Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 539 - 269 Fortress Merchant

Chapter 539: Chapter 269 Fortress Merchant

Maya called Shana to mainly discuss the work in the living areas. After finishing, Maya brought up the issue of bathing oil consumption. This was another tough problem. Banning the Shadows from bathing, or having them bathe only once every two days clearly wouldn’t work, as it would lead to discriminatory treatment between the two bases. Leaving the problem unresolved was not an option either; continuing like this, both bases would run out of fuel before autumn.

Faced with a thorny issue, Shana called for Cute Lin Wu. After listening, Lin Wu said, "Opening a ward in the Waste City would allow the two female doctors to stay and work there, and an additional workshop would enable Su Shi to transfer there for work. The challenging part is sleeping. After their arrival, one vehicle would be enough to handle the rest."

These three belonged to the logistics personnel with weak combat capabilities. People like Little Knife had to stay at the Sawmill to deal with potential 5-star sieges that could occur at any moment.

Before Shana could respond, Peanut’s voice came through the headset, "Trader, there’s a trader at the trading post, help!" Having no combat abilities, seeing the trader being followed by a horde of zombies towards the Sawmill base, he had no choice but to hop away on one leg to a safer distance.

Upon hearing the alarm, Shana was immediately filled with intense regret. She had considered leaving some people at the Sawmill, but facing everyone’s urgent need to bathe, she ultimately did not bring it up. If it had been Maya, she would have either asked for a draw to decide who would stay behind or stayed behind herself. She would definitely not leave an empty shell of a base unattended.

The good news was that when Shana and her team returned to the Sawmill, the trader was still alive. Even better news was the successful acquisition of an Infrastructure Skills Book from the trader. Snow Egg learned it, and the daily oil production for Shadow increased to 10 liters.

The bad news was that the chased trader sought protection from Peanut, who, unable to escape, was killed on the spot. Although Peanut could be resurrected, it also meant that Shadow had lost another fighter.

Ranking by survival ability, combat capability, practical experience, and attributes, Lin Wu, Maya, and Little Knife were unquestionably in the T0 category. Cotton, Shana, and Peanut belonged to the T1 team. Except for Su Shi, the others were all part of the T2 team.

Peanut’s scouting skill was unique; his ability to quickly lock onto resources greatly improved the efficiency of scavenging, and his Rapid Fire skill was also top-notch at wasting handgun bullets. Peanut’s death had a significant impact on Shadow’s strength.

This unexpected incident added some silence to the night, taking away some of the joy. Lin Wu thought of the skill books and design diagrams in the two bookcases inside the Nightmare Safe House. There were several Powerful Skills books for melee weapons. What Lin Wu remembered most impressively was the Flying Spear Design Diagram.

The Flying Spear, as the name suggests, was for throwing short spears, allowing one to carry up to 12 at a time. The spears had a range of 12 meters, losing their killing power beyond that. Their main feature was 100% retrievability. Accuracy and firing rate, however, were more subjective. When entering a throwing stance with a spear, there would be an aiming period during which the thrower would see a yellow circle. If thrown at that time, the spear could fly to any point within the circle.

Maintaining the throwing stance would shrink the circle until it became a point. The thrower could adjust the spear’s trajectory by how he held it. Simply put, the longer the pre-aiming time, the higher the throwing accuracy.

Additionally, the spear had abilities of 100% bone shattering and skull crushing; 100% skull crushing meant a headshot would always result in an execution, instantly killing any zombie except for Titans and Blood Ferocious Mas, and it would have the same effect on Titans as a Forest Wolf attack. 100% bone shattering meant that when a target was hit, it would definitely suffer a fracture, causing physical damage. For instance, a broken leg bone would prevent walking, or a broken rib would trigger an execution.

The higher the Strength Star, the further the range. The higher the Agility Star, the faster the aiming speed.

Lin Wu connected with Shana, "Can you draw it out?"

Shana asked, "Purple border?"

Lin Wu, "Yes."

Shana, "Are there any other colors?"

Lin Wu recalled, "A gold lion? I remember the cover had a native raising a spear towards a lion pouncing at him, with special effects on the spear tip."

Shana, "You should think more simply. How about using Maya and Nightmare’s relationship to barter for the design diagram?"

Lin Wu, "No, Maya is not good at lying; she’ll give herself away after a few sentences."

After a moment of silence, Shana asked, "Do you think it’s suitable for Peanut, or do you want to give something back to Peanut? To be frank, both Dashuang and Peanut have increased roles in strength and agility. The difference is Dashuang has never died and hasn’t joined the Waste City expeditions. Her strength attribute is 17; agility is 5. It would take Peanut half a year to reach those attributes." The Flying Spear was more suited for Dashuang than Peanut.

Lin Wu pondered, "What to say?"

Shana, "Or perhaps the person you want to help is me." As the Deputy Commander of the Sawmill, she admitted she should take responsibility for Peanut’s death.

After serious thought, Lin Wu replied, "Both."

Shana said, "As a Deputy Commander, I must insist on considering the big picture. The two bases will eventually merge. Peanut’s death might not necessarily be a bad thing. You know what I mean—it’s definitely not good, but it might not be bad. For instance, if Snow Egg hadn’t died, he would need a reset skill book to learn the Infrastructure Skills. The hardest part would be convincing him to give up his sound insulation technology skill. After Snow Egg’s death, everything became simpler."

Shana continued, "That’s just an example, of course. We also really need the sound insulation technology."