novelraw Chapter 34: Book of Destiny, Repairing the Gap
Chapter 34: Book of Destiny, Repairing the Gap
Yu Yuan looked at the earthy yellow card in his hand that was extremely similar to the Fate Cards, with the words [Inside Information] written on it, his eyes narrowing slightly.
The appearance of the [Inside Information] card gave him some pleasant surprise. An intelligence item that provided information on designated events would be tremendously useful for Yu Yuan.
There were far too many things he wanted to figure out.
The division of Thug factions, the differences in their power levels, their hostile relationships with each other, the locations of the three rooms corresponding to the keys from that Bald Guy, the location of the hotel room card on Biao Ge's body, and so on.
But Yu Yuan also understood that he currently only had one [Inside Information] card, so he had to save it for crucial moments to potentially maximize its effectiveness.
At this moment, on the Virtual Light Screen—the Fate Cards page, beneath the wooden box containing the Fate Cards, the book that Yu Yuan originally thought was just background decoration had opened. A single page had four card slots.
The [Inside Information] card disappeared from Yu Yuan's hand and appeared in the first card slot of that book page, fitting snugly into place.
Then the book closed, returning to its previous appearance. However, Yu Yuan could sense that he could open the book at any time to retrieve the [Inside Information] card inside, which gave him some peace of mind.
On the book that originally had no name, a line of text slowly revealed itself—Book of Fate.
Clearly, as a derivative of Fate's Gifts, the [Inside Information] card had an inherent connection with the Fate Cards.Yu Yuan stopped dwelling on these matters since it was pointless. He needed to overcome his current difficulties first.
The cost to obtain the [Inside Information] card wasn't cheap either—a full 500 survival points.
Because he was trapped in the shelter, Yu Yuan hadn't checked the new Fate's Gifts either. He planned to make his selection after the typhoon ended.
After all, choosing Fate's Gifts meant he had to complete Fate Card tasks, which in the current situation would be no different from actively seeking death.
Picking up today's refreshed newspaper, it still had the stable two Pebble-tier quality news items.
[Greenwood City Daily]
Date: Wasteland Calendar Day 4
Weather: Typhoon [Bu Qiuxing] approaching territory. The eyewall storm belt is currently making landfall. Maximum wind speeds are expected to reach Category 13. Around 11:40 AM, it will enter the typhoon eye, with a duration of 4 hours.
Temperature: 22℃~28℃
Publisher: Wasteland Fate Press.
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[Neighborhood Life Section]
Quality: Pebble-tier
Danger Level: Low
All Enforcers of the Black Shield Police Department are filled with fear toward Commander Loris—fear of his interrogation methods, fear of his cruelty toward enemies and traitors alike.
Under this atmosphere of fear, Enforcer Soda secretly expressed his intention to align himself with Commander Loris, while also using Fries's death to provoke discord between Loris and Carmen.
But he doesn't know that Loris has long suspected that Enforcer Carmen intentionally failed to provide immediate support at Waterside Street, which led to his brother being killed by enemies in the sewer.
He wants Carmen and the people from Thug Prison to accompany his brother in death, along with that guy who killed Fries—he must die too.
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Yu Yuan was slightly surprised. He had only killed one person in the sewer, and that was Bald Guy. He never expected that guy had a commander brother behind him.
No wonder he was so arrogant.
"This guy named Loris is also a threat. If he finds out I'm in the sewer, he'll definitely tear open all the sewers. Another trouble to deal with." He recorded this information in his memo.
Additionally, the first piece of information about the typhoon made Yu Yuan pay extreme attention.
"Green Forest City will enter the typhoon eye at noon... lasting four hours."
This news was incredibly important for Yu Yuan. He knew that no matter how violent the wind and rain were before, once they entered the typhoon eye, everything would immediately become calm, and there might even be sunny conditions.
Within an hour at most, the rainwater would drain from the sewer, and the water level would drop. That would be his opportunity to repair the breach.
But the actual situation turned out to be far more severe than Yu Yuan anticipated.
Five hours later, Yu Yuan looked at the water level that had reached knee depth and felt a sense of helplessness.
The area beyond the second waterproof barrier had completely been overrun.
An hour ago, he had just found some stone bricks from another location to temporarily block the breach, but then that breach expanded again. This time, even with sandbags for blocking, it couldn't completely stop the water from pouring in.
In just one hour, it had already reached knee level. The rapid rise of the water level made Yu Yuan somewhat fearful just looking at it.
He checked the time—11:50 AM.
"This should be the time when we've entered the typhoon eye. There's still time!"
Half an hour later, watching the water level drop to calf height, Yu Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.
"Finally... it's going down!"
But he knew that now was when the real work would begin.
Going to the exit location, he bent down and moved away the blast-proof sandbags blocking the breach. As the breach widened, the rainwater that had flooded into the civil defense shelter level quickly poured out through the opening.
Yu Yuan saw that the previous breach had now expanded to more than four times its original size. No wonder the blast-proof sandbags couldn't completely stop the water from spreading.
The water level in the sewer had also dropped to half its previous level. He let the remaining rainwater drain out while he quickly took out the stone bricks he had found earlier from Taotao Hole and arranged them nearby.
Returning to the shelter, he filled a bucket with quick-dry cement and then went back to the exit location.
During these hours, he hadn't been completely idle either. He had listed that tactical sword from Bald Guy's body on Taotao Hole and exchanged it for 2 bags of quick-dry cement and some construction materials.
When the rainwater in the civil defense shelter level was completely emptied, there were less than three hours remaining until the typhoon eye would leave Green Forest City.
Yu Yuan didn't dare to dawdle. He quickly mixed the cement according to the ratio. This time, Yu Yuan had learned to be smarter.
He didn't directly block the exit. Instead, he lay on the ground, reached his arm through the breach, and applied a layer around the outer wall of the civil defense shelter level—which was actually the top of the sewer—before starting to block the breach with stone bricks.
Once that layer of quick-dry cement hardened, it would become a protective layer. Although it wouldn't last long under the impact of rainwater, even if it could hold for just an hour or two, Yu Yuan would be quite satisfied.
It took less than 30 minutes to completely seal the breach, and Yu Yuan temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.
"This should prevent any further problems now!"
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Yu Yuan Shelter Resource Management Log
Date: Wasteland Day 6
Location: East District 13, Green Forest City
Food: Beef Canned Food 8 cans, Fruit Canned Food 3 cans, Military Rations 6 packs, Mineral Water (500ml) × 3 bottles, Chocolate 28 pieces, Camel cigarettes 8 packs, Marlboro cigarettes 9 packs....
Medical: Vehicle Emergency Kit × 1, Medical Backpack × 1
Supplies: Car Engine × 1, Spark Plug × 1, Vehicle Air Conditioning Compressor....
Weapons: Kukri × 1, Glock 17 Pistol (9×19mm Luger FMJ 48 rounds) × 2, S&W Model 500 Revolver....
Tools: Multi-function Tool Pliers × 1, Multi-function Tool Kit...
Containers: Outdoor Oxford Cloth Backpack 60L × 1, Backpack × 1, Canvas Crossbody Bag (Damaged) × 1
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