This Game is Too Real

  Chapter 416 Rekindled Tinder!

  When the door of the ward opened again, a group of "sick patients" had already returned to the bed and lay down. One or two were like eggplants with frost, and they lost their former vitality.

   Yufeng, who was standing next to Yunzhen, pressed his eyebrows, feeling a little headache, but he was just a businessman apprentice, so he couldn't say anything.

   Putting on his shirt again, Shen Rui walked out of the room with an embarrassed look on his face. He wanted to say something to change the subject, but Yun Zhen, who was in front of him, opened his mouth one step ahead of him.

"what is that?"

   "Flutter, poker."

  Shen Rui smiled embarrassedly, touched the back of his head and explained, "It's... those card games invented by the blue jackets are quite famous in the pubs around here."

   Yun Zhen frowned slightly, the lenses of her glasses reflecting a sharp light.

   "Tavern?"

"Uh, alcohol will not affect the treatment, and it also has the effect of interfering with the continued spread of the mutant slime mold... This is what the doctor told us." Seeing that sharp gaze, Shen Rui glanced around with a guilty conscience, for fear A doctor happened to pass by in the corridor.

   Yunji was silent for a while, then sighed.

   "Before I came here, I heard about you and was worried about your safety... Now it seems that I think too much."

   Hearing the sigh, Shen Rui quickly explained.

   "This, this can't blame us, the life outside the city is too monotonous, we have to find some... er, entertainment ways to pass the time."

   "So the way you pass the time is to gamble?"

   Shen Rui, who consciously felt wrong, stopped talking.

   After all, it is not his job to clean up discipline. Yun Yu did not continue on this topic. After a pause, he talked about the subsequent arrangements.

   "Two days later, you will transfer to Xizhou City, and take the return flight back to Yunjian Province."

   Hearing that he was able to go home, a happy expression finally appeared on Shen Rui's face.

  Although life here is quite interesting, it is only suitable for sojourn, not for long-term stay. Without access to the "Endpoint Cloud", there is no immersive virtual entertainment space, and it will be boring after a long time.

   Otherwise they wouldn't play any cards.

   "...you have lived here for a while, tell me about the situation here."

   Hearing Yun Ji's question, Shen Rui, who had recovered, said quickly.

   "What do you want to know about?"

   Yunji thought about it.

   "For example, what kind of organization is this alliance?"

   This question is a bit abstract.

   Shen Rui scratched the back of his head and said after thinking for a while.

   "Their own explanation is... the Survivor Self-Rescue Alliance under the leadership of the residents of the shelter, the full name seems to be the United Front for Human Rejuvenation, or the New Alliance for short."

  Human revival is okay.

  Yunyou raised her left eyebrow slightly, her expression a little weird, but she didn't say anything.

  There are many survivors with strange names in the wasteland. There are kingdoms of three people, tribes of 10,000 people, and a federation of ten small villages.

It seems no surprise that    claims to be an "alliance" to revive human civilization.

   Seeing that Yun Ji did not speak, Shen Rui continued.

"...No matter what their names are, in short, the people here are quite friendly, but it's true that the folk customs are tough. Occasionally, there are wastelanders who don't understand the situation and come to make trouble, and they will soon be controlled by the residents of the shelter. …”

   Having said that, he suddenly remembered something and continued.

   "Oh yes, many of those blue coats are still Awakened! Including their managers! Their biotechnology is very strong, and they should have mastered the technology that can stably cultivate Awakened."

   Yunji nodded, not feeling very strange.

   It’s not that there are no similar technology companies, but it’s just like human cloning technology, which is not used as a taboo technology.

   After all, awakening is not a good thing. The price is to sacrifice the probability of giving birth to offspring. In terms of the overall fertility rate of the society, it is not suitable for large-scale promotion in a stable society.

  Ideal City continues to a certain extent the laws and morals of the People's League era. Although it recognizes the identity of the Awakened, it will not be respected like the precarious wastelanders.

   Through mechanical exoskeletons and bionic organs, they can become "superhumans", not only the direction of reinforcement is more stable and controllable, but also without sacrificing personal happiness.

   However, it was enough to transform the residents of the shelter into awakened ones, and the manager actually awakened himself.

   This was beyond her expectations.

   It seems that he underestimated the ambition of that guy.

   "I understand the basic situation."

   After listening to Shen Rui's statement, Yun Yu pondered for a moment, then continued, "It seems that the situation here is more complicated than I thought...including the manager."

   Shen Rui wondered: "Complicated?"

"Well," Yun Yu nodded and continued in a flat tone, "Ambition, shrewdness, and leadership... He has all the potentials a careerist needs, and he is better at disguising and hiding than the average careerist. He makes himself seem harmless and doesn't know his true intentions."

  Shen Rui scratched the back of his head and said with a subtle expression.

   "However, I feel that he is a very upright person, and the residents here like him very much... Could it be that you think too much?"

   He's not the only one who thinks so.

   Anyone who has been in contact with that man can feel that he is a person who is easy to get along with, and the evaluation of him by the residents living here does not seem like a fake pandering and flattering at all.

   It was a world apart from the survivor colonies they encountered along the way.

He has seen cannibal tribes that devour human beings, and have seen the survivor community that cannibalizes people. The village chiefs who claim to be civilized people even offered to give them 11- or 12-year-old girls as slaves in exchange for the weapons of civilization in their hands. ...of course, they refused.

   Rather than being a careerist, Shen Rui felt that he was somewhat similar to Lu Yang, the leader of the Trailblazer... more like an idealist.

   However, this is just his personal opinion.

   For example, a guy who calls himself Mr. House often curses him on the radio.

   "It's not that I think too much, it's that you think about people too simply," Yun Zhen said lightly, "I don't deny that he has an upright side, but that doesn't mean that what I said doesn't hold true."

   After a pause, she continued.

   "This is not my opinion alone. According to the calculation results of 'Intellectual Brain', there is a 37% chance that this war was provoked by the alliance."

  Intellectual Brain is the main server of Ideal City, the core of the "Endpoint Cloud" network, and also the business core of Endpoint Group.

  Although the other four groups rarely rely on AI for decision-making, the Endpoint Group is highly intelligent, even higher than the Kang Mao Group, which uses a large number of bionic employees.

   Shen Rui showed a surprised expression, glanced left and right towards the corridor, then looked at Yun Yu again, and said cautiously.

"I think...judgments based on limited intelligence may not be reliable, even intellectual. To be honest, I don't really believe in that stuff, and we'd better not discuss this on someone else's turf...they are victims after all. A lot of people died that day."

   Yunji's expression did not change, she said in a calm tone.

"It's just a reasonable suspicion. The Pioneer was first attacked by the Legion in the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, and shortly after they left here, they were intercepted by the Legion... Many coincidences make me feel that things are not that simple. ."

"Of course, this is just a suspicion, and I will not use unverified speculation as evidence to submit it to the council for consideration. Unless we have enough clues to prove that he is defrauding our aid, or actively provoked for his own selfish desires. this war."

   This is not her opinion alone.

   There are also many people who hold similar opinions in the Endpoint Group.

To put it in depth, unlike Silver Wing and Changge Group, Duodian Group’s business is mainly concentrated in the ideal city, and most of the survivors’ settlements simply do not have access to their AI technology and cloud computing services. of no benefit.

   Therefore, even if they put aside their personal emotional factors and purely from the point of view of interests, it is impossible for them to support this war.

   Even if they finally voted yes.

   Shen Rui opened his mouth and finally shrugged helplessly.

   "Well, I can't guarantee that he's a good guy, I'm just stating my opinion...I have a good sense of that guy."

   "Understood, let's not talk about this," Yun Yu put on a soft tone and continued, "By the way, I almost forgot to ask, how much is your treatment fee?"

   Shen Rui was slightly stunned.

   He didn't pay attention to this.

   After thinking for a while, he replied in an uncertain tone.

   "It's like... five hundred?"

   "So cheap?" Yun Zhen looked at him in surprise.

  Shen Rui: "Uh, it should be five hundred a day."

   Noticing that the expression on Yun Zhen's face gradually became unfriendly, Yu Feng, who had not spoken for a while, coughed dryly and explained quickly.

   "It's silver, silver...not Cr."

  …

   The next morning.

   The sky is bright.

  The apocalyptic lone wolf in casual clothes walked out of the shelter yawning, and found the gust of wind waiting there on the Resurrection Square.

   As a life professional player and salted fish player, unless it is a large-scale event, he rarely appears directly on the front line, and rarely forms a team.

   After all, he has a deep self-knowledge about the fact that it will hold him back.

   Therefore, he usually either communicates professional issues with a few players in Factory No. 81 in the industrial zone, or goes fishing by the lake with a fishing rod and little calves.

   Although he was dragged by the colleague in front of him to fill in the form, due to the large difference in game styles, the two did not have much interaction in the game.

  Basically, everyone plays their own way, and occasionally gets together.

   Team formation early in the morning like today is the first time in several months.

   "What's the matter? It has to be said in the game."

  Lone Wolf looked at the wind in confusion, trying to find some clues from his face.

   However, although this guy's game ID is not an ordinary wild, his personality is very sullen. Whether it is in the game or outside the game, the expression changes are not very obvious.

   "Of course things in the game have to be said in the game." Gu Feng said solemnly, "Come with me, I'll show you something good."

   Lone Wolf asked subconsciously.

   "What good stuff?"

  However, Gu Feng did not explain anything, just said it succinctly.

   "Wait until the place and you'll know!"

   Good guy.

   also sold Guanzi.

  Lone Wolf raised his eyebrows, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

   What interests him is not what this guy sells, but a hint of excitement and excitement flashing behind that paralyzed face.

   What is it that makes this guy so excited?

   With curiosity, Lone Wolf followed Gu Feng, all the way to the railway station in the northern suburbs of Dawn City, and got on the train to Xizhou City.

   The turbulence of nearly 100 kilometers ended.

   It was almost noon when the two got out of the car.

   Seeing the lone wolf who was not there yet, following Gu Feng, he finally couldn't help but ask a question.

   "How far is it?"

However--

   There was still only one sentence in response to him.

"almost!"

  Lone Wolf: "..."

  The only consolation is that the excitement in that voice is getting stronger, maybe as this guy said, they are very close to the finish line.

  Go deep into the urban area of ​​Xizhou City.

   Gu Feng skillfully set up a gun to check the situation on the street. Seeing that there was no danger, he took the lone wolf behind him through a ruined building and came to the entrance of the subway station.

  The grass that drilled the cracks in the cement swayed gently, and the shadows under the concrete walls were covered with moss and reddish-brown rust.

  The surroundings are quiet.

   Not to mention human beings, not even living things.

   Looking at the dark passage, Lone Wolf swallowed, but seeing that the wind had no plans to stop, so he followed.

   walked all the way along the subway tunnel with an uneasy mood, just when Lone Wolf couldn't help repeating the question he asked half an hour ago, the wind that was walking in front finally stopped.

   Standing in front of a rusted iron door, the strong wind reached out and knocked on the door three times.

   Not long after, there was movement behind the door, and then it opened with a creak.

   Two soldiers wearing Type 5 Hussar exoskeletons stand on either side of the door.

   When he saw the marks on the breastplates and helmets of the two soldiers, a surprised expression suddenly appeared on Lone Wolf's face.

   Guards?

  Why is the manager's personal guard here?

   "Please show the VM," said one of the soldiers.

  The wind immediately handed out the arm wearing the VM.

   The soldier who had opened the door for them stepped forward, checked his vm, and then looked at the lone wolf standing there motionless.

   "What about this one?"

   "He came with me in a team, can I take him in?"

   Hearing the request of the residents of the shelter in front of him, the two soldiers exchanged glances, and one of them replied.

   "Please wait a moment, I will ask the manager for instructions."

   Gu Feng nodded.

"thanks!"

   After waiting for a while, the two soldiers received the order to let go and opened the doorway.

   Seeing that the manager accommodated his request, Gu Feng heaved a sigh of relief, beckoned to Lone Wolf, and led him through the corridor behind the door.

   The security level here is quite strict.

   Not only the sentries at the door, but also the cameras installed at the corners of the corridors, and the hanging automatic machine guns.

  Anyone who tries to forcibly break in will be beaten into a sieve the moment they break into the corridor.

   Looking at the strong security around him, Lone Wolf then looked at the VM map and found that there was no record of this area on the map, and he couldn't help feeling excited.

   "Is this a hidden map? It's so mysterious."

   Gu Feng didn't answer, just pointed forward with his chin, and led the lone wolf through the alloy door that was opened in front of him.

   The moment the two of them passed through the door, the scenery in front of them suddenly became clear.

  The empty hall is full of hundreds of square meters, and people in work clothes walk back and forth here, the whole is a busy scene.

   On the door directly opposite the hall, there is a door plate of [Reaction Room].

   followed the footsteps of the strong wind and walked straight into the reaction chamber. A metal cylinder with a diameter of about ten meters quickly caught his eye.

   Countless pipelines are connected to the alloy shell, leaving only a small window the size of a palm. Through that window, you can see that the hollow cylinder is connected with complex and delicate parts.

  Lone Wolf's face was full of surprise, even shock.

  I didn't expect that there is such a big mystery inside this inconspicuous subway tunnel!

   What surprised him even more was that the azure blue power armor—the manager of the alliance was also here.

   Not only that, there were many people standing beside the power armor.

Including Yin Fang, the head of the scientific expedition, including Boss Xia and Xiaoyu from Shenyin before several versions, and the genius girl who went to No. 81 Steel Factory and Goblin Technology before... He seems to be called Pai .

   Lone Wolf lowered his voice, looked at Gu Feng and asked excitedly.

   "Is this a ceremony?"

   "Controlled fusion reactor ignition!" Excitement flashed on his face, Gu Feng restrained the excitement in his tone, and answered him with a slightly trembling voice.

   After the level of the scientific research team reaches LV6 (maximum LV10).

   Players can query the research plan and experiment schedule of the scientific expedition team in the shelter through the VM, and apply for the permission to watch.

   Hearing Gu Feng's words, a stunned expression appeared on Lone Wolf's face.

   What surprised him was not the controlled nuclear fusion itself, but the fact that the professor from the School of Physics, Jinling University made a fuss about it.

   By the way, in "Wasteland OL", controllable nuclear fusion is not a particularly rare thing, right?

   After all, in the setting, it is the research results on the eve of the prosperous era, and there are more black technologies than this in the sky!

   "Controllable fusion reactor... Doesn't the shelter have a reactor?" Lone Wolf said with a strange expression.

"Yes."

   "Is it necessary to come here to see?"

   Gu Feng made a silent gesture, staring intently at the reactor.

   "Stop talking, let's start!"

   Seeing this guy's dedication, Lone Wolf kept his mouth shut and decided to accompany this colleague to the end.

  Not far away, the manager standing beside the guardrail glanced at the time, then looked at the researcher standing beside him, indicating that it was time to start.

  The factories in Dawn City have successively suspended production, and the thermal power generation units of the power station have increased the output power to the maximum, and allocated all the electricity to this thermonuclear reactor.

  As the capacitor was fully charged, the researcher standing next to the control terminal made a pause on the touch screen, and soon the cylindrical device made a sizzling electric sound.

  When the last button was pressed, the magnetic field in the entire space stirred like a pot of boiling water.

   took out the compass from his pocket, Gu Feng looked at the pointer that was going crazy with epilepsy, his eyes flashed with enthusiasm, and his mouth kept talking.

   "Magnetic confinement! It's magnetic confinement!"

  Lone Wolf looked at him blankly, not knowing what to say.

  Not far away, Yin Fang, who was standing beside Chu Guang, pressed his eyebrows and said with a headache.

   "Magnetic leakage... Sure enough, it's been too long."

   Chu Guang, who was standing aside, frowned.

   "Is there any influence?"

   Before Yin Fang could speak, Pai, who was standing beside him, couldn't wait to answer.

   "Don't worry, small problem! Wait a while for the magnetic confinement device to operate stably, and the magnetic field overflow problem will naturally disappear."

  Yin Fang nodded.

   "Well, it should be."

  The magnetic field inside the reactor will be adjusted according to the shape of the plasma. When the plasma stabilizes, the magnetic field will naturally stabilize.

   Obviously, this reactor does not rely on Faraday cages for magnetic field shielding, and even does not have this redundant design at all.

   It is also for this reason that the outermost wall of the reactor will leave a small window that can "visually observe" the operation of the plasma.

   Seeing that the two researchers had assured that there was no problem, Chu Guang patiently continued to read.

   The azure blue light appeared behind the palm-sized window, and as the energy continued to gather, it quickly turned into pure white light.

   That should be the plasma wrapped by the magnetic field.

  Even through the thick reactor shell, Chu Guang could still intuitively feel the heat that could melt everything and the terrifying energy contained in it!

not far away.

  The technicians standing in front of the workbench performed their respective duties to complete the work they were working on, and reported the current situation one after another.

   "Plasma temperature reaches critical value!"

   "The probe observed a reaction!"

   "The core is in good condition and the restraint is working!"

   "The energy surplus reaches the self-sustaining condition!"

   "Turn off external power!"

   "The voltage difference adjustment is complete!"

   "Zero the phase difference!"

   "Frequency synchronization complete!"

  “…”

   "Connect to the grid!"

  As the last command was issued, a huge current passed through the cables buried in the wall, and the vast ocean-like energy instantly filled the grid of Dawn City.

   Near the power station next to the new industrial zone, the thermal power generating units operating at full capacity have been shut down one after another.

   Up to this moment, they have completed their mission.

   In the days to come, the Alliance will no longer need to burn firewood and coal to generate electricity, and clean nuclear energy will cover the entire territory of the Alliance through the power grid.

  From the flickering arc of the steelmaking plant, to the electrolysis room of the hydrogen production plant, to the light bulbs, fans and even air conditioners of every house in the residential area...

   The energy running in the alliance grid has never been so abundant!

   Looking at the white light in the reactor that gradually stabilized, Chu Guang's tense expression finally turned into a relieved smile.

  From this moment on, the alliance has officially entered a new era.

   And on this barren ruin, the fire of civilization finally ignited again!

   History will remember this moment!

  Chu Guang looked back at the people standing beside the reactor, and the faces that were either excited, happy, surprised, or blank.

   He undid the visor of his helmet and said approvingly.

   "Good job."

   "Thank you for your hard work!"

  …

   Reactor ignition ends.

  Including the manager, the NPCs went their separate ways.

   Gu Feng was the only one who still seemed to have lost his soul, holding a compass in his hand, and walked out of the reaction room with blank eyes.

   "Hey, brother, the lighting ceremony seems to be over." Lone Wolf reminded in a low voice, looking at Gu Feng who was standing stupidly in the hall.

  Nuclear fusion is beyond his professional scope, and he didn't see any way after reading it for a long time.

   Hearing the voice of a colleague next to his ear, Gu Feng finally recovered from his absence.

   However, the expression on his face was no longer excited and excited.

   but lost...

   even disappointed.

   "Brother, what's wrong with you?" Lone Wolf asked with concern.

   Gu Feng was silent for a long time, then suddenly shook his head and let out a sigh.

   "The gap is too big..."

  The cooling device is not seen, maybe it is integrated inside the reactor.

   However, he was completely at a loss as to how the reactor with a diameter of less than ten meters contained the terrifying energy.

   What made him even more unbelievable was that he could see the outline of the plasma with the naked eye through a small window, without burning his eyes by the hot light...

   No matter the material or the design process, the reactor was like a black box to him, and even if it was placed in front of him, he could not penetrate the mystery.

   instead made him feel that his common sense was overturned...

  Lone Wolf looked at him in surprise.

  The gap is too big?

   Good guy...

   Could it be that you still plan to get one in reality? !

   Gu Feng looked at the compass that was tightly held in his hand. The previously wildly jumping needle no longer vibrated at some point, and pointed steadily in the direction it should point.

   The only thing he can be sure of is that at the moment of ignition, a huge magnetic field should be confining the plasma.

   However, after the ignition was successful, the overflowing magnetic field disappeared completely.

   So much so that he couldn't even determine whether the overflowing magnetic field was sealed, or the reactor was not relying on the energy of the magnetic field at all to bind the heat far beyond the stars...

   Lone Wolf scratched his hair and said thoughtfully, "I remember... it was mentioned on the official website that the reactor in the shelter uses pure helium-3?"

   Gale: "Hmm."

  Lone Wolf: "Can you get that stuff on Earth?"

   Gale: "I can't get it."

  Lone Wolf: "..."

   Glancing at the closed alloy door, a wry smile suddenly appeared on Kuangfeng's expressionless face.

   He suddenly realized that it was completely pointless to struggle with how to bind the plasma.

  Deuterium-tritium fusion can also be ignited with a laser.

   However, helium trimerization…

   With the harsh reaction conditions, he couldn't think of any other way to set this reactor on fire on Earth...

  …

  The news of the successful ignition of the reactor in Xizhou City quickly gained wings, and under the propaganda of newspapers and radio, it quickly spread throughout the streets of the Alliance.

  Chu Guang was not worried about the reactor being remembered.

  The company's aviation base is right next to the Tianshui tributary. Except for the Great Rift Valley, no one in the entire river valley province should dare to provoke those guys.

   What's more, unlike the Earth in the parallel world, controlled fusion in wasteland is not a rare thing, and even nuclear fuel is far rarer than the technology itself.

  In the case of inability to digest excess energy, thermal power generation may not be as easy to use as nuclear power.

   Of course, for the Alliance, there is no need to worry about this at this moment.

   Twelve "killer whale" transport planes from the company have been transferred from the airport in the north of Dawn City to the open space near the Tianshui tributary in the north of Xizhou City.

  A cable as thick as a python is inserted into the side of the plane, drawing energy from the power grid of the alliance like a whale sucking water.

   In addition, the river water from the Tianshui tributary was also extracted.

   A series of fuel cells, including solid-state hydrogen and metal-hydrogen batteries, are fundamentally different from chemical batteries. The former does not carry oxides, but extracts oxygen from the air to participate in redox reactions.

   The entire atmospheric environment is used as the cathode, which is also the reason why the energy density of fuel cells is much higher than that of general chemical batteries.

   However, it is a little more troublesome for metal hydrogen batteries to supplement energy, and it needs to meet the two conditions of a reliable power grid and an adequate water source.

  Standing in the aviation base just circled, Yi Chuan said to Chu Guang next to him with a beaming expression.

   "...At this rate, we will be able to fully charge the battery in one day at most! When the charging is completed, we will be able to send the second wave of supplies in three days at the latest!"

   At present, there are only twelve aircraft companies with a range of 3,000 kilometers, but they will be able to assemble twelve more in a short time.

   Twenty-four large transport aircraft were installed.

  Relying on the power grids on both sides, they can create a stable air corridor between the southern part of the valley province and the east coast, and continuously deliver equipment and supplies to the front line!

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

   "Thank you!"

   "You're welcome," Yi Chuan said with a hearty smile, "We are allies on the same front, this is for our common victory, to defeat our common enemy!"

   "Even for a common victory, we will never forget your helping hand at a critical moment."

   Looking away from the warmhearted young man in front of him, Chu Guang "inadvertently" looked at the planes not far away.

   After a short pause, he suddenly sighed.

   "But then again, it's such a pity that these planes go back empty, or... I'd better bring some specialties from us."

   "Specialties?" Yi Chuan was stunned, then waved his hands with a smile, "No, no, our assistance to you is free! This is what we should do!"

   Looking at the sunny smile on the young man's face, Chu Guang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if only everyone were as charitable as he was.

but……

   This is obviously impossible.

   Now is the honeymoon period between the alliance and the enterprise, and he must seize this time window.

   Whether for short-term or long-term considerations, he needs to take this opportunity to tie more interests between the two parties.

  Otherwise, when the war is over, the river valley province will not be so important to the enterprise, and he will have to fight with the faceless local rich man next door through the air.

   Cleared his throat, looked at Yi Chuan who refused, Chu Guang said solemnly.

   "I know your aid is free, and we appreciate your generosity, but we can't always reach out to you when we're in trouble, it'll make my conscience feel bad!"

   "We have a saying here that "reciprocity is due, and we have prepared some gifts for you."

   "Although it's not a valuable thing, it's also a little bit of our heart!"

   (end of this chapter)