Early morning.

Chu Guang slept for a long time, went out from the Resurrection Square at nine o'clock in the morning, walked slowly to the snack street north of the outpost, ordered two soup dumplings, two xiaolongbao and three cups of soy milk, and then went to Zhang Hai's ramen stall to find an inconspicuous seat.

Although the carbs and heat of this meal exploded, it was sprinkled with water in terms of his metabolism.

"A bowl of ramen, thank you."

There was a milky white mist on the cauldron, and there was an endless stream of diners in front of the stalls.

Today's ramen chef Zhang Hai is also as full and busy as ever, his head is almost buried in the pot, and he doesn't have time to raise his head at all, shouting through the cauldron.

"Okay! Do you want to cut it thin or thick?" Chu Guang said with a smile.

"Thin, I'll see how thin the thinnest can be."

The first time he heard someone take the initiative to ask him to cut thin, Zhang Hai was immediately amused.

"Hey, then you can joke, I've got the thinnest guy here—" He just raised his head to see which brother it was, but his gaze froze through the white mist, ", manager?!"

Because he didn't wear power armor, many people didn't recognize Chu Guang, including Zhang Hai, until they saw the smile like a spring breeze.

The two of them communicated in Mandarin, so that they didn't attract the attention of other NPC diners, Chu Guang gave him a low-key look, and then enjoyed the xiaolongbao he brought first.

After a while, a bowl of beef noodles was served, and the beef slices were thicker than silver coins. Seeing this, the other little players immediately screamed unhappily.

"Holy!"

"The sea that dogs say, don't talk about martial virtues!" "Why is there so little beef in my bowl?" "Is this in the river?!"

Looking at the gang of coaxing guys, Zhang Hai's old face turned red, and if he usually went back with a hippie smile, he just opened the small stove and caught it.

"Less verbose! Are you a manager? I ······ I feel sorry for him, I work hard for the alliance, and I am worried that he will not be able to eat enough, so please ask him to eat more?" Everyone was dumbfounded.

Boy. Is that okay?

Seeing this great wisdom and complacency, Chu Guang shook his head with a smile, took out fifteen silver coins and put them on the table, and settled the account first.

"Thank you for your kindness, you don't have to have a meal, I prefer to pay for it with one hand and deliver it with the other······ No need to look for it.

Considering the weight of this bowl of noodles, he paid three times the price, right?

That's enough money to buy two catties of beef. He didn't want to owe a favor to those silver coins. "Thank you!" Boss Zhang has a fleshy face

Boss Zhang accepted the silver coin with a painful face, but he calculated in his heart that this transaction would be a big loss.

If you can get the favorability of the manager, you won't lose any amount of silver you spend. As a result, the two taels of beef were only exchanged for three bowls of noodles, and it was a loss to grandma's house!

arrive

If you make less money, it's not a loss!

Adding some chili peppers and vinegar to the noodle soup, Chu Guang ate slowly and methodically, while leisurely looking at the little budding newcomers who were shuttling back and forth on the street, and couldn't help but feel nostalgic for the past.

Two years ago, it was one of the most prosperous streets in the Union, separated from Resurrection Square by a crooked concrete wall.

Now, two years later, although the street has also developed, it still can't catch up with the sparsely populated long-term farm.

With the establishment of Aurora, both the Outpost and the Long Farm were incorporated into the new settlement as reserved place names, and the economic status of the Outpost North Street was gradually replaced by the NPC majority of the Outpost North Street.

Some veteran players will keep their stalls and houses on the edge of Linghu Lake, but most have moved their shops to the more bustling center of Dawning City.

However, Chu Guang still has a soft spot for this.

Most of his favorite hometown dishes can be found here, and the chirping of young people in front of the Resurrection Square will never make him bored.

For him and the vast majority of Wasteland Online players, it can be called here

Where the dream begins.

Chu Guang suddenly had a whim, when he retires in the future, he will also set up a stall here.

Like a pancake or something.

However, this thought only appeared for two seconds, and Chu Guang was amused by his thoughts.

Wait for him to take all the responsibilities off....

That was probably a long, long time later.

After eating seven or eight minutes full, Chu Guang went to buy six steamed buns again, brought them to Niko, and fed them as snacks.

That big girl, like Xiao Yu, has a soft spot for human food, especially junk food with heavy salt, heavy oil and polysaccharides

I still remember the last time I fed it Coke, it stomped its feet in excitement and almost lifted the shed where it slept.

Riding Niko around the lake, Chu Guang tethered it back to the shed, and then walked in the direction of the shelter.

When he took the elevator downstairs, he happened to see a guard holding a plastic basket full of letters, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"What is this?"

The guard straightened up and replied.

"This is a letter from the residents of Dawnlight, my lord." Chu Guang suddenly became interested when he heard this, and said on a whim. "My letter? Show me.

He seemed to have heard Xiaoqi mention that since the completion of the Alliance Building, he had been receiving letters from all over the Alliance, and most of them were written to him.

Due to the sheer number, the staff of the Union Building did not know what to do with them, so they handed them all over to the Guards.

Lu Bei, who was following behind Chu Guang, hesitated slightly, stepped forward and said.

"My lord, allow me to check for you first to make sure there is nothing dangerous inside."

Although the letters have been X-rayed and germicidized with ultraviolet light, they can only be taken apart to ensure that they are safe.

Chu Guang laughed and said jokingly.

"Are you worried that you're going to have a blade in it, and you're afraid you're going to hurt me?"

Lu Bei whispered.

"Not really, but it's better to be careful." Seeing that he still couldn't let go of his expression, Chu Guang said.

"That's it, you come to help me study, and by the way, I'll also test you to see how you are doing with your cultural homework."

As soon as he heard that the manager was going to test himself, the young man suddenly came to his senses, put his right fist on his left chest and said energetically.

"Yes!"

Chu Guang nodded with satisfaction, took Lu Bei, who took the basket of letters, to the B4 floor, motioned for him to sit down, and handed him a pen and paper.

"That's right, you also wrote it for me by the way, and I read you to write it." Lu Beixing nodded angrily, then took out a letter from the plastic basket and opened it, cleared his throat and recited.

I am a mason, Mr. Honorable Administrator, in this "Honorable Officer

The main Baier worker is looking for

A day to celebrate and to share my joy with you! My wife and I have our first child just a month away, and we have already bought all the clothes for him up to the age of five, a cradle for the baby and toys······ Now we are counting the days every day, waiting for that little cutie to come to us. Once again, I would like to give you the highest respect for allowing us to have a sheltered house and a job where we can buy so many things."

Lu Bei read it with emotion, and the reverence was overflowing, I am afraid that the person who wrote this letter was not as emotional as him.

Looking at this hard-working young man, Chu Guang couldn't help but sigh, and after he finished reading, he cleared his throat and said slowly.

"You're welcome······ I will do my best to let every hard-working person in the alliance get the decent work and life he deserves, so that every child in the alliance can grow up in the sun. Of course, we need to work together."

While Chu Guang was reading, Lu Bei was also writing hard, and after a while, he finished writing the letter, copied the address and put it aside.

Then he picked up the second letter.

Take a deep breath and read. 「...··· Like the sun at noon, your grace and majesty are the knives of a thousand workers

Disperse the cold night and restore the land to its glory! Forgive me for exaggerating a bit, but it's by no means flattery, maybe Dr. Edmund seems to you just an insignificant criminal, but I'll never forget what happened that day at the Golden Dunes Cinema. My children and I are in an iron cage, and no one cares whether we live or die, only you and the warriors under your command do, and I am willing to offer you eternal loyalty!"

Where is Golden Dune Cinema?

Chu Guang thought about it for a while, and he really didn't remember the name of the place, including the unfamiliar name mentioned in the letter.

However, it is not difficult to see from the contents of the letter that the person who wrote the letter should be a survivor who was saved from the marauders by his little player. While this may be an ordinary daily quest for the player, it can mean a lifetime change for a survivor.

Chu Guang couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

He decided to wait for Xiaoqi to update the letter on the forum. I'm sure someone will claim this easter egg.

It was by accident that this easter egg was discovered, and the kind-hearted little player should be happy for the rest of the story.

"I'll put this letter here, and then I'll pass it on to the one who really deserves thanks, and let that person decide whether to write back or not."

"Yes, sir." Lu Bei nodded loyally, put down the pen in his hand for the time being, and continued to pick up the next letter.

The content of the letter is concise and to the point.

Even the first sentence of the opening letter makes it clear what the whole letter is trying to say.

"Let's go north! My lord! As long as you give an order, all of us are willing to give your heart for you! The merchants from Bougerra are the most unruly of the villains, they are corrupting us with their tricks, and it is time to punish those insidious and cunning villains!"

While reading the letter, Lu Bei used an impassioned voice and quietly peeked at Chu Guang, who was sitting opposite.

Obviously, that's what the lad thinks

Chu Guang thought for a while and said softly.

"The greatest humiliation for the clown is not to push them into the brazier, but to make them look with their eyes that we are better off than they are, more united, more confident, more powerful than them······ Then they will live in remorse for yesterday. I understand your concerns about the North, but they're not our main problem, at least not yet."

Although he felt a little regretful, the loyal young man believed that the respected manager must have a vision that he did not have, so he did not feel wrong.

After writing the reply, he quickly picked up another letter and opened it, and replied to the letter

But as soon as I saw the title at the beginning and Juanxiu's handwriting, I vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"Dear Mr. Administrator, I have admired you for a long time, and I heard that you do not have children of your own, which makes it difficult for me to ·····calm my heart for a long time."

Halfway through the reading, Lu Bei suddenly stopped talking in embarrassment, and couldn't read a word for a long time.

You don't have to guess what is written in the letter, and Bacheng is changing tricks to urge himself to start a family, Chu Guang couldn't help but smile and shook his head. These guys.

It's okay to do some leisure all day, and it's better to raise two more pigs when you have this time.

"Read, I don't care."

"But······ Well, if you insist," Lu Bei buried his head in embarrassment, and read hard, "Like, if I can, I want to give birth to one for you, as many as you want, this is the wish of a girl in Dawning City, and my address is in one."

Chu Guang, who was drinking tea to moisten his throat, almost didn't squirt out a sip of tea, and coughed interrupting Lu Bei's words halfway through.

"Alright, alright, that's enough." Lu Bei honestly closed the letter and whispered

Claim. "Your Excellency······ So, do you want to reply to this letter?"

Glancing hastily at the time on the VM, Chu Guang hurriedly interrupted his stupid words.

"It's impossible for us to respond to everyone's comments. By the way, we need an office of managers to handle the letters of the citizens of the Union in a unified manner, and to answer some meaningful questions publicly in the newspapers and on the radio."

"Also, each department needs to have a special office to deal with letters from citizens, and if necessary, hold press conferences to explain the public's confusion, don't stuff me with all the letters····· I've got to talk to someone about it, and today's break is over, so that's it."

I almost forgot about it.

When the printing house fire case first came out, Chu Guang was thinking of finding a more official channel for public publication, and he couldn't always count on the reporters of the newspaper

The reporter came to the interview.

The Council is currently in the process of refining the relevant legislation. The coalition authorities also have to cooperate in doing something.

Stunned to look at the manager who got up and went out after saying a lot of words, Lu Bei, who was holding the envelope in his hand, didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

... So this letter... What should I do?

Yin Fang, who was standing next to the coffee machine, witnessed this scene the whole time, and laughed and teased in a joking tone.

"No offense, this guy is surprisingly shy at times.

Although only at some point······

At the junction of the Borneo Sea and the southern seas, a cargo ship with a towering chimney is slowly passing through a wide strait.

The crumbling concrete harbor was once a thriving port and a city, but now all that remains is the chirping of insects and the occasional cry of apes.

Standing on the deck, the woman in the cloak had unease written on her face.

Her name was Misa, she was in her early twenties, had brown hair, and was a teacher in Port Golden Gallen before the disaster. Although she was born in a port city, she had never been to such a far-flung place.

"This is ......" "Baiyue Province."

A nice voice came from behind him.

Misa turned to look, only to see a pair of smart cat ears gently swaying with the sea breeze, and that lively and cute face was smiling at her.

Some of the mercenaries and sailors on the ship called her the messenger of the goddess of the silver moon.

Misa couldn't help but be a little restrained, but she couldn't help but ask in a curious whisper. ..... What is that place?"

Walking to the side of the ship, Sesame Squinted at the tropical strait, brushed the hair that fell on his cheeks behind his ears, and said in a eloquent tone.

「.....

····· It is bordered by Haiya Province to the northeast, the southern sea to the east, and Luoxia to the northwest

In the province, over the Djobar Mountains is Oasis No. 4 and Silver Moon Bay. It's shaped on the map like two teeth that are put together one on top of the other, with a strait in between."

It used to be a tourist resort for the People's Union, and it was also home to some economically prosperous tourist cities

It's just that in the fifty years since the three-year war, the traces of human life have disappeared little by little over time.

Listening a little distracted, Misa continued to ask curiously. "Will we dock here?"

Sesame Paste replied a little nerve-wracked.

"Well, there's no need, we went up and had a look, but we didn't find any survivors there, just dangerous mutated creatures and deadly poisonous insects."

Maybe it's because the planner hasn't finished this part of the map yet. They had walked around the shore in a dinghy and had left without exploring further. I heard that the Hump Kingdom had planned to include this part of the territory and tried to build it on the shore

The colony was eventually defeated by xenomorphs, poisonous insects, strange infectious diseases, and huge financial pressures, and had to abandon the settlement there.

Listening to the priestess talk about this land, Misa couldn't help but feel a little lost while her thirst for knowledge was satisfied.

Just now she was still thinking about putting the Borneo

The Moon Clan people from the province have all been brought here to build a new home, but now it seems that things are not as simple as they thought.

"You know so much." After listening to the story of this land, Misa let out a heartfelt sigh.

Looking at the envy and adoration imprinted in those eyes, Sesame Paste scratched the back of his head embarrassedly and said with a shy smile.

"After all, we travel a lot."

Maybe because she is also a teacher in reality, she has a good impression of this NPC lady.

Although he didn't mean to show off when he said this, Misa was even more envious after listening to it.

Tourism··

....

It was something she never dared to think about.

People with families go out to travel only when they go out, and homeless people like her can only be regarded as wandering even if they go to places they have never been.

"And where do we disembark?" Sesame paste said softly.

"There's a man-made island in the southern seas that is home to a number of survivors who have been helped by the Vault dwellers, and we're going to try our luck there and at least procure some supplies. If they are unwilling to take you in, we will continue to take you to the easternmost province of the continent.

Misa looked at her gratefully, her eyes filled with mist.

"I······ I don't know how to thank you. Sesame Paste said with an embarrassed smile.

"You're welcome, we don't have a specific place to go anyway.

Square.

While the two were chatting, the alarm bell suddenly sounded on the ship.

Sesame Paste, who was chatting with Misa, was slightly stunned, and immediately took her back to the cabin, telling her not to come up.

With all that done, she picked up her gear and went with the others to assemble on deck, where she found a tail perched on the side of the ship.

"What happened?"

With a serious look on his face and his tail squinting slightly, he looked at the horizon in the distance.

"It's a pirate." Sesame paste was stunned.

The meat who was standing on the side made a helpless expression, and couldn't help but complain.

"There are so many pirates."

As the group spoke, two flag-bearing speedboats turned out from behind the reef and approached their freighter.

Compared to the Flesh, they are as small as toys in the bathtub, but when it comes to technology, they are obviously better than those powered by electricity.

Siss, who was standing on the bridge, narrowed his eyes slightly.

She noticed that the two speedboats did not have black ironwood to drive away sea beasts, and she thought that something else or technology was used.

One of the speedboats drove to the front, and a soldier-like man stood at the bow and shouted to the people on the deck of the freighter.

"This is the territorial waters of the Federation! Who are you?" Federation?

Meat and sesame paste looked at each other, and their eyes were full of confusion. When did a federation pop up here?

I don't know...

When they came here last year, there seemed to be only a few island settlements.

Could it be that the map power has been refreshed? One person and one bear looked confused.

However, the tail standing on the side of the ship was not confused at all, but shouted at the man as if the radio waves were on the same page. "Oh! Friends of the Federation! This is the White Bear Knights!

The person standing on the speedboat was obviously stunned, and subconsciously blurted out.

"What's that?"

Siss, who came to the deck at some point, reached out and brought back the tail that was about to shout, cleared his throat and shouted.

"It's a merchant from Silvermoon Bay. We intend to cross the strait to the port in the eastern part of the Middle-earth continent, and allow us to dock here to replenish fresh water and supplies."

The man gave her a suspicious look, but didn't pick any flaws in her words, and continued.

「.····· Yes, yes, but I have to say it first

Chu, we only accept dinar and Cr here, not coins with animals depicted.

The coins depicting camels should refer to the coins of Luoxia Province.

Because of the gold content, size and comprehensive national strength, those coins are usually only circulated locally, and not many people will recognize them when they leave Silver Moon Bay.

Si Si nodded knowingly. "No problem."

"Follow us, beware of reefs and mines." The man left these words, turned back into the cabin, and steered the speedboat to make a U-turn at sea.

Rou Rou glanced at Si Si suspiciously, and asked in a low voice in Mandarin. "Why don't we just tell them the truth?"

"Tell them there are nearly a thousand refugees on board? I'm not sure they're going to drive us back." Looking at the direction in which the two speedboats were leaving, Si Si narrowed his eyes slightly.

Something is not right here.

She always felt that this trip to Vault 70 would not be as peaceful as she had imagined······

Flesh scratched the back of his head.

Tail, who was standing on the side, said to her in a thoughtful manner.

"This world is very sinister, if they know that we are pirates wanted by the Xilan Empire, they will take us in exchange for the bounty of 3.6 billion Bailey!"

"The currency unit is mistaken, and our bounty is so high!" Flesh complained with tears and laughter, but he also understood Sisi's intentions.

After all, this is not the settlement they are familiar with. It's better to be careful...