"Our enemy will not wait until the end of winter, and then swagger to our trenches."

"They are predators, and they are the best at sneak attacks. If it's fast, maybe when this blizzard is over, their army will leave for the northern suburbs of Qingquan City. ”

"My judgment is...... In early January, it may even be New Year's Day. ”

After reviewing the recruits of the guard, Chu Guang returned to the guard's station in Changchang Farm with Liuding, Wrench, and Vanus.

There was a bunker-like makeshift command post with a thick layer of snow on top of it, and only one tunnel could enter.

Among the supplies captured from the Marauders last time were a full hundred 100mm howitzers.

The shells weighed 11 kilograms, contained two kilograms of warheads, and had a mixed charge of T and Hesokin.

If this shot is smashed, the power will probably be quite amazing.

Although it was not known how many howitzers they had in their hands, these shells alone were enough to make Chu Guang more vigilant.

These marauders are not easy to deal with!

At present, Vault 404 relies on the information obtained by the old buddies on the forum, as well as the continuous exploration of 30 life professional players with chemical related experience, which can be regarded as lighting up the production process of Black Sokin , but unfortunately the output is not very high.

It will be too difficult to develop reliable heavy support firepower before New Year's Day. It is not only the barrel problem that needs to be solved, but also many problems, including ballistics, which need to rely more on experience in actual combat than theoretical knowledge.

It is better to count on the use of heavy artillery in the war against the Chewy Bone Tribe, than to count on the mosquito's unconscionable rockets, and perhaps it is more realistic.

Wrench and Liu Ding subconsciously glanced at each other, their expressions slightly dazed.

What is New Year's Day?

Although Vanus also didn't understand what New Year's Day was, his focus was not on such trivial issues, but on Chu Guang's prediction of the next round of the Marauders' offensive.

Staring at the paper map hanging on the wall of the temporary command post, Vanus pondered for a long time before speaking.

"If it were me, I would choose to launch an offensive in mid-January."

Chu Guang looked at him and asked.

"Why?"

Vanus said.

"It's a matter of prudence, as the snow on the roads will make it difficult for trucks to move an inch, and the logistical pressure will be greater than expected. As the commander of the front, I must first assume that you have evacuated all the survivor settlements in the northern suburbs that can be plundered in advance, and built enough fortifications to fight us to the death. ”

"At that time, our troops will not be able to obtain any resources on the ground, and will have to rely on the supplies they carry to fight a battle that may drag on for a long time."

Keeping his eyes locked on an abandoned city in the northeast, Vanus continued.

"I will first set up an operational base, deploy artillery, and then send mobile troops to harass your positions with the advantage of vehicles, guide artillery bombardment, weaken your defenses with multiple surprise attacks, and finally concentrate forces to attack from multiple directions at the same time."

Liudin and the wrench involuntarily held their breath.

If the marauders did, the battle would undoubtedly be more intractable than it could have been.

Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully.

"That sounds like a good idea."

He certainly didn't expect the Bone Chewers to be like the Bloody Hand Clan, who would launch a suicidal charge towards his position, and then be harvested like wheat by the players crouching in the trenches.

Those goblin-like creatures are very cunning, especially now that they've acquired the tactics of the Legion—even if they've only learned a small part of it.

But......

It's a pity that they ran into themselves.

This kind of continuous offensive attrition may be useful to others, but it is a fool's dream to use it against a player who lives in three days.

All he needs to do is defend the new industrial area in an abandoned city and ensure the supply of weapons and equipment, and those marauders will soon experience the nightmare of being dominated by the undead.

If necessary, he can even abandon the big factory, reduce the production equipment to pieces, and retreat into the endless ruins, and then the players can use their individual combat strength to the advantage of street battles with the marauders in the city.

Noticing the not-so-heavy expression on Chu Guang's face, Vanus raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

"Looks like you already have an idea?"

"Sort of."

"I'm a little curious, can you let me know if it's convenient?"

Chu Guang smiled faintly.

"Anyway, there won't be many days, so you'll know when the time comes."

There were many ways he could think of it, but the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and he couldn't say which one would ultimately adopt.

After all, it also depends on which card is played on the opposite side.

Vanus didn't ask, just shrugged his shoulders.

After all, he was only a prisoner of war.

If Chu Guang asks for his opinion, he will speak his mind and provide suggestions for reference. But if Chu Guang didn't intend to let him know, he really shouldn't ask more with his position.

It's just that Vanus is still curious, what is this man going to do?

The other side has 100mm howitzers, and it is not known how many there are.

In addition, the number of those marauders is more than 1,000, and the number of vehicles is unknown, both in terms of equipment and troops.

They weren't ordinary predators, and after the previous two encounters, the man in front of them was obviously clear.

The odds aren't high.

But his unmoved expression is really unpredictable.

Just then, there was a knock at the door of the makeshift command post.

After receiving permission, a guard in a black coat walked in through the door, and gave a military salute with his right fist on his chest.

"Report!"

Chu Guang said succinctly.

"Say."

The guard said.

"The scouts we sent to the north to explore found a raider patrol in Yuanxi Town, just north of Changjiu Farm, suspected to be from the Chewing Bone Tribe!"

After hearing the report, Chu Guang's expression was slightly surprised, and he immediately looked at the map on the wall.

Yuanxi Town is about 20 kilometers away from Changchang Farm, adjacent to the north side of Yumu District, and is administratively the southernmost subordinate township of Xizhou City, close to Xicheng District of Tianshui City.

It's not very close, but it's definitely not that far.

However, what puzzled Chu Guang was why those marauders appeared in Yuanxi Town?

Based on the marching routes of the marauders, it was obvious that their camp should be northeast of Qingquan City, south of Tianshui City.

Don't......

They transferred?

Vanus, who was staring at the map, gradually became solemn with an expression on his face.

"Administrator, though I don't want to say that...... But we're afraid we'll have to prepare for the worst. ”

In the temporary command post, four pairs of eyes looked at him in unison.

Chu Guang had vaguely guessed something, but he didn't speak, but waited for him to continue.

Vanus paused for a moment, took a deep breath gently, and slowly exhaled a breath of white air from his mouth.

"The unit in our north direction is obviously not the same group as those marauders in the southern suburbs of Tianshui City."

"You're probably going to face more than just a team of thousands......"

"It's two."

……

[Wartime Regulations Day 14]

Glancing at the information on the VM, Lao Bai casually wiped away the slime stuck to the steel arm guards and the cilia that fell off the moth's wings.

"The difficulty of the strategy on the B9 floor is surprisingly small."

"After all, this is where the reactor is placed, there is no incubator, and the area is not very large." Fang Chang put away the mechanical compound bow in his hand and said casually.

4 days ago, he reached LV10 and became the first Agility Awakened on the server.

As Bai guessed, his primary attribute increased by 5 stat points, and the remaining 4 secondary attributes each increased by 1 point.

With an agility of up to 17 points, he has almost three times the reaction speed of ordinary people, as well as dynamic vision.

And the skills he gained were very satisfying to him - similar to Bullet Time in Max Payne!

This doesn't mean he can get faster, but based on the bonus of the Agility stat, he can turn everything around him into slow-motion play when he is highly focused.

Maybe as long as the agility stat is high enough, maybe one day he can see the trajectory of the bullet clearly.

In any case, this can be called a miracle skill for a shooter.

Praise the planning!

Since unlocking the bullet time, although his teammates didn't have any intuitive feelings, Fang Chang felt that he was already invincible.

The task is in the final phase.

Carefully searching for the blind spots on the B9 floor, Lao Bai used a melee short knife to clean up the devil moth that would be completely dead.

Ye Shi, who was walking behind, saw that he didn't have a chance to shoot, so he said in a casual tone.

"What do you think will happen on the B10 floor?"

Tempest, who was walking aside, thought about it and said.

"I don't know, anyway, it's safe to know that the Devil Moth's brood is there."

Night Ten: "Will there be a moth the size of a mutant?" ”

Tempest: "It's not realistic from an evolutionary point of view, and the oversized size is not suitable for arthropods...... At least in terms of the oxygen content of the Earth and the gravity environment. However, this is not absolute. The wasteland isn't a normal natural selection environment in the first place, and it's a game. ”

At this point, the wind suddenly paused and looked up ahead.

"But...... It's all too real. ”

The group stopped, and in front of them was a closed gate.

Judging by the similar logo on the door to the B3 floor power room, judging by the markings on the VM map, this should be the reactor.

Through a long, narrow, transparent window, Tempest could see the cylindrical reactor in the room.

A reactor that has been in operation for two centuries and is still working.

Even in the game, it's pretty incredible.

It looks like it's not boiling water.

"Is this a tokmak or a stellarator?" Ye Shi asked curiously.

Tempest thought for a moment and shook his head.

"It's not like ...... From the outside, it doesn't look good, and it's even smaller than a nuclear fission reactor. ”

And it's much smaller!

Night Ten said with a smile.

"Maybe it's just that the operator just doesn't want to make it up...... I thought it would be a little cooler. ”

This makes sense, given the pre-war society depicted in the game, where controlled fusion continued to replace fossil fuels and, in some cases, chemical batteries. Their understanding of energy technology is like a black box for us, and it makes more sense to present it in a more concise way than we think. ”

Hurricane was curious about what kind of brain hole the operator was using, after all, it involved an area he was familiar with.

However, he is a sane man and cannot risk the lives of his teammates.

What's more, he doesn't have the ability to break it.

To destroy the first wall that can block neutron rays, you have to ask for hundreds of kilograms of explosives.

This thing isn't made of tofu.

The alloy door leading to the reaction chamber alone was at least half a meter thick, not to mention the walls, and even the entire load-bearing structure was made into a part.

If you don't blow this layer down, you may not be able to scrape off a layer of skin from the reactor.

At this moment, Tempest suddenly felt a slight tingling in the center of his eyebrows, and then a burning sensation spread throughout his body, causing him to frown.

Yeshi, who was standing on the side, seemed to have the same reaction, and let out an exaggerated scream, holding his right arm.

"I giao, my king's power! That boiling feeling...... It's coming! ”

Fang Chang glanced at him speechlessly.

"Can you be a little more normal?"

Stretching out his hand to support Ye Shi, Lao Bai noticed the state of the wind at the same time, was slightly stunned, and his expression was instantly happy.

"Good guys, we woke up two today!"

The first intelligence and perception players on the whole server were born at the same time!

All members of the Cow Horse Squad have landed in the Hall of Fame!

This achievement is simply invincible!

Fang Chang's face was also full of excitement, but right now they were in the moth nest, and it was obviously not the time to be distracted and happy.

"Exciting! Anyway, let's go back and save a file first. ”

It is foreseeable that today's forum will be lively for a while.

At the suggestion of the Chief, the Niu Ma team touched the door of the next floor, and then left the greenhouse ruins and returned in the direction of the outpost.

Escorting his teammates to the gate of the outpost, Lao Bai, who was standing under the concrete wall, suddenly stopped.

"I'm going to go to the industrial zone before going offline, so you guys should go back to the archive first."

Night Ten asked curiously.

"Industrial area? What are you going to do there. ”

Lao Bai said with a smile.

"The LD-47 has been used for a while, but I always feel that I can't play to the advantages of the power system. I'm going to go to the steel mill and see if I can order two pieces of equipment suitable for the power system to improve the firepower of our team. ”

Night Ten and Tempest glanced at each other.

Fang Chang understood what he meant, and immediately became interested.

"I'll go with you! Anyway, I don't have much to do when I go offline for a while. ”

Lao Bai smiled heartily.

"Okay, let's go!"

……

New Industrial Zone.

At the gate of No. 81 Iron and Steel Plant, as soon as Lao Bai and Fang Chang entered the door, they saw that the chicken killer was discussing something with Brother Suo at midnight.

"I want a chainsaw, can I do it?"

"I can get a hammer, where can I get you a battery?"

Facing the white eyes of Brother Toilet Suo, he still didn't give up at midnight.

"Burn oil, too."

Hearing these light words, Brother Toilet almost didn't spray, and continued to send out soul torture.

"Do you have a diesel engine? Do you have diesel? ”

It would be outrageous that there were no diesel engines to be found in the entire wasteland.

He has been having a lot of headaches about this in the past few days.

Midnight Killer was slightly stunned, he didn't expect it to be so troublesome, and scratched the back of his head.

"That'...... I'd better buy an axe. ”

“……”

Brother Suo looked helpless.

A short axe with a wooden handle costs only 10 silver coins, and that's after the price has increased.

After deducting the cost of raw materials and labor, as well as electricity costs, etc., the profit margin is only 10%, and you will earn 1 silver coin.

It's better to sell an axe than a few more bullets!

"I really advise you to think more about more modern equipment."

Just when he was about to find a reason to send the chicken killer brother away, he suddenly saw Lao Bai and Fang Chang at the door.

His eyes lit up suddenly, and Brother Suo immediately threw down the property to kill the chickens and greeted the two.

"Hey, Brother Bai and Elder Brother Fang, why do you have time to come here?"

These two are big deals!

Recently, the progress of the greenhouse site strategy seems to have been pushed to the 8th floor underground? Or layer 9?

Although the Cow Horse Squad has never disclosed the exact number of rewards, they can guess according to the difficulty of the maze, and the rewards are at least 4 figures.

Seeing that Brother Suo decisively left himself, he was stunned for killing chickens at midnight.

Boy.

Is it so real?

Looking at the old acquaintance who came to him, Lao Bai said with a hearty smile.

"I'm going to make a piece of equipment, is there one that's a little more powerful?"

"Powerful...... What do you mean? We've got grenades here, and imitation Iron Fist bazookas, which are so powerful! ”

"I'm not talking about disposable explosives, I mean," Bai tried to gesturing with his hand, "Is there a gun with a larger caliber?" ”

As he was talking, Lao Bai's eyes suddenly fell on the quadruple cannon that had not yet been assembled in the factory behind Brother Toilet Suo.

At this look, Lao Bai's eyes suddenly couldn't be moved, and he immediately walked over, reached out and touched the thick and long barrel.

"Good guy, this has to be 20mm, right?!"

Seeing that someone was interested in his work, Brother Toilet Suo suddenly smiled slightly and said confidently.

"20mm quadruple anti-aircraft gun! There are three types of warheads to choose from, and we call them the Air Ripper, or 'Ripper' for short! ”

The name sounds domineering enough.

Lao Bai happily continued to ask.

"How much!"

Brother Suo was stunned for a moment, and said with a dry cough.

"That's an order from an NPC...... The price is 3000 silver for a cannon and 20 silver for an armor-piercing projectile, you can refer to it. ”

"Damn?! 3000 silver? Lao Bai's eyes widened.

Just such a cannon, the price is equivalent to 1.5 sets of Miner I exoskeletons!

And the price of the armor-piercing bullet is even more outrageous, one bullet is equivalent to 20 rounds of 7mm, and you can buy an iron fist bazooka for three shots!

Although they have pushed the progress of the 4th floor these days and taken down the most critical B9 floor, the money they earned can't be so bad.

After learning the price, Lao Bai immediately dispelled the idea of buying a handful, and was embarrassed to ask if it could be cheaper.

Seeing the expression on Lao Bai's face, Fang Chang's heart moved slightly, and he stepped forward to stare at the receiver for a while, and suddenly spoke.

"How can this cannon be so expensive?"

At this time, another factory director, Brother Levine, walked out of the workshop next to him.

Hearing Fang Chang's inquiry, he replied casually.

"It's all said to be a cannon, so do you still need to ask? The receiver in front of you alone will cost at least 2,000 silver, not to mention the barrel and other parts in front. ”

Fang Chang said thoughtfully.

"So if we need one...... And what about a cannon with a single shot? Less complicated receivers, it can even be changed to a turn-and-lock and manual reloading. ”

Brother Toilet Suo and Brother Levin were stunned for a moment.

I changed it to a turn-type lock...... Bolts? ”

"Manual reloading?"

Seeing that the two of them didn't seem to understand what they meant, Fang Chang continued.

"What I just described may be a little inaccurate, but to put it simply, I removed the fully automatic mode of this cannon, and made a weapon similar to a bolt-action rifle, which can be easily held in my hand and placed on the ground-"

"I see what you mean, omit the shock absorber and the burst receiver, right?"

Brother Levin interrupted Fang Chang's words and touched his chin with interest.

"But that gun is going to be heavy, right? And the recoil is not small, and it is estimated that it can be used on a fixed tripod...... Are you sure it can come in handy? ”

This thing is a cannon, not a gun.

If the shock absorber and cushioning device were to be cut off and made into a weapon that could be carried on the shoulder to shoot, the shooter's shoulder would have to be scrapped if one shot was fired.

Unless the length of the shell is made shorter, to the size of that bullet.

However, in that case, the 20mm caliber would be a bit redundant, and it would have to be changed to 12mm.

However, after hearing Brother Levin's concerns, Fang Chang and Lao Bai glanced at each other, and a meaningful smile appeared on their faces.

It is a bit difficult for the average person to estimate.

But are they ordinary people?

"The bipod and the stock can help me fit one, but the fixed tripod doesn't have to."

Lao Bai knocked his fist on the welding cuirass of the exoskeleton, and a smile full of security appeared on his face.

"Don't worry, I can handle it!"