"Goodbye, brothers, don't miss me... you pangolin uncles have to go solo for a while."
The Heart of Steel put away its anchor chain and headed farther and farther east under the noon light.
Thousands of thoughts were carried away to the distance by the giant whale floating in the clouds. The battlefield veteran waved his hand and said goodbye to the triumphant brothers.
He will also make a triumphant return some time later.
It’s just that we are not going to Dawn City, but to Triumph City.
Although I don’t know what methods Saren, the commander of the Eastern Legion, used, in short, they returned to the Triumph City as victors.
To be honest, until now, Battlefield boss is still lost in the lake.
The Legion fought an inexplicable war and then returned home inexplicably. In addition to shocking the company and the college, where did these big noses win?
Just consider it a win.
He didn't care about such insignificant things. What made him extremely melancholy was another thing.
At first it was just an idea, even a joke, but I didn't expect that in the end I would cross the entire desert for it, and even go to the far west...
City of Triumph.
Forget it, just think of it as an early experience of the new version. Closed beta, closed beta... isn't that what closed beta players do?
"what are you saying?"
A pleasant voice came from behind.
Guessing who the person was, the battlefield veteran skillfully switched to the human language and said with a serious face.
"That's the curse of my hometown, bad luck will wrap around their oars."
Penny was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "...You are so funny."
Looking at the silent pangolin, Penny thought he was still brooding about the incident in Shelter 0, so she lowered her voice and comforted him.
"Governor Cohen did not blame you for what happened to Wall-E... It was not your fault. You fulfilled your mission faithfully and brought back the original copy of the Torch Project so that we would not be attacked by the greedy and cunning East Coasters.
and the dark and evil swamp people."
Zhanjie Lao suppressed his smile and said in a deep voice. "That's what I should do." Penny looked at him with lively eyes. "Can you do me a small favor?" "It's an honor to serve you."
Sometimes he looks dull, sometimes
A gentleman's pangolin, Penny couldn't help but curl her lips, but soon her expression took on a rare hint of coyness.
"My... uh, father wants to see you."
"Your father?" Looking at Penny who looked away, Zhanji Lao was confused for a moment, "Why did he see me?"
"You may not know..." Gently flicking her bangs, Penny said in a normal-sounding tone, "The Triumph Newspaper has reported a lot about your deeds, and a lot of the materials sent to the royal capital happened to be
I wrote it, so just help me, okay?"
I always felt that the casual tone was unnatural, but the war veteran didn't say anything and nodded anyway.
In fact, he is not very good at rejecting people, whether in reality or in the game.
Just think of it as a triggered side mission.
Seeing the wooden man nodding, Penny had a happy smile on her face and cast her eyes towards the thin clouds in the sky.
"By the way...are we going to stay here all winter?"
"Well," the field veteran nodded, "without an airship, it would be too dangerous to take the land route... If you don't follow the large army, accidents can easily happen."
The northern industrial area was once the logistics center of the People's Union era. Although it had the densest transportation network, it was already in the prosperous era.
Nowadays, those high-speed networks and underground passages have been completely cut off, forming a three-dimensional maze with intricate office buildings and warehouses.
The desertification there is not as serious as the eastern industrial area, but the danger is no less dangerous than here. If you want to get around there, you have to walk through the Wandering Swamp, which is the moat of the college, and it is also not a beautiful place.
Just looking at the description on the official website of "Wasteland OL", I don't have the confidence to be able to play alone in the desert or the swamp. Maybe it will be better when he reaches level 50 or 60.
By the way, he has just passed level 30, the fourth stage of his genetic sequence. According to the common saying in the wasteland, he has completed the third awakening.
The first 10 levels of this game were only a little easier to upgrade, and he couldn't help but wonder if Aguang was deliberately trying to lower the levels of beta testers like them.
At this rate, almost no one can reach the legendary level 100. Penny sighed softly.
"I really want to go home quickly..."
That was a casual remark, but it made someone next to me feel "nostalgic".
I heard that old Hook took over the highway
The warehouse behind the museum was bought, demolished and converted into a building, with a large courtyard enclosed in the middle. The trading post was originally located at the edge of Dawn City, but due to more and more houses being built, it is now enclosed in the sub-center.
The biggest change is in the train station. There used to be an open space in front of the platform, but now there are rows of concrete buildings scattered around it.
The square where they held the triumphal ceremony has now been planted with many green plants, turning it into a grand place for residents of Dawn City to walk, socialize and relax. The newly established municipal garden management department of Dawn City City Hall is dedicated to
Responsible for the planning of public buildings and keeping everything in order...I heard that this is inseparable from the contribution of a life professional player majoring in urban planning.
If the regional reputation of a specific NPC settlement reaches 1,000 or more, you can invest and set up factories, if you have more than 1,000, you can participate in grassroots municipal work, and if you have more than 100,000, you can even serve as the director of the city hall of the subjective municipal government. I have only heard about it recently, and there are actually players who are working tirelessly.
I am grinding up the reputation of the region just to be able to enjoy the mayor's addiction in the game.
Wouldn't it be nice to just start a game of "Cities Skylines"?
Since the beginning of the year, Crow Crow has been updating aerial photos of Dawn City from time to time on its official website, and I have also seen that post.
However, he always felt dissatisfied with what he saw in the photos, as if something was missing.
Only then did he realize that what was missing was people.
Those NPCs with their own behavioral logic are like living people. Together with many players from "another world", they constitute the entire society and give real meaning to the latter's actions.
He knows exactly what he really misses. Damn...
I really want to go home!
Just as the Heart of Steel was on its way back, the official website of "Wasteland OL" was updated with new content.
Although there is still no news about Bet0.5 and new closed beta qualifications, the content is much better than Bet0.4.
[New survivor settlement - Kaituo City: Kaituo City, standing on the ruins of the eastern industrial zone of the People's Federation, is not livable, but it has a richer pre-war civilization heritage than Dawn City. A group of brave adventurers once came
However, those with courage will continue to follow their footsteps.】
[New NPC Corps - Bicester 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Construction Corps: The prisoners of war in the Falcon Kingdom refused to go back and continue to be cattle and horses for the noble men. They would rather head toward the scorching sun and face the yellow sand. Even if they are building in the desert
A city is not an easy thing, but at least those who are baked dry
The sweat is for themselves, they will prove that even without those arrogant men, they can still live a good life!】
[New NPC Corps - Thorn Corps: Among them are tailors, herdsmen, carpenters, teachers and even scholars. The chaotic tea poison destroyed their past lives, but it did not defeat them. In order to spread the light of order
, and in order to save those who have not yet been saved, they resolutely chose to stay, declare war on all chaos and barbarism, and take revenge on the Enlightenment Society that deprived them of their past...]
[New map - Eastern Industrial Zone: The processing industry center of the People's Union era. Even if it has been completely turned into ruins, unexpected treasures can still be unearthed under the dilapidated concrete and iron-containing sand. If you find the dormant blue jacket,
Please bring them to Pioneer City before the enlightenment meeting. Recommended level of the map: Lv15 or above. (Note: Since it is far away from the resurrection point, players who go to this map to explore are advised to be cautious.)]
Tails: "Oh! Sisters of Thorns! Cunning spellcasters! Si! Let's sign up!
Debt-eyed: "Sisters of Thorns are okay, wouldn't the Eleventh Interstellar Corps be more suitable? Bad review!"
Si Si: "Wake up, O'Wei, we finally arrived at the Southern Islands. It would have to be several thousand kilometers to go back."
Tails: "Damn it, the ship is moving too slow... It would be great if we could get an airship.
Roushan Damomo: "I'm afraid it will cost tens of billions of silver coins."
Ye Shi: "Be more confident and get rid of the fear. (Funny)" Aoao Sesame Lake: "Ah ha ha ha... too many."
Edge of Water: "Is it okay to leave the defense to the local survivors?"
Fang Chang: "From the Falcon Kingdom to the Honey Badger Kingdom, there are too many places where troops need to be garrisoned. The alliance's standing corps is no longer enough, but there are a lot of exoskeletons, bulletproof armor and guns left. The local survivors are willing to protect themselves.
,
I think it’s still worthy of encouragement.”
Mole on the run in the canyon: "+1, from an economic point of view, recruiting troops from the local area is better than sending troops from the alliance to station there. Anyway, large-scale military conflicts are unlikely to occur there recently. As for small-scale conflicts...
Isn’t there someone staying there?”
Yin Leina: "You can trick the newcomers into helping. (Funny)"
Commander Quanshui: "But having said that... the processing center in the People's Federation era, even from a probability perspective, the good stuff there is probably several times more than in Qingquan City."
I’m the darkest: “Gan! You said that
I regret a little, I should have stayed with the grandson of Dog Battlefield!"
Debt-eyed: "Hahahaha!"
Compared to the newly established NPC Corps, most players are obviously more interested in the ruins of the "People's Federation Eastern Industrial Zone".
No one knows what is buried under the concrete ruins.
If we dig out a set of power armor that can still be used, we will become TO instantly!
The only problem is distance.
The Great Desert is really too far away from Dawn City.
If you start from Shuguang City and do not rent a corporate transport plane, you need to first take a train via Luoye City to the Lion Kingdom, then transfer to a truck and head northwest to the Honey Badger Kingdom, and then go to Bicester Town, bypassing the entire 2
to the south of the oasis before entering the great desert.
This trip will take at least half a month.
It might be faster after the Alliance's railway is laid to the Honey Badger Kingdom, or we can only wait for the Alliance to come up with longer range and faster means of transportation.
While the players on the forum were exchanging information about the new map, Chu Guang was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the airship bridge, looking towards the horizon.
Sitting on Chu Guang's shoulders, Xiao Qi swung her legs, pointed at the mountains and forests in the distance, and started shouting excitedly.
"Master, the Valley Province is just ahead!" We are finally going home!
The communication situation in the desert was intermittent, and she was disconnected most of the day. When she returned to the River Valley Province, she no longer had this problem.
Looking at the horizon and squinting his eyes, Chu Guang couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
"Um."
It's been a long time since he went back, and he missed the people there. I believe the residents of Dawn City must also miss him very much.
Since part of the armor was discarded and some supplies were left in Pioneer City, the Heart of Steel's return speed was much faster than its outward journey. The average cruising speed for long-distance travel could even reach 80 kilometers per hour!
Although this speed is not as fast as that of an airplane, it can still fly nearly two thousand kilometers in one day. It even takes less than two days to go from the desert to the river valley province.
It has to be said that in a wasteland filled with alien species, airships are indeed a good long-distance means of transportation, even if rare anti-gravity devices are not taken into account.
The only disadvantage is that hydrogen is too dangerous and helium is not easy to get.
"Ahead is our landing
Yecheng." Standing next to Chu Guang, the acting captain stared at the settlement located next to Ruigu City with great energy.
Rows of houses surround the train station. The warehouses next to the station are filled with crops shipped from Luoxia Province and industrial products that are about to be sent to the desert.
Originally, the Alliance built this settlement just to take in those wastelanders gathered by the Legion. After the Alliance's expeditionary force officially set off for the Luoxia Province, it served as a transfer station for frontline supplies, attracting a large number of people from the Hump Kingdom and the Luoxia Province.
Merchants from Boulder City and other places, as well as refugees fleeing the war.
Now that the war is over, the prosperity here has not ended because of this, but has risen to a higher level due to the increase in business transactions.
In the future, this survivor settlement will continue to exist as a trade hub connecting Luoxia Province and River Valley Province.
Chu Guang still has great expectations for the future of this settlement.
Compared to Dawn City and Dawn City, Luoye City has a wider plain to utilize, and without the huge ruins of Qingquan City blocking it, it will be easier to get to Jinchuan Province from Luoye City.
It would be great if the Jinchuan Province in the south could also be included in the alliance's trade territory.
Even if it owns the granary of Luoxia Province, the alliance no longer needs the food there, and the development value of that land is still very high.
Moreover, according to the information the White Bear Knights went to sea to investigate and the relevant clues revealed by the company, the development of the ocean in the People's Union era was not inferior to that of the land. From the sea level to the bottom of the sea, there are many relics of the prosperous era left behind, and even shelters!
If you want to utilize those resources on a large scale, you must first have an outlet to the sea that belongs to the alliance. Using Luoye City as a corridor to the south would be a good choice, at least based on the map.
"...I didn't expect that a few months would change so much." Looking at the night view of Luoye City, Chu Guang couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation in his heart.
I wonder what it would be like to overlook the night view of Dawn City from a high altitude. It seems to have been some time since the last celebration.
The acting captain who had been observing the expression on Chu Guang's face said respectfully.
"...Sir, do you want to stop here?"
"No, keep going. Rather than enjoying this beautiful night view, I would rather bring the news of the triumph back home as soon as possible."
After a pause, Chu Guang said with a smile.
"By the way, hang up our flag! Let everyone see it!
Don't keep our compatriots who are looking forward to our return waiting, and let those who curse us take a look."
"Not only are we back, but we are back full of victory and glory!"
Looking at the manager with bright eyes, the acting captain straightened his back excitedly, put his right fist against his chest and performed a military salute.
"yes!"
Just as the Heart of Steel hoisted the Alliance flag and returned home with great fanfare, Boulder City was bustling with activity.
It wasn't just the Alliance that made a fortune from the war, the major business houses and factory owners who had invested in the Alliance early on also made a fortune.
There is an endless stream of guests at the entrance of Queen of the Night's bar, and the temperature of the entire street has risen several degrees. Whether they are nobles in the inner city or factory owners, if they make a lot of money, they naturally have to find a place to spend it, or else they can make money.
What is it for?
It’s not just the bars and commercial streets that are lively, but also the City Hall, which is several blocks away.
Because of the wise decision made a few months ago, Mr. Malvern, the president of Boulder City Bank, stole the limelight.
If he and Dulong hadn't passed the resolution of lending money to the alliance against all odds, there would be no prosperity in Boulder City today!
Now everyone is making a lot of money, and he should take the lead!
Just after returning home from a meeting, Melvin wanted to drink some wine and relax, but he was pestered by his cute little daughter, who said she wanted to tell him a bedtime story.
Melvin was very happy at first, but when he looked at the "Daily Survivor" on the table, his face turned unhappy.
He could guess from his hair that this little girl had probably learned some of the accents of those wastelanders, and wanted to tell him some big principles that she didn't really understand.
Although he was impatient, she was his favorite little daughter after all, and Malvern couldn't get angry. It happened that he was in a good mood, so he sat patiently on the sofa.
Alyssa cleared her throat, held up the picture book in her hand, and read in a childish voice.
"...In the long history of the People's League, there was a very, very small kingdom. The area there was even smaller than the honey badger kingdom."
"In order to open up the future of the kingdom, the merchants set sail to sea with the support of the king. However, after those merchants made huge wealth, they bribed the people of the kingdom and pushed the old king to the gallows, becoming
The uncrowned king of the kingdom.”
"Although there is no king, the lives of the people of the kingdom have not become better. They used to work in the fields for the feudal lords, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, but now they are driven into
In the coal mines and factories, both young and old worked non-stop all day long.”
"It wasn't until later that the unbearable citizens united and overthrew the kingdom ruled by merchants and nobles, and hung those who defrauded their property from street lamps... just like those merchants who pushed the king to the gallows.
.”
After listening to the story told by his daughter, Malvin pinched his eyebrows and sighed.
"You want to say that our current situation is very dangerous." Alyssa looked at her father intently, her childish face showing intelligence and agility that did not match her age.
"I heard from the servant at home that a piece of bread outside has been sold for 2 chips, and even the price of nutritional cream has tripled. This is very strange. You said that our factories have increased and there are more jobs.
Things are getting better, but the lives of the residents of Boulder haven't improved that much, which is unusual, isn't it? I don't think that's a good sign."
It’s not a good sign...what else can be considered good?
Listening to that childish voice, Malvern smiled and shook his head.
Is there a better sign than “everyone’s pockets are full of chips”?
"My child, we are fundamentally different from the kingdom in the fairy tale picture book in your hand. Have you forgotten the origin of the outer city? There was only one building and an inner city here... If it weren't for us
The wastelanders who now live in the outer city have been taken in. They have long been exposed in the wilderness and become the remains in the mouths of predators and hyenas! They have become the prey of predators and mutants... In short, they are not a good thing.
"
As he talked, he unconsciously brought the high-spirited mood at the conference table back home.
Alyssa frowned, dissatisfied with her father's tone, and corrected her seriously.
".·····This is not a fairy tale picture book, it is our history."
"Of course, my boy... this is indeed something that may have happened on this planet."
Immediately realizing that something was wrong with his tone, Malvern made his words sound gentler.
Looking at his cute little daughter, he continued patiently.
"...But the difference is that Boulder City has never been ruled by merchants from beginning to end. Do you really think it was the bank that made them unable to buy bread? On the contrary, your father may not be a good person.
, but if I hadn’t lent money to those factories, those poor people wouldn’t have even a chip in their pockets, no matter how cheap the bread was.
What’s the use?”
There was a trace of confusion in Alyssa's eyes.
Although she learned a little bit from newspapers and books, it was only what others told her... and what her father said was beyond her scope of knowledge.
Malvern touched his daughter's head and said lovingly.
"Don't apply mechanically when thinking about problems. Our situation is different from the beginning of your picture book. Whether it is Weijia Commercial Bank or our Boulder City Bank, our shareholders were the nobles of the inner city from the beginning. They lent us
Our first chip."
"I should have told you that your mother's family... her ancestors were the first survivors of the Rock Building. I hope you can learn more aristocratic etiquette and ways of life from her, but if that doesn't work, I just
I can send you to study in the ideal city."
He likes this smart little daughter very much, but sometimes he also thinks that it would be better if she was not so smart... or a little stupid.
Being smart is not a bad thing.
But if you add naivety, big problems can easily arise.
She is not too young, and it will be time to start a family in two years. Maybe I should be a little stricter, or at least stop treating her like a child.
Alyssa blinked. "Second brother's place?" Malvern nodded. "That's right." This is a retreat.
Of course he knows that there are hidden worries in the current situation in Boulder City, but this is not a problem that he can solve.
The city lord will not support him, the militia leader will not support him, the chairman of Jushi Military Industry will not support him, and the nobles in the inner city will not support him.
All animals know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, not to mention a banker with a keen sense of smell like him. Since the problem cannot be solved, it is better to make more money before the problem occurs.
Especially recently, he found a good channel, which is the rising alliance in the northern suburbs.
Although those Wastelanders and Blue Jackets always did things he couldn't understand, the final result was surprisingly good.
Not only did they sustain the Legion's attack, they even gained the friendship of the ancient survivor forces.
I heard from his younger son who was far away in Ideal City that he said in a letter that merchants from the alliance even sold fried chicken wings and Coke to Ideal City!
This is incredible!
God knows how those guys figure out the shipping problem!
But this is not the key. The key is that the silver coins can
Exchanging "large amounts" for Cr is something that even chips cannot do.
Usually if you want to exchange for Cr, you have to exchange it at the exchange in Boulder City like buying trading goods, and the trading volume is pitifully low.
Don't look at how one chip can be exchanged for several Cr now. That's because caravans from Yunjian Province rarely come, and most people don't have any use for Cr.
If the exchange volume really increases, ten million chips may not be exchanged for one million Cr at the exchange in Boulder City.
Thinking of this, Malvern looked at the "Daily Survivor" on the coffee table unconsciously, and touched his chin thoughtfully.
"Speaking of which, the manager is back."
Alyssa nodded vigorously and looked at her father expectantly.
"Well! I heard that there will be a huge triumphal celebration... Can we go there and have a look?"
After touching his daughter's head, Malvin said with a gentle smile.
"Of course...but you have to listen to dad. After all, there is wasteland outside the wall, and it is not as safe as home."
"That's great!"
A rare excitement appeared on that peaceful face. Alyssa looked at her father with a kind smile in surprise and swore seriously.
"I promise you, I will definitely behave!"
Looking at his daughter with expectation written on her face, Malvin smiled gently, but he was thinking about other things in his heart.
Previously, Boulder City borrowed a lot of money from the alliance to fight the war, and it will be time to pay the interest soon. I believe that person should bring back a lot of good things.
However, what worried him was not the treasure trove of the King of Falcon Kingdom and the golden but useless gold, but other things.
perhaps··
The cooperation between them can be further deepened
This chapter has been completed!