novelraw Chapter 210: Wonder Building - The Wall of the Victor's Glory
Chapter 210: Wonder Building - The Wall of the Victor's Glory
[Congratulations, Player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter has obtained the 'Wonder' construction blueprint. Add 'The Wall of the Victor's Glory' to the shelter's Facility Management Log?]
"What is a 'Wonder' now?"
Yu Yuan was really starting to feel overwhelmed.
But he still obediently chose "Confirm".
— [Yes]
Information related to [The Wall of the Victor's Glory] appeared on the Virtual Light Screen.
[The Wall of the Victor's Glory]
Introduction: This is the victor's declaration of war upon the vanquished! Only your head can proclaim my glory as the victor.
Type: Wonder
Usage Condition: Can be used by any player from a non-virtual civilization.Construction Requirements: Safety Rating ≥ 30, Defense Rating ≥ 30, Energy Rating ≥ 20
Construction Materials Required (per square meter): Pure Gold 10KG, Pure Yellow Crystal ×5, Pure White Crystal ×5, Pure Blue Crystal ×5, Pure Black Crystal ×5, Pure Purple Crystal ×5, Spirituality Concentrate 10ml / Mechanical Dust 10mg, Spirit Crystal ×1, Civilization Points ×1
Effects:
When the victor displays the head of the vanquished as a [Trophy] on [The Wall of the Victor's Glory], the victor will gain the [Natural Enemy] effect when facing that faction, race, or civilization again.
When the owner of [The Wall of the Victor's Glory] is the leader of a faction, race, or civilization and possesses absolute control over their affiliated faction, race, or civilization, the [Natural Enemy] effect will spread to the affiliated faction, race, or civilization.
(Note: [Trophy] is only valid if slain by the victor or their affiliated faction, race, or civilization.)
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Yu Yuan looked at the content on the Virtual Light Screen, his gaze sharp as electricity.
"Race... civilization... natural enemy... civilization points..."
"So the civilization points in the [Civilization Illustrated Book] are used here!"
He immediately checked the content about [Natural Enemy].
— [Natural Enemy]
Effect: Gains a restraining characteristic against a specific faction, race, or civilization; the higher the quality and the greater the quantity of [Trophies], the stronger the [Natural Enemy] effect.
① During combat, all attacks inflict additional damage effects... (Locked)
② Locked
③ Locked
④ Locked
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"This building looks pretty damn good!"
Yu Yuan was instantly captivated, especially by that string of "Locked" text after [Natural Enemy], which made him practically itch with anticipation.
His gaze finally settled on the recurring phrase "faction, race, civilization" in the information. He had only just begun to touch upon the faction level; race and civilization were still quite distant to him.
So distant that he had no concrete concept of them yet, but one thing was absolutely certain.
That was, [The Wall of the Victor's Glory] was absolutely a building with enormous potential.
Absolutely!
Only...
Actually building this Wonder wouldn't be easy either!
He looked at his shelter's information. The Defense Rating, under the effects of the Flamethrower, Spike Traps, Pit Traps, and the Surveillance Network Control Console, had already reached Level 24.
This level was already quite high.
The Safety Rating, under the effects of the Security Gate, Shelter Walls, Mandatory Decontamination Room, Water Purifier, Geothermal Ventilation Ductwork, and the Air Isolation Purification System, had reached Level 26.
The Energy Rating, however, was only at Level 16 from the Treadmill Generator Room.
Almost all of them were slightly lacking, but fortunately, the gap wasn't huge.
With some effort, he should be able to meet the requirements soon enough.
Then there were the construction materials, which were also quite complex. The most troublesome was naturally the Spirituality Concentrate.
He hadn't even heard of that Mechanical Dust, so he naturally chose the more familiar Spirituality Concentrate.
Yu Yuan hadn't expected Spirituality Concentrate to be used here too. The shortfall of Spirituality Concentrate needed to make the [Spiritual Enhancement Potion] hadn't been filled yet.
Now another gap had appeared.
Yu Yuan frowned slightly.
He already knew what Spirituality Concentrate was, but the key was how to obtain it consistently.
He could see it now: powerful blueprints with special effects all more or less relied on Spirituality Concentrate.
It was hard currency.
"I'll ask for Mona's opinion later!" Yu Yuan made a decision in his heart.
The gains from this Wasteland Battle Royale were even greater than he had imagined.
Afterwards, he examined the folder copied from the casino's Manager's Office.
He found that part of it was various casino bills and transaction records, and another part was surveillance videos of the entire casino.
Yu Yuan quickly browsed through them, focusing on the content from the last few days of the videos. He wanted to see if he could find scenes from when the Freedom Tower fell.
Just as he was viewing a certain segment of video, Yu Yuan suddenly paused the playback. He looked carefully at a figure in the frame.
Then he adjusted the progress back and forth, finally finding a relatively clear frontal shot.
It was a Caucasian man in his fifties or sixties, with golden hair like a cap covering his head. His figure was somewhat portly, wearing a well-pressed suit and a bright tie.
At this moment, he was talking to someone, seeming very happy, slightly pursing his lips and nodding in admiration.
"It's him!"
Yu Yuan recognized him at a glance. This man was that Patient Zero virus carrier. He had seen his image in the computer records from the Blood Lab.
Yu Yuan immediately opened the files from the Blood Lab, found his information, and compared the photos.
No mistake!
Absolutely no mistake, it was him.
— Chuan Bu.
"Why was he here?"
Yu Yuan looked at the data. Chuan Bu's admission date to the hospital was July 21st.
And the timestamp displayed on the casino surveillance video was also exactly — July 21st.
That is to say, it was the same day.
Yu Yuan's breathing grew slightly rapid.
"So that means, the casino might have been the first location of the virus outbreak..."
Once this thought appeared in Yu Yuan's mind, it began to expand continuously.
Yu Yuan immediately started to slowly push the surveillance video's progress bar, his gaze locked on only one person — Chuan Bu.
Fortunately, the casino's surveillance was quite comprehensive. Even if one camera angle didn't show Chuan Bu, switching to another lens would quickly find him.
Yu Yuan finally called over Worker Ant to help with the operation.
Head Wolf and Fang, who were discussing plans for tomorrow, and Veteran, seeing this, also came over. Yu Yuan promptly enlisted them as extra hands, all keeping an eye on Chuan Bu's movements.
The computer Worker Ant had configured for Yu Yuan was itself equipped with three monitors, supported by mechanical arms. Immediately, all three screens were activated.
Worker Ant operated, while Head Wolf, Fang, and Veteran each watched one screen.
Yu Yuan stood behind them, rapidly browsing.
In the video, Chuan Bu seemed very popular here. No matter where he went, people greeted him.
He was also financially formidable, basically playing a couple of rounds of every game.
Just after he finished one game.
Chuan Bu suddenly began to convulse violently all over, then collapsed on the floor. Everyone around panicked and moved away, clearing a space around him.
Immediately after, casino Security Personnel quickly arrived. By this time, while Chuan Bu's body continued to convulse, a lot of blood flowed from his nostrils.
He was quickly taken away.
Clearly sent to the Maria Hospital on the third floor.
Just as Yu Yuan was about to review this segment again, Fang suddenly spoke up.
"Worker Ant, wait. Rewind a bit..."
Worker Ant quickly complied.
"Stop..."
The video paused immediately.
"Zoom in, zoom the image in, right on the spot where that person fell..."
In the frame, Chuan Bu had already been taken away. The area several meters around where he fell was empty.
But as the image was magnified, finally, a strange object appeared before the several of them.
Yu Yuan also leaned in to look, but soon a trace of confusion appeared on his face.
"Is this... a crystal fragment?"