On the streets of Boulder City, the closed doors and windows were rattled by the wind.
There were no pedestrians on the street, only in the middle of the road, a group of ragged poor people were pushing a cart of snow to be dumped outside the city.
In the slums on the edge of the outer wall, there are crushed shacks everywhere. Unkempt people braved the whistling wind and snow, rummaging through the snowdrifts for their missing relatives and friends. Others stood numbly beside collapsed shacks, or knelt on the ground in prayer.
The wooden pole, which was blown crooked by the wind, was left unattended at the door of the slum, and two loudspeakers were tied to it with wires, intermittently emitting that disturbing oily tone.
"...Hi, dear listeners, hello, this is the Voice of Boulder City, and I am your dearest host, Mr. Dola."
"Just ten minutes ago, a sudden blizzard swept across the southern part of the River Valley Province. This blizzard is expected to last for two hours, but please don't worry, in front of the towering giant wall, no matter the raging 'wave' even the howling cold wind can't hurt us at all! Under the leadership of the great city lord, we are invincible!"
"However, our neighbors are not so lucky."
"Although our observation station couldn't see the neighbors' homes due to heavy snow blocking the view, I can imagine what a miserable scene it was."
"If your house collapses, please don't be sad, you are always welcome at the Wind Hotel!"
"This will be your second home!"
……
The sudden snowstorm made the entire northern suburb of Spring City a mess.
Especially for the little players hunting in the Tuna area, thanks to the built-in map and compass functions of the VM, otherwise they almost didn't come out of the forest.
There are trenches and foxholes left by the Legion everywhere, stepping into the ditch without leaving a sound, and occasionally touching dead people who have not been eaten by jackals, hyenas, and rats...
Generally speaking, players are not too affected by the snowstorm.
Even if someone is in trouble occasionally, they can send a distress signal through the map. When nearby players see it, most of them will eagerly rush over to help.
However, compared to the optimism of the players, the situation of NPCs is not so optimistic.
Two wooden houses of the tribal people collapsed, and a cow shed also collapsed.
Lucius issued a mission to ask Shuri, who often dealt with the tribesmen, to send them two boxes of bandages, and asked players with ambulance and veterinary experience to help the wounded and livestock.
As for the brick factory and industrial area by the river, the condition is not bad.
Since they are all brick-built houses, they are not affected much by the blizzard. The workers are all staying in the factory, the temperature inside is much higher than outside, so the problem of keeping warm is not too big.
However, at Starwood Farm, the situation is a bit dire.
Although the "Foam houses" that the Pioneer helped build were fine, and some brick houses built later were also good, but when it came to the refugee camp at the east gate, it was a mess.
The houses of the nomads were made of wood anyway, and most of them were reasonably well-proofed against snowstorms.
And the shacks where these refugees live are mostly made of aluminum alloy plates and steel bars picked up from the waste soil, let alone to withstand the snowstorm, if the wind is even stronger, they will be blown everywhere. fly.
Facing this sudden blizzard, the shacks in the entire refugee camp can only be described by the word "Completely wiped out".
The entire camp seemed to be razed to the ground!
"Is this our new home?" Looking at the messy camp in front of him, the man standing at the entrance of the camp had blankness written all over his frozen face.
The remains of the shack. Garbage buried in snow. And the wounded lying on stretchers...
Standing behind the man was a group of villagers carrying large and small bags. They came from the Winter Willow camp. Many of them had just escaped from the butcher's knife of the predators, their bodies were still wounded, and they had only undergone a simple bandage.
After a night's rest at the United Gas Station, they were arranged in the first group to go to Starwood Farm.
However……
When they came here under the sudden blizzard with longing for a new life, they saw such a picture.
That longing for a new life could not help but cast a layer of gloom.
"So where is the camp?"
"Maybe there wasn't..."
"I'm starting to miss my cabin, I just made it a fireplace...damn."
"Don't think about it, there is no going back there."
While the villagers from the Winter Willow Camp were silently looking at everything in front of them and were at a loss, the refugees standing in the messy camp were also looking at them.
Most of those eyes were suspicious and vigilant.
Although there are occasional newcomers joining them in the past, it has seriously ever been like today, so many people came at one time, there are more than a hundred people.
"Is the disaster so serious?"
"Bone Chew... Chaos is spreading."
"The big horned deer is coming again, please bless me and wait for peace..."
Lex, who led his tribe to search and rescue his compatriots, frowned at the new arrivals, turned back to the camp, and went to find his brother.
In the crowd.
Malu was shivering from the cold, his lips tremblingly opened and closed, and his eyes were desperate.
"I said earlier...we should have fled south a long time ago. Now it's over. There is hell everywhere. We have nowhere to go."
The soldier wearing the exoskeleton said that he would take him to see the manager, but until now, apart from the guards coming to ask him a few questions, the matter seemed to have gone nowhere.
Maybe the managers didn't want to see him.
There was no hope of entering the refuge, and only despair remained in his heart.
The cold north wind cut his face like a knife, feeling the gazes behind him, Mali's Adam's apple moved, and his neck felt as if it was frozen.
"...Or else, I'll go to the manager."
After all, it was he who, on behalf of the Winter Willow camp, agreed to the transfer plan for the refuge.
Hearing his son's words, Maanji shook his head slowly.
"When everyone is unlucky, it's hard to turn to anyone."
No one is obliged to save them. The only one who can save them is themselves.
After being silent for a while, he looked back at the villagers and shouted in a hoarse but resonant voice.
"It seems that the warm quilt and hot soup will have to wait for a while."
"The wounded, the elderly and children looked at the luggage, and the others followed me."
"Our saviors are in trouble and we need to help them!"
Survivors of the Winter Willow Camp join in the search and rescue effort.
Thanks to their joining, more people who were buried under the snow were soon lifted out.
Many people were still breathing weakly, but they were still alive, only frozen.
They were carried to makeshift trenches where they could take shelter from the wind and snow.
The guards set up temporary aid stations on the trenches, gathered the wounded for rescue, and helped the injured with fractures to fix their affected limbs.
Because the truck broke down on the road, Lucius was delayed for a while, and the second half was to walk to Starwood Farm.
After arriving at the farm, he quickly found Luca who was directing the search and rescue work at the east gate.
It just so happened that the captain of the guard, Wrench, and Lex, the head of the refugee camp, were also here.
Without exchanging pleasantries, Lucius went straight to the point.
"How's the situation?"
Old Luka said with a solemn expression and a heavy tone.
"My lord, the disaster situation in the refugee camp is very serious. Almost all the huts have been destroyed. I have arranged for the laborers of Starwood Farm to put down their work and go to support the search and rescue work. So far, 7 people have been confirmed dead and injured. 21, and there are two people who have not been found... It is probably more ominous than good."
Lucius's mood sank slightly.
Lex, who was standing aside, followed closely.
"My lord, the original camp is uninhabitable. Please allow us to enter the farm. We can assure you that we will not cause you any trouble."
Before Lucius could speak, Wrench looked at Lex and spoke for him.
"Even if you enter the farm, there are not enough rooms for you to live in. The new house is still under construction. Even if they come in, they can only lay a floor on the open space. This will not solve any problems."
Lex said anxiously.
"At least the wall can block part of the cold wind..."
"How is it possible?" Wrench shook his head, "The roof of our guardhouse was blown away, and I just had someone pick it up."
Lex was at a loss for words for a while, and wanted to say something, but when Old Luka saw this, he also tried to persuade him.
"Wrench is telling the truth, and even if we let all of you in, it wouldn't make it any better."
What Wrench said was indeed true, Starwood Farm simply couldn't accommodate so many people.
The size of the refugee camp has grown from 187 people at the beginning to nearly 300 people now. Including the more than 100 villagers in the Winter Willow camp, the population might exceed 500.
There were only 200 single rooms in the dormitory left by the crew of the Pioneer before, more than half of which had already been rented by the players who were active in Starwood Farm and Tuna District, as a place to go offline. The other half is used to provide those who have found work in the long-term farm,
The two "Home for refugees" apartments currently under construction only have a total of more than 400 rooms. Even if the construction of the third building is started immediately, it will not come in handy until the beginning of next year at the earliest.
Putting people in is treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, and it can't solve any problems. At most, it can give them some psychological comfort.
Lucius thought for a moment, then looked at Wrench.
"Do you have the map of the northern suburbs of Spring City with you? I mean the paper map."
"Take it, my lord."
Wrench immediately took out a map from his arms, and handed it to Lucius with both hands.
Lucius unfolded the map, stared and searched for a while, and finally locked on the abandoned department store not far from the new industrial zone.
His cowboy team had previously found a personal shelter there, and Boss Sumeria's workbench was found there.
Lucius still remembered clearly that there was a two-story underground garage with a very large space, and the radiation and slime mold variants inside had been removed before.
Although a small amount of alien species may have spread there during this period, the number should not be very large, and it is not difficult to clean up.
Especially the most important thing is that the location of this department store is not too far from here, only about five kilometers, and it is close to the new industrial zone, which may be able to find some jobs for some of them.
The only flaws may be ventilation problems and sanitary problems, but these problems are minor problems in the face of severe snowstorms.
Before the spring of next year, Lucius plans to temporarily resettle the refugees here. The conditions here are not very good, but it is better than fending for themselves in the wilderness.
After drawing a circle on the map with a pen, Lucius handed it to Lex who was standing aside, and ordered.
"The area around Starwood Farm is all wasteland, except for withered short trees and shrubs, it is just undulating mud. There is no shelter from wind and rain at all, and there is not enough material for you to rebuild camp in a short time."
"This blizzard will come again at some point. It is not a wise choice to rebuild a camp. Before the end of winter, we must use the ruins left by the pre-war society to build a temporary shelter. I know it is not easy, alien, disease... a lot of problems to overcome, but this is the only option that will keep more people alive right now."
"I need you to organize people and bring the refugees to the resettlement area on the map. I will arrange the guards to assist you in establishing temporary shelters there."
"Afterwards, a batch of wood will be sent to you. At that time, I will arrange manpower to assist you in making fuel. I will try my best to find a solution for the food problem. The standard of ration will be the same as when I was here. I can't guarantee how good it will be, but I will guarantee that no one will die of hunger and cold."
Although his heart is heavy, Lex also knows in his heart that this is the most realistic choice.
Slightly bowing his head, he said respectfully.
"Thank you for your generosity, my lord."
Whether it is to appease the refugees or arrange the transfer work, it will take time. Lex did not delay here, and quickly turned and left with the map and the manager's promise.
Let Old Luka go over to assist him, and after explaining the work, Lucius was not idle, and then used the authority of the manager to release a task with no threshold limit on the task channel.
This task will be posted at the door of the warehouse at the same time, for those who have not yet obtained the VM.
[ Task: Starwood Farm needs wood! ]
[ Release Target: All Players. ]
……
Outpost.
A group of newbies gathered around the task notice board at the warehouse entrance, staring at the line on the list, one or two eyes wishing to protrude.
[ Task: Starwood Farm needs wood! ]
[ Requirement: Cut down the marked trees in the selected area, and drag the felled trees to the designated place for loading. ]
[ Reward: Each tree rewards 2 silver coins, 5 contribution points, 10 points of regional prestige. (Starwood Farm) ]
There was a lot of discussion around, and the voices were all surprised and surprised without exception.
It's even unbelievable!
"Damn it? 2 silver coins for a tree?!"
"Reward 5 contribution points, 10 points of regional prestige!"
"Oh my god, is this a limited-time event? Why are the rewards so high!"
As we all know, an LV0 new player earns only 10 silver coins a day.
After LV3, the daily income will gradually increase to 15~20 silver.
The reason for this is that the mechanism of the game determines that the role of early contribution points will be greater than that of silver coins. After reaching the citizenship level, the monetary benefits will follow.
The operator's explanation is that only those who have made sufficient contributions to evacuation are entitled to enjoy the fruits of previous efforts and occupy more "Social resources".
For ordinary daily tasks, the reward for cutting down a tree is only 5 copper coins, and the smaller ones may be two copper coins.
And now, it has quadrupled! And there is no income limit!
Not only the new players, but even many old players above LV6 were moved when they saw such inflated rewards.
Mole In The Hole: "Could it be that the AI made a mistake when sending out the mission? This income is too unreasonable, and the strength department can't be used to the sky?! Strongly request to plan a mission that can quickly earn money by adding the agility department!"
Night Commander: "+1, the intelligence department is about to cry."
Killing Chicken at Midnight: "The logging convoy starts, is there anyone following the car, the speed is private."
Kakarot From The Future: "Brother Chicken Killer, take me with you! Hahaha, I'm from the strength department!"
Richest Elf King: "Let's go, brothers! Before the dog planner finds this bug, let's quickly clear the silver coins to the sky!"
Keeping People Under The Knife: "I'm so fucking mad!"
Quit Smoking: "Today we are going bath in silver!"
A group of players rushed towards the Tuna District in a mighty manner.
Especially the strength players, each one was as excited as a 5 year old child, the logging axes in the warehouse were sold out, and they vowed to cut a piece of the sky.
Different from the previous logging tasks, this time the felling area is specified, and NPCs mark the trees, and only the marked trees can be rewarded.
The total area of the development area is about 1 acre, presenting a rectangular area on the map. Pine trees and cypress trees with a diameter of more than 30 centimeters and a height of more than 10 meters are all included in the mark.
Three guards and eight NPC laborers set up a temporary camp next to the felling area. They used simple cutting equipment such as saw blades to process the wood, loaded it into trucks in sections, and dragged them to Starwood Farm and the abandoned department store where refugees were temporarily housed.
Some children will definitely want to ask, if I make my own mark and cut down a slightly thinner tree, will it work?
Of course, that is.
That's really cool.
As long as the NPC is blind enough, it will definitely not be found...
Within the area of 10 acres, the NPC sent by Lucius to mark the wood placed a total of 6000 marks.
The duration of the entire task is preset to be one week.
However, what Lucius didn't expect was that in just three days, without modern logging tools such as chainsaws, his little players relied on an ax to give all the more than 6,000 marks to him!
According to the price of 2 silver coins per tree, in just three days, Lucius paid out a full 12,000 silver coins for these woods!
A total of 170 players participated in this mission, with an average income of 70.5 silver!
The best Brother Chicken killer, he chopped down two axes alone, contributed 120 trees by himself, earned 240 silver in three days, and raised the logging level from 5 to 6. Lucius couldn't help but want to give him a achievement of Forest Destroyer.
If this trend continues, Brother Chicken Killer may become the second awakening in the shelter.
The power version is the strongest!
……
Starwood Farm.
Temporary office.
Looking at Lucius sitting behind the wooden table, Old Luka carefully reminded.
"My lord, currently we have enough wood, and the fuel reserve has returned to above the reserve line you set, but food is still a big problem."
"The weather is getting colder and the prey we can hunt is getting less and less. And we now have nearly 2,000 mouths to feed. If we consume at the current rate, we may only have enough food to last until the end of this month... "
After listening to Luka's report, Lucius fell into deep thought and tapped his index finger on the table.
The first batch of corn will mature in another two months at the greenhouse ruins.
The actual planting area is about 5 acres, and the estimated output is 3500-4000 kg per acre of land, which can be calculated to be about 100,000 kg.
The yield of the seeds sold by Pioneer is still guaranteed.
When the breeding of the planting area on the B3 layer of the shelter is completed, and the entire greenhouse ruins are completed, a new batch of seeds can be planted soon.
However, distant water cannot quench near thirst.
He can print banknotes at will, but after all, he cannot exchange the printed banknotes for food.
After pondering for a moment, Lucius said.
"We have another two months to go."
"As long as we can persist until the end of January next year, victory will belong to us!"
There was no more grain to plunder around. Lucius even sent someone to Brown Farm to check. There was indeed not much granary left there, and the farmer did not hide the truth from him.
It was already difficult to find prey in the forest farms in Tuna District, as for the city... even the rats were almost wiped out.
Those slime mold species cannot be eaten after all, even if they are refined into active substances, those paste-like liquids cannot be absorbed by the digestive system at all.
If you don't intend to break through the bottom line of morality.
Then there is only one way left...
Sitting at the desk, Lucius pondered for a long time, and finally made a decision. He opened the drawer and found a piece of paper, picked up a pen, and wrote six words on it——
"Wartime Management Regulations"
"Put some food varieties under control, restrict purchases, uniform rationing, and centralized supply."
That should last two months.
Perhaps, he should have done so earlier.
On the streets of Boulder City, the closed doors and windows were rattled by the wind.
There were no pedestrians on the street, only in the middle of the road, a group of ragged poor people were pushing a cart of snow to be dumped outside the city.
In the slums on the edge of the outer wall, there are crushed shacks everywhere. Unkempt people braved the whistling wind and snow, rummaging through the snowdrifts for their missing relatives and friends. Others stood numbly beside collapsed shacks, or knelt on the ground in prayer.
The wooden pole, which was blown crooked by the wind, was left unattended at the door of the slum, and two loudspeakers were tied to it with wires, intermittently emitting that disturbing oily tone.
"...Hi, dear listeners, hello, this is the Voice of Boulder City, and I am your dearest host, Mr. Dola."
"Just ten minutes ago, a sudden blizzard swept across the southern part of the River Valley Province. This blizzard is expected to last for two hours, but please don't worry, in front of the towering giant wall, no matter the raging 'wave' even the howling cold wind can't hurt us at all! Under the leadership of the great city lord, we are invincible!"
"However, our neighbors are not so lucky."
"Although our observation station couldn't see the neighbors' homes due to heavy snow blocking the view, I can imagine what a miserable scene it was."
"If your house collapses, please don't be sad, you are always welcome at the Wind Hotel!"
"This will be your second home!"
……
The sudden snowstorm made the entire northern suburb of Spring City a mess.
Especially for the little players hunting in the Tuna area, thanks to the built-in map and compass functions of the VM, otherwise they almost didn't come out of the forest.
There are trenches and foxholes left by the Legion everywhere, stepping into the ditch without leaving a sound, and occasionally touching dead people who have not been eaten by jackals, hyenas, and rats...
Generally speaking, players are not too affected by the snowstorm.
Even if someone is in trouble occasionally, they can send a distress signal through the map. When nearby players see it, most of them will eagerly rush over to help.
However, compared to the optimism of the players, the situation of NPCs is not so optimistic.
Two wooden houses of the tribal people collapsed, and a cow shed also collapsed.
Lucius issued a mission to ask Shuri, who often dealt with the tribesmen, to send them two boxes of bandages, and asked players with ambulance and veterinary experience to help the wounded and livestock.
As for the brick factory and industrial area by the river, the condition is not bad.
Since they are all brick-built houses, they are not affected much by the blizzard. The workers are all staying in the factory, the temperature inside is much higher than outside, so the problem of keeping warm is not too big.
However, at Starwood Farm, the situation is a bit dire.
Although the "Foam houses" that the Pioneer helped build were fine, and some brick houses built later were also good, but when it came to the refugee camp at the east gate, it was a mess.
The houses of the nomads were made of wood anyway, and most of them were reasonably well-proofed against snowstorms.
And the shacks where these refugees live are mostly made of aluminum alloy plates and steel bars picked up from the waste soil, let alone to withstand the snowstorm, if the wind is even stronger, they will be blown everywhere. fly.
Facing this sudden blizzard, the shacks in the entire refugee camp can only be described by the word "Completely wiped out".
The entire camp seemed to be razed to the ground!
"Is this our new home?" Looking at the messy camp in front of him, the man standing at the entrance of the camp had blankness written all over his frozen face.
The remains of the shack. Garbage buried in snow. And the wounded lying on stretchers...
Standing behind the man was a group of villagers carrying large and small bags. They came from the Winter Willow camp. Many of them had just escaped from the butcher's knife of the predators, their bodies were still wounded, and they had only undergone a simple bandage.
After a night's rest at the United Gas Station, they were arranged in the first group to go to Starwood Farm.
However……
When they came here under the sudden blizzard with longing for a new life, they saw such a picture.
That longing for a new life could not help but cast a layer of gloom.
"So where is the camp?"
"Maybe there wasn't..."
"I'm starting to miss my cabin, I just made it a fireplace...damn."
"Don't think about it, there is no going back there."
While the villagers from the Winter Willow Camp were silently looking at everything in front of them and were at a loss, the refugees standing in the messy camp were also looking at them.
Most of those eyes were suspicious and vigilant.
Although there are occasional newcomers joining them in the past, it has seriously ever been like today, so many people came at one time, there are more than a hundred people.
"Is the disaster so serious?"
"Bone Chew... Chaos is spreading."
"The big horned deer is coming again, please bless me and wait for peace..."
Lex, who led his tribe to search and rescue his compatriots, frowned at the new arrivals, turned back to the camp, and went to find his brother.
In the crowd.
Malu was shivering from the cold, his lips tremblingly opened and closed, and his eyes were desperate.
"I said earlier...we should have fled south a long time ago. Now it's over. There is hell everywhere. We have nowhere to go."
The soldier wearing the exoskeleton said that he would take him to see the manager, but until now, apart from the guards coming to ask him a few questions, the matter seemed to have gone nowhere.
Maybe the managers didn't want to see him.
There was no hope of entering the refuge, and only despair remained in his heart.
The cold north wind cut his face like a knife, feeling the gazes behind him, Mali's Adam's apple moved, and his neck felt as if it was frozen.
"...Or else, I'll go to the manager."
After all, it was he who, on behalf of the Winter Willow camp, agreed to the transfer plan for the refuge.
Hearing his son's words, Maanji shook his head slowly.
"When everyone is unlucky, it's hard to turn to anyone."
No one is obliged to save them. The only one who can save them is themselves.
After being silent for a while, he looked back at the villagers and shouted in a hoarse but resonant voice.
"It seems that the warm quilt and hot soup will have to wait for a while."
"The wounded, the elderly and children looked at the luggage, and the others followed me."
"Our saviors are in trouble and we need to help them!"
Survivors of the Winter Willow Camp join in the search and rescue effort.
Thanks to their joining, more people who were buried under the snow were soon lifted out.
Many people were still breathing weakly, but they were still alive, only frozen.
They were carried to makeshift trenches where they could take shelter from the wind and snow.
The guards set up temporary aid stations on the trenches, gathered the wounded for rescue, and helped the injured with fractures to fix their affected limbs.
Because the truck broke down on the road, Lucius was delayed for a while, and the second half was to walk to Starwood Farm.
After arriving at the farm, he quickly found Luca who was directing the search and rescue work at the east gate.
It just so happened that the captain of the guard, Wrench, and Lex, the head of the refugee camp, were also here.
Without exchanging pleasantries, Lucius went straight to the point.
"How's the situation?"
Old Luka said with a solemn expression and a heavy tone.
"My lord, the disaster situation in the refugee camp is very serious. Almost all the huts have been destroyed. I have arranged for the laborers of Starwood Farm to put down their work and go to support the search and rescue work. So far, 7 people have been confirmed dead and injured. 21, and there are two people who have not been found... It is probably more ominous than good."
Lucius's mood sank slightly.
Lex, who was standing aside, followed closely.
"My lord, the original camp is uninhabitable. Please allow us to enter the farm. We can assure you that we will not cause you any trouble."
Before Lucius could speak, Wrench looked at Lex and spoke for him.
"Even if you enter the farm, there are not enough rooms for you to live in. The new house is still under construction. Even if they come in, they can only lay a floor on the open space. This will not solve any problems."
Lex said anxiously.
"At least the wall can block part of the cold wind..."
"How is it possible?" Wrench shook his head, "The roof of our guardhouse was blown away, and I just had someone pick it up."
Lex was at a loss for words for a while, and wanted to say something, but when Old Luka saw this, he also tried to persuade him.
"Wrench is telling the truth, and even if we let all of you in, it wouldn't make it any better."
What Wrench said was indeed true, Starwood Farm simply couldn't accommodate so many people.
The size of the refugee camp has grown from 187 people at the beginning to nearly 300 people now. Including the more than 100 villagers in the Winter Willow camp, the population might exceed 500.
There were only 200 single rooms in the dormitory left by the crew of the Pioneer before, more than half of which had already been rented by the players who were active in Starwood Farm and Tuna District, as a place to go offline. The other half is used to provide those who have found work in the long-term farm,
The two "Home for refugees" apartments currently under construction only have a total of more than 400 rooms. Even if the construction of the third building is started immediately, it will not come in handy until the beginning of next year at the earliest.
Putting people in is treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, and it can't solve any problems. At most, it can give them some psychological comfort.
Lucius thought for a moment, then looked at Wrench.
"Do you have the map of the northern suburbs of Spring City with you? I mean the paper map."
"Take it, my lord."
Wrench immediately took out a map from his arms, and handed it to Lucius with both hands.
Lucius unfolded the map, stared and searched for a while, and finally locked on the abandoned department store not far from the new industrial zone.
His cowboy team had previously found a personal shelter there, and Boss Sumeria's workbench was found there.
Lucius still remembered clearly that there was a two-story underground garage with a very large space, and the radiation and slime mold variants inside had been removed before.
Although a small amount of alien species may have spread there during this period, the number should not be very large, and it is not difficult to clean up.
Especially the most important thing is that the location of this department store is not too far from here, only about five kilometers, and it is close to the new industrial zone, which may be able to find some jobs for some of them.
The only flaws may be ventilation problems and sanitary problems, but these problems are minor problems in the face of severe snowstorms.
Before the spring of next year, Lucius plans to temporarily resettle the refugees here. The conditions here are not very good, but it is better than fending for themselves in the wilderness.
After drawing a circle on the map with a pen, Lucius handed it to Lex who was standing aside, and ordered.
"The area around Starwood Farm is all wasteland, except for withered short trees and shrubs, it is just undulating mud. There is no shelter from wind and rain at all, and there is not enough material for you to rebuild camp in a short time."
"This blizzard will come again at some point. It is not a wise choice to rebuild a camp. Before the end of winter, we must use the ruins left by the pre-war society to build a temporary shelter. I know it is not easy, alien, disease... a lot of problems to overcome, but this is the only option that will keep more people alive right now."
"I need you to organize people and bring the refugees to the resettlement area on the map. I will arrange the guards to assist you in establishing temporary shelters there."
"Afterwards, a batch of wood will be sent to you. At that time, I will arrange manpower to assist you in making fuel. I will try my best to find a solution for the food problem. The standard of ration will be the same as when I was here. I can't guarantee how good it will be, but I will guarantee that no one will die of hunger and cold."
Although his heart is heavy, Lex also knows in his heart that this is the most realistic choice.
Slightly bowing his head, he said respectfully.
"Thank you for your generosity, my lord."
Whether it is to appease the refugees or arrange the transfer work, it will take time. Lex did not delay here, and quickly turned and left with the map and the manager's promise.
Let Old Luka go over to assist him, and after explaining the work, Lucius was not idle, and then used the authority of the manager to release a task with no threshold limit on the task channel.
This task will be posted at the door of the warehouse at the same time, for those who have not yet obtained the VM.
[ Task: Starwood Farm needs wood! ]
[ Release Target: All Players. ]
……
Outpost.
A group of newbies gathered around the task notice board at the warehouse entrance, staring at the line on the list, one or two eyes wishing to protrude.
[ Task: Starwood Farm needs wood! ]
[ Requirement: Cut down the marked trees in the selected area, and drag the felled trees to the designated place for loading. ]
[ Reward: Each tree rewards 2 silver coins, 5 contribution points, 10 points of regional prestige. (Starwood Farm) ]
There was a lot of discussion around, and the voices were all surprised and surprised without exception.
It's even unbelievable!
"Damn it? 2 silver coins for a tree?!"
"Reward 5 contribution points, 10 points of regional prestige!"
"Oh my god, is this a limited-time event? Why are the rewards so high!"
As we all know, an LV0 new player earns only 10 silver coins a day.
After LV3, the daily income will gradually increase to 15~20 silver.
The reason for this is that the mechanism of the game determines that the role of early contribution points will be greater than that of silver coins. After reaching the citizenship level, the monetary benefits will follow.
The operator's explanation is that only those who have made sufficient contributions to evacuation are entitled to enjoy the fruits of previous efforts and occupy more "Social resources".
For ordinary daily tasks, the reward for cutting down a tree is only 5 copper coins, and the smaller ones may be two copper coins.
And now, it has quadrupled! And there is no income limit!
Not only the new players, but even many old players above LV6 were moved when they saw such inflated rewards.
Mole In The Hole: "Could it be that the AI made a mistake when sending out the mission? This income is too unreasonable, and the strength department can't be used to the sky?! Strongly request to plan a mission that can quickly earn money by adding the agility department!"
Night Commander: "+1, the intelligence department is about to cry."
Killing Chicken at Midnight: "The logging convoy starts, is there anyone following the car, the speed is private."
Kakarot From The Future: "Brother Chicken Killer, take me with you! Hahaha, I'm from the strength department!"
Richest Elf King: "Let's go, brothers! Before the dog planner finds this bug, let's quickly clear the silver coins to the sky!"
Keeping People Under The Knife: "I'm so fucking mad!"
Quit Smoking: "Today we are going bath in silver!"
A group of players rushed towards the Tuna District in a mighty manner.
Especially the strength players, each one was as excited as a 5 year old child, the logging axes in the warehouse were sold out, and they vowed to cut a piece of the sky.
Different from the previous logging tasks, this time the felling area is specified, and NPCs mark the trees, and only the marked trees can be rewarded.
The total area of the development area is about 1 acre, presenting a rectangular area on the map. Pine trees and cypress trees with a diameter of more than 30 centimeters and a height of more than 10 meters are all included in the mark.
Three guards and eight NPC laborers set up a temporary camp next to the felling area. They used simple cutting equipment such as saw blades to process the wood, loaded it into trucks in sections, and dragged them to Starwood Farm and the abandoned department store where refugees were temporarily housed.
Some children will definitely want to ask, if I make my own mark and cut down a slightly thinner tree, will it work?
Of course, that is.
That's really cool.
As long as the NPC is blind enough, it will definitely not be found...
Within the area of 10 acres, the NPC sent by Lucius to mark the wood placed a total of 6000 marks.
The duration of the entire task is preset to be one week.
However, what Lucius didn't expect was that in just three days, without modern logging tools such as chainsaws, his little players relied on an ax to give all the more than 6,000 marks to him!
According to the price of 2 silver coins per tree, in just three days, Lucius paid out a full 12,000 silver coins for these woods!
A total of 170 players participated in this mission, with an average income of 70.5 silver!
The best Brother Chicken killer, he chopped down two axes alone, contributed 120 trees by himself, earned 240 silver in three days, and raised the logging level from 5 to 6. Lucius couldn't help but want to give him a achievement of Forest Destroyer.
If this trend continues, Brother Chicken Killer may become the second awakening in the shelter.
The power version is the strongest!
……
Starwood Farm.
Temporary office.
Looking at Lucius sitting behind the wooden table, Old Luka carefully reminded.
"My lord, currently we have enough wood, and the fuel reserve has returned to above the reserve line you set, but food is still a big problem."
"The weather is getting colder and the prey we can hunt is getting less and less. And we now have nearly 2,000 mouths to feed. If we consume at the current rate, we may only have enough food to last until the end of this month... "
After listening to Luka's report, Lucius fell into deep thought and tapped his index finger on the table.
The first batch of corn will mature in another two months at the greenhouse ruins.
The actual planting area is about 5 acres, and the estimated output is 3500-4000 kg per acre of land, which can be calculated to be about 100,000 kg.
The yield of the seeds sold by Pioneer is still guaranteed.
When the breeding of the planting area on the B3 layer of the shelter is completed, and the entire greenhouse ruins are completed, a new batch of seeds can be planted soon.
However, distant water cannot quench near thirst.
He can print banknotes at will, but after all, he cannot exchange the printed banknotes for food.
After pondering for a moment, Lucius said.
"We have another two months to go."
"As long as we can persist until the end of January next year, victory will belong to us!"
There was no more grain to plunder around. Lucius even sent someone to Brown Farm to check. There was indeed not much granary left there, and the farmer did not hide the truth from him.
It was already difficult to find prey in the forest farms in Tuna District, as for the city... even the rats were almost wiped out.
Those slime mold species cannot be eaten after all, even if they are refined into active substances, those paste-like liquids cannot be absorbed by the digestive system at all.
If you don't intend to break through the bottom line of morality.
Then there is only one way left...
Sitting at the desk, Lucius pondered for a long time, and finally made a decision. He opened the drawer and found a piece of paper, picked up a pen, and wrote six words on it——
"Wartime Management Regulations"
"Put some food varieties under control, restrict purchases, uniform rationing, and centralized supply."
That should last two months.
Perhaps, he should have done so earlier.
