A putrid smell burst forth, and what met the eye was not the various instruments and objects within this 160-square-meter space but a crisscrossing series of dark red stains occupying a vast area!
Almost without guessing, Lin Yue knew these were bloodstains, not anything else.
He noticed one trail stretched from the doorway to the innermost part, as if dragged from there to here.
It seems that what Guo Lei said about Liu Kai going crazy and killing several people was not an exaggeration.
Lin Yue walked inside, shining his flashlight around, discovering more bloodstains on the ground, especially in some rooms where they nearly covered everything.
This... what happened here?
"Gawu." Bai walked toward a corner, and Lin Yue pointed his flashlight there, finding a curled-up black mass.
"Corpses..." Lin Yue looked at the three shriveled corpses, recalling what Guo Lei said about the three survivors seeking food and supplies, feeling some doubt.
Guo Lei mentioned these people had only entered the refugee village yesterday; how come they’re mummified today?
Maybe they weren’t those three?
With doubt, Lin Yue circled the first floor twice before entering the basement.
The basement area was only eighty square meters, with hardly any foot space, filled with various shelves and objects, though there were plenty of resources.
After quickly scavenging its contents, Lin Yue acquired 38 units of hard aluminum alloy, 12 units of zinc alloy, 8 units of brass and bronze alloy, and a large amount of spare parts.
These things meant little to his now considerably large storage space.
Finally, after dismantling the shelves into parts, Lin Yue inspected again but found nothing else worth taking.
The food and water were naturally absent, not to mention a trace of any weapon.
Of all the remaining alloys, Lin Yue wasn’t sure if Liu Kai hadn’t taken them or simply didn’t want to; either way, he took them all without hesitation.
Returning to the first floor, then onto the stairway to the second floor, Lin Yue found it quite open here, filled with various furniture. After a quick glance, he left this also eighty-square-meter large space and went up the stairs to the third floor.
The third floor was quite simple, with the eighty square meters almost entirely styled as a "bedroom," containing everything typical in a bedroom.
However, Lin Yue found nothing particularly noteworthy.
Descending the stairs, he finally exited through the first floor’s main door, hand resting upon the shelter.
[You have acquired Shelter Design Map X10]
"Not a wasted trip... Was I here to dismantle houses?"
Lin Yue looked around at the buildings nearby; this time, the haul seemed considerable.
Then, indeed, Lin Yue turned into a ruthless harvesting machine, dismantling the once massive refugee village into bits.
Of course, he acquired a fair amount of various miscellaneous items, eventually turning them into survival points, almost totaling close to two thousand!
"Including previous main shelter ones, Shelter Design Maps totaled 31!"
Lin Yue couldn’t help but be excited. My goodness, when has anyone ever seen so many Shelter Design Maps at once? Dismantling is eternally the fastest way to wealth no matter when or where.
The recently exhausted Shelter Design Maps increased more than before.
Perhaps later, some new ideas could be formed with them.
Finally, he arrived at the remaining singular location amid the desolation.
Something akin to a "house."
"Integrated forge workshop..." Lin Yue quickly recognized the nearby chaotic coal-occupied metal objects.
Furnace, anvil, workstation, and various small tools were fully equipped, just like the one in his shelter.
Lin Yue thought for a moment, didn’t take it directly, but pulled out a high-precision research workstation, letting it touch the big guy.
[You have acquired Integrated Forge Workshop Design Map!]
Having one at home, there’s no need to claim another and waste space, not mentioning that it was too bulky for transport.
Moreover, switching to a design map means if the one at home ever breaks, a new one can always be built later.
"Gawu." Bai watched as the machine dogs patrolling outside became sluggish, one even stood entirely still, reminding the owner.
Lin Yue glanced at the sunset; soon, it would completely sink beneath the horizon, and night would arrive.
Indeed, he couldn’t linger any longer.
He stored the machine dogs into the storage space, and Bai, gripping him with an arm, quickly flew away!
He needed to return to the shelter as fast as possible!
Darkness was unsuitable for anything, even with Bai’s formidable strength, he didn’t want to risk a close encounter with eagle-winged insects or other flying mutated creatures.
Hence, he didn’t risk sitting on Bai’s wings, instead secured by its arms, and hurried at top speed.
As for Guo Lei and others...
The concerns were left behind.
The journey was full of roaring winds; he could hardly hear anything else, just waiting with his eyes shut.