Spacious tents.

The man in a luxurious costume paced back and forth in the tent, with a bit of seriousness between his eyebrows, as if he was struggling with something.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside.

When he heard the movement, he immediately put a bright smile on his face and took the initiative to greet the door of the tent.

Almost at the same time, Chu Guang appeared at the door of the tent.

"Xavier! Salesman from Flint Group! It's a pleasure to meet you, esteemed Alliance Leader! Introducing himself in an enthusiastic and even pompous voice, Xavier quietly looked at the man who appeared at the door.

Exactly like the rumors, the leader of the new alliance has a pair of obsidian eyes as deep as obsidian, handsome and young.

The most important thing is that I heard that he was born in a shelter.

This is not uncommon in the wastelands, and while most of the survivor colonies are led by native-born wastelands, these survivor colonies are rarely particularly large, and populations over 10,000 are rare.

The real big powers, such as corporations and academies, and even legions on the west side of the continent, and god sticks on the Death Coast to the south...... The origins are more or less related to the Vault.

However, to his surprise, this man was actually an awakened person.

What the hell has this guy been through?

"Chu Guang, manager."

Regarding Xavier's enthusiasm, Chu Guang was not very impressed, but only briefly introduced himself.

After all, he is an arms dealer who sells weapons to the Chewing Bone Tribe, and it is a coincidence that he can give him a good face.

Realizing that he had used the wrong name, Xavier looked embarrassed.

But in the end, he is a person who travels south and north to do business, and his face is naturally not ordinarily thick, so he quickly adjusted.

"I'm sorry, but I made the mistake of empiricism...... Nice to meet you, the administrator of the Alliance. ”

Chu Guang looked at him and went straight to the point.

"Explain your intentions."

Xavier nodded slightly.

"The leader of our group, Mr. Sigma, entrusts me to send you congratulations on winning this war, and Xizhou City has welcomed a wise master!"

Congratulations on the OK.

Shouldn't we cry if we don't have a big customer?

But the war is over, and now is the time for development.

Chu Guang didn't want to make a fuss, so he didn't tease his neighbor to the north, but just said something with a smile.

"Say hello to him for me, too."

"I'll bring your greetings!" With a sigh of relief, Xavier cleared his throat and continued, "Also, in addition to the congratulations of victory, Mr. Sigma explained to me before he left, that he hoped that I would be able to redeem a man from you. ”

"Who?"

"Dillon, Captain of the 210,000th Legion!"

"You said that person......" Chu Guang recalled the name, but his expression was a little subtle.

"Yes," completely unaware of what was happening, Xavier was still trying to persuade, "the war is over for you anyway, and you and the Legion have no direct hatred. That man is useless to you, so why not exchange him for some ransom? We can pay for him...... 500,000 dinars, what do you think? ”

500,000 dinars.

It's not a small amount.

Chu Guang was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that Dillon to be worth spending so much money on to redeem it.

If the guy was still alive, he wouldn't mind some ransom, but alas......

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid I won't be able to grant you this request."

Xavier was stunned, obviously not expecting Chu Guang to refuse, and said anxiously.

"Do you think it's too little? By the Captain's standards, that's a fair price—"

"Because he's dead." Chu Guang interrupted him and said lightly.

"Dead?!" Hearing this, Xavier was shocked, and his face changed and changed in an instant.

Chu Guang didn't think so.

"That's right, it's normal that anything can happen on the battlefield? Since he chose to crouch in the same trench as the marauders, he should have thought that he would have this day. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Guang looked at Xavier with a scrutinizing gaze, "I'm curious, what are you ransomed him for?" ”

“…… This was Mr. Sigma's orders, and he didn't tell me any more details. Xavier pretended to be calm, but the nervous expression betrayed him.

Obviously, he wasn't completely unaware.

Chu Guang smiled faintly, but he didn't continue to embarrass him.

The other party didn't want to say, no matter how many questions he asked, it would be in vain, and he couldn't arrest the messenger and torture him.

That's too unstructured.

"If you're here for Dillon, you're doomed to run for nothing."

Xavier squeezed a forced smile out of his face.

"How could it be...... If I can see you in person, this trip is not in vain. ”

After a pause, he continued.

"Mr. Sigma also explained to me a third thing, that now that the trade routes between the north and the south have been restored, ......"

"We want to sign a trade agreement with you!"

……

Outside the tent.

Rest area for visiting groups.

Butan went to a nearby construction site to see the drainage system in Auroville, and kept shaking his head when he returned.

“…… There is a big problem with their construction plan, and now I can't see it, according to the summer precipitation in Xizhou City in previous years, it will definitely be finished in July! ”

“…… It's not that serious, is it? The survivor settlement in Xizhou City had never heard of being flooded before. Yuan Feng had a hesitant expression on his face.

They are here to visit, not to pick on other people's homes. While he believed in Mr. Butan's expertise in the field of environmental engineering, he was not in favor of making things happen.

"Can a settlement of 5,000 or even 10,000 people be the same as a settlement of 2 or 300 people? Unless they're going to break the jar and soak it in water. ”

In the end, he couldn't hold it back, and Butan slapped his thigh and stood up.

"I'll go see their managers again! I'm going to have to make this clear to them! ”

For the sake of that great gift, he can't pretend not to see it.

It's a big deal to take the time yourself and help them redesign a set!

It's not that hard anyway.

Butan walked towards the manager's tent, and the rest of the delegation continued to talk about the discovery in Dawnlight.

With 1,000 emergency homes built in a single day, the productivity of the new coalition is truly astonishing.

However, strong production capacity does not mean advanced production capacity.

Objectively speaking, there are still a lot of problems with the design and safety of those aluminum houses, and the technical content really does not seem to come from the hands of the shelter.

The vicinity of Xizhou City is mountainous, and the wind is not very strong, so it is no problem to use it.

But over time, the problem will definitely come to light.

Everyone was talking about it, but a certain "mascot" did not participate.

An energetic Pai was fiddling with his new toys and playing happily in the barracks.

Quickly mastering the trick of controlling the drone, she programmed a simple control program with the tablet she carried with her and connected the drone to the VR glasses.

The propellers, as thin as cicada's wings, fluttered, and silver-white balls soared into the sky.

Looking down on the land of Xizhou City through the perspective of the drone, Pai's face was full of amazement and surprise.

"It's incredible!"

It's a pity that the endurance of the Hummingbird UAV is average, after all, the fist-sized volume is there, and the capacity of the battery can be imagined.

Lowering the drone, Pai took off her glasses with a hint of longing in her eyes.

"Lyra, what do you think Dawning City will look like?"

Lyra, who was sitting in her chair, did not answer, and was as quiet as a wooden man.

Pai stared at its cloak, a hint of curiosity in her heart.

Speaking of which, I haven't seen what it looks like yet.

When it came out of the great door, it wore this cloak that covered its entire body, and it did not communicate with anyone.

Obviously, it has such a nice name......

Pai asked quietly.

"May I take a look?"

Lyra didn't speak.

Pai then whispered.

“…… If you don't speak, I'll take it as a default. ”

Still no response.

Plucking up courage, Pai carefully reached out and gently lifted the thin cloak from the corner.

Unlike its name, which bears the name of the star, beneath the shadow is a face with bland features, like a model dummy in a dilapidated shop window.

The only difference was that its eyes moved, and it stared straight at her.

"What's the matter?"

These were the first words Lyra said after leaving the Vault.

Pai swallowed nervously, shook her head, and quickly withdrew her hand.

Looking at the face that was once again covered by the cloak, she whispered with a little weakness.

"I'm sorry ......"

Lyra looked at her, as if confused about something.

After a moment, it said solemnly.

"You don't have to apologize, you didn't do anything that you need to apologize for."

Hearing this, Pai, who was still nervous, breathed a sigh of relief and a happy smile appeared on his face.

"It's good that you're not mad at me."

Angry?

Lyra looked at her and didn't speak.

The incomprehensible things have increased......

……

The other side.

After meeting with the representatives of the Flint Group, Chu Guang returned to his camp.

Negotiations with the Flint Group were unsuccessful.

Although Chu Guang did not refuse to put aside the contradiction temporarily, the "trade agreement" that the other party came up with made him roll his eyes directly.

Zero tariffs, exploration rights as well as mining rights.

I'm afraid I'm living in a dream!

These three alone have already exceeded his bottom line, and with a lot of exchange conditions and promises given by the other party, Chu Guang can't see any substantive benefits at all.

To put it bluntly, what does he get by doing business with the Bougerra Free State?

A bunch of munitions?

Not to mention that the new alliance is not short of weapons at all, and there is no need to fight a war recently.

The immediate priority is to convert the surplus military production capacity to civilian use and ensure the food supply and reserves in the settlements.

From this point of view, it is obviously better to trade with the farmers in the south than with the arms dealers in the north.

“…… In that case, let's wait until we have enough trust in each other to talk about a more official trade agreement. After listening to the other party's request, Chu Guang directly rejected Xavier's request with one sentence.

Xavier didn't say anything more, expressed regret and took his leave.

Chu Guang could feel that the other party did not have much sincerity towards this trade agreement.

This feeling is even more pronounced after hearing that Dillon is dead.

The Tooth Clan has fallen, and it is only a matter of time before the Chew Bone Clan falls apart.

However, there are still too many mysteries on this decomposing corpse.

Why is a group of marauders supported by both the Torch Church and the Legion?

There must be hidden secrets in this that I don't understand.

Unfortunately, Golden Tooth died, and Dillon died, so he had to find a way to investigate from the other POWs......

The door of the tent.

Chu Guang happened to see Butan waiting there, so he put away his solemn expression, and a pleasant smile appeared on his face again.

"What's the matter? Friends at Camp 101. ”

The old man didn't go around in circles and went straight to the point.

"The drainage system in Dawnville needs to be redesigned, and according to the current construction plan, it will definitely be a puddle by July!"

Turning into a puddle?

Is that an exaggeration?

Hearing this, Chu Guang's face showed a touch of surprise, and he immediately paid attention to it.

"Can you elaborate on that?"

"I'm here to discuss this with you!"

Butan did not reserve it, and told Chu Guang about his findings, including the precipitation situation in Xizhou City in previous years, including the places where the design of the drainage system was not well considered.

After listening carefully to his suggestion, Chu Guang quietly sent a task to the chief designer of the alliance, [Keeping People Under the Knife].

The urban planning of the new alliance is mainly done by players, and while the design concepts of the 21st century are enough to be used in the wasteland, it is inevitable that there will be negligence in copying them.

Talking to experts in the wasteland will not only help the new alliance in the future, but it will also help the players themselves.

"The design of the drainage system really can't be sloppy! Can you please communicate with our designers about the specific improvement plan? ”

I didn't expect Chu Guang to attach so much importance to his opinion, Bu Tan was surprised in his heart, and he couldn't help but have a hint of joy on his face, and immediately patted his chest and packed the ticket.

"No problem! I'll stay here for a few days, and I'll help you figure out a way to see if you can improve the design. ”

And this good thing?!

Of course, Chu Guang would not refuse, and immediately said happily.

"Great, then I'm sorry for you!"

Butan smiled embarrassedly, "It's not troublesome, it's a trivial matter." On the side of the visiting delegation, I have to take care of you! ”

Chu Guang smiled and said, "That's for sure!" Rest assured, leave it to me! ”

……

The construction site of Auroville.

The construction of the sewer was stopped.

Squatting on the concrete pier, the knife left people staring at the drawings in their hands full of circles and dots, scratching their ears and cheeks, and their scalps were about to burst.

When he received the assignment, the manager called him over and introduced him to an old man who was said to be studying environmental engineering.

At the beginning, I didn't pay attention to keeping people under the knife, but I just thought it was a plot.

However, what he didn't expect was that as soon as the manager introduced the old man to him, the old man took his drawings and kept pointing at him.

VM solves the problem of communication.

Someone pointed fingers at his drawings, and the knife was immediately unhappy, and immediately argued with the old man.

However, after arguing for a while, he suddenly began to realize that what the other party said seemed to have some truth.

And more than that.

It's embarrassing......

Seeing Makabazi passing by, he couldn't help but lean over curiously.

"What's wrong brother?"

The man left under the knife sighed.

"I don't understand ......"

He told Makabazi what had just happened.

The latter scratched his head and said with a confused expression.

"All in all...... An NPC who thinks there's something wrong with your design? And now the sewer construction has been stopped? ”

"Yes." The knife left people and nodded honestly.

Makabahzi was shocked.

"Damn, what do NPCs know?"

"I didn't ...... This NPC is different from other NPCs, and there is something to be said. The knife man sighed.

During the conversation, he even felt like he was back in class.

Whether it is the design concept or the design idea, the academic and professional level displayed by the other party makes him doubt whether it is an NPC standing in front of him or a "professor" wearing an NPC coat.

It's really nostalgic to think about.

How many years have you been working on your own?

Although I am not a master in the field of civil engineering and urban planning, and I haven't worked in the field for a while, I have absolutely nothing to say about experience.

The more I thought about it, the more I wondered.

A gaming company.

As for making such small things so professional?

Makabazi scratched her head.

"So what's going on now?"

He doesn't know anything about how to design and construct, and he doesn't do this in reality, as a power department, he only knows how to work miracles.

Anyway, there are so many big guys in this game, and he doesn't need to think about so many things.

"No, let's change it according to his method," Liuren sighed, patted his pants and stood up, "Convene a meeting of the foremen of the construction team." ”

"There is a new work arrangement."

……

Early the next morning.

The northern suburbs of Qingquan City.

Amid the drumming of the band and the cheers of the people, the train full of victory and glory dragged a long whistle into the station in the north of the Dawning City.

People held flower baskets in their hands and threw their petals at the train, celebrating the triumph of the warriors.

The boys chase each other, laughing and slapping around the edge of the crowd and playing the game of war, taking turns playing the role of righteous soldiers and evil marauders.

The rumbling of the train can be used as an accompaniment.

Although the real battlefield is far more brutal than the script they can imagine.

Most of the girls stood next to their parents, their eyes full of curiosity and longing as they looked at the train.

Quietly pulling Shuangxue's sleeve, Shuanghe, who was standing next to his father, lowered his voice and whispered with the corners of his mouth bent.

“…… Do you feel your heart pounding? ”

Frost Blushed and glared at her sister, but she didn't take her eyes off the train.

The youngest frost night blinked her eyes, not quite understanding what the eldest sister and the second sister were discussing.

The guards of Dawning City formed a long line next to the railway, maintaining order at the scene and keeping the crowd a little further away from the railroad to avoid accidents.

However, even so, it still can't stop the enthusiasm of the residents of Dawning City like the waves.

The war is over!

This is undoubtedly an epic victory!

Those barbarians who drank blood could no longer threaten the peace and prosperity of Dawning City.

Praise the Union!

Praise the manager!

Thanks to the warriors of the expedition, they cut off the sin with the sword in their hands—

Every single one of them is a hero!

Standing in the cab of the train, looking at the happy faces outside the window, Chu Guang's face couldn't help but show a smile of relief.

He gently patted the conductor's seat.

"Slow down a little and let our soldiers enjoy the joy of victory for a little longer."

The conductor smiled and nodded.

"Alright, sir!"

A long whistle sounded, and the train slowed down.

At the same time, the cars in the back are equally lively.

"Oh, this is the capital of the new alliance!" He pressed his face to the car window, his eyes full of excitement and Pai, and he wanted to stick his head out.

Seeing this, Yuan Feng hurriedly stretched out his hand and pulled the idle little girl back, staring at her and counting the ways.

"Settle down! Have you forgotten what your teacher said to you, you represent the image of all the residents of our Camp 101...... Do you want to disgrace everyone? ”

Pai pursed her lips sullenly and glanced to the side.

"I'm not the only one who ...... like this"

She is indeed not alone.

Compared to the actions of the players, she can be regarded as relatively restrained.

For example, a certain tail not only sticks its face to the car window, but even its nose is squeezed out of shape.

"I'm giao! Small fish! Woo woo, cute little fish, must want to die tail! ”

Siss, who was sitting on the side, sighed softly.

"Wake up, your little fish is obviously going to greet the manager, right?"

"I don't care! I'm going to kiss a little fish! Tail yelled.

As soon as he heard this, the big white bear sitting opposite the two of them was suddenly unhappy, and even raised his eyebrows...... Although the vertical is not obvious.

"Shut up! The little fish is obviously mine! ”

The tail was taken aback.

"Yikes! You whimsical flesh, are you worthy of Teddy!? ”

"What the hell is Teddy, don't mess with me to pull CP!"

"Don't make a noise...... Why don't you take a bite for each person? ”

The cat above his head swayed uneasily, and the sesame paste tried to soothe the noisy man and bear.

Si Si, who was sitting next to him, sighed and reminded helplessly.

“…… I can understand your feelings, but against the will of the NPC, you will be kicked out of the line if you plot against the NPC. ”

At this time, a gentle electronic sound sounded in the carriage.

It's not a human language.

It's Mandarin.

"Hello dear players, this train is about to arrive, and the residents of the new alliance are greeting us in triumph. I hope everyone pays attention to their words and deeds, and don't exaggerate too much, which affects the image of the collective. ”

"Due to the one-person-one-number mechanism, the account of the social death cannot be cancelled, so please behave like a normal person at least when you go through the plot!"

The tail immediately removed his face from the window.

"Huh? Was that the voice of the plan? ”

Sis looked at the horn on the roof of the carriage.

“…… Who knows. ”

The train arrives at the station.

Fresh flowers.

Applause.

And hurray!

It's all coming in like a tidal wave!

Feeling the enthusiasm on their faces, the players who walked out of the carriage couldn't help but be in a trance for a while.

It's like ......

They are real heroes.

No, it can't be said that it seems, it should be said that it is!

They have guarded the world!

The sense of pride and spiritual satisfaction that they had never felt in other games sprouted in their hearts like a germinating seed.

This sense of accomplishment that goes deep into the soul is far from being comparable to a few lines of cold numbers and a few lines of text in the conclusion of the clearance.

Looking at the flowers that were forcibly stuffed into his hands, the construction site boy muttered in a daze.

"This game is too real......"

"Thank you!"

Smiling, she took the flowers from the little girl's hand, and Irena politely said thank you.

Seeing the red-faced girl into the crowd, he stared at the flowers in his hand, and suddenly approached and sniffed curiously.

In the end, he couldn't hold back, he reached out and plucked one and threw it into his mouth.

emmm……

The taste is okay?

The mole fleeing from the canyon standing next to it happened to see this scene and cast a surprised look at Lao Na.

"Yikes! Don't you even let go of flowers? ”

Irena said as a matter of course.

"What if I can add a buff?"

How do you know without giving it a try?

Isn't that how the monster meat and physique buff was tried?

The mole couldn't help but complain.

"There's a ghost buff!"

This guy must be crazy!

On the platform of the train station, surrounded by flowers, Chu Guang looked at Boss Xia, Xiaoyu, Yu Hu, Old Charlie, Luca and everyone in the crowd, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

"I'm back."

"Congratulations on your victory, honorable administrator, we have prepared a banquet for you to celebrate your victory." Old Charlie said respectfully.

"If only you're safe." Looking at Chu Guang, who was intact, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

The pale yellow flowers were held in the palm of her hand, and she was shy and finally embarrassed to hand them out.

"Thank you."

Looking at the people who supported him, Chu Guang smiled and nodded.

Although his hands were almost out of place, he still reached out and took the flowers from everyone's hands.

When I got back, I planted it near the sanatorium.

Looking at the azure armor stained with colorful petals, Xia Yan muttered quietly.

"Aren't you hot in this iron lump every day? It's summer. ”

Chu Guang smiled slightly and said slightly proudly.

"You don't understand this, this iron bump comes with air conditioning, warm in winter and cool in summer, do you want to wear it and try it?"

Xia Yan's face flushed.

"You...... Say something weird. ”

Chu Guang: "......?" ”

He thought about it, but he didn't think of anything wrong with his words.

That must be the person listening to something.

The triumphal ceremony lasted from daylight until noon.

The celebratory banquets and revelries lasted from noon to evening.

I am afraid that the tons of fine wine and food consumed throughout the day today will be counted.

However, even the old Luca, who pursued frugality, would not say much on this occasion.

Celebrate for a common victory.

After tonight, those who have come together to survive will be more united than they were yesterday.

The night is getting darker.

Players who can't get enough of it are going offline one after another.

However, the lively atmosphere was far from over, but was brought to the forum of the official website.

While they were having fun in the game, people outside the game weren't idle.

The market for silver coins has completely entered a white heat.

Astronomical orders are pouring in one after another, and the big money owners who come from nowhere are like going up, frantically throwing money to recover the silver coins in the hands of players.

Seeing that the price is showing signs of losing its mind, the game official has finally come forward.

And two announcements were made in a row.

[Due to the fluctuation of the server network, the silver coin trading platform is temporarily suspended for one day]

[Special Event: The Special Loot Auction Event Begins! 】

[(Link for details)]