Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Heading to the Abandoned Shelter
Ye Yun immediately issued a new mission.
[Assessment Type: Ruin Exploration]
[Assessing operational risk...]
[Exploration Type: Designated Location]
[Assessment: White Item Probability 35%, Green Item Probability 53.15%, Blue Item Probability 11.75%, Purple Item Probability 0.05%. Risk Factor: 0.013%]
After equipping No. 1 and No. 2 with two green-quality weapons, the risk factor dropped by 4%.
Looking at the current risk factor, Ye Yun hesitated for only a moment before making his decision.
The 10-day deadline was drawing closer. It was best to explore the abandoned shelter’s coordinates first before making any other plans.
He knew that time was incredibly precious to them. Every exploration could bring new resources and opportunities, which were crucial for their survival and development.
If nothing else, he should at least be able to acquire more bionic wreckage of the same model after exploring that shelter.
He already had the formula for a perfect repair.
Once he obtained more bionic wreckage, his power would expand rapidly.
Even if he didn’t have the resources to upgrade the bionics, the base models could still bring him considerable benefits.
There wasn’t much room to improve the team’s combat effectiveness, so Ye Yun didn’t hesitate and immediately dispatched them.
The team moved quickly. This mission was different from the previous ones.
Previous exploration missions had required more focus on searching for supplies.
This operation, however, had a clear objective. There was no need to search along the way; they only needed to be wary of potential ambushes.
Although the dispatched team couldn’t view the system map, Ye Yun could from the shelter.
After a few minor course corrections, the exploration team finally discovered the entrance to the abandoned shelter in the twelfth hour.
This was much faster than Ye Yun had initially expected.
Based on the location shown on the map, he had thought it would take the team at least 24 hours to arrive. He hadn’t expected it to take only half the estimated time.
...
No. 1:
"The Administrator has ordered us to secure the perimeter before we enter and explore this abandoned shelter."
"Mr. Bena, please assign detailed tasks."
Bena nodded lightly. He was indeed the most experienced member of the team.
"No. 1, No. 2, Lina, you three form a group and search the left side."
"No. 3 and I will take the right. If you run into any trouble, signal immediately!"
The other four nodded.
The two groups immediately split up.
「One hour later.」
The five of them regrouped at the shelter’s entrance.
No. 1:
"Our side is clear."
The tension on Bena’s face had also eased.
"Same here."
"It should be safe for now. Let’s make this quick."
"No. 2 and No. 3, you two stand guard outside. If anything happens out here, get us out immediately. Don’t let us get trapped inside."
No. 2 and No. 3 nodded and said in unison:
"No problem."
Bena led No. 1 and Lina into the abandoned shelter.
Their footsteps echoed in the dim corridor as the beams of their flashlights cast long shadows on the walls.
The shelter’s interior was eerily silent, save for their footsteps and the occasional clang of metal.
Bena discovered that the layout of this shelter was identical to their own.
As soon as he entered, Bena immediately noticed traces left by mutated cockroaches.
There were obvious scratch and bite marks on the walls. A large hole had been gnawed through a sensor door, exposing the circuits and wiring inside.
The floor was littered with all sorts of debris, including broken furniture and damaged equipment.
Seeing these signs, Bena became extremely alert, constantly aiming his pistol at spots where an enemy might launch an attack.
However, after a thorough look around, Bena breathed a small sigh of relief.
The mutated cockroaches that had once wrecked this place were clearly long gone.
Aside from their footsteps and the occasional echo, the shelter was dead silent.
Confirming that the shelter’s interior was also safe, the three of them immediately began gathering supplies.
...
「Twelve hours later, back in the shelter.」
Looking at the haul from this expedition, Ye Yun nodded in satisfaction.
[Bionic Wreckage (Green)] x2
[Description: A bionic rendered inoperable due to excessive damage. Only the basic core remains. With the right schematics and components, repair may be possible.]
[Severely Damaged Construction Robot (Green)]
[Description: A construction robot rendered inoperable due to excessive damage. With the right schematics and components, repair may be possible.]
[Nuclear Battery (Green)]
[Description: A high-energy battery.]
[Durability: 855/1000]
[Advanced Bionic Core (Blue)]
[Description: A special core from an advanced bionic.]
[Effect: Randomly increases one attribute by 1 point upon use.]
[Cannot be used on targets with an attribute value of 6 or higher.]
In addition to these, they also obtained over 60 white-quality components and 2 green-quality components.
The quantity of supplies wasn’t large this time, but they were all items that were extremely rare on the exchange, some even never seen before.
This included the bionic wreckage he wanted most, as well as the construction robot wreckage.
The latter was especially important. Although construction robots couldn’t be sent on missions, the profits they generated through production were even greater than what bionics brought back from exploration.
However, the smile on his face quickly vanished. He hadn’t forgotten that he didn’t have the perfect repair formula.
He still remembered that the first time he tried to repair a construction robot, he had even failed once.
Not only did he lose the construction robot wreckage, but the corresponding components also disappeared. The loss was nothing short of devastating.
Back then, however, the main reason he had risked a failure rate of nearly 6% and forced the repair was because he had too few resources.
The situation now was much better than before. He had enough green components on hand to try and figure out the perfect formula.
A day ago, upgrading No. 1 and No. 2 had nearly emptied their entire stock.
However, after a day of production and sales, the warehouse’s resources were once again plentiful.
With no other tasks assigned, one construction robot could produce one [Restorative Protective Vest (Green)] per hour.
At the current stage, green-quality armor was still in a state where demand outstripped supply. Each [Restorative Protective Vest (Green)] could generate a profit of 70 white-quality components.
With two construction robots working simultaneously, that was a profit of 140 white-quality components.
x 140 = 3360
With no additional tasks, Ye Yun could now earn 33 green-quality components a day.
This terrifying rate of return was almost comparable to the rewards from taking down a boss.
