Chapter 76 The warehouse manager who can do farm work

   "Brother, why isn't your electric furnace working so well?"

   "...Maybe the power is not enough. I'll think about it and see if I can use these copper wires to build a bigger generator."

   "Brother steady!"

When    left the woodworking hut, Chu Guang passed the industrial area and saw several players in front of the steel-making blast furnace, pondering how to improve the steel-making technology.

  The electric stove improved from scrap seems to have failed, and the problem seems to be the power. The two players are discussing how to imitate a more powerful generator.

   If only it could be successful.

   Cheering silently in his heart, Chu Guang, who was carrying a hammer, walked to the side of the brick kiln and found 【Leave People under the Knife】 who was instructing other players to burn bricks.

  Since Lao Bai changed his career as a hunter player, the position of construction captain fell on Brother Sword, who was born in civil engineering.

   "The three-meter-high wall is still too short. I don't know when the second round of raiders will come. I plan to strengthen the defense of the outpost. Do you have any good suggestions?"

   I didn’t expect that the manager would approach him to discuss such an important issue.

  Leaving people under the knife was a surprise in his heart, and immediately thought about it seriously.

   "Judging from the weapons of the predators, they use molotov cocktails, projectiles and light weapons more. Although the fence can rigidly prevent them from breaking through our line of defense, the advantage it provides us in the actual exchange of fire is actually not great!"

   "My suggestion is that we can concentrate building materials to build bunkers with a height of 3-4 meters outside the fence, and then connect these bunkers with Z-shaped trenches!"

   Hearing this little player's suggestion, Chu Guang's eyes lit up.

   The idea is really good.

  The predator is very similar to the goblins in fantasy movies. The firepower and melee capabilities are not very strong, and the advantages are intimidation and harassment.

   Intimidation is useless for players, it will only make the madmen more excited. The only thing that needs to be limited is their ability to harass.

   A bunker provides frontal suppression, and the flanking trenches perfectly limit the Marauder's mobility.

   Is a Marauder with no mobility still a Marauder?

   That's all mobile "experience packs"!

   Even if they gritted their teeth and broke through the defense gap and jumped into the trenches, a more brutal bloodbath awaited them.

   It's a matter of ability to shoot a gun without aiming at anyone.

   Do you still need to worry about this problem when fighting bayonets in the trenches?

   In the minds of these players, there is no concept of retreat, and if you kill the red eyes, even if you are self-revolutionary, you will take a few away.

  Thinking of this, Chu Guang made a decision immediately.

   "Just like that, how many people do you need?"

  Knife left the person in his heart and summed it up, and said.

   "Give me 20 people, and I can do it in three days! 30 people, up to two days!"

   Digging trenches is not difficult. With tools such as shovels and a few power players, it is estimated that it will take less than a day to get it done.

  The main structure is dug out first, and then it is slowly reinforced with wood.

   As for the bunker.

  The kind of concrete pouring is not useful, and the defense force overflows too much. Drag some hardened cement blocks from the abandoned construction site, use wood and discarded steel bars to make beams, and build an earthen bunker is not a problem.

  Chu Guang nodded.

   "I'll give you 40 people!"

   "40? Wouldn't it be too many." The knife left people stunned.

  Chu Guang shook his head.

   "What we lack is not people, but time. A group of reinforcements will arrive on the surface tomorrow, and then I will give you all these new people."

   There are 40 people in this batch who have obtained the qualification for the packaging and testing, and the number has reached the highest number in the past.

   With so many newcomers pouring into the game, they have to find something to do, saving so many people scurrying around in the base like headless flies.

  By the way, let them familiarize themselves with the culture of migrant workers in Vault 404.

   In order to let the people under the sword pay enough attention to this task, Chu Guang paused for a moment after finishing speaking, and continued to speak in a serious tone.

   "This mission is very important, and I hope you take it seriously. In addition, your contribution points and rewards will be determined by the quality of the fortifications."

   "If your fortifications do well in the next battle, there will be additional rewards."

  Although the manager didn't tell him how much the reward was, but seeing the NPC's seriousness, he left someone under the knife and directly substituted it into the hidden task.

  I saw him stand up straight in excitement, put his right fist firmly on his left chest, and said energetically.

   "Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"very good."

  Chu Guang nodded in satisfaction.

   "For the rest of the day, take out the plan first, make a mark on the outside of the fence, and start construction immediately tomorrow morning."

   "Go."

  …

   I caught a scout last night, and there was no movement from the raiders all day today, and I don’t know what the **** hand clan was thinking.

   Are you planning to wait for them to attack?

   The raiding team and the scouts who fought against the autumn wind did not go back. No matter how slow the other party was, they should realize that those people would never go back.

   The hunter squads wandering around the north and east sides of the wetland park are not only hunting, but are also cooperating with observation points to hunt for scouts of predators.

  It is also very troublesome to wear the exoskeleton all the time, especially with a big hammer weighing 20 to 30 kilograms on the back.

  Chu Guang went to the generator to unload the equipment, found a wire to connect the KV-1 exoskeleton to power, started charging, and then patrolled the outpost.

   At this time, he suddenly noticed that the two players were squatting in the corner of the granary, murmuring and discussing something, so he approached and took a look.

   "What are you doing?"

   The two players who were squatting on the ground got up.

   "Dear Manager, we think this stuff looks familiar, a bit like the green wheat we ate before."

   Having said that, the player stretched out his index finger and pointed to a few turquoise ears of wheat swaying on the edge of the granary.

   In fact, rather than a wheat ear, its shape is more like a dog's tail grass. On the slender rods were a handful of stalks that did not grow, and under the thin cilia on the edge were turquoise seeds that were larger than sesame seeds.

  Chu Guang has never planted this kind of thing. He has only planted croissants before, but it has never been planted.

   Although I imported a lot of green wheat before, I have never seen where the green wheat came from, and I couldn’t make up my mind for a while.

   Thinking that there happened to be a knowledgeable person in the outpost, Chu Guang went to the warehouse, called the old Luca who was standing there familiar with the post, and took him to the granary.

   Luca just glanced at it, without crouching down to confirm, he nodded and said in a positive tone.

"My lord, this is indeed green wheat, and it looks like it has been growing for half a month. But this seedling is not at the right time, and it looks like it is about to fall. In addition to the frost this morning, it will snow in two days at the latest. , I'm afraid this seedling won't survive for a few days."

  What the hell?

   Is it really green wheat?

   Staring at the crumbling seedlings on the ground for a while, Chu Guang guessed that they should have scattered a few grains there when they were carrying the food.

   "You know how to grow this stuff?"

"Sir, you are joking, the old slaves have been doing farm work for decades... Besides, green wheat is not wheat, this crop is actually derived from dog's tail grass, and it is not difficult to grow. It is like croissants. , you have to wait for the sprouts to cut into pieces and plaster. For green wheat, you can even save the step of making seeds. Find a piece of land and spread it down, and you can grow a crop in two or three months, just like grass." Lu Ka said softly.

   "So miraculous?" Chu Guang asked stunned.

"It's not miraculous, the main thing is... this kind of grain is not a good thing either, it's usually eaten by the servants like us. If you've seen what it looks like when it's just cut, you'll know why I said that. Then It smells sour nose, it smells like grass, it only gets better after being exposed to the sun."

  Chu Guang: "..."

   Luca glanced at Chu Guang cautiously and continued talking.

"However, this thing also has its advantages. It grows fast, has deep roots, can suck, is drought tolerant, and can live without bad temperatures. It doesn't require much care. The only disadvantage is that it can't cut too much in one stalk, and the yield is not good. ."

"The ear can be cut to fill the stomach, and it can also be used to feed the animals. The poles can be turned into ashes, turned into the soil and can be used as potash fertilizer, or cut and used to compost and ferment... This kind of thing, we generally use Interspersed with other crops in rotation."

"If there is a little excess fertilizer left in the soil, for example, after planting something else, if the seeds are sown, it will not be a problem to yield four or five hundred catties per mu. If you plant a single plant, the yield will be average. Your wall grows about the same size, and it's enough for an acre or a few kilograms."

   "...In my impression, merchants from the north will buy some of this food, and the nearby survivor strongholds will also buy some, and those from the south will rarely buy it."

   Chu Guang has always been curious about what this Qingmai is a variant of, and now he has solved the case.

   After a long time, it turned out to be a mutation of the dog's tail grass?

  It is no wonder that the survivors of Bate Street grind this thing into flour pancakes, or boil it into a paste, presumably to volatilize more oxalic acid.

   It turns out that he has been grazing for the players?

  Chu Guang's expression was a little subtle.

   In short, this information should not be updated on the official website.

   "Then what crops did you usually grow before?" Chu Guang changed the subject and continued to ask.

"There are many, green wheat and croissant potatoes are the cheapest, and they are available in all seasons. Vegetables and fruits will be more expensive, and more are grown in greenhouses. Red rib leaves are the most profitable and easy to sell in large quantities, and they can be used as tobacco leaves when dried. This scavenger and businessmen can afford it, and I think some people use it as a substitute for spices to cover up part of the fishy smell. In addition, there is a crop called kam tree, which produces a yellow green fruit."

   "What is that?" Chu Guang asked immediately.

   Luca shook his head and said.

"My lord, how could the farmer tell a servant like us like this? I only saw merchants from Boulder City come over and buy the whole box. Seriously, that thing is not delicious, and it bites like a tire. But cut it. A lot of oil can be obtained by opening the bark, which is what our generator burns, and it can be used after a little purification.”

  Chu Guang thought for a moment.

   "Maybe that camu is not meant to be eaten."

   With Luka's level of knowledge, of course he couldn't understand this sentence, but he was very smart and didn't say anything. He waited respectfully and only answered the question asked by the master.

  Chu Guang took out a small notebook and made a few notes on it.

  【1. Tips for wasteland: Brown Farm has a cash crop called Camus tree. The fruit is suspected to be able to extract rubber, and the tree oil can be used as fuel. 】

  【2. Power information: Brown Farm has close business dealings with the outside world, owns slaves and hoards a certain number of weapons, and intentionally hides its power. Its real economic status and combat effectiveness may be slightly stronger than it looks on the surface. The threat level is appropriately increased from C- to C, and the favorability of the force remains neutral (0). 】

  [3. Faction information: The outpost of Vault 404 has a good relationship with the scavengers on Bette Street, the threat level remains the same as E-, and the favorability of the faction is increased from neutral (30) to friendly (50). 】

  【4. New NPC in the outpost: Luca, the warehouse manager. Old Luca was a miserable serf. After being rescued from gunshots by the manager, he swore allegiance to the sanctuary. The ideal was to make the wasteland no longer hungry.

  He has severe arthritis in his legs and can't do too much work. Helping him carry things may be a good way to increase his opinion. Also, please note that behaviors such as stealing will reduce his evaluation of you. In addition, his experience with various plants in the wasteland is a valuable asset, which may come in handy during the spring ploughing season. 】

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