This Game Is Too Realistic

The celebration lasted until late into the night.

On the last night in the desert, if Chu Guang hadn’t quickly and wisely organized a limited-time unboxing event on the official website, those noisy little players would have been excited to play the game until dawn.

These guys really want to live in the "game world"...

The next day, Chu Guang got up early.

Yawning, he opened the door curtain and as soon as he stepped out of the tent, he saw Rama wearing the ten-style "oath" exoskeleton standing at the door.

This exoskeleton was seized from the Enlightenment Society. It is the standard equipment of the People's Federation Army. Compared with the police-style "Light Cavalry", it emphasizes the defense against rifle bullets and explosive fragments.

After the Alliance repaired it, it painted it with a new layer of cement gray paint and put an Identification Friend or Foe logo on it. It was considered Alliance equipment.

In order to become familiar with the use of the exoskeleton as soon as possible, she almost slept in it since receiving this equipment.

Seeing Chu Guang emerge from the tent, Lu Bei, who was guarding the door, immediately stepped forward to greet him, gave him a military salute, and reported.

"My lord, she has been standing here since dawn."

Chu Guang nodded, looked at Rama standing at the door, and said in a gentle tone.

"What's the matter?"

Following Lu Bei's example and placing his fist against his chest, Rama lowered his head and said respectfully.

"You told me last night that you would arrange my future work this morning."

It seems that this is indeed the case.

Chu Guang originally planned to ask Captain Adria what happened to him last night, but he thought that the big-nosed man probably hadn't gotten up yet, so he looked at Huan Rama and said.

"Since you have put on this suit of armor, you must have made a conscious decision in your heart, so I won't say any more nonsense."

After a pause, Chu Guang continued.

"Come with me and I'll introduce you to someone."

"who?"

"Your future partner."

Partner?

Rama was stunned for a moment, but when she saw Chu Guangqi passing by her and heading towards the other side of the camp, she followed closely.

A man came to a tent.

At this moment, the curtain of the tent opened, and a fair and beautiful face came into view of Rama.

It was a dignified-looking woman with long, light blond hair tied into a high ponytail with a simple hairband.

Rama's first reaction when he saw her was that he was not from the same world as him.

Even though she was only wearing a very ordinary jacket and stain-resistant denim trousers, it was difficult to completely conceal the elegance of her movements.

A distant concept appeared in Rama's mind. That person was like those young ladies from the Earth family, but not that similar.

"Dear Manager... Good morning." Seeing the manager, Teresa had a surprised expression on her face and bowed slightly.

"Same to you, good morning."

After a brief hello, Chu Guang looked at Rama beside him and introduced, "This is the girl I mentioned to you on the phone."

After hearing this, Theresa's eyes lit up and she looked at the lady wearing the exoskeleton.

"Are you Ms. Rama?"

Rama responded with an embarrassed expression.

"Yes, it's me... who are you?"

Teresa curled her lips and said happily.

"I'm Teresa, a resident from the Alliance...but it may be a bit strange to say this. From now on, this will also be one of the Alliance's recovery areas."

"She used to be one of the princesses of the Falcon Kingdom, but now she has given up this identity and is now a resident of the Alliance."

Looking at Rama who was confused, Chu Guangyan briefly and concisely introduced Teresa's past, and then continued.

"She first worked as a chore and bookkeeper in a refugee home. After the establishment of Fallen Leaf City, she followed the expeditionary force through the Lion Kingdom and arrived at the Honey Badger Kingdom. She was responsible for the overall management of relief supplies, post-war construction operations, and rescue operations. Local survivors.”

"According to the evaluation of her former boss, Luoye City City Manager, and her former partner Ad Honey Badger, her performance in work is outstanding, so I plan to appoint her as the mayor of Pioneer City, responsible for Handle the administration and management of this settlement.”

Like several other surviving settlements, the first mayor of Pioneer City was still appointed by the alliance.

Chu Guang needs a candidate who has sufficient management experience and practical experience, has done specific survival rescue operations, and can understand the alliance's creed.

As for identity.

This has never been a problem in the league.

His chief of staff was originally an officer of the Weiland people who surrendered. The mayor of Dawn City was once a serf, and the mayor of Dawn City was a refugee who deserted the army.

As for Rama, he has no management experience, and he would rather be a warrior than sit in an office processing documents.

After holding Rama's hands, Teresa stared at the girl's simple eyes and spoke in a serious tone.

"I heard your story, and I was deeply moved by your determination to stay for those who have not yet been saved. I also want to do something for you through my own efforts... Please also use your strength in the future. Lend it to me!"

Looking at those scorching eyes, Rama's expression became more and more embarrassed, and his voice hesitated a little unconsciously.

"I, I have just made up my mind to become a warrior. I may not be very skilled in shooting yet, and it may not be as reliable as you think..."

"What happened?"

Teresa curled her lips and said softly.

"No one ever comes to the meeting. What is more important than the result is courage and determination. In my opinion, you are the most reliable candidate."

"Before I joined the alliance, I was just a vase placed in the palace. It wasn't until I met many people that I gradually realized that the meaning of life can have many other meanings besides the designed one. There is something more worthy of pursuit...compared to me who only reacted in hindsight, you who dare to take the initiative to stand up and face the savages in the wasteland are already stronger."

Rama's overly tense expression couldn't help but loosen a little, and his sunken eyes turned slightly red unconsciously.

Chu Guang glanced at Theresa in slight surprise.

We haven’t seen each other for a while, and this guy has really grown up a lot.

He has seen some shadows of politicians in her, but she is not very mature in some places.

Opening up the city will be a challenge for her.

The number of survivors in this settlement is not large, but it will accept many survivors from the desert in the future. Among them are wastelanders, blue jackets, and even an old popsicle from two decades ago.

How to deal with the relationship between different groups, use limited resources to solve the needs of each group, and let people unite instead of internal friction in conflicts... The problems that need to be solved by her will be as high as a hill.

But Chu Guang still has confidence in this guy.

Putting aside her resume, if she can clear the "dungeon" of Honey Badger City with the debuff of her bloodline, she can basically graduate from herself.

But every time he thought about this, Chu Guang couldn't help but wonder.

Lu Bei, this idiot, has been following me for so long and being so close. Logically speaking, he should have gained some knowledge, but the result is still the same.

Apart from admiring himself more than before, this young man has not changed at all.

Chu Guang doesn't hate this loyal young man. Loyalty is a valuable quality. It's just a pity that he still has a long way to go before he can become a pillar of his own.

Originally, Chu Guang wanted to release him as the commander of the Alliance's Third Corps, but now it seems that the Guards Corps is more suitable for him.

Looking away from Theresa, Chu Guang looked at Rama.

"I said that I will explain to you the specific operations today."

"The alliance plans to set up a new corps. This corps will be engaged in search and reconnaissance missions. It will be positioned as a special operation. It will be stationed in the desert area for a long time and use the Kaoru City as a base for activities."

"You will be the commander of this corps. Your mission is not only to search for survivors in the ruins and annihilate the mutant tribe, but also to recruit reliable partners from the rescued survivors and teach them how to use weapons. Encourage them to get involved in your career.”

After a pause, Chu Guang continued.

"As Teresa said, unskilledness has never been a problem here, people never show up... I hope that by this time tomorrow, I can see an excellent regiment commander and a group of experienced Rich warriors.”

Knocking his fist on his chest, Rama said solemnly.

"I will definitely not disappoint your expectations!"

Chu Guang smiled, looked at this brave girl and nodded, and then cast his eyes on the tents of the surviving men in the distance.

"Those are the people who choose to stay with you."

"Just don't live up to their expectations."

…

Regarding what this newly established corps was about, Chu Guang originally planned to ask Rama for his own opinion, but he himself looked confused and undecided.

In the end, the troublesome task of naming was thrown back into Chu Guang's hands.

He really didn't have any good ideas and didn't want to waste time on minutiae issues. He simply opened a voting thread on the forum to solicit players' opinions.

What surprised Chu Guang was that the players were enthusiastic about the things he found troublesome and started making suggestions for him.

It's just that the name is diverse.

The 11th Space Marines and the Sisters of Battle have appeared... What do these guys think of the Alliance?

In the end, Chu Guang chose a name that was more reliable and easier to remember, and simplified it based on the names of other regiments in the alliance.

"...How about the Thorn Corps?"

Thorn Corps...

As he muttered the name silently over and over again, Rama suddenly seemed to have received some inexplicable revelation, or inspiration.

She put her fist against her chest and spoke in a Zhuang voice.

"Thank you, Mr. Manager, for the name."

It seems that she is very satisfied with this name.

Chu Guang nodded and said happily.

"Then it's decided."

In this way, the Thorn Corps was officially established.

Coming from the wilderness, they will choose like-minded partners from the rescued survivors.

Of course, the Thorn Corps, like other NPC Corps, welcomes players who are interested in the great desert to join.

…

Not long after Chu Guang handed over the specific work of the Thorn Corps to Rama, Captain Adria finally woke up from his deep sleep.

Shaking his head with a splitting headache, Adria grabbed his personal guard and said with spittle flying around.

"...Where is Chu Guang? The manager of the alliance...go and call him over, and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him!"

Looking at the commander who had not yet sobered up, the guard said in a dumbfounded voice.

"Sir, the alliance's airship is ready to anchor. I saw their manager next to the pod... If you sleep a little longer, Hachi will not be able to see him."

Upon hearing this, Adria suddenly became excited and sobered up from the wine.

"Take anchor?"

The guard nodded.

"Hmm...I heard that they are planning to establish the Qihe River Valley Province."

"Take me there quickly!"

Looking at Adria who turned over and got out of bed, the guard was stunned for two seconds and responded quickly.

"yes!"

Without bothering to wash up, Adria put on her coat and went out, trotting all the way, and finally found Chu Guang before the Heart of Steel retracted its anchor chain.

This guy drank a lot yesterday, and there was a strong smell of alcohol all over his body, which made Chu Guang frown and step back.

Speaking of which, this guy is very nervous. Not even half a month after the ceasefire agreement was signed, he dared to get drunk in the enemy camp.

He was busy explaining the work of the new settlement and the corps just now, and he almost forgot about this guy.

"Hiccup - thank you for your hospitality," Adria rubbed her swollen eyes and managed to cheer up. In order to make herself look less sloppy, she then cleared her throat vigorously, "Next time I have a chance, I'll treat you to a treat. Have two drinks."

Seeing this guy's drunken appearance, Chu Guang made a joke.

"You're welcome. As long as you don't feel embarrassed, you can stay here tonight."

Still feeling embarrassed, Adria coughed dryly with a red face and continued, "I have a proposal."

Chu Guang: "Tell me."

Adria said quickly.

"Your camp is so big, and now there is a group of people camped out. So many barracks are empty. Why don't you lend us a few?"

Alliance soldiers have been expanding the camp before, and many of the barracks were left there after being built. The living facilities are not to mention how complete, but at least they have water and electricity. Living there is definitely more comfortable than the shabby tents they brought on the airship. .

It is now November, and winter has already begun in the northern hemisphere. Even if this year is a warm winter as usual, it will snow in October at the latest.

Especially considering the specific heat capacity of sand, the nighttime temperature in the desert is very low (more than ten degrees below zero), and you might freeze to death if you live in a linen tent like that...

Looking at Captain Adria who looked embarrassed, Chu Guang didn't embarrass him and asked casually.

"How much do you want?"

"One hundred rooms..."

Seeing that Chu Guang's eyes were getting weird, Adria quickly explained, "Dang, I won't borrow your house for free... I will pay for it! How about paying in dinars?"

Seeing Adria hurriedly explaining, Chu Guang couldn't help but feel a little funny.

If it were an ordinary wasteland visitor, or a smaller survivor settlement, these big noses would have already grabbed it, and there would be no way to negotiate payment.

The way he was bargaining was really unlike those military officers with bulging noses.

"Pay? What do I need the dinar for."

Looking at Captain Adria who still wanted to fight for it, Chu Guang suddenly felt something in his heart and then said, "Let your governor talk to me. I can't tell you clearly."

Seeing that things could turn around, Adria, who had just hit rock bottom, suddenly became overjoyed and said immediately.

"Okay! Wait for me!"

"You'd better hurry up," Chu Guang glanced at the time on the VM and said briefly, "We plan to set off at noon."

…

Without staying longer in the alliance camp, Captain Adria immediately returned to the camp next to the Arbitrator airship. Through the ship's correspondent, he contacted Governor Cohen who was waking up from his 100-square-meter luxurious bedroom, and reported what happened to him and Difficulties faced by many officers.

To sum it up in a simple sentence, the Arbitrator's fault is quite serious, and it will take a lot of time to completely repair it. If nothing else goes wrong, these more than a thousand people will have to spend the winter in the desert.

Although food and drink can be transported from the Falcon Kingdom, safety is a problem that cannot be solved.

In particular, the Enlightenment Society is watching from the dark, and no one can guarantee whether those rats in the gutter will come to kill us.

After listening to Captain Adria's difficulties, Cohen had no choice but to bite the bullet and sent a communication request to Chu Guang, expressing his hope to rent some of the barracks in the camp and provide them to Willante who was stranded in the desert. people.

After hearing Chu Guang's offer, Cohen couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"100 silver coins a day for a room?! Are you crazy?"

Looking at Cohen in the holographic image, Chu Guang said without blushing.

"The entire Dawn City has this price. Of course, if you rent on a monthly basis, I can give you a 10% discount."

This is certainly not the price of Dawn City.

Take the Highway Town Hotel in Dawn City as an example. The cheapest room costs less than 10 silver coins a day.

But this did not prevent him from using the falsely reported prices to severely rip off these Weiland people.

Chu Guang knew very well that even if he doubled his quotation, it would definitely be more cost-effective than building a camp in the desert by themselves.

Apart from anything else, just talking about the issue of fresh water supply, the current situation of the Weiland people is almost unsolvable.

If you want to drill a well in the desert to obtain water, you have to drill at least a hundred-meter-deep well. With the current industrial capabilities of the Falcon Kingdom, unless they transport the drilling equipment from the west of the desert, there is no way.

Cohen pinched his sore eyebrows and said with a headache.

"...Where the hell am I going to get those broken coins of yours...Can I go to a silver mine?"

"That's not necessary," Chu Guang waved his hand, "Although we use silver coins, we are not silver-standard. Can you understand?"

Cohen stared at Chu Guang fiercely and spoke word by word.

"What do you really want? The worst we can do is—"

Chu Guang coughed slightly and interrupted him.

"Bicester Town needs fresh water. I plan to rent a water supply section from the river embankment closest to No. 2 Oasis, and then build a water pipeline to Bicester Town to solve the domestic and industrial water needs of local residents. Question...How about one million silver coins for ten years?”

After a pause, he added something later.

"Of course, we can actually transfer water from Oasis No. 3, but compared to Oasis No. 2, which is right next door, the 170-kilometer pipeline is too expensive. Ten years later, we will use water based on water consumption. How do you feel about paying for it?”

This is his plan based on the design of Petra Fortress.

According to the descriptions of several players of the White Bear Knights, the fresh water resources there are purchased from the nearest river embankment, and payment is based on water consumption.

However, since Cohen was new here and didn't understand the market, everyone must know the production capacity of a water supply section. Chu Guang didn't talk to him about water consumption and rented it directly by time.

In fact, the "maximum" production capacity of a water supply section can supply one million cubic meters of fresh water a year, which is equivalent to half of the water in Poyang Lake.

Ten years is enough time for him to build an underground lake out of thin air in the desert.

As for the remaining energy in the river bank?

The devil knows that kind of thing.

The fresh water produced by the river embankment is like the oil buried under the feet of a few wealthy people in reality. It is pumped out every day and there is no shortage of it. Anyway, just use it when it can be used.

After all, the seawater desalination device powered by nuclear fusion will not be used up in just ten years.

As Chu Guang expected, Cohen's focus was not at all on how much fresh water a water supply section could produce.

After staring at Chu Guang for a long time, the most insignificant question suddenly popped out of his mouth.

“Do I still have to pay for repairing the water pipes?”

Chu Guang coughed.

"That's not necessary."

Forget about using someone else's faucet, and asking others to repair his water pipes, he can't do that kind of immoral thing.

Cohen didn't speak for a long time, but he was thinking in his mind.

ten years……

As soon as this agreement was signed, Bicester Town's fresh water supply was in his hands. If the alliance wanted to attack him one day, he only had to turn the water spigot, and the alliance would surely give in.

As for renting a water supply section with one million silver coins, he didn't really care whether the price was expensive or cheap.

A river embankment has at least eight water supply sections. Even if one is leased to the alliance, it will not be a problem, not to mention that it is the asset of a vassal country.

With a reluctant expression on his face, Cohen nodded.

"Pay it! But I must first declare that the price of renting the campground and other expenses must also be written in this contract!"

There is currently no stable trade relationship between the two parties, and he doesn't want the alliance to increase the rent of the camp by zero as soon as he agrees.

Let alone one million silver coins, even ten million or even one hundred million would not be able to withstand it.

Chu Guang smiled and nodded.

"No problem, but... before signing the contract, I have to give you a warning."

Cohen narrowed his eyes at him.

"What's the point of reminding me?"

"Wealant people in our camp must abide by our laws and regulations, including robbing, stealing, and..."

Seeing that the big-nosed face was not good-looking, Chu Guang spared him a little face and said in a very soft voice, "Behaviors that are not allowed in a civilized society are considered crimes in the land of the Alliance. Such as If something unpleasant happens, we will not let you off the hook, and we will punish the perpetrators in accordance with the laws of the alliance."

"So if you don't want to have a diplomatic dispute or even a more serious dispute, you'd better put some thought into restraining your subordinates."

Cohen stared at Chu Guang with a dark face.

"You don't need to say this, I will do it myself!"

Chu Guang nodded and said with a smile.

"That would be perfect."