Chapter 71: I Got A Hammer?

Night was falling much earlier with each passing day

Just after six o'clock in the evening, everything was dark.

In order to prevent a sneak attack, the players had set up torches outside the walls of the outpost, and they even placed a warning line in the woods with warning bells attached.

In a little bit, dawn would break in reality and many people would have to return to work.

In the end, only twenty people were left and the other thirty chose to go offline.

𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

However, among the thirty players who left, half said they were free in the afternoon, and that they would come back after midnight on the wasteland.

It just happened that they could change shifts with players who were online in the first half of the night.

Taking Little Seven back to the shelter to charge, Chu Guang, who sent away a group of players, sat on a chair in the lobby as he opened the system panel to confirm the number of points he had.

With the additional 100 points he gained from completing the side mission to obtain the generator, he had a total of 122 points! He had enough to buy an advanced loot box, two intermediate boxes, and... And probably two damn lollipops from basic boxes.

In addition, what Chu Guang did not expect was that with the completion of the last side mission, he actually triggered a new mission to unlock level B2.

[Mission:

Exterminate the Bloodhand Clan entrenched in the abandoned tire factory in the north of the shelter

]

[Type:

Side mission

]

[Reward:

Shetler 404 level B2 authority

]

"... Resolve the threat of external forces before opening the next level of shelter. Hmm..."

It seemed reasonable.

"I hope I can find some good stuff on the next floor. At the very least, make it less bare than level B1! This place has nothing more than a hundred nurturing cabins and a computer...” Chu Guang muttered to himself.

"System, open the Administrator Menu!"

The light blue holographic screen appeared out of thin air, and there were three options in front of Chu Guang.

Without any hesitation, Chu Guang chose to buy an advanced loot box and two intermediate loot boxes. With two pitiful points left, he simply chose to spend them all on two more basic loot boxes.

With a slight jitter, the alloy door embedded in the wall opened.

When he saw the big object on the conveyor belt, Chu Guang was stunned.

This... Is this a weapon?!

The item before him was a long-handled warhammer with a square head, sitting steadily on the conveyor belt.

The alloy-forged silver handle was no slightly less tall than a person. There was a bright silver metal arc on the head of the hammer the size of a human face.

The hammer body was inlaid with two indented metal grooves, one at the front and the other at the back; the steep engraved texture connected both parts, which looked quite futuristic.

However, even while trying to view things from the first administrator's perspective, Chu Guang still found it really hard to associate the thing he was holding with a weapon.

Does he want me to fight in melee range with this weapon?!

If it were an axe or a javelin, it might still work, but rushing with such a big and heavy thing, my body would be riddled with holes!

Walking forward, Chu Guang held the handle with a weird expression. He thought it would be heavy, but he didn't expect that he would be able to lift it easily.

"Huh?"

Although it was not light, it was also not as heavy as he expected. It was probably only about twenty to thirty kilograms.

Chu Guang tapped the surface of the hammer with his finger, but he couldn't tell if it was hollow inside.

Is it made of aluminum alloy? Or could it be made from some titanium alloy? Could it even be some special material I don’t know about?

The next moment, Chu Guang suddenly noticed that there were three touch buttons on the handle.

Out of curiosity, he reached out his index finger and touched one of the buttons.

Chu Guang first heard a slight buzzing sound before he realized what was going on. High-intensity airflow gushed out from each of the four sides on one face of the hammer without warning.

It served as a huge thrust that pushed the hammer forward.

Chu Guang, who was holding the hammer with both hands, almost lost his grip. He nearly slammed the hammer on the alloy door, the shock subconsciously prompting him to release the button he'd been pressing with his index finger.

"What the heck?!"

Is this hammer equipped with nitrogen acceleration?

Hehehe... This is getting interesting!

Chu Guang had a look of surprise on his face as the translucent light blue holographic window popped out of his field of vision, floating beside the hammer.

It seemed more like a label for the weapon.

[Item:

Nitrogen-Powered Hammer

]

Description: A special force field interferes with the nitrogen flow rate on the armor surface to realize the functions of defense, offense, and maneuverability.

- In mode A, a swirling nitrogen flow can be formed on the top of the hammerhead, covering an umbrella-shaped surface with a maximum radius of one meter, reducing the kinetic energy of any projectile flying at you, and has a good defense against light weapons.

- In mode B, nitrogen can be compressed in front of the hammerhead to form a nitrogen armor with a thickness of two to three millimeters. The nitrogen armor can be released in a blast after contact with the target.

- In mode C, a high-pressure nitrogen stream can be injected behind the hammerhead to provide directional acceleration.

- This product is recommended to be used with an assault exoframe. Mode B has a good destructive effect on lightly armored targets, obstacles, and covers.

[Remarks:

Because there is no built-in gas storage device, it cannot be used in vacuum and underwater environments without nitrogen

]

With the instructions provided by the system, Chu Guang simply started to play around with the hammer. It didn’t take long for him to figure out its many functions.

Simply put, there was a device built into this hammer that could interfere with nearby nitrogen molecules.

Mode A was the defense mode which could add a shield to the front of the hammer.

Mode B was an offensive mode where it accumulated some power releasing everything when striking the target. It would produce a shock that would produce an explosion.

Mode C was roughly equivalent to there being a thruster placed on the hammerhead. Be it running or fighting, it could come in very useful.

In addition, the Nitrogen-Powered Hammer was powered by a miniature cold fusion battery, which was located at the front end where the handle was inserted into the hammerhead.

According to the fluorescent marking on the end of the handle, the battery was currently full. As long as it was not kept on, theoretically, it should be possible to use the hammer until it stopped working.

Of course, he shouldn’t keep it on all the time.

According to the instructions provided by the system, continuous use would cause the circuit components in the equipment to overheat. In order to protect the user and the equipment, the power switch would be switched off after the warning light flashed for three seconds.

Holding the hammer in his hand and playing with it for a while, Chu Guang couldn't help feeling amazed.

Technology beyond the scope of comprehension was really no different from magic.

Not to mention how the weapon controlled nitrogen molecules... Just the miniature cold fusion battery at the top of the handle reached the level of stuff in science fiction movies.

At the very least, Chu Guang had no idea how it worked.

Should I take it apart and study it?

It's not impossible to dismantle it, but what's the point of doing so...

If its raw material is helium-3, it can only be mined on the moon. If a certain material that is used to make it undergoes an unknown process, then the speed of reverse engineering is probably not as fast as researching from scratch...

After all, scientific research is no miracle, and yet hard work may sometimes depend on miracles, just like opening loot boxes. If I can gather some talents from other shelters in the future, there might be a hope to restore some technology from before the war...

As for now...

Well, it’s good as long as I can use it!

In addition to the Nitrogen-Powered Hammer, the intermediate loot boxes also gave him a box of antibiotics and a therapeutic syringe.

What surprised Chu Guang the most was the basic loot boxes, which turned out to be a bottle of soy sauce and a bag of salt!

My goodness...

He was mentally prepared to receive two more lollipops, but it seemed like he was a lot luckier than he expected!

Chu Guang didn't know how to react...

...

Six o'clock in the evening in the wasteland was exactly six o'clock in the morning in reality.

Although many people were still in bed, the opposite was true for the players of Wasteland Online.

Not only did they not feel any fatigue after playing the game all night, but they felt refreshed because they slept for nearly twelve hours!

It was even more so when they considered the battle with the marauders...

It was just too fun!

Almost immediately after they went offline, the official website became lively. Not only were there so many posts in the forum, but people also stopped shitposting.

Sword Execution: Damn that was awesome! I had so much fun in the battle today! Hahaha, I have to go to the construction site in the morning, brothers, wait for me to come back.

Quit_smoking: Are you going to play in the afternoon?!

Sword Execution: Ahem, afternoon in real life... This game is so realistic that I forgot the time. In reality, it should be midnight there! Hey, brother, you've been waiting on the official all this time?

Quit_smoking: T.T

Old White: I feel sorry for Brother Quit Smoking, I almost want to lend you my account.

Quit_smoking: Can I?!?! (EXCITED)

Night Ten: As if. Others don't see anything when they wear the helmet, and they will only laugh at you for being stupid. I've already stopped explaining it to others. If I explain too much, people will think that I've lost my mind. Now I'm just waiting for the game to be released so I can give them a big slap in their faces.

This_lord_is_arrogant_what_can_you_do: LMAO, a slap in the face! A slap in your own face, right?

Night Ten: Just you wait, I will apply to become a moderator in the game!

Irene: Brother Arrogant Lord is still here? When are you going to stop trolling?

Tomato Eggs: I knew you all would come to the forum! God, I just can't stop praising this game. The battlefield environment of this game is so real! Compared to those games that look like they all suffer from light pollution, this is what the real battlefield should be like. There are bullets whizzing around everywhere, whishy whooshy... and you can't tell if you hit anything. But it's so satisfying!

Old White: Hahahaha, noob confirmed.

Night Ten: The case has been solved. YOU! You were the one wasting bullets! No wonder the administrator was pulling a long face at the end.

Tomato Eggs: So what if I was the one who was wasting the bullets? Don’t you know? I charged out with an axe at the end and took one out! Only then did I find out I was shot in the leg... Actually, it doesn’t hurt.

Ample Time: Eggy, you are a constitution type, right? How does it feel after getting shot?

Compared with others, Ample Time always focused on game information.

Tomato Eggs: I recovered very quickly! Other than that, I didn't feel much. Sigh, if only I am a perception type, or even a strength type...

Ample Time: I see.

Garbage: You should be happy with what you got, I got the gun only to find that I can't put my finger on the trigger. QAQ

Night Ten: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ample Time: Uh, this is indeed a problem. Did you break the frame in front of the trigger?

Garbage: Wait until I buy the gun, damn it, I have to pay Mosquito back first. T.T

Mosquito: Brother don't panic, why don't you try the crossbow? I'll make one for you when the shop opens. It will be very cheap!

Garbage: I think I'm okay with my javelin.

Irene: LOL

The forum was full of joy.

After teasing Garbage, everyone made another post and talked about countermeasures against marauders.

Some non-test players also participated, throwing out some bad ideas one after another, making a certain game designer speechless.

Using fire might be possible, but what the hell is attacking with water?!

Is there a reservoir around us or something?! Where the hell is he going to get water?

Of course, there were also some good suggestions. For example, there was a smart player whose idea was exactly the same as his.

His ID was very domineering and he was called Spring_water_commander. His application number was six hundred and sixty one. Looking at his chat records, he had been attracted to the forum by friends from other places.

- ... If you don’t have the advantage in equipment, and you can’t win urban battles. The best way is to find a way to buy time. Once winter comes and the snow blocks the road, you will not be relying on your equipment and tactics, but supplies, logistics, and morale... If Wasteland Online has this setting that it.

- Suppose, I mean in theory, based on what you all said, these marauders don't produce, and they plunder other survivors for a living, then where do they get food to eat, and clothes to wear? If it's just an occasional occurrence to blackmail the passing merchants, it would not be sustainable, and it may not be enough for them to survive. Spring, summer, and autumn would go by fine, but how can there be merchants in winter?

- There are only a few possibilities. Either they are diligent and thrifty, and they know how to survive with extremely limited resources, or they have stable and long-term food suppliers.

- The former is very unlikely. They are a group of bandits. If they had such discipline, their leader might have already become a warlord in the region!

- If it's the latter, then it's easy. If it's unrealistic to build a wall, then cut off their supply line! Winter is still long, the supply in their base will be finished sooner or later, and without the support of their suppliers, how long do you think a group of bandits would survive?

- The last possibility is there is no such detailed design, and they are just a bunch of system generated wild monsters. In fact, many games are like this.

- If this is the case, please ignore what I just said!