Chapter 238 Methods to tame alien species and preparations for spring plowing!
Three full days have passed since the planner drew a piece of pie about the "pet system" on the forum.
So far, apart from hundreds of articles on the forum about raising pets, no player has successfully tamed the alien species in the wasteland.
However, it cannot be said that there is no gain at all.
At least during this period, Chu Guang saw many new varieties that he had never seen before at the market at the north gate...
In the square in front of the sanatorium.
Looking at Commander Quanshui who came back from outside and Dao Xialiu Ren who was leading the construction team to work, he smiled and teased.
"Brother Quanshui, have you caught the Death Claw?"
Recently, there has been a lot of construction work in the outpost, and the entire resurrection point to the north has turned into a large construction site. On the one hand, many players have been promoted to intermediate citizens, and the land area allowed to be purchased has been expanded to 50 square meters. On the other hand, more and more NPCs are here.
Settled nearby.
As the chief architect of Wasteland OL, his construction skill proficiency has reached level 6!
It is said that you can unlock achievements when you reach level 10, and you can enter the Hall of Fame if you reach the first level of skill proficiency. However, starting from level 5, it becomes increasingly difficult to upgrade.
Before Commander Quan Shui opened his mouth, the battlefield atmosphere team next to him cursed.
"I caught a chicken, walked around all day, and shot six dogs! I killed a bunch of cockroaches and blood-sucking insects, but I didn't see a single death claw!"
Commander Quan Shui also sighed and said.
"It's too difficult to find."
"I clearly followed the official guide and searched all the landmarks on the map where Death Claws might appear. I found a lot of strange things, but I couldn't find the Death Claws at all!"
For example, the water treatment station they went to today had a collapsed structure with a depth of twenty meters below the surface. The radiation index was in the medium threat range. There was an abandoned backup reactor. Logically speaking, there should be Deathclaws nesting there.
However, when they went there, they found that apart from some blood-sucking flying insects as big as a basin and cockroaches crawling all over the floor, there were only dull nibblers left inside.
Fortunately, due to the high level of alien activity, there are still some materials that can be recycled.
After clearing out the alien species there, the rewards of silver coins and contribution points obtained by reporting resource points were pretty good, allowing them to make a small profit.
Otherwise, you might not even be able to earn back the money for the bullets.
Although Izumi and Warfield looked depressed, I was the darkest person next to them, but my face was full of happiness.
"It's great! Hahahahaha! I'm finally level 6!"
"Damn MMP, it's too difficult to upgrade this game!"
the other side.
There was a big circle of people gathered in front of the market at the north entrance.
Qiuye, who was sitting next to her sister, glanced curiously in the direction of the crowd.
I saw a huge crab lying there, its high shell covered with dirty mud and algae leaves.
Recognizing what that big guy was at a glance, Qiuye's mouth watered, and he pointed over there excitedly and said.
"Sister! Look over there!"
Crab cakes!
Crab mashed potatoes!
There’s also crab egg noodles!
There will definitely be a lot of delicious food at the market in the coming week!
Looking in the direction her sister was pointing, Qiucao's face was also full of surprise.
In her opinion, the split-claw crab is a very dangerous alien species, and even the bravest warriors and hunters in the tribe would not regard it as a hunting target.
Being able to incorporate such terrifying monsters into their diet and hunt them one after another, these blue coats are so powerful...
It would be nice if I could take one back to the village.
Just as the two sisters were sighing in their hearts, they didn't know that these little players actually didn't want to kill this thing at all.
Instead, I plan to catch him as a pet.
Unfortunately, this crab is too difficult to deal with!
Like most arthropods, it can maintain a strong will to fight when it is awake until its life is completely ended.
Even though its legs were blown off and its shell was tangled in devil's thread, it still wielded its large pincers and quickly attacked those who approached.
In desperation, in order to reduce losses, I could only use an anti-armor wooden handle grenade to kill the big guy who had finally found it.
At this moment, I was standing next to the big crab, haggling with tomatoes and scrambled eggs.
The carcass of a split-claw crab can be sold for 400 silver, which is the purchase price at the NPC warehouse, and is basically the market guide price or floor price.
In the market at the north entrance, if other players collect the money, it is normal for the price to rise by 3% to 10%.
Unless it is a particularly popular prey, it is difficult to rise above 20%.
By the way, due to the decline in inventory, the price of the Iron Fist Bazooka has recently risen to 80 silver coins, and it is visually estimated that it will not stop until it reaches 100 silver coins.
Due to Brother Mole's post, which described in detail the weaknesses of the Split Claw Crab, a lot of gambling dogs have been born among the newbies recently.
That is, save 80 silver coins to buy a Iron Fist bazooka, find the hibernating Splitclaw Crab hiding in the cave, and then put a barrel on its head.
If it can hit the forehead directly, or even hit the side of the head, it is more than enough to kill the victim in one blow, and it can also ensure the integrity of the prey.
This sounds like a good opportunity to make a fortune.
But on the contrary, if this shot misses, or accidentally wakes up the split-claw crab.
There’s also a chance that you’ll be working in vain for several days…
"...410 silver, no more, no matter how expensive it is, I can't afford it." Hearing the price of 450 silver, he shook his head and gave his own price.
When I heard that my price had been reduced by 40 silver, I couldn't help but say.
"Gan! Why did you, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, start to dig like a mosquito?"
Liability Big Eyes also echoed from the side.
"That's right! A piece of crab cake can be sold for 2 silver coins! This crab weighs at least one or two tons. Is it okay to make 100 kilograms of crab meat? Is it not too much to make 1,000 crab cakes?"
The boy at the construction site and Brick: "Damn it, I sold it for 2,000 silver! I got a set of exoskeleton! It's too dark, too dark."
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes rolled his eyes.
"You don't have to spend money to make green wheat? You don't have to spend money to make seasonings? Do you think people will buy the things you make?"
"And it's not that exaggerated. It's enough to get 90 kilograms of crab meat. It's not autumn now."
But he didn't tell the truth in one sentence.
Crab cakes are actually quite popular.
After all, not all players will go back to the base to eat, especially at noon, when most people are outside.
Generally, new players who don't have much money in their pockets will bring a piece of wheat cake or dried meat before going out, soak it in water and eat it. There are also more hardcore players who choose to eat it directly.
This way of eating has no taste and almost no texture. At most, it can fill your stomach and prevent low blood sugar debuffs from weakening your combat power.
Veteran players with a relatively well-off economy will choose to spend one or two more silver coins to buy some food such as steamed buns, steamed buns, and meat buns, which are convenient, delicious, and more nutritious. Maintaining a healthy body for a long time can also
Can get a strong buff bonus of 1~5% attribute improvement.
Crab cakes, born in celebrations, are also a good choice. Whether sandwiched in bread or eaten directly, they can provide a lot of calories and taste quite good.
Even the average Awakened person can eat two 200g crab cakes. The appetite of power players may be a bit larger, but three cakes can basically satisfy them.
In the end, the big crab was sold for 420 silver coins.
The four people on the edge paddling side got one point each, and each got 105 silver coins. Even after deducting the ammunition consumed, the income was still considerable.
I was not idle while I was making scrambled eggs with tomatoes. I took out pliers, hammers and steel nails, and started working on the crab shells to remove the crab meat inside.
Some professional players and natives squatted nearby and watched curiously, preparing to pick out some crab shells with good shapes and spend one or two silver coins to buy them back to use as armor.
A piece of crab shell as thick as your thumb can block three 7mm bullets at a distance of 100m.
If it is broken and wrapped in devil's silk, it can be made into small pieces of lining and stuffed into clothes, and it can even produce the effect of a composite bulletproof plate!
This unique equipment is considered unique to the wasteland.
At this moment, Brother Mosquito suddenly walked over, grabbed the tomato scrambled egg that was handling the cleavage crab and asked.
"Brother, are your crab shells still useful?"
The scrambled eggs with tomatoes were stunned.
"Crab shells? They're useless... What do you want these for?"
Mosquito chuckled.
"Of course I have some use, how about selling it to me for 10 silver coins?"
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes rolled his eyes.
"Go away, at least 50 silver coins, don't even think about it."
Mosquito: "Gan! You can't use it!"
Tomatoes and scrambled eggs said angrily: "Can I sell it to others? Ask the people around you to see if anyone wants it."
Mosquito looked regretful that he didn't get a bargain, but he still paid for it in the end.
When the surrounding players saw this, they immediately realized that their materials had been cut off by mosquitoes, and they dispersed cursing.
Only the natives were still waiting there, not knowing what was going on.
"Let's talk first. Don't damage the shells in front. These shells are mine now."
Looking at the mosquito with a painful expression on his face, he said with a smile, scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
"Don't worry, you know my skills. But then again, what's the point of having so many crab shells? Even if this thing is strong enough...it's not like steel, right?"
"You don't understand this," Mosquito said with a smile, "steel is so expensive. One ton of steel costs thousands of silver coins! The strength of this crab shell is not much worse than steel. The only disadvantage is that it is heavier, but the problem is not
big!"
"This natural composite material's defense against light weapons has been tested in actual combat! I plan to install an engine on it to drive a few robot legs, install a gun barrel on the front, and install a machine gun on the back. This is no better than living.
Are there too many cracked claw crab cows?”
After hearing these words, Tomato Scrambled Eggs was stunned on the spot and looked at the mosquito in surprise.
"Damn it...Isn't this too much punishment for you?"
Mosquito chuckled and said modestly.
"low profile."
…
While the players are thinking about how to make the best use of the alien creatures that cannot be tamed, their dearest planner is also thinking of ways for them.
Niu Ma Brick Factory.
Chu Guang quickly found the previously captured Gray Wolf through Yang Ergou, the foreman here.
This guy voluntarily surrendered, and handed over the information about the Thousand Lions Tooth Squadron, and won leniency. Although the punishment and hard labor were not exempted, the job of playing in the mud was slightly easier.
When Chu Guang called him over, Gray Wolf was still a little nervous.
After all, the body of the black snake is still hanging at the north entrance.
Although he was not Black Snake's subordinate, he was still panicked.
However, after hearing Chu Guang's intention, Gray Wolf felt a little relieved.
At least I am of some use to these people.
It shouldn't be the same as the black snake...
"For exotic species such as hyenas and wolves, it is difficult to remove their wild nature through normal domestication methods. If you want to completely tame them, you have to start training them from pups."
Chu Guang thought for a moment and asked.
"How long does it take for a mutant hyena to grow up?"
Gray Wolf replied.
"A year and a half, or two years."
It will take a year and a half at the fastest...
They grow a little faster than Legion clones, but this time is too long.
Moreover, it is difficult for a simple hyena to form an effective fighting force, which is better than mutant rats and cockroaches, or it can bully brainless eaters.
Mutated snow wolves are slightly stronger, but their average combat power is only at LV3 level. A few individuals can reach LV5 strength, which is considered a wolf.
Spending two years and investing a lot of food and energy to cultivate a LV3 combat effectiveness is really uneconomical from a cost perspective.
Pets are really pets.
It's a bit difficult to be a battle pet.
Chu Guang continued to ask.
"Is there any way to tame adult hyenas or wild wolves?"
The expression on the gray wolf's face was a little awkward, and he nodded reluctantly.
"Yes, there are, but it's not easy...and if you can't eliminate the wildness, it will be difficult to make them work."
"It doesn't matter, as long as there is a way."
With that said, Chu Guang threw him a VM, which had no task release function and only had the recording function unlocked.
"If you verbally describe your methods and experiences in taming and raising wild beasts, your sentence can be reduced if it comes in handy."
Gray Wolf looked happy and said immediately.
"Don't worry, sir! I will tell you everything I know!"
Chu Guang nodded.
"It'd better be that way."
Later, he will ask Xiao Qi to organize the contents of the recording into notes and update the database on the official website, which should provide some reference for his young players.
In fact, he hopes that his little players can tame some more powerful alien species than hyenas and wolves.
Chu Guang believed that as long as they were given enough time and with their intelligence and imagination, there would be a way to do it.
…
A week has passed since the "Spring Thunder" operation. The sunny weather in the northern suburbs of Qingquan City is still continuing. The last heavy snowfall seems to have happened two weeks ago.
The snow that was up to my knees yesterday was only just covering my calves today.
Everyone can feel that the cold winter is fading away.
Frozen life is reviving.
However, the threat from the north has not been eliminated.
For the upcoming war, both the players and the survivors in the northern suburbs are seizing the time to actively prepare for the war.
However, as a manager, Chu Guang had to consider more than just military issues at this moment.
There is also food production for next year.
More and more facts and evidence have proved that players after awakening are not only powerful in combat, but also have an amazing appetite.
In fact, not only after awakening, the food consumed by players is 1.5 to 2 times that of aborigines. As the level increases, it can even reach an astonishing 3 times after reaching LV10.
Chu Guang didn't know for a moment whether he should complain or whether it was because the aborigines were living in too poor a situation or because his players were too greedy.
If Black Snake had not sent a wave of express delivery, with the little surplus grain in the warehouse, it would not have been possible for the corn to mature at the greenhouse site by the end of next month.
In order to recruit more players into the game.
Reclaiming the wasteland north of Linghu must be put on the agenda as soon as possible!
In the conference room of Jiujiu Farm, Luca reported the work situation meticulously to Chu Guang, who came to inspect the work.
"Sir, spring plowing is about to begin. Although we have enough rifles, we cannot plow the land with bayonets and rifle butts."
"Those slaves... I mean prisoners of war. Although they can undertake the most severe land reclamation work, the efficiency of using wooden sticks and hand digging is too low. Even if they are exhausted in the fields, it is impossible to complete production.
Task."
"We need at least 1,200 sets of agricultural tools, including hoes, rakes, shovels, and part of the columbine for sowing, as well as transportation tools such as handcarts. Since there are not enough livestock, we may have to use manpower instead."
Chu Guang thought for a moment and asked.
“How much do we have in stock?”
Luka said with a wry smile.
"Sir, where do we have any inventory... The entire industrial zone's entire production capacity is producing arms. The only one hundred and twenty sets of tools are brought from several survivor settlements such as Highway Town, but the quality of their tools is very high.
Poor, less than half of the iron quality."
Hearing the helplessness in Luka's tone, Chu Guang felt slightly embarrassed.
The external pressure for survival is there, and he admits that he did become a bit aggressive some time ago, but there is nothing he can do about it.
Besides, this is not a bad thing.
The military industry has boosted steel production capacity. As steel production capacity increases, isn't it easy to build a few agricultural tools?
"I will find a way to do this," Chu Guang thought for a moment and promised, "I will try my best to collect 300 sets of tools needed for land reclamation within a week, and strive to clear all the gaps before the end of the month.
Fill in. Where are our neighbors? Is there any way we can borrow some from them?"
Luka thought for a while and said.
"Brown Farm should have some, but I'm afraid it's not enough. In my impression, even including indoor planting area, their cultivated land area is less than 400 acres."
400 acres...
Chu Guang shook his head.
"Too little."
From the north of Linghu to the forest in Yumu District, there are more than 100 square kilometers of wasteland, which translates to 150,000 acres.
400 acres is enough to fill a gap in your teeth.
In Chu Guang's plan, the cultivated land area planned for the first phase is 30,000 acres, ensuring that it can feed at least 30,000 people and produce some cash crops to supply plant fiber, oil, rubber and other raw materials needed by the industrial zone.
It's not just a tool shortage.
Manpower is also a big issue.
In the absence of automated equipment, manpower can only be used to stack the piles. A rough estimate is that to cultivate these 30,000 acres of land, at least 1,000 to 3,000 manpower will be needed.
There are currently nearly 700 prisoners of war available.
There are currently more than 1,500 people in the refugee camp, but the young and middle-aged labor force may only account for 50%, and part of it has been absorbed by the industrial zone.
The reason why the rifles and bullets in the hands of players can be sold so cheaply is inseparable from the sweat of these people on the assembly line.
Children under the age of 12 are of no use. Even if women and the elderly who are able to work are put into production, it is estimated that only 400 to 500 people can be made up.
After pondering for a moment, Chu Guangsi thought.
"You can allocate part of the production tasks to players who like farming and design a unique farming career gameplay."
"If the results are good, you can apply for more land."
But farming is a technical job.
And it requires patience.
There is a big difference between farming in "Wasteland Online" and Penguin Farm.
Planting and harvesting vegetables is not just a matter of two mouse clicks. Not only do you have to sow the seeds, you also have to water, fertilize, remove insects regularly, drive away the unique alien species in the wasteland, and prepare for the extreme weather in the wasteland.
.
The climate in the wasteland is not as smooth as in reality.
Even in suburban areas with low radioactivity, two clouds with unusual colors will occasionally float in the sky. It's fine when it's not raining, but it will be very bad when it rains...
After listening to Luka's report, Chu Guang continued to look at Wrench who was waiting aside. Judging from the expression on his face, he should have good news to tell him.
Before the manager could ask, Wanwan saw that Luka had finally finished speaking, and immediately took a step forward and spoke proactively.
"Sir, I have something important to report to you!"
"explain."
Restraining the joy in his heart, Wrench said excitedly.
"The raiders stationed in Far Brook have withdrawn!"
Withdrawn?
Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed.