Chapter 558 Marching South

   "Is this the place?"

  At the entrance of the Pirate's Bay Tavern, people are coming and going on the street.

  Luo Yu glanced at the map and photos on the VM screen, and then at the facade in front of him, his eyes gradually became excited.

   Can't go wrong!

right here!

   "Xiao Yu, let's go!"

   "Eep!"

  After confirming the target, Luo Yu immediately opened the door and walked in.

   The ten guys who were tightly wrapped in the exoskeleton followed behind him also followed through the open door.

  They are all the fruiting entities of Xiaoyu, without independent consciousness, and share the same consciousness body with the brood, which is equivalent to Xiaoyu's hands and eyes.

  Strictly speaking, the fruiting body cannot be too far away from the mother body, especially Xiaoyu is different from other broods, the medium for transmitting information is not spores, but the sound with a short range of action.

  But the brains of the managers installed headsets on them, and the original shortcomings instantly became advantages.

  Although Xiaoyu's body cannot leave the refuge, as long as they are within the signal coverage of the alliance, Yuyi, Yuer, Yusan, ... Yuten can communicate with the brood as the brain without any obstacles.

  In order not to scare passers-by NPCs, Luo Yu took advantage of the discounted armaments in Boulder City some time ago, and equipped them with K-10 iron wall exoskeletons with an original price of 30,000 chips.

  When the helmet visor was closed, bystanders could hardly see what was inside the exoskeleton. They could only see ten burly men dressed in iron lumps behind him.

   Thanks to this, wherever he goes now, he can attract a lot of attention.

   "What would the guests want—"

  Hearing the wind chime at the door, the bartender standing behind the bar had just spoken half a sentence before facing the row of black and shiny exoskeletons.

   After calming down, he changed his words.

   "Are you here to accept the commission?"

   "Yeah!" Walking straight to the bar, Luo Yu nodded excitedly, showing the VM on his arm, "That B-level commission!"

  When the group stepped into the tavern, they attracted the attention of countless people. They also heard that this young man had accepted a B-level commission, and everyone whispered again.

   "B-level? The mercenary guild has just opened for a few days, so how come everyone has reached B-level?"

   "The rules of the mercenary group seem to be different. I heard that there are special appraisal and assessment standards."

   "It seems that awakened people can apply for grade assessment? There is no need to start from G grade..."

"I see…"

   "But this equipment... belongs to the regular army, right?"

Strictly speaking, rookies who have just entered the industry cannot accept B-level mercenary missions, but the mercenary guild has just opened, unlike the scientific research team that has been around since the A-test, and those high-ranking commissions cannot wait.

  Therefore, there will be settings such as "ranking matches".

Players who have just registered as members of the mercenary guild, as long as their level exceeds LV10, that is, they meet the conditions for one awakening, they can calculate a combat power score based on the combat professional level of soldiers, hunters, etc. force standard tasks.

  For example, if the three tasks are C, C+, and B, the player completes C, C+ in turn, and B fails, and the initial level is C+.

   If all three tasks are completed, the initial grade is B.

  If all three tasks fail.

   Then you have to start from the G rank and climb up.

  Because the client usually has limited information, the grade determination is not absolute, and the difficulty of the task marked as C-level may actually be S-level.

  But for players, opening blind boxes is also one of the joys of Wasteland OL.

   "B-level entrustment... Well, this task is not easy to do," the bartender leaned closer to VM and glanced at it, touched his chin with his index finger, then looked at Luo Yu and said, "Wait a minute, I'll call my boss."

   After speaking, he turned and walked into the back kitchen behind the bar.

  Luo Yu waited in front of the bar for a while, and soon someone sat on the stool next to him and extended his right hand to him.

   "White Shark, I am the boss here."

  Looking at the NPC, Luo Yu said to himself that he belonged.

   "Falling Feather!"

   Glancing at the row of exoskeleton-clad bodyguards behind him, White Shark probably had an idea of ​​the strength of this mercenary group, and said to the young man sitting in front of him again.

   "Is Falling Feather...interesting name, shelter resident?"

  Luohan is simply.

   "That's right, what's the problem?"

"No problem, just chatting casually. I don't think anyone other than you will be interested in this kind of mission to go out in winter." Bai Sha smiled lightly and continued, "Then I'll get straight to the point .”

   As he spoke, he took out a tablet and tapped it twice, synchronizing the task information to the VM of the young man in front of him.

  Luo Yu immediately opened the VM and glanced at it.

  When he saw the mission reward, he held his breath.

  Entrust one hundred thousand silver coins!

  This, this is too much!

   Seeing the young man's expression of falling into Qian's eyes, Bai Sha beckoned to the bartender behind the bar and asked for two glasses of honey water.

   Picking up one of the glasses and taking a sip, he moistened his throat and continued.

   "The employer is a businessman in the south. He comes from a settlement called Pine Fruit Farm. It is located in Jinhe City, Jinchuan Province. The coordinates of that settlement should have been updated on your map."

  Looking away from the commission, Luo Yu cast a puzzled look at the man named White Shark.

   "The farm?"

"The name is just a farm," Bai Sha smiled lightly, and said softly, "It's quite a well-known settlement in the local area, and there are quite a lot of residents. I heard that there are about 50,000 to 60,000 people. Among the merchants I know, there are at least four My hometown is there."

   Jinhe City.

  Trash Lord and Strongman’s Difficulties seem to be there too, but they are in a small village called Dust Town in the north, and I haven’t heard them talk about the situation in other settlements.

   Luo Yu said clearly.

"I see."

  White Shark continued.

"You have two tasks. One is to transport a batch of arms worth 500,000 silver coins there, which mainly include rifles, bullets, and anti-materiel weapons. You don't have to worry about the transportation. You are only responsible for escorting. Once you get the delivery order, you can complete one-third of the reward."

  The unit price of an LD-47 is about 300 silver coins, and a 7mm bullet has dropped to 0.5~0.6 silver coins. These are the most stable industrial products in the alliance.

  500,000 silver coins of munitions is already quite a lot, and it is estimated that it will take four or five trucks to take them away.

   Luo Yu nodded, expressing his understanding.

   "What about the remaining two-thirds of the reward?"

   "The local lord's name is Zhao Tianqian, and there is a six-year-old maid named Yang Xiaoyang in his family. No matter what method you use, bring her here safely."

   Luo Yu frowned.

   "Kidnapping?"

"It's saving people," correcting his statement, Bai Sha smiled lightly, and continued in a playful tone, "Not everyone is qualified to do business for the landlord, either relatives or hostages ...I mean, you should already understand, right?"

   Luo Yu nodded.

   "Well, I see."

  No matter what the contract between the businessman and the local lord was, or what conflicts of interest there were, what he was doing was not an unreasonable job.

that's enough.

  Seeing the blue coat nodding, White Shark continued slowly.

"In short, the client and the target of the mission are immediate family members, and your guild will verify this, so don't chase after me and ask, and don't always try to inquire about the client's private affairs... Anyway, after you find someone, put Take her to the guild in Boulder City, and you can get all the rewards."

   "The client will stay here during this period of time. It is not impossible for you to want to chat with him after the matter is completed, if the other party is willing."

   Luo Yu made an OK gesture and jumped off the stool.

   "Okay, wait for my message."

  The distance of seven or eight hundred kilometers, this round and round trip may take a month.

   But for the sake of one hundred thousand silver coins, it's worth it!

  In addition to this main task, he can also pick up some sidelines along the way, or pick up a private job from the forum or something.

  Thinking of this, Luo Yu was full of energy, wishing to set off now.

  Looking at the blue coat who turned around and was about to leave, White Shark suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly stopped him.

"Wait a moment."

  Luo Yu stopped in her tracks and looked back at him.

   "Anything else?"

  White Shark said in a chatty tone.

"I have nothing else to do, but the place you are going to has a little problem recently... This is an extra piece of advice from the information dealer. Although the client gave you two months, if you want to get all Commission money, I advise you to hurry up."

  Thinking of the discussion on the forum yesterday, Luo Yu vaguely read something from the expression of the NPC in front of him, and frowned slightly.

  Is it related to the Church of the Torch?

"I see."

  Seeing the serious expression of the young man in front of him, Bai Sha smiled and nodded.

   "Better to really know."

  …

   On the open space in front of the Jushi Military Building.

  Twelve light trucks lined up, and staff wearing KV-1 exoskeletons were loading boxes of goods into the carriages.

   These goods include military supplies such as weapons and ammunition, as well as electronic equipment including radio stations and dormant cabins, and some are the players' own personal items.

   Not far from the convoy, 120 players had already assembled.

  In addition to the Type 5 and Type 6 exoskeletons equipped by most players, there are also five "Dragon Cavalry" power armors on the list!

   I happened to come here to buy a prosthetic body, and seeing Quit smoking in power armor, the Elf King Fugui's eyes widened.

   "Fuck, you sold your **** when you quit smoking?!"

   Quit rolled his eyes.

   "Get out! You're the one selling ass!"

   Staring enviously at that set of mechanical power armor, Elf King Fugui couldn't help but reach out and touch the sharp-edged breastplate.

   "One million silver coins! MMP, it's not worth that much if you sell me!"

   Embarrassed by the staring eyes, Quit coughed dryly and explained.

   "Cough... This power armor is actually not mine, it belongs to the Corps."

  Hearing this sentence, Elf King Fugui was stunned.

   "Isn't the logistics point not exchangeable for power armor?"

  If he remembers correctly, the logistics points of the Corps system can only be exchanged for assembly line products that can be produced by the alliance military factory, and it does not even support personalized customized equipment such as prosthetic bodies.

  Looking at the befuddled elf brother, he smiled embarrassedly.

"...Isn't my contribution level up to knighthood? Laobai and the others collected a million silver coins and bought it with my quota. Although this power armor is tied to my account, it actually belongs to the Corps. If necessary I will also wear it for others."

  Lao Bai’s reason is very straightforward. After all, the power armor in the store is limited, and the “Dragon Cavalry” is a rare pre-war model. When it is sold out, it may not be known when new ones will be available.

   When I save enough money, maybe I won’t have this model, why don’t I buy it for him first, and treat it as the equipment of the Corps.

   It was embarrassing to quit smoking at first, after all, it was a million silver coins, but after wearing it once, he was no longer hypocritical.

  Besides him, there are also two main T players in the regiment, and physique players whose contribution level has reached the knight level also benefited.

  As for why I only bought five, because there are a total of fifteen in the store, and I am afraid of being scolded if I buy them all.

  Early version into the game itself has already taken a lot of advantage, and it is necessary to leave a little game experience for others.

   What's more, such expensive equipment is not a good brother who was born and died together, and it is impossible to hang it in someone else's name casually.

  The game does not recognize the ownership transaction of bound equipment, but it does not prohibit players from borrowing equipment from each other. If anyone really swallowed the equipment under his name, the person who paid the money would be left speechless.

   It is precisely because of this that after hearing the words about quitting smoking, the Elf King Fugui was shocked.

   "Fuck! This is okay?!"

   Mengxin from the skeleton corps next to him also said enviously.

   "Crying with envy!"

   "Hey, the mole in the dog day is too picky!"

   "That's right! It's fine if you don't give us benefits, and you can borrow money from us!"

  Although the mole guy didn't borrow from them, it didn't prevent them from taking the place of the good brothers who were borrowed money.

  Looking at those wailing Mengxins, Fang Chang, standing aside, said with a smile.

   "Calm down, you mole brother is still in the early stages of his business, just wait until he gets on the right track in the skeleton studio in Ideal City."

  Listening to Fang Chang's big cake, one of Mengxin couldn't help swallowing.

"Enough…"

   Fang Chang said with a smile.

   “You can make more money.”

   Mengxin: "%￥#@!"

  That being said, there is one thing to say, Brother Mole is actually quite righteous, and his popularity and reputation in the server are also very good.

   Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many players following him, let alone collecting so many silver coins to lend him to start a business.

  Fang Chang believes that when the Skeleton Studio really grows bigger and stronger, Brother Mole will definitely not treat his good buddies in his corps badly.

   "By the way, why don't you build a power armor?" Ye Shi glanced at the exoskeleton on Fang Chang's body, and asked curiously.

   Gently patted the "Breaking Dawn" mechanical bow on his back, Fang Chang said calmly.

   "This is enough for me."

  Power armor is not the optimal solution.

  Even the lightweight OD-10 "Dragoon" has a certain impact on mobility.

  For him, the performance of the five-type "light cavalry" exoskeleton is completely sufficient.

  Combined with the modified bulletproof lining and optical camouflage plug-in, it can basically be adapted to various combat scenarios, and even the prosthetic body is redundant.

  Guang Feng glanced at Ye Shi and made a joke.

   "Look at the pattern of others. You say that you are a black gunman, and it is useless to wear power armor? Why not save money and build an exoskeleton with optical camouflage inserts."

  He is also not equipped with power armor.

   Transforming prosthetics and drones is the future of the Intelligence Department.

  Ye Shi rolled his eyes.

   "Cut! Master has no pattern!"

   "Hahaha! It's okay, who stipulated that snipers can't wear heavy armor?" Fang Chang smiled and patted Ye Shi's shoulder, "Brother, I'm optimistic about you!"

  People are almost all here.

   Walking to the front of the queue, Lao Bai tapped his helmet with his index finger, turned on the loudspeaker, and shouted loudly.

   "The task briefing has been updated on your VMs. Our destination is a settlement called Dust Town in the north of Jinhe City in Jinchuan Province."

   "The garbage dude has gone there ahead of time to step on it for us. We are going to build a base of operations there, and then recover 127 tons of nuclear fuel from the research facility in the city."

   "The whole journey is nearly 800 kilometers, and more than half of the road sections are mountainous. It is expected to take a week to arrive, and the mission period is about half a month."

   "The convoy will depart from the east gate at 12:00 noon! The advance team will get on the plane with me in a while, and we will go there first on the Viper with the engineers from the logistics department!"

  This mission is not only to recover nuclear fuel, but also includes the investigation of the local survivor forces and mutant tribes in Jinhe City.

  The first batch of advance teams will arrive at the settlement of Jinhe City first, set up a series of infrastructure including communication base stations, set up archive points, and conduct investigations on the situation in the urban area.

  The rest of the players will follow the convoy, send supplies and building materials to Dust Town, and cooperate with the logistics department to complete the construction of the operation base.

   All preparations are in place.

  Wearing the power armor, Lao Bai walked to the elevator and was about to take the elevator to the apron on the roof of the building when he suddenly saw an unexpected figure.

  Wearing the uniform of the scientific expedition team, Chen Yutong held a suitcase in his hand and walked towards this direction.

  Looking at Lao Bai happened to meet, she smiled and said hello.

"Hey."

  The story-filled "hey" made Lao Bai's back less than a dozen pairs of eyes glued to his back.

   "Hey, what a coincidence."

  Sneaking a trick in the communication channel, Ye Shi frowned and patted Lao Bai on the shoulder, then followed Fang Chang and Kuang Feng to the elevator.

   Fang Chang, who was standing on the elevator, also followed suit with a smile and joked.

   "The elevator is full, the group leader waits for the next one."

   Before he could finish speaking, Kuang Feng silently pressed the door closing button and closed the elevator door.

  These dogs...

   Dumbfounding whether to laugh or cry, he looked away from the ascending elevator, Lao Bai looked at Ms. Chen who was walking towards this side with bright eyes, and said with a light cough.

"How did you come?"

   Walking to the side of the elevator and stopping, Chen Yutong said with a smile.

   "Can't I come and see you off?"

  Old Bai glanced at the suitcase she was holding.

   "Do I need to bring a suitcase?"

"you caught me."

   Smiling, Chen Yutong stretched out his index finger and pressed the button on the elevator, and continued in a normal tone.

"Because of some reasons that are inconvenient to disclose, the alliance has raised the threat level of 'Nago'. The Institute of Biology hopes to obtain more research materials to speed up the research on Naguo. At the same time, the scientific expedition team also has some investigation work to be carried out locally. I am currently in charge of this project, so I have to trouble you to give me a ride."

  Old Bai glanced at the holographic screen on the inside of the helmet. Sure enough, there was an extra line in the task bar of the VM. Obviously, this person would not joke about such things.

  Looking at Chen Yutong again, he subconsciously looked up and down at the equipment on her body, and couldn't help frowning.

   "It's too dangerous there, are you sure you want to go with us?"

  Qingquan City has almost been developed by players. As long as it doesn't go deep into the fifth ring road, there is basically no big threat.

  However, Jinchuan Province is different.

  Before they went there, there were only three players in total, and they were only active in a small area in the northern suburbs.

   Outside the player's area of ​​activity, there are not only mutant tribes with a scale of more than 10,000 people, but the Torch Church in the south is even eyeing the land under their feet.

   One can imagine how dangerous it is there.

   "Leaving those things alone is more dangerous."

   Gently flicking the bangs that fell on the tip of her nose, she continued in a playful tone, "And isn't there you?"

  Old Bai stared into her eyes for a while, making sure that she was ready to return to the front line.

   "Get off the plane—no, after boarding the plane, everything is under my command, and you must report to me when you need to be on duty! Also, give me the luggage."

"Thanks."

  Chen Yutong handed over the suitcase, looked at Lao Bai who took the suitcase, and said in a playful voice.

   "Although I want to say that I have already died once, it feels good to be cared about."

  It’s okay to die once...

   Is that also called death?

  Looking at the back of the elevator, Lao Bai shook his head dumbfounded, not knowing what to say to this guy.

  He, who has died several times, dare not 100% guarantee that he will come back alive every mission.

   Anyway…

   I can only be more careful.

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   (PS: The computer crashed, and the unsaved manuscripts disappeared, and I also crashed. T.T)

  (end of this chapter)