Yu Yuan-the Man with Incredible Execution

Whoosh—

Yu Yuan tossed aside the newspaper and vigorously rubbed his slightly numb cheeks.

"Calm down, calm down!"

The threat brought by Orange Typhoon was definitely no joke.

The accompanying torrential rain would be nothing less than a catastrophic disaster for Yu Yuan, who lived in the sewers.

This had been one of the key issues he had considered when choosing the sewers.

Although the accidental discovery of an air-raid shelter level from decades ago had temporarily solved the problem, meaning he did not need to worry about the safety of his hideout before rainwater filled the city's entire sewer system—

What would happen once it was full?

He had to consider waterproofing measures for after the sewers flooded.

As for the warning's suggestion to seek shelter in high-rise buildings—

Yu Yuan had considered it, but quickly rejected the idea.

The hideout was what he relied on. He had no idea whether abandoning it to hide in a high-rise would bring any negative consequences.

Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, he could not take that risk.

If anything happened to the hideout, he would be unable to get anywhere in this wasteland world.

Opening the virtual map, Yu Yuan examined the structure of the air-raid shelter level. The section he was in had two exits connected to the sewers.

One was the ladder exit he used regularly. The other was not far from his hideout either, only seventy or eighty meters away.

To stop sewer water from flooding into the air-raid shelter level, both entrances had to be sealed. The other shelter levels were not connected to this one, so he did not need to consider them for now.

Just to be safe, Yu Yuan picked up his flashlight and left the hideout, thoroughly inspecting the entire section of the air-raid shelter level where he was staying.

He had to admit, although the air-raid shelter level from decades ago was outdated and built with brickwork, its quality was beyond reproach.

Other than the two exits, every wall was completely intact.

As long as those two exits were sealed, rainwater from the sewers could be kept from pouring into the air-raid shelter level.

Both exits were roughly 1.2 meters in diameter. To seal them completely, he needed large enough covers to block them, then waterproof materials to seal the edges.

On top of that, he needed heavy objects pressing down on the covers to withstand the buoyant impact of the sewer water.

Yu Yuan quickly recorded the details in the hideout memo.

Then he returned to the hideout and checked the supplies he had.

The two truck tarps would come in handy. They were waterproof to begin with.

As for covers for the exits... bed boards should work. And for weights...

Yu Yuan suddenly remembered that there seemed to be quite a few sandbag walls used as defensive fortifications inside Phoenix Tree Apartments.

And bed boards were the last thing that place lacked.

Once all the ideas connected, Yu Yuan could no longer sit still. He immediately displayed astonishing execution.

He hastily ate and drank something, cleared out all the listed items in Taotao Cave, then listed twenty-five packs of cigarettes at 1,000 Survival Points per pack.

Armed, he ran toward Phoenix Tree Apartments. He was racing against time now, fighting for every second.

By the time he reached Phoenix Tree Apartments, it was nearly seven thirty in the morning. All twenty-five packs of cigarettes had sold out, earning him 25,000 Survival Points.

He directly upgraded Taotao Cave's permission level from Level 2 to Level 4, raising it by two levels at once.

He could now list fifty items simultaneously.

He opened the sewer manhole, confirmed it was safe, quickly climbed out, set up warning traps, and hurried into Phoenix Tree Apartments.

The moment he entered the apartment building, he saw two extra corpses in the first-floor lobby, along with an incredibly strong stench. Suppressing his nausea, he quickly made his way to the fourth floor.

Sure enough, he found two rows of sandbag walls serving as defensive fortifications. Rather than move them right away, he checked every room on the fourth floor one by one. Only after confirming there were no hidden enemies did he return to the sandbag walls and list them all.

He listed fifty sandbags at a time, and each round trip took twenty-five minutes.

Yu Yuan spent two hours clearing out all the sandbags from the fourth and fifth floors. By chance, he also found a set of outdoor equipment on the balcony of a room on the sixth floor. It included not only a tent and thermal blanket, but also a large rainproof tarp. He was overjoyed.

By ten thirty in the morning, the once fairly spacious passageways of the air-raid shelter level were already piled with quite a lot of supplies.

The two exits in particular were stacked full of blast-resistant sandbags, along with bed boards and truck tarps.

Dozens of sandbags had also been placed in the passage outside the hideout's Security door. This would be the hideout's final line of defense.

Yu Yuan tossed the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground and finally recovered a bit of energy.

"I remember the basement in that tear-mole woman's house seemed to have quite a bit of quick-drying cement. Also, if I seal off the air-raid shelter level, I need to build the hideout's Ventilation immediately. Right, didn't the hideout's Security unlock a waterproof, anti-infiltration path?"

Yu Yuan immediately opened the hideout management panel to check.

Sure enough, an optimization path called [Floodproof Door] had appeared on the Level 2 upgrade screen for [Security]. This was the optimization path unlocked after he obtained the blueprint at the East City Water Affairs Center.

As long as he built [Security Level 2—Simple Security Door], then gathered materials such as silicone waterproof strips, automatic water barriers, and waterproof adhesive, he could optimize [Security Level 2—Simple Security Door] into [Security Level 2—Stainless-Steel Floodproof Door].

He could find all of those things in the tear-mole woman's home. Her door had those components on it, so he could just take them apart.

Before setting out, though, Yu Yuan needed to upgrade [Ventilation], [Water Collector], and [Security]. He had already gathered the construction materials at the tear-mole woman's house, but catching sheep and the typhoon had delayed him until now.

[Ventilation Level 1—Single-Pipe Ventilation] required PVC Pipes ×2, Sealant ×1, Vehicle Air-Conditioner Exhaust Fan ×1

[Water Collector Level 1—Faucet] required Stainless Steel Water Pipes ×3, Faucet ×1, Pipe Sealant ×1

[Security Level 2—Simple Security Door] required Security Door Lock ×1, Steel ×10, Rivets ×20, Nail Gun ×1

As the construction materials vanished, a green light screen once again enveloped the hideout. One minute later, [Ventilation] and [Water Collector] were complete.

A ventilation opening had appeared in the hideout's ceiling, while the vehicle exhaust fan was embedded in the wall, slowly turning on its own without any wind.

A faucet had appeared on the wall to the right. It looked no different from the kind of faucet connected to an ordinary household washing machine inlet.

The facility effects were also simple and straightforward.

[Ventilation Level 1—Single-Pipe Ventilation]: Security Level +1, indoor-outdoor air circulation speed +15%, airborne poisoning risk reduced by 20%.

[Water Collector Level 1—Faucet]: Security Level +1, can obtain up to 24L of urban household water per day.

They were only Level 1 facilities, after all. Yu Yuan did not expect too much from them.

At the very least, they solved the hidden dangers concerning his air and water supply.

As for Level 2 [Security], the upgrade would take thirty minutes, and Yu Yuan did not intend to wait.

He returned to 68 Kanchino Street. The door was still shut.

When he reached the basement, the bodies of the tear-mole woman, the man, and the child were gone.

The drifter's body, however, had become a bloody mess.

Someone had stabbed him with a dagger.

Yu Yuan let out a sigh of relief.

"Good. They're gone."

He quickly found the quick-drying cement. There were actually four large bags of it. The family had probably been planning to build something before. He listed them.

After that, he went to the basement door and began dismantling the waterproof strips, hinges, and other parts on it. But the quantity was nowhere near enough. In the end, ignoring the danger, he went straight to the long-abandoned house next door and finally gathered enough materials to upgrade the Floodproof Door.

Yu Yuan did not linger. He returned to the hideout and began another round of construction.