Chapter 336 Utopia Hidden in the Tunnel

It took about 10 minutes for Lu Bei to report to Chu Guang about the whole day's work.

"...Led by the janitor named Tris, we entered Camp 101 and were received by local survivors."

"It was a camp hidden deep in a subway tunnel. There were about two or three hundred people living there. The local survivors lived in square barracks. Greenhouse plantations, generators and water purifiers were scattered around the camp. And the digester."

"The situation there is completely different from that of Hope Town. They are completely self-sufficient in materials and use scientific methods to take care of everything in order."

"That Tris took me on a tour of their greenhouse plantation, where they had a lot of hydroponic boxes, and they were growing rice, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers... and carbon sequestration or something, and they turned some of the carbon dioxide into starch. , glucose, to balance carbon dioxide levels in the air.

"Anyway, the situation there is quite surprising. The locals call themselves 'sheltered people', but they are not residents of the shelter, but wastelanders who are helped by the inhabitants of the shelter."

"The gate of Vault 101 is at the deepest point of the camp. The residents of the Vault teach them knowledge, and their task is to report the situation outside to the residents of the Vault."

"According to their statement, their camp was originally located on the surface. Later, in order to avoid the war, the residents of the refuge lent them the material transfer area at the gate, and then the current camp was established."

When I talked to them, I could feel that they had a deep affection for the residents of the Vault. Vault 101 was like a holy place to them, and the residents who lived there were more like them. teacher."

After listening to Lu Bei's report, Chu Guang pondered for a long time while looking at the notes he jot down in his hand, and nodded thoughtfully.

"...That's it."

He probably understood.

Simply put, Camp 101 is equivalent to the "spokesperson" supported by the Refuge 101 site.

These spokesmen were enlightened by the residents of the shelter and gained knowledge not found in the wasteland, and even some production methods and tools of the pre-war era.

And while enjoying the convenience brought by the achievements of the pre-war civilization, they also undertake the duty of "watching the gate" for the refuge.

I have to say this is a smart move.

As far as the shelter that Chu Guang encountered so far, whether it was No. 117 or No. 401, they all lost to the modesty and arrogance of civilized people.

By contrast, the Blue Jackets in Vault 101 adopted a more cautious strategy - choosing worthy people to cultivate, enlightening the ignorant wastelanders, teaching them how to use utensils and books, and letting them Learn math and physics and see the world from a rational perspective.

This ensures their education rate, professional skill level, and that they have a worldview, values, and ideology that are close to their own.

In this way, the residents of Vault 101 can collect the intelligence and resources they need at a fraction of the cost, and also avoid the possible trouble of direct contact with local survivors.

Camp 101 is the seed they sowed on the surface and a buffer zone for them and the wasteland.

If they fail, they can always withdraw underground, adjust the time to 20, 50, or even 100 years and start again.

And once successful, this seed grows into a towering tree, establishing a stable and enlightened regime in the wasteland...

Their historical mission can be considered complete.

"...I haven't seen the residents of Vault 101," Lu Bei said cautiously after putting this sentence at the end, "The elders of Camp 101 told me that before confirming that the world outside is safe, they The residents of the shelter would not be advised to open the door. Even if I tried to explain to them .

"Later, at my insistence, they took me to the gate of Vault 101. The residents there didn't listen to my explanation at all and asked me to communicate with the people at Camp 101."

When said this, Lu Bei's heart was also very depressed.

He felt like a ball, being kicked around by the guys on both sides.

These people really don't know what to do!

Hearing the young man's complaint, Chu Guang immediately guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile.

"They're not worried about predators, they're worried about us."

Lu Bei was stunned.

"Worry about... us? But why should they worry about us?"

Chu Guang said patiently.

"Raiders can also wear blue jackets and even bring our VMs, and the vital signs monitor itself is not something particularly advanced, much less the patent of the Refuge."

"At the first contact, they can only judge by intuition whether we have good intentions, but ultimately they need to use their eyes to confirm whether what we claim is consistent with what we are doing."

"This world is not black and white. It is not necessarily the partner of justice who drives away the predators, it may be another group of predators, and it is reasonable for them to be alert."

"So, I told you repeatedly before you set off that you must be cautious before expressing our intentions, don't rush the other party to make a decision, give the other party a little more patience, and if they are hesitant, you can suggest the other party come to us to see ."

Lu Bei on the other end of the phone pondered for a while, then thoughtfully.

"I see, so we should invite them to send some representatives to our settlement to take a look."

Children can be taught.

Satisfied to see this young man open, Chu Guang smiled and nodded.

"Invite a few more people over here, remember this is not a request, it's an invitation. We need electrical engineers here, as well as water engineers."

"You can even tell them that I plan to build a dam on the west and southwest sides of the Sixin District, so that the overflowing lake water will be diverted to the north and join the Tianshui tributary to irrigate the nearby land... This will be a long-term project, we need their help."

Painting is also part of the art of management, and the new alliance needs to find common ground with local survivors.

Although the water conservancy project is not the first priority of the construction of Dawn City, it will be done sooner or later with the expansion of the settlement area.

Lu Bei said excitedly.

"I understand!"

Chu Guang nodded approvingly.

"Go ahead when you understand."

Chu Guang has always been very satisfied with this diligent and loyal young man, and he has always been intentionally nurturing him.

For example, the reason why this task was handed over to him was that it meant cultivation.

As for ability and origin, these were never problems, Chu Guang didn't believe in any blood theory at all.

When a person reaches that position, he can naturally grow.

The core personnel of the new alliance, the ones with real halo, are in fact Yin Fang, Heya, and old Charlie, and most of the others were born from wastelanders.

Like Luca, who was just a farming serf in the beginning. He didn't know anything about logistics management, but now he is able to take care of his work in an orderly manner.

There is also Shuyu, who was sent by Chu Guang to Jushi City, but he was only a refugee at first.

In fact, including Chu Guang himself, in the Alpha 0.1 version, he didn't even have a dog at the beginning of the game, and was almost eaten by a dog, but now he has everything.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Guang was too lazy to go out to eat, so he directly flipped a box of canned braised pork out of his luggage, browsed the forum with VM, and ate dinner with steamed buns.

Today's official website is as lively as ever.

Coincidentally, while he was eating dinner, his little players were also eating.

It's just that they eat breakfast due to the jet lag.

Tail: "Woooooo... Tail has already been eaten in the game, why do you have to eat it again in reality! QAQ"

Siss: "Isn't this a matter of course..."

Tail: "It's chilling! Why don't you develop a culture cabin where you don't have to worry about anything when you lie in it! It's too troublesome to eat, brush your teeth, take a bath, and go to the toilet! ()"

Siss: "Uh, do you mean the kind of intubation... I'll just forget it."

Tail:"?"

sesame paste: "That said, even if there is such a training cabin, the anti-addiction system can't be allowed to be online 24 hours a day. (

Roshan Da Momo: "Aha...hahaha..."

This addiction is too big.

Looking at the discussion in the post, Chu Guang was dumbfounded, not knowing how to complain.

The equipment of the morphogenesis field is not under his control, the training cabin... Maybe there will be, but it doesn't really matter if there is any, the helmet is enough, just wake up from the urine and go back to the toilet, find a place that doesn't get in the way Lying down and going offline is a basic exercise for players.

Although the training cabin allows players to focus more on the game world, he still hopes that his little players can eat well and live well in reality.

Even if it is the only fully immersive virtual reality game in the world, it can't dry up and fish.

closed the post, and Chu Guang continued to browse the forum.

The topics that most players pay attention to are the reward pools for the settlement of expansion packs and lottery draws tonight, and some players focus on the newly unlocked new map of Xizhou City.

For example, Brother Fang.

Like when he went to Boulder City before, after Fang Chang arrived at Camp 101, he immediately conducted a detailed investigation of the situation there, and updated the information summarized on the official website without reservation.

"Shock! A high-tech town hidden in a tunnel! Insights from Camp 101!

Seeing this line of title, Chu Guang immediately clicked in.

Ashamed to say, as a game planner, he is the last person to know the information about the new map.

Unlike other games, the dog has always planned to reveal inside information to big players.

Like Lu Bei, Fang Chang first explained the background of Camp 101 in detail based on the translator and his own understanding.

But unlike Lu Bei, Fang Chang is from the player's point of view when narrating, not only the narrative style is different, but also the focus of attention.

"...The technical level of Camp 101 is very high. In terms of setting, they are a group of wasteland people who have been educated in the shelter. They have the characteristics of blue jackets and wasteland people at the same time. I even suspect that they are blue jackets and wastelanders themselves. A native of mixed blood."

According to their own account, the residents of Vault 101 send very few people out through the door only when they need it. Sometimes it's collecting resources, sometimes it's collecting samples from the wasteland, or collecting data, but Usually not too long."

"They don't have money, not even the concept of property. Instead, there are various points, and depending on the type of occupation and job contribution, one's standard of living is determined."

"For example, ordinary employees can enjoy the living rations of standard units, and employees engaged in technical jobs can enjoy certain consumer goods based on the living configuration of standard units. In addition, there will be regular KPI assessments to determine the proportion of additional rations.

"Of course, the above information is based on the plot dialogue, which is not necessarily accurate. Compared with Hope Town, this place is more like a paradise made up of 'a few lucky people'."

There's a lot of special technology here, they can make drones very small and they can turn carbon dioxide into food. It's not clear how they did it, but one thing is for sure, because there is no currency, Camp 101 probably won't be able to trade as freely as Boulder."

"But that doesn't mean they don't have trade needs, such as energy, food, and fresh water, which are very precious locally. Although we also need these things, we can exchange some of the surplus with them."

"I speculate that the deal with Camp 101 may be more official. For example, life professional players who run factories can hire Camp 101's highly educated engineers to produce products on a large scale that the new alliance didn't have before. For example, maybe they will open a new NPC shop in our place and exchange high-tech products with us for resources.

Canyon Fleeing Mole: "So that means, Camp 101 is not a player-facing map?"

Fang Chang: "It can be said that the main reason is that this map doesn't even have a store."

Ye Ten: "Elder Fang expressed his disappointment. There is no bar here with less clothes. (Funny

Fang Chang: "Bum, when did I go to that kind of bar?"

Makabazi: "Hahahaha! Exposed, brother!"

Tengteng: "You people, it's so dirty. `

The fleeing mole rat in the canyon: "What about the mission? Don't interrupt! Are there any missions in the new map?"

Fang Chang: "I didn't see it, the signal of the VM is very poor here... and the map that has just been unlocked is generally impossible to trigger the mission, right?"

Gufeng: "But one thing to say, the cultural level of the people here is really unusual. They even have their own schools. I took a look out of curiosity and they actually teach advanced mathematics."

Level 99 Picking Up Trash: "Fuck?! Even universities?"

Ye Shi: "Pfft, you are too boring."

Gufeng: "No, I'm just curious... and what amazes me even more is that the students in the class are all young. Generally, unless they are special talents, we do not recommend premature exposure to too professional content."

Yaya: "Younger...how much is it? 0.0"

Wind: "About 12 years old."

Ye Shi: "What the hell!?"

Professor Yang, Lightning Dharma King: "It's awesome!"

Old Bai: "Twelve years old...I forgot whether I was in the first year of junior high or the sixth. (laughing and crying

Irena: "Learn advanced mathematics at 12, what do you learn at 16? Do you make rockets? (funny

Elf Wang Fugui: "If I give them high-level homework to do, will it not count as the computing power of prostituting developers. (funny

Ye Ten: "Hello SAO. (Funny

Ya'er I want to go to the toilet: "6666! @Ward beriberi who Levin hahaha, the paper has been settled!"

A group of engineering and science players called experts.

There is also a cloud player from the Department of Mathematics who said that there is no need to let middlemen make the difference, and they can directly send their assignments to the forum. One silver coin per question, the price is fair, and the old man is not deceived.

When they have enough silver coins, they plan to pass the thesis topic to the game and let the NPC "write it" directly.

turned the post to the bottom, Chu Guang had to sigh with emotion, his little players are really talented, and he can think of operations such as asking NPCs to help write homework and papers.

Look at what you are doing, you are so cautious in your dreams.

There is such a great game, what kind of paper is there to write on behalf of, isn't it delicious to copy the solid-state hydrogen technology back directly?

However, it can be seen that the governments of various countries have not disclosed the "true identity" of the operator of "Wasteland OL", and even deliberately concealed relevant clues.

After all, the announcement of such a bizarre thing as "extraterrestrial civilization" has no benefit other than causing unnecessary panic, but may stimulate an unknown existence.

However, the cautious attitude of the official institutions of various countries has helped Chu Guang a lot.

Even if there are people on the forum who have been telling terrifying "ghost stories", such as "Wasteland OL" is actually a real world, everyone just smiles when they hear it, and doesn't take it seriously at all.

What kind of double-slit interference experiment, measuring the gravitational constant, these are experiments that everyone can do. It's too childish, and a slightly complicated experiment is at best a little unpopular.

Not to mention that "Wasteland OL" stated in the "Announcement" that this game is based on the dream system and is constructed by the player's subconscious and cognition.

Everything the player sees in the game is what the player subconsciously thinks he can see.

Logically speaking, people in the box can imagine the world outside the box, but it is impossible to use the rules in the box to prove that the world outside the box exists.

The only way to prove the existence of the world outside the box is to open the box.

Of course Chu Guang would not do this.

Whether it is the first-hand truth or the second-hand truth, knowing too much is not a good thing.

But when the situation allows, he will try to open up second-hand truth, in a relatively gentle way, to help his players get more benefits in reality.

It's not just about money and honor.

can even be status.

turned the post from the beginning, Chu Guang thought for a while before making a judgment.

"...Fang Chang's suggestion has some truth. The social situation of Camp 101 is closer to a miniature utopia, and communication with it should be carried out in a more official form."

"But not only the introduction of technical jobs, but also the introduction of some educational talents as much as possible."

Based on the "investigation report" of Lu Bei and Fang Chang, the new alliance's investigation of Camp 101 has been comprehensive.

The only thing that confuses Chu Guang is how this "small and beautiful" utopian society exists in the wasteland.

But that's not the point.

The point is that there's a lot of technology out there worth bringing in, and that's exactly what the new league needs.

The index finger swiped across the VM screen, Chu Guang said.

"Xiao Qi, sort out the clues on the memo for me, and update the information about Camp 101 in the official website database."

"Okay, Master!" Xiao Qi's energetic answer came from her ear.

Chu Guang nodded, glanced at the time, saw that it was almost 8 o'clock, and continued.

"By the way, there is still the settlement of the expansion, have you finished it?"

"Uh"

That energetic voice suddenly became a little subtler.

"Xiao Qi has already done it... But Master, are you sure this is really okay?"

Chu Guang was slightly stunned.

"What's the meaning"

Xiaoqi didn't answer, and silently sent the settlement form.

Seeing the series of striking numbers on the form, Chu Guang almost choked on his own saliva.

"One hundred million?! Are you sure you didn't count an extra 0?!"

Xiaoqi said aggrievedly.

"How could it be possible... and Master, the reward settlement of the previous battles also included points. This war has lasted for so long, and the average score of the players has grown to 40,000..."

Chu Guang said anxiously.

"That's why..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped.

This battle has been fought for two months, and new players enter the pit every day, and the number of players has long been less than the original 1600.

Now the number of players in the server is close to 3000.

And not only the front-line players can get points, but also the players in the back who are engaged in production work.

A line of words popped up on the screen.

QAQ

Chu Guang: "..."

Xiaoqi whispered: "How about... dilute the reward pool?"

According to the previous practice, the value of each point is 0.05 silver coins.

100 points will be drawn once, some people can get an exoskeleton worth 2,000 silver coins, and some people can only get a discount coupon or a lollipop.

If the total number of points is 100 million, to guarantee the explosion rate, the total cost of the reward pool must be guaranteed to be 5 million silver coins.

Below this number, the explosion rate will be diluted.

Chu Guang originally expected that the total points distributed should be around 20 million after this expansion, and the cost of the reward pool could be controlled at 1 million silver.

Unexpectedly, it turned five times directly.

"I was negligent... This battle is too expensive." Chu Guang opened the system interface and glanced at the points he had saved.

From the end of the last wave to now, except for the occasional beginner and intermediate blind box, most of the points are useless, and he has only saved about 1500 points.

15 Premium Blind Boxes

I originally wanted to save 20 of them to draw together, but now it seems that I can't save it.

I hope to be able to open something good.

Otherwise, he has to find a way to get rid of leeks again...

At the same time, in the management center of Camp 101, the air purifier made a humming sound.

The gray-haired old man sat on the chair, closed his eyes slightly and fell into contemplation, as if he was asleep.

His name is Horn, he is the mayor of Camp 101, responsible for the large and small affairs of the camp and the appointment of various affairs officers.

Half an hour ago, a representative from the new alliance invited them to visit the settlement.

Camp 101 does not have a special officer in charge of foreign affairs. They encountered the biggest force before, the Bone-biting Tribe.

On the other hand, survivor communities such as the "Good Weather Cooperative" and "Happy Home" with dozens of people and hundreds of people do not need to contact each other deliberately at all.

The tradition of Camp 101 is to let experts take care of specific issues, but what annoyed Horn was that he couldn't find anyone to discuss the issue with, so he had to call all the officers over.

Slowly opened his eyes, and he glanced around at the many officials present.

"What do you think?"

Seeing the mayor looking at him, the educational affairs officer hesitated for a moment and replied in an uncertain tone.

"A very polite kid."

This sentence has been recognized by many people.

Although the four bodyguards were a little curious and even accidentally broke into their classroom, the representative Lu Bei was indeed very polite.

This is also the part that confuses them the most.

Those who most resembled the Vault Dweller acted beyond their common sense.

Horn sighed softly.

"I'm not asking what you think of that kid, what I want to ask is, what do you think of the new league."

The security officer thought for a while and said.

"They were strong and ended the war in just two months."

When was fighting outside, Camp 101 was not ignorant, they had been secretly peeping at the screen.

includes the use of surface-mounted cameras, and the launch of short-range drones.

The weapons of the new alliance are not very technical, but they are sufficient.

Overwhelming firepower and a steady stream of air strikes helped them win the war.

If he was asked to evaluate, he had only one opinion.

This survivor is powerful!

The production affairs officer whispered: "...But they use child labor, and that child should be a soldier."

Educational Affairs Officer: "Most of the survivors outside are like this. After all, their average life expectancy is only 35 years old. We can't ask them to be like us, after 40 years old to take up key positions."

Tris, who was standing on the side, suddenly said, "Maybe the other party just sent a young man over to express kindness."

Although he is not a service officer, as a "gatekeeper", his status in Camp 101 is not low.

That Lu Bei gave him a good first impression.

Awakened people in the wasteland would like to jump their noses to the sky, but that young man was very polite.

The other party did not send an aggressive representative to show them hegemony, at least that they have the idea of being friendly.

This sentence was recognized by many people present.

"I think we should go to their settlement, not just in Dawn City, but also in their capital...the place called Dawn City."

"Indeed, it's better to meet their manager, a refuge is different from a refuge..."

Horn pondered for a long time and said.

"I think so too, we can't be isolated from the world forever, let alone hide underground forever... Besides, they have expanded their territory to our doorstep."

The crowd whispered in whispers.

At this time, the educational affairs officer said.

"But the question is... who to send?"

Horn thought for a moment and said slowly.

"They sent a child over, so let's send a child over too."

The security officer hesitated: "This...will it be too dangerous?"

"Of course it's impossible to send just one person for this kind of thing. Industry, economy, population... We have too little information, and there are too many things to investigate."

The production affairs officer nodded.

"My suggestion is also, at least we have to send two or three experts."

The security officer frowned.

"But what about safety? There are more dangers outside than predators... Don't forget how much we paid for samples from the nearby forest before."

There are not enough manpower...

pressed his index finger lightly between his eyebrows, and Horn, who was leaning on the chair, pondered for a long time and made a decision.

"I will apply to my master to arrange a bodyguard for him."

(end of this chapter)