While Chu Guang was talking to the Mother of Deathclaws, Heya had been standing beside her.

When the one-person-one-paw exchange was over, she finally found an opportunity to interject into the topic, took a deep breath, and stepped forward to introduce herself.

"Hello, I'm a researcher at the Alliance, from Vault 117, and I'm mainly engaged in life science research"

Seeing the amber pupils looking at her, the expression on Heya's face was slightly compulsive, and she continued quickly.

"You're in a very... Surprising. I will regularly... Well, give you a little blood, of course, it's mainly for your health

"It's for the experiment, it doesn't matter, this body is not my own possession, it is the crystallization of the wisdom of hundreds of thousands of researchers for generations," the Mother of Deathclaws smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "Take it if you need it." “

Hea breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly continued.

”… Thanks, I won't hurt you. ”

Although she couldn't wait to figure out the mystery of this guy before coming here, using a sapient creature who could speak human words as an experimental subject still made her feel a little complicated.

It's great that the other side is willing to cooperate.

Looking away from Heya's body, the Mother of Deathclaws looked at Chu Guang.

"If I continue to inject serum, my body will continue to grow and theoretically live forever...... But there's no room for me anymore. I'm going to stop the injections, this body has 47 years to live, theoretically. “

"Now that the traitors are dead, and the authority of Vault 79 has been handed over to you, my confusion has been answered, and I can stay with you for another 47 years. When you've recovered the results of my research, I'm going to spend the last bit of time like a normal life. “

Chu Guang nodded.

"That's your freedom."

Mother Deathclaw smiled.

"What about you? What's next? “

Chu Guang looked around.

"I'm going to visit here and take a look at the black boxes in your warehouse."

The latter is the point.

Twelve black boxes.

That's more black boxes than he'd seen in the past year combined.

"The black box...

A sudden expression appeared on the Mother of Deathclaws' face, as if she remembered something a long time ago, "Speaking of which, there are still a few black boxes here...

How many are coming. ”

Chu Guang: "Twelve, I just confirmed through the camera... Anyway, haven't you used it? “

"I probably used it a long, long time ago, when I was a human. As for now, those things are useless to me, but I do remember what they do," said the Mother of Deathclaws with a faint smile, "If you don't dislike it, I can introduce it to you."

Chu Guang nodded.

"I'm in trouble."

The function of the black box is clearly written in the user manual.

It's not just the black box that's fool-proof, it's also the user manual.

After all, the entire device was designed on the worst-case assumption that the survivors of the Wasteland Age had completely forgotten the written word and the original culture, and even monkeys or gorillas could use it if they saw it.

From this point of view, the introduction seems redundant.

However, since the previous manager here offered to act as a "product introduction", Chu Guang naturally would not refuse.

It has a bionic chip in its brain, which acts as a terminal to the Vault system just like a VM.

Chu Guang gave it a hummingbird drone, and then took Heya to follow it to the warehouse of the shelter.

The xenos on the road leading to the warehouse have been emptied.

Moving down the stairs to the lowest floor of the building, Chu Guang soon saw the twelve black boxes with different footprints in a room of several hundred square meters.

The smallest of them is the size of a suitcase and can be carried with one hand.

And the largest one can't be called a box at all, it directly occupies a quarter of the area of the room, and the whole is a detachable workshop!

The biggest shock to Chu Guang was also the biggest guy.

When he read the instructions on the user manual, he couldn't help but exclaim.

“… Portable reactors?! ”

The hummingbird drone floated gently to the side of the black box, and the sound of rotting wood grinding came from the VM.

"That's right, to be precise, it's the 'Hippo-2' portable reactor, which is a more advanced version of the 'Hippo-1' of this power armor on your body."

"Normally, this type of reactor is used for power armor, but it is not uncommon for ground vehicles and low-altitude vehicles to be used."

Chu Guang subconsciously swallowed his saliva, his eyes flashing with excitement.

The core component of power armor is its portable reactor.

Thanks to the presence of a portable reactor, it allows the user to wear tank-like heavy armor on any terrain, and can be used as a platform for a variety of weapons.

"Didn't you think about putting it to use?"

The Mother of Deathclaws smiled faintly.

"It's okay to use...... It's as simple as that, how are you going to use it? Do you conjure non-existent nuclear fuel out of thin air? Even if the black box for the production of nuclear batteries is right in front of you, if you can't get ammonia-three, you can only use it as an ornament. ”

"In my opinion, this is the most useless black box here."

The energy efficiency of portable reactors is much lower than that of stationary reactors in shelters, and it is obviously not cost-effective to dismantle the fuel rods of the latter and use them as materials for the former.

Vault 79 had no power armor for the first fifty years.

And in the period after the end of the Xiaoice period, power armor gradually lost its meaning to them.

Extremely powerful lifeforms are not necessarily opponents of machines.

For example, the "Yong's".

It was still a bit difficult to kill it with a single power armor, and in the end, players still relied on continuous damage and crowd tactics to grind it to death.

In that sense, it makes some sense.

Calming down from the excitement, Chu Guang nodded and said thoughtfully.

“… Indeed, the lack of access to nuclear fuel is a big problem. “

"If the Earth-Moon route can't be restored, or if you can't get a pre-war nuclear fuel stockpile, I advise you not to think about it for the time being... Let's look at something else. “

The hummingbird drone floated to the side of the rows of black boxes next to it, and said in a few ways.

"This one is a fire extinguisher. There's not much to say, but the coolant in it is kind of interesting, you can remove the fire extinguisher after you make it.

Get the coolant out inside. It can be used in chemical energy engines, and it is quite convenient. “

"There's the Champion' brand coffee beans, which can synthesize a coffee bean that only grows on the plateau at an altitude of 1,500 meters, in fact, there are so many things to say, you should know which company sponsored this thing by listening to the name...

Chu Guang touched his chin with interest.

"Yin Fang should be interested."

Heya's expression was a little strange, and she said in a mocking tone.

"You're pretty good at it."

There was a faint chuckle from the VM.

"It's not a pleasure either, most of the researchers here have a caffeine habit, and I think coffee and tea are normal hobbies, although it does sound strange to produce them through a black box."

"The black box next to it is not so normal, although it is sponsored by the same company, the ingredients of this product are not only caffeine, but also have mild addictive properties similar to alcohol...... Champion's brand injections, which only need one injection, can be excited for 12 hours, in order not to affect sleep, we generally use it in the morning. ”

Chu Guang said with a strange expression: "... This is actually doping. ”

Picked up the manual and flipped through it, in addition to the instructions for operating the black box, Chu Guang also found a redundant line of descriptions on it.

It should be something like an advertising slogan [use the champion to help you win the championship.] 】

…

Boy.

Really!

Mother of Deathclaws whispered, "You can understand that we use it mainly to ensure that we can maintain 1% of the work

Focus. But after turning into the Claws of Death, we don't need that thing anymore. ”

"That little dose, one breath is metabolized."

There is a small amount of supplies in the warehouse.

Chu Guang walked to the black box, and according to the settings on the manual, he put in 57g of charcoal, 20g of sugar, and 500ml of water in turn, and then turned on the air intake and power supply.

Operating this thing is a bit like alchemy, to be honest.

However, you only need to press the switch, and you don't need seals and spells if the user is not very ceremonial.

The unit was set up shortly.

A few minutes later, a tube of jet syringes, about the length of a middle finger, lay quietly in the discharge port of the black box.

Heya immediately stepped forward to pick it up, held it in her hand and looked at it curiously for a while, and then stuck it directly on her arm without thinking about it.

After closing her eyes and feeling it for a while, she spoke.

"All physical functions have been slightly improved.... In words you can understand, all stats are increased by 4~20% and the duration varies from 6~12 hours. "

Suddenly noticing Chu Guang on the side staring directly at him, Heya was slightly stunned, and said a little shyly.

"What are you looking at me for?

Chu Guang said with a strange expression: "I just didn't expect you to give yourself a shot... Anyway, is it really okay to experiment directly on yourself? “

Heya was stunned for a moment, and said with a look of course.

"It doesn't matter, does it...... Even if there is a problem, I can metabolize it. “

Chu Guang: "...

All right.

The kidneys made by high-tech are really awesome.

To be honest, Chu Guang was a little envious, but the thought of putting some strange parts on his body always made him feel unnatural.

Besides, the physique of more than twenty points is not bad, and I can't say what incredible ability I can awaken in the future.

Biomimicry organs or something, let's wait until you're old!

Without paying attention to the conversation between the two, the drone suspended in the air continued to float to the next black box.

"There are only these two black boxes sponsored by the champion, and the doping is called doping, which is probably of some use to you."

"The Variable Temperature Blue Jacket should also be available in your Shelter, after all, it is standard in most Shelters, and there is nothing to say about this.

There is also this asteroid brand canned meat, which is also nothing to say, although it can supplement protein, but the canned food is filled with synthetic meat,

Each canned food tastes the same, and eating too much makes people sick to their stomachs, you probably won't like it..."

Not necessarily, it's the era of the wasters, and it's nice to have a bite of meat, and my residents aren't picky eaters. Picking up the manual, Chu Guang flipped through it with interest, and the more he flipped through it, the more he felt surprised.

Craft five cans in one minute!

As long as the hand speed is fast enough, it is 5000+ a day, and according to the net content of 480g per can, the daily meat production is equivalent to.

2400 kg?!

Calculating this number, Chu Guang was suddenly shocked.

That's 10 cows!

With only a black box covering an area of less than 10 square meters, it perfectly replaces a ranch with an annual output of 3,650 cattle, and includes a series of processes including slaughtering, sterilization and disinfection, canning and so on.

This black technology is really a bit of a criticism.

I know what you're thinking, but I still have to warn you that the Black Box consumes non-renewable nuclear energy. Whether it's electricity drawn from shelters or from nuclear batteries, energy is not unlimited. You can use it as a supplement to your food source, but it's best not to rely solely on it, or you'll get hungry in the future. “

After a pause, Mother of Deathclaws continued.

"I'm going to introduce you to the next black box... Fun biscuits, this stuff is kind of interesting. ”

Walking to the front of the black box where the drone hovered and looking at it for a while, Chu Guang tried to start the machine, stared at the packaging bag lying on the discharge port, and asked with interest.

"Is there anything special about these cookies?"

The Mother of Deathclaws said with a laugh.

"That's so special, you can try a piece."

Chu Guang subconsciously looked at Heya.

Without him hinting at all, Heya had already curiously walked to the outlet of the black box, picked up the biscuit, opened it, and threw a piece into her mouth.

After chewing for a while, a surprised expression appeared on her face, and she threw another piece in her mouth and muttered.

"Strange taste."

Chu Guang raised his eyebrows slightly, and also stuffed a piece in his mouth, and the faint sweetness spread along the taste buds, it seemed to be just ordinary sucrose. And I don't know what kind of chemical reaction happened, the biscuits are obviously not very hard, but they have a very obvious graininess.

It's a strange smell overall, but it's unexpectedly tempting to have another piece.

"It's just an ordinary dessert." Chu Guang gave a brief evaluation and stuffed another cookie in his mouth.

"Did you taste dessert?" Hea said thoughtfully.

Confused by the tone of this question, just as Chu Guang was asking, the Mother of Deathclaws slowly spoke.

"Fun cookies. It's one of the few hedonic items here, and everyone tastes something different. ”

With an interested look on her face, Hea pondered for a moment before speaking thoughtfully.

"I see, promote the secretion of pheromones in the brain, and by deceiving the senses of taste, touch and other organs, make people feel like they are eating their favorite food, right?"

Mother of Deathclaws: "I don't like to call it a deception, but it did bring us a lot of comfort in the difficult years, and many of the delicacies that have disappeared can only be remembered in this way." ”

Simulating your favorite food?

It doesn't sound like tasting food, it's more like tasting "memories".

Chu Guang looked at Heya.

"Speaking of which, what do you taste?"

Heya replied without hesitation.

"The liver, a bit like the taste and texture of foie gras, was something I didn't expect to be able to restore the texture."

Chu Guang: "."

Foie gras-flavored biscuits are really a unique hobby.

Hea suddenly looked at him curiously.

"What about you?"

Chu Guang thought about this question seriously for a while, and only after a long time did he say in an uncertain voice.

"Hmm.... Maybe it's a lollipop. ”

Come to think of it, the graininess is indeed the same as the feeling of a lollipop being crushed.

Hea was stunned.

Seeing her looking at herself in surprise, Chu Guang hesitated.

"What's wrong?"

Hea looked to the side.

"Nothing... Just think that your taste is unexpectedly ordinary? I thought I meant the Awakened by a special creature like you,

Favorite food will be different from normal people. ”

What a strange way to say this.

Chu Guang laughed and said jokingly.

"It shows that I am a person who is easily satisfied, and I think this is a good advantage in these difficult years."

"That's right. But I haven't seen you eat sugar a lot. There's still a bit of confusion on Hea's face.

If she remembered correctly, the last thing she lacked in the vault was that it was so many that he not only hung it in the store to sell it to other residents, but even occasionally stuffed it into the neighborhood children, which made her wonder if the vault was hiding a black box that produced lollipops.

Faced with Heya's question, Chu Guang made a helpless expression.

"Don't ask me, I don't know. If you're curious, just get a few samples and go back to study them. ”

This kind of biscuit will sell very well in Ideal City.

There was a funny laugh in the VM.

"Hehe, don't worry too much about this problem, what you liked before may not be what you like now, and when you are in a different mood, the taste may not be the same."

"Hopefully it brings you joy, not confusion."

"Young managers."

In addition to the production of portable reactors, cryogenic fire extinguishers, variable temperature blue jackets, "Champion" brand coffee beans and stimulants, "Asteroid" brand of canned synthetic meat, and "Funki" brand biscuits, there are also a number of black boxes for the production of various household items.

Although everything has its own meaning of existence, in Chu Guang's opinion, the most valuable of them is undoubtedly the black box that produced the "Hippo-2" portable reactor and the "Champion" injection.

Although nuclear fuel is not easy to get, you can ask Yin Fang to help think of a way. With portable reactors, the Union has the hope of producing power armor on its own!

And not even just power armor.

As long as you get the fuel, it's perfectly fine to get a nuclear-powered tank!

Who said the electromagnetic cannon can't be put in the car?

Isn't that enough?

As for that "champion" injection, Chu Guang planned to sell it to his little players.

A buff with all stat enhancements, and it's the kind that lasts for 12 hours.

One sells for only 50 silver, which shouldn't be expensive, right?

Just when Chu Guang was appreciating his loot with satisfaction, a group of special guests were welcomed to the south of Linghu Wetland Park in Qingquan City.

They led mutated camels, about twenty or so, all of them wrapped in robes and wearing sand turbans on their heads.

Looking at the oncoming caravan, the two guards standing at the door looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward, looked at the leader and said.

"In front is the station of the Union Guard, if you want to go to the shopping street, you have to enter through the north gate of the wetland park."

Taking off his turban, Kaliman stepped forward and said respectfully.

"We are the emissaries of the Lion Kingdom, from the province of Luoxia. I want to meet your managers. ”

"An emissary of the Lion Kingdom?"

Xu Shun, who was carrying a rifle on his back, walked up and down at the unfamiliar man, and continued.

"Do you have anything to prove your identity?"

"This is a letter of appointment written by His Majesty himself." Kaliman took a silk silk from his bosom and handed it to the young guard in front of him.

Xu Shun noticed that the material used to weave this scroll was actually devil's silk, and it was sold from them.

That's not the point, though.

Unfolding the scroll, Xu Shun took a general look.

What is written above is roughly that the king of the Lion Kingdom has entrusted all diplomatic matters of the Lion Kingdom and Oasis (9) to the prince named Kaliman in front of him.

Whether the kingdom still exists or not...

Xu Shun frowned, rolled up the scroll, and returned it to the prince in front of him.

We do not have diplomatic relations with your kingdom and cannot verify the authenticity of this letter of appointment, but I have informed the Lord of Dawn,

He will meet with you afterwards. ”

"What about your managers?" Kaliman asked a little anxiously.

Before coming here, he had heard that the supreme leader of the alliance was the administrator, not the lord of the city.

"That lord naturally has his own affairs to do, and it is impossible for him to return to the guest twenty-four hours a day, but I will report your request to that lord," without revealing Chu Guang's itinerary, Xu Shun continued, "Now, please come with me first." ”

Since the founding of Dawning City, there have been countless wastelanders claiming to be representatives of a faction who have come to ask for an audience, and of course there are many liars among them.

Xu Shun didn't fully believe the man in front of him, but he reported his matter to the administrator's assistant, and settled his guards next to the guard station, and then took him to the reception room of the merchant union, where the waiter poured him a cup of tea.

After an hour of restless waiting in the reception room, Kaliman finally met Luca, the lord of Dawning City.

Unlike the bureaucrats he had seen at City Hall in Boulder.

The silver-gray old man in front of him seemed to have an earthy smell on his body, and his calloused hands did not look like a civil official.

Could it be that he was born as a martial artist?

While speculating in his heart, Kaliman got up from his chair and performed the court salute of the Lion Kingdom.

"Honorable Dawning City Lord One

"No need to be polite, please sit down, friends from afar."

After inviting Kaliman to sit down, Lukka sat down on the couch across from him and glanced up and down at the slightly younger man.

"My name is Luca, and I'm the lord of the city. I've already heard about you guys from the captain of our guard. And I've heard that you're coming from the direction of Boulder? ”

Kaliman nodded.

"Yes, we got there first."

Lukka continued quietly.

"Have you seen their lord?"

Kaliman hesitated for a moment, but eventually shook his head and replied honestly.

"Nope..."

The expression was obviously a touch of ash.

However, this was also expected by Luka.

The alliance has recently established a foreign ministry, and Boulder City doesn't even have a department in charge of foreign affairs, so it's not willing to take care of things outside the giant wall at all.

If it weren't for the loan of 200 million chips, if it weren't for the 400mm main gun that was comparable to the power of a nuclear weapon, maybe they wouldn't even care about the airship that was about to drive to the face, and there was no surprise that Kaliman replied, Lukka nodded knowingly, and continued.

"Managers often teach us to seek common ground while reserving differences, and even though we have different cultures, philosophies, and beliefs, I don't think that will be an obstacle for us to understand each other.

Kaliman took a deep breath and looked at Lukka earnestly.

"The Falcon Kingdom has broken the oath they made before the Spirit of the Sand Sea, they have swallowed up our neighbors with the support of the Legion, and are trying to burn the war throughout the desert..."

"We can't stand up to the Legion alone, we need your help!"

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