Chapter 184 The Ark Project

  【Full server announcement: The manager "Dawn" has completed the takeover of No. 117 refuge, and a new stronghold "No. 117 refuge" is now added to the VM map. 】

  【The map of "Huayuan Street Subway Platform" is open: The intertwined subway network is a symbol of the prosperity of Qingquan City in the past, but now it has become a breeding ground for heterogeneous and slime molds. Eaters, crawlers, martyrs, even terrifying tyrants, barbarians living underground and rats spreading plagues... There is no concept of night and day here, the unique ecological environment, the risk factor will be the two on the surface times! However, at the same time, there may be unexpected treasures hidden in this labyrinth connected to the abyss...]

  【Reminder from Xia Yan: I once lost a leg here. If you must explore here, it is best to take your teammates with you, at least you can have a companion when you go on the road. 】

   Just half an hour after the administrator entered Vault 117, almost all players with VMs received this series of reminders at the same time.

   "Damn it! New map opened!?"

   "The underground labyrinth connected to the abyss is okay... I don't think it's dangerous here."

   "That's because all the aliens here have been wiped out. Do you think Brother Mole is busy here this week?"

   "By the way, what kind of garbage can you pick up in the subway?"

   "Maybe it was a strategic reserve before the war? But it's been two centuries. I always feel that even if there is such a thing, it must have been patronized long ago."

   "Is there a team to start? The physique system is waiting for a perception."

   "Send some wool, what time is it! Tomorrow, at least let me go back and save a file, it's not easy to gain some experience."

   "Hey, if you die once, you will lose all your progress that day. This death penalty is so real!"

  In the tunnel.

  Looking at the VM, Fang Chang cut to the map page. After finding the icon of shelter 117, he stretched out his index finger and clicked it.

   When he saw the subpage that popped up on the screen, he was slightly taken aback.

  【

  Base name: Shelter 117

   Stronghold Level: Ruins (LV0)

   Prosperity: 0

  Industrial Index: 0

  Business index: 0

  Requirement: None

  Tendency: Exploration (scavenging task income +10%), hunting (hunting task income +10%)

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   "The data card of shelter 117 has been updated..."

  Hearing Brother Fang Chang's voice, Ye Shi was stunned for a moment, and quickly opened the map, and then a surprised expression appeared on his face.

   "Damn it? Will the data card be swiped if the prosperity degree is 0?"

   If I remember correctly, the prosperity must reach 100 points to become a survivor stronghold. And let alone the degree of prosperity here, there is not even an NPC.

  Guangfeng also noticed the change of the map, and after a moment of contemplation, he gave a guess.

   "Maybe the refuge is a special existence? Look at the level column, it says 'remains'."

   Fang Chang nodded and agreed with his analysis.

   "Well, whether it's an outpost or a long-term farm, the logo in the level column is 'village'. Maybe it's because the growth route of the shelter is different from the regular survivor stronghold."

   For example, as a save point for the entrance to the underground labyrinth?

   As for the specifics, we can only know after the announcement on the official website.

  …

   Retaining shelter 117 was a decision made by Chu Guang after careful consideration.

  Although the area of ​​No. 117 shelter is a bit small, it has everything you need for a three-digit shelter, including full-circle life support facilities.

   Reactor flameout is a problem, but not a big one.

  Even if you can’t use all the functions of this shelter, it’s good to use it as a bridgehead for players to explore the underground world.

  The underground transportation in Qingquan City extends in all directions, not only can you commute to various urban areas in Qingquan City, but it is also connected to many civil air defense facilities.

  The only trouble is the aliens wandering in the subway tunnels.

   But in fact, the moment Chu Guang took the VM off the arm of the former manager of Vault 117, he realized that this entanglement was unnecessary.

  Because soon, he received a task reminder from the shelter system.

  【Mission: Refuel the thermonuclear fusion reactor in Vault 117】

  【Reward: Highest (manager) authority in shelter 117】

  Looking at the task pop-up window that appeared in his field of vision, Chu Guang couldn't hold back his complaints.

   "Where the **** am I going to get fuel rods for the reactor?"

  The fuel rods used in the shelter's reactor are not the same size as those used by the Pioneer.

   In other words, counting on recovering fuel rods from the CO2 trap is out of the question.

   The wrench following behind Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, confused by what the manager suddenly said.

"grown ups?"

"…nothing."

  Looking at the VM recovered from the manager of No. 117 shelter, Chu Guang put it on his body and waited for a while, finally recovering a little power.

  VM boots.

   What catches the eye is the original operating system of the vital signs monitor. After retrieving the data stored in the black box, it can be found that the previous manager died of an overdose of sleeping pills.

  The desk is very clean, there are only three things, a pen holder with two pens inserted, a diary with a brown cover, and an empty goblet.

  Chu Guang rummaged around on his desk, and soon found an unsealed medicine bottle in a drawer.

  Looking at the remains leaning on the office chair, Chu Guangneng roughly imagined that the previous generation of managers sat here, took an overdose of sleeping pills, drank a glass of wine, and waited quietly for death.

  Looking at the diary on the table, Chu Guang reached out to pick it up, and opened the cover covered with a thick layer of dust.

  The title page reads—

  【To the scavengers of the ruined world, the archaeologists of the ruins of Utopia, and those who clean up the mess. 】

  【The manager of Vault 117 and the gravekeeper of Utopia—Severn Willard died here. 】

  【The most desperate tragedy is to witness the end of a great era. A year in the grave is no different from a hundred years, and I decided to send myself away after the mission was over. If my bones still exist, please find a place to bury me, and you can take everything here, since I won't need it anyway. 】

   "What does it mean after the mission is over?" Chu Guang fell into deep thought as he gently moved his index finger along the line of words.

  Maybe because of "Blood Hand Diary", when he sees such things as diaries now, he can't help but associate them with the first-generation manager of Vault 404.

   It seems to be mentioned in the recording that he is the pioneer of the great sea route and the most knowledgeable person in the old world.

  The appearance of this diary here is also due to an arrangement two centuries ago?

   There are still some undecrypted data in the recovered VM, including this diary, Chu Guang plans to take it back and study it.

   Now there are three doubts that have not been resolved.

  What is the mission of the No. 117 shelter manager?

  Where did the people here go?

   And who is the employer of Captain Preet?

  The last two questions may be answered from the first question.

   After collecting the clues, Chu Guang looked at the wrench standing aside.

   "I will replace the exoskeleton in a while, and you will put it on for me."

   Wrench froze for a moment.

   "What about you?"

  Looking at the power armor standing aside, Chu Guang's mouth curled into a smile.

   "I have it."

  …

   Subway tunnel.

  The entrance to Vault 117.

  When the administrator walked through the giant alloy gate and came out of Vault 117, it caused quite a commotion among the players.

  The dark blue painting, sharp-edged lines, and thick armor, just by looking at it, you can feel the sense of oppression!

   "Awesome! Our manager has changed his equipment again!"

   "Oh my god...this power armor is too handsome!"

   "If you don't understand, just ask, is this a warm-up for the launch of power armor in the NPC store?"

   "Strongly request the official release of a set of power armor of the same style! I'll buy it!"

   "Don't even think about it, even if you can buy this kind of SSSR equipment, it will probably be put in the Gacha for you to smoke."

   "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

  Looking at the power armor on the manager, and then at the beggar's version on himself, Lao Bai had an envious expression on his face.

  In fact, in all fairness, the defense of this suit of armor on him is not weak. The 20mm steel plate is enough to resist the shooting of ordinary bullets, which is enough in most cases.

  However, compared with the set on the manager, he is still a younger brother. Whether it is defense or mobility, more than one rank has been blown out.

   "Hey, I don't know when our manager will change the equipment again."

  He had no other pursuit, so he pointed to the equipment eliminated by the manager.

  Hearing this sentence, Ye Shi's heart moved, and he asked.

   "Speaking of which, what about the manager's previous exoskeleton?"

  Guang Feng glanced in the direction of the entrance of Shelter 117 and said.

   "It seems to be worn by the captain of the guard."

  Old Bai: "Damn!"

  Aren't they usually auctioned off to Boss Xia?

  Why is it directly transferred to other NPCs this time!

  This is too real!

   Stopping in the tunnel, Chu Guang looked back at the wrench following him.

   "I need you to transfer two people from the guards to set up a camp here, responsible for maintaining order here, and at the same time issue tasks to the 'players'."

   "No problem, my lord," the wrench said cautiously after a pause, "but... our manpower may not be enough."

   There are only fifteen guards.

   These people not only have to be responsible for the security of the outpost, but also have to take care of Changjiu Farm. In addition, a new gathering point has been opened recently, and now there is a serious shortage of manpower.

   After listening to what the wrench said, Chu Guang thought for a moment and said.

"After I go back, I will tell Luca to recruit some new people from Beit Street and the refugee camp, and gradually expand the number of guards from the original 15 people to 45 people. When the time comes, you will go with him, Check the quality for him."

  Wrench said respectfully.

   "Yes, my lord."

  …

   After returning to the shelter.

   According to the instruction manual of the power armor, Chu Guang made a data card for his new equipment and updated it in the official website database.

   It's not for showing off, it's mainly to bake a piece of cake for the players.

  【Equipment: Power Armor

  Model: "Order" P-10A Carlos Industrial Security Power Armor.

   Durability: 100%

   Armor: 100%

  Energy: 79%

   Shield: 0

  Net weight: 1100kg.

  Left Arm: Basic Armor.

  Right Arm: Basic Armor.

   Chest: 70mm lightweight composite steel/ceramic lined curved armor

  Back: "Raptor-1" supercharged thruster X2

  Left leg: "Raptor-1" booster

  Right leg: "Raptor-1" booster

  Energy core: "Hippo-1" portable fusion reactor

  Painting: Klein Blue

   Plugins: None

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  It weighs more than one ton, and it is no longer possible to move in the off state. This thing basically consumes power as long as it is worn.

   However, this set of power armor has an adjustable energy-saving mode, which allows the wearer to provide part of the driving force through muscles at the cost of weakening mobility, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the power armor.

  Chu Guang's current strength attribute is 17, equivalent to 3.4 times the strength of a normal adult male, more than enough to bear 3.4 of his own weight.

  In addition, the power armor is designed with the characteristics of an unpowered exoskeleton. In fact, driving the power armor to move does not consume as much energy as imagined.

  The increased weight should be regarded as physical training.

  Of course, for Chu Guang, the harvest of this "Huayuan Street Subway Station Operation" is not only this set of power armor, but also the 200 reward points for completing the branch line.

   There is also a black box entrusted to the manager of Vault 117 by Doctor Principle!

  Passing the black box with both hands, Yin Fang looked at Chu Guang excitedly and said.

   "S-rank relic!"

  Chu Guang was slightly taken aback.

   "S-class relic? What do you mean?"

  Yin Fang took a deep breath and continued.

"I should have mentioned it to you before. In order to facilitate the pre-war technology recycling work, the college will take into account the difficulty of technology remodeling, the number of related projects, the total amount of data, and the value of applications. Projects are managed in seven FEDCBAS tiers to ensure higher budget and staffing for high priority projects. This tier system is not only used to classify technologies, but is also applied to relics and relics of pre-war civilizations. rating."

   Looking at the black suitcase in front of him again, Yin Fang said with an expression of disbelief.

   "Like this thing."

   "The 'black box' of the Ark Project is undoubtedly an S-class relic."

  Chu Guang frowned and said, "What is the Ark Project?"

"Another civilization preservation plan parallel to the sanctuary plan, which assumes that under extreme conditions, social production is completely stagnant, supply chains are completely destroyed, and we need a simple and convenient production tool that can utilize raw materials that can be found everywhere, Produce what we need."

"'Black Box' is the product of the Ark Project. Based on the most cutting-edge printing technology, only the most basic materials and electricity are needed to create specific products. For example, the most common black box is about 30X30X20cm in size. You only need to input Electricity, placed in the air, can absorb carbon dioxide and water in the air to synthesize starch. A little more advanced, it can also directly synthesize carbon dioxide and water into barbecue-flavored pizza and cakes.”

  Chu Guang was surprised: "Can even such a thing be done?"

Yin Fang: "Of course, it is the crystallization of social technology before the war. It is like a wishing machine that responds to requests! Although its efficiency is not high, it is absolutely reliable. The only disadvantage is that it has a single function. It can What is given to you does not depend on your wishes, but on what functions its designers have entrusted to it."

  Chu Guang looked at the black box in front of him.

   "What about this black box? What can I get out of it?"

Yin Fang: "I don't know. There are probably hundreds of boxes recycled by Century College in the past two years. The only ones I have come into contact with are synthetic cakes and pizzas. But the size of this box seems to be M size... Synthetic pizzas and cakes It’s unlikely. Do you want to open it? There are usually tutorials for fools inside, the kind that can be understood by anyone who is illiterate, just look at it.”

  Chu Guang did not answer, and directly entered the password on the box.

  【X1179】

  He is very sensitive to numbers, and he can basically remember them after reading them once, and it is impossible to make mistakes.

  With a light click, the lock was opened.

  Yin Fang was more anxious than Chu Guang, and couldn't wait to open the box.

Standing behind Yin Fang, Chu Guang noticed that the structure of the box was very simple. There were only a few buttons that couldn’t be simpler, a power interface that was probably used for plugging in electricity, and a stuffing box that was designed like a drawer. mouth.

  The instructions are in the groove next to the button.

  There are some simple and easy-to-understand stick figures drawn on it, just as Yin Fang said, even illiterates can easily understand.

  It seems that the designers of the Ark project even considered the possibility that the survivors after the war might become illiterate.

  Opening the manual and looking at it twice, the interested expression on Yin Fang's face became more and more intense, and he said in admiration.

   "Neural connection unit! Integrates two parts of neural signal collector and modem, including three C-level technologies and two D-level technologies... This is a good thing."

  Chu Guang: "Do you know how to use it?"

   "Of course! I'm an expert in this field!"

  With a confident smile on his face, Yin Fang put down the manual, looked at Chu Guang, and said excitedly.

   "With this thing, we can make some simple exoskeletons and mechanical prosthetics!"

  …

  Official website forum:

   "Damn! Does Mengxin have no human rights?"

   "It's too miserable, I was fighting monsters, and the screen went black!"

   "I'm dizzy, I thought it was a bug! I've been attacked for a long time!"

   "That's right, the resurrection will take three days, it's too stupid!"

  Complaining about the resurrection CD is a Nikkei post on the forum.

  Recently, there are too many people on the server. Every day, there are one or two unlucky ones, either being bitten by a dog on the hunting ground in Yumu District, or being dragged into the water while fishing by the lake.

  Almost all the Mengxins who died for the first time complained that Wasteland OL's death penalty was too severe, but this time 15 died, a little more.

  As for the old players, as well as the OB cloud players on the forum, they have long been accustomed to this kind of unnutritious posts.

  What is three days?

   What a pattern!

  The last time there was a bug in the expansion pack, they didn't go online for the entire expansion pack!

  Scrambled eggs with tomatoes: "This game is like this, Mofa. At least there are no bugs, so be glad."

  Irena: "+1, truth is one of the selling points of Wasteland OL. It's good that the planning didn't make you reincarnated. Don't play if you're not happy. (Funny

Ye Shi: "You newcomers, this time it's considered a plot kill, and the deductions are exempted, and you still complain about a hammer! Do you know how much we deducted? 500 contributions! The first crow boss who ate crabs was fined and cried. It's gone. (funny

  Yuya: "How can I!! Don't talk nonsense! ヾ(｀Д)彡"

  Elf King Fugui: "I testify! What I eat is not crabs, but leeches. (Funny

  Crow: ╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻"

  …

   Herds of cattle and horses.

  As usual, only in the early morning is it lively, because in the evening, the group owner and the dog manager are playing games.

  But at this moment, a message suddenly popped up in the group.

  Old Bai: "I was going to log in to the game just now, why can't I suddenly log in???"

   The group owner can’t join the game anymore?

   This is big news.

  Ye Shi, who was bragging with his group of friends, hurriedly typed and asked.

   "Can't go up? What's the situation?!"

   "The helmet prompts...the character is abnormal, and no specific time is given." Lao Bai said nervously, "Damn, shouldn't it be a violation?"

impossible.

  He played carefully, let alone attacking NPCs, they are simply friendly!

  Guangfeng: "I tried it just now, and I can still log in here."

  Ye Shi: "+1, me too."

  Old Bai: "Damn, it's weird, could it be a bug?"

  WC really has mosquitoes: "I will replace you Aitguang brother! @光"

   Ah Guang is probably working overtime, so he didn't reply to the message.

  This old man doesn’t seem to use mobile QQ very much, he always logs in with a computer, only during the period from 8:00 am to 10:00 am there is a chance of taking a chance.

   All the people in the group came up with bad ideas for Lao Bai.

  Some friends in the group suggested that he soak the helmet in water to see if it would be better.

  At this time, Fang Chang's heart moved, and he said.

   "Old Bai, what was your experience bar before you went offline?"

  Old Bai: "Experience bar? Wait, I'll check it out on the official website."

   Didn't wait long, Lao Bai came back soon.

   "Case solved."

  Ye Shi immediately typed and asked.

   "What? What solved the case?!"

  Old Bai: "Hey, I just checked, my character is level ten!"

   There is a bug in the task design, which has been modified. The B3 floor authority needs to fully explore the No. 117 shelter. I only noticed it when I flipped through the outline. I almost missed the branch line here.

  

  (end of this chapter)