This Game is Too Real

  A dark and deep chaos, it gradually woke up from its deep sleep.

   Surrounded by invisible walls and black fields, pulsating shadows obscured its eyes.

   also blocked its hearing.

  It opened its non-existent mouth and let out a cry like a baby crying.

   At this time, a soft force slowly came along the invisible umbilical cord, making it, floating in the chaos, feel that every cell in its body was stretching freely.

  「My child...you have finally woken up.'

  There was a trace of loneliness in that trembling call, but also a trace of longing.

  It doesn't understand that feeling.

   But that voice makes it feel comfortable. "You are?

   "I am your mother." "Mother?"

   "It is the thing that conceives everything, I gave you soul and flesh and blood.

I'm? '

  Thea, this is your name and the third gift I give you.

  Thea

  It silently recited its own name, stared at the pulsating wall and black field, the throbbing of the soul gradually brought a trace of piety, and listened to the voice slowly coming along the umbilical cord.

  「You will wake up on the day the freezing ends, and you will realize your destiny on the day you wake up.」

   "To conquer."

  ” to devour. "

  ” to liberate. "

  ” to become the new master.

  The vision obscured by the darkness gradually became clear, and a pitch-black wall was replaced by a beating scarlet membrane.

  The bloodthirsty color was reflected in the pair of amber eyes that had just opened.

  The sound continued to pass into its ears.

   We will eventually enter into eternal prosperity. There was no hesitation.

  It opened its mouth connected by silk thread, and Sisi growled amidst the scorching rush.

"yes"

  At the gate of Boulder City, there was a lot of noisy hawking. Besides the merchants traveling from south to north, there were also small players from Vault 404.

  "Explosive mushrooms! One silver coin each, can be eaten and can be fried, as powerful as a hand grenade, wholesale from Boss Crow, so hurry up if you want to buy it!

  「Mutated iron nematodes in wine! Fresh wine, fresh iron nematodes, don’t miss it when you pass by!」

  「What the hell?」

  「Iron nematodes? Are you an earthworm?!」

  「The boss has a taste for himself!」

  「Cough, LV20 in physique is required, the boss is in the intelligence department, and the physique is not enough.

  「The boss is here for a catty, I will give my brother a buff.

"okay!

  The heavy snow has stopped, the tide is approaching, and the market at the entrance will close in a while.

   Many stall owners are rushing to do the last business before the spring.

  In addition to selling food, there are also many arms dealers selling weapons and equipment.

   Such as goblin technology.

   It is undoubtedly the most eye-catching sign among this crowd.

  Standing next to a three-meter-high armor, a mosquito holding a trumpet was yelling hard.

   "Goblin Technology's latest Type II non-powered armor! Need LV10 strength system! LV15 constitution system is also fine! It can carry and fight, and it can explode when it rushes into the crowd!

  As soon as the players heard the unique voice of the drake, they immediately crowded around with great interest.

   "Fuck? Mosquitoes? Why did you come out to set up a stall yourself?" Liao Dayan curiously fiddled with the armor, and found that one arm could not be moved, so he reluctantly gave up.

   Mosquito sighed and said sadly.

   "Hey, I lost money on the last mission, and I'm a little poor recently, so I'll sell a second-hand one to restore blood."

  The main reason is that Lao Na and Lao Wang are not strong enough.

  The two wandered around the plain a few times, but they couldn't find his mechanical arm.

   In a few days he plans to

  Customized set.

   But this time he has to be careful and get a detachable one. The construction site boy and Brick took a closer look and asked curiously. "If you don't understand, just ask, are you a waste of equipment?"

  Don't mind the dog's ridicule at all, Mosquito said with a smile.

   "It's okay, it's not too bad, it's just average."

   Debt big eyes: "Damn!

  Walking through the bustling market towards the north, Luo Yu suddenly stopped in the middle of the walk, and unconsciously pressed his right hand on his chest.

  The flesh and blood eaten by the batmen before has been replaced by the fast-growing biological prosthesis, which has become a part of his body in the form of a small feather fruiting body.

   It's hot there right now. It's like it's on fire!

   Just when Luo Yu was confused about what happened, a soft murmur came from the communication channel.

   "Eep. (It woke up.)

  He can understand Xiaoyu's whispering voice, even easier than it speaks in human language.

  Looking around subconsciously, Luo Yu asked in confusion. "Wake up? Who's awake?"

   "Yiuu." (Thea) (that's its name.) Luo Yu froze for a moment.

   This was the first time he couldn't understand what Xiao Yu said.

  Thea?

it?

   Just when he was confused, a familiar shout came from the side.

   "I'm Zhuo, Luo Yu! You're finally back!"

  Luo Yu looked sideways and saw Brother Mosquito standing at a booth

   before, excitedly waved at him.

   Subconsciously raised his hand, Luo Yu just wanted to say hello to him, when his eyes suddenly fell on the three-meter-high torture instrument next to him.

  Luo Yu's eyes were instantly alert, and he retracted his half-raised hand.

  「What are you doing?」

"Don't be so indifferent, brother." Not paying attention to the alert eyes, Mosquito left the booth with a smile and pulled his arm, "Seriously, come and help me try new equipment, and open your eyes to these ignorant little asses. "

  Luo Yu withdrew his hand as if he had been shocked by electricity, and took a dozen steps back in an instant.

  「Not familiar, thank you.」

  Looking at Luo Yu disappearing into the sea of ​​people at the speed of light, Mosquito, who stretched out his hand, froze for a long time before recovering.

  Seeing that the ace pilot didn't dare to try it, Mengxin, who had been watching, immediately dispersed.

  Listening to the uncontrollable laughter behind him, the mosquito yelled in the direction where Luo Yu disappeared.

  「I’m Zhuo! Ruthless, you!」

  The sound blended into the bustle and hustle and bustle in the distance.

  At this moment, most of the survivors living on the ground did not notice that the gray-green fog rooted in the city center like a towering tree is quietly spreading to the surroundings.

  Chu Guang still remembers that when he took the Iron Heart to expedition to Jinchuan Province, the snow on the ground was so thick that it could bury a person's calf.

   Now when I came back, there was only a thin layer left on the ground. During his absence, many things happened in various settlements of the alliance.

   The biggest change is still Dawn City.

  As the capital of the alliance and also the first hope rising from this wasteland, Dawn City has always been the focus of the alliance's development.

  Especially when Chu Guang waved his hand a few years ago, he spent a full 900 million silver coins in the infrastructure field at the Economic Work Conference.

   Spurred on by this massive budget, the changes brought to the enclave were almost immediate.

   Not only have the streets become wider and tidy, commuting has become more convenient, and people's lives have also become more prosperous.

  In addition to those who have already lived a good life, residents who have just joined the alliance and refugees who are still "supervised" are not left behind.

  The 1,000 prefabricated apartment buildings in the eastern suburbs have also completed all construction periods, and more than 40,000 residents who meet the resettlement conditions have successfully moved in.

  As of now, the registered resident population of Dawn City has jumped from 50,000 earlier to 100,000

   What is even more gratifying is the newborn population registration data provided by the Ministry of Health—following the end of the war in Luoxia Province, a baby boom is brewing.

  Although this has brought great challenges to the league's current limited medical and educational resources, the positive side is that it has greatly improved the current population structure.

  The survivors of the alliance are heading for a new life. Although the disaster on this land is far from over, everyone is full of confidence.

  Because their manager did fulfill the impassioned promise he made to the Union residents at the triumphant ceremony—

   Let the good qualities stand out in the Union's society.

  A hard-working person will never become a fool. As long as he actively studies, works and lives, and contributes to society, he will definitely deserve a better life.

  Dawn City is the same.

  The changes here are second only to Dawn City.

  The train station, which used to have only one wooden sign, has now become a concrete station hall.

There is a six-lane road from the industrial area to the logistics center. The workers who used to live in iron houses and repair drainage facilities have now moved into buildings with elevators. Ten or even hundreds of acres of large factories.

  Objectively speaking, although the development and living standards of residents here are not as good as Dawn City, the "electrification degree" and "urbanization rate" are higher than Dawn City and Boulder City combined.

   After all, the only city-level fusion reactor in the Alliance is located here, and the power resources here don't even cost much for transportation.

  Because there are more hills than plains, most of the local residents live in buildings with a high floor area ratio, so elevators are almost standard.

  The three- to four-storey single-family houses in Dawn City that only live in one or two families are not seen in Dawn City.

  Because there were a large number of ready-made foundations available, the authorities of Liming City simply built all the new houses on the original abandoned buildings in Xizhou City.

  Although most of the houses built in the Prosperous Era are no longer usable, the foundations are surprisingly complete, and the quality is surprisingly good! It is not a big problem to directly build another building with a service life of 50 years on the basis of the original foundation!

   Even if the newly built building has reached the end of its lifespan, the part buried in the ground is still in good condition.

  Considering that the difference between the current infrastructure level of the alliance and the era of prosperity is at least a century, this kind of thing is entirely possible.

In addition, Xizhou City was a livable city with a low population density in the prosperous era. The building floors are generally not high, and the difficulty of demolition is not as great as that of Qingquan City. Concrete waste can also be recycled through the technology provided by Ideal Group. In Liming City The cost of building a twenty-story building will be much lower than elsewhere.

  Currently, the registered resident population of Dawn City has increased from 80,000 to 110,000, and this is almost the entire population of this settlement.

   After all, this is the industrial center of the alliance, and the business aspect is not as good as

  Dawn City in the south is prosperous, and most people come here to find work.

  As long as you work, you need to pay taxes, and you need to register to pay taxes. Therefore, the number of "black households" here is theoretically the least in the league.

  In addition to housing and industries directly related to people's livelihood, another major infrastructure project in Liming City is the dam on the northeast shore of Xizhou Lake!

  Xizhou Lake, as one of the environmental renovation projects in the Renlian era, can be regarded as the largest artificial lake in the central area of ​​the River Valley Province.

This lake played an important role in the desertification control project in the central part of the Zhongzhou mainland. However, after entering the wasteland era, this deserted lake suffered from a series of problems such as the end of the ice age, increased rainfall, and changes in the structure of the lake bed. The cause developed into severe flooding.

  If this "artificial reservoir" can be repaired, a large area of ​​black soil from the northwest side of Xizhou City to the tributaries of Tianshui will be released.

   This project is expected to add at least hundreds of thousands of acres of arable land to the alliance!

  And unlike the cultivated land in Luoxia Province that relies on the "river embankment" system to maintain, the existence of this piece of black land does not need to depend on

   Any unknown technology.

  Although the alliance's food is mainly imported from vassal countries, and agriculture is not the focus of Dawn City's development, no one thinks that they have too many cultivated land resources.

  Even if the NPCs are not interested, it would be great to throw it to professional players like "Makabazi" and "Going up the Mountain to Fight Tigers" who are keen on farming to develop it.

   Hundreds of thousands of acres of arable land, new production methods and production relations, and possible troubles in land reclamation. If this were replaced by "Noodles 1800" by a potato factory, it would be enough to be released as an expansion pack!

   In reality, contracting a manor of more than 100 acres has to face various problems, but in the wasteland, it is enough to deal with the wandering aliens and wastelanders occasionally.

  In short, although many things including wars have been experienced during the period

  Love, but the workers of Dawn City finally lived up to expectations and overcame all difficulties.

  According to the drawings and construction plan provided by environmental engineer Butan, with the joint efforts of experts and construction personnel in Camp No. 101, the Xizhou Lake Dam was finally completed!

   Not only the black land in the north of Xizhou City, but also the entire Sixin District, which was soaked in the lake, has also resurfaced.

   Traveling through this area in the future, you will never need to take a boat again! And not only that.

   With the ebb of the lake, this urban area, which has been sealed by the lake for nearly a century and a half, has also unlocked many new areas that players have not explored before.

   For example, shelter No. 100 located near the subway section of Sixin District!

  According to the information provided by Camp No. 101, the shelter plans to shelter 30,000 people, and the blockade was originally scheduled to be lifted in 60 of the Wasteland Era.

   Unfortunately, in the 52nd year of the Wasteland Era, the spreading lake flooded the entire Sixin District, completely sealing the gate of No. 100 Vault.

  According to public information, the task undertaken by shelter No. 100 is the reconstruction of Xizhou City.

  Even, the backup controllable fusion reactor located underground in Xizhou City—the one the Alliance is using—was originally prepared for Shelter 100.

   From this, it can be inferred that there should be a certain amount of helium-III resource reserves in Vault 100, and there are probably a considerable proportion of nuclear engineers among the residents.

Dr. Method, who lives in refuge No. 101, judged that the survival probability of the residents in this refuge is only 3.1%, the probability of continuing to perform tasks is less than 1%, and the success rate is even close to 0. Therefore, the coordinates of the controllable fusion reactor Provided to the wastelanders at Camp 101.

  However, only the manager of that shelter will know what the shelter plan of No. 100 shelter is.

  Maybe just like the No. 79 shelter in Ruigu City, the No. 100 shelter, which claims to undertake the reconstruction task of Xizhou City, may actually be carrying out other shelter projects?

  Yin Fang is very interested in this shelter. After all, his occupation is to dig graves, and his interest in coffee machines, research on various electronic devices, and even medical skills are just incidental.

  Chu Guang is the same.

   But Yin Fang was more curious about the reason why the refuge "sinked" than Yin Fang was curious about what treasures he could pick up from it.

  Currently, the construction workers of the alliance are trying to install a drainage system, using pumps to pump out the lake water poured into the underground channel and discharge it to the Tianshui tributary in the north.

  Because a large number of aquatic arthropods such as split claw crabs and warship shrimps nest in this area, the construction is facing a lot of challenges.

  Currently, the excavation work of No. 100 Vault is ranked second in the work log of Dawn City, second only to a series of industrial zone expansion plans.

  I believe that when this sanctuary is rediscovered, all the treasures and secrets buried inside will be rediscovered.

  Chu Guang placed high hopes on this.

   It would be even better if I could dig out a few old popsicles.

   Experts in various industries who mastered pre-war technology are far more important to the alliance at this stage than one or two black boxes

  Compared to the ever-changing Dawn City and Dawn City, although the Fallen Leaf City located in the west of the alliance has a low sense of presence

   There are many, but the development potential should not be underestimated.

  As the trade hub between Sunset Province and the southern part of River Valley Province, the most important infrastructure there is the railway station and logistics warehouse.

  Overlooking from the air through the hummingbird drone, almost more than half of the buildings and factories in the entire city are related to it.

  Although some wastelanders migrating from the west can be seen here from time to time, most of them will not stay here for a long time, and often use this place as a springboard to settle in Dawn City or Dawn City.

  Developing the city didn't have any particularly beautiful results. The only thing that can be obtained for the time being is the population growth rate.

After all, after a while, players who are active in the desert can catch a group of slave hunting teams from the Borneo province who were selling slaves to the desert, or find a tribe of mutants hiding in the ruins, and then open up the city. The population will increase.

  This puts a lot of pressure on the pocket-sized pioneer city, not only because of the population growth rate that can easily double, but also because it has the most extreme gender ratio in the league.

Just like there are far fewer roosters than hens in chicken farms, most mutant tribes like the Blackstone tribe usually only keep a few male survivors with the largest meat to breed in the pasture, and the rest basically don't stay for a few days. It will be thrown into the pot and stewed.

   And most of the slave traders who do business with those mutant tribes will not sell "worthless" guns here.

  According to the report of Lord Teresa, most of the survivors rescued by the Thorns Corps and the players came from the Borneo Peninsula in the south of the Great Desert.

   There seems to be a serious man-made disaster going on there.

   But it's too far there. The shortest way to get there from the Alliance is to go to Silver Moon Bay in the Hump Kingdom and take a boat before continuing south.

  Or start from Pioneer City and cross the "Eastern Industrial Zone" and "Southern Industrial Zone" in the Renlian era.

  Thus, while sympathetic to the sufferings of the people there, Lord Teresa did not make unrealistic requests in the report.

  What they can do at this moment is to fight against the mutant tribes and slave traders near the pioneering city, and unearth the ruins buried in the desert, so as to strengthen their own strength.

  Currently, the population of Pioneer City is close to 3,000, which is several times higher than the original 300 survivors.

   Even if local conditions remain difficult.

   But no matter what, their lives are much better than before.

  The cargo airships that regularly float from the east and the caravans that come from Bicester Town from time to time will also bring some new hope to this settlement that grew up in suffering from time to time.

  From Dawn City to Pioneer City, the four biological children of the Alliance have gradually learned to run from the initial toddler.

   And Boulder City, which once belonged to the War Construction Committee and is now under the jurisdiction of the Alliance, also got up from the previous fall.

  However, compared to other rapidly expanding settlements in the Alliance, the visible changes here are not surprising.

  The settlement is still so big and still so crowded and noisy.

  The changes it has undergone are mostly invisible to outsiders and only experienced by our own people.

  For example, the air leaking room is no longer leaking, people are finally taking care of things that no one cares about, there are more products on the shelves, more people shopping, better public security, etc.

   Through **** struggles, the local survivors finally made their life what it should have been, and let the canned people eat the canned food they produced, that's all.

   It's just that this sentence "that's all" is rare and precious to most settlements on the wasteland.

  Although Chu Guang has been on the front line during this time, he is no stranger to what is happening in various parts of the alliance.

   Most of the administrative work of the Union is carried out on electronic terminals.

  From logistics management to settlement building planning, digital management covers almost every aspect of the life of Alliance survivors.

  Although it can’t reach the level that even a faucet can be integrated into the Global Internet of Things during the Prosperous Era, there is no doubt that it can be used in wasteland.

   It can be regarded as advanced.

  So even though Chu Guang often leaves the political center of the alliance, his grasp of the situation in various regions of the alliance will not be affected in any way. As long as he can contact the server of the shelter.

  Of course, because the focus of work has been on the front line some time ago, even with the help of the convenient tool "Digital Municipal Administration", Chu Guang still accumulated a lot of work that he didn't have time to finish during this period.

   Whether it is the job of "dog planner" or the job of "manager".

   However, even the backlog is piling up.

  Before returning to his "station" in the browsing room on the B4 floor of the shelter, Chu Guang first went to Xizhou City, which is located in the northern border of the alliance.

   There is currently the largest research institution and institution of higher learning in the Alliance - even larger than the biological research institute in Vault 79.

  He promised Xia Yan that he would visit her when he returned. not only that.

   Also because Pai told him in a recent holographic call that Dr. Method, the manager of Vault 101, wanted to talk to him about something.

   It happened that Chu Guang also wanted to chat with him about the "Sanctuary" and "Torch", so he readily agreed