Chapter 407 Preview of the New Expansion Pack, and Communications From the East Coast (1/2)

"...Seeing the two infantrymen rushing up, it was too late and too fast. At that time, I used a sliding shovel and waved my claws at the same time. Then there were two clicks, and the man was divided into two parts from the middle with his armor! "

Next to the campfire.

Sitting on the floor, [Trash Picker Level 99] was vividly describing his bravery on the battlefield. Sitting next to him was a circle of second-hand recruits who had just been recruited by the Death Corps. At this moment, each and every one of them listened to his bragging with bright eyes.

Although the pre-ordered exoskeleton has not yet arrived, it does not seem to affect the garbage man's use of his flexible mouth and tongue to kill everyone.

"Fuck!"

"The boss is awesome!"

"Cow, cow, boss, can you let me ride it next time?"

Mr. Garbage rubbed his nose with his paw and said with an airy smile.

“Definitely next time!”

Due to a series of factors including weight, body shape, and the "Calpus Hands and Callus Feet" debuff, Junk Jun did not participate in the airborne operation, but followed the Death Corps to participate in the frontal battlefield charge.

And it also serves as the mount for the fringe brother.

Although Jun Jun refused at first, seeing that the other Deathclaws were all lying down, he was a little curious about what it would feel like to be ridden, so he agreed.

However, although his body in the game is that of a lizard, he is still mentally human. Therefore, his fighting style also continues his human habits, which makes him feel awkward in all senses when he fights as a mount.

For example, even though the "upper limbs leaning forward and tail tilting back" posture is more suitable for this body, he can't help but straighten up and curl up his tail.

And this also makes the person riding on his back feel quite awkward. They have to lie on his back, as if they are climbing a rock.

After listening to this guy bragging for a long time, he finally couldn't help but complain.

"You made a sliding tackle for fun, and then I was pushed to the ground by you."

The big-eyed debtor sitting next to him laughed and teased.

"Speaking of which, why does the trash guy always like to slide and shovel?"

Irena continued with a funny look on her face.

"Maybe it's envy of other people's crotches."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

There was a sound of uncontrollable laughter all around.

Mr. Garbage blushed, although the redness was not obvious.

"Isn't there... no... that setting? If there is, it must be older than you!"

The construction site boy and Brick's eyes lit up.

"I believe this. I've seen it in other game mods."

Debt-ridden eyes: "Brother, borrow one to talk."

Awakened by the laughter, Nicole, who was taking a nap on the ground, opened half of her eyes. When she saw the noisy little guy, she couldn't help but snort a "chi" from her nose.

too weak.

Moreover, there is not even armor.

Curling its thick tail, it rested its head next to the exoskeleton that smelled like blood, changed its position and continued to sleep.

Happy enough, he sighed.

"Hey... Sure enough, I should still ride my own mount. Not to mention the riding experience, it feels weird. Although this guy is a eunuch, he is still a man under the skin... This is the last time, brother, next time you It’s better to rush it yourself.”

Junk Jun couldn't help but spray.

"What the hell! Who insists on riding me?"

There was another happy sound beside the campfire.

A campfire not far away.

Crow Crow, who had been eavesdropping on the players, covered his stomach with laughter. Teng Teng, who was sitting beside him, couldn't help but curl his lips and fiddle with the fire with branches.

Dinner was beef stew with potatoes, both beef and potatoes being rations captured from the legionary camp.

The Legion and the Predators are different after all. They don't eat people. They can at best be made into soap. The beef in the warehouse can still be trusted.

The warlord made sure of this. The meat was all slaughtered from the two-headed cows snatched from merchants and fellow villagers.

At this time, Ye Shi walked over from the airship, holding a foam box.

The light cavalry's exoskeleton has been turned into a bandage, and his current state is like a mummy in the middle of construction.

Being able to walk without crutches can only be said to be a miracle.

"The manager said he would give us an extra meal!"

"Manager's big food?!" Crow Crow patted the dust on his hands and stood up expectantly, "What kind of duck is it?"

She often serves as a food taster and is always fed. No one knows better than her how many delicious foods are "hidden" by the managers.

"Hey, ice cream! Seized from the airship!"

Ye Shi opened the box and handed her one. He looked at Teng Teng again and gave her the biggest one with a little embarrassment.

"Thank you."

There was nothing unnatural about Teng Teng, so he took it casually.

Although she is only 1.5 meters tall in the game, she is not in reality.

Ye Shi didn't know how to find a topic, so he had nothing to say.

"Um...where's my sister? She's that Jiujiu."

Teng Teng thought about how to describe it for a while, but before he could speak, Crow Crow beside him spoke unabashedly.

"Dead... oh, it was so sudden. I just had a premonition that something was wrong, and a rocket launcher flew over, and the whole wall was blown to pieces... and then, and then she was also broken."

Biting her ice cream, Teng Teng pressed her eyebrows with a headache, and muttered in a vague voice, "...You don't need to describe it in such detail to your family."

Ye Shi was indeed stunned for a moment, but he was not too sad. He just waved his hands a little embarrassed and said.

"It's okay, I'm just taking care of that little guy... I'm causing trouble for you."

"No, she is actually very capable and brave. You can trust her more. Besides, you must be at least 18 years old to qualify for the closed beta test. Since you are an adult, don't always treat her like a child. ”

Although the tone was teasing, Teng Teng still couldn't help but say a few more words.

However, Ye Shi didn't think she was verbose, he just scratched the back of his head, looking like a student who was forced to stand, completely losing his usual look.

Realizing that he couldn't help preaching again, Teng Teng stopped talking and changed the topic.

"Speaking of Lao Bai and the others? Why haven't I seen them?"

Ye Shi sighed and made a helpless expression.

"died."

Teng Teng and Crow Crow both opened their mouths in surprise.

"died?"

"Lao Bai...I remember he should be a professional, right?"

There are players of all professions in this game, but no one would talk about it every day. She just vaguely remembered hearing someone say that Lao Bai had been a soldier.

Although he has changed his career.

"Hey... who can be considered an amateur after playing this game for several months?"

Ye Shi smiled helplessly and sat down next to the bonfire.

"And don't underestimate the other side...the soldiers in black robes are not weak. Regardless of their equipment, training level or physique, fighting them is still a bit tricky."

In peaceful times, even if the training time is full, it is impossible to open your eyes and see death hanging above your head like in this game.

He still remembered that Lao Bai told him not to be too superstitious about the so-called profession, let alone to be overconfident in the profession. After all, professionalism is only a relative concept, not absolute.

If you throw someone who can't swim into a wild river, survive by flopping a few times, and not be washed away by the water or eaten by fish, you can still be considered good at water.

And even professionally trained swimmers don’t dare to say that no river can kill them.

That kind of bloody battle with a near-death experience, if you survive, it's worth showing off, but if you don't, it's not surprising.

Ye Shi felt that it was an accident that he survived.

Those who have awakened in the perception system have strengthened to the third stage of the sequence - that is, after the second awakening, their combat effectiveness is often not as good as the three major systems of strength, agility, and physique.

Especially for firefights at extreme distances, there is no time to prepare. Just like Crow Crow said, even if her perception is very high and she can foresee the upcoming danger, it does not mean that she can avoid it.

Before parachuting, Ye Shi never thought that he could step off the airship. After all, he was good at medium and long-range black guns.

The people sitting in front of the campfire talked about what happened during the battle, and lamented that if only they could have done so at that time, their teammates would not have died.

No one was too upset about it, though.

Due to the ability to resurrect, death is not a taboo topic for players. After all, we can see each other again in three days. Maybe they can go back faster than him.

certainly……

Everyone had a tacit understanding and did not touch the topic of NPCs.

There are certainly casualties in war.

Different from them.

Those people really won’t show up after they die...

Crouching next to the foam box that Ye Shi moved, he had an ice cream in his mouth with big debt eyes and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Damn, this thing is so delicious! Can I have another one?"

Ye Shi said while making a driving gesture.

"Gungungun, I went offline and ordered a takeaway to eat. This is a trophy, just one for each person! I'll give it to others too."

Brother Quanshui, who was also standing next to him and biting his ice cream, couldn't help but sigh.

"Damn, there are even popsicles. Damn, those big-nosed people are living a very happy life..."

The boy at the construction site laughed with Brick.

"What's the point? Isn't it already in our hands?"

…

The night is getting darker.

In addition to the players who received the patrol mission, the players who were lying in the camp were offline one after another.

And as these offline players brought battle reports back to another world, the forum became even more lively like a festival.

There will be a delay in the settlement of campaign rewards and they need to be distributed after the loot is counted, but capturing such a large airship will definitely be a huge sum.

The rewards from the manager have never let them down.

I just hope that when the floods come, the silver coins will not fall too hard.

Although the rewards have not yet arrived, the campaign scores have come out.

The team with the highest score was the Burning Legion.

Whether it is blowing up the gun cabin or capturing the 400mm main gun, the battle plays a decisive role in the battle. As the enemy completely loses long-range firepower, the alliance's rocket launcher can be stably output until the end.

The best pilot is Luo Yu.

Whether it is flight difficulty or mission difficulty, his performance in the campaign is obvious to all players.

Especially the extreme deceleration Cobra maneuver at the end, not only the players were stunned, but also the enemy and friendly NPCs were stunned.

Of course, the transport pilots, including the Pig Brothers, are also quite good. Without the cover of the sudden advance, the Burning Corps' airborne landing would probably not only result in more than half casualties, but it would also be difficult to land successfully.

As for the best conductor, there is no suspense.

While formulating a detailed combat plan, completing integrated air and ground command, and rationally maximizing the efficiency of supporting artillery, this achievement belongs to none other than Commander Quanshui.

Since the scale of the battle exceeds 10,000 people, and each person performs different tasks and takes different combat positions, the game officials no longer set up an "overall MVP".

Instead, each corps will select the MVP of its own corps based on the performance of its players in the local battle and the efficiency of completing the task, and decide who will receive the additional bonus.

This is similar to the previous Songlinyu decisive battle.

As for the MVP of the mixed thousand-man team and the NPC corps, the game officials will set it based on the score.

Tail: "Oh! Finally finished, it was so hard! Although I didn't get the MVP, it was very nice! (*´ﾟ∀ﾟ｀)ﾉ"

Roushan Damomo: "It's me who worked hard! QAQ"

Sisi: "Oh, Rourou worked hard, carrying Awei for so long, please remember not to run so fast next time, we can't keep up."

Aoao Zhimahu: "Hahaha... I think Rourou was scared, but it's much better than before."

Since the corps commander was the commander-in-chief, it was difficult to take care of the front line. The most capable battlefield guy was the "pangolin" again. The battlefield positioning of the Storm Corps became the guard company, so the performance was not as outstanding as the other corps.

But the results were also remarkable.

Of course, the most outstanding record was undoubtedly the Burning Corps.

With less than 200 people landing safely, facing the Marines who were ten times more than their own and familiar with the terrain, they were able to fight a casualty ratio of nearly 1:3, which was quite fierce.

Especially fighting to the last man.

The high morale and fighting spirit completely stunned the opponent, and it was precisely because of this that the jungle corps was able to complete a rapid raid on the lower cabin of the airship.

After watching the official battle report and the battle video uploaded by Ye Shi, the spectators on the forum exclaimed that it was awesome and exciting.

Isn't this more exciting than Hollywood blockbusters? !

Of course, it's inevitable to argue.

What can I do with my father: "500 people killed 751? Haha, you dare to call this elite? My uncle was on a mission in the Golden Triangle. There were only four people in a team, and they directly wiped out a village! Killing nearly a thousand people, the whole Southeast Asia was shocked, and later no one claimed the bodies, and no one mentioned it again. Those who understand will understand."

Ye Shi: "Is your uncle Iron Man or Batman? (Funny)"

Irena: "Fortunately, your uncle went to the Golden Triangle instead of Wa State. Not to mention special forces, even the Buddha would have one less relic. (Funny)"

Elf Wang Fu Gui: "Even Tyson would be beaten like Teddy Bear if he went there. (Funny)"

WC Zhenyou Mosquito: "Brother Guang, please, just give Brother Yeao the qualification, the player's reservation has been on hold for a year! T.T"

Laobai: "What do you want to do to our pets? (Squinting smile)"

Kuangfeng: "Brother Guang said: Children should not play this game, wait a little longer."

Quit smoking: "Hahahahaha."

The forum is full of a happy atmosphere, but it's a pity that Brother Yeao is still the same as before, pretending to be cool and running away, not giving people a chance to complain.

Fang Chang: "Speaking of which, Lao Bai, how come you are gone too?"

Lao Bai: "That's not normal, it's just a pity for that set of equipment, ah... it's a heavy loss."

Edge paddling: "What's there to be afraid of? The Corps equipment is the inventory of the Alliance, and it is separate from personal equipment. (grin)"

Kuangfeng: "Having said that, whether there is inventory or not is another matter. (squinting)"

Edge paddling: "Well, it seems so, your exoskeleton doesn't seem to be cheap."

Fang Chang: "It's not a matter of money, it's the refresh probability that's up to chance. By the way, Lao Bai, your contribution should be over 10,000, right?"

Lao Bai: "Well, it should be enough after this battle."

Fun Commander: "Awesome! Good brother, wait until you get that dragoon and let me touch it."

Lao Bai: "What's so rare about it, it's not the original goods, a battle-damaged version, I don't think it's necessarily better than the exoskeleton."

Edge paddling: "Fuck! No need to give it to me!"

Ye Shi: "This is too ordinary!"

Lao Bai doesn't think he is in Versailles.

If it is really useful, would the administrator not wear it?

Other players actually knew what it was, but since it was the first set of power armor in the server, everyone couldn't help but envy it.

And sincere admiration.

Contribution points and silver coins are two completely different mechanisms.

When the base is small, the contribution points given by the task may be more than the silver coins. However, as the level increases, the silver coins rewarded by the task will increase, but the contribution point reward has almost no increase.

Contribution point rewards above four digits are basically impossible to obtain through tasks. They usually only appear in wars or when special relics are discovered.

100,000 contribution points, a full six digits.

Even if you have been playing since the server was launched, this is too awesome.

This honor is even more dazzling than a medal.

A true hero of the alliance.

Just when the players were discussing it, the ID and post of planner A Guang suddenly appeared on the forum.

And it was highlighted and pinned to the top of the homepage.

A Guang: "Thank you for your support of the expansion pack event. Our server has safely passed the most dangerous moment. The triumphant celebration and medal ceremony prepared for the warriors will be held in 5 days! At that time, the new expansion pack "Yellow Sands" will also be released together, so please look forward to it! (grin)"

"In addition, in order to commemorate another victory of our alliance and the server's first battle with a scale of tens of thousands of people, the "Wasteland OL" operation team unanimously decided to erect a monument on Luoye Ridge next to the new stronghold Luoye Camp!"

"Until the end of the operation, all players who sacrificed their lives in the operation can leave their names on the monument."

"However, out of consideration for the authenticity of the game and to take care of the sense of immersion of other players, the name left on the monument will be limited in length and format. Special characters, expressions, numbers, etc. are not allowed. The name will be included as 'Commemorative title' can no longer be used as a game nickname."

"In addition, other players' nicknames may not be written on the monument, and if you use your own nickname, you will give up that nickname by default."

"The battle reward settlement will be completed within one day, and the points lottery will be held during the celebration five days later."

"Let's drink to victory! Although drinking in broad daylight seems a little inappropriate. (laughs)"

After the post is posted.

The comment section below was instantly filled with excitement.

monument!

And it’s still a newbie village that will be tested in the future? !

This sounds...

It’s quite interesting!

Quit: "Wait, what do you mean it can no longer be used as a nickname?"

Mole on the run in the canyon: "If you use your real name on the wall, you can no longer use this game name in the future, and other new players cannot register this nickname. Simply put, this name is dead."

Fang Chang: "I understand! It's a name change card! And it's a golden legend! (Funny)"

Quit smoking: “What, what, what?”

Fang Chang: "Take it literally! If you leave your name on the wall, you have to give yourself a new name. You can't say that I left it on the wall, but you are actually still alive, right?"

Debt-eyed: "Damn it, can it still be like this?!"

Tails: "Oh!!! It sounds so interesting. Can I use a real name? (✪ω✪)"

Fang Chang: "Well, although it's not recommended to expose privacy in the game, in reality there are so many names with the same name and it's not an ID number, so it doesn't seem to matter."

The construction site boy and Brick: "If you don't understand, just ask, is it too late to die now?! T.T"

Lao Bai: "Don't think about it, wait until next time, and I think there is no chance of going to the wall if you die. (Baring teeth)"

Quit smoking: "Awesome!! This game actually has a name change card!"

Trash Picking Level 99: "It's decided, my name is Wu Xzu."

Ye Shi: "Damn! You're not afraid of people suing you for copyright infringement! (Funny)"

Everyone is talking about the monument.

From the time this game was launched until now, some people have been proposing a function to change nicknames, but the official has never adopted it.

Now this function is available, but no one seems to really want to change the name.

Although many people's nicknames are just for fun, such as "Maka Bazi" and "Don't be a fool", after using them for a long time, they still have some emotion in them.

With Xiaoqi's help, Chu Guang quickly tallied up the lists submitted by everyone.

However, after seeing the list, his brows couldn't help but twitch.

Li Lei, Han Meimei... these are relatively normal.

Although using the name of a celebrity involves the issue of name rights, after all, the other world is not governed by the laws of the earth, so it is not impossible to turn a blind eye.

As for the strange names such as Lao Liu, Lao Ba, Ultraman, and Ollie, they were a little unreasonable. Chu Guang directly asked Xiao Qi to label them as having failed the review and sent them back to those unserious guys. Rewrite.

I was busy until late at night.

Chu Guang finally came up with a more detailed list.

2,934 "killed" shelter residents, including their life stories, heroic performance in battle, and causes of death.

This list will be used as news material and published in "Survivor Daily", "Dawn City Daily" and other alliance-owned media, and edited and broadcast on radio stations such as "Voice of the Alliance".

At the same time, it is proof that the alliance is demanding compensation from its neighbors and allies.

Chu Guang felt that Boulder City might not be willing to pay directly.

But for the sake of long-term interests, companies on the east coast will still give some support.

After all, this kind of ally who "dare to go to him if something happens" and "can win even if he goes to him", if it were him, he would get a favor no matter what.

It can't be disappointing.

In addition to the players, three thousand-man teams composed of mercenaries, the First Corps, and the Guards Corps also suffered a lot of casualties.

Especially the artillery squadron of the 1st Corps.

Almost all 30 100mm artillery pieces deployed by the alliance in the east artillery position were destroyed, and the artillery force was reduced by 60%.

There is nothing pity about the equipment, after all, many of them were seized from the Bone Chewing Tribe.

What made Chu Guang uncomfortable was the soldiers who died. Many of them had been with him for a long time, and some were even veterans promoted by the original guard.

However, there is never a best of both worlds in this world.

War has been like this since ancient times.

If it weren't for the "Singularity" technological morphogenesis field in Vault 404, which can project the player's consciousness onto a new body, even a hearty victory would be overshadowed by the heavy casualties... …

…

While Chu Guang was counting the casualties, the captured army engineers were working on the airship's wings with lights on. They used a crane to lift up the broken wings and insert them into the fractures reinforced with steel bars.

These repairs can only be regarded as emergency measures, and the durability of the repaired wings is definitely not as good as the new ones.

But if you want to replace the entire wing, you can only wait until you return to Dawn City and then think of a way.

The engineers of the Legion promised Chu Guang that they would repair it within five days, which would at least allow the airship to move and ensure a speed of 20 knots.

At a speed of 20 knots, it only takes 5 hours to drive back to Dawn City.

If it can be repaired within 5 days, it will not be difficult to catch up with the triumphal celebration 5 days later.

Chu Guang plans to go back by airship.

As for other players, they can freely decide whether to take the airship, go on the road alone, or find someone to go with.

Floor-to-ceiling windows of the bridge.

Only scattered lights remained on the night-shrouded ground, and the distant skyline had a faint gray outline.

Before I knew it, I had been busy all night and it was almost dawn outside.

Sitting next to a control terminal, Chu Guang suppressed his sleepiness and yawned, and under Xiao Qi's guidance, he connected a VM to the terminal.

"Can you control it?"

Xiaoqi's voice came from the VM.

"Ugh... I'm sorry, Master. The electronics here are too low. I can only connect the radar and shield system. I can adjust the output power of the energy system, but the switching of gears seems to require manual operation..."

Although it was expected, Chu Guang still sighed.

"It's okay, just connect the radar and shield systems first."

Xiaoqi said enthusiastically: "Okay!"

After the system is connected.

Chu Guang briefly checked the Heart of Steel's radar and found that this thing was much more advanced than he thought.

As a mobile radar station, its detection limit range can actually reach 1,200 kilometers. However, the signal at this distance is already very blurry. It is estimated that it can only detect larger targets and has no effect on small aircraft.

But in the wasteland, this is no longer easy.

Radiation clouds that move along the monsoon belt naturally have ionization effects, and the huge clutter is enough to drown out radar signals.

Although radiation is not the main threat in the wasteland, and the main cause of the wasteland is not nuclear weapons, it does not mean that the impact of nuclear weapons on the planet does not exist.

In addition to the influence of the environment itself, there are also out-of-control satellites operating in low orbits and jamming devices, etc., resulting in the "effective detection radius" of the Heart of Steel radar being only 100 to 150 kilometers.

It is actually not difficult to further increase this number. Just dismantle a gun cabin and convert it into a "radar array".

But it doesn't seem to make much sense.

The vast majority of the survivor forces in the wasteland don't even have aircraft, let alone the ability to strike beyond visual range. All the Heart of Steel needs to be wary of is some unexpected black technology.

Just as Chu Guang was playing with the radar with great interest, Xiao Qi's voice suddenly came from the VM again.

"Master, the airship's communication system has received an unidentified communication request, and the direction is from the east... Do you want to connect it?"

East?

Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, then he felt happy and said immediately.

"Get connected now!"

Communication connection.

Along with the noisy sound of electricity, intermittent conversations came from the other end of the communication channel.

The signal condition on the other side was quite bad, and he didn't know what the signal node was made of, but Chu Guang could still barely hear the content clearly.

“…This is a business.”

"If you have any respect for the ancient contract, immediately stop the invasion of our allies and release the Pioneer and its crew. Otherwise, this will be regarded as a declaration of war, and we will show no mercy. , responded with war.”

An ancient contract?

Chu Guang frowned slightly, this diplomatic rhetoric made him feel a little unusual.

It seems that something happened two centuries ago that I don't understand.

But that's not the point.

When he heard the second half of the sentence, even though he was in a serious mood, a hint of laughter could not help but appear on his furrowed brows.

Would be considered a declaration of war ok.

The fight has reached this point, and both sides are on the verge of killing each other. Isn't it still considered a formal battle?

However, the group of rich people from the east coast actually called themselves allies, which was beyond Chu Guang's expectation.

There is no covenant between the two parties. The alliance led by Vault 404 is strictly speaking a permanent partner of the enterprise.

Regardless of the reason, at least when facing the threat of the Legion, they did regard themselves as allies on the same front and deterred the Legion.

Even verbally.

Chu Guang asked, looking at Xiao Qi on the screen.

"Can you answer their signal?"

Xiaoqi said very thoughtfully.

"Okay, Master, just say it directly, I will record it and send it to you!"

Looking at the signal light on the upper left corner of the tablet, Chu Guang cleared his throat and spoke in a solemn and clear voice.

"...This is the Alliance, you are one step late."

"In order to prevent the war situation from deteriorating further, we had no choice but to launch a preemptive attack. The airship has been captured by us."

On the other side of the communication channel, there was only the sound of electricity.

I don’t know if I was confused or just didn’t hear.

Chu Guang glanced at the screen and saw Xiaoqi popping up the emoji of OK gesture, and knew that the person on the other side must have heard it.

After brewing his emotions for a moment, he continued with a slightly heavy tone.

"However, we also paid a heavy loss of thousands of lives."

"Even if it's not for us who are forced to be involved in the conflict, it's not for the survivors in the Luoxia and River Valley provinces, for the sake of No. 0 shelter, for the sake of those crew members who were in trouble——"

"If you can hear us, and while you can still hear us, please send reinforcements immediately!"