Chapter 368 Invitation from Vault 101 Manager

"that's it?"

  Looking dumbfounded at the production equipment in front of him, Heding's face was full of bewilderment and bewilderment.

  Flour is sent to the mixer according to the proportion, and through a series of processes such as aging, rolling, shredding, steaming, cutting, and frying, pieces of golden yellow noodles are finally formed.

   What surprised him was not the efficiency of the production line or the magic of the production process, but the exact opposite...

   This is gone?

"... These breads are rarely bought by the residents of the refuge. We usually sell them to the mercenaries in Boulder City, as well as the caravans there. Especially the caravans, they usually purchase in large quantities, buying ten or twenty boxes at a time That kind. Not only do they eat it on the road, but they also sell the leftovers to local vendors as trade items.”

  Standing next to Heding, Wang Yan introduced his factory while observing the expression on the face of the person beside him.

  He is the director of an instant noodle factory.

  Taking this peddler from Ideal City to visit the instant noodle factory of the alliance is a task entrusted to him by the manager himself.

  As one of the "star enterprises" alongside Nuka-Cola, this factory controlled by the Refuge has generated a large amount of foreign exchange income for the alliance.

  Wang Yan doesn't understand why the manager wants to show others the technology of producing instant noodles, but this is not something he should worry about.

   What he couldn't understand was why the merchants from the legendary paradise-like city were interested in their factories?

   What about the reserve of "civilized people"?

   What the hell.

  Standing in place for a long time, Heding finally came back to his senses, and quickly turned his gaze to Director Wang who was standing aside.

   "Just fried the flour? Didn't you add anything else?"

  Wang Yan froze for a moment, nodded, and shook his head again.

   "No no, that's all the equipment. Add something else...Salt and water?"

  Heding stared at him blankly.

  He originally thought that the miraculous dough cake was produced through some very complicated process, and even considered that it might be made out of a black box, but he didn't expect the production process and the raw materials used to be so simple.

   But thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is really no need to add other things.

  Carbohydrates are dehydrated after frying. The high osmotic pressure of heavy oil and salt makes it almost impossible for microorganisms to survive. As long as they are sealed with plastic to isolate the oxygen and moisture in the air, it is easy to prevent food from spoiling...

  However, what confused Heding was.

  It is a simple principle, but why no one thought of it?

   After a long time, he looked away from the factory manager and looked at the production equipment in front of him again.

  “…how long can these produced dough be kept.”

  Wang Yan said immediately.

   "If it is packaged in plastic, it can be stored for six months! It can be eaten after six months, but the taste is not so good."

  In fact, he doesn't know if it can be preserved for six months. After all, their production line was only put into production two months ago.

   It was really sold out, that is, the period after the end of the Northern Expedition. As for the "six-month shelf life", that's what the manager himself said.

   But Heding has no doubts.

  Six months…

  Heding silently calculated in his heart.

   Most of the traveling merchants make a long trip, and the round-trip cycle will not exceed this number. After all, it takes too long to travel on the road, and both the economic cost and the time cost will be very expensive.

  The shelf life is six months, which is enough time!

   After all, this thing is not used as a food reserve, but as a prefabricated food that is easy to carry and cook, and is cheap.

   It doesn't even have to be healthy.

  As long as the morale of the caravans and expeditions can be guaranteed, there will be a lot of caravans and mercenary groups willing to pay for it.

   This is much more delicious than those freeze-dried vegetables!

   Or you can combine the two to encapsulate instant noodle cakes and freeze-dried vegetables.

  Thinking of this, Heding looked at the pieces of golden bread waiting to be packaged in plastic, and his bright pupils were full of fire.

  In his eyes, those doughnuts seemed to have turned into stacks of banknotes!

  Hedin couldn't wait any longer.

  He can't wait to fly back to the province among the clouds now to start his grand business plan!

  …

   While Heding was imagining how to use these instant noodles to make a lot of money in Yunjian Province, Chu Guang was sitting on the train to Xizhou City.

  Last night, Xia Yan called and told him that the manager of Vault 101 was willing to hand over the VM to him, but wanted to meet him in exchange.

   This request is not too much, and Chu Guang does not think that the other party has any reason to plot against him.

   Moreover, after all, it was I who made the presumptuous request first.

  For the sake of the 3,500 beta test qualifications, he had no choice but to go there in person.

  The dense forest flew by outside the window, and after driving through a wilderness covered with bomb craters, when the road sign of Qingshi County appeared in front of you, the scenery outside the window suddenly became clear.

  Copper ore piled up into hills, and people in front of the station shuttled back and forth.

  There are merchants who come here from Dawn City to inspect the market and buy ores, and there are also players who take VMs and rifles to drill into the forest.

  Looking at the busy station, Chu Guang was a little lost in thought.

  Two months ago, he was standing on the broken bridge not far away, and now he can still vaguely hear the echo of the vibration of the propeller and the roar of artillery fire.

  Now, this place has become a well-known copper ore production base, and even Shuguang City has also become the largest copper and molybdenum ore trading center in the south of the River Valley Province.

   They built the railroad.

   It is also planned to build another power grid.

  Integrate the power system of Dawn City and Dawn City. When the controllable fusion reactor is ignited, a greater miracle will be born on the soil where the fire is extinguished.

   "The changes here are quite big."

   Jiuli, who was sitting opposite Chu Guang, said respectfully.

   "You're here after all."

  Chu Guang smiled and corrected his statement.

   "It's not me."

"It's us."

  Time changes more than things.

   There are people.

  A year ago, this burly man was not called "Jiuli", but a single name with the word "Li".

  In order to avoid the war disaster of the Bonechewer tribe, he took his tribe and fled all the way to the northern suburb of Qingquan City.

At that time, half was holding a playful mentality, and half was considering the realistic survival needs. The refuge must unite all wastelanders who can unite, so Chu Guang gave him a name that sounded more domineering, and let him He became the steward of the refugee camp, responsible for resettling the refugees who defected to the Alliance from other places.

   And Jiuli did not live up to Chu Guang’s expectations. He cooperated with Luca, the head of Changjiu Farm at the time, and used limited materials to manage the refugee camp in an orderly manner, which well balanced the contradictions between different ethnic groups.

  Although small friction occasionally occurs, there have been no major problems.

  After more than half a year of experience, his body no longer had the original aggressiveness and hostility, replaced by calmness.

   And this is one of what Chu Guang admires most about him.

  The survivors of Dawn City need a leader who can sympathize with the suffering of refugees, and also needs to have rich experience in land reclamation. He needs to consider the overall interests of the alliance, but he cannot ignore the demands of the local survivors, because unity is the foundation for the existence of the alliance.

  Hope Town's original management is obviously inappropriate. Whether it is Wu Chengyi, who used to be the mayor of the town, or Yang Duo, who is in charge of the warehouse, they are more suitable for specific tasks.

  As for Maban, who was parachuted to Xizhou City, his appointment was in the nature of a crisis, and he was more responsible for the takeover of Hope Town.

  As for construction work, I still lack experience.

  In his work report, he himself also made it clear that he was unable to do what he wanted, and that he found it difficult to face the nearly 30,000 survivors who needed to be resettled.

  Chu Guang intends to transfer him back to Dawn City to take over Jiuli's job as the person in charge of the refugee camp, as a talent reserve for the third survivor settlement.

  Looking at Jiuli sitting opposite, Chu Guang seriously instructed.

   "...you need to strengthen our relationship with the local survivors. I only ask you for one thing, that is, to keep the bowl of water level."

   "However the laws of the alliance are stipulated, it will be implemented."

  Jiuli looked solemn, and said solemnly.

   "Yes! Your Excellency."

  …

  The train arrives at the station.

  Different from Dawn City, the station in Dawn City has only one standing board as a stop sign.

  In addition to the piles of materials, there are soil crushed by rainwater and concrete debris that has not been completely demolished.

   A little further north, you can still see the trenches dug by the players before—these trenches have now become drainage tunnels.

  Everything is broken here.

   But it is commendable that the outline of a settlement can already be seen on the east side of the trench. After completing the construction of the drainage system, the survivors began to pour cement into the foundation, preparing to build the streets of Dawn City and shelter houses.

  Considering the limited land resources, the residences in Dawn City will be mainly medium-density five-story apartments, supplemented by single-family cottages.

   In addition, there are some lands open to players to buy, and players can freely decide what kind of buildings to build.

  As long as it is not too indecent and affects the senses and game experience of other players, the planner will not interfere too much.

   "Dear Master Manager, Dawn City welcomes you!" Standing next to the wooden sign at the station, Maban said respectfully.

  Standing beside him were Wu Chengyi, Yang Duo and other former resistance organizations in Xizhou City, as well as the leadership team of Hope Town.

  Of course, now they have joined and pledged their allegiance to the Alliance, and served in various departments such as civil affairs and warehouse management as Dawn City Affairs Officers.

  Chu Guang nodded, signaling that everyone needn't be too polite.

   "I'm mainly here to deal with matters related to Camp 101. You just need to work at your own pace, and you don't need to welcome me with great fanfare."

   As he spoke, Chu Guang cast his eyes on Jiuli who was standing aside, and after giving a brief introduction to his identity and work, he handed this place over to him.

  Chu Guang himself walked to the military camp directly opposite Liming City.

  The Second Corps of the Alliance is stationed here, led by Liu Ding, responsible for the safety of the station, railroad tracks and Dawn City not far away.

   At the same time, the fuel rod seized by the alliance from Gold Tooth was also kept in this barracks, and Yin Fang was responsible for the restoration work.

  Since that day, half a month has passed.

  Two days ago, Chu Guang heard from Yin Fang on the phone that there was progress, so he happened to drop by here to have a look.

  Following the soldiers of the Second Corps, Chu Guang came to the warehouse where the fuel rods were stored. The building is easily recognizable because it is the only concrete building in the entire barracks.

  The other camps are far away from here.

Although controllable fusion is theoretically very safe, even if something like Helium III leaks, there will be no safety risk, and it is impossible to start a fusion reaction that consumes a lot of energy with just a single fuel rod, but people still instinctively want to leave this place. Keep things away.

  Looking at the two nervous soldiers beside him, Chu Guang smiled and said.

   "Don't be so nervous, why don't you go back first and just send me here."

   Hearing Chu Guang's words, the two of them obviously misunderstood what he meant. One of the soldiers straightened his back and said with a serious expression.

   "My lord, we are not afraid of death, we are just worried that that thing threatens your safety, please allow us to follow you!"

  His idea is simple.

   If there is an accident, at least the manager must be taken out.

   "I don't doubt your loyalty, but that thing is not as scary as you imagined." Chu Guang patted the soldier's shoulder lightly, "Wait for me at the door."

  The soldier hesitated.

   But after all, it was the manager's order, so he still stood with his companions beside him and gave a neat military salute.

"yes!"

   Did not stop at the door, Chu Guang opened the door and walked in.

  I saw the fuel rods that had been assembled standing in the middle of the room full of parts.

  Standing next to the fuel rod, Yin Fang held a tablet with a data cable plugged in his hand, and rubbed his index finger against his chin, as if thinking about something.

  Hearing the movement from the door, he turned his face and glanced, a surprised expression suddenly appeared in his eyes.

   "What brought you here?"

   "I just happened to pass by to see how your research is going." Chu Guang said with a smile on his face, and cast an admiring look at the fuel rod in the center of the room, "It seems that you have already done it."

  Yin Fang raised his eyebrows proudly.

"That's right, as you can see. Although that idiot almost destroyed the fuel rods, but fortunately all the parts can still be found... By the way, you came at the right time, I just put all the parts back yesterday, and you will come today gone."

   From his joyful expression, Chu Guang could tell that he was also very satisfied with the masterpiece he had completed in the past half month.

   Throwing the tablet modified by VM on the table, Yin Fang proudly continued.

   "I checked again today, and basically ruled out hardware and software failures. Now I just wait for the reactor to be repaired, and I can plug this thing in at any time... How is your communication with the engineers at Camp 101?"

   Chu Guang smiled and nodded.

   "They are already preparing for this work. Not surprisingly, the reactor should be able to restart soon after Dawn City's power grid is completed."

  A long time ago, Chu Guang discussed this matter with Horn, the mayor of Camp 101.

  When the alliance's rescue team arrived at Camp 101, they had already dispatched engineers, and with the help of the players, they found the emergency reactor located deep in the subway tunnel.

  Although the construction period is still uncertain, according to those engineers, it should not take long.

   Whether it was the war two hundred years ago or the war two months ago, the reactor was not damaged at all. Just because the time is too long, some aging parts need to be replaced.

   Chu Guang was not too anxious about this matter.

   After all, not to mention the power grid in Liming City, there are not many houses built, and there are only a few factories moved here.

   It is already very good to be able to complete the construction of the power grid and the relocation plan of the industrial area before the end of the year, and integrate the repaired reactors into the power grid.

   "It seems that you already have a plan, so I won't worry about it."

  The work in hand came to an end, Yin Fang said with a satisfied expression.

   "I plan to return to the shelter early tomorrow morning... By the way, do you still keep the samples brought back from the city center?"

  When he said this, the excitement in his eyes could not be concealed.

  A long time ago, he had been thinking about the "specimens" of the evolutionary bodies brought out by the cattle and horse team from the center of Qingquan City.

  In Yin Fang's eyes, those are all living fossils left by pre-war civilization!

  Priceless treasures!

  Not only are their structures well preserved, but even their “operational methods” have been preserved by slime molds in a biological state.

   For an "archaeologist" who has been digging the heritage of pre-war civilizations all his life, one can imagine how attractive it is!

  Looking at Yin Fang's fiery eyes, Chu Guang couldn't help but said with a smile.

   "It's still there. Heya just extracted the slime mold tissue from the evolved body, and the rest have not been touched."

   "But I bet, when you get back to the shelter, you won't look down on that pile of scrap metal—"

   "It's impossible!" Yin Fang shook his head and said without hesitation, "Broken copper and iron? Do you know what those things mean?"

  Looking at the determined face, Chu Guang just smiled calmly and continued.

"Recently, a group of people from the enterprise came to the northern suburbs, and we got a set of OD-10 'Dragon Cavalry' power armor from them. Except for the obvious crack on the left arm, the overall structure is intact, and even the reactor and battery are intact Lossless—”

   "Where is it!?"

  Before he finished speaking, Yin conveniently interrupted him.

   Chu Guang couldn't help being taken aback by that fanatical gaze.

  The last time I saw this expression on this guy’s face was when I just picked up Dr. Principle’s holographic video.

   "Right at the shelter..."

  Before Chu Guang finished speaking, Yin Fang grabbed the coat on the table, put it on, and walked to the warehouse door in a hurry.

   "Fuel stick, find someone to watch... No, just lock the door and don't let the group of hands-on laymen outside move around!"

   "I can't wait until tomorrow, I'm going back to the shelter now!"

  Looking at the back figure that quickly disappeared at the door, Chu Guang was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, and a strangeness appeared in his eyes.

  Although he expected that Yin Fang would get carried away with excitement when he heard the news, but this exaggerated reaction was beyond his expectation.

  A power armor that can be repaired is certainly valuable.

but…

   Is that an exaggeration?

  Walking in front of the warehouse door, Chu Guang glanced into the distance, and found that the guy had run away and probably went straight to the train station.

  The two soldiers on duty at the gate also looked in the direction of the barracks and muttered something in a low voice.

   "I said that thing has radiation..."

   "Look at that guy, he must have lost his mind."

   Misunderstanding seems to be exacerbated for strange reasons...

   But it doesn't matter, and this may not be a bad thing.

  Chu Guang coughed lightly.

  Seeing that the manager was standing at the door, the two soldiers immediately closed their mouths, stood up straight, and pressed their hands tightly to the seam of their trousers.

   Did not blame the two for deserting, Chu Guang simply ordered.

   "Get someone to lock this door."

   "No one shall come near without my order."

  Heaved a sigh of relief, the two made a military salute at the same time.

"yes!"

  …

   Just as Yin Fang turned into a supervisor and urged the station staff to unload the goods quickly, the queue at the gate of Shuguang City No. 1 Hospital formed a long queue.

   Most of the teams are players.

  In the eyes of the residents of the new alliance, this is definitely a strange scene.

  Because as we all know, the residents of the shelter never go to the hospital. If they go to the training cabin for minor injuries and illnesses, they will basically heal themselves the next day.

  As for serious injuries and terminal illnesses that cannot be cured...

   After two or three days, it seems to be healed.

   And it is true.

  These queued players are not here to see a doctor, but to undergo surgery.

  They can't afford the high-end products produced by Ideal City, but those bionic prosthetic bodies produced by Boulder City and worth several thousand chips can still be consumed by some wealthy players.

  Although Yin Fang has not been in the refuge for half a month, he is not the only one who can undergo prosthetic body modification surgery.

   Like this surgeon from Vault 117 in the operating room.

  Although he is a little older and his hands are shaking a little, he has the experience of a biologist after all. He has dissected animal specimens and has received medical training.

   Changing arms and legs is not, after all, stuffing chips into the brain. These "simple" surgeries are not difficult for him.

   Although the surgical equipment purchased from Boulder City is not as professional as Vault 117, it does not affect its use.

  Looking at one operation application after another refreshed in the VM, the old man wearing a surgical cap sighed and couldn't help complaining.

   "I don't understand, you obviously have a healthy arm, why do you want to remove your arm and replace it with... this thing?"

  On the mobile support next to the operating table, lay a 90% new mechanical arm.

  Although there are joints that a normal arm should have, the knife folded on the inside of the forearm is very curious.

  Even if it is to improve combat effectiveness, this method of "self-mutilation" is too extreme.

  However, the shelter resident ignored him, and even climbed onto the operating table to lie down on his own initiative, looking at him expectantly.

  That expression is even a little impatient.

   It's crazy!

   "I hope you can cherish your body more, after all, it was given to you by your parents..."

   Seeing that he couldn't communicate at all, the old man sighed, picked up the scalpel in the tray, and looked at the assistant who was helping.

   "Go and close the door."

  …

  Outside the hospital.

  The garbage gentleman wagging his tail, looked enviously at the long line of people, and those good brothers who put on new equipment.

   "Damn...why can't I change it?"

  Irena, who was passing by, happened to hear his complaint, and couldn't help but stop and tease him.

   "Maybe it's because the intelligence attribute is not enough?"

  Jun Jun immediately retorted.

   "Damn! My intelligence... is not low, okay?"

   "Not low? Isn't it just 3 o'clock?"

   "%￥#@!"

  Garbage gentleman’s teeth itch, but there is nothing he can do about it.

   Posting screenshots of the properties panel on the forum was the biggest mistake of his life.

  Standing next to Lao Na, a certain newbie named [Giggle Da] looked at the endless stream of hospital gates, and suddenly a strange thought popped into his mind.

   "What about the replaced parts?"

  Jun Jun gave a sinister smile, seized the opportunity and said a word back.

   "Generally we will find a place where Lao Na can't see and bury it."

   "Get out," Irena rolled her eyes, "I admit that my curiosity may be stronger, but I won't eat that kind of thing no matter what!"

"Pity…"

  Giggle suddenly sighed.

   "According to the game settings, after LV10 can be regarded as an awakened person, the awakened person should be pretty awesome, right?"

  Irena glanced at him.

   "What do you want? That's not for baking—"

   "Of course it's for money, what a pity to bake it," Giggle said with a look of regret, "It's still parts of the awakened one, let alone the arms and hands... Eyes, liver, kidneys, etc., can you exchange some?"

  Jun Jun was stunned.

  Irena was also stunned, staring at Mengxin in a daze.

   Damn it!

   Isn’t this too special? !

  (end of this chapter)