Jiang Li got up early in the morning and packed the 130 jin of rice she had cooked last night into wooden barrels.
She then clicked start and continued cooking rice.
At 7 AM on a bright and sunny morning, Jiang Li finished washing up and walked into the cockpit. Today, she was going to start climbing the rankings.
She had not been driving long before she encountered an iron crate.
She swatted away the rat monster with her long saber.
“Congratulations, player. You obtain Battery ×2, compressed biscuit ×6, raincoat ×1.”
Jiang Li continued driving and habitually opened the chat channel.
Many players had just woken up, and a few helpful people were tagging everyone one by one in the group.
Harbor No. 2: “Everyone, hurry up and get out of bed! The supplies are so plentiful today.”
Rich Lady Harvester: “Yeah, the moment I got out, a crate was right at my vehicle door. Did Santa Husband come visit last night?”
Jingjing Is Me: “One crate every 13 kilometers on average. I tested it.”
Nightmare Monster: “You successfully woke me up when I was planning to sleep all day.”
Little Fugui: “I’m getting one crate every 8 kilometers on average, and there was even a gold one.”
Shuihu Ai Qing: “Wow wow wow, what a lucky one.”
Today, the game seemed to be encouraging players to drive more.
Jiang Li studied the screen while rushing forward. She had only driven 8 kilometers when she spotted another crate gleaming with golden light.
She opened the crate, and a rough-looking Wild Boar Monster charged out.
Jiang Li was quick-eyed and quick-handed. She fired two sleeve arrows at once, one aimed at the eye and the other missing its mark.
The wild boar was enraged and charged fiercely at Jiang Li.
Jiang Li drew her long saber, sidestepped, and swiftly slashed the blade across the boar’s abdomen.
“Congratulations, player. You obtain wild boar meat. Please choose whether to have the game process it on your behalf? A portion of the meat will be deducted as a handling fee.”
“Yes.”
This game was oddly nice; it even offered processing services.
“Processing complete. Congratulations, player. You obtain lean meat 1 jin ×20, spare ribs ×8.”
“Congratulations, player. You obtain launcher ×1, small bread ×50.”
Hm? That’s it? Where is my huge wild boar? Just this little?
Jiang Li felt she had been ripped off. Next time, she would definitely learn her lesson and process it herself.
She opened the golden chest.
“Congratulations, player. You obtain Full Vehicle Reinforcement blueprint ×1, silicon crystal ×20, purple medium padded jacket ×1, sports shoes ×1.”
“Full Vehicle Reinforcement blueprint: Performs a high-strength upgrade on the vehicle body. After upgrading, not even a bomb can scratch your vehicle. Game products are guaranteed to be top quality.”
“Upgrade materials: citrine ×500, energy stone ×100, Dragon Scale ×1, chromium block ×1000.”
Her expression shifted from sunny to overcast. Heh heh heh, was this game even letting people play anymore? Where was she supposed to find a Dragon Scale?
She was lucky, having drawn an unparalleled blueprint. But the misfortune was real too… she could see it but could not reach it. It would have been more practical to just give her some food.
At this point, Jiang Li was an emotionless human-shaped machine. Drive, drive. Pick up crates, pick up crates.
After driving another 150 kilometers, Jiang Li had picked up 3 more iron crates, 2 silver crates, and 2 golden chests.
“Congratulations, player. You obtain 2000Ah storage Battery ×5, location card ×1, Special Station Direct Pass Card ×2, silicon crystal ×50, sanitary pads ×5, carpet ×3, small sun heater ×1, air conditioner blueprint ×1, thermos ×1, body warmer ×20, life jacket ×5, headlamp ×1, flashlight ×2, colorful rags ×10.”
This was preparation for the upcoming torrential rain, right?
How thoughtful.
Jiang Li replaced the Battery, loaded in fresh rice, continued cooking rice, bit into two small breads, and kept driving.
Huh? There are buildings up ahead?
A special station?
Jiang Li excitedly drove toward the white buildings.
『Abandoned Workshop: A once-glorious processing workshop that, for some unknown reason, fell into ruin. The rumbling of machinery has vanished, the machines are rusted, the walls are mottled. This is a place where even monsters refuse to come work.』
『Exploration fee: 1 gold coin. Scan to pay.』
Jiang Li brought up the screen, scanned, and paid the fee. The main gate slowly opened.
A wave of stale, musty air hit her face. Jiang Li grabbed a rag, covered her nose, and stepped in carefully.
The game did not lie. Before her eyes were rows of rusted machinery. Under the screen’s scan, a drum-type washing machine, a cutting machine, a mixing pot, a boiling machine, and a filling machine had all been corroded by rust and were beyond recycling.
The floor and walls were covered in thick dust and cobwebs.
Jiang Li scanned the area. There was nothing. She pushed open the back door and entered the workshop’s back courtyard.
The back courtyard had four warehouses. The signs were barely legible: Raw Material Storage Room, Waste Accumulation Area, Garbage Disposal Point, and Drying Yard.
The brick road on the ground was concealed by weeds.
Various discarded odds and ends were scattered on the ground. Rusted iron barrels leaned every which way, filled to the brim with water, their surfaces covered in fallen leaves and moss.
A dilapidated bicycle leaned against the wall, its tires long deflated and its chain speckled with rust.
There were also some broken flower pots.
Jiang Li tried to pick up an iron barrel.
“Rusted iron barrel containing standing water: The standing water and rusted surface breed various microbial communities. It can be used to study microbial Species, environmental adaptability, and the process of rust formation and decomposition. Highly valuable.”
“Ancient bicycle: An old-style bicycle. Ornamental item. Not allowed to be taken away!”
“Worn-out broom: Pick it up and chant the spell ‘Keli-keli-keli-baba-transform,’ and you will obtain a clean vehicle.”
“Abandoned water tower: An excellent water storage device. It can store 200 tons of water at once.”
“Flatbed cart: A flatbed cart on the verge of falling apart. Better than nothing, I suppose.”
“Drying net: A broken drying net. Trash. It’s yours.”
“Small shovel: You can use it to shovel things. As for what something so small can shovel, can’t you figure that out yourself? Do I need to teach you that?”
Jiang Li collected the worn-out broom, abandoned water tower, flatbed cart, drying net, and small shovel.
She checked around once more, confirmed nothing was missed, and headed toward the Raw Material Storage Room.
The moment Jiang Li stepped inside, she was stunned. The Raw Material Storage Room was actually a cold storage room, stocked with many frozen goods.
Was she about to strike it rich?
Jiang Li picked up a freshness container by the door.
?? Spider meat? Spider legs? Spider eggs?
Further in were caterpillar meat, centipede legs, cockroach brains, cockroach wings, scorpion tails, tender rove beetle meat, white maggots…
『Congratulations on discovering the treasure materials room: The premium ingredients in this materials room can be prepared through various cooking methods to produce a rich and diverse range of flavors. Consuming them provides the body with high-quality protein, abundant trace elements, and other nutritious substances. They play an important role in maintaining the body’s normal physiological functions and promoting growth and development. The shelf life is 20 years.』
『Spider meat: Essence from the spider’s abdomen. Tastes even better when grilled.』
No wonder it went out of business.
She had to admit, the reward spoke the truth. As the pace of Life accelerated, the surviving species were no longer willing to eat these things. They had begun pursuing green, pollution-free, high-end ingredients.