novelraw Chapter 107: Yu Yuan's Five Trump Cards, A Dazzling Basket of Vegetables
Chapter 107: Yu Yuan's Five Trump Cards, A Dazzling Basket of Vegetables
With the completion of the Level 3 Workbench upgrade.
The High-Explosive Rounds that Yu Yuan previously obtained from Taotao Hole were now unlocked.
In the production list, High-Explosive Rounds were displayed in green status, ready to be crafted at any time.
"Hmm~~ With the current materials, I can produce eighteen 40mm high-explosive rifle grenades in total, mainly because there's only this much brass available."
Yu Yuan wasn't worried about this - if he wanted to collect more, brass was plentiful!
If nothing else, bullet casings were mostly made of brass.
But for now, eighteen high-explosive rifle grenades were completely sufficient.
Each one took half an hour to produce, so Yu Yuan maxed out the production queue and stopped paying attention.
At this point, he already held five trump cards in his hand.
Offense:Long-range precision shooting - TRG M10 bolt-action sniper rifle paired with .338 Lapua Magnum armor-piercing rounds, unbeatable for sniping.
Long-range explosive attacks - M320 grenade launcher paired with high-explosive rounds, unbeatable for demolition, armor penetration, and area damage.
Close-quarters hand cannon - S&W Model 500 revolver paired with .500 S&W Magnum, unbeatable in close combat.
Defense: Flamethrower covering the entire civil defense shelter level - once activated, the shelter becomes a death incineration field with 1200°C scorching heat. Yu Yuan didn't believe any creature could withstand that.
Escape: Escape Passage gave Yu Yuan a chance to flee when his shelter was discovered and surrounded, making his mobility more flexible and versatile.
With these five aces, he could advance to attack, retreat to defend, and finally escape if needed.
The sense of urgency in Yu Yuan's heart finally eased somewhat, and he gained some confidence about the player invasion arriving in half a month.
Additionally, what concerned Yu Yuan most was that with the Workbench reaching Level 3, he finally unlocked the production permission for the Spirit Collector and the optimization path for the Rare Item Workshop.
The Spirit Collector was mostly straightforward, except for that fresh spiritual creature blood - he still had no leads.
Although he suspected the giant mutant rat was a spiritual creature, he currently couldn't find any trace of it, which made things difficult.
He had also tried using Mie Mie's blood, but it didn't meet the requirements.
As for the optimization requirements for the Rare Item Workshop, they were also quite challenging:
Kill spiritual creature ×1
Complete spiritual creature body ×1
5ml of spiritual essence
Yu Yuan could understand the first two requirements, but he was completely baffled by this spiritual essence.
Yu Yuan looked at the information on the light screen and pondered for a moment.
He felt he should focus his attention on the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.
Since they were so knowledgeable about mutant creatures, they should know about spiritual essence.
"Hmm~ And the Iron Anchor Shipping Company could also be a backup plan. The Nizi Water Arrow Turtle is clearly also a spiritual creature, and since they're preparing for artificial incubation, they might also have knowledge about spiritual essence."
After finding direction to solve the problem, Yu Yuan felt relieved in his heart.
Encountering difficulties wasn't scary.
Having no direction forward - that was the real killer.
The beef stew bubbled and steamed in the pot.
Yu Yuan added a pack of instant noodles to the soup, and as the aroma rose from the pot, his appetite surged.
When the noodles were cooked to that perfect texture - not too hard, not too soft - he started eating immediately.
After eating and drinking his fill, Yu Yuan began today's work, first collecting the refreshed materials from the Resource Recycling Trash Can. When he saw what was inside, he was delighted.
Today it was actually seeds again, and two types of plants - rosemary and carrots.
"This person's living environment is quite good!" Yu Yuan stored the seeds properly.
It was just a pity that Taotao Hole's transactions were completely anonymous, making it impossible to check previous transaction information. Otherwise, specifically buying green grass from that person in the future would definitely be cost-effective.
The appearance of rosemary seeds also brought Yu Yuan's idea of raising sheep to its peak.
He hadn't forgotten that he still had one recipe: Rosemary Pan-Seared Lamb Chops.
Now that all the ingredients were gathered, how could he not try it?
"I'll go check if the sheep are still there today."
Then Yu Yuan checked the mealworms and found that the remaining mealworms had indeed all successfully hatched. Although he didn't know the exact hatch rate, it should be quite high.
The food in the cultivation box was sufficient for these little mealworms to grow, so Yu Yuan stopped paying attention to them. They would need at least 1-2 weeks to reach edible size.
Entering the Starry Sky Observatory, he dragged the humus soil into the sunlight again for sun exposure.
Only then did he come to the Magazine Display Stand.
Today there were neither extra intelligence items nor new newspapers.
Only the Greenwood City Daily lay lonely on the display stand.
Opening the newspaper, today marked his 17th day in the wasteland world.
There were only three news items in the newspaper, aside from the masthead information.
The remaining two news items indeed made Yu Yuan's eyes light up.
The first one was actually about Qingqing.
"Huh? Did she discover where Sister Mei went after leaving the Opera Building?"
Calculating carefully, five days had passed since last time.
It was indeed time to go check.
But what interested Yu Yuan most was the second news item.
Neighborhood News Section
Quality: Bronze
Danger Level: Medium
Preacher Miller of the Aurora Animal Assistance Association had been searching for traces of the ritual arranger ever since he saw that scavenger corpse full of ritual style.
At 3:23 AM today, he finally used scavengers as bait and successfully found the other party.
"Lost believer, I know your heart is full of confusion, come with me! You will recover everything you've lost!"
After some communication, Preacher Miller finally gained his first student.
To celebrate this new life, he named his student - Zoe.
Meaning: eternal new life from God.
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"Interesting!"
Just by taking on one student, this news reached Bronze level.
This probably had an inseparable relationship with that student, but thinking about how the other party had been killing scavengers for several days straight was indeed terrifying enough.
Making note of this information.
Yu Yuan opened the Virtual Light Screen - with the shelter facility upgrade completed, it was time to draw Fate Cards.
When three Fate's Gift options appeared before Yu Yuan, he showed a moment of surprise, then delight.
He made his choice directly.
- Bountiful Vegetable Basket
Function: Produces one random fresh fruit or vegetable daily, with probability of high-quality food appearing.
This gift had appeared before, but he hadn't chosen it at the time.
Now that it appeared again, Yu Yuan naturally wouldn't miss it.
Bountiful Vegetable Basket has been placed in the shelter, please check it yourself!
The Fate Card drawing was also completed.
This round's Fate Card - Slaughter
Slaughter Card, quality 'Pebble-tier', player must kill one human within two days, otherwise player dies.
Looking at the familiar card before him, Yu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
It was actually the Slaughter Card... Well, that works too!
As for the slaughter target, he already had someone in mind.
Checking the time, it was only noon, 12 o'clock.
Picking up the Sniper Training Manual and Low-Altitude Parachuting Operation Guide from the Magazine Display Stand, after delivering the vegetable basket to the kitchen.
He sat in the Boss Chair and began reading quietly.