Chapter 97 Reappearance of Civilization
As Rong Yi pondered what to ask one last question, there was a knock on the door: "Rong Yi, are you in?" It was Wei Yanqing's voice.
They now live in a two-bedroom house at the base, each with their own room. Except for going out and eating, they have their own private time.
"I'll be right out."
Let's just leave the last conversation alone; we won't get any information out of them anyway.
The doorman, Yan Qing, sat on the living room sofa. "The mission is about to end. I've noticed that many players are returning to the base. The base's higher-ups have realized this."
Players are too easy to distinguish from natives, and now the base has mastered player information in all three cities.
"After working so hard for so long, some people will want to take a short break before it's all over."
For example, the two of them have been so busy for the past year that they've been spinning like a top.
Rong Yi stretched his waist and then slowly sat down on the sofa. "But there's always been something I'm curious about."
Wei Yanqing glanced at her, signaling her to continue.
"Although this is the fourth dungeon I've participated in, the first three dungeons all had penalties for failure. This one has no penalty, and the tasks are all geared towards ensuring the stability of the original inhabitants of the dungeon world. Would the dungeon designers be so kind?"
From the moment Rong Yi first saw the contents of the dungeon, he had this question, but he was too busy with other matters to think about its deeper meaning.
Wei Yanqing: "Indeed, in the past, mission content either had strict requirements for players or required the acquisition of specific resources. This kind of mission is very rare."
He chuckled at this point, "So the base's higher-ups don't need to worry at all about how the transit base will fill the vacancies after the players disappear."
Rong Yi paused for a few seconds, "It's not what I think, is it?"
If that's the case, then it makes sense. She said that the person who designed the copy definitely didn't have good intentions.
“It’s exactly what you think.” Wei Yanqing had experienced many dungeons and had figured out the core elements of the mission. “The system takes a portion of the resources that players obtain. It’s okay in low-end dungeons, as the system doesn’t care about those ordinary things and takes a very small percentage. But starting from mid-level dungeons, the deduction of energy stones is very severe. Therefore, the currency circulating in Obsidian City is still points, not energy stones.”
He leaned back on the sofa and said, "So the rewards for this dungeon are actually very tempting. The main thing is that the percentage of resources drawn is reduced by half. And that's just the basic reward. The final reward at the end will definitely not be worse than this."
A base is considered successful if it has more than 500,000 surviving members. It's really difficult at first, but if you can gather all the bases in a city, 500,000 is not impossible.
As for the reason there was no penalty for failure, simply surviving the most chaotic year and not dying was considered an escape from failure.
Those who survive the mission deadline have accumulated a certain amount of crystal cores. After deducting the portion allocated by the system, the remaining ones are enough to strengthen themselves.
Players are essentially tools with no choice, helping the behind-the-scenes forces designing the dungeons to seize resources from one world after another. As for the portion that players take, they can't escape Obsidian City and will ultimately have to spend it on improving themselves, becoming more powerful players, and helping the behind-the-scenes forces obtain even more resources.
The so-called 200 points to activate talent is nothing more than selecting strong tools and strengthening their physique to adapt to the increasingly dangerous dungeon world.
"So it turns out we were just the forwards," Rong Yi said calmly.
They were probably among the first players to arrive in this world. Their mission required them to help stabilize the native inhabitants and strengthen the base, so as to provide a relatively stable environment for subsequent players who came with missions, making it easier to seize large amounts of resources to bring back to Obsidian City.
There has never been any good intention to help indigenous people with their development. Just like when contractors need to obtain large amounts of timber from forests, they have to pave roads so that the felled timber can be transported out smoothly.
A few minutes ago, Rong Yi would have been very unhappy about being used as a tool, but not now.
Because of the "Dear Gray" text, all the resources I collect from now on will be stored in my inventory. The dungeon system can only dream of taking advantage of her!
It was clearly a serious topic, and most players would feel a bit down, but Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing didn't feel that way at all.
Wei Yanqing reported on the situation: "I have almost finished absorbing the crystal cores I collected this year. There are only some food and drink supplies left. Even if half of them are taken away, the rest will be enough for us to eat for a long time."
Rong Yi said with slight disappointment, "It's a pity, I can't absorb the crystal core."
Wei Yanqing: "Once the system has divided it, you can put the rest in your room in Obsidian City. You don't need to bring it next time."
Before I could say anything more, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.
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This is the first time the base has convened an emergency general meeting.
"I must share this good news with you all today. From the chaotic beginning of the virus outbreak to now, nearly a year has passed. Not only have we been struggling for the survival of humanity, but the capital city has been doing the same. Last month, the capital launched a new satellite, which successfully made contact with us today..."
His words stirred up a storm in the crowd, and everyone spontaneously applauded, their eyes filled with tears.
Even some players couldn't help but sigh, "It's been so tough."
The capital city is indeed the capital city; only a place like that could do such a thing. The Baiquan City base, which combines the research capabilities of three bases, has managed to establish itself in this extremely dangerous transit base. They never even considered building a rocket to launch a satellite; they couldn't even manage to research new types of satellites.
It's only a matter of time before the whole country is in contact with each other. Of course, some places are still in chaos, or even have bases controlled by non-officials, but isn't this a good start?
Amidst the celebrations and excitement of the crowd, Rong Yi, Wei Yanqing, and the other players quietly withdrew from the throng.
Today is the last day of the mission; we'll be returning to Obsidian City after midnight.
To Rong Yi's surprise, Chai Yuanzheng found her.
He and Wei Yanqing sat in the living room in silence. When Rong Yi returned, Chai Yuanzheng said, "Mr. Wei, please give us some space to talk."
Wei Yanqing glanced at Rong Yi, then got up and left.
The door closed, leaving only the two of them in the room. Rong Yi had just sat down when Chai Yuanzheng suddenly said, "It's strange. In my previous memory, the mayor had a daughter and loved her very much, but starting today, my memory is becoming confused."
Rong Yi lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Chai Yuanzheng continued, "I always overlooked the fact that you were working with that mysterious person named Wei Yanqing. But today, I realize that you are also one of those mysterious people."
Rong Yi finally looked up: "That's right, I thought you only realized this after we disappeared."
Chai Yuanzheng was silent for a moment, then said, "I still want to thank you for your help. You have contributed greatly to bringing the base to this stage of development."
From rescuing ordinary people and preserving humanity's most basic spark to exchanging extremely important documents at low prices, the base would never be where it is today without the players' assistance.
Hearing Chai Yuanzheng's words of gratitude, Rong Yi realized even more deeply the sinister intentions of the forces behind the dungeon.
(End of this chapter)
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