This Game is Too Real

   "Goodbye, brothers, don't think about me... You pangolin masters have to be solo for a while."

  Heart of Steel put away the anchor chain and drifted away towards the east in the noonday sun.

  Thousands of thoughts were taken away by the giant whale floating in the clouds, and the warlord waved his hand and said goodbye to the triumphant brothers.

   He will triumph in a little while.

   It’s just that we didn’t go to Dawn City, but Triumph City.

  Although I don’t know what method Saren, the commander of the Eastern Legion, used, they returned to Triumph City as victors.

  To be honest, the battlefield guys are confused now.

The    Legion fought an inexplicable war, and then went home inexplicably. Apart from shocking the company and the college, where did these big noses win?

   Let’s take it as a win.

   He didn't care about such insignificant little things, but it was another thing that made him extremely melancholy.

   At first it was just an idea, even a joke, but I didn’t expect that in the end, I would cross the entire desert for it, and even go to the far west...

   Triumph City.

   Forget it, just experience the new version in advance.

  Packaging and testing, packaging and testing…

   Isn't that what the beta testers do?

"what are you saying?"

   A pleasant voice came from behind.

   Guessed who that person was, and the battlefield guy skillfully switched between the words and said with a serious face.

   "That's the spell of my homeland, and bad luck will entangle their oars."

  Penny was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

   "...you're so funny."

   Looking at the silent pangolin, Penny thought he was still brooding about Vault 0, so she lowered her voice and comforted.

"Governor Cohen didn't blame you for what happened to Wall-E...it's not your fault, you faithfully fulfilled your mission and brought back the original Torch plan so that we wouldn't be caught by greedy, cunning East Coasters and shady and treacherous men. The swamp man was kept in the dark."

  The battlefield guy said with a smile.

"It's my duty."

   Penny looked at him brightly.

   "Can you do me a favor?"

   "It's an honor to serve you."

   Looking at the sometimes dull, sometimes gentleman pangolin, Penny couldn't help bending the corners of her mouth, but soon her expression took on a rare trace of embarrassment.

   "My... uh, father wants to see you."

   "Your father?" Looking at Penny, who averted his gaze, the Battlefielder was stunned, "What did he do when he saw me."

"You probably don't know..." Penny shook her bangs lightly, and Penny said in a normal-sounding tone, "The Triumph has not reported much about your deeds, and many of the materials that happened to be sent to the capital were written by me. Anyway, can you help me?"

   I always felt that the usual tone was unnatural, but the Battlefield guy didn't say anything, and nodded anyway.

   In fact, he was not very good at rejecting people, whether in reality or in games.

   Just treat it as a triggered side quest.

   Seeing the wooden man nodding, a happy smile appeared on Penny's face, and her eyes turned to the thin clouds in the sky.

   "Say...are we going to stay here all winter?"

   "Well," the battlefield man nodded, "Without an airship, it would be too dangerous to travel by land... If you don't follow the big army, accidents are easy to happen."

  The northern industrial area was once the logistics center of the People's Union era. Although there is the densest transportation network there, it is already a matter of the prosperous era.

  Now those high-speed networks and underground passages are completely cut off, forming a three-dimensional labyrinth with the intricate office buildings and warehouses.

  The desertification there is not as serious as that in the eastern industrial area, but the danger is not inferior here. If you want to get around there, you have to walk through the swamp, which is the moat of the college, and it is also not a beautiful place.

   Just looking at the description on the official website of "Wasteland OL", the battlefield guy is not confident enough to be able to farm the desert or the swamp alone, maybe it will be better when he reaches level 50 or 60.

  By the way, he has just passed level 30, the fourth stage of the gene sequence, according to the common saying in the wasteland, he has completed the third awakening.

   The top 10 levels of this game are a little better, and he couldn't help but wonder if Aguang was deliberately suppressing the levels of their beta testers.

   At this speed, almost no one can reach the legendary level 100.

   Penny sighed softly.

   "I really want to go home soon..."

   That was a casual and unintentional remark, but it caused a "nostalgia" in the heart of someone next to him.

   I heard that Old Hook bought the warehouse behind the highway town hotel, demolished it and converted it into a building, with a big yard in the middle. The trading post was originally on the edge of Dawn City, but now it has been encircled in the sub-center due to more and more houses being built.

  The biggest change is the train station. Originally, there was an open space in front of the platform, but now there are rows of concrete buildings scattered around.

   The square where they held a triumphal ceremony before has now been planted with a lot of green plants, and has become a place for the residents of Dawn City to stroll, socialize, and relax. The newly established municipal garden management department of the Dawning City Hall is specially responsible for the planning of public buildings and keeps everything in good order... I heard that this cannot be separated from the credit of a certain urban planning professional life professional player.

  The prestige of a specific NPC settlement area reaches 1000 or more, and you can invest in setting up factories, 10,000 or more can participate in municipal grass-roots work, and 100,000 or more can even serve as the head of the city hall in charge of municipal affairs. Battlefield guy has only recently heard that there are players who tirelessly brush regional reputation, just to be able to have a mayor's addiction in the game.

   Wouldn't it be delicious to directly start a game of "City Skyline"?

  Since the beginning of the year, Yaya has been updating the aerial photos of Dawn City from time to time on the official website, and the post has also been seen by the warlords.

   However, what he saw in the photos, he always felt unsatisfied, as if something was missing.

   At this moment, he realized that what was missing was people.

  Those NPCs with their own behavioral logic are like living people. They together with many players from "another world" constitute the whole society, and also endow the latter's behavior with real meaning.

   He knew exactly what he really missed.

   Damn…

  I want to go home too!

  …

  On the way back from the Iron Heart, the official website of "Wasteland Online" updated new content.

  Although there is still no news about Beta0.5 and the release of new beta test qualifications, the content is a bit better than Beta0.4.

  [New Survivor Colony - Frontier City: The Frontier City standing on the ruins of the eastern industrial zone of the People's Union is not suitable for living, but it has a richer pre-war civilization heritage than Dawn City. A group of brave adventurers have come, and those with brave hearts will continue to follow in their footsteps. 】

   [Added NPC Corps - Bicester 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Construction Corps: The prisoners of war in the Falcon Kingdom refused to go back and continue to be the cattle and horses of the nobles, they would rather face the yellow sand with the scorching sun on their heads. Even if building a city in the desert is not an easy task, at least the sweat is for themselves, and they will prove that they can live well without those arrogant gents! 】

  [New NPC Corps - Thorns Corps: Among them are tailors, herders, carpenters, teachers and even scholars. The chaotic poison destroyed their past lives, but did not knock them down. In order to spread the light of order and save those who have not been saved, they resolutely chose to stay and declared war on all chaos and barbarism. Revenge for the Enlightenment that deprived them of their past...]

[New map - Eastern Industrial Zone: The processing industry center of the People's League era, even if it has been completely turned into ruins, there are still unexpected treasures under the dilapidated concrete and iron-containing sand. If you find the dormant blue coat, please Take them to Pioneer City before the Enlightenment. Recommended map level: Lv15 or higher. (Note: Due to the distance from the resurrection point, players who go to this map to explore should be careful to die.)]

  Tail: "Oh! Sisters of Thorns! Cunning spellcasters! S! Let's go sign up! (ω

   Debt and big eyes: "Sisters of Thorns are okay, isn't the Eleventh Star Corps more suitable! Bad review!"

  Siss: "Awei wake up, we finally arrived at the southern archipelago, and it may take thousands of kilometers to go back."

  Tail: "Damn, the boat is going too slow... If only I could get an airship. (`ω

  Roshan Da Momo: "I'm afraid it will cost tens of billions of silver coins."

  Ye Ten: "Be confident and get rid of fear. (Funny

  Oooo sesame paste: "Ahahaha...too much."

  The edge of the water: "Is it okay to leave the defense to the local survivors?"

Fang Chang: "From the Falcon Kingdom to the Honey Badger Kingdom, there are too many places where troops need to be stationed. The Union's standing corps is not enough, but there are a lot of exoskeletons, bulletproof armor and guns left. The local survivors are willing to protect themselves. , I think it is still worth encouraging.”

Canyon Fleeing Mole: "+1, from an economic point of view, recruiting troops from the local area is better than sending troops from the alliance to station in the past, anyway, it is unlikely that large-scale military conflicts will occur there recently. As for small-scale conflicts... No Is there anyone left there?"

  Irena: "You can fool the newcomer to help. (funny

  Quan Shui Commander: "But then again... The processing center in the People's Union era, even in terms of probability, there are several times more good things there than Qingquan City."

  I am the darkest: "Hey! I regret what you said, it's time to stay with the grandson of the dog in the battlefield!"

   Debt and big eyes: "Hahahaha!"

   Compared with the newly established NPC corps, most players are obviously more interested in the ruins of the "Eastern Industrial Zone of the People's Union".

  No one knew what was buried under the concrete ruins.

   If this is a set of power armor that can be used, it will not be T0 in seconds!

   The only problem is distance.

  The Great Desert is too far from Dawn City.

If you start from Dawn City and do not rent a corporate transport plane, you need to take the train to the Lion Kingdom through the Fallen City, then change to the truck and go northwest to the Honey Badger Kingdom, then go to Bicester Town, bypassing the entire 2 the southern part of the oasis before entering the great desert.

  This trip will take at least half a month.

The    and other alliance railways may be faster after they reach the Honey Badger Kingdom, or they can only wait for the alliance to come up with longer-range and faster means of transportation.

  While the players on the forum were chatting about the new map, Chu Guang was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the airship bridge, looking at the horizon.

   Sitting on Chu Guang's shoulders, Xiao Qi dangled her legs and shouted excitedly while pointing to the mountains and forests in the distance.

   "Master, the River Valley Province is ahead!"

   Finally going home!

  The communication situation in the desert was intermittent, and she was disconnected most of the day, and when she returned to the River Valley Province, she would have no such troubles.

   Looking at the horizon and squinting his eyes, a smile appeared on Chu Guang's face.

"Um."

   It's been a long time since he went back. He also misses the people there. I believe the residents of Dawn City must miss him very much.

  Because part of the armor was abandoned and some supplies were left in the pioneering city, the speed of the Iron Heart's return journey was much faster than the outgoing speed, and the average cruising speed of long-distance travel could even reach 80 kilometers per hour!

   Although this speed can’t keep up with the plane, it can fly nearly 2,000 kilometers a day, and it takes less than two days to go from the desert to the river valley.

   I have to say that in the wasteland full of alien species, the airship is indeed a good long-distance vehicle, even if the rare anti-gravity device is not considered.

The only disadvantage of    is that hydrogen is too dangerous, and helium is not very easy to deal with.

   "In front of us is our fallen leaves city." Standing beside Chu Guang, the acting captain stared brightly at the settlement next to Ruigu City.

   Rows of houses are surrounded by stars and the moon on both sides of the railway station. The warehouses next to the station are full of crops brought from Luoxia Province and industrial products that are about to be sent to the desert.

Originally, the alliance built this settlement just to accommodate those wastelanders gathered by the legion. After the alliance's expeditionary force officially went to Luoxia Province, it was used as a transit point for front-line supplies, attracting a large number of people from the Hump Kingdom and Traders in places like Boulder City, and refugees fleeing the scourge of war.

   Now that the war has ended, the prosperity here has not ended because of this, but has risen to a higher level due to the increase in business exchanges.

   In the future, this survivor settlement will continue to exist as a trade hub connecting Luoxia Province and River Valley Province.

  Chu Guang has great expectations for the future of this settlement.

  Compared with Dawning City and Dawn City, Leaf City has a wider plain that can be used, and without the huge ruins of Qingquan City, it will be easier to travel from Leaf City to Jinchuan Province.

   It would be great if the southern province of Jinchuan could also be included in the alliance's trade map.

   Even if they own the granary of Luoxia Province, the alliance no longer needs the food there, and the development value of that land is very high.

   Moreover, according to the intelligence and relevant clues revealed by the company that the White Bear Knights went to sea to investigate, the development of the ocean in the People's League era is not inferior to that of the land. There are many relics of the prosperous era left from the sea level to the bottom of the sea, and even shelters!

   If you want to use those resources on a large scale, you must first have an outlet that belongs to the alliance itself, and open a corridor to the south from the Fallen City as a starting point. At least from the map, it will be a good choice.

   "...I didn't expect the time to change so much in a few months." Looking at the night scene of Fallen Leaves City, Chu Guang couldn't help but look forward to it.

   I wonder what it would be like to overlook the night view of Dawn City from a high altitude.

   It seems that it has been a while since the last festival.

   has been observing the expression on Chu Guang's face, and the acting captain standing beside said respectfully.

   "...Sir, do you want to stop here?"

   "No, move on. Rather than admiring this beautiful night view, I wish to bring back the news of the triumph as soon as possible."

   After a pause, Chu Guang said with a smile.

   "By the way, hang up our flag! Let everyone see it! Don't let those compatriots who are waiting for us to go home wait, and let those who curse us take a look."

   "We are not only back, but full of victory and glory!"

   looked at the manager with bright eyes, the acting captain straightened his back excitedly, and gave a military salute with his right fist on his chest.

"Yes!"

  …

   Just as the Heart of Steel was hoisted up with the flag of the Alliance and returned with great fanfare, Boulder City was in full swing.

   It wasn’t just the Alliance that made war fortunes, the major firms and factory owners who invested in the Alliance early also made a fortune.

  The door of the Queen of the Night's bar was full of guests, and even the temperature of the entire street rose several degrees. Whether it is a noble in the inner city or an owner of a factory, if you make a lot of money, you naturally have to find a place to spend it. Otherwise, what is the purpose of making money?

  It is not only the bars and commercial streets that are lively, but also the City Hall several streets away.

  Because of the wise decision a few months ago, Mr. Malvin, the president of Boulder City Bank, was out of the limelight.

   If it wasn't for him and Duron to pass the decision to lend money to the Alliance, there would be no prosperity of Boulder City today!

   Now everyone is making a lot of money, and he should be the first!

   Just came home from a meeting, Malvern wanted to have a drink to relax, but was entangled by his cute little daughter, saying that he wanted to tell him a bedtime story.

  Melbourne was very happy, but when I saw the "Daily Survivor" on the table, my face was not very good.

   He could guess from his hair that this little girl had probably learned the tone of those wastelanders and wanted to tell him some big truths that she didn't even know herself.

Although    is impatient, but after all, she is her favorite little daughter, and Malvern can't get angry. It just so happened that he was in a good mood, so he patiently sat on the sofa.

  Alyssa cleared her throat, picked up the picture book in her hand, and read in a childish voice.

   "...In the long history of the Human League, there was a very small kingdom, even smaller than the honey badger kingdom."

"In order to open up the future of the kingdom, the merchants set sail to the sea with the support of the king. However, after those merchants made huge fortunes, they bought off the people of the kingdom, pushed the aged king to the gallows, and became the king of the kingdom. Uncrowned King."

"Although there is no king, the lives of the people of the kingdom have not changed for the better. They used to work in the fields for the feudal lord, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, but now they are driven into coal mines and factories, young and old, young and old. Work non-stop all day long.”

   "Until later, the unbearable citizens united and overthrew the kingdom ruled by merchants and nobles jointly, and hung those who defrauded their property on the street lamps... Just as those merchants pushed the king to the gallows."

   After listening to the story told by his daughter, Malvin frowned and said with a sigh.

   "You want to say we're in a dangerous situation right now."

  Alyssa stared at her father intently, her immature face was written with intelligence and shrewdness that did not match her age.

"I heard from the servant at home that a piece of bread outside has been sold for 2 chips, and even the price of the nutritional cream has tripled... This is very strange. You said that our factories have increased and there have been more jobs. It's getting better, but Boulder's life hasn't improved that much, isn't it? I don't think it's a good sign."

   is not a good sign…

   What else can be considered good?

   Hearing that tender voice, Malvin smiled and shook his head.

   What better sign than "everyone's pockets are full of chips"?

"My child, we are fundamentally different from the kingdom in the fairy tale picture book in your hand. Have you forgotten the origin of the outer city? Originally, there was only one mansion, an inner city... If we hadn't taken it in, we now live in the outer city. Those wastelanders in the city, they have long been exposed to the wasteland, and they have become the remains of the mouths of gnaws and hyenas! They have become predators and mutants... In short, it is not a good thing."

   As he spoke, he unconsciously brought the high spirits at the conference table back to his home.

  Alyssa frowned, dissatisfied with her father's tone, and corrected her seriously.

   "...this is not a fairy tale picture book, it is our history."

   "Of course, my boy... this is indeed what may have happened on this planet."

   Immediately aware that there was something wrong with his tone, Malvin made his words sound softer.

   Looking at his lovely little daughter, he continued patiently.

"…but the difference is that Boulder was never ruled by merchants. Do you really think the banks made them unable to buy bread? On the contrary, your dad might not be a good man, but if it weren't for me Lend money to those factories, and those poor people can't even have a chip in their pockets, even if the bread is cheap, what's the use?"

   A look of confusion appeared in Eliza's eyes.

  Although she has learned a little bit from newspapers and books, but only a little bit of what others have said...and what his father said is beyond her knowledge.

  Melvin touched his daughter's head and said lovingly.

"Consider the problem, don't be rigid, our situation is different from your picture book from the beginning of the story. Whether it is Weijia Commercial Bank or our Boulder City Bank, our shareholders are the nobles in the inner city from the beginning, and they lent it to them. Our first chip."

"I should have told you that your mother's family... Her ancestors are the first survivors of the giant stone building. I hope you can learn more about the etiquette and way of life of the nobles from her. If it doesn't work, I can only send you to your ideals. I'm studying in the city."

   He likes this smart little daughter very much, but sometimes he also thinks, if she wasn't that smart...or a little dumber.

   Being smart is not a bad thing.

   But if you add childishness, it is prone to big problems.

   She is not too young, and it will be time to start a family in two years. Maybe she should be a little stricter, or at least not continue to treat her like a child.

  Alyssa blinked.

   "Where is brother?"

  Melvin nodded.

   "That's right."

   This is a way back.

   Of course he knew that there were hidden concerns in the current situation of Boulder City, but this was not a problem he could solve.

  The city lord will not support him, the militia commander will not, the chairman of the giant stone military industry will not, and the nobles of the inner city will not.

  All animals know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, let alone a banker with a keen sense of smell. Since the problem cannot be solved, it is better to make more money before the problem arises.

  Especially recently he found a good channel, that is the alliance rising in the northern suburbs.

  Those wastelanders and blue jackets always do things that he doesn't understand, but the final result is unexpectedly good.

   Not only did they hold up the legion's attack, they even gained the friendship of the ancient survivor forces.

   Listen to his youngest son who is far away in the ideal city say in the letter that the merchants of the alliance even sold fried chicken wings and coke to the ideal city!

   This is incredible!

   God knows how those guys solve shipping problems!

   But this is not the key, the key is that silver coins can be exchanged for Cr in "large quantities", which is something that even chips can't do.

   Usually, if you want to exchange for Cr, you have to exchange it like buying trading goods on the exchange in Boulder City, and the trading volume is pitiful.

   Don’t look at how many Crs can be exchanged for one chip now, that’s because the caravans from the Province of Clouds rarely come, and most people don’t have access to Cr.

   If the exchange volume really goes up, even 10 million chips may not be able to be exchanged for 1 million Cr on the Boulder City exchange.

  Thinking of this, Malvin's eyes unconsciously turned to the "Survivor Daily" on the coffee table, and he stroked his chin thoughtfully.

   "Speaking of which, that manager is back."

  Alyssa nodded vigorously, looking at her father expectantly.

   "Hmm! I heard there will be a big, big triumphal celebration... Can we go over there and see?"

   touched her daughter's head and said with a gentle smile in Malvern.

   "Of course you can... But you have to listen to your father's words. After all, the outside of the wall is wasteland, and it is not as safe as home."

"That's great!"

   A rare excitement appeared on that peaceful face, and Alicia looked at her father who smiled kindly and took an oath seriously.

   "I promise you, I will be good!"

   Looking at her daughter with expectation written on her face, Malvern smiled gently, but she was thinking about other things.

  Before, Boulder City borrowed a lot of money from the Alliance to fight the war, and it is about time to pay the interest. I believe that person should bring back a lot of good things.

   However, what made him think about the treasure house of the king of the Falcon Kingdom and those golden but useless gold, but other things.

   Maybe…

  The cooperation between them can go a little further.