Chapter 135 Can that be called labor dispatch? That’s called a limited-time event!
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Three units of power armor were left at the north entrance.
As for their captain Lu Yang, he followed Chu Guang into the outpost.
It can be seen that he is very confident in his own strength and is not worried about any accidents at all.
Of course, Chu Guang had no intention of causing trouble for himself.
Inviting Lu Yang to the reception room of the nursing home, Chu Guang wanted to bring him something to entertain him, but when he took out his wine glass, Lu Yang quickly waved his hand to stop him.
"I appreciate your kindness! But I am still on a mission and cannot drink."
"What about milk?"
"It's really not necessary. Our armor has reserves of fresh water and liquid food. We can only eat our own food during the mission. This is discipline."
"That stool"
"No need, you'll collapse."
"All right."
I didn't expect to encounter well-disciplined troops in the wasteland.
Of course, it may not be out of caution.
Chu Guang didn't insist anymore and put the things away.
"Speaking of which, I'm a little curious about what your SC-500 crawler transport platform looks like and what it means when put together... Can you satisfy my curiosity?"
Lu Yang nodded.
"No problem at all."
As he spoke, he reached out and clicked on his helmet. The button-sized integrated light on the collar cast a beam of light on the burning brazier.
If you look carefully, you will see that the light is composed of many light beams as thin as cilia. Soon those "cilia" gently swing, interweaving a transparent three-dimensional holographic image above the flame.
"Holographic projection?"
"Yes," Lu Yang nodded, with pride on his face, "This is our Pioneer! Isn't it grand?"
Four crawler tracks nearly 20 meters long carry a square platform with a length of 50 meters and a width of 50 meters. There are rectangular modules stacked on the platform, stacked together like containers. From a distance, they look like a jagged Rubik's cube or a three-dimensional mosaic.
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There are four of the same platforms, distributed in a matrix at the four corners, connected by pipelines in the middle, and it seems they can be separated.
It's not so much a cruiser sailing onto land.
Rather, it is a four-legged fortress!
"It's indeed magnificent... Do you have any photos? I mean, that kind of photography, not this kind of skeleton-like holographic image."
Lu Yang was stunned for a moment and nodded.
"Photos? Are there any...if you need them, I can send them to your VM."
“Please send me one!”
Although he was confused as to what Chu Guang wanted the photo for, Lu Yang still chose a less sensitive photo and sent it to him.
Hiding the joy on his face, Chu Guang coughed lightly, looked at Lu Yang with a serious expression and continued.
"Thank you, it's been a big help. In addition, I roughly understand your appeal. To put it simply...you need a hundred workers to engage in resource collection and material transportation, right?"
Lu Yang nodded seriously.
"Yes, it would be better if we could have more people! We need a lot of manpower to collect vehicle wreckage and other metal waste, drag them to our production workshop for recycling, re-smelting, and produce the steel and other alloys we need
Material."
"As for technical problems, you don't have to worry, our engineers will take care of solving them! Your people only need to do some simple tasks."
"As remuneration, we are willing to provide food and accommodation for each worker, and pay them an hourly wage of 1CR, settled on a daily basis."
Chu Guang asked.
"What is 10CR?"
"...I almost forgot, this is it!" Lu Yang slapped his head, took out a 100CR note from his waist, showed it to Chu Guang, and explained with a smile, "Bonds issued by enterprises are also used as
The full name of the currency is Credit Points, or CR for short! You can use it to buy anything you want at any survivor stronghold on the east coast...as long as they have it."
"In addition, all the caravans from the east coast recognize its value, and you can use this banknote to exchange for all the goods in their hands. A banknote like this is enough for a company employee to spend a week, so save some money
Two weeks is enough!”
Chu Guang joked with a smile.
“So the hourly rate of 1CR is the company’s minimum wage?”
"We don't have a minimum wage, but basic physical labor is at this price. An hourly wage of 1CR is 12CR for working 12 hours a day. Isn't that enough? We will provide food and accommodation for your workers!"
"This is River Valley Province, not the east coast. Well, do you have any leverage?"
Lu Yang looked confused.
"...chips?"
"Yes, the generation in Qingquan City mainly uses this kind of plastic sheet as currency. The businessmen who come here know it. I think you are more or less aware of it." As he said that, Chu Guang took out a white chip from his pocket and placed it on Lu
Yang's face shook slightly.
The anti-counterfeiting paint printed on the chips still shows no trace of fading even after two centuries, as if it is integrated with the material itself.
Lu Yang looked a little embarrassed.
"It's a pity that we are not businessmen... Frankly speaking, we are going to the west to perform a very important mission, which is related to the fate of everyone on this planet. For the sake of the future of civilization, can you be accommodating?
As far as I know, River Valley Province is also within the business scope of the company. I use my credit score to guarantee you that these banknotes can be used!"
"The words "for the future of civilization" were chewed up a century ago. It's now the 211th year of the Wasteland Era, and nothing has changed."
Putting away the chips in his hand, Chu Guang looked at Lu Yang and continued.
"You should have something that can be traded, right? Are you living on air all the way? Whether it's food, weapons, or production tools and methods, we all need it here. Give me this
There is no point in planting pieces of paper. God knows when your caravan from the east coast will pass by us. And what's the use of just being usable? Even if 100CR can buy a set of power armor on the east coast, it may not be available here.
Next cow!”
Even in a civilized society with convenient logistics, the purchasing power of different currencies is different in different regions, let alone a wasteland.
A caravan arrived here across a physical distance of tens of thousands of kilometers, just to exchange the goods in hand for a pile of paper that could not be spent locally?
They are doing business, not delivering express.
You have to transport something back!
Lu Yang coughed slightly and said: "... No matter where you are, it is impossible for 100CR to buy a power armor, even if it is scrapped. But I probably understand what you mean. What you need is food, weapons and production tools.
Is it right?"
"Exactly!" Chu Guang looked at him with bright eyes and continued, "If you want to hire my people, you have to give them silver coins and copper coins. If you want silver coins, just use what we need in exchange!
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Lu Yang nodded.
"I understand, this is a reasonable request. But I am not good at this. I will ask someone from the logistics department to come and talk to you about the transaction. He will arrive here tomorrow morning. In addition, if it is convenient, I hope to be here with you.
How about setting up an office to facilitate our timely communication. The size of this office will not be very large, and the staffing should only be two people."
Chu Guang nodded happily.
"This is exactly what I expected!"
Lu Yang finally had a smile on his face.
Communicating with civilized people is always much easier than communicating with indigenous people. Although the transaction is a bit troublesome, it can be left to the people in the logistics department to deal with the headache.
The Pioneer has no shortage of food and fresh water, and can also produce daily necessities on its own. What it lacks is only minerals and electricity. With the workers, the mine problem has been solved, and now there is only one last problem left.
"…Then the next thing is the guide."
Chu Guang looked at him and said, "No problem, my people know this area very well. The key is what you are looking for."
Lu Yang: "Controllable fusion fuel rods! Of course, I'm not talking about the kind of fusion batteries used for power armor, tanks or small workshops, but the helium-3 reserves exceed 5 kilograms, and the output power is between 100MW and 1GW.
The fuel rods that can make the Pioneer move! The model of this fuel rod is a bit special, but our people can recognize it."
Chu Guang: "Then do you know where to find this thing?"
Lu Yang nodded confidently.
"Of course, according to our analysis of pre-war map data, there is a carbon dioxide collection station near the Fifth Ring Road in the northern suburbs of Qingquan City. This kind of public facility is very common in densely populated cities. Its main function is to use electricity during off-peak periods to absorb accumulated carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide in urban agglomerations is to maintain the so-called carbon balance."
"The backup generators and fuel rod models in the carbon dioxide collection stations are similar to ours, but the trouble is that they are usually not marked separately on civil maps, but are merged with some high-rise buildings such as office buildings and apartments.
Together, it is usually located between the 20th and 30th floors, and we can only speculate on its approximate location based on limited information."
Hearing this, Chu Guang couldn't help but interrupt him.
"Are you sure it hasn't been searched?"
"We're not sure, so we need a local guide to work with our Marines to find the ones that haven't been raided yet."
After a moment of pause, Lu Yang proposed the terms of exchange.
"If we are lucky enough to find it, we only need the controllable fusion fuel rods there. As for the other by-products, such as long-chain alkanes, alkenes, ketones and lipids, you can take them away at will. No matter how much you take them
Use it as firewood or make it into other things."
It shouldn't be a problem if it burns.
Chu Guang felt that he should not do such a wasteful thing.
Such high-quality industrial raw materials can be sold even if they are not used temporarily. Survivor strongholds with industrial capabilities like Boulder City should be happy to buy them.
Chu Guang remembered that Old Luca once said that every year, caravans from Boulder City would come to Brown Farm to buy the oil and resin produced by the Camu tree.
Looking at Lu Yang, Chu Guang nodded.
"no problem."
"I'm glad we have reached a consensus, that's all," Luca showed a happy smile on his face and stretched out his right hand, "I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Holding his extended right hand and shaking it, Chu Guang also had a smile on his face.
“A pleasure to work with!”
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Seeing the captain coming out of the wall, the several marines standing nervously at the north gate finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The curious eyes around them made them feel uncomfortable.
Have these country bumpkins never seen power armor?
Fortunately, these people showed restraint and did not come up to do anything.
"It's getting late, let's go back first!" He walked to his teammates and stopped. Lu Yang looked at Chu Guang and said with a smile, "Our people will come again tomorrow!"
Chu Guang nodded.
"Then I won't send you off."
Lu Yang took his men and prepared to leave.
However, at this moment, the voice of his teammates came from the communication channel.
"Captain, there are explosions of fire and gunshots to your east... I don't have a good view here, but it looks like there's a firefight."
Lu Yang was slightly startled, looked at Chu Guang and asked.
"Are you at war?"
Guessing that the eldest brother they stayed outside might have seen it, Chu Guang said calmly.
"You mean to the east? If that's a war, our people are indeed fighting mutants."
"Mutants?" Lu Yang's face changed slightly, "Are there mutants here?"
"Where aren't there? Those green-skinned guys are everywhere," Chu Guang smiled, "Of course, I'm not sure if the mutants in the River Valley Province are the same group as the mutants on your east coast. I heard that the mutants in Shenzhen
Green and light green are not the same kind."
"No matter which one they are, they are a group of disgusting guys! These human-looking beasts are like tumors that cannot be killed no matter what. They are simply a cancer of civilization!"
Lu Yang spoke through gritted teeth, with an expression of hatred and hatred on his face. Chu Guang always felt that there was a story.
With a thought in his heart, Chu Guang looked at him and said.
"Then are you willing to help us solve this trouble? For the future of civilization."
Lu Yang was startled, then hesitated for a moment and said.
"This... is not good. Our discipline does not allow us to intervene in local disputes."
If he gets involved in local disputes, troubles will happen one after another. He is very experienced in this.
It's okay not to get involved in local disputes.
Why didn't you say that when you asked us for help?
"But mutants can't be considered humans," Chu Guang said patiently without giving up, "and by extending a helping hand to us, you are actually helping yourselves."
Lu Yang: "What does this mean..."
Chu Guang: "Think about it, if we have to deal with the harassment of mutants, how can we do our best to help you? I promise you that as long as you solve the mutant troubles for us, we can support you
Doubling the number of workers...that is, 200 people. Doesn't a reasonable transaction also violate your discipline?"
Two hundred workers...
It seems that the Alpha0.7 version has to be advanced.
Chu Guang thought in his mind that the new version would just open a new map and send players there to move bricks. Of course, in name, this could not be regarded as "labor dispatch", but a limited-time event in the game.
There are limited-time activities in the closed beta phase, and you can get rewards without spending money. Where can you find such a conscientious game company?
Chu Guang himself was almost moved by his own conscience.
But Lu Yang, who was standing opposite him, was completely stunned.
Two hundred people?!
Are there two hundred people in this survivor colony?
If the village outside is included, there might be one, but what he needs is strong laborers, not the old, weak, women and children.
But it's also possible that there are still people underground who haven't come up yet.
After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Lu Yang reluctantly nodded in the end.
"I hope you keep your promise."
If more people help, their progress will be faster. If possible, he doesn't want to waste too much time here. They are already walking slowly enough after entering the River Valley Province!
"Of course, I am the most trustworthy person!"
When he said this, Chu Guang smiled happily.
he knows.
From the moment the man in front of him lowered his head, the group of mutants who stayed on 76th Street were already dead...