Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 508 - 256 CLEO_3

Chapter 508: Chapter 256 CLEO_3

What does 10 kilograms of food represent? Take the Sawmill farm as an example, a piece of farmland growing the most cost-effective pumpkins can produce an average of 10 kilograms of pumpkins per day. Two plots of land would yield 20 kilograms of pumpkins daily, which is enough for ten people to eat for one day.

However, eating only pumpkins definitely won’t suffice, if planting rice and wheat which are next in terms of cost-effectiveness, the average daily yield would be 6 kilograms of rice or flour. Anything lower would be various vegetables. It is said that the cost-effectiveness of potatoes and sweet potatoes is not inferior to rice and wheat, but the related seeds have not been obtained yet, so the specifics are unclear.

The good news is, the research institute has unlocked the fourth technology, increasing the yield of farmland by 5%. The discussion on whether to upgrade to the fourth technology or to continue advancing up the technology tree is currently heated.

The researched results can be relocated, but the research institute cannot. Under the command system of the Sawmill, Stone possesses the ultimate speaking authority, and naturally the research results belong to him alone. He can join any base and share the research results with that base. The research institute is a regular building which cannot be moved; abandoning a base means abandoning the research institute.

Rather than discussing the research direction, it would be more accurate to say they are discussing whether to give up the Sawmill and merge into the Doomsday Base in the future. The Doomsday Base has an inherent disadvantage—they operate on individual ownership. After the merger of the two bases, recruiting new members would be a very cautious endeavor, because no one can dismiss a player operating under individual ownership.

There’s always a way around problems. If we can’t dismiss you, we can kill you. However, this could lead to the likelihood of internal splinter groups forming, and for the sake of survival, people can only stick together for warmth. Collective ownership is where the majority can dismiss the minority, while individual ownership could evolve into the majority killing the minority.

"Hey, discuss it with Stone," Lin Wu reminded Maya immediately after looking at the airdrop construction diagram information.

Maya didn’t understand, "Stone will definitely agree."

Lin Wu said, "Let’s suppose there’s no Doomsday Fortress. If we want to construct an airdrop at the Sawmill—we all know that Stone would agree—but would you go ahead and build without saying a word to Stone?"

Maya understood what Lin Wu meant; if she were still the Deputy Commander, she would definitely need to explain to Stone and get his permission. Erecting such an important building without informing Stone implied that she considered Doomsday and Shadow as separate entities.

Maya accordingly called Stone on the public channel to explain the situation, to which Stone replied with one word, "Build."

Lin Wu: "Maya, he’s cursing you out."

After a bout of playful punching and kicking, Maya rolled her eyes at Lin Wu before she started constructing the airdrop.

Lin Wu’s childishness was just right. He didn’t want to take credit for being preachy, nor did he want Maya to realize that he had noticed a change in her mentality. Because Lin Wu reminded her, Maya reflected on her mindset and would likely thank Lin Wu later. To avoid trouble, Lin Wu chose to be childish.

Lin Wu had emotional intelligence, but he didn’t particularly want to use it. People with high EQ often make others happy, but live more tiresomely themselves. Not only would he have to think carefully about everything he said, but he would also have to consider various perspectives when deciphering what others said.

The construction of the airdrop went swiftly and was completed in less than ten minutes. Everyone who had finished disposing of bodies came up to take a look. The interior of the second floor was filled with various instruments arranged in a large grid, and on top of the grid there was a signal tower reaching ten meters tall, flashing a red light incessantly. Logically, the airdrop should be an outdoor structure, but what about when it rains and the equipment gets damaged? It wasn’t clear how Dawn had thought this through, but in the end, they created a structure that was a combination of indoors and outdoors.

The signal tower was indeed beautiful, especially that red light which shone strikingly bright at night and could be considered a landmark within a five-kilometer radius.

Shana, Little Knife, Peanut, and others secretly encouraged Lin Wu to persuade Maya: it was a rare opportunity that everyone was gathered, and furthermore to celebrate the completion of the airdrop, why not give everyone a treat.

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