With a surge of electricity from the seat, Shen Muyu, who had been unconscious and slumped over the steering wheel, suddenly sat up, her stiff body trembling uncontrollably.
After a long while, as the tingling sensation faded, she lost all her strength and slumped back into the chair.
Her head, which had been dizzy from a fever, cleared up after this stimulation.
Shen Muyu subconsciously looked around and found herself in a cramped driver's seat; the passenger seat was empty, and behind her was a vast, empty space where the seats had seemingly been discarded.
As for the outside of the car, it was pitch black, with only the large windshield emitting a dim green light that made the place look incredibly eerie.
"That trash Gu Wenchen, he doesn't want to kill me, does he?" A slightly hoarse voice escaped Shen Muyu's lips, and because it was so quiet, she was startled by her own voice.
However, the training of these past few days had taught her how to quickly adjust her mindset.
Although the current environment was scary enough, thinking of her parents waiting for her at the hospital, Shen Muyu forced herself to pull it together and leaned forward to peer outside.
The situation was unclear, so she dared not open the car door casually, nor did she dare to start the car for fear of attracting other things, so she could only press herself tightly against the car window and look out.
Unfortunately, the green light in front was too dim, and she could only barely make out the front of the car.
Just as she was straining to look, an electronic voice suddenly rang out. Shen Muyuimmediately sat back, her body tensed in a defensive posture.
"Welcome, friends from Blue Star, to the Highway Survival game site!"
As the voice came, the green light screen in front of her simultaneously displayed the content being spoken.
"In this game, you must keep the following points in mind:
1. This game only selects suitable Blue Star residents aged 18-60 to participate. The rest who do not meet the criteria will be placed in another space to live. As for the quality of life of your relatives, it will be closely related to your status. Try to live a little better, Blue Star residents, after all, this may not just concern yourself.
2. At the start, the system will randomly generate an initial vehicle for you. It will be the key to your survival. Once you lose it, you will not be far from elimination. It is worth mentioning that elimination here means truly losing your life.
3. On this road, there are resource boxes of all sizes. They may contain the supplies you rely on to survive, or they may contain giant beasts that will take your life. As for what you can open, who knows?
4. In the spirit of humanitarianism, to ensure everyone's sleep time, no resource boxes will be refreshed from 8 PM to 8 AM the next day."
The electronic voice stopped here, and the text on the green light screen gradually disappeared line by line.
Shen Muyu stared intently at the screen in front of her, trying to memorize what she saw. Judging from the current situation, Gu Wenchen did not have the ability to do this, so these terms were crucial to her survival.
After all the text on the screen disappeared, the electronic voice suddenly rang out again.
"By the way, the location you are currently in is called the Dark Tunnel. Here, your mood value is very important. Explore the specifics slowly on your own.
This cave journey will last for a total of seven days. Let us look forward to this special journey together!"
As the voice faded, the green light screen in front of her suddenly changed. About two-thirds of the screen turned into a chat box style. In the top center, the words "area chat" were displayed, followed by a small box showing (10000 / 10000).
On the left side was a row of five boxes. "area chat" was ranked first and was currently lit up. Below it, in order, were World Chat, Chat, Backpack, and Mall.
At the very bottom left was a small circular frame containing Shen Muyu's photo. Below it was her real name and the words "mood value," followed by a box showing (86 / 100).
Shen Muyu wanted to reach out and tap on the other interfaces, but as soon as her consciousness moved, the interface switched automatically.
Shen Muyu frowned, but her finger still reached out. A small cursor appeared on the touched light screen, and the interface also changed.
It seemed that this green light screen could be operated by both thought and physical touch.
After opening Chat, two categories appeared below: Friends and Uncategorized.
There were a total of ten slots in the backpack, and except for an axe in the first slot, the rest were empty.
Opening the Mall revealed two boxes below: Sell and Buy. Shen Muyu opened both to check, but they were both completely blank. As for the World Channel, it was greyed out and could not be opened at this time.
After roughly understanding the situation, Shen Muyu took the axe out of her backpack.
She scanned it with the appraisal function that came with the light screen. The note that came out was "an unremarkable wooden-handled axe." Shen Muyu held it in her hand and weighed it; it had quite a bit of heft and could be considered a good self-defense weapon.
After placing the axe on the passenger seat where she could reach it, Shen Muyu reopened the area chat interface. The interface was no longer blank as it had been before; countless people with their real names above their heads were sending messages.
"Holy crap! A real-life game! How exciting!"
"Wuu wuu, I'm afraid of the dark, someone save me."
"Is someone playing a prank? Can someone let me out!"
"Heh, probably some trick played by rich people. Maybe there are cameras all around, just waiting to see us make fools of ourselves."
"I have money! I'll give whatever you want! Just let me out!"
"Damn, I just started the car and looked out. Why did I get a forklift randomly? Not only is there no place to lie down, but the fuel consumption is terrifyingly high. It consumes ten units of fuel for every thirty kilometers, and the fuel tank, which is supposed to be 100 units, only came with 50 units of fuel initially. What a rip-off!"
Seeing people in the area chat constantly complaining about fuel consumption, Shen Muyucarefully started her car. She breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the display screen show a fuel consumption of 10 units per 100 kilometers.
A car without gasoline is just a piece of scrap metal. Low fuel consumption means being able to travel further and open more resource boxes, which increases the likelihood of obtaining gasoline, so she wouldn't have to sigh at an empty car with no fuel.
Shen Muyu was in no rush to turn on the headlights and hit the road. With the surroundings pitch black and the situation unknown, gathering information was more important, so she stared at the area chat again.
"I think I randomly got a bus. I just looked back, and it was pitch black and super creepy. Plus, I keep feeling like there are other people sitting in those seats."
"Be content, will you? I have a motorized tricycle and I haven't said anything yet. It doesn't even have a roof, and water droplets from the cave are dripping non-stop onto the back of my neck."
...
Shen Muyu directly ignored some of the pointless talk. Just as she was about to start the car and test the waters, seeing there was no important information, a familiar name suddenly appeared on the green screen.