novelraw Chapter 14: Green Forest City East District Map
Chapter 14: Green Forest City East District Map
"No... you're asking for death!" Yu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, raised his pistol, and sat up.
But all he could see was pitch blackness.
"Huff..."
Having regained clarity, Yu Yuan realized he had just been having a nightmare—he had seen Monkey grinning viciously as he lunged at him, a crossbow bolt still embedded in his neck.
He let out a long breath of turbid air, his emotions calming considerably.
What kind of mess was this!
Just yesterday morning he had been at home enjoying the air conditioning, drinking cola, and playing games.
How did he end up in this wasteland world?
Shaking his head, he pushed these chaotic thoughts aside and opened the virtual screen. The time was already 6:20 AM.
At most, he had only rested for four hours, but his physical condition had indeed recovered quite well. The muscle soreness had greatly diminished, and although there were still symptoms of lactic acid buildup, they wouldn't affect his movement.He got up and lit a windproof candle, illuminating the shelter.
By the candlelight, he lit a Marlboro cigarette, took three consecutive puffs, and with the last one, he closed his eyes, held his breath for three seconds, before slowly exhaling.
The nicotine stimulation made his scalp tingle, followed by an incredibly pleasant sensation.
"Huff..."
His morning grumpiness was completely dispelled. With the cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth, he glanced toward the security door—no abnormalities.
But when his eyes swept over the dilapidated newspaper rack in the corner, they instantly lit up, his heartbeat quickening slightly. He rushed over in three swift steps.
The newspaper had updated!
But that wasn't the reason for Yu Yuan's urgency. He saw that on the newspaper rack, besides the newspaper, there was actually something else.
Picking it up, he found it was a map. Ecstasy surged in his heart.
A map was absolutely one of the items he needed most right now, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was covered in a gray haze, making it impossible to see any information clearly.
Just then, the virtual screen popped up with a message.
[Consume 200 survival points to purchase this intelligence item?]
Yu Yuan remembered— besides the newspaper provided for free, any other materials that randomly refreshed on the dilapidated newspaper rack required spending survival points to purchase.
He immediately chose to purchase.
Only then did he notice his survival points: after deducting 200 points, he actually still had 230 points left.
"This isn't right!"
The total survival points he had obtained yesterday were only 1300. Joining Taotao Hole cost 1000, purchasing lake water cost 10 points, and after subtracting the 200 survival points he just spent, he should only have 90 points left.
How did he end up with 140 extra survival points?
But he quickly understood where the discrepancy came from.
Because at 6 o'clock, he had already received several system messages.
[Congratulations, you have successfully survived to a new day. Shelter survival assessment—obtained 140 survival points (click for details)]
[Shelter ranking bonus reward assessment result—0.]
[Today's settlement, total 140 survival points. Keep up the good work!]
Yu Yuan clicked for details and learned that the shelter provided a daily basic reward of 100 survival points. Additionally, for every level 1 facility constructed, it increased by 10 survival points.
Yu Yuan happened to have 4 level 1 facilities, so he received a total of 140 survival points as reward.
His eyebrows lifted slightly, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
This was pretty good—at least there was a stable channel for obtaining survival points. Although the amount wasn't large, it was indeed user-friendly. The number of survival points obtained was directly linked to the shelter's strength.
At least it was fair.
Looking back at the map in his hand, all the information on it had now appeared.
[Green Forest City East District Neighborhood Map]
Quality: Pebble-tier
Introduction: Details the specific buildings and streets of 15 neighborhoods in Green Forest City's East District. This map was surveyed 5 years ago, accuracy 88%.
Looking at the map in his hand, Yu Yuan felt no disdain. A map from 5 years ago was sufficient; even if there had been changes within those 5 years, they would definitely be minor adjustments, with absolutely no impact on the street layout and landmark buildings.
Taking today's refreshed newspaper, he returned to the rest area. Under the illumination of the windproof candle, Yu Yuan flipped through the map back and forth.
The East District had 15 neighborhoods. The Wutong Apartments he went to yesterday were in Neighborhood 13. Following the map, he quickly found Fairwood Avenue in Neighborhood 13, and soon located the positions of Wutong Apartments and the dental clinic.
With these two places as anchor points, Yu Yuan had a rough idea of the shelter's general location, which would undoubtedly make it much more convenient for future supply scavenging trips.
Carefully folding and storing the map, he turned his attention to today's newspaper. Only two sections still had relatively clear handwriting.
[Neighborhood News Section]
Quality: Pebble-tier
Danger Level: Medium
Through their inside contact in Neighborhood 13, the Thug Prison has learned that their outpost was destroyed by the Black Shield Police Department. In response to this provocation, they have decided to retaliate and show the Thug Prison's power.
According to our undercover reporter's investigation, the Thug Prison's raiding team plans to ambush the Black Shield Police Department's enforcement team returning from patrol tomorrow evening at 7:30 PM at the Landmark Hotel, located at the intersection of Golden Orchid Avenue and Waterside Street in District 14.
For this operation, the Thug Prison is expected to deploy 5 homemade landmines, 20 Molotov cocktails, 20 grenades, 2 snipers, 2 machine gunners, 20 raiding team members, 5 slave suicide squad members, 2 apocalypse pickup trucks, and 1 scavenger combat vehicle.
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[Neighborhood Entertainment Section]
Quality: Pebble-tier
Danger Level: Low
Due to last night's acid rain erosion, screws on a fence at
Currently, a small number of animals have fled to District 12. Three wolves and two hyenas are hiding near the north side of Newson Avenue. Eight Cree Mountain sheep are roaming in the ecological zone west of Red Shore Park, while two anacondas have entered the northern dense forest experience hall. They are very frightened and will not leave in the short term.
The on-duty personnel of the [Aurora Animal Assistance Association] have already reported the situation and are organizing armed personnel to search, but they seem to be looking in the wrong direction.
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Looking at the intelligence information in the newspaper, Yu Yuan pressed his lips together.
After last night's experience, he had already experienced the so-called danger level [Low]—it was perilous at every turn!
And now, with landmines, Molotov cocktails, grenades, plus suicide squads, combat vehicles, and pickup trucks, it was still only danger level [Medium].
It was truly somewhat absurd.
He didn't even dare to imagine what those danger level [High] scenarios would be like—artillery bombardment?
But...
His heart was feeling somewhat restless.
If, he was just saying if, he could fish in troubled waters at the edge of the battlefield and pick up some scraps, wouldn't that be...
Various thoughts flashed through his mind. He unfolded the map again, searching for the location of the Landmark Hotel in District 14.
When he found the Landmark Hotel's position on the map, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
On the map, District 13 was located between District 12 and District 14, with District 12 to the north and District 14 to the south.
The Golden Orchid Avenue where the Landmark Hotel in District 14 was located could be reached by heading straight south along Fairwood Avenue where Wutong Apartments was situated. Then, going east straight on Golden Orchid Avenue would lead to the Landmark Hotel.
Yu Yuan's eyes flickered incessantly, growing eager to try.
"It seems... there might be an opportunity!"