Chapter 85 Vehicle Star Upgrade

"So trailers can be upgraded just like survival vehicles!"

"If the vehicle could be upgraded to be similar to the survival vehicle, it would indeed make life much more convenient for survivors. For example, the trailer could be used as a supply warehouse, and the trailer would automatically follow the survival vehicle, so there's no fear of it getting stolen if you put it on it."

"With a storage room for supplies, the living space in the car will also increase for the survivors." Hagiwara, who had just gotten into the car with Feng Xingshou, and Matsuda, who was in the back seat, both saw this from inside the cramped space of the sports car and said in unison.

Feng Xing Shou was immediately intrigued by the benefits of upgrading the trailer that Matsuda mentioned. She had enough materials from the morning's trading and enough blueprints to study.

It consumed the same amount of materials as the previous survival vehicle upgrade process, and in less than a minute upgraded this sports car to the same construction level as the survival vehicle, both inside and out. It even upgraded the engine to level 2 and the tires to level 2.

Unexpectedly, after upgrading the performance-dominating components of the sports car to level 1, the game prompted her to upgrade the car's interior furnishings, which include various expansion spaces and functionalities inside the car.

Feng Xing Shou saw that he had enough materials in the game and the materials he had. He thought that if he had a car similar to his, Hagiwara and Matsuda would have their own free space.

I can be more free in the car, and even if I go to the home space to soak in the hot spring, I don't have to worry about being exposed or anything. There are too many convenient things, so I chose to agree.

Less than a minute later, after the sports car looked virtually indistinguishable from their survival vehicle inside and out, the game announcement reappeared:

[Hint: The survivor's trailer has been upgraded to the same level as survival vehicles. Do you want to absorb the trailer to upgrade the star rating of your survival vehicle?]

[Tip: A survival vehicle can be upgraded to a one-star survival vehicle by absorbing 1 trailer with the same configuration and software as its own vehicle. For each star upgrade, the basic performance of the survival vehicle will double.]

By absorbing two trailers with the same configuration and software as the vehicle itself, it can be upgraded to a two-star survival vehicle. This rule can be stacked up to a maximum of a nine-star survival vehicle.

Upon seeing these two hints, Hagiwara and Matsuda's expressions darkened simultaneously. If their previous speculations were based on the game's various behaviors, they were willing to speculate about the darker side of this mysterious thing.

The fact that this survival vehicle can be upgraded in star rating is practically an open indication that the game organizers will encourage survivors to fight each other in order to upgrade their vehicle's stats later on.

Although it's unclear what this vehicle qualification refers to, the game developers' clear encouragement and incentive for survivors to improve their vehicle qualifications will likely greatly benefit their survival vehicles.

No wonder they previously thought that simply adding a trailer space, even if it meant getting a 'slave' and more vehicle space, wouldn't be enough for survivors who lack resources in the game, except for those with special needs.

It is estimated that other survivors will likely ignore the 'slave master' privilege granted by the game and give up this 'benefit' because they don't want to waste their scarce food and supplies on others.

However, if you add the temptation of upgrading vehicle stars, the two rules combined form a perfect closed loop: to upgrade a vehicle's star rating, you need to absorb other survivors' vehicles.

In order to upgrade a vehicle smoothly, most people need to train other survivors' vehicles to match their own vehicle configuration and star rating. To achieve this, survivors need more resources and more survival vehicles.

After all, since it can stack up to nine stars, other survivors, without the convenient space backpack like Feng Jiang, can only plunder other survivors' survival vehicles and use them to increase the number of road chests and even night dungeon chests they collect...

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Feng Xingshou also saw these game prompts. Even though she didn't realize the game's insidious rules as quickly as the other two, she vaguely felt something was wrong: "Why does this game rule feel off?"

In-game vehicles can be leveled up, right? Why is there a star rating? And what does the star rating increase for the vehicle? All those materials and resources sacrificed from dungeons to get a sports car, just for upgrading in-game vehicles?!

"If you want to figure out which part of the so-called star-level upgrade game vehicle, then choose to give it a try." Hagiwara sensed the suspicion and dislike in Fuu-chan's tone, and his originally heavy mood suddenly lightened.

Even if Feng Jiang herself isn't aware of the game's treacherous mechanics, her intuition is incredibly sharp. This exceptional intuition makes it difficult for the game to trick her. As for the other survivors? They can only rely entirely on their instincts…

Is it their true nature? It seems that although Hagi is angry about the game's insidious rules, she also knows that if the survivors can maintain their true nature, the game's insidious rules will not lead to such a result.

However, if survivors allow their greed to run rampant, they will surely have experienced the terrible consequences of the gene-based medicine and silver bullets described by Feng Jiang, and thus experienced the terrible consequences of greed for eternal youth.

If you choose to indulge your greedy desires, you will have to bear all the consequences yourself. If you encounter such a situation, you will do your best to protect those who resist the game's insidious rules...

While thinking, Matsuda said with an ambiguous expression, "Heh... I'm also curious about what the benefits are of upgrading the star rating of game vehicles!"

Was it just my imagination? I had a feeling that Hagiwara and Matsuda weren't in a good mood. Thinking of this, Kazesei glanced at the two of them subconsciously, but then thought that their expressions were just like usual, and I couldn't tell anything from them.

Hagiwara even winked at her playfully. As expected of a handsome guy, he could make an expression that only girls in dramas would make, and it was still very charming. While suppressing her heart pounding in her chest again, she mentally complained and chose "yes" as Hagiwara had said.

As she moved, the trailer, upgraded to be exactly the same as the vehicle, reappeared in front of them a few seconds later, just like every time the vehicle was upgraded with new features and decorations.

However, the trailer was gone, leaving only a game vehicle that looked no different from before, except for a white star-shaped logo the size of a palm on its body, parked in the same spot.

Looking at the vehicle that seemed both changed and unchanged, the three exchanged glances. Feng Xingshou then stepped forward, opened the door, and said to them as he got in, "Any changes during the Ascension process are probably inside the vehicle. Let's check..."

"Just take a look and you'll see."

"That's true!" Hagi originally wanted to check the car's rigidity and materials first, but after hearing what she said, he decided to check the interior first, and then check the exterior later.

Matsuda glanced speechlessly at his best friend. He hadn't realized this guy was so 'considerate' and 'obedient,' completely subservient to his future girlfriend! o(*￣︶￣*)o He should really show all the women he'd rejected that he's got what he deserves.

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Unbeknownst to Feng Xingshou, Matsuda, who was the last to board the vehicle, was inwardly criticizing Hagiwara. At that moment, all his attention was focused on checking the changes after the game vehicle was upgraded, changes that were clearly visible without them even needing to search carefully or look around.

Because the car was the same size as before when they got in, except that it had particularly large wheels and was a black Mazda model, which looked like an ordinary car that was a bit ugly and cute.

Upon entering the car, it was discovered that the entire interior had doubled in size. It wasn't that the entire interior had expanded to twice its original size, but rather that each area had doubled in size.

The front driver's seat, passenger seat, living room inside the vehicle, kitchen space inside the vehicle, toilet, shower room, laundry room, bedroom, etc., all areas directly related to the configuration of the vehicle have been doubled in size.

Even the height of the roof has changed. Previously, tall people like Hagiwara and Matsuda had to duck when walking inside the carriage, and they would accidentally bump their heads. Now, the height of the roof has been upgraded to a full 3 meters.

The space allowed the three of them to stand upright and walk around inside the vehicle. The entire carriage looked like a small, ordinary one-bedroom apartment. For a vehicle, this amount of space was incredibly luxurious, but one could guess that it would be very comfortable to live in...

Seeing this upgrade result, Feng Xingshou, as the car owner, should have been happy, but she only felt full of doubts, thinking about the malice she 'saw' when she died and the comments from the viewers watching the live stream.

Seeing that now, with just a one-star upgrade, the car has become a spacious 'motorhome' even larger than the small one-bedroom apartment she saved up for with her own hard-earned money, despite the fact that previously, they were required to enter time instances to collect items that should have disappeared from history, all sorts of supplies were provided.

Such a stingy approach, and now this sudden generosity makes her wonder how the game organizers could be so generous. Would the viewers watching the live stream enjoy watching a show that makes the survivors have such a good time?

In the real world, don't viewers who watch similar live streams enjoy seeing bloggers suffer? As soon as the bloggers enjoy themselves, the number of viewers and audience reactions plummet.

In recent years, due to the widespread use of silver bullets and AI, prices have continued to rise, ordinary people's incomes have been decreasing, and their living conditions have become increasingly difficult. Many people do not even have a place to live.

Living under bridges or in parks can lead to being evicted for affecting the city's appearance; poverty subsidies are subject to numerous restrictions; and renting a house can result in being evicted at any time due to rising rents and the inability to pay.

Whenever he encounters this situation in real life, or sees news reports about ropes breaking at their thinnest points, Feng Xingshou feels a deep respect for his older brother. When he was young, his brother would teach him some 'distorted ideals' derived from his own experiences.