Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 177 - 127 Waste City (Part 1)

Chapter 177: Chapter 127 Waste City (Part 1)

Maya intended to transfer Shana to the supermarket base to join the team with Lin Wu and herself, but if the Soulless brothers and Little Knife insisted on participating in the instance, things would become rather awkward. What Maya left unsaid was that she thought these three would only hold them back in the instance. As the Deputy Commander, she also knew she couldn’t say that.

Even so, as Maya finished speaking, a subtle awkwardness appeared in the air. At this moment, the Soulless brothers and Little Knife didn’t refute Maya but also didn’t clarify that they would not participate in the instance. Another Deputy Commander, Shana, smiled and said, "I suggest splitting into two groups for the bases. Who knows, we might get two sets of rewards?"

Little Knife looked at Lin Wu. She wanted to ask, why don’t you speak up, why don’t you take me with you? Little Knife knew that if she spoke up, Lin Wu would surely agree. Little Knife also knew that if Lin Wu agreed to her joining, it would hurt the Soulless brothers a lot, and besides, Maya was not welcoming her into the team.

Lin Wu: "Nightmare is always making trouble, she’ll get herself killed sooner or later."

He couldn’t help it; he could understand everyone’s thoughts, he didn’t need to understand Nightmare’s. Since everyone had their reasons, it meant Nightmare deserved to die.

Lin Wu didn’t like the atmosphere, but he couldn’t speak, speaking would mean taking responsibility. He wanted to pull Little Knife into the team, then he’d not only be responsible for Little Knife’s life and death, but also for the success or failure of the mission, and he couldn’t let Little Knife affect the mission. Conversely, if Maya brought everyone into the team, she’d have to be responsible for everyone’s life and death. That way, the team would become Bai Ban’s team, and they wouldn’t be effective in the instance.

Stone noticed Lin Wu; he even saw that Lin Wu’s foot was shaking, rhythmically shaking: wave upon wave, wave upon wave... This little guy had already completely disengaged himself; whatever you say, he’ll go along with it.

Stone said, "In my opinion, it’s better to form two teams. Maya, do you have any spare firearms on your side?"

Maya looked at Lin Wu. Lin Wu looked at the Silencer hanging on the left side of his backpack and the M16 on the right side, and said, "There are also two shotguns."

Shadow Base has strong firepower Raiders and one powerful Silenced Weapon, the Repeating Crossbow, which is a very strange combination. What exactly is Shadow Base going for, the Stealth and silence route or the strong firepower route? There’s a saying, if you have a Gatling gun, ignore all rules.

Stone said, "The two leaders, let’s go to the backyard and talk."

In the backyard, Stone expressed his opinion: give the M4 and M16 to the main base, and Shana would take the Repeating Crossbow to the supermarket base. That way, the supermarket base team could take a Stealth approach, while the Shadow Squad could adopt a strong firepower approach.

Maya said, "This arrangement is not impossible, but who will lead the Shadow Squad?"

Stone said, "The point is, the three from Bai Ban are all silent, which means they will definitely participate in the instance, and it also implies they don’t agree with your view. You can technically determine that the three of them are not suitable for the instance, but you can’t prove with evidence. Even if you have evidence, no one wants to feel looked down upon." After all, it’s a game, commands are not so effective on players.

Shana said, "I know the supermarket squad is more likely to get the rewards. However, considering all factors, I’m willing to stay in the Shadow Squad."

Stone said, "Without you joining the supermarket squad, and they gave the two guns to the main base, the strength of the supermarket squad will be greatly reduced."

Maya said, "It doesn’t matter. But I want the Repeating Crossbow." The Repeating Crossbow is equivalent to a silenced semi-automatic rifle.

Shana nodded, "I agree."

Stone said, "Good, if you all agree, I have no objections."

The three returned to the front hall and sat down. Stone shared the discussion results. Lin Wu looked at Maya, Maya nodded, and Lin Wu handed over the M16 reluctantly. He didn’t hand it directly to Stone or Shana, but to Maya, a detail that expressed his partial discontent with the final decision inwardly. It also showed that even if he had objections, he still respected and supported Maya.

After the discussion, Stone and Su Shi set the tone and the atmosphere quickly returned to harmony. After a satisfying meal, Lin Wu and Maya said goodbye to everyone and got into the car to leave.

As the car passed over the factory bridge, Maya said, "Sorry, I didn’t discuss it with you."

Lin Wu waved it off: "Did you talk to Stone about trading our two guns for the Repeating Crossbow?"

Maya said, "I traded."

Lin Wu said, "No, I mean, did you trade the exclusive rights to the two guns for the exclusive rights to the Repeating Crossbow?"

"Would you really be willing to?"

Lin Wu said, "The M16 is just a standard rifle; I believe we’ll be able to get another one in the future. Besides, even without the two guns, we wouldn’t necessarily do badly. The Repeating Crossbow is different. Considering its scarcity, the two can’t be compared. This way, not only can we end the dispute over the Repeating Crossbow, but Shadow Base will also have strong defensive capabilities. Not to mention Frenzy, Bai Ban’s firepower is strong enough to take down a Titan."

Maya thought for a moment and said, "Are you sure? I feel like you really like the M16."

"I’m tired of it," said Lin Wu. "Every time I take the M16 out, it can only be a vase. I can use it freely in the base, but using it too much feels bland. The original weapons are better. Maya, it’s just a few people, and because of one issue, a originally united and harmonious collective can start to fracture. Tell me, if the Shadow continues to grow in the future, won’t the conflicts become more and more frequent?"

Maya answered, "When you think the main base is no longer fun, you can go and start a sub-base just like we did now."