Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 461 - 238 Gourmet Festival_2

Chapter 461: Chapter 238 Gourmet Festival_2

Maya pressed her earpiece and called, "Lin Wu, come to the production room."

Lin Wu flipped a mahjong tile and declared boldly, "Self-draw! Starlight, you take care of the score, I have to go to the production room."

Sunlight grumbled from the side, "Please be more polite when asking my wife to do something."

Lin Wu glanced sideways at the pile of chips in front of Shana, who was partnered with Sunlight, "Working with Shana, the jinx, you’ll eventually lose your wife."

Shana snatched up a plum and threw it at Lin Wu, who caught it easily, left with an arrogant smile, and enjoyed the plum on his way to the production room.

Once in the production room, Maya explained the current resource situation and went into details about how she had deployed troops, addressing the various scenarios they might face. In conclusion, Maya summed up that she thought the overall plan was more like gambling, and their chances of winning were extremely low. Worried Lin Wu might not understand, Maya drew a diagram to show the interior of the container fortress and explained why it would be difficult for artillery to eliminate all the zombies.

Lin Wu, nearly falling asleep while listening, perked up when Maya finally finished speaking, "Why not just occupy another firepower position?"

"Huh?"

"Firepower position A covers the container fortress. The nearby zombies are attracted by the loud noise and swarm toward the container fortress. At that time, firepower position B covers the three-way intersection. Even if it can’t kill or stop the zombies’ relentless advance, the zombies would then target the new noise source at the three-way intersection and would no longer charge at the container base."

Maya hesitated, "But it would cost us a Sentry Card."

Lin Wu said, "We still have two Sentry Cards left. Use one to occupy the firepower position and the other to take control of the substation near the container base."

Su Shi chimed in from the side, "That way, no one would die."

Lin Wu disagreed, "Handsome Lin Wu is still in great danger. Anything else?"

Maya shook her head and waved him off, "Go ahead. Lin Wu thinks too simply. I can’t come up with such a detailed plan, so I will find a way outside of the plan."

Lin Wu returned to the mahjong table to see Starlight’s hand, but before he could get a clear look, Starlight pushed her tiles forward and held out her hand, "Eight crabs each."

Little Knife, Peanut, and Horse Soul let out a wail and took eight small sticks from their scarce pile of chips to give to Starlight.

Starlight said, "Your turn."

Lin Wu replied, "No, you play."

Starlight wasn’t shy about it and chatted with everyone while playing mahjong. She had joined Shadow only a few hours earlier but had quickly become one of them, greatly liked by everyone. Of course, if she could lose once in a while, she would be even more popular.

On the other hand, Sunlight was far less popular compared to Starlight. Sunlight wouldn’t take the initiative to be friendly or start conversations. If you have something to say, he’ll talk; if he has something to say, he’ll find you. If there’s nothing to discuss, there’s no need for pleasantries or wasting time on small talk.

Stone, sitting opposite Shana, played mahjong lethargically while observing Shana and Sunlight, feeling a vague concern. Sunlight had been under his command for a year, and Stone knew the young man’s temperament very well. The level of familiarity between Sunlight and Shana, as well as the range of emotions Sunlight displayed in front of Shana, seemed to indicate that the two had become intimate friends. Such a development was very un-Sunlight.

Previously, due to Stone revealing a secret, well-intentioned people warned Little Knife and Snow Egg. This couple realized some mistakes in their relationship and thus put their wedding discussions on hold, working on mending their relationship. Of course, Stone didn’t gossip about the couple’s affairs for admiration but to remind them.

Stone believed Sunlight had a significant flaw when it came to emotions. Sunlight had been childhood sweethearts with Starlight, meaning apart from Starlight, he had not felt romantic towards anyone else. For someone who had eaten rice for over two decades, trying noodles a few times would feel like a marvel. The older the affection, the richer it becomes; the longer the love, the more diluted it grows. If a man and a woman cannot transform their feelings into kinship, it’s difficult for them to last together.

The core of the problem was Sunlight and Starlight, with Shana simply acting as a catalyst. Unlike with Little Knife and Snow Egg, Stone couldn’t meddle in Sunlight and Starlight’s business. He hoped the next month would pass calmly and smoothly until the end of the season.

Lin Wu, who was idle on one side, placed Wai on the conference table, and the two of them started boxing, exchanging blows back and forth. Stone saw this and devised a plan; during the break, he found Maya: "Assign Starlight to your group and keep Sunlight as the sentry."

Maya was puzzled, and Stone explained, "Reduce the frequency of interaction between Shana, Starlight, and Sunlight. Separate Sunlight and Starlight to lessen their meeting times. Since Sunlight and Starlight are both novices, it doesn’t matter if they die a few times." Childhood sweethearts for 20 years, all the romantic words had already been said; beauty comes from distance. Being together every moment will eventually become tiresome.

While Maya was smart, she couldn’t guess the reason behind Stone’s arrangement. So Stone simply shared his discovery and views: "I don’t want a messy love triangle to happen in the shadows."

Maya said, "But our team currently has no work plans."

Stone: "Then think of a work plan."

Maya immediately thought of Shuixi Middle School. There had been many clues indicating that many officials and dignitaries had evacuated Left County through Shuixi Middle School. Maya pulled out a map to locate Shuixi Middle School, went to one side to create a traffic map to select the most efficient route, and also to find the best parking spot.

However, Maya was skeptical about Stone’s opinions. With the gourmet festival happening tomorrow, Maya decided to secretly observe Sunlight, Shana, and Starlight’s situations to see if they were as Stone described.

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In the morning, Sunlight was woken up by Lin Wu and impatiently told him to bugger off. A while later, Stone visited personally, and only then Sunlight realized the gourmet festival was no joke; however many crabs he lost yesterday, he must catch up today. That was the rule.

Starlight naturally felt sorry for her husband. She knew her husband’s hands were not accustomed to manual labor, let alone catching crabs; he had never even touched a live crab. So she, the winner, also went into the muddy field to look for crabs. She had just caught one when Lin Wu, who was playing the violin, arrived. He brought a chair, sat down, and started playing and singing: "Cheating minus ten, cheating minus ten, cheating minus ten."

Sunlight, with nowhere to vent his anger, threw the crab Starlight had caught for him and said to Starlight, "Go back."

Starlight was worried, "Are you sure you can handle it? He’s just joking."

Sunlight, dissatisfied, countered, "What do you mean I can’t handle it?"

Without any experience, Sunlight not only failed to catch crabs but also took a tumble. Too proud to show failure, he urged Starlight to leave the copy and to help with some work at the base. Once Starlight left, Sunlight finally calmed down and managed to catch a crab successfully. However, he didn’t expect the crab to fight back, and Sunlight cried out in pain. Nearby, Shana hurried over to help.

Lin Wu continued to play the violin: "Cheating, cheating... Hey!"

Shana threw mud at Lin Wu in retaliation, and finding Shana unyielding in her martial integrity, Lin Wu could only begrudgingly step aside. Shana then comforted the embarrassed Sunlight and started teaching him how to catch crabs, hand in hand. In truth, Shana also lacked experience, but she was stubborn. She came to the beach to work almost every week because she refused to accept why she always lost, despite her card counting skills. Even more infuriating, why hadn’t that damned Lin Wu ever lost?

Dashuang’s interpretation of this problem was mindset. Lin Wu had a great attitude; while everyone else was immersed in the world of mahjong, he was immersed in the fun of the game. Simply put, Lin Wu treated the other three players as opponents, while the others focused only on themselves. To put it even more simply, apart from Lin Wu, the others only looked at their own cards.

Lin Wu had a mediocre skill but a good attitude, while Dashuang’s strong skills allowed her to have spare time to observe her mahjong friends. The rest, including Stone, were all too focused on their own hands. As a result, Lin Wu and Dashuang had a low rate of causing others to win by mistake because they could guess the cards many players wanted.

Furthermore, Dashuang believed that Lin Wu was indeed luckier than most. But the one with the best luck wasn’t Lin Wu—it was Little Knife. However, Little Knife was both unskilled and playful, and with poor decisiveness, he would either turn a big hand into a small win or chase big hands and lose his chance for victory.

Starlight cheating for Sunlight didn’t bother Lin Wu, but he didn’t dare to make trouble when Shana helped Sunlight cheat, lest he provoke troubles between men and women. So he moved his chair aside and sang songs for Stone to hear.

The observant Maya watched every move between Shana and Sunlight.

Maya believed that Sunlight had no intention of betraying Starlight. He also maintained a certain distance in his interactions with Shana. In fact, both had kept a measure of distance, but it was clear that Sunlight hoped that this distance would continue indefinitely. From his actions, there was a subjective emotion of wanting to get closer to Shana.

During the time, Sunlight didn’t initiate greetings with others. When people passing by with crabs greeted him, he only politely responded with a brief word, always conserving effort. In contrast, with Shana, Sunlight started 80% of the topics.

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