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Chapter 137 alpha 0.7 version update! The second expansion pack goes live!

Chapter 137: Chapter 137 alpha 0.7 version update! The second expansion pack goes live!

As the marines under Lu Yang had guessed, a pre-war shelter lay below.

From the moment they entered the tunnel, a strong scent of blood was detectable. Various signs indicated that many years ago, this place had become a sacrificial site for the mutants, with walls covered in chilling patterns of blood and grease.

However, what Lu Yang and his teammates had not expected were the bones that permeated the air, a broken Sleep Cabin, and a working Cloning Human Cultivation Device inside this shelter!

This Cloning Human Cultivation Device contained 24 chambers, where one could still see undeveloped embryos.

Perhaps due to its early construction, the biotechnology used in this cultivation device wasn’t very advanced and hadn’t been updated in time.

Even with sufficient energy and raw materials, this device would need at least three months to cultivate an infant, and seven months to develop it to adolescence.

The creators of this shelter seem to have considered the extreme situation of a sparse post-war population, hoping to use cloning technology to supply a workforce for post-war society, even equipping the facility with a guide and a cryogenic Sleep Cabin.

However, the Sleep Cabin had been broken for many years, and its occupant was long gone.

The occupying mutants seemed to regard this facility as some kind of "holy site."

Simply by pouring in "raw materials," pressing the switch, and waiting ten months, they could harvest a delicious clone.

For these murder-prone, primitive brutes, this magical phenomenon seemed no different from a gift from the gods.

For the clones that emerged from the cultivation chamber, males were generally devoured in various ways by them, whereas females were consumed in another sense.

Due to the use of unstable technology, there were many branches of mutants.

The two main branches included one type being eunuchs without reproductive organs, who could not reproduce traditionally and needed human infants and cultivation tanks to "create" their kind.

Another type, despite having reproductive organs, only acquired mutated Y chromosomes leading to a population devoid of females, necessitating human ova for reproduction.

If an X and X combined, the resultant baby would be human, but this was a rare occurrence. Whereas, if X and Y combined, the resultant baby would be a mutant offspring.

In the latter case, the mother often died in childbirth, with few survivors. Even if some did survive, the mutants quickly devoured them, as humans without reproductive capability were no different from food to them.

Generally, the former group of mutants were the earliest, typically possessing some degree of civilization. Legend has it that long ago, they even upheld pre-war societal morals, knowing to control their population to prevent more from becoming victims of "incomplete technology"... although this fragile moral code did not last many years.

The latter group was purely barbaric, reproducing quickly and abundantly. They were said to be the ancestors of the former group, striving in genetic engineering, but evidently, they did not address the fundamental issues, or perhaps, they only solved their own problems.

In whichever case, it was certain that these green-skinned beasts were like tumors.

Describing them as a cancer of civilization was in no way an exaggeration.

If they were to rule this planet, the only fate for humanity would probably be as their livestock, penned for food and reproduction.

"...Twenty-four chambers, on average a fresh human harvested every half a month. Over these ten or even several decades, the clones born from that device lived a cycle of birth to death that was nothing short of despairing."

In the guest room of Outpost Base.

Returning from the Mutant tribe, Lu Yang discussed with Chu Guang in a reflective tone about what he had witnessed there.

Upon hearing that Captain Lu had blown up the place after taking photos for evidence, Chu Guang couldn’t help but curse inwardly as wasteful.

But with his high emotional intelligence, he politely managed to say,

"Well done."

Lu Yang nodded and happily accepted the compliment.

"Thanks for the praise. I think this is what every conscientious human would do, to prevent such technology from falling into the wrong hands."

Chu Guang said, "Isn’t that a bit absolute? What if the technology falls into the right hands? At least the technology itself is innocuous."

Lu Yang smiled faintly and said, "What are the right things, though? Slavery? Barbarians? Looters? A breeding ground for mutants? Or a source of organs? Technically speaking, advanced embryo cultivation technology can produce an adult within a month, but that doesn’t mean they will immediately possess the mentality of an adult. Even if we actively feed them a lot of information, there are limits to how fast the human brain can absorb and process it, and some things must be established while the brain is still immature."

"I’m not an expert in this area. I can’t discuss theoretical possibilities with you, but from what I’ve seen, few people use this kind of thing in the right way... By the way,"

While speaking, Lu Yang suddenly remembered something important and placed a fist-sized cylinder on the table next to him.

Chu Guang was just about to ask what it was when Lu Yang continued.

"This is a fusion battery I found in that shelter. Don’t worry... This cold fusion battery is very safe. As long as it doesn’t melt down, you could even place it under your pillow."

Chu Guang said, "That joke is a bit cold."

Lu Yang laughed and said, "Maybe! I’m not very good at telling jokes. This model is common in civilian shelters. Although it can’t be used in the nuclear fusion reactors of shelters, I’ve heard that some shelters have emergency power supplies that can accommodate this type of battery. We can’t use it anyway, but I thought you might need it. However, after being used by those mutants for so many years, it only has 11% of its power left, so it might not be very helpful."

"Having 11% is still good," Chu Guang’s face lighted up with a smile, and he decisively took the battery, "Thanks, this is a big help!"

...

Though it is a battery that requires professional equipment to use, having it is better than not.

Who knows when it might come in handy?

Chu Guang also has a card for Shelter No. 117, which he got from Xia Yan. If that shelter runs out of power, at least this battery could get it working for a little while.

After leaving the battery here, Lu Yang and his team members took their leave, and Chu Guang courteously escorted them to the entrance of Outpost Base.

It was already late.

According to Captain Lu himself, he still had to write a report tonight to explain today’s action, where he and his team members used their ammunition, and the necessity of their actions.

Chu Guang could tell that Captain Lu was a man filled with a sense of justice.

At least he was either "chaotically good" doing what he believed was right or "lawfully neutral" in administering justice.

However, Chu Guang actually leaned towards the former assessment.

After all, he ultimately convinced himself to break the rule of non-involvement in local conflicts.

And what about those embryos in the destroyed cloning facility, which had developed to various stages of life? And the poor people carrying mutant children?

Of course, Chu Guang would not ask, and Lu Yang did not say.

But he felt that the man in front of him would likely decisively end the misery of those unfortunate people and send away those still unborn lives in the cultivation chambers.

Chu Guang merely lamented, thankful that this guy was not an overly righteous saint who would bring unmanageable trouble his way.

Otherwise, he really wouldn’t have known how to handle the situation appropriately...

Seeing those uncommunicatable NPCs leave, eyeing the "WC There are mosquitoes" gear on their bodies, he eagerly walked up to Chu Guang and asked.

"Respected Manager, Sir, who were those people?"

"They were guests from afar who had encountered some minor trouble and will probably stay here for about half a month."

With these words, Chu Guang turned and headed back to Outpost Base, taking the elevator to the Shelter.

It was already 7 p.m. in the Wasteland, which was exactly twelve hours ahead of the real world.

Many players who had to work during the day were now logging off one after another, heading to the Forum to idle away.

As a planner, it was time for Chu Guang to get to work.

He turned on his computer and logged onto the official website.

As expected, the website was bustling with activity.

Little Fish: "Shocking! Did you guys see those tin cans?? (*゜Д゜)"

Gnome King Riches: "Saw them! Did they first show up at the north gate of the base? Then they went out through the east gate, right? Seemed like they headed to the east side of Wetland Park?"

Crow: "I, I saw them too! They bought a bowl of mushroom soup from me right before they were leaving, but they paid with paper... I didn’t dare say a word, they stared at me for a while and then left with the pot. Little Fish said that paper can’t be saved, does it mean 100CR? I’m totally confused, who knows how to use paper that says 100CR? QAQ"

Edge Shoveling: "Yes! The east side of Wetland Park! They were just here! And they were fighting with those mutants!"

Construction Youth and Brick: "WTF? Power armor against mutants? Quick, tell us, who won?"

Edge Shoveling: "Isn’t that obvious? It was a massacre! Ah, it seems like the planner dad noticed the mutants were too tough and spawned a bunch of max-level big shots to push the plot forward."

Crow: "Doesn’t anyone know?! QAQ"

Elena: "Don’t know, how about I give you 1 Silver Coin for it? (joking)"

Crow: "Do you think I’m a fool! (#｀Д´)ﾉ"

Little Fish: "No lie, I want one too! Is it too late to start saving up? (oﾟ▽ﾟ)o"

Si Si: "Wake up Little Tail, you have no money."

Little Fish: "!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ"

WC There are mosquitoes: "Right? I knew it, the mutant’s strength is ridiculous! How can a big lump of rockets fly over and not kill them! Does that make sense?"

Midnight Chicken Killing: "Delusional!"

WC There are mosquitoes: "$%#@!"

Valley Escaping Mole: "Let’s analyze rationally, this game update is probably meant to fill in the sci-fi background of the game and also to balance the strength of the mutants. Letting a bunch of rookies with an average level below 5 take on a group of level 20+ green-skinned muscle brutes is too insane! The space here is too small, I’ll start a separate thread to talk about it later. Bros, don’t panic, let me first fix a PowerPoint for my darn boss."

Watching the thrilling discussions and the posts from the gurus on the forum, Chu Guang, who was considering how to write the Alpha0.7 update announcement, couldn’t help but smile slightly.

He was worried about how to make up a story.

But here it was!

Perfect.

...

Official Website:

[Wasteland OL Closed Beta alpha0.7 Version Update Announcement.]

[Major updates:

1. Closed beta player count increased to 400!

2. Expansion Pack "Land-Based Ark"!

]

[Optimizations:

1. Added a large number of high-tech weapon models to balance the overpowering strength of Variants and hostile forces.

2. Added a weapon drilling service, pay the weapon shop owner, and she can drill a hole in a designated spot on your gear, resulting in -1 durability effect.

3. Weather System enhancement, expecting more severe blizzards soon.

4. Richer details inside the Shelter.

5. Fixed a few bugs.

6....

]

[Current reservations: 3777 people]

["Land-Based Ark" Expansion Background: A land fortress named Pioneer, anchored about 10 kilometers north of the Shelter. They come from the remote East Coast seeking hope in the West. Although we have chosen different paths, we all once solemnly swore under the flag of the United Human.]

[Expansion Introduction: During the expansion period, an all-new task system and gameplay activities will be unlocked. A fortress named "Pioneer" will be refreshed at the north of Outpost Base, and an NPC "First Pioneer Corps Quartermaster" will be added.

Register with the Quartermaster NPC, and you can go to the camp located ten kilometers away to support our allies and unlock exclusive tasks during the activity. The number of players for each reinforcement operation is limited to a maximum of 200, and it will rotate every three days.

In addition to the generous rewards for completing tasks, you can also collect Activity Points. At the end of the expansion, not only can the Activity Points be used for a lottery and exchange for prizes, but the top ten players will also have the chance to unlock a limited title and a mysterious gift from our allies! What could it be? Your planner Ah Guang is excited too!]

[Expansion CG: (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)]

[Expansion Promo PV-"Power Armor": Click to Play]

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(Thanks to "xX大师兄Xx" for the leader’s reward! Let me tell a ghost story; I was checking the formatting and typos with WPS, and suddenly the text disappeared, which scared me silly. Thankfully, restarting fixed it...)