Whew——

The hatch opens.

Crawling out of the training cabin, [Construction Site Boy and Brick] raised his head to the ceiling, and snorted as if he had been reborn.

"Mayay!"

"Lao Tzu is alive!"

Three days!

I couldn't get on the line for three whole days!

Only he knows how he survived these three days.

The first thing I did after I came out was, of course, to take a shower to get rid of bad luck.

Slipping into his clothes, he picked up the VM that was placed in the bow and put it on, and [The Construction Boy and the Brick] rushed into the bathroom at the speed of light, and came out refreshed after a while.

However, when he saw the water bill, his happy mood instantly changed to MMP.

"Gan! I've only been washing for ten minutes, so why is it only 1 silver coin!? ”

He clearly remembered that he was stuck at the point and stepped on the last second of 9 minutes and 59 seconds!

At this time, a large lizard came out of the shower next door.

Trash-kun glanced at him and laughed.

"Brother, how long has it been since you went online?"

The construction site boy and the brick glanced at him.

"Three days! What's wrong? ”

"Three days, no wonder you don't know, the bath fee increased yesterday, now 1 silver coin every 10 minutes, and 2 silver per minute from the 30th minute."

The construction site boy and the brick were shocked when they heard it.

"1 silver in 10 minutes?! Why don't you grab it! ”

Junk Jun seemed to expect him to react like this, and said calmly.

"Calm down, although the bath water is expensive, the mission income has also risen in the past two days. Now do the tunnel cleaning task, you can brush it once a day, and 40 eaters will have 50 silver! ”

The construction site boy and brick looked at him with a look of disbelief.

"50 silver?! Are you kidding? ”

Junk Jun laughed.

"What are you lying to, if you are short of money, my brother will take you down the tunnel, there are a number of monsters inside, and there are many of them, and it will be cool to kill!"

Inflation.

What a good thing!

You don't have to wash every day to take a bath, but the tasks are to be done every day!

It's not just the task income that is adjusted, but also the type and number of tasks.

Before, his income in the tunnel next day was just over 50 silver, but now it has directly reached 100+, which has doubled!

And it's not just him whose income has risen, even the newcomers have also enjoyed the happiness of a wave of rising income.

Now do the "Corpse Chaser" task, carry the Eater to the recovery point next to the Active Substance Extractor, and instead of 10 to earn 1 silver, now 5 can earn 1 silver.

Many new people follow the team to do this job to deliver express delivery, and if you are lucky, you can even earn 20 silver a day.

This is much more comfortable than the previous hard work of earning ten silver coins a day!

After confirming the taskbar through VM, the construction site boy and the brick finally understood the meaning of Brother Trash's words.

The mission income has indeed increased by a large margin.

The quest with the lowest reward used to be Copper Settlement, but now it seems that Copper has disappeared from the quest slot. Even for the lowest-paying errand mission, the reward is more than 1 credit, and if it is an errand mission across survivor settlements, the reward starts at 5 credits.

If you look at it this way......

Isn't it too outrageous that the water bill has gone up a little?

"It's only been three days since I was online...... How did I feel like OB for three months. Putting down the VM, the construction site boy and the brick sighed with emotion.

The garbage guy patted the dude on the shoulder.

"Closed beta, it's normal, just get used to it!"

"I remember that yesterday, Brother Mole also opened a special post to analyze the income of this mission. In fact, the omen is obvious, the second-generation monetary system only revised the silver coin, did not mention the copper coin at all, and the operator Bacheng planned to reduce the currency circulating in the market, so simply abandoned the copper coin! ”

[The Construction Site Boy and the Brick] listened with a confused face.

After a long time, he asked.

"A good thing or a bad thing."

Trashman shook his head.

"I don't know, I feel a mixed bag. It will definitely be uncomfortable to have a lot of money in your account for a while, but on the other hand, it will be easier to equip from now on, which will definitely be a good thing for most players. ”

"Especially the 7mm bullet, the price has not increased, it is still 1 silver coin! I see a lot of people, who used to be reluctant to open a continuous hair with a fully automatic automatic, but now they can occasionally have a luxury. ”

It doesn't seem to have much to do with him, though.

He couldn't operate a normal rifle at all, and it was impossible for the weapon shop to design an exclusive weapon for him.

At present, among the xenomorph sequences that have been opened, only the rat-man does not have the [calloused hand and callofoot] debuff.

didn't wait long, and the good brothers who were paddling on the edge and in debt also came to life one after another and walked out of their respective rooms.

As soon as he saw Brother Shui coming out of the room, Big Eyes immediately walked up with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother Shui, where are we going to send the head today?"

Edge paddling rolled his eyes.

"Go away, it's really unlucky, if you want to send the head of the person yourself, Lao Tzu has to develop for a few days first! Damn, don't be so reckless next time, I'm going to crack when I'm waiting on the forum. ”

Debt big eyes hehe laughed.

"I understand you, I dare next time!"

Edge paddling: "Roll on." ”

Although I haven't been in the game for the past three days, Edge Paddle has been hanging on the forums to keep abreast of the latest progress of the game.

Due to the heroic fighting of him and his teammates, the vanguard of the Chewy Bone Tribe has been forced to evacuate from Qingquan City.

In the past three days, it has been windy and snowing heavily every day, and the snow in many places has even piled up from the knees to the thighs, which can bury half a person in it.

Due to the heavy snow on the roads, the transport routes from Changchang Farm to and from the Elm District were stopped, and the operation of the industrial area and the route from the outpost to Changchang Farm was barely maintained.

It is foreseeable that until the beginning of spring next year, the people of the Chewing Bone Tribe should not continue to march south.

"By the way, who of you knows where to get the medal?"

Edge paddling opened the VM and took a look, and found a message in the personal mailbox.

"I read that the VM said that in the manager's office, the manager personally issued the ......"

I'm just halfway through the conversation.

An announcement pops up on the VM.

[Full Server Announcement: The war between Vault 404 and the Marauders has entered a fever pitch, and in order to ensure the supply of wartime materials, the "Wartime Management Regulations" are now activated to control some daily necessities. The situation is grim, and I hope that everyone will overcome it together. 】

[Duration: 60 days.] 】

Everyone was slightly stunned, and their faces showed expressions of surprise.

This is......

Is there a new expansion coming out??

……

Article 1 of the Regulations on the Administration of Wartime states that green barley and croissant potatoes are listed as controlled varieties, and individual purchases are suspended and distributed by warehouses.

Article 2, the benchmark price of staple grains such as corn, wheat, rice, and flour will be increased by 200%, and the benchmark price of by-products such as cabbage and cabbage will be raised by 150%.

Article 3, survivors' settlements and temporary shelters under the direct jurisdiction of the shelter will provide the inhabitants with the necessary nutrition for survival, each person will receive two portions per day.

Article 4 Residents who receive relief food are obliged to participate in labor. This includes, but is not limited to, productive work, shelter construction, and responding to mobilization when necessary.

Article 5,......

There are a total of eighteen wartime regulations, of which one-third are related to players, and the rest are mainly for homeless people.

This includes arranging for them to build houses, make fuel, and work in factories.

They are well fed and have fuel for heating, and the mood of the displaced people is quite stable.

On the players' side, the impact is even less.

Many players even consider Wartime Ordinances as the third expansion in the game - as a continuation of Wasteland OL's first expansion, "Winter is Coming".

Forum.

Gossip discussion forum.

Just after the peak of the offline period, the topic of "wartime regulations" became lively.

Night Ten: "Is there a class representative who comes out to interpret it?" What is Ah Guang planning? (Funny)"

Irena: "I'll help you with the representative of the Aite class @ the day of the long @ canyon on the run." (Funny)"

The mole in the canyon is on the run: "What is the use of Aite, Ait-Aguang." (Squint)"

Fang Chang: "emmm...... At present, the version answer should be life professional players, but the worst cut is also life professional players. If anyone can think of a person who can feed the most with the least amount of food, he will probably get the favor of the version, I guess. ”

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes: "Let's stir the noodles, if you don't pay attention to the taste, that thing can be filled, and the ingredients are simple." ”

Leave people under the knife: "Treat the symptoms but not the root cause, what is lacking is what is eaten, not how to eat, I feel that we should develop more ingredients!" ”

Lao Bai: "For example?" ”

Irena: "How's Qiang?" (Funny)"

Elf King Fugui: ", old man, you are so heavy-hearted!" (frightened)"

Lao Bai: "+1, even in the game, Lao Tzu will never eat that thing!" ”

Roller shampoo: "What about the mice?" Squeak is famous in our country. (Funny)"

The strong man is difficult: "Trembling. ”

Tail: "Or we'll eat the meat!" (｀・ω・´)”

Roshan Big Bun: "Don't! Although my genetic sequence is heterogeneous, I'm also human! (frightened)"

Midnight Killing: "Bear's Paw!" (¯﹃¯*)”

Roshan Big Bun: "QAQ"

……

Near the new industrial area.

In front of an abandoned department store.

Untreated logs were piled up in the shape of pyramids in the clearing, and the homeless people walked around them, busy as they walked through them.

Some people carry axes and chop large pieces of logs into small firewoods. Others sawed them into planks and carried them into abandoned department stores to repair broken walls and seal leaky windows and doors.

The ventilation of the underground garage was worse than expected, and when they came here, they found that there were not so many people in it. The displaced people who were transferred here could only live temporarily on the first floor of the department store.

Fortunately, the people at the shelter brought them a batch of wood and some bricks for the stove by truck.

Thanks to the wood and bricks, it helped them a lot!

With a brick stove and smoke vents, they were able to get the burning smoke out of the building without having to put the burning charcoal next to the bed at the risk of poisoning and catching fire.

With broken walls and windows sealed, the rate of fuel consumption has also dropped considerably.

The cook set up a large pot at the door, and porridge was boiling in the pot.

Although there was a smell of grass around them, the tumbling bubbles still gave the survivors a glimmer of hope for their future lives with red noses.

The blue-armored administrator didn't break his promise.

The blue coats didn't abandon them.

Life here is not as good as it could be, but at least it can survive.

As long as you can live, there is hope!

……

So far, it has lasted a total of three days.

The survivors of the five survivor strongholds, including Chaowei Battery Factory, Dongliu Camp, and Highway Town, have all completed the transfer.

The outermost outermost outskirts of Qingquan City has formed a vacuum zone, and the next time those looters come back, I'm afraid they will only be able to find some useless garbage nearby.

The plan for the clear field of the wall is taking shape!

However, due to the heavy snowfall in the past few days and the shortage of food, fuel and other supplies, the relocation plan for the second and third batches had to be suspended.

Chu Guang made a promise to the remaining seven survivor settlements.

If they are attacked, reinforcements from the Vault will arrive within half an hour, they only need to hold out for half an hour, and the rest can be left to the soldiers of the Vault to solve.

But let's be honest, it's less likely that this kind of ghost weather will be attacked than if you freeze to death.

Even the ten-kilometre stretch of road from the outpost to the long farm has been repaired and there are no obvious potholes, and trucks passing by occasionally break down once or twice, let alone march in the wilderness.

As for the potholed roads on the wasteland, I am afraid that the large army will not be able to walk a few kilometers, and will have to be trapped in the snow and wait for death.

What's more, the Chewing Bone Tribe is located further north, and the situation facing them at this moment will not be easier than theirs. The temperature in the northern suburbs is far more than minus 10 degrees, and it is possible to reach twenty or thirty.

Even if they eat people.

The meat has to be cooked, too......

This year's cold winter is not only more intense than in previous years, it can only be described as miserable.

Chu Guang went to Bate Street before, and while inspecting the situation there, he chatted with old Charlie for a while.

Charlie Sr. said at the time that he had been living here for some years.

And a situation as bad as this year has only appeared twice in his memory......

……

The second day after the implementation of the Wartime Regulations.

The sudden shortage of food made life a little worse than before, but it didn't have an unbearable impact on the player's gaming experience.

The two varieties of green wheat and croissant are mainly restricted, while rice, potatoes, wheat, corn and various flours are not included in the purchase restrictions.

With the income of the players, they can consume the latter.

It's just that the doubling of the benchmark selling price still makes many life professional players who set up stalls feel a lot of pressure.

The bazaar at the north entrance.

It's time for the meal.

The players sitting in front of the Zhanghai ramen stall shouted one after another.

"Boss Zhang, why has the price of your noodles increased again?"

"That's it! If the meat is cut thinner than paper, forget it, how can the noodles be 2 silver coins a bowl! ”

"It's twice as expensive! It's too much! ”

Annoyed by the yelling, Zhang Hai knocked the cauldron of cooking noodles with a pot and spoon, and said impatiently.

"What's the noise, you go and ask the warehouse that sells flour! A kilogram of cornmeal is sold for 5 silver coins! 2. Is it too much for me to charge you 2 silver coins on both sides? Well? ”

Call again.

Sell three silver coins tomorrow!

However, what Zhang Hai didn't expect was that the diners sitting in front of the stall didn't buy it and continued to shout.

"Gan! I'll just say why there are so few of them, it turns out to be only two taels! ”

"I can't say it's too much, it's too much!"

"What about the Market Supervision Bureau? I'm going to call the police, there's a black-hearted merchant here cutting corners! ”

Zhang Hai: "@#%! ”

Mommy's skinny!

Lao Tzu will sell a bowl of three silver coins tomorrow!

The price has risen not only for ramen, but also for barbecue and steamed buns.

Only then do the players miss Boss Crow's mushrooms.

That silver coin and bowl of mushroom soup are simply a glimmer of hope in the cold winter.

I used to think it was expensive, but now that I think about it, it's so cheap.

When the spring of the next year comes, Mushroom Beach will resume business, and I hope that Boss Crow can keep a little good memory for them, but don't increase the price......

Walking in the bazaar at the north gate, Chu Guang listened to the players' voices while thinking about what to eat tonight.

Observing the people's sentiments is also part of the manager's job.

After all, if you only look at one report, it's easy to fall into the mistake of "map strategist".

On the whole, the impact of this round of price increases is controllable, and the effect can be regarded as meeting Chu Guang's expectations.

The average daily income of players has increased by 50%~100%, the price of food and clothing and daily necessities has increased by 100%~150%, and the prices of industrial products such as weapons and bullets have remained unchanged.

In a word, life pro players are not weakened, and combat pro players are epic strengthened!

At present, the only thing that has not increased in the entire market is probably the milk bought by nomads and some jerky made from prey.

The herders of the Frostspear tribe brought with them the process of making air-dried meat from afar, and the jerky produced had a unique flavor. Because it is easy to carry and cheap, it is very popular with some players who need to jungle, although the taste is slightly inferior, but it is very cost-effective as dry food.

After all, green wheat is now a "controlled product", and green wheat cake has disappeared from the market.

can't eat cakes, and the little players can only use jerky as dry food.

Walking beside Chu Guang, Xia Yan muttered in a low voice.

"Is it my delusion? How do I feel like my salary is becoming less and less spent? ”

Today's dinner actually cost her 7 silver coins!

This is the first time that she has a sense of crisis that her salary is not enough to spend.

Chu Guang didn't feel much, and replied in a relaxed tone.

"On the other hand, if you buy more guns from you, your performance will go up, and soon you'll find that your salary is more than double what it used to be."

Xia Yan: "But a gun can last a long time, right?" Your players can't buy guns every day. ”

Chu Guang said patiently.

"You can't think like that, you have to buy bullets when you buy a gun, right? Now that the gun is available, how many accessories do you have to upgrade, right? sights, body armor, helmets, frag grenades, more durable backpacks, bandages, and more...... These all cost money. ”

In the past, the productivity of the Vault was insufficient, and Chu Guang had to be cautious when setting up task rewards to avoid the situation where the player's deposit data would overflow.

And now, the productivity of the vault has reached a new stage, and Chu Guang needs players to consume and buy the weapons and armor produced by the factory, so that the factory can expand production and further reduce the cost.

Only by going back and forth in this way can a virtuous circle of supply and demand balance be formed.

Looking at Xia Yan with a confused face, Chu Guang smiled faintly.

"If you don't understand it, forget it, these things are too difficult for you."

Xia Yan glanced at Chu Guang and said perceptively.

"How I feel like you're laughing at me."

Of course, Chu Guang would not admit it, and replied casually.

"I didn't say that."

After walking around the market, Chu Guang finally bought three meat buns, and by the way, he went to the stall of the Autumn Grass and Autumn Leaves sisters to buy two bottles of milk for today's dinner.

It was too cold and I didn't have much appetite.

Besides, everyone is thrifty, and as a manager, he is not easy to be extravagant and wasteful.

Walk in the direction of the sanatorium.

Just as Chu Guang walked to the door, he saw Yin Fangzheng coming out of the elevator.

He was carrying a metal gadget in his hand, which looked about the size of a basketball, with a square head and a square brain, shaped like a small octopus, and four mechanical legs under the chassis.

Taking a bite of the bun, Chu Guang looked at him curiously and asked.

"What's in your hand?"

Seeing Chu Guang, Yin Fang's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.

"A quadruped robot based on neural connection technology! Remember the black box you picked up from Vault 117 earlier? Based on the neural connection device it generated, I made a little change with the VM and some other parts, and then I had this thing. Isn't it amazing? I did it myself! ”

it?

Is it so strong?

He couldn't even take care of dinner, Chu Guang looked at the things in his hand and immediately asked.

"How do I use this thing??"

"It's easy! Just wear a special connected device...... Just as I was going to test its performance! ”

As he spoke, Yin Fang took out a thumb-sized wireless earphone from his pocket, threw it on Chu Guang's hand, and said with a fluttering eyebrow.

"Just put it on and try it!"

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(Two shifts will be resumed tomorrow!) ）