When Yin Fang said the word apology, the atmosphere in the office was a little delicate.
Chu Guang thought carefully for a while, but he couldn't think of anything this guy could do to apologize to him.
After a moment of silence, Chu Guang looked at him and asked.
"Did you forget your password?"
"That's not true," Yin Fang seemed to have not expected Chu Guang to ask such a question. Yin Fang coughed dryly and said, "My memory is still good."
"Did you dismantle Xiaoqi?"
"...?"
It seems not.
Chu Guang sighed: "So what exactly is going on?"
Yin Fang looked embarrassed. He hesitated for a while and finally said, "It's about what I said on the way... that I wanted to hand over Dr. Principle's relics to the college. I have to apologize to you. I didn't think too much about it."
comprehensive."
That's it.
While Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but be speechless for a while.
This guy had a serious expression on his face, which made him think that something serious had happened, but he didn't expect it to be such a trivial matter.
"Oh, that...don't worry about it, I would have almost forgotten it if you didn't tell me."
Chu Guang is not such a small-minded man. This trivial matter is not enough for him to hold a grudge.
Seeing that Chu Guang didn't take it to heart, Yin Fang breathed a sigh of relief, but continued seriously.
"Anyway, I really didn't consider this matter... I thought about it carefully later. If I gave the relic to the academy, after they watched the complete video, they would definitely come here to trace the whereabouts of the suitcase.
.”
"Congratulations, you have thought of something that everyone can think of," Chu Guang looked at him and continued, "Furthermore, even if you hand this videotape to the academy, there is no way to make up for it. At most, you can add another one to them.
Reason to kill you."
Yin Fang was stunned for a moment.
"Why……"
"You said that this is inconsistent with what you learned about the history of the academy. Dr. Principle, one of the three founders, has never been to the River Valley Province, let alone Qingquan City in the southernmost part of the River Valley Province.
Have you considered the reason why the academy concealed this clue?"
Yin Fang fell into thinking.
It can be seen that although this child is a bit naive, he is not really stupid.
After taking a sip of the warm water in the cup, Chu Guang paused for a moment and continued.
"A reasonable guess is that there are two situations. In the first case, Dr. Principle had an accident on his way to the Great Rift Valley or in the Great Rift Valley, but this is not realistic because you said that Dr. Principle is a member of the academy.
Made outstanding contributions to its establishment.”
Yin Fang nodded seriously.
"Yes... the head of the three branches is named after him, including our laser rifle. Without him, the academy would not have been born."
Chu Guang: "Then there is another possibility left. After your Dr. Principle established the academy, he thought that the worst B might happen, so he hid the existence of the holographic video tape."
Yin Fang retorted: "This doesn't make sense. Since the worst case scenario he imagined has happened, shouldn't he guide his descendants to find hope?"
Chu Guang: "Maybe he thinks he can't count on you."
Yin Fang was stunned for a moment.
"……What's the meaning."
Chu Guang smiled lightly and said.
"It's nothing. You said it yourself. The college has a history of two hundred years. A lot of things must have happened. Perhaps it is no longer the college it was back then."
When he heard this sentence, Yin Fang almost instinctively came to the conclusion that this was an unfounded conjecture, but he could not think of a rational reason to refute it.
In fact, in the past two centuries, the influence of the academy has indeed weakened too much. It used to be spread all over the wasteland, but now it has shrunk to the depths of the Wandering Swamp. Even hunting down traitors requires posting bounties to bounty hunters.
Looking at Yin Fang who was silent, Chu Guang comforted him and said.
"Actually, you don't have to feel too frustrated. Whether it's out of distrust or just not wanting to put all your eggs in the same basket, this holographic image is finally in our hands. If you are confused about Dr. Principle's decision
, isn’t what we should be doing now to find out what happened two centuries ago?”
Hearing Chu Guang's last words, Yin Fang suddenly had a hint of enlightenment in his confused eyes, as if he had figured something out.
"Thank you...I think I figured it out."
Chu Guang didn't expect this guy to be so easy to fool. He just comforted him casually, and he looked shocked.
However, it still saves me a lot of trouble.
"It's good that you understand, then you are now"
"As you said, the reason why Dr. Principle left the holographic image there and did not let the college recycle it, there must be some hidden secret. Maybe that image was left for us," Yin
Fang's eyes gradually became firm, and he looked at Chu Guang and said seriously, "I have decided, I must find out what happened two hundred years ago!"
Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, looked at him and nodded.
"This is not a bad idea, but...it is unlikely that I will let you go, at least not in the short term."
Yin Fang shook his head and said: "I will not leave, on the contrary, I will stay. This is not an exchange, but a request. I need your help."
Chu Guang: "...What do you need me to help you with?"
"I want to form a scientific expedition team!"
Yin Fang looked at him firmly and continued, "When I worked for the college before, I have been engaged in data recovery work on the front line. I am very familiar with the entire work process of research data recovery. I am very familiar with the data analysis work on the second line.
It can also be done! As long as you are willing to lend me some manpower, I can completely imitate the model of the academy and rebuild a research data recycling system in your shelter!"
"I understand what you mean, it's equivalent to an independent branch of the academy, right?"
Standing up from the computer chair with a look of joy on his face, Chu Guang walked up to Yin Fang, patted him on the shoulder and gave him an encouraging look.
"I'm glad you have such an ideal, just go ahead and do it! Someone has to correct mistakes when they happen. Vault 404 will be your strong backing. We have enough manpower. We can go wherever the academy cannot.
, we can do everything they can’t do.”
"I will give you a sufficient budget. We will start from Qingquan City and dig out all the treasures here before going to the next city. You will become the fourth founder of the academy!"
I was surprised and moved by Chu Guang's enthusiasm.
Although his goal is not to dig out any treasures, but to find the truth, the two things do not seem to conflict.
Glancing at Chu Guang gratefully, Yin Fang responded to the trust and support with firm eyes.
"Thank you, thank you for supporting me."
"You're welcome!"
Chu Guang had a bright smile on his face.
Yin Fang got the truth he wanted. The "scientific research capability" of Vault 404 was finally no longer 0, and players unlocked more tasks or richer gameplay.
This wave.
It’s a triple win!
Is there anything more pleasurable than this?
Probably no more.
…
The edge of the Fifth Ring Road in Qingquan City.
Near the Huayuan Street subway entrance, two gunshots came from the subway entrance, breaking the tranquility on the street. An agile player was seen running out of the subway entrance, followed closely by dozens or even hundreds of swarming
The gnawers that emerge.
They do not move quickly, nor are they agile, but they are durable enough and can even catch up for a whole day. Once they form a large scale, individuals with abnormal speed and physical fitness begin to appear in the group, even if they walk in the wasteland all year round.
Veteran players will find it difficult.
However, this is just a general rule.
What they are facing now is not a group of poor wastelanders, but a group of well-organized, cooperative, logistical and tireless players.
The agility player began to accelerate and crossed the line drawn on the snow. The player ambushing beside the street lit the fuse.
Almost as soon as the gnawers rushed out of the subway station entrance about ten meters away, the gunpowder barrels hanging out in the street exploded instantly.
boom!
Thick smoke instantly engulfed half of the street, and the flames of the explosion sent shrapnel flying all over the street. The gnawers in front fell like pieces of wheat.
"Damn! You almost killed me too!" The exhausted Xiao Mengxin gasped and glared at the mosquito.
In order to attract more monsters, he ran down there for a long time and almost couldn't come back.
"Aren't I afraid that you will be caught up?" Mosquito chuckled, then raised his voice and shouted towards the front, "Brothers, it's time to go up and hit the target, hurry up!"
"Kill!"
"Ouch!"
"Kill them!"
The players who had been waiting for a long time copied the guy one after another after hearing the order.
Some were holding spears, some were holding axes, and some were imitating the manager and making a hammer. All kinds of cold weapons came to greet them.
The stronger the gnawers tend to run faster, and the ones running at the front have already been blown up to the sky. The rest are just assorted soldiers, there is no need to waste bullets, and they are executed directly in close combat.
.
Ye Shi, who was standing aside and watching the battle, couldn't help but sigh.
"I'm afraid it will cost you a lot of money to fight."
Mosquito said with a smile.
"Actually, it doesn't cost much. I made the bomb myself, so it costs nothing."
Ye Shi didn't believe his lies, rolled his eyes and said, "Where's the gunpowder? And hiring extras, these have to cost money, right?"
Due to the gradual increase in mission rewards, the gradual increase in difficulty, and the particularity of the gameplay, Wasteland OL players have formed a third set of spoils-sharing rules in addition to the original equal division and g-group rules.
That is, the employment system.
The average hourly median income of a new player is 1 silver coin per contribution. As long as you pay 2 silver coins in income, you can have a mercenary who is not afraid of death.
They don't need good equipment, and they can't afford to use it. On the contrary, when dealing with gnawers or devil moths, which are weak individual creatures, guns are not as useful as crowbars.
After all, the former costs one silver coin per bullet, while the latter has them everywhere in the wasteland.
Ye Shi estimated that the price they offered these newcomers should be around 3 or 4 copper coins per gnawer.
After all, if it's too low, it might be more cost-effective to cut down the tree.
"You don't need very good gunpowder to deal with these gnawers. Ordinary black powder is enough. As for group performances, well, this will cost a little bit, but not much..." Mosquito's expression was a little subtle and he quickly changed the subject.
, "By the way, won't you place your order today?"
A proud smile appeared on Ye Shi's face.
"We just passed the B3 floor, so we decided to relax and split up for a day."
Lao Bai and Feng Feng took Qing Shang to Yumu District for leveling, while Fang Chang wandered off somewhere. He didn't know what to do by himself, and the Perception Department wasn't suitable for solo training, so he just wandered here to join in the fun.
"Rich people," Mosquito smacked his lips and said with envy, "if you reach the last level, your total income may be tens of thousands."
The Greenhouse Ruins is currently recognized as the fattest map, especially after the devil's silk weaving problem is solved, the income from the first floor can reach thousands at least. Fang Chang is so unkind, starting from the B2 floor.
Revealing the income again is truly my brother’s behavior.
Why should earnings be kept secret?
Post it generously for everyone to see!
How would you know if there is any shady story without taking a look? What if there is some ulterior PY transaction behind this?
"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay," Ye Shi was about to show off, but suddenly remembered that Fang Chang and the others had just told him to keep his mouth shut in the morning, so he coughed dryly and changed his words again, "Actually, it's not you either.
It’s such an exaggeration to think about it. If you take into account the equipment loss, supply consumption, and other miscellaneous things, you won’t make much money. Moreover, this bad map becomes more and more difficult to beat as you go down, and the profit has to be divided among four people. Hey, it’s poor.”
This time it was the mosquito's turn to roll his eyes.
"Can you tell the truth, how much do you really earn?"
"It's really not much."
"Gan!"
The battle not far away has ended.
After a wave of monsters were cleared, players began to clean up the battlefield and count their results.
Brother Mole, who had previously fought side by side with the newcomers, checked and distributed the rewards they deserved based on their statistical results.
The battlefield was bustling with excitement, and everyone was laughing and laughing. It was completely impossible to tell that a cruel battle had just occurred.
"This task is too simple. I killed eleven of them by myself."
"Niubi! I have eight, haha! Those whose heads were split with axes are mine!"
"I got 5 silver coins! Woohoo, now you can watch the little fish count the money!"
"Brother Mole, remember to call me next time you have such a good job!"
"Definitely! Thank you everyone for supporting me."
The money-distributing mole smiled on his face, but his heart was bleeding.
He just counted, there are 136 gnawers on the ground, excluding the 20 that were killed on the spot by the gunpowder barrel, and the 15 that he killed. The newbies solved 101 of them, and at the price of 5 copper coins each, he had to pay
Give them a reward of 50.5 silver.
Gan!
This is almost as fast as a Tekken bazooka!
Mole really felt that he and Brother Mosquito were like contractors working for the manager, and they were also "0 advance payment" and "advance money to do the work". If this task cannot be completed within two days
Done, he's probably going to be bankrupt.
"Planner dad, I beg you, please hurry up and open a new version!"
Looking at the newbies who were happy with their rewards, Mole looked slightly sad.
If we don’t open a new version, when these little leeks level up, the labor costs will become even more expensive!
At this moment, the little agile player who had previously pulled the monster finally finished counting the corpses on the ground and ran to the side of the mosquito.
"I just brought 136 gnawers up. You have to give me 13 silver and 6 copper."
Mosquito's face looked as sad as Brother Mole's, but he still managed to squeeze out a kind smile on his face.
"No problem. Can you put a zero on it? I just don't have any copper coins here."
"You want to give me 20?"
Ye Shi couldn't hold back his laughter. Mosquito's brows twitched fiercely. He took out a few coins from his pocket and stuffed them into the cute new man's hand.
The little Mengxin took the coins and counted them with a surprised look on his face.
"13 silvers and 6 coppers is just right... Huh? Don't you have no copper coins?"
Mosquito: "Suddenly there was one again."
Mengxin: “……”
Ye Shi smiled and patted the cute new guy on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Young man, not bad, what's your ID? Let's form a team together next time."
Unexpectedly, the cute guy didn't appreciate it. He glanced at him and said, "Who are you calling young man? I'm already thirty, how old are you."
Ye Shiyi looked embarrassed and took his hand back.
"Pfft hahahaha!"
Seeing this guy deflated, Mosquito laughed like a pig, patted Ye Shi on the shoulder with a playful smile, and raised his eyebrows at the cute new guy.
"He's a little brother. I remember he just went to college."
Ye Shi blushed and argued: "Get out! I'm already a sophomore!"
Na Mengxin smacked her tongue: "That's not a little brother."
Mosquito chuckled and said, "Brother, what you say is so interesting. What is your ID?"
"Zhang Hai."
"Uh, no, I asked you the name of the game. Why did you give your real name?"
"My name is Zhang Hai. I won't change my name when I'm walking, I won't change my surname when I sit down, it's just the same name when I play games." Zhang Hai said with a glare.
Ye Shi: "Then what happens if I get pre-registered?"
Zhang Hai snorted and said: "It's okay, I still have Zhang Hai 001, Zhang Hai 111, and Zhang Hai 000."
Ye Shi: "Pfft."
Mosquito, who had a low sense of humor, felt his stomach hurt from laughing. He coughed and said, "Brother, with your style... why don't you choose a strength system or a constitution system instead of agility?"
Zhang Hai's eyebrows were dancing and he said: "You don't understand this. In the world of martial arts, the only thing that is fast is fast. Fast means strong, and I am fast!"
Mosquito: "Hahahahahaha."
"Wait a minute," Ye Shi suddenly frowned and looked around alertly, "I always feel like something is staring at us."
"It's okay, it's okay, no shame," Mosquito smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "We'll finish work soon, why don't we go get something to eat?"
Zhang Hai's eyes lit up and he said, "Go and eat at my stall. I'll make you some authentic ramen."
"..."
Illusion?
The feeling of being watched gradually faded away, and Ye Shi looked away from the street in the distance suspiciously.
At the same time, on a tall building hundreds of meters away.
A mercenary holding a sniper rifle had a ghostly expression on his face, his back firmly pressed against the wall.
Just now he just wanted to use the scope to observe what was going on on that street. However, before he could see clearly how many people were on the opposite side, one of them suddenly looked around alertly, and then looked in his direction.
Came over.
Is it a coincidence?
But this is too coincidental!
At this time, the captain's voice came from the communication channel.
"Carl, what did you see?"
"A lot of people."
"How many?"
"I didn't see it clearly...give me some more time."
After swallowing, the mercenary named Karl continued speaking nervously.
"Those people...maybe there are awakened ones." -
(My body couldn’t bear it. After two months of 8K and above, I only slept six hours a day. I felt like my body was already calling the police. The doctor suggested that I take a good rest and not damage my liver at such a young age. Then he gave me recommendations.
I have taken liver protection tablets and have not paid advertising fees, so I will not advertise...
I'm really sorry, brothers, there may only be one update in the past few days, but I will try to keep the word count at 5~6K. Compared to my previous two updates of 2K, it should be considered normal? Two updates will be resumed on the 24th, continue
Challenge every day... Let me slow down, take this time to take a breath, sort out the plot, and make the pace faster.)