My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 69 Regional Danger Level

Outside the city, at a stronghold of the Scarlet Hand.

Commander Lin Mingjie had an arm around each of two numb-faced girls, constantly kneading under their clothes.

Upon hearing that the Seventh Squad had been annihilated,

he was not angry, but rather intrigued, "It's been a while since anyone dared to provoke us like this…"

Ever since that time, when he bloodily killed some sightless Awakeners, no one with that kind of guts had shown up again.

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Across from him,

Vice Commander Scar was engaged in some kind of piston movement, now looking annoyed, "The trash from the Seventh Squad were actually killed by just three people!"

"Indeed trash, Shi Yanming in a one-on-one fight couldn't even touch the opponent's clothes, completely disgracing the face of our Scarlet Hand. If it were a lack of strength, it would be one thing, but that person, showing only third layer Awakening strength, still wasn't a match—that Shi Yanming deserved to die."

"But…"

Lin Mingjie's tone shifted, the playful smile vanished, suddenly becoming cold, "The dignity of the Scarlet Hand cannot be lost. Since there are again people who don't know whether they're alive or dead, we must remind these Awakeners of their initial terror."

He pinched hard, causing the girl he was holding to contort her face in pain, but she dared not cry out. She could only bite her lip, enduring silently.

"Boss, I've already had someone investigate those three people. It shouldn't take long before we get results. Humph, they probably think that, hiding in the Sanctuary, we wouldn't dare touch them."

Scar sneered, "As soon as we identify those few, I'll go immediately to capture them. No matter where they hide, they can't escape!"

Lin Mingjie did not respond but instead refused, "No."

"Boss, those guys have slapped our face, we can't just let this go!"

"Of course, we can't just let this go. I will make them understand what it means to wish for death, but…"

His expression darkened, "That weapon has attracted a lot of attention, including from the Dean of the Science Academy. Although this old man is not much of a threat, it's best not to offend him, especially at a critical moment like this."

"What should we do then?"

"We better not make a move inside the Sanctuary, but I just received news that there will be a major event at the Sanctuary tomorrow. During that, the mission center will hire a large number of Awakeners with very high rewards. With the abilities of those three, they will definitely participate."

"As for the mercenaries doing the mission, they will be assigned to different areas. Go and give Supervisor Jiang at the mission center a heads-up to keep an eye out for us…"

Scar chuckled, "Got it, got it, worthy of being the boss."

He licked his lips, seemingly already foreseeing the end of those three Awakeners.

...

After a conversation with Dean Sun, Tang Yu gained a lot.

Not only broadening his horizons but also deepening his understanding of Source Power significantly.

Besides those benefits, he could say he had established a relationship with the Science Academy.

The equipment he brought this time, including basic weapons like longswords, combat sabers, and daggers, had already been sold to the Science Academy. Although the unit price might not be as high as at an auction, Tang Yu knew the high prices at the auction were due to exceptional circumstances.

Once he brought out more equipment, the prices would inevitably drop, even though there would still be substantial profit. However, those mercenaries might not necessarily be able to afford it.

During the auction, the bidding, in the end, had many Awakeners raising the price by one Source Crystal at a time, clearly reaching their limits... The wealth in these mercenaries' hands was ultimately limited. Selling equipment could, at most, be done two or three more times.

The Science Academy was different, possessing a large number of Source Crystals. Even if nothing else, Tang Yu could still sell weapons to the Military through the Science Academy, even if just at a price of twenty Source Crystals each, he could make a fair amount.

"This time, forget it, I don't have that much equipment on hand. Next time I come, I must make a good profit."

Tang Yu was not worried that after the Science Academy developed results, it would affect his future business.

The workshop used five units of Source Crystal to engrave one basic rune, which was already the limit.

"If the science academy could achieve some research results, then they would realize, well, it's cheaper to buy them.

The quality is also quite outstanding.

The transactions with the science academy were not just a few thousand Source Crystals.

Tang Yu spread out the map in his hands.

This was a very detailed map that included the entire territory of the Great Heavenly Dynasty.

Of course, the map had focal points, the most detailed being this province, followed by neighboring ones.

This map was specifically requested by Tang Yu.

All-Knowing 10086 could draw a map, but official ones were certainly more detailed.

On this map, not only were many Sanctuary locations marked but also the danger levels of numerous areas.

One star meant basic safety, like the areas outside Lindong Sanctuary which soldiers patrolled and cleaned daily.

Two stars represented a low-risk area; the route from the territory to Lindong for example, most of which passed through two-star areas, so the danger was not very high… well, at least before the Abyssal Rift appeared in Maple Leaf Town.

Three stars were for medium-risk areas, which described most of the wilderness.

Four stars indicated a high-risk area; areas where Advanced Demonized Beasts occasionally appeared, making them very dangerous. Ordinary combat teams entering these areas often faced total annihilation.

Five stars indicated extreme danger, such as Maple Leaf Town before.

Six stars meant certain death.

Tang Yu's gaze became sharp; six-star areas were very rare, yet there was such a place on this map.

At the border of two provinces.

That was an area densely packed with Abyssal Rifts, dozens and possibly hundreds of them, spaced maybe a few kilometers or tens of kilometers apart, stretching across the region, turning it into a death zone.

Even the military could not traverse such a six-star danger area.

Tang Yu was relieved to have obtained such a map.

Otherwise, even if not plunging headlong into it, he wouldn't know which way to detour, given the extensive coverage of this region.

His mood was also quite heavy.

Only now did he realize that the situation around Lin City was relatively better, while some areas were full of Abyssal Rifts, making the danger levels high.

In those areas, small Sanctuaries were almost extinct, and even larger Sanctuaries struggled to survive.

...

During these days in Lindong, his main task was to gather information, which didn't fill every day.

Fighting monsters was unnecessary, as Tang Yu spent his days in front of a computer, browsing forums, feeling as though he had returned to a familiar period in his life.

Early in the morning, Grey Blade had already gone out to gather information, a task he was familiar with and had quickly adapted to modern tools, which Tang Yu found reassuring.

After freshening up, he planned to stroll the streets with Eileen to see if they could find any bargains.

However, as soon as he reached the main street, Tang Yu sensed that the atmosphere was different.

At this time, most combat personnel would have already left, and there weren't many pedestrians on the streets—ordinary survivors without income-generating work didn't tend to wander the streets, as it would just be a needless waste of energy.

Many survivors, wearing swords or carrying firearms, hurried along.

These people were all heading in the same direction, and upon checking, Tang Yu realized that direction was indeed towards the mission center."