Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 453 - 235 Siege

Chapter 453: Chapter 235 Siege

Maya said, "The only way is to occupy the fortress before the summer begins. We’ll use heavy artillery bombardment and expend all our ammunition reserves along with Blood Heart for a decisive battle. If we attack after the summer, the artillery might not flatten the container fortress, but will severely damage its defenses." Before summer, fences are invincible, items respawn, and food has no expiration date. All this changes drastically once summer enters Hardcore Mode.

Lin Wu reminded, "We only have a little over 50 days, and we’re short on not just honor but also ammunition."

Maya said, "Nightmare holds the map of the location of the Alliance Rebel Sanctuary, and each sanctuary is worth 100 points, just 10 sanctuaries will suffice. We can scavenge weapons and ammunition within these sanctuaries, and guns can be exchanged for ammo packs at the market."

Seeing how determined Maya was, Lin Wu continued to remind, "We’ve spent a lot of resources at the Sawmill base. Two Outpost Cards, one Research Card, one Universal Card."

Maya said, "Split into two teams. Snow Egg has sound insulation technology, and together with the Sentry, can keep the threat value at the Sawmill low. The alliance mission lasts for 10 minutes and, by using the Highway Star along with drones, we can complete this task within 10 minutes."

It was then that Lin Wu understood Maya’s intentions. "Are you saying to build a sub-base here?" If the Sawmill has fewer than 5 people, the base will automatically dissolve. The container fortress occupation requires 4 people, less than two results in automatic dissolution.

"Hmm."

Lin Wu asked, "But what’s the point of this sub-base?"

Maya answered, "A last fortress, a fallback for the Sawmill base. Consider this—even during non-siege periods, the base faces attacks from a small number of stray zombies. Thankfully, fences are invincible, and zombies can only go through four gates. Once in Hardcore Mode, we won’t have enough resources for daily repairs. Su Shi suggests using logs for wooden fences, taking advantage of the current mechanism where logs can respawn to meet an immediate need."

Maya concluded, "We can survive at the Sawmill, but no one knows for how long. Rather than letting the game dictate our fate, we should take control of our own destiny."

Lin Wu picked up Maya’s line of thinking, "But we must capture the container fortress before summer."

Maya nodded, "Right, are there any power facilities nearby?"

Lin Wu replied, "Yes, to the left of Dock Road is the ocean, to the right, there’s a substation and four transmission towers."

"Perfect." Maya seemed to be talking to herself. "We still have one Outpost Card left. If five people garrison the container fortress and we don’t count Nightmare, the other six stay at the Sawmill base. This way, we can dismantle one of the Sawmill’s barracks. Using Highway 99, we can continuously transport materials from the Sawmill to the container fortress. When we must retreat from the Sawmill, we can all move to the container fortress."

Life at the Sawmill was comfortable due to its ample space, but its defensive condition was indeed inferior. Eleven people could repel a 6-star siege with ease, at most with a few injuries and some damaged buildings. However, as the base personnel must venture out for supplies, a steady influx of materials was essential. Should a majority be unable to return promptly during a 6-star siege, the Sawmill could face a catastrophic disaster.

Maya’s greatest concern was that after summer, not only would food have an expiration date, but even materials might spoil. Iron would turn to scrap, cloth to rags. Players would be unable to carry out large-scale production, and survival resources would only diminish over time.

According to Maya’s plan, relocating after half a year was also feasible. However, the urgency of capturing the container fortress due to the Blood Heart was pushed forward to before the summer’s arrival.

Maya said, "Let’s go back."

"Meeting?" Just hearing the word made him headachy.

Maya confirmed, "Yes. Let’s go."

...

It took a lot of effort for Stone to lure everyone to the meeting. Facing a group of people who looked like they were in agony, the three leaders discussed the container fortress issue.

Snow Egg and Little Knife lay face to face on the conference table, their index and middle fingers mimicking little people communicating across it.

Lin Wu had Wai lying upside down on his knees while he played piano on Wai’s belly, his way of protesting the meeting: playing random keys.

Horse Soul was deeply troubled. In recent days, he had been in a poor mood because after the medical reform, the health bar was as good as nonexistent, which dismayed Blood Bull who had over two hundred health points.

Peanut practiced feeling for mahjong tiles; he was very intrigued by Dashuang’s skill of being able to draw tiles with his fingers without looking.

Emerald Feather was shelling walnuts, fresh ones. To get that little bit of meat, she had to meticulously peel off the thin membrane. However, she enjoyed the peeling process more than the eating.

Only Dashuang, the diligent student, sat up attentively, listening earnestly to the meeting.

Lastly, Nightmare had not even received an invitation to the meeting and was currently sleeping alone at the Meteorological Station base.

Maya made the situation clear. To take down the container fortress, we had to rely on the coverage of heavy artillery and on manufacturing a large amount of explosives. Therefore, it was crucial to seize the fortress before summer, because afterwards, even if we succeed, the place could hardly be called a fortress.

The meeting’s agenda: How to earn 1000 honor points. Highway Star paired with drones could shuttle between the two bases within 10 minutes, but can we successfully establish alliance relationships that quickly? The latter question was easily calculable, not a big issue, but the 1000 honor points were not so simple—it required Nightmare’s cooperation.

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