Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 601 - 293: Town No. 1_2

Chapter 601: Chapter 293: Town No. 1_2

The tunnel was about 1.5 kilometers long, and after the train left the tunnel, everyone silently closed their eyes to reminisce, trying to deepen the impression in their minds. Seeing this, Lin Wu followed suit, quietly covering Wai’s eyes with his hand to help Wai memorize.

After consecutive hassles, everyone was mentally and physically tired. They rested and zoned out on their own. Time passed, unknowingly, and the train slowly decelerated, arriving at Town No. 1.

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The train automatically stopped when passing through the town, though it was also possible to choose not to stop.

In the town, there was no Blood Mist circle visible, only a circle of darkness, indicating that Human Town would not be invaded by the Blood Mist, so there was more time left for players. According to Maya’s calculations, it was about an hour. However, due to the accelerated invasion at the starting station, and because Maya had only observed with her naked eye for half a minute, she was not very confident in her estimation.

All except Shuihua disembarked to explore. Shuihua was in charge of gathering information and seeking supplies at the station. The most important things were coal and food—if they had enough of these, the train could keep running without stopping.

The NPCs in the town were numerous, dressed somewhat bizarrely; females mainly wore high-waisted skirts while males donned suits and top hats, some even holding canes. The town wasn’t big, shaped like a cross, with the station at the southernmost end.

After splitting up, Hong Yi was the first to find a task. She saw a food store and despite having no money, she boldly approached the owner to ask for credit. Naturally, the owner disagreed. But the owner proposed a game; it was simple—a choice among five cake boxes, two of which contained cakes. Hong Yi would get one chance. If she picked correctly, the owner would give her five cakes.

If Hong Yi chose incorrectly, she would have to work in the food store for 10 minutes.

The naive Hong Yi, having never suffered from Dawn’s tough treatment, agreed straight away. The owner brought out a long wooden board with five cake boxes on it. He motioned for Hong Yi to choose.

At that moment, Hong Yi noticed each cake box had a pattern that resembled the glowing patterns in the tunnel. Logically, the cake boxes matching the tunnel patterns should contain cakes. The problem was the patterns were very similar to one another, and Hong Yi found it difficult to distinguish between them at first glance—and indeed, even after a second glance.

Seeing that Hong Yi hadn’t come out of the food store for a while, Lin Wu, who hadn’t found any clues himself, went over to check. Upon learning of the bet the "idiot" Hong Yi made with the NPC, Lin Wu stepped forward and pointed at the second cake box. Hong Yi opened it, and indeed, there was a cake inside.

Hong Yi was very happy and hugged Lin Wu. The owner kept his promise and brought out five large cakes. However, there was a small problem; although the backpack could hold a lot, it couldn’t carry anything larger than its opening. Since the cakes were larger than the backpack’s opening, they couldn’t be transported in it.

With no other choice, Hong Yi carefully yet happily carried the five cakes, heading to return them to the train. This small victory gave her a great sense of achievement and immense satisfaction.

The smug Lin Wu was also quite happy. He patted Wai, warning it not to reveal the secret, and continued to walk around the town with it.

At this time, Shuihua, who had stayed behind, received a passenger. As the passenger sat down in the carriage, two green characters appeared on his forehead: Passenger. Shuihua tried communicating with him, and he was talkative, revealing that he would disembark at the next Human Station.

On the other hand, Maya received a task similar to Hong Yi’s, to answer the question: "Why is this called Town No. 1? A: Because the first mayor of the town was the most beautiful in the world. B: It’s always been called that. C: Prawn is lazy. D: It helps readers remember."

After hearing the options, Maya immediately dismissed the last two. Looking at the remaining choices, she regretted not learning more about the town before accepting the task. Failure meant she would have to work in the shop for 10 minutes—a hasty decision would waste even more time. Glancing over, she saw Lin Wu strolling with Wai and called out, "Lin Wu, come here."

As Lin Wu entered the shop and heard the question, he immediately answered, "A."

Maya asked, "Why?"

Lin Wu said, "No reason."

Maya then told the owner, "B."

The owner said, "Congratulations, you’re correct."

Lin Wu was angry, "What’s that supposed to mean?"

Maya explained, "Because you picked A without thinking. We know Dawn is bad, so that means we should choose B."

After thinking for a while, Lin Wu gave Maya a thumbs up, "Makes sense."

Maya added, "Don’t just stand around. Try to make some money. There’s a wide range of goods here, but they all cost money."

"Okay, let’s make some money," Lin Wu said, taking Wai with him as they left.

Maya tucked the map with the coal storage locations in the town that her boss had given her into her backpack, browsed the goods and asked for the prices, then headed out the door and turned left, and there she saw Lin Wu.

Sitting on the ground, Lin Wu held a broken bowl in his hands, pleading, "Some money, please, some money." Meanwhile, the pitiful Wai stood on his hind legs, continuously bowing to the passing pedestrians.

Maya, filled with anger, marched over, ready to give Lin Wu a thrashing, but she saw a man in a top hat placing a stack of bills into the broken bowl. Then, a girl gave two stacks and even patted Wai.

How was she supposed to chastise him now? But Maya was puzzled, reasoning that Lin Wu didn’t have the talent to think of begging straight away. He should’ve thought of robbing someone first. Besides, without sufficient temptation, Lin Wu wouldn’t consider begging.

Forget it, act as if I didn’t see it. Just as Maya was about to walk away, a man emerged from the alley next to her, and she knew instantly there was a mission. The man had a revolver hanging from his waist, wore a vest, and also sported a police badge—he was undoubtedly the local sheriff.

The sheriff shouted, "Anyone who can provide a clue or solve a murder case will be rewarded 20 dollars!"

At that moment, Lin Wu packed up his bowl and came over to ask, "Sheriff, what kind of punishment will the murderer face? You know, I am kind-hearted."

The sheriff seemed not to have thought about the punishment and after pondering for a while, he replied, "Imprisonment for ten minutes."

Lin Wu moved in even closer, "Twenty dollars is too little, for a hundred dollars, I can not only provide a clue, but I can also reveal the murderer’s motive, and I can help you catch the murderer."

The sheriff excitedly asked, "Do you know who the murderer is?"

Lin Wu nodded, "I saw him kill the victim with my own eyes."

The sheriff said, "Alright, if you can identify the murderer, I’ll give you 50 dollars; if you can help me catch the murderer, I’ll give you 100 dollars."

"The money," Lin Wu said, holding out his hand.

The sheriff responded, "As the only sheriff in this town, I wouldn’t deceive anyone. Where’s the murderer?"

Lin Wu stretched out another hand, "I am the murderer."

"You?" the sheriff asked incredulously.

Lin Wu stood with both hands out, waiting to be handcuffed, and confessed, "Seeing him making money sitting on the ground, I became envious, so I killed him."

The sheriff looked at Lin Wu for a moment, handcuffed him, and handed over 100 dollars, "Come with me."

Lin Wu followed the sheriff, turned his head to see Maya, and asked, "Why are you wasting time here watching the fun?"

Maya quickly said, "Just passing by, passing by."

Lin Wu and Wai were taken to the police station and locked up in a cell, where a drunkard was lying on the stone bench completely unconscious, reeking of alcohol.

"Wai, keep watch," Lin Wu commanded. Wai placed his front paws on the iron door and sneakily looked outside.

He’s improving, actually understanding what it means to keep watch.

With no respect for the NPC, Lin Wu began to search the drunkard, finding a full flask of liquor and a train ticket with the destination: Human Town #2. The ticket held several details that caught Lin Wu’s attention: the first detail was that the #2 town could be reached by line #3. The second detail was that aside from the 5-dollar ticket price, there was a note for an additional 3 dollars for a heated compartment, suggesting that line #3 was cold.

Continuing his search, Lin Wu had a major find: a Car Door Card. Once used on the train, two doors would form on the locomotive, thus making the entire train an indoor space, fully enclosed.

Sitting down to wait and playing with Wai, Lin Wu gradually felt something was amiss. Checking the system time, he had been locked up for ten minutes already but nobody had come to release him. Could it be that the 100 dollars he received was hush money?

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