novelraw Chapter 329: The First Duck at the Hideout, Weather Data
Chapter 329: The First Duck at the Hideout, Weather Data
Congratulations, you have comprehended the skill 'Longsword - Parry' (Rare-tier).
"My god, finally comprehended it!"
Yu Yuan threw the book in his hand onto the table and stretched contentedly.
It was too difficult.
It really was too difficult.
Yu Yuan had realized that for him to comprehend skills from these books was truly a monumental task.
It was like this when he comprehended the sniper skill before.
And now, comprehending the longsword skill was the same. Even with the [Studious Reading Pen], it was this arduous. Yu Yuan didn't dare imagine when he would ever comprehend these skills if he didn't have the [Studious Reading Pen].
Thinking of this, he remembered that respected Commander Loris.
"Old Loris's notebook was so much more straightforward and easier to understand! You could just flip through it casually and comprehend a skill. If only I'd known earlier, I wouldn't have killed him. Having him write reading notes for me would have been perfect."Dwelling on it was pointless. Yu Yuan checked the time and got up to leave the Rest Area.
It was now a little past 3 AM on the 50th day of the Wasteland Calendar.
A new round of Celestial Phenomenon Cards was about to coalesce at the [Starry Sky Observatory].
Yu Yuan entered the Starry Sky Observatory via the [Escape Key].
The moment he appeared, he saw that fierce winds already shrouded the area outside the observatory. The sky above looked like a giant washing machine, spinning and churning rapidly, as if it wanted to flip the entire world over.
Yu Yuan sighed.
The second phase of the Endless Cold Wave—the Super Storm Clusters—had arrived!
It happened just last night, in the early morning hours.
Although Yu Yuan hadn't personally felt the power of these storm clusters, he had clearly seen through the surveillance cameras how the streets, already a mess from the wasteland and warfare, were completely swept clean.
Rubble and garbage, under the influence of the Super Storm Clusters, were all swept away, disappearing without a trace.
The temperature in Green Forest City, under the effect of the Super Storm Clusters, had sucked away the last vestiges of heat from the ground, causing the temperature to plummet. In less than a day, the outdoor temperature in Green Forest City had reached -10°C.
Yu Yuan knew this was just the beginning.
This was the Extreme Cold disaster. This was the Endless Cold Wave. This was a worldwide disaster event with a quality rating of Gold and a danger level of [High].
Faced with the might of nature, Yu Yuan found that the somewhat smug sense of triumph he'd felt after taking down the Aurora Animal Assistance Association without shedding blood had completely dissipated.
Outside, the gales raged, but inside the Starry Sky Observatory, it felt like a completely different world.
Although it still felt cold, the influence of the storm was completely imperceptible.
While Yu Yuan was still pondering this, starlight began to coalesce once again around the Starry Sky Mirror.
Even though no starlight could be seen in tonight's sky, and the weather could even be described as extremely harsh, it did not affect the coalescence of the Celestial Phenomenon Card.
Soon, a black-and-red card appeared beneath the Starry Sky Mirror. Yu Yuan walked over and extended his right hand.
The card slowly hovered above his palm. The Virtual Light Screen lit up, and the Book of Fate appeared accordingly.
[Celestial Phenomenon - Omen of Frenzy]
Grade: Gold-tier
Function: After being cast on a target, severs all connections between the target and the outside world, and scrambles all traces of the target's existence. Secretly applies the [Frenzy] effect to all entities closely connected to the target.
[Frenzy]: Cognitive perception becomes skewed, gradually amplifying inner irritable emotions.
"What a formidable [Omen of Frenzy]..."
Yu Yuan looked at the card within the Book of Fate, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He pondered how to maximize the utility of this card's effect.
His long-standing experience and intuition quickly gave Yu Yuan a promising idea.
"Hmm... now it just depends on when we encounter a sufficiently significant target."
As the Celestial Phenomenon Card coalesced, the Starry Sky Observatory once again fell into silence.
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"Daddy, duckie—"
On the underground fourth floor, little Jieni looked at the green-skinned duck in Simon's hands with a bewildered expression. He couldn't help but lean closer, wanting to get a better look.
He didn't understand. How could a duck suddenly appear here?
"Quack, quack—"
In truth, this green-skinned duck was also unclear about why it had suddenly appeared here. It similarly stared with somewhat bewildered eyes at the little kid who had appeared in front of it.
Then, after blinking a couple of times, it pecked straight at the kid's cute little nose.
"Wah... ah... bad duckie—"
Human joys are not interconnected. Little Jieni was scared and started crying from the green duck's sudden attack.
But Simon, along with Yu Yuan and Dale who had just come down to the fourth floor, burst into hearty laughter.
Yu Yuan took the green-skinned duck from Simon's hands, the delight in his eyes impossible to conceal.
"Dale, what kind of duck is this? Why is it all green and weird-looking?"
Who would have thought that after carefully examining it, Dale also clicked his tongue and shook his head slightly.
"Boss, to be honest, this is the first time I've seen this kind of duck too. I've seen ducks with green feathers, brown feathers, gray feathers, but one with green skin? This is a genuine first."
Simon, however, had already taken out the duck egg that had refreshed today from [Yakov's Nest] and said with a smile, "This duck's skin is so strange. I wonder if its eggs will have any issues."
"This... probably not, right?" Dale sounded somewhat uncertain.
Yu Yuan just laughed heartily and shoved the duck into Dale's hands.
"Who cares what kind of duck it is? Let's raise it for now! We'll see what the eggs it lays are like."
"By the way, is this duck male or female?"
Dale immediately replied, "It should be a female duck. Its voice just now was relatively loud and clear, and its size isn't too large, its tail feathers are straight... all these match the characteristics of a female duck. It's just..." Dale frowned slightly.
"These are identification methods for ordinary ducks. Whether they apply to this duck... is not very clear."
Yu Yuan nodded.
"It's fine. Whether it's male or female, we'll know after raising it for a while. Oh, right..." Yu Yuan looked at Dale.
"What about the fertilization rate for the second batch of duck eggs?"
"Boss, it's quite good. Out of nine eggs, seven are confirmed fertilized. And the third batch of eggs has also started incubating..." Dale couldn't hide his joy.
"Seven! Plus the five from the first batch, that's already twelve. Excellent! We must take good care of them. Whether we can have dietary freedom with egg-based foods in the future depends on them."
"Don't worry, Boss. I will not fail this mission."
"Investor, the detection data from our weather satellite has been compiled. Would you like to take a look?"
Masier appeared at the stairwell entrance, a smile on her face, holding the Laptop in her hands.
Hearing this, Yu Yuan immediately followed Masier to the third-floor Rest Area to look at the content on the Laptop.
On the eve of the Super Storm Clusters' arrival, Yu Yuan and Masier had launched a weather balloon together. After two days of flight and data compilation, they finally had results.
First appeared a series of blurry photos. The best ones of the ground still had various colors, but towards the end, only a vast expanse of white could be seen.
Afterwards, a clear trajectory route appeared before Yu Yuan, accompanied by detection times and various data information.
Just by looking at that constantly circling trajectory, Yu Yuan could sense the terror of this Super Storm Clusters.
Although the trajectory route was winding, its overall spiral shape was still discernible.
Yu Yuan examined the weather balloon's detection data, his gaze falling directly on the last line of numbers: -29°C.
"Extreme cold, indeed~~"
(Why do some people always think -29°C doesn't count as extreme cold? The reason we now think temperatures tens of degrees below zero are no big deal is because we have sufficient food supplies and energy supplies.
In an apocalyptic environment, without adequate insulation items, freezing to death is easy. Everyone can search for videos on this. Don't be misled by marketing accounts!)