It took about 10 minutes for Lu Bei to report to Chu Guang on the work of the whole day.

“…… Led by the janitor named Tris, we entered Camp 101 and were greeted by local survivors. ”

"It was a camp hidden deep in a subway tunnel, with about two or three hundred people, and local survivors living in square barracks, surrounded by greenhouses, plantations, generators and water purifiers, and biogas digesters."

"The situation there is very different from that of Hope, they are completely self-sufficient in materials and have a scientific approach to keeping everything in order."

"The janitor was called Tris, but I visited their greenhouse plantation, which had a lot of hydroponic tanks with rice, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers...... There is also a carbon sequestration device or something, they will synthesize a part of carbon dioxide into starch and glucose, and balance the carbon dioxide content in the air. ”

"All in all, the situation there is quite surprising. The locals call themselves 'Sheltered People', but they are not residents of the Vault, but wastelanders who are aided by the Vault's residents. ”

"The gates of Vault 101 are in the deepest part of the camp, and the residents of Vault have taught them knowledge, and their task is to report to the residents of Vault what is going on outside."

"According to them, their camp was originally located on the surface, and then in order to escape the fighting, the residents of the shelter lent them the material transit area at the door, and then the current camp was created."

"When I talked to them, I could feel that they had a deep affection for the people of the shelter. Vault 101 is like a sacred place to them, and the people who live there are more like teachers to them. ”

After listening to Lu Bei's report, Chu Guang looked at the notes he had written down casually in his hand and pondered for a long time, then nodded thoughtfully.

“…… That's right. ”

He probably understood.

To put it simply, Camp 101 is the equivalent of the "spokesperson" of the surface support of Shelter 101.

These spokesmen were enlightened by the inhabitants of the Vault and acquired knowledge that was not available in the wasteland, and even some of the production methods and tools of the pre-war era.

While enjoying the convenience brought by the fruits of pre-war civilization, they also bear the obligation to "watch the door" of the shelter.

I have to say it's a clever thing to do.

As far as the shelters that Chu Guang has encountered so far, whether it is No. 117 or No. 401, they have all lost to the reserve and arrogance of civilized people.

In contrast, the Blue Coats in Vault 101 take a more cautious strategy - selecting worthy people to cultivate, enlightening the ignorant wastelanders, teaching them to use utensils and books, allowing them to learn math and physics, and to see the world from a rational perspective.

This not only ensures their education rate, professional skill level, but also ensures that they have a similar worldview, values, and consciousness-form to themselves.

In this way, the residents of Vault 101 were able to gather the information and resources they needed at a fraction of the cost, and also avoided the hassle of direct contact with local survivors.

Camp 101 is the seed they planted on the surface, and a buffer zone between them and the wasteland.

If that fails, they can go underground at any time, and they can start all over again 20, 50 or even 100 years later.

And once successful, the seed grows into a towering tree, establishing a stable, enlightened regime in the wasteland......

Their historical mission can be regarded as accomplished.

“…… I haven't seen the inhabitants of Vault 101," putting the sentence at the end, Lu Bei said cautiously, "The elders of Camp 101 told me that they would not advise the residents of Vault to open the door until they were sure that the world outside the door was safe. Even if I try to explain it to them...... We've driven the marauders away, but they just don't believe me. ”

"Later, at my insistence, they took me to the gate of Vault 101, and the residents there didn't listen to me at all and told me to communicate with the people at Camp 101."

When he said this, Lu Bei's heart was also depressed.

He felt like he was being kicked around on both sides.

These people really don't know what to do!

Hearing the young man's complaint, Chu Guang immediately guessed what he was thinking, smiled and said.

"They're not worried about the predators, they're worried about us."

Lu Bei was stunned.

"Worried...... We? But why should they worry about us? ”

Chu Guang said patiently.

"Marauders can also wear blue coats, and even bring our VMs, and the vital signs monitor itself isn't particularly advanced, let alone a Vault."

"On first contact, they can only intuitually judge whether we have good intentions, but in the end, they need to use their eyes to confirm that what we claim is consistent with what we are doing."

"The world is not black and white, and it is not necessarily the righteous partners who drive away the marauders, but it can also be another group of marauders, and it is reasonable for them to be alert."

"So, before you go, I tell you repeatedly, you must be cautious before expressing our intentions, don't rush the other party to make a decision, give the other party a little more patience, and if they hesitate, you can suggest that the other party come to us to have a look."

Lu Bei on the other end of the phone pondered for a while and said thoughtfully.

"I see, so we should invite them to take a look at our settlements if they are afraid of some representatives."

The children can be taught.

Very satisfied to see that this young man had opened his mind, Chu Guang smiled and nodded.

"Invite a few more people over, and remember that this is not a request, it is an invitation. We need power engineers here, but also water engineers. ”

"You can even tell them that I plan to build a dam on the west and southwest sides of the four new districts, so that the overflowing lake can be diverted north to join the Tianshui tributaries to irrigate the nearby land...... It's going to be a long-term project, and we need their help. ”

Painting pie is also part of the art of stewardship, and the new coalition needs to find common ground with local survivors.

Although the water conservancy project is not the first priority of the construction of Dawn City, as the scope of the settlement expands, this matter will be done sooner or later.

Lu Bei said excitedly.

"I see!"

Chu Guang nodded approvingly.

"If you get it, go ahead."

Chu Guang has always been very satisfied with this diligent and loyal young man, and he has always been interested in cultivating him.

For example, the reason why this task was given to him was that it meant cultivation.

As for ability and birth, these have never been problems, and Chu Guang doesn't believe in any bloodline theory at all.

When people get to that position, they can naturally grow.

The core personnel of the new alliance, who really have an aura, are in fact Yin Fang, Heya, and Old Charlie, and most of the others were born as wastelanders.

For example, Luca, who was just a serf farming at the beginning, knew how to manage logistics, but now he can still take care of the work he assigns to him in an orderly manner.

There is also the book of the Chuguang faction's Giant Stone City, who was just a homeless person at the beginning.

In fact, including Chu Guang himself, when the Alpha0.1 version was used, he didn't even have a dog at the beginning, and he was almost gnawed by a dog, but now he has everything.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Guang didn't bother to go out to eat, so he directly turned over a box of canned braised pork from his luggage, and ate dinner with steamed buns while swiping the forum with VM.

Today's official website is as lively as ever.

Coincidentally, while he was eating dinner, his little players were also eating.

It's just that due to the time difference, they eat breakfast.

Tail: "Woo woo...... The tail has already been eaten in the game, so why do you have to eat it again in reality! QAQ”

Siss: "Isn't that a matter of course......"

Tail: "Shake and be cold!" Why not develop a culture chamber that you can lie in and do nothing! It's too troublesome to eat, brush your teeth, take a bath, and go to the toilet! (ノ｀Д)ノ”

Siss: "Uh, do you mean the intubated kind...... I'd better forget it. ”

Tail: "? ”

"That being said, even if there is that kind of culture cabin, it is impossible for the anti-addiction system to allow 24 hours online." (˘•ω•˘)”

Roshan Big Bun: "Aha...... Hahaha......"

“……”

This addiction is also too big.

Looking at the discussion in the post, Chu Guang looked dumbfounded and didn't know how to complain.

The equipment of the morphogenesis field is not under his control, and the culture cabin is ...... Maybe there will be, but it doesn't really matter if there is one, the helmet is enough, and it's just a matter of waking up to the toilet and going to the toilet to wake up, and finding a place that is not in the way to lie down and go offline is a basic exercise for players.

Although the training pod allows players to focus more on the game world, he still hopes that his young players can eat well and live well in reality.

Even if it's the only fully immersive virtual reality game in the world, you can't just dry up the water.

Turning off the post, Chu Guang continued to wander around the forum.

The vast majority of players are concerned about the expansion settlement and the prize pool of the lottery tonight, and some players have focused their attention on the new map that has just been unlocked in Xizhou City.

For example, Brother Fang.

Just like when he went to Boulder City before, after arriving at Camp 101, Fang Chang immediately conducted a detailed investigation of the situation there, and unreservedly updated the summarized information on the official website.

Shocked! A high-tech town hidden in a tunnel! Camp 101! 》

Seeing this line of titles, Chu Guang immediately clicked in.

It's a shame to say that as a game planner, he was the last person to know about the new map.

Unlike other games, it is always the dog who plots to reveal the inside information to the big players.

Like Lu Bei, Fang Chang first combined the translator with his own understanding to explain the background of Camp 101 in detail.

However, unlike Lu Bei, Fang Chang is from the player's point of view when narrating, not only the narrative style is different, but the focus is also different.

“…… Camp 101 is highly technological, and they are a bunch of Vault-educated wastelanders in the setting, who have both blue coat and wasteland features, and I suspect they are a hybrid of blue coat and wasteland themselves. ”

"According to their own accounts, the inhabitants of Vault 101 send very few people out of the door only when they need to. Sometimes it's gathering resources, sometimes it's collecting samples from the wasteland, or collecting data, but usually it doesn't stay long. ”

"They don't have money, they don't even have the concept of property, but instead they have a variety of points and a standard of living that determines one's standard of living according to the type of occupation and the contribution of the position."

"For example, the average employee can enjoy the living ration of the standard unit, and the employees engaged in skilled work can enjoy a certain amount of consumer goods on the basis of the living configuration of the standard unit, and in addition to the regular KPI assessment to determine the proportion of additional ration......

"Of course, the above is all information I summarized based on the plot dialogue, and it is not necessarily accurate. Compared to Hope Town, it's more like a paradise made up of a group of 'lucky few'. ”

"There's a lot of special technology here, they can make drones very small and they can turn carbon dioxide into food. It's unclear how they did it, but one thing is for sure, with no currency, Camp 101 probably won't be able to trade as freely as Boulder City. ”

"But that doesn't mean they don't have trading needs, such as energy, food and fresh water, which are all very precious locally. Although we also need these things, we can give a surplus part of it and exchange it for them. ”

"I'm speculating that the deal with Camp 101 could unfold in a more official form. For example, a lifestyle pro player who runs a factory can hire highly educated engineers from Camp 101 to produce products that were not available before the new alliance at scale. As another example, maybe they'll open a new NPC shop with us and exchange resources with high-tech gadgets. ”

Canyon on the Run: "So that means Camp 101 isn't a player-facing map?" ”

Fang Chang: "Suffice it to say, the main reason is that this map doesn't even have a store. ”

Night Ten: "Brother Fang expressed his disappointment, there is not even a bar here where clothes are getting less and less. (Funny)"

Fang Chang: ", when did I go to that kind of bar?" ”

Makabazi: "Hahahaha! It's exposed, brother! ”

Fujito: "You people, it's so filthy.|・ω・')"

Canyon Fugitive Mole: "What about the mission?" Don't interrupt! What missions are not available on the new map? ”

Fang Chang: "I didn't see it, the VM has a very poor signal over here...... And it's usually impossible to trigger a mission on a newly unlocked map, right? ”

Hurricane: "But one thing to say, the cultural level of the people here is really not ordinary, they even have their own school, I was curious to take a look, they actually teach advanced mathematics." ”

Level 99 of picking up trash: "it?!" Even a university? ”

Night Ten: "Poof, you're too bored, aren't you?" ”

Tempest: "No, just curious...... And what surprised me even more was that the students in the class were all young, and we generally don't recommend being exposed to too professional content too early unless they are special talents. ”

Raven: "Young...... How many ducklings are there? 0.0”

Tempest: "Probably 12 years old. ”

Night Ten: "it!?" ”

Professor Yang of the Thunder and Lightning Method: "Awesome! ”

Lao Bai: "Twelve years old...... I forgot whether I was in the first year of junior high school or the sixth year of primary school. (laughs and cries)"

Irena: "I learned high math at the age of 12, so what did I learn at the age of 16?" Build rockets? (Funny)"

Elf King Fugui: "If I give them high-math homework, will it be considered the computing power of the prostitute developer." (Funny)"

Night Ten: "Hello SAO. (Funny)"

Ya'er I want to go to the toilet: "6666!" @沃德脚气谁莱文哈哈哈, the paper has fallen! ”

A group of engineering and science players call themselves experts.

There are also cloud players in the Department of Mathematics who said that there is no need to let middlemen make the difference, and directly send the homework to the forum, one silver coin and one question, the price is fair, and Tong Su is not bullied.

When they have saved enough silver, they plan to transfer the thesis topic to the game and directly let the NPC "write it".

Flipping the post to the bottom, Chu Guang also had to sigh, his little players are really talented, and they can think of such operations as letting NPCs help write homework and papers.

Look at your little bit of appearance, you are so restrained in your dreams.

Is there really such an awesome game, what kind of paper do you write on behalf of you, and don't you just copy the solid-state hydrogen technology back?

However, it can be seen that governments have not disclosed the "true identity" of the operators of "Wasteland Online", and even deliberately hid relevant clues.

After all, announcing such an unthinkable thing as an "extraterrestrial civilization" does nothing good except to cause unnecessary panic, but may stimulate some unknown existence.

However, the cautious attitude of the official institutions of various countries has helped Chu Guang a lot.

Even if there are always people on the forum who tell "ghost stories" that are very scary, such as "Wasteland Online" is actually a real world, everyone just laughs when they hear it, and they don't take it seriously at all.

What kind of double-slit interference experiments, measuring gravitational constants, these are experiments that can be done by anyone, which are too pediatric, and slightly more complicated experiments are a little unpopular at best.

Not to mention that "Wasteland Online" stated in the "Announcement" that this game is based on the dream system, which is constructed by the player's subconscious and cognition.

Everything the player sees in the game is what the player subconsciously thinks they can see.

Logically speaking, the people in the box can imagine the world outside the box at will, but it is impossible to use the rules in the box to prove the existence of the world outside the box.

The only way to prove that the world outside of cooperation exists is to open the box.

Of course, Chu Guang would not do this.

Whether it's the first-hand truth or the second-hand truth, it's not a good thing to know too much.

But when the situation allows, he will try to open up the truth of the second-hand and help his players get more benefits in reality in a relatively gentle way.

It's not just money and honor.

It can even be status.

Flipping the post from the beginning, Chu Guang made a judgment after a little thought.

“…… There is some truth in the chief's suggestion, the social situation at Camp 101 is closer to a miniature utopia, and communication with it should be carried out in a more official form. ”

"However, it is not only necessary to introduce technical jobs, but also to introduce some educational talents as much as possible."

Based on the "investigation report" of Lu Bei and Fang Chang, the investigation of Camp 101 by the New Alliance has been very comprehensive.

The only thing that puzzled Chu Guang was how this "small but beautiful" utopian society existed in the wasteland.

That's not the point, though.

The point is that there's a lot of technology out there that is worth bringing in, and that's exactly what the new alliance needs.

The index finger swiped across the VM screen, and Chu Guang spoke.

"Xiaoqi, sort out the clues on the memo for me, and update the information about Camp 101 on the official website."

"Oh, master!" Xiao Qi's energetic answer came from his ears.

Chu Guang nodded, glanced at the time, and saw that it was almost 8 o'clock, so he continued.

"By the way, there's still the settlement of the expansion pack, have you finished it over there?"

"Uh......"

The energetic voice suddenly became a little subtle.

"Xiaoqi has already done it...... But master, are you sure it's really okay? ”

Chu Guang was slightly stunned.

"What do you mean......

Xiaoqi didn't answer, and silently sent the settlement form.

Seeing the string of eye-catching numbers on the form, Chu Guang almost didn't choke on his spit.

"100 million?! Are you sure you didn't count an extra 0?! ”

Xiao Qi said aggrievedly.

"How is that possible...... And master, the reward settlement of the previous battles also included points, this war has lasted for so long, and the average score of players is about to grow to 40,000......"

Chu Guang said anxiously.

"That's ......"

He was just halfway through his sentence when he suddenly stopped talking.

This battle has been fought for two months, and new players enter the pit every day, and the number of players has long been not more than 1,600 at the beginning.

The number of players on the server is now close to 3,000.

And it's not just front-line players who get points, but players who work in production in the back also get points.

A line of words pops up on the screen.

【QAQ】

Chu Guang: "......"

Xiao Qi whispered, "Why don't you ...... Dilute the reward pool? ”

As has traditionally been, the value of each point is 0.05 credits.

100 points are drawn once, and some people can get an exoskeleton worth 2000 silver coins, while others can only get a discount coupon or a lollipop.

If the total number of points is 100 million, if you want to guarantee the explosion rate, the total cost of the reward pool must be guaranteed to be 5 million silver coins.

Below this number, the explosion rate will be diluted.

Originally, in Chu Guang's expectation, after the end of this expansion, the total number of points issued should be around 20 million, and the cost of the reward pool could be controlled at 1 million silver coins.

I didn't expect it to increase fivefold directly.

"I was negligent...... This battle is too expensive. Chu Guang couldn't laugh or cry, opened the system interface, and glanced at the points he had saved.

From the end of the last wave to the present, except for the occasional draw of a beginner and intermediate blind box, most of the points have been kept useless, and only now have about 1500 points.

15 Premium Blind Boxes......

I originally wanted to save enough 20 to draw together, but now it seems that I can't save it.

Hope to open something good.

Otherwise, he would have to find a way to get leeks again......

……

At the same time, the air purifier in the management center of Camp 101 whined softly.

The gray-haired old man sat in his chair, his eyes slightly closed, and fell into deep thought, as if he were asleep.

His name was Horn, and he was the mayor of Camp 101, responsible for the affairs of the camp and the appointment of officers.

Half an hour earlier, representatives of the new coalition had invited them to visit the settlement.

Camp 101 did not have a special officer in charge of foreign affairs, and they had encountered the biggest force before, which was the Chewing Bone Tribe.

And survivor communities such as "Good Weather Cooperative" and "Happy Home", which have dozens or hundreds of people, do not need to deliberately contact each other.

Camp 101's tradition was for experts to be in charge of specialized issues, but to Horn's annoyance, he couldn't find anyone to talk to about it, so he had to call all the officers over.

Slowly opening his eyes, he glanced around at the many affairs officers present.

"What do you think?"

Seeing that the mayor looked at him, the education officer hesitated for a moment and replied in an uncertain tone.

"He's a very polite child."

This sentence has been recognized by many people.

Although the four bodyguards were a little curious, and even accidentally broke into their classroom, Lu Bei, who was the representative, was indeed very polite.

This is what confuses them the most.

Those who most resemble the inhabitants of the Vault behave beyond their common sense.

Horn sighed softly.

"I'm not asking what you think of that kid, what I want to ask is what you think of the new alliance."

The security officer thought for a moment and said.

"They were strong and it only took two months to end the war."

When there was a war outside, Camp 101 was not unaware, they had been secretly peeping at the screen.

This includes the use of surface-mounted cameras and drones that can travel short distances.

The weapons of the new alliance are not very high-tech, but they are in sufficient quantities.

Overwhelming firepower and a steady stream of air strikes helped them win the war.

If he were to evaluate, he would have only one opinion.

This survivor is very powerful!

The Production Officer whispered, "...... But they use child labor, and that child should be a soldier. ”

Education Officer: "This is mostly the case in the survivor colonies out there, after all, their average life expectancy is only 35 years, and we can't ask them to be like us and take up key positions after the age of 40." ”

Tris, who was standing aside, suddenly spoke: "Maybe the other party just sent a young man over to show kindness." ”

Although he is not an affairs officer, as a "janitor", his status in Camp 101 is not low.

That Lu Bei gave him a good first impression.

Ordinary awakened people in the wasteland are eager to jump their noses into the sky, but that young man is rare and polite.

The fact that the other side did not send an aggressive representative to show them hegemony at least shows that they have the idea of getting along amicably.

This sentence was agreed by many people present.

"I think we should go to their colony, not just in that Dawn City, but in their capital...... It's called Dawn. ”

"Indeed, it is better to meet their managers, shelters and shelters are different......"

Horn pondered for a long time and said.

"I think the same way, we can't be isolated from the world forever, let alone hide underground forever...... What's more, they've expanded their territory to our doorstep. ”

The crowd whispered.

At this time, the education officer spoke.

"But the question is...... Who will you send? ”

Horn thought for a moment and said slowly.

"They sent a child, and we'll send a child too."

The security officer hesitated, "This ...... Wouldn't it be too dangerous? ”

"This kind of thing, of course, cannot be sent to only one person, industry, economy, population...... We have too little intelligence and too much to investigate. ”

The Production Officer nodded.

"My suggestion is that at least we have to send two or three experts."

The security officer frowned.

"But what about security? The dangers out there aren't just marauders...... Don't forget, how much we paid to collect samples from the nearby forest. ”

There's not enough manpower......

With his index finger lightly pressed against his eyebrows, Horn, who was leaning back in his chair, pondered for a long time and made a decision.

"I will apply to my lord and arrange a bodyguard for him."