Chapter 51 The Economic System of Wasteland OL (1/2)

The first day that alpha0.3 version went online.

The test results of the new version are quite promising.

With the division of labor and cooperation among the players, first of all, the wall around the outpost was finally completely completed.

This three-meter-high concrete fortification not only brings a sense of security, but also creates possibilities for players to play at night.

Previously, at six o'clock in the evening, Chu Guang would take the players back to the shelter to prevent these guys from being picked up by the alien species that were out looking for food.

Now with the protection of the wall, as long as the players are willing, they can stay on the surface until the characters in the game start to get sleepy (the fatigue value is exhausted).

Of course, for safety reasons, Chu Guang still prohibits players from using facilities with open flames such as blast furnaces at night.

It was okay to make steel and burn cement during the day. The woods blocked a lot of smoke and dust, and the firelight during the day was not that obvious. But if it's nighttime, it's hard to say.

The mutant tribe on 76th Street is like a thorn in the outpost's throat. Unless this thorn is pulled out, Chu Guang will never feel at ease.

In addition to the walls, weapon shops and bathhouses have also been completed with the efforts of players. Although not very luxurious, it is usable.

Especially the bathhouse with partitions, Chu Guang was so satisfied.

In the past, both he and the players had to go to the lake to wash up. Now that there is a bathhouse, hygiene problems can be solved directly in the base.

Of course, the wooden water tank on the top of the bathhouse can only store 5 cubic meters of water. If it is used for a long time, it will inevitably run out of water.

At this time, someone needs to manually transport the water from the lake to the water tank so that the people inside can continue washing, which is indeed a bit troublesome.

Therefore, the wise and great administrator is considering turning the bathhouse from a public welfare facility into a paid facility, charging a water fee of 5 copper coins per cubic meter of water. At the same time, an additional water carrier position was set up to be responsible for filling the water tank on the top of the bathhouse.

This makes sense.

On the other side, in addition to engineering, the players' performance in production, collection, hunting, and production also exceeded Chu Guang's expectations.

The emergence of currency has greatly stimulated players' enthusiasm for production (games).

Just listening to the jingling in the money bag can dispel the fatigue and weakness in the limbs, allowing them to work hard at their posts with high morale.

The most outstanding performance among them is still the Niu Ma squad.

The four old leeks are worthy of being high-level players. Their quadrilateral tactics integrate reconnaissance, front row, output, and support. They have achieved remarkable results in their first cooperation.

By evening, they had hunted a total of eight mutant hyenas and one mutant reindeer while exploring along the elevated route south.

The proceeds from the sale of the prey were equivalent to 55 silver coins - 43 of which belonged to mutant hyenas and 12 to mutant reindeer.

Although the meat-taking rate of mutant hyenas and mutant reindeer is not high, it is usually only over 40% and no more than 50%.

But even so, Brother Scrambled Egg, who served as a temporary butcher, still obtained more than 100 kilograms of hyena meat and more than 100 kilograms of venison from these prey.

The meat will be made into bacon and stored in warehouses. Before being made into bacon, players can also spend money to buy fresh raw meat as their own dinner.

It is worth mentioning that all the outposts used to eat large pots of rice, and Brother Scrambled Egg, who served as the cook, arranged the recipes for two meals a day.

What the players can eat depends on the chef's mood and what prey the manager just brings back that day.

But now it's completely different.

The granary in the base will be open to all players, and the price is fair and affordable. You can exchange 1 silver coin for 1 kilogram of green wheat, or 300g of raw meat, or 200g of bacon jerky.

What is the concept of 1 silver coin?

According to the rules designed by Chu Guang, 1 silver coin is converted into 10 copper coins, which is roughly the median hourly income of players.

In other words, the vast majority of players can buy enough food to fill their stomachs as long as they work hard for 1 to 2 hours or do some tasks patiently.

Players can decide for themselves whether to take the purchased food and stuff it into their mouths directly, or add seasonings to cook it into wheat porridge or wheat cakes, or share a table with others to eat together or even trade.

When Chu Guang designed this simple economic system before, he did some calculations.

A mutated hyena weighing over 30 kilograms can remove almost 12 kilograms of meat after removing its inedible internal organs and head.

Purchase the prey from the hunter at a basic price of 5 silver coins, hire a butcher to kill and remove the meat, and skin it for an average cost of 2 silver coins. The total cost is only 7 zero-cost silver coins.

Assume that 12 kilograms of meat are taken out, and based on the price of 1 silver coin for 300g of raw meat, 12 kilograms is 40 silver!

The output value is 40 silver coins, the production cost is 7 silver coins, and the circulation cost can be ignored. Therefore, in this simple economic chain, a residual value of 33 silver coins will be generated.

This number is meaningless to the players, after all, they are playing games, but for Chu Guang, as a manager, it means too much.

As long as this economic chain of "from prey to raw meat" can continue to operate, each operation can provide "raw meat worth 33 silver coins" and "furs worth several silver coins" for the granary of the outpost.

Of course, players cannot consume all the raw meat. Even if they take out all the money in their pockets, they cannot buy everything they produce. It is not appropriate to overeat.

Therefore, in addition to a small part of the meat being purchased by the players with the silver coins he distributed, more raw meat will be left over and flow into the new economic chain as "raw materials", and stored in the granary in the form of air-dried meat as food reserves for the shelter.

In addition to the "from prey to air-dried meat" industry, tree felling, garbage collection, cement burning, brick moving, gathering, and fishing are basically similar economic models.

Through the two levers of price and task rewards, the inventory of various materials and the focus of the players' work at the current stage can be easily adjusted.

For example, now that the wall has been built, the base's demand for plastering and brick moving has decreased, and instead more food and weapons are needed to feed and arm more players.

Therefore, Chu Guang will appropriately lower the price of weapons in the carpenter's hut to stimulate players to order weapons and upgrade equipment, while increasing the purchase price of prey, and urging powerful players to use the purchased weapons to hunt and improve their proficiency.

In this way, the players have money, equipment, and have accumulated combat experience. Chu Guang not only obtained a large amount of food reserves, but also a group of soldiers with abundant martial virtues.

It's a win-win situation!

No, it should be a win-win situation!

Because Chu Guang, as a manager, can win twice!

Those few coins are like catalysts. They didn't create any value, but they revitalized the economy of the entire outpost.

Chu Guang felt that he was simply a genius.

The only small problem was that no one cooked today.

Brother Chaodan hadn't saved enough money, and the restaurant hadn't opened yet.

In order to save money, almost everyone went to the warehouse to get the minimum living allowance. They used 1 silver coin to buy a kilogram of lamb horn potatoes. Several teammates rented a big pot and lit a fire. They just cooked it and ate it. After eating it, they rented it to the next person.

It didn't matter if it wasn't cooked. This thing can be eaten raw. It's just a matter of hygiene and taste.

It seemed that in an instant, everyone with a goal to strive for suddenly didn't care whether the food was delicious or not. They carried forward the style of hard struggle to the extreme. The only requirement was to be full!

Only Yaya was different.

Others were happily eating potatoes, but she couldn't even afford potatoes.

Because the manager forgot to give her the minimum living allowance, and because she went online too late and didn't find teammates, she was sitting in the corner with a face full of resentment, chewing sour berries and mushrooms.

In the end, Teng Teng couldn't stand it anymore and walked over to share half a bowl of mashed potatoes with her.

Looking at Ya Ya who was eating voraciously, Teng Teng couldn't bear to ridicule her, and sighed.

"From tomorrow on, you have to do the tasks well to make money, I can't support you forever."

Ya Ya was moved and hugged Teng Teng.

"Teng Teng, are you an angel!"

Looking at Ya Ya with tears in her eyes, Teng Teng, whose face was squeezed out of shape, sighed and got out from under her arms with a red face.

"...What stupid things are you talking about."

The sky gradually darkened.

Chu Guang, who was walking in the base, was inspecting his territory and the situation of the players.

Although most players wanted to stay for a while, it would be dawn in two hours in reality, and the workers had to go out to work after washing and packing.

Chu Guang thought it was getting late, and was about to call them to assemble, but at this moment, there was a knock on the north gate of the base.

A group of players looked at the door, and Chu Guang's right hand subconsciously grasped the pistol in his pocket, but soon released it.

He confirmed through the player list that the person outside should be Jun Lazi.

Looking at the two players closest to him, Chu Guang ordered.

"Fang Chang, Lao Bai, you go open the door."

"Yes!"

Fang Chang and Lao Bai trotted forward, lifted the bolt stuck on the door, and pulled the wooden door open a crack together.

Looking at Jun Lazi coming in through the crack, Fang Chang and Lao Bai were shocked.

"Fuck?"

"Brother, what's wrong with you?!"

Blood!

All over the body!

Although some of the wounds have healed, there are more bite wounds and gunshot wounds visible to the naked eye.

Seeing Jun Lazi's appearance, Chu Guang frowned slightly, and he probably guessed what this guy had encountered.

Fortunately, if the other party treats it as a different species, and the kind that is not very delicious, it is unlikely to chase it.

Ignoring his injuries, Jun Lazi walked quickly to the front of the manager and said with a heavy breath.

"The predator's camp! It is about 2 kilometers north of the abandoned construction site, about 3 to 4 kilometers away from us! There is a tire factory there!"

Ye Shi couldn't help asking: "Did you fight with them?"

"No, no, I swear I really didn't provoke them!"

Jun Lazi waved his hand to clarify, and after glancing at the manager, he continued, "I was planning to retreat at the time, but I happened to run into their patrol team... I saw three people."

Ye Shi: "Then you still fought with them?"

Jun Lazi looked embarrassed and looked away.

"Uh... I was caught, there's nothing I can do."

It seems that this guy should have lost the fight.

But it's not surprising. A patrol team of three people should also bring a dog, and the bite wounds on his body probably came from this.

Although this guy has an absolute advantage in panel data, he may not be able to get any benefits if he fights with experienced predator veterans.

I'm lucky to be able to run back.

"Is this the tire factory in the north? I understand," Chu Guang nodded, looked at Jun Jun and said, "You should go back to the training cabin to rest first."

The culture chamber has the function of accelerating the repair of tissue cells for the self-synthesized clones. Coupled with Junk Jun's own physical attributes, it should not take long for him to recover.

"Yes, Sir Manager." After saying that, Junk Jun waggled his tail and limped towards the direction of the sanatorium.

Along the way, many players noticed his situation and whispered to each other in low voices.

"This guy is so seriously injured!"

"I heard that a raider camp was discovered."

"Plunderer Camp?! Are we going to open a new dungeon!"

"Awesome!"

"Damn it, I need to get some money together to buy a gun!"

"Hey, I'm confused. Should I buy the land first or the gun first?"

"Don't be stupid, just move the bricks first."

Obviously, these players did not realize the difficulty of the problem, but instead discussed it excitedly.

This is understandable.

After all, this is a game to them.

Only Chu Guang, a manager, had a trace of urgency on his brows.

To the north is the predator camp, to the east is the mutant lair, to the west is Lake Linghu, and to the south is the area where the survivors of Bate Street and Brown Farm live.

The location of the outpost is indeed not very good, and the development space is severely restricted.

"Whether it's a predator or a mutant."

"If you want to open up the situation, you can only fight with it..."

Chu Guang has already thought about the content of the next expansion pack.