Evening.
Chu Guang had a nightmare.
In the dream, he was covered with downy hair and turned into a bear. In order to avoid being hunted by hunters, he ran desperately in the forest. Along the way, he tore a creeper to pieces with his two claws and slapped it to death.
A crack-claw crab, and finally punched away a real bear...
Wait, I've even killed a split-claw crab, why do I have to be chased by a hunter?
At this moment, Chu Guang woke up from his dream.
The first thing after waking up, Chu Guang touched his whole body and found that there was no other change except that he was covered in hot sweat.
Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief.
so close!
Holding the bed board with both hands, Chu Guang was about to sit up from the bed, but he failed to control his strength and used too much force and jumped directly under the bed.
Chu Guang took two steps forward due to inertia before he regained his balance. Before Chu Guang could realize what had happened, his bones crackled again as his limbs moved.
After some exercise, every cell in the body feels more comfortable than ever before, as if every pore is breathing.
Not only that, Chu Guang felt that his brain was awake as never before, and his vision was clearer than ever. It didn't feel like he had just woken up, but rather like he had drank several bottles of taurine.
What particularly shocked Chu Guang was that standing next to the bed, he could actually clearly see the texture printed on the door handle!
Realized immediately what was happening.
Chu Guang didn't stay in the room for a moment. Without saying a word, he ran to the residents' hall and used the physical examination equipment placed there to conduct a full-body examination on himself.
Just as he expected.
This time I woke up and upgraded again!
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ID:Chu Guang
Gene Sequence: Manager (Phase 2)
Level:LV.9→LV.10
——Basic attributes——
Strength:11→16
Agility:6→11
Constitution:8→13
Perception:7→12
Intelligence:7→12
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talent:
1. Wild Instinct
2.Psychic deterrence
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[Psychic deterrence: It can produce a psychological coercion effect on a fully mental life form that is weaker than itself, weakening its will to resist. 】
second stage!
All attributes increased by 5 points!?
"Damn, this is so cool."
You can upgrade while lying down!
Seeing the physical examination results input on the VM screen, Chu Guangle couldn't close his mouth.
Sure enough, as he guessed, LV10 is a bottleneck. Once the development progress of the gene sequence breaks through this bottleneck, the strength will usher in a qualitative leap!
"Add 5 to all attributes, and an additional talent... Is this the 'awakening' that the wasteland natives call it?"
Chu Guang still remembered that he first heard this word from Hai En from Honghe Town.
In the subsequent fight with the "Bear", the "Bear" who was forced into a desperate situation even showed a phenomenon similar to "Xenomorphization". Not surprisingly, this should be regarded as a situation of awakening.
However, in Vault 404, this phenomenon seems to be called the second stage of the genetic sequence.
Unlike the "bear" who awakened naturally, his appearance and traits did not change significantly due to his awakening.
The only changes that can be felt are that my strength has become stronger, my thinking has become sharper, my perception of the surrounding environment has become more acute, my reaction speed has become faster, and my recovery and immunity have become stronger.
Chu Guang roughly speculated that the bonuses provided in the second stage of different sequences should be different, and the unlocked talents should also be different. For example, the strength system should focus more on strengthening the muscles, and the agility system should focus more on reflex nerves.
However, this is all just speculation.
Currently, in the entire shelter, only I have reached the second stage. Among the other players, the fastest leveling ox-horse team can only reach peak LV7.
As for the situation of other sequences, we can only know when they reach LV10.
Anyway, Chu Guang is quite satisfied with the second stage of the "Manager" sequence he holds.
With a 5-point improvement in all attributes, he instantly transformed into a pentagonal warrior. Coupled with the skill of "debuffing fear on people", he felt like he was invincible!
There were footsteps coming from the corridor on one side.
Yawning, Xia Yan, who had just woken up, walked out of the room with his crutch under his arm.
Looking at Chu Guang, who was holding VM and giggling there, she was stunned for a moment with sleepy eyes, and whispered something in a low voice.
"What good thing are you looking at? You're laughing like this."
The smile on his face quickly faded, Chu Guang raised his head and looked towards Xia Yan, staring into her eyes.
The two looked at each other.
The air was quiet for a few seconds.
The fair cheeks gradually turned crimson.
"God, crazy."
Xia Yan turned his head and walked away with his cane.
Watching the figure twisting and turning towards the buffer room, Chu Guang rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly looked at the wastepaper basket squatting in the corner to charge.
"Xiao Qi."
The signal light above her head turned on, and Xiao Qi raised the camera that was lying flat.
"Here, Master."
Chu Guang asked next.
"Is she scared?"
Xiao Qi seemed to be stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, she spoke weakly.
"Although the target's blood pressure, heart rate, and heat dissipation have all increased slightly, Xiaoqi feels... that shouldn't be the effect you expected, right?"
Chu Guang: "..."
All right.
Maybe it's because his facial features are too handsome and he doesn't look so intimidating.
This skill is still a bit useless for me.
…
Beit Street.
The square in front of the castle was crowded with people.
The residents of Beit Street were called here early in the morning, and many of them had just woken up, with expressions of confusion and curiosity on their faces.
For the residents living here, many have never been here in their lives.
The old mayor and his family hated poor people, so every time they came closer, they would be chased away by the patrolling guards nearby.
But things are different now. The old mayor and his family have been driven away.
Although a new mayor has come to power, at least this new mayor is an old acquaintance of both of them, and is much more approachable than the vampire they have never met before.
Facing the pairs of eyes looking at him, old Charlie took out a signed and dated piece of paper from his arms, cleared his throat, and spoke.
"Starting today, the first code of Beit Street officially takes effect! It will promise and protect the legal rights and interests of all residents of Beit Street."
"The rules are very simple. Those who commit intentional homicide will be sentenced to hanging. Those who cause minor injuries in fights will be sentenced to more than one year in prison and hard labor. Those who cause serious injuries in fights will be sentenced to more than three years in prison and hard labor. In addition, those who steal or maliciously injure others will be sentenced to more than one year in prison and hard labor.
Those who destroy property will be punished with imprisonment, hard labor and caning according to the amount involved..."
Lao Cha has about twenty ideas, but only a dozen or so can be understood by most people.
Everyone in the square looked at each other.
code?
It was the first time for many of them to hear this strange word.
Although there were guards on Beit Street before, the guards never dealt with residents' disputes. They were only responsible for the security of the castle and walls.
There have been no killings in the past few years, but fights often occur, but no one is injured.
After all, life is already very difficult these days, and no one wants to offend others easily. Even if it is not out of moral restraint, everyone will weigh the pros and cons of disrupting order.
As for stealing…
By the way, does it count as stealing if you dig out the potato chips at someone else's door?
How should this be calculated?
Looking at the surrounding residents who were looking at each other in confusion, old Charlie knew what they were thinking, but did not give any explanation.
No need to explain.
They can't understand things that are too difficult.
Laws are meaningless just written on paper. After they are strictly enforced once, people will naturally consider the consequences of violating them.
After a pause, old Charlie continued to speak.
"Starting today, the official currency of Beit Street is silver coins and copper coins. Food, daily necessities, clothes and other materials can be purchased at the grocery store run by the street office. The original chips can still be used, but they can only be used to purchase food.
and salt. In addition, the rewards for scavenging and hunting will no longer be paid with chips. The current exchange ratio between chips and silver coins is tentatively determined that one chip can be exchanged for one silver coin, and after one month, the chips can only be exchanged for 5 copper coins."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden buzz of discussion around him.
"The chips are not working well?"
"Why should we change it to silver coins and copper coins..."
"That's right! I've never heard of silver coins or copper coins."
"Do you want to change?"
"I won't change!"
"Only a fool changes it!"
When he said this, many people were secretly observing the expression on old Charlie's face.
They thought old Charlie would be panicked, even worried.
However, what disappointed those people was that old Charlie didn't pay attention to their complaints at all. He still had that calm expression, as if he didn't hear them at all.
When Yu Hu stood in the crowd, he was even more anxious than old Charlie.
Unlike other residents of Beit Street, he has seen those silver and copper coins. The group of blue coats in the Wetland Park use these coins to buy things, and they can buy a lot of good things.
Now some people actually say that only fools exchange chips for those silver coins. How can he bear it?
However, just when he was about to open his mouth to explain, Yu Xiong standing by saw his plan at a glance and immediately reached out to give him a hand.
"Brother, why are you pulling me?"
Looking at his angry brother who shook his head, Yu Xiong said in a serious tone.
"What can you say to them? What's the point except having a fight?"
Yu Hu looked worried.
"But--"
"It's okay. Brother Chu can't even think of something you can think of. Since he has made this decision, he must have his thoughts and plans. As for us, just do our jobs well and don't be busy.
I didn’t help, and I caused a lot of trouble!”
After being scolded by his brother, Yu Hu finally calmed down.
I didn't think about it before, but after hearing what my brother said, it seems to make sense.
How could a person as smart as Brother Chu fail to consider the current situation?
After thinking about this, Yu Hu immediately relaxed. Looking at the pricks who were clamoring to be beaten to death without changing their chips into silver coins, he felt that they looked like fools.
hehe.
We’ll see!
When I get back, I will exchange all the chips at home for silver coins. Who will suffer the loss when I see it?
Yu Hu and Yu Xiong's father remained silent, but he obviously had his own ideas in mind.
"There is no rush to change the chips."
Tapping his eldest son's arm with his index finger, Lao Yu lowered his voice and said.
"If there are people who have received silver coins and don't want them, we can exchange them with chips... we should be able to exchange them for more."
Yu Xiong was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what his father meant and nodded.
"good!"
The surrounding residents were given enough time to discuss. When they had enough discussion, old Charlie spoke slowly and continued to talk about other arrangements.
Such as the Guard.
Although the original guard force has been disbanded, Beit Street cannot be left undefended for a day.
The captain of the guard is temporarily held by Yu Xiong, the eldest son of the Yu family. At the same time, 15 young people aged under 35 and over 14 are openly recruited to form a new guard.
The guard's daily job is to patrol, stand guard, and train.
The work intensity is not high, and you don't have to risk your life. At least it's safer than going hunting in the ruins. Standing behind a wall bunker is safer.
As for remuneration, in addition to food and accommodation, the street office also pays each guard a monthly salary.
Currently this number is 50 silver coins and may increase in the future.
Although there is no specific concept of the purchasing power of silver coins, old Charlie said that in the grocery store run by the street office, one silver coin can be exchanged for one kilogram of potato or green wheat.
50 silver coins a month means 50 kilograms of grain.
Part of the money can be used to exchange for salt or other daily necessities at the grocery store, which is completely enough for a family!
After Old Charlie finished speaking, many people had expressions of eagerness on their faces, planning to wait a while to take their fingerprints and sign up to try.
If you choose it, you won’t have to worry about going hungry all winter!
"... In addition, a welfare school will be opened at the Central Castle on Beit Street, currently offering two courses: literacy and arithmetic."
"All teenagers aged 6 and under 14 must complete two semesters of courses. During the class period, the school will provide a free lunch to the enrollees.
"Youth who are older than 14 can register for adult classes from 7 to 9 pm on their own without any fees. If you achieve passing scores in two courses, you can work in the subdistrict office."
Obviously, compared to the recruitment of the Guard, the vast majority of residents on Beit Street are not very interested in this so-called academy, nor do they regard it as a benefit.
However, being in charge of food is still quite attractive.
Even if you only take care of the children's meals, you can save some food for the family for the winter.
Whether or not the residents of Beit Street were interested in literacy and numeracy, literacy work had to be done.
Establishing order is the first step, and getting rid of ignorance is the second step. Only after completing these two steps can we lay a solid foundation for further work.
Looking at the survivors with ignorance written on their faces, old Charlie sighed softly in his heart.
There is a long way to go.
After all the arrangements were made, old Charlie immediately announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Except for those who planned to sign up to join the guard, the rest of the residents went back to their homes.
Many people will go out hunting soon, so before it is fully light, they quickly go home to pack their equipment.
On the way home, Wang Defu, the third son of the Wang family, complained angrily.
"Why should someone from the Yu family be the captain of the guard? There are only two men in their family, why!"
Not only was he dissatisfied, his two brothers were obviously not very happy either.
Especially his eldest brother Wang Biao.
Until old Charlie announced the choice of captain of the guard, he had a cheerful expression.
After all, from beginning to end, he regarded himself as old Charlie's.
However, when old Charlie announced the candidate for the guard captain, he felt that the whole world turned gray instantly, and his face became uglier than eating cake.
Why?
It was obvious that he risked his life to deliver the message to the Bloody Hand clan, and it was obvious that he kept his mouth shut and kept the secret that the Bloody Hand clan had been destroyed for old Charlie.
It turns out that the person who became the captain of the guard turned out to be a member of the Yu family?
After hearing this arrangement, he felt that the few chips in his pocket were no longer valuable...
This chapter has been completed!