Chapter 174 New Gathering Point and Relocation of Steel Plant
In order to avoid trouble, Old Luca finally decided to separate the two groups after discussing with Wrench for a while.
30 young and middle-aged laborers recruited from the refugee camp were assigned to the cement factory construction site, and were managed by the player [Knife], who was born in civil engineering, and 4 foremen selected from the brick factory.
These foremen all wear VMs and can translate the player's language into easy-to-understand phonetic symbols.
After working in the brick factory for so long, they are already familiar with how to work with those "blue coats". As long as they have translation tools, communication is not a big problem.
[Leave people under the knife] Responsible for directing the construction, the foremen are responsible for leading people to work, the division of labor is clear, and each performs his or her duties.
The other 25 prisoners of war were escorted by two guards along the elevated highway out of the city to clear obstacles on the road from Changjiu Farm to Linghu Wetland Park.
If it is some gravel, use a shovel to throw it to the side of the road. If it is an abandoned vehicle, use tools to dismantle it on the spot, load it on a trailer, and transport it to the south gate of Changjiu Farm.
The people from the Pioneer didn't take away all the equipment. They left two hydraulic presses for Shelter 404 in the warehouse. They could press the roughly cut garbage into cubes that are easy to transport and send them to Steel
Factory to resmelt into useful materials.
It is a full 10 kilometers from Changjiang Farm to the outpost. Due to the frequent activities of players, this area has formed a relatively safe area.
While repairing the highway, Chu Guang plans to plan a heavy industry base on the road, relocate the No. 81 Steel Plant there, and build related supporting industries nearby.
For example, bullet production line, firearms production line, etc.
After all, the terrain of Linghu Wetland Park is difficult for large vehicles to drive in, and it is surrounded by trees. The only place where metal resources can be recycled is an open-air parking lot.
The open-air parking lot had few resources to begin with. After the players took turns plundering it, not to mention the rusty car frame, even the railings next to the parking space have been pulled out.
If you want to expand the scale of production, you still need to be closer to the resource point, and then the transportation is convenient. It would be better if there are ready-made buildings that can be used.
Combining these factors, Chu Guang immediately thought of the abandoned tire factory, the hometown of the Blood Hand Clan.
Not only does it have a complete wall, but it also has a fairly spacious warehouse that trucks can drive in directly from the main entrance.
Geographically, this tire factory is just a short distance away from the elevated highway out of the city. It is located right between Linghu Wetland Park and Changjiu Farm - and is closer to the Wetland Park.
At that time, because there were not enough manpower and it was too far away from the resurrection point, Chu Guang simply gave up the stronghold and asked the players to set a fire before leaving.
Now that the number of NPCs and players has increased, it can be fully utilized again.
The only trouble is that the place is probably crawling with mutated cockroaches and rats at the moment, so we need to find a few players to go in and clean it up.
But this is nothing to Chu Guang.
It can be given to newcomers who have entered the game in the Alpha0.8 version to level up and familiarize themselves with the gameplay of this game and the fighting skills with alien species.
"I should have gotten a nutrient cream synthesizer from the merchant in Honghe Town."
I heard that nutritional ointments made from mutated cockroaches and mutated mice are quite popular in Honghe Town.
Chu Guang secretly thought it was a pity, stretched out his index finger and clicked twice on the VM screen, placing a mark on the map.
[Task: Eliminate alien species in the abandoned tire factory (located 4 kilometers north of Linghu Wetland Park)]
[Requirement: Kill at least 10 mutated rats or mutated cockroaches. This task can be obtained repeatedly.]
[Reward: 10 silver coins, 20 contribution]
After a while, he will send a guard to the entrance of the "Monster Lair". As a task-related NPC, he is responsible for issuing tasks and confirming their completion, which is equivalent to supervising the players' work.
"I heard that the mutated mouse's tail seems to be edible, but I don't know if it's true or not."
Although the players don't eat it, the refugees don't mind.
This stuff is all meat.
Who cares where it came from?
…
4 kilometers north of the Wetland Park, at the fork connecting the elevated highway out of the city to the city.
A young guard carrying an "Arbiter" rifle was walking through the snow on the ground towards the abandoned tire factory.
His name is Lu Bei, and he is the youngest member of the outpost guard.
Although he has been on the job for less than a month, his loyalty has already been recognized by managers.
Just now, the manager personally gave him a task, asking him to go to the front line to supervise the residents of the shelter to eliminate the alien species from the abandoned tire factory.
Lu Bei still remembers this place.
After all, just over a month ago, he was a prisoner of the looters here.
That was truly an unbearable memory.
Although the predators here have been eliminated, when he returned here again, he could not help but tremble instinctively.
"Come on... Lu Bei, you have to cheer up."
Patting his face hard, the 14-year-old boy took a deep breath of cold air and overcame his fear with loyalty.
"This is a task assigned to you personally by the manager!"
Gathering up his courage again, Lu Bei took off the heavy rifle from his back, walked to the door of the abandoned tire factory and stood still.
Didn't have to wait long.
Soon, several shelter residents carrying long and short cold weapons and wearing hunting attire approached.
Even in this terrible weather, their faces were still filled with sunny, confident and optimistic smiles, but they did not wear VM on their arms.
In the words of managers, they are all "newcomers" and need to accumulate merit before they can obtain proof of identity.
Thinking of this, Lu Bei couldn't help but feel a little proud, because he happened to be carrying such a "proof of identity" on his arm.
The players came up to him and asked.
"Hello, are you here to receive the mission?"
"Brother, we want to do the task of eliminating alien species from the abandoned tire factory. Do we need to go through any formalities?"
"Gan, where is the mission pop-up window?"
"You are 484 stupid. Where did the mission pop-up window come from? User information is integrated into the VM. You can only buy it with money after you reach the citizen level!"
"Damn it, the user interface actually costs money!"
Lu Bei couldn't understand what they were talking about.
But that's not important.
The manager had told him that he only needed to follow the prompts on the VM, do what he was supposed to do step by step, read the lines he was supposed to read, and then supervise their work.
"You are finally here."
After giving a military salute to these people, Lu Bei stood up straight and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice.
"Abandoned tires are often occupied by a group of alien species, and we need to clean them out."
"Your mission is to kill at least ten mutant rats or cockroaches. After completing the mission, I will report your results to the captain."
Although Lu Bei himself didn't know what he meant by what he said, after hearing this, the players excitedly rushed into the abandoned tire factory and fought with the aliens wandering in the building.
stand up.
It's hard not to admire those figures who bravely kill the enemy regardless of their own safety.
Although they did not wear VM, their bravery was not inferior to anyone else's.
Lu Bei looked at their backs, admiring them in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
A few minutes ago, he almost didn't dare to get close to this place because of a bad memory.
"Sure enough, I haven't exercised enough..."
His eyes became more determined, and Lu Bei tightened the rifle in his hand.
In order not to shame the VM worn on my left arm, and to be worthy of this proof of identity, I have to be more loyal!
…
While the new players were wielding axes and mallets, cleaning up the mutated rats and cockroaches in the abandoned tire factory, Commander Quanshui, who had put on new equipment, was leading two familiar players to guide the long-term farm located in
Abandoned school in northern urban area.
This school is not very large and was probably a community college before the war.
Last time, he and an old man from the perception system discovered an abandoned military camp here, as well as traces of where the survivors had lived.
His intuition told him that he should be able to find something good here.
Gunshots rang out one after another, breaking the silence here.
Breaking into the abandoned teaching building, his two teammates used automatic weapons in their hands to continue to harvest the eaters wandering in the hall on the first floor.
Raising his hand, he swept down the three rushing eaters with one stroke, and the [Battlefield Atmosphere Team] shouted excitedly to the teammates next to him.
"Hahahaha, brother, I'm not showing off, this 'scythe' is so damn easy to use!"
It is indeed a CF joint weapon!
This chug sound is much better than the coughing sound of the iron pipe rifle!
"+1!" The red face reflected the flames jumping from the muzzle, [I am the blackest] shouted excitedly, "I'm going to blast it!"
Compared with the Sickle assault rifle, the 5mm revolver he used before was just like a water gun!
At this moment, Commander Quanshui, who was wearing an exoskeleton, was holding a crowbar in his hand.
Seeing his teammates actually wasting bullets on the gnawers, he couldn't help but curse.
"Gan, you should save some ammunition, one bullet costs one silver coin!"
Originally, he planned to buy an LD-47 for fun, but he gave all the money in his pocket to Mosquito.
Fortunately, Brother Mosquito was finally reliable and did not lie to him. He actually got him a suit of armor that was exactly the same as the manager's.
The suspended armor basically protects all the vital parts of the body. Without affecting mobility, the original mining exoskeleton was directly upgraded to a heavy infantry armor.
It would be perfect if it could be paired with a hammer!
The only pity is that he doesn't even have a copper in his pocket, and he spent his meal at a good brother's place yesterday.
If you get nothing this time, you will have to drink from the northwest wind in the future.
Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "Don't panic, money earned is spent!"
I said with the darkest smile: "That's right! If you don't spend money lavishly in the game, what's the difference between it and salted fish!"
Battlefield Atmosphere Team: "Brother, I seem to be running out of bullets. Can you give me some ammunition?"
I was the worst: "Damn it, brother, you told me earlier, I'm almost out of bullets."
Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "Damn! Why didn't you save some?"
I'm the worst: "You have the nerve to accuse me!"
Commander of the Fountain: "..."
Having said that, after going deep into the building, the two people who were jostling stopped.
A magazine fired out 30 silver coins, which makes me feel a little sad when I think about it carefully. The battlefield atmosphere team inserted a bayonet under the barrel of the gun, and the worst thing I did was show off the ax hanging on my waist.
It's all fun, but you still have to be cautious when it's time to be cautious.
This kind of narrow terrain can be solved with melee weapons, but it is better to use melee as much as possible.
Go through the hall and enter the corridor.
The three of them clearly felt that the atmosphere here was unnatural.
I was the darkest: "This should be the laboratory building."
Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "Reason?"
I was the darkest: "I don't know, maybe it's because it smells like liver."
Commander of the Fountain: "..."
"Seriously, no kidding," I frowned and my eyes wandered around alertly, "I feel like something is approaching us."
Perception sequence LV4, 10 points of perception attribute, which is still a bit weaker than the big guys, but it is still enough to discern general dangers.
Don't dare to take it lightly.
Commander Quan Shui changed the crowbar from his right hand to his left hand, and then took out the ten-man long pistol from his waist with his right hand.
However, almost at the same time, a shrill roar suddenly came from above the half-collapsed ceiling in front.
The three of them were shocked and quickly raised their guns. They saw a creeper sticking its head out from behind the rubble and roaring towards the three of them.
"Fuck! Creeper——"
Commander Quanshui, who was standing in the front row, bore the brunt and was hit by the rushing crawler.
It happened too suddenly.
So much so that no one reacted at all.
Thanks to the breastplate hanging on the exoskeleton, Commander Quanshui's blood surged due to the collision, but he was not seriously injured.
The pistol was thrown away, and Commander Quanshui and the crawler rolled backward five or six meters, and their backs hit the wall firmly.
Seeing the crawler bite it off, he almost instinctively set up the crowbar to block the bloody mouth from the bite, and pressed forward with both hands to hold on.
"Roar--!"
Stained teeth are just around the corner!
The spring water has even smelled the bad breath emanating from its mouth.
"Grass!"
The steel pipe was gradually bent, and he cursed while avoiding the spring water dripping with saliva. He continued to increase the output power of the exoskeleton, and pushed out his right hand, which was clenched into a fist, and finally aimed at the beast's head.
"Give it to me——"
"go to hell!"
The moment the words fell, there was a loud bang.
As a copper shell as thick as a fist was thrown from the outside of his arm, a steel nail as thick as a thumb was driven out from the front of his arm, ruthlessly driving through the crawler's head.
Black blood spatter.
After struggling for a while, the crawler, whose head was blown off by the hammer, finally fell heavily next to the commander of the fountain.
The two people who came to support, including Quan Shui himself who was pressed by the crawler, were all shocked by the power.
"Holy crap, what kind of equipment is this?"
Wiping the blood on his face, the spring commander spat and said.
"I don't know... Mosquito said this thing is called a nail shooter, and also said that if I want, I can call it Steel Nail 1.0."
The principle seems to be that nitrocellulose is compressed and ignited, pushing the steel nails in the left-arm nail shooter to shoot out. According to the mosquito himself, it can penetrate a 20mm steel plate at a close distance.
Just like the one hanging on his chest.
"This is so easy to use..." I looked envious and picked up the hot bullet casings on the ground. "By the way, why don't you use electric drive? Don't you have a battery on you?"
Fountain Commander: "The mosquitoes say it's stronger this way."
really.
Explosive propulsion is much more powerful than electric motors. The only disadvantage is that you have to recharge it if you want to stab it a second time, so it cannot continue to output like a pile driver.
However, it doesn't seem necessary.
Half of the creeper's head was blown away...
The battlefield atmosphere team reached out and pulled the spring water up from the ground.
"Brother, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, my stomach hurts from being hit."
Shaking his head, Quan Shui picked up the ten-man long pistol that he had dropped earlier from the ground, and continued to explore forward with his two teammates.
The crawler from before seems to be the last BOSS.
The ones we encounter later are all dull-witted nibblers, and they can be easily dealt with in a couple of close combats without any effort at all.
Next to a laboratory, a group of people discovered the entrance to a basement.
The door to the basement was open, and the dark passage made people shudder.
Commander Quan Shui swallowed and said nervously.
"Want to go down and take a look?"
This is obviously nonsense.
They have all arrived here and cannot return empty-handed.
It would be really cool if there was the entrance to a maze below, or some hidden testing facility.
But the problem now is...
Who goes down first?
I'm the darkest: "I always feel like there's something bad in it...I'll leave the spring water to you."
Commander Quan Shui: "Gan! You said something bad and you still let me go down!"
I was the worst: "What else? You are the most frank. If you don't go to the front, why don't you ask me to go to the front and carry it?"
Commander Quan Shui argued anxiously: "Is this a question of frankness?"
Seeing his teammates becoming more unreliable than the last, the battlefield brother sighed and stood up bravely.
"I'll do it."
Commander Quan Shui looked at him excitedly and put his right hand on his shoulder.
"Good brother, come on! I leave it to you!"
I even put my hand on his shoulder and encouraged him: "Go ahead, brother, we are waiting for your news on the official website!"
Battlefield atmosphere group: "???"
Fortunately, this time my darkest instincts did not come true. There were neither deadly radiation nor traps, nor dangerous monsters lurking in the passage leading to the basement.
On the contrary, the end of the passage is not a relic of pre-war civilization, the entrance to an underground labyrinth, or a mysterious experimental institution.
However, their trip was not in vain.
I saw ten cryogenic sleep cabins neatly arranged in the spacious basement. The cabin doors were open. Judging from the ash falling on them, they must have been open for a long time.
The battery has been taken away, maybe scavengers have come here, or maybe those who woke up from the hibernation cabin took the battery away.
Fortunately, although the battery was removed, the motor equipment behind the hibernation cabin was intact, not even a scratch!
According to the purchase price offered by the outpost warehouse, the parts inside an undisassembled abandoned dormant cabin can be sold for at least 50 silver coins, and the highest can even reach 100 silver coins!
And here, there are ten of them!
The three of them held their breaths in unison. Especially Commander Quan Shui, whose face was cleaner than his face, clenched his fists in excitement at this moment.
Awesome!
Just get fat!
Field commander: "There is only one problem now, how should we move so many things back?"
Commander Quanshui said excitedly: "It's easy. We can rent a truck and drive it outside the city. I've inquired about the price, and it's only about 10 silver coins per kilometer."
It's about 20 kilometers back to Linghu Wetland Park from here. You can easily earn back your travel expenses by searching around.
"By the way...this mark looks a bit familiar." Standing next to a desk, my darkest hand held a metal box that I dug out of a drawer.
The box was completely black and made of unknown materials. It was hard to tell what it was used for, and there was no mechanism or button to open it.
Only the back of the box has an inset circular LOGO printed on it.
"Let me see."
Walking to my darkest side, Quan Shui took the black box from his hand and stared at the LOGO for a while.
I saw that the outside of the big circle was surrounded by a small dot, which looked a bit like the earth and the moon, and also looked a bit like a hydrogen atom.
Looks so familiar...
I always feel like I've seen it somewhere.
Quan Shui frowned.
At this moment, the battlefield brother who was standing aside and watching suddenly interjected.
"I've seen this before! It's in the document updated in the official website database yesterday!"
Quan Shui suddenly came back to his senses and blurted out.
"Academy!?"
The three people who reacted were stunned for a moment.