Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 665 - 316 Choose One of Two_2

Chapter 665: Chapter 316 Choose One of Two_2

Back in the days, I was the brightest kid in the village. Not to mention combating in the bloody skies of Waste City, just ten hours ago, I was still wrestling with Spider Trains. Now, I’ve become no more than a tea server.

Qinglang and Maya both showed signs of fatigue after taking down a Spider Train, one sitting at the front of the train, lost in thought, and the other leaning against the cannon, daydreaming. Meanwhile, a hint of red appeared in the east; the sun was about to rise and the remaining activity time was running out.

The last two-plus hours were very calm; the three of us watched the activity timer tick down in the train’s driver’s cabin. As the train broke through a barrier, a large human city appeared before us—this was the Final Shelter.

The train stopped at the station, Sasha got off, mission accomplished.

The train continued to move, fully automated, consuming no coal at all. All the carriages had been converted into flatbeds, providing three comfortable seats, beverages, and food, so that players could fully enjoy the beautiful scenery around them.

The remaining part of the event was the point shopping segment.

First came the badges. Lin Wu’s Gold Badge could be exchanged for 5,000 points, or he could keep the Gold Badge and choose one of the following keywords: "Fearless," "Unafraid," or "Invincible." There were no explanations for the keywords, just blind selection. Before completing the shopping, players couldn’t communicate with others.

Lin Wu instantly chose "Invincible." Invincible, hence fearless, hence unafraid. If there were enemies and you were fearless and unafraid, wouldn’t you die very quickly?

Invincible: All fractured injuries are self-healing.

Are you kidding me? I have a doctor, why would I wait in agony for a broken leg to heal itself? However, two other attributes of Invincible are barely passable, which are a 50% increase in resistance to bleeding and poisoning (up to 50%).

Got it, so being undying means being Invincible. As long as you can’t kill me, I’ll eventually be able to kill you.

All things considered, it’s still better to exchange for points.

Lin Wu’s total event points amounted to a little over twenty thousand, with a dazzling array of products available for purchase. Not to mention weapons like firearms, there were also various tactical clothes, beautiful and handsome non-wash customized garments, as well as the much sought-after washing machines and air conditioners. Almost everything was available, except for preposterous items like aircraft carriers or strategic bombers.

Lin Wu didn’t need to do much choosing; he quickly came across two items worth twenty thousand each.

First up was the all-in-one drone for checking and hitting Upgrade Map, capable of carrying two small Guided Rockets, replenishing every 24 hours. It could also carry Molotov Cocktails, grenades, landmines, and other items not exceeding 5 kilograms, given that the player possessed Hacker Skills and a scouting drone.

The downside was charging. Unlike scouting drones, the all-in-one drone could only charge 10% of its battery per hour under normal charging conditions, and a full battery only lasted two hours of flight time. At least the scouting drone could slowly recharge through solar energy during daytime and had a low power consumption, with over five hours of cruising on a full charge.

The reason charging was considered a downside was because it was useless to Lin Wu at the moment. Lin Wu and Maya needed to return to Left County, and there was hardly any chance to charge along the way. On the other hand, besides the slow solar recharge, scouting drones also had a very low power consumption.

The second option was a Tent Campsite, which was essentially a mobile base. The campsite covered an area of four hundred square meters, with a safety zone radius of 15 meters and a total area of over seven hundred square meters. The safety zone outside the tents was a pasture, providing free and unlimited grass.

The Tent Campsite had eight slots in total, seven indoors and one outdoors. These slots could not be used for constructing a storage, watchtower, or any combat-related buildings, only residential structures.

This might sound sci-fi, but logically, there aren’t too many issues with it. Ancient nomadic tribes also moved with all their possessions, with tents serving as their mobile homes. Of course, they usually relied on animals like horses for transport.

The base time for setting up and packing away the Tent Campsite was two hours, and each additional building added an hour to the process. If all eight slots were filled, it would take ten hours to pack up and another ten hours to set up again at the destination. This was the greatest disadvantage of the Tent Campsite, which also had one huge advantage: its total weight was only 20 kilograms.

However, 20 kilograms only included the basic facilities. If you threw a pile of firearms on the tent floor or placed a load of rocks on the bed, when the tent was packed up, these non-facility items would be left on the ground.

Lin Wu opened up the details for more information. For instance, the campsite had a kitchen, but the kitchen only recognized system cookware and not item cookware. The former could be produced in a workshop, while the latter was found as an item. When the tent was packed up, non-item cookware would respawn on the ground. The same applied to the dormitory, which included only system-provided beds, bedding, pillows, etc. Stuffed toys, alarm clocks, and decorative items were all considered non-system items.

Now there were two questions. Question one: Choose the drone or the tent.

The answer was obvious; the all-in-one drone wouldn’t be of much use until the two got back to Left County. Meanwhile, the Tent Campsite would allow them to move step by step, prepared for all possible environments.

Question two: Would the silly Maya also choose a tent?

Lin Wu began to calculate the points, pulling out pen and paper from his backpack. Following the score system released by the game, after five minutes of intense calculation, Lin Wu found that Maya’s score was around 170,000. Huh? That high? He recalculated, this time ending up with a result of just over 30,000—still somewhat off. Lin Wu sighed and continued to calculate. This time, the result seemed more reliable, with the score being 14,000.

Maya only had a Bronze Medal, which could only be exchanged for 1,000 points. Therefore, Maya’s maximum score would be fifteen thousand, not enough to exchange for a tent campsite—if he had calculated correctly, that is. But thinking it over, it didn’t seem right; compared to himself, Maya had not missed a lot of points, so why only fourteen thousand? They say math doesn’t lie, so why was this happening?

This was troubling—one tent equated to happiness; two tents equated to two fools.

He had to trust himself; surely, he hadn’t calculated wrong. Consider, after two wrong calculations, how likely was it that he would get it wrong a third time? It was like having three rooms, two empty, one with treasure. That analogy didn’t seem quite right. Well, it didn’t matter; let’s just go with that.

Should he reconsider?

With little time remaining, Lin Wu really couldn’t be bothered to calculate again, so he exchanged for the tent instead. With a hundred or so points left, Lin Wu browsed the boutique mall, filled with worthless trinkets like hanging ornaments and the like. Hardly worth anything. Since he was out on a trip, he ought to bring back some local specialties.

The mindset was most important; once a choice was made, never regret it. Or to think of it another way: even if the path chosen was stupid, since you had to complete it on your knees, why not face life with a smile?

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After exchanging his points, Lin Wu was transported to the place with ships. It was 7:53 p.m. on the last day of the game’s summer season, with 7 minutes remaining before autumn arrived, signifying the halfway point of both the game time and the journey.

Maya had already packed up the base, standing in front of the bonfire with Qinglang, both looking down at the flames and not talking. Lin Wu approached and embraced Qinglang gently, asking, "Are you sure you won’t come with us?"

Qinglang smiled, shaking his head, "No, I’ve already applied to quit Hardcore Mode. I’ll be leaving in a few minutes." You could only quit Hardcore Mode at the end of month without losing points.

Lin Wu nodded, not saying anything.

After a moment of silence, Qinglang said, "You guys go ahead, I want to be alone for a while."

"So we’re leaving then?"

"Yeah." Qinglang helped untie Phantom and Sandstorm’s bridles and handed the reins to them, keeping a smile as he said, "I’m really glad to have met you guys."

Lin Wu responded, "We feel the same, and say hello to Shuihua for us."

"Okay." Seeing them look back, Qinglang waved, "Goodbye."

Lin Ma mounted her horse, saluted Qinglang with her riding crop, to which Qinglang waved again, "Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Watching the two riders and their horses depart into the distance, Qinglang turned his gaze away, untied one side of Chasing Wind’s bridle, then removed its saddle and bridle, pressing his face against the horse’s for a while.

Qinglang, stroking Chasing Wind’s head, said, "I’m leaving, you have to take care of yourself."

It was unclear if Chasing Wind understood, but it responded by rubbing Qinglang’s face, and then Qinglang vanished in a beam of white light. Free from the restriction of affection points, bridle, and saddle, Chasing Wind left the ship looking back every three steps. Even without the system’s restraints, its surplus emotions still hoped that its owner, its friend, would suddenly appear for a pleasant surprise.

It was said that for a very long period of time afterward, Chasing Wind would come to the ship’s spot and quietly wait for several hours each day.

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