Chapter 37、A Nightlong Barrage of Firepower

"Sir, what are you thinking about?"

Jiang Xiaoci looked up and saw Yi Bai lost in thought. She asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with this machine?"

Jiang Xiaoci had already figured out the function and usage of the machine. She didn't understand why Yi Bai didn't order her to install and use it.

This huge thing could provide the most stable drinking water guarantee for the shelter!

"I'm just thinking about one thing, a possibility that hasn't emerged yet..."

Yi Bai took a deep breath and told Jiang Xiaoci about the prompt message in front of him and his conjecture: "...Do you think my guess is possible?"

"Sir's guess is very correct. This is something that will definitely happen."

Jiang Xiaoci didn't think for long and made a judgment instantly, pointing out the key point: "As sir said, that mysterious existence doesn't have any redundant actions. That means there must be a reason for the unreasonable parts of its actions."

"Before, I was thinking that if according to the mechanism of the apocalypse war, if it really wants to test humans, it shouldn't only give cruel choices."

"Simple sowing discord and exploitation are not tests. Giving more opportunities and choices is more in line with the mentality of the superior and can show absolute control."

"I don't understand what level it is at or how powerful it is. I just think... If I were facing a group of ants and wanted to test them, I would definitely give them a way out."

"If I just wanted to kill a group of ants, I could just pour a pot of boiling water. Why bother to go through so much trouble?"

Jiang Xiaoci paused and said with a smile, "So sir's guess is completely correct. Although we don't know when this new mechanism will appear, we can almost be sure that we must have the possibility to influence the apocalypse war!"

"Of course, this influence can not only support our army, but also not exclude the possibility that someone will weaken their combat power."

"I think this is the fairness under more choices, the real confrontation between good and evil in human nature."

Jiang Xiaoci's agreement made Yi Bai breathe a sigh of relief.

It seemed that he wasn't overthinking. Since a smart person thought so too, it was probably true.

"Then in that case, other smart people must be able to think of this too."

"Once more and more people know this, the role of survival points will be greater."

"Whether it is to help the soldiers or to weaken them, everyone with different intentions will try their best to get more survival points."

Yi Bai murmured, "Xiaoci, then we have to act quickly! We also have to keep up with the pace and find a way to get more points!"

Getting more survival points could not only improve the living conditions of the shelter but also affect the soldiers in the apocalypse war.

Yi Bai cared more about the latter!

At this stage, he didn't have much urgent survival pressure. The only thing that could directly threaten Yi Bai's life was the random erasure that might happen after the failure of the apocalypse war.

Although the soldiers would never make this choice, since this punishment mechanism appeared, there might be a [mandatory erasure punishment].

Be prepared for the worst.

What if the soldiers lost several battles in the future and there was a mandatory erasure and he happened to be unlucky... Wouldn't he be doomed?

"Sir is absolutely right."

Jiang Xiaoci nodded and asked, "Should I let Lin Yue continue to explore for supplies outside?"

Exploring for supplies was secondary. The survival point reward after the exploration task was the key.

"No, wait. Those 10 or 20 points don't matter."

Yi Bai waved his hand: "Whether it is for building the shelter or for the point requirement of supporting the apocalypse war, it definitely won't be too low."

"Ordinary means can't save enough. We have to use extraordinary means."

Yi Bai's eyes flickered with a strange light. At this moment, his mentality had a slight change.

Jiang Xiaoci was very understanding. She sensed the slight change in Yi Bai's heart and couldn't help but lower her head and say a word.

"White Bear Shelter."

"..."

Yi Bai was silent and didn't speak.

After a while, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you want me to learn from the White Bear Shelter?"

"No."

Jiang Xiaoci shook her head and said with a smile, "Sir, you told me that the White Bear Shelter holds the most survival points in the whole city, and destroying the shelter can directly inherit the unused points of the other side."

"So, sir, why don't you rid the people of a harm?"

...

Late at night.

Yi Bai lay on the bed, staring wide-eyed at the window in the darkness.

Beside him was Jiang Xiaoci, who was already sound asleep. After arranging the water purifier and the night watch, she naturally lay beside Yi Bai and slept under the same quilt.

Neither of them refused this. It seemed to have become the unspoken content of their nights.

Yi Bai could feel the warm and naked body beside him.

But Yi Bai still had no distracting thoughts and no intention of falling asleep.

He was thinking about the suggestion Jiang Xiaoci gave him.

"I don't mind taking the initiative to strike and punish the wicked... It's just that I only have one Lin Yue now."

Yi Bai calculated silently in his heart. No matter how he thought about it, he didn't think Lin Yue alone could deal with the White Bear Shelter.

They were the top-ranked. Their talent and ability must be good!

Even Yi Bai suspected that the other side's talent might be much stronger than his own. Otherwise, how could they have destroyed so many shelters in just a few days?

One Lin Yue couldn't win against them.

But Jiang Xiaoci's proposal couldn't be completely ignored. After all, the two sides had already had a feud.

Even if the other side couldn't find Yi Bai now, it didn't mean they couldn't in the future.

"I have to solve the other side while I'm still in the dark. It would be really stupid to wait for the other side to come to me for revenge."

"But if I want to quickly improve the combat power of the shelter, the best way is to use my talent... How can I use it effectively so that the talent reward appears in the type I want every time?"

Yi Bai pondered, "The talent reward is what I'm most in need of now... But the current combat power of the shelter is not too bad for a level 1 shelter. It's not in the urgent need range, right?"

"But can I adjust it? Although the combat power is not in urgent need, if I make the resources such as food and drinking water more and more, higher than the combat power level, will it seem that the combat power of the shelter is insufficient?"

"Does the [currently most urgently needed] of the talent reward follow the barrel theory?"

Unconsciously, Yi Bai thought all night.

When he came to his senses, it was already dawn. He was shocked to realize that he hadn't slept all night and a strong sense of sleepiness hit him.

"Take a rest. It's not something that can be mastered in a day or two to study the talent mechanism."

Yi Bai fell asleep in his drowsiness. He felt as if he had just closed his eyes when he heard Jiang Xiaoci's gentle wake-up call beside his ear.

"Sir, sir, it's time to get up."

"It's already past 11 o'clock in the morning."

Yi Bai opened his eyes a little tiredly, rubbed his aching head. Jiang Xiaoci asked gently, "Sir, didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Yeah, I thought about things all night."

Yi Bai sighed, "Xiaoci, how can we improve the combat power of the shelter?"

"Accumulate a self-circulating material supply system, develop more population, train an army from them, and research weapons and equipment."

Jiang Xiaoci gave the answer almost without hesitation: "Build an army loyal to sir. Naturally, there will be no fear of any threat."

"Build an army?!"

Yi Bai was stunned. He looked at Jiang Xiaoci and suddenly asked, "Have you been planning this all along? Including persuading me to take in those women, is it also for this purpose?"

"Sir."

Jiang Xiaoci didn't refute. She just lowered her head and explained softly, "Compared with men, I know women better. I'm more confident in training them."

"I'm more and more curious about what you did before. You can even train female soldiers?"

Yi Bai looked Jiang Xiaoci up and down and asked tentatively, "Can you tell me? If my question is not too offensive."

"Director of the Special Army Training and Garrison Base."

Jiang Xiaoci didn't hide it and even explained it in detail to Yi Bai: "This position... It's probably the identity of a special soldier trainer during the war period of this world. At the same time, it will also be responsible for the secret missions of the trainers and exist as their superior."

"Secret missions... Damn, underground organizations! Spies! Agents!"

Yi Bai's eyes widened: "You can train spies!"

"Well... Sort of."

Jiang Xiaoci nodded with a smile.

No wonder this woman is an A-level talent. No wonder she tried so hard to persuade him to take in those women. She has such skills!

Good at management, extremely intelligent, training spies... This woman is almost all-round!

Yi Bai was very pleasantly surprised, but soon he also realized that this couldn't solve his current dilemma: "Xiaoci, you are really good, but... Well, I need to quickly improve the combat power of the shelter."

"Your method is only suitable for long-term development. In the short term, if we encounter danger, we still can only rely on Lin Yue."

Yi Bai knew very well that no matter how good Jiang Xiaoci was, she couldn't quickly turn those women into soldiers.

It needed a process.

Jiang Xiaoci also understood. She lowered her head and said softly, "Sir, before that, I will try my best to ensure the safety of the shelter and not let us fall into a desperate situation."

"Things are unpredictable. Let's have a meal first."

Yi Bai sat at the table. Just as he was about to pick up his chopsticks, he suddenly remembered the apocalypse war.

"One night has passed. I don't know how the soldiers' first battle went."

"How can I check the battle situation... Oh, right, here."

Yi Bai found the battle situation module through the shelter interface. After selecting it, several prompt messages appeared in front of Yi Bai.

[At 0:00 a.m. tonight, the first apocalypse war began and the national army entered.]

[At 0:30 a.m., the national army grasped the information of the battlefield city and sent scouts to collect enemy intelligence.]

[At 1:30 a.m., the first large-scale encounter battle occurred. The national army completed the strategic deployment at the cost of sacrificing 569 drones and lured the enemy into the ambush circle.]

[At 1:40 a.m., the first round of artillery bombing began. The H-6 carried out the task and perfectly achieved the war goal, collapsing the urban building complex and burying 525 maniacs.]

[At 2:10 a.m., 18 J-20s jointly launched to suppress the low-altitude flight ability of the maniacs and destroy the enemy's intention to rush out of the urban ruins.]

[At 2:30 a.m., the DF-15 began cluster bombing, which lasted for 2 hours.]

[At 4:30 a.m., the drones entered the ruins and confirmed a total of 506 enemy corpses. There were suspected remnants escaping.]

[At 5:26 a.m., the command post confirmed the situation of another heavy combined brigade. It successfully held off more than 200 maniacs. It was suspected that the other side was maniac scouts. At the same time, a large-scale maniac activity target was discovered. It was suspected that they were laying in ambush and providing support in the wild.]

[At 5:40 a.m., the command post launched the WS-2D long-range rocket launcher and carried out a full-coverage saturation strike on the large-scale maniac activity area.]

[At 6:20 a.m., the artillery bombardment stopped. The results could not be confirmed. The second round of drone decoy operation began and failed.]

[At 7:50 a.m., the battlefield entered a silent period.]

...

Yi Bai read them one by one and his mouth opened unconsciously.

"Damn it! You guys have been shelling all night?!"