This Game Is Too Realistic

"㩙...㩙million?! Silver coins?!"

Scientific expedition team, Prosperity Era Relic Recovery Registration Office.

A sudden scream floated out from the closed reception room, disturbing everyone who was queuing up with numbers.

People craned their necks to look at Fang Yan in the reception room, with expressions of envy and even greed on their faces.

Without asking, they could all guess what happened in that small room. After all, they were "hunters" who specialized in this business.

A long time ago, the alliance's scientific expedition team opened a channel to recover relics of the Prosperity Era for a fee.

Now, the "Archaeology" Alliance has developed a mature industry chain.

Some people are responsible for registration, some are responsible for appraisal, some are responsible for valuation and acquisition, and some are responsible for cheating and picking up leaks.

For scavengers who have picked up treasures, if they choose the recycling channel of the scientific expedition group, they only need to bring the things over to fill out a form, and then wait patiently for up to 7 working days to get the identification results. The final decision is whether to shake their heads or Just nod.

For customers who do not want to sell, the scientific expedition team will not force them, and they can take away what they bring.

However, since the prices offered by those researchers were very good, most people would readily sign.

Many scavengers even come here from the eastern provinces and even the territory of the Science and Technology Commission to trade treasures. After all, the reputation of the alliance is obvious to all visitors to the wasteland.

If you're lucky, a well-preserved relic from the Prosperity Era can be sold for a sky-high price of hundreds of thousands of silver coins, and you can rest easy for the rest of your life.

Even if the scientific expedition team doesn't take a fancy to it, people from the museum or Camp 101 may still pick it up, and some blue jackets from Vault 404 may also be collected.

For example, the big boss who runs Goblin Technology often spends a lot of money to buy things that look like nothing, but actually have nothing at all, and take them back.

Many scavengers even use this as a excuse.

In the past, many mercenary groups from Boulder City also switched careers to this after the inner city collapsed.

Occasionally, they will cooperate with the blue jackets in Vault 404 to open up some distant ruins.

But the seven-digit recycling price...

Even the big guys who make a living out of picking up trash haven’t heard it for a while.

Everyone hummed and whispered, guessing what treasure the lucky guy had picked up.

"I guess I picked up a spaceship or something."

"I guess it's a Titan!"

"It's not like... someone from the academy really picked it up eight lifetimes ago."

"I guess I found this treasure from some deserted nook and cranny."

"That's right...except for places like that, even if there were good things, they were probably dragged away by people from the War and Construction Committee."

Theoretically, the Zhan Construction Committee has the most complete information, and the people who know best where to find good things in the wasteland are the organizers.

In the era of the Big Three, the college "inherited" the archaeological clues of the Zhan Construction Committee, and scraped away the areas that the Zhan Construction Committee had not been able to clean up for half a century, and it lasted for a century and a half.

One can only imagine how many real treasures are left in this wasteland.

While everyone was talking about it, in the reception room with the door closed, a man with tanned skin and rosy skin opened his eyes wide in surprise.

One million silver coins!

When he heard this number, Ma Jinwei thought his ears were broken.

However, the researcher was not joking and handed him a stamped list.

"Of course it's silver coins. If you want other currencies, I can ask your superiors to apply."

"No, no more, just silver coins!"

Ma Jinwei smiled honestly.

The reason why he smiled like this was not because of how honest he was, but simply because he had never seen so much money in his life, and for a moment he didn't know what expression to make.

More than half a month ago, he was farming in Mafu Town, but he didn't expect that the iron block in the old warehouse could make him such a big fortune.

He only remembered that his grandfather had towed it from the city more than 100 miles away. He originally planned to repair the thing and use it as a tractor. He thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out how to start the tractor, so he threw it in the warehouse. Eaten into ashes.

It wasn't until recently when the Community Torch declared war and he saw the letter sent back by the mayor that he remembered that he could drag this thing out to exchange for money. So after much hesitation, he finally made up his mind to rent a train car and put this thing away. Transported to Shuguang City to try his luck.

He vaguely remembered that when the loading and unloading crane at Groom Town Station loaded this thing onto the train, the staff from Dawn City looked at him with strange expressions.

It was like looking at a monster.

After checking the amount on the card, Ma Jinwei immediately put his fingerprint on the list and even wanted to give some to the two researchers who helped with the payment. However, he was shocked and refused with his hands waving in confusion.

The funding and treatment of the scientific expedition team can be said to be the highest in the entire alliance.

Although their salary is not as exaggerated as seven figures, they basically have enough food and clothing, and there is no need to risk being targeted by the Guards for a small sum of money. .

What's more, most of them are not a scientific expedition team for money, but for the complete management of their ideal of ending the wasteland era.

In the wasteland, all those who possess the knowledge or skills of the Prosperous Era have some nostalgia and yearning for that great era in their hearts.

"...Friend, you don't want this kind of thing to test us. Besides, we are just on duty to register, and appraisals and valuations are handled by people from different traditions. Even if you give us gifts, it will not matter. of."

Ma Jinwei actually didn't understand the researcher's dumbfounding refusal.

After all, there are not so many complicated doorways and weird businesses in Groom Town.

Seeing that they refused to accept any "filial piety", he could only rub the back of his head and try to smooth things over with an embarrassed smile.

"This, this is it...haha, thank you for your hard work."

The researcher said with a smile.

"It's not hard work. We have our own performance. In two months, we will coordinate with other departments to do research work. If you find anything else, you can still come to this office."

"Okay! If there is another time, I will definitely come over! Thank you, I'll go then." Ma Jinwei was smiling with his hands nowhere to rest, nodding his head as he walked to the door of his house.

When he returns to town, he might be able to use the money to open a hotel.

However, it seems that there is no need to visit Mafu Town. The place called "Kun Town" is obviously more lively.

Recently, many guests who got off the bus at Mafu Town were from there. He also heard that the Alliance wanted to build a Weifu City there, just like the Luoye City in the northwest.

Maybe he could take the money and try his luck there.

After all, it is still too difficult to make a fortune from farming.

Of course, before that, he had to have some fun with his good buddies in the town.

He promised that if he really got money in exchange, he would treat them to a drink...

"You walk slowly, by the way... go this way."

Seeing that he was about to leave through the front door, the researcher thought of something and pulled him aside to the back door leading to the safety corridor.

This guy just shouted loudly, I'm afraid everyone outside will know that he has 5 million in his pocket.

Although there is no need to worry within the alliance's territory, it is difficult to say in the wasteland.

Ma Jinwei was stunned for a moment, but then he understood. He quickly smiled and nodded his thanks, and then walked out of the back door in three steps.

The office became quiet.

The researcher who was sitting in front of the computer and said nothing glanced at the one standing there.

"Is 5 million too much?"

He always had a feeling that even if he gave the guy tens of millions, he might have to throw away all his money. It was better to let the money be spent in a little more meaningful way.

Maybe they should open a money management fund and market it to those lucky people who "make money by pure luck".

For this reason, he also made this suggestion to his superiors, but it was a pity that such a meaningful suggestion was rejected by his superiors.

The researcher who was responsible for receiving customers was thinking about something else and answered with a smile.

"It's not much, Meissner effect armor... If you can get that thing, two zeros will be considered cheap."

Whether in terms of economic value or military value, this thing is definitely worth so much money.

At present, the alliance has mastered two shield technologies. Both deflector shields and nitrogen shields have their own weaknesses.

For example, the former is not good at dealing with low-speed, guided weapons, and because the technical principle is realized by driving gravitons, and this technology also belongs to the era of prosperity, it consumes a lot of energy.

As for the latter, it is not good at dealing with high-speed and high-energy particle rays, and can only be used in standard atmospheric environments.

Meissner effect armor is different from these two, its characteristic is to specifically restrain metal weapons. Since most hard armor-piercing weapons are made of alloy materials, especially the electromagnetic guns that were widely used during the Prosperity Era, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the nemesis of "hard core armor-piercing bullets".

To use a simple metaphor, assuming that the deflector shield and the Meissner effect armor use the same capacitor and energy supply device, the front shield can block 1 to 2 electromagnetic gun shots, and the rear shield can block the blast. 3~4 shots.

It is said that during the three-year war, some captains of the People's Federation, under special circumstances, even considered turning off the deflector shield and activating the Meissner effect armor with higher defense efficiency to counter the dense firepower network created by the rebel fleet through mass launchers. , in order to increase the overall resistance efficiency of the fleet against metal warheads.

If lucked out, this might become a technology that could affect the course of the war.

Judging from the limited information, all companies must master this technology.

The researcher sitting in front of the computer turned the pen in his hand and made a helpless expression.

"That makes sense... I just think it makes no sense to give him this money. You have also seen that he is not worthy of so much wealth. In other words, this thing is worth so much money. If you find it People don’t deserve it at all.”

If it were a resident of Vault 404, he might not have any objections.

After all, those guys really paid for their lives in the most dangerous places in the wasteland, unlike that confused farmer who made a fortune just because of good luck.

After listening to what he said, the researcher responsible for receiving customers smiled.

"Meaning, my friend, don't say that. 'Meaning' is the thing that cannot withstand scrutiny. If you have to think about whether it is meaningful when doing anything, then the final result must be that all emotions are meaningless. Meaningful.”

The researcher sitting in front of the computer looked at him.

"What's the meaning?"

After walking to the coffee machine and pouring himself a cup of coffee, the researcher responsible for receiving customers said slowly.

"It means that the close relative of realism is nihilism. After all, people's likes, angers, likes and dislikes are ever-changing. If you feel that they are not worthy today, you will feel that they are not worthy tomorrow, so we must set a goal that must not be vague. rules and ensure their impartial implementation. Even if one day this rule becomes outdated, it must be changed after full discussion...not based on your or my evaluation.”

This is the speech delivered by Yin Fangxian at the third internal meeting of the scientific expedition team.

That big guy is indeed a senior talent from the academy. He is very good at both academic and management work. I heard that he built the entire alliance's scientific research/archaeological system with his own hands.

To be honest, he admired that Yin Fang in his heart, especially after learning about that guy's legendary experience.

The researcher sitting in front of the computer shrugged his shoulders, reached out boredly, clicked on the screen, and selected the next lucky person on the list.

"I'm not interested in that kind of thing. I just want to finish the work here as soon as possible and do something meaningful in the laboratory."

The researcher holding the coffee said with a smile.

"The marks for the professional positions must be completed. This is also to familiarize you with the business processes of the scientific expedition team. I have one month left, and you only have three months left, so just endure it a little longer."

…

Weifu military base.

In the office of the supreme commander of the coalition forces, Chu Guang called Yin Fangxin through the Southern Construction Corps construction shelter line and listened to the latter report the entire incident.

After understanding what happened, his mood was probably the same as when he was playing "Civilization 6" and watching the tribe of founders share the "Doomsday Mech" technology "Eureka" with him, and he felt confused and confused. So completely reasonable.

After calming down, he asked Yu.

"Where was this thing found?"

He could guess what Chu Guang was concerned about. Yin Fang understood it and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I've arranged for your 'wanjia' to go investigate near that coordinate."

Chu Guang nodded when he heard the words, and a smile spread on his face.

It seems that Yin Fang has mastered the player's usage skills proficiently, and this guy no longer needs his own personal guidance.

But soon he became curious again about what the "nearly complete" Prowler tank looked like.

If he hadn't just been on the front line for a few days, he really wanted to get on the airship immediately and go back to see for himself the war weapons of the Prosperity Era.

Seeing Chu Guang's impatient expression, Yin Fang took a sip of coffee and continued talking with a smile.

"...To be honest, I didn't expect that the sticky symbiosis you made could actually make such an interesting thing... a Prowler tank equipped with Meissner effect armor. This thing is much rarer than power armor. Well, the People's Federation has only built a few units in total. The inventory with production numbers was recycled by the War and Construction Committee more than a century ago. It is estimated that only the Legion and the Great Rift Valley can see it. "

Chu Guang asked Yu curiously.

"The academy doesn't have one?"

Yin Fang shook his head.

"In my impression, they have not made a complete Prowler tank. However, with their technical reserves, it is not difficult to reproduce the Meissner effect armor. But you also know how scarce helium-3 resources are. So in my impression, only some senior researchers’ research ships are equipped with similar defense capabilities.”

When he said this, Yin Fang's voice had a meaningful tone, and there was quite a bit of advice in it.

Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

Indeed.

Helium 3 is a big problem.

Even in the Age of Prosperity, there are still a large number of untapped mineral deposits on the earth. There are even "garbage mines" unique to the Wasteland Era, as well as "seabed mineral deposits" that were listed as ecological reserves in the pre-war era and mining was prohibited, etc.

However, helium-3 is brought by the solar wind and is protected by the magnetic field and atmosphere, so the earth's reserves are very small. If you want to do it, you either have to go to the moon, or you have to go to a place like Mercury, or you have to dig old graves from the Age of Prosperity.

It is precisely because of the special nature of helium-3 resources that the "managers" in the wasteland have to face a special trouble -

That is, whether to use advanced technology from the Age of Prosperity.

The Alliance has been using wood generators for a while. It is obviously not as good as a nuclear fusion reactor, but it is still quite convenient compared to solar power generation that requires energy storage equipment. Moreover, the most indispensable thing at that time was wood, and it was very convenient to obtain fuel. They even installed the same generator on the truck.

However, there is a fatal problem.

Limited by various factors such as energy magnitude and acquisition efficiency, wood-burning generators can only support technology in the middle and late energy era at best, let alone black technology in the Prosperity Era, and cannot even support it. Propeller planes take to the sky.

If the alliance had continued to use traditional energy, I am afraid that it is still competing with Boulder City for survival resources and would not have developed as much as it did later.

However, if we use more advanced energy, we will bear another risk, that is, the unsustainability of helium-3 resources.

As for how to use the limited resources at hand, companies, colleges, and legions have all adopted completely different approaches.

The same goes for alliances.

When Chu Guang makes every decision, in addition to weighing the pros and cons of a single field such as politics, economy, military, technology, production, culture, etc., he must also consider the strategic reserves of the alliance from an overall perspective. Whether it can be supported.

For example, power armor, as an individual soldier's equipment, consumes relatively few resources. One battery can even be used to scrap the armor. Therefore, with the alliance's nuclear energy resource reserves, it is more than enough to maintain a strength of several hundred power armor units.

But if these hundreds of "Xiaguang" powered armors were equipped with deflector shields or Meissner effect armor, the resources of one thousand cubic meters of helium 3 would be tight in an instant.

Investing too much strategic resources in the military may even affect the supply of fusion reactors in Xizhou, which is related to the stability of production and living facilities within the entire alliance.

Therefore, he would rather accept expensive equipment such as power armor and scrap it in battle, rather than build energy and expensive shields for these non-strategic weapons. At most, he would approve a few experimental units to test the feasibility of the technical route.

After all, in most cases, even if these equipment are completely scrapped and cannot be repaired, the fusion batteries inside can be recycled, and the loss is only some money.

This is also the most realistic reason why deflector shields and nitrogen shields are difficult to install on a large scale.

Chu Guang could hear Yin Fang reminding himself in those words that even with the academy's energy reserves, he was more inclined to seal this technology instead of deploying it on a large scale to the army to improve combat capabilities.

As for the Legion, it’s even more straightforward. We simply don’t reversely dismantle the treasures we have. Use whatever you have. When you’re done with it, use the “Wild Boar” or “Bison”, self-produced and self-developed “real antiques” or “hybrid” ones. antique".

The longer time passes and the further the world moves away from the era of prosperity, the more obvious the advantages of those Willantes who have adapted to the wasteland in advance will become.

After all, given the current situation in outer space, it is almost impossible to restore Earth-to-Moon flights, and the legacy of the Prosperity Era is destined to be exhausted one day.

"...It's such a pity that such an interesting technology can't be put to use." Chu Guang sighed, but he was thinking about another thing in his heart.

Although the equipment at the tactical level is not used, you can try the equipment at the strategic level.

According to what Yin Fang said before, this thing is simply the nemesis of the electromagnetic gun.

Wasn't it true that the Confederate Alliance on the southern front was overwhelmed by the "cannons" of the Northern Confederate battleships?

If you put a shield on the friendly fleet, I wonder if you can regain some advantage.

However, rather than deciding the outcome at sea, other players seem to place more hope on the "Diving Navigation Ship" under construction.

Chu Guang secretly thought that he might give this card to Fang Chang and others to play, regardless of whether it would be useful in the end.

Mistaking Chu Guang for feeling lost, Yin Fang then comforted him.

"Actually, if you think about it from another angle, the real value of this thing may not all be on the battlefield. The technology we can recover from it is far more than just the 'superconducting shield', but also includes a total of 30 fields in energy, materials, and information processing. "Multiple sub-technologies, especially superconducting materials and high-performance capacitors under certain conditions, most of which are not open to us by our allies."

The college and the alliance have reached a scientific research cooperation agreement, and the company has also launched a number of cooperations with the alliance in the production field. However, the technical interoperability between the two parties is not unimpeded.

Especially these key technologies.

They only did it after a lot of blood, and it is impossible to open it to outsiders due to emotions and reasons.

Listening to the comforting voice on the other end of the phone, Chu Guang leaned back on his chair and said with a smile.

"This aspect is beyond my ability. I will trouble you more."

Scientific research is probably the only area where it is difficult for him to get help from reality.

In fact, very early on, he tried to introduce some truly capable young scholars from the previous world and observed their gaming behavior.

Including Professor Guang Feng from NTU who was the first to enter the game, followed later by [Lone Wolf of the End of the World], and worked under a certain academician [Giggle], etc.

They are different from half-baked engineers like mosquitoes. They are real researchers. They not only have strong receptivity, but also have rich front-line work experience.

However, due to the large generation gap in basic theory and differences in professional terms and terminology, many things in this game are no different to them from "game settings" or even "magic", so their progress has been very slow. , and many times I ponder it with a skeptical attitude.

Weighing the inestimable risks and extremely limited benefits, Chu Guang ultimately did not interfere with their game progress and only maintained limited observation.

However, judging from Xiaoqi's continuous observation of many projects, they may not be able to complete the first generation of controllable nuclear fusion technology until death, and it will be difficult to make further progress.

As for the second-generation controllable nuclear fusion, in terms of the basis of the "real world", it is equivalent to a singularity above the singularity. Even research on it is probably in vain.

And that's if he doesn't cause trouble.

If he really wants to cause trouble, even if he just uses the dog planning permission to "secretly change" a parameter or a formula, it will make them work in vain for several years, and they may even have no idea about the technical ideas in "Wasteland OL". hope.

After all, in the eyes of a small number of "informed people", there are too many "unreasonable" things in "Wasteland OL", which is equivalent to an olive branch extended by extraterrestrial civilization.

If a "higher civilization" that "did not show any malicious intent" believes that a certain technical route is undesirable, then from the standpoint of a "junior", it is naturally a more rational choice to choose other technical routes to try. .

"...You're too polite. This is my job. If I don't do something real, how can I be worthy of the coffee machines you gave me?"

Yin Fang replied with a teasing tone, then suddenly remembered something again, and then spoke.

"By the way, one more thing. The Southern Alliance wants us to set up a branch of the scientific expedition team in the round island and Coral City. In fact, the conditions they offer are pretty good, and the education rate there is as good as yours. Understanding 㱕 can bring some fresh blood to our scientific expedition team. ”

Chu Guang hesitated.

"Have they got Coral City back?"

On the holographic screen, Yin Fang made a helpless expression.

"Obviously they are still fighting for it. I guess they want to use your power... But to be honest, I'm not very good at these things, so it's up to you to decide."

After thinking for a moment, Chu Guang spoke.

"If you think they are sincere in offering a cooperation plan, I think it is acceptable. As for Coral City, I will let the players who operate there think of a way."

He has taken over Vault 70 from Sun Yuechi. The islands of the Southern Alliance are also accepting of the alliance's governance methods and concepts. In the end, there is a high probability that like Boulder City, they will unite with the survivors of the River Valley Province, and even Maybe the United Nations will be more thorough than Boulder City.

After all, they have the same origin, and their concepts are more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In this case, there is nothing to hesitate about.

What's more, the coral city located under the sea has probably been targeted by other young players for a long time. Maybe they don't need him to send a special mission to encourage it.

After getting permission from [Chu Guang], Yin Fang's face showed a happy smile.

"Okay, then it's decided. It's so pleasant."

After saying the last thing, Yin Fang hung up the phone and continued to do his own research.

Chu Guang, who was leaning on the chair, planned to rest for a while, but before Ibos's "daughter" X-16 could finish brewing the tea, another call came from the Academy's Alpha Task Force.

"...We plan to launch an offensive against Blood Mountain tomorrow, and I would like to apply for coalition artillery support."

As he spoke, the commander with a weak facial expression sent over the battle plan.

Chu Guang clicked on it and saw that there were dozens of G's. He felt a headache. So before clicking on the content, he sent it to Vanus with a swipe of his index finger.

"...No problem, I will let all ministries provide necessary support for your attack according to the action plan."

The commander nodded, politely left a "thank you" and simply hung up the phone.

It was surprisingly refreshing to talk to this guy, and Chu Guang found that he had slightly changed his stereotype of the academy.

It seems that the Wandering Swamp is not full of people who like to beat around the bush.

But the embarrassing thing is that this guy's sense of presence is really low.

As the nominal supreme commander of the coalition forces, Chu Guang found that he could not remember that guy's name.

"...Xiao Qi, what is the name of the commander sent by the academy?"

Sitting on his shoulder, Xiao Qi retrieved the information in the database and quickly answered: "Hmm... Alpha Zero? That's the name in the record."

Alpha Zero?

Chu Guang, who was taking the black tea from the tray in X-16's hand, couldn't help but was slightly stunned.

What surprised him was not the strange name, but that he had forgotten such a unique name.

Chu Guang took a sip of tea and muttered softly.

"It's really weird..."