Chapter 97 The second underground floor of Shelter No. 404!
Chapter 97 The second underground floor of Shelter No. 404!
Chu Guang had a very long dream.
This time, he didn’t dream about being hit by a dump truck while working, but he dreamed about playing a game of Civilization VI, and it was an enhanced marathon game with one round per year.
When he started to develop from primitive society, he sent out scouts to trample villages like crazy, and climbed along the technology tree… After climbing for thousands of rounds, he finally killed several god-level AIs and achieved technological victory.
However, when he opened his eyes, everything was gone.
”Fuck! At least wait until I finish my dream!”
If nothing unexpected happens, if he continues to do it, it will probably be a civilized space?
He stretched and sat up from the bed, and his bones all over his body crackled.
Chu Guang’s heart moved, and he immediately went to the residents’ hall next door, found the physical examination equipment and gave himself a full body check.
As he expected, he was promoted!
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ID:
Chu Guang Gene sequence: Manager
level: LV.8→LV.9
——Basic attributes——
Strength: 10→11
Agility: 6
Constitution: 8
Perception: 7
Intelligence: 7
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-Skill: Wild instinct
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”Sure enough, you can only grow up by sleeping.”
Good kids should go to bed early.
After checking the electronic version of the physical examination report in front of the computer, Chu Guang dragged it into the folder to save it, and stood up to stretch his arms. With
220% of the basic strength of a normal adult male, plus the attribute improvement of “Wild Instinct”, Chu Guang felt that he was now very brave.
”It’s time to go out and get some food.”
Yes, I have to share the spoils with the players.
Thinking of this, Chu Guang hummed a little song and walked into the buffer room, put on the exoskeleton placed there, and hung the big hammer firmly behind him.
Everything was ready, and then he stepped onto the elevator to the surface. It
was 5:30 pm in the wasteland time, and this was the busiest time in the outpost.
Especially the market at the north gate was crowded with players who went out to scavenge.
Although snow fell again, it did not affect the lively atmosphere here at all.
Now players have developed a habit of setting up a stall at the north gate with the garbage they picked up or the spoils they got from hunting. If no one buys, they will send it to the warehouse to hand in the materials.
After doing this, they can earn more than two copper coins than before, and those players who have shopping needs will also come here before going to the NPC store.
”I don’t know whether to say they are indifferent or strong. One tenth of the people died yesterday, but no one was sad for the deceased, and there was not even a decent funeral.” Standing at the north gate, Lunna looked at these blue coats with surprise.
She found that there was not even a trace of sadness on their faces.
”Indifference and strength are not contradictory. The world has become like this. If you don’t be stronger, you will be defeated by yourself before being defeated by others.”
It was also the first time that Hein saw such a blue coat, but he had seen so many strange things, so he was only surprised.
Existence is reasonable.
Moreover, if they were the weak ones who indulged in sadness, they would probably be a different group of people standing here.
Attracted by a stall next to him, Hein walked up and looked at the cracked crab legs on the iron rack for a while, and asked curiously.
”How much is this?”
Yaya looked up at the NPC.
Although he didn’t understand what he said, he could guess from his gestures that he wanted to buy his own roasted crab legs.
Yaya raised her index finger and shook it.
”One silver coin for the small one.”
She hadn’t decided how much the big one would sell for, and planned to think about it again, after all, it was not cheap to buy it from the warehouse.
Do you mean a chip?
It seems that the survivors’ settlement in Qingquan City all use chips for transactions.
”Give me two.”
Hein gestured with two fingers, then took out two chips from his pocket and threw them into Yaya’s outstretched hand.
However, after seeing the chips, Yaya shook his head, anxiously took out two silver coins, and shook them in front of him.
Hein and Lena were confused.
They had been to so many places, but had never seen this kind of metal coin.
Seeing that they didn’t react, Yaya sighed helplessly and reached out to pick up two chips.
”Two plastic pieces can only be regarded as one silver coin.”
As she said that, she touched the two chips with a silver coin to indicate that they were equal. Then she took out a roasted crab leg and handed it to Hain who was standing in front of the stall.
2 chips for a roasted crab leg? !
Are you crazy!
The bigger ones wouldn’t matter, but this small crab leg was obviously only two or three pounds, and the crab meat inside was probably less than one pound.
Hain’s eyebrows twitched, but he didn’t know what to say.
After all, he was now living under someone else’s roof, so it was better to avoid conflicts.
Damn!
It still hurts!
In this rural place, 2 chips can buy a lot of supplies!
Hain didn’t want to buy the second one, but he still looked at his companions and said politely.
”Would you like some?”
Lunna didn’t waste any words. She caught half of the crab leg with her left hand, swung out the scimitar with her right hand, and neatly split the crab leg into two parts, shaking the half in her hand.
”This one belongs to me.”
”…”
Accustomed to this guy’s rudeness, Hain shook his head and said nothing, taking a bite of the soft and tender crab meat.
Hmm.
Not to mention, it’s quite delicious.
It’s just that the crab sold at this roadside stall doesn’t have any seasoning, and it’s still far inferior to the meal Chu Guang treated him to the day before yesterday.
And it always feels not very fresh…
After eating the crab meat, Lunna licked the juice from the corner of her mouth, looked at the people at the north gate market, and suddenly said something out of the blue.
”What do you think of their strength?”
Hein thought for a while and gave a fair evaluation.
”Very strong. Whether it is psychological quality or all-round ability, these people are much stronger than the blue coats I have seen.”
”Especially their leader, I am afraid he has reached the edge of awakening… I don’t understand. They are not barbarians who worship force. This is the first time I have seen the leader of a faction train himself to awaken. Is it not comfortable to lie on the thigh and command?”
Hein, who was halfway through speaking, suddenly noticed the intriguing expression on Lunna’s face, and hesitated for a moment and said.
”What do you want to do?”
”Anyway, I won’t do it to you,” Lunna said frankly, shaking her hair without hiding it, “I like strong males.”
Hein looked at her mockingly, and then glanced at the big girl grilling crab legs at the stall next to her.
”Look, even she is grilling crabs. I don’t think that man can look down on you.”
Noticing Lunna’s unfriendly eyes, Hein shrugged weakly, indicating that he was no match for her, and made a gesture of surrender and left.
Just as the two were chatting, Chu Guang, carrying a sledgehammer, walked out of the north gate.
As soon as the players saw the manager, they immediately surrounded him with shining eyes.
Trophies!
Contribution points!
And favorability!
Without waiting for the players to respond, Chu Guang raised his right fist majestically like a real NPC and made a gathering gesture.
Then, he announced in a sonorous and powerful voice.
”Divide the spoils!”
”Old rules, I won’t repeat them.”
Walking to the cart piled with spoils, Chu Guang picked up a rifled double-barreled shotgun and started the job of an NPC –
appraising the equipment!
”…This is a 18mm double-barreled shotgun. Its owner is the leader of the Blood Hand Clan, Xiong. Although he, like the 猹, committed evil all his life and deserved death, and was eventually sent to hell by the iron hammer of justice, their weapons are innocent. There is a bear engraved on the wooden buttstock. There may be a few mistakes in the characters, but it doesn’t matter. Plunderers don’t have much culture.”
”The bidding starts now, the starting price is 40 silver coins, and the highest price is 80 silver coins–”
Mosquito took the lead and raised his hand before he finished speaking.
”80 silver coins!”
Chu Guang: “…?”
The players around him who were ready to go cursed.
”Fuck!”
”It’s this guy again!”
”Too fast, too fast!”
Chu Guang was also confused.
He originally thought that this broken gun had nothing to recommend it except that the barrel was made of high-quality steel, so he just shouted a price that was neither too high nor too low.
This was sold out in seconds?
However, seeing the regretful expressions on the players’ faces, he understood it in an instant.
”Tsk, I was careless… The BOSS’s equipment has collection value.” What
was that called?
Anyway, it’s a weapon with a name!
He thought to himself that it was careless, but Chu Guang didn’t take it too seriously.
He was a man who didn’t care about details.
Besides, there were five centurions’ weapons here. I would make up an exaggerated legend for those cows and horses later. It wouldn’t be too much to sell more, right?
It was also a way of robbing the rich to help the poor.
The auction was very fast, and all fifty main weapons were sold in half an hour.
The remaining small pieces were 1 silver coin each, and the rest were all calculated as 1 copper coin, and then taken to the warehouse for slow sorting.
20 of the 50 pieces of equipment failed to be sold, and 30 pieces were sold for a total of 971 silver. As usual, after deducting 10% of the transaction tax, I got 873.9 silver coins, and 873 silver after eliminating the decimals!
In addition, 29 prisoners were also counted as 5 silver coins each according to the group battle reward rules, which is a total of 145 silver coins.
Add to that the 21 veterans of the predators killed in the battle, 5 predator centurions, 1 BOSS-level predator, and rewards for a series of dungeon side quests such as conquering strongholds and rescuing prisoners, and the total reward reached 4,371 silver coins!
In comparison, the funds raised by the auction were actually small.
All 82 participating players can get at least 50 silver coins, and some can get 55 or even 60!
It’s like getting rich overnight!
In addition to the spoils of war rewards, players who died in the battle also received special pensions from the administrator.
However, the amount of the pension is not high. Taking the gene sequence LV1 as an example, each level is subsidized with 1 silver coin per day, and you can get about 3 silver coins in three days.
LV2 is 6 silver, LV3 is 9 silver, and so on.
The money is not much, but it is better than nothing. After three days, you will be a hero again!
”Long live the administrator!”
”Great! I have a gun now, too, hahaha!”
”Woo woo woo, 41 silver coins! I’ve never been so rich!”
”Hurry up and buy something!”
The combat professional players cheered and happily spent the silver coins distributed by Chu Guang in their hands. The
8 life professional players who did not participate in the battle were crying with envy. If they had known that the reward was so high, they would have taken shovels and sticks to join in.
Yaya secretly marked the “sky-high price” of 3 silver coins for the big crab leg. It couldn’t be sold just now, but it should be able to be sold now.
Lunna and Hein, who were standing by and watching, looked confused. It took them a while to swallow their saliva and communicate in a low voice.
”What are they doing?”
”It looks like an auction.”
”I don’t understand. Why do they have to spend money to buy back their own spoils? Shouldn’t it belong to whoever finds it?”
”I don’t understand either, but I’m shocked.”
Haien suddenly had a new understanding of this young ruler. Although he didn’t know what methods or spells he used, he had mastered the art of power to the extreme.
There is nothing praiseworthy about asking a farmer to offer his harvest. After all, everyone can load a rifle.
But if a group of farmers are willing to offer their coins and even shed tears of gratitude to buy back their harvest…
I’m afraid only the devil has this ability.
In any case, this is the second time in a day that Haien has raised his evaluation and opinion of the same person.
However, Chu Guang, who was rated by him in his heart, doesn’t care how others evaluate him.
Compared to Kelly from heaven, Chu Guang felt that he was already a good man. At least he would not cheat the players’ wallets, nor would he fool them with hidden explosion rates.
Does anyone really think that giving out more money can make players happy?
Most people who think so have played too few games. They have never seen games where hundreds of millions or even billions of gold coins are easily given out. In the end, only the fresh leeks are happy and recharged, while those players who are serious about playing the game feel like a fool.
Yes, Chu Guang has been cheated more than once, so he was very careful when designing the economic system of Wasteland OL.
He knew very well that he was not like those real dog planners who could randomly develop some “god clothes” to absorb the over-issued currency, and then brush a bunch of bosses with overflowing values to stimulate players to spend money.
Amid the cheers of the players, Chu Guang waved his hand, passed through the north gate and returned to the sanatorium, and took the elevator to the underground.
The elevator to the B2 floor is in the resident hall on the B1 floor. It is still locked and will be opened in a few hours.
Taking advantage of some free time, Chu Guang sat in front of the computer and updated the information he sorted out from “Blood Hand Diary” in the setting collection of the official website for those cloud players and fun people to imagine freely.
Then Chu Guang took some materials on the forum for a while, like reviewing memorials, he went through the posts that he didn’t have time to read last night.
Some of the ideas are really good and can be considered to be added to the Alpha0.5 version package.
Time passed by minute by minute, and finally it was two o’clock in the morning.
Chu Guang saw that the time was almost up, stretched his waist and sat up from the chair, put on the exoskeleton suit again, and carried the sledgehammer on his back.
Although the possibility of the first generation manager harming himself was only one in ten thousand, it was better to be cautious.
”Xiao Qi, I’m going to go down.”
Xiao Qi, who had returned to the corner to charge, raised the camera and nodded obediently.
”Okay, I know, master, be careful.”
Chu Guang, who was about to stand on the elevator, stopped and glanced back at the wastebasket.
”What do you mean by be careful? Do you mean there is something down there? Or do you know something?”
Xiao Qi was stunned by this series of questions. He was stuck for a long time before he said blankly.
”I don’t know… probably not?”
”Then why did you ask me to be careful?”
”Ah?! That’s just a daily expression stored in the language area…”
Uh.
There is also this setting?
”… Come with me.”
Looking at Xiao Qi who shut up and rolled to his legs obediently, Chu Guang stepped on the elevator to the B2 floor with confidence.
It’s not that he was cowardly.
This was purely out of caution.
As Chu Guang stepped in, the B1 and B2 buttons and the [Authorized] dialog box immediately appeared on the originally dark touch screen.
Chu Guang stretched out his index finger without hesitation and pressed B2.
The door closed lightly, and as the elevator sank slightly, it opened again in less than three seconds, and a dry and refreshing air came through the gap in the door.
There was even a hint of refreshing fragrance in it.
”…Air freshener?”
Chu Guang looked at Xiao Qi next to him with a strange expression.
”Go and explore the way.”
”Okay…”
The voice sounded weak and even a little aggrieved.
But Xiao Qi still listened to his master and rolled forward with his wheels.
Holding the hammer handle behind him with his right hand, Chu Guang walked forward steadily and cautiously stepped into this area that was said to have been untouched for more than a century.
The floor here was very clean, without a trace of dust, and there was no creaking sound when stepping on it.
Not only the floor, but everything around was so new that there was not even a trace of anyone living there.
The elevator was located in the center of the circular hall, which was like the stage of a circular theater, and the space was more spacious than the resident hall on the B1 floor.
There were four gates in the east, south, west and north of the hall, and behind the gates was a straight main road and four fan-shaped areas divided by the main road.
There were controllable alloy doors between the adjacent partitions, which were usually open by default. When necessary, the gates could be lowered to isolate the partitions as a whole.
Area A is a functional area, and the facilities inside seem quite complicated. Chu Guang plans to explore it later.
As for Area BCD, the structure is very simple. You can guess from the floor plan posted at the entrance that this is a residential area.
The densely packed doors and numbers fill the entire corridor like a pigeon cage. It is roughly estimated that the area of each room is only 4 to 5 square meters at most, which is enough to place a culture capsule and a table, less than half the area of B1 floor.
”Do people really live here?”
Chu Guang was secretly shocked when he walked in Area C. He opened a room at random and found that there was only a culture capsule inside, and nothing else.
Well.
There is nothing wrong with it.
Maybe this is not a place for people to live.
”…The room is a bit small, but the four-person room has been changed to a standard room, which can be regarded as taking into account the privacy of the players.”
Each partition has 200 rooms, and the rooms in Area CD are equipped with culture capsules, totaling 400.
The population limit of the shelter has been directly increased from 100 to 500 people, which is undoubtedly good news for Chu Guang, who is in urgent need of labor.
There are so many slots, enough for several versions!
The only pity is that so many people are probably not needed in winter.
But it doesn’t matter, they will be useful during the spring plowing!
As for Area B, it is a very ordinary configuration. There is only a bed and a foldable table in each room, and there is not even a stool.
”This should be where people live.”
Chu Guang thought in his heart, but no matter how he searched all the rooms, he didn’t find a single personal item left behind.
Including the matching bedding, everything was neatly folded, like a block of tofu. Even if you use a ruler to measure it, you can’t measure a millimeter of error.
”…If someone has lived here before, it must be too clean.”
Is it really necessary?
It’s like destroying criminal evidence.
Just when Chu Guang was thinking this, he was slightly stunned when he walked to the last room on the main road of Area B.
Not only did he stop, but Xiao Qi, who was rolling in front of him, also stopped.
”Master, there seems to be something on the ground.”
”I saw it.”
It was a card, and its shape looked a bit like an ID card or something like that.
The card fell in front of the room at the end of the corridor, and just below the door handle… The hook was straight and the bait was salty, and it looked like it was left there on purpose.
Chu Guang walked up and picked up the card.
The light from the ceiling of the corridor sprinkled on the white card. Along the hexagonal lines, a metallic luster could be seen, but it was impossible to identify what material it was made of.
There was no photo or name on the card, only two words printed on it that were not sure whether they were occupations or code names –
”…Guard?”
Chu Guang seemed to understand something.
(End of this chapter)
