novelraw Chapter 80: Regional Events—Mysterious Religious Ritual
Chapter 80: Regional Events—Mysterious Religious Ritual
The magazine display stand brought Yu Yuan an unexpected surprise.
Both the "Sniper Training Notes" and "Agricultural Knowledge News" allowed him to access new areas of intelligence gathering.
Setting aside the "Agricultural Knowledge News," he sighed with emotion, "Upgrading the dilapidated newspaper rack was definitely the right move!" He then picked up the final newspaper, the "Greenwood City Daily."
"I wonder what kind of surprise the upgraded city daily will bring me."
Unfolding the newspaper, Yu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
Surprisingly, four news items had clear handwriting, setting a new historical record.
【Greenwood City Daily】
Date: Wasteland Calendar Day 12
Weather: Sunny turning cloudy, wind force level 3
Temperature: 17°C~24°CPublisher: Wasteland Fate Press
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【District News Section】
Quality: Pebble-tier
Danger Level: Medium
At 1:13 AM today, a vicious attack occurred near our city's southern coastline, resulting in 4 deaths and 3 serious injuries.
According to our reporter's investigation, the victims were thugs from the Iron Anchor Shipping Company. The seven of them had just completed a cargo ship escort mission and were preparing to return to base for rest when they were attacked by a strange fish that emerged from the sea.
Survivors described the strange fish as having a massive body, a lantern-like organ on its head, sharp fangs and teeth, and camouflage abilities in the ocean. It instantly killed two of their companions when it launched its attack.
Only with the help of timely arriving patrol team members were they barely able to drive the strange fish away.
Other information about the strange fish cannot be confirmed at this time. Subsequent developments will be tracked and reported by this newspaper.
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【District Life News】
Quality: Pebble-tier
Danger Level: Low
At 4:14 AM today, at No. 34 Huaxi Alley, District 14, eastern city, a scavenger was brutally murdered.
According to our reporter's investigation, this scavenger had previously killed 3 survivors, captured 4 women whom he raped before selling them to the Nightingale organization, and betrayed companions 3 times, with a notorious record of misdeeds.
This is the second case of a scavenger being tortured and killed in recent days.
When this scavenger died, his wrist tendons, ankle tendons, and fifth limb were severed. His hands were tied behind his back, and he knelt in a penitent posture. After the murderer cut the scavenger's carotid artery, they inserted the weapon into the scavenger's heart area.
—Go confess in hell!
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【District Life News】
Quality: Pebble-tier
Danger Level: Low
At 2:41 AM today, near Moon Pool Square in District 8, eastern city, 7 scavengers were brutally killed.
According to our reporter's investigation, the seven individuals were actually members of a slave trapping team hidden in the district by Thug Prison, responsible for abducting survivors within the district and providing intelligence support for Thug Prison.
Regarding the identity and motives of the murderer, our reporter is still investigating, but the possibility of involvement by other forces cannot be ruled out. Please wait for subsequent developments.
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Looking at the news content in the newspaper, Yu Yuan's mouth twitched.
What kind of city daily is this? It's practically turning into a death note.
And what kind of day was last night? Some kind of death festival?
Calculating carefully, there were murder cases in the east, south, and west directions of District 13, as if they were revolving around him. Did it have to be so frightening?
However...
Yu Yuan looked at the second news item.
"District 14, Huaxi Alley, 4:14 AM..." He opened the virtual map to check, feeling like he had seen the name Huaxi Alley before.
Sure enough, among several small alleys adjacent to Golden Orchid Avenue, he found the name Huaxi Alley, and No. 34 Huaxi Alley was located close to Golden Orchid Avenue.
But what concerned Yu Yuan most was that Huaxi Alley was less than 500 meters away from the Opera Building where Nightingale was based.
His mind flashed back to the scavenger he encountered when leaving the Opera Building two hours ago.
"The time I left the Opera Building was around 4 o'clock, and that person was walking behind me, meaning he left the Opera Building after 4 o'clock..."
Yu Yuan had a feeling that the scavenger who died in the newspaper was very likely the same person who left after him.
As soon as this thought emerged, Yu Yuan's heart sank.
But this person actually came from District 11 to District 14.
"Speaking of which, the Aurora Animal Assistance Association seemed very interested in him!"
This thought flashed through his mind.
As for the other two news items, what interested Yu Yuan most was the news about the Iron Anchor Shipping Company on the west coast.
"It mentions escort missions, meaning the Iron Anchor Shipping Company probably controls the port and dock areas of Greenwood City, as well as the southern coastline. This unlocks new city areas."
"Could that strange fish also be related to the underground experiments of the Aurora Animal Assistance Association?"
Based on the available information, Yu Yuan speculated.
Today was only the first day of having the magazine display stand. He would need to observe for a few more days to summarize patterns.
However, even so, the gains he obtained had far exceeded Yu Yuan's expectations.
After recording the intelligence in the Shelter Memo and putting away the newspapers, he brought over the laptop.
The computer's battery was already fully charged by now. As the startup sound effect played, it quickly entered the control interface.
An unlock message appeared on the screen.
—Please verify identity!
Yu Yuan: ......
No way!
What's this about verifying identity?
How am I supposed to verify it?
Ning Zhe didn't mention this!
Yu Yuan frowned as he looked at the laptop, his gaze finally settling on the lower right corner of the keyboard, where there seemed to be a sensor.
"A sensor?"
Since Ning Zhe left a backup plan, he wouldn't have overlooked this.
Yu Yuan thought of something and immediately stood up to get Ning Zhe's phone. After removing the phone case,
Sure enough, he found a chip the size of a fingernail on the back of the phone.
As the chip approached the laptop sensor, the computer screen unlocked, and a line of text appeared in the center of the screen.
—Welcome, Observer Ning Zhe!
Yu Yuan inserted the USB drive found in the safe, and soon a new folder appeared.
As the file opened, a mechanical prompt sounded in Yu Yuan's ear.
[Ding... High-value supplies discovered!]
[Ding...]
[Critical node triggered: ① Read Johnck Zoo assessment report (√); ② Obtain Johnck Zoo underground experiment materials (√); ③ Understand and witness underground laboratory human experimentation (√); ④ Engage in combat with mutated animals or personally witness religious ceremony (√). 'Regional Event' activation conditions met. Acquired 'Regional Event—Mysterious Religious Ceremony.' Reward: Survival Points +2000]
[Unlocked: Regional Event permissions]
[Achievement unlocked: Special Event Triggerer]
[Earned Achievement Points: 300 points]
[Shelter ranking updated: Current ranking 8499th (↑100 ranks)]
Yu Yuan only briefly glanced at the shelter ranking improvement information, focusing instead on the regional event information.
[Survival]—[Regional Event] was slightly illuminated. Yu Yuan clicked to check, and the event information unfolded before him...