novelraw Chapter 84: Building a Flamethrower, the Hoarder's Joy
Chapter 84: Building a Flamethrower, the Hoarder's Joy
After Yu Yuan thoroughly inspected the entire civil defense shelter level, he finally confirmed that only six scavengers had invaded this place. With five dead, only the one before him remained.
He breathed a slight sigh of relief, returned to the sewer, retrieved the Oxford Backpack, and found the scavenger still retching and dizzy.
He had been relatively far from the ladder exit at the time, and had quickly hidden behind a corner wall, which was why he survived.
After tying up the scavenger's hands, feet, and mouth, Yu Yuan dragged him near the shelter's main door and dumped him there.
He absolutely had to find out where these people came from and how they found this place.
He unequipped from Mie Mie.
"Mie Mie, watch him. If he acts up, just kick him for me!"
Baaah~~
After Mie Mie responded, Yu Yuan entered the shelter, first taking out all the supplies from the Oxford Backpack and those listed on Taotao Hole.
He then opened the Facility Management Log and started upgrading 【Kitchen】, 【Warehouse】, and 【Water Collector】.After thoroughly looting all the supplies from the five scavenger corpses, he directly tossed them into the Motel Main Guest Room to dispose of the evidence.
Looking at the pool of blood in the civil defense shelter level's passageway, Yu Yuan now felt the situation was utterly terrible.
He had carefully examined the shelter. The lock on the Stainless Steel Waterproof Door showed clear signs of attempted prying, but obviously, the defense of the Stainless Steel Waterproof Door was something a few scavengers without even firearms couldn't handle.
As the three facilities were nearly finished upgrading, the scavenger seemed to be regaining consciousness, struggling constantly.
Only when the flashlight beam shone on him did his struggling movements ease slightly, but his body still curled up towards the corner, trembling all over.
Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, pinned the scavenger down with his foot, and observed him carefully.
"Could he be in shock?!"
He moved his hand back and forth in front of the scavenger's face. The scavenger glanced at Yu Yuan fearfully.
"Can you hear me?" Yu Yuan asked.
But the scavenger showed no reaction, his gaze fixed fearfully on Yu Yuan.
"Seems his hearing is severely damaged, but his vision is still okay!"
He turned around, returned to the shelter, fetched paper and a pen.
"Can you see this?" He scribbled these words on the notepad, placed it in front of the scavenger, and pointed at it.
The scavenger immediately nodded.
"Can you hear speech?"
The scavenger shook his head blankly.
"Tell me, how did you find this place?"
The ropes binding his hands were untied. The scavenger wrote shakily.
After a while, Yu Yuan finally understood the situation.
These six people were members of a scavenger organization called 【Iron Blood Gang】. They came from District 15, but not through the sewer; they came via the subway tunnels.
Recently, rumors had been spreading about monsters eating people. The Iron Blood Gang had also suffered heavy losses, so these six were sent to find a new gang base.
After entering District 13, they discovered a collapsed section of wall in the subway tunnel, revealing an opening connected to the sewer, so they entered to investigate.
They then accidentally found traces of someone moving around in the sewer. Following these traces, they eventually found this ladder opening and entered the civil defense shelter level.
After discovering they couldn't open the shelter's security main door, they came up with the idea of waiting for the occupant to return.
Later, guided by the scavenger, Yu Yuan entered the sewer, turned a few corners, and found the collapsed section of the subway tunnel.
The hole wasn't actually very big, less than a meter in diameter. Judging by the situation, the collapse happened very recently. It was unclear what caused it, leading to the current situation.
But he absolutely had to seal this potential hazard.
Having identified the problem, Yu Yuan didn't waste words. He took the scavenger back to the shelter, entered the Motel Main Guest Room, and dealt with him.
He then traded for several large stones to block the hole. Taking out the remaining quick-dry cement from the Magician's Ring, he quickly mixed it and poured it into the seams between the stones and the wall.
As the cement gradually filled the gaps, the hole was slowly sealed shut.
With all this done, Yu Yuan temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this scavenger incident was just an accident, it served as a wake-up call for Yu Yuan.
He must build the shelter's defense facilities as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Yu Yuan immediately returned to the civil defense shelter level, opened the Virtual Light Screen, and selected to build 【Defense - Flamethrower】.
He had already gathered all the construction materials needed for the flamethrower.
A mini-map centered on the shelter appeared on the Virtual Panel. The area within 100 meters turned green.
These were the zones where flamethrowers could be built.
As for the placement of the flamethrowers, Yu Yuan had already planned it out clearly. He directly set them up at ten key positions in the civil defense shelter level on the mini-map.
Building flamethrowers was very similar to tower defense games. Each flamethrower displayed its attack range and duration.
One flamethrower could shoot a 20-meter long flame, lasting for 5 seconds, after which it required a 30-second cooldown before it could fire again.
As he pressed the confirm build button, these ten locations were all enveloped by a green light screen.
One of the positions was the ladder exit. One good thing about the civil defense shelter level was that all its passages were relatively narrow. By placing flamethrowers at key positions, just two flamethrowers, one at the front and one at the back, could cover a long section of the passageway.
If the flames from two flamethrowers overlapped, it would absolutely be double the fun.
The construction would take three hours. By the time Yu Yuan returned to the shelter, it was already 8 AM.
The Level 3 【Kitchen】, Level 2 【Water Collector】, and Level 2 【Warehouse】 had finished upgrading.
【Kitchen Level 3 — Electric Kitchen】
Functions: Comfort Level +4, Hygiene Level +3, Food Heating Time -20%, 【Food Production List】 Updated.
【Water Collector Level 2 — Automatic Water Purifier】
Functions: Safety Level +2, Hygiene Level +2, Comfort Level +2, Water source is directly drinkable, Can purify up to 20L of pure water per day.
【Warehouse Level 2 — Multi-level Warehouse】
Functions: Storage space 6 square meters, with multi-level shelving.
Yu Yuan inspected the three facilities one by one.
The Electric Kitchen lost the effect of increasing indoor temperature, but correspondingly, it also removed the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning and fire hazards, which was acceptable.
It was worth mentioning that the Electric Kitchen, besides a dedicated electric stove for cooking food, also had a facility similar to a tea bar machine.
This facility was connected to the Water Collector. You could directly press a button to add water to the kettle for heating, achieving the goal in one step.
As for the Automatic Water Purifier, although the daily water output was much less, Yu Yuan could accept it if it was all pure water.
If he needed water for daily use, the Bathroom could meet the basic needs.
What surprised Yu Yuan the most was undoubtedly the Level 2 Warehouse.
When he entered the warehouse, not only was the area three times larger, but multi-level shelving had been added, making the space feel much more abundant.
For a survivalist like him who loved hoarding supplies, the warehouse's capacity determined how much he could stockpile. No survivalist could resist the temptation of a large-capacity warehouse.