This Game Is Too Realistic

The penultimate day before the celebration.

The unexpected progress of the swallowing process was completed in one night.

Xiaoyu, who stepped onto the mother's nest, has become one with the sea of ​​slime mold, becoming the new queen to dominate this mother's nest.

The sea of ​​slime mold was rolling like a boil, and every cell was cheering for its new owner.

As the control of the brood changed hands, the murderous scarlet color faded a bit, becoming less ferocious with blood and more pleasing to the pink.

That guy has been competing with the shelter for two years, and has evolved extreme outer space survival capabilities in a few vacuum environments.

Give it enough time and space, and it might even be able to kill that guy in the center of Qingquan City, and with the widest self-limitation, develop the largest brood nest on the Central Continent.

But maybe it knew in its heart that those humans would not let it out. Even if it swallowed the little guy, what was waiting for it was just the next round of attacks.

If the little guy understood the "reconciliation" signal, it would not be unacceptable.

This war has been going on for two centuries. Those short-lived guys can't live long, but their descendants are endless... These guys can't be eliminated at all.

Then let's do it together.

It's tired anyway...

…

"Ugh!"

"Ugh!"

In Shelter No. 404, there was a noise of "beep babbling" at the door of the computer room on the B6 floor.

Looking at the group of light red "humanoid slimes" crowded in front of the door, Luo Yu was dumbfounded and felt like his head was buzzing.

One, two, three... Tu guys, ten? !

He counted a circle and was stunned.

Which one is Xiaoyu?

"Strictly speaking, they are all Xiaoyu's fruiting bodies." Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Heya, standing aside, explained concisely, "Fruiting bodies do not have individual consciousness, and all slime molds are the same." Unified consciousness, so you can also understand that... they are all Xiaoyu."

Looking at the "little feathers" that kept rubbing against him, Luo Yu touched their heads and looked at Heya dumbfounded and asked.

"That is to say...they are clones of the same consciousness?"

"Yes, you can understand it that way."

"But... what kind of flow do they rely on?"

"Of course it's the same as us, relying on the sound to flow," Heya glanced at him strangely, "Isn't that how you always flow with it?"

The slime mold from the desert does not have the ability to release spores on a large scale. In the long process of evolution, it has abandoned that method of information exchange.

But like humans, the voice communicates.

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment.

"Then if they leave the sound range, wouldn't they..."

"It will be dormant," Heya looked at him and asked, "Isn't the mother body of Luo Gu the same? The fruiting body is dormant most of the time, unless it is actively awakened by the sound of the mother body, and the two parties communicate through sounds of specific frequencies. ”

"Outside the influence range of the sound wave, the fruiting body will probably continue to execute the last life of the mother nest. When all the lives are completed, the fruiting body will either return to the mother's nest to resume life, or it will sleep and wait in place."

Luo Yu recalled it carefully.

Is the image of Tuo really real?

Although he has no memory after the nuclear explosion, according to Weiwei and the others' description on their official website, the mother body next to Dong Ge - now it seems that it should be the fruiting body of the mother nest, seems to be shouting, summoning A Titan infested by slime mold.

Later, the plane Xiaoyu sent to help him also crashed shortly after the order was executed...

But if this is the case, doesn't it mean that Xiaoyu can only stay in the shelter on the B6 floor for the rest of his life?

After all, the sound cannot reach the shelter——

"It's very simple," Chu Guang, who had been silent as he looked at the noisy little guys, said, "Just install headphones and microphones on them."

His understanding is that Xiaoyu evolved completely with the assistance of humans, so the functions are not perfect and require the help of humans as "hosts".

For example, help them spread sound farther.

This is actually a piece of cake.

If Xiaoyu does not have to rely on human tools and can complete all aspects of life activities by herself, the symbiotic relationship will be weakened.

After listening to Chu Guang's words, Luo Yu was stunned on the spot.

Holy shit?

Can it still be like this?

This was probably the first time that he felt that the NPC was more imaginative than him...

Heya glanced at Chu Guang in surprise, with approval in her eyes.

"Hey... This is indeed a good idea. They cannot complete the conversion of radio to sound waves by themselves, so they cannot be controlled because they are out of our control."

Chu Guang nodded.

"The mother nest of controlled evolution must be under our control, and at the same time, we must try our best to prevent it from differentiating into new mothers...especially mutant mothers."

Heya nodded thoughtfully.

"Indeed, so we have to control the number of fruiting bodies... How about ten?"

The mother body is accidentally born from tens of thousands of fruiting bodies. As long as the number of fruiting bodies is reduced, new mothers can be effectively prevented from appearing.

However, it is not possible to completely prohibit the production of fruiting bodies.

Both extreme options, laissez-faire and complete ban, do not meet the needs of the alliance.

He needs Xiaoyu's limited fruiting bodies to displace other, more aggressive slime molds, and in the process deepen his symbiotic relationship with humans - finding a path that benefits both of them.

Chu Guang will appropriately select some players to cooperate with it within a limited range.

"Just ten, he won't be able to bear any more."

He babbles and babbles every day, and is either annoying or annoying to death.

Chu Guang looked at Luo Yu.

"You go back first, I will arrange surgery to install headsets on them...so that they can move outside the shelter."

Luo Yu said with a moved expression.

"Thank you……"

An old father's smile appeared on Chu Guang's face.

"You're welcome, and please continue to take care of it."

Slime molds can't wipe out humans, and the same goes for the other way around.

Even the Alliance of People in the Age of Prosperity could not wipe out all the mosquitoes, flies, and cockroaches on the entire planet, let alone the slime mold that was far more difficult to deal with.

The Post-War Reconstruction Committee has been trying for half a century. There is no need for it to step on something that has been proven to be a trap by its predecessors.

If it is objectively difficult to eliminate it, then reduce its risk as much as possible and eventually make it harmless. This is also a more materialistic approach.

Xiaoyu, who was born from the union, has the potential to be "tameable" and "nearly harmless." This thing is like the brain slug in "Stars". It looks a bit scary, but with the right luck, it may be a good one. Buff.

The mother nest is on the B6 floor of the shelter.

Even if a problem occurs, it can be controlled in the shortest possible time.

Chu Guang looked at Heya who was standing aside.

"I'll leave the follow-up research to you."

Heya's eyes sparkled with interest, and this was her area of ​​interest.

"No problem! Don't worry, just give it to me!"

…

"Wasteland OL" official website:

[Partial areas of the "Biological Laboratory" on the B6 floor are open: the "Slime Mold Symbiote" Buff is now available]

[Slime mold symbiont: "Slime mold symbiont" can be regarded as a special biological prosthetic body. It is essentially the fruiting body of the B6 layer mother nest and does not have self-awareness. Players who plant symbionts will have their recovery ability increased by 100% to 500%, and gain the ability to keratinize and dissimilate part of their body structure, lasting permanently. After death, the BUFF will be reset, the symbiote used will be deleted, and you need to apply again. 】

[Note 1: Since wound repair will cause some body cells in the injured area to be replaced by slime cells, each injury will aggravate the degree of “myxomycetosis” and cannot be removed through surgery. The growth rate of experience value will decrease as the degree of slime mold increases. If the slime mold exceeds 50%, experience will no longer be accumulated, and the archiving function will be turned off. In addition, in order to avoid making one's own NPC feel uncomfortable, if the slime mold transformation reaches more than 50% or the body alienation exceeds the normal range, it is mandatory to wear full protective armor or clothing when going out to public places in the safe area, refer to "NPC Bach". 】

[Note 2: This BUFF is usually only open to players, and requires a contribution level of citizen and a serial level of LV10 or above. 】

[Note 3: Slime mold has no concept of gender. Xiaoyu’s mind is still a child. When accepting the symbiote, please do not express strange wishes to it. In addition, even if direct communication cannot be established between the symbiont and the mother body, please do not let it do strange things. 】

Tails: "!!!Wait a minute, that means...as long as the symbiote is implanted, it is possible to become a tentacle monster!? (✪ω✪)"

Sisi: "Awei, calm down, you will scare Rourou."

Roshan Big Steamed Bun: "(shivering)"

Aoao Sesame Paste: "Ahaha... I feel like if it's Ah Wei, it wouldn't be too scary to transform into a tentacle monster."

Tails: "Eh?! Why?!!!! ∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ"

Aoao Sesame Paste: "Because I don't feel like Awei would hurt others... Why do I feel a little hopeful about you? 0.0"

Sisi: "emmm...Based on what I know about Awei, maybe the first person Awei wants to prank is you."

Aoao Sesame Paste: "???"

Tails: "Hey! (///ω///)"

Sisi: "A little bit disappointed. (Squinting)"

Tails: "Uuuuuuuuah, but it's too difficult to scare Si!!!"

Sisi: "...Ah, it's so scary that I can't move."

Roshan Big Momo: “It’s too perfunctory!”

Tails: "Really? Even Rourou can tell, it will definitely turn into this in the end!"

Aoao Sesame Paste: "Ahaha...haha..."

WC really has mosquitoes: "Quack, quack, the era of goblin technology has finally arrived! (bad smile)"

Ye Shi: "If it turns out to be a mosquito, it will probably be caught by the guards on the spot. (Funny)"

WC is really full of mosquitoes: "Damn! How dare you look down on me! Wait, I will turn into a tentacle monster and be the first to tie you up!"

Ye Shi: "Damn it! Don't mess around!"

Big-eyed debtor: "Brothers are so weird when they play. (Funny)"

Boy and Brick at the construction site: "Hahahaha! I'll take pictures for you!"

Commander of the Spring Water: "Why do you all assume that you will definitely become a tentacle monster... I am just curious about one thing right now. Will you be attacked by the fruiting bodies of other slime molds after living in symbiosis with the slime mold?"

Midnight Killing Chicken: "If I wouldn't be attacked, wouldn't I be able to clear the city center alone?! (Excited)"

Mole on the run in the canyon: "It should be so. Mutant slime mold is just a general term. Different bacterial groups will prey on each other and absorb each other's genetic material. Hasn't this been verified by Bach?"

Commander Quanshui: "I see... It seems that it's not that easy to fix the bug, haha."

Fang Chang: "I think even if there is no verification, logically speaking, Aguang is unlikely to let you have such an obvious bug. (Funny)"

Edge scratching: "Symbiosis with slime mold will lead to experience loss... Is this based on the settings of alien players?"

Fang Chang: "I feel more like referring to bionic prosthetics. Didn't I mention it in the previous update notice? Excessive use of bionic prosthetics will lead to slow growth in the development progress of the base sequence. In other words, experience changes. Less. But the 50% statement is a bit general. I feel that the impact of different sequences should be different. "

Kuangfeng: "Hmm... I personally feel that if the intelligence system is not equipped with brain implanted crystals, using a robotic arm will not provide a debuff without experience debuffs. Instead, it will cause frequent brain nerve overload and gain a small amount of intelligence system experience bonus. The same goes for slime mold. If symbiosis does not affect the brain, even if the slime mold level exceeds 50%, even if it becomes like Butch, the sequence progress can still be accumulated and saved. "

Quit smoking: "Holy shit! The intelligence system has been enhanced to an epic level?!"

Kuangfeng: "It's just a theoretical enhancement. Who knows in practice? Anyway, I can't accept biological prosthetics...it feels weird. (Squints)"

Fang Chang: "+1, I am quite satisfied with my current role, there is no need to stack BUFFs."

Ye Shi: "You are afraid of scaring your Dolly. (Funny)"

Fang Chang: "I don't deny that although the symbiont is different from the general fruiting body and there is no real-time information exchange with the mother nest, it still feels weird to have an extra piece of something that does not belong to you. I suggest you have a partner. It’s more interesting to ask your partner’s opinion. Ah, it doesn’t matter if you’re single (squinting).”

Ye Shi: "MMP! This can also torture a dog, right!!!"

Elf King Fugui: "I vomited!"

Irena: "Am I the only one who wants to eat? (Funny)"

Luo Yu: "Zhuo! What do you think my Xiaoyu is! (angry)"

WC really has mosquitoes: "Hahaha! Now everyone's Xiaoyu! (bad smile)"

Luo Yu: "%￥#@!"

…

The research on mutant slime mold is only one of the many tasks of the alliance. There are more important matters waiting for Chu Guang to deal with.

For example, money issues.

There is never a war that does not cost money, especially when the opponent is the Legion.

The alliance's supplies have never been interrupted from beginning to end, not only because the company helped with transportation, but more importantly because the alliance was willing to spend money on logistics.

During the war, the alliance produced a total of nearly three No. 1 and No. 1 tanks, nearly a thousand "electric mule" transport trucks, dozens of "Dragonfly" transport aircraft and nearly a thousand W-2 attack aircraft.

This does not include the ammunition consumed and the light weapons produced. These vehicles alone are enough to carry the entire population of the alliance!

The production of these equipment consumes not only resources, but also a large amount of the alliance's financial budget.

It is precisely because of this that the alliance's financial deficit has reached a rather alarming figure...

After giving the ministry permission on the B6 floor of the shelter to Heya, Chu Guang followed the schedule Xiaoqi helped him make and went to the conference room of the Alliance Building to summon Charlie, the president of the Trade Union, and the Finance Department. minister.

In the reform a long time ago, the alliance established ten departments including internal affairs, industry, economy, foreign affairs, etc.

The Ministry of Finance is one of them.

Like other departments, all personnel in this department are recruited through examinations.

Among them, the objective questions are probably at the level of high school mathematics. This knowledge will be taught in both full-time schools and night schools for workers.

As for the questions, some of them were voted by players from the Internet, and some were chosen by Chu Guang based on his own needs.

He does not need these people to be proficient. It is enough to be able to learn mathematics, respect natural science, have a materialistic spirit and common sense.

In fact, it is said to be the Finance Department, but in fact the entire department currently only has one office, and there are less than ten people including the people who sort out the files.

On the one hand, there are currently not many people in the league who are qualified for this job, and on the other hand, there really are not that many people needed.

Audit-related work, financial revenue and expenditure, and budget statements of various departments must be completed by AI. The staff of this department must be responsible for cooperating with Chu Guang's macro-level decision-making, improving the details of the decision-making, and making some changes based on his opinions. Specific adjustments.

The nature of the work of this department is closer to that of a secretary than to decision-making.

And this is indeed the case. Some specific decisions were even helped by Elder Charlie, the president of the merchants' union.

Although Hou is not an experienced economics expert, after all, he has been working with merchants in the wasteland for so long, and has dabbled in warehousing, logistics and industrial production. He is still somewhat better than the rookies recruited through these exams. They are more professional.

If the old man didn't want to bother anymore and just wanted to run the business association before retiring, Chu Guang had originally planned to let him serve as the finance minister of the alliance.

Looking at Chu Guang entering the conference room, Minister Sun Ruicai's expression was obviously much more nervous. He held the manuscript in his hand and stood up from his seat with a loud noise.

Compared with old Charlie sitting next to him, he is undoubtedly much younger and has very little qualifications. He has only worked as an ordinary employee in the mint before.

Before receiving the appointment letter, he didn't even think that he would be selected. He just saw everyone taking the exam and tried it himself. Unexpectedly, he actually got the first place in the exam.

Since he has never had any work experience in a management position, he often worries that he is not qualified for the job. Therefore, he has been very careful at work for fear of betraying the trust and cultivation placed in him by the management.

However, no matter how careful he was, he could not change the deficit on the financial statements.

That thing was automatically calculated by AI, and there was not even a little room for modification.

Before the meeting started, he was already prepared to be scolded by his management.

However, the development of the situation was beyond his expectation. The manager did not blame him, but gave him a comforting look.

"Sit down and talk. Don't be so nervous. I have an idea of ​​the financial situation...I'm here today to solve the problem."

"Yes, sir."

Seeing Chu Guang's elegant and easy-going expression, Sun Ruicai breathed a sigh of relief, loosened his grip on the manuscript with his index finger and thumb, and slowly sat back on the chair.

Seeing that the young man had regained his composure, Chu Guang continued.

"Let's get started."

"Damn it!" Sun Ruicai nodded quickly and read from the manuscript, "According to the summary of various departments, the alliance's financial deficit this year has reached 1.17 billion silver coins, of which military expenditures are as high as 900 million, accounting for 76.9% of the total budget... …”

1.17 billion!

For an alliance with a total population of less than one hundred thousand, this number is actually quite terrifying.

This is equivalent to each alliance resident being burdened with a debt of 5850 silver coins, which is 487.5 per month, even exceeding the alliance's legal minimum monthly income of 360 silver coins!

Of course, the account cannot be calculated like this.

Chu Guang knew very well that at least 70% of the financial deficit of 1.17 billion silver coins was remuneration paid to players, and at least half of this remuneration returned to him through "technology export".

This income is not included in the financial report because the "technology export" is done in the name of the shelter organization, and the funds will be temporarily deposited in the organization account of Shelter No. 404.

Including the construction of player save points, the operating expenses of save points, and the payment of salaries to NPCs who work for players, etc., are all drawn from this account.

When the accounts are settled at the end of the year, most of the money will enter the alliance's treasury in the name of "Shelter 404 Donation."

Even though he has two hands on both sides, it is still somewhat awkward to use the alliance's treasury to benefit the residents of the shelter.

Even if no one says anything now, it can easily create hidden dangers in the future.

As the size of the alliance increases day by day, many things that could be done casually in the past will gradually become formalized in the future.

According to the data provided by Xiaoqi, including the repayment at the end of the year, the final deficit of the alliance's treasury is about 600 million.

This number is not small.

Compared with 1.17 billion, it is still much smaller.

Looking at Chu Guang who was deep in thought, Charlie coughed slightly and said.

"...The war has put too much pressure on finances. Although you brought back a lot of trophies from the front line, it is difficult to directly convert those things into money, especially such a large amount."

After a pause, he continued.

"...This is just our internal debt. In fact, it doesn't matter. All it takes is a word from you to start the money printing press. The more troublesome thing is the external debt. Take the debt of Boulder City as an example. You first borrowed it from Boulder City. 200 million chips, and for this amount alone, the principal and interest that needs to be repaid by the end of the year will be as high as 5 million. "

"In addition, we have successively borrowed some medium and long-term debts. The total debt scale has reached 100 million chips, and the total principal and interest that need to be repaid by the end of the year has exceeded 10 million chips."

When he said this, Charlie pressed his wrinkled brow with a slightly troubled expression.

There were things he had wanted to say a long time ago.

That is because the alliance spends money too fast!

In order to make the respected manager realize the seriousness of the problem, he unconsciously increased his tone.

"If you don't plan to completely wipe out this debt, or use our Cr reserves and Boulder City Bank trading chips... I suggest starting from today to adopt a more conservative financial strategy. At least for the next three years, We need to tighten our belts and try to reduce the debt as much as possible before the industry we invest in produces sufficient returns.”

"Otherwise, the foreign exchange earned from export trade every year will be used to pay off debts. Apart from printing money and watching silver coins become less and less valuable, I'm afraid we can't do anything!"