Chapter 262 Hunter Guild! Artwork with Fujitsu!

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  ID: Chu Guang

  Gene Sequence: Manager (Phase 2)

   Level: LV.17→LV.18

  ——Basic Properties——

  Strength: 17

  Agility: 12→13

   Constitution: 16

   Perception: 13→14

  Intelligence: 15

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  B3 floor infirmary.

   Chu Guang, who was sitting beside the scanning bed, saw his upgraded attribute panel through the tablet that Heya handed over.

   To his surprise, he didn't expect that this upgrade would actually add two attribute points.

   "...Unbelievable, your DNA is even more amazing than I thought. Is Vault 404 the gene pool of the Human Alliance? How much improved DNA do you have in stock?"

   sat on the chair opposite him, with an expression of disbelief on her face, Heya had been chattering about her amazing discovery from the beginning.

   However, Chu Guang, who was a complete layman, couldn't understand it at all.

"do not know."

   "Don't know??" Heya looked at him in surprise, "Did the director of the last refuge not tell you the nature of the refuge when he handed over authority?"

   "That old Riddler only told me that this is the last hope of human civilization."

Have you read this sentence on the note? Chu Guang can't remember. Because he often compiles stories and background settings of Renlian on the official website, he occasionally confuses himself. What happened in this world? What are the things that you use to perfect your "worldview" imagination.

   But does it matter?

   is not very important.

   He is a pragmatist, as long as it works well.

   As for the secrets hidden in this sanctuary and what happened two hundred years ago, Chu Guang admitted that he was curious, but he also clearly understood that this was not his first priority.

   pulled the zipper of his jacket, and Chu Guang stood up from the scanning bed.

   "I have to tell you some bad news. I learned through my permission that the concentration of spores in the air in the northern suburbs is rising, and something bad may happen in two weeks at the latest."

  Hya's expression gradually became serious.

   "About this, I actually have something to report to you."

"whats the matter?"

   "When your residents were exploring the tunnel, they discovered a peculiar phenomenon..." Heya took a tablet and swiped her index finger on the screen.

   Soon, a 15-second video appeared on the tablet in Chu Guang's hand.

   It was a flesh-red room.

   At first Chu Guang thought that the mucus on the walls and floor was blood and flesh, but after zooming in, he found that things were completely opposite to what he had imagined.

   Layers of tiny flesh-red cilia are evenly attached to the concrete structure, and lumps of flesh-red fruiting bodies the size of refrigerators are attached to the wall, gently agitating like breathing.

  The voices of players can also be heard in the video.

   "Shet...what the **** is this?"

   "Maybe the Shet of the slime mold."

   "Not necessarily... I feel a bit like a trap. You see that cilia, which look like tentacles, are just a little shorter."

   "Where's the captain? Hurry up and take a photo, it must be popular on the forum!"

   "I'm shooting, I'm shooting!"

  Chu Guang frowned slightly and looked at Heya.

"This is?"

"Creep formed by mutated slime molds," Heya said with a serious expression with her arms around her chest, "According to my research, the mutated slime molds attached to objects are all black, brown, and black-green. Color, in the form of plaque."

   "However, when the thickness exceeds 2mm, a fourth form will be born... which is what you see now."

  Chu Guang: "I mean what does it do."

  Hya: "Incubate fruiting bodies."

  Chu Guang looked solemn.

   "That is to say, those gnawers all ran out of this kind of house?"

   He has heard of it.

  In addition to the mother's nest, there are also things called "incubators" distributed in many places in the city, which produce spores in batches, simulating the environment of the mother's nest to breed fruiting bodies. Although the efficiency of producing fruiting bodies is far less than that of mother nests, the numbers are quite amazing.

   And this is also the reason why those slime molds cannot be killed no matter how.

   "Not just gnawing, including those crawlers, martyrs, tyrants, etc. that you found... Theoretically, it is possible to produce through this kind of thing."

"When I researched the composition of the creep, I found that in most cases, the fourth form of slime mold has a strong self-limiting, usually after filling a room, it will stop expanding and instead increase The thickness of the creep and the number of hatching units.”

   "However, under certain circumstances, this self-limitation will be lifted."

  Chu Guang asked immediately.

   "What does this particular situation refer to?"

"I don't know," Heya shook her head, "maybe the environmental conditions are met, or when it thinks it's necessary to expand the population, the Creep will recycle some of the fruiting bodies that were previously released to hunt, and quickly Enlarging the creep area, completely engulfing the original environment, forming a larger hatchery ... and then their color will turn dark red."

  Chu Guang's Adam's apple moved.

   "...the mother's nest."

  Hya nodded.

"I think so too."

   The concentration of spores in the air is rising, which is one of the important indicators for monitoring "waves".

   However, what Chu Guang did not understand was why the first generation of managers knew about this.

Isn't the    mutant slime mold something that was formed after the Wasteland Age?

  According to Chu Guang’s initial information, the sanctuary has been blocked for more than a century. The Mutant slime mold seems to have spread after the initial Little Ice Age of the Wasteland Era.

   Until his death, the first-generation manager should never have walked out of this sanctuary, and this is why that person chose to pass on the responsibility and research results to the next successor.

Or……

   Mutant slime molds existed in the pre-war era?

   Or the mutated slime mold itself is some kind of doomsday weapon.

   Not knowing what Chu Guang was thinking at the moment, Heya said softly with a trace of worry in her eyes.

“The environment of the city is too friendly for slime molds. Concrete has strong thermal insulation properties. With sufficient nutrients, sewers, subways, abandoned buildings… These facilities are simply natural petri dishes. They are probably more suitable than plants. The city, and that's probably the real reason for the wave."

"Sometimes the more I research, the more powerless I feel... Maybe as Mr. Seven said, the planet may be lost. The only thing we can do is to preserve the results of the pre-civilization and combine it with the stories about us engraved on a tombstone for its next successor."

  Seven is the manager of Vault 117.

   It can be seen that, as a "cemetery guard", she has great respect for that firm and benevolent manager.

   However, Chu Guang disagreed with her statement.

   "My opinion is exactly the opposite of yours. I don't care about what happens after I die, and I don't really want to think about whether it can be saved or not."

   Looking at Heya who was looking at him in surprise, Chu Guangyan said concisely.

   "But since I'm still alive and standing here."

   "Then I have to take care of it."

  …

   Five-ring line edge.

   On the cluttered street, a sturdy wild boar was shaking its bristles and emerged from the broken windows of the shops along the street.

  The snow has melted, and tender shoots have been drilled out of the concrete cracks. Just as it was looking for the delicacy hidden in the soil, there was a sudden sound of gunshots in the distance.

   was shot in the head, and the wild boar fell down and lay on the ground motionless.

"pretty!"

   Crouching behind the half-collapsed billboard, Li Gou shook his fist excitedly.

   This was his first time out hunting.

   Before, the hunter in the family had always been his eldest brother Li Niu, but Li Niu entered the factory a few months ago, and he was the only one who could do this job.

   Not far away, Yu Hu took a deep breath, put away the shotgun in his hand, and urged his companions.

   "Go and bleed, and the meat will be sour after a while."

"okay!"

  Li Gou excitedly took the dagger and went to the wild boar, and Yu Hu, who carried the shotgun on his back, also followed.

  Since Brother Chu chased away the old town mayor's family, every household of the hunters has changed to cheap and easy-to-use rifles.

   Hunting with this thing is much easier than with bows, javelins and slings.

  Especially when he encounters a predator, he will not be powerless to fight back.

   A few months ago, being able to own a rifle of their own was simply unthinkable for them.

   "Hi... This wild boar is quite heavy, I'm afraid it weighs 80 kilograms!"

"let me help you."

   The two turned the prey over. Just as Li Gou was about to cut open the arteries of the prey to let blood, Yu Hu suddenly frowned.

"Wait a moment."

   said, Yu Hu stretched out the wild boar's ear, and saw a festering scar at the base of the ear.

   The scar is very small, only as long as the little finger, and there is a mane blocking it. If you don't look carefully, it's really easy to ignore.

   "What is this?" Li Gou asked curiously.

   "The scratches of the gnaw, mild infection..."

  Yu Hu used the dagger to turn over the sparse tuft of hair behind the wild boar's ears, then opened the wild boar's mouth with the dagger, carefully observed its teeth, and continued muttering.

   "Too rare."

   With the slow speed of the predator, it is basically impossible to catch up with the wild boar.

unless……

  Yu Hu swallowed unconsciously.

   He had a hunch.

   Something bad may be about to happen.

   Seeing that his cousin stopped talking, Li Gou thought it was a problem with the prey, and said nervously.

   "Then can this prey still be sold?"

   "Of course, it's just a little skin trauma, it doesn't affect its flesh," Yu Hu urged after studying for a while, "Hurry up and work, we'll go back early today."

  Li Gou nodded immediately, stopped talking nonsense, and began to bleed the prey.

   After briefly handling the prey, the two tied the wild boar to a wooden stick, picked one shoulder each, and drove nearly ten kilometers to Linghu Wetland Park.

  Although the slaughtering stalls in Bate Street also collect prey, the prices they give are far less than those offered by the blue jackets in the park.

   Such a big wild boar can now be sold for 100 silver coins at the outpost, and at the slaughtering stall on Beit Street, it can be sold for 70 to 80 days at most.

   He can earn an extra twenty or thirty silver coins, and it is not a problem for him to walk an extra five kilometers.

  …

  The time is already three or four in the afternoon, and it will be evening in a while.

  After winter has passed, the night will become more and more dangerous, and the two people who are on the road unconsciously quicken their pace.

   Followed the concrete road through the woods and came to the south gate of the outpost.

   When the two of them were about to go inside, they saw a line of guards wearing black coats and carrying rifles standing on the west side.

   Roughly counting, there must be hundreds of individuals.

  A blue power armor was also standing there, as if to review the recruits.

   Yu Hu, who often comes here, naturally recognizes the blue iron lump.

   That's the manager's power armor.

   "Is this going to be a war?" Li Gou's face showed a surprised expression, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

   Unlike his older brother Li Niu, he prefers to be a soldier rather than work in a factory.

   That black coat and arbiter rifle are so handsome!

   Recently, the guards have also distributed steel helmets and sappers, which in his opinion is a man's dream.

   "I don't know..." Yu Hu shook his head and said in a muffled voice, "I always feel that something big is about to happen."

   didn't disturb Brother Chu's work.

  Yu Hu urged Li Gou not to look, and the two took the wild boar to the warehouse together.

   The person on duty today is not Zhao Shu, but another young man whose name is unknown.

  Since the payment was made in silver coins this time, the process was very simple.

   Checked that the prey had been bled, and after the guy weighed the prey, he put 7 silver coins and a banknote with a face value of 100 into Yu Hu's hand.

   "Did the price of meat go up again?" Looking at the banknotes and coins in his hand, Yu Hu had a surprised expression on his face.

The guy said with a smile: "It's a little bit higher. The price of a pound of wild boar in the market has now risen to 6 silver coins. Recently, the manager has raised the selling price and the upper limit of the stock of meat traded items, if you don't know how to hunt. , I want to be a hunter."

   Of course, although prices have risen a lot, wages have also risen a lot. In the earliest days, the daily salary of the warehouse manager was only two silver coins. If he wanted to eat meat, he had to save money. Now the daily salary has risen to twelve silver coins, and he can buy one kilogram of meat a day.

   But it is too troublesome to cook with fire. In the past, they would save money to buy some meat to roast and eat, but now they simply took the money and went to the market at the north gate to consume.

   A bun of three taels is only one silver coin, and two buns can be eaten with a cup of soy milk or corn juice, and it doesn’t cost much in total.

   Compared with the wandering life before, every day here is like a fairy day.

   Yu Hu and Li Gou discussed it, bought some salt, cloth, soap and other daily necessities with the money they had, and added some bullets along the way.

   After purchasing these things, there are still 10 coins left.

   The two shared the money. After Yu Hu asked Li Gou to take the things back, he went to the bank and found Xiaoyu.

  Compared with the skinny little girl who looked like a reed stick a few months ago, the little fish now has not only grown taller, but also grown better, and even a trace of baby fat hangs on her white cheeks. Those **** eyes were the same as before, exactly as clear and lovely, just like the water of Linghu Lake.

  Yu Hu was always worried that his younger sister would not be able to do such an important job as reckoning because she was always frying the green wheat pancakes. In his impression, the people who can manage the accounts are all stable old men like Old Charlie.

   But now, it seems that his worries are superfluous.

  Although she is not good at pancakes, she is surprisingly good at arithmetic.

   Could it be because the iron pan is too heavy?

  Yu Hu suddenly realized this problem, and his face couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

  I didn't realize it at all...

"elder brother?"

   Seeing Yu Hu, Yu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up and immediately stood up from behind the counter.

  After the New Year's party, she hadn't seen her brother for a month.

  Yu Hu said with a simple and honest smile.

   "I came to see you on behalf of your parents. How are you doing recently? No one bullies you, right?"

  Xiaoyu nodded vigorously, then shook his head like a wavy drum, with a happy smile on his face.

   "Xiaoyu is doing well! Brother Chu and everyone are very good people!"

  Although it was a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but now she has been able to complete the work proficiently. Everyone is very kind and takes good care of her.

  The only thing that makes Xiaoyu a little bit distressed is that there are always people who secretly put change on the table and turn around and run away. She has to go to Xiaoqi to check the surveillance to find out who deposited the money.

  Especially the big white bear, who is always sneaky when saving money.

   Is it because you are too fierce?

  Although Big Brother Chu told himself not to care, sometimes Xiaoyu still felt a little sorry.

   Seeing his younger sister's lively and cheerful appearance, Yu Hu's face showed a reassuring smile.

"That's good!"

   "I'm relieved to see you are healthy, your brother."

   Xiaoyu said immediately.

   "Are your parents okay? And big brother, I heard that they encountered a predator on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road the day before yesterday? Are you not injured?"

  Yu Hu said with a smile: "No, no, don't worry, they are all well. Also, your elder brother's marksmanship is very good. The last time I saw him shooting, he could hit a can 100 meters away with one shot."

  Xiaoyu had no idea about this distance, but still frowned and said.

   "No matter how good your marksmanship is, you can't show your power. The people in the shelter are also very good, but sometimes they get injured. And second brother, you too, even if you have a gun, you can't go to places that are too dangerous."

   "I know, I know." Yu Hu scratched the back of his head.

   Obviously he came to care about his sister, but he was educated by the little guy in turn.

  Where can I go and where I can't go, how can I, the old hunter, know?

   However, the feeling of being cared about is quite good.

   At this moment, the azure blue power armor came over from the west gate.

   Seeing Chu Guang, Yu Hu's eyes lit up and he said hello.

   "Brother Chu!"

   "Yu Hu?" Chu Guang opened the visor of his helmet, looked at the young man in front of him and said with a smile, "How's the harvest today?"

   "Hey, it's not bad, I caught a wild boar weighing more than 80 kilograms and exchanged more than 100 silver coins." Yu Hu smiled shyly, but there was pride in his eyes.

   "Not bad!" Chu Guang nodded approvingly, and said with a joking smile, "It seems that there is roasted wild boar at the barbecue stall today."

  Yu Hu followed and smiled, but at this moment, he suddenly remembered something, so he said immediately.

   "That's right, Brother Chu."

  Chu Guang: "What's wrong?"

  Yu Hu hesitated for a while, then said. "I have to tell you something. When I was hunting today, I felt that the atmosphere in the Fifth Ring Road was a little unusual."

  Chu Guang moved in his heart and asked.

   "Did you find anything?"

  Yu Hu nodded.

   "Recently, xenomorphs seem to be more dangerous than before. The wild boar I hit today was scratched by a corpse eater... It was almost impossible before."

  Chu Guang had a thoughtful expression on his face.

   "This is indeed a problem. I also noticed it here. Recently, the eaters and crawlers in the subway are obviously more aggressive than before..."

   Listening to the conversation between Brother Chu and Brother Chu, Xiaoyu's eyes were a little worried, and he couldn't help whispering.

   "Brother, why don't you change to a safer job..."

   "It's alright, I didn't go out to hunt at night," Yu Hu said with a smile, seeing his sister's worry, "Those gnawers go out at night and hide in the house during the day."

  Chu Guang suddenly said.

   "That's hard to say."

   Seeing Yu Hu looking over in surprise, Chu Guang continued.

   "According to experts in our shelter, there may be a wave in the near future. Even during the day, I am afraid it will not be very safe."

  Wave? !

   Yu Hu's face changed slightly.

   "The wave... Isn't that what happens in the city center?"

  Chu Guang shook his head.

   "This statement is not accurate, as long as the conditions are met, the wave can occur anywhere."

  Yu Hu swallowed.

   If someone else said this to him, he would definitely treat that person as a fool.

   There is a boulder city on the edge of the Third Ring Road, and there is no mother's nest outside the Third Ring Road. Those gnawing people are all going to places with many people. Here in the northern suburbs, the land is sparsely populated. How could a wave break out?

   But this sentence was said by Brother Chu.

   In his impression, Big Brother Chu would never joke about such serious matters.

   "By the way, Yu Hu, how did you think about what I told you before?"

  Yu Hu was stunned.

"whats the matter?"

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

   "Wait for spring, come and help me."

   "Yes, of course!" Yu Hu nodded again and again when he heard this, and patted the back of his head embarrassedly, "But I will hunt... I'm afraid I can't help you much."

   "How come?" Chu Guang smiled and said, "An experienced hunter and guide is exactly what we need now."

   After a pause, Chu Guang looked at Yu Hu seriously and continued.

   "The threat of the wave is imminent. I plan to set up a hunter's union at the outpost to unite nearby hunters and refuge residents with hunting talents to scout the city along the edge of the Fifth Ring Road."

   "I plan to make you the first president of this union!"

  Yu Hu was stunned for a moment, feeling a little overwhelmed for a while.

   "Let me be the president? But I've never been—"

"No one is born with it, I'm very optimistic about your potential," Chu Guang smiled and gave him a look of encouragement, "Don't worry, what jobs should be done, and what specific job should be done, I will know how to do it. I told you. You just need to answer me one sentence, yes or no."

  Compared to others, Yu Hu is the most familiar with the terrain in the northern suburbs. He is not only an experienced hunter, but also a reliable guide.

  Although this young man doesn't look very smart, he is not stupid. Chu Guang is still very confident in his eyesight.

   In particular, the most important thing is that, whether it is the hunter in Beit Street or the hunter in other areas in this area, they are all familiar with him, and players are not unfamiliar with him.

  It is perfect for him to serve as this functional NPC!

   Brother was still hesitating, Xiaoyu gently pulled his sleeve, Nuonuo said.

   "Brother, just promise. It's definitely safer to work here than to go out hunting, and your parents will be very happy."

  Yu Hu touched the back of his head and muttered.

   "You little girl, you have only been out of the house for a few days, and you have started to direct your brother to do things."

   Xiaoyu said aggrievedly.

   "I'm not worried about you... and Big Brother Chu thinks you can do it well, it's definitely fine."

   reached out and rubbed his little sister's head, Yu Hu looked up at Chu Guang with a smile, and said seriously.

   "Since you are willing to believe me and entrust such an important job to me, I will do my best to do it well!"

  Chu Guang looked at him approvingly and nodded.

   "Just waiting for your words!"

  …

   In the evening, Yu Hu returned to Bate Street, intending to tell his father, mother and brother about this, and come back tomorrow morning.

  Chu Guang told him not to worry, just settle things at home and report in within two days.

  Night is falling.

  Boulder City.

   The tail of a full meal, was touching the slightly bulging belly, and came out of the restaurant burping.

   "Hiccup~ Si, there's a lot of delicious food here."

   "emmm... Not to mention delicious, I think the snack street at the north entrance is more delicious," Sisi gave her a sideways look, "Awei better pay attention to her image."

  Tail said nonchalantly.

   "What does it matter? Is it a problem for the Awakened to eat a little more? Besides, in the game anyway, even if you gain a little weight, you only need to die once."

   "Well...Although the resurrection coin has become cheaper, I didn't expect you to use it in such a place."

   The two of them each ate a large bowl of noodles and spent 4 chips.

   In an objective evaluation, it is not as delicious as the little player named Zhang Hai at the north gate.

   The two of them unanimously came to the conclusion that as expected, the people of Jushicheng lived in hot water, and there was no seasoning in the noodles except salt and vinegar!

What about    peppers?

   Does ramen without chili have soul?

  Siss unfolded the note in her hand, which said what she planned to investigate.

   Now more than 20 have been completed, and there are only a few left.

   "The next stop is the tavern."

   "Tavern!" Tail's eyes suddenly lit up, "Oh, there must be a lot of mercenaries there, right?"

   "Theoretically," Sisi glanced left and right, "but... this street seems to be full of shops, and there is no sign that looks like a tavern."

   Brother Fang’s strategy is not written.

   actually missed this kind of key information, not like that guy's style...

  Tail said vigorously.

   "It's okay! Just in time for us to explore!"

   "Well, that's what I planned too."

  The two walked on the street for a while and continued to move towards the inner city.

   Soon a big signboard appeared in front of the two of them.

  On the signboard, there was a picture of a beautiful girl with a wine barrel on her back and a beer mug in her hand, surrounded by colorful neon lights.

  Although this style is a bit wild, there is no doubt that it is wine.

   "S! Found it!"

   "emmm...I don't think this is the kind of pub we're looking for."

   "What does it matter? Since the game production team made it, it must have a meaning for it to exist!"

   "Huh? It makes sense for you to say that."

   To be honest, Sis is also curious about how real this game is.

   Looking at the tail with anticipation written on her face, she made a "I really can't help you" expression, and then walked over with the tail.

   The security guard standing at the door glanced at the two of them in surprise, but didn't say anything. After accepting a ticket for one person and two chips, they let them go.

  The lights in the tavern are shaking, the music is loud, and it is full of wild and explosive feeling.

   Two people who have never been to a bar feel out of place with the atmosphere here.

   Even the most moving tail felt a trace of discomfort.

   "Si, just ask if you don't understand. It's the first time you go to a bar, how do you pretend to go there often."

   "I think it might be more natural to think of this as a canteen."

  Tail looked at Si Si with a look of surprise.

   "Hey! Does Si Si usually go to such a powerful place?"

  Siss: "Do you think this is possible for someone who plays games every night?"

   This is not the kind of tavern that adventurers often go to in RPGs.

   is a bit like a real bar.

   found a less conspicuous position on the bar, and the two of them sat in the corner low-key.

   Soon the bartender brought two glasses of beer mixed with water, and Sisi politely said thank you in a couple of words. He sniffed the cups, but did not drink, but looked at the surrounding environment.

   The lights outside the dance floor were very dim, and it was difficult to see the people around them, and no one paid attention to them.

   Just when Si Si was thinking about where to start his investigation, the music in the tavern suddenly changed.

  A host walked to the stage and said a few words with a microphone, followed by a dancer dressed in a very avant-garde, walking to the stage.

   Excited cheers all around.

  The sound of the weather even overshadowed the live music!

  The dancer standing on the stage gave a charming look at the audience under the stage and started her performance.

   But it's not the dance itself that's interesting.

   But the clothes on her body.

  Siss was stunned for a moment, with a surprised expression on his face.

   That's not Fujitsu's...

   Before she could say anything, the tail next to her jumped up excitedly as if she had discovered a new continent, pulling her towards the stage excitedly.

   "My giao! Si, look!"

   "Isn't that Teng Teng's artwork?"

  Siss had a subtle expression on her face, as if she had foreseen what would happen in the next few hours.

   "Well...I saw it."

   "It's amazing."

   (end of this chapter)