The official website of "Wasteland Online" bombarded the entire forum with posts swiping at a rate of ten pages per second!

Except for a small number of "geniuses" who guessed the truth, almost everyone was shocked by this astonishing fact.

The wasteland world turned out to be real?!

It's too real...... No, to be precise, this game wasn't a game in the first place, was it?!

A significant number of people have their brains shut down.

And those whose brains are not down finally understand why the NPCs of "Wasteland Online" only have one life, and there are so many harsh and even bizarre rules in the "Player's Manual......

Quit smoking: "it! the! ”

Night Ten: "Ahhh——??? ”

Tempest: "I see...... It's the real world. In this way, the calculation error of Planck's constant is estimated to be due to the 'elementary particle size', which is really an eye-opener. (wry smile)"

The mole on the run in the canyon: "Can you speak human words?" (sweating)"

Tempest: "Speaking human is ...... It's all too real. ”

Edge paddling: "Poof-"

Tail: "Giao!" So the tail really saved the world?! (shocked)"

Fang Chang: "Strictly speaking, all of us saved the world. ”

Night Ten: "Wait...... So I'm not actually a paper man?! (Weak Heart)"

Lao Bai: "Isn't it good?" (bared teeth)"

Fang Chang: "Did you just find out now?" (Squint)"

Night Ten: "Gan!! I've been struggling with it for so long! ”

Fang Chang: "It's not necessarily a bad thing, at least you've grown up in the process." ”

Tempest: "When did you find out?" ”

Fang Chang: "It's a little time...... Although I thought she was an artificial intelligence at one point, it turned out that it wasn't. ”

Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "...... Mixed feelings that cannot be expressed. ”

I'm the blackest: "Come on, the corners of this sand coin's mouth have been curled to the sky, and I'm still in a complicated mood." (White-eyed)"

Battlefield Group: "Fuck off, you know a piece of shit!" ”

Debt-wide-eyed: "Wait, isn't that the person killed in the game...... (Weak Heart)"

Fang Chang: "Obviously true, but probably because of the 'cognitive filter', mental stimulation beyond the tolerance limit will be blocked." Except for some players who are overly rich or overly sensitive, the fear and rejection of death is not obvious. ”

While the vast majority of players are used to in-game death, not all of them are completely at home and without fear.

In fact, no matter what kind of newcomers there are, there are lawless and timid guys.

And this has something to do with the personality in reality, personality, experience and other aspects.

Cognitive filters can only blunt the senses, and cannot turn a timid person into a brave person.

However, although the cognitive filter does not do this, there are still many players who have grown through the adventure, getting rid of the dark, cowardly, and reluctant debuffs, and becoming more brave, sunny, confident, and loving and strong themselves.

Midnight Kill: "emmm...... In other words, I have to have at least a three-digit head on my hands? ”

Commander of the Spring: "Do you regret it?" (squint)"

Midnight Kill: "Not really, after all, most of them are predators and mutants. (laughs)"

Edge paddling: "I seem to be the same when I say that." ”

Siss: "Hmm...... Thinking that the people who are killed are either heinous guys or on the battlefield, there is really nothing to be pretentious about. ”

WC Really Mosquito: "Thanks to the Player Manual!" Thank you, Brother Guang! Otherwise, I'd be too scared to sleep right now. (clasped hands)"

Night Ten: "I believe you're a ghost!" ”

Roshan Big Bun: "Wow! I almost believed it without looking at the ID! ”

Picking up garbage level 99: "Brother Guang: Stop licking, it's boring." ”

Makabazi: "Brother Guang: Mosquitoes are boring, they have to be replaced by crows." ”

Less: "The agile department can't bear it, but the perception department can't bear it, right?" (д)”

Raven: "Wait, what are you talking about??? ”

Debt-wide-eyed: "You are persecuting crows again." (Funny)"

Fujito: "I don't understand it, but when I see the ID of the big eye, I shouldn't be wrong." (*ω)╰ひ╯”

Debt-eyed: "Damn, what did I do?!" ”

Irena: "(shivering.jpg)"

WC really has mosquitoes: "Anyway, the public beta server is about to open, are you going to play?" (laughs)"

Fang Chang: "Look, I don't necessarily play it often, but maybe I'll be nostalgic." ”

Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "I'll forget it, the public beta server will be left to the newcomers to open up the wasteland, or the closed beta server will be energetic!" (bared teeth)"

WC really has mosquitoes: "Not necessarily, the public beta server also has the fun of the public beta server." (Funny)"

Tail: "Dolly!! Goo hey hey hey ...... (///ω///)”

Fang Chang: "......?" ”

Siss: "??? ”

Night Ten: "Wait, that kind of thing can't be!" (frightened)"

WC really has mosquitoes: "quack quack!! I'm going to blow up all your paper wives! (laughs)"

Battlefield Group: "@#%$! ”

“……”

……

Wandering in the swamp, the cold wind blowing.

Even though it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the hot monsoon has nothing to do with this frozen land.

Looking at the announcement on the official website on the VM screen, Ye Ao, who stepped on the corpse of the mutant wolf, was stunned for a few seconds, and then scolded angrily.

"What the hell! Isn't the public beta server the same server as the closed beta server?! That uncle can't re-level? Spicy Chicken Dog Planning, Get Out and Eat My Saliva - Woo! ”

Before she finished her words, she was covered by Professor Yang's fierce spirit next to her.

"Stop! Don't really get dog-phew! I was greatly heard—ahh!!hhh Are you a dog? Give me a sigh of relief! ”

Professor Yang, whose hand was gnawed, let out a scream like killing a pig.

Even through the leather gloves, it can't stop the serious bite of the power of the mad dog.

But then again, isn't this game pain-shielding?

Is this guy's pain tolerance so low?

[The pig is thinking of it] scratched the back of his head and looked at the two living treasures scuffling in the snow.

"The point you complained about is also strange, shouldn't you be glad that you can get the closed beta helmet before the open beta?"

Half a year has passed since Sister Ye Ao and Professor Yang received the "Fire Transmission" task from him.

At present, he is already a level 27 agility powerhouse, and the two apprentices have also been promoted to level 12 cattle and horses and level 11 wheelchairs respectively, which can be regarded as barely passing the novice period.

In the past six months, he has been paying attention to the news of the open beta and the follow-up arrangements for the closed beta server.

According to what he learned, as early as when the public beta news was just released, the reservation channel was closed.

If you want to enter the sealed test service in the future, you can really only look at the character.

But seriously.

I used to think that this game was a bit too real.,Removing the filter is the same as the real thing.,He didn't think that this wasn't a game at all.,It's the reality of adding a filter.。

I was stunned, let go of the right hand that pressed Professor Yang into the snowdrift, looked at him blankly and asked.

"Huh? Why? What's there to be thankful about here? ”

Before Brother Pig could speak, Professor Yang had already coughed up the snow in his mouth, straightened up his shivering body from the cold, and scolded angrily with an expression of hatred that could not be made of steel.

"Shame on the pen, you can earn silver coins by sealing the test server! The public beta only earns Y coins, okay?! ”

How did this fool get the helmet?

At the thought of his extremely smart self actually entering the game with her, Professor Yang's fists couldn't help but harden.

Waste!

What a waste!

The pig looked at him with a subtle expression.

“emmm…… Although it is a little strange for you to be glad, this is indeed one of the advantages of the closed beta server. ”

Ye Ao's gaze moved back and forth between the two of them, and he reached out and picked his head indiscriminately.

"I don't understand, what is Y coin? Is there any difference? ”

She knew that there were fools at the auction, but what was the Y coin?

Let's get straight to the point.

She hadn't paid attention to the open beta at all.

Brother Pig shrugged his shoulders and said.

"The difference is that no one accepts Y coins in reality......"

It's not accurate to say this, there are still people who collect it.

After all, there is only one fully immersive virtual online game on the market, and other potential competitors don't even have the relevant development tools.

There will always be bigwig local tyrant players who want to take shortcuts and save time fighting monsters and swiping gold.

It's just that Y-coins are purely in-game coins and cannot be used at auctions, just for entertainment.

"That's right, ahem...... So, now you understand the gold content of the closed beta qualification, right? ”

Looking at the smugness on Professor Yang's face, Ye Ao knocked his teeth in disgust and set his eyes on Brother Pig.

"Oh...... So in other words, the NPCs in the closed beta server are actually real people, right? ”

"That's right!" Brother Pig gave a thumbs up and said with a smile, "So don't kill people at every turn." ”

"Are you stupid for me, how can I kill a human shark at every turn?" Ye Ao Nai rolled his eyes, "But then again, your psychological quality as a newcomer is quite good, and you weren't scared?" Uncle Ben was shocked. ”

"Haha, is there one? My psychological quality is actually average," Brother Pig said with an embarrassed smile, "but I'm probably the kind of person who might be scared alone, but someone next to me who is more scared will puff up his chest...... How to describe it? Is it the mentality of an old father with a baby? I don't know if you can understand it. ”

"I see, I see, it's the kind of old father's ...... Burst! Feed! What do you mean? Shark you! Ye Ao, who was originally nodding, suddenly realized that he had been taken advantage of, and instantly bared his teeth in annoyance.

Looking at this grinning little ghost, Professor Yang, who was sitting in the snowdrift, pouted.

"Do you care about this kind of thing...... Are you a child? ”

Ye Ao turned his head sharply and glared at the defeated man sitting on the ground, baring his fangs.

"You say it again?!"

“……”

Professor Yang was obviously not convinced, but the Department of Intelligence was indeed not good at hand-to-hand combat.

At least until undergoing prosthetic modifications.

"Okay, okay, you all have to say a few words, it's going to be dark if you quarrel again."

Brother Pig didn't care about the screaming, first smiled and comforted Ye Ao a few words, and then reached out and pulled Professor Yang up from the ground.

"We have to move our prey back to a nearby settlement...... Anyway, it's time to hit the road. ”

The chattering noise blended into the wind and snow on the swamp, and the rumbling sound shook from the railroad not far away.

It was a train from the northernmost part of the continent to the southernmost part of the Dead Coast.

Rows of heavy carriages were filled with packed heavy equipment and machinery.

As the Academy is about to leave the Old World, they who remain on this planet will also embark on new missions......

The story of Wasteland Online does not end with the arrival of a new era, both the story of the players and the stories of the NPCs continue.

……

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was half a year.

In the past six months, a lot has happened in both the solar system of the α universe and the solar system of the β universe.

The first is α universe – the wasteland.

After a year-long downfall, the city of Bugra, with the help of the Alliance and other survivors, has finally come out of the shadow of the civil war and joined the family of the new era with a new look and as the defender of the new order.

On the other hand, President Lee Ming-hui of the South China Sea Alliance finally ended the wartime state as he wished, threw the troubles of the presidential palace to his successor, and lived a life of lying down and drinking when he had nothing to do.

At the same time, Chu Guang also withdrew from the stage of history.

However, it is not so much that he has withdrawn from the stage of history, but that he has returned to the position where he should be.

As he has said more than once-

“…… Vault 404 is only a disaster relief agency, and now that the Wasteland Age is over, we have fulfilled our duties and obligations as a disaster relief agency. ”

"From now on, the Alliance will select genuine and professional 'consuls' in accordance with the law, and fulfill the obligations of the Alliance's head body in the new era for a limited time......"

It was a complex and rigorous selection process, even more rigorous than that of the Willant Alliance, and I won't go into detail here.

In short, recognized by most of the residents of the Alliance, he was replaced by a young man from the Death Coast named Gu Ning.

It was a young man full of energy.

His eyes were shining, like many young people living in this era.

And it's not just light.

He also has a wealth of experience working his way from the local area to Dawning City, as well as the skills of a mature politician, and can juggle the obligations of the Alliance while hearing the voices of ordinary people in the League.

Although he was not born or died for the Alliance on the battlefield, nor did he make any outstanding military achievements, let alone have a prominent bloodline or background...... But it is precisely because of this that he also has no chance of usurping the fruits of victory of the citizens of the Alliance.

Of course.

It is not entirely his humble background that really guarantees this, but those who defend the dignity of the law.

The Coalition's Guards and various army groups would watch his every move on behalf of the citizens of the Alliance.

Not only the Guards and various armies, but also Chu Guang and the players of Vault 404.

He just stopped meddling in the affairs of the Alliance, and handed over the Alliance Building to the people who built it, and did not disappear from this universe.

With his own prestige and influence in the hearts of ordinary people in the alliance, even if he does not hold any specific position in the alliance and does not directly command any army, he can still exert influence on all aspects of the alliance.

It's like the conclusion that the Ph.D. is to the Academy.

That's the power of the human heart.

Not only is it more powerful than any weapon known to man, but it also has the power to move mountains and reclaim the sea.

However, as a last resort, Chu Guang did not intend to use this energy lightly.

After all, if nothing else, he will probably live longer than the old man in the Great Rift Valley.

200 years ......

The devil knows what people thought and what they looked like back then.

He couldn't just pull out his great-great-great-grandson and beat him up just because he didn't look like him.

After so many generations, it can still be the same, then it is called a ghost!

He wouldn't take out the hammer hanging behind his back and smash everything because of such a boring triviality.

Unless there is one circumstance –

One day in the future, the people who take the scepter from him do not shoulder the responsibility equal to power, but swell into a monster with teeth and claws in their willfulness and recklessness, and use the scepter he gave to all citizens of the Alliance to weave a cage of servitude.

"If one day in the future, the citizens of the Union are calling my name, like the Willantes who are shouting Julius...... I'll come back like lightning and smash everything here. ”

On the day of the handover of government affairs, in the office of the administrator of the Union Building.

Looking at Gu Ning, the first consul of the alliance who was standing respectfully in front of him, Chu Guang patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said this in a non-joking tone.

Gu Ning bowed slightly, there was no fear on his face with a clear conscience, and he only replied meticulously.

"I remember your teachings...... If there is a day, I will shout your name with them. ”

"Hahaha!" Chu Guang smiled heartily and withdrew the hand that was on his shoulder, "You'd better pray for another day, after all, my hammer is only afraid that it will hit you on the head first." ”

Gu Ning smiled slightly.

"If I'm really incompetent to that point, it's an honor to die at your hands."

Although he said this with a smile, Chu Guang could tell that he was serious.

There was nothing else to advise, Chu Guang put away his laughing expression and left the last sentence of encouragement.

"Do a good job, don't just talk about it. Also, remember to relay this message to your successor and let him pass it on. ”

Gu Ning nodded seriously and remembered this sentence.

"I will definitely convey it word for word, and ...... Can I make a reluctant request? ”

"Say it."

Gu Ning paused for a moment, looked at Chu Guang and said sincerely.

"Although the Coalition authorities no longer have the position of manager, I would like to keep this 'manager's office' for you as part of the building's history...... It also serves as a spur to me and an encouragement to others. As for me, I'll work in another place, and there are still a lot of empty rooms here anyway. ”

It's not just his idea, it's the idea of many.

For example, the corps commander of the Guards Regiment.

I don't know if it's his delusion, but when he learned that he might have to sit here and work in the future, he always felt that the young man stared at him with a little murderous look.

In fact, not to mention Lu Bei, he also thinks that the chair in this office is too hot.

It's better to put it away as a cultural relic.

Chu Guang didn't think much about it, and just smiled when he heard this interesting proposal.

"You should ask other people's opinions, not me. But whether you keep this office for me or not, I won't be coming back...... My job is over. ”

"Later, I'll leave it to you."

Looking at the back of the man who waved his hand and walked out of the door in a dashing manner, Gu Ning bowed his head slightly, and whispered to himself.

"Yes, but as a survivor who has been helped by you...... We want to keep it in mind. ”

At least in his heart, he will always be the manager of the Alliance.

And only that gentleman is worthy of that title......

……

In the last month of the first year of the New Era, an era came to an end with the official removal of the position of manager from the establishment of the Union Building.

On the other hand, the β universe where the player's body is located has also reached the end of 2026.

As if the last work had finally been completed, the mysterious spacecraft hovering in orbit around Mars suddenly disappeared in plain sight, and it was suspected that it had gone to South Gate 2, five light years away, through a hyperspace passage.

And the discussion about what is hidden in South Gate II has also set off a boom on the Internet for a while.

At the same time, after half a year of preparation and publicity, the "Wasteland Online" public beta server is finally officially launched!

30 million virtual reality headsets were snapped up, and the offline experience stores operated by various agents were even more crowded.

On the day of the launch, nearly 30 million players around the world crowded all major servers in an instant.

Facing the light and shadow that seems to be immersive, and the perceptual touch that is almost indistinguishable from reality...... Everyone was deeply shocked.

This game—

It's a blast!