This Game is Too Real

  Chapter 178 The Academy Branch and the Players' Tactics

   When Yin Fang said the word apology, the atmosphere in the office was a little subtle.

  Chu Guang thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of what this guy could do to make him feel bad.

   After a moment of silence, Chu Guang looked at him and asked.

   "You forgot your password?"

   "That's not true," as if he did not expect Chu Guang to ask this, Yin Fang, who was choked, coughed dryly and said, "My memory is still good."

   "You dismantled Xiaoqi?"

  “…?”

   It doesn't seem to be.

  Chu Guang sighed: "So what is it?"

Yin Fang had a difficult expression on his face, and after hesitating for a while, he finally said, "It's about what I said on the road... I want to give you Dr. Principle's relics to the academy, I have to apologize to you, I didn't think much of it. comprehensive."

   That's it.

   Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but be speechless.

   This guy had a serious look on his face, which made him think something serious happened, but he didn't expect it to be such a trivial matter.

   "Oh, that...don't worry about it, I'll almost forget it if you don't say it."

  Chu Guang is not such a small man, this trivial matter is not enough to make him take revenge.

   Seeing that Chu Guang didn't take it to heart, Yin Fang was relieved, but continued to speak seriously.

"Anyway, I really didn't think about it... I thought about it later, if I handed the relic to the academy, they would definitely come here to track down the whereabouts of the suitcase after watching the full video. ."

"Congratulations, you have thought of something that anyone can think of," Chu Guang continued looking at him, "Also, even if you hand over this videotape to the academy, there is nothing to make up for it, at most give them another one. The reason for killing you."

  Yin Fang was stunned.

"why……"

"You said, there is a discrepancy between this and what you have learned about the history of the college. As one of the three founders, Dr. Yuan has never been to the River Valley Province, let alone Qingquan City, the southernmost city of the River Valley Province. Have you considered the reason for the Academy to conceal this clue?"

  Yin Fang fell into thinking.

   It can be seen that although this child is a little naive, he is not really stupid.

   After taking a sip of the warm water in the cup, Chu Guang paused for a moment and then continued.

"It is reasonable to speculate that there are two situations. The first situation is that the Dr. Principle is on the way to the Great Rift Valley or has an accident in the Great Rift Valley, but this is not realistic, because you said that the Principle Dr. is for the college. has made an outstanding contribution.”

  Yin Fang nodded earnestly.

   "Yes... The head of the three branches is named after him, including our laser rifle. Without him, the academy would not have been born."

  Chu Guang: "Then there is another possibility. After your Ph.D.s established the academy, they thought that the worst B could happen, so they concealed the existence of the holographic video tape."

  Yin Fang retorted: "It doesn't make sense either. Since the worst situation he imagined has already happened, shouldn't he guide his descendants to find hope."

  Chu Guang: "Maybe he thinks he can't count on you."

  Yin Fang was stunned.

"……What's the meaning."

  Chu Guang smiled lightly and said.

   "Nothing, you said it yourself, the history of the academy has been two hundred years, and a lot of things must have happened in it. Perhaps, it is no longer the academy it used to be."

   When he heard this sentence, Yin Fang almost instinctively came to a conclusion, which was an unfounded conjecture, but he couldn't think of a reason to refute it.

   In fact, the influence of the Academy has indeed diminished too much in these two centuries. From the original spread all over the wasteland, to now shrinking into the depths of the wandering swamp, even chasing down traitors requires issuing bounties to those bounty hunters.

   Looking at Yin Fang who was silent, Chu Guang comforted him and said.

"Actually you don't have to be too upset, whether it's out of distrust, or just not wanting to put all eggs in the same basket, this hologram is in our hands. If you're confused by Dr. Principle's decision , Isn't what we should do now to find out what happened two centuries ago?"

   Hearing Chu Guang's last words, Yin Fang's confused eyes suddenly showed a hint of enlightenment, as if he had figured out something.

   "Thank you... I seem to understand."

  Chu Guang didn't expect this guy to be so fooled, he just comforted him casually, and he had a shocked expression.

   However, after all, I saved myself a lot of things.

   "It's good to understand, then you now—"

"As you said, the reason why Dr. Principle left the holographic image there and did not let the academy recover it, there must be some kind of hidden meaning in it. Maybe that image was left for us," Yin Fang's eyes gradually became firmer, and he looked at Chu Guang and said seriously, "I have decided, I must find out what happened two hundred years ago!"

  Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, looked at him and nodded.

   "It's not a bad idea, but...I'm unlikely to let you go, at least not for a short time."

  Yin Fang shook his head and said, "I won't go, on the contrary, I will stay. This is not an exchange, but a request. I need your help."

  Chu Guang: "...What do you need me to help you with?"

   "I want to form a scientific research team!"

Yin Fang looked at him firmly and continued, "When I was working for the college, I have been engaged in data recovery work in the first line. I am very familiar with the entire workflow of research data recovery. I can do it too! As long as you are willing to lend me some manpower, I can follow the model of the academy and rebuild a research data recovery system in your shelter!"

   "I understand what you mean, it's equivalent to an independent branch of the college, right?"

   got up from the computer chair with a look of joy, Chu Guang walked up to Yin Fang, patted his shoulder, and gave him an encouraging look.

"I'm glad you can have such an ideal, just let it go! When mistakes happen, someone has to correct them. Vault 404 will be your strong backing. We have sufficient manpower, and we can go wherever the academy can't go. , we can do what they can't do."

   "I will give you a sufficient budget. We will start from Qingquan City. After digging out the treasures here, we will go to the next city. You will become the fourth founder of the college!"

   was surprised and moved by Chu Guang's enthusiasm.

   Although his goal is not to dig any treasure, but to find the truth, these two things do not seem to conflict.

   glanced at Chu Guang gratefully, Yin Fang responded to this trust and support with firm eyes.

   "Thank you, thank you for your support."

"You're welcome!"

  Chu Guang had a bright smile on his face.

  Yin Fang got the truth he wanted. The "scientific research ability" of Vault 404 is no longer 0. Players have unlocked more tasks - or richer gameplay.

   This wave.

   is a triple win!

   Is there anything more pleasing than this?

   Probably not.

  …

  The edge of the Fifth Ring Road in Qingquan City.

  Near the subway entrance on Huayuan Street, two gunshots from the subway entrance broke the tranquility of the street. I saw a nimble player running out of the subway entrance, followed by dozens or even hundreds of swarming eaters.

   They are not fast and agile, but they are durable enough to catch up for a whole day. Once they have formed a scale, individuals with abnormal speed and physical strength begin to appear in the group, and even veterans who have been walking in the wasteland all year round will find it difficult.

   However, this is only in general.

   At this moment, they are not facing a group of poor clanking wastelanders, but a group of players who are organized, coordinated, logistical and tireless.

The    agility player started to accelerate, dashed over the line drawn on the snow, and the player who was lying in ambush beside the street lit the fuse.

   Almost as soon as the gnawing man rushed out of the entrance of the subway station about ten meters away, the powder keg that was brightly placed on the street exploded in an instant.

  Boom——!

   Thick smoke engulfed half of the street in an instant, and the flames of the explosion flew around the street with shrapnel wrapped in it.

   "Damn it! You almost blew up Lao Tzu too!" Xiao Mengxin, who was exhausted as a dog, panted heavily and glared at Mosquito.

   In order to attract more monsters, he ran below for a long time and almost never came back.

   "I'm not afraid that you will be caught up," Mosquito laughed, then raised his voice and shouted towards the front, "Brothers, it's time to go up and make up the knife, hurry up!"

   "Kill!"

   "Ouch!"

   "Fuck them!"

  The players who had been waiting for a long time, after hearing the order, copied the guys onto it.

   Some had spears, some had axes, and some had made hammers after learning from the manager. All kinds of cold weapons greeted them one after another.

The stronger the predators tend to run faster, and the ones who run at the front have already been bombed to the sky, and the rest are just miscellaneous soldiers, there is no need to waste bullets, and they are directly executed in melee combat. .

  Ye Shi, who was standing on the sidelines watching the battle, couldn't help but sigh.

   "I'm afraid you will spend a lot of money in this fight."

   Mosquito said with a smile.

   "Actually it doesn't cost much. I made the bomb myself, which means there is no cost."

   Ye Shi didn't believe his nonsense, rolled his eyes and said, "Where's the gunpowder? There's also hiring a group performer. You have to pay for it, right?"

  Due to the gradual increase in mission revenue, the gradual increase in difficulty, and the particularity of the gameplay, players in Wasteland OL have formed a third set of rules for dividing spoils in addition to the original rules of equal division and group G.

   That is, the employment system.

   The average hourly earnings of a rookie player is 1 credit per contribution. As long as you pay 2 credits, you can have a mercenary who is not afraid of death.

   They don't need very good equipment, and they can't use them. On the contrary, when dealing with gnats or devil moths, which are weak single species, guns are not as useful as crowbars.

   After all, the former is a bullet and 1 silver coin, while the latter is everywhere in the wasteland.

  Ye Shi estimated that the price they offered to these newcomers should be around 3 or 4 copper coins per gnawing.

   After all, if it is too low, it might be more cost-effective to cut down trees.

"You don't need very good gunpowder to deal with these predators, ordinary black powder is enough. As for group performances, uh, this will cost a little bit, but not much..." Mosquito's expression was a little subtle, and he quickly changed the topic. , "By the way, aren't you going to download the book today?"

   A smug smile appeared on Ye Shi's face.

   "Just passed the B3 floor, we decided to relax and split up for a day."

   Lao Bai and Kuang Feng went to Yumu District to level up with Quit Smoking. Fang Chang didn’t know where to go, he didn’t know what to do by himself, and the perception system was not suitable for single training, so he wandered here to join in the fun.

   "Rich people," Mosquito smacked his mouth and said enviously, "If you hit the last tier, the total income will probably be tens of thousands."

  The greenhouse site is currently recognized as the fattest map, especially after the weaving problem of devil silk is solved, the income of one layer will be thousands of dollars. Fang Chang is so unkind, he has not disclosed his income since the B2 floor, which is true of his younger brother's behavior.

   What is there to keep secret about income?

   Generously send it out for everyone to see!

   If you don’t look at it, how do you know if there is a shady secret, in case there is any ulterior PY transaction behind it?

"Hey, it's alright," Ye Shigang wanted to pretend, but suddenly remembered that Fang Chang and the others had only told him to keep his mouth shut in the morning, so he coughed dryly and changed his words again, "Actually, it's not you either. It’s so exaggerated. The loss of equipment, the consumption of supplies, and the miscellaneous things are counted, and you won’t make any money. And this broken map gets harder and harder to beat, and the income will be divided among four people. Hey, poor.”

   This time it was Mosquito's turn to roll his eyes.

   "Can you tell the truth, how much did you earn?"

   "Not much."

   "Gee!"

   The battle not far away has ended.

   After a wave of monsters was cleared, the players began to clean the battlefield one after another and counted their records.

   Brother Mole, who fought side by side with the newcomers before, checked and distributed the rewards they deserved based on their statistics.

  The battlefield was lively, everyone was laughing and laughing, and it was completely impossible to see that a brutal battle had just happened.

   "This task is too simple, I cut eleven off by myself."

   "Cow batch! I have eight, haha! Those whose heads were split by an axe are all mine!"

   "5 silver coins in hand! Woohoo, you can watch Xiaoyu count the money!"

   "Brother Mole, remember to call me next time you have such a good job!"

   "Definitely! Thank you all for joining us."

   The Mole who gave out the money smiled, but blood was dripping in his heart.

   As he counted just now, there were a total of 136 predators on the ground, 20 were killed on the spot except for the powder keg, and 15 were killed by him. The newbies solved 101. According to the price of 5 copper coins, he had to pay them 50.5 silver.

  !

   This is about to catch up with an Iron Fist Bazooka!

   Mole really thinks that he and Mosquito are like contractors working for the manager, and they are still the kind of "0 advance payment" and "advanced work". If this task cannot be completed within two days, he is afraid that he will be dragged into bankruptcy.

   "Planning dad, beg for peace, hurry up and open a new version!"

   Looking at the happy newcomers who got paid, Mole had a faint sadness on his face.

   No more new versions, and when these little leeks are upgraded, the labor cost will be even more expensive!

   At this moment, the little agile player who was pulling the monsters finally finished counting the corpses on the ground and ran to the side of the mosquito.

   "I just pulled up 136 gnats, you have to give me 13 silver and 6 bronze."

   Mosquito's face had the same sadness as Brother Mole, but he still managed to squeeze a kind smile from his face.

   "No problem, can you put a zero? I just don't have any copper coins here."

   "You want to give me 20?"

   Ye Shi couldn't hold back his laughter, Mosquito's brows jumped fiercely, he took out a few coins from his pocket and stuffed them into Mengxin's hand.

   That little Mengxin took the coins and counted them with a look of surprise.

   "13 silver and 6 copper is just right... Huh? Don't you have no copper coins?"

   Mosquito: "Suddenly again."

  Mengxin: "..."

   Ye Shi smiled and patted Meng Xin's shoulder, then said with a smile, "Young man, not bad, what's your ID, let's form a team together next time."

   Who knows that Mengxin doesn't appreciate it, glanced at him and said, "Who are you calling a young man, I'm already thirty, how old are you."

   Ye Shishi looked embarrassed and took his hand back.

   "Pfft hahaha!"

   Watching this guy deflate, Mosquito laughed out a pig cry, patted Ye Shi's shoulder with a hippie smile, and frowned at Meng Xin.

   "He, my little brother, I remember just going to college."

   Ye Shi blushed and argued, "Fuck off! I'm a sophomore!"

   That Mengxin smacked his tongue: "That's not a little brother."

   Mosquito smiled and said, "Dude, you're so interesting, what's your ID?"

   "Zhang Hai."

   "Uh, no, I asked you the name of the game, what are you doing with your real name?"

   "It's called Zhang Hai. I can't change my name, I can't change my surname, I can play games by that name." Zhang Hai glared at him.

  Ye Shi: "What if it was squatted?"

   Zhang Hai snorted and said, "It's okay, I still have Zhang Hai 001, Zhang Hai 111, and Zhang Hai 000."

  Ye Ten: "Pfft."

   Mosquito with a low laugh, his stomach hurt from laughing, he coughed and said, "Brother, your style...why don't you play with strength or physique, why choose agility."

   Zhang Hai frowned and said: "You don't understand this, the world's martial arts, only fast is not broken. Fast is strong, I am fast!"

   Mosquito: "Hahahaha grass."

   "Wait," Ye Shi suddenly frowned and looked around alertly, "I always feel that something is staring at us."

   "It's okay, it's okay, no shame," Mosquito patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "It's over for a while, why don't you go eat something?"

   Zhang Hai's eyes lit up and said, "Go to my stall and eat, I'll pull ramen for you, it's authentic."

  “…”

  Illusion?

   The feeling of being stared at gradually faded, and Ye Shi suspiciously looked away from the street in the distance.

   At the same time, on a high-rise building hundreds of meters away.

  A mercenary holding a sniper rifle with a ghostly expression on his face, his back sticking to the wall.

Just now he just wanted to use the scope to observe what was going on on that street, but before he could see how many people were on the opposite side, one of them suddenly looked around alertly, and then looked towards him. come over.

Is    a coincidence?

   But this is too coincidental!

   At this time, the captain's voice came from the communication channel.

   "Carl, what did you see."

"A lot of people."

"How many?"

   "I didn't see it clearly...give me some more time."

   swallowed, the mercenary named Carl continued to speak nervously.

   "Those people... Maybe there are awakened ones."

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(My body can’t take it anymore, I persisted in 8K updates for more than two months, I only sleep six hours a day, and I feel like my body is already calling the police. The doctor advised me to take a good rest, don’t damage my liver at a young age, and then give it to me The liver protection tablets are recommended, and I will not advertise without advertising fees...

   I’m really sorry guys, there may only be one update these days, but I will try to keep the word count at 5~6K. Compared to my previous two updates, 2K, it should be considered a normal update? On the 24th, I will resume two shifts and continue to challenge Riwan... Let me slow down, and at the same time take advantage of this time to take a breath, sort out the plot, and make the rhythm faster. )

   (end of this chapter)