Chapter 241 expansion pack is online! visit with old friends

  【New Expansion Pack: "Forging Swords into Plowstocks"】

  【Introduction: Winter is coming to an end, and the season of recovery is coming. Right now is the critical period for spring plowing and preparation. Only by ensuring the food supply for the coming year can we awaken more compatriots to go to the surface and carry out the next stage of work. 】

  [Content: From now on, "Wasteland OL" will open a series of missions including farming, management and other related elements. Players can collect them through VM or find NPCs such as Luka, Guo Niu, and Guo Ma. Event points can be obtained by completing missions labeled with expansion packs.

   After the expansion is over, the points can be used for lottery, exchange for expansion limited titles, special rewards, and agricultural land! 】

  Happiness comes too suddenly.

   Without the slightest sign, not even a publicity pv, the Alpha1.0 version and the new expansion pack suddenly appeared on the bulletin board of the official website of "Wasteland OL".

  Almost at the same time as the announcement was released, the little players who squatted on the official website to share today's game history, as well as the daily sand sculpture netizens, instantly boiled over!

  In less than a minute, comments below the announcement popped up hundreds of floors.

Tail:"!!"

  Quit smoking: "New expansion pack?! Awesome!"

  Makabazi: "Forging a sword into a plow?! Event points can be exchanged for land?! Damn, my DNA has moved!"

   Keeping people under the knife: "Life professional players are ecstatic!"

  Fujito: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  Yaoya: "It doesn't matter! The battle is left to Yaya, Fujiteng is responsible for making good-looking clothes! (@≥︶≤@

  Ye Shi: "Just ask if you don't understand, has Boss Crow ever been to the front line? (Funny

  Crow: "??? Are you polite?"

  Big Eyes of Debt: "Wait a minute, the first two expansion packs 'Winter is Coming' and 'Land Boating', which expansion pack's version answer is not a professional player in life!?"

  I am the darkest: "Exactly! Don't try to tamper with memory! Fighting professional players also need expansion packs! (Crazy

  Battlefield atmosphere group: "Please plan, let's use another wave of predators! I just saved up to buy an exoskeleton, and spent money to make it a bulletproof, and actually told me those predators ran away! T.T"

  Commander Quanshui: "If I knew it earlier, I would have used the money to buy a tractor, right? Fortunately, I saved money. (Squinting eyes and smiling

  Ye Shi: "It is suggested that the next expansion piece will be the Burning Crusade. I think we can take down Xizhou City and help Ms. Fujiteng open the northern market. (Funny

  Irena: "Open the door, free trade? But I have a feeling the looters there probably can't afford clothes. (funny

Professor Yang of Thunder Dharma King: "Tsk, you guys are still too young, so you have no surplus value if you are poor? Can't afford it? It's easy to say. In the past, I built a few plantations and sent them to grow cotton. There are classes. Should you be able to afford it? (grinning teeth

  Ye Shi: "Damn it, my understanding of the version is not as good as that of cloud players?!"

  Old Bai: "Come to work in our brick factory, we will hire you as the factory manager. (squinting smile

  Professor Yang, Thunder Dharma King: "Hey, I will cry if I talk too much. T.T"

  Chu Guang briefly glanced at the comment area below the announcement, and found that the players' enthusiasm for discussing the new version and expansion packs was simply sky high.

  Many players have begun to share their experience of growing vegetables on the forum, and **** players even posted design drawings of agricultural machinery on the forum.

  Although most of these posts were distorted in the end and turned into Versailles with how many acres of land in my home, there are still many experiences worth learning from.

  I believe it should come in handy in the upcoming spring plowing.

  If it’s not for the characters in the game, they have to sleep, and in reality they have to go to work. Many players have probably already put on their helmets and went to work online.

   There are also those newbies who have obtained the qualification for the closed beta test. In addition to ecstasy, they have delivered their acceptance speeches.

  As for the cloud players who have not qualified for the beta test...

  Although Chu Guang was also anxious for them, there was nothing he could do about it.

  He is really planning and not fake.

  But the Naihe game is not a real game. Even a wishing machine like the "black box" still needs to consume electricity and materials to produce the dormant cabin, and the maximum output per day is only 24 units.

  It is impossible to conjure something that does not exist out of thin air.

  Currently, there are almost 100,000 reserved players, but there are only 300 training cabins left. Even if Chu Guang opened all these cans, the probability of players winning the prize is only 0.3%.

   It is impossible to get everyone into the game.

   Moreover, when the number of immigrants exceeds the limit of social capacity, it may not be a good thing.

  Like the refugees on the wasteland, if they cannot be digested in a short period of time, they will instead become destroyers of existing rules and obstacles to development.

   This is also one of the reasons why most online games on steam cannot be played once the discount season and free week come.

   After reading all the popular posts on the forum, Chu Guang updated the "Developer Log" as usual after a little thought.

Although the players are very diligent, in order to let the players enjoy the game better, and at the same time to appease the combat professional players who feel abandoned by the version, Chu Guang feels that it is necessary for him to talk about this with the players as a planner. brand new version.

Guang: "Hello everyone, I am your dearest planner Aguang. The planning department last month was quite peaceful. Class, we finally got the Alpha1.0 version!"

"Thank you to all the beta testers for your continuous efforts and support, and also to all the programmers who worked overtime until they became bald, and the NPCs who risked their lives to drive screws on the assembly line. Without your hard work, we would not have achievement now."

   “Developing a game is not an easy task, especially such an epoch-making game. We are now and will be in the early stages of game development for a long time.”

"Building a utopian virtual community is not an easy task, and it requires our joint efforts. This time may be very long, maybe three years, maybe five years, but we guarantee that it will not be worse than the "Painted Citizens" next door. , "Old Gun 6" and "Give Him Love 6" from Heaven will last longer, and we promise that we will never put semi-finished products on the shelves, cut a wave of leeks and turn around and run away."

   "I believe that many players should have discovered that the content of the new expansion pack basically focuses on the word 'management'."

"We hope to build an economic system that is close to reality in this way. Let every player and NPC play different roles in this simulated reality system, undertake different social divisions of labor, and become the builder of this virtual community .”

   “It might sound idealistic, but we think it’s worth a try.”

  …

  The next day.

   Before dawn, a large number of players flocked to Changjiu Farm excitedly, forming a dark circle around the door of the warehouse.

  Looking at the shelter residents surrounded in front of the warehouse, Luka, who had just woken up, thought something had happened, and looked dumbfounded.

   "Is there anything I can do for you?"

   "Smart people don't say dark words, I'm here to do the task!"

   "Tian! Where is Tian?"

   "My **** is hungry!"

  Although he couldn't understand what the players were saying at all, Luka quickly realized that this might be the arrangement of the manager.

  So he immediately opened the VM and took a look.

   Sure enough, it really is!

  The residents of these shelters are here to help!

  After reading the instructions of the manager, the old Luca was moved, and he couldn't help looking at the players around the warehouse door.

  It is hard not to admire this spirit of dedication and hard work.

  In a solemn and serious tone, Old Luca said.

   "We need to plant the seeds in the spring, and before planting the seeds, we have to clear the weeds in the ground, level the land, expel the alien species that are active in this area, and destroy their nests."

   "Thank you, we are short of manpower now, and you came at the right time!"

   “Please bring your tools and follow me!”

   After that, Old Luca walked ahead and led the players to the open space on the west side of Changjiu Farm.

  The terrain here is relatively flat, and it is relatively close to the warehouse. It is also an area that is relatively easy to reclaim.

   According to the master manager’s plan, this piece of land is collectively owned by the refuge, and will be cultivated by hired farmers, and the harvested grain will be put into the granary as a strategic reserve to balance the grain price in the market.

  Further to the west is the land that is planned to be contracted to private individuals, and further away is the area that the prisoners of war are responsible for reclaiming.

  After arriving at the destination, the specific land reclamation tasks are quickly refreshed on the player's VM, and the area that each player or team is responsible for is also marked on the map.

   For every acre of land that can be cultivated, you can get 100 activity reward points.

   After the expansion is over, you only need to spend at least 300 activity points to exchange for an acre of your own land, and you can plant anything you want on it, as long as you don’t change the use of the land.

   If you spend more points, you can also buy fertile land beside Linghu Lake.

  Under the temptation of the land, the enthusiasm of the players to open up wasteland can be said to be unprecedentedly high.

   Especially seeing the proficiency of farming skills rising, many people worked harder.

   Use the Awakened to plow the land.

   Such a luxurious thing is the only one in this area of ​​Qingquan City.

   But even so, land reclamation is still not an easy task

   The first is to clear the weeds.

  Ordinary grass is okay, but if you encounter old shrub roots, you have to saw and smash them, and you have to dig out the roots.

   And weeding alone is not enough, the land must be leveled.

  Including digging out the high soil, using a load to carry it to the low-lying place to fill it up, and then pile up the field ridge, get fertilizer or manure and pile it in the field.

When spring really starts, the land will have to be plowed again, large pieces of soil will be broken up, and the concrete **** and undegraded garbage buried in the soil will be picked out, and then fences will be planted around to prevent some small The animal ran in and gave Huo Huo the seeds from the wheat field.

  The area around Qingquan City is fortunately a plain, and the general survivors go to the family together, and it is not bad to dig out two or three acres of land in one autumn.

   But it was autumn.

  If it happens to be a cold winter, and it snows just after harvesting the grain in the field, it will be tormenting.

  Don't say that the snow hasn't melted yet, even after the snow has melted, the soil in the ground is frozen hard.

  He slammed his head down, leaving only a white mark, as if he had knocked against the wall, and there was no reaction at all except the shaking of his hand.

  So, if you want to open up wasteland in winter, it is not enough to use a hoe, you have to change to the kind of pickaxe used for knocking stones.

   It can be said to be quite real.

  …

at dusk.

  Sitting beside the ridge of the field, Ye Shi, who was carrying a pickaxe and a hoe, said out of breath.

   "Damn der, I have to bother my roommate with meals, and I have to take out the trash, and I have to do farm work all day!"

  The initial strength of the perception department is usually 5, and it can reach 7 after awakening, which is equivalent to 140% of the average value of normal adult males, and it is slightly stronger than the intelligence department.

   However, he was still exhausted.

  The fatigue debuff has already appeared on the VM, and the hands and legs seem to be filled with lead.

  If it is in reality, I am afraid it is not as simple as being tired, the muscles have probably started to hurt!

   But relatively, this day is not without gains.

  He worked a full acre of land by himself, and his proficiency in farming skills directly increased to two levels, and he was only one level away from unlocking the first achievement under farming skills.

   Carrying the **** on his shoulders, Lao Bai, who was also exhausted, took a breath and said.

   "I've done it before, but never with such primitive tools."

  He is probably the most capable in the team of cattle and horses. He farmed three acres of land by himself.

   This is basically equivalent to five times the work efficiency of the refugees!

  Ye Shi asked him with a curious look.

   "By the way, Lao Bai, what do you do in reality? Why can you burn bricks, charcoal, and farm work?"

  Old Bai smiled and said.

"Don't tell me, my hometown is in the country. When I was a child, I occasionally helped the family with some work. It has nothing to do with now. There are few people in my hometown farming. I almost forgot about it, but it's still good to experience it once in a while." I miss it."

  Ye Shi oh oh twice, and nodded half understanding.

  He grew up in the city since he was a child, but he doesn't know much about these things.

  Guangfeng who walked to him and sat down wiped his sweat, glanced at the fruits of labor in front of him, narrowed his eyes and said.

   "It won't work like this, and I'm afraid we won't be able to finish it in the year of the monkey... We have to improve the tools."

  Fang Chang nodded in agreement.

   "Indeed, sharpening a knife is not a mistake for woodcutters. If you continue to gnaw so hard, you may not be able to get 10 acres by the end of the month."

  Ye Shi looked at them and asked.

   "Do you two have any good ideas?"

  Fang Chang and Guafeng glanced at each other, the latter nodded and said.

   "Wait for another three days. I have a friend who just got the qualification for the beta test. He should be able to help me then."

  Ye Shi asked curiously.

   "Who? Male or female? What kind of friend?"

  Guangfeng didn't bother to care about this guy.

   After a pause, he continued.

   "Professor Wang from the engineering school next door, in the direction of mechanical engineering and automation."

   "He knows more about application than I do."

  …

   Two days have passed since the release of the new expansion.

  Currently there are 800 players in the server, at least two-thirds have participated in the land reclamation work.

  The remaining one-third of the players, even if they have no interest in "100% real farming" and don't really want to improve their farming skills proficiency, they still indirectly support the land reclamation work in other forms.

   For example, No. 81 Iron and Steel Plant.

  In just two days, 500 sets of steel structure parts of agricultural implements were produced through mold casting.

After rushing to produce in small workshops in the industrial area, wooden handles were installed on tools such as hoes and pickaxes. The first batch of tools was quickly sent to the front line to replace those inefficient and poor-quality wooden tools and stone tools. .

   Another example is that WC really has mosquitoes.

  Brother Mosquito has done a good job again this time.

  He slightly modified the breath of hell, increased the output power of the pot machine, and got a simple tractor out.

   Not only can he transport goods, he also installed a harrow for farming on the back of the tractor.

   This thing can help a lot.

   But Mosquito is not very kind. Seeing that no one bought the price of 2000 silver coins, he immediately started the leasing business.

  Rent 1 hour 10 silver coins, package 50 silver coins a day.

  When the players saw this, they yelled that they were cheating, but in order to improve efficiency, they still bit the bullet and paid for it.

  The No. 81 Iron and Steel Factory next to it saw that the money was too good to earn, so it immediately started imitation, and also got a prototype, and said that it only costs 40 silver coins to rent a day.

  Chu Guang ordered 10 units from two units respectively, asking for 2,000 silver coins each, and required delivery before the end of the month.

   After completing the order, you can also get 5,000 points of long-term farm reputation and 500 contribution points.

   Facing an order worth 20,000 silver coins, Mosquito and the two directors of Factory No. 81 immediately told Chu Guang that they would definitely work overtime to produce the equipment in the order as soon as possible.

  In addition to the tasks for professional players in life, there are also some tasks for professional players in combat.

  Such as killing mutant wild boars, destroying hyena nests, building fences, etc.

  The evening of the second day after the expansion was launched.

  The door of the warehouse of Changjiu Farm.

   Facing Chu Guang who came to inspect the work, Luca reported to him the progress of the wasteland reclamation work with a look of excitement.

   "My lord, in the past 48 hours, your residents have reclaimed 1,000 acres of wasteland!"

   "At this rate, it won't even take until the end of the month, and we can complete the 10,000 mu of wasteland in at most 15 days!"

   When he said this, Luca had an unbelievable joy on his face.

Originally, he thought that the residents of the shelter could not adapt to such a high-intensity labor, but he did not expect that they were far more capable than he imagined, and completed one-tenth of the expected goal in just two days .

  According to the plan of the manager, the first batch of planned cultivated land is 30,000 mu.

  Among them, 10,000 mu will be completed by the residents of the shelter, half of the remaining 20,000 mu will be taken care of by prisoners of war, and half by refugees.

   Maybe this year's wasteland reclamation work can even be overfulfilled!

  Although the seeds have not been planted yet, he seems to have seen the golden and full-stacked granary!

  Chu Guang was not surprised by what Luka reported.

  The main reason is that he has never worked in the fields, so he doesn't know whether it is difficult to open up wasteland.

   "1000 mu...calculated based on 600 people, that is, an average of 0.8 mu per person per day?"

   Touching his chin, Chu Guang thought for a moment and said.

   "Is this fast or slow?"

   "Master, this speed is already very fast!"

  Listening to the speech of the manager, Versailles, the old Luca couldn't help sweating, and explained.

   "Reclaiming wasteland is different from farming, and the workload is very heavy, especially now that the snow has not fully melted, so the snow has to be dug out of the ground first."

   "We will make faster progress by the middle of the month or even the end of the month!"

  Chu Guang nodded and said with relief.

   "Thank you for your hard work!"

  Hearing the manager's commendation, old Luca's face was flushed with pride, and he said respectfully.

   "I haven't worked hard, but your residents, they are really capable."

   "By the way, now that the blizzard has stopped, those refugees who were placed in the abandoned department store can gradually move back to the farm. We can't keep them for nothing."

   Chu Guang nodded and said.

   "Well, it's time to find something for them to do after finishing the whole winter."

   After inspecting Chun Geng's work, Chu Guang walked around the warehouse and was about to go to the guard to see the training of the recruits.

  However, at this moment, he suddenly received a communication request from the outpost.

  Communication is connected.

   Before Chu Guang asked what was the matter, Liu Ding's voice came from the earphone immediately.

   "My lord, a caravan has come to the south of the Wetland Park, and they are now parked at the south gate of the Wetland Park!"

   "A caravan from the south?" Chu Guang's face was filled with surprise, and he immediately continued to ask, "Are they from Boulder City?"

   "Yes..." Liu Ding said cautiously, "The owner of this caravan is named Liszt. He claims to have met you once and wants to meet you."

  Lister?

  Hearing this familiar name, Chu Guang was taken aback for a moment, and then an expression of interest appeared on his face.

   Good guy.

   It can be regarded as waiting for you!

  Chu Guang has not forgotten the oath he made at the beginning.

   Wait for this guy to come here next time.

   Must kill him hard!

  With a happy smile on his face, Chu Guang continued to speak in a pleasant manner.

   "Liszt, that's my old friend."

   "Hurry up and invite him to the reception room to entertain him, and prepare some tea and so on."

   "Tell him I'll be there in a minute!"

  (end of this chapter)