Chapter 343 Pai has a photographic memory
Official website forum.
[Update announcement: The new alliance logistics department will be changed to 12 departments including industry, economy, transportation, energy, trade, diplomacy, education, and military. ]
[Some NPC positions have been adjusted, please pay attention to identification! ]
Tail: "Oh, is this going to be a new expansion? Let me see! (?ω?)"
Quit smoking: "Wait, does this have anything to do with us?"
Edge paddling: "It seems not!"
Funnel commander: "NPC seems to have no players?"
Funnel commander: "... Uh, I think I said something nonsense."
Canyon escape mole: "So what exactly is updated this time?"
Debt big eyes: "Damn! Let this guy update again!"
Construction site boy and brick: "Open the silver exchange ah ah ah!!"
Makabazi: "Second! I want to sell silver!!"
Teng Teng: "Pfft..."
Another day of disappointment.
On the fourth day after the end of the expansion, the silver coin trading platform is still not open. The Beta 0.3 version of Heaven is still in the works, and there is no news about it.
Rumors are spreading on the forum.
Some people say that A Guang cut some leeks and ran away, the silver coin trading platform will not be opened again, and the forum will be closed in a while.
Some people say that it is absolutely impossible. How can A Guang run away after cutting leeks?
He must continue to cut!
Ye Wei thinks that what they said is very problematic.
Anyone who has really entered the game knows that Brother Guang never cuts leeks. He is dedicated to making games. Not only does he not make money from players, he even seeks benefits for players.
It's just that sometimes the AI is too cunning, and the NPC may not play by the rules.
But this little thing is nothing at all, but one of the characteristics of "Wasteland OL".
If the NPC is really like a fool, it will be boring.
The silver coin trading platform will definitely be opened.
And it should be in these few days.
But speaking of it, every time I think of this, Ye Wei feels a little scared.
At that time, he had just sold the silver coins, and the price was still rising. He actually felt a little regretful, thinking that he should wait a while before selling, so that he could make tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands more.
However, when he saw the silver coin trading platform suspended trading, all the regrets in his heart disappeared, and he was left with only luck.
Fortunately, he sold it early.
If he wanted to sell it a few hours later, he would not be able to sell it.
Thinking of the 5 million in the bank card, his heartbeat accelerated.
5 million!
He had never seen so much money in his life!
"Ah Wei, what are you looking at?" The roommate's voice came from behind, and Sun Qian, who had just returned from playing basketball, came over curiously.
"Browse the forum."
"Damn! It's been several years, and you're still playing BBS. Can't you get in touch with something young people have?"
"Why not watch short videos." Lao Liu interrupted.
"+1." The dormitory head also agreed.
Ye Wei rolled his eyes and put his phone away.
"You know nothing."
Old Liu couldn't help but say.
"Ah Wei, I'm not saying... If there is such a completely real virtual reality game as you said, why can't I see it on short videos?"
The head of the dormitory also raised his hand.
"+1, I can't see it on Weibo either."
Ye Wei said without hesitation: "It's probably restricted. After all, even with the filter, the PV is R18."
This matter has been discussed in the group before.
PV can be posted on Moments, Spaces, and Groups, but it can't be posted on short videos, Weibo and other media platforms, at least not on large platforms.
You can see it by climbing over the firewall, but the discussion on the Internet is not very hot.
The main reason is that the official website is all in Chinese, and it is full of a lot of bad jokes that the translator can't translate at all, which is too difficult for international friends to understand.
Of course, although there are few international friends, there are not none at all.
However, what Ye Wei didn't expect was that he just said this casually, and the whole dormitory was boiling instantly!
"R18? Awesome!"
"666!"
"Good fellow, it turns out that you are shivering every night when you hide in the quilt!"
Seeing everyone teasing, Ye Wei blushed and refuted.
"Get lost, I'm talking about the bloody and violent R18, what does it have to do with shivering... and that!"
Sun Qian patted his shoulder with a grin.
"It's okay, it's okay, everyone understands, young people can understand. Don't worry, we will keep your secret!"
Ye Wei rolled his eyes.
"No more nonsense, I'm going to log in soon. By the way, have you seen the link I sent you before?"
Sun Qian was confused and said, "Link?"
Ye Wei: "It's the game reservation interface!"
Sun Qian suddenly realized, "Oh, you mean that, I looked at it... What the hell is that, asking questions here and there, it's like checking a water meter."
Old Liu interrupted and said, "+1, I think that website doesn't look like a serious website at all, I closed it immediately!"
Ye Wei said impatiently, "Don't worry about it, I asked you to fill it out, just fill it out, will my brother hurt you?"
But filling out the form now, I'm afraid there will be a wait.
Before, when he could still see the number of players who had made reservations, Ye Wei took a special look and found that the number was already more than his bank card balance.
Ignoring the few animals in the dormitory, he threw his phone on the table to charge, climbed onto the bed, put on the helmet, and logged into the game as Ye Shi.
The three people in the dormitory looked at each other in bewilderment.
"...I believe it a little bit."
"This guy puts on his helmet on time at 6 pm every day. If he doesn't have classes in the morning and can sleep until noon, it's hard not to believe it."
"The fully immersive R18 game is okay..."
"Well, I'll go fill out a form...mainly to criticize it."
"I almost believed it!"
...
North Street in the south of Shuguang City.
Today is as usual, very lively early in the morning.
After the Northern Expedition, a large number of players left the front line and returned to the surrounding areas of Shuguang City. Every day, fresh prey and fish, or freshly picked mushrooms can be seen in front of the meat stalls.
Especially recently.
With the opening of the north-south railway transportation line, there are many more warship shrimps shipped from Xizhou Lake in the market of Shuguang City.
This kind of freshwater shrimp with a shell harder than steel and a body longer than an arm is generally not eaten by survivors.
However, these clever little players have developed four ways of eating: braised, steamed, braised in oil, and garlic, turning things that no one used to eat into delicious food.
Even the "babies" of the warship shrimp were not spared, and were made into fist-sized crayfish by professional life players, which were widely praised by NPCs.
Due to the surge in the price of silver coins, everyone's enthusiasm for making money has also risen.
Is the graduation suit in the NPC store too cheap?
The public save point is too convenient and you don't want to buy a house?
Too many silver coins and nowhere to spend?
Not a problem at all!
There are so many little leeks lining up outside to buy. When players think that the silver coins they earn are money, they are more motivated to move bricks!
At the entrance of Haiji Ramen Restaurant.
Standing next to a big pot, Zhang Hai shouted loudly.
"Selling ramen, 4 silver a bowl!"
Silver's father who happened to come in heard it and couldn't help complaining.
"Fuck! One thousand yuan a bowl, you are robbing me!"
Zhang Hai's eyes widened.
"Fuck, that's too much, brother, how can you calculate like that?"
What the hell is using the highest price?
At least use the average price!
"It doesn't matter!" Bai Yinzhi's father laughed and threw four silver coins on the table, "The business in North Street is so hot, brother must have made a lot of money."
Zhang Hai said carelessly while cooking noodles.
"Talking about money is too vulgar! The main thing is that we like the feel of kneading the noodles."
The construction site boy and Zhuan, who were sitting on the side eating noodles, happened to hear it and almost spit out a mouthful of anger, and threw away the chopsticks with a curse.
"Fuck! You've ruined my appetite."
"Give me back!"
Zhang Hai rolled his eyes and retorted without any hesitation.
"What the hell!"
Just then, a pleasant voice floated over.
"Old man, six bowls of noodles!"
Seeing Tail slap a handful of silver coins on the table, the players sitting nearby eating noodles were instantly shocked.
"Fuck!"
"Six...six bowls!?"
"Rich woman!!!"
"Okay!" Seeing the business coming, Zhang Hai immediately became energetic. He stopped chatting with the guests, tore off a piece of dough from the chopping board, and began his performance.
Pai looked left and right curiously.
Her eyes fell on the flying noodles, and her eyes suddenly shone.
"Oh, what is that!"
"Ramen!" Tail said proudly, "Hehe, when it comes to the food of the New Alliance, this is naturally indispensable!"
Pai stared at the noodles with shining eyes.
"Lamian? So awesome!"
The white bear looked at Tail in surprise, and then looked at Pai.
"Huh? Can you understand what the NPC is saying?"
"I think it's just a coincidence..." Staring at the translation on the VM, Sisi said with a subtle expression, "Is there a possibility that they are all talking to themselves and don't actually understand what the other person is saying?"
The cat ears on his head shook slightly, and Zhima Paste said with some envy: "In a sense, this is also a very remarkable skill."
Tails puffed up his chest and said proudly.
"Yeah! That's right! Please praise me more!"
The game time is six o'clock in the morning.
As soon as the three people and the bear came online, they received a commission issued by the manager himself, hoping that they could serve as the guards of the visiting group of Camp No. 101 and accompany Xiaoyu and Pai to visit Dawn City.
There was a discussion on the forum about the identity of the new NPC Pai.
According to the information of the Niu Ma team, it is said that he is a very remarkable "puppet master" who is good at making exquisite figurines.
And he is also the representative of the visiting group of Camp No. 101!
Such a significant task, and the opportunity to establish a deep friendship with a special NPC, no player will miss it.
Especially when he learned that Xiaoyu was also in the team, Wei Ba immediately took on the task on behalf of the White Bear Knights without saying a word.
Six bowls of ramen were quickly served.
Xiaoyu patiently taught Pai how to use chopsticks.
She thought it would take a long time, but she didn't expect him to learn it in no time, and even use it more skillfully than she did.
"I see! What a convenient tool!" Pai said excitedly, looking at the two sticks in his hand, "How did you think of it?"
"Brother Chu brought it from the shelter." Looking at Pai who learned it in no time, Xiaoyu looked envious.
It took her a long time to get used to this unique tableware.
"Your shelter is so amazing, there are so many interesting things." Pai also had an envious expression on his face, but for a completely different reason.
"Of course! Brother Chu is amazing," Xiaoyu raised the corners of her lips unconsciously and happily, and suddenly thought of something, and continued, "By the way, where are you going to go later?"
"Industrial zone!" Pai said with sparkling eyes.
"Industrial zone?"
Pai nodded energetically.
"Well! Can't I?"
Not that I can't...
But don't people usually go to places like commercial streets when they go shopping?
Although Xiaoyu was a little confused, she nodded when she remembered what Brother Chu had told her before.
"Okay, if you want to see it."
...
The group came to the industrial zone.
The first thing that caught their eyes was the "notorious" goblin technology.
According to other life professional players, there were always explosions from time to time, and occasionally one or two screams.
Although there must be some exaggeration in this, and there might even be smears from friendly competitors, it did not prevent everyone from spreading rumors.
Later, this rumor somehow got into the ears of the NPCs, so that almost no wastelanders were willing to come here to work.
Most of the people working here are players, especially new players who have just entered the game, and it is common for them to sacrifice themselves for technology.
Considering the glorious image of the new alliance, Sisi planned to quietly bypass this "sweatshop", but he didn't expect that Pai had already sneaked in curiously.
In the open space in the center of the factory.
Mosquito and several apprentices were discussing something around a blackboard.
Not far from them were two W-1 and 2 gliders that had been dismantled into parts, and a large number of parts ordered from other factories.
In the previous battle of Songlinyu, the W series attack aircraft performed quite well on the battlefield, but also exposed many problems.
One is that the maneuverability is too poor, and the other is that the shell is too brittle.
When diving to the ground, the 7mm small water pipe can make the aircraft into a sieve, and those predators relied on the patchwork of anti-aircraft machine guns to fight them one for one.
To bully the predators, the glider is obviously enough, but if it is against the survivors like Boulder City, this kind of ultra-low-speed aircraft may not be enough no matter how many of them come.
Therefore, the manager placed a new order with Goblin Technology.
Ask them to produce a fighter that is stronger, faster, and has better air combat performance to reduce the death rate of pilots.
To be honest, Mosquito thinks it is unnecessary.
What kind of defense does a humanoid missile need?
It is better to carry two more bombs with that load.
What? The opponent is the black technology aircraft of Boulder City?
And we don't even know the opponent's power principle and mounted weapons?
What's the point of fighting.
Just surrender!
Staring at the sketch on the blackboard, he scratched his head and said, "The propeller plane can't go up, why don't we just make a jet plane."
"Why don't we just make a steel shell!" Duoming said with his eyes lit up, "If we can't win, we can go up and hit it! Use the tail to cut it!"
Zhuihun: "If you don't understand, just ask, are you talking about MiG-25?"
Killer God: "Hahaha, powerful flying bricks! I like it!"
Mosquito standing next to him rolled his eyes.
"You are really dreaming."
Jet aircraft?
Want to make a MiG?
It's not that simple!
This is not a question of whether there is technology or not, but the supporting industry can't support it at all. It is impossible to grind every part of an aircraft with a high-precision plasma cutting machine.
Not to mention how much time and materials it will take, even if it is really ground out, the cost is unacceptable to them anyway.
What they need to consider is how to maximize the limited advantages as much as possible.
Looking at the scribbled concept map on the blackboard, Mosquito said with a headache.
"...Or just do as I say and make a humanoid AA bomb directly, and you don't have to consider EMP and signal hijacking."
Just when he was feeling irritable, a strange voice suddenly came from the side.
"Oh! Is this your plane? It looks so retro!" Pai said curiously, looking at the aircraft shell placed on the open space.
Mosquito turned his head and saw a little girl with light blond hair standing next to the W-2 ground attack aircraft he had disassembled into parts.
If it were normal times, he would definitely not mind wasting time bragging.
But now he was obviously not in that mood.
"Go away, kid, go play somewhere else and don't interfere with the adults' work."
Although he was not proficient in human language, he had no problem communicating in daily life because he often dealt with NPCs.
Most life players were like this.
Pai looked at this guy with dissatisfaction.
"Who said I was a child! I'm already sixteen years old this year!"
Mosquito picked his ears and laughed.
"Sixteen years old? That means you haven't even graduated from junior high school."
Pai tilted his head.
"g?"
These people always spoke with some difficult words.
"Anyway, this is not a place for children to come. Go back to your mother. Go, or I'll call the guards if you don't leave." Mosquito made a gesture to drive away mosquitoes.
This guy...
Seeing that she was looked down upon, Pai's eyebrows were raised.
Just as she was about to leave, her eyes fell on the blackboard next to her, and her expression suddenly became interesting.
"Are you going to spray the kerosene into atomizer and ignite it?"
"What else?" Mosquito said without hesitation.
"Hehe, nothing..."
After a long tone, Pai stared at the blackboard for a few seconds, wrote down the densely packed content on it, and then turned and walked away.
Mosquito looked at the back of the little girl in confusion, and was a little confused by her last sentence.
At this time, the person who was trying to mediate the quarrel next to him suddenly spoke.
"That NPC... seems to be Pai?"
The Soul Chaser looked at him strangely.
"π?"
The person who was trying to mediate the quarrel shook his head.
"Didn't you read the discussion on the official website? She seems to be from Camp 101."
...
[Mission: Go Deep Into Hell]
[Briefing: Mutated slime mold is one of the core threats faced by survivors in the wasteland. In order to find out their source and how to deal with them, the medical laboratory of the shelter needs more samples. Note: Strong electromagnetic interference has been detected in this area, and electronic equipment may malfunction. Air support cannot be used for this mission. ]
[Main objective: Go to the area between the second and third ring roads in the city center, and collect slime mold samples at sampling points 1, 2, and 3 on the map. ]
[Secondary objective: We lost a reconnaissance aircraft in the city center area. If conditions permit, please bring back the pilot's VM. (Player ID: Luo Yu). ]
[Mission publisher: Heya]
[Minimum acceptance level: L.20]
[Required team size: 4~8 people]
[Mission risk factor:? ]
[Recommended equipment: gas mask, protective clothing, compass, paper map and other low-electronic equipment. ]
"The question mark of the risk factor is OK."
This is going to cause trouble.
At the save point in the north of Shuguang City, Ye Shi, standing in front of the storage box, looked at the task pop-up window on the VM with surprise.
A few minutes ago, Lao Bai pulled a team and shared this task from the medical laboratory on their VM.
Quickly taking the necessary equipment, Ye Shi confirmed the gathering coordinates on the map and immediately rushed to meet up with his teammates.
The gathering place is at the airport next to the military camp in the north of the city.
Due to the complex road conditions in the city and a large number of alien activities on the road, in order to save time and ammunition, the "Dragonfly" transport of the New Alliance will send them and the airdropped supplies to the edge of the Fifth Ring Road and parachute into the target area.
Just like when they were in Xizhou City.
Arrived at the gathering point.
Ye Shi found that his four teammates had been waiting here for a long time.
Including Lao Bai, who was in the front row, everyone tacitly did not bring exoskeletons, but only some cheap and durable light equipment.
Everyone's expression was relaxed, even casual.
After all, it wasn't the first time for anyone standing here to skydive.
Although the situation in Qingquan City was far more complicated than that in Xizhou City, and the risk factor of the mission was quite suspicious, the mission requirement was not to kill the BOSS, but just to collect a few samples.
For the strongest team in the server, this was obviously not a big deal.
"...The registered company's business license has been issued, and the registered place is in Shanghai."
"In the future, transactions can be made through the company's account, and the company will pay individuals in the form of technical service fees. I have consulted with the boss of a game studio I know, and they basically do the same, which can save a lot of trouble."
Leaning against the hangar.
Fang Chang and his teammates talked about real things.
The funds obtained through the silver coin trading platform will go directly into the company's account, deduct personal income tax and 5% of operating costs, and then pay it to the players.
What the company signed with the player is a cooperation contract, not a labor contract.
Since the money paid to the players belongs to the operating cost of the enterprise, the 5% retained by the enterprise can only be considered as profit after deducting a series of other costs, so there is no problem of paying two taxes on the same money.
Considering that policies vary from place to place, through this series of operations, although there is an additional intermediate link, the cost is actually not much higher than private-to-private transfers.
And it avoids the trouble of explaining income.
Everyone holds a part of the shares, that is, shareholders and workers.
Considering that there will be more and more players in the future, they can also promote the business to other players with needs, and symbolically charge a 5% service fee or something.
Anyway, their core business is in the game.
I don't plan to rely on this Niuma company to make money.
After listening to what Fang Chang said, Ye Shi was surprised.
"So fast?"
Fang Chang smiled and said, "I found an accounting company to do it. There are many companies doing this kind of business in Shanghai, and they can also provide a place for registration. But I will still rent an office and hire a professional accountant in the future. After all, if the amount of funds is large, I am still not sure about using other people's financial systems."
The most important thing is security.
Whether it is property safety or information security.
Quitting said with admiration.
"Brother is awesome!"
"What's awesome? This is not a difficult thing." Fang Chang said with a smile, paused for a moment, and continued, "Actually, I have been thinking about a question these days."
Quitting asked curiously, "What's the question?"
Fang Chang said seriously, "The previous auction... What was the sky-high auction item that was sold for 4 million silver coins?"
4 million silver coins.
According to the average price of 1 silver coin to 80 RMB before the suspension, it is equivalent to more than 300 million!
Such a large amount of money is unlikely to be the behavior of a player in the game. After all, even for a brick factory like Niuma, it would be quite difficult to take out so much "cash" at one time.
What is even more puzzling is that the mysterious buyer fell silent after taking the picture. He did not show off on the forum, nor did he brag to anyone.
The official never announced what the transaction was. The onlookers watched the bidding price rise rapidly, and then everything was gone after the hammer hit.
This series of abnormal operations makes it difficult not to think too much.
No wonder Mosquito is interested.
To be honest, he is beginning to be curious.
Ye Shi asked with interest.
"What do you think that thing will be?"
Fang Chang thought for two seconds and gave an ambiguous answer.
"Maybe it is something more valuable than money."
He was not sure whether his guess was correct. He had been following the news these days.
"?" Ye looked at his good brother in confusion.
What does more valuable than money mean?
At this time, shouts came from the runway next to him.
"Fuck! How long are you going to dawdle? Are you going to leave or not?"
Seeing the pilot start to urge him, Lao Bai relaxed his thoughtful expression and patted his teammates on the shoulders with a smile.
"Let's go, let's talk about it after we get on the plane."