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Is This Really A Game? - Chapter 55

Published at 19th of May 2023 05:59:29 AM


Chapter 55

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Next morning.

In the tailor shop, Shuri, who had just started work, peeled off a note from the wooden board.

"Task...to make a set of clothes for the proprietress of the weapon shop, and reward 5~10 silver coins?" Seeing the order from beginning to end, Shuri's eyes gradually brightened.

In just a second, a perfect design plan was already formed in her mind.

"Okay, leave it to me!"

Stuffing the note into her pocket, she immediately walked towards the weapons store excitedly.

the other side.

Inside the shelter.

Lucius was standing in the residential hall, facing twenty players' who had just climbed out of the training cabin, and finished reading the lines he had finally made up.

It may be because of waiting too long, or it may be because there is one more female player this time than last time. This group of cute new players is much more honest than the previous group.

It seems that a series of operations such as gradually increasing the reservation threshold, appropriate hunger marketing, increasing the cost of waiting time, and screening high-quality human players are still somewhat useful.

Of course, it may also be because the game is too realistic and you can’t play a trumpet. Thinking of a large group of planners 'Secretly observing' above your head, everyone still has to be cautious.

Let Popo and player explain the gameplay, and then Lucius took them on the elevator leading to the surface, and drove them outside like ducks.

Standing on the land in front of the nursing home, these newcomers felt the shock of being there for the first time.

"Damn... F*ck, bum, bum!"

"This, this is the world of Wasteland OL?!"

"The feeling of the sun shining on my face is exactly the same as the real world, and the wind is kissing my cheeks. It's like a dream here! No, it's just a dream!"

"The technology is too advanced now!"

"This is not a public beta yet! Hey! What else does the development team want to test? Hurry up and launch the public beta, give me the code and I'll buy it!"

"One word, Amazing!"

The reaction of all new players when they first entered the game seems to be similar.

Lucius can understand this state.

From the moment I received the helmet, the half-joking fun turned into half-belief, and I almost counted down the most difficult 72 hours while tossing and turning. With the opening of the second pair of eyes, all the expectations were in the moment when the five senses touched became a reality.

It's like rebirth.

The impact of this moment cannot be summed up in words.

Stepping on the soil of a foreign world, sniffing the fragrance of dust, chasing butterflies in the grass, and embarking on an adventure with an unknown future... How many game fans dream of this?

Not to mention them, Lucius himself has had such a daydream more than once, that one day he will be able to step on the soil of the virtual world.

It's just a pity...

Knowing all the truth, I am destined not to be able to enjoy the fun of the game like them. Perhaps for me, the untouchable reality is the virtual.

"Go, warriors."

"To change this dying world!"

"With your hands."

While feeling emotional in his heart, Lucius added three lines of lines to himself on the spot.

Then he didn't stay here, but gave the time to the players themselves, carried Popo to the third floor, and put it in front of the window with the best view... This is the first-class seat overlooking all the players.

Meanwhile, the open space in front of the nursing home.

The newbies who just stepped into the game world were surrounded by old players who arrived on the surface before they had time to take a breath of the wasteland air.

"Do you have any brothers with special talents? Raise your hand... What? You have? Damn it, what kind of talents are you talking about... What the hell is composure? Why does it sound so useless?"

"Are there any newcomers in the power department? Let's brush the tree and brush attributes together! It's fun!"

"Boss, I'm from the strength department, how should I play this game?"

Seeing that player's finally took care of him, the old player beamed with joy.

"Are you from the power department? What's your name?"

"The Boy On The Construction Site!"

"F*ck, brother, this game makes you understand! Listen to me, power players need to cut down more trees, move more bricks, roll up their sleeves and just do it, cut down a hundred trees and go straight to LV1! 7~ 8 points of strength make you invincible in the wasteland, and when you encounter alien species, just pick up an ax and do it!"

"Well, what if you meet someone with a gun?"

"Just do it!"

"???"

Standing in front of the window on the third floor of the nursing home, Lucius looked down and observed the players downstairs for a while.

Seeing that those little cute newcomers have gradually mastered the tricks of playing this game under the leadership of the old players, they couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

Very good.

Very reliable.

These beta test players really did live up to their expectations.

The only thing that makes Lucius feel a little pity is that although this group of newcomers are very ordinary, they don't seem to have the Easter egg left by the first generation of managers - a special gene sequence called 'Alien'.

However, there are two special talents that interest him.

One is 'Calmness', which increases the basic resistance to negative mental states such as 'Fear' and 'Despair' by 50%, and can relieve negative effects from the spiritual level faster.

On the surface, this talent seems useless, but only those who have experienced actual combat know how important this quality is in combat.

Another talent is 'Thermal vision'. The name of the player who holds this talent is [ Richest Elf King ], and the genetic sequence is agility.

Just looking at the description of the system, this talent is simply magical in night battles! In the state of concentration, actively trigger this talent, and the retina will be more sensitive to infrared light.

The specific performance is that you can see the heat source in the dark within a certain range!

Of course, this talent is basically ineffective against 'Cold-blooded animals'.

Lucius silently wrote down this [ Richest Elf King ], and he would wear it if he needed it for night battles in the future. In addition, there are several strange talents.

For example, the 'Temperature intuition' that can perceive the temperature of heat sources without contact, the 'Plant whisperer' that can gain insight into the growth status of plants, and the 'Insect hunter' that can smell the pheromones released by insects, etc.

These talents have little practical significance, but if they are used in production and exploration, they can play a significant role.

Lucius believes that there should be no need to raise points by himself, and these players can figure out the most suitable gameplay by themselves.

...

Apartment area in the northern part of Wetland Park.

A team of four is cautiously approaching the prey.

The terrain in the urban area is very complicated. From the dilapidated tower-style greenhouse ruins, it can be seen that people in the pre-war society should live quite well.

Gale: "People in the pre-war era quite enjoyed it... Let me open my mind. Residents living in the community grow vegetables and fruits in the inner part of the tower. This is not only their vegetable market, but also a garden."

Bunny: "Who will maintain it?"

"There will always be properties, and it's not bad to outsource the venue to a specialized company. This kind of ecological community is quite a reference, and the designer who designed this game is definitely a master."

"You'd better focus on our prey, I feel we are very close to it."

Walker immersed his five senses in his surroundings. From the flowing breath, he seemed to have heard the heartbeat of the prey... one strong and one weak.

Wait, two?

"In front of."

Tomorrow had already found the reindeer that fell to the ground from the arrow, but was about to walk forward when he suddenly found another arrow stuck in the neck of the prey.

Neck?

He froze for a moment.

I remember correctly that the one I shot should be the butt?

When he was in a daze, he met the eyes of the boy directly opposite him.

The two were stunned for a moment, then their hands moved in unison in the next second, and they drew their bows and arrows to aim at each other.

"Who are you?"

"NPC?"

The two chattered to each other for a while, neither of them could understand what the other was saying.

Gale and Bunny reacted quickly. After discovering Tomorrow's situation, they quickly outflanked him from both sides and circled around the side of the boy.

The teenager stepped back nervously, leaning his back against the concrete wall, hiding his back.

Tomorrow could feel the murderous aura emanating from that cold light, but he was not afraid, and approached step by step.

After all, if he is far away, he will miss the shot.

"Don't come here."

"Drop your weapons, you are surrounded."

What is this man talking about?

Predator? !

Seeing the three of them approaching him, the young man thought about how those captured by the looters died, so his heart sank and he let go of the bowstring.

Whoosh—

The sound of breaking through the air came like the wind.

Tomorrow turned sideways subconsciously, dodging the arrow that flew past his cheek, and the feather almost brushed the tip of his nose.

If you don't dodge this, go straight back to the cabin!

"F*ck! Catch him!"

With a beautiful national curse out of his mouth, Tomorrow threw down the carpenter anxiously and angrily, pulled out the steel bar and charged it together with Bunny and Gale.

The boy drew out the dagger from his waist, with a determined face, ready to fight to the death. But this time, a stone whizzed by and hit his forehead, knocking his consciousness into a trance.

"Come on!"

Walker, who was holding a slingshot, greeted him, and the three of them immediately surrounded him. They knocked out the dagger in the boy's hand with a stick, and pushed him to the ground.

"Let me go!"

The boy let out an angry roar and struggled with all his strength, but it was Bunny who caught him after all.

The power of the tech macho is no joke.

"Be honest you idiot! F*ck, this guy's hands are a little strong! Tomorrow, what are we going to do now?"

Looking at the young man struggling on the ground, Bunny who tied him up looked at Tomorrow beside him.

In Wasteland OL, it is inexperienced to simply kill or kill monsters, and the experience of gene sequence is naturally increased in battle or exercise.

In other words, the experience of capturing and killing is the same.

Gale checked the boy's package, and found that apart from a piece of cake, there were only a few arrows and a delicate knife left inside.

Shaking his head, he stood up and said.

"Very poor."

Looking at the boy lying on the ground glaring at him, Tomorrow fell into deep thought.

"I can't guess what he's talking about."

"Let's, tie him up first, and take him back to exchange for money."





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