Chapter 674 Brother Fang’s Big Picture (1/2)

It turns out that hanging people like cargo from the airship is really not a good idea.

At first, there were more than ten meters of cargo hanging below, and the sway of the traction rope was not too exaggerated.

After the cargo was unloaded on the deck, the hanging rope immediately began to sway restlessly. The Niuma airship had almost just taken Qing Deng off the deck, and the latter felt like flying.

Fortunately, the pilot of the airship was quite skilled. After several attempts, no one was killed and Qing Deng, who was holding the suitcase, was safely returned to the camp.

His feet finally touched the ground, and the first thing he did after landing was squatting on the ground and slurping loudly.

Walking next to this dear friend, Fang Chang smiled and said a word of concern.

"Brother, how do you feel?"

"good……"

It took a long time to regain his composure, and Qing Deng, who was sitting on the floor, couldn't help but continue to sigh.

"This game... the physics system is... quite realistic."

"Haha, as long as you are happy," Fang Chang said with a smile, "Just pay the shipping fee."

"Oh yes, I almost forgot." Qing Deng patted his head, opened his suitcase, counted out ten hundred-yuan notes, and handed them over with an embarrassed smile, "Thanks, brother."

"You're welcome." Fang Chang reached out and took the banknote and stuffed it into his pocket. He smiled and narrowed his eyes while looking at the direction of the cargo ship sailing away. "It's a pleasure to cooperate."

One thing comes down to the same code.

Although it is a piece of cake, starting and stopping the airship also costs fuel.

Even if he doesn't care about this little money, he still has to consider the interests of the Niuma Group's largest shareholder, the Shelter 404 Collective.

At present, the net assets of Niu Ma Group are the top one in the entire server. Including the business in Ideal City, it is even higher than the second and third eldest children combined. In contrast, its rigorous financial auditing is among the best among servers.

It doesn't matter if it is a general game behavior that does not produce economic benefits. Once it produces economic benefits, it is a business behavior. It is not worth it to play around with this thousand silver coins. Therefore, he must accept the money, and it must be recorded in VM's ledger in a while.

Fang Chang withdrew his gaze from a distance and looked at Daoxia Liuren who was following him.

"...Speaking of which, I think the loading and unloading method of this airship lift is not very reliable. If you are not careful, you will lose both your life and money. Let's build a dock as soon as possible."

The man under the knife sighed.

"I'm thinking about it, but repairing the pier is much more complicated than the construction sites on the shore. The alien species in the shallow sea is also a problem. Those things are different from those on the shore. There is no way to enclose them with walls and wait for construction. It’s definitely going to be a problem.”

If it were in the River Valley Province, there were only so many types of alien species. The big alien species were driven into the deep mountains and old forests by players. Mutated cockroaches, rats, and hyenas, the third most common species, could be directly connected to the mind interference device.

But Baiyue Province is different.

There are a large number of alien species at sea, especially in the Baiyue Strait, where the seabed is relatively shallow. Many marine alien species that are active in shallow water like to move in this area.

There is a limit to the waveband that the mind interference device can set, and it is impossible to drive away all alien species.

In fact, the psychic interference devices installed by the Federation of the Southern Islands on the ship only drive away a few alien species that could easily capsize the ship.

As for soaking a large amount of black iron wood in water like Silver Moon Bay, although it is also a good method, the loss of materials is too great.

Black ironwood is a temperate plant and cannot be introduced to the tropics for cultivation. If they follow Silver Moon Bay's approach, they can only import large quantities from Oasis No. 4.

From an economic perspective, this is obviously not a good idea.

Fang Chang frowned slightly.

"Where's the fence?"

The man under the knife said with a wry smile.

"Do you think they are the small fish and shrimps in reality? What kind of net can stop the alien species..."

After hearing the conversation between the two, Qingdeng Gujiu, who patted his pants and stood up from the ground, interjected casually.

"How about devil's wire? I see that people who breed cleavage crabs and warship shrimps in Xizhou City use that stuff to make nets. It's easier to use than iron wire and won't rust. By the way, those fishing guys before seemed to have the same The thing I used was used as a fishing line. I heard that even if the pole was broken, the rope would not be broken. Even if the boat was capsized, the net was still intact. "

Hearing these words, Daoxia Liuren was stunned for a moment.

yes.

Devil's silk is a specialty of Dawn City!

He touched his chin and thought about it. The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, and he muttered.

"I'm thinking about it... Damn it, maybe it's really fun! At least it should be no problem to stop those mutated turtles and crabs!"

"Don't think about it. I'll ask Ye Shi to place an order with Dawn City when I go offline. I'll order a batch of devil silk nets first. When the next flight comes back, we'll give it a try! If it works, even if it doesn't work, It would be good to repair the pier and take care of the safety of the shore. "

After saying these words, Fang Chang smiled and patted Qingdeng Gujiu's arm.

"Okay, brother, you have a good idea! If you have any good suggestions next time, remember to post them on the forum thread. If you have any good suggestions, we will use them directly!"

Seeing that his opinion was so useful, Qingdeng Gujiu also looked flattered and said with an embarrassed smile.

"Really?! Then I'm not welcome."

Fang Chang said with a smile.

"No matter how polite you are, we are all our own people."

1,000 silver coins are small money, and 140,000 silver coins are also small money, but the economic value of "a port with an average daily cargo throughput of tens of millions of silver coins" is not a small amount.

Baiyue Strait Development Co., Ltd. is engaged in "platform economy". Only by serving customers well can it be convenient to cut leeks in the future.

Like port fees, loading and unloading fees, handling fees, storage fees, trimming fees, barge fees... and so on, they can be copied from reality.

Won't you make money lying down by then?

That's right.

Considering that the people doing business in the wasteland are all ruthless people who kill and rob part-time, two coastal defense guns will have to be built on the shore in the future.

For some reason, looking at this old man with a gentle and easy-going smile, Qingdeng Gujiu always feels a little creepy.

Maybe it's an illusion...

After coughing, Qingdeng changed the subject.

"By the way... Isn't Ideal City also on the seaside? I remember it was the outlet of Tianshui? Do they have construction ships at the dock? If the price is right, we can outsource it to them. It feels much easier than airlifting equipment from Dawn City." Fang Chang touched his chin with interest and nodded. "That's a good idea. I'll ask around later." To be honest, he, the first player to arrive at Ideal City, almost forgot that Ideal City is on the seaside! They don't necessarily have to purchase everything they need from Dawn City. The alliance and the enterprise have signed a currency swap agreement, and the Niuma Group itself has some unsettled foreign exchange to use. It is not an option to directly bid for a port for French Fries Port in Ideal City. Speaking of which, Li Shuyue's Ruyue Group seems to be a subsidiary of Ideal City's largest "property" - Ideal Group? Fang Chang heard about it a long time ago. That guy's identity is not simple, and he seems to have the background of the Ideal Group's board of directors. Maybe... I can ask her to help me find out. …

Just when Fang Chang was hesitating whether to fly to Ideal City for this matter, at the entrance and exit of the northern section of the wall of French Fries Port, two tracked vehicles with bulldozers on the bumpers were escorted by a hundred fully armed players and were advancing into the depths of the jungle.

These hundred players are all ruthless people with top combat power in the server, half of them are brothers of the Burning Legion, and half belong to the Jungle Legion.

The K-10 "Iron Wall" exoskeleton armed most of the players to the teeth, and the few who took the lead were wearing power armor of models such as "Xiaguang" and "Dragoon".

And the two tracked vehicles with bulldozers are even more unusual, they are replicas of the "Reindeer" tracked vehicles that are standard for the elite team of the academy!

The Burning Legion had previously intercepted this "mobile scientific research workstation" from the Beacon Team of the academy and imitated it within the scope of technology.

However, due to the limited technical conditions of the alliance, the design units involved in reverse engineering could only simplify it drastically.

Not only was the height reduced to 3.5 meters, the length reduced to 6 meters, but the original variety of weapon platforms were also reduced to a remote-controlled weapon station that "integrated a 20mm machine gun, a short-barreled grenade launcher, and a tank-like smoke generator."

At the suggestion of Yin Fang, the head of the scientific expedition team, this "armed scientific research vehicle" assigned to the scientific expedition team was finally named "Husky."

From this malicious name, it is not difficult to see that the researchers of the scientific expedition team did not have much hope for the reliability of this guy.

However, even though this simplified version of the "Reindeer" tracked vehicle is incomparable to the genuine "Reindeer", the tracked vehicle still has the necessary scientific research equipment.

For example, a sample library that can provide an ultra-low temperature environment of approximately minus 273 degrees, a cryogenic hibernation chamber that can operate in harsh environments for at least 20 years, and a mobile workstation equipped with a quantum processor and various precision sensors, etc.

Any of these devices can be worth millions of silver coins.

And this is also thanks to the scientific research cooperation agreement that Chu Guang negotiated with the representatives of the college, which allowed the alliance to purchase a batch of scientific research equipment from the college research department at an agreed price denominated in silver coins. Otherwise, many of these things would not be available even if you have money.

Although the alliance always finds new ways to save money on weapons and equipment, its investment in scientific research has never been ambiguous.

As long as there are good things, Chu Guang will definitely try his best to use them for the researchers of the alliance and give them the maximum support.

It is precisely for this reason that in order not to disappoint the expectations of managers, the scientific research institutions of the alliance are full of high enthusiasm for work from top to bottom, whether at the grassroots or at the top.

The "Explorer" airship carrying scientific research equipment had just landed at the French Fries Port, and the staff of the Institute of Biology and the scientific expedition team immediately formulated an action plan.

Two "Husky" tracked vehicles were deployed on the north side of the camp one after another. After the security personnel were in place, the two groups of people rushed into the lush rainforest like a race.

The leader of the dispatch team from the Alliance Biological Research Institute is Chen Yutong, whose outstanding performance in the relevant subjects of Jinchuan Province has been recognized by Heya.

The leader of the scientific expedition team is Meng Liang, a former resident of Shelter No. 401. His resume is also not simple. He once served as an explorer with the Iron Heart and participated in the investigation of "Shelter No. 0".

It is worth mentioning that both captains are "cross-border" talents.

When he was an E-level prospector in the academy, Chen Yutong's main major was AI, and biotechnology was only an amateur. It was only after joining the alliance that he officially turned to bioengineering as his main focus.

The Vault 401 where Meng Liang worked before was researching mind interference technology, and the research he was engaged in was mainly related to the biological field.

It wasn't until he was rescued by the Alliance from the looters that he became interested in archeology and started digging graves with Yin Fang.

At this moment, the tracked vehicle is traveling at the end of the team.

Chen Yutong, who was sitting next to the bioanalyzer, was staring intently at the leaves held on his fingertips, his expression lost in thought.

This leaf was picked from a nearby tree when she got off the airship.

At first glance, it seemed to be no different from ordinary tropical green plants, but her intuition told her that this thing was definitely not as simple as it seemed.

Especially just a few minutes ago, the local alliance construction team reported to her some unusual phenomena here.

The local forest seems to have some strange self-healing properties and can recover "damage" at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And this extraordinary self-healing ability is not reflected in a single species, but is a cross-species collective manifestation.

For example, if a palm tree is cut down, the next day it will grow a bamboo grass and a linseed vine...

Staring at the leaves at his fingertips, Chen Yutong couldn't help but have a look of interest in his eyes.

Although the main reason why she came here was to avoid the increasing number of academic people in Qingquan City, since she learned about the local situation, she became more and more curious about the secrets of this land.

"...The analysis results are out." A colleague's voice came from the direction of the bioanalyzer, interrupting Chen Yutong's thoughts.

Putting the leaf aside, Chen Yutong immediately stood up and walked to the terminal nearby, staring at the data on the screen and asked.

"turn out?"

"It's strange..." the researcher sitting in front of the terminal said with a puzzled expression, "The Naguo strain we collected in Jinchuan Province cannot infect the vegetation in this area. We tried a total of seven sets of samples but failed. Even if we adjust the temperature to a temperature suitable for the growth of those strains."

"But the experiment done in Qingquan City was successful." Chen Yutong said thoughtfully, "All twelve groups of samples were infected by the No. J Naguo strain."

"Yes..." The researcher nodded, with a puzzled expression on his face.

The so-called Naguo strain No. J is a strain collected in Jinhe City, Jinchuan Province. Its characteristics are suitable for growing in subtropical to temperate humid areas.

Compared with the original strain "No. B" collected from Baiyue Province, "No. J" that was integrated with the genome of the mother nest in Qingquan City showed extremely strong aggressiveness, and this is also the "heavenly kingdom" that pervades Haiya Province. "The truth.

Shelter No. 79 simulated the climate environment of Jinchuan Province and Baiyue Province respectively, and mixed the plants collected in Baiyue Province with the No. J Naguo strain in petri dishes of different sizes. The final results were all The plants collected in Baiyue Province were corroded and assimilated by fruit-bearing fungi.

Later, researchers from the alliance conducted further observations and found that when strain B appeared in the petri dish, the growth rate of strain J was significantly inhibited, but this inhibitory effect disappeared after only 48 hours.

The Alliance Biological Research Institute's previous speculation was that the original strain from the Baiyue Province, also known as strain B, could inhibit the growth of strain J artificially cultivated by the Torch Church.

However, what is puzzling is that they could not observe any phenomenon in the laboratory that could support this conjecture.

In order to clarify the reason why the Torch Church's Nagobacterium strain did not spread to Baiyue Province, the Alliance Biological Research Institute approved experiments in the area.

However, what is surprising is that they have not even added strain B to the petri dish. They have just set up a few control groups of Baiyue Province plants and strain J, and observed the incredible inhibitory effect. .

The same experiment got completely different results in Baiyue Province.

Even the J strain introduced into the petri dish not only failed to corrode the plants in the petri dish, but even shrank - as if they were not acclimatized to the soil.

A group of researchers in the carriage began to whisper.

"Could it be a soil problem?"

"Obviously not. Several sets of experiments we did in Vault 79 used soil sampled from Baiyue Province."

"Is it not the original strain B that inhibits the growth of strain J?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out..."

"It's weird."

Chen Yutong didn't speak, just stared at the screen and fell into deep thought.

She actually agrees with another point made by her colleagues: the factor that suppresses strain J is not the original strain B, but something else.

Something that only exists on this land...

What could it be?

At this moment, the voice of the No. 1 crew came from her earphones.

Meng Liang: "...This is a scientific expedition team. We are going to search for an underground ruins at the old site of Shilong City. What about you?"

After coming back from his thoughts, Chen Yutong glanced at the map hanging in the carriage, raised his index finger and pressed it to his ear.

"We plan to continue heading north for three kilometers...the signal feedback from the life signal detection device there is abnormal, and there may be samples we need."

Meng Liang said with a smile: "It seems we have to take action separately. I wish you good luck."

Chen Yutong curled his lips.

"Same for you."

The two teams parted ways.

The vehicle crew of the Alliance Biological Research Institute's dispatch team continued to move north under the escort of the Burning Corps, while the vehicle crew of the scientific expedition team advanced towards the old site of Shilong City under the escort of the Jungle Corps.

Looking at the friendly forces continuing to advance to the north, the players in the Jungle Corps cast envious glances.

Just an hour ago, most of the players in the nearby area received a reminder of the regional mission to search for the mother nest.

Finding that guy will not only unlock a limited title, but also a reward of one million silver coins and 10,000 contribution points!

What is the concept of one million silver coins?

There are more than one apartment in first-tier cities!

It is clear.

Following people from the Institute of Biology is more likely to complete this task. Following the scientific expedition team will only be looking for junk from the old era.

"Brother Chicken, can we trade with them?" Turning to look at the midnight chicken slaughter, the model worker said eagerly.

Midnight Killer made a helpless expression.

"I have no idea. The Biological Research Institute asked them by name."

He was embarrassed to say that in fact, the scientific expedition team also requested the Burning Corps by name at the beginning. It was just that Lao Bai was concerned about their game experience and did not accept the mission, so the mission came to them.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Those ruthless people are really awesome, no matter in terms of record or rank. Believe it or not, you can understand it just by looking up at the Heart of Steel floating in the sky of Dawn City.

However, understanding is all that matters, and the group of power beasts couldn't help but start making noise.

"I suspect that there is 80% hidden PY transactions behind this."

"Brother Ji, you can also go and trade."

"Please, Brother Chicken!"

Listening to the chattering of these guys, Midnight Killer rolled his eyes.

"Go away, go and do it yourself!"

Model Worker: "Damn!"

…

The convoy of the scientific expedition team was still heading towards the old site of Shilong City, and the "Husky" from the Institute of Biology was the first to arrive at its destination.

"Every team is on alert!"

"receive!"

Looking at his teammates making OK gestures, Lao Bai, who was wearing dragoon power armor, waved his hand and motioned the team members to spread out around the tracked vehicle to alert them to possible threats in the jungle.

There are many alien species in this jungle.

On the way here just now, they encountered four or five waves of attacks.

The collection of samples needs to be carried out by researchers from the institute, and during this period they must ensure the safety of these NPCs.

At this time, Chen Yutong, who was tightly wrapped in protective clothing, jumped out of the open car door with a toolbox in his right hand.

Seeing that the person who came down was an acquaintance of his, Lao Bai couldn't help but stepped forward and asked.

"Why did you come down?"

Hearing the worry in that tone, Chen Yutong couldn't help but curl her lips, but she had no intention of returning to the car and just said it matter-of-factly.

"I am the most senior here, and I am in charge of the entire project. If I don't come down, who will come down?"

Lao Bai sighed and said patiently.

"The situation here is a bit special. The alien species in the entire forest have been attacking us all the time. I think... you'd better be careful."

"I know, it will be over soon." As she said this, she spread the tool box on the ground and took out the sampling tools and test tubes.

Lao Bai originally didn't want to disturb Chen Yutong, who was squatting on the ground and busy, but seeing that she had been busy for a while with no results, he couldn't help but ask.

"About how long it will take."

"Fifteen minutes at most...what? Are you scared?"

"I'm worried about you."

"I've even been to Jinchuan Province. It's not more dangerous here than there."

Lao Bai made a helpless expression.

"That's not good."

There were no mutants or predators here, but there were so many different species, each more ferocious than the last, that he wasn't sure what he would encounter next.

Chen Yutong, who was squatting on the ground, suddenly raised his head, looked at him and blinked.

"But I believe you."

"..." Lao Bai looked at her in astonishment and said nothing for a while.

While he was dazed for a moment, the collection of a sample had been completed.

Carefully stuffing the test tube into the groove of the tool box, Chen Yutong closed the box neatly and stood up, looking at him with a smile and said.

"Let's go, let's go to the next place."

"...Don't run around. Send me the coordinates. Follow me."

Listening to that serious voice, Chen Yutong couldn't help but smile.

"I know, don't worry, I won't cause trouble for your work."

While speaking, she stretched out her index finger and clicked twice on the VM, and the coordinates were quickly synchronized to Lao Bai's VM.

Through the helmet's tactical eyepiece, it was confirmed that the coordinates were about 20 meters away. Lao Bai gestured to his teammates to follow him on both sides, while he walked in front to open the way.

The rustling in the jungle made him tense up involuntarily, but Chen Yutong, who was following him, didn't seem afraid at all, and shared his discoveries with him on the communication channel.

"I heard that the forest here has self-healing properties... This is basically consistent with the results of the analysis in our biological research institute. Sure enough, as we predicted, this tropical rainforest is not a simple forest, but a cover. Creatures produced by the fusion of sub-planet species and earth species.”

Lao Bai: "Fusion?"

"That's right."

Looking at the dense woods on both sides and the sunlight passing through the gap, Chen Yutong narrowed his curious eyes slightly and continued in a brisk tone.

"...No similar examples can be found in the Earth's ecosystem. We speculate that this is a unique ecological phenomenon on the planet Gaia. Species will share their gains in evolution among species, not in the Earth's ecosystem. Widespread competition. This may be because they themselves evolved from the same primitive cells, and another possibility is not ruled out - they were originally an extremely developed civilization, and finally based on their own civilization concepts and understanding of life. Understanding achieves species-level ascension.”

Lao Bai looked back at her incomprehensively.

There is another concept in this passage that he doesn't understand.

However, Chen Yutong did not stop to explain, but continued in a brisk tone.

"The only thing we're not sure about now is whether this tropical rainforest has autonomous consciousness, just like the mother nest in Qingquan City."

"I had a hunch from the moment I entered this forest that the key to solving the fruit crisis is here. I don't agree with burning the entire Haiya Province to the ground. Since it is a problem in the biological field, the solution should be found from a biological perspective. The method...believe me, I can find the key, just give me some time."

He tried to understand the meaning of these words, but after thinking for a long time, Lao Bai had no idea, but finally gave up and shook his head.

"I don't understand what you are talking about, but if you need help, you can tell me... Also, just like when you were in Jinchuan Province, you must follow me closely when you are on duty and don't act without permission."

Chen Yutong curled his lips.

"I know, I will follow you closely... By the way, did you record what I just said?"

Lao Bai was slightly stunned.

"Action recorder? I leave it on all the time."

Nodding with satisfaction, Chen Yutong said with a smile.

"That's good. I'm afraid I'll forget it one day. Please help me remember it first."

After understanding the free and easy smile, Lao Bai shook his head, turned around and continued walking ahead.

"Just remember it yourself."

"I won't let it get used."