Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 313: Fertilized Duck Egg, Next Target—Aurora Animal Assistance Association

"Boss, all five of these duck eggs are fertilized embryos..."

Dale pointed excitedly at the duck eggs inside the poultry incubator as he spoke.

Yu Yuan picked up a duck egg and used a flashlight to candle it.

Sure enough, the duck egg, which originally only contained yolk and egg white, was now covered with dense red filaments under the flashlight's beam.

These were all blood vessels inside the duck egg, the hallmark of a fertilized embryo.

He checked the other duck eggs one by one, and just like Dale's conclusion, out of the first batch of eight duck eggs being incubated, five were fertilized embryos, while the remaining three showed no signs of development at all, clearly unfertilized.

Even so, Yu Yuan was quite satisfied.

"Very good, Dale. I leave these fertilized embryos to you. As for those three duck eggs, we'll add them to tonight's dinner for everyone!"

After saying this, Yu Yuan's gaze shifted to the other side of the incubator.

There lay the second batch of duck eggs currently being incubated, all collected from [Yakov's Nest] over the past few days and placed in the incubator just this morning.It would take another three or four days to know their incubation status.

But with Dale here, Yu Yuan didn't need to worry about these things.

"Don't worry, I will definitely hatch all five of these duck eggs, giving us our first batch of live poultry."

Dale was now full of drive.

He really enjoyed this feeling; it gave him an unparalleled sense of accomplishment.

Hearing this, Yu Yuan smiled and left the underground fourth floor.

Yu Yuan then entered the Motel Main Guest Room and released Hogg, who had been confined within the Loser's Cube.

The current Hogg was completely different from his former confident and spirited self.

He had reverted to his human form, appearing weak and on the brink of death.

His condition wasn't just due to Yu Yuan taking the [Wolf Clan Totem]; the main reason was the severe injuries he sustained during his previous battle with Xiao Wu.

After that, [Binding Bramble] had also drained a large amount of his blood and energy, leaving him in a perpetually weakened, near-death state.

In his current state, Hogg couldn't even fight, let alone stand up.

Hogg looked at the man who had suddenly appeared before him, his lips trembling as if he wanted to say something.

But Yu Yuan had no intention of wasting words on him.

[Binding Bramble] wrapped around Hogg once more, but this time it didn't drain his blood or energy; it merely restrained him, specifically sealing his mouth shut.

Yu Yuan took out a rubber tourniquet and tightened it around Hogg's upper arm. Then, he pulled out a thick needle and stabbed it into the cephalic vein at the elbow crease, which had already become engorged.

Dark red blood slowly drew into the syringe. Perhaps because too much blood had been drained by [Binding Bramble], it took a long time to slowly extract about 50ml before Yu Yuan finally stopped.

After squeezing this blood into a blood sample tube, Yu Yuan confined Hogg back into the Loser's Cube.

Yu Yuan then went to the [Spiritual Creature Laboratory] and handed Hogg's blood sample to Doctor.

"This is the blood sample from that werewolf. Analyze its specific components as soon as possible..."

Hearing this, Doctor's eyes lit up. He took the blood sample and headed towards the back.

"Okay, I'll analyze it as soon as possible..."

At that moment, Mona also sent a message. They had already transported the Blood Slave and the lizard's corpse back to Johnck Zoo and were preparing to conduct comprehensive dissections and research on these two new creatures.

Reading Mona's message, Yu Yuan felt increasingly that he needed to take down the Aurora Animal Assistance Association as soon as possible.

Although Doctor's abilities were strong, and her talent lay in research direction, the entire laboratory had only her, making efficiency too low.

It was difficult to conduct real biological research.

Not to mention other things, even the research on the Infected virus, which Doctor had been working on whenever she had time for many days, was progressing far too slowly.

This wasn't a problem with Doctor's ability, but rather an issue of manpower and hardware.

This round of invasion war had ended. It was time to take down the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.

Yu Yuan checked the time.

"It's now day 46 of the Wasteland Calendar. The Super Storm Clusters will arrive in about three or four days. Let's do it within these next few days!"

He then contacted Hans from the Burning Fortress to inquire about the situation there today.

Hans's reply came quickly.

Today, Victor called back all the people he had previously sent out to find the traitor Gaina in the morning, intending to contract the search radius and prepare for any potential upcoming incidents.

Yu Yuan asked Hans if there were currently any Burning Fortress informants in Green Forest City. The answer was negative.

After a series of consecutive failures and setbacks, especially Gaina's defection, Victor had already shifted his focus away from Green Forest City and back to the main base in the Northern Wilderness.

According to Hans's judgment, in the short term, the Burning Fortress likely wouldn't have any intention of entering Green Forest City again.

Seeing this, Yu Yuan's last remaining worry was put to rest.

"The Thug Prison and the Humpback Whale just suffered a devastating defeat yesterday, with all their high-end combat power wiped out. Right now, their vigilance is at its peak. They probably won't make any major moves for a while."

"As for those factions in the [Ring East City Resistance Alliance], they were just a bunch of people huddling together for warmth. They're fine with taking advantage of situations, but when it comes to real, bloody conflict, they'll be the first to back down. Plus, with Zhou Yuan as our inside man, whether it's sabotaging alliance actions or gathering intelligence, they're no longer a concern."

"As for the Iron Anchor Shipping Company..." Yu Yuan looked at the news he had seen earlier.

"Their current focus should be entirely on capturing more marine spiritual creatures to rapidly expand their own strength. They probably won't divert their attention to Green Forest City."

After analyzing the current situation of all major forces in Green Forest City, Yu Yuan understood that now was the best time to take down the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.

Yu Yuan immediately sent messages to Carmen, Alpha, and Mona.

The messages to Carmen and Alpha were simple: he demanded they completely secure the Black Shield Police Department and eliminate internal threats by tomorrow morning, preparing for the next phase of action.

The message to Mona was to meet tonight at Masier's former residence.

Finally, Yu Yuan sent a message to Zhou Yuan.

[Wolf Den · King: Zhou Yuan, from now on, secretly conduct comprehensive surveillance on the other major forces in Green Forest City. Immediately notify me of any action or intelligence regarding the eastern district.]

Soon, Zhou Yuan's reply came.

[Zhou Yuan: Understood. The combat that erupted in the eastern district not long ago has drawn everyone's attention. They're all asking me for information about what happened over there.]

[Wolf Den · King: Tell them the Black Shield Police Department was capturing an escaped mutated lizard...]

[Zhou Yuan: Got it!]

With all arrangements made, Yu Yuan opened the Virtual Light Screen and looked at the Fate Cards.

Since the last time he eliminated a Bronze-tier [Conquest Card] by conquering the Stealth Rat, Yu Yuan hadn't drawn any new cards these past few days.

It wasn't that he forgot, but that he didn't dare.

Yu Yuan was still hesitating. His gaze towards the wooden box flickered uncertainly.

In the end, he closed the light screen.

"Forget it. Let's postpone drawing Fate Cards for now."

Yu Yuan didn't dare to gamble again.

The previous Gold-tier [Indulgence Card] made Yu Yuan acutely aware of how close death had been.

Now, without any ability to transform cards, if he were to draw another Silver or Gold-tier Fate Card, it would be a guaranteed death sentence.

And the highest-grade creature he had encountered so far was only Bronze-tier.

He had made up his mind.

Before encountering a Silver-tier creature or obtaining an item that could transform cards, he would temporarily stop drawing.

He couldn't afford to gamble.

Fortunately, he had already accumulated enough trump cards. Relying on these alone should be sufficient to handle the upcoming challenges.