novelraw Chapter 161: Star-Lord's Hideout Launches Invasion, Day 32 of the Wasteland
Chapter 161: Star-Lord's Hideout Launches Invasion, Day 32 of the Wasteland
Yu Yuan took the notebook and flipped through it. Sure enough, it was filled with various ritual symbols and their meanings.
On the [Regional Event—Mysterious Religious Ritual], a checkmark [√] had also appeared behind the third task.
It indicated the task was already completed.
Now only the final task remained—uncovering the secret behind the ritual.
Yu Yuan put the items into his pocket.
"If she didn't tell you, then don't ask too much. Knowing too much isn't good for you."
Masier made an annoyed clicking sound with her tongue and took the walkie-talkie Yu Yuan handed over.
"Next time Mona comes, remember to notify me. There are some things I need to discuss with her in detail. By the way, how is your research going? Haven't you finished it yet?"
Yu Yuan's slightly questioning gaze made Masier feel a bit guilty.
"Soon, soon! I'm just hitting a bottleneck right now, I'll break through it very soon! You're not thinking of taking back those supplies, are you?"In response to Masier's words, Yu Yuan just shrugged. It was just a casual question; who would have thought it would scare her like that.
Putting everything else aside, just the value of the [Starry Sky Mirror] and the [BASE jumping parachute] already exceeded the worth of the supplies Yu Yuan had previously provided.
"Take your time with it, I was just asking casually. But speaking of which..." Yu Yuan's expression turned slightly more serious as he looked at Masier.
"There's something you need to start preparing for early. An extreme cold disaster that could last for half a year is coming. In at most a little over twenty days, we'll be hit by extreme cold weather here.
The lowest temperature will reach minus thirty degrees Celsius. And at most two months later, the temperature will continue to drop to an ultra-low of minus 98 degrees Celsius. You need to be prepared."
As she listened to Yu Yuan's words, Masier's eyes gradually widened.
"Are you joking?" she asked, somewhat unable to believe it.
What did minus 98 degrees Celsius even mean?
That was just too exaggerated!
But Yu Yuan's expression at this moment was exceptionally serious.
"This is not a joke. You must take this matter very seriously. You can also tell Mona about this, so she can prepare as well. Remember, this disaster might last for up to half a year. You must ensure you have sufficient supplies and protection prepared."
Masier had already grasped the severity of the matter, her face turning deathly pale.
"I... I understand!"
Seeing this, Yu Yuan didn't linger any longer. After saying goodbye to Masier, he headed for District 15.
Arriving once again at the tunnel between Pinewood Subway Station and Lüsong Station, Yu Yuan had come this time intending to trade for more mealworm larvae with Dale.
However, as soon as he approached that Communication Passage, he immediately sensed something was wrong.
The metal door of the Communication Passage inside the tunnel was in an open state, and there were dead mealworms on the ground.
Yu Yuan immediately became alert, took out his weapon, and cautiously entered the passage. The inside was already empty.
Scanning the passage, it was a complete mess. On the ground, he could still see the somewhat shriveled corpses of mealworms.
Dale's books and research materials were scattered all over the floor.
The conclusion was obvious: something had happened to Dale, and it had occurred a few days ago.
Yu Yuan sighed silently in his heart, then collected all of Dale's books and materials into the Rabbit Ring and quickly left the place.
"I didn't see Dale's body, and there were no signs of a fight breaking out. Either Dale escaped, or he was captured."
He could only hope for the best for him.
Yu Yuan's astonishing achievement of completing four kills on the very first day after his Newbie Protection Period ended seemed to have intimidated some ambitious individuals.
Since winning the invasion war a few hours ago, no other players had launched an invasion against him.
But Yu Yuan knew this was merely the calm before the storm. After the appetizer was over, what came next wouldn't be the small fry from before.
Sure enough, just as he had completed the daily 3-hour outdoor task for [Endless Cold Wave] and was preparing to return to his shelter, a prompt sounded in his ears again.
[Ding... Player ID: Star Duke Shelter has activated a 『War Token』. An invasion war will be launched against you in one hour. Please prepare for battle!]
[Players entering the war period will have social and trade functions temporarily disabled. Functions will be restored after the war ends!]
Yu Yuan quickly found Star Duke's ranking information on the Leaderboard—6890th place.
Only 99 ranks lower than his own.
Yu Yuan quickly returned to his shelter, activated the defense system, and waited for the opponent's arrival.
And thus, time arrived at Wasteland Day 32.
Twenty minutes remained until the invasion war began.
Taking advantage of this time, Yu Yuan picked up today's newspaper to check the news.
[Neighborhood Life News]
Quality: Bronze
Danger Level: Medium
Last night, a python hiding in Red Shore Park, District 12, was devoured by an unknown creature.
Judging from the python's remains, its length should have been between 12 to 14 meters, a massive size.
However, only a snake tail less than two meters long and some skeletal remains were left at the scene. The rest of the body had been consumed. Traces of gnawing by a rodent-like creature were found at the scene.
Judging from the marks, the creature's size is also quite large, between 3 to 5 meters.
We advise all citizens to be cautious and vigilant.
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[Neighborhood News Section]
Quality: Rock
Danger Level: Medium
Due to the Black Shield Police Department destroying many of their sentry points yesterday, the Thug Prison intends to eliminate Carmen, the newly appointed Commander.
Baku plans to set up decoy sentry points to ambush and eliminate the armed forces of the Black Shield Police Department.
With the arrival of another batch of support from the mysterious person, Baku's confidence has soared to unprecedented heights. He has a new plan.
Perhaps while eliminating the new threat that is Carmen, he can also deliver a bit of intimidation to the Black Shield Police Department headquarters.
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[Neighborhood Life News]
Quality: Rock
Danger Level: Low
Simon from District 8 finally regained consciousness after sleeping for a full day and night.
Through his wife, Larr, he learned that the person who delivered the antibiotics was the reason he managed to pull through this time.
However, even his wife Larr wasn't clear about the identity of the person who came.
But looking at the instructions on the note regarding the drug's usage and dosage, and the warning about the impending extreme cold disaster,
Simon indicated that he already had some guesses.
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Looking at the three news items besides the newspaper masthead, a sharp glint flashed in Yu Yuan's eyes.
Of course he remembered that python in Red Shore Park, District 12. It was one of the animals that escaped from Johnck Zoo along with the Cree Mountain sheep.
It was actually already dead, with most of its body eaten.
"Rodent creature..."
The shadow of that Large Black Rat flashed through Yu Yuan's mind.
Other than it, there probably wasn't any other creature capable of taking down that huge python!
However, that guy's size had actually reached 3 to 5 meters. It seemed devouring the spiritual organ of that mutated creature last time had allowed it to evolve by more than just a little!