Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 419 - 221: The 11th Member_2

Chapter 419: Chapter 221: The 11th Member_2

Lin Wu asked, "And then what?"

Peanut said, "Then whatever, marrying for survival isn’t something anyone takes seriously."

Lin Wu, "I mind it somewhat."

Peanut said, "It’s normal to mind it somewhat, but it’s just that—minding it. Stone said it well, the charm of Shadow isn’t dominance, but harmony. Of course, economic development is the foundation of stability." Only with material and living conditions improving can the base achieve harmony.

Lin Wu reminded, "Shana is married."

"Oh?" Peanut was somewhat surprised; he didn’t know this: "That’s a bit troublesome then, among the three of us, one will inevitably be without a spouse."

Lin Wu said, "Earlier on, Stone planned to recruit two more people, but out here in the boondocks, only two small bases have radios we can contact, so where can we recruit people."

Peanut said, "Should we consider a trip to Invincible Base? Our base has too few repair kits, and serum is still hard currency, although its value has decreased due to the biochemists and allies, but it still fetches a good price."

Lin Wu questioned, "I’m talking about being short-staffed, and you’re talking about repair kits."

Peanut said, "Just pick up a couple of people along the way."

Lin Wu snorted, "Shadow doesn’t do things haphazardly. Recruiting just anyone could endanger the entire base’s harmonious environment, and even survival."

At this point, Lin Wu asked through the headset, "Shana, if both people in a marriage die, how does that work?"

Shana answered, "Random revival. The spouse will definitely revive within a certain range."

Lin Wu pondered and then said to Peanut, "Then I can’t marry Maya. We often adventure together, it’s possible we could die together."

Peanut said, "But you must marry Maya."

Lin Wu sighed lightly, "I know." Maya had a very high prestige in the base, and only Lin Wu could jest with her; others spoke to her very formally. Although marriage wasn’t so much about niceties but for revival, he was still somewhat uncomfortable about it internally.

Peanut said, "If Shana’s married, I can only marry Horse Soul."

Lin Wu was taken aback, "What about Emerald Feather?"

Peanut said, "Emerald Feather has transferred to logistics; if we’re short by one position, then it has to be her."

Lin Wu asked curiously, "You and Emerald Feather get along well."

Peanut grinned, "She’s not my type; I prefer the wild cat type. Shana is somewhat appealing, but that girl has high standards, I’d better just stand aside and not kid myself."

"That’s settled then." Lin Wu had accepted Stone’s argument on the night of the banquet. If his future self only added trouble to the base, it wouldn’t be too late to leave then. However, relying on his strong baseline attributes, Lin Wu was still confident. The worse that could happen would be putting in some tough, tiring work, just level up more.

...

The days passed with shopping; on the eve of Mahjong night, Shadow finally moved everything they could carry and dismantle from the mall’s first floor back to Shadow. Shadow’s storage warehouse was a pitiful sight, filled with various small trinkets, milk tea, bread, fried chicken legs. Additionally, there were game tokens, gold, silver, diamonds, cellphones, and so on.

The second floor was home appliances, and everyone thought it might be better to skip it and go directly to the third-floor food court instead. After discussing it, they gave up due to the base’s large need for electronic components.

As Mahjong night was about to begin, an emergency call came in from the command center. Stone, "Should I call Maya for you?"

"No, are you guys at the base still looking for people?"

Stone, "No."

Nightmare, "Not for me."

Stone, "Then we could consider it, who?"

Nightmare had been mingling in North Town, during which time she received help from a pair of sisters. The sister duo were members of a four-person farm base near the church. Two days ago, a five-star siege occurred, and two members died, with a large amount of supplies destroyed.

Stone asked, "Dashuang and Ershuang?"

Nightmare asked, "You know?"

"I’ve heard a little, wait a moment." North Town is a tiny place. Stone called Maya over and told her about this.

Maya said, "Dashuang has a good personality. Ershuang is a bit harder to say," shaking her head.

"How so?"

"Rumor has it she likes to seduce men." Maya disliked using that word, but it was the most fitting. Allegedly, Ershuang was very flirtatious, and many guys liked her, but she just led them on without getting too close to any man, and would console those who became jealous. Because of this, Xiao Shuang became quite famous in the gossip circles of North Town.

Due to Ershuang’s notoriety, naturally, people also took an interest in Dashuang. Dashuang wasn’t particularly remarkable; she worked hard, obeyed leadership’s arrangements, and her only notable trait was diligence. It was said that Dashuang was someone who couldn’t sit still, always arranging furniture and organizing items, and even planted some vegetables in the base’s backyard.

Stone had also heard about the sister duo, and after thinking for a while, he picked up the intercom and said, "Kill Ershuang, and bring Dashuang over."

Nightmare: "Drive to your base?" She had no questions about Stone’s request.

Stone said, "Drive to the parking lot, we will protect you." Driving is not too dangerous, but parking and starting the vehicle are the most dangerous moments. The former might end up being surrounded, and the latter could result in the car being scrapped before it even starts.

Nightmare: "I’ll arrive in 30 minutes."

Stone: "You really kill without hesitation, without hiding from others." Nightmare must be using someone else’s base intercom, which meant there had to be base members around her. There were two of them left.

"You don’t need to worry about it." Nightmare hung up, turned to Ershuang beside her, and said, "You definitely won’t make it through the summer, either you die, find somewhere else to live, or both of you sisters switch to non-Hardcore Mode. Just a reminder, the longer your sister survives in Hardcore Mode, the more points she accumulates, and the wealthier she will be when we get back to Earth."

Ershuang explained, "They misunderstand me, I’m not a bad person, they slander me."

"I know, but I can’t convince others to believe you." Nightmare: "It’s your own fault for being too carefree and not bothering to clarify the rumors. I have a few places for you, if you can get to these after revival, you can join them."

Clean people remain clean, and the murky will be murky, speaking to one’s state of mind. Such characteristics are usually not extolled by the masses. Rumors, despite being untrue, are what people love to discuss. The former puts pressure on others, as not many can be that indifferent, while the latter gives a sense of superiority, as it feels good to stand on a moral high ground.

...

Dashuang rode in Nightmare’s vehicle, charging into the west parking lot, and the zombies that followed met formidable firepower head-on. After the cleanup, Horse Soul, whom Dashuang only slightly knew, stepped forward to greet her. After brief introductions that were somewhat awkward, Dashuang quickly became the first reserve executive of the base.

Dashuang’s Life Skill was the commonplace Fishing, and none of her attributes or skills were remarkable in any way. As Maya had heard, Dashuang’s personality was indeed good. When everyone played mahjong, she took the crappiest bolt-action rifle and went on sentry duty without a word.

The prize for tonight’s mahjong night was shrimp that liked to nest in the mud at the bottom of rock formations; each person could have 100 shrimp, meaning the person who lost the worst would have to catch 100 shrimp. If you couldn’t catch that many, no problem—just soak in the seawater, and it would count as a dedication to your job. How long do you soak? Of course, from nine in the morning to six in the evening.

Maya invested in Shana, and while Shana was busy with mahjong, Maya went to chat with Nightmare, who had been ignored and tossed aside, even bringing her milk tea and snacks. A warehouse full of snacks; having one more person consuming them was a good thing.

"I’ve given up on the Hanxiala Monument mission," Nightmare shook her head. "The difficulty of that mission is too high."

Maya asked, "Have you considered taking a concealer?"

Nightmare said, "The concealer only lasts for 1 minute, and you can only take another after 10 minutes."

Maya said, "There are two months left until summer, what are your plans?"

Nightmare said, "Our points can directly buy food, I have a stash of canned goods and clean water in the safe house, survival isn’t a big problem."

Maya said, "That’s good to hear. But back to the point, what do you need?" Nightmare stayed rather than leaving, which meant she had a reason.

Nightmare said, "I need a helper now."

Maya asked, "What mission?"

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