Next to the warehouse.

The survivors carrying the handbags look at me and I look at you, exchanging surprises and blankness in each other's eyes.

"Join a new alliance?"

“…… Are they serious? ”

"The mayor's voice doesn't sound like he's drunk too much."

"Shh......h Don't talk nonsense, be careful that those with guns hear. ”

No one hates this decision.

It's just a little hard to believe.

The new alliance is willing to take in these garbage pickers?

That sounds magical, too!

They thought about it, and there was nothing in Xizhou City that was worth the rarity of those people.

In addition to the grave-like concrete ruins, there is only a perennial flooding Xizhou Lake. Not only has the lake turned the entire eastern shore into a swamp, but it has also poured into the low-lying urban areas, making it difficult to find a plot of land to farm.

As for the value of trade, it is almost zero.

Ordinary merchants don't come here at all, and the province of the river valley has only two plains, north and south, with either mountains or rivers in between, and even if there are no marauders, few people come here. Until last year, they lived in almost isolation.

"Do you think this is the cake the mayor drew for us?" A thin, middle-aged man muttered quietly.

“…… Quite possibly," the shorter old man swallowed, "Anyway, if I were the leader of the new alliance, I wouldn't have recruited a bunch of beggars into my house." ”

Although Wu Chengyi said something on the radio, few survivors believed what he said.

However, unlike the survivors, the guerrilla soldiers knew very well that their leaders never joked.

Especially on such serious issues.

"So...... From now on, we count as soldiers of the New Alliance? ”

At the entrance to the settlement, the guerrilla soldiers on duty heard the radio from beginning to end, and the expressions on their faces were full of strangeness.

His name is Liao Feng, and before joining the guerrillas, he came from a survivor colony called the Good Weather Cooperative.

When the Chewing Bone Tribe reached Xizhou City, they were the first to fall, and less than fifty people from the village of thousands of people escaped alive.

For those who come from the outside world, he instinctively feels distrustful. Whether it's the marauders of the Chew Bone Tribe, or that or what kind of alliance.

“…… Probably? The man with a hunting bow behind him also listened to the radio and replied in an uncertain tone.

His name is Hunting Bow, and like Liao Feng, he is a member of the Xizhou City Resistance, but not from the Good Weather Cooperative, but from other survivor settlements.

On the radio just a few minutes ago, Wu Chengyi seemed to have mentioned something about the guerrillas.

The New Alliance would then send officers over to train them and provide them with new equipment.

And their status will also be officially changed from a miscellaneous unit to the third corps of the new alliance, and participate in the final battle with the Bone Chewing Tribe......

"Do you think it's really good to be part of that alliance?" Liao Feng glanced at him and said.

Hunting Bow was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said.

"I don't know, but I think ...... It's never a bad thing. ”

How bad can it be?

Not to mention weapons and equipment, they are already so poor that they can't even refill the nutritional paste.

Previously, the guerrilla soldiers were given croissants, green wheat porridge, and occasionally two bites of meat, but now everyone is given a nourishment paste.

The logistical situation is evident.

At this moment, a bearded man in hyena boots walked up to him.

Seeing his immediate boss, the two immediately stopped talking.

"I need someone to take our allies around here," stopped at the entrance of the settlement, Wang Sijie glanced around at the people standing guard, "Is there anyone who has volunteered to go, out of the ranks."

Everyone looked at each other.

No one moved.

They can be said to know nothing about this ally that suddenly appeared. They did not know the nature of those people, nor did they understand their taboos.

It's hard to fight the marauders in the city, and those people are undoubtedly ruthless.

What if I offend someone?

Nobody wants to be the first bird.

Wang Sijie saw that no one was on the list, so he was naming him.

At this time, the hunting bow stepped forward.

"I'll do it."

Liao Feng, who was standing on the side, peeked at him in surprise, I didn't expect this guy to be so courageous and actually took the initiative to take over this thankless errand.

Wang Sijie nodded with satisfaction and gestured.

"Follow me."

……

Fairly clean single room.

Lao Bai, who was lying flat on the bed, opened his eyes without warning, and sat up from the bed one by one.

It's six o'clock in the evening.

After confirming the current time through the VM, Lao Bai was about to go to meet his teammates, when he suddenly found a long series of small windows on the screen.

[Mission 1: Visit Hope Town, bring VM and camera equipment to complete the full map search.] 】

[Task 2 (Side Line): Write a 200-word report on the situation of local survivors from economic, cultural, political, and educational aspects. 】

[Quest 3 (Sideline): Find NPCs with special talents or special identities]

[Mission 4 (Sideline): ......]

The rewards for the quests are very generous, not only for credits, contribution points, but also for the prestige of the new map.

Looking at the long list of tasks on the VM, Lao Bai's face was full of confusion, and he couldn't help but feel a little weird.

Especially the second task.

Good guys, even the map introduction is left to the players to write for themselves.

Shouldn't this kind of thing be a planning job?

That's too lazy, isn't it?

However, this task is actually good to say, Fang Chang likes to do this thing the most, and he should be happy to take over this job.

As for the third......

Lao Bai stared at the task interface for a long time, but he didn't figure out any clues, and finally shook his head in abandonment.

"Forget it...... No matter. ”

There are more than 5,000 people living in this survivor settlement.

Anyway, trigger more dialogues, and maybe find clues.

After simply sorting out his equipment, Lao Bai pushed open the door and walked through the narrow hallway to the hall of the lounge area to meet his teammates.

The environment here is rudimentary and the air conditions are terrible, but even so, this is already the best room in Hope Town.

The vast majority of survivors were crammed into the shops and even aisles of the underground commercial complex, separated by curtains, or simply huddled together.

Not to mention a separate room, not even a decent bed.

Since yesterday morning, following the little boy and discovering the hideout of the survivors in Xizhou City, the Niuma Squad has stayed here.

Compared with sleeping in the ruins, it is undoubtedly much safer to go offline here, at least there is no need to arrange people to take turns to go online to "guard the corpse".

Intimidated by the strength of the new Alliance, the survivors of these resistance groups were respectful and even cautious.

Unless the Marauders find it, they don't have to worry about security at all.

When Lao Bai came to the hall of the rest area, Fang Chang, Night Ten, and Tempest had already been here for a while.

Looking around, Bai found that not only his good brother was here, but also two strange NPCs were standing here.

“…… Contemptible Wang Sijie, the leader of the guerrillas of the Xizhou City Resistance Organization. Next to him is the hunting bow, my soldier. During your stay in Hope, he will be your guide. Seeing that the four of them had arrived, Wang Sijie made a brief self-introduction and introduced the guerrilla soldiers standing beside him to everyone.

Seeing that the chief introduced himself, the man with a bow behind him immediately answered.

"Welcome, friends from Dawn...... If you have any problems here, you can come to me, and I will do my best to help you solve them. ”

Fang Chang said with a smile.

"You don't have to be so polite, just show us around."

"I have a task in a while, so I won't bother you." patting the hunting bow on the shoulder, Wang Sijie left a sentence of "I'll leave it to you", and turned around and left the hall.

Watching the guerrilla captain leave, Night Ten whispered.

"I thought I would arrange a young lady for us to be a guide."

Tempest glanced at him.

"A wave of rational analysis, this kind of survivor settlement with backward living standards, even if you are arranged with a young lady, the possibility of conforming to your aesthetics is about the same as——"

Yashi immediately covered his mouth.

"Okay, I don't want to listen to your nonsense."

Tempest: "......"

Hunting Bow looked at the two of them blankly, not understanding what they were saying.

But fortunately, the chief had specially explained the language problem to him before, and his reaction was quite calm, and he said in a serious tone.

"I'll show you around here...... Please come with me. ”

After saying that, Hunting Bow was about to walk in front to lead the way, but at this moment, the man who was also carrying the bow on his back stopped him.

"Wait a minute," Fang Chang handed him a packet of wheat cakes from his pocket, "This is your reward. ”

The bag weighed half a pound.

The hunting bow that took the paper bag was stunned for a moment, but soon he realized what it was, and an ecstatic expression immediately appeared on his face.

"We don't need to be paid...... "Although he said that, he had no intention of returning the things at all.

Fang Chang looked at him and said with a smile.

"You're welcome, we're not going to let people do the work for us."

In Dawning City, one silver coin can buy two of these wheat cakes, not to mention the supplies sent by the airdrop that don't cost money.

For a small fee, you can gain the loyalty of a guide, and the idea that you can get paid to work for the new alliance takes root in the hearts of the locals.

This deal is simply a bargain!

With a grateful face, he put away the paper bag and carefully placed it in the pocket on the inside of his clothes, intending to take it home and share it with his family when he was done with his work.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at Fang Chang.

"Thank you for your generosity!"

Fang Chang nodded.

"Take us around, our managers want to know what's going on here."

Hunting Bow said immediately.

"No problem, please come with me!"

Because of the wheat cake, the guide, who was called the Hunting Bow, was obviously much more enthusiastic.

After learning that Fang Chang and his entourage wanted to know the most real life situation of the residents of Hope Town, they immediately led them through several corridors to the residential area located on the B1 floor of the commercial complex.

As soon as he stepped into this area, Lao Bai felt a foul smell coming to his face.

The narrow aisles and stairs were almost filled with a haphazard pile of garbage, and there were six or seven hundred people lying in a space of less than five hundred square meters. The ceiling of the hallway was covered with crooked ventilation ducts like centipedes, but cockroaches and rats were already nesting inside.

And that's just the tip of the town.

Sanitation is terrible, although the problem here is much more than hygiene. Because of the lack of nutrition, fuel and warmth, people faint from hunger and even starve to death every day.

As for the corpses......

Most likely, it will be dragged away from the nutrient paste synthesis device, and made into a green paste substance along with other plant fibers and the carcasses of animals and insects.

Yellow-skinned faces were hidden in the darkness, and people were curled up on garbage heaps that were more modest than shacks, like rats in sewers.

They watched with curiosity at the strangers who were out of place with them and their surroundings, whispering about their identities.

"They...... It's the people of the new alliance? ”

"Isn't Mayor Mare-joking?"

"Thank goodness...... We are finally saved. ”

The sound spreads like the waves of the sea.

Just as the local residents were looking at the group behind the hunting bow, the group of cattle and horses were also looking at them.

Walking behind the strong wind, Yashi involuntarily held his breath.

Not only because of the suffocating smell, but also because of the shocking scenes in front of me.

It's hell here......

The last time I saw such a tragic situation was in the dungeon of Qingshi County.

“…… Those damned bandits. Ye Shi couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "Go to hell." ”

Fang Chang and Tempest didn't speak, one regarded this place as a game, the other was that Lao Bai, who had few words in the first place, was in a heavy mood, as if he was thinking about something.

Noticing the expressions on everyone's faces, Hunting Bow explained.

"This is an area where ordinary residents live, and we are short of supplies, so we can barely maintain the status quo...... My commander didn't want me to bring you here, so he told me to avoid the B1 area as much as possible and show our good side. But if you want to know the most real thing here, it doesn't get much more true than here. ”

Fang Chang looked at him and asked.

"It won't bother you to bring us here, will it?"

Hunting Bow smiled embarrassedly and said.

"How so? Don't worry about me, our commander said to obey your orders, and if he asks about it, I'll say you're insisting on coming. ”

Lao Bai glanced around and said in a stumbling human language.

"You've gathered so many people here, won't the marauders find here?"

Hunting Bow continued.

"Don't worry, the entrance to the surface has completely collapsed, we have completely sealed the entrance directly from the subway station, and the only way to enter here from the outside is the secret door hidden in the subway tunnel."

At this time, Lao Bai's heart suddenly moved, and he whispered a few words to Fang Chang about the tasks on the VM.

Fang Chang was slightly stunned, and immediately looked at the hunting bow and asked.

"Speaking of which, do you have any special talents here?"

"Special talents?" Hunting Bow was stunned, "What kind of talent are you talking about?" ”

Fang Chang tried to ask, "In terms of technology, whether it is striking iron or handicraft, in short, there is a skill!" ”

Hunting Bow was stunned and replied.

"It's just a skill...... That's too low. Most of the survivors from the Lagrange Mansion were artisans, and many of the people who used to live on the TV station could sing and strike iron. Many of the survivor settlements in the four new districts are good at fishing and stealing crab eggs......"

Fang Chang silently wrote down this information, and then asked.

"What about the others? Like shelter dwellers? ”

"Residents of the Vault? There is a shelter in Xizhou City, but as soon as the Ya Clan came here, they closed the door......"

Fang Chang was overjoyed in his heart and immediately asked.

"What is the number of the Vault? Do you know the exact location? ”

"I remember it was 101? The exact location is unknown, but I do remember the camp they built on the surface, as if they were ......" Hunting Bow scratched the back of his head and told Fang Chang the address.

However, at this moment, an unkempt man suddenly burst out from the side and crawled to the feet of everyone.

Everyone was stunned, and before they understood what was happening, the man looked at everyone with pleading eyes and said.

"You're from the New Alliance, aren't you? Please, help me! ”

"What are you doing?! Take your hands off—" The Hunting Bow was about to chase him away, but was stopped by the white.

Reaching out to lift the unkempt man from the ground, Lao Bai looked at him and asked.

"You get up first and tell me your name."

"My name is ...... Wang Zhong. The man said incoherently.

"Okay, Wang Zhong...... What trouble are you in. ”

The man who had just calmed his breath instantly became excited again.

"My wife is seriously ill and I am afraid she will not survive long without antibiotics...... Please, can you give me some medicine and food? ”

Looking at this person's miserable appearance, Lao Bai couldn't bear to want to help. Fang Chang, who was standing on the side, instantly guessed what he was going to do, and immediately stopped his hand reaching for his backpack.

"Everybody here needs medicine and food, and if you help him, soon there will be a second, a third."

Lao Bai looked at Fang Chang.

"Are you going to leave him alone?"

Fang Chang said calmly.

"Of course not, we will report the situation here to the administrator, and he will decide on the assistance to the local survivors."

After a pause, he looked at Lao Bai and continued.

"There are more than 5,000 people here, and we can't help them with the little supplies we have."

Lao Bai fell silent.

Reason told him that what Fang Chang said was right, but psychologically it made it difficult for him to accept.

The only thing to blame is that the game is too realistic.

At this time, the man named Wang Zhong suddenly spoke.

"I'm not going to take your stuff for nothing...... I just heard on the radio that you're planning to build a survivor colony here, right? ”

Lao Bai is still looking at the translation on the VM.

Fang Chang, who understood this, immediately looked at the man.

"Yes, do you have any good ideas?"

Seeing that there was a play, Wang Zhong swallowed his saliva and continued, "No, but I know...... There is a spare controllable fusion reactor hidden beneath the city of Xizhou. ”

The moment the words fell, the expression on Fang Chang's face immediately became serious, and he stared at the man's eyes and asked.

"Are you serious?"

Wang Zhong nodded vigorously and swore a poisonous oath.

"I can vouch for my life! Those blue coats...... That is, the residents of Vault 101, they said it themselves. The reactor was built during the era of the People's Union, and was specially prepared for the underground transportation network, and the output power is said to be able to reach the GM level. They tried to fix the reactor, and they have already succeeded in repairing half of it! ”

With the help of a translation tool, he barely understood what he said, and Fang Chang then asked.

"Why do you know this?"

Wang Zhong said immediately.

"Because I'm a resident of Camp 101! They hired some locals in the camp to help them pick up garbage, build supplies, carry things, and take care of their daily lives...... Anyway, do something they don't want to do. I was the guy in the cafeteria, and they talked about it during the meal, and they joked that when they repaired the reactor, the survivors of the entire Xizhou City would not have to worry about electricity. ”

If this reactor really exists, then this statement is really not a joke.

The power generation of the GM level, compared with the reality horizontally, the output power of this reactor alone can kill the total power of many small national power grids!

It can be said that it is more than enough to meet the electricity needs of tens of thousands of survivors.

Fang Chang looked excitedly at the hunting bow standing aside.

Although the latter was at a loss at what this king said, he hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"He's telling the truth...... Camp 101 did hire some of the Wastelanders living nearby and let them live in their own camp. But I don't know much about that reactor......"

Controlled fusion reactors!

Everyone exchanged glances, and their faces invariably showed excitement.

Although the new alliance currently has high-end energy storage methods such as solid-state hydrogen, the way of power generation is still backward or even primitive.

If this controllable fusion reactor can be mastered, the impact on the new alliance industry will undoubtedly be huge!

Fang Chang restrained the excitement in his voice and looked at the man and asked.

"Do you know where that reactor is?"

Wang Zhong nodded nervously.

"I can take you there...... But you have to heal my wife. And also...... I need food, food that will keep our family going. ”

Fang Chang said with a smile.

"Don't worry about this! A supply will be delivered here tonight, whether it's food or medicine, your reasonable needs will be met! ”

Leaving these words, Fang Chang looked at the hunting bow standing aside in front of Wang Zhong and said.

"The information he has is critical, and I need you to keep him and his family safe."

The town of Hope has been incorporated into the new Alliance.

I believe that as long as these resistance people are not stupid, they will definitely carefully consider the weight of their words.

Sure enough, just as he said this, the expression on Hunting Bow's face immediately became serious and he said seriously.

"No problem, just leave it to me!"

Fang Chang nodded and continued.

"Also, please spread the word around the town for us, and if there is any similar information, no matter how big or small, please be sure to let us know!"

"Once the value of the intelligence is confirmed, the alliance will definitely reward you!"