Xia Ning cleaned out the various rotten foods in her backpack, gaining 8 survival points and completing her daily tasks for the day, earning an additional 10 points as a reward.

She broke through the 100 mark in one go, completing one-third of the short-term task.

The tricycle is ugly, but it's reassuring. Conservatively speaking, it can bring her an extra 2 points of income every day.

As Xia Ning rode along, she noticed that there were mosquitoes flying around on the road. Just three days ago, the road seemed to have its own protective barrier, deterring all demons and monsters.

The game difficulty is increasing.

This was a thought that Xia Ning had.

I don't think I'll actually have to slay demons and monsters in the future, killing ghosts with my left hand and zombies with my right.

This was Xia Ning's second thought.

Quickly spray some floral water on it.

This was Xia Ning's third thought.

Are there any new mosquito repellent items in the store?

This is one of the few times that Xia Ning's commercial DNA has been activated.

Xia Ning decisively opened the [Shop] interface.

The bad news is: the store has already added mosquito repellent and insect-killing items.

The good news is that these items are priced as high as medical equipment.

[Mosquito Coil] 5 Survival Points

[Floral Water] 5 Survival Points

[Mosquito Net] 10 Survival Points

[Mosquito Repellent Lamp] 10 Survival Points

[Mosquito Repellent Bracelet] 10 Survival Points

[Insecticide] 30 Survival Points

Xia Ning stared at the last item in the inventory and gasped. If the mall were willing to buy the product at the original price, or if she could list it on the trading house an unlimited number of times a day to exchange for survival points, even if she had to pay a handling fee, Xia Ning could become a millionaire immediately.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".

Xia Ning was also unwilling to reveal her personal convenience store, as owning a department store in a survival game is a crime against one's possession of a treasure.

After a moment's thought, Xia Ning used up her only chance to list her item on the trading platform that day.

Anonymous seller offering [Insecticide x3] for [Battery x1].

The battery costs 100 survival points in the store, but Xia Ning isn't worried at all that the 10 survival point difference will affect the transaction. On the contrary, after posting the transaction information anonymously, Xia Ning kept muttering to herself that she was too conscientious and not cut out to be a shady merchant.

Her confidence was not blind.

After the last heavy rain, the store has added new rain gear.

The recent release of mosquito-related items in the store is definitely not without reason; a plague of insects may be on the horizon soon.

Those who are information-savvy will definitely think of this. Don't forget, the prices in the mall can change. If you think 30 is too expensive today, the system might just raise the price to 50 tomorrow when mosquitoes invade.

Don't overestimate the integrity of game designers.

The battery is a product that is valuable but not readily available. If a car driver takes out a battery, it is truly a case of "it's not worth keeping, but it's a pity to throw it away." The store doesn't accept it, and at this stage, let alone 100 or 90 points, there are very few people who can even take out 80 points at once.

Don't be fooled by the fact that everyone seems to get 20 points every day. Not everyone can open enough food every day. Even if you have plenty of bread and mineral water, your body can't handle carbohydrates at every meal. Not to mention that you'll also lose survival points when you catch a cold, have a fever, open a treasure chest, get injured, or something else.

Xia Ning wasn't worried about not being able to sell her items, but she didn't expect to be able to sell them all that day, so she simply abandoned the trading house and continued opening treasure chests on her bike.

She hoped to fire some offensive weapons today, even if it was just slingshot bullets.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and the second treasure chest was still a white resource chest.

The only consolation is that the [Metal Fragments] have been collected.

Everything is ready, except for the east wind.

Ignoring the plight of the other animals, Xia Ning began to shout: "The wind blows, creak, creak, creak~"

As she sang, she even switched channels: "The wind rises, the clouds fly, my might extends across the land, I return to my homeland!"

"Clouds drift across the sky from my hometown, constantly beckoning to me."

"..."

The song, sung with sighs and lamentations, left no trace of life on its path.

—Ding! Your transaction is complete. Please open your [Backpack] to view the traded items.

Xia Ning: What! So fast!

Xia Ning quickly checked her backpack and indeed found a new battery icon; the trader had also used an anonymous account.

Xia Ning rubbed her chin, thinking, "Looks like there are still many discerning people out there."

She stopped dawdling and quickly opened the [Level 2 Vehicle Crafting Blueprint] to select crafting. The battery x1, vehicle parts x3, and metal fragments x3 in her backpack disappeared.

Xia Ning knew she wouldn't get any special effects, so she blinked repeatedly.

Sigh, why hasn't it changed?

Xia Ning jumped out of the car in a hurry. Had she been obstructing the project while in the car?

Jumping off the car didn't help.

Xia Ning had no choice but to scroll through the virtual interface again, and finally saw that the suffix of [Vehicle: Human-powered Tricycle] in [Status] had changed from (Currently Cannot Upgrade) to (Upgrade?).

There's no turning back now that the arrow has been released. We've come this far, and a new storm is brewing. How can we possibly stop here?

This time, the stingy survival game finally gave a cheap special effect: a flash of white light, and Xia Ning's pedicab finally turned into a knock-off semi-enclosed delivery vehicle.

She finally freed her butt and legs!

The triangular hard seat has been transformed into a soft rectangular soft seat.

The foot pedal is now a single, solid pedal.

Thank God, thank Earth!

Thank you, myself!

Xia Ning opened the [Vehicle] interface again, and sure enough, the information bar had changed.

【The Phantom Princess's Tricycle (Level 2)】

[Defense Value: 22 (Outdated scarf, unbuttoned floral shirt)]

Attack value: 2.5 (tip: magic, it's a magic attack!)

[Appearance rating: -31 (tip: This is actually a mobile colorblindness testing vehicle)]

[Points available: 10]

Xia Ning didn't hesitate and added all her points to defense.

At this stage, she doesn't plan to drive her tricycle to create monsters. For her, the vehicle is more like a mobile safe house. She just wants to sleep peacefully at night. She only feels safe in the vehicle when her defense value is high.

Xia Ning may adjust the allocation based on the different dungeon content and changes in attribute items in the future, but for now, defense is still the most important thing.

Sitting on the electric tricycle, Xia Ning suddenly felt that the sky was bluer, the clouds were whiter, the wind was gentler, and even the white resource bins seemed more approachable.

Actually, she also had doubts.

Cars need gasoline to run, so electric vehicles should also be charged, but she didn't see the resource bar in the vehicle menu.

Game bug?

Or do you mean that level 1 and 2 vehicles have unlimited energy and free range by default?

Xia Ning suddenly had an impulse to ask the two guys riding donkeys and horses if they usually needed to feed their vehicles.

But thinking about it, those two never complained like that in the group chat, so it was probably unnecessary.

Their donkeys and horses are probably products of higher dimensions, bionic animals.

Thinking about it this way, Xia Ning suddenly felt that the chirping of insects and birds around her had become eerie.

She might be the only living thing on the entire highway.