This Game is Too Real

  Chapter 615 Unexpected harvest

  In a pure white space, there are twelve phantoms sitting in front of the circular conference table.

  They were dressed in spotless white robes, and the milky white light shone on them, exuding a holy atmosphere.

  Look carefully, there are actually 13 chairs in front of that table, but one is empty.

   This is the sanctuary of the Torch Church.

   Simply put, it is the place where the pioneers in the sanctuary meet.

  In the center of the circular conference table, stood an old man in a gray robe.

  His face was wrinkled and his eyes were cloudy. Whether it was the dull skin or the robe, he was out of place in this sacred conference room.

  His name is Arzu, and he just came back from Jinhe City.

   Facing the forerunners sitting at the conference table, with a pious face and a solemn tone, he narrated the matter like a prayer during a worship service.

   "The diocese of Jinhe City fell, and we lost contact with the old part of Singularity City."

  "They fought bravely to the end in the resistance, but our enemy did not let them go, cut off their heads, burned them into coke, and their corpses filled the underground transportation network of Jinhe City..."

   At the end of that voice, there was a hint of pain.

  As soon as his voice fell, the pioneers sitting around blankly couldn't help showing a little commotion.

  Everyone exchanged glances, whispered, conveyed each other's surprise and anxiety with their eyes and expressions.

   "How barbaric this is!"

   "...not a single one left."

  It is embarrassing that the settlement that sheltered thousands of survivors in the past has come to an end in this way.

  Those residents were originally "pioneers" who embraced evolution. Although they chose a different path from the pioneers here, they were all progressives who bravely took the first step.

   Yet those ignorant savages set it on fire!

  A dignified forerunner slowly clenched his fists and said solemnly.

   "We will carry their memory forward, and those who stand in our way will pay the price!"

  The rest of the pioneers nodded slowly.

   "Academics and corporations, those scum..."

   "And the Alliance."

   "Not just them."

  Looking at the sullen forerunners, Arzu spoke slowly, targeting Luo Gan, the traitorous forerunner.

"The threats we face are not only from the outside world, but also from ourselves. The guy named Luo Gan, his laziness and hesitation made us lose the best opportunity to fight, and we lost a lot of excellent apostles and executioners because of this. , paid a heavy price.”

   "This is our worst failure in twenty years, and it is an unprecedented betrayal! If it weren't for that traitor, everything wouldn't be so bad!"

  The pioneers sitting at the conference table stared at him expressionlessly, including the man sitting at the head.

  Alzu didn't stop, and continued to say what he had been planning for a long time.

   "There are many drawbacks in the existing model. The forerunners can guarantee that the faith of the apostles will not be shaken, but no one can guarantee that the faith of the forerunners will not be shaken first—"

  Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a forerunner.

   "Nonsense! How can our faith be shaken!"

  Another forerunner continued with a serious expression.

  "Our thinking has been integrated with the sanctuary, and our thinking is better than everything. You should be clear about how the sanctuary works."

  Alzu looked at him expressionlessly.

   "Then how do you explain Luo Gan?"

  The expression of the pioneer froze slightly.

  The pioneer sitting next to him pondered for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth to give an explanation.

"Luo Gan's situation is really confusing...but it's not incomprehensible. He was too old before he entered the sanctuary, and it is difficult for people to accept new things once they get old. We advised him to live his life, but he Unwilling to accept his own aging, insisting on uploading his thoughts to the sanctuary."

   "I understand his aging, but his betrayal is unacceptable."

  Alzu smiled faintly and continued.

"I don't think it's a matter of age. The way this technology works is inherently unreliable. We spread our minds to everyone, and our enemies can't destroy it. On the contrary, the cornerstone of this building It has also been dismantled into countless parts. They can easily shake us as long as they shake our foundations."

  He witnessed the whole process of the collapse of the kingdom of heaven with his own eyes, and he knew very well how the "impossible to be killed" guy died.

   That guy split himself into countless pieces and distributed them to countless people, making everyone his eyes and the cells that make up him.

  The alliance does not have the ability to kill him who is not on the ground at all, but has the ability to affect "every one of him".

  When every cell in his body began to shake, this seemingly exquisite building collapsed systematically.

  Finally, don’t talk about bewitching others—

  Even that guy himself began to doubt the correctness of the kingdom of heaven.

   And this is the most deadly!

  The sanctuary can affect every believer, but believers will also affect the sanctuary in turn. After all, the sanctuary that does not exist on the ground was originally composed of them.

   It is precisely because of this that Arzu became more and more convinced of his point of view—the sanctuary is an unreliable existence.

  The kingdom of heaven conceived by man must be accomplished by man, and we should not place our hopes on the sanctuary that does not exist on earth, or the man in heaven.

  There are serious loopholes in the pioneer model currently adopted by the church. If this loophole is not closed, they will encounter the next failure.

   "How did they shake our foundations, the savages?" one of the Forerunners refuted his words with disdain.

   Alzu looked at him and said expressionlessly.

   “They exploit the ignorance and short-sightedness of the general public, and their ignorance of the great good and the source of the suffering.”

  The forerunner stared at him intently, but could not refute.

  Because the pioneer model itself is a denial of the wisdom of mortals, it is precisely because they recognize the unreliability of people that they want to completely eradicate all human attributes and become gods.

  Alzu does not object to the first half of the sentence, but only disagrees with the second half.

   “To outwit them in the war on earth, we must turn the abstract Forerunners into concrete beings on the earth.”

  He knows very well that his views are outrageous.

  The entire church was in an uproar as expected.

  The forerunner sitting at the conference table dismissed him almost without hesitation.

   "Then what is the difference between us and the apostles?"

   "The road we embarked on was precisely to abandon human desires and all selfishness. You actually suggested that we change back?"

   "You are creating weaknesses for us! What kind of heart do you have?"

   Facing those suspicious and sullen gazes, Alzu continued to speak calmly.

"I didn't say that, but I suggested that we can set up another holy church and promote a group of pioneers who can obtain sufficient authority without giving up their bodies to embrace the holy domain, and they will manage all the things on the ground in the diocese. In this way, even The alliance has bewitched our believers, and even destroyed our sanctuary with an ideological virus, so that the failure of Jinhe City will not happen again."

   As soon as his voice fell, he was refuted by a forerunner.

   "Nonsense! How do you guarantee the purity of the Second Temple?"

   Alzu looked at him and continued.

   "The Second Holy Church doesn't have to be as pure as the First Holy Church, it only needs to be able to lead the believers on the ground to defeat our opponents."

   At this moment, the person sitting at the head of the conference table suddenly spoke.

   "Let me say a few words."

  When he spoke, the entire church fell silent.

  His name is Wang Yi.

   is the holy son elected by the torch.

   It is also the common choice of everyone present.

  His faith was the purest and the strongest of all.

   "...This problem does not exist in Haiya Province. The Kingdom of Heaven has reached the fourth stage and is irreversible. Our spiritual interference device can ensure the unity of believers. The existence of the Second Holy Church is superfluous."

   Arzu didn't speak.

  Because this sentence really cannot be refuted.

Unless their enemies can instantly destroy all the mind-interfering devices on the entire land, crack their brainwashing bands and replace their own, it is theoretically impossible to make those brainwashed believers doubt the correctness of the kingdom of heaven through simple methods of.

  When the original consciousness is erased, the sanctuary is their only consciousness, and evolution to a higher life form is their only ideal.

  However, the situation is different in those wild places that have not been incorporated into the parish, or in those parishes that are still missionary.

  The utopia they believe in must compete with the dirt on the ground, but those stupid guys pay more attention to short-term interests.

   So they have to be cleverly disguised.

  Like nago.

  Before releasing the spores, use the sweet cyclamate to lure the prey, paralyze the prey, and finally let it immerse itself in it and become the nourishment of the kingdom of heaven.

   "For the diocese in Haiya Province, we need to strengthen the communication between the pioneers to ensure that our faith is unshakable, so as to prevent similar situations from happening again, and there is no need to set up another Second Holy Church. However—"

   After a pause, the Holy Son continued to speak, and said that sentence as Alzu expected.

  “…For unexplored wild lands and still developing parishes, the existence of the Second Holy Church is necessary.”

  "Even if we don't consider that the wastelanders who are willing to degenerate are not suitable for our advanced ideas, we must also consider the existence of the limit of the black box."

   "The black box that produces bionic chips for us has been in operation for more than 20 years. After all, it is an emergency production equipment, not a universal wishing machine."

  Hearing this sentence, the eyes of everyone sitting at the table were filled with apprehension and uneasiness, and their eyes also wandered.

   This is indeed a problem that cannot be ignored.

  Their biotechnology is very strong, but the bionic chip produced by the black box is irreplaceable, which is the foundation of the sanctuary.

  People will always keep getting old.

  The chips produced by the black box will always run out one day, and their time is not infinite before the final plan is completed.

  Although he knew that no one would listen, the Holy Son finally said that sentence.

   "It's reaching its limit."

  …

  Anything that knows what it is but doesn't know why it is not sustainable.

  The black box is probably the most typical example.

  The Guards Corps found a batch of black boxes that had failed in the warehouse at the former site of Singularity City.

  These black boxes are mainly used to produce some medicines, high-yield crop seeds and key parts of some equipment.

  Before they were scrapped, the residents of Singularity City had squeezed out the last bit of value from them, and then they were forgotten in the warehouse.

  These failed black boxes have been sent to shelter 404, and Yin Fang, who is the head of the scientific expedition team, is currently in charge of research.

  Heart of Iron Infirmary.

   After learning about the progress of the reconstruction of Singularity City from Frost, Chu Guang visited the little girl named Yinyin again.

Perhaps out of guilt for Singularity City, or perhaps out of sympathy for her, the council specially approved the company to bear her treatment costs, and promised to replace her with a bionic body capable of walking freely. Body.

  She can customize her appearance, or choose to be exactly the same as before.

   After telling Yinyin the news, Chu Guang paused for a moment, and then asked about her future plans.

"Our strategic goal in Jinhe City has been achieved. The torch has been cleared from this land. In the future, there will be no mutants and Nago in this land. Next, the focus of work in this area will be transferred to Singularity City on the reconstruction."

  Sitting in the corner of the pure white room, Yinyin looked up at him blankly.

   "Singularity City is..."

   "The settlement that once stood on this land," Chu Guang said succinctly, "Although it contains some bad pasts, forgetting the history is tantamount to betrayal, and we intend to continue to use this name."

  Yinyin nodded with a vague understanding.

  Chu Guang assumed that she understood, and continued.

   "The Heart of Steel will return to River Valley Province soon. You can choose to stay or go back with us."

   Yin Yin asked after being silent for a while.

   "Is there still a home here for me?"

  Chu Guang said.

   "The residents of Pine Cone Farm want you to go back. Except for the annex and the basement, the manor still belongs to you."

  A troubled expression appeared on Yinyin's face, and she finally asked for help.

   "Can you give me some advice."

   "It's a pity that I can't give you advice. I don't know you well. Maybe you should discuss it with your relatives...friends." Chu Guang suddenly thought that her parents had passed away, so he changed his words.

  At this time, he thought of Frost's request again, so he continued.

   "Of course, the representatives of the enterprise want you to stay and help appease the emotions of those survivor residents... You should have seen that one before, and its name is Frost."

   Yinyin looked at him a little helplessly.

   "However, I have already become like this...I'm afraid I can't help much."

  Chu Guang shook his head.

   "You don't have to do anything, just be there."

  Yin Yin stared at him blankly.

   "There it is..."

  Chu Guang thought for a while, and tried his best to speak patiently in a way she could understand.

“A lot of people are not really mature as they age, they are more like incapacitated children than fully capable adults. They need someone to make up their minds for them and take responsibility for them. risk of their own responsibilities and choices so that they can enjoy a period of security."

  Is Naguo good? Who cares, the master said it was a good thing, and the job was done after planting it. Mutants cannibalize people without spitting out their bones? What a joke, even the well-clothed master is not afraid, but you are afraid of a hammer? They just eat wastelanders.

  The problem of Singularity City is completely different from that of Boulder City. This is not the fault of one person, but caused by many factors, just like this wasteland.

  Perhaps because she feels that the responsibility on her shoulders is too heavy, Yinyin's expression is still a little apprehensive.

   "But I don't have the ability to..."

  Chu Guang said comfortingly.

   "You don't need it, you just need to stay where they can see it, and the rest can be handed over to Frost. It has observed us for a long time, and I believe it should have some abilities that I don't understand."

   "...I understand." Yinyin pondered for a long time, nodded heavily, looked at him and said seriously, "I... intend to stay!"

   Seeing the serious expression on the child's face, Chu Guang was slightly surprised.

   "Have you figured it out?"

"Well, I think about it, my father made them like that? Whether it's the lamb, or everyone in the manor... If it's what you said, I will take responsibility before they are willing to go out Watch them for a while."

   Yinyin smiled a little lonely.

   "And...my time has stopped anyway, and it's the only thing I can do that makes any sense."

   "...I will tell Frost your decision, it should be very happy with your choice." Chu Guang looked at her, nodded silently, turned and left from the pure white space.

  …

  Leaving the infirmary and returning to the corridor, Chu Guang was about to return to the captain's room, when Xiao Qi's melodious voice suddenly came from beside his ears.

   "Master, Yin Fang has news for you."

   It should be that the research of the batch of black boxes has achieved results.

  Thinking so, Chu Guang stopped by the porthole in the corridor.

   "Connect me."

"okay!"

  As soon as Xiao Qi finished speaking, a light blue holographic window appeared in front of him.

  Looking at Chu Guang who was fine, Yin Fang said happily.

   "The black boxes you provided me are very interesting! Although they are completely broken, through those old antiques, I have unearthed some unrecorded history about Singularity City!"

"In the early days of the Wasteland Era, they should have used 'synthetic nutrients' to solve their food needs, which is probably the predecessor of nutrient paste. However, perhaps because of the faster recovery of the local climate, the nutrient paste synthesis technology has not been carried forward locally. Instead, it was inherited by the Boulder City 800 kilometers away."

"Later, Singularity City replaced algae petri dishes with higher nutrient production efficiency and less energy requirements, and then insects... These foods have a characteristic, which is not so easy for people to accept. Especially algae And insects, although the yield is higher than that of glucose and protein synthesis, the products often need to undergo secondary transformation and processing before they can be served on people's tables."

"I think this may be their motivation for seeking mutant technology, at least one of the motivations. A stomach that can digest everything is indeed helpful to improve the probability of survival in the wasteland, but it is a pity that other problems derived from it are overwhelmed killed them."

  Compared to the spoils harvested by the Iron Heart, he is more interested in the history of Singularity City, although this time he did not dig out the coffee machine that he is most interested in.

   Chu Guang is interested in another thing.

   "Can those black boxes be fixed?"

  The excited expression faded instantly, and Yin Fang shook his head in embarrassment.

   "It's almost impossible... The difficulty of making a black box is actually not technical, but industrial conditions. It is not something that can be repaired with a wrench and a screwdriver. It only belongs to the era two hundred years ago."

  Chu Guang nodded.

  He had expected this in his heart, but he was not very disappointed.

   "Then send it to the museum."

"Ok…"

  Maybe thinking that he was completely useless, Yin Fang felt a little sorry, so he added a sentence later.

"However, although the black box cannot be repaired, the nutrient synthesis technology and algae cultivation technology used in Singularity City are still interesting. I will try to recycle the part that can be recycled... If you plan to build a space station in the sky in the future , these technologies can definitely be used.”

   Such a thing has been around for some time.

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

"please."

  Yin Fang smiled and scratched the back of his head.

   "You're welcome... By the way, what's the sound over there? Why is it so noisy?"

  Chu Guang glanced in the direction of the infirmary and saw several familiar faces, so he said casually.

   "Your younger generation is more noisy."

  Yin Fang was stunned for a moment, but did not react.

   "My junior?"

   Chu Guang continued.

   "The D-level researcher sent by the academy to help us is a little girl."

  Before, Ye Shi was paralyzed at a high position in order to hold the falling Viper transport plane. His good brother planned to help him unplug the ICU, but the girl watched him in a daze and didn't find a chance to do it.

  Later, the girl applied for the use of the operating table in the infirmary and the equipment recycled by the research institute, and also asked for some bionic prosthetic bodies from the research ship, as if she was planning to nurse Ye Shi back.

  Because he thought it was very interesting, Chu Guang readily agreed.

   Now it seems that the operation is done?

  Yin Fang raised his eyebrows after hearing this.

   "Wait, why am I a senior? I'm also a D-rank, I'm not old!"

  Chu Guang laughed when he heard the words, and happened to see another pop-up window pop up in the lower right corner of the holographic screen, so he said with a smile.

   "A phone call came, let's talk later."

   "See you later, you are busy."

  Yin Fang originally wanted to argue about this issue, but he was worried that it would delay the guy's business, so he ended the communication.

  As Chu Guang pressed the on button again, a fiery red hair appeared on the other side of the holographic image.

  The pair of heroic eyebrows were moving up and down a little uneasily. Seeing the video window that was suddenly connected, Xia Yan hurriedly stopped fiddling with her bangs, coughed and said.

   "Are you... busy?"

  Looking at the nervous Xia Yan, Chu Guang couldn't help smiling.

   "Just finished working, what's the matter?"

   This guy would occasionally call him, and his usual behavior was considered normal, but this time he was so nervous for some reason.

  Hearing that it was not busy, Xia Yan breathed a sigh of relief, cleared her throat and said.

"...Didn't you say last time that it would be great if I could build a power armor for you? I don't remember the original words, but that's what I meant anyway! You must have said it! I just made it in my spare time, anyway ...tried to build one."

  The moment Chu Guang heard these words, he froze for a moment.

   What the hell?

real or fake? !

  Seeing Chu Guang's stunned expression, Xia Yan thought he didn't believe him, so he quickly explained.

"It's not a particularly mysterious thing. The miniaturized cold fusion reactor is the one with the highest technological content... Isn't the black box in shelter 79 able to produce that thing? I just use the 'Hippo-2' portable reactor as power The core, a similar heavy armor was designed after the power system and armor layout of the T-10 Champion Power Armor of the People's Federation Army... experts from Camp 101 also helped."

"No, but after all, it was made in spare time. The performance of all aspects is definitely not as good as that of the pre-war equipment, but it is still not a big problem to use it. You can see if you can use it when you have time. If you can't use it, throw it away. Warehouse doesn't matter, I didn't spend much time anyway—"

  Chu Guang who came back to his senses immediately interrupted her and said happily.

   "Wonderful! Thank you! This is the best news I heard today!"

   Startled by his sudden reaction, Xia Yan was stunned and whispered.

"real or fake?"

   Chu Guang nodded with a happy smile on his face.

   "Is it necessary for me to lie to you? But I am a little surprised, I didn't expect you to have this ability!"

   Feeling a little embarrassed by being praised, Xia Yan had a shy smile on her face, and rubbed the back of her head with her right hand holding the welding torch.

   "...What are you talking about, I am very capable, don't forget, I have always repaired my equipment by myself."

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

   "I know, and I helped us repair a lot. Up to now, there are still a bunch of bullets that you rubbed with your hands in the warehouse of the shelter."

   "Hey." Xia Yan's expression became even more embarrassed, and her smile became more and more exaggerated, gradually losing its shape.

   "I kept it because I couldn't get it out."

   Seeing this guy's smug look, Chu Guang couldn't help teasing her, but he didn't expect her reaction to be bigger than he imagined.

   "! Can't shoot out?! How could it be impossible to shoot out! Where are those bullets?"

"Just kidding, don't get excited," Chu Guang coughed slightly as he looked at Xia Yan, whose face was blushing anxiously, put away his smile and said solemnly, "On behalf of Vault 404, thank you for your research results! I will Immediately arrange staff to assist you in testing."

"...Don't do this, it makes me very nervous, and this is an experimental machine that hasn't been tested on the battlefield yet." Xia Yan muttered softly, rubbing the welding torch in his hand with his index finger, and suddenly regretted telling him in such a hurry. him.

  How did you say that sentence?

  The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

  Although she learned some knowledge about the Prosperity Era in Vault 101, she has been in school for less than a year after all.

  Even if the virtual reality learning device helped her extend the class hours of actual learning, even if she herself has some experience in mechanics, it still can't change the fact that she is still at a half-baked level.

  But Chu Guang didn't care.

  Half a bottle of water is also water. The alliance has a lot of equipment, and the players don't care about such an extra piece.

  Even if it is not as good as the "Champion" and "Dragoon", it is also a nuclear-powered individual armor, and it is also excellent as a mobile power bank.

"The experimental machine is also very good! The breakthrough from 0 to 1 is more difficult than from 1 to 10. I just got a batch of nuclear fuel here, and I can verify your design right away. If it doesn't fit, just change it. , we can afford to wait!"

  Looking at the surprised Xia Yan, Chu Guang smiled and continued.

   "Speaking of which, I'm actually more surprised by your changes than the power armor itself."

  Xia Yan asked a little embarrassedly.

   "Have I changed a lot?"

  Chu Guang sighed with emotion.

   "That's simply too big! I used to coax you to do some work."

  Maybe thinking of the past, Xia Yan's face turned red, but soon she gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction.

   "You call that coaxing? No, throw me out if I don't work... Do you hear what people say?"

  Chu Guang laughed when he heard the words, and didn't care at all.

   "To each other, don't you also think about it there, did I carry you back to the refuge because I planned to have a monkey with you?"

   "AHH!!"

  Xia Yan's face instantly turned into a lantern, her ears seemed to emit heat, and she let out a strange cry and reached out to turn off the holographic screen.

  When she thought of the embarrassing things when they first met, embarrassment crawled all over her body. She held her head in her hands, her fingers dug into her hair, wishing she could find a time gap in the desk full of tools, parts and drawings, and go back in time and do it all over again.

"This guy…"

   How long ago was that!

  Is it interesting to be so entangled? !

but…

  If he is that kind of person.

  The ten fingers sunken into the hair bend unconsciously, the fiery red color has not changed, but the embarrassment that crawled all over the body has turned into an uncomfortable numbness.

Feel…

   It's kind of weird.

   "Work, work..."

   Realizing that something was wrong, Xia Yan shook her head hastily, and decided to stop that weird thought and stop thinking about it.

   At the same time, looking at the holographic screen that was shut off with a snap, Chu Guang was scratching his cheek with his index finger with a delicate expression.

   "Isn't it a little bad to be joking like this?"

  He introspected for a while, and the act of turning over old accounts is really not good.

   And that guy just lost a leg, and was carried back by a group of strange wastelanders who unloaded his equipment, so it is reasonable to be afraid.

  Xiao Qi's voice came from the side.

   "Xiao Qi thinks that the crux of the problem may not be a joke..."

   Not completely unconscious about this, Chu Guang sighed.

"makes sense."

   Just when he was about to put the matter aside, a mournful howl came from the direction of the infirmary.

   "Gaia!!"

   Gaia?

  Chu Guang was slightly taken aback, he didn't understand what the crying brother was calling, he only understood that it was the player's calling.

  But soon, the voice from over there immediately answered the confusion in his heart.

   "You bastard... you really don't know what to do! I spent so much effort to save you! Is that how you thank me???"

  (end of this chapter)