50: Chapter 50 The Snow Fiend Gang's Trump Cards Exposed! Lu Chen's Proposal

In a corner of the docking area stood a makeshift metal table and chairs, a place where the guards on duty rested.

Lin Xiao had someone bring over three chairs and serve three cups of hot water.

The three of them sat down.

Lu Chen chose the seat closest to the Polaris, where he could reach his car door just by leaning sideways.

Lin Xiao sat opposite him, legs crossed, idly spinning the hot water cup in his hands like a toy.

Lin Wan sat between the two of them, holding her cup and taking small sips of water.

"Brother Lu Chen, let's skip the small talk." Lin Xiao put down his cup and leaned forward. "Lin Wan mentioned the Snow Shard Gang on the radio earlier. You wiped out three of their motorcycle troopers and two Lv.2 combat vehicles. But their tracking method is still on you, isn't it?"

Lu Chen looked at Lin Xiao.

This City-State leader's intelligence network was even more extensive than he had anticipated.

"Correct." Lu Chen had no intention of hiding it. "I've been marked for seven days, and it will naturally dissipate in another eight. But this morning, I intercepted a leaked transmission from the Snow Shard Gang's channel. It was only four words: 'Target locked.'"

The cup spinning in Lin Xiao's hand stopped, and the lines on his face, previously relaxed with a smile, tightened.

"Target locked." Lin Xiao repeated. "That means they have already used their Geiger radar to capture the signal direction from you."

"Correct." Lu Chen picked up his cup and took a sip. "It takes time to organize a convoy from the moment a signal is locked. But I don't know where the Snow Shard Gang's main force is currently, nor do I know how many people they will send. In the worst-case scenario, a large-scale convoy will arrive at the Pale Shoals within three to five days."

The scar on Lin Xiao's chin stood out as he gritted his teeth.

"Those animals from the Snow Shard Gang." Lin Xiao's voice dropped to a low growl. "Brother Lu Chen, do you know how much capital the Snow Shard Gang has?"

"I only know they have hundreds of combat vehicles and heavy artillery, but I don't know the exact numbers."

"Then let me tell you." Lin Xiao leaned back against his chair, his fingers tapping on the table. "The Snow Shard Gang's lair is in the Roaring Ice Abyss. Their core strength is an Lv.4 City-State level Mobile City, the same level as my Black Rock City-State."

Lu Chen's eyes narrowed.

The same level.

A Raider organization possessing an Lv.4 City-State level Mobile City was not exactly a pushover.

"Besides the main city, they also have two lv.3 fortress level Mobile Cities serving as satellite cities." Lin Xiao held up two fingers.

"Each fortress is equipped with a full artillery array and garrison. Below that, they have hundreds of Lv.2 and Lv.1 small to medium-sized combat vehicles. The total population is estimated to be between forty and fifty thousand, with at least ten thousand combatants."

Lin Xiao paused, his expression turning serious.

"And the recent movements of the Snow Shard Gang are very unusual."

"In what way are they unusual?"

"Their base camp is in the Roaring Ice Abyss. Although that place is perilous, it is relatively rich in resources." Lin Xiao furrowed his brows.

"Logically, they have no reason to leave their lair. But in the last six months, the Snow Shard Gang's sphere of influence has begun to expand on a large scale. First, they infiltrated the Ash Rift Valley, then the Rustwind Wasteland, and now they even have people in the Pale Shoals. Their sphere of influence is overlapping more and more with our Black Rock City-State, and friction has been constantly increasing. Last month, their patrol clashed with our mining convoy, and we lost twelve men."

At this point, Lin Xiao slammed his fist onto the table.

"Old scores and new, plus the fact that they hunted down my sister today—sooner or later, I will settle the account with them."

Lu Chen listened to this silently, his fingers slowly rubbing against the side of his cup.

"Does City-State leader Lin Xiao mean that a war between the Snow Shard Gang and the Black Rock City-State is inevitable?"

"A war is inevitable sooner or later." Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes. "That's why I was in such a rush to get Lin Wan and the seed vault back. Once war breaks out, food is the lifeblood. Black Rock City-State has over thirty thousand people, and our current food reserves can support us for three months at most. If the seed vault can be put into use, it can at least give me the confidence to hold out for another half a year."

Lu Chen did not respond.

He quickly analyzed the situation in his mind.

There is a long-standing feud between the Snow Shard Gang and the Black Rock City-State, and the conflict is escalating rapidly.

And since he killed members of the Snow Shard Gang and is carrying a radiation marker on him, he has already become a target for the Snow Shard Gang.

If the Snow Shard Gang's main force really comes to the Pale Shoals to hunt him down, the conflict with the Black Rock City-State will inevitably be triggered prematurely.

He and the Black Rock City-State have a common enemy in the Snow Shard Gang.

This is a solid foundation for cooperation.

"City-State leader Lin Xiao."

Lu Chen put down his water cup and looked directly at the Black Rock City-State leader in front of him.

"I have a proposal."