"Over the next two nights, we'll both need to procure quite a few crossbow bolts and trauma medicine. As for other supplies, I've already sent orders to companies in Lungmen. They should arrive at the harbor by the morning of the twenty-eighth at the latest."
That was what he said, but as the atmosphere shifted, some suppliers would start paying breach-of-contract penalties as early as tonight.
The Reunion Movement might make a move tonight? Why?
Ch'en asked, "Sounds like someone got hurt. Would you mind telling me who?"
Oute guided a force out of the Originium, and the new sprout slowly unfurled, its tender branches stretching outward.
Ch'en could not help glancing at it as well.
He answered casually, "Rhodes Island has traveled the wilderness for a long time. We often run into wastelanders who, whether out of greed or madness, launch attacks on Rhodes Island."
"Fortunately for them, Rhodes Island generally doesn't kill people."
"If we have the spare capacity, we even treat them. Crossbow bolts and medicine come in handy at times like that."
The Reunion Movement was going to attack Rhodes Island!?
Ch'en found that rather absurd.
What conflict did they even have?
"I find it hard to imagine any wastelander choosing to attack a landship."
Oute continued scribbling on the draft paper. A block of Chinese text quickly took shape, followed by sketches of Originium Prime and this table leg beside it.
"Treating Originium Infection is Rhodes Island's bare minimum goal. For that purpose, we also take in the Infected. Those who cannot afford medical fees often choose to join Rhodes Island on the spot, using their wages to pay off their treatment costs."
"In most regions, most Infected suffer social death the moment they become infected. Their destinations are the same, but the paths they