Chapter 44 The Turtle Merchant
Today is the fifth day of the game, the second day after the newbie period.
In a short period of time, the lives of these people who were thrown into the road survival game have been completely turned upside down.
Some people are still filled with fear, praying every moment, hoping to return to the normal world and a peaceful life.
However, some people have gradually adapted to this survival game and are trying to survive.
Yu Qi was one of them. She didn't know what was going on that had drawn so many people into the game.
All she wanted was to live, to find out the truth behind her sister's phone call, and to find her missing parents.
Seven years ago, her parents disappeared without a trace. People in her hometown said they were dead and that an empty grave had been erected there.
However, Yu Qi did not believe it. She firmly believed that her parents were still alive in this world, but they just could not access that information at the moment!
Inside the armored vehicle, Yu Qi clenched his fists, trying to encourage himself.
"Keep it up, today is another great day!"
No matter what situation she is in, she will face it with her best attitude!
"2333 System, good morning!" Yu Qi smiled and waved to the air.
She knew that a special little system was watching her all along.
The armored vehicle is started up again, and today's journey begins!
Yu Qi was really lucky today. She had only been driving for a short while when she encountered a silver treasure chest.
She walked out happily, clutching the silver resource box to her chest, feeling the weather outside had become muggy.
Two days into the beginner period, the temperature in the Survival World has already risen to this level. Could it be that a heat disaster is coming next?
Yu Qi had made this guess before, and it had been discussed in the chat room, but no one was quite sure.
The 2333 system didn't quietly send a reminder. Could it be that she's overthinking it?
"Good morning, dear Yu Qi." A sweet, childlike voice suddenly rang in my ears.
Yu Qi was startled, looking left and right, thinking that 2333 had suddenly appeared.
"Yu Qi, I am your advanced AI assistant. I have detected that the weather outside has changed and may cause discomfort to the human body. Should we activate the constant temperature system mode?"
The soft, childlike voice rang out again, sounding less mechanical and more lively than that of a typical assistant.
"Are you the assistant that comes with the advanced intelligent central control chip?" Yu Qi remembered.
She installed this advanced core into the vehicle, but hasn't looked into it in detail yet.
Because so much has happened in the past two days, the system suddenly sent an emergency butcher shop mission, and then the "encounter on a narrow road" and "when the flowers bloom" missions popped up, and a martial arts master wanted to kill her!
Now that she has finally resolved that threat, she plans to carefully consider whether this advanced intelligent system has any more useful functions.
"Then let's start the constant temperature mode!" Yu Qi nodded.
"Okay, the constant temperature mode is starting right away. However, this mode requires two energy cores per day. The higher the outside temperature, the more energy cores are consumed. Are you sure?"
"Will there be a high-temperature disaster next in this survival game?" Yu Qi asked curiously.
This advanced intelligent assistant is clearly quite smart and can provide some information.
"Let me check your surroundings. Based on the temperature changes these past two days, there is indeed a very high possibility of triggering an extreme heat disaster. Qiqi, you have to be careful!"
"Let me tell you, this game has more than just extreme high temperatures; there are also low-temperature disasters. In short, there are all sorts of bizarre and unpredictable disasters, each one impossible to defend against. You'd better buy a temperature-controlled core. My built-in temperature-controlled system has limited capabilities and cannot help you survive those high-level disasters!"
"Charge forward bravely, Qiqi! Even if we encounter such a disaster, don't be afraid, I will be with you..."
Once the little assistant gets going, she just keeps talking nonstop, even more so than my little sister when she was a child!
Yu Qi had wanted to test things out, but now, everything had been revealed by this little assistant, along with other surprises.
If 2333 hadn't spoken up earlier, she would have thought it was this arrogant little system coming to help her!
"Stop, thank you for reminding me, but I need to drive now!" Yu Qi's head was buzzing, and she quickly stopped her assistant, not letting the guy continue.
"Little assistant, how about I call you Xiao Liu from now on?"
"Six? I know that this number has extraordinary significance in the human world, and most people really like this number!"
"Thank you for the name you gave me. From now on, you can call me Xiao Liu, or Lao Liu if you like. After all, I am an intelligent artificial system that can live for a very, very long time!"
The little helper's cute voice was quite proud.
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Let's just call him Xiao Liu instead," Yu Qi hesitated.
"No, just call me Lao Liu. I'm an assistant with my own personality and preferences!" The assistant firmly disagreed.
Yu Qi: "..."
"Okay, Sixth Brother, let's set off now. Keep an eye on our surroundings for me. If any monsters come near, be sure to warn me immediately!"
"Okay, Seventh Brother, I will definitely do my best!" The little voice was extremely proud.
Yu Qi was both amused and exasperated. He continued driving forward, collecting two silver resource boxes, three bronze resource boxes, and one log resource box along the way.
The upgraded armored vehicle is very fast; in just one hour, today's journey was completed.
However, she did not stop; instead, she continued driving forward.
After experiencing so much, she genuinely felt that there was likely another ranking list, and that cunning and stingy system was probably brewing something big!
"Seventh Brother, you're amazing! You'll definitely be number one on the mileage leaderboard!"
The assistant praised.
Alright, with Lao Liu being such a loose cannon, Yu Qi can now confirm that there is indeed another unannounced list!
Yu Qi continued driving the armored vehicle, speeding along the highway.
Not long after, she suddenly stopped because her assistant gave her a reminder.
"There's a monster merchant ahead! Slow down! Slow down! Slow down!" Old Six shouted.
"Don't bump into the merchants, or you won't be able to buy anything from them anymore. Those guys hold grudges!"
The moment her assistant reminded her, Yu Qi had already slowed down.
Not long after, the armored vehicle came to a complete stop because a large tortoise carrying a wooden house suddenly appeared in the middle of the road ahead!
The giant tortoise was slowly crossing the road, each step extremely slow, and it would rest for a long time after each step; it must be quite old.
Upon hearing the sound of the vehicle, the elderly tortoise slowly turned its head, its lifeless eyes looking over.
Upon seeing the vehicle's appearance, the turtle monster merchant's eyes finally lit up. It stopped completely and even extended its claws to greet it.
"Hello, new friend~" the old tortoise said weakly.
Yu Qi walked down carrying a yellow spatial backpack, with the silver gun hanging at her waist the whole time.
Even though this was a monster merchant with a yellow health bar, she didn't let her guard down.
In the game "Seeking Immortality," there are three health bar states. One is a red health bar, and as long as you have this health bar, you can kill everyone!
This health bar not only represents a monster, but also signifies that the other party is hostile towards you.
The second type is the yellow health bar. The monster's stance on this type of health bar is unclear; it may turn into a friendly green, or it may turn red.
The third type is the green health bar. This type of health bar indicates that the opponent is friendly and cannot be attacked.
The fact that the old turtle has a yellow health bar doesn't necessarily mean that the other party is friendly.
"Young friend, do you have enough crystals to buy a can of food?" the turtle monster asked weakly again.
"I'm leaving without any crystal coins."