Chapter 205 Relocation Plan and Reinforcement

   "Has the battle situation become so tense?"

   Staring at the dark blue power armor on Chu Guang's body, Ye Xiao, who couldn't keep his mouth shut, couldn't help muttering.

   Didn't understand what he meant, Du Conglin slightly tilted his head, and asked Chi Chi.

"Do you mean?"

   "I put this on early in the morning," Ye Xiao smacked his lips and said, glancing at the power armor, "I wouldn't be walking around the house wearing such a bulky thing."

   I wear it when I travel far.

  Dolu, who was walking beside him, couldn't help laughing.

   "Hehe, do you have any?"

  Ye Xiao glared at him and was about to say something when the manager's voice came from ahead.

"Here we are."

  This is the reception room of the outpost. They came here yesterday and watched a "movie" at the invitation of Old Luca.

  After asking everyone to sit down, Chu Guang walked up to them.

  Because he was wearing power armor, he didn't sit down with everyone, but chose to stand and talk.

   "About the relocation, my subordinates should have conveyed our proposal to you last night. I would like to know how you think about it."

   The room was quiet for a while.

  Brown was silent for a moment, then slowly raised his head and said.

   "Is this a negotiation, or an ultimatum?"

   Chu Guang looked at him and said.

   "Of course it is the former. Even if you have your own plans, as long as you don't turn to our enemies, we will not interfere in any way."

   This sentence has another meaning.

   That is, we will also not be responsible for your safety, let alone send reinforcements when you are attacked.

  The survivors present exchanged glances, with slightly embarrassed expressions on their faces.

   Seeing the concerns on their faces, Chu Guang continued.

   "I know what you are worried about. For example, whether you will be treated unfairly under the fence, or whether we will keep our promise to ensure your safety."

"It is natural to have these worries. Out of serious consideration, my subordinates did not make a promise to you on my behalf. Here, as the manager of Shelter 404, I make a promise to you. The survivors who came to Changjiu Farm will be fairly protected by the No. 404 shelter law and live with dignity under our order."

  When Chu Guang said these words, the survivors sitting in the reception room whispered to each other and whispered.

   Some people have already moved their hearts, and some people are still wavering, but it is obvious that their attitude has wavered a little.

  As Chu Guang said, as outsiders, they worry about two things.

   One is whether you can be treated fairly, and the other is whether your own safety can be guaranteed "as promised".

  Currently, don’t worry about the first point. These blue coats have even taken in nomads, so there’s no reason to treat them differently.

   As for the second point, let alone.

  Although there is no more intuitive understanding of the strength of the residents of these shelters, they even have power armor, so it is certain that they are not weak at least.

   Attaching to the strong is not a bad thing, as long as everything is worth it.

   At least for the smaller, decentralized survivor enclaves, having a lap is far better than being left alone as an orphan.

   It's just that a proposal that is friendly to other survivors may not be so good to a certain landowner.

  The ambiguous attitudes on the faces of other survivor representatives around made Brown feel a little nervous.

  If everyone except yourself accepts the olive branch from Vault 404, is your opinion still important?

  He could almost foresee what would happen to him.

  Ghost knows if these blue coats will take the opportunity to settle their previous payment of protection fees to the Bloody Hand clan, and steal his house before the Bonechewers set their sights on them.

  No one can guarantee that such a thing will not happen.

   "Will you keep your promise?" Looking at Chu Guang, Brown said nervously, "I've heard that you invaded Beit Street."

   As soon as he said this sentence, Brown regretted it, but it was too late to take it back.

  The survivors here are whispering.

   Didn't care about those voices, Chu Guang looked at Brown without hesitation, and the latter avoided his eyes in fear the moment he met his gaze.

   "Invasion? You wouldn't say that if you'd been there."

"After our people arrived on Beit Street, the residents of Beit Street opened the gates to welcome us. We ended the rule of a vampire and returned the street to their people, allowing them to live in a new order Now they don’t have to endure the exploitation of the old mayor, and they don’t have to dig out their own flesh and blood to try to feed a group of jackals that can never get enough.”

   "I'd rather call it liberation than invasion."

  The reception room was completely silent.

  When they heard the second half of Chu Guang's words, many survivors blushed and showed ashamed expressions in unison.

   Digging out their own flesh and blood, trying to feed a group of wolves who can never get enough, isn't that what they are talking about?

  If it wasn't for paying protection fees to the Bloody Hand clan, they wouldn't have had to live in such a tight spot this winter.

   "I never doubted that you and your inhabitants are a noble people."

  Du Conglin looked at Chu Guang and continued solemnly.

   "The bone-chewing vanguard has arrived at the border of Qingquan City. The crisis is imminent. The current situation does not allow us to diverge any longer. Our Chenfeng community is willing to accept your resettlement, and we are very grateful for your willingness to take us in."

   "Me too," Ye Xiao, who was sitting next to him, also raised his hand, "One hundred residents of Gonglu Town have no objection to this!"

  The other survivors also nodded, expressing their acceptance.

  Brown originally wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't dare to speak again, holding back the words that had already reached his lips.

  Only Dolu, couldn't help but whispered something.

   "Can you tell me about the specific resettlement plan... I mean, in terms of property."

  Chu Guang looked at him and said.

   "Of course, that's what I'm going to say next. I'll convince you that accepting our placement is not a bad thing."

   As he spoke, Chu Guang took out a map and drew a circle in the northern part of Linghu Lake and Yumu District, enclosing a large area of ​​land.

"It is ten kilometers from the northern part of Linghu Lake to Yumu District, and the usable land area exceeds 100,000 mu. I have visited this area before. It is rich in fresh water resources and fertile soil. It is a good place for farming. Although there are Mutant jackals, mutated hyenas, and even split-claw crabs and other alien activities are not a big problem, and our patrol team will solve these troubles for you."

"I hope you can move to Changjiu Farm, where the guards and walls can guarantee your safety to the greatest extent. In the coming year, I will give you some cultivated land. In addition, the forest farm in Yumu District will also Open to you, there is a natural hunting ground, and it is also one of our main sources of meat."

"Your property is all your own. We will not do any disposition. There are only two things you need to pay attention to. One is to abide by our laws, and the other is to use our currency on our territory. If there is any problem If so, you can bring it up now."

  Hearing this sentence, Brown asked immediately.

   "What about slaves? Slaves are also part of our property, but your laws don't seem to recognize slaves."

   Guessing that someone would ask this question, Chu Guang resolutely brought out the rhetoric he had already thought up.

"Vault 404 advocates equality. We advocate the employment system and prohibit anyone from enslaving others in any form. Of course, we will not ask you to give up the ownership of slaves for free. You can release them voluntarily or sell them to us. Here, a young man between the ages of 16 and 35 can exchange 5 mu of cultivated land, and the rest will be counted as 3 mu of land.”

   "They will be incorporated into the pioneer team as semi-free people, and will accept ideological transformation during labor with our captives, and will reintegrate into our society as free people after a period of time."

  It is not realistic to expect these wastelanders to understand the benefits of the employment system and to free slaves voluntarily. They neither have that ideological awareness, nor do they have this realistic foundation in the wasteland.

   It's a good idea to exchange heads for fields.

   This is the method Chu Guang summed up from practice when dealing with the refugee problem.

Although some refugees who held slaves resisted handing over the slaves in their hands, and even would rather kill them than release them, when they learned that the slaves could be exchanged for land, they immediately handed over the slaves tied to them with joy. A rope around a slave's neck.

   Only when they have land can they settle down, and once they have settled down, they can get rid of their status as refugees and no longer have to live a precarious life of wandering.

   As for Chu Guang, he happened to have a large piece of land waiting for people to open up wasteland. Allocating a little wasteland would not be a problem at all, but would reduce his workload.

  After those refugees have land, they will immediately change from a time bomb that endangers order to a shield that maintains order.

  Of course, when it came to land issues, Chu Guang did not take the initiative to raise "taxes".

Now is the early stage of starting a business. He needs people to make the cake bigger. It is meaningless to collect such a poor silver coin. Anyway, the money in their hands is distributed by themselves. It is better to let them flow in the market and drive the economy. develop.

  When the long-term farm develops, the wasteland outside the farm is saturated, and the originally worthless land becomes valuable. Tax collection is a natural thing.

  After listening to Chu Guang's answer, Brown silently calculated an account in his heart.

  The slaves themselves are worthless, and they are even completely negative assets in winter. I don’t want them to freeze to death and starve to death, and they have to spend food and fuel to support them.

  He has more than 20 serfs in his hands. If all of them are exchanged for land, they can exchange more than 60 acres.

  This arable land may be a little less than the land in his hands now, but the manager's attitude towards the land gave him a glimmer of hope.

  The location of his farm is actually not very good. It is too close to the urban area, and the cost of land reclamation is too high. He has not expanded the planting area for many years.

  If he can buy some more land from the manager, he might be able to own a bigger farm than before.

   Of course, this is not without risk.

  No one has really dealt with this group of blue coats. No one can guarantee that they will abide by the rules and will not kill donkeys after taking over their own property.

  Brown weighed in his heart.

   At this time, the night owl from the road town asked.

   "Where are the weapons? Do I need to hand them in too?"

  Chu Guang replied.

   "Guns are banned in settlements, and there are no restrictions outside settlements. Private armed forces who stay in our jurisdiction for a long time need to be registered. Business and operating projects must comply with our laws, and there are no restrictions on others."

   None of the survivors present spoke.

  These conditions may sound harsh, but at least they can survive.

  Seeing that no one was talking, Chu Guang continued.

   "If there is no other doubt, then the above are all the things that need to be paid attention to in the relocation work."

   "We will provide you with a resident handbook later, which contains all the matters that need to be paid attention to in our gathering place. You can understand it as our law."

"In addition, I hope that the relocation work can start as soon as possible. According to the information sent by our investigation team from the front line, the reinforcements of the Bonchew tribe have arrived in the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, and they are now about 16 kilometers northeast of us. It's hard to say Will they do something irrational?"

   Noticing slight changes in the faces of the survivors, they became restless, Chu Guang paused and continued.

   "I'm not sure if any of you live near that, and if so, you'd better notify them to evacuate as soon as possible—"

  Before the words fell, there was suddenly the sound of hurried footsteps outside the reception room.

   There was a knock on the door.

   After obtaining permission, a guard walked into the room quickly, gave a military salute to Chu Guang, and reported solemnly.

   "Master Manager, according to the news from Jiujiu Farm, we saw a lot of smoke in the northeast direction... It seems that something is burning!"

  Hearing this sentence, Chu Guang was taken aback.

   What the hell?

  Have I opened my crow’s mouth? !

  There was an ominous premonition in his heart, Chu Guang said immediately.

   "Can you pinpoint the exact location?"

   "Our captain Spanner has sent someone over there to check the situation, we can only speculate on the approximate location..."

  Under Chu Guang's instruction, the guard stepped forward, stared at the map hanging on the wall for a while, and drew a circle on it with a charcoal pencil.

  Looking at the circled location, Ye Xiao, who was closest to the map, froze for a moment, and blurted out subconsciously.

   "Winter Willow Camp?"

  Chu Guang heard this word for the first time.

  However, judging from the reactions of other survivors around, they were obviously no strangers to this place name, and they all looked at the thin man sitting in the crowd.

   Chu Guang also looked at him.

  The person's sense of presence is very low. From the relocation work conference to the present, he has not said a word in the whole process.

  The sudden bad news made his face lose its color, and it was as white as the snow on the ground outside the door. His lips trembled uncontrollably, and his dilated pupils were full of fear.

"No!"

  …

  Northeast of the outpost, in the field.

  Two bulky bicycles are moving forward on the snow with difficulty.

   Some places where the snow is not very deep are okay, and it is barely able to ride with a foot slide. When encountering the kind of snow that even buries the wheels, I can only push down.

   "Bikes are useless in this **** weather, why don't you send us some sleds!" Ye Shi couldn't help complaining as he stepped on the pedals with great effort.

  Guang Feng, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at the VM screen and asked a casual question.

   "Can you ski?"

   "No! But I can learn!"

   Fang Chang, who was sitting behind Quit Smoking, was also brushing the VM, and interjected casually: "I know a little bit, but it's a bit difficult to slide on this terrain, unless you have two huskies running in front."

  Ye Shi glanced at him.

   "Damn, how can you know everything?"

  Fang Chang thought for a while and said.

   "emmm...maybe it's because I'm too busy?"

  The north wind howled.

  Blowing people into a trance.

   Couldn't help but yawned, Ye Shi muttered something in a low voice.

   "This game is too real... The game characters will still get sleepy."

  Guangfeng sitting behind nodded.

   "Well, it's outrageous. I already have fatigue debuff here, but the 5% debuff effect is not obvious... Wait, it seems to trigger a new mission."

  As soon as Ye Shi heard that there was a new mission, Ye Shi, who had been sluggish a second ago, suddenly became energetic.

   "What mission?!"

  Fang Chang, who was also staring at the VM screen, also followed suit.

   "I also received... The mission requires us to go to the Winter Willow camp one kilometer away to support the survivors there, prevent the looters from obtaining supplies from the local area, and buy time for the reinforcements to arrive."

  Winter Willow Camp?

  What the **** is that place?

   Fang Chang dragged the map with his index finger and found a green tent icon on the map.

The    icon is located in a forest that no player has explored, so they have no idea what's going on there. But judging from the pre-war map, it should be a forest park or something, with a ranger's cabin and a tourist rest area.

   In short, it's a place where birds don't shit.

Gu Feng rubbed the bridge of his nose and said calmly: "... I would like to add that the number of enemy units is unknown. It is best to be prepared to encounter elite monsters or even trigger a boss battle. Fortunately, the battlefield is in the forest, which is half of our home field. "

  Hunting, humming, the ex-smoking brother pedaling his bicycle, couldn't get in the conversation at all, and yelled out of breath.

   "Brother, give me a direction, do you want to turn around?"

   Staring at the VM screen and thinking for a moment, Fang Chang said.

   "No, just follow the current direction. I will tell you in advance where you need to turn right ahead... Tsk, there is a time limit for this mission."

   Surrounded by woods, the terrain is undulating. It is difficult to find a suitable sniper point. The terrain on the west side is relatively high, but it will take some time to get there.

  Fang Chang already had a rough plan in his mind.

  Guang Feng patted Ye Shi on the shoulder and urged him.

   "The task will fail after 30 minutes, hurry up, can you learn how to quit smoking?"

  Ye Shi cursed.

   "Hey! I'm in the perception department, how can I compare this with the constitution department?!"

  Looking at the white snow field in front of him, Fang Chang sighed silently in his heart.

   "It would be great if I could fix the motorcycle."

  Thinking about it carefully, the road conditions on the wasteland, four-wheeled vehicles are not easy to run, and two-wheeled motorcycles are simply magic tools! It can also be used as a sled in winter.

  The only pity is that the difficulty of the engine is a little bit high.

  I hope Brother Suo and Brother Levin from Factory 81 can help!

   "There's a lot of smoke ahead!" Quit Smoking suddenly yelled, "Do you want to turn the corner?"

   "My eyes can see, please speak softly!"

  Fang Chang couldn't help complaining, and took off the compound bow from his back.

  While talking, there was a faint gunshot in the distance, and the sound distance was not very far away, it was in the forest ahead.

   Fang Chang made a decisive decision and said.

   "Stop."

   "Guangfeng and Yeshi go to the high **** on the west side, quit smoking and follow me, turn off the insurance, remember not to go off!"

   "Contact the enemy within 700 meters, and we will walk the rest of the way!"

  (end of this chapter)