This Game Is Too Realistic

"Goodbye, brothers, don't miss me... you pangolin masters need to be solo for a while."

The Iron Heart put away its anchor chain and headed farther and farther east under the noon daylight.

Thousands of thoughts were carried away to the distance by the giant whale floating in the clouds. The warlord waved his hand and bid farewell to the good brothers in triumph.

He will also triumph in a little while.

It's just that we are not going to Dawn City, but to Triumph City.

Although I don’t know what the Eastern Army Commander Saren did, I think they returned to the Triumph City as winners.

To be honest, the warlords are still confused by now.

The Legion fought an inexplicable war and then returned home inexplicably. In addition to shocking the company and the college, what did these big noses win?

Just consider it a win.

He didn't care about this insignificant little thing, it was another thing that made him extremely melancholy.

At first it was just an idea, even a joke, but I didn't expect that in the end I would cross the entire desert for it, and even go to the far west...

City of Triumph.

Forget it, just think of it as an early experience of the new version.

Closed beta, closed beta...

Isn’t this what closed beta players do?

"What did you say?"

A pleasant voice came from behind.

Guessing who that person was, Warfield Man expertly switched to the human language and said with a serious face.

"That's the curse of my hometown. Bad luck will haunt them."

Penny was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"...You are so funny."

Looking at the silent pangolin, Penny thought he still had feelings for Shelter 0, so she lowered her voice and comforted him.

"Governor Cohen did not blame you for Wall-E's misfortune... It was not your fault. You fulfilled your mission faithfully and brought back the original version of Project Torch so that we would not be raped by the greedy and cunning East Coasters. And the dark and evil swamp people are kept in the dark.”

The warlord said solemnly while suppressing a smile.

"That's what I should do."

Penny looked at him with wide eyes.

"Can you do me a small favor?"

"It's an honor to serve you."

Looking at the pangolin, who was sometimes dull and sometimes gentlemanly, Penny couldn't help but curl her lips, but there was a rare hint of shyness in her quick expression.

"I... uh, dear, I want to see you."

"Are you a kisser?" Looking at Penny who looked away, the warlord was confused for a moment, "Why did he see me?"

"You may not know..." She flicked her bangs slightly, and said in a normal tone, "The Triumph Report has reported on your deeds a lot, and I just happened to write a lot of the materials that were sent to the capital. "Hey, sir, just help me, okay?"

I always felt that the ordinary tone was not self-righteous, but the warlord didn't say anything and nodded anyway.

In fact, he is not very good at rejecting people, whether in reality or in the game.

Just think of it as triggering a side quest.

Seeing the wooden man nodding, Penny showed a happy smile on her face and cast her eyes towards the thin clouds in the sky.

"By the way...are we going to stay here all winter?"

"Well," Warfield Man nodded, "Without an airship, it's too dangerous to take the land route... If you don't follow the large army, accidents will happen easily."

The northern industrial area was once the logistics center of the People's Union Era. Although it had the most concentrated transportation network, it was already an era of prosperity.

Nowadays, those high-speed networks and underground passages have been completely cut off, forming a three-dimensional maze with the intricate office buildings and warehouses.

The desertification there is not as serious as the industrial areas in the east, but the danger is no less than here. If you want to get around there, you have to walk through the Wandering Swamp, which is the moat of the college and is not a beautiful place either.

Just looking at the description on the official website of "Wasteland OL", Warlander doesn't have the confidence to be able to play in the desert or the swamp alone. Maybe it will be better when he reaches level 50 or 60.

By the way, he has just passed level 30, the fourth stage of the Basic Sequence, which according to Tsuneaki in the wasteland means he has completed his third awakening.

The first 10 levels of this game were only a little easier to upgrade, and he couldn't help but wonder if Aguang was deliberately suppressing the levels of beta testers like them.

At this rate, almost no one can reach the legendary level 100.

Penny sighed softly.

"I really want to go home soon..."

That was a casual remark, but it made someone next to him feel "nostalgia" in his heart.

I heard that Old Hooker bought the warehouse behind the Highway Town Hotel, demolished it and converted it into a building, with a large yard enclosed in the middle. The trading post was originally located on the edge of Shuguang City, but due to the increasing number of houses built, it has now become a sub-center.

The biggest change is at the train station. There used to be an open space in front of the platform, but now there are rows of concrete buildings scattered around it.

The square where they held a triumphal ceremony before has now been planted with many green plants, turning it into a grand place for residents of Dawn City to walk, socialize and relax. The Shuguang City Government Department has newly established an administrative and garden management department, which is responsible for the planning of public buildings and keeping everything in order... I heard that this is inseparable from the work of a certain city planning professional.

If the reputation of a specific NPC settlement area reaches 1,000 or more, you can invest and set up factories, if you have more than 10,000 people, you can participate in grassroots government work, and if you have more than 100,000 people, you can even serve as the director of the government department. Warlords have only recently heard that there are players who are working tirelessly to increase the reputation of their region just to be able to enjoy the game for a long time.

Wouldn't it be nice to just start a game of "Tokyo Skyline"?

Since the beginning of the year, Crow Crow’s official website has been updating aerial photos of Dawn City from time to time, and the warlord has also seen that post.

And when he saw something in the photo, he always felt dissatisfied, as if something was missing.

Only then did he realize that the missing person was a human being.

Those NPCs with their own behavioral logic are like living people. They and many players from "another world" constitute the entire society and give real meaning to the latter's actions.

He knew exactly what he really missed.

Damn...

I really want to go home!

…

On the way back to the Iron Heart, the official website of "Wasteland OL" has been updated with new content.

Although there is still no news about Beta0.5 and new closed beta qualifications, the content is much better than that of Beta0.4.

[Newly added survivor settlement—Kaituo City: Standing on the ruins of the industrial zone in the eastern part of the People's Federation, Kaituo City is not livable. It has a richer pre-war heritage than Dawn City. A group of brave adventurers once came, and those with brave hearts will continue to follow their footsteps. 】

[New NPC Corps - Bicester 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Construction Corps: Falcon Kingdom: The prisoners of war refused to go back and continue to be noble men. They would rather face the scorching sun with their heads facing the yellow sand. Even if building a city in the desert is not an easy task, at least the sweat that was dried is for themselves, and they will prove that they can still get through it even without those arrogant men. good! 】

[New NPC Corps - Thorn Corps: Among them are tailors, herdsmen, carpenters, teachers and even scholars. Chaos poisoned their past lives, but did not knock them down. In order to spread the light of order, and to save those who have not yet been saved, they resolutely chose to stay, and everything was in chaos. Declaring war with the barbarians, you deprived them of their past and initiated the Enlightenment Society to take revenge...]

[New map - Eastern Industrial Zone: The industrial center of the People's Union Era. Even if it has completely turned into ruins, unexpected treasures can still be unearthed under the dilapidated concrete and iron-containing sand. If you find the dormant blue Jackets, please take them to Pioneer City before the enlightenment meeting. Recommended map level: Lv15 or above. (Note: Since it is far away from the resurrection point, please go to this map to explore and players should be careful to die.)]

Tails: "Oh! Sisters of Thorns! Cunning spellcasters! Si! Let's sign up! (✪ω✪)"

Debt-eyed: "Sisters of Thorns are okay, wouldn't the Eleventh Interstellar Corps be more suitable? Bad review!"

Si Si: "Wake up, O'Wei, we finally arrived at the Southern Islands. It would have to be several thousand kilometers to go back."

Tails: "Damn it, the ship is moving too slow... I wish I could get an airship. (｡・`ω´･)"

Roushan Damomo: "I'm afraid it will cost tens of billions of silver coins."

Night Ten: "Be more confident and get rid of the fear. (Funny)"

Aoao Sesame Paste: "Ah ha ha ha... too much."

The edge of the water: "Is it okay to leave the defense to the local survivors?"

Fang Chang: "From the Falcon Kingdom to the Honey Badger Kingdom, there are too many places where troops are needed to be stationed. The Alliance's standing corps is no longer enough, but there are a lot of exoskeletons, bulletproof armor and guns left. The local survivors are willing to protect themselves. , I think it is still worthy of encouragement.”

Escaped Mole from the Canyon: "+1, from an economic point of view, recruiting troops locally is better than sending troops from the alliance to station there. Anyway, large-scale military conflicts are unlikely to occur there recently. As for small-scale military conflicts, Conflict...didn’t someone stay there?”

Irena: "You can trick the newcomers into helping. (Funny)"

Commander Quan Shui: "But having said that... the People's League Era Center, even if you look at the probability, there are several times more good stuff there than Qingquan."

I was the darkest: "Gan! You said I regretted it a bit and should have stayed with my grandson from the battlefield!"

Debt-eyed: "Hahahaha!"

Compared to the newly established NPC corps, most players are obviously more interested in the ruins of the "People's Federation Eastern Industry Zone".

No one knows what is buried under the concrete ruins.

If you dig out a set of powerful power armor, it will become T0 instantly!

The only problem is distance.

The Great Desert is really too far away from Dawn City.

If you start from Dawn City and do not rent a corporate transport plane, you need to take a train via Luoye City to the Lion Kingdom, then transfer to a truck and go northwest to the Honey Badger Kingdom, then go to Bicester Town and bypass The entire southern part of Oasis No. 2 can only enter the great desert later.

This trip will take at least half a month.

It might be faster after the Alliance's railway is laid to the Honey Badger Kingdom, or we can only wait for the Alliance to come up with transportation vehicles with longer range and faster speed.

While the players on the forum were exchanging information about the new map, Chu Guang was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the airship bridge, looking at the horizon.

Sitting on Chu Guang's shoulders, Xiao Qi swung her legs, pointed at the mountains and forests in the distance, and shouted excitedly.

"㹏人, the Valley Province is ahead of us!"

Finally going home!

The communication situation in the desert was intermittent, and she was disconnected most of the day. Once she returned to the River Valley Province, she would no longer have this trouble.

Looking at the horizon and squinting his eyes, Chu Guangyi couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

"Um."

It's been a long time since he went back, and he missed the people there. I believe the residents of Dawn City must also miss him.

Since part of the armor was abandoned and part of the supplies were left behind to open up the city, the Steel Heart's return speed was much faster than its outward journey. The average cruising speed for long-distance travel could even reach 80 kilometers per hour!

Although this speed is not as fast as that of an airplane, it can still fly nearly 2,000 kilometers in one day, and it can even take less than two days to travel from the desert to the river valley province.

It has to be said that in a wasteland full of alien species, airships are indeed a good long-distance means of transportation, even if rare anti-gravity devices are not taken into account.

The only drawback is that hydrogen is too dangerous and helium is not easy to get.

"Ahead is our Luoye City." Standing next to Chu Guang, the acting captain stared at the settlement located next to Ruigu City in high spirits.

Rows of houses surround the train station. The warehouses next to the station are filled with crops shipped from Luoxia Province and industrial products that will be sent to the desert.

Originally, the Alliance built this settlement just to take in those wastelanders gathered by the Legion. After the Alliance's expeditionary force officially set off for the Luoxia Province, it served as a transfer station for frontline supplies, attracting a large number of people from the Hump Kingdom. As well as merchants from Boulder City and other places, as well as refugees fleeing from the war.

Now that the war is over, the prosperity here has not ended. On the contrary, it has risen to a higher level due to the increase in business transactions.

In the future, this survivor settlement will continue to exist as a trade hub connecting the Luoxia Province and the River Valley Province.

Chu Guang still has great expectations for the future of this settlement.

Compared to Dawn City and Dawn City, Luoye City has a wider plain to exploit, and without the huge ruins of Qingquan City blocking it, it will be easier to travel from Luoye City to Jinchuan Province.

It would be great if the Jinchuan Province in the south could also be included in the trade territory of the 㣉㳔 Alliance.

Even if it owns the granary of Luoxia Province, the alliance no longer needs the food there, and the development value of that land is also very high.

Moreover, according to the information from the White Bear Knights' overseas investigation and relevant clues revealed by the company, the development of the ocean in the People's Union era was not inferior to that of the land. From the sea level to the bottom of the sea, there are many relics of the Prosperous Era, and even shelters. !

If you want to utilize those resources on a large scale, you must first have an outlet to the sea that belongs to the alliance. Starting from Luoye City, opening up a corridor to the south of Han Dynasty will be a good choice, at least from the map.

"...I didn't expect that a few months would change so much." Looking at the night view of Luoye City, Chu Guang couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation in his heart.

I wonder what it would be like to overlook the night view of Shuguang City from a high altitude.

It seems that it has been some time since the last celebration.

While observing the expression on Chu Guang's face, the acting captain standing next to him said respectfully.

"...Sir, do you want to stop here?"

"No, keep going. Rather than enjoying this beautiful night view, I hope to bring the news of the victory back to you as soon as possible."

After a pause, Chu Guang said with a smile.

"By the way, hang up our flag! Let everyone see it! Don't keep our compatriots who are looking forward to our return home impatient, and let those who curse us take a look."

"We are not only back, but we are back full of victory and glory!"

Looking at the manager with bright eyes, the acting captain straightened his back excitedly, put his right fist against his chest and performed a military salute.

"yes!"

…

Just as the Heart of Steel hoisted the Alliance flag and returned home with great fanfare, Boulder City was bustling with activity.

It was not just the Alliance that made a fortune from the war, the major business houses and factory owners who had invested in the Alliance early also made a fortune.

There was an endless stream of guests at the entrance of Queen of the Night's bar, and the temperature of the entire street rose several degrees. Whether you are an aristocrat in the inner city or a factory owner, if you make a lot of money, you have to find a place to spend it. Otherwise, what is the point of making money?

It's not just the bars and commercial streets that are lively, but also the city hall several blocks away.

Because of the wise decision made a few months ago, Mr. Malvern, the president of Boulder City Bank, stole the show.

If he and Dulong hadn't passed the resolution of lending money to the alliance against all odds, there would be no prosperity in Boulder City today!

Now that everyone is making a lot of money, he should be at the top of the list!

Just after returning home from a meeting, Malvin wanted to drink some wine and relax, but he was pestered by his cute little daughter, who said she wanted to tell him a bedtime story.

Malvern was very happy to come, but when he looked at the "Daily Survivor" on the table, his face didn't look good.

You can tell by his hair. This little girl probably learned some of the accents of those wastelanders and wanted to tell him some big truths that she didn't actually understand.

Although he was impatient, she was his favorite little daughter after all, and Malvern couldn't afford to be angry. It happened that he was in a good mood, so he patiently sat on the sofa.

Alyssa cleared her throat, held up the painting in her hand, and read in a childish voice.

"...In the long history of the People's League, there was a very, very small kingdom. The area there was even smaller than the honey badger kingdom."

"In order to open up the future of the kingdom, the merchants set sail to sea with the support of the king. But after those merchants earned huge wealth, they bribed the people of the kingdom, pushed the old king to the gallows, and became the kingdom The uncrowned king.”

"Although there is no king, the lives of the people of the kingdom have not become better. They used to work in the fields for the feudal lords, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, but now they are driven into coal mines and factories, regardless of Young and old work non-stop all day long.”

"Later, the unbearable citizens united and overthrew the kingdom jointly ruled by merchants and nobles, and hung those who defrauded their property from street lamps...just like those merchants who pushed the king to the gallows. "

After listening to his daughter's story, Malvin pinched his eyebrows and sighed.

"You're trying to say we're in a dangerous situation right now."

Alyssa looked at her father intently, her childish face showing intelligence and agility that belied her age.

"I heard from the servant at home that a piece of bread outside has been sold for 2 chips, and even the price of nutritional cream has tripled... This is very strange. You said that our factories have increased and there have been more jobs. , everything is getting better, and the lives of the residents of Boulder City have not improved much. This is abnormal, isn’t it? I don’t think this is a good sign.”

Not a good sign...

What else is better?

Listening to that childish voice, Malvin smiled and shook his head.

Is there a better sign than “everyone’s pockets are stuffed with chips”?

"My child, we are qualitatively different from the kingdom in the fairy tale painting in your hand. Have you forgotten the origin of the outer city? There is only one building and an inner city here... If we hadn't taken it in Those wastelanders who now live in the outer city have long been exposed in the wilderness and become the remains of predators and mutants... In short, they are not good things."

As he spoke, he unconsciously brought the high-spirited mood at the conference table back home.

Alyssa frowned, dissatisfied with her father's tone, and corrected her seriously.

"...This is not a fairy tale, it is our history."

"Of course, my child...this is indeed something that may have happened on this planet."

Immediately realizing that something was wrong with his tone, Malvin made his words sound gentler.

Looking at his cute little daughter, he continued patiently.

"...The difference is that Boulder City has never been ruled by merchants from beginning to end. Do you really think it was the bank that made them unable to buy bread? On the contrary, your father may not be a good person. If not, I lend money to those factories, and those poor people can’t even have a bargaining chip in their pockets, so what does it matter no matter how cheap the bread is?”

There was a trace of confusion in Alyssa's eyes.

Although she learned a little bit from newspapers and books, she only learned a little bit from what others said... and what her father said was beyond her scope of knowledge.

Malvern touched his daughter's head and said lovingly.

"Don't apply mechanically when thinking about problems. Our situation is different from the beginning of your story. Whether it is Weijia Commercial Bank or our Boulder City Bank, our shareholders were the nobles of the inner city from the beginning. They borrowed money from us. Gave us the first chip.”

"I should have told you that your mother's family... her ancestors were the first survivors of the Rock Building. I hope you can learn more about aristocratic etiquette and ways of life from her. If it doesn't work, I can only give you a gift. Studying in Ideal City.”

He likes this smart little daughter very much, but sometimes he also thinks that it would be better if she was not so smart...or a little stupid.

Being smart is not a bad thing.

If you add naivety to it, big problems can easily arise.

She is not too young, and it will be time to start a family in two years. Maybe I should be a little stricter, or at least stop treating her like a child.

Alyssa blinked.

"Brother's place?"

Malvern nodded.

"That's right."

This is a back road.

He must know that there are hidden worries in the current situation in Boulder City, and this is not a problem that he can solve.

The city lord will not support him, the militia leader will not support him, the director of Jushi Military Industry will not support him, and the nobles in the inner city will not support him.

All animals know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, not to mention a banker with a keen sense of smell like him. Since the problem cannot be solved, it is better to make more money before the problem occurs.

Especially recently, he found a good channel, which is the rising alliance in the northern suburbs.

Although those Wastelanders and Blue Jackets always did some things that he couldn't understand, the final result was surprisingly good.

Not only did they sustain the Legion's attack, they even gained the friendship of the ancient survivor forces.

I heard from his youngest son who was far away in Ideal City that the alliance businessmen even sold fried chicken wings and Coke to Ideal City!

This is incredible!

God knows how those guys figure out the shipping problem!

But this is not the key. The key is that silver coins can be exchanged for Cr in "large quantities", which is something that even chips cannot do.

Usually, if you want to exchange [Cr, you have to exchange it at the exchange in Boulder City like buying trading goods. The trading volume is pitifully low.

Don't look at it now that one chip can be exchanged for several Cr. That's because caravans from Yunjian Province rarely come, and most people can't afford Cr.

If the exchange volume really increases, ten million chips may not be exchanged for one million Cr at the exchange in Boulder City.

Thinking about this, Malvern glanced at the "Daily Survivor" on the coffee table unconsciously, and touched his chin thoughtfully.

"Speaking of which, the manager is back."

Alyssa nodded vigorously and looked at her father expectantly.

"Yeah! I heard that there will be a big, big triumphal celebration... Can we take a look over there?"

After touching his daughter's head, Malvin said with a gentle smile.

"It's okay...but you have to listen to dad. After all, there is a wasteland outside the wall. It's not as safe as home."

"That's great!"

A rare excitement appeared on that peaceful face. Alyssa looked at her father with a kind smile in surprise and swore seriously.

"I promise you, I will be good!"

Looking at his daughter with expectation written on her face, Malvin smiled gently, but he was thinking about other things in his heart.

Previously, Boulder City borrowed a lot of money from the alliance to fight the war, and it will soon be time to pay the interest. I believe that person should bring back a lot of good things.

What worried him was not the treasure trove of the King of the Falcon Kingdom and the golden and insignificant gold, but other things.

Maybe...

The cooperation between them can be deeper.