novelraw Chapter 49: Wind God Hideout Elimination Information, Wasteland Battle Royale
Chapter 49: Wind God Hideout Elimination Information, Wasteland Battle Royale
[Elimination Information: Wind God Shelter (Rank 243) was eliminated in the Wasteland Battle Royale by the Destroyer Dragon Train. Time: 15:49 (New players will enter in 12 hours)]
Yu Yuan looked at this pinned message that had appeared just over ten minutes ago, his heart shaken.
A high-ranking player in the top 300 had actually been eliminated!
This was absolutely the highest-ranked eliminated player since Yu Yuan entered the game.
And also...
Yu Yuan looked at the elimination information, his eyes filled with confusion.
"What the hell is Wasteland Battle Royale, and what's the deal with this Destroyer Dragon Train?"
Having previous experience purchasing information, this time Yu Yuan directly searched for the keywords "Wasteland Battle Royale" and "Destroyer Dragon Train" on Taotao Hole.
The result was that he couldn't retrieve even a single piece of information.
Frowning, he looked at the chat channel, hoping to find some answers.[Hive Shelter: I never expected even Wind God would be eliminated. Looks like I made the right choice not to participate - it's too terrifying.]
[Stag Shelter: That shouldn't be possible! For the top-ranked players in the top 1000, staying alive should be quite simple. Could that Destroyer Dragon Train be a regional overlord?]
[Babel Tower Shelter: What are you thinking? ▆▆▆ It's not that simple. Forget about us, even many of the top 100 ranked players are unwilling to participate in ▆▆▆. Those top players' shelters have long been built to rival small fortresses, why would they still fight life-and-death battles with others?]
[Futu Shelter: Exactly, they're big shots in our world, but if they advance to ▆▆ tier, they become the bottom tier, just fat meat in others' mouths. If it were me, I wouldn't advance either - isn't it better to be a local emperor comfortably in your own world?]
[Dragon King Shelter: What are you big shots talking about! Why is there mosaic censorship blocking information in the channel?]
[Hive Shelter: Heh~~ Newbie, some content isn't public information, so the system automatically blocks keywords. It'll be fine after you pass the newbie protection period.]
[Futu Shelter: Let's not talk about this anymore, change of topic - that brother who listed fuel earlier, come out and say something! I'm urgently short on fuel, price is negotiable, private message is fine too...]
Looking at the chat channel that had ended the topic, Yu Yuan repeatedly reviewed the records, summarized the information, and made deductions.
Wasteland Battle Royale should be that censored information, and it's extremely dangerous inside. Even many top-ranked players don't participate. This content is currently controlled information at this stage. Only after meeting certain conditions will one gain permission to understand this content. Perhaps this is also why related intelligence transaction information can't be found on Taotao Hole. Only when high-ranking players die does it trigger system notifications. The chat channel he's currently in seems to be a specific chat group for a certain tier, such as newbie group, beginner group, low-tier group. There are higher-tier groups above, which is why many top-ranked players choose not to advance tiers, directly lying flat in this tier - better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix...However...
Many questions still remained unanswered, such as what exactly is the Destroyer Dragon Train? Looking at the naming style, it's very similar to how shelters are named - could it also be a player?
And why did Hive Shelter say they would know this information after passing the newbie protection period? Where would they learn it, how would they know, through what method?
These were all temporarily unanswerable questions.
Yu Yuan recorded all these questions in the shelter memo for future reference when seeking answers.
Oh right, there's also the private message function. From Futu Shelter's meaning, [Social] clearly has private messaging functionality, yet he doesn't have this function at all. Could this also require waiting until specific permissions are unlocked?
He tried searching for the keyword 'private message' on Taotao Hole, and this time he directly got an answer - same old rule, 50 survival points per piece of information.
It was still that same old, heavily worn paper. After reading it, Yu Yuan completely confirmed his speculation.
The newbie protection period doesn't have private messaging functionality. Only after he ends the protection period and completes a mission called 'Wasteland Trial' will functions like adding friends, private messaging, and creating group chats be unlocked.
Yu Yuan continued searching for related intelligence transactions about 'Wasteland Trial' on Taotao Hole, but there were still no transaction options, clearly also belonging to controlled content.
He casually listed this now even more worn piece of paper on Taotao Hole for 50 survival points, quietly waiting for the next destined person.
Yu Yuan let out a breath, having uncovered another layer of the wasteland world's mystery. The key node was still after the newbie protection period ends.
The newbie protection period - this is the real protection period!
Once the protection period ends, crises from all directions will come rushing at him.
From players, from world mechanisms...
Tsk tsk...
Temporarily pushing these thoughts aside, he would plan for the future later - he still needed to complete current tasks first.
After simply eating and drinking something, he prepared some green grass for Mie Mie.
Watching Mie Mie eating voraciously, the corners of Yu Yuan's mouth lifted slightly.
He really owed Mie Mie a lot from yesterday. If not for that one charge of hers, it would have been questionable whether he could survive the mutated giant rat's attack, let alone afterwards when he relied entirely on Mie Mie to bring him back, and then her guarding his safety.
Even the injuries on his body recovered so quickly thanks to the High-Energy Sheep Milk. Saying Mie Mie was his lifesaving sheep wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Gently patting Mie Mie, Yu Yuan began attending to his own business.
First was assessing yesterday's losses.
Looking at the FN FAL Assault Rifle on the ground that had been severely deformed by the giant rat's bite made Yu Yuan's eyelids twitch - this was really exaggerated!
This is a firearm!
The Enforcer Chest Rig he wore yesterday was also declared scrapped. The entire chest rig had been torn into shreds by the giant rat's sharp claws, revealing the bulletproof plates inside. Even the plates were covered with scratches that almost penetrated completely, making Yu Yuan's scalp tingle. If he hadn't been wearing this protective gear yesterday, his stomach would probably have been ripped open.
The same fate befell the Enforcer helmet he had just obtained yesterday. Looking at the clearly visible scratch on the back of the helmet, Yu Yuan felt like crying but had no tears.
This helmet hadn't even been in his possession for a full day before being directly scrapped.
However, although the equipment was scrapped, they had all served their purpose. He temporarily piled these three pieces of equipment in the corner of the shelter.
Fortunately, Yu Yuan had obtained another Enforcer Chest Rig from Soda yesterday, so he wouldn't be running around without protection like before.
Before was one thing, but after experiencing the mutated giant rat's attack, Yu Yuan didn't want to face giant rats with his bare body next time.
"I still need to find a way to get another helmet back! Otherwise, I feel too insecure."
Yu Yuan wasn't sure how strong the mutated giant rat's vengeful nature was, but judging from the previous ambush, its intelligence should be quite high.
Although Yu Yuan shot out one of its eyes, based on the fact that the mutated giant rat could escape Mie Mie's pursuit, the injury, while serious, probably wasn't fatal.
Yu Yuan frowned in thought.
"Now is absolutely the mutated giant rat's weakest moment, and the best opportunity to eliminate it. No, I must find a way to eradicate it completely as soon as possible, otherwise it will always be a hidden danger."
The direction the mutated giant rat fled yesterday was toward District 15. Yu Yuan planned to go check there in the next day or two.