This Game Is Too Realistic

The battle lasted less than twenty minutes, but it took a full hour to clean up the battlefield.

Just like last time, it was still in accordance with the old rules that captives, bounties, and trophies generated in collective battles would be split evenly among the players who participated in the battle.

Among them, those taken alive would be worth 5 silver coins as per usual and those who had been killed were worth 5 copper coins.

As for the loot… They were gathered and brought to the north gate where players could bid for items they were interested in. The bidding process was also very simple. It was just like an auction.

First, the administrator would estimate a reserve price and a maximum price. Interested players would then raise their bids. In principle, the price increase would be at least 1 copper coin. It would only stop when no one bid a higher price.

As for the reason he had set a maximum price…

Chu Guang was just too kind! He was worried those players might get carried away and spend too much on some random garbage.

If they were really interested, they could also directly call the highest price to complete the transaction.

If a piece of equipment was unsold, it would be recycled by the shelter at a discount of the reserve price and then re-priced and sold in a Weapon Store or warehouse.

Malicious bidding would be punished by deduction of their contribution points and 10% of the quoted price.

All the profits generated by the auction would be taxed at a rate of 10%, and it would be included in their post-war income and shared equally among the players who took part in the battle.

That was basically a variant of the GKP system[1], which was available in many MMORPGs, especially when the output ratio was difficult to define.

Chu Guang modified it slightly and applied it to Shelter 404.

In addition, for outstanding performers in the battle, Chu Guang would give them extra silver coins and contribution points.

However, the MVP of the battle was undoubtedly Chu Guang himself, who killed the squad leader with his hammer. His contributions were clear for all to see.

Anyway, due to the lack of a suitable candidate, Chu Guang could only act as the auctioneer.

"This is a 16mm caliber shotgun. Since it is a shotgun, there’s no rifling. Its design is very unique, and it’s special because the barrel also doubles as a shovel.”

"Mhm, I guess it’s for the convenience of digging foxholes? After all, the best body armor can’t compare to the soil and sand around you. The price starts at 35 silver coins and the highest bid will be 70 silver coins. If you are interested, please raise your hand and start bidding." ɽ𝖆Ｎ𝐨𝐛Ëʂ

As soon as his voice fell, someone raised their hands.

"35!"

"35 silver coins and 1 copper coin!"

"What the fuck! I’ll add another copper coin!"

"Damn those trolls! I’ll pay 40 silver coins!"

"40 silver coins and 1 copper coin."

"Fuck’s sake…"

In the end, the gun that looked useless and had no rifling was sold for a ridiculous price of 47 silver coins and 5 copper coins.

Since the Weapon Shop did not have 16mm ammunition, the person who bought the gun had to figure out a solution to their problem.

Otherwise, the item would be considered an overpriced shovel at best.

Chu Guang then looked at the next weapon, a 5mm scorpion submachine gun wrapped in tape.

Unlike the standardized weapons produced by Boulder Town, this gun was obviously modified with parts that had not been removed. The receiver was a bit like the semi-automatic receiver of a pistol with a piston. The front end of the barrel even showed traces of being sawed apart.

The shortcomings were obvious, the ammunition capacity was low, although the rifling was there, and the barrel was very short, so the trajectory dispersion could be imagined.

But the advantage was that the rate of fire was extremely fast, and the full-auto mode could empty a magazine in two and a half to three seconds...

Was it actually an advantage? It might be for rich players!

"This is a 5mm scorpion submachine gun. Its original owner is the squad leader of Bloodhand Clan. His name, Cha, is engraved on the grip of the gun."

"Most marauders have no educational background and can’t come up with a good name. This guy’s death was miserable, and he died under the hammer of justice... Although he committed countless crimes, I have to admit that his weapon is pretty good. This gun condenses all the combat experience he had. It was made to be very light and quick and does not have much recoil. Unless your genetic sequence is an intelligence type, there is basically no problem in holding it with one hand. The starting price is fifty silver coins, and the highest bid will be one hundred silver coins."

"Seventy!"

“One hundred!"

Chu Guang’s eyes widened in shock and he turned in the direction of the player who called out the highest bid.

As it turned out, Mosquito was the person who bought the item out instantly.

Under the envious eyes of all the players, the rich fellow took the gun and it seemed as though he just obtained a priceless treasure.

Intuition told Chu Guang that the dude wasn’t someone who would rush into the frontlines, and the reason he bought the gun was a mystery.

In any case, Chu Guang sincerely wished that Mosquito could use his intelligence and talent in a place that was useful to society, even if that world had nothing to do with him.

The pace of the auction was fast.

Due to the limit of the maximum price, they would be able to conclude a sale every two minutes.

A total of ten of the twelve guns were sold, three of which were sold at the highest price. Only one of them was sold at its initial bidding price.

Since there were two left, Chu Guang planned to hand them over to Xia Yan for some modifications. He felt that the receivers and barrels could still be recycled. However, if they were really useless, he couldn’t do anything about it.

As for the cold weapons of different sizes, and the defensive protective gear, they were sold out. The most was sold for 3 silver coins, but even the cheapest cost 1 silver coin. There was actually no need to auction them off.

To Chu Guang’s surprise, the auction raised six hundred and 31 silver coins, a hundred more than his original estimate.

After deducting the 10% transaction tax, the final result was five hundred and 67 silver coins and 9 copper coins.

Chu Guang rounded it down and generously distributed five hundred and 67 silver coins along with other rewards to all sixty seven players who participated in the battle.

After a battle, everyone was paid more than 10 silver coins. It could be said that everyone was happy.

Well… Everyone but the captives who were sent to the gallows.

When they saw the blue coats, these marauders still had hope. After all, most of the blue coats were against the death penalty. So if they surrendered, they might survive.

However, their inherent experience clearly harmed them.

In order to make them a useful person to society after they were killed, Chu Guang would send their corpses into the Active Matter Extractor so that he could get more material to create clones.

That was the only use for them.

"... Alright then. Warriors of the shelter, you have successfully defended the hope of civilization. I salute you!"

"The auction has ended. Those who need to rest, follow me back to the shelter. The rest are free to move around, but you are not allowed to leave the outpost unless you have a special task to perform."

"The north gate of the outpost will be closed in five minutes. If you haven’t finished chatting with other people, go to the square and chat there. If you are finished, go back to sleep. You are dismissed."

Chu Guang clapped his hands and drove the players gathered at the north gate back to the outpost just like chasing ducks.

This battle was too exciting, and many of the players’ excitement still hadn’t died down.

But seeing that it was already two o’clock, and that the fatigue of the characters in the game would exceed the limit if they continued to stay in the game, those players who were originally scheduled to go offline at 12 o’clock could only reluctantly return to the shelter, lie down in the nurturing cabins and log out normally.

Back on the official forum of the website.

As expected, those who logged out went straight there!

Quit_smoking: Is there an update today? Is there any news about the open beta?

Garbage: No! But today’s teamfight was so cool, hahahaha, I rushed out of the trenches and bit off a marauder’s leg after a sliding kick! The NPC was completely stunned! haha!

Irene: Which leg? (Smirk.jpg)

Garbage: ?!

Construction Boy: Sigh, I really want that fully automatic pistol. Just when I was still thinking about what was the most appropriate price for it, it was already bought by someone at the maximum price.

Little_book_worm: It’s okay. When that brother uses it, he will regret it. With that kind of barrel and receiver, I bet it will jam every three shots.

Yaya: Does anyone want to trade silver coins? I’ll exchange them for real money! PM me if anyone is interested.

Night Ten: !!! Rich lady!

Irene: Do you want to get banned?

Ample Time: Damn, you even want to collect in-game currency in the closed alpha phase, are you so rich that you can’t spend your money elsewhere?

There are players who want to trade in-game items with real money?!

Although many MMORPGs were not able to avoid the issue of real currency trading, Chu Guang really didn’t expect that someone would even buy the test currency during the close testing phase..

What if the game currency inflated the next day?

For example, what if he issued a task that rewarded a LV10 player 100 silver coins?

It wasn’t impossible.

Chu Guang remembered that he never said that he planned to use the silver coins all the way through the game.

Now, only silver coins were issued. But in the future when there were exoframes, aircrafts, tanks, and cannons, he may even issue gold coins, platinum coins, amethyst coins, air coins, and digital coins.

Even after the internal and public testing, it was not impossible to directly use a new set of currency.

He couldn’t always just let the old players and new players do the same task and make the same amount of money, right?

For any game, that was simply the stupidest setting.

Out of love for his players, Chu Guang sat up straight in his chair and started tapping away at the keyboard.

Light: A warm reminder from the game designer. Wasteland Online does not advocate or recognize offline transactions. If you post on the forum to buy or sell in-game currency, it will be deleted. If you trade on a third-party platform, the official website cannot restrict it. However, we will not recognize all chat records and transfer information outside the forum, and will not issue any punishment regarding in-game or out-of-game losses based on this evidence.

Light: Many players on the forum were recommended by acquaintances. If you must trade, I will not stop it, but please consider the risks and don’t trust strangers. In the follow-up release, we will consider launching an official trading platform to ensure the safety of players’ property. Before that, please focus on enjoying the game itself.

It was actually for the benefit of those players.

At their current stage, whether it was selling silver coins or equipment for real money, they would definitely make a loss. Both sides would be losing out.

Anyone could foresee what kind of sensation the game would cause on a global scale after the open beta. Since the game designer has already promised that they would not delete the test data, why not spend their money on leveling up?

If they did not level up now and remain in the batch of elite players, they might still be doing the same tasks as new players after several versions.

That would be very pitiful.

Night Ten: Damn! You actually summoned Brother Light.

Yaya: Ah! I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it! I won’t do it again! QAQ

Quit_smoking: Quick! Ban her, and give her qualification to me!

Yaya: Go away!

This_lord_is_arrogant_what_can_you_do: Hehe, you have finally exposed yourself! Those people are clearly the actors you hired to speculate the game currency. You are trying to fool people into buying in-game currency! Tsk, tsk, I’ve already seen through all your tricks.

Lightning_emperor_professor_yang: If real currency transaction is not advocated, can I use BTC?

Night Ten: Although your ideas are always unique, it is recommended that you get the qualification for the closed alpha first.

Lightning_emperor_professor_yang: Sigh! I really have terrible luck. It’s so miserable. T.T

Quit_smoking: Fuck off, you call that miserable? I look down on you!

Night Ten: I can testify that old brother Quit_smoking’s luck is the worst. He applied with us. However, we are all LV4 now, but he still hasn’t gotten the qualification yet.

Irene:.....

Quit_smoking: Stop hurting me, bro. T.T

Seriously? Uh, this...

This is pitiful indeed…

Chu Guang swore that he really didn’t deliberately target anyone. With so many applications, he couldn’t possibly know who applied. At best, he could screen through those who were a little different, those with antisocial personalities, or those who were below 18. The rest of the applicants were all randomly selected.

Even with so few applicants, he still wasn’t selected…

Chu Guang felt like he should just go buy a lottery ticket or something.

"888 applications, huh? This number is pretty good."

It represented prosperity!

Finally, after a glance at the official website, Chu Guang turned off the computer, stretched, and went to sleep in the next room.

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1. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GKP ☜