novelraw Chapter 1 You call this repair?
Chapter 1 You call this repair?
Survival Alliance.
City number 376.
Late last night, the city was invaded by three strange beasts. The chosen ones of the gods were mobilized, and the battle was extremely fierce.
Finally, one of the chosen ones was sacrificed to barely kill one of the beasts and force the other two to retreat.
The post-war cleanup work was left to the city's scavengers.
As a young and strong newcomer, Shi Yuan followed his seniors into a modified jeep to the battle site.
The scene was chaotic, with broken steel bars twisted into grotesque shapes and claw marks and bite marks everywhere.
Today's task is to dissect the carcass of the nearby alien beast and transport the edible flesh and blood tissue and special materials back to the supplies department. The task is arduous and time is of the essence.
I learned this from my seniors.
The large creature in the distance is called a Thunder Lizard. Although it is only a Tier 1 beast, it is a rare creature with the attribute of lightning.
"Shi Yuan, as someone who's been there, I've been through this. If you feel any physical discomfort later, just throw it up. I promise I'll laugh at you."
Shi Yuan rolled his eyes.
The guy who spoke was named Zhang Tao. Although he was called a senior, the two were actually about the same age, but Zhang Tao had entered the industry two years earlier and had extensive experience in anatomy.
This guy is quite outgoing.
Before Shi Yuan joined, he was a newcomer with two years of experience.
He's happy now that he's become Shigen.
I just don't know what the source of my happiness is.
"Let's get to work. Shi Yuan, you'll be my assistant."
Team leader Hong Yan spoke up, assigning tasks to the four people.
Newcomers are unfamiliar with anatomy, so the work mainly revolves around moving, handing over tools, packing, and counting quantities.
There were no protective suits and no disinfectant.
Each person carried only a dissection tool kit, a water bottle, and a piece of dry bread.
Water and dry bread are today's supplies.
Once the work is completed, the alliance will reward each of them with a jar of marinated beast meat.
The Thunder Lizard was about the same size as an adult elephant that Yuan had seen in his previous life.
They are similar in shape, the only difference being that they have an extra lightning bolt-shaped horn on their foreheads.
The entire autopsy was conducted under the scorching heat of the sun.
As time passed, a notification sound finally rang in Shi Yuan's mind.
Pickable discarded items detected.
From a transparent perspective unseen by others, a scavenging map unfolds before Shi Yuan.
The location marked on the map is the piece of meat that Zhang Tao discarded not far away.
"This recycling system is a bit picky."
The timeline I traveled to had nothing but a bound recycling system.
The specific functions are not yet unlocked. After research, we only know that not all garbage can be recycled; certain conditions must be met.
For example, the corpses of strange beasts.
This is recyclable waste that Shi Yuan discovered by chance.
What professions are most likely to come into contact with the corpses of alien beasts?
Shi Yuan found his direction at the Alliance Recruitment Center.
Cleaners receive no salary, only one meal a day, and additional supplies are awarded for completing tasks.
Danger level: 3 stars.
The more stars represented by the danger index, the higher the occupational risk.
The highest are those favored by the gods.
A group of people who are protected by God and possess extraordinary powers.
Their job is to eliminate alien beasts and resolve any strange and calamities that may occur.
Upon arriving, Shi Yuan learned that this was a world where danger lurked everywhere, and he also longed to gain extraordinary power.
But reality gave him a cold shower.
The previous incarnation had been baptized before the idol and was identified as someone who was not favored.
This means that he will never become a chosen one of the gods and gain extraordinary power in his lifetime.
"Shi Yuan, what are you doing?"
Zhang Tao, his hands stained with blood, turned around.
Shi Yuan exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Shi Yuan picking up the rotten flesh of the Thunder Lizard.
"Can't I pick it up?"
"Once the meat of a strange beast is completely rotten, it contains excessive levels of toxins. Even if it's pickled and processed, it can still kill people. If it were available, would you even have a chance to get it?"
"But I think it's a bit wasteful."
At this moment, Hong Yan, the team leader who was performing craniotomy to remove brain tissue, reminded him, "Let him pick it up, just don't delay the work."
Hong Yan was used to Shi Yuan's actions.
He also did this job during his initial stages.
After bringing it home, the entire room reeked after just one night, and the smell lingered for weeks.
The team leader had spoken, and the others had no objections, so they continued to work diligently.
"What a waste! Couldn't these chosen ones have been a little more careful when they attacked? The source cores are all ruined!"
Source kernel?
Shi Yuan learned from his predecessor's memories that this was the energy source of the alien beasts, the mana bar needed to unleash their skills.
As another scavenger discards the apple-shaped crystal, Time Dimension's scavenging map is simultaneously marked.
Pickable discarded items detected.
"Old Yuan, if the Source Core were useful, would we even have a chance? We would have been taken away by the Chosen Ones long ago!"
Once the alien beast's source core is shattered, it can no longer store any alien beast energy, and like any stone that can be found anywhere by the roadside, it has no value whatsoever.
If it is intact, you can take it to the supply station to exchange for other items and supplies, or exchange it for the wasteland's common currency, which is about 1 Twilight Coin.
"Holy crap! It stinks horribly! This thunder lizard is female, and there are unhatched embryos inside!"
Old Yuan's face was extremely grim. He removed the embryo and threw it far away.
The moment they took it and threw it away, an unbearable stench filled the surrounding area, and Shi Yuan ran to the side to dry heave.
This job is not for the average person.
Pickable discarded items detected.
"Can necrotic embryos be recycled?"
Despite his discomfort, Shi Yuan ran over and picked up the stinking, necrotic embryo, then threw it into a pre-prepared sealed bag.
The autopsy continued into the afternoon.
Daylight is very short in this world.
Compared to Earth, there are only 8 hours of darkness; the rest of the time it's all night.
The arrival of night is often accompanied by signs of danger.
After packing up the materials for the exotic beast, the five people returned to the city.
Upon arriving at the city defense checkpoint, team leader Hong Yan got out of the car, took out a small bag of pre-packaged exotic beast meat from the trunk, and handed it to the guard.
The two armed guards grinned upon seeing this, accepted the bribe, and immediately let them leave.
"Everyone should learn from this. The guards are the best at getting information on how to secure jobs in advance."
Shi Yuan understood immediately.
This is because there are more than just one street cleaner team in the city; there are a total of five.
Everyone was eager to do the work, and whoever got the intelligence first could get the mission first.
After unloading his belongings and returning to his own refugee tent, Shi Yuan did not immediately enjoy the reward of the alien beast meat canister.
"Recycle!"
[Rotten Beast Flesh +1] → [Recycling Point +1]
[Recycling Point +1]........
Watching the trash disappear one by one, Shi Yuan counted the recycling points and found that they had increased by 10.
Adding the previous 20 points, there are now 30 points.
[Thunder Lizard Necrotic Embryo +1] → [Recycling Points +70]
[100 recycling points meet the unlock requirements!]
[Features successfully unlocked!]
Repairable item detected
[Do you wish to use 100 recycling points for basic repair?]
Shi Yuan's eyes lit up.
Unexpectedly, the necrotic embryo had a value of 70 points.
The repair function has also been unlocked!
This system definitely has locked features!
Following the system's instructions, Shi Yuan looked at the fragmented source core that had not yet been recovered, and hesitated.
Ultimately, driven by curiosity, I chose to repair it.
For no other reason than to continue exploring the system's functions.
[Repair Successful] → [Rumble-Rumble Fruit]
Rumble-Rumble Fruit
Item type: Devil Fruit
Unlock progress: 10%
Item Description: A Devil Fruit from another world, which grants the user the power of lightning upon consumption.
Shi Yuan: ? ? ?
"System, you call this a repair?"