After studying for a while, Chu Guang finally figured out what the pillar-like terminal in front of him was used for.
Simply put, it is the entrance for players to project their consciousness into this world.
It is equivalent to the server of "Wasteland OL".
The three thousand available gene sequences stored in it can be understood as three thousand "game activation codes".
After the player logs into the game, the mirror image of the consciousness body is cached on this "server". As for the incubator, in addition to providing information services to players, it is more like an information node.
The helmet, the player's real body, the server, the incubator, and the clone together constitute a "field", and an invisible "string" is connected in series between the five.
The medium for information transmission is not electromagnetic waves or optical signals, and even the way of information transmission itself may be some technology that Chu Guang does not understand.
This is also the reason why the power failure of the incubator will cause the player to be disconnected and each consciousness can only control one clone.
Of course, this is just Chu Guang's speculation.
The first generation manager did not explain to him the technical principles of these devices, nor did he explain how he delivered the helmets to the players.
"Three thousand game 'activation codes'... should be able to be further unlocked? There can't be only this much stuff in the entire server." Chu Guang muttered to himself thoughtfully as his index finger slid across the touch screen.
It's not that he was greedy.
He just simply thought that it was possible to go to great lengths to deliver the helmets to the players, and to establish a strong connection between the players and the clones, just to release a few thousand gene sequences?
He didn't believe it.
Waving his hand to disperse the light blue holographic screen, Chu Guang's eyes fell on the four black boxes.
The game activation code is there.
Now we still need a game account.
If nothing unexpected happens, the answer should be there.
Just as Chu Guang expected, the largest black box among them -
is used to synthesize the culture chamber!
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"Follow the instructions in the manual, put in eleven materials such as iron ingots, aluminum ingots, graphite, etc., and add 100L of water. Please ensure the uninterrupted supply of electricity and place the black box in a ventilated place."
Warehouse on the B3 floor.
Next to the black cube covering an area of 20 square meters.
Three warehouse workers are inputting materials into the black box through simple and easy-to-understand operation procedures under the command of Yin Fang.
Although it is a graphic tutorial that even a fool can understand, it doesn't matter whether Yin Fang is there or not, but Chu Guang always feels that it will be more reassuring to have an expert next to him.
The black box makes a slight hum.
After a period of waiting, two brand-new culture chambers were sent out from the conveyor belt of the discharge port at the same time and lay quietly on the open space of the warehouse.
Witnessing everything in front of them, the three natives showed surprised expressions on their faces, as if they had seen some incredible miracle.
What was put in was just a pile of metal ingots.
What came out was a... Well, they didn't know what these two iron lumps were used for, but that didn't stop them from being surprised by the changes in front of them!
This is incredible!
More magical than a magic trick!
Thinking of this, the three secretly glanced at Chu Guang, and their respectful eyes were filled with a trace of awe as if they were looking at a god.
He is worthy of being the administrator!
Although they didn't understand it at all, they were shocked.
Yin Fang also had a look of strong interest on his face.
Of course he knew what a black box was, but that didn't stop him from being curious about what the black box produced.
The black boxes in the academy either produced exoskeletons, drones, laser guns, or some small gadgets with obvious uses and single functions.
However, the black boxes here are different.
Before coming to Qingquan City, he had never seen so many black boxes with "weird functions".
For example, the two iron boxes in front of him.
Walking up to the two incubators and looking at them from left to right, Yin Fang studied them for a long time but still couldn't figure out what they were used for.
"Incredible... How many black boxes do you have?! And what exactly is this iron box? Is it a coffin?"
Chu Guang didn't answer his question, one because he didn't know, and the other because it was inconvenient to answer.
He glanced at the time on the VM and silently calculated the production speed of the incubators, but his heart sank slightly.
"The maximum daily production capacity is 40 units, and based on a month of thirty days... a maximum of 1,200 players can be released in a month."
As for the cost, it made Chu Guang's eyebrows ache.
The black box drawn this time comes with a fusion battery, and the electricity cost can be ignored for the time being, after all, this cannot be calculated.
The material cost alone is as high as 2,000 silver coins!
It is equivalent to the cost of three hibernation capsules!
Steel and aluminum are very cheap, and copper is barely OK, and the supply is very stable. However, nickel, molybdenum, and other rare metals are not so cheap.
If the production capacity is fully utilized, it is equivalent to an additional expenditure of 80,000 silver coins per day, which is 2.4 million silver coins per month!
However, think about it from another perspective. A two-headed bull costs three to four thousand or even four to five thousand silver coins. A player with two thousand silver coins is much more capable than a two-headed bull.
A cheap and self-conscious bionic man costs at least tens of thousands of chips. The value that a player can create far exceeds that of a bionic man.
Is 2,000 silver coins expensive?
Not expensive at all.
As for the monthly increase of 2.4 million expenditures...
At first glance, it seems a bit too much, and in fact it is indeed quite a lot, but it is not a big problem!
First of all, this fiscal expenditure is different from other fiscal expenditures. It is not directly invested in the market and will not directly cause inflation.
Secondly, as long as Chu Guang can find a way to obtain a steady stream of resources from the outside and increase the fiscal revenue of the shelter, it will be easy to fill this hole if the price of industrial raw materials does not fluctuate significantly.
If there is really no money, it is OK. At worst, the production line can be stopped for a while, and it can be continued when there is money.
"In order to summon more players, Shelter No. 404 needs to strengthen its regional influence and military presence in Honghe Town!"
"When the situation is appropriate, you can consider incorporating Honghe Town into the second recovery area of the 'New Alliance'!"
Currently, the shelter has a military base in Honghe Town. It was originally just to find something for the players to do and make some extra money, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
"...But now the culture chamber needs to be produced by ourselves, and the mode of issuing closed beta qualifications for round B testing has to be slightly adjusted."
Looking at the two culture chambers in the warehouse, Chu Guang thought to himself.
For example, from a one-time large-scale investment in accounts, it was changed to issuing 40 accounts per day based on the version cycle. The current version of 3,000 accounts will be issued when they are all gone. When he gets more activation codes, he will start the next round.
Now the number of players is gradually increasing, reaching four digits. Maintaining a continuous growth of double digits every day is indeed more in line with the current needs of the shelter than explosive growth.
This thing is like the population. Too much growth at one time is a burden. Everyone is working hard to roll. It is not okay if there is no growth at all. If no one rolls, who will refuel the boss's car?
Someone has to do the basic work.
Novice tasks below 10 silver coins are too low for old players, but they are still very attractive for new players.
The work efficiency of players is three times or even more than that of ordinary natives. Even slaves will take a break when they are tired, but players only have progress bars in their eyes!
The most important thing is that the newbies are cute.
Chu Guang likes them very much.
Seeing that Chu Guang has not paid attention to him, Yin Fang made a helpless expression, gave up asking about the function of the incubator, and turned to study the other three black boxes.
The second black box is the same as the one found in the B3 warehouse. It is used to produce hibernation capsules. The daily production capacity is 20 to 24 units. It is inexpensive to maintain and can be used to scan and record the DNA expression of all body cells.
Black boxes are not unique, and overlapping functions are not uncommon.
A player can only have one incubator, but a hibernation capsule can serve multiple players in different time periods.
Resurrection points are suitable for deployment in the rear, but save points can be deployed directly on the front line, or even next to the ammunition depot.
Chu Guang is quite satisfied with the doubling of the production capacity of the hibernation capsule. In the future, players will definitely have a much greater demand for hibernation capsules than for incubation capsules.
This thing can replace sleeping bags and become a must-have artifact for players at home and traveling. When the number of save points is sufficient, Chu Guang will consider opening the hibernation capsule to players with contribution points above citizens.
The money earned is just right to subsidize the production of incubators.
The products of the first two black boxes are all related to the players, but the third black box is slightly different and has basically nothing to do with the clones of the players.
However, its value is no less than the first two. Not only Yin Fang was excited and amazed, but even Chu Guang showed a surprised expression.
"X-4 polymer fiber!" Yin Fang's face was full of envy, and he couldn't help saying, "Damn... you have too many good things!"
X-4 polymer fiber!
B-level technology!
Just input wood, water and a large amount of electricity into the black box to stably produce X-4 polymer fiber, and the by-products are carbon dioxide and possible methane!
X-4 fiber has a wide range of uses. It can be used as a non-static barrier fabric on chemical protective clothing, and it can also be crushed to replace ordinary fibers to make smokeless gunpowder to increase the detonation speed of gunpowder!
This X-4 version of smokeless gunpowder is especially suitable for use as propellant for artillery shells, rockets or bullets!
Previously, with the help of the Pioneer, the outpost base got a bunch of X-4 fibers from the carbon dioxide collector, but with the advancement of industrialization, they have long been consumed.
Now that they have the ability to produce independently, the power of the LD-47 series of weapons and the light and heavy lances produced by the No. 81 Steel Plant will undoubtedly rise to a higher level!
And it is a stable increase!
Chu Guang glanced at Yin Fang, who was full of envy, and asked with interest.
"Can't the academy produce X-4 fibers?"
"The output is not high, the intermediate process is complicated, and it is very expensive!" After giving a three-sentence evaluation, Yin Fang's eyes fell into memories and continued, "... I remember that I saved two months' salary to buy a set of protective clothing made of X-4 fiber fabric."
It should be quite expensive to allow a D-level explorer to save two months' salary.
Chu Guang remembered that Yin Fang had said before that the highest explorer in the academy was only D-level, and could lead an independent expedition team to go out for archaeological research.
Although the rank and authority of a D-level explorer are not high, their income is slightly higher than that of a C-level researcher in a non-core laboratory. Moreover, since they can often access first-hand information, their promotion speed and opportunities are much faster than those of researchers of the same rank.
However, this has nothing to do with Yin Fang.
Before, Yin Fang missed the academy, but since he watched the video of Dr. Principle and Chu Guang appointed him as the dean of the 404 branch of the academy, he no longer misses home so much.
How can it be more comfortable to do archaeology for others than to command others to do archaeology?
Here, he is not only the head of the "scientific expedition team", but also does not have to take the blame for his incompetent superiors.
This is so good!
Yin Fang then looked at the last black box, which is also the smallest of the four black boxes.
Its length and width are equivalent to the arm and forearm of an adult, and its thickness is only a palm.
This is also the smallest one recovered from Shelter No. 404 so far, even smaller than the one recovered from Shelter No. 117.
It's really only the size of a suitcase!
And its product is also quite special.
According to the fool-proof graphic tutorial printed on the black box, the workers successively input 100g of graphite, 10L of water, a little iron filings and other materials.
About an hour later, a syringe with a capacity of about 10ml was slowly sent out from the discharge port.
The syringe was shaking with a pale yellow solution.
Yin Fang took it in his hand and looked at it for a while, and said curiously.
"What is this?"
"Induced expression serum..."
Reading the small words on the black box softly, Chu Guang's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.
He probably guessed the purpose of this thing.
However, the specific clinical effect still needs to be further demonstrated by professionals.
"Leave the serum to Heya to study... That is her area of expertise, and she should be very interested."
After speaking, Chu Guang then looked at the three warehouse workers standing by and continued to give instructions.
"From now on, you will be responsible for the production of these four black boxes. I will assign some more people to you. You can decide how to assign them. I have only one request, that you must ensure that there are three shifts and the machines are turned on 24 hours a day!"
Seeing that the manager entrusted such an important task to them, the three people were flattered and their faces showed serious expressions at the same time.
"Don't worry, sir!"
"I am willing to swear with my life to complete the task you assigned!"
"Me too!"
Looking at the loyal three people, Chu Guang nodded approvingly.
"I believe in you."
Operating a black box does not require any culture.
Even mutants can understand the fool-proof tutorial on the black box, not to mention workers who have been trained in literacy classes.
Although this kind of production equipment designed for the doomsday is sophisticated, it is not delicate, and it is still a bit difficult to break it.
And the natives who can enter the shelter are all loyal people who are "recognized by VM" without exception.
In addition, there are cameras everywhere in the shelter, and Xiaoqi will report any problems to himself as soon as possible, which basically ensures that nothing will go wrong.
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"…Dear listeners, I am your dearest Mr. House. Today, the West Third Ring Road is calm and the temperature is 13°. A light rain has made the air much fresher. We have reason to believe that the air will be better in the future. The waves, gray fog and the rotten smell will end before the end of the month!"
"Let us cheer for the Lord of the City, the head of the militia, General Zhao Yongxu and the militiamen he led who fought bloody battles on the front line. Thanks to their capture of one mother nest after another, the Boulder City can be so calm today."
"I can't remember whether the number was 51 or 54. Anyway, it was very, very many. Including the annihilated aliens and evolved bodies, their achievements are so many that they are basically Countless! Praise the Lord Mayor! "
"There is no big news today. Nothing big happened in the entire southern part of the Valley Province... But you all want to hear about the situation in the north, so I'd better talk about it briefly. "
"Thanks to our plane, the country bumpkins there escaped by chance. But they seem to think it is their own credit and are celebrating their victory now. "
"Our observers saw that they smeared blood on the windows and doors, making blood everywhere in the house... What a rough group of guys!"
"If you must go north, it's best to stay away from them!"
The hissing and hoarse electric sound and the oily voice performed alone in the empty reception room.
And the outpost outside the reception room is now a lively scene with lights and colors.
A grand celebration is underway.
A small announcer far away in Boulder City only guessed one-fifth. People here are not only celebrating the hard-won victory.
At the same time, they are also celebrating the arrival of a great era.
From the square in front of the sanatorium to the commercial street at the north gate, a huge crowd of people gathered together. The survivors from the northern suburbs gathered from all directions like pilgrims.
Some just wanted to see the honor of the manager himself, while others heard that something important was to be announced tonight, so they wisely rushed to grab a front spot early.
In addition to the local survivors, there were also some scavengers from other small and medium-sized survivor villages in the surrounding area, or merchants and mercenaries from more distant areas.
Sun Shiqi also mixed in the crowd.
Looking at the huge crowds of people, his eyes were full of surprise, and he wanted to fall out of his eye sockets.
There have never been so many people in the northern suburbs.
There have never been so many people gathered together.
He still remembered that the last time he came here, it was so desolate that it was not even a small village.
Not to mention the guards who were dressed in uniform and maintained order on the scene, they couldn't even get a few iron rifles at that time, and they had to buy the small rotary water pipes in Honghe Town!
So much so that Sun Shiqi once suspected that these blue coats were a group of refugees who had taken over the magpie's nest!
"It's incredible..."
Sun Shiqi, who was squeezed to the point of suffocation, kept muttering excitedly.
What a huge market!
"Yes, it's incredible."
A familiar voice came from the side, and Sun Shiqi looked sideways and saw an acquaintance in the crowd.
"You are here too?"
Standing behind her brother Shuanglu, Shuanghe curved the corners of her mouth.
"My home is here, is it strange?"
When she said this, her voice was a little proud.
Sun Shiqi wanted to talk to the little girl, but found that the strong man standing in front of him was staring at him.
The look was obviously full of suspicion.
Sun Shiqi, who was squeezed to the point of being suffocated, coughed dryly, and just showed a harmless smile on his face, but he had been squeezed to other places.
The crowd gathered here was at least two or three thousand people.
And those local survivors who did not come to the scene also gathered in the town hall of Changjiu Farm or the castle on Bet Street.
There was a "TV" made of VM screens.
Although the screen was not big, it was easier to see clearly than the crowded scene.
At this moment, in the square in the center of the crowd.
Chu Guang, wearing a blue power armor, stood on the third floor of the repaired sanatorium, where there was an unsealed wall.
Usually Xiao Qi stood here.
If there was nothing else, Chu Guang would occasionally come up to accompany it for a while, and use the drone to peek at what the players were doing.
Although the outpost has been built in a decent manner, and the commercial street in the north has expanded all the way to the edge of the cattle and horse brick factory, only this sanatorium is still the same as when it was first launched.
Standing in the crowd, Lao Bai looked up at the sanatorium in front of him, his face full of nostalgia.
"I repaired the window on the second floor."
"What's the big deal? I repaired the wall on the first floor." Dao Xia Liu Ren laughed.
At first, Lao Bai was the team leader of the construction team, but later he became a civil engineer. Not to mention the sanatorium, more than half of the houses in the outpost were built by him and his construction team.
Lao Bai laughed.
"It doesn't matter! I burned the bricks and cement!"
Ye Shi said helplessly.
"Do you even want to compare this?"
"That's right," Fang Chang glanced at them, "Ye Shi thinks you two are childish."
Ye Shi immediately jumped up like a rabbit whose tail was stepped on: "Get out! What do you mean I'm childish?! Old thing jealous of my youth?"
Quit smoking: "Hahahahaha!"
Seeing Ye Shi arguing with a red face, Kuang Feng couldn't help but snorted, probably laughing.
[Doomsday Lone Wolf] standing next to Kuangfeng looked at the power armor curiously. He was not curious about the celebration, but curious about that thing.
"Is that thing really powered by nuclear fusion?"
Kuangfeng glanced at him.
"Is it?"
Lone Wolf looked at Kuangfeng in surprise.
"I thought you would be more curious than me."
Kuangfeng did not answer this sentence, but Lone Wolf always felt that there was something unsaid in his expression.
Not far away, Rourou excitedly raised his tail and Sisi. The huge body was extremely conspicuous in the crowd, but both the aborigines and the players were not surprised by this big white bear.
It is said that it was awarded a medal by the administrator for transporting ammunition on the front line.
Whenever talking about this anecdote, the aborigines could not help but sigh that this is a good place full of tolerance. As long as they work hard enough, even bears can live like humans.
"Did you see it? Did you see it?"
"Oh, thank you, Rourou! Rourou is awesome!"
"I saw it! Oh, this is too high!"
"Wait, where's Teng Teng? Why is Teng Teng gone?" Rourou looked around anxiously, but soon saw her on Ya Ya's shoulder with an excited look on her face.
Build a human ladder.
Basic operation of FPS games.
The only regret is that the model of this game is too realistic, the physical effects and collision volume are too real, and it is difficult to stand on the head of a teammate, so you can only ride on his neck for a while.
Teng Teng, who is usually very quiet, stretched her neck and looked forward, but she was extremely excited today and in high spirits.
After all, it was a celebration organized by her!
This is much more fun than planning a company team-building activity!
"How long will it take?"
"Two minutes left... Oh, don't hit my hair, my hair will be messed up!" Ya Ya looked around nervously.
I heard that there are drones shooting PVs around, and as a commemorative video for the end of the A round of testing, all online players will enter.
This is a chance to appear on the official CG!
Ya Ya deliberately changed into her favorite clothes.
She didn't want to appear in the camera with messy hair.
It is now 5:58 in the evening.
There are only two minutes left before the celebration begins.
Not only the natives are looking forward to it, but all the players are looking forward to the manager standing on the third floor and Xiao Qi beside him.
Cutscene CG!
B round of testing!
New version of the game!
Hurry up!