As the players expected, they found four wounded and lonely mutants in the residential area of Shazhou Island.
Three of them hid in the sewers, and one hid in the hospital morgue.
The special living habits developed on Shifeng Mountain make them accustomed to hiding in dark corners.
After all hidden dangers were resolved, the residents of Shazhou Island finally returned home one after another on the second day after the naval battle.
Construction of the submarine cable and Danshui transmission pipeline leading to Shazhou Island will begin as soon as possible and is expected to be completed from the end of August to the beginning of September.
After absorbing the technical personnel and experience from Shelter 70, Baiyue Company's submarine construction capabilities can be said to have advanced by leaps and bounds.
From the "Crab" underwater engineering armor to the "Electric Ray" underwater self-welding unmanned vehicle, to the modular construction scheme for deep-sea environments, etc., both "hardware" and "software" have been greatly improved.
Of course, this is mainly because Baiyue Company has a good foundation.
There are two major industrial zones, Dawn City and Boulder City, as strong backing, as well as the engineering technology discovered by the scientific expedition team from a series of ruins including Vault 100, and more importantly, there is a powerful alliance behind it.
, otherwise the technical staff of Vault 70 alone would not be able to achieve such an astonishing construction speed.
Except for Shazhou Island, the four southern islands in the southern sea and the Coral City near the mid-section line have all been connected to the Danshui supply network and power grid of Friesport.
Although Coral City has only restarted 20% of its facilities due to high power consumption, it is enough for the Conch's "submersible" plan.
On the fourth day after the naval battle, a twin-engine Viper transport plane landed on the tarmac of Anle Island, and a group of twenty players walked out of the cabin.
They are all pilots with superb driving skills. Not only have they been tested countless times in actual combat, they have also obtained the "Ace Pilot" certificate issued by Brother Mosquito!
Soon they will go to the Conch to complete the test of the alliance's new "underwater carrier aircraft".
Not far from the tarmac.
Commander Li Minghui of the South China Sea Alliance's Anle Island Fleet looked at the Viper transport plane with envy and said to Fang Chang standing beside him.
"Your planes have quite a lot of tricks."
Fang Changdan smiled and said.
"That is a masterpiece of Jushi Military Industry. It existed before the birth of the Alliance."
"It looks much smaller than that "Overlord"."
"After all, before this, the nobles in the inner city of Boulder City only focused on regional affairs and themselves. The residents there only served the nobles in the inner city. The Viper transport aircraft has completely covered their short-distance 'travel needs'."
Li Minghui raised his eyebrows with interest, looked at Fang Chang and asked.
"what about now?"
Fang Chang continued.
"The current Boulder City does not have an inner city. They have their own city hall, city lord and court. Residents only need to fulfill their obligations as survivors of Boulder City and citizens of the Alliance, such as obeying the laws that everyone must abide by, etc."
Li Minghui nodded thoughtfully and suddenly asked other questions.
"What about other settlements? Is it the same?"
Fang Changdan smiled and said.
"Of course not. For example, Singularity City has a clear hierarchy and promotion system, but this is what the local survivors expect. Our managers respect their choices and only deprive them of selling other people in accordance with the alliance constitution.
freedom, while the others have not been significantly changed, and they have even been generously given an absolutely impartial AI regulator.”
Li Minghui nodded in approval and said in agreement.
"I think he made the right decision based on local conditions... We should consider the survivors' own thoughts."
"Me too, after all, in my opinion, it is a stupid and ridiculous thing for a group of guys who understand equality to mean 'can do whatever they want' to suddenly gain equality. They feel uncomfortable, and we are uncomfortable too. In the end, in addition to the concept of equality,
Words have no other purpose than to stink. Managers have said from the beginning that we cannot take everyone to the new world, and some people are destined to live at their own pace."
Looking at Li Minghui with twinkling eyes, Fang Chang's heart moved slightly and he said with a smile.
"If the survivors of the South Sea Alliance support you as their president, of course our administrators will also recognize you."
Li Minghui was stunned for a moment, then he pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile.
"Come on, I didn't think so... Even if they all support me, they still have to ask for my opinion. Don't forget that I am also one in a million members of the South China Sea Alliance. They can't push me to the front without permission.
Go, don’t even think about it!”
Fang Chang smiled noncommittally and didn't say anything. He just turned his attention to the submarine in the distance.
"I hope everything goes well. It would be great if this war could end soon."
There are many people in the wasteland who do bad things based on their conscience. He is not a student like Ye Shi who has not yet left society. He spends a long time thinking about the good or bad of whatever he says.
He didn't care what this guy said, and neither did the manager.
But they would all watch to see what he was going to do.
Li Minghui also looked in the direction of the submarine, sighed softly for a long time, and said insincerely.
"yes……"
It would be nice if it could end sooner.
Although later might be better…
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"Wasteland OL" forum.
The testing of the new equipment has not yet ended, and half of the ace pilots have already come online.
“This new airplane is so exciting!”
"One thing is said and the other is true, which highlights the stability and ruthlessness. Of course, I didn't say airplanes, I said cannons."
"It would be nice if I could get insurance."
"+1."
The discussion thread quickly went up to dozens of floors, making the onlookers feel itchy in their hearts.
Finally, someone couldn't help but be curious and asked below the post.
"Gentlemen, do you have any pictures or videos? I'm not interested in anything else, I'm just curious about what that plane looks like."
"Mainly because I haven't seen it before and I'm curious."
When I saw someone asking a question, someone familiar with the matter quickly appeared and answered.
"I didn't bring a camera with me."
"confidential."
"Holy crap! Can this be kept secret!? Can secrets be leaked on the forum?"
"Why are you so anxious? The PV video will be released on the day you log in. You will see it naturally. (Funny)"
"+1."
"@#%&!"
"..."
Yin Leina: "Is it my imagination? Why do I remember there are only 20 pilots? (Funny)"
Ye Shi: "Good guy, how many clouds are there?"
…
Time passed day by day, and soon it was from the beginning of August to the end of August.
Through a step-by-step offensive strategy, the coalition forces sent by the Nian Community to Haiya Province have advanced the front line from the north of Laishan City to the southern suburbs. Although no survivors have been found, the purification of the local soil has advanced to 70%.
In addition, the purification work of Weifu Wasteland is also continuing to advance.
Affected by the alliance order, more and more survivors from the southern Jinchuan Province have settled near the Weifu military base, and the population of the Weifu City settlement has officially exceeded the 50,000 mark and is heading towards 100,000.
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The progress on the northern front has been astonishing, and the progress on the southern front is no less impressive.
The Alliance's missile launchers and radars have been successfully deployed on Shazhou Island, and the Conch submarine carrier has been quietly completed and has been secretly serving the Alliance's navy.
All the chess pieces have been prepared, now we are just waiting for a suitable opportunity.
According to information released by the "Daily Survivor", the alliance and allies in the southern seas are planning a decisive battle with the Charas authorities, and there is not much time and space left for the latter...
In addition to the progress on the front line, two major events have happened in the alliance recently.
The first thing is that the Alliance and the Xilan Empire officially signed a ceasefire agreement.
The empire needs to compensate the alliance for a total of 500 million silver coins in compensation, immediately stop the suspension of operations at Golden Gallon Port, and resume normal shipping and trade activities along the Yongliu River.
However, considering that the empire does not have enough silver currency foreign exchange reserves, the compensation will be pledged with foreign trade tariffs, which will be collected by an agency entrusted by the alliance, and the compensation will be deducted in proportion and paid to the empire.
The collected items are mainly goods from Golden Gallen Port to Borneo Province, while the tariffs for different goods will be discussed and signed separately by both parties.
In other words, the emperor of the empire does not need to take out the compensation from the treasury, and can even collect money from the alliance. And considering that the trade types of Golden Gallen Port are now much more than before, maybe they can still make money
get more.
Therefore, after hearing this "improvement plan", Duke Galava immediately agreed.
As for the ownership of Kingallen Port, the Alliance could not let the Empire take it back and mess around with it. Duke Jarava obviously had no hope of getting it back by talking, so he proposed a way to shelve the dispute and maintain the status quo.
That is, the Alliance will not turn Golden Gallen Port into its seventh or eighth settlement, and the Empire will neither claim nor give up the power it claims in the future.
However, the alliance did not originally intend to turn Jingallang Port into its own territory. This was neither in the interests nor in line with the purpose of the alliance, so the alliance's Foreign Minister Cheng Yan agreed.
After the ceasefire agreement takes effect, Kingallen Port will officially release all prisoners of war.
In addition, the empire also received a compensation totaling 500 million dinars.
However, this compensation is not part of the ceasefire agreement, but is due to another agreement - the pension law passed recently at the Community Conference.
This compensation mainly comes from the stick community, which is paid from the military expenses jointly paid by all parties in the stick community, and is used to compensate soldiers who "fight for the destiny of mankind and are killed or disabled as a result."
The compensated party can decide how to use the compensation according to its own situation, but it must ensure that at least 30% of the compensation is spent directly or indirectly on individuals.
One thing goes for the other, no matter how low the power and status of the rat tribe is in Borneo, they are people recognized by the slime community as "natural people and social beings united in identity", and they come from a region less affected by slime mold.
Province, so enjoy full compensation.
As for why the compensation was in dinars instead of silver coins with the largest number of currency swap agreements, it was mainly due to the strong request of the Duke of Galava.
Although Chu Guang felt strange, he thought that the Empire was a good friend of the Weiland people after all, so he didn't say anything more and agreed in a good-natured manner.
However, he didn't know that Duke Galawa didn't think about that at all. He was just afraid that if the Alliance gave silver coins, the Alliance would directly take the money away.
If he knew, he would definitely laugh out loud at this cute thought.
In addition, the treasury of Kinggallon Bank will not be returned to the empire since most of it is the proceeds of slave trading. Instead, it will belong to the local residents of Kinggallon and be used for local construction. It will be managed by the reorganized Kinggallon Bank.
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The Duke of Galawa, who had already asked His Majesty about this, had no objection. He only proposed supplementary terms for establishing embassies in each other, and the Alliance Foreign Minister Cheng Yan also happily accepted it.
In short, with the formal signing of the ceasefire agreement, the alliance's military operations in Golden Gallen Port also officially came to an end.
Although there are still some problems in Kingallen Port today, such as low labor income, rampant smuggling and rising crime rates due to the influx of immigrants, etc., it is much better than the previous settlement that either ate dirt or cannibalized people.
too much.
Problems must be solved one by one. Problems arising from development must be solved through development. Local survivors cannot expect players to solve all problems, not to mention that alliance players have left them some good tools.
and methods.
For example, meetings of representatives selected from citizens, courts and police agencies that separate law enforcement and judicial powers, etc.
As for the second thing, it is the establishment of Shuguang City Stock Exchange and the listing of Baiyue Company.
After more than a month of audit and investigation, the Union Bank and Economic Department approved Baiyue's listing plan.
For this listing, economics experts from Camp 101 completed the supervision and trading system design, and Ideal City's listing coaching agency completed the listing coaching for Baiyue Company.
According to the listing plan approved by Baiyue's board of directors, the first batch of issued shares is 50 million shares with an issue price of 10 silver coins per share, accounting for 8% of the total shares, and it promises to allocate no less than 10% of profits to dividends every year.
All the funds raised will be used for the expansion of Baiyue's main business, striving to make the company bigger and stronger.
Based on the valuation calculated based on the issue price, the valuation of the entire Baiyue company has reached 500 million!
This number is even higher than the league’s financial expenditure last year!
However, everyone who knows something about the development of Baiyue Company knows that this value is actually underestimated.
The business of Baiyue Province in Jinjialun Port alone is more than 6 billion silver coins based on the most conservative price-earnings ratio of 20 times, and the issue price is set at 40 silver coins, which is considered conservative.
The reason for the relatively low issuance price is to share the dividends brought by development with the residents of the alliance to some extent.
After all, if the workers of the Alliance did not work hard in the factory to create value, the Alliance would not be able to become an economic miracle in the wasteland, and it could even use its surplus resources to incubate pioneering places like French Fries Port.
The best way to repay these people is to send money directly to these people.
Of these 50 million shares, some of the 30 million non-circulating shares have been subscribed by the alliance's social sector insurance (pensions, unemployment insurance, etc.), and the other part has been bought by the public sector insurance (railway insurance, housing insurance, etc.).
The largest beneficiaries are mainly low- and middle-income residents who pay the most social insurance and enjoy the most public services.
As for the remaining 20 million shares, they will be issued as tradable shares to middle- and high-income residents of the alliance.
Holders of the alliance's ID card and providing proof of bank deposits or bank statements within the alliance can open an account at the stock exchange, and individuals can subscribe for up to 100,000 shares. There are no restrictions on buying and selling in the secondary market.
Players can also trade Baiyue Company's stocks, but for the time being only the bank exchange channel is open for trading, and the trading ratio on the bank exchange is not restricted. Just like other ongoing equity transactions, only large amounts are allowed.
Equity transactions are reviewed.
The reason for this is that on the one hand, the trading system of the Banking Exchange is relatively mature, and on the other hand, the player's mission income is already an order of magnitude higher than that of ordinary NPCs. There is no need to compete with NPCs for that point.
Share the dividends and just play by yourself behind closed doors.
Moreover, with NPC's deposits, it may be difficult to accept the offer from players who want to cash out.
But this problem does not exist at the banking exchange. There are a lot of "mysterious customers" waiting there, and they are willing to spend real money to buy at any time.
In order to accommodate the work and rest of most people, the release date is specially set on a holiday.
Not only that, banks in various settlements in the alliance have opened windows for agency account opening. However, there was still a long queue at the door of the Shuguang City Exchange that day, almost paralyzing the traffic on the nearby streets.
Although most residents of Shuguang City still have an impression of Baiyue Company in the seafood market in the northern suburbs of Shuguang City, and do not know much about the company's specific business, the headline of "Goblin Observer" clicked in everyone's mind.
A fire——
[Subscribing Baiyue’s shares means supporting the alliance’s overseas expansion business!]
When everyone saw this, they suddenly became excited as if they had been given blood.
Isn't supporting the alliance's overseas expansion an act of loyalty to the managers?
Although the manager never said this, the young guys couldn't help but figure it out on their own.
Of course, the most important thing is that they have money in their pockets.
Since Boulder City joined the alliance, the alliance has absorbed not only Boulder City's technology, but also Boulder City's "Awakened Bol" and the Workers' Association.
The merchants have their own merchant guilds, and the workers also have their own organizations. Under the mutual checks and balances of the two forces, the median hourly wage in most factories has increased from 5 silver coins per hour before Boulder City joined the alliance to today.
8.
At the issue price of 10 silver coins, even a guy who washes dishes in a pub can buy 100 shares, as long as he is not an alcoholic who spends all his income on alcohol.
And most people who opened accounts didn't even think about making money from this thing, they just had the simple idea of contributing to the management.
1000 silver coins can be exchanged for 5 assault rifles.
One Boulder City has increased their hourly wages by 60%. If they donate 5 guns, they can help the alliance liberate a few more "Boulder Cities". Even if they lose all 1,000 silver coins, it doesn't matter!
"...Are these guys crazy?!"
Looking at the crowded stock exchange, Niyang, who had snuck out from Embassy Street to join in the fun, widened his eyes in surprise. His expression was like seeing a sea monster in the Borneo Sea.
The security guard maintaining order in the team took a look at him and felt that his face did not look like a local, so he said politely.
"Hello, sir, the equity transaction requires the original ID card of the alliance... Can you take a look at it for me?"
Many wastelanders tried to sneak into the queue before, but when they finally found that they couldn't do it, they started to behave and even behave violently, causing quite a stir. So his superior asked him to politely ask those who were not qualified to subscribe out of the queue.
, so as not to waste everyone's time.
It wasn't that he suspected that this guy didn't have an ID card, but that he didn't have one at all.
However, to his surprise, the man first glanced furtively left and right, as if to confirm something, then he straightened up his chest, generously took out an ID card from his arms and handed it to his hand.
, and said politely at the same time.
"Of course it's convenient. This is my ID. If it's a fake ID card... well, I mean it can't be fake. Do you need to enter my number into the system to confirm? Sir."
The security guard was stunned for a moment, partly because this guy cooperated so obediently, and partly because this guy actually had it.
Since the establishment of the Niao Community, the threshold for applying for an ID card has been raised from three months to one year, and a series of complicated procedures such as tax payment certificates, work certificates, etc. are also required. Otherwise, even if you enter through a refugee home
People who are under supervision can only obtain the right of residence as a "supervised person".
Are they the refugees from the Luoxia War?
After giving him a strange look, the security guard nodded and returned the ID to him.
"That's not necessary, just show it to me, and the staff will confirm the authenticity of the certificate. In addition... thank you for your cooperation, and I wish you a happy life."
"I also wish you a happy life."
Niyang saluted politely, even more politely than Duke Jarawa, with a bright and sunny smile on his face.
As early as the first day he arrived in Dawn City, he was trying to figure out what to do with the alliance's ID card. At that time, the threshold for applying for an ID card was not as high as it is now. As long as one was in Dawn City and had a monthly job
120 hours of work is enough.
He found a tavern owned by a wastelander, gave the owner a sum of money, and solved the problem easily.
Although Duke Galawa has a bad temper, he is still very generous as long as he licks the guy to make him feel comfortable.
Of course, there are still many smart people in the alliance, especially with the help of the Yue Clan girls from Friesport. The loophole of "paid work" has been closed, and the threshold for obtaining certificates has also been raised a lot.
It's just that the law doesn't recall the past, so it has no impact on the "Dawn City Resident Status" he has already obtained.
At that time, he only applied for the certificate out of admiration for that adult, but he did not expect that his decision at that time would actually bring him such great benefits.
Although Baiyue Company beat up his emperor, so what?
He hated the thousand pillars in the City of Thousand Pillars. He wished that Baiyue Company would take another step forward and smash all the pillars there.
Even if we only smash down the rat tribe’s pillar!
The residents of Shuguang City thought it was okay to lose money. It was a coincidence that he happened to be the same, even more radical than them. There were still too few dead rats on Shifeng Mountain!
certainly.
Having read every "Daily Survivor" carefully, he knew very well that this was actually a benefit given to everyone by the managers. It was almost impossible to lose money, and it was almost as good as picking it up for free.
The team advanced slowly.
After queuing for two hours, Niyang finally saw the door of the stock exchange, and his heart started beating excitedly along with the advancing team.
Although his ID was checked three times by three different security guards in the past two hours, his mood was not affected at all, nor did he feel discriminated against.
After all, this slight offense was nothing compared to the humiliation he had suffered at the hands of Duke Galawa in White Elephant City.
They'd better check more closely and don't let other rats sneak in and use their dirty paws to taint the little bit of cream he managed to taste.
The line finally reached its end.
The air-conditioning in the hall blew away some of the heat in his heart. Under the guidance of the staff, he quickly got his number and the form he needed to fill out, and couldn't wait to rush to the counter after hearing the call.
The person who helped him go through the formalities was a beautiful Union girl. Her face was as delicate as the pebbles on the beach, and her eyes were sparkling, as if they were reflecting the light of water.
Compared with her, the Duke of Galava's wife and lovers are like cattle in a shack!
He admitted that he might have had filters in his eyes, and the alliance's cosmetics had the power to turn decay into magic, but he could swear that he was definitely not lying.
In the Alliance, even ordinary people shine so brightly!
Feeling a little uncomfortable with the fiery eyes, the teller coughed lightly and spoke in a businesslike tone.
"Please show your ID."
"Niyan, citizen of the Alliance."
Niyang quickly showed the certificate in his hand that was wrapped in milk and smiled attentively at her.
She had to face at least a thousand such smiles a day, but she still responded with a professional smile, confirmed her ID, and took away the filled-in form in his hand.
With such a diligent and almost fanatical appearance, he must be a wastelander who has just joined the alliance.
She thought so and looked at the form. However, after seeing the numbers filled in on the form clearly, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes, and she couldn't help but open her mouth that was covered with lip gloss.
"...Ninety thousand shares?!"
This is almost the upper limit of personal purchase!
How does this guy make so much money?
It's not that she is snobbish, she treats all customers equally, but the contrast this customer brings to him is too great, like a beggar taking out a large wad of bills from his pocket.
This makes people wonder where his money comes from.
Seeing the surprise in the beauty's eyes, Niyang smiled humbly, but couldn't hide the pride in his eyes.
"I made a small amount of money from my transaction. It is definitely a legal transaction. You can check it however you want... But after the investigation, please give me this opportunity. I am also a citizen of the alliance. I want to use this money to invest more."
For a great cause."
The surprised expression on her face subsided, and the teller girl stared at him and continued.
"Out of my responsibilities, I must say that Baiyue Company does not run any great business, it is just a profit-oriented organization, which is fundamentally different from other relief organizations such as homeless homes.
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"We need you to clearly understand that this is an investment behavior. It is neither a donation nor a gamble. At the same time, there are risks in any investment behavior. You must be responsible for your own choices and swear that you are fully aware of what you are doing."
"Do you need me to raise a few fingers to swear?" Niyang smiled and raised his right hand above his head.
"No need," the teller lady took out two contracts from the drawer, "You need to read this equity subscription agreement and the risk notification letter carefully, and sign at the end."
Reaching out to take the contract and pen, Niyang signed the two agreements without looking at them, and then gently placed the pen on the table.
"I know very well that this is not a great cause, and I know that the respected managers do not want me to pay less, but I still hope that they can go faster, faster... Please understand the small wish of a mouse, I
His power is so small that my master doesn’t take me seriously at all, and even thinks that I am so weak that I am not even qualified to betray him... But I really don’t have that qualification, and I don’t have the qualifications for my business.
The support is not enough.”
Looking at the confused teller lady, Niyang slightly performed the imperial court etiquette.
"I wish you a happy life, beautiful lady. In Borneo, girls as old as you are just goods... Of course, as an animal, I am the same."
Seeing the guy who had completed all the formalities and turned around and walked out the door, the girl standing behind the counter blinked in confusion, looked at the older colleague aside and whispered a question.
That was her senior at work, and she trusted him very much.
“Is Borneo so exaggerated?”
While speaking, her hand did not stop, she clicked on the tablet and called the next number.
The colleague next to him shook his head, teased noncommittally, and then moved on to the next task.
"Who knows how many of the things the Wastelander said are true? Maybe he just wants to flirt with you. Look, that guy is from Chip Port. I heard that people there dream about talking to someone from Dawn City.
The target...hey, speaking of French Fries Port, it’s quite far away.”
As for the province of Borneo, it was so far away that he had no interest in knowing about it. He was just interested in eating the specialties there in a certain restaurant.
However, those "Huhu" actually tasted just like that. He couldn't tell the difference between them at all, and they were completely incomparable with the dazzling array of delicacies in the Alliance.
Maybe Baiyue Company has really changed people's lives there, for example, teaching people there to eat with tableware and on the table, so that people there still expect more.
But that's their business, he's just a small employee of Dawn City, he doesn't care about that kind of thing.
In contrast, what he cares more about is the interests of the respected manager and the alliance, at least in this way he can be worthy of his hourly salary of 8 silver coins.
Praise the managers!
He was always loyal to that noble gentleman, who could keep all the money in his pocket, leaving these guys in line to look on with envy.
I heard that Jin Gallen's survivor's hourly wage was only one-tenth of his, and before that it was even less than this.