Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 244 - 153 Welcoming_3

Chapter 244: Chapter 153 Welcoming_3

"He’s dead," Peanut said with some self-blame, "he was attacked by Frenzy while fetching water. I forgot that our sub-base didn’t have a patrol team, and I let him go fetch the water alone." Invincible Base arranged for two shifts, and after one shift finished, they would patrol outside the base’s safe zone, especially around the river area, to ensure the safety of the logistics staff.

"Please come in," Peanut beckoned everyone.

The gas station’s situation wasn’t great; although it had two large sections, they were both planted with crops. Two small indoor sections had been transformed into a medical room and dormitory. Invincible Base, despite having more people, also had more facilities that everyone could share. Here, there wasn’t even a guest room. Lin Wu came to Peanut’s defense, "My sub-base isn’t much different from here."

Shana and Emerald Feather went to make medicine, while Peanut led everyone around for a tour, hesitating many times before speaking to Maya. Maya knew what he wanted to say, but she couldn’t make the decision herself. Accepting Peanut was akin to poaching from Invincible. Maya and Stone had discussed it; they were both very willing to accept Peanut and Emerald Feather, which would also satisfy one of the hard conditions for occupying the Sawmill by reaching a group of ten.

By the time the Shadow staff left, Peanut hadn’t explained anything; however, this time he refused to accept the serums and medicine left by Shadow Base, standing firm in his decision. Maya said no more and, after bidding farewell with promises to meet again, left.

The group glided off on their path and received a notification from the system. Lin Wu glanced at it, "Nightmare’s died again." So many times, one person’s death did not stack morale reduction, but their deaths result in a 20% morale deduction restarting a 24-hour countdown.

After learning of the situation, Maya said, "Their activity ends at five in the evening; Nightmare will probably leave the base then."

Lin Wu commented, "That unfortunate woman, killed twice in one event." Although Nightmare had died four times, no one had scored points off her.

Maya said, "That’s an internal matter for Fortress Company. Nightmare isn’t stupid, just too greedy. She sensed the danger of the event and her personal crisis, so she tried to join the Supermarket Base for some protection. But her greed made her restless, and she still repeatedly went out to take on missions. When we pass by the main base later, grab some extra food. I suspect we might be entering a prolonged period of blizzards."

Lin Wu asked, "Blizzards? If Dawn does that, combined with the Complete Blood Plague, many will die."

Upon hearing this, Maya shook her head, "Everyone thinks this two-year game is a test. But many people believe their future depends on their test scores, not realizing what really determines if they will do well in the future is their ranking. For example, if Earth had ten luxury villas, they would naturally belong to the top ten scorers. It doesn’t matter how many points the eleventh person has; they will never get a luxury villa."

Maya continued, "Conversely, if everyone scores highly and everyone’s points are very high. Who then will do the tiring and dirty jobs? Who would be willing to work outdoors in high temperatures? Who would want to work irregular hours? Society is bound to have the rich and the poor, the easy jobs and the hard jobs."

Maya concluded, "Points are important, but ranking is even more so. If I’m not mistaken, the final rewards will be similar to those of Waste City, but there will be a limited quantity of prizes. Once on Earth, points can be used to purchase what one needs, but those with higher rankings get priority to buy. Cars, real estate, land, currency, stocks, and so on."

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.