Ye Shi squatted next to the window, excitedly playing with the tablet in his hand.
Not far in front of him, a four-rotor drone with a camera hanging was hovering outside the window.
This is the latest equipment launched by the scientific expedition team after the quadruped robot - the "Y-1 Firefly" quad-rotor drone.
The drone uses A3 aerospace aluminum produced by Bachi Aluminum Factory. The battery uses solid-state hydrogen batteries produced by Lister Factory. The neural access components are produced by the black box of Shelter 117. Carbon nanocircuit
and operating equipment are modified from the universal wrist-mounted computer "VM".
The price is not expensive, only 1,000 silver coins, which is about the same as half a Miner I-type exoskeleton.
Since the modified equipment was independently developed by Shelter 404, there is no need to rely on imports, so the purchase threshold is very low, as long as the contribution points reach "citizen".
Due to the use of lightweight materials, the weight of the drone is only 73% of that of a real drone of the same size, while its protection is increased by 50~70%. Not only that, the long battery life of the solid-state hydrogen battery allows it to
Hovering in the air reaches 12 hours.
If the user is paranoid about power, the user can also choose to connect a set of batteries in series based on the original battery pack.
This equipment is positioned as a close-range tactical reconnaissance drone. Since it is built on a neural access device, it is recommended for use by intelligence systems.
The camera components are made from recycled materials from pre-war surveillance equipment. The resolution is very high, and stones on the ground can still be seen clearly from a distance of hundreds of meters.
Summarize it in one sentence.
This is awesome!
"Isn't it awesome?" [Calling the Fight] standing aside said with a proud smile on his face.
Ye Shi kept praising him.
“Awesome, awesome.”
The spicy beef pie is real!
He said proudly.
"Not only that, if you are intelligent, you can also control the flight of the drone through direct brain-computer connection, which is much more flexible than manual operation and automatic cruise!"
"What the hell?! Can you still get neural access?" Ye Shiyi looked at him in surprise, "Brother, what do you do in real life?"
Said Fengfeng, who was standing aside with headphones on.
"I remember it was auto repair?"
He heard from Mosquito in the group that Goblin Technology has recently recruited a few guys majoring in auto repair to study engines and other things.
"The auto repair major is 'life-threatening'. I'm an electromechanical major." Guanjia said with a shy smile.
Ye Shi sighed with emotion.
"I think no matter what your major is, if you can make this thing, it's pretty awesome."
He said with a smile.
"Actually, it's okay. It's not as exaggerated as you think, not to mention that this is what I do in reality."
Kuangfeng asked: "Did you write this control program?"
He shook his head and said.
"How is it possible? I can't write code. What's more, the compiled language in the game is just a mess of code. I suspect that the production team didn't do this seriously at all."
"Then how did you..."
"The control program and carbon nanocircuit were provided by Yin Fang, the leader of the scientific expedition team!"
Ye Shi then asked curiously.
"What about the battery?"
"The battery uses solid-state hydrogen batteries from the Lister factory! The outer casing and main structure are made of A3 aerospace aluminum!"
He answered all Ye Shi's curious questions at once, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh.
"It's much easier to build an airplane in the game world, with 24-hour long battery life and direct brain-computer control... I can't even think about it in reality."
In reality, most rotary-wing drones use lithium batteries, and the flight time is usually about 30 minutes. Although they can also stay in the air for 2 to 5 hours, this will make the battery size very bloated.
Or use a "gas-electric hybrid" like the Perimeter 8, get eight propellers and two fuel tanks, and you can still achieve 13 hours.
Under normal circumstances, if there is a demand for staying in the air for more than 2 hours, it will be directly replaced by a fuel-burning aircraft and a fixed-wing aircraft, which basically leaves the category of small UAVs.
Being able to keep a small quadcopter drone in the air for 24 hours is probably something that can only be achieved in games.
Hearing the emotion of the newcomer in front of them, Bang Feng and Ye Shi looked at each other.
Good guy.
No wonder this equipment is not listed as Goblin Technology in the NPC shop.
I bet Goblin Technology was responsible for designing the appearance?
Kuangfeng: "...So what is your role?"
He smiled slightly, looking quite proud.
“I copied our company’s drone and modified it!”
Ye Shi was stunned.
"Ah...isn't this really an infringement?"
He laughed and said, "It's okay! Quad-rotor drones don't all look like this. If they don't have a LOGO, it'll be fine. Maybe they can advertise our company when they are released for public testing in the future."
I'm not afraid of losing my job, and Ye Shi and Fang Feng don't know what to say.
Ye Shi returned the control of the drone and the tablet to Fang Feng, who had already put the neural access device on his head.
The biggest use of this thing is detection.
For example, the perception system reports the general direction, and the intelligence system operates the drone to lock the specific coordinates.
The two tried several times, and the cooperation was tacit, and the scope of active investigation was at least doubled than before.
Seeing that the drone I designed was so easy to use, I was filled with joy when trying to stop the fight, and I was already thinking about designing an improved model.
"How about adding a bomb launcher underneath? Remote control bomb delivery!"
Ye Shi's eyes lit up.
"Okay! I'll watch the punishment!"
Kuangfeng, who was wearing headphones, also nodded.
"Indeed, you can also dive and drop bombs...but won't adding a bomb launcher affect the maneuverability of the drone?"
He smiled and waved his hands to stop the fight: "It's just adding one or two kilograms of load, what's the problem? Don't worry, I'll leave this to me!"
Ye Shi gave a thumbs up in delight.
"Brother, be steady!"
"Hey, it's a sure bet!"
The three of them were excitedly discussing how to make the drone more powerful, when Lao Bai came over from the stairs carrying an ammunition box.
Putting the ammunition box on the ground, he looked at Ye Shi and Guang Feng.
"The mission is coming. Get ready. We will set off in three minutes."
As soon as he heard about the mission, Ye Shi stood up excitedly.
"Come to work?"
Lao Bai said with a smile.
"The caravan we sent to Boulder City before has returned. In addition to the six players, there are five office employees and one guard. Our task is to cover the VIPs passing through the West Fourth Ring Road to the North Fifth Ring Road.
Active area, there is suspected to be a lot of alien activity there."
"Covering the returning caravan?"
Ye Shi, who was still excited, suddenly trembled and said awkwardly.
"Uh, can I apply to leave the team temporarily?"
Fang Chang looked at him and joked.
"Scared?"
Ye Shi said while suppressing his blush.
"What does this have to do with fear?"
"Don't worry, according to my observation, Teng Teng is not so narrow-minded. I saw that she liked Fang Chang's strategy yesterday." Lao Bai patted Ye Shi on the shoulder, smiled and winked, "This is not for you.
Do you have a chance to show off?"
"roll roll roll."
I quit smoking and looked around confused, not knowing what was going on.
The man who was standing aside to break up the fight looked at Guangfeng.
"You are about to go on a mission, so I will withdraw first."
Guangfeng took back the drone and took off the headphones on his head.
"Do you need me to send you off?"
"No, it's only a matter of a few steps. Anyway, you guys have cleared away all the monsters on the road. I can just walk back by myself!" He continued with a smile, "But you guys, please be careful on the road."
Kuang Feng nodded.
"Ah, you too."
…
It has been three days since the wave broke out.
In the past three days, battles of all sizes have continued. The players and the aliens used the ruins between Street 65 and Street 68 as a battlefield, fighting each other street by floor.
Perhaps it was because the death of the "Decay Knight" made the "Queen" hide in the ruins to be wary. Although the wave of offensives in the past three days has never stopped, both the intensity and quantity are different from the first day.
A lot.
The frontal battlefield was in a stalemate.
Chu Guang could feel that the wave was trying to consume the vitality and ammunition in his hands through wheel battles.
At the same time, a large number of crawlers were crossing the ruins and infiltrating towards the flanks of his position.
Of course, Chu Guang would not watch them go around behind him, and decisively sent out a team of hunters to clear out the crawlers who tried to cross the defense line.
In this battle, the performance of the Hunter Guild can be said to be fruitful. In just three days, more than 200 crawlers and nearly 20 tyrants were killed!
Among them, the cattle and horse team alone killed 27 crawlers and 4 tyrants.
The player with the strongest individual combat ability is undoubtedly Jun Jun. In this uneven, rugged and complex street fighting environment, guns may not necessarily be better than claws.
Especially when dealing with crawlers that jump up and down.
According to the statistics collected by VM, Jun Jun, acting alone, killed 9 crawlers with just one "person" and won the MVP of the game in one fell swoop!
In addition to him, other players who brought defensive support from Yuanxi Town also achieved good results in the hunting operation.
According to Xiaoqi's statistics, in the past three days, the average level of players above LV10 has increased by 0.7, and the level of mid-level players between LV5 and LV10 has increased by 1.5.
Even Chu Guang, who was sitting at the rear, followed him to the next level.
【
ID:Chu Guang
Gene Sequence: Manager (Phase 2)
Level:LV.18→LV.19
——Basic attributes——
Strength:17→18
Agility:13
Constitution: 16
Perception:14
Intelligence:15
】
"What will happen if the development progress of the genetic sequence reaches 20%?"
Putting down the tablet in his hand, Chu Guang raised his head and looked at Heya who was sitting opposite the scanning bed.
However, Heya's answer disappointed him.
"have no idea."
Chu Guang frowned and said, "Is there no way to predict it?"
Heya made a helpless expression.
"The selective expression of DNA involves the most mysterious field of life sciences. Even in the prosperous era, this is a cutting-edge research field."
"So we can only take one step at a time?"
Heya nodded.
"That's all we can do now."
Although it was a regretful tone, Chu Guang always felt that there was a bit of excitement in this guy's eyes. This feeling was as if he had become accustomed to the strange things happening one after another, and would not be surprised no matter what happened again. He even wanted to step on the accelerator and accelerate to the end. Look
Let's see what it will look like in the end.
Is this guy treating himself as a guinea pig?
But the strength that fills the whole body is not bad at all.
After moving his shoulders, Chu Guang put on his shoes, stood up from the scanning bed, and handed the tablet back to Heya.
"If you discover anything new, please tell me in time."
In the past, he was worried that players would upgrade faster than him, but now Chu Guang hopes that he can upgrade a little slower.
At least let one or two top players go ahead and explore the way, so that you can cross the river by feeling the stones.
As a result, now, I have become a stone in the river, racing all the way on a road I never imagined.
He just wanted to upgrade slowly but couldn't control it.
Chu Guang has recently discovered that the experience he shares with players is not affected by distance. As long as the overall strength of the players improves, he will grow accordingly.
Even if he stays in a shelter.
Heya didn't know what Chu Guang was thinking and didn't care at all.
She smiled slightly as she took the tablet from Chu Guang's hand.
"no problem!"
"Don't worry, leave it to me!"
Although she couldn't rest assured at all, Chu Guang could only believe in her professionalism.
…
The morning sun rises.
Stepping on the morning dew on the ground, the caravan returning from Boulder City finally arrived at the outpost.
The players' emotions were relatively calm, and Xu Shun's expression was relatively OK. However, the new employees who came back with them were not so calm, and their faces looked like they were surviving a disaster.
It's really just that little bit different.
They almost wouldn't be able to come back...
The world outside the giant wall is too scary.
Looking at the paradise in front of them, several familiar people couldn't understand how on earth these country bumpkins survived in the suburbs.
That’s outrageous!
Seeing Crow Crow appearing at the south gate, many players had expressions of joy on their faces.
"Boss Crow is back!"
"Great! There's mushroom soup again!"
"Woooooooo, the price of ramen has increased to 6 silver coins!"
"Barbecue too! Two silver coins and three skewers have become three silver coins and two skewers!"
"I can't afford it. I can't afford it."
Have the prices of ramen and barbecue increased?
Crow Crow's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Awesome!
Then couldn’t her mushroom soup also be increased?
Listening to the crowd's cheers, Tails, whose head was bandaged, suddenly touched his belly.
"Well, I'm suddenly hungry again."
Sisi, who had his right hand wrapped in a bandage, glanced helplessly at his tail.
"Awei in the game and Awei in reality are completely two people."
The tail raised the corners of his mouth proudly and said nonchalantly.
"What does it matter! The food you eat in the game will not be put into your real stomach, and I heard that eating more can speed up wound healing."
Sisi: "I only heard that blood sugar can hinder wound healing."
Sesame paste looked worriedly at the two people who were still chatting.
"You'd better go to the infirmary quickly."
Teng Teng also nodded and said worriedly.
"So much blood was shed last night...it's better for you not to be too pushy."
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury," Sisi gave them both a handsome and reliable look and gave them a thumbs up, "It'll be fine tomorrow!"
As he happened to walk out of the south door, Midnight Shaji glanced at everyone and asked strangely.
"Where's the bear?"
"You're talking about Rourou."
Fang Chang moved his eyes away and said meaningfully.
"In his words... I finally felt brave this time."
The group of people encountered a little trouble when they returned. The number of alien species on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road exceeded expectations. And it was not just crawlers, but also tyrants and butchers.
When dealing with the tyrant, Taiwei and Sisi were slightly injured, but the problem was not serious and could be cured by returning to the training cabin and resting for a day.
However, this operation also exposed a very serious problem.
The individual anti-armor capabilities of the shelter are still lacking.
The portable rocket launchers currently used by players are mainly "Iron Fist" seized and imitated from the Legion.
This kind of rocket launcher is quite powerful when dealing with light targets, and can also pose a certain threat to some light powered armor.
However, when facing a tyrant with "high armor and high blood volume", it still seems a bit difficult. It usually takes two to three shots to kill one.
Not to mention dealing with monsters like the Decay Knight.
This is a reminder to professional players - "Shelters need a portable rocket launcher with deeper penetration."
For example, RPG.
Mosquito, who has already produced recoilless rifles and armor-piercing bullets, said that the problem is not big. He has obtained the "key" blueprints and recipes. Goblin Technology will soon produce a single-person rifle that is more reliable than the 37mm heavy rifle.
Soldier anti-armor weapon!
Brother Mosquito, who regards No. 81 Steel Plant as a competitor, has already set a flag on the forum, vowing to let Brother Toilet and Brother Athlete's Foot see the true strength of Goblin Technology.
In addition, what happened to Teng Teng and his party last night also served as a reminder to the players.
The alien species in the wave will leave the main force over time and gradually spread to areas outside the battlefield. Heya calls it the "dispersion effect".
Thanks to Flesh's sacrifice, Vault 404's xenozoology research +1.
After briefly understanding what happened last night from Xu Shun, Chu Guang ordered him to take the new employees to Jiujiu Farm and give them to Luca to settle in, and then went to the front line.
Since last night, the fierce battle between the frontline and the wave has entered a fever pitch. The 125 players who died on the first night have just been resurrected, and another 66 players have been sent back to the forum.
Some of them were even resurrected just a few hours ago, which is so miserable!
The sound of artillery continued all night long, and the sound of gunfire did not stop from dusk to dawn.
Chu Guang knew very well that the real key to winning this war was not the front line, but the logistics.
In order to meet the supply of ammunition, he even shut down the fertilizer production line.
The sudden wave completely disrupted his plan.
Chu Guang originally planned to gradually transfer part of the production capacity of the industrial zone to civilian use before the end of spring, but who would have thought that the spring plowing was less than halfway through when the wave suddenly broke out.
That's fine if the opponent is a predator.
Fighting with looters will not only replenish a wave of prisoners of war, but also capture a batch of trophies.
The social labor force and social wealth grow simultaneously, which is a win-win situation.
However, the opponent is the tide.
A sudden burst of bullets was fired, leaving only a pile of corpses. There were no prisoners or trophies. It was a total loss.
It really gave Chu Guang a headache.
The problem of fiscal deficit is not solved.
Even if he wins this battle, he will still be poor...
…
The war is still going on.
On the sixth day of the wave, the battlefield was already stinking, and mutated flies, rats and cockroaches had become new troubles.
The physical fitness of the players is good, except for the intelligence and perception systems, which basically have no impact. However, the NPCs are uncomfortable.
Some guards whose immunity was weak even contracted the plague.
Yin Fang had to temporarily put aside the work of the scientific expedition team and set up a mobile medical station at Brown's Farm, which was close to the front line, to accommodate those patients who came down from the front line.
Chu Guang exchanged all the points he had saved for intermediate blind boxes. Fortunately, he got some antibiotics and antiviral drugs, and was able to control the epidemic.
However, this ultimately treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.
In order to prevent the corpses from continuing to rot and form a larger-scale plague, Chu Guang could only separate fifty new recruits from the physical and strength systems, wear protective clothing and gas masks, and use three rounds to remove the corpses one by one from the North Fourth Ring Road.
Get a truck outside the Fifth Ring Road and transport it to a farther place.
Frontline command post.
Chu Guang summoned Brown, the owner of Brown Farm.
Although Old Brown neither wanted to come out of the farm nor see Chu Guang's face, he knew very well that he had no right to refuse.
Without wasting time to chat, Chu Guang looked at Old Brown and got straight to the point.
"I heard that Boulder City has a way to turn the gnawers into nutritional paste."
"You have been doing business with Boulder City for so long, haven't you ever thought of using the corpses of the gnawers?"
Hearing Chu Guang's words, Brown couldn't help but have a bitter smile on his fearful face.
Take advantage of it?
It's not that simple.
Brown lowered his head and said submissively.
"Sir, using the gnawer's body requires more than just a piece of equipment. It also requires a lot of electricity."
"What's more... we have never encountered such a huge wave before."
Even if the Gnawers are the most unattractive alien species, they are still a dangerous thing when they reach a large scale, and few survivors will bother to provoke them.
Most people shoot at them only if they have no choice but to do so.
If you want to use gnawers as industrial raw materials, technical issues aside, you must first have cheap enough bullets and electricity.
The former means sufficient labor force and stable supply chain, while the latter means relatively complete industrial supporting facilities.
If these two problems could be solved, Brown Farm would have been industrialized long ago, so why would there be any need to suffer the grievances it is experiencing now?
Otherwise, if you spend N chips to produce something that is one chip, you might as well just buy it from Boulder City.
It’s just a nutritional ointment, but you won’t need to spend money to subsidize it.
Brown Farm has neither a large enough market nor the ability to export its products to more distant places.
To put it bluntly, it is just a small survivor settlement of about a hundred people.
Even now, a population of two to three thousand people has gathered in the northern suburbs. With the support of huge basic technology and "unlimited QE", it has only forcibly ignited the flames of industrialization.
Chu Guang touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
"That's a problem."
Maybe I should talk to Liszt.
But this guy is now focused on replicating the KV-1 exoskeleton and developing sales.
In order to invest in factories and support his own war, he already owed a lot of debt to the Bank of Boulder City.
Chu Guang was too embarrassed to continue to squeeze him.
You can't always stare at a piece of leeks, and you can't always stare at a bunch of wool.
A win-win situation is a win-win situation. If you want to keep winning, you still have to take care of yourself.
Just when Chu Guang was deep in thought and Old Brown was trembling, the captain of the guard, Wan Wan, walked in from outside.
"grown ups!"
Chu Guang looked at him.
"What's up?"
Wrench stood at attention, performed a military salute, and reported loyally: "A group of businessmen from Boulder City are outside. They claim to be your guests and want to see you."
Thinking of Shuyu's previous call to him, Chu Guang's eyes suddenly lit up and he said immediately.