10: Chapter 10 [Energy Sector: Energy Research (Part Two)]

The spawn location previously was far too remote.

A blue icon on the map that Chu Hong had never paid attention to was now accurately marked right above the lizard monster's corpse.

This was a quest icon.

[ Source Energy Department · Source Energy Research (II) ]: Head to the operation area " Cliffside Epidemic Hospital ", find and carry out an Investigation on the " corpse of the epidemic beast Spiru ", and bring back some samples.

[ Quest Rewards ]: Source Energy Department privilege points, unlock crafting table recipe " Brave Type I Stamina Potion "

Chu Hong facepalmed. This round was originally meant for him to familiarize himself with the map, but with the keycard, Xiaojin, and Xiaohong popping up, it not only completely disrupted his tempo but even made him throw his quests to the back of his mind.

At this moment, he looked around at the surrounding situation.

He then stared at the [ Main Hospital Building ], which was dead silent without a sound except for some zombies wandering aimlessly past a few windows.

In the end, Chu Hong gritted his teeth.

" It is on the way anyway... "

Crouching low, he first made sure there were no clutter like bottles and jars on the path that could cause a commotion.

Only then did Chu Hong quickly flash over to the side of this pile of abandoned vehicle frames.

Raising his head, a pitch-black long box involuntarily caught his eye.

Looking around cautiously, he stepped forward and felt the box with one hand.

Immediately, a black search box appeared.

A 3 × 4!

A 1 × 3!

Chu Hong's pupils constricted, and then the searched item before his eyes revealed its true appearance.

[ Item Name ]: " Black Wolf " Compound Bow

[ Item Grade ]: Blue

[ Type ]: Weapon Tool

[ Weight ]: 5.00 kg

[ Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied ]: 3 × 4

[ Item Description ]: A high-strength compound bow with built-in precision tuning and infrared aiming, which still performs brilliantly in extreme rainforest and jungle environments, making it an excellent silent hunting weapon.

Following closely, the 1 × 3 item also rolled out.

It turned out to be a matching quiver containing 10 complete arrows.

" This is actually a weapon box?! " Chu Hong was overjoyed.

Having explored through several rounds so far,

he already knew the loot spawn points of the " Cliffside Epidemic Hospital ", and the appearance of this weapon box right now solved even his subsequent weapon issues.

" Ten arrows. With this thing, the range of my activities going forward can expand quite a bit. Silent arrow kills are also much safer than close-quarters melee combat... "

Without hesitation, he strapped both the compound bow and the quiver onto his back.

Chu Hong finally arrived in front of the lizard corpse marked with the quest point.

Standing still for ten seconds,

[ Find and carry out an Investigation on the " corpse of the epidemic beast Spiru ", 1 / 1 ]

Chu Hong thought for a moment, then tentatively reached out and pressed his hand onto the surface scales of the corpse.

The black search box immediately appeared.

A 2 × 2 item began to spin.

[ Item Name ]: Heart of the Epidemic Beast Spiru (Deceased)

[ Item Grade ]: Purple

[ Type ]: Biological Tissue

[ Weight ]: 10kg

[ Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied ]: 2 × 2

[ Item Description ]: The first-generation biological weapon " Epidemic Beast Spiru " researched by the Cliffside Epidemic Hospital was eliminated due to congenital heart defects making it uncontrollable and unpreservable. The heart may still hold some research value.

A pitch-black, tumor-like object appeared in Chu Hong's hands.

The foul stench, combined with its heavy, basketball-like size yet weighing a full twenty jin,

made Chu Hong's expression somewhat unsightly, but fortunately, the capacity inside his backpack could still be optimized.

Directly throwing away blue-quality items such as business cards, ties, and Marlboro cigarettes, Chu Hong placed this quest item into his backpack.

Not daring to delay at all, he hurried along the base of the wall all the way toward the [ West District Helipad ].

" Swish! "

A sharp arrow from the compound bow pierced through the air.

A zombie wandering near the helipad was instantly pierced through the head by an arrow and died on the spot.

After a few more " swish, swish, swish " arrows,

the helipad was quickly cleared out.

Chu Hong quickly retrieved the arrows.

Then he sat in the cockpit.

The " whoosh, whoosh, whoosh " roar of the helicopter, accompanied by howling airflow, made a huge commotion like a thousand-jin boulder suddenly slamming into a calm lake surface.

" Roar!!! "

Hearing the familiar roar for even the second time, Chu Hong could not help but reveal a hint of horror in his eyes.

The sound of shattering glass and heavy objects crashing to the ground also came from the direction of the [ Main Hospital Building ] in an instant.

Chu Hong watched quietly.

Before him, the evacuation countdown had reached the final three seconds.

However, as he watched zombies from almost the entire [ Main Hospital Building ], as well as monsters from the [ Exotic Beast Research Laboratory ], being alerted and rushing toward the helipad like a flood,

his eyes could not help but fall into contemplation.

Perhaps...

[ ... 4, 3, 2, 1 ]

Darkness struck.

The surrounding noisy roars and the whistling sound of helicopter blades instantly vanished.

Chu Hong returned to the Special Service Department.

[ Investigation Area: Cliffside Epidemic Hospital (Normal) ]

[ Evacuation Successful ]

[ Evacuation Location: West District Helipad ]

[ Value of This Operation's Harvest: 2.01 million Source Energy Points ]

Looking at this round's harvest, a look of surprise flashed across Chu Hong's eyes.

He hadn't expected that this harvest would actually be even more than the time he dropped a red item.

Seeing that his total assets were now approaching 5 million Source Energy Points, a smile curled the corner of Chu Hong's mouth.

This time, not only had he figured out the situation on the west side of the first floor of the [ Sanatorium and Rehabilitation Center ], but he also learned of a supply point for getting a free weapon, and completed a quest besides.

Even leaving aside the collectibles harvested this time,

this operation was definitely a bountiful harvest.

" Submit quest! "

[ Source Energy Department · Source Energy Research (II) Completed ]: Head to the operation area " Cliffside Epidemic Hospital ", find and carry out an Investigation on the " corpse of the epidemic beast Spiru ", and bring back some samples.

[ Congratulations on obtaining, Source Energy Department privilege points 100 ]

[ Congratulations on obtaining, crafting table recipe " Brave Type I Stamina Potion " ]

[ Detected that the host has obtained a crafting table recipe, Logistics Department unlocked ]

[ Logistics Department · Self-Sufficiency (I) ]: Head to the operation area " Cliffside Epidemic Hospital ", Main Hospital Building area, carry out an Investigation on and bring back the quest items " Portable Pharmaceutical Table ", " Pharmaceutical Raw Materials ", " External Pharmaceutical Freezing Equipment "