Chapter 1 Road Survival
Just as the phone rang, Yu Qi, holding her staffand controlling her Violent Healer account, managed to grind down the Final Boss's last drop of blood. She watched the golden treasure chest drops fill the screen, finally sighed in relief, and picked up her phone.
However, she froze just a second later, because the caller was none other than her younger sister, Yu Ling, who had been buried three months ago.
Yu Ling was the neighbor's daughter. Because the couple had both passed away and no relatives were willing to adopt her, Father Yuand Mother Yu took the little girl in, raising her from kindergarten until now. Although the sisters were not related by blood, their relationship was always excellent. They attended the same school from elementary school through high school and were often mistaken for twins.
Not long ago, Yu Ling was hit by a car in front of the school gate and died before she could even be taken to the hospital. Yu Qi had been depressed for three months before gradually returning to a normal life.
She clearly remembered canceling this phone number a month ago. According to normal procedures, after canceling a phone number, there is usually a ninety-day cooling-off period before the number is put back on the market.
So, who exactly was calling her now?
Yu Qi turned her head to look at the clock on the wall; it was one minute before midnight.
Her eyes were slightly red. She decisively slid to answer the call and placed the phone against her ear.
The familiar voice indeed sounded in her ear, but the speaker sounded extremely anxious, speaking at the fastest possible speed.
"Sis, listen to me! In half a minute, some people on Blue Star will be thrown into the Road Survival Game! Hurry and grab water, food, and weapons! Hurry!"
The last word was practically a scream, and then the call was automatically disconnected.
Yu Qi had already started moving before her sister's voice stopped.
She quickly grabbed a bag of snacks she had just bought yesterday, put a fruit knife and a Utility Knife inside, and then used the last ten seconds to rush to the nearest living room and pick up the entire silver-white refrigerator.
Soon, her vision went dark, and she lost consciousness.
[Welcome to the Road Survival Enhanced Edition. Dragon Hua Area 2333 welcomes you. Friendly reminder: death in the game means death in reality~ Below is the Road Survival Guide. Please read it carefully to prevent your loved ones from shedding tears.]
1. Your vehicle is your life. Every player has one chance to choose an initial vehicle. Every vehiclecan be upgraded using materials. Sell everything you have and bravely rush onto the Highway!
(System friendly tip: If you start with a Tractor, you will unlock the achievement "Old Driver of the Wilderness." Fuel consumption speed is faster than your heartbeat.)
2. Supply boxes refresh randomly along both sides of the Highway. Supply boxes might contain canned food... or they might contain an angry Highway Python.
(When it's time to strike, strike! Monsters won't listen to reason~)
3. All vehicles are prohibited from driving in reverse. The only way back is in an urn! There is a fixed daily mileage KPI. You must meet the target to keep your life.
(Come and burn your calories! I won't tell you that there are Acceleration Cards and station teleport cards that let you be lazy!)
4. You will randomly encounter parallel Highways, but be wary of visitors from the other Highway, as the water bottle they offer might contain mineral water, or it might contain Corpse Dissolving Water.
(System suggestion: Before exchanging supplies, perhaps you can recite the Socialist Core Valuesto show sincerity. If a deal cannot be reached, beware of the white knife going in and the red knife coming out!)
5. Red light stop, green light go. Slow down when encountering merchants. Please obey the rules of every Service Station. Impulsive people die faster, as the price tag for some goods might be "exchange for an arm"~
(I'll secretly tell you a hidden rule: players who obtain an identity can work at the Service Station to earn Star Coins in exchange for supplies. If you're tempted, take action~)
6. Always monitor your fatigue value and health bar. If your fatigue exceeds 90% or your health bar drops below 10%, you will enter a dying state, increasing the chance of attracting monsters and players from parallel Highways!
(Before your health bar reaches zero, the system will thoughtfully play "Astronomia" for end-of-life care. No need to thank us.)
7. Driving is prohibited from 10 PM to 6 AM for a unified rest period. Within 3 meters of your vehicle is a Safe Zone. Outside the Safe Zonelurk "Night-Limited Edition" monsters, who are particularly enthusiastic about barbecue-flavored players!
8. The Novice Protection Period is three days. During these three days, players will not be attacked by monsters! Cherish the Novice Period; it might very well be the number of days you stay alive~
[What are you waiting for? Start your survival journey now!]
The system's voice echoed in the air again and again, like clap after clap of thunder.
Yu Qi opened her eyes and quietly breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that she had brought the silver-white refrigerator over intact.
Immediately, she grew happy again. Since her sister Yu Ling could call her and inform her about the Survival Game in advance, it meant her sister definitely wasn't dead!
She had to strive to survive until the end; maybe she could meet her sister in this game!
With this news, even though she was inexplicably thrown into the game, Yu Qi's mood wasn't so terrible anymore. She turned and looked at the several vehicles floating in mid-air: a Bumper Car, a Scooter, an electric wheelchair, and a Tractor.
When she saw the Tractor, the system's reminder immediately popped into her mind: Old Driver of the Wilderness, fuel consumption faster than a heartbeat!
No, no, she absolutely couldn't choose the Tractor. Crucially, she didn't know how to drive it! Tractors require special training!
She rolled her eyes and decisively chose the electric wheelchair next to it.
The electric wheelchair is good, the wheelchair is wonderful!
As long as the power is on, it will zoom straight ahead, and since the Highway is straight, she doesn't have to worry about turning.
[System: Congratulations player on choosing the electric wheelchair. The vehicle has been issued. During the Novice Period, every player has one chance for a Newcomer Draw. Don't miss out!]
A black wheelchair suddenly appeared in front of Yu Qi. As soon as she touched the armrest, a wristwatch appeared on her right hand. The screen on the watch automatically unfolded, displaying icons for Area Lobby Chat, Trade Square, and Private Chat.
Many players who had just been dragged into the Survival Game were chatting in the lobby. Some were panicking, some sounded bewildered, and some were shouting that they wanted to go home.
I Am Admin: "For just one hundred million, I will take you out. Honest dealings, guaranteed authentic!"
Below, a bunch of people were clamoring, asking the admin to take them away.
However, the next second, the name I Am Admin turned gray.
System: "Players are prohibited from impersonating administrators. Anyone discovered doing so will have their player status revoked!"
"Revocation of player status means the end of your life. Do not harbor any illusions!"
A crowd in the chat lobby fell silent.
Yu Qi's silence was equally deafening. She thought, scams really are everywhere; you can't even avoid them in a Survival Game!
Someone actually believed a scam for 100 million and dared to try to trade? Didn't they say the economy has been declining these past few years? Why does it feel like only she is declining?
She shook her head and looked at the other chats.
Client Daddy, Love Me Once More: "Oh god, where have I been dragged to? I was revising the final version of the Draft requested by Client Daddy, and I hadn't saved it yet! I open my eyes and I'm in a Survival Game?"
The Stubbornness of the Bald Girl: "I was just eating Spicy Stir-fry while taking care of my hair, when suddenly my vision went dark, and they even brought my pot! Is this Survival Gamereally this abstract?"
"Boss, A Bowl of Northwest Wind": "I'm a poor ghost everywhere anyway, so a Survival Gameis a Survival Game. As long as I don't see the boss's expressionless face, I'm happy, oh yeah!"
Star River Enters Dream: "Did you guys hear the system's reminders? Although these rules are simple, they are very important. I've written them down. Everyone can analyze them together; maybe we can find some Hidden Rules."
Star River Enters Dream posted the rules he had recorded.
Yu Qi didn't pay much attention at first, thinking everyone's rules must be the same!
However, she accidentally glanced at them and suddenly froze!
They really weren't the same! Every rule Star River Enters Dream recorded was cold and clinical, each sentence very short and concise.
The rules of the other players were identical, without a single punctuation difference.
But when she opened hers to look, good heavens, it even had Hidden Rules! The system was saying "I won't tell you," while secretly telling her... Old Driver of the Wilderness, Socialist Core Values, using cards to be lazy, gaining an identity to work at the Service Station... It even used the "Astronomia" meme. Does this Survival System use 8G Internet to surf the web every day?
Upon closer thought, every point was crucial, as if the system were deliberately reminding her.
Could it be related to her sister?
Yu Qi suppressed this thought and quickly opened the Lottery Wheel that Road Survivalgifted to every player.
She couldn't waste time. Since it was a Survival Game, every minute and second was definitely precious, and since the system had given her such extensive reminders, she absolutely couldn't fall behind!
The colorful wheel spun rapidly and soon revealed a burst of golden light.
Yu Qi was about to reach out and grab the light when she noticed it wavered slightly and quickly merged into her glabella.
A warm heat spread from her glabella to her limbs and bones, and she slowly closed her eyes.
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Many readers reminded me in the Paragraph Comments that the players trading in the early stages were all boys, and they wanted to see girls.
In reality, players like Seed Wholesaler, Taciturn, Lolita, and Bald Girl, who traded with the female lead in the early stages, are all girls!
It's just that their interactions weren't deep in the early parts of the story, so their genders weren't explicitly written. Later, these people became teammates with the female lead, and every single one of them is super powerful!
(Seed Wholesaler can cultivate mutated seeds, Taciturn can control metal, Lolita is amazing at raising bugs and can control them for battle, and Bald Girl is accurate with every shot, but she goes bald every time she uses her skill. Of course, there are other powerful girls the female lead hasn't met yet—please read on...)