Chapter 73 - 72 Olive Manor (Part 1)
Shana said, "What if I said to Lin Wu, ’Because I’m striving for The Ring of the Fortress, you have to give the task of starting the fire to me?’ Of course, I believe that if I said that, he would hand over the task to me, but it would strain our relationship. Maybe in his eyes, to befriend me, he would have to help me compete for The Ring of the Fortress, which might seem more hassle than it’s worth."
Stone said, "It’s not out of the question for him to think: ’Your points are just points, but mine aren’t?’ Would Lin Wu be that kind of person? We all know that Lin Wu wouldn’t say or do such a thing, but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t think it."
When out shopping, if the salesperson is impatient and rude, Lin Wu, like many guys, wouldn’t argue with the salesperson. To avoid an argument, he might even put up with some unfair treatment. However, given a choice, don’t expect Lin Wu and the others to visit that store again.
After all, thoughts are not something one can control; whatever comes to mind is what it is. Being human means to control oneself, not to be disturbed by one’s thoughts. For instance, when you encounter an attractive girl on the street, there might be no control over what your mind thinks, but saying or doing something based on those thoughts could lead to serious consequences.
Stone watched as Lin Wu dashed past the church door onto the main road: "What’s he up to now?"
Shana replied, "I gave up guessing a long time ago; no matter what, I can’t guess right. His ideas are not only naive but also bizarre. Last night, he hid in a wardrobe, stabbed a zombie, then closed the door and then stabbed and closed again, stubbornly killing a zombie with a small dagger. His goal was supposedly to compare reaction speeds with the zombie."
Curious, Stone asked, "Did he win?"
After looking at Stone for a moment, Shana said, "Take a walk," and left with a huff!
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By four o’clock in the afternoon, it began to rain, and the chill was distinctly felt. Stone educated everyone on some health knowledge, explaining that being cold itself doesn’t make you sick, but it can lower your immunity, which in turn can lead to illness. Recently, some thermal clothing was scavenged from the apartment building, offering no more than 20 points of warmth but better than nothing. Stone insisted that everyone put on the thermal clothing.
The current highest warmth value clothing at the base were two sets of winter clothes found in the Sentry Card tents, worth 80 warmth points and weighing 1.5 kilograms. They were not needed yet. Each person also received two sets of raincoats. The material for raincoats came from one sheet of plastic cloth, equating to 10 sheets of plastic paper, leading to 100 fragments of broken plastic. Additionally, 10 fragments of broken plastic could be combined into one piece of hard plastic. The composite directions were abundant, such as combining it with scrap iron to make insulated wire and so on.