A fat mouse, following a small mouse, led the rats through the wasteland covered with a thin layer of snow.
Soon, the little mouse leading the way stopped next to the field ridge, standing next to a bush that was frozen hard by the cold, and squeaked at the rat, with a face full of grievances and injuries.
"is it here?"
The big fat mouse lazily spoke a human word, leaned forward to take a look, and saw the breathable eyes hidden under the bushes. Then it scratched with its two front paws, and soon one of them was still alive.
The woodchuck woke up and dug out of its hole.
The groundhog was furious after being pulled out. He was about to see what stupid thing had disturbed his hibernation, and then he was startled by the big-faced plate in front of him.
Ahhhh!
What the hell is this?
Before it could react, the fat rat slapped it on the head and hit it on the head, making it dizzy.
When the mice nearby saw this, they cheered excitedly and squeaked, just like the little monkeys on Huaguo Mountain.
It's hard for a strong person to understand what those "similar" people are saying, but it can feel that these mice should be cheering for it, so it fights harder.
This was a tough time for the groundhog.
At first it wanted to resist, but soon found that it was no match for this meter-tall rat in terms of size or strength, so it had no choice but to roll on the snow, turning its belly and begging for mercy.
"Are you convinced? Hmm? I want to ask you if you are convinced?"
The strong man held down its head, bared its front teeth, and made dangerous threatening sounds from its mouth.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!" The groundhog turned its belly, not daring to resist anymore, and just begged for mercy.
It seems that he is convinced.
After understanding the look in his eyes, he relaxed his paws with great satisfaction.
But why does this prairie dog bark like a dog?
Is it a game setting?
He put his foot on the prairie dog's belly and looked at the rats around him. He didn't care whether they understood or not, and spoke with great momentum.
"This guy is now my defeated general, and he will be my little brother from now on."
"Who else is bullying you? Take me to find it."
"The Horned Rat will stand up for you!"
Seeing the big rat showing off his power, all the rats cheered and worshiped him.
Although its cry is a bit strange, like those damn humans, it doesn't matter.
To them, this ugly beast is the strongest of this generation.
Whoever can defeat it is their king!
The groundhog was extremely aggrieved. He was sleeping soundly, but for no reason he received the first spanking of the new year.
Is this what rats did?
There is simply no sense of martial ethics!
Just like that, another member of the rat army was added. Last time it was a mutated squirrel, and this time it was a marmot.
Walking in front of more than twenty mice, it was difficult for anyone to carry them with them, and they walked majestically through the newly piled field ridges, and began to look for the next target.
This is a method he recently discovered.
Taming these little beasts is actually very simple. Just beat them until they expose their bellies and beat them until they beg for mercy.
In the world of animals, fists are king. No matter how much other nonsense you say, it will be useless. The mice will not understand it and think it is noisy.
Look at the eyes of the female rats behind.
It’s more than just admiration, it’s like there’s light in your eyes!
Recalling the treatment I received when I first entered the game, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
Alas, the alien world is still simple.
Human stuff, die!
Makabazi, who was plowing the field, discovered the mice beside the field ridge. He was about to thank nature for the gift. Suddenly he recognized that the fat mouse in the lead was trying to force others to do something difficult, so he let go of his hand on his waist and teased with a smile.
road.
"Brother Nan, what are you doing?"
"If you have nothing to do, come and help me plow the land."
It was hard for a strong person to give him a blank look.
"Get out of here, I'm busy right now."
Makabazi said with a smile.
"Damn it, you are so busy fighting with rats every day, how can you wake up in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse in the Month?"
"You don't understand," Qiangren raised his nose and said triumphantly, "Look at the group behind me. They are all my newly acquired younger brothers. Are they awesome or not?"
Makabazi said with a smile.
"Awesome! I just don't know if you can block my short scythe."
Even if it is a mutated rat, the kind that is half as tall as a human calf, it was not taken away with one shot, but was sent away with two shots.
The combat effectiveness of mutant rats is basically the same as that of mutant cockroaches. Both of them are the weakest alien species in the wasteland, younger than hyenas.
After all, hyenas are so hungry that they can still hunt gnawers. Rats are so hungry that they can only fight for their lives with cockroaches.
It was hard for a strong person to hear this, so he quickly warned him.
"I'm warning you, don't do this! They are all my pets!"
Makabazi said with a smile.
"I'm just teasing you, how can I really do it, but you'd better mark them, otherwise others will treat them as wild monsters and kill them."
"Hiss...what you said reminded me."
When someone was forced to do something difficult, he immediately wrote it down so that he could mark it on his younger brothers in the future.
He managed to save a lot of mice.
Don’t let people treat you like wild monsters!
The time soon came to evening.
The strong man has been wandering in the wasteland to the west of Jiujiu Farm. Taking advantage of his huge size, he bullies the smaller ones. He specializes in picking fights with groundhogs and voles that are shorter than himself. While completing tasks, he also recruits younger brothers.
Occasionally, when I met two people who were not convinced, I directly thrust a dagger into their stomachs.
Yes.
The mouse sequence is different from other sequences. It does not have the DEBUFF of callus hands and callus feet, and it is no weaker than other players in using tools.
He even asked Mosquito to customize a rat-man-specific glove with steel claws on it, which were much sharper than his original claws.
The dried thorn heads directly became food for the mice.
These rats have no taboos. Regardless of whether they are the same species or not, as long as they are edible, they will eat everything and never waste it.
Whenever this happens, he will generously stand aside and watch.
Although his body turned into a mouse, he still couldn't bear to eat such "game food".
Not to mention eating it raw.
Of course, the whole day was not always smooth sailing. As they went deeper to the west, he and his brothers encountered a hungry mutant hyena.
Spring is coming.
After being hungry all winter, the aliens are about to start hunting.
This beast had obviously been hungry all winter, and his eyes were glowing green after seeing so many little ones.
Fortunately, he had a pistol attached to his waist which made it impossible for him to defeat the hyena. If he had to fight hand-to-hand, with his height of one meter and his wide attribute panel, he might not be able to win.
Seeing the leader who had defeated the hyena, the rats all admired him again, and then they pounced on him and had a feast.
When he was forced to do something difficult, he took out the dry food, sat on the edge of the field, and started to eat while watching his subordinates feast.
After the rats were full, they gathered around the corpse, burped, and started their post-meal activities.
Some people were quarreling, some were fighting, and some were hugging each other. It was so lively.
Looking at the energetic young men, I suddenly felt the joy of a good harvest in my heart.
"It's not easy."
I took off the VM that was wrapped around my belly and took a look. The mission required me to recover ten mice.
It was obvious that he had overfulfilled his task.
Presumably the manager will reward himself well!
But at this moment, I suddenly felt worried about forcing someone to do something difficult.
It's okay to have only twenty or thirty mice now, but when the number increases in the future, they will definitely not be able to feed themselves just by hunting.
And it's even more nonsense to expect these rats to hunt on their own. These things can be beaten 50-50 against cockroaches, and they will be beaten directly when encountering creatures like hyenas.
Despite their large number, they are actually a ragtag group of people. They have not made any move this afternoon, and their only role is to prop up the scene.
How do mice live under normal circumstances?
Of course it's eating into humankind's breadbasket.
But can he eat the granary of Changjiu Farm?
Obviously not.
Managers are not only NPCs, but also have GM authority and can "repatriate" people directly.
This isn't just a blood bar or anything.
If he violates server regulations, he can unplug all the network cables!
Besides, a person only has one account. Even if there are not so many rules, he is not willing to offend other players and ruin his reputation.
If you can't eat your own family's granary, you can only eat other people's granaries.
The strong man couldn't help but raise his head and look to the north with great ambition.
perhaps……
He should apply to the administrator for a hibernation capsule for archiving.
…
Just when Qiangren was wondering how to get a dormant warehouse from the manager, on the farmland being reclaimed not far away, Makabazi was sitting on a tractor, stepping on the accelerator excitedly.
I saw a long row of rakes hanging on the back of the tractor, turning up the soil along with a thin layer of snow.
"Hahaha, damn! This thing is so useful!"
Isn’t this more awesome than Farming Simulator?
Xiao Mengxin, who was standing next to him, said with a smile.
"Let me tell you, if you change it like this, it will definitely work better than your previous one."
Although there is no technical content, it is just an improvement on the rake behind the tractor, but the efficiency of plowing the land has more than doubled.
As for the original rake made by Mosquito, I probably found it directly from the Internet. It works well on the farmland that has been reclaimed, but it is useless when it comes to land reclamation. Sometimes it gets stuck while dragging it, or it cannot grip the ground.
Firm, floating and slippery on the snow.
After changing it according to his opinion, the original problem was immediately solved.
Mosquito standing aside said with a surprised look on his face.
"Damn it, it really works! Boss, what do you do?"
[Being bored and fighting a tiger] I smiled sheepishly.
"I grow cigarettes."
The mosquitoes didn't react at all, so Makabazi, who was driving the tractor, was so frightened that he almost drove the tractor up the field.
"What the hell?! Growing cigarettes?! Is the cigarette farming you mentioned serious?"
Tiger said quickly.
"Don't talk nonsense. What kind of tobacco? I work for a serious tobacco company."
"Awesome!"
Makabazi looked envious.
Work at a tobacco company?
I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money.
The mosquito also looked envious, but the point of envy was in a different place.
"This is so cool. When you work in a tobacco company, do you have endless cigarettes? Can you smoke unlicensed ones?"
The tiger suddenly looked melancholy.
"Hey, I'm crying if I talk too much. I thought the same way when I first entered the industry, until later I became a smoker. I smoked every day, several packs a day, and I had to write a report after I smoked. You know what?
It makes me want to die."
Makabazi: "What the hell? Is there such a good thing?"
Tiger rolled his eyes.
"What a hammer! At that time, I felt like throwing up when I saw smoke, okay?"
Facts have proven that turning a hobby into a job is not necessarily a happy thing.
The mosquito asked curiously: "Brother, are your lungs okay?"
The tiger sighed.
"It's not bad. Then I changed my job. Now my daily work is dealing with tobacco farmers and running to the fields every day. It's quite relaxing."
Makabazi asked curiously.
"How big are your tobacco fields?"
Tiger thought for a while and said.
"It's hard to say specifically, but the project I'm responsible for covers tens of thousands of acres."
Makabazi: “Awesome!”
Mosquito: "666"
No wonder he knows so much.
This is too strong!
…
On the other side, north of Beit Street, on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road.
Guang Feng, Ye Shi, Lao Bai and Qing Qing were cleaning the building with their lone wolf brothers who had just entered the game.
It is not easy to upgrade the intelligence system, especially in the early stage. With three points of strength, let alone archery and spear throwing, you have to pant even if you take two steps. This is why many teams are reluctant to bring the intelligence system in the early stage of the game.
Low efficiency is a trivial matter, but the key is holding us back!
This is fatal.
Unless you are a player with particularly strong hands-on skills and can take the life-career route, upgrading is still a bit difficult.
However, having thigh straps is another story.
In just one day, the lone wolf's level jumped from LV0 to LV1.
The speed of this upgrade is like riding on a rocket.
If you upgrade at this rate, if nothing unexpected happens, you will have no problem reaching LV3 in four days, but maybe you will be able to reach it in three days.
When spawning monsters, you can also do a task of exploring resource points, get a scavenger job to do garbage picking tasks, and transfer your contribution to citizens, so you can easily save two to three hundred silver coins.
When the time comes, go directly to VM and buy a PU-9 submachine gun. If possible, you can also equip it with a body armor sewn with devil's silk or something. Basically, you will have the ability to protect yourself.
The sky outside gradually darkened, and a group of people withdrew from the abandoned high-rise building with the things they had collected.
Today's harvest is pretty good.
Combining the looted items with the task rewards, the per capita income is around 100.
In the current version, if there is no war, the daily income is already very high. If there are no new players, the income of Lao Bai and others can actually be higher.
The recently opened hunting ground in Yuanxi Town, I heard that there is a Death Claw, so many high-level gamers have gone there to open up wasteland.
After confirming the progress of the task through the VM, Fang Chang looked at Lone Wolf and said.
"The first three levels of upgrade are quite fast, but after the third level it starts to slow down."
Lone Wolf said with emotion: "This game is too stupid."
Lao Bai nodded in deep agreement: "It's true that I'm a bit nervous. I've been stuck at level 13 for almost two weeks."
Ye Shi sighed.
"You're pretty good at this. In the perception system, since I reached level 11, the progress bar seems to be stuck."
Quit smoking: "Hey, it's so uncomfortable to hear that Versailles, the children who haven't awakened yet are going to cry."
Kuang Feng suddenly said: "Maybe I have to challenge a higher level of weirdo."
Ye Shi: "For example?"
Tornado: "Mutants and the like."
Ye Shi was shocked: "Damn it, isn't this too difficult?"
Lao Bai suddenly sighed: "It would be great if Fang Chang was here."
Kuangfeng: "Indeed, this guy's understanding of the version is unparalleled. With him here, we will definitely be able to upgrade faster."
Ye Shiyi looked envious and said: "This piece of shit, it's too embarrassing to eat alone!"
Lao Bai smiled and said: "He has always been very lucky. Have you forgotten that when we played chicken before, he got 98K? Every time A Guang searched a bunch of junk, he got everything.
Don’t talk nonsense, it’s going to get dark soon, let’s go back and have a meal and then log off. We will still go online at seven o’clock tomorrow night. Then we will work hard and strive to lead our lone wolf brothers to reach level three in one day.”
Ye Shi: "Okay!"
Kuang Feng: "Roger."
Quit smoking: "Ok!"
Looking at the enthusiastic people, Lone Wolf looked touched.
"Good brothers, thank you!"
Lao Bai smiled and said: "Thank you for nothing, it will be obvious!"
Quit smoking: "That's right, there will be many ways for us to rely on you in the future!"
Ye Shi said with a playful smile: "Why don't you help us improve the brick factory first? The demand for bricks is increasing, and our orders have been scheduled until the end of next month."
Professor Lone Wolf, who never owed favors, had a serious expression on his face.
"Okay! Don't worry, brothers!"
"When I get offline in a while, I'll think of a solution!"
…
It's getting late at night, at the north gate of the outpost.
Baiyin's father grabbed his good friend's arm and chased him from the door to the inside with runny nose and tears.
"Good brother, I'm just kidding! Give me a chance and I won't dare to do it again next time."
The silver sword ruthlessly shook off his hand.
"Zoukai! I finally believed you once, but you made me lose so completely."
Silver Hand: "Bleach!"
The entrance to the sanatorium.
The little players who had eaten and drank enough were lining up to go back to their nests, and the square was noisy.
Crows lining up put their hands together and prayed devoutly.
"The planning is great. I hope the water bill will not increase today."
Teng Teng, who was waiting in line, glanced sideways at her.
"You must be taking too much time. Ten minutes is definitely enough under normal circumstances."
"How could it be so fast! Oh, but Teng Teng's words"
Teng Teng's face instantly turned red, and she stood up on tiptoes and covered her mouth.
"Okay, okay, you don't need to talk anymore!"
Crow Crow: "Woooooooo!"
Players on the side cheered excitedly.
"Keep talking! Keep talking!"
"Come on, Boss Crow! Don't give up!"
Although the "save point" at the outpost now has hundreds of sleep pods, and the bathrooms have recently been equipped with water pipes and solar energy, everyone still wants to avoid taking a bath there.
Even though water prices have been rising due to macroeconomic control.
In fact, there is nothing we can do about it.
Even if players want to stay on the surface, it would be more convenient to go online, but the number of dormant warehouses is not enough, and the 100 units are full every day.
If you want to save but can't get a cabin, you still have to go back to the shelter.
Even though Chu Guang has set the black box and resource allocation for the production of hibernation cabins to the highest priority, and arranged for dedicated personnel to press buttons to ensure uninterrupted production around the clock, there is still a large gap in the inventory of hibernation cabins.
Theoretically, if you want to meet the online and offline needs of all players, you will need at least 900 sleep pods.
Moreover, even a black box cannot operate continuously 24 hours a day.
I don’t want to damage the equipment, so I have to rest for two or three hours a day.
While thinking about the resurrection point, Chu Guang got off the elevator with Xiao Qi in his arms and walked towards the shelter.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a big gray rat running in front of him.
I looked down and saw that it was Brother Nan.
Chu Guang looked at him with caring eyes and said in a gentle tone.
"Is there a problem?"
The big mouse bowed and said in a respectful tone.
"Dear manager, I have completed the task you assigned me!"
Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, then surprise appeared on his face.
So fast?
After retrieving the action records and drone aerial photos of several player VMs, Chu Guang quickly discovered that this guy was indeed not bragging.
Not only did he complete the task, but he also exceeded it!
Chu Guang's expression was slightly subtle.
Of course he was embarrassed to say that he was too busy during this period and hadn't thought of a reward yet, so after thinking about it for a while, he coughed lightly and said.
"You did very well."
"Being able to obtain employees of different species will undoubtedly be a huge help to our business."
"In addition to silver coins and contributions, is there any reward you want? You might as well tell me."
He was stunned for a moment, his heart suddenly became ecstatic, and he said quickly.
"Sir, I don't want anything, I just hope you can give me a sleeping cabin!"
Chu Guang gave this guy a strange look.
"Hibernation capsule? What do you want that thing for?"
He continued with a serious face.
"I want to go north! Xizhou City, which is farther than Yuanxi Town! There is no interference from other players, and there are no rules on the enemy's territory. I can snowball more easily, unite the local rats, and strengthen the rat people.
strength!"
Damn it?
This is a good idea.
After hearing Brother Nan's words, Chu Guang's eyes lit up, but he still cautioned.
"The power of the dormant warehouse is 1KW, and you have to prepare a generator for it. It is not easy to transport these equipment to Xizhou City. You have to think clearly."
He said seriously, "Don't worry, I will solve this problem!"
He has already ordered a "Hell Breath" from Mosquito, and at worst, a smaller wood generator.
When the snow on the ground becomes thinner, he can set off immediately!
Chu Guang nodded and said nothing more.
"Okay, tomorrow you go to Longji Farm to find Luca, and he will give you a sleep cabin."
"In addition, I will give you another task. You go to Luca to get a radio station, and take it to Xizhou City, directly north of us, to set up a communication base station there."
"This task is very critical, so please be careful. After completion, you can move freely around Xizhou City. I will also arrange new tasks for you from time to time."
He said with great joy that it is difficult for others to do anything.
"Thank you! Dear manager, I will definitely use it well!"
Hibernation pods are not a cool technology.
After the sleeping cabins at the save point were sufficient, Chu Guangyou considered allowing players to purchase sleeping cabins and move them into small houses built by themselves.
But that will happen later.
At present, resources are limited, collective interests are above all else, and resource allocation of public facilities is always the first priority.
After all, this is related to the gaming experience of the vast majority of players.
After taking Xiao Qi back to the manager's office, Chu Guang sat on the office chair, turned the chair and looked at the wall on one side of the office.
There are many screens attached to the wall, which were modified by Yin Fang using VM.
Sixteen small screens formed a large screen, and a map was displayed on it. The map was flashing with dense green dots and blue dots, forming a distribution map of players and NPCs.
Players without VM among them also have historical positions marked by drones.
Through this map, Chu Guang can easily grasp how many players there are in which area, how many tasks should be assigned, what is the ratio to functional NPCs, and whether more people need to be sent there.
What makes Chu Guang happy is that this group of newbies who are new to the game are more energetic than he expected.
There were a total of 300 people, half of whom were involved in the land reclamation army, and more than 90% of them were from the strength system.
Although the other half did not go to open up wasteland, they were also dragged into spreading the flames, following the bosses to progress in the tunnels, or going to sweep the buildings on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road.
The eaters there are as numerous as ants. Not only is it a natural leveling ground, but it is also possible to collect abundant resources.
Among the total of 300 newbies, there are two players that Chu Guang focuses on.
One is [Being bored and fighting a tiger].
The other one is Professor Wang or the "Lone Wolf of the End of the World".
Chu Guang has been following the little player in front of him on the forum for a long time. He often sees him and other players exchanging their farming experiences, and often posts photos.
After Chu Guang observed it for a while, he immediately marked his backstage, and when he got to the version that needed farming, he pulled him in without saying a word.
And this tiger brother did not disappoint him. As soon as he came in, he improved the mosquito and two tractors produced by No. 81 Steel Plant.
The efficiency of cultivating land is now twice as fast as before, which can be said to be a big help!
Professor Wang at the back was a pure surprise to Chu Guang.
This professor had just joined the herd last week. When Chu Guang peeked at the screen, he learned that he was a colleague of Fengfeng and a professor in the field of mechanical engineering and automation design.
For this kind of professor-level reservation player, and it was also in the application field, Chu Guang did not hesitate at all and immediately marked him and included him in the Alpha1.0 version.
Tiger chose the strength system.
As for this lone wolf brother, like Kuangfeng, he chose the intelligence department, and it was probably the latter who taught him to choose.
Although so far, this lone wolf is still leveling up with the Cow Horse Team and has not yet shown his professional level in the game, Chu Guang is not in a hurry.
If you want to improve the productivity of a region, you must first have a sufficient understanding of the region.
Before setting up a factory in Africa, you need to do research first, not to mention that they are two completely different worlds.
Chu Guang is very satisfied with Professor Wang's current rhythm.
If he didn't even understand the situation here when he came up and just gave some pointers, it would give Chu Guang a headache.
"good!"
"As expected of the person I chose!"
After calling up the action records on the VM and taking a look at it, Chu Guang showed a happy expression on his face, feeling that everything was under control.
"It seems that the Alpha1.0 version is running well and new players have officially entered the main line of the game."
"Next, there are only two core tasks left for the shelter!"
One is the large-scale development of Linghu North Bank, and the other is the investment promotion of the new industrial zone.
Attracting Liszt to set up a factory was just the beginning.
Let this guy taste some sweetness, and soon more powerful merchants will come over with extra equipment and talents.
Coupled with the caravans from the east coast, as long as they can create a stable development environment for them, they will bring money to their doorsteps.
If one day in the future, there is a conflict between Vault 404 and Boulder City, I will have one more card in my hand that I can play.
Of course, cooperation is naturally the best.
Although fighting can make you rich overnight, in the long run, the income is still not as stable as farming.
"Solid-state hydrogen batteries are at least a D+ level technology. Depending on how they store and utilize chemical energy, they may even have C!"
"Although it is not as good as a metal hydrogen battery that contains multiple B-level technologies and a small amount of A-level technologies, it is still much better than the 'old method' in reality!"
"With the black box obtained from Vault 117, if the situation is optimistic, most LV10 intelligence players should be able to use neural connection devices within two versions, and the popularity of exoskeletons among players will reach 8
%, the popularity rate among the Guard reaches 15%!”
Now that there are more players, Chu Guang has to make more decisions from an overall perspective and reduce local micro-management.
Letting a certain player own a certain piece of equipment will only slightly increase the overall strength of the shelter.
Only when a certain piece of equipment occupies a certain proportion of the player group can the impact of this piece of equipment on the overall strength of the shelter be reflected.
And productivity is the key to everything.
I have to say, this spring has come at a very timely time!
Just when Chu Guang was planning the future of the shelter, Xiao Qi's voice suddenly came from the side, pulling him back from his daydream.
"Owner."
Chu Guang: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Qi continued in a low voice.
"Although Xiao Qi doesn't want to disturb you in closing your eyes and recuperating, there is new news about the two young players you sent to Boulder City and Red River Town." -
(This month I updated 25,000 words, which is really not enough, brothers. No more flags, at least 6,000 words every day, strive for 1,000 words, quality first, I will continue to work hard next month!)