Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 806 - 361: The Second Winter_3

Chapter 806: Chapter 361: The Second Winter_3

The Alliance is an enemy of the Fortress within the system; its members are comprised of former Fortress mercenaries who, upon discovering they were betrayed and abandoned, united to form the Alliance and settled in the epidemic zone. They routinely attack the Fortress to acquire survival supplies.

After deciding to accept a task, task details would then be revealed. Once a task was accepted, one must either fail and face a fine or succeed and earn points; there was no option to give up. Before accepting a task, if one was dissatisfied, they could spend points to refresh the task. The first refresh cost only 100 points, the second cost 200 points, and then 400, 800... The points required for each task refresh would double.

"What rotten luck," Lin Meng lamented, "The toughest to deal with are the armed NPCs."

Shana said, "Haven’t we killed many Alliance NPCs?" She looked at Maya and Lin Wu. It was now dinner time for hot pot, and everyone gathered around the campfire to enjoy the delicacies.

Lin Wu: "Yeah, we killed too fiercely, leading the Alliance to ambush us. I remember Nightmare also took on a task to ambush an armored truck."

Maya nodded: "That’s right, at the Sawmill. We’ll wait for Little Fight to replenish rocket ammunition in the morning before taking on another task. Lin Meng, are the prices for your bullets high?"

Lin Meng responded: "Bullet prices are quite high, we usually get guns and bullets by completing tasks, generally not needing to purchase. Handgun bullets are 10 points each, five bullets cost as much as a can of tiny shrimp crackers."

Lin Wu asked, "What about rifles? 5.56?"

Lin Meng answered: "5.56 bullets are 15 points each."

Lin Wu said, "A carbine is only worth two hundred points..."

Lin Meng explained: "No, that’s the price for recycling them for two hundred points. To buy, it’s 600 points for just the gun, bullets not included. Normally, as long as you complete tasks, you can earn weapons and bullets. I currently have sixty-three thousand points, how much ammunition should I buy?"

"Not for now," Maya said. "Since we can earn bullets from tasks, there’s no need to buy them. After dinner, you come with me to the Safe House, and we’ll write down all the specific items and points."

"Alright," Lin Meng agreed. "However, our product prices also fluctuate, like winter clothing prices have quintupled. That T-shirt I gave Lin Wu..."

Lin Wu: "No need to specify."

Lin Meng smiled at Lin Wu, then continued: "Originally it was 200 points, but now it costs 1000 points because it has an extra 10 points of Cold Resistance Value. Oh, with extra Cold Resistance Value, I should buy one for everyone."

"No, the cost-effectiveness is too low," Maya said. "We’ll only buy what’s necessary."

Stone felt Lin Meng’s mindset and said: "Girl, now that you’ve joined Shadow, we’re obligated to help you increase your points, and you provide us with items we can’t obtain; it’s a mutually beneficial relationship. For example, the jeep you bought solved our base’s biggest problem with transportation."

Previously, although Nightmare had cooperated with Shadow, it was limited to being facilitated through Maya, and the terms had to be renegotiated for each cooperation. Stone didn’t approve the suggestion from Shana to loot the Nightmare Safe House, but that didn’t mean he liked Nightmare. Considering the competitive relationship with Fortress Agents, supporting Lin Meng to reach the top three would be an achievement in itself.

Helping Nightmare to achieve first place was an icing on the cake, helping Lin Meng reach the top three was sending charcoal in snowy weather—a good investor knows which is the better option. Besides, Stone also looked forward to future cooperation with Earth and the Fortress; if Lin Meng could gain more influence, many things would become easier.

Setting aside other factors, just considering the base’s interest, it was a beneficial move.

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