Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 404 - 215 Return Fulfilled_2

Chapter 404: Chapter 215 Return Fulfilled_2

After working for an hour, Lin Wu had to take a ten-minute break, brew some tea on the crane, and have a roll around. Maya did not urge Lin Wu to work, as adults only have the right to choose, not the right to change others. Since you chose to work with him, you must tolerate his bad habits. Similarly, Lin Wu also cooperated with Maya as much as possible. Normally, Lin Wu would work for an hour and rest for two when facing monotonous, mechanical tasks.

Since it’s all a waste of time anyway, why not work?

Lin Wu didn’t know how to answer this question. He just didn’t want to do it, or rather, he did not like the assembly line. The thousandth-of-a-second repetitive operations made him feel non-existent. Besides, in the world, there are only people who work on assembly lines for money, not people who do it because they like it.

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Early the next morning, Lin Ma arrived at work on time. It started off smoothly; in two hours, Maya had acquired five Serums without any danger. However, two hours later, something unexpected happened: the temporary base issued a system warning that a siege would start in ten minutes. Two Stars Siege, low intensity, lasting five minutes.

As the siege time approached, Lin Wu left Maya hanging in mid-air and went to defend the city himself. This was the first time Maya was forced into idleness. Usually, even if others slacked off, she’d work hard, happy to kill just one more zombie. These five minutes were five minutes she was forced to waste.

Left County was referred to as Wu County by local residents in the system information, because of its high altitude and mountainous terrain, most areas were shrouded in mist in the morning. When the sun pierced the white clouds and shone through the mist, beautiful rainbows formed.

Gazing into the distance, looking at the mountains through the mist gave Maya a strong visual impact. It was then that she deeply understood why Lin Wu would slack off. Because there were just too many beautiful things around him.

Lin Wu sat in his chair waiting and waiting, and finally, two zombies came. After killing them, Lin Wu continued waiting and waiting, and two more showed up. Enduring this way for five minutes, the siege finally ended and they got back to work.

Today was quite fruitful; they had obtained 25 bottles of Serum, a total catch of 62 bottles. But they also faced the awkward situation of running short on Crossbow Arrows. They could either spend a day scavenging and dismantling on the 27th floor and then fight for Blood Hearts for another two days, or they could retreat tomorrow morning. The key point was, if they only needed to buy the Combat Medicine Skill Book, there was no need for a reset skill book, only four currency units were needed, with each Serum valued at 0.1 currency unit. Combat Medicine was an upgraded skill of medicine, not a separate skill.

Lin Wu didn’t mention retreating; this was a compromise in his teamwork with Maya. Unexpectedly, Maya suggested they retreat.

Maya said, "We shouldn’t waste our time here." She felt that sometimes Lin Wu was right. To earn money for the sake of earning money was to waste precious time. Since there was no worry about food and clothing, one should spend time on things they were interested in and willing to do.

Maya was also human and she too tired of assembly line work, but she had strong self-discipline and endurance.

Lin Wu thought Maya was looking out for him: "I’m fine."

Maya replied, "That’s settled then."

"Why?" Lin Wu didn’t understand.

Maya explained, "We need Combat Medicine, and that’s why we’ve been collecting Serums. Given our current stock of Serums and supplies, we have enough to exchange for Combat Medicine, a reset skill book, and a Trade Skill book. If we need other skill books, we’ll come back for them."

In Blue Star, there were various values and cultures. The residents of Maya’s district were very hard-working, for the sake of money, for a better future, they would work from dawn till dusk, and were willing to work overtime for the extra pay. People in Lin Wu’s district preferred daily wages. Once their pockets had a little money, they wouldn’t go to work and instead do whatever they liked, fishing, cycling, mountain climbing, etc. When their pockets were empty, they’d return to do a few days of daily wage work.

People in Maya’s district thought that those in Lin Wu’s district had no life plans and couldn’t endure hardship. People in Lin Wu’s district thought that those in Maya’s district were machines, living only to work and to make money. The two sides often had verbal spats online.

In addition, people from Horse Soul district often mocked those from Snow Egg district as a culinary desert, because they lacked local delicacies, while Snow Egg district’s engineering university was world-class. Employees from Stone District were obedient, workers from Su Shi district liked to grab public resources for themselves. People from Little Knife district enjoyed socializing, while Jade District was mostly homebodies.

Each district had its own set of values which influenced the people who grew up there, causing inevitable verbal spats. Fortunately, these squabbles only happened online. In person, everyone was able to be tolerant and respectful of others’ cultures and habits.

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The next morning, the two of them collected the ropes, dismantled the base, and packed the building materials into construction kits, along with a rope concealed in the neighboring office. After everything was prepared, they faced a slightly tricky problem. They had descended by breaking the glass, and the 27th floor had a high ceiling, nearly six meters tall.

They had no choice but to make their way back to the exhibition hall and carry over tables and chairs. Having been refreshed, the glass was there again. Lin Wu climbed onto a table, then onto a chair; Maya stood on Lin Wu’s shoulders and could just barely reach the glass surface. Before Maya had thought of how to break the glass, Lin Wu asked her to come down.

The two returned to the ground, and Lin Wu explained, "I started losing stamina as soon as you climbed up."

"Let me try," Maya commanded, putting her backpack aside and crouching down. Lin Wu also set down his pack, stepped onto Maya’s shoulders, and, feeling a bit unsteady, grabbed onto her hair. Maya endured the pain and stood up, realizing she wasn’t losing stamina. Naturally, it was because Maya had the primary strength and a higher load-bearing threshold.

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