There is a camp of about hundreds of people, on the edge of rows of tents.
The burning bonfire crackled.
Next to the "eMule" truck, a girl with shoulder-length short hair was sitting cross-legged on the ground, tinkering with the wrist-mounted computer in her hand.
Passing tourists will always cast their eyes here inadvertently, because the combination of three people and two bears is indeed rare here.
Especially three young and beautiful women.
That fair and delicate skin and beautiful face, not to mention the young young men who are full of blood, will be moved by the sight, even the female mercenaries who are rougher than the men can't help but take a second look.
However, the heavy machine gun with a thick barrel welded to the roof of the truck, as well as the iron wire and blood stains hanging on the front bumper, still deterred many malicious eyes.
After the transaction is completed and the money is put in your pocket, what kind of fun are you looking for but can’t find?
This is a wasteland.
No one would joke with their own life.
"Damn...why is there such a setting as communication range? Shouldn't something like the player system be able to be opened anywhere?" Looking at the upper right corner of the VM screen, Tails sighed and complained.
"You, asking this kind of question seems like it's your first day in this game." Ice Bear sitting next to him rolled his eyes.
Upon hearing this, the corners of Tail's mouth turned up and he retorted plausibly.
"Routou, this is because you are not smart anymore. Let's complain a few more times in the game. What if the planner hears it? Maybe the settings will be changed."
"Eh? Can it still be like this?" Rourou was stunned for a moment.
Sesame paste smiled subtly and said: "Ah haha... I guess it won't work."
"Be more confident, I think it can be removed."
Calmly maintaining the rifle in his hand, Sisi skillfully installed the last part, raised the barrel of the gun and took a look at the forest in the distance, "...even the baby bus cannot coax every baby.
Be happy. Accept every opinion, it will only make the game a mess in the end."
Teddy, who was sitting next to him, yawned and lay down under the shadow behind the truck.
As a real bear, it couldn't understand what everyone was saying and just felt sleepy.
If possible, it would of course want to get closer to Rourou, but every time it inadvertently approaches, it will receive a claw, and over time it will no longer dare to do so.
However, following this group of humans is not bad, at least it is much better than the iron cage it lived in before, and it has meat to eat every day.
It has become accustomed to its current life.
Looking at the crackling fire, the cat ears on Sesame Paste's head swayed slightly, with obvious anticipation in his eyes.
"How long will it take for us to see the desert?"
Sisi took out the paper map and took a look at it, rubbing his chin with his index finger and thinking.
"I don't know, the border of the desert is always moving. The further west you go, the lower the reference value of the pre-war map... But we have already reached the edge of Ruigu City, so it should be fast."
At this moment, they were staying at a survivor settlement called Katyn Station.
As for why you are here?
Then it’s a long story.
A week ago, Pai returned to Camp 101, and the escort mission came to an end. The restless Taili suddenly proposed that "I want to realize Sisi's dream of seeing the desert", so the next stop of the White Bear Knights' trip was set at Luoxia
Oasis No. 9 of the province.
Although the strange expression made people unable to complain, Sisi was still a little touched by the fact that Taili actually remembered what he had said.
In this way, they took several boxes of "artwork" designed by devil's silk and rattan, as well as some goods that might be valuable in the desert, and embarked on a journey to the west.
After a week of trekking, they finally arrived at the junction of River Valley Province and Luoxia Province.
This is a place called Ruigu City. To the north of the city are mountains and ridges, to the east is a forest, and to the south is a flat plain. Collapsed houses and construction debris cover the entire wilderness.
Since this is the west exit of the southern corridor of the River Valley Province, there is an endless stream of caravans here, and there are also some scattered settlements of survivors on the edge of the forest.
For example, the Katyn Inn where they stayed was the largest survivor settlement nearby. Most of the caravans coming and going would choose to stay here, so they followed them.
Most of the people here live in tents, make a living by grazing and hunting, and plant a small amount of green wheat, potato and a kind of fruit tree that does not require much watering.
In addition to local tents, at least 60% of the tents here belong to foreign caravans.
The locals do not have their own currency, so they usually barter or trade with dinars made of pure gold.
Neither chips, Cr nor silver coins work well here.
However, Si Si unexpectedly discovered that the instant noodles they brought from Dawn City could be used as currency here.
A pack of instant noodles is equivalent to two dinars - that is, nearly 10 grams of gold.
If this can bring gold into reality, we will definitely make a fortune!
Sisi and Sesame Paste were still studying the map, while Rourou had already started to doze off.
At this moment, while fiddling with vm's tail, he suddenly let out a cry of surprise.
"There's a signal!"
"Signal?"
Sisi was stunned for a moment, subconsciously reached out and opened his VM, and found that there was no change in the upper right corner.
"Why don't I have one here?" Sesame Paste was the same, staring at his VM in confusion.
"It's not a signal from the shelter, it's from the friend list!" Taili said excitedly, "It's Brother Quanshui!"
The VM can not only be connected to the server of the shelter, but also can be connected point-to-point between two devices, but some functions will be restricted, and the communication distance is relatively limited.
A very weak signal will only appear when approaching within a range of 3 to 5 kilometers.
VM took a look at VM who was close to the tail, and a surprised expression appeared on Sisi's face.
"Commander Fountain? Why is he here?"
If I remember correctly, didn't that guy go to the center of Qingquan City to brush up on the scientific expedition team level?
It was at least 150 kilometers from Qingquan City to here. They walked for a week to get here.
At this time, a communication request popped up in the list, and Taili immediately pressed the connect button.
"Wai Wai Wai Wai? Can you hear me?"
A familiar voice came from the noisy current sound.
"...Awei, are you in Ruigu City now?"
"Yes."
"I'm above you."
"I giao?!"
Taiyi looked up, but the sky was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.
Quan Shui didn't pause and continued speaking quickly.
"150 kilometers is close to the limit of the range. Let me make a long story short. Earlier today, our Corps unlocked the mission of Shelter 79 issued by the scientific expedition team. This shelter is near you -"
"Eh?! Right near us??"
"Well, the specific situation will be discussed after we meet up. We will drop the airdrop a little north of you later. No one will see it when the night falls. Wait until early tomorrow morning and we will recover the airdrop based on the position."
"What's in the airdrop box? Is it food?" Taitail asked excitedly.
"It's communication equipment! I need you to set up a communication base station in the southern suburbs of Ruigu City, and then stand by in place, waiting for the next instruction..."
"Wait a minute, we also have our own matters here." Sisi, who was sitting aside, frowned slightly and interrupted Commander Quanshui's words in a gentle tone.
It will take at least a week to get here from Qingquan City, and we don't know how long it will take when the mission is over.
The task of opening a shelter is tempting, but the comprehensive income may not be much higher than that of running a business. If she had been told a week earlier, she would have definitely participated, but now they have already reached the edge of Luoxia Province.
Already.
She likes to have everything planned in an orderly manner and hates unplanned variables.
Although their relationship with Quan Shui is not bad, they are only good friends.
The only thing that could make her abandon what she had planned was a sudden accident and Ah Wei.
A sigh came from the communication channel.
"I know I'm sorry to trouble you, but this mission is really important! Whether it's for the Stormtroopers or the Alliance... the only people I can ask for now are you, so how about selling me a favor?"
"Si... Brother Quan Shui has begged us so, let's help them!" Tails grabbed Si Si's sleeve and said with shining eyes.
She was mainly curious about what was in Vault 79.
That’s a double-digit refuge!
This is the first time the server has been launched!
Si Si made a helpless expression as he could tell Tai Tai's thoughts at a glance.
"Okay...for the sake of the alliance."
Vault 401 is approaching saturation, Vault 404 and Vault 117 have long been full. Vault 101 found in Xizhou City is owned by an owner, and the newbies have no place to go.
Taking down Vault 79 may allow the official to grant more closed beta qualifications, and the server will be more lively.
Hearing this, Commander Quanshui breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he had an alternative plan, which was to send a few airborne troops to establish an outpost, but the effect would definitely not be as good as that of Si Si and Tai Wei who were nearby.
As players who entered the game early, although their combat effectiveness is still somewhat behind that of the first-tier players, they are still among the best in the server.
In addition to building outposts, he also needs their help in performing some reconnaissance missions.
"Thank you very much! We plan to leave early tomorrow morning... By the way, if you have anything you need to bring, we can help you bring it along the way."
Upon hearing these words, Sisi suddenly felt something in his heart and spoke.
"Help me pull a truck of instant noodles and Coke."
“A truckload of instant noodles?!”
Commander Quan Shui was stunned and said awkwardly, "Well, there are only six 'electric mules' available for the baggage team. They need to carry a lot of supplies and building materials, and the space that can be freed is limited. And the price of a truck of instant noodles... I
It’s a little difficult to think about padding here.”
A pack of instant noodles sells for 2 silver coins, a box of 24 bags sells for 40 silver coins wholesale, and a truckload of at least 500 or 600 boxes costs at least 20,000 silver coins.
His total assets are of course more than 20,000, but if he is asked to come up with 20,000 silver coins in "cash", he may not be able to come up with it.
But at this time, Tai Tai, who was sitting aside, said quite generously.
"Small question, I will transfer the silver coins to you when I log off soon! Including the money to buy the truck!"
Good guy!
It turns out that a truck of instant noodles refers to a truck + instant noodles.
Commander Quan Shui didn't know how to complain about such a rich woman's speech.
"Okay... I'm leaving the communication range soon. I'll talk again when I'm offline later. Also, don't forget to recycle the airdrop."
"Ok! Don't worry, leave it to Ah Wei!"
The phone hangs up.
Taitail looked at Sis curiously.
"Si, why do we buy so many instant noodles?"
Rourou and sesame paste also looked strange. The dry food they brought was quite sufficient, which was enough to eat.
Looking at a few desert businessmen not far away who were slurping instant noodles and wanting to lick off the plates, an intriguing smile appeared on Sisi's face.
"Emm...how should I say it?"
"I just suddenly felt that that thing would sell well in Luoxia Province."
Maybe it can be spent as money.
Perhaps noticing her gaze, several desert businessmen wearing white headscarves whispered a few words.
There seems to be a consensus.
Two of the young men stood up and walked towards her.
After noticing the two of them, Sisi silently put his hand into his pocket and held the pistol hidden inside.
"Don't be nervous... We don't mean any harm. My name is Kaliman, from the Lion Kingdom in Oasis No. 9." The young man walking in front raised his hands to indicate that he was not carrying weapons.
However, Sisi did not take his hand out of his pocket, and looked at the two of them indifferently, speaking in a not-so-standard couplet.
"What's matter?"
Kaliman took a deep breath and said. Gu Nai
"...I would like to ask, are you businessmen from Qingquan City?"
Sisi nodded.
"Yes."
Seeing her nodding, Kaliman and his companions looked at each other with an expression of joy on their faces.
Just when Sisi was wondering what the two of them were happy about, the man named Kaliman continued.
"It's like this... Before we left the desert, we met an injured traveler. He was seriously injured and his consciousness was blurred. When we found him, he had only one breath left. Follow the instructions of the Desert Spirit
We can't leave him alone, but after all, we have our own things to deal with..."
Sis asked immediately.
"Is he from the northern suburbs?"
Kaliman shook his head.
"Then we don't know... But after he woke up, he only asked us to take him to Qingquan City. Let us go to the northern suburbs of Qingquan City to find a man named Chu Guang."
Hearing the manager's name, Tails' face showed a surprised expression.
"Oh! He's an acquaintance of the manager!"
Sisi also came to his senses and asked immediately.
"Did he say his name?"
Kaliman looked hesitant, thought for a while and said.
"What does it seem to be called Luo... Luo Hua?"
Luo Hua?
Si Si fell into deep thought.
I seem to have heard this name somewhere...
…
North Street of Shuguang City, eight o'clock in the evening.
Although night has fallen long ago, there are still people coming and going on this street in an endless stream.
Zhang Hai Ramen Restaurant.
Su Ming, who was sitting at the table near the door, slurping noodles, suddenly let out a heartfelt sigh.
"To be honest, I feel a little reluctant to leave here."
He is a soldier of the Enterprise's 26th Commando Group and serves as a squad shooter in the squad.
Following Yun Song, the leader of the commando team, he traveled all the way from the Yunjian Province on the east coast to the central part of the mainland. This was the first time that he had the idea of staying somewhere outside the ideal city for a while.
The companion sitting opposite made a joke.
"Are you reluctant to part with the food here, or are you reluctant to part with this place?"
"All of them!" Su Ming chuckled and drank up the noodle soup from the bowl.
Happy days are always short-lived.
They can only stay in Dawn City for three days, and today is the last day. They will be on the road early tomorrow morning.
Therefore, this is also his last dinner here.
If he had to choose between Ideal City and Dawn City, Su Ming felt that he would undoubtedly choose Ideal City.
And he can be sure that anyone who has been to the ideal city will make the same choice as him.
However, the delicious food here also made him unable to give up.
It would be great if I could open a ramen restaurant in Ideal City.
Su Ming couldn't help but have such thoughts in his mind.
However, this will have to wait until he returns alive...
"I suddenly feel a little envious of Lao Shen." The companion sitting opposite suddenly said.
Su Ming knew who the old Shen he was talking about was Shen Feng, the unlucky guy whose arm was parasitized by slime mold.
However, as of now, it is not certain who will be unlucky.
They had to go west and deep into the desert, but the guy could stay here comfortably for a month, and then go home with the caravan passing by here heading east.
The inhibitor blocks the erosion of slime mold. Apart from being inconvenient to use, it hardly affects daily life.
Thinking of that guy, Su Ming couldn't help but said sourly.
"If you take a look at his arms, you won't be envious."
"That's true," the companion sitting across from me nodded with emotion, "I've never seen anyone have those symptoms. I guess there won't be any good solutions after I return to Ideal City."
The other companion nodded.
"In the end, 80% of the legs will have to be amputated..."
At this point, everyone fell into silence, and their moods became complicated.
No one knows what dangers are waiting for them ahead.
They don't even know if the people they want to save are still alive...
…
The next day.
On the northeast side of Shuguang City, outside the military camp near the airport, ten half-track trucks were parked neatly in a row.
The truck was filled with ammunition and supplies, some of which were produced by the New Alliance, and a large part of which was imported from Boulder City.
As for the loot originally loaded on the truck and the high-end goods brought from Ideal City, they have been left in the warehouse of Dawn City.
Millions of silver coins are enough to last this team of less than two hundred people for a long, long time.
Twenty units of shiny power armor and more than a hundred soldiers wearing exoskeletons completed their assembly next to the convoy.
They carry LD-47 series rifles on their backs, and the wooden butts set off their sci-fi armor. It seems inconsistent, but they don't think so.
After three days of practice, they were already roughly familiar with this weapon with a simple and retro receiver structure.
This is an excellent replacement until the construction of the ammunition production line is completed.
Stand at the front of the line.
Captain Yun Song took a step forward, looked at Chu Guang in front of him, and said solemnly.
"Thank you for your hospitality, but our compatriots are still waiting for us in front. We have to continue on our way... See you later!"
"You're welcome, the door of the alliance is always open to its friends. We welcome you to come back at any time," Chu Guang said with a friendly smile on his face and stretched out his right fist, "Bon voyage!"
"You guys take care too!"
Yun Song stretched out his fist and touched Chu Guang, then turned around neatly and led his men away to the west.
Hedin also joined the team.
Although he wanted to stay, as a businessman accompanying the army, he had to move with the team.
However, in order to "cooperate" with Chu Guang, he kept his apprentice with him.
In addition to his apprentices, there are also five logistics staff who stayed with him. These people will be responsible for helping the new alliance build production lines related to G9 assault rifle ammunition and parts.
This work will continue until the end of the month.
Watching the enterprise's expedition team leave, Chu Guang turned back to the military camp and turned his attention to Commander Quanshui, who was already fully armed.
At this moment, he was wearing the Destroyer I exoskeleton he had drawn earlier, and a stubby 120mm self-loading mortar stood behind him.
Not far behind him, 200 players from the Storm Corps were ready to go.
They will escort the alliance's land reclamation team to Ruigu City, 150 kilometers away, to build an outpost there.
The significance of Vault 79 to the new alliance is not only archeology, but also can be used as a novice village.
After taking over the shelter, Chu Guang will transport 3,000 training cabins there in batches and build it into the alliance's third survivor colony.
Since the birth of the Corps system, this is probably the first time that he has entrusted players with the task of "opening up territories for the alliance".
Looking at the eager Commander Quan Shui with high hopes, Chu Guang said solemnly.
"Ruigu City is located at the junction of the River Valley Province and the Luoxia Province. It is of great strategic and economic significance."
"We need to establish an outpost there to lay the foundation for colonizing that wasteland. Your task is not only to explore Vault 79, but also to unite the local survivors and bring the spark of civilization there!"
"That will be our next settlement."
"I intend to entrust you with this task, and I hope you will carefully consider every decision you make."
Develop new settlements!
And give it all to yourself!
Upon hearing these words, Commander Quan Shui immediately became excited and immediately straightened his back and gave a military salute.
"Leave it to me with confidence, respected manager, I assure you that the task will be completed successfully!"
"I'll be watching you."
Chu Guang looked at him and nodded, touched his breastplate with his right fist, and returned a military salute.
"Go ahead."
Under the leadership of Brother Quanshui, the Storm Troops embarked on the journey with high morale.
Chu Guang glanced at the trucks behind them and suddenly discovered that there was one more truck, which seemed to be the player himself.
I saw that the truck was piled with boxes of instant noodles, at least tens of thousands of packages.
Seeing this scene, Chu Guang couldn't help but have a strange expression on his face.
What are these players doing with so much instant noodles?
I haven’t seen them eat it usually...
But Chu Guang didn't think much about it. After all, according to the rules he set himself, except for the supplies that the command headquarters is responsible for, players are free to bring anything else they want.
After almost two hours, the 200 players of the Storm Corps had left the signal range of the new alliance, and small green dots disappeared from the map one after another.
Although their signals are no longer on the map, Chu Guang can still sense the presence of those players through the "shelter system" based on morphological field technology.
"… I wish you a safe journey, warriors of the Alliance."
Chu Guang was about to turn off the map, but at this moment, four small green dots suddenly lit up near Ruigu City, 150 kilometers away.
Looking at the four green dots on the screen, Chu Guang couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"It moves pretty fast."
Last night, he sent a "Dragonfly" transport plane to Ruigu City, stuffed the communication equipment into the airdrop box and threw it over.
It seems that his little players have successfully recovered the airdrop box and successfully set up a simple communication base station.
Restoring communication means that he can issue tasks remotely, understand the local situation in real time, and control his little players more conveniently.
Thinking of this, Chu Guang couldn't help but have a happy smile on his face.
He is worthy of being the little player he cultivated with his own hands.
That excellent sense of self-management is still as gratifying as ever.
Open the task editor.
Chu Guang called up the pre-set template and was about to arrange several exploration tasks for those outstanding young players, when Xiao Qi's voice suddenly came from his ears.
"Owner!"
"Your player discovered the crew of the Pioneer in the Ruigu City area. The man was seriously injured..."
The index finger hanging in the air paused slightly.
Chu Guang asked immediately without waiting for Xiao Qi to finish.
"What's that man's name?"
"His name is Luo Hua, he is the man you always pushed into unconsciousness before!"
This chapter has been completed!