novelraw Chapter 124: Obtain the title: Shadow of the Neighborhood
Chapter 124: Obtain the title: Shadow of the Neighborhood
Bang...
A backpack landed on the ground as Carmen took several steps back.
"Everything is here, take a look!"
Yu Yuan picked up the backpack, gave it a quick inspection, and smiled. "Thanks, you saved me a lot of trouble."
Then he saw Carmen hand over another backpack. Meeting Yu Yuan's surprised gaze, Carmen said, "These are things I specifically gathered for you. You should find them useful. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the others..."
Yu Yuan took the backpack and weighed it in his hand.
It was really heavy!
Inside seemed to be a stack of paper-like materials.
Giving a slight nod, he placed this backpack on the ground as well.
"Meeting so urgently this time, has something changed with the Thug Prison?" Carmen's expression showed slight anxiety, though he forced himself to remain calm.Over the past two days, he had already noticed some unusual movements among the upper ranks of the Black Shield Police Department, giving him a feeling that things were slipping out of control.
Yu Yuan nodded gently.
"In four days, no..." Yu Yuan checked the time.
"To be precise, in three days, the Thug Prison and Burning Fortress will launch a full-scale attack on you, while the Iron Anchor Shipping Company will attack the Aurora Animal Assistance Association..."
"So that's really how it is!" Though somewhat shocked, Carmen had already suspected this might happen, so he accepted it quickly.
However, his expression wasn't particularly good.
Because with the war approaching, Loris would definitely find a way to put him on the front lines of the battlefield - a certain death sentence.
Seeing Carmen's silent concern, Yu Yuan guessed his worries.
He chuckled softly.
"Don't worry about Loris!"
"Huh? What do you mean!" Carmen looked at him with surprise.
Then he realized!
"Do you mean you have a way to deal with Loris?"
Yu Yuan didn't explain directly.
"There are still three days until the big battle breaks out. If Loris dies before the battle begins, your crisis will naturally be resolved!"
Yu Yuan's words shook Carmen to his core.
"Are you suggesting that..." He couldn't quite believe it.
That was Loris they were talking about!
Yu Yuan shrugged but didn't make any guarantees.
"I've made some arrangements. If Loris really dies, we'll all be happy. If my arrangements don't succeed, then you'll need to take a risk."
"Huh? What do you mean!"
A document folder was tossed by Yu Yuan toward Carmen.
"This contains some intelligence about Loris. If my arrangements really fail, make good use of this information, and you should still be able to save your life.
When the time comes, you'll need to find a way to make Loris appear on the battlefield in a few days. Leave the rest to me!" This was Yu Yuan's second arrangement for dealing with Loris. If the Jackal team couldn't succeed, then it would be up to Carmen.
"What kind of intelligence? Are you sure it's effective?" Carmen was about to open it and check.
"Look at it when you get back! It's all information about Loris preparing to overthrow his superiors. It's precisely because this information is so important that we had to meet in person to discuss it.
Also, your Police Chief isn't simple either. You'll need to gauge the situation carefully - don't get yourself caught in the crossfire."
Upon hearing this, Carmen's pupils instantly dilated.
"Overthrowing his superiors?" He seemed to have thought of something.
Yu Yuan walked toward Carmen and extended his right hand.
"Whether we can eliminate the threat of Loris this time depends on you! Do your best!"
Hearing Yu Yuan's words, Carmen, whose body was still somewhat tense, nodded gently.
He also extended his right hand, as if fate had brought them together, and shook hands with Yu Yuan.
"Yes, same to you. Do your best!"
The two separated, and Yu Yuan turned around, picked up the backpacks, and left immediately.
Without any hesitation.
Meanwhile, an unfinished prompt sound continued to ring in his ears.
[Thought Tide Card activation successful, target - Carmen.]
In the Book of Fate, that Bronze quality Thought Tide Card - Freedom from Fear - had already dissipated, merging into Carmen's body.
"Freedom from fear, go all out! Pi... Carmen!"
Yu Yuan indeed still had one major thing left to do.
After leaving Carmen's line of sight, he stored the backpacks in the Rabbit Ring.
He ducked back into the sewer, rode Mie Mie to a secluded corner.
Only then did he take out a door frame complete with a door from the Rabbit Ring and set it up against the sewer wall.
As the Escape Key was inserted into the lock and the door opened, the Motel Main Guest Room appeared on the other side of the door frame.
"It really works!" Yu Yuan chuckled.
The next moment, he had already entered the room.
The two backpacks from Carmen appeared before him.
He dumped all the supplies from the backpacks, checked them one by one, and after confirming there were no problems, Little Yu - who felt he was developing a mild persecution complex - finally let out a long sigh of relief.
This proved that Carmen was still a trustworthy comrade.
After putting the supplies back into the backpacks, his gaze fell on the pile of things Carmen had given him.
It was a stack of blueprints.
As he flipped through them, a look of surprise flashed across his face.
These were actually sewer network blueprints for the Northern District and Central District. By the looks of it, they had clearly been gathered just in the past couple of days.
Yu Yuan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
He already possessed sewer network maps for the eastern city, southern district, and western district. Combined with the Central District and Northern District blueprints Carmen had brought him.
This meant he not only possessed a complete city map of Green Forest City, but now he also had all the sewer network blueprints for all five major city districts.
Moreover, these also included that aged air raid shelter blueprint.
"Carmen... this guy is really reliable!"
"Yu Yuan, look... how dark your heart is! Such a good comrade." Yu Yuan felt two seconds of remorse in his heart before banishing the thought.
Such mind-disturbing emotions could exist for at most two seconds, no more.
Yu Yuan spread out all the blueprints and began scanning them with his Positioning Watch.
When the final blueprint was scanned.
The expected mechanical voice sounded in Yu Yuan's ears.
[Ding...]
[Critical node triggered: Opened 'City Shadows' title route (√); Obtained complete city map of Green Forest City (√); Obtained complete sewer network blueprints of Green Forest City (√); Shelter located in underground structure (√), meeting title route upgrade conditions.]
[Title obtained: Neighborhood Shadow (Rare)]
[Achievement completed: King of the Shadows]
[Achievement Points obtained: 1000 points]
[Yu Yuan Shelter Leaderboard ranking change... Comprehensive evaluation initiated: Shelter development potential significantly increased, risk resistance coefficient significantly increased, achievement bonus, title route development level...]
[Current shelter ranking updated: 6799th place (↑990 places)]
Hiss...
Yu Yuan looked at the numbers displayed on the Virtual Light Screen, his breathing slightly quickening.
Adding this to the 210-place increase when he subdued the Jackal team earlier.
In just a few hours, the Yu Yuan Shelter's ranking had directly jumped by 1200 places.
This leap broke all previous improvement records.
It was important to remember that the total number of players was only 10,000.
Yet Yu Yuan turned his gaze to the new title - Neighborhood Shadow.
Title: Neighborhood Shadow
Quality: Rare
Path affiliation: City Shadows
Effects:
① Gain danger perception effect when in urban neighborhoods, darkness, and shadow environments;
② In darkness and shadow environments, body noise is significantly reduced. After remaining motionless for three seconds, gain stealth state (Stealth: Blend into shadows, presence dramatically reduced, easily overlooked by others; state disappears three seconds after leaving darkness or shadow environments);
③ Vision receives significant enhancement, gaining dark vision effect;
④ Body reaction speed +10%, movement speed +10%, doubled in darkness and shadow environments;
⑤ Possesses intimidation effect against scavengers, survivors, and shadow creatures.
All five title abilities provided absolute enhancements for Yu Yuan.
"If the 'Neighborhood Shadow' abilities are this powerful, then if I develop the 'City Shadows' title route to its limit, wouldn't that mean..." A fervent light flashed in Yu Yuan's eyes.
This title came at just the right time. His confidence for the upcoming big battle in a few days and the infiltration operation at Johnck Zoo had increased once again.
"Thanks again, Comrade Carmen. I'll treat him better next time!"
After this brief reflection!
Since the supplies checked out and time was running late, Yu Yuan immediately left the room.
What he had told Carmen earlier wasn't a lie - he really did have one important thing he needed to do.
Very important, very important thing...