Changjiu Farm.
A fat mouse was following a little mouse, leading the other mice through the wasteland covered with a thin layer of snow.
Soon, the little mouse leading the way stopped beside the ridge of the field, stood beside a bunch of frozen bushes, and squeaked at the big mouse, with a face full of grievance and hurt.
"Is it here?"
The fat big mouse lazily said something human, leaned forward to take a look, and saw the hole for air circulation hidden under the bushes, so he dug with his two front paws and soon dug out a groundhog that had not yet woken up from the hole.
The groundhog that was pulled out was full of anger, and just when he wanted to see which stupid thing disturbed his hibernation, he was frightened by the big face in front of him.
Ah ah ah!
What the hell is this?
Before it could react, the fat rat slapped it and hit it on the head, making it dizzy.
Seeing this, the mice nearby cheered excitedly and squeaked, just like the little monkeys on the Flower and Fruit Mountain.
Qiangren Suonan couldn't understand what those "kind" were saying, but he could feel that these mice were cheering for him, so he beat him harder.
This was a tough time for the groundhog.
At first, it wanted to resist, but soon found that it was no match for the one-meter-tall rat in terms of physique and strength, so it had to roll on the snow, turn over its belly, and squeak for mercy.
"Do you accept it? Hmm? Ask you if you accept it?"
Qiangren Suonan pressed its head, bared its front teeth, and made dangerous threatening sounds.
"Chirp, chirp!" The groundhog turned over its belly, dared not resist anymore, and only begged for mercy.
It seems that he is convinced.
Understanding the look in his eyes, Qiangrensunan loosened his claws contentedly.
But why does the sound of this groundhog sound like a dog?
Is it a game setting?
Qiangrensunan stepped on the groundhog's belly with one foot, looked down at the surrounding mice, and said with full momentum, regardless of whether they could understand or not.
"This guy is now my defeated opponent, and he will be my little brother in the future."
"If anyone bullies you, take me to find it."
"Big Horned Rat will stand up for you!"
Looking at the big rat showing off its power, the mice cheered and worshiped.
Although its cry was a bit strange, like those damn humans, it didn't matter.
To them, this ugly beast was the strongest of this generation.
Whoever can defeat it will be their king!
The groundhog was very aggrieved. He was sleeping soundly, but he got the first beating of the New Year for no reason.
Was this what the rat did?
It was totally unethical!
Just like that, another member of the rat army came in. Last time, it was a mutant squirrel, and this time it was a groundhog.
Walking in front of more than 20 mice, he led them against their will, and walked through the newly piled ridges in a show of force, and began to look for the next target.
This is the method he discovered recently.
It is actually very simple to tame these little beasts. Just beat them, beat them until their bellies are exposed, and beat them until they beg for mercy.
In the animal world, fists are king. No matter how much nonsense you say, it is useless. The mice will not understand it, but think it is noisy.
Look at the eyes of the female mice behind.
It is more than admiration, there is light in their eyes!
Recalling the treatment he received when he first entered the game, Qiangrensunan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Alas, the alien world is still simple.
Human stuff, die!
Makabazi, who was plowing the field, found the mice beside the ridge. Just as he was about to thank nature for the gift, he suddenly recognized that the fat mouse leading the group was Qiangrensunan, so he loosened his hand on his waist and laughed and teased.
"Brother Nan, what are you doing?"
"Come and help me plow the land if you have nothing to do."
Qiangrensunan rolled his eyes at him.
"Get out, can't you see I'm busy."
Makabazi said with a smile.
"Damn, what are you busy with? You fight with mice every day. When will you awaken?"
"You don't understand," Qiangrensunan raised his nose and said proudly, "Look at the group behind me, they are all my newly recovered brothers, aren't they awesome?"
Makabazi said with a grin.
"Awesome! I just don't know if it can block a burst of my short sickle."
Even if it was a mutant rat, the kind that was half the height of a human calf, it was not taken away by one shot, but it was killed by two shots.
The combat power of mutant rats is basically equivalent to that of mutant cockroaches. These two are the weakest alien species in the wasteland, even weaker than hyenas.
After all, hyenas are extremely hungry and can still hunt gnawers. Rats are extremely hungry and can only fight for their lives with cockroaches.
Qiangren Suonan heard it and warned him hurriedly.
"I warn you, don't do this! They are all my pets!"
Makabazi said with a grin.
"I'm just teasing you, how can I really do it, but you'd better mark them, otherwise they will be killed as wild monsters by others."
"Hiss... what you said reminds me."
Qiangren Suonan immediately took note of this matter and had to mark his brothers in the future.
He had finally saved the rats.
Don't let people kill you like wild monsters!
Time soon reached evening.
Qiangrensunan had been wandering in the wasteland west of Changjiu Farm, relying on his huge size to bully the weak, picking fights with groundhogs and voles that were shorter than him, and recruiting his followers while doing tasks.
Occasionally, when he met two people who were not convinced, he would directly stab them in the stomach with a dagger.
Yes.
The mouse sequence is different from other sequences. There is no hard-working DEBUFF, and it is no weaker than other players in using tools.
He even asked Mosquito to customize a pair of special boxing gloves for ratmen, with steel claws on it, which are much sharper than his original claws.
The thorny head that was killed became the food of the mice directly.
These mice are not restrained in food. No matter whether they are of the same kind or anything else, as long as they can eat, they will never waste it.
Whenever this happens, Qiangrensunan will generously stand aside and watch.
Although his body had turned into a mouse, he still couldn't stand eating this kind of "game".
Not to mention eating it raw.
Of course, the whole day was not always smooth sailing. When he went deeper to the west, he and his brothers encountered a hungry mutant hyena.
Spring has arrived.
After being hungry for a whole winter, the aliens will also start hunting.
This beast has obviously been hungry for a whole winter. Seeing so many little guys, his eyes are glowing green.
Fortunately, Qiangrensunan had a pistol on his waist and shot the hyena. If it was a close combat, with his one-meter height and poor attribute panel, he might not be able to win.
Seeing the leader who defeated the hyena, the rats admired him again, and then pounced on him for a full meal.
Qiangrensunan took out the dry food and sat on the edge of the field. While watching his subordinates feasting, he followed them and gnawed.
After the mice were full, they gathered around the corpse, burped, and began their post-meal activities.
Some were quarreling, some were fighting, and some were hugging each other. It was so lively.
Looking at those energetic little brothers, Qiangrensunan suddenly felt a sense of joy of harvest.
"It's not easy."
He took off the VM on his belly and took a look. The task required him to recapture ten mice.
It was obvious that he had exceeded the task.
I guess the manager will reward him well!
But at this moment, Qiangrensunan suddenly became worried.
It's okay to have only 20 or 30 mice now. When there are more in the future, he will definitely not be able to feed them by hunting alone.
And it's nonsense to expect these mice to hunt by themselves. These things can fight cockroaches 50-50, and they will be beaten directly by creatures like hyenas.
Despite their large numbers, they are actually a mob. They didn't do anything this afternoon, and their only role was to keep up appearances.
How should mice live normally?
Of course, they eat human granaries.
But can they eat the granaries of Changjiu Farm?
Obviously not.
The manager is not only an NPC, but also has GM authority, and can "repatriate" people directly.
This is not just about brushing up health bars or something.
If you violate the server rules, you can unplug your network cable!
Besides, a person has only one account. Even if there are not so many rules, he is reluctant to offend other players and ruin his reputation.
If he can't eat his own granary, he can only eat other people's granaries.
He couldn't help but look up and looked towards the north with confidence.
Maybe...
He should apply to the manager for a hibernation capsule for archiving.
…
Just as I was trying to figure out how to get a hibernation chamber from the manager, Makabazi was sitting on a tractor in a farmland that was being reclaimed not far away, excitedly stepping on the accelerator.
I saw a long row of rakes hanging behind the tractor, turning up the soil and a thin layer of snow.
"Hahaha, damn! This thing is so easy to use!"
Isn't this much better than Farm Simulator?
The little newbie standing next to him said with a smile.
"Let me tell you, if you modify it like I did, it will definitely work better than the one you had before."
Although it doesn't have much technical content, it just improved the rake behind the tractor, but the efficiency of plowing the land has more than doubled.
As for the rake that Mosquito made originally, it was probably found directly on the Internet. It works well on the reclaimed farmland, but it is useless when it comes to reclaiming land. Sometimes it gets stuck while dragging, or it doesn't grip the ground firmly and slips on the snow.
Following his suggestion, the original problem was solved immediately.
Mosquito, who was standing by, said with surprise.
"Fuck, it really works! Boss, what do you do?"
[Bore to hit the tiger] He smiled embarrassedly.
"I grow tobacco."
Before Mosquito could react, Makabazi, who was driving the tractor, was shocked and almost drove the tractor onto the ridge.
"Fuck?! Growing opium?! Is the tobacco you are talking about serious?"
Tiger said hurriedly.
"Don't talk nonsense, what do you mean by growing opium? I work in a serious tobacco company."
"Awesome!"
Makabazi looked envious.
Working in a tobacco company?
That must be a lot of money.
Mosquito also looked envious, but the point of envy was different.
"This is too good. Working in a tobacco company means you have endless cigarettes to smoke? And you can smoke those unlicensed ones at will?"
Tiger suddenly looked melancholy.
"Ah, it's all tears if I talk too much. I thought so when I first entered the industry, until I became a smoker, smoking every day, several packs a day, and had to write reports after smoking. You know what it means to be in ecstasy."
Ma Ka Ba Zi: "Fuck? There is such a good thing?"
Tiger rolled his eyes.
"What a hammer! During that time, I wanted to vomit when I saw cigarettes, okay!"
Facts have proved that turning a hobby into a job is not necessarily a happy thing.
Mosquito asked curiously: "Brother, are your lungs okay?"
Tiger sighed.
"It's okay. Later I changed jobs. Now my daily work is to deal with tobacco farmers. It's quite easy to run to the fields every day."
Ma Ka Ba Zi asked curiously.
"How big is your tobacco field?"
Tiger thought for a while and said.
"It's not convenient to say specifically, but the project I'm in charge of covers tens of thousands of acres."
Makabazi: "Awesome!"
Mosquito: "666"
No wonder you know so much.
This is too strong!
...
On the other side, north of Bet Street, on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road.
Kuangfeng, Yeshi, Laobai and Quitting are sweeping the building with the Lone Wolf brothers who have just entered the game.
It is not easy to upgrade the intelligence system, especially in the early stage. With three points of strength, you have to breathe after running two steps, let alone archery and spear throwing. This is also the reason why many teams are reluctant to bring intelligence systems in the early stage of the game.
Low efficiency is a small matter, the key is to drag your feet!
This is fatal.
Unless those players with strong hands-on ability can take the life career route, it is still difficult to upgrade.
However, it is another matter if you have a thigh belt.
In just one day, the level of the Lone Wolf jumped from LV0 to LV1.
The speed of this upgrade is like riding a rocket.
At this rate, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be no problem to reach LV3 in four days, and maybe even three days.
When you kill monsters, do a task to explore resource points, and join the scavenger profession to do garbage picking tasks, and brush the contribution to citizens, and save two or three hundred silver coins easily.
Then go directly to VM, buy a PU-9 submachine gun, and if conditions permit, you can also equip it with a bulletproof vest made of devil silk, and basically you will have the ability to protect yourself.
The sky outside gradually darkened, and the group withdrew from the abandoned high-rise building with the looted items.
Today's harvest is not bad.
The looted items plus the task rewards, the average income per person is about 100.
In the current version, if you don't fight, it is already very high to have this daily income. If you don't bring new people, Lao Bai and his friends can actually earn a little more.
I heard that there are death claws in the recently opened hunting ground in Yuanxi Town, and many high-level players have gone there to open up wasteland.
After checking the progress of the task through the VM, Fang Chang looked at Gu Lang and said.
"The first three levels are still quite fast, but it starts to slow down after level 3."
Gu Lang said with emotion: "This game is too liver-intensive."
Lao Bai nodded in agreement: "It is indeed a bit liver-intensive. I have been stuck at level 13 for almost two weeks."
Ye Shi sighed.
"You're still relatively good. I'm a perception system, and since I reached level 11, the progress bar seems to be stuck."
Quit smoking: "Hey, it's so painful to hear you guys being so Versailles. The child who hasn't awakened yet is going to cry."
Kuangfeng suddenly said: "Maybe we have to challenge higher monsters."
Ye Shi: "For example?"
Kuangfeng: "Mutants and the like."
Ye Shi was shocked: "Fuck, this difficulty is too high, isn't it?"
Lao Bai suddenly sighed: "If Fang Chang was here."
Kuangfeng: "Indeed, this guy's understanding of the version is second to none. If he is here, our upgrade speed will definitely be faster."
Ye Shiyi said with envy: "This bastard, it's too much for him to eat alone!"
Lao Bai smiled and said, "He has always been lucky. Have you forgotten that when we played PUBG before, he always landed with 98K. Every time A Guang searched for a bunch of junk, he was fully equipped. No more nonsense, it's getting dark soon, let's go back and have a meal before logging off. Tomorrow night, we will still log on at 7 o'clock. Then we will try our best to lead our Lone Wolf brothers to level 3 in one day."
Ye Shi: "Okay!"
Kuang Feng: "Got it."
Quit Smoking: "Ok!"
Looking at the enthusiastic guys, the Lone Wolf was moved.
"Good brother, thank you!"
Lao Bai smiled and said, "Why thank you? That's too polite!"
Quit Smoking: "That's right, we will rely on you in many ways in the future!"
Ye Shi said with a smirk, "How about helping us improve the brick factory first? The demand for bricks is getting bigger and bigger, and our orders are all scheduled until the end of next month."
Professor Lone Wolf, who never owes favors to others, has a serious expression on his face.
"Okay! Don't worry, brothers!"
"Wait a while until I log off, I'll think of a way!"
...
As the night got darker, the north gate of the outpost.
Baiyinzhi's father grabbed his good buddy's arm, crying and chasing him from the gate to the inside.
"Good brother, I was just joking! Give me a chance, I won't dare to do it again next time."
Baiyinzhijian ruthlessly shook off his hand.
"Zou Kai! I finally believed you once, but you made me lose so thoroughly."
Baiyinzhihan: "Zhao!"
At the entrance of the sanatorium.
The little players who had eaten and drunk enough were queuing up to return to their nests, and there was a lot of noise in the square.
The queuing crows put their hands together and prayed devoutly.
"Planning master, I hope the water fee will not increase today."
Teng Teng in the queue glanced at her.
"You're just too slow. Ten minutes is definitely enough under normal circumstances."
"How can it be so fast! Oh, but Teng Teng's words..."
Teng Teng's face instantly turned red, and she stood on tiptoe to cover her mouth.
"Okay, okay, you don't have to talk anymore!"
Ya Ya: "Woo woo woo!"
The players on the side excitedly cheered.
"Go on! Go on!"
"Boss Ya, come on! Don't give up!"
Although there are now hundreds of hibernation capsules in the "save point" of the outpost base, and the bathroom has recently been equipped with water pipes and beggar's solar energy, everyone still wants to avoid taking a shower there.
Even if the water price has been rising due to macro-control.
In fact, there is nothing we can do about it.
Even if the players want to stay on the surface and go online, it is more convenient, but there are not enough hibernation capsules, and the 100 capsules are full every day.
If you want to save and don't grab a capsule, you still have to go back to the shelter.
Even though Chu Guang has already prioritized the resource allocation for the production of the black box for the hibernation capsule, and arranged for someone to press the button to ensure uninterrupted work around the clock, there is still a big gap in the inventory of the hibernation capsule.
Theoretically, to meet the needs of all players to go online and offline, at least 900 hibernation capsules are needed.
Moreover, even the black box cannot run non-stop for 24 hours a day.
If you don't want to damage the equipment, you have to rest for two or three hours a day.
Thinking about the resurrection point, Chu Guang, who got off the elevator with Xiao Qi in his arms, walked towards the shelter.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a gray rat running in front of him.
Looking down, it turned out to be Brother Nan.
Chu Guang looked at him with caring eyes and said in a gentle tone.
"What's the matter?"
The rat bowed and said respectfully.
"Dear administrator, I have completed the task you assigned!"
Chu Guang was slightly stunned, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.
So fast?
After retrieving the action records and drone aerial photos of several players' VMs, Chu Guang soon discovered that this guy was not bragging.
Not only did he complete the task, but he also exceeded the target!
Chu Guang's expression was a little subtle.
Of course, he was embarrassed to say that he was too busy during this period and had not yet thought of a reward, so after thinking for a while, he coughed and said.
"You did a good job."
"Being able to obtain alien staff is undoubtedly a huge help to our business."
"In addition to silver coins and contributions, do you have any other rewards you want? Tell me."
Qiangren Suonan was stunned, and his heart was suddenly ecstatic, and he hurriedly said.
"My lord, I don't want anything, I just hope you can give me a hibernation capsule!"
Chu Guang looked at this guy strangely.
"Hibernation capsule? What do you want that thing for?"
Qiangren Suonan continued with a serious face.
"I want to go to the north! Xizhou City, which is farther away than Yuanxi Town! There is no interference from other players there, and there are no rules to follow in the enemy's territory. I can snowball more easily, unite the local rats, and strengthen the power of the rat people!"
What the hell?
This is a good idea.
After hearing what Nan Xiong said, Chu Guang's eyes lit up, but he still reminded cautiously.
"The power of the hibernation chamber is 1KW, and you have to prepare a generator for it. It's not easy to transport these equipment to Xizhou City, you have to think it through."
Qiangrensudi said seriously: "Please rest assured, I will solve this!"
He has already ordered a "Hell Breath" from Mosquito, and at worst he can order a smaller firewood generator.
When the snow on the ground is thinner, he can set off immediately!
Chu Guang nodded and said nothing more.
"Okay, tomorrow you go to Changjiu Farm to find Luca, he will give you a hibernation capsule."
"In addition, I will give you another task. You go to Luca to get a radio station, take it to Xizhou City, which is just north of us, and set up a communication base station there."
"This task is very important, please be cautious. After completing it, you can move freely in the area of Xizhou City, and I will arrange new tasks for you from time to time."
Qiangrensuannan said happily.
"Thank you! Dear administrator, I will definitely use it well!"
Hibernation capsules are not a great technology.
After there are enough hibernation capsules at the save point, Chu Guang has considered allowing players to buy hibernation capsules and move into the small house they built.
But that's for later.
At present, resources are limited, and collective interests are above all else. The resource allocation of public facilities is always the first priority.
After all, this is related to the gaming experience of most players.
After taking Xiaoqi back to the administrator's office, Chu Guang sat on the office chair, turned the chair and looked at the wall on one side of the office.
There are many screens on the wall, which are all modified by Yin Fang using VM.
Sixteen small screens form a large screen, showing a map on which dense green and blue dots flash, forming a distribution map of players and NPCs.
Among them, players without VM also have historical locations marked by drones.
Through this map, Chu Guang can easily grasp how many players there are in each area, how many tasks should be assigned, what is the ratio with functional NPCs, and whether more people need to be sent over.
What makes Chu Guang happy is that this group of newbies who have just entered the game are more motivated than he expected.
A total of 300 people, half of them have been put into the army of pioneering, and more than 90% of them are strength system.
Although the other half did not go to the pioneering, they were also pulled to spread the fire, following the big guys to make progress in the tunnel, or sweeping the building on the edge of the fifth ring line.
The gnawers there are as many as ants. Not only is it a natural leveling field, but it is also possible to collect rich resources.
Among the three hundred newbies, Chu Guang focused on two players.
One was [Bored Fighting Tiger].
The other was Professor Wang or [The Lone Wolf of the End of the World].
Chu Guang had been following the little player in the forum for a long time. He often saw him exchanging farming experiences with other players and often posted photos.
After observing him for a while, Chu Guang immediately marked him in the background. When the version that required farming came, he pulled him in without saying a word.
And this tiger brother did not disappoint him. As soon as he came in, he improved the mosquito and the two tractors produced by the No. 81 Steel Plant.
Now the efficiency of ploughing the land is twice as fast as before, which can be said to be a great help!
The professor Wang in the back was a pure surprise for Chu Guang.
This professor just joined the cattle and horses last week. When Chu Guang peeked at the screen, he learned that he was a colleague of Kuangfeng and a professor in the field of mechanical engineering and automation design.
For this professor-level pre-ordered player, who is also in the application field, Chu Guang did not hesitate and immediately marked him and included him in the Alpha 1.0 version.
Tiger chose the strength system.
And this lone wolf brother, like Kuangfeng, chose the intelligence system. It is likely that the latter taught him to choose.
Although so far, this lone wolf is still leveling up with the cattle and horse team and has not yet demonstrated his professional level in the game, Chu Guang is not in a hurry.
If you want to improve the productivity of a region, you must first have a sufficient understanding of this region.
You have to do research before setting up a factory in Africa, not to mention that they are two completely different worlds.
Chu Guang is very satisfied with the current pace of Professor Wang.
If he doesn't even understand the situation here at the beginning, and gives instructions, it will give Chu Guang a headache.
"Not bad!"
"I am the one I chose!"
After retrieving the action record on the VM and taking a look, Chu Guang showed a happy expression on his face, feeling that everything is under control.
"It seems that the Alpha 1.0 version is running well, and the new players have officially entered the main story of the game."
"Next, there are only two core tasks left for the shelter!"
One is the large-scale development of Linghu North Bank, and the other is to attract investment in the new industrial zone.
Attracting Lister to come in and set up a factory is just the beginning.
Let this guy taste the sweetness, and soon more powerful merchants will come with extra equipment and talents.
In addition to the caravans from the East Coast, as long as I can create a stable development environment for them, they will send money to the door.
If one day in the future, Shelter No. 404 will conflict with Boulder City, I will have an extra card to play.
Of course, cooperation is naturally the best.
Although fighting can make you rich overnight, in the long run, the income is still not as stable as farming.
"Solid-state hydrogen batteries are at least a D+ technology. Depending on how they store and use chemical energy, they may even be C!"
"Although they are not as good as metal hydrogen batteries that contain multiple B-level technologies and a small amount of A-level technologies, they are still much better than the 'old method' in reality!"
"With the black box obtained from Shelter No. 117, if the situation is optimistic, most LV10 intelligence players should be able to use neural connection devices within two versions, and the penetration rate of exoskeletons among players will reach 8%, and the penetration rate among guards will reach 15%!"
Now that there are more players, Chu Guang has to make decisions more from an overall perspective and reduce local micro-manipulation.
Letting a certain player own a certain piece of equipment will not improve the overall strength of the shelter very much.
Only when a certain piece of equipment accounts for a certain proportion in the player group can the impact of this equipment on the overall strength of the shelter be reflected.
And productivity is the key to everything.
I have to say that this spring came just in time!
Just when Chu Guang was planning the future of the shelter, Xiao Qi's voice suddenly came from the side, pulling him back from his daydream.
"Master."
Chu Guang: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Qi continued in a low voice.
"Although Xiao Qi doesn't want to disturb you from resting your eyes, there is new news about the two little players you sent to Giant Stone City and Red River Town." -