[Mission: Nomads from the Wilderness]

[Briefing: An unidentified group of nomads has come from the north, and whatever their intentions, we must be on guard. 】

[Note: Players who are within 30m of the manager will automatically trigger the mission, and follow the manager with a "weapon" to enter the recruitment state.] 】

[Reward: 1 credit.] 】

……

Wetland Park North.

A group of ragged homeless people stopped.

The sturdy man walked to the front of the crowd, looked up with neither humility nor arrogance, and looked at Chu Guang standing in front of the north gate of the wetland park.

"We didn't mean to offend, we just wanted to go to the lake and get some water."

From the steps of others out of the way and the respectful gaze, it can be seen that this man should be their leader.

Chu Guang glanced at the crowd behind him, there were about sixty or seventy people...... It could also be seventy or eighty people, among whom there were some small children and old people, pregnant women and even babies.

It is unlikely that it is a predator.

In terms of property, they had two cows, a bull, two calves, and eight camels carrying luggage and supplies.

In terms of weapons, all that could be seen were five guns, and the rest were bows and arrows, short crossbows, shovels, axes, hoes, and even sticks.

It only takes a charge to crush the rabble, and these supplies will undoubtedly be his spoils.

The question is whether or not to continue to be an individual.

Behind him are nearly fifty players with guns on guard.

Chu Guang did not give the order to attack, but looked at this group of homeless people who came from afar.

"Ahead of you is my territory, and you can continue south along the elevated highway out of the city, or leave here in the north."

There was a commotion in the crowd.

The man's face was grim.

"We need fresh water, and without it, our livestock will die of thirst."

"The city has everything you need, and there is snow everywhere on the ground. There are now split-claw crabs on the east and south shores of Linghu Lake, which is not a good place to get water. ”

"The water in the city is frozen, and we don't have enough fuel to melt the snow. As for the clawed crabs, they are no more terrifying than the monsters in the city. ”

The old man beside the man stepped forward, lowered his eyebrows and pleaded, "I beg you to show mercy, we will not disturb you." ”

If everyone had told the truth, the world wouldn't have become what it is.

The expression on Chu Guang's face was indifferent, weighing the gains and losses in his heart.

If the gang were allowed to camp near the lake, it would be hard to say if they would have been able to get rid of them.

Perhaps their next step was to cut down trees and build camps, pile up soil to resist the fortifications, and even take their relatives from afar, and finally more and more people were displaced, and those who were expelled became aborigines.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the wasteland, and it can even be said that it is quite common, and often ends in bloody conflicts.

But think about it from another angle......

These people are laborers who can work in jobs that players don't want to do, or are too lazy to do.

And they have a lot of hunting experience and knowledge of surviving in the wasteland, which may allow his players to learn something interesting.

Overall, the opportunities outweigh the risks.

Chu Guang raised his chin and looked at the man in front of him.

"I still say the same thing, the land in front of you is our territory, and every tree and even every piece of soil here is ours."

"But out of pity, now I give you two choices. Either accept our placement, obey our laws, and set up camp in a designated location. ”

"Or, get out of here."

The man glanced at the group of armed soldiers behind Chu Guang with jealousy, and said cautiously.

"I need to talk to my people."

Chu Guang nodded.

"I'll give you ten minutes."

In fact, it didn't take ten minutes at all.

Several ragged homeless people gathered together, and after some discussion, the man finally stood in front of Chu Guang again, and presented his shotgun with both hands.

"We are willing to accept your placement."

Chu Guang didn't expect him to take the initiative to hand over his weapon.

But think about it.

After all, he said that the park ahead is his territory. It is reasonable to enter someone else's territory and ask for a take-in, and to surrender the gun.

Hunting bows and crossbows were allowed to be kept.

Chu Guang placed the group a hundred meters outside the east gate of the outpost, carved out a piece of land the size of a basketball court, and allowed them to cut down wood in the area and make their home here.

With a trench, a wall, and a buffer distance of one hundred meters between the two sides, Chu Guang was not worried about what kind of storm they would set off.

What's more, there is Xiaoqi squatting on the roof of the building.

If there is any movement, you will know it as soon as possible.

"What's your name?"

The man replied in a thick voice.

"Iron axe, sir."

"Iron axe?"

"Yes, my lord, that's what my people call me. When I was six years old, I used an axe to chop up the skulls of a marauder. ”

Chu Guang's expression was a little subtle.

"Your name is unique, but it's not easy for us to communicate and it's easy to misunderstand. In this way, from now on, your surname is 'Wu', and 'Iron Axe' is your first name, and the connection is Wu Iron Axe. ”

Although it is still very tongue-twisting to read, it is not a big problem to use it.

These nomads are uneducated, and they are not as good as the survivors in the settlements, and they can't expect two limericks to pop out of their mouths.

If he gave him the name of Tai Wenyi, he might not understand what it meant.

"Thank you for the name, I will be Wu Tieaxe in the future!"

The burly man had no opinion on the name given to him by the adult in front of him, and was even a little flattered.

In their tribal tradition, only the fathers can give names to the younger ones.

Now that his party is under the fence and lives on the snort, this adult gives him a surname, which undoubtedly means a kind of acceptance and protection.

At least in his understanding, this is a good thing!

Seeing Wu Tieaxe nodding, Chu Guang continued.

"Our laws are simple, prohibiting fighting, stealing, killing, coercion, intimidation and all actions that affect others. You are free to go to the lake to get water, but you must not disturb the people who fish there. Except for your camp, trees in the woods are not to be cut down without my consent, and if you need wood, you can get it from outside the park. ”

"In addition, useful parts and metals collected from scavenging, as well as hunted prey or other useful things, can be exchanged for things in our warehouse."

"But remember, only between six and seven o'clock in the evening every day, you can send someone to deliver the trade materials to our warehouse, and the rest of the time you are not allowed to cross our door at will."

"For the rest of the specific terms, I will have my servants send them to you later, and speaking of which, are your people literate?"

Wu Tieaxe nodded hurriedly.

"A few old people in the clan will know a little, and I will also do a little."

"Very good," looking at this man with a tiger's back, Chu Guang nodded, "You can learn when you have time, it's good for you." ”

……

After settling these displaced people from other places, Chu Guang dismissed the recruited players, and each sent a silver coin to let them do their own work.

These homeless people are also very honest, they didn't cause trouble for Chu Guang, and after drawing the boundary, they cut down trees with axes there and concentrated on camping.

For the standards of their camp, Chu Guang did not make very strict requirements, and only emphasized the two aspects of hygiene and security.

That is, it is forbidden to defecate in the open to provide a breeding ground for bacteria to multiply. All excreta is to be contained in a centralized manner and transported to a designated location for dumping.

For the survivors who lived in the brick kiln, Chu Guang also asked for this.

In addition, the walls of the garrison must not be higher than two meters, and if houses are to be built in the future, the buildings must not be higher than the eastern wall of the outpost.

However, these rules are actually a bit redundant for these displaced people.

Not to mention any fences and toilets, they are already very satisfied if they can have a place to sleep without leaking wind and not freezing the children.

In this way, the two sides spent the night peacefully.

Early the next morning, the displaced people emerged from their makeshift huts and continued their work.

The men consciously took the guys to the lake to fetch water, dug wells with shovels, cut down trees with axes, and continued to build huts with the collected materials.

Women and the elderly stay in the station, tending to the livestock, or sewing clothes, repairing damaged tools, and setting up cauldrons for lunch.

The players watched curiously for a long time, and finally couldn't resist their curiosity and took the initiative to go up and communicate with these natives.

At first, the natives were a little scared, but gradually they realized that they were not malicious, and gradually became less worried.

Although the two sides do not understand each other's language, they can still understand each other's meaning with a few gestures with their hands.

For example, a gesture that even a monkey can understand - I want to exchange "this" with you for "that".

Speaking of which, there is also a small episode.

Combined with the posts and messages on the official website, Chu Guang found a very interesting phenomenon in the process of secretly observing.

These players are actually very smart.

After discovering that Wasteland OL did indeed create a language, they mastered the two most basic nouns "you" and "me" very early on.

Then high-frequency words such as "hyena", "dried meat", "wood", "prey", and "fish" that often appear in tasks are not difficult to learn.

When some veteran players hear NPCs talk about it, they can guess what the NPCs want to say.

As for the more difficult verbs, and adjectives that do not appear so frequently, as well as mood particles in special contexts, more advanced and obscure grammar, etc., they are rarely used in daily communication, and about how to translate some pronunciations, the sophisticated parties among the players have not reached a unified consensus.

It is actually a very long process to completely master an unfamiliar language, and it is not something that can be done by some "big guy" writing a few papers out of nothing.

In particular, the mastery of the system usually requires the two civilizations to reach a consensus on certain objective things, behaviors, and even more profound philosophical concepts in long-term contact and exchange.

The more developed the material and spiritual aspects of civilization, the broader the vocabulary and the more flexible and diverse the grammar.

Their language even contains many nouns, verbs, and adjectives that are unknown to low-level civilizations, and it is naturally more difficult to decipher.

However, if it is just a daily communication, it is not as difficult as imagined.

Maybe in a few years or a decade, maybe there will be players who can talk freely to the natives without the help of translation tools...... If someone is really so bored, they don't take the exam at level 4 or 6 and come to learn the bird language in the game.

Chu Guang hadn't decided whether to help them for the time being, so he decided to take advantage of the closed beta stage to observe before making a decision.

After learning about the players' intentions to trade, these homeless people also took out their goodies.

They had air-dried meat, which included hunting hyena meat, beef and camel meat from slaughtering livestock.

In addition to this, they also have the skins of various animals, as well as some leather goods such as slings and scabbards that they make themselves.

However, the most surprising thing for players is that these natives actually have such good things as milk and camel milk!

Unlocking two recipes at the same time is also so cool!

"Brothers! It's okay to swap furs with these people! And milk and camel milk! ”

"Three kilograms of croissants can be exchanged for one kilogram of air-dried hyena meat!"

"A kilogram of croissants costs only 3 silver coins...... Damn?! In other words, 3 silver coins can be exchanged for 1 kilogram of air-dried hyena meat! Buy it in the NPC's warehouse, and you can buy 600g for 3 silver coins, right?! ”

"Hyena meat with a different ass! Haven't eaten enough? Gan, Lao Tzu hasn't eaten camel meat in reality, wait until I go to the warehouse to change something, and taste the whole two! ”

"This pot of camel milk is a little bit...... It smells so fishy, can you drink it? ”

"The alpha 0.5 version is awesome! Planner Daddy Invincible!! ”

"These natives also sell leather goods and iron goods! But...... I don't think the quality is good. ”

The natives looked at the blue coats with bewildered expressions.

I couldn't understand what they were saying, but I felt like they were excited.

In this case, it is slightly more expensive......

Shouldn't it be fine?

……

Players quickly brought the news to the official website.

didn't wait for a while, Elder Brother Fang, who never disappointed, summed up a strategy.

It is most cost-effective to exchange coarse salt for air-dried meat, 100 grams of coarse salt can be exchanged for one kilogram of air-dried meat made from hyena meat.

The former costs only 2 credits in the NPC's warehouse, while the latter costs 5 silver to buy in the NPC's warehouse!

However, this method can only be used to farm materials, and it is not realistic to use it to farm money.

First of all, the selling price of the NPC warehouse is different, and the difference between the receiving price of the same item can even reach 1:10.

The air-dried meat in exchange is either eaten by itself or sold to other players at a low price, and it is impossible to dump a large amount of warehouse for cash.

It is actually impossible to sell to other players, once the news spreads, there will be no information difference, and it is naturally impossible to make money by using the information difference.

Who's going to be the one who is wronged?

Another unrealistic reason is that in-game prices are subject to changes in supply and demand.

Not long after Elder Brother Fang's post was sent, this "bug" of brushing materials was fixed by an invisible big hand.

Later, another player took 100 grams of coarse salt and wanted to exchange meat with those natives who came from afar, but the other party refused.

They are no longer short of salt, and food is the first need. As for camel milk and milk, they still need to save some to feed the babies in the village, at least not for now.

The only things that can be traded are furs, leather goods, and some simple and beautiful gadgets that have no attribute bonuses.

The players don't have much silver in their pockets, not enough to squander them at will, and the leather goods and clothes made by these natives are not as beautiful as those made by the rattan huts.

The "skin" without attributes is naturally more important than the appearance!

The trading boom that had just heated up came to an end for the time being.