Late at night.
Old Luca sent a message to report today's income to Chu Guang.
Of which 2000CR is a fixed salary. Since the logistics department of the Pioneer purchased a value-added service that doubled the production capacity, a total of 255 tons of garbage were collected, and the commission was 1275CR, which added up to 3275CR!
Then there is the operating income from breakfast, dinner and supper, and this extra income actually reached 700CR!
Adding the daily meal allowance of 600CR, minus the 150CR spent on purchasing supplies and ingredients, today's surplus reached 4425CR.
As for the cost, the task reward for every 100 kilograms of garbage is one silver coin, equivalent to 2550 silver.
Oh, by the way, there are 2550 activity points.
Spreading it evenly among 200 people, the per capita income is still a little low, which should be pulled down by some intelligence players.
I hope the young players will continue to work hard and create more glory!
"Counting the 1200 surplus from yesterday, the two-day income totals 5625! Wow, that's enough to buy 18 assault rifles!"
Before, when his arsenal was at its highest, there weren't so many weapons.
Chu Guang wanted to exchange all the money he had saved for guns, and then put them in the weapon shop for 400 silver coins each, and then start an event "For all expansion pack exclusive weapons, 1 point of event points can be deducted from 5 silver coins, up to 50% of the total price."
I believe that when the first wave of players come back, they will definitely jump up with excitement!
I guess they will work harder next time they go!
Chu Guang felt that he had figured out the game promotions of major manufacturers, and it was worth it for him to take so many materials.
Leaning on the computer chair, Chu Guang held the back of his head with both hands, looking at the ceiling and thinking.
"Tomorrow is the last day before the shift change. The new players will be online the day after tomorrow, and the two groups will officially start the handover."
"50 old players will lead 150 new players... I hope there won't be any trouble."
Otherwise...
Just go there in person.
There are Xiaoqi, Xiayan, Xiaoyu, and so many old players at the base.
It shouldn't be a big problem!
Just when Chu Guang closed the text document and opened a game of "Stellaris" to relax, Li De from the logistics department was staring at the plate on the table in a daze on the Pioneer, ten kilometers away.
"This... is the pie in the blue jacket?"
His secretary Wang Jie replied.
"It's a steamed bun."
"What about this? The skin is transparent?"
"It's also a steamed bun... I heard it's a soup bun, it's better to eat it hot with vinegar."
"What about this flat one? Boiled bun?"
"Uh, I heard this is called dumplings."
"???"
Strange food.
In the ideal city, fat and protein are not wrapped with carbohydrates in such a roundabout way.
And there are no supermarkets that sell alien meat for refugees.
The lowest-level employees and the unemployed rely on synthetic starch and a small amount of dietary fiber to survive, while the middle-level employees will have plant meat and some nutritionally balanced meal plans in their bowls. After all, the latter are the backbone of the company and the majority that cannot be replaced by machines, and companies usually start to consider their health.
And the employees at a higher level can eat pre-war crops produced by CNC planting towers and meat synthesized through rigorous scientific plans. Although this type of food is also an industrial product, in addition to nutrition itself, it will also pay more attention to the eating experience.
The quality of food for senior employees and middle-level and above management is quite high. Not only do they have the opportunity to taste farmed meat with evenly distributed fat and eggs hatched from live poultry, but they can also taste pure natural milk.
Through cooking equipment that is more sophisticated than CNC machine tools, they can even control the taste and flavor of ingredients at the molecular level. With the help of technology, food can be an art.
Looking at the bun in front of him, Li De couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
This thing probably can't be considered art, but more like a cultural product.
It's said that there is alien meat inside...
Can it really be eaten?
In the spirit of positivism that so many people have eaten it and no one has any problems, Li De finally put aside his prejudice and took a bite.
Then...
The second bite, the third bite...
Li De: "???"
Damn! ?
This taste is a bit intoxicating!
...
The next day.
At the west gate of the outpost, the guards squatting in the trenches wore fur coats of the same style and carried a unique rifle on their shoulders.
The square gun body, black shell, heavy receiver structure and pure wooden buttstock make it look a bit like Warhammer.
Even if someone uses it as a blunt weapon, there will be no sense of disobedience.
The big and rough violent aesthetics are fully reflected in it. However, its name is quite restrained or lawful.
[Arbitrator I]
Standard weapon of the outpost guard!
"Fire!"
Bang!
Fifteen gunshots rang out at the same time, and the bullets flew towards the target a hundred meters away with murderous intent, breaking the tree trunks near the target into pieces.
The expression of the guard captain Wrench was slightly embarrassed.
Ten out of the fifteen targets missed the target, and the most embarrassing thing was that he himself did not hit it. The bullet whizzed into the woods and could not be found.
The most important thing was that the manager was standing at the door watching.
"Replace the bullet!" Wrench shouted at the top of his voice.
The guards quickly pulled the bolt, threw the hot shell into the snow, re-aimed at the target, and waited for the order to start a new round of shooting.
"It's quite powerful?"
Looking at the rows of tree trunks shot through a hundred meters away with a wooden telescope, Chu Guang couldn't help but write a trace of surprise on his face.
This power feels much stronger than the 7mm iron barrel rifle that Lister sold him.
Is it really a replica?
"Didn't you tell me that the bigger the better? Anyway, the receiver is so thick, I thought it would be a pity not to use it, so I simply increased the shell length and charge. Now it uses 7x70mm rifle bullets, which is 20mm longer than before," Xia Yan stood next to him with a cane and looked at him teasingly, "Is it big enough now?"
"It's big enough," Chu Guang said with emotion, "but the hit rate is a bit touching."
But it doesn't matter.
These guards are not on the front line, and there is no need to let them shoot the targets 100m away. Let the players just shoot.
Fire a warning shot into the sky, just loud enough!
If he wasn't worried about clogging the receiver, he would even want to replace their smokeless gunpowder with black gunpowder, which is cheaper. It's louder and has smoke, and looks cool.
Speaking of which, there are a lot of professional life players recruited recently, and everyone's life is a bit Buddhist. In the next version, Chu Guang plans to recruit more Bethesda players to pick up trash.
Recruit some P-society players to fight.
"It's probably a problem with the bullet material and the barrel. It's okay within 50m, but the ballistic dispersion is a bit large outside 100m. I'll think about how to solve this problem..." Seeing Chu Guang looking at him strangely, Xia Yan was slightly stunned, "Is there something on my face?"
"No, it's clean," looking at the confused Xia Yan, Chu Guang smiled and nodded, "I just think you've been a lot more diligent recently, and you've actually taken the initiative to consider for me. As your boss, I'm very pleased."
"What do you mean by consider for you? Don't be so self-indulgent!" With a red face, Xia Yan glared at him fiercely and walked away laboriously with a cane.
Chu Guang smiled and ignored her. After preparing his expression for a while, he walked straight out of the west gate and found Wrench squatting in the trench.
Climbing out of the trench, Wrench looked at the administrator with a guilty look on his face, lowered his head, and tried to explain with a red face.
"My lord, I..."
"Raise your head! Stand up straight, you are the guards of the outpost base, the defenders of order and justice."
After scolding, looking at the captain of the guard who stood at attention and raised his head again, Chu Guang nodded in approval.
After a pause, he continued.
"It's normal to miss the first time you get the gun. You will naturally find the feeling after practicing a few more times. I have seen your training. You don't have to blame yourself, but remember not to slack off!"
Wrench said hurriedly.
"I dare not!"
Chu Guang nodded, patted the snow off his shoulders, and continued to speak with a firm look in his eyes.
"Tomorrow, I will take you on a long journey. This will be your first mission. You are the captain of the guard team, remember to watch and learn more."
"In addition, you will go to the warehouse later and ask the warehouse manager to get 14 VMs and distribute them to your other brothers. You should know how to use them, so I don't need to explain them in detail."
Including the one on Wrench's arm now, a total of 15 VMs are special guard models that Chu Guang asked Xiaoqi to help edit. They can directly identify the player's ID with the help of the map and report violations directly to Chu Guang.
If violations are confirmed, Chu Guang will punish them based on the facts.
Although the closed beta players in the server are relatively friendly at present, various problems will always arise when there are more people in the future.
Guns can only deter low-level newcomers and vassal refugees, and higher-level players still have to rely on authority to deter.
Wrench said with great momentum.
"Yes!"
...
The fourth day of the launch of Alpha0.7 version.
Early in the morning, Wrench led 15 guards from the outpost and lined up neatly at the north gate.
The continuous training for several days was still effective.
Regardless of how strong their combat effectiveness was, at least their standing posture and formation looked like they were doing well, no longer crooked and lazy.
The daily meals included fish and meat, and they were full of okra and green wheat. The complexion on their faces was much better than when they just came out of the predator's dungeon.
Lu Yang, who came from the Pioneer to escort the workers to the action camp for a shift change, looked at the guards who were standing in a row with rifles on their backs with an unexpected expression.
These people were poorly equipped, carrying heavy rifles and packed luggage on their backs, and wearing coats made of mutant reindeer fur. They could only barely achieve uniform clothing.
The only high-tech equipment on their bodies was probably the vital signs monitor worn on their arms, which was the VM commonly seen in the shelter.
However, what was surprising was their discipline.
However, Lu Yang always felt that they were not like people from the shelter, but more like refugees in the wasteland. Most of the blue jackets in the shelter looked clean and handsome, and their appearance was more similar to that of middle-level employees in enterprises. They did not look like they could endure hardships.
However, these people were different. It was obvious from their faces that they had suffered a lot.
While Lu Yang was thinking about his own things, the two Marines behind him were slacking off in the communication channel.
"What did you eat in the morning?"
"I went to the blue jacket and bought two buns."
"Damn? What time did you come down?"
"Five o'clock."
"Awesome!"
Lu Yang coughed and scolded in the communication channel.
"Quiet."
The two Marines immediately shut up and turned off the microphone.
At this time, Wrench met Lu Yang's eyes, and he walked over with his rifle on his back, standing at attention and performing a neat military salute.
"The administrator asked me to wait for you here. He will bring people up at 8 o'clock. He needs some time to mobilize his residents before that."
Lu Yang looked at him and nodded, saying.
"I know, don't worry."
The departure time he and Chu Guang agreed to was 8 o'clock in the morning.
It's just that the situation on the road was relatively smooth today. He and his subordinates arrived at the destination half an hour earlier than expected.
"Please allow me to take you to the reception room to rest for a while."
Lu Yang shook his head and declined.
"No need, I'll wait here."
Wearing power armor, it's actually the same to wait anywhere.
Anyway, no matter how heavy the snow is outside, it won't blow on him, and he won't feel the slightest bit of cold.
Wrench nodded, didn't insist, turned around and returned to the queue, standing with the brothers of the guard team.
At this moment, the underground 2nd floor of the shelter was very lively.
The welcome meeting once held in a version was at its peak.
Little players in blue jackets, with eyes as big as copper bells, came out of their rooms and came to the square in front of the elevator on the B2 floor according to the instructions of the broadcast.
The confused emotions resonated in the crowd, and almost everyone couldn't believe their eyes. Everything in front of them was real.
However, the facts were in front of them!
This is an almost completely real world!
And they all stood here in the form of living people, breathing the air here, listening to the noisy voices in their ears, and feeling the blood surging in their chests.
The dog planner did not lie!
"Wasteland OL"
It's simply awesome!
"Fuck, fuck, fuck!"
"Is this Shelter 404?!"
"Fuck! This wall is so hard! I can't get through any of the models, and the textures are so damn realistic!"
"Hahahahaha, awesome, I didn't expect that I could actually play a fully immersive virtual reality game in my lifetime! Brothers, wait, I'll go do a handstand and have diarrhea when I log off!"
"Brother, remember to start the live broadcast!"
"Need help? I'll send you a bottle of fish oil!"
"Damn, are you guys serious?"
Almost the same as the previous waves of new players entering the game.
The new players standing in the square in front of the elevator on the B2 floor were dancing excitedly, touching and looking left and right, and some were bumping into the wall and jumping on the spot, as if they were holding some grand ceremony.
Dozens of old players who didn't get the tickets for the expansion pack stood aside and commented, reminiscing about their lost youth and past.
Chu Guang was also observing these players, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
But what made him more satisfied was that there seemed to be no pants-taking party among the players who came in this time.
It seems that this batch of new players are more reserved.
Of course, it is also possible that after the guidance of the old players on the forum, these new players are more familiar with the basic settings of this game, and have reached the level of cloud players before entering the game.
For example, each person in Wasteland OL can only create one account, and this account will accompany them from the closed beta to the public beta, and it cannot be cancelled. After quitting the game, the operator will take back the account and reserve the right to reissue the account to someone else.
At this time, Chu Guang happened to see that a little player in the crowd suddenly screamed "Ka" and fell backwards to the ground.
After a slight pause, Chu Guang whispered.
"Xiao Qi."
Xiao Qi, who was following Chu Guang, raised the camera.
"What's the matter, Master?"
His eyes stayed on the system interface that only he could see, and Chu Guang said thoughtfully.
"Will being too excited also cause disconnection?"
Xiao Qi: "Well, generally speaking, it won't, but it's not so absolute. For example, if the clone is physiologically shocked due to being too excited, the connection with the consciousness will naturally be interrupted... But the probability of this is really too small. Will anyone really be excited to the point of shock?"
Chu Guang: "..."
Physiological shock is okay.
Chu Guang glanced at the player list, wanting to see which unlucky guy it was, but as soon as he saw the name, he was slightly stunned.
Quit smoking?
Okay.
This guy's words are understandable. 80 points is considered to be fair, stuck on the edge of the second tier of scores. It took so many versions to get in.
But then again, what if he takes off the helmet and continues to be excited?
Will he even go into shock in reality...
Chu Guang suddenly worried about him.
Not far away.
Tail, holding his arms, shook his head in disappointment and said in a conscientious manner: "Tsk, this class of newcomers is not good, they are all humans!"
Sisi glanced at her: "Humans can't satisfy you anymore."
Tail said dissatisfiedly: "I mean, aren't there more fantasy creatures? For example, skeletons, slimes or tentacle monsters! By the way, if I can customize my character, I want to be a tentacle!"
Sisi sighed.
"It's worthy of Awei."
I always feel that I have seen a side that I don't usually see.
...
At the same time, on the surface.
Teng Teng was busy searching in the hut.
Ya Ya walked into the door, glanced around, and finally found Teng Teng with her head buried in a box looking for something next to a wooden machine.
"Teng Teng! We are about to leave... Hey? What is this piece of cloth?"
Looking at the soft and light piece of cloth on the table, Ya Ya picked it up with curiosity.
Teng Teng turned around, her face flushed, and rushed up to grab it.
"Are you a changer, a changer... Tai?"
Ya Ya: "?"
"Anyway, I haven't finished this one yet! I'll talk about it after I'm done. Oh, by the way, the task, the manager asked me to bring some clothes over... Hurry up and help me get some."
Looking at Teng Teng who turned around and went back to rummage through the boxes, Ya Ya tilted his head in confusion, but still went up to help.
During the chat, Ya Ya learned that these clothes were made of devil silk.
These days, Teng Teng has been studying how to weave devil silk into cloth. Recently, the silk reeling and weaving technology has finally achieved certain results.
Although the foot-operated loom is a bit backward, the weaving is usable. This kind of cloth woven from devil silk is not very warm, but it is strong enough.
Ordinary steel scissors cannot cut it, and it must be cut with the mouthparts of the devil moth.
Teng Teng made a dozen T-shirts with these silk fabrics, but it looks like they can only be worn as underwear.
"Why do you bring this?"
"I heard that you can exchange it for rewards!"
"Ah? Really?"
Ya Ya's mind was moved.
She just picked a few beautiful mushrooms yesterday, and they were non-toxic.
"Wait for me! I'll go back to get something!"
"Ah, is it too late for you to go back now?"
"Wait for me! It will be quick!"
After such a back and forth, when the two rushed to the north gate in a hurry, the team was about to set off.
"Master Manager! The clothes I made these few days... Have you seen enough?" Teng Teng was running out of breath, holding up the clothes in her hand and asked embarrassedly.
Chu Guang was not picky about the quality of the clothes. After all, he didn't know what kind of products the crew of the Pioneer liked.
It was good to prepare these in such a short time.
It was an attempt after all.
Chu Guang nodded approvingly and said.
"Not bad, thank you for your hard work."
Teng Teng smiled shyly.
Just now, her VM received a reminder of the completion of the task and rewarded her with 100 activity points.
At the same time, the next task was triggered immediately.
[Task: Sell clothes made of devil silk to the crew of the Pioneer. ]
[Reward: For every 1CR obtained, you can exchange 1 silver coin and 1 activity point. ]
Looking at the task bar, Teng Teng's eyes sparkled.
I didn't expect to get activity points before going to the new map, and also unlock the tasks related to the new map.
This wave is really a big profit!
...
Due to the accidental death of Brother Maca, there are only 199 players who went to change shifts this time.
But it doesn't matter. Chu Guang will think of a reason at that time to select the player who has picked up the most garbage in these three days to stay and do another round.
After all players have done a round, he will count the collection volume of all players in three days, and adjust the rules of the expansion pack, changing the task distribution method of rain and dew to centralized registration and admission based on merit.
In this way, not only can the efficiency of picking up garbage be improved, but also those players who are not so interested in picking up garbage can choose to do other more interesting jobs.
For example, kneading dough and making dumplings, or setting up a stall to sell barbecue.
As long as you can help Shelter No. 404 earn "foreign exchange", you can get activity points.
Chu Guang calls this wave of light industry wool-pulling!
As long as you can buy back that industrial mother machine, it is worth it no matter how much sweat you put in.
By the way, Yaya came to him with banknotes to exchange for money. In addition to giving her silver coins, Chu Guang also gave her the corresponding activity points later.
Looking at the sparsely assembled players, Chu Guang raised his voice and shouted in a loud voice.
"Everyone, assemble."
"Our allies are waiting for us to come to support them. Don't let them wait too long."
"Now, let's go!"
The group set off in a mighty manner, and the team was longer than the first time they went.
Among the nearly 200 people in the team, three-quarters were newbies. These people have not yet recovered from the excitement and want to touch everything they see along the way.
In reality, many of them have not even seen the shadow of snow, but in this game, heavy snow has already fallen!
Fortunately, it is snowing heavily.
If it were any other season, the road would be filled with either mutant cockroaches or rats, as well as flies as big as basins, and hyenas with bared fangs.
If you touch them randomly, losing your arm is a small matter, but losing your life is a big loss.
Looking at these not-so-smart blue coats, the two Marines following Captain Lu looked at each other.
"Are these people okay?"
"Why do I feel stupid..."
"Compared with the last group of people, they don't look very smart."
Lu Yang was actually a little confused, but he didn't think much about it.
Although he didn't see the enthusiasm of those blue coats for work, he heard his colleagues in the logistics department talk about it.
Those people worked as if they were fighting for their lives, and they wanted to scrape the ground off the ground.
Maybe this is the manifestation of over-optimism.
No matter whether they are smart or not, as long as they can do the job well.
No words along the way.
Before ten o'clock, the group arrived at the action camp. The guards and players were on standby in the center of the camp. Chu Guang met Old Luca here.
Seeing his master, Old Luca came up to him excitedly and reported the good news to him.
"Sir, we made a full 4530 CR yesterday!"
105 CR more than yesterday?
Chu Guang looked at him in surprise.
"So much?"
Old Luca nodded excitedly.
"Yes, sir, that's it! Thanks to your idea, those snacks such as buns and dumplings contributed at least 800 CR! Those people in gray coats will buy a lot at one time! Especially this morning, even their section chief came to buy buns from us!"
That Li De?
Chu Guang really couldn't imagine that guy would be interested in their snacks, and he couldn't imagine that he was so generous.
But...
After all, the human stomach has its limits.
It's still a bit difficult to expect to make a fortune from this small business.
But if you think optimistically, earning nearly 10,000 CR in 3 days is undoubtedly a good sign.
Maybe we can earn 100,000 yuan without dying?
Let's give it a try.
At this moment, Witt from the logistics department walked towards the two of them.
"Excuse me, are you the manager of Shelter No. 404?"
Chu Guang looked at him and nodded.
"It's me, who are you?"
Witt said with a friendly smile.
"My name is Witt, I work in the logistics department, mainly responsible for the work arrangements of the workers! Our section chief misses you very much, and he asked me to say hello to you on his behalf."
Chu Guang also smiled friendly.
"Please also give him my greetings. Just say that his old friend misses him very much."
Witt smiled and continued.
"I will! There is another thing I have to inform you about, about the new collection site"
As they were talking, an alarm suddenly sounded on the Pioneer not far away.
Hearing the long sirens, the players in the camp showed surprised expressions on their faces.
"What happened?!"
"Did the plot get triggered?"
"Exciting!"
The expressions on the faces of the three people were stunned at the same time.
Chu Guang came to his senses first and asked Witt.
"What happened?"
"Please wait... I'm asking."
Without noticing the expression on Chu Guang's face, Witt reached out and pressed the headset, turned his face, and contacted his colleagues in the logistics department.
Gradually, his expression became serious.
After hanging up the call, he looked at Chu Guang, took a deep breath and said.
"About 6 kilometers away from us, in the forest to our northwest, there is a group of unidentified armed men heading straight towards us. They are quite numerous and well-equipped, and they don't look like refugees from the wasteland."
Chu Guang said seriously: "Those who are still running around outside in this horrible weather are definitely not good people! Do you need me to send someone to investigate ahead?"
Witt waved his hand and said: "No, no, our people have already gone. In fact, this is also our judgment. Their purpose is too clear, and it is obvious that they are coming for us!"
After a pause, Witt continued with an ugly expression.
"Although I don't want to say this, we may be in trouble."