North of Shuguang City.
A group of refugees appeared in the patrol team's field of vision.
In fact, the sentinels on duty had already discovered these people when they passed through Yuanxi Town. It was impossible for so many people to cross the forest and they could only walk along the main road.
Although refugees had joined Shuguang City one after another in the past, it was rare to see more than 300 people walking together like this.
Not daring to take it lightly, the patrol leader carrying an arbitrator rifle and five team members came up to them and shouted at a distance of 50 meters.
"Who are you?"
While shouting, he carefully observed the group of people opposite.
There were men and women, old people and children in the team... They didn't look like looters, but they couldn't completely let their guard down.
The leader of the team took a few steps forward.
"We are the survivors of Xizhou City. The looters destroyed our homes... You said on the radio that you would take in homeless people. We have nowhere to go. We beg you to take us in."
"Xizhou City? Are there any living people there besides looters?" A patrol guard whispered. .
Another guard whispered.
"It does sound strange. Maybe the Ya clan does not have enough manpower to control the entire city... Isn't there a resistance organization there?"
The patrol captain was also confused, but he still reported the situation to his superiors through the communicator hanging on his ear.
It didn't take long.
The superiors quickly issued instructions for taking in.
After receiving the order, the patrol captain raised his voice and continued.
"We are willing to take you in, but the premise is that you are willing to hand over your weapons."
There was a commotion among the refugees.
Some people showed obvious hesitation in their eyes.
Giving up weapons means handing your life over to others.
However, the leading man was very straightforward and agreed without a second of hesitation.
"No problem!"
"As long as you can guarantee our safety."
The equipment of these guards is much better than theirs. Compared with them, the iron barrel rifles on their side are just firewood sticks. There is no use in keeping them.
The patrol captain nodded.
"That's for sure."
"The New Alliance will protect every resident who abides by the rules."
"Please follow me."
...
"The Refugee House" is located on the northwest side of Dawn City, close to the resettlement village on the west side of the farm, not far from the trade station and commercial street on the north side of the farm.
As a dormitory-style apartment for resettling refugees, the per capita living area here is not large, and four beds are stuffed in one room.
But no one is picky.
The house can shelter from wind and rain, and there are clean beds and beddings. Every room even has windows.
For homeless refugees, this is simply heaven!
In most cases, it was already very difficult to borrow a straw-covered animal shed, and they dared not even think about having a house to sleep in.
The staff of the refugee home also did not expect that the patrol team would bring back so many people.
More than 300 hungry refugees, several staff members were busy with the statistics, cooking, and dormitory allocation.
Due to the shortage of manpower, the staff of the trade station, which also belongs to the logistics department, were also temporarily transferred to help take care of the elderly, women and children.
"Be good."
Looking at the child sleeping in his mother's arms, Shuanghe touched his head, stuffed a bottle of double-headed milk into his mother's hands, and said softly.
"Take it."
This was originally her dinner.
But it's okay for her to drink one less bottle.
Tears flashed in the woman's eyes, and she trembled and reached out to accept it.
"Thank you."
Shuanghe curved the corners of his lips.
"No need to thank me, we were taken in by the manager in the same way."
But the conditions at that time were not as good as they are now.
Without disturbing the sleeping child, Shuanghe planned to take care of others. The woman suddenly stretched out her skinny hand and grabbed her arm.
"Wait, wait a minute, we just met a group of people on the road... They were wearing black armor, there were eight of them. I don't know if they are your people, but they gave me a bad feeling."
Black armor?
Shuanghe looked at her in surprise and said seriously.
"I will report the situation to the guards."
The refugees soon got the promised hot water and food. Although it was just a bowl of green wheat porridge, it was much better than the roots and bark they ate on the road.
There was even a meaty aroma in the soup!
Everyone was eating voraciously.
After they finished eating, Luca would bring people to register their identities and introduce or arrange suitable jobs for them according to their abilities.
The police station next to the apartment.
The leader of the refugees sat on the sofa in the reception room with an uneasy expression on his face.
Just ten minutes ago, he was invited here and learned from the guard on duty that the manager of the New Alliance wanted to talk to him.
At this time, the door opened.
A blue power armor walked in.
Recognizing that this was the manager of the New Alliance at a glance, the man stood up in surprise and even wanted to kneel down to salute, but Chu Guang raised his hand to stop him.
"No need to be polite, just sit down, I just came here to understand the situation."
Chu Guang heard about the refugees just after the meeting to determine the Northern Expedition plan, so he came to take a look.
To be honest.
After seeing their situation, Chu Guang became more determined to march north.
It was not entirely because of kindness or soft-heartedness.
From a strategic point of view, there is the Giant Stone City in the south, and the resistance to expansion to the south is too great. The New Alliance can only increase its strategic depth to the north.
If the looters are allowed to continue to burn, kill and plunder, the entire central part of the valley province may become a no-man's land.
No matter how fertile the land is, someone has to plant it.
The guard on duty brought an iron stool for Chu Guang. Chu Guang nodded and thanked him, sat opposite the man, and said directly.
"The guard should have told you my identity, so I won't introduce myself. What is your name?"
The man said respectfully.
"My name is Zebra, sir."
Chu Guang's mouth corners twitched slightly, and his expression was a little weird.
The man quickly continued to speak after keenly perceiving the subtlety in the manager's expression.
"Please give me a name, sir!"
Chu Guang said casually.
"Well... let's call it Ma Ban."
This man didn't have any special features. He was neither tall nor short. He was the kind that couldn't be found in a crowd. Chu Guang didn't know what name to give him, so he simply gave him a random name.
However, to Chu Guang's surprise, this guy liked the new name very much and said with joy.
"Thank you, sir!"
Chu Guang coughed lightly.
"Let's stop talking here and tell me about the situation in Xizhou City."
Ma Ban sat upright on the sofa with a serious expression.
"What do you want to know?"
Chu Guang asked.
"How many looters are there, and how many survivors are there."
"Looters... Do you mean the Ya clan? I'm afraid there are quite a few," Ma Ban said with a heavy expression, "Originally at the beginning of the year, they only had ten thousand-man teams, but then the snow melted, and many looters from neighboring provinces defected to them. Now there are probably 20,000 or 30,000."
Chu Guang nodded.
This number is similar to what he learned from "Brother Difficult".
The strength of the Bone Chewing Tribe cannot be underestimated as it can raise an army of more than 10,000 people in the wasteland.
Especially since these people not only took over the equipment and command personnel of the Legion Expeditionary Force, but also received the support of the Torch Church.
This battle will not be easy.
Ma Ban paused and continued.
"As for the survivors... there should be quite a few. I know there are four or five thousand, but in fact there should be more."
"So many?" Chu Guang looked at him in surprise. "How did you escape the pursuit of the predators with so many people?"
Ma Ban explained.
"The underground transportation network of Xizhou City connects the underground commercial streets and residential areas. We are familiar with the terrain there and use the subway to deal with the predators. Although the firepower of those predators is much stronger than ours, they only destroyed our homes on the surface. The underground world is still under our control..."
Chu Guang then remembered that Xizhou City is just a small city surrounded by mountains and rivers. There are no ultra-high-density residential buildings there, nor are there mother nests that release mutant slime molds.
In other words, there are no gnawers there.
Instead, there are other alien species.
"Since you can deal with the predators, why did you suddenly choose to leave?"
Ma Ban's face showed a bitter expression.
"Because of the plague... No one wants to leave their homeland, but the plague has broken out there. We have no food left, and our neighbors have no extra food to lend us, so we have no choice but to leave."
Plague?
Chu Guang's expression was a little subtle.
Was this forced man hiding something from him?
If I remember correctly, I should have asked him to attack the looters' granary, but I didn't say to ask him to harass the local survivors.
Of course, it is also possible that I am overthinking.
The accumulation of corpses is prone to rat infestation, insect infestation and plague. Even if there is no fat rat, there will be no shortage of rats and cockroaches in Xizhou City.
It can only develop a limited number of younger brothers, and we can't arbitrarily attribute all the bad things done by rats to him.
It's just that this guy didn't mention this matter on the forum at all...
Just then, Chu Guang's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of something.
"Did you hear our broadcast?"
When the new alliance was established, he had people set up a radio station to publicize the new alliance's refugee resettlement policy, but there has been no movement.
There are not many survivor settlements with radios, and even if there are, not everyone can hear them.
For example, there is a radio in the castle of Old Leech, but he will never plug that thing into a speaker and play it for all the survivors to hear.
This should be the first time that a large number of immigrants have been attracted by the Voice of the Alliance.
"Yes," Ma Ban nodded and said gratefully, "Your broadcast made us determined. Although everyone initially suspected that it might be a smoke bomb released by the predators, we have no other choice... Thank you for fulfilling your promise."
"You're welcome. I will definitely do what I promised," Chu Guang paused and continued, "Do you know radio?"
Ma Ban said immediately.
"A little bit."
Chu Guang continued to ask.
"Learn?"
Ma Ban: "I can read and write."
Great.
Chu Guang smiled happily and nodded approvingly.
"Very good!"
Chu Guang now needs a capable local to unite the resistance members in Xizhou City and cooperate with the military action that the new alliance will launch next month.
However, the Northern Expedition cannot be told to outsiders for the time being.
Chu Guang thought for a moment and decided to test his ability first, so he spoke.
"I will let the staff of the logistics department contact you later, and you will cooperate with them to complete the registration of the new resident's identity information."
Hearing this, Ma Ban was excited for a moment.
Good guy.
Is this to promote me? !
Excited, Ma Ban nodded quickly.
"I will do my best to cooperate!"
Chu Guang got up from the chair and said with a smile.
"Well, I look forward to your performance!"
...
Official forum:
[Updated landmark:
East District Plantation (Specialty: Brain Mushroom, Power Pill): The Mind Interference Tower has been restarted. Hunting of Ironback Ape within three kilometers of the Third Ecological Protection Park is prohibited. Violators will be fined 100 silver coins per one.
Shelter No. 401: (Recommended monsters for beginners: Gnawers, Wild Boars, Gray Monkeys) (No hunting: Ironback Apes within a three-kilometer radius, violators will be fined 100 silver coins.)
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[Alliance Movement:
"Refugee Home" received 397 refugees from Xizhou City.
The new alliance seized the "Variable Temperature Coat" production equipment, which can now be purchased in the NPC store.
"Northern Expedition Plan" will be launched within 30 days! Target Xizhou!
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[Today's recommended recipe: Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, roasted bird wings with salt]
Tail: "Hey! Did the map get updated right after Tail left?!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ"
Sisi: "Northern Expedition Plan... Is this another new expansion?"
Luoyu: "I just got the VM! This is too exciting!"
Lightning Master Yang: "Hahahaha, it's up! (Excited)"
Stop bullshitting: "What, what's up?"
Lightning Master Yang: "Silver coins! As we all know, when new maps are opened and expansions are released, the trading prices of game coins will rise! Variable temperature jacket, it sounds awesome! And the war is about to start, the price of silver coins will definitely surge. (Proud)"
Stop bullshitting: "Oh, I thought the water was rising, so I was scared and read the announcement again. (Swearing)"
Makabazi: "Don't worry, it won't affect "
Kuangfeng: "I don't know how to complain, but the variable temperature jacket... is actually a blue jacket."
Yelena: "I understand. I don't have to worry about my novice outfit exploding when I go out. So it's bad news for Teng Teng's hut? (funny)"
Elf King Fugui: "Sell off Teng Teng shares! (funny)"
Teng Teng: "Wait, you buy the clothes I make, is it just because you have no choice? QAQ"
Ye Shi: "How could it be! The clothes made by Teng Teng are super beautiful! The last time I went to Boulder City, Brother Fang Chang stared at it for a long time. (funny)"
Yelena: "I think you are all wrong, but I have no evidence. (funny)"
Teng Teng: "(*?ω?)?╰ひ╯"
Fang Chang: "(scared to speak.jpg)"
Although it was not an update announcement, it still caused a lot of discussion among players after the announcement was issued.
The blue jacket is actually available for purchase!
As one of the benefits for novices, the blue jacket that can adjust temperature and breathability adaptively can be said to be the only black technology that players can access during the novice period.
Unless it is extremely cold or extremely hot, a blue jacket is enough to meet the needs of newbies for clothes.
However, this thing has always been limited before, with an average of three sets per person. The equipment cannot be repaired or repurchased after being damaged.
Therefore, most players are reluctant to wear blue jackets when traveling far away, and they will change clothes before fighting.
In the past, when there was no cotton cloth, everyone was wearing animal skins, and they looked more like predators than predators.
As for the Mind Interference Tower, it is even more interesting.
According to the description of the facility, it seems that it can impose mental hints on alien species with specific mental frequencies and transmit negative emotions to them to achieve the effect of driving them away. The lower the mental species, the more strongly they are affected, and the higher the mental species, the more emotions they can understand.
If you think about it carefully, this thing is simply a magical tool!
Since we can drive wild monsters out of the safe zone through fear, can't we also gather them to a specific area through joy?
Good guy.
As long as the Mind Interference Tower is turned upside down, wouldn't it be more convenient to spawn monsters in the future!
Maybe we can also instill impure psychological hints into the aliens, so that specific populations in the area can reproduce faster!
In addition to the two big news of "Blue Jacket Can Be Purchased" and "Mind Interference Tower", the topics discussed by players are mainly focused on the Northern Expedition.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
The new expansion is coming!
Fountain Commander: "Hahaha! I guessed it right! The Corps system is really paving the way for the new expansion pack! (Proud)"
I'm the Blackest: "Awesome, awesome, awesome."
Canyon Fleeing Mole: "By the way, Old White, what doctrine did you choose?"
Old White: "Light Infantry."
Canyon Fleeing Mole: "Damn, I thought you would choose Mechanization! (Surprised)"
Fang Chang: "You don't understand the version well enough. The Corps system regulates the equipment of the Alliance, and does not restrict private equipment. In other words, we can use silver coins to buy rifles and pay for ammunition ourselves. medicine."
Edge paddling: "Fuck, what's the use of your logistics points?"
Fang Chang: "It's useful, who said it's useless! For example, if you point out the 'Special Operations' branch under the Light Infantry Doctrine, the light infantry equipment cost will be -50%. What does a 50% discount mean? 25 logistics points can be exchanged for a set of 'Light Cavalry' suits with five exoskeletons! Although it can only be used in wartime or special missions, there is no contribution level limit, and the loss of equipment is borne by the alliance. "
Of course, there is a time to replenish equipment when it is broken, and the higher the level of equipment, the slower the replenishment speed, so you should take good care of it.
It's okay if someone dies, it's only three days anyway.
But if the equipment is broken, it will reduce the campaign score.
In other words, it means deducting money.
Lao Bai: "In addition to the light cavalry suit, the 'heavy cavalry' suit also has a label for light infantry equipment. The original price is 200 logistics points, but it only costs 100 points after the discount. You can buy it in the store for a senior citizen plus 100,000 silver! It is much cheaper to exchange it with logistics points than to buy it with silver coins! (grin)"
Every level of the corps increases 1 scale and 1 logistics, which is equivalent to 10 points for 10 people. You can exchange it for a set of light cavalry exoskeleton at LV3 at the fastest.
Every ten levels is a stage. From F level to E level, an additional 10 skill points are awarded. Throwing all of them into logistics is equivalent to an extra 100 logistics points, which can be directly exchanged for a set of "heavy cavalry".
It is much easier to upgrade the corps level than the individual sequence level. Fang Chang has studied the experience curve and the threshold is basically when upgrading.
Before the Northern Expedition plan began, as long as you don't slack off too much, it is not difficult to upgrade to LV10 and advance to the E-level corps.
In short, "special operations" under the light infantry doctrine is specifically designed for small-scale corps that intend to take the elite route, compared to "human wave assault".
However, if you are willing to raise part of the military expenses, buy ammunition and basic equipment by yourself, and force the scale up, the game officials will not interfere.
As long as you can reduce the losses and achieve greater results, and use high profits to cover the cost of paying out of your own pocket, players who choose this path may not earn less.
Canyon Fleeing Mole: "Hey, rich people, I can't afford to offend them... I'd better be honest and maneuver."
Debt Big Eyes: "The right line of the sea of people is yyds! The devil's twenty-five steps! A real man should fight with a bayonet! (Funny)"
Edge Paddy: "Get lost, stop making trouble, I'll think about it before deciding."
WC Really Mosquito: "Hahaha! Do I need to think about this? If it were you, I would definitely choose 'firepower advantage' blindly! Lao Bai, apply to withdraw from the team, I want to fly solo!"
Lao Bai: "OK."
WC Really Mosquito: "Damn! Ruthless Ah! You don't even want to keep me!"
Lao Bai: "Why keep me? You won't be on the front line. Following us will limit your performance. It's good to be a support in the back. (Laughing with sidelong eyes)"
Kuangfeng: "I agree!"
WC really has mosquitoes: "The Goblin Corps is recruiting pilots and gunners! Pilots with agility are preferred, and there is no limit on artillery. Please send a private message if you want to sign up!"
Luo Yu: "Me, me, me! Is a LV3 newbie okay?"
WC really has mosquitoes: "No problem! I will teach you until you learn! (grinning)"
...
Mosquito is really not kidding.
The next day, there were hundreds of newbies standing on the runway of the airport near the military camp. Although many of them walked around nervously and left, most of them stayed.
Mosquito counted the number of people.
A total of 71 people.
Fifty of them were new agility pilots, and the rest were here to shoot artillery.
Not bad!
Very spirited!
Mosquito looked at these rookies happily, cleared his throat and shouted.
"Those who have flown a plane stand on the left, those who have not flown a plane stand on the right."
A newbie raised his hand.
"Coach! Does a glider count?"
"I've jumped with a parachute!"
"I've played War Thunder!"
Mosquito smiled and said, very satisfied with the newbies' address to him.
"Then I'll say it again, those who have flown a plane stand on the left, those who have not flown a plane stand on the right, and those who have flown a plane in the game stand in the middle!"
The crowd lined up again.
After a sparse crowd, there were still a few people standing on the left, but there was no one on the right.
Mosquito nodded with satisfaction.
Flying a plane in the game counts as flying a plane, and 0.1 basic knowledge is better than 0 basic knowledge at least, at least it can avoid some common sense mistakes.
For example, overloading yourself to "disconnect".
For example, landing with bombs hanging to save ammunition.
What?
Ask if you can fly back?
Is this important to the Goblin Corps?
He would naturally prepare the most complete equipment for those "expert players" who can fly planes, and try to "cut corners" for the planes of the rookies as much as possible, and try to minimize the losses caused by the crash.
If it doesn't work, you can also install a parachute for the battery and motor.
After the fun, ask the army to pick it up.
"Whether you know how to fly or not, I will teach you from the beginning. This thing is not a jet plane. It is not difficult to fly it. The difficulty is just to drive the flying plane back."
"But it's not a big problem!"
"If you are really stupid, just imagine yourself as a missile! I believe that after dying a few more times, even if a dog is tied to the joystick, it should learn how to fly!"
The faces of the newbies were all flashing with excitement.
Imagine yourself as a missile?
This is too exciting!
Du Ming, who was standing aside, reminded in a low voice.
"The upper limit of the size of the new corps is only 10 people."
Including the soul chasers, god killers, and peacemakers, their newly established goblin corps already has five people. Affected by the upper limit of the size, they can recruit five more at most.
However, after hearing this, Mosquito just rolled his eyes.
"Don't be so rigid. There are only 10 people in the establishment. The others just can't use the equipment of the corps system. It doesn't say that you can't recruit reserve troops? One month is not enough for our corps to reach LV10? The level is enough, and people will be slowly pulled in!"
What the hell?
Can it be like this?
Duoming was stunned.
This version is simply unfathomable.
Mosquito looked calm.
LV10 may be a bit exaggerated.
But he felt that he was a half-T0 player, and LV7 and LV8 should still be no problem! The corps level is not as difficult to upgrade as the individual level. It is easy to go up by teaming up to complete high contribution tasks.
Mosquito is full of confidence in his own strength and financial resources.
And just yesterday, he received an advance payment for an order to produce 30 aircraft!
The New Alliance military asked him to improve the WX-2 aircraft, increase its flight altitude and range, and ensure that it can provide effective support to the battlefield 100 kilometers away for more than ten minutes.
Ten minutes?
He is underestimated!
The solid-state hydrogen battery in this game is almost like a plug-in.
The oxidant of traditional batteries is installed in the battery, while the oxidant of this thing directly absorbs oxygen from the air, which is equivalent to replacing the entire "battery positive electrode" with a membrane, and the saved space can be used to store the reducing agent. As a reducing agent, hydrogen has an energy density of nearly 2.7 times that of gasoline and diesel!
A piece of knowledge that is not cold, the energy density of batteries in reality, let alone exceeding gasoline, can be directly left behind by the latter by an order of magnitude.
But in "Wasteland OL", it is another matter. The energy storage efficiency of batteries produced by NPC factories is far better than fuel!
Therefore, the aircraft of Goblin Technology has completely embarked on a path that has never been imagined in reality.
"The order for 30 aircraft is still too conservative! Let's place an order for 100 motors and 1,000 battery packs first!"
The person standing by to mediate the quarrel was shocked.
"What the hell!?"
"Is there so much advance payment?!"
Mosquito laughed.
"Who stipulated that advance payment must be used? Can't I pay for it myself?"
Childish!
When the aircraft is built, won't there be orders?
He gave a thumbs up in admiration.
"Awesome!"
This guy is too rich!
Bathed in the admiring eyes of his younger brothers, Mosquito said proudly: "The glider has too little ammunition load. It takes 100 kilometers from here to the southernmost tip of Xizhou City!"
"A small plane alone is not enough. If we want to build it, we should build a big one!"