[Announcement on all servers: The manager "Dawn" has completed the takeover of Vault 117, and a new stronghold "Vault 117" has been added to the VM map. 】

[The map of the "Garden Street Subway Platform" is open: The intertwined subway network was a symbol of Qingquan City's prosperity in the past, but now it has become a breeding ground for xenomorphs and slime fungi. Eaters, creepers, martyrs, and even terrifying tyrants, underground barbarians, and plague-spreading rat colonies...... There is no concept of night and day here, and the unique ecological environment will be twice as dangerous as the surface! At the same time, however, there may be unexpected treasures hidden in this labyrinth connected to the abyss......]

[Warm reminder from Xia Yan: I once lost a leg here, if you must explore here, it is best to pull your teammates along. At least, have a companion on the road. 】

About half an hour after the administrator entered Vault 117, almost all players with VMs received this series of reminders.

"Holy! A new map has been opened!? ”

"The underground labyrinth connected to the abyss is ok...... Anyway, I didn't think it was dangerous here. ”

"That's because all the xenomorphs here have been cleared, what do you think the Mole Dude is doing here this week?"

"What kind of garbage can you pick up in the subway?"

"Strategic reserves, perhaps, before the war? But it's been two centuries, and I always feel like if there were such things, eighty percent of them would have been patronized a long time ago. ”

"Is there a convoy to start? Physique is a perception of the same. ”

"Hair yarn, what time is it! Tomorrow, at least let me go back and save a file, it's not easy to save some experience. ”

"Hey, if you die once, you will lose all the progress of the day, and this death punishment is so real!"

In the tunnel.

Fang Chang, who looked at the VM, cut to the map page, found the icon of Vault 117, and then stretched out his index finger and clicked.

When he saw the subpage that popped up on the screen, he was slightly stunned.

【

Colony Name: Vault 117

Stronghold Level: Ruins (Lv0)

Prosperity: 0

Industrial index: 0

Business index: 0

Requirements: None

Tendencies: Exploration (+10% income from scavenging tasks), Hunting (+10% income from hunting tasks)

】

"Vault 117's data card has been updated......"

Hearing Elder Brother Fang's voice, Ye Shi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly opened the map, and then a surprised expression appeared on his face.

"? Will prosperity 0 also swipe out the data card? ”

If I'm not mistaken, don't you have to reach 100 prosperity points to become a survivor's stronghold? And here, not to mention prosperity, there is not even an NPC.

Tempest also noticed the change in the map, and after a moment of contemplation, came up with a conjecture.

"Maybe the refuge is a special being? If you look at the rank column, it says 'Ruins'. ”

Fang Chang nodded, agreeing with his analysis.

"Well, whether it's an outpost or a long-term farm, the sign in the rank bar is 'Village'. Maybe it's because the Vault's growth path is different from a regular survivor stronghold. ”

For example, a save point that serves as an entrance to an underground labyrinth?

As for what it is, we can only wait for the announcement on the official website to come out.

……

Keeping Vault 117 was Chu Guang's decision after careful consideration.

Vault 117 is a bit smaller, but it has everything you need, including a full-cycle life support facility.

Stalling the reactor is a problem, but not a big problem.

Even if you can't take advantage of the full functionality of this vault, it's a good idea to use it as a bridgehead for players to explore the underworld.

The underground transportation of Qingquan City extends in all directions, which can not only commute to various urban areas of Qingquan City, but also connect with many civil air defense facilities.

The only trouble is that the xenos wander through the subway tunnels.

But in fact, the moment Chu Guang removed the VM from the arm of the previous manager of Vault 117, he realized that this entanglement was superfluous.

Soon, he received a mission alert from the Vault system.

[Mission: Refuel the thermonuclear fusion reactor in Vault 117]

[Reward: Vault 404 Level B3 Access]

Looking at the task pop-up window that appeared in the field of vision, Chu Guang couldn't help but complain.

"Where the hell am I going to find the reactor fuel rods?"

The reactor in the vault uses fuel rods of a different size than the Trailblazer.

In other words, it's no longer a matter of expecting fuel rods to be recovered from CO2 traps.

The wrench who followed behind Chu Guang was stunned, and he was confused by what the manager suddenly said.

"Your Excellency?"

“…… It's nothing. ”

Looking at the VM recovered from the manager of Vault 117, Chu Guang put it on himself and waited for a while, and finally recovered a little power.

The VM is powered on.

The original operating system of the vital signs monitor came into view, and the data stored in the black box was retrieved to reveal that the previous administrator had died of an overdose of sleeping pills.

The desk was clean, with only three things, a pen holder with two pens in it, a diary with a brown cover, and an empty goblet.

Chu Guang rummaged around his desk and soon found an unsealed medicine bottle in a drawer.

Looking at the remains reclining on the office chair, Chu Guang could roughly make up the brain, the previous generation of managers sat here, took an overdose of sleeping pills, drank a glass of wine, and quietly waited for death.

His eyes fell on the diary on the table, Chu Guang reached out and picked it up, and opened the cover with a thick layer of dust.

The title page reads -

[To the scavengers of the ruined world, the archaeologists of the ruins of utopia, and the ones who clean up the mess.] 】

[Severn Villard, the administrator of Vault 117 and the grave keeper of Utopia, is laid to rest here.] 】

[There is no more desperate tragedy than witnessing the end of a great era.] A year in the tomb is no different from a hundred years, and I decided to send myself away after the mission is over. If my bones are still alive, please find me a place to bury them, and you can take everything here, and I won't need it anyway. 】

"What does it mean when the mission is over?" The index finger moved gently along the line, and Chu Guang fell into deep thought.

Maybe it's because of the Bloody Hand Diary, but when he sees something like a diary now, he can't help but think of the original administrator of Vault 404.

The recording seems to mention that he was the pioneer of the great voyages, the most learned man in the Old World.

Could it be that the diary is here because of an arrangement two centuries ago?

There was still some undecrypted data in the recovered VM, including this diary, which Chu Guang planned to take back to study.

There are three doubts that remain unresolved.

What exactly is the mission of Vault 117 administrators?

Where did the people here go?

And, who exactly is Captain Plett's employer?

The last two questions may be answered from the first question.

After collecting the clues, Chu Guang looked at the wrench standing aside.

"I'll replace the exoskeleton in a moment, and you put it on for me."

The wrench was slightly stunned.

"What about you?"

Looking at the power armor standing aside, the corners of Chu Guang's mouth curled into a smile.

"I have it."

……

Subway tunnels.

Entrance to Vault 117.

When the Administrator exited Vault 117 through the Alloy Gate, it caused quite a stir among the player community.

The dark blue paint, the angular lines, and the heavy armor can feel the sense of oppression just by looking at it!

"Awesome! Our managers have changed their equipment again! ”

"Mom...... This power armor is also too handsome! ”

"If you don't understand, just ask, is this a warm-up for the NPC store to put power armor on the shelves?"

"I strongly request that the official put on the shelves a set of the same power armor! I'm so buying! ”

"Don't think about it, this kind of SSSR-level equipment, even if you can buy it, eighty percent of it will be put in the gacha for you to smoke."

"Woo woo, please ask the official to fix the bug that can't be recharged!"

Glancing at the power armor on the manager's body, and then at the beggar version on his body, Lao Bai had an envious expression on his face.

In fact, in all fairness, the defense of this set of armor on his body is not weak, and the 20mm steel plate is enough to withstand the shooting of ordinary bullets, which is enough in most cases.

However, compared with the set of managers, he is still a younger brother. Both defense and mobility are more than an order of magnitude higher than the complete explosion.

"Hey, I don't know when our managers will change their equipment again."

He had no other pursuits, so he pointed to the equipment that the manager had eliminated and used it.

Hearing this, Ye Shi's heart moved and he asked.

"Speaking of which, what about the Administrator's previous exoskeleton?"

Tempest said, glancing in the direction of the entrance to Vault 117.

"It looks like it's on the captain of the guard."

Lao Bai: "Gan! ”

Isn't it usually auctioned for Boss Xia?

How can I directly transfer it to other NPCs this time?

That's too true, isn't it?

Stopping in the tunnel, Chu Guang looked back at the wrench that was following him.

"I need you to transfer two men from the guard to set up a camp here, and be responsible for maintaining order here, while issuing missions to the 'players'."

"No problem, my lord," said the wrench cautiously after a pause, "but ...... We may not have enough manpower. ”

The guard consisted of only fifteen people.

Not only do these people have to take care of the security of the outpost, but they also have to take care of the side of the long-term farm, and with the recent opening of a new settlement, there is now a serious shortage of manpower.

After listening to the wrench's words, Chu Guang thought for a moment and said.

"When I get back, I'll tell Lukka to recruit some new men from Bate Street and the camp camp, and gradually expand the size of the guard from 15 to 45. When the time comes, you will go with him and check the quality for him. ”

The wrench said respectfully.

"Yes, sir."

……

After returning to the shelter.

According to the instruction manual of the power armor, Chu Guang made a data card for his new equipment and updated it in the database on the official website.

It's not for show-off, it's mainly for the players to make a cake.

[Equipment: Power Armor.]

Model: "Order" P-10A Carlos Industrial Security Power Armor.

Durability: 100%

Armor: 100%

Energy: 79%

Shields: 0

Net weight: 1100kg.

Left arm: Basic armor.

Right arm: Basic armor.

Chest: 70mm lightweight composite steel/ceramic lined arc armor

Back: "Raptor-1" supercharged thruster x2

Left leg: "Raptor-1" supercharged thruster

Right leg: "Raptor-1" supercharged thruster

Energy core: "Hippo-1" portable fusion reactor

Paint: Klein Blue

Plugin: None

】

With a weight of more than a ton, there is no way to act in the shutdown state, and this thing basically consumes power as long as it is worn.

However, the power armor has an adjustable energy-saving mode, which allows the wearer to reduce the power armor's energy consumption by providing a portion of the power force through muscles at the expense of reduced mobility.

Chu Guang's current strength attribute is 17, which is equivalent to 3.4 times the strength of a normal adult male, and it is more than enough to bear 3.4 of his own weight.

In addition, the design of the power armor has the characteristics of a non-powered exoskeleton, and in fact, driving the power armor to move is not as physically demanding as imagined.

The added weight should be physical training.

Of course, for Chu Guang, the harvest of this "Garden Street Subway Station Operation" is not only this set of power armor, but also the 200 reward points obtained for completing the branch line.

And the black box that Dr. Principle entrusted to the managers of Vault 117!

Stroking the black box with both hands, Yin Fang looked at Chu Guang excitedly and said.

"S-class relics!"

Chu Guang was slightly stunned.

"S-class relics? What do you mean. ”

Yin Fang took a deep breath and continued.

"I should have mentioned to you once before, in order to facilitate the development of pre-war technology recovery work, the academy divided the projects waiting for recovery in the 'blueprint' into seven levels of fedcbas according to a number of factors such as the difficulty of technology remodeling, the number of associated projects, the total amount of data, and the application value, so as to ensure that high-priority projects can obtain higher budgets and staffing. This hierarchy is used not only to rank technology, but also to rate relics and relics of pre-war civilizations. ”

Looking at the black suitcase in front of him again, Yin Fang said with a look of disbelief.

"Like this thing."

"The 'black box' of the Ark Project is undoubtedly an S-class relic."

Chu Guang frowned and said, "What is the Ark Project?" ”

"Another plan for the preservation of civilization parallel to the Vault Project, which assumes that, under extreme conditions, social production comes to a complete standstill, the supply chain is completely destroyed, and we need a simple and convenient production tool capable of producing what we need, using raw materials that are available everywhere."

"The 'Black Box' is a product of the Ark Project, based on the most cutting-edge printing technology, which only needs to input the most basic materials and electricity to create specific products. For example, the most common black box, with a size of about 30x30x20cm, only needs to input electricity and put it in the air to absorb carbon dioxide and moisture in the air to synthesize starch. A little more advanced, it can also be combined with carbon dioxide and water directly into grilled pizza and cakes. ”

Chu Guang was surprised: "Can even this kind of thing be done?" ”

Yin Fang: "Of course, it is the crystallization of pre-war social technology, just like a wishing machine that responds to requests!" It's not very efficient, but it's absolutely reliable. The only drawback is that it has a single function, and what it can give you does not depend on your wishes, but on what kind of features its designers have given it. ”

Chu Guang looked at the black box in front of him.

"What about this black box? What can I get out of this? ”

Yin Fang: "I don't know, the two Century Academy have probably recovered hundreds of boxes, and the only ones I have touched are synthetic cakes and pizzas. However, the volume of this box seems to be considered M size...... Synthetic pizza and cake are unlikely. Want to open? There are usually fool-like tutorials in it, the kind that can be understood even if you can't read or write, just look at it. ”

Chu Guang didn't answer, and directly entered the password on the box.

【x1179】

He is sensitive to numbers, and can basically remember them after reading them once, and there is no way to make mistakes.

With a soft click, the lock was opened.

Yin Fang was more anxious than Chu Guang, and couldn't wait to open the box.

Chu Guang, who was standing behind Yin Fang, noticed that the structure of the box was very simple, with only a few buttons that were too simple to be simple, as well as a power connector that was probably used to plug in, and a packing port that was designed like a drawer.

The instruction manual is placed in the recess next to the button.

There are some simple and easy-to-understand stick figures drawn on it, just like Yin Fang said, even the illiterate can easily read it.

It seems that the designers of the Ark Project even took into account the possibility that the survivors of the war might become illiterate.

After unfolding the manual and looking at it twice, the expression of interest on Yin Fang's face became more and more intense, and he was amazed.

"Neural Connectivity Unit! It integrates two parts, a neural signal collector and a modem, including three C-level technologies and two D-level technologies...... That's a good thing. ”

Chu Guang: "Do you know how to use it?" ”

A confident smile appeared on his face, Yin Fang put down the manual and looked at Chu Guang, and said excitedly.

"Of course! I'm an expert at this. ”

"With these things, we will be able to make some simple exoskeletons and mechanical prosthetics!"

……

Official Website Forum:

"Gan! Is there no human right to budding new? ”

"It's so miserable, I'm fighting monsters, and the screen is directly black!"

"Faint, I thought it was a bug! After a long time, it was a sneak attack! ”

"That's it, the resurrection actually takes three days, which is too good!"

Complaining about the resurrection CD,It's a Nikkei post on the forum.。

Recently, there have been more people on the server, and every day there are one or two unlucky people who are either gnawed by dogs in the hunting grounds of the elm area, or dragged into the water while fishing in the lake.

Almost all of the new people who died for the first time complained that the death penalty of the wasteland OL was too severe, but this time there were fifteen deaths at a time, a little more.

As for the old players, as well as the cloud players on the forum, they have long been surprised by this kind of unnutritious posts.

Three days is nothing.

What a pattern!

The last time the expansion was buggy, they didn't release the entire expansion!

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes: "That's all for this game, Mofa." Fortunately, there were no bugs, so let's be glad there were no bugs. ”

Irena: "+1, truth is one of the selling points of wasteland OL, it's already good that the plan didn't let you reincarnate, don't play if you're not happy." (Funny)"

Night Ten: "You newcomers, this time it's a plot killing, the deduction is waived, and you complain about a hammer!" Do you know how much we deducted in the first place? 500 contributions! The first crow boss to eat crabs was punished and cried. (Funny)"

Raven: "What's the !! Don't talk nonsense! ヾ(?｀Д′?)? 彡"

Elf King Fugui: "I testify!" It's not crabs that eat, it's leeches. (Funny)"

Raven: "(╯°Д°)╯(┻━┻"

……

Herds of cattle and horses.

As usual, it is only lively in the early morning, because in the evening, the group owner and the dog manager are playing games.

But at this moment, a line of news suddenly popped up in the group.

Lao Bai: "I was going to log in to the game just now, why can't I log in suddenly??? ”

The group owner can't play the game?

That's big news.

was bragging with his group of friends, and hurriedly typed and asked.

"Can't go up? What's the situation?! ”

"Helmet tip...... The character is abnormal, and no specific time is given. Lao Bai said nervously, "Damn, it can't be a violation, right?" ”

Impossible.

He's playing carefully, not to mention attacking NPCs, it's a friendly batch!

Tempest: "I just tried, and I can still climb here." ”

Night Ten: "+1, me too." ”

Lao Bai: "Damn, it's weird, could it be a bug?" ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "I'll do it for you!" @光"

Ah Guang estimated that he was working overtime and did not reply to the message.

This old brother doesn't seem to use his hands very much.,It's always a computer login.,Only from eight o'clock in the morning to ten o'clock in the morning there is a probability of bubbles.。

The group has come up with bad ideas for Lao Bai.

Some group friends suggested that he soak his helmet in water to see if it would be better.

At this time, Fang Chang's heart moved, and he picked out the words.

"Lao Bai, how much experience bar did you have before you went offline?"

Lao Bai: "Experience bar? Wait, I'll take a look at the official website. ”

didn't wait long, Lao Bai came back soon.

"The case has been solved."

Night Ten immediately typed and asked.

"What? What solved the case?! ”

Lao Bai: "Hehe, I just looked at it, my character is level ten!" ”