Chapter 106 The Devil Moth’s Lair (Please subscribe)
"Why did you pick such a strange name?"
“Is it weird?”
“No, the greenhouse farm...it’s better to say it’s overdone, but it’s a bit strange.”
“Gan! Can you blame me for this? Hey, I had already written the application and submitted it, and then I remembered that I forgot to choose a naughty name.”
“By the way, what are you going to call me?”
“QQ Farm.”
ification.
Since the two young players wore animal skin coats and carried wooden bows and javelins, they set out towards the east gate to open up wasteland.
Although Chu Guang was curious about why they took the east gate instead of the west gate and carried wooden bows and javelins instead of hoes and axes, he thought about it and finally ignored them.
evening.
Chu Guang was too lazy to cook, so he walked around the north gate and found that Crow Crow had stewed a pot of venison and mushroom soup, so he put a silver coin on the table.
“I want two bowls.”
"okay!"
The crow who took the bowl, with a spoon with a spoon, filled two large bowls of broth, with a sweet smile on his face, and gave Chu Guang.
“Be careful if it’s hot.”
When the players holding bowls nearby saw it, they immediately felt that the meat in the bowl was no longer fragrant, and they started shouting one after another.
“Boss Crow, you are partial!”
“That’s right! You weren’t gentle at all when you gave it to me!”
“There’s a big piece of leg in the manager’s bowl! I saw it!”
“That’s right, why is there just a piece of meat in our soup!”
“Yes! And it’s still butt meat!”
“There should be no distinction between good and bad food! My wife said it!”
Crow Crow's face turned red and he hurriedly made excuses.
“What is butt meat! Am I that kind of person?”
What’s the matter with partiality?
Is there a problem with trying to please NPCs? Do you dare to say that you have never licked me? Haha, how dare you say "Dear Manager" to me?
At any rate, I have triggered a hidden mission!
“I don’t care, unless you give me another bowl!”
“I want to eat shit!”
Chu Guang smiled like an old father and ignored the noisy little players. He turned around and walked through the north gate to go to little sister Xia Yan's weapons store.
After several rounds of renovations and alterations, the current weapons store has completely changed.
The original mud wall has been transformed into a regular red brick wall, which has been plastered inside and out, and a wooden floor has been laid on the ground.
If it were the old shabby house, it would have been crushed by the snow.
It can be seen that the players feel sorry for Boss Xia more than themselves. She has almost become a mascot due to several hand-drawn CG pictures on the forum.
No, should I say it is already?
When Chu Guang came here, Xia Yan was lying on the table and fell asleep. There was a pile of freshly made bullets in the wooden basket next to him.
Now the players are all playing happily at the north gate, but no one comes here to disturb her.
Chu Guang did not wake her up, but gently placed the bowl next to her.
Then he found a chair in the room, sat down by the fire pit, added a piece of firewood to it, and while he was lighting the fire, he drank the tender and delicious bowl of venison and mushroom soup.
There are sparks floating on the fire.
The aroma of broth gradually filled the room.
The nose buried in the crook of his arm moved slightly. Xia Yan, who slowly woke up, looked around with a confused look on his face. When he saw Chu Guang sitting in the room, he suddenly woke up.
Looking at Xia Yan who woke up, Chu Guang said casually.
“You’ve really slacked off a lot recently.”
Having been touched behind my back for so long without being noticed, and only waking up when I smelled the scent of meat, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to survive more than two episodes in the wasteland.
Being caught slacking off, Xia Yan looked embarrassed, like a child who had done something wrong. She buried her head and did not dare to look at him, and whispered.
“I, I just took a nap after finishing my work. I wasn’t lazy...when did you come in?”
“Just now,” Chu Guang looked at Xia Yan’s nervous look and joked with a smile, “Are you so nervous?”
Xia Yan hesitated and said nothing for a long time.
Chu Guang thought for a while and then said.
"Starting from tomorrow, I will pay you...well, 10 silver coins every day. This month's salary will be paid daily, and next month it will be paid monthly. I will give you a quota every month, mainly regarding the production of ammunition and weapons.
.You can regard it as your task. After completing the task, you can get a bonus of 10%~30% of the monthly salary of the month. In addition, your bonus will also be related to the profit of the weapon shop."
Xia Yan asked quickly.
“What if it’s not finished?”
Chu Guang shrugged.
“It doesn’t matter, anyway, we now have 30 revolver rifles in stock and more than 4,000 rounds of ammunition, which is enough for the time being.”
The Bloody Hand Clan has been destroyed, and now the only threat in the area is the mutants on Street 76. However, they seem to have their own problems to face, and they have not set their sights on Linghu Wetland Park yet.
The sudden cold winter is both a risk and an opportunity.
This natural barrier will buy the residents of Vault 404 a precious period of development time. Food, fuel, and building materials are the key, and the need for weapons is not that urgent in comparison.
Xia Yan glanced at Chu Guang and whispered.
“…To be precise, it’s actually 14. I sold another 16 some time ago, along with more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition.”
Chu Guang doesn’t care about Tao.
“It’s okay, there are still a lot of rags snatched from looters in the inventory, enough for the newbies to play with for a while.”
“Why are you so nice all of a sudden...you even pay me my salary?” Xia Yan asked in a low voice.
In Boulder City, only when the big guys need small people like them to die, will they suddenly and inexplicably show their kindness.
Although the possibility of finding a buyer in winter was very slim, Xia Yan was still a little scared. After all, this man left such a deep impression on her.
"Because I think it's almost time," Chu Guang thought for a while and said, "Not just you, but also old Luka, everyone who works for me will get paid, more or less. You don't have to regard it as a reward, this
It’s the portion you deserve after your hard work.”
Simply put, you need to stimulate consumption.
It is a bit difficult to rely solely on players to consume the things produced by players. Letting NPCs purchase the things produced by players appropriately can encourage players to expand production.
Xia Yan nodded as if he understood.
She actually wanted to say that if she really wanted to pay her, she could use those white plastic pieces. She didn’t need a lot. One piece a day would do.
But she was timid and could only comfort herself.
Actually, silver coins are quite good, 10 silver coins... I heard that two chips can be exchanged for one silver coin. Now that I think about it, isn’t my daily salary 20 chips? My monthly salary is 600 chips!
In Boulder City, an assault rifle only costs 150 chips, and one month’s income can sell four guns. You are a middle-class citizen!
Black hehehe...
Xia Yan was amusing herself as she continued to dream.
Chu Guang ignored the stupid expression on her face and continued to speak.
"In addition, you will get a 'budget' from the 'profit' of the weapon shop to issue tasks to 'players'. Just like I taught you, you can guide them to do some
Things that you originally needed to do yourself. For example, loading gunpowder into the cartridge case, oiling the receiver, or even helping you look after the store for a while..."
"You can freely use your imagination in this part. Anyway, you know these trivial matters better than me. Your VM can help you edit it. If you have anything you don't understand, you can contact my assistant Xiaoqi through the VM. Find it for others as appropriate.
Doing something can also make your own job easier."
Xia Yan sat upright and listened to Chu Guang's words, not daring to move or interrupt.
But that bowl of venison and mushroom soup was so fragrant that she couldn't help but peek at it several times and swallowed again and again.
Noted her little move, Chu Guang smiled after explaining the matter and said in a relaxed tone.
“You can figure out the rest for yourself, I won’t talk nonsense. I’ll treat you to that bowl of venison and mushroom soup, drink it while it’s hot, there’s still a piece of venison shank in it.”
Xia Yan immediately picked up the bowl and ate hungrily.
When she put down the bowl, she had a happy expression on her face, and she praised it without caring about the oil and soup in her mouth.
“Woohoo, it tastes so good!”
“You can go to Beimen after get off work. It’s getting more and more lively there. I guess you haven’t been there.”
Chu Guang stood up from the chair, placed the empty bowl on the wooden table next to the brazier, and counted out 10 silver coins and placed them next to the bowl.
“When you finish drinking, you can help me wash it later.”
“Thank you for taking this time.”
Until Chu Guang walked out of the door, holding a bowl of Xia Yan, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
“!”
What did this big devil say?!
She couldn't remember whether it had happened before, but she knew very clearly how ruthless and heartless this man was.
Not only is he ruthless to his enemies, he is also merciless to his own people.
She had seen it with her own eyes. He ordered the bodies of the fallen soldiers to be put into the furnace and burned together with the enemy. Not even a grave was left for them.
Such a ruthless man must have some intention to suddenly show kindness to him!
However, for some reason, Xia Yan suddenly felt that he was not as scared as before.
how to say?
She did find it quite scary when this man threatened to throw her out to fend for herself if she didn't work hard.
But it seems that after getting along with him for a while, he never really kicked him out.
Sipping the soup in the bowl, Xia Yan couldn't think of anything to say trash for a while.
never mind.
Anyway, he didn't do anything too extreme to me.
This venison is quite delicious.
For the sake of treating me to some soup, I will help him wash the bowl later.
…
After coming out of the weapons store, Chu Guang found Old Luca and explained the salary to him.
After being a slave for most of his life, old Luca looked confused when he heard that his master planned to pay him money.
Chu Guang was too lazy to explain what salary was again, so he simply said.
“Just think of it as a reward.”
“Save it to buy some food or supplies, go to the carpenter’s cabin to buy some furniture, support the ‘players’ business, or save it to build yourself a decent house.”
Hearing the word reward, Old Luca was moved to tears. At that time, he wanted to kneel down, but when he remembered that his master had said that people in Shelter 404 were not allowed to kneel down, he immediately put his right fist on his chest.
“Thank you for your generosity, Master.”
If thinking this way would make him feel more comfortable, Chu Guang didn't bother to correct his thoughts.
After explaining the work matters, Chu Guang then asked about the training status of the two new warehouse managers.
It has to be said that these survivors who have experienced serfdom are naturally adaptable to service positions such as "warehouse management".
After all, for them, at Brown Farm, these positions were only available to the superior serfs.
Going one step further, there are only servants of the farmer, stewards and soldiers.
However, those people can no longer be regarded as serfs, or even completely slaves. They are more like servants with status. Most of them inherit the inheritance from their fathers, and there are only very few opportunities for serfs to be selected into the master's house.
Work there.
Therefore, both of them cherish the opportunity in their hands and learn very quickly. It is estimated that they will be able to wear VM and officially start work in a few days.
Chu Guang was still very relieved about Luca’s work attitude. After a brief inspection, he turned around and returned to the nursing home.
Just when he was contemplating whether to go back to the shelter to play the game he just played, or go to the third floor to spend some time with Xiaoqi, a commotion suddenly came from the direction of the north entrance.
Similar scenes always feel a bit familiar.
I saw a little player with a broken leg, lying on a stretcher, being carried by two other players, and trotted in from the north gate, humming.
Chu Guang recognized him.
If I remember correctly, it should be in the afternoon.
This guy followed [Makabazi], and the two of them went out from the east gate carrying wooden bows and javelins, and sang happily.
At that time, I was still wondering whether they had taken the wrong way when they walked through the east gate. Now I think about it, it is probably not that they took the wrong way, but that they were running to death from the beginning.
Chu Guang had a strange expression. He turned on the system and opened the player list. Sure enough, he saw that Brother Ba's icon was grayed out. He was obviously too cold.
Stepping forward and looking at [Edge Paddling] who was lying on the stretcher with shaky consciousness, Chu Guang frowned and asked.
“What’s going on with you?”
“Moths! So many moths! And one moth is so big, almost as long as one of my arms! Their teeth are like scissors!”
The expression on the edge of the water's face was unclear whether it was excitement or panic. In short, he was very excited and his hands were gesticulating randomly in the air.
"We went to the community northeast of the Wetland Park on the map, where there is the ruins of an artificial greenhouse! We originally planned to see if we could find anything useful inside, but after a lot of effort and entered through the safe passage, we just
As soon as we walked to the exit, we saw a long line of cocoons hanging on the Internet! We were shocked at the time. We were just about to study what they were, but then the Makabazi who walked in front were eaten by moths that rushed towards us.
!”
The [Construction Site Boy and Brick] who was carrying the stretcher kept listening with his ears perked up. When he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help but swallow.
“Gnaw, gnawed?”
"Yes! Just chew it!" Bian Huaishui took a breath and continued excitedly, ignoring the bleeding wound, "Seeing that he couldn't run away, Brother Maka took off the VM and threw it to me.
Not daring to look back, I rushed towards the safe passage with all my might! As a result, I almost rushed out, but was bitten on my leg by two big moths..."
"Fortunately, these insects are not cold-resistant. I crawled out of the safe passage, but the moths behind me couldn't chase them out. The two big moths biting my legs didn't have much strength anymore. I stabbed a few with a dagger.
The knife was finally killed, and even the leg was only half eaten away."
It’s okay if only half of it is eaten...
The edge of the water was spoken in a lively manner, but Chu Guang's brows jumped when he heard it.
This is a credit to the fact that the excessive pain sensation has been blocked. If it were another survivor, the pain would be so painful that he could not breathe after taking the first bite.
“Devil Moth.”
Chu Guang took a deep breath, took a look at his bloody broken leg, and immediately gave him a diagnosis of terminal illness.
“You are missing a leg and you have no bones. This is not an injury that can be cured by the culture chamber. Without the characteristic of ‘regeneration of severed limbs’, it is useless no matter how strong your recovery power is. Do you understand what I mean?”
The most humane approach is to kick the user offline, lock the login, and then send it directly to the furnace.
It doesn’t actually matter whether you are dead or not. Without the access of the conscious body, the cloned body is an empty shell without a mind. Whether it is dead or not does not affect the recovery of active substances.
Of course, Edge Paddling understood the hint from the manager. This was an old tradition in Vault 404, so he nodded at the speed of light.
“I know! I understand, respected manager, but if I must die, can you let me choose a way to die?”
This is a reasonable request.
Chu Guang nodded.
“No problem, how do you want to die?”
The edge of the water was padded and he smiled sheepishly and said shyly.
"I want to try that justice gallows at the door...hehe, I'm a little curious."
Chu Guang: “…”
This was the first time he heard such a strange request.
It doesn’t matter.
If you can keep a whole body, it will be easier for you to recycle it yourself.
…
Just like that, just after being carried to the edge of the base for paddling, two players carried him to the gallows outside the north gate.
“Wait a minute, let me think of a cool line, I want to die like a hero——”
“Stop talking nonsense, get down here!”
The two players quickly finished the matter and sent the man with a crooked neck to the morgue.
His equipment and VM will be stored in the locker in the buffer room, and he will be a hero again in three days.
Chu Guang went to the third floor of the outpost and found Xiao Qi.
“The devil moth’s nest was found in the northeast of Linghu Wetland Park.”
“Devil Moth?”
“A kind of alien species of insect. Please mark three skulls on the map for me first. This thing is not easy to deal with.”
Xiaoqi tilted the camera.
“Should players be banned from entering that area?”
“It’s not necessary, just a warning,” Chu Guang thought for a while and said, “Restrictions including those on 76th Street can be lifted, but the danger signs will remain.”
“I’m curious how these players will deal with this difficult problem.”