Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 987 - 426: Dividing the Spoils_2

Chapter 987: Chapter 426: Dividing the Spoils_2

"What accomplice? Can’t you use words properly?"

Lin Meng laughed and said, "I’ve found that you, Uncle Stone, are the only one in the whole base who dares to scold Lin Wu."

Stone sneered, "Scold him? Hah, he’s not worth wasting my saliva on."

Lin Wu spat, "But you are worth wasting my saliva on."

Stone wiped his face, and the two started fighting in the cockpit. Lin Wu had good stamina, Stone was heavy, neither suffered much, but the one who lost out the most was Lin Meng sitting in the passenger seat, getting her head knocked occasionally, her hair pulled, and her forehead flicked. Fighting with Stone was pointless, just for the sake of pride, but bullying Lin Meng was where the real fun lay. Lin Meng, who had intended to enjoy the show, was forced to play the peacemaker.

As soon as the scuffle ended, the sun was blocked out, and the three of them stuck their heads out to see a drone above them.

Lin Meng asked, "Whose is it?"

Stone said, "Definitely an enemy’s."

Lin Wu said, "If the drone had a mortar shell attached, with our speed and the fixed path we’re on, there’s a chance it could hit us."

Stone said, "You don’t know jack. Let me tell you, don’t underestimate this tractor, it’s a key vehicle for breaking through the tracks and moving freely in Day After Tomorrow City. Even if a shell could blow our heads off, they wouldn’t want to waste it on us."

Lin Wu said, "Doesn’t Veteran Base have another tractor?"

Stone replied, "Yes, but that’s Veteran Base’s property. Baldy’s bottom line is not letting Little Tyrant annex Veteran Base, so Baldy would never give the tractor to Little Tyrant. The Pacifists are also too embarrassed to openly demand Veteran Base to commit important assets to support Little Tyrant. Little Tyrant thinks annexing Veteran Base is a good thing, but it’s not."

Stone said, "After Veteran Base moves to the suburbs of South City, there will be a contrast between the lives of Alliance members and those at the base, eventually leading to worries among Veteran Base personnel about being annexed and living like Alliance members, while Alliance members could grow dissatisfied with their own living conditions due to comparison."

Curiously, Lin Meng asked, "Uncle, if you were Little Tyrant, how would you solve the problem with Veteran Base and Railroad Bridge Base?"

Stone said, "Drive people out, send a hundred or two hundred people to the vicinity of both bases. Neither Veteran Base nor Railroad Bridge Base have the capacity to absorb such a large number of refugees, but if they outright kill the refugees, it will lead to internal questioning of their sense of justice. So in the end, the bases will have no choice but to offer some aid to the refugees."

Stone: "The more people there are, the more conflicts arise, with everyone having different attitudes towards the refugees, leading to internal divisions. If a few spies are planted among them, things would get really interesting."

Lin Meng asked, "Facing this situation, how should we handle it?"

Stone said, "Xiao Yi is a white lotus, Xiao Wu, as a criminal policeman, still retains a certain sense of justice. Besides, Herb, Vegetable, and Meat still uphold some principles. If we directly shoot refugees approaching our base, it will definitely cause trouble. One way is to ignore them, we do our own thing, and focus on communication with Xiao Wu and the others. If communication fails, there’s nothing we can do, after all, we are the majority. It might eventually lead to Xiao Wu, Xiao Wen, and Xiao Yi moving to Mountain Base. However, now that we have Xiao Nu and the others at the base, this approach isn’t great."

Stone said, "The second method is to pass the knife, kill an NPC, or we draw lots and let Shadow die alone, provoking a vengeful outrage. For example, Lin Wu, if you get knifed by a refugee, Maya, in a fit of rage, would hop on the helicopter and flatten the refugee camp. Even if NPCs are discontent, it would only be with Maya. And even if it’s not Lin Wu but Xiao Yi or the others who get knifed, we would avenge them too."

Stone continued, "Lin Wu, you go down later and nudge Maya to come back to work, build up our sphere of influence and defense line. Take stock of supplies, replenish needs for the future, increase base defenses."

Lin Wu retorted disdainfully, "Why me? Aren’t you the boss?"

Stone: "You’re the only one in the entire base who dares to fight with Maya."

Lin Wu: "Nonsense, I’ve never fought with her."

Stone: "I said you dare. No matter what you do, Maya won’t blame you."

Lin Wu pondered, "I’ll go back and get a cartridge of explosives first."

Stone replied, "Forget it, right now your status is lower than the helicopter."

Lin Wu: "As long as I get Xiaoji and Xiao Zhuan to tamper with it, that could scrap the helicopter."

Stone said, "This is the wastage brought by internal strife. Anyway, you know what I mean, just get it done. You could even blow up the helicopter if you dare."

Lin Wu to Lin Meng: "You come with me."

Lin Meng: "Why?"

Lin Wu: "One more person to share the guilt."

...

The final stop of the handcar is just a temporary name, and it has been renamed Lookout. It’s a Y-shaped railroad. The right and the straight track is the westernmost one at the distribution center, while the left goes towards the railway bridge.

On the right side of the Y-shape, a Lookout is established, made up of three carriages to guard this strategic spot. However, no one is currently assigned for duty. Inside the carriage, there’s a coal stove able to provide heat and cook food. There’s also a coal-carrying carriage loaded with coal at the front of the Lookout that can serve as a cover; if there’s a fuel shortage, it can be pulled away.

West of the Lookout is the riverside, to the east, north, and southeast are open fields of at least a hundred meters, and due south is a 3,000 square meter warehouse. It’s a metal semi-finished goods warehouse with a massive amount of steel coils piled up like mountains. From the documents found, it seems these are stocks that investors snapped up when the steel prices plummeted. Renting a warehouse to store supplies isn’t uncommon; some even rent cargo ships for storage.

Within their manpower capacity, the base has moved some of the steel materials from the warehouse to build a small Fortress. Together with the Lookout 30 meters away, they form an essential defense for the railway bridge entrance. But currently, no one is on duty there either.

The armed helicopter is parked inside the warehouse, with its own designated area, where fuel, lubricants, and other items are placed, as well as a specialized rack for weapons. When Lin Wu and Lin Meng arrived, Xiaoji was checking the helicopter, while Maya was stuffing unloaded rockets back into the launch tubes.

Xiaoji turned his head and saw Lin Wu, noticing Lin Wu’s gaze at the missile, introduced: "Anti-tank missile. After pressing the launch button, the missile falls naturally. As it drops, this safety line is pulled out, igniting the missile to fly towards the target. The missile uses smart navigation, commonly known as a fire-and-forget system."

Hearing the introduction, Maya looked down and saw Lin Wu: "How come you’re here?"

"You?" Lin Wu glanced at Lin Meng, always ready for an argument.

Maya helplessly asked, "How come both of you are here?"

Lin Wu pretended to aim a finger gun at Lin Meng’s head: "If you keep obsessing over the helicopter, I’m going to kill Lin Meng right now."

Hearing Lin Wu explain their presence in a joking tone, Maya wiped her hands with a towel from the ground and walked over to clarify: "I’m also managing the base affairs. Mainly, I’m still in the learning phase and need quite some time."

Lin Wu put down his finger and said: "Lin Meng bet me that I wouldn’t dare to torch the helicopter." He took a Molotov Cocktail out of his backpack.

Maya hurriedly said: "Don’t mess around." It would be okay for others to get angry, but not Lin Wu. The helicopter owes more than half of its success to Lin Wu. Without Lin Wu’s night raid on the military camp, who knows how long they might have been detained, let alone acquiring a helicopter.

Seeing that Maya’s attitude was not serious, Lin Wu flicked his lighter, and Maya blew it out in one breath, patiently asking: "Is there something going on at the base?"

Lin Wu, playing with the lighter in his hand, said: "Firstly, the number of people has increased by four. Additionally, we are facing threats from the Survivor’s Alliance, while the base currently has people training, slacking, sleeping, and getting fat."

Lin Meng angrily said: "Why did you look at me when you said the last sentence?"

Lin Wu straightened Lin Meng’s head to look at Maya, complaining: "Look, some people are just disrespectful. There’s no one at Lookout, and the base is eating instant noodles every day. Shouldn’t you come up with a duty roster first? Like Xiaoji, his job is dealing with the helicopter and machinery; he must strictly be prevented from cooking. As for Lin Wu, his job is to slack off; he must be strictly prohibited from doing any tiring work."

Xiaoji commented: "The first part makes sense."

Maya pondered for a moment, realising there are indeed many things to be arranged and settled.

Seeing Maya’s difficulty, Lin Wu said: "You can assign yourself to be in charge of the helicopter hangar, or gloriously at the warehouse as Sentry."

That makes sense! Just as Maya was about to speak, Lin Wu, reading the room, added: "If you have no shame, that is."

Maya conceded: "Fine, I’ll go back and arrange things now. Xiaoji, this side is up to you."

Xiaoji didn’t give Maya a chance: "I can handle everything by myself."

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