novelraw Chapter 46: Another Rare Treasure: Star Mirror, Attacked
Chapter 46: Another Rare Treasure: Star Mirror, Attacked
Yu Yuan was somewhat surprised.
"What's wrong? Is there danger?"
"Yes, the area where Orleans Hotel is located is controlled by an armed group. They occupy the Johnck Zoo, and Orleans Hotel is right near the zoo. If you go there, you'll easily be discovered by those armed personnel."
Yu Yuan understood that Masier was likely referring to the thugs from the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.
However, having finally learned the location of the hotel that belonged to Biao Ge's room card.
He still needed to explore that area when he had the chance.
Masier spent several minutes carrying the four large bundles of supplies back to her room, then finally looked in Yu Yuan's direction.
"So if I achieve results, how do I contact you?"
"You don't need to contact me. I'll come by here periodically. If you have research results, just draw a circle on the outer wall. When I see it, I'll contact you."
"Okay! I understand!"Masier said as she closed the main door.
Only after five minutes had passed did Yu Yuan quickly emerge from the corner where he'd been hiding. In a few quick steps, he reached the long, narrow object, grabbed it, and swiftly disappeared into the darkness.
The exotic BGM and mechanical notification sound clearly rang in Yu Yuan's ears.
[Fate Card - Pebble-tier Luxury Card successfully eliminated, Fate Points +1]
[Detected convertible item, convert? Requires consuming 1 Fate Point]
Of course, convert immediately.
[Fate Points -1, obtained Rare Treasure: Starry Sky Mirror]
Yu Yuan could hear himself taking a deep breath.
Another Rare Treasure!!!
He was absolutely ecstatic inside. If the timing weren't so inappropriate, he would have already started examining it.
He quickly returned to the slightly ajar manhole cover, slipped into the sewer, and locked the latch securely.
Only then did he turn on his flashlight and look at the long object he was holding. It was something like a tripod backpack.
About one meter long, it contained quite a few items.
When the backpack was laid on the ground and the zipper pulled open.
Inside was actually a wooden astronomical telescope with a distinct medieval style, complete with a dedicated tripod set.
[Starry Sky Mirror]
Quality: Rare Treasure
Owner: Yu Yuan
Rare Treasure Structure: Starry Sky Observatory
Looking at the extremely simple description information, Yu Yuan was also somewhat taken aback.
Both were Rare Treasure items, but [Starry Sky Mirror] was nowhere near comparable to [Mie Mie].
Suppressing his disappointment, he clicked to view the detailed information of the Rare Treasure structure. The astonishment on Yu Yuan's face was replaced by joy.
Rare Treasure Structure: [Starry Sky Observatory]
Function: Can obtain one extremely precious celestial phenomenon every seven days; when constructed, can eliminate one [Luxury Card] not exceeding Bronze quality.
Construction Requirements: 50,000 survival points, 1 vacant room.
"It can actually eliminate [Luxury Cards]? And ones not exceeding Bronze quality at that."
Yu Yuan was genuinely surprised and delighted.
He had expended so much effort today to acquire supplies worth fifty thousand survival points, only to eliminate one Pebble-quality [Luxury Card].
Now, with the same fifty thousand survival points, he had the opportunity to eliminate Bronze-quality [Luxury Cards]. How could he not be happy about that?
He had long suspected that Fate Cards included higher-level cards.
So he wasn't particularly surprised.
"It seems the most critical aspect of constructing this Rare Treasure structure isn't the survival points, but that vacant room!" Yu Yuan had already identified where the difficulty lay.
But he wasn't in a hurry.
He didn't have any [Luxury Cards] in hand right now anyway, so he still had time to explore more rules behind the Fate Cards and search for the so-called vacant room.
Regardless, with the threat of the [Luxury Card] gone, Yu Yuan's mood became considerably lighter.
He unequipped Mie Mie, had the remaining two packages loaded onto Mie Mie's back, then climbed onto Mie Mie's back himself and began racing back toward the shelter.
Although Mie Mie was carrying two packages and Yu Yuan, its steps remained light and quick.
The man and sheep soon left the sewer channel where Canchino Street was located and turned toward the passage leading to District 15.
District 15 was directly south of District 11 and directly east of District 13.
To return to District 13, this route was the fastest sewer path. After entering District 15, they only needed to turn onto the western sewer at the next corner to directly enter District 13.
This was also the route Yu Yuan had taken multiple times before.
But just after leaving District 11 and entering District 15, Yu Yuan's brow furrowed.
"What is this smell?"
Due to the typhoon making landfall a few days ago and the heavy rainfall, the sewer had maintained a damp, stuffy smell these past few days.
But since it was just rainwater, the odor wasn't actually particularly foul.
Now, however, there was a faintly nauseating, stomach-turning smell permeating the air, which made Yu Yuan pay close attention.
When he passed through here yesterday, he hadn't detected this stench.
And today when he went to District 9, he hadn't come through here either, meaning this odor must have appeared after he left last night.
Yu Yuan's heart sank. He had already identified that this stench closely resembled the smell of rotting corpses.
"Damn it! Could I have actually encountered that thing!"
The only thing Yu Yuan could think of was that giant rat. He raised his FN FAL Assault Rifle, cautiously observing the surroundings for any movement.
He gently squeezed Mie Mie's sides with his legs, and Mie Mie's pace quickened slightly.
"I need to get out of here as soon as possible. I hope it's just my imagination," Yu Yuan thought to himself.
The sewer turn was just ahead. Once they turned right, they would soon enter District 13.
Mie Mie also sensed the tense atmosphere. While quickening its steps, it also prepared itself for combat.
As they advanced quickly, the putrid smell in the air grew increasingly strong. Yu Yuan's nerves gradually tightened, and the hearing enhancement from his title [Neighborhood Rat] was pushed to its limit, not missing any abnormal sounds.
Gulp...
Yu Yuan couldn't help but swallow. He could already feel his palms were sweaty, but he didn't dare remove his finger from the trigger.
Squeak—
Just then, a clear rat sound suddenly came from the front left.
Bang...
A bullet instantly fired toward the direction of the sound.
But only after pulling the trigger did Yu Yuan see that the source of the sound was just a black rat the size of a fist. The creature was clearly frightened by the gunshot and fell into the water channel in panic, getting completely soaked. Its black fur stuck together, creating a very unpleasant sight.
"So it was just a small rat..."
Yu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, realizing he had been too tense.
It wasn't unreasonable for him to be tense—he had an innate aversion to snakes or rats, and not just a mild one at that.
He wasn't even willing to touch fancy rats, pet rodents that closely resembled common rats.
After quickly adjusting his breathing, Yu Yuan returned to a state of alertness.
Amid the tense atmosphere, Mie Mie had already rounded the corner. The virtual map showed that District 13 was just ahead.
The putrid smell in the air was also growing fainter.
Yu Yuan's tension gradually eased as the odor diminished.
Haa...
Yu Yuan let out a long exhale.
"Maybe it was just an animal corpse that drifted in from somewhere!" he thought to himself.
But at that very moment, a chilling numbness suddenly shot from the crown of his head throughout his entire body. Yu Yuan experienced a fleeting sensation of being targeted by a predator.
The hairs on the back of his neck stood up, frantically signaling to him—a death warning!
Danger was directly above and behind him...