Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 934 - 405 Nightmare Ghost Shadow_2

Chapter 934: Chapter 405 Nightmare Ghost Shadow_2

The officer said, "We can provide you with drones, civilian versions of course. The professional versions not only cost more, but we also have limited stock. Besides, although you are some distance away from the killer, I think you also wouldn’t like to have such a person as a neighbor. It’s almost inevitable that you’ll run into him outside."

The officer continued, "We are glad that the survivors are forming their own survival strongholds; there might even be room for collaboration in the future. Here is a list."

Maya took a piece of paper that listed: Telescopes 2, Walkie-talkies 4, Satellite phone 1, Gas masks 2, Drone 1.

The officer said, "There’s more on the back. If you can help us locate the killer’s position, the items on the back are yours."

Guns 5, Bullets 300, Bulletproof vests 5, Canned food 50.

The officer said, "The front side is an advance payment. If you can’t find the killer, consider it a gift for our meeting."

Maya said, "Add two sets of tools on the back, logging and sawing tools, and also small tools like wrenches and screwdrivers."

The officer said, "Less than I expected. Aren’t you considering guns and bullets?"

Maya said, "We have no intention of expanding our arms. Enough to defend ourselves is sufficient."

They chatted for a while longer then left the train car, a helicopter landed, and two soldiers took a green box down from the helicopter and placed it on the ground. The officer and soldiers boarded the helicopter and left, then two helicopters flew towards the northeast.

The group returned to the stove at the end of the car, Stone explained the situation and answered Little Knife’s queries: "The East Base doesn’t wish for civilians to have too much military power, they are rebels after all, so Maya didn’t request for arms. But Maya, are you really planning to send someone to check out the Upper Distribution site?"

"Of course not, but we can use the drone for reconnaissance. The officer made a good point; I really don’t like having such neighbors." Maya said, "And I recognize the man from the surveillance video."

"Who is it?" everyone asked.

Maya replied, "Nightmare." Stone had never seen Nightmare.

Everyone was startled, and Lin Wu said, "That explains why he removed the gas mask, why he provoked the East Base; he’s never been the cautious type and increasingly audacious. If he wasn’t aware of his limits, he might even attack the East Base."

Shana said, "If Nightmare knows we’re at the Railway Bridge Base, he will definitely choose to attack us, not the logistics park soldiers. Especially you, Lin Wu, he certainly wouldn’t miss this chance for revenge."

Lin Wu scoffed, "Afraid of him?"

Maya said, "Shana, play with the drone when you have time, see if you can find anything. The East Base reaching out for our help suggests that Nightmare’s hiding deeper than we thought. It’s not improbable that the motorcycle transportation was just a decoy, their base might not be at the Upper Distribution site at all."

Shana agreed, "I concur, the Distribution site is definitely not a good base. Poor visibility, step outside and you could encounter a zombie attack, and it’s also in the epidemic area." The multiple people falling ill was a disastrous event for the Railway Bridge Base. Those few days were filled with apprehension, uncertain if they could be cured. Without Xiao Jing’s explanation, Lin Wu and the others might have scrambled with medications and possibly saved themselves, but Lin Meng would have undoubtedly died.

Lin Meng dressed sensually, wearing a shirt backwards with only the first and last buttons done up, exposing her stitched and bandaged wounds. To attend the meeting, she lay on a makeshift stretcher, carried out by Little Knife and Xiao Wen. For Lin Meng, the embarrassment wasn’t the pain, but the real pain from her wounds.

As a Fortress Agent, even a rookie, she still knew some information: "How could Nightmare, a man who acts autocratically and prefers to go it alone, form a group? When impossible to handle alone, he seeks temporary help. Why would he form a gang?"

Lin Wu asked, "Could it be Nightmare and Blood Meng? You know, with an ugly face covered, there’s no difference from a man."

Maya: "Don’t always resort to personal attacks on others. We can’t fully trust the Eastern Base either, as the difference in strength is too significant. If the base comes under attack, we need to have an emergency plan."

"Don’t overthink it, one armed helicopter could basically wipe us out," Lin Wu said. "Unless we have an air defense system."

Maya continued, "What I mean is to retreat. Those with rifles will hold them off while others should immediately head into the forest. Being unprepared and improvising on the spot will leave us very vulnerable. If there’s nothing else, let’s adjourn the meeting. Those who need to work, work; those who need to slack off, slack off."

Everyone looked at Lin Wu, his face unflushed and pulse steady, he propped his hand on Lin Meng’s head beside him and stood up: "Meeting adjourned." You little brat, daring to secretly pinch me with your fingernail, I dare to blatantly bully you.

...

Today, Lin Wu’s task was to deliver a box of instant noodles to Xiao Rou and Xiao Cai. Two days after arriving at the Railway Bridge Base, Xiao Rou and Xiao Cai seldom visited the base. With a distance of 3.5 kilometers and lacking proper transportation means, the Railway Bridge Base had no designated visits. Stone asked Xiao Wu to take a box of instant noodles on a trip, but Lin Wu volunteered for this job. Too many days of instant noodles were making them sick of it.

Xiao Wu could only do Lin Wu’s job: laying telephone lines.

Some warehouses still had landlines, following Snow Egg’s requests, Lin Wu dismantled them to take back. Snow Egg planned to use copper wires to lay telephone lines, enabling trunk to endcalls at the Railway Bridge Base. After all, a train with 12 carriages stretching nearly 300 meters long can’t rely just on shouting.

The front and rear of the train each had two restrooms, with the rear fitted with male and female showers, a coal stove, and ten large storage boxes filled with drawn clear water. Su Shi melted round holes near the lids of the storage boxes on both sides and connected them with pipes to ensure a continuous flow of water into each box.

Carriage 12 at the rear is the kitchen and coal storage area. Carriage 11 has two long tables making up the dining room, which also serves as the meeting room. Carriage 10 is the female dormitory, its doors normally closed all year round unless it rains, and with curtains drawn. Carriage 9 is the male dormitory, fully open, equipped with a projector. Carriage 8 is the instant noodles storage area. Carriage 7 houses the generator; from carriage 7 to 4 they store various materials such as panels, tires, small amounts of steel plates, fabrics, various tools, cable wires, etc.

Carriage 3 houses fishing gear and many earthworms; beneath carriage 3 is the middle part of The Day After Tomorrow River. It’s possible to cast fishing lines here, but only small fish can be caught as pulling up big fish from a 15-meter height isn’t feasible.

Carriage 2 is a simple tea room, and carriage 1 is the boss’s carriage, inside which are placed various farming tools like military shovels and homemade hoes. Currently, boss Stone had only cleared a hundred square meters of land, planting various vegetables, and the outlook seemed promising. Most of Stone’s time is spent here.

Now that the base’s initial setup is complete, there’s not much work left.

After carrying a box of instant noodles for 3.5 kilometers, Lin Wu reached the end of the viaduct and could see several wooden houses from afar.

Xiao Rou had cleared the originally weed-infested road, revealing concrete flooring, with the houses situated near the road beside the viaduct. The scale of the construction was quite significant. They used uniformly sized wood driven into the ground for the external walls, and the roof beams were simply structured, forming a triangular roof covered with waterproof cloth, then layered with woven leaves. Further improvements were expected.

When Lin Wu arrived, Xiao Rou was playing with mud. His materials were loess mixed with dry grass and water, stirred together, and then continuously smashed onto the ground to increase the tenacity of the loess.

Xiao Rou was happy to see Lin Wu and showed him their two-bedroom, one-living-room setup of four people. Aside from poor lighting and some unevenness in the floor, there were no other faults to point out.

Xiao Cai was off towards the mountains checking and setting traps and would only return before sunset.

Lunch was wild chicken noodle soup, and Lin Wu asked a few sensitive questions: "Xiao Rou, do you and Xiao Cai plan to have kids?" In this world, there are no underage NPCs, so this topic is considered taboo among the players. Since Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen were more familiar, Lin Wu thought it would be good for Xiao Rou to give it a try.

Without any pause, Xiao Rou answered, "We are very much in love."

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