The gunshots gradually died down.
Lili, leading her people, peeked out curiously.
But she was met with Shawn's blood-dripping, brilliant smile.
Fortunately, Shawn's skin wasn't fair, otherwise, it would have added a few absurd and morbid illusions.
"Lili, it's all taken care of," Shawn greeted her familiarly, waving his hand.
"You are?"
Lili squinted, examining him, finding his voice increasingly familiar.
"Who I am isn't important; what's important is that we have a common enemy," Shawn uttered his famous line.
Following the direction of Shawn's finger, Lili saw Kenny, who had fainted, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"They stole my fire truck and supplies," Shawn added, seizing the moment.
Hearing this, Lili suddenly understood, tucking her hair behind her ear.
"Thanks. Regardless, I owe you this time. Our Mine Camp owes you."
Shawn smiled and nodded at her upon hearing this.
What did he say? Lili would still have to thank him later.
When two factions had particularly strong self-awareness and existed within the same group, an inevitable conflict was bound to happen sooner or later.
Shawn's actions merely accelerated this process, and with Shawn present, the Lili Party minimized its losses.
Even for the Kenny Party, Shawn only killed a few people; most of the rest were taken out by the Lili Party.
The Mine Camp, which originally had three factions, would only have one faction starting today.
Because after the 'Pragmatic Faction' disappeared, there was no longer any conflict within the group, so the 'Harmonious Faction' also had no reason to exist.
"Do you have a Camp? Do you want to join us?"
Lili began directing everyone to clean up the mess, then she pulled Shawn aside and asked earnestly.
The Mine Camp had just undergone a transformation and urgently needed to fill the void left by the Kenny Party.
"I already have a Camp," Shawn shrugged.
"And our Camp is also short on people. If you can't make it here, you can come and join us."
Shawn vaguely described the general location of the Prison, not at all worried about Lili turning against him.
After an internal upheaval, the Mine Camp could actually be considered to have suffered heavy losses. Even if Shawn brought a team, they could clear them out, let alone Shawn acting personally.
Simply put, Shawn didn't even put the Mine Camp in his eyes… he had that much confidence.
Furthermore.
When he had close contact with Kenny and Lili just now, Shawn suddenly had some impression of the people in front of him.
'It seems like characters that appeared in the Walker game…'
Shawn vaguely remembered that the power struggle between Lili and Kenny began after Kenny lost his family.
And Lili and Kenny were particularly interesting 'contrasting characters'.
In the early and late stages, the positions of the two seemed to have undergone a 360° reversal.
The current Lili was still the 'order maintainer'.
And the current Kenny had not yet awakened, which was why he would commit a lot of violent acts.
Looking at the unconscious Kenny, Shawn ultimately decided to hand him over to Lili.
There was no need to worry about what Lili would do to Kenny; it was preferable for Kenny to remain in this Camp for now.
Rejecting Lili's invitation, Shawn brushed past Lee as he got into the car.
Looking at the child he was holding at close range, two figures suddenly flashed through Shawn's mind.
Lee and Clementine.
As if sensing Shawn's gaze, Lee turned to look, his tone gentle.
"Have we met before?"
"No."
Shawn smiled frankly.
"It's just that everything is over now. Will you still stay at the Mine?" Shawn looked at Lee.
Lee was silent for a moment, then looked at Clementine, who was raising her small head, before speaking again.
"Maybe, maybe not."
"It's alright. I just have a very strong feeling that we might meet again in the future."
Leaving these words, Shawn left without looking back.
Shawn left the moved-out supplies for the Mine Camp; there wasn't much left anyway, and with Shawn's ability, he could get this much food just by taking a stroll.
Shawn chased all the way mainly for the car… and then to blow off some steam incidentally.
Of course, adhering to the principle of equivalent exchange, Shawn silently took away a small gravel hill.
Dragging a gravel mixer behind him, he drove back towards the town, eating and taking along the way.
...
[Completed Apocalypse Mission: Successfully retrieved the fire truck and supplies]
[Reward: Three magazines]
[Hammering the World * 1]
[Bladesman * 1]
[Medical Journal * 1]
...
[Bladesman]
[Lv1 - Lv75]
[Different levels unlock different 'blade' recipes]
[You can now craft Quality 3 Bone Knives]
[Rating: Become the newest Bladesman; it contains all the information you desire]
...
[Medical Journal]
[Lv1 - Lv75]
[Different levels unlock different 'medical' recipes]
[You can now craft First Aid Bandages]
[Rating: Learn first aid; these are the most common household medical supplies]
...
"Oh—"
Shawn drove while organizing his rewards.
Upon seeing another copy of "Hammering the World," he couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.
Among all the magazines he currently possessed, only "Hammering the World" had the highest magazine level.
"Hammering the World" was also the only magazine that had the potential to be maxed out in the near future.
"With these few combined, it should be around Lv25, right?"
"I can craft a higher-grade iron hammer now. Quality 4, let me see…"
"Physical Damage 47.1, Power Attack 81.4."
Screech—!
Shawn slammed on the brakes.
He repeatedly checked the data for the 'Quality 4 Iron Hammer,' his face uncontrollably showing surprise.
"This is basically double the damage of a Quality 5 Stone Hammer!"
"Which means one swing can achieve the effect of two previous swings."
"If I had this weapon back at the Prison, I could have knocked the Walking Corpse Centipede to the ground in two hits."
Shawn looked at it for a couple more seconds before contentedly restarting the fire truck.
The frustration of the car being dismantled by the Kenny Party instantly vanished.
Facing the high sun, Shawn floored the accelerator and drove straight towards the town.
A baffle 'clattered' to the ground and rolled several times; it was a part from the rear of the fire truck.
red overlord: So, love disappears, right?
...
Town.
A bright red truck drove on the empty road.
The vehicle as a whole looked structurally sound, with a smooth body and flowing lines.
Only the rear, with a small hole opened and the back door wide open, had a rather wild demeanor.
Shawn didn't stop in the industrial area this time but drove directly back to the auto repair shop.
However, Shawn didn't notice.
As he drove the car back through the industrial area, several figures on the metal shed roof of the industrial area were observing the fire truck.
...
Parking the fire truck outside the repair shop.
Shawn rubbed his hands, unable to help but quicken his steps back to the forge.
Opening the forge, over 300 pieces of forged 'forged steel' lay quietly inside, while the remaining iron continued to be smelted.
Shawn switched the blueprint to 'forged iron,' and after burning 75 pieces, he switched the blueprint back to 'forged steel.'
"Forged iron, wood, leather, tape—all set."
Shawn clapped his hands, and three minutes later, a light flashed in his hand, and a giant hammer with an iron hammerhead instantly appeared.
The Iron Hammer looked a bit more bloody than the Stone Hammer.
He lightly flicked the hammerhead with his fingertip, producing a crisp, resilient sound that delighted Shawn.
He held the Iron Hammer in his hand, turning and swinging it back and forth.
Shawn still wasn't satisfied, so he specifically found a Walker to test the feel.
"The Iron Hammer is more decisive and clean than the Stone Hammer, without any sloppiness."
"More importantly, its hardness, and even the hammer's durability, have increased significantly."
"It feels more agile, harder, more durable, and deals even more damage."
"Not bad, not bad."
Shawn happily replaced the Stone Hammer with the Iron Hammer.
Stone Hammer: So, love disappears, right?
...
Shawn stood in front of the fire truck.
Behind him, the forge was continuously operating at high speed, crafting materials to reinforce the Prison one by one.
Looking at the fire truck, Shawn rubbed his chin.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he pulled out the Construction Hammer from his system inventory, switching it to repair mode.
Shawn lightly tapped the fire truck twice with the Construction Hammer.
Clang, clang—
Two tapping sounds similar to when the construction system creates something.
A black-on-white progress bar immediately appeared on the fire truck.
[Fire Truck Repair Progress — 50%]
Shawn glanced at his inventory; 4 'Repair Tools' were immediately gone.
"It really can be repaired!"
Shawn was a bit surprised.
However, each tap only consumed 2, so Shawn naturally had to repair it.
He then tapped it two more times, consuming a total of 8 'Repair Tools,' and the damaged parts of the fire truck were instantly restored to their original state.
But while it was repaired, Shawn always felt like something was still missing.
He looked at the fire truck, then at the hot forge behind him, and Shawn suddenly understood.
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