Chapter 140: Salute to You! Residents of Vault 404
Luo Hua and Ace continued to build the barracks, but the players around them were impatient to wait and impatiently exchanged ears.
"It's too slow to rely on these NPCs!"
"That's it! Why is it so grinding to build a shed? ”
"Can't you just set up a table and get things done? I don't know how to work around at all! ”
"How long will it take for these NPCs to be on the job? Can you give me a progress bar, I see if I should go and cut down two trees first. ”
"It's too slow! I can't stand the birds, I'm going to open a new map, I'm going to move bricks to a new map! ”
If Luo Hua and Ace knew that the residents of these shelters were complaining about their inefficiency, they didn't know what kind of expressions they would show.
Glad?
After all, people are in a hurry to get to work.
Speechless?
It's not without reason, after all, no one likes to be rushed.
But the two didn't understand.
It's like the players around him can't understand it, and the NPC named Luo Hua is babbling something out of his mouth.
"Don't these blue coats have anything else to do but watch the excitement? It's better to come up and help us if you're so idle. ”
Ace: "......"
Luo Hua: "Speaking of which, what are we going to eat at noon?" ”
Ace: "Freeze-dried food. ”
Luo Hua: "Hey, okay, I guessed it was freeze-dried food." The thought of those people sitting in air-conditioned rooms drinking hot cocoa and playing poker while I had to chat with a bunch of blue coats made me wonder if that made sense? I'd rather not have that 50cr a day grant! Speaking of which, what's the use of money in this hellish place? How many times have the natives not wanted this waste paper at all? ”
Ace: "......"
Probably realizing that he was a little annoyed, Luo Hua sighed.
"Okay...... I'll admit I'm talking a bit too much, so let's get to work. ”
Ace: "Agreed. ”
While it's not snowing now, we have to put up the barracks first.
Taking out the folding bracket from the box that Ace had brought earlier, Luo Hua carefully marked four points on the ground with the help of a protractor, inserted the bracket firmly, and then surrounded the four walls with plastic sheeting.
The frame of a model house came out like this.
Of course, that's not all.
Luo Hua then used a marker pen and ruler to draw on the doors and windows of the plastic film, while Ace was holding a metal can with a nozzle and puffing out gray foam against the transparent plastic film.
These foams are lightweight, highly adhesive, delicate and uniform, with invisible pore sizes and a matte surface texture.
Luo Hua took out a folding shovel and skillfully applied the foam sprayed on the plastic film.
The whole job looks as easy as applying cream to plastic wrap.
The light gray foam quickly pasted a layer on the plastic film, and when it was completely solidified, the foam gradually darkened, and the whole foam wall looked like concrete.
Of course, just by looking.
When touched by hand, there is a big difference between the texture of polymer materials and silicate materials.
Standing on the side, [Leaving People Under the Knife], his eyes were straight, and his mouth kept chattering.
"? What kind of material is this? Polyurethane? It's not like it...... Do you just spray it on the plastic film? Can this thing still be used for exterior walls? ”
Night Ten Hippie smiled and said: "The imagination is a little richer, the background setting is in the future, is it strange to build a house with foam?" ”
The knife left people to hold back for a while, and finally convinced himself.
"Yes, it's a game, after all."
As a game setting, it's not unacceptable.
The first foam wall was quickly completed, and the second was done in the same way. When the two NPCs have finished working on the second wall, the first wall is completely dry.
In less than 30 minutes, a windproof, rainproof and warm operation barracks was completed.
Although the shelf life is less than a year, and the quality is not as reliable as the "silicate material", it is completely sufficient as a temporary facility!
Chu Guang, who was standing on the third floor of the sanatorium, looked envious.
The good stuff of these guys is really much.
Gotta find a way to do it......
At this time, Old Luca, who came back from outside, walked towards the guests who came from afar and handed Luo Hua a VM.
Luo Hua glanced at the old man strangely, but didn't reach out to take it.
"We don't have this stuff."
Old Luca said respectfully.
"This is what the Administrator has told me to send to you, and it will help you have some simple communication with the residents of these Vaults."
At this time, he remembered the language barrier, so Luo Hua stopped refusing and took over the VM from Luca's hands.
"Okay, thanks."
Lukka bowed slightly.
"You're welcome."
……
After the barracks were built, two signs, one large and one small, were erected at the door, on which were written in Chinese characters respectively [Office of the "Pioneer" stationed at Outpost No. 404] and [Volunteer Registration Office].
That's right.
These words were written by Chu Guang, and they looked quite neat.
At the same time, almost all players near the outpost received a message alert on the VM, and players without a VM heard the broadcast echoing inside the base.
[Server Announcement: Quartermaster NPC is now live!] A new building has been added to the outpost - the "Trailblazer" in the 404 Outpost Office! 】
[Quartermaster Luo Hua: Dear residents of Vault 404, salute you!] I'm a quartermaster from the Trailblazer, and we're in a bit of trouble with our land-traveling fort. This request may be a bit presumptuous, but we need you! 】
[Hint 1: The quartermaster from the Trailblazer seems to be bothered by something, an exclamation mark appears on the map, hurry up and talk to him.] 】
[Tip 2: The VM Character page is now updated with Expansion-exclusive Event Scores, and you can get Event Points by performing missions in a new area!] Characters without VMs can check the score at NPC Luka or Administrator Assistant Xiaoqi, or log in to the official website to view it after going offline! 】
A human wall was enclosed at the entrance to the barracks.
Almost as soon as the announcement was received, the players ran so fast that they almost knocked over the tables in the doorway.
"I, me, me! Tail to sign up! ”
"Choose me! I'm a power department! Moving bricks is amazing! ”
"Gan! You have so much energy to keep moving bricks! Don't squeeze it, I'm going to be gone! ”
"I can squeeze in this, this, and this." The crow, who couldn't squeeze through the dead or alive, stood at the edge of the crowd and stamped her feet urgently, she looked in on tiptoe, and the whole person was desperate at this sight.
The volume collision of this game is so annoying!
If only it could pass through other players like any other MMORPG.
"Give up," looking up at her, Fujito sighed and looked at the sky, "This feeling is like suddenly opening an Internet celebrity bubble tea shop downstairs, anyway, I never get it, it's better to wait for them to be cold before trying it." ”
Raven suddenly came back to his senses.
"That makes sense...... Anyway, there is a rotation every three days, and we can still wait for the first wave of players' strategies. ”
Fujito nodded approvingly.
"Is it a horn?"
I didn't expect the residents here to be so enthusiastic, and Luo Hua, who was in charge of registering the list, was a little caught off guard for a while.
Ace, who was standing next to him, was also stunned.
She actually saw a bear in the crowd?
And it's a white bear.
“…… How can there be bears? ”
Luo Hua, who was sweating profusely, couldn't care about these things, he just cared about taking photos with a tablet to register, and hurriedly issued numbered badges to people.
"Hell knows, I guess it's their pet...... You're here to help me! ”
Ace: "......"
It was the first time she had seen such a well-behaved bear, looking at the fluffy feeling.
Not.
I kind of want to rua.
There was chaos at the door of the office.
Fortunately, the manager had anticipated this situation in advance and sent a helper to help him complete the registration work.
After completing the personnel registration.
Luo Hua set up a cauldron and antenna on the barracks, and after a short period of debugging, he finally received a contact signal from the "Pioneer".
The voice of a colleague from the Logistics Section could be heard over the radio.
“…… What's the situation going on your side? ”
Luo Hua: "It went very smoothly, it was beyond my imagination!" The blue coats were so welcoming, too, that they were rushing in as soon as our office opened...... To be honest, I was a little moved, I didn't expect such a group of kind people to live in the far inland area! ”
There was silence on the other side of the communication channel for a moment.
Li De coughed dryly and continued.
“…… It's quite a surprise. ”
Luo Hua: "Don't talk about my side, how long will it take for you to get there?" Looking at their appearance, they can't wait. ”
Li De: "It's almost there, our captain is still 2 kilometers away from you." ”
Luo Hua: "Captain? ”
Li De: "Yes, he personally led the team and escorted our reinforcements. ”
……
Leaning on his shoulders at the door of the weapons shop, biting a frozen wilted dog's tail grass in his mouth, Xia Yan looked at the bustle at the door of the office from afar.
There are no players to bother her today, and they are all lining up at the new "NPCs".
After working here for so long, she has come to accept the identity of "NPC".
It's just that occasionally she will be confused by this identity, because Chu Guang always emphasizes the difference between NPCs and players, and says that NPCs rarely call themselves NPCs, just like players rarely call themselves players.
So what's the point of this identity?
It's a strange role-play.
At this time, Chu Guang took a long shuttle-shaped weapon and walked in her direction.
"I need you to help me make something, this is a sample, the material should be made of tungsten steel or other metals with a higher melting point, and the others should be imitated according to a one-to-one ratio."
"Okay, I'll show you in a moment."
Reaching out to take the strangely shaped shuttle, Xia Yan curiously glanced at the exoskeleton on Chu Guang's body and asked, "Where did your exoskeleton come from?" ”
Seeing that someone had finally noticed the difference between himself and yesterday, a smile appeared on Chu Guang's face.
"Handsome."
"It's okay," looking at this guy's stinky fart, Xia Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart, "So where did you get it from?" ”
"Picked it up."
Xia Yan: "......"
Chu Guang smiled and said, "Just kidding, I found it in the shelter." ”
Xia Yan said helplessly: "I'll just ask casually, if it's inconvenient for you to answer, just forget it, how do you deal with people in the company?" ”
"They came yesterday and helped us deal with the mutants on 76th Street...... Any questions? ”
Sensing Xia Yan's strange expression, Chu Guang couldn't help but cast an inquiring glance at her.
"No, I just think it's a little incredible," looking at the two people not far away, Xia Yan had an intriguing expression on his face, "A long, long time ago, the expeditionary force of the enterprise came to Qingquan City. ”
"Expeditionary Force?"
"Yes, but that was a long time ago. And I've heard that the 'corporate' is huge, and there are so many internal factions that are concentrated in the East Coast area. I heard that they were not originally called enterprises, but because they often changed vests, others simply called them by the name of enterprises. Later, they may have gotten used to it, or they may have felt that this vest was the most famous, and they began to call themselves by the company. ”
Chu Guang looked at her in surprise.
"You know that?"
Xia Yan said indifferently: "It's not a secret, but the matter of the expeditionary force is a little bit old, and I haven't been born at that time. ”
Chu Guang: "Then do you know what they are here for?" ”
"What else can I do? It's said that it's an expeditionary force, it must be a war? Xia Yan gave him a strange look, "Anyway, I only heard that they lost in the end." Later, it was difficult to see their people in the whole Qingquan City, but it was common to see their caravans coming to do business. ”
It seems that the folk customs of Qingquan City are quite strong.
But think about it, thousands of kilometers of straight-line distances, tens of thousands of kilometers of supply lines, if you don't lose, there will be ghosts.
Hearing some interesting information, Chu Guang nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, I'll talk to you when I come back, I'm going to go out, if there's something you can contact Xiaoqi, it can find me."
Xia Yan: "Where are you going?" What kind of fortress is that? ”
"What are you going to do there," Chu Guang glanced at the map on the VM and set a coordinate on it, "There is a signal tower on 76th Street, if nothing else, it should be near the mutant's lair, I plan to look there and see if it can be repaired." ”
The "Pioneer" has Luca to help watch, and Chu Guang doesn't need to go in person. His players are his eyes, and what they see is naturally shared on the forums.
The immediate priority now is to repair the signal tower.
With the signal tower repaired, the communication radius of Vault 404 will cover the entire northern suburbs of Qingquan City, and the range of drones will be further expanded.
At that time, whether it is to send tasks to players or peep at his little players, it will be much more convenient than now.
"You'd better pay attention to your safety, do you want to bring two people with you?"
This is definitely not because of concern, Xia Yan is purely worried that he will lose this meal ticket.
Even her father, who didn't know where she died, didn't raise her like this, it didn't matter what the devil was or not, she felt that the devil was pretty good now.
"That's right."
Chu Guang thought about it and felt that it made sense.
However, now the player's interest is focused on the expansion, and I am afraid that there is no interest in doing ordinary tasks.
But Chu Guang was not in a hurry, anyway, he would just wait for a while.
There are currently 250 players on the server, and his contract with Captain Luyan only promises to send 200 laborers. And this also means that no matter how much you grab, there will definitely be 50 small players who have not been qualified for a while, beating their chests and heartbroken.
As a manager with high emotional intelligence, Chu Guang felt that he needed to comfort them who were hurt inside.
Well.
When the time comes, pick up two high-quality human cannon fodder and follow yourself to the mutant's lair for a walk.
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(Update before eleven o'clock in the next chapter!) I also want to be punctual, but it's too difficult for people with handicap hands. )