Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 429 - 225 Research Institute

Chapter 429: Chapter 225 Research Institute

Manpower is a system that emerged after the alliance system was opened. Theoretically, every person at the base represents one manpower point, and forming an alliance consumes manpower, with each additional alliance consuming 5 points of manpower. Currently, Shadow and the Meteorological Station have a total of 11 people, with 11 manpower points, leaving only 6 manpower points due to the alliance.

If there isn’t a Power Outpost Card, an electrician player can build a manpower power room, which can provide a fixed quota of power to the base by consuming manpower. The more manpower consumed, the more power provided.

All three options are good items, and even Lin Wu, who possesses extremely strong decisiveness, wasn’t sure which reward was better. He called out, "Wai, go fetch that lazy woman."

Wai looked at Lin Wu with wide eyes and a tilted head, indicating that he didn’t know who the "lazy woman" was. Lin Wu said, "Your cousin."

Wai immediately ran towards the Meteorological Station base.

...

Shana, the little dog, sat for a minute without speaking. She wanted all of them.

Stone could only throw out a suggestion to get things started, "Everyone knows how important Outpost Cards are. We also got our hands on the firepower map. If we can occupy two firepower points, we can call in two rounds of artillery strike every 12 hours. And it can be used in the wild too. If we do attack NPC missions, we can directly call in artillery to flatten the opponent’s shelter."

Stone continued, "The Expansion Card not only increases the safety zone area, allowing for an additional larger grid. We could move a sentry to the east parking lot, and with two sentries, we could establish crossfire. With the extra large grid, we can build a ranch, a car repair shop, an armory, and so on."

Stone, "Lastly, there’s this First Kill Reward Card, which requires a large grid, but it should be worth it." 8 large grids, double sentries, double farms, double barracks, one beach. The four small grids are respectively a workshop, a hospital, and a kitchen. Currently, Shadow base only has one large grid and one small grid left.

Stone waited for a while. When no one spoke up, having already thrown the proverbial brick, he expected someone to throw the jade. How could he bear it if they didn’t? Thus, he looked towards Lin Wu, with his full decisiveness, "You?"

Lin Wu, who was messing around with Wai, was startled, "What?"

"Which one do you choose?" Stone asked, irritated.

Lin Wu, "Definitely the research institute."

"Why?"

Lin Wu said, "Because only we have it."

This explanation was straightforward and brutal, and although there was still a chance to obtain the Research Card, Stone believed its difficulty was no different than Su Shi winning a wrestling match against Titan. Lin Wu didn’t approach from a functional perspective but from the unique viewpoint of having something others didn’t, which was really not trustworthy.

Maya struggled to say, "I’m leaning towards the Expansion Card. Summer is coming, and we need to build a cold storage." A small grid for an ice storage, a large grid for a cold storage. Everyone had previously agreed to build an ice storage, so the small grid was already reserved. If they chose the Research Card, it meant that the base would have no land available for construction. On the other hand, by choosing the Expansion Card, Shadow would still have two large grids to freely choose buildings for.

Maya, with a headache, "I don’t know."

Everyone looked at the other Deputy Commander, and Lin Wu reminded, "Shana, you’re the only one who hasn’t put in your two cents yet."

Shana pinched Lin Wu, and after hearing his cry, she perked up a bit and said, "At first, I wanted the Outpost Card, not to mention the summer update. The game will inevitably become more and more realistic. Electricity isn’t the most important supply for survival; it’s actually water that’s indispensable, and it also increases food production. With our military force, we can survive in the base for the entire game time."

Lin Wu asked, "And now?"

Shana, "I don’t know now, I want the Research Card, but the research institute takes up space, not to mention we’re unclear about the contents of the technology tree or the research duration. I also want the Expansion Card; I want to build a ranch where we can raise horses and sheep."

Horse Soul, "I’ll grill a whole sheep."

Lin Wu, "I like that."

Peanut also nodded, "Count me in."

Facing a painful yet blissful choice, everyone leaned or lay against the damaged conference table, staring intently at the three cards. After a long silence, Dashuang hesitated, "That..."

Everyone looked at Dashuang, who then added, "Never mind."

Stone, listlessly, "We’re not Nazis; you’re allowed to speak, and to speak wrongly, too."

Dashuang swallowed his saliva and cleared his throat before speaking, "I think the Research Card is unique; compared to other cards, it’s harder to get."

Lin Wu agreed, "That was my point earlier."

Undeniably, Dashuang and Lin Wu shared the same core idea, but the reasons Lin Wu gave just made it seem unreliable. Prejudiced by the belief that such an important decision shouldn’t be made carelessly, they assumed that a person with full decisiveness surely hadn’t thought things through.

Back to basics, even the most complex and difficult choices boil down to a simple one.

Little Knife said, "Then the Research Card?" She felt that any card would do. Just drawing one at random would be fine, and seeing everyone so conflicted, she hadn’t said anything.

Once support for the Research Card grew, Shana also nodded, "Okay, I think we can go with the Research Card. Without it, we’ll definitely agonize over what all the research entails."

Stone said, "After building the research institute, we might regret why we built it in the first place."

Maya said, "If you never enter the enclosed city, you’ll always imagine what’s inside. If you enter and regret it, at least you’ll know your choice was wrong." The Research Card was the only one among the three rewards that everyone couldn’t understand clearly.

Stone, "So, we research?" You don’t realize how expensive spices and oil are until you run a household. Construction materials are manageable, and we can barely scrape together 10 ammo packs and gasoline packs, especially gasoline packs; after building the research institute, the vehicles will be put out of action.

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