Chapter 262 Hunter Union! Artwork with Fujito!

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  ID: Chu Guang

  Genetic 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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  Infirmary on the B3 floor.

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

  What surprised him was that this upgrade actually added two attribute points.

   "...Unbelievable, your DNA is even more miraculous than I imagined. Is Vault 404 the gene pool of the People's Federation? How much improved DNA do you have in reserve?"

  Sitting on the chair opposite him, Heya had an expression of disbelief on her face, and had been chattering about her astonishing discovery since just now.

  However, Chu Guang, who was a complete layman, could not understand this at all.

"have no idea."

   "I don't know?" Heya looked at him in surprise, "Didn't the previous director of the shelter tell you the nature of the shelter when he handed over the authority?"

   "The old riddleman only told me that this is the last hope of human civilization."

Chu Guang can't remember whether he has read this sentence on a note. Because he often edits the short stories and background settings of Renlian on the official website, he occasionally confuses himself as to what happened in this world. What are the things that I use to improve my "worldview" imagination.

   But does it matter?

   is not very important.

  He is a pragmatist, as long as it is useful.

   As for the secrets hidden in this refuge 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.

   After zipping up his jacket, Chu Guang stood up from the scanning bed.

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

  Heya's expression gradually became serious.

   "Regarding this, I actually have something I want to report to you."

"whats the matter?"

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

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

   It was a flesh-red room.

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

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

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

   "Shet...what the **** is this?"

   "Maybe it's Shet of the slime mold."

   "Not necessarily... I feel a bit like a trap. Look at the cilia, they look like tentacles, but they are a little shorter."

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

   "It's shooting, it's shooting!"

  Chu Guang frowned slightly, and looked at Heya.

"This is?"

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

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

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

  Heya: "Hatch the fruiting body."

   Chu Guang looked dignified.

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

   He had heard of it.

  In addition to the mother nest, there are also things called "incubation rooms" distributed in many places in the city, which produce spores in batches and simulate the environment of the mother nest to breed fruiting bodies. Although the efficiency of producing fruiting bodies is far less than that of the brood, the number is quite amazing.

   And this is also the reason why those slime mold variants can't be killed no matter what.

   "Not only the gnawers, but also the crawlers, detonators, tyrants, etc. that you found...theoretically, it is possible to produce through this kind of thing."

"When I was researching the ingredients of the creep, I found that in most cases, the slime mold of the fourth form has a strong self-limiting property. Usually, after filling a room, it will stop expanding and increase Creep thickness and number of hatching units."

   "However, in certain specific circumstances, this self-limitation can 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 satisfied, maybe when it thinks it is necessary to expand the population, the creep will recycle some of the fruiting bodies that were released to hunt before, and quickly recover in a short period of time. Expand the area of ​​the creeper, completely engulf the original environment, and form a larger hatching chamber...and their color will turn dark red at this time."

  Chu Guang's Adam's apple moved.

   "…brood."

  Heya nodded.

"I think so too."

  The increase in the concentration of spores in the air is one of the important indicators for monitoring the "wave".

  However, what Chu Guang couldn't understand was why the first-generation managers would know this.

   Isn’t mutant slime mold something that was formed after the wasteland era?

  According to the information Chu Guang first obtained, the shelter has been locked down for more than a century. The mutant slime mold seems to have only begun to spread after the first little ice age in the Wasteland Era.

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

Or…

   There were mutant slime molds in the pre-war era?

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

   Didn't know what Chu Guang was thinking at the moment, He Ya said with a hint of worry in her eyes, and said softly.

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

"Sometimes the more I research, the more powerless I feel...Maybe like what Mr. Seven said, this planet may not be saved. The only thing we can do is to preserve the achievements of the former civilization and engrave it and the story about us. On the tombstone, for its next successor."

  Severn is the manager of shelter 117.

   It can be seen that, as a "tomb guard", she has great respect for the 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 I can be saved."

  Looking at Heya who looked at him in surprise, Chu Guang said concisely.

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

   "Then I have to take care of it."

  …

  The edge of the Fifth Ring Road.

  On the messy street, a strong wild boar was shaking its mane, and got out of the broken window of the shop along the street.

  The snow has melted, and sprouts have emerged from the cracks in the concrete. Just as it was looking for delicacies hidden in the soil, there was a sudden gunshot in the distance.

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

"pretty!"

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

   This is his first time out hunting.

  Before, the Orion in the family was always his elder brother Li Niu, but since Li Niu entered the factory a few months ago, he was the only one to do the work.

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

   "Hurry up and let the blood out, the meat will be sour after a while."

"okay!"

   Li Gou walked excitedly to the wild boar with a dagger in his hand, and Yu Hu, who carried a shotgun on his back, also followed.

  Since Brother Chu drove away the old mayor’s family, every household of the hunters has replaced it with cheap and easy-to-use rifles.

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

  Especially when you encounter predators, you will not be helpless to fight back.

  A few months ago, it was unimaginable for them to have a rifle of their own.

   "Hiss... this wild boar is quite heavy, maybe eighty kilograms!"

"let me help you."

  The two turned the prey over. Just as Li Gou was about to cut open the prey's artery to let the blood out, Yu Hu frowned suddenly.

"Wait a moment."

   As he spoke, Yu Hu stretched out his hand and opened the wild boar's ear, only to see a festering scar at the base of the ear.

  The scar is very small, only as long as the little finger, covered by the mane, it is easy to ignore if you don't look carefully.

   "What is this?" Li Gou asked curiously.

   "Scratch marks from nibblers, mild infection..."

  Yu Hu flipped the sparse hair behind the wild boar's ears with a dagger, then used the dagger to open the wild boar's mouth, carefully observed its teeth, and continued muttering.

   "Too rare."

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

unless…

  Yu Hu swallowed unconsciously.

  He had a premonition.

  Something bad might happen.

  Seeing that his cousin stopped talking, Li Gou thought that there was something wrong with the prey, so he said nervously.

   "Then can this prey still be sold?"

   "Of course it can, it's just a little skin trauma, and it won'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 simply handling the prey, the two tied the wild boar to a wooden stick, picked up a shoulder each, and drove nearly ten kilometers to Linghu Wetland Park.

  Although the slaughter stall on Beit Street also collects prey, the price it gives is far less straightforward than that given by the blue coats in the park.

  Such a large wild boar can be sold for one hundred silver coins in the outpost, but at the slaughter stall on Beit Street, it can be sold for seventy or eighty at most.

   Earning an extra twenty or thirty silver coins and walking an extra five kilometers is nothing to him.

  …

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

  After winter passed, the night would become more and more dangerous. The two people who were on the road unconsciously quickened their pace.

   Follow the concrete road through the woods and come to the south gate of the outpost.

  When the two were about to go in, they saw a row of guards in black coats and rifles standing on the west side.

   Roughly counting, there must be hundreds of people.

  A blue power armor was also standing there, as if inspecting these recruits.

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

   That's the administrator's power armor.

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

  He is different from his elder brother Li Niu. He wants to be a soldier more than going to work in a factory.

   That black overcoat and Arbiter rifle are just too cool!

  Recently, the guards have also issued steel helmets and engineering shovels. In his opinion, this is simply 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."

   Did not disturb Brother Chu's work.

  Yu Hu urged Li Gou to look away, and the two took the wild boar to the warehouse together.

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

  Since the payment is made with silver coins this time, the process is very simple.

  Checking that the prey had been bled, the man weighed the prey, and then put 7 silver coins and a one-hundred-face bill into Yu Hu's hands.

   "Has the price of meat increased again?" Looking at the banknotes and coins in his hand, Yu Hu showed a surprised expression on his face.

The guy said with a smile: "It's a little bit higher. The price of a catty of wild boar meat in the market has now risen to 6 silver coins. Recently, the manager has raised the purchase price and inventory limit of meat trading products. If it is not for the hunting , I want to be a hunter."

  Of course, although prices have risen a lot, wages have also risen a lot. The earliest warehouse keeper’s daily salary was only two silver coins, and he had to save money if he wanted to eat meat. 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 start a fire and cook. They used to save money to buy some meat to roast and eat. Now they simply take the money and go to the market at the north gate to consume.

  A three taels of steamed stuffed bun is only one silver coin, and two steamed stuffed buns and a cup of soy milk or corn juice can give you a full meal. It doesn’t cost much in total.

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

   After discussing with Li Gou, Yu Hu bought some daily necessities such as salt, cloth, and soap with the money in his hand, and added some bullets along the way.

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

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

  Compared with the little girl who was as thin as a reed stick a few months ago, the little fish has not only grown taller, but also grown up, with a trace of baby fat on her fair cheeks. Those **** eyes are the same as before, exactly the same clear and lovely, just like the water of Linghu Lake.

  Yu Hu was always worried that his sister would not be able to do the important work of accounting, because she always burned the green wheat cakes. In his impression, the people who can manage the books are all old men like old Charlie.

   But now it seems that his worries seem unnecessary.

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

   Could it be because the iron pot is too heavy?

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

  I didn't realize it at all...

"elder brother?"

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

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

  Yu Hu smiled honestly and said.

   "I'll come to see you on behalf of my parents. How are you doing recently? No one is bullying you, right?"

  Xiao Yu nodded vigorously, then shook his head like a wave drum, with a happy smile on his face.

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

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

  The only thing that annoys Xiaoyu a little is that there are always people who secretly put the change on the table and turn around and run away. She has to go to Xiao Qi to check the surveillance to find out who saved the money.

   Especially the great pyrene, who is always sneaky when saving money.

   Is it because you are too fierce?

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

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

"That's good!"

   "Seeing that you are healthy and healthy, I am relieved of your brother."

  Xiao Yu continued.

   "Is Mom and Dad in good health? And elder brother, I heard that they encountered predators on the side of the Fifth Ring Road the day before yesterday? They weren't injured, right?"

  Yu Hu smiled and said: "No, don't worry, they are all in good health. And your brother's marksmanship is amazing. Last time I watched him shoot a target, he could hit a can that was 100 meters away with one shot."

  Xiao Yu had no idea about this distance, but he still frowned and said.

   "No matter how good your marksmanship is, you can't show off. The people in the refuge are also very good, but sometimes they still get hurt. And the same goes for your second brother. 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 for his sister, but he was educated by the little guy in turn.

  Where you can go and where you can't go, can you, an old hunter, not know?

  However, it feels good to be cared about.

   Right at this moment, the azure blue powered armor came towards us from the west entrance.

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

   "Brother Chu!"

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

   "Hehe, it's not bad. I got a wild boar weighing more than 80 kilograms, and I exchanged it for more than a hundred silver coins." Yu Hu smiled shyly, but his eyes were full of pride.

   "Not bad!" Chu Guang nodded approvingly, and joked with a smile, "It seems that there is roasted wild pork at the barbecue stand today."

  Yu Hu followed suit with a smile, but at this moment, he suddenly remembered something, so he immediately spoke.

   "By the way, Brother Chu."

  Chu Guang: "What's wrong?"

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

   Chu Guang's heart moved, and he asked.

   "Did you find anything?"

  Yu Hu nodded.

   "Recently, alien species seem to be more dangerous than before. The wild boar I shot today was actually scratched by a corpse eater... This was almost impossible before."

  Chu Guang had a thoughtful expression on his face.

   "This is indeed a problem. I have also noticed that the nibblers and crawlers in the subway recently are obviously more aggressive than before..."

  Listening to the conversation between the elder brother and the elder brother Chu, Xiaoyu looked worried and couldn't help whispering.

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

   "It's okay, I didn't go hunting at night," Yu Hu said with a smile seeing his sister's worry, "Those predators 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 the speculation of the experts in our shelter, there may be a wave breaking out in the near future. Even if it is daytime, I am afraid it will not be very safe."

   Wave? !

  Yu Hu's face changed slightly.

   "Waves... Isn't that what happens downtown?"

  Chu Guang shook his head.

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

  Yu Hu swallowed.

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

  There is Boulder City on the edge of the third ring road, and there is no brood outside the third ring road. Those eaters are going to places with a lot of people. The northern suburbs are sparsely populated, so how could there be a wave?

   But this sentence was said by Brother Chu.

  In his impression, Brother Chu would never joke about such a serious matter.

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

  Yu Hu froze for a moment.

"whats the matter?"

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

   "Wait until spring, come and help me."

   "Yes, of course I would!" Upon hearing this, Yu Hu nodded again and again, rubbing the back of his head embarrassingly, "But I know how to hunt...I'm afraid I can't help you much."

   "Why?" 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 approaching. I plan to form a hunter union at the outpost to unite the hunters in the nearby area and the residents of the refuge with hunting talents, and investigate into the city along the edge of the Fifth Ring Road."

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

  Yu Hu was stunned for a moment, feeling at a loss for a moment.

   "Let me be the chairman? But I have never been—"

"No one is born with it. I am very optimistic about your potential." Chu Guang smiled slightly and gave him an encouraging look. 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 does not look very smart, he is not stupid. Chu Guang is very confident in his eyesight.

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

  It is perfect for him to be the functional NPC!

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

   "Brother, just promise, working here is definitely much safer than going out hunting, and my parents will be very happy."

  Yu Hu rubbed the back of his head and muttered.

   "You little girl, you have only been away from home 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 brother Chu thinks that you can do well, so there must be no problem."

  Rubbing his sister's little head with his hand, Yu Hu looked up at Chu Guang who was smiling, and said seriously.

   "Since you are willing to trust me and entrust me with such an important job, I will definitely do my best!"

   Chu Guang looked at him approvingly and nodded.

   "Just waiting for your words!"

  …

  In the evening, Yu Hu returned to Beit Street, intending to tell his parents and elder brother about this matter, and come back tomorrow morning.

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

   Night gradually fell.

   Over there at Boulder City.

   Tail, who had had a full meal, was stroking his slightly protruding belly, and came out of the restaurant belching full.

   "Hi~ Si, there are quite a lot of delicious food here."

   "Emmm... It's not delicious, I think the snack street at the North Gate is better." Sisi gave her a sideways glance, "It's better for Awei to pay attention to his image."

   Tail said nonchalantly.

   "What's the matter? Is there a problem with the Awakened eating more? And anyway, in the game, 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 this kind of place."

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

  Based on an objective evaluation, it is not as delicious as the little player named Zhang Hai at the North Gate.

  The two came to the same conclusion. Sure enough, the people of Boulder City live in the heat of the water, and there is no seasoning at all except salt and vinegar in the noodles!

   What about chili?

  Is there a soul in ramen without chili?

  Sisi unfolded the note in her hand, which contained the items she planned to investigate.

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

   "The next stop is the tavern."

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

   "In theory," Sis glanced around, "but... this street seems to be full of shops, and there is no signboard that looks like a tavern."

  Brother Fang Chang’s strategy didn’t mention it either.

   Actually missed this kind of key information, unlike that old man's style...

   Tail said energetically.

   "It's okay! Just let's explore!"

   "Well, that's what I planned too."

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

   Soon a big signboard came into view of the two of them.

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

  Although the style of this painting is wild, there is no doubt that it is wine.

   "Sh! Found it!"

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

   "What's the relationship? Since the game production team made it, there must be a meaning for its existence!"

   "Eh? What you said makes sense."

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

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

  The security guard standing at the door looked at the two in surprise, but didn't say anything. He charged two tickets for one person and let them go.

  The lights in the tavern were shaking, and the music was loud, full of a wild and explosive feeling.

  The two who had never been to a bar felt out of place with the atmosphere here.

   Even the most moving tail felt a little uncomfortable.

   "Si, if you don't understand, just ask, how to pretend to go to a bar for the first time."

   "I think it might be more natural to treat this place as a cafeteria."

  Tail looked at Sisi in surprise.

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

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

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

   It's a bit like a bar in reality.

  Finding an inconspicuous position on the bar counter, the two of them sat in the corner in a low-key manner.

   Soon the bartender brought up two glasses of beer mixed with water. Sisi politely said thank you in human language, sniffed the cups, and instead of drinking, looked at the surrounding environment.

  The lights outside the dance floor were very dim, and the people around them could not be seen clearly, and no one paid attention to the two of them.

   Just as Sisi was thinking about where to start the investigation, the music in the tavern suddenly changed.

  A presenter walked onto the stage, chattered a few words with a microphone, and then a dancer dressed in quite avant-garde walked onto the stage.

  There were excited cheers all around.

  The sound of the weather even overwhelmed the live music!

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

   However, it is not the dance itself that is of interest.

   But the clothes on her body.

  Sisi was taken aback for a moment, with a surprised expression on his face.

   That’s not Fujito’s…

  Before she had time to say anything, the tail next to her jumped up excitedly as if she had discovered a new world, and pulled her excitedly to point to the stage.

   "I'm giao! Si, look!"

   "Isn't that Fujito's work of art?"

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

   "Hmm...I see."

   "Very powerful."

  (end of this chapter)