Wind God Shelter Elimination Notice, Wasteland Battle Royale

[Elimination Notice: Wind God Shelter (Rank 243) was eliminated by the Destruction Dragon Train in the Wasteland Battle Royale. Time: 15:49 (New players will enter in 12 hours)]

Yu Yuan looked at the pinned notice that had appeared more than ten minutes ago, his heart shaken.

A highly ranked player in the top 300 had actually been eliminated!

This was definitely the highest-ranked eliminated player Yu Yuan had seen since entering the game.

And then there was...

Yu Yuan stared at the elimination notice, confusion in his eyes.

"What the hell is the Wasteland Battle Royale? And what's with this Destruction Dragon Train?"

Having bought intelligence before, Yu Yuan directly searched Taotao Cave for the keywords "Wasteland Battle Royale" and "Destruction Dragon Train."

Yet he could not find even a single piece of information.

Frowning, he looked toward the chat channel, hoping to find some answers.

[Beehive Shelter: I never expected even Wind God to be eliminated. Looks like I made the right choice not participating. Too terrifying.]

[Stag Shelter: That shouldn't be possible! It should be easy enough for the big shots in the top thousand to save their own lives. Could that Destruction Dragon Train be a regional overlord?]

[Tower of Babel Shelter: What are you thinking? ▆▆▆ It's not that simple. Forget us—even plenty of big shots in the top hundred are unwilling to participate in ▆▆▆. Their Hideouts have long been built to rival small fortresses. Why would they still fight others to the death?]

[Pagoda Shelter: Exactly. They're big shots here, but if they advance to ▆▆ rank, they'll be at the very bottom, fat prey in other people's eyes. If it were me, I wouldn't advance either. Wouldn't it be better to comfortably rule as a local king in my own world?]

[Dragon King Shelter: What are you big shots talking about? Why is the channel censoring information with mosaics?]

[Beehive Shelter: Heh~~ Newbie, some content isn't public information, so the system automatically blocks the keywords. You'll understand once you get through the Beginner Protection Period.]

[Pagoda Shelter: Enough of that. Let's change the subject. Brother who listed fuel earlier, come out and say something! I desperately need fuel. The price is negotiable, and we can talk privately...]

Looking at the chat channel where the topic had ended, Yu Yuan repeatedly reviewed the records, summarized the information within them, and made several deductions.

1. The Wasteland Battle Royale was probably the censored information. It was extremely dangerous, and even many highly ranked players chose not to participate.

2. This content was controlled information at the current stage. Only after meeting certain conditions would one gain Access Level to learn about it. Perhaps that was also why no related intelligence trades could be found in Taotao Cave. Only when highly ranked players died would the system issue an announcement.

3. The chat channel he was currently in seemed to be a special chat group for a certain tier—perhaps a newbie group, a basic group, or a low-tier group. There were higher-tier groups above it, which was why many highly ranked players chose not to advance and simply coast at this level, preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix...

But...

There were still many unanswered questions. For instance, what exactly was the Destruction Dragon Train? Its name was very similar to the naming style of Hideouts. Could it also be a player?

And why had Hive Shelter said they would know this information once they passed the Beginner Protection Period? Where would they learn it? How? By what means?

These were all questions that could not be answered for now.

Yu Yuan recorded them all in the Hideout memo, making it easier to search for answers later.

Right, there was also the private chat function. From what Pagoda Shelter had said, [Social] clearly had a private messaging function, yet he did not have it at all. Did that also require a specific Access Level to unlock?

He tried searching Taotao Cave for the keyword "private chat," and this time, he immediately found an answer. As usual, one piece of information cost 50 Survival Points.

It was still a sheet of old paper worn smooth with age. After reading it, Yu Yuan's guess was completely confirmed.

There was no private chat function during the Beginner Protection Period. Only after the protection period ended and he completed a task called the "Wasteland Trial" would he unlock functions such as adding friends, private messaging, and creating group chats.

Yu Yuan continued searching Taotao Cave for intelligence trades related to the "Wasteland Trial," but there were still no trade options. Clearly, it was also controlled content.

He casually listed the now secondhand slip of paper on Taotao Cave for 50 Survival Points, waiting for the next destined buyer.

Yu Yuan let out a breath. He had lifted another layer of the Wasteland World's mysterious veil, and the key turning point was still the end of the Beginner Protection Period.

The Beginner Protection Period—this was the real protection period!

Once the protection period ended, dangers from all directions would come rushing at him.

Some from players, some from the world's mechanisms...

Tsk tsk...

He temporarily tossed those thoughts aside. He would make plans for the future later; for now, he still had to finish what was in front of him.

After eating and drinking a little, he prepared some fresh grass for Miemie as well.

Watching Miemie eat mouthful after mouthful, Yu Yuan's lips curled slightly upward.

He truly had Miemie to thank for yesterday. If not for that charge, it would have been hard to say whether he could have survived the Mutant Giant Rat's attack. Not to mention that Miemie had carried him back afterward and kept watch to protect him.

Even his injuries had healed so quickly thanks to the High-Energy Sheep Milk. Calling Miemie his lifesaving sheep would not have been an exaggeration.

Gently patting Miemie, Yu Yuan began handling his own business.

The first thing was to assess yesterday's losses.

Seeing the FN FAL Assault Rifle on the ground, badly warped from the giant rat's bite, Yu Yuan's eyelid twitched. That was ridiculously insane!

It was a gun!

The Enforcer Chest Rig he had worn yesterday was also declared scrapped. The entire rig had been shredded into strips by the giant rat's claws, exposing the ballistic plates inside. Even those plates were covered in deep scratches, nearly pierced through. Yu Yuan's scalp prickled at the sight. Without that armor yesterday, his stomach would probably have been ripped open.

The Enforcer Helmet he had only received yesterday had suffered the same fate. Looking at the clearly visible scratch on the back of the Helmet, Yu Yuan felt like crying.

He had not even owned this Helmet for a full day before it was already scrapped.

Still, although the equipment had been ruined, it had served its purpose. He temporarily piled the three pieces of equipment in a corner of the Hideout.

Fortunately, Yu Yuan had received another Enforcer Chest Rig from Soda yesterday, so he would not have to run around unarmored like before.

That had been one thing before, but after experiencing the Mutant Giant Rat's attack, Yu Yuan had no desire to fight another giant rat with his bare flesh next time.

"I still need to find a Helmet somehow! Otherwise, I won't feel safe at all."

Yu Yuan did not know how vengeful the Mutant Giant Rat was, but judging from its earlier sneak attack, it was probably quite intelligent.

Although Yu Yuan had shot out one of its eyes, based on the fact that it had escaped Miemie's pursuit, its injuries were probably severe but not fatal.

Yu Yuan frowned in thought.

"Right now is definitely when the Mutant Giant Rat is at its weakest, and it's also the best chance to kill it. No, I have to find a way to wipe it out as soon as possible. Otherwise, it'll always be a hidden threat."

The direction the Mutant Giant Rat had fled was the 15th Block. Yu Yuan planned to go take another look there within the next day or two.

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