Chapter 469: [Celestial Phenomenon—Salvation of Broken Stars], Jieni’s Talent |
The Starry Sky Observatory.
When Yu Yuan entered here, a card had already materialized beneath the starry sky realm, shimmering with a silvery-white glow.
Yu Yuan stepped forward slowly, picked it up in his hand, and the Book of Fate appeared as well.
—[Celestial Phenomenon—Salvation of Broken Stars]
Quality: Silver
Function: Can fuse closely related items that share common characteristics, obtaining an item with higher grade and authority.
Yu Yuan looked at the card’s information. The function and effect were clear at a glance.
And he was also recalling items that met this card’s usage conditions.
Originally, he thought there would be very few, if any, qualifying items.
He had three sets of the Epic-tier mechanical armor, [Ruined City No. 7 Single-Person Kinetic Armor].
The Ultimate-grade Blood Brew also fully met the conditions.
Finally, there was the [Promiz Virus]. Jiu Feng had fully mastered the reproduction method for the [Promiz Virus].
He could breed as many as he wanted, and once fused, it would likely result in an even more terrifying viral strain.
Additionally, he still had three [Invitations to a Civilization Relic] in his hands. One was his own, and the other two were obtained from Xiao Xi’s treasure vault.
Based on Yu Yuan’s guess, this civilization relic was likely left behind by some powerful civilization.
After all, even Xiao Xi valued it highly.
How could it be simple?
But precisely because he had too many options, it made Yu Yuan’s head hurt even more.
In the end, he thought about it. He currently had no particularly urgent needs.
In terms of weapons and equipment, he was already well beyond the standard. His current arsenal was sufficient for a while.
The same logic applied to the [Promiz Virus].
Not to mention whether he could control the fused virus, or whether it would cause a major crisis.
The Aurora Animal Assistance Association’s current research projects were already running at full capacity.
If he added another new project, he simply couldn’t spare the resources. It would just sit there gathering dust, with unknown risks to boot. Not worth it.
The [Invitations to a Civilization Relic] was worth considering, but the activation time was still far off. Yu Yuan ultimately decided to wait and see for now.
No rush to decide. Who knows when this card might become a critical lifeline.
Leaving the Starry Sky Observatory.
Yu Yuan checked on the shelter’s situation. After all, he had been busy as hell these past few days and hadn’t had any time to look after the shelter.
But Fang sought him out instead.
“You want to join the pioneering team?”
Fang looked at Yu Yuan with burning eyes.
“King, the shelter is safe, but my psychic ability has no use here. I want to fight alongside the captains and the others.”
Yu Yuan saw Fang’s determination and nodded lightly.
“I was planning to send you over in a while. Since you’re so eager, go ahead!”
With that, Yu Yuan took a horn from the warehouse.
This was the civilization item he had obtained after completing [Regional Event—Dead Mine Town Battle]—the Charge Horn.
“This horn matches your psychic ability’s effect perfectly. It’s yours.”
Fang took the horn and nodded firmly.
“I won’t let you down.”
“Get ready. I’m heading to the Hunter Training Camp soon. I’ll take you along.”
With that, Yu Yuan went to the fourth floor.
There, he saw Dale bustling about in the Insect Breeding Room, looking to be in a good mood.
Simon, his wife, and little Jieni were inspecting the plants in the Hydroponics Room.
Yu Yuan noticed that at Jieni’s feet, four turtles and two ducks were following him. Mie Mie was lying nearby, resting quietly with its eyes closed.
That [Electromagnetic Pulse Worm] was silently perched on his shoulder.
“What’s this?”
Yu Yuan was stunned. He knew that only four Nizi Water Arrow Turtles had hatched in the end.
He also knew about the Green-skinned Duck from before.
But where did this last Red-skinned Duck come from?
Hearing Yu Yuan’s voice, Simon looked over.
“Boss?”
“Simon, what’s the deal with this duck?”
“Ah, it appeared this morning from [Duckov’s Nest]. It was quite aggressive at first, but the Green-skinned Duck gave it a good scolding, and it settled down.”
Jieni also rushed over to Yu Yuan’s feet, hugging his calf and giggling.
“Boss… Boss…”
Yu Yuan scooped Jieni up in one go.
Jieni looked a bit plumper than before, and his complexion was much healthier.
He was starting to have a child’s vitality.
The four Nizi Water Arrow Turtles and two ducks, after Jieni was picked up by Yu Yuan, gathered around Yu Yuan too.
Quacking incessantly.
But their gazes were still fixed on Jieni.
Mie Mie glanced over briefly, then closed its eyes to rest again.
This set off a burst of laughter from Jieni.
Watching the scene, a slight smile tugged at the corner of Yu Yuan’s mouth.
But soon, his gaze toward Jieni turned into one of scrutiny, exploration, and contemplation.
His eyes moved back and forth between Jieni and the animals.
Simon noticed the change in Yu Yuan’s expression and asked softly:
“Boss, what’s wrong?”
Yu Yuan looked at Simon.
“Simon, is Jieni very popular with these little ones?”
“Ah… this…”
Simon’s face showed surprise, then he fell into thought.
Lately, he had been focusing most of his energy on managing the work on the fourth underground floor.
He hadn’t paid much attention to Jieni’s situation.
But his wife, Larr, hearing this, turned to look.
“Boss, Jieni does often play with those turtles, including the Green-skinned Duck. Sometimes when Jieni falls asleep, they stay in the room too. For that, I set up a special tub in the room with seawater prepared for the Nizi Water Arrow Turtles.”
“What’s wrong, boss? Is there a problem?” Simon became alert.
In the wasteland, any anomaly could be deadly.
But to his surprise, Yu Yuan had already broken into a smile.
“No problem. It’s a good thing. Perhaps Jieni has a talent for animal affinity. But for now, it’s just my speculation…”
“A-animal affinity…” Simon hadn’t expected it to be something like this.
“Squeak—”
Zhi Zhi, who had been lying on Mie Mie’s head all this time, let out two cries.
And Yu Yuan understood what it meant.
It aligned with his thoughts.
Zhi Zhi said it did feel a natural closeness to Jieni.
With that, Yu Yuan’s speculation was basically confirmed.
He set Jieni down on the ground and looked at Simon.
“Don’t intervene in anything. Just let Jieni play with them on his own. These little ones generally won’t hurt him. They might even protect him.”
Hearing Yu Yuan’s words, Simon and Larr breathed a sigh of relief.
Their gazes toward Jieni grew even more tender.
Yu Yuan looked at Larr.
“Fang is about to leave. Go and hand over your future work with her. After she’s gone, there are some things you’ll need to take over. You must carry them out seriously, or your life could be at risk.”
Then he looked at Simon, holding the [Commander Subordinate Chip] injector in his hand.
After Fang left, the shelter needed someone who could stay in contact with Yu Yuan at all times.
And also be a combatant capable of handling emergencies.
Simon was the most suitable choice.
As the chip was injected into the back of Simon’s neck.
Simon’s status information also appeared on the Virtual Light Screen.
His trust level had reached a steadfast loyalty of [93], which wasn’t surprising.
But it was Simon’s talent that caught Yu Yuan’s interest.
—Talent: Focused Concentration
When fully engaged in learning, learning efficiency and comprehension ability will greatly improve, and learning difficulty decreases.