Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 749 - 340 Revisiting the Old Place_2

Chapter 749: Chapter 340 Revisiting the Old Place_2

"Alright, don’t talk like that anymore. I know I made a mistake."

As the two chatted, Lin Meng stayed silent throughout, just listening and watching on the side. She didn’t know much about Shadow’s story, but from what she saw today, relationships between people were definitely not as simple as the language they used to express them.

After lunch and tea, Little Knife packed up the two fish traps, only for them to be kicked away by Lin Wu: "We are classy people, we can’t afford to use such shoddy traps."

"I made those." Little Knife said to herself, looking at the fish baskets in the river: "It took me two days, and I even managed to learn basket weaving without a teacher." She then sat on a stool and started crying. Not because she was sad about losing two baskets, but because she felt aggrieved that she’d been forced to learn a skill, and perhaps there were other reasons too.

Little Fight flew up, Lin Wu squatted next to Little Knife making a scissor gesture with her hand, and Little Fight took a souvenir photo, angering Little Knife who shoved him to the ground. Lin Wu stood up, brushed off the dust: "Let’s pack up the chairs and tables, we’re in a hurry," and called Little Fight back in the process.

The three of them got into two vehicles; Lin Wu contacted Stone: "Old Man, get ready to leave, it’s already one in the afternoon."

"Got it."

When the two vehicles arrived at the bar, Lin Wu got out and helped Snow Egg into the back seat of the jeep with Stone. As soon as the door opened, Lin Wu paused, surprised to see Little Knife had switched to the passenger seat and wasn’t turning to look at Snow Egg. Stone asked Lin Wu to help siphon gas from the car with a hose; Lin Wu went over to help, whispering: "There’s a problem between them."

Stone: "Don’t meddle."

"I’m not meddling; I just don’t know how to deal with it. We still have to sit together in the car for several hours."

Stone: "When I say don’t meddle, that includes dealing with it. Damn, pfft, gasoline tastes awful." He hadn’t moved away in time and had sucked up a mouthful through the hose.

Lin Wu cursed in frustration: "Gasoline is so expensive, how could you spit it out?"

The jeep could just fit five people. As an experienced driver, Stone could completely remember the way they had come, but Lin Wu of course had to argue with him, claiming he just liked to brag.

Little Knife asked, "Where are we going?"

"To the sawmill." Stone glanced at Little Knife: "Why are you all dirty? This is a new car."

"Hmph!" After humming, Little Knife remembered the answer Stone had given her, and asked with some doubts: "To the sawmill?"

"To meet Starlight and the others."

Little Knife nodded: "They must be doing alright."

Stone said: "Starlight is a truly capable woman; she’ll definitely find a way to build her own business. However, hahaha, the focus is on her own business."

Sitting uncomfortably in the middle of the back seat, Lin Wu still insisted on arguing: "What you’re saying sounds bitter. Isn’t what Starlight’s doing perfectly normal? Can working for a boss and starting a business be the same thing?"

Stone retorted: "Your delicate silk, damn it. I come from a background of mules, she was born in Rome, I’ve achieved far more than she has."

Lin Wu: "She’s younger than you, you’re already halfway in the grave, how can you compare yourself with a young girl?"

Stone became furious: "Lin Meng, beat him for me."

Lin Meng lightly tapped Lin Wu’s shoulder with two fingers, and in the face of Lin Wu’s angry glare, she gave a helpless smile as if to say, ’Please forgive me.’

Lin Wu gave her a look as if to forgive her, then eyed Stone’s back: "Let’s have a one-on-one fight when we stop." Everyone in the car could fight, except the driver.

"One-on-one then, who’s afraid?".

Stone and Lin Wu chatted to lighten the somewhat awkward atmosphere inside the car, a result of their inability to find topics of conversation with Little Knife and Snow Egg. There was plenty to talk about when they were alone, but together, some things just could not be said.

The car took the same route back to Highway 99. When they reached the ramp, Lin Wu and Stone got out of the car to look at Doomsday Fortress from afar and held a moment of silence for it.

When the jeep was two kilometers away from the Sawmill and the logging site, Stone pulled over: "You guys wait for me here."

Lin Wu asked, "What if you die out there? We still need the car."

Lin Meng, seeing the two were about to bicker again, hastily asked, "Uncle, why is that?"

Stone’s expression softened as he turned to Lin Meng, "Getting things from some people requires threats, but getting things from others requires making them feel ashamed. Lin Wu’s former status in Shadow was too dominant. Taking him along would somewhat imply coercion with a pretext of morality."

Lin Meng understood, "So you’re going to deceive them?"

Stone smiled, "No, no, among friends, it’s called deception; this is a tactic. Get out of the car and give Snow Egg some support." Between friends and family, employing tactics can be called deception, based on trust and affection for you. When it comes to non-friends and relatives, methods used to achieve a goal are tactics, unrelated to deception, based on your ability. Haven’t you seen why early merchants attacked their circle of friends? Because they didn’t have the ability to target others.

Lin Meng set up the table and chairs while Little Knife helped Lin Wu get Snow Egg seated, asking, "Do you still have any painkillers?" Any movement involving the fractured area would cause pain.

"Yes."

"Oh."

Now even Lin Meng felt a bit awkward, wondering what to do. She caught Lin Wu’s glance and had a bad feeling, so she took the initiative: "Lin Wu, tell me the story of the logging site." One moment’s hesitation, and she’d be bullied. She really was too clever for her own good. Tonight she would definitely reward herself with a box of shrimp crackers.

With a topic at hand, Lin Wu refrained from going after Lin Meng and started talking about the chapel on the hill. Little Knife and Snow Egg also chimed in here and there, adding stories unknown to Lin Wu. As the conversation grew lively, they both spoke more. There were many parts to the story, especially since Lin Wu had established separate bases with either Shana or Maya. Several of these stories were news to Lin Wu that day.

...

Before they knew it, the day had passed, and Stone returned after mingling for two hours: "Get in the car." His tone was calm, revealing nothing.

Lin Wu got into the car: "There’s a water pump factory up ahead."

"Used it up," Stone started the vehicle, "and I even gave away the Repeating Crossbow. Lin Wu, you were right. That Starlight really is somewhat capable; they’ve moved the base to the Sawmill."

Lin Wu was surprised: "Really? The Sawmill requires at least five people; they don’t need such a large base. The future defensive pressure will be enormous."

"That’s the girl’s ability for you."

Starlight’s first asset wasn’t the Highway Star or the Sentry Card, but the Repeating Crossbow. She knew that Nightmare’s temporary base was nearby; she also knew that Nightmare was desperate to get the Repeating Crossbow back, so she reached out to them via the radio at the logging site. Nightmare, no match for Starlight in negotiations, figured the price paid was not too great as long as they got the Repeating Crossbow.

Starlight walked via the rail tracks to the chapel on the hill. Due to train activity, only five players remained near the chapel. Starlight recruited them all for the Sawmill. With Nightmare’s assistance, they took over the Sawmill. Starlight walked again to North Town, using a vehicle provided by Nightmare to make a trip to Invincible Base. They recruited two more players, bringing the Sawmill’s personnel up to ten.

The Sawmill adopted a commander system, with Starlight appointing Emerald Feather and Peanut as Deputy Commanders. To prepare for winter, they established a natural farm in the east and west parking areas and raised hens and rabbits indoors. Thanks to the Sawmill’s output of building materials, their base facilities were now quite complete.

The day before, they had successfully defended in a five-star guardian city event, boasting high morale, and everyone was in good spirits.

However, the labor intensity at the Sawmill was currently very high, starting with the natural farm, which required a lot of soil and daily watering. In order to reserve food for the winter, the daily allocated food couldn’t entirely meet everyone’s needs.

Also, to fend off the severe cold, they worked day and night to fell trees in the forest. Lacking suitable transport and in order to avoid wasting fuel, most logs had to be transported by manpower. The Sawmill was exposed on all sides except for the north, which had a door. Without winter clothing, fire was the guarantee of survival.

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