Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 331: Coal Resource Players, the Situation of the Three Major Forces

Yu Yuan entered the Black Shield Police Department, having come through the sewer.

On the second day after Carmen took control of the Black Shield Police Department, he had sent people to expand the underground area, precisely in the direction of the sewer.

With the maps from the Records Room as a guide, plus the professional tools and equipment from the Black Shield Police Department, it only took two days to complete such a passageway.

After further repairs and reinforcement, a secret passage was officially established.

Carmen was already waiting here.

"Chief Carmen, how are the preparations going?"

Seeing Yu Yuan's teasing look, Carmen chuckled softly.

"For the first two days, there were Enforcers who were dissatisfied about being demoted and wanted to lead a disturbance. After they were executed, the others became much more docile. Then, when I proposed the military merit system, started military training, and announced that new Enforcer squad leaders would be selected based on training performance, everyone's motivation began to coalesce...."

The two had already walked to the training ground, and Carmen pointed at the group currently undergoing firearms training.

"At first, some didn't understand why we needed proper military training, especially since the world has become a wasteland now. In their view, such high-intensity training had no meaning other than accelerating the consumption of our stored survival supplies....""But as the training has gotten into full swing these past few days, although that doubt still lingers, they've also realized we are preparing for a war, and their training has become much more serious."

Yu Yuan nodded, looking at the Thugs in training.

"Good. Make sure the food provisions keep up. Don't be afraid of consuming supplies. What about the ammunition reserves?"

"They're currently sufficient. But if we really intend to wage war against other worlds, we'll need to find a way to secure replenishment channels. After all, it's bitterly cold outside now, making it extremely difficult to search for supplies."

Yu Yuan naturally understood this. Take the Black Shield Police Department here, for example. Despite Carmen's prior preparations and the fairly ample cold-weather supplies here, the indoor temperature is still only around 8-9 degrees Celsius.

That temperature is already quite cold, and it's the kind of damp, penetrating chill that seeps into your bones.

Carmen could only provide some warmth by lighting bonfires.

And he tried to gather everyone together for warmth as much as possible to save fuel.

Although life was a bit harder than before, at least no one had frozen to death at the Black Shield Police Department these past two days.

Yu Yuan had already considered this point.

Before coming, he had purchased a large amount of fuel on Taotao Hole. One reason for his visit was to confirm the training situation, and the other was to provide them with fuel.

There was not only wood, but also coal.

The price of coal was very high: 100,000 survival points per ton, which works out to about 100 survival points per kilogram. Expensive?

Extremely expensive. But after Yu Yuan bought out all the coal listed on Taotao Hole, he only got about two tons.

The quantity wasn't much, just a small pile.

But Yu Yuan didn't care. He cared more about the seller behind this coal.

Although coal was expensive, it played a crucial role in his future development. Whether for subsequent civilization construction or invasions of other worlds, the later stages would be inseparable from metal smelting, and smelting metal fundamentally couldn't be done without coal.

Yu Yuan was already making preparations for his future plans.

He wanted to see how quickly this player selling coal could restock, to estimate the other party's strength and ranking.

In preparation for future invasions, he was determined to secure the coal resources.

After delivering a portion of the wood and coal to the Black Shield Police Department, Yu Yuan left.

His next destination was the Black Rock Caravan.

The situation at the Black Rock Caravan was even worse than at the Black Shield Police Department. Although, due to Zhou Yuan's influence, the entire caravan was united and had prepared in advance for this Extreme Cold disaster, weak strength was the original sin.

Not only did they barely have enough survival supplies for one month, but even their heating supplies were pieced together by dismantling furniture, doors, and windows, which would last at most a little over half a month.

Yu Yuan was naturally aware of their difficulties. The remaining heating supplies were prepared for the Black Rock Caravan.

The Black Rock Caravan had also connected a passage between their underground Civil Air Defense Shelter and the sewer.

They even took it more seriously than the Black Shield Police Department. Knowing Yu Yuan was coming, Zhou Yuan, Yuan Lang, and Yuan Huai, all three of them, were waiting here.

And only these three were allowed near this passage, with dedicated guards posted.

When they personally saw a large amount of wood and a pile of coal appear before their eyes, the joy on their faces was uncontrollable.

Afterwards, the three of them entered a room, and Yu Yuan looked at Zhou Yuan.

"How are the situations with the other factions?"

The smile vanished from Zhou Yuan's face, and he shook his head gently.

"Not good at all. From what I know, the death toll among the Big Gold Tooth Brotherhood is almost half. The other two factions also have dozens of deaths. None of them expected the Extreme Cold to come so quickly. Only the Humpback Whale is temporarily unreachable...."

Yu Yuan looked thoughtful.

"So, how long do you think they can hold out?"

"This... I'm not sure either. Aside from the May Alliance which is relatively stronger, the Big Gold Tooth Brotherhood and the Green Forest Parliament Alliance are about on par with our Black Rock Caravan in strength, maybe slightly stronger, but not by much.

The main reason for this drastic reduction in numbers is still the sudden, sharp temperature drop, which caught them completely off guard. Most of those who froze to death died on the first day. As for now... with so many dead, the pressure on their survival supplies has been greatly reduced... As long as the temperature doesn't drop any further... they should be able to last at least a month without problem."

Zhou Yuan frowned slightly.

"Of course, this is just my speculation. The May Alliance's situation might be much better...."

The temperature not dropping any further?

Yu Yuan shook his head gently.

This is just the beginning!

Not to mention the arrival of the Ice Age a month from now, where the minimum temperature will directly hit -98°C. Even now, just entering the second stage, we're still far from the -35°C limit!

"If they can still hold out, then let's wait a bit longer. You keep in touch with them during this time. Tell me the day they can't hold on anymore."

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up, and he tentatively asked:

"Sir, are you planning to subjugate them?"

"Subjugate them?" Yu Yuan looked at Zhou Yuan and Yuan Lang, a light smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"You could say that... if they know what's good for them...."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan and Yuan Lang's expressions shifted slightly.

"Sir, perhaps you could leave this matter to us to handle...."

"Confident you can do it?"

Zhou Yuan and Yuan Lang exchanged a smile.

"We definitely won't disappoint you, sir..."

"Then I'll leave it to you. I have only one requirement: absolute submission. If they have any ill intentions... hmph..."

"Understood!"

Yu Yuan smiled and continued, "By the way, what exactly are the compositions of those three factions? Tell me about them. I'd like to get an understanding."

"Composition..." Zhou Yuan looked at Yuan Lang.

"Let Brother Yuan explain this. He's more familiar with those people."

Yuan Lang looked at Yu Yuan, gathered his thoughts briefly, and began to explain.

"Sir, the Green Forest Parliament Alliance is actually composed of former members of the Green Forest City Municipal Council. During the initial riots..."