Chapter 2 Vault 404

  Chu Guang, male, 26 years old, his parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up with his grandfather when he was young.

   In the second year after he was admitted to university, his grandfather passed away, and he became a loner.

  Fortunately, I was born in a peaceful age, so I finished my studies while working and studying. After graduation, I found a job in sales. Because of his excellent work performance, he was appreciated by his boss, and he was promoted from a newcomer to a supervisor not long after.

  The most difficult days have been survived, just when Chu Guang optimistically thought that he could finally live a few days of ease, but God just didn't play his cards according to the routine.

   And this time, fate played a big joke with him.

   About five months ago.

  Chu Guang still remembers that when he was negotiating a 20 million contract with a client, the boss happened to be having a good time, there was a little too much drinking on the wine table, and he lay down inadvertently.

  When he came back to his senses, he was already lying in a wilderness.

   Moreover, this is not an ordinary wilderness.

   After walking for two miles in a row, he didn't see a single figure, but he was almost bitten by a big dog with two heads.

   Also thanks to the beast with two heads.

  Chu Guang was so scared that he was covered in cold sweat, but when the sweat broke out, he woke up from the wine immediately, turned around and ran away.

  Maybe it was because the two heads were too heavy, and the running was uncoordinated. The dog chased him for a while but failed to catch up, and gave up after two wailings.

  Seeing the beast, Chu Guang didn't dare to go back, and he didn't know where to go.

  At this time, he realized that his wallet and mobile phone were gone, and even his clothes had been changed into a blue coat he picked up from nowhere.

  Find a small puddle, look down under the moonlight, good guy, not only have I changed my outfit, but even my head!

   I don't know which guy with a wrong brain fainted himself, even changed his face, and threw him in this ghostly place with nowhere to go.

   While Chu Guang was wandering in the wilderness, the smoke from the kitchen in the distance attracted his attention.

  In retrospect, Chu Guang is still a little scared.

   At that time, he was only thinking about calling the police, and ran towards the wisp of smoke recklessly. Thinking about it afterwards, it was fortunate that he encountered a serious survivor settlement.

  If it were those murderous predators, or cannibals, mutant tribes, etc., I'm afraid others are already stewing in the pot.

   Maybe even the leather shoes are familiar!

   After contacting the survivors living here, Chu Guang learned from fragmentary clues that this is no longer the country of Hua, or even the earth he is familiar with!

  In this parallel world, the war two hundred years ago destroyed all achievements of civilization, leaving only a devastated wasteland and survivors lingering on the wasteland.

   And now, it is 2340.

   It is also the 211th year since the beginning of 2129, when human civilization entered the wasteland era!

   Confused.

Shock.

   Unspeakable horror.

   Fortunately, Chu Guang's ability to accept is quite strong. After the initial days, he gradually began to adapt to the life here.

  Living hard in the wasteland for five months, eating the last meal every day, and fighting mutant creatures and predators with malicious intentions.

   Just when Chu Guang thought pessimistically that this was the end of his life, everything turned around a few hours ago.

  In the wreckage of an abandoned nursing home, he found the entrance to the shelter numbered 404.

  To be precise, it was not Chu Guang who found it, but this facility named "Refuge No. 404" who found Chu Guang.

  The voice from his mind guided him to come here.

   And when Chu Guang approached the sanatorium, he suddenly discovered that this was the place where he had just woken up in this world!

  If I hadn’t been running around, or if the sky had been a little brighter, I might have found this place already!

  In any case, the "cheat" that was five months late finally arrived.

  At the same time, a brand new job was also placed in front of him.

  This refuge seems to be prepared for him, and it has been waiting for a long time.

  From the moment he stepped into the door of the shelter, his identity changed from a scavenger to the only resident and manager of this No. 404 shelter.

   And his job is only one thing.

   That is to use the Internet on the earth to guide—or fool a group of creatures called "players" to come to this world to work for him.

  Yes, the black technology in this shelter can not only connect to the Internet of the parallel world Earth, but even has its own "official website"!

  Players who reserve the game will automatically get a number and register it in the [Refuge Resident Directory] of the manager system.

   As the manager, Chu Guang can choose a specific number to issue "game qualifications".

  The system will deliver the game helmet to the player in a special way. Players only need to put on the helmet to connect with the training cabin in the shelter and wake up as a clone.

   Very user-friendly.

   is also very convenient!

  Although there will be no punishment for going on strike, Chu Guang cannot refuse the reward for completing the task.

  Like that body armor.

   After five months of struggling to survive on the wasteland, he knew too well how important such a life-saving thing was.

   In addition, the points rewarded by the task are also good things, which can be exchanged for a reward called "Blind Box" on the [Manager Allowance] page.

  Purchasing a primary blind box requires 1 reward point, an intermediate blind box 10 points, and an advanced blind box 100 points.

  According to the "No. 404 Refuge Manager System"'s explanation of the [Manager Allowance] function, the types and quantities of things drawn by the blind box are variable, but there will be a little bit, that is to say, there is no such thing as "thank you for your patronage".

  Blind boxes of different levels determine the guaranteed reward.

  For example, the primary blind box can also dispense food supplies at the very least, the intermediate blind box guarantees the acquisition of medicines, and the advanced blind box can dispense weapons.

   As for whether the primary blind box can offer prizes for the intermediate blind box, it is not mentioned in the system description, but even if there is, the probability is estimated to be low.

   Just when Chu Guang was thinking about whether to use all the 5 points in his hand to open the primary blind box, or to save up to 100 points to use a weapon, the "wastebasket" squatting in the corner spoke again.

   "Master, the new task has been updated on your manager's log, please check it in time."

   "Got it." Chu Guang replied impatiently.

Oh shit.

   Who is the master!

   Rolling his eyes towards the corner of the wall, Chu Guang put aside the matter of drawing blind boxes for the time being, and thought about the manager system in his mind.

   Soon, a light blue holographic screen was projected on his retina.

  —Administrator Log—

  【Mission: The activation conditions of Vault 404 have been met, and the delivery of the first batch of "Containment Items" is confirmed. It is required to ensure that at least one player logs in to the game.

  Type: Mainline.

   Reward: Active Matter Extractor.

  ]

  【Task: Prepare a generator with a power greater than 10kw.

  Type: branch line.

   Reward: Reward point +100.

  ]

I go?

  100 bonus points? !

  After reading the task of updating the manager's log, Chu Guang's eyes straightened.

  But what he cares more about is the reward of the main mission.

   "Active substance extractor...what the **** is this thing for?"

  Xiao Qi replied.

   "Active substances are the raw materials for making clones. As for how to use them, there should be instructions or something like that?"

  As an AI assistant, Xiaoqi actually doesn't know much information.

  Currently, the authority Chu Guang has can only reach the B1 floor of the refuge, and the authority of other floors needs to be unlocked through the main task.

  By the way, if you forcibly destroy the wall structure of the shelter and try to illegally invade other floors, the power facilities and air exchange facilities of the shelter will be interrupted.

  The "shelter system" loaded into his brain had already informed him of this when he first entered the shelter.

  But even without this reminder, Chu Guang felt that he probably wouldn't be able to do the stupid thing of tearing down the house.

joke.

  After demolishing this place, where will he live in the future?

   Moreover, it may not be so easy to dismantle this kind of shelter that "gathers the Mahayana of pre-war technology and is designed to withstand strategic nuclear strikes".

  Let’s not talk about nuclear bombs, he doesn’t even have a gun.

   "Okay, I probably understand."

   That is to say, active substances are similar to "resurrection coins", which are resources that players need to consume to resynthesize clones.

  At present, there are 100 training cabins stored on the B1 floor, all of which are in an active state. Presumably, there should be 1 unit of active substance built into it, which can supply the consumption of the initial clone.

  According to the setting of the system "one machine, one number", Chu Guang can now summon up to 100 "players" to come to this world in the form of clones.

  Of course, Chu Guang knew in his heart that things were not as simple as they seemed.

  First of all, there is currently no traffic on the official website of "Wasteland OL".

  When most people hear the propaganda of "100% real immersive virtual reality games", their first reaction is either a lie or a lie.

   After all, this kind of technology does not exist in reality, and even the self-media cannot make up such nonsense.

  Secondly, even if 11 players were coaxed and tricked into making an appointment by him, he couldn't be sure that all 11 players would listen to him.

  The initiative to enter and log out of the game is in the hands of the players themselves.

  And your own power can only "force kick out", "ban login permissions", and "confuse game qualifications" for troublesome players, but it cannot force them to wear helmets and go online to work for themselves.

  Therefore, the candidates for issuing game qualifications—especially the candidates for the first batch of "closed beta" players must be cautious.

  It would be better to have less than mess up.

  Otherwise, you are asking for trouble for yourself!

   And then, it is also the most critical.

  The conditions on the wasteland side have also been determined. At this time, the more people the better.

   One more person means one more mouth.

  He is as poor as a ghost now, and he can barely support himself, let alone a hundred more mouths.

  Even if he has the conditions now, if he opens up all the one hundred training cabins, he will also send rations to the aliens and predators.

   Other than that, it doesn't make any sense.

  Chu Guang returned to the computer and sat down again.

   After calmly thinking for a long time facing the screen, his thoughts gradually became clear.

   Re-boarded his Penguin, Chu Guang then opened the game group called "Ox and Horse Club", and created a discussion group for the group owner and the three managers.

   Next, pick words in the group.

  【When you reserve the game, send me the refreshed number on the official website. 】

  【There are only four beta test qualifications, so I will apply to the company to see if I can send you the beta test qualifications and game helmets directly. 】

   They are all teammates who used to cheat and eat chicken, so it doesn't seem obtrusive to take care of them.

  The most important thing is that Chu Guang can't think of any acquaintances he can rely on in reality, and the only ones he can rely on are those netizens who have never met him in reality, but have a little friendship.

relative?

  After Grandpa left, he didn’t move around for many years. If the police hadn’t notified him, he might not have known that he was gone.

landlord?

   Right now, I’m afraid that I’m going to ask myself for rent all over the world.

classmate?

  After graduation, I haven’t been in touch.

colleague?

Ha ha.

   Probably because he felt unlucky, Chu Guang found that they had deleted himself.

  Besides, even if they didn't delete them, it was impossible for Chu Guang to send them a message. After all, he was resting at the wine table.

  The dead send messages to the living, it's scary enough to think about.

  In comparison, these sand sculpture netizens are undoubtedly the best choice.

  They don't know themselves in reality, even if they haven't been online for five months, they won't think too much about that.

  Bai Ju passed through the gap: [Big brother is awesome! 】

  Grade 8 strong wind: [Bull, bull! 】

   To Japan is long: [666! 】

  Woke up more than a dozen times a night: [Sure! Brother is invincible! Waiting for your gaming helmet! (funny)】

  Chu Guang continued typing instructions.

  【However, I have to make a statement. The equipment can only be regarded as loaned to you for use. Don’t lose it, let alone dismantle it, or I won’t be able to explain it to the company. 】

  【In addition, the device will be bound to the user's identity information. In principle, a device can only register one account and can only be used by one person. 】

   In fact, it was a warning, but he wasn't worried that the players would not follow it.

  According to the system, the helmet will recognize the identity information of the player, and non-players can't use it at all.

   As for equipment…

  He doesn't worry about that.

  Since the system can send the helmet to the player, there must be a way to solve the problem of "after-sales service", which is not what he needs to care about.

   Fang Chang in Japan: [Is there a fee? 】

  Chu Guang: [No fee is charged during the beta test phase, but because of tight funds, there is no salary. 】

  To Japan Fang Chang: [6666, I sent you my number privately, send me a copy. 】

  Baiju Guocha: [Cowhide cowhide, hahaha, give me one too, if you really mean fully immersive virtual reality, I'll live broadcast handstand diarrhea! 】

   Level 8 Gale: [Haha, we also support a wave. 】

  Woke up a dozen times a night: [(funny.jpg)]

Although these four elder brothers obviously don't believe what he said, let alone that there is such a fully immersive virtual reality game in this world, they still put their numbers together with the mentality of "playing with him". Sent over.

   is just a number generated by the official website.

   It is not the bank card number and password.

  Besides, they are also very curious, what kind of medicine is sold in this guy's gourd...

  After receiving the number, Chu Guang did not hesitate, and immediately called out the manager system, found the [Refuge Resident Directory], and checked "Issuing Game Qualification" after the four numbers.

  It takes three days to synthesize clones in the culture cabin.

  During these three days, the system will use special means to deliver the game helmet to the player... You don't even need to fill in the delivery address.

   As for the specific means used, whether it will attract the attention of modern society, or whether it is involved in illegal operations, Chu Guang is too lazy to worry about these troublesome issues.

  He really hoped that more people would notice his official website, and it would be best if it could cause a sensation.

   In this way, he has more room for choice.

   "Master, haven't 11 players made reservations on our official website? Why do you only give out 4 places?"

   Maybe because he noticed the activated training cabin in the next room, Xiao Qi, who was squatting in the corner, expressed doubts.

   "Because I don't use that much for the time being."

  Turn off 【Refuge Resident List】.

  Chu Guang then opened the [Management sub-subsidy] page in the system, and spent all five reward points on the "Junior Blind Box".

   It doesn’t make sense to save up to buy high-end blind boxes.

  The reward for task 2 is directly 100 points, not less than these 5 points.

   Fluorescence flickered on the light blue holographic screen, and the wall on one side of the room vibrated slightly again. With a soft click, the alloy door of the "export" opened.

  Looking at the things lying on the platform, Chu Guang was slightly stunned.

   "This... is the blind box?"

  Xiao Qi replied.

"probably."

   Chu Guang calmed down and said.

   "I thought the prize would at least come in a box."

  Xiao Qi tried to give an explanation.

   "Perhaps the blind box is just a setting?"

  But what’s the point of a blind box that doesn’t need to be unpacked?

  Why not just call the lottery?

   Staring at the reward in front of the conveyor belt, Chu Guang was silent for a while.

   "I understand the truth."

   "But why did I exchange five, but only four came up???"

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  (end of this chapter)