NOVEL NEXT Chapter 323: Carriage Interior Construction (Part 2)
Based on an adult's daily water intake of 1000 milliliters, this Joint Train plus the few teams from Akse, totaling over 5000 people, has just enough to drink for one day...
Of course, in a place like this, consuming 1000 milliliters a day is already considered extravagant. From the perspective of mere survival, the absolute minimum is 300 milliliters a day, provided people aren't engaging in other activities. But considering the night and constant threats, that's impossible. If calculated at 500 milliliters, it might last two days at most.
Yet, Lin Xian hasn't even factored in train use and the water required for cooling the nuclear reactor.
Nonetheless, having this extra supply is basically a life saver. The fleet currently has some reserves. As long as we can successfully cross the no-man's land and reach Quan City within two to three days, the situation might improve significantly.
In addition to these material gains, there are over 120 prisoners captured by the sand bandits, which includes Lao Xie's dozen or so 'concubines'. Lin Xian took a brief look; all these women were silent and tight-lipped. Whether it's the stress of being confined for too long or their disbelief at being saved, they seemed resigned to their fates, having started to view themselves as 'objects', merely transferred from one captor to another.
It wasn't until they were draped in clothes, had the chains around their necks unlocked, and given food and water that some began to cry with tears sparkling in their eyes. Others, already numbed, silently ate their food and drank water.
Regarding the distribution of these supplies, unlike with Yijin before, this battle with the sand bandits involved contributions from every fleet. Water resources are scarce for each fleet, so food and water Lin Xian discussed and allocated based on the number of people evenly.
"I don't want weapons. If there's any fleet interested in my share, feel free to exchange it with water."
At this moment, Monica, having rested leisurely the entire afternoon, approached with her umbrella-bearing sidekicks, and spoke directly.
"Besides... if those dozen women are clear of issues, I'll take them."
Upon hearing this, it was Qian Deli who was the most surprised, looking at Monica with bewilderment: "What a joke, you would take women?"
"Why can't I take them?" Monica said, crossing her arms: "They might be timid, might be numb, might have lost their dignity and self-respect, driven only by the rationality of survival instincts. Yet such people, once they gain power, won't hold back when it comes to killing. Moreover, I'll keep them away from men."
Lin Xian was slightly stunned when he heard this. He originally thought Monica wanted to balance the male dominance within her fleet, but he realized he was thinking too trivially and crudely.
Monica actually intended to form an all-women's team and keep them separate from her male team members. At this moment, Lin Xian could clearly see the group of subordinates behind her going from excited upon hearing Monica was taking those women to helpless as if plunged into an ice cave...
This woman is simply a demon. With the conditions inside that sealed Queen Mo carriage, having a seductive queen visible yet untouchable amidst this apocalyptic loneliness is bad enough, not to mention adding a dozen beautiful women, all kept separate. Her male members would suffocate one by one.
Upon hearing this, not only Lin Xian, other fleets also gave Monica peculiar looks, as if unable to comprehend this woman's intentions.
"Back to the point, I don't need weapons temporarily. Any fleet lacking weapons can offer some water to me."
Lin Xian broke the silent atmosphere at this moment. His fleet has two sections of plant carriages, hence the demand for water is significant.
Lin Xian's Infinity Fleet and Monica's Queen Mo, both are well equipped, each more advanced than the other. Furthermore, for Lin Xian, there's little need to scan and manufacture those weapons, so he simply asked for more water.
There's another fleet, the Fu Lu Shou Team, led by Boss Hu, with a considerable amount of resources. His people are equipped with high-quality gear; just Sun Chang's advanced mechanical arms are worth as much as a Ghost Wolf Level battle armor, indicating that Hu Lushou isn't stingy about spending heavy sums on his subordinates. He didn't ask for weapons and food, merely some water and Blood Essence.
"I can trade!" As soon as the words were spoken, a fleet immediately stood up.
Soon, the discussion on resource allocation was completed, and the Akse bandit-clearing plan formally concluded.
70% of the Blood Essence was divided between Lin Xian, Dragon Mountain No.1, Joker Team, Queen Mo, and Hu Lushou's fleet, the remaining distributed according to fleet units to others.
Infinity received 150 Level 1 Blood Essence, 15 Second-level Blood Essence, several canned foods, and 300 liters of water. Though not much, it temporarily alleviated the urgency of providing for 180 people.
Adding the 10 Second-level Blood Essence given by Hu Lushou, Lin Xian now possesses 191 Level 1 Blood Essence, 25 Second-level Blood Essence, and one Level 3 Blood Essence. This Blood Essence could be exchanged for a considerable amount of supplies should they find the Phoenix Society or Federation.
The time reached 17:30.
After completing the distribution of supplies, all fleets busily drove toward their convoy, loading supplies. Nightfall was approaching, and everyone had experienced the horror of last night's events. All personnel responsible for train maintenance and readiness also began to quicken their pace.
Infinity, having completed the carriage refurbishment, rejoined the Joint Train formation, still led by Dragon Mountain No.1, followed by Infinity, Queen Mo, Joker Team, while the fleets in Akse City gathered around the Akse Station Platform, forming a convoy camp, waiting for nightfall, ready to embark with the Joint Train into the no-man's land.