Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 667 - 317 On the Road_2

Chapter 667: Chapter 317 On the Road_2

Lin Wu thought for a moment, "That makes sense." The old hag was getting better at talking. Or maybe she was always articulate, just too lazy to show it.

The two followed each other closely and reached near Left County. After Maya confirmed the route, she took the lead and spurred her horse into a wild gallop, with Lin Wu steering Phantom to follow closely behind. Previously Wai had been lying on Lin Wu’s back, looking forward at the scenery, but now he jumped to the front, standing on the horseback and vigilantly surveying the surroundings. Every land of zombies that Phantom passed through made him exceedingly alert, waiting only for his master’s command to go and fight the zombies.

Both horses were good steeds, and they continuously trotted to Round City Road, through which they left Left County heading towards Southward Town. Just as they entered Southward Town’s territory, Maya and Lin Wu saw a highway 20 kilometers away. Besides discovering the highway, both of them also encountered local players from Southward Town, who were very surprised to see Lin Ma and expressed a strong desire to invite Lin Ma for tea.

Lin Wu saw the other party’s enthusiastic attitude and intended to agree, but Maya coldly declined, "Sorry, we still have matters to attend to, thank you." She had no interest in spending a lot of time getting to know a few strangers just for a cup of tea.

Lin Wu sheepishly apologized and followed Maya as they left. He could not judge whether the others were good or evil, but he thought that having a cup of tea would have been fine. However, Maya was in a hurry; right now, she just wanted to know if the road was Highway 99.

The two horses climbed a hill, startled the wild horses on the slope that followed them in a frenzied sprint, but were quickly left behind by Sandstorm and Phantom. Crossing a stream, they reached the highway from a decrepit ranch’s left-hand road.

Slowing down their horses, they approached a road sign and saw that it was labeled Highway 88. But Maya was not disappointed because the sign also stated that Fantasy City was 1300 kilometers away from here.

Lin Wu didn’t understand, "What about Fantasy City?"

Maya knew Lin Wu’s brain couldn’t store too much information he considered useless and explained, "Highway 99’s signs have two landmarks. One is called Leimeng Town, 250 kilometers from the Sawmill, which is an Army Air Force base. The other is called Fantasy City, 750 kilometers from the Sawmill."

Maya continued, "We can reach Fantasy City first, then return to Left County, totaling approximately 2000 kilometers. Under Full Status, Sandstorm and Phantom can travel about 150 kilometers per day. It will take us roughly 12 days to get back to Left County."

Maya went on, "For greater caution and to take care of the horses’ condition, we’ll plan in three-day increments. Travel 100 kilometers the first day and camp at night. Go another 100 kilometers the second day and pitch a tent in the afternoon. Rest on the third day. In three days we can travel 200 kilometers, and in 10 sets of three days we should be back in Left County."

Lin Wu said, "That theoretically makes sense. But your horse is named Sandstorm, and it starts to slack off once it reaches 50 points of fatigue and completely stops working at 80 points."

Maya replied, "That’s why we travel only 100 kilometers a day."

Horses have two states, hunger and fatigue. Hunger does not have a direct effect on horses; when it reaches 100, they die. Fatigue, however, continuously affects them. Phantom, as a Five-Star Divine Horse, won’t stop until it dies of exhaustion. On the contrary, Sandstorm begins to slack at a fatigue value over 50 and stops working entirely at 80.

Maya took out pen and paper to calculate, "We leave at seven in the morning, rest at noon, set out again at two in the afternoon, and rest again at seven in the evening. This way, fatigue values would reset to zero every morning at seven o’clock."

Lin Wu said, "No more problems with fatigue value. Now let’s talk about the hunger level. We know there’s pasture at tent campsites, but you know, although Phantom can manage with slightly inferior forage, it’s only when it’s relatively poorer in quality."

"A horse will increase its hunger level by 50% within a day if it does not eat." Maya frowned, what problematic horses, each with their own issues.

After pondering for a while, Maya said, "The first day continues as usual, set up camp by two in the afternoon on the second day, break camp at eleven at night on the third day, and then continue as normal on the fourth day. We expect to travel 150 kilometers every three days, reaching Left County in about 40 days. Including unexpected events on the way, we should be able to get home within two months."

Lin Wu said, "Three days’ time, two days camping? I’m fine with it, but I’m worried Wai won’t be able to handle it."

Maya said, "If we get tired, we’ll rest for an extra day. Autumn lasts three months and is the best season of the year, the most suitable for travel."

Lin Wu thought for a while, "Wai isn’t that fussy, it will find a way to overcome these difficulties, so let’s settle on that."

Maya knew that Lin Wu wasn’t being simply lazy, but took comprehensive considerations into account. First to consider was human fatigue; rest while camping was not very effective. Second, within the rule of camping every three days, camping did not mean resting; they needed to search for food, process the food to last at least three days. Moreover, they had to take into account the extreme areas they might have to pass through and the extreme weather they might encounter on the long 2000-kilometer journey home.

Therefore, Lin Wu asked Maya for a concession first, as to whether or not to honor this concession would depend on the circumstances. To put it nicely, it was a sense of responsibility; to put it bluntly, it was a lack of confidence.

This was also a typical manifestation of a child-like mentality. If a child scores 90 on a test and receives praise from parents, the child may not be happy because they worry about not achieving 90 next time, which might disappoint the parents. At the same time, the child doesn’t want to increase their study load, so the best approach is to haggle. Knowing they are capable of scoring 90, but if 80 pleases the parents, their attitude will be much more positive. Although they are not confident they can consistently score 90, they are sure they can maintain the bottom line of 80 every time.

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