Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 267 - 120: Firewood Communication, the Power of the Collector! (Part 3)

Chapter 267: Chapter 120: Firewood Communication, the Power of the Collector! (Part 3)

Take possession of it, erasing the items found from the source, which may cause trouble for the Collector.

"The position level is still too low. I probably need to upgrade soon to learn more information..."

Switching to the personal interface, Cheng Ye took a glance.

Since the last upgrade, a series of searches have increased the information degree significantly. It has now reached:

[Collector: Cheng Ye]

[Current Position Level: Level 2 Newcomer (4.5/100)]

"I wonder if finding an Extraordinary can boost the information degree?"

Closing the panel, Cheng Ye gathered his thoughts, quietly waiting for the activation process of Firewood Communication to complete.

If it were before, he was a bit worried that using these things outside might cause trouble, mainly because they were found items. If detected by someone from Firewood Shelter City or if they didn’t match the database, it might bring some unnecessary suspicions.

Now it was fine. The information on it had been completely altered by the Collector.

As long as he didn’t go to Zone B4 to verify on the spot, even if a Shelter City Inspector stood right in front of him, he could openly take out this badge to show them, and they might not see any flaws.

"Does this mean... there’s an extra identity?"

Cheng Ye pondered. Before searching, he never thought of using these things to pretend to be a Firewood Inspector to bluff and deceive.

No need.

In terms of the scale and influence of Shelter City, Firewood is definitely one of the top entities on this planet.

But in terms of the fame and actual status of an Inspector, Happiness City is not weak at all, and in some occasions, even more useful.

This is also why, as a small Intern Inspector, he could face the Level 4 Inspector Li Changfeng without feeling daunted at all.

However, the thoughts hadn’t been fully sorted out when Firewood Communication suddenly vibrated.

The screen lit up with a prompt, announcing the activation was complete.

[Detected the first activation of Firewood Communication, automatically entering guide mode for newcomers]

[Dear Inspector ’Cheng Ye’, it’s detected that you are outside the coverage of the main Firewood Network, and unable to complete full function activation. Please go to an area with network coverage to activate actively.]

[Dear Inspector ’Cheng Ye’, it’s detected that you are within the coverage area of the Firewood Alliance Network. Would you like to connect to this network?

Please note:

1. Connecting to the Alliance Network is only for sharing data download and activating basic functions. During operation, Firewood Communication will run silently in the background without affecting the Alliance Network.

2. You can choose to go online incognito (once turned on, the Alliance Network cannot detect the source address of the signal)

3. Due to the network security restrictions of Shelter City, Firewood Communication cannot relay information back to the main Firewood Network through the Alliance Network. In case of special emergency, please try contacting the Alliance Network manager for help]

[Do you want to activate the Alliance Network?]

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"Wow, you can actually use the network of Happiness City to activate Firewood Communication?"

Cheng Ye was a bit surprised.

But after thinking about it, he found it reasonable. There definitely has to be a secret contact network between Firewood Shelter City and Happiness City, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to facilitate information flow and communication in emergencies.

However, this network wouldn’t be open to ordinary people, being used solely for official communication between cities.

Not in a rush to click confirm, he first briefly browsed his phone.

The system interface was made quite rudimentary, with smoothness, but nowhere near the aesthetic appeal of any smart phone he used for crossing worlds.

The menu logic was somewhat similar to the Defense Communication of Happiness City, many settings even shared identical icons.

Returning to the home screen, in an unactivated state, there was only a single "Photography Certification" function.

Cheng Ye clicked in and tried, taking a picture of the backpack on the table, and the screen immediately popped up a prompt:

[Please connect to the network to download offline data!]

"Alright, looks like without activation, this thing is only good as a brick."

Cheng Ye’s fingertip paused on the screen for a moment, then eventually enabled the incognito network feature.

Since the information wouldn’t be sent back to Firewood Shelter City, and he could block Happiness City’s network monitoring, indeed, there was nothing to worry about.

He just didn’t know how useful this basic function would be, and how much access he, as an "Intern", would have.

[Activating!]

The screen was instantly covered with scrolling green characters, followed by a progress bar popping up below.

The download speed was much faster than expected, jumping up by 1% every ten seconds or so. However, the power consumption soared as well.

It started with only 38% battery, now dropped directly below 20%.

Luckily, the charging interface of Firewood Communication was compatible with Happiness City’s Defense Communication. Cheng Ye quickly found a charger and plugged it in, watching the battery level slowly rise, finally breathing a sigh of relief. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the activation progress bar finally filled up, and a "Basic Functional Activation Completed" prompt appeared on the screen.

The data download progress bar continued to crawl at a snail’s pace, and a glance at the estimated time above showed it exceeded 144 hours.

"Is the speed intentionally limited to avoid hogging the Alliance Network’s bandwidth?"

Cheng Ye smacked his lips, understanding it.

Borrowing the Alliance Network was sensitive, slower was better than being detected for abnormal activity.

He looped the charger cable around the head of the bed and shifted his gaze back to the phone’s home screen.

The once empty screen now had three new icons, from left to right they were:

[Rank Tasks], [Information Query], [Information Link]

"Got it!"

Cheng Ye’s eyes lit up, first opening the Information Query, which was the function he cared about most.

In Happiness City, limited by permission levels, many things were inaccessible to him.

Wanting to "overtake on a bend", the Firewood Communication in his hand was without a doubt the best choice.

Unfortunately, the data hadn’t finished downloading yet, leaving a blank interface with only a "Please wait for offline data synchronization" prompt, forcing him to exit reluctantly.

Next, he tapped on [Information Link].

The interface immediately popped up instructions: "Please place the information receiver near the sensing area on the back of the phone to activate linkage. The detector needs to snap into the groove on the back to complete the connection."

Scrolling further, there were manuals for two items. Cheng Ye clicked to view and found introductions for each patch wire of the detector, even including a repair guide.

Due to ongoing data downloads, Cheng Ye wasn’t in a hurry and after exiting, he tapped into [Rank Tasks] for a look.

He thought this would be the least useful feature.

After all, based on the model of Happiness City, the rank promotion of an Inspector requires supplementary manual assessment.

No matter how many tasks he completed on Firewood Communication, there was no way for him to return to Firewood Shelter City for a promotion.

But the moment he opened the list, Cheng Ye’s relaxed brows suddenly furrowed.

[Intern Inspector Rank Task List:

1. Detect Energy Reaction > 35 (Mandatory)

2. Use ’Photography Certification’ Function > 5000 times (Mandatory; Must certify different objects)

3. Use ’Information Query’ Function to Fully Memorize Key Insights During Intern Period (Mandatory; Self-initiated assessment available after memorization, with a passing score > 95%)

Complete all three mandatory tasks to finish Intern Assessment and advance to Level 1 Inspector]

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