Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 730 - 342 Old Days_2

Chapter 730: Chapter 342 Old Days_2

If you’re assigned work, you do it; if not, you rest. If you have an opinion, speak up; if not, get on with the work. Anyone who slacks off on the job due to emotional issues without a good reason will be dealt with by Shana on the first occurrence, given a public warning on the second, and expelled on the third.

Stone pulled out his trump card, "I am HR."

Maya was stunned for a few seconds before saying, "All right. But we still need to take a trip to the lumberyard. Shana mentioned that Shadow Base has an Outpost Card that neither she nor you took when you went your separate ways. It’s either lost, Snow Egg took it, or Starlight did. However, we currently have no valuable materials to trade with."

Stone said, "I’ll handle it. Just have Lin Wu and me run there when it’s time."

Maya nodded, "Good." Sending Lin Wu with Stone, Maya felt assured, knowing that at least Lin Wu wouldn’t end up pushing Stone’s cart.

Stone’s face took on a somewhat ingratiating smile, "Since we have fuel, Maya, what do you think..."

Lin Wu interrupted, "Old man, do you still remember if my opinion should be voiced or not?"

Stone asked, "Is this about the armored vehicle?"

Lin Wu nodded.

Stone said, "Go ahead." What an annoying thing to discuss.

Lin Wu said, "I’ve never seen fighter planes, tanks, or armored vehicles with license plates in any film or TV show. Have you?" The vehicle he referred to wasn’t a special police wheel armored transport vehicle but a tracked armored troop carrier equipped with machine guns.

Lin Wu added, "As long as the AI isn’t an idiot, I don’t think the armored vehicle can exploit the license plate loophole to enter the town."

Stone was stunned for quite a while before responding, "Maybe? For all we know, during times of war on Earth, tanks and armored vehicles might have needed license plates."

Lin Wu asked, "Why have license plates? For parking violations and deducting points? Deducting points from an armored vehicle?" Two armies were fighting fiercely, and suddenly someone runs in and knocks on the door of an armored vehicle: Show me your driver’s license. Do you know you’re overloaded? Everyone out.

Maya said, "Lin Wu, you’re being too absolute. There are indeed armored riot-control vehicles with license plates."

Lin Wu asked, "With machine guns as well?"

"No, that’s not the case," Maya responded. "Such vehicles are prepared for dealing with urban rioters; of course, they wouldn’t be equipped with machine guns."

Stone said, "But there’s still hope."

Lin Wu nodded, "Yes, there is hope." Better have it rotting in the outskirts than blown up into scrap metal by drones; at least then we’d know where it is.

...

After eating, Lin Wu and Shana went out to work, and the others weren’t idle either. Stone became a sentry watching the highway bridge, Su Shi broke apart the trash Bai Ban had collected from the surroundings, mainly small kitchen appliances such as microwaves, fryers, and ovens, to prepare for upgrading the headquarters. With the help of the streetlights and using the safe zone, Maya cleared out the two-story supermarket next door to the museum.

The license plates were effective at night, and Lin Sha easily reached the park, even driving the truck inside. Scattered throughout the park were camping tents. They drove around and scavenged, finding quite a bit of charcoal and items like a meat showcase, a boning knife, and a barbecue grill. This was their most satisfying scavenging experience since entering Hardcore Mode. They threw whatever they found into the back of the pickup.

Shana momentarily forgot the purpose of their trip, aiming the vehicle at any tent they saw until Maya asked for an update. Only then did Lin Sha start their actual task, by which time the pickup’s bed was already full of supplies.

There was no risk during the power restoration process. The journey felt like two high-level bosses entering a newbie village, leaving behind a trail of destruction and barren land. Soon, Lin Sha successfully took over the park’s power substation and connected Shadow Base to the power supply.

After completing the task, they didn’t leave immediately. Shana was busy drawing the surrounding apartment buildings. Although scavenging in the park was thrilling, it was mainly due to the sparse zombie population. Generally, supplies were primarily located indoors, especially in densely populated apartment buildings.

Because of the airport, the highest buildings in Leimeng Town were only five stories tall, and the same was true for apartment buildings.

"This is a pigeon house," Shana observed through her binoculars at an apartment building a hundred meters away, teeming with zombies whose density had already surpassed that of Left County’s urban area. The confined space prevented the zombies from amassing into patrolling hordes. Shana said, "As soon as we approach the apartments, the zombies on the lower floors would run out, those on the upper floors would jump down, and those from either side would encircle us – it would nearly be a certain death scenario."

Lin Wu asked, "What’s a pigeon house?"

"Oh, back in the day on Earth, some cities had very expensive housing prices. Some families of several members lived in fifty square meters of space, with less than ten square meters per person, hence the term ’pigeon house,’" Shana explained. "But I think it’s quite nice for a family to live together, even if the house is a bit small."

While talking, Shana continued drawing, sketching the estimated position of the apartment building and the distance between the two buildings. They could refer to her drawings for future plans on raiding the building.

Lin Wu asked, "With Cotton and Dashuang having left, how do you feel?"

Shana paused and continued drawing before asking, "What I’m curious about is why everyone thinks they were my cronies?"

Lin Wu questioned, "Weren’t they?"

Shana replied, "As for Dashuang, my mistake was not to punish her for her wrongdoings. In reality, ever since Shadow Base’s establishment, there hasn’t been any reward or punishment system, relying solely on self-discipline – I’ve had no tangible way to enforce punishment. From this perspective, I think Starlight’s suggestion makes sense. Cotton is a different case; she’s highly obedient and executes orders decisively. Understood inversely, she firmly supports the Deputy Commander and the Commander. Therefore, in everyone’s eyes, even in their own, we seem to have the best relationship."

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