Chapter 5: Bases
It's a long dream.
In the dream, the king remembered his past...... On the battlefield on the border, he suffered from severe mental depression due to the accidental killing of two underage lawbreakers.
This is a disease that should not be seen in a qualified soldier.
After that, he was transferred from the Wolf Tooth Detachment, which had the strongest combat effectiveness of the group army, to the ordinary infantry regiment.
Within half a year, Wang Tu's name appeared on the annual retirement list.
In the autumn of that year, the maple leaves changed the color of the city. At the train station, the instructor Leng Yantao came over to give him a ride.
He patted Wang Tu on the shoulder, and said with a smile in an undisguised tone of disappointment: "You are an excellent young man, but you are not a good soldier. ”
The transfer of Wang Tu and the arrangement of retirement were all decided and operated by Leng Yantao. Even if Wang Tu once saved his life during an overseas mission.
This northern man, who is nearly forty years old, is rigorous and old-fashioned. Notorious in the army for his ruthlessness, he has no room for sand in his eyes.
When getting into the car, Leng Yantao helped Wang Tu put on the red flower on his chest.
"If you have time, remember to come back and have two drinks with my brother."
After saying that, he turned around and left, disappearing into the crowd.
The king, who had never shed tears, cried like a child on the train that went into the distance.
"I'll come out, trust me...... I won't let you down again. ”
……
There was a sharp pain in the nerves, like a thousand needles pricking in the brain.
The dream quickly fell apart.
In a daze, I wanted to sit up, but there was no part of my body that I could control.
Is this hell...... It turns out that this is what it feels like to die, so real.
His consciousness was a little drowsy, afloat, and he was in a state of confusion and distracting thoughts.
I gave 4,500 to my family, and the remaining 3,000 was kept to pay the rent and utilities.
The natural gas in the kitchen is running out, why hasn't Lao Zhang come yet?
It's hard to make money, and you have to take a few more part-time jobs after work!
No, isn't the end of the world coming?
I don't know what's going on in my hometown, damn my illness......
I'm thinking nonsense.
In my ears, a serious female voice suddenly sounded, as if someone was whispering, very far away.
Who? Wang Tu subconsciously woke up.
It was pitch black before his eyes, and he could only try to listen.
"Control...... Battlefield. ”
"It is possible to start building new buildings."
"Lack of power...... Production slowed down. ”
“…… Lack of funding......"
After a long period of hard work, some kind of controllable consciousness gradually returned.
Wang Tu finally opened his eyes, his eyelashes fluttering, and a few soft warm lights reflected in his pupils.
Overhead is a silver-white ceiling, high and far, and when you turn your head to look at the sides, the same white walls have a cold metallic texture.
The room was spacious, but there was nothing but a cramped metal bed underneath.
A quick turnover, jumped off the bed, the king looked around, a wary expression.
Obviously...... It's not hell here.
Nor is it anywhere familiar in memory.
Since it is unfamiliar, it means that there will be danger to hide in the shadows.
And most importantly, who is the woman who spoke before?
Unarmed, the king assumed a fighting stance and slowly approached the door.
Pushing away, walking out, the scene that catches his eye can't help but hold his breath.
In the dark hall, there are streamers shuttling like swimming snakes, vivid, and every time you pass by, the light will flicker for a moment.
Directly in front of it, on a long, curved metal table, an unknown mechanical object was placed, and a huge screen hung on the wall, and from time to time snowflakes flashed like the lack of a signal from the TV.
Everything the eye sees, from the room to the hall, is made of metal. Different from the world in common sense, the gorgeous sense of technology here is more like a magical alien creation.
"Dear Commander, welcome to Red Alert, I'm the base."
It was still the majestic female voice that came from all sides of the hall.
"Base?" Wang Tu frowned, could it be a code name?
But Red Alert is familiar to him, and it's one of the games he was most obsessed with when he was in junior high school.
But what does it have to do with what's happening right now......
He groaned and asked, "What's your name?" ”
"My name is Base." She repeated.
It's funny, there are still people with this kind of name, parents have watched too many sci-fi movies, right?
I don't think anyone can survive the place where the meteorite fell, but I see that my body is intact, and even my clothes are not dirty.
The king's disciples were even more incomprehensible.
Is it a solitary dream, or a continuous dream, which is true and which is false?
"The base is running out of power, Commander, please build a power plant immediately." The female voice prompted.
Wang Tu frowned, and replied absentmindedly, "No problem, how to build it?" ”
As he spoke, his eyes were looking around, trying to find the door.
"Please come to the podium and I'll guide you through it."
Wang Tu hesitated, but chose to walk over and stand in front of the long metal table.
The next moment, a waterfall of data passed by me.
White numbers, black letters, colorful patterns, and dense weird symbols are surging wildly.
After about three or four seconds, the result is a floating virtual holographic screen, blue and transparent, floating within reach.
Like a bizarre illusion, he moved the incredible thing in front of his eyes, and the king's mouth opened wide.
Before he could react, the voice of "base" sounded again.
"The amount of initial money we have is enough to build a power plant to keep the base functional."
As she spoke, the screen changed, cutting to a real-life map from a bird's-eye view.
In the middle of the gray-black earth, there is a square building.
There's data on the sidelines.
- Construction Plant [Base]
Manufacturing cost: 3000
Armor thickness: medium
Durability: 1000
Electricity requirement: 0
Vision Radius: 8
Building radius: 16 blocks
Necessary unit: Mobile base vehicle
[This is the beginning of all beginnings, and it may also be the end of your death, you can start to develop from this building, or you may face the dilemma of not being able to build anymore due to the loss of the command headquarters.] Other words; You must deploy strong defensive fire against your command headquarters. 】
On the right side of the map, there is a small icon flashing, marked with three words - Power Plant.
Wang Tu stretched out his hand in a daze, pressed it in that direction, and then shifted through the void, and the icon was also moving with it.
Put it next to the construction plant, release it, and the icon falls......
On the real map, a timer shows that the power plant under construction is complete.
- Power plants
Manufacturing cost: 800
Armor thickness: light
Durability: 750
Electricity provided: 200
Vision Radius: 8
Building radius: 12 blocks
Necessary unit: Construction plant
A power plant is a compact structure that processes natural gas to provide electricity to the base. Once the Air Force Command is built, the power plant can be upgraded by adding more efficient turbines to increase the power generation of individual power plants. 】
"Dear commander, due to the time required for the construction of the power plant, considering the lack of funds and other issues, the base will give you the qualification to open the toolbox once."
As he said, a small rotating wooden box appeared on the virtual screen.
Wang Tu swallowed and spit, stretched out his hand a little, and the small box turned into streamer fragments like a dandelion blown by the wind.
- Minecart.
Health: 1000
Armor Type: Heavy Armor
Speed: 4
Carrying Slot: 40 (ore)
Mining Proceeds –
Normal ore: 1000 per car
Bonanza (Gem Mine): 2000 per cart
Primary Weapon[7.62mmRapid]
Damage: 30
Attack Time: 20
Range: 500m (ground)
Construction conditions: Chariot Factory, Ore Refinery;
[Hint: If attacked, minecart drivers know how to completely wrap the vehicle in the heavy metal drape of reactive armor.] However, it is not recommended that they use this means of self-defense, as it will affect their main duty - mining. 】
"Since this equipment is a giveaway, it doesn't come with a driver." The base reminds in due course.
"With the communication watch in front of you, you can get out of the base and drive the mining vehicle to the city to collect metals to get a lot of resources that can be used for production."
Wang Tu nodded, put on a black watch honestly, and walked towards the door that had just opened behind him.
Out of the base, it was a good weather after the rain.
He circled around the neighborhood several times, touching this and looking at that, and it took a long time to pull out a crumpled box of cigarettes from his pocket.
Squatting on the ground, spitting thick smoke rings, his eyes foggy.
From a quiet angle, look up at the sky.
He cursed suddenly.
"Is this me, or ...... Is there a disease in this world? ”