Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 232: Weather Balloon - Modified, Yu Yuan's affirmation of the craftswoman

Johnck Zoo.

Mona's return caused quite a stir.

After all, last night, when the corpse of that mutated king cobra was transported back to the zoo, everyone was speculating about Mona's fate.

Now, seeing Mona return covered in wounds was enough proof that she had been through a life-threatening battle.

Inside the Genetic Modification Laboratory.

Miller looked gloomily at Mona lying in the treatment pod.

He had long considered Mona his most perfect creation, but now his masterpiece had nearly been destroyed.

His anger was becoming almost uncontrollable.

*Click—*

At that moment, the treatment pod slowly opened, and a staff member approached Miller."Master Miller, after Lady Zoe was injected with the genetic modification serum, her metabolic rate and regenerative effects were enhanced. She's basically fine. However, perhaps due to fatigue, her body is somewhat weak."

"And it seems Lady Zoe's strength has improved somewhat..."

Miller gave a slight nod, looking at Mona.

"Zoe, what exactly happened last night? Why did the Black King suddenly go berserk? And who killed the Black King?"

Mona shook her head. "Teacher, that's what I want to know too. At the critical moment during the attack on the Thug Prison convoy, the Black King suddenly went berserk and then relentlessly hunted me. That's not normal."

After a pause, Mona said quietly, "Teacher, the Black King was previously controlled by Lilith. I remember the few candidates who couldn't achieve compatibility with the Black King before were all selected by Cold Crow and the others, right?"

The rest didn't need to be said.

Miller nodded slightly.

"Indeed, just before the Black King went berserk, we detected an abnormal signal, but it vanished in an instant. It seems Cold Crow and the others can't hold back any longer..."

"We originally intended to let them focus their attention on the Rat, but we didn't expect them to target you first."

But he soon frowned again.

"If the Black King's rampage was because of Cold Crow and the others, then who exactly killed the Black King?"

"Teacher, ever since we exposed the mutated creatures last time, several surrounding factions have been keeping an eye on us. Could it be them? Or perhaps some new faction that recently entered Green Forest City?"

Hearing this, Miller fell into thought.

"I understand. You rest first. I'll go report the situation to the Saint..."

Watching the missionary Miller's departing figure, Mona did not leave the Genetic Modification Laboratory directly.

Instead, she wandered around the lab, occasionally asking the researchers about the names and functions of various instruments.

The researchers naturally answered every question...

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For the next entire day, Yu Yuan spent his time constantly entering and exiting the Wasteland Battle Royale.

Each time he entered, his objectives were only three:

Clear the map, capture Swiftstrider Infected, and obtain the dispersed pure psychic energy.

In the dark environment of Freedom Tower, Yu Yuan, relying on the enhanced effects of his Neighborhood Shadow title, was already in an invincible position.

The moment he entered Freedom Tower, he would use Shadow Stride to quickly search for other players and clear the map as fast as possible.

Under his bizarre ambush capabilities, no one could withstand his assault.

At least for players at the Rock Rank currently, Yu Yuan's attacks were impossible to guard against in the dark environment.

Even if there were powerful players who could withstand Yu Yuan's ambush,

before they could even launch a counterattack, Yu Yuan would use Shadow Stride again, either disappearing to wait for another opportunity or launching an attack from another direction.

Against Yu Yuan's ghostly, unpredictable attacks, no one could defend successfully forever. The moment Yu Yuan seized a single opportunity, the battle would end.

After clearing the map, if he could find a Key Card, he would enter the Spirituality Zone.

If he couldn't enter, he would proceed to clear out all the Infected in Freedom Tower, starting with the ordinary Infected, then the Elite Infected, and finally the Leader Infected.

He maximized the acquisition of Spirit Crystals to achieve the greatest benefit.

At 5 AM, after pushing his limits and completing four consecutive runs through Freedom Tower, Yu Yuan returned to the shelter.

He quickly threw his equipment into the equipment decontamination room and washed and disinfected his body.

He placed the Swiftstriders from the Loser's Cube into the Containment Rooms, filling all five rooms to capacity.

The loot from the Rabbit Ring was placed on the first floor.

After removing Mie Mie's equipment and adding food for it, Yu Yuan finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, it was already 10 AM.

After over four hours of rest and the recovery effects of the Rest Area, Yu Yuan's condition was mostly restored.

He lingered in bed for a few more minutes before lazily walking out of the Rest Area.

Fang was in the living room, organizing the intelligence information sent back by Carmen and Alpha.

The item she was using was precisely the Rare Artifact, the Pen of Longstanding Heritage.

Seeing Yu Yuan appear, she immediately stood up.

"King, you're awake. Wait a moment, I'll go heat up some food!"

"Alright! Have all the materials on the first floor been sorted?" Yu Yuan asked.

"Everything has been sorted. The Acidic Blood, Alkaline Blood, and Spiritual Organ tissues have all been placed by Doctor in the sample storage area of the Spiritual Creature Laboratory.

Medical supplies, food, and other materials have all been stored in the warehouse. The equipment has been cleaned, disinfected, and placed in the first-floor hall. You need to pick through that."

Hearing Fang's words, Yu Yuan nodded lightly.

Fang went into the kitchen to prepare food for Yu Yuan, while Yu Yuan headed to the first floor.

In the first-floor hall, dozens, even hundreds of pieces of equipment and weapons were piled up there, looking like a small mountain.

These were all items he had brought back from Freedom Tower yesterday, cleaned by Fang and the others and piled here.

Masier was organizing her Workshop and greeted Yu Yuan when she saw him.

"Investor, you're awake!"

Seeing Masier tinkering with something, Yu Yuan became interested.

Although no formal, proper results had appeared since he invested in this artisan lady,

whether it was the initial Starry Sky Mirror, the later BASE parachute pack, or even the Ultra-Stinky Perfume, they had all been of significant help to Yu Yuan.

Naturally, Yu Yuan would not look down on Masier.

"Artisan Lady, have you had any ingenious inventions lately?"

Hearing Yu Yuan's words, Masier's eyes lit up. She pointed at something resembling a hot air balloon and said, "What do you think of this?"

"This is?" Yu Yuan genuinely didn't recognize the thing in front of him.

"You said a massive storm cluster would appear in a few days, right? So I thought of making a weather balloon. Then we could gather detailed data on this storm cluster, just like monitoring a typhoon."

"But my weather balloon is a bit different from a normal one..."

When Masier talked about her invention, her eyes shone with confident light.

She pulled a blueprint from the pocket on the front of her overalls and unfolded it with a rustle. It was a hand-drawn blueprint of a weather balloon, annotated with various angles, dimensions, and technical terms.

It looked quite professional.

Seeing Masier's passionate, radiant expression,

even though Yu Yuan couldn't fully grasp Masier's idea for now, and he didn't even think that observing the storm cluster would provide any substantial help for their future survival,

he didn't plan to dismiss Masier.

Because from her previous items, one could see just how outstanding Masier's artisan talent was.

"Good! Then I look forward to seeing your research results soon, Artisan Lady." Yu Yuan expressed genuine anticipation.

Seeing the look of affirmation in Yu Yuan's eyes, Masier also reined in her smile, pursed her lips, and nodded very seriously and emphatically.

"Mhm! I won't let my investor down. Definitely not!"