Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 274: Completion of the Civilization Event—The Source of Civilization Destruction: The Pumitz Virus

Yu Yuan looked at the news in the newspaper and sent the related strategic plans of the Mechanical Vanguard Society and Humpback Whale to Carmen and Mona.

Additionally, he asked Zhou Yuan if he knew about Humpback Whale's plan to attack the Mechanical Vanguard Society at the zoo.

[Zhou Yuan: What! Giss didn't mention anything about the zoo at all. All our previous conversations revolved entirely around that batch of supply trucks parked at the feed factory.]

[Zhou Yuan: Giss said we just need to send people with them to the feed factory to receive the supplies this afternoon.]

Yu Yuan looked at the Commander System, at Zhou Yuan's trust index.

After a series of interactions like yesterday's synchronization, his trust index had already reached 69 points.

Since it had improved, it was impossible for him to hide this matter from Yu Yuan.

"It seems Humpback Whale really didn't tell him," Yu Yuan thought to himself.

However, Humpback Whale's appearance could still affect the battle situation, such as the life and death of Cold Crow and the other three.

In this battle, those four had to die as far as Yu Yuan was concerned. Only if they died could Mona become the third-in-command of the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.After thinking for a moment, Yu Yuan sent a message to Carmen and Alpha.

[Wolf Den · King: Humpback Whale is a variable in this operation. Have Eagle Eye ready. If Cold Crow and the other three are killed, all is well. If for any other reason, Cold Crow has a chance to escape, take action and eliminate him.]

Soon, Carmen and Alpha indicated they understood.

With everything arranged, Yu Yuan's gaze fell on the final piece of news, his brow slightly furrowed.

"This Saint actually knows about the Mechanical Vanguard Society... and judging by his tone of speech, he clearly has the confidence to repel them...."

"This person's strength..."

Just as he was thinking this, the door to his rest area was suddenly pushed open with force. Looking up, he saw the excited expression on Doctor's face as she looked at Yu Yuan with agitation.

"King, it's out!"

It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through Yu Yuan's brain, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.

"You mean... the virus?"

Doctor nodded her head vigorously like pounding garlic.

"Yes, the virus, it's been confirmed..."

How could Yu Yuan possibly sit still any longer? He immediately followed Doctor to the Spiritual Creature Laboratory.

As soon as he entered the laboratory, Yu Yuan saw a slightly turbid liquid in a bottle placed inside an isolation box on the operating table.

Yu Yuan had come to the lab every day these past few days to check, and he was certain he had never seen this liquid before.

Doctor was already pointing at that bottle of liquid.

"King, I just retrieved this from the Sorting Recycling Trash Can. After testing, it has been confirmed to be the Promiz Virus. It's not the weakly active virus, but a complete virus sample."

Yu Yuan stepped forward, took the bottle of turbid liquid from the isolation box, and held it in his hand.

At the same time, a continuous stream of prompt messages appeared before his eyes.

[Ding... Discovered high-value supplies — 『Promiz Virus』 sample]

—【Promiz Virus】Sample

Introduction: This is a powerful virus capable of destroying an entire civilization, and in fact, it has already destroyed more than one civilized world.

However, no one knows that the original purpose of this virus's emergence was merely to help organisms evolve more rapidly.

It is both the root of civilization's destruction and the cornerstone for creating civilization.

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This was all the introduction for the Promiz Virus, quite simple and unadorned. Yet, it was this very unremarkable virus that led to the destruction of an entire civilized world.

[Ding... Player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter, completed civilization event — Source of Civilization's Destruction: Promiz Virus]

[Rewards obtained: Golden Civilization Chest ×1, Civilization Points ×100]

Looking at the information appearing on the Virtual Light Screen, Yu Yuan took a deep breath.

He carefully placed the Promiz Virus in his hand back into the isolation box and looked at Doctor.

"Seal this virus sample for storage. Accelerate the research on the virus vaccine. This virus will be our ultimate trump card."

Doctor naturally understood the danger of the Promiz Virus. In fact, what she had been researching all this time was precisely the related vaccine for the Promiz Virus.

The Blood Samples of Virus Immune Individuals that Yu Yuan had brought back from Freedom Tower earlier, as well as the weakly active virus in Yu Yuan's own blood, had already provided her with considerable data and research directions.

Therefore, hearing Yu Yuan's words now, she immediately nodded and said, "I understand. I will expedite the development of the Promiz Virus vaccine!"

Leaving the laboratory, Yu Yuan returned to the rest area. He retrieved the Golden Civilization Chest from his mailbox.

Obtaining a Golden Civilization Chest again, it would be a lie to say Yu Yuan wasn't excited.

His first thought was of the Fate Card Celestial Phenomenon — Aid of the Mysterious Gemini Twins.

The effect of this card was to duplicate an item.

Using it to duplicate a Golden Civilization Chest was quite fitting.

But...

Yu Yuan considered that the contents of a Golden Civilization Chest were highly random.

What if both chests ended up containing items of little use to him, like those items only usable by mobile-type shelters? That would be somewhat disappointing.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Yuan temporarily dismissed this idea.

This Celestial Phenomenon Card was even more precious than the Golden Civilization Chest. The uncertainty of the Golden Civilization Chest was still too high.

Using it directly on the Golden Civilization Chest was somewhat risky.

Having thought this far, Yu Yuan no longer hesitated and directly opened the Golden Civilization Chest before him.

*Click—*

The chest opened immediately. Yu Yuan stared unblinkingly into the interior of the chest, a point of multicolored flowing light reflecting on his face.

Only...

When Yu Yuan clearly saw the item that appeared in the civilization chest, an expression of shock and disbelief appeared on his face.

What appeared in the chest wasn't some blueprint or precious prop item, but a crystalline fragment suspended in mid-air, slowly rotating and emitting a multicolored glow.

"This, this is..."

Yu Yuan looked at this somewhat familiar crystalline fragment.

He had seen this crystalline fragment before, in the surveillance video from the casino manager's office in Freedom Tower back then.

After that Patient Zero was infected with the Promiz Virus and sent to the hospital, such a crystalline fragment appeared right where he collapsed.

It was just that later, that crystalline fragment was taken by the casino manager into the manager's office and then vanished without a trace.

Even though Yu Yuan later specifically entered the casino manager's office again, he couldn't find any valuable clues.

He never expected to actually obtain it now from a Golden-tier civilization chest.

But soon, Yu Yuan realized this crystalline fragment was not the same one from the surveillance video.

The most obvious difference was the size of the crystalline fragment.

The one in the surveillance video was extremely tiny, easy to overlook if you didn't look carefully.

But the one in the civilization chest now, while not huge, was about half the size of a palm.

And at this moment, Yu Yuan seemed to have guessed the origin of this crystalline fragment. His breathing grew slightly rapid.

He reached into the chest and grasped the crystalline fragment in his hand.

The next moment, his guess was confirmed.

[Ding... Obtained high-value item — Civilization Shard...]