Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 931 - 404 Plague_2

Chapter 931: Chapter 404 Plague_2

Based on Lin Wu’s experience, the Wolf King should be positioned on the flank of the team, on the direction the team is advancing towards. Either a fast-running wolf or a wolf of no value would serve as the vanguard. The main force resides in the middle, with the weak in the rear.

For instance, a sudden encounter occurred quickly when three zombies appeared behind a bus, and one zombie each appeared on the left and right, launching an attack on Vanguard Linwu. Linwu immediately retreated, causing Xiao Hua to become somewhat flustered, while Xiao Cai managed to steady himself and used a bow to shoot, nearly injuring Xiao Hua by mistake. Maya, located in the rear, couldn’t advance quickly but had to bypass the center to avoid blocking the shooting range of the archer.

According to the formation Lin Wu envisioned, when encountering a sudden attack, Lin Wu would retreat toward the left rear, and Maya, originally on the right, would push forward. Shana and Lin Wu moved in parallel, trading space for time, pulling left and right to disperse the zombies. Xiao Hua, being the weakest, stayed in the rear without interfering with the combat mission. With Lin Wu clearing the middle pathway, Xiao Cai could shoot freely.

The formation Lin Wu conceived allowed the team to quickly demonstrate their combat power on the battlefield, gaining a chance to overpower the enemies with superior numbers in a short period.

Why would Maya make this mistake? There’s only one possibility: she is the weak one.

"What’s wrong?" After dealing with the somewhat perilous situation, Lin Wu inquired.

"My stomach hurts."

Xiao Cai expressed concern, "Is it because you are not used to eating dried meat?" The wild boar meat they had for breakfast was initially frozen, but due to a power outage, it could only be made into dried meat. The humidity and temperature in spring weren’t suitable for making dried meat and cured meat.

"I don’t know."

Lin Wu pointed to the bus, "Go, go use your toilet."

Maya: "Sorry, everyone rest a bit longer; I’ve delayed everyone’s time." She then headed to the bus without further politeness.

After Maya finished, the wind direction began to change again, but luckily the team had already moved far enough away that the fire temporarily couldn’t threaten them. However, from a high point, the fire seemed to be growing larger, having spread to six blocks and four industrial areas. The accomplice would definitely be the clustered cars. The densely packed vehicles on the roads passed the fire one by one, spreading it to nearby businesses or factory buildings, warehouses.

"Without a fire brigade, without people to extinguish the fire, to let a great fire die out naturally would require a great cost," Lin Wu said: "The cause was just me flicking a lighter."

Maya ignored Lin Wu’s meaningless dialogue and pondered, "Xiao Cai, natural disasters happen occasionally. If you live near forests, you must be more careful about your safety." She said this very tactfully, very uncharacteristically. What Maya meant was: be cautious with your use of fire.

Maya noticed someone ready to translate and pointed, "Lead the way ahead."

Lin Wu smiled and went.

Maya moved to the side, forming a triangular position with Lin Wu and the team.

Xiao Hua, seeing the two leave, whispered, "They seem to really care about each other."

Xiao Cai shook his head, "You’re still too young. There are two types of scumbags: one is the playboy, and the other is the single scumbag. The former plays with the emotions of girls. The latter ignores the emotions of girls."

Xiao Cao said, "I don’t understand."

As they continued on their way, Xiao Cai elaborated, "Playboy preys on the familiar, single scumbag preys on the naive. Single scumbags reject romance close to them; they’d rather pay money for the bodies of strangers."

The path forward wasn’t smooth, but at the very least, no one was injured. By around three in the afternoon, the team finally reached the rendezvous point.

Arriving near the finish line of the rickshaw station, Maya made a phone call to Shana. Snow Egg came down from her vehicle to meet them and shook hands with Maya, without any small talk. Maya took Xiao Cai and Xiao Rou ahead while Xiao Cao and Xiao Hua stayed behind to watch the luggage. Snow Egg and Lin Wu made another trip to the rendezvous point to transport instant noodles. In the past two days, a third of the train carriages full of instant noodles were moved. They planned to empty a carriage within the next two to three days. With these instant noodles, their staple food for 180 days was secured.

Eating instant noodles for 180 days made them feel suffocated just thinking about it.

Upon returning to the base, there weren’t significant changes, but work was proceeding orderly.

Water hadn’t been connected yet, but over 40 bamboo stalks had been cut down, with some being processed.

The cart wasn’t finished yet. There were wheels and a frame made of planks, but it lacked two main beams. These two main beams needed to be mounted on bearings. Although the cart looked simple, careful workmanship was required at some parts.

Their biggest achievement was electricity; a trial operation was conducted in the morning, and the generator worked normally. Today, Snow Egg was mostly involved in wiring, ensuring minimal provision of a light in each carriage. The wiring would still need a day or two, as installations of plugs, sockets, switches were necessary, and some materials were missing.

When Lin Wu arrived at the base, Xiao Rou, who had arrived earlier, was re-bandaged. Xiao Cai provided her opinion on the stove. As an expert in outdoor survival, she suggested building a coal stove and provided methods to produce briquettes. Coal stoves are portable, can cook food, and are low on fuel consumption. Coal stoves can quickly boil a large quantity of water, which can be used for bathing.

In Xiao Cai’s opinion, coal was better than any wood, but a coal stove required a high-ventilation system, ideally built outdoors.

As a Shadow Farmer, Stone was communicating with Xiao Hua and others at the train engine. Xiao Cao provided Stone with an effective irrigation design utilizing water sources. She also informed Stone about how deep each crop needed to be, how to cultivate good soil, and even gave Stone some seeds.