Chapter 145 Explosion victims and unexpected casualties
"I swear...this is the most delicious noodles I have ever eaten since I left my hometown!"
“So delicious!! Is this really made from our noodles??”
“It’s a taste that the seasoning packet doesn’t have! It’s incredible, how did you do this?”
“What on earth did they put in the soup? Damn it, why does the soup taste so good... I still want to drink a bowl!”
“Hot, hot, hot, hiss...it’s burning me to death!”
“What are you going to do?”
"queue!"
“You won’t get out of the car??”
“Don’t worry, I’ll make another bowl, hehe!”
A group of NPCs in gray coats were squatting next to the camp, sucking noodles. They looked as funny as possible, and the players nearby were dumbfounded.
“Is it so delicious?”
“It seems...okay?”
“After all, it’s the skill of the scrambled egg guy, so it’s a batch that can perform normally!”
“It smells so good~~I miss Boss Duck’s roasted mushrooms.”
Looking at the NPCs eating so deliciously, the players felt that the noodles in their hands tasted even more delicious.
Old Luca counted the money, it was 80CR in total, and his wrinkled face became happy.
Sold 20 set meals, which not only provided food for the players, but also made a small profit. Two more people queued up not far away, and they might earn 100CR from this meal in the morning.
If adults know about it, they will definitely be very happy!
He couldn't wait to tell his master the good news!
At this time, Lu Yang, who was wearing power armor, and Chief Li from the logistics department were getting off the elevator of the Pioneer.
Looking at the crew members squatting at the entrance of the blue-coated camp, sucking noodles, both of them were stunned.
Lu Yang walked over and asked.
“What are you eating?”
The Marine soldier who was squatting on the ground immediately stood up, holding the bowl in his right hand, stood at attention and reported.
“Captain, we are eating noodles!”
Seeing that she didn't look this way at all, he breathed a sigh of relief.
There was only such a big place on the Pioneer, and he didn't want his personal affairs to be spread back and become the laughing stock of his colleagues.
Huh?
Chu Guang looked at him in surprise.
Is there really one?
Chu Guang, who didn't pay much attention to it at first, suddenly became curious.
At this time, Aisi raised his head.
"The captain is coming over soon. When we contacted him just now, I told him about your drunkenness. You'd better think about how to explain it to him."
“What does drunkenness mean? I call it socializing!” Luo Hua tried to quibble, using all the words Chu Guang taught him.
Ai Si was stunned for a moment, calmed down, and said expressionlessly.
“You can explain it to the captain.”
Hearing this sentence, Luo Hua suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball and shut his mouth and stopped talking.
Chu Guang patted his shoulder comfortingly and gave him a friendly smile.
“Don’t worry, my friend, I will explain it to you!”
Luo Hua looked over with a moved expression.
“Thank you, you are such a good person!”
Chu Guang smiled and said.
"You're welcome. After all, you have helped me a lot... Well, I mean, I will have to trouble you more in contacting your section chief in the future."
It’s great to work with such a simple-minded young man.
Luo Hua didn't notice it at all, and said with a smile: "I don't dare to say it's troublesome, that's my job! If you have any trouble in the future, as long as I can help, please feel free to come to me!"
Chu Guang: “Definitely!”
Aisi: “……”
…
The snowstorm lasted for more than an hour, and it stopped just before 10:30. At this time, a group of people came to the north gate of the Wetland Park.
Wearing power armor, Lu Yang led four marines to the north entrance of the outpost, followed by a four-legged mechanical dog carrying a large box.
The configuration is different from the last time I came here.
Except for the power armor Captain Lu himself was wearing, only two of the four marines it brought were wearing power armor and holding powerful Gauss rifles.
As for the other two, they were wearing lightweight mechanical exoskeletons. One held a small and lightweight assault rifle, while the other held a light machine gun.
In addition to the supplies placed on the mechanical dogs, they all carried large and heavy backpacks behind them, and they seemed to be ready for a long journey.
Chu Guang released the mission through VM, led four young players holding iron pipe rifles, and headed towards the allies.
Looking at Chu Guang walking towards him, Lu Yang said with a smile.
“…We met two mutated brown bears on the way here, which delayed us a little.”
“You are so lucky to meet two people at the same time.”
Where's the bear?
Don’t these people recover prey?
Chu Guang glanced at these people and saw no sign of the bear.
Thinking of this, he reached out and clicked on the VM a few times, and sent a message to Xiaoqi, asking him to help edit the mission. He sent two perception players to follow the group's footsteps to the north to see if they could get the
Two mutated brown bears were found.
The weight of the mutated brown bear can reach more than 1,000 kilograms. In Chu Guang's eyes, it is all meat.
There was a snowstorm just now.
If you are lucky, you should be able to find it.
"Maybe one male and one female," Lu Yang smiled heartily, looked at the fully armed Chu Guang and asked, "It seems you are ready?"
Chu Guang smiled lightly and said.
“We can do it anytime.”
Lu Yang: “The same goes for us! Then I’ll ask you to lead the way!”
Chu Guang nodded and gestured to the four young players behind him who were already impatient.
"Set off!"
…
The players have never been to the edge of the Fifth Ring Road. Chu Guang has been there a few times, but that was all in autumn. Snowy weather is a completely different situation.
But it doesn’t matter, there are a lot of waste pickers on Beit Street, and they live off the resources near the Fifth Ring Road.
Chu Guang took people to Beit Street and found Yu Xiong, who was the captain of the guard, and planned to borrow a smart young man from him to help.
After listening to Chu Guang’s words, Yu Xiong immediately said.
“There was a heavy snowstorm just now, and that guy Yu Hu happens to be at home. How about I call him to help you? He’s familiar with the area around the Fifth Ring Road.”
“No, we only need a guide. Let him stay at home in this damn weather. There is not much good work along the Fifth Ring Road.”
Yu Xiong smiled and said.
"Okay, if you need anything, just ask me, I will help you solve it!"
After saying goodbye to Yu Xiong, Chu Guang took the young man from the guard out. When walking outside the town, he asked casually
"May I have your name."
This young man had obviously seen him when he stepped into the castle. He had an awe-inspiring expression on his face and said respectfully.
“Zhaoyang, sir.”
This name is interesting.
“Who is Zhao Shu from your family?”
Zhao Yang was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "He is my brother!"
Chu Guang nodded, ended the pleasantries and got down to business.
“Your job in a while is to be our guide, do it well, and I will give you 5 silver coins when the job is done.”
The salary of NPCs is much lower than that of players. The guards on Beit Street only get 60 silver coins a month, which works out to only 2 silver coins a day.
Hearing that there was a reward of 5 silver coins for a trip to the Fifth Ring Road, Zhao Yang suddenly became excited and hurriedly beat his chest to confirm.
“Don’t worry, sir, I will do the job you give me with all my heart!”
Chu Guang smiled.
“Then I’m looking forward to your performance.”
Meeted with Captain Lu Yang and his team, Zhao Yang was so shocked that he was almost speechless when looking at the three powered armors and two shiny-looking exoskeletons.
Of course he doesn’t know anything about the Pioneer or the company. He only knows that the neighbors in the Wetland Park actually have power armor?!
While feeling shocked, he couldn't help but sigh.
It seems that the old mayor did not lose unjustly.
With the equipment, let alone the Bloody Hand Clan, the entire northern suburbs of Qingquan City may not be able to find an opponent.
I have to tell everyone about this big news soon!
With the help of the guide, the group entered the Fifth Ring Road smoothly and did not waste too much time crossing the ruins.
The towering skyscrapers are like tombstones, with countless floors at a glance. The streets are filled with fallen maglev cars and construction debris, and the cracked highway reveals the pipelines and maglev roadbed buried underneath.
The east-west street has even turned into a forest, with vegetation and moss crawling in the shadows... But at this moment, everything is covered with ice and snow.
The four little players looked at everything in front of them, with expressions of shock on their faces.
Makabazi: “Damn...have you ever played Mei Mo?”
The Mole on the Run in the Canyon: "There is one thing to say, this one is much more shocking than that one."
Midnight killing chicken: "2077 American final version?"
Elf King Fugui: "Okay, there is an internal smell."
The exploration team of the Pioneer had a clear goal. With the help of Zhao Yang, they quickly followed a rugged alley to the marked area on the map.
The first floor of the office building is a bank, and a few words can be barely made out on the sign hanging at the door. Chu Guang was suddenly curious whether gold could be found in the bank's vault, so he secretly used VM to send a branch line to four young players.
Task.
【Side mission: Find the bank vault】
【Reward: 10 silver coins】
“It’s right here.”
Comparing the AR images in the field of view, Lu Yang tapped his index finger on the side of the helmet, and then looked at Chu Guang next to him.
“According to the information we have estimated, the carbon dioxide trap should be somewhere between the 20th and 30th floors.”
Chu Guang: "How do you plan to get up there?"
“Go to the 20th floor area from the safe passage, and then push up one level at a time from there. If you are lucky, you should be able to find it.”
“Is there no way to detect it from the outside? I have a drone.”
“It’s not that simple. That thing is not an air conditioner,” a Marine next to him said with a smile. “You can find it when you get in.”
“Yes,” Lu Yang nodded, looked at Chu Guang and asked, “Do you want to come together? Or you can wait for us below.”
"Then I'll wait for you... By the way, if it's convenient, can you help us clear out the alien species on the first floor? Let's look for anything like blueprints or building structural diagrams."
“No problem, but I don’t think we need to count too much on that.”
Captain Lu Yang smiled and made a gesture to the teammates beside him.
The big box behind the mechanical dog unfolded, and two four-rotor drones with gun barrels suspended flew out murderously, followed by three powered armors and two light infantrymen to fight in.
Intense gunshots rang out, and the orange-yellow ballistics almost lit up the space in the hall on the first floor. The gnawers wandering in the ruins were torn into pieces before they could react.
It was a complete one-sided massacre!
The four young players looked at it with envy on their faces, and the iron tube rifles they held in their hands instantly lost their flavor.
“That drone is too powerful.”
“Suddenly, the gnawing crowd lay down.”
“I really want to put it all together.”
Listening to the conversation of the four young players, Chu Guang smiled knowingly.
Don’t tell me you think about it, I think about it too.
Just bear with it a little longer.
Work hard and maybe you will have everything after two versions.
…
Chu Guang discovered that the Marines on the Pioneer were not only strong in street fighting, but also strong in attacking buildings.
Of course, a large part of the reason is also a problem of equipment.
An exoskeleton can suppress the recoil of a gun, and the power armor may also have auxiliary aiming, coupled with the support firepower of a drone, Chu Guang feels that if he is given a complete set, he may not be able to do it.
However, even with the powerful firepower, it still took more than half a day to advance from the 20th floor to the 30th floor.
The alien species within the Fifth Ring Road are not just gnawers.
They were attacked by crawlers starting from the twentieth floor.
In addition, there is also a kind of alien species called "Destroyer", which has sarcomas filled with spores on its back. It is usually as stationary as a plant, and its eyesight and hearing are average. However, once it is stared at by them,
, they will immediately rush forward and explode themselves.
If the constitution is lower than 10 points, there is a high probability of being poisoned, comatose, or even corrupted by slime mold if you inhale the spores. Even if the constitution is above 10 points, it is not advisable to inhale too much. After all, everything depends on the dose.
Of course, if you wear a gas mask, you’ll be fine.
Just don’t get blown up.
On the other side, Chu Guang’s little players found a facility that looked like a treasury in the deepest part of the hall on the first floor.
However, the alloy door has been opened, and there is only a pile of unused banknotes inside, and not even the shadow of gold can be seen.
It can be seen that in the early years of the Wasteland Era, precious metals such as gold were relatively valuable. It was not until later that everyone discovered that this thing was inedible and not considered rare at all, so it was slowly marginalized.
The players were wandering around the hall, somewhat unwilling to find anything good. Chu Guang found a sturdy place to sit and quietly waited for the battle upstairs to end.
Hunted from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Yang finally came downstairs with his people.
Unfortunately, this building does not have the carbon dioxide trap they are looking for. Although the air purification system in the building also has backup fusion batteries, neither the model nor the specifications match the type of fuel rods they need.
And the battery doesn’t have much power left, only 8%.
Lu Yang felt a little heavy, but he was not discouraged.
In fact, he didn't expect to find it on the first day. After all, he got familiar with the terrain nearby, which was quite rewarding for him.
Although he vaguely guessed the result, Chu Guang still asked.
"How is it going?"
“It’s not ideal, but my intuition tells me that I should be able to find it nearby.”
Lu Yang sighed and looked at Chu Guang apologetically.
“Excuse me, you have been with us for so long, but you have found nothing. By the way, we found this battery upstairs, although the power is low... just take it if you need it.”
Is there such a good thing?
Chu Guang accepted it decisively and took the battery.
“It’s okay, I will help you find what I promised.”
Please be sure to look for it on Duo!
If he could find such good things every time, Chu Guang wished they would run away a few more times.
Lu Yang was about to say thank you, but at this moment, a shrill roar suddenly came from one side of the hall.
The bomber!
Lu Yang was startled, and quickly turned around to go over for support, but it was still a step too late.
There was a bang!
There is no time to react at all!
The group of people quickly provided support and rushed into the archives room where explosions were heard.
The room was in a mess, all the cabinets were open, and almost none of them was down.
In front of the last standing cabinet, a shelter resident was lying crookedly, his body covered in blood and flesh, and his face could no longer be seen clearly.
The air was as quiet as death.
No one expected that there would be casualties at this time.
The Marine soldier wearing an exoskeleton held a light machine gun in his hand, and his face under the helmet was full of shock.
“The bomber...fuck!”
“Impossible, I’ve obviously scanned this place!”
Looking at the bloody corpse on the ground and the cabinet with the door blown off, Lu Yang's Adam's apple moved.
“Obviously, it was hidden in the cabinet... The moment I opened the cabinet door, it exploded.”
There was another period of dead silence.
Guilt was written on everyone’s faces.
Especially Captain Lujan.
He turned around and looked at Chu Guang. He lowered his head slightly and said in a heavy tone.
“I’m sorry...I promised you that I will ensure your safety.”
Chu Guang did not speak and fell into a long silence.
After a while, he sighed softly, his expression showing a bit of fatigue.
“People will die, and the moment he came out of the shelter, he was ready to dedicate his life and loyalty to rebuilding our civilization. However, I didn’t expect...why it was him."
Lu Yang: "He..."
"He is a very cheerful and optimistic young man. He just got married last month." Chu Guang looked aside with melancholy in his eyes. "I promised his wife that I would take him back."
Several Marines looked at each other and looked away in silence.
Lu Yang: “…can I see her? I will apologize to her in person.”
"In what capacity? I believe she doesn't want to see you. Your apology will not make her feel better, it will only make her more sad. Besides, I was the one who made the promise to her. After all, this matter needs to be done
I'll face it... This is the fate of managers, you should understand."
“I can understand, and I promised their families that they would go home with victory and honor...”
Putting his hand on Chu Guang's shoulder, Lu Yang was silent for a while and continued.
“Although I know that this is not enough to make up for our mistakes, at least please let us pay his pension.”
“At least materially, I hope his family can live a better life.”
Chu Guang remained silent and did not speak.
It would be too vulgar to suddenly say an amount at this time, and it would also spoil the atmosphere.
He knew very well that even if he didn't say anything, the captain who kept his word would definitely contact his logistics section chief after returning and ask Li Delai to discuss the pension with him.
At that time, as long as you don’t make excessive demands, everything should be negotiable.
For example, money.
Another example……
Open more trading varieties.
Chu Guang knew very well that it was not realistic to buy their production materials, but it would be okay to use their modular workshop to help him machine a few more useful machine tools, right?
They obviously have the ability to do it, but it’s just more troublesome.
Perhaps it would be best to send an engineer over to help them build two production lines.
It doesn’t take too much. If we deal with the two major categories of cement and steel, at least 60% of the problems can be solved.
No, I’ll think about this later when I get back.
It’s better to think more about sad things at this time.
Looking at the heavy-hearted manager and the silent NPCs around him, the three gray-faced young players next to him looked at each other.
“What are they grieving about?”
"Isn't it just OB for three days... It's not the first time that Makabazi died. The last time was much worse than this time. This time, at least a whole body was left. Well, it should be considered a whole body."
"But having said that...at this time, OB, I'm afraid I'm going to miss the next shift completely."
“I giao! When you said that, I suddenly felt a little sorry for him.”