Chapter 686 - 324 Defense II_2
Dormitories are decent. The kitchen and production areas don’t even have exterior walls; it’s all open plan, lacking privacy, with everyone’s every move visible to others.
There are many items worth twenty thousand points active on the train. So far, Lin Wu still felt that tents were the best value. At the very least, on dark nights in the wilderness, they provide a warm shelter.
As Lin Wu rolled around on the ground with Wai, Maya’s voice came through the headset, "Lin Wu, do you copy?"
"I’m here!"
Maya said, "I’ve reached the defensive point. There are no buildings nearby, no hills or lakes, just a three-meter-wide dirt road. On both sides of the road are reeds and bushes. Every fifteen meters or so there’s a tree about three meters from the road. It seems the attacks come from these concealed places."
Lin Wu said, "Walk a little further ahead."
Soon, Maya reported, "On the left there’s a wetland overgrown with aquatic plants which are nearly two meters tall on average. On the right is a sparse forest. Looks like I was right, it’s likely an escort mission." To escort an item or person through dangerous territory.
Lin Wu asked, "Are the attackers zombies or NPCs?"
Maya replied, "If they’re NPCs, we can only disarm and surrender. The escort route is estimated to be about five kilometers. I’m heading back."
As they spoke, the alarm sounded, starting the three-star siege countdown. Before reaching three stars, the Threat Value had risen very quickly. At ordinary bases, three or four people not firing guns daily could reach two stars in a day or two, and three stars in a little over a week. Clearly, the tent camps didn’t account for the Threat Value when dismantled; it had taken half a month to reach three stars.