Chu Guang, male, is 26 years old. His parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up with his grandfather.
The second year after he was admitted to college, his grandfather passed away, leaving him alone.
Fortunately, I was born in a peaceful era, so I was able to complete my studies while working part-time. After graduation, I found a job in sales. Due to my excellent work performance, I was deeply appreciated by my boss, and it didn't take long for me to be promoted from a new employee to a supervisor.
He had survived the most difficult days, and just when Chu Guang was optimistic that he would finally be able to live a comfortable life for a few days, God just didn't follow the rules.
And this time, fate played a big joke on him.
About five months ago.
Chu Guang still remembers that he was negotiating a 20 million contract with a client at that time. The boss was enjoying himself and drank too much at the wine table, so he accidentally fell down.
When he came back to his senses, he was already lying in the wilderness.
Moreover, this is no ordinary wilderness.
After walking for two miles, he didn't see a single person, but he was almost eaten by a big dog with two heads.
Thanks to that beast with two heads.
Chu Guang was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. As soon as the sweat broke out, he immediately woke up from the wine, turned around and ran away.
Perhaps because the two heads were too heavy and they ran uncoordinated, the dog chased him for a while but failed to catch up, and then gave up after squealing twice.
Chu Guang didn't dare to go back without seeing the beast, and he didn't know where to go.
Only then did he realize that his wallet and cell phone were gone, and even his clothes had been replaced by a blue jacket he picked up from somewhere.
I found a small puddle and looked down in the moonlight. Oh my god, not only did I change my clothes, but I also changed my head!
I don’t know which guy with some mental illness knocked him out, changed his face, and threw him into this ghost place with no clue of where to go.
While Chu Guang was wandering around the wilderness without a care in the world, the smoke from the distant kitchen attracted his attention.
Looking back now, Chu Guang is still a little scared.
At that time, he was preoccupied with calling the police and ran towards the wisp of people desperately. After thinking about it, it was a good thing that he came across a serious settlement of survivors.
If it were those murderous predators, or cannibals, mutant tribes, etc., they would have been stewed in the pot.
Maybe even the leather shoes are cooked!
After contacting the survivors living here, Chu Guang learned from bits and pieces of clues that this was no longer the country of China, or even the earth he was familiar with!
In this parallel world, the war two hundred years ago destroyed all the achievements of civilization, leaving only a devastated wasteland and survivors lingering on the wasteland.
And now, it is the year 2340.
It is also the 211th year since the beginning of 2129, when human civilization entered the Wasteland Era!
Confused.
Shock.
Indescribable fear.
Fortunately, Chu Guang's ability to accept things was quite strong. After surviving the initial period, he gradually began to adapt to life here.
He lived hard in the wasteland for five months, eating one meal every day, and having to fight with mutant creatures and predators with malicious intentions.
Just when Chu Guang pessimistically thought that this would be the end of his life, everything took a turn for the worse a few hours ago.
In the remains of an abandoned sanatorium, he discovered the entrance to Vault No. 404.
To be precise, it was not Chu Guang who found it, but the facility called "Shelter 404" that found Chu Guang.
The voice that sounded in his head guided him here.
And when Chu Guang approached the sanatorium, he suddenly discovered that this was the place where he had just woken up in this world!
If I hadn't been running around, or if the sky had been a little brighter, I might have found this place!
In any case, the "plug-in" that was delayed for five months finally arrived.
At the same time, a brand new job was also placed in front of him.
It was as if this refuge had been prepared for him and had been waiting for him for a long time.
From the moment he stepped into the door of the shelter, his identity changed from a scavenger to the sole resident and manager of Vault 404.
And his job is only one thing.
That is to use the Internet on earth to guide - or to fool a group of creatures called "players" to come to this world to work for him.
Yes, the black technology in this shelter can not only connect to the Internet of the parallel world Earth, it even has its own "official website"!
Players who reserve the game will automatically receive a number and be registered in the [Shelter Resident Directory] of the administrator system.
As the manager, Chu Guang can choose a specific number to issue "game qualifications".
The system will deliver the game helmet to the player's hands through a special method. The player only needs to put on the helmet and connect to the training cabin in the shelter to wake up as a clone.
Very user-friendly.
It’s also very convenient!
Although there would be no punishment for going on strike, the reward for completing the task was something Chu Guang could not refuse no matter what.
Like that bulletproof vest.
After struggling to survive in the wasteland for five months, he knew very well how important this life-saving gadget was.
In addition, the points rewarded by tasks are also good things, and can be redeemed for a reward called "Blind Box" on the [Manager Allowance] page.
Purchasing a junior blind box requires 1 bonus point, an intermediate blind box requires 10 points, and an advanced blind box requires 100 points.
According to the explanation of the [Manager Allowance] function of the "Vault 404 Manager System", the types and quantities of things drawn from the blind box are variable, but there will be some, which means there is no such thing as "Thank you for your patronage".
Different levels of blind boxes determine the guaranteed rewards.
For example, the elementary blind box can give you food supplies at the very least, the intermediate blind box can give you medicine at a guaranteed price, and the advanced blind box can give you weapons.
As for whether the junior blind box can give out the prizes of the intermediate blind box, it is not written in the system description, but even if it does, the probability is estimated to be low.
Just when Chu Guang was wondering whether to use all the 5 points in his hand to open the primary blind box, or to save up 100 points to draw a weapon, the "wastebasket" squatting in the corner spoke again.
"Master, the new task has been updated in your administrator's log. Please check it in time."
"I know." Chu Guang replied impatiently.
Oh shit.
Who is the master?
Rolling his eyes at the corner, Chu Guang put aside the matter of drawing the blind box for the time being, and silently thought about the manager system in his mind.
Soon, a light blue holographic screen was projected on his retina.
——Manager’s log——
[Mission: The activation conditions for Shelter 404 have been met. The first batch of "contained objects" has been confirmed to be delivered. It is required to ensure that at least one player logs in to the game.
Type: Mainline.
Reward: Active Substance Extractor.
】
[Task: Prepare a generator with a power greater than 10kw.
Type: branch line.
Reward: 100 bonus points.
】
I go?
100 bonus points?!
After reading the tasks updated in the administrator's log, Chu Guang's eyes straightened.
But what concerned him more was the reward from the main mission.
"Active substance extractor...what is this thing used for?"
Xiao Qi replied.
"Active substances are raw materials for making clones. As for how to use them, there should be instructions or something like that, right?"
As an AI assistant, Xiaoqi actually doesn't know much information.
At present, Chu Guang's permissions can only reach the B1 floor of the shelter, and permissions on other floors need to be unlocked through the main mission.
By the way, if you forcibly destroy the wall structure of the shelter and try to illegally invade other floors, the power facilities and air exchange facilities of the shelter will be interrupted.
The "shelter system" loaded into his brain had already informed him of this when he first entered the shelter.
But even without this reminder, Chu Guang felt that he probably wouldn't be able to do something stupid like tearing down his family.
joke.
If this place is demolished, where will he live in the future?
Moreover, it is not that easy to dismantle this kind of shelter that "gathers the power of pre-war technology and is designed to withstand strategic nuclear strikes."
Not to mention nuclear bombs, he doesn't even have a gun.
"Okay, I probably understand."
In other words, active substances are similar to "resurrection coins", which are resources that players need to consume to re-synthesize clones.
Currently, there are 100 culture chambers stored on the B1 floor, all of which are in an activateable state. It seems that there should be 1 unit of active substances built into them, which can supply the consumption for the first synthesis of clones.
According to the system's "one machine, one number" setting, Chu Guang can now summon up to 100 "players" to come to the world in the form of clones.
Of course, Chu Guang also knew in his heart that things were not as simple as they seemed.
First of all, the official website of "Wasteland OL" currently has no traffic.
After most people hear the propaganda of "100% real immersive virtual reality game", their first reaction is either a lie or a lie.
After all, this kind of technology does not exist in reality, and even self-media cannot make up such nonsense.
Secondly, even if 11 players were coaxed into making reservations by him, he could not be sure that these 11 people would listen to him.
The initiative to enter and exit the game rests with the players themselves.
However, its own power can only "forcibly kick out", "ban login permissions", and "confiscate game qualifications" of troublesome players, but it cannot force them to wear helmets and go online to work for themselves.
Therefore, the candidates for issuing game qualifications-especially the first batch of "closed beta" players must be chosen carefully.
It's better to have less than to have too much.
Otherwise, you are totally looking for trouble for yourself!
Next, it is also the most critical.
The conditions here in the wasteland have also determined that the more people the better at this time.
One more person means one more mouth.
He is as poor as a ghost now. He can barely feed himself, let alone feed another hundred mouths.
Even if he has the conditions now, if he opens all these 100 training cabins, he will still be providing food rations to the alien species and predators.
Other than that, it doesn't make any sense.
Chu Guang returned to the computer and sat down again.
After thinking calmly in front of the screen for a long time, his thoughts gradually became clear.
After boarding his Penguin again, Chu Guang then opened the game group called "Cow Horse Club" and started a discussion group for the group owner and three managers.
Then, cut out the words in the group.
[When you reserve the game, please send me the refreshed number on the official website.]
[There are only four sealing test qualifications, and the money will not go to outsiders. I will apply to the company to see if the sealing test qualifications and game helmets can be directly sent to you.]
They are all teammates who used to play tricks on each other, so it doesn't seem out of the ordinary to take care of them.
The most important thing is that Chu Guang can't think of any acquaintances he can rely on in real life. The only people he can rely on are these netizens who have never met him in real life but have some friendships with him.
relative?
After my grandfather left, he didn't move around for several years. If the police hadn't notified him, he might not have known that he was gone.
landlord?
Now I am afraid that the whole world will ask me for rent.
classmate?
We haven’t contacted each other since graduation.
colleague?
Ha ha.
Probably feeling unlucky, Chu Guang discovered that they had deleted him.
Besides, even if he didn't delete it, Chu Guang wouldn't be able to send them a message. After all, he was eating at the wine table at the time.
It's quite scary to think about a dead person sending a message to a living person.
In comparison, these sand sculpture netizens are undoubtedly the best choice.
They don't know each other in reality, and even if they haven't been online for five months, they won't think too much about it.
There is a gap: [Big boss is awesome!]
Level 8 strong wind: [Bull, ox, ox!]
The future is long:【666!】
Girls' Public Enemy Night Ten Times: [Okay! My brother is invincible! I'm waiting for your gaming helmet! (Funny)]
Chu Guang continued typing instructions.
[But I have to declare something. The equipment can only be loaned to you. Don’t lose it, let alone dismantle it, otherwise I won’t be able to explain it to the company.]
[In addition, the device will be bound to the user's identity information. In principle, a device can only register one account and can only be used by one person. ]
In fact, it was just an instruction, so he wasn't worried about the players disobeying it.
According to the system, the helmet will identify the player's identity information and cannot be used by non-players themselves.
As for the equipment…
He doesn't worry about this.
Since the system can deliver the helmet to the player, there must be a way to solve the "after-sales service" problem, which is not what he needs to worry about.
Lai Ri Fang Chang:【Is there any charge?】
Chu Guang: [No fees are charged during the closed beta phase, but due to tight funding, there is no salary. 】
The future is long: [6666, I sent you my number privately, please send me a copy.]
The moment passed by: [Niuhide Niuhide, hahaha, give me one too. If it really is the fully immersive virtual reality you are talking about, I will do a live broadcast of handstand diarrhea! 】
Level 8 strong wind: [Haha, let’s support it too. 】
Public Enemy Girls Night Ten Times: [(Funny.jpg)]
Although these four brothers obviously didn't believe what he said, let alone that a fully immersive virtual reality game really existed in this world, they still put their numbers in the mentality of "cooperating with his fun"
Sent over.
It's just a number generated by the official website.
It’s not the bank card number and password.
Besides, they were also curious about what kind of medicine this guy was selling in his gourd...
After receiving the number, Chu Guang did not hesitate. He immediately called up the manager system, found the [Shelter Resident Directory], and checked "Issue Game Qualification" after the four numbers.
It takes three days to synthesize clones in the culture chamber.
During these three days, the system will use special means to deliver the game helmet to the players...even the delivery address does not need to be filled in.
As for the specific means used, whether it will attract the attention of modern society, or whether it is suspected of illegal operations, Chu Guang is too lazy to worry about these troublesome issues.
He really hopes that more people will notice his official website, and it would be better if it can cause a sensation.
This way he has more room for choice.
"Master, don't we already have 11 players making reservations on our official website? Why did you only issue 4 places?"
Xiaoqi, who was squatting in the corner, may have noticed the activated cultivation cabin in the next room and expressed doubts.
"Because we won't be able to use that much for the time being."
[Directory of Shelter Residents] has been turned off.
Chu Guang then opened the [Management Sub-Allowance] page in the system and spent all five reward points on the "Elementary Blind Box".
There is no point in saving up to buy high-end blind boxes.
The reward for task 2 is directly 100 points, which is not less than these 5 points.
Fluorescence flashed in the light blue holographic screen, and the wall on one side of the room vibrated slightly again. With a soft click, the alloy door of the "shipping port" opened.
Looking at the thing lying on the platform, Chu Guang was slightly stunned.
"This...is a blind box?"
Xiao Qi replied.
"probably."
Chu Guang composed himself and said.
"I thought the prize would at least come in a box."
Xiaoqi tried to give an explanation.
“Maybe the blind box is just a setting?”
But what’s the point of blind boxes that don’t need to be unpacked?
Why not just call it a lottery?
Staring at the reward in front of the conveyor belt, Chu Guang was silent for a while.
"I understand everything."
"But why did I exchange five, but only four came up???"