This game is so weird!

The next day.

Having arranged for two beta test qualifications, Er Miao got up early, ate breakfast, and rushed online.

I squatted by the chair in the base lobby, waiting for the Exploration Guild to officially open.

Last night I stayed up late to contact two long-lost good friends. I made oaths and even used my brother's future happiness as collateral to convince them that this little-known game wasn't a scam. They promised to at least play it together one weekend.

Of course, they also promised Er Miao that if the game was real, the two of them... would show it to Er Miao.

The second cat was so excited that it couldn't sleep all night, and then it woke up as soon as it was light.

Since she couldn't sleep anyway, she simply washed up and ate some rice porridge for breakfast, planning to log into the game, grab the rare quests released on the guild's first day of business, and then go to the restaurant for a delicious meal.

I forgot to ask Pamela what kind of dishes she's good at yesterday, but she must be quite skilled to be a restaurant's head chef, right?

As for the fact that the guild did not announce the rare quest on the first day, she felt that it might be a hidden quest that was not explicitly stated in order to reward conscientious players.

Trying it won't hurt; you can't be fooled by something that's free.

So, after finishing a bowl of a certain brand of rice porridge, feeling bloated and hungry, Er Miao lay back down on the bed and appeared in the game, waiting for the guild to open and for his friends to log on.

Living alone is so carefree~

Lately, she's been hanging out with them a lot, but not eating pineapple buns is a different story. After a fun-filled two-day weekend, she's already rushed to school with her homework, planning to catch up on what she hasn't finished before morning self-study. Yesterday, before logging off, she specifically told Er Miao and the others that she could only log on for a short while tonight, and probably wouldn't have time to do any quests, so she was going to explore the base location on her own and not wait for her.

Anyway, the base core has already been deposited into the guild for a fee. At most, we'll lose one Sea Moth and one set of equipment when we go out to explore, which isn't a big problem.

After thinking about it, the group agreed and even encouraged Pineapple Bun to study hard, saying they could help find a suitable location for the base.

Then he shut me down with the comment that he didn't want to eat pineapple buns.

"Oh? I'm a good student. I ranked in the top three in the provincial joint exam, and I also won the national prize in the Olympiad and a first prize in mathematical modeling. My parents are very supportive of me playing games occasionally to relax my brain, since I don't have any other hobbies."

"Not to mention, the rest is even better after switching to a gaming helmet! Aside from being very thirsty and hungry after logging off, my energy is incredibly restored!"

The three cats didn't dare to speak for a moment.

Er Miao barely made it into a certain 211 international college by the time he passed the first-tier university entrance exam.

A few cups of wine in the night rain — a typical first-tier university.

"Knock on my wooden fish" – the school was not disclosed, but it seems to be spending time in Australia.

Three ordinary students in the past and ordinary college underachievers now, how could they dare to advise a sect's holy maiden with the potential to study at Tsinghua or Peking University on how to do well in her studies? Didn't they see that other people's parents think it's all good?

Recalling the awkward scene before logging off yesterday, time flew by, and it was already eight o'clock.

The electronic clock in the hall had just ticked to 08:00 when the base gates opened precisely on time, and Yue Qing and Pamela walked in from outside.

Compared to yesterday's basic attire, both of them were dressed formally today.

Yue Qing was dressed in a dark blue suit, with several side pockets and leather straps added to the clothes and trousers in a creative way, similar to work uniforms. He also had side pouches, a dagger that flashed red light, and an impact cannon on both sides.

Pamela was dressed in a pristine white chef's uniform, with red cat-ear headphones on her head, replacing the standard headset provided by the base.

Er Miao stared intently at the red dagger and cat-ear headphones, her "I really want them" expression clearly written all over her face. She didn't even notice that the lobby manager, Xiao Meng, and the shop owner walked in from the side of the stairwell leading to the second floor.

The red thermal dagger and the additional headphone modules are items that the base has not yet unlocked. Several aliens had previously purchased personal permanent usage rights. After returning to the base last night, they bought some materials from the guild shop managed by Xiao Shuai and made them at their home workbench in their spare time.

They still prefer what they are familiar with. Unless they can't solve the problem of materials, why not use good equipment?

Last night, Yue Qing checked the base's material inventory and the local danger level in the system more than once before finally giving up the idea of ​​manufacturing the dismantling gun.

Even the mining technology for some of the materials on the raw material list was not yet unlocked on Scarred Planet...

The lack of raw materials is a real problem!

Today he planned to have a serious discussion with the guild leader about the guild's authorization to unlock more technologies and the guild shop's integration with the Imperial shopping platform. Yesterday, he had observed carefully that the existing pioneers on Scar Planet were still using basic equipment provided free of charge by the Empire, and even the exploration teams hadn't seen much improvement; their highest-level weapon was merely a civilian-grade shock cannon.

Although the Empire has very strict control over weapons and armaments, it only approves organized authorized weapons manufacturing and military armaments on dangerous planets where serious disasters occur.

But it's not like even exploration guilds are completely without weapons and equipment. They're just restricted to a lower danger level, and mostly use melee weapons and non-lethal weapons.

On planets with lower danger levels, the Exploration Guild also handles hazard mitigation and defense. After all, you can't rely on the local municipal authorities' guards and police for everything. If you suddenly encounter a space bug attack or something, guards alone won't be enough.

Even temporarily conscripting a bio-engineered army wouldn't be enough; someone has to go to the front lines to command and conduct reconnaissance. These roles are often filled by senior explorers authorized by municipal authorities.

Therefore, he decided to have a good discussion with the guild leader today, and after reaching an agreement, they would submit an application together to Li Ang, the manager of the development base.

In order to improve his own safety and the safety of the Scar Star Base, Grandpa Yue Qing racked his brains for a long time last night.

He finally came up with some plans to promote planetary expansion and enhance military capabilities. Of course, these plans were somewhat similar to those of the planetary exploration guild he had previously worked for. Both used the unlocking of free technology and the improvement of explorers' personal abilities as bait, and guild mission rewards as the guiding principle, to encourage exploration teams to actively build and upgrade the planet's technological level.

There have even been instances where exploration teams have spent money to unlock technologies in order to improve their equipment.

Most exploration teams have experienced this: they should have been provided with production tools by the company, but because the company's tools were too inconvenient, they purchased more advanced tools at their own expense to improve efficiency.

Just like office workers on Earth, who would buy ergonomic mice, keyboards, and laptops at their own expense to improve work efficiency and personal happiness (including but not limited to increasing time to slack off during work breaks).

Yue Qing was also a victim back then; that's how he obtained the manufacturing rights for the disassembly gun.

In order to buy a quasi-military dismantling gun, he even went to great lengths to obtain a spaceship dismantling work permit, just so that he could legally possess the dismantling gun under a civilian name.

Of course, this dismantling gun also became an important aid for him in completing high-risk missions.

Therefore, Yue Qing plans to propose promoting this program on Chuanghen Star, and also suggests that the development base and guilds provide subsidies for self-funded purchases.