This Game is Too Real

  Chapter 742 The Daily Life of the Chief "Mascot" of the Allied Forces

   "Five...five million?! Silver coins?!"

  Scientific expedition team, Prosperity Era Relic Recovery Registry.

  An abrupt scream floated out of the reception room with the closed door, disturbing the people who lined up with their numbers.

  People stretched their necks and looked in the direction of the reception room, with expressions of envy and even greed on their faces.

   No need to ask, they can all guess what happened in that small room, after all, they are "hunters" who specialize in this line of work.

  A long time ago, the alliance's scientific research team opened the channel to recover the relics of the era of prosperity for a fee.

   Now, "archaeology" has developed into a mature industrial chain in the alliance.

  Some people are in charge of registration, some are in charge of identification, some are in charge of valuation and acquisition, and some are in charge of flickering and picking up leaks.

For the scavengers who picked up the treasure, if they choose the recycling channel of the scientific expedition team, they only need to bring the things to fill in a form, and then wait patiently for up to 7 working days to get the appraisal results. The final decision is to shake their heads or Just nod.

   For customers who do not want to sell, the scientific expedition team will not force them, they can take away what they brought.

  However, because the prices given by those researchers have always been very good, most people will sign readily.

   Many scavengers even come here from the eastern provinces and even the territory of the Science and Technology Committee to trade treasures. After all, the reputation of the alliance is obvious to all wastelanders.

  If you are lucky, a well-preserved relic of the Prosperity Era can be sold for a sky-high price of hundreds of thousands of silver coins, and you can lie flat for the rest of your life.

  Even if the scientific expedition team didn’t like it, people from the museum or Camp 101 might pick it up, and some blue coats from the No. 404 shelter might also be collected.

  For example, the big boss who runs Goblin Technology often spends a lot of money to buy things that seem to be useless, but they are actually useless and take them back to fiddle with.

  Many scavengers even make a living from this.

   In the past, many mercenary groups in Boulder City also switched to this job after the inner city collapsed.

  Occasionally, they will cooperate with the blue coats of Vault 404 to open up some distant ruins or something.

  But the seven-figure recycling price...

  Even the bigwigs who pick up trash for a living haven’t heard in a while.

  Everyone whispered to each other, guessing what kind of treasure that lucky guy picked up.

   "Didn't you pick up a spaceship or something?"

   "I guess Titans!"

   "It's not like... there is such a thing, the people in the academy picked it up eight lifetimes ago."

   "I guess I found the treasure from some deserted corner."

   "It's also... Except for that kind of place, even if there are good things, most of them are dragged away by the people of the War Construction Committee."

  Theoretically, the War Construction Committee has the most complete information, and the people who know best where to find good things in the wasteland are in that organization.

  In the later era of the Big Three, the college "inherited" the archaeological clues of the War Construction Committee, and scraped again the places that the War Construction Committee hadn't been able to lick clean for half a century, and it lasted for a century and a half.

   One can imagine how many real treasures are left in this wasteland.

   While everyone was discussing, in the reception room with the door closed, a man with tanned and rosy skin opened his eyes in surprise.

  Five million silver coins!

   When Ma Jinwei heard this number, he thought his ears were broken.

  But the researcher didn't seem to be joking, and handed him a stamped list.

   "Of course it is silver coins. If you want other currencies, I can apply to my superiors."

   "No, no need, just silver coins!"

  Ma Jinwei smiled honestly.

  The reason why he laughed so much was not because he was so honest, but purely because he had never seen so much money in his life, and he didn't know what expression to make for a while.

   Half a month ago, he was still farming in Groom Town, but he never thought that the iron lump in the old warehouse could make him such a fortune.

He only remembered that it was dragged by his grandfather from an urban area more than 100 kilometers away. He planned to repair it and use it as a tractor, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure out how the tractor started, so he threw it in the warehouse and ate it. Gray out.

It wasn't until recently that the sticky community declared war on the torch, and seeing the letter sent back by the mayor, he didn't realize that he could drag this thing out for money, so he hesitated again and again, and finally made up his mind to rent a train carriage and transport this thing. Go to Dawn City to try your luck.

  He vaguely remembered the weird expressions on the staff from Dawn City when the Groom Town Station used a loading and unloading crane to load this thing onto the train.

  It was like watching a monster.

  After checking the amount on the card, Ma Jinwei immediately stamped his fingerprint on the list, and even wanted to give some to the two researchers who helped with the matter, but the latter was startled, and he waved his hands dumbfoundingly and refused.

  The funding and treatment of the scientific expedition team can be said to be the highest in the entire alliance.

Although their remuneration is not as exaggerated as a seven-figure figure, they basically have no worries about food and clothing, and there is no need to risk being targeted by the guards for a little money that "doesn't change life" .

   What's more, most of them didn't join the scientific expedition team for money, but to fulfill the ideal of ending the wasteland era that the managers described to them.

  In the wasteland, anyone who has the knowledge or skills of the Prosperous Era, to some extent, has some nostalgia and yearning for that great era in their hearts.

"...My friend, don't use this kind of thing to test us. What's more, we are only here to register on duty. People from different systems are responsible for the appraisal and valuation. Even if you give us a gift, it is useless. "

   Ma Jinwei didn't really understand the researcher's dumbfounding refusal.

  After all, Groom Town doesn’t have so many complicated tricks, nor does it have so many strange businesses.

   Seeing that they refused to accept any "filial piety", he could only touch the back of his head, embarrassed and smoothed things out with a smile.

   "This, that's how it is...haha, thank you for your hard work."

  The researcher said with a smile.

   "It's not hard, we have our own performance, and we will be transferred to other departments in two months to do research work. If you find anything else, you can still come to this office."

   "Okay! If there is any more, I will definitely come! Thank you, then I will go." Ma Jinwei smiled all over his face, with nowhere to rest his hands, and walked towards the door while nodding his head.

  Back in town, he might be able to use the money to open a hotel.

  However, it seems that there is no need to drive in Groom Town, the place called "Kun Town" is obviously more lively.

  Recently, many guests who got off the bus in Groom Town went there. He also heard that the Alliance will build a Weifu City there, just like the Fallen Leaf City in the northwest.

  Maybe he could take the money and try his luck there.

   After all, it is too difficult to make a fortune by farming.

   Before that, of course, he'd have to have some fun with his town buddies.

  He promised that if he got the money, he would treat them to a drink...

   "You go slowly, that's right... let's go this way."

  Seeing that he was about to go out through the main entrance, the researcher thought of something again, and pulled him aside to the back door leading directly to the security corridor.

   This guy yelled just now, I'm afraid everyone outside will know that he has 5 million on him.

  Although there is no need to worry about it in the territory of the alliance, it is hard to say when it goes to the wasteland.

   Ma Jinwei was taken aback for a moment, but then he understood. He nodded his thanks with a smile, and walked out the back door in three steps.

  The office fell silent.

  The researcher who sat in front of the computer and kept silent glanced at the standing one.

   "Is 5 million too much?"

  He always had a feeling that even if he gave that guy 50 million, he might have to throw it all away. It would be a little more meaningful to let that money disappear.

  Maybe they should start a money management fund and sell it to lucky people who "get rich by pure luck".

   For this reason, he also proposed this suggestion to his superiors, but it is a pity that such a meaningful suggestion was rejected by his superiors.

  The researcher in charge of receiving clients was thinking of something else, and replied with a smile.

   "Not much, Meissner effect armor... If you can get that thing, adding two zeros will be considered cheap."

  Whether in terms of economic value or military value, this thing is definitely worth so much money.

  Currently, the alliance has mastered two shield technologies, but both the deflector shield and the nitrogen shield have their own weaknesses.

  For example, the former is not good at dealing with low-speed and guided weapons, and because the technical principle is realized by driving gravitons, and this technology is also a new thing in the era of prosperity, it consumes a lot of energy.

  As for the latter, it is not good at dealing with high-speed and high-energy particle rays, and it can only be used in a standard atmospheric environment.

  Meissner effect armor is different from these two, and its characteristic is to specifically restrain metal weapons. Since most hard armor-piercing weapons use alloy materials, especially the electromagnetic guns that were widely used during the prosperity era, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the nemesis of "hard core armor-piercing bullets".

To use a simple metaphor to describe, assuming that the deflector shield and the Meissner effect armor use the same capacitor and energy supply device, the former can block 1~2 electromagnetic gun shots, and the latter can block 3~ 4 rounds.

It is said that during the Three Years War, under special circumstances, some captains of the People’s Federation would even consider turning off the deflector shields and activate the Meissner effect armor with higher defense efficiency to counter the rebel fleet’s mass launchers. Fire Nets to increase the fleet's overall resistance to metal slugs.

  If used properly, this may become a technology capable of affecting the direction of war.

   Judging from limited intelligence, companies may not necessarily have this technology.

  The researcher sitting in front of the computer turned the pen in his hand and made a helpless expression.

"That makes sense...but I just feel that there is no point in giving him this money. As you can see, he is not worthy of so much wealth. In other words, this thing is worth so much money, but the person who found it People are not worth it at all."

  If it was changed to a resident of Vault 404, he might have no opinion.

  After all, those guys are really exchanging their lives for rewards, and they go to the most dangerous places in the wasteland, unlike that muddleheaded farmer who made a lot of money just because of luck.

  After listening to his words, the researcher in charge of receiving clients smiled and said.

"Meaning, my friend, don't say that, 'meaning' is the most unscrupulous thing, if you do anything to think about whether it is meaningful, then the final result must be that everything is meaningless of."

  The researcher sitting in front of the computer looked at him.

"What's the meaning?"

   Walked to the side of the coffee machine and poured himself a cup of coffee, the researcher in charge of receiving customers said slowly.

"It means that the close relative of the pragmatist is the nihilist. After all, people's likes and dislikes are ever-changing. If you think he is not worth it today, you will think they are not worth it tomorrow, so we have to set a rule that must not be vague. Rules, and make sure they are enforced impartially. Even if the rules become obsolete one day, change them after a full discussion...not according to your evaluation."

  This is Mr. Yin Fang's speech at the third internal meeting of the scientific expedition team.

   That boss is indeed a high-level talent from the academy. He is quite capable in both academic and management work. I heard that the scientific research/archaeological system of the entire alliance was built by him.

  Honestly speaking, he admired Yin Fang quite a lot in his heart, especially after learning about that guy's legendary experience.

  The researcher sitting in front of the computer shrugged his shoulders, reached out and clicked on the screen in boredom, and selected the next lucky person on the list.

   "I'm not interested in that kind of thing, I just want to finish the work here early and go to the laboratory to do something meaningful."

  The researcher holding the coffee said with a smile.

   "The scores for administrative positions must be completed, this is also to familiarize you with the business process of the scientific expedition team. I have one month left, and you have three months left, let's go through it."

  …

  Weifu military base.

  In the Office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, Chu Guang made another phone call with Yin Fang through the special line of the shelter constructed by the Southern Construction Corps, and listened to the latter report the whole process of the whole thing.

And after knowing what happened, his mood was probably the same as when he was playing "Civilization 6" and saw "Eureka" who shared the "Doom Mecha" technology with him from the tribe of primitive people. So reasonable.

   After calming down, he asked immediately.

   "Where did you find this thing?"

   Can guess what Chu Guang cares about, Yin Fang understood with a smile and said.

   "Don't worry, I have arranged for your 'wanjia' to investigate near that coordinate."

  Chu Guang nodded when he heard the words, and a smile stretched across his face.

   It seems that Yin Fang has already mastered the player's skill skillfully, and this guy no longer needs his own guidance.

  But soon he began to wonder what the "nearly complete" Prowler tank looked like.

  If it wasn't for the few days since he arrived at the front line, he really wanted to get on the airship immediately and go back to take a look at the war weapons of the prosperous era.

   Seeing Chu Guang's impatient expression, Yin Fang took a sip of coffee and continued with a smile.

"... To be honest, I didn't expect that the cohesive body you got could get such an interesting thing... Prowler tanks equipped with Meissner effect armor, this thing is much rarer than power armor, people The Union did not build a few units in total, and the inventory with production numbers was recycled by the War Construction Committee more than a century ago, and it is estimated that only the Legion and the Great Rift Valley can see it."

  Chu Guang asked curiously.

   "Is there no college?"

  Yin Fang shook his head.

"In my impression, they didn't get a complete Prowler tank. However, with their technical reserves, it is not difficult to reproduce the Meissner effect armor. But you also know how scarce Helium III resources are. , so in my impression, only some senior researcher's scientific research ships are equipped with similar defense functions."

  When Yin Fang said this, Yin Fang's voice carried a hint of meaningful tone, and there was a hint of advice in it.

  Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully when he heard the words.

really.

   Helium-3 thing is a big problem.

  From the era of prosperity, there are still a large number of undeveloped mineral reserves on the earth, and there are even "garbage mines" unique to the wasteland era, and "seabed mineral deposits" that were listed as ecological protection areas and prohibited mining in the pre-war era, etc.

  However, helium-3 is brought by the solar wind, and the reserves of the earth protected by the magnetic field and the atmosphere are very small. If you want to get it, you have to go to the moon, or you have to go to places like Mercury, or you have to dig old graves from the era of prosperity.

   It is precisely because of the particularity of helium-III resources that the "managers" on the wasteland have to face a special trouble—

   That is, whether to use advanced technology from the Age of Prosperity.

  The Alliance once used a wood generator for a period of time. That thing obviously cannot keep up with the nuclear fusion reactor, but it is quite convenient compared to solar power generation that needs to be equipped with energy storage equipment. Moreover, the most important thing in Qingquan City at that time was wood, and it was quite convenient to obtain fuel. They even installed the same type of generator on the truck.

   However, there is a fatal problem.

Restricted by many factors such as the magnitude of energy and the efficiency of acquisition, wood-burning generators can only support the technology of the middle and late atomic energy age at most, let alone the black technology of the prosperous era, and there is no way to even make propeller planes. to heaven.

  If the alliance has been using traditional energy sources, I am afraid that it is still competing with Boulder City for survival resources, and there will be no such great development later.

   But if more advanced energy sources are used, another risk will be borne, that is the unsustainability of helium-3 resources.

   As for how to manage the limited helium-3 resources at hand, companies, colleges, and legions have all adopted completely different approaches.

   Alliances are the same.

When Chu Guang made every decision, in addition to weighing the pros and cons of a single field such as politics, economy, military, science and technology, production, culture, etc., he had to consider carefully whether the alliance's strategic reserves were well supported from an overall perspective. rise.

  For example, power armor, as individual equipment, consumes relatively little helium-III resources, and a battery can even be used to scrap the armor. Therefore, with the alliance's nuclear energy resource reserve, it is more than enough to maintain the establishment of several hundred power armors.

  But if these hundreds of "Xiaguang" power armors are equipped with deflector shields or Meissner effect armors, the helium-3 resources of 1,000 cubic meters will be tense in an instant.

  Investing too much strategic resources in the military will even affect the supply of fusion reactors in Xizhou City, which is related to the stability of all production and living facilities in the entire alliance.

   Therefore, he would rather accept power armor and other expensive equipment to be scrapped in battle, and he is not willing to pile up energy-intensive shields for these non-strategic weapons, and at most approve a few experimental models to test the feasibility of the technical route.

  After all, in most cases, even if the equipment is completely scrapped and cannot be repaired, the fusion battery inside can still be recycled, and the only loss is some money.

  And this is also the most realistic reason why deflector shields and nitrogen shields are difficult to deploy on a large scale.

  Chu Guang could hear Yin Fang reminding himself in that sentence that even with the energy reserves of the college, he was more inclined to seal up this technology rather than deploying it to the army on a large scale to improve combat capabilities.

As for the Legion, it is more straightforward. Instead of reverse dismantling the treasures in hand, use whatever you have, and use the "real antiques" or "hybrid antiques" such as "wild boar" and "bison" when you run out. ".

  The longer the time dragged on, and the farther the world was from the era of prosperity, the more obvious the advantages of those Villant people who had adapted to the wasteland in advance.

   After all, with the current state of outer space, it is almost impossible to restore the Earth-Moon flight, and the legacy of the prosperous era is destined to be exhausted one day.

   "...It's a pity that such an interesting technology can't be used." Chu Guang sighed softly, but thought about another thing in his mind.

  Although the equipment at the tactical level is useless, you can try the equipment at the strategic level.

  According to what Yin Fang said earlier, this thing is simply the nemesis of electromagnetic guns.

   Wasn’t the Confederacy on the southern front just suppressed by the “cannons” of the battleships of the Northern Federation?

  If you put a shield on the friendly fleet, I wonder if you can regain a little advantage.

   But rather than deciding the outcome at sea, his players seem to place more hope on the "submersible aircraft carrier" under construction.

  Chu Guang thought to himself, maybe he could throw this card to Fang Chang and the others, regardless of whether it would come in handy in the end.

   Mistakenly thinking that Chu Guang was lost, Yin Fang then comforted him.

"Actually, if you think about it from another angle, the real value of this thing may not be all on the battlefield. The technology we can recover from it is far more than 'superconducting shield', including energy, materials, and information processing. A total of thirty Multiple sub-technologies. Especially superconducting materials and high-performance capacitors under several specific conditions, most of which are not open to us by our allies."

  The college and the alliance have reached a scientific research cooperation agreement, and the enterprise has also launched a number of cooperations with the alliance in the field of production, but the technical exchanges between the two parties have not reached an unimpeded level.

   Especially these key technologies.

  They also got it after spending a lot of money, and it is impossible to open it to outsiders due to emotion and reason.

  Hearing the comforting voice on the other end of the phone, Chu Guang leaned back on the chair and said with a smile.

   "This aspect is beyond the scope of my ability, so I have troubled you so much."

  Scientific research is probably the only field where it is difficult for him to get help from reality.

  In fact, at a very early stage, he tried to introduce some really capable young scholars from the original world, and observed their game behavior.

  Including Professor Fengfeng from Nantah University who first entered the game, [Lone Wolf of the Last World] who followed in later, and [Giggle Da] who worked under a certain academician, etc.

  They are different from half-assed engineers like mosquitoes. They are real researchers. They not only have strong acceptance ability, but also have rich front-line work experience.

However, due to the large gap between the basic theories and the differences in professional terms and terminology, many things in this game are no different from "game settings" or even "magic" to them, so their progress has been very slow. And many times, they are pondering with a skeptical attitude.

  Weighing the incalculable risks and extremely limited benefits, Chu Guang finally did not interfere with their game progress, but kept a limited observation.

  However, judging from Xiao Qi's continuous observation of multiple samples, they may be able to reach the step of completing a generation of controllable nuclear fusion technology if they die, and it is difficult to make greater progress.

  As for the second-generation controllable nuclear fusion, for the foundation of the "real world", it is equivalent to a singularity above the singularity, and even research is probably a waste of effort.

   And that's when he's not messing around.

  If he really wants to make trouble, even if he just uses the authority of the dog plan to "secretly change" a parameter or a formula, it will make them busy for several years, and even give up hope for the technical ideas in "Wasteland OL".

   After all, in the eyes of a small number of "informed people", "Wasteland OL" with too many "unreasonable" features is already equivalent to an olive branch thrown by extraterrestrial civilizations.

  If a "higher civilization" that "has not shown maliciousness" believes that a certain technical route is not advisable, then from the standpoint of a "junior", it is naturally more rational to choose other technical routes to try.

   "...too polite, this is my job, if I don't show some real skills, how can I be worthy of the coffee machines you gave me."

  Yin Fang replied teasingly, then suddenly remembered something, and then said.

"By the way, there is one more thing. The Confederacy wants us to set up a branch of the scientific expedition team in the round island and Coral City. In fact, the conditions they offer are good, and the education rate there is yours. If you understand, you can bring some fresh blood to our scientific expedition team."

  Chu Guang hesitated.

   "Have they got Coral City back yet?"

  Yin Fang on the holographic screen made a helpless expression.

   "Obviously they are still fighting. I guess they want to use your power... But to be honest, I'm not very good at these things. It's up to you to decide."

   After thinking for a moment, Chu Guang said.

   "If you think the cooperation plan they offer is sincere, I think it is acceptable. As for Coral City, I will let the players active there think of a way."

He has already taken over Refuge No. 70 from Sun Yuechi. The islands of the Southern Alliance also accept the alliance's governance methods and concepts. In the end, there is a high probability that they will join forces with the survivors of the River Valley Province like Boulder City, and even Maybe the joint will be more thorough than Boulder City.

   After all, they have the same origin, and the idea of ​​equality is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

  Since this is the case, there is nothing to hesitate.

   What's more, his little players may have been staring at the coral city on the bottom of the sea for a long time, and maybe they don't need him to send a special mission to encourage it.

   After getting Chu Guang's permission, Yin Fang showed a happy smile on his face.

   "Okay, then such a happy decision."

   After saying the last thing, Yin Fang hung up the phone and continued to do his own research.

  Chu Guang, who was leaning on the chair, planned to rest for a while, but before Ibers' "daughter" X-16 made tea, the Alpha Task Force of the academy called again.

   "...we plan to launch an offensive on Blood Mountain tomorrow, and I would like to apply for the support of the coalition artillery."

   While speaking, the commander with a less expressive face sent out the battle plan.

  Chu Guang opened it and saw that there were dozens of Gs. He felt a headache, so before clicking on the content, he sent it to Vanus with a swipe of his index finger.

   "...No problem, I will let the ministries follow the action plan to provide the necessary support for your attack."

  The commander nodded, politely left a "thank you", and simply hung up the phone.

   Talking with this guy was unexpectedly refreshing, and Chu Guang found that he had slightly changed his stereotype of the academy.

   It seems that not all the wandering swamps are full of guys who like to beat around the bush.

   But the embarrassing thing is that this guy's presence is really low.

  As the nominal supreme commander of the coalition forces, Chu Guang found that he couldn't remember that guy's name.

   "...Xiao Qi, what is the name of the commander sent by the academy?"

  Xiao Qi, who was sitting on his shoulder, retrieved the information in the database, and quickly replied: "Um...Alpha Zero? That's the name in the record."

   Alpha Zero?

  Chu Guang, who was taking the black tea from the tray in X-16's hand, couldn't help being slightly stunned.

   What surprised him was not the strange name, but that he had forgotten such a unique name.

   After taking a sip of tea, Chu Guang muttered softly.

   "That's weird..."

  (end of this chapter)