“MMP！”

"Let these brutes run away."

Standing at the edge of the forest on the northeast side of the elm district, Chu Guang held the telescope in his hand and looked at Yuanxi Town, which was hundreds of meters away, and couldn't help but curse.

A few days ago, the tracked vehicles of the guard patrolled the entire northern suburbs, searching for six detachments of 100 people who had escaped. Three of them were wiped out, but more than half of the marauders were still allowed to escape.

Chu Guang estimated that it should be a part of the marauders who ran to the lion's tooth side and brought him the news of the Black Snake's defeat.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that these people were so reluctant.

Instead of A coming up, he turned around and ran!

"If you can fight, you can fight, and if you can't fight, you can run, but it is very similar to the style of those marauders."

Standing next to Chu Guang, Vanus also held the telescope and continued after observing for a while.

“…… However, these fortifications are very much like the style of the Legion. ”

The marauders reinforced the ruins with wood and dug trenches in the streets, setting up barricades and bunkers.

It was transformed into a fortress.

On the ruins of a three-story building, he could even see gun emplacements reinforced with sandbags and wood.

Judging by the reserved "concave" type firing holes, presumably some kind of curved infantry gun.

However, the artillery there has already been removed.

"I could see that they had withdrawn in a hurry, and they only had time to set a fire...... Most of the fortifications were not destroyed in time. ”

Chu Guang put away the binoculars and touched the side of his helmet with his index finger.

"Cohort 1, move forward."

"Roger."

Standing five hundred meters ahead, Liu Ding received the order and gestured to the player next to him.

After receiving the order, 5 teams with a total of 50 people immediately moved forward and entered the abandoned town from five directions.

Dressed in an exoskeleton welded with steel plates, Lao Bai held an LD-47j light machine gun in his hand, and the muzzle of the gun moved around the window on the side of the street.

He also had a two-meter-long "riding spear" hanging on his back, but this kind of combat distance should not be needed.

"It's so quiet here."

"The marauders stationed here should have withdrawn," Fang Chang said, glancing at the human skulls on the side of the road, and looking around vigilantly, "The whole town doesn't look like it's alive. ”

The blood stained the walls in graffiti, as well as crooked words and symbols.

It looks like the ritual of some evil religion.

Uneaten corpses were dumped on the side of the road, and filth was everywhere in the streets.

Yashi swallowed.

The atmosphere here was oppressive, and he felt suffocated.

He would rather fight the marauders head-on than explore the kind of place that makes him feel physically uncomfortable.

"Damn, how does it feel like a horror game......"

Tempest glanced around and nodded expressionlessly.

"Well, Resident Evil version of Silent Hill...... Similar feelings. ”

It's so quiet around.

Don't say it's a living person.

Not even a single mouse could be seen.

The group continued to advance along the route indicated on the VM, and cooperated with the other teams to conduct a round of searches of the entire outlying area of the town.

After making sure that there were no marauders, they continued further down the main road to the very center of the town.

There's a bell tower with a great view of the surrounding area, the tallest building in the town, presumably used by the marauders as a headquarters or something like that.

Pushing open the wooden door of the bell tower, Lao Bai, who was in the front row, took the lead and walked in, but was soon smoked out by the stench inside.

"......"

"What do you see?" Yashi walked up curiously.

"I advise you to better not look at it."

Lao Bai just said this sentence, but it was already late, and Ye Shi, who walked in through the door, had already helped the door to get up.

In the hall of the bell tower, a hill of corpses was piled up.

The buzzing of flies was like a tsunami, and the black stuff crawled on the pile of corpses, and the stench of rotting was in the heat of the face. It's as if the whole town of cockroaches has run here, the small ones are the size of fists, and the big ones are bigger than the shoes......

Tempest went in and took a look, slightly stunned.

"It's too ......"

It's visually striking.

Even if there is a filter, it is somewhat mentally polluted.

It's like a nightmare.

“…… I feel like the beta is far away, and it's hard to end without changing the blood and corpses to green squares. The elf king Fugui smacked his tongue and said.

Irena has a vague expression. Glancing at him.

"Be confident and get rid of the feelings."

……

After an hour of carpet searching, it was basically confirmed that the thousand-man team stationed in Yuanxi Town had been evacuated.

And it was evacuated about three days ago, and the target was Xizhou City due north.

Before evacuating, the marauders executed all the slaves, sprinkled insect eggs on their corpses, burned supplies that were too late to take with them, and even set fire to the fortifications.

However, due to the lack of fuel, most of the wooden bunkers and barricades survived, except for the food that was burned.

If you wait another half month, the whole town may turn into a paradise for mutant cockroaches and flies.

Although the "little guys" are not strong in combat and can hardly pose a direct threat to the wastelanders, they are quite adept at spreading disease and stealing supplies.

Obviously, Lionfang did not want this "fortress" to fall into the hands of the survivors of the northern suburbs, so he tried to prevent them from taking it by such a method.

Chu Guang ordered the player to set a fire in the bell tower, burning the xenos and corpses inside.

It was nearly 30 kilometers from here to the outpost, and it was too difficult and cost-effective to recover the bodies.

The two active extractors have been working 24 hours a day, and the production tasks have been scheduled from the beginning of the month to the end of the month.

At least for a while, you won't have to worry about resurrection coins.

Standing at the intersection on the north side of Yuanxi Town, the wrench spread out a map in front of Chu Guang, and used a marker pen to make several red cross marks along the contour line.

“…… Nearly 20 kilometers from Yuanxi Town to the southernmost point of Xizhou City, the road is full of hills and forests, and although there are three roads from the pre-war era, most of them have been abandoned. If they intend to move towards us from the north, the route of the march is rather limited. ”

"I propose to build an operational base in Yuanxi Town, set up a radio base station, and build a post along the northern hills, set up radio stations and communication equipment, and closely monitor the movement in the north!"

Chu Guang stared at the map for a moment, then looked at the wooded hills to the north. The snow hung in the treetops was a patch, and in the vast white snow you could see only a few abandoned high-voltage towers and a few ruins that I didn't know what they were used for.

There is a good view and the surrounding terrain is open.

If a post could be set up at the top of that hill, it would not be a problem to include an area of five or even ten kilometers in view.

The only thing to worry about is the xenomorphs in the forest.

Monsters, cavemen, mutated brown bears, wild boars, apes and even deathclaws are all likely to haunt the forest.

Each post had to deploy at least two machine guns and a 20mm cannon, as well as two Iron Fist rocket launchers.

This should keep the sentinels safe.

Nodding slightly, Chu Guang said.

"That's a good suggestion, how many people do you think is appropriate?"

Wrench said after a moment of thought.

"There are three people standing at the outpost, two shifts a day, 30 people should be enough!"

Chu Guang picked up the marker pen and added three markers to the map, and then returned the map to the wrench.

"I'll give you 50 people, and the number of posts will be increased from 5 to 8, so be sure to keep an eye on this area!"

"If there is any situation, report it to me in time."

Standing guard work can only be left to the guards, and players can't do boring work 24/7.

He plays the game by himself and can squat for a day for a boss, but it is impossible to squat all the time.

However, it is possible to release some tasks related to Yuanxi Town, and divert a group of hunters, scavengers, explorers, and life professional players to this area, and the number of people is controlled between 20~90.

Cooperate with NPCs' fixed sentry posts, which should ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Clenched his hands into fists, and the wrench led the way.

"Yes!"

The plains of the river valley provinces are mainly concentrated at the north and south ends, and the map crosses the east and west in the form of a belt, and is the transportation hub from the eastern provinces to the western provinces.

It's like two corridors.

The large area sandwiched between the two corridors is dominated by hills and gentle slopes, with a few plains scattered around.

Most of the pre-war cities were also located on these plains, or at least centered on the plains, spreading along the contour line into the hills.

Most of the survivors of Qingquan City are doing well, in large part because they are located right on a transportation hub that connects the east and west, with a large plain.

Unless the road is closed by heavy snow, there are usually many caravans passing through the northern or southern suburbs of Qingquan City, and they usually bring a lot of good things with them.

The town of Yuanxi is located in the northernmost part of the Elm District, which is also the northernmost part of this southern corridor.

After passing through the hills to the north and continuing for more than twenty kilometers, it was Xizhou City, which was controlled by the Ya clan.

Whether it is to protect the safety of farmland and long-term farms, or to ensure the smooth flow of trade routes, it is necessary to control the strategic location of Yuanxi Town.

"If I were from the Bone Chewing Tribe, I would wait until autumn to come back again."

Vanus, who was standing next to Chu Guang, glanced in the direction of the north and continued.

"Do you want to consider that on the hills it does not belong to a 100mm gun? That thing's anti-armor capabilities are average, but it's okay to blow up an infantry and break a track. ”

Chu Guang looked at him and said.

"I'm just thinking about how far your legion's artillery can hit?"

Vanus thought for a moment before answering.

"The effective range is 11 km, but sometimes it can hit 13 km. If it's a rocket extended-range projectile, the range may be doubled, but I took a look at the batch of shells you captured, and it seems that they are all ordinary high-explosive shells. ”

When attacking the Pioneer before, the two howitzers he used were legion-standard 100mm guns, which were deployed in the forests of the Elm District and hit the Changchang Farm more than ten kilometers away.

It's just that those two cannons didn't play a role.

Not only were most of the shells fired intercepted by the higher-tech point defense system, but they were later locked by drones and sent into the sky by employees of the company with two metallic hydrogen shells.

However, one thing to say, compared with the high-tech equipment of enterprises with high cost and expensive maintenance, this cheap and easy-to-use, simple, crude and powerful large-caliber artillery is more suitable for the environment in the wasteland.

After all, it would be a waste to use something as good as metallic hydrogen against predators.

It is equivalent to fighting cockroaches with a submachine gun.

After leaving Wrench, Liu Ding and the other guards here, Chu Guang took the players back home.

The whole winter of reckless militarism has finally opened up space for development.

Now that spring is coming, if you don't farm anymore, you will starve to death.

After returning to the shelter, Chu Guang first opened the shelter system, entered the manager allowance page, and confirmed the reward points.

Due to the hard work of the players during this time, the reward points consumed at the celebration some time ago have returned a lot of health, and now there are 271 points.

"It's time to open the blind box again."

After some careful consideration, Chu Guang selected 2 advanced blind boxes, 5 intermediate blind boxes, and 21 primary blind boxes.

With a slight shake of the wall, the alloy door opened, and the rewards from the blind box were quickly sent out along the conveyor belt.

Looking at the things on the conveyor belt, Chu Guang's face showed an expression of surprise.

"It's ......"

It was a set of pitch-black exoskeletons, with blue lines visible on the surface, and the shape was somewhat similar to the five-type exoskeleton, but its size was not small, and it was larger than the five-type legs.

To make an inappropriate but figurative analogy, if the five-style exoskeleton is compared to a basketball suit, then this set is a football suit. Heavy composite plates hung from the chest, and scale-like armor lining covered almost 90% of the body.

[Type 6 "Heavy Cavalry" Police Exoskeleton: The Type 5 improved model has stronger bulletproof capabilities than the Type 5 "Light Cavalry" exoskeleton, which can not only resist the fire of small arms, but also resist the shock wave and fragment damage caused by the explosion to a certain extent. 】

"Something."

Chu Guang put it on his body with great interest and moved his limbs.

The power supply is probably a chemical battery such as azide compound or solid-state hydrogen, and the battery life is 24 hours under normal use.

Compared to nuclear-powered power armor, this thing is more suitable for daily wear, and you can recharge it when you run out of electricity, so you don't have to look around for cold fusion batteries.

As for the other advanced blind box, the reward that came out was very ordinary, which was an EMP grenade.

So far, the things that come out of the advanced blind box are the most useless.

The Intermediate and Primary Blind Boxes were pretty good, including two treatment needles, two boxes of bandages, a box of antibiotics, and a lot of canned food, portable food, and condiments.

"It's a pity that the seeds didn't come out this time."

It would be perfect if you could unlock a few more high-yielding crops!

After confirming the reward, Chu Guang came to the office and sat down, turned on the computer, and logged on to the official website for a walk.

Today's little players are still punished as always.

The two directors of the No. 81 Iron and Steel Plant are discussing with the cloud players whether to change the 20mm cannon to a 37mm rapid-fire gun in order to increase the charge of the shells and produce a greater explosive effect.

Mosquito drew a picture with a pencil that only he could understand, showing the new equipment that Goblin Technology was developing - the "Crab Chariot" with a clawed crab shell as armor, a wood engine as power, and an 88mm short-barreled mortar cannon and a 20mm cannon!

Although everyone complained about whether this thing could hold a tank shot, Mosquito still insisted that this was the equipment that met the needs of the wasteland.

"How can there be so much steel to make tanks! And this is a wasteland, brothers, how can there be so many tanks for you? ”

"It was clear that we needed a heavy piece of equipment that could quickly harvest soft targets and traverse rough terrain. It doesn't need a lot of protection, just bullets. ”

"The shell of the claw crab fits this requirement perfectly! With eight mechanical legs, it can leap over ravines, deep pits, and bunkers like a spider, opening the way for our entire line of troops to provide direct fire support! Even a deathclaw has to run away like a reptile in front of an 88mm mortar cannon! ”

Human Stroke Chef: "Although I don't understand it at all, it sounds good." ”

Professor Yang of the Thunder and Lightning Method: "How do you plan to make the eight mechanical legs move in harmony?" And what if one is broken? If you want me to say that it is better to go straight to the tracks, or get a big tire, like an off-road vehicle! ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "Hehe, I want you to take care of it!" You have your own way! ”

Highland security: "You better hurry up and get a piston propeller plane out, isn't it more fragrant than this thing?" It is more than enough to wash the floor, to be able to scout, and to fight a few bandits. ”

Siberian Big Ivan: "Let's get on the airship!" That thing dropped a lot of bombs, tons of explosives dropped! ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "MMP! It's easy to say, you guys come in and get it! ”

Ya'er I want to go to the toilet: "But there is one thing to say, wooden planes can be tried, I remember that the mosquito bomber seems to be made of wood and glue, furniture factories can do it, only the engine and landing gear and connecting parts are made of metal, can carry 4000 pounds of bombs, the speed is especially fast, comparable to BF109, but a bit expensive pilot." ”

Ward beriberi who Levine: "The old Maozi's Bo-2 biplane seems to be also a wooden machine, and it has been in service for half a century. ”

Irena: "Charlie from Chapu?" (Funny)"

Looking at the content of the exchanges between these little players, Chu Guang was very relieved in his heart.

Airplanes.

That's a good thing.

Build an airstrip at Changchang Farm and fly to Xizhou City without any problem.

When the time comes, take a few photos in the sky to understand the deployment of troops in that area of the "Tooth" clan of the Chewing Bone Tribe, so as to deal with the next attack.

Maybe you can find an opportunity to counterattack the past.

However, there is no rush in this matter.

The worst is behind us, Vault 404 has been in the throes for a winter, and what is needed most now is development.

As we enter February, there will be a large wave of caravans passing through Qingquan City, and the buff of the company's permanent partner will soon come in handy.

Until then, he needs to be fully prepared to seize this historic opportunity.

"The grain seized from the black snake should not be a big problem to feed another 300 people."

"It's a month ahead of schedule, but now is the time when we need it."

"Shelter needs more life pro players, especially those who have real-life farming experience."

"It's time to release Alpha 1.0."

It's not that hard to filter out these players.

Now that the number of pre-registrations has almost exceeded 100,000, it is more than enough to select 300 players with user labels such as "agriculture-related occupation or major", "farming tendency", "business game enthusiast", and "liver emperor" according to the questionnaire.

There is no need for these 300 people to obediently run to farm.

This is neither realistic nor in line with the logic of the game.

But as long as 110 of them, even if 120 people can be like Brother Maca, they can't wait to stay in the fields 24 hours a day, it is enough for Chu Guang.

It's best if these players can combine their real-life experience and improve their farming tools and planting techniques and bring them to the wasteland.

Now that the industrial zone has been able to produce pot camel machines independently, mosquitoes have begun to make crab chariots, and it should not be a big problem to build two tractors before spring ploughing begins.

With some other cheap and easy-to-use tools, as long as they can solve 13 production tasks, they can already help managers a lot!

After thinking for a moment, Chu Guang opened the text document and edited a line of words in it.

[Alpha 1.0 Update Announcement! 】

[Major Update:

1. The number of players in the closed beta has been increased to 1,100!

2. New occupations such as "farmer" and "operator" have been added, and the agricultural and commercial systems have been fully upgraded!

】

[Improvements:

1. Richer quest content: The game content has been expanded to the area of Yuanxi Town, and more xenomorphs can be hunted. Be careful, though, as there are deathclaws in the area, and low-level players should be cautious as they drop all deaths!

2. More NPCs and Merchants with Unique Styles: After the game enters February, merchants from the eastern and western provinces will pass through the Long Farm.

3. Richer Ecosystem: Starting with the new version, players can capture xenomorph cubs, domesticate wild animals, and turn them into pets. They will be your helpers, whether it is to help you search for prey, carry cargo, or plow the fields...... Players are invited to explore more ways to play on their own.

4. Fix a small number of bugs.

……

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[New Expansion: "Forged Swords into Ploughshares" is now live!] 】

[The B round of testing will start after the expansion is unlocked, so stay tuned for more new content, new maps, and new elements!] 】

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(The second chapter is not finished, there is only one chapter left today...... QAQ）