The penultimate day before the celebration.

The devouring went unexpectedly well, and the work of one night was complete.

Xiao Yu, who stepped into the brood, has merged with the sea of slime molds and has become the new queen who dominates the brood.

The sea of slime molds was boiling and rolling, and every cell was cheering for its new master.

With the change of control of the brood, the scarlet of the killing faded a little, a little less bloody and a little more flattering.

The guy fought the Vault with two slime molds from the desert that didn't scale up

The ability to release spores has evolved over time

It has been abandoned

that way of exchanging information.

Rather, like humans, they communicate with their voices.

Luo Yu was stunned.

"Wouldn't they be out of range of sound?"

"Will hibernates," Hea asked, looking at him, "Isn't the Mother of Lost Valley the same?" The fruiting body is dormant most of the time, unless it is actively awakened by the voice of the mother, and the two parties communicate through a specific frequency of sound.

"Outside of the sound wave's area of influence, the fruiting entity will presumably continue to execute the last command of the brood. When all commands are executed, the fruiting entity either returns to the brood or sleeps in place

Luo Yu recalled carefully.

It seems really?

Although he has no memories of the aftermath of the nuclear explosion, according to the description of the tails on their official website, the mother who followed the white dove, which is now supposed to be the fruiting body of the brood, seems to have shouted and summoned the slime-infested Titan.

Later, the plane that Xiao Yu sent to help him was also crashed shortly after the order was executed..........

But if that's the case, doesn't it mean that Xiao Yu can only stay in the shelter on the B6 floor for the rest of his life?

After all, the sound can't come out of Vault One

"It's very simple" Looking at the noisy little guys, Chu Guangkai, who had not spoken

"Just put a headset and microphone on them." ”

His understanding is that Xiao Yu has completed his evolution with the assistance of humans, so his function is not perfect, and he needs the help of humans as "hosts".

For example, help them spread their sound farther.

That's actually a good thing.

If Xiao Yu does not have to rely on human tools and can complete all aspects of life activities by himself, the symbiotic relationship will be weakened.

After listening to Chu Guang's words, Luo Yudang

The field was stunned.

No way?

Can it still be like this?

This was probably the first time he thought that NPCs were bigger than his brains...

However, it is not possible to completely ban the creation of fruiting entities.

Laissez-faire and outright banning, neither of these two extreme options meets the needs of the Alliance.

He needs Feather to replace the other, more aggressive slime molds with limited fruiting bodies, and in the process deepen his symbiotic relationship with humans—to find a way to benefit both of them.

Chu Guang will pick some players appropriately and cooperate with it within a limited range.

'It's just ten, and he can't stand it anymore. ”

babbling every day, not being annoyed to death without being noisy.

Chu Guang looked at Luo Yu.

"You go back first, I'll arrange surgery to help them put on headsets so they can do it

Heya glanced at Chu Guang in surprise, and approval appeared in her eyes.

"Wow...... It's a good idea, they can't do the radio-to-sound conversion on their own, they can't get out of control because they're out of our control. ”

Chu Guang nodded.

"The mother nest of controlled evolution has to be under our control, and we have to avoid it as much as possible

lest it differentiate into a new matrix...... Especially the mutant matrix. ”

Hea nodded thoughtfully.

"Really, so how about controlling the number of sub-entities to ten?"

Parent bodies are born by accident from tens of thousands of fruiting bodies, and reducing the number of fruiting bodies can effectively prevent new ones from appearing.

You will be able to move outside the shelter. ”

Luo Yu said with a touched face.

"Thank you......"

Chu Guang's face showed an old father's smile.

"You're welcome, and please continue to take care of it."

Slime molds can't wipe out humans, and vice versa.

Even the Human Federation of the Prosperous Era failed to wipe out the mosquitoes, flies, and praying mantis on the entire planet, not to mention the slime molds that were far more difficult than these things.

After half a century of trying, the Post-War Reconstruction Committee did not need to step on what had already proved to be a pitfall.

If it is objectively difficult to eliminate, it is also more materialistic to reduce its risk as much as possible and eventually make it harmless.

The coincidental Feather has the potential to be "domesticable" and "nearly harmless", which is like a Brain Hopper Loser, which looks a little scary, but can be a good buff if used properly.

The brood is located on the B6 floor of the shelter.

Even if a problem occurs, it can be controlled in the shortest possible time.

Chu Guang looked at Heya who was standing aside

"I'll leave the follow-up research to you."

There's a glint of interest in Heya's eyes, which is exactly what she is interested in: "No problem! Rest assured, leave it to me! ”

Official Website:

[Part of the "Biology Laboratory" on the B6th floor is open: "Slime Bacteria Symbiont" is now available.]

Buff】

[Slime Fungus Symbiote: The "Slime Bacteria Symbiote" can be regarded as a special biological prosthetic, essentially a fruiting body of the B6 layer brood, and is not self-aware. Players implanted with symbiotes will have their recovery increased by 100%~500%, and will gain the ability to keratinize and alienate some body structures for a permanent duration. Upon death, the buff will be reset, and the used symbiote will be deleted, and you will need to apply again. 】

[Note 1: Due to wound repair, it will lead.]

As a result, some somatic cells in the injured area are replaced by slime cells, so each injury will increase the degree of "slime mycillosis", and surgery will not be possible

Extirpation. The rate of experience growth decreases as the degree of point mystification increases, slime mysteries above 50% will no longer accumulate experience, and the save function will be turned off. In addition, in order to avoid making your NPCs feel uncomfortable, slime mysteries reach more than 50% or body alienation reaches the scope of common sense, and you need to be required to wear full protective armor or clothing when entering and exiting public places in the safe zone, refer to "NPC Bucky". 】

[Note 2: This buff is usually only used.]

It is open to players, and requires a contribution level of Citizen and a Sequence Level of LV10 or above. 】

[Note 3: There is no gender for slime molds.]

Nian, Xiao Yu's heart

Chi is still a child, so please don't express strange wishes to the symbiote when accepting it. Also, even if there is no direct communication between the symbiote and the mother, please don't do strange things with it. 】

Tail: "!! Wait a minute, that means that as long as the symbiote is implanted, it is possible to become a tentacle monster!?

Siss: "Ah Wei, calm down, you look like this will scare the flesh." ”

Roshan Big Bun: "(shivering)"

"Ahaha, I feel like if it's Ah Wei, it won't be too scary to become a tentacle monster." ”

Tail: "Ao?!" Why?

Sighing sesame paste: "Because of the feeling."

The tail doesn't look like it would hurt others........ Why do you feel a little disappointed?

Sometimes in the chaise longone

Siss: "According to what I know about Ah O, the first person who can't figure out what Ah Ao wants to prank is you." ”

Whoop sesame paste: "?"

Tail: "Hey! (//////)

Siss: "A little bit lost. (Squint)"

Tail: "Woo woo, but it's too hard to scare Si!! ”

Siss: "... Ah, it's so scary, I can't move. ”

Roshan Big Bun: "It's too perfunctory! ”

Tail: "yes, huh?" Even the meat

It's all visible, and it will definitely become like this in the end! ”

Sighing sesame paste: "Ahaha... Haha...."

C really has mosquitoes: "Quack quack, the era of local technology has finally arrived!" (laughs)"

Yashi: "If it was a mosquito, the guards would have caught it on the spot." (Funny)"

C really has mosquitoes: "Damn! Dare to look down on Lao Tzu! Wait, Lord Tentacle Monster, the first one to tie you up! ”

Night Ten: "! Don't fool around

Debt-oriented: "Brother is playing too much." (Funny)"

Construction site boy and brick: "Hahahaha! I'll take pictures for you! ”

Commander of the Spring: "By the way, why do you all default to the fact that you will become tentacle monsters, I am only curious about one thing now, will you be attacked by the fruiting bodies of other slime molds after symbiosis with slime molds?" ”

Midnight Kill: "If you don't get attacked, wouldn't you be able to brush the city center alone?!" (excited)"

Canyon on the run: "I think it will, the mutant slime mold is just a general term for different groups of bacteria that prey on each other and absorb each other's genetic material, hasn't this been verified in Bucky." ”

Commander of Izumi: "I see, it doesn't seem so easy to get stuck with bugs haha."

Fang Chang: "I don't think there is a test

Logically, Ah Guang is unlikely to make you card with such obvious bugs. (Funny)"

Stroke on the edge: "Symbiosis with slime molds."

Causes experience debuffs...... Is this a reference to the xenomorph player's premise? ”

Fang Chang: "I feel more like a reference to biomimetic prosthetics, didn't it be mentioned in the previous update announcement, excessive use of biomimetic prosthetics will lead to gene sequences."

The development progress of the column is growing slowly, which means that there is less experience. However, 50% is a bit general, and I feel that the impact of different sequences should be different. ”

Hurricane: "Well, I personally feel that the use of the mechanical arm without the brain implant chip will not have the experience debuff of the mechanical arm, but will get a small amount of experience bonus due to the frequent brain brain loading. The slime mold is probably similar, if the symbiosis does not affect the brain, even if the slime mold is more than 50%, even if it becomes a bar

Oddly, sequence progress can still be accumulated and saved. ”

Quit smoking: "it! Epic enhancement of the intelligence department?! ”

Tempest: "Just theoretically strengthened,

Actually, who knows, I can't quite accept that biological prosthetics feel weird anyway. (Squint)"

Fang Chang: "1, I'm quite satisfied with the current role, there is no need to stack BUFFS." ”

Night Ten: "You're afraid of scaring you Dolly." (Funny)"

Fang Chang: "I don't deny it, although it is a total

Unlike ordinary fruiting bodies, there is no real-time information exchange between the living body and the brood, but there is a sense of something that does not belong to it

It's still weird.,It's recommended to have an object.

It is better to ask for the opinion of the subject. Ah, it doesn't matter if you're a single dog. (squint)

Night Ten: "P! This can also abuse dogs, right!! ”

Spirit King Fugui: "I vomited!" ”

Irena: "I'm the only one curious if it's good or not." (Funny)"

Luo Yu: "Blanch! What do you think of my little feather! (Angry)"

C really has mosquitoes: "Hahaha! It's everyone's little feather now! (Evil smile Luo Yu: "%¥#!") ”

Research on the mutant slime mold, just

One of the many affairs of the alliance, there are more important things waiting for Chu Guang to deal with at the moment, and there has never been a war that does not burn money, especially when the opponent is the legion.

The Alliance's supply has never been cut off from the beginning, not only because the company helped with the transportation, but also because the Alliance is willing to spend money on logistics.

During the war, the alliance produced nearly 300 tanks No. 1 and No. 2, nearly 1,000 "electric mule" transport trucks, dozens of "Dragonfly" transport planes and nearly 1,000 -2 attack aircraft

And that's not even counting the ammunition consumed.

As well as the production of small arms, these vehicles alone are enough to fit the entire population of the Alliance!

The production of this equipment consumes not only resources, but also a large amount of the Alliance's budget.

It is for this reason that the Union's fiscal deficit has reached a rather staggering figure

Giving some of the authority on the B6th floor of the shelter to Heya, Chu Guang went to the conference room of the Alliance Administration Building according to the schedule that Xiao Qi had set for him, and summoned Charlie, the elder of the Chamber of Commerce, and the minister of the Finance Department

Changed a long time ago. In the revolution, the alliance set up 12 departments, including internal affairs, industry, economy, foreign affairs, etc., and the Ministry of Finance was one of them.

As in other departments, all personnel in this department are recruited by examination.

Among them, the objective questions are probably the level of high school mathematics, and these knowledge will be taught in both full-time schools and workers' night schools.

Subject to subjective questions, some of the questions were copied and voted by players from the Internet, and some were copied by Chu Guang from the Internet according to their own needs.

He doesn't need these people to have multiple passes,

It is enough to be able to learn mathematics well, respect the natural sciences, have materialism and general common sense

In fact, it is said that it is the finance department, in fact, it is whole

At present, there is only one office in each department, and there are less than ten clerks who organize documents

On the one hand, the league is currently up to the task

There aren't many people for this job, and on the other hand, there really aren't that many people.

The staff of the department is mainly responsible for cooperating with Chuguang's macro decision-making, improving the details of decision-making, and making some more specific adjustments according to his opinions.

The nature of the work of the department is closer to that of the secretary than the decision-maker.

And it is true that some specific decisions and even the system were perfected with the help of Charlie, the elder of the trade union.

Although the latter is not an experienced economist, after all, he has been dealing with the merchants in the wasteland for so long, and has been involved in warehousing, logistics and industrial production, and is more or less professional than the rookies recruited by these exams.

If it weren't for the old man, I don't want to do it anymore

Tossed, just want to run the Merchant Guild well before retirement, Chu Guang originally planned to let him serve as the head of the finance department of the alliance

Looking at Chu Guang who walked into the conference room, Minister Sun Ruicai's expression was obviously nervous, holding the manuscript in his hand, and he stood up from his seat with a bang.

He was undoubtedly much younger than the old Charlie sitting next to him, and his qualifications were very shallow, having only worked as an ordinary employee in the mint before.

Before receiving the appointment, he was very controlled

I didn't think I would be selected, but I just watched everyone take the test, and I tried it myself, but I didn't expect to get the first place in the exam.

Having never worked in a management position, he often feared that he would not be able to win

Gong F, who is very careful in a shop where he lives at work, for fear of betraying the manager's trust and cultivation in him.

However, no matter how careful he is, he will not be able to change the deficit on the financial statements.

That thing was calculated by I, and there was no room for even a little refinement.

Before the meeting began, he was ready to be scolded by the manager.

However, things turned out for him

Unexpectedly, the manager did not blame him, but gave him a reassuring look.

"Sit down and talk, don't be so nervous

I have a good idea of the finances... I'm here today to solve the problem. "It's... Mr

Seeing Chu Guang's elegant and easy-going expression, Sun Ruicai breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and the index finger and thumb holding the manuscript were also loosened.

Slowly sat back in his chair.

See this small

The lad had regained his composure

Chu Guang continued.

"Let's get started."

"Okay!" Sun Ruicai nodded hurriedly and read according to the script, "According to the summary results of various departments, the alliance's fiscal deficit this year has reached 1.17 billion silver coins, including military spending

The expenditure amounted to $900 million, or 76.9% of the total budget

1.17 billion!

For a total population of less than 200,000 unions

In the case of the League, this number is actually quite scary

Horrible. This is equivalent to a debt of 5,850 silver coins for each of the inhabitants of the Alliance, which is spread evenly among each of them

The month is 487.5, and even the system has been exceeded

The legal minimum monthly income of the alliance is 360 silver coins, of course, the account cannot be calculated like this.

Chu Guang knew very well that the 1.17 billion silver coins

70% of the fiscal deficit is small

The remuneration paid to the player, and this remuneration

and less than half of the system through the "technology export" back

into his hands.

This income is not included in the financial report because the export of technology "is a refuge collective."

, funds are to be temporarily held in a collective account at Vault 404.

This account is used to build player save points, the operating expenses of save points, and the payment of salaries to NPCs who work for players.

At the end of the year, most of this money will go into the Coalition's treasury in the name of "Vault 404 Donation". But using the Alliance's coffers for the benefit of the inhabitants of the vault is still not good.

Even if someone doesn't say anything now, it's easy to leave hidden dangers in the future.

As the size of the alliance increases,

Many things that used to be okay with it have to be slowly formalized in the future.

According to the data provided by Xiaoqi, put the year

The part of the return at the end is counted, the Union treasury

The final deficit is probably around 600 million. That's a lot of numbers.

But compared to 1.17 billion, it is still much smaller.

Looking at Chu Guang, who was deep in thought, Charlie coughed lightly and said. The strain on finances caused by the war is too great, although you brought it back from the front

Lots of loot, but those things are hard to straight

Converted into money, especially with such a large amount. ”

After a pause, he continued.

“… This is only our internal debt, this is actually good to say, you only need a word to start the money printing machine, the more troublesome is the external debt. Take the debt of Boulder City, for example, the first 200 million you borrowed from Boulder

Chips, just this one, the principal and interest that need to be repaid at the end of the year are as high as 5 million. ”

"In addition, we have successively borrowed some medium and long-term debts, and the total scale of debt has reached 500 million chips.

At the end of the year, the total amount of principal and interest that needs to be repaid has exceeded 10 million. ”

Speaking of which, Charlie pressed

finish

Press the frowning brow, and the expression is slightly distressed.

There were some things he wanted to say a long time ago

That's how fast the league spends money!

In order to make the esteemed manager realize the seriousness of the problem, he unconsciously aggravated his tone.

If you're not going to get rid of this debt altogether, or use our Cr reserves and Boulder Bank trading chips, I recommend taking a more conservative fiscal stance starting today. In the next three years, we will have to pull the belt of our trousers. in the input industry

Do everything possible to bring the debt down until you can produce enough returns. ”

"Otherwise the annual export trade is earned

Foreign exchange is used to pay off debts, and we are afraid that we will not be able to do anything but print money and watch the silver coins become less and less worthless! ”