Chapter 146 Martyrs and Unexpected Casualties

   "I swear... this is the best noodles I've had since I left home!"

   "So delicious!! Is this really made from our noodles??"

   "It turned out to be a flavor that the seasoning package didn't have! It's incredible, how did this happen?"

   "What exactly did they put in the soup? Damn it, why is the soup so delicious...I want to drink another bowl!"

   "Hot, hot, sizzle... I'm burned to death!"

   "What are you doing?"

"queue!"

   "You're not leaving the car??"

   "No hurry, I'll make another bowl, hehe!"

   A group of NPCs in gray coats squatted beside the camp and sucked noodles. It was as funny as it could be, making the players next to them look stupid.

   "Is it so delicious?"

   "It seems... ok?"

   "After all, it's the craftsmanship of the scrambled egg guy, and it's a stable batch!"

   "It smells so good~~ I miss Boss Crow's grilled mushrooms."

   Watching the NPCs eat so fragrant, the players feel that the noodles in their hands are more fragrant.

  Old Luca counted the money, a total of 80CR, and his wrinkled face was happy.

   sold 20 sets, which not only solved the players' meals, but also made a small profit. There are two more people in line not far away, maybe you can earn 100CR with this meal in the morning.

   If you let the adults know, you will be very happy!

   He can't wait to tell his master the good news!

   At this time, Lu Yang, who was wearing power armor, and Chief Li of the Logistics Department, were getting off the elevator of the Pioneer.

   Looking at the crew squatting at the entrance of the blue jacket camp, sucking noodles, both of them were stunned.

  Lu Yang walked over and asked.

   "What are you eating?"

   The Marine Corps soldier who was squatting on the ground immediately stood up, holding a bowl in his right hand, and reported.

   "Captain, we are eating noodles!"

   "What kind of face is this?"

   "I don't know, but it's really delicious! I suggest you try it too, as long as it's 4CR, it's very cheap, and it's a lot."

  4CR a bowl?

  Lu Yang looked dazed and didn't quite understand it, but Li De, who was standing beside him, understood something, and his brows twitched fiercely.

   But he didn't say anything.

   It doesn't hurt to do a little business, and he's not so stingy as to limit where those employees can spend their money.

   As long as you don't delay the business.

   But these guys are real dogs... I don't usually see them willing to go out to work, but today they all went to the elevator to line up.

  Li De glared at several old acquaintances in the logistics department who were squatting on the ground, and left without saying a word.

  …

   Around 9:00 AM, a blizzard suddenly fell on the outpost.

   The north wind was blowing so hard that it almost knocked off the roof of the granary.

  Fortunately, Chu Guang asked Luo Hua to borrow a bottle of foam spray and reinforced the roof of the granary, which was regarded as the rescue of the crumbling granary.

   Looking at Chu Guang who was blown into a snowman and came in from outside the barracks, Luo Hua said helplessly and sympathetically.

   "To be honest... the conditions here are too rudimentary, aren't there any production tools in the shelter?"

  Chu Guang patted the snow hanging on his body, put the bottle of foam spray at the door of the barracks, and said carelessly.

   "It's estimated that the shelter is half-built and out of budget... Are you feeling better?"

   "Much better... By the way, did I say something strange last night?" Luo Hua said nervously.

   He still has self-awareness of his own mouth, and usually can't control it very well, and it's even worse when he drinks.

  Chu Guang certainly wouldn't tell him that he drew more than 200 key points on the VM, so he casually made up a story in a perfunctory way.

   "No, you just told me the story of your hometown and your android partner—"

   "Okay, okay, please don't talk about it anymore." Luo Hua hurriedly stopped Chu Guang from continuing to speak, and glanced at Ai Si next to him.

   I was relieved to see that she didn't look this way at all.

  The Pioneer is just that big, and he doesn't want his private affairs to be passed back and become the laughing stock of his colleagues.

Huh?

  Chu Guang looked at him unexpectedly.

   Really?

   Chu Guang, who didn't really take it to heart, suddenly became a little curious.

   At this time, Ace looked up.

   "The captain will be here later. When I contacted him just now, I told him about your drunkenness. You'd better think about how to explain it to him."

   "What is being drunk? I call it socializing!" Luo Hua tried to quibble, and moved out all the words that Chu Guang taught him.

  Aisi was stunned for a moment, calmed down, and said expressionlessly.

   "You can explain to the captain."

   Hearing this sentence, Luo Hua suddenly closed his mouth and stopped talking like a deflated ball.

  Chu Guang patted his shoulder comfortingly and gave him a friendly smile.

   "Don't worry, my friend, I'll explain it for you!"

  Luo Hua looked over with a moved face.

   "Thank you, you are such a nice guy!"

  Chu Guang smiled and said.

   "You're welcome, after all, you've helped me a lot... Cough, I mean, I'll have to trouble you more to communicate with your section chief in the future."

   It’s great to work with such a simple-minded guy.

  Luo Hua didn't notice it at all, and said with a smile, "I don't dare to say trouble, that's my job! If there is any trouble in the future, as long as I can help, please feel free to find me!"

  Chu Guang: "Definitely!"

  Ace: "..."

  …

   The snowstorm lasted for about an hour, and it didn't stop until 10:30. At this time, a group of people came to the north gate of the wetland park.

   Wearing power armor, Lu Yang walked to the north gate of the outpost with four marines, followed by a four-legged mechanical dog with a large box on his back.

   The configuration is different from the last time I came.

   In addition to the set of power armor worn by Captain Lu himself, only two of the four marines it brought were wearing power armor and holding powerful Gauss rifles.

   As for the other two, they are wearing lightweight mechanical exoskeletons. One holds a small and lightweight assault rifle, the other holds a light machine gun.

   In addition to the supplies on the mechanical dog, they all carried large and heavy backpacks behind them, and it seemed that they were ready for a long journey.

  Chu Guang released the mission through the VM, and brought four small players with iron-barreled rifles to greet the allies.

   Looking at Chu Guang approaching, Lu Yang said with a smile.

   "...We met two mutant brown bears on our way, and it took a little delay."

   "You are so lucky that you can meet both ends at the same time."

  What about the bear?

   Don't these people recycle their prey?

  Chu Guang glanced at these people, but did not see the shadow of the bear.

Thinking of this, he reached out and clicked on the VM a few times, sent a message to Xiao Qi, asked him to help edit the task, and sent two perception players to follow the footsteps of this group of people to the north to see if they could Two mutant brown bears were found.

  The weight of the mutant brown bear can reach more than 1000 kilograms. In Chu Guang's eyes, it is all meat.

   There was a blizzard just now.

  If you are lucky, you should be able to find it.

   "Maybe it's a male and a female," Lu Yang smiled heartily, looked at Chu Guang who was fully armed and asked, "It looks like you are ready?"

  Chu Guang smiled lightly and said.

   "We can do it anytime."

  Lu Yang: "So do we! Then please lead the way!"

  Chu Guang nodded and gestured towards the four little players behind him who could not wait.

"Set off!"

  …

  The players have never been to the edge of the Fifth Ring Road, but Chu Guang has been there a few times, but it was all about autumn, and the snowy weather was a completely different situation.

   But it doesn't matter, there are a lot of scavengers on Bette Street, who live off the resources on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road.

  Chu Guang took someone to Bate Street and found Yu Xiong, who was the captain of the guard, and planned to borrow a clever boy from him to help.

   After listening to Chu Guang's words, Yu Xiong said immediately.

   "There was a big blizzard just now, and that kid Yu Hu happened to be at home, why don't I find him to help you too, he is familiar with the Fifth Ring Road."

   "No, we only need a guide. Let him stay at home in this horrible weather. There's not much work around the Fifth Ring Road."

   Yu Xiong smiled and said.

   "Okay, if there is anything you need, just tell me, I will definitely help you!"

After    and Yu Xiong said goodbye, Chu Guang took the guard boy out. When walking outside the town, he asked casually

"What's your name."

   This young man had obviously seen what he looked like when he stepped into the castle, and said respectfully with an expression of awe.

   "Zhao Yang, my lord."

   The name is interesting.

   "Who is Zhao Shu from your family?"

   Zhao Yang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "He's my brother!"

  Chu Guang nodded, ended the greeting and started talking about business.

   "Your job is to be our guide for a while, do it well, and I'll give you 5 silver coins when it's done."

  The salary of NPCs is much lower than that of players. The guards in Beit Street are only 60 silver coins a month, which is only 2 silver coins a day.

   Hearing that there is a reward of 5 silver coins on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road, Zhao Yang was immediately excited, and hurriedly clapped his chest and said.

   "Don't worry, my lord, I will do the work that you entrusted to me!"

  Chu Guang smiled.

   "Then I'll look forward to your performance."

   Gathered with Captain Lu Yang and his group. Looking at the three power armors and the two bright-looking exoskeletons, Zhao Yang was almost speechless in shock.

   Of course he doesn't know what the Pioneer is, and he doesn't know any company. He only knows that the neighbors in the wetland park actually have power armor? !

   In addition to the shock in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh.

   It seems that the old town mayor was not wronged.

  With this equipment, let alone the Bloody Hand clan, the entire northern suburb of Qingquan City would not be able to find an opponent.

   I have to tell everyone about this big news in a while!

  With the help of the guide, the group entered the Fifth Ring Road smoothly and did not waste too much time on crossing the ruins.

   The towering skyscrapers are like tombstones, and you can't count how many floors at a glance. The streets are full of maglev cars and construction waste, and the cracked roads reveal buried pipelines and maglev roadbeds. The east-west streets have even turned into forests, and the shadows are covered with vegetation and moss... But at this moment, Everything is covered with ice and snow.

   The four little players looked at everything in front of them, with shocked expressions on their faces.

  Makabazi: "I rely... have you ever played Meimo?"

  The fleeing mole rat in the canyon: "One thing to say, this is more shocking than that."

   Kill the Chicken at Midnight: "2077 End of America Edition?"

  The Elf King Fugui: "Yes, it has an inner taste."

The    Trailblazer's exploration team had a clear goal. With the help of Zhao Yang, they quickly followed a rugged alley to the punctuation area on the map.

  The first floor of the office building is a bank, and the sign hanging at the door can barely make out a few words. Chu Guang was suddenly curious as to whether gold could still be found in the vault in the bank, so he secretly used the VM to send a side quest to four small players.

  【Side Mission: Find the Bank Vault】

  【Reward: 10 Silver】

   "It's here."

   Comparing the AR images in the field of vision, Lu Yang tapped the side of the helmet with his index finger, and then looked at Chu Guang next to him.

   "According to our calculated intelligence, the carbon dioxide trap should be somewhere between the 20th and 30th floors."

  Chu Guang: "How are you going to get up."

   "Go from the safe passage to the 20th floor area, and then start from there and push up layer by layer. If you are lucky, you should be able to find it."

   "Isn't there a way to scout from the outside? I have a drone."

   "It's not that simple, that thing is not an air conditioner," a Marine next to him interjected with a smile, "You can find it after you go in."

   "Yes," Lu Yang nodded, looked at Chu Guang and asked, "Want to come together? Or you can wait for us below."

   "Then I'll wait for you... By the way, can you help us clear the alien species on the first floor if it's convenient? Let's find out if there are any similar blueprints or building structural drawings."

   "No problem, but I don't think you should expect too much from that."

   Captain Lu Yang smiled and gestured with the teammates beside him.

The big box behind the   Mechanical Dog unfolded, and two quadrotor drones with gun barrels flew out murderously, followed by three power armors and two light infantrymen.

   Intensive gunshots sounded, and the orange-yellow ballistics almost lit up the space in the hall on the first floor. The gnaws wandering in the ruins were torn to pieces before they could react.

   Completely one-sided slaughter!

   The 4 little players looked envious, and the iron-barreled rifle in their hands instantly became unpleasant.

   "That drone is too strong."

   "The gnawing group of nibblers just lay down."

   "I really want a whole set."

   Listening to the conversation of the four little players, Chu Guang smiled knowingly.

   Don’t say you think about it, I do too.

   Just be patient.

   Work hard, maybe after two versions you have everything.

  …

  Chu Guang found that the marines on the Pioneer were not only strong in street fighting, but also strong in attacking buildings.

   Of course, a large part of the reason is also the problem of equipment.

   An exoskeleton can press the gun without recoil, and if the power armor is not good, it can also have auxiliary aiming, and coupled with the support firepower of the drone, Chu Guang felt that if he gave him a whole set, he really might not be able to do it.

   However, even with strong firepower, it still took most of a day to advance from the 20th floor to the 30th floor.

  Xenogeneic species in the Fifth Ring Road are not just gnaws.

   They were attacked by creepers from the twentieth floor.

In addition to this, there is also a variant called "Destroyer", which has a spore-filled sarcoma on its back. It is usually stationary like a plant, and its eyesight and hearing are average. However, once it is stared at by them , they will immediately rush to self-destruct.

   If the constitution is lower than 10 points, inhaling spores has a high probability of being poisoned, unconscious, or even corrupted by slime mold. Even if the physique is above 10 points, it is not advisable to inhale too much, after all, everything is about a dose.

   Of course, you'll be fine with a gas mask.

   As long as you don't get bombed.

   On the other side, Chu Guang's little players found a facility that looked like a vault in the deepest part of the hall on the first floor.

   But the alloy door has been opened, and there is a pile of banknotes that no one cares about, and even the shadow of gold cannot be seen.

   It can be seen that in the early years of the Wasteland Era, precious metals such as gold were still relatively valuable. It was not until later that everyone found out that this thing was not edible, and it was not considered rare at all, and it was gradually marginalized.

  The players wandered around in the lobby, and they were somewhat unwilling to find something good. Chu Guang found a sturdy place to sit and waited quietly for the battle upstairs to end.

   After waiting from noon to three in the afternoon, Lu Yang finally came downstairs with someone.

  Unfortunately, this building does not have the CO2 trap they were looking for. The air purification system in the building also has spare fusion cells, but neither the model nor the size matches the kind of fuel rods they need.

   And the battery is not much left, only 8%.

  Lu Yang's heart was a little heavy, but he was not discouraged.

   In fact, he didn't expect to find it on the first day. After all, he was familiar with the surrounding terrain, which was quite rewarding for him.

   Although he vaguely guessed the result, Chu Guang still asked.

"how is the situation?"

   "Not ideal, but my intuition tells me that I should be able to find it around here."

  Lu Yang sighed and looked at Chu Guang apologetically.

   "I'm sorry you've been with us for so long, but we got nothing. By the way, we found this battery upstairs, although it's running out of power... Take it if you need it."

   And this good thing?

  Chu Guang decisively smiled and took over the battery.

   "It's okay, what I promised, I will definitely help you find it."

  Please look for more!

   If they could find this kind of good stuff every time, Chu Guang wished they would run away a few more times.

  Lu Yang was about to say thank you, but at this moment, a shrill roar suddenly came from the side of the hall.

   Martyrdom!

  Lu Yang was shocked, he turned around and wanted to help, but he was still a step too late.

  Boom!

   No reaction time at all!

   The group quickly supported the past and rushed into the archive room where the explosion sounded.

  The room was turned over in a mess, all the cabinets were open, and hardly a single door fell.

   And in front of the last standing cabinet, a shelter resident was lying crookedly, his whole body was bloody, and his face could not be seen clearly.

  The air was deadly quiet.

   No one expected that there would be casualties at this time.

  The exoskeleton-clad Marine holds a light machine gun in his hand, and his face under the helmet is full of horror.

   "The Martyr...Fuck!"

   "Impossible, I clearly swept here!"

   Looking at the **** corpse on the ground and the cabinet whose door was blown away, Lu Yang's Adam's apple moved.

   "Obviously, it was hidden in the cabinet... The moment the door was opened, it exploded."

   Another dead silence.

   Guilt was written on everyone's faces.

   Especially Captain Lujan.

   turned to look at Chu Guang, he lowered his head slightly, and said in a heavy tone.

   "Sorry...I promised you, I'll keep you safe."

  Chu Guang did not speak and fell into a long silence.

   After a while, he sighed softly, his expression a little tired.

   "Man will always die, and the moment he comes out of the sanctuary he is ready to give his life and loyalty to rebuilding our civilization. However, I didn't think...why it was him."

  Lu Yang: "He..."

   "He's a very cheerful and optimistic young man. He just got married last month," Chu Guang looked to the side with a melancholy expression, "I promised his wife that I would take him back."

   Several marines looked at each other and looked away in silence.

  Lu Yang: "...Can I see her once? I will apologize to her in person."

"In what capacity? I believe she won't want to see you. Your apology won't make her feel any better, it will only make her sadder. Besides, it's me who made the promise to her. This matter needs to be done after all. I'll face it... this is the fate of managers, you should understand."

   "I can understand, and I also promised their families that I would bring them home with victory and honor..."

   put his hand on Chu Guang's shoulder, Lu Yang was silent for a while, and continued.

   "Although I know that this is not enough to make up for our mistakes, at least please let us pay his pension."

   "At least materially, I hope his family can have a better life."

  Chu Guang was silent and did not speak.

   It would be too vulgar to suddenly say an amount at this time, and it would also spoil the atmosphere a bit.

   He knew very well that even if he didn't say anything, the captain who kept his word would definitely contact his logistics section chief and ask Li Delai to discuss the pension with him.

   At that time, as long as you don’t ask too much, it should be negotiable.

   Like money.

Another example……

   Open several more trading varieties.

  Chu Guang is very clear that it is not realistic to buy their production materials, but it is always okay to use their modular workshop to help yourself build a few easy-to-use machine tools, right?

   They obviously have the ability to do it, but it is more troublesome.

   Or better yet, send an engineer over and help them build two production lines.

   Don’t need too much, the two big varieties of cement and steel can be solved, at least 60% of the problems can be solved.

   No, I’d better think about it after I put it back.

   At this time, I still think more about sad things.

   Looking at the heavy-hearted administrator, and the silent NPCs around, the three disgraced little players next to each other looked at each other.

   "What are they grieving about?"

   "Isn't it OB for three days... It's not the first time that Makaba has died. The last time was much worse than this time. This time, a whole corpse was left. Uh, it should be considered a whole corpse."

   "But then again... At this time, OB, I'm afraid I'm going to miss the next shift perfectly."

   "I'm giao! When you say that, I suddenly feel sorry for him."

   (end of this chapter)