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Chapter 395 "Wolf Cavalry" Plan and "Pangolin" Hundred-Person Team!

Chapter 395: Chapter 395 "Wolf Cavalry" Plan and "Pangolin" Hundred-Person Team!

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[Worldwide Announcement: The world-class BOSS "Yong’s" was killed by Si Si, Tail, Meat Meat, Sesame Paste, Edge Shoveling, Battlefield Atmosphere Group... and many other players. This achievement will be recorded in the "Wasteland OL" Hall of Fame.]

[Announcement: Shelter No. 79 unlocked!]

[Shelter No. 79: Located in the underground city of Rui Valley City, it’s a research facility that has fallen. Endless Variants hide in every corner of this three-dimensional maze, where risk and opportunity coexist...]

[The eligibility cap for closed testing has increased from 5000 to 8000, and new closed testing players will be born in Shelter No. 79.]

[Now you can apply for a respawn point transfer: Pay 100 silver coins for moving costs and shelter room swap fees, and you can relocate your respawn point to a shelter that is not yet full. (Current available shelters: 404 (full), 117 (full), 401, 79)]

[Major update to the Pet System! You can now make a reservation to purchase Variants such as Claw of Death, Red-eyed Wolf Spider, and Split-tooth Tiger in Shelter No. 79! Some of these Variants can be used as mounts! For more details, please check in-game!]

[Heya: The ecosystem of Shelter No. 79 is astonishing, a century of evolution has turned this place into an environment more extreme and harsh than most urban ruins on the wasteland... Unbelievable, would anyone like to be my lab rat? Generous rewards, please apply through VM!]

[Yin Fang: The study of implanting bionic prosthetics into the bodies of Variants is very successful, you can not only replace your arms with Mantis Knives but even give a couple to your pet... However, it’s better to choose smarter Variants, otherwise, there might be a mismatch in intelligence.]

[Ma Ban: We plan to build a new Survivor Settlement in Rui Valley City to house the displaced survivors... Currently, the war is not over, and the new site will be temporarily set up outside the underground shelters of Shelter No. 79.]

[Today’s recommended recipes: Braised Eggplant, Chicken Stew with Mushrooms]

Following the conquest of Shelter No. 79, a bunch of content was updated on the "Wasteland OL" official website.

This gameplay, where game content progresses in sync with player conquests, is a fresh experience for most players.

Although open-world themed games are not rare, there are scarcely any MMORPGs where players’ decisions can permanently affect the game world.

It feels like participating in the game’s development while playing the game.

One game, twice the fun, and it’s not even asking for money, you can even earn some!

This game is just too consciencious!

However, even though the developers are this conscientious and have updated a heap of various things, today’s focus on the forum for players and Backseat Drivers isn’t them.

It’s not even about the White Bear Knights and the Death Legion who took down the "World BOSS."

But rather, the Old Soldier, who snagged the last "head"...

"Wasteland OL" Forum.

Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "Brothers!!! I’m back haha!"

Quit smoking: "Damn! This damn thing finally showed up!"

Debt Giant Eye: "Been waiting for you!"

Neighbor Old Mole fleeing the valley: "Heard you went to the boss with the head of Death Claw to get your rewards?"

Elena: "And they gave you ten beauties too! (Amused)"

Gnome King Riches: "Really?? (Amused)"

Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "Cough, first of all... of course, this is true, but am I the kind of person who covets beauty? Obviously not!"

Debt Giant Eye: "I almost believed that!"

"Kakarot: "Damn, they really gave it?!""

Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "First off, I didn’t do anything, okay? But honestly, our planners are pretty generous. The game is made very realistically and quite fairly, Selling it for 99999 doesn’t seem too much (shy)."

Dinosaur Warrior: "What?! Dude, I only get 10 bucks a week for pocket money... and I’m a student, can I get it for free? T.T"

Grandpa Ao: "Laughing, no way, no way, people still live on pocket money these days? What can that little money do! Grandpa gets eight zeros just in New Year’s money every year, not to mention stock dividends, investment returns, and even bank interest is more than that!"

Elena: "Case closed, found the reason why Proud Brothers didn’t get the beta test qualifications. (funny)"

Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "I’ll say it again, kids shouldn’t play this game! No more fooling around, thanks to that Dead Claw’s head, I’m now a Centurion, but I only have ten soldiers under my command... Any good brothers want to join me in plotting big things! (grinning)"

Debt Giant Eye: "Me me me! Good brother, look at me!"

Neighbor Old Wang: "I’m coming!!!"

Kakarot: "Damn, Spring Water! I freaking want to defect!"

Spring Water Commander: "Rely on you, doubting Thomas! Can’t you withstand the test?"

Grave Ghost Catcher: "What do you mean can’t withstand the test! I just want... to challenge my weakness. (shy)"

Teng Teng: "You guys... are too naughty."

Crow: "┐(’～`; )┌"

Although the players were very eager to sign up, even the Backseat Drivers joined in the fun, Battlefield Old Soldier actually only recruited about a hundred in the end.

As agreed initially, those who infiltrated the Retinue Army were brothers from the Death Legion, specializing in light and melee weapons, with the proficiency and price of the weapons being inversely proportional.

After all, with such high casualty rates, using high-tech equipment was too wasteful and not cost-effective. A rifle and an engineer shovel would do, die and go back to the Forum for a restart.

As for Edge Shoveling, the army commander, he didn’t join them.

People with a strong moral sense can’t play undercover roles. He was aware of his own character flaws, so he stayed at Shelter No.79 instead.

Moreover, he had another mission.

The Alliance Army Command issued him new instructions, hoping to combine the technology and resources of Shelter No.79 to develop tactics for the Variants and light infantry to work together.

Namely, the "Wolf Cavalry" project!

This project required maximizing the mobility of the Variants and the independent combat capabilities of Death Legion soldiers, combining the two to create a light cavalry capable of "all-terrain assault operations!"

This might sound far-fetched, but it could actually find a market in the wasteland.

With unreliable roads and railway networks, flat tires and track breakages were common, and one wrong move, someone could jack up the front of their vehicle with a bent anti-tank tree.

Compared to wheeled and tracked vehicles, Variants that could agilely maneuver through dense urban and ruin forests were a more suitable pick.

Especially the Claw of Death.

As a "knock-off" of the Crawler, the Claw of Death’s mobility and stamina were so impeccable that it was hard to fault.

The only downside was its large appetite.

However, the Variants’ food could be handled through hunting and gnawing on enemies’ corpses, and as long as they weren’t stationed long-term, the stress on logistics might not be as big as imagined.

The Manager attached great importance to this plan, not only allocating a hundred sets of neural connection equipment but also assigning Goblin Technology to provide "technical support."

Although Edge Shoveling thought the latter was somewhat redundant, Mosquito Brother became excited upon hearing this news and even offered to pay out of his pocket to support their plan, so he didn’t say much more.

Fallen Leaf Camp.

A group of ragged Scavengers arrived at the entrance, dressed in tattered clothes, carrying clubs and steel rebars, and they weren’t registered.

It’s not uncommon for survivors to voluntarily come here since being a dog for the army at least meant getting fed, but groups coming together like this was a first.

And this time there were over twenty of them.

The patrolling sentry spotted them immediately and stopped them, eyeing them suspiciously.

"Where are you from?"

"Bet Street!" Debt Giant Eye, leaning on a wooden stick, stumbled over his words, "A fellow villager became an officer, we’ve come to join him."

The sentry was taken aback.

The recently promoted local seemed to be that Pangolin, and if he remembered correctly, that guy had only been promoted the day before yesterday...

Did the news travel that fast?

His eyes filled with suspicion, just as the sentry was about to ask more questions, a man dressed in Retinue Army’s uniform ran from the camp entrance over here.

"They’re fellows from my hometown."

The sentry stared at him for a while, then said no more and put away his rifle.

"Take them to get registered."

Battlefield Atmosphere Group said with a theatrical tone.

"That’s what I was planning to do."

Though he was "just" a local, he was after all a Centurion appointed by General Mclen, which gave him a higher status than the average soldier.

The soldiers with their noses in the air looked down on him but didn’t want to stir trouble and sure enough, they didn’t make things difficult any further and returned to patrolling.

Following the Battlefield Atmosphere Group into the Fallen Leaf Camp, all the players looked around curiously, their faces showing they hadn’t seen much of the world.

"Damn, the conditions here feel even worse than the POW Camp near City of Dawn."

"About the same, they let them build their own houses."

Debt Giant Eye’s eyes rolled as he leaned in mischievously and asked.

"By the way, Pangolin, where are your ten wives?"

Hearing this, Battlefield Atmosphere Group almost choked on his own spit and coughed out a retort, "Shut up! What wives! I’ve said I didn’t do anything bad... I later had them help with the laundry."

The Retinue Army would issue two sets of linen uniforms, and with daily drills or patrol missions, it was troublesome not to have them washed.

He simply had all his subordinates’ clothes sent to them for washing, giving them some work to do.

As for sleeping...

Well,

mostly because there was no joy in sleeping together; he logged off the moment he closed his eyes, and having a stranger beside him just made him feel insecure.

Plus, he always felt like "OP" was watching a live stream beside him.

Still, to avoid unfriendly rumors, he had the women’s tents set up right next to his.

Just in case he overslept.

Quickly changing the subject, Old Soldier urged, "Stop staring and asking all sorts of questions, I’m going to take you to get your dog tags soon... By the way, have you guys thought of what stage names you want?"

Debt Giant Eye eagerly said, "I’m Big Eyes!"

Work-site Youth and Brick followed, "I’m Brick!"

The other players reported their names one by one.

Battlefield Atmosphere Group said with a headache, "...Damn, what kind of names are those, no creativity at all."

Debt Giant Eye rolled his eyes, "Come on, it’s much better than your damn Pangolin!"

Work-site Youth and Brick, "Exactly! At least my name is easier to remember than yours!"

Neighbor Old Wang excitedly asked, "Enough nonsense. Hey Battlefield, where are we picking heads today?"

Old Soldier looked up at the sky.

"This afternoon, I’ve arranged a fake match with Brother Springs last night... Later we’ll pick up a few heads and get you guys promoted to Centurions."

They all exchanged glances and chuckled.

"Alright!"

...

After leading his good brothers to receive their "dog tags" and equipment, Old Soldier then took them to his subordinates, introducing them to Li Ba and other Centurions of the Retinue Army.

From that moment, they officially joined the Retinue Army’s "Pangolin" Hundred-Man Team, becoming distinguished senior double agents of the Alliance.

The players were extremely excited about their new undercover identities.

Especially because that afternoon, they were embarking on their first mission as undercover agents—following Old Soldier on patrol in the West District!

With the exception of the NPCs, all players knew well what was coming and were ready to hit their allies hard.

After a long trek, the Pangolin Hundred-Man Team finally reached the agreed upon location, and just as expected, they were ambushed by the "Company" squad.

Bullets whizzed through the air, scaring Li Ba and the fake army into lying flat on the ground, sticking their heads down, not daring to move.

However, these men were different...

Not only did they show no fear, they didn’t even bother to take cover, but rather charged forward howling, grabbing their guns. Their beast-like tactics actually managed to drive the Company’s Guerrilla Team away.

Lying on the ground, Li Ba’s head buzzed.

Could it be that the Company is actually very weak?

He could no longer understand.

Not just him, the other Centurions felt the same. They just felt like they laid on the ground, sprayed bullets around in blind faith, and then they won.

"Damn, can’t you guys act a bit more realistic?" Old Soldier couldn’t help but kick Big Eyes’ butt as he watched the fleeing friendly forces.

Big Eyes was confused.

"Huh?"

"That’s how we fight normally."

Old Soldier: "..."

When Coleway and his reinforcements arrived, the fight had already ended.

Seeing the escaping enemy soldiers and the few bodies left on the ground, a satisfied smile spread across the officer’s face.

They had been harassed by the enemy’s guerrilla team for so long.

This time, they had finally exhaled in relief!

Looking at those ferocious fake army soldiers, Coleway squinted his eyes and said proudly to his adjutant next to him.

"We’ve found a treasure!"

...

Evening.

After returning to camp.

Coleway approached the Centurion named Pangolin, patted him on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction,

"Well done! The people from your village fight bravely. Our army needs warriors like this... By the way, what’s the name of that village?"

Old Soldier said loyally.

"Bet Street!"

Coleway thought for a moment.

"Bet Street... where is that settlement located?"

Old Soldier made up a story.

"It’s at the border between Brocade River Province and River Valley Province, in the mountains! Our village has quite a few people. Do you want me to call them here?"

Coleway’s face immediately lit up with a smile.

"That would be great! Call them all! Also, tell your villagers that the army never stints on rewarding the brave!"

"From today, each of you will receive half a pound of potatoes and five Dinars as a reward!"

Old Soldier’s face immediately showed excitement.

That was exactly what he had been waiting for!

Standing upright and at attention, he responded at once.

"Yes, sir! I’ll send word back immediately!"

Potatoes and Dinars were just trivial.

The key was that he had successfully gained the trust of these big-noses!

In a few days, he could arrange for more of his good brothers to come in and join him undercover!

...

Shelter No. 79.

Riding Nicole day and night, Chu Guang and Heya finally arrived in the East District of Rui Valley City and came to the city library at 79 Xiangling Street.

"My back... is nearly broken."

After climbing down from Nicole, Heya’s legs buckled, and she had to lean against the wall for a good while before she recovered.

Casting a glance at this frail female, Nicole showed her teeth in a snort, seemingly mocking.

The intelligence of the Claw of Death was now close to that of a human infant, but the wild nature of the beast made it hard to tame like a dog.

However, technology had ways to solve this issue.

Chu Guang merely looked at it, and it obediently laid its head on the ground, as tame as a Husky that had been scolded.

After Heya had recuperated, Chu Guang led Nicole forward, crossing the rubble wall that had been blasted open.

The entire library had been emptied.

Including the books.

After the local residents evacuated, the army might have made a visit here but found no one. They set a fire and left.

They probably didn’t realize that the residents were hiding underground. The fire had been crudely done, only blackening the main hall before it was hastily put out.

On the second floor, Chu Guang found the elevator hidden behind a bookshelf and took Nicole and Heya underground, moving along the underground bunker quickly. Soon, they saw the huge alloy gear.

The spacious buffer zone and ready room of Shelter No. 79 had now become a camp for the refugees. The residents were stripping the skin of the Dead Claw to make leather and wrapping the players’ game with salt to preserve it.

In exchange for helping process the game, players shared some supplies with them, including instant noodles, bottled water, and soap.

These three items were valuable commodities in any survivors’ settlement, even more so than currency.

With the players’ aid, these survivors were not living too poorly, certainly much better than those at the Fallen Leaf Camp.

To avoid disturbing these unfortunate people, Chu Guang tied Nicole at the entrance of the shelter and instructed it not to harm anyone. Then, he and Heya passed through the shelter’s main gate.

The player called "Si Si" was waiting at the entrance of the buffer room, alongside the tail, Sesame Paste, and Meat Meat from the White Bear Knights.

Upon seeing the azure power armor, she and the deeply involved players respectfully bowed.

"Respected Manager, sir, we have obtained the access rights to Shelter No. 79."

Looking at the young girl in front of him, Chu Guang approvingly nodded.

"You all did well, thanks to your efforts, we have taken a big step forward in reviving civilization."

Si Si smiled slightly, about to say some scene-setting words to gain favor, when Tail suddenly cleared his throat and broke into the conversation with a robust voice.

"You’re welcome, serving you is an honor for the White Bear Knights! As a reward for the mission... can you reward us with ten women in maid outfits—Oof!"

"Sorry, my companion accidentally hurt her head in the battle with ’Yong’s’..." Glancing at Tail struggling in Meat Meat’s belly, Si Si looked back at Chu Guang with a slightly apologetic expression and continued, "Please forgive her rudeness."

Although he knew that fellow’s head was fine, just the typical unseriousness of players, Chu Guang still followed the character design and showed a concerned expression to cater to the players’ sense of immersion.

"Is she really alright?"

"No worries, we’ll take her to the hospital..." Si Si quickly nodded, suddenly remembering something important, he hastily raised the VM, "Right, about the mission... I’m transferring the Administrator’s authority to you."

With that, the mission at Shelter No.79 was entirely complete. The reward of hundreds of thousands of silver coins and enormous Contribution Points made the members of the White Bear Knights jump for joy,

including the young girl whose head had been injured by the Claw of Death.

After retrieving the Administrator’s authority from Si Si, Chu Guang noticed that the Shelter System had updated the information regarding Shelter No.79.

With the help of Assistant Xiao Qi, he could now control every building and every room in the entire underground city—as well as every life residing here.

Searching through the shelter’s various facilities, Chu Guang discovered many interesting things.

For instance, there were 500 sets of Type Five "Light Cavalry" police exoskeletons and 50 sets of Type 6 "Heavy Cavalry", along with a plethora of riot gear in the Equipment Storage directly below the Central Research Area.

These items were almost ninety percent new, including accompanying small reconnaissance drones, most of which had never been used—it seemed they never had the opportunity.

In addition to that, there were a lot of professional experimental devices stored inside the Central Research Area, as well as twelve uniquely functional "Black Boxes"!

Now, these treasures belonged to the Alliance.

Chu Guang would arrange for the logistics personnel to recover them.

But before that, he intended to visit the original owner of this place.

The Mother of Dead Claw.

Or in other words, the Great Antler God celebrated by countless nomads and Wasteland Wanderers...

...

Footsteps echoed in the room as the resting Mother of Dead Claw slightly lifted her eyelids, looking towards the flickering light in the darkness.

Her amber pupils subtly contracted, she merely glanced at the azure power armor, then guessed this person’s identity.

"...Are you the Administrator of Shelter No. 404?"

"Chu Guang." He introduced himself succinctly and observed her up and down.

This creature’s size was even bigger than ’Yong’s’, no wonder it was trapped here unable to move.

"Chu Guang..."

Murmuring the name, the Mother of Dead Claw stared at him for a while, then slowly said,

"This is the first time I’ve heard of the 404 designation... Can you tell me what your shelter’s plan is?"

"I don’t know."

"You don’t know?"

Her amber pupils contracted slightly again, the Mother of Dead Claw’s voice carrying a clear surprise, obviously startled by this response.

Chu Guang: "I only know my mission is to lead my residents to rebuild our home on the surface... Aren’t all the shelters with three-digit numbers like this?"

Including Shelter No. 117 and Shelter No. 401.

Chu Guang had read their Administrator’s Logs, which, although also had some additional work, mainly revolved around the grand theme of rebuilding civilization.

On the contrary, places like Shelter No.79, created for research, were rare.

"I see..."

The Mother of Dead Claw pondered for a long time, then suddenly sighed softly.

Though her obsidian-hard features didn’t reveal much emotion, Chu Guang unexpectedly discerned a trace of relief from her sigh.

"My mentor, the First Generation Administrator of this place, told me before his passing that the failure of Plan 79 was actually a part of the calculated results. Even though we didn’t succeed, our sacrifices were not in vain... all shelters will eventually face destruction, but on rotting corpses, tender green sprouts will always emerge."

Chu Guang voiced the only confusion in his mind,

"Was the experimental goal of Shelter No. 79 to cultivate an immortal emperor?"

He had been curious about this during the players’ walkthroughs.

Seeming to anticipate his question, the sprawling Mother of Dead Claw curved her lips,

"Yes and no..."

"Knowing the unreliability of human nature, how could we not foresee what happened today? Of course... only now have I come to understand these things."

"In those days, most of the researchers involved were merely informed that we were cultivating an immortal emperor who would accompany our civilization through dark times and eventually return everything to his subjects... however, that wasn’t the entirety of Plan 79."

"The unmentioned part of the experiment logs is that when the emperor’s soul begins to decay, when he is consumed by arrogance, when he refuses to fulfill his duties, those loyal to him will make the choice for him, end him along with the dark feudal era, and ultimately complete the historical cycle... and the seeds of civilization will reignite in these wastelands."

"I once asked my mentor puzzledly, what was the point of doing this, why not teach our residents advanced theories and technologies from the beginning, but he replied that theories and science can be learned, but courage cannot."

"It might sound funny, but I pondered for a century and couldn’t understand the use of such a thing. But after seeing you and your residents, my confusion was answered."

"Even if our homes turn to ruins, even if our glories are forgotten by later generations, as long as they carry bravery in their hearts... they will eventually reclaim all that we have lost."

"Without a doubt, you are the most suitable inheritors... I hope that what you inherit is not only our properties but also our lessons."

Chu Guang slowly nodded.

"I believe that is also part of your legacy, after everything ends, I will send it to a museum."

The aging giant beast smiled faintly, lowering her rotted-wood-like eyelids.

"Is that so..."

"Thank you."

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