Chapter 361 Players’ daily life and messages from companies
Looking at the rough-made press card in her hand, Dolly walked out of the newspaper office with a confused look on her face.
Ten minutes ago, she completed the entry formalities with Hal's help, and was then told to report here at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.
All this happened so suddenly that she didn't come back to her senses at all.
Looking at Fang Chang, who was walking half a step in front of her, she suddenly raised her head and asked.
"...Wait a minute, why do I want to be a reporter?"
Facing the girl's question, Fang Chang said in a casual tone.
"Because I feel that you are quite good at gathering information."
"But...I have never done this before." Dolly looked a little embarrassed.
In her opinion, she was able to get this job entirely because of this guy's favor.
What if you screw up?
etc……
Dolly's chest suddenly jumped, and all the things that happened today were connected together in her mind.
Could it be...
He accepted the commission of the 25 chips not actually to get close to the bank president's daughter, but to help me get this job as a favor from Hal...
When this sudden thought appeared in her mind, she felt as if her brain had turned into a boiling boiler.
A blank in the heat.
"Don't everything start from the first time? The first time I used a bow and arrow, I almost missed the hyena that was standing still..."
Fang Chang didn't pay attention to the change in the girl's thoughts next to him, and just continued with a smile.
"...And, didn't you say that everything is the same everywhere in the world? You might as well try it in a different environment. Maybe life will give you a different answer."
"With a stable job, you also have time to pursue some healthy hobbies...such as raising a pot of meat? That's how the word should be pronounced, right?"
He is not very proficient in Chinese couplets. Many times, although he expresses one meaning, it means something completely different when heard by others.
But after we've been together for a long time, I guess it shouldn't be a big problem.
Fang Chang believed that this little girl should be able to understand the meaning conveyed in his words.
The salary offered by the newspaper is based on the standards of the new alliance. The minimum hourly wage is 1 silver coin. Working 12 hours a day is 12 silver coins. Converted into chips, there are 180 in a month.
This is almost twice what you would earn working in a factory in Boulder City!
This money is enough for her to repay the loan of 50 chips per month and pay the rent of 52 chips.
When the probation period ends, the salary will increase. If important news is collected, there will be additional bonuses.
However, Hal's description of "important news" was very general, saying only "things that people care about."
Obviously, the rookie president himself doesn't know what people care about.
There has never been a newspaper designed for ordinary people in outer cities.
Everyone is exploring.
Whether it's a newspaper company or its employees.
But what Dolly was thinking about at the moment was not about work, nor the future life that Fang Chang had described for her, nor the pot of succulents that had not yet been placed in front of the window.
Dolly stared blankly at Fang Chang for a while, listening to him speak vividly in non-standard couplets for a long time, and suddenly a narrow smile appeared on her face.
"I understand, you don't want me to work in a bar, right? Are you worried that I will be eaten by others?"
Before the stunned Fang Chang could speak, she continued speaking on her own.
"Don't worry, except for weirdos like you, no one will be interested in the smell of engine oil on my body."
Fang Chang stared at her dumbfounded for a long time, dumbfounded.
"Did you hear what I just said?"
If I have to say it, watching this little girl working in a bar is really worrying.
After all, the bars on that street are not good places.
But this is obviously not the main reason.
Among all the people he knew, it seemed that only Ye Shi's bratty brother had the potential to become a Luo Li control.
For an adult like him, Da Yidian is of course more in line with his aesthetics.
However, Dolly didn't care about Fang Chang's reaction.
The corners of her thin lips curled up, and she, who was walking behind, stretched out her hands and pushed the guy in front of her on the back.
"Let's go!"
"Go...where?"
"Of course we're going to have a meal. To celebrate my finding a new job, why don't we have a drink together?"
With a bright smile on her face, Dolly said happily.
"I'm inviting you! Stop dawdling, I happen to know a good restaurant!"
Looking at the girl who walked briskly in front of her, Fang Chang was stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared on his face.
It seems that I have done a good thing.
He was in the same happy mood and joked with P in front of him.
"Then I won't be polite to you."
Dolly laughed evilly.
“Don’t be polite, it’s a very cheap place anyway!”
…
At the same time, north of Shuguang City.
In the Elm District, which players regard as a treasure trove of monsters, explosions of flames shot into the sky.
A multi-legged beast waving tentacles was blown to pieces by the RPG's high-explosive grenade, and fell to the edge of the forest with a splash, throwing up a handful of dust.
Jiujiu stood watching from a distance, clapped her hands and cheered with shining eyes.
"Oh oh oh, brother is so awesome!"
Her ID is the same as her online name, which is called [Jiujiu loves to eat pineapples]. She filled in her choice of intelligence department. She was very lucky to get the last intelligence series sequence in the current version, and there was no "summoning accident", turning into a mouse or
Something else.
Pressing down the launch tube that was smoking in his hand, Ye Shi raised his eyebrows proudly.
"Don't do six basic things."
The sound of the explosion attracted nearby players.
Many newcomers who have not yet awakened saw this guy using RPG to defeat monsters and called him a prodigal.
"Damn, you used high-explosive bombs to hit the wild monsters... and you used two rounds. Are you crazy?"
"The materials disappeared along with the monsters."
"It's such a waste! Only if you can get your capital back, you'll be called a ghost!"
"Speaking of which, who is that female player?"
"I've never seen him before, his face is unfamiliar."
"Holy shit, wait a minute, is it the European Emperor?!"
Standing next to the farmland holding a hoe, Makabazi couldn't help but sigh and complain.
"Damn Europeans! Chi Guoguo's shady story! Is this a distortion of human nature?"
I couldn't stand hearing about going up the mountain to hunt tigers anymore, so I rolled my eyes.
"What are you farting on? Aren't you a closed beta player yourself?"
Makabazi was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted with a silly smile on his face.
"Yeah, I think so too...hahahaha! That's okay!"
tiger:"……"
Ignoring the cries of the salted fishes, Ye Shi was about to boast a few words, but he found his sister standing more than ten meters away, hiding far away and just clapping her hands.
"Gan! Don't just watch, you also do something!"
Jiujiu said with an aggrieved look.
"But, that monster is too ugly...and the tentacles look so scary. Can we change the place to spawn monsters?"
Ye Shi said angrily.
"This is already the most suitable spot for newcomers to spawn monsters. I'm afraid there is a hammer for you. You have to kill it to become stronger!"
Jiujiu pouted in dissatisfaction.
"By the way, we are not in the same team. If you kill monsters, I also have experience, right?"
Looking at the chatty brother and sister, Kuangfeng sighed and explained.
"...There is no such thing. All we can do is to help you when you are in danger and keep your experience gain today. As for gaining experience, you must participate in the battle."
It has been almost three days since Jiujiu went online. Logically speaking, it should have been LV3 long ago.
However, because Ye Shi was overly protective of her, he couldn't help but take action, which in turn caused her experience to decline.
The most realistic part of this game is also here.
If you just stand in the back row B, although you can get the mission reward money and contribution points, the sequence progress as "experience points" will not be improved at all.
Unless it's the perception system.
As the only sequence that can gain experience, the perception system can gain a small amount of growth as long as it searches for the enemy with its mind.
These are the experiences they have summarized since version lp0.1. Although they have gone through so many versions, these core settings have not changed.
Of course, Bang Feng thinks that part of the reason may be that the conditions in the Bet version are not so difficult compared to the LP version.
When they first entered the game, there were no Ripper rifles or P-9 submachine guns, and even a bolt-operated iron pipe rifle could be used as graduation equipment.
Players in the T1 echelon are even fighting with axes and spears, and besieging a small group of mercenaries requires the manager to personally take action.
Assault rifle?
Rocket launcher?
What is that?
After experiencing the test of death every day, the upgrade speed will naturally be much faster than now.
Jiujiu nodded in understanding.
Although I don't understand it very well, it feels very powerful.
Especially in the game, she is 5 centimeters taller than in reality, and her tall figure looks like a model.
Just for this point, she will blow it up, okay?
This game is simply awesome!
The only regret is that she can't pinch her face and show off her art skills.
"By the way, do you usually play games together?" Jiujiu asked curiously as her eyes moved back and forth between her brother and the player who was said to be a physics professor.
Kuangfeng nodded.
"I've been in the same group a long time ago."
"Group?" Jiujiu's eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Can you pull me in?"
"No problem, I'll log off in a while."
"No!! We can't let her in!" Before Kuang Feng could finish his words, Ye Shi, who was not far away, let out a scream.
Looking at her brother who had such a strong reaction, Jiujiu couldn't help but frown.
"Why can't you let me in?"
Of course, Ye Shi couldn't talk about the ID. He scratched his head anxiously and tried to persuade her.
"Jiujiu... well, listen to me, our group is all adults, and we usually speak more openly."
"They're all quite sentimental, right?" Jiujiu said with shining eyes, without even listening to what her brother was saying, "It doesn't matter, I'll just take a look and won't say anything!"
Blanch!
Ye Shi raised his right hand and covered his face.
Looking at Ye Shi who looked constipated, Fang Feng coughed dryly.
"It's not such an exaggeration... we actually rarely post pictures."
Ye Shi glared at him fiercely.
"Why don't you think about your ID before you say this!"
Kuangfeng was stunned for a moment, his expressionless face suddenly turned red, and he coughed dryly and turned away.
"...Isn't that just a joke?"
"ID?" Jiujiu looked curious, "Isn't it Guangfeng?"
"...It's better for children not to ask so many questions," Kuang Feng coughed dryly, looked at the smoking corpse beside him, and changed the topic, "The efficiency of leveling is too low, and it is not an option to continue like this."
Ye Shi sighed.
"It would be great if Brother Fang was here, he has a lot of bad ideas."
"Indeed," Kuang Feng nodded in agreement, thought for a moment, and then suddenly said, "But... I have a suggestion."
"What advice?"
"In addition to fighting, the intelligence department can also choose a career in life... I heard that your sister's real major is painting?" Kuang Feng looked at Ye Shi, "How about you let Teng Teng take care of her?"
Whoever owns you owns the whole world of Jijing
Upon hearing this, Ye Shi, whose voice was quite loud before, instantly weakened by several decibels.
"Ah... This is not good. I have already taken over the task of spreading the fire, and I asked others to help me lead my apprentice..."
Gu Wan
"It doesn't matter, we often help each other anyway."
"But……"
Looking at the brother who suddenly became shy, Jiujiu suddenly flashed a hint of cunning in her eyes and said in a pitiful voice.
"Brother, I'm suddenly very interested in life and career..."
Are you interested in life and career?
Ye Shi, who didn't like her at all, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
However, in the end he still couldn't resist his sister's plea and sighed with a headache.
"Okay... let me ask for you."
Jiujiu excitedly made a victory gesture.
"Yeah! That's great, bro!"
"Then you help me take out the trash."
"Hey, it's a small thing! I'll go there when I get offline!"
Looking at the noisy brother and sister, Don't show a smile on Guangfeng's face.
It's great to be young.
…
"Ah sneeze!"
Tengteng Hut, an old store in the Wetland Park.
Teng Teng, who was sitting behind the counter, sneezed, rubbed his little nose, buried his head and muttered in a low voice, "Who is cheating on me again?"
Looking at Xiaoyu who looked worried in front of the counter, she straightened her petite body and let her gentle and kind smile rise above the counter.
"...The clothes you ordered are already ready. I'll get them for you right now."
A happy smile appeared on Xiaoyu's face.
"Crab!"
"...You're welcome. I should thank you then for coming to take care of our business."
After going backstage to get a bag of clothes, Teng Teng handed it to Xiao Yu's hand with a soft smile on his face.
"I've also made Boss Xia's clothes for her. Please take them over for her."
"Um!"
Looking at Xiaoyu taking the clothes, Teng Teng suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen her in the bank for a long time, so he asked curiously.
"Speaking of which, why haven't I seen you in the bank recently?"
"Xiaoyu is going to study abroad!"
"Study...?" Teng Teng looked at her in surprise, "...is it Boulder City?"
By the way, is there a university in the wasteland?
It's incredible.
"No," Xiaoyu shook his head and said crisply, "It's Camp No. 101 in Xizhou City! Brother Chu said that I can learn very powerful knowledge there, so that I can help everyone when I come back.
busy."
Looking at the sensible little girl, Teng Teng couldn't help but stretched out his hand and rubbed her hair lovingly.
"You have always been helpful to everyone, whether it is now or in the future... Go ahead and be careful outside."
She suddenly felt that she was like an old mother when she said this. Although she was so unsatisfactory in stature, she was almost surpassed by Xiaoyu, which was very inconsistent no matter how she looked at it.
That's just the thing about this game that's frustrating.
It’s so shameful that you can’t even out your height by two centimeters in real life!
But Xiaoyu didn't care, she was very good friends with everyone in the settlement.
She looked at Teng Teng seriously and said.
"Yeah! Xiaoyu will pay attention to safety! Teng Teng should also pay attention to safety!"
"Of course I will, see you next time."
Looking at the little girl walking to the door, Teng Teng smiled and gently waved goodbye.
The next time we meet again, Xiaoyu may be taller than me.
But having said that, will Ps with near-human intelligence notice that their world is virtual, and players like them will not die?
A strange idea suddenly occurred in Teng Teng's mind.
Maybe Xiaoyu actually knows that they are a group of people with immortality.
Even if his head is cut off and blown to pieces by cannonballs, he will still crawl out of the culture chamber three days later like nothing happened.
But even so, she will still regard them as her best friends, heal everyone with a warm smile, cheer for everyone, and worry about their safety...
Is this something the game setting can do?
Teng Teng touched his chin and muttered softly.
"...It's really strange."
Although it's not a very important thing.
…
"I...I'm leaving."
At dusk.
On the platform of the train station, Xia Yan stood next to the train door with a complicated expression on his face.
Boss Xia, who was always careless, upright and lazy on weekdays, was now sentimental.
Seeing that she didn't look like herself, Chu Guang couldn't help but make a joke.
"It's only over a hundred kilometers away. It's not like I'm not coming back. Why are you so sad?"
Xia Yan raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when he heard this guy suddenly change his tone and continue.
"Be careful on the road. Just fish when you are working. Don't fish when you are studying."
"Oh...I know, it's so verbose." Although she complained, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
This feeling of being controlled doesn't seem to be bad.
"Fishing?" Xiaoyu, standing next to Boss Xia, tilted his head, confusion written in his bright eyes.
Chu Guang coughed slightly and explained.
"It just means being lazy."
"?"
The little fish with its head tilted was obviously more confused, and didn't understand why touching itself meant being lazy.
However, there was no time to explain now, the train had already sounded its whistle.
The car door is closed.
Pai, who was lying by the car window, waved excitedly to Chu Guang on the platform.
"Goodbye, Mr. Manager of Shelter 404! I will take good care of Xiaoyu!"
Chu Guang smiled and said.
"I believe you, and don't forget our agreement."
Pai gave him a thumbs up enthusiastically and gave him a trusting look.
"Don't worry, leave it to me!"
Seeing Pai leaning half of his body out of the window, Xiaoyu sitting opposite raised his head curiously and asked.
"What did you agree with Brother Chu?"
"Hmph, secret!"
After getting out of the window, Pai lowered his voice in a serious manner, but could not hide the pride on his face.
The manager of Vault 101 is a "pioneer", and by analogy, the manager of Vault 404 also counts.
Participating in the affairs of the "pioneers" gave her a feeling of helping the "adults".
Although it's just a small matter of running errands.
Xiaoyu nodded in understanding and did not continue to ask. Instead, Boss Xia, who was sitting aside with his arms folded, frequently cast alert glances at this side.
The train started to move forward.
On the platform outside the carriage.
Watching the chimney with white mist go away, Chu Guang smiled and waved goodbye to every reluctant face on the train.
There are a total of thirty students going to Camp 101 to study abroad, half of whom are elites from all walks of life in the New Alliance, aged between 16 and 30.
The remaining students are between the ages of 14 and 16, and are students with excellent academic performance selected from full-time schools.
When conditions permit, more people will arrive one after another.
Regarding this matter, Chu Guang has already communicated with the mayor of Camp 101 on the phone.
When he heard that Chu Guang was willing to pay the annual tuition of 10,000 silver coins for each student, the old man named Horn just thought for a moment and agreed to the proposal.
They have obviously understood the prices in the new alliance and have a clear idea of the purchasing power of 10,000 silver coins.
After seeing the rich resources of the new alliance, their attitude has changed from the initial vigilance.
As for whether the tuition fee will be too much?
Obviously it doesn't exist.
Not to mention that Chu Guang had just received a loan of 200 million chips from the Bank of Boulder City. A steady stream of materials and consumer goods were flowing from Boulder City to the northern suburbs of Qingquan City. Even without strong financial support, he would have borrowed money from the alliance's financial budget.
squeeze out this money.
Education is a long-term investment, whether it is basic education or higher education.
A lithium battery-related technology can help him recover a huge sum of 3 million silver coins. If these 300,000 silver coins are spread out, the help to the new alliance will be far more than just an antique-level technology.
In addition to talent cultivation, there is also the introduction of talent and technology.
In fact, this matter is already underway.
The drainage system of Dawn City was redesigned by the old man named Butan.
Yuan Feng, the electrical engineer who accompanied Pai to visit Dawn City before, also plans to stay this time to help them build and plan the power grid from Dawn City to Dawn City in preparation for the repair of the controllable fusion reactor.
All work is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Whether it is the construction of Dawn City or the layout of the new alliance in Boulder City.
Watching the chimney disappear at the edge of the forest, Chu Guang withdrew his gaze from a distance.
"Won't you go back with me?"
The android without facial features stood quietly on the platform, his gaze still fixed on the north.
Chu Guang remembered that its name was Tian Qin, that she came from Vault 101 and served as Pai's guard.
Of course, it might be to protect the chip in that little girl's brain.
After all, every time you use one, you lose one, and it is much more expensive than a crappy wrist-mounted computer like V.
Hearing the voice coming from the side, Tian Qin turned her face sideways and answered with a smooth electronic sound.
"Mr. Manager asked me to stay here, observe, and protect if necessary."
There was a hint of surprise in Chu Guang's eyes.
"So you can talk."
Tian Qin nodded.
"If it hinders your work, please tell me and I will leave on my own."
Chu Guang: "That's not necessary. You can do whatever you want, but don't scare ordinary people."
Tian Qin nodded, reached out and pulled off the brim of the hood, hiding her face in the shadows.
Chu Guang didn't ask any more questions, turned around and left the station with the guards beside him.
Anyway, he doesn’t have anything shameful here, so just do whatever you want.
Just think of it as a moving statue on his territory, and occasionally help him look after his home.
If this guy really planned to do something evil to him, he would have done it long ago.
In any case, the probability of conflict between shelters is extremely small.
Intuition told Chu Guang that this guy might be very strong, after all, he had never seen it recharged before.
According to the intelligence investigated and compiled by Fang Chang, Jushi Military Industry is suspected of having a secret force composed of awakened people and transformed people, disguised as mercenaries and hidden in the city.
Just like he exported players to Boulder City, this army that was broken into pieces and hidden in the dark might also get under his nose.
This kind of thing is not impossible.
However, this is not an issue he needs to consider right now.
This morning, Chu Guang received a message from afar.
Later in the evening, the caravan from Ideal City will arrive at the northern suburbs of Qingquan City.
Accompanying them were reinforcements sent by enterprises to the west.
They would stay here briefly for a few days, and then follow the Pioneer's footsteps deep into the western desert.
Shelter No. 404 is the company's "permanent partner", and the two parties have established a deep friendship during their short cooperation.
As the saying goes, isn't it wonderful to have friends from far away?
As the manager of the shelter, Chu Guang naturally had to make preparations to welcome these friends from afar.
Also take a look to see if there are any opportunities to deepen cooperation...