After pulling the RV’s curtains shut, Shiro entered the bathroom first.
The previous battle had left his clothes covered in zombie blood.
Not only did it smell awful, even Marikawa Shizuka did not dare hug him anymore.
To avoid dirtying the RV, cleaning himself up came first.
After washing himself thoroughly, Shiro sat down in the passenger seat.
As for Shizuka, she went straight into the bathroom.
Shiro inserted the RV upgrade plug-in in his hand into the USB-like port.
The screen beside the passenger seat, which had shown no response before, finally lit up.
[Detected new plug-in.
Loading plug-in.
Loading complete.
RV upgrade module unlocked.
Materials required to upgrade to Level 2: Steel x20, Wooden Planks x10, Glass x5] Good.
After unlocking the RV upgrade module, he could finally upgrade this somewhat worn-out RV.
The problem was that they were still short on materials.
When Shiro searched the first house earlier, only three appliances could be disassembled.
The rest showed no reaction.
As for the Town Office, there had not been a single material he could disassemble, so he had no idea how the system classified valid disassembly targets.
At present, Shiro only had 3 units of steel.
It seemed that starting tomorrow, RV upgrade materials would also have to be listed as a priority.
After all, that zombie they had encountered on the road had left a deep impression on him.
The road was only safer compared to the resource zone.
It was not a completely safe area.
The only truly safe place was the parking lot.
After turning off the screen, Shiro pulled out the two boxes from beneath the bed.
He sorted the supplies they had gathered and placed them inside, then lay down on the bed.
Although his Physique had already reached 7 points, after going through such a difficult battle, Shiro was mentally exhausted.
The high-intensity fighting had forced him to keep his nerves tense at every moment.
Add in the confrontation between the two groups in the safe zone after they returned, and the moment Shiro finally relaxed, fatigue immediately surged over him.
Just like that, Shiro lay on the bed and drifted off in a daze.
Knock, knock, knock!!!
Knock, knock, knock!!!
Early the next morning, Shiro was woken by a series of urgent knocks.
Opening his eyes, he withdrew the hand that had been clutching soft flesh—he’d found he couldn’t fall asleep without holding onto something now.
“Mmm… who’s making so much noise this early?” Shizuka was also woken by the urgent knocking.
She stretched luxuriously, and since she wasn’t wearing any clothes, her stunningly beautiful figure was laid bare for Shiro to enjoy at the start of his day.
“Sensei, put on your clothes first.” Shiro waited quietly.
After spending the past few days together, the two had already grown somewhat used to this way of getting along.
Shizuka did not act shy either.
She simply put on her dried underwear and the new clothes they had found yesterday.
After confirming that Shizuka was properly dressed, Shiro pulled open the RV curtain.
Standing outside the RV was the woman from the two-person group who had confronted those four men yesterday.
“What is it?” Shiro did not open the door.
He only opened the window a crack and asked coldly.
“Um!
My partner, he… something’s wrong with him.
His wound is starting to get infected.
Do you have bandages or medicine?” The woman looked at Shiro nervously.
After experiencing killing, the aura around Shiro had become different from when he first arrived.
When he was cold and expressionless, the pressure he gave off was enough to make ordinary players nervous and afraid.
That was also one of the reasons why those four men had been wary of him yesterday despite having the numerical advantage.
“Medicine?
What if I have some?
What if I don’t?
Why should I help you?” With Shizuka around, Shiro did not especially need medicine, but being prepared was never wrong.
What if they needed it at a critical moment?
“This… I can do ‘that’ for you… Please, I’m begging you!” After hesitating for a while, the woman blurted out something shocking.
The moment Shizuka heard it, she immediately bristled and hugged Shiro tightly, glaring at the woman with open hostility.
“As you can see, I don’t need that.
If you want medicine, I suggest going inside and searching for it yourself.” Shiro was about to close the window, but the woman hurriedly stopped him.
Seeing the impatience in his eyes, she hesitated for a moment, then finally took out something that looked like a sheet of paper from her clothes.
“Then… I can give you this.
The reason those four men surrounded us yesterday was because they wanted this thing in my hand.” The blueprint in the woman’s hand radiated a soft glow and looked anything but ordinary.
Shiro, who had been about to close the window, stopped moving.
[Golden Blueprint: Vehicle-Mounted Drone.
After crafting, it can be installed on the RV.
It can be remotely controlled and can carry one miniature bomb.] [Installation Requirements: Level 5 RV, RV Defense System Plug-in unlocked, RV Weapon System Plug-in unlocked.] [Crafting Materials: Advanced Chip x1, Circuit Board x10, Special Steel x10, Wires x5] It was actually RV equipment!
And a gold-grade blueprint at that!
No wonder those four men had surrounded them yesterday for something this good.
If it were Shiro, he would also find a way to get it.
Not being able to use it now did not mean he would not need it later.
Upgrading the RV was not difficult for Shiro, and with ten more warehouse slots than other players, he could gather supplies much faster than them.
The only troublesome part was obtaining the other two plug-ins.
Still, that was a matter for later.
The most important thing right now was getting that blueprint.
“Fine.
I’ll agree.
But you have to give me the blueprint first.” Shiro opened the RV door.
He did not invite her inside, but this could still be considered a show of goodwill.
“No.
You have to give me the medicine first.” The woman hid the blueprint behind her back and looked at Shiro warily.
Although this was a safe zone and players could not hurt each other here, she still remembered how Shiro had scared off those four men yesterday.
On top of that, this world was far too dangerous.
She could not easily trust him.
“How about this?
You exchange at the same time.
First, tell me about your partner’s condition.
Don’t worry, I’m a doctor.
I need to understand the illness before I know what medicine to give him, right?” In the end, it was Shizuka who spoke and broke the deadlock.
Only then did the two sides stop their standoff.
“Um, my partner’s wound started…” The woman anxiously began explaining her partner’s condition.
Shiro stood to the side and listened silently.
That wound had not been caused by zombies.
It was the handiwork of those four men from yesterday.
At the time, two of them had pretended to approach the pair with goodwill, acting as if they wanted to team up.
If the man had not been alert and noticed the other group sneaking closer in advance, then the injury would not have been limited to a cut on his face.