At 8 o'clock in the evening, Maya and Stone arrived at the camp on foot, leaving the armored vehicle parked ten kilometers away. Stone had considered siphoning some fuel from the pickup for the vehicle, but Maya vetoed the idea outright; they needed to save whatever fuel was left for tomorrow's siege.
Upon their arrival, Su Shi announced that dinner was ready. He had cooked today, preparing some dishes with their own regional flavors through the system kitchen. The meal was a feast for the senses, but Maya was not in the mood and instead went outside the tent to the campfire with Shana to discuss work matters. Compared to the previous information they had on the mountaintop church and the sawmill, their intel on the commercial street was lacking—it felt more like a gamble.