Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 757 - 344 Underground City

Chapter 757: Chapter 344 Underground City

They returned to the base at 7:50 PM, and everyone waited for the three to come back before starting dinner. After dinner, Stone, Maya, and Lin Wu took a jeep to the reservoir 40 kilometers away. Time was running short, and they had to occupy the hydroelectric station before winter set in.

They parked by the roadside, descended the slope, eliminated zombies, reached the hydroelectric station, occupied the hydroelectric station, and chose a water supply outpost. They returned the same way they came. Back at the base, Maya convened a general meeting to arrange the activities for the next morning at eight o’clock.

Why not enter the dungeon to get a clear understanding of the situation before holding the meeting? Maya believed that the first wave of development was very important when everyone was poor and had nothing. While others were still grinding on the first level of the dungeon, you could have reached the tenth level.

Tonight’s meeting did not go into the details of the activity, but only discussed the division of responsibilities. Because no extra items could be taken, Su Shi could only stay at the main base. The secondary agenda of the meeting: doctors. Out of the eight people in the base, only Maya was a general practitioner.

Maya said, "The trading post has been established, and according to everyone’s Life Skills, I suggest that Little Knife drop her Lichenology and switch to studying surgery, to treat fractures and bleeding."

Little Knife agreed, "Okay."

Maya said, "Since the trading post has just been built, there shouldn’t be any trades tonight. Everyone, it’s not often that we get to reunite like this. This might be our last night together in the game. I hope you all protect yourselves and your teammates during the activity. Don’t be reckless or act on impulse. The positions have been clearly assigned. Does anyone have any questions?"

"No."

Maya looked at Lin Meng, "Have you spoken to Shana?"

"The day before yesterday," Lin Meng said. "Uh, how should I put this? I might not have enough points. Does the base have any guns that no one wants?"

Maya exclaimed, "Ah, I’m sorry, I forgot about this." Only then did she remember that after buying the jeep, Lin Meng couldn’t even afford shrimp crackers.

Maya said, "Let’s dismiss. Lin Meng, come with me to the warehouse." Shadow was reorganized, and there weren’t many guns. Stone, Shana, and Snow Egg, these three groups, didn’t partake in dividing the family assets and took some things on their own. They didn’t aim to take advantage, only taking enough guns for daily use with a ’just enough is fine’ mentality.

However difficult it was, they still had to allocate a few guns for Lin Meng.

The entire base bustled with activity. The bathhouse was completed, and a laundry room was built alongside it. For all players, being able to take a hot shower was simply blissful. Additionally, the dishwasher in the kitchen, a lavatory, and hydroponic facilities were unlocked. Hydroponics not only needed water but also electricity to adjust the temperature during day and night.

Being a soil-less cultivation method, the yield of hydroponics certainly couldn’t compare with that of farmlands, but its advantage was the ability to grow crops indoors regardless of the season. However, a significant drawback of hydroponics was that it could only grow vegetables. Staple crops like rice and wheat were difficult to cultivate. At such times, the cost-effectiveness of pumpkins became even more prominent.

Lin Wu watched Stone plant two hills of pumpkin seeds in large plots. Thinking about having pumpkin soup meal after meal in the future, he felt as if his prospects were shrouded in darkness. However, today, there was no time to comment on this matter, as taking showers and washing clothes were the priority.

The bathhouse had individual shower cubicles for three men and three women, and Lin Wu, feeling refreshed after a delightful 15-minute shower, wore a sweater kindly given by Lin Meng and stepped out of the bathhouse. He then took his dirty clothes to the laundry room. The laundry room was equipped with four machines: a dry cleaner, a shoe washer, a large washer-dryer combo, and professional ironing equipment that required manual operation.

There was no need to queue. Shana advised everyone to simply throw their dirty laundry in and come back after half an hour to claim them. Half an hour later, Wai arrived at the laundry room and took away Lin Wu’s clothes and pants. After another trip, it picked up Lin Wu’s shoes.

The girls also washed their hair, sitting on the edge of the small square, flipping their hair while chatting. It wasn’t until around 11 PM that everyone gradually returned to their dorms to rest.

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On the morning of the 24th, Lin Wu packed up his tent, dissolved Bright Base, and joined Shadow Base. After breakfast, at 7:30 AM, within the countdown, the base personnel were teleported into the dungeon.

The dungeon cloned the base’s safe zone. Nearly half of Shadow Base’s safe area was the Laimeng River, which was also cloned over, effectively giving Shadow Base a solid barrier at its back. Outside the safe zone, thick fog rolled, as if concealing thousands of soldiers, blocked by the safety line.

A teleportation gate appeared at the location of the small square, with an armored warrior NPC standing beside it, wielding a greatsword. His armor had writing on the front: Opens at 8. On the back: Tutorial time.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, he didn’t dawdle and went straight to explaining the game rules. Besides the information previously explained by Dawn, the NPC added some details.

"There are 1200 initial teleportation points. New teleportation points can be unlocked by completing tasks or clearing the dungeon. Under normal circumstances, each base can only assemble one team, which is led by a captain who decides on the teleportation point. Each scene has a secret teleportation point. If you find the secret teleportation point, you can use it to teleport personnel back to the base."

Shana whispered, "For moving supplies."

Lin Wu spoke even softer, "If we can only enter through the teleportation gate at eight o’clock, why is there a gate at all? If he’s for the tutorial, why is that written on his armor?"

Maya thought it made sense upon hearing this. After listening for a while more and realizing that the other party was not providing any useful information, she left Stone and Su Shi to continue listening and touched the teleportation gate, "Which one shall we choose?"