Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 415 - 220 Night Banquet

Chapter 415: Chapter 220 Night Banquet

The six-star siege was a merchant. The merchant from the business stack came again, and she didn’t just bring goods; she also brought zombies. Horse Soul, the chef, dropped his spatula, and Lin Wu, the hunter, dropped Wai; both took hold of guns to start killing.

According to the spirit of the meeting, there was still no consensus on what trades goods to choose, since everyone went to play mahjong. Originally, everyone was inclined to get rid of clothes making, but with today’s update, Shana’s status was immediately elevated; she became the shield ensuring that nobody stepped on the sewing machines. Besides, as a tailor, she could also repair clothes.

During the battle, Maya thought of this point. She found that as the game continuously updated towards realism, the importance of logistic personnel was growing daily. She reviewed the Shadow’s personnel: doctors, farmers, tailors, chefs, engineers. Mediocre hunters, sound insulation technology with noise reduction, the infrequently diligent lichen herbalists.

It’s not to say that combat personnel are unimportant. Dawn requires every player to be not only a professional survivor but also a qualified warrior.

Could it be that the Earth Super City was left unfinished? Thinking about it, it wasn’t impossible. After the emigration spaceship took off, Dawn discovered the siege was unfinished and thus began to develop towards a lifelike game, cultivating the survival skills of people. No, that’s not right, if that were the case, Dawn wouldn’t have introduced the training room to teach various professional skills.

Maya had made a decision, she decided to get rid of her leadership skills. Saying so through the headset, no one made a sound, absorbed in killing zombies, which was the same as everyone agreeing with Maya’s decision.

However, just because you’re willing to make a sacrifice doesn’t mean others are willing to take it.

The merchant who came today was a woman, and her sales list included Combat Medicine, but she did not sell Trade Skills Books or Reset Skill Books. The weapons were mainly pistols, with the powerful Eagle Sand and silent small pistols. Firepits were the main attachments sold, allowing people to cook, boil water, etc., with their use.

At the same time, the merchant also sold an item that made everyone in Shadow’s hearts throb: Outpost Cards. Twenty units of Outpost Cards.

Lin Wu’s first thought was, "Is Dawn monitoring us?" Members of Shadow discussed buying trade books, and then there were no trade books. They discussed wanting Outpost Cards, and then Outpost Cards became available, but at high prices. This was not a shot in the dark; similar incidents had happened on Blue Star before. As long as you downloaded certain apps on your virtual personal computer, those apps could eavesdrop on your conversations and then recommend similar products or videos to you.

It wasn’t until a few hundred years ago that a prosecutor named Mei Xia, along with prosecutors from various districts, arrested all the major shareholders and executives of apps doing such things on Blue Star. The charge was gang theft. The internet is not a lawless place, and to eavesdrop on others for profit is theft.

"That’s common sense," Stone replied. However, Dawn only monitored and collected information without interfering in human life. When anti-human events happened, humans could ask for Dawn’s help. If the requirements were met, Dawn would evaluate, agree, and then provide relevant information. Otherwise, humans wouldn’t find any information collected by Dawn.

Even selling the pots and irons wouldn’t be enough to buy twenty units of Outpost Cards. After Maya decided to dispose of leadership and saw neither trade nor reset books, everyone fell into a quandary. Should they just buy Combat Medicine? What if the merchant sold trade and reset skill books tomorrow? What if they didn’t buy Combat Medicine today and then it never goes on sale again?

The detestable randomness had everyone scratching their heads; thus, they turned to Lin Wu, who had a full value of decisiveness. Lin Wu answered straightforwardly, "We wanted Combat Medicine, right? Buy it." If you want a toothbrush, buy it, don’t think about a deal where you get a free toothbrush with toothpaste, and don’t consider if the shop will have a sale tomorrow. It’s a toothbrush I want to buy today, not tomorrow, and I don’t want toothpaste. Although I will live until tomorrow and although I will eventually need toothpaste, these are beyond my consideration; my thought is that I need a toothbrush.

Right? The little thing is naturally correct, but what about a car that costs a hundred thousand? If it might be discounted by 20% tomorrow, would you still buy it today? For Shadow, this trade decision was more like buying a car than a toothbrush.

As the leader, Stone made the decision: "Buy." He was a businessman, one bird in hand is worth more than many in the forest. Rather than gambling on future uncertainties, he preferred to spend more money to reduce risk and secure a sure thing. Only if Combat Medicine, recharge books, and trade books appear in the future would today’s decision be wrong. Besides, buying a day earlier means enjoying a day earlier, which also represents the value of the product.

So, forty Serum Needles were traded for Combat Medicine. Given Emerald Feather’s importance, she would be completely converted to a clerical worker; her death was too costly.

After the system update, would Combat Medicine still hold such high value? Shadow didn’t even discuss this. Medicine was a life-saving skill; enhancing medicine meant increasing the living space. After the update, the only visible change was discarding the fracture bandage in favor of splint wrappings—simply two wooden boards and a circle of gauze.

The female merchant also had a skill book for sale, requiring four units of sewing. From this, one could infer that sewing was a rare professional skill. Aren’t ordinary players without sewing skills only able to step on sewing machines? Not necessarily. Just like cooking, players can make their own clothes. They can create cloth from scraps, make tools like needles and scissors, and then process the cloth to produce clothes. Like the chef profession, a good tailor can make clothes more beautiful than system clothes, though it is equally time-consuming and labor-intensive.

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