Chapter 336 Utopia hidden in the tunnel

   It took about 10 minutes, and Lu Bei reported to Chu Guang the work situation of the whole day.

  “…Led by the gatekeeper named Tris, we entered Camp 101 and were received by local survivors.”

"It was a camp hidden deep in the subway tunnel. There were about two to three hundred people living there. Local survivors lived in boxy barracks. Greenhouse plantations, generators and water purifiers were distributed around the camp. And a digester."

  “The situation there is completely different from that in Hope Town. They are completely self-sufficient in materials and use scientific methods to organize everything in an orderly manner.”

"That Tris took me to visit their greenhouse plantation, where there are many hydroponic boxes, in which rice, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers... There are carbon sequestration devices or something, they synthesize part of the carbon dioxide into starch, Glucose, which balances the amount of carbon dioxide in the air."

   "In short, the situation there is quite surprising. The locals call themselves 'sheltered people', but they are not residents of the shelter, but wastelanders who have been helped by the residents of the shelter."

   "The gate of shelter 101 is at the deepest part of the camp. The residents of the shelter have taught them knowledge, and their task is to report the situation outside to the residents of the shelter."

   "According to them, their camp was originally located on the surface. Later, in order to avoid the war, the residents of the refuge lent them the material transfer area at the door, and only then did they have the current camp."

"When talking to them, I can feel that they have a deep affection for the residents of the shelter. Vault 101 is like a holy place to them, and the residents who live there are more like a sacred place to them. teacher."

  After listening to Lu Bei's report, Chu Guang looked at the notes he had written down in his hand and pondered for a long time, then nodded thoughtfully.

   "...I see."

  He probably understood.

   To put it simply, Camp 101 is equivalent to the "spokesperson" supported by Shelter 101 on the surface.

  These spokespersons were enlightened by the residents of the shelter, and gained knowledge that was not available in the wasteland, and even some production methods and tools from the pre-war era.

   While enjoying the convenience brought by the achievements of pre-war civilization, they also undertake the obligation to "watch the gate" for the refuge.

   Have to say this is a smart approach.

   As far as the refuges Chu Guang encountered so far, no matter whether it was No. 117 or No. 401, they all lost to the reserve and arrogance of civilized people.

In contrast, the blue coat in Vault 101 adopted a more cautious strategy—selecting worthy people to cultivate, enlightening the ignorant wastelanders, teaching them to use tableware and books, and let them learn Mathematics and physics, seeing the world from a rational perspective.

  This not only guarantees their education rate and professional skill level, but also ensures that they have similar world views, values, and ideologies with themselves.

  In this way, the residents of Vault 101 only need to pay a negligible cost to collect the information and resources they need, and also avoid the troubles that may be caused by direct contact with local survivors.

   Camp No. 101 is the seed they planted on the surface, and it is also a buffer zone between them and the wasteland.

  If they fail, they can withdraw to the ground at any time, adjust the time to 20, 50 or even 100 years later and start again.

   And once successful, this seed grows into a towering tree, establishing a stable and enlightened regime in the wasteland...

   Their historical mission has been completed.

"...I haven't seen any residents of Shelter 101," Lu Bei said cautiously after putting this sentence at the end, "The elders of Camp 101 told me that they should not wait until they confirm that the world outside the door is safe." Will advise the residents of the shelter to open the door. Even though I try to explain to them...we have driven the looters away, they just don't believe me."

  “Later, at my insistence, they took me to the gate of Shelter 101. The residents there didn’t listen to my explanation at all, and asked me to communicate with the people in Camp 101.”

   Speaking of this, Lu Bei was also very depressed.

  He felt like he was a ball, being kicked around by people on both sides.

   These people really don't know what to do!

  Hearing the boy's complaint, Chu Guang immediately guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile.

   "They're not worried about the looters, they're worried about us."

   Lu Bei froze for a moment.

   "Worried about... us? But why should they worry about us?"

  Chu Guang said patiently.

  "The predators can also wear blue coats, and even bring our VM. The vital sign monitor itself is not a particularly advanced thing, and it is not a patent of the shelter."

  “In the first contact, they can only judge whether we have good intentions through intuition, but in the end they still need to use their eyes to confirm whether what we claim is consistent with what we are doing.”

  "The world is not black and white. The person who drives away the predators is not necessarily a partner of justice, but may also be another group of predators. It is reasonable for them to be alert."

"So, before you set off, I repeatedly told you to be cautious before expressing our intentions. Don't rush to urge the other party to make a decision. Give the other party a little more patience. If they are hesitant, you can suggest that the other party come to us to have a look. .”

   Lu Bei on the other end of the phone pondered for a while, thinking.

   "I see, so we should invite them to send some representatives to our colony to take a look."

   Ruzi can be taught.

   Satisfied to see the young man opened his eyes, Chu Guang smiled and nodded.

   "Invite a few more people over, remember this is not a request, but an invitation. We need electrical engineers here, as well as water conservancy engineers."

"You can even tell them that I plan to build a dam on the west and southwest sides of the Fourth New District, so that the overflowing lake water will divert to the north and flow into the Tianshui tributary to irrigate the nearby land... This will be a long-term project, we need their help."

  Painting cakes is also part of the art of management. The new alliance needs to find common interests with local survivors.

  While the water conservancy project is not the first priority in the construction of Liming City, with the expansion of the settlement area, this matter will be done sooner or later.

   Lu Bei said excitedly.

"I see!"

   Chu Guang nodded approvingly.

   "Go if you understand."

  Chu Guang has always been satisfied with this diligent and loyal young man, and has always been intentionally cultivating him.

  For example, the reason why this task was entrusted to him is that it means cultivation.

   As for ability and background, these have never been a problem. Chu Guang doesn't believe in the theory of blood at all.

  When a person reaches that position, he can naturally grow.

  The core members of the new alliance, who really carry the aura, are actually Yin Fang, Heya, and old Charlie. Most of the others are born from the wasteland.

  Like Luca, he was just a serf farming at the beginning, and he didn't know much about logistics management, but now he can still manage the work he entrusted to him in an orderly manner.

   There is also Shuyu sent by Chu Guang to Jushicheng, who was just a refugee at first.

  In fact, Chu Guang himself is also the same. In the Alpha0.1 version, he didn’t even have a dog at the beginning of the game, and he was almost eaten by a dog, but now he has everything.

  After hanging up the phone, Chu Guang was too lazy to go out to eat, so he found a box of braised pork cans from his luggage, and ate dinner with steamed buns while browsing the forum with VM.

   Today's official website is as lively as ever.

   Coincidentally, while he was eating dinner, his little players were also eating.

   It's just that they ate breakfast due to jet lag.

  Tail: "Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... the tail has already been eaten in the game, why do you want to eat it again in reality! QAQ"

  Sisi: "Isn't this a matter of course..."

  Tail: "It's cold! Why don't you develop a training cabin that you don't have to worry about when you lie in it! It's too troublesome to eat, brush your teeth, take a shower, and go to the toilet! (ノ｀Д)ノ"

  Sis: "Uh, you mean the intubated one... I'll forget it."

Tail:"?"

  Aoao sesame paste: "That is to say, even if there is that kind of training cabin, the anti-addiction system cannot allow 24 hours online. (ω

  Roshan Big Momo: "Aha...hahaha..."

   "..."

  This addiction is too big.

  Looking at the discussion in the post, Chu Guang was dumbfounded, not knowing how to complain.

The equipment of the morphoforming field is not under his control, the training cabin... maybe there will be, but it doesn’t really matter if it’s there or not. The helmet is enough. If you wake up from peeing, just go to the toilet and come back. Find a place that doesn’t get in the way. Going offline is a basic exercise for players.

  Although the training cabin allows players to focus more on the game world, he still hopes that his little players can eat well and live well in reality.

  Even if it is the only fully immersive virtual reality game in the world, it can't be just fishing.

   After closing the post, Chu Guang continued to browse the forum.

  The topic that most players are concerned about is tonight's expansion pack settlement and the reward pool of the lottery draw. Some players also focus on the newly unlocked new map of Xizhou City.

  For example, Brother Fang Chang.

  Same as when he went to Boulder City before, after arriving at Camp 101, Fang Chang immediately conducted a detailed investigation of the situation there, and updated the summarized information on the official website without reservation.

"Shock! A hi-tech town hidden in a tunnel! What we learned about Camp 101! "

  Seeing the title of this line, Chu Guang immediately clicked in.

   Ashamed to say, as a game planner, he was the last person to learn about the new map.

   Unlike other games, the dog has always planned to reveal inside information to big players.

  Like Lu Bei, Fang Chang first explained the background of Camp 101 in detail by combining the translator with his own understanding.

  However, unlike Lu Bei, Fang Chang is from the perspective of the player when narrating. Not only is the narrative style different, but the focus of attention is also different.

"...Camp 101 has a high level of technology. In terms of setting, they are a group of wastelanders who have received shelter education. They have the characteristics of both blue coats and wastelanders. I even suspect that they are blue coats and wastelanders themselves. Human half-breed."

"According to themselves, the residents of Vault 101 will only send a small number of people out of the door when needed. Sometimes it is to collect resources, sometimes to collect samples from the wasteland, or to collect data, but Usually it doesn't last long."

   "They don't have currency, and they don't even have the concept of property. Instead, they use various points, and determine a person's living standard based on the type of occupation and post contribution."

"For example, ordinary employees can enjoy standard unit living rations, and employees engaged in technical jobs can enjoy certain consumer goods on the basis of standard unit living configurations. In addition, there will be regular KPI assessments to determine the proportion of additional rations ..."

   "Of course, the above information is based on the information I have concluded based on the dialogue in the plot, and it may not be accurate. Compared with Hope Town, this place is more like a paradise composed of a group of 'lucky few'."

"There's a lot of special technology here, they can make drones very small, and they can turn carbon dioxide into food. It's not clear how they did it, but one thing is for sure, because there is no currency, Camp 101 may not be able to trade freely like Boulder City."

   "However, this does not mean that they do not have trading needs, such as energy, food and fresh water, which are very precious locally. Although we also need these things, we can exchange some of the surplus with them."

"I speculate that the deal with Camp 101 may be carried out in a more official form. For example, professional players who run factories can hire highly educated engineers from Camp 101 to produce products on a large scale that the new alliance did not have before. For example, maybe they will open a new NPC shop in our place and exchange resources with us with high-tech products."

   Canyon Mole on the Run: "So in other words, Camp 101 isn't a player-oriented map?"

  Fang Chang: "It can be said that the main reason is that there are no shops on this map."

  Ye Shi: "Brother Fang Chang expressed his disappointment. There is not even a bar with fewer and fewer clothes. (Funny

  Fang Chang: "Go away, when did I go to that kind of bar?"

  Makabazi: "Hahahaha! It's exposed, brother!"

  Fujito: "You people are really dirty.|ω`

  Mole on the run in the canyon: "What about the mission? Don't interrupt! Are there any missions on the new map?"

  Fang Chang: "I didn't see it, the signal of the VM here is very poor... and it is generally impossible to trigger the mission on the map that has just been unlocked?"

  Guangfeng: "However, there is one thing to say. The cultural level of the people here is indeed extraordinary. They even have their own school. I took a look curiously, and they teach advanced mathematics."

   Picking up trash level 99: "What the hell?! Even universities?"

  Ye Shi: "Pfft, you are too boring."

  Guangfeng: "No, I'm just curious... and what surprised me even more is that the students in the class are all relatively young. Generally, unless they are special talents, we don't recommend getting in touch with too professional content too early."

  Yawyao: "You're too young... How many ducklings are you? 0.0"

  Guang Feng: "About 12 years old."

  Ye Shi: "Damn it!?"

  Professor Yang, Thunder King: "Awesome!"

  Old Bai: "Twelve years old... I even forgot whether I was in the first grade of junior high school or the sixth grade of junior high school. (laughing and crying

  Irena: "I learned advanced mathematics at the age of 12, so what did I learn at the age of 16? Building rockets? (Funny

  Elf Wang Fugui: "If I give them the advanced math homework, is it considered as the computing power of the developer who is free. (Funny

  Ye Shi: "Hi, SAO. (Funny

  Yar, I want to go to the toilet and ask: "6666! @朗德舞谁who Levin hahaha, the thesis is settled!"

   A group of engineering and science players called experts directly.

   There is also a cloud player from the Department of Mathematics, who said that there is no need to let middlemen earn the difference, and post homework directly to the forum, one silver coin for one question, the price is fair, and there is no deception.

   After saving enough silver coins, they plan to pass the thesis topic into the game and let the NPC directly "write it".

   Turning the post to the bottom, Chu Guang also had to sigh with emotion, his little players are really talented, and they can think of such operations as asking NPC to help write homework and papers.

  Look at how promising you are, you are so reserved in your dreams.

   If there is such an awesome game, why don’t you write some papers and just copy the solid hydrogen technology back?

  However, it can be seen that the governments of various countries have not disclosed the "true identity" of the "Wasteland OL" operator, and even deliberately concealed relevant clues.

  After all, announcing such incredible things as "extraterrestrial civilizations" has no benefit except causing unnecessary panic, and may stimulate an unknown existence.

  However, the cautious attitude of official agencies in various countries has helped Chu Guang a lot.

  Even if there are always some people on the forum telling horrifying "ghost stories", such as "Wasteland OL" is actually a real world, everyone just laughs when they hear it, and they don't take it seriously at all.

  What kind of double-slit interference experiment, measuring the gravitational constant, these experiments can be done by individuals are too pediatric, and slightly complicated experiments are at best unpopular.

   Not to mention that "Wasteland OL" stated in the "Announcement" that this game is based on the dream system and is constructed by the player's subconscious and cognition.

  Everything the player sees in the game is what the player subconsciously thinks he can see.

  Logically speaking, people in the box can imagine the world outside the box, but it is impossible to use the rules in the box to prove the existence of the world outside the box.

  The only way to prove the existence of the world outside the box is to open the box.

  Of course Chu Guang would not do this.

  Whether it is the first-hand truth or the second-hand truth, knowing too much is not a good thing.

   But when the situation permits, he will try to open up the second-hand truth, in a relatively gentle way, to help his players gain more benefits in reality.

   It's not just about the money and the accolades.

   It can even be status.

   Turned the post from the beginning to the end, Chu Guang made a judgment after a little thought.

   "...Chang Fang's suggestion makes sense. The social situation in Camp 101 is closer to a miniature utopia, and communication with it should be conducted in a more official form."

   "However, it is not just the introduction of technical jobs, but also the introduction of some educational talents as much as possible."

  Based on the "Investigation Report" of Lu Bei and Fang Chang, the New Alliance has already conducted a comprehensive investigation of Camp 101.

  The only thing that confuses Chu Guang is how this "small and beautiful" utopian society actually exists in the wasteland.

   But that's not the point.

   The point is there's a lot of technology out there that's worth bringing in, and that's what the new league needs.

   Swiping his index finger across the VM screen, Chu Guang said.

   "Xiao Qi, sort out the clues in the memo for me, and update the information about Camp No. 101 in the official website database."

   "Okay, master!" Xiao Qi replied energetically in his ear.

   Chu Guang nodded, glanced at the time, saw that it was almost 8 o'clock, and continued.

   "By the way, there is also the settlement of the expansion pack, have you finished it?"

"Well…"

  The energetic voice suddenly became a little subtle.

   "Xiao Qi has already finished it... But master, are you sure it's really all right?"

  Chu Guang was slightly taken aback.

"What's the meaning…"

  Xiao Qi didn't answer, and silently sent over the settlement form.

   Seeing the striking numbers on the form, Chu Guang almost choked on his own saliva.

   "One hundred million?! Are you sure you didn't count an extra 0?!"

  Xiao Qi said aggrievedly.

   "How is it possible... Besides, master, the reward settlement of the previous battles also included points. This war has lasted for so long, and the average score of players has almost grown to 40,000..."

   Chu Guang said anxiously.

   "That's just..."

   Just in the middle of speaking, he suddenly stopped talking.

   This battle has been going on for two months, and new players enter the pit every day. The number of players is no longer the original 1,600.

   Now the number of players in the server is close to 3000.

  And not only the front-line players can get points, but also the players engaged in production work in the rear also get points.

   A line of words popped up on the screen.

  【QAQ】

  Chu Guang: "..."

  Xiao Qi whispered: "How about...dilute the reward pool?"

  According to past practice, the value of each point is 0.05 silver coins.

  100 points draw a prize, some people can get an exoskeleton worth 2,000 silver coins, and some people can only get a discount coupon or a lollipop.

  If the total number of points is 100 million, if you want to ensure the burst rate, the total cost of the reward pool must be guaranteed to be 5 million silver coins.

  Below this number, the burst rate will be diluted.

   Originally in Chu Guang's expectation, the total points issued should be around 20 million when the expansion pack ends, and the cost of the reward pool can be controlled at 1 million silver coins.

   Unexpectedly, it doubled five times.

   "I was negligent... This battle is too expensive." Chu Guang couldn't laugh or cry, opened the system interface, and glanced at the points he had saved.

  From the end of the last wave to the present, except for the occasional elementary and intermediate blind box, he kept most of the points useless, and only saved about 1,500 points until now.

  15 Premium Blind Boxes…

   Originally, I wanted to save enough 20 to draw together, but now it seems that I can't save it.

  Hope to open something good.

   Otherwise, he will have to find a way to get leeks again...

  …

  At the same time, in the management center of Camp No. 101, the air purifier made a soft whine.

  The gray-haired old man sat on a chair, his eyes slightly closed, lost in thought, as if he had fallen asleep.

  His name is Horn, and he is the mayor of Camp No. 101. He is responsible for the affairs of the camp and the appointment of various officers.

  Half an hour ago, the representative sent by the new alliance invited them to visit the settlement.

   Camp No. 101 did not have an official in charge of foreign affairs. They encountered the biggest force before, that is, the Bone Chewing Tribe.

  As for survivor communities with dozens of people and hundreds of people like "Good Weather Cooperative" and "Happy House", they don't need to deliberately contact each other.

  The tradition of Camp No. 101 is to assign experts to be responsible for specific issues. However, to Horn's annoyance, he couldn't find anyone to discuss this issue with, so he could only call all the affairs officers.

  Slowly opened his eyes, he glanced around at the many affairs officers present.

   "What do you think?"

   Seeing the mayor looking at him, the education affairs officer hesitated for a moment and replied in an uncertain tone.

   "A very polite kid."

   This sentence has been recognized by many people.

  Although the four bodyguards were a little curious and even accidentally broke into their classroom, the representative Lu Bei was indeed very polite.

   This is what confuses them the most.

  Those who are most like shelter residents behave beyond their common sense.

  Horn sighed softly.

   "I'm not asking about your evaluation of that kid, what I want to ask is what do you think of the new alliance."

  The Security Affairs Officer thought for a while and said.

   “They were strong and ended the war in just two months.”

  When there was a war outside, Camp 101 was not unaware, they had been secretly watching the screen.

  Includes the use of surface-mounted cameras, and drones sent out over short distances.

  The weapons of the new alliance are not high-tech, but they are sufficient.

  Overwhelming firepower and continuous air strikes helped them win the war.

  If asked to evaluate, he has only one opinion.

   This survivor is powerful!

  The production affairs officer whispered: "...but they use child labor, and that child should be a soldier."

  Educational Affairs Officer: "Most of the places where survivors gather outside are like this. After all, their average life expectancy is only 35 years old. We can't ask them to take up key positions after 40 years old like us."

   Tris, who was standing aside, suddenly said: "Maybe the other party just sent a young man over to show goodwill."

  Although he is not an officer, as a "gatekeeper", his status in Camp 101 is not low.

   That Lu Bei gave him a good first impression.

  Ordinary awakened people in the wasteland would like to jump their noses into the sky, but that boy was very polite.

  The other party did not send an aggressive representative to show them hegemony, at least it shows that they have the idea of ​​getting along with each other.

   This sentence was recognized by many people present.

   "I think we should go to their settlements, not just in Dawn City, but also their capital...the place called Dawn City."

   "Indeed, it's best to meet their managers, shelters and shelters are different..."

   Horn pondered for a long time and said.

   "I think so too. We can't be isolated from the world forever, let alone hide underground forever... Besides, they have expanded their territory to our doorstep."

  Everyone whispered in low voices.

   At this time, the education affairs officer spoke.

   "But the question is... who to send?"

   Horn thought for a moment, then said slowly.

   "They sent a kid over, let's send a kid over too."

  The security affairs officer hesitated: "Is this... too dangerous?"

   "Of course it is impossible to send only one person to this kind of thing, industry, economy, population... We have too little information, and there are too many things to investigate."

  The production affairs officer nodded.

   "My suggestion is also, at least we have to send two to three experts."

   The Security Affairs Officer frowned.

   "But what about safety? The dangers outside are not limited to predators... Don't forget how much we paid for collecting samples from the nearby forest."

  Not enough manpower...

  Pressing the center of his brows with his index finger, Horn leaned back on the chair, pondered for a long time, and made a decision.

   "I will apply to my lord to arrange a bodyguard for him."

  (end of this chapter)