Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 487 - 248 New - _2

Chapter 487: Chapter 248 New Chapter_2

"Ah?" Dashuang was taken aback and nodded, "Okay, as long as no one minds."

"We don’t mind, we don’t mind." It’s all trash anyway, doesn’t matter who cooks.

Cotton spoke up, "I’ll take care of it."

"Oh."

Cotton put down the bowl, "This is pig slop, stop eating it."

Having said that, Cotton went downstairs, took some meat, some vegetables, and some flour from the refrigerator to the kitchen, and soon brought up a big pot of plain noodles.

Cotton set down the noodles, "I added some extra seasoning."

Everyone tried the soup out of curiosity and discovered that Cotton’s seasoning skills were not inferior to those of Horse Soul, the professional chef. Cotton had also coated the meat slices with flour and marinated them for a while, which made them very tender and delicious when eaten.

The system’s cooking station is just for the convenience of players, reducing their waiting time as well as steps like washing vegetables. Players can adjust the steps. For example, with lean meat porridge, normally you just put the meat and rice in together. Those who are more particular will adjust the cooking time and heat, the size of the meat pieces, and even prepare an extra sauce.

Lin Wu asked curiously, "Cotton, aren’t you a cop? Why are your cooking skills so good?" Cotton came from a well-off background with both parents, and usually, kids like that hardly ever cook at home.

Cotton replied, "I learned it during an undercover assignment." She made it sound simple, but the process was far from easy. What Lin Wu and others didn’t know was that Cotton’s mentor was a super-rich tycoon’s personal chef. As an apprentice and assistant, striving to stay on the tycoon’s estate, she had worked hard to learn and practice fiercely, finally earning the privilege to serve dishes at the table, which allowed her to set up listening devices in the secret room and gather crucial evidence of the criminal gang’s operations.

Why would chefs need to serve dishes at the table? Because many dishes require the chef or waiter to perform some action on the spot. For example, if it’s your first time eating a whole sheep, you wouldn’t even know where to start. A chef would then shred the lamb into bite-sized morsels in front of you and neatly pile them up.

"Damn flies," Peanut cursed, "F*ck, damn Dawn, you perfect your animal system and let out flies for what? Are there also mosquitoes, fleas, and lice?"

As the saying goes, quicker than a word, Lin Wu reached out and pinched the fly between his thumb and index finger. Everyone exclaimed in unison, "Wow."

Lin Wu smiled proudly, shook the fly in his hand until it was dizzy, then flung it to the ground with force, killing it instantly. The liquid coming out from the squashed part stuck it to the floor. Maya looked down at the fly and thoughtfully said, "This detailed?"

Maya settled down and said, "Everyone, from now on, we need to treat this game like the real world. I need to tell you that the future is not bright, and I hope everyone is mentally prepared. I’ll make a trip to Shadow this afternoon to check on the crop yields and how we can manage a comprehensive distribution of resources."

Maya continued, "Bottled water is limited, we need a water storage container, preferably a cistern, to treat it with clean water tablets."

From eight in the morning until now, 5 people have drunk 12 bottles of mineral water. The main reasons being the high temperature and humidity; even a little activity causes sweating, so there’s a need to constantly replenish fluids.

Peanut said, "Previously, I only thought about whether our combat strength could keep us alive in Hardcore Mode. I had never considered whether our living skills would be enough to ensure our survival in an apocalyptic world."

Lin Wu said, "I never even thought we would make it alive in the game."

Peanut was taken aback, pointing at Lin Wu, "That’s the point. When I had nothing, I was fearless. Now that I have guns and brothers, I really shouldn’t have these anxieties."

Maya was on the side talking to Stone. She came back and said, "Everyone, head to Shadow Sawmill for a meeting."

Lin Wu asked in surprise, "Leave Wai to guard the base?" He turned his head to look at Wai, who was play-fighting with Cotton. It was the first time Lin Wu saw a smile on Cotton’s face. Although they hadn’t been in contact for long, he had never seen her smile before.

Maya sighed internally upon hearing Lin Wu’s words: Here we go again.

Lin Wu said, "Then there has to be pay."

Maya ignored Lin Wu, "Draw straws, one person stays behind."

Lin Wu prayed for 5 seconds, regretfully not drawing the duty straw, leaving Peanut to stay behind on watch. Reluctantly, Lin Wu got on the pickup with everyone else and headed to the Shadow Sawmill for the first Shadow Hardcore Mode meeting.

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The Sawmill had undergone significant changes, with the backyard expanded by about 20%, which was said to be an adjustment to the size occupied by the large grids. Each large grid takes up about 50 square meters.

The Soulless brothers were digging a pit to store gasoline, a first-rate hazardous material. An explosion of 40 gasoline cans could potentially blow up the entire base.

Due to the limited capacity of the fridge, grains like rice and flour that could be stored at room temperature were piled up in a corner of the workshop. Medical supplies and ammunition were the easiest resources to handle; they were simply converted into basic medical materials and bullets.

Next to the food area was the goods area, where Shana was leading a team doing garbage sorting. Starlight set up a weapons rack made of wood near the dormitory. All firearms were placed on it and covered with a tarpaulin. The system takes special care of firearms and ammunition, sparing players from having to maintain their guns regularly.

Whether it’s the infirmary, kitchen, workshop, or the gun welfare section, they are all set up by the system considering that players are not professionals. Otherwise, in a 100% realistic simulation, not to mention anything else, everyone would starve to death before the wheat ripened.

Today’s meeting was about the base operations. In simple terms, it was about the tasks of cooking, laundry, and sanitation. If everyone was responsible for these household chores individually, it would consume half of everyone’s energy.