Chapter 400 - 214 Illness
The work began in earnest.
First, Lin Wu went to the room next to the Blood Heart to find a building materials package, taking along some hardware products according to Maya’s needs. Where there was hardware, there were bound to be building materials, no problem.
Second, Lin Wu returned to the base, where Maya constructed the workshop.
Third, Maya contacted her family through the radio and, with the help of Su Shi, who was a real engineer, designed a pulley-like device that could wind and unwind a rope by turning a handle. Under Su Shi’s guidance, a catch was installed so that when it was released, the rope would be fixed.
Fourth, Lin Wu took Maya’s repeating crossbow and started killing.
Using guns was definitely not an option, as there were not enough bullets. The repeating crossbow was different; crossbow arrows were simple to make and the materials were cheap. A single office could be dismantled to obtain a large amount of scrap iron and splintered wood. Su Shi could craft a crossbow arrow with 1 scrap iron and 2 pieces of splintered wood, while Maya needed to use twice the materials. However, crossbow arrows could be recovered while corpse looting.
The core of this set-up was Maya. The key was whether Maya could constantly stay focused and carry out every rope maneuver Lin Wu required. Fortunately, Maya was a being capable of concentrating to an extent that her own kind found terrifying.
Lin Ma worked tirelessly all day, crafting an assembly line for harvesting serum. Although today was tough and could be said to have yielded nothing, tomorrow would surely be beautiful. Why not work at night? Lin Ma did not dare to guarantee that there were no Night Demons in this office building. In a place surrounded by zombies without a clear picture of the situation, acting rashly at night was not a good idea.
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The temporary base’s dormitory was terribly rudimentary, providing only a few small candles without even a screen, crudely furnished with bunk beds made of iron frames, which meant there was virtually no privacy. But then again, whoever had ended up establishing a base here couldn’t be worried about silly privacy.
Maya went to bed at eight in the evening, and Lin Wu watched over her, growing more and more admiring. After getting into bed, Maya did not move at all. She did not turn over or search for a comfortable sleeping position. Instead, she lay down in a mechanical infant-like position, and once she pulled up the blanket, she became still.