novelhk Chapter 7 Extraordinary Professions
Chapter 7 Extraordinary Professions
"Lord, if we use the Survival Alliance's work system to distribute supplies, Jinghou is worried that the food in the warehouse won't last long."
Shi Yuan knew that food was a serious problem they faced: "How long can we sustain this?"
The clever monkey calculated that, given Shi Yuan's wasteful behavior, the food they brought would last at most a month.
This is still the case where supplies are only replenished once a day.
"Without production, relying on past savings will eventually lead to depletion, as the commander of Jones' army."
"I don't believe that old Jones didn't consider the food problem when he decided to buy the city."
"Yes! Yes! There definitely is!"
Tell me about it.
"Old Jones chose two complementary plans: plundering the supplies of other wandering armies. But this is not a long-term solution. Once too many wandering armies are plundered, they will flee this area and go elsewhere."
"Therefore, old Jones traded a large number of black melon seeds with the uncertain factors."
"Black melon seeds?"
Time-based memory search quickly reveals what it is.
Black melon, a deformed crop grown in polluted soil.
A variety that can grow similar to sweet potatoes can be produced in just 12 days from sowing to maturity.
The growth cycle of this type of crop depends on the degree of soil pollution.
Severely polluted soil may take up to a month to become uninhabitable, or even die.
One seed can grow into a black melon weighing about 3-5 pounds.
However, it also has many drawbacks.
Black melons cannot be cultivated a second time; each seed can only complete one life cycle of rooting, growth, and fruiting.
After the plant matures and the fruit is harvested, the root system will quickly wither and die, completely losing its ability to regenerate.
Furthermore, the black melon fruit contains no effective seed kernels or active seeds, making it 100% impossible to propagate naturally.
To continue planting, one must continuously exchange new seeds with major powers.
The cultivation methods for black melon seeds are basically controlled by powerful forces, and outsiders have no way of knowing them.
"Bring over a sample for us to look at."
The clever monkey, unaware of Shi Yuan's intentions, returned with a sample after a short while.
Shi Yuan took the small bag, untied the knot on it, and carefully examined the seeds inside, which were as black as ink drops.
At almost the same time, Shi Yuan heard the voice he had been waiting for.
Repairable item detected
[Do you wish to use 100 recycling points for basic repair?]
"Just as I expected!"
"To meet the repair standards, the item itself must have a certain repair value."
This value is determined by the system, and cannot be interfered with or specified by him.
Like a shattered lightning-attribute source core.
In their view, it was just a broken source core with no value whatsoever.
However, within the system's judgment framework, even a broken source core has its value for repair.
"It seems that these kinds of deformed seeds are also considered repairable items in the system's eyes."
Shi Yuan didn't perform the repairs in front of the clever monkey, casually changing the subject: "Didn't you get your first job through the recruitment agency?"
"We can arrange for people to start clearing and planting."
The monkey had no objection to this decision.
After all, the earlier you plant the seeds, the sooner you can get the black melons.
Afterwards, Shi Yuan and Jing Hou discussed the personnel arrangements for each department.
It was almost 2 p.m., and just as Jinghou was about to go out to arrange work, Shiyuan suddenly remembered something.
How much do you know about those favored by God, those corrupted, and those with supernatural abilities?
The clever monkey honestly replied, "Very few; most things are beyond the reach of a clever monkey."
Seeing the monkey's troubled expression, Shi Yuan changed his approach: "Then let's ask some questions you know. What level is Old Jones at among the Polluters? How powerful is he?"
The clever monkey looked completely bewildered.
You've already killed someone, and now you're asking how strong they are?
Thinking of Shi Yuan's ability to electrocute him into charcoal at any moment, Jinghou revealed all the information he knew: "As far as I know, Old Jones is a corrupted person who has performed two sacrifices."
"Two sacrifices? Increasing power through sacrifice?"
"It should be, I remember. It was a year ago. Old Jones took a lot of things to a city of uncertain elements, and when he came back, it became very terrible."
"It should be promoted to a more powerful polluter."
In other words, I killed a corrupted being who had performed two sacrifices?
They don't look that strong!
"Are you clear on the advancement methods for those favored by the gods and those with supernatural abilities?"
"Those favored by the gods enhance their strength through divine protection and blessings, but the specifics of how this works are unclear."
"I'm not too sure about those with superpowers, but I know the general path to advancement for the other two extraordinary professions."
"The two kinds?"
"The Uncontrollable and the Bloodline Inheritors".
"The Uncontrollable grow stronger by devouring bizarre creatures. These people are prone to going out of control and going berserk. I've heard Old Jones say in secret that these guys die the fastest. They can assimilate into bizarre creatures with the slightest provocation."
"Bloodline inheritors are descendants of a different race, possessing the power of their bloodline."
What does "descendant of a different race" mean?
The clever monkey shook its head, indicating it didn't know.
All I know is that these extraordinary professions require bloodline enhancement through specific rituals.
After learning about it, Shi Yuan couldn't help but marvel at the diversity of extraordinary professions in the wasteland.
So, which category do I belong to?
In summary, they seem more like people with superpowers.
Otherwise, the clever monkey wouldn't have raised the question of superpowered individuals when he met him.
Jinghou went out to arrange work, while Shiyuan ate two slices of dry bread and a plate of smoked bacon made from mutated rat meat before leaving the management bureau and heading towards the northern garbage station.
Upon arriving at the fence of the garbage station, one can see a small mountain, about 10 meters high, made up of various kinds of garbage and discarded items in the distance.
Since the manager in charge of the garbage station left last night with the former city lord Chen Feng, the garbage station is now completely unmanaged.
After eating, the helpless children were forced by Shi Yuan to bathe in the wastewater river to the south.
So for the time being, no one is rummaging through the garbage at the garbage station.
Shi Yuan squinted.
To others, these are all trash.
In his eyes, they were all recycling points!
Pickable discarded items detected.
Pickable discarded items detected.
Repairable item detected
Repairable item detected
A series of notification sounds rang out.
The scavenging map lit up, and Shi Yuan stared at the locations shown on it, starting with the nearest ones.
[Rotting Mutant Rat Hide +1] → [Recycling Point +1]
[Dried Cockroaches in Sewage +1] → [Recycling Point +1]
[Damaged Solar Panel Fragment +1] → [Recycling Point +10]
[Recycling Point +1]........
I walked back and forth around the edge of the garbage mountain several times.
Aside from the system-designated repairable items that he needs to search for and collect, recyclable trash can be automatically recycled as long as it is within a 5-meter range marked on the scavenging map, without requiring him to search for it manually.
Twenty minutes later, Shi Yuan's recycling points finally exceeded 1000!
The next second, a new sound arrived.
[1000 recycling points meet the unlock requirements!]
[Detection function successfully unlocked!]