Kingdom of Corrosion

The rain had fallen all night, and by dawn, it still hadn’t stopped, leaving Lin Wu no choice but to brave the rain and return to the base. The first thing he did was go to the backyard bonfire to dry his clothes; how he wished he could have a hot shower and change into a set of clean clothes. Although doing this had no effect on the system’s values, it felt very comfortable to a person.

The open-air barracks truly affected morale, with the beds shielded by a rain cover, but the road leading into the barracks was wet and muddy, making it uncomfortable to walk on. He couldn’t wait to take off his shoes and jump straight into bed. Groggily sitting by the bonfire, Little Knife mumbled while staring into the fire, "Slept so good."

Lin Wu always had many issues, "Is that vacant look in your eyes because you’re comfortable?"

"That’s called purity, even the sleep in my eyes is the freshest, get it?" Little Knife glanced sideways at Lin Wu, "Really feel like having a cup of coffee."

"Will boiled water do?" There were coffee beans, but no coffee machine, and even if there was a coffee machine, there was no power. Manually grinding coffee beans for a cup was a laborious task.

Little Knife sniffled, "Add some tea leaves, green tea."

Lin Wu went to boil water, found two cups, added tea leaves, and brewed two cups of tea. Maya passed by and took one cup, "Thanks."

"This..."

Maya pointed, "Your cup is that one."

There were many different mugs placed on the table next to the radio station, collected as part of the furnishings during scavenging. These items had no impact on the game’s stats and therefore had no place in the inventory. Lin Wu found his labeled cup, which turned to be a high-end insulated mug.

Maya explained, "It gets quite cold at night, carrying a flask of hot water with you isn’t a bad idea."