This Game Is Too Realistic

The voice was close.

Even though there was noisy music around him, Fang Chang could tell that those words were meant for him.

The expression on his face subconsciously turned serious. He quickly turned his head and saw the girl sitting next to the bar.

Through the dim light, what came into view was a head of unconventional short green hair.

Even in Boulder City, such eye-catching hair color is extremely rare.

She is short in stature and has a thin figure. Under her fluffy bangs are a pair of eyes with different colors, and her left eye appears to be somewhat distorted. The eight eyes are a prosthetic eye or an electronic eye. The delicate bridge of the nose and chin look like they have been under the knife, or they are the result of technology.

Fang Chang's gaze moved down and landed on her left shoulder, where she could see a large piece of metal parts, similar to Brother Guangfeng's style.

However, Guangfeng's metal arm was made by the Pioneer after all, and it looked much higher-end than the one she had on her body.

The girl didn't like Fang Chang's "haunting" eyes and continued talking in a casual tone.

"If you are interested in the three people at table 12, I can help you find out about them."

Table No. 12 is where the group that Fang Chang was following sat.

"What's your name?"

"Dolly... your pronunciation is weird, are you from another province?" The girl looked at Fang Chang, her eyebrows raised at an interested angle.

Dolly?

What a strange name.

"Fang Chang," after a pause, Fang Chang continued, "It doesn't matter where I come from... How are you going to inquire about the proposal you just made?"

"I know that dancer. Her name is Nicosie. She is one of the top names here." Dolly pointed to the dancer sitting in the booth and said without hesitation, "Give me a tip. I can ask you anything, including her measurements."

"That's not necessary."

Fang Chang reached into her pocket and groped around, and found out a chip of the smallest size, and flicked it into her hand with her thumb.

Dolly clapped her hands to catch it, and used the light to see clearly the numbers on the chips and the color of her hair, and a hint of surprise suddenly appeared in her eyes.

"...The boss is really generous."

25 points in chips.

If you were working in a factory, it would take two weeks to earn this amount.

Dolly's eyes couldn't help but become charming, and she looked at the handsome guy in front of her with interest.

"What do you want to know?"

"What are the identities of those three people, what did they do today, and..." Fang Chang's heart moved, "And ask for me if they know the news about the fire in the warehouse area last night."

There was a hint of surprise in Dolly's eyes, especially after hearing the last words, her eyes became slightly alert.

"You shouldn't ask like that. If you ask like that... even a fool can guess who sent you."

It was too difficult to get around in circles with the human couplets of the three-legged cat, so Fang Chang simply stopped acting and said with a smile.

"It's okay. I've only said this to you today...are you scared?"

Afraid?

Dolly raised her eyebrows and stood up from the round stool in front of the bar.

The thin body twisted and he quickly passed through the crowd and came to the side of booth No. 12.

She propped her elbows on the backrest of the sofa, blew close to the dancer's ear, and started laughing and joking with her old friends in silence, blending into the atmosphere.

Watching her chatting and laughing with the dancer, rubbing the wine glass with her square index finger, I felt nervous.

He suddenly began to feel that trusting a stranger seemed to be a rash decision.

What will happen if this guy sells himself?

Or...should I pay a deposit first?

Just when he was thinking wildly, someone tapped him on the shoulder.

He turned his face sideways and saw the girl named Dolly sitting next to him.

"Did you ask?"

Dolly hooked her fingers, motioning for him to bring his ears closer, and whispered softly with her thin red lips.

"...The name of the young man sitting in the middle is Alec. He is the security captain of Vijia Commercial Group. His sister Sophie is Vijia's lover and works as an accountant at the cannery under Vijia's name. His luck today Not bad, I made a small fortune.”

"What wealth?"

"He didn't say it, but he showed off, saying that with just his words, he could make those powerful dignitaries have a headache and not be able to eat for a whole day." Dolly's eyes flickered slightly, "My guess. , his boss gave him a sum of money to incite workers to surround the Hall... and he should have deducted a little from that funding. "

You mean a strike?

But why should you stop working?

Fang Chang was a little curious. He felt that he might have missed some key clues.

However, the mission did not require him to investigate these insignificant matters.

Just identifying those people is enough.

"What about the fire last night?" Fang Chang then asked what he was most concerned about.

"You don't have to ask about this kind of thing, but he told my friend that he had something to do last night and was not able to come here to accompany her. I'm sorry..." When she said this, Dolly's expression was a bit teasing. , but I don’t know what you are teasing.

"Thank you, the information you provided is valuable." Fang Chang stretched out his index finger, lightly swiped the VM exposed on his sleeve, and archived the recording.

[Mission (side line) completed]

[Reward: 120 silver coins, 100 contribution points, 500 reputation points in the "Boulder City" area...]

[Trigger task (side): summarize intelligence and write a press release]

[Task requirements:...]

Looking at the pop-up window that appeared on the screen, Fang Chang raised his eyebrows in interest.

Write an article?

He is familiar with this.

"You're welcome, I also expect you to come and take care of me. There are not many customers who are as generous as you." The girl curved her lips and continued with a beaming look, "No matter what kind of secret it is, you just need to keep it secret." If someone brings me here, I can pry it out of his mouth."

Hearing this, Fang Chang chuckled and turned off the VM screen.

There are three major mysteries that are rumored to be solved in "Wasteland OL".

How deep is Vault 404, how big is Crow Crow, and when Gou Guang plans to open the beta.

It's a pity that Aguang is not in the game.

Otherwise, he really wanted to bring Brother Tuo here for a drink and get some inside information that ordinary people don't know.

"I'm done with my questions, but I still have some more personal questions."

"Say it."

Today's performance was satisfactory, and the girl was no longer in a hurry to find the next target. She rested her chin on the back of her hand and looked at him with interest.

"Your eyes are special."

Dolly joked with a smile.

"This pick-up line is definitely too deliberate...and it sounds fake."

Normal people would not find her eyes that look like those of an android to be boring.

However, she seemed to be mistaken.

When the man in front of me said "special", he meant it literally.

"No, I'm really curious. Where did you get your eyes and mechanical arms?" Fang Chang asked Yu with interest.

Isn't it cool to install an electronic eye and a mechanical arm?

Especially since he is an archer.

He bets that there is a place where prosthetics can be modified, but only he is interested, as are other players, Hachi.

Looking at Fang Chang, who was full of interest, Dolly was stunned for a moment, and her face gradually became a little distraught.

"Your order has been completed. This is the second question."

She originally wanted to say this to get rid of the man in front of her, but what she didn't expect was that a chip with a face value of 50 spun around and landed on the table.

Dolly's eyes widened and her mouth opened, but no words came out for a long time.

"...Are you serious?"

"It seems I gave too much." Fang Chang joked.

He suddenly found that this NPC was quite interesting.

"It's too late!" Dolly quickly reached out and took the chip into her arms.

Fang Chang looked at her and continued talking.

"Now that you've received the money, aren't you going to reveal some of your secrets to me?"

Dolly was silent for a while, then suddenly waved to the bartender, shook two fingers, and then pointed to the top of the wine list.

Not long after, two blood-red cocktails were placed on the bar.

"...Two cups of 'Dragon's Blood', slow down."

The pungent smell of alcohol reminded Fang Chang of his apartment in the suburbs of Shanghai and the unlicensed dark bar in the back streets and alleys.

The taste of the fake wine blended is really the same.

The Queen of the Night is also one of the best bars on this street. The living standards of the people in the wasteland are really worrying.

Or is this the taste you want?

Fang Chang planned to pay.

The girl was one step ahead of him and handed the 50 chip he had given her earlier to the bartender.

Putting the change of 40 chips into her pocket, Dolly picked up her own cup and touched it lightly with the cup in front of the square table, then took a sip of the spicy "dragon's blood" to herself.

"It's not much of a secret... You've heard of Awakening, right?"

"Damn it."

Fang Chang felt a little strange.

What is the relationship between mechanical prosthetics and awakening?

Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Dolly continued.

"A serum produced by Jushi Military Industry has the same name as this cocktail, called 'Dragon Blood'. As long as you inject it, there is a certain probability of awakening..."

"Of course, not everyone is qualified to inject dragon blood. After all, I heard that the thing is not cheap. Over the years, Jushi Military Industry, which assists the militia groups in recruiting mercenaries, will conduct a simple physical examination on the recruits, and among them One of them is to test the compatibility of dragon blood."

"If you pass, you will have the opportunity to get a free injection. And once your power is awakened and you demonstrate excellent qualities, you will have the opportunity to work as an employee of Jushi Military Industry and live a life without worries."

Fang Chang looked at her in surprise.

"Are you awake?"

"No." Putting down the wine glass in her hand, Dolly's eyes were covered with a hint of haze, "Even if you pass the physical examination, it does not mean that you will be able to awaken. The power of dragon blood is 50%, and there is a 40% chance of no reaction at all. …”

"And the remaining 10% will cause irreversible damage to body tissues... For those bastards, this is also an awakening, but just like mutations, not all mutations are caused by mutations."

Fang Chang's Adam's apple moved, and he suddenly understood why the girl in front of him was so resistant to this topic.

It turns out that her arm and left eye were taken away by the "dragon blood"...

There is a serum New Alliance that can induce awakening, but the power of that thing is a mystery. It must have a certain potential to be used, and this potential is difficult to stably measure.

That kind of potion has no effect on players. The setting should be a tool to improve the NPC level.

Fang Chang’s own understanding is that players and NPCs have completely different power systems.

Therefore, the entry route is completely different.

But...

Although the probability of awakening from the serum of the New Alliance is not high, I have not heard of any side effects.

Can you even try two more injections?

"I seem to have asked a topic that makes you sad."

"It's okay, I know you are not interested in that dragon's blood. After all, a rich man like you won't need that thing." Dolly smiled self-deprecatingly and tapped her left arm with her index finger.

"My left eye and this arm were installed for me by Jushi Military Industry. The bankers in Boulder City generously provided me with a loan, for which I have to repay them 50 chips every month. When I get When I was 40 years old. And this piece of shit was not as bad as I imagined. It would break down from time to time, and it would shut down if I didn’t pay back the money on time. Sometimes I thought... I should just forget about it. "

Fang Chang was silent for a while.

"I'm sorry for reminding you of something sad."

Although he wanted to sympathize with the girl in front of him, how should he say it?

He is disabled, has huge debts, and looks like an orphan...

I always feel like there are a lot of elements.

"You don't have to sympathize with me," the girl curled her lips mockingly and touched his glass with her index finger, "If you really feel sorry, just have a drink with me."

…

ghetto.

Lao Bai and the two players followed the woman's footsteps into Blake's house.

The environment inside is not considered wealthy, but it is still much poorer than the shacks in the slums.

Empty wine bottles were stuffed next to the shoe cabinet in the entrance hall, and a cardboard box was thrown on the ground, with several bullet casings exposed inside.

"My name is Mary, what's yours?"

"Lao Bai." As he said this, Lao Bai gave Brother Sha from the Perception Department a look and asked him to go take a look at the second floor.

The dog walked to the utility room next door, and based on someone's confession, he found a locked safe inside the moldy ammunition box.

Also based on someone's confession, there was an unspent deposit hidden there.

"Old...Bai? A rare name."

Although the woman was surprised, she didn't say much.

She took a candle from the cabinet, put it in an aluminum tray and lit it, then brought it to the low wooden table in the living room and put it down, adding some dim light to the dark room.

Unlike inside the giant wall, there is no electricity in the slums. Those who can afford it can use candles or kerosene lamps to illuminate the area. Most people go to bed as soon as it gets dark.

After all, there are no guards here. The nearby gangs just hate others causing trouble in front of their homes, but that doesn't mean they are bored enough to check the names of every corpse.

This is a truly unowned land, and the people here are like weeds, growing again with the spring breeze.

Compared to the unlucky ones who freeze to death every year or starve to death or get lost while scavenging in the wasteland, the number of people who die from murders and accidents is nothing to mention.

Sitting down on the sofa, Mary looked at Lao Bai, who was sitting across from him, and seemed to be hesitant about what to say.

Lao Bai didn't waste time, turned on the translation function of VM, connected the headphones, and then started talking.

"Your friend accepted a commission that he shouldn't have accepted."

"Is he still alive?"

"He's still alive, but he'll probably spend the rest of his life in prison."

"Prison?"

There was a trace of confusion in the woman's eyes, but she was not too entangled in this issue.

It can be seen that she is not so satisfied with Blake's final fate.

The man would occasionally bring some money, but he would never be lavish on her.

If this meal ticket is gone, she has to make plans for the next day as soon as possible.

This situation is not uncommon in the slums. Not everyone can have the courage to face hell. Relying on the strong is also an option.

"Ask me if you have any questions."

She crossed her legs over her knees, leaning slightly against the shabby sofa, looking at Lao Bai who was sitting across from her.

Lao Bai did not go around in circles and placed the previous chip with a face value of one hundred next to the candle.

"What did he say to you before he left?"

Mary stretched out two fingers to hold the chip, lightly opened her red lips and said, "Hey."

"He said that we were going to make a fortune. There was a generous customer who gave him a large amount of money just for the down payment. He also said that he had deposited the money in the bank, and after the entrustment was completed, He will take me to live inside the giant wall."

When she said this, there was no longing in her eyes, after all, her ears were getting calloused hearing those words.

That guy can't save money at all, and he can't stand life in the city.

But the man in front of her gave her a chance to live a different life.

"Did he mention who the client was?" Lao Bai continued to ask.

"A man named Bit is an old acquaintance of his. He lives in an apartment on Street 71 in Boulder City. The rent there is not cheap. I heard that you can get 2,000 chips a month." When she said this, the look in Mary's eyes A hint of envy emerged.

"Have you seen that bit?"

"Of course, he is completely different from the rude Black. He is a polite man. Not only is his manners elegant, but his eyes are clear and clean. It is said that he helps the big shots in the city to do business. If that guy can learn from him, we will do the same. No need to live in a stinking ditch.”

Mary couldn't help but complain, while Lao Bai silently wrote down this clue.

It seemed that Blake wasn't entirely telling the truth.

He and the man named Bit didn't meet by chance, nor did they meet at any Pirate Bay tavern.

In addition, Lao Bai sent a message to Fang Chang in the city and asked him to check out the apartment on No. 71 Street.

But what was surprising was that Fang Chang didn't reply to his message?

Look, this guy hasn’t even gone offline...

Lao Bai's expression was a little strange.

After waiting for a while, he guessed that something happened to Fang Chang, so he sent the message to another teammate who was still online.

This time the message came back very quickly.

[Kidney Fighter: Take it! I'll take a look right now! 】

[Lao Bai: Confirm the target location first, and be careful not to alert the enemy. 】

[Kidney Fighter: Got it! 】

Hope he really understands.

Withdrawing his index finger from the screen, Lao Bai looked at the woman sitting opposite the candlelight.

"...Do you know what kind of business that bit is doing?"

"He seemed to have said..." Putting her index finger on her chin, Mary thought for a while, "Is it arms? I remember he said that the farms in the south need heavy machine guns to deal with thick-skinned mutants. Large-caliber weapons are there. That sells well."

There was a hint of surprise in Lao Bai's eyes.

Were they attacked by arms dealers?

This is the most impossible thing.

"...Could it be the Stone Army?"

Shadiao, who came downstairs, happened to hear it.

Looking at the translator on the VM, he changed eyes with the dog that was pulling out of the door next to him.

"This is incredible... Hiss, it doesn't make sense logically," the dog muttered, confused, "I heard that the negotiations between the New Alliance and Boulder City included concessions on the arms deal, didn't they?"

Sha Dagger nodded with a subtle expression.

"...I heard about it too."

The weapons of the new alliance will no longer enter the market of Boulder City, and Shuguang City does not ban weapons of Boulder City.

In exchange, Boulder City opened up markets in other areas and granted each other tariff concessions with Dawn City.

Everyone has reason to be dissatisfied with them, but the arms dealers in Boulder City have no reason to hate them.

He couldn't help but think in his heart, if elder brother Fang were here, he would be in trouble.

That guy has a lot of crooked intestines, and he can definitely analyze a lot of nonsense at random.

"...Who is that big shot? The Great Stone Army?" Lao Bai continued to ask without interrupting, staring at the woman in front of him.

Mary looked confused.

"I don't know...maybe?"

Time passed by minute by minute, and before I knew it, the candle had burned out.

According to the information listed on the VM, Lao Bai then asked a lot of questions, and the sky outside the window turned completely dark.

"...I have understood the basic situation, thank you for your cooperation." Lao Bai reached out and clicked on the VM, extinguishing the dim light of the screen.

"Is the war over?" Mary's expression was slightly disappointed.

Lao Bai nodded.

"Well, I will contact you again if necessary."

Unwilling to give up just like that, she didn't get up to see the guests off, but instead looked out the window.

"Look, it's getting dark outside. If you enter the city after seven o'clock, you have to pay twice the city entrance tax... If you don't mind, you can stay here for one night and come back when it gets light."

The voice seemed to carry some kind of hint, or perhaps an invitation.

Lao Bai was slightly stunned.

This game...

Is it really for all ages?

His intuition told him that whether he chose yes or no at this time, it would not affect the plot of the game later.

Just like the one he chose in The Witcher 3.

But...

Will there be a black screen skip here?

At this time, a knock on the door came from outside the house, breaking the suddenly ambiguous atmosphere in the living room.

"...Probably he's that bastard's drinking buddy again. Let me take a look."

Hearing the sound coming from outside, Mary murmured and got up from the sofa.

At this time, she suddenly noticed Lao Bai sitting on the sofa, her expression couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and she whispered.

"...Um, could you please keep quiet?"

Although Blake probably wouldn't be able to come back, she still had to consider some dignity if she couldn't leave here right away.

This also makes it easier for her to find a new home.

Lao Bai nodded to express his understanding, and gave a look to the two teammates not far away, indicating that they should avoid it.

Mary breathed a sigh of relief, twisted her graceful body, and reluctantly walked out of the door.

The sound of turning the door handle came, and then the door creaked open, appearing very quiet in the flickering candlelight.

There were voices coming from the door, but they couldn't be heard clearly.

Lao Bai took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

But at this moment, there was a "bang" sound, which made him reflexively jump up from the sofa, and at the same time, he tightened his grip on the submachine gun hidden under his clothes.

There was more than one shot.

When he rushed to the door, Mary was already lying in a pool of blood, her body was filled with bullet holes, and the entrance was scarlet.

The two men standing at the door were stunned for a moment, obviously not thinking that there was anyone else in the room.

The man holding the PU-9 submachine gun immediately pointed the smoking muzzle at Lao Bai.

However, Lao Bai was obviously one step ahead of him, and the dagger he pulled out directly pierced his forehead.

The huge kinetic energy lifted the muzzle of the gun, and a sudden shuttle swept onto the Tiancheng board.

Lao Bai stepped forward, reached out and pulled the dead man with the dagger in his head and the living one into the house, and kicked the door shut.

The hallway was dark, and the ground was covered in sticky blood.

The man whose neck was grabbed was completely frightened and said in a trembling voice.

"Don't, don't kill me... I, I was also ordered to do something. If I knew you were still alive, I would definitely not dare to get involved in this muddy water.

He apparently mistook Lao Bai for Black.

Hearing the gunfire, Brother Sha and Brother Gou also rushed out of the room and looked at the two corpses on the ground with surprise written on their faces.

"What's going on?!"

"Lao Bai, are you okay?"

Why did the fight suddenly start?

"It's OK."

Lao Bai pinned the man to the ground and pointed his submachine gun at the back of his head.

"You, you're not Black?" the man begged tremblingly, his voice incoherent, "Don't... don't kill me, please, it's so dark at the door, I didn't see anything."

"Who sent you here?" Lao Bai said solemnly.

The man said tremblingly.

"Our boss...he said that the awakened person living on our street messed up things and offended people he shouldn't have offended. He asked us to come here to clean up..."

The street outside was quiet.

Every household had its doors and windows closed, and no one came out to watch the fun.

Lao Bai noticed the tattoo on the neck of the man pressed beneath him.

The pattern looked like a dagger.

He didn't care about gangs, let alone the Dagger Gang.

A more savage and cruel predator than this group of villains, he had killed at least three figures in Xizhou City.

What really surprised him was the control that the huge military group had over the entire city...

Whether inside the giant wall or outside the giant wall.

Every part seems to be rotating around the core hidden under the water.

Those people can manipulate the life and death of everyone, or even a group of people, at will, just like operating chess pieces.

And don't hide anything.

Lao Bai suddenly discovered unexpectedly that there might not be any real order here.

Or civilization.

The lights inside the giant wall are brightly lit, but it might be darker than the wasteland outside the giant wall...

Seeing the silence behind him, the man seemed to have misunderstood, thinking that the man behind him was weighing whether it was worth offending the Dagger Gang for a woman.

Thinking about this, he lowered his voice in a smart way.

"...Friend, the light here is very poor. I didn't see your face. If you let me go, I will tell you that the unlucky guy who shot you had his head stabbed by that woman... Our boss will not ask anything. This matter."

"...But if both of us were here, this matter would definitely not be settled like this."

Lao Bai didn't quite understand the first sentence, but I did understand the last sentence.

He laughed.

"That guy... was threatened."

Lao Bai stretched out his hand to lift the man, turned his face towards him, and said with a smile.

"Now you see clearly."

The man's face was pale and his eyes were filled with fear.

Just when he thought he would be silenced, he was thrown to the ground.

"It's time to withdraw."

Lao Bai didn't look at the man again.

He made a gesture to his teammates next to him and walked out of the house that smelled strongly of blood.

At this time, the screen of the VM on his arm flickered slightly.

[Kidney Fighter: I've reached my destination, but the apartment building was separated by guards... There were many people surrounding me. I heard there was a murder. 】

Not very surprised, Lao Bai typed back a message.

[Most of the people are already cold. Come back first. I’ll see you at the save point later. 】

[Kidney Fighter: OK]

After taking a look at the square icon, Lao Bai couldn't help but feel a little worried as he hadn't replied to his message yet.

I'll ask Tuo when I'm offline later.

…

After Lao Bai and his wife were alone, Blake's home.

The man who discovered that he had unexpectedly survived struggled to get up from the ground.

He felt that except for his pants, which were hot, the rest of his body was cold.

"Damn..."

He cursed, venting his fear in curse words, and limped towards the door.

The door opens.

The cool breeze blew on my face.

For a moment, he felt alive.

At this moment, a group of people appeared in his sight.

Looking at the leader, a trace of surprise appeared in the man's eyes, and a fawning smile immediately appeared on his face, and he stepped forward to meet him.

"...Mr. West, why are you here?"

The man in front of him is the boss's confidant, and he is also the leader in charge of this street.

West glanced at the door behind him and frowned.

"What happened?"

The man immediately told the truth about what had just happened, and even added fuel to the fire.

West listened quietly and suddenly asked a question.

"Do you remember what that person looks like?"

"Remember! Of course I remember!"

The man nodded quickly, with excitement flashing in his eyes, and said viciously, "I can recognize that face even if it is burned to ashes. As long as I look at him again, I will definitely recognize him!"

Wade nodded, glanced at the men standing next to him, then turned and left.

The quiet night was broken by a gunshot.

Not long after, a fire broke out in Blake's house, engulfing the three bodies.

At the same time.

The city hall in the outer city.

The lights in the conference room are on.

Du Long was in high spirits, describing the genius plan of 200 million chip loans in vivid detail to his staff.

Deputy Director Jaeger's face was full of confusion.

He didn't know what the man in front of him was crazy about, and he didn't know what kind of magic potion the moles had fed him.

But if he was asked to find a fault with this plan, he really couldn't think of it for a while.

After all, such a thing has never happened in the past two hundred years.

Sitting at the table, the banker Melvin frowned and relaxed his brows.

He also had concerns in his heart, but he couldn't ignore the temptation of the cake.

A loan of 200 million chips...

Although it is not without risk, it is much safer than lending money to merchants and mercenaries.

After a long pause, he nodded.

"...Although there has never been such a precedent before."

"But it sounds like a good idea."