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Is This Really A Game? - Chapter 19

Published at 19th of May 2023 06:00:40 AM


Chapter 19

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"Master, you have come to find me."

The whoosh in front is the sound of pulleys rolling over the concrete floor.

After returning to the surface, Lucius first went to the third floor of the nursing home.

I planned to ask Popo to find out about the situation, but before I reached the window, I saw the wastebasket leaning towards me pitifully.

Lucius looked at it in bewilderment, not knowing what was wrong with it.

"What happened to you?"

"Popo only has one battery left."

Lucius: "Where can I find a place to charge you here?"

Popo: "I have a wireless charging port on my body, just go back to the shelter and stay for a while!"

Lucius: "..."

No wonder I didn't see a single socket in the refuge, and the computer on the table without a mainframe was never out of power, it was all high-tech. Although wireless charging is not a high-tech thing.

Picking up the wastebasket-shaped robot, Lucius walked downstairs.

Obediently putting away the pulley underneath, Popo suddenly said.

"That's right, Master."

"What's wrong again?"

"It suddenly occurred to me that the shelter's power system seems to be powered by a nuclear fusion core."

"Nuclear Fusion?"

"Well, so the electricity in it lasts a long, long time."

"Oh, that's a good thing." Lucius was already thinking about how to steal the electricity inside.

Popo continued.

"Although, this may not be a good thing."

His train of thought was interrupted by this sentence, and Lucius, who was going down the stairs, stopped.

"What's the meaning?"

"Because it is already 2340, compared to the year when the shelter was built, it is already a long, long time..."

"What?!"

Lucius asked hurriedly.

"What will happen if the electricity runs out?"

However, Popo's answer made him almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

"Do not know."

"Do not know???"

You really don't know about such an important question!

Isn't there an emergency???

Popo said cautiously.

"Because according to the plan... the shelter was supposed to open a hundred years ago, but I don't know why it was delayed for a whole century."

Lucius: "..."

Seeing that Lucius was silent, Popo continued to comfort her in a low voice.

"Actually, you don't have to be too pessimistic. The power room of Shelter No.404 should be on the third floor of the shelter. As long as you unlock that floor, it's OK to replace the fuel rods in time."

Lucius almost couldn't hold back his spray.

"Where the hell am I going to get fusion fuel rods!"

This is the 211th year of the Wasteland Era,

Popo: "Uh, there is always a way, right?"

Lucius: "..."

In any case, you can't take your anger out on electronic products.

That's so tasteless.

Lucius put Popo next to the elevator, and watched the wastebasket robot roll back with a grunt.

Feeling a little irritable. But Lucius also knew that it was useless to be anxious at this time, and the problems had to be solved one by one.

In the short term, there shouldn't be too much of a problem with the power supply. Even if the opening of the shelter was delayed for a century, there was no work in the past century after all. It should be running in an energy-saving mode. Maybe the remaining power can be used for decades not sure.

In contrast, the coming winter is more worthy of his nervousness. There is not much time left for him to prepare...

Leave the nursing home.

When Lucius came to the cement kiln, he found that the players were busy with energy and had already started to build the second cement kiln. There were also eight mounds of carbon-steamed soil next to it.

This is to skip the agricultural era and directly leap into industrialization!

Lucius was overjoyed.

Thanks to my ability to control people and manage the village well!

Seeing the manager coming towards him, Bunny wiped the plaster off his face. Excited, he didn't look like an adult in his 20s or 30s, but like a child. He stood up and said.

"Master Manager, you are here!"

"Well, I went down just now... Are these your ideas?" Lucius asked looking at the earthen cement kiln behind him.

"It's everyone's credit!"

"You don't have to be humble, I can see it all, and the organization will remember your contributions!"

Bunny looked excited. Isn't that what he was waiting for! Especially the second half of the sentence.

"...In addition, on behalf of the organization, I will reward each of you with 1,000 contribution points as a reward for unlocking cement building materials. And from now on, you are the construction captain of the Shelter No.404!”

"You are free to use your creativity to design and build our outposts within the scope of planning."

It would be great if there is a system prompt sound of "Ding" at this time.

That must be cool.

Alternatively, popups that pop up rewards in the eyes of the players would be nice.

Unfortunately, neither.

But even so, even this kind of verbal promise and praise made Bunny's face flush with excitement.

Meritorious service!

Position!

And, favorability!

It seems that the hidden system of this game is richer than he imagined!

"Dear Master Manager! I will definitely do my best to build our home as much as I can!"

The other three players looked at him enviously.

Although everyone has contribution points, it is obvious that Bunny, who got the position of 'construction captain', is the one who really makes a lot of money.

Can freely use the construction facilities, what kind of construction captain is this, he is clearly the director of the planning office of Wasteland OL!

Awesome!

Looking at the energetic Bunny, Lucius nodded in approval and said.

"Very well, now I need you to tell me your plan."

"Yes!"

Bunny straightened his back and began to report.

According to Bunny, after he got off the assembly line yesterday, he investigated the actual cement factory and asked the masters in the factory. He learned that adding iron powder to the cement can get stronger and more durable cement.

Talking about non-game content in the game seems to be automatically ignored by the NPC. Seeing that the manager did not respond, Bunny went straight to the topic.

Considering that the waste soil is full of rusty steel, he mixed the collected rust with charcoal, used the latter as a reducing agent, and made iron by calcination, and then mixed the smelted iron slag with plant ash cement calcined together. Although this seems to increase the production cost of cement, the cement fired in this way can be used to make cement kilns that are more durable, high temperature resistant, and have a larger output.

"It's impossible to produce large quantities of cement with just these few earthen kilns, so I plan to put all the cement produced in the early stage into the construction of production facilities to further increase cement production!"

Lucius nodded approvingly.

"That's a good idea, but... how much cement can be produced with just bark?"

Just now Lucius noticed that not only the pile of logs that had been felled on the ground, but also the bark of the trees near the nursing home were almost bald by these survivors. Not even the tree stumps were spared!

Bunny has obviously considered this question, and replied confidently.

"That's why we need a more professional cement kiln...the kind that can produce a high temperature of 1450 degrees! This way we can make calcium carbonate cement by firing limestone and clay, completely replacing the raw material of plant ash!"

Plant ash cement containing potassium and sodium is not the most ideal building material, but a substitute when conditions do not permit.

After being appointed as the construction captain, Bunny suddenly had greater ambitions.

What he saw was no longer just a single wall, or a certain nursing home. But the whole wasteland. He wants to transform this world into what he wants!

"You have considered everything comprehensively, so just do what you want."

Lucius nodded, then looked at the other three players.

"Recently, there will be two newcomers coming out of dormancy and joining our advance team. I plan to hold a small banquet to welcome them, so I need to bring back some wild prey... I can't treat them to porridge."

After a pause, Lucius continued.

"Who wants to go hunting with me."

As soon as the words fell, Shua Shua Shua Shua raised four hands.

Lucius was stunned.

Good guy, even the construction captain he just appointed puts his hands up!

"Ahem, we don't need so many people... Walker, come here, you belong to the perception department."

"Obey! Manager!"

Walker saluted excitedly, and under the envious eyes of the three players, he struttingly stood beside the manager.

Lucius looked at the other three players and said seriously.

"Your task is also very important. Cement is the most important thing in the development of the outpost. The wood is enough for the time being, and the logging work can be stopped for a while. I need you to produce cement with all your strength. Can it be done?"

Although it was a pity that they couldn't go hunting with the manager, the three players obediently followed his arrangement.

"Guaranteed to complete the task!"

Very good.

You are worthy of being my appointed player!

Lucius nodded in satisfaction, and walked towards the woods south of the nursing home with Walker, who was so happy from ear to ear...





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