Niu Ma Club Group.
Today is as lively as ever.
Since Ye Shi and Kuang Feng became the first perception and intelligence players in Wasteland OL respectively, the name of Niu Ma Team has become famous on the forum.
Some people on the forum got the group number from nowhere, resulting in people joining the group every day.
In order to prevent some strange people from coming in, and to prevent people from harassing A Guang, the group owner Lao Bai simply closed the group application.
According to the posts on the forum, it is said that two awakened strongmen were born on the server today.
And they are both strength-based.
One of the unlocked talents is the Berserker with "half of intelligence converted to strength attribute", and the other is the fighting enthusiasm with "agility and constitution +10%". Both talents need to be activated actively, and the duration is 1~2 minutes, which is not very long.
Now the entire gossip section is clamoring for the official to open a channel for reselecting gene sequences, and it would be best to open the function of modifying gender.
However, the official does not seem to want to pay attention, and the planner A Guang did not show up throughout the process.
Since the topic on the forum was completely unavailable, everyone came to the group.
W has a mosquito: "Hey, I envy you guys for leveling up so fast."
Quit Smoking: "Hahaha, let's go to the dungeon together, brother Mosquito, it's so fun in the tunnel! I'm already level 5!"
W really has a mosquito: "Fuck, even Quit Smoking is level 5!"
Quit Smoking: "What do you mean even I'm level 5! I've been in the game for more than a month, okay! (Angry)"
W has a mosquito: "Tsk."
If I hadn't entered the game too early and didn't know much about the gameplay, I would have blindly chosen an agility system like Fang Chang. The second intelligence awakener in the whole server would definitely be him!
But he's not the most unlucky one. The two directors of the No. 81 Steel Plant next door are the real unlucky ones.
When these two brothers entered the game, they heard that the strength system was the boss, so they all chose strength without saying a word. As a result, they are even more confused now, and they don't have many opportunities to swing their hammers to forge iron.
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes: "Time flies so fast. It's been almost three months since we started the closed beta test."
Fang Chang: "The novice period of this game is really long. It took three months to reach level 10. I wonder if the difficulty will be adjusted in the closed beta test."
Ye Shi: "What do you think the maximum level is?"
Fang Chang: "Who knows. The official has never mentioned the level cap, but I feel that there may be a hurdle at level 40 or 50, and then it will be gradually released according to the progress of the expansion pack, probably similar to wow."
Lao Bai: "I think you think too much. At this speed, it's a question whether you can reach level 40 by this time next year!"
After level 10, Lao Bai felt that the difficulty of upgrading has increased significantly.
When the level was low before, the progress bar of chopping trees alone could see a significant improvement. Now chopping trees simply increases proficiency, and the progress bar does not move at all. I don't know if it has increased.
This is much more difficult than the m-touch RPG he played before!
Remembering that Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes also awakened a few days ago, Lao Bai continued to write.
"By the way, what talent did you unlock, Brother Chaodan?"
Chaodan: "Balance."
Lao Bai: "Balance?"
Chaodan: "Yes, it's called Balance. The effect is to convert half of the physical fitness into strength within one to two minutes."
Ye Shi: "Fuck?! Is it so awesome?!"
Kuangfeng: "It can be said to be a magical skill..."
Convert half of the physical fitness into strength.
Doesn't that mean it can both withstand and output? !
If the physical system can swipe this skill, the battlefield dominance of the strength system after level 10 will be at least divided by the physical system!
After all, the little defense provided by the strength attribute is really pitiful.
At medium and long distances, the impact of the strength attribute on DPs is mainly reflected in the control of weapons and the distance of projectiles.
Unless it is pulled to the extreme distance, in most cases, the damage bonus provided by the strength attribute is marginally decreasing!
Unless there is equipment that can better play the value of the strength system.
For example, the loyal "golden toilet" or the chain saw gun...
On the other hand, after the physical system has more than 10 attribute points, even if it is not as exaggerated as the "breathing blood recovery" in the FPs game, the effect of quickly stopping bleeding after being shot is also very useful.
If you don't hit the vitals, you can at least take two more shots!
After awakening, you can even save bandages!
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes: "What the hell, my "regeneration of broken limbs" is a magical skill, okay? It can grow back even if the arm is lost!"
Fang Chang: "Awesome!"
Kuangfeng: "Is this a skill of aliens?!"
Irena is not in the Niuma Club group, but she is familiar with the people in the group in the game, and occasionally teams up together.
Especially on the forum, he and Ye Shi often exchange funny emoticons.
Hearing that he actually unlocked the "no last hit" passive, everyone was envious for a while.
Kuangfeng: "I feel like the spring of the intelligence system hasn't come yet, but the spring of the physical system is coming. (Sigh)"
Quit smoking: "Hehe, the physical system is ecstatic! (Grinning teeth)"
Ye Shi: "This is very unreasonable. I thought I would unlock the 'iron stomach' of the rat people, but I didn't expect to unlock the regeneration of bears and lizards. (Funny)"
w Zhenyou Mosquito: "Speaking of Ye Shi, Kuangfeng, have you tried your talents? Are they useful?"
Ye Shi: "I tried it, and it feels average. A Guang said that the talent I unlocked is pretty awesome, but I don't feel it at all. (Helpless)"
The talent he obtained is "Killing Intuition".
According to the description of the talent, it is a passive trigger, and can feel the subjective killing intent at the conscious level.
And the stronger the killing intent, the stronger the feeling!
Unlike the perception mediated by light, sound, smell, vibration and other factors, this perception does not seem to need to rely on material media, but directly reads the killing intent at the conscious level in some unknown way.
Brain waves?
Heart rate?
Or some unknown "field"?
The talent description does not give a specific scientific explanation, perhaps the operator himself does not know how to write it.
Putting aside these minor issues, this talent actually has a big problem, that is, it is severely attenuated by distance!
The trigger range in the open area is only 800 meters to 1 kilometer at most, and in the indoor environment, the maximum capture range may be a three- or four-story house.
To be honest, this distance is somewhat useless for the perception system.
After all, before Ye Shi awakened, he relied on the bonus of the perception attribute to capture the faint reflection of the sniper scope 1 kilometer away.
According to Fang Chang's analysis, the real function of this killing instinct should be to prevent sneak attacks.
For example, when they were at the ecological experimental base before, Ye Shi's perception did not notice the "high-agility unit" Death Claw lurking in the forest.
If there is a killing instinct, it may be discovered the moment it is targeted.
But on the other hand, if the opponent restrains his killing intent, or does not notice them at all, then this talent may lose its effect.
In general, this talent is still useful.
But the use is not as great as imagined!
Kuangfeng: "Mine is similar... The name is overclocking, and the effect is similar to Lao Bai's intelligence version, which gains 150%~200% brain work efficiency bonus. The duration is slightly longer, about 30 seconds."
To be honest, this talent is probably even more useless than Ye Shi's "Killing Intuition".
At least for the current version of the intelligence system, what is lacking is not the attribute, but the ability to convert the attribute into damage.
For example, the manipulator is a tool that "can convert intelligence attributes into DPs", but the output power of the manipulator has a limit after all, especially after awakening, this point is particularly obvious.
When the intelligence attribute is below 10, every increase in attribute points can increase the maximum work efficiency of the manipulator by 10%, making it more coordinated with the muscles and more precisely controlled. But when the intelligence attribute exceeds 10, the effect of the improvement is minimal.
Kuangfeng's own analysis is that at this time, two more manipulators should be installed, or a third arm should be implanted, or even a multifunctional arm should be implanted, just like "Doctor Octopus".
Another idea is to use neural connection devices to multi-threadedly operate drones or ground unmanned vehicles, and turn your brain into a "drone hive" that controls the drone group.
However, there is a prerequisite for taking these two paths, that is, these two things can be bought on the shelves of nP stores.
This is really too difficult!
Quitting: "Damn, intelligence bonus? That's a bit of a scam..."
Kuangfeng: "It can't be completely considered a scam, maybe the usage needs to be developed a little bit."
"..."
Flipping through the chat records in the group, Chu Guang silently collected the experience summarized by the young players in a text document.
Although his background can see the skills of each player, all he can see are panel data. The specific situation still depends on the players' evaluation comments.
"...After awakening, the physical system may enter a strong period, and the talent focuses on strengthening the ability to survive, and the types of talents are richer than other systems."
However, this sequence is somewhat dependent on talent, and not everyone can brush out a magical skill like "balance".
In addition, even after awakening, the combat effectiveness of the intelligence system has not been significantly improved.
It seems that this sequence is not friendly to newcomers.
It's okay to take the life career route, but taking the combat career route will be too dependent on external assistance, which may be very expensive.
"Xiao Qi."
As Chu Guang called, Xiao Qi's voice floated from the side.
"I'm here, master."
Chu Guang marked the document and leaned back in his chair.
"Please help me organize the contents of the document and go to the setting set on the official website."
"There will be 300 newcomers in the alpha1.0 version, and these materials should be able to provide them with some help."
After listening to Chu Guang's instructions, Xiao Qi said enthusiastically.
"No problem, leave it to Xiao Qi with confidence!"
As soon as the voice fell, a cute little Klee popped up on the desktop and gave him a thumbs up to cheer him up.
Although 90% of the emoticons were stolen from the forum, Chu Guang couldn't help but smile, feeling that the fatigue of a day's work had been dispelled a lot.
Turning off the emoticons, Chu Guang was about to edit the copy of the New Year's Day event.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the office.
After knocking on the door twice, Dr. Yin Fang pushed open the door and walked in.
He held a round silver-white headset in his hand. The shell looked like aluminum alloy, not too heavy, and small in size. It could cover half of the ear when worn.
There was a camera at the front of the headset, which was perpendicular to the ear hook and could face forward when worn.
If you want to take a photo, just press the button on the side of the headset. If you want to take a video, press and hold for two seconds, and press again to turn it off.
After placing the headset on Chu Guang's desk, Dr. Yin Fang continued.
"I made the headset you wanted for you. As you said, in addition to the functions of video and photo, I added the communication function."
"However, I have to remind you that the signal transmission and reception range of the VM... that is, the vital signs monitor is very wide, up to 20 kilometers, but the bandwidth of information transmission is not very large. Text and images are fine, but if you want to transmit audio or even video, you may have to prepare a portable radio for it."
Chu Guang tried to understand this sentence.
In short, the headset is matched with the VM, and the communication chip and signal transmitter on the VM are borrowed, so it can be made so small.
However, the VM is only a self-rescue tool that makes it easier for the wearer to be found by search and rescue personnel. Stability and reliability are the first factors, which makes it unsuitable as a tool for long-distance large-scale data transmission.
With the help of the VM's signal transmitter, it is possible to use this headset to communicate between teams, and it is barely possible to communicate with the outpost base more than ten kilometers away, but it is still a bit difficult to start a "live broadcast".
Unless, the distance to the signal tower is very close, or the team is equipped with a mobile radio with stronger and more professional signal receiving and sending capabilities.
It is not difficult to solve this problem. Whether it is a signal tower or a mobile radio, if you do not deliberately pursue high integration, lightness and compactness, even if you use relatively "primitive" radio equipment, it will be fine.
Not only a mobile radio, Chu Guang also plans to build another signal tower in Changjiu Farm to cover the area north of Yumu District and provide information services for players who explore farther areas.
Picking up the headphones on the table and looking at them for a while, Chu Guang looked at Yin Fang and asked.
"Is this the only one?"
"Five in total."
Yin Fang took out four more headphones from his pocket, put them on the table, and sighed softly.
"I have already transferred the design drawings to your computer, including the portable radio. You can find someone to copy it. It's not very difficult... So please, don't bother me to do this anymore. There are a lot of data to process, and there is also the robot. I am almost too busy."
Although I understand that the scientific expedition team has a heavy workload, he is the only one in the shelter who knows how to deal with those complex carbon-based circuit boards.
With a helpless expression, Chu Guang looked at him and said.
"I will try my best."
After Yin Fang left, Chu Guang looked at the drawings he sent to him. The contents were written in great detail.
Including where to collect the required materials, how to deal with the collected materials, and how to assemble them together.
Chu Guang plans to find a few survivors who know radio and try to copy a few sets according to the steps on the drawings. When the time comes, send them to the team leader on the front line for unified command.
After writing the plan in the work log, Chu Guang continued to edit the copy of the New Year's Day event.
The first New Year celebration event of "Wasteland oL"!
Description: New Year's Day is an important festival in the wasteland! In order to celebrate another year of survival and pray for good luck in the coming year, scavengers in the wasteland often go out to forage a week in advance to search for ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner!
What magical delicacies will be included in the recipes for this year's New Year's Eve? What kind of magical animals will be eaten to extinction next year?
The administrator has prepared a mysterious gift for all residents participating in the event. Participating is a win!
In addition, the winner of the competition will also receive the glorious title of "Wasteland Gourmet"! And be included in the Hall of Fame!
The administrator reminds everyone again here that safety always comes first!
In any case, don't eat a stomachache!
Unless you want to miss this celebration!
Event start date: December 25, Wasteland Era 211 to January 1, Wasteland Era 212
Requirements: Use ingredients that are easily available in the wasteland to make simple and delicious food.
After reading the event plan from beginning to end, Chu Guang showed a satisfied expression on his face.
Not bad!
The only flaw is that such an important festival event can't be paid for.
If an event pay-to-win bar is added, it will be exactly the same as the games of Tencent and Tencent!
In order to prevent players from committing suicide and causing non-combat casualties, Chu Guang thought carefully and decided to appoint Ya Ya as a taster.
I believe that the helpful Ya boss will be happy to take on this task.
"This way it will be foolproof!"
The day after tomorrow is the 25th.
After completing the final revision of the event plan, Chu Guang held the mouse and clicked twice, set the sending time to tomorrow evening, then yawned and stretched, and went back to the room to sleep.
...
Perhaps because he was too busy recently, Chu Guang had a very long dream at night.
However, this dream can't be considered a nightmare, at most it is a bit bizarre.
The person who chased him for DNA changed from Heya carrying a syringe to Boss Xia.
After waking up, Chu Guang was sweating all over his body. He waited until the peak of players logging in and out before he got up and went to the B3 floor.
Medical laboratory.
Miss Heya with silver hair was observing the slice specimens collected by the players.
Seeing Chu Guang coming, she immediately stopped her work, skillfully opened the scanning bed next to her, and patted the pillow.
"Come on, lie down here."
Maybe because she was observing the specimens in the last second, Chu Guang always felt that her eyes looking at him were a little "naked".
However, with Xiaoqi here, Chu Guang was not worried that someone in this shelter could hurt him.
Seeing the sample lying obediently on the scanning bed, Heya walked excitedly to the terminal at the head of the bed and tapped a few buttons on the touch screen.
Accompanied by a slight electric sound, the scanning equipment started working soon.
After a while, the attribute panel after sorting was presented in front of Chu Guang.
ID: Chu Guang
Gene sequence: Manager (second stage)
Level: Lv.14Lv.15
Basic attributes
Strength: 17
Agility: 11
Constitution: 1516
Perception: 12
Intelligence: 14
Perhaps because of the recent good exercise, his level has risen again, and now it is Lv15.
"I wonder if I will awaken again when I reach Lv20."
Chu Guang's eyes stayed on the bracketed "second stage" suffix behind the gene sequence.
Lv1 is the first stage, Lv10 is the second stage, and the third stage should be Lv20 by the same reasoning?
In addition, although the upgrade rules of the manager sequence are still not clear, Chu Guang can clearly feel that upgrading is becoming more and more difficult.
"Incredible... Your body values are far beyond the range of normal people. How did you do that?!"
Sitting in front of the terminal at the head of the scanning bed, Heya looked at Chu Guang in disbelief, her face full of interest.
Chu Guang was not surprised by this guy's fuss.
He got up from the bed and straightened his collar, and replied casually.
"I want to know too, how about you research it for me?"
Heya nodded and said.
"No problem, but before that... I have something here that you should be interested in."
Chu Guang cast an inquiring look at her.
"What is it?"
"Research on slime mold variants..."
As she spoke, Heya took a tablet converted from a VM from the side and turned it in front of Chu Guang.
"According to the slice samples provided by your 'players', my previous guess has been confirmed. Many slime mold variants, including gnawers, crawlers, martyrs, and tyrants, are not only the fruiting bodies of mutant slime molds, but also their morphology, predation, and all other physiological phenomena and biological behaviors are actually imitations of us."
Chu Guang raised his eyebrows slightly.
"We?"
"Humans, but not limited to humans, even including... machines."
Heya nodded slightly, paused for a moment, and continued.
"For example, the tyrant... I found a highly similar morphology to the corpse gnawer in its body, and another layer of completely different hardened fruiting body structure on the outside. This also means that even if the outer layer of its fruiting body is destroyed by as much as 90%, it can still continue to hunt, and use the organic matter obtained from the prey to release spores, spread slime mold, and slowly repair the damaged fruiting body."
"Does this sound surprising?"
Looking at Chu Guang, whose face was gradually showing surprise, Heya continued to talk about her amazing discovery with a beaming eyebrow.
"It's imitating us. Although the imitation is very poor, it can't be said to be completely useless. This feeling is like... um."
Frowning and thinking hard for a while, Heya seemed to be thinking about how to describe her discovery.
However, Chu Guang understood.
His Adam's apple moved slightly, and he tried to ask.
"... It's like putting a biomass exoskeleton or power armor on the outside of the gnawer?"
Heya's eyes lit up and snapped her fingers.
"Yes, that's the feeling! Isn't it amazing? No wonder those people always clamor to go out. The world outside is simply incredible..."
Heya was still talking excitedly.
However, people's joys and sorrows are not connected. Chu Guang couldn't feel her joy for discovering new species at all, and even saw a little headache.
Self-repairing biomass armor, and the amazing imitation ability shown by those slime molds... What kind of monster is this?
"Is there any way to turn the fruiting bodies of those slime molds into something edible?" Chu Guang interrupted Heya's endless chatter and asked her seriously.
Heya was slightly stunned and looked at him in confusion.
"Something edible? Why would you eat that kind of thing..."
Chu Guang sighed softly.
"Because I really can't think of a better way."