Chapter 100: Adventuring Loving Players, It's Finally Your Turn

"Okay, stop playing in the water and come out, all of you."

Chu Guang walked into the public bathrooms in Zone A on level B2, knocking on the doors one by one and chasing the players out like ducks out of the bathrooms.

"Wait, wait, I just got in!"

"Hurry up and get dressed."

"Okay, okay, don't open the door."

"I will give you a minute."

"!!!"

When driving these players out, Chu Guang suddenly felt like a charter landlady in the movie

Kung Fu

.

But he had no choice.

He couldn't rely on those players to leave by themselves. There was already a long line of people at the entrance of the public bathroom.

Almost every player in the shelter came here to line up, and there was barely anyone working on the surface, which was simply outrageous.

After gathering the players crowded in the public bathroom of Zone A in the lobby, Chu Guang looked around at the players and spoke in a serious tone.

"There's a piece of good news. Just half a day ago, because of our outstanding performance, the organization has increased our funding."

"From now on, level B2 of the shelter has been opened to our advanced teams. Your dormant cabins will be available in the future. They will also be transferred to Zone B to live with the next batch of reinforcements."

"Though there are nearly complete living facilities here, far superior to those on level B1, I still hope you don’t overindulge in the excellent living environment in front of you. You should look at things from a long-term perspective."

"Rebuilding a utopia in the world is our objective and promise we made when we took the oath."

"In order to save the valuable energy and water resources of the shelter, we now need to pay for the use of drinking water, showers, and public toilets."

"You’ll pay a copper coin for each use to the bathroom and an additional copper coin will be charged for every ten minutes that happen after half an hour. It will cost 3 copper coins to use the shower, and an additional 10 for every ten minutes after half an hour. The drinking fountain will cost 1 copper coin per two hundred milliliters of water, and both cold and hot water are charged at the same rate."

"Before using the facility, you need to pay the fee to the administrator's assistant, and the permissions will be bound to the VM device. The camera will record the user's identity and the length of use. It is forbidden to use the same device for two or more people. Using the device outside the rule will cause the device to be locked and the offender will be punished. In addition, if you incur extra charges, you have to settle the bill within the next day or you won’t be able to use the facilities normally.”

The access permission for the cameras had already been given to Little Seven.

It could accurately identify the duration of a facility usage of each player. Little Seven could operate directly in the background, and deduct the pre-deposited fees as required.

Management by AI was much more efficient than manual management.

What’s that? Arrears are troublesome to manage?

Don't have them then.

In his territory, hard-working players are unlikely to be short of money.

Although the players felt that it was a shame after hearing the administrator's announcement, it was not unacceptable.

As they knew, luxury VIP value-added services would incur extra costs. Taking a shower in the shelter was much more comfortable than taking a shower outside, and they did not need to worry about running out of water.

At least the generous administrator did not copy

Tencent’s

business model, creating a membership service where there would be an entry fee, water fee, and even a queueing fee.

"Damn it! I was kicked out just halfway through the shower. I feel like I suffered a huge loss.

Wuwu

."

"You suffered my ass! At least you’ve experienced it. I haven’t even gotten a chance to use it yet!"

"3 copper coins per use?! This price is three times the outside price. I'd rather go to the lake."

"Are you crazy? It's freezing outside, and you want to take a bath in the lake? Are you not scared of wild monsters?"

"Wait, you can finish washing in half an hour?! This is very unreasonable. Why do I have to pay 3 copper coins every ten minutes after half an hour?"

"You can also come out and go in again. But that will only work if there is no one outside. If there are too many people, you may have to line up again."

"I also think it is unreasonable. I can finish washing up in ten minutes. Why do I have to pay 3 copper coins? Can’t I only pay 1 copper coin?"

Looking at the chattering and noisy players, Chu Guang clapped his hands and ushered them to the elevator.

"Now, go upstairs and move your nurturing cabins down," Chu Guang spoke suddenly, "Rooms 1-100 are currently released in Zone B on level B2. Starting from the player with the highest contribution points, everyone can have a room as your resurrection point. Hurry up, and don't just stand here. You can still pick your room now, but it will be randomly assigned later."

At the urging of the administrator, the players finally dispersed and ran back upstairs to carry their nurturing cabins down.

Soon, the hall on the second basement floor was filled with nurturing cabins.

Including the ten players who had just entered the game, almost all eighty one players without missions gathered.

Each of the nurturing cabins had a specific number that corresponded to the player's own user ID, so they would not get confused.

Then started the segment of the players choosing their own rooms.

As veteran players who entered the game the earliest, the members of the Bull and Horse Squad undoubtedly had the highest contribution points, and successfully got rooms 1-4.

Then came Mosquito and Teng Teng; one took number 6 and the other took number 8.

After them came Tomato Eggs, who was a chef in two versions of the game and a butcher in one version of the game, and Yaya, who made a fortune from the leech lair.

The two found out that all the lucky single-digit numbers were taken, so they decisively chose 66 and 88.

The numbers were a little bit far down, but they were great.

As for the decisions of others... Nothing mattered!

In less than half an hour, almost all the rooms were allocated. As for the players who were on duty at the outposts and abandoned tire factories, their rooms were randomly allocated.

The players happily dragged their own nurturing cabins to their corresponding rooms.

As for the extra beds, Chu Guang asked the players to move them upstairs.

In the future, level B1 would be reserved for himself and the core NPCs who needed to go to the surface frequently.

As for the remaining 100 rooms in Zone B on the B2 floor, he could consider taking in some technicians or special talents gathered from the wasteland to occupy them.

It was best to gather people who came from shelters so that their blood would be purer and the knowledge system would be relatively more complete.

After settling all the players, Chu Guang came to the surface and found Hein pacing back and forth in the open space of the nursing home.

Seeing Chu Guang, the merchant from Red River Town grinned and his eyes lit up. He immediately greeted with a smile, "My friend, you finally woke up. I almost wanted to go down to look for you."

Chu Guang smiled faintly. "I'm afraid you won't be able to use this elevator."

"I know, that’s why I didn't even try," Hein smiled and continued, "Just a moment ago, I got a piece of good news from my most powerful assistant, Wen. The caravan from Red River Town has already set off, and it is expected to arrive within three days. We can complete the transaction at the tire factory!"

Chu Guang did not ask how Hein got the news.

Radio was not a very high-end technology, and besides radio, there were obviously many other communication methods in the world that he had never heard of.

For example, the signal transmission between the player's helmets, the clones, and the nurturing cabins was obviously not carried out by using radios as the medium. Otherwise, it was impossible to achieve no latency.

"I hope you have brought what I want." Chu Guang said while looking at him.

"Of course, this was what we agreed upon." Hein took off his hat and bowed, his face filled with piety and respect, "Honesty and trustworthiness is my motto."

Chu Guang had already gotten used to his acting skills, so he just smiled faintly without giving any comment.

If I believe your nonsense, the weeds on my grave might already be two feet high! Hehe... If I was a little less lucky, I might not even have a grave.

...

With the destruction of the Bloodhand Clan, the largest marauder group in the northern suburbs was completely destroyed.

Now there was a flag of Shelter 404 planted on the roof of the abandoned tire factory, and the people holding iron-barreled rifles that stood guard on the wall were all dressed in blue coats.

Until new marauder forces targeted this area, the survivors in this area would get a short period of peace.

In game terminology, it could be summarized as follows... Due to the heroic battles of the players, the local area’s level of loot has dropped by three levels, and its prosperity has increased by one level.

At the same time, the regional reputation of Shelter 404 has increased by a hundred, neutral survivor power relationship has increased by ten, caravan frequency has increased by 10%, neutral NPCs are 10% more likely to join the shelter...

Those were the contents updated by Chu Guang on the official website for only players and non-testing players to brag about and be proud of.

In fact, he also discovered that not everyone in the forum believed that the game really existed, and many people simply thought that they were merely roleplaying.

But even so, so many people were still discussing the game so seriously, and it was quite interesting to read their thoughts. Just like the early

MUD

games, more than 90% of the content was supplemented by people’s imagination.

However, as one of the most widely circulated urban legends in the current gaming circle, even if it was necessary to fill in a lot of personal information to apply for a test qualification, there were still many new players enthusiastically signing up.

Their motives were actually very simple.

The closed alpha qualification meant that they would also have a special icon in the forum. That meant that when chatting with other players, their words would be more convincing than non-testing players without a special icon.

However, the expressions on their faces when the helmets appeared at their door were probably extremely interesting.

Enough with the parallel world. With the introduction of the VM, players' enthusiasm for exploration has almost reached its peak.

Even when the snow got heavier outside, it still could not stop them from exploring the map. After all, watching the map fog disappear little by little from the screen was a pretty stress-relieving feeling.

The key was that it was quite convenient to operate. They just needed to walk along the line.

If it weren't for Chu Guang limiting the exploration area, forbidding them to go northward into the wilderness and deep into the city, maybe they would’ve explored all the way to Boulder Town.

Of course, there was an even higher possibility that they would die along the way.

There were almost no roads to go to Boulder Town from Shelter 404. Players either had to follow the wreckage of the viaduct and detour to the west, or find a way to pass through large tracts of ruins and collapsed tall buildings.

The cold winter would only make their journey more dangerous.

Their deaths would be a trivial matter. The trouble was that he would have to release a corpse-collection mission and find a way to retrieve their bodies and VM.

Especially the VM; it is more valuable than the player's corpse. It would cost them forty silver coins after all!

In addition to the players, the only two aboriginal NPCs in the outpost, a Weapon Shop Owner and a Warehouse Manager, were also equipped with the NPC-specific VM by Chu Guang.

With the help of a teleprompter, the work efficiency of the two of them has really improved a lot. At least they don't need to ask the players to repeat what they want again and again when buying and selling things.

"The snow is getting thicker."

On the wall of the abandoned tire factory, looking at the silver frost-covered streets, street lights, broken vehicles, and buildings, the heavily armed Chu Guang suddenly sighed softly.

Such heavy snow would definitely affect the industrial production of the outpost.

Even if the players are not afraid of the cold, feel no pain, and can beat the severe cold with the will of workers, they would still suffer frostbite or even more serious problems.

However, he still couldn’t allow them to continue making steel within the confines of the warmth of the walls.

Standing next to him, Hein couldn't guess what Chu Guang was thinking, but he smiled and offered his compliments.

"This year is estimated to be colder than last year. The survivors in this area will have a hard time. But you don’t need to worry, this won’t affect your shelter."

Chu Guang did not respond to him, but just kept looking north.

The cold north wind howled, pushing flurries of falling snow in the sky.

Behind the misty snow, several figures gradually appeared.

Hein's reaction was faster than Chu Guang's. His eyes immediately lit up, and his face was full of joy as he looked at Chu Guang who was standing next to him. "Sir! Our caravan is here!"