novelraw Chapter 180: Another Rare Artifact, Player Pursuit, Who Is the Oriole
Chapter 180: Another Rare Artifact, Player Pursuit, Who Is the Oriole
【Doctor's Work Uniform】
Quality: Rare
Function: Increases work efficiency by 35% when performing medical or experimental related tasks. 5% chance to trigger inspiration.
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【Pen of Longstanding Heritage】
Quality: Rare Artifact
Ranking: Unranked
Introduction: This is a pen that has been passed down through three successive chief laboratory directors. It knows far too many secrets. Perhaps you will obtain some wondrous information.
Function: For every cumulative 12 hours of writing, the pen will leave behind a piece of information.
Yu Yuan looked at the information on the Virtual Light Screen, his eyes lighting up.A Rare Artifact!
Another Rare Artifact!
Unbelievable!
Although the function of this Rare Artifact seemed somewhat inexplicable and it hadn't entered the Leaderboard, Yu Yuan understood that nothing that could become a Rare Artifact was simple.
It just depended on whether you found the correct method to use it.
That white lab coat also caught Yu Yuan's eye.
Perfect. Once he finished building the Genetic Modification Laboratory and the Spiritual Creature Laboratory, this rare piece of equipment would come in handy.
In Yu Yuan's eyes, the value of this equipment was no less than the value of the large hammer in his hand, perhaps even higher.
Storing both items into the Rabbit Ring, he also opened all the drawers beneath the Metal Cabinet.
Inside, two folders were revealed.
Yu Yuan picked them up to examine. One was a research report, the other was a file on the laboratory's rules and regulations.
[Ding... High-value supplies discovered!]
[Spiritual Enhancement Potion (Epic-Grade) Blueprint discovered. Lacking key facility, cannot add to list!]
[Shelter facility trait discovered — Laboratory Rules and Regulations (Epic-Grade)]
Function: When constructing laboratory-type facilities, construction material requirements -10%, probability of experimental accidents -30%, experimental efficiency +20%.]
Yu Yuan immediately examined the two research reports.
Only then did he notice that to produce the Spiritual Enhancement Potion, a biological-type laboratory facility was mandatory.
Clearly, both the Spiritual Creature Laboratory and the Genetic Modification Laboratory met this requirement.
As long as the laboratory was built, he could smoothly add it to the list and attempt production.
Yu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He also hadn't expected that the laboratory rules and regulations file was actually an Epic-Grade item as well, and a facility trait specifically for laboratories.
It directly reduced Yu Yuan's construction difficulty by 10%.
Combined with the [Budget Audit] trait Yu Yuan had obtained earlier, the reduction amount directly increased to 20%.
That was one-fifth.
Looking at the prompt that appeared on the Virtual Light Screen, Yu Yuan felt it was somewhat unbelievable.
But this was good. Once he completed the shelter expansion task for the Gold Luxury Card, he should have the space to build these two laboratories.
The gains from this trip were exceptionally huge.
Almost all were Epic-Grade supplies. Truly worthy of the 'extremely high-value supplies' evaluation.
However, Yu Yuan quickly forced himself to calm down. Checking the time, there were still 4 hours left until the trial ended. He needed to hurry up and kill Infected to collect dispersed spirituality.
Opportunities like this weren't plentiful.
After inspecting the Blood Lab one more time to confirm no supplies were missed, he left the area.
He began clearing out the Infected. The Infected and supplies on the 3rd floor had been mostly gathered already.
Yu Yuan didn't waste time here. He prepared to head to the 7th floor.
That was the Office Zone. He wanted to see if he could find the manager's office. According to the intel he had obtained earlier, there were supplies left by that man in the Safe in the manager's office. He couldn't miss that.
Additionally, the Notebook had once mentioned a creature wearing a yellow jacket, suspected to be a Leader-level Infected.
Yu Yuan suspected that was the man who had placed the supplies in the Safe.
If he could find that man, he couldn't miss that either.
Because Yu Yuan suspected the Spirituality Zone on the 7th floor was the manager's office. If he couldn't get in then, he could only place his hopes on that Leader-level Infected.
Having planned his next course of action, Yu Yuan quickly arrived at the stairwell and headed towards the 7th floor.
The stairwell was still pitch black. But just as he reached the 5th-floor landing, a violent noise suddenly came from downstairs.
Then came the sound of someone running and climbing the stairs.
Just as Yu Yuan's alertness rose, another sound of pursuit appeared.
Two beams of light swayed constantly downstairs, clearly visible even to Yu Yuan on the 5th floor.
They were chasing upwards.
Yu Yuan immediately ducked into the nearby 5th-floor corridor, activated [Concealment], and looked down the stairs.
"Hmph! Let's see how long you can run! Poisoned by my toxin, you'll only die faster!"
An arrogant voice came from downstairs.
Then came the sound of a glass bottle shattering.
The pursuer behind threw a glass bottle at the feet of the fleeing person.
As the bottle shattered, the liquid inside splashed onto the fleeing person, immediately producing the faint sound of corroding skin.
"Ah—"
"Then let's die together!"
With a leg injury and seeing no escape, the person turned around, ready to fight desperately.
But the pursuing player was quite cautious. Seeing his opponent turn to make a desperate move, he immediately stopped, maintaining a distance of 3-4 meters from the other.
Just as he prepared to fight, he didn't expect the fleeing player to suddenly run upstairs again.
That earlier move had actually been a feint.
However, the pursuing player showed a disdainful smile. An alloy slingshot appeared in his hand. He placed a steel ball into the pouch, and without seeming to aim, the steel ball shot directly to a spot ten centimeters ahead of the fleeing player.
*Snap—*
The steel ball fired with lead, but it happened to hit the fleeing player's cheek. He instantly collapsed on the stairs between the 4th and 5th floors.
The pursuing player walked up the stairs unhurriedly, his slingshot drawn fully and ready, his back against the wall, his eyes constantly observing the situation both upstairs and down.
Yu Yuan also pulled his body back into the 5th-floor corridor, avoiding the light from the other's Headlamp.
"This player is also quite troublesome!"
Yu Yuan thought to himself.
Whether it was the ruthlessness of his attacks or his caution after gaining the advantage, this player was not easy to deal with.
Of course, that was for other players.
Thinking this, Yu Yuan prepared to take out his hand crossbow for an ambush.
But just as he pulled out the hand crossbow, he quickly put it back into the Ring.
His body retreated further, moving deeper into the darkness.
Because he heard a sound of stealthy footsteps coming from behind him. Although the other's movements were very gentle, they were still crystal clear to Yu Yuan's ears.
Soon, he also saw the other's appearance. This was a middle-aged man with a full beard, his eyes very deep and calm.
There was still undried black blood on his body. Clearly, he had been killing Infected earlier. Hearing the commotion here, he had come immediately.
This was an oriole!
Seeing the weapon in the newcomer's hand—a steel pipe wrapped in tape—Yu Yuan felt an unprecedented level of wariness.
Where the hell did this fierce guy come from?
He'd even managed to get a Homemade Shotgun.