[Shuangxue at the front desk of the Hongshang Trade Union: Recently, the transaction price of copper ore in Honghe Town has fluctuated significantly. Affected by the increase in supply, the sulfur reserves of the New Alliance Copper Mine are close to the reserve limit. The purchase price has been reduced by 10% from the benchmark value. The supply price
Decreased by 6%, Hongshang players please be aware of the risks.】
[Charlie, President of the Hang Merchants Guild: Warm reminder, the Hang Merchants Guild provides hireable NPCs with trade level 3 or above, which can get you a better price in the transaction. If you are not confident enough in your negotiation and language skills, it is recommended that players
Hire 1~2 NPC followers]
[NPC followers holding VM will be good helpers on your journey. Some of them are good at fighting, some are good at hunting or medical treatment. Their abilities can grow with you on the journey. However, serious injury and death will cause them
Leave the team permanently, so please be sure to protect their safety!]
Official website forum.
Today is as lively as ever.
The first batch of caravans returning to Red River Town have returned one after another. Thanks to the guide written by Brother Mole, these young players who were the first to eat crabs have made a lot of money.
Since the transaction was early, they didn't even feel the price fluctuations and had already exchanged the returned goods for silver coins.
Tails: "Huh??? The price of copper mines has increased?"
Sisi: "emmm...it seems to have nothing to do with us. When you were discussing the price increase, we were already on our way back..."
In fact, she had more than expected that this situation might occur, so she kept urging Taili to leave quickly, although in the end it was delayed some time because of the team name.
Fortunately, they went at the right time and completed the delivery just before the price of copper rose. When they woke up the next day, the price immediately rose.
Thinking of this now, Sisi couldn't help but feel happy.
Fortunately, she insisted on spot settlement at the beginning. If she had been given coupons at that time, or had waited until tomorrow for settlement, their trip to Honghe Town would have made at least 10 to 20% less.
Makabazi: "Tell me the truth! How much have you earned!"
Tails: "Not too much, not too much, just a few hundred thousand! Hmm, we are a big step closer to the dream of the mercenary union! (Proud)"
As soon as the news is sent out.
The post exploded instantly.
Bai Yin's father: "Hiss..."
Quit smoking: "Hundreds of thousands?! Are you talking about soft girl coins or silver coins?!"
Si Si: "Ahem... don't believe what Tai Tai says."
Edge stroke: "I couldn't tell which one was more outrageous for a moment."
Mole on the run in the canyon: "Wait, where did Tails get so many silver coins!?"
Tails: “Hey, this is a girl’s secret! (ゝ·)☆”
Mole on the run in the canyon: "Hey, what a ghost! Please tell me the truth! (Crazy)"
Big Eyes on Debt: “I’m afraid there’s some ulterior PY transaction behind this!”
Stop talking nonsense: “PY transaction?! Where is it?”
Macabazi: "Pass it on! The tail is dirty!"
Lost and cute: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuah, the rich woman is hungry, I don't mind!"
Tail: "?!Σ(?Д?;)"
In the end, no one could figure out where the silver coin in the tail came from.
After all, no matter how you look at this guy, he is just a mediocre netizen, without the temperament of a capable player at all.
Sisi, Sesame Paste and Rourou did know some of the truth, but they didn't spread it everywhere, and Taiwei himself, after being educated by his best friend in a private chat, slipped away from the post in aggrieved manner.
Compared to the first batch of players who were almost as lucky as picking up money, the second batch of players were a little bit more uncomfortable.
When many people arrived in Honghe Town, the copper price had already started to go on a roller coaster. Many people spent more than 1,000 blue tickets for one ton of copper in just one day's work.
But some people are very lucky and happen to catch up with the crazy shipments from major mining areas.
As of a few hours before the announcement on the official website, copper ore could be purchased at almost the same price as cabbage at almost all trading stations except the trading station in Horseshoe Town.
You need to be cautious when investing. Many newbies have been taught this lesson by NPCs.
The economic system of "Wasteland OL" is not just as sloppy as buying low and selling high. Especially when the price of copper suddenly fell later, many people felt that an invisible big hand was affecting everything.
Mole on the run in the canyon: "Actually, I have always suspected that someone is taking advantage of the expansion pack to buy goods before it starts. I have already thought that if there is a war, the price of copper ore and sulfur will definitely increase."
Thunder Dharma King Professor Yang: “Brother, why didn’t you buy some? (Baring teeth)”
Mole on the run in the canyon: "Hey, I do think so, but this business can't be done without tens of millions of silver coins, right?"
The price of copper is almost ten times that of iron, and because this item is more suitable for processing into bullets than steel, it is not difficult to find in the wasteland.
The market price for making a 100kg pure steel breastplate is 100 silver coins, and if it is pure copper, it costs 1,000 silver coins... although no one uses copper to make armor.
According to this calculation, one ton of copper costs 10,000 silver coins. The NPC warehouse reserve often starts at a hundred tons, and now it is said that it has reached thousands of tons.
Ten million silver coins!
The total number of silver coins in the pockets of all the players in the server is not that much!
This game has a loan function, but you can only apply for loans for "production and business purposes" in the name of the company. Once it is determined that the use of funds is illegal, or there is a suspected transfer of interests in the accounts, you will be punished to bankruptcy in minutes.
Unprofessional counter-argument: "Holy shit, when you say that, is this price increased by NPC?"
Irena: "The NPC in this game is a bit talented and knows how to cut players' leeks. (Funny)"
Although the fluctuation in copper ore trading prices is just a small episode on the eve of the expansion pack, many myths of wealth have really made many people envious.
Especially now that there is an official silver coin consignment platform, not only players can participate in the transaction, but also cloud players can participate.
Looking at the posts in the gossip section predicting whether the silver price will rise or fall in the new expansion pack, Ye Wei, who was sitting in the classroom playing with his mobile phone, had a helpless expression on his face.
Mainly because the topics these people were talking about were getting more and more profound, and he couldn't understand them.
"Are you tired of discussing this on the forum every day?"
Thunder Dharma King Professor Yang: "You don't understand! This is also a kind of fun! (Proud)"
Ye Wei:......
Good guy.
This is because he didn’t realize that he was being treated like a leek by A Guang.
I heard that there is a cloud player named "Working Warrior". Although he hasn't entered the game yet, he already has 10,000 silver coins in his account.
But what makes this guy smarter than other cloud players is that he flexibly uses the rule that "any form of virtual assets can participate in transactions".
He contacted players with sealing and testing qualifications through the trading platform to register a company, provided his own money and technology, and asked players with sealing and testing qualifications to help hold shares on their behalf and produce DC-to-AC inverters.
》played into a simulation business game.
Although it is not something with a high technical content, its sales are surprisingly good, and it has received orders from many downstream manufacturers.
The official website recognizes the right to freely dispose of "unbound" assets in the game. Although people cannot enter the game, the legitimate rights and interests in the game can be protected.
As long as you don't take advantage of loopholes in the rules to maliciously make money.
Ye Wei thought about it carefully and found out that although Aguang often disagreed with them, he was actually very friendly to the players.
Other game manufacturers treat players as family members, but only Brother Guang treats players as brothers. He has never cut off their leeks, and even cut off the leeks of cloud players to give them benefits.
Thinking of this, Ye Wei couldn't help but burst into tears.
This kind of planning is so conscientious!
…
"Ah sneeze!"
Chu Guang sneezed.
"Have you caught a cold?"
Xia Yan, who was standing aside, glanced at him.
"No, I guess someone praised me for being handsome behind my back." Chu Guang rubbed his nose and muttered.
I guess it's a pollen problem.
Xia Yan rolled her eyes at him and saw that he didn't have a cold, so he stopped caring.
Today is the first weekend in April, and it is also the first day of her holiday this month.
As the number of players gradually increased, the work of the weapon shop became increasingly busy. A certain evil boss finally realized his conscience and arranged a few more people to help her, and she finally got one day off per week.
You don’t have to go to work on this day and you can fish openly.
In this rare free time, Xia Yan originally planned to sit on the sofa in the reading room and read novels all day, but Chu Guang deceived him by saying, "I'll take you to see a treasure."
For the first time, this guy didn't wear the iconic blue power armor, or even a blue jacket, and went out very low-key.
Xia Yan was quite embarrassed at first, wondering what kind of treasure this guy was secretly planning to take him to see, but he was stunned when he arrived at the destination.
Next to the refugee village, there is a tall red brick mill, and behind the muddy field ridge not far away, endless green is swaying.
Residents nearby were busy in the fields. There were two-headed cows with thick muscles and round waists nearby, and there were also several tractors running on the road, pulling cargo boxes filled with bulging sacks.
This is the north of Shuguang City and the west side of Changjiu Farm.
The scenery is not bad, but...
Is this the baby he's talking about?
Xia Yan blinked, his expression a little confused.
All right.
She admitted that the endless farmland was indeed quite spectacular when looking at it.
It was just a little different from the tryst she imagined.
She originally thought that this guy would take her for a walk by the lake or go to the woods to dig out bird eggs.
But at this moment, Xia Yan suddenly remembered that just three months ago, this place seemed to be a wasteland full of shrubs and gravel.
It's incredible that it can become like this in just three months.
Following Chu Guang, Xiaoyu, who had been looking around curiously, had an expression on his face as if he had discovered a new world, and pointed forward excitedly.
"A lot of green wheat!"
"Hahaha!"
Chu Guang smiled, ruffled her hair, and explained pleasantly.
"That's not green wheat, it's wheat. Pancakes baked with wheat flour are much more fragrant than dry green wheat pancakes!"
Xiaoyu swallowed unconsciously and looked up at him expectantly.
"Really?"
Chu Guang smiled and nodded.
"A must! Not just pancakes, but also bread made from wheat flour, steamed buns, steamed buns and noodles... there are so many ways to eat them."
After entering April, wheat will enter the heading and flowering stage. At this stage, the young ears of wheat will begin to differentiate and grow rapidly.
At this time, you need to ensure that there is enough water in the field, and you also need to topdress the field to prevent and control insect pests.
If these problems are not properly handled, the wheat fields will not only have yellow leaves and dry leaf tips, but may even suffer from premature aging.
It is no exaggeration to say that whether the work at this stage can be completed will directly determine the grain output from July to August this year.
Currently, regardless of whether they are refugees or players, whether it is contracted fields, resettlement fields or collective farming fields, they all use seeds cultivated in shelter plantations.
Although the genes of these seeds are already excellent, if you want to obtain greater yields, you still need to spend some time and care.
Chu Guang allocated at least half of the pot camel machines he purchased from Boulder City to irrigation canals in order to solve the water supply problem.
The fertilizer issue is a little easier to solve. There is a lot of bird and animal excrement on the edge of Linghu Lake. These are natural high-quality fertilizers and can be used directly after a little processing.
As for pesticides, the one most widely used in Changjiu Farm is an organophosphorus, which is produced by chemical plants in nearby industrial zones.
It is said that large plantations in the Prosperity Era used integrated planting technology that integrated infrasonic killing devices.
Although long-term exposure to high-intensity infrasound waves will have serious effects on human health, farmers in that era did not have to work in the fields like farmers in the New Alliance. They all used smart wearable devices to sow seeds with one click.
There is no problem of affecting health.
The new alliance does not have this condition.
At present, only relatively primitive pesticides can be used to control pests.
"Where's that?" Xiaoyu stood on tiptoes excitedly, looking at another field not far away.
Chu Guang followed her line of sight and said with a smile.
"Over there, there are leeks."
Leeks are also a good thing. Unlike other vegetables, which can only be grown once or twice a year, leeks can be eaten all year round.
And the most important thing is that leeks grow quickly and can mature in more than 20 days, especially in early spring when they are the most tender and fragrant.
After discovering leek seeds from Vault 117, he immediately had them planted.
Thinking of scrambled eggs with leeks and dumplings stuffed with leeks and pork, Chu Guang swallowed unconsciously and was already thinking about the recommended recipes on the official website for tomorrow.
Just when his thoughts were drifting away, the person in charge of the farm, Old Luca, walked towards him, looked at him in surprise and said.
"Master Manager? Why are you here?"
The past few days have been busy with farming, and he has been in the fields almost every day, and he barely even moved his bed.
Chu Guang looked at old Luka and said with a smile.
"I'm just taking a look, don't worry about me. By the way, how is the harvest on the farm this month?"
As soon as he talked about this, old Luca's face suddenly lit up with joy.
“3,000 acres of vegetable fields and 5,000 acres of early-maturing potato fields are already being harvested!”
"Thanks to the harvester that you residents brought out, we hung the machine on the front of the tractor and watched it push forward. Soon the crops were all put into the basket!"
Having said this, he couldn't help but praise.
"That harvester is so easy to use. Not only did it harvest the crops, it also plowed the ground again! We don't even need to plow the soil again, we can just sow new seeds and plant them!"
Listening to Old Luka talking excitedly, Chu Guang also showed a happy expression on his face.
"Very good!"
There are a wide variety of vegetables in the vegetable field, mainly cabbage and bok choy, which are leafy vegetables that mature relatively quickly and can mature in basically 20 to 30 days.
The only drawback is that these vegetables do not last very long and are mainly used to improve meals.
But that potato is very useful. Not only is it rich in nutrients, it can be eaten as a meal, but the yield is not low.
Although they planted early-maturing varieties that mature in 60 days, and they planted them in time for the end of January, they still had a yield of two to three thousand kilograms per acre of land.
Calculating 5,000 acres of land, we can produce 5,000 tons of potatoes at least!
These 5,000 tons of potatoes can be said to have solved the urgent need of the new alliance.
The players eat a lot, and the awakened power-type animals eat especially a lot. The amount of food in one meal can be enough to feed three or four adult residents. If it is not a human being, it can even feed five people.
With these 5,000 tons of potatoes, no matter whether his little players eat them steamed, stir-fried or in other ways, Chu Guang no longer has to worry about looking at the list of grain inventories.
Potatoes are good in everything. The only drawback is that the water content is too high, 70% is water. If you want to store them for a long time on a large scale, you have to dehydrate them or turn them into powder.
But in this case, the seeds cannot be made.
Coupled with the debuff of reduced production due to continuous cropping, few countries will regard it as a staple food.
However, when food is not enough, relying on potatoes is still very good.
Use high-yielding potatoes and vegetable crops with short growth cycles to meet the nutritional needs of New Alliance residents in spring and summer, and to sustain the harvest of staple foods such as wheat, rice, and corn in July and August. This is Chu Guang's highest priority for the Logistics Department of New Alliance
level tasks.
Only when the new alliance's granary is filled with food can he absorb more NPCs and recruit more players.
Only then can life really get easier.
"...You must remember what I told you before. Don't keep planting the same crop in the same field. After planting potatoes, you can plant spring corn again, and after planting leafy vegetables, you can replace it with rice, and rotate crops between floods and droughts."
Although Chu Guang knew that Old Luka had written down everything he said in a small notebook, he still couldn't help but tell him again.
Old Luca replied with a smile.
"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely not forget what you told me! In fact, when we were working at Brown Farm before, we would usually sow a handful of green wheat seeds after planting a round of crops, and it would be ready in a month or two.
The ripe kind. We keep half of the harvested crops for ourselves, half for feeding the livestock, and the remaining wheat straws are burned to ashes and turned into the soil as fertilizer."
"This should be considered a crop rotation!"
Chu Guang coughed lightly and said.
"Green wheat... should not be planted on a large scale in the future. Although it grows fast, the yield is too low and will affect the yield of the wheat field. For us at this stage, there are only disadvantages and no benefits."
The most important thing is that it tastes terrible.
The smell of oxalic acid could not be removed no matter how long it was cooked, and the baked cakes were also dry. Chu Guang always suspected that there might have been a neutralization reaction with the alkali used for baking the dough, resulting in the formation of calcium salts or something else.
Since there is enough farmland, Chu Guang is still more inclined to let his residents and players eat better food.
As for wasteland crops such as green wheat and potato, they are good for relieving refugees and supplying prisoner-of-war camps and pastures for tribal people.
He heard from people in the Frostspear tribe that a two-headed cow fed with green wheat would not only grow faster, but also produce more milk than one fed with grass.
It's okay to plant a little in the pasture.
Old Luka nodded seriously.
"I will remember!"
After not disturbing old Luka's work and letting him go about his own business, Chu Guang walked around the field ridge.
Admiring the lush leek seedlings in the field, the corners of Chu Guang's mouth turned up unconsciously.
This prosperous scene is something you never tire of seeing.
If only it could be autumn sooner.
By then, the scenery on the north shore of Linghu Lake will surely be even more spectacular.
Xia Yan, who had been following Chu Guang, asked curiously.
"Is this how you spend your holidays?"
Chu Guang smiled and made a joke.
"Where did I get my vacation? Is there anyone else who would rotate with me?"
Xiaoyu glanced at him worriedly.
"Brother Chu, you should also pay attention to rest. Don't be too tired."
Chu Guang smiled and said.
"Don't worry. Although I don't have a holiday, I don't work 24 hours a day. I can still squeeze in time to rest and collect materials."
However, it is true that he has been very busy recently. He came here to take a look at the time he squeezed out of his busy schedule.
The day of the Northern Expedition is getting closer.
On the one hand, he had to discuss with the staff to formulate a specific attack plan, and on the other hand, he had to coordinate production in the industrial zone and develop the economy of the new alliance.
Although Xiaoqi helped him a lot, she couldn't do everything for him.
Using AI to assist management is the municipal experience of the People's Federation era, but leaving it entirely to AI to make decisions is an unimagined path.
Xia Yan looked at Chu Guang in surprise and said nothing.
Seeing Boss Xia staring at his face motionless, Chu Guang subconsciously touched the tip of his nose.
"Is there something on my face?"
Xia Yan shook his head.
"No, I just feel a little surprised... How long are we going to stay here?"
Chu Guang guessed that she had no interest in farming, so he said with a smile.
"I just came here to see you on the way... Let's go, I plan to show you the good things on the North Street of Changchun Farm."
"Speaking of which, it has grown bigger than the market at the north entrance of our base. Let's go there and take a stroll."
As soon as he heard about shopping, Xia Yan suddenly became excited, and all the fatigue in his body was swept away.
"I want to buy clothes!"
"purchase!"
Chu Guang laughed and said.
"The salary is paid to you anyway."
"Don't ask me how you want to spend it."
…
"...A copper mine was discovered in Yuanxi Town to the south of us? And it is a large ore vein of one million tons?"
Department store center in Qingshi County.
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Shiya, who was sitting sideways on the chair, his face with thick eyebrows and big eyes was filled with a surprised expression.
Copper mine?
Yuanxi Town?
Is there such a thing?
"Are you sure the information is accurate?"
During the heavy snowfall last year, he stayed in Yuanxi Town for several months without discovering any copper mines. Why did the group of blue coats discover it as soon as they passed by?
What a coincidence!
Of course, it's also possible that his subordinates don't have the vision.
He, the boss, knows best how stupid his subordinates are.
The predator who was kneeling on one knee at the foot of the steps lowered his head and hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"I'm not sure...but I heard that the entire Dawn City is talking about this matter, and it's even spread to Honghe Town."
After hearing these words, the expression on Shiya's face became uneasy.
copper mine.
That's a copper mine.
No matter how stupid he is, he knows that copper bullets are better than iron bullets, whether it is an iron tube rifle or an automatic rifle.
And the most important thing is that making copper is much easier than making steel.
The inability to increase steel production capacity has always been a worry for the Bone Chewing Tribe. Although they have taken over a large number of legion arms, it is definitely not okay to always eat other people's leftovers.
The equipment is enough for now, but at least you have to make your own bullets, right?
In fact, it is not that the Bone Chewing Tribe has not tried to solve the supply problem on its own, but there are too few educated people in the tribe.
Even if there are some capable people among the looters, fallen mercenaries, and bounty hunters who came from neighboring provinces to join them, the development of industry cannot be solved by just a few people and a few pictures.
The carrier of technology is people, and the basis of industrialization is also people, and they are educated people. But unfortunately, this itself conflicts with the "organizational concept" of the bone-chewing tribe.
What they want to establish is a country of plunderers, not a country of civilized people. It is for this purpose that other plunderers come to join them.
That's why.
Whether it is the Fang Clan, the Snake Clan, or other clans, they have done a very abnormal job in developing industry.
They manage factories like slaves. On the one hand, they use large furnaces to make steel, but on the other hand, they use primitive forging techniques to beat on the anvil, using quantity to make up for the disadvantage in quality.
Lion Tooth was too lazy to think about how the bullets were made, but he knew that the tribe needed copper.
A copper mine with reserves of one million tons, and it was discovered so quickly, is not too difficult to mine.
Thinking of this, a trace of greed appeared in Shiya's eyes.
When it comes to spoils, looters have always treated whoever captures them. If he can capture the copper mine in the south, he will not only be able to become a captain of ten thousand men, but also have his own clan flag.
.
Seeing the greed in Lion Tooth's eyes, the staff officer Bernie standing aside frowned and reminded him in a low voice.
"Maybe this is a trap."
Lion Tooth frowned.
"trap?"
Bernie nodded.
"We cannot rule out the possibility...those blue coats deliberately spread the news to lure us out of Qingshi County."
Shiya was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.
"Just those blue coats? So what if they lure us out."
Bernie shook his head.
"Obviously, they are no longer the same people as they were a few months ago. Didn't you listen to those bad guys from the Death Coast? They even have planes."
After a pause, he continued in a serious tone.
"A few months ago, they were able to defeat the Black Snake without those things. It's better for us to be cautious."
After hearing this, Shiya calmed down.
Although he is greedy, he is not stupid.
Black Snake's equipment was much better than his, and he even had a powerful tank. However, even this could not remove the nail to the north of Qingquan City.
But having said that...
But that’s a copper mine!
Seeing that Lion Tooth still couldn't place the copper mine, Bernie said in a deep voice.
"The top priority now is to find out whether the intelligence is true or false. I suggest sending a team of scouts to find out first."
"In any case, we have to first determine whether there is one, and if so, where it is located, and then we can make the next plan."
"That makes sense! We have to figure out the situation first!"
Nodding in agreement, Shiya glanced around at his subordinates, then pointed at the strong man with a round face and round waist on his left.
"Copper Furnace, you have copper in your name, so you should know more about this. Take people there to have a look. If you find anything, come back and report to me immediately!"
The man named Tonglu was stunned for a moment, with confusion written all over his face.
Although his name contains copper, he knows a hell of a copper mine.
By the way, what does a copper mine look like?
But after all, this was an order personally issued by the Commander-in-Chief. He did not dare to ask, let alone say anything, so he quickly lowered his head and spoke.
"Yes, sir!"
This chapter has been completed!