Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 713 - 335 Shadow Mutations (Part 2)_3

Chapter 713: Chapter 335 Shadow Mutations (Part 2)_3

The above summarizes the major events that occurred in Shadow during the more than three months after Lin Ma left. As for the minor ones, there were plenty, including acts of kindness, camaraderie, conflicts,

Lin Wu said with admiration, "To just wipe out such a large base like that, you have my respect."

Maya, however, said, "When you look at the great empires throughout history, their collapses stem from two main reasons. One is defeat in foreign wars, and the other is internal conflict. The latter’s main cause is a decline in the quality of life of its citizens. Shana, I remember mentioning an insignificant work list to you, did you implement it?"

"What?" Lin Wu didn’t understand.

Maya explained, "Even when there’s no work that needs to be done, we should assign people some meaningless tasks. For example, digging tunnels in the residential area, scavenging, dismantling, or collecting stones, harvesting building materials, or even leveling up. Only when everyone has something to do will the collective conflicts decrease."

Maya further simplified, "Increasing employment rates helps stabilize society." When the guards don’t have combat or work tasks, they are arranged for training and assessment, not solely to improve their qualifications and capabilities, but because too much rest time in the barracks almost inevitably leads to fights.

Shana responded, "I felt it was unnecessary, so I didn’t arrange it."

Maya asked, "Did you arrange daily work? Even if it was just to declare a day off or free activity?"

"No, tasks are only assigned when needed and necessary," Shana reviewed, "After a deep discussion with Starlight, I realized I’ve done poorly. I assigned work to A, B, and C, and even if it was meaningless, I should have arranged work for D and E as well." Her issue might have been due to her intelligence; she thought if A, B, and C could finish the work, then D and E could rest. Next time she’d arrange work for D and E and let A, B, and C rest. It sounded good, but since this work and that work differed, it could lead all five to believe she was biased.

Seeing that the conversation was about to turn into a management meeting, Lin Wu interrupted, "Do you have any strategic opinions? Shall we take back the Doomsday Fortress?"

Maya pondered for a moment, then asked, "How much fuel do you and Stone have at your bases?"

Shana replied, "Quite a bit, Dashuang and Snow Egg’s Life Skills can produce a barrel of fuel every day. But I’m not sure how much fuel Stone has taken."

Maya looked at Lin Wu, "I have a bold idea."

"Bold my ass, isn’t it just an airplane?" If you pucker up, I know what kind of wind you’re about to break.

I hold back! Maya took out her hand-drawn map from her backpack and discussed it with Shana. Afterward, she said, "Considering the density of the zombies, taking over the commercial street should not be too difficult. The risks come from two aspects; the first one is the NPCs, who might regard us as enemies."

Shana disagreed with Maya’s view, "Definitely not. Although I’ve had little contact with NPCs, I know their faction alignments are very clear. Fortress and Alliance are hostile towards each other, players have a neutral status, only when they accept their tasks do they become hostile towards the other side. Moreover, attacking Fortress makes you an enemy of Fortress, attacking Alliance makes you an enemy of Alliance."

Shana continued, "As long as we have not attacked the Fortress NPCs, we are not hostile to them—in their eyes, we’re simply residents of the infected zone. Even if we take on an attack mission, once the mission ends, the hostile status is lifted. Unless, like last time, we kill too viciously, only then will they attack our base. Over time, as the hostility value decreases, we have normalized our relations with the Alliance."

Shana added, "I’m confident in my understanding of the game’s faction mechanics. Perhaps this is why Auto Turrets were installed, because normal NPCs do not initiate attacks on players."

Maya nodded thoughtfully, while Lin Wu interjected, "After your query, she forgot to mention the second point."

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