Chapter 337 The dog planner is here to cut leeks again!

   "…we met with people from Vault 404."

  In the middle of a pure white room, Horn's face was full of piety.

"oh?"

  As if floating from somewhere, a gentle voice rang in his ears.

   "What kind of people are they?"

   Horn replied respectfully.

   "It's a group of... very special people. My experience can't help me make a more specific judgment. They made an invitation, and I want to send a few people to see them."

   "This idea is very good. You need to maintain communication with other survivors. Has the candidate been decided?"

   There was a hint of approval in that voice.

  The old face could not help showing a trace of joy, and Horn continued in a respectful tone.

   "Not yet, but we plan to select a student and two engineers to go over."

  The voice that came to mind seemed to be lost in thought.

   After about two or three minutes, it continued.

   "Let Pai go."

   Horn was a little surprised by the words of the mentor, but he didn't say anything.

   "Willing to follow your teachings."

  The old man spoke respectfully, and after a pause, he continued to express his thoughts.

   "The capital of the new alliance is more than 100 kilometers away from us. For safety reasons, I would like to apply for a bodyguard."

   "Approved, the door will open at 6 o'clock tomorrow." The deep voice answered readily.

  Horn nodded slightly.

"grateful."

   "You're welcome, go and prepare well," the voice continued, "I also have to choose a suitable gift for our neighbor."

  Communication is over.

  After the voice left, Horn slowly raised his hands, groped around his temples with his index finger, and took off the VR glasses on his head.

  Pure white light faded from the surroundings.

  At this moment, he is standing in the management center of the camp.

  The door of the shelter will not open easily.

  Generally, there are important matters that need to be discussed. He always sits in the office like this and communicates with managers using VR equipment.

   After pondering for a moment, Horn reached out and pressed on the touch screen on the desktop.

  Looking at the communication connected icon, he spoke slowly.

   "Let Aiwen come to the management center."

   "I have something important to discuss with him."

  …

   "Wasteland OL" official website.

   The settlement of the "Knives Unsheathed" expansion pack is in full swing.

   This battle has been fought for two months, and almost all players have gained a lot, and they have accumulated a large wave of points waiting to be spent.

   Before the settlement started, many people posted screenshots on the official website, showing off their points balance.

  Brother Bing and Huo: "Fuck, 100,000 points?!"

  I fight with you: "Have you opened something?!"

  Luo Yu: "Are you envious? You traded your life for it. (Proud

  100,000 points is not the most exaggerated, a fat mouse even scored 120,000 points.

  The most eye-catching player is probably the Burning Corps, with an average score of nearly 80,000.

  Even the third-line corps, such as the Silver Corps, which has no sense of existence, has an average score of more than 30,000.

   It can only be said that the corps system is worthy of being the father of the version. If individual players want to get high scores, they can only find another way like "the strong man is difficult".

  But in the corps system, basically as long as there is a big brother in the regiment, as long as the rest of them don't lie too much, disobey the command and get kicked out of the regiment, the income will basically not be bad.

   Although points cannot be exchanged for silver coins, tasks with points will generally reward silver coins or contributions.

   It can be seen how much "war money" they have made!

  Stop talking nonsense: "This time, the average points may reach 20,000."

  WC really has mosquitoes: "Be more confident, I think at least 40,000. (Proud

  The mole on the run in the canyon: "Suddenly panicked..."

  Makabazi: "Why are you panicking? Isn't it good to have too many points?"

  The mole on the run in the canyon: "No... You can't just look at the surface when looking at the problem. More points mean more people in the lottery. According to the design of the game's lottery system, what is fixed is not the burst rate but the prizes in the reward pool..."

  Stop talking nonsense: "Stop, stop, can you speak human words?"

  The mole on the run in the canyon: "Speaking of human beings, the reward pool may be diluted."

  The construction site boy and Brick: "Fuck?!"

   Big eyes in debt: "Isn't it such a dog?!"

  Fang Chang: "You look surprised, as if it's the first day you play this game. (Squinting eyes and smiling

   While the players were discussing, Ah Guang's ID suddenly appeared from the forum.

  Seeing the ID planned by the dog, not only the players lifted their spirits, but cloud players, spies from various countries and enterprises, and sand sculpture netizens also sat up straight.

   "Hello everyone, I am your dearest planner Aguang. First of all, on behalf of all developers, please allow me to wish everyone a happy Children's Day!"

"In order to celebrate the festival, and to make our programmers no longer anxious, our siege lion designed an automatic banana feeding machine... But unfortunately, the company's AA battery is out of stock, and there is no supermarket here. We only I can solve problems by myself.”

"Fortunately, our siege lion is reliable enough. Not only did it succeed in making the battery, but it also solved some interesting problems along the way. Tip: It's a layer of membrane. Everyone agreed that it would be a pity not to use it to earn some money to buy snacks So we decided to sell it to the highest bidder!"

   "That's it, the auction will start in three days, and the starting price is 1 million silver coins!"

"Come back to business, with the arrival of June, the "Wasteland OL" beta test server is about to enter a hot summer, with more frequent rainfall, urban areas and forests will be more dangerous, crawling and arthropods will usher in a strong period... there should be no players to explore To the southern hemisphere, so there is nothing wrong with this sentence."

   "In addition, thank you all for your continuous support. The expansion pack has been successfully concluded, and we have obtained valuable experimental data! Thanks to these data, we have taken a big step forward from the public beta!"

   "The boss said we won. I believe it's not just us, but you too! Are you excited to see the string of 0s in the account? Are you happy? Haha, I'm as happy as you!"

   "In order to give back to everyone for their continuous support, we have prepared generous prizes! From now on, the point draw and achievement redemption activities are officially open!"

   "Let's party, let's celebrate this win!"

  At the same time as the post was posted, the official website unlocked the lottery system, and there was a carnival on the forum.

   100 points for one draw, 10,000 points for 100 consecutive draws!

  Although this game is very stingy and there is no setting of 100 consecutive draws and 20 draws, but everyone has saved an average of 40,000 points, and it is cool enough to draw in one time!

  While the players are busy scratching prizes and the cloud players are eating melons happily, the intelligence systems of various countries are also not idle. The spying screens and the meetings are in a hurry at the moment.

   Ah Guang, who hadn’t posted a single post for more than two months, re-entered their field of vision.

   For those who have been busy for months and still have no progress, there is nothing more exciting than this!

   "The No. 5 battery is out of stock... An organization with mature quantum computer technology will be short of the No. 5 battery?"

   "This is not nonsense!"

   "What hidden clues should be hidden here... What is that Aguang hinting at us?"

   "Lock all areas within a radius of 5 kilometers without supermarkets!"

   "Global scope? That's too much..."

   somewhere.

  Listening to the discussions of his colleagues, the man with the square face sighed and closed the notebook in his hand.

   "Is there a possibility... this person is just talking nonsense?"

  Everyone in the meeting room was stunned.

  The man in the police uniform came to his senses first, and tapped his index finger on the table.

   "Do not rule out this possibility!"

   There is not enough evidence, any possibility exists.

  There are indications that the man whose existence was erased didn't seem to realize that he was kidnapped by an extraterrestrial civilization, or he was aware of it but didn't care, and had completely accepted the new job.

  At this time, the old man sitting at the table suddenly spoke.

   "What do you think the membrane will be?"

  The man with the square face was slightly taken aback.

   "Membrane...?"

  The old man nodded.

   "Didn't they say they solved some interesting problems?"

   As he spoke, he looked at the other people in the room and continued to ask.

   "Do we have an expert on batteries here?"

   Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

  The man in the green shirt frowned.

   "Battery... The batteries in our unit are all purchased from cooperative units. I don't know much about this part."

   At this moment, the consultant from the chemical industry suddenly spoke.

   "Could he be talking about the SEl membrane?"

   The man with the square face asked immediately.

"what is that?"

  The consultant said.

"It's not a rare thing... Simply put, it is the solid electrolyte phase interface, which is equivalent to a passivation layer covering the surface of the electrode material, with a thickness of about 100 nanometers. Taking lithium batteries as an example, a good SEI film It can prevent the co-intercalation of solvent molecules, allowing lithium ions to pass through and intercalate smoothly, thereby inhibiting the formation of lithium dendrites."

  The old man sitting next to the conference table said with a blank expression.

   "Lithium...what?"

   He was a little lost.

  As if expecting such a reaction, the consultant sighed and continued.

"To put it simply, it is a technical difficulty faced by lithium batteries. The dendritic metal lithium formed during the reduction of lithium ions will continuously consume the electrolyte during charging and discharging, and lead to the irreversible deposition of lithium metal, thus forming' Dead lithium', reducing the Coulombic efficiency...may even cause a safety hazard in the connection of the positive and negative electrodes."

  The Moli company in the 1980s went bankrupt because of this, and was finally acquired by the electrical giant NEC at the time. However, it has not yet overcome the technical difficulties of lithium metal negative batteries.

  The current mainstream method in the industry is to use carbon-based materials as electrodes, sacrificing battery capacity to ensure safety.

  Although the energy density of lithium anode materials is attractive, no one wants to carry a bomb on their body, or sit a rocket under their buttocks.

  The old man was still pondering. The man with the square face probably understood, and nodded thoughtfully.

   "I probably understand what you mean... Solving the problem of the membrane can increase the energy density of the battery?"

  A wry smile appeared on the consultant's face.

"You can understand it like this... But I still have to emphasize that lithium dendrites are only a technical difficulty in the study of lithium batteries, and artificial SEI films are only one of the solutions proposed by the academic community for lithium dendrites. .”

   "As for whether it is useful and how to use it... These are all controversial. At present, one of the mainstream research directions is to build houses and the other is to build walls. Maybe both are right, maybe they are not right."

  The colleague sitting on the side asked curiously, "What does it mean that it's all wrong?"

  The consultant answered concisely.

   "It means that not all questions can necessarily find a standard answer."

  The old man suddenly spoke.

   "This membrane...how much can the energy density of the battery be increased?"

  The consultant took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and continued.

"...Look at what battery it is compared with. According to the development plan for power batteries in our white paper, the goal in 2025 is to reach 400Wh/kg, and the goal in 2030 is 500Wh/kg. I don't know much about batteries, but this data should be It refers to the opinions of experts in academia and industry.”

   "If the graphite anode of the lithium battery can be replaced with pure lithium, the energy density should be an order of magnitude higher in theory."

   "An order of magnitude?!" The man in the police uniform had a surprised expression on his face.

  It wasn't just him, everyone in the conference room had surprised expressions on their faces.

   Just listening to numbers doesn't make any sense.

   But once they had something to compare to, they immediately understood the value of the technology.

  The consultant continued.

   "It's about one or two thousand, which is an order of magnitude higher. As for the exact amount... It's more reliable for you to find an expert in the industry and ask."

  The man in the green shirt suddenly stood up.

   "I'll make a phone call with my unit."

  The old man sitting at the conference table nodded with a serious expression.

   "Go."

  At the same time, scenes similar to this one are also happening around the world in the real world.

   This "Developer's Diary", which is less than a thousand words, has been researched no less than 1,000 times by the intelligence agencies of major organizations, and even the punctuation marks are not spared.

  In the end, most of the intelligence agencies came up with the same conjecture—this may be the enlightenment signal released by the extraterrestrial civilization.

   As we all know, one of the three pillars of modern technology is energy.

  If this mysterious website really comes up with technology far beyond the current era, it will undoubtedly provide favorable evidence for the conjecture of "contact of the third kind".

   After all, any technology is inseparable from the support of the scientific research system, and it cannot emerge out of thin air.

   While the players were busy scratching the prizes, the silver coin consignment platform has quietly become lively.

  Although I don't know what will be auctioned on the official website of "Wasteland OL" three days later, it is always right to prepare in advance.

  For things like "foreign exchange", you can't wait until you need to use them to find a way.

  The daily trading volume on the platform is so much, it is not a question of whether it is a buyer's market or a seller's market, but that there are not so many silver coins to buy in the pool.

   Players need silver coins to update equipment, eat, sleep and even take a bath.

Yes.

  According to the information they gathered on the official website, this game even costs money to take a shower.

   "Shet... Do these lucky guys know what they are doing?"

   Staring at the string of numbers on the computer screen, Fick, who folded his arms, couldn't help cursing enviously.

   Just half an hour ago, their project team received a batch of funds.

  Although the money is not in their pockets, it is still okay to improve their working environment and life "within a reasonable range".

  Part of the money comes from grants from official institutions.

   But more come from giants that align with official institutions.

  After all, the government itself does not produce anything, and it is useless to get the technology. In the end, it has to be handed over to companies or individuals to register patents, expand production, form monopolies, and grab other people's cakes.

   This is also the rule of the game in the real world.

   "They better never know!"

   "Indeed, of course, the fewer people who know the truth, the better...how else can we get such cheap silver coins?" The intelligence officer standing aside teased with a smile.

  The colleagues on the side clenched their fists, staring at the computer screen to cheer.

   "Hurry up and buy it! Damn it, why is the trading volume not going up? Isn't it even selling for $8 a silver coin?!"

  The trader sitting in front of the computer looked solemn and analyzed.

"I'm afraid it's not a price issue... The proportion of players holding US dollar and cryptocurrency accounts is too small! There is a certain threshold for foreign exchange transactions. Many people may simply screen out uncommonly used currencies out of fear of trouble. "

   "More than that, some dense small orders are obviously not like player behavior... more like speculators who did not directly participate in the game."

   "In other words, we didn't get any orders worth more than 1,000 silver coins!"

  The silver coin trading platform is not only for players to participate in. Cloud players can not only trade, but also indirectly participate in the investment in the game through the way of agreement holding.

  When the silver coin trading platform first came out, many people hoarded a bunch of silver coins.

   Now suddenly someone has collected a large amount, and these retail investors who are confused about the situation immediately cash out and leave the market.

   Thanks to the cheap chips contributed by these guys.

  The real auction will be held in three days. The further you go, the more fierce the competition will be, and the price of silver coins will probably be even more exaggerated...

  The intelligence officer standing beside said solemnly.

   "We have to find a way to set up a RMB account with a clean source of funds!"

  Damn it, why is it so troublesome? !

   Fick couldn't help kicking the table.

   "Fack!"

  …

   One thing, Fick's colleagues did guess right.

   Currently, most of the accounts sold on the silver coin trading platform belong to cloud players.

  As for why the players didn't participate, it wasn't entirely because of the account problem.

  In the final analysis, everyone is busy scratching the prize right now, so they didn't notice that piece at all.

  Many high-point earners directly draw 10 100 consecutive draws, and the computer screen is full of golden lights.

   Each prize has a corresponding card.

   Even if you skip the lottery animation and go through each prize, it will take a lot of time.

   Not to mention taking a screenshot of the grand prize to show off on the forum, or drawing **** to scold the dog in the small group for planning.

  Beta test player communication section.

  Many people have posted screenshots and started to share the joy of winning with everyone.

   "Wait, what the **** is the arms spree? Which of you got it?"

   "The introduction said that they are weapons and materials of varying amounts, which can be used to trade with other NPC forces, or sold to Mengxin or used by yourself... Is this actually a trophy?"

   "I understand the truth, but why do I have to draw a prize once?"

   "I also drew...a Ripper rifle?"

   "What kind of Russian nesting doll is this!"

   "Hahaha, I got ten!"

   "Awesome!"

  The Ripper Rifle is the standard weapon of the Legion's cannon fodder. It is characterized by a long and hard barrel, and the total length of the bayonet is nearly two meters.

   This thing also has a name on the forum, called Salted Fish Spike.

  This equipment basically has no other advantages except saving bullets and not jamming.

  It is really a bayonet fight in the trenches, but a relatively compact assault rifle like the LD-47 is more convenient, and a long weapon may not be easy to use.

   However, due to the large enough quantity, the bullets of the Ripper Rifle are far easier to find than the "Black Swan" of the enterprise, so this weapon is very popular in many survivor gathering places.

   After all, automatic rifles cannot be installed on a large scale in all survivor settlements.

   Although these arms can’t be sold at a high price in the new alliance, if they are dragged to the distant survivor settlements for sale, and then dragged back to the new alliance with local specialties, they should be able to make a lot of money.

  In general, this "arms gift package" is much better than the consolation prize.

  Of course, the new tricks planned by the dog are just an appetizer. What players really pay attention to is the first prize in the reward pool.

  Although not everyone has the opportunity to become the Emperor of Europe, it is good to be able to breathe the spirit of Europe.

  Beta test.

   It is mainly based on testing, and it is normal to have a little less equipment.

   Waiting for the public beta, everyone will be able to play it sooner or later!

  Under the eyes of everyone, the first European Emperor of this expansion pack lucky draw event was finally born.

  Commander Quanshui: "Damn! The Destroyer I exoskeleton! There is a 120mm mortar on the back...Damn it?! This equipment is blown up!"

   Probably because he was overwhelmed by the excitement, Brother Quanshui forgot to keep a low profile this time.

  Just pretending to be aggressive, I even posted screenshots and acceptance speeches, sharing the joy of becoming the Emperor of Europe with everyone.

However…

  Everyone is not happy.

  The post exploded instantly.

   Edge paddling: "Damn it! Why the **** is it you again!"

  The mole on the run in the canyon: "Ouhuang, the dog! Go to hell!"

   Quit smoking: "Shady! Definitely a shady!"

  Commander Quanshui: "A shady hammer! I have 120,000 points, why can't I win! 1200 consecutive draws, brother!"

   However, this statement is obviously not convincing.

  Salted fish don't care so much.

  Baiyin's father: "Put it up, this old dog can earn 120,000 cents, why the **** am I only 30,000?"

  Picking up garbage level 99: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  Pharaoh next door: "Support! Raise your hands to support!"

  Commander Quanshui panicked and quickly deleted the post, but it was too late.

   Screenshots of equipment are uploaded everywhere on the official website.

  According to the information shown in the screenshot, the Destroyer I type exoskeleton is a circle larger than the Type 6 "Heavy Cavalry" exoskeleton, and it is almost catching up with the power armor.

  Different from the six-type exoskeleton, the Destroyer I armor does not focus on the protection of light weapons, but more on the protection of explosive fragments and shock waves.

   Specifically, the inside of the armor of the exoskeleton is filled with a thick layer of cushioning material, so it looks quite bloated.

  The 120mm mortar on the back needs to support the ground with both hands like a run-up when deployed, and cannot move.

  Because it is equipped with an automatic loading system, theoretically, as long as there are enough shells, only one unit needs to be deployed, and a large amount of firepower can be projected to the target area in a short time.

  It is equivalent to an "all-terrain" self-propelled mortar that can drive into small alleys.

   It can be called an artifact of street fighting!

  However, because the equipment is too bulky, the chemical energy battery is bloated, and the ammunition rack is external, it is not suitable for the frontal battlefield.

   It is no exaggeration to say that this thing has flaws all over its body, and it would be quite embarrassing if it was stuck in the face.

  The players of the Storm Corps all said that if the old Goubi got this kind of Goubi equipment, it would be a waste of money.

   But there is one thing to say.

  It would be great to have a round of close-range fire support before attacking.

   This is not the only new piece of equipment in the reward pool.

  There are ten jackpots officially prepared by the game this time, and half of them have never appeared before.

  As for the exoskeleton with the mortar on its back, it can’t be considered the most awesome.

   After all, this kind of equipment is only useful in certain situations, and ammunition is also an issue.

   If we really want to talk about comprehensive combat effectiveness, it is not necessarily better than the "five-style" light cavalry.

   "Plasma Knife! Awesome! I'm going to be a Force Warrior now!"

   "Magnetic slingshot...is this thing useful? Shooting birds?"

   "Portable flying backpack... just ask if you don't understand, is this going to make me a target for others?"

   "Hahahaha, you can discuss it with the buddy upstairs, you are a bird."

   "..."

  The computer room of the school computer.

   Browsing the posts on the official website forum, Ye Wei was so envious.

   Gan!

  He also saved more than 100,000 points, but he couldn't win the SSSR!

   Absolutely it was planned and balanced by the dog!

   But it doesn't really matter.

  One cannot be too greedy.

  His income in the expansion pack is far more than that point, even if it is really balanced, there is nothing to complain about.

  The construction of the new map Dawn City has just started, and the order of the Niu Ma Brick Factory has been scheduled until the end of the year, and now it is frantically expanding production.

   Not just bricks, but also cement, all within their business scope.

  Although there have been quite a few business-grabbing competitors emerging in Dawn City recently, they are simply incomparable in scale with their "Refuge Holding" companies.

  Cut out from the closed beta player section, Ye Wei browsed the gossip section for a while, wanting to see what the cloud players are talking about.

   As a result, he laughed when he saw the first post.

   "... the price of silver coins has increased?"

  Are you kidding me?

   It’s not that the price of silver hasn’t risen before, but it usually rises when the expansion pack or new gameplay is first launched, and it’s impossible to rise when the expansion pack is over.

  The expansion pack has just settled the rest of the income, and everyone’s pockets are full of silver coins at the moment, and there is no need to change equipment for the time being, even local tyrants will not spend money at this time.

   Doesn't make sense at all!

   Not to mention the previous few battles, the expansion packs were throwing money like crazy, and a few big players shipped goods every day to "improve life". The transaction price of silver coins dropped to single digits a few days ago.

   "Hehe, I want to see where it can go."

  Out of curiosity, Ye Wei casually clicked on the silver coin trading platform and took a look.

   It doesn't matter at this point, he was stunned on the spot.

   "Fuck?!"

  $8 a silver piece? !

  He confirmed it several times, and it was a buy order, not a sell order.

   And not just one.

  A total of ten buy orders, each with 100,000 silver coins, lined up with a price difference of one dollar!

   40% of the orders at the top of the list have been sold, and the buy orders of $7 and $6 have not yet started to be filled. After all, the buy orders with the highest listed prices have not been filled yet.

   Not only the U.S. dollar, but also the purchase orders of RMB, Euro, and other currencies.

  The bids are getting more and more outrageous!

  It seems that overnight, it returned to the time when the silver coin trading platform was just launched.

   "Are these people crazy?!"

  Looking at the pending order of 52RMB, Ye Wei felt his heart beating faster, and the palm of his hand holding the mouse was sweating.

  His first reaction was to smash the market now!

  Hurry up and ship now!

  After passing this village, there will be no such shop!

  However, this idea only stayed in his mind for half a minute before he calmed down.

  This is a bit strange!

  The entire trading platform is completely blocked by buy orders, and there is not even a single sell order.

   Who is throwing money?

  Taking a deep breath, Ye Wei restrained the urge to ship, grabbed the mobile phone on the table, tapped the screen with his fingers at the speed of light, and sent a message to the brothers of Niumaqun.

"quick!"

   "Look at the silver coin trading platform!!"

  (end of this chapter)