Chapter 321 Unexpected harvest!

   Next to the warehouse.

   Survivors with handbags, look at me, I look at you, exchanging surprise and blankness in each other's eyes.

   "Join a new alliance?"

   "…are they serious?"

   "The mayor's voice doesn't sound like he's drinking too much."

   "Shh... This can't be said nonsense, be careful that those with guns will hear it."

   Nobody hated this decision.

   Just a little incredulous.

  The new alliance is actually willing to take in these garbage scavengers?

   This sounds too magical too!

   They thought about it, and there was nothing in Xizhou City that was worthy of those people's rarity.

   In addition to a grave-like concrete ruin, there is only one Xizhou Lake that has been flooded all the year round. The lake water not only turned the entire east bank into a swamp, but also poured into the low-lying urban area, making it difficult to find a plot of land for farming.

   As for the trade value, it is almost zero.

  General traders don’t come here at all. There are only two plains in the north and south in the River Valley Province, and there are either mountains or rivers in the middle. Even if there are no plunderers, few people will come here. Until last year, they all lived in near seclusion.

   "Do you think this is a cake drawn by the mayor for us?" a thin middle-aged man whispered.

   "...It's very possible," the shorter old man swallowed, "Anyway, if I were the leader of the new alliance, I would definitely not recruit a group of beggars into the house."

  Although Wu Chengyi’s speech on the radio was serious, almost no survivors believed what he said.

   Unlike the survivors, however, the guerrilla soldiers knew very well that their leaders never joked.

   Especially on this serious issue.

   "So... from now on we are soldiers of the new alliance?"

At the entrance of the settlement, the guerrilla soldiers on duty listened to the broadcast from beginning to end, and the expressions on their faces were full of weirdness.

   His name is Liao Feng, and before joining the guerrillas, he came from a settlement of survivors called the Weather Cooperative.

When the   Bone-chewing tribe attacked Xizhou City, they were the first to fall, and less than 50 people escaped alive in a village of more than 1,000 people.

   He was instinctively distrustful of those from the outside world. Whether it is the looters of the Bone-chewing tribe, or the alliance.

   "...Probably?" The man with a hunting bow behind him also finished listening to the broadcast and replied in an uncertain tone.

   His name is Hunting Bow. Like Liao Feng, he is a member of the resistance organization in Xizhou City, but he is not from the Good Weather Cooperative, but from other survivor settlements.

   In the broadcast just a few minutes ago, Wu Chengyi seemed to have mentioned something about the guerrillas.

   Later, the new alliance will send officers to train them, and they will provide them with new equipment.

   And their identities will also be officially changed from the motley troop to the third corps of the new alliance, and participate in the final battle with the Bone-biting tribe...

   "Do you think it's really a good thing to join that alliance?" Liao Feng glanced at him and said.

   Hunting Bow was silent for a while, then shook his head and said.

   "I don't know, but I don't think it would be a bad thing..."

   How bad can it be?

   Not to mention weapons and equipment, they are so poor that they can't even renew the nutritional cream.

   Before, the soldiers of the guerrillas could also get croissants and green wheat porridge, and occasionally they could eat two bites of meat. Now everyone is given a unified ration of nutritional cream.

  The logistical situation is evident.

   At this time, a man with a beard wearing hyena boots walked over.

   Seeing their immediate boss, the two stopped talking immediately.

   "I need someone to take our allies around here." Stopping at the entrance of the settlement, Wang Sijie glanced around at the people standing guard, "Anyone willing to go, get out of the queue."

   Everyone looked at each other.

  No one moved.

   They know nothing about this sudden ally. They know neither the temperament nor the taboos of those people.

   It is indistinguishable to fight with those predators in the city, and those people are undoubtedly ruthless.

   What if you offend someone?

  No one wants to be this early bird.

  Wang Sijie saw that no one was listed, so he was calling for his name.

   At this time, Hunting Bow stood up.

"Let me do it."

  Liao Feng, who was standing beside him, gave him a peek in surprise. He didn't expect this guy to be so courageous to take the initiative to take over this thankless job.

   Wang Sijie nodded in satisfaction and made a gesture.

"follow me."

  …

   Fairly clean single room.

  Old Bai, who was lying flat on the bed, opened his eyes without warning, rolled over and sat up from the bed.

   It’s six o’clock in the evening.

  Confirmed the current time through the VM. Lao Bai was about to meet up with his teammates when he suddenly found a long list of small windows on the screen.

  【Task 1: Inspect Hope Town, complete the whole map search with VM and camera equipment. 】

  【Task 2 (branch line): Write a 200-word report, describing the situation of local survivors from economic, cultural, political, educational and other aspects. 】

  【Mission 3 (branch line): Find NPCs with special talents or special identities】

  【Mission 4 (branch line):... 】

   The quest rewards are very rich, not only for silver coins, contribution points, but also for the regional prestige of the new map.

   Looking at the long list of tasks on the VM, Lao Bai's face was filled with confusion, and he couldn't help but feel a little weird.

   Especially the second mission.

  Good guy, even the map introduction is left to the players to write.

   Shouldn’t this kind of thing be planned!

   This is too lazy!

   But this task is actually a good thing to say, Fang Chang loves to do it, and he should be happy to take it all over.

   As for the third one…

  Old Bai stared at the task interface for a long time, but didn't figure out any clues, and finally gave up and shook his head.

   "Forget it... forget it."

   This survivor settlement has more than 5,000 people.

   In short, trigger more dialogue, maybe you can find clues.

   After simply arranging his equipment, Lao Bai opened the door, walked through the narrow corridor, and went to the lobby of the rest area to meet his teammates.

   The environment here is very rudimentary and the air conditions are terrible, but even so, this is already the best room in the town.

  The vast majority of the survivors crowded into the shops and even the aisles of the underground commercial complex, separated from each other with cloth curtains, or simply huddled together.

   Not to mention a separate room, not even a decent bed.

   Since yesterday morning, following the little boy and discovering the hideout of the survivors in Xizhou City, the Niu Ma team has stayed here.

   Compared with sleeping in the ruins, it is undoubtedly much safer to log off here, at least there is no need to arrange for people to take turns online to "guard the corpse".

   Intimidated by the strength of the new alliance, the survivors of these resistance groups treat them with respect, even caution.

  Unless the looters find it, they will be offline here, and there is no need to worry about safety at all.

   When Lao Bai came to the lobby of the rest area, Fang Chang, Ye Shi and Gu Feng had been here for a while.

   looked around, Lao Bai found that not only his good brother was here, but also two strange NPCs standing here.

"...My lord Wang Sijie, the captain of the guerrilla force of the Xizhou City resistance organization. Next to him is Hunting Bow, a soldier under my command. During the time you stay in Hope Town, he will be your guide." When everyone was here, Wang Sijie made a brief self-introduction and introduced the guerrilla soldiers standing beside him to everyone.

   Seeing the commander introduce him, the man with a bow behind him immediately answered.

   "Welcome, friends from Dawn City... You can come to me if you encounter any problems here, and I will do my best to help you solve them."

   Fang Chang said with a smile.

   "Don't be so polite, just show us around."

   "I have a task for a while, so I won't disturb you all." Patting Hunting Bow on the shoulder, Wang Sijie left a sentence, "I'll leave it to you", then turned and left the hall.

   watched the guerrilla captain leave, Ye Shi whispered.

   "I thought we would arrange for a young lady to be our guide."

   The gust of wind gave him a sideways glance.

   "A wave of rational analysis, this kind of settlement of survivors with a backward living standard, even if you arrange a young lady, the possibility of meeting your aesthetics is about equal to-"

   Ye Shi immediately covered his mouth.

   "Okay, I don't want to listen to your nonsense."

   Gale: "..."

  Hunting bow looked blankly at the two who were whispering, unable to understand what they were saying.

   But fortunately, the commander had specifically explained the language issue to him before, and his response was relatively calm, saying in a serious tone.

   "I'll show you around here...please come with me."

   After that, Hunting Bow was about to lead the way, but at this moment, the man with the bow behind his back stopped him.

   "Wait a minute," took out a packet of wheat cakes from his pocket, and Fang Chang handed it to him, "This is your reward."

   That bag of wheat cakes weighed half a catty.

   The hunting bow that took the paper bag was stunned for a moment, but he soon realized what it was, and his face immediately showed an ecstatic expression.

   "We don't need compensation..." Although he said so, he had absolutely no intention of returning the things.

   Fang Chang looked at him and smiled.

   "You're welcome, we won't let people do the work for us."

  In Dawn City, one silver coin can buy two such wheat cakes, not to mention that the supplies sent by airdrops do not need to be purchased.

   For a small payment, you can gain the loyalty of a guide and let the idea of ​​"work for the people of the new alliance get paid" takes root in the hearts of the locals.

  This deal is a great deal!

   Gratefully put away the paper bag, Hunting Bow carefully put it in the inner pocket of his clothes, and intends to take it home after work and share it with his family.

   took a deep breath and looked at Fang Chang.

   "Thank you for your generosity!"

   Fang Chang nodded.

   "Take us around, our managers want to know what's going on here."

   Hunting Bow said immediately.

   "No problem, please come with me!"

  Because of the green wheat cake, the guide named Hunting Bow was obviously much more enthusiastic.

   After learning that Fang Chang and his party wanted to know the real life situation of the residents of Hope Town, they immediately took them through several corridors to the residential area on the B1 floor of the commercial complex.

   As soon as he stepped into this area, Lao Bai felt an unpleasant smell coming towards him.

  The narrow aisles and stairs were almost filled with **** piled up in a disorderly manner, and there were 600 to 700 people lying about in a space of less than 500 square meters. The ceiling of the corridor is covered with crooked ventilation ducts like centipedes, but cockroaches and mice have already built their nests inside.

   And this is just the corner of this "small town".

   The hygiene here is terrible, although the problem here goes far beyond hygiene. Due to lack of nutrients, fuel and warm equipment, people faint from hunger every day, or even starve to death.

   As for those corpses...

   There is a high probability that it will be dragged away from the nutrient paste synthesis device, and it will be made into a green paste-like substance together with other plant fibers and the corpses of animals and insects.

   One after another, yellow and skinny faces were hidden in the darkness, and people were curled up on the **** heaps that were simpler than shacks, like rats in the sewer.

   They carefully observed these strangers who were incompatible with them and their surroundings with curious eyes, and whispered about the identities of these people.

   "They...are the people of the new alliance?"

   "Isn't the mayor kidding?"

   "Thank goodness...we're finally saved."

   The sound spreads like waves.

   While the local residents were looking at the group behind Hunting Bow, the group of cattle and horses were also looking at them.

   Walking behind the strong wind, Ye Shi couldn't help holding his breath.

   Not only because of the suffocating taste, but also because of the shocking scenes in front of me.

  This is hell...

   The last time I saw such a tragic situation was in the dungeon in Qingshi County.

   "...that group of **** robbers." Ye Shi couldn't help but scolded in a low voice, "Go to hell."

   Fang Chang and Gu Feng didn't speak. One was treating this place as a game, the other was speaking very little, and Lao Bai, who was walking at the front, was in a heavy heart, as if he was thinking about something on his mind.

   Noticing the expressions on everyone's faces, Hunting Bow explained.

"This is the area where ordinary residents live. We are short of supplies, and it is already reluctant to maintain the status quo... My superior didn't want me to bring you here. He asked me to avoid the area on the B1 floor as much as possible and show more of our beauty. But if you want to get the truest picture of what's going on here, it doesn't get any more true than here."

   Fang Chang looked at him and asked.

   "It won't trouble you to bring us here, will it?"

   Hunting Bow embarrassed and said with a smile.

   "How? Please don't worry about me. Our chief said that I should obey your orders. If he asks about this, I will say that you insisted on coming."

  Old Bai glanced around and said in conjunction with those who stumbled.

   "You have gathered so many people here, won't the looters find it here?"

   Hunting Bow continued.

   "Don't worry about that, the entrance to the surface has collapsed completely. We have completely blocked the entrance directly from the subway station. There is only one way to get in from the outside, which is the secret door hidden in the subway tunnel."

   At this time, Lao Bai suddenly moved in his heart and whispered a few words to Fang Chang about the tasks on the VM.

   Fang Chang was slightly stunned, and immediately looked at Hunting Bow and asked.

   "Speaking of which, do you have that kind of person with special talents?"

   "Special talent?" Hunting Bow was stunned, "What kind of talent are you talking about?"

   Fang Chang tried to ask, "In terms of technology, whether it's blacksmithing or handicraft, in short, there is a kind of skill!"

   Hunting Bow was stunned and replied.

"It's just a skill... The threshold is too low. Most of the survivors from the Lagrange Mansion are craftsmen, and many people who used to live on the TV station can sing and strike iron. Survivor settlements in the Sixin District are not The young people are all good at fishing and stealing cracked claw crab eggs..."

   Fang Chang silently wrote down the information and then asked.

   "What about the others? Like shelter residents?"

   "The residents of the shelter? There is a shelter in Xizhou City, but when the Ya clan came here, they closed the door..."

   Fang Chang was overjoyed and asked immediately.

   "What is the number of the shelter? Do you know the exact location?"

   "I remember 101? The exact location is not clear, but I remember the camp they built on the surface, it seems to be..." Hunting Bow scratched the back of his head and told Fang Chang the address.

   However, at this moment, a unkempt man suddenly rushed out from the side, and threw himself at the feet of everyone.

  Everyone was stunned for a while, not understanding what happened, the man looked at everyone with pleading eyes and said.

   "You are from the new alliance, right? Please, help me!"

   "What are you doing?! Take your hand away—" Hunting Bow was about to drive him away, but Lao Bai stopped him.

   reached out and lifted the unkempt man from the ground, Lao Bai looked at him and asked.

   "You get up first and tell me your name."

   "My name is... Wang Zhong." The man said incoherently.

   "Okay, Wang Zhong... what trouble did you encounter."

   The man who had just calmed his breath suddenly became excited again.

   "My wife is seriously ill. If she doesn't have antibiotics, I'm afraid she won't last long... I beg you, can you share some medicine and food for me?"

   Looking at this man's miserable appearance, Old Bai Yu couldn't bear to help. Fang Chang, who was standing on the side, instantly guessed what he was going to do, and immediately stopped his hand from reaching for the backpack.

   "Everyone here needs medicine and food, and if you help him, there will soon be a second, third person."

   Lao Bai looked at Fang Chang.

   "Don't you just leave him alone like this?"

   Fang Chang said calmly.

   "Of course not, we will report the situation here truthfully to the manager, who will decide the assistance to the local survivors."

   After a pause, he looked at Lao Bai and continued.

   "There are more than 5,000 people here, and we can't help them at all with our little supplies."

   Lao Bai fell into silence.

   Reason told him that what Fang Chang said was right, but psychologically it made it difficult for him to accept.

   I can only blame this game for being too real.

   At this moment, the man named Wang Zhong suddenly said.

   "I won't take your things for nothing... I heard on the radio just now that you are planning to build a survivor colony here, right?"

  Old Bai is still looking at the translation on the VM.

   Fang Chang, who understood this sentence, immediately looked at the man.

   "Yes, do you have any good ideas?"

   Seeing the drama, Wang Zhong swallowed and continued, "No, but I know... There is a spare controllable fusion reactor hidden underground in Xizhou City."

The moment the    voice fell, the expression on Fang Chang's face immediately became serious, staring into the man's eyes and asking.

"Are you serious?"

   Wang Zhong nodded vigorously and swore a poisonous oath.

"I can vouch for it with my life! Those blue jackets...that is, the residents of Vault 101, they said it themselves. That reactor was a civil defense facility built during the People's Alliance era and was specially prepared for the underground transportation network. It is said that The power output is GM level. They tried to repair the reactor, and they have successfully repaired half of it!"

   Reluctantly understood his words with the help of translation tools, Fang Chang asked immediately.

   "Why do you know this?"

   Wang Zhong said immediately.

"Because I am a resident of Camp 101! They hired some local people in the camp to help them pick up garbage, build houses, move things, take care of their daily life... In short, do some work they don't want to do. I It's the cook in the cafeteria, they talked about it when they were eating, and they joked that when they repaired the reactor, the survivors in Xizhou City don't have to worry about electricity use."

  If this reactor really exists, then this sentence is really no joke.

  GM-level power generation, horizontally compared to reality, the output power of this reactor alone can kill the total power of the power grids of many small countries!

   It can be said that it is more than enough to meet the electricity needs of tens of thousands of survivors.

   Fang Chang excitedly looked at the hunting bow standing aside.

   Although the latter was at a loss for what the king said, after hesitating for a moment, he nodded.

   "He's telling the truth... Camp 101 did hire some wastelanders living nearby and let them live in their own camp. But what kind of reactor is that, I don't really understand..."

   Controllable Fusion Reactor!

   Everyone exchanged glances, and expressions of excitement appeared on their faces.

  Although the new alliance has mastered high-end energy storage methods such as solid-state hydrogen, the power generation method is still backward, even primitive.

  If you can master this controllable fusion reactor, the impact on the industry of the new alliance will undoubtedly be huge!

   Fang Chang restrained the excitement in his voice, looked at the man and asked.

   "Do you know the location of that reactor?"

   Wang Zhong nodded nervously.

   "I can take you there...but you have to heal my wife. And...I need food, food to keep our family alive."

   Fang Chang said with a smile.

   "Don't worry about this! A batch of supplies will be delivered here tonight. Whether it's food or medicine, your reasonable demands will be satisfied!"

   Leaving this sentence, Fang Chang said in front of Wang Zhong, looking at Hunting Bow standing beside him.

   "The information he has on him is critical, and I need you to keep him and his family safe."

   Hope Town has been incorporated into the new alliance.

   I believe that as long as the people of these resistance organizations are not stupid, they will definitely consider the weight of their words carefully.

   Sure enough, just after he said these words, the expression on Hunting Bow's face immediately became serious, and he said seriously.

   "No problem, leave it to me!"

   Fang Chang nodded and continued.

   "Also, please spread the word for us in the town, and if there is any similar information, no matter how big or small, please let us know!"

   "Once the value of intelligence is confirmed, the alliance will definitely reward you!"

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   (Thanks to the leader of "Fat Man" for the reward!!)

   (end of this chapter)