This Game Is Too Realistic-Chapter 284.1: To The Alpha Version That Is About To End

After studying for a while, Chu Guang finally understood the purpose of the terminal that stood before him like a pillar.

Simply put, it was the entrance through which players projected their consciousness into the world. It was equivalent to the Wasteland Online server.

The 3,000 available genetic sequences stored inside could be understood as 3,000 game activation codes. After a player logged into the game, the mirror image of their consciousness would be stored on the server. As for the nurturing cabin, aside from providing information services to players, it was more like an information node.

The helmet, the player’s real-life body, the server, the nurturing cabin, and the clone body made up a field with an invisible string connecting the five elements.

The medium of information transmission was not electromagnetic waves or light signals, and even the way in which information was transmitted was a technology that Chu Guang did not understand.

That was why the nurturing cabin could allow a player to disconnect and why each consciousness could only control one clone.

Of course, that was only Chu Guang’s speculation.

The first administrator did not explain to him the technical principles of those devices, nor did he ever explain how he got the helmets into the hands of the players.

"Three thousand game activation codes... There should be more to unlock, right? There can’t be so little in the whole server," Chu Guang muttered to himself as he slid his finger on the touch screen, lost in thought.

He wasn’t being greedy.

He just purely thought that going through all the trouble to deliver the helmets to the players and establishing a strong connection between the players and the clones’ consciousness just to release a few thousand genetic sequences didn’t make sense to him.

He didn’t believe that was it.

With a wave of his hand, the light blue holographic screen dissipated, and Chu Guang’s gaze fell on the 4 black boxes.

He had the game activation code, now he just needed the game account.

If he wasn’t wrong, the answer was probably in those boxes.

Just as Chu Guang had anticipated, the biggest black box was used to synthesize the nurturing cabin!

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"Following the instructions, add 11 materials including iron ingots, aluminum ingots, graphite... And add 100 liters of water. Please ensure an uninterrupted power supply and place the black box in a ventilated area."

In the warehouse on level B3, next to a black cube that occupied 20 square meters.

Three warehouse workers, under Yin Fang’s command, placed the materials into the black box through a simple operating process.

Although it was a graphical tutorial that even a dummy could understand, Chu Guang still felt more at ease with an expert nearby.

The black box emitted a slight hum.

After a period of waiting, 2 new nurturing cabins emerged from the conveyor belt of the output port and silently lay on the empty ground of the warehouse.

When they saw what happened, the faces of the 3 aboriginals revealed astonished expressions. It was as though they witnessed an incredible miracle.

All they tossed into the black box was a bunch of metal ingots…

But what came out was a… Well, they didn’t know what those lumps of iron were for, but that didn’t stop them from being amazed by the transformation before their eyes!

This is unbelievable!

It’s even more amazing than a magic show!

At the thought, the 3 of them secretly looked at Chu Guang. Their respectful gaze carried a hint of reverence, as if looking upon a deity.

As expected of the administrator!

Although they didn’t understand, they were deeply shocked.

Yin Fang also had an expression of great interest on his face.

Of course, he knew what the black box was, but that didn’t stop him from being curious about what it could produce.

The black boxes in the Academy were either used to produce exoskeletons, drones, laser guns/ There were even some obvious and single-purpose gadgets.

However, the black boxes in Shelter 404 were different.

Before coming to Clearspring City, he had never seen so many strange-functioning black boxes, such as those in front of him.

Yin Fang approached them, touching and inspecting them as much as he could. He still couldn’t figure out what they were used for.

"Incredible… How many black boxes do you have?! And what is this metal box here? A coffin?" Yin Fang asked, but Chu Guang didn’t answer him.

He didn’t know how to answer, and even if he did, he didn’t know if it was convenient to tell Yin Fang what they were.

He glanced at the time on the VM and calculated the production speed of the nurturing cabin and his heart sank slightly.

"The maximum daily production capability is 40 units. Assuming there are 30 days in a month... The nurturing cabin can release a maximum of 1200 players per month."

As for the cost… That made Chu Guang’s head start hurting.

This time, the black box that was drawn came with a fusion battery. The cost of electricity could be ignored since it was impossible to calculate.

Looking only at the cost of materials used, it was as high as 2,000 silver coins!

This was equivalent to the cost of 3 clone cabins!

Steel and aluminum were both cheap, and even the price of copper could be considered acceptable. In addition, the supply of them was stable. However, nickel, molybdenum, and other rare metals were not so cheap.

If the production capacity was maxed out, it meant an increase of 80,000 silver coins in expenses per day, which added up to 2,400,000 silver coins in a month!

But if he thought about it from a different angle, a two-headed oxen already cost 3,000 to 4000 silver coins. The price could even go up to 5,000 silver coins! Players who had 2,000 silver coins could do more than a two-headed ox.

Cheap and self-conscious bionics cost at least tens of thousands of chips, and the value that a player could create far exceeded that of bionics.

2,000 silver coins were not expensive at all.

As for the increase of 2,400,000 silver coins in expenses each month...

At first glance, it seemed like a lot, but they were actually not a problem!

Firstly, the financial expenditure was different from other financial expenditures and was not directly invested in the market, so it would not directly cause inflation.

Secondly, as long as Chu Guang could find a way to continuously obtain resources from external sources and increase the financial income of the shelter, it would be easy to fill the gap as long as there were no major fluctuations in the prices of industrial raw materials.

Even if there was really no money left, it was still okay. He just needed to stop the production line for some time and resume it when there was money again.

"To summon more players, Shelter 404 needs to strengthen its influence and military presence in Red River Town!"

"When the time is right, we can consider incorporating Red River Town into the second Restored Zone of the New Alliance!”

Currently, the shelter had a military base in Red River Town. Initially, it was just to give players something to do and make some extra money, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise.

"... Now that the nurturing cabin needs to be produced by myself, the distribution model for the Beta test needs to be adjusted."

As Chu Guang looked at the 2 nurturing cabins in the warehouse, he pondered to himself.

For example, instead of a one-time large-scale release of accounts, he could switch to distributing 40 accounts per day during the version cycle. When the current version’s 3,000 accounts were used up, the next round would start when he obtained more activation codes.

The number of players was gradually increasing, reaching a four digit figure and maintaining a continuous growth of two digits per day. This was actually more in line with the shelter’s current needs than explosive growth.

It was also like the human population, a sudden surge would be a burden, but it would also create problems if the growth became stagnant.

There always had to be someone to do the basic work.

Newbie missions with rewards of less than 10 silver coins might not have been rewarding for veteran players, but they were still attractive for new players.

Players’ work efficiency was 3 times or more than that of average aboriginal people. Even if it was slaves, they would get tired, but the players only cared about the progress bar!

The most important thing was that newbies were really dumb. Chu Guang really liked them.

Seeing that Chu Guang had been ignoring him, Yin Fang made a helpless expression and gave up on asking about the function of the nurturing cabin. Instead, he turned his attention to researching the other 3 black boxes.

The second black box was the same as the one found in the warehouse on level B3 and was used to produce clone cabins. Its daily production capacity was 20 to 24 units, with low production costs and maintenance expenses. It could be used to scan and record the expression DNA.

Black boxes were not unique, and it was not uncommon for functions to overlap.

A player could only have one nurturing cabin, but the clone cabin could service multiple players in different time periods.

Respawn points were suitable to be deployed in the rear, but save points could be deployed directly on the front line, even next to the ammunition depot.

Chu Guang was quite satisfied that the production capacity of the clone cabin could be doubled. The future demand for the clone cabin by players would definitely be much greater than that for the nurturing cabin.

This thing could replace sleeping bags and become a necessary cheat for players to travel and stay at home. After enough save points were available, Chu Guang would consider opening up the clone cabin for purchase by players who had contribution points reached the level of a citizen.

The money earned would help subsidize the production anyway.

The products of the first 2 black boxes were related to players, but the third was slightly different and had little to do with players’ clones.

However, its value was not inferior to the others. Not only was Yin Fang excited and amazed, even Chu Guang showed a surprised expression.

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"X-4 high polymer fiber!" Yin Fang’s face was full of envy, and he couldn’t help but exclaim, "Damn… You guys have too many good things!"

X-4 high polymer fiber!

It was a Class B technology.

By placing wood, water, and a large amount of electricity into the black box, stable production of X-4 high polymer fibers could be achieved, with carbon dioxide and possibly methane as byproducts.

The uses of X-4 high polymer fibers were quite extensive. They could be used as static-free barrier fabrics for chemical protective clothing, or crushed and used to replace traditional fibers in smokeless gunpowder, increasing the speed of combustion.

This X-4 version of smokeless gunpowder was particularly suitable as a propellant for shells, missiles, or bullets.

Previously, with the help of the Pioneer, the outpost was able to obtain a pile of X-4 high polymer fibers from the carbon dioxide collector, but with the advancement of industrialization, they were quickly consumed and there was barely any left.

Now that he had the ability to produce it independently, the power of LD-47 series weapons and the Steel Plant 81-produced Lance and Kontos would undoubtedly rise to a new level, with stable enhancement.

Chu Guang glanced at Yin Fang’s envy-filled face and asked with interest, "Can’t the academy produce X-4 high polymer fibers?"

"Its production output is low, the processes are complex, and it is also very expensive!" Giving his evaluation, Yin Fang fell into reminiscence as he continued, "I remember when I wanted to buy a set of protective clothing made of X-4 fibers, I had to save up two months for it."

For a D-level Prospector to save up two months’ salary… It was probably pretty expensive.

Chu Guang remembered hearing Yin Fang mention that the highest level of the Academy’s prospectors was at the D-level, and they were able to take an independent research team out for archaeology research.

Although D-level prospectors had a low level and limited authority, their income was slightly higher than that of C-level researchers in non-core laboratories. And because they often had access to first-hand materials, their promotion speed and opportunities were also much faster than those of researchers at the same level.

However, that had nothing to do with Yin Fang anymore.

Yin Fang used to miss the Academy, but after he watched Dr. Principle’s video and Chu Guang appointed him as the director of the Academy’s 404th branch, he no longer missed it as much.

Doing archaeology research for other people was no way near as comfortable as instructing others to do it for him.

Here, he not only led the scientific expedition team, but also didn’t have to take the blame for his incompetent superiors.

It was just too good to be true!