At night.
Chu Guang had a nightmare.
In the dream, he was covered with fur and turned into a bear. In order to avoid the hunters, he ran desperately in the forest. Along the way, he tore a creeper to pieces with his two claws, killed a cracked crab with a slap, and finally punched a real bear away...
Wait, I even knocked down the cracked crab, why should I be chased by the hunter?
At this moment, Chu Guang woke up from his dream.
The first thing Chu Guang did after waking up was to touch his whole body and found that there was no other change except that he was sweating.
Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief.
That was close!
Chu Guang was about to sit up from the bed with his hands supporting the bed board, but he didn't control his strength well. He jumped directly under the bed with too much force.
Chu Guang took two steps forward due to inertia before he could stand still. Before he could come to his senses, his bones crackled again as his limbs moved.
After the activity, every cell in his body felt more comfortable than ever before, as if every pore was breathing.
Not only that, Chu Guang felt that his brain was clearer than ever before, and his vision was clearer than ever before. He didn't feel like he had just woken up, but rather like he had taken a few bottles of taurine.
What shocked Chu Guang the most was that he could see the texture printed on the door handle clearly while standing by the bed!
He immediately realized what had happened.
Chu Guang didn't stay in the room for a moment. Without saying a word, he ran to the resident hall and gave himself a full body checkup using the medical examination equipment placed there.
As he expected.
He was upgraded again after waking up!
[
ID: Chu Guang
Gene sequence: Manager (second stage)
Level: LV.9→LV.10
——Basic attributes——
Strength: 11→16
Agility: 6→11
Constitution: 8→13
Perception: 7→12
Intelligence: 7→12
]
[
Talent:
1. Savage instinct
2. Psychic deterrence
]
[Psychic deterrence: It can produce psychological pressure on fully mental life forms weaker than itself, weakening its resistance. ]
Second stage!
All attributes increased by 5 points! ?
"Fuck, this is too cool."
You can level up even when you are lying down!
Looking at the physical examination results input into the VM screen, Chu Guangle couldn't close his mouth.
As he guessed, LV10 is a bottleneck. Once the development progress of the gene sequence breaks through this bottleneck, the strength will usher in a qualitative leap!
"All attributes plus 5, and an extra talent... Is this what the wasteland natives call 'awakening'?"
Chu Guang still remembers that he first heard this word from Hain from Honghe Town.
In the subsequent fight with the "bear", the "bear" who was forced into a desperate situation even showed a phenomenon similar to "alienation". If nothing unexpected happens, it should also be considered a kind of awakening.
However, in Shelter No. 404, this phenomenon seems to be called the second stage of the gene sequence.
Unlike the naturally awakened "bear", his appearance and characteristics did not show particularly obvious changes due to awakening.
The only changes that can be felt are that his strength has increased, his thinking is more agile, his perception of the surrounding environment is more acute, his reaction speed is faster, and his recovery and immunity are stronger.
Chu Guang roughly speculated that the bonuses provided by the second stage of different sequences should be different, and the unlocked talents should also be different. For example, the strength system should focus more on strengthening the muscle level, and the agility system will focus more on reflex nerves.
However, all this is just speculation.
At present, in the entire shelter, only he has reached the second stage. Among other players, the fastest leveling cattle and horses team is only at the peak of LV7.
As for the situation of other sequences, we can only know when they reach LV10.
Anyway, Chu Guang is quite satisfied with the second stage of the "Manager" sequence he holds.
5 points of all attribute improvement, directly turning into a pentagonal warrior. Coupled with the skill of "putting fear debuff on people", he feels that he is invincible!
Footsteps came from the corridor on one side.
Yawning, Xia Yan, who had just woken up, walked out of the room with a cane under her arm.
Looking at Chu Guang who was smiling foolishly with VM in his arms, she was stunned for a moment and muttered something in a low voice.
"What good things are you looking at? You're laughing like this."
The smile on his face quickly disappeared, Chu Guang raised his head, looked at Xia Yan, and stared into her eyes.
The two looked at each other.
The air was quiet for a few seconds.
The white cheeks gradually turned red.
"God, crazy."
Xia Yan turned her head and walked away with a cane.
Watching the back of the figure twisting and turning towards the buffer room, Chu Guang touched his chin and thought for a moment, and suddenly looked at the wastebasket squatting in the corner charging.
"Xiao Qi."
The signal light above his head lit up, and Xiao Qi raised the flat camera.
"Here, master."
Chu Guang asked.
"Is she scared?"
Xiao Qi seemed to be stunned for a moment, and after several seconds, he spoke weakly.
"Although the target's blood pressure, heart rate and heat dissipation have increased slightly, Xiaoqi feels... that should not be the effect you expected, right?"
Chu Guang: "..."
Okay.
Maybe his facial features are too handsome, so he doesn't look that intimidating.
This skill is still a bit useless for me.
...
Bette Street.
The square in front of the castle was crowded with people.
The residents of Bette Street were called here early in the morning. Many people had just woken up and had confusion and curiosity on their faces.
For the residents living here, many people have never been here in their lives.
The old mayor's family can't stand poor people, so every time they get closer to here, they will be driven away by the patrolling guards nearby.
But now it's different. The old mayor's family has been driven away.
Although a new mayor has come to power, at least this new mayor is an old acquaintance they have dealt with before, and he is much more friendly than the vampire they have never met.
Facing the eyes looking at him, Old Charlie took out a signed and dated paper from his bosom, cleared his throat, and spoke.
"From today, the first code of Bette Street officially takes effect! It will promise and protect the legal rights and interests of all residents of Bette Street."
"The rules are simple. Those who intentionally kill will be sentenced to hanging, those who cause minor injuries in fights will be sentenced to more than one year of imprisonment and labor, and those who cause serious injuries in fights will be sentenced to more than three years of imprisonment and labor. In addition, those who steal or maliciously destroy property will be sentenced to imprisonment, labor and flogging according to the amount involved..."
Old Charlie listed about twenty items, and most people could understand only about a dozen items.
The people in the square looked at each other.
Code?
Many of them heard this strange word for the first time.
Although there were guards in Bette Street before, the guards never dealt with disputes among residents. They were only responsible for the safety of the castle and the walls.
There have been no murders over the years. Fights have happened frequently, but no one has been injured.
After all, it is already difficult to live these days, and no one wants to offend others easily. Even if it is not out of moral constraints, everyone will weigh the pros and cons of the consequences of disrupting order.
As for stealing...
Is it considered stealing to dig up the yams at someone else's door?
How should this be calculated?
Looking at the residents around him who were looking at each other in bewilderment, Old Charlie knew what they were thinking, but he did not explain anything.
There was no need to explain.
They couldn't understand things that were too difficult.
Laws are meaningless if they are just written on paper. Once they have been strictly enforced, people will naturally consider the consequences of violating them.
After a pause, Old Charlie continued.
"From today on, the official currency of Bet Street will be silver coins and copper coins. Food, daily necessities, clothes and other supplies can be purchased at the grocery store run by the street office. The original chips can still be used, but only for the purchase of food and salt. In addition, the rewards for scavenging and hunting will no longer be paid with chips. The current exchange rate of chips and silver coins is temporarily set at one chip for one silver coin, and one month later, the chips can only be exchanged for 5 copper coins."
As soon as the voice fell, there was a burst of discussion around.
"The chips don't work anymore?"
"Why do we have to change to silver and copper coins..."
"That's right! I've never heard of those silver and copper coins."
"Will you change?"
"I won't!"
"Only a fool would change!"
When saying this, many people were secretly observing the expression on Old Charlie's face.
They thought Old Charlie would panic, or even get anxious.
However, to the disappointment of those people, Old Charlie didn't take their complaints to heart at all, and still had that calm expression, as if he didn't hear it at all.
Yu Hu, who was standing in the crowd, was more anxious than Old Charlie.
Unlike other residents of Beth Street, he had seen those silver and copper coins. The group of blue jackets in the wetland park used these coins to buy things, and they could buy a lot of good things.
Now someone actually said that only a fool would use chips to exchange those silver coins. How could he bear it?
However, just when he was about to explain, Yu Xiong, who was standing beside him, saw his plan at a glance and immediately reached out to pull him.
"Brother, why are you pulling me?"
Looking at his angry brother shaking his head, Yu Xiong said in a serious tone.
"What can you say to them? What's the point of quarreling?"
Yu Hu looked anxious.
"But-"
"It's nothing to say or not to say. Even you can think of something, how can Brother Chu not think of it? Since he made this decision, he must have his ideas and plans. As for us, just do our own work well, don't be busy and not help, and cause a basket of trouble for others!"
After being scolded by his brother, Yu Hu finally calmed down.
I didn't think it through before, but after listening to what his brother said, it seemed to make sense.
Brother Chu is such a smart person, how could he not consider the current situation?
After figuring this out, Yu Hu relaxed immediately. Looking at those troublemakers who were shouting that they would never exchange their chips for silver coins, he just thought they were fools.
Haha.
Let's wait and see!
I will exchange all the chips in my house for silver coins when I get back, and see who will suffer the loss!
The father of Yu Hu and Yu Xiong remained silent, but he obviously had his own ideas in his mind.
"There is no rush to exchange the chips."
Pointing at his eldest son's arm with his index finger, Old Yu lowered his voice and said.
"If there are silver coins that have been collected and they don't want them, we can exchange them with chips... We should be able to exchange more."
Yu Xiong was slightly stunned, and immediately understood what his father meant and nodded.
"Okay!"
Giving the surrounding residents enough time to discuss, after they had discussed enough, Old Charlie slowly spoke and continued to talk about other arrangements.
For example, the guard team.
Although the original guard team was disbanded, Bet Street cannot be left undefended for a day.
The captain of the guard team is temporarily Yu Xiong, the eldest son of the Yu family. At the same time, 15 young people aged 35 or below and over 14 are publicly recruited to form a new guard team.
The daily work of the guard team is patrolling, standing guard, and training.
The work intensity is not high, and there is no need to risk life. At least it is safer than scavenging in the ruins and hunting. Standing behind the bunker of the wall is safer.
As for the treatment, in addition to providing food and accommodation, the street office will pay each guard a salary every month.
The current figure is 50 silver coins, which may increase in the future.
Although there is no specific concept of the purchasing power of silver coins, I heard from old Charlie that in the grocery store run by the street office, one silver coin can be exchanged for one kilogram of sheep's horn potatoes or green wheat.
50 silver coins a month, that is 50 kilograms of food.
Part of the money can also be used to exchange for salt or other daily necessities at the grocery store, which is enough for the family!
After Old Charlie finished speaking, many people showed eager expressions on their faces, planning to press their fingerprints and sign up to try.
If they are selected, they don't have to worry about going hungry all winter!
"... In addition, the Central Castle on Beth Street will open a welfare school, which currently has two courses: literacy and arithmetic."
"All young people aged 6 and under 14 must complete two semesters of courses. During the class, the school will provide a free lunch to the students.
"Young people over the age of 14 can sign up for adult classes from 7 to 9 pm on their own, free of charge. If you pass the two courses, you can work in the street office. "
Obviously, compared with the recruitment of the guard, most of the residents of Bette Street are not very interested in this so-called school, nor do they regard it as a welfare.
However, providing meals is still quite attractive.
Even if you only provide meals for children, you can save some food for the family for the winter.
Whether the residents of Bette Street are interested in literacy and arithmetic or not, literacy work must be carried out.
Establishing order is the first step, and getting rid of ignorance is the second step. Only after these two steps are done well can we lay a solid foundation for further work.
Looking at the survivors whose faces were full of ignorance, Old Charlie sighed softly in his heart.
There is a long way to go.
After all the arrangements were made, Old Charlie immediately announced the adjournment.
Except for those who planned to sign up for the guard, the rest of the residents went back to their homes.
Many people will go out hunting soon, and while it is not yet completely light, they will go home to pack up their equipment.
On the way home, Wang Defu, the third son of the Wang family, complained angrily.
"Why should someone from the Yu family be the captain of the guard? There are only two men in their family, why!"
Not only was he dissatisfied, his two brothers were obviously not very happy either.
Especially his eldest brother Wang Biao.
Until Old Charlie announced the candidate for the captain of the guard, he was in high spirits.
After all, from beginning to end, he considered himself to be Old Charlie's man.
However, when Old Charlie announced the candidate for the captain of the guard, he felt that the whole world turned gray in an instant, and his face became uglier than eating poop.
Why?
It was obviously him who risked his life to deliver the letter to the Blood Hand Clan, and it was obviously him who kept his mouth shut and kept the secret that the Blood Hand Clan had been destroyed for Old Charlie.
In the end, the person who became the captain of the guard was actually someone from the Yu family?
After hearing this arrangement, he felt that the chips in his pocket were not so attractive anymore...