Lu Yuelan took a look and confirmed that she had enough materials to upgrade the small school bus once. That was what prompted her earlier remark. Without hesitation, she immediately upgraded the bus, consuming all the available parts.
【System notification: Congratulations, player Lu Yuelan, for upgrading the school bus to Level 2. The materials required for the next upgrade are: Vehicle Upgrade Card ×5, Iron Sheet ×10, Electrical Wire ×10, Aluminum Alloy ×5, Glass ×10, Rubber ×5, Screws ×20. Keep up the good work and obtain better vehicles.】
【System notification: Since you are the first player in the entire server to upgrade a vehicle to Level 2, you are rewarded with one global announcement. Do you wish to broadcast anonymously? Special reminder: beautiful big sister, not being anonymous comes with a surprise gift pack drop.】
This time, the system’s message was large and brightly highlighted, as if afraid that Lu Yuelan would ignore it again.
Seriously, for other players, they would be holding onto the system for dear life, yet she was simply ignoring it. The system was getting quite frustrated.
Cowards starve while the brave thrive, Lu Yuelan decided to make a public announcement.
More importantly, she already had the parallel card in hand. She hoped that after her global announcement, her grandmother and great-nephew would take the initiative to add her as a friend, making it easier for her to bring them over.
However, the system announcement that followed was different from what Lu Yuelan had imagined. Her dream was completely shattered. The name displayed in the broadcast was her nickname, and it was one she had never used in any social setting. Her family would not recognize her at all.
If she had known she would be this outstanding and get a full-server announcement, she would not have randomly chosen a nickname. She would have picked one she usually used so her family could recognize her.
Now it was too late to regret. Changing a name required a large fee, and with that money, she would rather invest in strengthening herself.
Her family could be found sooner or later. For the sake of such a faint and uncertain possibility, wasting resources that could make her stronger was simply not worth it.
【System notification: Congratulations to player “Please Take Your Seat, Princess” for becoming the first player in the entire server to upgrade a vehicle to Level 2. Reward: Space Expansion Card ×3, Luxury Meal Pack ×5, Vehicle Upgrade Card ×10, Multi-functional Crafting Table Blueprint ×1. We hope other players will learn from “Please Take Your Seat, Princess,” upgrade their vehicles as soon as possible, and survive in the Highway Survival Game.】
【Wow, who is that amazing player? So powerful! I don’t even know where to find vehicle upgrade materials, and this person has already upgraded ahead of everyone else.】
【I thought I was unlucky enough already, but after seeing this message I feel pretty lucky at least, I’ve actually opened vehicle upgrade materials from boxes before.】
【Need fuel! Does anyone have gasoline? I’m willing to buy it at a high price.】
…
Because of Lu Yuelan’s system announcement, the world channel was instantly flooded with messages from many players. Unlike the regional channel, speaking on the world channel required payment.
At this stage, everyone was still a newbie, and most people were reluctant to spend money on loudspeakers just to talk in the world channel.
But this time was different. With a big shot like Lu Yuelan appearing, everyone’s enthusiasm was instantly ignited.
Lu Yuelan also did not expect her announcement to trigger such a large reaction. She was about to close the system interface when she noticed two small red dots appearing on the left side of the panel.
As a homebody who was always worried about missing important messages, Lu Yuelan instinctively clicked on them without hesitation, opening the notifications she had ignored for hours.
【System notification: Congratulations to player Lu Yuelan for becoming the first player in the entire server to reach Level 1. A global announcement has been granted. Do you wish to broadcast anonymously? Non-anonymous broadcasts include a special gift pack.】
【System notification: Congratulations to player Lu Yuelan for becoming the first player in the entire server to reach Level 2. A global announcement has been granted. Do you wish to broadcast anonymously? Non-anonymous broadcasts include a special gift pack.】
The tone of each successive message became increasingly casual, clearly reflecting the system’s helplessness.
Since there was a chance to receive free rewards, Lu Yuelan naturally wouldn’t let it pass. It was a pity, though, that it wasn’t under her real name, she had missed two opportunities to be found by her family. Still, there was an advantage: at least when she appeared in front of others, as long as she didn’t expose herself, no one would discover her identity. That offered a small degree of safety.
Of course, it was only a small degree. If she became famous in the game, like “Earth Is Too Dangerous, I Want to Go Back to Mars”, there would inevitably be a constant stream of greedy people coming to cause trouble.
However, Lu Yuelan already had high-level weapons and armor in hand, so she wasn’t worried about dealing with those greedy individuals. At worst, if she couldn’t win, she could still escape.
Without any hesitation, Lu Yuelan directly chose to broadcast publicly. She was eager for someone foolish to come provoke her so she could counter-kill them and replenish her already depleted funds, which had been drained by upgrading her school bus.
【System notification: Congratulations to player “Please Take Your Seat, Princess” for becoming the first player in the entire server to reach Level 1. Reward: Space Expansion Card ×5, Vehicle Upgrade Card ×5, Multi-functional Backpack Blueprint ×1. We hope other players will learn from “Please Take Your Seat, Princess,” strengthen themselves, and carve out a path in the Highway Survival Game.】
【System notification: Congratulations to player “Please Take Your Seat, Princess” for becoming the first player in the entire server to reach Level 2. Reward: Space Expansion Card ×10, Edible Chicks ×5, Vehicle Upgrade Card ×10, Multi-functional Nursery Blueprint ×1. We hope other players will learn from “Please Take Your Seat, Princess,” kill more monsters, strengthen themselves, and survive in the Highway Survival Game.】
These consecutive announcements from Lu Yuelan completely ignited the game channel, even drawing out some normally indifferent players.
【Holy crap, I bow to the boss.】
【Why is the gap between people so huge? I can’t even kill a single monster, and someone has already reached Level 2.】
【The guy above, stop being useless and start training. What time do you think it is now? You’re still not trying to survive, do you want to die here or what?】
…
Lu Yuelan didn’t care about the commotion she had caused. She had gained so much today that she didn’t even have time to organize her items, she had no spare time to browse the internet.
【Name: Lu Yuelan】
【Vehicle: Level 2 (equipped with solar panels)】
【Durability: 100/100】
【Defense: 88】
【Speed: 60】
【Materials: Small School Bus Upgrade Card ×3, Iron Sheet ×5, Rubber ×5, Screws ×10, Aluminum Sheet ×8】
【Space: 6-seat school bus, Storage Room 1 × 1】
【Resources: Petrol 30L, Electricity 160 kWh, Bottled Water ×12, Cucumber Seeds ×8, Growth Soil ×3 (1×1 type), Dragon Scale Heart, Brilliant Pearl, Filter Blueprint… Level 5 Bus, Level 8 Large Ship, Parallel Cards ×10, Fixed Station Cards ×100, Level 6 Ice Dagger, Level 7 Laser Gun, Level 9 All-Purpose Shield, Level 8 Fishing Net, Level 8 Flame Axe…】
After reviewing her resources, Lu Yuelan checked the materials required for the filter blueprint.
【Filter: removes harmful substances from water. Required materials: Aluminum Sheet ×3, Plastic ×5, Screws ×7.】
She found that apart from plastic, she already had all the other materials.
Right, if she remembered correctly, there was still an unopened vehicle reward package. Just as she was about to go check it, a system notification interrupted her plan.
“Ding-dong, a new transport mission has appeared.”
While Lu Yuelan was thinking, a new pick-up request had arrived.
She decided to go complete the mission first; the gift package could be opened after she left.
“Accept.”
“Confirmed. The transport mission has been accepted for the player. The destination is 10 meters ahead. Please proceed immediately. Consequences of delay are at your own risk.”