The way to leave the virtual world is simple.

All you need to do is reach out and touch the temple to remove your glasses.

During a casual conversation with Dr. Method, Chu Guang learned that the inhabitants of Vault 101 had abandoned their physical bodies and uploaded their consciousness to the virtual world, embracing a higher evolution.

And from this it was given a new lease of life.

He seemed to know the original administrator of Vault 404, but didn't want to say much about the man, calling him by his first name, the Professor.

However, from his attitude, Chu Guang could feel that there was no need to say much respect.

A strange thought came to Chu Guang's mind.

Could it be that his mentor and the original administrator of Vault 404 were the same person?

But when he asked the question, the man didn't admit it, just smiled faintly and changed the subject without a trace.

“…… Our world started with 6,000 people and now has a population of 3 billion, the vast majority of whom were born from complex self-evolving operations. And we only need to consume a small amount of resources to meet all our material and spiritual needs. ”

Sitting on a park bench, the man's gaze crossed the bustling crowd.

The silhouette of the city can be seen in the distance.

"I've spent all my life savings here, and I've stockpiled enough resources in the Vault to keep the world running smoothly for a thousand years, if not longer. I decided a long time ago,"

"But one day it will be gone."

Hearing Chu Guang's words, Dr. Method smiled and asked in a very soft voice.

"Yes, but what is eternal?"

"The indestructible alliance has only survived for just over a century, and we have not been able to prosper for as long as we have sunk."

"And here, we can anticipate the day when the world will be destroyed, and calmly meet our final destiny before the end comes, and I don't think it's a bad thing."

As he spoke, he got up from the bench and looked at Chu Guang who was sitting next to him with a smile.

"Thank you for staying with me for so long, but now I have to go to my wife and daughter. If you are interested in our world, you can walk around. ”

"The world is big and will never let you get bored. Of course, if you like it, you can stay. ”

That last sentence doesn't seem like a joke.

Chu Guang hesitated for half a second, but it was only half a second.

"No need, there are a lot of people waiting for me over there."

He admits it's beautiful.

Clean sunshine, air and water, endless resources to feed 3 billion people.

This is the real "game world".

It's also the perfect utopia.

There are no xenomorphs, no predators and mutants, and not even the concept of exploitation.

However, it was precisely because of this that Chu Guang was worried that he was indulging in this beautiful and false dream.

Rising from the bench, he lifted his index finger and pressed it to his temple, fumbling for a transparent bulge.

According to the method doctor, just take it off and you can leave here.

However, just when Chu Guang was about to do this, he suddenly thought of something and blurted out.

"If I choose to stay, won't the professor's experiment you call a failure?"

If memory serves.

Upon death, Vault 404 will be shut down, and the form-forming field device will cease to function and reopen when the time comes.

Maybe ten years from now, maybe a century or even more in the future.

"It doesn't matter, since you've come here, you'll definitely refuse." A sly smile suddenly appeared on the man's face, "You just take that sentence as a polite sentence." ”

That smile made Chu Guang can't help but roll his eyes.

He wanted to play his cards out of the box, but if he did, he might have fallen into the hands of this guy.

"You're just daydreaming about it for the rest of your life."

Looking at the fading figure, the doctor smiled and waved his hand.

"Lend you good words."

……

Colorful colors are withdrawn from consciousness, and inky lenses come into view.

Chu Guang took off his glasses, put them on the table next to him, got up and walked to the door.

The door pushes open.

Seeing Chu Guang who appeared at the door, the soldiers waiting at the door finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The same was true of Horn, who was standing aside.

He put his hand into his sleeve, took off the VM he was wearing on his arm, and handed it to Chu Guang, who was standing at the door.

"The Herald asked me to give it to you."

"Thank you."

With a simple polite word, Chu Guang reached out and took the wrist-borne computer.

Almost as soon as his index finger touched it, a pale blue pop-up window appeared in front of his eyes.

[Mission: Recover the VM of Vault 101 Administrator (Completed)]

[Reward: 3,500 gene sequences]

Looking at the pop-up window presented in front of him, Chu Guang couldn't help but have a touch of joy in his eyes, and raised his index finger and clicked on the earphones.

"Xiaoqi."

The words fell, and Xiao Qi's voice came from his ears.

"Yes, master."

Chu Guang immediately ordered.

"Restart player recruitment!"

Xiaoqi: "Roger!" ”

After a clean answer, the long-suspended release of closed beta qualifications finally restarted.

It is still based on the standard of 20 accounts per day.

This time, he will focus more on recruiting players with ideas and creativity, and enrich the diversity of the player community while ensuring that the above positions remain neutral.

3,500 gene sequences, enough to be used until the end of the year. Considering the bumper grain harvest after the autumn and the gradually expanding grain import quota, the speed of issuance of this sealed test qualification is the most appropriate.

Soon another batch of fresh leeks entered.

That's nice!

Chu Guang looked at the VM in his hand.

This is probably the easiest task he received from the Manager's Work Diary.

When he first saw the reward of the task, Chu Guang thought how difficult this task would be.

Unexpectedly, the administrators of Vault 101 really just wanted to see him, and had no other plans or intentions at all.

For Chu Guang, it's like going through a CG cutscene.

Suddenly thinking of something, Chu Guang looked at Horn who was standing on the side and asked curiously.

"Do you usually communicate in this way?"

Horn nodded slightly.

"Yes, after all, it takes a lot of energy to open a door once, and it will be more energy-efficient with a virtual reality system."

Chu Guang asked.

"You didn't want to stay there?"

"Stay in ...... There? ”

There was a blank look in Horn's eyes, "You mean that pure white room?" But there's nothing there. ”

Chu Guang's eyes couldn't help but have a hint of weirdness.

Boy.

The inhabitants of Camp 101 have never really been to that world.

But think about it.

If you are not a person with a firm mind, after seeing the prosperity of that world, I am afraid it will be difficult to maintain your true heart.

After all, a person's life is only a hundred years, and if you can get a thousand years of peace, there is really nothing to be nostalgic for in the physical body.

Seeing that Chu Guang's expression was a little strange, Horn couldn't help asking.

"Any questions?"

"It's nothing, it's good." Chu Guang said casually, and quickly ended the topic.

Horn looked at him blankly, confused, but didn't continue to ask.

After all, it doesn't really matter.

"It seems that you had a great conversation with our pioneers...... Is there anything else you need? ”

"No, thank you for your hospitality."

One last glance at the gear-shaped door that seemed to be fixed in space, Chu Guang then looked at Lu Bei and the other soldiers of the Guards Corps.

"Let's go."

……

After leaving Vault 101, Chu Guang returned to the surface.

He first stopped by to visit Xia Yan, Xiaoyu and other students, then went around the construction site of Dawn City, and finally returned to the garrison of the Second Corps.

When he crossed the barracks gate, a group of young players were carrying a wild deer with three horns on their backs from the direction of the forest.

They brought their prey to the camp's fire, where they prepared to cook it into game.

Noticing the manager, the players' eyes lit up, and their expressions were as if they had found a rare animal, and they immediately looked towards Chu Guang.

One of the players with a strong sense of substitution clapped his hands and got up, trotted in front of Chu Guang, and said respectfully.

"Dear Administrator, we just hit a wild deer and were about to roast it!"

"If you don't dislike it, we have more space here!"

Chu Guang happened to be a little hungry, so he said with a smile.

"Then you're welcome!"

The player's face showed a look of surprise, obviously he didn't expect Chu Guang to agree so simply.

But soon, the surprised expression turned into a face full of joy, followed by an excited nod.

"Okay!"

Seeing that his companion had brought the manager back, the players immediately pulled him aside.

"Gan, why did you bring the NPC here?"

The player smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head.

"Hehe, I'm not thinking about being able to increase my favorability, in case I unlock the hidden mission, then it will be developed!"

"Shhh...... You have a point. ”

"Then you have to do it seriously!"

Listening to the players muttering about their favorability, Chu Guang couldn't help but laugh a little.

But watching them busy handling their prey, they still didn't laugh out loud in the end.

It took more than an hour to process the prey.

This involves peeling and removing excess fat, as well as sprinkling with the Vault's special spices.

In order to put the prey on the charcoal fire, a group of young players are very busy.

When the sun set, Chu Guang finally ate the game roasted by the players.

The rich aroma spreads between the lips and teeth, but unfortunately there is no beer here, otherwise it would be even more refreshing.

Holding the deer leg in his hand, Chu Guang couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

It's not so much that he is reluctant to this world, but rather that he is reluctant to those hard-working and brave friends.

"Thank you, it was delicious and felt dispelled from the tiredness of the whole day...... If you open a barbecue restaurant, you're sure to be able to catch fire. Chu Guang said in a joking tone.

The little player who had pulled him here earlier stood up once again and said with a look of loyalty.

"You're welcome!"

"It's our pleasure to serve you!"

The little players gathered around the fire also looked at Chu Guang expectantly, with a bright future in their eyes.

It was as if it was calling.

It's up!

Favorability!

It's definitely going up!

……

Nothing was said all night.

At dawn the next day, Chu Guang boarded the train back to Dawn City, ending his visit to Dawn City and Camp 101.

In addition to the 3,500 qualifications for the closed beta, another gain from this trip is that Chu Guang's confusion about the origin of the wasteland has finally been answered.

The apocalyptic battle 200 years ago took place between the home planet of the League of People and its colonies.

And the motive for the outbreak of war does not seem to be for any independent or purely economic gain.

After all, if it is for these two goals, it is difficult to hit this part.

This kind of fighting, which is aimed at completely destroying each other, is almost like a fight between two different species.

And there may be some hidden truth behind this that I don't know yet......

"History is a cycle, but it doesn't usually repeat itself."

Sitting on the train, Chu Guang wrote this sentence at the very end of this chapter when he was sorting out his notes-

A chapter on Camp 101.

……

Vault 404.

In the warehouse on the B2 floor, Yin Fang was standing in front of a power armor, and with the assistance of two engineers, the armor made of A3 aerospace aluminum was fixed to the broken incision.

The surface of the entire armor has been polished to a certain extent and looks brand new, and the shell is painted in brand new urban camouflage livery.

Different from the "battle-damaged style" exoskeleton drawn by Brother Quanshui, when repairing this "dragoon", Yin Fang obviously put more effort into restoring it to the most perfect state, rather than casually holding the mentality of "just use it".

It was precisely because of this that when Chu Guang saw this power armor, he almost didn't recognize it for a while.

"You're back? I'm about to report good news to you! ”

Looking at Chu Guang who came from the door, Yin Fang stopped what he was doing and greeted him, and said with a fluttering eyebrow.

"The condition of this power armor is simply perfect! Not only the reactor and battery are good, but even the hologram of the tactical helmet is complete! How much did you spend to get it back? ”

"I'm going to say you don't believe it if you don't spend any money." Chu Guang quipped.

Yin Fang smiled and said, "How come? The most I can say is you. ”

What the heck?

Is Ye the kind of person who can prostitute for nothing?

Chu Guang rolled his eyes, didn't bother to explain to him, and ended the topic directly.

"I met your grandfather."

"What?"

The sudden words made Yin Fang stunned.

Chu Guang did not pause and continued.

"Dr. Method."

Fang ...... Law? ”

Yin Fang came back to his senses and looked at Chu Guang with a surprised expression, not knowing what to do for a while.

"Wait...... Have you met Dr. Fang? Where is it? Is it a hologram like before? Or—"

"In Vault 101," Chu Guang interrupted his incoherent speech, "he's the administrator there. ”

The air was subtly quiet for a moment.

Yin Fang took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Brushing away his chaotic thoughts, he reached out and pinched his eyebrows, and asked after a moment.

"What kind of man is he?"

Chu Guang thought for a while and said.

"To be honest, it's a guy who doesn't like much, but that's just from my point of view, maybe people from your academy have different evaluations."

Yin Fang's expression was a little subtle.

"There are records of him in the Academy's collection, and he is described as a pessimistic realist. Incredible...... He was actually in Vault 101, and I always thought he was buried in the Wandering Swamp. ”

Speaking of this, his words suddenly changed.

"Why don't you bring him out? Although his presence in the academy is not as good as that of the other two founders, there are also many scholars who follow him. If he raises his arms, he will be able to fool many researchers from the academy into joining you. ”

Looking at Yin Fang, who was looking at him strangely, Chu Guang made a helpless expression.

He did think so.

I even thought about fooling a few engineers out there to help out.

After all, the students they teach are so good, and their own skills are not weak.

However......

He and the residents of Vault 101...... Chose to live in another form, uploaded consciousness to the computer, and in short, it was unlikely that he would have come out of that door. ”

Yin Fang was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and muttered after a while.

"Hmm...... It's kind of like his style, but it's not exactly like the book. ”

Chu Guang asked curiously.

"Where?"

Yin Fang's eyes fell into memory.

The book "The Origins of the Academy" says that he always says frustrating things on inopportune occasions, and will unceremoniously persuade unqualified students to change careers, and he is like a cold stone, he does not make people happy, and he has no interest in doing anything for others...... But he actually did a lot of superfluous things, didn't he? ”

"Like that Camp 101. If he decided to spend the rest of his life in another form, there would be no need to make that effort to teach the wastelanders arithmetic and literacy, let alone shelter them. ”

That's an interesting angle.

Before giving up his flesh, the man must have made all sorts of attempts.

And when he made up his mind to draw an end to his journey, he must have lost any nostalgia for the real world.

From such a standpoint, the birth of Camp 101 is indeed a redundant thing.

Looking at Yin Fang, who was deep in thought, Chu Guang thought for a while and said slowly.

"Maybe that's where the complexity of people comes in."

……

The edge of the West Fifth Ring Road of Qingquan City.

Walking on the dilapidated streets, carrying a large box of murderous daggers behind him, his feelings are also a little complicated.

At first, when he heard Fang Chang talk about this bug that could "brush money", his first reaction was excitement, and he couldn't wait to sacrifice his heart for the alliance's foreign exchange reserves on the spot.

However, when the cold box was carried on his back, his heart suddenly became heavy.

"I always felt like I was in business...... It's kind of weird. ”

If you want to blame it, you can only blame this game for being too real.

If it was just a sticker or a string of numbers in his backpack, he bet he wouldn't be cranky.

Fang Chang, who was walking beside him, glanced at him and could guess what was going on in his heart.

"You can think about it another way, if it weren't for us, it would be the unarmed survivors, the poor in the slums, the scavengers who got lost in the wasteland."

"Not everyone can afford to use thousands or even tens of thousands of chips for biomimetic organs, and they will definitely do whatever it takes to survive, so we are actually sacrificing ourselves for the benefit of others."

The killing dagger was dumbfounded.

Of course, he knew that this was a fallacy, but he really couldn't think of how to refute it for a while.

Oh yes.

The parts were dismantled from clones, and they didn't kidnap NPCs that couldn't be resurrected.

Who is the loser?

It seems to be a refuge.

After all, the culture pod requires a lot of electricity to synthesize clones in the canon, and the vault only takes money for their "active substance".

Lao Bai, who was walking next to him, teased.

"Your fallacies are really a set."

Fang Chang replied indifferently.

"No, I'm just playing the game normally, but it's weird to be a person who brings the rules of reality into the game. Do you feel guilty about killing civilians in GTA5 or pressing the nuclear button in Civilization 6? ”

Lao Bai thought for a moment.

"Not really, but it's true that you feel empty when you press the nuclear button."

After all, when you start planting mushrooms all over the map, the game should almost be over.

The location of the transaction was set on the edge of the West Fifth Ring Road in Qingquan City.

The distance from Dawn is farther in a straight line than Boulder, but the actual distance is shorter.

Medium-density homes are dotted with suburbs, and League players have explored this area, but due to the low yield, it is not as explored as the jungle in the East End.

The Awoken parts were not purchased from Dr. Gracie's clinic, but from one of Gracie's clients, a man named Edmund.

He used to be Gracie's assistant, and later was favored by Jeff, the boss of the Dagger Gang, and served as Jeff's royal doctor for a while.

Maybe it was because he had too little money, or maybe it was something else, but Edmund broke away from the Dagger Gang and went to the wasteland to set up his own portal and open a hospital.

Although he had never given his hospital a name, mercenaries who knew it well were accustomed to calling it Edmund's Clinic, or Edmund's Ranch.

As for why there is this nickname, it is unknown.

In short, the nobles of the inner city do not look down on weak flesh and blood, and even machine substitutes that smell of engine oil cannot enter their eyes, and only clean and hygienic biomimetic prosthetics are their pursuit.

As a result, the users of these parts are mostly blood-licking mercenaries, bounty hunters, and even marauders.

People who often have to be shot don't think about changing themselves to expensive parts, cheap and durable is the king.

After all, you may have to get an EMP grenade one day, and electronics will become a burden.

The Awoken's parts aren't enough to make them an Awoken, but they're definitely in line with durability.

Two thousand chips is a huge amount of money for ordinary people in Boulder City, but for some powerful mercenaries, it is not an unaffordable price.

"Golden Dunes Cinema...... It's right ahead. ”

Ye Shi glanced at the map and locked his eyes on a relatively tall ruin nearby, "I'll go over there and help you set up your guns." ”

"I'll be fine with him." Tempest glanced at Night Ten and followed.

After all, it is a "dark zone" with no rules, and you still have to be careful in trading.

"Well, stay safe."

Seeing the two disappear at the entrance of the alley, Fang Chang, who was standing in front of the team, waved his hand forward.

"Keep going."

More than twenty players continued to move forward.

An abandoned movie theater is just across the street, and the half-collapsed ruins have been converted into a fortress.

All the horror-themed interactive holographic movies that were shown here 200 years ago are not as real as they are today, 200 years later.

Because there's really dead people here.

And quite a few died.

The Kidney Fighter stared at the building for a moment, then muttered.

"How do I feel like a marauder's lair."

Fang Chang didn't speak, but frowned slightly.

That's a bit of a feeling.

The blood-coated stakes, and the shredded flesh and stumps hanging from the stakes, instinctively reminded him of the Bloody Hand Clan he had encountered several versions before.

However, this is where the most troublesome part of the game lies.

Predators don't put these three words on their faces, and there is no defining standard at all.

As the players looked at the building in front of them, the eyes hidden in the building were also looking at them.

At this moment, the door opened.

A shirtless strong man walked out with four younger brothers.

He smelled of blood, the kind that could be seen with the eyes.

Pausing at a distance of about twenty meters, he lifted his chin.

"Where's the stuff?"

"Here," Fang Chang glanced at the boxes carried by several players next to him, and then at him, "Are you that Edmund?" ”

"Dr. Edmund is doing surgery, I'm his apprentice, you can call me Iron Thorn."

The strong man grinned and looked at the little brother on the side.

The thin man understood, and immediately took the two boxes, opened the lock, and showed Fang Chang the string of green chips with a face value of 25 inside.

Fang Chang didn't move, but glanced at the building not far away, only to see a machine gun emitting a cold light under the shadow of the window.

Noticing his eyes, the strong man named Iron Thorn said with a smile.

"Don't mind, we're very trustworthy, after all, trustworthy business lasts a long time, doesn't it?"

"The chips are all here, can you order them?"

Fang Chang nodded and stepped forward.

However, at this moment, his gaze crossed the shoulders of the strong man, and saw the oval iron cages displayed inside the gate.

There were men and women in the cages, most of them under the age of thirty, and some under the age of twenty.

They were unkempt, their faces could not be seen clearly, and most of them were covered with rags or even nothing.

A similar scene was the same one he had seen in the stronghold of the Bloody Hand Clan.

The only difference is that these people are not locked up in dark and damp crypts, because they need healthy parts.

Catching eyes with that desperate gaze, Fang Chang felt his heart shrink slightly.

What kind of people are you dealing with?

He stopped his lead-soaked legs, and his gaze moved back to the face of the man in front of him.

"Who are those people?"

"Those?"

Iron Thorn was slightly stunned, looked back at the iron cage behind him, and saw the iron cage behind the courtyard door, and then turned around and smiled heartily, as if nothing happened.

"That's it...... It's just a few scavengers, some of them are sent in with gambling debts, or some of the defective products that have been eliminated from the cloning factory. ”

"Luckily for them, though, our customers are more interested in the parts of the Awoken, and they can live a little longer until they find a buyer."

The tone and expression of treating people as goods made many players feel physically uncomfortable.

Lao Bai's expression subtly looked away.

His feeling for "Wasteland OL" is probably between "Less Calves" and "Long Days".

To put it simply, he didn't fully see the game as a complete world, but he also didn't fully bring the mentality into the game either.

Therefore, he will not use his own moral standards to evaluate the game behavior of other players in the game, and he will not affect the feelings in reality because of the things in the game.

But the next time he called him, he thought he would probably quit.

Looking at the man in front of him and the chips in his box, Fang Chang was silent for a while, and suddenly sighed as if he had figured something out.

"If it were in 'The Stars,' I wouldn't feel guilty about canning an entire planet of living people."

"But in some games, if I take a can from the old man's house, I will be in a complicated mood for a long time."

The strong man was stunned, staring at the man in front of him and frowning.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

He couldn't understand what the guy was saying, and it didn't seem to be in a language he knew.

He only felt that there was something vaguely wrong with the atmosphere in front of him.

Fang Chang didn't pay attention to him, and he didn't care about his small movements at all, still talking to himself in words he didn't understand.

"Nothing."

"I just suddenly felt ...... Doing business with people like you is going to keep me from eating tonight. ”

Standing behind Fang Chang, Lao Bai, who had a complicated face before, finally showed a hearty smile on his face.

"Haha, I knew you would say that!"