Day 34 of the Wasteland Calendar: Werewolf Legends and Dai Le's Whereabouts

Day 34 of the Wasteland Calendar.

It was 6 a.m. Two hours remained until Wasteland Battle Royale began.

Yu Yuan woke just before his alarm and shut it off the instant it sounded.

He lay in bed for another five minutes, giving his body time to wake fully.

Only then did he quickly get through his daily chores.

He washed up, collected the day's High-Energy Sheep Milk and heated his food, checked the recycling bin, fed Miemie and Chris Goat, and inspected the Mealworms for pupation, the Wild Chives for growth, the seeds on the Hydroponic Growing Rack for sprouts, and the Nizi Arrow Turtle and Green-Haired Seaweed for growth...

The tasks were tedious, but they were all part of Yu Yuan's preparations against the Endless Cold Wave. He was happy to do them.

Fortunately, he had the routine down. Only half an hour had passed by the time he finished.

There was good news: the Mealworms in all three boxes had finally begun to pupate.

The food in the kitchen had long since finished heating.

Yu Yuan went to the Magazine Display Rack to check today's papers.

A somewhat old newspaper had appeared beside the Greenforest City Daily.

—Green Forest Oceanographic Survey News

Delight flashed in Yu Yuan's eyes.

"A new paper. Nice!"

Unfortunately, no extra Items had appeared today. Yu Yuan had used up all his Information Cards and badly needed a few in reserve.

He took the paper to the table, sipped the rich, creamy High-Energy Sheep Milk, bit into his toast, then treated himself to a little shredded pickle from his limited supply.

Yu Yuan closed his eyes in satisfaction.

Mmm...

It was a blend of East and West.

He had stumbled across the shredded pickles in a home on Canchino Avenue last night.

There were