Chapter 191 zing Profits, Burning Cities
Chapter 191 zing Profits, Burning Cities
She hadpletely undercut him.
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More importantly, they had an abundance of gleamstones–and nothing else to use them on. Paying in gleamstones for Evoloid was basically handing it to them for free.
Den contacted Lucas immediately and purchased a vial to test. After using it, they were beyond stunned. Theresa was like a miracle worker–her Evoloid was simply unbelievable.
So, when Den and Charlotte heard Theresa was recruiting for an offensive against the cities, the two of them didn’t hesitate. After a quick discussion, they decided to join her alliance.
If their camp didn’t have so many elderly residents, whom Theresa refused to ept, they would’ve moved over entirely. But even now, as she started recruiting official allies, clinging to someone like her was clearly the smartest move. Following Theresa could only lead to good things.
Off to the side, Theron and Lucas watched everything unfold with faint, knowing smiles but said nothing.
Soon, fires raged along the street, while a convoy of vehicles headed toward the food processing nt. During the city siege, everyone would be temporarily housed here.
Theresa traded Charlotte fifty vials of Evoloid in exchange for 500 gleamstones–the going rate. The raw cost for her was about 25 gleamstones total, but she also received 500 system points.
<i>“</i>Ding–<i>Alliance </i><i>trade </i><i>sessful</i>. <i>Five </i><i>hundred </i><i>points </i><i>added</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
She hadn’t lifted a finger, and yet Theresa had just pocketed 475 gleamstones and earned 500 points. It was basically free money. On top of that, the Evoloid would boost her allies‘ strength, reinforcing the alliance. She came out ahead in every way.
Shortly after Charlotte’s transaction, Theron arrived with a sack of gleamstones slung over his shoulder.
“Hall, gimme 100 vials of Evoloid, and 5,000 pounds of pasta.”
He tossed her six thousand gleamstones.
<i>“Ding</i>–<i>Alliance </i><i>trade </i><i>sessful</i><i>. </i><i>Six </i><i>thousand </i><i>points </i><i>added</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
Six <i>thousand </i><i>points</i>?! <i>That’s </i><i>basically </i><i>an </i>AK–<i>47 </i><i>right </i><i>there</i><i>! </i>Theresa whooped inwardly, but on the surface, she eyed the gleamstones Theron had just gifted her and took the bag. “You want the pasta delivered now?”
“Yeah, I’ll have my people take it back to camp right away,” Theron replied. He still had to make sure his base had enough to eat.
“No need to send anyone. I’ll arrange it myself–faster and safer.”
Theron’s eyes lit up. “How?”
“Unmanned aerial vehicle,” she said.
Theron stared at her for three full seconds before he swore. “Sh*t, you’ve got unmanned aerial vehicles?, Where the hell did Lucas, dig up someone like you?!”
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Centered around the zing Sun Camp, Theresa’s zing Sun Alliance had kicked off a full–scale material cirction system. All gleamstones now funneled into her hands, and with them came an endless streamn of system points. In return, the allied camps received exactly what they needed to survive and grow.
Once the alliance was established, Theresa’s Evoloid became exclusive–she stopped selling to outsiders. altogether. That,bined with the cheap and reliable supply lines she offered, caused fier allies‘ strength to skyrocket. Camps that weren’t part of the zing Sun Alliance were left far behind. The three bases that had joined her had all been carried to new heights.
With the influx of points, Theresa bought another batch of unmanned aerial vehicles. The multifunctional system she had could only be one, but unmanned aerial vehicles? She could buy as many as she wanted. At 200 points apiece, she exchanged the points from Theron’s deal alone for 30 new unmanned aerial vehicles. Her camp’s power surged once again.
That night, when Bennie learned that Theresa hadunched her first counterattack against the city, he fell into stunned silence.
Today <i>is </i><i>February </i><i>27th</i><i>–</i><i>the </i><i>coldest </i><i>time </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>year</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>they </i><i>picked </i><i>now </i><i>to </i><i>attack </i><i>the </i><i>zombies</i>. Is <i>it </i><i>because </i><i>the </i><i>cold </i>slows them <i>down</i>, making <i>them </i><i>easier </i><i>to </i><i>fight</i>? <i>But </i><i>this </i><i>weather’s </i><i>brutal </i><i>for </i><i>the </i><i>zombies</i>… <i>and </i><i>just </i>as <i>brutal </i><i>for </i><i>the </i><i>people</i><i>! </i>
Using their camp’s top–tier supeputer to simte the battle, Bennie could immediately tell just how impossible it would be.
<i>They </i><i>can’t </i><i>use </i><i>heavy </i><i>weapons</i><i>–</i><i>they’d </i><i>risk </i><i>drawing </i><i>out </i><i>the </i><i>entire </i><i>city’s </i><i>horde</i><i>. </i><i>That </i><i>means </i><i>they </i><i>have </i><i>to </i>go <i>the </i><i>old- </i><i>fashioned </i><i>way</i><i>… </i><i>inch </i><i>by </i><i>inch</i><i>, </i><i>block </i><i>by </i><i>block</i><i>, </i><i>clearing </i><i>the </i><i>undead </i><i>like </i><i>monks </i><i>on </i><i>a </i><i>pilgrimage</i>. <i>No </i><i>shortcuts</i><i>, </i><i>no </i><i>fast </i><i>tracks</i><i>–</i><i>just </i><i>brutal</i><i>, </i><i>grinding </i><i>attrition</i>. <i>One </i><i>wrong </i><i>move </i><i>and </i><i>they </i><i>die</i><i>. </i>
Bennie clenched his fists.
“You’ve all lost your minds. I’m not throwing mine away with you.”
What others called “strategic vision,” he saw as pure insanity.
It had only been six months since the apocalypse began. Humanity had barely stabilized, and no one had even begun to properly rebuild–yet Theresa dared to strike the cities! Sure, retaking the cities came with huge rewards, but it was far too soon, especially when the zombies in the cities were dangerous.
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