Chapter 63: Search again, Lv2 rare skills!

Can the wastelanders' desire to climb up and live a good life defeat the terrifying infected body?

Cheng Ye had no conclusion in his mind.

But he felt that as long as the top management of Xingfu City did not give up the struggle, this super shelter city dominating Shi Province still had hope of surviving this disaster.

"The strength of the starfish infected isn't that strong. Although their defense has more than doubled, humans aren't as tough as mutants. Their base defense is probably only 1-2. Even if it doubles, it's only 2-4, which isn't even as good as the initial defense of some mutants."

"And the increase in strength and physique is only 20%, plus the 30% reduction in speed. If it weren't for the contact infection trait, it wouldn't be a big deal."

On the way to the bus stop, Cheng Ye pondered the data over and over again, simulating scenarios of dealing with infected bodies in his mind.

For ordinary people, without money to buy protective clothing, facing the starfish infection is undoubtedly an extremely risky thing.

Because once infected, the surrounding environment is in a comfortable parasitic state of the source of infection, and the progress of infection will soar exponentially. Even if the anti-epidemic powder is taken immediately, the success rate cannot reach 100%.

But he is different. As long as he has the equipment and doesn't take risks blindly, the danger is completely under control!

"marksmanship!"

"Fighting style!"

"I must acquire these two skills as soon as possible to replace Beast Instinct and prepare for battle!"

Fear comes from the unknown and from imagination and speculation.

The strong foundation accumulated by Xingfu City is like a sharp blade that cuts through the fog and dispels the fear in people's hearts.

Since there is no way to evacuate, we have to face the infected body no matter what.

Thinking of this, Cheng Ye threw all his worries behind him and turned them into motivation to move forward.

If you want to survive in this wasteland, you can't escape.

Only by relying on a behemoth like Xingfu City and continuously moving forward can we obtain higher information rights.

Only then can we prepare equipment before the chaos breaks out and build up psychological defenses before the storm comes, as we are doing now!

When we arrived at the bus stop, Master Tian’s bus was indeed waiting at the usual place.

But today, he had no intention of cleaning the car and was pacing around it anxiously.

Seeing Cheng Ye coming from a distance, Master Tian immediately came forward to meet him.

"Prosecutor Cheng, I have already prepared all the medicines for traumatic injuries you requested."

As he spoke, he pulled out the same green bottle from his pocket as yesterday.

There are three bottles in total.

Cheng Ye took it, opened the bottle and smelled it. The smell was the same, so he thought the effect would be the same.

"Also, here are two special secret medicines I gave you."

Master Tian took out two more small bottles from his pocket, but the color had changed from green to red and blue.

"The red secret medicine can be taken orally or applied externally. There are five doses in total. Taking it internally can stimulate vitality and significantly speed up wound healing. Applying it externally can instantly stop bleeding from wounds without any side effects. It can be taken internally or externally as well. The doses are divided into compartments inside the bottle. When you're finished with one, tap the bottle and the next dose will automatically pop out."

"The blue secret medicine can only be used externally. If you feel mentally exhausted, open the bottle and take a sip to recover. However, this medicine comes with a price. Once you stop using it, after 12 hours, your mental state will deteriorate even more. You must get enough sleep for three consecutive days to recover."

ah?

Staring at the red and blue bottles, Cheng Ye was stunned. Aren’t these the HP and MP medicines in the game?

One restores health, the other restores mana.

Master Tian actually has such a treasure in his hands?

However, he did not take the two secret medicines directly, but narrowed his eyes.

As the old saying goes, if a person does not know the truth, he will suffer misfortune; if something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

It was acceptable for Master Tian to give him medicine for bruises, as he could attribute the profit to the difference in price to supplement the family income.

And although the medicine is effective, it is not to the point of being eye-catching.

But these two secret medicines are different. Any one of them can be used to save a life in the wasteland, and is absolutely a priceless hard currency.

Give it to me?

Seeing that Cheng Ye not only showed no sign of moving but instead shook his head slightly, Master Tian couldn't help but sigh.

"I can give you the formula for all three medicines."

"Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"My daughter has a fever, and I'd like you to take a look at her, is that right?"

Master Tian's voice gradually lowered, and his eyes looked towards the back of the bus.

Following his gaze, Cheng Ye noticed that there was a girl sitting in the carriage that was usually empty.

She looks like an adult. Her appearance is not particularly outstanding, but she has a peaceful face, like the girl next door who listens to her parents obediently and has awards all over her walls.

"She works at the Public Works Department and has been responsible for the quarantine statistics for the past two days. But she has had a high fever since last night."

"Just take the medicine."

As Cheng Ye spoke, he was about to take out the anti-epidemic powder he had just received from his backpack.

Regardless of whether she is infected with the substitute starfish or not, taking a dose of Bao Xin An within 24 hours, the information says the success rate is 100%.

But Master Tian shook his head with a bitter face: "Prosecutor Cheng, you don't know, this medicine has killed many people."

"What?"

Cheng Ye paused, stunned by the gray-brown powder he had just taken out of his palm.

"We've actually been distributing the anti-epidemic powder since last night. When you got yours just now, there weren't many people in line, right?"

"Well, not much."

Not only was it not much, it was clearly working time, and he was the only one who went there to get it.

"We started distributing it door to door at 10 o'clock last night. Many people heard it can boost immunity, so they just poured it into their mouths. But from last night until 5 o'clock this morning, the body collection trucks have not stopped, one after another picking up people."

Ten o'clock last night?

He was sleeping soundly at that time and had no idea that the second half of the night would be so "lively".

No wonder no one was queuing up when we were getting the medicine just now. If this anti-epidemic powder made by eating dead people is forced to be implemented, the buffer zone will probably explode before the infected bodies riot.

Wait, could it be that someone has been infected for more than 24 hours?

So the chance of failure in getting rid of the starfish after eating it is that the price is direct death?

Or does the anti-epidemic powder have certain side effects, causing irreversible damage to the human body even if you don't take more than 3 packets within 7 days?

"I'd like you to take a look. If you're already sick, just take some medicine and leave your life to fate."

Master Tian sighed, "If she's not sick, she has a fever now, so she should not take the medicine."

Three secret medicine recipes, plus the finished product in exchange for another chance?

Cheng Ye hesitated. If the method of detecting the starfish got out, the buffer zone would probably be in chaos immediately.

Because this method is so simple, just apply water on your forehead and there will be a reaction.

The buffer zone still has no water supply. On the one hand, it is to isolate the high humidity, and on the other hand, it is probably because they are worried that someone will detect this.

But seeing Master Tian's sad and helpless expression.

Cheng Ye opened the panel and took a look, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

[Master Tian, 100% (Perfect), Searchable range: Intelligence, Items, Skills (2)]

"One hundred percent cooperation?"

Words can deceive, and fever can be disguised.

But according to Cheng Ye's tests over this period of time, the cooperation value is definitely the gold standard for testing people's hearts.

Everything else can lie, but numbers can't!

"Search or not?"

"search!"

Glancing at the 65% charge value, Cheng Ye hesitated for only a moment, then immediately pressed the search button with his mind.

It is extremely difficult to achieve 100% cooperation, and the other party must trust you very much.

This trust cannot be gained by taking advantage of someone's distress. It must be an unconditional and pure belief.

Judging from the effects of Master Tian’s three secret medicines, this guy is definitely a hidden ruthless character.

Obscure characters flashed on the panel, and lines of text began to form.

However, after reading only the description at the top, Cheng Ye couldn't help but want to curse.

【Search successful! 】

【Master Tian (Ecological Service)】

"Hey, you're still worried about your daughter, but you've already been infected yourself."

Cheng Ye subconsciously glanced at Master Tian's attire.

Similar to him, he also wore rubber gloves, and the exposed skin was wrapped in a layer of plastic film.

Even though I was so careful, I was still infected

"Did you go out last night and come into contact with those dead people?"

"How do you know?"

Master Tian was stunned. With his skills and caution, he should never have been discovered.

Especially the Inspector in front of him, he couldn't even cultivate the four powers, so there was no reason for him to do so.

Cheng Ye did not respond because the panel had already started to display searchable targets.

【Master Tian】

[Lv1 Skill]: Lock

Level 2 Skills:

Talent: Danger Sense (Excellent, enhanced six senses, able to sense active danger within five meters)

Talent: Cold Weapon Affinity (Excellent, slightly increases control over cold weapons)

Talent: Steady (normal, slightly improves body control)

Talent: Experienced Driver (Normal, slightly improves vehicle handling ability)

Skill: Mobile Shooting (rare, special frontal shooting technique, greatly improves mobile shooting accuracy)

Skill: Ghostly Draw (Excellent, special draw technique, slightly increases draw and shooting speed)

Skills: Dragon Power, Tiger Power, Eagle Power, Snake Power, Projectile Trajectory Prediction, Advanced Stealth, Emergency Trauma Treatment (Normal)

[Lv3 Skill]: Lock

[Lv4 Skill]: Lock

"Sure enough, another fierce man with Lv4 skills, and this talent."

Cheng Ye's eyes swept from top to bottom.

This is no longer the gap between top students and poor students.

Even a talented person like Dai Zun still looks like a rookie in front of Master Tian.

Although none of the four talents are rare, except for experienced people, they are all extremely practical talents.

And the skills are not even on the same level.

"It seems that the complete Four Powers are indeed Lv2 skills. Dai Zun doesn't have them, which means his Four Powers are still incomplete."

"As for the choice"

Cheng Ye stared at the "Moving Shooting" in the small purple box, praying silently in his heart and pressing the search button.

This rare talent increased his strength almost fivefold.

What about rare skills?

A strange feeling of certainty of winning crept into Cheng Ye's heart again, but this time it came with extra information.

"So perfect coordination increases the probability by an additional 50%?"

No wonder the 25% cross-level search did not fail. After adding this 50%, the actual probability has reached 75%, which is higher than the basic search probability of Lv1 skills.

If you search for Lv1 skills with 100% coordination, the success rate will be maximized and there will be no possibility of failure.

The panel begins to flicker.

This search was unprecedentedly long. It took three full seconds before the flashing returned to calm.

【Search successful】

[Civilization Collector has successfully recorded: Mobile Shooting (Lv.2; Skill)]

"Master Tian, please stand at the back of the car and don't peek. I will check if she is sick."

"I have a special drug that can cause a short period of unconsciousness. It will take effect if you press it on the tip of your nose. If that's inconvenient for you."

"Bring it here."

Master Tian’s understanding is heartbreaking.

Cheng Ye took the round cake that looked like a makeup puff and got into the car.

"What's your name?"

"Tian Lei."

"Don't resist. I'll test you to see if you're sick. After the test, you won't be able to go out for the next few days. I'll ask the Public Works Department for leave for you."

"I understand, Inspector Cheng!"

Cheng Ye hummed with his nose, then opened the panel and took a look.

As expected, Tian Lei's cooperation level was also 100%, but there was no prompt to search for Lv2 skills.

"No Level 2?"

Cheng Ye nodded slightly. This was normal. If anyone he ran into had level 2, then this wastelander would be too powerful.

Tian Lei gently pressed the powder puff on her nose, her eyes blurred for a moment, and then she fainted in his arms, with a hint of a well-behaved smile on her lips.

Cheng Ye took out a water bottle from his backpack, poured some water into his palm, and pressed it against his brow.

The water stains spread quickly.

After more than ten seconds, there was still no starfish pattern displayed.

"Well, that's lucky, but the Public Works Department has provided protective measures for the staff from the beginning. It's normal that the infection rate is much lower than that of the general public."

After wiping the water stains with his sleeve, Cheng Ye held Tian Lei up and sat her up straight, letting her head lean against the car window, and then turned around and got out of the car.

"She's not sick."

"That's great!" Master Tian's bitter old face suddenly broke into a smile.

However, the smile didn't last for a second before Cheng Ye said again, "But, you are sick."

"I?"

Master Tian was stunned for a moment, then immediately took out a packet of anti-epidemic powder from his pocket.

He drank it without hesitation, without doubting Cheng Ye's judgment at all.

“Ahem.”

He chewed the powder twice as it entered his throat.

It was visibly visible that Master Tian's face began to turn red, and a barely perceptible starfish mark passed across his forehead before disappearing without a trace.

it works!

Cheng Ye's expression changed slightly, and he looked strange. "Aren't you worried about eating yourself to death?"

"How can I be afraid of this when I'm just trying to make a living in the City of Refuge?"

Master Tian shook his head and smiled. "You're staying here because you believe in the City of Sanctuary's ability to deal with this situation. If you didn't even believe that, you should have left long ago and found a small gathering place to hide, so as not to harm others and yourself."