Chapter 482 - 479: Arrangements
Lin Xinghai was almost certain that moving through those road sections at such a slow speed would make previously avoidable dangers impossible to evade.
And as for the three locations Zhou De mentioned, combat was a certainty.
He understood this, and he was sure the other party did too. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have spent so many Huaxia Coins to post a mission in the Mission Hall.
Lin Xinghai stared at the map for a while before speaking. "Alright, I understand. We’ll get ready. I just need to know when you’re able to depart."
"We can leave whenever," Zhou De said immediately.
"Good. We’ll meet at the Space Elevator in one hour," Lin Xinghai said.
"Uh... so soon?" Now it was Zhou De’s turn to be surprised. He had estimated that Lin Xinghai’s group would need at least half a day to prepare. He’d originally thought that leaving tomorrow would be pretty good.
But he never expected the man before him to be even more decisive than he was.
"The sooner, the better. The vehicles are slow, so even though the journey isn’t that far, it’s going to take a long time." Lin Xinghai didn’t want to waste too much time on a single mission.
The distance to Dongwu Shelter was over 1,000 kilometers. If their maximum speed was only 60 kilometers per hour, it would take nearly 17 hours to get there.
And that was assuming everything went smoothly. If they were delayed by combat, they would be lucky to arrive within a day.
That was why he didn’t want to delay a single moment.
"Alright! I’ll go back and prepare right now." Zhou De nodded without another word and left directly with his men.
The moment he left, the other members in the small conference room, who had been quiet until now, burst into lively conversation.
While many of them had real combat experience, very few had ever undertaken a mission as Mercenaries.
It was a novel experience for them, so their excitement was understandable.
Many of them were already in a heated discussion about how to handle the three dangerous locations. Should they take the initiative and wipe out the Zombies, or adopt a defensive, counter-attacking strategy?
They even singled out the two Mutated Zombies, "Death Claw" and "Giant Arm," for discussion, debating what combat style would be most suitable if they encountered them.
Lin Xinghai just listened quietly to their discussion, not wanting to dampen their enthusiasm.
He only needed to make the decisions on crucial matters. He didn’t want to micromanage everything—that would be exhausting. It was a good thing to let them exercise their own initiative.
Lin Xinghai had planned to wait for the group to reach a conclusion before speaking, but Little Fatty shuffled over and asked, "Boss, what should we prepare next?"
"Plenty of Firearms and ammunition. Also, can you get us a few Mechas?" Lin Xinghai asked.
"Of course! A few? I can get dozens! How about I transfer 22 Mechas over and give everyone one?" Little Fatty said magnanimously.
Ever since he’d become a Special Class Student, the old man at home who used to constantly lecture him had completely changed his tune. Now, Little Fatty could personally authorize any resource allocation under ten million.
"That’s not necessary. If we bring Mechas, we’ll also need Armored Vehicles to transport them, which would make the convoy too long and unwieldy. We shouldn’t encounter too many Mutated Zombies along the way. Five Mechas will be more than enough to handle it. If possible, try to get higher-spec ones," Lin Xinghai said after some thought.
"Heh, no problem. I guarantee every single Mecha will be professionally modified," Little Fatty promised, puffing out his chest.
After a moment’s thought, he added, "Oh, right, Boss, should I get a Rare Level Mecha for you? The only thing is, piloting it consumes a lot of Perception Power—about ten times more than a standard Mecha."
Legendary Level Mechas had to be custom-ordered, but the Hongyu Conglomerate had Rare Level Mechas in stock that could be requisitioned immediately.
Lin Xinghai’s interest was piqued, and he didn’t refuse. "Alright, I’ll leave it to you."
With his Perception Power, even a tenfold increase in consumption was no problem at all. After all, when he had just broken through to the Blood Qi Realm Early Stage, his Perception Range had already reached 1,200 meters.
And after breaking through to the Blood Qi Realm Middle Stage, the growth rate of his Perception Power remained absurd compared to others. The breakthrough of a single Small Realm had added another 400 meters to his range.
In other words, his Perception Range could now extend a full 1,600 meters.
That level of Perception Power was on par with the Body Shaping Realm. Piloting a Rare Level Mecha would be no problem at all.
"Right, and remember to prepare plenty of ammunition," Lin Xinghai emphasized.
"Uh... how much is ’plenty’?" Hearing Lin Xinghai mention extra ammunition a second time, Little Fatty immediately grew serious.
"Just prepare enough ammunition to deal with a zombie horde," Lin Xinghai said.
Little Fatty couldn’t help but dig a finger in his ear. He suspected he was hearing things. Looking at Lin Xinghai’s calm expression, he, in turn, started to feel a lot less calm.
"Boss, is this mission that dangerous? Is there going to be a zombie horde?" Little Fatty asked, his lips trembling slightly.
There was no helping it. Even after reaching the Blood Qi Realm, he was still the same old Little Fatty who was terrified of dying.
"What are you thinking? This mission won’t be difficult for us."
"But I’m not just planning to do this one mission! Otherwise, how would the handful of Credit Points we get as a reward be enough to cover our expenses?" Lin Xinghai said with a hint of exasperation.
He intended to earn enough money from one trip to last them an entire month.
"Then, Boss... what do you mean?" Little Fatty asked, a suspicion dawning on him, though he was still uncertain.
"I just checked the Mission Hall. There are missions for hunting Zombies and collecting Elemental Crystals."
"And the rewards are pretty good. After this mission is done, we’ll find a city with a high Zombie population and go hunting. I even plan to trigger a few small-scale zombie hordes. That way, we can make a real profit in one go." Lin Xinghai had nothing to hide and directly shared his plan.
According to the information posted in the Mission Hall, killing an Ordinary Zombie gives a reward of 1 Huaxia Coin, an Intermediate Zombie gives 2 Huaxia Coins, and a High Level Zombie gives 3 Huaxia Coins.
In addition, they buy back an ordinary Elemental Crystal for 10 Huaxia Coins, an Intermediate Elemental Crystal for 20 Huaxia Coins, and a High Level Elemental Crystal for 30 Huaxia Coins.
In other words, if they killed 10,000 Zombies—even if they were all Ordinary Zombies—the kill reward plus the Elemental Crystals would earn them 110,000 Huaxia Coins.
And, of course, they wouldn’t just be killing Ordinary Zombies. If they went to the downtown area of any city, the density and quality of the Zombies would increase dramatically.
Therefore, by his estimate, killing 10,000 Zombies would net them at least 220,000 Huaxia Coins.
If he triggered just one small zombie horde, the money they’d earn would likely be more than the reward for this entire escort mission.