This Game is Too Real

  Chapter 415 The wool starts from OEM!

   One day passed.

  The road from Dawn City to the west has been repaired for 4 kilometers, which is much more than expected.

  The two huge industrial beasts moved forward steadily. The towering body and deafening roar became a wonder of Dawn City.

   attracted many people to stop and watch.

   is not just for the little players watching the fun.

  The merchants, travelers, mercenaries, wastelanders, and residents living nearby couldn't help but cast a surprised look at the monster.

   and couldn't take his eyes away in surprise.

"What it is?"

   "Road-building machines?!"

   "The big horned deer **** is above... I have never seen such a big one!"

   "It is said that it was shipped from the ideal city!"

   "The ideal city?! It turned out to be the ideal city... There are more than 3,000 kilometers away from here!"

   "How many cows would it take to drag it over?"

   "Stupid! People don't know how to use airplanes! Don't they fly over with wings attached?"

   "His..."

   "If only I could visit there in my lifetime."

Standing beside the newly formed highway, although Chu Guang didn't make the same fuss as those ignorant wastelanders, nor did he call out unscientific like a few civil dogs, the shock and emotion in his heart were almost the same. .

  Look at the longing eyes of those wastelanders, they haven't even started to win yet, these guys from the east coast are about to win.

   List the territory?

  Follow the king to pay respects to the prime minister?

   That's the way to play in the Age of Empires.

   A slightly more clever "conquest" is all about power projection and regional influence. Not only does it not have the buff of reducing stability and production capacity, but it also saves a series of financial expenditures such as suppression and maintenance costs, and the benefits generated are far greater than direct control.

   As for how to increase regional influence?

  Advanced technology, abundant material, prosperous culture, lofty ideals, excellent education, etc. can do it.

  Chu Guang felt that this matter is very complicated to expand, but in an abstract way, it is actually similar to the emotional matter.

Handsome or beautiful, rich, articulate, self-disciplined, smart or thick-skinned... As long as anyone has one or two advantages, the other points are not so unacceptable that they are unacceptable. ".

   Just like himself, although he is a little poor, his mouth is stupid, and his face is too thin, but there are still a lot of cute little players around him every day to make good impressions.

   In the final analysis, he still looks too handsome.

   And the Alliance is in a similar situation at the moment.

  Although they have fought several beautiful battles, the confidence of the survivors has never been higher, but whether it is background or family background, it is still weaker than the veteran survivors in the wasteland.

  These tall, rich and handsome men from the east coast are just here for a stop. Even if they don’t mean to show off subjectively, or even if it’s not necessary at all, the regional influence will continue to rise.

   In fact, let alone those poor wastelanders.

  Chu Guang also hopes to go to the east coast one day to see what it is said that the survivors' settlement that is closest to the pre-war era looks like.

  How does a city less than half the size of Mumbai accommodate a population of 1 million or 10 million, and complete high-rise buildings soaring into the clouds?

   This might give him some management experience.

   Of course, although there are objective gaps, we should not belittle ourselves.

  Alliance also has its own BUFF.

   Aid from "Fallen Empire" is both an opportunity and a challenge.

   If you grasp it well, the new alliance can take more than ten years of road, but if you can't grasp it, it may take more than ten years of detours.

   as a manager.

   All he has to do is maximize his own advantages.

   Just when Chu Guang was thinking about how to get some wool from these old friends, the expression on his face was seen in Luo Hua's eyes, but it was understood as envy.

   glanced at Chu Guang, and then at Li Changkong's secretly happy smugness, Luo Hua, who was leaning on crutches, felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

   When they dispatched the Trailblazers, the guys from the Ideal Group did not want to contribute, but now they are running out to gain a sense of presence.

   This made him feel like he was being tauren.

   Comparing with each other, Luo Hua couldn't help but tear down a stage.

   "Don't think too much about the abilities of these people... They are in the ideal city, and their main business is actually property. If it didn't happen, I almost forgot that they would build roads."

   However, after hearing his words, the expression on Chu Guang's face was even more surprised.

   "Property?!"

   Maybe he is not imaginative enough.

  What property company can be so awesome? !

"Um."

  Luo Hua nodded and continued speaking with a pouted mouth.

   "...Fixing the water pipes, cleaning the outer walls of the building, cleaning the air switches, maintaining the elevators, generating electricity, there was a logistics distribution in the past, and now it's outsourced... As for this kind of heavy engineering equipment, they don't have the ability to build it."

   Seeing the unconvinced expression on his face, Chu Guang suddenly moved in his heart and said.

   "I heard that heavy engineering equipment is the main business of Silver Wing Group?"

   "That's right," Luo Hua said with a hint of pride on his face, "Pioneer is our masterpiece! More than 80% of its components are independently completed by us."

  Chu Guang asked immediately.

   "Can you make this kind of road construction machine? How much?"

"Uh...then I don't understand," Luo Hua scratched his head, "Five or six million? Ten or twenty million? The price depends on the model. You can ask Yi Chuan for the specific price. I haven't returned for three years. Now, he knows the market better than I do."

  “…”

   Hearing this quotation, Chu Guang finally felt at this moment how cheap the magnetic confinement plasma cutting machine that Li De sold him was.

   117,000 Cr.

   is also a little more expensive than building a one-kilometer cement road, which is just too conscientious!

   But then again, Cr back then was actually different from now.

  As a general equivalent exchange, the meaning of currency in different scenarios will also have certain differences.

   At that time, the Trailblazer needed local resources and labor, and Chuguang needed the technology on the Trailblazer. The role of Cr was only pricing and exchange.

   Therefore, under the circumstances at that time, it was not the Ideal City that provided the credit guarantee for Cr, but the Pioneer itself.

   The list of quotations provided by both parties does not represent the value of the product itself, but is more like the result of a game.

   Even now, the list provided to them by the five major groups is obviously not the market conditions of the ideal city, but more like the balance reached by their internal games.

  Chu Guang believes that 100,000 Cr is definitely not needed to build an emergency cement road of 1 km in the province of Yunjian.

   But it doesn't matter to the Alliance.

   As part of the 300 million military aid, he doesn’t need to pay anyway.

   He just spends money.

  …

   Li Changkong was in charge of the road repair, so there was no need for Chu Guang to keep staring at him. After watching for a while, he went back to his own business.

   Including a series of infrastructures such as railways, optical cables, cables, high-voltage electricity, etc., as long as it is related to the supply line, it will be covered by the Ideal Group.

   Holding a huge sum of 300 million Cr in his hand, Chu Guang also experienced the feeling of being raised by Bao once.

Of course.

   After all, this money is given by others, and it is definitely not as good as the freedom in your own pocket. Among them, the total funds that can be used for infrastructure construction are only 70 million, and a quarter has been spent so far.

   And the remaining 230 million, a large part of which is the aid of military equipment, can only purchase weapons and heavy equipment against the legion.

   The budget that can be used for industrial upgrading is only in the early 30s of Cr.

   In order to make full use of this fund, Chu Guang convened a meeting of representatives from various industries on the one hand, and on the other hand opened a post on the forum to solicit players' opinions.

  Thinking about it, the design of the vest was a bit inconsistent with the style of painting, so Chu Guang simply wore the vests of the NPCs.

   They can't get online anyway.

  【Frontier of Beta0.4 version: Industrial upgrade! 】

  【Old Luca: The ally from the east coast intends to provide 30 million Cr to help us improve our production technology, and the alliance will usher in a round of industrial upgrading! The budget is limited, do you have any good ideas? 】

  Tail: "Huh?! Wait, isn't the new expansion a fight?! (surprised

  Siss: "emmm... It seems that the game is finally going to update some equipment with slightly higher technical content, looking forward to it."

  Quit Smoking: "Brilliant! Leveling up while fighting?"

  My voice is lower, I Bloom: "Do you still need to ask? Every time there is a war, the price of copper, coal, and sulfur will skyrocket. If you have the conditions, you must open the mine first!"

Ya'er, I want to go to the toilet and ask: "There is nothing wrong with mining, but the production capacity of several mines from Qingshi County to Xizhou City is not low. The cost is mainly in transportation. When the transportation capacity increases, the cost will naturally come down... I feel It's time to upgrade the train, that cauldron machine is too much!"

  Ward's athlete who Levine: "Machine tool! Magnetic confinement plasma is good! More machine tools! (color) (color

Professor Yang of Thunder and Lightning: "There are machines with more horsepower in the Boulder City. The ones bought from the Ideal City are advanced, but it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be unaccustomed to the soil and water. I would suggest to focus on upgrading the light industry. At present, the consumer goods produced by the alliance are very important to the Boulder. The city's export advantage is great, and we can continue to expand our advantage!"

  Quit Smoking: "Wait, are you qualified for the beta test?"

  Professor Yang of Lightning Dharma King: "Hey, I'm crying too much. T.T"

   Less than half a minute after the post was posted.

The debate in the comment section below    quickly heated up.

  Chu Guang unexpectedly discovered that for this kind of problem that is not so related to the game itself, the enthusiasm of cloud players to participate is much higher than that of packaging and testing players.

   Regrettably, however, these fierce debates did not yield many constructive results, and in the end most of them were crooked.

   The last one who was praised by the beta testers was still Elder Fang.

Fang Chang: "This issue is too abstract. The problem of the alliance is not what is lacking, but what is lacking. Heavy industry provides means of production, while light industry produces and consumes means, one is internal and the other is external. The former is important and the latter is not important. Not to mention agriculture, the highest output value of the alliance is not consumer goods, but the tens of thousands of acres of farmland north of Linghu Lake! I also think that agricultural technology should be upgraded."

  Makabazi: "I agree! Agricultural technology really needs to be upgraded. The population of the alliance is about to exceed 100,000! If it grows further, it will not be able to feed! (Yanya

  Professor Yang of Lightning Dharma King: "This is not the order of discussion."

Fang Chang: "Discussion is discussion, but this issue cannot be resolved by debating scriptures. It has to be combined with the actual situation. I think it is better to establish a channel for foreign exchange and purchase instead of centralized procurement by the alliance, and leave it to each industry to decide. What equipment to introduce. If you make money from a textile factory, you will naturally upgrade your textile equipment, and if you make money from a steel mill, you will naturally upgrade your steel mill.”

   Canyon Fleeing Mole: "+1, experts know what they need better than laymen. They can solve the most critical technical pain points with the least cost, which is much more efficient than a group of laymen who have no clue."

   After browsing the comments at the bottom of the post, Chu Guang touched his chin with interest.

"interesting."

   In fact, when purchasing industrial equipment from Boulder City, he adopted this method of establishing a currency exchange mechanism and purchasing channels, allowing professional players and NPCs who open factories to purchase suitable equipment according to their needs.

   However, the situation in the ideal city is significantly different from that of the boulder city.

With a distance of   3,000 kilometers, it is difficult for the two sides to form a stable trading market, so that the alliance can earn foreign exchange from the ideal city.

   He only has 30 million Cr to use, and it is impossible to leave it to the market for adjustment.

   There are a total of 317 items in the procurement list given by representatives of various industries, of which 57 are listed as the first priority.

   Among these 57 projects, 80% are concentrated in the heavy industry field, and 20% are in the light industry. According to the quotation evaluated by Yichuan, it far exceeds the budget of 30 million yuan.

   At least 50 million Cr is needed to do it.

  If you want to get more aid, you must achieve enough results on the battlefield. Only when you see the money spent will work, companies will spend more money to bet.

   However, Chu Guang always had a feeling that when he was painting cakes for those people on the east coast, those people were also painting cakes for himself.

  Do you want a munitions factory that produces 10,000 shells per day?

  Want a coal mine with an annual output of 10,000 tons?

   Including automated cable factory, auto repair factory, tractor factory, etc. Do you want it?

   I'll give you a punch to the big noses of the west coast.

   The first aid of 30 million is more like an advance payment.

   Looking at the funding gap of at least 20 million on the list, and the production lines proposed by the players, Chu Guang couldn't help but let out a sigh.

   "If only I could find a way to earn some Cr."

   Xiao Qi, who was sitting in front of the computer desk, tilted her head.

   "Master, is 30 million not enough for you?"

  Chu Guang shook his head.

   "Not enough, I have consulted the representative of Silver Wing Group, and the quotation for one road paver alone is close to 30 million... This does not include the maintenance cost."

  The puppet controlled by Xiaoqi whispered with a surprised expression on his face.

   "Thirty million...that's enough to build 300 kilometers of roads."

   Chu Guang, who was leaning on the chair, nodded.

   "Well, including the maintenance cost, the total mileage is less than 500 kilometers. It is better to outsource the project directly to the Ideal Group, so I didn't list it on the first purchase list."

  Xiaoqi: "Then how are you going to solve the funding gap?"

  Although it doesn't have a good idea, it feels that the owner must have a way.

  Chu Guang sighed, stared at the ceiling above his head, and muttered to himself twice.

   "At present, there is only one way, and that is to achieve beautiful results on the frontal battlefield. In this way, we also have enough chips to ask companies to increase their support for us."

but.

   Relying on the charity of others is never a long-term solution.

   After the war is over and the legion is expelled, the aid from the east coast will naturally be suspended.

   If only I could find a way to get some wool.

  It's a pity that this time it was the android army. Those iron lumps didn't even have wages. Not only did they not consume, but in order to save electricity, they even turned off the power supply and didn't give him a chance at all.

   With only those four representatives, no matter how rich they are, no matter how much money they can waste, they will spend ten or twenty thousand dollars if they die.

   In front of the size of the league, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket.

   Just when Chu Guang was having a headache, a new email reminder popped up in the lower right corner of the computer screen.

   The mail was from Camp 101.

  The person here is Pai, that clever little girl.

  【Master, let me tell you, the fusion reactor is about to be repaired! It will be on fire in two days. Do you want to come over? 】

   The moment he saw this line of news, Chu Guang's eyes suddenly lit up and he suddenly sat up from the chair.

Yup.

   There is also a reactor!

  He did the math, but he missed this thing.

   "There is!!"

  Looking at the master who suddenly came alive, Xiao Qi, who was sitting on the table, blinked curiously.

   "Have you?"

   "OEM!" Chu Guang laughed and continued with bright eyes, "We can first introduce some spare parts production projects from the enterprise, which will not only complete the industrial upgrade, but also find a market for the upgraded industry!"

   is still the pot of inertial thinking!

   He has been busy with meetings these two days. He just stared at the subsidies given by the company and the wages in the pockets of dispatched employees. He almost forgot about the sale of the money!

  Xiaoqi said in confusion: "But... didn't you say that 3,000 kilometers is too far, and the goods produced by the alliance can't be transported?"

  Chu Guang answered without hesitation.

   "That was before!"

   "As long as the reactor is re-ignited, the cost of electricity in Xizhou City will drop to the same level as that of Ideal City! Our electricity can even be cheaper than theirs!"

  The reactor used in Xizhou City is a relic left over from the prosperous era. The principle is the pure helium three-reaction in the third-generation controllable fusion.

   From a technical point of view, there is not much difference in the cost of nuclear power between the two parties.

   However, the calculation of cost can not only consider the consumption of materials, but also many aspects such as operation and maintenance.

   Due to the current low electrification level in Xizhou City, even if part of the industry has been relocated from Dawn City, it is still unable to fully digest the energy generated by the controllable fusion reactor.

   In other words, even if the reactor is operating at the lowest output power, there will be a problem of excess energy.

   Therefore, in an economic sense, the electricity cost of the alliance is actually much lower than that of the ideal city. No matter where it is used, as long as this part of the excess electricity can be utilized to create even a little bit of value, it will be worthwhile.

   For enterprises, the planes transporting military aid materials always have to fly over. Flying back empty is equivalent to wasting hundreds or even thousands of tons of transportation capacity. It is better to bring some things back.

   In addition, Xizhou City is rich in electricity and mineral resources, and it is definitely profitable for them to transfer some low-profit industries from the east coast to here!

   Although this sounds counter-intuitive, on the premise that Xizhou City has a controllable fusion reactor, the transportation cost between the enterprise and the alliance may be lower than the transportation cost between the enterprise and the neighboring province where the survivors live.

   Even if the two sides are separated by 3000 kilometers!

  Although the limit of air transport capacity is a problem, it is completely sufficient for the current economic size of the alliance!

   When the transportation capacity begins to be tight, the industrial output value of Xizhou City may have doubled many times, and the river port of the tributary of Tianshui should also be developed.

   Build a few more freighters with a displacement of 1,000 tons, not only to do business with the ideal city, but also to include all the survivor settlements along the river within thousands of kilometers into the alliance's trade map.

  Drawing the blueprint for the future in his mind, Chu Guang felt that his train of thought opened up in an instant, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

   This is more than a win-win situation.

   It's almost a win!

  Although he didn't want to disturb the master's daydreams, Xiao Qi couldn't help but reminded in a low voice.

   "But Master... nuclear fuel is limited, right? Xiao Qi thinks it's better to save it."

  Chu Guang replied without hesitation.

   "You're right, but no matter how frugal we are, the limited inventory will be exhausted one day. Problems arising from development must be solved with development!"

  People can't stop eating just because they choked to death.

   As long as the alliance is developed to the point of being able to resume Earth-Moon flights before the nuclear fuel in the southern valley of the province runs out, these problems will naturally be solved!

   But it has really developed to that level, presumably with the size of the alliance, there is no need to rely on anyone anymore...

   Ten fingers snapped on the keyboard, Chu Guang hit the Enter button and sent an email to Pai who was far away in Xizhou City.

"want!"

   "I'll come over right now!"

  …

   Just when Chu Guang was busy communicating with Camp 101 about the ignition of the reactor, the First Hospital of Dawn City welcomed a special guest at the door.

   Yufeng, who was walking in the hospital corridor next to Yun Yu, explained in a low voice.

"...When we passed by Yongdong City before, we encountered a little trouble. The mutant slime mold there is different from other places, and the evolution is quite tricky. Not only is it extremely aggressive, but it also disguises itself as a normal survivor. By."

   "In order to break through the siege, twenty commando soldiers were infected with the mutant slime mold and could no longer complete the next mission. Our captain left them here for treatment."

   He was an apprentice and employee of the expedition's logistics chief, Hedin.

   In order to help the alliance build the ammunition production line and to introduce the production technology of instant noodles, he was asked by the boss to stay here to connect with the reinforcements that arrived later.

It is worth mentioning that since the logistics of the expedition is outsourced to the company's partner, he is not an employee of the company like his boss, nor does he have the resident status of the ideal city, but was born in a certain province in Yunjian. Ordinary wastelanders in a settlement.

   For him, the senior employees of the company are undoubtedly big figures.

   Even a technician like an engineer.

   After listening to his statement, Yun Yu nodded slowly.

"I've heard about you. The employees of the Silver Wing Group mentioned the abnormal situation in Yongdong City in the report, but we can't pay attention to it for the time being. The crew of the pioneer ship and Vault 0 are the first Priority... how are their injuries?"

   Yufeng shook his head.

   "It's too bad... The alliance has some excellent biological experts and experience in fighting slime mold, but you should also see that the medical conditions and scientific research infrastructure here are too backward."

   "All they can do is to maintain the status quo and prevent the injuries of the wounded from further worsening. If they want to be fully cured, I am afraid they have to be transferred to the hospital in the ideal city."

   Yunji sighed softly and said it in a condolence tone.

   "You have worked hard... When the energy is replenished, our plane will take you home."

   Yufeng smiled embarrassedly.

   "Actually...not to mention hard work, the living conditions here are alright. Of course, it's definitely not as lively as the ideal city."

   Yunji did not speak.

   To her, this was obviously a comforting word.

   After all, no matter from which point of view, the development here is far lower than the ideal city, and even not as good as some larger survivor settlements in the province of clouds.

   It can only be said that compared to other survivor villages in the inland, the way of life of the people here is indeed relatively civilized.

   After all, many shelter residents also live here, so they can still play a role.

  Under the leadership of Yufeng and the hospital nurse, Yun Yu walked to the door of the ward and faintly heard voices coming from inside.

   "Yes A!"

   "Damn, I can't afford it..."

   "Where's your bomb?"

   "Where did I get the bomb?!"

   "Hahaha, the bomb is here! Four thrice bye!"

   “@#%!”

   "Don't scoff, hurry up!"

  Yun Ji, who was standing at the door, was stunned for a moment, not understanding their discussion.

   to A?

   bomb?

   This is... Are you discussing a battle plan?

  Thinking of these poor children being sent to distant battlefields to shed blood and sacrifice for people she had never seen before, she couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

   If it wasn't for that single-minded expedition, they wouldn't have had to suffer at all.

   Taking a deep breath, Yun Yu reached out and pushed open the door.

   However, when she saw the situation in the ward, she froze in place.

  In the chaotic ward, a dozen or so shirtless gentlemen were forming a circle, with a small table in the middle.

   On the table is a pile of scattered paper and silver steel jumpers, and beer bottles and cigarette butts are scattered on the concrete floor beside it.

   Seeing Yun Zhen standing at the door, several young men were still playing cards with a smile on their faces, but they didn't react at all, but Shen Rui's expression changed with his arms wrapped around him.

   Others do not recognize this person.

   But as a veteran under Yunsong, he knows it...

   Noticing Yufeng's frantically handed wink, Shen Rui was about to say something to ease the embarrassment at the moment.

   However, before he could speak, a light cough floated from the door, which broke the laughter, curses and gags in the room.

   Looking at these boys, Yun Yu who was standing at the door said slowly.

   "What are you... doing?"

   (end of this chapter)