Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 613 - 297 Shopping

Chapter 613: Chapter 297 Shopping

Maya quickly arrived at the engine: "What’s the situation?"

Shuihua pointed ahead, where in the glow of the locomotive’s headlight, two large trees could be seen clearly fallen across the tracks.

Lin Wu commented from the side: "Did Dawn think our wood-chopping style was wrong earlier and specially arranged two trees to teach us the correct way to chop wood?"

"No! It’s the baby crying." Maya called out, "Grab Sharp Blade, prepare to disembark and cut the trees. Shuihua, get close."

The train traveled another 120 meters, stopped in front of the trees, and the four of them took Sharp Blade and daggers off the train to deal with the trees. Among them, Lin Wu was the most ferocious, his attacking frequency comparable to a woodpecker. But the work efficiency was still less than biting directly. As everyone was civilized, they didn’t have the heart to hand their weapons over to Lin Wu and make him do all the physical work while they stood idle, so they had to endure this fool pecking wood on the side.

After ten minutes of work, they all returned to the train, which started moving slowly again. They had only had a couple of bites and hadn’t even chatted when the train gradually came to a stop again, with obstacles appearing ahead.

Hong Yi broke down: "Whoever wants this child can take them away."

Maya got off the train and played a game with a 3x3 grid, opened the mechanical obstacle, and the train continued onward. This time, everyone ate without talking, as the train could stop at any moment. But unexpectedly, the child didn’t cry when expected; at his crying time, he just wouldn’t cry.

After dinner, Qinglang called everyone to the engine to admire the full moon and started sharing memories of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations from their own regions. Just as the stories were getting interesting, the child cried again. A broken house by the railway collapsed.

This time, the child cried bitterly, and they had to not only clear the trash obstacle on the tracks but also deal with the appearing zombies. The number of zombies wasn’t high, and there wasn’t much trash either; it was all just to create a nuisance. Additionally, Shuihua, acting as the driver, was forced to keep her eyes wide open, watching ahead and ready to stop at any moment, not daring to relax for a second.

As the train conductor, Maya had to schedule everyone’s rest; otherwise, there would be no one available for work tomorrow. At eight o’clock in the evening, after the child had cried another time, Maya took over Shuihua’s driving duties, letting Shuihua rest until she had to take over again at four in the morning. Qinglang and Lin Wu went to rest, leaving Hong Yi and herself to deal with the little brat. As the assistant conductor, Qinglang would be in charge of all matters when Maya was not around.

In Maya’s estimation, the trouble caused by the system at present wasn’t too serious; two people were enough to cope. After all, it was just a newborn child; no matter how much it could toss and turn, the destructive power was still quite limited.

That night, the troubles were continuous, and the torment was ceaseless. Due to inefficient application, coal was also wasted massively. Fortunately, the night was full of minor incidents, allowing everyone some rest. However, due to the back and forth, the quality of everyone’s sleep was poor. When morning sunlight touched the train, the system prompted: "Mother task completed."

Hong Yi received new information: "Next stop, Town 3, Human Town. 100 kilometers away."

Maya instructed: "Hong Yi, you’re in charge of supply procurement. I’ve already told you the order. Qinglang, you gather the trash; pick up anything useful. Shuihua, as usual, stay close to the train. Lin Wu, do whatever you like—make money if you can; scavenge if you can. The only requirement is not to come back empty-handed."

Lin Wu said: "Then give me some money; it might come in handy."

"Give him five dollars," Maya replied. "I’ll rest with Hong Yi for a while longer. You all, be extra careful."

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Town 3 and Town 1 are both Human Towns, both cross-shaped and even similar in size and architectural style. But the style of the residents was completely different. Town 1 was a peaceful, secluded town with a slow pace of life, offering items mostly related to daily living. Town 3 was a wild, bustling town, with items mostly related to adventure.

The biggest difference was that almost every adult male carried a revolver, which they wore at their waist. They sported cowboy hats, gathered in groups of three or five, either trading livestock or brawling in the streets. Interestingly, although they fought, they never pulled their guns.

The town also featured indescribable shops, with girls dressed in low-cut clothes standing on the second floors along the street, holding fans in their hands. The cowboys whistled at them, and the girls responded with smiles.

Lin Wu had just stepped out of the train station when he encountered a land auction. The town mayor was holding a hammer at an open-air stand, auctioning off a piece of land said to contain a large amount of gold ore, and the merchants below were raising their money and shouting bids loudly.

Lin Wu raised money: "Five dollars."

The scene went silent in an instant, everyone looked at Lin Wu, who had already retracted the money, then turned to the uncle beside him, so everyone looked at the uncle. The uncle frantically explained, "It wasn’t me, I swear it wasn’t."

The town mayor banged the gavel to regain everyone’s attention: "1500, anyone higher?"

"1600."

The auction continued, while Lin Wu found himself in agony. A merchant beside him had half of the money in his pocket sticking out. What had he already done at this event? First, he killed a beggar NPC, not much of a problem. After that, he begged, a bit problematic. Then he robbed the police station and caused the death of innocent passengers; was he now going to become a pickpocket?

Forget it; Lin Wu left the crowd, pushed open a door, and entered a building. With the ringing of the bell at the door, all eyes turned to Lin Wu. It was a bar, and all the patrons were cowboys. Two bouncers stopped Lin Wu: "No firearms allowed in the bar." They finished speaking and looked to the left, where on the wall hung an array of weapons consisting of only three types: revolvers, repeater guns, and shotguns.

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