This Game Is Too Realistic

"Ah sneeze——"

General McClung, who was standing at the door of the camp, sneezed, accidentally biting his teeth, and blew the cigarette butt in his mouth into the sand.

He rubbed his sunburned nose, glanced at the cigarette stuck on the ground, and cursed.

"...Damn it."

Although this was a perfect plan, McClun couldn't help but feel aggrieved when he thought that he, a two-star captain and a noble "conqueror of the sky," was reduced to working as a contractor in the desert. .

And I don’t know why.

From just now, he felt a chill running down his spine.

He had this feeling two or three months ago, and not long after that, the propeller of his precious Iron Heart was caught in a hydrogen balloon that floated from nowhere.

To this day, he is still not sure which dog put that balloon...

"Intensify patrols!" McClun looked at the promoted commander standing aside and gave the order with a dark face, "Expand the search range from 3 kilometers to 5 kilometers. Anyone who approaches will be arrested, and anyone who resists will be shot!"

The officer on the side stood up, stood at attention and saluted.

"yes!"

Watching the officer trot away with the order, General McClung stamped out the cigarette butt, crushed it with his boots, and then walked to the north of the camp with his hands behind his back.

The airport's runway is under construction.

There are no forklifts, so we can only dig with shovels, and move earth with wheelbarrows and trucks.

The land here is a harsh desert. In order to prevent the ground from collapsing when the plane lands, the runway must be solidified.

More than 50 Army troops patrolled the edge of the runway and supervised the construction work by the retinues.

And more than a thousand followers were bathing in the scorching sun, digging in the earth with their upper bodies bare.

Looking at the bare arms and shoulders, McClung cleared his throat and shouted louder.

"The sun in August is like a red-hot furnace. I know you are dizzy from the sun right now, and your limbs are so tired that they feel like they are filled with lead... But you are baked by the sun here, and you are always baked by white phosphorus when you are on the front line. The coke was burned by the gasoline, leaving nothing behind.”

"That's what happened to your friendly forces. Your enemies will torture you in the most cruel way, so you must fight and move forward. This is the only way for you to survive. Thank us for pointing out the way for you, you You don’t have to be the slaves of kings, you don’t have to be the puppets of enterprises, and the suffering you endure every day will be repaid to our enemies a hundredfold every day.”

"They will repent in the flames, turn to ashes under tens of millions of degrees of heat, and be crushed into slag by our anger!"

"Try harder!"

"Move!"

Seeing those people digging harder, McClun nodded with satisfaction, turned around and walked back to the military camp.

It would be perfect if he could get a bucket of ice cream at this time. The best thing is that Princess Teresa feeds him... No, she was already dirty when she was caught by the barbarians. It is better to wait until the battle is over to go there. It was a long journey around the old king's harem.

His interest in female sex is actually average, after all, that kind of thing is too easy for him to get.

Those ice creams, on the other hand, are rare products produced in the alpine pastures on the banks of the Sorat River. Even tens of thousands of kilometers away, they are luxuries specially provided to nobles.

With that unlucky guy Finold around, those natives should know its value.

I hope those rubes didn't blow them away...

…

The sunset has already set on the horizon.

Under the shadow of the wooden wine barrel, a black and white cat yawned lazily and licked its paws.

At this time, a small dried fish dangled in front of me.

Smelling the salty scent, the cat narrowed its amber pupils and walked up with elegant cat steps.

He purred politely towards the dried fish. Being good at observing people's emotions, he saw that the "servant" had no objection, so he moved his mouth rudely.

Obviously, it has become accustomed to people feeding it...or offering sacrifices to it.

It seems that the old man named Bulma is right. People here love cats so much that the cats here live very leisurely and are not afraid of people at all.

"Mimi~"

Gently stroking the warm and fluffy back of the head, listening to the comfortable purring sound, the sesame eyes squatting on the ground turned into crescent moons with a smile, the cat ears swayed leisurely back and forth, and his face was full of satisfaction.

The burly big white bear squatted next to her, looking at the little guy on the ground curiously.

"By the way, have all the cats in the wasteland come here?"

"Well, it's really strange to say that I haven't seen cats anywhere else...but I have seen dogs." Sesame Paste recalled carefully.

Seeing that the cat was eating, drinking and being taken care of, an envious expression appeared on Rourou's face.

"Damn it, I want to rua too..."

"Okay, but you have to be careful. Your claws are too big. Don't hurt it." Sesame Paste moved to the side to make room for Rourou.

"Hey, don't worry, I have to be careful when I pet the cat!"

Rubbing his paws excitedly, Rourou carefully stretched out his bear paws.

However, before she even put her paws on the cat, the cat was so frightened that it exploded and made a drinking sound.

Rourou looked at a loss and quickly retracted his claws.

She was about to explain that she meant no harm, but the cat had no intention of listening. It bit into the dried fish and hurriedly turned around and slipped into the shadows under the alley.

Looking at the cat disappearing in the alley, Rourou's face was full of frustration and grievance.

"Hmm... am I too scary?"

Zhimahu didn't know how to comfort her, but seeing her expression that was about to cry, he didn't just leave her alone. He could only clap his hands and stand up with a smile. He touched the broad and shaggy shoulders.

"How could it be, Rourou is so cute... maybe it has never seen a talking bear."

The people here are very superstitious, but their tolerance for unknown things is surprisingly high.

Even if they see a talking bear, their reaction is just "Your bear can't talk", instead of shouting "Monster!" and beating the guy.

It may not only be because there are many strange things in the wasteland, but also because the locals often engage in trade activities, and they are no longer surprised by some strange things.

For example, the cactus hotel next to them.

The waiter at the front desk is an old-fashioned bionic man, and he is so old that his skin has faded.

It is said that during the prosperous era, it worked as a receptionist in a resort hotel ten kilometers away, and later it was sent to a waste disposal center when it reached the end of its service life.

Before it was scrapped, the Doomsday War broke out, and it stayed on the assembly line of the scrap factory for nearly two centuries. It was not until it was picked up by the owner of this hotel several decades ago that it resumed its old business.

Its actual working time has far exceeded its designed service life, so it always says something strange, occasionally offends guests, and always gets angry from time to time, and stays for a long time.

Whenever this happens, the owner of the hotel will come out to register the guest's information on its behalf.

"... I remember that I was 7 years old when I first saw it, and now I am almost 47 years old. I think time flies."

"Yes." Sisi, who was waiting at the bar, nodded and replied casually.

47 years old.

This age is considered longevity in the wasteland.

She vaguely remembered hearing someone say that according to the settings in the game, the average life expectancy of NPCs in this world is only 35 years old, and most people will encounter accidents that they cannot survive when they are in their 20s.

Flipping through the worn notebook, the boss rubbed her index finger on it, suddenly showing an embarrassed expression, and looked up and said apologetically.

"Sorry, guest, there are a lot of people staying in the hotel recently, and there is only one double room left... How about changing one of them to a king-size bed room?"

Before Sisi could answer, Wei Ba came over excitedly and raised his right hand vigorously.

"Oh! No problem! Wei Ba and Sisi sleep together!"

Sisi coughed lightly.

"Then... one double room and one king-size bed room."

As she said that, she put a few gold camel coins with a face value of 10 on the table. They had just exchanged some change for the spoils looted from the looters in the market, and now they had about 600 or 700 in savings.

It was enough for daily expenses.

It was relatively cheap to stay in the hotel, 9 camel coins per room, even including a large piece of rye bread for breakfast.

I heard that if you are not picky about the accommodation environment, there are rooms for 2 camel coins a day, and the utility room where servants sleep is also provided to guests.

As for renting a garage, it is a little more expensive, but it is only 15 camel coins a day, and only 300 if it is a monthly package.

And this also made Sisi cry out that she was cheated.

A roll of "scenic area map" plus a travel brochure describing local customs and customs was sold for the price of nine days' room fee!

No wonder the boss didn't even count it, and put the money bag she threw on the stall into his arms.

He made at least 40 of the 80 camel coins!

It was so careless!

The key to the double room was given to Zhimahu and Rourou, and Sisi went upstairs with her tail.

Passing by the corridor.

She saw a man with a long beard and a woman with a sad face standing by the window of the first floor.

The man was wearing a gray linen shirt, and his temperament looked like he had been a soldier, or at least a caravan guard, and a leader.

The woman in front of him was wearing a beige dress, with slightly curly brown hair, a pretty face, and a slightly bulging belly as if she had just been pregnant.

"... There will always be a way. I heard that someone in Silver Moon City is recruiting sailors. At worst, I can go there to try my luck."

"But... what about me and the child." There was a trace of sadness in the woman's eyes.

"..." The man was silent and didn't say anything, and it seemed that he had no other choice.

The woman hesitated for a while, and as if she had made up her mind, she took off the ring on her ring finger.

"Why don't you take it and see if you can exchange it for something..."

The man quickly held her hand.

"Don't be like that... let me think of another way."

Sisi looked at the two people and estimated that they should have fled from Oasis No. 9 or Oasis No. 3, and had spent all their savings after arriving here.

While Sisi was looking at the two people, the man also noticed the two girls coming up the stairs, and after hesitating for a moment, he walked forward.

"Ma'am, I'm very sorry to bother you, may I ask... can I exchange some money with you?"

Sisi glanced at the purse in his hand, which contained gold lion coins, a lot of them, estimated to be three or four hundred, and this person seemed to be from the Kingdom of the Lion.

The man thought that this request was a bit abrupt, and he withdrew his hand with a sullen look on his face.

He knew very well that the currency of the defeated country was worthless.

For example, a few months ago, this bag of money could be exchanged for at least 400 golden camel coins.

But now, removing two zeros is enough. Even if he is desperate, he can't bear to let these two little girls take advantage of him.

However, Sisi still reached out and took the bag of money from his hand and gave him a bag of money.

"Cheng Di, after this trip is over, we are planning to go to Oasis No. 9. We won't be able to change money when we get there."

Looking at the money bag handed over by the girl in front of him, the man was stunned for a moment and said guiltily.

"This... is too much."

That heavy amount of money contains at least 300 golden camel coins, which is enough to live on for half a year.

You can even do some small business.

Sisi weighed the money bag in his hand and said casually.

"Your country has not lost yet. Those who are still resisting have their determination worthy of the price. Take it."

The man's Adam's apple moved, and the expression on his face was both grateful and a little ashamed.

After a brief moment of silence, he put the money bag away and bowed deeply.

This is the only love he can do at this moment.

"Thank you for your generosity, and may the spirit of the sand and sea bless you on your journey. My name is Charlie... Although this is just an insignificant name, not worthy of your memory, but if we meet again by chance, I will repay your kindness to me. and my lady’s kindness.”

Thinking this guy was quite interesting, Sisi curled his lips.

"Don't worry too much. It's just a business. Just be nice to your wife."

The tail on the side also smiled and said.

"Oh! I'd like to lend you some good advice. I hope we can find a lot of treasures on our way back! By the way, we are members of the White Bear Knights. The leader is a big white bear who can talk. Please pass on our legend. It’s even more outrageous!”

The man glanced at the two little girls blankly, then bowed deeply again, returned to his wife and told her the good news.

㱗Under the watchful eyes of two pairs of grateful eyes, Sisi and Weiwei walked towards the room deep in the corridor.

Looking at Sisi who took out the key and opened the door, he touched his chin and thought for a long time. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered some terrible secret and spoke seriously.

"It's incredible. I didn't expect Sisi to be soft-hearted and didn't suspect that the couple might be liars."

Si Si replied casually without being frank.

"No, I just thought I might not be able to buy it if I don't buy it. Let's buy it as a souvenir... Oh, by the way, this expenditure will be deducted from my share of income. After all, it is my personal interest."

Although everyone seemed to be dissatisfied, she thought it would be better to figure things out more clearly.

She has seen too many situations where people who were very close to each other had a falling out because of an item of equipment that was about to be stabbed after two versions.

Tails looked at Sis who opened the door in surprise.

"Hey! Do you want to monopolize the out-of-print gold coins?"

Sisi was stunned, then smiled and put the money bag into her hand.

"...That's considered Ah Wei's share."

The room with 9 golden camel coins is much more spacious than the small single room with 3 golden camel coins. It not only has bright windows, a big soft bed, but also a separate bathroom.

Petra Fortress is not an oasis, but it is the territory of the Camelback Kingdom after all. Fresh water is only a little more expensive, but it is not scarce.

Moreover, Oasis No. 4 is different from other oases in that not all fresh water is supplied by the "river embankment". The Zhuobar River flowing from the mountains to Silver Moon Bay also irrigates large areas of land.

In the local slang of Camelback Kingdom, the pronunciation of Zhuo Baal means greatness and mother. This can be regarded as one of the cultures formed after the Wasteland Era.

As soon as he dropped his clothes, Tails rushed into the bathroom like a gust of wind, and soon there was the sound of rushing water.

Didn't take a shower for a month.

But she was suffocated.

Sisi walked to the window and sat down, listening to the shouting and selling outside the window. He put the "Oasis under the Zhuobar Mountains" he bought with cash on his knees and started to read it carefully.

The author's name, Bai Ge, seems to be a pen name. He narrated his life story in a few strokes on the title page, claiming to be from a wandering swamp. He was surprised to discover this hidden gem in this desperate land. The pearl at the foot of the mountain, so he gave up his job as an employer and stayed in the local area. He married a fisherman's daughter and taught and wrote at the same time.

This book, written in the 150th year of the Wasteland Era, is as famous as its author. It mainly records the geographical features, customs and customs of the No. 4 Oasis and the Hump Kingdom.

If you compare the Zhuobar Mountains horizontally with the "roof of the world" in the real world, then the location of the Hump Kingdom is somewhat similar to the otherworldly version of Bengal.

It's just that its area is smaller, only 80,000 square miles in total, and its population is only about 1.5 million. It includes a total of twelve city-states in the "Petra Fortress".

The royal capital here is Camel City, where one-third of the population of the entire oasis lives, located in the southwest corner of the bay.

If you pass through the Petra Fortress and follow the Zhuobar River southward to the overflowing river at the outlet, you will reach Silver Moon Bay, the most prosperous place in the entire oasis.

Silver Moon City, located on the floodplain, is the most prosperous port city in the Camelback Kingdom. Its unique urban style is the scattered small islands and the rivers running through the buildings.

Although the population is only 300,000, more than 70% of the kingdom's financial revenue comes from there.

"...The locals started trade with the southern archipelago and the Borneo Province in the southwest. The bighorn cattle in the desert were actually introduced from the Borneo Province by Silver Moon Bay. It is said that there are fishmen with gills who can spit acid. The big liquid frog...incredible.”

"Oh! Poro! Can we see Poro there?" 㳎rubbed his wet hair with a towel. Tails, who had just walked out of the bathroom, heard Sis talking to himself and immediately came over curiously.

Sisi's face suddenly turned red when he saw her appearance, and he stretched out his hand to pull the curtains up.

"You... put on some clothes at least."

The tail was held proudly on the waist, and the corners of the mouth were raised fearlessly.

"What does it matter! I heard that no one wears clothes in the dormitory!"

Sisi subtly looked away.

"...I may have gone to a fake university."

Tails, who had been naughty for a while, finally regained his integrity. He put on a T-shirt and sat next to Sisi obediently. He wrapped a towel around his hair, as if he was planning to wait for it to suck naturally.

There are obviously androids here, but there are no hairdryers. It can only be called a wasteland.

Taiyi, who was leaning next to the book, stared at the illustrations with sparkling eyes, trying to find some clues about the map. After a while, he went to the forum to brag with everyone.

Sisi coughed slightly and returned to the previous topic.

"It just happens that the pronunciation is very similar. The literal translation is the land south of the towering mountains. I prefer to directly transliterate it as 'Bolo'. I feel that the location of that province is a bit like a widened Italian peninsula. What we have now is The fortress is like Innsbruck, the Camel City is like Ravenna, and the Silver Moon City is like Venice...if you only look at the geographical location.”

The Dhobar Mountains extending to the southwest cut off the traffic on the road, so the only way to go from Oasis No. 4 to Borneo Province is by water.

According to the description in the book, there are also alien species in the ocean, and their combat power is said to have reached the level of sea monsters.

However, these alien species are usually only active in the deep sea and are very sensitive to odors.

The locals found that these alien species hated the smell of black ironwood, so they used black ironwood to make wooden steamships for longer-distance trade. In relatively shallow offshore waters, they can also make boats out of iron sheets.

The author whose pen name is Bai Ge has a very rigorous narrative style. He might be a researcher at the academy.

Sisi was thinking in his mind, resting his chin on his hands and staring at the tail of the illustration, and suddenly let out a sigh.

"I didn't expect this world to be so big!"

"Yes, it is……"

"Across the sea..." Tail touched his chin, and his expression suddenly became serious, "Is it an enemy?"

Sisi was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"...It's a case of collusion, Ah Wei."

"hey-hey……"

Tails scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

At this time, she suddenly saw the scroll on the bedside table, and then she remembered the treasure map, so she stood up with a cry and took it over.

Looking at the map spread out on the ground, Sisi raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Oh, it's quite big."

That’s not a bad thing to say.

"Oh! Si! There's a red cross on the map! It's really a treasure map!"

"You can draw that kind of mark just by holding a pen."

Looking at Ah Wei who was startled, Si Si replied casually, his eyes stayed on the map for a moment, and suddenly he frowned slightly.

Her index finger subconsciously turned the pages and found a description of the Lost Valley.

Whether in a materialistic sense or an idealistic sense, this ruins has a profound impact on the kingdom in this oasis.

Therefore, the book also contains a considerable length of description.

"...According to the local oral tradition, the god of the sky fell there, and the burning scepter turned it into a valley. There is no doubt that it is Oasis No. 7. According to the known documents, I suspect that there are radioactive materials and mutations there. Slime mold...or should I say, the remnants of a curse."

"I should go there and have a look, but my body can no longer withstand the torture. For the sake of my lovely son, I can only give up the urge to take risks. Maybe one day in the future, when I have nothing to worry about, I will go Let’s take a look there, it would be perfect if it could be fixed, although I don’t have any hope.”

"A century and a half ago, they were living gods. If you wanted to solve the gods' problems with a wrench and a screwdriver, it would be more reliable to light a candle and pray."

After reading this, Siski was already sure that the author with the pen name Baige was a researcher of the academy - or an explorer.

The pessimistic and self-deprecating tone is exactly the same as that of a researcher who is obsessed with coffee machines.

"The more you know, the more pessimistic you become. Fortunately, you have an optimistic manager. I would have given up treatment long ago." This is a line that the NPC often says.

His eyes were fixed on a certain part of the book, and he tried to explain it with his limited vocabulary based on the context.

"…Titan."

Tails raised his head excitedly, his eyes shining with excitement.

"Titan?"

It is indeed a hidden mission!

Sisi nodded, his eyes moved on the page, and after thinking for a while, he said.

"Hmm... The author has collected rumors about the God of the Sky. Based on the descriptions of the locals, he believes that it should be some kind of large land combat equipment with frigate specifications, equipped with mobile reactors, heavy firepower, and starships. shield."

The machine wielding the holy fire struggled with the evil spirits wielding countless long whips, and was finally burned under the scepter falling from the sky... This sounds like Transformers fighting tentacle monsters.

If the tentacle monster is understood as a mother nest, then the machine waving the holy fire can be easily explained.

Probably similar to the doomsday mecha in "Civilization 6" or the iron lump in "Titanfall".

This is not like a battle that took place during the Three Years War, but more like a battle that took place during the Commission.

"Well, maybe there's something really big there, but -"

But it's best not to cause unnecessary problems at this time.

After all, compared to the ruins with unknown difficulty and benefits, the goods worth tens of thousands of dollars in hand are of course more important.

However--

When he met those expectant eyes, a helpless smile appeared on that smart face.

Closing the book in his hand, Sisi put it aside, patted the dust and stood up from the ground.

"...It would be a shame not to go and see it."

Tails jumped up excitedly.

"Oh! Charge!"

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(Thanks to the leader of "xX Daidai Senior Brother Xx" for the reward!!!)