Abnormal paradise

When Ember came online again, he found himself awakening in an ecological warehouse. Outside the light yellow plexiglass, a metal grid ceiling could be seen. This made him familiar with luxury apartments suddenly feel a little uncomfortable.

Boom, boom, boom!

Just at this moment, someone knocked on Ember's eco-silo, but the other person's palm was made of leaves.

"Come out quickly! The farmer wants to see you!"

This voice was full of impatience. Yi Yan opened the ecological warehouse without knowing why, and then he saw an even more impatient face, and every black melon seed on the face revealed impatience.

"You're not..." Yi Yan looked at the strange figure close at hand, and his thoughts returned to the manor. It was the other person who drove the sightseeing car across the wheat fields and sent Yi Yan and others to the dark forest. Later, he saw the person in front of him again. In the settlement animation of the Dark Forest, the opponent was lying unconscious on the operating table, covered in bandages, while the gardener, the initiator of all this, walked out of the room and died generously.

The content of the settlement animation made Yi Jin subconsciously think that the "humanoid sunflower" in front of him was unlikely to reappear in the player's field of vision. Who would have thought that not only did the opponent appear, but he was also in good health, with no signs of anything wrong with him. .

Of course, Yu Yan thought it might be because of his poor eyesight. After all, we all have different species. It was very difficult for him to see the impatient expression on the melon seed plate.

"Nothing? Come with me now that you're awake. Mr. Farmer is waiting to see you. As the captain of Xinhuo Seed, his work attitude can't be compared to that of your team members. Others have been busy for most of the day. How can you just Come here?" Sunflower driver urged with a frown, two rows of darker black-skinned melon seeds sticking up high, making Yi Jin completely unable to feel the treatment he deserved as captain of Xinhuo.

Yan Yan simply didn't even open his mouth, because he had nothing to say back. He didn't change his work and rest time at all because of Operation Wasteland. The purpose of going online this morning was just to continue practicing pen writing, so as to formally impact [Copying] Although the time is quite early, it is definitely not as early as those night owls.

However, Ember's online time coincided with the offline time of several players. Therefore, when he followed the sunflower driver out, he met several yawning players, and then heard the sunflower driver's mouth. An impatient voice.

"Why are you guys so lazy? You've only worked for a few hours and you want to rest? With your work attitude, how can you serve the farmer wholeheartedly?"

"..."

Hearing this, all the players, including Ember, felt helpless. They wanted to play for a few more hours, but their physical strength and energy did not allow it. This allowed Ember to have a little understanding of the Sunflower Driver's character. He probably didn't care. No matter how the players perform, they can never expect to get a word of praise from each other.

Just like that, Huan Yan and the other players hugged each other to show their respect, and then followed the Sunflower driver out of the lounge specially designed for players to locate and log in online. They stepped into the "base" camp and saw magnificent buildings standing under the blue sky and white clouds. Yi Yan took out the electronic map dedicated to the wasteland and compared it one by one. He immediately formed a certain idea of ​​the scale of the "base" and realized that this "base" covering a large area did have the ability to launch a small war.

Air command headquarters, soldier barracks, and tank manufacturing plants are all available.

It is worth mentioning that these are all steel entity derivatives of the abnormal project [Wasteland Base Vehicle], and this "base" is transformed into a "factory" form by the [Wasteland Base Vehicle] and continuously expanded.

There is no need to recruit various types of soldiers from the paradise world. As long as there is sufficient energy, humanoid derivatives, even tanks and airplanes, can be continuously created until the generation limit is reached. Therefore, there are a lot of mining equipment and nuclear power plants in the camp. As you can see the embers, people and cars are coming and going, there is a fiery scene everywhere, and not a single player can be seen.

Considering the poor character of Sunflower's driver, Ember suppressed his curiosity and waited until the right time to ask the right person about the campsite. Their destination is actually the base factory not far from the player lounge. As the head of the Wasteland Action Foundation branch, even if the farmer does not have the right to occupy the base, he is still able to compete with the owner of the base.

Then, Yu Yan saw two figures sitting opposite each other in an office that exuded the atmosphere of steel.

One of them is the farmer that Yi Jin has seen before. If this name seems a bit lacking in weight, it can be called more vividly - the mechanical farmer. His left eye, right arm and left leg are made of hard metal and It is made of electronic components, so it is easy to ignore the white hair, dark wrinkles, and thick calluses on the hands.

Sitting opposite the farmer was a burly man wearing a military uniform and a military cap. He had a cigar in his mouth, his stacked legs on the desk, and he was constantly flipping through the electronic newspaper in his hand. He had no intention of communicating with the farmer. , and did not intend to pay attention to the ember, making the gloomy air in the office even more depressing.

"Sir, Ember has arrived!" Sunflower driver reported and exited the door, leaving Ember alone to resist the heavy pressure of two sixth-level experts.

clang!

This was the sound of the farmer tapping his feet. Sitting on an iron chair, he deliberately stepped out of the mechanical left leg to scare away the embers.

"You are very good."

"..." Yi Yan didn't say a word, because the farmer's gloomy expression made Yi Yan feel a strong murderous intention coming towards him.

"cough!"

At this time, the man in military uniform cleared his throat, which fell into the ears of Huan Yan and the farmer at the same time. However, he did not speak or show his head. He continued to read the newspaper by himself, but it slightly broke the farmer's overwhelming power.

"I once warned you that I am the owner of the manor. Now that you are on my territory, you must abide by my rules, but you turned a deaf ear in the end. Am I right?" The mechanical farmer's voice was full of magnetism, a bit like electronics. sound effects.

Yi Yan still didn't say anything. He was sent to the manor to explore the cause of space fluctuations. If he really obeyed the mechanical farmer's instructions, there would be nothing more to come. And the mechanical farmer didn't dwell too much on this issue. His eyes Indifferently, he said in a deep voice: "I know that you are from the old tailor, so I will not pursue what you did in the dark forest, but I want to remind you that from now on, you are my subordinate, you All actions you take must obey my command, do you understand?"

"...Yes." Yi Yan nodded in response. A man with the law had to bow his head under the eaves. Having such an immediate boss made him sincerely miss the happy and happy days under the hands of the person in charge of the control center and the shadow lady.

Then, the mechanical farmer's electronic left eye flashed with data stream, and Ember received the task prompt.

[Tip: You have received a mandatory mission from the "Farmer" - "Captainship"! 】

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Mission name: [Captain’s position]

Requirement: Follow the "Farmer's" instructions and assign tasks to a total of thirty-nine Fire Seeds to clean up the parasitic blood vines hidden in the camp as soon as possible.

Rewards: credit points, contribution points, merit points (used to purchase special items)

Introduction: Due to the collapse of the forbidden zone of life, the unfettered blood vines spread in the wasteland world. Even the foundation's wasteland base was not spared. Although the "commander" of the base had cleared away most of the parasitic blood vines, But it still cannot stop the parasitic blood vines from appearing periodically. Your task is to lead the Fire Seeds to clear out the parasitic blood vines. The completion time will affect your reward points.

[Tip: This task is a limited-time task, you have no risk of failure, and there is no guaranteed reward. 】

[Tip: Your performance will determine whether the "farmer" entrusts you with important tasks. 】

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Along with the mandatory mission, there is also a personnel table, which records the ID list of all Xinhuo Seeds. Many of them are people known to Ember, and there are also new players who joined the game after the server was launched. In addition, players do not have to wander around the camp aimlessly looking for blood vines, because this mission also comes with a blood vine detector. Parasitic blood vines within a radius of ten meters can be detected no matter how deep they are hidden. There is nothing to hide, and information records will be left on places that have been explored in advance to avoid wasting time on repeated work.

In short, this mission is very considerate. The only remaining problem is that the base area is too big. Players need to pay a certain fee to rent a scooter to improve work efficiency. However, the number of rewards is not clearly marked, which makes some players worry about income. . Of course, Yan Yan doesn't need to worry about this. His off-road vehicle is faster and cheaper, and at least he doesn't have to worry about losing all his money.

After receiving the mission, Yi Jin immediately resigned. From the beginning to the end, the man in military uniform did not raise his head, which also made Yi Jin miss this opportunity to "meet" with the base commander.

"Since you have met the farmer, go to work quickly. If you delay the farmer's plan, I will blame you!"

The Sunflower driver still put on a stinky face and urged work conscientiously, like a foreman. Yi Yan rolled his eyes and aimed the blood vine detector at the opponent, and then walked out of the base with his head held high under the Sunflower driver's cold gaze. factory.

"It's strange that there is no trace of the blood vine? So what was the purpose of the surgery performed on it by the gardener?"

Somewhat puzzled, Yi Yan didn't waste time to continue thinking. He immediately hired an off-road vehicle and drove around the main road of the base to complete the most basic on-the-spot investigation. Along the way, he never let go of the detection button. It turned out that the southeast direction of the base belonged to the area hardest hit by blood vines. The closer to the outside of the base, the more obvious the reaction of the detector. Yi Yan tried to zoom in on the map and saw the southeast direction. Deep in the wasteland is the "forbidden zone of life", and it suddenly became clear to me.

What's interesting is that the sites belonging to the university and the scavengers are also located near the restricted area of ​​life. They are in a three-legged relationship with the base here. People have to guess whether this is intentional?

After walking around for a while, Yi Yan personally killed a few blood vines and found that these things were actually not difficult to deal with. The defense HP was very low. Any player who qualified for recruitment could easily handle it and sell it directly to the base store. You can also get a lot of income, which is more than enough to offset the fare at least. But the only problem is that this thing is slippery. Not only is it highly vigilant, but it can also fly over walls. Even if it has long-range means, it often escapes, and the time spent chasing it far exceeds the time spent fighting.

Fortunately, Ember has many displacement skills, and his continuous jumping is still powerful, so it still doesn't take much physical energy to kill the blood vine. However, this phenomenon gave him an idea.

"Well... let's do it this way. My mission doesn't require the number of kills anyway, so why not let others do it for me?"

With a thought, Ember sent out a group invitation through the player list. Since most people were not online, and some people deliberately ignored it, only about ten people responded immediately.

"Hey, isn't this our captain? Have you ever been preached by that sunflower?" It was not the Sword Immortal who also got up early and went to bed early, teasing the embers.

"Ember, it's been a long time since I last saw you. You've been invisible these days, and you didn't even say you would take me to my next game." This speech came from a veteran player, Yu Lian Jian. He was working hard every day to gain experience, and he successfully joined Operation Wasteland. the last train.

"Wow, I finally saw a living person. Wow, there are so many living people!" This was a new player who seemed to be playing a horror game.

"Say what's going on." This is a new player who has moved to a new game so he can speak more confidently.

"Store manager, I would like to buy a few [Continuous Jumps]. Do you still have any in stock?" This is the rich newcomer who often visits Ember's shop, the King of Golden Cymbals.

"Continuous jump? What continuous jump?"

Someone didn't know why and asked at the right time. Ember just announced the attribute information of this skill card in the group, and publicly stated that small profits but quick turnover would make it easier for everyone to complete the task.

In the shop in the wasteland base, you can buy the materials dropped by the mantis-shaped Shadow Eater and the special potion for drawing cards. Ember's captain title also provides an additional 10% discount, which reduces the production cost of [Continuous Jump]. Having been reduced to one thousand credit points, Ember plans to sell skill cards at low prices to speed up the cleanup of the parasitic blood vines, so as to improve the final evaluation of the mandatory task of "Captainship", and at the same time gain proficiency with the tool of the copy pen. Degree is simply a good way to achieve multiple goals with one stone.

There are many players who are qualified to enter the wasteland who know the goods. Coupled with the low price set by Ember, he immediately received many orders, including those who were not swordsmen who already had many skill cards in hand. After spending money to support him, Yi Jin almost never stopped writing for most of the morning. He quickly raised his tool proficiency to a high level and was soon able to upgrade his usage level to meet the requirements for drawing a small mantis.

The prosperous trading status of Yi Yan was revealed to the top guild [Jiu Gua], [Water Man], who had a sharp conflict with Yi Jin.

This beautiful female player, for various reasons, did not follow the Jiugua army to fight in the wasteland. Instead, she stayed in the foundation and led a small group of Jiugua members. Later, with the powerful ability of the abnormal tools, she obtained Opportunity to be sent to the wasteland. Ember's group invitation did not escape her, but the deep grievances made the people in the water choose to ignore it. However, she still sent a spy to go undercover in the group, and then learned that Ember's cards were for sale.

"Ten long-range jumps, sold so cheaply... Is he really planning to be the captain of the foundation? Is he deliberately trying to sell everyone off so that he can go on in confusion?" The inherent prejudice of people in the water made her involuntarily Malicious speculation about Ember's thoughts, and the intention of the three major organizations to set up the position of captain also made many players, including her, think twice. After all, "captain" meant "privilege", and few people were willing to sit back and watch Ember enjoy it all.

"Who says it's not?" said the undercover player who secretly ordered a few skill cards.

"Hmph! He wants to win over people's hearts and minds, and we can't just sit idly by. In terms of resources, can he alone be as good as our Jiu Gua?" The man in the water snorted coldly, and gave orders to the guild members, "You go now. Create a group and contact those people one by one. Even if I sell my potion at a loss, I will pull all those people over. It doesn’t matter if I’m at a loss now, I’ll pull him down when I get the chance!"

"At that time, I will settle all the old and new grudges with him!"

I'm taking a leave of absence on the 1st and thank you all for your support. It's a critical stage of the epidemic recently, so be careful to protect yourself.