Chapter 377 376 Making cement? Isn’t it just a matter of having hands?
Chapter 377 376. Making cement? Isn’t it just a matter of having hands?
Although Little Sharon, the "Master of Engineering" in the Scarlet Castle, wanted to see the winner of Transia's first boxing championship, she finally decided to leave for the arsenal in the Under Armor Hills after staying in the Scarlet Castle for three days.
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On the one hand, Mr. Murphy and his apprentice Brother Zhongzhong have been urging. Although Brother Zhongzhong is very interested in steam engineering gadgets on the mainland and is determined to learn and master these things, learning itself also takes time.
, and today’s loyal brother does not have the ability to independently run an arsenal based on “fantasy engineering”.
To put it simply, Brother Zhongzhong is shaking people and eagerly hopes that his little mentor will come and take charge of the overall situation.
On the other hand, the main body of the arsenal on the Under Armor Hills has been completed, and the large steam furnace power source promised by the "partner" Cape family has also been shipped to the Under Armor Hills.
It is said that more than a dozen skilled workers sent here by the Cape family have begun to assemble the production line and select apprentices from nearby villages and refugees at the request of Brother Zhongzhong, which means that the actual production of the arsenal is about to be put on the agenda.
Xiao Sharon still has a lot of affection for this factory.
The weapon production lines that make up Transia's first national arsenal all come from the former city of Xico, which was her "ancestral property". She thought she could never get it back, but was taken back by Lord Murphy through political means.
And she is now one of the managers and rulers of Transia. Due to circumstances and reasons, she must personally participate in the management of the arsenal. It is a pity that Director Deen, who was in charge of the Xiko City factory area, and the people under him...
A team of smart and capable workers have perished in the disaster of the plague.
However, considering that the current victims of Xiko City have evolved into undead souls who cannot rest in peace and are bound in decaying bodies, does it mean that one day in the future, I can still see that outstanding factory owner?
With such questions in mind, Sharon's carriage slowly set off from Scarlet Castle, escorted by two wing cavalry and four mountain warriors.
However, before they drove very far, an unexpected visitor appeared beside the carriage and asked to board the carriage to talk to Sharon.
Although the little earl also inherited Lord Murphy's unique sin descendant blood, because the blood contract has been cut off by the family blood, her resistance to sunlight is far inferior to Maxim and Adele, even in the daytime.
She still couldn't lift her spirits in the dim carriage.
Just out of insistence on his own bloodline, he has not yet slept in the exquisite walnut coffin he placed in the carriage.
"Ms. Dorothy?"
Sharon looked at the leader of the Blood Rat Gang who boarded the carriage. While drinking refreshing hot tea at the suggestion of the strange Count Andre, she said in surprise:
"What's the matter with you? As you can see, I am about to leave Scarlet Castle, and the next time I come back will probably be at least twenty days later."
"That's why I'm so anxious to visit."
Dorothy did not waste Sharon's time. She directly took out a "sample" from the psychic bag and handed it to the little earl, who took it in his hand and looked at it.
This is a piece of carefully made cardboard, with 64 unified squares of eight horizontal and eight vertical directions. Different symbols are drawn on it. The drawings are very small and can be seen as being various symbols that exist in reality or legend.
species, with a few duplicates but mostly independent.
The rules of this "game" were written in the simplest words at the bottom of the card. How smart little Sharon was, she immediately realized:
"Is this a lottery ticket?"
"Yes, it is very similar to the lottery tickets halflings give out when they hold celebrations in their cities, but the rules of this one are more complicated. It is essentially a kind of gambling based on small gains, and it is something that cannot be put on the table."
Dorothy leaned on the seat of the carriage and told little Sharon what she had heard from Lao Huo:
"For example, this one in your hand, after it takes shape, I will let the warrior psychics of the Blood Rat Gang disguise it, and sell it for 5 coppers each. The buyer only needs to tear it apart after taking it in his hand.
Wearing a crude psychic camouflage can see their 'win' situation.
As long as there is one griffon in the animal pattern inside, you can redeem 5 silver coins at the purchase point, two griffons will cost you ten silver coins, and three griffons will cost you twenty silver coins. If you can catch the flying lion + griffon + sea monster
The combination is the first prize.
A full 10 gold coins!"
"This is gambling!"
Sharon said vigilantly:
"My mother told me not to gamble since she was a child. She grew up in a halfling city and saw many poor people who lost everything in the casinos opened by the Thieves Guild and ended their lives. You want to sell this kind of thing in the Scarlet Castle
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You guys are so heartless! People here are poor enough."
"How can it be?"
Dorothy rolled her eyes and said:
"The people in Scarlet Fort use labor points. The circulation of money here is limited, and they don't have much money in their hands. We will put this thing in the underground black market of Scarlet Fort and Bataxin City as a pilot project.
I'll sell it to the Yankees by the way and see the effect.
Of course, this is just a "warm-up" for a larger plan. This little thing is used to promote the truth to those who have money and nowhere to spend it, that is, Transia also has a place where they can spend money freely.
Don’t ask too much, just ask if you can design a printing press for us to mass-produce this kind of ‘scratch-off’ music?”
"Of course, it's not difficult at all."
Sharon snorted and said:
"Not only can I design, I can also create a mechanical logic for randomly assigning patterns, and I can even set the probability of winning the jackpot according to your degree of black-heartedness. This function can be realized with only two computing orbs as the computing core.
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But it will be very delicate but also very heavy after it is made, so you have to find a place to store it."
"Very well, that's exactly what I want to hear! Then, I'll leave the machine to you."
Dorothy said softly:
"Can we do it within five days? Please understand that my 'partners' are not willing to waste more time, and this is when we show our strength to them. I urgently need us to come up with it as soon as possible."
Real objects.”
"If time is so tight, we have to use a special method. If I use the typewriter I carry with me to modify it, it can be done, but it will cost extra!"
Little Sharon Lion said loudly:
"The basic price is 100 gold coins. I can still finish it in three days, but if I have to shorten the working hours, it means that I have to stay up late and work overtime. I heard a great word from Mr. Murphy called 'labor cost'.
I am the noble Count Xico, and I have to work so hard to make this harmful thing for you, which makes my conscience reproached, so I offer 300 gold coins! This may make my tortured conscience feel better."
"But you are a vampire! Working late at night is not a pressure but a benefit to you."
Dorothy complained:
"I know that as Count Sicco, you have to raise money from everywhere to build reserves for the reconstruction of your territory. I also know that you have used your skills to the extreme, making some high-quality firearms and selling them to those careless people at ten times the price.
Warriors.
You are bullying those alien spirits for their lack of knowledge!
But I am a local, little Earl Sharon, so there is no need to ask for such a harsh price, right?"
"Okay, then I'll give you a discount."
Xiao Sharon smiled like a fox who stole a chicken. She covered her mouth and said:
"250 gold coins, this can't be any less. This is because we have some friendship. If we want more machines of the same type in the future, it will be 300 per machine. No bargaining."
"make a deal!"
Dorothy gloomily took out a money bag from her psychic bag and threw it to the "little vampire" in front of her. She didn't stay for long before leaving Sharon's carriage.
She also has to go and report this matter to her immediate boss, Mrs. Adele, to find out what she and Mr. Murphy have said.
Although the Blood Rat Gang shoulders the important task of earning operational funds for the Shadow Intelligence Bureau, the nature of what Dorothy is currently doing is completely different from opening an offer in Fight Club. She must get it before execution.
With approval from her superiors and a letter of appointment, she would be able to find someone to take the blame even if something went wrong later.
Always find a way out for yourself!
This is Dorothy's survival philosophy, and the fact that she can survive to this day under the pursuit of mysterious forces and become more and more prosperous as she continues to live fully proves that her survival strategy is correct.
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The update to version 3.0 is on Friday, and two days later it will be the weekend, which happens to be the day when the development team promises to release a batch of game equipment every week.
There are only 50 places decentralized today, but this is enough to make the forum lively.
Currently, the number of Greedy Party members on the forum has soared to 1,500. This is largely due to the success of the RP Party, a unique gaming group, in Transia. Having their own territory makes it easier to get information from their "tavern"
Recruit more like-minded people.
The remaining part of the rapid growth comes from the impact of the self-made promotional CG of Da En that was removed from the shelves midway and was spread privately in various groups.
As the UP leader, Thain has created three thousand groups in the past few days and has been filled up, and he is establishing more groups.
Of course, he also knows that the water friends attracted by this method are definitely mixed, and they need to be "purified and purified". This is a matter of responsibility. If something happens to the water friends who enter the game through his channel,
He will have to bear "administrative penalties".
If this were an ordinary game, the responsibility would be lost. Even if there was a GM, it would just kick him out of the game. However, the unique game mode of "Real World" puts a lot of pressure on Thain.
Although he currently does not have many "assets" in the game, he really can no longer leave this land where he has devoted so much.
In short, everything is progressing steadily and for the best, except that one of the 50 players who entered the game this time is special.
Meng Haha did not rush to enter "Real Alien World" in time for the first wave of new players to log in to the game. She waited half an hour before she was "late". This made Pomegranate waiting for her at the door of the secret room at midnight.
My sister was a little unhappy because the friend she remembered was not someone who would be late casually.
"Sorry, I just overslept."
The cute character in the game is just as carefree as in real life, walking out slowly like a strolling little old man, turning his head around and looking at everything with curiosity like a standard cute newbie.
Perhaps she was not used to not wearing glasses on the bridge of her nose, so she would subconsciously touch the bridge of her nose when talking, and then walked out of the corridor hand in hand with Sister Pomegranate with a smile.
"Is your return home okay?"
Sister Pomegranate asked:
"I planned to keep you here for a few more days, but you ended up leaving after only two days. You were so anxious. Did something happen at home?"
"no."
Mengha looked at the gas lamp hanging at the top of the aisle, seeming to be thinking about the working principle of this thing, and then answered casually:
"It's because of other things. Do you remember the 'blockade' I told you on the way from the airport to your home? It's already being implemented, and it's probably going to be soon on your side. I heard about this from some of my channels
The lockdown will be nationwide and the duration is unknown, but the overall environment is not optimistic.
Chaos has occurred frequently abroad, and our current wave is defensive and self-protective.
Don't go anywhere during this time.
It's good to just stay at home and play a game and hit the iron. By the way, send me your current weight, measurements and body data. I will help you develop a training plan for free, just like our "perfect cooperation" in the past.
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"Is it that serious?"
Sister Pomegranate was startled, she rubbed her head and said:
"During this period, I have been addicted to games and haven't paid much attention to real news. I just heard Rumina complaining in the group that they couldn't control it, and that guy was preparing to go back to the country to escape."
"Oh, yes, Lumina, you said before, a foreign student, right?"
Mengha narrowed his eyes, then said with a smile:
"Take me to meet them. I'm also curious about what kind of strange woman can make my pomegranate, who is so arrogant and arrogant, act as a team member obediently instead of competing for the throne of the team leader. I thought you
He has changed his temper."
"Be serious."
Sister Pomegranate pushed Mengha who was leaning against her and said:
"I will take you to register your identity first. After you receive the calculation orb and the psychic dog tag, you can walk around the city first. Lumina and the others can bring a new batch of refugees back from Bataxin City tonight for resettlement.
When the time comes, I will introduce you to them, and then you will be the psychic master of our Silver Moon Pride Group!"
"Hey, I don't want to learn any magic."
Mengha pouted and said:
"I'm a physicist, do you understand? I worship Einstein and Bohr! Although the founder has no control over this place, I suddenly changed from a staunch materialist believer to a user of mysterious cosmic energy.
The turn of events is so big that I'm afraid that my ancestor would give me a dream at night and scold me for being an unworthy descendant."
"But didn't your Lord Niu eventually convert to theology?"
Sister Pomegranate laughed, summoned her gargoyle rather sassyly, and took her little friend to experience the joy of flying.
If it weren't for the afternoon, the player vampire wouldn't be willing to fly in this environment. Sister Pomegranate decided to fly into the sky with Mengha, side by side with Father Sun.
Her friendship with Mengha is not the same as her friendship with the other members of the Silver Moon Group.
After all, no matter how good the game is, it is still a "net friend relationship", but Mengha is a true good friend that he has known for many years.
When this guy was still a pitiful graduate student, Sister Shiliu "raised" her for a while. And during the most depressing period when Sister Shiliu retired due to injury, Mengha was always with her and enlightened her.
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The two have been friends for many years.
In Mengha's words, if their genders were not the same and their orientations were normal, Pomegranate would have been her perfect life partner.
"Go and do your own business. You are an old player, so you must be busy with a lot of things."
After receiving the Calculation Orb and the Psychic Dog Tag and taking the initial mission at the Adventurer’s Guild, Mengha said to Sister Pomegranate:
"Don't worry about me, I'm wandering around the city by myself. You know me, the things I'm interested in are different from those of ordinary people. I'll observe this place in my own way first, and you tell me a meeting point.
I will go directly to you then."
"OK!"
Sister Shiliu is very confident in her friend’s “survivability”. She said:
"Then at half past nine, meet at the entrance of the cloister. Mrs. Shui's shop in the city's trading area will be opening soon. Let's go and clean it up for her tonight, and by the way, move the tailoring tools and work teams from the camp over for next month's business.
Preparations for opening.
When the time comes, I will introduce you to them, they are all very good people, and you will definitely get along happily with them."
"Ok, no problem."
Mengha made an OK gesture, and then watched as Sister Pomegranate whistled to summon the demon-hunting war horse that was wandering in the distance, and then he got on his horse and galloped away.
That sassy back made Menghaha swallow her saliva in dismay.
"Oh, why am I not a man, or are you not a man? I'm so angry!"
The physicist stamped his feet angrily, but quickly adjusted his mood and started wandering around with his hands behind his back.
Although she also entered the game with a mission.
However, she does not belong to the formal establishment of Brother Zhongzhong's powerful department. If anything, she is a "special employee" and consultant, so she has much greater freedom than Brother Zhongzhong's group.
"Lumina Yanghen is going back to her country, so Brother Zhongye doesn't have to worry about her safety there, but the 'Terranova' they were tracking down last time actually took the initiative to admit defeat and said something weird.
The reason is surprising.”
Mengha thought in her heart:
"There is a mysterious 'peer' in Lumina's small group who is studying "Real World" and seems to have built a very primitive prototype based on the principle of brain wave interference.
Is there really such a lunatic?
Even if she made such an instrument that has no theoretical basis at all, would she dare to let others use it? Huh? What are those people in front doing?"
Mengha quickly noticed that in the open space ahead, several young people were frowning at a bunch of strange things in front of them. Out of curiosity as a scholar, she stepped forward and took a look, and then said with a strange look in her eyes:
"You guys are trying to make cement? But how could you make it look like this! If you don't know, you might think you are cultivating slimes. Hey, I'm not telling you, your hands-on skills are a bit too poor.
