Kingdom of Corrosion

The sun rose from the east, shining on Lin Wu’s face as he opened his eyes and stared blankly at the blue sky for a few minutes. He rolled over to the lamppost, sprawled on it like a sloth, packed up his sleeping bag, and slid down the pole to the ground. He then grabbed a couple of cans and a bottle of water from his backpack and carelessly started his breakfast.

He had just taken a bite of the damn beans when he saw a young man and woman approaching from not too far away last night. With youthful faces, they weren’t old. The boy was slightly timid, trailing half a step behind the girl. The girl wasn’t much braver, staring at the mummy before her, "I’m Fei Sha." She waited.

Lin Wu: "I’m Zou Stone."

The boy said nervously, "I’m actually Zou Stone."

Lin Wu spluttered out a mouthful of beans, gestured for them to sit down on the ground, and then tore off six or seven hemostatic bandages that were still hanging from his body. Why keep the bandages? Too lazy to bother—as long as they didn’t hinder movement, why bother making it neat? Maybe in a while, if he got hurt, the bandages would come right in handy, right?

Lin Wu said, "My name is Lin Wu."

Fei Sha sat down: "Hello, Big Brother Lin Wu, thank you for last night."

"Don’t mention it." Lin Wu asked, "You seem quite young."

Fei Sha replied, "We just graduated from college."