"...You old idiot, if I had told those predators that he had a few valuable bionic parts on him, would he still be alive today? He would have been cut into a stick!"
Looking at the back of the figure walking downstairs, Professor Sun Zewen hummed and limped towards his room.
The manager of the new alliance arranged a new job for him, and he can continue to engage in research related to resonance fields and mind interference devices in the future.
Chu Guang plans to deploy mind interference towers near the settlement to drive away common alien species such as mutant hyenas, moles, cockroaches, two-headed dogs, brown bears, jackals, and falcons.
The specific method is to release fear to them through the resonance field, drive the alien species to the players' hunting grounds, or at least keep them away from farmland and villages.
The problem that needs to be solved now is that different creatures have their own specific "frequency". Although there is ready-made information for reference, it is still necessary to study specific species.
But before that, he had to go back to his room to pack his luggage. He would go to Shelter 401 to download data, and then go to the headquarters of the New Alliance, which is Shelter 404, to start a new life there.
Yin Fang remained in the control room, looking left and right at the terminal that controlled the mind control tower, and kept saying "incredible".
There were too many things that confused him.
"... How does this thing work? Simulate the frequency of brain waves? No... It seems to have nothing to do with brain waves... What is the medium that can transmit information?"
He Ya was rarely interested, biting her lips lightly, with a complicated look in her eyes, as if she was thinking about something.
As for Chu Guang, he had no time to care about his two subordinates at the moment, but kept staring at the tablet in his hand, with a faint smile on his lips.
The spoils of this time were quite amazing.
An old professor who studies "resonance field theory" and "mind interference device".
Although Professor Sun Zewen was unknown in the pre-war era, he was still an old popsicle frozen from two hundred years ago.
The other one was a researcher who studied bionic organs. Although his personality was a little rigid, or a little naive, it did not affect his ability in the professional field.
For Chu Guang, the price he paid for all this was just some contribution points and silver coins.
It was a huge profit!
The only drawback was that the other three residents of Shelter No. 117 had unfortunately died, which was also the origin of the three skeletons and the iron plate with a torch engraved at the entrance of the ecological park.
The loss of Shelter No. 401 was also heavy. Except for Sun Zewen who was prudent and protected himself, only six "new generation" residents of the shelter survived.
These six people can be said to have experienced all the dangers of the world. They were tortured by those predators and were almost unrecognizable. Even their eyes lost their luster.
Chu Guang assigned them all to Professor Sun Zewen as his research assistants.
The life span of the residents of the shelter is much longer than that of the wastelanders. Although these people are not young, they have received elite education in the shelter after all, and their foundation is much stronger than that of ordinary wastelanders.
The relevant technologies of "resonance field theory" and "mind interference device" must be inherited.
Obviously, Professor Sun Zewen also knew this, so he accepted the task assigned to him by Chu Guang very straightforwardly.
As for the other 109 rescued slaves, most of them were bought by Tus from slave traders. Chu Guang ordered the cattle and horse team to bring them back to Dawn City together with the captured spoils.
It takes time to adapt to the new life.
Before giving them freedom, Chu Guang first needs to ensure that they can gain the ability to make a living, rather than becoming a hidden danger to society.
Fortunately, so far, the new alliance has far more job opportunities than labor. The series of measures taken by Chu Guang to stimulate the economy have attracted a large number of merchants to influx, and both the first, second and third industries are expanding rapidly.
Chu Guang has already said hello to Old Luca, and he will be responsible for settling these poor people.
In addition to counting the spoils, with the help of Xiao Qi, Chu Guang briefly sorted out the intelligence he had collected previously.
As he guessed, Torch came here 20 years ago and copied the relevant research data on the resonance field from Shelter 401.
The collar hanging on the neck of Chu Guang's pet named Nicole is a device improved based on similar technical principles.
Although it is impossible to control the death claws through the indiscriminate resonance field, it is different to insert the tube directly into the head.
Because of the differences in ideas and goals, Torch was divided into two groups in Shelter 401. One group went south to find specimens of alien creatures, and the other group stayed in place to build their homes.
Later, Professor Zhao Yuan and others who stayed behind rescued a group of refugees who fled from Boulder City out of pity - including Tus who was torn apart by Garbage King.
Then it was nothing more than the story of the farmer and the snake.
Those refugees were not interested in their ideals at all. With cunning and unexpected sneak attacks, they easily subdued these pampered blue coats and used their skills to rub pills.
And it was this series of changes that made Professor Zhao Yuan completely lose confidence in the wastelanders.
As for the extrasolar colonies mentioned by the old popsicle named Sun Zewen...
This is still too far away for Chu Guang now.
However, Chu Guang still asked Xiao Qi to update the relevant entries in the official website setting collection as a complement to the world view.
…
The underground floor of the ecological protection park.
There is an underground passage connecting the nearby subway station. Passengers who come here by rail transit can go directly from the passage to the park.
But now, this passage, like most of the subway tunnels in Qingquan City, has become a paradise for gnawers.
At this time, a beam of light lit up in the dark corridor, and heavy footsteps came from the direction of the stairs.
The gnawers wandering in the darkness cast their eyes towards the annoying light source, hissing and growling from their rotten mouths.
However, before they could get close, thunderous gunshots rang out in the tunnel.
Sparks jumped in the tunnel, and the gnawers fell one after another. Soon, there were more than 20 corpses on the ground.
With green smoke coming out of the muzzle of the gun, Chu Guang, who was wearing power armor, changed the magazine neatly and then fired again.
After the gunshots subsided, he put away the muzzle of the gun that was emitting green smoke, and casually said something to Professor Sun Zewen who was following behind him.
"Didn't those predators consider cleaning up this place?"
The eardrum was almost shattered, and Professor Sun Zewen rubbed his ears with a headache, and it took a while for him to come back to his senses.
"Clean this place? They won't do such thankless tasks. Those short-sighted barbarians just want to earn more plastic pieces... I only found out later that the survivors in the wasteland actually use casino chips as money."
Chu Guang: "Not everyone, but it's more popular in Qingquan City."
Professor Sun Zewen asked curiously.
"What about you?"
"Of course we have our own currency."
The entrance to Shelter No. 401 is in this corridor. It was disguised as a workshop in the pre-war era, with a sign of "No Entry for Idle People" and only a locked door separating it from tourists.
But now, let alone the door, even the fist-thick wall has been demolished for the most part, leaving only a pile of broken bricks and a half-open alloy giant door behind.
"More than 20 years ago, the shelter ran out of power, and we had to evacuate from the underground and build a shelter on the surface... This place has been abandoned."
Professor Sun Zewen took the initiative to walk in front and led Chu Guang into the shelter.
Since the reactor has been shut down, the gear-shaped alloy door is dark behind it, and even the air purification system has entered hibernation. Only a few key functional devices are still in standby mode with the support of the backup power supply with the minimum energy consumption.
Although Yin Fang has been here before, he only roughly collected the public data stored in the shelter and did not carefully explore the interior of the shelter.
Considering that this will become a new gathering point for players in the future, Chu Guang feels that he needs to come here in person.
Just as Chu Guang stepped into the shelter, a light blue pop-up window appeared in his field of vision.
[Task: Restart the fusion reactor of Shelter No. 401]
[Reward: Administrator authority of Shelter No. 401]
Looking at the light blue pop-up window that appeared in front of him, Chu Guang's face was surprised.
Good guy.
As soon as he entered, he triggered the task of obtaining administrator authority.
Is it so simple?
"Shelter No. 401 has four floors. The first and second floors are living areas, the third floor is an entertainment area, and the fourth floor is a planting area. Theoretically, the maximum number of people sheltered here is 1,600, and in fact, it can accommodate 2,000 people."
Chu Guang was slightly surprised.
"It has one more floor than Shelter No. 117."
Professor Sun Zewen nodded.
"Yes, but the budget of Shelter No. 117 is much higher than ours. Their per capita living area can even reach 40 square meters, while we only have half of theirs."
At this point, a trace of emotion appeared on the old man's face.
"Unable to endure the closed space, many people chose cryostasis...including me. But cryostasis can't solve the problem. As energy reserves gradually fall below the warning line, we have to wake up from hibernation and go to the surface to find hope before the power is completely exhausted."
The expression on Chu Guang's face was a little subtle.
Twenty square meters per capita is also worthy of being called closed?
Then wouldn't his Shelter No. 404 be like being in prison?
However, having so many rooms here did help Chu Guang a lot.
At present, Shelter No. 117 has been converted into a double room by him, and the player capacity has increased from 500 to 1,000.
Counting the 2,000 "beds" in Shelter No. 401, as long as 400 more rooms are squeezed out, it will not be a problem to squeeze in the new players added in Beta0.1 version!
The top priority now is to find fuel rods, restore the power here, and inherit the administrator's authority here.
Following Professor Sun Zewen's footsteps, Chu Guang took a general tour of the shelter.
Compared with Shelter No. 117, which focuses on comfort, this one has some research institute style.
The area of a single room is between 20 and 30 square meters, with a separate bathroom and refrigerator. Many rooms have unfinished and spoiled chocolates and biscuits in the refrigerator.
The living conditions here are definitely not bad.
There are even cocoa and coffee trees planted in the orchards of the planting area, but unfortunately, the plants here have long since died.
However, what surprised Chu Guang was that when he walked to the back of the planting area, he found an unexpected surprise here.
It was a refrigerator, which stored seeds of more than a dozen crops.
The seeds of cocoa and coffee trees were also stored!
And the number of reserves was not small!
Judging from the flashing light green signal light, the refrigerator was still running smoothly.
"Can the seeds in here still be used?" Chu Guang said excitedly.
Sun Zewen nodded and said.
"Of course, the seed bank is independently powered... Even if the reactor is shut down, the seeds here can be preserved for another one to two centuries. In fact, we planted some around the ecological park... But after the predators occupied this place, those crops were abandoned."
He didn't know the specific situation there.
Although the predators gave him a certain degree of freedom, they did not allow him to leave the scope of the ecological protection park, let alone go to the surrounding forests.
After visiting the planting area on the B4 floor, Chu Guang had a general understanding of the situation in Shelter No. 401.
The two returned to the entrance of the shelter.
Chu Guang glanced at the half-open alloy giant door and suddenly asked.
"How many people were there when your door was first opened?"
Sun Zewen thought for a while and answered.
"About 700."
Chu Guang said in surprise.
"It has become less?"
Sun Zewen sighed.
"Those who didn't want to hibernate died of old age. Those who are still alive are not optimistic about the future, and only a handful of them are willing to reproduce. I heard that during the time I was in hibernation, the manager broke the black box for producing contraceptive injections, but it turned out to be useless... In the final analysis, the shelter is too small, and there will always be various problems."
Chu Guang: "What about the rest of the people?"
Sun Zewen: "Most of the first generation residents died of old age, some of the new generation residents died in the waves, and some got seriously ill due to acclimatization. Later, the things you already know happened... In short, there are only seven people alive now, including me."
After a pause, the old man continued.
"Manager of Shelter No. 404, I have a treasure to give to you."
Chu Guang looked at him curiously.
"What treasure?"
Professor Sun Zewen showed a happy expression on his face.
"Black box! You are the manager, you must know what it is, so I won't explain it. One of the black boxes is for producing blue coats, and the other is for producing VMs. The variable temperature material of the former is a good thing, and the latter has a wider range of uses. It can not only be modified into survival tools for various purposes, but also recycle carbon nanoelectronic components."
Chu Guang looked at the old man in surprise.
"Didn't the looters take it?"
Professor Sun Zewen chuckled.
"Looters? How could those crude barbarians understand such treasures? I have no reason to take the initiative to tell them those good things... But you are different. You are the manager of the shelter. I believe you can make good use of our heritage."
"But the problem now is... we had a little problem before. The black box was locked in the manager's office. If you want to open the door of the manager's office, you must first restart the reactor."
In other words, if you want to recycle the black box, you must first restore the power supply of the shelter?
Chu Guang said with a happy expression.
"Thank you for your trust!"
"I assure you that we will use these heritages properly."
The scientific expedition team has been searching for clues about the fuel rods. Yin Fang replied that it would not be a big problem and it could be done within a week.
Although Chu Guang already has a black box for producing VMs, who would mind having another one?
Just like the black box for producing hibernation capsules, the more of this kind of versatile things, the better.
As for the black box for producing blue jackets, it was a pleasant surprise for Chu Guang.
The blue jacket made of variable temperature material can automatically adjust the breathability and heat dissipation of the material according to the external environment, so that the wearer's body temperature can be maintained in a comfortable range as much as possible.
From now on, players no longer have to worry about the fabric of the clothes getting less and less, and dare not wear the "out-of-print skin" blue jacket to go out!
…
Official website of "Wasteland OL".
Today's forum is as lively as ever.
The cause is that the Jungle Corps posted their battle videos on the forum.
Those tough guys wearing heavy armor and holding machine guns really attracted the attention of many same-sex players, so much so that at least half of the thousands of new pre-registered players filled in the strength system as their first choice on the questionnaire.
In comparison, the Burning Corps was slightly at a disadvantage.
Although the Burning Corps was obviously superior to the Jungle Corps in terms of single-round combat effectiveness, the personalized corps configuration made them not sufficiently recognizable in small-scale battles.
To put it bluntly.
No matter how efficient the infantry-tank coordination was, it was not as visually impactful as the Steel Torrent. Ten KV-1 exoskeletons welded with steel plates were lined up in a row, and the scene of machine gun fire alone was enough to make people excited.
However, although most of the limelight was taken away by the Jungle Corps, the Mosquito's air strike still amazed many onlookers.
Especially the incendiary bomb dropped at the end, which made the two factory directors of the neighboring Factory No. 81 call it unscientific.
Yaer I want to go to the toilet: "Fuck! You made the incendiary bomb?"
Ward athlete's foot who Levin: "Good brother, what is your thickener made of?"
WC really has mosquitoes: "Guess! (smirk)"
Hunsoul: "Use sodium soap solution and aluminum sulfate water to make fatty acid aluminum soap, it's not easy to thicken the fuel! Poor!"
WC really has mosquitoes: "???"
Keep your voice down I Bron: "Awesome!!! You are still the criminals!"
Doomsday Lone Wolf: "I suggest you go to the police station to file a case..."
Most of the posts of old players revolve around the tactical matching and gameplay of the Corps system updated in the B round of testing, or discuss the new map of the East District of Qingquan City.
The entire East District is completely a primeval forest.
The vegetation density and air humidity here are much higher than those in the north and west of Qingquan City. There are a large number of wild species active in the collapsed ruins and jungle-covered streets.
In addition to the Ironback Ape and the Silver Mouthed Snake, Brother Fang Chang summarized several common monsters and updated them in the post for other players to refer to.
This time, not only Brother Fang Chang, but Kuangfeng also wrote a post for the first time, posting the photos of Shelter No. 401 that he took.
When Yin Fang went to the shelter to recover data before, he happened to receive an escort mission, and the photos were taken at that time.
"... Shelter No. 401 is the same as Shelter No. 404. The power source is suspected to be a controlled fusion reactor, but because the energy has been exhausted, the shelter is currently abandoned."
"I got the task of finding fuel rods in the scientific expedition team. I still recommend that you brush up the professional level of the scientific expedition team when you have time. Although the mission cycle of the scientific expedition team is long, the level is raised, and the rewards for completing a whole task chain are still quite rich."
Kuangfeng's wording is more subtle.
Considering that these guys always clamor for the planner to cut a knife, it is not disclosed how much they received from Yin Fang.
However, even though they know that the missions of the scientific expedition team are more profitable, most players still prefer the missions of the Hunter Guild.
After all, the former often travels more than ten kilometers, goes deep into the uninhabited area and fights unknown dangers, and collects and searches for files and data whose existence is unknown.
Even a small mistake may cause the whole team to die.
If they are not absolutely confident in their own and their teammates' strength, few non-hardcore players will choose this high-risk and high-reward mission.
Just when the old players were exchanging their strategy experience, the newbies of the B round test also posted their "closed beta test comments" in the gossip section where there is no posting threshold.
Luoyu: "This game is too difficult. (Ｔ▽Ｔ)"
Qingfeng: "Aren't there any easier monsters? Those howling gnawers are too scary. QAQ"
Bai Ge Dai Niu: "Yes, cockroaches are much easier to bully than gnawers. They make no sound when they jump out, so quiet. (Funny)"
Wall Corner Lao Liu: "Alas, the newbies nowadays can't bear any hardship! Back then, we encountered a wave when we just entered the game, and started the hell mode directly."
Quit smoking: "Damn, stop bragging! When I first entered the game, I was chased by gnawers, I couldn't stand it!"
Unprofessional Anti-Man: "Damn! These guys say that pigs are so cute on the forum every day, I like it so much Huan Zhuzhu, but when we met, he either wanted to take off my pants or asked me for my notebook, which made no girls want to team up with me! Angry! ヽ(`Д′)?"
Forced: "Wuwuwu, stop talking, good brother, these guys are really good-looking! If you really can't stay here, come to Xizhou City. My house is quite big. Welcome to play and I will help you level up."
Unprofessional Fan Man: "Good brother! Here I come! QAQ"
Irena: "Quickly go to Qiang Ge Don't. (Funny)"
Teng Teng: "There are still CPs that I can't eat. Am I still too young? (Ｔ▽Ｔ)"
Crow: "? ? ?"
Aoao Zhimahu: "Meow meow meow?"
...
Shelter No. 404.
It took Chu Guang a whole morning to move the administrator's office to the browsing room on the B4 floor.
Not only are there ready-made furniture here, but there is also a separate shower room, and the space is large enough, and the environment is much better than his previous simple office.
Anyway, this floor is not suitable for opening to other players, and it is idle anyway, so why not use the space here.
Sitting on the soft sofa, Chu Guang drank the happy water he endorsed while browsing the official website forum to see what new things his little players have come up with that he didn't expect.
It has been a week since the Beta round of testing started.
In the past four days, 30 to 40 new players have entered the game every day, and the number of players on the server has now increased from 1,500 to 1,620.
"If it's fast, will it exceed 2,000 in two weeks?"
Chu Guang glanced at the tablet next to him.
It lists the expenses of each department last week.
The most eye-catching line is the task expenditure.
In the past week, the task income issued by the shelter to all players has reached nearly 900,000 silver coins.
The average daily income of players also increased to 97 silver coins.
Of course, this number is mainly driven by players in the T0~T2 echelons. The income growth curve of players before LV10 is relatively flat.
Chu Guang also discovered it recently.
The inflation caused by giving money to players is actually not as high as expected.
On the one hand, players have an internal circulation economic system. The money earned by player A is either spent by player B or taken to the NPC store of "collective management of the shelter". A small part of it will flow directly into the market.
Another reason is that players do not need to support their families or have children. At most, they have a larger appetite. In addition, everyone has the habit of saving money, so their consumption capacity is not as high as imagined.
The storage balance system established by Chu Guang in the early version has stabilized the prices of basic materials such as food and minerals to a certain extent.
After several rounds of updates and adjustments, this system has developed relatively well.
However, it is unrealistic to expect a set of methods to solve all problems.
As the number and level of players continue to rise, new problems have gradually emerged.
It takes too long for new players to get a set of equipment, and it takes half a month to equip a set of equipment. Old players have too many silver coins in their pockets to spend, so they have to raise the price of high-end equipment to the sky.
How to let new players get enough game experience and make old players more motivated to make money?
It's very simple.
Build a "reservoir" to put the excess silver coins in it.
Thinking of this, Chu Guang, who was sitting on the sofa, straightened up and tapped on the keyboard to create a new folder.
[Beta0.2 version update: Silver coin trading system]
[Change: Players who get VM can digitize silver coin assets, synchronize them to the official website forum account in real time, and trade with other players in the form of digital currency. ]
[Note: Cloud players can also participate in the transaction. ]
Of course, this is just a draft, and the specific transaction details still need to be carefully designed. But these are all minor problems, and there are too many cases to learn from.
Looking at the edited document, Chu Guang showed a happy smile on his face.
Although it is not convenient for him to directly give RMB to the hard-working players, there are always people who can do these things for him.
What chips, dinars, CRs are nothing.
Can the currencies of you natives be exchanged for money?
Chu Guang will not only give players a reason to work harder to make money, but also let them obediently hand over the foreign exchange earned from other survivors' settlements to him.
As the value of silver coins increases, more "useful" professional players should be born in the future.
"Don't you think you can't afford the equipment?"
"Don't you always ask for PY?"
"It's open, go play."