novelraw Chapter 83: [Recipe: Rosemary Pan-Seared Lamb Chops], Scavenger Ambush
Chapter 83: [Recipe: Rosemary Pan-Seared Lamb Chops], Scavenger Ambush
[Stainless Steel Soup Pot trade completed, Survival Points +300]
[Frying Pan trade completed, Survival Points +200]
[Stainless Steel Basin trade completed, Survival Points +100]
[Fruit Knife trade completed, Survival Points +1000]
[Cutting Board trade completed, Survival Points +....]
The trade completion notifications kept pinging in Yu Yuan’s ears.
He ignored them all.
Right now he was squatting beside the restaurant bathroom toilet, straining as he twisted a metal hose. Only after he removed the hose did he finally breathe out.
“Eighth one! Two more and I’ll hit my minimum. This floor was definitely the right call.”
He stored the metal hose and withdrew all the Survival Points he’d just earned. Seeing that he had made two to three thousand Survival Points in less than two hours, Yu Yuan nearly laughed out loud.In the city area, once you adapt to the pressure and environment, making money is actually very simple.
You don’t have to chase high-value goods. Just pick a building, claim some turf, and scavenge junk — it’s more than worth the effort.
Especially buildings under the nose of the Black Shield Police Department: scavengers and pickers who sneak in usually only take food. Anything bulky or inconvenient to carry is left behind.
Like this upscale restaurant on the 12th floor he’d entered — it had clearly been ransacked long ago.
High-end spirits in the dining area were either broken or stolen, the wine cabinets empty.
Even the kitchen had been picked clean of food supplies.
But pots, pans, and other utensils were scattered everywhere.
For players living out in the wastelands, especially those who were only somewhat experienced, these items greatly improved survival quality.
So when Yu Yuan listed them on Taotao Hole at prices slightly lower than usual, the response was pretty good.
His goal was to clear stock quickly and collect Survival Points.
He couldn’t carry everything from this restaurant. The best profit strategy was to quickly sell what he didn’t need.
After returning to the kitchen and listing the cookware he hadn’t put up yet, he prepared to leave, but saw a slightly ajar door between the kitchen and dining area — easy to miss if you weren’t careful.
Pushing it open, he found a separate office area partitioned into small cubicles.
Each cubicle had a label: Finance, Operations, Kitchen Administration, General Manager.
But like the rest of the place, it had been visited long ago — documents and reports strewn everywhere, mixed with broken cups and muddy footprints.
Yu Yuan stepped into the room and searched for usable supplies.
Intact cups, a stapler, paperclips...
When he picked up one sheet of paper, he saw something different.
[Recipe: Rosemary Pan-Seared Lamb Chops]
Quality: Excellent
Effect: After use, grants mood-soothing effect. For 1 hour, grants +10% stamina and halves stamina consumption.
Materials: Lamb ×1, fresh rosemary 3–4 sprigs, garlic...
Preparation steps: ....
[Do you want to learn this recipe?]
[Note: This recipe must be executed by hand, it cannot be made directly through Kitchen]
“Huh? It can do that?”
Yu Yuan was surprised. Looking at the detailed steps, though he’d never cooked, the instructions practically guided a meal into his hands — it should be simple enough.
If it’s cooking, I’ll cook it myself!
Besides, the recipe’s effect was excellent!
— [Yes]
As Yu Yuan confirmed, the recipe sheet in his hand vanished.
On the Kitchen page, besides Food Production, a new page appeared — Recipes.
Opening Recipes, the Rosemary Pan-Seared Lamb Chops was clearly listed.
After inspecting the rest of the office and confirming there was nothing else valuable, he headed down to the next floor.
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A little past five in the morning.
Yu Yuan rode Mie Mie back toward the shelter, loaded with supplies.
“Not bad. Just selling goods all night earned six to seven thousand Survival Points. I’ve gathered materials for the flame projector too. Back home I can upgrade the Kitchen to level 3, the Water Collector to level 2, and the Warehouse to level 2... finally worth the effort.”
Yu Yuan checked his full Taotao Hole listings with satisfaction, the Oxford Backpack on his back lending a reassuring weight.
As he reached the ladder exit, his expression froze, the smile replaced by chill.
He looked toward a corner of the ladder exit where he’d set a guard trap — it was gone!
In the next instant, Mie Mie and Yu Yuan finished unequipping, the Oxford Backpack dropped to the ground, and an AK-12 was in his hands.
He shut off his flashlight and the sewer plunged into total darkness.
Silence, absolute and oppressive.
Under Dim Light Vision Yu Yuan could still make out blurred shapes in the sewer, but there were no signs of intruders.
He crept to the ladder exit and peered toward the civil defense shelter level.
A flashbang was already in his hand. After pulling the pin, he tossed it into the ladder opening.
The moment it flew, Yu Yuan darted away from the exit, clutched his head, squeezed his eyes shut, and covered his ears in one smooth motion.
A shout came from the civil defense shelter level.
“Watch out!”
Then the flashbang detonated, releasing a blinding flash and a concussive bang.
Boom...
In a confined space the flashbang’s power multiplies.
Especially in narrow corridors like those in the civil defense shelter, a close-range flashbang will overwhelm any protective measures.
And these were a group of people with no defense at all.
When Yu Yuan staggered and stood up, he couldn’t help baring his teeth.
He had taken cover in the sewer and adopted a protective posture, so he didn’t take the full force, but he still felt the effects — fortunately they were minor.
Yu Yuan climbed the ladder but didn’t go up immediately.
He poked his head up and pulled back several times, then, seeing no attack, he pushed up forcefully and leapt onto the civil defense shelter level.
He switched his flashlight on and saw two scavengers collapsed on the ground, blood leaking from their eyes, ears, and mouths, already without breath.
The flashbang had detonated in their faces, and the sealed shelter amplified the shockwave through reflections and reinforcement.
Their internal organs had ruptured from the blast; their eardrums and retinas were destroyed. They had been literally stunned to death.
Further inside, three more scavengers lay convulsing and shaking. They weren’t dead, but they were probably ruined.
Bang bang bang...
Yu Yuan glanced at the three and ended their suffering.
He moved deeper, and soft moans reached him. Turning a corner, he found a scavenger slowly crawling, apparently trying to get away.
“Don’t kill me... don’t kill me...”