It took about 10 minutes for Lu Bei to report the whole day's work to Chu Guang.
"...Under the leadership of the gatekeeper named Tris, we entered Camp 101 and were received by the local survivors."
"It was a camp hidden deep in a subway tunnel. There were about two to three hundred people living there. The local survivors lived in square barracks. Greenhouse plantations, generators and water purifiers were scattered around the camp.
There is also a biogas digester.”
"The situation there is completely different from that of Hope Town. They are completely self-sufficient in materials and use scientific methods to manage everything in an orderly manner."
"The doorman named Tris, but I visited their greenhouse plantation. There are many hydroponics boxes there, which grow rice, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers... and carbon sequestration devices or something. They will
Part of the carbon dioxide synthesizes starch and glucose to balance the carbon dioxide content in the air."
"In short, the situation there is quite surprising. The locals call themselves 'sheltered people', but they are not residents of the shelter, but wastelanders who are helped by the residents of the shelter..."
"The gate of Vault 101 is at the deepest part of the camp. The residents of the Vault taught them knowledge, and their task is to report the situation outside to the residents of the Vault."
"According to them, their camp was originally located on the surface. Later, in order to escape the war, the residents of the shelter lent them the material transfer area at the door, and then the current camp was established."
"While talking to them, I could sense that they had a deep affection for the residents of the shelter. Vault 101 was like a sacred place to them, and the residents who lived there were even more like
teacher."
After listening to Lu Bei's report, Chu Guang looked at the notes he jotted down in his hand and pondered for a long time, then nodded thoughtfully.
"...That's it."
He probably understood.
To put it simply, Camp 101 is equivalent to the "spokesperson" supported by Shelter 101 on the surface.
These spokespersons were enlightened by the residents of the shelter and acquired knowledge not available in the wasteland, and even some production methods and tools from the pre-war era.
While enjoying the convenience brought by the achievements of pre-war civilization, they also shoulder the obligation of "looking after the gate" of the shelter.
I have to say this is a smart approach.
As for the shelters Chu Guang has encountered so far, whether they are No. 117 or No. 401, they have all been defeated by the reserve and arrogance of civilized people.
In contrast, the Blue Jackets in Vault 101 adopted a more cautious strategy to select worthy people for training, enlighten the ignorant wastelanders, teach them to use tableware and books, and let them learn mathematics.
and physics, looking at the world from a rational perspective.
This not only ensures their education rate and professional skill level, but also ensures that they have a world view, values, and ideology that is close to their own.
In this way, the residents of Vault 101 can collect the intelligence and resources they need at a negligible cost, and avoid the trouble that may be caused by direct contact with local survivors.
Camp 101 is the seeds they sow on the surface, and it is also the buffer zone between them and the wasteland.
If they fail, they can retreat underground at any time, set the time to 20, 50 or even 100 years and start over again.
Once successful, this seed grows into a towering tree and establishes a stable and enlightened regime in the wasteland...
Their historical mission has been completed.
"...I have not seen the residents of Vault 101," Lu Bei said carefully, putting this sentence at the end, "The elders of Camp 101 told me that before confirming that the world outside the door is safe, they
The residents of the shelter will not be advised to open the door. Even if I try to explain to them... that we have driven away the predators, they just don't believe me."
"Later, at my insistence, they took me to the gate of Shelter 101. The residents there did not listen to my explanation at all and asked me to communicate with the people in Camp 101."
When he said this, Lu Bei felt extremely depressed.
He felt like he had become a ball, being kicked around by people on both sides.
These people are so ungrateful!
Upon hearing the young man's complaint, Chu Guang immediately guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile.
"They're not worried about predators, they're worried about us."
Lu Bei was stunned for a moment.
"Worried about...us? But why should they worry about us?"
Chu Guang said patiently.
"Predators can also wear blue jackets and even bring our VM. The vital signs monitor itself is not a particularly advanced thing, nor is it exclusive to the shelter."
"In the first contact, they can only judge through intuition whether we have good intentions, but in the end they still need to use their eyes to confirm whether what we claim is consistent with what we are doing."
"The world is not black and white. Those who drive away predators are not necessarily just partners, but may also be another group of predators. It is reasonable for them to be vigilant."
"So, before you set off, I repeatedly remind you to be cautious before expressing our intentions. Don't rush the other party to make a decision. Give the other party a little more patience. If they are hesitant, you can suggest that the other party come to our place to have a look.
.”
Lu Bei on the other end of the phone pondered for a while, thinking thoughtfully.
"I understand, so we should invite some of their representatives to come and take a look at our settlement."
Children can be taught.
Satisfied to see that the young man was enlightened, Chu Guang smiled and nodded.
"Invite a few more people over. Remember this is not a request, but an invitation. We need electrical engineers here, as well as water conservancy engineers."
"You can even tell them that I plan to build a dam on the west and southwest sides of Fourth New District to divert the overflowing lake water northward into the Tianshui tributary to irrigate the nearby land... This will be a long-term project. We
Need their help."
Painting is also part of the art of management, and the new alliance needs to find common interests with local survivors.
Although the water conservancy project is not the first priority in the construction of Dawn City, with the expansion of the settlement area, this matter will be done sooner or later.
Lu Bei said excitedly.
"I see!"
Chu Guang nodded approvingly.
"Go ahead if you understand."
Chu Guang has always been satisfied with this diligent and loyal young man, and has always been deliberately cultivating him.
For example, the reason why this task was given to him was for cultivation.
As for ability and birth, these have never been issues. Chu Guang does not believe in the theory of blood at all.
Once a person reaches that position, he will naturally grow.
The core members of the new alliance who really carry the aura are actually Yin Fang, Heya, and old Charlie. Most of the others were born in the wasteland.
Like Luca, he was just a farm serf at the beginning and knew nothing about logistics management, but now he can still take care of the work assigned to him in an orderly manner.
There is also Shuyu from Boulder City of the Chu Guang sect, who was just a refugee at first.
In fact, the same goes for Chu Guang himself. In the Alpha0.1 version, he didn't even have a dog at the beginning, and he was almost eaten by a dog. Now he has everything.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Guang was too lazy to go out for dinner, so he dug out a box of canned braised pork from his luggage, browsed the forum on VM, and ate steamed buns for dinner.
Today’s official website is as lively as ever.
What a coincidence was that while he was eating dinner, his little players were also eating.
But due to the time difference, they had breakfast.
Tails: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo close for of you... I've obviously eaten Tai in the game, why do I have to eat it again in real life! QAQ"
Sisi: "Isn't this a matter of course..."
Tails: "I'm so angry! Why don't you develop a culture cabin that you can lie down in and don't have to worry about anything! It's too troublesome to eat, brush your teeth, take a bath and go to the toilet! (ノ｀Д)ノ"
Sisi: "Uh, you mean the intubation type... I'd better forget it."
Tail:"?"
Aoao Sesame Paste: "That's it, even if there is that kind of training cabin, the anti-addiction system cannot allow 24 hours of online access. ()"
Roshan Big Momo: "Aha...hahaha..."
"..."
This addiction is too great.
Looking at the discussion in the post, Chu Guang was dumbfounded and didn't know how to complain.
The equipment of the morphogenesis field is not under his control, the cultivation chamber... maybe there is one, but it doesn't matter whether it is there or not. The helmet is enough. If you wake up after peeing, just go to the toilet and come back. Find a place out of the way.
Lying down and logging off is a basic activity for players.
Although the training cabin allows players to focus more on the game world, he still hopes that his little players can eat well and live well in reality.
Even if it is the only fully immersive virtual reality game in the world, it cannot rest on its laurels.
After closing the post, Chu Guang continued to browse the forum.
The topic that most players are paying attention to is tonight's expansion pack settlement and the reward pool for the lottery. Some players are also focusing on the newly unlocked new map of Xizhou City.
For example, Brother Fang.
Just like when he went to Boulder City before, Fang Chang immediately conducted a detailed investigation of the situation there after arriving at Camp 101, and updated the summarized information on the official website without reservation.
"Shocked! A high-tech town hidden in a tunnel! What I saw at Camp 101!"
Seeing this line of title, Chu Guang immediately clicked on it.
It's shameful to say that as a game planner, he was the last person to know the relevant information about the new map.
Unlike other games, it is always the dog mastermind who reveals inside information to powerful players.
Like Lu Bei, Fang Chang first gave a detailed explanation of the background of Camp 101 using a translator and his own understanding.
However, unlike Lu Bei, Fang Chang narrates from the perspective of the player. Not only is the narrative style different, but the focus is also different.
"...The technical level of Camp 101 is very high. In terms of setting, they are a group of wastelanders who have received shelter education. They have the characteristics of both blue jackets and wastelanders. I even suspect that they themselves are blue jackets and wastelanders.
A half-breed native."
"According to their own statement, the residents of Vault 101 will only send a small number of people out of the door when needed. Sometimes it is to collect resources, sometimes to collect samples from the wasteland, or to collect data, but
Usually they don’t stay too long.”
"They have no currency, or even the concept of property. Instead, they have various points and determine a person's standard of living based on the type of occupation and contribution to the position."
"For example, ordinary employees can enjoy the living rations of a standard unit. Employees engaged in technical work can enjoy certain consumer goods on the basis of the living rations of a standard unit. In addition, there will be regular KPI assessments to determine the proportion of additional rations.
…”
"Of course, the above is all information I summarized based on the dialogue in the plot, and it may not be accurate. Compared to Hope Town, this place is more like a paradise composed of a group of 'lucky few'."
"There are a lot of special technologies here. They can make drones very small and turn carbon dioxide into food. It is not clear how they do it, but one thing is for sure. Since there is no currency,
I’m afraid Camp 101 won’t be able to trade as freely as in Boulder City.”
"But this does not mean that they do not have trading needs, such as energy, food and fresh water, which are very precious locally. Although we also need these things, we can use part of the surplus to exchange with them."
"I speculate that the deal with Camp 101 may be carried out in a more official form. For example, professional players who run factories can hire highly educated engineers from Camp 101 to produce products on a large scale that the new alliance did not have before. Then
For example, maybe they will open a new NPC store here and use high-tech products to exchange resources with us."
Mole on the Run in the Canyon: "So that means Camp 101 is not a map for players?"
Fang Chang: "It can be said that the main reason is that there are no shops on this map."
Night 10: "Brother Fang expressed his disappointment. There are no bars here with less clothes. (Funny)"
Fang Chang: "Ganggungun, when the hell did I go to a bar like that?"
Makabazi: "Hahahaha! It's exposed, brother!"
Teng Teng: "You people are so dirty.??`)"
Mole on the run in the canyon: "What about the mission? Don't interrupt! Are there any missions in the new map?"
Fang Chang: "I didn't see it, the VM signal here is very poor...and it's generally impossible to trigger missions on newly unlocked maps, right?"
Bang Feng: "But one thing to say is that the cultural level of the people here is really extraordinary. They even have their own school. I took a curious look and they actually teach advanced mathematics."
Garbage Picking Level 99: "What the fuck?! Even the university has one?"
Ye Shi: "Pfft, you are too boring."
Bangfeng: "No, I'm just curious... and what surprised me even more is that the students in the class are all relatively young. Generally, unless they are special talents, we don't recommend early exposure to too professional content."
Crow Crow: "You're too young...How little duck is it? 0.0"
Bangfeng: "She looks about 12 years old."
Ye Shi: "What the hell!?"
Thunder Dharma King Professor Yang: “Awesome!”
Lao Bai: "Twelve years old... I forgot whether I was in the first grade of junior high school or the sixth grade at that time. (laughing and crying)"
Irena: "If you study advanced mathematics at 12 years old, what should you study at 16 years old? Building rockets? (Funny)"
Elf King Fugui: “If I give them high-level math homework, will it count as a free use of the developer’s computing power? (Funny)”
Ye Shi: "Hello SAO. (Funny)"
Ya'er, I want to go to the toilet and asked: "6666! @ Ward's athlete's foot who Levin hahaha, the paper is in place!"
All engineering and science players call them experts.
There are also cloud players from the Department of Mathematics who said that there is no need to let middlemen make the difference. They can just post their assignments directly to the forum. Each question is one silver coin, and the price is fair and the students are safe.
After they save enough silver coins, they plan to transfer the thesis topic into the game and let NPC "write it" directly.
After scrolling to the bottom of the post, Chu Guang couldn't help but sigh. His little players are really talented. They asked NPCs to help them write homework, and they could even think of such operations as papers.
Look at your little potential, you are so reserved in your dreams.
If there is such an awesome game, why would you write a paper for it? Wouldn’t it be nice to just copy the solid-state hydrogen technology back?
However, it can be seen that the governments of various countries have not disclosed the "true identity" of the operators of "Wasteland OL", and even deliberately concealed relevant clues.
After all, the announcement of such unbelievable things as "extraterrestrial civilization" has no benefit except causing unnecessary panic. On the contrary, it may stimulate an unknown existence.
However, official agencies in various countries maintained a cautious attitude, which helped Chu Guang a lot.
Even if there are people on the forum who tell very scary "ghost stories" all the time, such as "Wasteland OL" is actually a real world, everyone will just laugh when they hear it and don't take it seriously at all.
What about the double-slit interference experiment and measuring the gravitational constant? These are experiments that can be done by everyone. They are too childish. Experiments that are slightly more complicated are less popular at best.
Not to mention that "Wasteland OL" stated in its "announcement" that this game is based on the dream system and is constructed by the player's subconscious and cognition.
Everything the player sees in the game is what the player subconsciously thinks he can see.
Logically speaking, the person in the box can imagine the world outside the box at will, but it is impossible to use the rules in the box to prove the existence of the world outside the box.
The only way to prove that the world outside cooperation exists is to open the box.
Of course Chu Guang would not do this.
Whether it is first-hand truth or second-hand truth, knowing too much is not a good thing.
But when the situation allows, he will try to open up second-hand truths and use a relatively gentle way to help his players gain more benefits in reality.
There's more to it than just money and accolades.
It could even be status.
After flipping through the post from the beginning, Chu Guang made a judgment after thinking about it for a while.
"...Fang Chang's suggestion makes some sense. The social situation in Camp 101 is closer to a miniature utopia, and communication with it should be conducted in a more official form."
“But it’s not just about bringing in technical jobs, we also have to bring in some educational talents as much as possible.”
Based on Lu Bei and Fang Chang's "investigation reports", the New Alliance's investigation of Camp 101 has been comprehensive.
The only thing that confused Chu Guang was how this "small but beautiful" utopian society existed in the wasteland.
But that's not the point.
The point is that there is a lot of technology out there worth introducing, which is exactly what the new alliance needs.
Chu Guang said as his index finger passed across the VM screen.
"Xiao Qi, sort out the clues in the memo for me and update the information about Camp 101 in the official website database."
"Okay, Master!" Xiao Qi's enthusiastic reply came to his ears.
Chu Guang nodded and looked at the time. Seeing that it was almost 8 o'clock, he continued.
"By the way, there is also the settlement of the expansion pack. Have you finished it there?"
"Well……"
That energetic voice suddenly became a little subtle.
"Xiao Qi has finished...but Master, are you sure this is really okay?"
Chu Guang was slightly stunned.
"What's the meaning……"
Xiaoqi didn't answer and silently sent over the settlement form.
Seeing the series of eye-catching numbers on the form, Chu Guang almost choked on his own saliva.
"One hundred million?! Are you sure you didn't count an extra 0?!"
Xiao Qi said aggrievedly.
"How is that possible... And Master, the reward settlements for the previous battles also included points. This war has lasted for so long, and the average player score has almost reached 40,000..."
Chu Guang said anxiously.
"That's just..."
In the middle of his words, he suddenly stopped talking.
This battle has been going on for two months, with new players entering the game every day, and the number of players is no longer the original 1,600 or so.
The number of players in the server is now close to 3,000.
And not only the frontline players can get points, but the players behind the scenes who are engaged in production work also have points.
A line of text popped up on the screen.
【QAQ】
Chu Guang: "..."
Xiao Qi whispered: "How about... diluting the reward pool?"
According to past practice, the value of each point is 0.05 silver coins.
If you draw a prize for 100 points, some people can get an exoskeleton worth 2,000 silver coins, while some people can only get a discount coupon or a lollipop.
If the total number of points is 100 million, and you want to ensure the explosion rate, the total cost of the reward pool must be 5 million silver coins.
Below this number, the explosion rate will be diluted.
Originally, Chu Guang expected that after the expansion, the total points distributed should be around 20 million, and the cost of the reward pool could be controlled at 1 million silver coins.
Unexpectedly, it doubled five times.
"I was negligent... This battle was too expensive." Chu Guang looked dumbfounded. He opened the system interface and took a look at the points he had saved.
From the end of the last wave to now, apart from occasionally drawing beginner and intermediate blind boxes, he has kept most of his points useless, and he has only saved about 1,500 points until now.
15 advanced blind boxes…
I originally wanted to save up 20 to draw together, but now it seems I can’t.
Hope something good can come out.
Otherwise, he will have to find a way to use leeks again...
…
At the same time, in the management center of Camp 101, the air purifier made a soft whine.
The gray-haired old man sat on a chair, his eyes slightly closed and lost in thought, as if he was asleep.
His name is Horn, and he is the mayor of Camp 101. He is responsible for all matters in the camp and the appointment of various affairs officers.
Half an hour ago, representatives from the New Alliance extended an invitation to them to visit the settlement.
Camp 101 does not have an affairs officer specifically responsible for foreign affairs. They had encountered the largest force before, which was the bone-chewing tribe.
As for survivor communities like "Good Weather Cooperative" and "Happy Home", which have dozens or hundreds of people, they don't need to deliberately contact each other.
The tradition of Camp 101 is to let experts take charge of specialized issues. However, what troubled Horn was that he could not find anyone to discuss this issue with, so he had to call all the affairs officers over.
Slowly opening his eyes, he looked around at the many affairs officers present.
"What do you think?"
Seeing the mayor looking at him, the education affairs officer hesitated for a moment and answered in an uncertain tone.
"He is a very polite boy."
This sentence has been recognized by many people.
Although the four bodyguards were a little curious and even accidentally broke into their class, Lu Bei, the representative, was indeed very polite.
This is what confuses them the most.
Those who most resembled the residents of the shelter acted outside their common sense.
Horn sighed softly.
"I'm not asking about your evaluation of that child. What I want to ask is, what do you think of the new alliance?"
The security officer thought for a while and said.
"They were so powerful that they ended the war in just two months."
When the war was going on outside, Camp 101 was not unaware, they had been secretly peeking at the screen.
This includes the use of cameras installed on the ground and drones launched over short distances.
The weapons of the New Alliance cannot be said to have high technical content, but they are sufficient in quantity.
Overwhelming firepower and continuous air strikes helped them win the war.
If you ask him to evaluate, he will only have one opinion.
This survivor is very powerful!
The production officer whispered: "...but they use child labor. That child should be a soldier."
Education Affairs Officer: "Most survivors outside gather like this. After all, their average lifespan is only 35 years old. We cannot ask them to be like us and wait until they are 40 years old before taking up key positions."
Tris, who was standing aside, suddenly said: "Maybe the other party just sent a young man here to express goodwill."
Although he is not an affairs officer, as a "gatekeeper", his status in Camp 101 is not low.
That Lu Bei gave him a good first impression.
Generally, the awakened people in the wasteland would like to raise their noses to the sky, but that young man was rare and polite.
The other party did not send an aggressive representative to show their hegemony, which at least shows that they have the intention of getting along with each other in a friendly manner.
This sentence was recognized by many people present.
"I think we should go to their settlement, not just in Dawn City, but also in their capital...the place called Dawn City."
"Indeed, it is best to meet their managers. There are differences between shelters and shelters..."
Horn thought for a long time and said.
"That's what I think too. We can't be isolated from the world forever, let alone hide underground forever... What's more, they have expanded their territory to our doorstep."
Everyone was whispering quietly.
At this time, the Education Affairs Officer spoke.
"But the question is...who to send?"
Horn thought for a moment and said slowly.
"They sent a child over, let's send a child over too."
The security officer hesitated and said: "Is this... too dangerous?"
"Of course it's impossible to send just one person to this kind of thing. Industry, economy, population... We have too little information, and there are too many things that need to be investigated."
The production officer nodded.
"My suggestion is also that we should send at least two to three experts."
The security officer frowned.
"But what about the safety issue? There are more dangers outside than just predators... Don't forget how much we paid to collect samples from the nearby forest."
There are not enough manpower...
With his index finger gently pressing between his eyebrows, Horn, who was leaning on the chair, thought for a long time and made a decision.
"I will apply to my lord to arrange a bodyguard for him."