Chapter 87 Steel Plant No. 81 and "Exclusive Missions"

A few small players quickly stood up, for fear of being late, looking at these "European Emperors", there were envious voices all around.

"I'm jealous!"

"Damn! Why can't my Gwent tavern not work!"

"Maybe the manager doesn't? Try changing it to Fight the Landlord next time."

"It's been 2340 years, how can there be no big bird around the bar? It's not reasonable at all."

It will snow tomorrow, but the surroundings are lively.

At this time, the few players who were in front of the map finally confirmed their positions and chatted with them.

"Oh, oh oh, Fuji's hut is right next to the resurrection point! Nice!"

"My slaughterhouse is so close to the granary, cool."

"Hey! Why is my goblin chemical factory on the outside!" Mosquito looked at the map with a look of tears on his face.

Chu Guang glanced at him, hehe in his heart.

Outermost?

It would be nice not to arrange for you to go outside the wall!

As we all know, the chemical industry is a high-risk industry, especially the manufacture of gunpowder. It doesn't matter if people are killed, but if the house next to it is blown up, it will be a miserable loss.

Chu Guang will let Luca pay attention to the raw material consumption and daily output of this [Goblin Industry], so as to control the stock of dangerous goods within a safe range.

If the outpost expands in the future, he will also consider moving it out.

[Yar I want to use the toilet cable] and [Ward athlete who Levine] stared at the map with confused expressions on their faces.

The location of the steel workshop has no objection to the two players. Although the location is close to the south gate, it is close to the main road and the road to the warehouse is also convenient. only. The location of their workshop on the map was marked with a question mark in pencil, which made them unable to understand.

Brother Toilet Suo raised his head and looked at the manager.

"Master Manager, may I ask...what does the question mark on the map mean?"

Brother Levine also nodded and asked.

"Yeah yeah, I didn't understand."

The question mark of course means that there are tasks that can be picked up.

I didn't expect these two little players to even forget this common sense, Chu Guang cleared his throat and spoke with a serious expression.

"Steel is the top priority for the outpost's industrialization. Your hard work and dedication triggered a hidden mission. Of course, this mission is optional, and you have the right to choose whether to accept it or not."

Hidden quests!

The eyes of the two little players instantly turned into light bulbs, and the players next to them also cast envious glances.

"200 square meters of land, and hidden missions!"

"Gee!"

"This is too cool!"

Brother Toilet Suo shook his hands with excitement.

"Master Manager, we are willing!"

Brother Levine also nodded vigorously.

"That's right! I would too!"

The corners of his mouth twitched in an untraceable arc, and Chu Guang reached out and handed out a task book that had been prepared

or a contract.

"You guys have a look before making a decision."

Mission: Industrial Fire (Optional)

Explanation: In order to stimulate the steel production capacity of the outpost base and improve the efficiency of scrap metal smelting, the chief manager of the refuge gave instructions and was willing to spend 2,000 silver coins to support the research and development of steelmaking technology.

If the budget support is accepted, the steel mill will be upgraded to a joint venture steel mill, the Refuge will hold 80% of the steel mill and the founder will hold 20%.

The founder only needs to pay 50 silver coins as the registered capital to set up a special account for the enterprise to receive the budget subsidy.

The funds in the enterprise account cannot be directly withdrawn, but can be used to purchase materials from the warehouse, entrust the warehouse to release waste scavenging, explore bounties, and can be used to pay the salary expenses of employees with less than 4 people.

If the hourly salary is less than 1 silver coin and the working hours are less than 12 hours, you only need to report and register. If it exceeds, it needs to be reviewed by the manager.

When the funds in the corporate account are greater than 2,000 silver coins, you can apply for dividends for part of the profits. Dividends of less than 1,000 silver coins in one month do not need to pay any taxes, dividends greater than 1,000 but less than 10,000 silver coins are subject to 4%, and dividends greater than 10,000 silver coins are subject to 8%, increasing by steps. The specific implementation tax rate will fluctuate up and down with the policy.

Precautions:

1. For details on the use of funds, please refer to the "Detailed Rules for the Management of Corporate Accounts". If there is a phenomenon such as using the rules to extract funds, the illegal account will be subject to a minimum fine of 200% of the amount and a maximum penalty of permanent repatriation.

2. After accepting the task, a series of exclusive tasks and orders will be triggered. The types of rewards include but not limited to equipment, money, contribution points, budget subsidies, land and shares. If you give up, you need to meet certain conditions before triggering again.

Do you want to open a small workshop or a large factory?

If it is in reality, this question may have to be seriously considered.

However, in the game...

This is a hidden mission!

Although the budget cannot be directly withdrawn from the account, it is also 2000 silver coins! Exchange 50 silver coins for the right to use 2,000 silver coins, no matter how you think about it.

Without hesitation for even a second, Brother Toilet Suo and Brother Levine accepted the task without hesitation, and happily signed their long list of IDs on the task book.

The main responsible person is [Ward Beriberi and Levin]. After the two negotiate, they each hold 11% and 9% of the shares.

"Dear Manager, what is the name of our steel plant?"

Chu Guang was naturally unwilling to do this kind of troublesome thing.

"You can decide for yourself."

You can even name it yourself!

The eyes of the two players lit up, and they immediately got together to discuss.

"How about Laiyang Iron and Steel Plant? This name is bull!"

"Pfft, what do you do when someone accuses you of infringement after the game's public beta? Let's change it to another day!"

"There will be no inner taste in the future."

"Stop the ink, think about it quickly, and don't bother the NPCs waiting!"

"Number 81, this number is auspicious."

"Row!"

In this way, the first steel plant in Vault 404, "Steel Plant No. 81", was officially established.

And Brother Toilet Soo and Brother Levine also unlocked their first exclusive mission - "Customize a set of armor for the manager's KV-1 exoskeleton!"

The mission requirements are very simple. The total weight of the armor is less than 200 kg, which can protect the wearer from the frontal light weapons fire without affecting the mobility.

In addition, there are some detailed requirements, such as the thickness of the breastplate is more than 10mm, less than 20mm, and it can be removed and replaced after damage.

As for the task reward, it is as high as 200 credits!

That's 200 silver coins!

How many people can't even get double digits out of their pockets after buying equipment!

After the news of spread, the entire outpost became an instant sensation.

"My giao, isn't the reward of 200 silver coins too high?!"

is talking about Brother Mosquito.

After dividing the land, the manager went back to the third floor of the sanatorium to sit, while the players who had been busy all day squatted on the first floor to eat.

He was quite excited that the renamed [Goblin Industry] was approved, but compared to those two sand-sculpted steel mills, he was like a younger brother.

Brother Scrambled Egg is also envious.

"Compared to 200 silver coins, I think the budget of 2000 silver coins is even more outrageous! The epic level of life professional players strengthens, but why is it not me who strengthens it, ge!"

Several players from the group of cattle and horses were also nearby, and Ye Shi, who was eating croissants with a bowl, said with a smile.

"The manager said that there is no more prey to slaughter now, so go dig trenches."

Tomato scrambled eggs: "I'm crying, can I change the business purpose? Can I secretly set up a stove to open a restaurant?"

Gufeng: "There is a risk, you should apply for it. It is said that the change of land use will be recovered and even fined."

Tomato scrambled eggs: "woo woo woo."

Fang Chang, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but interjected.

"Actually, it's not as outrageous as you think. Receiving a budget of 2,000 silver coins means that the control power is weakened to 20%. It is obvious that the planning team has considered the problem of numerical expansion. In other words, even if you earn 10,000 silver coins a month, you belong to Your part is only 2,000 silver, and this part of the money still cannot be raised! Dividends need to be deducted first, and it is less than 1,000 silver per person."

WC really has mosquitoes: "But there are still a lot!"

Old Bai: "The professional combat player cried and fainted in the toilet."

Gufeng: "No, there is actually a very interesting mathematical problem here, about the yield curve. Under normal circumstances, the income of a new player's liver is about 300 silver a month. If the benefit of a steel plant is less than 3000 silver, then for For the two co-operators, it is a 'loss', because they can earn these by doing ordinary tasks. If they can reduce costs by improving production and create more than 3,000 silver, then this task is a profit for them. of."

Ye Shi: "One exclusive task has a reward of more than 200 silver coins. Is it difficult to earn 3,000 silver coins in a month?"

Fang Chang: "It's still a bit difficult. You don't just look at the present, you have to look at the long-term. Think about it, how many sets of armor can a manager wear?"

WC really had a glimpse of Mosquito's eyes, he actually opened a shop, and he understood it immediately.

"Wait, what you said... I seem to understand what you mean."

Favorite chatting with smart people, Fang Chang smiled.

"right?"

Ye Shi was still confused. Seeing that Fang Chang didn't plan to talk anymore, he hurriedly asked.

"What, what do you mean? I still don't understand!"

Fang Chang explained impatiently.

"Tsk, to put it bluntly, exclusive orders are actually limited! There is a concept in this game that many MMORPGs do not have, and that is 'demand'!

"NPCs will not be like black holes, infinitely buying things produced by living players. Most of the things players produce need to be sold to other players, which means that the benefits of steel plants are not determined by themselves, but by the spending power of other players. It's decided! Especially for professional combat players!"

"Then suppose I am a combat player with 100 silver coins in my pocket, and I plan to use a budget of 50 silver coins to upgrade weapons and armors, then only professional players can earn these 50 silver coins, and I have to grab business with NPCs. , do you understand what I said?"

Ye Shi seemed to understand but said in a daze.

"...In other words, how much money professional players in life can earn depends on how much professional players in combat earn from doing missions? Hiss, I seem to understand a little when you say this..."

Fang Chang: "That's almost what I mean. For example, if I plan to buy a power armor now, then the power armor's engine, steel, sensor elements and other equipment will have corresponding needs. If professional players want to make this money, First it has to be affordable for me. And where does my money come from? Quests, of course. Most players do too!

The simple truth is that if a game is going to put a piece of equipment on the store shelves, it will definitely make it affordable for some players.

Either buy some coupons with banknotes, or take the time to go to the liver.

So in general, the total income of combat professional players will not be lower than that of living professional players, because what the latter produces requires the former to consume.

Even if the value is expanded, the two are expanded together.

For example, if the gene sequence level reaches LV10, what kind of dungeon is open to brush the abandoned shelter, maybe the reward for clearing a level is as high as 1000 or even 10000 silver coins?

This is not impossible!

Lao Bai immediately asked.

"So the first tier is still fighting pros?"

He is a power type, so this is what he is most concerned about.

Fang Chang nodded.

"It can be said that, at least when battle is the main theme, the 'version son' must have been born on the front line of the battlefield, the difference is only which gene sequence! Combat professional players do quests to earn NPC money, and life professional players earn combat players. Money, so that the economic chain in the game can hope to form a closed loop, and the value is not easy to expand. There will be no money to buy things, and there will be no things to buy.

Gu Feng thought for a long time with the bowl, and added.

"It can only be said that the current economic model of the refuge is military-oriented. Maybe the external environment has changed, such as the updated export system, which can sell goods to other survivor settlements, this theory is not necessarily."

Fangchang said in a relaxed tone.

"Yes, so I'm talking about the son of the version, not the son of the planner. As for the possibility you mentioned, it is estimated that after many versions, we have not even the basic survival needs of the threat of the **** clan. Solved, the map of Boulder City has not been opened yet."

Gale: "Indeed."

Lao Bai thought for a while, then suddenly spoke.

"But when you say that, doesn't it mean that someday in the future, professional life players will usher in a period of strength?"

Fang Chang said with a smile.

"Version rotation is the norm, isn't it normal?"

Old Bai: "Then do we want to build a steel factory? Hedging the risks? If one day the professional combat players are not popular, they can still make money from the industry."

Fang Chang gave him a sideways glance.

"...You still make steel?"

Lao Bai said with a smile.

"I don't know how to make steel, but I can burn bricks and cement! Especially for bricks, there are many brick factories in our hometown. I think they are running a kiln, and the bricks are placed in the kiln car. On, the car slid down the track into the furnace, the bricks that were coded in the back just went in, the bricks fired in the front had come out, and they were ready to use after cooling down. I heard that the more powerful ones can produce millions of pieces per day. brick!"

Ye Shi: "...What the hell? So cool?!"

Gufeng: "The price of red bricks in the Refuge Warehouse is 100 1 silver coin, and the purchase price is 4 copper coins. The theoretical income of 1 million bricks per day is 4000~10000 silver? But I think the conditions of the outpost are similar to those of the wasteland OL. Setting, you want to build a brick factory covering an area of 20 acres is not realistic."

Old Bai: "Bullshit! Invest at least 20 million RMB for such a brick factory, not to mention the equipment, how much steel do you think it needs to use?"

Fang Chang: "Actually, you don't need to produce one million yuan per day. If you can produce 10,000 yuan a day, you can earn 40 to 100 silver a day. According to the daily salary of 10 silver for a brick-burner, as long as the daily production capacity is more than 1,000 bricks, there are some Earn. If it is less than 1,000 yuan, it is better to go to the manager to apply for a professional mixed subsistence allowance for a brick-burner. "

Ye Shi: "If you don't understand, ask, what is the concept of 1000 bricks?"

Old Bai: "Less than the appearance of the two parties."

Ye Ten: "Uh, is it hard to burn?"

Old Bai: "You use the old black method of Africa to paste a mud kiln. After burning it for three days and three nights, it can come out in four or five squares, almost more than 2,000 pieces. Pick a bigger piece and dig a few serious scriptures. The old brick kiln came out and started a half-round kiln... oh, brother Meng, why don't we build a brick factory? I think it's a trick!"

Fang Chang: "Do you think the base has land for you to do?"

Old Bai smiled and said, "Isn't it a try! Anyway, winter is here, and we can't catch prey. Why don't we build this brick factory first, so that we can also use bricks for guild buildings?"

Gu Feng touched his chin and nodded.

"That's also true... If everyone wants to build a house, the demand for bricks will probably be stronger than equipment."

Fang Chang also came to his senses at this time, realizing that he had overlooked a very serious problem.

"Wait... I forgot about this, Wasteland OL is not a traditional MMORPG, and players' needs are not just equipment. If you say that, I'm afraid there is a lot of demand for bricks!"

Old Bai: "A 24-meter wall requires 128 standard bricks per square meter, you can do the math yourself. (Show your teeth

Brother Mosquito and Brother Scrambled Egg were listening, and everyone was dumbfounded.

"Fuck, can I join the team!"

"Hey! It's so heartwarming to hear what you said!"

Fang Chang shook his head.

"You both have land, don't toss with us. Doing your own business well is the king. And don't just listen to Lao Bai bragging about it. By then, the daily production capacity will be two or three thousand bricks. I'm all satisfied."

Seeing that Fang Chang didn't believe in himself, Lao Bai was not in a hurry and said with a hearty smile.

"There must be more than two or three thousand bricks! When I go back, I will ask my fellow villager to see how to increase production. Brothers in the group, don't worry, when the guild system comes out in the future, the income of the brick factory will be the funds of our guild! Not to mention how much money you make, there must be brothers' benefits anyway!

Fang Chang put down the bowl and stood up directly.

"There are so many dreams in the night, it's unreasonable that we can think of things that others can't think of. I suggest doing it now. Hurry up and hand in the application form first, so as not to be preempted by others! If you submit it early, it may trigger a hidden mission... Lao Bai, build one. How much area does a small brick factory take?"

Old Bai touched his chin and said.

"400 square meters should be enough. A kiln is 5*5, almost two meters high...I estimate."

Fang Chang nodded.

"Okay, then apply for 400 flats."

Ye Shi: "666, big brother is awesome!"

Gale: "Big brother, I messed with you!"

The four little players didn't dare to delay, they didn't even eat dinner, and hurried to the warehouse to buy paper and write the application.

The order for the warehouse of Refuge No. 404 has clear requirements for brick materials and specifications, which are similar to the standard bricks in reality, and the size is 240mm115mm53mm.

One standard brick, about 685 pieces.

At present, the brick-burning process in the industrial area has been improved from the original stacked Arhat-style firing to a submerged kiln that is easier to control in size, has a higher internal temperature, and consumes less fuel.

However, although the temperature of this kind of pit kiln is higher than before, from "one kiln for three days" to "one kiln for one day", the output is still not up.

Even if two pit kilns are started together, the daily output is between 1400 and 1500 bricks, which is almost two squares.

Chu Guang had an account before,

The daily salary of a brick-burner is 10 silver, and the labor cost is 20 silver.

The maximum output is 1500 bricks per day. According to the [purchase price] set by the Refuge itself, every 100 bricks is 4 copper, and these bricks are only worth 6 silver.

Even if it is assumed that "these bricks are not in stock", they will be robbed by players as soon as they come out of the kiln. Based on the [selling price] of 100 bricks and 1 silver, the daily output value is only 15 silver.

Obviously, no matter if it is 6 or 15, a shelter with a labor cost of 20 is a loss anyway.

And it's still "blood loss"!

is equivalent to the fact that the shelters have been subsidizing these brick-burners for a long time.

Is this reasonable?

From the perspective of the shelter manager, this is obviously unreasonable.

If you want to hire two workers, the salary of each person is 10 silver coins per day, and the daily output value must be at least 20 silver coins to not lose money.

Here, according to the warehouse purchase price, for every 100 bricks, 4 coppers and 20 silvers correspond to the output of 5,000 bricks, which is 2,500 bricks allocated to one person.

Otherwise, if you want not to lose money, you can only increase the price of bricks or reduce the income of brick-burning workers.

But in doing so, other problems arise.

If you increase the price, too much increase will cause the demand to slump. If everyone can't afford bricks, and all of them are converted into wooden houses, the demand for cement will also shrink, and this cycle will be unstable.

It is even more unrealistic to reduce the income of brick movers. Burning bricks is not a good job. If you don't even have 10 silver coins to burn bricks a day, no one will do it.

Even if the lumberjack is planned by the dog to chop twice, rent an axe and keep hitting the tree, he can earn 10 silver coins a day!

Looking at the application form in his hand, Chu Guang made a decision without hesitation after thinking for less than half a minute.

"That's it!"

The 4 players of the Niu Ma team showed happy smiles on their faces.

I just planned to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to actually pass!

This is too cool.

Not only that, before they were happy for two seconds, the next sentence from the manager made them even more excited.

"Your application has triggered a hidden mission, would you like to claim it?"

"If you receive it, you will receive a budget of 5,000 silver coins. In exchange, the Refuge will hold an 80% stake in the brick factory."

5000 credits! ?

The four little players were instantly blindfolded by the silver coins, and they almost shouted in unison.

"I'll pick it up!"

"Pick up!"

Chu Guang nodded with satisfaction.

"Very well, I will allocate land to you next."

After saying that, Chu Guang took out a map of the wetland park and stared at the map for a long time.

Looking at the thoughtful manager, Ye Shi, who had waited for a while, couldn't help whispering to the old white next to him.

"By the way, isn't it announced in the evening?"

"What are you doing with so much!" Lao Bai glared at him, for fear that the manager would hear it and remember, he lowered his voice and said, "Isn't it bad to approve it in advance?"

Fang Chang: "Yes! You can shut up."

Seeing his teammates staring at him, Ye Shi smiled shyly.

"I didn't say it was bad, I was just a little curious... Besides, isn't there a word? If something goes wrong, there must be a demon"

Before the crow's mouth could finish, it was held down by several hands.

Chu Guang heard the players' whispers, but he didn't pay attention. How to use them, he made his own arrangements.

Brick factory is different from steelmaking. The latter requires a little bit of exploration and can be temporarily placed in the "urban area" before the production capacity expands. The technical content of the former is not too high, or the demand is not technology, but a lot of fuel and soil.

Therefore, the map that Chu Guang was holding was not an outpost at all, and he did not plan to arrange a brick factory in front of his house.

"The location of the brick factory is about 1km northwest of the base by the river. There are abundant clay resources there, and the surrounding trees can be used as fuel."

Pointing to a 100X100 grid on the map, Chu Guang looked at the four players and continued.

"I thought about it, the 400-square-meter pattern is still too small to be used. So I plan to grant this 15-acre piece of land to you all."

"Please use it properly."

15 acres? !

The four little players were instantly stunned.

However, although

This land is not in the industrial zone at all!

Ask for a monthly pass~~~~ Feel my conscience, am I short?

(end of this chapter)