Gene Sequence and Player Level

The amount of work completed in the afternoon was almost three times that of the morning.

A total of fifty or so logs of varying thickness were dragged and pulled by the players using ropes and carts to the wall of the Sanatorium.

Honestly, the players' performance exceeded Chu Guang's expectations.

Each log was between 8 and 10 meters long, with the longest reaching even 20 meters, and more than half were as thick as a thigh.

Chu Guang tallied it up, a total of 2000 Contribution Points.

Among them, Old Bai had the most results, earning 800 points by himself. Gale was probably the worst off; his clone wasn't good at physical activity, only having the physique of an ordinary person, and he only earned 300 points after a full day's work.

As for what these were for?

Chu Guang hadn't decided yet.

The Shelter was currently dirt poor. He only had two Lollipops in his pocket. He had a Compressed Biscuit before, but he had already gnawed on it.

After much thought, he only told the players that in addition to waiting three days, reviving also required spending Revival Coins.

And Revival Coins needed to be purchased with Contribution Points.

Although the "purchasing power" of Contribution Points was a bit weak, the players didn't seem to mind too much.

After all, it was the Closed Beta phase, and it was understandable that the game content was limited. As long as there were no wipes, hoarding more money meant they would eventually find places to spend it when the server officially launched.

Furthermore, Contribution Points had no physical form, just a number, and could only be viewed on the official website after logging off for the time being.

Although Chu Guang also wanted to learn from Boulder City and create some tangible coins, he couldn't. The conditions in the Shelter were too harsh, and he couldn't even gather the materials for "minting."

He couldn't just give the players chips.

Although those were the hard currency in the Clearwater City area, he didn't have many left himself.

Besides, giving them chips directly wouldn't be useful; the players couldn't go trade at the Survivor Settlements themselves.

The reason he could communicate with the survivors was because he had soul-transmigrated here, and his mind contained the language of this world.

The clones used by the players were completely blank slates, lacking even basic sentience, let alone inheriting memories.

The language used by the survivors in the Clearwater City area was the Human Federation Common Tongue.

This language was completely different from the language of any country or ethnic group in the modern world, with at most only slight similarities in grammar and pronunciation to Chinese.

In the future, Chu Guang would consider developing a translation tool to solve the problem of players communicating with "NPCs," and also redesign the distribution system and economic system.

But not now.

After tallying up the day's work, it was getting late.

Chu Guang looked up at the setting sun on the horizon and squinted slightly.

It was almost night.

"Manager," Fang Chang walked up and said, "I found that our Outpost has no electricity. Why don't we try to get a generator?"

That was a good question.

Unfortunately, it was pointless.

"We don't have an extra generator," Chu Guang looked at him. "Does anyone here understand this field? Or have relevant electrical skills?"

The players exchanged glances.

"Can't we just run a wire up from underground?" Night Ten asked a very foolish question.

"We don't have a wire that long, and the energy in the Shelter isn't unlimited. Even if it works in the short term, the long-term problem still can't be solved, and it will create even bigger hidden dangers."

At this point, Chu Guang paused.

"It's getting late, we should go back."

When he said "go back," for the players, it naturally meant "log off."

Although it wasn't completely dark yet, it was already five in the afternoon, and it would be dawn soon in China in the parallel world.

Unconsciously, they had been in the game world for so long. When the players suddenly came back to their senses, their faces were full of expressions of not having had enough.

They felt like there were still many places worth exploring in this world.

But there was still work to do during the day, so they couldn't stay here all the time.

Inside Shelter 404.

Looking at the players who had returned to lie down in the Cultivation Pods, Chu Guang thought that perhaps he should also try to recruit some idle people who didn't have work during the day.

Or players from other time zones.

Otherwise, when night fell, the large Outpost would be left with only himself, which wasn't very suitable from a safety perspective.

"I'll just sleep in the Shelter again tonight."

If it wasn't necessary, he really didn't want to go back to that "doghouse" on Bett Street.

Just as Chu Guang was wondering what to do, Xiao Qi came up to him.

"Master."

"What is it?"

"The clone body's physical examination report has been updated. Would you like to take a look?"

Chu Guang hesitated slightly.

"...Physical examination report?"

"Yes! Every time a player logs out normally, the cultivation pod scans the clone body inside, records the clone body's physical functions, extracts a certain number of embryonic stem cells for backup, and records the gene sequence development progress—"

"Wait, what's a gene sequence?"

Hearing this unfamiliar keyword, Chu Guang felt like he had missed some crucial information.

Facing the Manager's question, Xiao Qi replied nonchalantly.

"Didn't you notice? The clone bodies used by each player are synthesized from different DNA. The gene sequence is the number assigned to different DNA."

Chu Guang immediately followed up, "Then what is development progress??"

"The DNA of each sequence has been meticulously designed, but unfortunately, we have not fully grasped the mysteries of life."

"Not all traits in the genetic information are fully expressed. It's like the children of athletes are more likely to become athletes, but they are not born athletes."

"And what is called development progress refers to the degree of dominant expression of special segments in the gene sequence, usually represented by a percentage."

"For example, if the development progress reaches 100%, it means that all the performance aspects of the life form are infinitely close to the limit of the genetic design, reaching the most perfect state... but this is almost impossible."

"Currently, the four gene sequences we have activated have a development progress between 0 and 1%. According to research, this value can be increased by constantly stimulating survival instincts and exercising the body."

If "gene sequence" is understood as a profession, then "development progress" is probably similar to a level.

A gene sequence that focuses on strength enhancement is like a "Barbarian" in D&D rules, inherently possessing stronger power and tending to improve strength attributes.

For example, "Fleeting White Steed."

Other players were quite normal, but his body hair was thick and he was bulky, clearly not like a normal person.

Good heavens.

These clone bodies—oh no, players—could actually level up!

And there was even a setting like Talent!

He only just found out about such an awesome thing!

Looking at Xiao Qi explaining as if nothing was wrong, Chu Guang couldn't help but say.

"Why are you only telling me about such an important matter now???"

Xiao Qi said aggrievedly, "Didn't you tell me not to speak up abruptly? I originally planned to tell you from the beginning."

Chu Guang: "..."

This guy...

Definitely did it on purpose!