Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 604 - 293 Kindness_3

Chapter 604: Chapter 293 Kindness_3

Maya considered whether to reduce the load by 10 kilograms. What would the efficiency be like after the reduction?

Maya lay down, and with the help of Qinglang and Shuihua’s hands as pivot points, plunged her hands into the snow and mud and finally managed to grasp Maya’s hand. Red with her backpack was extraordinarily heavy, and Maya strained to pull Hong Yi up. Next came Qinglang, and the two women pulled Qinglang onto the rail track. Looking down, they could only see Shuihua crouching like a toad in the middle of the slope, unable to go up and yet unwilling to go down.

Maya said, "Hold on, wait for us."

After speaking, Maya turned to go to the train to dump coal and suddenly saw Wai holding a rope in his mouth. The rope was made of a soft blanket cut into strips and tied into knots. Maya tied one end of the rope to the rail track and threw the other end down, allowing Shuihua to climb back onto the rails with relative ease while gripping the rope.

Hong Yi dumped coal and yelled back to the other carriages, "Lin Wu, you are the best."

Lin Wu responded, "I agree."

Hong Yi laughed and walked away.

With the help of the rope, coal transportation efficiency greatly increased. Since there was no need to run, those with strength attributes increased their load to 50 kilograms. Apart from the slope, the biggest trouble for everyone was the cold. Although they kept moving, their hands were numb with cold, and each time they shoveled coal or pulled the rope, it felt like fingers were breaking off. By the end, their fingers were a bloody mess, but no one felt any pain.

Thanks to everyone’s relentless effort, the train’s coal supply increased to 2000 kilograms. Calculating using the optimal efficiency of two hours/100 kilometers/100 kilograms of coal, 2000 kilograms of coal could last for 40 hours/2000 kilometers.

At this result, everyone breathed a sigh of relief; at least for the next two days, they wouldn’t have to worry about fuel. Next up was food — according to calculations, the current food supply could last until lunch tomorrow.

Water was also a big issue. Qinglang had found three bottles of about 1-liter capacity in Town No. 1 and filled them with water, which was the only source of water on the train at the moment.

Maya realized that she hadn’t been thorough enough in her considerations, so she assigned Qinglang’s main task to be water collection, with naturally, gathering containers as the top priority. Whether it rained or they found a lake to make a temporary stop, they could get water.

Hong Yi ran from the passenger car to the front of the train, urging, "Maya, an elderly passenger has been frozen to death."

Maya, surprised, said, "That can’t be."

Hong Yi replied, "She was wearing very thin clothes and had no blanket or quilt."

Maya asked, "Didn’t you distribute blankets and quilts to everyone?"

Lin Wu’s voice came through: "I am responsible for her death."

Only then did Maya realize that the rope they used for hauling coal had been taken from the elderly woman’s blanket by Lin Wu. Indeed, how could Lin Wu possibly sacrifice his own bedding.

Hong Yi asked, "What should we do?"

Lin Wu’s voice: "Open the back door, push her out."

Qinglang immediately objected, "Doing so is too disrespectful to the deceased; I suggest we find a spot to bury her."

Shuihua disagreed: "We have no tools for digging; are we supposed to use our hands to dig a large hole?"

Maya said, "Find a depression and use the surrounding sand and stones to bury her. We lack tools and time, and I hope her spirit in heaven can understand."

After traveling about 10 kilometers, with her legs numb from the cold, Shuihua finally spotted a suitable location. Shuihua called Maya over, and once Maya confirmed it was alright, the train stopped temporarily. Maya and Hong Yi carried off the body of the deceased elderly woman, and the NPCs acted as if they had seen nothing.

The two placed the body in a shallow pit by the roadside, then pushed the nearby snow, soil, and stones over to bury the old woman’s body.

After everything was done, the two returned to the train, and the journey continued. At that moment, a gold light flashed, and a badge appeared on the chests of the two, with the inscription: "Kindness Badge."

Qinglang burst into tears at once: "It was my idea."

Lin Wu also cried: "I froze her to death." They all contributed, so why did only you get the badge?

Upon hearing this, Shuihua was at a loss for words: "I took the passenger."

Hong Yi chuckled and proudly flaunted the badge to everyone.

A bunch of juvenile ghosts, Maya looked at Lin Wu: "How can you hear our conversation?" Oh, I see. That guy was hanging one foot off the sickbed, leaning on the window, conveniently facing the corridor.