Chapter 51: Blood Dragon Alliance, Curator Miao Yang!
Chess pieces have their own limitations, but they also have unique advantages.
For example, now, Cheng Ye can just pack up and leave, leaving the problem to Ding Yishan and Harlem.
"Who could have guessed that in less than a week, my strength would undergo such a drastic change?"
Cheng Ye felt extremely happy when he thought of Ding Yishan's surprise after hearing the news.
The feeling of rising to the challenge and breaking through is truly fascinating.
No wonder so many powerful people in history like to jump back and forth between the two parties and enjoy the pleasure of dancing on the edge of a knife.
"Of course, I won't jump sideways. I'll find a chance to sit down and no one will let me go."
On the way back, Cheng Ye simply turned into a small bar on the side of the road and spent four happiness coins to buy two bags of industrial beer to celebrate the reversal of his survival situation!
At the bottom of the buffer, cheap brown liquid is the cheapest fun.
It’s the same price as the bland nutrient paste, but it tastes completely different.
After one sip, the cool liquid mixed with bubbles dispelled the dryness in the throat.
I have to say that the developers of this wasteland world really understand the needs of the grassroots people.
Although the taste of this water beer is blended and the ingredients may be harmful to the body, in terms of taste alone, the caramel aroma of malt mixed with the subtle bitterness of hops is far better than the craft beers of some modern small breweries.
Even the legendary layered feeling can be tasted.
Gurgle gurgle.
After finishing one bag, just as Cheng Ye was about to finish another, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a street corner in the distance.
Uncle Dong was walking over, chatting and laughing with a few people, with a brisk step and a rare relaxed smile on his face.
Especially every time he looked at the middle-aged aunt next to him, his eyes were unexpectedly gentle.
"Uncle Dong, is this... a second spring?"
very nice!
Cheng Ye raised his eyebrows, feeling surprised but also a little amused.
Could this be the wish he mentioned before?
Before applauding, Cheng Ye just wanted to give Uncle Dong a good show, but he never expected that it would cause a "riot" in the audience.
Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to have caused any bad effects. Let’s just consider it as an unforgettable memory for Uncle Dong.
After all, among the lecturers these past two days, he was the only one who could make all the inspectors applaud in unison.
By the time a group of people walked by not far away, Cheng Ye had finished the remaining bag of beer.
Seeing that it was only five o'clock in the afternoon and it was still light, he decided to go directly to the training ground which was four stops away from the Grand Theater.
After obtaining the talent of iron body, how much the strength increases can only be verified through actual combat.
If Liu Bi were here, he would naturally be the best sparring partner and could easily reveal his upper limit.
But when he was not there, there were sparring partners available at the training ground, and they only needed some happiness coins as compensation.
"Sir, the bus needs five people..."
"never mind."
It was only four stops away, and Cheng Ye was not so extravagant as to pay 10 coins to charter a car.
If you calculate carefully, the expenses these days are really not small.
It cost 600 to reinforce the door, and over 300 to use up the nutrient paste. In addition to the changes in my body shape, I bought three sets of clothes when I went out at noon, and each piece cost 40 coins.
"Luckily, prosecutors make money quickly, otherwise they'd be living off their savings."
Not to mention the monthly salary of the trainee inspector, it is not a problem to earn a few hundred coins a day as long as the rapid checkpoint is a little slow.
Just jog all the way as a warm-up.
Ten minutes later, Cheng Ye's pace gradually slowed down, and his sight fell on the greenhouse-like training ground not far away.
In terms of architectural style, this place is indeed ordinary, but in fact it is the building with the largest area in the buffer zone, with the front and back fields combined covering an area of 500 acres.
Its full name is 'Blood Dragon Joint Training Ground'.
The Blood Dragon comes from the Blood Dragon Legion, and the United refers to the United Arsenal in the inner city.
When Liu Bi brought him here for the first time, he said that this place was not only a place where the Blood Dragon Legion selected outstanding talents from ordinary people, but also a place where the arsenal tested some weapons.
In the past, when Cheng Ye came here, he would go directly to the backstage which was not open to the public and only staff could enter.
But today he needed to find a sparring partner, so he took a detour and entered the front court open to everyone through the main gate for the first time.
This season is indeed quite deserted.
Conscription is mainly concentrated in the first half of the year, that is, from the end of February to mid-April in spring.
After the conscription season, the next busy time is when the factory area stops operating and personnel return.
At that time, the Blood Dragon Legion will start a new round of recruitment, select outstanding talents through conscription tests, and conduct training in advance to cope with the possible wave of infection in winter.
Apart from that, there are almost no people coming to the training ground at other times.
On the one hand, the fees here are not low, ten coins per time, and extra money is required to use special equipment.
On the other hand, the cost-effectiveness of exercise is too low. It takes energy but there is no short-term return. It would be better to use the money to buy a gun that can make "everyone equal."
"Huh..."
There was a "human"-shaped intersection. Cheng Ye had just walked to one end when someone came from the other end.
At first glance, both of them felt that each other looked familiar. After thinking carefully, they remembered each other's identities at the same time.
"Captain Miao?"
Cheng Ye greeted him with a smile.
Miao Yang was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Cheng Ye to take the initiative to speak, and could only force a smile.
"Your Excellency the Attorney!"
If we were to ask who had the most complicated feelings when the audience applauded Uncle Dong just now, it must be him.
Although the performances of the lecturers who came on stage later were not welcomed with applause, the disparity between them and Uncle Dong who came on stage one after the other was so huge that anyone would be upset.
As the instigator of all this, Cheng Ye's action of taking the lead in showing support was naturally seen by Miao Yang.
"Are you here to exercise too?"
"Yeah." Miao Yang replied sullenly. It wasn't that he was a loner, but he just couldn't find a topic to discuss with Cheng Ye.
He is a retired veteran, but he is a respected inspector in the buffer zone.
There is no need to flatter, but I can't find a suitable reason to build a relationship.
Besides, he couldn't bring himself to flatter someone.
The two walked towards the main entrance, one in front and one behind. Cheng Ye didn't feel any class difference and asked casually, "I heard you say that when hydrophilic infectious agents parasitize humans, they will stimulate their inner emotions, especially fear, which will be amplified as the parasite lasts. I wonder if this is an isolated case or a common phenomenon?"
"Um?"
Miao Yang paused and asked subconsciously, "Did you listen?"
"Of course I listened. Didn't you speak very well?"
Cheng Ye was also stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly, "It's just that when I was still thinking about what you said, you left the stage, and I didn't have the chance to applaud you."
"Well..."
Miao Yang instinctively thought Cheng Ye was joking until he confirmed that his expression was serious.
He sighed secretly, "I thought no one wanted to hear that old stuff. Exaggerating emotions isn't an isolated case, nor is it a common phenomenon. From what I understand and what I've come across, most of the cases involve animal-related infections."
"Tell me more."
"There are three main types of hydrophilic infection sources. One is contaminated aquatic plants, most of which are known for their strangeness. For example, Deathrattle Tentacles are a mutation of Springweed that can resurrect the dead."
"The second type is a fusion monster, which prefers an environment with abundant rain. Take the Thousand-Leaf Plague Grass as an example. It needs water to continue growing."
"The third type is what I call animal-based infections, such as nightmare goldfish, fear shrimp, and runaway fish. These infections can affect human consciousness and amplify certain emotions, and the emotions most easily amplified are fear, bloodlust, and greed."
When Miao Yang first started his introduction, he only talked about the key points.
After saying a few words, I realized that Cheng Ye was listening very seriously, nodding in affirmation from time to time.
So I unconsciously became more detailed and even gave an example from my own experience.
"The Blood Dragon Legion I belong to is mainly responsible for sweeping the area around Happiness City."
"In the seventeenth year of the New Era, a severe flood broke out in the Linshui River Basin. Some embankments burst, bringing in a tidal wave of infection, mostly hydrophilic species. The Leiyue team, which I led at the time, was tasked with clearing it out, but that operation nearly wiped out the entire team..."
Afraid that Cheng Ye would get impatient after listening to a long story, Miao Yang spoke very quickly, focusing on the key points.
In the seventeenth year of the New Era, humanity had just begun to understand and summarize the sources of infection.
Most hydrophilic infection sources are encountered for the first time, and their strange abilities are not yet clear.
What the Lei Yue team encountered was the shrimp he had mentioned as an example before.
After this source of infection parasitizes humans, it will stimulate inner fear, causing people to gradually develop hallucinations and mistakenly identify their teammates as infected bodies.
What's more troublesome is that once fear spreads, it becomes a breeding ground for parasitic shrimp.
In less than half a day, three people in the team were infected.
"Eight people, three of them are infected. Captain Miao, how can you come back alive?!"
Cheng Ye was startled.
According to the cases in the Inspector's Manual, if two people in a team of eight are infected by the parasite, the entire team will basically be wiped out.
If there are more than two people, there is no chance of survival.
"It was also luck that allowed me to discover the weakness of this monster."
Miao Yang was very impressed by Cheng Ye's surprise and couldn't help but grin. "Amplifying emotions can be good or bad. Since it amplifies their inner fear, it will naturally amplify some other emotions as well."
"I saw those three people cowering and afraid to come forward. They were so scared when I asked them to go to the river to take a look. I was so angry that I scolded them. As a result, I scolded them and made them cry. The parasitic shrimp was exposed."
"So... when dealing with hydrophilic infections, if you sense emotional distress in yourself or your teammates, you should immediately use this extreme method to induce testing?"
"Your Excellency is amazing. You immediately grasped the key point."
Miao Yang nodded. "However, there are exceptions. Some infected bodies will remain dormant during the parasitic period and will only have an impact under special circumstances. For example, the raging fish will only begin to affect the host's emotions and enter the second stage of outbreak if the host's daily step count exceeds 20,000."
"On the other hand, if the infected person remains motionless for more than seven days, the parasite will simply cease to function. Or there's an even simpler solution... well, simply breaking both legs of the infected person will also negate the parasite."
"Ah, is this still possible?"
Cheng Ye raised his eyebrows, thinking that the knowledge of infection sources in the inspector's manual was too one-sided.
They all teach how to tell whether you are infected or not, but never mention how to deal with or treat humans after being infected.
"Don't call me sir, it sounds weird."
After receiving an important piece of information, Cheng Ye was in a good mood for a while. "My last name is Cheng Ye. You can call me Inspector Cheng, or just call me by my name."
People feel refreshed when good things happen to them. He just feels that he is particularly lucky today, and everything has been going well for him since he got up.
It is much easier than the previous two months when we were crossing the river by feeling the stones.
"Prosecutor Cheng, please."
Miao Yang didn't dare to call out the name directly. He took two steps forward, opened the plastic steel main gate of the training ground, and made a gesture of invitation.
The two entered one after the other.
In terms of internal style, there is not much difference between the front and back fields.
They are all large open spaces, divided into four areas: equipment area, training area, combat area, and shooting area.
"Director Miao, this is..."
There was a burly man standing at the door. When he saw Miao Yang bringing people in, he couldn't help but ask curiously.
"This is Inspector Cheng. Remember this and don't call him by the wrong name."
"Ah, Inspector... Inspector!" The strong man felt a chill on his back and hurriedly nodded and bowed to greet him.
Cheng Ye waved casually and walked towards the front desk, unable to resist asking curiously, "Captain Miao, he called you the director. Could it be that you own this training ground?"
"How can that be possible?"
Miao Yang hurriedly shook his head. "This is the Blood Dragon Legion's asset. I'm just retired and trying to make a living here. Don't listen to him calling me Director. I'm actually just in charge of the equipment. There must be dozens of Directors like me in this training ground."
"Is that so..."
Cheng Ye nodded slightly, finally figuring out the internal structure of the training ground.
The Blood Dragon Legion opened a training ground, firstly to select talents, and secondly probably to settle some retired veterans who had made contributions.
"I wonder why Inspector Cheng is here today?"
The staff members were wearing headsets, and when Miao Yang introduced their identities, the front desk consultant already knew Cheng Ye's identity.
"I'm looking for a sparring partner. I used to train in the backfield, but I've had some breakthroughs recently, so I want to see if my actual combat abilities have improved."
"Sparring partner?"
The staff didn't have time to respond.
Miao Yang, who was standing behind Cheng Ye, hesitated for a moment, then asked unsurely, "Prosecutor Cheng, do you think I can do this?"
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