This Game Is Too Realistic

Dawn City.

The main road leading to the Union Building.

It's not yet noon, and the place is bustling with people.

Occasionally one or two cars pass by on the widened road, but most of them are pedestrians on foot or riding bicycles.

Looking at the crowds of people on both sides of Wan Road, Yang Kai, who was standing on the edge of the crowd, couldn't help but frown slightly and stopped subconsciously.

He often stays in laboratories or research ships and doesn't like crowded places.

On the one hand, large numbers of people mean noise and noise, on the other hand, the air is filled with aerosols mixed with droplets.

Jiang Xuezhou, who was following him, saw his instructor stop and introduced Yu to him in a low voice.

"This is the Great Hall in the center of Shuguang City, next to the most prosperous North Street. It is said that long ago, the soldiers of the Alliance fought here against the plundering men of the Bone Chewing Tribe and dug many trenches... Later, as the refugees moved in, With the development of trading posts, those trenches were gradually widened into drainage ditches, paved with bricks and built with houses.”

These things were all told to her by Ye Shi.

However, her mentor was obviously not interested in the past of this settlement, and just said something coldly with a stern face.

"Too many people."

Knowing that his mentor didn't like crowded places, Jiang Xuezhou explained to him in a low voice.

"After all, there are more than 100,000 people living in this settlement."

Yang Kai chuckled disapprovingly.

"A settlement of 100,000 people is actually planned to be so crowded."

In contrast, the settlements under the jurisdiction of the Science and Technology Committee are much more scientific.

People work step by step and accept scientific management. Even a settlement of hundreds of thousands of people will definitely not be so chaotic.

And most importantly, they eliminate the waste of resources.

People obtain the supplies they need efficiently and don't have to waste time on picking and choosing, so they can spend more time on more meaningful things.

Jiang Xuezhou quite liked the excitement here and couldn't help but whisper.

"Maybe it's because there's a celebration coming soon... Actually, there aren't usually so many people on the street."

"Celebration?"

"To celebrate the end of the wave, the league intends to make this day their official holiday...Now is the preparation phase for the celebration, with fireworks and celebrations on the third day after the end of the wave, which is the day after tomorrow."

Jiang Xuezhou whispered.

Yang Kai frowned, then relaxed for a moment, thinking for a long time before giving a pertinent opinion.

"Well...that's certainly worth celebrating."

To be honest, he didn't expect that the group of wastelanders who relied on patchwork equipment could single-handedly defeat the Brood that even the post-war reconstruction committee had failed to defeat.

He could hardly believe his eyes as he watched the whole process.

Everything that happened here can only be described as a miracle.

However, regardless of whether this is a miracle or not, it is definitely a huge surprise for the college that cares about the wasteland.

There are a large number of developed ruins in Qingquan, which were previously blocked by slime mold fruiting bodies.

Among them are not only pre-war research units, but also various production facilities, as well as Army and Space Force equipment from the People's Federation era, etc.

Now that the Alliance has captured the mother nest in the center, the resources once occupied by the slime mold can finally see the light of day again!

The academy is not only full of interest in the alliance's trump card to defeat the Central Brood, but also has a strong interest in the development of Qingquan.

Of course, the academy will not get the benefits of the alliance in vain.

Yang Kai communicated with his superiors on the phone. What his superiors meant was that he could use a "cooperative research and development agreement" as an exchange condition.

The college will open some data to the alliance, support the alliance in developing technology-intensive industries, and at the same time upgrade the hardware of various laboratories.

According to the judgment of the Department of Foreign Affairs, for the current alliance, the technical support provided by the college is more attractive than the economic support provided by the enterprise.

If that doesn't work, it's okay to transfer a few D-level or even C-level technologies.

As long as the alliance promises not to resell these technologies to potential competitors of the academy such as Ideal City or Triumph City.

In addition to matters related to the cooperative development of the relics, the college's senior leaders also hope to set up an office in the alliance - the so-called embassy.

Just like an embassy set up by a company in the alliance, it is convenient for both parties to exchange opinions in a timely manner on southern affairs and research on mutant slime mold.

In fact, from a legal point of view, diplomatic work is the job of the Foreign Affairs Department, and he, a person from the Research Department, should not be responsible for this kind of thing.

But for a college with the highest level, it is just a rule for professional people to do professional things. Of course, Yang Kai will not let such a large amount of unearned credit slip away from his resume.

What's more, he has ample reasons to convince his superiors.

First of all, he happened to be near Qingquan, and secondly, he was still performing support tasks related to the alliance.

So, through some operations, the entire work that should have belonged to the Foreign Affairs Department was cut off by the Research Department.

Yang Kai was full of confidence in this meeting. After all, he could not think of any possible reason for the alliance to refuse...

The two of them walked along the central road for a while, and after entering the northern suburbs of Qingquan, they soon saw the square building.

The whole building is not high, with only a few floors, but it occupies a large area and is very spacious.

I heard that most of the time, the management of the alliance handles affairs in the shelter. Most of the people who are permanently stationed here are ministers at all levels and middle- and high-level employees of various departments.

It is easy to see from the bicycles and e-mules that filled the parking lot that as the scale of the alliance gradually expands, the matching organizational construction is also gradually improved.

Yang Kai raised his head and glanced at the sky where several Hummingbird drones were cruising over the buildings. The entire area was covered by alliance surveillance.

This is probably the place with the strictest security protection in the entire alliance, and its importance to the alliance is naturally self-evident.

The corners of Yang Kai's mouth couldn't help but curl up with pride.

It seemed that just as he expected, the alliance's management paid great attention to this meeting, and he couldn't help but feel a little smug on his face.

After noticing Yang Kai and Jiang Xuezhou standing at the door, the guard on duty standing next to the guard booth stepped forward, gave a military salute, and asked.

"Hello, who is your seat?"

"Yang Kai, a B-level researcher in the college."

Yang Kai stretched out his index finger and lightly swiped in the air, pushed the unfolded holographic window in front of the guard, and continued to talk.

"This is the invitation letter your management gave me."

The guard looked at the holographic window in front of him and was stunned for a moment, but he reacted when he heard his name and said with a smile.

"This is Mr. Yang. The management has told you something, please come with me!"

Yang Kai nodded in a good mood, and then looked at Jiang Xuezhou.

"Just send me here. You can find a place to spend your time. I will call you when needed."

This kind of opportunity without any risk and to show off one's skills is too cheap to have this follower by your side.

This saves him from being criticized when someone accuses him of leaving the work to his students and hiding away by himself.

Looking at the confident master, Jiang Xuezhou was still a little worried and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"You really don't need me to follow you?"

"No, no, no," Yang Kai waved his hand, "I have met that Chu Guang many times, and I can handle it alone."

After saying that, he looked at the guard.

"Lead the way."

The guard said politely.

"Please come with me!"

Following the guard's footsteps, Yang Kai entered the Alliance Building, walked along the spacious corridor for a while, and then entered a spacious conference room.

After opening the door to the conference room for him and inviting him into the conference room, the guard continued to talk.

"Our management is meeting with representatives of the company, please wait a moment."

"Representative of the company?" Yang Kai was slightly startled, frowned, and subconsciously checked the time.

It's one forty now.

There are still ten minutes left before their meeting, and it is true that the agreed time has not yet arrived.

But what he didn't expect was that the guy was not waiting for him in the conference room, and there was another meeting before him.

Moreover, it is a company that the college has never dealt with.

The guard nodded and told him the truth according to the manager's instructions.

"Yes, a lot of things have happened in Qingquan area recently, you should have heard about it. Including enterprises, the Great Rift Valley, and many surviving forces that are still plagued by mutant slime mold today, they have made great progress on us. Everyone is interested.”

An experienced diplomat might not take this bluff to heart, but Yang Kai didn't have that much diplomatic experience after all. He just felt that the credit that was once a sure thing was suddenly not so sure again, and he couldn't help but feel panicked.

"What are they talking about?"

The guard was slightly taken aback, as if he didn't expect that the guest would ask such explicit questions, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Yang Kai also gradually realized his subconscious gaffe, and coughed slightly to cover up his gaffe.

"It's nothing...just pretend I didn't say anything."

It is undoubtedly rude and presumptuous to ask officials of a country about the content of talks between its senior officials and third parties.

Yang Kai cursed himself in his heart, this reckless behavior really shouldn't happen to him.

The guard noticed his embarrassment and helped him out with a smile.

"It's okay, but your question... I really can't answer, and I don't understand it. If you are interested, I suggest you ask our management."

Yang Kai touched his nose awkwardly.

"I will."

Perhaps it was not a good idea to take over this job from the Department of Foreign Affairs. He suddenly realized that he was not only not good at dealing with such situations.

There's even a bit of mild social fear.

Face-to-face conversations are completely different from communicating with the help of holographic images. You cannot press the pause button to hang up at any time, think about what to say next while drinking coffee, and have to deal with possible embarrassments and accidents in various situations.

Yang Kai suddenly regretted having confidently left his apprentice outside just now.

If I really screw up, I won’t even have anyone to blame...

Not noticing Yang Kai's mental activities, the guard then looked at the waiter aside and nodded, signaling the waiter to pour a cup of tea for the researcher, and then exited the door.

Yang Kai casually found a seat and sat down, waiting for a full ten minutes in a nervous and uneasy mood.

He hadn't seen the person in charge for a long time. Just when he was gradually starting to feel impetuous, footsteps finally came from the corridor outside the conference room.

Almost at two o'clock, the door of the conference room opened, and a man wearing blue power armor walked in from the outside.

Almost out of conditioned reflex, Yang Kai stood up from his seat with a "pop" sound, and ended up using too much force and overturning the chair.

The embarrassment doesn't end there.

He blushed and held it in for a long time, but then a "welcome" popped out of his mouth, which immediately stunned Chu Guang, who was about to welcome him.

"Ahem, it's me who should say welcome..." Seeing that face getting redder and redder, Chu Guang coughed lightly and said in a joking tone, "Welcome to the alliance, I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long. . Also, relax, although this is probably the first time we’ve met face to face, we’ve probably seen each other many times before.”

By the way, are all the researchers in the academy so unique?

Chu Guang couldn't help but think of Chu Ke who was paying New Year greetings at the gate of Falcon City...

This guy's reckless look overturned the previous impression of inscrutableness left in his mind.

Or should I say...

Is he just not good at "offline" communication?

The waiter on the side wanted to laugh but didn't dare. He walked forward with a stern face and quietly helped the researcher to lift the chair.

Yang Kai nodded stiffly and looked at Chu Guang with a smile on his face.

"Indeed..."

Arriving at the conference table, Chu Guang took out his exclusive chair and sat down, watching the researcher who was visiting on behalf of the college continue to speak.

"Well, since this is not the first time we are having trouble, let's not waste time on complicated matters and get right to the point."

Yang Kai nodded, and Jian Yi seemed to be two people when they were in the holographic image, and they said "Yu" like gold.

"I think so too."

After speaking, he stretched out his index finger and lightly swiped in the air to unfold the holographic screen, then took out a projector pen from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"Qingquan City is the Qingquan City of the People's Federation, and its heritage should belong to all descendants of the People's Federation. We hope to send a scientific research team ranging from 50 to 100 people to Qingquan City for a long-term stay and contribute to the local area. We will conduct observational inspections of the ruins. Those ruins and the harvest from the ruins belong to you, and a copy of the digital data we obtained will be given to you..."

Yang Kai said these words in one breath, thought for a moment to make sure he didn't miss anything, and then took a deep breath to continue talking.

"In addition, we will send a research team to you to provide you with certain assistance in the technical field and help you purchase some professional research equipment... These are all included in the scientific research cooperation agreement in front of you."

When Yang Kai gave a brief introduction to the agreement, Chu Guang browsed the items on the holographic screen and observed the expression on his face through the holographic screen.

To be honest, this guy is really amateur when it comes to having sex.

But considering that he is the leader of the Research Department after all, foreign affairs are not his business scope in the first place, so it is not incomprehensible for him as an amateur.

Under normal circumstances, everyone first asks for a high price, and then each takes a step back to negotiate terms. However, he was just the opposite. As if he was deeply afraid that he would refuse, he first talked about the truth, and then put all the chips on the table.

To be honest, the bargaining chip he presented was indeed very attractive. Chu Guang admitted that he was already attracted by it when he was halfway through what he said.

However, his behavior is simply equivalent to throwing his bulging wallet on the counter and telling the boss how much it will cost. It's up to you.

After seeing the agreement to the end, Chu Guang suppressed the urge to smile knowingly, coughed slightly, and spoke.

"...We attach great importance to our relationship with you, and we are very interested in the scientific research cooperation agreement you mentioned."

Hearing Chu Guang's words, Yang Kai felt happy, thinking that his worries were indeed unnecessary. However, before he could completely relax, Chu Guang changed the subject and continued talking.

"However, we have objections to some of the terms in the agreement."

Hearing this vague wording, Yang Kai suddenly became nervous.

"What objection? Tell me."

Chu Guang flicked his index finger in the air, moved the holographic screen to one side, looked into his eyes, and continued to talk.

"Qingquan City is the Qingquan City of the People's Federation. Its heritage should belong to all mankind, but we are the actual controllers of it and we are the ones who solve the problems. You asked us to share the money obtained with the sacrifice of the survivors of Qingquan City. If so, isn’t it a little too generous?”

Seeing the displeased expression on Chu Guang's face, especially his eyes, Yang Kai panicked and quickly explained.

"I didn't ask you for the relics in Qingquan City. I said it was just an observational inspection. The ownership of the relics is still yours! And we understand your efforts, so we are willing to give you some help in the field of technology recycling. , this is not free——"

"This is where I have my objections," Chu Guang looked at him and continued, "It is mentioned in your agreement that at least one hundred researchers will be sent to Camp 101 to set up a branch of the academy to cooperate with our research. People are communicating, but in my opinion, a one-way open communication is not a real communication.”

Yang Kai was stunned.

He didn't expect that Chu Guang would raise objections on this matter.

After all, the Bugla Free State begged them to send people to assist in their research, but they didn't agree. As a result, they took the initiative to propose it, and the alliance actually... had objections?

"What's the meaning……"

Looking at the confused Yang Kai, Chu Guang continued to talk shamelessly.

"The power of the flow is completely in your hands, isn't it? Even if you send some random researchers here, there is nothing we can do. Including those research equipment, we do not expect you to transfer the most advanced instruments to us. But if you use some of the discarded defective products to make up the number——"

"How could we do that kind of thing!" Yang Kai blushed and interrupted Chu Guang's ordinary words.

It's just his voice, but it has no confidence.

To be honest, it is really possible for people from the Foreign Affairs Department to do such a thing. After all, it is a great effort to save the college money.

The promotion system of the college determines that when making decisions, most middle-level and even middle-level researchers will prefer short-term benefits.

If the academy can realize their dream promotion within a hundred years, there is nothing wrong with doing so.

However, Chu Guang didn't want to be taken advantage of.

He has always been the only one who cuts other people's leeks, so why would it make sense to cut them on his head?

"I never said you would do this, but we have to make sure it doesn't happen, right?"

Seeing that Yang Kai could not refute, Chu Guang continued to talk patiently.

"This problem is actually easy to solve. We have some internal colleges - well, I mean people who know the colleges. I hope that we can improve the details of the agreement. For example, the types and models of the transferred equipment will be different. Make a detailed list of each parameter and the most critical price, so as to ensure that you don’t suddenly remember that there is a batch of equipment that needs to be cleared, and then dispose of it to us who don’t need it at all.”

Yang Kai nodded bravely.

"OK……"

This request is not too much.

If the alliance asks for something that they cannot provide, such as research equipment related to graviton research and FTL engines, the big deal is that they just refuse it in the agreement.

At least this list is something to talk about!

Chu Guang smiled and nodded, and continued to talk carefully.

"The other one is the personnel issue I just mentioned."

"Of course we support the freedom of academic exchanges, but this exchange should be mutual and not unilateral... In addition to you sending some people to us, we also want to send some people to you. Go there to see the flow."

Yang Kai was stunned for a moment and said immediately.

"This is impossible! Only researchers can enter the academy! Most of the other survivors are the gathering activities of the Science and Technology Committee! It is impossible for us to design a separate system for you... Don't go too far!"

The K-score and G-score systems are implemented within the college. The most basic transportation and even the acquisition of daily necessities in the college are inseparable from these two scores.

There is no room for outsiders to survive in the academy.

Although Chu Guang thinks this is not a difficult task, he thinks that the most important thing is to work around it and add a special status of "foreign personnel" to the system.

As for the resources consumed, the alliance will foot the bill.

However, looking at Yang Kai's determined expression, Chu Guang knew that there would probably be no results if he persisted in this matter.

Ever since, Chu Guang also made some small concessions.

"Then let's all take a step back. Our personnel will not enter the interior of the college. This is a settlement under the management of the Science and Technology Committee to conduct academic exchanges with you... Of course, this must be a settlement designated by us."

The talents of the college are not entirely cultivated in the college. There are also a few communities that are responsible for business such as cargo sorting and data processing.

The standard of living in these settlements is usually higher, and life is not as frugal as in other settlements. And because they have access to the core business of the college, many children have been exposed to it since childhood, and the proportion of birth prospectors and researchers will be much higher than in other settlements.

Many family members of middle-level researchers in the college live in these settlements as a workaround in the college that cannot allow them to live there.

Chu Guang heard this from Yin Fang, and it was the potential of these settlements that he saw. If he could send people from the alliance to study, it would not only help him train a group of skilled prospectors and even researchers, but he might also be able to trick a few inexperienced enemies into coming over.

The more Chu Guang thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was too brilliant.

As for being abducted?

There is no 㱗.

The attraction of Wandering Swamp cannot be greater than that of Ideal City.

Chu Guang knew very well what those researchers really needed. If someone was really abducted, then that guy was not suitable for the alliance.

If you leave, just leave.

Yang Kai thought for a moment and said with difficulty.

"This is against the rules... Some settlements are not open to the public. It is impossible for us to let you in whichever settlement you want to go to."

Expecting that he would say this, Chu Guang's face showed a spring-like smile and he said happily.

"Then it's up to us to designate this settlement together. We can set up a special zone in the middle of the swamp."

Hearing this word for the first time, Yang Kai was stunned for a moment.

"Special Zone?"

"That's right," Chu Guang nodded and continued with a smile, "The researchers we sent to visit are only active in the special zone, and they will interact with your researchers in the special zone... Don't think I'm joking. You should not underestimate our relic excavation technology. We have recovered a lot of relics over the years, and we can definitely learn from each other. "

Yang Kai curled his lips inwardly, but did not take the phrase of learning from each other seriously.

The academy has been studying the field of relic recovery for more than two hundred years, and the ruins that have been turned over have been dug over and over again. He does not think that the Alliance has anything worth learning.

But Chu Guang's words made him think.

After all, this request does not sound too excessive.

The settlements under the Science and Technology Committee are not the core areas of the college. Even if there are family members of researchers living in some settlements, and there are research facilities belonging to the college, those research facilities are only engaged in work in non-core fields.

Thinking of this, Yang Kai nodded.

"Okay... I think there is no problem, but I still have to discuss this matter with my superiors."

Looking at Yang Kai who was strongly opposed one second and then turned 180 degrees the next second, Chu Guang couldn't help being slightly stunned.

Even though he expected that this guy had no reason to refuse, he didn't expect that this guy would agree so quickly.

The matter is over.

Yang Kai stood up and said goodbye quickly, and hurriedly left the conference room with his projector pen, as if he was escaping from this place.

Looking at Yang Kai's back at the door when he disappeared, Chu Guang couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Unexpectedly, the researchers at the college are surprisingly easy to get along with?

The officers work neatly and neatly, which is much more refreshing than the dilly-dallying board of directors.

It seems that I misunderstood them?

Just when Chu Guang was thinking this, there were rapid footsteps outside the door of the conference room. After a while, an unexpected face appeared at the door.

Seeing old Charlie appearing at the door, Chu Guang, who was in a good mood, pushed his chair away, stood up, and walked towards him with a smile.

"What brings you here?"

Old Charlie still serves as the president of the Merchants' Union.

Although the Trade Union is an affiliated organization of the alliance, it is more service-oriented than administration, so the office location is not the alliance building, but a separate building, at the former site of the outpost on the edge of Linghu Lake.

There was a time when Chu Guang's office was still there.

"...Don't worry about the wind, just take a look at this first." Old Charlie put a newspaper into Chu Guang's hand with an anxious expression.

Chu Guang took the newspaper and glanced at it. When he saw the bold and enlarged headline, his eyebrows raised involuntarily.

"The Qingquan City Mother Nest has not fallen!" He was secretly kept in captivity by the manager! 》

There is also a line of subtitles below the title——

[Qingquan City Daily reveals to you the shocking conspiracy hiding in the East District of Qingquan City! 】

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(My eyes are dry and itchy, as if there is sand in them. I am probably turning a blind eye and typing with one eye. T.T)