Starry Sky Mirror Acquired Again, Under Attack

Yu Yuan was somewhat surprised.

"What is it? Is there danger?"

“Yes. The area where the Olais Hotel is located is controlled by an armed Faction. They occupy Johnk Zoo, and the Olais Hotel is near the zoo. If you go there, you could easily be discovered by those armed people.”

Yu Yuan understood that Marsil was likely referring to the thugs from the Aurora Animal Assistance Society.

But he had finally learned the location of the hotel associated with Brother Biao's keycard.

If he had the chance, he still needed to explore that place.

It took Marsil several minutes to carry the four large bags of supplies back into the room. At last, she looked in Yu Yuan's direction.

"Then, how do I contact you once I get results?"

"You don't need to contact me. I'll come by from time to time. If you make any research progress, draw a circle on the outer wall. When I see it, I'll contact you."

"Okay! I understand!"

Marsil spoke as she closed the door.

Only five minutes later did Yu Yuan swiftly leave the corner behind the wall where he had been hiding. In a few quick strides, he reached the long object, grabbed it, and vanished into the darkness.

An exotic BGM and a mechanical notification clearly rang out by Yu Yuan's ear.

[Fate Card—Rock Tier Luxury Card successfully eliminated. Fate Points +1]

[Convertible item detected. Convert? Requires 1 Fate Point.]

Of course. Convert it immediately.

[Fate Points -1. Obtained Rare Treasure: Starry Sky Mirror.]

Yu Yuan could even hear himself take a deep breath.

Another Rare Treasure!!!

He was practically ecstatic. If the timing had not been so unsuitable, he would already have started examining it.

He quickly returned to the half-open Sewer manhole cover, slipped into the Sewer, and locked the latch.

Only then did he turn on his flashlight and look at the long object in his hand. It resembled a tripod bag.

It was about a meter long and held quite a few things.

When he laid the bag on the ground and unzipped it—

Inside was a wooden astronomical telescope with an unmistakable medieval style, complete with a dedicated tripod.

[Starry Sky Mirror]

Quality: Rare Treasure

Owner: Yu Yuan

Rare Treasure Building: Starry Sky Observatory

Looking at the description, so simple it could not have been any simpler, Yu Yuan was somewhat stunned.

Both were Rare Treasure Items, yet the Starry Sky Mirror was nowhere near Miemie.

Suppressing the ache in his heart, he tapped on the Rare Treasure Building to view its details. The surprise on Yu Yuan's face was replaced by delight.

Rare Treasure Building: [Starry Sky Observatory]

Function: Every seven days, obtain an extremely precious celestial phenomenon; when constructed, can eliminate one [Luxury Card] no higher than Bronze Quality.

Construction Requirements: 50,000 Survival Points, 1 vacant room.

"It can actually eliminate a Luxury Card? And one no higher than Bronze Quality."

Yu Yuan was truly pleasantly surprised.

He had put in so much effort today and obtained supplies worth 50,000 Survival Points, yet he had only eliminated a Rock Tier Luxury Card.

Now, for the same 50,000 Survival Points, he had a chance to eliminate a Bronze Quality Luxury Card. How could he not be happy?

Yu Yuan had long suspected that Fate Cards came in higher grades.

So he was not surprised by that.

"Looks like the crucial part of building this Rare Treasure Building isn't the Survival Points, but that vacant room!" Yu Yuan had already understood where the real difficulty lay.

But he was in no rush.

He did not have a Luxury Card right now anyway. He still had time to explore more of the rules behind Fate Cards and search for this so-called vacant room.

No matter what, with the threat of the Luxury Card gone, Yu Yuan's mood became much lighter.

He unequipped Miemie, loaded the remaining two bags onto Miemie's back, then climbed onto Miemie himself and raced toward the Hideout.

Although Miemie carried two bags and Yu Yuan, her steps remained light.

Man and sheep quickly left the Sewer passage beneath Canchino Avenue and turned into the passage leading to the 15th Block.

The 15th Block lay directly south of the 11th Block and directly east of District 13.

To return to District 13, this was the fastest Sewer route. Once they entered the 15th Block, they only needed to turn west at the next corner to enter District 13 directly.

Yu Yuan had taken this route many times before.

Yet the moment they left the 11th Block and entered the 15th Block, Yu Yuan frowned.

"What is that smell?"

Due to the typhoon making landfall a few days ago and the torrential rain that followed, the Sewers had carried a damp, stuffy smell these past few days.

But because it was only rainwater, the smell was not actually foul.

Now, however, a faint stench that made him nauseous wafted through the air, immediately putting Yu Yuan on alert.

When he passed through here yesterday, he had not smelled this stench.

And when he went to the 9th Block today, he had not come this way. That meant this smell had appeared after he left last night.

Yu Yuan's heart sank. He had already identified the stench as extremely similar to the smell of a rotting corpse.

"Damn it! Don't tell me I really ran into that thing!"

The only thing Yu Yuan could think of was that giant rat. He raised the FN FAL Assault Rifle and vigilantly watched his surroundings.

He lightly squeezed Miemie's belly with his legs, and Miemie picked up her pace slightly.

I have to get out of here as soon as possible. Hopefully, it's only my imagination, Yu Yuan thought.

The Sewer corner was just ahead. They only needed to turn right there, and they would soon enter District 13.

Miemie also sensed the heavy atmosphere. While quickening her pace, she prepared herself for battle.

As they advanced rapidly, the stench of decay in the air grew increasingly intense. Yu Yuan's nerves gradually tightened, and he pushed the enhanced hearing granted by the title Street Rat to its limit, not letting a single unusual sound escape him.

Gulp...

Yu Yuan could not help swallowing. He could feel that his palms were drenched in sweat, but his fingers did not dare leave the trigger.

Squeak, squeak—

At that moment, a distinct rat's cry suddenly came from the front left.

Bang...

A bullet shot toward the source of the sound.

But only after pulling the trigger did Yu Yuan see that it was merely a fist-sized black rat. Clearly frightened by the gunshot, it tumbled into the water channel in panic. Its entire body was soaked, its black fur plastered together in a miserable sight.

"So it was just a little rat..."

Yu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and realized he had been too tense.

It was no wonder he was nervous. He had always had an instinctive aversion to snakes and rats, and not just an ordinary aversion.

He was not even willing to touch fancy rats, pet rats that looked remarkably similar to ordinary rats.

After quickly adjusting his breathing, Yu Yuan resumed his vigilance.

Amid the tense atmosphere, Miemie had already rounded the corner. The virtual map showed that District 13 was ahead.

The rotting stench in the air was also growing fainter.

As the smell weakened, Yu Yuan gradually relaxed as well.

Phew...

Yu Yuan let out a long breath.

Maybe it's just an animal carcass that drifted here from somewhere, he thought.

But at that moment, a chilling numbness surged from the top of his head through his entire body. Yu Yuan suddenly felt as though he had been targeted by a predator.

The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, frantically sending him a warning—

Danger was directly behind and above him...

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