Chapter 15 Su Yu's Preparation
On the trailer, after opening the first box, there were neatly stacked serrated blades and steel spearheads, each equipped with nine pieces. In addition, there were replacement saw teeth and spare motors for Yang Lie's Chain Saw, spare knives and shields for melee fighters...
An array of items, essentially covering the entire Ninth Squad's potential needs for replacing weapon and equipment parts in the wilderness.
Even Yang Lie and the others were somewhat dumbfounded.
"This is way too much!"
Under normal circumstances, even if they hunted outside for half a month, they would not need so many replacement parts!
"Just in case, caution is the priority."
Su Yu said seriously.
Originally, he hadn't intended to create so many spare parts, but in past discussions with Yang Lie, Su Yu learned that for a hunting team, the most likely time for casualties was not when they first ventured into the wilderness, but rather when they returned with full harvests, specifically choosing the safe routes.
"In the wilderness, there is no absolutely safe route. No matter how safe a path seems, it could suddenly be under attack by Radiation Beasts."
And when each hunting team returns, basically, their equipment is already nearly ruined.
Without sufficient spare parts, combat strength would be reduced by more than half.
This is when most hunting teams experience the most casualties!
Therefore, Su Yu specially prepared this batch of supplies, and also...
Su Yu, with a stern face, opened the second box.
The robot Nuonuo lay in the box, screen flashing, deeply looking at Yang Lie, making Zhang Wu and others inexplicably perceive a sense of confusion on the "face" of a machine.
"What's the meaning of this?"
It took Yang Lie a while to snap out of Nuonuo's bewildered expression and turned to Su Yu.
"I have made a simple modification to Nuonuo. It can be directly mounted on the trailer, conducting 360-degree surveillance recordings, with multiple storage drives. Once recording begins, each drive will synchronize and copy a recording file."
"While hunting outside, if another hunting team maliciously attacks you, do not hesitate, do not linger. Every member takes a drive and splits up to retreat. The Ninth Squad has nineteen members; as long as one person escapes, the rest who are attacked won't be in life-threatening danger."
"This... this is too exaggerated. An armed conflict between hunting teams hasn't happened at Shelter No. 73 yet..."
Yang Lie couldn't help but say, thinking Su Yu was overly nervous.
But Zhang Wu and Li Mao beside him shook their heads and looked at Su Yu with more seriousness: "Captain, Brother Su is right, bringing Nuonuo is safer."
The team captain is too devoted and straightforward, and the negative trait brought by this character is naivety.
But Zhang Wu and Li Mao are different.
Prior to entering the Sanctuary, they truly spent a long time scavenging in the wilderness.
They understand more than Yang Lie how brutal the conflict on the ruins can be.
Hearing both deputies say so.
And looking at Su Yu's serious expression, Yang Lie eventually didn't refuse and took Nuonuo onto the trailer heading to the wilderness.
"What's the situation?"
Watching the Ninth Squad leave the Sanctuary.
The core combatants of the Night Slayer Team following behind were somewhat dumbfounded.
Behind the Ninth Squad's transport trailer, Nuonuo's body was securely protected in the box, with only a 360-degree, unobstructed detection eye suspended outside, causing the five core combatants of the Night Slayer Team to slightly change color!
"Damn, it's that kid named Su Yu!"
"He's really cautious, isn't he!"
Even with their brutal nature due to Li He's leadership, the core combatants weren't stupid, especially because Li He had warned them in advance, prompting them to act cautiously as well.
With their strength—three two-star Extraordinary Physical Body members and two one-star Spirit Transcendents—capturing Yang Lie, Zhang Wu, and other squad cores wouldn't be difficult, but capturing all the Ninth Squad members wouldn't be easy.
As such, they didn't dare to gamble on whether anyone could escape with the battle recordings.
If someone managed to get back.
Their crime would definitely prompt an investigation from the Sanctuary.
Still, as said before.
While Li He demonstrated significant strength, it didn't mean the high-levels of the Sanctuary had entirely submitted to him.
Quite the opposite.
The formal directors of the Sanctuary's high-level committee, as well as the Wolf Pack and Mountain Mist teams, are all waiting for a chance—one justifiable reason to eliminate Li He and his Night Slayer Team, a power that might seize control from them, right at its inception.
If they gave the high-levels a reason.
Given their captain's cruel nature, they had no doubt the captain would execute them first to seal the mouths of both the Sanctuary high levels and the two teams, Wolf Pack and Mountain Mist!
"So, we can't just sit by and watch them leave, can we?"
A combatant couldn't help but whisper.
"Fool, who says you need to directly make a move? Don't forget, this is the wilderness!"
"As long as it's done right, you don't need to make a move to kill someone!"
A man with a scrawny figure spoke in a low, vicious tone!
...
Sending off Yang Lie's team.
Su Yu then entered a new round of repairs.
Among the materials previously obtained from the management, there was still a considerable batch that he hadn't assembled, and while updating equipment for the Ninth Squad earlier, a lot of old equipment was also replaced, which was another source of new experience.
[You have assembled a Basic Firearm. The work difficulty evaluation for this task is: Medium. You have gained 100 points of Professional Experience and 150 points of Skill Experience (Basic Mechanical Manufacturing).]
[You have recycled a piece of Basic Equipment. The work difficulty evaluation for this task is: Simple. You gained 10 points of Professional Experience...]
[You have repaired a piece of Basic Equipment...]
Soon, another half month passed.
In this half month, Su Yu not only completed the orders from management in advance, gaining true acknowledgment and focus from the upper echelons of the Sanctuary, marking a preliminary level of self-defense within the Sanctuary.
He also raised his profession level to as high as level eight.
And the skill of Basic Mechanical Manufacturing was successfully upgraded to level seven by Su Yu!
"At level seven of Basic Mechanical Manufacturing, even without blueprints, there's still a 50% success rate for designing Basic Equipment. The Intermediate Equipment success rate rose from 5% to 20%."
Even the success rate for Advanced Equipment, originally only one in a thousand, has been raised to a level of one percent.
This made Su Yu somewhat anticipated of the eventual foundational success rate he can achieve once he maxed out Basic Mechanical Manufacturing.
"A low success rate for creating Advanced Equipment isn't a problem. As long as the success rate for Intermediate Equipment can reach fifty percent, no, forty percent."
"Then grinding experience in the future will be much easier for me!"
With a 40% success rate for Intermediate Equipment production, combined with a minimum double success rate amplification from blueprints, that achieves an 80% production success rate.
Making five Intermediate Equipments might result in just one failure at most.
This efficiency is enough to make Su Yu confident he can reach the max level of his Mechanic profession within a month!
After all, he is currently Mechanic lv9, only 5% short of the experience needed.
One-month period.
Even if the equipment for repair and maintenance is below Intermediate, gradually accumulating work could suffice for Su Yu to fill the experience bar from level nine to ten.
And after the profession reaches max level, according to the profession panel introduction.
Su Yu can start employment in a new Foundation Profession!
Su Yu's gaze shifted to the two career options he had already unlocked.
"Whether it's Fighter or Gunsmith, they are combat professions."
"Once employed, they could greatly increase my survival rate in the wasteland!"
"Plus, after both Foundation Professions are maxed out, I can transition into a first-tier profession. Compared to the basic Foundation Professions, the first-tier profession should truly be the beginning!"