Ideology Card-Fear of Those Above

Yu Yuan stopped running only after the "buzzing" behind him had completely vanished, then turned to look back.

"Drones... Marsil really isn't as simple as he looks."

The drones' sound had been extremely faint, perhaps too faint for ordinary people to hear. But with the boost from the Street Rat title, which had been enhanced once, Yu Yuan heard it clearly.

Sure enough, no one who had survived in the wasteland until now was an idiot who trusted others easily.

But Yu Yuan was quite satisfied with that.

If there was anything Yu Yuan cared about, it was undoubtedly the reward he would receive after completing this Fate Card mission.

Compared to the possible reward, the 50,000 Survival Points' worth of supplies he had spent no longer hurt so much.

Consider it an exchange!

Refocusing, Yu Yuan stopped thinking about Marsil and turned toward the obviously well-preserved residence before him.

The Extravagance Card's mission had been taken care of, but construction of the Hideout could not fall behind either. He had to make up for the progress delayed by the typhoon as soon as possible.

Baa baa~~~

The next day, Yu Yuan was awakened by Baa-Baa's bleating. By the time he returned to the Hideout yesterday, it had already been three in the morning. He had searched no fewer than ten residences.

Although many of those residences had already been picked clean several times.

Yu Yuan had not been after ordinary supplies in the first place, but large items such as toilets and bathtubs.

And last night, he had successfully gathered all the upgrade materials for the [Rest Area], [Bathroom], and [Kitchen], completing their upgrades.

[Rest Area Level 2—Single Bed]

Function: Comfort Level +3. An additional 10% stamina recovered per hour. Body function recovery speed +10%. When rest time is ≥4 hours, emotional stability increases.

[Bathroom Level 3—Toilet Room]

Function: Hygiene Level +3, Comfort Level +3; chance of illness -15%, risk of wound infection -10%, risk of mental breakdown -15%, chance of constipation -15%, chance of hemorrhoids -10%; resistant to dampness, sewage backflow, odors, and crawling insects. Gain 48L of domestic water daily; unlock [Toiletry Production].

[Kitchen Level 2—Camping Wood-Burning Fireplace]

Function: Energy Level +2, Comfort Level +2, Hygiene Level +2; while burning, the indoor temperature of the Hideout increases by 5°C, while the temperature within two meters increases by 15°C. Fuel duration +40%, burning effect +30% (adjustable); [Food Preparation List] updated.

This was the result of Yu Yuan's hard work throughout the night.

Of course, many materials had also been obtained through trades from Taotao Cave, such as the grill rack and stainless steel needed to upgrade the camping wood-burning fireplace. But none of that mattered.

He could finally use the toilet inside the Hideout instead of going outside to lay mines everywhere.

At that thought, Yu Yuan's stomach suddenly bloated. He hurried into the Bathroom to deal with his personal business, and afterward, he felt much more relieved.

After washing up, he used a blowtorch to light a piece of firewood and tossed it into the fireplace, then began preparing breakfast.

The camping fireplace had an ingenious design. In the middle was a stainless-steel firebox where the wood burned. Water could be boiled and soup simmered above it.

Below the fireplace was a storage rack for tableware or miscellaneous items, while the ash pan could also be used to roast simple foods.

The firebox chimney connected directly to the Ventilation passage, completely eliminating the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Yu Yuan loved this camping fireplace to the core!

He downed the high-energy goat's milk in his cup in one gulp. After eating and drinking his fill, it was already seven in the morning.

Although he had rested for less than four hours, Yu Yuan felt exceptionally energetic. The single bed's recovery effect was quite good.

He gathered all the household trash and went to the Resource Recycling Trash Can. When he lifted the lid, Yu Yuan's eyes lit up.

He hurriedly took out the items inside the trash can.

Plastic ×2

Scissors ×1

Yu Yuan looked at the two pieces of plastic sheeting and the brand-new scissors in his hands, then looked at the Resource Recycling Trash Can as though it were some fascinating new toy.

A trace of contemplation appeared in his eyes as well.

When everyone encounters advertisements asking, "Are you a real person?" just ignore them and close them. Do not scan codes or send text messages!

"The items it refreshes seem to be related to the trash thrown into it." Yesterday, the things he had thrown into the trash can most often had been various plastic wrappers and tin cans.

Yu Yuan immediately decided to run another test. This time, he did not put his household trash into the trash can.

Instead, he went to the corner of the passage where Baa-Baa's droppings were piled up, packed them into a bag, and placed it into the Resource Recycling Trash Can.

After closing the lid, Yu Yuan felt a faint sense of anticipation for what would appear tomorrow.

If the resources produced by the Resource Recycling Trash Can were truly related to the garbage it recycled, then there was plenty of room for manipulation.

Everything depended on tomorrow's verification.

Returning to the Hideout, he checked today's newspaper rack.

To his surprise, another khaki-colored card had appeared beside today's refreshed newspaper.

There was actually an extra intelligence item today.

"Could this be an intelligence card too?" Yu Yuan hurriedly picked it up.

[Ideology Card—Fear of Those Above]

Quality: Rock Tier

Function: Use this card on a target to awaken the target's fear of a specific person, planting a seed to overcome that fear in the future.

"This is..." Yu Yuan frowned deeply as he looked at the card in his hand.

Awaken fear of a specific person—plant a seed to overcome that fear in the future.

Yu Yuan understood what the card meant. When someone feared something to the extreme, there were generally two possible outcomes. One was complete collapse, followed by escape.

The other was to break and rebuild, to rebound from desperation. Intense fear could instead produce a powerful rebellious mentality, driving the person to destroy the thing they feared.

The effect of this card was probably to plant the seed of resistance.

On the virtual screen, the Book of Fate unfolded on its own as before, and the [Ideology Card—Fear of Those Above] entered a card slot.

After closing the screen, he turned his gaze to today's newspaper. There was surprisingly only one piece of news.

[Street News Section]

Quality: Rock

Danger Level: Medium

At 4:25 a.m. today, thirty Flame Knights from the Burning Fortress quietly entered Sprolo Park in District Nine with a large quantity of supplies intended for trade with Marauder Prison.

They successfully met with Marauder Prison's representatives. This was a trial cooperation between Burning Fortress and Marauder Prison.

"What?!" Yu Yuan stared at the contents of the newspaper in disbelief.

Wasn't the trade between Marauder Prison and Burning Fortress supposed to take place this afternoon?

And wasn't the location Black Market Canyon? How had it become District Nine?

The time had also been moved up from one in the afternoon to three hours earlier.

Yu Yuan felt his scalp begin to tingle.

"Something big has happened!"

If Burning Fortress's supplies had already entered District Nine, why had they not gone directly to Marauder Prison?

And what about the Black Shield Police Department's ambush on Marauder Prison?

What was going on with the cooperation between Marauder Prison and Burning Fortress?

Was it related to today's operation?

Questions filled Yu Yuan's mind one after another.

He had to figure this out.

He hurriedly opened the virtual map and quickly searched District Nine for Sprolo Park. He seemed to have seen the park's name before.

Soon, he found Sprolo Park, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

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