Chapter 342 Change
"Oh, oh, oh! You have so many good things here!"
B4 floor browsing room.
Looking at the dazzling array of books on the bookshelf, Pai's eyes sparkled, like sapphires illuminated by torches.
Standing next to Pai, Xiaoyu said in a very soft voice.
"Brother Chu said that you can borrow it at will, but you can't take it out of the shelter, and don't damage it."
It's 8 o'clock in the evening. She has changed her bank uniform into loose home clothes, and her ponytail has been let down. Her soft hair hangs on her shoulders, looking like a little sister next door.
By the way, both clothes are designed by Teng Teng Xiaowu.
"Don't worry!" Pai took down an encyclopedia that was heavier than his head from the bookshelf, and continued happily, "I will take good care of it!"
Standing behind the two of them, looking at the encyclopedia that Pai took down, Chu Guang asked curiously.
"Don't you have any?"
"Yes! But not so many!"
Pai freed his left hand and gestured on the bookshelf, and then continued.
"The bookshelf in my master's house is about half this size. On it are books he picked up from the wasteland, and some broken memory. He spent half his life repairing those things, but so far he has only completed a little bit."
Chu Guang was quite surprised: "It seems that your master is a respectable scholar."
"Of course!" Pai raised his nose proudly, "That old man knows a lot!"
"..."
Chu Guang coughed lightly.
"...You might as well suggest to your teacher that you can teach a few more students, so that he can also relax."
Pai sighed and said helplessly.
"I have always suggested this, but it is too difficult to recruit students...Our camp is okay, but many survivors outside the settlement can't even get enough food."
It seems that this little girl is not completely ignorant of the sufferings of the world, which surprised Chu Guang a little.
"You can bring him to our place. We have solved the problem of food and clothing."
For example, he can become the Minister of Education or something.
Although this sentence was said in a half-joking tone, Pai's eyes lit up after hearing it, and he said excitedly.
"Oh, that's right, you have so many delicious foods here, there must be no shortage of people who are full. When I go back, I will suggest to my master that he come to your place to recruit soldiers!"
It's okay to be full...
This guy really says whatever he thinks.
Chu Guang almost choked on his saliva, and coughed dryly and looked at Xiaoyu next to him.
"...You can play with her for a while, and take her to any place she wants to go,"
The core of the entire shelter, that is, the control terminal at the deepest part of the B4 floor.
However, only Chu Guang has the authority there. Ordinary people can't even enter the preparation room in front, and can only walk to the gym behind the browsing room.
Xiaoyu nodded obediently.
"What about you?"
Chu Guang glanced at the time on the VM.
"He Ya asked me to go to the medical laboratory for a physical examination. I plan to go there later."
In the past two months, he has been basically on the front line, and he was busy with various things in the three days after returning from the front line.
Although the gene sequence has been upgraded several times during this period, the attribute panel has not been updated.
It was not until this morning that Chu Guang got up from the bed in sweat and realized that he had not checked his physical condition for a while.
Medical laboratory.
He Ya, wearing a white coat, has been waiting for a long time.
Looking at Chu Guang who walked through the movable door, without any nonsense, she reached out and patted the scanning bed that looked like an operating table.
"Hurry up, lie down."
Being looked at by the excited eyes, Chu Guang always felt like a guinea pig.
But this is not the first time.
He has long been used to it.
The scan data came out, and the updated attribute panel was quickly presented on the VM.
[
ID: Chu Guang
Gene sequence: Manager (third stage)
Level: LV.22→LV.27
——Basic attributes——
Strength: 25
Agility: 18→20
Constitution: 21→22
Perception: 20→21
Intelligence: 20→24
]
The sequence progress increased by 5 percentage points, which was reflected in the attribute panel as a 5-level increase.
However, what surprised Chu Guang the most was not this, but that his attribute actually grew by 8 points!
"Intelligence increased by 4 points! Wow... it's almost catching up with strength!"
But the strength attribute didn't increase at all, which was something Chu Guang didn't expect.
Is it because he was sitting in the back and commanding?
Although the increase in the brain's computing speed is indeed more helpful to him than muscle growth.
"Incredible... I'm getting more and more interested in your body."
Staring at the tablet in her hand, Heya had an incredible expression on her face, mumbling something difficult to understand.
To be honest, if she didn't speak, that face that seemed to come from the 3D zone was really pretty.
No wonder she, who had little presence, was surprisingly popular on the forum.
But the premise was not to speak...
Chu Guang coughed lightly.
"... Please don't say such misleading words."
Heya opened her eyes wide.
"Misunderstanding? No, I'm serious! Remember what I told you before? Your DNA shows similar characteristics to the mother nest - they can actively modify their own DNA according to the evolution of the fruiting body in the environment, and express more environmentally adapted traits! This is incredible!"
"..."
Looking at Heya who was completely immersed in her own world, Chu Guang put on his coat silently.
However, just when he was about to slip out of the medical laboratory, Heya suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm.
"Wait, wait... I have something else to ask you!"
Chu Guang: "... What is it."
Heya said excitedly.
"Samples! My lab needs more samples of mutant slime mold!"
"You locked the permissions for the area within the Third Ring Road of Qingquan City before. I can't issue tasks for that area, and I can't find you! Without more samples, there is no way to continue the research on mutant slime mold. I haven't made any new progress for a whole month!"
Stared at by the fanatical eyes, Chu Guang raised the VM and clicked on it twice with a headache.
"Okay, okay, I'll unlock it for you..."
Happily letting go of her hand, Heya's expression finally returned to normal.
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome. I'll leave first if there's nothing else..." Before Chu Guang finished speaking, Heya had turned around and walked through the movable door to the sample analysis room next to it.
Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief and left quickly.
In fact, if Heya didn't mention this, he would also plan to lift the permission to issue tasks from the Second Ring Road to the Third Ring Road in two days.
Wasteland OL has never prohibited players from exploring the edge of the map. The explorable areas comparable to planets and the outer space that is being produced are all part of his big dreams.
However, although there are no restrictions on the activity areas of players, Chu Guang has always limited the authority of NPCs.
Especially the scope of task release.
Except for the Merchants Guild, other units cannot release tasks that are too far away from the signal range of the new alliance to players.
Some areas that are too dangerous must not appear in the regular task list.
However, after experiencing the battle in Xizhou City, many players have been born among the third-stage strongmen who have awakened for the second time.
For example, the Niu Ma Squad, the Qingquan City Third Ring Road is no longer so dangerous for them.
The restrictions on tasks involving the city center area can be gradually lifted, but the acceptance level of the task must be set above LV20.
Although death is not a big deal for players, as a manager, Chu Guang still hopes to avoid some meaningless deaths.
This way, death can be more valuable.
…
TS City.
The camp of the Snake Clan.
Seeing his subordinates kneeling under the tent, the leader of the Snake Clan stared with eyes wide open, his eyes were bloodshot.
"Jin Ya is dead?!"
The man kneeling under the tent said tremblingly.
"He is dead... I heard that he was betrayed by his own people and was blown to death in the blast hole, with only half of his body left."
"The people of the New Alliance hung his body at the north gate of Shuguang City for public display. In addition, there were more than ten thousand captains... Except for three or five who surrendered voluntarily, the rest were all hanged."
"Most of the more than 20,000 people of the Ya Clan were captured. I heard that some were sent to mines, and some were digging soil by the lake in Xizhou City."
"Now the entire Xizhou... that is, our west, is already the territory of the New Alliance."
"..." Listening to the report of his subordinates, the face of the leader of the Snake Clan was filled with fear and confusion.
Half a month ago, Jin Ya sent him a message, telling him not to worry, and that he would take Qingquan City in one fell swoop and join him in Honghe Town.
He really didn't worry at first.
The Ya Clan is the leader of the Gnawing Bone Tribe, and Jin Ya has nearly 30 tanks and more than 30,000 troops under his command, with more than three times the number of troops and equipment.
On the other hand, the New Alliance is just a small village with a total population of less than 10,000.
Even if he was leading a pig and sitting there to command, he wouldn't be beaten so badly, right?
Looking at the map hanging on the wall, the head of the Snake Clan had a solemn face, and gradually a trace of despair emerged.
Xizhou City is less than 20 kilometers away from here. They only need to push the cannon forward a little along the tributary of Tianshui, and they don't even need to push it too far to throw the shells on their heads.
The staff officer standing next to him whispered.
"...We have been unable to conquer the south for a long time, and there is trouble in the west. We can't stay here any longer."
"Where can we go? Are we going to rob the north again?" The leader of the Snake Clan said irritably.
The staff officer was silent for a while and sighed softly.
"The mine owners in Honghe Town have united. Even if we concentrate all our forces and make a desperate effort to conquer there, we will be seriously injured in the fight with them, and the New Alliance will reap the benefits in the end."
"...Go east and follow the Tianshui River downstream. Although the most fertile soil is out of reach, we can still find a place for us in the eastern provinces. It's still time to retreat while the New Alliance is still not free."
"Otherwise, we may be in danger of being attacked from both sides."
The leader of the Snake Clan fell silent.
Although he was reluctant, he had to admit that this was probably the only way to survive...
...
Honghe Town.
The position on the south side of Lujiao Mountain.
The frontline commander standing next to the anti-artillery cave, holding a telescope in his hand, looked at the hill opposite that was repeatedly fought over, and a trace of surprise gradually appeared in his eyes.
"... Those looters retreated."
The adjutant standing next to him was stunned and asked hurriedly.
"Retreat? What's the situation?"
"Not sure..."
The commander shook his head and handed the telescope to his adjutant, "Look for yourself."
Reaching out to take the telescope, the adjutant stared at the hill opposite for a long time and found that there was indeed no one on the opposite side.
A closer look showed that the bayonets standing outside the trench were still inserted on the sticks.
Putting down the telescope, he looked at the commander with a strange expression.
"... Could it be a trap?"
"Send a team of scouts to take a look." After thinking for a long time, the commander continued, "In addition, report the situation here to the Mining Guild - I mean the headquarters."
The adjutant nodded and said immediately.
"I'll arrange it right away!"
The mining guild is a historical term, but most people in the area have not yet adapted to it.
Since the news of the victory in Songlinyu spread some time ago, the mine owners and the bosses of the Chamber of Commerce in Honghe Town have quarreled twice a day, and every now and then they bring people to surround the guild, and every day they look like they are going to be finished.
Of course, it is impossible to be really finished. After all, when they are really terminally ill, they are often not noisy. At most, they will be happy when they have a last burst of light.
No matter how much they quarrel, everyone knows that they are in a relationship of mutual loss.
In this wasteland world surrounded by death and despair, no one can really leave each other.
In the fierce quarrel, those issues that were originally irreconcilable have reached a consensus.
The merchants agreed to reduce the number of mercenaries and set up a well-trained standing army, but the mine owners would bear 70% of the military expenses and they would only bear 30%.
In exchange, the mine owners also made more concessions on the issue of establishing a "more centralized management organization" and allowed the chambers of commerce that run the survivor settlements to occupy more seats in the organization.
After all, where there are more free people, there are more educated people.
However, in contrast, the major settlements in Honghe Town will bear more public expenses than the major mines.
At the same time, the major mines and chambers of commerce need to take out 10% of their profits as taxes for this unified organization.
From now on, Honghe Town will be officially renamed Honghe Alliance and will no longer be called by historical names.
Although they have been vigilant about the expansion of the new alliance, they eventually became what they hate the most...
...
The next morning.
Chu Guang, who was inspecting the trade union, happened to receive a call from the new alliance's military base in Honghe Town.
He was surprised to learn about what happened in Honghe Town these days from Xu Shun, the head of the military base.
Good guy.
Honghe Town directly became the Honghe Alliance?
Chu Guang never expected that the epic victory of the New Alliance in Songlinyu would cause such a sensation, and even unexpectedly promoted the transformation of the survivors in Honghe Town.
Perhaps because they were jealous of the development achievements of the New Alliance, the other party simply copied his homework.
But they didn't copy all of it.
They only copied a part of it selectively.
"...The Snake Clan has retreated, and they submitted a written application to us, hoping that we would reduce the garrison in the Red River Alliance. For a long time in the future, they will no longer need mercenaries."
Listening to Xu Shun's report on the call, Chu Guang thought quietly for a while and spoke.
"Tell them that we will withdraw our troops from them in a planned manner after the threat from the Bone Chewing Tribe is completely eliminated, but not now."
"We have eliminated the Ya Clan, but there are still two left to deal with. Those predators may come back at any time. Now is not the time to discuss this matter."
"Rest assured that we will not interfere in their internal affairs, but we must ensure the safety of our residents who engage in local production and business activities."
Seeing that the predators were driven away, he wanted to send his little players away?
He looks like the kind of person who can be summoned and dismissed at will?
You are dreaming!
From a realistic perspective, the New Alliance will not be able to give up the garrison in Honghe Town.
At present, it takes at least three days to get there from Dawn City. If the military base is withdrawn, it means that players will not be able to save files and receive tasks normally in Honghe Town, and it also means that his little players may be cut by others.
This is something Chu Guang cannot accept in any way.
Xu Shun on the other side of the communication channel saluted and responded neatly.
"Yes!"
After the call ended, Chu Guang looked at Old Charlie who was standing quietly waiting.
Clearing his throat, he continued.
"There was a small problem in Honghe Town, but it's not a big problem... Where were we talking about just now?"
"We talked about our neighbors to the south."
Old Charlie spoke gently and patiently picked up the topic that was interrupted by the call just now.
"According to the information you learned from the office set up in Boulder City, the City Hall of Boulder City recently issued a bill requiring weapon stores and vendors in Boulder City to stop selling LD-47 series weapons."
"Obviously, they have realized that we are taking away their market share."
The LD-47 is powerful and cheap, so it is loved by many mercenaries.
The reason why sales were not good before was simply because bullets were difficult to get.
But now the bullets of the New Alliance are getting cheaper and cheaper, especially after the copper mines in Qingshi County were mined, the wholesale price has been cut in half.
With the huge profit margin trend, more and more vendors are willing to import the high-quality and low-priced bullets produced by the New Alliance, so that the sales data of the "Drone" series assault rifles produced by the Boulder City Military Factory has plummeted.
Chu Guang frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly had an idea.
"What if we change its name? For example, change LD to AK?"
Old Charlie was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
"... Do you think the other party is a fool?"
Chu Guang smiled embarrassedly.
"That's right."
Changing the name and continuing to sell this kind of thing can indeed fool fools.
Those vendors still want to continue doing business in Boulder City. Even if they don't listen to the city hall of other cities, they have to listen to the factory owners.
Looking at the manager who was lost in thought, Old Charlie paused and continued.
"...In fact, even if we lose this part of the trade share, it is not a big deal. Mercenaries with needs will naturally come to our territory to purchase. The slums and black markets outside the city can also buy our products... These are not subject to the control of the city hall outside the city."
"What we should really be vigilant about is that our neighbors' attitudes towards us are changing, and our development has aroused their vigilance."
Chu Guang nodded with a slightly solemn look.
"Indeed, this is a problem."
The New Alliance was able to complete industrialization in such a short time, partly due to the production experience brought by the small players from reality, and partly due to the advanced tools provided by the Pioneer.
However, trade with Boulder City is also a part that cannot be ignored.
For example, many of the production lines related to solid-state hydrogen batteries and KV-1 exoskeletons were introduced from the second-hand equipment auction market in Boulder City.
There are also a large number of engineers employed by the Lister factory, all of whom come from the talent market in Boulder City.
In addition to the products themselves, these companies from Boulder City have also spawned a large number of supporting industries.
For example, advanced electrodes, control components, micro motors, etc.
Some of these parts were exported to Boulder City, and some were consumed by local enterprises in the New Alliance.
Objectively speaking, these have provided considerable help to the industrial development of the New Alliance.
If the relationship with Boulder City continues to deteriorate, it will definitely have an impact on the industrialization of the New Alliance.
Of course, this will also have an impact on Boulder City itself.
For example, the A3 composite aluminum of Bachi Aluminum Factory is also imported by Boulder City factories.
In the process of development, the New Alliance has mastered some "core technologies".
Chu Guang looked at Old Charlie and asked.
"Do you have any good suggestions?"
Old Charlie continued.
"The possibility of a direct conflict between us and the other side is small, but it is not impossible. The New Alliance is no longer the original small village, and our expansion has aroused the vigilance of our neighbors. In the long run, we still have to pay attention to our relationship with them."
"For example, we can send diplomats to have more official exchanges with our neighbors. Not only the Stone City, but also the Red River Town, and even the Garbage City farther away... We don't necessarily need them to be friendly, but at least we have to avoid them uniting against us."
Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully.
"You make sense, this issue does need to be treated with caution."
Previously, diplomatic affairs have always been handled by the Merchants Guild.
After all, the size of the New Alliance was too small at that time, and the relationship with other settlements was only a trade relationship. Even the tariffs were only made two months ago.
Now is different from the past.
The population of the New Alliance has exceeded 10,000, and the territory has expanded northward to Xizhou City. The logistics are no longer just a few workshops and warehouses. Naturally, the relationship with neighbors cannot be just trade exchanges as before.
This also involves geopolitical security and strategic needs.
In fact, not only diplomacy, but also a series of fields including economy, industry, transportation, energy, trade, education, etc., all need to be managed by special departments, rather than him personally giving instructions every time.
Although it is really easy with Xiaoqi's help. As long as he wants, he can even let a player on the front line move the machine gun position forward five meters.
Taking advantage of the victory of the Northern Expedition, Chu Guang plans to carry out a second reform of the management of the new alliance.
The last time it was the guard, this time it was the internal affairs.
The overly bloated [Logistics Department] will be split up, and Chu Guang will further clarify the specific responsibilities of each department and the tasks they are responsible for.
In this way, he can also reduce some micro-operations and make himself a little more relaxed.
Seeing the manager's thoughts, Old Charlie smiled and nodded, and said respectfully and softly.
"It seems that you have realized it."
"Just now you asked me what my suggestion was. My suggestion is that now is the time to do this."