This Game is Too Real

  On the street not far from the square, Mosquito, who was driving a truck selling fireworks, was caught by a patrolling player wearing a [Celebration Autonomous Management Committee] armband.

  Pedestrians passing by blocked the surrounding area, watching the excitement curiously.

   "Damn! What's wrong with me selling a little bit of fireworks! Why can others sell them, but I can't!" shouted the caught mosquito trying to excuse himself.

   The two players who grabbed his arms didn't show any face, and sprayed mercilessly.

   "You are so kind!"

   "Are those fireworks you're selling?"

  Irena rummaged through the stalls, picked up a rocket with a caliber as thick as a calf, smashed her tongue and said.

   "Hailstone 1.0 rocket...isn't this stuff out yet?"

   Katyusha rocket launcher with alliance characteristics.

  He remembered using this thing when he was fighting the Bonechewer Tribe, but he didn't expect to see it in 213 of the Wasteland Era.

   Mosquito smiled, instead of embarrassment, his expression was rather proud.

   "That's necessary. Simple and crude weapons are the best to use. I'll modify the medicine and it will last until the next century."

  Manufacturing a pigeon-type missile requires hundreds of supporting industries, but manufacturing a character-guided rocket only requires a small workshop.

   But the problem is obviously not here.

  Irena rolled her eyes and threw the bazooka back on the booth, startling all the onlookers.

   This is not over yet.

  The construction site boy and Brick rummaged in the truck box for a while, then suddenly widened their eyes in surprise, and walked out with a launcher on their shoulders.

   "Damn it, there are even recoilless guns?!"

  A group of players wearing armbands of the [Celebration Autonomy Management Committee] looked at Brother Mosquito with unfriendly eyes.

  Irena was startled, and looked at the mosquito.

   "Good guy, you put the ammunition here to stockpile!"

  Being stared at by a pair of eyes, the mosquito broke out in cold sweat, and explained with a dry cough.

   "Ahem...that's just a cannon casing, you'll know if you try it, it's actually a firework bomb...how the **** am I selling real weapons here!"

Of course.

  He also had the idea of ​​using the celebration as an opportunity to sell goblin technology arms.

  What if?

  What if someone becomes interested in goblin-tech ammunition after seeing the firework of the Alliance?

   Surely there will be!

  However, Brother Mosquito’s remarks did not convince everyone, at least not the two players who wore the armbands of the Celebration Autonomous Management Committee.

  The two strength animals supported the guy's arms, one left and one right, and led him towards the police station regardless of the waving mechanical arm.

   "Explain to the guards!"

"take away!"

   "Let go of me! I have made contributions to the alliance! I have shed blood for the alliance! I want to see the manager~~"

"be honest!"

  Seeing a guy who was being picked up and walked away screaming, Dolly, who was walking in the crowd, whispered in a little surprise.

   "He... what did he do?"

   The gossip antenna is moving!

  She smells the news!

  Looking at Dolly with curious eyes, Fang Chang coughed lightly, and tightened his little hand on his arm.

   "Who knows... Okay, let's leave that guy alone, the fireworks show is about to start, and you don't want to miss it?"

   He was not surprised by Brother Mosquito's performance at all. If this guy settles down one day, it will be news instead.

   "It's about to start?! Where is it?"

  Hearing the fireworks show, Dolly immediately lost interest in the commotion of the crowd, and looked at the night sky with a red cloud of excitement on her face.

  For her, the fireworks in Dawn City have a special meaning.

   That was the happiest moment in her life.

  Looking at the rosy glow flying up his cheeks, Fang Chang smiled knowingly, and gently shook her little hand.

   "I'll take you to a place with a better view...follow me."

  …

  At eight o'clock, the gun barrel of the Iron Heart was facing the night sky, and a flare announced the start of the fireworks show.

   This is Xiaoqi's program.

   Clusters of flickering flames spread colorful light in the night sky, and under its command, they interweave into a gorgeous sea of ​​flowers.

  Although hundreds of thousands of silver coins had to be burned this night, Chu Guang didn't feel bad at all. The smiles on people's faces were worth more than this.

   I don’t know how many survivors were attracted by the prosperity of Dawn City to settle here. This is a wealth that cannot be measured by currency.

   And seeing Xiao Qi having so much fun, he himself was very happy.

   Money is only meaningful when it is spent. Chu Guang is happy to spend some money to make his little players and NPCs happy.

  Looking up at the night sky with sparkling fireworks, the lamb standing in the crowd with marshmallows in his hand has surprise written all over his face.

"what is that?"

   "It's fireworks."

   Standing beside her was her father Yang He, looking at the sky with a smile on his face.

   The lamb gave him a puzzled look and blinked.

   "Why are there fireworks?"

  Yang He thought for a while, then said in a gentle tone.

   "There is a legend that the Alliance was born in fire, like a phoenix from nirvana... so whenever the people here get through a difficult time, they celebrate their victory with flames."

  Little Yang nodded half-understanding.

   "It turns out that..."

"It's just a rumor." Looking at his lovely daughter, Yang He smiled, "Of course, there is another theory. This is the custom brought by the blue coats from the era of prosperity. And good times."

  Lamb took a bite of the marshmallow, with curiosity and confusion still written on her face, obviously her age could not understand these words.

   She grew up on Pine Cone Farm and never saw such novelty.

  Although she has only lived in the alliance for less than two months, she can feel that what people here are saying and thinking are completely different from her hometown.

   There are so many delicious ones.

   No wonder her father was unwilling to go back, and always wanted to take her away from the manor.

  Lamb can't help but think of Yinyin, wondering how she is doing now, and then can't help but think that it would be great if he could share this white and soft dessert with her.

  Looking at the bewildered child, Yang He showed a relieved smile on his face, and gently rubbed his daughter's hair.

   "You don't have to think so much, it's pretty good just to stand under the light and appreciate it."

  Children should not know so much. Some things should be understood slowly as they grow older.

  He is not proud or proud of her maturity, he only feels guilty that he owes her too much...

   Not far from the two of them, Shuanghe was holding his younger sister Shuangye's hand, excitedly counting the falling sparks from the sky.

  Shuangxue looked up at the Heart of Steel, with little red clouds on her face, but she was thinking about something.

   On the other side, on the upper floor of the embassy building of the Honey Badger Kingdom, Aphni who was sitting in front of the window was also looking at the starry night sky.

  Those eyes that reflected the fireworks contained envy and appreciation for the beauty and prosperity, but also a hint of resentment.

   It would be great if I could stand beside him and enjoy the beautiful scenery...

Beside the road in the eastern outskirts of Dawn City, a titan covered with reddish slime mold and mottled rust is standing still, holding passengers and children high with its wide palms, and making metallic groans from time to time, playing It was exhilarating, and it didn't have the slightest ferocity before.

  It is Xiao Yu who controls it, and Luo Yu is not far from it, throwing some candy to feed it from time to time, and showing a knowing smile.

  Dolly, who had just come down from its palm, had an incredible surprise on her face, and hugged Fang Chang who helped her down, and kissed her hard.

   "Yeah! (Me too

  Looking at Xiao Yu who was about to move and want to get closer, Luo Yu who was standing aside hurriedly said comfortingly.

   "No, Xiaoyu, this fruiting body is too big, it will hurt people."

   "Hmm..." Xiaoyu yelled aggrievedly, but obediently continued to be the children's elevator.

   Seeing this scene by chance, the envoys from other settlements were startled.

   Especially missions from the Buguera Free State.

  They came here with congratulatory gifts. They planned to send congratulations and at the same time test the tone of the alliance, to see if they could complete the task assigned to them by the Great Rift Valley, but they did not expect to see such an amazing scene!

  The Alliance was able to manipulate the war machines of the Prosperous Era through mutant slime molds!

  Although I don't know how powerful this titan is, this alone is enough to attract their attention...

   And not far from Titan, there is a group of Nibblers in strange costumes, who are performing arhats, walking on stilts, and throwing **** under the command of Big Eyes in Debt.

  Looking at the piles of silver coins thrown on the ground, his eyes were wide open and his mouth was closed with joy. He gradually lost himself in the cheers and boos of the people.

  Relying on people's rewards, he has earned thousands of silver coins in this wave, and no matter how hard he works, he can earn back the money for buying these trash!

  Grandpa is simply a genius!

  …

  In the lobby of the Highway Town Hotel, people toasted to celebrate this extraordinary moment.

   "Cheers to the Union!"

   "Here's to the manager!"

   "I hope the next time it's so lively is when the adult and child are full moon!"

   "Hahaha! Even if it's still early!"

   "I wish him a long and healthy life!"

  Not everyone is interested in the fireworks outside. For example, single dogs like Lao Bai and Edge Paddle prefer to sit in a tavern drinking and bragging.

   Looking at the room full of people, Sun Shiqi, who was sitting at a table in the corner of the lobby, was slightly drunk, and said with emotion to the drinking buddies sitting at the same table.

"The changes here are getting bigger and bigger every day, you know? My proudest deal was not buying the Lida Wutai Iron and Steel Plant from Fred, but using the first pot of gold I earned from running a business I bought a piece of land next to the central square of Dawn City, and built a building and a warehouse...Unfortunately, the warehouse is a bit far from the trading post, and I plan to turn it into a shop."

   Zhou Nan who was sitting opposite rolled his eyes.

   "Stop showing off there! If you are not satisfied, you can sell it to me!"

  Sun Shiqi: "Haha! Don't even think about it!"

   The drinking buddies sitting around know that he is showing off, but there is nothing to say except envy.

  This guy's vision and guts are really nothing to say.

Two years ago, if a merchant made a little money in business, he would immediately exchange it for bargaining chips and go to Boulder City to buy some property. No one would think about building a house in the northern suburbs where there was nothing, even those blue coats and other blue The coat does look different.

  Although the nobles in the inner city do not speak martial arts, at least their fists are hard enough, and they are much more disciplined than the slave traders and looters in the wasteland.

  However, no one expected that in just two years, this settlement had developed into what it is today, and even the residents of Ideal City could not help but look sideways at it!

   At this moment, in an unremarkable corner of the lobby, Sun Yuechi was flipping through the headlines of today's latest issue, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

   He originally thought that the Alliance would go the same way as Boulder City, but now it seems that they are not what he imagined.

  They chose the latter without hesitation in terms of human authority and legal authority.

   What surprised him even more was that what he saw behind this incident was not only a huge cohesion, but also an incredible self-healing ability.

  After learning about what happened to Vault 117, he had studied the society of Boulder City in depth.

  That settlement was also led by a group of heroes, relying on its huge cohesion to attract countless people of insight to join, and created a miraculous past, but it is a pity that the survivors still lost to time in the end.

"They are like slime molds. After being pierced by bullets, they will quickly repair the wound and evolve armor to resist puncture damage...Compared to pure cohesion, what is more incredible is their error correction ability. They are constantly evolved."

  Sun Yuechi had a smile on his face, closed the newspaper in his hand, left the money for the bill, got up and walked out of the hotel.

  Here is not as chaotic as he imagined, and the manager is not just a warlord who is crowned with monkeys as he imagined at first.

   Compared to Age of Prosperity, there are obviously many shortcomings here, but they are willing to change, and they are willing to let people see it change.

   Maybe—

  Vault 70 can help him.

  He couldn't find a better candidate anyway.

  …

  After watching Xiaoqi's fireworks display, Chu Guang came to the Alliance Banquet Hall and accepted compliments from other survivor settlements on the wasteland on behalf of the Alliance.

In fact, he himself has no interest in pretending to be coercive. When he saw that the missions in other settlements could also be handled by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but considering that this is a good opportunity to win diplomatic support for the alliance, he still came here to honor the face. a trip.

   Otherwise, if he spends so much money on construction projects and wars in the South and North, who will pay for it?

   Immediately, the alliance will continue to move south to clean up the cancer entrenched in Jinchuan and Haiya provinces, which is another big expense.

  This kind of good thing that benefits all mankind, you can’t pay for it yourself, right?

  Compared to spending his own money to do good deeds without leaving his name, Chu Guang still prefers to spend money in other people's pockets for charity with great fanfare.

  The first thing to do after the establishment of a cross-regional cooperation organization is to establish the division of labor among the member states and the relative dominance of the alliance in "slime mold-related affairs".

   After finishing this task, he will immediately start to do the second thing—announcing that the Torch Church, which uses slime mold DNA to create **** on earth, is a cancer of human civilization and a natural disaster for this game!

  This pretext for war is not very good for uniting the settlements established by wastelanders such as the Red River Alliance, Garbage City, and Luoxia Province, but it is naturally correct for the ancient survivor forces.

Even if it's just an excuse for war on the moral high ground, it can't make colleges and companies go all out on the issue of the Torch Church, but at least it can mobilize some of their social power and use this part of power to unite the surrounding provinces of the River Valley. Small and medium settlements.

   At that time, the diplomats of the alliance can go to other settlements to brag - you see that the fallen empires are all there, you can't justify it if you don't get an assist, right?

  At that time, the war between the Alliance and the Torch will no longer be a unilateral war by the Alliance, but a confrontation between the entire civilization camp and the anti-civilization camp.

   At that time, those who have money will contribute money, and those who have no money will contribute. In this way, not only will the huge war expenses be settled, but an ally who will provide technology will also be added to the alliance's chariot.

   To make the "Joint Machining Center" on the B7 floor take full advantage, the technology of the academy is indispensable.

  As Chu Guang expected, when he stepped into the banquet hall wearing power armor, he immediately became the focus of attention of the audience.

   Apart from the representatives of colleges and enterprises standing here, there are many settlements that even Chu Guang has heard of for the first time.

  Of course, what surprised him even more was that just now Xiao Qi whispered to him that the envoy from the Buguera Free State had also arrived here.

  If the news is true, this will be the first time an envoy from the Free State has arrived in the Alliance.

  Because the two sides did not set up embassies with each other before, the envoy representing the Free State was treated the same as other envoys who came to the alliance for the first time.

  The alliance is very loose in reviewing the identities of those attending the banquet. Players who have achieved meritorious service in the expansion pack can enter, old friends who have established diplomatic relations with the alliance can enter, and envoys from settlements who come to the alliance for the first time can also enter.

As long as the name of the settlement can be found in the import and export records of the alliance trading post, the emissary can circle the settlement he represents on the map, tell how many survivors there are, and bring gifts with companions , You can come in and eat and drink.

  Although there have been cases of pretending to be messengers before, or communities of dozens of people pretending to be settlements of tens of thousands of people, no one cares about such things.

   There are as many envoys in Dawn City, if you want to impersonate, go pretend!

  In Chu Guang’s words, everyone who comes is a guest. Anyway, he doesn’t miss the meal, and it’s not bad to exchange a meal for a gift in the museum.

   Besides, this is wasteland.

  Although the alliance has established order within a limited range, most places are in a wild state. It is hard to say whether the settlements that were there yesterday will be there tomorrow, and the settlements that do not exist today may exist tomorrow.

   Therefore, Chu Guang specifically instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Alliance that if someone claims that he is from a certain settlement, no matter whether he has heard of it or not, let him count it.

   But admitting is acknowledging that the real diplomatic relations of the alliance are at least the survivors who have sufficient trade with the settlements under the alliance.

  Under such a background, the envoy of the Buguera Free State who entered with a temporary identity card is undoubtedly an outlier in the banquet hall.

Their monthly trade volume with the alliance is at least tens of millions in Cr, but because they have not formally established diplomatic relations with the alliance, no one can confirm whether their identities are true or not, so they can only temporarily issue him a temporary identity card. It's a neglect.

  In fact, not only the master of ceremonies in charge of the banquet and the foreign minister of the alliance expressed doubts about the identity of the guy, even the small settlements did not believe that the guy really came from the Free State.

  Looking at the guy standing alone in the banquet hall, a well-dressed, half-drunk man approached him, laughed and joked.

   "Brother, it's ok. Others make up a corner name and come in to eat and drink. You directly use the name of the Free State. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if you pass it off?"

  Looking at this impolite guy, Norreger looked annoyed, but thinking of Mayor Odo's instructions, he suppressed his temper and calmly extended his right hand.

   "I am the Foreign Minister Norregg of the Free State, may I ask who you are?"

  Looking at this guy's drunken appearance, he doesn't look like a serious person, Norreger's eyes can't help showing a bit of contempt.

   Speaking of goofs, can anyone be more of a goof than this guy?

   "It's a pleasure to meet you, I am from Ideal City, and I am Luo Hua, the chairman of the company." The man held his hand and shook it with a playful smile.

  Looking at this guy who was talking nonsense with his eyes open, Noreg rolled his eyes, as if touching something dirty, he withdrew his hand back like lightning.

  He is the foreign minister appointed by Otto. He belongs to the pro-enterprise faction in the Free State. He has been to Ideal City for countless times, and he even knows Ideal City better than the people in Ideal City.

  He only heard that there was a board of directors there, but he had never heard of the post of chairman.

  Cheat ghosts!

  Luo Hua didn't care, he laughed, after all, he was indeed joking, and he just came in to eat and drink.

   It just so happened that Norreger saw Chu Guang walking towards the entrance of the banquet hall, his eyes lit up, and he immediately greeted him with a smirk.

   "Hello, Dear Manager, this is the first time we meet. I am the Foreign Minister of the Free State, Norregg. I have admired your name for a long time!"

  Chu Guang was not sure whether this guy was real or fake, but he still reached out his hand covered with steel and shook him.

   "Welcome to the Union, Mr. Norregg. I have heard of the prosperity of the Free State and the commercial miracles of the Northern Corridor. We welcome all law-abiding businessmen and tourists to visit us."

  Although Chu Guang just said a casual remark, this sentence carried another meaning in Norreger's ears.

   Reflexively, he thought of the Sindison case that had been raging in the Free State, and his expression froze slightly.

  However, thinking of the instructions of the Great Rift Valley and the instructions of Mayor Odo, Norreger still suppressed his emotions and squeezed out an awkward but polite smile on his face.

   "Of course...our merchants are absolutely law-abiding."

  Chu Guang gave this guy a strange look, not understanding why he deliberately emphasized a sentence inexplicably. However, Chu Guang didn't wait for Chu Guang to think deeply, and then he noticed an old acquaintance standing aside.

   "Luo Hua?!"

"Chu Guang! Haha, my old friend, I knew you would definitely come here. It's been a long time since I've seen you! By the way, I've brought you some good news. You have to have a drink with me this time! "

   Luo Hua, who was holding a wine glass, greeted him enthusiastically, but Norregg, who was standing beside him, was dumbfounded.

   Is this guy really called Luo Hua?

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   Is the chairman also real?

  Looking at the alliance manager who took the wine glass with a smile on his face and had a drink with that guy, Norreger was dumbfounded...