This Game Is Too Realistic

7 p.m.

The night is dark.

Next to the towering steel fortress, a heavy truck stopped steadily.

Compared with the driver who jumped out of the car, the size of this car can be described as stalwart. However, if you put it together with the steel platform and tracks beside it, the majestic figure seems a bit small.

From a distance, it looks like a small insect crawling beside the shoe.

The driver who got out of the truck used a flat plate to operate the automated loading and unloading platform, unloading the cubes of metal one by one from the truck.

These metal blocks are all pressed from recycled garbage. They are cubes of one meter in length, width and height, with densities ranging from 67g3.

There are doors, a hood, and a variety of metal parts inside, all of which are pressed together firmly, making it difficult to tell what they looked like before.

I have to say that the residents of those shelters are really capable. Not only are they physically strong, they are also very enthusiastic about their work. They almost scrape off everything that can be recycled.

The only drawback is that they seem to have stuffed in items that cannot be recycled.

But it’s harmless.

These metal blocks will later be sent to specialized processing workshops, moved from one module to another, undergo a series of automated production processes, and finally become what they need.

Waste materials that cannot be used will be automatically removed from the production line during the production process.

The engineer wearing thick protective clothing and a hard hat unfolded the flexible screen of the tablet and walked towards Li De, who was standing next to the temporary warehouse.

"A total of 112 tons of scrap steel were collected today. I will send them to the production line later, and I can start replacing the crawler tracks tomorrow."

Li De: "How much steel do we need in total? I mean, that kind of garbage."

Engineer: "At least 3,000 tons, maybe 5,000 tons."

Li De frowned.

"Why is the error so big?"

The engineer said helplessly.

"There is no way. The quality of the steel in those civilian vehicles is too poor. It is probably to save cost and weight that it is filled with a large amount of unrecyclable carbon-based copolymers. Plus the oxidized parts, basically one ton of scrap steel can be recycled. 400 kilograms is very optimistic.”

"Also, I have to say, we need not only steel, but also rare metals. I don't expect to get titanium or uranium in this damn place, but tungsten is the bottom line. Otherwise, we can push 500 kilometers further west at most, and we will have to break down again. once."

Tracks and wheel hubs are the hardest hit areas for wear and tear.

Not to mention mechanical structures such as bearings and transmission wheels. Even if the wear of the track is not as serious, regular replacement is necessary.

In fact, it stands to reason that the recycling value of abandoned vehicles in underground garages that are not soaked in water is relatively high, and the recycling rate can reach almost 40 or even 50.

If they are scrap cars exposed in the wilderness or on uninhabited roads, the recycling rate may be even 30%.

After all, rainwater is weakly acidic under natural conditions. No matter how weak the acidity of carbonic acid is, after two centuries of "pickling", no matter how advanced the material technology is, it will still be damaged.

Moreover, pickling is more deadly than oxidation. Oxidation is just rust after all. The frame may collapse, but the metal elements are still there and will not escape. If it is pickling, the ionized cations will be brought into the soil by rainwater, and they will really not be found.

Li De's brows furrowed even more tightly as he carefully considered what the engineer had said to him.

Break down again after 500 kilometers

According to the route they planned on the map, even 500 kilometers may not be possible to get out of the Valley Province.

If it breaks down in the wilderness, it's really a waste.

"I understand the situation. I will ask the people from the Marine Warfare Division to send out a search team to focus on searching for rare metal materials in this area."

said the engineer, shaking his head.

"It is difficult to expect to find it in this area. I suggest searching near the Fifth Ring Road in Qingquan City. The most basic common sense shows that the more intensive the activity, the higher the macroscopic utilization rate of rare metals. Especially those maglev vehicles, regardless of Whether it is the magnetic generation device on the car, or the high-rise buildings along the way and the maglev roadbed buried under the highway, they all contain what we need, which cannot be found in suburbs without a three-dimensional highway network."

"Also, the search for controllable fusion fuel rods must start quickly. The fuel rod we are currently using only has 8 fusion fuel left. Even if our tracks don't break down, I'm afraid we have to find a place to park. Come down and solve this problem.”

Li De: "How long will the remaining energy be enough?"

Engineer: "It'll last us a long time, but you know, we can't stay here forever."

If they only consume a little bit of production, this 8 energy will be enough for them to use until next year.

But like his engineer said, they couldn't stay here forever.

The most energy-consuming part of this land-based fortress is not its production workshops, but its four engines.

Pushing tens of thousands of tons of fortress forward steadily on land, if converted into a diesel engine, it is estimated that one kilometer less will require several tons of oil, which is equivalent to 12 armored divisions marching on cross-country terrain.

Li De: "The contact point of Shelter 404 has just been established. Their people are helping us find a guide. We should be able to set off within two days at the earliest. There should be no big problem."

The engineer sighed.

"I hope. In fact, compared to the collection work, recycling nuclear fuel rods is not that urgent. As long as they can be found before departure. Speaking of which, I have to praise those blue coats. Their work efficiency is so high. It's beyond my expectation. What benefits did you promise them? I think their enthusiasm for work is like taking drugs."

When he said the second half of the sentence, the engineer had an expression of disbelief on his face and looked at his boss curiously.

Li De also had a complicated expression on his face, as if he didn't know how to answer this question.

To be honest, when he saw today's resource collection results, he was very surprised.

Based on their past experience, they hired local survivors to help pick up garbage. It is good to be able to collect 300 kilograms of garbage every day. After all, cutting, carrying, and compacting all take time, and the indigenous people are relatively stupid and cannot do the work. Laiya dawdles in all kinds of ways, which makes people's blood pressure soar.

However, these blue jackets actually only spent one afternoon collecting more than 500 kilograms per person! Reached their expected 200!

If they were given a whole day, wouldn't the per capita waste-picking capacity be able to do more than one ton?

This work enthusiasm is unparalleled!

Although it had nothing to do with him, Li De couldn't help but wonder how much salary their managers paid them to keep them motivated like this.

"Where are they?"

"Already back, now cooking in the camp."

Li De nodded.

It's good to be back safely.

At this time, a staff member from the logistics department suddenly came from the side.

"Section Chief, I have your phone number."

"Forward communication to me."

He took out earphones the size of toothpick boxes from his pocket and hung them by his ears. Li De stretched out his index finger and tapped the white earphones.

The dark green beam of light was projected forward and soon weaved a three-dimensional holographic image directly in front of him, showing the outline of the opponent's facial features and bust.

"Your holographic communication system is good. How much does it cost?"

Looking at the large amount of Chu Guang around Hui Hui, Li De coughed lightly.

"We are not considering selling this right now."

"All right."

Chu Guang in the holographic image nodded, as if to express his understanding. Li De hoped that he really understood.

With a smile on his face, Li De continued.

"Is there a problem?"

Chu Guang did not answer the question directly, but looked at him, smiled, and said in a relaxed tone.

"Nothing special, I just want to ask, how do you feel about the work efficiency of our workers here?"

"Very good." Li De originally wanted to say "very good", but suddenly he thought that he was in front of an old fox who was good at disguising, so he immediately changed his mind.

Unfortunately, the other party seemed to have caught the change in the expression on his face, and the corners of his mouth turned up into a less obvious smile.

Li De suddenly felt regretful.

Or maybe I shouldn't have gotten this holographic image communication equipment.

The original intention of this thing is to make communication easier.

But now it seems that only one person is convenient.

"I'm glad to get such a high evaluation from you!"

"Well, it's actually not as high as you think, but it's not bad. I have to admit that your workers are very dedicated, which is very valuable."

"Then let's talk about costs!"

Hearing these words, Li De's expression changed instantly. Although it's far from being a turn-on, it's still somewhat unsightly.

"My friend, haven't we already negotiated the salary? A temporary price increase is not a sign of keeping one's word."

"Please don't be nervous, my friend," Chu Guang smiled to ease the atmosphere, indicating that he could relax before continuing, "What I want to say is not about salary, but about, um, value-added services."

"Value-added service?" Li De was stunned for a moment, and his tense expression subconsciously relaxed a little.

This was the first time he heard such a strange word.

Chu Guang smiled and continued: "Yes, when you want to improve the efficiency of workers, you have to put money into their pockets and bribe them to work harder, instead of paying them dead wages or changing it to a more euphemistic According to the saying, you have to give them a commission so that they can feel the joy of growth from the production process. Do you want to know how I do it?"

Li De wanted to say that he didn't want to know, but he always felt that no matter what he said, this guy would find an excuse to continue the topic, so he simply stopped talking.

Sure enough, the manager in blue coat in front of him did not let him down. This guy didn't even give him any time to answer the question and continued talking to himself without pausing for a second.

"In addition to the stipulated hourly wage, I will give them a sum of money for every kilogram of scrap steel they collect, so they will work hard. The numbers you see on the production list now are not Because of their courage and strength and what you call dedication, but because of the money I threw at them.”

Li De didn't want to hear it anymore.

Going around and around actually means the same thing.

He said with a straight face.

"How much do you want?"

Chu Guang smiled and said.

"Not much. Considering our close relationship, how about 5CR per ton? For you, it's just a few more barrels of instant noodles."

Although he won't use the money to buy instant noodles.

After hearing Chu Guang's request, Li De did not express his position immediately, but made a calculation silently in his heart.

If the daily production capacity is 200 tons, it means that they have to spend an additional 1000CR budget.

how to say?

This number happens to be stuck in a very ambiguous range.

If you don't pay the money, then the other party probably won't use the "extra" money to subsidize its workers and stimulate them to increase production. At that time, even if those blue coats don't work as foreign workers, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to work as hard as they do today.

Spend nearly a thousand CR more every day to buy so-called value-added services?

Or should we maintain current fixed expenses and let production capacity drop to "normal" levels?

Chu Guang did not rush, but waited patiently for the logistics section chief to think.

His brows relaxed and furrowed, and he seemed to have made a judgment in his heart. Li De said with a straight face, staring at his holographic image.

"What about today's value-added services? Do I have to pay you extra money?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Guang showed a happy smile on his face.

Having worked in sales, he knows this very well.

When a customer keeps asking for a price or finding fault with something, it means he is hesitating. Maybe he will buy it, maybe he won’t. The probability is 50-50.

And when the customer puts aside the transaction itself and instead asks about those insignificant gifts, the deal is basically stable.

The next step is just to make the customer feel like they're getting an advantage.

"That's not necessary. Today's 6 hours is a trial period for value-added services, and there is no charge."

Li De chuckled.

"You taught me a lesson. Are you interested in working in the company? I can write you a letter of introduction and recommend you to join the management. To be honest, you are really humiliating yourself by staying in this damn place."

Chu Guang said modestly: "I don't dare. I just want my residents to survive in this miserable world, so I live a more economical life."

I felt a little more comfortable.

Li De sighed softly, glanced at the sky, and slowly nodded his raised head.

"make a deal."

It is not unacceptable to spend an additional budget of about 1000CR per day.

After all, labor costs here are much cheaper than machinery costs anyway, and the efficiency of the latter may not be higher than the former in complex environments.

1000CR is only 500 kilograms of grain, or one ton of monosaccharides or polysaccharides that can be synthesized by "consuming some air".

If what they need is a gunpowder rifle, it would be even better to use the scraps left over from processing parts. The cost may be cheaper than crops that take time to cultivate.

At this time, several soldiers, drivers and engineers from the Marine Division were returning from the direction of the shelter residents' camp with their arms around their shoulders and their backs, chatting and laughing.

“That mashed s’mores is delicious!”

"How did they figure it out? You can use steam to cook food! And it tastes so delicious!"

"From the data, it seems that this is how people ate 300 years ago."

"300 years ago?! That's really a long time ago."

"Yes, it's older than the Age of Prosperity, but I doubt that steaming alone can really kill the microorganisms in the food?"

"Look at your ignorant look, the temperature of steam is much higher than that of boiling water!"

"That's the truth, okay. The only problem I can find is that it consumes more fuel. Boil the water first, and then use the steam to heat the food. These little blue coats are quite enjoying their lives."

"Strange knowledge has been added."

Today's work is over. If there are no emergencies, the remaining time belongs to them.

The most satisfying enjoyment in life is to get off work on time after a busy day, take a comfortable hot bath, then go to the canteen to get a glass of synthetic milk or hot cocoa, and go to the activity room to play two games of billiards or poker with colleagues. , a few words by the way.

By the way, I have to share the joy of tasting delicious food with everyone!

For the price of a bucket of instant noodles, you can buy a bowl of fragrant mashed potatoes, which is so affordable!

And tonight there is fish soup with pine nuts! It seems to be called this name.

I don’t know what kind of forage those blue coats put in the soup, but it actually made the smelly mutated catfish less smelly. When you bite it, you will feel like it is full of collagen. The texture and taste are simply amazing. Absolutely amazing!

The food they usually eat is relatively light, with less salt and oil. Although the nutrition is completely sufficient, the taste is always a bit off.

The "canteen" of those blue coats is good everywhere. The only drawback is that you need to bring your own dishes and chopsticks, and there are no disposable bowls.

But this is nothing to them.

A few people first discussed it with the engineer brother who was engaged in production in the logistics department. They quickly convinced the guy with a bowl of mashed potatoes and let him operate the processing workshop with a flat plate and turned a few thin steel sheets for them. Bowl, and spoon for drinking soup.

These steel bowls are not pure steel, but polymer composite steel. The materials are mainly leftover scraps from cutting steel, plus some cheap synthetic resin, and the cost is very cheap. They all treat them as disposable tableware and throw them away after use, which saves the effort of washing the dishes.

"While we are busy outside, those lucky dogs are sitting in the office blowing hot air. It's so annoying!"

"That's right, if I don't show off to them, I'd be sorry for the northwest wind we drank today!"

"I agree, I must show off!"

"Hahaha, I'm so hungry for these dogs!"

A group of young men reached a consensus and stood on the elevator talking and laughing. It felt like they had discovered an oasis in the desert.

Li De, who was standing not far away and counting supplies, and the engineer holding a tablet looked confused. They seemed to understand what they were talking about, but they seemed not to understand.

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