State of Decay - Chapter 326

[Chapter 321 The only artifact]

The townspeople left behind many pots and pans, but due to hard-core corrosion and irrespective of martial ethics, even the pottery was degraded. In the hardcore mode, fewer and fewer items are recognized by the system, and players’ main items come from the crafting room.

Lin Wu followed Maya’s request to collect waste plastic. The system is quite reasonable. The degradation time of plastic is too long, so the only plastic that is not affected by hard core is plastic, but it is also targeted at mineral water bottles. Fortunately, what Linma needs now is a mineral water bottle.

Lin Wu searched several houses and miraculously found an extremely rare and even unique artifact: a washing machine. All the washing machines in the home are broken and they have to be broken down to get parts. There is a rigid condition for building a laundry room on the base: a complete washing machine is required.

Pots for boiling water, stone stoves, etc. are not system items, but they can be used. In short, the chances of finding a functioning washing machine certified by the system are infinitely close to zero.

Or say that Shuguang is an honest person. It never makes humans despair. There is always a complete item hidden in the back room, basement, and baffle of such a barren town. Not to mention that it took a ghost to find it, Lin Wu didn’t believe that someone would go to the middle of the desert to find a washing machine.

Very fun, right? It’s a pity that you met me. Lin Wu immediately picked up the washing machine and returned to the tent. Okay, I can’t hold it anymore, I’ll come back later. Either she couldn’t hold her, or she was very tired from holding her. Since Maya is such a strong woman, why should she let this sensitive man suffer?

After waiting for Maya to come back, Lin Wu sat on the grass in front of the tent and wrestled with Xiao Wai. When he got tired of playing, he hugged Xiao Wai and rubbed against the cold phantom. At first, the phantom would take two steps away and snort to express dissatisfaction. After being harassed many times, it tolerated it. But it was no longer fun, so Lin Wu and Xiao Wai started to play two-legged dry swimming.

The person lies on the grass with his face to one side and his upper body cannot move. He lifts his knees and steps on the grass to push the whole person forward.

When Maya came back and saw this scene, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness. After hanging out with Lin Wu for a long time, as a big girl, I often felt like a mother.

“Hi!” Lin Wu held his little crooked head with one hand and slid forward: “You have been there for so long?”

Maya took out a package from her backpack: “I found a package of building materials.”

Lin Wu sat up immediately: “You go first The building materials are in storage. I’ll take you to see the artifact of this game.”

Maya followed Lin Wu curiously to the basement of a house. Lin Wu opened the partition and showed it to Maya: “Dang, dang, dang!”

“Washing machine?” Maya He stepped forward to check and said in surprise: “A complete washing machine? Is there a complete washing machine in the center of the desert in no man’s land?”

Lin Wu nodded: “We can’t understand Shuguang’s evil. Move it away!”

“Wait a minute.” Maya: “You can’t build a laundry room with just one bag of building materials.”

Lin Wu said: “Tear down the ward.”

“Demolish the ward?” Maya didn’t know what Lin Wu was thinking, so she said, “After demolishing the ward, the seven grids of the base will be empty.” Yes, the only building is the laundry room. There is no kitchen, no dormitory, no production room, no ward, only one laundry room, and the key is that there is no water. Demolish the ward and build a laundry room without water? “

Lin Wu Dao: “You must know that this washing machine is rare in the ages. Think about it, you accidentally obtained the only novel signed by Shenxia. His novel is not good and he is not famous, but there is only this one in the entire universe. Do you think it is precious or not? The washing machine is useless, but there is only one in the whole house. Building a laundry room is the only way to take it away.” The accessory facilities only increase the time of storage and storage, but do not increase the weight.

Because of the passion in Lin Wu’s words, Maya found that she was a little tempted. This is not a washing machine, this is vanity, this is a medal, this is a symbol. But Maya immediately shook her head and put her thoughts aside: “First we have to leave the desert alive.”

Lin Wu said: “After leaving the desert, you will regret not taking the washing machine with you. Because you will never find a washing machine. It’s like Love is gone if you miss it.”

Maya asked: “You want it very much?”

The stinky woman turned against the general. Lin Wu could see that she was tempted by what he said, but she was only slightly shaken. At this time, she needs an excuse. For example, if she says she wants it very much, she will go down the steps to collect the washing machine.

Lin Wu nodded seriously: “Yes.”

Maya pulled out the assault rifle, and Lin Wu hurriedly stood in front of the washing machine; “No, no, no, put the gun down, we can discuss something.” A woman’s heart is like a needle in the sea, and mortals cannot guess it.

Maya put away her gun and said patiently to Lin Wu: “Lin Wu, let’s make a hypothesis. We took away the washing machine, we returned to the Fortress of Doom, and we also found a scarce outpost card to connect water to the laundry room. What next? “

Then?” Lin Wu: “Then you can wash clothes.”

Maya said: “Then when you are sleeping, playing, and hiding in the tent, a dozen people from the shadows will enter the tent from time to time to wash clothes. Everyone who comes in will Say hello to you, and they will chat with you while they are washing clothes. You must maintain the lowest courtesy, right? After all, you are too lazy to cook, you have to eat what others cook, and you are embarrassed not to let others use the washing machine, right? ?”

“I, I, I can put the tent away.”

“Really? Okay, you can put the tent away and live in the Doomsday Fortress as an ally every day. If you need anything, let others bring it to you from the warehouse, question Not big.”

“It’s not big.”

Maya asked: “But Phantom is very picky about food, not to mention that you can’t find good pasture near the Doomsday Fortress. Even if you find good pasture, will you go to graze every day? Look at the time. , winter is coming again, you have to prepare fodder for Phantom to prevent it from eating grass.”

Lin Wu smiled bitterly: “Can’t do it?”

“Can’t do it.” Maya nodded seriously.

“Then kill it and put an end to my thoughts.”

So the only washing machine in the server died under Maya’s gun.

“Are you really doing this?” he cried loudly.

Maya looked at Xiaowai and said, “Go and comfort your master.” Leave and you act slowly.

…

The desert town is large and has many houses. Linma searched 70% of the area and only found a complete mineral water plastic bottle that could be used to fill water. The town also gave an explanation. After the residents moved away, a professional environmental protection company came to the town to clean up the garbage, leaving no garbage to pick up.

In view of the scarcity of resources here, in order to save food, we put down the tents at three o’clock in the afternoon and went on the night journey at seven o’clock. When resting during the day the next day, Lin Ma clearly felt that the terrain was declining. At 11 o’clock in the evening the next day, Lin Ma saw the long-lost lights. Even in hardcore mode, the system still retains street lights in system towns.

As we walked toward the lighted town, the area of sand became smaller and smaller, and soon green trees and grass appeared. Then Linma was blocked by a large river, and the Route 88 bridge collapsed completely. According to visual inspection, the straight-line distance between them and the town of lights is about 20 kilometers.

After Maya used the night vision device to check the surrounding materials, she asked Lin Wu to put down the tent in an open space 100 meters away from the river. After putting down the tent this time, the threat level of the tent base rose to two stars.

After dawn, Linma ushered in a day of rest and labor. Maya cut down trees to exchange for building materials, and first built a crafting room to make tools and maintain weapons. Once you have a crafting room, use branches and stones to craft stone axes. Due to lack of scrap iron, Maya’s watermelon knife, whose durability had reached its lowest point, was temporarily put away.

Lin Wu’s drone brought good news: there are abundant resources along the river, there are many trees, not to mention water sources, and food is not a problem.

It also brings bad news: there are no crossing points, no bridges, and no ferries within 10 kilometers. The river is 90 meters narrowest and its depth is unknown. The water flow is relatively turbulent in most areas and particularly turbulent in a few areas.

Judging from the situation, the pressure on the Linma and Xiaowaidu rivers is not great, and they can just drift upstream and slowly reach the shore, but there is no way that two horses can cross.

The first way is to abandon the two horses, but the Doomsday Fortress is still at the end of the world. Without the help of the horses, even if they can reach the Doomsday Fortress, the game is basically over.

The second way is to go around. Because the river is not straight, Lin Wu’s drone did not find any bridges or ferries along the river. This cannot be ruled out because the view is blocked.

Maya’s decision was naturally to implement the second method and go upstream. The further upstream you go, the fewer tributaries there are and the smaller the river surface becomes. I don’t know when I will find the road, but I am sure that compared to the desert trip a few days ago, this place can be called paradise. After several days of struggling to survive, Maya had given up her original plan of three days as a group, and at the same time she had given up her eagerness to go home.

Going home is just a direction, a goal, not a method.

In the afternoon, the kitchen and dormitory were successfully set up. Lin Wu missed the washing machine for three seconds, dug out a small bag of black tea in his backpack, brewed a pot of black tea, and delivered it to the workplace thirty meters away. When they arrived at the location, they put the tea on the stone pier and put the dried meat on it. Maya then sat down. The two of them were blowing the river breeze and drinking hot tea. The temperature was neither too high nor too low, so they were very comfortable.

Maya drank the tea in one gulp and prepared to continue working, but Xiaowai was unhappy. Seeing this, Linma immediately took out the assault rifle. The direction that Xiao Wai faced was a one-meter-wide country road beside the river embankment. The roadside was full of weeds and various trees, and it was difficult to see what was inside.

Maya pointed upward: “Overhead.”

Lin Wu looked up and saw an eagle hovering 500 meters above the two of them.

Lin Wu asked: “Do you want to shoot them down? I have never eaten eagle meat. Can I eat it? Is it delicious?”

Maya pointed at Xiaowai and Lin Wu, and pointed to the side. The two separated and surrounded the river embankment. After walking a few steps, a boy came out of the shelter on a bicycle. He was stunned when he saw two people 20 meters away from him, holding weapons. Putting one foot on the ground and raising his hands, the boy showed that he was not holding a weapon and said: “I have no ill intentions, I am a nearby player.”

Maya put down the gun, but did not relax her vigilance: “Nearby?”

“10 kilometers away, Yunmeng Tribe, my name is Xiao Huo.” The little boy was young, less than 20 by visual inspection. His face looked very sunny and cheerful. He looked at the weapons of the two men and said, “Aren’t you new?” “Yes or no, my name is Lin Wu

. Lin Wu put away his weapon and stepped forward to shake hands with Xiaohuo and asked, “Did you find us 10 kilometers away?” “

Oh!” Xiaohuo understood the two people’s wariness, looked up at the sky, put the tail fingers of both hands into his mouth and blew. With a loud whistle, the eagle hovering in the sky swooped down quickly. When it approached the ground, it spread its wings and stood on Xiao Huo’s shoulders.

Xiao Huo introduced: “Old Huo, my Falcon.”

Lin Wu asked in surprise: “Are you a hunter too?”

Xiao Huo was also surprised: “Yeah? Are you a hunter too?”

Lin Wu looked down at Xiao Wai at his feet: ” Little crooked, hound.” I feel like you are a bit out of place.

“Haha, what a fate.” Xiao Huo shook hands with Lin Wu again. After a while of chatting, Xiao Huo asked: “Are you going to live permanently or cross the river? But whether you want to live long or cross the river, you have to go to the Yunmeng tribe first.”

” Why?”

“Because Yunmeng Tribe is the best place to live, and also because there are fishing boats in Yunmeng Tribe.” Xiaohuo said again: “Even if you want to cross the river, Yunmeng Tribe is the best choice. , the water surface is very wide and the current is relatively fast, but the maximum water depth is only about 1 meter.”

“Hello, my name is Maya.” Maya shook hands with Xiao Huo and asked: “What type of base is the Yunmeng Tribe?” A command base The risk is higher than that of individual type. A personal base means that everyone trusts each other, and this atmosphere is less likely to produce thugs.

“Base? No, we are a tribe, not a base.”

Lin Wu didn’t understand: “Not a base?” Lin Wu knew that a different kind of base was called an alliance, which was composed of many small bases, but it was still a base after all.

Xiao Huo explained: “We are refugees, people without a base.”

“No base?” Lin Ma asked at the same time.

“Well, there is no base.”

The Yunmeng tribe was born nine months ago, with only four members at the beginning. They make a living by farming, fishing and hunting. In fact, they were the first ones to enter the hardcore mode. Through complaints and communication, Shuguang agreed that people in the Yunmeng tribe area should enter the hard-core mode, which means that everyone in the Yunmeng tribe area does not need system beds and food.

It turns out that Dawn was inspired by humans to promote the hardcore model, and rape is everywhere.

What was particularly beneficial to the development of the Yunmeng tribe was that the world had not yet been corroded at that time, all kinds of items were new, and there were a lot of materials obtained from demolition. Before the game entered hardcore mode, the number of Yunmeng tribe members reached 18. After entering the hardcore mode, many players in Beishang Town, Youxian County, Beicheng City, across the river, defected to the Yunmeng Tribe, and new people were resurrected to join the tribe. Currently, the total number of Yunmeng Tribe members is 58.

On a daily basis, they rely on planting, hunting and fishing to make a living. They abide by tribal conventions and have courts.

Lin Wu started to pack up the tent, and the three of them sat on the ground outside the tent. Xiao Huo had a lot of questions to ask. For example, this magical tent was enough to make him stunned, but Lin Wu had more questions: “What should I do if I get sick or injured?” Xiao Huo said: “There is a small base on the edge of the Yunmeng tribe area

. , the member is a doctor and a blacksmith. That is, corresponding to the ward and production room. This is a helpless decision after everyone’s discussion. There are real doctors in the tribe, but real doctors cannot cure the disease of the game. Within the tribe, There are also professional engineers, but he lacks equipment and cannot make tools.”

Maya’s question: “You share the food, so when hunting and other tasks, won’t there be cases where someone is passive and slow down? Others may give up the danger. Give it to others. It’s not that I deliberately doubt it, it’s just that the number of you is too large and exceeds the controllable range of morality.” The 12 people in the shadow are close to the limit. The more people there are, the trouble will multiply. The existing life pattern must be changed, and it may even be possible. Community regulations should be introduced.

Xiaohuo explained: “We are not a public ownership company. The only things we share are doctors and blacksmiths, and we are responsible for their food. Except for doctors and blacksmiths, the supplies that others receive are privately owned. Everyone or every couple has their own house. , Those who have the ability to build better, and those who have no pursuits can be more casual.”

Xiaohuo: “The resources in the tribal area are very rich, and food and clothing are not a problem. Tribe members live their own lives on a daily basis. Of course, some people form cliques. , but as long as they don’t break the treaty, it has nothing to do with the tribe.”

(End of Chapter)