Kingdom of Corrosion

Lin Wu was noncommittal; he was an atheist, but he respected secular religions because they respected him in return. However, Lin Wu knew that during the era on Earth, religious topics were more daunting than landmines. In any case, it was good that Xiao Wu believed in God, for at least in the face of death, he could remain more composed.

Surviving the next 60 hours was the primary concern—they would avoid disturbing the zombies in the parking lot as they served as the best blockade. Under these circumstances, the area available for scavenging was relatively small. Unlike in the game, any action taken here could lead to an injury.

For instance, Lin Wu trying to pry open a trunk, an action certain to succeed and risk-free during the gaming period. However, here, while the lock could also be opened, a careless move resulted in Lin Wu’s left index finger getting cut by the rusty lock. In the game, a mere glance at the wound would suffice, but in Hardcore Mode, there were no such tips; to prevent tetanus, Xiao Wu convinced Lin Wu to cleanse the wound with alcohol and bandage it simply.

This made Xiao Wu fully believe that Lin Wu was from the future, as Lin Wu was unaware of the existence of tetanus bacteria. Fortunately for them, Lin Wu truly was from the future, so most of Xiao Wu’s questions were answered.

Lin Wu explained, "Blue Star uses a bilingual system of English and Chinese. Verbal communication often uses Chinese, whereas written communication mostly uses English, mainly because some Chinese terms can be hard to understand and aren’t suitable for formal documents. Terms like ’negative growth’, ’the wealthy’, ’slow-marriage youths’, ’frictional unemployment’, and so on are being coined almost every day."

"What about public safety? Are there police?"

"Public safety is good; yes, there are police."

"And the legal system?"