This Game is Too Real

  Chapter 413 Eclipse, this is an opportunity for us!

   After waiting until it was dark, Zhao Yongxu finally got the chance to talk to Chu Guang.

   Dawn City Hall.

In the    conference room, a group of people sat in front of the conference table.

   Looking at the alliance managers sitting across from the conference table, Zhao Yongxu thought that this negotiation would be quite difficult, but the actual situation exceeded his expectations.

   He didn't even think that he would reach a consensus with the alliance so quickly.

   "...The five major groups of the company plan to set up offices in Dawning City. We plan to plan an embassy street in the east area of ​​Dawning City. If you are interested, we can plan a 15X15 land for you as the boundary of the embassy and consulate."

   Hearing the proposal thrown from the opposite side, several envoys from the Stone City were obviously surprised.

  The five major groups of enterprises plan to set up offices here?

   "When did they negotiate..." An officer of the militia regiment whispered, expressing the confusion in the hearts of many people.

   Obviously they came first!

   The two nobles from the inner city looked at each other and whispered to each other, probably exchanging opinions.

   Zhao Yongxu's expression did not change.

   To be honest, he feels that 225 square meters is a little small, but it is not unacceptable.

   It's not him who lives anyway.

   Moreover, the fact that the embassy can be placed next to the corporate office is only an advantage and no disadvantage for Boulder City.

   cleared his throat, his face made a contemplative expression, and nodded after a long while.

   "I think it's okay... Also, I want to talk about—"

   "Regarding the Heart of Steel, we will not enter your airspace, but we retain freedom of navigation within our own airspace."

   Looking at the head of Zhao who was sitting opposite, Chu Guang continued to speak in an uncompromising tone.

   "The residents of Boulder City need a sense of security, and the residents of Dawn City also need it. The alliance will not become anyone's vassal. Equality is the premise of our dialogue."

   Zhao Yongxu's brows twitched, he took a deep breath and said.

   "At least, you must limit the use of 400mm artillery in the city center."

   He didn't even notice it, and he used the wording of solicitation unconsciously.

   tapped twice with his index finger on the table, Chu Guang thought for a moment and said.

   "Yes, except during waves."

   The production cost of a 400mm chamber-fired rocket can keep up with 100 100mm shells, and he had no intention of wasting ammunition.

   In fact, even in the face of the tide, the 400mm main gun is definitely not an economical choice.

  In complex urban terrain, the power of large-caliber artillery will be significantly affected by the marginal effect. Even if a deep pit is blasted out on the street, the frontage of a building across the street may not be affected.

   And slime molds, like the undead skeleton soldiers, have no concept of morale like players, and the psychological deterrent effect brought by large-caliber heavy artillery is completely ineffective.

   The annual wave.

   Instead of using it to test the gun, it is better to leave it to the players to practice as a server activity.

   "...Okay, except during the tide. After all, the alien species is our common enemy."

   reluctantly made concessions, and Zhao Yongxu, who finally finished talking about this sensitive issue, felt his shoulders loosen.

   A consensus was also reached on the second issue.

   On this most divisive issue, a consensus was reached faster than he thought.

   And just when he was going to throw out the last issue brought by this mission alliance, Chu Guang directly said what was on his mind.

   "Also, about our future relationship."

   A hint of surprise appeared in his eyes, Zhao Yongxu sat up unconsciously.

  Chu Guang paused for a moment and continued.

   "In order to enhance our mutual trust and to eliminate suspicion among neighbors, we plan to hold a joint meeting of survivors on the last day of December every year."

   That day happened to be New Year's Eve, which could be arranged with the New Year's Eve party of the new alliance.

   This is something that Chu Guang decided after discussing with other senior leaders of the alliance.

   Having never heard of such a thing at all, Zhao Yongxu was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously.

"what is that?"

  Chu Guang explained patiently.

"It's a high-level summit covering politics, economy, culture, diplomacy, military, etc. Simply put, we tell you what we plan to do next year. You can also tell us what you plan to do next year. If we happen to think If we go together, we will do it together. It doesn't matter if we don't, everyone seeks common ground while reserving differences, and we do our own thing without affecting each other."

   Does this sound interesting?

   And if I don't tell you what I plan to do, wouldn't I be able to prostitute the insider information of the alliance?

   Zhao Yongxu touched his chin, and a little cleverness moved in his heart.

   He doesn't really understand political matters, but from a military point of view, the value of intelligence is unquestionable.

  Although he can't make a decision, he believes that the Lord of the City should readily accept this proposal.

  Thinking of this, Zhao Yongxu nodded generously and said with a smile.

   "That's a good idea! I'll pass it on to the Lord of the City."

  Chu Guang smiled lightly.

   He could roughly guess what this guy was thinking, but he didn't really care.

   "Anything else?"

"Have……"

   Zhao Yongxu opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly found that there seemed to be nothing to say.

   There are three problems in total.

  The embassy issue has been settled.

  For security issues, the alliance promises not to use 400mm artillery in urban areas unless it is necessary.

   Although this is a car wheel talk, it is unrealistic to expect them to make further concessions. Even if he supports himself who is tough on the alliance, he can't think of a better negotiation result.

   For the issue of long-term relationship, the two sides have established a long-term communication mechanism. The manager's proposal was clearly better than the advice he brought from Duron.

   Zhao Yongxu suddenly felt a little confused in his mind.

   himself seemed to be seen through.

   Can this guy read minds?

   swallowed the "yes" he blurted out, and Zhao Yongxu changed his words.

"……Gone."

   "Looks like we've reached a consensus."

  Chu Guang nodded, closed the note that didn't have two lines written in his hand, and then looked at the waiter standing beside him.

  The waiter understood and went forward to send a letter to each of the six people sitting across from the conference table.

   Looking at the letterhead in his hand, Zhao Yongxu frowned.

"This is?"

   "Banquet invitation."

   "Banquet?"

   Looking at Zhao Yongxu with a blank expression, Chu Guang smiled lightly.

   "This is the custom of our sanctuary. No matter what the outcome of the conversation is, guests cannot be allowed to leave with an empty stomach. There will be a dinner party at the Alliance Ballroom at 6 o'clock tonight. If you are not in a hurry, you may as well have a meal before going back."

   Several messengers sitting at the conference table exchanged unexpected glances and talked softly.

   Especially the nobles from the inner city, this is a novel experience for them.

   "Banquet? Townships in the northern suburbs—survivors actually hold banquets?"

   "That's weird, but I'm curious what they'll bring out at the banquet."

   "Roasted lizard tails?"

"Ah……"

   Banquets are not uncommon in Boulder City. Nobles who are idle and bored often use banquets to pass the time, and the name of banquets can be birthdays, or it can be a rare and expensive collection, or even a bottle of red wine.

   But the official banquet, and the banquet in the name of diplomacy, was a novel experience for them.

   After all, until a few months ago, they didn't even have a formal foreign affairs department, and all matters related to the outside world were left to the city hall of the outer city to take care of.

   Zhao Yongxu doesn't care about what to eat for a while. In contrast, he pays more attention to another thing.

   "Will the representatives of the company also participate?" he asked earnestly.

"Of course, this was originally prepared for them," Chu Guang paused, feeling that it seemed a little too tactful to be so straightforward, so he naturally added a sentence later, "If you have told us in advance, we will also It will also be prepared for you."

  However, Head Zhao, who was sitting across from him, didn't seem to care about such trivial matters at all.

   Those eyes shone brightly, without even half a second of hesitation, he said immediately.

   "We'll be there!"

   It's not just him.

   Including the two officers sitting next to him and the three nobles from the inner city, their eyes were all fiery.

   Looking at the expressions on their faces, Chu Guangbujin fell into contemplation.

   It seems that he still underestimated the yearning of the North African rich people for Paris.

   has failed.

   knew the charge earlier.

  …

The    Alliance Banquet Hall is located in the center of the main urban area of ​​Dawn City, the center of the former Long-term Farm, only one street away from the City Hall and the player's save point.

  The boxy building is entirely made of concrete. Although it looks like marble, it is actually just painted a layer of creamy white plaster on the outside.

  The five-meter-high arch can be entered even by death claws, and the gear badge hanging on the door is part of the Union flag and is also the most decorated medal awarded by the Union Army.

  The simple and atmospheric aesthetics is similar to the alliance's weapons, but the interior decoration of the building is unique, not as vague as the receiver of the LD-47.

  The tiles of the bricklayers reflect the dome’s brilliant chandeliers, and there are several marble sculptures in the corners.

  These decorations are scouted from the wasteland, re-polished and waxed to look like new.

   If the spacious main banquet hall is filled with long tables, it can accommodate thousands of people dining at the same time.

   This building and the Union City Hall started at about the same time, but it was only recently completed and was only used once last night.

   The banquet arrangement just prepared for the triumphal celebration has not been cancelled.

After receiving the news of the guests, the concierge staff in charge of the banquet immediately convened 12 round tables and removed most of the long tables for group dining, leaving only the two rows against the wall for display. Serving self-serve drinks, desserts and cold cuts.

   The orchestra that participated in the celebration last night was invited back to play the repertoire that was played last night.

   Sit at the round table.

   A potbellied noble looked at the menu in his hand and touched the back of his head unexpectedly.

   "Those blue coats are so fancy."

   He originally thought that the food of these northern suburban bumpkins was as shabby as the fly restaurant in the outer city of Boulder City, but he did not expect it to be completely unexpected.

   Dinner content is varied.

  Cold dishes include white-cut chicken, thin-cut double-headed beef, shredded cucumber with garlic and so on.

  Hot dishes include squirrel carp, braised lion head, roast duck…

   And more than a dozen creative dishes make people curious, such as salt-grilled lantern fish, braised warship shrimp, cracked claw crab cake, creamy croissant potato mash, monster steak and so on.

The variety of    is dizzying.

   In addition, there are desserts that have just been baked, mushroom clouds sprinkled with chopped chocolate, small cakes with a creamy fragrance, and cookies that look unremarkable but contain a mystery...

   Sid, who was standing by the long table on the side of the hall, widened his eyes in surprise.

   What surprised him was not the dishes, but the bottle of red wine on the table.

   At this moment, an unfamiliar voice came from the side.

"Judging from the bronzing stamp on the bottle, this bottle of red wine should be from the Glover Winery in the Barron Peninsula, and its price is at least three times its weight in gold. The wine and dairy products of the West Coast are not the same as the slaves that are rich there. Just as famous, it rarely crosses the desert to the east of the mainland...I guess it should be the collection of General McClane."

  Sid looked sideways and saw a slightly familiar man standing beside him, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.

   raised his eyebrows, Sid asked.

"You are?"

   "Liszt, chairman of Liszt firm, this is my business card." Liszt introduced himself calmly and handed out the business card in his hand.

   accepted the business card, and after Sid glanced at it, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

   He seems to have heard of this name. It is said that he was a businessman at first, and later made a small fortune by doing business with the alliance, and became a nobleman.

   It is not difficult to change your status as a noble in the inner city of Megalithic City. You only need to pay enough chips to buy a room in the inner building and you can add your name to the "household register".

   However, gaining the status of a noble does not mean that you can integrate into their circle.

   These new nobles who came in with money are different from the old nobles, and they have no access to the power core of Boulder City.

   Not to mention the appearance of this guy, it is estimated that he has never lived in a mansion in the inner city for a few days.

   In contrast, he cares more about the "true aristocrats" from the enterprise.

   What is depressing is that those people are sitting at a round table with the league managers, busy showing off their meals, and have no plans to get up from their chairs.

   His legs are going numb standing here, and he hasn't waited for the chance to talk to those people alone.

  Is it so delicious?

   unconsciously glanced at the round table in the distance, and Sid couldn't help frowning.

   was so interested in the food of the country people.

   For a moment, he felt a little disillusioned with his imagination of the ideal city.

   seems to be nothing more than that...

   read the disapproval of him on the face of the person in front of him, Liszt just smiled, but said nothing.

   As a businessman, he doesn't care what these idiots with their noses up in the sky think of him.

   Anyway, everyone sees each other pretty much the same.

   "The five major groups of the company have all sent representatives here. It seems that something big is about to happen in the River Valley Province."

"uh-huh."

   Sid snorted.

   Is it necessary to mention something that even scavengers can see?

  Lister paused and continued.

   "I just heard the news that the company plans to invest and set up factories here."

   "Investing in a factory?" Sid glanced at him unexpectedly and smiled lightly, "And then pull the produced products to an ideal city 3,000 kilometers away? Is there anything there?"

  Liszt said patiently.

   "There are many forms of interest, and there are many means to achieve goals. I can't guess what agreements the administrator has reached with the distant ideal city, but the company has spent a lot of time doing so many things, obviously not for charity."

"Oh?"

   Sid's eyes flickered slightly, and although he was still disapproving, he was obviously interested.

   Liszt continued while the iron was hot.

"The expedition to Luoxia Province is almost a sure thing. Only by pulling out the legion's outpost in the east of the great desert can all future troubles be eradicated once and for all. After that, in order to prevent the legion's resurgence, enterprises will definitely unite the alliance and send them to the desert. The garrison consolidates the fruits of victory."

   "...I heard of man-made oases surrounded by life-limits, like small islands in the ocean, where the soil is flowing with milk and honey, and there is no alien harassment."

  Sid's eyes finally showed obvious interest, and he no longer concealed the heartbeat in his expression.

   "Can you expand on that?"

"Of course." Seeing his eager look, Liszt patted the old nobleman's arm with a smile and said softly, "...I just heard about these stories. If you are interested, we can have a good chat. chat."

Just as Liszt was drawing the big cake that Chu Guang had painted for himself, while pulling Sid towards the table of the envoys of the Stone City, on the round table of the enterprise not far away, the crowd around the table. People are gobbling up food in their mouths.

   Wu Mu's eyes widened, he fiddled with the preserved egg sprinkled with minced garlic on the dinner plate with a fork, and said with a look of amazement.

   "This egg...what animal laid it?"

   It tastes like jelly!

  As a senior salesperson of Changge Group, Wu Mu has been to many places and tasted a lot of strange food.

   However, this is the first time I have seen this special food.

   Chu Guang, who was sitting beside him, smiled and said.

   "Actually, these are ordinary duck eggs, but they have been processed through a special process, and we call them... preserved eggs."

  Li Changkong rubbed his chin thoughtfully, sniffed a piece with a fork, and stuffed it into his mouth.

   "Such a special taste, it turns out to be duck eggs... Let me tell you what the processing technique is?"

  Chu Guang's expression was a little subtle.

   The recipe is nothing to keep secret.

   means that he is afraid that speaking out will affect everyone's appetite.

   "I'm not quite sure about this."

   The representative of the Ideal Group nodded, without questioning, and continued to taste the food on another plate.

   Yi Chuan, who was sitting on Chu Guang's right hand, said with emotion while wiping his hands with a tissue.

   "...I finally understand now why Li De specifically mentioned the food here in the application."

   The braised warship shrimp that had just filled a plate had already been shown off by him, and there was only a pile of shrimp shells left on the plate.

   Incredible!

  These ugly aliens can be cooked so deliciously by these people.

  Before he set off, he was worried that he could not be used to the food here, which might cause stomach discomfort, so he specially brought two boxes of freeze-dried food and two boxes of stomach medicine.

   Now it seems that at least the previous concern can be dispelled.

   Yun Yu, who was sitting at the other end of the round table, did not speak, and was bringing cookies to his mouth one by one, with surprise and surprise written in his eyes.

   That expression that seems to be glowing, I don't know what I have tasted.

   asked the waiter to help change the plate. While waiting for the dishes to be served, Yi Chuan looked at Chu Guang and asked, "By the way, do you eat so well every day?"

   "Of course not. We only take out these things when entertaining distinguished guests. However, the ingredients of these foods are not expensive, and they can be seen in many restaurants."

   paused for a moment, Chu Guang smiled and said.

   "If you are interested in our daily food, you might as well go to North Street in Dawn City, where there are many special snacks."

   Wu Mu excitedly interjected.

   "I know! It's called buns and dumplings, right?"

   "That was one of our breakfasts."

  Chu Guang smiled and nodded, suddenly thought of something and asked.

   "Speaking of which, what about the two members of the Kang Mao Group?"

   Since he didn't know whether to address the two gentlemen or ladies, he simply omitted the address.

   Hearing Chu Guang ask the two of them, Yi Chuan's expression became a little subtle.

   "They... don't really care about them, their code doesn't contain malicious elements, just a little overzealous."

   Wu Mu, who was beside him, also said with a hearty smile.

   "That's right, don't worry about those two androids, their core code has not been violated so far, you can rest assured."

   Those clean and tidy teeth reminded Chu Guang of a certain toothpaste advertisement.

   "That's it, then I'm relieved."

  Chu Guang smiled and nodded his head, his index finger swiped on the VM screen twice, calmly motioning Xiao Qi to keep an eye on the two of them.

   This is not out of distrust of allies.

   Just in case.

  Alliance is not without android activities, such as old Brown's daughter and wife, and Lyra in Vault 101.

   However, these androids have a common feature, that is, they have low self-awareness and will not actively participate in human social activities.

   unless it is an order from the owner.

   The expression on Yi Chuan's face made Chu Guang a little concerned, and he couldn't help but wonder what the two were going to do.

   And just when he was curious, Frost and Eclipse in a silver cloak were walking on the most lively North Street in Dawn City.

   In the hot summer, the conservative costumes of the two are a bit special, and people around them frequently cast curious glances at them.

  Frost is also observing the passing pedestrians, and in the communication channel, he maintains a silent communication with the solar eclipse walking aside.

"Look, these poor human beings, their clothes are like dust on the case, their health is like a flashing alarm light... Eclipse, this is an opportunity for us, we will make them live A wealthy day when you open your mouth and don't need to stretch out your hands."

   There was no change in the expressionless face, but the electrons on the chip beat with the frequency of excitement.

  The pupils of the solar eclipse flickered slightly, and he replied after thinking for half a second.

   "The idea is correct, but we don't have the means of production, and we don't have the production function... What should we do?"

  Frost: "First of all, we need to win this war and control the man-made oasis in the desert so that we can get the food to feed them."

  Eclipse: "There are omissions in the plan. According to the existing information, the nearest man-made oasis is home to nearly one million people, and the probability of surplus food output is low."

  Frost: "Understood, the plan needs to be improved."

   The two continued to exchange deep topics while observing the nearby streets.

   The prosperity here is less than 1/10,000 of the ideal city, but because of this, it is more suitable for implementing their plans than the ideal city.

   As long as the people here are more satisfied than the ideal city in a shorter time and at a lower cost, they have sufficient arguments to prove that they are the optimal solution among countless alternatives for revival of civilization.

However……

   There is also a problem in this. "Satisfaction" is an abstract concept, and the "prosperity" spawned by it is even more difficult to define with a fixed algorithm.

   So the first thing to do before making a complete plan is to observe.

   At this moment, two people walking on the bustling street suddenly came across a strange combination of three people and one bear.

   Riding on Flesh's shoulders, Tail's eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw them in the crowd at a glance.

   "Oh! Stupid! It's an NPC I've never seen before!"

   "Its skin is so cool." The fleshy man who was riding said also with a surprised expression.

   Frost was a little confused and stopped to look at the white bear in front of him.

   Although I didn't understand what the bear said just now, but——

   "Why do bears talk?"

   "Eh!? Isn't it common sense that white bears can talk?"

   That surprised expression didn't seem to be pretending at all.

   So that the eclipse standing next to him couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and for a moment even suspected whether there was a problem with the information in the intelligence database.

   Looking at the confident tail, Frost thought for a moment and nodded.

   "That's it... White bears can talk, and it's common sense in River Valley Province."

   Strange knowledge.

   However, it can also be used as a reference.

   "Leave the fleshy things aside. It looks like you guys are looking for something. Do you have any troubles? Do you need Tail's help?" Tail looked at it expectantly, with the light of a mission master in his eyes.

Task!

   Hidden quests! !

   Frost stopped for a while, unable to parse the expressions on the faces of the human beings in front of him, let alone what the strange grammar was trying to express, so he could only try to ask.

   "You need help?"

   Tail shook his head into a rattle.

   "NoNoNo, it's you who need help! You're welcome, just tell the tail!"

  Frost: "?"

  Siss' expression became a little subtle.

   Always feel...

  This android is not as smart as her Awei.

   "Could it be that the NPC's code is not ready yet?" Sesame paste looked at Si Si suspiciously.

   The conversation between the two is not on the same channel at all.

  Siss thought for a moment, then nodded.

   "Well, that possibility cannot be ruled out."

   After all, it is a closed beta test stage, so even if there are unreasonable things, it is understandable.

  NPC will occasionally make some confusing speeches. In this case, either their own syntax is wrong, or the other party's program is not fully compiled.

   In most cases, these two problems will appear at the same time.

  I don't know what to chat with the android, but a shy expression suddenly appeared on Taiail's face.

   "Then... can I ask you to put on a maid outfit for Sisconkang?"

   Seeing his good friend jumping repeatedly on the edge of the "Player's Handbook", Sisi knew that he couldn't continue to sit idly by.

   sighed, she dragged her tail back from the blank-faced android, and said apologetically.

   "Sorry, my Awei has caused you trouble."

   said, no matter how the tail protested, Sisi and Sesame Paste tacitly tied her to the bear's back.

   Even though his face was buried in the furry bear fur, he couldn't stop the protesting voice.

   "Damn, why stop—"

   "You will be banned for harassing NPCs. Do you want to be banned like Mosquito for this kind of thing?"

   Hearing this sentence, the brave voice that was a second before finally softened.

   "Ugh... stingy."

   "It's hard, I'll wear it for you."

  “!!!”

   stared blankly at the group of people walking away, and a series of intermittent data streams flashed in Frost's pupils.

   After a while, it lowered its head in thought.

   "So...the element of revival of civilization, is it a maid costume?"

  Eclipse slowly moved his eyes to look at it.

   "...I think the confidence level of the information also needs to be carefully considered before drawing conclusions."

   "It makes sense, we should have collected more samples, rather than unilaterally accepting the opinion of one party... However, this can be used as a clue."

   The pupils flickered slightly, and Frost nodded, hiding on the circuit board in his chest, boiling with an energetic electric current.

   "Eclipse, this is an opportunity for us."

  The eclipse paused for many seconds, then nodded slowly and blankly.

"it is good……"

  ——

   (Thanks to the leader of "Kangkang Poor Ghost" for the reward!!!)

   (end of this chapter)