呲——
The hatch opens.
Climbing out of the training cabin, [Construction Site Boy and Brick] raised his head to the ceiling and let out a cry as if he had been reborn.
"Oh my god!"
"I am alive!"
Three days!
I couldn't get online for three whole days!
Only he himself knows how he survived these three days.
The first thing after coming out is of course to take a shower to get rid of bad luck.
He quickly put on his clothes, picked up the VM placed in the cabin and put it on, [Construction Site Boy and Brick] rushed into the bathroom at the speed of light, and came out refreshed after a while.
However, when he saw the water bill, his joyful mood instantly turned into MMP.
"Gan! I've only been washing for ten minutes, why is it only 1 silver coin!?"
He clearly remembered that he got stuck and came out at the last second of 9 minutes and 59 seconds!
Just then, a large lizard came out of the shower room next door.
Mr. Garbage glanced at him and chuckled.
"Brother, how long has it been since you were online?"
The boy and Brick at the construction site glanced at him.
"Three days! What happened?"
"Three days, no wonder you don't know. The bathing fee increased yesterday. Now it's 1 silver coin every 10 minutes. Starting from the 30th minute, it's 2 silver coins per minute."
The boy at the construction site and Bian were shocked when they heard this.
"1 silver coin in 10 minutes?! Why don't you go grab it!"
Junk Jun seemed to have expected this reaction and said calmly.
"Calm down, although the bath water is more expensive, the income from the tasks has also increased in the past two days. Now you can do the tunnel cleaning task once a day, and 40 gnawers will earn you 50 silver!"
The boy and Brick at the construction site looked at him with expressions of disbelief.
"50 silver?! Are you kidding me?"
Mr. Garbage laughed.
"Why are you lying to me? If you are short of money, I will take you down the tunnel. There will be a lot of monsters inside, and they will be so fun to kill!"
There's inflation.
What a good thing!
You don’t need to take a shower every day, but you have to do the tasks every day!
It is not only the task benefits that are adjusted, but also the type and number of tasks.
Previously, his income from the tunnel the next day was just over 50 silver, but now it has been directly increased to 100+, which has doubled!
And it’s not just him whose income is rising, even the newbies are enjoying the joy of rising income.
Now do the task of "Zombie Exorcist" and carry the gnawers to the recycling point next to the active substance extractor. It used to be that you could only earn 1 silver coin for 10 gnaws, but now you can earn 1 silver coin for 5 gnawers.
Many newbies join the fleet to do this job and deliver express delivery. If they are lucky, they can even earn 20 silver a day.
This is much more comfortable than earning ten silver coins in a hard day!
After checking the taskbar through the VM, the boy at the construction site and Bian finally understood the meaning of Brother Garbage's words.
The income from tasks has indeed increased a lot.
The original task with the lowest reward was the settlement of copper coins, but now the copper coins seem to have disappeared from the task bar. Even for the errand tasks with the lowest profit, the reward is more than 1 silver coin. If it is an errand task across survivor settlements, the reward is even higher.
It starts at 5 silver coins.
If you look at it this way...
It’s not too outrageous that the water bill has gone up a little, right?
"It's only been three days since I've been online... I feel like I've been OB for three months." Putting down the VM, the boy at the construction site and Bian sighed with emotion.
Brother Trash patted this guy on the shoulder.
"It's a closed beta test, it's normal, just get used to it!"
"I remember that yesterday, Brother Mole opened a special post to analyze the overall increase in revenue from this mission. In fact, the omen is very obvious. The second-generation currency system only revised silver coins and did not mention copper coins at all. The operator is probably planning to reduce the number of coins in the market.
It is a currency in circulation, so I simply abandoned the copper coins!"
[Construction Site Boy and Brick] was confused when he heard this.
After a long time, he asked.
"Is it a good thing or a bad thing?"
Junk shook his head.
"I don't know, I feel mixed. It will definitely feel uncomfortable for a while if you have a lot of money in your account, but on the other hand, it will be easier to get equipment from now on, which is definitely a good thing for most players."
"Especially for 7mm bullets, the price has not increased. They are still 1 silver coin each! I see many people who used to be reluctant to fire continuous rounds with full automatics, but now they can occasionally afford the luxury."
However, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with him.
He couldn't operate an ordinary rifle at all, and it was impossible for the weapons store to design an exclusive weapon specifically for him.
At present, among the alien sequences that have been opened, only the Rat Man does not have the debuff of [Calpus Hands and Callus Feet].
Before long, all the good brothers, who were in debt and had big eyes, came to life one after another and walked out of their respective rooms.
As soon as he saw Brother Shui come out of the room, Big Eyes immediately walked up to him with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother Shui, where are we going to send someone off today?"
Edge of Water rolled his eyes.
"Go away, you're so unlucky. If you want to die, you can do it yourself. I need to grow up for a few days! Damn, I won't be so reckless next time. I'll burst into tears waiting on the forum."
Liability Big Eyes chuckled.
"I understand you, I'll dare you next time!"
Edge stroke: "Roll, roll, roll."
Although I haven’t played the game in the past three days, I have been posting on the forum to keep abreast of the latest progress of the game.
Due to the heroic fighting of him and his team members, the vanguard of the Bone Chewing Tribe has been forced to evacuate from Qingquan City.
In the past three days, there have been strong winds and heavy snow every day. In many places, the snow has even piled up from the knees to the thighs, which can bury half a person.
Due to the thick snow on the road, the transportation routes from the Changjiu Farm to and from the Yumu District have been suspended, and the operation of the industrial zone and the route from the outpost to the Changjiu Farm can only be maintained.
It is foreseeable that until the spring of next year, the people of the Bone Chewing Tribe will not continue to march south.
"By the way, does any of you know where to get the medal?"
I opened the VM and took a look at it, and found a message in my personal mailbox.
"I read on VM that it will be issued by the manager in person in the manager's office..."
I was just halfway through my words.
An announcement suddenly popped up on the VM.
[Server-wide announcement: The war between Vault 404 and the predators has entered a fever pitch. In order to ensure the supply of wartime supplies, the "Wartime Management Regulations" are now activated to control some daily necessities. The situation is grim, and I hope everyone can overcome it together.
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[Duration: 60 days.]
Everyone was stunned for a moment, with surprised expressions on their faces.
This is……
Is there a new expansion pack coming??
…
Article 1 of the "Wartime Management Regulations" stipulates that green wheat and potato are classified as controlled varieties, and individual purchases are suspended and distributed uniformly by warehouses.
Article 2: The basic price of staple foods such as corn, wheat, rice, and flour will be increased by 200%, and the basic price of by-products such as cabbage and cabbage will be increased by 150%.
Article 3: Survivor settlements and temporary shelters directly under the jurisdiction of shelters will provide residents with nutrients necessary for survival, and each person can receive two servings per day.
Article 4: Residents receiving relief food are obliged to participate in labor. This includes but is not limited to engaging in production work, building shelters, and responding to mobilization when necessary.
Article 5,…
There are a total of eighteen wartime management regulations, one-third of which are mainly related to players, and the rest are mainly aimed at refugees.
This includes arranging for them to build houses, make fuel, and work in factories.
With enough food to eat and fuel to keep warm, the refugees' emotions are relatively stable.
As for the players, the impact is even smaller.
Many players even regard "Wartime Regulations" as the third expansion pack in the game - as a continuation of the first expansion pack "Winter is Coming" in Wasteland Online.
forum.
Gossip discussion area.
Just after the peak offline period, the topic of "Wartime Regulations" became lively.
Ye Shi: "Will any class representatives come out to explain it? What is A Guang planning? (Funny)"
Irena: "I'll help you as the representative of the AI technical department @来日方长@ The Mole on the Run in the Canyon. (Funny)"
The fugitive mole in the canyon: "What use am I to Aite? Aite Aguang. (Squinting)"
Fang Chang: "emmm... From the current point of view, the answer to the version should be professional players, but the ones who suffer the most are also professional players. Whoever can figure out how to feed the most people with the least food will probably get the version
His favor, I just made a wild guess."
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes: "Why don't we make fried noodles? If you don't care about taste, it can fill you up and the ingredients are simple."
The knife leaves people alone: "Treating the symptoms but not the root cause. What is lacking is the food, not the way to eat it. I feel that we should develop more ingredients!"
Lao Bai: "For example?"
Irena: "How is Xiaoqiang? (funny)"
Elf King Fugui: "Damn it, I, you have such a heavy taste! (Horrified)"
Lao Bai: "+1, even in the game, I will never eat that thing!"
Drum hair washing machine: "Where's the mouse? Sanzhi'er is famous in our place. (Funny)"
Forcing someone to do something difficult: "Shivering."
Tails: "How about we eat the meat! (｀?ω?′)"
Roshan Big Momo: "No! Although my genetic sequence is of a different species, I am also a human being! (Horror)"
Kill the chicken at midnight: "Bear's paw! (ˉ﹃ˉ*)"
Roshan Big Momo: "QAQ"
…
Near the new industrial zone.
In front of an abandoned department store.
Untreated wood was piled in the open space, forming a pyramid shape. The refugees kept walking around the wood piles, busy working non-stop.
Some people carried axes and split large logs into small pieces of firewood. Others sawed them into wooden boards and carried them into the abandoned department store to repair damaged walls and seal leaky doors and windows.
The ventilation condition of the underground garage was worse than expected. After they came here, they discovered that there was no room for that many people inside. The refugees who were moved here could only live temporarily on the first floor of the department store.
Fortunately, the people at the shelter promptly sent them a batch of wood and some bricks for the stove by truck.
Thanks to the wood and bricks, it helped them a lot!
With brick stoves and smoke vents, they were able to move the smoke away from the building without having to risk poisoning or catching fire by placing burning charcoal next to the bed.
Since the damaged walls and windows were sealed, the fuel consumption rate also dropped a lot.
The chef set up a big pot at the door, and the porridge was boiling in the pot.
Although the surroundings were filled with the smell of grass, the rolling bubbles still made the survivors with red noses somewhat ignited a glimmer of hope for their future lives.
The manager in blue armor kept his word.
Those blue coats didn't abandon them.
Although life here is not satisfactory, at least it is possible to survive.
As long as you can survive, there is hope!
…
So far, it has taken a total of three days.
The survivors from the five survivor strongholds including Chaowei Battery Factory, Dongliu Camp, and Highway Town have all completed their transfers.
A vacuum zone has formed on the outermost edge of the northern suburbs of Qingquan City. Next time those looters come again, they may only find some useless garbage nearby.
The plan to strengthen the wall and clear the country has taken initial shape!
However, due to the heavy snowfall in recent days and the shortage of food, fuel and other supplies, the second and third batches of relocation plans had to be suspended.
Chu Guang made a promise to the remaining seven survivor settlements.
If they are attacked, reinforcements from the shelter will arrive within half an hour. They only need to hold on for half an hour, and the rest can be left to the soldiers in the shelter.
But to be honest, the possibility of being attacked by this kind of ghost weather is smaller than being frozen to death.
Even on the ten-kilometer-long road from the outpost to the long-term farm, the road surface has been repaired and there are no obvious potholes. The trucks passing here will occasionally break down once or twice, let alone marching in the wilderness.
With the bumpy roads in the wasteland, it was feared that the large troops would not be able to walk a few kilometers and would be trapped in the snow waiting to die.
What's more, the bone-chewing tribe is located further north, and the situation they are facing at this moment will not be easier than they are. The temperature in the northern suburbs is far above minus ten degrees, and may even reach 20 or 30 degrees.
Even if they eat people.
The meat also needs to be cooked…
This year's winter is not only stronger than previous years, it can only be described as tragic.
Chu Guang went to Beit Street before. While inspecting the situation there, he chatted with old Charlie for a while.
Old Charlie said at the time that he had been living here for several years.
And a situation as bad as this year has only appeared twice in his memory...
…
The second day after the implementation of the Wartime Regulations.
Although the suddenly tight food supply made life a little worse than before, it did not have an unbearable impact on the players' gaming experience.
The two varieties that are restricted from purchase are mainly green wheat and potato, while rice, potatoes, wheat, corn and various flours are not included in the purchase restrictions.
And with the players' income, they can afford the latter.
However, the doubling of the base selling price still makes many professional players who set up stalls feel a lot of pressure.
Market at the North Gate.
It's time for dinner.
The players sitting in front of Zhang Hai's ramen stall shouted out one after another.
"Boss Zhang, why has the price of your noodles increased again?"
"That's right! Even if the meat is cut thinner than paper, a bowl of plain noodles only costs 2 silver coins!"
“It’s twice as expensive! It’s too much!”
Annoyed by the yelling, Zhang Hai banged the large pot of noodles with a spoon and said impatiently.
"Why are you arguing? Go ask the flour seller in the warehouse! One kilogram of cornmeal is sold for 5 silver coins! Is it too much for me to charge you 2 silver coins for 2 sides? Huh?"
Call again.
It will be sold for three silver coins tomorrow!
However, what Zhang Hai did not expect was that the diners sitting in front of the stall did not buy it and continued to shout.
"Gan! I was just wondering why there are so few noodles here. It turned out to be only two taels!"
"I can't say it's too much, it's too much!"
"Where is the Market Supervision Bureau? I want to call the police. There is a shady businessman here who is cutting corners!"
Zhang Hai: “@#%!”
Mommy’s skin!
I will sell a bowl for three silver coins tomorrow!
It’s not just those selling ramen who have increased their prices, those selling barbecue and steamed buns have also increased their prices.
Only then did the players miss Boss Crow's mushrooms.
That silver coin-a-bowl of mushroom soup is simply a glimmer of hope in the cold winter.
I thought it was expensive before, but now I think it’s really cheap.
When Mushroom Beach resumes business in the spring of next year, I hope Boss Crow can keep some good memories for them, but don’t increase the price...
Walking in the market at the north entrance, Chu Guang was thinking about what to eat tonight while listening to the voices of the players.
Understanding public sentiment is part of a manager's job.
After all, it is easy to fall into the misunderstanding of a "map strategist" if you only look at one report.
Overall, the impact of this round of price increases is still controllable, and the effects have met Chu Guang's expectations.
The average daily income of players has increased by 50% to 100%, the prices of food, clothing and daily necessities have increased by 100% to 150%. The prices of industrial products such as weapons and bullets have remained unchanged. The unchanged price is equivalent to a price reduction.
In one sentence, professional players in life are not weakened, but professional players in combat are strengthened at an epic level!
At present, the only products in the market that have not increased in price are probably the milk bought by nomads and some dried meat made from game animals.
The herdsmen of the Frostspear tribe brought the art of making dried meat from afar, and the dried meat has a unique flavor. Because it is easy to carry and cheap, it is very popular with some players who need to go wild, although the taste is slightly
It's a bit inferior, but it's very cost-effective as dry food.
After all, green wheat is now a "regulated product" and green wheat cakes have disappeared from the market.
Unable to eat cakes, the little players can only use dried meat as dry food.
Walking next to Chu Guang, Xia Yan whispered.
"Is it my imagination? Why do I feel like my salary is becoming less and less affordable?"
Today's dinner actually cost her 7 silver coins!
This was the first time that she had a sense of crisis that her salary was not enough.
Chu Guang didn't feel much and replied in a relaxed tone.
"Think about it from another perspective. If players buy more guns from you, your performance will also increase. Soon you will find that your salary is more than double what it was before."
Xia Yan: "But a gun can be used for a long time, right? It's impossible for your players to buy guns every day."
Chu Guang said patiently.
"You can't think like this. When you buy a gun, you have to buy bullets, right? Now that you have a gun, you have to upgrade it to some accessories, right? Sights, body armor, helmets, frag grenades, more durable backpacks, bandages, etc... these are all
It costs money.”
In the past, the productivity of the shelter was insufficient, so Chu Guang had to be cautious when setting up mission rewards to avoid overflowing the player's deposit data.
Now, the productivity of the shelter has reached a new stage. Chu Guang needs players to consume and buy the weapons and armor produced by the factory, so that the factory can expand production and further reduce costs.
Only by continuing in this way can a virtuous cycle of balanced supply and demand be formed.
Looking at the confused Xia Yan, Chu Guang smiled faintly.
"Forget it if you can't figure it out, these things are too difficult for you."
Xia Yan glanced at Chu Guang and said with awareness.
"Why do I feel like you are laughing at me?"
Of course Chu Guang would not admit it and replied casually.
"I never said that."
After wandering around the market, Chu Guang finally bought three meat buns, and by the way, he went to the stall of Sister Qiucao Qiuye and bought two bottles of milk for today's dinner.
The weather is too cold and I have no appetite.
Besides, everyone is scrimping on food and clothing, and as a manager, he doesn't like to be extravagant and wasteful.
Walk towards the sanatorium.
Just when Chu Guang walked to the door, he saw Yin Fangzheng coming out of the elevator.
He was holding a small metal gadget in his hand, which looked about the size of a basketball. It had a square head and a square head, shaped like a small octopus, and had four mechanical legs underneath the chassis.
After taking a bite of the bun, Chu Guang looked at him curiously and asked.
"What's that in your hand?"
Seeing Chu Guang, Yin Fang's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.
"A quadruped robot based on neural connection technology! Remember the black box you picked up from Vault 117 before? Based on the neural connection device generated by it, I slightly modified it using VM and some other parts, and then there was
Isn’t this thing awesome? I made it myself!”
Damn it?
So strong?
Not even bothering to eat dinner, Chu Guang looked at the things in his hands and immediately asked.
“How to use this thing??”
"It's very simple! Just put on the special connection device... I just want to test its performance!"
With that said, Yin Fang took out a thumb-sized wireless earphone from his pocket, threw it into Chu Guang's hand, and said with joy.
“You’ll know after you put it on and try it on!”
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