No, you can't eat this fruit," □* There was an argument in front of a fruit stall on North Street.

I saw a broad-minded girl, like an old hen protecting her chickens, stopping the other two girls, one older and one younger. And in front of her, a boss who looked fierce at first glance was staring at her, looking like he wanted to eat her.

Seeing that the people around him were gathering more and more, Frost and Snow, who didn't want to cause trouble to the manager, pulled the crow's arm worriedly.

"Raven, that.... We don't buy it. "

Looking at the-for-tat crow and the fruit stall owner, the frosty night hidden behind her sister was full of fear in her eyes, and said in a low voice. "You ...... Don't quarrel. "

She was just curious about what the green fruit tasted like, so she pestered her sister to buy her one to taste, but she didn't expect to cause such a big commotion.

Thinking that she might cause trouble to her sister, she was so anxious that she was about to shed tears. "It's not a question of whether you buy it or not."

Looking at Shuangxue seriously, Crow leaned down and touched her sister's little head, soothed the little girl's emotions, and said softly.

Sister, isn't this quarrelling, there are bad guys selling bad things in our colony, can we allow them to continue to harm others"

Frost Night blinked. "Badass" "Hmm. "

-Raven nodded vigorously, then straightened up, turned and grabbed a green fruit from the stall and held it high, glancing around at the crowd of onlookers, and shouted loudly.

"Everyone, pay attention, this fruit is poisonous and can't be eaten casually" The voice fell, and there was an uproar around him. "Toxic" what is the situation"

Hiss...... I think someone seems to have bought it and eaten it. "Something must be wrong?"

Hearing the whispers around her, the owner of the fruit stall suddenly blushed and glared at her and yelled. "You! Beware of me suing you for slander! This is the fruit shipped from the south...... Where is it poisoned!"

Raven snorted triumphantly and puffed out her chest proudly. "I can tell at a glance if it's poisonous or not"

Fuji Teng, who was standing on the side and didn't speak, glanced at this not-so-smart friend, crossed his arms and sighed.

"You're going to be counterproductive." Uh-huh"

"That makes sense," looking at the crow with a question mark on his head, Jiu touched his chin with a witty face, rolled his eyes and said, "My brother has to pull me to level up whenever he is free, which makes me so annoying...... Is this a rebellious mentality?"

Fujito put his forehead down.

It has nothing to do with rebellious psychology. "

□% Raven's talent only works for herself, and what is poisonous in her world glows green, but no one else can see it.

What's more, her talent is actually not 100% accurate, and there have been cases before where players ate it but ended up being fine.

Perception is one of the most metaphysical attributes of this game, it is the synthesis of all insights, and Raven's "toxin intuition" talent is even more metaphysical within metaphysics.

As soon as Crow's words fell, the people around him looked at each other, and the whispering of discussion quickly spread around. Toxic"

This green one doesn't look very good...... "I think the girl is right!" She wore a blue coat "and it's so big!"

But even if she is a shelter resident, it would be arbitrary to conclude that it is poisonous in one sentence?"

Indeed, according to their standards of moving from the Age of Prosperity, there are too many poisonous things in the wasteland, and I am afraid that even people are poisoned!"

It's not easy to transport fruit from Geumcheon Province......"

We wastelanders are not as fragile as them, this can't be eaten, that can't be eaten, so hungry that even the gnazers eat"

"Tsk, anyway, messing with the least people on the Alliance's turf...... I'm afraid this boss is going to be finished. ”

- The inhabitants of the Alliance, naturally, are on the side of their own people, and they have no doubt about what Raven says. However, most of the survivors from elsewhere were sympathetic to the boss, especially the traders who were doing small business in the wasteland.

At least in the settlements they've been, there aren't that many rules.

Seeing that people's sympathy seemed to be biased to his side, the fruit stall owner, who was still a little weak in his coat, suddenly stopped coercing.

After staring at the fruit for a while, Meimei always felt familiar, and suddenly a sudden expression appeared on her face, "Ah...... This fruit seems to be the emerald fruit they found in the south by the garbage guys."

□", although the signal is not working, and no photos are uploaded to the official website, judging from the description in the post, there is no doubt that this is the "emerald fruit".

So...

This jade fruit and the "Naguo" declared by the boss are actually the same thing?" Well, it does look a bit like that. ”

Surprised to find out, Fujito looked at the stall owner and placed a 100 silver coin note on the fruit stand.

Hey, bring me a basket, and by the way, please eat two of your own. The stall owner was stunned, his expression nervous.

I, why should I eat two of them......"

He remembered that the merchant who sold him had said that it was fine to eat one of this thing once in a while, but something would definitely happen if he ate two at a time.

Oh, you don't want to eat what you sell," Fujito smiled maliciously, "By the way, there is such a law in the Alliance, and in the absence of conditions for sending it for inspection, consumers have the right to ask the seller to taste the product after buying it...... You're not going to tell me you're so full that you can't even eat an apple-sized fruit."

In fact, as the alliance grows larger, this loose rule is as outdated as selling prisoners of war to other settlements.

The Alliance's Biological Research Institute has set up a food safety inspection department, which is responsible for conducting safety inspections on goods sold in the name of food on the market, identifying the toxicity of a series of different parts of different species, including myriapods and monsters, researching more scientific methods of handling ingredients, and restricting the sales scope of some products and even ordering them to be removed from the shelves.

A long time ago, most of the arguments about whether a thing can be eaten or not were solved by the players themselves. "You"

Seeing that the people around him who originally supported him gradually became suspicious, the boss's anxious little eyes turned again and again, and his fierce face suddenly squeezed together, made a crying expression, and rolled around.

"You blue coats...... The co-authors bullied me, a businessman from out of town, are you embarrassed, the business here is simply impossible to do?"

"Yikes! This person is too good at reversing black and white. Looking away from the subtitles on the VM screen, Jiujiu looked at the scoundrel boss in surprise, and immediately said, "I'm going to find my brother!"

After speaking, Jiu Jiu turned his head and was about to leave, but before he could take two steps, he was pulled by Fuji Teng's hand. "Don't look for your brother for everything, what kind of problem can that guy solve."

As he spoke, Fujito sighed and looked seriously at the boss who was still hard-mouthed. , i.e., for the court, how "I ask you one last time, are you sure you want to continue to sell this thing?" I could pay for it all, but if we find it to be moderately addictive or seriously endangering the health of the person who consumes it, you will face more than three years of hard labor under the current laws of the Union, and depending on the severity of the circumstances, you may be sentenced to death. ”

Before he heard about the death penalty, when he heard about more than three years of hard labor, the boss's face turned white and he laughed embarrassedly.

"To, as for it? Just sold a few fruits...... Fruit only. "Working in a mine with the marauders......

He didn't kill anyone, he didn't set fires, not to mention that eating a small amount of Naguo is actually good for the body, and people who can't survive can use it to relieve their pain. How did it become toxic

Fujito stared at him as he tried to change the subject, and nodded seriously.

"We can't care about anything else, but this is our home, we've built it brick by brick, and don't expect us to turn a blind eye to what we see." This sentence has won the approval of many people.

People began to wonder if he was really that pitiful. Why don't you dare to take a bite

Is it hard to pick one from your own stall and eat it? Well said "I support"

"These profiteers...... I don't dare to eat it, and I dare to put it on the shelf!"

"That's it! Hey, the one who sells fruit, you eat two! We're on your side!" The boss's face was blue and red for a while.

At this time, the frost walked through the crowd with the eclipse. □""I've heard that there are people here who need help. It smiled and glanced at everyone present.

"I am a member of the Celebration Autonomous Committee, please tell me about your conflict, and I will conduct the most fair arbitration in accordance with the laws of the Alliance, and promise that no bad person will be spared, and no good person will be wronged." "No, I don't need arbitration" When the boss saw her armband, he quickly changed his face, shook his head and said, "I won't sell these fruits." "

With that, he covered the green fruits with a curtain and planned to take the stall away. "Ah...... Is it already over?"

Frost's expression was slightly regretful.

The eclipse, who was standing on the sidelines, looked at it with a blank face. "I don't understand, isn't that a good thing?"

Frost muttered.

That's a good thing, right...... But I always feel a little pity. "

Looking at the owner who hurriedly closed the stall, Fujito fell into deep thought and spoke. "We need to report this news as soon as possible....."

The Vault residents didn't have the power to enforce the law, and she couldn't have smashed or confiscated the stall just because Raven thought it was poisonous, ignoring the strange eyes of others. Raven nodded earnestly. "Well, that's a big problem."

Hearing this, Frost's eyes suddenly lit up, and he regained his energy. "Big problem? Leave it to me, okay, I'll help. "

Holding Frost Night's little hand, Frost Snow hesitated for a moment to look at Crow. "Is it that serious?"

"Of course!" Raven nodded seriously and said solemnly, "The Alliance is no longer the small settlement it used to be, and if someone sells this thing here, it means that this thing has been circulating in our place." ”

Fujito also nodded in agreement and said casually. "Agreed."

When you see a cockroach in the house, it means that there are countless of them crawling in the place you didn't see. "

As Fujito had guessed, when she, Crow, and Rose arrived at the nearest guard station, the guards were busy with the matter.

Some of the shelter residents said that this "naguo" is the same thing as the "emerald fruit" they found in the south, and that it is very potentially harmful, but there is no way to prove it.

The toxicity of "Naguo" is not immediately apparent, and the sweet and greasy taste of honey is deceptive, and the eater will even become "stronger" for a period of time.

It is precisely for this reason that the alliance has been operating an effective conventional error correction mechanism, and at the moment when the cognition cannot be unified, it fails. But fortunately, the problem was discovered in time.

In addition to the regular error correction mechanics, the Alliance also has another special set of mechanics - that is, the player mechanic.

The inhabitants of Vault 404 will respond to the Vault's mobilization at all times, whether it is a sudden war or a daily maintenance of order.

Xiaoqi immediately conveyed the instructions of the administrator to the guard post and the Celebration Autonomous Committee, removing "Naguo" from the shelves of the alliance market, recalling the goods that have been sold to customers, and registering customers who have eaten them.

The Alliance's biological research institute observes their subsequent symptoms and recycles their metabolites.

According to the clues reported on the official website of Level 99 of Picking Up Trash, people and animals who have eaten Naguo will not get sick immediately, but they will lose their resistance to the disease, and the feces produced for a period of time will contaminate the soil, resulting in no food to grow in the field.

It is uncertain whether this effect can be eliminated by technical means, but the two terms "weakened immunity" and "fecal contamination of soil" are enough to cause concern.

The drones operating over the alliance have already begun to work, and the players scattered in the crowd have received tasks one after another.

This hidden food ———— must disappear from the market of the Alliance!" …… Nago. Looking at the text updated on the VM, Fang Chang touched his chin with interest, and seemed to be thinking about these things in his heart.

Dolly, with a camera around her neck, leaned over curiously to take a look. "What are you looking at?"

"This is our ...... Uh, work log," Fang Chang made a brief introduction in a way she could understand, and then put the VM away, "A batch of harmful fruits has appeared in the market, the name is Naguo, it seems that the merchants brought it from the south, do you have any clue about my lovely reporter lady?"

"Nago" Dolly was stunned and shook her head blankly, "It's also the first time I've heard of ......" Fang Chang smiled faintly.

Yes, it seems that the trade hub of the southern plain belt of the river valley province has been transferred from the western third ring road of Cheongquan City to the northern suburbs, which is not a good thing from this point of view. "Although that also means more challenges.

"The fruit...... Is it dangerous?" Dolly said worriedly.

"Hmm," Fang Chang nodded, glancing at the bustling crowd in the distance, and said succinctly, "I hope this thing doesn't spread along our trade route to Luoxia Province in the west, and we have finally solved the food crisis." "Perhaps......

The coalition should take the initiative to do something. ……… At the same time, the ballroom of the Alliance.

Chu Guang, who had just announced the start of the celebration at Triumph Square, then met with representatives of all parties, including business representatives, in the banquet hall.

The Alliance's victory is not only about the future of the Alliance, but also about the future of the entire region east of the Great Desert, for at least ten or even twenty years.

Therefore, regardless of whether they participated directly or indirectly in the expedition to the Luoxia Province, most of the survivor settlements who had trade with the Alliance took the opportunity of the celebration to send representatives to the Alliance and bring blessings from afar.

□" > most of these representatives Chu Guang know.

For example, Minister Wu Changnian from the enterprise, Prince Winter from the Lion Kingdom, and the little princess of the Honey Badger Kingdom who stayed in the alliance and never left, etc.

And in addition to those acquaintances, there were also people who simply came from the survivors' settlements who had not yet established diplomatic relations with the Alliance, and Chu Guang was also the first person to see there.

For example, the place called Junk City, a little southeast of the Red River Alliance, usually has no intersection at the official level, and this time a councillor was also sent over.

Another example is the Prancing Horse Province in the east of the River Valley Province, a survivor settlement called Dam City, with a population of hundreds of thousands, and the city lord simply sent his own son over.

The young man's name is Zhou Xianlin, his name sounds quite sophisticated, and he looks very literate, which is rare in the wasteland, and he grabbed Chu Guang's hand as soon as he met, and spoke incoherently excitedly.

Your presentation...... It's just amazing! I... Sorry, I don't know how to express my excitement! With such a good manager as you, it's no wonder that you can accomplish such amazing miracles in one year! We're going to learn from your experience, and when we get back, I'll change our settlement to the Dam Alliance."

Thank you, there are a lot of good people in the Union, and a miracle is a miracle precisely because it is not something that can be done by one person. ”

Looking at the flickering frenzy in the young man's eyes, Chu Guang was happy in his heart, but he couldn't help but have a trace of worry, and held his hand and said seriously.

I'm glad you gave such a high level of recognition to our work, but I still hope that you don't blindly learn from it, although we are all in the same wasteland, we are facing different problems. ”

Zhou Xianlin nodded vigorously and said excitedly.

Got it! I'll keep it in mind! Our immediate priority is to eradicate the remnants of the Chewing Bone Tribe...... It's disgusting that those marauders are running around."

Looking at the young man with a red face, Chu Guang always felt that he was a little similar to Somer's kid, but he was not as smart as Somer.

I seem to have gained a little fan brother in an unexpected place.

However, considering that there were still many people waiting for him, Chu Guang didn't spend much time talking to the young man, just patted him on the shoulder, and went to meet the next representative.

Pure worship of the strong.

In the case of corporations, in terms of size alone, corporations are far stronger than the Alliance, and he has inherited more cards from the Post-War Reconstruction Commission than he can imagine.

However, not to mention the wasteland, even in reality, directly using the set of the ideal city will definitely collapse the normal social order.

Because that in itself is a "one-in-a-million" coincidence.

If it weren't for the fact that all the inhabitants of Vault 6 and the Colony Ship Zhiyuan unanimously voted the exact same under that particular circumstance, Ideal City would not exist.

Even if there is only one vote against it, even if they end up with a minority obeying the majority, their ideals will surely run aground.........

After finally dealing with the representatives of all parties, Chu Guang was about to rest for a while, and almost as soon as he sat down on the chair, Xiao Qi's voice came from his ears.

Master! Your little player discovers a batch of Suspected Poisonous Fruits at the Celebration, which is the same type of Emerald Fruit reported by the player's 'Picking Up Trash Level 99'. Hearing the crisp voice in his ears, Chu Guang frowned slightly. □ "> before Xiao Qi reported to him what his little players had discovered in the south.

Although he did not participate in the discussion on the forum, whether it was the "Nago" or the mutant tribe called "Qi", he had been keeping an eye on the subsequent developments.

3 It's just that this matter is not as high priority as other things, and it is not even as high as the alliance's "big plane program" and the nuclear fuel in the same Jinchuan province.

Compared to the mutant tribe seven or eight hundred kilometers away and a crop that suddenly appeared, the alliance had too many things to worry about Chu Guang personally.

Economically, he needs to ensure the orderly growth of the scale of debt, while holding down the inflation brought about by the expansion of the economy, and industrially, he needs to guide a large amount of excess military production capacity to be diverted to civilian use, and at the same time listen to the opinions of representatives of various industries to put an end to the waste and loss of resources during the economic transition period.

In terms of government affairs, he needs to further clarify the scope of authority and responsibility of various departments and posts, and everything that could be done "quickly and efficiently" in the past must now be done in accordance with the rules. Not only that, but he also had to carefully add some elements that are more suitable for the Wasteland Era to the 'AI Civic Concept' from the Age of Prosperity to reduce administrative efficiency and the debuff of adaptation.

Not to mention the military, cultural, diplomatic aspects...... There's a lot more to do. And after doing all this, he has to put the same rules into the language of the game and prepare a version of Wasteland Online for players.

The Alliance is entering an unprecedented period of golden growth, with hundreds of people deciding to stay here and join their cause almost every day.

Whether it is the Coalition's own citizens or the surrounding survivor colonies, confidence in the Coalition is at an all-time high.

Even those who hate the alliance and fear it in their hearts have to admit that the alliance has accomplished an almost impossible miracle and will not disappear for at least some time.

As the manager of the alliance, Chu Guang knew very well what his most important job was at the moment.

However, he couldn't ignore the fact that the "Nago" had quietly spread from the south to his nose. Some kind of unclean filth is spreading silently...... After thinking for a moment, Chu Guang immediately ordered Xiao Qi.

Send a sample to Hea and tell her to put aside what I'm doing for a while, and I'll see the test □results of that thing as soon as possible> and the energetic answer quickly came to my ears. R mouth zero "Roger!"