Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 458 - 237 Meeting an Old Friend in My Hometown_2

Chapter 458: Chapter 237 Meeting an Old Friend in My Hometown_2

Afterwards, Stone called a halt to the attack plan, with the reason naturally being that they had enough honor points and there was no need for the two to risk further. On the surface, Stone told Nightmare that the remaining Alliance Shelters were too far from the Sawmill base, which significantly increased the risk of attacking. As the Great Commander of the base, he had already ordered Maya to cease the assault.

Nightmare expressed gratitude for the help Shadow had provided over the past three weeks, and bought 20 kilograms of F4 explosives for Shadow using the promised 20% of the points, and also gave Shadow an advanced Skill Book: Infrastructure. It increases the base’s construction materials and gasoline supplies by one each day. Nightmare was so generous primarily because she had indeed made a hefty profit, and secondly because she hoped to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Shadow.

Nightmare’s departure also left Shadow with a dilemma, as they really couldn’t spare anyone to learn this skill. After a brief meeting, it was decided to purchase a reset skill book for Dashuang to learn Infrastructure.

Indeed, Nightmare hadn’t told the whole truth either. For every shelter they took over, in addition to earning points, she would also get at least one rifle and dozens of bullets as a reward, and the rifles could be exchanged for bullets. However, to avoid the bad guys inquiring about the safe house where weapons and ammunition were stored, she did not explain this to anyone.

The trade market opened once again, and Wai became the center of attention.

In the Shadow trade area of the market square, Lin Wu sat sipping tea, with a homemade Shadow flag planted beside him, and Wai clung to the flagpole and shook it vigorously, attracting a large number of players to stop by.

Shadow always brought surprises to everyone; the variety of rifles, pistols, and submachine guns made the players gasp in awe. However, after the removal of the "unlimited bullets" bonus for the summer, the price of weapons plummeted while the price of bullets skyrocketed. Still, weapons remained essential for those who wanted to enjoy playing in non-Hardcore Mode.

Shadow needed ammo supply packs and various bullets to prepare for the upcoming hard and exceptional year in Hardcore Mode. Shana and several doctor candidates made contact, planning to recruit one of them at the next market. However, unbeknownst to them how the word got out, countless players came to Shadow to apply for the doctor position, leaving Shana overwhelmed.

"Hey."

Wearing sunglasses, Lin Wu slouched in his chair, and without opening his eyes, pointed ahead when he heard the voice. A female voice came through, "Hey, Lin Wu."

Hearing the voice, Lin Wu took off his sunglasses to look up, and saw Sunlight and Starlight standing in front of him. For a moment, Lin Wu was caught off guard, "You guys are looking really punchable."

Sunlight immediately wanted to fight Lin Wu, but Starlight stopped him. She wasn’t offended; in fact, she was amused, "You’re still as humorous as ever."

Once their identities were confirmed, Lin Wu stood up, surprised, "What are you doing here?"

Starlight answered, "We died, arrived at Southward Town yesterday." During the casual chat, it was revealed that they died during a six-star siege and their entire base was destroyed by zombies. The reason for the disaster was that a field unit had been trapped and couldn’t return to the base in time. The defenders only consisted of Sunlight, Starlight, and two others, who were left with only a few assault rifles and pistols because most of the heavy weapons had been taken by the field unit. In the fight to defend the base, both of them were reluctant to leave each other behind, which wasted precious time, and eventually they were surrounded by zombies, dying in the line of duty along with their base.

Starlight glanced at the busy recruitment scene and asked, "Is your base still short-staffed?"

Lin Wu replied, "We’re full."

As they talked, Stone came over, and Lin Wu called out to him, "This is our Great Commander. Great Commander, our base is full now, right?"

To Lin Wu’s astonishment, Starlight and Sunlight were surprised to see Stone, and they immediately straightened up, respectfully saying, "Hello, Uncle."

"Starlight, Sunlight?" Stone too joined the surprised crowd, "What are you doing here?"

After some pleasantries, Lin Wu came to know that this Old Man Stone was once the son-in-law to the number two in Fortress Company. Are you nuts? Why divorce? Isn’t it nice to be kept? Moreover, from Sunlight and Starlight’s attitude towards Stone, it was evident that Stone held considerable prestige in their circles.

Lin Wu leaned over to Maya, "This Old Man is so impressive, why haven’t we seen him on media?"

Maya replied, "He’s a power behind the scenes." As Stone’s identity was revealed, Maya explained some details about Stone to Lin Wu.

Not long after Stone tenaciously won over the campus belle Broken Stone, an unexpected event occurred: a search for relatives. The search was for Broken Stone. The story within the story: Broken Stone was an illegitimate daughter whose strict father sent her to the Public Supporting System after birth. He used his influence and means to keep an eye on her growth all along. After Broken Stone’s father’s wife died in an accident, he immediately went to receive Broken Stone.

Stone’s journey was quite legendary. He passed through five stages and cut down six generals, remained unshaken in the face of disdain, spat in the face of rumors and slander, and even resisted both the lure of money and threats to his life. In the end, he married Broken Stone, entered the board of directors of Fortress, becoming an auditor for Fortress Company. On another front, Stone was also successful in business without relying on Fortress’s resources, earning the recognition of the family. Concurrently, as an auditor, he helped his father-in-law expel two corrupt scions from the family business, which propelled his father-in-law’s family to second in command within the Fortress Company, and Stone became one of the most outstanding young elites in the family.