Later, the group went to the weapon shop and finally saw the exoskeleton they had been dreaming of.

However......

Night Ten "KV-1 costs 600 chips?! Damn, it's so expensive! ”

Hurricane: "How much was the old white set before?" ”

Lao Bai thought for a while and replied.

"Five hundred silver coins, the steel plate should account for half of the price, and if you only count KV-1, it will be about two or three hundred?"

Although it was the price of a few versions ago, and it was obtained at auction.

Thinking of the starting price of the two hundred silver coins, everyone felt a burst of emotion in their hearts.

Or the manager is kind.

Compared to Boss Xia in the weapon store, he is simply too kind!

……

If you buy such an expensive thing, you must not be able to afford it, so you can only watch it to satisfy your hunger.

Of course, the people did not forget the purpose of their trip.

After some negotiations, the LD-47 Scythe assault rifle entrusted to them by the administrator was finally sold for 70 chips.

This is already the price after their efforts.

The gun shop owner of the new map, Boss Bixia, has a lot of temper and is not interested in their weapons at all.

And it's not just one.

Although the bullets in Boulder City are also 7mm, the length is completely different, and the structure of the primer cap is also different, even if the caliber is the same, it is not universal.

The drone assault rifle sells for $150 in Boulder City, and the factory price may not even be in the triple digits, at most only 90.

It was a wrong choice to come here to sell weapons, and the Boulder City military industry was much better than them in terms of cost and technology, both in terms of cost and technology.

Unless they find a different way and work elsewhere.

Looking at the shelves of the store, Yashi muttered.

"Damn, this even sells mortars?"

And the price is not expensive.

Just the kind of model that is a little longer than a rifle, 60 calibers, with a firing range of three kilometers, and it only costs the price of one set of KV-1?

Old White glanced around the shelves.

"There are no shells here."

Fang Chang: "There are shells, but they should be picked up outside the city, and I remember how many grams of explosives are prohibited...... Let's go, none of them we can afford. ”

Lao Bai sighed.

"It's too hard, it's too hard."

I wonder if the bricks can be sold for money here?

Their cattle and horse brick factory is also a specialty.

Night Ten smiled.

"Why don't we go to the factory to make screws?"

Lao Bai is a power system!

The screws must be fierce!

Fang Chang rolled his eyes, not bothering to pay attention to him.

"The daily salary is 2~3 chips, and a month is not enough for you to buy a gun, so I advise you to save it."

It's actually not bad that a scythe can be sold for 70 chips, anyway, the cost of raw materials is less than 15 silver coins, and no matter how high the other costs are, it shouldn't exceed this number.

In any case, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.

Although the money has nothing to do with them, and the chips sold belong to the mission items, the final reward will be settled in silver coins and contribution points according to how many chips they sell.

Can you hack yourself?

Of course.

As we all know, the way to get rich is written in the criminal law, and there are always people who think that others are fools.

But they weren't.

Big Bird Vodka with scrambled eggs with tomatoes was sold to the drunkard at the door of the tavern for 10 chips.

The four of them all felt that they had lost money, after all, the bottle of wine was a pound.

To make so much wine, it costs three catties of potatoes, at least three pounds of potatoes for silver coins, and five coins when it is expensive.

It's equivalent to not making money anymore!

Ye Shi, who was holding the chips, wanted to go into the bar to take a look, there seemed to be someone wearing very little inside, but before his front foot stepped through the door, he was pulled by Fang Chang.

Tempest said from the side.

"Don't get down to business."

Night Ten: "Gan! Aren't you curious? Let me see! ”

Shouldn't the first thing the new map do in the wilderness should we come to this kind of place to investigate?

How dare you say you know the customs here!

As we all know, whether it is an online game or a stand-alone game, the tavern is a hub for intelligence in RPG games.

It's common sense!

Fang Chang coughed dryly: "I came here some time ago...... The kind of tavern with dancing people has a minimum of 2 chips for the ticket, which is equivalent to buying a glass of wine when you enter the door. ”

Night Ten: "Damn! You've been there before, you big-eyed guy! Why don't you write in the Raiders?? ”

Fang Chang's eyes drifted to him.

"There's no way I'm going to write everything."

Lao Bai patted Ye Shi's shoulder and said comfortingly.

"Let's talk about it when I make money, I'm afraid these chips in my pocket won't be enough for you to drink two glasses."

That's right.

The night was divided.

Boss Crow's mushrooms were eventually collected by the grocery store.

Except for a few blue mushrooms that she had stolen from the leech's nest at the risk of death, the other mushrooms that were delicious at first glance did not sell for much money.

Looking at the bag of chips in their hands, the four little players looked worried.

"Not enough."

After deducting 70 chips, the mission props earned 540 chips today, most of which were contributed by the crow boss.

At their disposal is 270 chips.

But then again, those blue umbrella mushrooms are really valuable, and they are actually sold by the gram! And 4 grams can be exchanged for a chip!

It's just a pity that this thing is so rare.

The Crow Boss had already run out of it before winter came, but there seemed to be some left in the NPC's warehouse.

Now the leech nest is also used as bait for the anglers, and the few pinches of blue pili on the wall will not be able to recover their former leafy appearance in a short time.

……

That same evening.

The four of them slept on the floor on the second floor of the office, and after going offline, they all went to the forum.

Under the expectant sight of countless players and cloud players, Fang Chang updated all the things he had seen and heard all day today in the post.

Artworks including rattan are on consignment.

Including the mushrooms of the crow boss, they were sold for a huge amount of money.

How much everyone's things were sold, they also wrote clearly and clearly.

Hacking other people's equipment and game currency is such a disgusting thing, but players with a little quality disdain to do it, and everyone believes in them.

Only Professor Yang, the king of the Thunder and Lightning Method, speculated there for a long time, saying that it was impossible to sell only such a little, which was afraid that there was something strange, but no one paid attention to him at all.

All players' attention was drawn to the abundance of freedom and explorable content of the new map.

What is a virtual world?

Is that what you want?

The northern suburbs are all about surviving in the wilderness!

Even through the screen, Fang Chang could feel that many people's eyes were shining with envy.

Tail: "Can I start a mercenary guild!" (✪ω✪)！ ”

Fang Chang: "Well, this is an unenvisioned path, you can give it a try." ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "Wait! What about my grenades? Didn't anyone buy it!? (ﾟДﾟ#)”

Night Ten: "Your charge is over-the-top, who has a grenade set and half a pound of explosives, and it will be deducted at the door!" ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "Gan! Lao Tzu's anti-claw crab thunder! ”

Lao Bai: "...... I think the anti-tank might be enough. ”

Canyon on the run mole: "What about the exoskeleton?" Do you see the exoskeleton? Damn, Red River is so poor here! ”

Fang Chang: "It's written in the post, you read it carefully." ”

Boulder City has exoskeletons.

And not only the basic KV-1, but also the 2, 3 series, and even the improved type A and b, the price ranges from 1,000 to tens of thousands of chips.

This thing is like a car in the real world, with different styles, different options, and very different prices.

The cheapest basic model is equivalent to selling a power supply and a small motor, and the expensive high-end version is equipped not only with armor linings, but also with a helmet with thermal imaging of night vision devices. Even if the same solid-state hydrogen technology is used, there is a world of difference in the safety and endurance of batteries made of different materials and technologies.

However, the expensive ones are not on the shelves and usually need to be customized.

After all, ordinary people can't afford to spend so much money, and in most cases, the mercenary's choice is still the KV-1, which is slightly more expensive than the rifle.

It's just that what Chu Guang didn't expect was that the KV-1 exoskeleton was so cheap on the shelves of Boulder City, only 600 chips?

The actual cost of production is only half of this figure.

Looking at the posts made by the young players on the forum, Chu Guang couldn't help but recall that in the distant past, someone only used 200 chips to take two kilograms of blue mushrooms from his hands, and then sold himself a set of KV-1 exoskeletons with 800 chips.

That's Raven's hard-earned money!

Excuse me!

However, thinking that Liszt spent hundreds of thousands of chips on the equipment he bought from Boulder City, Chu Guang didn't bother to care about these hundreds of dollars.

If you don't sell it to him, you can only sell it to the old leech.

Most of the time, what he can do is not to pick the best of the two options that seem good, but to choose the less bad of the two that are both bad.

Anyway, he fulfilled his promise and slaughtered this guy once.

No, it's too vulgar to say that Jae.

It should be said that it is a win-win situation!

……

While Brother Fang was busy replying to the post, Shuyu was finally busy with everything, and the office of Vault 404 in Boulder City was finally successfully listed.

It covers an area of 120 square meters in total, no public pool is not counted as the door, a total of three floors, and the monthly rent is 800 chips. The first floor is used as a lobby, and the second and third floors are used as hotels for players to stay.

In the future, according to the situation, Chu Guang will consider whether to get a save point here, and arrange for a few dormant pods to be placed in the past, so that players can archive here.

The area near the industrial area of Boulder City has a power grid, and one chip can buy 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and some people buy firewood generators to generate their own electricity, or have solar panels tied to the roof.

There are also a mix of the two.

However, buying a generator is often three or four figures, which is not suitable for this stage.

The fund is only 10,000 chips, Shuyu does not dare to waste it, after paying three months' rent and a month's deposit, the remaining 6,800 chips have to spend half on decoration and furniture.

This is the request of the manager.

Even if you are on a tight budget, you must follow the pictures he provided to decorate this place with the "taste of the adventurer's guild".

Shouldn't it be a chamber of commerce?

Shuyu didn't understand it, but he didn't take it too seriously, just as a personal hobby of the manager.

After renting the site, he immediately put the communication base station on the shelf, hung the antenna on the roof of the building, and camouflaged it with something less conspicuous.

With this thing, the player's VM will finally be able to receive messages from the Vault normally!

However, it may be because the fence is too high, and the signal here is too weak.

Night.

Shuyu, who was finally done, hung his headphones on his ears and got in touch with the administrator who was far away in the shelter.

"My lord, according to your instructions, I have contacted the local renovation company for construction, and the renovation of the hall is expected to be completed within a week! The renovation of the second and third floors will also be completed in two weeks! ”

"Yes, you're doing a great job."

An approving voice came from the other end of the phone, and he paused for a moment to continue.

"The problem of the venue has been solved, and the problem of the employees has to be solved as soon as possible. I need you to hire some local employees, at least 10 people, half in the field, half in the office. ”

The field is responsible for picking up players and communicating with the locals.

What Chu Guang promised in the version would be to provide players with a more convenient channel to hire NPCs with higher trading levels to help them sell things.

When you have nothing to do, you can also research the market, collect local rumors, and organize them into information to send to the shelter here.

Soon the whole city of Qingquan will be lively.

You should be able to hear a lot of interesting stuff from there.

As for the back office, to put it bluntly, it is a civil servant, including tellers who receive players, handle business, issue tasks, and also negotiate other business with locals.

If you find an unemployed Engineer, or even a blue coat from another shelter, introduce them to a new place to go.

If they want to.

“…… You can train employees according to the manual I sent you, and the salary can be appropriately higher according to the market situation. We can't count on their loyalty, but we can tie them to our chariots with benefits. ”

"You can handle this yourself, I believe in your ability."

Holding the headphones in both hands, Shuyu nodded seriously.

"Yes, sir, but now I have a problem...... We only have 3,400 chips left in our account. Even according to the minimum standard here, an employee has to be paid a daily salary of 3 chips, considering that we need to bear their room and board, the actual cost may be 4~5 chips, and the actual employment cost may be up to 150 a month. If we hire 10 people at a time, we will have a maximum of two months with our current funds. ”

It's not just that you don't have enough money in your account.

What's more critical is the source of funding!

Institutions that serve hundreds or even thousands of people can't always rely on shelter subsidies, and even more so shelters don't have that much leverage.

Hearing the concerns in his heart, Chu Guang said in a reassuring tone.

"Don't worry, the funding problem will be solved soon, and I hope you don't have to worry about chips in the future. Once the trade routes are opened, you will be responsible for the import and export of commodities from the Vault and Boulder City, with 10% of the transaction value going to be your expense. ”

"Remember, though, that you're not a for-profit organization, but a public agency that serves the Vault collective."

"I want you to keep that in mind!"

To put it simply, the assessment of departmental KPIs is not based on the retention of departmental funds, and it cannot be wasted, but it is not too economical, let alone fighting with other departments for the sake of picking funds.

In the future, if you are promoted or promoted, you will not refer to this, if you raise the import price for a little money, you will have good fruits to eat at that time.

However, what Chu Guang thought was simple might be a little difficult for people in this world, so he simply changed a set of expressions that he could understand.

Of course, Shuyu understood, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of admiration in his heart.

It is not for profit, and the interests of the collective take precedence.

Worthy of the manager!

No wonder it was able to rule such a large territory and unite the undisciplined wastelanders.

This far-sighted vision, as well as this ideological realm, is indeed not comparable to the average wastelander......

……

Following.

Early in the morning, shortly after the four little players got up, they were summoned by the NPC named Shuyu.

Putting on the equipment, Ye Ten said energetically.

"What are we going to do today?"

Shuyu replied in the language of the refuge in which he was not proficient.

"We're going to recruit staff from the office, do you want to come along?"

Recruit new NPCs?!

Is this something that players can participate in?!

Hearing this, the eyes of the four little players instantly lit up.

Especially at night ten, the whole person was excited.

"Will you take our opinion into account?"

Shuyu was stunned for a moment, glanced at VM, looked at the subtitles that popped up on the screen and nodded.

"Yes."

Of course.

After all, this office is for them.

Rather, their opinions matter.

"Hahaha, Ness!"

Yashi shook his fist excitedly, and his face was full of excitement.

Shuyu: "......? ”

Milk?

What does it mean?

VM did translate, but after reading it for a long time, he didn't understand what the result of the translation meant.

Tempest looked at Fang Chang helplessly, but he didn't expect that this guy was not a serious person, he was pinching his chin and muttering there.

"This really needs to be taken care of...... After all, it's a partner who wants to get along day and night. ”

Who can refuse the fair-skinned and beautiful big sister who whispers in her ear, "Be careful on the road", "Pay attention to safety", and "I'll wait for you to come back"?

Take 10,000 steps back, and a vigorous "come on" can also make people full of energy!

Fang Chang swore that this was definitely not his personal hobby, it was mainly for the sake of everyone.

Tempest sighed.

"A wave of rational analysis ......"

Fang Chang immediately guessed what he was going to say, and directly interrupted his spell casting.

"That's a good point, you can shut up."

Night Ten: "Get out, I don't want to be rational!" ”

Lao Bai: "Well, I actually value the gameplay more than reasonable. ”

“……”

Tempest thought it would be better for him not to talk too much.

Leading the way was the guard of Liszt's caravan, the man named Kaeya with a bandage on his arm.

The group turned a few corners and came to a lively market.

However, it is different from other bazaars.

The goods sold in the stalls here are not a dazzling array of goods, but people.

There are those who sell others, and there are those who sell their own.

"This is the biggest 'talent market' in Boulder City! Whether it's a free man or a slave, you can find it here! ”

“…… Occasionally, you can even see the androids brought by the caravans outside, and even the good things eliminated from the homes of the nobles and lords in the inner city. ”

"There's no bigger talent market in the whole of Qingquan City, and if you can't get into the sights of people here, you'll have to try your luck in the slums outside. But the quality there is too bad...... I don't think you'll be interested. ”

After making a general introduction, Kaeya smiled slightly and looked at Shuyu and the others who were standing aside.

"Take your time, just watch out for those with obvious markings. These people may be gang members, and some are even predators, and they don't have absolute confidence in their eyes, so it's better to be cautious. ”

Shuyu looked at him in surprise.

"And the Marauders here?"

"Of course, the gates of Boulder City are open to anyone, and marauders don't write their faces on what they've done. It's easy to tell them apart, though, and sensing aura is a must for a seasoned warrior. ”

Kaeya had a confident smile on her face.

"I'll be fine until dark anyway, and if you can't make up your mind, I'm here to help!"

He was just a temporary worker for a caravan.

Although he has been working for a year, he is far from being a core employee, and if the market is not good, he may be fired next year, and he will have to go to the wasteland to make a living.

There's nothing wrong with having a good relationship with these people.

He knew very well in his heart that if it weren't for Liszt's connection, these people might not even look at him when they walked on the street.

Even the boss needs someone to please, and he naturally won't let go of this opportunity to be courteous.

Shuyu, who was focused on work, didn't have so much mental activity, and after nodding his head in thanks, he walked forward with the players.

It's not so much a talent market as a refugee camp, big and really big, but the quality is hardly completely satisfying.

Scrawny people abound here, and most of them have vegetables on their faces, and they look like they live on "nourishing pastes that are not nutritious at all".

There are a few people in straight suits, holding signs full of letters, writing about their skills and the requirements for the job.

Others simply set up a stall and paid to help others write on the sign.

[Zhao Duo, an electrical engineer, expects a daily salary of 20 chips, accepts a 12-hour work system, can do carpentry work, and can also assemble iron pipe rifles. 】

[Billage, a blacksmith, worked in a steel factory, whether it was a small guy or a big guy, he would use it, and his daily salary was 6 chips, 5 chips were fine, unless he was in charge of two meals, and he did not accept work outside the city. 】

[Limu, can use a gun, can use a dagger, anything. 】

【……】

Looking at the scene in front of them, Fang Chang and Ye Shi were desperate.

"I'm desperate for the future era."

"Everyone who said yes has improved their genes?"

Look around.

I didn't see a few eyebrows.

"You two are also old players, why do you seem to be entering the game for the first time......" Lao Bai coughed dryly, "With the nutritional conditions on the wasteland, good-looking are only a minority, right?" ”

"Well, the poor people here are too thin, but there are some pretty girls among the mercenaries......" Tempest's gaze kept on a beautiful woman in a leather coat, but when the other party looked over, he reflexively avoided it.

Yashi argued and gave a counterexample: "But the little fish! ”

Fang Chang rolled his eyes at him.

"Isn't people's nutrition bad, do you think the manager has less of her?"

Tempest nodded, commenting pertinently.

"Indeed, compared to when we first entered the game, the little girl seems to have grown a little taller."

It's not just small fish.

Most of the NPCs in the outpost are a little younger, and they are not bad, especially if they are still developing.

For example, the young man named Xu Shun next to him, and Lu Bei who followed the mole brother to Honghe Town.

These are the names they can name.

There are also the Buraku people next door, and there is also some exotic feeling.

There was a flash of realization in Ye Shi's eyes.

"Understood, the version answer is cultivation!"

Lao Bai: "......"

Fang Chang: "Enterprise-level understanding. ”

The wind held his forehead.

"I beg you to be a man."

……

While Shuyu and the players were picking up their employees, in the gray squirrel clothing store on the other side, Schill was still sitting behind a wooden table and dozing off.

The two clothes in the window were gone.

It's not that it's sold or lost, it's rented to people in need.

After all, those blue coats are going to stay here for days, and if they end up selling, wouldn't it be in vain to take his good place?

Lost or broken?

That's just right.

Pay according to the price on the label and you're done.

It's still very reliable to do business with acquaintances.

The door slammed open, and Schill, who was dozing off, nearly fell out of his chair.

Seeing that it was his old friend Robb, who opened a bar, he immediately scolded in annoyance.

"What are you doing? Don't you know how to tap when you come in! ”

Robb ignored him, walked up with bright eyes, propped his hands on the wooden table in front of him, and said with spittle.

"Do you still have that kind of clothes?!"

Schill: "There's ......"

Rob continued non-stop: "I want all of them! And that sock, just the long one! ”

Schill froze.

"All of them?"

Suddenly came back to his senses.

Syl, who hadn't woken up a second ago, woke up in an instant, looked at him with a serious expression and said.

"No problem, but it's Devil's Silk, and it's Vault Tec...... I'm afraid it's a little bit tricky. ”

"But—"

Schill dragged out his voice and said.

"For the sake of our relationship, I can help you figure it out."

Robb, who had just shown a disappointed expression, immediately grabbed his hand when he heard the second half of the sentence and said excitedly.

"Thanks, good brother!"

Schill cleared his throat.

"Ahem, chips ......"

"Haha, look at my memory! I almost forgot about business! Robb smiled, stretched out his hand and slipped it into his pocket, took out a bag of chips of large denomination, and slapped it on the table.

"Count your deposit, all 600 chips are here! Make a deposit for the rest of the money! ”

Surprised by the guy's cheerfulness, Schill asked as he quickly put his chips away.

"What do you want so many clothes for?"

"You know, I'm a bar!"

"Of course I know ......"

"Then you don't know what happened yesterday, it's not me bragging, you should have gone to my place for a drink or two yesterday," Rob said with a fluttering eyebrow, "At that time, as soon as my dancer appeared in that outfit, the whole bar was boiling!" ”