Chapter 92: No One Is Better at Rummaging Through Boxes and Cabinets Than Players (Subscription Requested)
"Whoa!"
"them!"
The players excitedly raised their weapons and responded to the call of the Administrator with great momentum.
Very satisfied with their attitude, Chu Guang nodded and waved his hand forward.
A group of people passed through the north gate of the park and followed the wreckage of the elevated highway out of the city all the way north, directly to the marauders' lair, four kilometers away.
It is an abandoned tire factory.
Outside the walls lay rudimentary fortifications, and the walls were smeared with filth with strange patterns and symbols.
[The Canyon is on the Run] lowered his voice and whispered to the [Midnight Chicken] next to him.
"These graffiti remind me of the wild men of the forest."
"Savages of the forest?"
"A game, PC."
"I know...... But these people don't live in the forest, we live in the forest, right? β
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Although the enemy's main force had been completely wiped out, Chu Guang still did not take it lightly, and was still careful to watch out for the surroundings and possible traps.
But what is interesting is that when Chu Guang and his party arrived, they found that the gate of the marauder's lair was actually open.
At the same time, the moment he confirmed the fall of the Bloody Hand Clan's camp, a pale blue pop-up window also appeared in front of his eyes.
[Mission accomplished.] γ
[Vault 404 Level B2 clearance has been authorized and can be unlocked within 24 hours.] γ
[Countdown: 23h59 minutes 59s]
Tsk, I still have to wait 24 hours.
Never mind.
Anyway, Chu Guang was not in a hurry, he still had a lot of things to deal with before exploring the B2 floor.
Including those captives.
Other loot is also included.
At the same time, Haien, who was standing anxiously waiting on the gate of the village, saw Chu Guang and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If the person who came was not him, or if he didn't come on foot, I am afraid that his life would not be saved.
"I still don't think it's a good option to get involved in local disputes." Holding a square assault rifle, the muscular mercenary looked at her employer and reminded, "We have no control over the region, and their single thought can decide our fate." β
"I agree with Lenna," said another powerful mercenary, glancing at the group outside, frowning, "what are you going to do if they choose to have them all?" β
His name is Wen, and his strength is the strongest of the three.
As for the opinion of his subordinates, Hain said unconcernedly.
"It's a problem, but it's not a big problem, we even do the business of marauders, let alone them? Believe me, it's not a bad thing to switch to a relatively well-behaved trading partner. β
"Really?" The mercenary whistled and teased, "I don't think they're much more civilized than the Marauders." β
"Alright, shut up, stand here and wait for me!"
Throwing down his two bodyguards, Hain hurried down the stairs and greeted him out with an excited expression, as if he had known him for many years.
"My dear friend, you don't know how excited I am to see you here safe and sound!"
"Me too," Chu Guang smiled faintly, glanced at the gate next to him, and said with a slight surprise, "You knocked down this stronghold alone?" β
Hain said with a laugh.
"Of course I'm not alone, except for poor ghosts and gamblers with a jingle in their pockets, no one would go so far alone to do business. Okay, let's stop standing at the door and talking, let's come in first! β
"I'll introduce you to my two bodyguards and assistants in a moment, and thanks to them this time, otherwise our plans wouldn't have gone so smoothly!"
Hai En politely invited Chu Guang and his party in, and along the way, he described his resourcefulness, how he deceived the leader of the Bloody Hand Clan, and how he took advantage of their inattention to join forces with his bodyguards who were ambushed outside and took this stronghold.
To be honest, Chu Guang was not interested in his "heroic deeds", no matter what he said, that scene could not be more exciting than what he had experienced.
However, now that the fortress had been breached from within, it saved him a lot of time.
Chu Guang had originally prepared to let the player be a human bomb, risking his life to rush the door with ten kilograms of black powder, but now it seems that this additional expenditure should be saved.
The next step is looting.
No one is more proficient in this matter than his players.
After receiving the order, the players rushed into the Marauder's stronghold as if their eyes were glowing green.
Not to mention the cabinet in the room, even a loose floor tile will not be spared!
"What's in this jar?"
"Yue, it stinks."
"Eighty percent is given by Ollie."
"Damn, there's a human head in this drawer...... Too changeable. It's a state of mind. β
"White plastic sheets found under the floor!"
"What's the use of this thing? Casino chips? Collectibles? β
"This? Damn, good thing! Looking at the strategy on the forum, you can get it to the warehouse for money, and one chip can be exchanged for 5 copper coins! β
Looking at these blue coats that looked more like bandits than marauders, Lenna smashed her tongue, and Wen next to her also had a strange expression.
The blue coats he had ever seen were more reserved, even pedantic, and it was really rare to see them without a little shelf like this.
"What language do they speak?"
"I don't know, I haven't heard of it, it's not from this area anyway."
"Are they really the people of the Vault?"
"I don't know, who cares."
"You're boring talking."
"I just don't have as many questions as you."
The two mercenaries talked in a whisper, the most vicious force in this area had been destroyed, and no one would disturb them for the rest of the night.
Hai En and Chu Guang, who were standing on the side, were also chatting amicably, discussing how to divide the profits from this big deal.
"Seven dead on my side...... In fact, there were 8 of them, and there was one unlucky child who had his arm cut off by the leader of the marauders and bled out and never recovered. β
"Shhh...... This, this is really miserable. β
Hain smashed his tongue and expressed shock and regret with a jaw-dropping expression.
He didn't know how many people there were in the outpost, but he estimated that it should be less than a hundred. Eight people died in this battle, which is equivalent to a reduction of 10% of the total population, and the cost is indeed a bit large.
ββ¦β¦ Don't be too sad, there are people dying every day in the wasteland, and battle damage is inevitable. Last year I had 4 bodyguards, and this year there are only 2 left. β
Hain sighed and said in a reassuring tone, "At least their sacrifice has brought peace, and those who survived, including all the survivors in this area, will be grateful to them." β
"They'll make it up to us later, but that's not what we're talking about right now," Chu Guang looked at Hain and continued, "You probably misunderstood me, I'm not seeking your comfort, I'm informing you that we're going to take the lion's share." β
Hain was stunned.
He didn't turn a corner for a while, and his voice stammered.
"Ah, okay...... I mean, no problem. Well, you deserve it, my honorable one. β
Chu Guang nodded.
"Very well, let's talk about how to divide it."
The two mercenaries looked at each other wordlessly, not daring to speak, only daring to make eye contact.
It's the first time I've seen such a ruthless blue coat. β
I bet the boss is meeting for the first time. β
'He's a hero. β
'Ruthless enough, appetite for me. β
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There were 29 captives in the marauders in the wetland park, and 10 of them were seriously wounded, and it was not known if they would survive the night.
There were about 30 people in the Marauder's dungeon, and there were 32 people in total, including the two Marauder Junior Soldiers who had just been imprisoned. However, half of them are seriously injured, and some of them are still hanging, looking miserable and will die at any time.
According to the negotiation between Chu Guang and Haien, all marauders could be packed for them regardless of whether they were slightly or seriously injured, and in exchange, Haien's side needed to provide him with a batch of goods of equal value.
The marauders took 31 prisoners in total.
It is difficult to estimate without a unified currency, so Chu Guang simply took the special product "coarse salt" of Honghe Town as an equivalent, and counted the money with him according to 20 kilograms of coarse salt.
When Chu Guang and Sun Shiqi exchanged air-dried meat for salt before, almost three kilograms of meat were exchanged for one kilogram of salt, according to this algorithm, it is equivalent to 60 kilograms of "bacon" per human head.
He felt it was reasonable.
Although Hain didn't think about air-dried meat, the transaction price was barely acceptable to him.
With a little training, a strong labor force can be sold to those mine owners in Red River Town, and it is not a problem to double or triple it.
The disabled captives are not in a hurry, and the town of Red River is short of food but not nutritional paste, and until the beginning of next spring, there will be people who are willing to ask for parts that are still good on their bodies.
The only trouble now is that Hayne doesn't have that much cargo with him.
This time, in order to make one last deal before winter, he only brought some hard currency from Qingquan Cityβthat is, those plastic pieces.
There is no problem with this little bit of chips to buy two or three strong laborers, and eat more than thirty in one bite...... It's still a bit of a fool's dream.
Hain tried to make a final effort, looked at Chu Guang and said.
"We didn't bring anything like that! I can vouch for it with my creditworthiness that next spring I will bring what I promised! β
Chu Guang sneered.
"Don't talk in your dreams, if you had a reputation for that kind of thing, we wouldn't be standing here talking about business. Anyway, Red River Town is only two days away, so you can go back and pick it up now. β
Hain exclaimed.
"You're crazy, it's winter! It was snowing heavily outside a few hours ago! You're going to let me go back to Red River and come back? β
Chu Guang said indifferently.
"It's just winter, it's only the third snow, and the temperature on the surface hasn't even reached below zero, so it's also heavy snow? You're not even afraid of a person coming to me as a lobbyist, and you're worried about the risk? β
Take two or three people back, or bring thirty people?
There aren't many opportunities to do that.
After weighing the pros and cons, it didn't take even a minute for Hayne to make a decision.
In principle, no caravan was willing to buy or sell at this time.
But when the benefits outweigh the risks, the principles are just principles.
Chu Guang was very satisfied with his decision.
After all, if he doesn't agree, the gallows of justice will be busy again.
He couldn't possibly feed these marauders with precious food, and the benefits of doing so were far less than converting them into raw materials to summon the Fourth Calamity.
These people are inherently disobedient to discipline, and it is common for them to be lazy in their work, and it takes a lot of time and manpower to tame them, and even if they are successfully tamed, they are far less easy to do than the players.
Why bother?
Soon he will be able to open the B2 floor.
At that time, there will be more closed beta qualifications to meet those who have been waiting for a long time.
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After discussing the division of the loot, Chu Guang instructed the player to go to the dungeon and make room for the looters in the brickyard.
When the door of the dungeon opened, the smell of fishy smell almost suffocated the two young players who followed them, and it took a while for the wind to pick up the torches and move on.
The deep, dark stone walls were covered with slimy stains, and occasionally fist-sized cockroaches could be seen crawling over the ground, and shoe-sized rats fighting each other over a rotting corpse.
The men and women with chains on their hands and feet looked blankly at the people who appeared at the entrance of the dungeon, their eyes were dull, and there were only a few able-bodied limbs, and some of them still had worms the thickness of their thumbs.
[Elf King Fugui] didn't hold back, and vomited on the spot.
"I'll never do this again next time."
[The mole on the run in the canyon] was okay, and even laughed and squeezed him.
"Didn't you clamoring to come?"
ββ¦β¦ I thought there was an injured little Klee. β
"Tsk, how do you call the police here?"
Looking at the two people walking forward, [Irena] who walked to the door stood still, with a subtle expression on her face, like standing in the corner of the wall and being scared.
"I, I can help your palace queen here, the main worry is that there are marauders sneaking up from behind."
Fugui and the mole glanced at each other, smiled in unison, and looked at the good brother together.
"No, brother, it's all here."
"The quest rewards 5 silver coins, we have to get people out."
"That's it," the rich brother of the agile department grabbed Irena who was about to escape, and said with a smile, "There are still marauders here, good." β
"Let go of me! Ahhh β
It took a lot of time to get all the captives in the dungeon to the surface, and the looting of the loot on the other side was also going on.
The players who looted the loot almost turned the entire tire factory upside down.
Not only those who could be seen to be valuable at a glance, but even the pots and pans, tables, chairs, and benches used by the marauders for eating were collected.
Speaking of which, there's a little bit of an episode.
While searching the Marauder boss's room, the players found a wooden torture instrument inside. On top of the torture instrument hung a cooled clone, with stains and scars on its fair skin.
Chu Guang had a little impression of her.
He remembered that it was at the gate of Bate Street, and he saw Liszt talking to old Charles about business, when a caravan gunman took her out of the car.
"How could the clone bought by the old leech appear in the camp of the Bloody Hand Clan?"
Chu Guang touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
There are probably four possibilities of ABCD in his mind, some serious and some not-so-serious.
The four little players who followed him into the house whispered behind their backs.
"Is this game really serious?"
"Probably ......?"
"Then there is a book plot."
"What is the plot of the book?,You know the book! It's called background setting, do you understand the setting? Hey,I'll have to blow a wave on the official website when I'm offline.,There's a lot of details about this game.,I hope don't delete it in the future public beta.γ β
"Don't think about the version number, let's go to the international server to play."
"But then our manager is quite decent, in this wasteland where people's hearts are colder than ice, it is really rare to have such a just, fair, and kind NPC."
This sentence has been unanimously agreed by the players.
Don't blow it up, you can see a lot of details, and their manager is a charismatic leader.
Otherwise, why does the proprietress of the weapons shop always secretly look at him?
Hearing the conversation of the players, Chu Guang smiled.
Or else?
I'm a normal wastelander, and the clone hanging from that torture device is you. Think about where these "goods" are produced.
He took a step and threw it on her, and Chu Guang looked at the players behind him.
"Take this poor man down and take him away."
"The body left here can only be fed to the cockroaches, so it is better to let her exert some residual heat to rekindle the fire of civilization."
"In addition, you should search this room carefully, and report any clues to me immediately."
"Watch out for the traps."
The four players said in high spirits.
"Yes! My lord! β
Lick the bag!
Rummage through NPC's cabinets!
They're the best at it!