Chapter 62: Starfish Epidemic Repellent Powder, Level A Survival Warning!
The moon sets and the sun rises.
The morning light penetrated the windows.
Cheng Ye turned off the alarm on the defense communication system and sat up sleepily.
The medicine for bruises and sprains given by Master Tian was indeed very effective. After a night of penetration, the tingling sensation in my legs had mostly disappeared.
The purple bruises caused by ruptured capillaries also began to turn slightly red under the repair effect of the medicine.
"I get up at 7 o'clock, go to work at 8 o'clock, and can finish work at 4 o'clock in the afternoon."
"If this happened in modern times, wouldn't people be fighting over it?"
Going to the bathroom, Cheng Ye poured water from the kettle and wiped his face. Looking at his increasingly strong upper body in the mirror, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Although the job of prosecutor is dangerous, it is also full of excitement and unknowns.
If done well, the income from one day can make a person rich.
If you make the slightest mistake, you could lose your life in a flash.
But overall, he has completely fallen in love with this job and doesn't want to go back to his previous life.
"It's still sunny today, I hope it will last for a few more days."
Cheng Ye wiped the water droplets off his face, glanced at the weather outside the window, returned to the room, took out the defense report and flipped through it casually.
He has been on duty and conducting interrogations for the past few days, and he is also injured and has to deal with the impending outbreak of infection.
Under the multiple pressures, I am already exhausted both physically and mentally.
After ordering the equipment last night, he was exhausted and fell into bed at around nine o'clock, sleeping soundly without knowing what was going on.
At this time, the screen lights up, showing four missed calls and three text messages.
Luo Xiaoxue called once, Miao Yang called twice, and the most surprising thing was that Qin Feng also had a missed call.
Go to SMS.
Luo Xiaoxue's message was as clear and concise as ever.
"Call me back when you wake up." The words between the lines seemed to reassure him a lot, without the previous worry.
But Miao Yang's two messages revealed obvious nervousness. The first text message asked about Cheng Ye's recovery, and the second text message said that if Cheng Ye had difficulty moving, he could come and help take care of him for a while, and his tone was full of cautious concern.
As for Qin Feng, the text message was the most concise and crude, with only three words: check the salary.
"Director Miao is a good person, but he has a strong sense of self-esteem and is not suitable for the wasteland system."
Cheng Ye couldn't help but smile.
Miao Yang looks arrogant, but in fact he is as kind-hearted as Liu Bi, but he doesn't know how to be roundabout.
"The next target could be to search for Director Miao."
"If we can address the shortcomings in our playing style as soon as possible, our strength will soar."
When you open the panel, the 65% progress bar glows pleasantly under the blue background light.
At present, the benefits brought by the prototype of dragon power are becoming weaker and weaker. For the next skill, Cheng Ye aimed at the fighting style.
Of course, the best option is to continue searching for Lv2 skills.
However, the triggering conditions for 100% cooperation are too harsh. It requires the right time, place and people. You have to rely on luck like the last time when you found Dai Zun.
"I still need to upgrade my rank as soon as possible, so that I can search for level 2 with 50% cooperation."
After turning off the panel, Cheng Ye switched to the pay slip.
[At 05:00 on July 1, 35th year of the Xinji era, normal salary will be transferred to '71' contribution points]
【Balance: 77 points】
[Note: Unknown infection source verified successfully, named: Armored Vine, Rating: Special (Additional reward: E-level Contribution Right*1)]
"ah?"
"Special rating for the source of infection?"
Cheng Ye shuddered and quickly confirmed the information on the screen again and again, only then did he believe that he was not mistaken.
It is not surprising that the rotten vines rewarded 60 points. After all, it is an unknown infected body and its abilities are somewhat special.
But "contribution rights" are definitely the most valuable reward in the checkpoint's reward system.
There are seven grades, from the highest grade S to the lowest grade F.
When he went to buy equipment yesterday afternoon, he also planned to see the prices of other good things. However, when he entered the store, he found that there were only a few common household appliances that could be purchased directly with contribution points.
Things like batteries, generators, powerful weapons, equipment, etc. all require permissions to unlock.
For example, if you go to a store now and verify your permissions, you can see what you can buy at E level.
Of course, permissions are also limited in number.
Cheng Ye clicked on the details and found that the E-level authority rewarded by the Rotten Vine Mission only had one chance, which meant that he could purchase an E-level authority product.
"Wow, are rotten vines so precious?"
"Luckily, I didn't buy a gun on credit yesterday. I only bought a hazmat suit and a containment tank. Now I can definitely buy a powerful rifle!"
Cheng Ye smacked his lips in excitement, but then he thought of the powerful performance of the rotten vine and felt relieved.
Although this ferocious infected organism is not as threatening as the substitute starfish, if it wreaks havoc among a crowd, it will at least claim dozens of lives.
Since he was able to detect it in advance, it is reasonable to reward him with E-level authority.
As for what the research institute can find out from the rotten vines, this is not his concern.
On the front line against the infected body, we are all comrades!
The strength of Happiness City has increased, which is beneficial to both ordinary residents and inspectors.
"Hey, Sister Luo, I was too tired last night and went to bed directly."
"Don't worry, I've already reinforced it here, it's almost the same as at home, there's absolutely no problem."
After politely declining Luo Xiaoxue's suggestion that he seek refuge there, Cheng Ye hung up the phone and dialed Miao Yang's number again.
"Director Miao, it's me, Cheng Ye."
"I'll come find you after get off work at four o'clock. Don't worry, my leg will heal quickly. It's not as serious as you think."
"Okay, then we have a date."
After making another appointment with Miao Yang for training in the evening, Cheng Ye flipped through his address book and suddenly felt a little happy.
From being a nobody in the wasteland who could only talk to Liu Bi, he now has nearly ten people in his address book.
Unconsciously, people in this buffer zone began to know "Prosecutor Cheng" and knew that there was such a special Oriental prosecutor.
"That's great. If I get a chance in the future, I'll definitely become a webmaster and enjoy the glory."
Cheng Ye slung his backpack over his shoulder, hummed a tuneless little tune, and pushed the door open as he walked out.
When he reached the gate of the community, he habitually glanced at Uncle Dong's shop, and the roller shutter door was still locked.
It seems that Uncle Dong has indeed left, but I don’t know if he left before the spread of “Substitute Starfish” expanded.
If I could leave early at this critical moment, I would be really lucky!
On the way to the bus stop, tables have been set up on the roadside, and there is no queue yet.
Cheng Ye walked over and took a look, and was immediately overjoyed.
According to Liu Bi, Xingfu City will be able to develop elimination measures by this morning at the latest.
Sure enough, there were three big characters written on the sign in front of the table:
Epidemic-repelling powder!
The staff were unpacking boxes of anti-epidemic powder and taking out palm-sized plastic bags filled with dark brown powder, which glowed with a fine luster in the morning light.
"Sir, this is the latest product from the Inner City Research Institute. It can boost your immunity and effectively fight off parasites, even in the event of an infectious outbreak. The institute is currently promoting it, and during the promotional period, every resident can receive one pack for free each day. After a week, they'll start charging, starting at 50 coins per pack."
The staff obviously did not know the true meaning of this anti-epidemic powder and only read out the promotional slogans as instructed.
Could it be that this anti-epidemic powder cannot kill the substitute starfish 100% of the time?
Cheng Ye was suddenly shocked. If the effect has been verified, it can be enforced on the entire population.
This roundabout way can be used
Thinking in his heart, he handed over his identity badge. After the other party swiped it on the defense channel, his expression immediately changed slightly and his tone changed.
"Inspector, follow the instructions above and you will receive ten packs. Specific instructions and effects will be sent to your defense channel. If you run out, you can always come back for more. We have set up 48 distribution points in the buffer zone."
"OK, thanks."
Cheng Ye opened his backpack and filled it with ten packets of powder. Before he took two steps, the defense communication received an encrypted message from the inner city radio station.
To prevent information leakage, it uses the encryption method in the inspector's manual.
After translating only the beginning, Cheng Ye's face darkened and he quickly walked to the corner of the street to start translating the entire article.
[Happiness City Broadcasting Station, A-level survival warning]
[Dear Inspector, when you receive this message, it means that Happy City has entered a critical moment. Any decision or action you make may save Sanctuary City from disaster. We need you to bravely stand up and face the impending terrorist threat together with the residents. (Level A Warning)]
[This Disaster: Stand-in Starfish]
【Level: Disaster-】
The following three data were generated through simulation and calculation by the "Happiness Supercomputer"
[Outbreak Scale: 37.157% (Number of Infected Bodies)]
[Outbreak Level: 97.1% (Phase II), 2.8% (Phase III)]
[Emergence Points: A-3, A-7, B-11, B-13, B-14, C-1~C-20]
[Phase II Infected Body Strength: Affected by the host, Constitution increases by 14%, Strength increases by 21%, Speed decreases by 27%, Defense increases by 119%]
How to deal with infected bodies:
1. Attack the weak point in the center of the starfish tumor on the head. After extensive testing, this part can be broken by an attack of more than 41.7 joules, and will be killed by an attack of more than 65 joules.
2. Directly attack the infected body. The maximum number of fatal injuries that a second-stage infected body can withstand is 3. If it exceeds this number, it will die. If it is lower than this number, its movement will slow down.
3. If you attack the infected body directly, the sarcoma will continue to maintain its infection activity for 3-5 minutes. Please use tools to put it into the containment box and do not directly contact it with your skin.
4. The strength of the third-stage fusion is: Grade C, with no sarcoma weakness.
The maximum kinetic energy it can withstand is 317 joules. Attacks above this standard can break the defense.
The maximum number of fatal injuries that can be tolerated is 7. If the number is greater than this, the person will die. If the number is lower than this, there will be no obvious impact.
The fusion body can recover by devouring meat. The meat requirement for each fatal injury is: 7.12kg.
[The effect of starfish anti-epidemic powder: It depends on the parasitic time. A maximum of 3 packets can be taken every 7 days. Exceeding this amount will cause serious impact on the liver and kidney functions of the human body, causing necrosis at the mildest and death at the worst.
<24 hours, 100% success rate;
<48 hours, 70% success rate;
<72 hours, 30% success rate;
＞72 hours, no effect]
[The recycling price of each sarcoma is: 1 Contribution Point (Quantity > 10, the recycling price increases by 10%, quantity > 100, the recycling price increases by 20%)]
Each tumor is worth 1 merit (10 merits = 1F; 70 merits = 1E; 350 merits = 1C; 700 merits = 1B; 1000 merits = 1A; >1000 merits are worth the Third Class Happiness Merit, >5000 merits are worth the Second Class Happiness Merit, >10000 merits are worth the First Class Happiness Merit, and those who have made greater contributions to this disaster will be worth the Special Class Happiness Merit)
"Is this the efficiency of Happy City?"
After translating the entire article, Cheng Ye was stunned, with an indescribable shock flashing in his eyes.
How many days have passed since the stand-in starfish appeared?
It’s only been three days!
However, the research institute in Xingfu City not only quickly produced the corresponding epidemic-eliminating powder, but also clearly listed the ways to deal with this infected body.
Cheng Ye glanced back and forth. Several data inferred by the central supercomputer were enough to show how terrible the harm of the substitute starfish was.
37.157% of the population is infected, and the buffer zone currently has a permanent population of 540,000, which means that the number of infected people has reached 200,000.
Even if the anti-epidemic powder can save 60% of the infected people, 80,000 people will still become infected.
This is not just a simple illness, but it will turn you into a zombie-like existence.
Cheng Ye felt a chill on his back when he thought of 80,000 zombies wreaking havoc in the buffer zone.
Moreover, the infection efficiency increases exponentially. Even if each infected body infects only one person, the scale will be magnified by another 80,000, and these new 80,000 will continue to infect.
"But even so, it's only A-level, not the highest S-level. The disaster level is only Disaster-. Does this mean that the top management of Happiness City is confident that they can survive this disaster?"
Cheng Ye did not panic blindly because of the data.
Because if they really panicked, the top management of Xingfu City should have already boarded a plane and fled.
But at the moment, the city is still operating in an orderly manner, and the buffer zone is still distributing anti-epidemic powder.
Everything seems to be moving in a good direction and is not as despairing as the data shows.
"Contribution Points"
His eyes rested on the reward at the bottom, and Cheng Ye gradually began to understand.
From a modern perspective, every word in the message is filled with despair.
But from the perspective of the wastelanders, who value martial arts, killing a zombie can earn them a contribution point.
For now, the message is only being sent to prosecutors.
But what if the news was announced to all ordinary residents and guards before the disaster broke out?
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