Moreover, just a few kilometers from here is the Stone Ridge Mountain Tunnel, and it won't be long before friction arises between both sides.
No way around it, that's just how this world is; if I eat an extra bite, someone else eats one less.
Pick the soft targets first. Rather than competing with the gangs under those big city companies for scraps, it's better to step outside the circle, develop outside the city, and wait for the right moment to enter again.
So before Lin Miao came back, he found signs of Night Wanderer camped out in a mountain hollow near the garbage dump on the south side of the highway out of town. Not many people, about three or four, just enough to give players some practice.
[Side Mission: Reconnaissance Operation]
[Mission Content: We have a group of unfriendly neighbors; they smuggle, loot, kidnap, commit all sorts of evils. For the long-term development of our office, we must take immediate action (Limited time equipment trial)]
[Mission Objective: Follow the administrator to clear out the Night Wanderer base]
[Reward: 500 Euro-Gold/200 GP Points]
Seeing this, the frustration from not being able to start the modifications immediately just disappeared.
Wildman: "Holy crap, we're going to leave the beginner village to do missions?"
Brother Ni: "I guess those unfriendly fellows are the two brought back by the boss yesterday, called Night Wanderers."
When Lin Miao handed them the pistols and took them to the makeshift shooting range, the four were all overjoyed; they didn't get enough of it yesterday. There aren't many chances to handle guns in real life, not even for trust fund kids. Some things are forbidden, regardless of who your father is, exposure outside special zones means death.
After two hours of practice yesterday, though their gun-holding posture wasn't quite standard, and their grip was unstable, at least they knew how to handle a gun, and actual combat is the best teacher.
The more you die, the more you learn.
The biggest difference between players and real humans is their ability to use their lives to accumulate experience, find weaknesses through repeated deaths, and eventually kill a seemingly undefeatable enemy.
But basic operations still have to be learned.
Bangs of gunfire and Lin Miao's reprimands echoed continuously across the field.
"Don't disengage the safety and load the gun unnecessarily, and if you do, remember to engage it back."
"After chambering a round, if you're uncertain about firing, don't put your finger on the trigger."
"Don't point the muzzle at your teammates."
"Try not to expose your body within the enemy's firing zone; use cover if you have it, crouch or lie down if you don't."
"Aim? What aim? Just raise your gun and shoot. In encounters, as long as you fire first, unless they're made of iron, they'll hear the gunshot and falter. Once they falter, you have the chance for a second shot, increasing your chance to kill them first!"
"Don't obsess over headshots, this isn't an FPS game, headshots don't add points, they just reduce your hit rate. Without body armor or protective implants, a hit to the torso disables anyone. Just don't miss."
The gun
Might be the most terrifying weapon invented since the dawn of humanity, bar none.
Maybe in terms of killing power, there are ten thousand weapons in modern warfare that can surpass it, even without considering any additional conditions, a bullet might not always have greater short-range lethality than a composite bow arrow.
But... as long as you're a normal person, you can shoot a gun.
Simple to operate and extremely lethal.
No need for training, no need for education, no need for pounds of wrist strength, no need for logistics support.
A bullet shot by an eight-year-old pulling the trigger is as deadly as one shot by an adult.
After teaching the four basic handgun operations, Lin Miao returned alone to the office, leaving the players there to bang away at targets; marksmanship is honed with bullets, and later those bullets can be deducted from their mission rewards.
Before today's operation, he drew rewards and checked the follow-up tasks and panel of the completed office construction.
His personal panel didn't show much change, except the profession tab turned to [Office Manager], unlocking salary and a set of clothing.
Yes, he still gets a salary, but not in money, it's in lottery attempts. Every day he gets 1 basic draw ticket, and this salary increases as the office expands overall. The more functioning facilities and more players, the more his salary increases, precise to two decimal points.
Moreover, every ten basic tickets can level up once. Advanced draw tickets require one hundred basic tickets for one draw, who knows what's inside.
But Lin Miao wouldn't blindly hoard for the mid-high-level draw, if he pulls a food coupon or a design blueprint, it's over, equivalent to working for nothing for a long time. Even equipment might be useless; if he pulls a tank he can't operate, it's pointless.
[Manager Suit]
[As an outstanding manager, your clothing should be elegant and able to respond to sudden external changes]
[A suit made from carbon nanotube + high-strength tough special fibers, paired with tactical lining, allows you to maintain grace amidst gunfire. But remember not to try facing large-caliber weapons head-on, or your dying moment may not be so graceful.]
After Lin Miao put on the outfit, he posed in front of the mirror in the bathroom, always feeling something was missing. After some thought, he realized.
He was missing a pencil that could kill and a dog that could get him killed.
However, that bulletproof vest with two shattered bulletproof ceramic plates could retire. Later he'd mark it up high and sell it to players.
This bulletproof vest saved my life!
Shouldn't it be worth a hundred times the price as a keepsake?
Maybe due to the completion of the Office Type 1 construction, the things drawn this time seemed slightly better than before, but how many types of items are inside the basic draw pool remains a mystery, still no idea if it's lucky or unlucky.
[Electric Drive Optical Drone*1]
[Chocolate 1.5KG]
[Future Horizon - Prosthetic Eye. Dragon Eye]
[Nut Can 5KG]
[Small Hydroponic Workshop Design Plan]
[Bulletproof Helmet]
[Water Purifier Design Plan]
Besides, there was also a handgun and two knives.