Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 366 - 146: New Feature Unlocked, Pokédex Trait Exchange! (5)

Chapter 366: Chapter 146: New Feature Unlocked, Pokédex Trait Exchange! (5)

To be honest, it’s not as threatening as the Infected Bodies.

After observing for a while, he signaled Jiang Chuan to slow down the car, leaned out, and fired a shot at the mosquitoes.

Bam.

The dense swarm of mosquitoes was packed together, requiring no precise aiming.

It was unclear which one got hit, whether it was the wings or the body, but a Mutated Malaria Mosquito fell to the ground, green fluid splattering on the ground.

Seeing this, Cheng Ye simply pulled out the more powerful Thunder 1 and opened the sunroof of the pickup truck, stepping on the passenger seat to stand up.

Boom, boom, boom...

What does it mean to use a cannon to shoot mosquitoes?

The muzzle spat fire, the pellets exploded in the air, each shot able to knock down one or two mosquitoes.

Facing the Mutant Beasts in actual field combat for the first time, Cheng Ye found it rather novel, unable to stop his finger from pulling the trigger.

Thrilling!

It’s way more satisfying than shooting fixed targets on the training ground, or even shooting those sluggish Starfish Infected Bodies!

After finishing a round, he pulled out the Ranger to begin calmly taking precise shots.

Although these mosquitoes were numerous, they had no intelligence, continuing to recklessly rush forward, quickly getting shot down one by one.

The last Mutated Malaria Mosquito’s wings were shredded, falling to the ground like a torn rag, twitching a few times before laying still.

Only then did Cheng Ye breathe a sigh of relief, sitting back in his seat, his hair on his forehead soaked by the rain.

"Inspector Cheng, impressive!" Jiang Chuan glanced at the ground full of mosquito carcasses through the rearview mirror and sincerely praised, "Your moving shooting accuracy is almost as good as many sharpshooters in the Blood Dragon Corps."

Cheng Ye smiled without saying much.

Having acquired Moving Shooting from Master Tian, even with the long time it took to master only 40%, it proved the value of this rare skill.

On the way back, they could see the examination vehicle trailing behind again.

However, it seemed both sides had a mutual understanding, and the examination vehicle did not advance but stopped a short distance away.

"Back when I was in the Pioneer Corps, swarms of mosquitoes roamed over from Sea Province often, in hundreds and thousands, one group after another. These probably came through the Fog Cave..."

Jiang Chuan parked the car next to a mosquito’s body, got out, speaking with a tone of seasoned familiarity.

Cheng Ye also got out, knowing these details couldn’t be found in the Inspector’s manual, and they were essential skills for every Inspector going on field duty.

Learning a bit more could mean a greater chance of survival when encountering similar situations in the future.

"Mutated Malaria Mosquitoes like warmth but fear both heat and cold; their mouthparts are particularly valuable. Look..."

Jiang Chuan pointed to the mosquito’s needle-like mouthpart, almost five centimeters long, "Gas masks woven with these can effectively filter toxic gases. In the era of grand development, Sea Province even had a dedicated mosquito hunting team, retrieving thousands of these mouthparts a day. Many people made a living off of this."

"Additionally..." he used a Mountain-Cracking Saber to flip the mosquito’s body over, pointing to the palm-sized meat pouch on its abdomen, skillfully slicing open its outer shell like dissecting an ox, using the knife tip to pick out a small purple tissue the size of a fingertip.

"There’s a tissue inside that’s medically valuable, capable of dispelling ordinary miasma toxins, and it can also be used as fishing bait, much more effective than the artificial bait I brought."

"Regarding the recycling price, five mouthparts are worth 1 Contribution Point, and ten meat pouches are worth 1 Contribution Point."

The recycling price is this high?

Cheng Ye was slightly surprised; the bullets he had just fired cost at most 30 coins, equivalent to just over 4 Contribution Points.

If he could recover all the mouthparts and meat pouches from these mosquitoes, not only could he break even, but he could earn a net gain of 5 Contribution Points.

No wonder so many people are willing to take risks; the profit is unbelievably enticing!

"Of course, this is the price in Happiness City. In Sea Province, they’re not worth as much..."

Jiang Chuan chuckled, gesturing, "Want to give it a try?"

"I’ll do it!"

Cheng Ye pulled out a short knife from his waist and stepped forward quickly, first skillfully cutting off the mosquito’s mouthpart.

However, the moment the knife tip touched the meat pouch, his movements suddenly froze, drawing a puzzled look from Jiang Chuan.

"What’s wrong?"

"Nothing, just considering your technique."

Cheng Ye masked his face with composure, quickly adjusting and mimicking the technique to slice open the meat pouch, accurately extracting the purple tissue.

After finishing, while Jiang Chuan turned around to fetch a storage bag from the rear compartment, he quickly opened the panel, his gaze falling on the new information that had just appeared:

[The Collector has detected dispersing bio-information, commencing automatic absorption...]

[Absorption complete, corresponding native biological compendium created]

[Mutated Malaria Mosquito]

[Description]: A special mutated creature from Sea Province, large in size, operating in groups, feeding on biological blood. Mouthparts can be used to make gas masks; the meat pouch contains medicinal properties and can be used as detoxification or bait material.

[Currently recorded traits]:

Toxin Filtration (4.17%)

Toxin Neutralization (8.22%)

Bait Meat Pouch (5.57%)

[Note]: When trait recording reaches 100%, the Collector can use charging value to exchange for corresponding rewards, including information, items, or skills.

[Note]: The exchange effect is influenced by the Collector’s rank and route, current effect:

Information: Obtain partial theoretical knowledge related to the trait

Influenced by Alliance Route: The Collector can lower certain intelligence quality to specify intelligence direction

Items: Obtain a random product condensed with the trait

Influenced by Alliance Route: The Collector can invest more charging value to improve item effect

Skills: Obtain a skill related to the trait.

Exchanging skills may result in special* skills, and equipping them may lead to unpredictable consequences. Please read the exchange prompts carefully before proceeding.