Go ahead and eat."
In Room next to the resident hall in Sanctuary 404, Light Chu handed a bowl and spoon to Summer Salt, who was sitting against the wall.
Looking at the venison and fern leaves floating on the barley porridge, Summer Salt couldn't help but salivate. She disregarded the possibility of poison and hurriedly started swallowing, not caring about anything else.
Being able to eat without discomfort meant her recovery was progressing well.
Glancing at the bandages on her right leg, Light Chu could see that the wound was healing. The scabs were starting to fall off, revealing new flesh.
Seems like this healing injection does have some effect.
If only he could draw another one.
Once Summer Salt had finished eating, Light Chu spoke.
"How is your back?"
Summer put down her bowl and nervously nodded.
To be honest, she wasn't very confident.
But she was afraid of saying no and being sold as a farm slave to the neighboring farm.
This cruel person had torn apart crawlers with his bare hands and didn't even blink when shooting at his own people. Who knew what else he was capable of?
"Very well," Light Chu nodded and continued, "You can rest for another day, and you'll officially start working the day after tomorrow."
Summer Salt asked nervously, "By the way, what does the owner of the armory do?"
Light Chu looked at her and said, "It's your character setting. You've memorized all the lines, don't you understand?"
Summer looked puzzled, clearly not grasping the meaning of this job.
Light Chu sighed.
"Never mind, it doesn't matter if you don't understand. My assistant Qi will provide you with on-the-job training. Just follow my instructions step by step."
"Also, I don't care about other places, but at least in front of others, you should refer to me as the Governor. Understand?"
Summer nodded.
"I understand..."
Light Chu said, "Say it again."
"My governor, sir," Summer lowered her head and obediently said.
Huh?
She's learning pretty quickly.
Satisfied with her attitude, Light Chu nodded and handed her a chocolate lollipop.
"Good."
"This is a dessert after the meal, keep it."
Summer took the lollipop from his hand with a puzzled expression and stared at it, lost in thought, thinking about who knows what.
Light Chu didn't want to hear her imagination and wasn't curious about what she was thinking.
Without lingering in the room, he closed the door and turned to return to the surface. First, he carried Qi down from upstairs and then herded the gamers who were playing outside back to the sanctuary like a duck rancher, settling them into the cultivation chambers.
Logging permissions were locked to prevent anyone from being naughty and not sleeping at night.
Except for the Trash-kun jungling outside, all 29 gamers returned to the sanctuary.
Sitting down in front of the computer in the resident hall, Light Chu opened the forum.
As expected, the moment the young gamers took off their helmets, the first thing they did after waking up was not washing their faces or brushing their teeth, but simultaneously picking up their phones or computers and logging into the official website of Wasteland OL.
At this moment, right after the gamers logged off, was the busiest time for the official website's forum.
Especially three hours ago, the official website of Wasteland OL released such a huge bombshell!
Just three days after the launch of Alpha 0.2, version 0.3 was already being updated. And looking at the content of this update, it was even more substantial than the previous version!
It didn't even need to be pinned.
The post Light Chu made as a planner on the forum had unquestionably replaced the [See_you_tomorrow]'s analysis post and become the hottest post on the entire forum!
[White]: "??? The most diligent official in history! A major update every three days and a minor update every day! Love it, love it!"
[Mercy_my_life]: "Touched to tears, finally getting paid for doing quests! T.T"
[Nighten]: "How are you talking? Didn't we get paid with contribution points and favorability before? (Funny)"
[Tomorrow]: "Wait a minute, I have a question! Does this mean that daily quests won't give contribution points anymore?"
[Hurricane]: "Holy shit!"
[Mercy_my_life]: "Holy shit holy shit!"
[Nighten]: "No, buddy! You can't do that! (Panic)"
[Kakarot_from_future]: "Actually, there's another detail. Upgrading to a citizen requires 2000 contribution points. Will there be some quests that only citizens can take, and residents can't?"
[Canyon_escaping_mole]: "Wuwuwu, I want to build a house! Don't stop me from building a house! By the way, what will happen if I don't buy land to build a house?"
[Ilaina]: "That would be considered an illegal construction. (Funny)"
[Makka_Bakka]: "What's the point of building a house? I want to farm! Damn it, 5 square meters is barely enough for anything! (Angry)"
These gamers always focus on strange things.
Light Chu simply wanted to express that quests and work would now come with rewards. However, gamers were concerned that contribution points would become harder to obtain in the future!
Moreover, they seemed to misunderstand the identity system and the private land system in this update.
But he couldn't blame them; he didn't explain this part clearly enough.
[Light]: "Everyone, please stay calm. I, as the game planner, has just finished working overtime and hadn't even had time to rest when the forum moderator informed me that there were many questions about the new version! So here, I will explain in detail what this private land is all about!"
"First of all, those who have obtained the closed beta qualification should have already felt it. Wasteland OL's game map belongs to an open world, and the actual playable area is quite vast, almost infinite. However, in contrast, the safety zones that the surface outposts of the shelters can provide are limited!"
"The territory of the outpost is not just the walls, but also includes the defense buffer zone and agricultural area outside the walls. As long as these lands are not occupied and do not pose a threat to the outpost's public safety and facilities, gamers are free to use their creativity to build."
"However, it should be noted that the facilities outside these territories are not protected by the sanctuary."
"Additionally, since the scale of the outpost will change continuously with development, nearby lands may be incorporated into new territorial boundaries at any time. Therefore, for the sake of your gaming experience, it is best to choose a location slightly further away from the outpost when showcasing your creativity."
"If your construction accidentally falls within the territory of the outpost, there is no need to worry too much. The merciful Governor will not immediately demolish the unauthorized building but will give its owner a 30-day grace period."
"During this 30-day period, you will have the priority to purchase that land. Whether it is to upgrade your identity level or collaborate with other gamers, as long as you convert the land beneath your building into your private property, you can retain the unauthorized construction. It's a very user-friendly approach."
"Of course, if the gamer does not exercise the priority to purchase within 30 days, the Governor can only reclaim the land and initiate the asset disposal process according to the sanctuary's management regulations, including confiscation of the unauthorized construction."
"In the asset disposal process, the Governor will decide whether to demolish the building or designate it as a public facility, or even conduct an auction based on the purpose and quality of the construction. Depending on the method of disposal, the displaced player will be compensated accordingly."
"Furthermore, I'd like to mention that the current currency is only a temporary currency for the closed beta and even the internal testing phase! This point must be emphasized!"
"In the later stages of the beta testing, we will consider adopting digital currency and electronic accounting methods to integrate the currency system with the attribute panel, presenting it directly in front of gamers with a visual interface, just like the games you play on traditional PCs! Attributes and in-game properties can be accessed at any time!"
"However, implementing this functionality is not easy as it involves many complex technical issues. Please be patient and give our development team some time!"
"By the way, 20 additional closed beta slots have been added in this update. I believe the lucky ones among you should have already received the email notification, so please check it promptly."
"After working overnight, I need to get some sleep. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment under this post, and I will reply to them all after I wake up!"
Of course, Light Chu didn't sleep.
It was still early evening in the wasteland, not even 6:30 PM. If he slept now, he would wake up in the middle of the night. Besides, he didn't have a game helmet to help him fall asleep.
Instead, he decided to browse the forum and see what these silly gamers were talking about.
As expected, just two minutes after he updated his post, the replies below exploded again.
[Battlefield_atmosphere_group]: "Awesome! The planner replied!"
[Noob_sifu_marksmanship]: "Light Bro!!! is you!"
[Sweat_in_earth]: "Begging for a closed beta slot, sobbing, please, just give me a chance!"
[Who_dares_challenging_me]: "Keep spouting nonsense. I don't believe it at all. There's no such thing as a fully immersive virtual reality game in this world. Those accounts above are all bots! People in the forum, don't be fooled by the nefarious management of the Shachuko Club! They're not good people!"
[Ilaina]: "Are there any real people in this forum? Aren't they all my alt accounts? (Funny)"
[Quit_smoking]: "What the hell? The 50 slots are already filled?! How come I didn't receive any email?!"
[Popeyes_in_debt]: "Hahaha, I received it!"
[That_tinge_of_longing]: "+1, haha!"
Huh?
The ID [Who_dares_challenging_me] looks somewhat familiar.
It seems to be from the Shachuko Club!
But what surprised Light Chu was that this [Who_dares_challenging_me] guy actually showed up on the forum.
Didn't he always claim that the official website was a fraudulent website run by scammers?
Why is he bowing down to reality now?
Light Chu clicked on the account and couldn't help but smile.
Damn, this guy actually made a reservation, and he even answered all ten questions after I raised the reservation threshold.
Light Chu chuckled inwardly and didn't take this guy's silly remarks seriously.
He wasn't the only one in the forum who didn't believe this game truly existed.
All Light Chu had to do was to filter out 20 reliable gamers from the over 300 "reservists."
Methods included but were not limited to analyzing user profiles based on forum history, quiz scores, activity, and online time. As someone who used to work in sales, he was exceptionally good at this.
Those who constantly hesitated and showed no commitment, those who were too naive and thought they were clever by running away from real-life responsibilities—there was no room for them.
They couldn't even handle arguing nonsenses posted on Twitter, yet they insisted on coming into the game and trying playing smart. What a bunch of losers in managing their own lives.
Unhappy?
Frustrated?
Haha.
Light Chu couldn't care less.
As a skillful dog planner who truly understood human nature, all Light Chu needed to do was use three sentences to make the gamers work like dogs for a whole night.