Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 119 - 102 Employment_2

Chapter 119: Chapter 102 Employment_2

Because Nightmare wasn’t pleasing to the eye, and since Shana maintained a one-meter distance when she met Nightmare last night, Stone and Lin Wu were doubtful about Shana’s marital relationship with Nightmare. The most important point was that Stone insisted on his view: Shana didn’t like girls.

Horse Soul handed over the last set of clothes, achieving an upgrade. Some players felt joy while others felt sorrow; this was the gamble in online gaming, easily addictive and hard to quit.

After playing around with the clothes, Stone led everyone to chop trees, and apart from Maya, all members cursed Dawn while chopping...

That was when the advantage of the pickup truck became apparent. As long as you could load the stuff onto the truck, it could haul it away. In comparison, Overlord was much weaker.

While working, Lin Wu had the feeling akin to a swarm of locusts passing through. Originally, resources were abundant around the mountaintop base, and after scouring and breaking everything down, all resources were incorporated into the base. Now, even the scenic trees by the roadside were not spared.

Because the day shift was resting, and due to the cold rain, Stone asked Lin Wu to rest for a day too. But Stone couldn’t keep two people with dreams confined. Riding on the motorcycle, Maya and Lin Wu went to the tunnel again to chop down Blood Plague, since there were still several bottles of Serum. And getting to Invincible Base only took about half an hour.

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After entering the tunnel, both of them clearly felt the temperature drop again, but thankfully their upgraded clothes protected them from the cold.

The same old routine: Lin Wu stabbed Blood Plague, Blood Plague summoned reinforcements, Lin Wu fled. Blood Ferocious Ma ran fast but died quickly. Maya used the knife to cut Blood Zombies. Lin Wu supported from the side, on guard for any sudden appearance of Frenzy.

About four hours into the grind, Maya’s basic swordsmanship upgraded to intermediate swordsmanship, increasing attack power, reducing weapon wear and, most importantly, lowering stamina consumption by 30%.

Maya slew enemies left and right while defending Invincible Base, relying on the base’s double stamina recovery feature. In the tunnel, fighting Blood Plague, the number of Blood Zombie hordes was considerable, so much so that in the end Lin Wu had to step in to help. With the upgrade to intermediate swordsmanship, using fewer knives and consuming less stamina, Maya’s efficiency in chopping down teams of Blood Zombies greatly increased.

Lin Wu’s Agility reached ten stars, earning the Agility reward: reduced difficulty in lock-picking and one-meter shorter detection range by non-player targets while in stealth. Snow Egg, because of his focus on Physical Strength, saw his experience in that area increase rapidly, already at ten stars, his reward being an increase of 30 points to his stamina cap.

To save Serum, the two of them no longer provoked the Blood Plague in carriage number 7 and proceeded forward, clearing all the lesser zombies inside and outside the carriage in an hour. The loot was enough to stuff two backpacks full. Considering the weight and Maya’s shift the next day, they returned to the base. They got back nearly at dawn.

As expected, the news of Maya’s swordsmanship upgrade surprised everyone, again causing a stir in the night. However, this time, besides the usual congratulations, the mood wasn’t that high, even Little Knife’s expression was somewhat despondent. It couldn’t be called jealousy, but it did make everyone feel a bit down. So Lin Wu took Little Knife to the front yard to play in the mud.

The two grabbed a small stick and, using the rain-soaked earth, squatted by the church door and started drawing smiley faces. Little Knife said, "When you’re not happy, drawing smiley faces will lift your spirits."

Lin Wu: "What kind of nonsense is that?"

Angry, Little Knife knocked Lin Wu out with a punch.

Lin Wu came to amidst his stupor and saw Little Knife with a grin on her face. "You know, your PK move is pretty strong."

Little Knife rolled her eyes at Lin Wu. "I’m no idiot. In an era of firearms, who uses fists to PK? Fighting isn’t my strength; I run far away from Blood Zombies..."

"Hey, you’re better than many people, okay?"

Little Knife said, "But I feel so weak compared to the people around me. I used to say I was better than Horse Soul. Now he has a life cap of 130 points, and it will keep rising. And Snow Egg, his heavy weapons are the bane of Blood Zombies. Maya was already amazing, and now he’s even more so. I feel so useless."

"You know you’re useless?"

"Ah..." Little Knife was on the verge of tears. "You’re supposed to comfort me." I complain, and you’re supposed to comfort.

Lin Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Where did the tough Little Knife go? How did you become such a softy?"

Little Knife huffed.

Lin Wu reassured, "Not many people can solo a Frenzy. When ordinary players encounter a Frenzy, they have to back off."

Little Knife: "But you..."

Lin Wu: "Don’t embarrass yourself."

"I’m going to fight you!" Little Knife tackled Lin Wu, stood up, and started kicking him in the butt, instantly feeling much better. Seeing Lin Wu’s clothes covered in mud, she felt guilty and pulled him up, "Sorry."

"No worries, it will be cleaned off in a bit." Otherwise, I’ll have to get a washing machine. Without refreshing, there’s no washing machine? Do you believe I won’t wash clothes for two years? I’m not afraid of anyone without a girlfriend, anyway. Lin Wu stood up and said, "Seriously, I don’t think any skill is garbage. Not to mention your skill is already impressive, I think it can reach an even higher level."

Little Knife looked at Lin Wu. "You seem quite credible when you’re serious."

Lin Wu replied, "I goof around 99 times just to be serious once."

Little Knife: "There’s someone." The base map showed a red dot.

Lin Wu shouted toward the entrance, "Who goes there?"

Clothed entirely in black, Nightmare stood on the edge of the base’s safe zone, "I want to see Stone."

Lin Wu walked over, "If you want to see Stone, you need to offer something in return." What’s this guy doing at the base? Could he be thinking of joining Shadow? Maybe conspiring with Shana to wreak havoc within Shadow?

Stone had naturally noticed a player near the base as well and came out with Maya, seeing Lin Wu harassing Nightmare, he hurried over, "Lin Wu, your friend?"

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