This game is too real.

Chapter 336 The Utopia Hidden in the Tunnel

It took about 10 minutes for Lu Bei to report the work situation of the whole day to Chu Guang.

"...Led by the gatekeeper named Tris, we entered Camp 101 and were received by local survivors."

"It was a camp hidden deep in the subway tunnel. There were about two to three hundred people living there. Local survivors lived in boxy barracks. Greenhouse plantations, generators and water purifiers were distributed around the camp. And a digester."

"The situation there is completely different from that in Hope Town. They are completely self-sufficient in materials and use scientific methods to organize everything in an orderly manner."

"That Tris took me to visit their greenhouse plantation, where there are many hydroponic boxes, in which rice, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers... and carbon sequestration devices or something, they synthesize part of the carbon dioxide into starch , glucose, and balance the carbon dioxide content in the air.”

"In short, the situation there is quite surprising. The locals call themselves 'sheltered people', but they are not residents of the shelter, but wastelanders who have been helped by the residents of the shelter."

"The gate of Vault 101 is at the deepest part of the camp. The residents of the Vault have taught them knowledge, and their task is to report the situation outside to the Vault residents."

"According to them, their camp was originally located on the surface. Later, in order to avoid the war, the residents of the shelter lent them the material transfer area at the door, and only then did they have the current camp."

"When talking to them, I can feel that they have a deep affection for the residents of the shelter. Vault 101 is like a holy place to them, and the residents who live there are more like a sacred place to them. teacher."

After listening to Lu Bei's report, Chu Guang looked at the notes he had written down in his hand and pondered for a long time, then nodded thoughtfully.

"...That's it."

He probably understood.

To put it simply, Camp 101 is equivalent to the "spokesperson" supported by Vault 101 on the surface.

These spokespersons were enlightened by the residents of the shelter, and gained knowledge that was not available in the wasteland, and even some production methods and tools from the pre-war era.

While enjoying the convenience brought by the achievements of pre-war civilization, they also undertake the obligation to "watch the gate" for the refuge.

I have to say this is a smart move.

As far as the refuges Chu Guang encountered so far, whether it was No. 117 or No. 401, they all lost to the reserve and arrogance of civilized people.

In contrast, the Blue Coat in Vault 101 adopted a more cautious strategy-selecting worthy people to cultivate, enlightening the ignorant wastelanders, teaching them to use tableware and books, and letting them Study math and physics to see the world from a rational perspective.

This not only ensures their education rate and professional skill level, but also ensures that they have a world view, values, and ideology that are close to themselves.

In this way, the residents of Vault 101 only need to pay a negligible cost to collect the intelligence and resources they need, and also avoid the troubles that may be caused by direct contact with local survivors.

Camp 101 is the seed they planted on the surface and a buffer zone between them and the wasteland.

If they fail, they can withdraw to the ground at any time, adjust the time to 20, 50 or even 100 years later and start again.

And once successful, this seed grows into a towering tree, establishing a stable and enlightened regime in the wasteland...

Their historical mission can be regarded as completed.

"... I haven't seen any residents of Shelter 101," Lu Bei said cautiously after putting this sentence at the end, "The elders of Camp 101 told me that before confirming that the world outside the door is safe, they Vault residents would not be advised to open the door. Even when I tried to explain to them... that we had driven the looters away, they just didn't believe me."

"Later, at my insistence, they took me to the gate of Shelter 101, and the residents there didn't listen to my explanation at all, and asked me to communicate with the people in Camp 101."

Speaking of this, Lu Bei was also very depressed.

He felt like he was a ball, being kicked around by people on both sides.

These people really don't know what to do!
Hearing the boy's complaint, Chu Guang immediately guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile.

"They're not worried about the looters, they're worried about us."

Lu Bei froze for a moment.

"Worried about... us? But why should they worry about us?"

Chu Guang said patiently.

"Predators can also wear blue coats, and even bring our VM. The vital sign monitor itself is not a particularly advanced thing, let alone a patent of the shelter."

"For the first contact, they can only judge whether we have good intentions through intuition, but in the end they need to confirm with their eyes whether what we claim is consistent with what we are doing."

"This world is not black and white. Those who drive away the predators are not necessarily partners of justice, but may also be another group of predators. It is reasonable for them to be vigilant."

"So, before you set off, I repeatedly told you to be cautious before expressing our intentions. Don't rush to urge the other party to make a decision. Give the other party a little more patience. If they are hesitant, you can suggest that the other party come to us to have a look. .”

Lu Bei on the other end of the phone pondered for a while and said thoughtfully.

"I see, so we should invite them to send some representatives to take a look at our colony."

Children can be taught.

Satisfied to see this young man opened his eyes, Chu Guang smiled and nodded.

"Invite a few more people over here, remember this is not a request, but an invitation. We need electrical engineers here, as well as water conservancy engineers."

"You can even tell them that I plan to build a dam on the west and southwest sides of the Fourth New District, divert the overflowing lake water to the north into the Tianshui tributary, and irrigate the nearby land... This will be a long-term project, we Need their help."

Drawing cakes is also part of the art of management, and the new alliance needs to find common ground with local survivors.

Although the water conservancy project is not the first priority in the construction work of Liming City, with the expansion of the settlement area, this matter will be done sooner or later.

Lu Bei said excitedly.

"I understand!"

Chu Guang nodded approvingly.

"Go when you understand."

Chu Guang has always been very satisfied with this diligent and loyal young man, and has been intentionally cultivating him.

For example, the reason why this task was entrusted to him was that it meant cultivation.

As for ability and background, these have never been a problem. Chu Guang doesn't believe in the theory of blood at all.

When a person reaches that position, he can naturally grow.

The core members of the new alliance, who really carry the aura, are actually Yin Fang, Heya, and old Charlie, and most of the others are born from the wasteland.

For example, Luka was just a serf farming at the beginning, and he didn't know much about logistics management, but now he can still take care of the work he entrusted to him in an orderly manner.

And Shuyu, who was sent by Chu Guang to Jushi City, was just a refugee at first.

In fact, including Chu Guang himself, the same is true. In the Alpha0.1 version, he didn't even have a dog at the beginning of the game, and he was almost eaten by a dog. Now he has everything.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Guang didn't bother to go out for dinner, so he found a box of braised pork cans from his luggage, and ate dinner with steamed buns while browsing the forum with VM.

Today's official website is as lively as ever.

Coincidentally, while he was eating dinner, his little players were also eating.

However, due to jet lag, they ate breakfast.

Tail: "Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

Sisi: "Isn't this a matter of course..."

Tail: "It's cold! Why don't you develop a training cabin that you don't have to worry about when you lie in it! It's too troublesome to eat, brush your teeth, take a shower, and go to the toilet! (ノ｀Д)ノ"

Sis: "Uh, you mean the intubated one... I'll forget it."

Tail:"?"

Aww Sesame Paste: "That is to say, even if there is that kind of training cabin, the anti-addiction system cannot allow 24 hours online. (ω)"

Roushan Big Momo: "Aha...hahaha..."

"..."

This addiction is too big.

Looking at the discussion in the post, Chu Guang was dumbfounded, not knowing how to complain.

The equipment of the morphing field is not under his control, the training cabin... maybe there will be, but it doesn't really matter if it is there or not. The helmet is enough. If you wake up from the urine, just go to the toilet and come back. Find a place that doesn't get in the way Lying down and going offline is a basic exercise for players.

Although the training cabin allows players to focus more on the game world, he still hopes that his little players can eat well and live well in reality.

Even if it is the only fully immersive virtual reality game in the world, it can't be just fishing.

After closing the post, Chu Guang continued to browse the forum.

The topics that most players are concerned about are the reward pool for the settlement of the expansion pack and the lottery tonight. Some players also focus on the newly unlocked new map of Xizhou City.

For example, brother Fang Chang.

Just like when he went to Boulder City before, after arriving at Camp 101, Fang Chang immediately conducted a detailed investigation of the situation there, and updated the summarized information on the official website without reservation.

"Shock!A hi-tech town hidden in a tunnel! What we learned about Camp 101! "

Seeing the title of this line, Chu Guang immediately clicked in.

Ashamed to say, as a game planner, he was the last person to learn about the new map.

Unlike other games, the dog has always planned to reveal inside information to big players.

Like Lu Bei, Fang Chang first explained the background of Camp 101 in detail by combining the translator with his own understanding.

However, unlike Lu Bei, Fang Chang is from the perspective of the player when narrating. Not only is the narrative style different, but the focus is also different.

"...Camp 101 has a very high level of technology. In terms of setting, they are a group of wastelanders who have received shelter education. They have the characteristics of both blue coats and wastelanders. I even suspect that they are blue coats and wastelanders themselves. A half-breed of the natives."

"According to themselves, the residents of Vault 101 will only send a small number of people out of the door when needed. Sometimes it is to collect resources, sometimes to collect samples from the wasteland, or to collect data, but Usually it doesn't last long."

"They don't have currency, and they don't even have the concept of property. Instead, they use various points, and determine a person's standard of living according to the type of occupation and post contribution."

"For example, ordinary employees can enjoy standard unit living rations, and employees engaged in technical jobs can enjoy certain consumer goods on the basis of standard unit living configurations. In addition, there will be regular KPI assessments to determine the proportion of additional rations ..."

"Of course, the above information is based on the information I have concluded based on the dialogue in the plot, and it may not be accurate. Compared with Hope Town, this place is more like a paradise composed of a group of 'lucky few'."

"There's a lot of special technology here, they can make drones very small, and they can turn carbon dioxide into food. It's not clear how they did it, but one thing is for sure, because there is no currency, Camp 101 may not be able to trade freely like Boulder City."

"However, this does not mean that they do not have trading needs, such as energy, food and fresh water, which are very precious locally. Although we also need these things, we can exchange some of the surplus with them."

"I speculate that the deal with Camp 101 may be carried out in a more official form. For example, professional players who run factories can hire highly educated engineers from Camp 101 to produce products on a large scale that the new alliance did not have before. For example, maybe they will open a new NPC shop in our place and exchange resources with us with high-tech products."

Canyon Mole on the Run: "So in other words, Camp 101 isn't a player-oriented map?"

Fang Chang: "It can be said that the main reason is that there are no shops on this map."

Ye Shi: "Brother Fang Chang expressed his disappointment. There is not even a bar with less and less clothes here. (Funny)"

Fang Chang: "Go away, when did I go to that kind of bar?"

Makabazi: "Hahahaha! It's exposed, brother!"

Fujiteng: "You people are really dirty.|ω`)"

Mole on the run in the canyon: "What about the mission? Don't interrupt! Are there any missions on the new map?"

Fang Chang: "I didn't see it, the VM's signal here is very poor... and it is generally impossible to trigger missions on the map that has just been unlocked, right?"

Feng Feng: "However, there is one thing to say. The cultural level of the people here is indeed extraordinary. They even have their own school. I took a look curiously, and they actually teach advanced mathematics."

Picking up trash level 99: "What the hell?! Even universities?"

Ye Shi: "Pfft, you are too boring."

Kuangfeng: "No, I'm just curious... and what surprised me even more is that the students in the class are all relatively young. Generally, unless they are special talents, we don't recommend getting in touch with too professional content too early."

Yaya: "You're too young... How duckling is it? 0.0"

Kuangfeng: "About 12 years old."

Ye Shi: "Damn it!?"

Professor Yang, the King of Lightning Dharma: "Awesome!"

Lao Bai: "12 years old... I even forgot whether I was in the first grade of junior high school or the sixth grade of junior high school. (laughing and crying)"

Irena: "I learned advanced mathematics at the age of 12, what did I learn at the age of 16? Building rockets? (Funny)"

Elven King Fugui: "If I give them the advanced math homework, is it considered as the computing power of the developer who is a free prostitute. (Funny)"

Ye Shi: "Hi, SAO. (Funny)"

Ya'er, I want to go to the toilet and ask: "6666! @沃德舞谁who Levine hahaha, the thesis is settled!"

A group of engineering and science players called the experts directly.

There is also a cloud player from the Department of Mathematics, who said that there is no need to let the middleman earn the difference, and post the homework directly to the forum, one silver coin for one question, the price is fair, and there is no deception.

When they have saved up enough silver coins, they plan to pass the thesis topic into the game and let the NPC "write it" directly.

Turning to the bottom of the post, Chu Guang also had to sigh with emotion, his little players are really talented, and they can even think of such operations as asking NPC to help write homework and papers.

Look at how promising you are, you are so cautious in your dreams.

If there is such an awesome game, why don’t you write some papers and just copy the solid-state hydrogen technology back?

However, it can be seen that the governments of various countries have not disclosed the "true identity" of the "Wasteland OL" operator, and even deliberately concealed relevant clues.

After all, the announcement of such incredible things as "extraterrestrial civilizations" has no benefit other than causing unnecessary panic, and may instead stimulate an unknown existence.

However, the cautious attitude of official agencies in various countries has helped Chu Guang a lot.

Even if there are always people on the forum who are telling frightening "ghost stories", such as "Wasteland OL" is actually a real world, everyone just laughs when they hear it, and they don't take it seriously at all.

What kind of double-slit interference experiment, measuring the gravitational constant, these experiments can be done by individuals are too pediatric, and slightly complicated experiments are at best unpopular.

Not to mention that "Wasteland OL" stated in the "announcement" that this game is based on the dream system and is constructed by the player's subconscious and cognition.

Everything the player sees in the game is what the player subconsciously thinks he can see.

Logically speaking, people in the box can freely imagine the world outside the box, but it is impossible to use the rules in the box to prove the existence of the world outside the box.

The only way to prove the existence of the world outside the box is to open the box.

Of course Chu Guang would not do this.

Whether it's the first-hand truth or the second-hand truth, knowing too much is never a good thing.

But when the situation permits, he will try to open up the second-hand truth, and use a relatively gentle way to help his players gain more benefits in reality.

It's not just about money and honors.

It can even be status.

After flipping through the post from the beginning, Chu Guang made a judgment after a little thought.

"...Chang Fang's suggestion makes some sense. The social situation in Camp 101 is closer to a miniature utopia, and communication with it should be conducted in a more official form."

"However, it is not only the introduction of technical jobs, but also the introduction of some educational talents as much as possible."

Based on the "investigation reports" of Lu Bei and Fang Chang, the New Alliance has already conducted a comprehensive investigation of Camp 101.

The only thing that confuses Chu Guang is how this "small and beautiful" utopian society actually exists in the wasteland.

But that's not the point.

The point is that there's a lot of technology out there worth bringing in, and that's exactly what the new league needs.

Chu Guang swiped his index finger across the VM screen and said.

"Xiaoqi, sort out the clues in the memo for me, and update the information about Camp 101 in the official website database."

"Okay, master!" Xiao Qi replied energetically in his ear.

Chu Guang nodded, glanced at the time, and saw that it was almost 8 o'clock, so he continued.

"By the way, there is also the settlement of the expansion pack, have you finished it?"

"Uh……"

The energetic voice suddenly became a little subtle.

"Xiao Qi has already finished it... But Master, are you sure it's really all right?"

Chu Guang was slightly taken aback.

"What's the meaning……"

Xiao Qi didn't answer, and silently sent over the settlement form.

Seeing the striking numbers on the form, Chu Guang almost choked on his own spit.

"One hundred million?! Are you sure you didn't count an extra 0?!"

Xiaoqi said aggrievedly.

"How is it possible...and master, the reward settlement of the previous battles also included points. This war has lasted for so long, and the average score of the players has almost grown to 4..."

Chu Guang said anxiously.

"That's why..."

Just in the middle of speaking, he suddenly stopped talking.

This battle has been going on for two months, and new players enter the pit every day. The number of players is no longer the original 1600.

Now the number of players in the server is close to 3000.

And it's not just the front-line players who can get points, but also the players who are engaged in production work in the rear.

A line of words popped up on the screen.

【QAQ】

Chu Guang: "..."

Xiao Qi whispered, "Why don't you... dilute the reward pool?"

According to past practice, the value corresponding to each point is 0.05 silver coins.

100 points are drawn once, some people can get an exoskeleton worth 2000 silver coins, and some people can only get a discount coupon or a lollipop.

If the total number of points is 1 million, if you want to guarantee the burst rate, the total cost of the reward pool must be guaranteed to be 500 million silver coins.

Below this number, the burst rate will be diluted.

Originally, in Chu Guang's expectation, the total points awarded should be around 2000 million when the expansion is over, and the cost of the reward pool can be controlled at 100 million silver coins.

Unexpectedly, it doubled by five times.

"I was negligent... This battle is too expensive." Chu Guang couldn't laugh or cry, opened the system interface, and glanced at the points he had saved.

From the end of the last wave to the present, except for the occasional elementary and intermediate blind box, he kept most of the points useless, and he only saved about 1500 points until now.

15 Premium Blind Boxes…

I originally wanted to save enough 20 to draw together, but now it seems that I can't save it.

Hope to get something good out of it.

Otherwise, he would have to find a way to eat leeks again...

……

At the same time, in the management center of Camp No. 101, the air purifier hummed softly.

The gray-haired old man was sitting on a chair, his eyes slightly closed, lost in thought, as if he had fallen asleep.

His name is Horn, and he is the mayor of Camp No. 101. He is responsible for the affairs of the camp and the appointment of various officers.

Half an hour ago, representatives sent by the new alliance invited them to visit the settlement.

Camp No. 101 did not have a special affairs officer in charge of foreign affairs. They had encountered the biggest force before, that is, the Bone Chewing Tribe.

And survivor communities with dozens of people and hundreds of people like "Good Weather Cooperative" and "Happy House", they don't need to deliberately contact each other at all.

The tradition of Camp 101 is to let experts take charge of specific issues. However, to Horn's annoyance, he couldn't find anyone to discuss this issue with, so he had to call all the affairs officers.

Slowly opened his eyes, he glanced around at the many affairs officers present.

"What do you think?"

Seeing the mayor looking at him, the education officer hesitated for a moment, and replied in an uncertain tone.

"A very polite boy."

This sentence has been recognized by many people.

Although the four bodyguards were a little curious and even accidentally broke into their classroom, the representative Lu Bei was indeed very polite.

This is also what confuses them the most.

Those who are most like shelter dwellers behave beyond their common sense.

Horn sighed softly.

"I'm not asking what you think of that kid, what I want to ask is what do you think of the new league."

The security affairs officer thought for a while and said.

"They were strong and ended the war in just two months."

When there was a war outside, Camp 101 was not unaware, they had been secretly spying on the screen all the time.

This includes the use of surface-mounted cameras, and drones that are sent out over short distances.

The weapons of the new alliance cannot be said to have high technical content, but they are sufficient in quantity.

Overwhelming firepower and a steady stream of air strikes helped them win the war.

If asked to evaluate, he has only one opinion.

This survivor is powerful!
The production affairs officer whispered: "...but they use child labor, and that child should be a soldier."

Educational Affairs Officer: "Most of the places where survivors gather outside are like this. After all, their average life expectancy is only 35 years old. We can't ask them to take up key positions after 40 years old like us."

Tris, who was standing aside, suddenly said, "Maybe the other party just sent a young man over to show their kindness."

Although he is not an officer, as a "gatekeeper", his status in Camp 101 is not low.

That Lu Bei gave him a good first impression.

Generally, the awakened people in the wasteland would like to jump their noses into the sky, but that young man was very polite.

The other party did not send an aggressive representative to show them hegemony, at least it shows that they have the idea of ​​getting along with each other.

This sentence was recognized by many people present.

"I think we should go to their settlements, not just in Dawn City, but also their capital...the place called Dawn City."

"Indeed, it's best to meet their manager. The shelter and the shelter are different..."

Horn pondered for a long time and said.

"I think so too. We can't be isolated from the world forever, let alone hide underground forever... What's more, they have expanded their territory to our doorstep."

Everyone whispered in low voices.

At this time, the education affairs officer spoke.

"But the question is... who to send?"

Horn thought for a moment, then said slowly.

"They sent a kid over here, so let's send a kid over there too."

The security officer hesitated, "Is this... too dangerous?"

"Of course it is impossible to send only one person to this kind of thing. Industry, economy, population... We have too little information, and there are too many things to investigate."

The production affairs officer nodded.

"My suggestion is also, at least we have to send two to three experts."

The Security Affairs Officer frowned.

"But what about safety? The danger outside is not limited to predators... Don't forget how much we paid for collecting samples from the nearby forest."

Not enough manpower...

Gently pressing the center of his brows with his index finger, Horn, who leaned on the chair, pondered for a long time before making a decision.

"I will apply to my lord to arrange a bodyguard for him."

(End of this chapter)