Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 825 - 368 Work_3

Chapter 825: Chapter 368 Work_3

When Lin Wu returned, he saw Maya splitting wood. Maya glanced at him and said, "I just managed to handle four trees and didn’t have time for a fifth, so I came to check things out."

"Four trees?" Lin Wu was struck.

Seeing his expression, Maya couldn’t help but laugh, "You dummy, why do you have to chop the trees? Can’t you just saw the trunks?"

Lin Wu replied, "Because I know it’s not right to cut corners."

"You make some sense," Maya said, "The main log burns longer, but it’s very time-consuming and energy-draining. Don’t just stand there, come and help."

"Wai, as my full representative, go help out right now."

Wai obediently jumped in front of Maya, who patted Wai’s head, "Good, move further away, so you don’t accidentally get hurt."

The two of them sped up their work. Compared to Lin Wu who was all thumbs, Maya was significantly more efficient. Even the bundles she tied were more secure than Lin Wu’s. While Lin Wu rode the Phantom and led the Sandstorm to deliver goods, Maya continued to work.

Around 8 pm, with only one trip left, Lin Wu, Dould Ma, and a dog returned to the work site only to find Maya sitting on a log, her axe having chopped into her foot, staining the snow red. The shoes were Dark Energy Shoes, which would regenerate if damaged, but the foot would not; if toes were lost, they were lost. They had to send her back to the hospital to rely on a powerful hospital bed to fix the problem.

Lin Wu struggled to lift Maya onto the Sandstorm, leaving her with half a bottle of painkillers.

Maya instructed, "Clear away the remaining firewood."

Lin Wu retorted, "You’re hurt, and you’re still worried about cleaning up?"

Maya responded, "I’m hurt, not you. You can still clean up."

"Alright." Lin Wu spent 20 minutes tidying up the last of the wood, mounted his horse, and left with Wai and Maya.

Lin Wu said, "Today, I did all the manual labor I needed to do in my lifetime."

Maya asked, "Before migration, had you decided that you wouldn’t need to do physical work?"

"Yes," Lin Wu replied.

Maya continued, "What if your wife were ill and you had two children to support? How would you handle needing money?" Physical labor on Blue Star was highly paid, even slightly above the median. Many advocated for Dawn to loosen robot regulations, but this contradicted Dawn’s original agreement. Dawn would send robots only if the work was critically important for human survival and if it posed high risks for humans.

"First of all, my wife’s treatment would be free. Secondly, children could contact welfare agencies. Rather than suffering with me, they should grow up happily with others. I’ve never been a parent before, and taking care of children on my own would be harmful to them. Turning them over to experienced institutions, which have better living conditions than I could provide, makes more sense."

Maya asked, "What if life on Earth were harsh and you didn’t have enough Points for financial freedom?"

Lin Wu said, "I’m not someone who is greedy for money. I’d rather do things I am passionate about. I believe money isn’t important, but living the life you want is. Honestly, it’s not just physical work; sometimes I don’t even want to do intellectual work unless..."

"Unless you are interested. As long as you’re interested, you are willing to do any job," Maya added, "like going out to chop wood in this weather."

Lin Wu seemed to change the topic, "Although no one said it, Shana has to take some responsibility. However, compared to last year, I think Shana has made considerable progress; she did well."

Maya said, "These past two months have been tough; Shana has been feeling low and managing to maintain her current state is satisfactory enough. The reason no one said anything is out of tolerance, the essential foundation for keeping the community stable." Everyone has flaws; Lin Wu and Maya are no exceptions.

There’s a saying: don’t pick faults with your friends, but find virtues in strangers. In reality, it’s often the opposite; many parents criticize their own children while praising others’. Many couples fail to see each other’s virtues, only focusing on faults, and often compare their spouse’s weaknesses with others’ strengths.