This Game is Too Real

  Chapter 143 In addition to labor dispatch, we also provide additional "value-added services"

   7pm.

   The night is dark.

   Next to the towering steel fortress, a heavy truck stopped steadily.

   Compared to the driver who jumped from the car, the volume of this car can be described by the word stalwart. However, if it is placed with the steel platform and crawler next to it, the figure of the stalwart will appear a little small.

   From a distance, it looks like a worm crawling on the side of the shoe.

   The driver who got out of the car used a tablet to operate the automatic loading and unloading platform, and unloaded the cubes of metal blocks from the truck.

  These metal blocks are all pressed from recycled garbage. The specifications are cubes with a length, width and height of one meter each, and the density ranges from 6 to 7g/cm.

   Inside there are doors, a hood, and all kinds of metal parts, all pressed together so firmly that it's hard to tell what they looked like before.

   I have to say that the residents of those shelters are really capable. Not only are they physically fit, but they are also very enthusiastic about their work. They scraped off almost everything that could be recycled.

The only downside of    is that things that cannot be recycled seem to be stuffed by them...

   But it doesn't hurt.

   These metal blocks are later sent to specialized processing workshops, run from module to module, go through a series of automated production processes, and finally become what they need.

  The waste that cannot be used will be automatically excluded from the production line during the production process.

  The engineer wearing a thick protective suit and a helmet walked towards Li De who was standing next to the temporary warehouse while unfolding the flexible screen of the tablet.

   "Today's collection is a total of 112 tons of scrap steel. I will send them to the production line later, and the replacement of the crawler can start tomorrow."

  Reed: "How much steel do we need in total? I mean, that rubbish."

  Engineer: "At least 3,000 tons... Maybe 5,000 tons."

  Li De frowned.

   "Why is the error so big?"

   The engineer said helplessly.

"No way, the steel quality of those civilian vehicles is too poor, it is estimated that in order to save cost and weight, it is filled with a large amount of unrecyclable carbon-based copolymer, plus the oxidized part, basically one ton of scrap steel can be recycled. 400kg is very optimistic."

"Also I have to say, we need more than steel, we need rare metals...I don't expect to get titanium or uranium in this **** place, but tungsten is the bottom line. Otherwise we're going to go up to 500 kilometers west, and then Gotta break down once."

   Tracks and hubs are the hardest hit areas for wear and tear.

   Not to mention mechanical structures such as bearings and transmission wheels, even if it is not as serious as the wear of the track, regular replacement is necessary.

   In fact, it is reasonable to say that in the underground garage that is not soaked in water, the recycling value of abandoned vehicles is still relatively high, and the recycling rate can reach almost 40% or even 50%.

  If it is the scrap car that is exposed on the wilderness or unmanned road, the recovery rate may be 30%.

  After all, rainwater is weakly acidic under natural conditions. No matter how weak the acidity of carbonic acid is, two centuries of "pickling" in a row, even if the material technology is advanced, will still be depleted.

   And pickling is more deadly than oxidation. After all, oxidation is just rust. The frame may collapse, but the metal elements are still there and will not run away. If it is pickling, the ionized cations will be carried into the soil by rainwater, which is really impossible to find.

  Li De's brows furrowed even tighter, and he carefully counted in his mind what the engineer had said to him.

   500km and break down again...

  According to the route they planned on the map, 500 kilometers may not be able to get out of the river valley province.

  If it breaks down in the wilderness, it will be a real call.

   "I understand the situation. I will let the Marines send a search team to focus on searching for rare metal materials in this area."

  The engineer shook his head and said.

"It's hard to expect to find it in this area, so I propose to look for it near the Fifth Ring Road in Qingquan City. A basic common sense is that the more intensive the civilization activities are, the higher the macro utilization rate of rare metals is. Especially those maglev vehicles, no matter Whether it is the magnetic generating device on the car, or the high-rise buildings along the way and the maglev roadbed buried under the road, all contain what we need... These are not found in the suburbs without a three-dimensional road network."

"Also, the search for controllable fusion fuel rods has to start soon. The fuel rod we are currently using only has 8% fusion fuel left. Even if our crawler does not break down, I am afraid we have to find a place. Stop and fix this."

  Li De: "How long will the remaining energy last?"

  Engineer: "Long enough for us, but you know, we can't stay here forever."

   If it is just that point of production consumption, this 8% energy will be enough for them to use next year.

   But like his engineer said, they couldn't stay here forever.

   The most energy-consuming part of this land-based fortress is not the production workshops on it, but its four engines.

   Pushing tens of thousands of tons of fortresses to advance smoothly on land. If converted into diesel engines, it is estimated that one kilometer less will require several tons of oil, which is equivalent to 1~2 armored divisions marching on off-road terrain.

  Li De: "The contact point of Vault 404 has just been built, and their people are helping us find a guide. We should be able to set off within two days at the earliest, and the problem should not be big."

The    engineer sighed.

"Hopefully, in fact, compared to the collection work, the recovery of nuclear fuel rods is not so urgent, as long as they can be found before departure. Speaking of which, I have to praise those blue jackets that their work efficiency is so high that Exceeded my expectations. What benefits did you promise them? I see them working like a drug."

When    said the second half of the sentence, the engineer looked at his boss curiously with an unbelievable expression on his face.

  Li De also had a complicated expression on his face, as if he didn't know how to answer this question.

   To be honest, when he saw the results of today's resource collection, he was also surprised.

According to their past experience, it is not bad to hire those local survivors to help pick up garbage, and it is not bad to collect 300 kilograms of garbage every day. After all, it takes time to cut, transport, and compact, and those indigenous people are relatively stupid and do the work. There are all kinds of dawdlings to come, watching people's blood pressure soar.

  However, these blue jackets actually took only one afternoon to collect more than 500 kilograms per capita! 200% of what they expected!

   If they were given a whole day, wouldn’t the per capita scavenging capacity be more than one ton?

   This work enthusiasm is almost no one!

   Although it has nothing to do with him, Li De couldn't help but wonder how much their managers paid them to keep them motivated.

   "What about them?"

   "Already back, now cooking at camp."

  Li De nodded.

   Just come back safely.

   At this time, a staff member of the logistics department suddenly came from the side.

   "Senior Chief, I have your phone number."

   "Transfer the communication to me."

   He took out a toothpick box-sized earphone from his pocket and hung it by his ear. Li De stretched out his index finger and tapped on the white earphone.

   The dark green light beam projected forward, and soon weaved a three-dimensional holographic image directly in front, showing the outline of the other party's facial features and bust.

   "Your holographic communication system is good, how much is it?"

   Looking at Chu Guang who was looking around curiously, Li De coughed lightly.

   "...We haven't considered selling this for the time being."

"All right."

   Chu Guang in the hologram nodded, as if to express his understanding. Li De hoped that he really understood.

   squeezed a smile from his face, Li De continued.

"Is there a problem?"

  Chu Guang did not answer this question directly, but smiled at him and said in a relaxed tone.

   "Nothing special, just wanted to ask, how do you feel about the work efficiency of our laborers?"

   "Very...very good." Li De originally wanted to say very good, but suddenly realized that he was in front of an old fox who was good at disguise, and immediately changed his words temporarily.

  Unfortunately, the other party seemed to have caught the change in the expression on his face, and the corners of his mouth curled up into an inconspicuous smile.

  Li De suddenly felt a little remorse.

   Or you shouldn't get this holographic image communication device.

   The original intention of this thing is to make communication easier.

   But now it seems that there is only one person who is convenient.

   "I'm glad to get such a high rating from you!"

   "Well, it's not as high as you think, but it's not bad. I have to admit, your workers are very dedicated, which is very valuable."

   "Then let's talk about fees!"

   Hearing this sentence, Li De's expression changed instantly. Although it is far from turning his face, it is still somewhat unsightly.

   "My friend, hasn't the salary issue already been negotiated? Temporary price increases are not a sign of keeping promises."

   "Please don't be nervous, my friend," Chu Guang smiled calmly, motioned him to relax, and continued, "What I'm talking about is not about salary, but about... um, value-added services."

   "Value-added services?" Li De was stunned for a moment, and his tense expression subconsciously relaxed a bit.

   It was the first time he had heard such a strange word.

Chu Guang smiled and continued: "Yes, when you want to improve the efficiency of the workers, you have to put money in their pockets and bribe them to work harder, instead of paying them dead wages...or change them. To put it more euphemistically, you have to give them a commission to make them feel the joy of growing up in the process of giving birth. Want to know how I did it?"

  Li De wanted to talk and didn't want to know, but he always felt that no matter what he said, this guy would find a reason to continue the topic, so he simply stopped talking.

   Sure enough, the manager of the blue jacket in front of him did not "disappoint" him. This guy didn't even give him time to answer, and continued talking to himself without a second of pause.

“In addition to the stipulated hourly wages, I will give them a sum of money for every kilogram of scrap they collect, so they will work hard. The numbers you see on the production list now are not Because of how much courage and strength they have and what you call dedication, but because I threw the money."

  Li De doesn't want to listen anymore.

   going around is actually the same meaning.

   he said with a stern face.

"How much do you want?"

  Chu Guang smiled and said.

   "Not much, considering our close relationship, per ton... um, how about 5CR? For you, it's just a few barrels of extra money for instant noodles."

   Although he would not use the money to buy instant noodles.

   After hearing Chu Guang's request, Li De did not immediately express his position, but silently calculated an account in his heart.

  If the daily production capacity is 200 tons, it means that they have to spend an extra 1000CR in their budget.

how to say?

The number    is stuck in a very ambiguous range.

   If you don’t pay the money yourself, then the other party will probably not use the “extra” money to subsidize their laborers and stimulate them to increase production. At that time, even if those blue jackets don't work on foreign craftsmanship, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to work as hard as they do today.

   Is spending nearly 1,000 CR extra budget every day to buy so-called value-added services?

   Or maintain the current fixed spending and let capacity drop to “normal” levels?

  Chu Guang did not urge, but patiently waited for the chief of the logistics section to think.

   His brows slacken and wrinkled, as if he had made a judgment in his heart, Li De said with a stern face, staring at his holographic image.

   "What about today's value-added services? Do I have to pay you extra?"

   Hearing this sentence, a happy smile appeared on Chu Guang's face.

   He who has worked in sales knows this too well.

  When the customer keeps inquiring or nitpicking, it means that he is hesitating in his heart, maybe he will buy it, maybe not, the probability is 55%.

   And when the customer put aside the transaction itself and asked about the unimportant giveaways, the transaction was basically settled.

   The next step is to make the customer feel like they are taking advantage of it.

   "That's not necessary, today's 6 hours is a trial period for value-added services, and there is no charge."

  Li De laughed.

   "You taught me a lesson... Are you interested in working in the company? I can write you a letter of introduction recommending you to be in the management. Seriously, you are really underpowered to stay in this hellish place."

  Chu Guang said humbly: "I dare not, I just want my residents to live in this miserable world, so I live more carefully."

   I felt a little more comfortable.

  Li De sighed softly, glanced at the sky, and slowly nodded his raised head.

"make a deal."

  …

   It is not unacceptable to spend an extra budget of about 1000CR per day.

   After all, in any case, the labor cost here is much cheaper than the mechanical cost, and the efficiency of the latter may not be higher than the former in a complex environment.

  1000CR is just 500 kilograms of grain, or a ton of monosaccharides or polysaccharides that can be synthesized by "consuming a little air".

  If what they need is a gunpowder rifle, it's better to say, with the leftover scraps of the machined parts, the cost may be cheaper than the crops that take time to cultivate.

   At this time, several soldiers, drivers, and engineers from the Marine Warfare Division were walking back from the direction of the refugee camp with their shoulders and backs crossed.

   "That croissant mash is absolutely delicious!"

   "How did they come up with it? It's possible to cook food with steam! And it's so delicious!"

   "According to the data, it seems that people ate this way 300 years ago."

   "300 years ago?! That's really long enough."

   "Yes, it's older than the Prosperity Era... But I'm very skeptical that just steaming can really kill the microbes in the food?"

   "Look at your ignorant appearance, the temperature of steam is much higher than that of boiling water!"

   "That's the truth... Well, the only problem that can be picked out is that it is more fuel-intensive. First, boil the water, and then use the steam to heat the food. These little days in blue jackets are quite enjoyable."

   "Strange knowledge added again."

   Today's work is over, if there is no emergency, the rest of the time is theirs.

The most pleasant enjoyment in life is to get off work on time after a busy day, take a comfortable hot shower, then go to the cafeteria to pick up a cup of synthetic milk or hot cocoa, and go to the activity room to play two rounds of billiards or poker with colleagues , by the way, a few words.

   By the way, I have to share the joy of tasting delicious food with everyone!

  Only need a bucket of instant noodles to buy a bowl of fragrant mashed potatoes, which is so affordable!

   And there is also fish soup with pine nuts tonight! It seems to be called this name.

I don't know what kind of forage those blue coats put in the soup, it actually makes those stinky mutant catfish smell less stinky, and when I bite into it, it has a feeling of being full of collagen, and the taste and taste are simply Absolutely!

   The food they usually eat is relatively bland, with less salt and less oil. Although the nutrition is completely sufficient, the taste is always a little bit worse.

   Those "canteens" in blue jackets are good everywhere, the only fly in the ointment is that they need to bring their own tableware and chopsticks, and there are no disposable bowls.

   But it's nothing to them.

A few people first approached the engineer brother who was engaged in production in the logistics department to discuss it, and soon persuaded the guy with a bowl of mashed potatoes, let him operate the processing workshop with a flatbed, and gave them a few thin steel like paper. Bowls, and spoons for soup.

  These steel bowls are not pure steel, but high-molecular polymer composite steel. The material is mainly the leftover scraps of cutting steel, plus some cheap synthetic resin, the cost is very cheap. They are all used as disposable bowls and chopsticks, and they are thrown away when they are used up, saving even the effort of washing dishes.

   "...After we were busy outside, those lucky dogs were sitting in the office blowing hot air, it was so frustrating!"

   "That's right, if you don't show them off, I'm sorry for the northwest wind we drank today!"

   "Agree, you must show off!"

   "Hahaha, greedy for these dogs!"

   A group of young men reached a consensus and stood on the elevator chatting and laughing. It felt like they had discovered an oasis in the desert.

  Li De, who was standing not far away to count supplies, and the engineer holding the tablet looked confused, as if they understood what they were talking about, but they didn't seem to understand.

  “…?”

  “?”

   The next chapter will be updated before eleven o'clock~

   (end of this chapter)