Chapter 3: Starting with a Pair of Roller Skates
Pei Hening glanced at Chu Xuange's phone, looked at his perilously low funds and the tall stack of treasure chests, and sent him 2 gold coins.
"It's the closed beta, spend if you can, don't save~"
"Player [Di Bi Di Bi] has gifted you [card making machine] [card album]."
[card making machine]: Binds to player. Converts treasure chests, items, and equipment into cards for easy carrying.
[card album]: Binds to player. Cards are stored in the album, capacity 5000 cards. (Upgradeable)
Chu Xuange was shocked by this gift. In their previous life, that damn game had assigned him and Pei Hening to different zones. By the time he found a zone transfer card, located Pei Hening, and made his way to her, she was in a pitiful state with barely any supplies to her name and was being hunted down. If he hadn't transferred quickly, she might have been gone.
He slaughtered half the zone back then, but those people still wouldn't give up. During a major zone dungeon, while he was soloing the boss, they used a Certain-Kill Card on Pei Hening.
Just thinking about this event makes Chu Xuange lose control, triggering his stress response.
In his previous life, after Pei Hening died, he began hunting down her enemies. It wasn't until the fifth year after Road Survival descended that he had slaughtered the enemies and all their relatives and Friends, and only then did he commit suicide.
Pei Hening gently patted the hand around her waist.
"Loosen up a bit, you're squeezing my waist so hard it hurts."
After snapping back to reality, Chu Xuangegrabbed Pei Hening's hand and kissed it: "Baby, you really are a lucky charm. Things like the card making machine and card album are usually only available for purchase from part-time merchants in dungeons. I never expected you to actually open them from chests."
Not long after, Pei Hening encountered a Wandering Merchant on the road. The Wandering Merchant turned out to be a ghost wearing a white robe adorned with many glittering gems, looking incredibly wealthy.
Pei Hening controlled [Di Bi Di Bi] to go communicate with the Wandering Merchant.
She had just walked up to the Wandering Merchant when the other party spoke.
"Hello, player. Do you have any items you wish to purchase?"
Without waiting for Pei Hening to speak, the ghost opened a price list on its own.
[Sweet Dream Big Bed - 1 Copper Coin]
[Sweet Dream Blanket - 1 Copper Coin]
[Sweet Dream Three-Piece Set - 1 Copper Coin]
[Kitchen Set of the God of Food - 1 Copper Coin]
...[Lost Alchemy Notebook - 1 Copper Coin]
["the legendary life of galahad" - 1 Copper Coin]
Pei Hening tugged at Chu Xuange's sleeve: "Take a look and see if there's anything we need to buy."
Chu Xuange laughed: "Baby, go all in. They're all quite useful. Get me a set of the bedding and 'the legendary life of galahad'."
Pei Hening decisively bought five sets of each. Who knew when they would encounter a Ghostly Wandering Merchant again after the game descended.
Time passed as they drove and collected treasure chests.
During this time, Pei Hening wanted to check out other shops but found they were all still under renovation, so she had to abandon that idea.
The dawn light cut through the night, heralding the beginning of day.
Chu Xuange quickly walked to the wardrobe and gathered the clothes.
Pei Hening knew it was almost time. After changing clothes, she went to the kitchen and grabbed a bunch of food.
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Six o'clock arrived.
Pei Hening only felt her vision go black. When she regained consciousness, she was standing on an endless highway.
[Successfully linked to Blue Star. Game loading complete.]
[Hello, player. Welcome to the game. This is Zone 99, Subzone 999. I am Game System 999. Below are the game precautions.]
[1. The game will match players with vehicles based on their specific circumstances.]
[2. The game map updates every 30 days.]
[3. The highway is relatively safe during the day. Do not leave the protective range of your vehicle at night.]
[4. Supply boxes exist on both sides of the highway.]
[5. Death in the game means death for the player. Everyone, live a little longer.]
The game precautions for Road Survival were very simplistic, omitting many important details. For example, the ratio of supplies to monsters appearing in treasure chests was 1:1. If you believed these precautions, you probably wouldn't be far from death.
Pei Hening, her eyes filled with complex emotions, opened the game panel.
"Player [Di Bi Di Bi] detected. Welcome."
"Congratulations, player [Di Bi Di Bi], for obtaining the potion 'Primary Healing Potion'."
Pei Hening paused. This was her Talent's passive effect.
A green potion appeared in her hand. She took off her jacket, placed the food she was holding inside it, and observed the road. Seeing the pair of pink roller skates placed directly in front of her, she was completely dumbfounded!
Road Survival, and the vehicle is roller skates?
Making her complete the target distance wearing roller skates... was this not a joke?
Pei Hening felt everything before her was utterly absurd. She let out a bitter laugh of anger!
She examined the light screen before her and found a section labeled [chat channel].
The moment she clicked in, she was dazzled by the rapidly popping messages.
[Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit]: Where the hell have I been sent? Is this even still the country?
[Fugitive Mermaid]: This game is so immoral. I was dragged in while sleeping naked, not even out of bed yet. Kind-hearted brothers, can anyone help me figure out a way to get some clothes?
[Light Wind and Thin Clouds]: Can anyone tell me what this is? Is it some new high-tech our country developed?
[Niu Niu I'm Your Mom]: Niu Niu! Niu Niu, contact Mom if you see this message. Mom is worried about you.
[AAA Cold Male God Doesn't Drive Tractors]: Why was I dragged in? I still have to work! My car loan is about to default. Boss, where are you?
[Young Master Smiled Again]: My all-one-suit hand!
[Monkey Brother is the Most Awesome]: What's your starting vehicle? Mine's a broken-down car. This game didn't even bother to send over my Maybach!
[Wu Ailian]: They grabbed me right after I retired! What do I do! This bare highway makes me hungry just looking at it!
...The chat channel was a chaotic mess, painful to read. She closed the [chat channel] and saw a red notification dot. It was a message from Chu Xuange in the [Friends] channel.
[Ning Ning Little Princess]: Baby, remember to open the treasure chests on both sides of the starting highway. These two chests are welfare chests, no monsters. The chests after that might have monsters, so be careful.
[Ning Ning Little Princess]: Baby, have breakfast first.
"Player [Ning Ning Little Princess] has gifted you a Chinese breakfast."
[Ning Ning Little Princess]: Today's guaranteed distance is 10 km. What's your vehicle? Tell me what upgrade materials you need.
Pei Hening glanced at the pair of pink roller skates and felt a bitter taste in her mouth. She took a photo of the roller skates.
She accepted the Chinese breakfast Chu Xuangesent her and took a big bite.
[Di Bi Di Bi]: [Image]
[Di Bi Di Bi]: My vehicle is roller skates. I'm going to cry.
[Ning Ning Little Princess]:!!!
[Ning Ning Little Princess]: Baby, tell me what materials you're missing. I'll collect them for you first. Mine is a Fuel-Powered Tricycle. If your stuff is hard to carry, you can put it with me for now.
Chu Xuange originally planned to send Pei Hening's clothes over, but after seeing her roller skates, he dismissed that idea.
Every player has an initial backpack with five slots. Each slot has a capacity of ninety-nine, which is far from enough. The card making machine cannot turn items brought from Blue Star into cards. For Pei Hening, this pile of food was indeed a burden.