Chapter 528 The filth is spreading silently

   "No! This fruit cannot be eaten!"

  There was a dispute in front of a fruit stand on North Street.

  I saw a broad-minded girl, like an old hen guarding her chicks, blocking the other two girls, one big and one small, behind her. And in front of her, a boss who looked vicious at first glance was staring at her, as if he wanted to eat her up.

   Seeing more and more spectators gathering around, Shuangxue, who didn't want to cause trouble for the manager, pulled La Yaya's arm worriedly.

   "Yaoya, that...we won't buy it."

  Looking at Yaya and the owner of the fruit stall who were facing each other, Shuang Ye, who was hiding behind her sister, was full of fear in her eyes, and said in a low voice.

   "You...don't quarrel."

  She was just curious about the taste of that green fruit, so she pestered her sister to buy one for her to try, but she didn't expect to cause such a big commotion.

  Thinking of possibly causing trouble to her sister, she was so anxious that she almost shed tears.

   "It's not a question of whether you buy it or not!"

  Looking at Shuangxue seriously, Yaya bent down and touched her sister's little head, soothing the little girl's emotions, and said softly.

  "...Sister, this is not arguing, there are villains selling bad things in our settlement, can we allow them to continue to harm others?"

  Shuang Ye blinked.

   "Bad guy?"

"Um."

  Yaoya nodded vigorously, then straightened up, turned around, grabbed a green fruit from the booth, held it up high, glanced around at the surrounding crowd, and shouted loudly.

   "Attention everyone, this fruit is poisonous! Don't eat it casually!"

  The voice fell, and there was an uproar around.

   "Toxic?!"

"what's the situation?!"

   "Hiss... I think someone bought it and ate it."

   "Is there anything wrong?!"

  Hearing the whispers around her, the owner of the fruit stand blushed and shouted at her.

   "You! Be careful, I will sue you for slander! This is a fruit shipped from the south...it's poisonous!"

   Yaya snorted triumphantly, and proudly puffed out her chest.

   "I can tell at a glance whether there is poison or not!"

   Standing aside and not speaking, Fujiteng cast a sideways glance at this not-so-smart friend, folded his arms and said with a sigh.

   "You will have the opposite effect."

"uh-huh?!"

"It makes sense," Jiujiu rubbed her chin wittily, rolled her eyes and said, looking at Yaya with question marks all over her head, "My brother insists on dragging me to level up whenever he is free, which makes me feel bad." Annoyed... by the way, is this a reverse psychology?"

  Fujito supported his forehead.

   “…has nothing to do with reverse psychology.”

  Yaoya's talent is only valid for herself. In her world, poisonous things emit green light, but others cannot see them.

   What's more, her talent is actually not 100% accurate. There have been situations where players ate it but were fine in the end.

  Perception is one of the most metaphysical attributes of this game. It is a comprehensive manifestation of all insight abilities, and Yaya's "poison intuition" talent is even more metaphysics in metaphysics.

   Almost as soon as Yaya's voice fell, the people watching the fun looked at each other, and the whispers of discussion quickly spread to the surroundings.

   "Toxic?!"

   "This green one really doesn't look good..."

   "I think that girl is right!"

   "She's wearing a blue coat!"

   "And it's big!"

   "But...even if she is a refuge resident, would it be a bit arbitrary to conclude that the thing is poisonous?"

   "Indeed, according to their standard from the era of prosperity, there are too many poisonous things in the wasteland, even people are poisonous!"

   "It's not easy to transport fruits from Jinchuan Province..."

   "We wastelanders are not as fragile as they are. You can't eat this, you can't eat that. I'm so hungry that I will even eat the nibbler!"

   "Tsk tsk, no matter what, I provoked the worst person on the alliance's territory... I'm afraid the boss is going to die."

  The residents of the alliance are naturally on their own side, and they have no doubts about what Yaya said.

  However, most of the survivors from other places sympathized with the boss, especially those small traders in the wasteland.

  At least in the settlements they visited, there were not so many rules and regulations.

  Seeing that people's sympathy seemed to be on his side, the fruit stand owner, who was still a little bit weak about the coat, suddenly lost his courage.

   Staring at the fruit for a while, Jiujiu always felt that it looked familiar, and suddenly a dazed expression appeared on his face, "Ah... this fruit seems to be the emerald fruit that the trash guys found in the south, right?"

  Although the signal was not connected and no photos were sent to the official website, judging from the description in the post, this is undoubtedly the "Emerald Fruit".

so…

   This emerald fruit is actually the same thing as the "Naguo" claimed by the boss?

   "Well, it does look a bit like that."

  Fujiteng was also surprised to find this, and then looked at the stall owner, and put a 100 silver coin face value note on the fruit stand.

   "Hey, bring me a basket, and by the way, please eat two yourself, which is not too much."

  The stall owner froze for a moment, his expression became tense.

   "I, I eat two? Why should I eat..."

  He remembered that the peddler who sold the goods to him said that it was okay to eat one of these things once in a while, but something would happen if he took two at a time.

"Oh? You don't even want to eat the things you sell yourself," Fujiteng smiled maliciously, "By the way, there is such a law in the alliance that if there is no condition for inspection, consumption The seller has the right to ask the seller to try it after buying the product... You won’t tell me that you are already full and can’t even eat a fruit the size of an apple?”

  In fact, as the alliance grows bigger and bigger, this loose rule is a bit outdated, just like selling prisoners of war to other settlements.

The Institute of Biology under the alliance has established a food safety inspection department, which is responsible for conducting safety inspections on products sold in the name of food in the market, and at the same time identifying the toxicity of a series of different parts of different species, including myriads and monsters, and researching more scientific methods. Food processing methods, and restrict the sales scope of some products or even order them to be removed from the shelves.

  A long time ago, it was mostly up to the players to "take the lead" to prove whether a thing could be eaten.

"you!"

  Seeing that the people around him who originally supported him gradually became suspicious, the boss rolled his anxious little eyes, and his fierce faces suddenly huddled together, making a mournful expression, and rolled around.

   "You blue coats... co-operate to bully me, a businessman from other places! Are you embarrassed? The business here is almost impossible!"

   "Hey! This person can turn black and white too much." Looking away from the subtitles on the VM screen, Jiujiu looked at the rascal boss in surprise, and immediately said, "I'll go find my brother!"

   After speaking, Jiujiu turned her head and was about to leave, but before she had taken two steps, Fujiteng stretched out her hand and grabbed her.

   "Don't ask your brother for everything, what problems can that guy solve."

   As he spoke, Fujiteng sighed, and looked seriously at the boss who was still talking hard.

"Let me ask you one last time, are you sure you want to continue selling this thing? I can pay to buy it all, but if we find out after the identification that it is moderately addictive or seriously endangers the health of the eater, According to the current laws of the Union, you will face more than three years of hard labor, and depending on the seriousness of the circumstances, you may be sentenced to the death penalty.”

   Didn’t wait to hear about the death penalty, but when he heard about the three-year hard labor, the boss’s face turned pale all of a sudden, and he laughed awkwardly.

   "So, as for it? I just sold a few fruits...fruits."

   Working in a mine with raiders...

  He neither murdered nor set fire, not to mention that eating a small amount of Naguo is actually good for the body, and people who can't survive can use this stuff to relieve their pain.

  How did it become poisonous?

  Fujito stared at him who was trying to change the subject, and nodded seriously.

   "We don't care about other places, but this is our home. We built it brick by brick. Don't expect us to turn a blind eye to what we see."

   This sentence has won the approval of many people.

  Especially the boss's increasingly unsettled expression made people wonder if he was really that pitiful.

  Why don't you dare take a bite?

  Is it difficult to pick one from your own booth and eat it?

"well said!"

"I support!"

   "These profiteers... dare not eat it themselves, and dare to put it on the shelf!"

   "Exactly! Hey, that fruit seller, you eat two! We'll be on your side!"

  The boss's face turned green and red after being told.

   At this time, Frost walked over through the crowd with a solar eclipse.

   "I hear someone here needs help."

  It smiled and glanced at everyone present.

   "I am a member of the Celebration Autonomous Committee. Please tell me about your conflicts. I will conduct the fairest arbitration in accordance with the laws of the alliance. I promise that no bad guy will be spared, and no good guy will be wronged."

   "No, no! I don't need arbitration!" The boss quickly changed his face when he saw her armband, shook his head and said, "I won't sell these fruits anymore."

   After finishing speaking, he covered the green fruits with a cloth curtain, intending to take the stall away.

   "Ah...is it over?"

   Frost's expression was slightly regretful.

  The solar eclipse standing aside looked at it expressionlessly.

   "I don't understand, isn't this a good thing?"

   Frost muttered.

   "It's a good thing...but I always feel a little pity."

  Looking at the boss who hastily closed the stall, Fujitō fell into deep thought and said.

   "We have to report this news as soon as possible..."

  Rescue residents do not have law enforcement powers, and it is impossible for her to smash or confiscate the stall just because Yaya thinks it is poisonous, regardless of other people's strange eyes.

   Yaya also nodded seriously.

   "Hmm! That's a big problem!"

  Hearing this sentence, Hanshuang's eyes lit up, and he regained his enthusiasm.

   "Big problem? Leave it to me! I'll help."

   Holding Shuang Ye's little hand, Shuang Xue hesitated for a moment and looked at Yaya.

"is it so serious?"

   "Of course!" Yaya nodded seriously, and said seriously, "The alliance is no longer the small settlement it used to be. Someone sold this thing here, which means that this thing has been circulated here."

  Fujito also nodded in agreement, and said casually.

   "Agreed."

  "When you see a cockroach in the house, it means that there are actually countless cockroaches crawling in places you didn't see."

  …

  As Fujiteng guessed, when she arrived at the nearest guard post with Yaya and Jiujiu, the guards were busy with this matter.

  Some residents of the refuge said that this "Naguo" is the same thing as the "Emerald Fruit" they found in the south, and it is potentially harmful, but there is no way to prove it.

   The toxicity of "Naguo" does not appear immediately, the sweet and greasy taste like honey is deceptive to a certain extent, and the eater will even become "stronger" for a period of time.

   It is precisely because of this that the alliance has been operating an effective conventional error correction mechanism, and a malfunction occurred at the moment when the cognition cannot be unified.

   Fortunately, the problem was discovered in time.

   In addition to the conventional error correction mechanism, the alliance also has another special mechanism—that is, the player mechanism.

  The residents of Vault 404 will always respond to the mobilization of the Vault, whether it is a sudden war or the maintenance of daily order.

Xiaoqi immediately conveyed the administrator's instructions to the security station and the celebration autonomy committee, removed the "Naguo" from the shelves of the Union Market, and uniformly recalled the products that have been sold to customers. customers to register.

  The Institute of Biology of the Alliance will observe their follow-up symptoms and recycle their metabolites.

According to the clues reported on the official website of the 99th level of picking up garbage, people and animals who have eaten Naguo will not get sick immediately, but will lose their resistance to disease, and the feces produced within a period of time will pollute the soil, resulting in no growth in the ground. food.

   It is not yet certain whether this effect can be eliminated by technical means, but the two items of "decreased immunity" and "feces polluted soil" alone are enough to attract attention.

  The drones flying over the alliance have started to work, and the scattered players in the crowd have received tasks one after another.

  This kind of food with hidden dangers—

   Must disappear from the Alliance Market!

   "... Naguo."

  Looking at the updated text on the VM, Fang Chang touched his chin with interest, as if he was thinking about these things.

  Dolly, with a camera hanging around her neck, leaned over to take a look curiously.

   "What are you looking at?"

"This is our... er, work log," Fang Chang gave a brief introduction in a way she could understand, and then put away the VM, "There is a batch of harmful fruits on the market, named Naguo, It seems that the merchants brought it from the south, does my lovely reporter have any idea?"

   "Naguo?" Dolly was stunned for a moment, then shook her head blankly, "This is the first time I've heard of it..."

  Fang Chang smiled faintly.

   "Really? It seems that the trade hub in the southern plains of the River Valley Province has been transferred from the West Third Ring Road of Qingquan City to the northern suburbs. From this perspective, it may not be a bad thing."

   Although this also means more challenges.

   "Is that fruit... dangerous?" Dolly said worriedly.

"Well," Fang Chang nodded, glanced at the bustling crowd in the distance, and said succinctly, "I hope this thing will not spread to Luoxia Province in the west along our trade route. crisis."

  Maybe…

   Alliances should take the initiative to do something.

  …

   At the same time, the banquet hall of the alliance.

   Chu Guang, who had just announced the start of the celebration in Triumph Plaza, immediately received representatives from various parties including business representatives in the banquet hall.

  The victory of the alliance is not only related to the future of the alliance, but also to the entire region east of the Great Desert, at least ten or even twenty years in the future.

Therefore, regardless of whether they directly or indirectly participated in the expedition to Luoxia Province, most of the survivor settlements that had trade relations with the Alliance sent representatives to the Alliance through the celebration, and brought people from Blessings from afar.

   Most of these representatives Chu Guang knew each other.

  For example, Minister Wu Changnian from the enterprise, Prince Winter from the Lion Kingdom, and Aphne, the little princess of the Honey Badger Kingdom who stayed in the alliance and never left, etc.

   Besides those acquaintances, there were also survivors who had not yet established diplomatic relations with the alliance. It was also the first time Chu Guang saw people from there.

  For example, the place called Garbage City is located a little southeast of the Red River Alliance, and usually there is no intersection at the official level. This time, a congressman was also sent over.

   Another example is the Prancing Horse Province to the east of the River Valley Province. There is a survivor settlement called Dam City, with a population of hundreds of thousands. The owner of the city simply sent his own son over.

  The young man’s name is Zhou Xianlin. His name sounds quite cultivated, and he looks polite, which is rare in the wasteland. When he met him, he grabbed Chu Guang’s hand and spoke incoherently with excitement.

"Your speech...was simply amazing! I...sorry, I don't know how to express my excitement! With an excellent manager like you, it's no wonder you can accomplish such an amazing miracle in one year! Our I plan to learn from your experience, and when I go back, I will change our settlement into a dam alliance!"

   "Thank you, there are many excellent people in the alliance. The reason why a miracle is a miracle is precisely because it cannot be done by one person."

  Looking at the frenzy in the young man's eyes, Chu Guang was happy, but couldn't help feeling a little worry, and said seriously while holding his hand.

   "...I am very glad that you have given such high affirmation to our achievements, but I still hope that you will not blindly learn from them. Although we are all in the same wasteland, the problems we face are actually different."

   Zhou Xianlin nodded vigorously and said excitedly.

   "Understood! I'll keep that in mind! Our top priority is to wipe out the remnants of the Bonechewers... those marauders scurrying around, it's abominable!"

  Looking at the young man with a red face, Chu Guang always felt that he was a bit like that boy Summer, but he was not as smart as Summer.

  I seem to have gained another little fan in an unexpected place.

  However, considering that there are still many people waiting for him, Chu Guang didn't spend too much time talking with that young man. He just patted him on the shoulder and went to see the next representative.

  He hoped that the young man really realized the importance of uniting the survivors, not just worshiping the strong.

  Take the enterprise as an example. In terms of scale alone, the enterprise is far stronger than the alliance, and the number of trump cards inherited from the post-war reconstruction committee is beyond his imagination.

  However, not to mention the wasteland, even in reality, if you directly apply the ideal city's method directly, it will definitely collapse the normal social order.

  Because that itself is a "one in a million" coincidence.

  If it weren’t for all the residents of Sanctuary 6 and the colonial ship Zhiyuan who unanimously cast the same vote under that special circumstance, Ideal City would not exist.

  Even if there is only one negative vote, even if the minority obeys the majority in the end, their ideals will definitely be stranded on the ground...

  Finally, after dealing with the representatives of all parties, Chu Guang was planning to take a rest, when he almost sat down on the chair, Xiao Qi's voice came from his ear.

   "Master! Your little player found a batch of suspected poisonous fruits at the celebration, which is suspected to be the same kind as the emerald fruit reported by the player "Picking Trash Level 99"."

  Hearing the crisp voice in his ear, Chu Guang frowned slightly.

   Xiao Qi had reported to him what his little players had discovered in the south.

  Although he did not participate in the discussion on the forum, he has been paying attention to the follow-up development, whether it is the "Nago" or the mutant tribe named "Qi".

   It's just that compared to other things, this matter's priority is not that high, and it's not even as good as the alliance's "big aircraft plan" and the nuclear fuel in Jinchuan province.

   Compared with the tribe of mutants and a crop that popped up seven or eight hundred kilometers away, the alliance has too many things that Chu Guang needs to worry about himself.

Economically, he needs to ensure the orderly growth of the debt scale, and at the same time hold down the inflation brought about by the expansion of the economic scale. Industrially, he needs to guide a large amount of excess military production capacity to civilian use, and at the same time listen to the opinions of representatives of various industries to prevent the waste of resources during the economic transition period. and churn.

  In terms of government affairs, he needs to further clarify the scope of powers and responsibilities of various departments and positions. Things that could be "faster, easier and cheaper" in the past must now be done in accordance with the rules. More than that, he has to carefully add some elements more suitable for the Wasteland Era to the "AI Municipal Concept" born in the Era of Prosperity, so as to reduce the debuffs of reduced administrative efficiency and unacceptable conditions.

  As for the military, cultural, and diplomatic aspects, let alone... There are still a lot of things to do. And after finishing these things, he has to use the same rules in the language of the game to prepare a version of "Wasteland OL" for the players.

  The league is entering an unprecedented golden period of development, and almost every day, hundreds of people decide to stay here and join their cause.

   Whether it is the Alliance's own citizens or the surrounding survivor settlements, confidence in the Alliance is unprecedentedly high.

  Even those who hate and fear the Alliance from the bottom of their hearts have to admit that the Alliance has accomplished an almost impossible miracle, and at least it will not disappear for a while.

  As the manager of the alliance, Chu Guang is very clear about what his most important job is at the moment.

  However, what he couldn't ignore was that the "Naguo" had quietly spread from the south to under his nose. Some kind of unclean filth is spreading silently...

  After thinking for a while, Chu Guang immediately gave orders to Xiao Qi.

   "Send a sample to Heya and tell her to put aside the matter at hand for a while, I want to see the test results of that thing as soon as possible!"

   An energetic answer came from my ears quickly.

"receive!"

  (end of this chapter)