Chapter 46

"Go ahead and eat."

In the room next to the residents' hall in Shelter 404, Chu Guang handed the bowl and spoon to Xia Yan, who was sitting against the wall.

Looking at the deer meat and bracken leaves floating in the green wheat porridge, Xia Yan swallowed hard, not caring if it was poisonous, and began to eat greedily.

The fact that she could eat indicated that she was recovering well.

Chu Guang glanced at her right leg, which, though unable to regenerate, had mostly healed, with the scabs beginning to fall off and new flesh growing.

It seemed that the treatment needle really worked.

If only he could get another one.

When Xia Yan was almost done eating, Chu Guang spoke.

"How's the memorization going?"

Xia Yan put down the bowl and nodded nervously.

To be honest, she wasn't very confident.

But she was afraid that if she said no, she would be sold to the neighboring farm as a slave.

This ruthless person had once torn apart a crawler and shot his own people without batting an eye, who knew what other monstrous things he might do.

"Very good," Chu Guang nodded, looking at her and continuing, "You can rest for one more day tomorrow, and start work the day after."

Xia Yan asked nervously.

"By the way, what exactly does the weapon shop owner do?"

Chu Guang looked at her and said.

"That's part of your character. You've memorized the lines, haven't you?"

Xia Yan looked puzzled, clearly not understanding the meaning of the job.

Chu Guang sighed.

"Never mind, it's fine if you don't understand. My assistant Xiao Qi will give you on-the-job training. You just need to follow my instructions step by step."

"Also, I don't care about other places, but at least in front of others, you must call me 'Manager.' Understand?"

Xia Yan nodded.

"I understand..."

Chu Guang said.

"Say it once now."

"Manager," Xia Yan said, bowing her head in submission.

Huh?

She learned pretty fast.

Chu Guang was satisfied with her attitude, nodded, and handed her a chocolate-flavored lollipop.

"Very good."

"This is your dessert. Keep it."

Xia Yan took the lollipop from his hand, staring at it blankly, her mind wandering.

Chu Guang didn't want to hear her thoughts and wasn't curious about what she was thinking.

Without staying in the room, he closed the door, turned around, and returned to the surface. First, he carried Xiao Qi down from upstairs, then herded the free-range players back to the shelter like an old farmer, settling them back into their cultivation pods.

He locked the login permissions to prevent anyone from being restless at night.

Except for the trash player who was out in the wild, all 29 players had returned to the nest.

Sitting in front of the computer in the residents' hall, Chu Guang opened the forum.

As expected, the first thing the young players did after taking off their helmets was not to wash their faces or brush their teeth, but to pick up their phones or computers and log into the official website of Wasteland OL.

This was the busiest time for the official forum, especially since just three hours ago, the official website of Wasteland OL had released a major update!

The Alpha 0.2 version had been updated to 0.3 in less than three days, and the content of this update was no less than the previous version!

There was no need for a sticky post.

The post Chu Guang had made on the forum as a planner had, without a doubt, replaced the "Long Road Ahead" analysis post and become the hottest post on the entire forum!

Lao Bai: [??? The most diligent official ever! A major update every three days, a minor update every day, I'm in love!]

Spare the Blade: [Tears of joy, finally getting paid for missions! T.T]

Ye Shi: [What are you talking about? Didn't we get paid before? Contribution points and goodwill don't count as pay? (Funny)]

Fang Chang: [Wait, I have a question! Does this mean that daily missions won't give contribution points anymore?]

Kuang Feng: [Holy crap!]

Spare the Blade: [Holy crap, holy crap!]

Ye Shi: [No, man! You can't do that! (Scared)]

Future Kakarot: [There's actually a small detail. 2000 contribution points can upgrade you to a citizen. Will some missions only be available to citizens, not residents?]

Gopher in the Canyon: [Wah, I want to build a house! Don't stop me from building a house! By the way, what happens if I don't buy land to build a house?]

Irena: [It would be considered illegal construction. (Funny)]

Maka Bazi: [What's the point of building a house? I want to farm! Damn, 5 square meters is enough for what? (Angry)]

These players always focus on strange things.

Chu Guang had only wanted to express that doing missions and working would now earn money. However, the players were concerned that contribution points would be harder to obtain!

Moreover, they seemed to have misunderstood some aspects of the identity system and the private land system.

But it was his fault for not explaining these parts clearly enough.

Chu Guang: "Everyone, please calm down. I just finished overtime and haven't had time to sleep yet. The forum moderator told me that everyone has a lot of questions about the new version! So here, I will explain in detail what the private land is all about!"

"First, players who have already received the beta test资格 should have already felt that the game map of Wasteland OL is an open world, with a vast area that is almost infinite. However, the safe zone provided by the surface outpost of the shelter is limited!"

"These 5 square meters of private land can be understood as a private space provided by the outpost within the walls. Players can build houses on their own land, as long as the height does not exceed the ruins of the sanatorium in the center of the base!"

"If you want to increase the size of your private land, besides earning contribution points to upgrade your identity, you can also cooperate with friends to develop and share the land!"

"Of course, some players might ask, if I don't have my own land but want to build a house, can I build it outside the outpost's walls?"

"The answer is yes. We promised that players can freely use their creativity to transform this world, and the server will retain these changes, which is one of the core gameplay elements!"

"However, note that free construction is a server-supported feature! Players can use this feature but must also follow the rules set by the NPCs in the game. After all, in the game's setting, players are residents of Shelter 404."

"The outpost's territory includes not only the walls but also the defensive buffer zones and agricultural areas outside. As long as you do not occupy these lands and do not pose a threat to the public safety and facilities of the outpost, you can freely build with your creativity."

"However, note that these facilities outside the territory are not protected by the shelter."

"Additionally, since the scale of the outpost will change with development, nearby lands may be incorporated into the new territory at any time. For a better gaming experience, it's best to choose a location a bit further from the outpost."

"If your building is accidentally incorporated into the outpost's territory, don't worry too much. The benevolent manager will not immediately demolish the illegal construction but will give the owner 30 days."

"During these 30 days, you will have the right of first refusal for the land. Whether by upgrading your identity or cooperating with other players, if you can turn the land under the building into your private land, you can retain the illegal construction, which is very humane."

"Of course, if the player does not exercise the right of first refusal within 30 days, the manager can only, according to the shelter's management regulations, reclaim the land and confiscate the illegal construction, entering the asset disposal process."

"During the asset disposal process, the manager will decide whether to demolish the building, list it as a public facility, or auction it off based on its purpose and quality. The manager will also provide appropriate compensation to the player who lost the land based on the disposal method."

"By the way, the current currency is only a temporary one for the beta test and internal test stages! This is a key point!"

"By the end of the test, we will consider using digital currency and electronic accounting to integrate the currency system with the attribute panel, presenting it in a visual interface directly to the players, just like in the traditional PC games you play! Attributes and assets will be accessible at any time!"

"However, implementing this feature is not easy, as it involves many complex technical issues. Please be patient and give our development team some time!"

"By the way, this update added 20 more beta test slots. I believe the lucky players have already received the email, so please check it in time."

"I've been working all night, so I need to sleep for a while. If you have any more questions, leave a comment under this post, and I'll reply when I wake up!"

Of course, Chu Guang didn't sleep.

It was just getting dark, not even 6:30 PM, and he didn't have a game helmet to help him sleep.

He might as well lurk in the forum and watch these silly people chat.

As expected, within two minutes of updating his post, the comments section exploded again.

Battle Atmosphere Team: [Awesome! The planner is responding!]

Human Sketch Artist: [Bro Guang!!! You're the best!]

Sweat in the Fields: [Please, please give me a beta test slot!]

Proud and Unstoppable: [Keep dreaming, I don't believe it. There's no such thing as a fully immersive virtual reality game, and the accounts on the floor are all bots! People in the forum, don't be fooled by the dog managers of the bull gang! They're not good people!]

Irena: [Are there any real people in this forum? Aren't they all my alts? (Funny)]

Quit Smoking: [What? The 50 slots are already gone?! Why didn't I get an email?!]

Debt Big Eyes: [Hahaha, I got it!]

A Touch of Nostalgia: [+1, hahaha!]

Huh?

The ID "Proud and Unstoppable" looked familiar.

It seemed to be from the bull gang!

What Chu Guang didn't expect was that this "Proud" kid had actually followed him to the forum.

Didn't he always say that the official website was a malicious black site?

Why was he bowing to life now?

Chu Guang opened the account and laughed even harder.

Good grief, it was actually a pre-registered player, and he had even answered ten questions after the registration threshold was raised.

Chu Guang smiled inwardly and didn't take the silly comments seriously.

There were others in the forum who didn't believe the game was real.

All Chu Guang needed to do was select 20 reliable players from the over 300 "reserves."

He used methods such as analyzing forum history, answer scores, activity levels, and online times to create user profiles, a skill he had honed from his sales background.

Those who complained about everything and thought they were the smartest shouldn't come. There were plenty of steel bars to carry at construction sites; why run to a game to be a big shot? How poorly must their lives be going?

Not happy?

Frustrated?

Haha.

He couldn't care less.

As a skilled planner who understood human nature, all Chu Guang needed to do was use three sentences to make players work a night shift.