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Chapter 1 - 1,11

Cheng Shuili, this requirement will be online tomorrow, and it must be revised tonight!"

"Cheng Shuili, the server has crashed, hurry up and fix it!"

"Cheng Shuili..."

Cheng Shuili suddenly opened his eyes, gasping for air. His supervisor's roar seemed to still echo in his ears, but the familiar office and the line of code that he could never get right were no longer before him.

Her last memory was a sharp pain in her heart, and then the world went dark.

After working overtime for 72 hours straight, her heart finally gave out.

"Am I...dead?"

Cheng Shuili's first reaction was: "Great, I finally don't have to fix those damn bugs." Then, she heard the system's announcement.

[Welcome to the road survival game, 7 billion players around the world are ready]

A cold mechanical sound rang out in his mind, and a translucent system panel appeared before Cheng Shuili's eyes:

[Player: Cheng Shuili (ID: AAAJCCJ8888)]

[Initial talent extraction in progress...]

[Congratulations on obtaining the talent: BUG Constitution (SSS level)]

[Description: You can always find loopholes in the system and exploit them]

Cheng Shuili blinked.

BUG physique? What kind of talent is this?

As a former programmer, she was allergic to the word "BUG". Even seeing these three letters made her heart twitch.

Looking around, she was standing in a desolate wilderness. A straight road stretched beneath her feet, and to her left and right were distant mountain ranges. The sky was an abnormally dark red. The wind rustled through the dry grass.

She finally faced reality.

Ah, it feels like I've traveled through time. How wonderful.

It's nice not to have to work!

Cheng Shuili jumped up and down excitedly for several times before calming down.

The system announcement sounded again.

Welcome all players to Highway Survival. This is the 1000th Division, the third largest area in Dragon Country. Please select your initial vehicle.

Four translucent option boxes suddenly appeared in front of Cheng Shuili:

A. Mountain bike (basic mobility tool, 5kg storage space, no fuel required)

B. Electric tricycle (low-speed cargo vehicle, 20kg storage capacity, 50km battery life)

C. Pickup truck (multi-purpose vehicle, 100kg of storage space, higher fuel consumption)

D. Van (large vehicle, 300kg of storage space, high fuel consumption)

As a former programmer, Cheng Shuili instinctively began to analyze this interface.

There are slight pixel misalignments around the edges of the option box, and an almost invisible loading icon is spinning in the lower right corner.

"This UI is so crude," she couldn't help but complain, "It doesn't even have responsive design."

She reached out and tried to drag the interface, only to discover that she could actually move the floating window. Her professional habits drove her to test the system's boundaries, double-clicking, long pressing, sliding, multi-touch...

When her finger quickly tapped "Option C" three times, the interface suddenly flashed.

Then the entire interface became blurred in front of Cheng Shuili, and all options turned into mosaics.

Cheng Shuili: "???"

What do you mean? You're not giving her a choice?

The system panel suddenly flashed a dazzling red light, and a series of garbled characters popped up in front of Cheng Shuili's eyes. Then, the four option boxes shook wildly like a stuck video, and finally disappeared completely with a "pop".

Cheng Shuili: "…"

She suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second, a new prompt popped up on the system——

[Abnormal player operation detected, vehicle allocation mechanism triggers a bug...]

[Redistributing...]

[Allocation failed.]

Cheng Shuili: "???"

She watched helplessly as the system panel went completely black. Three seconds later, a line of small words slowly appeared: "Due to an unknown error, your initial vehicle has been lost. As compensation, you received:"

A rusty shopping cart (durability 10/100, 50kg storage capacity, no power, needs to be pushed manually)

Cheng Shuili: "…"

Is this correct?

She looked down at the crooked shopping cart that appeared out of thin air in front of her. A shaky sign hung on the basket that read "XX Supermarket Promotion Price 9.9 Yuan."

Cheng Shuili: "…"

Is this the power of the SSS-level talent [BUG Constitution]?

OK, now that things have come to this, let's summarize.

First of all, this BUG physique will trigger a BUG in the game world. After the BUG is triggered, there should be two possible results: bad and good.

Cheng Shuili was unlucky, as the first time the bug was triggered, the result was bad.

[All players have finished selecting their vehicles. The game is about to officially begin. Now, the rules of the game are announced.]

[1. Please proceed straight along the road. Occasionally, supply boxes will appear on the road. Inside the supply boxes are not only surprises but also shocks.]

2. Daytime hours are from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. When resting at night, please stay within 6 meters of the vehicle. The night is always uncertain, and the unknown means danger.

3. The system provides a game panel, chat channel, and trading channel. Theoretically, each road has only one player, but some lucky players may encounter a "road merge" event.

[4. Humans have a very interesting saying: If my neighbor stores food, I store guns. My neighbor is my granary. Fellow survivors, the game officially begins.]

[The novice protection period has begun and will last for seven days. During this period, there will be no natural disasters. On the first day, the chance of monsters and treasure chests being startled will be reduced, and damaged vehicles will be automatically repaired.]

[Day 1 journey to be completed: 50 kilometers.]

Cheng Shuili took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then tried to push the shopping cart.

"Squeak."

There was a harsh sound of metal friction, and the wheels of the shopping cart turned crookedly for a small circle, and then got stuck with a "click".

Cheng Shuili: "…"

She squatted down to check and found that three of the four wheels were rusted and the only one that could turn was about to fall off.

"Okay, at least it's better than walking."

She comforted herself.

Cheng Shuili wiped his face and continued to fiddle with the shopping cart.

She found a small groove on the bottom of the shopping cart, shaped like a USB port?

Cheng Shuili: "?"

What a coincidence, she had a data cable with a USB interface in her pocket, which was the only thing she brought into this world.

She hesitated for a moment, and with a try-it-out attitude, she inserted the data cable into the groove.

[Warning: Illegal modification of vehicles is prohibited! ]

This broken data cable isn't even plugged in, and this broken shopping cart is almost falling apart. How can this be considered an "illegally modified vehicle"?

Cheng Shuili suddenly pulled out the data cable and, taking advantage of the moment when the system was in chaos, kicked the wheel of the shopping cart.

"Crack!"

The wheel flew out, but at the same time, the system panel flashed wildly.

[The vehicle is damaged during the novice protection period! ]

[Error! Unable to fix!]

[Compensation mechanism activated...]

[Congratulations to the player for winning:]

Supermarket Promotional Electric Shopping Cart (Infinite Durability, 200kg Storage, 40km/h Top Speed, 100km Range on a Single Charge)This data is better than the four cars given initially.

It uses little electricity, has a long battery life, and has a huge storage space, making it infinitely durable.

It was a blessing in disguise.

Cheng Shuili looked at the brand new shopping cart in front of him. The basket was flashing with LED lights and had a small speaker that played a looping message: "Lejiale Supermarket, 50% off everything...Lejiale Supermarket, 50% off everything..."

no...

Cheng Shuili was silent for two seconds, wanting to say something but feeling like she had nothing to say. After a moment, she grinned.

"Never mind, at least it's electric."

She jumped into the shopping cart, pressed the accelerator, and sped towards the highway amid the magical advertisement of "50% off everything."

The road was very wide, and the whole space was filled with the sound of "50% off for all items". Cheng Shuili opened the panel and looked at the lines of data with twitching mouth.

[Player: Cheng Shuili

ID:AAAJCCJ8888

Username: To be set

Vehicle: "Supermarket Promotion Special" Electric Shopping Cart (Current Battery 1000%)

Health value: 1 (A human with extremely poor physical fitness, constantly staying up late, having an irregular sleep schedule, and constantly eating unhealthy food. ...? Why hasn't he died suddenly yet?)]

Cheng Shuili: "Laxative, just revived from sudden death."

And what does this 1000% mean? It's not another BUG, is it?

She continued to read.

Strength: 1 (rookie)

Physical fitness: 1 (Have you ever exercised? Do you get out of breath even when climbing stairs?)

Agility: 1 (Can run, but not fast.)

Comprehensive combat power: 0 (the first 0 in the survival world)

Supplies: None]

"Congratulations to player Cheng Shuili for achieving the worst newbie achievement and earning the unique title [Nice Newbie Rescue]. Would you like to make a server-wide announcement?"

"Title [Cai Cai Rescue] Effect: Stabilizes health at 60, eliminates sudden death, and raises all attribute points to normal levels. Do you want to wear it?"

Cheng Shuili: "?"

What? The newbie? Help!

She grinned. The title's name wasn't great, but the bonus was quite good! She chose to wear it directly.

The moment it took effect, Cheng Shuili clearly felt that she had come back to life. Now all her attributes have reached 20, which is very good.

This is the first title in the entire server.

Cheng Shuili likes to be flamboyant, but doesn't like to use his real name Zhang Yang.

Cheng Shuili set his user name to "Crow on a Plane" and then chose to make an announcement.

[Congratulations to player Crow on his flight for earning the first title in the server. Players, please act quickly, acquire supplies, and strive to survive!]

Cheng Shuili narrowed his eyes and looked at the announcement with a smile. Then he noticed that in the chat channel below, most people were still confused, and a small number of people were asking how to get the title.

"No? Isn't this just the beginning? How did you get this achievement?"

This is the confused type.

"A crow on a plane? I'm an elephant kicking its legs. To put it bluntly, we're lost relatives! Boss, please take us!"

This is the recognition type.

"What the hell is going on? Where is this? I don't want to play any survival games! I want to go back to 007!"

This is the crazy type.

Cheng Shuili curled his lips, realizing that there was no useful information in this channel, and decisively closed the chat channel.

She sped along the highway in her electric shopping cart, the repetitive "50% off everything" advertisement echoing across the empty road. Under a dark red sky, the highway snaked like a long gray snake toward the horizon.

This shabby place has no people living there and no man-made buildings except the road under your feet.

After walking for two hours, Cheng Shuili didn't see anything. He saw in the chat channel that many people had received supply boxes. Although the items in them were few, they were food.

The sun is not too strong, but it is hot.

Cheng Shuili raised her head, covered her eyes with her palms, and looked at the sun hanging in the sky through her fingers. When she put down her palms, she squinted her eyes. About a hundred meters ahead, there was a black square object on the right side of the road.

As the distance got closer, the outline of the object became clearer.

A wooden box, about half a meter high, with some wear on the surface and an obvious opening and closing gap on the top.

[A wooden supply box was found. Should we open it?]

System prompts pop up at the appropriate time.

Supply box!

Cheng Shuili braked the shopping cart and the advertisement stopped abruptly.

She jumped out of the car and carefully circled the box. Nothing could be seen from the outside of the box, and whether it contained monsters or supplies would only be determined after opening it.

"According to the rules of the game, there may be surprises or shocks in the supply box..." Cheng Shuili touched his chin and thought, "But now is the novice protection period, the probability of shocks is reduced..."

"Tsk," she tutted impatiently.

joke.

She's not worried about anything.

Don't open the supply box when surviving on the highway? Are you waiting to die of thirst and starvation?

Cheng Shuili had no other choice at all!

She took a deep breath, took a step back before opening it, and went back to search the shopping cart. The cart was almost empty, but the parts on the cart itself should be able to be removed.

Cheng Shuili fumbled around at the bottom of the shopping cart for a while, and his fingers touched a loose metal tube. This was one of the support rods of the basket, and removing it would not affect the structure of the cart.

She pulled hard, and with a crisp "click", a metal tube about 60 centimeters long was broken off by her.

"Not bad, quite handy."

Cheng Shuili weighed the metal pipe, turned and walked towards the supply box. She held the metal pipe with both hands, pried open the lid with the tip, and then quickly took three steps back.

A ball of yellow and green fur shot out from the box and hit Cheng Shuili directly in the face.

She frantically tried to scrape the sticky creature off her face, but it was too limp to shake off, and it even tried to get into her nostrils.

"Ugh, what the hell is this!"

She clung to the disgusting mass, finally caught it, and flung it to the ground.

The monster fell to the ground with a "thud", squirmed a few times, and slowly crawled towards her. It looked a bit like the slime that often appeared in anime in her previous life. This thing looked harmless and even a little cute.

Cheng Shuili would not be fooled by its appearance. The disgusting feeling just now was still with her. She picked up the metal rod on the shopping cart and hit it hard!

The slime instantly cracked, its body flickered a few times like a program crash, and then with a "puff" sound it turned into a pool of green slime and became completely motionless.

"Congratulations to player Cheng Shuili for achieving the first kill in the entire server and obtaining the unique title [First Killer]. Would you like to make a server-wide announcement?"

"Title [First Slayer]: Wearing effect: All attributes +10. Do you want to wear it?"

"As the first player in the server to kill a monster, you will be rewarded with 1 silver treasure chest."

Cheng Shuili gasped, looking at the silver treasure chest falling from the sky, then at the metal tube covered in strange slime in his hand, and suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha... This is much more exciting than working overtime!"

She finally felt a sense of reality about surviving in the apocalypse!

In response to this, Cheng Shuili said: It feels great.

Even if she died here, starved to death, or was eaten by monsters, she would not go back to write code and fix that shitty mountain of code!After Cheng Shuili was happy, he immediately checked the spoils.

Everyone can wear two titles at the same time. Cheng Shuili did not hesitate and directly clicked to wear it. After adding these ten points, her three attributes became 30, which is 10 points higher than that of ordinary people!

Now, even if he suddenly encounters a "highway merger", Cheng Shuili will be able to fight!

Feeling the strength in his body, Cheng Shuili couldn't help but move a few times, and performed a set of weird Tai Chi according to the vague movements in his memory.

She learned this thing when she was in college. It turned out pretty good after adding attribute points.

Next up is the silver treasure chest!

Unlike the simple wooden box, this silver treasure chest is carved with intricate patterns and a red gem is inlaid on the lock.

Quite exquisite.

[Silver Treasure Chest (small chance of obtaining rare items, high chance of obtaining legendary items)]

Cheng Shuili paused. When he saw this probability, he knew there was a problem. It was another BUG!

It's a lucky bug!

Cheng Shuili rubbed his hands and opened the treasure chest without hesitation.

"Congratulations on receiving Vehicle Upgrade Core x1 [Legendary], Pre-made Meals x10 [Rare], Self-heating Rice x4 [Rare], and Self-heating Hot Pot x4 [Rare]."

this...?

Three rare items and one legendary item were opened?

Cheng Shuili looked at the description page again in disbelief. It was indeed "a small chance of obtaining a rare item, a high chance of obtaining a legendary item."

Good job.

Cheng Shuili didn't know what expression to make. This was a rare occasion when she had a burst of luck.

Damn it, don't be in such a weird place!

Cheng Shuili stamped his feet twice in anger, and then noticed that he had not yet decided whether to announce it.

She felt a little better and chose to announce it directly.

[Congratulations to player Crow on his achievement of being the first to kill a server on a plane. Players, please act quickly, acquire supplies, and strive to survive!]

"Holy crap! First kill?! I just encountered a monster and killed it? It's only been three hours since the server opened!"

"Boss, are you cheating?"

"Boss Crow is awesome! Requesting monster strategy!"

"Haha, I was just lucky. I guess I didn't encounter any monsters, otherwise this title would definitely be mine."

Cheng Shuili ignored these envious and jealous people. She chose to make it public just to satisfy her own vanity. Who doesn't have some thoughts?

There shouldn't be any problem doing this, even if there is...

What's popular is the crow taking the plane, what does it have to do with her, Cheng Shuili?

Cheng Shuili moved all the food into the car and restarted the shopping cart. She had read this kind of novel about the end of the world on the road in her previous life. The protagonists there were all leaders, and the system would reward these people.

Cheng Shuili has no interest in being a leader, but she needs the system's rewards.

Anyway, the shopping cart has power, so just move forward.

Only then did Cheng Shuili leisurely check the upgrade core.

[Upgrade Core: Used together with ten pieces of vehicle upgrade material fragments, after use, the final stage of the vehicle is fixed to Legendary level.]

Cheng Shuili nodded secretly. It was a good thing. It was an auxiliary material. To upgrade the vehicle, you needed "vehicle upgrade material fragments". If there was a chance, you might be able to trade some.

Cheng Shuili continued driving the electric shopping cart forward. The scenery on both sides of the road was still desolate, and the dark red sky seemed to never change.

She was humming a little tune and felt particularly happy.

Suddenly, a familiar black square object appeared on the edge of the road ahead.

"Another wooden supply box?" Cheng Shuili raised his eyebrows and walked forward a little. As expected, he saw a brown box.

She braked the shopping cart, and the advertising sound stopped abruptly, leaving only the rustling of wind through dry grass.

Cheng Shuili jumped out of the car and walked to the box. The system prompt immediately popped up:

[A wooden supply box was found. Should we open it?]

It was a monster last time, it can't be a monster again this time, right?

"Open!" Cheng Shuili chose to confirm without hesitation.

The box opened with a creaky sound, and inside lay a 500ml bottle of mineral water and a pack of peanut-flavored compressed biscuits.

It's a lot worse than a silver treasure chest, but it's better than nothing. Who would complain about having too many supplies?

Cheng Shuili reached out to take out the supplies, but the box did not disappear like before, but still stood there intact.

Cheng Shuili was stunned for a moment, then tentatively clicked on the box again.

[A wooden supply box was found. Should we open it?]

"Can it be opened again? It's another bug!" Her eyes lit up and she immediately chose "Yes".

The box was opened again, and this time inside was a box of canned yellow peaches and a utility knife.

Cheng Shuili quickly took out the supplies, but the box still did not disappear.

Cheng Shuili finally had to admit that this BUG physical talent was worthy of being SSS level!

Cheng Shuili did not hesitate and immediately began her "supply-collecting" business.

She clicked on the box repeatedly as quickly as possible, and each time she got different supplies:

The third time: a bundle of 10 meters of rope and a thick coat that was obviously worn in winter.

Fourth time: a box of 15 matches and a piece of chocolate with nuts.

Fifth time: a folding shovel and a bottle of multivitamin tablets.

When Cheng Shuili raised her hand again, the wooden box finally disappeared. She was not greedy and was very happy to have been able to swipe five times.

Cheng Shuili returned to the shopping cart with the supplies contentedly. After loading everything, he stepped on the accelerator and continued driving!

She opened the panel and looked at her current data.

[Player: Cheng Shuili

ID:AAAJCCJ8888

Username: Crow on a plane

Vehicle: "Supermarket Promotion Special" Electric Shopping Cart (Current Battery 840%)

Health: 60 (very standard normal human)

Strength: 30 (very powerful with one punch)

Physical fitness: 30 (durability is quite good)

Agility: 30 (can run very fast)

Comprehensive combat power: 45 (very good)

Supplies: Vehicle Upgrade Core x1, Pre-made Meals x10, Self-heating Rice x4, Self-heating Hot Pot x4, 500ml Mineral Water x1, Compressed Biscuits x1, Canned Yellow Peach x1, Utility Knife x1, 10m Long Rope x1, Thick Jacket x1, 15 Matches, 1 Chocolate Bar x1, Folding Shovel x1, Multivitamin Tablets x500

Cheng Shuili narrowed her eyes and nodded. She also felt that it was already very good. It was only the morning. How could other people have so many supplies?

Cheng Shuili opened the regional chat channel with a look that was three parts pride, three parts arrogance, two parts arrogance, and two parts disdain.

It's already noon, time for lunch.

Many people brag about their food.

Cheng Shuili choked on a piece of chocolate and squinted at the chat channel, watching those bragging about their lunches. Most people's lunches were pathetically meager: half a compressed biscuit, a piece of whole-wheat bread, and a bottle of mineral water. Some even only got a few vitamin pills.

There was even one poor guy who only got a bottle of digestive tablets and tried to fill his stomach with them for lunch.

"Tsk, that's it?" Cheng Shuili sneered, took a photo of the boiling self-heating hot pot and posted it to the channel.

[Crow on a Plane]: [Picture] Just a quick bite for lunch.

The regional channel exploded instantly.

"Holy crap! Self-heating hot pot?! Is this something you can get during the novice period?"

"Is your leg missing any accessories, Boss? I can still fight even though I eat less!"

"Is this fake? This must be photoshopped! I opened three boxes and they were all filled with mineral water!"

"You upstairs, are you starving? Where did you get this photo editing software?"

Cheng Shuili grinned and took another photo of canned yellow peaches, captioning it "After-meal dessert."The chat channel was silent for a moment, and then exploded completely.

Cheng Shuili's private message notification sound kept ringing like popping beans, and the system panel automatically popped up 999+ unread messages.

"What's going on?"

She frowned and clicked on the nearest one.

[Macho man cries]: Boss Crow, please give me something to eat. I haven't had any water for three days (crying.jpg). I'll exchange clothes with you!

Cheng Shuili almost choked on his saliva.

She quickly swiped away this post, blocked the person who posted it, and deleted it. Then she realized the next one was even more outrageous:

[Little Puppy Waiting Online]: Crow Boss is so awesome at killing monsters, so cool! Can you give me a ride? My eight-pack abs can be used as a pillow.

"What kind of monsters are these..."

Cheng Shuili opened the chat channel with a twitch of her mouth, and finally understood the reason. Someone forwarded the self-heating hot pot photo she had just sent to the public channel. Now everyone in the server knew that "Crow on a Plane" had a lot of food in his hands.

In fact, there is no need for these people to promote it.

Cheng Shuili shrugged. Is this so difficult to guess?

The public channel was flooded with messages:

[Wise College Student]: @Crow on a plane, look at me! I traded two vehicle upgrade material fragments for a box of self-heating rice!

[Tornado destroys parking lot]: Boss Crow! I'm your long-lost sister!

[Fake Spinach] Does anyone have any anti-inflammatory medicine? My teammate is dying! Please!

[Brother Wang of Building Materials]: @Crow on a plane, I will exchange the space in the gold supply box for a box of self-heating hot pot from you.

Cheng Shuili narrowed his eyes and ignored some stupid and perverted messages. His finger paused for a moment on the message "Vehicle Upgrade Fragments".

She now has the upgrade core, all she needs is the fragments.

If it can be traded, both the safety and speed of the vehicle can be greatly improved!

She has enough food for now, and now is the early stage of the game, when food is most scarce. Only then are these people willing to exchange fragments for food.

Cheng Shuili didn't hesitate, she directly clicked on the person's dialog box.

[Crow on a Plane]: It's too little, so I won't change it.

To play hard to get.

After sending this message, she closed the chat box with [Wise College Student] and stared at the messages thoughtfully.

She simply ignored the one about Tornado, and Brother Wang's was even more of a deceptive and cheap trick. Cheng Shuili sneered, and put herself in his shoes. If she knew the location of the golden treasure chest, she wouldn't exchange it for even ten boxes, let alone one box of self-heating hot pot!

What Cheng Shuili cares more about is the teammates mentioned by [Fake Spinach].

Humans are social animals, and perhaps in the later stages, lone wolves can't survive. But now... Cheng Shuili grinned. She, a lone wolf, was very comfortable.

But she didn't expect that these people would be able to find teammates so quickly.

Just when I was wondering, a new message popped up in the public channel.

[Black Whirlwind Li Kui]: Song Jiang, Song Jiang! I'm Li Kui! Li Kui! Your good brother! Contact me now!

Cheng Shuili suddenly realized that these people had found friends in real life to form a group. They had a foundation of trust with each other, and it was easy to cooperate with each other.

She is a workaholic and an orphan. She has no interpersonal relationships in her daily life and is alone when she goes home, so she only realized it now.

The director of that crappy company even used this reason to suppress Cheng Shuili, saying things like, "You'll be alone when you go home anyway, so you might as well make a contribution to everyone in the company." Such beastly words!

At that time, Cheng Shuili was honest and hardworking, but in return he was exploited by his supervisor again and again!

And now, having died once, Niu Hulu Cheng Shuili spread her hands and swore silently in her heart that if she could see her supervisor again, she would definitely slap that fat face hard!

After finishing his thoughts, Cheng Shuili reopened the chat page and [Wise College Student] sent him a few more messages.

[Wise College Student]: Boss, can I exchange three for you? I only have three!

Cheng Shuili didn't reply for only two minutes, and then he sent another one.

[Wise College Student]: Crow, please be kind! I've been opening boxes all morning and haven't found anything to eat! How about I give you a baseball bat? I got that too, there's really nothing else!

This one is followed by two more.

[Wise College Student]: Boss Crow, I got another one! Can I trade four of these for a box?

[Wise College Student]: Let me die knowingly, Mr. Crow.

"Yo."

Cheng Shuili chuckled, and she stepped aside for a moment. The man started to negotiate a price with her. She looked at it carefully before slowly replying.

[Crow on a Plane]: Four shards and a baseball bat for a box of self-heating rice. Fixed price.

The moment the message is sent, the other party's status changes to "typing..."

Sure enough, I have been waiting.

[Wise University Student]: Boss! Can't you give me a little more? I have a teammate...

It was too late to say this now. Cheng Shuili looked at the person's ID and nodded secretly. The name was just as it seemed. She didn't reply. No need to waste words. After a while, the other party would understand what she meant.

Sure enough, in less than thirty seconds, the system prompt sounded.

[The player Wise College Student has sent you a trade request. Do you accept it? ]

Cheng Shuili opened the transaction interface and saw that the other party had already placed four pieces of metal fragments flashing blue light and a baseball bat that looked quite sturdy.

She checked the item description and confirmed that there was no problem before taking out a box of self-heating rice from the storage space of the shopping cart and putting it on.

"The deal is done."

Following the system prompt, four more vehicle upgrade fragments appeared in Cheng Shuili's inventory.

She couldn't wait to check out the details of this thing:

[Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments]

[Description: Collect all ten pieces to upgrade the vehicle. The effect is better when used with an upgrade core.]

Not bad, six more pieces to go.

Just as I was about to close the chat page, the other party sent me a friend request.

"Player [Wise University Student] requests to add you as a friend."

Cheng Shuili had no need for friends and simply ignored the message. She squinted her eyes and used the chopsticks in the hot pot to pick up a piece of potato. It was delicious!

Cheng Shuili was eating while waiting in the trading channel. She wanted to exchange for six more pieces and upgrade the vehicle directly.

The news in the trading channel is refreshed very quickly, and there are many things that players are missing.

[Highway Survival Emperor]: Someone come and trade food. Anything is fine as long as it's edible.

[Make a wish to the sea breeze]: Trade, trade, the keys to a Rolls-Royce, drive the car away directly after you go out, in exchange for food, any food will do, come with the food!

[Akk Steel Pipe Softened Water]: Exchange vehicle upgrade material fragments for food! Honest trade, barter, and exchange what you have.

Cheng Shuili raised his eyebrows and squatted down!

She directly clicked on the private chat page of [Akk Steel Pipe Softened Water], and the message was concise and to the point.

[Crow on a plane]: "How many?"[Akk steel pipe softened water] I was shocked after seeing the ID clearly, and first sent a series of useless nonsense.

"Holy crap! Big boss! A big boss with a title and a first kill! Mom, I saw a real celebrity!"

Cheng Shuili looked at the message sent by the other party, twitched his lips, and replied directly.

[Crow on a Plane]: Let's get down to business. How many fragments are there?

[Akk Steel Pipe Softened Water]: Boss, I have two fragments and want to exchange them for some food... Is that okay with you?

Cheng Shuili frowned. Two fragments were a little too few, but better than nothing.

[Crow on a Plane]: What do you want to change?

The other party seemed to be prepared and replied to the message very quickly.

[Akk Steel Pipe Softening Water]: Look, I have two fragments here. I opened two boxes to get them! You should be nice, give me a self-heating hot pot or self-heating rice, I'm really greedy.

Cheng Shuili sneered. Today's self-heating hot pot and self-heating rice are legendary, even epic.

This guy wants to exchange for just two fragments?

She looked at the food in her hand. In addition to the self-heating hot pot and rice, there were also ten bags of pre-prepared dishes.

This thing needs to be heated up before eating. Cheng Shuili is not sure whether eating pre-prepared food directly will cause poisoning, but if you are so hungry, who cares about these things?

[Crow on a Plane]: A pack of pre-prepared food, fish-flavored shredded pork, in exchange for two fragments.

The other party replied almost instantly: "Deal! Thanks, sir!"

Soon, the transaction interface popped up. Cheng Shuili put the pre-prepared dishes on it, and the other party put two pieces of vehicle upgrade material fragments on it.

After confirmation, the transaction is completed.

Cheng Shuili now has six fragments in his inventory, four short of his goal of ten.

She closed the transaction interface and quickly finished her lunch. There were still some canned yellow peaches left, and Cheng Shuili was reluctant to throw them away. She closed the lid and put them away, planning to eat them in the evening.

There are still 10 kilometers left to today's goal.

Cheng Shuili narrowed his eyes, frowned as he looked at the endless road, and shook his head after a moment.

Forget it, just move forward.

Cheng Shuili continued to drive the shopping cart forward while keeping an eye on the chat channel and the supply boxes on the roadside.

Not long after, another wooden supply box appeared in front of them. Cheng Shuili stopped the car and skillfully opened the box. This time, inside was a 500ml bottle of energy drink and two meat buns.

"not bad."

Cheng Shuili put away his things, got into the shopping cart and continued on his way.

There was a large black mass far ahead. Cheng Shuili squinted his eyes and looked carefully again and again, but he couldn't tell what it was.

It was still too far. Cheng Shuili sighed and resigned himself to continuing to twist the handle of the shopping cart.

After walking for a while, the system prompt sounded.

[Today's goal has been achieved. Please control your progress to ensure you complete your daily goal! Try to find new energy before it runs out!]

Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow and ignored the message. There must be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. Her battery is 1000%. If she has to worry about the battery, everyone else will die on the road.

As the distance got closer, the outline of the object gradually became clearer. The old sign was still glowing, with three scarlet words "Gas Station" written on it.

Cheng Shuili stopped the shopping cart and stood at the gas station to observe carefully.

The gas station is small, consisting of a single-story building and two gas pumps. The building's exterior walls are peeling, the windows are broken, and the gas pumps are rusted, indicating that it has been abandoned for a long time.

But in this road survival game, any building means possible supplies.

Cheng Shuili frowned, turned around, and pulled out the baseball bat from the basket.

The sound of the shopping cart advertisement suddenly stopped, and the only sound around was the creaking of the broken sign in the wind.

"50% off everything... 50% off everything..." The shopping cart's horn suddenly honked twice, and then it was completely quiet.

"Shut up." Cheng Shuili patted the armrest of the shopping cart. The broken horn of this broken cart always seemed to go off at inappropriate times.

She walked slowly toward the gas station, baseball bat clutched tightly in her hand.

A prompt suddenly pops up on the system panel:

[Found an abandoned gas station. There may be supply boxes and dangers inside. Please explore with caution.]

Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow. Today was the first day, so the probability of danger shouldn't be high. She pushed open the rickety glass door, and dust fell.

The interior of the gas station was cleaner than expected. The shelves had collapsed and were covered in a thick layer of dust, but there were no obvious signs of damage. The most eye-catching thing was the three wooden supply boxes in the corner, neatly arranged together.

"Three boxes?" Cheng Shuili's eyes lit up and he walked over quickly.

[Found 3 wooden supply boxes. Do you want to open them all?]

The system prompts are slightly different from before.

Cheng Shuili did not make a choice immediately. Instead, he walked around the gas station and returned to the box after confirming that there were no hidden threats.

The box changed at this time. The wooden box did not change, but Cheng Shuili could see the outline of the things inside through the surface of the box.

"I can see through it." Cheng Shuili muttered to himself in a low voice.

This is also a common bug in games, clipping through the model, perspective. In short, she can now see what is inside the box.

There were five bottles of water in the first box. It was unclear whether they were beverages or mineral water, so Cheng Shuili opened the box directly.

Inside were five 500ml bottles of mineral water, which was very good.

The second box looked like a barrel of fuel, which was also supplies. Cheng Shuili opened it again and obtained 5L of gasoline and a vehicle upgrade material fragment.

She raised the corner of her mouth and looked at the last box.

The outline inside is somewhat complicated, and the crooked lines outline a huge image, a monster.

No need to open it.

Cheng Shuili tucked the baseball bat under his armpit, took the things back to the shopping cart and put them away, then came back in and searched carefully again.

Nothing was found.

As she was about to leave, she caught a glimpse of something behind the cash register. She walked over and saw it was a small, hidden metal box, covered in dust and almost blending into the wall. Only when Cheng Shuili turned it around could she see a small handle.

"You almost tricked me into it."

Cheng Shuili muttered to himself, pinched the handle and opened the box. Inside lay an old radio and two batteries.

[Old-fashioned radio]

[Description: You can receive broadcasts from specific channels and may hear useful information.]

Cheng Shuili installed the batteries and turned on the radio.

After a burst of harsh electrical noise, an intermittent voice came out: "Welcome... Zizi... survivors... Zizi... This is... merchants... Zizi... trading station... Zizi... every day... open at 3 pm... Zizi... coordinates..."

The sound suddenly stopped, and no matter how I tuned the frequency, there was only noise.

Cheng Shuili looked at the system time and it was now 2:40 in the afternoon.

This was news worthy of attention. Cheng Shuili put the things into his pocket and carefully checked the gas station again to make sure that no supplies were left behind before driving the shopping cart away again.The dark red sky gradually darkened, like diluted blood, revealing an ominous twilight. After watching this scene for a long time, it no longer felt scary. Cheng Shuili only had some complaints about the lack of living things in the background.

"Open at 3pm…"

She murmured the information on the radio and glanced at the system time. It was now 14:55.

"It's definitely too late today."

Cheng Shuili curled her lips. Even if she ran at top speed, there was no way she could find the so-called trading station in five minutes. Besides, she couldn't hear the coordinates clearly on the radio; there were only a string of vague numbers.

It seems that luck is also required for trading.

"Forget it, let's talk about it later."

Cheng Shuili did not stop until seven o'clock, an hour before dark, when he slowed down and began to look for a place on the roadside suitable for spending the night.

The system said that you cannot leave the six-meter range of the vehicle at night.

"The night is always unknown, and the unknown means danger."

Cheng Shuili repeated the system's initial announcement. She had never eaten pork, but she had seen pigs run. She suspected monsters might haunt her at night.

Dry bushes lined the road, and the outlines of distant mountains blurred in the twilight. Cheng Shuili opened the system panel and checked the mileage for the day, which was 80 kilometers, far exceeding the system's requirement of 50 kilometers.

"I have exceeded my expectations. I am worthy of being the one who has done it."

She raised the corners of her mouth proudly.

A small flat open space appeared on the right side of the road ahead, with sparse bushes around it and a relatively wide view.

Cheng Shuili braked the shopping cart and the advertisement stopped abruptly.

"This is it."

She jumped out of the car and walked around the open space. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, she took out the 10-meter-long rope and tool knife from the storage compartment of the shopping cart.

Cheng Shuili cut the rope into three sections, tied one section to the axle of the shopping cart wheel, and cut the empty mineral water bottle left over from today into two pieces and tied them to the rope to make a simple alarm device.

Whenever something appears, the two mineral water bottles will knock against each other and make a sound.

Cheng Shuili has always been a light sleeper, so this little sound is enough for him.

She stretched the other two lengths of rope into a triangle and placed them around the open space, about five meters away from the shopping cart.

"Perfect."

Cheng Shuili dusted off his hands, very satisfied with his masterpiece.

Although it is now the novice protection period and the probability of monsters appearing should be reduced, it is always better to be cautious.

After setting up the cordon, Cheng Shuili returned to the shopping cart and took out a new box of self-heating rice and the can of uneaten canned yellow peaches.

It was completely dark, the dark red sky had turned deep purple, and a few stars were twinkling faintly, like broken advertising pixels.

The steam from the self-heating rice curled up in the night. Cheng Shuili sat cross-legged next to the shopping cart, eating while sorting out the day's harvest.

[Player: Cheng Shuili

ID:AAAJCCJ8888

Username: Crow on a plane

Vehicle: "Supermarket Promotion Special" Electric Shopping Cart (Current Battery 790%)

Health: 60 (Title is being granted, please do not remove it lightly.)

Strength: 30 (Why hasn't it changed?)

Physical Fitness: 30 (No improvement at all.)

Agility: 30 (Surviving on the road is like rowing against the current.)

Comprehensive combat power: 45 (You have regressed.)

Supplies: Vehicle Upgrade Core x1, Pre-Cooked Meals x9, Self-Heating Rice x3, Self-Heating Hot Pot x4, 500ml Mineral Water x5, Compressed Biscuits x1, Utility Knife x1, Rope x3, Thick Coat x1, Matches x15, Folding Engineer Shovel x1, Multivitamin x500, 5L Gasoline x1, Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments x7, Old Radio x1.

Cheng Shuili: "…"

The complaints about this broken system are quite fancy.

"Only three more fragments are needed to upgrade the vehicle..."

Cheng Shuili bit the tip of his chopsticks and thought, he still had to check the trading market and try to upgrade the vehicle today!

As soon as she opened it, she saw someone she knew tagged her.

[Wise College Student]: @Crow on a plane, are you, a big shot, bullying an unknown person like me? I don't believe you didn't see the private message. If you didn't reply, you must be guilty!

[Wise College Student]: Everyone, please be fair! Vehicle upgrade material fragments, everyone knows how important these are, right? That bastard Crow on a plane traded a box of self-heating rice for four of my slices! That's four slices!

[Wise College Student]: I spent the afternoon watching the market, and I could get two slices of self-heating rice in exchange for it! @Crow on a Plane, you're such a big shot, and you're taking advantage of me? Give me back my shards!

[A Pig]: Good show, love to watch, perform more.

[Relieved]: I think what the college student said makes sense. Isn't Crow a big shot? He can't make such a scene over two pieces of debris, right? How about you, Crow, compensate him with a box of self-heating rice?

[Where the Wind Blows]: Support! Support!

Cheng Shuili grinned coldly, raised his hand to open the private message with [Wise College Student], took a screenshot, and blocked him, all in one go.

[Wise College Student]: You're still blocking me? @乌鹤坐飞@乌鹤坐飞@乌鹤坐飞, do you have any shame? Will you die if you give me more? If you don't compensate me, I will keep tagging you in the channel so that everyone can see clearly what kind of face you, a big shot, have!

[Relieved]: Boss, you're being a bit unreasonable. It's just a box of self-heating rice. It's normal for people to feel they've lost money. Just compensate them and that'll be it.

Where did the Virgin Mary come from?

Cheng Shuili frowned and typed the next line of text.

[Crow on a plane]: [Picture] Stupid x, look carefully, you started it yourself.

Attached by Cheng Shuili is a screenshot of the transaction initiated by [Smart College Student].

[Wise College Students]:???

[Crow on a Plane]: You're asking me for a refund when I'm underage? If everyone were like you, throwing a tantrum and demanding an explanation when they're dissatisfied, who would dare to do business with me in the future?

[Strawberry Hard Candy]: I support Boss Crow. If everyone is like this, do I have to sign a "no regrets" agreement after the transaction?

[Liang Shanbo and Zhu Jianlai]: Pure passerby, supporting the Crow boss. Feel sorry for the boss, he was hit by a scam during a good deal. As expected, there are top-notch people everywhere.

Cheng Shuili is not an ungrateful person, and he feels warmed when he sees these remarks.

[Crow on a plane]: Thank you everyone. Some idiots who like to go back on their word should stay away from the HoHo market. @ShiRan, ShiRan is so generous. There are only a few of us. Can you give each of us a box of self-heating rice?

The boss has started a group!

[Strawberry Hard Candy] grinned. He also felt annoyed with [Shi Ran] and immediately followed the boss's pace!

[Strawberry Hard Candy]: Are you only generous to others? And your ears and nose again?

[Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yinglai]: Wow, a new boss certified by Crow Boss! @Shi Ran, isn't it just a few boxes of self-heating rice? Shi Ran Boss can't take it out, right?

Cheng Shuili stared at the screen for a while, and in the end [Relieved] didn't say anything.

This matter is over, but the feud has already been formed. Cheng Shuili has also blacklisted [Shi Ran]. If there is any way to retaliate in the future...

"Hehe," Cheng Shuili smiled. Don't blame her in the future.The private message prompts a familiar ID.

[Strawberry Hard Candy]: Boss, are you still taking scraps? I have two of these, I'll trade them for gas, any amount will do! I don't need them, so I'd rather give them to you, boss. Maybe I'll even be able to cling to your power.

Strangely direct.

Cheng Shuili was not the kind of person who would hesitate. She happened to have a 5L bucket of gasoline, so she initiated the transaction directly.

[You have initiated a trade request with the player Strawberry Hard Candy. Waiting for the other party to process it...]

The transaction request was quickly accepted, and Cheng Shuili exchanged 5L of gasoline for two vehicle upgrade material fragments.

Now she has nine fragments in her hand, and only the last one is needed to upgrade.

"It looks like I can upgrade the vehicle tonight." Cheng Shuili closed the system panel with satisfaction and put the last bite of canned yellow peaches into his mouth.

[Florida]: Boss, if you need anything, just tell me. I'm not that kind of person. We can discuss any trade or cooperation.

"Player [Strawberry Hard Candy] requests to add you as a friend."

Cheng Shuili thought for a moment and clicked to agree.

This person should have chosen a pickup truck or a van. In short, this person needs gasoline.

Gasoline is of no use to Cheng Shuili, which is not bad.

+1 for long-term partners.

Cheng Shuili looked at his supplies on the system page and picked and chose in the trading hall.

[Red Panda]: Two rolls of toilet paper for one meal and one day's water.

What's the difference between this and getting something for nothing? It's true that Cheng Shuili has a lot of supplies, but she is not a sucker.

[7.21]:100g of Longjing tea leaves! Change to 500ml of water!

[Have a glass of iced American coffee]: One vehicle upgrade material fragment can be exchanged for water, 500 ml, at least five bottles!

Five bottles?

Cheng Shuili glanced at her supplies. She still had five bottles of mineral water, which was enough, but this was too much of a loss.

She squatted for a while and basically most people realized the importance of this thing. No matter how greedy they were, they would not trade it.

There was no choice, Cheng Shuili still opened the chat box with [Have a glass of iced American coffee].

[Crow on a Plane]: Two bottles are okay?

[Give me an iced American coffee] The reply was very quick, as if he had been waiting in the chat box.

[Give me a glass of iced American coffee]: Change, change, change, damn, I almost thought that the transaction could not be completed, no one paid any attention to me.

[A player has requested a trade with you for a cup of iced American coffee. Do you accept?]

Cheng Shuili clicked to agree and finally collected all ten pieces!

Cheng Shuili put ten pieces of vehicle upgrade material fragments together, and immediately a new item appeared, the vehicle upgrade material.

A new page appeared on the system.

Electric shopping cart upgrade plan:

1. Vehicle upgrade material x1, iron block x5, iron nails x20, insulation material x1, thermal insulation material x1, plastic x2, rubber x1.

2. Vehicle Upgrade Material x1, Vehicle Upgrade Core x1.

Cheng Shuili stared blankly at the six materials required for the first plan. Only then did she understand why the vehicle upgrade core was of legendary quality.

If the vehicle upgrade core could speak, it would definitely say, "Heizi, shout?"

Cheng Shuili decisively chose the second option.

A blinding white light suddenly enveloped her electric shopping cart.

Cheng Shuili had to squint, vaguely seeing the outline of the shopping cart constantly morphing and expanding in the white light. Ten seconds later, the light faded, and a brand new vehicle appeared before her.

"This..." Cheng Shuili opened his mouth wide.

The originally simple shopping cart has now completely changed. The body of the cart has been extended by twice as much, the rear half has become a closed compartment, and a windshield has been added to the front driver's seat!

The most exaggerated thing is that the stickers on the car body that read "50% off on all items at Lejiale Supermarket" have all turned into gold-plated fonts, shining in the twilight.

but...

Cheng Shuili's excitement faded, but the damn broken loudspeaker that kept repeating "50% off all items" was still there.

"Congratulations to player Cheng Shuili for achieving his first vehicle upgrade achievement and earning the title 'First Step of Departure'. Would you like to make a server-wide announcement?"

"As the first player in the server to upgrade a vehicle, you will be rewarded with 1 Silver Treasure Chest."

announcement.

Cheng Shuili pressed the confirm button directly. The effect of this title was very ordinary and could only add three points of endurance.

Cheng Shuili was not replaced.

The golden announcement was launched in all districts.

[Congratulations to player Crow for taking a plane and achieving the first vehicle upgrade achievement in the entire server. All survivors, keep up the good work!]

Another silver treasure chest!

[Silver Treasure Chest (High probability of obtaining rare items, extremely low probability of obtaining legendary items)]

Unfortunately, the bug was not triggered again. Cheng Shuili was not greedy. She opened the treasure chest with a smile.

"Congratulations on receiving Vehicle Upgrade Core x1 [Legendary], Constitution Potion x1 [Rare], Agility Potion x1 [Rare], Stamina Potion x1 [Rare], and Konjac Cool x10 packs [Golden Legendary]."

Is Konjac cool?

Golden legend?

Cheng Shuili: "...?"

Is it so abstract?

Cheng Shuili picked up the bag of red snacks and was a little amused. "What kind of golden legend is this..."

But when she looked at the item description, her eyes immediately lit up:

[Konjac Juice x10 packs (Golden Legend)]

[Description: All attributes +5 for three hours after consumption, no cooldown, can be used cumulatively. Note: Excessive consumption may cause diarrhea.]

"Stackable! Great stuff!"

Cheng Shuili quickly put away the ten bags of snacks, and then turned her attention to other things. She first carefully put away the vehicle upgrade core. Just after using one, another one came. It was really good.

As for the three potions, Cheng Shuili looked at the descriptions carefully. Their actions were basically the same. The names were the attributes that could be increased. After being quoted, they could increase by three points.

Cheng Shuili didn't hesitate and directly opened the stoppers of the three bottles of medicine and drank them.

This thing tastes pretty good, one has strawberry flavor, one has cantaloupe flavor, and one has watermelon flavor, it's like drinking freshly squeezed juice.

Cheng Shuili smacked his lips, feeling a little unsatisfied.

After drinking it, the bottle that originally contained the medicine disappeared.

Cheng Shuili shook her head. She thought she could keep it as a container for water.

This time, his luck was pretty good. Cheng Shuili had a smile on his face. He couldn't tell if it was because he had died once before and his fate had been changed. In his previous life, he always got a guaranteed minimum when drawing cards, and the small minimum was even crooked...

When I got here and opened the treasure chest, I was surprised to find that I got [Legend] every time. Cheng Shuili couldn't help but jump twice. It was so cool!

The night wind gradually picked up and the sky darkened.

Cheng Shuili wrapped his coat tightly and got into the newly appeared compartment of the shopping cart.

The space inside was even more spacious than she had imagined. On the left was a sofa that could be unfolded into a single bed, and on the right were storage cabinets and a small workbench, with a simple washbasin next to it.

What surprised her most was that there was an LED light on the top of the car with adjustable brightness, and the battery was replaceable, using the most common AA battery.

Could this be the original LED light on the shopping cart? Cheng Shuili stretched his head to take a look, and it really was.

The comprehensive facilities frightened Cheng Shuili so much that she immediately opened her personal dashboard. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the vehicle battery level was still low. She didn't want to end up like Strawberry Hard Candy, giving away everything for gas.

Then her eyes widened slightly, and the battery column turned back to 1000%!

Cheng Shuili: "!"

It was sloppy. The battery was reset after the upgrade.

It seems that I will have to wait until the battery is fully charged before upgrading next time.Cheng Shuili secretly summed it up in her heart, and when she came to her senses, she looked at the sofa and found it pleasing to the eye. She was originally worried about where to sleep tonight. The driving seat of the shopping cart was really not a place to sleep. She had suffered a lot in her previous life, so she must enjoy herself in this life.

The vehicle upgrade is quite sensible. After this, Cheng Shuili is almost the most comfortable person in the entire highway apocalypse!

"This is so cool!"

Cheng Shuili cheered and threw himself onto the sofa, feeling the long-lost soft touch.

After sitting in the car seat for a whole day, Cheng Shuili felt sore all over. She wanted to stop the car and move around before driving again several times. She only persevered because of her obsession with the reward for being the leader.

She lay on the sofa and looked around, then she saw that there was a small water tank next to the sink. Only after adding domestic water would water flow out of the faucet in the sink.

Suddenly, there was a sound of monster screaming outside the car.

Cheng Shuili sat up alertly, and lay down again after a moment.

The mineral water bottle didn't move. The monster was a million miles away from her. It was still the novice protection period. No matter what, these monsters couldn't run into the player's car to kill people, right?

Can't it?

Cheng Shuili opened his eyes again and decided to go out and see what was going on.

She pushed open the carriage door and stuck her head out, and saw a pair of scarlet eyes shining not far away.

Can't count them all.

After seeing her, those eyes became even more excited! For a moment, "ghosts on both sides of the strait kept screaming and crying." Cheng Shuili really wanted to step on the accelerator and drive away in the shopping cart.

She stared at the monsters for a moment.

Cheng Shuili suddenly realized that they didn't seem to be planning to attack. At most, there were some ghostly howls, and these monsters didn't even move a step forward.

Just harassment without violence?

This is the novice protection period.

Well done, Monster, keep it up!

Cheng Shuili put his heart back in his stomach, closed the door and lay back on the sofa.

Comfortable.

The monsters outside the car looked at each other, each of them completely bewildered. They were just about to move, and this human actually retreated?!

Is your heart too big?

Different from the leisurely and comfortable life on Cheng Shuili's side, the regional channel messages were refreshed very quickly, with requests for help, requests for trade, and the messages almost left afterimages of the text!

[Little Lamb]: Help, these things are so scary. At first they were far away, but I kept staring at them, and they were getting closer and closer!

[Mei Nichou]: Me too! Help! Who has weapons? Weapons for a high price!

[Shining Blue Star]: Don't look at the monsters! Don't look at the monsters! Don't look at the monsters!

[Glorious Blue Planet]: We've tested it! After staring at a monster for five minutes, it will move one step toward your vehicle! If you keep staring at the monster, it will keep moving forward until it eats you!

He refreshed the message several times repeatedly until most people saw it.

[Going to the pier to make some fries]: So that's how it is! Thanks to Guangguang for sharing!

[Durability]: Thank you very much for saving my life, Boss Guangming. Feel free to ask for anything you want in the future!

Cheng Shuili flipped through a few of the messages. This person was quite interesting. He directly disclosed this information without any hesitation. This behavior of wanting to save everyone's lives...

Cheng Shuili suddenly raised his head and an idea came to his mind.

Could this person be an official member of the Dragon Nation?

Not sure, let's see.

Cheng Shuili put him on the special attention list, so that no matter what message he sent in the future, Cheng Shuili would be the first to see it, whether it was to obtain information or confirm his identity, killing two birds with one stone!

The first night was quite comfortable. Cheng Shuili opened his eyes at six in the morning, got up in a daze, found a relatively open place, and performed a set of Tai Chi with his eyes closed.

Let's not talk about my previous life, I must take good care of my health in this life.

Cheng Shuili scratched his messy hair and opened his eyes to find that the monsters were still standing there.

It was dawn, and now I could see clearly what kind of monsters these were.

One was a humanoid monster covered in oil, with bits of plastic garbage floating on its body. Its eyes were blood red, and now they were glowing red like light bulbs. This was the ghost thing Cheng Shuili saw yesterday.

The other was a translucent, but bloody human figure, who kept raising one hand, trying to reach Cheng Shuili, and occasionally raised his head and screamed.

Cheng Shuili was still a little sleepy, but was completely awakened by the sound. If there were no police here, Cheng Shuili would really want to sue it for disturbing the public!

There were many more left, with strange monsters standing densely together. Some of them were unlucky and were even stepped on by several monsters.

Cheng Shuili shook his head and sighed softly, these monsters were so rude and disorderly.

She withdrew her gaze, unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, poured out a small sip, and wet her cheeks with her hands as if she had washed her face.

There's no way, the conditions are difficult.

She didn't have much drinking water, and not a drop of water for daily use.

Barely solve my own hygiene problems.

Cheng Shuili tore open the pack of compressed biscuits. After all, it was breakfast, so he could just deal with it casually. He felt that it would be a bit of a waste to have self-heating rice or self-heating hot pot now.

She finished a pack of compressed biscuits with a bottle of mineral water.

This thing doesn't look big, but you will feel full after eating it with water.

For the sake of his own health, Cheng Shuili swallowed two more multivitamin tablets.

Cheng Shuili didn't know anything else. She only knew that lack of vitamin C would cause scurvy, so she should eat some, it would be good for her health and not look bad.

As soon as eight o'clock arrived, the scorching sun came out.

The monsters gradually became transparent and then disappeared.

Cheng Shuili covered his eyes with his hands and looked at the sun through his fingers. He couldn't see anything unusual, but the temperature was rising rapidly.

Cheng Shuili speculated that after the novice protection period ended, there might be more than just monster harassment, but also natural disasters like severe weather. She took off her coat, leaving only a short-sleeved shirt, and sat in the driver's seat, twisting the handlebars.

[Day 2 journey to be completed: 60 kilometers.]

It's okay to increase the distance by 10 kilometers. It's a small problem for Cheng Shuili.

In the previous life, he worked hard as 007, and in this life, he lives a retirement life in a road survival game.

It's a bit weird what's going on.

Cheng Shuili twisted the handle. With the windshield today, he no longer had to be blinded by the wind. Moreover, after the upgrade, the speed of the shopping cart was obviously much faster than yesterday.

After walking for just an hour, Cheng Shuili saw a small black dot from behind him in the distance. He didn't know what that thing was, but it was getting closer and closer to Cheng Shuili until Cheng Shuili could see clearly what it was.

A burly man with muscular muscles was pedaling his bicycle with all his might! Sweat dripped from his forehead, landing on the asphalt road baked by the scorching sun, and instantly evaporated into white smoke.

Cheng Shuili immediately realized that the roads were merging. She looked at the figure of the person behind her and pinched her biceps, which didn't have much muscle.

Isn't this running?

If you don't run, you'd be a fool!Cheng Shuili immediately stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. This electric shopping cart is usually inconspicuous, but it is very powerful at critical moments!

Even if the big guy pedaled the bicycle into the sky, there was no way he could catch up with her!

The distance between the bicycle and the shopping cart is instantly shortened!

This was the first living person Zhang Daqiang had seen since entering the Doomsday Survival Game! Although he couldn't see clearly what kind of car that person was driving, it was a car!

car!

Whether it's electric or gasoline-powered, there's no need to sacrifice a two-legged vehicle!

Zhang Daqiang's thighs were so sore. He originally thought that he was strong and healthy and could easily complete the tasks issued by the system!

Moreover, bicycles do not require fuel or batteries, so he can use these things to trade for more supplies. Thinking of the luxurious life in the future, Zhang Daqiang chose bicycles on impulse.

But he forgot that he had never trained his legs. Yesterday, Zhang Daqiang pedaled very hard to complete the 50 kilometers.

When I woke up today, my legs were sore, my thighs and calves, everything ached, and this damn system actually increased my distance by ten kilometers today!

That's ten kilometers!

The more Zhang Daqiang thought about it, the more desperate he became, and the more tired he felt as he pedaled. It was at this time that he saw Cheng Shuili's car.

The roads have merged!

Zhang Daqiang instantly cheered up and pedaled hard to catch up with the person in front. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by that person at the critical moment, and she even increased her speed!

The distance was widened again.

Zhang Daqiang was already filled with despair, and at this moment he absolutely could not let go of this hope that was so close at hand!

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and shouted at the top of his voice, "Hey! What are you running for? It's fate that the roads merged. Let's trade! Or we can chat and become friends!"

The sound was drowned out by the wind, and Cheng Shuili only heard the words "make friends".

Make friends?

Do you want to make friends with the kind of people who rob and destroy others and then leave them to ashes?

Cheng Shuili sneered and stepped on the accelerator hard, just run!

She would never gamble her life on whether the other person is a good person. Life always comes first. Only when you are alive can you enjoy happiness. There is nothing to say after you die.

This is the most profound and direct feeling of Cheng Shuili, who died once!

The speed of an electric shopping cart is several times that of a bicycle. Cheng Shuili even stopped the car to open a wooden treasure chest and studied the contents for a while.

It was 2 liters of drinking water, squeezed into a wooden box that was obviously smaller than 0.01 cubic meters, and not a single drop of it spilled out.

Its state was very strange. When Cheng Shuili opened the wooden box, all he saw was transparent water.

This thing was not easy to collect, so Cheng Shuili carried the box back to the car and tried to add water into the water tank of the sink.

I thought I could fill the water tank quickly, but after filling 10 liters, there was not a single splash.

Cheng Shuili was silent for a moment, and the empty wooden box in her hand disappeared instantly. Then she realized that this thing was also a black technology, and perhaps she could add water into it infinitely!

She squatted down and took a closer look, then noticed a line of words engraved on the water tank: "Current water storage: 10 liters. Current water storage limit: 50 liters"

Not unlimited, but pretty good.

Cheng Shuili smiled, now he felt relieved!

She returned to the driver's seat and had the leisure to check whether the big man on the bicycle behind her had caught up with her. From a distance, there was not even a black spot.

Cheng Shuili guessed that he might have been left behind, or the highway merger might have ended.

But either way, it's good news!

It's just that the highway merger was too strange, and there was no clue at all. If Cheng Shuili didn't like to look back from time to time, he really wouldn't have noticed him.

Cheng Shuili was cautious and continued to move forward while twisting the handle.

"50% off everything! 50% off everything!"

The broken horn started to sound again. Cheng Shuili had been tortured all day yesterday, so his reaction was not as strong at this time.

Just move forward, what else can you do without this car?

Cheng Shuili thought about trading for another weapon. The road merging was still too dangerous. If she had to resort to a head-on confrontation, she couldn't rely solely on this baseball bat.

It would be best to trade for a dagger, so that when she holds the baseball bat in her hand, no one will suspect that she has other weapons, and then she can take them out and launch a sneak attack!

As for whether sneak attacks are too tasteless...

Cheng Shuili completely ignored this question. They had to survive on the road, which was the end of the world!

What's wrong with someone scolding you? Can it be more painful than death?

Cheng Shuili didn't care. She opened the trading channel, waited for a while and found no suitable one, then chose to take the initiative.

[Crow on a Plane]: Trade food for weapons. If you have any, please message me privately.

This ID has a very strong appeal. Not long after she posted it, she received more than a dozen private messages.

[Don't you want me anymore?]: Boss, do you need a knife? A fruit knife can be considered a weapon, right? I don't need too many. Just give me a box of self-heating rice, or a hot pot. I'm not picky.

What a nice thought.

Cheng Shuili curled the corners of her mouth and continued to read. She saw several messages, some of which were trying to take advantage of her, some were trying to get something for free, and some were just harassing her without doing anything.

When Cheng Shuili was about to close the chat box, he saw a new message from an acquaintance.

[Liang Shanbo and Zhu Qiang Lai]: Boss Crow, do you want a dagger? I got two, but they're useless. Just give me some food.

Cheng Shuili paused, she just needed this thing.

However, he was not familiar with this person, and Cheng Shuili did not want to be taken advantage of, nor did he want to take advantage of others.

[Crow on a Plane]: Self-heating rice or hot pot.

The other party replied after two seconds.

[Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yinglai]: Hot pot! I've been craving it for a long time!

Cheng Shuili directly initiated the transaction and successfully obtained the dagger.

[Fine Steel Dagger]: A great weapon for beginners. You're a good player if you get this. Giving you a bit of strength while holding it.

Cheng Shuili paused and was shocked.

Are you sure?

Attribute point increase? She opened two of these things? And she can just exchange them for something else? Where is this naivete?

Cheng Shuili was very confident about his self-heating hot pot just now, but now he feels a little indebted to the other party.

But she couldn't come up with anything for the time being, so she could only wait until conditions were better in the future.

Today went relatively smoothly. Cheng Shuili fiddled with the radio around three in the afternoon, but unfortunately he still didn't receive any specific coordinate information.

In the afternoon, she opened a wooden box and found a small electric cooking pot. This thing was directly connected to the battery and even directly consumed the power of the vehicle.

In other words, Cheng Shuili can cook for himself!

For Cheng Shuili, this is a great thing. It means that she has officially entered the era of cooking and eating from the era of picking up food.

Although she is not very good at cooking.That night, Cheng Shuili heated up a bag of pre-prepared meals.

Not to mention, it tasted quite good when it was hot, and it tasted exactly like the takeout she used to order in her previous life.

Cheng Shuili even specially dug out some for [Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yinglai]. The other party didn't know it was a pre-prepared dish and thought it was made by Cheng Shuili himself.

Tears welled up in his eyes as he ate, and he gave Cheng Shuili two bottles of mineral water.

After some interactions, the two became friends.

+1 again for being a long term partner.

The past two days went smoothly. Cheng Shuili didn't encounter any serious incidents. She opened several boxes and replenished her food, drinks and daily necessities. She also got the toilet paper she had been longing for.

On the fourth day, the mileage released by the system today is 80 kilometers.

Cheng Shuili walked forward with the shopping cart. She had become completely accustomed to the noise of "50% off everything" and would even shout it out from time to time.

At least it's a sound.

Yesterday, someone was begging to chat in the regional channel, saying that he was going crazy because he had to rush on the road every day after opening his eyes.

Cheng Shuili was fine. In her previous life, she had always aspired to be a stay-at-home girl, but she accidentally became the pillar of the company and couldn't stay at home even if she wanted to.

Now I just wish I could have two more days of peace and quiet.

Not long after walking, Cheng Shuili saw a box appear on the side of the road.

It seems that I have good luck today, Cheng Shuili thought, and walked over with a baseball bat. Although she had not encountered any monsters in the past two days, she did not let her guard down.

Sometimes when Cheng Shuili reflects on himself late at night, he is almost fascinated by himself!

At the beginning, he won three server-wide announcements, observed people's words and expressions without being arrogant or impatient, never let his guard down, and ran away when he couldn't win... ahem, I'm getting off topic.

In short, she is such a charming little girl!

Cheng Shuili raised his right hand, tightly gripping the baseball bat, and tentatively opened the treasure chest with his left hand. As long as the situation was not right, this baseball bat, as thick as an adult's arm, would fall immediately!

The god of luck favored her again, and inside was a piece of vehicle upgrade material fragment.

After Cheng Shuili upgraded, the fragments required for the next upgrade became 25.

very good.

It was directly multiplied by 2.5 times. She silently complained, why not just multiply it by 250 times and tell all players that the system is 250?

Cheng Shuili took out the things in the box, and the empty box immediately became transparent and then disappeared.

This is the third fragment Cheng Shuili has obtained since the server was launched. This thing seems to dislike her and is particularly fond of [Strawberry Hard Candy].

In the past two days, she has accumulated a total of six fragments, two of which she opened herself, and the other four were traded with [Strawberry Hard Candy].

Cheng Shuili used gasoline when doing business with him. This long-term partner was very stable and could not live without gasoline.

If this continues, we might be dragged down by gasoline.

But Cheng Shuiju didn't worry about his affairs. At most, she felt a little sorry for not having this stable source of income.

When Cheng Shuili was sighing, he suddenly heard the roar of a car coming from behind him.

Just two days of peace had passed.

Another highway merger?

Cheng Shuili twitched his lips. This isn't right. Isn't it a probability event? This is already a high probability event!

The man came in a pickup truck, and Cheng Shuili couldn't escape this time even if he wanted to.

She was silent for a moment, then calmly accepted the dangers that might come next. After all, she was a person who had come back from the dead. In front of this incident, everything else became ordinary.

The car gradually approached, and the pickup truck finally stopped next to Cheng Shuili's shopping cart. A tall and thin man jumped out of the car. He looked honest, with a little red on his cheeks, and seemed a little embarrassed, but when he saw Cheng Shuili, he still took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello... hello. This is the first time I've met a living person."

He stuttered a little when he spoke the first sentence, as if he was shy.

Cheng Shuili nodded and said with a smile, "It's my first time too."

The tall, thin man rubbed the back of his head, turned away, and asked with a smile, "Do you need to trade? I have a lot of good stuff here. Tell me what you need, and we can exchange what we have."

wrong.

Shy people can't speak so fluently.

Cheng Shuili was alert. The dagger on her waist had been warmed up by her. Using the baseball bat as a cover and launching a sneak attack with the dagger was her basic strategy for dealing with the enemy.

Cheng Shuili's expression didn't change, as if he hadn't noticed anything was wrong. He honestly told the tall and thin man what he needed, "I'm still short of a few vehicle upgrade fragments. Do you have any?"

"Yes, yes, of course."

The tall, thin man nodded several times in a row, then smiled as he rummaged through the bed of the pickup truck and pulled out three pieces. He showed them to Cheng Shuili and said with a warm and friendly smile, "I have three pieces. Can I see what you have? I'll pick one and trade it with you."

Cheng Shuili nodded, her hands behind her back already grasping the baseball bat. This kid wanted her to get something, was he trying to steal something from her back?

Instead of turning around to test this person, it is better to attack directly now!

Cheng Shuili is unwilling to take any risk!

With her five fingers tightly clasping the handle of the baseball bat, Cheng Shuili wore a harmless smile on her face. She pretended to be curious and asked, "I have a lot of stuff too. What do you want most?"

The tall and thin man tensed up for a moment, then quickly relaxed. He thought the girl had discovered something wrong, but now it seemed...

He sneered in his heart, how easy it is to fool.

"I'm fine with either, food or..."

The tall and thin man's eyes widened instantly, and a baseball bat appeared in his field of vision in an instant. It was so fast that it carried the sound of whistling wind. He had no time to react at all. He only felt a pain in his temple, and his whole body collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.

Cheng Shuili's mouth smiled into a crescent shape.

He who strikes first gains the advantage, and he who strikes last suffers.

Cheng Shuili used a baseball bat to pry open the tall and thin man's coat, revealing a white vest with a spurting bloodstain on it.

Spots dotted the white fabric. Cheng Shuili stretched out his finger and lightly tapped a darker spot.

Still wet.

No need to look any further, Cheng Shuili narrowed his eyes, he had already killed someone.

Cheng Shuili was worried that the man was not unconscious enough, so he hit him on the temple with a stick again.

Only then did he turn around with peace of mind, walked to the pickup truck, and raised his hand to touch the supplies.

[Ding, the supplies belong to player Li Erqiang, and you don't have permission to view them yet. Friendly reminder: After killing a player, you will randomly receive 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of the player's supplies.]

Five gears to obtain supplies randomly?

There's also a 0% chance of gaining nothing by risking killing a survivor.

Perhaps it is a system restriction on players killing each other.

[Dear survivors, please make the right choice. ]

"The right choice?" Cheng Shuili muttered to himself, lowering his head and glancing at the people still mixed up on the ground.

She had always been against fighting violence with violence, but she was in favor of a life for a life.

In that case...Cheng Shuili took out a dagger from her waist and looked coldly at the person who was still lying on the ground. She took out a rope from the shopping cart.

Cheng Shuili recalled the kind of knot he had learned in his previous life, which became tighter the more he struggled. He pinned Li Erqiang's hands behind his back, quickly wrapped the knot around them, and then tied them tightly.

Even after tying his hands, she still felt uneasy, so she pulled out a rope and tied his ankles tightly. As she was wrapping them around him, Cheng Shuiju felt his fingers touch something.

Is there something hidden here?

She lifted up Li Erqiang's trouser leg, and hidden inside was a cold dagger.

[Ordinary Dagger (Current Status: Poisoned, soaked in poison for 12 hours, this status will end in 8 hours): An ordinary dagger. A tool is just a tool; how it is used depends on the owner.]

The poisoning will be completed in thirty-six hours.

Cheng Shuili smiled and held the poisoned dagger. She felt so sorry that she had attacked first.

Cheng Shuili held the mineral water bottle, tilted his head back and took a sip, then poured out a little and splashed it directly on Li Erqiang's face.

Li Erqiang's eyebrows twitched twice, then tightened together. After a while, he opened his eyes with a grin and met Cheng Shuili's calm eyes.

"Hiss, you...you bastard, you actually dared to attack me! I will kill you!" The muscles under his eyes twitched, and he trembled with an undisguised ferocity.

When Li Erqiang wanted to pull his hands out to touch his feet, he realized that his legs and hands were tied. He trembled all over and finally realized that he was now a piece of fish on a display board.

Cheng Shuili watched with great interest. Seeing that he had stopped moving and a few drops of cold sweat oozed out of his forehead, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and said, "Talk? Why don't you continue?"

"Little sister, you misunderstood." Li Erqiang forced a smile. "I was talking about a woman I met before. I wanted to make a deal with her with good intentions, but she attacked me while I turned around!"

"Luckily, I'm lucky enough to have the chance to meet you. I was just scolding her. This is all a misunderstanding. Little sister, you are kind and beautiful. You are helping me because you are afraid that I will hurt you."

"Don't worry, I'm really a good person. Untie me first and don't hurt me. I'll give you the fragment, okay?"

Li Erqiang's tone was coaxing. He could only hope that Cheng Shuili knocked him out of caution.

I hope that Cheng Shuili, a girl, doesn't have the courage to kill someone with her own hands.

His pair of eyes, which seemed extremely sincere, stared at Cheng Shuili, hoping to see some hesitation or timidity on her face, but unfortunately, in addition to a faint smile, there was also a strange excitement in those eyes.

Li Erqiang couldn't help but shiver.

Cheng Shuili finally spoke. She asked, "But didn't you say I was the first living person you'd ever seen? You're full of lies. There's no point in saying more."

Cheng Shuili took out the poisoned dagger. She didn't use much force, but just made a small cut on the man's face. When blood appeared, it was clear that Li Erqiang had been poisoned.

As for whether he lived or died, to some extent, it was decided by himself. The moment Li Erqiang decided to poison the dagger, he decided his own life or death.

You're just reaping what you sow.

Cheng Shuili looked at him coldly.

Li Erqiang was surprised at first. He did not recognize that the dagger in Cheng Shuili's hand was his. He thought that Cheng Shuili really did not have the courage to kill anyone, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't help but smile, but accidentally touched the wound on his face. Then he realized something was wrong.

A piercing pain was spreading rapidly from the wound to his eyes and mouth. In just a moment, his whole body was in pain!

This feeling was too familiar. Not long ago, he witnessed an innocent girl dying in pain from the torture of poison, and now it was his turn so soon.

In agony, Li Erqiang struggled to tilt his head back into a twisted arc and broke his neck.

Kill player Li Erqiang and obtain 75% of his supplies.

[Kill a player for the first time and earn the Cold-Blooded Killer achievement: As expected of you, a calm survivor! You're so ruthless that you can kill even your own kind.]

There is only one achievement, no title.

As the system prompt ended, Cheng Shuili saw with his own eyes that part of the supplies on the pickup truck turned into smoke and disappeared.

What disappears also seems to be random.

Li Erqiang's body and the pickup truck also disappeared immediately. It was as if nothing had happened on the road, leaving only scattered supplies.

Cheng Shuili stared at the dagger in his hand for a while, then put it into the shopping cart as if it were an ordinary weapon.

Next, it's the happy harvest time.

Including the three pieces contributed by Li Erqiang, the number of fragments in Cheng Shuili's hand has reached nine, which is still a long way from the mark of twenty-five.

In addition, Cheng Shuili also got: 5 bottles of Shuai Shifu instant noodles, 7 bottles of 500ml mineral water, 1 portable tent, 1 double-layer warm sleeping bag, 5 insulation materials, 3 rubbers, and 10 nails.

This is 75% of Li Erqiang's supplies.

Cheng Shuili values the double-layer warm sleeping bag more.

The weather is still good now, but if there is extremely cold weather later, this sleeping bag may not save her life.

Apart from this, there are the five packs of instant noodles. This thing may not be very good if you eat it every day, but if you eat a pack every once in a while, it is really delicious!

Cheng Shuili happily put away all the things and restarted her shopping cart.

I haven't run enough miles today, and experiencing this kind of thing so early in the morning is really a bummer.

Cheng Shuili shook his head, twisted the handle and tried to do two things at once, planning to go to the trading market to dispose of some useless things, such as the portable tent.

This thing looks like it's for players who choose bicycles, or for those who choose pickup trucks and vans to camp on.

Her shopping cart can be said to be very impressive. Not only has it evolved into a carriage, but there is also a sofa inside. How desperate must she be to live in a tent?

Cheng Shuili opened the trading channel, and it was still as lively as ever.

She planned to use this thing to exchange for some vehicle upgrade materials.

Cheng Shuili deduced that the later a vehicle was upgraded, the more materials would be needed. In other words, the later the upgrade core was used, the more valuable it would be.

She couldn't guarantee that she would have such luck in the future. After all, it was a [Legendary] level item. Good steel should be used on the blade, and this item was also the same.

At this non-urgent moment, she should try to choose the first upgrade route.

Having made up his mind, Cheng Shuili directly announced on the regional channel: "Portable tents are available for iron blocks, nails, heat insulation materials, thermal insulation materials, plastics, rubber and other materials. Bring your own price, and I will directly initiate the transaction if it is suitable."

[Star Dog]: Wow, the boss shows up.

[Oil Cat Bingbing]: Boss Crow, I'll give you ten iron blocks, twenty iron nails and a thermal insulation material in exchange!