Chapter 9：Genetic sequence and gamer level

The amount of work completed in the afternoon was nearly three times that of the daytime.

In total, there were around fifty variously thick and thin pieces of wood, which the gamers pulled with ropes and a cart, placing them by the walls of the sanatorium.

To be honest, the performance of these gamers exceeded Light Chu's expectations.

Each piece of wood ranged from 8 to 10 meters in length, with some even reaching 20 meters, and more than half of them were as thick as a thigh.

Light Chu calculated that it amounted to a total of 2,000 contribution points.

Among them, White made the most progress, single-handedly earning 800 points. Hurricane was probably the worst off. His clone was not good at physical activity and had an average person's physique. After working the entire day, he only earned 300 points.

As for the purpose of these contribution points, Light Chu hadn't figured it out yet.

The sanctuary was currently in dire straits. He had only two lollipops in his pocket, and he had already finished eating the compressed biscuits he had before.

After much consideration, he only informed the gamers that resurrection not only required a three-day waiting period but also required resurrection coins.

And resurrection coins could be purchased with contribution points.

Although the purchasing power of contribution points was meager, the players didn't seem to mind too much.

After all, it was still the closed beta phase, and it was understandable that the game content was limited. As long as there was no data wipe, it was good to hoard some money because they would always find places to spend it once the official launch occurred.

Furthermore, contribution points didn't have a physical form; they were just numbers. They could only be viewed by logging out and checking the official website.

Although Light Chu wanted to follow the example of Boulder City and create some tangible coins, it was impossible. The conditions in the sanctuary were too harsh, and he couldn't even gather the materials for "minting coins."

He couldn't simply distribute chips to the players either.

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

Moreover, even if he distributed chips directly to them, the players wouldn't be able to trade them at the survivor base themselves.

He could communicate with the survivors because he had transmigrated into this world, with the knowledge and language of this world in his mind.

However, the clones used by those gamers were essentially blank slates, lacking even basic consciousness, let alone the concept of inheriting memories.

The language used by the survivors in the Springvale area was the Common Language of the Alliance, a language completely different from the languages of any country or ethnicity in the present world. At most, it shared a few similarities in grammar and pronunciation with Chinese.

In the future, Light Chu would consider developing a translation tool to solve the problem of communication between players and "NPCs," and at the same time, redesign the distribution system and economic system.

But not now.

...

After tallying today's work results, it was getting late.

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

It was already evening.

"My governor, I found that our outpost doesn't have electricity," Tomorrow approached and said, "Why don't we find a way to get a generator?"

That was a good question.

Unfortunately, it was equivalent to stating the obvious.

"We don't have any spare generators," Light Chu looked at him, "Do any of you understand this field? Or have any knowledge related to electrical work?"

The gamers looked at each other.

"Can't we run a cable from underground?" Nighten asked a rather foolish question.

"We don't have such long cables, and the resources in the shelter are not unlimited. Even if it can be used in the short term, the long-term problem still cannot be solved, and it will create even greater hidden dangers."

At this point, Light Chu paused.

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

Here, "going back" referred to "logging out" for the gamers.

Although it wasn't completely dark outside, it was already 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and it would soon be dawn in the parallel world of China.

Unbeknownst to them, they had already spent so much time in the game world. As the gamers suddenly came back to their senses, their faces showed a hint of lingering excitement.

They always felt that there were many places worth exploring in this world.

However, there was still work to be done during the day, and it was impossible to stay here indefinitely.

...

Inside Sanctuary 404:

Looking at the gamers who returned to the cultivation chambers and lay down, Light Chu pondered. Perhaps he should try recruiting some idle people who didn't have work during the day. Or gamers from different time zones. Otherwise, he would be the only one in the vast outpost base during the night, which was not suitable from a safety perspective.

"Let's continue staying in the sanctuary tonight."

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

Just as Light Chu was thinking about what to do, Qi came to his side.

"Master."

"What's the matter?"

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

Light Chu hesitated for a moment.

"...Medical report?"

"Yes! After each gamer logs out normally, the cultivation chambers scan the clone's physical condition, extract a certain number of embryonic stem cells for backup, and record the progress of genetic sequence development."

"Wait, what's a genetic sequence?"

Upon hearing this unfamiliar keyword, Light Chu felt like he had missed some crucial information.

Facing the governor's question, Qi replied indifferently, "Haven't you noticed? Each player's clone is synthesized from different DNA, and the genetic sequence is the numbering of different DNA."

Light Chu immediately asked, "Then what is development progress?"

"Each sequence of DNA is carefully designed, but unfortunately, we haven't fully mastered the mysteries of life."

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

"And the so-called development progress refers to the degree of expression of specific segments in the genetic sequence, usually represented in percentages."

"For example, if the development progress reaches 100%, it means that the organism's various abilities have approached the limits of the gene design, reaching a state of perfection... but that's almost impossible."

"Currently, the four activated genetic sequences have development progress ranging from 0 to 1%. Research indicates that by continuously stimulating survival instincts and exercising the body, this value can be increased."

If we understand "genetic sequences" as "professions", "development progress" is somewhat similar to gamer levels.

A genetic sequence focused on enhancing strength, like the "Barbarian" in DND rules, has innate strength and tends to improve strength attributes.

Like [White]

Other players seemed normal, but he had thick body hair and a large physique, clearly not like a normal person.

Wow.

These clones—oh no, gamers—could actually level up!

And they even had talents!

Such an incredible thing, and he only found out now!

Unable to hold back, Light Chu said to Qi, who was explaining casually, "Why did you tell me about such an important thing now???"

Qi replied with a touch of grievance, "Didn't you tell me not to randomly speak up? I originally planned to tell you from the beginning."

Light: "..."

This guy...

She definitely did it on purpose!