Chapter 59 - 58: The Path of the Pistol
Stone reported, "Currently, aside from food ingredients, the other four types of basic materials are abundant and nearing full capacity in the warehouse. After three days of work, and with everyone’s efforts, our medical supplies reserve is now quite sufficient. As for bullets, we have a total of 120 rounds of .22 caliber. Other types of ammunition are another story." In the tent base, a lot of ammo packs were found and brought into the warehouse, exceeding the base capacity. To avoid waste, Su Shi mass-produced .22 bullets and some tubular bombs.
"We have established a certain level of trust with Invincible Base and agreed verbally to help each other. Moreover, it’s almost certain that North Town in Left County has no tradable agricultural skill books." Some players, after obtaining a Skill Book, learned it directly, lacking the ability to draw others away. Stone said, "The rate of obtaining guns at the Sentry Card is getting lower and lower. Currently, we have 19 small pistols in stock at the base. My proposal is to keep five small pistols in reserve at the base. Tomorrow we’ll make our way through the train tunnel to North Down Town in Right County for trading. I’ve already communicated with the Wanderer Base there, and they will provide a guide, waiting for us at the other end of the tunnel."
Stone went on, "When someone from Invincible Base went through the tunnel to fetch a doctor, they found a large number of zombies inside, forcing them to abandon their plan. Based on Invincible Base’s description, not only is it impossible to drive through the tunnel, but even motorcycles can hardly get through. In addition, they also provided information that about half a kilometer from the tunnel entrance, there is a 15-carriage passenger train. One can imagine the crowded conditions inside the tunnel and train, as well as the density of zombies. The only piece of good news is that every hundred meters inside the tunnel, there is a faint red light."
Stone asked, "Maya, do you think my plan is feasible?"
Maya inquired, "Is there a significant benefit?"
Stone nodded, "According to the Wanderer Base, there are many more players in North Down Town of Right County compared to North Town in Left County, and firearms are extremely scarce, presenting a huge market potential."
Right County is closer to Future City than Left County, which is mountainous terrain. Right County is almost entirely plains, flat as a pancake, with only a few hills less than a hundred meters high. Not only are there more farms in the rural areas of Right County, but the small towns are also numerous, and the town centers of Upper and Lower Town are much larger than those in Left County. Additionally, Right County is coastal with abundant food resources. Besides, scattered throughout Right County’s countryside are grain processing plants, distilleries, vineyards, sports fields, and other large building complexes.
The players in Right County hardly lack food, medical supplies are quite scarce, but what they lack the most are guns. Due to the shortage of firearms, besides the Wanderers, all five collectively managed teams in Right County failed to attack small and medium bases. Currently facing tremendous pressure to defend their territory, the Wanderers are willing to trade three small pistols for 20 kilograms of chewing gum, coffee, beef jerky, energy drinks, and a Cooking Skills Book. They will send a guide to lead the Shadow trade team to conduct the transactions at the Wanderer Base.
Maya arranged her troops, "Divide our team into two. Snow Egg, Horse Soul, and Shana will be responsible for the rear, Lin Wu will scout, Little Knife will play a supporting role and assist Lin Wu, and I’ll be in charge of covering our retreat. The front and rear teams will communicate via walkie-talkies, and if the front team deems progress impossible, the rear team will immediately withdraw. Lin Wu, Little Knife, and I will take turns covering the retreat."