At the same time that the Southern Islands Federation Patrol left, the exploration team led by Irena and the Elven King Fugui also happened to leave the camp and go deep into the jungle.

There are only 10 people in this improvised team, and all but two of them are just over LV10, equipped with a basic miner exoskeleton and light and heavy armor inserts.

The flames from the incendiary bombs had been extinguished, and the sound of insects was back in the surroundings as if nothing had happened.

No one dares to take it lightly.

Locals would rather live on the island than on land, not because they have a soft spot for the island's scenery.

While most players set foot in this strange land with a passion for the new map, no one wants to actually run away and be xenomorph.

Especially on the first day when the airfare money was not earned.

"This is the marina area of Shilong City, and a kilometre further northwest is the marina residential area, where there are clusters of villas and a beautiful seaside park·····

Comparing the brochure in her hand, Irena glanced at the lush tropical vegetation around her, her expression gradually taking on a subtle touch. It can't be said to be exactly the same as what is drawn in the tourist brochure, it can only be said that it has nothing to do with it.

Although there are large areas of Qingquan City covered in vegetation, the situation here is completely different.

Although there is still a small amount of reinforced concrete, most of them are the remains of urban drainage systems and road facilities.

And most of them have been torn apart, and they can't even see what they used to be.

As for those high-rise buildings and coastal villas, they have naturally disappeared completely, and the slightest trace of existence is gone.

After staring at the map in the booklet for a while, the elf king Fugui took out a pencil and drew a circle on the north side of the port, and the tip of the pen dotted on it.

"There may be puddles in the underground car park in the residential area on the north side of the harbour······ It's like the one in Qingquan City.

Irena gave him a funny look.

"It's a nest of xenomorphs like Qingquan City?" The elf king Fugui touched his chin and thought.

"It's not unlikely!"

Irena said with a smile.

"Yes, the two missions can be done together." "To be on the safe side, let's divide into groups.

The elf king Fugui ordered the team to be divided into three groups and advance in a triangle, so that even if they encountered a sudden situation, they would not be wiped out by a wave.

And if one of them is in danger, the other two can quickly come to the aid from both wings.

This is the experience that these veteran players have summed up on the battlefield, and it is just the opportunity to teach the newcomers.

However, although the plan had been well planned, the speed at which the group moved forward was not ideal.

Less than three kilometers off-road, they were subjected to at least ten xenomorph attacks.

In two of the most dangerous cases, they even encountered a mutated python with a waist as thick as a bucket, and a group of mutant canine bats that resembled a pterodactyl.

If it weren't for the rich guy's quick reaction and shooting a burst arrow at the mutant canine snout bats that had not yet dispersed, this improvised convoy would have almost overturned!

And in addition to the strange-looking xenomorphs, the dense vegetation of the rainforest itself is a huge obstacle.

The rattans buried in the bushes can trip over a person without carelessness, and the web-like vines are like natural low walls.

"Mom······ The vegetation here is too dense." He cut off the vines that stood in the way with a wood knife

The rattan of the road, the strength of the player wearing heavy armor couldn't help but smack his tongue.

"Why don't we just set it on fire?"

The agile player who followed closely behind with a rifle whispered, guarding the surrounding jungle and the shadows that made a rustling sound.

The physique player who walked behind the last row said with a smile.

「

Incendiary bombs? Are you kidding man, this is a rainforest ·····."

According to historical data, a napalm can cover 2,500 square meters of land, but on average it can burn about 50 square meters of tropical rainforest.

Trees in a humid environment and dehydrated building timber are two different things, and it would take astronomical amounts of fuel to completely remove an entire rainforest.

I'm afraid that the cost is higher than removing the nago mycelium around Geumhe City.

「..···· By the way, this place was really a city before?"

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, looking at the woodcutter with a gap, the power animal who walked to the front couldn't help but complain.

"Judging from the pre-war maps, yes, we should be near the highway now." The Physique player at the back of the hall pulled out the booklet inserted in the exoskeleton and looked at it, then stuffed it back in.

"Highway? Here?"

The Agility player looked back at him in surprise. The latter nodded and continued succinctly.

It's been two centuries, and typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, and wild vegetation have grown······ There is no one to maintain it, and it is not surprising that the traces of civilization have been erased."

The game nicknames of the three are one called Jenny Turtle, one is called Blastoise, and one is called Han Eight Turtle with a physique of Lao Tie.

It is not difficult to see from the nickname that the three of them are good buddies who have known each other in reality, and it is still a dormitory.

This situation is not uncommon in Wasteland Online, after all, the game's closed beta qualification distribution is never really random, definite tendencies.

According to the analysis of a certain A-test boss on the forum, "Wasteland Online" is ostensibly a game, but it is actually intended to create a virtual community where AI and people get along with each other. Therefore, theoretically, if both players meet the selection criteria of the operator and happen to know each other well, the probability of being released for the closed beta together is not small.

Of course, this is only one of the factors influencing the weight value of the filter. After a few idle words, the three of them stopped talking, and carefully continued to explore while observing the situation around them intently. Pushing aside a dense bush, a collapsed concrete structure quickly caught the eye of the leading Jenny turtle.

Verdant vines entwined the cracked concrete walls, with overgrown ground on one side and a bottomless hole more than a dozen meters wide on the other.

"I'll go and see······ You cover me." Jenny swallowed and hung the woodcutter on his exoskeleton for an assault rifle

Cautiously approached the past.

No xenomorph voices were heard.

After carefully examining the vine-wrapped wall and making sure there was no danger, he pulled out his flashlight and approached it, shining a light on the bottomless hole.

Bright beams of light reached the deepest part of the crater, and floating sparkling waves flickered into his eyes.

Listening to the ticking sound of the water droplets falling into the water, a trace of joy suddenly appeared on [Jenny Turtle]'s face, and he turned back to call out to his teammates behind him.

"There's a water here—

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly saw the horror on the faces of his two teammates.

"Behind you!" "Come back!"

Almost at the same time as the exclamations of the two teammates rang out, [Jenny Turtle], who was standing next to the puddle, felt a huge force whipped him on the side ribs.

It was an arm-thick vine!

The thing was like a tape measure, and the moment it hit him, it quickly wrapped around his exoskeleton cuirass twice and pulled him backwards with a hard blow.

"Hmm!!"

The air was completely squeezed out of his chest, and the eyes of the almost suffocating [Jenny Turtle] widened, and the eyeballs almost fell out of their sockets. He felt like a flying insect that had fallen into the pitcher plant.

Driven by his survival instinct, he reached out and grabbed the edge of the pit.

However, the force exerted on his chest grew stronger, and even the polymer lining inserted into the exoskeleton was pressed inward

Bend.

"Brother Jie! Hold on!"

The Blastoise quickly opened the gun hanging underneath the barrel

, fired a high-explosive bomb at the half-collapsed concrete wall.

The burst of fire exploded across the wall, but the flying fragments scraped off only a layer of wall ash and a few patches of emerald green debris, still preventing the thick and powerful vines from continuing to tighten and pull downward.

"Press ······· M..····

Using the last strength of his body, Jenny Turtle, who had already rolled his eyes, gritted his teeth and took off the VM from his arm and threw it at his teammates.

Almost at the same time, his eyes rolled, he couldn't hold on any longer, and was dragged into the bottomless abyss with the whooshing sound of the vines.

"Jenny!" "Brother Jie!!"

Seeing their teammates being devoured by unknown plants, the two teammates let out a mournful roar in unison.

But the roar was soon swallowed up in the dark green rainforest, leaving only the rustle of leaves and the chirping of insects.

Picking up the mud-stained VM from the ground, Blastoise reached out and pressed it against his helmet with a heavy face, and said with a deep breath.

"This is Group B, and we found a concrete structure with abundant freshwater resources underneath, but it seems that there is a monster living inside······

An answer soon came from the communication channel. Elven King Fugui: "Monster?!"

"To be exact······ It should be a plant," Glancing at the pit with apprehension, the Blastoise swallowed and continued, "Brother Jie was instantly seconded, and we didn't even have time to call for backup.

There was silence for a moment in the communication channel.

With the rustle of electricity, the elf king Fugui continued. 「······ Received, you wait for us there, and we will come here."

Blastoise nodded quickly. "Okay!"

After the communication was interrupted, he put Jenny's VM in his backpack and glanced at the concrete structure that had returned to silence.

From the outside, you can't tell it's a trap. "Poor Brother Jie was gone in an instant."

Han Bagui sighed, and his gaze drifted to the rainforest on the side, but it was just right

I saw a big tree the size of a bucket, with a dense row of green berries growing at its roots.

That thing looks familiar.

He couldn't help but sigh softly, leaned down, reached out and picked one off the root of the tree, and pinched it in the palm of his hand to look at it.

Seeing his movements, the blastoise standing next to him asked curiously.

"What are you doing?"

Rising from the ground, Han Yagui tossed the green berry in his hand to him.

"Don't you feel familiar?"

The blastoise reached out to catch it, but just glanced at it, and his eyes instantly widened.

"It's kind of ······ Wait,! This is the one!" "Which one?"

Attracted by his startled expression, Han Yagui cast a curious glance at him.

Without breathing, Blastoise looked at him in shock and said. "Nago!! This thing is Nago!

Hearing his answer, Han Hachigui also immediately came back to his senses. "it?!"

The sun had sunset in mid-sky to the west, and it had been half a day since the Alliance's cargo airship arrived in the Baiyue Strait.

In just half a day, the new map has seen ten casualties.

Five of the cases occurred in the forest around the camp, and the other five occurred along the beach, which was fairly evenly distributed.

In addition to this, there are twelve players who have suffered serious injuries that are difficult to heal during the exploration mission.

In order not to waste valuable game time, these players decisively chose to abandon the treatment after saving through the hibernation pod.

The Cow Horse Group's airship will bring the archived data, VMs, and recovered active materials back to the Alliance on behalf of the warriors.

And this service is provided free of charge.

For a camp of more than 300 people, the attrition of more than 20 people is already quite a serious loss.

At this moment, Fang Chang finally understood what the meaningful words that the NPC left behind when he left were meaningful.

I don't think they can stay here forever.

Think about it too.

If this land was really so easy to cultivate, they would not have given up the resource-rich land and ran to the island to survive.

However, although this high attrition is unacceptable for NPCs, it is just a sprinkle for the player.

Let's open a new map.

It's perfectly acceptable to die a little bit.

「·.···· The removal of rainforest plots is still too slow, and the Jungle Corps should be hired." Looking at the camp shrouded in dusk, Fang Chang thought in his heart.

At this moment, the communication request icon suddenly appeared on the VM screen.

Seeing Lao Na's ID appear on the screen, Fang Chang took out the headphones and put them on, stretched out his index finger and pressed the button that was connected.

"Hey?" "I, Irena." What's wrong?"

"We found fresh water here, but the situation there is not very good, and it seems that large carnivorous plants are taking over it, and it may take some time to get rid of it. Also, we found some nago in the neighborhood that seem to be wild."

Hearing this information, Fang Chang was stunned for a moment. "Wild Nago?!"

Irena: "e····· How so? It's a little different from the artificially bred guy we saw in Geumcheon Province, it doesn't multiply quickly, it grows like fungus on a particular tree, and it's only a shallow layer along the roots, and it's easy to get confused with the berries in the bushes if you don't look closely."

Fang Chang frowned slightly, and immediately asked. "Where's the nearby soil? Is it tainted?"

Irena: "I don't see the contaminated soil······ I don't know if I can see it under a microscope, I only have a magnifying glass here. I wonder if there is a possibility that these naturally grown Na

The fruit is what Nago is what it is, and what we encountered in Geumcheon Province was an improved variety with the DNA of a mutant slime mold."

It seems to be described in the same way in the official website setting.

The first Nago was introduced to the province of Haiya from the southern seas, and before the Torch Church introduced the genes of the mutant slime mold into it and spread it as the cornerstone of the Heavenly Kingdom, it was just a special tropical fungus.

It's like fungus.

Fang Chang thought for a moment and immediately said. "Help me get some samples and come back. Irena smiled.

"No problem! By the way, we sacrificed a teammate in order to recover the sample, and that guy's equipment adds up to a lot of money, you see······

Fang Chang rolled his eyes. "Is 10,000 silver coins enough?"

With a satisfied smile on her face, Irena said happily. "Deal!"

The port of the crater on the other side.

A man dressed in rich attire, accompanied by Coast Guard Captain Muda and two Federation soldiers, boarded the deck of the cargo ship Meat.

Seeing the group of people on the deck from a distance, Sesame Paste quietly returned to the cabin with Misa and a group of children who had come out to let off steam.

Pushing open the door of the captain's cabin and stepping down the gangway, Si Si glanced at the man in charge, then at Muda, the only person she knew, and asked kindly.

"Who is this?"

Mu Da looked at the man beside him and said in a respectful tone.

"This is the governor of the crater, Mr. Channing, and this gentleman is in charge of this port and the settlement behind it.

Governor?

After listening to Muda's introduction, a subtle look of surprise flashed across Sisi's face, and then he looked at the governor with a smile on his face and said politely.

"Hello, honorable Mr. Governor, don't you know what you are doing on our ship?"

examine

Ning said expressionlessly.

"You've been here for three days, and if you're going to buy supplies, you'll be done with them.

Sis said apologetically.

"I'm very sorry that our ship has had some minor breakdowns and may need to stay in your port for a few days. Of course, we will pay for the detention······ I consulted with the port management and it was 1,000 dinars a day, right?"

Channing stared at her for a moment, then suddenly spoke. "You're members of the Alliance."

Sisi was slightly stunned and raised his eyebrows slightly. "How do you see that?"

"We've done a little research in Silvermoon Bay, is the White Bear Knights right?" As he spoke, Channing glanced at the flag hanging above the cabin.

Seeing that the other party had already determined their identities, Sisi knew that even if he denied it, it would be meaningless, but it seemed that his side was not sincere enough, so he simply admitted it generously.

"Yes, I'm indeed a citizen of the Alliance, but this ship isn't an Alliance warship, it's just that Channing, the cargo ship we bought in Silvermoon Bay, interrupted her with a gesture.

"I'm too lazy to waste my time going around in circles, so let's get straight to the point, what the hell are you guys up to? You, and the people, the airship that is parked in the west!"

Si Si just planned to say that he didn't know those people, so he made an appointment with everyone on the forum in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble.

But at this moment, she suddenly caught a subtle hint of jealousy flashing in the governor's eyes.

She was sure she was right, and that the look of fear had only appeared after confirming their identities and origins.

Then Sith remembered the clues he had received from the investigation mission issued by the administrators—the Federation of the Southern Islands was formed under the leadership of supporters of the Torch Church, and until then these settlements were all under the jurisdiction of Vault 70.

If there are supporters of the Torch Church within the Federation of the Southern Islands, or even apostles of the Torch Church, it is not difficult to understand why they are so sensitive to the actions of the Alliance.

But-

Upon discovering that they were members of the Alliance, they did not immediately exhibit hostile behavior, but chose to test them first.

Obviously, these individuals are not hardcore allies of the Torch Church, but have only agreed on their stance on Vault 70.

In other words, these people can actually be co-opted.

With a slight movement in his heart, Sisi immediately changed his mind flexibly and made it look like he knew the situation of the airship very well.

It's as if the Meat Meat cargo ship is also part of a plan.

"Please don't be so nervous, as you can see, we just set up a few tents there. It's more than a hundred nautical miles away from you, so it won't be in your way."

"Do you think I'll believe it?" Channing stared at her and sneered, "You have come here thousands of kilometers away just to pitch a few tents?"

Sisi shrugged his shoulders and made a look of being seen.

"Okay, let's be honest······ We're going to build a settlement there to house the survivors who escaped from the Xilan Empire, the Luna people."

Channing still looked unconvinced.

"What do you care about those people? Does their life or death have anything to do with you?"

Facing the obviously tentative eyes, Sisi smiled faintly and said.

"It doesn't matter, but it doesn't matter at all, they are all survivors of the wasteland, and it is our duty to end the wasteland, and we will reach out to any hidden danger that may pose a threat to the civilized world. If you don't have anything wrong, don't worry about us, unless we really can't stand it, we rarely interfere in the affairs of other survivors' settlements."

When she said the second half of the sentence, her tone took on a hint of meaning.

Apparently hearing the hint of a point, Governor Channing's face froze, and he stared at her deadly as he spoke.

"What do you mean?"

Looking at him with a smile on his face, Sisi said bluntly. "We've heard a rumor that someone is planning to cooperate with the madmen of Haiya Province to introduce the mycelium of Naguo from the land to the sea."

Channing's eyes narrowed, a dangerous light reflected in his eyes. 「······ Does this have anything to do with you?"

Not paying attention to the threat in his eyes, Si Si simply nodded and said as a matter of course.

"Of course there is, and it's not small, the plague on land is enough of a headache for us, and if those lunatics are going to get them into the sea and make a mess of this planet, all our efforts will be in vain.

"This planet?"

Channing laughed, looked at her and continued.

"We can't see as far as you can, but how do you know that getting that thing into the ocean is going to make a mess of the planet? Instead of making it a little more normal?"

Si Si raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Oh? Do you think that's more normal?"

"Do you think it's normal now?" Channing sneered and asked, "Before the madmen you call transferred the telepathic technology to us, our fishermen and merchants had to pin their heads to the sea with their belts in their trousers, and all because of the aliens in the sea!" "And now, the madmen you call have had enough success in their experiments in Haiya Province that both xenomorphs and slime molds have become as honest as sunfish! If we can introduce that thing to the southern seas, we will not only have a large and safe fishing ground, but we will also be able to completely remove the brood that is parasitic on the wreckage of the Heavenly Court!"

"That thing is the root of all evil, the source of all aliens······ Its DNA has been polluting the oceans for 200 years! Do you think this is 'normal'? Now that we can solve this problem once and for all, you tell me why we shouldn't!"

Sisi asked, looking at him.

"Does Vault 70 think so?" Channing pursed the corners of his mouth disdainfully.

"Those guys are already stupid in the Vault, they think

The whole world should run according to their methods, and only listening to their arrangements is good, fast and correct. It's like as long as we're good

If you are obedient, the world will go back to two hundred years ago, and they will be able to bring back the utopia painted on toilet paper······ Even now they can't explain how that utopia didn't exist."

Sis fell into deep thought.

At first, she thought that these people, like the survivors of Singularity City, were simply led by the nose by the gods of the church, but she didn't expect that they were making a choice after careful consideration.

"Have you ever thought about the thing that the torch gave you... That Nago is not as good as you think."

Channing said frankly.

"yes, it's not perfect, it's like a telepathic device. But at least those people have come up with some results, and we just need to put it to good use, minimize its negative effects, and it will always be much better than it is now, or do you have a better way?"

"Yes," Sis looked at him earnestly, "We've settled the brood in Clear Springs City······ You should know about it, right? Previously, Vault 70 researchers would regularly travel there to collect samples." Hearing this, Channing's face showed a hint of surprise, obviously he didn't know about what had happened in Qingquan City recently.

Soon, though, his eyes narrowed slightly. This is the second time.

The governor's eyes gleamed dangerously.

"I was wondering how you know us so well······ You've been in contact with the people of Vault 70 lately?" It's not just that his look is getting worse.

The eyes of the two soldiers standing behind him also began to glow dangerously.

"To be precise, our managers have been in contact with their managers. However, we didn't take their word for it just because we were all Vault dwellers. Just like now

We are consulting with you."

Not caring about this guy's threat, Si Si stared into his eyes without changing his face, and continued word by word.

"I ask your opinion again if the survivors of the crater would be willing to give us a chance to prove themselves if we had a better solution to the brood that resides on the Celestial Court space station."

Channing chuckled.

"Those people are much more generous than you, and they promise not only to deal with the brood of the Heavenly Court, but also the xenomorphs of the entire sea······

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped.

Perhaps sensing that the euphemistic phrase was not only asking for his own opinion, but also giving himself and the island beneath his feet, the Governor finally withdrew the polite rejection that came to his lips.

「······ Try it if you want to, the survivors of the crater have no reason to refuse you, but it's hard to say to the federal authorities, some of them are themselves apostles of the torch."

Hearing this answer, Si Si breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and a pleasant smile appeared on his face.

She was right.

As she had initially suspected, the fledgling Commonwealth had only reached a consensus on the issue of Vault 70, and the Torch Church had not completely drawn them into its chariot.

Local survivors can fight for it!

"I'll be mindful, and besides, I'd like to talk to Vault 70 that if you can cease fire first, our work will go smoothly.

Many.

Channing said with a smile.

"Then I can't help you, the war is a matter of the Federation, and you have to go to the North Island to discuss with the President of the Federation. And I advise you not to waste your time, it's not just about whether or not to let the Torch people settle the brood of the Heavenly Court, they have to pay for their arrogance all along."

Si Si continued to ask.

"Can you tell me the reasons for your fighting? There has to be a fuse.

Channing replied impatiently. 、

Fresh water. Si Si was stunned. "Fresh water?" Channing nodded.

"There are no freshwater lakes on the man-made islands in the southern seas, where there are nearly a million survivors, and we can't all rely on rainwater, and the islands are mainly supplied with fresh water by desalination.

Siss: "They took it?" Channing waved his hand.

"It's a lot more than that, they shut down the facility to get us obedient, then blew it up after we took it, and that's not all······ They also destroyed a total of our twelve current generators and offshore mining shafts. Thanks to the fact that we still have solar and wind power to work with, we are still very tight." Si Si thought for a moment and said.

"I see······ By the way, as for fresh water, we might be able to help until you get back on power."

Channing was stunned and looked at her strangely.

"You guys? This is a settlement of 100,000 people, how are you going to help? Did you bring it from Silvermoon Bay?"

This is inevitably too big.

Especially just three days ago, these guys bought more than a dozen square meters of fresh water from their port at a high price. If there is a way to solve the problem of fresh water, do you need to spend that unjust money?

Ignoring the skeptical look, Sisi continued. "Didn't I just say that we plan to build a new settlement next to the Baiyue Strait, and at the same time solve the brood in the southern seas, and by the way, take in those who have fled the Moon Clan. It is land and has abundant freshwater resources. Not to mention 100,000 people, even 10 million people are enough, and the cost is definitely much cheaper than desalination of seawater."

"Less," Channing waved his hand and said with a smile, "Settlement? You can hold on there for two months, and I'm blind. His eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of Siss's mouth tugged at a smile.

"Then let's try it."

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