Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 960 - 415 Autumn

Chapter 960: Chapter 415 Autumn

D91 days, Day After Tomorrow City entered autumn, half of the 180 days had passed.

D90 and D91 are completely different worlds, the former like a furnace, with even breathing carrying a high temperature. The latter cool in the morning and evening, slightly hot during the day, very comfortable. Plus, the autumn wind and falling leaves, compared to summer, it’s simply heaven.

On such a fine morning, some disputes arose within the railway bridge base. People represented by Shana believed that with the base’s materials being sufficient, they could definitely survive the last 90 days, and that the Stone just needed to hover around the distribution center, there was no need to leave it.

The people represented by Maya believed that the important thing was to be happy. This group included Maya, Lin Wu, and Lin Meng. In fact, Maya was neutral, but she did not deny after being counted by Lin Wu.

Stone said, "Tell me what materials we don’t have near our distribution center."

Lin Wu: "Motorcycles, cars." There were no motorcycles nearby, perhaps because of a motorcycle ban, and while there were cars, they had been waterlogged and not dealt with for a long time, with severe internal damage. Recently Lin Wu always thought about the cool jeep at Starlight Base, and the motorcycles that could shuttle between cities, not cool but convenient.

Without transportation, going 3.5 kilometers to the meat and vegetable base, and taking a detour of one kilometer to the riverside are required. Not to mention daily outings for fixed supplies and scouting, wasting a lot of time on the road.

Stone angrily said, "Who needs cars? I will give you one when the time comes."

"How precious," Lin Wu retorted.

Snow Egg said, "The tractor, after being modified, can reach a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, maybe even 35 kilometers if pushed hard. But rail is not like a road, it takes a lot of time to turn around, and the operation is very troublesome." First, it needs to detach from the carriage, get onto the road, move to the tail of the train, get back onto the track, and finally reconnect.

Snow Egg said, "Currently West City is rather quiet, but South City and North City have quite a few bases with ill intentions."

Little Knife had lost his former boldness and echoed: "The original intention of Stone was just to transfer materials between distribution centers. We should focus on the mission, we only have 90 days left. Lin Meng, why do you support Lin Wu? You don’t even like cars."

Lin Meng said, "But I like to travel."

Stone was speechless: "Travel during the apocalypse? Let me ask you, if you encounter survivors who beg you for supplies, will you give them any? If not, what to do if they directly rob you? Will you shoot?"

Lin Wu helplessly said, "Okay then." Such a trip, only feasible with Double Forest, but everyone disagrees, and Lin Wu wouldn’t coerce anyone.

But no one expected that ten minutes later, at eight o’clock, the day’s task appeared as a base mission, which was to escort a VIP to the Western Peninsula to be handed over to the United Nations Navy stationed there.

As soon as this mission came out, everyone cursed Dawn’s mother, and Lin Wu, Lin Meng, and Stone immediately started to complain, calling it blatant cheating. Faced with everyone’s complaints, Little White Rabbit answered, "You can choose not to accept it."

Facing Lin Wu’s complaints, Little White Rabbit treated him like a child with intellectual disabilities, patiently explaining in detail, "This is a task opened by the system after a comprehensive assessment of your base’s strength, surrounding conditions, and facility capabilities." Little White Rabbit further explained that, unlike personal tasks, base tasks are rated for difficulty and given score rewards. For example, the difficulty of escorting a VIP is B-level, with the base having 9 people, each person could obtain 0.5% of the total score.

Maya analyzed the feasibility of the mission.

From the map, the team had two routes. The first route is to walk across the highway bridge at the upper distribution center, taking 20 hours to reach the Western Peninsula. The second route is the railway line, built along the mountains, separated by The Day After Tomorrow River from the highway.

However, due to the towering mountains in the western part of Day After Tomorrow, there is only one track for most of the route, and if there is a blocked train, it would put Stone in a difficult position to advance or retreat. Moreover, on most parts of the route, there are no conditions for the tractor to turn around.

Shana took out the photo stored in her mobile phone and said, "Look, on one side is the mountain wall, and on the other is the river. Even if the tractor could turn on the track, there’s no condition to pass by on either side. Once there’s a jam, Stone would effectively be abandoned there."

Shana vetoed the railway line, Maya vetoed the highway route: "Currently, the haven for refugees is the Western Peninsula. Although it’s been 90 days since the outbreak of the zombie virus, the survival rate of people in the suburbs is still relatively high, I believe many people will be heading towards the Western Peninsula."

Maya continued, "Even if there are few refugees on the road, the Western Peninsula currently has a high-density refugee camp, and with our equipment, it would be easy to be attacked."

Lin Meng said, "We have guns."

Maya said, "Let’s not mention the possibility that they also have guns. In the face of hunger, death is not terrifying."

Lin Wu said, "Have you forgotten that we still have a Divine Artifact?"

"What is it?" they asked.

Lin Wu answered, "A handcar."

Everyone was startled, Stone asked, "You want to take the handcar on the railway line? Shake it all the way?"

Lin Wu said, "What else? It’s more comfortable than walking and not slow."

This was indeed a feasible method. But having Stone and instead using a handcar felt a bit like having a luxury car at home but opting to take the subway.

Maya said, "The handcar isn’t bad, but the personnel can’t exceed four. Additionally, the space on the handcar is limited, barely enough for 8 backpacks. Since we’re escorting a VIP, we need to reserve one seat, so only three people can go."