State of Decay - Chapter 342

[Chapter 337 Shadow Mutation (Part 2)]

In the Mayan era, supplies were sufficient, and problems were pointed out directly and asked to be corrected or stopped. Due to Maya’s personality, no one had any objections, and there was no chance of being unable to step down. Shana is prone to judge issues emotionally, and she tries hard to be on the right foot, but her attitude toward everyone is different, and her decisions and orders are easily misunderstood.

For example, Shanna has a normal relationship with Peanut, and Maya has a normal relationship with everyone. Maya’s next order: Peanut, go move the bricks. Peanut thought it was tiring to move the bricks, but since he was assigned to do it, he had no choice but to move it. He didn’t think Maya was giving the order to him. Shana has good relationships, some have bad relationships, and some have average relationships. Either Shana leaves the hard work to people with whom she has a good relationship, otherwise others will have opinions.

For example, Shana has a good relationship with Dashuang. When Shana asks Huahua or others to move bricks, Huahua or others will think, why not let Dashuang move the bricks and leave this hard work to me? It was like this last time, and it will be like this this time. Although I am not sure that you are targeting me, I am willing to believe that you are targeting me.

Starlight knows that the cost of restructuring is very high, but she thinks it is a good thing for the long-term healthy operation of the base.

Finally, Starlight explained: If Shadow does not accept the reform, she cannot see the future of Shadow who lacks execution ability. She will consider settling in the Angel Alliance. If Shadow is willing, she hopes to send her a ride in an armored vehicle.

The straight-line distance between the Angel Alliance and the Doomsday Fortress is 12 kilometers, and the distance is 25 kilometers. Because there were a large number of zombies at the checkpoint at the entrance of the tunnel, the two parties only communicated through radio.

The Angel Alliance is a survival alliance that came together through base replacement activities. There were originally 24 bases. Due to the train activity, there are now only 11 bases left and 13 empty bases are idle. They welcome anyone to settle in the Angel Alliance.

Su Shi, who was in the back office, was the first to express his support for Xingguang’s view. In the past, even Lin Wu would get the consent of the deputy commander before taking things. Nowadays, everyone can take whatever they want and use it however they want. There is a lack of rigorous collective management. From an emotional point of view, he was dissatisfied with Xue Dan’s behavior of privately taking high-end materials. He was even more dissatisfied with Xue Dan’s punishment of raising the ball high and letting it fall gently. That is one of the core components for upgrading the third-level command.

Shitou asked everyone slowly: Are they unable to get along and are they ready to break up?

These coercive words were met with silence. Shitou knew that the conflict had reached a critical point, so it was very civilized that no fight broke out.

Peanut raised his hand and told about his situation. In the past two months, there have been four zombie sieges. In the hardcore mode, the player needs to clean up the zombie corpses around the base. He was assigned the task of cleaning up the corpses three times. He does not require everyone to take turns to do this job, but some people are not even qualified. Should there be an explanation?

Cotton, who has always been quiet, retorted that while everyone was making fishing nets, cleaning, repairing cofferdams, growing farm products, and making materials, You and Xingguang were cuddling up to each other in the tugboat. I know you are friends, but if you don’t know, I think you are a third party.

This sentence ignited the atmosphere at the scene. The angry Peanut was not the one picking the cotton. Dashuang helped Cotton talk and ended up bringing a knife. Xuedan stood up for Xiaodao. The meeting was extremely lively for a while.

Shi Shi stopped the quarrel and said that since everyone couldn’t get along, it was better to get together and leave to leave a good impression on each other. Considering that Fortress of Doom is a personal system, start voting. Those who agree with the reform will raise their hands, and those who disagree with the reform will raise their hands.

The results of this vote seem to indicate that Shadow has been divided into three factions.

The first faction is the Shana faction, whose allies are Dashuang and Cotton. The second faction is the Starlight faction, whose allies are Peanut and Cuiyu. The third faction is the neutral faction, whose members are Xue Dan, Xiao Dao and Su Shi. There are three people in each faction, and no one can reach the standard of four people in Fortress of Doom.

Xue Dan and Xiao Dao had a good relationship with Shana, but Xiao Dao and Mian Qian had conflicts, and due to the horse soul incident, they did not side with Shana. Su Shi didn’t want to join any faction, he just didn’t want to side with Xue Dan and Xiao Dao, so he abstained from voting.

Does Starlight have any selfish desires? It’s unclear, but the possibility of her taking revenge on Stone cannot be ruled out. But it cannot be denied that Starlight is right. There are more and more conflicts within Shadow, and they are becoming more and more acute. The most terrible thing is that there is no one who can resolve and ease conflicts, because everyone has a position.

Shitou knew that there was no point in trying to get a few votes to maintain the shadow, so he expressed his attitude: “I have the main responsibility for a base to develop like this. I don’t want this base anymore. As the same saying goes, it’s easy to get together and disperse. Divide the base, or divide it.” Materials, those who can live together can live together, and those who cannot live together can forget it. As for what kind of system the base will make, I will not participate.”

Shitou said: “The armored vehicle belongs to me. I will get some weapons and building materials. I can do it by Highway 99. To survive, Su Shi, will you come together?”

Su Shi nodded: “Together.”

After Xue Dan and Xiao Dao discussed a few words in a low voice, Xue Dan explained that he apologized to everyone. This incident was entirely due to Caused by him taking materials privately. He decided to go to the Angel League with Xiaodao to settle down. In order to reach the Angel League, he hoped to borrow an armored truck.

Starlight stood up and said that she had no intention of breaking up Shadow. She knew that two people would benefit from cooperation and two people would suffer from separation. She asks everyone to forget about the meeting and she and Peanut will leave the base tomorrow.

Da Shuang believes that everyone can stay, resolve conflicts if they arise, and shelve them if they cannot be resolved. Xuedan also agreed. He believed that two deputy commanders could be set up, with Shitou issuing work instructions, and Xingguang and Shana taking the lead respectively.

The atmosphere started to get better, but Shitou said: “I’m tired, I won’t play anymore, I will get away.” As early as a few months ago, when he saw the death of the top salesman and the CEO, he knew that Shadow was going to leave Downhill.

As the boss, he fully supported Shana’s authority. He did not appoint Xingguang as deputy commander because he knew that once Xingguang became deputy commander, it would most likely trigger a dispute between the two factions. But Shitou made a wrong calculation. Xingguang is a newcomer, but Peanut is not. Cuiyu is Peanut’s best friend. In addition, Xingguang and Cuiyu are both doctors and have similar daily work and life schedules, so the three of them have a very good relationship.

When the sawmill and the Citadel of Doom were separated, Shanna tried her best to manage the sawmill, but it was far inferior to the Citadel of Doom. Shana is not a housekeeper type, she is more suitable to be a captain. This is why Shitou believes that Shadow will go downhill after Lin Ma’s death.

As a boss, his talent is to employ people, and no one can use him. As a boss, he cannot become a leader. What he can do is stabilize the food source, increase campfire gatherings, and teach Shana privately how to deal with things.

Shadow can still operate as long as Shitou is willing, but he has lost interest in Shadow. Shitou insisted on his point of view, Shadow’s fault is my boss’s fault, I want to self-exile. If you want to reorganize the system, or whatever, it’s up to you.

Starlight has no intention of seizing power and has its own reasons for convening the meeting. Yu Gong said that she has seen the current problems of Shadow. Freedom and looseness have led to low productivity and the lack of unified management regulations. Personally, she hates Shana, and she believes that Shana complained to Shitou. Seeing Shi Shi’s attitude, Xingguang quickly tried to dissuade him and apologized non-stop. The meeting ended in such a mess.

Shitou brought the building materials with him that night, drove away the armored vehicle, and exited the base. The next day, Shadow held another plenary meeting on this matter. Shana read Shitou’s message and asked them not to disturb a farmer’s life. Starlight proposed to manage Shadow together with Shanna, and then persuaded Stone to come back.

Shana said that she would not stay in Shadow. She only wanted a pickup truck and basic weapons and ammunition. Cotton and Dashuang said that they would go with Shana. Xiaodao said angrily, “Let’s go, let’s go, we don’t want the base anymore.” Xuedan took the armored truck, basic weapons and some grains, and immediately exited the shadows with Xiao Dao and headed for the Angel Alliance.

Xingguang no longer wanted to persuade, and only she, Cuiyu, Peanut and Su Shi were left. Su Shi told Xingguang to take what he could. He didn’t retreat because the Doomsday Fortress had a minimum limit of four people. He hoped that Peanut could give him a lift and send him to the stone. If he couldn’t find the stone, he would go into seclusion in the mountains.

Starlight’s original purpose in staying in Shadow was to get close to Maya. As a strong woman, she was curious about how Maya could assume the core role of Shadow. Due to Starlight’s outstanding abilities, she looked down on Shana’s management skills, but she maintained a superficial friendship and respect. She never had any intention of letting the Shadows disband.

In any case, the shadow ended like this, and the unconquerable fortress of doom was abandoned.

Shanna, Mian Mian and Da Shuang drove away in a pickup truck. The only safe road was Route 99. So they found the stone first along Route 99, and the stone settled in an Orion cabin 200 meters away from the road. In Shitou’s words, his armored vehicles can defend many low-intensity sieges.

Shanna is unable to convince the Stone to rebuild the Shadow. Once people like Shitou make up their minds, there is basically no possibility of turning back. Then Xingguang sent Su Shi to the Stone Base and brought some fuel and supplies. The three parties sat down for a cup of tea, and Shitou told Starlight not to blame herself. Shadow’s collapse had something to do with her, but it was not the main reason.

Shi Tou believes that once the business of such a large group begins to go downhill, various conflicts will inevitably arise. And damn Dawn is secretly adding fuel to the fire. The fish catch in the cofferdam has gradually decreased, the locust disaster has increased in the farmland, the fish have become smarter as they fish, and the wild beasts have learned to avoid traps.

Although Shi Shi said this, Xingguang still solemnly apologized to Shi Shi and Shana. She had no intention of bringing the matter to this point. At the same time, she also publicly admitted to Shana that she was indeed dissatisfied with Shana.

Shitou saw that the two had a harmonious relationship, so he suggested that they regroup.

Shana and Xingguang each smiled and neither answered Shitou’s words. You can let go of your grudges, but people who are no longer on the same path are not people who can be reconciled, so why force themselves to be together?

The armored truck was driven away by the snow egg, and Starlight, who could not go to the Angel Alliance, decided to go to the lumberyard to establish a base. Everyone is welcome to visit, and everyone is welcome to join her new base.

Shitou sent the two girls to the intersection and said something: The general trend of the world is that if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. When will it fit together? When it comes to the natural rendezvous that the earth can do.

Shana, Mian Mian and Da Shuang temporarily established a base in a small villa near a river. They decided to head towards Beicheng. The plan was to advance step by step towards Beicheng until they found a satisfactory base.

Today, more than ten days later, Shana found this nice farm. After contacting Cotton and the others, she withdrew from the base and prepared to eliminate the zombies and occupy the farm.

The above is the period when Lin Ma left Shadow for more than three months, and major things happened in Shadow. As for the small things, there are many, including love, friendship, and conflict.

Lin Wu admired: “Such a big base, you can do it as you say, I admire you.”

Maya said: “Throughout history There are two reasons for the collapse of a large empire. One reason is the failure of foreign wars, and the other reason is internal wars. The main reason for the latter is the decline in the quality of national life. Shana, I remember mentioning the meaningless worksheet to you. Did you execute it?”

“What?” Lin Wu was confused.

Maya explained: “Even if there is no need for work, some meaningless work must be arranged for everyone. For example, digging tunnels in the living area, searching, demolishing, collecting stones, cutting down building materials, and even leveling up. Only if everyone Only when there is something to do, collective conflicts will be reduced.”

Maya explained in a more popular way: “Increasing the employment rate will help social stability.” When the Guards have no combat or work tasks, they will arrange for them to undergo training and assessment. The purpose is not all to improve Their quality and ability, but because if they are given too much rest time in the military camp, fighting is almost inevitable.

Shana replied: “I don’t think it is necessary, so there is no arrangement.”

Maya asked: “Are there any arrangements for daily work? Even if it is announced that today is a holiday, will you be free to move around today?”

“No, it will only be arranged when necessary and necessary.” Shanna reflected: “After having an in-depth discussion with Xingguang, I also knew that I was doing very poorly. I arranged a job for ABC. Even if it didn’t make sense, I should also arrange a job for DE.” Her problem may be that she is too smart. , she thinks that the three people in ABC can complete the work, and then the two people in DE can take a rest. Next time, arrange DE to work and ABC to rest. It sounds good, but the content of this job and that job are different, which may cause all five people to think that she is partial.

Seeing that it was about to turn into a management meeting, Lin Wu interrupted and asked: “Do you have any strategic opinions? Let’s go get the Doomsday Fortress back?”

Maya thought for a moment and asked: “How much fuel do you and Shitou have in the two bases?”

Shana Answer: “Quite a bit. The life skills of Dashuang and Xuedan can get a barrel of fuel every day. But I don’t know how much fuel Shitou got.”

Maya looked at Lin Wu: “I have a bold idea.”

“You’re so bold. “Isn’t it just a plane?” As soon as you stick your butt out, I know what you are going to say.

I will endure! Maya took out her hand-drawn map from her backpack to discuss with Shana, and finally said: “With the density of zombies, occupying the commercial street is not a big problem. The risk comes from two aspects. The first aspect is NPC. They may Will list us as enemies.”

Shana denied Maya’s view: “Definitely not. Although I have very little contact with NPCs, I know that the NPC camp is very clear. The fortress and the alliance are hostile, and the player is a neutral identity. Only when we give them a task will we become hostile to the other party. In addition, attacking the fortress will become the enemy of the fortress, and attacking the alliance will become the enemy of the alliance.”

Shana said: “When we do not attack the fortress NPC, we are not hostile to the fortress NPC. In their eyes, we are just residents of the epidemic area. Even if we accept the attack mission, the hostile relationship will be lifted after the mission is over. Unless, like last time, the killing is too harsh, they will attack our base. And After reducing the hostility value over time, we have restored normal relations with the alliance.”

Shana added: “I am sure that my judgment on the game’s camp mechanism is correct. This may be the reason for setting up automatic turrets, because ordinary NPCs will not take the initiative to attack Player.”

Maya nodded in thought, while Lin Wu explained: “After you interrupted, she forgot the second point.”

(End of Chapter)