Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 917 - 399: The Old, Weak, Sick, and Disabled

Chapter 917: Chapter 399: The Old, Weak, Sick, and Disabled

Gathering supplies and abandoning the rubber boat, Snow Egg led the team through the train forest while Lin Wu stayed with the middle squad to protect the elderly and infirm. The most important supplies in the large squad were, of course, the generators; given the circumstances, only the unhealed Little Knife and Stone could manage them. This was no easy task, some train tracks were quite close to each other, sometimes just over a meter apart, and they were paved by Stone himself. Moreover, their physical strength couldn’t keep up, requiring them to rest after just dozens of meters.

As the group slowly advanced, Shana, supported by Xiao Wen, felt a sincere sense of shame.

Considering the circumstances, the team temporarily didn’t collect carpets, only taking some soaked tissues, instant noodles, and biscuits.

There were also incidents of zombie sneak attacks on the road, but fortunately, the experienced Snow Egg wasn’t caught by the zombies. But overall, this route was still safe, after all, it was a path that Lin Wu and the others had taken several times.

The team reached the rickshaw stop, finally able to rest; Lin Wu bumped into Shana’s shoulder. Shana seemed embarrassed but stood up and said, "Stone, Little Knife, me, and Su Shi will go first, try to load as much stuff as possible onto the rickshaw. Everyone else will be arranged by Lin Wu."

Lin Wu said, "Xiao Wen and Lin Meng stay here to keep watch. There should be no danger in theory, but don’t let your guard down. No chatting, stay quiet. Snow Egg, we need to go back and get another batch of supplies, get some carpets, otherwise it won’t be comfortable at night."

Lin Meng said, "We are not injured."

Xiao Wen nodded, "We can help."

"Then leave your backpacks here," Lin Wu said. "Shana, organize the supplies, take as much as possible."

"Okay."

Lin Wu and three others walked three kilometers to the destination to retrieve wet carpets, which would need to dry for another day. They rolled up the carpets tightly, each person carrying two rolls. The five-meter by five-meter carpets were cumbersome, but could be dragged. Although they made some noise, the team had no casualties, and Lin Wu and Snow Egg were familiar with the surrounding area, so there were no major issues.

The four delivered the carpets to the rickshaw stop. Little Knife waited by the rickshaw during the return trip, taking Lin Meng, Xiao Wen, and some supplies with her. Lin Wu and Snow Egg made another trip; they used backpacks to transport a batch of coal back, trying to process it to see if it could be used as fuel.

From the shelter to the rickshaw endpoint was nearly two kilometers, and from the rickshaw endpoint to the supply train was about three kilometers. When Lin Wu and Snow Egg returned to the rickshaw endpoint it was already past four in the afternoon. This time Xiao Wu came to pick up Lin Wu and Snow Egg.

The three loaded the supplies onto the rickshaw, took their positions, and were just about to start cranking when they instinctively looked towards the northeast. Three helicopters were approaching from that direction, flying towards a logistics center a dozen kilometers away. This logistics center was Day After Tomorrow City’s largest. All goods shipped to Day After Tomorrow City by sea and rail were sorted here before being delivered around the city by truck or van.

Lin Wu climbed a 20-meter high crane and let down a rope, Xiao Wu and Snow Egg joined him to see the excitement. The distance was quite far, so even though it wasn’t very clear, they could distinctly see one helicopter attacking the ground back and forth. Soon, 12 soldiers descended from the other two helicopters, forming a battle line and firing automatic rifles.

After the action, all three helicopters landed, the 12 soldiers split into three groups: one for assault, one for vigilance, and one for scavenging supplies. About 10 minutes later, two helicopters left with goods, and another transport helicopter slowly landed in the open space of the logistics park. The large transport helicopter’s rear door opened, and two forklifts drove out.

The soldiers began to take high positions and set up lights. From their actions, this was clearly not a simple raid but seemed to be a short-term base at the logistics park until all usable supplies were moved.

Xiao Wu said, "After looting the logistics center, the next target will be the distribution site, they probably won’t like survivors."

Lin Wu said reassuringly, "The upper distribution site alone is enough for their looting; they can not only eliminate the zombies there but also draw away the zombies from the lower distribution site." The upper distribution site referred to the upper half of the gourd, where Lin Wu and his group were active in the lower half.

Snow Egg had his own opinion, "Even if discovered by the soldiers, they might not attack us. The eastern base, even with its rebels, is still a disciplined team. We should be more worried about scattered fighters."

"I think during the plague outbreak, they won’t enter the city, including here. But for safety, we also need to do some work," Lin Wu said. "Let’s go home, to that home where we have nothing."

With a hint of banter, Xiao Wu laughingly asked, "If there’s nothing there, how can it be home?"

"Because it has people, a place with family is home."

"Good answer, tonight you get a few of Stone’s toes."

The three joked and returned to the ground, cranked up the rickshaw, and returned to the shelter accompanied by the sunset.

...

The railway bridge base now had a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people, yet everyone still wanted to do something since the base was really poor.

The three essentials for survival: water, fire, and shelter. The railway bridge base didn’t lack these—or at least not for now. Lin Wu and Stone had a brief chat about official matters before holding an instant noodle dinner meeting.