Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 161 - 121, System Update

Chapter 161: Chapter 121, System Update

Debts of sleep must be repaid. While Lin Ma tried to catch up on 10 hours of two days’ worth of sleep, the system woke everyone up at eight in the morning with a notification: It’s the first winter in the homeland, and players are welcomed by cold temperatures. To further enhance realism, the game underwent another update. First, infinite durability for base firearms has been cancelled...

After the modification, firearm durability will continue to decrease with the use of the gun and can be manually repaired. If one has a bonus from handicraft knowledge, repair time only takes 5 seconds; otherwise, it takes 10 seconds. The lower the firearm’s durability, the more likely it is to jam and require 10-20 seconds to disassemble and reassemble the firearm. When durability drops to 20%, continuing to fire the gun may result in it breaking. Revolvers and bolt-action rifles have no durability concerns, cannot jam, and will not break.

Second, the ammunition mode has been changed.

After the change, one cannot shoot a magazine until the universe explodes, nor can they just pull the magazine and slot it back in; they must replace the magazine. Taking 41 as an example, a 41 magazine contains 30 bullets, Maya needs an additional loaded magazine to continue firing after expending the bullets or during a reload midway. She must remove the empty magazine and store it in her backpack or pocket and then load the full magazine into the firearm. If there are bullets in the backpack, they will quickly be added to the spare magazine. Even when firing at the base, it’s necessary to switch back and forth between two magazines.

In the item warehouse, all types of magazines can be replicated for free.

Third, changes have been made to the direct resource acquisition modes such as Fishing, Hunter, and Lichen.

For Fishing, one must catch two fish the day before to contribute two food units to the base at eight o’clock the next day. The Hunter must kill any mammal the day before to add one food unit to the base. Lichen must gather at least one herb the day before to add one medical unit to the base.

Fourth, changes have been made to the medical room’s function.

After the update, the medical beds in the medical room can only contain infection; they cannot reduce infection. Serum injections must be used to clear the infection. To make it easier for players to obtain serum, 20% of ordinary zombies will transform into Blood Plague zombies.

Fifth, novice protection has been strengthened.

Players resurrected have full Cold Resistance Value for 24 hours, will not require food and sleep within that period, and can directly obtain a map of the local town or village they are in.

Sixth: Dormitories have been updated.

The basic Cold Resistance Value of a normal dormitory is 10 points, and the basic Cold Resistance Value of a bunk bed is also 10 points.

Seventh: To meet the needs of the majority of players, the number of Frenzies will be increased again in proportion, and Titans will also have a low chance of spawning. We hope everyone will enjoy this.

Eighth: In response to player complaints, here is a unified answer: A maximum of one of the same type of facility plug-in is allowed in any one base.

Ninth: With the coming icy winter, the homeland will launch an ice fishing contest, which includes prizes such as Outpost Cards and Base Cards. Players interested in participating should prepare usable fishing rods in advance.

Tenth: A friendly reminder that Solar Demons are prowling, please be safe. Solar Demons have B grade attack, B grade defense, B grade speed, C grade intelligence, and are adept at ambushes, though they move relatively slowly.

Eleventh: Due to food scarcity after winter has set in, wild beasts will leave the mountains, plains, and swamps and head toward human living areas for Food Searching. A friendly reminder: animals are not zombies and their behavior is in line with their nature; their actions are unpredictable.

Twelfth: The expected lowest temperature in winter will reach minus forty-five degrees, so all players are advised to store fuel early.

Thirteenth: The next update will raise the status of doctors, with only doctors able to treat fractures and other traumas. The specific update time will be determined by the overall players’ game progress.

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Lin Wu could not be bothered to comment and, after exchanging a word with Maya, continued to catch up on sleep. It wasn’t until one o’clock in the afternoon that the two had fulfilled both yesterday’s and today’s sleep requirements. The system was considerate enough to account for the Cold Resistance Value of clothes laid beside them while sleeping.

When they emerged from behind the screen and walked out of the dorm, they still felt the chill despite wearing cold-resistant clothing. Outside, a light rain was drizzling. Maya, who lived in the northern part of Blue Star, told Lin Wu, "Even if it snows at this temperature, it will be granular snow."

Lin Wu reached out to catch the rainwater, "I’d rather it just snow heavily."

Maya agreed, "This kind of weather is the most uncomfortable. Shall we start?"

Lin Wu said, "Whoever loses has to go downstairs and jab at the screaming ones."

Maya responded, "Fine, but we can only shoot moving targets."

Lin Wu replied, "No problem, I’ll go boil some water for tea." The water was boiled using an iron kettle and a campfire, simply throwing a few chunks of charcoal into the fire and then hanging the kettle filled with water over it on a hook. Drinking water in the game all the time isn’t good for health, but a hot cup of tea in cold weather is incredibly comforting.

After brewing tea, the two started their day’s routine. With survival no longer a concern, it was time to improve the quality of life.

Following the update, Blood Plague zombies began appearing outside the Blood Plague territory, at the 20% ratio mentioned by Dawn. For many players, it was a nightmare; for Lin Wu and Maya, too, because there was a small chance of finding serum on Blood Plague zombies.

After running back and forth a few times, they decided to hold off on killing Blood Plague zombies and clear the ordinary ones first before going downstairs to chop Blood Plague ones.

"Little White Rabbit." Maya was surprised to see a Little White Rabbit appear under the trees of Birch Park, sheltering from the rain under the tree canopy while hopping around in search of food.

Then the Little White Rabbit died. Lin Wu worked the bolt to eject the cartridge case, declaring proudly, "You should thank me for dying at my hands."

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