Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 292: The Crisis of Fangs, the Impact and Reversal of Hidden and Forbidden Knowledge

When Yu Yuan brought Zhou Yuan, Yuan Lang, and Yuan Huai into the Motel Main Guest Room through Zhou Yuan's room, they were all stunned by the sight of the piled-up supplies inside.

Even Zhou Yuan was the same; he hadn't expected Yu Yuan to deliver so many supplies.

Yuan Lang and Yuan Huai, however, were amazed by the ability to come directly here from Zhou Yuan's room.

Although they had already learned about this from Zhou Yuan beforehand, experiencing it firsthand was a completely different feeling.

Yu Yuan's image in their minds grew even more mysterious.

Afterwards, they transported the supplies in the room to the logistics building using the Rabbit Ring.

Yu Yuan prepared to leave.

Perhaps because Yuan Lang, the President of the Black Rock Caravan, had met with Yu Yuan, the control level for the Black Rock Caravan on the Virtual Light Screen had already reached 91%.

It was clear that Yuan Lang also acknowledged Yu Yuan's identity and the subordinate relationship.

For a mysterious figure who could easily scheme against the Mechanical Vanguard Society and the Humpback Whale organization to take a liking to them was an honor for the Black Rock Caravan.Recognizing the current situation and adapting accordingly was a principle understood by every wasteland resident who had survived until now.

It was precisely this near-full control level that made Yu Yuan temporarily accept Yuan Lang and his son.

Before leaving, Yu Yuan inquired about the trio's preparations for the Extreme Cold disaster.

"Sir, we are currently clearing out an underground civil defense project in the Northern District. It's deep underground and has complete infrastructure. We will finish clearing it within the next two days and will definitely be able to move in before the disaster arrives," Zhou Yuan reported.

Yu Yuan gave a slight nod.

"Alright!"

Just as Yu Yuan was about to leave, Yuan Lang handed over a file folder.

Meeting Yu Yuan's surprised gaze, Yuan Lang explained, "Sir, these are all the map information our caravan has collected over the years while transporting goods. It includes maps of our Naxi Continent, locations of surrounding cities, faction distributions, dangerous zones, special resource distribution points, transportation routes, and so on. We thought it might be of some help to you..."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, sir. In terms of strength, our caravan is actually the weakest in this Green Forest City. Whether it's the amount of supplies or military power, we have a certain gap compared to other factions. But when it comes to familiarity with this continent... hmph..."

His meaning was self-evident.

Yu Yuan didn't doubt this. After all, any faction that frequently transported goods through the Wasteland Wilderness wouldn't last long without some special skills.

He put the file folder away and suddenly remembered something, looking at them.

"By the way, you all..."

But before he could finish his sentence, a dialog box suddenly popped up on the Commander System. It was from the Doctor.

[Doctor: King, come back quickly! Fang is in trouble!]

When Yu Yuan read the content of this message, his eyes instantly narrowed.

Fang had been in the shelter all along. How could something happen to her?

Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, he said to the three of them, "I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."

Without waiting for their reply, he used the Escape Key to enter the Motel Main Guest Room and then returned to the shelter through the Escape Door.

The first-floor hall of the shelter was empty. Yu Yuan immediately ran downstairs.

The underground second floor was also empty, but Yu Yuan could already hear exclamations from downstairs.

It was on the third floor.

He took the stairs two or three steps at a time and heard Masier's voice.

"Sister Doctor, hasn't the investor replied yet?"

Masier's voice was filled with anxiety and worry. Dale stood nearby, anxiously stamping his feet.

Yu Yuan also saw Fang in the third-floor Living Area. At this moment, she was curled up on the ground, clutching her head and moaning in pain. Strange syllables occasionally escaped her mouth. An invisible wind surrounded her, preventing others from getting close.

In Fang's constantly rolling eyes, one could clearly see a trace of black spreading. The blood vessels all over her body were engorged and bulging high.

Yu Yuan patted the panicked Masier, and his steady voice rang out:

"Don't panic. Can someone tell me what's going on!"

Yu Yuan's appearance brought looks of joy to the Doctor, Masier, and Dale.

"Boss, you're finally back."

"Wow, investor."

"King..."

The Doctor knew time was precious and immediately said:

"We don't know either. Fang was just organizing the recent intelligence. Masier and I were about to rest when we heard Fang say something, then she let out a cry and became like this. I sensed something was wrong and contacted you immediately."

"A cry!" Yu Yuan frowned.

"What did she say?"

Ah... The Doctor was stunned for a moment, then showed an expression of trying hard to remember.

Dale, standing to the side, had already spoken up.

"She first said—'Finally wrote for 12 hours'—then let out a loud cry a few seconds later..."

Yu Yuan immediately seized the key point.

—Wrote for 12 hours?

His gaze immediately fell on the item in Fang's right hand—the Pen of Longstanding Heritage.

It was that.

Yu Yuan immediately recalled the relevant information about this Rare Artifact.

[Pen of Longstanding Heritage]

Quality: Rare Artifact

Ranking: Unranked

Introduction: This is a pen passed down through three laboratory chief 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.

This was the culprit behind Fang's condition.

Or, to be precise, it was after Fang saw the information written by the pen that she became like this.

Now that he had identified the source of the problem, Yu Yuan's thoughts raced, and he had already thought of a solution.

He walked forward, stretched out his hand towards the strangely behaving Fang, and with a cold gaze, activated his Psychic Ability.

—[Diagnosis · Amnesia]

The Psychic Ability, released by Yu Yuan, took effect on the moaning Fang.

Fang, who had been in pain, moaning, and trembling just a moment ago, stopped all movement the next moment and fell unconscious.

The circle of invisible wind surrounding her also instantly dissipated.

However, Yu Yuan felt a surge of strange, secret knowledge flooding into his mind. This knowledge was chaotic, disorderly, and seemed capable of driving one to madness and distortion with just a glance.

This was one of the effects of the Psychic Ability [Diagnosis—Amnesia]: making the target forget all memories within the last hour and, after the diagnosis, randomly obtaining some secrets unconsciously revealed by the other party.

The revealed secrets prioritized involved secret, forbidden, and madness-inducing knowledge or information.

Clearly, the information Fang had previously obtained through the Pen of Longstanding Heritage was absolutely filled with forbidden and madness-inducing effects. Therefore, this information entered Yu Yuan's mind first.

The moment these secrets, filled with taboo and madness, entered Yu Yuan's mind, they were like demonic children discovering a new playground, wanting to vent and run wild wantonly.

But just before they were about to assault Yu Yuan's consciousness, a net of light enveloped this knowledge. It was like a purification net, filtering and sifting out all the originally maddening, distorted content, leaving only the most refined knowledge.

This was Yu Yuan's talent, Mysticist, taking effect.

—Possesses absolute resistance to all unknown, chaotic, and maddening knowledge; after removing the dangerous content from related [Forbidden Knowledge], it can be organized into safe, comprehensible knowledge.

Clearly, the part of the refined knowledge that remained should be the so-called safe, comprehensible knowledge.

As for the part of the dangerous secrets that were filtered and sifted out by the net of light...

"Zhi Zhi!"

As Yu Yuan willed it, a phantom of a Stealth Rat composed of black mist appeared within Yu Yuan's consciousness sea.