This Game Is Too Realistic

The first day of the launch of the Alpha 0.3 version.

The test results of the new version were quite gratifying.

First of all, through the appropriate division and cooperation of the players, the wall around the outpost was finally completed.

Those three-meter-high concrete fortifications not only bring a sense of security but also create possibilities for players to play the game at night.

Before six o’clock in the evening, Chu Guang would take the players back to the shelter to prevent them from being taken away by mutants as mutant feed.

With the protection of the wall, as long as the players were willing to continue playing, it was possible to stay on the surface until their characters reached an exhausted state.

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

During the daytime, steel-making and cement-burning were fine. The woods would block out a lot of smoke and dust, and firelight during the day wouldn’t be too obvious. No one knew what would happen at night.

The mutant human tribe on 76th Street was like a thorn stuck in the throat of the outpost. If this thorn was not pulled out, Chu Guang couldn’t feel relieved.

In addition to the walls, the weapon shop and the bathhouse had already been built. Although it was not very luxurious, it could already be used.

Speaking of the structures that had been built by the players, Chu Guang was exceptionally satisfied with the bathhouse that had partitions.

Before, whether it was him or the players, they had to go to the lake to wash themselves. The problem of sanitation could be solved within the confines of their outpost now that the bathhouse had been built!

Of course, it wasn’t as though the bathhouse had an unlimited supply of water. The wooden water tank that had been built on top could only store five cubic meters of water. Someone had to manually transport water from the lake back to the bathhouse, which proved to be a little troublesome.

In the end, the wise and great administrator of Shelter 404 came up with a genius plan. He was considering changing the bathhouse from a public welfare facility into one that collected fees, with a cost of five copper coins to use a cubic meter of water. At the same time, he also thought about setting up an additional worker position who would be assigned to refill the water tank.

No one could call his plan unreasonable…

There was another thing. In addition to their engineering standards, the players’ performance when it came to production of materials, gathering necessities, and hunting also exceeded Chu Guang’s expectations.

The emergence of his currency system greatly stimulated the players’ enthusiasm for production! Just listening to the clinking sound of coins in their purses could dispel the fatigue and weakness they felt after carrying out such laborious tasks! They would even work harder with even higher morale!

Among them, the Bull and Horse Squad had the best performance.

The four oldest players were definitely worthy of their title of professional players. Their four man formation perfectly integrated the tasks of Scout, Tank, Carry, and Support. The first time they cooperated, they managed to obtain a brilliant achievement!

By the end of the evening, they had hunted and killed a total of eight mutant hyenas and one mutant reindeer during their exploration along the viaduct. ℞𝔞𐌽οʙÈṧ

After selling the prey they hunted, they managed to obtain 55 silver coins, 43 of which came from the mutant hyenas and twelve from the mutant reindeer.

Although the meat harvesting rate of mutant hyenas and mutant reindeer couldn’t be considered high as they would only be able to obtain forty to fifty percent of its meat, Tomato Eggs who served as a temporary butcher of the outpost still harvested more than one hundred kilograms of mutant hyena meat and more than one hundred grams of mutant reindeer meat from them.

The meat would be dried and stored in warehouses. Before being made into dried meat, players would also have the option to spend money to buy fresh raw meat for their own consumption.

It was worth mentioning that, originally, everyone in the outpost would eat together. Tomato Eggs, the cook, would arrange meals two times a day.

In the previous versions, what the players would eat depended entirely on the chef’s mood and what the administrator hunted that day.

Things were completely different in version 0.3.

The granary of the base would be open to all players, with everything priced at a reasonable and affordable rate. One silver coin could be exchanged for one kilogram of green wheat, or three hundred grams of raw meat, or two hundred grams of dried meat.

So what was the true value of a silver coin?

According to the rules designed by Chu Guang, one silver coin could be converted into ten copper coins, which was roughly the median of the players’ hourly income.

In other words, most players only needed to work hard for one to two hours or do some tasks patiently before they could fill their stomachs.

As for whether the players directly ate the food they purchased, or added condiments to cook green wheat porridge, or combine their gains with other people to eat or even trade… They could decide for themselves.

When Chu Guang designed the simple economic system after doing detailed calculations.

A mutant hyena that weighed thirty kilograms could give him almost twelve kilograms of meat after removing the inedible internal organs and head.

After it had been purchased from the hunter for the basic price of five silver coins, one would be able to hire a butcher for the average cost of two silver coins, to skin and section the meat. Their cost to process everything would be no more than seven silver coins!

Assuming that twelve kilograms of meat were harvested, based on the price of three hundred grams of raw meat for one silver coin, the total worth of the meat would be forty silver!

Forty silver coins could be obtained if they sold everything and it would only cost them 7 silver coins… The circulation cost could be completely ignored with such a large profit margin. In the simple economic chain, a surplus value of thirty-three silver coins would be produced.

This number was meaningless to players, after all, they were playing games. But as an administrator, it was very significant for Chu Guang.

As long as this economic chain from game to raw meat could continue to operate, it would provide the granary at the outpost with raw meat worth 33 silver coins and fur worth a few silver coins every time it ran.

Of course, it was impossible for players to consume all the raw meat that was produced. Even if they took out all the money they had, it would be impossible to purchase all the meat produced!

Therefore, in addition to a small part of the meat purchased by the players with the silver coins he issued, more raw meat would be left as raw materials into the new economic chain and stored in the granary in the form of air-dried meat. They would turn into reserves of the shelter.

In addition to the food industry, cutting trees, picking up garbage, producing cement, moving bricks, gathering, and fishing basically had a similar economic model.

Through the mission reward, he could easily adjust the inventory of various materials and the focus of the players’ work at their current stage.

For example, now that the wall had been built, the base’s demand for plastering and hard labor had declined. Instead, there was a need for more food and weapons to feed and arm more players.

Therefore, Chu Guang would lower the price of weapons made by the Woodworking Cabin appropriately, stimulating players to buy or rent weapons, upgrade their equipment, and increase the purchase price of hunted creatures simultaneously. He would urge capable players to use the purchased or rented weapons to hunt and improve their proficiency.

That way, the players would get rich, become well-equipped, and accumulate combat experience. Chu Guang would not only obtain a large amount of food reserves but also a batch of soldiers and produce a suitable military force.

It was a win-win situation!

Those few coins were like catalysts. They clearly didn’t create any value, but they revitalized the economy of the outpost.

Chu Guang felt as though he was the greatest genius in the world!

However… There seemed to be a minor problem. No one was cooking for the day.

Tomato Eggs hadn’t saved enough money, so he was unable to open a restaurant.

In order to save money, almost everyone went to the warehouse to buy the cheapest products. They used one silver coin to buy a kilogram of shofar potatoes. There were also teams whose members would rent a cauldron so they could cook together. When they were done, they would lend it to the next team.

Actually, it didn’t matter if the potatoes weren’t cooked. It could be eaten raw anyway. It was just a matter of hygiene and taste.

For a moment, everyone who had a goal of buying land seemed to stop paying attention to the taste of their food as they started to play the game in hardcore mode. As long as they weren’t hungry, they didn’t care too much.

Of course, there were always exceptions. Yaya was different.

Also, she wasn’t different in a sense that she wanted to bless her taste buds. While others were happily chewing the cheapest of potatoes, she couldn’t afford anything!

The administrator forgot to give her the beginner’s gift, and it was too late for her to find a teammate… Sitting in the corner grieving, she gnawed on her sour berries and mushrooms she managed to forage.

In the end, Teng Teng couldn’t stand it any longer and walked over and gave her half a bowl of shofar potatoes.

Looking at Yaya who was wolfing down the potato, Teng Teng couldn’t bear to taunt her any longer and sighed, “From tomorrow, you have to work hard to make money. I can’t keep feeding you."

Yaya was so moved that she hugged Teng Teng. "Teng Teng, are you an angel?!"

Looking at Yaya with tears in her eyes, Teng Teng, whose blushing face was being squished, exhaled and struggled free from under her arm.

"... What the hell are you talking about?!"

Eventually, the sky turned dark.

Chu Guang strolled about casually as he patrolled his territory while checking up on the players from time to time.

Although most players wanted to stay a little longer, it would be dawn in reality after another two hours, and they had to go to work after getting up.

Chu Guang also thought that it was getting late, and was about to assemble everyone when they heard a knock on the northern gate.

A group of players turned to look at it as Chu Guang’s right hand subconsciously held the pistol in his pocket, only to quickly release it again.

Through the directory, he learned that the person outside was most probably Garbage.

Looking at the two players closest to him, Chu Guang ordered, "Ample Time, Old White, go open the gate."

"Yes!"

Ample Time and Old White went forward, raised the latch that was stuck on the door, and together, they pulled the wooden gate open.

Seeing Garbage coming in through the crack of the gate, Ample Time and Old White were startled.

"Holy shit."

"Brother, what happened?!"

Blood… Blood everywhere!

Although some of the wounds had healed, more were bites and gunshot wounds visible to the naked eye.

Seeing Garbage’s appearance, Chu Guang frowned slightly. He had already guessed what had happened.

Fortunately, if the other side only regarded him as a mutant, they wouldn’t bother pursuing…

Ignoring the injury on his body, Garbage walked quickly to the administrator and gasped.

"Marauder’s camp! It’s about two kilometers north of the abandoned construction site, and about three to four kilometers away from us! They set up camp in a tire factory!"

Night Ten couldn’t help but ask, "You had a fight with them?"

"No, no, I swear I really didn’t provoke them!" Garbage hurriedly waved his hand to clarify. After taking a peek at the administrator, he continued, "I was planning to retreat, but I ran into their patrol team... I thought there were only three people."

"Then you had a fight with them?" Night Ten couldn’t help but ask again.

Garbage looked embarrassed and looked away. "Uh... They spotted me, I had no choice."

From the looks of it, that fellow lost…

Naturally, it wasn’t anything surprising. The patrol team probably brought along a dog who left the huge bite mark on Garbage’s body.

Although Garbage’s attributes were monstrous, he might not be able to gain the upper hand when fighting against a veteran marauder.

It was lucky that he came back at all!

"The tire factory in the north? Okay," Chu Guang nodded while looking at Garbage, then continued, "You go back to the nurturing cabin and rest first."

The nurturing cabin had the function of accelerating tissue cell repair of clones it synthesized, and with Garbage’s constitution attribute, it shouldn’t take long for him to heal.

"Yes, Master Administrator." After that, Garbage wagged his tail and limped towards the nursing home.

Along the way, many players noticed his situation and whispered quietly.

“Damn! He suffered serious injuries!”

"I heard that a marauder camp was discovered."

"Marauder camp?! Is it a new expansion? Or a dungeon?!"

"Awesome!"

"Damn, I have to save enough money to buy a gun then!”

"Sigh, should I buy the land first or the gun?"

"Don’t be silly, hurry up and carry the bricks we have to move today. Without money, we can’t buy shit.”

Obviously, the players didn’t realize the severity of the situation. Instead, they were discussing it excitedly.

Their behavior wasn’t surprising. After all, they were only playing a game!

The only person who had a deep frown on his face was Chu Guang!

To the north was the marauder camp, to the east was the den of mutant humans, to the west was Linghu Lake, and to the south was Baker Street and Brown Farm!

The location of their outpost was pretty bad indeed, and they had limited space to develop!

"Whether it’s marauders or mutant humans… If I wish to put ourselves in a better spot, we can only fight!” Chu Guang mumbled to himself.

Also, he knew what he needed to ‘add’ in the next ‘expansion’.