Arrived, hahaha!We have finally arrived!
The towering huge wall finally appeared in everyone's eyes, and the man wrapped in a white robe cheered happily.
Old Luca, walking on the Third Ring Road Elevator, finally relaxed a hint of relaxation on her face.
They walked this trip for two days.
Except for the guy named Black whom they first met, they met at least three waves of attackers along the way.
Of course, the two waves that came later were small minions. Not only were the weapons broken, but they were also low in morale. After being rammed by two shuttles, they soon ran away in scattered birds and beasts.
As for the man wrapped in a white robe who followed them, they were rescued from the last wave of raiders.
His name is Har, and he comes from Luoxia Province. According to him, he is the prince of the Lion Tribe, the heir of the Oasis, and believes in the spirit of the sand sea.
When asked why he, as a prince and his successor, ran thousands of miles to the southern part of Qingquan City and was captured by a group of villains holding fire sticks, he said embarrassedly.
…Our kingdom has many princes, and we must do something to prove that we have the courage and quality to govern the kingdom.
A young diplomat asked curiously.
for example?
Hal said jokingly.
For example, bringing something that is not in the desert is our tradition. Whoever brings back the most expensive things will be qualified to be a candidate for inheriting the throne.
another older diplomat asked.
Then have you found it?
Hal's expression was a little subtle and he coughed gently.
...Aren't I just arrived at the Stone City?Trust me, I will definitely find it.
Not to mention finding something valuable, his two guards and the Dinar whom he was carrying were gone.
If he hadn't met this group of kind people, he might have been buried in a pan.
Just like the unlucky guy who was locked in the same cage as him.
He even began to regret that he did not go south to Jinchuan Province with his brother, but insisted on going to the Giant Rock City.
The people here are more powerful than his imagination, completely different from the endless sea of sand. There are tall buildings everywhere, and every window seems to have a gun hidden.
The two diplomats following Luca looked at each other.
As survivors living in Qingquan City, the throne and prince are completely unfamiliar to them.
If the manager is compared to the king, then this guy... is probably the son of the manager of the Lion Kingdom?
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel a little envious.
I really hope their managers can have more...
Dear sir, do you need escorts?Hal said respectfully at Luca who had not spoken.
The intuition of observing words and expressions told him that this old man should be the highest-ranking of everyone here.
Luca glanced at him strangely, wondering where this guy got his confidence.
However, Luca finally gave the young man some self-esteem and said concisely.
No, what's wrong?
Hal hesitated for a moment with an embarrassing expression on his face, and finally spoke.
All my money was taken away and I had no place to go... Can I give me a job?
Luca asked.
What would you do?
I can make tea, play the piano, write poetry, and draw, of course...and shoot.I can prove myself that as long as you give me a revolver or rifle, I can hit a plastic bottle 100 meters away!
Hal said confidently, but Brother Dog and Brother Dagger who were walking nearby couldn't help laughing.
The plastic bottle 100 meters away is OK.
With the hit rate of the revolver, it would be nice to hit someone from a hundred meters away.
If we don’t help him, he may not even be able to pay the tax on entering the city.
An older diplomat lowered his voice and whispered quietly beside Luca.
If he really knows how to play the piano and draw, his status should be good... It would not be a bad thing to help him.
This is true.
Although the new alliance has not yet established diplomatic relations with survivors from other provinces, it will be a matter of time sooner or later.
If you walk outside often, you will never be wrong with making two more friends.
Luca nodded and looked at the unlucky young man and said.
I just happen to be short of someone who works in paperwork, so you can follow me first.
Hal said overjoyed.
Thank you so much!By the way, I know twelve other artistic fonts
Luca coughed lightly.
There is no need to write things neatly.
The group continued to move forward and soon arrived at the foot of the towering giant wall.
The plaque of the Far Wind Hotel is hung on the building opposite Jumen. Various merchants and passengers are shuttled back and forth in the square in front of the door. Occasionally, you can see the metal or silicone-transformed prosthetic bodies, or machines with antennas inserted on the Tianling cover.
The poor man, who was not covered in clothes, stood by the road, holding wooden signs in his hand waiting for work to come to him.
The polarization of living standards is the same here year after year.
Hal stretched his neck excitedly and looked around, everything here was full of freshness for him.
However, those players who have been here countless times have been used to it and are used to the people and things here.
A new task has been triggered.Looking at the VM on his arm, the old white eyebrows raised a hint of surprise.
What task?I'll take a look.Fang Chang came over.
I saw a line of words written on the screen.
Mission: Go to Pirate Bay Tavern to find Bit and ask for information about the employer
Lao Bai stared at the mission for a while.
It should be the follow-up mission of the muscular man named Black... I was synchronized into the team.
Tavern?This elder brother Fang is familiar with Ah.Killing Dai said with a smile.
Boss, when will I write a Fengyue Guide? We have been waiting for a long time!The dog guy also cheered up from the side.
Gengguangguangguang, I am a group of pure people, but I don’t know art like you old dirty monsters.
Looking at the hipster teammates, Fang Chang rolled his eyes angrily.
Lao Bai didn't laugh at him, just said with a smile.
How to say it?After sending the NPC to the destination later, let’s go to the Pirate Bay Tavern to inquire?
Fang sighed.
Do you think this kind of thing can be asked by just shouting in a tavern?
Lao Bai asked curiously.
Then what do you think is going to do?
After pinching his chin and thinking for a while, his long gaze fell on the poor people holding the signs, and his eyes moved slightly.
...Blake lives in a slum, so we will find where his home is first.No matter whether there are relatives alive or not, there are always friends who know him.Through his friends, we should be able to find out who the person named Bit is.
Is it so troublesome?Killing Dai said in a daze.
This game really has to be more brainy. Lao Bai smiled and said, "Just follow what Fang Chang said, let's go to the city first."
Pay the tax on entering the city.
The group stored the banned explosives through the towering city gate.
The militia at the gate of the city didn't say much about the exoskeleton on them. After all, in places like Giant Rock City, this thing is not so rare that they keep staring at them.
According to the manager's instructions, Luca was about to go to the Alliance's office in Rock City, but as soon as she arrived on the street, she found that the atmosphere here was something wrong.
I saw that the entrance of the warehouse area was crowded with people, and I could see a lot of darkness.
Citizens wearing linen shirts and hyena leather jackets gathered together, looking angry, holding wooden signs in their hands, shouting chaotic but extremely loud slogans, heading towards the core of the outer city.
Reject unequal trade!
Return the work to us!
Let the new alliance's things get out of the Rock City!
Want bread!Don't have nutritional cream!
The guy who is stinging inside and outside, get out of the giant wall!
The noisy aura was like a boiling heat wave, and it was even more scorching like a soldering iron under the bright June sun.
The guards standing on the edge of the crowd looked at a loss, and the sticks in their hands were already unable to control the crowd.
The militia loyal to the city lord watched the fun.
As long as it doesn't develop into a gun battle, they won't care about these things.
Hal, who was in the Rock City for the first time, stretched his neck excitedly and looked at the surging crowd.
Are they celebrating the holiday?
The diplomats on the side had heavy expressions.
...Do you think they are celebrating?
What they said is... By the way, they are shouting who will get out?
Luca glanced at him, ignored him, but looked at the diplomats on the side.
Let's walk faster, it's better not to stay on the street for too long.
Everyone nodded and accelerated their pace.
Although the players following the NPC were curious to come over and see what happened, the mission was important.
...It's really strange, Killing Bi murmured in a low voice, "This is not the case when we came here last time."
Unexpectedly, what should come is still here.Fang Chang said thoughtfully as he looked at the surging crowd.
What should I come from?The dog asked curiously.
Fang Chang: Didn’t you see that they are protesting that the things we sell them are too cheap.
Too cheap?
I don't quite understand, the dog is confused.
Ah...we gave them cheap good stuff, what can they complain about?
Under normal circumstances, it is reasonable to exchange 10 nutritional pastes for a piece of bread, but now a person suddenly appears, willing to exchange 1,000 nutritional pastes for a toast oven, while making the nutritional pastes and bread business unprofitable.
No matter how cheap the bread is, those with bargaining chips are the ones who have chips.For ordinary survivors, they don’t have a job and it’s useless to not be able to afford it. It’s a coincidence that they will be happy.
The factory in Dawn City has snatched the work of residents of the Rock City, and the city hall in the outer city has recently planned to expand the scale of its trade with the new alliance.
The residents of the outer city who are still on the edge of the poverty line have completely exploded.
but……
Is the root cause of the problem really because the goods in the new alliance are too cheap?
The essence of a crisis is that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people, and once the currency is no longer in circulation, it loses its role in the market.
The residents of Giant Rock City have no bargaining chips to consume, factories have reduced production, jobs have decreased, residents have become poorer, and eventually enter a cycle of losing money.
The large amount of input from external industrial products has only accelerated this process.
The easiest way is nothing more than colonization.
Whether it is economic or military colonization, as long as the excess goods can be continuously sold to small and medium-sized survivors such as Bate Street and Brown Farm and exchanged industrial raw materials from them, the original chain can continue to be maintained.
Unfortunately, not only did the New Alliance not want to be a colony of the Rock City, but even liberated part of the survivors of the Economic Colonial of the Rock City and in turn exported industrial products to their market.
The economic crisis in Boulder City began a long time ago.
However, in the wasteland, the economic crisis is not worth mentioning in the face of the survival crisis, so no one has ever realized it and has no time to care about it.
The nobles in the inner city did not care about how intrigue the donors in the outer city were. In the eyes of the city lord, everything except for things that really deserved his concern was an ant.
What's more, even in the prison of poverty and unemployment, the residents here are still much luckier than the residents of Bate Street and the serfs of Brown Farm a year ago.
But recently, those who can pity people have finally found a person who can vent their anger.
Thinking of this, Fang Chang couldn't help but have a look of interest in his eyes.
It's not his cold-blooded.
For pure players like him, NPC is nothing more than a piece of data and will not make him sympathize with.
But what he didn't expect was that the economic system of this game was unexpectedly real.
Not only did the supply and demand relationship be made, but even the production relationship was restored.
Very good.
It seems that it is one step closer to the day of the public beta!
The group came to the office located on the edge of the warehouse area.
When they arrived here, they found a large group of people around the door, and in front of the crowd were several guards who maintained order.
Judging from the chaos at the scene, something bad happened just now.
I received the news of the arrival of the visiting group early, and Shuyu, who was responsible for the operation of the office, had already come out of the door.
You have arrived safely. I was still worried just now whether something might happen to you on the road.Shuyu had a comfortable smile on his face, although the smile looked a little tired.
Obviously, he has been very worried about what happened here these days.
Looking at the garbage, stones and smashed glass on the ground, Luca frowned, took everyone through the crowd, and walked to Shuyu.
What is going on here?
Shuyu followed his sight and saw the broken glass spilled on the ground, and a helpless expression appeared on his face.
Most factories in the industrial zone gave workers a vacation, and residents who lost their source of income went to the street... The city hall sent guards, but you can see the situation, so many people are not something that one or two guards can handle.
You are not injured.Luca asked with concern.
No, Shuyu shook his head. There are many "players" living here. Guards have been sent to maintain order in the city hall. There is no big problem with safety... But at this critical time point, it is best not to go out at will.
I'm afraid that someone will make some small moves at this time.
For example, suddenly shooting a shot in the crowd.
With the degree of weapons flooding on wasteland, this kind of thing is not surprising at all.
The so-called order is nothing more than relative security, and absolute security does not exist even in the ideal city, let alone here.
Speaking of this, Shuyu paused for a moment, glanced at the guard next to him, and continued.
The situation here cannot be explained clearly in just a few words. In short, let’s talk first.
……
After sending the NPCs to the destination, the players dispersed and went to work on their own affairs.
Lao Bai took two brothers to the slum outside the giant wall.
Fang Chang took off his equipment and changed into casual clothes, and sneaked into the crowd of protesters.
There are some things he cares about, and he wants to investigate.
In my opinion, if you participate in this special event, you may not be able to trigger hidden tasks.
As for Lao Luka, after visiting the staff of the office for the manager, he followed Shuyu to the lounge on the third floor.
The young waitress came and poured a cup of hot tea for the two of them.
Shuyu took a sip and was about to talk about some topics to relieve his mood, but saw Luka sitting there indifferently, and couldn't help but put down the teacup with a wry smile.
He paused and said.
Last night, the warehouse in the industrial area caught fire.
Fired?
Looking at Luka in surprise, Shuyu nodded.
Well, the 1,000 tons of Didiwei Nutrition Paste stored there was burned...that thing is not resistant to high temperatures and is basically completely destroyed.
The value of 1,000 tons of nutritional paste is close to 100,000 to 200,000 chips based on wholesale cost.
If it is a retail price, it is often added 0 on the wholesale price.
Luca's heart tightened slightly.
Is it serious?
If the warehouse buys insurance, it will pay a portion of the compensation, but it is still unclear how much it will pay in the end.
After pausing, Shuyu continued in a serious tone.
You should have seen it when you entered the city that the demonstrations against us are becoming more and more intense. These contradictions did not accumulate in one or two days, but they all broke out in concentrated areas in the past few days.
I am worried… what happened recently will affect our friendly cooperation treaty with the City Hall.
In order to avoid long nights and dreams, I suggest that it is better to sign the contract as soon as possible.
Hearing Shuyu's suggestion, Luca pondered for a while and spoke.
The administrator said that a treaty is just a piece of paper. If the problem is not fundamentally solved, even if we go back with a beautiful agreement, they will tear off the piece of paper at any time.
Shuyu pressed his eyebrows with some headache.
The problem you mentioned is completely unsolvable... Do you know what those people are yelling?They kept asking the City Hall to impose a special tax of 100% on us and pay the taxes collected to the poor who lost their jobs.
Not only that, they also require us to store all the chips in their bank, adopt a book-based exchange settlement method, the exchange rate is determined by the market, and all chips must be used in accordance with the method they prescribed.
To put it bluntly.
Not only do they want the goods of the new alliance to be unprofitable in Rock City, but they also have to specify how the profits the new alliance earns from them should be used.
If you really agree, the new alliance will become their industrial products dumping place, or even de-industrialization, becoming a large farm and mine.
The residents of Shuguang City also need work.
This kind of agreement cannot be signed by individuals.
Those protesting, as well as the factory owners behind them, obviously had no intention of solving the problem at all, but wanted to make some requests that were impossible to achieve and lift the table.
Since I can't play with you.
Then we won't play.
Of course there is a way to solve it, Luca said seriously, "I came for this purpose."
Shuyu looked at him with a slight surprise expression, not understanding what method he could come up with.
Just as he was about to ask curiously, a knock came from the door.
The maid who had made tea for them before walked in again.
Mr., the director of the city hall is now downstairs. Do you want to invite him up?
Shuyu was stunned for a moment, completely unremembering that there was such an arrangement today.
Has he made an appointment?
The maid shook her head.
No, he claimed to have come temporarily while inspecting the fire in the warehouse area.
Shuyu looked at Luca, nodded when he saw the latter, and looked at the maid again.
Please ask the Director to go to the reception room on the second floor.
The other party has already arrived downstairs and can't keep people out.
OK, sir.
The maid turned her head and left the lounge.
...What are you going to do?This guy was definitely not passing by temporarily, he was probably bombarded by the survivors surrounding the city hall... I bet that he definitely did not seek peace this time.
Shuyu said in a low voice.
However, at this moment, he suddenly noticed that there was no sign of the nervous expression on Old Luca's face.
A trace of suddenness suddenly appeared in his eyes, and Shuyu immediately reacted.
...The manager has already told you what to do?
Old Luca did not answer, but just gave him a reassuring smile and stood up from the sofa.
Let's go, let's meet the Director.
……
Interior of the reception room.
Duro's face was filled with anxiety and irritability of lack of sleep.
He couldn't figure it out.
He clearly signed a beautiful agreement to go back, which not only made the new alliance give up the requirement for Qingquan City airspace, but also opened up the market in the northern suburbs without spending a little money.
He thought everyone would cheer for his wisdom.
However, except for the city lord and Jushi Military Industry, the residents of the outer city and other factory owners almost scolded him to the point of being bloody.
Duroon didn't understand at all.
These factories in Jushi City need technology and people, and there are no rules and regulations on 12-hour work restrictions and minimum wage standards. Are you afraid of a small workshop created by a group of scavengers?
They use low-priced industrial products to dump them, and then you can dump them back, isn’t it all?
This is not possible, nor is that, what else do these greedy vampires want!
Duroon couldn't help but start thinking, it would be great if there was a militia regiment in the city hall.
He doesn't have to be as strong as the city lord. As long as his combat power is slightly higher than that of the mercenaries, he won't have to spend so much effort to negotiate.
These people are not willing to give them the rights they deserve, nor are they willing to give money. What else can they expect to do?
At this time, footsteps came from outside the reception room. After three knocks on the door, the door opened.
Looking at the acquaintance he had met in the holographic image before, Du Long stood up from his seat out of politeness, cleared his throat and spoke actively.
Hello...Mr.
When he said this, his expression was a little unnatural.
After all, in Giant Rock City, the city lord is the exclusive title of that adult.
Hello, Mr. Duro, don’t be so polite, please sit down... Luca’s face was filled with a gentle smile, and she sat down opposite Duro. In fact, it’s okay for us to call each other by name.
These are all irrelevant trivial matters. Du Long, who sat down again, waved his hand, without any politeness as before. I made it straight to the point. I knew it was abrupt for me to say this, but our agreement had to be discussed again...
It was not surprising to Duro's proposal, but Luca frowned.
This is different from what you agreed to.
Because the current situation is different from that at that time, Du Long stared at him and continued, "You have seen the situation outside, and if I can't bring back an agreement that satisfies those people, they will tear me and the agreement apart, and then the person sitting here talking to you will not be me."
So what we talked about before was invalid?Luca asked calmly.
There is no need to talk about the trade part, airspace and border issues... This is the requirement of our city lord.
Although Dulong's tone was tactful, his tough attitude still did not change at all.
Luca nodded.
We can understand your difficulties.
Seeing the other party's unexpected compromise, Du Long was surprised and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
That's great... Don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable person. In exchange for your concessions, we will take more care of you on safety issues, after all, we are friends now.Including the rental of aircraft and more powerful weapons... I will try my best to help you get some discounts within my jurisdiction.
Shuyu looked at Old Luca with an incredible look on his face.
He remembered that he should have said just now what those people made of demands.
With a sure win expression on his face, Duro took a list from his assistant and placed it on the table in front of him.
We have listed some of the demands of the residents, and I think many of them are reasonable.The specific details need to be discussed, but I hope the negotiations will follow this framework.
In his opinion, the other party has already let go, and this matter has basically been stable.
However, things didn't go as smoothly as he thought.
Luca just glanced at the list on the table and turned her eyes to him.
We can feel the sincerity you want to solve the problem, but this is obviously not a solution.
Duro looked at Luca with a blank look on his face and slowly frowned.
……What's the meaning?
We impose heavy taxes on our goods, requiring us to keep the money we earned in your pockets and spend it the way you want. This kind of business and sales dog will not do it.
Looking at Duro with a stunned expression, Luca shook her head and continued.
There is no difference between signing this agreement or not. If I sign it, there will be no more silver coin trading between the New Alliance and the Rock City. If so, it will definitely be in the form of a black market.
...Then do you have a better way?Duroon frowned.
Luca nodded happily.
Of course, in comparison, our respected manager has a better offer.
Although his intuition told Duro that these cunning blue jackets probably wanted to play some tricks, he decided to listen to what these people said first.
...What proposal.
Seeing that the fish was about to take the bait, Luca smiled on her calm face.
The dissatisfaction of your factories and residents is ultimately due to the fact that the former requires the market to make profits, while the latter requires work to support the family.
That's the case...
Why don’t you lend us a piece of chips?
The towering huge wall finally appeared in everyone's eyes, and the man wrapped in a white robe cheered happily.
Old Luca, walking on the Third Ring Road Elevator, finally relaxed a hint of relaxation on her face.
They walked this trip for two days.
Except for the guy named Black whom they first met, they met at least three waves of attackers along the way.
Of course, the two waves that came later were small minions. Not only were the weapons broken, but they were also low in morale. After being rammed by two shuttles, they soon ran away in scattered birds and beasts.
As for the man wrapped in a white robe who followed them, they were rescued from the last wave of raiders.
His name is Har, and he comes from Luoxia Province. According to him, he is the prince of the Lion Tribe, the heir of the Oasis, and believes in the spirit of the sand sea.
When asked why he, as a prince and his successor, ran thousands of miles to the southern part of Qingquan City and was captured by a group of villains holding fire sticks, he said embarrassedly.
…Our kingdom has many princes, and we must do something to prove that we have the courage and quality to govern the kingdom.
A young diplomat asked curiously.
for example?
Hal said jokingly.
For example, bringing something that is not in the desert is our tradition. Whoever brings back the most expensive things will be qualified to be a candidate for inheriting the throne.
another older diplomat asked.
Then have you found it?
Hal's expression was a little subtle and he coughed gently.
...Aren't I just arrived at the Stone City?Trust me, I will definitely find it.
Not to mention finding something valuable, his two guards and the Dinar whom he was carrying were gone.
If he hadn't met this group of kind people, he might have been buried in a pan.
Just like the unlucky guy who was locked in the same cage as him.
He even began to regret that he did not go south to Jinchuan Province with his brother, but insisted on going to the Giant Rock City.
The people here are more powerful than his imagination, completely different from the endless sea of sand. There are tall buildings everywhere, and every window seems to have a gun hidden.
The two diplomats following Luca looked at each other.
As survivors living in Qingquan City, the throne and prince are completely unfamiliar to them.
If the manager is compared to the king, then this guy... is probably the son of the manager of the Lion Kingdom?
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel a little envious.
I really hope their managers can have more...
Dear sir, do you need escorts?Hal said respectfully at Luca who had not spoken.
The intuition of observing words and expressions told him that this old man should be the highest-ranking of everyone here.
Luca glanced at him strangely, wondering where this guy got his confidence.
However, Luca finally gave the young man some self-esteem and said concisely.
No, what's wrong?
Hal hesitated for a moment with an embarrassing expression on his face, and finally spoke.
All my money was taken away and I had no place to go... Can I give me a job?
Luca asked.
What would you do?
I can make tea, play the piano, write poetry, and draw, of course...and shoot.I can prove myself that as long as you give me a revolver or rifle, I can hit a plastic bottle 100 meters away!
Hal said confidently, but Brother Dog and Brother Dagger who were walking nearby couldn't help laughing.
The plastic bottle 100 meters away is OK.
With the hit rate of the revolver, it would be nice to hit someone from a hundred meters away.
If we don’t help him, he may not even be able to pay the tax on entering the city.
An older diplomat lowered his voice and whispered quietly beside Luca.
If he really knows how to play the piano and draw, his status should be good... It would not be a bad thing to help him.
This is true.
Although the new alliance has not yet established diplomatic relations with survivors from other provinces, it will be a matter of time sooner or later.
If you walk outside often, you will never be wrong with making two more friends.
Luca nodded and looked at the unlucky young man and said.
I just happen to be short of someone who works in paperwork, so you can follow me first.
Hal said overjoyed.
Thank you so much!By the way, I know twelve other artistic fonts
Luca coughed lightly.
There is no need to write things neatly.
The group continued to move forward and soon arrived at the foot of the towering giant wall.
The plaque of the Far Wind Hotel is hung on the building opposite Jumen. Various merchants and passengers are shuttled back and forth in the square in front of the door. Occasionally, you can see the metal or silicone-transformed prosthetic bodies, or machines with antennas inserted on the Tianling cover.
The poor man, who was not covered in clothes, stood by the road, holding wooden signs in his hand waiting for work to come to him.
The polarization of living standards is the same here year after year.
Hal stretched his neck excitedly and looked around, everything here was full of freshness for him.
However, those players who have been here countless times have been used to it and are used to the people and things here.
A new task has been triggered.Looking at the VM on his arm, the old white eyebrows raised a hint of surprise.
What task?I'll take a look.Fang Chang came over.
I saw a line of words written on the screen.
Mission: Go to Pirate Bay Tavern to find Bit and ask for information about the employer
Lao Bai stared at the mission for a while.
It should be the follow-up mission of the muscular man named Black... I was synchronized into the team.
Tavern?This elder brother Fang is familiar with Ah.Killing Dai said with a smile.
Boss, when will I write a Fengyue Guide? We have been waiting for a long time!The dog guy also cheered up from the side.
Gengguangguangguang, I am a group of pure people, but I don’t know art like you old dirty monsters.
Looking at the hipster teammates, Fang Chang rolled his eyes angrily.
Lao Bai didn't laugh at him, just said with a smile.
How to say it?After sending the NPC to the destination later, let’s go to the Pirate Bay Tavern to inquire?
Fang sighed.
Do you think this kind of thing can be asked by just shouting in a tavern?
Lao Bai asked curiously.
Then what do you think is going to do?
After pinching his chin and thinking for a while, his long gaze fell on the poor people holding the signs, and his eyes moved slightly.
...Blake lives in a slum, so we will find where his home is first.No matter whether there are relatives alive or not, there are always friends who know him.Through his friends, we should be able to find out who the person named Bit is.
Is it so troublesome?Killing Dai said in a daze.
This game really has to be more brainy. Lao Bai smiled and said, "Just follow what Fang Chang said, let's go to the city first."
Pay the tax on entering the city.
The group stored the banned explosives through the towering city gate.
The militia at the gate of the city didn't say much about the exoskeleton on them. After all, in places like Giant Rock City, this thing is not so rare that they keep staring at them.
According to the manager's instructions, Luca was about to go to the Alliance's office in Rock City, but as soon as she arrived on the street, she found that the atmosphere here was something wrong.
I saw that the entrance of the warehouse area was crowded with people, and I could see a lot of darkness.
Citizens wearing linen shirts and hyena leather jackets gathered together, looking angry, holding wooden signs in their hands, shouting chaotic but extremely loud slogans, heading towards the core of the outer city.
Reject unequal trade!
Return the work to us!
Let the new alliance's things get out of the Rock City!
Want bread!Don't have nutritional cream!
The guy who is stinging inside and outside, get out of the giant wall!
The noisy aura was like a boiling heat wave, and it was even more scorching like a soldering iron under the bright June sun.
The guards standing on the edge of the crowd looked at a loss, and the sticks in their hands were already unable to control the crowd.
The militia loyal to the city lord watched the fun.
As long as it doesn't develop into a gun battle, they won't care about these things.
Hal, who was in the Rock City for the first time, stretched his neck excitedly and looked at the surging crowd.
Are they celebrating the holiday?
The diplomats on the side had heavy expressions.
...Do you think they are celebrating?
What they said is... By the way, they are shouting who will get out?
Luca glanced at him, ignored him, but looked at the diplomats on the side.
Let's walk faster, it's better not to stay on the street for too long.
Everyone nodded and accelerated their pace.
Although the players following the NPC were curious to come over and see what happened, the mission was important.
...It's really strange, Killing Bi murmured in a low voice, "This is not the case when we came here last time."
Unexpectedly, what should come is still here.Fang Chang said thoughtfully as he looked at the surging crowd.
What should I come from?The dog asked curiously.
Fang Chang: Didn’t you see that they are protesting that the things we sell them are too cheap.
Too cheap?
I don't quite understand, the dog is confused.
Ah...we gave them cheap good stuff, what can they complain about?
Under normal circumstances, it is reasonable to exchange 10 nutritional pastes for a piece of bread, but now a person suddenly appears, willing to exchange 1,000 nutritional pastes for a toast oven, while making the nutritional pastes and bread business unprofitable.
No matter how cheap the bread is, those with bargaining chips are the ones who have chips.For ordinary survivors, they don’t have a job and it’s useless to not be able to afford it. It’s a coincidence that they will be happy.
The factory in Dawn City has snatched the work of residents of the Rock City, and the city hall in the outer city has recently planned to expand the scale of its trade with the new alliance.
The residents of the outer city who are still on the edge of the poverty line have completely exploded.
but……
Is the root cause of the problem really because the goods in the new alliance are too cheap?
The essence of a crisis is that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people, and once the currency is no longer in circulation, it loses its role in the market.
The residents of Giant Rock City have no bargaining chips to consume, factories have reduced production, jobs have decreased, residents have become poorer, and eventually enter a cycle of losing money.
The large amount of input from external industrial products has only accelerated this process.
The easiest way is nothing more than colonization.
Whether it is economic or military colonization, as long as the excess goods can be continuously sold to small and medium-sized survivors such as Bate Street and Brown Farm and exchanged industrial raw materials from them, the original chain can continue to be maintained.
Unfortunately, not only did the New Alliance not want to be a colony of the Rock City, but even liberated part of the survivors of the Economic Colonial of the Rock City and in turn exported industrial products to their market.
The economic crisis in Boulder City began a long time ago.
However, in the wasteland, the economic crisis is not worth mentioning in the face of the survival crisis, so no one has ever realized it and has no time to care about it.
The nobles in the inner city did not care about how intrigue the donors in the outer city were. In the eyes of the city lord, everything except for things that really deserved his concern was an ant.
What's more, even in the prison of poverty and unemployment, the residents here are still much luckier than the residents of Bate Street and the serfs of Brown Farm a year ago.
But recently, those who can pity people have finally found a person who can vent their anger.
Thinking of this, Fang Chang couldn't help but have a look of interest in his eyes.
It's not his cold-blooded.
For pure players like him, NPC is nothing more than a piece of data and will not make him sympathize with.
But what he didn't expect was that the economic system of this game was unexpectedly real.
Not only did the supply and demand relationship be made, but even the production relationship was restored.
Very good.
It seems that it is one step closer to the day of the public beta!
The group came to the office located on the edge of the warehouse area.
When they arrived here, they found a large group of people around the door, and in front of the crowd were several guards who maintained order.
Judging from the chaos at the scene, something bad happened just now.
I received the news of the arrival of the visiting group early, and Shuyu, who was responsible for the operation of the office, had already come out of the door.
You have arrived safely. I was still worried just now whether something might happen to you on the road.Shuyu had a comfortable smile on his face, although the smile looked a little tired.
Obviously, he has been very worried about what happened here these days.
Looking at the garbage, stones and smashed glass on the ground, Luca frowned, took everyone through the crowd, and walked to Shuyu.
What is going on here?
Shuyu followed his sight and saw the broken glass spilled on the ground, and a helpless expression appeared on his face.
Most factories in the industrial zone gave workers a vacation, and residents who lost their source of income went to the street... The city hall sent guards, but you can see the situation, so many people are not something that one or two guards can handle.
You are not injured.Luca asked with concern.
No, Shuyu shook his head. There are many "players" living here. Guards have been sent to maintain order in the city hall. There is no big problem with safety... But at this critical time point, it is best not to go out at will.
I'm afraid that someone will make some small moves at this time.
For example, suddenly shooting a shot in the crowd.
With the degree of weapons flooding on wasteland, this kind of thing is not surprising at all.
The so-called order is nothing more than relative security, and absolute security does not exist even in the ideal city, let alone here.
Speaking of this, Shuyu paused for a moment, glanced at the guard next to him, and continued.
The situation here cannot be explained clearly in just a few words. In short, let’s talk first.
……
After sending the NPCs to the destination, the players dispersed and went to work on their own affairs.
Lao Bai took two brothers to the slum outside the giant wall.
Fang Chang took off his equipment and changed into casual clothes, and sneaked into the crowd of protesters.
There are some things he cares about, and he wants to investigate.
In my opinion, if you participate in this special event, you may not be able to trigger hidden tasks.
As for Lao Luka, after visiting the staff of the office for the manager, he followed Shuyu to the lounge on the third floor.
The young waitress came and poured a cup of hot tea for the two of them.
Shuyu took a sip and was about to talk about some topics to relieve his mood, but saw Luka sitting there indifferently, and couldn't help but put down the teacup with a wry smile.
He paused and said.
Last night, the warehouse in the industrial area caught fire.
Fired?
Looking at Luka in surprise, Shuyu nodded.
Well, the 1,000 tons of Didiwei Nutrition Paste stored there was burned...that thing is not resistant to high temperatures and is basically completely destroyed.
The value of 1,000 tons of nutritional paste is close to 100,000 to 200,000 chips based on wholesale cost.
If it is a retail price, it is often added 0 on the wholesale price.
Luca's heart tightened slightly.
Is it serious?
If the warehouse buys insurance, it will pay a portion of the compensation, but it is still unclear how much it will pay in the end.
After pausing, Shuyu continued in a serious tone.
You should have seen it when you entered the city that the demonstrations against us are becoming more and more intense. These contradictions did not accumulate in one or two days, but they all broke out in concentrated areas in the past few days.
I am worried… what happened recently will affect our friendly cooperation treaty with the City Hall.
In order to avoid long nights and dreams, I suggest that it is better to sign the contract as soon as possible.
Hearing Shuyu's suggestion, Luca pondered for a while and spoke.
The administrator said that a treaty is just a piece of paper. If the problem is not fundamentally solved, even if we go back with a beautiful agreement, they will tear off the piece of paper at any time.
Shuyu pressed his eyebrows with some headache.
The problem you mentioned is completely unsolvable... Do you know what those people are yelling?They kept asking the City Hall to impose a special tax of 100% on us and pay the taxes collected to the poor who lost their jobs.
Not only that, they also require us to store all the chips in their bank, adopt a book-based exchange settlement method, the exchange rate is determined by the market, and all chips must be used in accordance with the method they prescribed.
To put it bluntly.
Not only do they want the goods of the new alliance to be unprofitable in Rock City, but they also have to specify how the profits the new alliance earns from them should be used.
If you really agree, the new alliance will become their industrial products dumping place, or even de-industrialization, becoming a large farm and mine.
The residents of Shuguang City also need work.
This kind of agreement cannot be signed by individuals.
Those protesting, as well as the factory owners behind them, obviously had no intention of solving the problem at all, but wanted to make some requests that were impossible to achieve and lift the table.
Since I can't play with you.
Then we won't play.
Of course there is a way to solve it, Luca said seriously, "I came for this purpose."
Shuyu looked at him with a slight surprise expression, not understanding what method he could come up with.
Just as he was about to ask curiously, a knock came from the door.
The maid who had made tea for them before walked in again.
Mr., the director of the city hall is now downstairs. Do you want to invite him up?
Shuyu was stunned for a moment, completely unremembering that there was such an arrangement today.
Has he made an appointment?
The maid shook her head.
No, he claimed to have come temporarily while inspecting the fire in the warehouse area.
Shuyu looked at Luca, nodded when he saw the latter, and looked at the maid again.
Please ask the Director to go to the reception room on the second floor.
The other party has already arrived downstairs and can't keep people out.
OK, sir.
The maid turned her head and left the lounge.
...What are you going to do?This guy was definitely not passing by temporarily, he was probably bombarded by the survivors surrounding the city hall... I bet that he definitely did not seek peace this time.
Shuyu said in a low voice.
However, at this moment, he suddenly noticed that there was no sign of the nervous expression on Old Luca's face.
A trace of suddenness suddenly appeared in his eyes, and Shuyu immediately reacted.
...The manager has already told you what to do?
Old Luca did not answer, but just gave him a reassuring smile and stood up from the sofa.
Let's go, let's meet the Director.
……
Interior of the reception room.
Duro's face was filled with anxiety and irritability of lack of sleep.
He couldn't figure it out.
He clearly signed a beautiful agreement to go back, which not only made the new alliance give up the requirement for Qingquan City airspace, but also opened up the market in the northern suburbs without spending a little money.
He thought everyone would cheer for his wisdom.
However, except for the city lord and Jushi Military Industry, the residents of the outer city and other factory owners almost scolded him to the point of being bloody.
Duroon didn't understand at all.
These factories in Jushi City need technology and people, and there are no rules and regulations on 12-hour work restrictions and minimum wage standards. Are you afraid of a small workshop created by a group of scavengers?
They use low-priced industrial products to dump them, and then you can dump them back, isn’t it all?
This is not possible, nor is that, what else do these greedy vampires want!
Duroon couldn't help but start thinking, it would be great if there was a militia regiment in the city hall.
He doesn't have to be as strong as the city lord. As long as his combat power is slightly higher than that of the mercenaries, he won't have to spend so much effort to negotiate.
These people are not willing to give them the rights they deserve, nor are they willing to give money. What else can they expect to do?
At this time, footsteps came from outside the reception room. After three knocks on the door, the door opened.
Looking at the acquaintance he had met in the holographic image before, Du Long stood up from his seat out of politeness, cleared his throat and spoke actively.
Hello...Mr.
When he said this, his expression was a little unnatural.
After all, in Giant Rock City, the city lord is the exclusive title of that adult.
Hello, Mr. Duro, don’t be so polite, please sit down... Luca’s face was filled with a gentle smile, and she sat down opposite Duro. In fact, it’s okay for us to call each other by name.
These are all irrelevant trivial matters. Du Long, who sat down again, waved his hand, without any politeness as before. I made it straight to the point. I knew it was abrupt for me to say this, but our agreement had to be discussed again...
It was not surprising to Duro's proposal, but Luca frowned.
This is different from what you agreed to.
Because the current situation is different from that at that time, Du Long stared at him and continued, "You have seen the situation outside, and if I can't bring back an agreement that satisfies those people, they will tear me and the agreement apart, and then the person sitting here talking to you will not be me."
So what we talked about before was invalid?Luca asked calmly.
There is no need to talk about the trade part, airspace and border issues... This is the requirement of our city lord.
Although Dulong's tone was tactful, his tough attitude still did not change at all.
Luca nodded.
We can understand your difficulties.
Seeing the other party's unexpected compromise, Du Long was surprised and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
That's great... Don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable person. In exchange for your concessions, we will take more care of you on safety issues, after all, we are friends now.Including the rental of aircraft and more powerful weapons... I will try my best to help you get some discounts within my jurisdiction.
Shuyu looked at Old Luca with an incredible look on his face.
He remembered that he should have said just now what those people made of demands.
With a sure win expression on his face, Duro took a list from his assistant and placed it on the table in front of him.
We have listed some of the demands of the residents, and I think many of them are reasonable.The specific details need to be discussed, but I hope the negotiations will follow this framework.
In his opinion, the other party has already let go, and this matter has basically been stable.
However, things didn't go as smoothly as he thought.
Luca just glanced at the list on the table and turned her eyes to him.
We can feel the sincerity you want to solve the problem, but this is obviously not a solution.
Duro looked at Luca with a blank look on his face and slowly frowned.
……What's the meaning?
We impose heavy taxes on our goods, requiring us to keep the money we earned in your pockets and spend it the way you want. This kind of business and sales dog will not do it.
Looking at Duro with a stunned expression, Luca shook her head and continued.
There is no difference between signing this agreement or not. If I sign it, there will be no more silver coin trading between the New Alliance and the Rock City. If so, it will definitely be in the form of a black market.
...Then do you have a better way?Duroon frowned.
Luca nodded happily.
Of course, in comparison, our respected manager has a better offer.
Although his intuition told Duro that these cunning blue jackets probably wanted to play some tricks, he decided to listen to what these people said first.
...What proposal.
Seeing that the fish was about to take the bait, Luca smiled on her calm face.
The dissatisfaction of your factories and residents is ultimately due to the fact that the former requires the market to make profits, while the latter requires work to support the family.
That's the case...
Why don’t you lend us a piece of chips?
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