Now was not the time to test the system. Lin Wanwan raised her hand and tapped the screen on the center console.
At the very top of the light screen, a line of blood-red countdown numbers was displayed.
“Time until Terror Beast arrival: 00:59:14.”
The time was rapidly vanishing second by second.
This countdown was like a death sentence. Had Lin Wanwan not experienced it once before in her past life, she probably would have panicked by now.
She stopped looking at the countdown and instead turned her attention to the survival rules icon below it.
Lin Wanwan reached out and tapped open the icon.
[Highway Survival Rules]
“Please explore the rest on your own, participants. Good luck.”
Lin Wanwan read through these rules carefully a few times again, then turned to speak to Duoduo.
“Duoduo, we’re setting off. Crates will appear on the road ahead. You’re big sister’s little helper, so you must help big sister keep a sharp lookout, okay?”
“Okay, big sister! But what do the crates look like?”
“Big sister doesn’t know either; they’ll just be on the road. When you see anything unusual, just tell big sister, alright? There’s food inside the crates. Aren’t you hungry?”
“There’s food? Awesome, let’s go, let’s go!”
Lin Duoduo clenched her tiny fists, though it was unclear whether she was cheering for herself or for Lin Wanwan.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Lin Wanwan glanced at the dashboard. There were still 10 liters of gasoline left in the car. Based on her experience from her past life, this vehicle should still be able to run for a little over a hundred kilometers.
She didn’t know if her vehicle’s starting point was the same as in her past life. If it was, the first treasure crate would be less than five kilometers ahead.
She started the engine and drove straight forward.
As for the chat channel on the light screen, Lin Wanwan didn’t give it a single glance right now.
That place was filled with all kinds of nonsense from other participants, which couldn’t provide any help to her early-stage survival.
In her past life, Lin Wanwan had wasted a lot of time in the chat channel. In this life, she would absolutely not commit the same mistake.
Getting the first treasure crate so she and her sister could survive comfortably was the only thing she needed to consider right now.
Now was not the time to save gas. Lin Wanwan floored the accelerator, and the vehicle surged forward.
However, the foundation of this eighth-hand minivan was simply too poor. Its so-called “surge” was merely moving at a speed of 60 km/h, which was already the limit for this vehicle.
The car continued forward. Lin Duoduo’s small eyes kept looking around; she wanted to see what the crates her sister talked about actually looked like.
Five or six minutes later, Lin Duoduo excitedly pointed at the road ahead.
“Big sister, big sister, look quick! Is that thing up ahead the crate you mentioned?”
Lin Wanwan slowed down. She also immediately spotted a wooden crate sitting right in the middle of the bare road.
A wooden crate was a Grade 1 crate, an iron crate was Grade 2, and a copper crate was Grade 3.
Lin Wanwan had seen all three of these crate grades in her past life.
As for the Grade 4 gold crates and Grade 5 platinum crates, Lin Wanwan had never seen them up until her death.
She slowly brought the minivan to a stop near the crate, rolled down the window, and looked around in all directions.
Once she confirmed there was no danger in the surroundings, she turned her head to Duoduo.
“Duoduo, big sister needs to get down to fetch the crate. Stay inside the car and don’t get out, okay?”
A seven-year-old child was right at the age of being active and restless.
Hearing that Lin Wanwan wouldn’t let her leave the car, she pouted.
However, seeing Lin Wanwan’s stern expression, she still nodded her head.
“Okay, big sister. Go and come back quickly, I’ll wait for you in the car.”
Seeing her obedient behavior, Lin Wanwan nodded. She pulled open the door on the left side, quickly dashed over to the crate, scooped it up in one motion, returned to the minivan, and rapidly pulled the door shut.
The entire process took less than five seconds.
This was a speed forged after experiencing danger multiple times in her past life.
Seeing her sister return to the car so fast, Lin Duoduo’s mouth opened into an “O” shape.
Was this still her usually lazy big sister? Since when did she have such skill?
Lin Wanwan didn’t know her sister was secretly poking fun at her in her mind.
She placed the crate behind the car seat and started the engine again. Time was gold right now, and not a single bit could be wasted.
She looked up at the light screen. The countdown had changed from dozens of minutes to two hours.
They were temporarily safe.
【Congratulations, you are the first in the Highway Survival World to discover a treasure crate. Would you like a worldwide announcement?】
“No.”
Hearing that the unknown entity wanted to announce her discovery of the treasure crate to the whole world, Lin Wanwan quickly shouted out loud.
The shot that hits the mark is the one that stands out; Lin Wanwan was no fool, and she certainly wouldn’t put a target on her own back.
【To reward the player for being the 1st to discover a treasure crate, all negative effects will be removed from all treasure crates obtained today.】
Hearing It say that negative effects were removed, Lin Wanwan was overjoyed.
The treasure crates along this road could indeed yield all sorts of supplies—food, drinks, daily necessities, and entertainment items—but they could also yield dangerous objects.
For instance, an unlucky player once opened a crate and unleashed a Terror Beast directly, getting killed on the spot.
Lin Wanwan’s luck in her past life was relatively decent, but when she opened the third crate, a huge hornet popped out and stung her severely, leaving her in pain for a long time.
Even though this reward only lasted for one day, having every single crate be a safe crate, combined with her system’s 100x multiplier draw, meant she could definitely get a massive lead over everyone else this time.
At the thought of this, she wasted no more time, stepped on the gas pedal, and continued forward.
Perhaps finding it fun to play this crate-hunting game, Lin Duoduo temporarily forgot her hunger, her tiny eyes locked onto the road ahead.
Seeing that her sister wasn’t asking for food anymore, Lin Wanwan wasn’t in a rush to open the crate either. Controlling the steering wheel, she continued driving forward.
Her luck this time was average. She drove another seven or eight kilometers before finding the second crate. This one actually turned out to be a Grade 3 treasure crate.
Lin Wanwan nodded to herself.
In her past life, this very crate had yielded good items, allowing her and her sister to obtain precious supplies during the early stage of survival and get through the toughest period.
Lin Wanwan kept driving, covering a hundred li in one breath.
During this time, she acquired four more crates. Three of them were Grade 1 crates, and one was a Grade 2 crate.
In other words, the two sisters now had a total of six crates in their hands.
Looking at the sky outside, it had gradually grown dark. Duoduo had fallen asleep at some point.
On the light screen, the distance from the Terror Beast had already exceeded ten hours. The two of them were temporarily safe.
Then, it was time to open the crates. She wondered what good treasures were inside, and whether they would be the same as in her past life.
Lin Wanwan placed her hand on a Grade 1 crate, intending to test the waters with the lowest-grade crate first.