Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 752 - 342 Breeding Base

Chapter 752: Chapter 342 Breeding Base

After discussing their plans, Shana went to the headquarters to fill in the auction form, while Maya didn’t return the surplus items to Little Knife and Snow Egg, "All resources go to storage. You should carry a handgun, an assault rifle, and two melee weapons daily. Resources are divided into two categories; the first is consumable resources, like bullets and fuel, which can be taken freely, but you must fill in the amount and sign your name on the form on the warehouse wall after taking them. The second is non-consumable resources, such as vehicles and firearms, which require notifying the Deputy Commander before taking, explaining the reason for taking them."

Listening at headquarters, Shana loudly added a statement, "This applies to everyone, including Stone."

Why mention Stone specifically? It was to emphasize that even Stone had no special privileges, signifying that everyone was equal.

Snow Egg said, "Maya, we don’t have any problems, you don’t have to specify that. Just being able to come back to this big family is enough to satisfy me."

"Oh," Maya said, uninterested in this topic, and continued, "Lin Wu’s team, remember to bring the serum needles. If anyone gets a wound that can’t heal on its own, return to the base for treatment before 8 AM on the 23rd. If no one is injured, return before 8 PM on the 23rd. The food supplies are in the kitchen; discuss amongst yourselves what food to carry."

Lin Wu said, "Instant noodles, add two cans of luncheon meat and some chili peppers."

"Oh," Maya replied politely, continuing to assign tasks, "Snow Egg will be in convalescence tomorrow, while Shana and I will aim to clear the zombies from the small supermarket and move out all its resources. Even if we empty the food court, we will face a food shortage in winter. One idea is to set up water supply systems and hydroponic chambers. This requires an Outpost Card, and although we have auctions and events, we can’t rely entirely on that."

Maya continued, "In the absence of an Outpost Card, we need to set up an indoor farm, using the fences Lin Meng gave Shana for breeding. But looking at the incubation and production timelines, it will be a month before we see any returns, and we can’t be certain of the value of those returns. So we may have to plan and control our food supply. I hope everyone can unite their efforts and get through the tough times together."

Lin Wu said, "The apartment building should have plenty of ingredients." There were no ingredients in the villa since NPCs would go for daily medical checks at the airport and pick up the day’s food there.

Maya said, "There are lots of zombies in the apartment building, and we currently lack the resources for a tough fight. Even if we had them, we would prioritize keeping them in reserve for defending the city. I don’t have anything else, does anyone have any questions?" The amount of food required by eight adults every day was immense. With the lack of staple foods and many uncertain factors, meticulous planning was necessary for getting through the winter.

No one had questions. Stone pulled out a deck of cards, "Drawing lots for dishwashing, the two with the smallest cards wash the dishes, A is the smallest."

Little Knife immediately stood up, "I’ll do it."

Stone replied, "No, we draw lots." Dishwashing wasn’t an easy task; you had to carry pots, pans, and dishes 20 meters from one set of steps to the riverbank. Just cleaning them wasn’t enough; they had to be carried back and each dish placed into the kitchen’s sterilizing cabinet. What seemed like a simple job was actually very time-consuming.

Stone’s refusal of Little Knife’s offer was also to uphold the rules. Today you’re polite, tomorrow someone else is polite, and in the end, it becomes a total mess.

Lin Wu rubbed his hands together and drew a card, peeking at one corner, while others casually drew one as well, including Shana who had just returned. Lin Wu glanced at the card in Lin Meng’s hand and passed his card to her. Lin Meng hesitated a moment, looking troubled as she exchanged cards with Lin Wu.

Stone, Shana, and Su Shi all voiced their dissatisfaction in unison, "Lin Wu."

Lin Wu challenged, "She volunteered, right?"

Lin Meng replied, "Right." Her eyes sparkled mischievously at everyone, as if to say, you know what I mean.

Maya said, "No volunteering allowed, or else we can’t refuse Little Knife’s offer to volunteer."

Lin Wu, having no choice, reluctantly showed his card, "Century egg!"

Lin Meng turned over her card, pitifully revealing a "two." You don’t understand me.

Everyone was confused. What was going on?

Stone suggested, "Lin Wu, I suggest you just be yourself. Your sudden high moral standards are too much for everyone to take."

Lin Wu laughed heartily, pretending to be profound and silent; I knew you would condemn me, I just wanted to make you all feel guilty.

Shana saw through the charade, "Purely childish, four."

"Four is considered big?" Su Shi retorted, "Big five."

Ultimately, the dishwashers were Lin Meng and Shana. Without Lin Wu’s meddling, it would have been a straightforward drawing of lots, but Lin Wu was the best at causing mischief.

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After dinner was free time with dishwashing for some, bathing for others, and laundry for the rest. Lin Wu dusted off his clothes, which were a bit dirty with a few oil stains. But being single, he thought, if I don’t slack off, who will? He planned to wait until he returned from the farm. He was aiming to wash his clothes before winter started.

Good news came from the command center: on the first day of the auction, two Sentry Cards appeared with a starting bid of one grenade (pistol bullet). The bad news was that the auction items’ starting prices were not disclosed, so there was no clear idea of how much it would cost to acquire a card.

The auction information revealed that the players’ strengths were uneven. The most powerful item at the auction was the Truck Base Card, similar to Lin Wu’s tent base. When encamping, the truck would transform into a "Transformers" type of base, with the attached containers unfolding on their own to form a camp. The biggest feature was that the Truck Base ran on fuel power and the basic deployment time was only ten minutes, with each additional construction adding ten minutes. However, the Truck Base had a critical flaw: it had only three small compartments.