In the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo took the time to go out.

He was going to visit someone, someone who was vital to the future development of the realm.

Ouyang Shuo took a taxi to an old urban area on the outskirts of Jiaozhou, which in modern society is already a forgotten area, similar to a shantytown two hundred years ago.

Because of the world's declining population and the well-established social welfare system, the old city is almost empty. The people who live here are generally people who don't fit in with society.

After Ouyang Shuo got out of the car, he followed the memories of his previous life and walked on the streets of the city. On both sides of the street, there are basically dilapidated shops, which have long since ceased to be open.

When he saw a strange billboard, he must have thought that the person in his previous life really didn't lie. Ouyang Shuoxin walked into the alleyway, walking on the potholed concrete floor, flanked by high walls, and the walls were covered with moss or other vegetation.

After walking nearly five hundred meters in the alley, Ouyang Shuo finally saw a similar billboard again, hanging crookedly on the gatehouse of a small courtyard.

The billboard was made of a piece of iron, rusty, and spray-painted with a rapidly spinning bullet that was unrecognizable without looking closely. The production of such bullets, fifty years ago, was completely discontinued. It means that thermal weapons with gunpowder as the combustible material have officially bid farewell to the stage of history, and are replaced by laser weapons that are more convenient and efficient, with higher lethality and stronger endurance.

Looking at this billboard, Ouyang Shuo was in a trance.

If nothing else, it is one of the few bosom friends in his previous life, in the game, except for a few siblings.

His name is Liu Mo, a very common name, the ID in the game, called bullet chambering. This is a man out of step with the times, obsessed with a thermal weapon that has withdrawn from the stage of history. From the beginning of the hobby, it gradually became fanatical, almost to the point of obsession.

In order to study thermal weapons and restore them in reality, he did not hesitate to run away from home, break up with his girlfriend, and move into the old city in the suburbs alone.

This stay is ten years, and it wasn't until interstellar immigration that Liu Mo walked out of that small courtyard.

At that time, his girlfriend was already married and had children. Liu Mo, who is disheartened and lazy, is mixed in the game and has nothing to do, and his talent is difficult to play in the game.

Ouyang Shuo was on a mission and had no intention of meeting Liu Mo. Coincidentally, the two fell in love very much and naturally became friends.

During the chat, Liu Mo mentioned his experience in reality, which left Ouyang Shuo deeply impressed.

That's right, Ouyang Shuo came to Liu Mo this time, firstly, to reacquaint himself with this friend from his previous life, and secondly, to invite him to his own territory to engage in thermal weapons research.

Later in the game, muskets and cannons are the protagonists of the war. When history deduced to the Ming Dynasty, warships had to be equipped with artillery in order to dominate the sea.

The system is strictly limited to the tech tree, and it is difficult for players to break through the limitations of their country's history.

Europe and the United States, these regions that started with the Industrial Revolution, the birth of the musket, belongs to the normal technology tree. It's like the last time Liberty Town was defended, arquebuses were already on the stage.

However, in China, although muskets and artillery already existed in the Ming Dynasty, due to the restrictions on muskets and artillery in the Qing Dynasty, these technologies not only did not develop further, but regressed.

Therefore, it is really difficult to make muskets and cannons that are truly powerful and of actual combat significance in the Chinese region.

First of all, a similar technical manufacturing manual, cannot be found on the market or at auction. Even if you use the game's free system, what you create is a tabula rasa, and it doesn't really have lethality.

And the appearance of alchemist Magnus opened a door to success for Ouyang Shuo.

Magnus is an NPC with a Western background, which means that he can work his way up according to the Western tech tree. This means that if Magnus, an alchemist, and Liu Mo, a thermal weapons expert, work together, they can bypass the technical manufacturing manual and create lethal muskets and cannons.

Of course, this is certainly much more difficult than the West directly using technology to create manuals. But, at least, this provides a possibility that is worth Ouyang Shuo's investment and anticipation.

In the future naval battle, Ouyang Shuo did not want to fall behind.

Putting aside his thoughts, Ouyang Shuo stepped forward and knocked on the door of the small courtyard.

"Who?" There was a sound of surprise from inside the door, and the tone was rich. Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man in overalls, with a sloppy beard and hair like a bird's nest, opened the courtyard door.

Ouyang Shuo was stunned, because the image of the game was corrected by Gaia, coupled with this dress, Ouyang Shuo couldn't be sure for a while, whether the person in front of him was the Liu Mo he was looking for.

"Hello, my name is Ouyang Shuo. Excuse me, are you Mr. Liu Mo Liu? ”

The middle-aged man was also stunned, and said in surprise: "Yes." How did you find this? ”

Ouyang Shuo's heart was relieved, looking at his friend's appearance, it was not only a little funny. In the game, Liu Mo mentioned his past, and the most he talked about was the two billboards, and there was no description of what he was wearing. Ouyang Shuo estimated that even he didn't know what state he was in.

Ouyang Shuo didn't answer Liu Mo's question, and said with a smile: "What, don't you invite me in to sit?" ”

Liu Mo was bold, and he was not afraid of Ouyang Shuo's intentions, "Please come in!" ”

After entering, the whole small courtyard is a thermal weapons museum. All kinds of rifles, pistols, are placed in a mess, in addition, there are very professional machine tools and some other machinery and equipment, which are indispensable for the manufacture of guns and ammunition.

Seeing that Ouyang Shuo seemed to be interested in these guns, Liu Mo seemed a little excited.

He no longer asked Ouyang Shuo why he knew his name and how he found here, and began to introduce Ouyang Shuo to the performance parameters of various guns very enthusiastically.

Ouyang Shuo can understand Liu Mo's feelings, such recognition is very important to him.

I have to say that in modern society, there is still such an understanding of thermal weapons, and it is estimated that in addition to those who specialize in the history of weapon development, it is Liu Mo in front of him.

The key is that Liu Mo is not only rich in theoretical knowledge, but also has very strong practical ability. It is only from such a monitoring blind spot in the old city that Liu Mo can tolerate Liu Mo in this small world and practice his hobbies.

Of course, it is said that it is a blind spot for monitoring, and it is also because Liu Mo did not use these weapons and had a subjective tendency to cause harm to others. Otherwise, Gaia would have notified the police a long time ago and controlled Liu Mo.

After visiting Liu Mo's Gun Museum, Ouyang Shuo put forward the purpose of coming this time, and said with a smile: "You should have watched the president's televised speech this morning, right?" ”

Liu Mo was stunned, "What TV speech?" ”

Ouyang Shuo fainted, and there was really something he didn't know. For such people, they usually end up being taken directly into spaceships by the federal government.

"You can access the Internet here, right?"

"Of course, otherwise how can I check the information."

"You can go to the official website of the federal government and take a look." Ouyang Shuo said helplessly.

"See what?"

"You see, it's absolutely important." Ouyang Shuo began to talk to Liu Mo in the tone of a friend from his previous life.

Liu Mo didn't care, and he didn't know if it was because he finally met someone who agreed with him. He obediently turned on his light brain and logged on to the official website of the federal government.

On the homepage of the official website, the detailed rules about immigration are placed in the most eye-catching position. "Interstellar immigrants?" Liu Mo turned his head suspiciously and looked at Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo nodded.

Liu Mo was stunned for a moment and began to read carefully.

Five minutes later, after Liu Mo finished reading, he looked at Ouyang Shuo with a shocked face, and said uncertainly: "Is this true?" ”

"Of course. This morning, the Federal President also delivered a televised speech, a video of which should also be available on the official website. Ouyang Shuo could understand Liu Mo's doubts.

Liu Mo clicked on the official website again, and sure enough, he found the video, and after watching it, he was completely silent.

Ouyang Shuo left Liu Mo for ten minutes, asked him to sort out his thoughts, and then said: "No accident, starting tomorrow, the government will deliver the game cabin, what are your plans?" ”

Liu Mo smiled bitterly and said, "What can you plan?" What difference does it make if a person like me, who is not tolerated by society, can not immigrate? ”

"Don't say that, at least, you still have family, don't you?"

Liu Mo was silent for a long time, and then he muttered to himself, "Yes, you're right, I'm an unfilial son, I should go to see my parents, and I don't know if they will recognize me." ”

In his previous life, Liu Mo missed meeting his parents because of such concerns, so he wandered in the game. This is also one of his few regrets. Ouyang Shuo naturally didn't want such a tragedy to happen again.

"Thank you, brother." Liu Mo said to Ouyang Shuo sincerely.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly and said, "That's right, we are brothers." You're older than me, so I'll call you Big Brother. To tell you the truth, Earth Online is a game that I've been playing since the beginning. It's a small achievement at the moment, how about it, come to the game and help me, we brothers work together. ”

"Okay, as long as you don't dislike it." Liu Mo was also very excited.

Therefore, between people, it is really mysterious. Some people, no matter how long you get along, you can't make friends with them. And some people, just seeing each other for the first time, can become friends for life.

"Brother Liu, don't be presumptuous, believe me, your research on thermal weapons can definitely make a world in the game." Ouyang Shuo said.

"You're saying I can still work on thermal weapons in the game?" Liu Mo's eyes lit up.

"Not bad!"

"Great, I can't wait." Liu Mo looked very excited. (To be continued.) )