and you have the right to choose whether to accept it.”
Hidden mission!
The two little players’ eyes lit up instantly, and the players next to them also cast envious glances.
”200 square meters of land, and there is a hidden mission!”
”Fuck!”
”This is too cool!”
Brother Ce Suo’s hands trembled with excitement.
”Mr. Manager, we are willing!”
Brother Levin also nodded vigorously.
”That’s right! I am willing too!”
With a barely detectable arc at the corner of his mouth, Chu Guang reached out and handed over a long-prepared mission book –
or contract.
”Take a look before you make a decision.”
…
[Mission: Industrial Fire (optional)]
[Description: In order to stimulate the increase in steel production capacity of the outpost and to improve the efficiency of scrap metal smelting, the chief manager of the shelter issued an instruction and was willing to use a budget of 2,000 silver coins to support the research and development of steelmaking technology.
If the budget support is accepted, the steel workshop will be upgraded to a joint-venture steel plant. The shelter will hold 80% of the shares of the steel plant, and the founder will hold 20%.
The founder only needs to pay 50 silver coins as registered capital to set up a special enterprise account to receive budget subsidies.
The funds in the enterprise account cannot be withdrawn directly, but can be used to purchase materials from the warehouse, entrust the warehouse to issue scavenging and exploration rewards, and can be used to pay the wages of employees under 4 people.
For hourly wages of less than 1 silver coin and working hours less than 12 hours, only registration is required. If it exceeds, it needs to be reviewed by the manager.
When the funds in the enterprise account are greater than 2,000 silver coins, you can apply for dividends on part of the profits. No tax is required for dividends of less than 1,000 silver coins within a month. Dividends greater than 1,000 and less than 10,000 silver coins are subject to 4%, and greater than 10,000 silver coins are subject to 8%, and the specific implementation tax rate will fluctuate with the policy.
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【Notes:
1. For the detailed rules on fund use, please refer to the “Enterprise Account Management Rules”. If there is any phenomenon of using the rules to siphon funds, the violating account will be fined at least 200% of the amount and at most be permanently sent back to the underground.
2. After accepting the task, a series of exclusive tasks and orders will be triggered. The reward types include but are not limited to equipment, money, contribution points, budget subsidies, land and shares. If you give up, you must meet specific conditions before you can trigger it again.
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Is it a small workshop or a large factory?
If it were in reality, this question might have to be considered seriously.
However, in the game…
this is a hidden task!
Although the budget cannot be directly withdrawn from the account, it is also 2,000 silver coins! Using 50 silver coins for the right to use 2,000 silver coins is not a loss no matter how you think about it. Without even
a second of hesitation, Brother Ce Suo and Brother Levin took on the task without hesitation, and happily signed their long list of IDs on the task book.
The main responsible person is registered as [Ward’s athlete’s foot who Levin]. After the two discussed, they each held 11% and 9% of the shares.
”Dear manager, what is the name of our steel plant?”
Chu Guang was naturally unwilling to do such a troublesome thing.
”You can decide for yourselves.” You can
even name it yourself!
The two players’ eyes lit up and they immediately got together to discuss.
”How about Laiyang Steel Plant? This name is awesome!”
”Pfft, what if someone sues for infringement after the game is publicly tested? Let’s change it to Later!”
”Later, it won’t have the same flavor.”
”Don’t waste time, think of one quickly, don’t let the NPC wait!”
”No. 81, this number is auspicious.”
”Okay!”
Just like that, the first steel plant in Shelter No. 404-“Steel Plant No. 81” was officially established.
And Brother Ce Suo and Brother Levin also unlocked their first exclusive task-“Customize a set of armor for the manager’s KV-1 exoskeleton!”
The mission requirements are very simple. The total weight of the armor is less than 200 kilograms, and it can protect the wearer from light weapons fire from the front without affecting mobility.
In addition, there are some detailed requirements, such as the thickness of the breastplate is required to be greater than 10mm and less than 20mm, and it can be disassembled and replaced after damage.
As for the mission reward, it is as high as 200 silver coins!
That’s 200 silver coins!
How many people can’t even take out two digits in their pockets after buying equipment!
After the news spread, the entire outpost base was instantly in an uproar.
”My giao, isn’t the reward of 200 silver coins too high?!” The
one who spoke was Brother Mosquito.
After dividing the land, the manager went back to the third floor of the sanatorium and sat down, while the players who had been busy all day squatted on the first floor to eat.
He was quite excited that the renamed [Goblin Industry] was approved, but compared with those two sand sculpture steel mills, it was simply a younger brother.
Brother Scrambled Eggs also looked envious.
”Compared to 200 silver coins, I think the budget of 2,000 silver coins is more outrageous! Life professional players are getting epic enhancements, but why am I not the one getting enhanced, damn!”
Several players from the cattle and horse group were also nearby. Ye Shi, who was holding a bowl and eating lamb horns, said with a chuckle.
”The manager said that there are no prey to slaughter now, so you should go dig trenches.”
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes: “You’re crying. Can I change the business purpose? Can I secretly set up a stove and open a restaurant?”
Kuangfeng: “There are risks. You should apply for it. It is said that changing the use of land will be reclaimed and even fined.”
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes: “Woo woo woo.” Fang Chang,
who was watching from the side, couldn’t help but interrupt.
”Actually, it’s not as outrageous as you think. Accepting a budget of 2,000 silver coins means that the control is weakened to 20%. It is obvious that the planning team has considered the problem of numerical inflation. In other words, even if you earn 10,000 silver coins a month, your share is only 2,000 silver coins, and this part of the money cannot be withdrawn! Dividends need to be taxed first, and it is less than 1,000 silver coins per person.”
WC Zhenyou Mosquito: “But it’s still a lot!”
Lao Bai: “Combat professional players fainted in the toilet.”
Kuangfeng: “No, there is actually a very interesting mathematical problem here, about the yield curve. Under normal circumstances, a new player can earn about 300 silvers in a month. If the efficiency of the steel plant is less than 3,000 silvers, then it is a ‘loss’ for the two co-operators, because they can also earn this much by doing ordinary tasks. If they can reduce costs by improving production and create more than 3,000 silvers, then this task is profitable for them.”
Ye Shi: “An exclusive task has a reward of more than 200 silver coins. Is it difficult to earn 3,000 silvers in a month?”
Fang Chang: “It’s still a bit difficult. Don’t just look at the present, you have to look at the long term. Think about it carefully, how many sets of armor can a manager wear?”
WC Zhenyou Mosquito’s eyes flashed with a hint of realization. He opened a store in reality and understood it immediately.
”Wait, now that you put it that way… I think I understand what you mean.”
Fang Chang smiled, who likes to chat with smart people the most.
”Is that so?”
Ye Shi was still confused. Seeing that Fang Chang didn’t intend to talk anymore, he quickly asked.
”What, what, what does that mean? I don’t understand yet!”
Fang Chang explained impatiently.
”Tsk, to put it bluntly, exclusive orders are actually limited! This game has a concept that many MMORPGs don’t have, that is, ‘demand’!
”NPCs won’t be like black holes, infinitely purchasing things produced by life players. Most of the things produced by players need to be sold to other players. In other words, the efficiency of the steel mill is not actually determined by them themselves, but by the consumption power of other players! Especially combat professional players!”
”So suppose I am a combat player with 100 silver coins in my pocket. I plan to use a budget of 50 silver coins to upgrade weapons and armor. Then only life professional players can earn these 50 silver coins, and they have to compete with NPCs for business. Do you understand what I mean?”
Ye Shi said blankly, not quite understanding.
”… In other words, how much money a life professional player can make actually depends on how much a combat professional player earns from completing tasks? Hiss, now that you put it that way, I think I understand a little bit…”
Fang Chang: “That’s about what I mean. For example, if I plan to buy a power armor now, then the power armor’s engine, steel, sensor elements and other equipment will generate corresponding demands. If life professional players want to make this money, first of all, I have to be able to afford it. And where does my money come from? Of course, it’s still from completing tasks. Most players are the same!”
It’s a very simple truth. If a game plans to put a piece of equipment on the shelves of a store, then it will definitely make it affordable for some players.
Either use banknotes to buy coupons, or spend time to grind.
So generally speaking, the total income of combat professional players will not be lower than that of life professional players, because the things produced by the latter need to be consumed by the former.
Even if the value is to expand, both will expand together.
For example, the gene sequence level reaches LV10, and a copy of an abandoned shelter is opened. Maybe the reward for clearing the level once is as high as 1,000 or even 10,000 silver coins?
This is not impossible!
Lao Bai immediately asked.
”So the first echelon is still combat professional players? ”
He is a strength type, so he is most concerned about this.
Fang Chang nodded.
”It can be said that, at least when fighting is the main theme, the ‘son of the version’ will definitely be born on the front line of the battlefield. The only difference is which gene sequence! Combat professional players earn money from NPCs by completing tasks, and life professional players earn money from combat players. Only in this way can the economic chain in the game form a closed loop, and the value will not easily expand. There will not be too much money to buy things, and there will not be things that no one buys.”
Kuangfeng thought for a long time while holding the bowl, and added.
”It can only be said that the current economic model of the shelter is military-oriented. Perhaps the external environment has changed, such as updating the export system to sell goods to other survivors’ settlements, and this theory may not be certain.”
Fang Chang said in a relaxed tone.
”Yes, so I am discussing the son of the version, not the planner’s own son. As for the possibility you mentioned, it is estimated that it will take many versions. We have not yet solved the basic survival needs of the threat of the Blood Hand Clan, and the map of Boulder City has not yet been opened. ”
Kuangfeng: “Indeed. ”
Lao Bai thought for a while and suddenly spoke.
”But what you said means that one day in the future, professional life players will usher in a strong period?”
Fang Chang said with a smile.
”Version rotation is the norm, isn’t this normal?”
Lao Bai: “Then should we build a steel mill? To hedge the risk? If professional combat players are no longer popular, we can still make money from the industry.”
Fang Chang glanced at him.
”…You can also make steel?”
Lao Bai said with a grin.
”I don’t know how to make steel, but I can make bricks and cement! Especially bricks. There are many brick factories in my hometown. I saw them using a rotary kiln, with bricks placed on a kiln cart, which goes into the furnace along the track. The brick embryos at the back just go in, and the baked bricks at the front come out. They can be used after they cool down. I heard that the more powerful ones can produce millions of bricks a day!”
Ye Shi: “…Fuck? So cool?!”
Kuangfeng: “The selling price of red bricks in the shelter warehouse is 100 silver coins, and the purchase price is 4 copper coins. The theoretical income from producing 1 million bricks a day is 4,000 to 10,000 silver? But I think with the conditions of the outpost and the settings of Wasteland OL, it’s not realistic for you to build a brick factory covering an area of 20 acres.”
Lao Bai: “Nonsense! Investing in such a brick factory requires at least 20 million RMB, not to mention the equipment. How much steel do you think it will take?” Fang Chang:
”In fact, you don’t need to produce a million bricks a day. If you can produce 10,000 a day, you can make money in a day. For 40 ~ 100 silver. According to the daily salary of 10 silver, the Nissan capacity is as long as 1,000 bricks, which means that it is less than 1,000. ”
Uh
, is it difficult to burn?” Lao Bai: “You use the method of old African black, a mud kiln, burning for three days and three nights,
almost two or five parties
, almost two thousand pieces. Picking a large place, dig a few positive brick kilns, and engage in the half -wheel kiln … His, brothers, might as well cover a brick factory? I think there is a head! ”
Fang Chang:” Do you think the base has a place for you? ” Lao
Bai
said with a smile:” Isn’t this trying!
”That’s true… If everyone wants to build a house, the demand for bricks will probably be more vigorous than equipment.”
Fang Chang also came back to his senses at this time, realizing that he had overlooked a very serious problem.
”Wait… How could I forget this? Wasteland OL is not a traditional MMORPG, and players’ needs are not just equipment. In this case, damn, the demand for bricks is probably quite a lot!”
Lao Bai: “A square meter of 24-meter wall requires 128 standard bricks, you can calculate it yourself. (grin)”
Brother Mosquito and Brother Scrambled Egg were listening on the side, and they were dumbfounded.
”Fuck, can I join us!”
”Gee! I’m so excited to hear what you said!”
Fang Chang shook his head.
”You two have land, so don’t bother with us. The best way is to do your own business well. And don’t just listen to Lao Bai’s bragging. By then, I will be satisfied if the daily production capacity is two or three thousand bricks.” Seeing that Fang Chang
didn’t believe him, Lao Bai didn’t rush and said with a hearty smile.
”It’s definitely more than two or three thousand bricks! I’ll ask my fellow villager when I get back to see how to increase the output. Don’t worry, brothers in the group. When the guild system comes out in the future, the income of the brick factory will be the funds of our guild! Regardless of how much money we make, there will definitely be benefits for the brothers!”
Fang Chang put down the bowl and stood up directly.
”The longer the night, the more dreams there are. It’s unreasonable that what we can think of can’t be thought of by others. I suggest that we do it now. Hurry up and submit the application first, don’t let others get ahead! If you submit it early, you may be able to trigger a hidden task… Lao Bai, how much area do you need to build a small brick factory workshop?”
Lao Bai touched his chin and said.
”400 square meters should be enough. A kiln is 5*5, almost two meters high… I estimated.”
Fang Chang nodded.
”Okay, then apply for 400 square meters.”
Ye Shi: “666, big brother is awesome!”
Kuang Feng: “Big brother, I’ll follow you!”
The four little players didn’t dare to delay, and even skipped dinner, and hurried to the warehouse to buy paper to write the application.
The orders from the No. 404 Shelter warehouse have clear requirements for brick materials and specifications, which are similar to standard bricks in reality, with a size of 240mm×115mm×53mm.
One square of standard bricks is about 685 bricks. At present, the
brick-burning process in the industrial zone has been improved from the original stacking-up method to a sunken kiln pit that is easier to control the size, has a higher internal temperature, and consumes less fuel.
However, although the temperature of this pit kiln is higher than before, from “one kiln every three days” to “one kiln every day”, the output is still not high.
Even if two pit kilns are started together, the daily output is only between 1,400 and 1,500 bricks, which is about two square meters in total.
Chu Guang had calculated it before.
The daily salary of a brick burner is 10 silver. If two shifts are counted, the labor cost is 20 silver.
The maximum output per day is 1,500 bricks. According to the [Purchase Price] set by the shelter itself, 4 copper per 100 bricks, these bricks are only worth 6 silver.
Even if we assume that “these bricks are not put into inventory”, they will be snapped up by players as soon as they come out of the kiln. According to the [selling price] of 1 silver for 100 bricks, the daily output value is only 15 silver.
Obviously, whether it is 6 or 15, the shelter with a labor cost of 20 alone will lose money anyway.
And it is a “blood loss”!
It is equivalent to the shelter always paying for these brick burners.
Is this reasonable?
From the perspective of the shelter manager, this is obviously unreasonable.
If two workers are to be hired, each with a salary of 10 silver coins per day, the daily output value must be at least 20 silver coins to avoid losses.
Here, according to the warehouse purchase price, 4 copper coins for every 100 bricks, and 20 silver coins correspond to an output of 5,000 bricks, which is 2,500 bricks per person.
Otherwise, if you want to avoid losses, you can only increase the price of bricks or reduce the income of brick burners.
But doing so will cause other problems.
If the price is increased, increasing it too much will cause demand to slump. If everyone can’t afford bricks and they all rebuild wooden houses, the demand for cement will also shrink, and the cycle will be unstable. It is
even more unrealistic to cut the income of brick movers. Making bricks is not a good job. If you can’t even make 10 silver coins a day, no one will do it. Even if
a lumberjack is chopped twice by a dog planner, he can still earn 10 silver coins a day by renting an axe and chopping trees!
Looking at the application in his hand, Chu Guang only thought for less than half a minute and made a decision without hesitation.
”Approved!”
The four players of the Niu Ma team all smiled with joy.
They were just planning to give it a try, but they actually passed!
This is so cool.
Not only that, before they could be happy for two seconds, the next sentence from the manager made them even more excited.
”Your application has triggered a hidden task. Do you want to claim it?”
”If you claim it, you will receive a budget support of 5,000 silver coins. In exchange, the shelter will hold 80% of the shares of the brick factory.”
5,000 silver coins! ?
The four little players were instantly blinded by the silver coins and shouted almost in unison.
”I’ll take it!”
”Take it, take it!”
Chu Guang nodded with satisfaction.
”Very good, I will allocate land for you next.”
As he said that, Chu Guang took out a map of the wetland park and stared at the map and thought carefully for a long time.
Looking at the manager who was lost in thought, Ye Shi, who had been waiting for a while, couldn’t help but whisper to Lao Bai next to him.
”Wasn’t it announced in the evening?”
”Why do you care so much!” Lao Bai glared at him, afraid that the manager would hear him and think about it, so he lowered his voice and said, “Isn’t it good to batch in advance?”
Fang Chang: “That’s right! You can shut up.”
Seeing his teammates staring at him, Ye Shi smiled awkwardly.
”I didn’t say it’s bad, I’m just a little curious… Besides, isn’t there a saying? There must be something wrong when things are abnormal-”
This crow’s mouth was pressed down by several hands before it finished.
Although Chu Guang heard the players’ whispers, he didn’t pay attention to it. He had his own arrangements on how to use them.
Brick factories are different from steelmaking. The latter requires a little bit of exploration. Before the production capacity expands, it can be temporarily placed in the “urban area”. The technical content of the former is not too high, or it is not technology that is required, but a large amount of fuel and soil.
Therefore, the map in Chu Guang’s hand is not for the outpost at all, and he didn’t plan to arrange the brick factory at the doorstep.
”The brick factory is located by the river about 1km northwest of the base. There are rich clay resources there, and the surrounding trees can be used as fuel.”
Pointing to a 100X100 grid on the map, Chu Guang looked at the four players and continued.
”I’ve considered it, and the 400 square meters is still too small to be used. So I plan to grant you all this 15 acres of land.”
”Please use it properly.”
15 acres? !
The four little players were stunned for a moment.
Although…
this land is not in the industrial zone at all!
Please give me a monthly ticket~~~~Honestly, am I short?
(End of this chapter)
