Planting area on the B3 floor.

The last row of soilless planting units.

Standing in front of a transparent shop window, Chu Guang touched his chin with his right hand, and his sunny and handsome face was full of surprise.

"Potatoes, corn, tomatoes, bok choy, cabbage...... I didn't expect there to be so many good things hidden here. ”

Originally, I was going to come and see the situation in the planting area, but I didn't expect to find an unexpected joy here after walking around the planting unit.

Behind the transparent window, there were boxes with labels, which contained seeds of different varieties of crops.

These seeds are soaked in a special solution and stored at extremely low temperatures.

Chu Guang counted carefully, and there were a total of 12 kinds of pre-war crops stored in the freezer, with a growth cycle ranging from short to long, and a suitable climate from tropical to cold, almost completely covered.

Regardless of the climate of the shelter after the doors of the shelter are opened, they can find at least one variety suitable for the current climate and sow seeds.

In addition, the seeds are genetically modified and modified, broadly similar to the β-712 cotton seeds he had previously opened from the blind box.

Quietly following the manager, looking at the interested expression on his face, Makabazi said excitedly.

"Administrator, I think we should make use of these idle facilities!"

Chu Guang nodded and said.

"You're right, I do have this plan."

Hearing this, Makabazi, who was standing next to him, looked expectant, but when the manager turned to leave, he didn't wait for the expected sentence.

Blinking in confusion, he quickly lowered his head and glanced at VM.

Hey?

Why isn't the task triggered?

Could it be that the posture that triggers the conversation is wrong?

……

In the soilless growing units of the growing area, sowing, watering, fertilizing and finally harvesting can be done by pre-set programmes.

In a sense, similar to the black box production method, the need for manpower and cultivation experience is extremely low.

With such a high degree of automation, there is no need to hand it over to the player to take care of, Chu Guang plans to hand it over to Xiao Qi to be in charge.

Too much human involvement can slow down the efficiency of the facility.

In terms of production ideas, Chu Guang plans to focus on the breeding of staple food varieties with a long growth cycle, supplemented by the planting of short-cycle crops such as cabbage.

By the beginning of spring next year, the seeds of those staple crops will come in handy.

"With 50 planting units, the theoretical planting area adds up to only 50 acres...... It's still a little less. ”

Even if one acre of intensive cultivation can feed 5 people, the output of 50 acres is enough to feed 250 people, and it is not even enough to cover the new players in Alpha 0.9.

Every time he thought of this, Chu Guang's heart was full of wonder.

"This is very unreasonable, the planting area of the shelter can't even support the evacuees on this floor, do all the people here eat nutritional paste?"

It can't be so miserable.

Or is it ......

What's hidden?

In any case, food is a big problem.

In addition to food, his little players need fur coats to withstand the cold. Although the blue jacket has a warm function, it is only for the general cold. This winter in Qingquan City, there are even signs of freezing on the surface of the lake, which obviously cannot be described as ordinary cold.

Feeding a player is a more pressing problem than a training pod.

What's more troublesome is that it's December soon, and the cold winter has entered the high dynasty, and everyone's food is probably not much.

Brown Farm is no longer able to squeeze any oil and water, and there are no survivor settlements in the vicinity that produce relatively much food.

The only thing to count on is the greenhouse ruins.

I hope that Brother Makabazi can give a little bit of strength.

It's been a while, and I don't know what happened to his cornfield.

After leaving the planting area, Chu Guang turned a corner and went to the infirmary next door, intending to see what his newly recruited bioengineering experts were up to.

Due to frequent onlookers and harassment from the players, the door seems to have been locked by her.

Although for Chu Guang, the doors on floors B1 to B3 were like decorations to him, he still rang the doorbell politely with high emotional intelligence.

The doorbell rang.

Soon opened.

Walking through the infirmary, Chu Guang went straight to the room inside.

Judging by the equipment and the layout of the room, this should be a medical laboratory.

As he walked through the movable door, Hea, dressed in a blue coat, was standing in front of an electron microscope, her eyes on the observation port, and her right hand skillfully controlling the buttons on the touchscreen.

Standing aside and observing for a while, Chu Guang asked with interest.

"What is this?"

The movements of her hands did not stop, and Heya, whose eyes were firmly attached to the eyepieces, said in an excited tone.

"Mutant slime mold! Samples taken from the nibblers! Thanks to your wanjia...... That's what you should have read, right? Anyway, please thank them for me! ”

It seems that she is fully familiar with the players' usage, although she is not yet fully accustomed to their enthusiasm.

Chu Guang was very pleased with this.

If only all of his NPCs had such a high level of understanding, then his micro-manipulation could be at least doubled.

"I'll convey my gratitude to you. What do you think? See what's going on? ”

Unlike her own Vault dwellers who had been living in the wasteland for some time, Hea had been in Vault 117 before, and although she had heard of the dangerous species that were active outside, she had not really come into contact with them.

The managers of Vault 117 are relatively conservative leaders, and do not support taking samples from the wasteland into the vault at the risk of creating an imbalance in the Vault's ecosystem.

And Chu Guang didn't have so many scruples, Vault 404 had already been opened, and he didn't plan to completely seal the door again, so he didn't miss this sample at all.

Therefore, when he heard that Hea planned to list the xenomorphs in the wasteland as a research object, he immediately agreed without saying a word, and even allocated her a budget of 2,000 silver coins.

Even if you can learn more about the weaknesses of these xenomorphs, the money will definitely be worth it.

"What I see, these samples simply subverted my first impression of them! At first, I thought that these mutant slime molds were parasitic with the xenomorphs you call eaters and creepers, but then I realized that this was not the case at all. ”

Hearing this, Chu Guang was slightly stunned.

This is completely different from the rumors he has learned.

“…… Isn't it? ”

Heya, staring at the microscope, said without hesitation.

"Of course not! Eaters, Creepers, and Martyrs...... Judging from the samples that have been collected so far, these creatures that you call slime myx xenomorphs are in fact fruiting bodies of mutant slime molds, and are not other species! ”

Hearing the words that he didn't understand at all, Chu Guang was stunned and asked.

"Fruiting bodies? What is that? ”

"A sporogenic structure! You may not know about slime molds, but they have very special habits, sometimes crawling around on the ground like amoebae, and sometimes standing up like mushrooms to release spores. The habits of this mutant slime mold are even more peculiar, the fruiting bodies they form are different from other slime molds, and in terms of morphology and behavior, they are highly similar to higher animals with complex body structure and highly differentiated organ functions! ”

That pretty face is full of scientific fanaticism.

Even if the eyepiece of the microscope blocked her eyes, Chu Guang could clearly feel that her body exuded a completely different temperament from usual.

Chu Guang said cautiously.

Can you elaborate on that? I mean, try to use a language that the layman can understand. ”

"To put it in a layman's way, these slime molds show the same social nature as ants and bees! They have a clear division of labor, some make up the toes, some make up the head, some actively necrotic and harden, and the other part forms nerve tissue and muscles that affect the movement of the limbs! It's as if some kind of unified consciousness determines the selective expression of each gene in slime cells. ”

Eyes removed from the eyepiece of the microscope, and Heya looked at Chu Guang with an excited expression.

"Didn't you all notice! The Eater is a complete replica of a human mold, and the Creeper is like a combination of some kind of four-legged beast and a human. Not only do they mimic the appearance of other creatures, but they also mimic the hunting habits of those creatures! ”

"The Demographer, on the other hand, is strange in that it seems to contain the characteristics of a variety of creatures and some plants, and mimics explosives in its attack, and helps its own kind capture prey through self-sacrifice...... It's incredible! Are these slime molds really creatures on this planet? ”

Looking at Heya, who was chattering non-stop, Chu Guang's face was full of strange expressions.

He had only planned to let her take care of the crops next door on a part-time basis, but the soilless planting units were highly automated and only needed to take an occasional glance.

As a result, I didn't expect to hear something terrible from her.

"You mean...... The Slime Eaters, Creepers, and Martyrs are all fruiting bodies of mutant slime molds? Is it something that is used to release spores? ”

Chu Guang pressed his index finger to his temple, and after trying to understand, his brows furrowed, "That's not right, I heard that they were produced by the mother nest." ”

"Brood? What is that! ”

Heya grabbed Chu Guang's arm and said with a blazing gaze, "Can you get a sample?" By the way, you taught me that you can use VM......"

Halfway through speaking, Heya seemed to remember something, let go of the hand that grabbed Chu Guang's arm, and raised the VM to prepare to "place an order".

Chu Guang was startled by her actions and hurriedly stopped her.

"Don't get excited, the brood is not something that the current players can solve, you are letting them die."

Boy.

Is this using the VM as a wishing machine?!

No matter how good his little player is, it's not like that!

Heya, who was stopped, was slightly dazed, and the movements of her hands stopped.

"The brood...... Is it hard to deal with? ”

"It's not a question of whether it's difficult or not, but it can't be dealt with at all."

Although according to the standards set by himself, this kind of task could not pass the review at all in Xiao Qi, Chu Guang felt that it was still necessary for this old popsicle who lacked common sense about the wasteland to understand what the world had become.

Looking at Heya, who was stunned, Chu Guang paused for a moment and stated to her the information he summarized under the relevant entries on the official website setting set one by one.

This includes what Luo Hua saw and heard during his travels, including the "waves" that erupt in Qingquan City every once in a while.

After hearing all these amazing things, Hea finally got a general idea of the dangers of the brood.

This thing is extremely dangerous!

It's like a natural disaster.

Even an established local survivor force like Boulder City, which has a certain amount of industrial capacity, will struggle to face the wave set off by the brood.

As for collecting samples from the brood in the current conditions of the Vault, it is almost impossible to do.

"Sorry, I don't know...... This turned out to be such a dangerous thing. A look of shame appeared on Hea's face.

Chu Guang shook his head and said.

"It's okay, I was surprised when I first heard about the brood. The study of xenogeneity can be done step by step, and by the time we have the ability to solve the trouble in the city center, I guarantee that you will get the sample you want. ”

Although he didn't have this condition yet, Chu Guang had no doubt in his heart that he and his little players would one day completely eradicate the troubles located in the city center.

Anyway, I got interesting information from Hea.

Chu Guang plans to selectively update this information in the official website setting for a while, and give it to his young players as a reference.

……

The end of a busy day.

Armed with javelins, spears, and axes, the young players emerged from the depths of the tunnel on the B3 floor.

In one day, they managed to advance the battle line 500 meters to the south and north at the same time, killing nearly two thousand gnavers! Hundreds of Bombards, and nearly twenty Creepers!

The number of xenomorphs in the tunnel is larger than expected, especially in the direction of the north, the swarming devourers have even formed wave after wave of corpses!

However, experienced young players are smart enough to place wooden barricades along the way to slow down the Devourers and lengthen the ranks of the Devourers.

Once density cannot be formed, the gnaaver is less scary.

Dealing with this kind of xenomorph with a single attack method and relying on numbers to win, as long as they are not surrounded by them, even life professional players who are not good at fighting can easily solve it.

Not to mention the high-level players in the tunnels with an average level of LV6 or above!

In the shelter, there was already a long queue at the door of the bathroom on the B2 and B3 floors, and the sound of chirping was noisy.

"Gan! Hurry up with the shower in front! ”

"That's it! Rub a yo-yo! It's been ten minutes since they were all in! ”

“！！！ Are you all dogs? You don't have to take a shower for ten minutes?! ”

"It is highly recommended to increase the price of water!"

"Don't raise it, raise it again, Boss Crow won't be able to take a bath!"

"Get out!"

Yin Fang, who was carrying a bucket, planned to wash up before eating, but he was frightened by this battle, and he didn't even dare to eat, so he hid back in his temporary laboratory.

The same goes for the door to the laundry room.

Especially the little players who came out of the tunnel, one by two, it was like going down to the coal mine, and there was more dust than blood on their bodies!

Finally squeezed out of the crowd.

Night Ten, who was going to go back to the room and go offline, happened to see Brother Mosquito, and when he saw this guy with a gray face, he went up to say hello with a hippie smile.

"Yo! Brother mosquito, are you in the mood to get off today? ”

"What's next, I'm testing new equipment."

"Blew up again?"

Hearing this playful teasing, the mosquito couldn't help but roll its eyes.

"What do you mean it's blown up again! If you don't blow it up, can it still be called a weapon? In short, the effect of today's test is not bad, but there is a little problem with the ratio of propellants, and after the disembowelment, Lao Tzu's face was sprayed with ash, damn, I have to make the launch tube longer. ”

After a pause, the mosquito looked at Night Ten and continued.

"Don't talk about the calf, have you seen that stupid lizard? I didn't see that guy squatting in the corner of the wall to practice push-ups today. ”

As soon as he talked about the lizard, Night Ten was happy.

"That guy, you say? Hahaha, he's crazy in the tunnel at the exit of the B3 floor! I guess it's not enough at this point. ”

I think when there were a few earlier versions, Brother Garbage was called a Boom, and he could act at night on the whole server, drinking blood from Ru Mao, tearing aliens by hand, and all players were envious.

However, who would have thought that in less than a month, winter came, and the garbage brother, who was a cold-blooded animal, was directly frozen in the original underground line, and he couldn't even get out of the door of the shelter.

If it is really a generation of versions and a generation of gods, I only see the newcomer laughing, and I don't hear the old crying.

The mosquito smacked its tongue.

"I feel sorry for the garbage brother, this guy has at least three versions of OB, right?"

Ye Shi also sighed.

"Be confident, get rid of the word 'bar'!"

The night of the wasteland is deepening, and the morning sun of reality has risen.

Every time it comes to the peak time when players go offline, the traffic of the official website forum of "Wasteland Online" will usher in a wave of small highs.

Chu Guang roughly browsed the forum.

I found that the enthusiasm of players for the new version he launched was quite high.

In less than 72 hours, more than 100 guides have been born.

A Monster Hunter's Self-Cultivation! Single brush split claw crab strategy! 》

The Scavenger's Handbook! The landlord vomited blood and summarized, twenty cost-effective recycling materials! Just a thumbs up! 》

"The Son of the Version is Born! The power scavengers tell you what it means to work hard and miracles! Two hands at the beginning, all the equipment depends on picking up! 》

"Evacuation 404 B3 Entrance and Exit Tunnel Strategy! The four-physique system of perpetual motion machine play will take you to brush out a piece of the sky! Brush to the extinction of monsters! 》

《……》

Chu Guang simply read a few articles, and couldn't help but admire the wisdom and brains of these little players.

What is a human high-quality player?

The average level in the Wasteland OL Closed Beta is just that!

The enthusiasm of the people who wrote the guide is very high, and the enthusiasm of the players who watch the lively players, cloud players, and sand sculpture netizens is also not small.

Among the more than 100 strategies, those with more than 10,000 likes and 1,000 replies account for more than 20%!

By BBS standards, this is quite exaggerated.

However, what interests Chu Guang the most is not those strategy posts, but a few high-profile posts in the discussion area.

WC really has mosquitoes: "MMP! The power of the twelve-barreled rocket is enough, but the ejection speed is still a little lower! High-speed targets simply don't hit! But it's surprisingly good for ground targets? ”

Lao Bai: "How much?" ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "80 silver!" ”

Night Ten: "Tsk, what you sell is more expensive than the Iron Fist in the NPC store, why don't I buy an Iron Fist, even the Split Claw Crab can be blown up in one shot." (Funny)"

WC really has mosquitoes: "Gan! This is already the cost price, okay! ”

Fang Chang: "Brother, find a way to reduce costs, or these two words will always be a dream." By the way, the number of players has come up, and it's time to scale up production. ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "The skull hurts!" I'll think about it again! ”

Lao Bai: "If you want me to say don't bother to fix any anti-aircraft bazookas, let alone guidance, you don't even have a proximity fuse, you can defend against a ball." It's better to get the SPG-9 recoilless gun out, the air defense effect is not more reliable than your jab. (Squint)"

Night Ten: "+1, give me an elevation angle, and I can even get off the plane with the main gun of the tank." (Funny)"

WC really has mosquitoes: "Pull the calf, you!" When playing Battlefield too! ”

Chu Guang actually didn't quite understand the aesthetics of violence in the hearts of mosquitoes.

This guy is actually very capable, and the outpost can get out the chemical industry, as well as nitrocellulose and explosives such as T-hmm-T, at least half of the credit to him.

However......

The weapons made by this guy always have a strange painting style, and there are only a handful of practical ones.

Although this is not necessarily a bad thing, Chu Guang feels that if he wants to fill the gap in the outpost's air defense weapons, he can't count on it.

In another post that is slightly less popular than Brother Mosquito, "Ya'er I want to go to the toilet" and [Ward Beriberi Levin] are having a technical exchange with some special cloud players.

Brother Toilet Suo: "The difficulty of imitating the 88 gun is still a bit big, although the design drawings and videos can be searched, and the parts can also be cut out with the black technology of the shelter, but many problems still can't be solved." Especially for the barrel, if you want to increase the muzzle velocity of the shell, you must increase the charge so that the barrel can withstand more chamber pressure! ”

Brother Levine: "That's right, and it's a lot of money to develop new equipment!" 500 credits is not enough for even the R&D cost, at least add another 0! ”

High R&D expenses are a real problem.

Chu Guang, who was staring at the computer screen, thought for a moment, cut to the desktop, and opened the budget form.

"For the R&D of large-scale equipment with a high production threshold and large expenses, it is not appropriate to completely let players bear the R&D costs."

Chu Guang thought about it and had an idea in his heart.

He intends to set up a special fund to support the research and development of new equipment. As long as you pass the review, you can get financial support.

As for the project of anti-aircraft weapons at the 81st steel plant......

Chu Guang thought for a moment and made a decision.

"The budget of 5,000 silver coins seemed too deliberate, so I changed it to ...... 5500 silver is good. If the follow-up is not enough, it can be added. ”

"The original quest remains unchanged, and the new quest is re-released in the form of an 'exclusive order'."

As for the mosquitoes......

Let him figure it out for himself for a while.

If Brother Mosquito can come up with a reliable design plan, Chu Guang will of course support him with a research and development budget.

It's just that so far, Chu Guang hasn't understood for the time being, what exactly is he planning to do......

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(On the Xth day of recovery, I feel like my schedule is a little chaotic, so I'll adjust it, and there's only one shift today.) But this chapter also has 6K, which is equivalent to two chapters of 3K? It should not be considered a degradation. ）