Chapter 539 - 269 Fortress Merchant
Maya called Shana to mainly discuss the work in the living areas. After finishing, Maya brought up the issue of bathing oil consumption. This was another tough problem. Banning the Shadows from bathing, or having them bathe only once every two days clearly wouldn’t work, as it would lead to discriminatory treatment between the two bases. Leaving the problem unresolved was not an option either; continuing like this, both bases would run out of fuel before autumn.
Faced with a thorny issue, Shana called for Cute Lin Wu. After listening, Lin Wu said, "Opening a ward in the Waste City would allow the two female doctors to stay and work there, and an additional workshop would enable Su Shi to transfer there for work. The challenging part is sleeping. After their arrival, one vehicle would be enough to handle the rest."
These three belonged to the logistics personnel with weak combat capabilities. People like Little Knife had to stay at the Sawmill to deal with potential 5-star sieges that could occur at any moment.
Before Shana could respond, Peanut’s voice came through the headset, "Trader, there’s a trader at the trading post, help!" Having no combat abilities, seeing the trader being followed by a horde of zombies towards the Sawmill base, he had no choice but to hop away on one leg to a safer distance.
Upon hearing the alarm, Shana was immediately filled with intense regret. She had considered leaving some people at the Sawmill, but facing everyone’s urgent need to bathe, she ultimately did not bring it up. If it had been Maya, she would have either asked for a draw to decide who would stay behind or stayed behind herself. She would definitely not leave an empty shell of a base unattended.
The good news was that when Shana and her team returned to the Sawmill, the trader was still alive. Even better news was the successful acquisition of an Infrastructure Skills Book from the trader. Snow Egg learned it, and the daily oil production for Shadow increased to 10 liters.
The bad news was that the chased trader sought protection from Peanut, who, unable to escape, was killed on the spot. Although Peanut could be resurrected, it also meant that Shadow had lost another fighter.
Ranking by survival ability, combat capability, practical experience, and attributes, Lin Wu, Maya, and Little Knife were unquestionably in the T0 category. Cotton, Shana, and Peanut belonged to the T1 team. Except for Su Shi, the others were all part of the T2 team.