Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 833 - 372 - Underground Base (Part 1)

Chapter 833: 372 Chapter Underground Base (Part 1)

At the same time, a discussion was taking place in the bonfire room.

The first to express a stance was Snow Egg, "From Stone’s resolve, it is clear that it will not change. For this past year and a half, Stone has always been in charge of Shadow. Since Stone is so determined, I will walk with him, and I support ’Hardcore Mode.’"

Maya said, "Stone has already said not to choose ’Hardcore Mode’ because of him; he doesn’t want to bear that responsibility."

Snow Egg said, "My choice of ’Hardcore Mode’ isn’t because of him as a person. I want to see things through, to finish this journey with this leader. Perhaps this is fate. When I left Shadow and Stone, I went through the toughest time. Back then, I imagined a beautiful future. History seems to be repeating itself; this time I am not following my heart, I follow the person."

Shana said, "Snow Egg’s words remind me of Britain before the 21st century. Back then, the world was full of conflicts of all sorts. Not just ordinary people, even so-called presidents of various countries couldn’t claim to understand it all. At that time, someone concluded a golden rule: ’Following the British surely won’t be wrong.’"

Shana continued, "Apart from the American War of Independence, Britain has never lost a war in hundreds of years. During Napoleon’s era, when France was at its strongest, the British dared to form the anti-France coalition and fought against France with Tsarist Russia. When the Tsarist Russian navy moved southward, it joined forces with the French against Tsarist Russia. World War I and World War II, the situation was even more complicated, and unlike the Americans who intervened later, the British were always the first to get involved in the wars and ultimately they won." (A certain major country was also a victor in both world wars.)

Shana said, "If you say Snow Egg’s thinking is illogical, indeed it is. But who knows, perhaps he might have the last laugh."

Maya looked at Shana, "Are you starting to dabble in metaphysics?"

Shana replied, "The end of science is metaphysics. Newton studied science because of theology; he hoped to use science to prove theology."

"So?"

"So, I’ve decided to go to ’Hardcore Mode,’" Shana said. "Stone, as the mascot of Shadow, rarely shows ambition, I definitely will support him. However, everyone shouldn’t be influenced by me. Even if we split, it’s easy to divide: a minimum of four people for Shadow. Whichever side has four people takes Shadow. Now that Shadow is well-equipped and has plenty of ammunition, arming eight people is not an issue."

Shana said, "Let me clarify my thoughts more clearly. Among people I know, only Stone, a man born ordinary, eventually became a top-level figure. After being with him for a year and a half, I haven’t found any particularly bright spots in Stone. That can only be explained by destiny. Perhaps he himself can’t explain it clearly, but there seems to be a force making him make the right choices. Stone’s making such a clear decision this time is indeed rare."

Shana said, "If we lose, I can prove that the mysticism of fate is elusive; if we win, it can explain everything."

Su Shi sighed, "It doesn’t matter where I mix, ’Hardcore Mode’ isn’t bad. After all, I need to cling to the strong because I won’t survive on my own."

Lin Meng queried, "Isn’t Lin Wu the strong one?"

"Lin Wu is more of a mid-level player," Su Shi analyzed. "Shana turning against us, Maya originally leaning toward ’Hardcore Mode,’ Lin Wu directly not participating in our discussions and going for a drink with Stone, Snow Egg also joining ’Hardcore Mode.’ That’s what I call the strong ones."

Everyone looked at Little Knife, who had not yet expressed their opinion, and Little Knife burst into tears, "For once I had a mind of my own, and everyone knew it. Now I’ll just learn from Su Shi and cling to the strong. Wherever the strong go, I go."

Shana said, "Then it’s decided."

Lin Meng raised a hand, "And me."

Shana, "You’re not going to ’Hardcore Mode’?"

"Of course I am."

"No need to declare it then," Shana said. "You’ll definitely go where Lin Wu goes."

Lin Meng hurriedly said, "I’m not following him; I wanted to choose ’Hardcore Mode’ from the start."

Snow Egg raised a critical question, "What if Lin Wu doesn’t go to ’Hardcore Mode’? Up until now, everyone has been assuming Lin Wu will choose ’Hardcore Mode.’"

Shana was taken aback, "That would be a big problem. Because both Stone and Lin Wu have their own light, their own fate. If they go their separate ways... perhaps both could succeed."

Maya looked at Shana, "I really didn’t know you were such a witch."

Shana covered her face in resignation, "I’m doing this to avoid another split, to pull people toward ’Hardcore Mode.’"

Shana too had suffered from the division within Shadow, preferring to go to ’Hardcore Mode’ or find a new base rather than seeing Shadow split again. Once Stone got stubborn, not even ten Lin Wus could bring him back. Thus, Stone’s attitude towards staying was irreversible, and seeing Lin Wu’s ambiguous stance and Maya’s indecision, Lin Meng might change sides at the last moment, so she might as well pull the new base faction to the ’Hardcore Mode’ faction.

The new base faction had one major flaw: they were used to being soldiers, accustomed to following arrangements and commands, lacking the courage to lead. Thus, Shana knew that as soon as she switched sides, she could bring everyone into ’Hardcore Mode’.

That was Shana’s craft. If the first person to speak, Snow Egg, wanted to go to the new base, how would Shana deal with it? Shana was sure Snow Egg would not speak right away, more likely going with the flow. The main reason was that everyone was kind-hearted and would not go cold immediately because Stone left. Thus, the first to speak would either join forces with Maya entering the new base, or those entering ’Hardcore Mode’ would state their position, because he would feel out of place staying in the new homebase discussion group.

Shana seized the opportunity, first discussing history, then expanding to metaphysics, and lastly sincerely explaining her stance and reasons. Once she chose a position, it would lead everyone to believe that the ’Hardcore Mode’ faction was the collective choice. By then, the Great Commander and both Deputy Commanders had already chosen ’Hardcore Mode’, and there was no further suspense.

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