novelraw Chapter 168: Carmen's application for the 'Wasteland Trials' is snatched away.
Chapter 168: Carmen's application for the 'Wasteland Trials' is snatched away.
When Yu Yuan finished reading this notebook, he had a general understanding of Freedom Tower.
The owner of this notebook seemed to be a chatterbox, basically complaining in the notebook every day.
But it also let Yu Yuan learn a lot of inside information.
"This person seems to be a native of the world where Freedom Tower is located!"
This could be seen from the fact that the other party previously worked as a night security guard at Freedom Tower.
And he also said he wanted to join the Survivor Settlement, clearly indicating that place had already become a world similar to Green Forest City.
The situation might even be worse.
After all, although Green Forest City had been baptized by war and traces of spirituality had appeared, at least humans were still humans and hadn't turned into monsters.
The appearance of spirituality manifested through spiritual creatures and rare artifacts.
Compared to the world where Freedom Tower was located, this was already countless times better.Yu Yuan couldn't help but think.
Perhaps the Aurora Animal Assistance Association researching animal mutation through spirituality wasn't entirely a bad thing.
Through the complaints in this notebook, Yu Yuan figured out how to maximize his gains inside Freedom Tower.
The most valuable were naturally the Spirituality Zones appearing on floors 3F, 5F, 7F, 8F, 12F, and 14F, as places where epic-grade items could be obtained were extremely valuable.
However, according to later information, those few Spirituality Zones had already become locked supply rooms, and to enter, one needed to obtain the corresponding key cards.
Without a doubt, the 7th floor manager's office mentioned by the man in the USB drive video was one of those locked supply rooms.
Just...
"He seems to have not only turned into an Infected, but also become a damn boss. The key card for the 7th floor is on him."
Yu Yuan sighed. He was still very interested in the things this person left behind.
Apart from the most valuable supply rooms, the next were the random treasure chests that appeared on every floor.
These chests varied, including ordinary wooden boxes, alloy boxes, weapon boxes, intermediate equipment boxes, and the most valuable large supply boxes.
There was also a probability of obtaining weapons and equipment with special effects from them, even manufacturing blueprints, or material items tainted by spirituality.
In addition, there was another collection method: floor sweeping.
That's right.
Floor sweeping, commonly known as scraping the earth clean.
Of course, this was Yu Yuan's own understanding.
Just like when he himself collected supplies before, anything that could be used could be gathered: electronic components, office supplies, daily necessities, and so on.
As long as something existed within the tower, it could be collected. Each floor also made it easier to find corresponding items, for example, the probability of finding medical supplies was higher on hospital floors.
There was also a probability of obtaining special items tainted by spirituality, but Yu Yuan needed to enter personally to know the exact odds.
Finally, the notebook also mentioned one piece of information: when killing Infected, ordinary Infected had only one weakness.
That was the cervical spine. As long as an Infected's cervical spine was destroyed, an ordinary Infected would die immediately.
Additionally, Infected had two modes. One was dormant mode, where they generally remained motionless. Only sounds reaching a certain level or the smell of blood would awaken them, entering frenzied mode.
Infected entering frenzied mode would actively seek out survivors on the current floor to attack.
The perception range and activation conditions differed for ordinary Infected, elite Infected, and leader Infected.
In short, ensuring you don't get injured and don't make too much noise is absolutely correct.
After killing these Infected, there was also a probability of obtaining some valuable materials from their bodies, especially those special Infected.
The only thing the notebook didn't mention was the escape mechanism, but presumably only players like them would need that.
Perhaps there would be an introduction after entering Freedom Tower.
Closing the notebook, Yu Yuan hesitated no longer. He opened the virtual light screen—the Wasteland Battle Royale page.
Selected to register.
[Player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter has successfully registered for the Wasteland Trial. The event officially begins tomorrow at 8 AM!]
As this prompt flashed by, Yu Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.
"The players participating in the Wasteland Trial are all newcomers who just left the Newbie Protection Period. Dealing with them shouldn't be a problem."
Having experienced several invasion wars, Yu Yuan now had a clear understanding of his own strength.
Even if he couldn't use firearms tomorrow, just relying on the title ability of [Neighborhood Shadow] would be enough for him to move through it like a fish in water.
Survival and even evacuation were no longer problems. What he needed to consider was only how to maximize his gains.
He still needed to strive for those locked supply rooms, but this event would last for 5 days.
During tomorrow's Wasteland Trial, he could take the opportunity to search for those key cards.
Additionally, he needed to familiarize himself with the terrain, figure out the attack patterns of Infected, elite Infected, and leader Infected...
Just like that, Yu Yuan walked to the whiteboard and began planning and preparing.
At this moment, a convoy of combat vehicles was heading toward the 7th District.
In one of the combat vehicles, a thug looked at the person behind him.
"Boss, Carmen still knows what's important. He didn't refuse your request..."
The person in the back seat also revealed a smile upon hearing this.
"Hmph, Carmen just got lucky, accidentally retrieving Loris's remains. And Loris's remains were still important, that's why he got the advantage and became commander. If it weren't for the face of the Chief and Commander Lao Ke, see how many would actually obey him!"
"Exactly, exactly!"
"Boss, when you were following Commander Lao Ke, Carmen was still nowhere to be seen! Now he gets to be all high and mighty!" The thug flattered, his eyes shifting as he suddenly asked, "Boss, how did you talk to Carmen? Logically, that guy is stubborn. He usually doesn't easily change tasks."
Hearing this, the person in the back of the car gave a light smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Destroying the Thug Prison's sentry point, what's so difficult about that? As Commander Lao Ke's trusted aide, if he didn't agree to this, how would Commander Lao Ke view him later?"
"He was unwilling at first, but then he went out for a bit. Probably also felt what I said made sense, so he readily agreed!"
"You're the best, boss. The day before yesterday, Carmen's team seized a lot of supplies. This time, it's definitely our turn!"
"Alright, notify the brothers, get ready. Do a good job later."
"Don't worry, boss!"
Meanwhile, at the Black Shield Police Department, Commander Lao Ke, who had just returned from Johnck Zoo with Chief Hogg, frowned slightly upon seeing Carmen appear before him.
"Didn't we receive intel last night about locating several more Thug Prison sentry points, planning to destroy them today? Why haven't you set off yet?"
Carmen shrugged, sighing helplessly.
"Commander Lao Ke, according to the plan, I should have started the assault by now. However, before departure, Captain Jia found me..."
"Jiaxus, what did he want with you?" Commander Lao Ke seemed to have guessed something, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant.
"Captain Jia, he said he wanted to help share some of the pressure, and also said this was your intention, so..." Carmen revealed a bitter smile.
"You know, I've always respected you greatly, so..."
Bang...
Lao Ke kicked the chair behind him flying.
"He's looking for death..."