6:05 AM.
"Good morning, dear players~"
The familiar voice rang out.
Leaning against the forklift, Jiang Yi thought to himself:
After playing this game for a while, no one will ever want to sleep in again. This damn system always announces messages at exactly 6:05.
Although the messages will later be pinned on the Light Screen, if you want to receive them immediately, you still have to get up early.
"Is someone complaining that I'm waking them up too early?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi instinctively retracted his foot. It wasn't him, he hadn't complained.
"I'm just trying to get you all on... on the road, okay? (Wink~)
Alright, after the morning greeting, let's start our third day of survival! I believe that in these two days, everyone has formed a strong and close bond with their vehicles! And everyone should have realized the importance of resources!
Pay attention, cough cough, therefore, generous me will no longer set a limit on the number of Treasure Chests starting today. You can open as many as you want and gather all the resources you need!
But remember to keep your eyes wide open~
Oh, by the way!
Good news!
The fog will advance faster today! It will increase to 10 kilometers per hour.
You know, the little guy misses you all~
Good luck~"
Still the same familiar sarcastic tone.
The speed of the Fog Erosion has increased to ten kilometers...
Jiang Yi murmured.
This is gradually moving out of the Newbie Adaptation Period, increasing the difficulty...
If the speed keeps increasing, unless this game intends to kill us outright, shouldn't the speed of the vehicles also be able to increase accordingly?
Otherwise, there will come a day when the fog's speed surpasses that of the vehicles!
After analyzing this in his mind, Jiang Yi looked at the top right corner:
"Current Fog Erosion Distance: 260 kilometers"
"Today's Mileage: 300 kilometers"
Last night, the fog advanced another 40 kilometers, and tonight, this number will become 80 kilometers!
The number has directly doubled!
This game is gradually eliminating those slow players...
Jiang Yi's expression turned serious. He took a deep breath and started the forklift.
After driving for about two hours, Jiang Yi felt a bit of acid in his stomach and finally stopped.
He was getting hungry faster than before.
Jiang Yi thought to himself, on one hand, this was a good thing, indicating that his Constitution had greatly improved in just two days; but at the same time, the consumption of food was also increasing rapidly.
Jiang Yi took out his electric cooker from his backpack. Inside, there were still two servings of hand-pulled noodles. He took out one serving and, after thinking for a moment, divided it in half.
Then he poured in some mineral water and started cooking the noodles.
Honestly, this stuff didn't taste good at all, bland and flavorless without any seasoning; but compared to most, this was already quite a luxurious breakfast, considering it used ingredients and water!
Eating noodles with a spatula was a bit messy—
When he was teleported into the game, damn it, there was only a silicone non-stick spatula in the small pot.
Now it was purely an exercise in arm strength.
He was truly hungry.
The Light Screen in front of him trembled, and Jiang Yi saw a private message:
[Window That Won't Close]: "Good morning, big boss (flying kiss)!"
"I found a battery, do you need it?"
Jiang Yi paused with the spatula in his hand and typed:
[Melancholy Little Fries]: "Yes, what do you need?"
Jiang Yi automatically ignored the flying kiss emoji, thinking to himself, so quickly another battery, this [Window That Won't Close] really had good luck.
A few seconds later, a reply came:
"Big boss, do you have any snacks left?"
Jiang Yi was taken aback, "Snacks?"
[Window That Won't Close]: "Yes, yes (pitiful) the survival pack I brought only has compressed biscuits and some tasteless jerky;"
"My mouth is so bland it's about to sprout feathers..."
Jiang Yi only saw the first few words of this sentence before it was retracted.
In the truck seat opposite, [Window That Won't Close] suddenly sat up, wiping the imaginary sweat off his golden-haired forehead—
How could he say such things to the goddess!?
After retracting the message, he quickly sent, "These things are too hard to eat, I really can't stomach them."
After changing to a normal expression, [Window That Won't Close] lay back down.
Jiang Yi didn't find anything unusual, "Alright, I'll trade you some honey."
[Window That Won't Close]: "Honey? As expected of the big boss, you even have such good stuff!?"
[Melancholy Little Fries]: "One jar of honey for 3 batteries plus the jerky you mentioned, 1 piece."
On the other side, [Window That Won't Close] winced internally, a bit pricey...
3 batteries + 1 piece of jerky was quite a substantial amount of resources.
But the big boss probably wouldn't take advantage of him for such a small amount, right?
Thinking of this, [Window That Won't Close] sent:
"Alrighty!"
The resources were still sent as gifts, and one had to admit, this guy really knew how to get along with people.
After receiving the resources, Jiang Yi sent over the honey.
When [Window That Won't Close] saw the honey in the white light, he was dumbfounded, such a big jar?!
Jiang Yi wasn't in the habit of taking advantage.
The Brown Bear Manager's honey jar had to meet the condition that its paw could fit inside.
This determined the jar's astonishing volume.
The entry fee alone was 3 Car Coins, and purchasing a single jar also cost 3 Car Coins, while most people probably hadn't even obtained Car Coins yet, plus buying this item required a certain probability, needing to first refresh the Brown Bear Manager's Spa, so the honey's value was self-evident.
Over there, [Window That Won't Close] curiously opened the honey jar and scooped a spoonful—
As soon as it entered his mouth, [Window That Won't Close]'s eyes widened, good heavens—
This was the best honey he'd tasted in years!
[Window That Won't Close] took a few more spoonfuls, but even after those, the honey in the jar was barely touched.
"Good heavens, as expected of the big boss's resources..."
[Window That Won't Close] murmured to himself.
...
After resting for a while, Jiang Yi continued driving.
Soon, the battery indicator showed it was depleted.
Jiang Yi replaced the battery and continued driving.
His Fatigue was once again capped at 60. After driving for another hour, just as Jiang Yi was about to rest, suddenly, a Treasure Chest appeared on the left side of the road!
The light from the Treasure Chest was very faint, Jiang Yi almost missed it.
His eyes lit up, and he drove the forklift straight over it!
With the Refined Rebar Steel Fork in hand, Jiang Yi thought as he drove, the steel fork was indeed useful, but sometimes it was inconvenient to turn, so it would be best to pair it with a close-combat weapon.
Ideally, a dagger or a spear!
The former, within three meters, is precise and deadly;
The latter, both inside and outside three meters, is fast and accurate!
Just as he was thinking, the Wooden Treasure Chest was already pierced open by the forklift, yet no monster emerged.
Jiang Yi paused, standing in the vehicle and looking down, inside the chest, a tiny chestnut-colored mouse was gnawing on a piece of toast.
...Fuck, the treasure chest monster is eating the resources inside the chest?
Isn't anyone going to do something about this?!
Jiang Yi's brows furrowed, and he stabbed the mouse dead with a single thrust!
Jiang Yi was about to be driven mad by this infuriating game!