Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 421 - 222 Preparing for the Wedding_2

Chapter 421: Chapter 222 Preparing for the Wedding_2

We were harmonious siblings, but you can’t expect this group of brothers and sisters to share your values. Perhaps this is why Stone killed Daiyu. Little Knife couldn’t accept the order to expel Daiyu from the base, and it was unlikely that Lin Wu and Daiyu could live together peacefully. In Stone’s view, Daiyu was bound to become a point of conflict for the small team.

This kind of matter had to be handled with care.

Of course, there was no problem with the Nightmare mission, because the stance of the Fortress and the Alliance was uncertain, and being neutrally informed meant naturally you could do anything.

Seeing Maya return, Shana let her take over the card game, and after a brief conversation with Stone, she went to the workroom to make a set of clothes to deliver to the sentry post. Clothing was a personal item in the system; otherwise, every time a commander went home, they’d turn into a mosaic. There were also personal items specific to the base. For instance, the Tang Sword, authorized by the commander for Maya’s exclusive use, would not be taken into storage upon her return to base, and even if Maya stored it, no one else could take it out.

Shana chatted with Dashuang at the sentry post, asking about Xiao Shuang only to learn he had been killed in an attack by Frenzy. Talking about Xiao Shuang made Shana realize that he was just a victim of rumors, which started from him rejecting a player’s advances. Why it ended up believed as truth by everyone was partly because Xiao Shuang disdained to argue, and there were also objective reasons.

For instance, Chen Shimei was a real person, said to be a good official, but having offended some villains, he was eventually branded a bad guy. And the majority of people didn’t care about the truth, nor did they care about his being wronged. Compared to an ordinary official, the character of Chen Shimei was more appealing to the public.

As Deputy Commander, Shana briefed Dashuang about some of the base’s situations, explaining that integrating with the group would take some time, and that everyone was good people and so on. In the end, Shana let Dashuang rest and went down to watch the card game, finding him of the view that it was better to reduce threats than waste time.

When Shana returned, Stone, who was playing mahjong, asked, "How’s it going?" He was teamed up with Lin Wu that day, and since Lin Wu had gone to walk the dog, he was responsible for playing cards.

Shana replied, "She’s a flower that suits growing in adversity."

Stone asked, "What else?"

Shana answered, "Not good at making friends, reticent, acts more than speaks. Doesn’t have a strong presence, seeks personal value within the group."

"A qualified laborer."

Little Knife, who was playing at the same table with Stone, was discontented, "She is now one of us; you can’t talk about her like that."

Stone replied, "Just by joining the base she becomes one of us? Time reveals a person’s heart."

Little Knife argued, "Joining the base means we accept her, unless she does something irrevocably bad."

Stone felt relieved for having killed Daiyu, because he couldn’t have killed Little Knife. Even if Lin Wu found out that he had killed Daiyu, he would just not care. Lin Wu didn’t see himself as the same type of person as Daiyu, not being able to pee in the same pot. But killing Little Knife would be different; Lin Wu might very well turn against him.

Horse Soul said from the other side, "Boss, it’s not good for you to do this. If you keep winning like this, tomorrow Lin Wu will again rejoice at the misfortune of others."

"Self-drawn!" Stone flipped his mahjong tile and chuckled, "Tomorrow it won’t just be Lin Wu who revels in schadenfreude."

Little Knife complained, "That’s so annoying, I want to be the one reveling in schadenfreude too, I want to annoy you guys while you all are catching shrimp," instead of me catching shrimp and you guys annoying me.

During the conversation, Lin Wu returned with Wai, watching Little Knife play cards. After Little Knife drew her tiles and started a new round, Lin Wu asked, "Have you realized you’re ready to win?"

"Huh?" Little Knife looked for a while, then turned to Lin Wu, "Can I rob the kong?"

Lin Wu nodded, "That’s right."

Little Knife became frantic, "Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

Lin Wu grinned, "You told me to shut up and that’s why I went to walk the dog."

Little Knife retorted, "You remind Stone to shut up, but you could have reminded me."

Lin Wu reminded her, "While you were arguing with me, the only 5-bamboo you needed was taken by the kong."

Before Little Knife could run amok, Lin Wu quickly escaped with Wai. Was Lin Wu there to cause trouble? Just incidentally. Stone had told Lin Wu to find a way to stir some emotions among the people. As a middle-aged man, he was not to be disturbed by external factors. This to and fro naturally increased his chances of winning.

Why do people dislike conniving cowards, rather than conniving flowers and plants? That’s because when those two join forces, they become especially hard to deal with. Why hate cockroaches and not tigers? It is because humans can’t eliminate cockroaches, while tigers are so scarce that they need human protection.

As a boss, Stone knew all too well he could never compete fairly and squarely with the public, or else he’d be just like them. Considering harmony, Stone didn’t cheat in the shadows. Unlike his manipulations of stock prices and spreading false information, now he was merely playing little tricks. If any retail investor naively believed that the information dealers and the forces got was the same as theirs, that would be the biggest joke.

Aside from the newcomers, Lin Wu, Stone, Shana, and Maya, the other six all joined the shrimp-catching team. Shana and Maya, as the 5% group, controlled the situation quite well after understanding and familiarizing themselves with the rules. In the end, it was only because Shana turned soft-hearted and let some go that they didn’t sweep up all the goods.

The next day’s day off, aside from forming a band called "The Smug Revelers" to cheer everyone on, nothing special happened. That evening, accompanied by the cooking of shrimps, the night feast began.

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