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Is This Really A Game? - Chapter 92

Published at 19th of May 2023 05:57:39 AM


Chapter 92

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"Aww!"

"F*ck them!"

The players raised their weapons excitedly, responding to the Master Manager's call with great momentum.

Satisfied with their attitude, Lucius nodded and waved forward. A group of people passed through the north gate of the park, followed the wreckage of the elevated highway all the way north, and directly killed the lair of the predators four kilometers away.

This is an abandoned tire factory. There are crude fortifications on the outside of the wall, and strange patterns and symbols are smeared on the wall with filth.

[ Mole In The Hole] lowered his voice, and whispered to [ Tabletop Cop ] next to him.

"The doodles remind me of wildlings in the forest."

"Savager of the forest?"

"A game, on PC."

"I know...but these people don't live in the forest, we live in the forest, right?"

"..."

Although the enemy's main force had been completely wiped out, Lucius still did not take it lightly, and was still careful about his surroundings and possible traps.

But what's interesting is that when Lucius and his party arrived, they found that the door to the predator's lair was actually open.

At the same time, the moment he confirmed the fall of the Bloody Hand Clan's camp, a light blue pop-up window also appeared in front of his eyes.

【 Mission Completed. 】

【 The authority of the B2 floor of Shelter No.404 has been authorized, and the lock can be unlocked after 24 hours. 】

【 Countdown: 23h59min 59s. 】

Tsk, I have to wait 24 hours. Never mind.

Anyway, Lucius is not in a hurry, he still has a lot of things to deal with before exploring the B2 floor. Including those captives. Also includes other loot.

At the same time, Harvey, who was waiting anxiously at the gate of the village, saw Lucius, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

If it wasn't him who came, or if he didn't come on foot, I might lose my life.

"I still feel that it is not a good choice to intervene in the disputes of the local people." Holding a square assault rifle, The muscular female mercenary reminded her employer, "We have no control over the area. They can decide our fate with one thought."

"I agree with Luna's point of view." Another powerful mercenary glanced at the group of people outside and said with a frown, "If they choose to have them all, what are you going to do?"

His name is Nile, and his strength is the strongest among the three.

Regarding the opinions of his subordinates, Harvey said indifferently.

"This is a problem, but it's not a big problem. We even do business with predators, let alone them? Believe me, it's not a bad thing to change to a relatively disciplined trading partner."

"Really?" The female mercenary whistled and teased, "I don't think they are much more civilized than the predators."

"Okay, shut up, you, stand here and wait for me!"

Abandoning his two bodyguards, Harvey quickly rolled down the stairs and walked out the door with an excited expression, as if he had known him for many years.

"My dear friend, you don't know how excited I am when I see you appear here safe and sound!"

"Me too," Lucius smiled faintly, glanced at the gate of the nearby village, and said in surprise, "You took down this stronghold by yourself?"

Harvey laughed.

"Of course I'm not alone. Unless it's poor ghosts and gamblers with clinking pockets, no one would run so far alone to do business. Alright, let's stop talking at the door and come in first!"

"I'll introduce you to my two bodyguards in a while, thanks to them this time, otherwise our plan wouldn't go so smoothly!"

Harvey invited Lucius and his party in politely, and described how he was resourceful and resourceful along the way, how he had deceived the leaders of the Blood Hand clan, and how he cooperated with his bodyguards who were ambushing outside while they were not paying attention and take down this stronghold.

To be honest, Lucius was not interested in his "Heroic deeds". No matter what he said, the scene could not be more exciting than what he experienced. However, since the fort had been breached from the inside, it saved him a lot of time.

Lucius had already prepared for the player to be a human bomber, risking his life to charge the door with ten kilograms of black powder, but now it seems that this extra expense should be saved.

The next step is to search. No one is more proficient in this matter than his players.

After receiving the order, the players rushed into the predator's stronghold as if their eyes were glowing green. Not to mention the cabinets placed in the room, even a loose floor tile will not be spared!

"What's in this jar?"

"Yue, it stinks."

"Eighty percent is Ollie."

"F*ck, there are human heads in this drawer...it's too perverted."

"White piece of plastic found under floor!"

"What's the use of this thing? Casino chips? Collectibles?"

"This? Damn, it's a good thing! Look at the strategy on the forum, you can get it in the warehouse to exchange for money, and one chip can be exchanged for 5 copper coins!"

Looking at these blue coats that looked more like bandits than predators, Luna smashed her tongue, and Nile next to her also had a strange expression on his face.

The blue coats he had seen were all reserved, even pedantic, and it was really rare to see such a lack of airs.

"What language do they speak?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of it, anyway, it's not from this area."

"Are they really from the shelter?"

"I don't know, but who cares?"

"It's really boring for you to talk."

"I just don't have as many questions as you do."

The two mercenaries whispered to each other, the most vicious force in this area had been wiped out, and no one would disturb them for the rest of the night.

Harvey and Lucius who were standing aside were also having a friendly conversation, discussing how to divide the profits of this big deal.

"Seven people died on my side...in fact, eight people died, and one unlucky boy had his arm cut off by the leader of the predators, and he lost blood and couldn't be saved."

"Hiss... this, this is really too miserable."

Harvey bit his tongue and expressed shock and regret with a dumbfounded expression.

He didn't know how many people there were in the outpost, but he estimated that it should be less than one hundred. Eight people died in this battle, which is equivalent to a reduction of 10% of the total population, and the price is indeed a bit high.

"...Don't be too sad, people die every day in the wasteland, and war damage is inevitable. Last year, my bodyguards were still 4 guys, and this year there are only 2 left."

Harvey sighed, and said in a comforting tone, "At least their sacrifices brought about peace. Those who survived, including all survivors in this area, will thank them."

"They will compensate us later, but this is not what we are discussing now," Lucius looked at Harvey and continued, "You probably misunderstood me. I didn't ask for your comfort, but to inform you that we to take the lead."

Harvey was stunned. He didn't turn the corner for a while, and his voice stuttered.

"Ah, well... I mean, no problem. Well, you deserve it, my honorable lords."

Lucius nodded.

"Very good, then we can talk about how to divide."

The two mercenaries looked at each other wordlessly, they didn't dare to speak, they only dared to make eye contact.

'It's the first time I've seen such a ruthless blue coat. '

'I bet the boss is meeting for the first time too. '

'It's a hero. '

'Rough enough, to my liking. '

...

The predators in Wetland Park had a total of 29 captives, 10 of whom were seriously injured. It is not known whether they can survive tonight.

There are about 30 people in the predator's dungeon, including the two raider boy soldiers who were just imprisoned, a total of 32 people. However, half of them were seriously injured, and some of them were still hanging with only half breath left. They looked miserable and would die at any time.

According to the negotiation between Lucius and Harvey, all predators can be packaged for them regardless of their minor or serious injuries. In exchange, Harvey needs to provide him with a batch of goods of equal value.

The marauders took 31 prisoners in total.

Without a unified currency, it is difficult to estimate the price. Lucius simply used the specialty "Coarse salt" of Demonia Town as the equivalent, and he calculated the price as 20 kilograms of coarse salt.

When Lucius and Gomu exchanged air-dried meat for salt, almost three kilograms of meat were exchanged for one kilogram of salt. According to this calculation, it is equivalent to pawning 60 kilograms of "Bacon" for one person's head.

He felt very reasonable. Although Harvey didn't think of air-dried meat, the transaction price was barely acceptable to him.

A strong labor force only needs a little training, and it is not a problem to sell it to those mine owners in Demonia Town.

Disabled captives don't matter too much. Demonia Town lacks food but no shortage of nutrient cream. If they are raised until the beginning of next spring, some people will be willing to ask for their spare parts. The only trouble now is that Harvey doesn't have that much cargo on him.

This time, in order to make the last deal before winter, he only brought some hard currency from Spring City with him—that is, those plastic sheets. It’s no problem to buy two or three strong laborers with these chips, but eating more than 30 in one bite... It’s still a bit of a dream.

Harvey tried to make the last effort, looked at Lucius and said.

"We didn't bring that stuff! I can put on my credit that next spring I'll bring what I promised!"

Lucius sneered.

"Don't talk nonsense, if you have something like credibility, we won't stand here to discuss business. Anyway, Demonia Town is only two days away from here, you can go back and get it now."

Harvey exclaimed, "You're crazy, it's winter now! It was snowing outside a few hours ago! You want me to go back to Demonia Town and come back?"

Lucius said indifferently.

"It's just the beginning of winter. It was only the third snowfall before, and the temperature on the ground didn't even drop below zero. This is considered heavy snow? You're not even afraid of a person coming to me as a lobbyist, and you're still worried about this risk?"

Take two or three people back, or thirty people? There are not many opportunities to do such a transaction.

After weighing the pros and cons, Harvey made a decision without even taking a minute. In principle, no caravan is willing to do business at this time. But when the benefits outweigh the risks, principles are just principles.

Lucius is very satisfied with his decision. After all, if he disagrees, the gallows of justice will be busy again.

It is impossible for him to feed these predators with precious food, and the benefits of doing so are far lower than turning them into raw materials for summoning the fourth natural disaster.

These people are naturally disobedient, and it is common for them to be lazy at work. It takes a lot of time and manpower to tame them, and even if they are tamed successfully, they are far worse than the players.

Why bother? Soon he will be able to open the B2 floor. At that time, there will be more beta test qualifications to satisfy those long-awaited friends.

...

After discussing the distribution of the predators, Lucius ordered the players to go to the dungeon and free up the space inside for the looters in the brick factory.

When the gate of the dungeon was opened, the two little players who followed were almost suffocated by the smell of stench, and it took a long time for the wind to set up the torches and move on.

The deep and gloomy stone walls are covered with sticky stains, and occasionally cockroaches the size of fists can be seen crawling across the ground, and rats the size of shoes are fighting each other to grab a rotting corpse.

Those men and women with chains on their hands and feet looked blankly at the people who appeared at the entrance of the dungeon. Their eyes were dull, and there were only a handful of healthy limbs.

[ Richest Elf King ] Unable to hold back, he vomited on the spot.

"Next time I won't do this job again."

[ Tabletop Cop ] is not bad, even he laughed and ran on him.

"Didn't you ask to come?"

"...I thought there was an injured little Keli."

"Tsk, how do you call the police here?"

Seeing the two people walking forward, [ Irena ] who came to the door stood still, with a delicate expression on her face, which was very funny like standing in the corner scared.

"I, I can help you in the rear. The main worry is that there will be predators sneaking up from behind."

Tabletop Cop and Mole In The Hole looked at each other, smiled at the same time, and looked at this good brother together.

"Come on, brother, come here."

"The mission reward is 5 silver coins, we have to get people out."

"That's right," Brother Mole of the agile department grabbed Irena who was about to run away, and said with a smile, "There are no predators here, my dear."

"Let go of me! Ahhhhh."

It took a lot of time to get all the prisoners in the dungeon to the surface, and the search for loot on the other side was also going on. Those players who searched for loot almost turned the entire tire factory upside down.

Not only those who can be seen to be valuable at a glance, but even the pots and pans, tables, chairs and benches used by the predators to eat have been collected.

Speaking of which, there is another episode. When the players searched the room of the raider boss, they found a wooden torture device inside. On the top of the torture tool hung a clone that had been completely cooled, with stains and scars on its white skin.

Lucius had a little impression of her. He still remembered that it was at the gate of Beit Street. When he saw Liszt discussing business with Old Charlie, a caravan gunman pulled her out of the car.

"Why did the clone bought by the old leech appear in the camp of the Bloody Hand clan?"

Lucius touched his chin and fell into deep thought. There are four possibilities, ABCD, in his mind, some serious and some not so serious.

The four little players who followed him into the room whispered behind their backs.

"Is this game really serious?"

"Perhaps……?"

"Then why is there still a plot in the book?"

"What is the plot of this book, you know the book! This is called background setting, do you understand the setting? Hey, when I go offline, I have to go to the official website to blow a wave. There are quite a lot of details in this game. I hope it will not be deleted after the public beta."

"Don't think about the version number, go to the international server to play."

"However, our Manager is quite decent. In this wasteland where people's hearts are colder than ice, it is really rare to have such a kind NPC."

This sentence has been unanimously recognized by the players. No bragging, many details can be seen, their manager is a very charismatic leader. Otherwise, why does the proprietress of the weapon shop always secretly look at him?

Hearing the conversation of the players, Lucius smiled.

If not?

As long as I am a normal wastelander, the clones hanging on that torture device are you. Think about where these "Commodities" are produced.

After pulling a step casually and throwing it on her, Lucius looked at the players behind him.

"Take this poor guy down and take her away."

"The body left here can only be fed to cockroaches, it is better to let her use some waste heat to rekindle the fire of civilization."

"Also, search this room carefully, and report to me immediately if you find any clues."

"Pay attention to the organ."

The four players said excitedly.

"Yes! My lord!"

Lick the bag! Look through the NPC's cabinet!

They are the best at this job!





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