[New expansion pack: "Swords into Plowshares"]
[Introduction: Winter is coming to an end, and the time of revival is coming. Now is the critical period for spring farming and preparation for farming. Only by ensuring the food supply for next year can we awaken more compatriots to go to the surface and carry out the next stage of work. ]
[Content: From now on, "Wasteland OL" will open a series of tasks including farming, management and other related elements. Players can receive them through VM or find NPCs such as Luca, Guo Niu, and Guo Ma. Complete tasks with expansion pack labels to get activity points.
After the expansion pack is over, the points can be used for lottery, redemption of expansion pack limited titles, special rewards, and agricultural land! ]
Happiness comes too suddenly.
Without the slightest sign, not even a promotional PV, the Alpha1.0 version and the new expansion pack suddenly appeared on the announcement board of the "Wasteland OL" official website.
Almost at the same time as the announcement was released, the little players who were squatting on the official website to share today's game experience, as well as the daily sand sculpture netizens, were instantly boiling!
In less than a minute, hundreds of comments popped up below the announcement.
Tail: "!!!"
Quit Smoking: "New expansion pack?! Awesome!"
Macabazi: "Swords into plowshares?! Activity points can be exchanged for land?! Damn, my DNA has moved!!"
Spare Life: "Life-professional players are ecstatic!"
Teng Teng: "Woo woo woo, finally I've waited for an expansion pack for life-professional players. I can't help with combat at all. QAQ"
Ya Ya: "It doesn't matter! Leave the combat to Ya Ya, Teng Teng will be responsible for making nice clothes! (@≥︶≤@)"
Ye Shi: "If you don't understand, just ask. Has Boss Ya ever been to the front line? (Funny)"
Ya Ya: "??? Are you polite?"
Debt Eyes: "Wait a minute, the first two expansion packs 'Winter is Coming' and 'Land Sailing', which expansion pack version answer is not for life-professional players!?"
I'm the Darkest: "That's right! Don't even think about tampering with memories! Combat-professional players also need expansion packs! (Furious)"
Battlefield atmosphere group: "Please planner, please spawn another wave of looters! I just saved up money to buy an exoskeleton and spent money to make a bulletproof, but they told me that the looters ran away! T.T"
Fountain commander: "I should have used the money to buy a tractor earlier, right? Fortunately, I saved money. (squinting smile)"
Night Ten: "I suggest that the next expansion pack be the Burning Crusade. I think we can definitely take down Xizhou City and help Miss Teng Teng open up the market in the north. (funny)"
Irena: "Open the door, free trade? But I feel that the looters there probably can't afford clothes. (funny)"
Lightning King Professor Yang: "Tsk, you guys are still too young. Is there no surplus value when you are poor? Can't afford it? No problem, build a few plantations in the past and send them to grow cotton. They should be able to afford it when they have classes, right? (grin)"
Night Ten: "Fuck, my understanding of the version is not as good as that of cloud players?!"
Lao Bai: "Come to our brick factory to work, we will hire you as the factory director. (squinting smile)"
Professor Yang, the King of Thunder and Lightning: "Ah, it's all tears if I talk too much. T.T"
Chu Guang took a quick look at the comment area below the announcement and found that the players' enthusiasm for discussing the new version and expansion pack was simply sky-high.
Many players have begun to share their experience of growing vegetables on the forum, and hardcore players have even posted the design drawings of agricultural machinery on the forum.
Although most of these posts have gone astray in the end and become Versailles of how many acres of land they have at home, there are still many experiences worth learning from that have been preserved.
I believe it will come in handy in the upcoming spring plowing.
If the characters in the game don't have to sleep and go to work in reality, many players would have already put on helmets and run to work on the line.
And those newbies who got the closed beta qualification were ecstatic and gave their acceptance speeches.
As for the cloud players who didn't get the closed beta qualification...
Although Chu Guang was also anxious for them, there was nothing he could do about this kind of thing.
It is true that he is a real planner.
But the game is not a real game. Even a wishing machine like the "black box" needs to consume electricity and materials to produce hibernation capsules, and the maximum daily output is only 24.
It is impossible to create something that does not exist.
At present, there are nearly 100,000 players who have made reservations, but there are only 300 remaining cultivation capsules. Even if Chu Guang opens all these cans, the probability of players winning is only 0.3%.
It is impossible to get everyone into the game.
Moreover, when the number of foreign immigrants exceeds the limit of social tolerance, it may not be a good thing.
Like the refugees in the wasteland, if they cannot be digested in a short time, they will become destroyers of existing rules and obstacles to development.
This is also one of the reasons why most online games on Steam cannot be played during the discount season and free week.
After reading all the hot posts on the forum, Chu Guang thought for a while and updated the "Developer Log" as usual.
Although the players are very diligent, in order to let the players enjoy the game better and to comfort the combat professional players who feel abandoned by the version, Chu Guang feels that he still needs to talk to the players about this new version as a planner.
Guang: "Hello everyone, I am your most beloved planner A Guang. The planning department was quite peaceful last month. No one was sacrificed this time, but that's not important. What's important is that after working overtime for a whole winter, we finally got the Alpha 1.0 version!"
"Thank you all the closed beta players for your continued efforts and support, and thank you to this programmer who worked overtime until he was bald, and the NPCs who risked their lives to screw screws on the assembly line. Without your hard work, we would not have achieved what we have now."
"Developing a game is not an easy task, especially such an epoch-making game. We are now in and will be in the early stages of game development for a long time."
"Building a utopian virtual community is not an easy task, and it requires our joint efforts. This time may be very long, maybe three years, maybe five years, but we promise that it will not be longer than the next door "Painted Citizens", "Elder Roll 6" and "Give Him Love 6" in the Kingdom of Heaven, and we promise that we will never put semi-finished products on the shelves, cut a wave of leeks and turn around and run away."
"I believe many players have already discovered that the content of the new expansion pack is basically focused on the word 'management'."
"We hope to establish an economic system close to reality in this way. Let every player and NPC play different roles in this system that simulates reality, undertake different social divisions, and become the builder of this virtual community."
"This may sound a bit idealistic, but we think it is worth a try."
...
The next day.
Before dawn, a large number of players excitedly rushed to Changjiu Farm and surrounded the door of the warehouse in a dark circle.
Looking at the residents of the shelter surrounding the warehouse, Luca, who had just woken up, thought something had happened and was stunned.
"Is there anything I can help with?"
"Let's be frank, I'm here to do a mission!"
"Field! Where is the field?"
"My hoe is thirsty!"
Although he didn't understand what the players were saying at all, Luca soon realized that this might be the arrangement of the manager.
So he immediately opened the VM and took a look.
Sure enough, it is true!
These residents of the shelter are all here to help!
After reading the instructions of the manager, Old Luca was moved, and he couldn't help but look at the players who were gathered at the door of the warehouse.
This spirit of dedication and hard work is hard not to be admired.
Old Luca spoke in a solemn and serious tone.
"We need to plant the seeds in the spring, and before planting the seeds, we need to remove the weeds in the ground, level the land, drive out the alien species active in this area, and destroy their nests."
"Thank you, we are short of manpower now, you came at the right time!"
"Please bring your tools and follow me!"
After that, Old Luca walked in front and took the players to the open space on the west side of Changjiu Farm.
The terrain here is relatively flat, and it is close to the warehouse, and it is also a relatively easy area to cultivate.
In the plan of the administrator, this land belongs to the collective ownership of the shelter, and will be cultivated by hired farmers. The harvested grain will be stored in the granary as a strategic reserve to balance the grain price in the market.
Further west is the land planned to be contracted to private individuals, and further away is the area that the prisoners of war are responsible for reclamation.
After arriving at the destination, the player's VM quickly refreshed the specific reclamation tasks, and the map also marked the area responsible for each player or team.
For each acre of arable land opened up, 100 activity reward points can be obtained.
After the expansion is over, at least 300 activity points will be spent to exchange for an acre of land that belongs to you, and you can plant anything you want on it, as long as the use of the land is not changed.
If you spend more points, you can also buy fertile land by Linghu Lake.
Under the temptation of land, the enthusiasm of players for reclamation can be said to be unprecedentedly high.
Especially seeing the proficiency of farming skills rising rapidly, many people work harder.
Use awakened people to cultivate the land.
Such a luxury is unique in Qingquan City.
Even so, it is still not an easy task to open up the land.
First, we need to clear the weeds.
Ordinary grass is easy, but if you encounter shrubs and old tree roots, you have to saw and smash them, and dig out the roots.
And weeding alone is not enough, the land must be leveled.
This includes digging out the soil from high places, carrying it to low-lying places with a load to fill it up, and then piling up the ridges, getting fertilizer or manure and piling it in the fields.
When spring comes, the land must be plowed again, large pieces of soil must be broken up, concrete slag and undegraded garbage buried in the soil must be picked out, and then fences must be put up around to prevent some small animals from running in and eating the seeds in the wheat field.
Fortunately, this area of Qingquan City is a plain. Generally, the survivors can dig out two or three acres of land in one autumn, which is considered good.
However, this is autumn.
If you happen to catch a cold winter, and it snows just after you harvest the crops in the field, it will be torture.
Not to mention that the snow has not melted yet, even if it melts, the soil in the field is frozen hard.
A hoe leaves only a white mark, like hitting the wall, and there is no reaction except that the hand is shaken and hurts.
Therefore, if you want to open up wasteland in winter, it is not enough to use a hoe, you have to change to a pickaxe used to knock stones.
It can be said to be quite real.
…
In the evening.
Sitting next to the ridge of the field, carrying an iron pickaxe and a hoe, Ye Shi said breathlessly.
"Fuck, I have to trouble my roommate to bring food, and I have to catch up with people who are on the way to take out the garbage, but I actually did farm work all day!"
The initial strength of the perception system is usually 5, and it can reach 7 after awakening, which is equivalent to 140% of the average value of normal adult men, which is still slightly stronger than the intelligence system.
However, he was still exhausted.
The fatigue debuff had appeared on the VM, and his hands and legs felt like they were filled with lead.
If it were in reality, it would not be just tired, and his muscles would probably have started to hurt!
But on the other hand, this day was not without gains.
He worked a full acre of land by himself, and his proficiency in farming skills directly increased to level two, and he only needed one level to unlock the first achievement under the farming skill.
Carrying the hoe on his shoulder, Lao Bai, who was also exhausted, took a breath and said.
"I have done it before, but I have never used such primitive tools."
He was probably the most capable person in the cattle and horse team, working three acres of land by himself.
This is basically equivalent to five times the work efficiency of the refugees!
Ye Shi looked at him curiously and asked.
"By the way, Lao Bai, what do you do in reality? How can you burn bricks, burn charcoal, and do farm work?"
Lao Bai smiled and said.
"I told you, my hometown is in the countryside, and when I was a kid I occasionally helped my family with chores. It has nothing to do with me now, as there are not many people farming in my hometown anymore, and I've almost forgotten about it, but I still miss it when I experience it occasionally."
Ye Shi uttered "oh" twice, and nodded, not quite understanding.
He grew up in the city, so he didn't know much about these things.
Kuang Feng, who sat down next to him, wiped his sweat, looked at the fruits of his labor, squinted his eyes and said.
"It won't work this way. I'm afraid it won't be finished even if we work until the end of time... We must improve the tools."
Fang Chang nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. If you keep working hard like this, you may not be able to get 10 acres by the end of the month."
Ye Shi looked at them and asked.
"Do you two have any good ideas?"
Fang Chang and Kuang Feng looked at each other, and the latter nodded and said.
"Wait another three days. I have a friend who just got the closed beta qualification, and he should be able to help when the time comes."
Ye Shi asked curiously.
"Who? Male or female? What kind of friend?"
Kuang Feng didn't bother to pay attention to this guy.
After a pause, he continued.
"Professor Wang from the Engineering Academy next door, he specializes in mechanical engineering and automation."
"He knows more about application knowledge than I do."
...
Two days have passed since the new expansion was launched.
At present, at least two-thirds of the 800 players in the server have participated in the land reclamation work.
As for the remaining one-third of players, even if they have no interest in "100% real farming" and don't want to brush up their farming skills, they still indirectly support the land reclamation work in other forms.
For example, the No. 81 Steel Plant.
In just two days, 500 sets of steel structure parts for agricultural tools were produced by mold casting.
After rushing production in small workshops in the industrial zone, wooden handles were installed on tools such as hoes and pickaxes. The first batch of tools were quickly delivered to the front line, replacing those inefficient and poor-quality wooden and stone tools.
Another example is that there are mosquitoes in WC.
Brother Mosquito has made a contribution again this time.
He slightly modified the Hell Breath, increased the output power of the pot camel machine, and made a simple tractor.
Not only can it transport goods, he also installed a plowing harrow on the back of the tractor.
This thing can be of great help.
However, Mosquito is not very honest. Seeing that no one is buying at the price of 2,000 silver coins, he immediately started a rental business.
10 silver coins for one hour, 50 silver coins for a day.
The players cried out that it was a rip-off, but in order to improve efficiency, they still paid the money.
The nearby No. 81 Steel Plant saw that the money was too easy to make, so it immediately started to imitate it and also made a prototype, saying that it only cost 40 silver coins to rent it for one day.
Chu Guang ordered 10 units from the two units respectively, each priced at 2,000 silver coins, and required delivery before the end of the month.
After completing the order, you can also get 5,000 points of regional reputation of Changjiu Farm and 500 contribution points.
Faced with an order worth 20,000 silver coins, Mosquito and the two factory managers of Factory 81 immediately told Chu Guang that they would work overtime to produce and deliver the equipment in the order as soon as possible.
In addition to tasks for life-related players, there are also some tasks for combat-related players.
For example, hunting mutant wild boars, destroying hyena nests, building fences, etc.
The evening of the second day after the expansion was launched.
At the door of the Changjiu Farm warehouse.
Facing Chu Guang who came to inspect the work, Luca excitedly reported to him the progress of the land reclamation work.
"Sir, in the past 48 hours, your residents have reclaimed 1,000 acres of wasteland!"
"At this rate, we can complete the target of 10,000 acres of wasteland in 15 days at most before the end of the month!"
When he said this, Luca's face was filled with incredible joy.
He originally thought that the residents of the shelter could not adapt to such high-intensity labor, but he did not expect that they were much more capable than he imagined, and completed one-tenth of the expected goal in just two days.
According to the plan of the administrator, the first batch of arable land planned is 30,000 acres.
Among them, 10,000 acres will be completed by the residents of the shelter, and the remaining 20,000 acres will be half taken by prisoners of war and half by refugees.
Maybe this year's land reclamation work can even be completed in excess!
Although the seeds have not been planted yet, he seems to have seen the 10,000 acres of golden and full granaries!
Chu Guang did not feel any surprise about the situation reported by Luca.
Mainly because he has never worked in the fields, he is not sure whether it is difficult to reclaim land.
"1,000 acres... based on 600 people, that is an average of 0.8 acres per person per day?"
Touching his chin, Chu Guang thought for a moment and said.
"Is this fast or slow?"
"Sir, this speed is already very fast!"
Listening to the speech of the administrator Versailles, Old Luca couldn't help sweating and explained.
"Reclaiming wasteland is different from farming. The workload is huge, especially now that the snow has not completely melted. We have to turn the snow out of the ground first."
"By the middle of the month or even the end of the month, our progress will be faster!"
Chu Guang nodded and said with relief.
"Thank you for your hard work!"
Hearing the administrator's praise, Old Luca's face flushed with pride and said respectfully.
"I don't have much trouble, but your residents are really capable."
"By the way, now that the blizzard has stopped, the refugees who were placed in the abandoned department store can gradually move back to the farm. We can't keep supporting them for nothing."
Chu Guang nodded and said.
"Well, they have been resting for a whole winter, so it's time to find something for them to do."
After inspecting the spring plowing work, Chu Guang walked around the warehouse and was about to go to the guard team to check on the training of the new recruits.
However, at this moment, he suddenly received a communication request from the outpost.
The communication was connected.
Before Chu Guang could ask what was going on, Liu Ding's voice came from the other end of the headset.
"Sir, a caravan has arrived from the south of the wetland park. They are now parked at the south gate of the wetland park!"
"Caravan from the south?" Chu Guang's face was surprised, and he immediately continued to ask, "Are they from Boulder City?"
"Yes..." Liu Ding said cautiously, "The owner of this caravan is named Lister. He claims to have met you once and wants to meet you."
Lister?
Hearing this familiar name, Chu Guang was stunned at first, and then an expression of interest appeared on his face.
Good guy.
I finally waited for you!
Chu Guang still hasn't forgotten the oath he made.
Wait until this guy comes here next time.
I must kill him!
With a happy smile on his face, Chu Guang continued to speak in a friendly manner.
"Liszt, that's my old friend."
"Please invite him to the reception room and prepare tea and other things."
"Tell him I'll be there soon!"