Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 288 - 127: Inspection Difficulties, Reunion with an Old Friend

Chapter 288: Chapter 127: Inspection Difficulties, Reunion with an Old Friend

It’s raining.

South Inspection Station.

The fine rain threads were swept by the wind, breaking through the rain shelter from the side and hitting Cheng Ye’s raincoat.

Taking advantage of the temporary clearance of the previous group, four staff members rushed in with mops, quickly cleaning up the mud brought in from outside.

Today marks the third day of the inspection station’s reopening. Although the Void Mist still covers the area, the rain is continuous.

However, there hasn’t been a massive outbreak at the Fog Cave again, and overall things are relatively stable, with a slight increase in the number of scavengers going in and out.

After being busy for over two hours since the start of the shift and now reaching ten o’clock, Cheng Ye finally has time to sit down and catch his breath.

Based on past experience, the next peak flow of people appears around noon, corresponding to those who set off to return after dawn at seven in the morning.

"Military Saber, find someone to bring me a pen, grab a few more, and also bring a new notebook. This one is finished."

Cheng Ye pinched the inkless pen, twirling the pen body between his fingers, leaned back on the chair, and shouted.

"Understood, sir!" Military Saber grabbed the Defense Communication hanging on his chest, quickly gave a few orders into the microphone, and continued helping the staff clean the muddy water.

This task is truly troublesome.

The mud mixed with gravel and grass roots can’t be poured directly into the sewer, as it could clog, forcing them to unclog it overnight after the inspection station closes.

But the inspection station is explosively dangerous at night, and who dares to go out? Even the guards have to huddle in the sentry post.

So the problem can only be solved from the source. The mud sludge needs to be filtered several times with a filter net. The large chunks are carried away for treatment, and only then can the remaining wastewater be drained through the pipes.

Cheng Ye watched for a bit and shook his head as someone brought over the pen and notebook.

Overall, the quarantine Zone B should be the least dangerous, moderately troublesome, and with the heaviest workload.

For those with capability, the "cost-performance ratio" ranks last among the four zones, not even as good as Zone D.

But for someone like Matthew Lee, who wants to play it safe, it’s simply a sanctuary!

Based on conversations with scavengers over the past few days, he has gathered a lot of high-value information.

Most people don’t venture more than a hundred kilometers from the Buffer Zone around Happiness City.

Those who dare to venture deeper into the wilderness are either highly skilled teams or desperate adventurers hoping for a turnaround.

The former has a very low infection rate, even lower than the convoys in neighboring Zone A.

Because these teams, in order to earn safely in the wilderness, have established rules that are so strict they’re almost harsh, making even Cheng Ye clicks his tongue when he hears them.

As for the desperados, there’s no need to say much. Out of ten that go out, maybe only two or three make it back.

Worse still, the infection rate for these two or three lucky returnees is basically one hundred percent.

In general, when encountering such people, they’re directly taken to isolation, no mistakes will happen.

Apart from these two scenarios, within a hundred kilometers of the scavenging zone, the most lively place is the ruins of Chuan City, which is just within reach.

As a major city with a population of nearly ten million in the old era, even after decades of plundering by Happiness City, the concrete jungle still hides endless treasures.

Not to mention other items, even just bringing back a bag of steel bars is more valuable than a day’s hard work.

Other similar items like gold bars or gold jewelry are common, with people occasionally bringing some back.

More importantly, the Blood Dragon Corps keeps a watch over the ruins of Chuan City. Even if there are lurking infection sources, they cannot cause much trouble. The safety factor is very high.

Outside the ruins of Chuan City, within a hundred kilometers, there are also four county towns, thirty-four towns, and over a hundred scattered villages.

Though the danger level of these places may increase, they hold another kind of "treasure."

Just like a young man who had just left, who dug up four lush and vigorous White Water Grass plants from Dapo Town, sixty kilometers south of the Buffer Zone. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

This is one of the rare mutant plants in Stone Province that grows in the ground without being affected by the Extraordinary Curse.

According to the manual, its functions are also extraordinary. When its leaves are crushed and mixed with a special solvent, a clear extract can be obtained through centrifugal separation.

Applying this extract to protective clothing, shields, or weapons will immediately emit a faint purple fluorescence when exposed to infection sources or abnormal environments, blocking many infection risks. It’s practically a lifesaver in the wilderness.

The purchase price for this grass at the Buffer Zone is 50 Contribution Points per plant after a 5% commission, totaling 200 Points for four plants.

Even at the official exchange rate of 1 to 7 for Happiness Coins, it still amounts to a hefty 1,400 coins.

Going to repair pipelines and working tirelessly for half a year might not even accumulate this amount, proving the high profits of scavenging expeditions.

"Zhang Xiaofan; 24; 9.41; Inspection process as follows:.... No infection risk confirmed; Harvest: Four White Water Grass...; Stated destination: Around Dapo Town..."

Cheng Ye murmured and recorded the inspection process on the notebook, the pen tip scratching softly on the paper.

This is the most labor-intensive work for an inspector in Zone B, occupying nearly 70% of the workload.

Although the recording doesn’t need to be complicated, it’s just necessary to log down the name, age, arrival time, a brief inspection process, and most importantly, the harvest and destination, for archival purposes, allowing ease of tracing later.

However, there are simply too many people in quarantine Zone B. Recording for six hundred people daily leaves virtually no time for rest.

And once he’s done recording, the clerical workers in quarantine Zone B aren’t idle either. They must consolidate all the information in the evening, typing it word by word into the server of the Buffer Zone for storage.