Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 64 - 63 Marriage System

Chapter 64: Chapter 63 Marriage System

Stone easily came up with a straightforward solution, "On Monday and Thursday, Lin Wu and Little Knife, Tuesday and Friday, Snow Egg and Horse Soul, Wednesday and Saturday, Maya and Shana, with Sundays off." These three pairs had a trait in common—they not only refrained from quibbling over work but were also likely to cover for each other’s tasks. Needless to say, about Lin Wu and Little Knife. Snow Egg and Horse Soul were close as iron brothers. Martha and Shana disliked being in each other’s debt.

The first phase of the meeting ended, and they entered the second phase. The second phase included work and team assignments.

The Former Shadow Base had finished scavenging Apartment 1, yielding mostly dismantled electronics and such, without any guns, ammunition, or Skill Books. Another discovery was a large number of textual materials: books, magazines, newspapers, diaries, and so on.

Based on speculation, the other apartment buildings probably didn’t contain anything of significant value, but the work still needed to be done. Maya decided to divide the team into two parts. The first part, Day Shift Team A, would continue scavenging the apartment buildings and factories, which covered a large area and were expected to take about two weeks to fully loot. The second part, Team B, which could be day or night shift, would ride motorcycles past the Sentry Card, cross the bridge, and start scouting operations in the suburbs of North City in Left County while also scavenging for valuables to lay a foundation for moving into Left County after winter.

An indispensable member of Team B was Lin Wu, paired with Maya for several reasons. One option was for Maya to team up with Lin Wu, but this would waste Maya’s leadership skills and offer little help to Lin Wu. The second candidate was Little Knife—obedient and capable of taking on armored zombies—both night shift choices. The third candidate was Shana; the two could work together to pass through the Sentry Card during the daytime when the risk was much lower than at night.

Shana spoke up first, "I suggest Maya pairs with Lin Wu, given the main task is scouting. There might be Sudoku puzzles when scavenging for valuables."

Snow Egg raised a hand to suggest, "For scouting only, I recommend Horse Soul and Shana as a team. They are cautious, have a good sense of the big picture, and are decisive."

Lin Wu: I’m very decisive, thank you very much.

Not to be outdone, Horse Soul said, "I think Snow Egg and Shana make a good team, they excel in communication, which benefits the team."

Lin Wu: I communicate with Shana quite smoothly as well.

Stone and Maya exchanged glances, and before they could speak, Lin Wu proposed, "I suggest: Little Knife and I handle the nearby scavenging, day shift to the outskirts of Left County City. Capable of fighting and transporting, more people make light work."

Stone saw right through Lin Wu’s motive, "Little Knife is in charge of scavenging, and you provide cover by shooting, right?"

Lin Wu grinned, "Fire support, yeah."

Lin Wu was oblivious to the story between Hun Dan and Shana; he simply wanted to play with guns. Stone said, "Play, play, play, do you want us to build a simulation training field for you?"

Lin Wu was taken aback and asked, "Is there a simulation training field?"

Stone hurriedly said, "No, there isn’t."

Lin Wu: "There is."

Stone said, "Just kidding, just kidding. The simulation training field requires three rounds of ammo per day, which we can’t afford, and we don’t have the building unit for it."

Lin Wu scoffed, "Miser."

Maya said, "Lin Wu and Shana will team up; whether day or night shift, you decide yourselves. You’ll be equipped with a motorcycle. Once you’re in the suburbs, you’ll lead the work yourselves, Shana will be in charge of mapping."

Lin Wu agreed, "Shana is very obedient; I have no problem with that."

Shana held her forehead, least wanting to hear this praise. Thus, she resolved to rebel, "I..."

Lin Wu glanced at Shana. Shana continued, "I have no objections." Now, whether from the perspective of experience or contribution, Shana knew she was no match for Lin Wu and found no reason to challenge his leadership at the moment.

Lin Wu pressed his advantage, "I suggest you stop using blunt weapons. Short blades or long knives would do; at the very least, they could be useful against zombies." Sharp weapons make less noise, while blunt weapons are loud.

Shana retorted angrily, "I don’t accept your suggestion." She had considered this issue before, but since Lin Wu made the suggestion, she decided to stubbornly stick to her path.

Maya asked, "Are you on night shift or day shift?"

Lin Wu replied, "Night shift, it’s easier to get past the sentry card at night." During the day, zombies populate the sentry cards. Lin Wu had to lure away the zombies to let Shana pass through, and Shana needed to assist Lin Wu in pulling zombies away in the opposite direction, which was a troublesome operation.

Maya thought this pair was the most suitable to be a team: both could run, and both had the endurance to support this. Shana had a strong sense of the overall situation and was meticulously thoughtful. Lin Wu had strong decision-making abilities.

Maya said, "The priority order for night shift work: Left County system map, regional zombie distribution map, store distribution map." The places to obtain the most high-value items were stores first, then villas, followed by warehouses, factories, and finally apartment buildings.

Stone waited for a moment, and seeing that no one had anything to add, said, "The second phase of the meeting is over. I’ll say a few words. I personally encourage and support romance among base members, and I believe Dawn will also provide systematic support. However, with the emergence of love, there will undoubtedly be some problems and incidents. If there are couples within the base, I hope they can report to me, and I can work with Maya to arrange for couples to be together, so they can have more prolonged contact and better understand each other. After a breakup, they can adjust their shifts according to the requirements."

Lin Wu disagreed, "Stone, we’re not that naive. No normal person could fall in love with someone else in a game. You say Dawn supports it? Dawn always reminds players in every online game about the dangers of online dating. Because online dating mishaps are widespread, as are crimes resulting from it. Internet romance? It’s impossible for our Former Shadow Base to have that; you’re underestimating our brothers’ and sisters’ intelligence. Right or not?"

"Right!"

"Yes."

"Ah, yes."

Lin Wu felt that Su Shi, Snow Egg, and Horse Soul were not very firm in their stance and earnestly said, "Online romance poses significant dangers..."

Shana interrupted, "I disagree. The main danger of online dating you’re referring to comes from deception. In the usual online dating, you have no idea who the other person actually is. Have you ever thought about why Dawn would want to use real person replicas in this homeland game? Why add real-life terms? That’s exactly why."

Lin Wu disagreed, "While Dawn might be unscrupulous, it still has some bottom lines."

System broadcast: As the player ’Nightmare’ has completed the ’Road to Love’ task, the homeland opens the Marriage System. The Marriage System has real-life relevance and partial legal efficacy, details of which can be referred to in the newly added game manual.

Lin Wu was stunned on the spot, and Shana smugly patted Lin Wu’s shoulder, "Young man, there’s a lot more you need to learn."

Lin Wu, embarrassed and angry, brushed off Shana’s hand, his face turning beet red as he said bitterly, "Nightmare and Dawn must die, one of them."

Stone coughed, "Okay, the situation is quite clear now, the Marriage System is open. Are there any more points for the third phase of the meeting?"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke up. Stone said, "You all have had a hard day, rest well, meeting adjourned."

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