"Oh oh! You've got so many good stuff here! ”

B4 Floor Browsing Room.

Looking at the shelves with so many books, Pai's eyes sparkled like sapphires illuminated by torches.

Standing next to Payi, Xiao Yu said in a very soft voice.

"Brother Chu said that you can borrow books at will, but you can't take them out of the shelter, and don't break them."

It's 8 p.m., and her bank uniform has been changed into loose loungewear, her ponytail has been lowered, and her supple hair hangs down her shoulders, looking like a little sister next door.

By the way, both clothes were designed by the rattan hut.

"Don't worry!" Removing an encyclopedia from the shelf, Pai happily continued, "I'll take care of it!" ”

Standing behind the two of them, looking at the encyclopedia that Pai had taken off, Chu Guang asked curiously.

"Don't you have it there?"

"Yes! But not so much! ”

Pai gestured with his left hand on the bookshelf and continued.

"The bookshelf in my master's house is about half the size. It contained books he'd picked up from the wasteland, as well as some broken storage, which he'd spent half his life repairing, but had only done a little bit so far. ”

Chu Guang was quite surprised: "It seems that your master is a respected scholar. ”

"Of course!" Pai cocked the tip of his nose triumphantly, "That old man knows a lot!" ”

“……”

Chu Guang coughed lightly.

“…… You may wish to suggest to your teacher that you can teach a few more students so that he can also be more relaxed. ”

Pai sighed and said helplessly.

"I've always suggested that, but it's too hard to recruit students...... Our camp is fine, and many of the survivors outside don't even have enough to eat. ”

It seems that this little girl is not completely ignorant of the suffering of the world, which made Chu Guang a little surprised.

"You can bring him to us, we've solved the problem of food and clothing here."

Like being a Minister of Education or something.

Although this was said in a half-joking tone, Pai's eyes lit up after hearing it, and he said excitedly.

"Hey, yes, you have so many delicious things here, there must be no shortage of people who are full of food to support. When I get back, I will suggest to my master that he come to you to pull the strong man!" ”

It's okay to hold on when you're full......

This guy really thinks of what to say.

Chu Guang almost didn't choke on the spittle, and looked at the small fish next to him with a dry cough.

“…… You can play with her for a while, and take her wherever you want to go,"

At the heart of the entire Vault, the control terminal at the deepest part of the B4 floor.

However, only Chu Guang has the authority there, and ordinary people can't even enter the maintenance room in front, at most they can walk to the gym behind the browsing room.

Xiao Yu nodded obediently.

"What about you?"

Chu Guang glanced at the time on the VM.

"Hea asked me to go to the medical lab for a check-up, and I'm going to do it later."

For the past two months, he has been on the front line, and the three days he just came back from the front were busy with various things.

During this period, although the gene sequence has been promoted several times, the attribute panel has not been updated.

It wasn't until this morning, when Chu Guang got up from bed sweating profusely, that he realized that he hadn't checked his physical condition in a while.

Medical Laboratories.

Heya, dressed in a white coat, had been waiting for a long time.

Looking at Chu Guang who walked through the movable door, there was no nonsense, she reached out and patted on the scanning table like an operating table.

"Quick, lie down."

Being looked at by those excited eyes, Chu Guang always felt like a guinea pig.

But this is not the first time.

He's used to it.

The scan data is out, and the updated properties panel is quickly displayed on the VM.

【

ID: Chu Guang

Gene Sequencing: Managers (Phase III)

Grades: LV.22→ LV.27

——Basic Attributes——

Strength: 25

Dexterity: 18→20

Constitution: 21→22

Perception: 20→21

Intelligence: 20→24

】

Sequence progress has increased by 5 percent, which is reflected in the stats panel, which is a 5-level increase.

However, what surprised Chu Guang the most was not this, but that his attributes had actually grown by 8 points!

"Intelligence has gone up 4 points! Boy...... It's almost time to catch up! ”

However, the strength attribute did not rise at all, which Chu Guang did not expect.

Is it because you sit in the back and command?

Although the speed of the brain increases, it does help him more than muscle growth.

"Incredible...... I'm getting more and more interested in your body. ”

Staring at the tablet in her hand, Heya had an incredible expression on her face, and her mouth was babbling something difficult to understand.

Honestly, if she didn't speak, that face that seemed to come from the 3D zone was pretty indeed.

It's no wonder that she has no sense of existence, and her popularity on the forum is unexpectedly high.

However, the premise is not to speak......

Chu Guang coughed lightly.

“…… Please don't say anything that is so misleading. ”

Hea's eyes widened.

"If you misunderstand? No, I'm serious! Remember what I told you earlier? Your DNA exhibits similar properties to the mother nest – they are able to actively modify their DNA according to the evolution of the fruiting body in the environment, expressing traits that are more adaptable to the environment! It's incredible! ”

“……”

Looking at Heya, who was completely immersed in his own world, Chu Guang put on his coat in silence.

However, just as he was about to slip out of the medical laboratory, Hea suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm.

"Wait, wait a minute...... I have one more thing to ask you! ”

Chu Guang: "...... What's up. ”

Hea said in an excited tone.

"Samples! My lab needs more samples of the slime mold variant! ”

"You locked the permissions of the area within the Third Ring Road of Qingquan City before, I can't post the task of that area, and I can't find you! Without more samples, there is no way to continue research on the slime mold variant, and I haven't made any new progress for a whole month! ”

Being stared at by that fanatical gaze, Chu Guang raised his VM with a look on his face and tapped it twice.

"Okay, okay, I'll untie it for you......"

Happily letting go of her hand, Heya's expression finally returned to normal.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome, I'll leave first if there's nothing else......" Before Chu Guang finished speaking, Heya had already turned around and walked through the activity door and went to the sample analysis room next to him.

Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief and left quickly.

In fact, Heya didn't mention it, and in two days, he also planned to lift the ban on the task release authority from the second ring road to the third ring road.

Wasteland Online has never forbade players to explore the edges of the map, and planet-like explorable areas and outer space in the works are among his biggest pies.

However, although there are no restrictions on the player's activity area, Chu Guang has always had restrictions on the authority of NPCs.

In particular, the scope of the release of the task.

With the exception of the Merchant Guild, other units cannot issue missions to players that are too far away from the signal range of the new Alliance.

Some areas that are too dangerous must not appear on the regular task list.

However, after experiencing the battle in Xizhou City, many third-stage powerhouses with a second awakening have been born among the players.

For example, the Niu Ma team, the third ring road in Qingquan City is no longer so dangerous for them.

Restrictions on missions involving the downtown area can be lifted gradually, but the level of access to missions must be set at LV20 or higher.

Although death is not a big deal for players, as a manager, Chu Guang still hopes to avoid some meaningless deaths.

This makes dying more worthwhile.

……

TS City.

The tent of the Snake Clan.

Looking at the subordinates kneeling under the tent, the leader of the snake clan widened his eyes and his eyes were about to split.

"The Golden Tooth is dead?!"

The man kneeling under the tent trembled.

"Dead...... I heard that he was betrayed by his own people, and he was killed in the artillery hole, and only half of his body was left. ”

The members of the New Alliance hung his body at the north gate of Dawning City, along with more than a dozen commanders...... Except for three or five who voluntarily surrendered, the rest were all hanged. ”

"Most of the more than 20,000 members of the Ya clan were captured, and I heard that some of them were sent to the mines, and some of them were digging by the lake in Xizhou City."

"Now the whole of the West Continent...... That is, to the west of us, which is already the territory of the new alliance. ”

"......" listened to the report of his subordinates, and the face of the leader of the snake clan was filled with horror and confusion.

Half a month ago, Golden Tooth sent a message to him, shouting that he should not worry, and that he would take Qingquan City in one fell swoop and join him in Honghe Town.

He really wasn't worried at first.

The Tooth Clan is the head of the Chewing Bone Tribe, and the Golden Tooth has nearly 30 tanks and more than 30,000 troops, and its troops and equipment are more than three times that of its own.

On the other hand, the new alliance is just a small village with a total population of no more than 10,000.

Even if you lead a pig to sit there and command, you won't be beaten so badly, right?

Looking at the map hanging on the wall, the leader of the Snake Clan gradually appeared with a trace of despair on his solemn face.

Xizhou City is less than 20 kilometers away, and they only need to push the cannon forward a little bit along the tributary of Tianshui, or even not too far, to throw the cannonball above their heads.

The staff officer standing next to him whispered.

“…… The south has been unable to be attacked for a long time, and there is another trouble in the west, and it is no longer possible to stay here. ”

"So where can we go? Do you want to rob the north side again? The leader of the Snake Clan said irritably.

The staff officer was silent for a moment and sighed softly.

"The miners of Red River Town have been united, and even if we concentrate all our forces and make a desperate bet to take down there, we will fight with them and finally let the new alliance reap the benefits."

“…… To the east, down the Tianshui River, the eastern provinces can barely find a place for us, although the most fertile soil is out of reach. While the new alliance has not yet freed up its hands, it is too late to retreat. ”

"Otherwise, we will be in danger of being attacked on our backs."

The leader of the Snake Clan fell silent.

Although he was reluctant in his heart, he had to admit that this was probably the only way to live......

……

Red River Town.

Position on the south side of Antler Mountain.

The front-line commander standing next to the anti-artillery hole, holding a telescope in his hand, looked at the mountain that had been repeatedly contested opposite, and a trace of surprise gradually appeared in his eyes.

“…… Those marauders retreated. ”

The adjutant standing on the side was stunned and hurriedly asked.

"Retreated? What's the situation? ”

"I don't know ......"

The commander shook his head and handed the telescope to his lieutenant, "See for yourself." ”

Reaching out to take the binoculars, the adjutant stared at the opposite hill for a long time, and found that there was indeed no one on the other side.

If you look closely, you can see that the bayonets erected outside the trenches are still stuck in wooden sticks.

Putting down the binoculars, he looked at the commander with a strange expression.

“…… Could it be a trap? ”

"Send a team of scouts up there and take a look." After pondering for a long time, the commander continued, "Also, report the situation here to the Mining Guild - I mean the headquarters. ”

The adjutant nodded and said immediately.

"I'll arrange it!"

The mining guild is a historical term, but most of the people in the area have not yet adapted to it.

Since the news of Songlinyu's victory spread some time ago, the mine owners and chamber of commerce bosses in Honghe Town have been arguing almost twice a day, and they have brought people to surround the guild every three or five times, and every day is a picture of the end.

Of course, it's impossible to be really finished, after all, when you're really terminally ill, you often don't make a fuss, at most it's a joy when you return to the light.

Quarrel after quarrel, everyone actually knows very well in their hearts that there is a relationship between them that is a win-win relationship.

In this wasteland world surrounded by death and despair, no one can truly leave the other.

In the heat of the quarrel, those originally irreconcilable issues were instead agreed.

The merchants agreed to reduce the number of mercenaries and create a well-trained standing army, but the mine owners paid 70% of the military expenses, and they only paid 30%.

In exchange, the mine owners made more concessions on the creation of a "more centralized governing body" and allowed the chambers of commerce that run the various survivor settlements to have more seats in the body.

After all, where there are many free people, there are also more educated people.

However, in contrast, the major settlements in Red River will bear more public expenditure than the major mines.

At the same time, major mines and chambers of commerce need to take out 10% of their profits as taxes for this unified body.

From now on, the town of Red River was officially renamed the Red River Alliance, and it no longer referred to itself by its historical place name.

Although they have been wary of the expansion of the new alliance, they eventually become the one they hate the most......

……

Early the next morning.

Chu Guang, who was inspecting the work of the trade union, happened to receive a call from the military base of the New Alliance in Honghe Town.

When he learned about what was happening in Honghe Town these days from Xu Shun, the person in charge of the military base, he was surprised and a little crying and laughing for a while.

Boy.

Red River Town directly became the Red River Alliance?

Chu Guang never expected that the epic victory of the New Alliance in Songlinyu would cause such a big sensation, and even unexpectedly promote the change of the survivor forces in Honghe Town.

Perhaps it was because he was greedy for the development of the new alliance, and the other side simply copied his homework.

But I didn't copy it all.

It's just a partiality that was selectively copied.

“…… The Snake Clan has retreated, and the other party has submitted a written request to us to reduce our garrison in the Red River Alliance. For a long time in the future, they will no longer need mercenaries. ”

Listening to Xu Shun's report on the call, Chu Guang thought quietly for a while and spoke.

"You tell them, just say that we will withdraw our troops from them in a planned way after the threat of the Chewy Bone Tribe is completely lifted, but not now."

"The Tooth Clan has been wiped out by us, but there are still two left to be resolved, and those marauders could come back at any time, now is not the time to discuss this matter."

"Reassure them that we will not interfere in their internal affairs, but we must ensure the safety of our residents to engage in local business and business activities."

Seeing the Marauder being driven away, you want to send his little players away?

Does he look like the kind of guy who comes and goes when he moves?

I want to eat a fart!

From a practical point of view, it is unlikely that the new alliance will abandon its garrison in Red River.

At present, it is only three days to get there from Dawning City at the earliest, and if the military base is revoked, it means that players will not be able to save and receive tasks normally in Red River Town, and it also means that his little player may be cut leeks by others.

This is something that Chu Guang can't accept no matter what.

Xu Shun on the other side of the communication channel gave a military salute and answered cleanly.

"Yes!"

After the call ended, Chu Guang looked at Old Charlie, who was standing aside and waiting quietly.

Clearing his throat, he continued.

"There's a little problem with Red River, but it's not a big problem...... Where did we just go? ”

"Speaking of our neighbor to the south."

Old Charlie spoke softly and patiently picked up the topic that had just been interrupted by the phone.

"According to what you learned from the office you set up in Boulder, the city hall of Boulder recently introduced a bill requiring weapons shops and vendors in Boulder to stop selling LD-47 series weapons."

"It's clear that they've realised that we're taking market share away from them."

LD-47 is powerful and cheap, so it is liked by many mercenaries.

The reason why sales were not good in the past was simply because the bullets were not good.

But now the bullets of the new alliance are getting cheaper and cheaper, especially after the copper ore in Qingshi County is mined, and the wholesale price is even more discounted.

Under the trend of huge profit margins, more and more traders are more willing to import those high-quality and low-cost bullets produced by the new alliance, so that the sales data of the "Drones" series of assault rifles produced by the Boulder City Military Factory have plummeted.

Chu Guang frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly had a whim.

"What if we renamed it? For example, change LD to AK? ”

Old Charlie was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.

“…… Do you think the other side is a fool? ”

Chu Guang smiled embarrassedly.

"That's right."

If you change your name and continue to sell this kind of thing, you can indeed deceive fools.

Those vendors still want to continue their business in Boulder City, even if they don't listen to the city hall outside the city, they have to listen to the factory owners.

Looking at the pensive manager, old Charlie paused and continued.

“…… In fact, even if we lose this share of trade, it is not a big deal, and mercenary groups in need will naturally come to our territory to buy, and we can also buy our products in the slums and black markets outside the city...... These are not subject to the control of the city halls of other cities. ”

"What we should really be wary of is that our neighbors' attitudes towards us are changing, and our developments have alarmed them."

Chu Guang nodded slightly solemnly.

"Indeed, this is a problem."

The new alliance was able to complete industrialization in such a short period of time, partly thanks to the production experience brought by the small players from reality, and partly thanks to the advanced tools provided by the Trailblazer.

However, trade with Boulder City is also a part that cannot be ignored.

For example, the production lines of solid-state hydrogen batteries and KV-1 exoskeletons are many imported from the second-hand equipment auction market in Boulder City.

There is also a large number of engineers employed at the Liszt factory, all of whom also come from the talent market of Boulder City.

In addition to the products themselves, these enterprises from Boulder City have also given birth to a large number of supporting industries.

For example, advanced electrodes, control components, micro motors, and so on.

Some of these parts were exported to Boulder City, and some were digested by the local companies of the new alliance.

Objectively speaking, all these have provided a lot of help to the industrial development of the new Union.

If relations with Boulder continue to deteriorate, it is certain that there will be an impact on the industrialization of the new alliance.

Of course, this is not without effect on the Boulder itself.

For example, the A3 composite aluminum of the Bucky Aluminum Factory, and the factory in Boulder City are also imported.

In the process of development, the new alliance has mastered some "core technologies".

Chu Guang looked at old Charlie and asked.

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

Old Charlie continued.

"The possibility of a direct conflict between us and the other side is slim, but it is not impossible. The new alliance is no longer the small village it used to be, and our expansion has alarmed our neighbors. In the long run, we still have to pay attention to our relationship with them. ”

"For example, we could send diplomats and have more official exchanges with our neighbors. Not just Boulder, but also Red River, and even further afield, Junk City...... We don't necessarily need them to be friendly, but at least we have to avoid having them unite against us. ”

Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully.

"You have a point, this question really has to be approached with caution."

In the past, foreign affairs had always been in charge of the merchants' union.

After all, the size of the new alliance was too small at that time, and the relationship with other settlements was only a trade relationship, and even the tariffs were only made two months ago.

It's not the same now as it used to be.

The population of the new alliance has exceeded 10,000, and the territory has expanded northward to Xizhou City, and the logistics are no longer just a few workshops and warehouses, and the relationship with the neighbors is naturally impossible to maintain only trade exchanges as before.

This also involves geopolitical security and strategic needs.

In fact, not only diplomacy, but also a series of fields such as economy, industry, transportation, energy, trade, education, etc., need to set up special departments to manage them, rather than having to give instructions in person every time.

Although with Xiaoqi's help, it was really easy. If he wanted to, he could even get a player on the front line to move the machine gun emplacement forward by five meters.

Taking advantage of the victory of the Northern Expedition, Chu Guang planned to carry out a second reform of the management of the new alliance.

Last time it was changed to the Guards, this time it was changed to internal affairs.

The [Logistics Department], which is too bloated, will be split, and Chu Guang will further clarify the specific responsibilities of each department, as well as the tasks they are responsible for.

In this way, he can also reduce the slight manipulation and make himself a little easier.

Seeing what the manager was thinking, Old Charlie smiled and nodded, and said softly respectfully.

"Looks like you're already aware."

"You just asked me what my advice was, and my suggestion was, now is the time to do it."

Chapter 342: Change

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