Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 66: Combat Tactics Acquired, Miao Yang's Deluxe Panel!

"You don't need to give me the formula for the secret medicine. Just sell it to me at cost price from now on."

The bus started moving.

Cheng Ye waved his hand; he had no interest in finding mutated crystals or concocting these secret medicines right now.

As for whether these secret medicines can be developed into a product line and make money, if it were feasible, Master Tian would have tried it long ago.

"Uh, Prosecutor Cheng, the price I quoted you for the liniment is actually the cost price. With the market price increase, the raw materials will have to sell for around 85 coins."

"This material is easy to find; I can make as much as you need."

"But I only have two and a half bottles of those medicines on me. I'll give you two bottles, and keep the other half to save your life."

After Master Tian finished speaking, before Cheng Ye could ask any questions, he explained further:

"The main ingredient of the Energy Elixir and Life Elixir is not the alien crystal, but the heart of the pond frog. This thing only appears on the dried-up riverbed every winter, so it has to be found and made on the spot."

"As for me, I haven't left the city in winter for many years, so I'm using less and less medicine."

Chi Ye Frog?
Cheng Ye silently memorized the name and glanced at the prescription handed to him by Master Tian.

Yes, it is indeed very complicated.

There were dozens of materials densely packed together; I have no idea how he managed to put them together.

"I didn't develop it, I did."

Master Tian paused for a moment, "It was a task I did before, and the employer paid me accordingly."

"Was it given voluntarily, or did you ask for it?"

"It was somewhat voluntary."

Sensing the sarcasm in Cheng Ye's words, Master Tian felt somewhat embarrassed. "My name is Tian Wuying. If you don't mind, Prosecutor Cheng, you can just call me Yingzi."

"Let's forget about that then. It'll sound like a hitman meeting. Master Tian is much more natural."

Cheng Ye politely declined with a smile.

Liu Bi had been giving him instructions for several days to make sure he wasn't overshadowed by Cheng Long's generation at the checkpoint. He insisted that he address everyone separately and not call him Uncle B, but Brother B instead, in order to elevate his seniority and prevent the checkpoint from having to address everyone as "uncle" or "elder brother" when they met, even though they were all inspectors.

Master Tian is over fifty years old, so it would be awkward to call him by the same terms as someone of the same generation.

"Then it's up to you."

Master Tian smacked his lips. "Prosecutor Cheng, you're a good person."

"Good guy?"

Cheng Ye shook his head and looked out the window. It seemed that a dark cloud was gathering on the horizon.

Although not obvious, it weighed heavily on his vision, causing a strange sense of stagnation in his heart, making it difficult for him to have any other thoughts.

Did you listen to the weather forecast this morning?

"I heard that today is Little Sun's broadcast, and 99% of people won't miss it."

When will it rain?

"It seems like they said two or three days later, anyway, the rain line is still near our city of Chuan."

"Three Days Later"

Eighty years ago, the hallmark of Shijiazhuang Province was its abundant rainfall. Although there were no reports of floods, it was common for the rainy season to last for one or two months.

Compared to previous years, the rainfall in Chuan City, where Xingfu City is located, is actually not much this year.

The problem lies in the unusual weather patterns; every time it rains, it's a downpour or torrential rain, making accurate forecasting difficult.

Cheng Ye hummed in response, then fell silent and leaned against the car window to doze off for a while.

When the bus came to a slow stop at the terminal, he got up and took out some coins from his pocket.

"Five hundred coins. Give me three more bottles tomorrow, and the rest can be my payment."

One bottle costs 80 coins, six bottles cost 480 coins, and 20 coins are considered as a service fee.

"Ok."

Master Tian accepted the five 100-yuan "happiness coins" with great joy and blew on them in his palm.

"Are you short of money?"

"We're not really in short supply right now, but we need to prepare for winter in advance."

"Are you planning to go into hiding this year?"

"Yes, this year is a bit unusual. I have a hiding place outside, so I can stay hidden for ten days or half a month without any problem."

Master Tian frankly stated that this was not a secret in the buffer zone.

Completely stopping a large-scale wave of infections is no easy task. Even if most of them can be stopped, the one or two that slip through the net can drive people to despair.

Therefore, many well-connected people would flee outside the city before winter and return in the spring.

They are a different kind of migratory birds, just the opposite of the migratory bird plan of Happiness City.

After getting off the car.

Surprisingly, Li Matai also got off another bus, and the two bumped into each other.

"Don't you always arrive right on time?"

Cheng Ye took out his defense communication device and glanced at it. It was only 7.42, which was unlike Li Matai's style.

"Don't even mention it, the buffer zone is almost completely filled with starfish infected, the pressure is immense!" Li Matai sighed, but quickened his pace to get closer to Cheng Ye, and asked in a low voice,
"How was it? Did the two tricks I taught you yesterday work?"

Hey, this guy's here to take credit.

Cheng Ye smiled and took out a bottle of liniment from his backpack. "Liniment with added mutant crystals works well, thanks!"

"How can this be so embarrassing?"

Li Matai took it, his face crinkling with laughter.

Although he didn't lack such gadgets, Cheng Ye's attitude made him feel a sense of comfort.

"I bet, with your inquisitive nature, you'll ask why this method wasn't used, and why the other prosecutors didn't use it either?"

Having anticipated Cheng Ye's problem, Li Matai explained to himself, "Everything has a probability of error. Perhaps the method I taught you has only a one in ten thousand chance of failure, but if you're incredibly unlucky and happen to encounter that one, that unpredictable starfish, then the price you'll have to pay..."

He paused, tapping the badge on his chest with his fingertip: "The less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; if you do nothing, you make no mistakes. Our inspector equipment hasn't been updated in over ten years. We're still using that useless three-piece set, which other sanctuary cities have already caught up with. I know you're talking about those two things in the box. Those are just toys for the techies to comfort us. I can identify infected individuals at a glance."

"Station Chief Ding has applied for funding countless times but has not received any, let alone any support. Faced with the increasing and bizarre sources of infection, he can only rely on the prosecutor's experience to get things done."

"The core of this matter is to prevent infected individuals from entering the buffer zone, not to give scavengers and caravans the green light to promote the economic development of the buffer zone. This is not something we should be concerned about."

"Yes, I know."

Cheng Ye nodded. In fact, he had realized the problem after using this method yesterday.

If quarantine and inspection are too lax, scavengers will inevitably enter and exit more frequently.

The higher the frequency, the greater the risk of parasitic infection.

These strict rules now act like an invisible gate, both curbing the chaos of frequent comings and goings and serving as a warning to those who risk venturing out: be careful, or the consequences of any abnormality will be unimaginable.

"in addition."

Li Matai paused, glancing at the isolation gate in the distance. "That guy, coming towards you, is one of Harlin's men. If you don't want to side with the Westerners, I don't need to teach you what to do, do I?"

"Who?"

Cheng Ye followed the gaze and frowned immediately. He hadn't expected it to be the Western prosecutor who had taken over his shift yesterday.

Scorpius Raymond.

Yesterday he was in a hurry to get his weapon and didn't have time to talk to them. He didn't expect the other party to actually come after him.
When Scorpius saw Li Matai walking next to Cheng Ye, he frowned.

That old scoundrel is really persistent.

He made a point of arriving early today to intercept Cheng Ye, but unexpectedly, Li Matai also arrived early, which is unprecedented for him.

Could this guy be doing this on purpose?

"I'm outta here. You're on your own now."

After being reminded, Li Matai moved with lightning speed, his eyes meeting Scorpius's as they passed each other, before he walked straight through the isolation door.

A true seasoned con man is not one who is indifferent to worldly affairs.

You need to know how to annoy people so that your opponents will be afraid of you, and those inexplicable troubles will naturally decrease.

"Prosecutor Cheng!"

Scorpius put on a smiling face and quickly stepped forward. "I want to discuss something with you."

"You said."

"You go to the front isolation buffer zone for duty. I'll take advantage of this morning to open up the warehouse and release people, trying to free up more isolation slots in our Quarantine Area A, how about that?" "?"

Cheng Ye was stunned for a moment, not understanding what this guy meant.

Are they here to steal contribution points?
Hmm... wait a minute. If that was the purpose, Li Matai wouldn't have needed to mention it at all.

"Okay, no problem!"

Thinking about Scorpius's purpose, Cheng Ye didn't hesitate and immediately agreed.

there is always a solution to a problem.

Since someone is willing to be a model worker who works overtime for free, why wouldn't he accept the offer?

"Then it's settled. You go on duty first, and I'll grab some breakfast and come over."

An agreement was reached with Cheng Ye.

After reaching an agreement with Cheng Ye, Scorpius watched him leave, then immediately slipped aside and dialed the defense hotline: "Lord Dario, I've agreed to open the warehouse. I guarantee there won't be any problems."

"You better be!" Dario growled in displeasure from the other end of the line. "A trainee inspector dares to open the warehouse? Damn it, are you tired of living?"

Harlin had just instructed him to keep a close eye on Cheng Ye and not to let the Easterners take the opportunity to kill him and frame the Westerners, thus inciting hatred against them.

Who would have thought that this kid would actually commit suicide? A trainee prosecutor getting involved in opening the warehouse, is he crazy?
"When he's on duty, he tells me to keep an eye on things. It doesn't matter where he dies, just don't die at our North Station."

"Don't worry, I'll keep a close eye on him for the next few days."

Four p.m.

Cheng Ye clocked out of get off work with a strange expression.

I have to say, today's work was incredibly easy.

Whenever there was a vehicle waiting for inspection, Scorpius would make an excuse to come over and take a look, saying that even fourth-generation inspectors should observe the methods of new inspectors to avoid being left behind by the times.

No, the fourth phase of observation and internship?
I believed your ghost.

That's good, though. As things stand, the North Station should be fine for the next few days.

Even if he insists on courting death, Scorpius will definitely stop him.

"The situation changed too quickly. He Fei's death has stirred up too many variables."

As Cheng Ye walked out of the checkpoint, he couldn't help but sigh.

The stand-in starfish has temporarily suppressed the conflict between the East and West factions. At least until this disaster is over, the two opposing sides should put aside their disputes and work together to overcome the difficulties.

"That's good. No one is watching me or targeting me, so I can focus on my preparations in peace."

Once on the bus, Cheng Ye quickly put these trivial thoughts behind him.

Be reckless when you need to be reckless, and be timid when you need to be timid.

Now, whether it's him or any of the other prosecutors, their minds have already wandered far away.

Until this disaster is over, no one should waste any more energy on the struggle for power and profit.

"This medicine is truly amazing; the recovery speed has definitely increased!"

Miao Yang stared at the fading bruises on Cheng Ye's leg for a long time, confirming that the medicine was indeed more effective than the liniment he had prepared.

No, it's several levels better.

The speed of injury recovery has increased by at least 40%, almost catching up with the Blood Dragon Legion's special healing medicine.

"I'll leave one bottle for you."

Cheng Ye took a bottle out of his bag and handed it over.

"how much is it?"

"80."

"This is too expensive." Miao Yang opened the bottle cap, took a sniff, and couldn't help but click his tongue. "Scavengers usually use healing potions that cost around 10 coins. The Blood Dragon Legion basic healing potion that I gave you costs around 18 coins."

"Sometimes it can be very useful."

"What's the use? If we're injured, we can just go back and lie down. It's so comfortable."

Miao Yang chuckled, completely oblivious to the implication in Cheng Ye's words.

Judging from this reaction alone, it can be deduced that, given his current status, he is unaware of the information regarding the substitute starfish.

"The injury is healing very quickly. I feel like it will be able to move around in another three days."

After applying the ointment to Cheng Ye, Miao Yang began massaging him with a special technique to ensure the medicine was absorbed.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Cheng Ye noticed that the cooperation rate had reached 50%, and immediately initiated the search.

The panel is flickering.

One after another, illusory words rapidly combined.

Miao Yang

[Level 1 Skills]: Blood Dragon Legion Standards (Training Methods, Combat Methods, Killing Methods, Rapid Healing), Basic Perception, Robust Physique, Basic Trap Making, Basic Troop Training, Iron Lungs, Basic Camouflage, Basic Wilderness Survival, Basic Weapon Making, Basic Medicine Making, Basic Command
[Level 2 Skill]: Lock-on
[Level 3 Skill]: Lock-on
"14 skills."

A quick glance at the panel left Cheng Ye speechless.

Miao Yang actually has one more level 1 skill than Chu Yunfeng?
Furthermore, before searching for level 2 skills, he was unaware of how the collector categorized skills.

Based on the names, "Strong Physique" and "Iron Lungs" should be innate skills.

"In the current situation, the standard Lv1 playstyle is sufficient for me."

Miao Yang mentioned it before: the Blood Dragon Legion's standard fighting style, while not particularly sophisticated, is best suited for laying a solid foundation for beginners.

Once the thought was made up, the panel flashed.

To Cheng Ye's surprise, this search failed.
Search failed, action points '2' (lv.1) returned.

A prompt appears on the panel.

This was the first time he had encountered a search failure.

"Could it be because the position of prosecutor inherently comes with a hidden investigative advantage, increasing the success rate?"

Cheng Ye glanced at the top right corner and saw that the energy level had dropped back to 2%, but he was not impatient.

With a 50% probability, failing once is to be expected.

Moreover, Miao Yang is not as difficult to reach as Chu Yunfeng. Once he has enough energy, he can come over to search for him at any time.

"Alright, I'll demonstrate the Blood Dragon Legion's standard fighting style. Prosecutor Cheng, take a look at the basics first. You can practice with me after you've recovered from your injuries."

"Ah."

Cheng Ye nodded, his eyes fixed intently on Miao Yang, wanting to see if he could acquire the skill through his own abilities.

However, after only a few minutes, he immediately gave up on the idea.

Every move and technique requires diligent study and practice. Even with his amazing ability to imitate, he still needs to spend a lot of time figuring it out and practicing.

He's still injured and can't do any practical work right now.

Besides, it's just a Lv1 skill. I can search again tomorrow and maybe I can get it easily.

Peaceful times always seem to pass quickly.

In the blink of an eye, two days later.

Search successful

[Civilization Collector has successfully recorded: Blood Dragon Legion Standard Strategy (lv.1)]

Upon seeing the pop-up notification on the panel, Cheng Ye immediately perked up.

"Finally it worked!"

Perhaps he had run out of luck the first two times, or perhaps his guess was right after all; the prosecutor had a hidden buff while on duty.

After failing twice, it wasn't until the third search that this standard fighting method of the Blood Dragon Legion finally appeared in the skill bar.

"But it's not a bad deal. I still have 47% charge left, which means I can search again soon, and I've already accumulated 5 action points!"

Uninstall the Dragon Force prototype, which had completely lost its effectiveness, and replace it with the Blood Dragon Legion's standard fighting style.

Cheng Ye stood up, his body trembled slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

"what happened?"

Miao Yang stopped and asked with some curiosity.

"Come on, I've already learned it, let's practice together!"

(End of this chapter)