Bate Street North Gate.

Looking at the guns and ammunition that were loaded onto the caravan and transported out, old Walter who watched the captives sighed, and his heart was mixed.

"If that guy had fired the gun earlier, he might not have lost."

The survivors of Bate Street had never touched a gun at all, because their esteemed mayor had no intention of making them affordable at all.

As for the reason, he can think it through.

Compared to the predators who could be appeased with money, the hungry scavengers under his feet were what he really feared.

Old Charlie, who had just returned from appeasing the survivors, happened to hear this, smiled faintly, and replied casually.

"The result is the same."

"Why?"

"Do you have faith?"

Old Walter was stunned.

"Faith?"

Charlie glanced at the blue coats who were energetic and sticking to their posts, and said meaningfully.

"They have."

The reason why this world has become a wasteland is never because of a terrible weapon, but because of the despair of witnessing the collapse of heaven.

Before being sold here, he had met the rich man who used the bionic robot to plough the fields, the war maniac who mounted the fusion engine on the airship, and the madman who installed eight modified prosthetics and changed himself into an octopus.

Many of his compatriots who came out of a shelter with him were obviously very good people before the door opened, and they went crazy not long after they came out.

There are also many people who choose to commit suicide because they can't accept the cruel reality.

And these blue coats seem to be the other extreme entirely.

How so......

They seem to be a little optimistic, not normal?

Old Charlie couldn't think of how to describe their state.

But one thing is for sure, if even the despair of heaven collapse can't destroy them, then there must be some kind of strong faith in their hearts.

I didn't notice what old Charlie was thinking, and the two little players standing guard at the door were passing the time with nonsense.

"I have the following six views on the situation of Af Khan......"

You're right, but Van D'Gon has a permanent population of 800 people, and Australia alone has 47 million kangaroos. If kangaroos decide to invade the Van D, then each Van D. will have to fight 58,750 kangaroos. ”

"That old man seems to be looking at us?"

"Is there a task for us to do?"

"No, there's no exclamation mark on the map, and he's not wearing a VM."

"Forget it, leave that old guy alone...... By the way, where did I just go? ”

……

The generator that supplied power to the castle was located on the first floor, and it was the same one that Chu Guang had bought from Liszt before, and it was a combination of a firewood vaporizer + gas generator.

However, the power of this firewood generator is much higher than the one Chu Guang bought before, the four feed ports are connected to four huge cylinders, and the maximum output power can reach 150kw!

Putting a generator in this castle is a waste.

Chu Guang planned to bring it back.

At present, the outpost's "power grid" is only 10 kW, and it is already very tight to supply power to an active material extractor.

150kw, you can do a lot of things!

However, before moving it back, Chu Guang still had to use it.

Players expertly stuff firewood into the feed inlet, pull up the power switch, and as the generator starts working again, the castle is lit up.

Chu Guang, who was carrying a sledgehammer, stepped into the castle and took the elevator directly to the top floor.

According to players, this is the old mayor's study.

Chu Guang asked them not to rummage through the things here, and wait until they came.

These players did as they were told, but the walls were not gnawed off except for the study.

The elevator came to a stop.

Looking at the fireplace directly opposite, as well as the firewood neatly stacked in the fireplace, Chu Guang couldn't help but smash his tongue.

"It's so corrupt."

Even the hallway is heated!

Does this old leech usually wear no clothes at home?

The picture was a little spicy, and Chu Guang decided that it was better not to make up for it.

Walking through the carpeted corridor, Chu Guang went straight to the study room in the VM map, which he had marked with a special mark.

It's more of a collection room than a study.

In addition to some poetry books and cooking recipes from the pre-war era, the shelves also contain some strange knick-knick-kknacks and ornaments.

Chu Guang reached out and took down a small brass-colored pistol from the bookshelf, held it in his hand and looked at it for a while, then aimed at the wall on the side and pulled the trigger, only to see a small flame burst out of the muzzle.

"Lighters?"

In addition to a lighter shaped like a pistol, there is also a Beetle clock made of gold clockwork and gears, which looks very valuable.

Chu Guang even found a few gold bars in a rusty iron box.

It seems that gold is not a rare thing in this area of Qingquan City, at least not as valuable as those flowery chips.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be the one that was thrown here.

"Tsk, this iron rooster."

"It's really special that I don't have a single chip left!"

Admired his loot for a while.

Chu Guang put these flashy things aside for the time being, and his eyes fell on the radio on the desk.

Walking forward, he reached out and pressed the switch.

After a brief pause, melodious soothing music and loud electrical sounds soon floated out of the old speakers.

Chu Guang was surprised.

"There's a signal?"

Is it from Boulder?

Or is it another survivor colony......

Chu Guang was planning to tune in to see if there were any other channels.

However, just when his hand touched the black knob, the melodious and soothing music came to an abrupt halt and was replaced by a smooth host.

“…… The following is a piece of news, our north, that is, the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, there was a 100-person fight. A group of displaced people suspected to be from the north, armed with rifles made of water pipes, stormed the local survivor settlement, and the most advanced weapon was a comical smoothbore cannon? ”

"Tsk, it's cruel, we saw those homeless people, blowing up the doors of the locals' houses with black powder, smashing their skulls with the butts of their guns. They hung the men from the city gates, tied the women with ropes, and dragged them down to the dark alleys of old women from one year old to fifty years old...... Tut-tut, these beasts, it's so savage. ”

Chu Guang: "......?" ”

Is this host a drug addict?

What a stupid thing to say?

The window of the study room faces the Fifth Ring Road in the north of Qingquan City.

Chu Guang looked out the window and could only vaguely see rows of uneven, crooked ruins of high-rise buildings, as well as the wreckage of viaducts and bridges.

The farther part of the city is either obscured or obscured by the winter fog.

“…… Can you see it from Boulder City? ”

Or did they set up observation posts along the Fifth Ring Road or on a tall building? Secretly observing with a large telescope?

Chu Guang's eyebrows raised slightly.

It's kind of interesting.

The sound on the radio continued.

After choreographing the barbaric deeds of the northern homeless, the radio host then changed the conversation and inserted an advertisement in the news.

"The ongoing turmoil in the northern part of the province is threatening the security of the southern region, and Boulder reminds you that guns are what make a living. For your safety, we are pleased to introduce our latest products – the Salamander Assault Rifle, the Dragon Fruit Grenade Launcher and the Crowbar brand bread from the Workshop 1 canteen. ”

"If even they can't keep your neighbors calm, we also offer a range of military outsourcing services, including persuasion and mediation."

"As long as you have enough chips in your pocket, the mercenaries of Boulder City will never let you down!"

……

[Mission: Liberate Bate Street (Completed)]

[Description: The banner of Vault 404 flutters over the castle on Bate Street, and our enemies are scurrying with their heads in their hands, dropping their weapons and surrendering.] Although the whereabouts of the old leech are unknown, it doesn't matter. The people of Bate Street will thank us, and they will embrace a better tomorrow. 】

[Rewards: 50 silver coins, 100 contributions, a chance to draw a lottery, a bottle of 330ml wine, and a thank you from the small fish.] 】

It's noon.

Almost at the same time, they received a reminder that the mission was completed, and the players standing in front of the castle showed surprised expressions on their faces.

"Huh?! Am I dazzled? What is a raffle entry? ”

"Good guy, the internal test hasn't started yet, and the lottery function has been made!"

"Blind guess the next function is card drawing!"

"Operator: The test circle money system is also a part of the closed test, don't play if you are unhappy, manual funny."

"I'm pumping! Hey, you actually exploded a brass pistol lighter?! ”

"Damn, I'll do it too...... Gan! What the did I smoke a croissant! ”

"Hahaha, the Africans are really hammered!"

Of course.

Not everyone is busy with the lottery either.

For example, a girl with short hair.

"Thanks to the little fish! Woo woo, how will the little fish thank the tail! Will you let the tail hug a little? Can you pick it up and take a bite? ”

Siss, who was standing aside, sighed and poked his tail's arm with the butt of his gun.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, it's too changeable. You're going to be kicked off the line. ”

The lottery function was developed by Chu Guang last night, and he never found a chance to use it, so he first edited it to test the water in the task reward.

So far, the feedback from players seems to be good?

Although the prizes in the prize pool are all gadgets that do not affect the balance of the game, the occasional excitement of one or two European emperors can always push the atmosphere of the scene to a high chao.

To Chu Guang's surprise, judging from the players' reactions, the recognized SSSR was not an iron-barreled rifle priced at 150 silver coins, but a useless "brass pistol".

The brass-colored appearance looks like a "golden legend", and the cool shape is a batch of style.

The only downside is that you can't shoot a gun, you can only light a cigarette, after all, this thing is a lighter.

It doesn't matter, though!

Anyone who has played "The Division" knows that weapons with names may not be better than those orange outfits with popular names, but everyone will still keep them as collectibles and take them to the forum to pretend to be big brothers to deceive new ones.

It's the same with Wasteland OL.

"Legendary" weapons do not provide any damage bonuses to bullets, and neither Ru's submachine gun nor the bear's shotgun are any better than those iron tube rifles bought from Boulder City, except that they come with a unique story.

Of course, it would not be enough to say that the old leech's lighter is completely useless, after all, the players in the outpost mainly rely on matches to light the fire.

This kind of lighter with piezoelectric ceramics is still relatively "high-tech".

The mosquito brother who had smoked a croissant potato shouted angrily in the square.

"Bad review! Why not hold an auction this time! I want that old leech's lighter! ”

The players around him looked at him with a smile.

Let you raise your cards blindly!

This time, I won't do the rules of the G group, I'm dumbfounded.

The [Macabazi] hippie smile who smoked a lighter can't wait to wear the VM around his neck to show off.

"Do you want 1,000 silver coins? Just this is the chance. ”

"Gan! A lighter sells for 1000! You're a money grabber! ”

Who can get a four-digit number!

Brother Ba raised his eyebrows proudly.

He didn't plan to sell it at all, and the price was of course a blind report.

"1000 silver once, 1000 silver twice...... Is there any sign raised? No? Great, now 1500. ”

Mosquito: "%¥#@!" ”

Once the quest is completed, the credits and contribution points will be credited to your account immediately.

As for the prizes drawn and the wine rewarded by the mission, you will need to wait until you return to the outpost to collect them in the NPC's warehouse.

It's better to save the drink for a victory celebration.

If the wine is given to the players now, Chu Guang is really worried that these little fools will drink it on the spot, and he will have to arrange for someone to carry it back for them.

That's purely asking for trouble for yourself.

In addition to the rewards that everyone can receive, there are also some players who perform additional tasks that will receive additional rewards, and this part of the rewards will mainly consist of silver and copper coins, which will not affect the balance and will not cause players who do not receive it to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

In fact, Chu Guang is also considering developing an additional military merit system in addition to the contribution system, and making some electronic versions of medals and military ranks, so as to further distinguish the growth paths of life professional players and combat professional players.

However, other problems arise in this way.

Sure enough, when there are more people in the future, players need to go outside to expand their territory, and then consider enriching this part of the gameplay.

The entrance to the castle.

Chu Guang found Old Charlie and asked him to make a simple count of the supplies on Bate Street.

For this work, old Charlie can be said to be familiar with the road, and quickly found the account book left in the warehouse, and took Chu Guang to the granary to check.

"The granary on Bate Street has a total of 8,000 kilograms of croissants, 12,000 kilograms of green barley, 5,000 kilograms of cabbage, 800 kilograms of air-dried meat, 30 kilograms of coarse salt, and two sacks of pepper and peppercorns...... All materials are counted in this ledger, and the withdrawal of each material is recorded, please take a look. ”

As he spoke, Old Charlie respectfully handed the crumpled ledger to Chu Guang.

After Chu Guang took the account book, he glanced at it cursoryly.

What surprised him was that in addition to those reserve grains, there were actually two packets of 500g of refined salt and 20 catties of white sugar in the warehouse.

Even soy sauce and vinegar are available!

The old leech's food is too good.

"What about the reserves other than food and ordnance?"

Old Charlie replied respectfully.

"The warehouse is mostly stockpiled with furs for trading, which can be found in the back of this ledger. However, after Liszt's caravan came last time, the people of the Bloody Hand Clan came here again to extort money, and there was not much left in the treasury. ”

"Also, at the grocery store, there are 173 chips and a hyena cub's fur. It's not on the ledger, but I've packed it for you, right on the table at the door of the warehouse. ”

Chu Guang nodded.

173 chips is a lot of money.

As for the old leech's furs that are filial to the bloody hands, they are walking in his warehouse at this time, and some of them seem to have been bought by Fuji Teng to make clothes, and many players are wearing them.

Just as he was about to ask old Charlie to take him to the treasury for a turn, a grizzled little player came from the direction of the castle.

"Administrator!"

Looking at the midnight chicken killing who came back alone, Chu Guang had probably guessed the result, but he still looked at him and asked.

"How's it going?"

Midnight Killer said with a look of shame.

“…… As we went down, there was an explosion in the passageway, followed by sewage spilling onto the soles of our shoes. We continued on and soon ran into several frightened rats and mutant cockroaches...... After we got rid of them, we used shovels to try to clear the debris that had been blown up, but the wooden beams of the passage were broken, and we were digging and the front was collapsing, so we had to retreat. ”

Sewage?

It seems that the underground passage of this wine cellar should be connected to the sewer of Qingquan City, and when the old leech dotted around the explosives, it is estimated that the water pipe buried nearby was blown up.

After listening to the report of killing chickens at midnight, Chu Guang didn't blame him, just nodded.

"I see, you've done a good job, don't blame yourself."

If you can't find it, forget it.

The survivors of Bate Street already knew about the old leech's crimes, and whether he was dead or not, there was no way the people here would bring him back.

After speaking, Chu Guang stretched out his index finger and slid it on the VM screen, and clicked "Confirm completed" for the little player's task.

Seeing [Killing Chickens at Midnight] leave with a happy face, Chu Guang then looked at Old Charlie and threw the ledger in his hand into his hands.

"I'll take all the supplies from the warehouse, and I'll take half of the food, and I'll leave the rest here for the time being for the residents of Bate Street to buy. You keep the ledger, and I will have people check it regularly. ”

In addition, the official currency of Bate Street has been changed to copper and silver coins, and the former chips can still be used, but they are no longer actively put on the market. In the future, if a villager comes to exchange his prey for money, you will pay him silver and copper coins directly. ”

It may be difficult to implement a new currency at first, but Chu Guang will use the lever of prices to make his own choices imperceptibly.

The same item is cheaper to buy with silver, and the survivors will naturally tend to trade it in the new currency.

After hearing Chu Guang's command, Charlie immediately understood what he meant, and nodded in understanding.

"I see what you mean."

Chu Guang nodded.

At this moment, Chu Guang suddenly remembered that there was one more important thing that he hadn't said. So, he watched as old Charlie cleared his throat, raised his voice, and continued with a solemn expression.

"The tyranny has been overthrown, and the survivors of Bate Street will usher in a new order."

"From now on, you're the new mayor."

"I'll pay you a salary of 400 silver coins a month, and your first task is to draft a black-and-white rule to be used as a plan for the first law of Bate Street. From now on, everything here will be done according to what is written in the law. ”

Charlie's expression was a little surprised.

Although he guessed that Chu Guang would probably let him assist him to help clean up the mess here, the salary and the law were honestly beyond his expectations.

Does this adult still think that there is still salvation in this world?

Although his heart was full of confusion, old Charlie did not say anything, just bowed his head respectfully and gladly accepted the appointment.

"Do as you ask, my lord."

-

(Brother Meng, Mid-Autumn Festival, please take half a day off to reunite with your family and take materials, there is only one change today, but the amount of this change is still quite a lot.) You can praise me, I'll continue to work hard tomorrow! ）