She opened the trading channel.
After exchanging baguettes, small bread ×4, and mineral water ×5 for refined iron ×6, Plastic ×20, and Wood ×50, Jiang Li closed her eyes and fell asleep at once.
The road at night concealed hidden dangers. All kinds of monsters tried to attack the players, but they were all blocked outside by the Novice Protection Shield.
Some stubborn monsters joined forces with the mermaid clan and tried to lure the players out of their vehicles with song…
In her sleep, wave after wave of melodious singing drifted over. The song carried a deadly allure that made it impossible not to sink into it.
Jiang Li swayed unsteadily to her feet, opened the car door, and walked out.
In front of her was a pack of drooling monsters. “Almost, almost. This girl is about to come out.”
The mermaids were also staring fixedly at the girl before them. “The moment she steps out, tear her apart at once. It’s been a long time since we’ve tasted such clean flesh.”
Jiang Li was asleep, only feeling colder and colder. She had clearly covered herself with a sweater, hadn’t she?
Had the weather changed? Extreme cold? If she didn’t wake up during extreme cold, she’d be finished.
Jiang Li jolted awake, but she was still very sleepy.
So sleepy. The will to survive outweighed the desire to sleep.
In the end, she opened her eyes in a daze.
“Ah!!!!”
Jiang Li screamed and, on instinct, splashed three basins of stinking, revolting dishwater onto the monsters.
The five monsters were each drenched in dishwater. With a sickening “yue,” they fainted.
As the saying goes, strike while the enemy is down. Jiang Li understood that well.
She ran to the roadside, picked up sharp big stones, and smashed the five monsters repeatedly until they disappeared.
“Congratulations, player. You’ve obtained mobile power bank ×4 and pearl earrings.”
Jiang Li looked at the pearl earrings, which were purely decorative. She didn’t even have pierced ears.
What was she supposed to do with them? She put them up on the trading platform and exchanged them for any fruit.
Sigh. She wanted fruit.
Survival days: Day 3
Weather: Sunny, 26°C
Time: 9:00
Jiang Li had a good dream all night and woke up naturally.
After brushing her teeth, washing up, and taking care of personal business, Jiang Li briskly put on 4 new batteries.
She put the 4 old batteries into the solar charger. There were still 3 new batteries in her backpack.
She started the vehicle and, out of habit, opened the chat channel.
Village Informant: “Last night I opened the car window and found a merman. It scared me senseless.”
Fairy Sister: “I kept covering my ears, but I still couldn’t help wanting to run outside. Luckily, I finally tied myself up with a rope.”
Envoy of Justice: “Upstairs, I didn’t hear any singing. The mermaid I met was very kind; I even gave her a plate of fried noodles.”
Watching the Sunset at Dusk: “I directly slaughtered a fish and got a vehicle upgrade card.”
Iron-Blooded Vanguard: “Yes. During the Novice Protection Period, even the monsters can’t outrun me. Their strength should be nerfed.”
An Ant Went Out: “So tempting. A vehicle upgrade card. I’ll try it tonight too.”
Poetic Remarks in the Human World: “But I’m still really scared.”
Watching the Sunset at Dusk: “Fortune comes from danger. If you don’t kill more monsters during the newbie period, how will you survive later on!”
Jiang Li nodded as she read. This person was good… clear-headed.
Current player count: 9000/10000. Eight hundred people were gone in one night.
Looking at Fairy Sister’s message, Jiang Li remembered that in her previous life, she had also been tied to the vehicle.
Fortunately, the bicycle could be pulled more easily, so no matter how she moved, she still stayed inside the protection shield.
She knew that today, a player named Yun Ge would draw a soundproof earplugs blueprint and make and sell it.
It only cost 2 Wood, so it counted as a perk for this zone.
Jiang Li really wanted to meet this Yun Ge. In her previous life, it was also because she occasionally ran lotteries in the group chat that she survived.
She opened the Potential System.
Today’s pending tasks:
1. Travel 20 kilometers.
2. Upgrade the vehicle.
3. Open 3 iron crates.
4. Speak in the group chat and make the provocation value reach 1000.
Tasks 1 and 3 were easy to complete. When Jiang Li saw task 4, she felt exhausted all over.
She didn’t like being the one who stuck her head out. Even in real life, if she were asked to speak onstage, she couldn’t do it.
Now she was supposed to go into the group chat and provoke people? What if someone used a location card to come after her? She decided to ignore this task for now.
Jiang Li checked the materials for upgrading the vehicle to the next level:
Level 3 vehicle upgrade card, glass ×200, Iron ×1000, Plastic ×1000, rubber ×1000, Battery ×10, engine.
Confirmed: it was far beyond what she could reach right now.
After the newbie period ended, the first natural disaster would be torrential rain. She had to prepare well.
The electric vehicle drove steadily along the endless road. The morning air carried a faint mist of water.
Jiang Li sped up. Before long, she saw a wooden crate placed in the middle of the road.
She got out, picked up a spatula, pried open the crate, swatted away a little cockroach, and obtained Plastic ×3 and small bread ×3.
Jiang Li steadily controlled the vehicle. After completing the 20-kilometer driving task, she obtained 2 iron crates.
After swatting away 10 cockroaches, she obtained Plastic ×7, glass ×4, red date seeds ×1, flower pot ×1, and small bread ×5.
“The player equips the 666 Title, randomly upgrades one item, and obtains freshly baked bread ×5.”
She put everything into her backpack and ate one of the freshly baked breads.
The soft, fluffy texture made Jiang Li unable to resist eating another one, and she counted that as lunch.
Jiang Li took out the Special Station Direct Pass Card, clicked to use it, and silently said: Forgotten Relay Station.
When she opened her eyes again, Jiang Li was already amid a sky full of yellow sand.
A single step away stood an out-of-place courtyard house, and the plaque above it read the word “Forgotten.”
A fierce wind howled past, rolling up layer after layer of yellow sand.
The Forgotten Relay Station turns the memories of dead players into exquisite delicacies. Eat them, and you can obtain them.
Apart from the steep price, there were no other side effects.
In her previous life, some people obtained immortal cultivation manuals, ancient martial arts inheritances, dual-cultivation techniques, elixirs and miraculous medicines, and cooking skills. Some only obtained trivial life memories, and some even obtained the memory of a pig.
In short, this was a very fantastical place that depended on luck.
Jiang Li approached the station. The great gate slowly opened, and a woman in a light green high-waisted ru skirt stepped slowly over the blue-gray bricks.
“Dear guest, you have traveled a long and weary road. Your visit truly brightens our humble station. Little Qing has already prepared a meal, so please rest for a moment.”
The woman’s voice was ethereal and pleasant, her appearance delicate and refined, and her smile bright and charming.
“Miss Little Qing, here are the 100 gold coins for entering the station. Please arrange a private room for me.”
Jiang Li knew that the woman before her was a green snake monster who liked generous guests, so she handed over another 100 gold coins.
“This is a small token of my regard for Miss Little Qing. Please make sure to accept it!”
Little Qing accepted it with delight. Joy was written all over her face, and with a sparkling gaze and a bright smile, she said crisply, “Please follow me, guest. There is fine tea and exquisite tea snacks waiting for you.”
She took light, graceful steps, her figure delicate and airy, and gently lifted the curtain with elegant fingertips.
Stepping into the private room, the scent of sandalwood greeted her at once.
Little Qing neatly cleared away the tea set on the table.
“This tea was just brought in from outside. It is brewed with the first stream of mountain spring water at dawn, and its taste is the sweetest.”
As she spoke, she handed the steaming teacup to Jiang Li.