Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 523 - 262 Shadow Lottery Grand Meeting

Chapter 523: Chapter 262 Shadow Lottery Grand Meeting

The muzzle of sin protruded from the bushes, and after three seconds, a little rabbit met its tragic death on the spot.

This was a gentle slope of meadow, the size of a thousand acres, located between the primeval forest and the mountain ranges. Burrows were scattered all over the meadow, which was overrun by a plague of rabbits living there. Due to the backflow of rainwater, some rabbits were forced to leave their homeland; they either climbed up into the mountains or bounced around on the spot. Eating grass, soaked in rain, they enjoyed a carefree existence.

The area had also become Lin Wu’s hunting ground. In the span of one minute, four rabbits were cruelly killed on this land. Stepping out of the woods, Lin Wu started to skin and butcher the rabbits; from each rabbit, he harvested 0.5 kilograms of edible meat. After storing the rabbit skins and meat, Lin Wu returned to the shelter of the trees, sat down, set up his gun, and quietly waited.

The frightened rabbits no longer appeared in groups. After waiting for three minutes, one rabbit hopped from a hollow to higher ground. Lin Wu waited a while longer, and another rabbit appeared nearby. He decisively shot one, and the other rabbit, running faster than its own kind, quickly disappeared from Lin Wu’s view.

After retrieving the meat and returning to the forest, Lin Wu touched his forehead. Although he couldn’t feel anything unusual, he knew he must be coming down with something. At that moment, a leopard came down from the mountains and trotted to where the rabbit carcasses lay, looking around before starting to gnaw on the bones. Lin Wu didn’t spare it, immediately taking it down.

Having packed away three kilograms of leopard meat, Lin Wu began to retreat. Just as he was about to leave the plantation forest, he saw, five meters away, a black mamba coiled into the shape of feces, blending seamlessly with the surrounding dead branches and fallen leaves. Had it been Lin Wu of the past, he would have avoided it; he had no desire to deal with such a creature. But now, the black mamba was just a piece of meat in Lin Wu’s eyes.

Aiming his gun, Lin Wu delivered a headshot, then harvested 0.3 kilograms of snake meat.

Why is there so little animal meat? Little White Rabbit outlined three viewpoints. The first viewpoint: game system balance. How often can someone harvest pumpkins? If food was dealt with based on reality, no one would be willing to cultivate crops. Hence, a balance was struck between crops and wild beasts.

The second viewpoint: reducing tedious processes. Dealing with a real tiger, Lin Wu would need to spend at least three hours or more. Just separating the hide from the meat was a major operation, not to mention the need for cleaning and processing the meat and organs. Considering the workload, benefits, and other details, Dawn defined the most reasonable figures.

The third viewpoint: Dawn believes that in a zombie era, animals would face harsher living conditions, so the game ensured a minimum ratio of animal populations.

Dawn also responded to a major complaint from players: if the game is designed to be realistic, why are there sieges? The first reason is for entertainment, but that is not the main reason. The second reason, taking Left County as an example, the resident population exceeds 280,000. However, in the highest density scenarios, only 50,000 zombies are shown. The third reason is that the game provides attributes, skills, base construction, and other comprehensive assistance.

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As evening fell, the people waiting at the entrance of the Sawmill breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Lin Wu return; they continued to sing and dance around the campfire. Horse Soul, the cook, took the edible meat from Lin Wu and he was somewhat befuddled after categorizing it. As a chef, he had never cooked game meat before.

Beef steaks can be cooked rare, but pork must be cooked well done. Without understanding the characteristics of the meat, one would not only fail to enhance the flavor, but also make it inedible. Snake meat, rabbit meat, and leopard meat fall into three different categories. Snake meat is like fish, which is white meat. Rabbits have almost no fat, whereas leopard meat is the opposite.

Lin Wu greeted Stone, then headed to the Sawmill. The entire Sawmill was still submerged in water. Starlight was reading in the dormitory, Su Shi was on the watchtower sheltering from water and rain. Emerald Feather stayed behind in the infirmary to treat Shana. Lin Wu contacted Starlight, who put on a set of soaking wet clothes, waded through water with Lin Wu to the infirmary, greeted everyone and then Lin Wu climbed onto the treatment bed to enter the system for healing.

The treatment bed had been submerged by the floodwaters, and both Lin Wu and Shana were essentially sitting in water. Although there were four people in the infirmary, it was very quiet without any cheerful laughter. Everyone was restraining their emotions and enduring. Lin Wu’s body was uncomfortable, and his mind felt foggy, lacking the energy to be a troublemaker. Fortunately, everyone was sensible—there were no complaints, no swearing, and no impatience.

After the treatment concluded, Stone instructed everyone to proceed to the Sawmill. The severe weather, though miserable, allowed Su Shi to truly go outside for the first time.

The five people, equipped with headlamps, advanced toward the Sawmill. Su Shi commented, "I like typhoons."

"We don’t," the others replied in unison.

Lin Wu added, "I like Wai even more."

Shana sighed, "There are three beautiful women here, and yet you say you like a dog that isn’t even here. What are you thinking?"

Lin Wu said, "I like Shana."

Shana immediately cut him off, "Stop, that’s enough, don’t say anything more."

"Really?"

"Yes, that’s settled."

Starlight, holding an umbrella, said, "I really admire Maya for volunteering to stay back at the base by herself."

Lin Wu said, "And Wai, too."

Starlight asked, "Does Wai count?"

Lin Wu inquired, "Suppose you were left alone at the base, would you choose Wai as a companion, or a greasy middle-aged uncle?"

Starlight laughed, "Okay, okay, Wai counts."

By now, the cheers and laughter from inside the Sawmill could be heard. Since there was no fear of zombies attacking, Peanut grabbed a radio to use as a microphone and was singing. Unfazed by boos, he bravely stood on stage. Seeing Lin Wu and others, he shouted, "Dinner’s ready."

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