In the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo took the time to go out.
He was going to visit someone, someone who was crucial to the future development of his territory.
Ouyang Shuo took a taxi to an old district in the suburbs of Jiaozhou. In modern society, such districts were already forgotten, similar to the shanty towns from 200 years ago.
Due to the sharp decrease in global population and the improvement of the social welfare system, the old districts were almost empty. Those who lived here were usually people who didn'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 district. On both sides of the street, there were shops that had long been in ruins. They were no longer in business.
When he saw a strange billboard, he calmed down. It seemed that the person in his previous life really didn't lie. Ouyang Shuo strolled into the alley and walked on the bumpy cement ground. On both sides of the alley were high walls, and the walls were covered in moss and other vegetation.
After walking for nearly 500 meters, Ouyang Shuo finally saw a similar billboard. It was crookedly hanging on the gate of a small courtyard.
The billboard was made of a piece of rusty iron sheet. On it was a bullet that was spinning at high speed. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to recognize it. This kind of bullet had been completely stopped 50 years ago. This meant that firearms that used gunpowder as a combustion support material had officially left the stage of history. It was replaced by more convenient and efficient laser weapons with higher lethality and longer endurance.
Looking at this billboard, Ouyang Shuo was a little dazed.
If he was not mistaken, the person living inside was one of the few close friends he had in the game in his previous life, other than his siblings.
His name was Liu Mo, a very ordinary name. His ID in the game was Bullet Out. This was a person who didn't fit in with the times. He was obsessed with firearms that had already been retired from the stage of history. From his initial hobby, he gradually became fanatical, almost to the point of being obsessed.
In order to research firearms and recreate them in real life, he didn't hesitate to leave home, break up with his girlfriend, and move to the old district in the suburbs.
He stayed there for 10 years. It wasn't until the interstellar migration that Liu Mo walked out of that small courtyard.
At that time, his girlfriend was already married and had children. The disheartened Liu Mo stayed in the game, doing nothing. It was very difficult for him to display his talent in the game.
Ouyang Shuo had accidentally encountered Liu Mo during a mission. Coincidentally, the two of them hit it off very well and naturally became friends.
While they were chatting, Liu Mo mentioned his experience in the real world, which left a deep impression on Ouyang Shuo.
That's right, Ouyang Shuo had specially come to look for Liu Mo this time. Firstly, he wanted to get to know this good friend of his from his previous life. Secondly, he wanted to invite Liu Mo to his territory to conduct research on firearms.
In the later stages of the game, guns and cannons were the main characters of the war. After the Ming Dynasty, warships had to be equipped with cannons to be able to dominate the ocean.
The system had strict restrictions on the technology tree, and it was very difficult for players to break through the limitations of their country's history.
Europe and the United States relied on the Industrial Revolution. The birth of firearms was a normal technology tree. Just like in the last battle to defend Liberty Town, the matchlock had already appeared on the stage.
However, in the China region, although the Ming Dynasty already had flintlocks and cannons, because of the Qing Dynasty's restrictions on flintlocks and cannons, not only did these technologies not develop further, they even regressed.
Therefore, it was extremely difficult to create guns and cannons that were truly powerful and could be used in actual battles in China.
First of all, it was impossible to find similar manufacturing manuals on the market or in auctions. Even if one used the game's freedom system to create something, it would still be a blank slate and wouldn't have any real killing power.
But the appearance of the alchemist Magnus had opened a door to success for Ouyang Shuo.
Magnus was an NPC with a western background. In other words, he could follow the western technology tree and slowly climb up. This meant that if Magnus, the alchemist, and Liu Mo, the firearms expert, worked together, they could bypass the manufacturing manuals and create guns and cannons with real killing power.
Of course, this would definitely be much more difficult than using the western technology to create manuals. However, at the very least, this provided a possibility that was worth Ouyang Shuo's investment and anticipation.
Ouyang Shuo didn't want to fall behind in the future naval battles.
Putting aside his thoughts, Ouyang Shuo stepped forward and knocked on the door of the small courtyard.
"Who is it?" A surprised voice came from within the door. The voice was deep and resounding. Following that, a middle-aged man dressed in work clothes, with a scruffy beard and hair that looked like a bird's nest opened the door.
Ouyang Shuo was stunned. As his in-game appearance had been modified by Gaia, coupled with his attire, Ouyang Shuo couldn't be sure if the person in front of him was the Liu Mo he was looking for.
"Hello, my name is Ouyang Shuo. May I ask if you are Teacher Liu Mo? "
The middle-aged man was also stunned. He said in surprise, "Yes. How did you find this place? "
Ouyang Shuo felt relieved. Looking at his good friend's expression, he couldn't help but find it funny. In the game, when Liu Mo talked about his past, he mostly talked about the two billboards. He didn't describe his attire at all. Ouyang Shuo guessed that even he didn't know what kind of state he was in.
Ouyang Shuo didn't answer Liu Mo's question. He said with a smile, "Why? Aren't you going to invite me in?"
Liu Mo was rather straightforward. He wasn't afraid that Ouyang Shuo had any ulterior motives. "Please come in!"
After entering, the entire courtyard was like a museum of firearms. All sorts of rifles and pistols were placed in a mess. Apart from that, there were also very specialized machine tools and other machinery. They were all essential for the manufacture of firearms and ammunition.
Seeing that Ouyang Shuo seemed to be interested in these firearms, Liu Mo was clearly excited.
He didn't pursue how Ouyang Shuo knew his name or how he found this place. He began to enthusiastically introduce the various firearms' performance parameters to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo could understand Liu Mo's feelings. Such recognition was very important to him.
It had to be said that in modern society, the only person who could have such an understanding of firearms and ammunition, other than those who specialized in the history of weapons development, was probably Liu Mo.
The crux was that not only was Liu Mo rich in theoretical knowledge, but his practical skills were also very strong. Only a surveillance blind spot like the Old City District could tolerate Liu Mo practicing his hobbies in this small world.
Of course, the reason why it was a surveillance blind spot was because Liu Mo didn't use these weapons to cause harm to others. Otherwise, Gaia would have informed the police to arrest Liu Mo.
After visiting Liu Mo's firearms museum, Ouyang Shuo brought up the purpose of his visit. He smiled and said, "You should have seen the president's speech on television this morning, right?"
Liu Mo was stunned. "What speech?"
Ouyang Shuo nearly fainted. There was really something he didn't know. For these kinds of people, they would usually be directly brought onto the spaceship by the federal government.
"You can go online here, right?"
"Of course. Otherwise, how am I going to search for information?"
"Go to the federal government's official website and take a look." Ouyang Shuo helplessly said.
"Look at what?"
"Just look. It's absolutely important." Ouyang Shuo began to use the tone of a good friend from his previous life to talk to Liu Mo.
Liu Mo didn't mind. He also didn't know if it was because he finally met someone who acknowledged him. He obediently turned on his optical computer and went to the federal government's official website.
On the homepage, the immigration details were placed at the most eye-catching position. "Interstellar immigration?" Liu Mo turned his head and looked at Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo nodded.
Liu Mo was stunned and began to read seriously.
Five minutes later, Liu Mo finished reading it. He looked at Ouyang Shuo in shock and asked with uncertainty, "Is this real?"
"Of course. This morning, the federal president even gave a speech on television. The video of the speech should also be available on the official website. "Ouyang Shuo could understand Liu Mo's doubts.
Liu Mo opened the official website again and indeed found the video. After watching it, he was completely silent.
Ouyang Shuo gave Liu Mo ten minutes to sort out his thoughts. "If there are no accidents, starting tomorrow, the government will distribute the gaming cabins. What are your plans?"
Liu Mo bitterly smiled. "What plans can I have? For someone like me who is not accepted by society, what difference does it make if I migrate or not? "
"Don't say that. At least, you still have your family, right?"
Liu Mo was silent again. After a long time, he muttered to himself, "Yes, you're right. I'm an unfilial son. No matter what, I should go see my parents. I don't even know if they will still acknowledge me."
In his previous life, Liu Mo missed the chance to meet his parents because of this concern. That was why he was wandering in the game. This was also one of his few regrets. Ouyang Shuo naturally didn't want such a tragedy to happen again.
"Thank you, brother." Liu Mo sincerely said to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo smiled. "That's right, we're brothers. You're older than me, so I'll call you brother. To tell you the truth, I've been playing this game since the very beginning. So far, I've been making some progress. How about it? Come and help me in the game. Let's work together as brothers. "
"Okay, as long as you don't mind." Liu Mo was also very excited.
That was why it was said that relationships between people were really mysterious. Some people, no matter how long you spent with them, you would never be able to open your heart to them. Some people, on the other hand, could become lifelong friends after just meeting them for the first time.
"Brother Liu, don't belittle yourself. Believe me, with your research on firearms, you can definitely make a name for yourself in the game." Ouyang Shuo said.
"You're saying that I can also conduct firearms research in the game?" Liu Mo's eyes lit up.
"That's right!"
"That's great, I can't wait." Liu Mo seemed very excited. (To be continued.)
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