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At that time, a large-scale ground force will be dispatched to search and arrest all people who can serve as labor force. Don't forget that this place is far away from the core control area of ​​Ursus. As long as this kind of thing does not reach the emperor's ears, it will never happen.

The shield guards can also take this opportunity to give them a heavy blow, rescue all the infected people, and destroy the excavation site, and then continue to move south. As long as the hatred is solidified, the Ursus military will not have Energy to take revenge on those ordinary infected and civilians.

What patriots have to do is to make themselves a guillotine on their heads. Before they are arrested and killed, they will not have the courage to continue to persecute the infected in this way, or it will not be so serious.

Because the shield guards may come out from a certain corner at any time and screw their heads off as equal revenge, and this is almost the best method and action goal that the patriots can think of based on their experience and theoretical level.

After all, he is just a soldier. He is good at using the presence of troops to suppress the enemy's maneuvering and tactical strategic choices. It cannot be said that there is something wrong, but this completely depends on the combat effectiveness of the shield troops and his personal prestige and force. Formed deterrence, and the balance of this deterrence is extremely fragile.

As long as the shield guards are injured beyond a certain limit in a tactical operation, this deterrence will form a greater wave of counterattacks, which is also a difficult problem that the patriots can't think of a solution to.In the end, he chose to follow Frost Star's advice, and joined Tallulah's integration movement with the idea of ​​expanding the scale of retaliation and deterrence through the integration movement.

Moreover, Tallulah's idea is still relatively close to his idea, which is to use violence or force to retaliate and attack, so that the behavior of persecuting the infected becomes less fruitful and cruel, and makes those people fear the infected. Take milder measures to retaliate against the organization.

Chapter 22 Trading Post

Midsummer is the only time on the Usas snowfield where mobile villages and towns can migrate and produce. The permafrost that melts in spring and early summer turns into mud, which is gradually dried up under the midsummer sun and becomes arable land.

At this time, the mobile villages and towns will move from their safe havens and wintering places to production sites for production work. The main local crops are potatoes and radishes with a short growth period. assorted mushrooms and wild vegetables.

Only these things can be harvested before the first cold wave in late autumn, and the harvest can only be said to be passable, better than the wilderness farther north.

Some of these crops are used for winter storage, and some are used to trade Originium fuel and various tools necessary to move the village and town. Except for a few merchants from cities further south, the locals generally use the barter method for transactions.

The wide and heavy track rolls over the dry field, and the metal-cast obstacle remover shovels all the shrubs and weeds that grow in front of it under the tires. , otherwise no one would be able to recognize the forest road.

The platform is about 30 meters long and 8 meters wide. Behind a beetle-like cockpit is a standard Ursus-style house made of wood and iron.Near the rear is a boom with detachable ground hoes stacked beside it, and two thick and primitive chimneys bursting with steam, spewing water vapor rich in Originium particles into the sky.

This is a standard small mobile platform at the village level, which is affectionately called "Uncle Yegel" by the Usas people. If the living area is a two-story house, it is about 200 square meters, which is enough to live in a standard house. Ursus farmers.

Generally, a mobile village in Ursas consists of 5 to 8 such light mobile platforms and a larger platform that doubles as a workshop and a transport vehicle. The difference between a town and a village lies in the number of platforms and whether they have those platforms. A larger business platform.

Transactions between mobile villages and towns rarely have the same "docking" and "port entry" situations as in large mobile cities. Instead, they each send an "Uncle Yegor" and the two parties agree to conduct transactions at a place that is a certain distance from the settlement or the convoy to avoid When the other party saw the money, his intention turned into robbery.

The larger towns even have "Uncle Yegor" specially modified for trade, and the larger ones even have special mobile bazaars, just like the wasteland-style caravan bazaars. , After the place unfolds, there is a small commercial street with 4-6 stores, small warehouses, and small cranes.

Adding the tents opened by the entourage and the sheds and shops built on the hoes of the mobile platform, a small but lively commercial market can be opened in any open space on the snow field.

However, in this place close to the wilderness in the north, of course, there will be no such kind of market. There are not many villages and small towns here. Normally, you can send caravans to trade with each other during the migration process or after landing. .

"Well, hell, I shouldn't have driven the wrong way." The old Ursas sitting in the cab looked at the scene in front of him suspiciously. According to his memory, this place should be a sparse bush, but now it has become an open space. And it's still the kind of open space that has been initially reclaimed, surrounded by ropes and wood.

"Father Maxim, what happened?" The boy with brown hair and freckles poked his head out from behind the door of the house in doubt.

"Wait here for a while, close the door, and run back if something goes wrong." Maxim opened the side door of the driver's cab, picked up a long-handled ax and jumped off from the door. For the old man with white beard and hair, it seems that it is not a hindrance at all.

According to the rules of the northern snowfields, whoever reclaims the land will be owned by him in this year. As for the second year, it is first come, first served, and he also suspects that he is not too old, and his memory is failing. The site of the village went up.

Maxim, who came from a village about 40 kilometers away that just finished winter, is a businessman who runs a trading post. At this time of year, he would drive this dilapidated trading post along the Ye River to the north. Don’t look at the north of Usas The villages and towns are poor, but they are also full of wealth for a businessman like him.

In order to survive the severe cold, the locals will hunt in autumn, store meat and process furs, and when it comes to this lean time, they will sell those fur coats and buy necessary tools, seeds and processed fur coats from the trading post. source stone fuel.

In addition to furs, the locals would also steal some source ores from the mines or mine some source ores privately. He could exchange these and sell them to a few familiar small refineries.

And in autumn and winter, the last trading season, these worn-out fur coats can be sold back at a higher price, and the price difference and profit will come and go.Seeing the arrival of the mobile platform, the infected people hiding in the shadows whispered to each other, wrapped up the infection marks on their bodies with cloth strips, and walked out with their respective tools.

These infected people in the north have never seen such a thing as a mobile trading station, or to be more precise, they have never seen such an "unprofessional" mobile trading station. When they were not infected, the mobile trading stations of regular merchants were all There are neat flags and specialized vehicles.

And after becoming an infected person, it is even more impossible to see this kind of mobile trading station popular in the snowy field after suffering in the mine all day.

Holding an ax, Maxim looked at this group of Ursas dressed as thin farmers and was a little uncertain. The other party had no intention of making a deal. On the contrary, there was a trace of fierceness in his eyes, and he didn't look like a good person. .

And the farm tools in their hands... are too sophisticated, whether it's an ax or a shovel, they all shine with the unique luster of metal, and they look like good steel mouths. It may be a good guy for doing farm work, but with It's probably not too bad to smash a person's head.

The two sides confronted each other across the ridge, until a screeching sound of brakes sounded, and the Ursas stepped back, no matter men, women, young or old, bowed their heads slightly and backed away.

"What's going on here?" The girl who sent the potatoes grown in the second round looked at this scene, holding the double-barreled short-barreled shotgun hanging on her waist with one hand, and opened the car door with the other.

Maxim looked up and down the girl with tender white short hair in an extremely fast and stealthy way. She looked to be only about ten years old, and she was a Cates (rabbit), with a pair of slender ears of the same color hanging black There are also two clusters of fine hairs that are unique to the young Cates at the base of the ears.

She was wearing a white patterned cold-proof jacket with a high-grade fabric. The jacket was not fully pulled up, revealing the light gray turtleneck knitted sweater inside. The hem was down to the calf and black tights. A girl from a rich family, Maxim had never seen this outfit on the mayor's daughter even when he was shopping in a big town.

And a girl from such a rich family naturally doesn't have any thoughts about her pile of broken and tattered goods. These goods, but these serfs in her family might need them.

Why do you think these people are serfs, because apart from inspecting the work of the serfs in their own family, who would wear such beautiful and expensive clothes to hang around outside, and drive a brand-new car painted bright red that is not afraid of death? The big cart came out?The most important thing is that she hasn't brought a weapon yet!

"Miss, you misunderstood." Maxim quickly put on a generous smile for business use, "I am a traveling businessman from Meiquan Town, and people call me 'kind old Maxim', but it may be Those cassis wines made me lose my sight, and that's why I accidentally came to your land"

"Traveler?" Yelena tilted her head and looked at the mobile platform behind him, as if to prove that she was not a suspicious person, Maxim shouted, "Little Yersey, what are you doing? Open the shop, don't Lazy in the car!"

With the side of the house opened, a folded metal ladder fell down, and soon the mobile platform became a shop with an open-air counter, with wooden signs and rows of dazzling products hung on the wooden poles that protrude from the side.

After seeing the signboards and those familiar small commodities on the other side, the vigilant infected people dispersed a little bit, because it really looked like an ordinary traveling merchant, and they did have some trading needs in it, as long as this The eldest lady of the farm just don't drive away the traveling merchants.

Needles and thread brains, all kinds of old clothes, shoes and hats that are still intact, crude toys and tools produced by some obvious small workshops, as well as the simple jewelry and scarves that girls like, children can still live comfortably here A little rough snack in season.

The most valuable commodity is nothing more than two boxes of Originium fuel rods placed in the most conspicuous place on the counter. This kind of fuel made of purified Originium powder mixed with industrial ketones is the main source of power for civilian vehicles and machinery.

The pumps needed for farm work and the mobile platform need to be powered by it. This is what Maxim bought from those small origin stone refineries. Well, here it means that the tax has not been collected by the imperial tax department. Nor did it come out of the hands of the factory manager through formal commercial channels.

However, small refineries such as polyhedron-shaped liquefied source stone power sources with high energy density cannot be produced, and can only be purchased at regular specialty stores of regular companies in big cities.

Moreover, due to the characteristics of origin stone power, there is no need for a fuel tank. A polyhedral power source that etches the energy supply circuit can only be scrapped when the liquefied origin stone energy inside is used up. In essence, no matter what kind of origin stone power it is, it is close to a one-time Sexual battery.

Fortunately, this world does not lack this kind of minerals. Every natural disaster will produce a large amount of source rock materials for refining source rock mines. The main cost is labor and refining, and the labor force that causes source rock pollution and ore disease Break on.

"There are almost no things that the farm can use..." The girl carefully observed every commodity, and the farms that can be used have better quality substitutes, and the things that the farm needs are almost here. None, and she had no money on hand.

The currency of Ursas is on the gold standard like most countries and cities. Longmen currency is only used by large commercial entities such as Longmen and its surrounding areas, as well as those big cities.

In the world of Terra, it is difficult to guarantee the credit of banknotes. On the earth, it can be said that the issuer can run away from the monk but not the temple, but here... people can run with the monk on their backs. After the wave of banknotes is completed, the material evaporates in the world, and you have nothing to do.

That is to say, the existence of Longmen, which is almost impossible to rely on large-scale commerce and trade for self-sufficiency, has certain credit because of its special political and economic status. Got eggs.

Gold coins made of red gold and silver coins made of pure silver are the hard currency. In the countryside, gold coins are definitely invisible. Gram silver coins.

However, the more important transaction is barter, because even if it is this kind of silver coin, many families can't find a few, and they have to be kept for important things, such as going to a big town to see a doctor when sick, and the doctor But only money, not goods.

"Farm?" Maxim listened to people's low-pitched conversations, and one of the words was mentioned repeatedly, which made him pay more attention. Die on the snowy street is the only end.

He silently recorded the information of a nearby farm, and when he couldn't do it himself, the knowledge that recorded the output, demand and safety routes of various places would be passed on to his heirs.

Generations of travel merchants have accumulated capital in this way. If they are lucky enough, after they have accumulated enough capital, they will turn into merchants, have their own real trading stations and shops, and even enter those metropolises to open small supermarkets What.

After confirming that this guy was harmless, Yelena sat back in the car and started distributing diced potatoes and sweet potato seeds for planting to these "agricultural employees" with a small booklet, letting them plant them in the ground.

And those infected who feel that they have become serfs on a certain farm do not show any dissatisfaction. For these infected who escaped from the wasteland and mines, becoming a serf is already a good thing in a sense. up.

Moreover, the master of this farm seems to have a good heart, giving them sufficient rewards and tools. Although opening up wasteland is a bit difficult, living in Ursas, what is not difficult?It is a great fortune to be able to work and eat with steel farm tools.

After that, some infected people came to Maxim's small shop one after another, and exchanged some necessary daily necessities with the nutritional biscuits they saved. Xia Lin was not yet at the level of providing these people with daily necessities. Of course, he did not Did not expect this crop.

The most bought are all kinds of sewing needles and threads. The shield guards have begun to move to other places. These days, they are trying their best to accommodate the infected people. Simply decide to set up the camp on the edge of these farmlands.

It is close to the work place, and it is convenient to run to the farm if something happens. If there is a problem that even the farmer can't deal with, such as the Ursus cleanup, they can also notify the farmer in time Let's run together.

This requires a lot of needlework to sew the exchanged "work rewards" into tents and bedding.A lot of worthless needles and threads were sold, and the fast-moving farm tools and various tools that were usually sold could not be sold at all. This made old Maxim blow his beard with anger, but all the visitors were customers, and they could sell some needles and threads It's better than not selling anything, burning all this fuel and making this trip for nothing.

He stuffed the extremely strong thick fiber biscuits in his hand, and the dry food these people traded was also very good. Those regular trading stations would definitely look down on these dusty and some moldy food, but For a... wandering businessman like him, these cookies are also profitable.

When winter comes, every village and town will try to collect everything that can be eaten and burned, and then these fairly solid biscuits will fetch a good price.

Chapter 23 transaction, completed

After learning that there was a mobile trading station, Xia Lin asked Yelena to sell some of the overproduced tools in order to see what kind of currency the locals used and what the lower limit of commodity manufacturing was.

And Yelena came back with a small bag of coins, two boxes of Originium fuel rods, and an old Originium power machine after searching for a long time with a disgusted expression on her face.

Papa Maxim's strength is limited, he really can't eat so many exquisite products, so he can only buy some farm tools and nutritional biscuits as much as possible, completely empty his pockets, and even bring a small origin stone power machine Swap for two large boxes of nutritional biscuits.

The Ursus old man is not surprised at the pickiness of the white rabbit. The little girl's food and clothing are at least the daughter of the farm manager, and may even be the daughter of the owner behind the scenes of the farm. normal.

He even thought that this transaction was just because the little girl living in the manor was curious about the trading post and these common people's products. The expression on her face as if she saw something dirty didn't make the old businessman unhappy at all.

How can it be, this is a big money maker, for the sake of those silvery cuties, let alone this level, even if you get kicked twice, it's okay to step on two feet - as long as you can add money!

"This is the currency of the local people~" Xia Lin played with the silver coin in his hand, "It looks pretty good."

Although there are obvious signs of wear and tear after long-term use, both the head of the founding king of Ursus on the front and the roaring bear head logo symbolizing the Ursus Empire on the north are very clear, with rounded edges and obvious gradients in relief.

"Mechanized stamping, and the precision of the process is very high." Xia Lin put the silver coin under the desktop scanner for further analysis, "The silver content is 63%, silver-copper alloy, and there are nickel and beryllium in it. Have palladium?"

Xia Lin scratched her head, the local people are quite rich, ah no, it should be said that they have a mine, is this a home in the mine?Wait, considering the widespread distribution of which origin stones and having to build mobile cities to face "natural disasters", well, there is a home in the mine, sure!

"I don't know if these rare elements are mixed in the casting ore of a certain batch of silver coins, but in general, this trade is doing well."

Of course, Xia Lin is not planning to use these silver coins as money, and it is necessary to save some for future transactions, but the most important thing is to throw them into the decomposition pool and furnace - even the 1.1% palladium in it has to be expanded Trade scale, collect Ursus silver coins as much as possible.

"Is this money important?" Yelena pulled Xia Lin's clothes curiously and wanted to poke her head to see the data on the scanning table, but her figure was originally petite and she was malnourished before, so she had to jump up and down to scan. glance.

"It's very important, I can start to manufacture some silver alloy wires and electronic components, which is a good thing" means that Xia Lin can manufacture a considerable number of VI chips. The semiconductor chip is much simpler.

The entire electronic and automation control production project is equivalent to unlocking. He can manufacture simple industrial terminals and other equipment, and can also manufacture simple drones-hardware can be manufactured, but software... Xia Lin I glanced at my personal terminal and my head was a little big.

"I'm terrible at learning algorithms, I hope I can pick them up again"

"Algorithm?" Yelena felt that the longer she stayed here, the more strange and incomprehensible knowledge and nouns she would encounter. Although Xia Lin prepared a lot of enlightenment-level books for her, those were also difficult. understand.

"Well, what I learned in elementary school, now..." Xia Lin began to sweat. The Star Alliance's elementary algorithm or programming teaching began in the sixth grade of elementary school, as an application branch of advanced mathematics. Then junior high school was divided into computer courses, and then after the third grade of junior high school began to subdivide subjects, it would not be touched again.

For a civilization, it is bound to face an unavoidable contradiction. As the civilization becomes larger and more advanced, and the accumulated knowledge becomes more and more detailed, if everyone wants to learn well It is impossible, but the connection between fields requires everyone to have basic cross-field knowledge capabilities, and it can also be expanded in depth.

The Star Alliance solution is to use symbionts and acquired implants to solve hardware problems, greatly improving human memory, thereby omitting the cumbersome memory process.

Then there is the automatic translation device based on the AI ​​algorithm at the core of the mind, which omits the extremely troublesome communication and language learning, so that the basic knowledge of human practical application is moved forward from the original high school to the third grade of elementary school.

Of course, in order to avoid burning the brain, symbionts and implanted memory are limited to saving knowledge memory data, living memory and fragmented memory are still the normal hippocampus memory method-meaning, this cannot cure you forgot to bring the door key of terminal illness.

However, this kind of treatment cannot completely solve this contradiction cycle. Therefore, around the third year of junior high school, Star Alliance students must face the first major division and enter three different types of high school studies according to their own test scores.

For example, Xia Lin entered the "Academy of Applied Technology". Simply put, he only needs to master the basic theoretical knowledge, and more proficiently master the applied knowledge on top of it. In the future, he can better integrate, use, and understand Even improve the existing technology and knowledge theory and develop.

Applied technology schools are also known as "Pu Gao", and the next step to university education is nonsense for 9% of Star Alliance students-not tuition fees, but the real... not enough points.

The second is to face the extremely innovative and talented human beings. They will enter another type of high school. In the peak period of human creativity and learning ability, they will subdivide specific theories In-depth learning, their learning depth will be very high, and the intensity of learning is also unbearable for normal people.

And their future is basic researchers and pioneering jobs, and then they will face the second subdivision, and become theoretical researchers or practical inventors according to their own focus. Like everyone—fail to pass the exam or fail to pass the exam—the entrance score of the Star Alliance University is a rigid target. Although it is rare but not impossible to not have a single freshman in a certain class.

The specific score line is drawn by the twelve mental cores of the fourth level according to the current cutting-edge research and the demand for high-level talents. Graduating from university basically means that the job is completely assigned, and self-employment is not even a thought—— University resources of the Star Alliance But it's quite an exaggeration. With such a large investment, don't dream about doing other things.

The last type is for those who are not good at science or rational knowledge. It is basically a collection of art schools and administrative schools in the past, and it cultivates future sociologists, businessmen, artists, etc. character of.