Looking at the mess on the table, Dolly stared in surprise.
A skewer of lizard meat as long as a forearm and as thick as two fingers, packed with tail meat grilled to a burnt red color, was worth three chips.
She was already full after eating just one skewer, but this guy ate a whole four skewers!
Dolly's eyes couldn't help but move downward.
She wanted to find out where all the food this guy ate was stored?!
"Didn't you ask me to be welcome?"
Fang Chang calmly wiped his mouth with a tissue and admired the expression on her face for a moment.
After thinking for a moment, he then commented...
"The taste is really average, far worse than what we have."
Lizard meat seems to be imported from the south. I heard that edible lizards are raised on farms there.
There is also crocodile meat, which tastes similar to chicken.
But having said that, the prices here are really not cheap. Such a simple dinner actually cost 2 chips.
Fang Chang couldn't help but think that he could make a lot of money by investing in opening an old street barbecue restaurant in Boulder City.
Although most of the residents here do not have the spending power, the mercenaries can still afford the money.
Looking at the pile of wooden skewers on the plate, the corner of Dolly's mouth twitched, and she reluctantly put her hand into her pocket.
However, Fang Chang had already thrown the green chips with a face value of 25 into the tray in the waiter's hand.
"...Bring me two more bottles of beer and a stick of lizard meat. There's no need to look for the rest."
"...Okay sir." Looking at the green chips on the plate, the waiter silently rolled his eyes.
It’s okay if you don’t have to look for it.
There was no need to look for it!
Looking at Fang Chang who had purchased the order, Dolly was stunned for a moment.
After a long while, when the beer and skewers were served, she whispered something.
"Didn't I agree that I would treat you... Why did you pay for me?
"Please wait until you get your first salary before hiring me. You should keep the chips in your pocket to pay rent and repay the loan."
After taking a sip of the beer, which was as light as water, Fang Chang looked at Dolly with a bulging mouth, smiled and joked, "And if you use the chips I gave you to treat me, I always feel like I'm at a loss."
"Well, that's what I earned too!" Dolly defended with a red face, "How can I ask you to use your chips to treat me?"
Seeing her funny reaction, Fang Chang couldn't help laughing.
"Yes Yes Yes."
He never thought that one day he would be able to become friends with a piece of data.
But if you put this aside, this experience is quite interesting...
Northern suburb of Qingquan City.
At the entrance and exit of the inter-provincial highway, a group of dark figures were slowly approaching from far away.
It's more like an army than a caravan.
The leading man wore light gray power armor, thick steel and composite materials that armed him from his toes to his teeth.
The Gauss rifle in his hand was like a big sword across his chest.
The more than one hundred people following him, except for the twenty powered armors, the rest were also wearing "Pioneer" exoskeletons and holding "Black Swan" assault rifles.
Unlike the crew of the Pioneer, they are the Army of the Enterprise, real soldiers.
Judging from the bullet marks and scratches on the car body and armor, it was obvious that their journey was not smooth sailing, and fierce battles often broke out along the way.
And not just one or two!
At this time, the man walking at the front raised his right hand, and the deep team slowly stopped.
Not far in front of him, he saw a blue power armor standing.
The man stared at the powered armor for a while.
If I remember correctly, the name of this model should be "Overseer", which belongs to the police armor of the People's Federation era.
Behind that powered armor were dozens of soldiers wearing "Type 5" exoskeletons, which were also police armors from the People's Federation era.
This kind of thing can usually only be seen in shelters.
The man was about to say something.
The powered armor standing in front of him took the initiative to lift the mask of his helmet and spoke in a loud voice.
"Welcome, friends from the east coast, I am the manager of Vault 44 and the manager of the new alliance. You can call me Chu Guang, or you can call me by my code name Dawn."
Seeing that the other party had removed his mask, the man walking in front of the team clicked twice on the side of his helmet and also removed his own mask to show his sincerity.
Just as Chu Guang thought, there was a powerful face under the helmet.
Younger than expected, he looked to be in his early twenties.
"Yun Song, captain of the 26th Commando Team of the Enterprise Army Department."
"We set off from Ideal City and headed to the western desert to reinforce the Pioneer. We have already informed you on the communication channel about our intention."
"We need to replenish supplies, stay here for a few days, and then continue on the road."
The captain named Yun Song spoke very directly, without any euphemism, and had a military style. He was completely different from the engineers Chu Guang had dealt with before.
Chu Guang took a look at his subordinates behind him. There were approximately one hundred, twenty, or thirty soldiers armed with live ammunition.
The remaining thirty or fifty people were probably logistics personnel, and only a few carried self-defense weapons such as pistols.
In addition, there were nearly ten semi-wheeled and semi-tracked vehicles, probably containing supplies.
And the twenty or thirty two-headed oxen and mutated donkeys carrying goods didn't look like they were brought from Ideal City, they might have been picked up on the way.
There was no change in his attitude, and Chu Guang still had a spring-like smile on his face.
"Welcome, the door of the Alliance is always open to its friends!"
"This is not a place for talking. We have prepared a banquet for you to wash away the dust."
"Please come with me."
When the Pioneer built the "Eternal Farm" as a refuge, one of the conditions in exchange was to provide a resting place for the company's employees and troops when the company's reinforcements passed by the northern suburbs of Qingquan City.
Seeing that the manager in front of him fulfilled the agreement, Yun Song's brows relaxed slightly, and a smile relaxed on his tense face.
"Thank you very much.
"You are Welcome."
With the same smile on his face, Chu Guang said in a calm tone.
"We are friends, and it is right to lend a helping hand to friends who are in trouble!"
Dawn City does not prohibit the entry of armed wastelanders, but there are requirements for the size of the armed personnel and the type of weapons.
For example, general mercenary groups and caravan guards can come and go freely, but armed forces with more than 5 people need to register before entering.
Additional ammunition and explosives must be left at the trading post next to North Street and may not be brought into Dawn City. You can take them with you when you leave.
Weapons carried with you will not check the bullets in the magazine, but the safety must not be opened at will, especially when on the street, the muzzle must be kept pointed down at all times.
There are drone patrols over Dawn City.
Once a violation is discovered, the guard will be dispatched within 1 minute and issue an arrest mission to nearby players depending on the threat level.
For these soldiers who have come from afar, their number, equipment, and nature are obviously beyond the ordinary scope. Naturally, they cannot be treated like ordinary mercenary groups during the entry process.
However, the enterprise is a partner of the new alliance, and Chu Guang generously granted them military passage permission.
As for the location, we chose a military camp next to the airport.
Since the 2nd Corps was transferred to Xizhou City for duty, there were many ready-made barracks available for use.
When they reached the gate of the military camp, many soldiers had expressions of relief on their faces.
It can be seen that they suffered a lot along the way.
Yunsong had a surprised expression on his face and repeatedly checked the tablet in his hand.
On the screen are photos taken by the Pioneer.
On the bare wasteland there is only a concrete wall and a few simple barracks built with foam materials.
However, all of this could not be said to have nothing to do with the photo in his hand, it could only be said to have nothing to do with it.
Rows of uniform barracks are located in the open space. There are several wooden hangars next to the straight runway, and there are many 10mm artillery. There is also a steel communication tower not far away.
Looking to the southwest, you can see the bright lights under the night. Although you can't see the full picture of the survivor settlement, you can feel it just from the flickering outline. It is a prosperous settlement with a population of probably
No more than ten thousand.
The strong contrast made Yun Song froze on the spot. He couldn't help but look at Chu Guang and asked.
"This...is this really a long-lasting farm?"
He suspected that he might have gone to the wrong place.
Can guess what he was surprised about, Chu Guang smiled and said.
"That is already a historical place name, and now its name is Shuguang City."
"As for the farm, it is just a corner in the northwest of Dawn City. We have reclaimed the wasteland on the north bank of the lake into farmland. If you had come here half a year earlier, you would still be able to see the tracks left by the Pioneer's tracks on the land."
"But now, it has been covered by endless rice fields and corn fields."
Yun Song said nothing, but the shock in his heart was clearly written on his face.
If such a thing happened around Ideal City, he wouldn't find it strange.
Due to doing business with enterprises, many survivor settlements in Yunjian Province are also developing quite well.
Especially the settlements around Yunshang City and Yunxia City are rich thanks to the extensive trade routes and the heritage of pre-war civilization.
However, such a miracle actually happened deep in the wilderness of the land!
This is simply incredible!
However, now is not the time to talk about these things.
After suppressing his surprise, Yun Song looked at Chu Guang and said in a serious tone.
"There are two wounded in our team. Can you provide them with beds to rest before settling us?"
"Wounded?" Chu Guang looked at him slightly surprised.
Yun Song nodded and said with a heavy expression.
"When we passed through Yongdong City, we encountered an ambush by a group of slime mold creatures disguised as survivors... 4 brothers stayed there permanently, and 20 brothers suffered varying degrees of infection during the battle.
"
Their symptoms are very rare. In addition to being irritable and irritable, they are also accompanied by multiple symptoms such as increased food intake, lethargy, and inability to control violent behaviors.
"We do not have professional medical equipment and personnel to deal with their conditions, and we do not have cryo-sleep equipment to relieve their pain. We can only give them regular injections of sedatives."
"It would be a burden to carry them on the road, and it would also be dangerous for them. We plan to keep them here with you for the time being."
"In July, there will be corporate caravans coming back from the west. They will bring our wounded back to Ideal City. I'm afraid we will have to trouble you to take care of those wounded for a while... Of course, we will pay you a reward."
Listening to the words of the commando captain in front of him, Chu Guang's expression also changed slightly.
Slime mold masquerading as a survivor?
Has the brood nest in Yeongdong City grown to that level?
What surprised Chu Guang even more was that even this group of professional soldiers, who were armed to the teeth with high-tech equipment, were caught off guard by the slime mold fruiting bodies there.
If I remember correctly, Bach, who ran an aluminum factory in the northern suburbs, seemed to have been parasitized in Yongdong City.
"I'll let my doctor take a look at it for you." Chu Guang said seriously.
Although he didn't have high hopes for the small clinic here, Yun Song still nodded.
"Trouble...
The banquet to welcome the wind was held in the military camp, and these top soldiers were not picky about the dining environment.
Rather, after living in the open air for so many years, just having a table to eat makes them happy.
Not to mention the rumors about delicious food.
As soon as they crossed the border of the River Valley Province, many people were already full of expectations.
And at this moment, this expectation has indeed not come true.
More than twenty round tables were placed in the open space, with a large pot embedded in the middle of the table.
There were stones piled at the bottom of the pot, and hot charcoal fire was burning inside. The boiling pot was filled with foam, and the white air that came to the face was mixed with an alluring aroma, making everyone sitting at the table swallow their saliva.
Thinly sliced meat slices and various meatballs are placed in a wooden frame on the table. In addition, there are also sliced cabbage, bean sprouts with dripping water, mushrooms,
Tofu cubes, instant noodles, etc.
With his eyes staring at the pot and the ingredients on the table, a corporate soldier sitting at the table couldn't help but ask.
"...What is this? How to eat it?"
"Hot pot is a very common way to eat here. Just put the ingredients in and cook it, then take it out and eat it." While smiling, Lu Bei, who was sitting at the table, gave a demonstration.
I saw him using chopsticks to pick up a piece of beef that was cut as thin as paper, put it into the pot and rinsed it twice, then took it out, dipped it into the dish, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Seeing how delicious he was eating, the other soldiers sitting on the round table moved their index fingers and followed suit.
Two groups of people chatted while eating, and the lively atmosphere was like the white mist floating out of the pot.
At the beginning, everyone was a little unfamiliar.
But after eating a few slices of beef with beer, we quickly became familiar with each other and started talking completely.
Seeing this group of people devouring their food, the soldier from the Guards Corps who was eating at the same table asked curiously.
"By the way, don't you have hot pot there?"
I heard that Ideal City is a very wealthy place, and is known as the utopia closest to the prosperous era in this wasteland.
Compared with that place, their neighbor Boulder City was as insignificant as dust on a diamond.
Although the rumors were exaggerated, looking at these guys gobbling up food, Lu Bei could not imagine how wealthy that place could be.
Several corporate soldiers looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
"I don't know, I'm an F-class employee."
"I'm at level E. I should be able to be promoted to level D after I go back."
"The benefits of the defense department were upgraded by half a level, but the only thing they were given was to buy some ordinary food."
"We don't pay much attention to cooking methods there, but we are not short of protein and fat."
"Restaurants will process the food before serving it, and the taste is usually not that strong."
At this time, a corporate soldier who was busy eating and not participating in the conversation took the time to raise his head and couldn't help but uttered an admiring expletive.
"Damn...do you eat like this every day?"
Lu Bei smiled sheepishly.
"It's not like every day... just occasionally."
Who can bear to eat hot pot every day?
Even if my stomach can handle it, my butt can't.
There are quite a lot of good things in Shuguang City North Street, and the new alliance's treatment for the soldiers is also good, so they don't have to stare at the same thing and eat it fiercely.
Hearing what the friendly forces said, the admiring corporate soldiers finally showed a balanced expression.
really.
It is not possible to afford such delicious food every day.
Since he was short on time and had no time to prepare dinner for more than two hundred people, Chu Guang had an idea and simply treated them to hot pot.
This kind of food that can be cooked while eating is not very troublesome to prepare. You can even cut it while eating, and the hot pot base is pre-made.
As for letting the soldiers of the Guards dine together with the company soldiers who came from afar, it was also Chu Guang's arrangement.
The main reason for doing this is to enhance the friendship between the two parties and to eliminate the other party's wariness.
Of course, there is also another part of the reason, which is to borrow their brand name.
Chu Guang had heard a long time ago that the nobles and wealthy businessmen of Boulder City were the number one "dog lickers" of enterprises. The entire industrial system of the outer city,
Even the layout of some blocks in the city is modeled after corporate improvements.
Products from Ideal City, especially high-tech products, often sell for sky-high prices in the inner city of Boulder City.
If it weren't for the reluctance to gain profits from the city and the long distance, those nobles would most likely have gone to the east coast to enjoy their blessings.
Thinking of this, Chu Guang, who was sitting at the dining table, couldn't help but have an intriguing smile on his face.
If this photo appeared on the front page of "Daily Survivor" tomorrow, I wonder what the nobles in the inner city would think.
The company's delegation arrived in the northern suburbs with the 26th Commando of the Ministry of War and had friendly exchanges with the Union Guards.
He even thought of the headlines for the newly established newspaper.
"What are these noodles made of?" The commando adjutant couldn't help but ask as he put another piece of instant noodle cake into the hot pot.
There were only some noodle shops in Ideal City, but this was the first time he saw such fried noodles.
Although deep-fried carbohydrates sound very unhealthy, they taste surprisingly good.
Especially when cooked in a spicy pot, the taste is simply amazing!
Perhaps because he was hungry on the road, his mouth hasn't stopped from the first bite to now.
This is already the third bowl he has eaten!". A kind of convenience food that can be cooked in a hot pot or brewed with boiling water. You are here in a hurry. If you had told us a day or two in advance, I would have
We can also prepare richer food." Chu Guang said with a smile.
It can be seen that the company does not invest much budget in them.
Even the logistics are outsourced to merchants in the wasteland.
The man sitting on Yun Song's right hand is a businessman accompanying the army. His name is Heding, and he claims to be a businessman walking in the wasteland.
However, being able to be responsible for the logistics of an expedition does not look like an ordinary merchant. "Eating while cooking, I have never seen such a strange way of eating."
As he ate slowly and carefully, the businessman named Chiding had an expression of interest on his face.
It seemed like a business opportunity had been discovered.
"Isn't it available elsewhere?" Chu Guang asked casually.
"There are similar ones, but the taste is not as strong." After taking a sip of beer, Heding suddenly changed the topic and looked like Chu Guang and said, "Can I ask about the recipe of the seasoning? Of course, I can buy it with money."
Chu Guang said with a smile.
"This is not a secret. If you are interested, you might as well chat with the chef later."
Hedin shook his head and said in a joking tone.
"I have been in business for so many years, and the first lesson I learned is that free things are the most expensive, so give me a chance to pay and deliver."
Chu Guang glanced at him slightly surprised.
It seems that this guy is not easy to fool.
But think about it.
Most of the crew members on the Pioneer are engineers, and it is normal for them not to do business.
This guy is a serious businessman, and he obviously has a lot of dealings with the survivors' settlements outside Ideal City.
Those tricks that he has tried repeatedly will probably not work that well for him.
Chu Guang said cheerfully: "No problem! But let's talk about this after the banquet is over."
Hedin said with a smile.
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity. In fact, I am also very interested in not only hot pot but also this instant noodle cake."
"Although the nutritional value does not seem to be high, I guess it is not difficult to preserve and can provide a lot of calories. If it is eaten with some dehydrated dried vegetables, it may be quite popular among mercenaries and caravans.
."
sure.
This guy has something!
Chu Guang looked at him with more and more surprise.
Although this is not something difficult to think of.
But he can smell the business opportunities in the bowl before finishing the meal. This guy is indeed not simple.
Chu Guang smiled heartily and said.
"you caught me!"
"The best-selling group of our instant noodles is really mercenaries, followed by caravans traveling far away."
Hedin said with interest.
"Can you elaborate?"
"no problem!"
Chu Guang found that he and this guy had quite a rapport, especially when they talked about investing in setting up factories, expanding sales, and opening up the Yunjian Province market.
But at this moment, Chu Guang suddenly noticed that the captain named Yun Song seemed to be eating a little absent-mindedly, so he expressed concern.
"Is it not to your liking?"
"No, your food is very delicious. Thank you for your hospitality," Yunsong sighed, staring at the wine bottles on the table with a hint of sadness in his eyes, "I'm just a little worried about the injured brothers."
Chu Guang could feel his mood at the moment, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only comfort him.
"Don't worry, although the conditions in our hospital are not as good as yours, our doctors and biologists are definitely professional. Especially regarding the research on brood and slime mold, we have been dealing with those ghosts for a long time.
Already."
As he was speaking, the vm on his arm suddenly flashed, and a pop-up window popped up on the screen.
Chu Guang reached out and opened it and found that the message was from Heya.
The inhibitor has been injected and the injured person is in stable condition. His eyebrows were raised in surprise, and a happy smile immediately appeared on Chu Guang's face. "...Just as he said this, the good news came."
(Thanks to the leader of "One fallen leaf will tell the world about autumn," for the reward!!!)