Chapter 517: Wasteland Calendar Day 82, Beginning the Bronze Rank Advancement Mission, Mechanical Scrapyard Planet |
[Greenwood City Daily]
Date: Wasteland Calendar Day 82
Weather: Polar Vortex Current
Temperature: -51℃
Publisher: Wasteland Fate Press.
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“The third stage of the cold wave has arrived!”
Yu Yuan checked the other three news articles in the newspaper. There was nothing unusual.
He placed the newspaper on the round coffee table and downed the hot tea in his cup in one gulp.
He savored the warmth spreading from his stomach.
Yu Yuan stood up and left the Hidden Library.
The third stage had begun descending since yesterday. Perhaps because it was only the first day, the outdoor temperature yesterday had been just -41℃.
But unexpectedly, in just one day, the outdoor temperature had dropped another 10℃.
Even inside the shelter, a slight chill could be felt.
He went down to the fifth underground level to check the temperature situation in the [Geothermal Well Plate Heat Exchanger Room].
He also opened a temperature control valve, feeling the warmth gradually return.
The number on the thermometer rapidly climbed from 20℃, finally settling around 25℃.
Only then did he nod lightly.
He brought along the Electromagnetic Pulse Worm, Mie Mie, and Zhi Zhi, teleporting to the Civilization War Fortress.
Alpha and Carmen were already waiting here.
Today was the big day for advancing to Bronze Rank.
“Leader, the Pioneering Group is in position, ready to fight at any moment!”
Alpha’s voice rang out firmly.
As his voice fell, the 300 members of the Pioneering Group standing in the fortress square radiated astonishing morale.
“Ten Thousand Nations Pact, Conquer the Heavens!”
Yu Yuan looked at the Pioneering Group, their faces full of killing intent, and a slight smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
This was the Pioneering Group he had forged. After the battle at Freedom Tower.
Every single one of them had already undergone a complete transformation.
Yu Yuan turned to Alpha.
“Have everyone stand by. The Pioneering Group is our last line of defense. Even if they go into battle, it depends on whether the enemy is qualified enough.”
Having said that, Yu Yuan turned and walked toward the Command Platform in the fortress square.
Carmen and Alpha followed behind him.
Ascending the Command Platform, several soldiers were already sitting before the control consoles.
“Leader, a 100-kilometer radius is now within our monitoring range. Any teleportation fluctuations will be detected immediately.”
Carmen reported on the situation.
“Good, then let’s prepare!”
A Gold-tier ornament appeared in Yu Yuan’s hand—it was the Silver-tier item [Rigged Draw].
The Virtual Light Screen activated — Shelter Leaderboard — Bronze Rank Advancement Mission.
— Click.
[Player ID: ‘Yu Yuan Shelter’ current leaderboard rank NO·1, Civilization Points 1230, advancement conditions met. Activate ‘Bronze Rank Advancement Mission’?]
[Note: Activating the ‘Bronze Rank Advancement Mission’ will randomly select one player from the bottom 1000 on the Bronze Rank Civilization Ladder leaderboard to launch an invasion war against you.
Survive for 7 days or achieve victory to advance to Bronze Rank.]
Yu Yuan opened the Civilization Ladder leaderboard — the Bronze Rank bottom 1000 player leaderboard.
He found the ranking info for player [Z007 Shelter] — Rank 982.
Surprisingly, it had risen by another 4 spots since last time.
Without further hesitation, he activated the Silver-tier item [Rigged Draw] in his hand.
[Please select one player. In the upcoming random invasion war/battle, they will enter the same battlefield as you.]
[Selection — Player ID: Z007 Shelter. Selection complete!]
[Player ID: Z007 Shelter successfully rigged. In the next random invasion war/battle, they will enter the same battlefield as you.]
As this notification appeared, Yu Yuan looked at the blinking dialog box on the Virtual Light Screen.
He made his choice — [Yes]
[Player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter is activating the ‘Bronze Rank Advancement Mission’. Randomly selecting an invading player…]
[Bronze Rank invading player selected successfully — Player ID: Z007 Shelter.]
[Mission request sent… The other party has accepted the invasion mission…]
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[Bronze-tier Advancement Assessment Mission confirmed. Rock Rank player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter confirmed. Temporary access granted to ‘Star Track Barrier’.]
[Player ID: Z007 Shelter entering combat preparation phase. Invasion war officially begins in 60 minutes.]
Watching the combat preparation countdown light up on the Virtual Light Screen.
Molnaki dropped the metal wreckage in his hands.
He was wearing a full set of mechanical armor, designed similarly to Masier’s Simple Mechanical Armor.
“Interesting. A Bronze advancement mission randomly assigned to me. What an unlucky bastard!”
“What, Master? Are we launching another invasion war? That’s great!”
Molnaki glanced at the mechanical spider beneath his feet, a grin spreading across his face.
“Number 1, let’s head back! A Silver Civilization Treasure Chest is worth making a move for!”
“Gah gah gah… Invasion, invasion!”
Molnaki jumped down from the trash mountain. With the assistance of his mechanical armor, he bounded three or four meters at a time toward the nearby shelter.
Although this target was just a Rock Rank player.
Molnaki himself had only just completed his Bronze Rank advancement mission and advanced to Bronze Rank.
So he naturally understood that players who dared to initiate advancement missions all had some tricks up their sleeves.
He needed to make some preparations too. A Silver Civilization Treasure Chest was quite precious—that reward wasn’t going to be easy to claim.
All around, on the surrounding trash mountains, dozens of robots of various shapes and sizes emerged. Each robot carried between 1 to 3 disassembled mechanical parts on their bodies.
They followed behind Molnaki, running toward the shelter.
As Molnaki and these robots ran, the entire world was revealed before their eyes.
Mechanical garbage. As far as the eye could see, nothing but mechanical garbage.
Every kind imaginable.
Here, there were metal mountains formed from piled-up mechanical wreckage.
Coolant, lubricant, and chemical solvents mixed together to create oil-stained lakes.
This place was nothing less than a technological graveyard of mechanical metal and chemical debris.
No food, no water sources.
An ordinary person would probably die quickly living here.
But Molnaki was extremely familiar with this place.
As he kept running, the faint sound of his humming could be heard—clearly in a good mood.
Soon, Molnaki arrived at a mechanical mountain.
He raised his arm. A tactical display screen appeared on his forearm. He pressed it twice.
*Shhhh—*
A faint sound of airflow rang out.
The mechanical mountain split apart, revealing the airlock door hidden inside.
Molnaki stepped forward and opened the airlock door.
The dozens of robots came up behind him, entering the shelter together.
The airlock door closed, and the mechanical mountain closed up again.
No trace of the shelter could be seen anymore.
Under Molnaki’s control, the robots came to a hall spanning three to four hundred square meters. They unloaded the mechanical parts they were carrying, sorting them by type.
The hall was piled high with all kinds of mechanical parts—all scavenged by Molnaki from discarded mechanical garbage.
But he had no time to inspect these parts now.
Instead, he was thinking about what combat supplies to bring for the upcoming invasion.
“Rock Rank players generally deal with advancement missions either by hiding or by defending. Since that’s the case, I’ll need to bring both search-type robots and assault-type robots.”
“Hmm… I should also prepare for the possibility that he might fight to the death. For the mechanical armor, I’ll go with the [Xuanwu Shield Type 3 Mechanical Armor]…”
One hour passed quickly.
Dozens of robots, big and small, had already gathered around Molnaki.
Urged on by the mechanical prompt tone, Molnaki and his robots disappeared from the shelter.