Chapter 500 They Will All Fall at Our Hands! (Second Update) (1/2)

After the meeting.

Including reporters from Ideal City, Li Ke from the Academy, and other people who had nothing to do with the ceasefire negotiations, almost everyone left the meeting room contentedly.

Except for the representatives of the Legion.

Cohen sat motionless in his seat, staring angrily at Chu Guang who was sitting across the negotiation table.

Including the Weilant officers standing behind him, their angry expressions were as if they wanted to eat him.

Only Chu Guang was confused, not knowing how he had offended these big noses.

Fortunately, Cohen did not let him guess, and vented his anger directly.

"I am very dissatisfied with your wording. We have an unconditional ceasefire. There is no winner or loser in this war. You shouldn't use the word victory!"

That's it...

Chu Guang sighed in his heart.

We agreed to win each other, so what's wrong with me saying something to my subordinates?

And it's not like I didn't give you a chance to speak.

It was you who had to show off. You said "You talk too much nonsense" and dismissed this opportunity. Who can you blame?

If I had known that you were so petty, I should have taken 19 pens, changed a pen after writing a stroke, and tortured you for a few more minutes.

The extra ones can be used for the lottery.

What a loss!

"This is indeed not appropriate," Wu Changnian coughed, glanced at Chu Guang next to him, and said indifferently, "This is a ceasefire negotiation. Using the word victory... will cause misunderstanding."

Looking at the hostile eyes shot across the negotiation table, Chu Guang didn't take it to heart and said indifferently.

"What does it matter? Does the media of Ideal City have a branch in Triumph City?"

Wu Changnian thought about it and nodded.

"That's true."

He was also a little surprised that Cohen would react so strongly to that sentence. It was obvious that he was talking to his subordinates. It was a bit too much to get angry.

However, from the perspective of the company, he still had to say something to smooth things over. After all, the ceasefire agreement had been signed, and it would not be good for anyone to cause trouble at this time.

Cohen looked at Chu Guang coldly, and finally snorted, stood up with his hands on the table, grabbed his own ceasefire agreement, and left the meeting room with a group of officers without looking back.

The players who were eager to try showed disappointed expressions, especially a few guys who were watching the excitement.

It seems that the gold coins of these old guys will not explode...

Watching the desolate backs leave, Chu Guang looked at Wu Changnian who was sitting next to him.

"Have you got the coordinates of the Pioneer crew?"

Wu Changnian nodded.

"They have given it to us. The 26th Commando has arrived near the target area under the leadership of Yunsong. The entrance to Shelter No. 0 is also there. There is a mutant tribe nearby. The Legion has terminated the mercenary contract with them, and we can deal with those mutants at will."

Chu Guang said with a subtle expression.

"I was wondering before, the mutants in the Great Desert... would actually trade with humans."

Aren't humans just pure breeding tools and food in their eyes?

This sounds as strange as negotiating with a takeaway.

Wu Changnian shrugged his shoulders.

"I also find it strange, but according to the Corps' own explanation, General Kraus, the previous commander-in-chief of Luoxia Province, may have reached some agreement with those mutants, and there were also mutant mercenaries in the expedition a year ago."

"And according to the intelligence we have obtained, the fearless attack methods and terrifying self-healing abilities of those mutant mercenaries are difficult even for soldiers wearing power armor."

But it's just difficult.

The Death Corps has fought against those mutants.

According to the evaluation of Bianbianhuashui himself, those guys are just a group of elite monsters with slightly thicker health bars, not even as difficult as the group of elite Weilantes they encountered on the 330 high ground.

After a pause, Wu Changnian continued.

"Cohen claimed that the marshal was not aware of this. Joseph should know something, but he is unwilling to talk about it... Anyway, Kras is dead, Griffin is dead, and McLen is still alive, but he probably doesn't know much. This is not a glorious thing. They can't investigate it just for your curiosity." Chu Guang raised his eyebrows. "Does that mean we have to clean up their ass?" Wu Changnian nodded. "Yes." Chu Guang said with a smile. "Haha, they did a good job of cleaning up this pile of shit. What the previous term did is no longer the current term's business." Wu Changnian nodded again and looked at the young ally seriously. "Yes. Although you may know this, I still have to give you a piece of advice. Be careful of them, be careful of all of them. Regardless of the incident just now, they will not forget today's "shame". Once you show your weakness, they will show their fangs without hesitation and then make a move... They are a race designed for fighting. Griffin is, Cohen is, and everyone who comes here is." This is also the reason why the corporate support alliance took over Bicester Town. They need a trustworthy friend to help them keep an eye on those dishonest Willant people.

The noise made by those guys has alerted the Council. The Great Desert cannot stop the ambitions of the Weyland people. Even if it is just for the peace of Yunjian Province, they can't stay out of it completely.

Chu Guang curled his lips.

"No wonder they can chat with mutants."

"That's two different things... But then again, I was also shocked when I came here. There are gray-black mutants in this wasteland."

Wu Changnian sighed and continued with emotion.

"I thought the blue mutants with gills were outrageous enough... How many secrets are there in this world that we don't know."

Chu Guang disagreed with his words.

Whether it is green or blue, gray-black or colorful, as long as it is a mutant, he doesn't intend to keep any alive.

This kind of monster that ties plunder and reproduction together and writes it into DNA together with hatred for humans should not exist in this world from the beginning.

They are like goblins.

Every mutant cub carries a blood debt behind him.

After seeing the hellish misery in the mutant nest on Street 76 in Qingquan City, he had no intention of negotiating with any mutants.

Thinking of his old friends on the Pioneer staying with those beasts, Chu Guang couldn't help but clench his fists on his knees.

"I have a small request."

"What request?" Wu Changnian's eyebrows twitched. He had a headache when he heard this guy say the words "request" and "suggestion".

However, to his surprise, this guy didn't say anything embarrassing this time.

"Before withdrawing from Oasis No. 2, I want to drive my Iron Heart a little further west to pick up our old friends home."

Wu Changnian was stunned, with a strange expression on his face.

What kind of strange request is this?

Although it was a bit strange, he certainly wouldn't refuse.

"No problem... It's better to say thank you. The air flow environment in the Great Desert is very unstable, and the performance of the killer whale and the dragonfly is said to be very bad."

Chu Guang also smiled.

"Then let's put it this way."

Shortly after the signing of the ceasefire agreement, the troops stationed in Falcon City released the "migratory birds" to give wings to the news of victory.

The drones flew over the desert, over the valley, through the mountains and rivers along the way, and finally arrived at the city-state located on the east coast shortly after dark.

Holographic fireworks were set off in the sky above Ideal City, and the Council Building in the center used an entire wall as a screen to show this historic moment to all the residents of Ideal City.

Including the speech of Wu Changnian, Deputy Minister of the Comprehensive Management Department.

Also including the words said by his allies, the Alliance and the manager of Shelter No. 404.

"...I am honored to witness this moment with you."

"This is our victory!"

Yes.

This is a victory!

The Willant people on the west coast are ashamed to admit the military failure in Luoxia Province. The euphemism is just a fig leaf left for the losers. The expressions of those big noses signing the ceasefire agreement are the best proof.

For the spectators on the endpoint cloud, compared with the long speech of Vice Minister Wu Changnian, Chu Guang's concise victory is obviously more popular.

Chu Guang did not expect that he would become popular again in Ideal City because of a big truth without bragging.

The discussion area of ​​"Battle Royale" operated by Skull Studio.

Because the identity of the developer of this game is too hardcore, it has attracted countless netizens who are not interested in virtual reality games but very interested in the alliance.

The CEO named Xue Hongliang is also very good at dealing with things. He changed the title of the virtual community to "This is our victory!", which attracted the cheers of countless players and passers-by.

On this day worth celebrating, no one here is discussing the game. Almost everyone is cheering for the victory that has just arrived.

A group of weird virtual images cheered in the square.

"This is our victory!!!"

"Wake up, brother. The ground forces we sent out are only a commando team and an experimental android team. What does the victory or defeat of this war have to do with us?"

"Doesn't this just show the wisdom of the Council? No resident of Ideal City sacrificed for this, and the final victory was won effortlessly!"

"Uh... a few people died on the way."

"Administrator, come and kick out this guy who can't read the atmosphere."

"Hahaha! I like their administrator! Compared to that nagging middle-aged man, young handsome guys are more to my taste!"

"Woo woo woo, when can flights to the Alliance be opened? I have never been to places outside the Cloud Province!"

"That may be a bit difficult. I heard that the Valley Province is the home of Deathclaw. Even if the Alliance is our ally, it is a bit dangerous to go to such a place."

"Anyway, thank God... our boss can finally come back to make games!"

"Look forward to it!"

"I hope he comes back alive."

...

"Night City" bar

As a Victory Day theme party, the BGM played today is a song "created" by the residents of Dawn City.

Figures were swaying on the dance floor, and LED masks were dancing with flashing and changing smiley symbols. Under the flashing red, yellow and blue neon lights, the retro music rhythm unexpectedly fit the carnival atmosphere of the scene.

Sitting in the corner of the bar, Fang Chang looked quietly at the figures not far away, feeling a little regretful in his heart.

He probably missed this "Ten Thousand Miles of Yellow Sand" expansion pack.

However, he has not wasted these few months.

During this period of training and recharge at Yunjian University, he learned a lot of eye-opening things, including the city's popular business models and common management methods here.

He can now confirm that among the developers of "Wasteland OL", there is at least a team of consultants composed of experts in politics, economy, military, history, culture, religion and other fields to be responsible for polishing the details.

Just like the currency of a company.

At first, he thought that the credit points, abbreviated as Cr, were just a kind of game currency that had been reskinned. But after getting to know it more deeply, he discovered that the core of this thing was actually different from the concept of "DeFi (decentralized finance)" in reality. Conspiring together.

wrong.

This description is obviously insulting to Cr.

In reality, DeFi is still in the exploratory period and is still far from stable. Most digital currencies issued based on this theory are just tricks of flying kites and cutting leeks. But in this virtual game, decentralization in the true sense is Finance has actually been realized on a small scale!

At least it happened in Ideal City and Cr.

For example, the most basic one is that every resident of the ideal city is the subject of credit currency issuance, and is also the guarantee of currency issuance.

In the traditional sense, if a central bank wants to put money into the market, it needs to use various financial instruments. But whether it is lending money to companies to expand production or lending money to residents for consumption, the beer and foam poured on the top of the pyramid cannot equally benefit everyone on the pyramid.

It may even happen that some people didn't drink the beer but drank a lot of foam, and some people drank the beer until they vomited and didn't taste the foam at all.

But the ideal city based on the credit point framework is a different situation.

Smart contracts programmed based on quantum algorithms ensure fair and equitable transactions, and the nature of its credit currency and a series of financial rules determine that all people involved in production will benefit equally from the prosperity of production.

Of course, this system also has its shortcomings. Equality does not mean average. It is impossible for everyone to live in a room with a window and on the upper floor of the building.

In addition, due to the limitations of this set of rules, they not only do not restrict monopoly, but even encourage mergers between "production departments" within enterprises.

So much so that in a place like Ideal City, the monopoly that has been formed is more difficult to break, and there is no force outside the rules that can correct it.

Unless the monopolist itself is eliminated from the market due to operational crisis or accidental events, this is basically difficult.

The board of directors, whose seats are determined by shares, is unlikely to push for a bill to restrict monopoly. At most, it can only restrict the "production sector" that has formed a monopoly through mutual checks and balances, making it difficult to squeeze the companies living in this system. Employees benefit.

After all, in this peculiar economic system, every resident is the subject of currency and has become a part of currency.

From a philosophical point of view, although this has caused people to be highly "monetized" by things like credit points and lost their attributes as human beings, it can also be explained in another way as "removing ordinary people from the debt relationships of the old era." liberation".

Everyone is his own creditor and will no longer be a slave to money, or to others because of money.

In addition to the side effect of leading to monopoly, the overly conservative credit expansion strategy makes it difficult for start-ups like "Skeleton Studio" to stand out, and it is difficult for people who don't like to play by the rules or are unfamiliar with the rules to adapt to life here.

But in contrast, the risks of the entire economic system have also been compressed to a jaw-dropping degree.

In the past century and a half, this small society with a population of millions or even tens of millions has not experienced a real economic overheating or depression!

The whole system is moving smoothly upward, slowly but surely.

He has never seen an economic curve with such a stable slope!

In reality, if an economy of medium or above size had such strong certainty, without even a trace of ups and downs, they would have stepped on the accelerator and accelerated.

If the slope is not aligned with the Y-axis, this is an investment opportunity that is sure to make money without losing money. This "sure but slow" situation will not occur at all.

The most outrageous thing is that this unique economic system can be seamlessly connected with the traditional economies of the old era, including the Alliance!

Whether it is import and export business or foreign aid expenditures, they have no impact on the smooth operation of the entire economy.

There is no doubt that this is a model that does not exist in reality.

If this game is as completely real as it claims, this particular model alone may be enough to drive economists around the world crazy!

Of course, this system built with Cr as the cornerstone has reached an outrageous level of complexity. Even residents living in an ideal city may only know the tip of the iceberg about it.

Not to mention he is an outsider.

But just understanding a little bit about it shocked him greatly.

During this short half-year of study, Fang Chang even had the illusion that some sociological knowledge or experience that was not so "avant-garde" might be applicable in the real world.

Even if it only works on a theoretical level.

Since becoming financially free, he has become a professional gamer out of interest and has rarely paid attention to matters in the financial field.

However, this game made him regain interest in the major he had put aside, and he even started college in the game.

Life is really full of surprises...

At this time, the electronic wind chime hanging at the door of the bar swayed gently, and a tall beauty walked in from outside.

Although in Ideal City, a place where there are many handsome men and beautiful women, Li Shuyue's appearance is not the most outstanding, but the straight-cut, monotonous OL formal wear and her unique and capable temperament, in this kind of The bar is full of cyberpunk flavor, but it looks very special.

So as soon as she entered the door, Fang Chang saw her at a glance.

Also catching a glimpse of the being who was out of tune with her surroundings, Li Shuyue walked directly to the opposite side of him and sat on the chair that opened automatically.

"...The company meeting was delayed for a while. I hope I didn't keep you waiting for a long time. I'm treating you today."

"It's okay, there are still two minutes until the agreed time," Fang Chang said with a smile after glancing at the holographic clock on the wall, "I actually just arrived a few minutes ago."

"Is this the only thing you want to say when you see me?"

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for the treat."

Li Shuyue rolled her eyes.

At this time, she suddenly noticed the "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" and "Introduction to Economics" placed beside the table, as well as the Yunjian University uniform he was wearing. She couldn't help laughing and said in a joking tone .

"Are you watching this in a bar?"

"I just came out of night school." Seeing the weird expression on her face, Fang Chang shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said in a half-joking tone, "There is no way, the wastelanders from our hometown don't know the rules, so we can only take advantage of it. You should study more when you have time to relax after get off work.”

Li Shuyue suggested seriously.

"We are used to leaving professional matters to professionals. If you want to recharge during your break, I recommend you to take management as an elective."

Fang Chang said with a smile.

"That's what I chose too."

Li Shuyue: "..."

Seeing that she didn't speak, Fang Chang continued.

"Speaking of which, how did you come up with the idea of ​​doing business here?"

He originally planned to go to the library to hang out for a while before logging off, but suddenly he was called out by this guy, saying he wanted to discuss business.

After agreeing, he discovered that the location was actually a "Night City" bar not far from the Yunjian University Building.

Li Shuyue replied casually.

"It's better not to go to a cafe at night."

"So why does it have to be at night?"

"No one thought you would win today, you should have told me in advance!" Li Shuyue said with some complaint.

Fang Chang smiled but said nothing.

Of course he knew the Alliance would win tonight, even before the news reached Utopia - the second the ceasefire was officially signed.

However, the information exchange between players is not shared with NPCs outside the alliance. Considering that the other party may have a relationship with the council, he did not mention it.

If the council misunderstands that it controls information transmission channels that they don't understand, it may be somewhat troublesome.

When he is not sure whether the other party will care about this detail, his habit is to treat it as "yes" by default.

Seeing that Fang Chang was not going to explain, although Li Shuyue felt a little depressed, she did not continue to dwell on this trivial matter.

After all, the other party does not have the obligation to tell him inside information.

"Anyway, I hope that the business plan we discussed before will be implemented before twelve o'clock this morning. I will use the draft you submitted to me last time... I still need you to check the details. If there are no surprises, I will use that draft. Yes, I hope there are no accidents.”

This is the first commercial cooperation between the enterprise and the alliance. She has been preparing for this for several months, and she does not want to be preempted by other speculators who smell the fishy smell.

She had a premonition.

Alliances will become a new growth point for companies’ overseas profits!

As she spoke, she took out a holographic computer pen from her briefcase and placed it on the table, then handed him an AR glasses that were directly connected to the computer.

Although the manuscript was not a serious trade secret, it was not suitable for display in public.

Fang Chang, who took the glasses, couldn't help but complain in his heart.

If serious business cooperation is discussed in a bar, there is something wrong with Party A.

"Twelve o'clock in the morning...is it okay so late?" After clicking on the light blue holographic pop-up window and looking through it twice, Fang Chang asked casually while doing a final check.

"In this city, time is credit, and credit is everything... No matter how many professional books you read, it's better to remember this sentence."

After glancing at the flashing text on the electronic screen not far away, Li Shuyue suddenly thought of something, waved her hand to the ordering robot, and tapped its head twice with her index finger.

Soon, two glasses of specially prepared spirits were served.

"By the way, I almost forgot, congratulations," Li Shuyue looked at Fang Chang, who was carefully reviewing the manuscript, picked up one of the rainbow-colored cocktails, touched the edge of the other glass, lightly opened her lips and said, "Congratulations on winning the prize. victory in the war.”

"But your expression tells me you're sorry." Looking at her serious expression, Fang Chang couldn't help but make a joke to lighten the atmosphere.

"Yes," Li Shuyue rolled her eyes as she took a sip of her cocktail, "I almost could take in a homeless awakened person."

"This joke is not funny at all."

If the spring water is pushed.

Then the service will be closed.

However, he believed in his partners.

Although those guys were usually not serious, they never let him down when it was time to get serious.

And he won't let them down either.

Fang Chang smiled happily, picked up the wine glass on the table and raised it slightly.

"For our long-lasting friendship, and for the victory thousands of miles away——"

"cheers!"

…

"boom--!"

Gorgeous fireworks also bloomed in the sky above Dawn City.

Compared to Ideal City, which was about to end in the first half of the night, the sky in River Valley Province was not that dark, but the lively atmosphere was not inferior at all.

The streets of Dawn City were ablaze with lights, and the residents of those shelters seemed to have known that victory would come today.

Although there is no holographic projection that can cover the entire sky, nor is there a "floor-to-ceiling screen" that is thousands of meters high, the excitement and joy in the hearts of the survivors living here is no less than that of their friends far away on the east coast.

Especially the heat and excitement flowing in the blood vessels are even stronger than those of the residents of the ideal city.

They are the witnesses of this war!

They defeated the invincible legion!

Even if it was only for a short moment, they still accomplished a miracle that was almost impossible in the eyes of countless wastelanders-defeated the Legion on the frontal battlefield!

Those superior heirs are not invincible.

The league has proven that.

As long as they unite, they can even defeat the Wilantes in the areas they are best at and most proud of!

Players may not have such a strong feeling in their hearts, but in the hearts of every survivor in the alliance, a hot mark has been unknowingly left.

Young sprouts have broken through the hardened soil.

The old era is ending.

What will leave in the future is not only the cold winter, but also the desolation in people's hearts.

The new protagonist will step onto the stage of history. It will be an era that belongs to all wastelanders, not just the lucky few.

Everyone is convinced——

One day, those old orders will fall at our hands!

The fireworks blooming in the night illuminate every face that looks up.

The cheers that rang out one after another on the streets made every resident of the shelter and every visitor from the wilderness feel more at home.

"Long live the Alliance!"

"Long live victory!"

“Long live the manager!!”

This night.

Many people are bound to be unable to sleep.

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(I finally caught up and almost reached the second day. By the way, if you are interested, you can participate in the card event. If you gather enough people, you can unlock the reading theme! I'm going to bed first!)