Forklift!
Jiang Yi's eyes lit up!
Though a forklift wasn't the fastest vehicle, it was still a powered one! And unlike the usual forklifts with just a crossbeam, this one had a closed top, meaning there was a roof overhead.
Jiang Yi glanced up at the sky. Although it was clear now, who knew when it might rain in this game? After all, losing body heat from rain was one of the biggest killers in wilderness survival! The forklift's cargo rack at the front might not compare to a truck's bed, but if he could find a suitable baseboard later, he could still manage to load a few things.
As Jiang Yi pondered, the forklift's description appeared:
["Hey, can't we just not drive?"
"If you don't drive, will you support me?"
"I'll support you—"
[Bam].
"Support your grandma! Damn it, I'll fork away all the love-struck fools in the world!"]
Jiang Yi's mouth twitched. As expected, it was hard to find any serious descriptions in this game.
Oh well, he had already decided what to choose.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse guzzled fuel, the baby stroller cost lives, but his little forklift was gentle and sweet.
Having made up his mind, Jiang Yi walked resolutely towards the bright yellow forklift. As if sensing Jiang Yi's choice, a bright path appeared beneath his feet, like a road leading to a sacred marriage altar!
For some reason, Jiang Yi felt his heart race a little!
When Jiang Yi's slender hand touched the forklift and the name on his [Driver's License] lit up, the other two vehicles, unchosen, fell into a black hole that suddenly opened beneath the white light.
In the middle of the road, only Jiang Yi's coveted forklift remained.
Vehicle selection complete!
The moment the vehicle selection was complete, the light screen popped up, and the information at the top had changed to:
[Player: Jiang Yi
ID: 43990805
Nickname: Melancholy Little Fries
Vehicle: Electric Forklift]
An electric forklift? Jiang Yi felt a slight joy in his heart. The biggest difference between an electric forklift and a fuel-powered one was the cargo power, but he didn't have anything weighing dozens of tons to load, so the electric forklift's load capacity was more than enough! Plus, it consumed less than fuel!
Meanwhile, the chat channel on the left began to jump.
The World Channel was still gray, but the Regional Channel had started to jump.
Jiang Yi opened the chat channel, and messages popped up one after another!
[Dragon Nation Region 189, Zone 999 (100000/100000)
"Hello, is anyone there?"
"Yes, brother, there is!"
"Has everyone been dragged into this Highway Survival Game?"
"Does anyone know what's going on?"
"Upstairs, I want to ask too!"]
Messages were coming in fast, and Jiang Yi saw a player with the nickname [Your Jungle King Runs Rampant] send a message:
"Damn, what kind of crappy vehicles are these? A shopping cart, a wheelchair, a skateboard, what the hell am I supposed to choose?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yi silently lit a candle for this buddy in his heart.
What bad luck.
"Hahahahaha, the guy above is so unlucky, thought I'd get a tricycle and be miserable, but wow, there's always someone worse off~"
"Damn, I got a truck, damn, could it be, I'm the protagonist!?"
"Don't draw hate, buddy!" Player [Your Jungle King Runs Rampant] lamented.
"... Can someone care about my life or death! I'm taking a dump, damn it!" Player [Weathered Wolf] said.
After [Weathered Wolf], a player named [Your Sweetie] sent:
"(Crying) I was taking a bath..."
Besides those asking questions, complaining, and venting, most were:
"*****,***,**"
—Anyone suddenly dragged into such a survival game, leaving their fate to an unknown entity, would find it hard to accept.
However, this so-called survival game seemed to have some censorship settings, as Jiang Yi could only see asterisks.
Jiang Yi hesitated for a few seconds, then decided to delete the questions about what this was from the chat box. Asking was meaningless.
Right now, no one could give them answers.
What they could do now was perhaps only to set off.
After a while, the chat messages slowed down, as everyone realized that no amount of complaining could change the fact that they had been pulled into the game.
Jiang Yi looked at the thick white fog behind the forklift.
According to the game's explanation, being swallowed by the fog meant true death!
It was time to set off!
Jiang Yi got on the forklift, and the light screen popped up:
[You have mastered forklift driving skills;
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Current forklift maximum speed: 25 km/h
Current battery level: 100%
Maximum range (unloaded + flat road + 15 km/h): 30H]
This speed was more than enough compared to the current fog speed of 5 km/h!
In the upper right corner of the light screen, two lines appeared:
[Current Fog Erosion Distance: 0 km (Current fog not yet generated)]
[Today's Mileage: 0 km]
Jiang Yi silently calculated:
In the initial state, the black fog's speed was 5 km per hour. Nighttime lasted from 10 PM to 6 AM, which was 8 hours, 40 kilometers.
If he traveled at the maximum range speed of 15 km per hour, he only needed to drive for two and a half hours to leave the fog behind.
This requirement was relatively easy to meet.
This was probably the Newbie Protection Period, right? The task's difficulty wasn't high, and most people could survive.
As Jiang Yi pondered, a new notification appeared on the main screen:
[Dear players, today is the first day of Highway Survival~ To maximize players' familiarity with vehicles and test their survival abilities, no treasure chests will refresh on the roadside today, please proceed at full speed~]
[The game favors the strong and the wise, good luck~]
So there would be no treasure chests today?
No treasure chests meant no worries about monsters spawning from them, but at the same time, no materials would be obtained!
According to the game's nature, this was also to make players understand the importance of resources in advance...
However, Jiang Yi also noticed that after the system announcement, a new window appeared in the lower right corner of the light screen:
[Trading Hall]
If he guessed correctly, players could exchange resources there!
Jiang Yi glanced at the chat channel, and the big screen, which had been continuously scrolling with chat messages, was eerily quiet now—
It seemed no one wanted to easily trade resources without knowing the supply.
Jiang Yi pondered for a moment, and just as he was about to close the chat channel and focus on the road, he suddenly hissed softly—
He seemed to have overlooked an important rule...
Jiang Yi squinted and called up the initial rule log again:
Highway Survival Rule Five:
[During the day, players move forward, at night, anomalies descend, players are prohibited from moving! In the [Night] scene, within 10 meters of the vehicle is a Safe Zone, outside the Safe Zone, you're on your own.]
This rule seemed to be a restriction against anomalies descending at night, and the vehicle determined the safe range...
But, what if, while moving at night, the eroding fog was just caught within the safe range?