"One hundred thousand CR..."
Sitting in front of the computer in the resident hall of the shelter, looking at the instruction manual of the plasma CNC machining machine, Lucius couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
It's so expensive! If only it was one hundred thousand silver coins, he bought it without saying a word.
If it's not possible to get a loan or pay in installments, that's fine too.
He heard from Dante that there is a stock exchange in Ideal City, so I don't know if his shelter 404 can be listed. Lucius didn't dare to guarantee anything, but investing in them was definitely more reliable than sending an expeditionary force.
His gaze returned to the manual. Although the professional content in it is beyond his knowledge, Lucius still understands a lot based on some key information that Popo helped sort out.
First of all, this machine tool is indeed a black technology. Although high-precision plasma cutting technology existed as early as the end of the 20th century, and some people combined it with C technology and applied it in the field of numerical control processing that requires high precision, but limited by the limitations of plasma itself, Cause C plasma cutters are usually limited to cutting patterns and parts using flat steel plates with only two axes of motion.
One of the most important reasons is that the incision made by the plasma torch is too wide, and it is still essentially cutting by thermal energy.
Even if a manufacturer makes a smaller nozzle and a smaller plasma arc, the accuracy can only reach the lower limit of laser cutting at best.
However, the machine tool Howard showed him was different.
From the most fundamental technical principle, the plasma used by this machine tool is not the same thing as the "Fire spray" in the parallel world, but a variant of the magnetic confinement controllable nuclear fusion device.
It can not only heat the inert gas as a working medium to hundreds of millions of degrees to form ultra-high-energy plasma, but also use its own magnetic field to confine it.
It's like a fusion reactor that doesn't generate electricity.
The plasma jet that contained terrifying energy was converged into a cutting line with the width of a single atom.
According to the precise control of the emission speed and emission volume of the plasma jet, it can not only achieve nanoscale cutting of solid materials, but also precisely control the cutting depth, and hardly produce obvious burrs or burn marks on the cutting surface.
Compared with traditional mechanical knives, this "Gas-state single-atom knife" formed under magnetic confinement has almost no "Machining principle error".
Just input the preset parameters, and it can complete the geometric shape that traditional machine tools need to go through multiple operation processes through simple cutting and welding without any change to the properties of the material itself.
For the Pioneer, the meaning of this "Old antique" may not be that important. After all, this kind of machine tool is not suitable for mass production, but only suitable for high-precision processing of traditional solid materials that have been formed. The last process. In contrast, they not only have more advanced and safer cold gaseous monoatomic knife cutting technology, but also are closer to the pre-war society in terms of mass production.
However, for shelter 404, which lacks tools, it is equivalent to an industrial mother machine!
In any case, this machine tool must be obtained! Lucius thought in his heart.
Although it is not kind to say so, it is also for his little players to have a better game experience.
"I have to find a way to get more wool!"
...
Official Website Forum.
Red Face Boxer: "??? Why did I get disconnected? When I opened the cabinet, the screen went black? BUG? Dad planner, help me take a look."
Richest Elf King: "Brother, you didn't get disconnected, you just died on the spot."
Killing Chicken At Midnight: "+1, I saw with my own eyes that you were blasted to a bloody mess, your walls were separated, and the Manager kept silent for a long time."
Irena: "Don't pretend to be a brother. It's not the first time you died. Others don't know what's going on with the black screen. Don't you know?
Red Face Boxer: "???"
Yaya: "Hahahaha! Chicken! Hahahaha! (*≧▽≦)ツ"
Mole In The Hole: "I think the official website should update a special achievement, the record of being the first to be killed by a monster. (ﾉ≧∇≦)ﾉ ﾐ ┻━┻"
Get Up Ten Times A Night: "Noob. (≧▽≦)"
Red Face Boxer: "￥#@%! (҂◡̀_◡́)┌∩┐"
The whole post is filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Just when the big guys were joking about how Red Face Boxer was going to die next time, an announcement was suddenly updated on the official website.
[ Announcement: Temporary Adjustment of Expansion Pack Activities. ]
[ 1. In order to test the taste and cooking effect of the updated ingredients in the new version, a series of life occupation tasks are now launched. Luka, who is in the action camp, seems to be a little annoyed. A yellow exclamation mark appears on the map. Please come online and claim it for the little players who are good at cooking. ]
[ 2. Due to the abnormal data of the monsters added in the expansion pack, resulting in technical bugs that are difficult to fix, players who died due to the content of the expansion pack will not be able to revive temporarily. At present, our technicians are doing their best to investigate the BUG. They have been working overtime for 24 consecutive hours. Our boss has purchased an additional insurance for each employee. We will never leave work until the bug is solved! ]
[ Because this bug is extremely stubborn, it cannot be fixed in a short time. In order to compensate the closed beta players who may miss the expansion, we will issue 100 silver coins to the affected accounts, as well as a lucky draw opportunity to guarantee the release of weapon accessories as compensation. The compensation will be issued within three days after the end of the expansion. ]
[ At the same time, we strictly prohibit the use of game bugs to maliciously commit suicide to defraud compensation. If it is determined that there is subjective intentionality, the extra death penalty of 300% of the offending account will be imposed, and no compensation will be made for the death behavior if it is light. ]
Tail: "Sisi!!! Give me a hammer when you get online later!!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ"
Sisi: "Do you want to die?"
Red Face Boxer: "F*ck?! What the hell? Does it mean I can't play these days??? (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ"
Tabletop Cop: "F*ck, brother, you read the announcement! You're rich!"
Killing Chicken At Midnight: "Hey! Why wasn't I the one who opened that cabinet! Is it too late to go now? ಥ‿ಥ"
Big Eyes in Debt: "Understood! The version's main theme is a corpse!"
Irena: "Is anyone teaming up to be a corpse? ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ"
Mole In The Hole: "Wait a minute, everyone, don't rush to die! The reward of 100 silver coins seems to be a lot, but it is undoubtedly a loss to die at this time! The activity points of the expansion pack can be drawn after the expansion pack is over. And the lottery chance for compensation is just a guarantee of weapon accessories! You must know that in addition to scopes, hammer grips, brackets and bayonets are also accessories!"
Tomorrow Seeker: "Indeed, the main reason is that there is no specific time when the expansion will end. If it ends in half a month, only 100 silver coins and a chance to draw a lottery will be compensated. It is a bit of a loss. I do not recommend that you do it for this compensation. die."
Red Face Boxer: "Damn! I feel so bad for you guys saying that! I was only happy for 5 minutes! .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·."
The Thunder King: "Disagreement! If it is on the last day of the expansion, if you get stuck with a bug that cannot be revived, and you can fully experience the content of the expansion and get compensation, wouldn't it be a bloody profit?"
Mole In The Hole: "..."
Fang Chang: "..."
Get Up Ten Times A Night: "F*ck, you are the only one who is smart! You are the only one who talks a lot!"
The Thunder King: "?"
In an instant, several familiar IDs disappeared from the forum.
Players who qualified for the closed beta either went to chat privately in the small group, or ran online to receive the task of "Old Luka's troubles". Especially the former is clear, Light/Lucius is a screen-peeping monster, you never know when he will jump out, it is scarier than the homeroom teacher who appears by the window at night for self-study.
There were only some low level players and cute newcomers, discussing how to die in a reasonable and reasonable way, without being judged by the planning father as a malicious deceit.
After all, not only is there no compensation for malicious deception, but the fine is tripled for acting unbelievably, which is really not worth the candle.
But think about it from another angle, as long as the acting skills are right, it's bloody money!
And thinking about it, as long as you don't act too much and write the words "Deception and compensation" on your face, even if you fail to deceive, the probability of being additionally punished should not be high, at most "No compensation".
In the game! Is it possible to be immortal? Besides, this punishment is not considered severe, it's just a deduction of some game currency, without a title, in their opinion, it is not a punishment at all.
But there is another risk here, that is, you have to pay attention to the official website all the time.
In case the official website suddenly announces that the bug has been fixed, then it's so cool to stay there.
Looking at those little players who were thinking about how to concentrate on cheating the day before the bug was fixed under his nose, Lucius felt that they were really cute.
Be sure to think about it!
With a fatherly smile on his face, Lucius had already opened the document.
If the bad idea you come up with is better than mine, then it will be up to you.
...
Late at night.
Howard sat in the office drinking coffee, looking at the vast snowflakes outside the window, his thoughts drifted back to his distant hometown.
For the survivors on the wasteland, this heavy snow is undoubtedly a disaster.
But for them living on the Pioneer, these two snowflakes are not as shocking as the "Immersive dynamic wall" in the crew's single bedroom.
As long as they want, they can even "Sleep on the spire of the ideal city" and fall asleep overlooking the night view of the ideal city.
However, if the fuel rods can no longer be found, they will have to reduce the crew's discretionary energy consumption by next month at the latest.
Very annoying. Every time we need to sacrifice personal enjoyment, we will be very depressed, unhappy, and clamoring for homesickness.
Do you think I don't want to? However, after meeting that man, Howard suddenly became interested in the classical management art of the old era and related sociological research. Especially when it comes to boosting morale.
Those blue coats obviously received wages far below theirs and used the most outdated equipment, but their morale was still high and they were full of hope for tomorrow.
This is very puzzling.
He has seen the city-states of slavery, even if the slaves are equipped with bionic prosthetic bodies, their work efficiency cannot be improved, and they are not even as good as those non-industrial companion bionics.
Based on the above reasons, Howard's speculation about shelter No. 404 is that the shelter is probably some kind of sociological research results, and the funds obtained before the war may not be much, so there are not even the most basic steel and cement production modules.
If possible, Howard would like to learn about their management art and ways to boost morale.
Not to mention promoting the whole regiment, at least it is good to use it in the logistics department.
"Section chief!"
Seeing the young man who ran in from outside without knocking, Howard put down the coffee in his hand, looked at him and asked.
"What's wrong?"
The boy said nervously.
"A lot of white smoke is rising from our ally's camp! It may be a fire!"
Can it catch fire in snow?
Howard was slightly taken aback, stood up hurriedly, followed the young man from the logistics department to the outside of the room, walked through the corridor to the side facing the camp of the blue coats.
Outside the porthole, in the center of the camp, white thick fog was blowing up against the wind and snow, even the howling north wind couldn't blow it away.
The public bathroom just blocked that side, so I couldn't see the specific situation.
Something must have caught fire, but no open flames were seen.
Seeing that the fire was not too big, Howard heaved a sigh of relief, and waved his hand without thinking.
"Send a water truck to help them."
I hope it will not affect tomorrow's collection work.
"Yes!"
The young man nodded immediately, and then hurried away.
Soon, a water tanker set off from the mobile garage deployed next to the track of the Pioneer, and charged towards the next-door operation camp.
However...
When the driver of the logistics department drove the water truck to the destination, he was really dumbfounded when he saw the situation in front of him.
A group of people built a wooden shed here, boiled water, kneaded dough, chopped meat, and were very busy.
And the mighty white smoke was all picked out from the boiling pot...
Old Luka was already familiar with the driver, and remembered that the young man's name was Nick. When he saw him walking towards this side, a smile appeared on his face.
"Still working overtime, it's just in time, do you want a steamed stuffed bun?"
Nick was stunned.
"Steamed stuffed bun?"
"Yes, the food in the steamer over there is the food invented by our Manager!"
It doesn't matter if it was invented by the Manager, anyway, old Luka has never seen it before, so he instinctively put this honor directly on the head of the Master.
The driver took a look and found that those blue coats kneaded the white flour into round pieces, then stuffed the minced meat stuffing into it, and kneaded it into a lump of... dough?
Very tasty!
Pie Nick still has eaten.
The canteen on the Pioneer ship not only provides healthy and nutritious meals, but also serves pies with meat floss, caramel, and five-nut flavors as snacks, which can be eaten after heating.
"What's that minced meat?"
"Bear meat! Wild game just delivered from the outpost!"
Hearing that it was a wild game, Nick's eyes lit up and he asked quickly.
"How much?"
The game in other survivor settlements was unpalatable, but these blue coats were obviously better at eating than those natives, and he had seen this before.
Old Luka said with a smile according to the order of the Manager.
"It's not open today. If you don't charge money, you can try it for us and see which one is delicious."
As soon as he heard that there was no money, the driver immediately took a bunch of freshly steamed buns, stuffed them into his mouth and took a bite.
Under the soft taste, there is a meaty aroma that bursts with taste buds. His eyes widened instantly.
Gobbling the whole bun into his mouth, Nick swallowed hard while giving a positive thumbs up and said vaguely.
"This! Yummy! Better than pie!"
Old Luka was so happy that he quickly brought over a plate of new treats.
"And these are dumplings, the skin is thinner, you can try it too!"
The bun in his mouth hadn't been swallowed yet, and the delicious food over there was handed over again, Nick, whose mouth was full, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"It's so delicious, do you usually eat this?"
Old Luka said with a compliment.
"We only ate it recently, thanks to you taking care of our business."
Nick chuckled, hearing this, not only did he not feel that he had been cheated out of money, on the contrary he felt quite comfortable.
What's the use of getting such a high salary? What is the attendance subsidy for?
It's so far away from home, and I can't spend it!
Not only can he eat and drink here, but he can also help these poor people. He feels that not only his stomach is satisfied, but his spirit is also sublimated.
Compared to finding shelter 0, this is indeed the feeling of being a savior!
It's so much more fun than throwing money on the dance floor of a bar!
Nick said with a righteous face.
"I can't eat yours for nothing... How much is this steamed stuffed bun? I want to buy 50 of them! Such a delicious snack, I will bring some back for my colleagues to try!"
"Is 50 too many?" Old Luka persuaded, "We also have sweet dumplings, soup dumplings... These are sold by the kg, why don't you buy some of the same? It's okay if you can't finish it. Store them in the freezer, they don't waste easily."
Nick waved his hand and said boldly.
"Then let's get 50 steamed stuffed buns first, and another 5kg for the other ones that are sold by the kg!"
"!"
50 buns, one 2CR, 100CR!
As for sweet dumplings, soup dumplings, and spring rolls, they cost 10 CR per kg, and each 10 kg is 300 CR in total!
The crew members on the Pioneer are also rich enough to cover four weeks of living expenses for the low-level employees of the company, without any ambiguity.
Old Luka stopped persuading him, and helped him pack the food quickly, stuffed the steamed food into a plastic bag, tied it firmly, and told him to eat it while it was hot, and freeze it if he couldn't finish it. Never waste food.
Nick only said that it was good, and then he lavishly took four hundred CR bills, and carrying a large bag of steaming food, he drove the water truck back the same way.
Before leaving, the water in the water truck that was originally used to fight the fire was poured into the water tank on the roof of the bathroom for them.
Looking at the four 100CR banknotes in his hand, the old Luka looked excited.
As expected of the Master! After this day, I'm afraid I'll get a lot of money!
The little players around were chatting and teasing the waterwheel that disappeared in the heavy snow.
"How many buns did he buy? Why are they so edible!"
"Never mind, you can pack it hard anyway, and you can get 1 copper coin for pinching a bun! This is much easier than cutting down trees!"
"Pinch 100 copies and get 10 reward points, which is so cool!"
"I'm so excited!"