This game is too real

Nine o'clock in the morning.

The caravan set off on time.

The steep exhaust pipes spewed black smoke, and ten tracked trucks loaded with ammunition started up and headed towards the eastern wasteland.

According to the plan, after leaving Changjiu Farm, the caravan will travel east along the inter-provincial highway, pass the abandoned highway town and battery factory, and turn to the southeast, draw a V-shaped line on the map, bypass the area controlled by the Bone Chewing Tribe, arrive at the garbage city area, and then head north to Honghe Town.

Because the car was full of goods, people could only walk beside the truck.

But it didn't make much difference.

Even if there was room on the car, no one was willing to sit.

After getting off the inter-provincial highway, going east again, there was no complete road at all. Even if the track had good off-road performance, it couldn't stand the ups and downs of the road itself.

In addition, the trucks were loaded with munitions, so the drivers dared not drive too fast and had to drive on the ground in low gear.

Even if these shells were safe under normal circumstances, who could guarantee that every bump was normal?

If you don't want to cause a big problem, you can only be very careful.

In addition to the bumps on the road, the biggest threat is the birds, beasts, insects and snakes lurking in the forest and the mud.

Whether it is a burly monster or a multi-legged beast running close to the ground, it can pose a substantial threat to the caravan guards who mainly use light weapons.

In addition to these "dangerous species", there are also flies as big as basins and mosquitoes as long as arms. These mutant creatures that seem to have little combat power should not be taken lightly.

Some red-headed and green-headed flies have even evolved the ability to attack from a distance and can spray white insect eggs as thick as thumbs. This kind of eggs usually carry a large number of pathogens. Although the direct damage is not high, if they happen to hit the wound, the wound will be inflamed at best, and maggots will grow in the wound at worst. If it is not treated in time, it is easy to lose your life.

Only God knows how many dangers are hidden in this wasteland.

"... After the snow in front, there is a deserted wilderness," walking beside the convoy, Mole picked up the telescope and looked southeast, "It was probably a small town before, but the houses there have basically turned into concrete slag, leaving only a half-collapsed opera house... We encountered a death claw there before, and there were bones on the ground that I don't know whether it was a predator or a mercenary."

The snow was almost melting, leaving only a thin layer on the ground.

Many places have simply turned into puddles, and a few tufts of green sprouts have emerged from the mud.

The life on this planet is far more tenacious than people imagine.

"Will we meet?" The Elf King Fugui said eagerly.

"How could we possibly run into them? We're delivering goods, not hunting," the mole put down the telescope, "We'll avoid that place later, unless that beast comes looking for us, but that's unlikely."

The intelligence of the Death Claw is much higher than that of the monster, and its intuition of danger is much stronger than that of ordinary aliens.

Unless you break into its territory, the Death Claw rarely chooses a large group of people as its opponent.

There's a high probability that both sides will be at peace.

There's a high probability that you won't run into particularly dangerous carnivorous aliens within a one-kilometer radius of the Death Claw's lair.

Upon hearing that they wouldn't run into them, several nearby players showed regretful expressions on their faces.

Irena: "Come to think of it, I haven't eaten the meat of a deathclaw yet... Of course, it's not that I want to eat it, I'm just a little curious about what it tastes like."

Big Eyes in Debt chuckled: "It's confirmed that you're a wasteland gourmet, you're worthy of being Old Na!"

Irena: "Get lost."

Big Eyes in Debt looked up at the sky, looked at the clouds in the sky, and sighed.

"One hundred kilometers... How long will it take to walk?"

Is there no portal or something like that?

Or you can just hit the road with one click.

Mole opened the VM and took a look at the map, thinking for a while and said.

"If we don't have to take a detour, we might get there in two or three days. After going around this circle, it will probably take five or six days."

The construction site boy and the brick protested: "Why don't we just kill them? I think it's totally possible!"

Big Eyes in Debt: "+1, they're just a bunch of defeated generals."

Glancing at the two people whose confidence was swelling, the edge couldn't help but complain.

"Okay, we're going to deliver goods, not to give away lives."

There is not just one thousand-man team on the opposite side, but three, with a total of five or six thousand people. Even if five or six thousand chickens stood in a row, it would take a while to kill them, not to mention that they were five or six thousand bandits with guns.

These looters came all the way from the central part of the River Valley Province. There may be awakened centurions, not to mention the commander of the legion. If these people don't reveal their flaws, it may be difficult for the survivors of Honghe Town to defend their territory.

A hint of excitement flashed in the eyes of Edge Paddle.

A battle of equal strength?

Not bad.

It's on fire!

Debt Big Eyes and the construction site boy and the brick looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces suddenly became a little subtle.

"Are you panicking?"

"I wasn't panicking at first, but I am a little panicking now."

"If we die and go back... wouldn't this journey be in vain?"

"Fuck! Is it too late to change teams now?"

"How about... you go ask the mole if they need more people?"

Edge paddling: "???"

...

It was just past noon.

Less than four hours after the caravan to Red River Town set out, the caravan returning from Boulder City arrived at the south gate of the outpost.

Just after returning from a mission, looking at Kuangfeng and Ye Shi with bandages on their bodies, Quitting Smoking showed a surprised expression on his face.

"Oh my god, how did you two get injured?"

Lao Bai smiled and said, "We were targeted by looters when we came back. There were about 20 people, but it's not a big problem."

Although Lao Bai said it was not a big problem, looking at the expressions on the faces of several other NPCs in the caravan, it was obviously not as easy as he said.

The leader named Qian Lai still had a lingering fear on his face.

And the guard beside him was even more injured. Quitting Smoking remembered that he had a bandage on his arm before he set off, and now the other arm was also bandaged.

Quitting Smoking's face was full of weirdness: "Damn, those predators can ambush you?"

Fang Chang said.

"It can't be considered an ambush. We found them a long time ago, and they obviously knew it, so they followed us all the way. We couldn't move fast with the goods, so we couldn't get rid of them. They might not be sure of our strength, and they didn't dare to get too close. They didn't make a move, but followed us to find an opportunity."

"When we reached the edge of the Fourth Ring Road, they might have felt that they would have no chance if they didn't make a move, so they finally couldn't help but make a move, and then we had a real fight in the alley."

Quitting Smoking said excitedly.

"Exciting! How many did you kill?"

"Half, they ran away halfway through the fight," Lao Bai smiled and raised his chin, pointing to the back of the team, "Look, we caught two more."

Next to a two-headed bull, two depressed men in animal skins had their hands tied with chains and hung on the two-headed bull.

On another bull not far away, there were captured equipment. In addition to the iron barrel rifles that the newbies didn't use, there were actually two assault rifles and a grenade launcher.

Two caravan guards watched from the side, monitoring their actions.

Ye Shi, with a bandage on his shoulder, cursed.

"MMP, I suspect there are looters in the slums! As soon as I went out, I felt that!"

Kuangfeng said calmly.

"No doubt, if I were a person from the slums, watching a group of lucrative merchants passing by every day, I would definitely try to get some money from them."

Unlike Ye Shi, he was shot in the thigh, but the other party used a steel core bullet, which went straight through his leg, so it was not a big problem.

Fang Chang nodded in agreement with the two teammates' statements.

"Indeed, those predators may have come from the slums. I can even boldly guess that they might have been targeting us when we entered."

Where did the predators in Qingquan City come from?

It is impossible that they jumped out of the cracks in the rocks.

As the largest survivor settlement in the southern part of the entire River Valley Province, Boulder City absorbs people from the entire province and even neighboring provinces.

It is impossible for so many people to flock to the city, and there are not so many places in the city to accommodate so many people, let alone so many jobs.

Most people can only build sheds outside the city and do some work that city people are unwilling to do, and over time, slums are formed.

The huge slums are a hotbed for chaos and crime. There are not only mercenaries, cannon fodder and scavengers, but also looters.

I heard that the gangs in the slums even help looters sell stolen goods. The black market there can always buy some things that are not common in the city. Helping to keep an eye on some fat sheep that look easy to bully is naturally a piece of cake for those people.

Why doesn't Boulder City care?

This question is very broad-minded, but it is a bit out of touch with the world.

From the perspective of Boulder City, we can also ask

Why should we care?

"Anyway, we finally arrived safely," Lao Bai looked at Ye Shi, "You and Kuang Feng should save the game in the shelter first. His injury is not bad, but you still need to go to the infirmary for a small operation."

The incubator has the effect of accelerating recovery. Generally, small wounds with small wounds, even those of intelligence, will heal after lying down for a few hours, which is just the time to save a game.

As for some serious injuries that are not disabling, they usually only take one or two days. If it exceeds three days, most players will choose to save the game first and then heal themselves.

A mere shot is nothing, just take out the bullet.

At first, Lao Bai planned to use alcohol to disinfect Ye Shi, and learn from those NPCs to help him take out the bullet.

But unfortunately, the bullet was stuck in the subscapular joint.

Lao Bai pulled it with tweezers, but it didn't come off. He didn't dare to use too much force to turn a small problem into a big problem, so he wrapped it with a bandage.

It was the ignorant NPCs who were surprised by the two's behavior.

But it was no wonder.

One of them was fumbling with tweezers on the wound, and the other was impatiently urging them to hurry up. The key point was that they hadn't used anesthetic yet.

Such ruthless behavior was somewhat outrageous even for an awakened person. Until now, the caravan guards looked at the two with some admiration.

Ye Shi nodded.

"Okay, what about you and Fang Chang?"

Lao Bai said with a smile.

"We still have to deliver the things everyone ordered, and we have to go to the warehouse manager to hand in a task later."

Thanks to the hot sales of Teng Teng's products in Boulder City, they did not make a wasted trip this time, and they also made a lot of money.

After some discussion, they did not exchange the two thousand chips they earned for exoskeletons, but bought a second-hand hydraulic crusher at the auction house.

This thing can be used to process the coarse materials of cement, and it can also be used to crush concrete block waste. If you order from the factory, you need at least 5,000 chips. If you can buy it with 2,000 chips, you can be considered to have found a bargain.

Although there is a magnetic confinement plasma cutting machine, it can produce some precision instruments, but the inert gas used as cutting medium and the fusion battery used as energy supply are not cheap after all, and some heavy equipment outposts are still scarce.

Exchanging chips for goods and shipping them back to sell to other players is a one-time deal, and at most you can make a profit from the price difference, but if you purchase production equipment and ship it back, it will be a continuous source of income!

At present, the demand for building materials in the outpost has skyrocketed, and the answer to what version is obvious.

After a discussion, several people in the Niu Ma team immediately decided to add a cement production line on the basis of the original brick production line, and produce recycled cement bricks made of concrete waste at the same time.

It is said that the raw materials used by the cement factory in Boulder City are concrete waste residues that can be found everywhere in the wasteland. They have already studied the reuse technology of construction waste to perfection.

Next time he goes to Boulder City, Lao Bai plans to look for a job in the talent market to see if he can find a bargain and hire someone who knows cement aggregate recycling technology.

It is said that the office can now entrust recruitment. You can apply for it from Luca or the warehouse manager. The salary can be settled with silver coins, which is very convenient.

In addition to the things they bought themselves, there are about two thousand chips from other players. Some of the chips have been exchanged for things for them, and some have been left over.

For example, the share that belongs to the rich woman Teng Teng.

It includes a 220-kilogram sewing machine with its own power box and intelligent components, and 21 chips.

"Delivering goods to Teng Teng's hut?" Ye Shi's eyes lit up and he laughed, "Take me with you, I will help too."

"You can't help me," Kuang Feng rolled his eyes, "Look at how swollen your arm is."

Ye Shi: "Fuck! It doesn't matter in the game. It doesn't hurt anyway!"

As he was talking, Teng Teng had already arrived at the south gate.

Seeing the caravan parked next to the unloading point, she walked forward and was about to ask if the goods she ordered had arrived, but she saw the bandages wrapped around Kuangfeng and Yeshi, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Are you all right?"

Before Kuangfeng could speak, Yeshi next to him started to call out.

"Woo woo woo, not at all, I got shot in the shoulder, it hurts so much."

Teng Teng: "Ah?! Then, then hurry to the infirmary..."

"Okay, stop pretending," Lao Bai rolled his eyes at Yeshi, looked at the bewildered Teng Teng, took out 21 chips from his pocket and handed them over, "Your stuff is on the back of a two-headed ox, more than 200 kilograms, you can't move it, we'll help you deliver it later."

"Thank you! It's a great help!"

Teng Teng nodded gratefully, but didn't feel comfortable taking the chips, glanced at Kuangfeng and Yeshi next to him, and said in a low voice.

"I don't want the remaining chips... just consider them as medical expenses."

"Take them."

Lao Bai stuffed them into her hands without saying anything, and said with a hearty smile.

"Don't listen to those two guys yelling, it doesn't hurt to get hurt in this game. Besides, we should be the ones to say thank you. If it weren't for your artwork, we wouldn't be able to afford the big guy behind."

"But..."

"We have received the agreed payment, and it's what it should be," Lao Bai shook his head and said, "We don't do such unethical things as charging extra."

Hearing what he said, Teng Teng no longer insisted, whispered a thank you, and silently accepted the 21 chips.

However...

All the bullshit was done by Lao Bai alone, and Ye Shi was immediately unhappy.

"Gan! What do you mean it doesn't hurt at all! It's also a little bit of feeling, okay?!"

Kuang Feng followed up with a blank expression.

"I have an objection. Only Ye Shi was pretending to be in pain. I didn't yell."

Lao Bai smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head.

"Well, this... I didn't pay much attention. It's mainly because Ye Shi's acting is too exaggerated. I'm too upright to bear to see him bullying a little girl."

Ye Shi: "Get lost! I think you just want to show off! Bah!"

Kuangfeng: "+1"

Lao Bai: "???"

Secretly watching the three noisy people, Teng Teng's cheeks were slightly hot.

I always feel...

They seem to have a very good relationship.

Bumped!

Not noticing the unnatural expression on Teng Teng's face, Fang Chang saw that she changed into a light leather armor and asked curiously.

"Are you planning to go out?"

Hearing the voice from the side, Teng Teng, who exclaimed "Ah", came back to her senses from her mind, blushed and nodded, and said shyly.

"Well, I plan to go to Boulder City to have a look!"

"Mission?"

"I guess so, but it's mainly to investigate the market!" At this point, Teng Teng's eyes lit up, and she continued excitedly, "The cultural characteristics and clothing style of Boulder City are different from any country in reality. Some things can't be seen from photos alone. I plan to see it with my own eyes!"

Fang Chang nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, the content that can be written in the guide is limited after all. No matter how many guides you read, it's not as good as playing it yourself... But how do you plan to go?"

The road to Boulder City is not easy to walk.

On the way back, in addition to the predators, they were also targeted by a group of cave beasts hiding in the sewers.

Although it didn't turn over, it was still a hard battle.

Before Teng Teng answered, a flexible figure rushed out from behind her.

"Here comes the mercenary Tail!"

Sisi, who was wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet, also came over and pushed up the helmet covering his eyes.

"Oh! There's Sisi too!"

Looking at the two people who were full of energy, Fang Chang was stunned.

"Are you also going to investigate the market?"

"Yes! Tail wants to be a mercenary!"

At this point, Tail sighed in a dignified manner, shook his head and said, "Damn it, it's all because the fountain is useless, all the luck was used in the lottery! I didn't make it to Honghe Town, angry!"

Sisi glanced at her.

"But think about it from another angle, is it because we lowered the team score?"

Tail immediately retorted.

"How is it possible! Tail is also an awakener, okay!"

The two awakened half a month ago.

After all, it has been some time since they joined the game, and their development speed is considered to be quite satisfactory. Their strength is not weak. If they work hard, they can be considered T2 players.

But...

Fang Chang looked at the girl with a pair of cat ears next to him.

This girl should be a newcomer, right?

"You too?"

The cat ears on her head shook slightly, and Aoao Zhimahu, who was staring at her ears, nodded a little embarrassedly.

"I, I haven't awakened... I'm still a little short of it."

"That's not what I'm asking. Awakening or not is not the key. What I mean is, are you planning to go with them?" Fang Chang kindly reminded, "The road to Boulder City is still quite dangerous. Look over there, those two idiots are also level 10 people, but they still hurt themselves."

Aoao Zhimahu nodded vigorously.

"It's okay! I, I've also been to the battlefield!"

Although she just went offline to report the news to everyone, it also played a key role!

At least, she is confident that she will not panic.

Seeing the determination in her eyes, Fang Chang smiled and nodded, saying approvingly.

"Yeah! Not bad, very energetic! Come on girl!"

It's a game.

Just be happy, no need to think too much.

Even if you die, you will just be on the forum for three days, it's not a big deal, everyone has been through the rookie stage.

Besides, the manager didn't say that rookies can't do tasks, right?

As long as there is that determination, anyone can contribute to the great cause of the revival of the Human League.

"Wait a minute, Teng Teng, is it really okay for you to bring these bodyguards?" Ye Shi said nervously, "How about I go too? I can at least be an eye."

Teng Teng waved his hands repeatedly to refuse.

"No, no, no, no need to be so troublesome, you should recover from your injuries, we have a perception system in our team."

Ye Shi was about to ask who it was, and the sharp voice with a hint of dullness came from the side accompanied by the sonorous sound of steel collision.

"That's right!!"

Everyone looked over there, and saw a "tin can" covered with steel plates, striding over here with meteor strides.

"Hehe, level 12 perception system, awakened Ya Ya is here! Look at my equipment, who dares to say that I can only pick mushrooms! Huh?"

The four members of the Niu Ma team were confused, and the caravan guards and guards not far away were also stunned by her exaggerated appearance.

This plate armor...

At least more than 300 kilograms, right?

Tail's eyes sparkled.

"Oh! So awesome! Si, we won!"

Si Si was stunned, silent for a while, and muttered in a voice that only she could hear.

"... It will be troublesome to recycle VM."

Lao Bai swallowed his saliva and asked cautiously.

"Is this... KV-1? Or Miner I?"

It's impossible to tell from the outside!

"KV-1!" With his angular breastplate, Ya Ya said proudly, "It cost me a lot of silver coins to make this plate armor! How is it, isn't it awesome?"

Lao Bai's expression was a little subtle, and he was embarrassed to speak.

Fang Chang said with a dry cough.

"I guess it was Mosquito, only that stupid thing would make this thing. Didn't he remind you... about the battery life?"

Ya Ya blinked.

"Battery life? What is that?"

Fang Chang: "..."

Lao Bai: "..."

Kuang Feng: "..."

Ye Shi said anxiously.

"Battery life! Have you driven a new energy vehicle? The battery life of the bare KV-1 exoskeleton is only about one day, and you directly put on a load of 300 kilograms! Can your battery last until the afternoon?"

To be honest, this turtle shell is even more cowardly than the manager's previous one!

Don't these people think for themselves when playing games?

What the hell are you learning from NPCs!

"No problem! I'm fully charged!" Yaya said confidently, "It's only 20 kilometers, I can still make it this distance!"

"I think you should not be too optimistic about these 20 kilometers," Fang Chang said tactfully, "20 kilometers is the straight-line distance, the actual distance cannot be calculated at all."

Lao Bai nodded and agreed with this statement.

"Indeed, you can't fly over. Anyway, I feel that the distance from here to Boulder City is no less than that to Yuanxi Town. Feel it for yourself."

"Ah?!" Yaya was stunned for a moment, and the expression on his face began to be less confident. He whispered, "Is it so far?"

"Yeah," Lao Bai nodded silently, "So I didn't wear an exoskeleton."

Yaya was stunned for a moment and said anxiously.

"Then...what should we do then."

Lao Bai: "If you are a strength type, it's no problem to walk in 300 kg heavy armor directly. After all, most of the weight is on the exoskeleton. Just turn on the power when you need mobility. If it's other types...I don't know, anyway, it's not recommended."

Tail looked at her: "Why don't you let Si wear it? She is a physical type!"

Si Si glanced at her.

"I don't wear that kind of thing."

It's too late to change the equipment temporarily now.

After unloading the pot camel, the caravan at the door will set off again in two hours at the latest.

But...

Ya Ya didn't give up.

Everyone also agreed that finding Boss Xia should be able to rescue them.

Watching the group walking towards the base, Ye Shi couldn't help but look at Lao Bai.

"Can they do it?"

Lao Bai was silent for a while and shrugged.

"I don't know."

Ye Shi said hesitantly.

"How about... I'll just go with them?"

Kuangfeng glanced at him.

"You're not their father, why do you care so much?"

"But"

Fang Chang patted Ye Shi's shoulder.

"Don't worry too much, three awakened people, it's not a big problem."

It doesn't matter if it's a big problem.

Just three days.

When the hand touched the bandage on his shoulder, Ye Shi shuddered all over.

"Fuck! Don't touch me, my arm is almost swollen!"

Lao Bai rolled his eyes.

"Then why don't you go get the surgery quickly."

"If you delay it any longer, your arm will be broken, and then I'll have to mend it!"