Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 202 - 137 Curtain Falls _2

Chapter 202: Chapter 137 Curtain Falls _2

Intelligence? Forget it, after adding it one must desperately read books. What if after two years he cannot comprehend a single skill? Who could he complain to?

Willpower doesn’t work either. He was still afraid of pain and didn’t want to be too resolute when facing torture. He should faint when it’s time to faint and die when it’s time to die. Of course, in the game, the fact that willpower can reduce stamina consumption is still pretty great.

Choose willpower, and one bar of stamina could be used several more times to perform skills. Choose agility, no bonuses to abilities, but a big boost to movement. A player without any agility couldn’t climb a bare utility pole, as much as a player without strength couldn’t lift a car. The most balanced choice is physical strength, with faster stamina recovery, an increased number of times abilities could be used, and longer sprint distances.

Decisiveness allowed Lin Wu to make a quick decision, choosing the third reward, choosing agility. Since he had already specialized, he wouldn’t become a Hexagon Warrior; he might as well go all the way and become a Sharp warrior.

Assuming the main attribute is 1, the secondary attribute would be 0.5. With double main agility attributes, the value would be 2, while a normal person, even if they maxed out main and secondary agility, could only get to 1.5. For the sake of having something others didn’t, Lin Wu would choose double main agility.

After making his choice, his agility was still 11 stars, but Lin Wu could already feel his movements becoming lighter and more nimble. If someone asks, what if his brain can’t keep up with his movements? Ever heard of the Hummingbird? A little hummingbird flaps its wings about 80 times a second. If it needed its brain to do that, its CPU would have smoked a long time ago.

With a field test of his double main agility, Lin Wu’s biggest discovery so far was that he could move quickly while in stealth. Originally, he could only move slowly forward while crouching. Now, while crouching, he could move quickly sideways, like the stride of a crab.

As for other changes, he would have to explore on his own after leaving the cramped space.

After a casual attempt, Lin Wu returned to the deck of the battleship to cause trouble. One part was adapting to his new agile body and the other was participating in dungeon activities. Maya was still in her cabin. Lin Wu hesitated for a few seconds and ultimately did not knock, returning alone to the deck.

The shooting game was currently in progress. Bubbles kept surfacing from the sea, each with a number. Hitting bubbles that added up to multiples of three would earn game points, while hitting others would deduct points. Game points could be exchanged for many decorations, such as dolls to hang on a backpack, wind chimes to hang in front of a bed, or necklaces to wear.

Lin Wu’s Gun Skill was accurate, and he was quick to make decisions, only his computational ability was lacking. To shoot at 1697 or not? While he was still thinking, the bubble was gone. What made it worse was that four digits were the smallest numbers. After Lin Wu shot the wrong bubbles a few times, the bubble shooting game turned into a game of cursing Dawn. Although he had just received a reward from Dawn, it didn’t stop him from unleashing his unfiltered rant.

A few minutes later, Maya returned to the deck. Seeing her, Lin Wu enthusiastically invited her to join in the game. However, Maya already felt that there was a big problem in their relationship. That’s because Lin Wu didn’t care at all about Maya’s points and prizes. When Maya inquired about Lin Wu’s points and prizes, he lightly glossed over it.

This behavior suggested that, in Lin Wu’s view, Maya was no longer trustworthy.

Maya was still Maya; Lin Wu had just never encountered a conflict of interest or personality conflict with her before, so his perception of her was incorrect. In reality, Maya was a typical collectivist. For the collective good, for the majority’s benefit, she could sacrifice individual gains and the well-being of a few. Of course, in practice, she would still prioritize the overall situation, being considerate of the minority’s feelings until the very last moment.

After being trapped in the first rally point, Maya knew she faced a deadlock. There were two paths; one was to return the same way, which meant certain death. The other, to try to break out through the slums using a car, was the task given by the system, which was akin to a slim chance of survival. Maya was sure that people would die, many of them, with a high chance of complete annihilation.

The only way to change this dire situation was to send Lin Wu on an almost certainly fatal mission. This choice wasn’t difficult for Maya since the penalty for dying in the instance was relatively small.

Lin Wu adhered to his unique attitude regarding the situation: I understand, but I don’t want to. He understood the decision Maya made, but he didn’t want to understand the choice, even though he couldn’t come up with a better solution.

Maya was still Maya; she had not changed. What changed was Lin Wu’s opinion of her.

If a hundred people were in danger, and the death of one could save the other ninety-nine, Lin Wu would be more than happy for Maya to push someone out to die. That way, Maya would be the bad guy, and Lin Wu would reap the benefits. But if the person pushed out by Maya were himself, Lin Wu of course wouldn’t be happy.

There’s an old saying: "You only know the pain when the stick hits your own backside." Only by becoming the minority within the community does one realize the injustice of the principle that the minority must obey the majority.

The program Dawn prepared had plenty to offer, from aerial to underwater activities, allowing all players who entered the instance to enjoy themselves for a full three hours. In the end, fireworks were launched to thank all the warriors and express hope to see them again in the next instance.

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Upon returning to the supermarket base, Lin Wu looked around and walked to the entrance, still trying to process the different scene before him. The beauty of home simply couldn’t compare to the ruins of Waste City. Catching a leaf that symbolized life, Lin Wu couldn’t help but feel wistful; green was a color absent in Waste City.

This contrast made Lin Wu for the first time entertain the notion that this world was a beautiful place. Before this, Lin Wu hadn’t thought about this question. The rain, which he used to dislike, now seemed like sweet dew. What kind of person would turn such a beautiful world into a desert?

Maya ended her communication with Stone and said, "Stone wants us to go over for a feast."

"Let’s go," Lin Wu said with a smile. "A free meal shouldn’t be wasted." And just like that, the subtle nuances of conversation. Lin Wu cut the topic short. Had it been before, Lin Wu would have teased Stone, guessing about the Shadow Squad’s points. As quantity transforms into quality, words spoken more frequently, even the typically taciturn Maya resonated and would add a few words, making the two more and more familiar with each other.

It’s normal for friends to have conflicts, but the conflicts between Lin Wu and Maya were irreconcilable. Lin Wu wasn’t able to convince Maya to change her personality and become non-collectivist, just as Lin Wu knew he would never become a collectivist. In the future, the two could only interact without touching on these conflicts.

Whether they would return to their original friendly and intimate relationship, or become just ordinary friends, would depend on how things developed. If things went well, like soulless brothers coming together through conflict. If things didn’t go well, then like Lin Wu and the soulless brothers, they might be able to chat amiably without any conflicts, but they wouldn’t strictly be friends.

Because it was daytime, they could only ride motorcycles past the Sentry Card. Fortunately, due to the motorcycles, there was no space for conversation, and the two rode in silence to the Shadow base. In the past, Lin Wu would have been up to mischief on the road; it had been seven days, and the number of Frenzys on the roadside had increased. Additionally, given their temperaments, they’d definitely have provoked a scream before going to the Shadow base, but they refrained from doing so.

Upon seeing Lin Wu, Little Knife happily came forward with a hug, boasting and asking, "Did you hear my name on the broadcast?"

Lin Wu looked at Little Knife: "A small man in his glory, so your points aren’t low, I suppose?"

Little Knife nodded his head proudly.

Horse Soul called out, "Everyone, take a seat." Then he went to the kitchen to bring out dishes, and everyone helped. Soon, ten dishes along with pots and pans were neatly arranged on the table. Stone opened two bottles of red wine and one bottle of champagne, and the group ate and drank together, creating a great atmosphere.

Even with a so-so relationship with the soulless brothers, Lin Wu still felt a certain warmth upon seeing them, unsure if the fondness was due to distance or if his solitary journey through Waste City had changed his mindset.

Lin Wu was truly delighted to see green leaves, fresh flowers, and humans. Everything in home was so ordinary that it didn’t seem worth mentioning, but today, every little thing in home could tug at Lin Wu’s heartstrings. Perhaps after a few hours, Lin Wu would lose this sentimentality, but the impact of this expedition to Waste City on Lin Wu would last much longer than a few years, and might even affect him for a lifetime.

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