Chapter 522 B6 Floor "Biological Laboratory" is open!

  The penultimate day before the celebration.

   The devouring went smoothly, and it was completed in one night.

   Xiaoyu, who stepped into the brood, has merged with the sea of ​​slime molds, becoming the new queen who rules the brood.

  The sea of ​​slime mold is boiling, and every cell is cheering for a new master.

  With the change of control over the brood, the scarlet color of killing has faded a little, with a little less ferocity of blood and a little more pleasing pinkness.

  That guy has competed with the shelter for two hundred years, and has evolved extreme outer space survivability in an almost vacuum environment.

  Give it enough time and space, it may even be able to kill the guy in the center of Qingquan, and develop into the largest brood nest on the Central Continent with the widest self-limitation.

  But maybe it also knows in its heart that those humans will not let it go out, even if it swallows that little guy, what awaits it is the next round of attack.

  If that little guy is understood as a signal of "reconciliation", then it is not unacceptable.

  This war has been going on for two centuries, those short-lived guys don't live long, but their descendants are endless... These guys can't be wiped out at all.

   Let's go together then.

   It's tired anyway...

  …

   "Eep!"

   "Eep!"

  Refuge No. 404, the entrance of the computer room on the B6 floor was full of "嘿嘿嘿咒咱" noises.

  Looking at a group of light red "humanoid slimes" crowding in front of the door, Luo Yu was dumbfounded and felt his head buzzing.

   One, two, three... boy, ten? !

  He counted a circle, and the whole person was dumbfounded.

   Which one is Kohane!

"Strictly speaking, they are all the fruiting bodies of Xiaoyu," Heya, who was standing aside, explained succinctly, seeing the confusion in his eyes, "the fruiting bodies have no individual consciousness, and all slime molds are a shared unity." Consciousness, so you can also understand it as...they are all Kohane."

  Looking at the "little feathers" who kept rubbing against him, Luo Yu touched their heads, looked at Heya dumbfounded and asked.

   "That is to say...they are clones sharing the same consciousness?"

   "Yes, it can be understood in this way."

   "But...how do they communicate?"

   "Of course it is the same as us, communicating by voice," Heya gave him a strange look, "Haven't you always communicated with it like this?"

  The slime mold from the desert does not have the ability to release spores on a large scale, and it has abandoned that way of information exchange during its long evolution.

   Instead, like human beings, they use voice to communicate.

   Luo Yu froze for a moment.

   "If they leave the sound range, wouldn't they be..."

   "It will be dormant," Heya looked at him and asked, "Isn't the mother body in the Lost Valley the same? The fruiting body is dormant most of the time, unless it is actively awakened by the mother's voice, and the two parties communicate through the sound of a specific frequency."

   "And outside the influence range of the sound wave, the fruiting entity will probably continue to execute the last command of the mother nest. When all the commands are executed, the fruiting entity will either return to the mother nest to return to life, or it will sleep and wait on the spot."

   Luo Yu recalled it carefully.

   Seems to be true?

Although he has no memory after the nuclear explosion, according to the description of the tail and the others on the official website, the mother body following the white dove—now it should be the fruiting body of the mother nest—seemed to have shouted and summoned the A slime-infested titan.

  The plane that Xiao Yu sent to help him later also crashed shortly after the order was executed...

   But if this is the case, doesn't it mean that Xiao Yu can only stay in the shelter on the B6 floor for the rest of her life?

  After all, the sound cannot come out of the shelter—

   "It's very simple," Chu Guang said, looking at the noisy little guys, who had been silent all the time, "Just install a headset and a microphone for them."

  His understanding is that Xiaoyu completed evolution with the assistance of humans, so the function is not perfect, and needs the help of humans as the "host".

  For example, help them spread the sound to a farther place.

   This is actually a good thing.

  If Xiaoyu can complete all the steps of life activities by herself without relying on human tools, the symbiotic relationship will be weakened.

  After listening to Chu Guang's words, Luo Yu was stunned on the spot.

   Me?

   Can you still do this?

   This is probably the first time, he thinks NPC is bigger than his brain...

  Heya glanced at Chu Guang in surprise, with approval floating in her eyes.

   "Hey... This is indeed a good idea. They can't complete the conversion from radio to sound waves by themselves, so they can't get out of control because they are out of our control."

  Chu Guang nodded.

   "The brood of controlled evolution must be under our control, and at the same time we must try to prevent it from differentiating into new mothers...especially mutant mothers."

  Heya nodded thoughtfully.

   "Exactly, so you have to control the number of subentities... how about ten?"

  The mother body is accidentally born from tens of thousands of fruit bodies. As long as the number of fruit bodies is reduced, new mother bodies can be effectively prevented from appearing.

  However, it is not possible to completely prohibit the generation of subentities.

  Legislative and complete prohibition, these two extreme options do not meet the needs of the alliance.

  He needs Kohane to replace other, more aggressive slime molds with limited fruiting bodies, and in the process deepen their symbiotic relationship with humans—finding a way to benefit both.

  Chu Guang will properly select some players and cooperate with it within a limited range.

   "Just ten, he won't be able to bear more."

   Babbling every day, getting annoyed even if you are not disturbed to death.

  Chu Guang looked at Luo Yu.

   "You go back first, I will arrange surgery to install headsets on them... so that they can move outside the shelter."

   Luo Yu said with a moved face.

"Thanks…"

  Chu Guang showed an old father's smile on his face.

   "You're welcome, please continue to take care of it."

   Slime molds are unlikely to wipe out humans, and vice versa.

  Even the People’s Federation of the Prosperous Era failed to wipe out the mosquitoes, flies, and cockroaches on the entire planet, let alone the slime mold that is far more difficult to deal with than these things.

  The Post-War Reconstruction Committee has tried for half a century, and there is no need for him to step on what the predecessors have proven to be a pit.

  If it is objectively difficult to eliminate, it is also a more materialistic approach to reduce its risk as much as possible and make it harmless in the end.

   Xiaoyu, born by coincidence, has the potential to be "domesticable" and "nearly harmless". This thing is like the brain slug in "Stars". It looks a bit scary, but it may be a good buff if used properly.

  The brood is on the B6 floor of the shelter.

   Even if a problem occurs, it can be controlled in the shortest time.

  Chu Guang looked at Heya who was standing aside.

   "Follow-up research is up to you."

  Heya's eyes shone with intense interest, which was exactly her field of interest.

   "No problem! Don't worry, leave it to me!"

  …

   "Wasteland OL" official website:

  【Part of the "Biology Laboratory" area on the B6 floor is open: the "Slime Mold Symbiont" buff is now available】

  【Slime mold symbiont: "Slime mold symbiont" can be regarded as a special biological prosthesis, which is essentially the fruiting body of the mother hive of layer B6, without self-awareness. Players implanted with symbionts can increase their recovery ability by 100%~500%, and gain the ability to keratinize and dissimilate some body structures, and the duration is permanent. The BUFF will be reset after death, and the used symbiont will be deleted and needs to be applied again. 】

  【Note 1: Since repairing the wound will cause some somatic cells in the injured area to be replaced by slime cells, each injury will increase the degree of "slimeization" and cannot be removed by surgery. The growth rate of experience points will decrease with the increase of slime mold. If the slime mold is more than 50%, no experience will be accumulated, and the archive function will be turned off. In addition, in order to avoid making your own NPC feel uncomfortable, slime mold has reached more than 50% or body alienation has reached beyond the scope of common sense, it is mandatory to wear full protective armor or clothing when entering and leaving public places in the safe zone, refer to "NPC Butch". 】

  【Note 2: This BUFF is usually only open to players, and requires a contribution level of citizen and a sequence level of LV10 or above. 】

  【Note 3: Slime mold has no concept of gender. Xiaoyu’s mind is still a child. When accepting the symbiont, please don’t express strange wishes to it. Also, even if there is no direct communication between the symbiont and the mother body, please don't use it to do weird things. 】

  Tail: "!! Wait a minute, that is to say... as long as the symbiote is implanted, it is possible to become a tentacle monster!? (ω

  Sisi: "Awei, calm down, you will scare Rourou with your appearance."

  Roshan Da Momo: shuddering

  Aoao Sesame Paste: "Ahaha... I feel that if it's Ah Wei, it wouldn't be too scary to turn into a tentacle monster."

  Tail: "Eh?! Why?!!!!∑(Дノ)ノ"

  Aoao Sesame Paste: "Because I don't feel like Aowei will hurt others... By the way, why do you feel a little disappointed? 0.0"

  Sisi: "emmm... According to what I know about Awei, maybe the first person Awei wants to play a prank on is you."

  Aoao sesame paste: "???"

  Tail: "Hey! (///ω///

  Sisi: "A little bit lost. (Slanting eyes

  Tail: "Whoa, but it's too hard to scare Si!!"

  Sisi: "...ah, it's so scary, I can't move."

  Roshan Da Momo: "It's too perfunctory!"

  Tail: "Isn't it? You can even see the fleshy flesh, and it will definitely become like this in the end!"

  Aoao sesame paste: "Ahaha...haha..."

  WC really has mosquitoes: "Quack quack quack, the era of goblin technology has finally arrived! (smirk

  Ye Shi: "If it was a mosquito, it would probably be caught by the guards on the spot. (Funny

  WC really has mosquitoes: "Damn! How dare you look down on me! Wait, I will become a tentacle monster, and I will be the first to tie you up!"

  Ye Shi: "Fuck! Don't mess around!"

  Big Eyes in Debt: "Brothers are playing very differently. (Funny

   Construction site boy and Brick: "Hahahaha! I'll take a photo for you!"

  Spring Water Commander: "By the way, why do you all assume that you will definitely become a tentacle monster... I am only curious about one thing now, will you be attacked by the fruiting bodies of other slime molds after living in symbiosis with slime molds?"

  Midnight Kill Chicken: "If you don't get attacked, wouldn't you be able to swipe the city center alone?! (excited

  The mole on the run from the canyon: "It should be. Mutated slime mold is just a general term. Different flora will prey on each other and absorb each other's genetic material. Hasn't this been verified in Bucky?"

  Commander Spring: "I see... It seems that it is not so easy to get stuck haha."

  Fang Chang: "I think even if there is no verification, logically speaking, Aguang is unlikely to let you get stuck with such an obvious BUG. (Funny

   Edge paddle: "Symbiosis with slime mold will cause experience debuffs... Is this a reference to the setting of heterogeneous players?"

Fang Chang: "I feel more like referring to the bionic prosthetic body. Didn't it be mentioned in the previous update announcement that excessive use of bionic prosthetics will lead to slow growth in the development of gene sequences, in other words, less experience. However, the statement of 50% is a bit general, and I feel that the impact of different sequences should be different."

Fengfeng: "Well... Personally, I feel that if the intelligence department is not equipped with a brain implant chip, the use of the mechanical arm will not only not have the debuff of experience debuffs, but will get a small amount of intelligence department experience bonus due to frequent brain nerve overload. Sticky Mushrooms are probably similar, if the symbiosis does not affect the brain, even if the slime mold is more than 50%, even if it becomes like Bucky, the sequence progress can still be accumulated and saved."

   Quit smoking: "Damn it! The intelligence department has been strengthened at an epic level?!"

  Guang Feng: "It's only theoretically strengthened, but in fact, who knows, anyway, I can't accept biological prosthetics... It feels weird. (Slanting eyes

  Fang Chang: "+1, I am quite satisfied with the current character, there is no need to stack BUFF."

  Ye Shi: "You are afraid of scaring your Dolly. (Funny

Fang Chang: "I don't deny that although the symbiont is different from the general fruiting entity, and there is no real-time information exchange with the brood, it still feels weird to have something that doesn't belong to you. I suggest that if you have a partner, you should ask It’s better to have someone’s opinion. Ah, it doesn’t matter if you’re single. (Squint eyes)”

  Ye Shi: "MMP! You can abuse dogs, right!!"

  Elf King Fugui: "I threw up!"

  Irena: "I'm the only one wondering if it's delicious. (Funny

  Luo Yu: "Zhuo! What do you think of my Xiao Yu! (angry

  WC really has mosquitoes: "Hahaha! It's everyone's Xiaohan now! (smirk

  Luo Yu: "%￥#@!"

  …

  The research on the mutated slime mold is only one of the many affairs of the alliance, and there are more important things waiting for Chu Guang to deal with.

  For example, the issue of money.

   There is never a war that doesn't cost money, especially against legions.

  The supply of the alliance has never been cut off from the beginning to the end, not only because the company helped to handle the transportation, but also because the alliance is willing to spend money on logistics.

  During the war, the alliance produced a total of nearly 300 No. 1 and No. 2 tanks, nearly a thousand "electric mule" transport trucks, dozens of "Dragonfly" transport aircraft and nearly a thousand W-2 attack aircraft.

   This is not counting the ammunition consumed and the light weapons produced. These vehicles alone are enough to load the entire population of the alliance!

  The production of these equipment not only consumes resources, but also consumes a large amount of the alliance's financial budget.

   It is precisely because of this that the alliance's fiscal deficit has reached a rather alarming figure...

  Handed some of the authority on the B6 floor of the refuge to Heya. Chu Guang went to the conference room of the Alliance Administration Building according to the schedule that Xiao Qi helped him to formulate, and summoned the old Charlie, the president of the Merchant Union, and the head of the Finance Department.

  In the reforms long ago, the alliance established twelve departments including internal affairs, industry, economy, foreign affairs, etc.

  The Ministry of Finance is one of them.

  Like other departments, all personnel in this department are recruited through examinations.

   Among them, the objective questions are probably at the level of high school mathematics, and this knowledge will be taught in both full-time schools and evening schools for workers.

  As for the subjective questions, some of the questions were copied by the players from the Internet to vote for, and some were copied by Chu Guang from the Internet according to his own needs.

  He doesn’t need these people to be proficient. It is enough to learn mathematics well, respect natural science, have materialism and common sense.

  In fact, it is the Ministry of Finance. In fact, the entire department currently has only one office, and there are less than ten people including the clerks who organize documents.

   On the one hand, there are not many people in the alliance who are qualified for this job, and on the other hand, it is true that there are not that many people.

  Audit-related work, financial revenue and expenditure, and budget statements of various departments are mainly completed by AI. The staff of this department are mainly responsible for cooperating with Chu Guang's macro decision-making, improving the details of the decision-making, and making some more specific adjustments based on its opinions.

   Compared with decision-makers, the nature of the department's work is closer to that of secretaries.

   And the facts are indeed the same. Some specific decisions were even made by Charlie, the elder of the Merchant Guild.

Although the latter is not an experienced economics expert, after all, he has dealt with the merchants in the wasteland for so long, and has dabbled in warehousing, logistics, and industrial production. He is somewhat more professional than the rookies recruited by these exams. Some.

  If it wasn't for the old man who didn't want to bother anymore, and just wanted to run the Merchant Guild well before retiring, Chu Guang originally planned to let him be the Minister of Finance of the alliance.

  Looking at Chu Guang who walked into the meeting room, Minister Sun Ruicai's expression became more nervous, and he stood up from his seat with the manuscript in his hand.

  Compared with the old Charlie sitting next to him, he is undoubtedly much younger, and his qualifications are also very low. He only worked as an ordinary employee in the Mint before.

  Before he received the letter of appointment, he didn't even think that he would be selected. He just watched everyone take the test and tried it himself, but he didn't expect to get the first place in the test.

  Because he has never had work experience in a management position, he often worries that he is not qualified for this job, so he has been very careful in his work, for fear of disappointing the trust and cultivation of his managers.

  However, no matter how careful he is, he can't change the deficit on the financial statements.

  That thing was automatically calculated by AI, and there was no room for modification.

  Before the meeting started, he was ready to be scolded by the manager.

  However, the development of the matter was beyond his expectation. The manager did not blame him, but gave him a comforting look.

   "Sit down and talk, don't be so nervous, I probably know the financial situation...I'm here today to solve the problem."

"Yes, sir."

   Seeing Chu Guang's elegant and easy-going expression, Sun Ruicai heaved a sigh of relief, and his index finger and thumb holding the manuscript were also loosened, and he slowly sat back on the chair.

   Seeing that the young man had regained his composure, Chu Guang continued.

"let's start."

   "Okay!" Sun Rui nodded quickly, and read according to the script, "According to the summary results of various departments, the alliance's financial deficit this year has reached 1.17 billion silver coins, of which military expenditures are as high as 900 million, accounting for 76.9% of the total budget..."

  1.17 billion!

  For an alliance with a total population of less than 200,000, this number is actually quite terrifying.

  It is equivalent to the debt of 5,850 silver coins for every resident of the alliance, which is 487.5 per month evenly, which has even exceeded the legal minimum monthly income of 360 silver coins for the alliance!

  Of course, accounts cannot be calculated like this.

  Chu Guang knew very well that at least 70% of the 1.17 billion silver coin deficit was paid to the players, and at least half of the rewards returned to him through "technology exports".

   This income is not included in the financial report because the "technology export" is carried out in the name of the shelter collective, and the funds will be temporarily stored in the collective account of No. 404 shelter.

  Including the construction of player save points, the operating expenses of save points, and the payment of salaries to NPCs who work for players, etc., are all withdrawn from this account.

   When the accounts are settled at the end of the year, most of the money will enter the alliance's treasury in the name of "Donation to Vault 404".

  Although the left and right are his hands, it is still not good to use the alliance's treasury to benefit the residents of the shelter.

   Even if no one says anything now, it is easy to leave hidden dangers for the future.

  As the scale of the alliance increases day by day, many things that could be done casually before will have to be formalized gradually in the future.

  According to the data provided by Xiaoqi, including the part of the repayment at the end of the year, the final deficit of the alliance treasury is about 600 million.

   This number is not small.

  But compared with 1.17 billion, it is still much smaller.

  Looking at Chu Guang who was lost in thought, Charlie coughed lightly and said.

  “…The war puts too much pressure on finances. Although you brought back a lot of loot from the front, it is difficult to directly convert those things into money, especially such a large sum.”

   Paused, he continued.

"...This is just our internal debt. In fact, it is easy to say. You only need to say a word to start the money printing machine. The more troublesome thing is the external debt. Take the debt of Boulder City as an example. The first two days you borrowed from Boulder City 100 million chips, just for this amount, the principal and interest that needs to be repaid at the end of the year is as high as 5 million."

   "In addition, we have successively borrowed some medium and long-term debts. The total scale of debts has reached 500 million chips, and the total principal and interest that needs to be repaid at the end of the year has exceeded 10 million."

   Speaking of this, Charlie pressed his wrinkled brows with a slightly distressed expression.

  Something he wanted to say a long time ago.

   That's how fast the alliance spends money!

  In order to make the respected manager realize the seriousness of the problem, he unconsciously increased his tone.

"If you're not going to wipe out this debt, or use our Cr reserves and Boulder Bank deal leverage... I suggest starting today with a more conservative fiscal strategy. We'll have to tighten our belts for at least the next three years It is time to do everything possible to reduce the debt scale until the industrial output invested is sufficient.

   "Otherwise, the foreign exchange earned from export trade every year will be used to repay debts. We may not be able to do anything except print money and watch silver coins become less and less valuable!"

  (end of this chapter)