Chapter 41: Growth Dopamine vs. Sex Dopamine
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 41: Growth Dopamine vs. Sex Dopamine
Two warehouses were built side by side next to my studio apartment building.
Since they were 30-pyeong warehouses, their height reached almost up to the third floor of my building. Even though they weren't massive in terms of floor space, they felt much larger because of that height.
Yeah. A warehouse needs to be at least this high.
But this wasn't the end.
[Warehouse Durability Upgrade Cost: 50 Coins]
[Warehouse Size Upgrade Cost: 50 Coins]
The warehouses could be upgraded separately.
If I wanted to, I could upgrade just the durability, or just expand the size.
"Hmm."
Originally, I thought 30-pyeong would be plenty.
But now that the option to expand was right in front of me, I hesitated.
Wouldn't the day come soon enough when I'd need to expand it anyway?
Food would now arrive twice a day in much larger quantities through the large supplies.
Since I mostly only ate the special meals, the rest would all go into the food warehouse. At this rate, a 30-pyeong space might fill up in no time.
Might as well do it now.
If I expanded it further, it would overlap with the warehouse next to it, but I could relocate that one.
[Relocation fee due to warehouse upgrade is waived once.]
The original relocation fee was 5 Coins, but it seemed they were giving me a freebie because I spent 50 Coins.
The warehouse grew a bit larger.
The 30-pyeong space expanded to 100-pyeong, and its durability was upgraded to the level of an underground bunker.
The door's durability had increased as well, but since I hadn't installed an automatic door, it was still just a regular warehouse door. Ironically, I had to secure it with a padlock.
Of course, there was a dedicated padlock available as a warehouse accessory.
I left it alone for now, planning to replace it with an automatic door later.
With two 100-pyeong warehouses standing side by side, the storage space was now larger than my actual building.
It looked like a studio apartment building acting as a tiny management office attached to massive warehouses.
"The warehouse efficiency is pretty good."
Spending an extra 50 Coins on a 50-Coin warehouse more than tripled its size.
Of course, this required the prerequisite of turning all 100-pyeong of land into a Safe Base and clearing out all living creatures. Still, it felt like as long as I had Coins, anything was possible within my Safe Base.
Kim Ji-hee, who had briefly gone to Room 201 to grab some things to move, opened the side door and gasped in surprise.
"Huh? Why does it look so much bigger in here?"
"Because it is."
"...Oppa, your skills are seriously..."
"Fucking broken, right?"
"I love it so much."
Seeing her carry the food with a bright smile was quite endearing.
"I like seeing you take care of this place like it's your own home."
"..."
Having a Resident who felt like family was highly desirable.
I went to the police station, and now I had two sturdy warehouses.
And that wasn't even the end of it.
Base Invincibility was truly shaping up to be the ultimate cheat mode for base-building play.
But when I say base-building play, I don't mean that cowardly, turtling style of play.
It meant a style where, at least within the base, no matter what kind of zombies came, we wouldn't budge.
A playstyle aimed at ensuring not a single zombie would ever dare set foot in my paradise.
The Safe Base allowed me to rebuild infrastructure from scratch where everything had been destroyed.
And Base Invincibility gave me the power to protect those things, at least within its boundaries.
Furthermore, the core of base-building play was a community.
You couldn't survive alone.
Of course, I had survived just fine on my own in the zombie apocalypse, but the essence of base play was for countless people to gather, pool their strength, and form a small society.
A Host to act as a powerful anchor, with the power to even enhance the abilities of the Residents beneath him.
There was a massive difference in presence between being strong alone and being strong as a group.
That didn't mean I planned to just accept anyone, though.
Having lived almost my entire life alone and played games solo, I didn't have the patience to deal with the various headaches that came with a growing group.
Sure, I could probably resolve them.
But it wouldn't be a smart choice.
Because I'd probably just beat them all to death.
If necessary, I would expand my faction that way, but not right now.
I could take my time, observe, and only bring in people who were actually useful.
"Ha... this is fucking sexy."
Not only was I building my own base, but I was also planning a future where I'd establish a faction that followed me and grew stronger because of me.
If the base-type mode was already this good, I couldn't wait to see what would happen when I leveled up my hunting-type cheat mode, which I was currently only raising as a secondary.
Then, a sudden curiosity struck me.
This growth dopamine currently coursing through my body.
The charm of an RPG, something I had never experienced in the zombie apocalypse.
Which felt better: the endless pleasure of growing stronger with every single quest cleared?
Or the dopamine from actual sex? Which one provided the greater pleasure?
The test subject to solve this mystery was right over there.
Her hair, falling past her shoulders, was tied up in a ponytail as she diligently lifted and moved boxes on her own.
Since the interior was now fully heated and warm, instead of a short-sleeved shirt, she was wearing a house dress I had found for her.
I had even taken a picture to show her what it was, and thanks to that, there was a lot more exposed skin on display.
The cleavage that showed every time she bent over was especially prominent since she still wasn't wearing any underwear. I walked over to check for myself.
"Heave-ho. Huh?"
I lifted her skirt and rubbed my cock against her panties.
Pressing down on her waist, I stopped Kim Ji-hee as she tried to look back.
"...In here?"
"Gotta inaugurate the new warehouse with some warehouse sex."
I pulled down my pants.
If a man couldn't get hard within three seconds of seeing Kim Ji-hee walking around like this, his equipment was clearly out of order.
Pushing her panties to the side, I slowly rubbed against her pussy until it got wet, while squeezing her breasts.
"Mnh..."
Now, Kim Ji-hee was slowly letting out her moans instead of holding back what my hands were making her feel.
The soft texture of her breasts and the gradual wetness I felt against my tip and shaft made me even more aroused.
Bending over while holding onto a food ration box, her rear was thrust out toward me.
The curve of her wide hips and slender waist was something no man could resist pounding.
Once she was wet enough, I shoved my cock inside.
"Ah-haaahn..."
Her warm walls welcomed my dick.
Using her hips as handles, I pushed all the way to the hilt.
As I bottomed out and paused, I felt her body tremble slightly.
Doggy style was always great.
Seeing her desperately trying to keep her balance against my movements only fueled my desire to treat her more roughly.
Squelch, squelch.
Though I had no other point of comparison, Kim Ji-hee seemed to be highly sensitive.
Her breasts were sensitive, and even a little thrusting made her so wet that lewd sounds echoed continuously from both ends.
Since the box wasn't secured, she seemed to struggle with the shaking every time I thrust, so I decided to help her out.
I grabbed her ponytail, which was gathered nicely and easy to hold, and pulled.
Pulling with my left hand, I slapped her ass with my right.
Smack! The way she clamped down at the sound felt like a command to squeeze even harder.
The tight sensation was one thing, but seeing her pale skin turn red under my palm satisfied a deep sense of conquest.
I could understand why people left hickeys.
It was a male's desire to leave his mark where others could see.
Since my stats were so high, I had to be careful. If I got carried away and hit her too hard, it would cause pain instead of pleasure, ruining the mood.
"Mnh... I love it so much, Oppa."
"You're really enjoying this now, aren't you?"
"Ah-ahn..."
She looked adorable blushing at her own slip of the tongue, so I turned her around and lifted her up.
Lifting her up to pound her.
I never thought the day would come when I'd do something like this in my life.
I'd heard it required an insanely intense workout, but it was easier than I thought.
Well, with my current stats, there was no need to worry about things like physical stamina.
Holding Kim Ji-hee, who had buried her face in my neck out of embarrassment, I picked up the pace.
"Haa... haa..."
Her stifled groans sounded even more erotic in my ear.
Her legs, wrapped tightly around my waist to keep from falling, made her squeeze me even harder. I thrust deep and ejaculated inside her.
Along with the hot sensation of my release, Kim Ji-hee kissed me, her tongue moving against mine, her face beaded with sweat.
Could there be any greater pleasure than this?
Unfortunately, the battle between growth dopamine and sex dopamine wasn't decided today.