Chapter 366.1: It's Reasonable To Be Expensive. It's From Ideal City After All...

[7. Fixed a few bugs...]

After reading the update announcement, Ye Wei briefly summarized the content. Simply put, more bionic prosthetics had been launched.

Some were imported from Boulder Town. Some were from Ideal City.

In addition, a new higher title of Apprentice Knight has been introduced.

Knowing Light's usual tactics, it's not hard to imagine that he would soon introduce the level of Intermediate Knight and Senior Knight.

Is this trying to mimic the Brotherhood of Steel?

But then again, titles like these are just like

Penguin's

membership levels... They were merely parlor tricks to give people a sense of achievement.

What did it matter even if someone gained the title of ‘Duke’, or even ‘Emperor’? It wasn’t as though they were an actual emperor...

The real key information in the update was the benefits that they would gain!

"1,000 square meters of land and the rights to purchase exoframes... Damn!"

"When did Doggy Light become so generous?!" Shocked by the new contribution level privileges, Ye Wei stared at his computer in shock.

He almost wanted to stand up and roll back to his bedroom to put on his helmet and check out what the exoframe looked like in the NPC store.

However, seeing the requirement of 100,000 contribution points, he deflated like a punctured ball and slumped back into his chair.

100,000... That was double the threshold for to be an Advanced Citizen!

How long would he need to grind to reach that level?

Ye Wei remembered his contribution points were just over 80,000, which was already top-tier in the server. Old White might possess slightly more points, but not by much.

That would mean he would need to grind enough to make him an Intermediate Citizen twice from a newcomer to reach the next title...

Night Ten: Kneeling to beg Brother Light for a feature to exchange silver coins for contribution points! QAQ

Though he knew such a balance-breaking feature would never appear in Wasteland Online, Ye Wei still posted the message in the comments section in the update announcement.

He didn’t expect it to receive more than a hundred likes in an instant.

Ye Wei was shocked.

Goodness. Just a rant, but do you guys also have so many silver coins?

At that moment, a voice came from the living room outside the study.

"Bro, it's lunchtime! Time to order some takeout!"

Ye Wei replied immediately, "Right away, right away."

"What are you looking at?" Sneaking into the study and coming up behind her brother, Ye Jiu curiously peered at the screen, though she didn't see anything she shouldn't have.

It seemed to be just a regular webpage.

"They just updated to Beta 0.3... Don't you follow the forum?" Ye Wei raised an eyebrow and said casually.

"What's there to read there?" Ye Jiu wondered.

Ye Wei didn’t even think before replying, "... Never mind, better you don't."

Although he wanted to say that the forum was the essence of Wasteland Online, considering the bizarre chat content, he suddenly felt it was good that his sister wasn't interested in the forum.

"Ye Wei..." Ye Jiu mumbled in a pitiful voice suddenly.

"What?"

"Why can't we log in during the day?" Suddenly talking about the game, Ye Jiu, who had finally resolved not to think about in-game matters, was once again tempted and she continued in a pitiful voice.

Ye Wei sighed in response. "Because game characters need to sleep too."

That setting wasn't really a problem.

Although he was an adult, Ye Wei also felt that limiting gaming time wasn't bad. After all, if everyone could be online 24/7, then the game would just become a competition of who could grind the most.

"Damn..." Ye Jiu pouted.

Ye Wei looked at his sister with a strange gaze. "I thought you didn't play games?"

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Ye Jiu blinked before looking away in a guilty manner. "Eh? Did I say that?"

Watching his sister play dumb, Ye Wei rolled his eyes. "... Okay, you didn't say that."

He wasn't in the mood to argue with her right now; he was just waiting for Ample Time’s version explanation.

But speaking of which, Ample Time had been quite secretive recently. He always logged in at noon, and it was unclear what he was up to in the game.

Ye Wei picked up his phone and checked the Bull and Horse Club.

He was just in time. As he clicked in, a message from Ample Time popped up, and the sneaky rat sent 2 messages in a row.

Ample Time: Beta 0.3 is out! Just saw the update!

- Damn! exoframe?! Brother Light is awesome!

Ye Wei wasn't the only one lurking in the group.

However, it seemed like everyone else in the group wasn't focused on the game.

Gale: 12:00

Quit Smoking: Wasn't it 11:30 yesterday?

Old White: Strange, usually this guy is the first to bubble up about version updates, today he ended up being the last to know. (smirk)

Peepo: Ample Time, how's the situation in the Halo now?

Mosquito: Planning to get married soon? (funny)

Doggo: Have you thought of a name for the kid yet? (funny)

Ample Time: ???

- Go away, I was just doing a mission in Boulder Town, what are you thinking?

Just doing missions, alright...

Ye Wei sent a funny emoji with a mischievous smile.

Night Ten: I almost believed you!

Ample Time seemed unwilling to linger on this topic and quickly shifted it.

Ample Time: I just glanced at the posts on the forum... to cut to the chase, this update's focus seems to be on the Alliance's interactions with other factions.

Quit Smoking: Interactions?

Tomato Eggs: Are these interactions proper interactions? (smirk)

Mosquito: Proper interactions? (Hehe)

Ample Time: Fuck you! Scram! Old dirty turtles, crawl away! I'm talking about serious stuff, what are you thinking? Anyway, after the Northern Expedition ends, the main threats in the region will be eliminated, and for a while, the New Alliance won’t send armies out to fight.The Lifestyle Profession and Merchant playstyle will become the mainstream gameplay.

Old White: So Combat Profession players become the version's little brothers again? (curious)

Ample Time: Can't really say that, although they're leaving the center stage, Combat Profession players are still significantly strengthened in the new version, not only are a large number of bionic prosthetics equipment released in NPC stores, but exoframes are also available.

- And corresponding to this, there are also higher-risk new maps. For example, the downtown area we explored before, where the evolved Slime Molds are hard to defeat with our awakened abilities alone, it will be a different story if paired with bionic prosthetics and high-level exoframes.

- However, compared to the large-scale team battles of the previous version, the new version may emphasize more on small team cooperation and personal adventures. It might be challenging for players who overly rely on equipment and don't level up regularly, requiring quite some time to adapt to the new version.

- Currently, I'm about 20,000 points short of 100,000 contribution points. My advice is to find some tasks that will reward you with high contribution points and quickly push your contribution level to Apprentice Knight. The contribution level is just to meet the purchase threshold; whether the store has stock is another issue.

- Don't forget the Type 5 exoskeletons, meeting the purchase conditions but not being able to buy them because the store has no stock is not an uncommon occurrence...

Lying on his bed, Ample Time was thinking about something while typing his understanding of the version into his phone.

Having written so much and seeing that his friends' attention finally shifted from him to the new version, Ample Time heaved a sigh of relief and tossed his phone aside.

Every time he logged off, he had to spend a few minutes adjusting to the difference. It was especially so in recent days.

His withdrawal symptoms seemed to have worsened.

His gaze unconsciously fell on the helmet on the bedside table, and Ample Time suddenly had a strange thought.

If only that unnamed operator was willing to dismantle the game's AI and sell it separately.

It might be hotter than the game itself...

"A bionic companion?"

"Although it's somewhat mediocre in the game, in reality... It wouldn't be bad to buy a robot to take care of daily life."

Not only could it help with chores, but it was also pleasing to the eye. But he probably wouldn't see it in his lifetime.

Smiling and shaking his head, Ample Time dismissed this impractical thought and decided to forget about the game for a while.

Sitting up from the bed, he glanced at the sunlight pouring into his room as he continued to mutter softly to himself.

"It's only 6:00 in the evening in the wasteland."

"Screw it, I’ll go for a walk..."

...

In the wasteland, on level B4 of Shelter 404.

Sitting in front of the computer, Chu Guang was browsing the players' comments under the update section with a pleased smile plastered to his face.

Regarding the newly introduced prosthetic modification function, many players showed great interest. Some planned to get a mantis blade, some wanted to install a grenade launcher on their hand. Others intended to mount rocket pods on their shoulders...

To be fair, his players had pretty wild imaginations. It was just a little costly in terms of respawn cooldown...

Besides, there were some less than descent ideas, which Chu Guang saw and chose to selectively ignore.

All of a sudden, a communication request popup blinked on his VM.

Seeing the call from Xia Yan, Chu Guang reached out and pressed the answer button. Her fiery red hair quickly appeared on the screen.

Unlike her usual mercenary attire, Xia Yan was now wearing a light T-shirt, lying on a soft bed.

The VM itself didn't have a video call function. An external device was needed, and the camera was probably placed where the pillow was from what he could see.

As it was her first time using this feature, Xia Yan wasn't very proficient in it. Her face was so close to the camera that it almost filled the screen.

"Are you planning to show me your nostrils?" Chu Guang joked as he casually took a screenshot, planning to tease her with it later.

Xia Yan blushed and immediately moved away from the camera.

Once she moved her face away from the camera, Chu Guang could finally see where she was staying.

The video showed a double dormitory, about 20 square meters in size. It wasn’t big, but it couldn’t be considered small either. There was even a bathroom attached to the room.

Clothes belonging to Xiaoyu hung on the clothes rack and it was obvious the 2 were roommates.