Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 51 Blood Dragon Alliance, Curator Miao Yang!

Each chess piece has its own limitations, but it also possesses unique advantages.

For example, right now, Cheng Ye can simply leave, leaving the problem to Ding Yishan and Harlin.

"Who could have guessed that my strength would change so dramatically in less than a week?"

The thought of Ding Yishan's astonishment upon hearing the news filled Cheng Ye with immense satisfaction.

This feeling of overcoming difficulties and breaking through is truly captivating.

No wonder so many powerful figures in history enjoyed switching between two political parties, reveling in the thrill of dancing on the edge of a knife.

"Of course, I definitely won't cause trouble. I'll find a chance to sit down and make sure no one lets me leave."

On the way back, Cheng Ye simply turned into a small bar by the roadside and spent four happiness coins to buy two bags of industrial beer to celebrate the dramatic turnaround in his survival situation!

At the bottom of the buffer zone, cheap brown liquid is the most affordable fun.

It costs the same as a bland nutritional drink, but you can taste a completely different flavor.

One sip, and the cool liquid mixed with bubbles washed away the dryness in my throat.

It must be said that the developers of this wasteland world truly understood the needs of the underprivileged.

Although this soft beer has a blended flavor and its ingredients may be harmful to health, in terms of taste alone, the roasted malt aroma mixed with a subtle hop bitterness completely surpasses the craft beers from some modern small breweries.

You can even taste the legendary layers of flavor.

Gurgling.

After finishing one bag, just as Cheng Ye was about to finish the other, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a street corner in the distance.

Uncle Dong was walking over, chatting and laughing with several people. His steps were light, and his face was filled with a rare relaxed smile.

Especially when he looks at the middle-aged women next to him, his eyes are surprisingly gentle.

"Is Uncle Dong experiencing a second spring in his life?"

that's nice!

Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow, surprised but also finding it somewhat amusing.

Could this be the wish he mentioned before?

Before clapping, Cheng Ye only intended to give Uncle Dong a boost, but he never expected it would cause a "riot" throughout the room.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have caused any serious consequences. Let's just consider it an unforgettable memory for Uncle Dong.

After all, among the lecturers over the past two days, he was the only one who could get all the prosecutors to applaud.

After the group of people walked past, Cheng Ye finished the last bag of water beer.

It was only 5 p.m. and the sky was still bright, so he decided to go directly to the training ground, which was four stops away from the Grand Theater.

Having acquired the Iron Body talent, the extent to which one's strength has increased can only be verified through actual combat.

If Liu Bi were here, he would naturally be the best sparring partner, easily revealing his potential.

But even if he's not there, there are sparring partners at the training ground; all you need is some Happiness Coins as payment.

"Sir, the bus needs five people."

"never mind."

It's only four stops away, and Cheng Ye isn't going to be so extravagant as to just pay 10 coins to charter a car there.

Upon careful calculation, the expenses over these days have been quite substantial.

Reinforcing the door cost 600, and the nutrient solution cost a little over 300. In addition, due to changes in body shape, I bought three changes of clothes on my way out at noon, each costing 40 coins.

"Fortunately, prosecutors make money quickly, otherwise they would really be sitting around eating their savings away."

Even disregarding the monthly salary of trainee inspectors, a quick checkpoint can easily earn several hundred coins a day by simply accumulating a little bit of fuel.

I jogged a bit, just to warm up.

Ten minutes later, Cheng Ye slowed down and his gaze fell on the large, shed-like training ground not far away.

In terms of architectural style, this place is indeed quite ordinary, but in reality, it is the largest building in the buffer zone, with the front and back areas combined covering a total of 500 acres.

Its full name is 'Blood Dragon Joint Training Ground'.

Blood Dragon is taken from the Blood Dragon Legion, and Union refers to the Union Armory in the inner city.

When Liu Bi first brought him here, he said that this place was not only where the Blood Dragon Legion selected outstanding talents from ordinary people, but also where the arsenal tested some of its weapons.

In the past, when Cheng Ye came here, he would go directly to the back area, which was not open to private individuals and could only be entered by staff members.

But today he needed to find a sparring partner, so he deliberately took a detour, entering the open-air front field through the main entrance for the first time.

It's quite deserted this time of year.

Conscription is mainly concentrated in the first half of the year, specifically from the end of February to mid-April.

After the conscription season, the next busy period will be when the factory area stops operating and people return to their hometowns.

At that time, the Blood Dragon Legion will launch a new round of recruitment, selecting outstanding candidates through recruitment tests and conducting training in advance to prepare for a possible wave of infections in winter.

Apart from that, the training ground is almost deserted at other times.

One reason is that the fees here are not low, costing ten coins per session, and additional fees are charged for using special equipment.

On the other hand, the cost-effectiveness of training is too low. It consumes a lot of energy but there is no return in the short term. It would be more practical to spend the money to buy a troll that can make "all beings equal".

"what"

At a crossroads shaped like the Chinese character "人" (ren, meaning person), Cheng Ye walked to one end, and another person walked to the other end.

At first glance, the two looked somewhat familiar to each other, and upon closer inspection, they simultaneously remembered each other's identities.

"Captain Miao?"

Cheng Ye greeted him with a smile.

Miao Yang was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Cheng Ye to speak up, and could only manage a forced smile.

"Prosecutor!"

If we were to ask who had the most complex feelings when the entire audience applauded for Uncle Dong, it would undoubtedly be him.

Although the subsequent speakers did not receive applause, the stark contrast between their appearances before and after Uncle Dong was enough to make anyone feel uneasy.

As the instigator of all this, Cheng Ye's initiative to take the lead in supporting the event was naturally noticed by Miao Yang.

"You're here to work out too?"

"Hmm." Miao Yang replied listlessly. It wasn't that he was aloof, but rather that he couldn't find a topic to talk about with Cheng Ye.

He was a retired veteran, while the other was a respected prosecutor in the buffer zone.

There's no need for flattery; he wants to build relationships but can't find a suitable excuse. Besides, he's too ashamed to actually do it.

The two walked towards the main entrance one after the other. Cheng Ye didn't feel there was any class difference and casually asked, "I heard you say that after hydrophilic infectious agents parasitize, they can arouse human emotions, especially fear, which amplifies as the parasitic period continues. I wonder if this is an isolated case or a common phenomenon?"

"Ok?"

Miao Yang stopped abruptly, and subconsciously asked, "You heard that?"

"Of course I listened. Didn't you explain it quite well?"

Cheng Ye was also taken aback for a moment, then said awkwardly, "But I was still pondering what you said when you stepped off the stage, and I didn't have time to applaud you."

"Uh"

Miao Yang instinctively thought Cheng Ye was joking, until he realized that Cheng Ye's expression was very serious.

He sighed inwardly, "I thought nobody wanted to listen to those old-fashioned things. Exaggerating emotions isn't an isolated case, but it's not a common phenomenon either. From what I know and have encountered, most of the cases involve animal-related sources of infection."

"Elaborate."

“There are three main types of hydrophilic infection sources. One type is contaminated aquatic plants, most of which are known for their strangeness. For example, the Death Whisper Tentacle is a mutation of Spring Grass that can resurrect the dead.”

"The second type is the fusion monster, which prefers an environment with abundant rainfall. For example, the Thousand-Leaf Plague Grass needs water to continue to grow."

"The third type is what I call animal-based sources of infection, such as nightmare goldfish, fear shrimp, and rampaging fish. These sources of infection can affect human consciousness and amplify certain emotions. The emotions that are most easily amplified are fear, bloodlust, and greed."

When Miao Yang first started his introduction, he only talked about the key points.

After exchanging a few words, I realized that Cheng Ye was listening very attentively, nodding in affirmation from time to time.

So it gradually became more detailed, and he even gave a personal example.

"My Blood Dragon Legion is mainly responsible for sweeping around Happiness City."

"In the seventeenth year of the new era, a severe flood occurred in the Linshui River basin, causing some dikes to breach and attracting tidal infections, mostly of aquatic creatures. At that time, my Thunder Moon Squad was assigned the task of clearing them out, but that operation almost resulted in the annihilation of the entire team."

Fearing that Cheng Ye might get impatient listening to a long story, Miao Yang spoke very quickly, focusing on the key points.

In the seventeenth year of the new era, humanity's understanding of the sources of infection had only just begun.

Most of the hydrophilic sources of infection were encountered for the first time, and the strangeness of their abilities was not yet clear.

The creature that Lei Yue's team encountered was the same terrifying shrimp that he had previously mentioned.

After this infectious agent parasitizes humans, it triggers inner fear, gradually causing hallucinations and leading people to mistakenly identify their teammates as infected.

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 had been parasitized.

"Eight people, three of whom were parasitized, Captain Miao, how did you manage to come back alive?!"

Cheng Ye was startled.

According to the cases in the prosecutor's manual, if even two members of an eight-person team are infected by the parasite, the entire team is basically wiped out.

If there are more than two people, then it's a certain death sentence.

"It was also luck that allowed me to discover the monster's weakness."

Miao Yang was very pleased with Cheng Ye's surprise and couldn't help but grin and say, "Amplifying emotions has its advantages and disadvantages. Since it amplifies their inner fears, it will naturally amplify some other emotions as well."

"I saw those three people cowering and not daring to come forward. They were terrified even when I asked them to go to the river to take a look. I was so angry that I gave them a good scolding. But it turned out that I made two of them cry, and the parasitic dinosaur was exposed."

"So, to deal with waterborne infection sources, if you feel that you or your teammates are experiencing emotional problems, you should promptly use this extreme method to induce testing?"

"You're amazing, sir. You grasped the key point right away."

Miao Yang nodded. "However, there are exceptions. Some infected organisms remain dormant during the parasitic period and only have an effect under special circumstances. For example, the 'Rampaging Fish' only starts to affect emotions and enters the second stage of the outbreak when the parasitized person's daily steps exceed 20,000."

"Conversely, if a human remains motionless for more than seven days after being parasitized, the parasite will become ineffective. Or there is an even simpler way: just break the legs of the infected organism, and the parasite will also become ineffective."

"Ah, is this still possible?"

Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the knowledge about the source of infection in the prosecutor's handbook was far too one-sided.

The entire curriculum focuses on teaching how to identify whether someone has been infected, but never mentions how to handle or treat a person who has been parasitized.

"Don't call me 'sir' anymore, it sounds weird."

Having received this important information, Cheng Ye was in high spirits. "My surname is Cheng and my given name is Ye. You can call me Prosecutor Cheng, or just call me by my name."

When good things happen, people are in high spirits. He felt that he was having exceptionally good luck today, and everything had gone smoothly from the moment he woke up until now.

It's much, much easier than the previous two months when we were feeling our way across the river.

"Prosecutor Cheng, please."

Miao Yang dared not address him by name directly. He took two steps forward, opened the plastic steel main gate of the training ground, and gestured for him to enter.

The two entered one after the other.

In terms of internal style, there isn't much difference between the front and back lines.

It is a large open space divided into four sections: equipment area, training area, combat area, and shooting area.

"Director Miao, this is..."

A burly man stood at the door. Seeing Miao Yang bring his men in, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This is Prosecutor Cheng. Remember this name and don't call him by the wrong name."

"Ah, Inspector... Your Honor!" The burly man felt a chill run down his spine and hurriedly bowed and greeted him.

Cheng Ye waved casually and walked towards the front desk, unable to contain his curiosity, he asked, "Captain Miao, he called you 'Director,' does this training ground belong to you?"

"No way."

Miao Yang hurriedly shook his head, "This is the property of the Blood Dragon Legion. I just retired and am making a living here. Don't listen to him calling me 'Curator,' I'm just in charge of the equipment. There are dozens of people like me who are 'Curators' in this training ground."

"That's right."

Cheng Ye nodded slightly, having figured out the internal structure of the training ground.

The Blood Dragon Legion set up a training ground, firstly to select talent, and secondly, probably to settle some meritorious retired veterans.

"I wonder what brings Prosecutor Cheng here today?"

The staff members were wearing headsets, and when Miao Yang introduced himself, the front desk consultant already knew who Cheng Ye was.

"I'd like to find a sparring partner. I used to train in the backcourt, but I've recently made some progress and want to see if my actual combat skills have improved."

"Sparring partner?"

The staff hadn't had a chance to respond yet.

Standing behind Cheng Ye, Miao Yang hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked uncertainly, "Prosecutor Cheng, do you think I'm up to the task?"

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