Day 8 of survival.
Survival Points: 65
[Potential Assessment: Notorious, it has created a certain deterrent effect among Mimics.]
The morning sun was not harsh, and the temperature was quite comfortable.
Xia Ning rolled down the car window and watched as the sand dunes in the distance were slowly gilded by the rising sun.
Looking around, there was no living creature like her; her only companion was her mobile safe house.
[Vehicle]
【Princess Phantom's Car (Level 3)】
[Defense rating: 64 (tip: You would never guess how sturdy it is just by looking at it)]
Attack value: 12 (tip: animal killer)
[Equipment: Hazard sensors, crash barriers, in-vehicle navigation system]
[Appearance: -34 (tip: severely damaged)]
Fuel: Gasoline
[Points available: 0]
Yesterday, Xia Ning used up all the initial fuel after the upgrade, so she opened her backpack and used 1 unit of gasoline before the car could start smoothly.
The mattress and duvet cover that were taken out last night when the temperature dropped were all put into Xia Ning's space.
Xia Ning was never one to fold blankets at home, but she would wash the dishes and chopsticks after eating to prevent the growth of bacteria.
There's no need for a quilt.
Her parents and older sister all say her room is a pigsty, but Xia Ning sums it up as "organized chaos," where every seemingly random item actually has a designated place.
With her personal space, Xia Ning no longer spends time organizing; everything is simply put away and put away.
The backpack contained: [Bleeding Bandage x1], [Gasoline x11], [Amulet x3], [Reinforced Crossbow Bolts x9], [Metal Fragments x3], and [Rattlesnake Fangs x2]
The rest of the items were stockpiled at the supermarket.
The number of players in the [channel] dropped to 6177, the survival points were reset to zero, and the huge temperature difference made the difficulty of Challenge 2 increase dramatically.
If you haven't accumulated enough resources in the Rainforest instance, you should be as anxious as an ant on a hot pan right now.
Xia Ning glanced at the chat messages and saw that most people were complaining about not having enough food or water, not being able to open boxes, and not being able to afford to buy more.
Xia Ning had considered making a quick buck, but unfortunately, there were no satisfactory transaction requests in the store at the moment.
Ma Jiayuanqing, on the other hand, nervously messaged her privately, asking if the previous transaction still counted.
Xia Ning didn't beat around the bush and said directly that the price had to be raised.
Ma Jiayuanqing expressed his understanding, and then fell silent.
Xia Ning thought, "I hope I can get the desert dungeon even if it's filled with murky mineral water."
Perhaps even more people will be eliminated today.
Just as Xia Ning was feeling slightly down, a green light appeared before her eyes.
It's not just a few withered patches of green; it's an oasis!
There is vegetation, lakes, birds and fish... and also tribal settlements.
An oasis in the desert, a miracle of life.
Xia Ning rubbed her eyes hard. Could it be a mirage?
No matter what, the car has to keep moving forward.
As a player with abundant resources, Xia Ning's desire for the oasis wasn't actually that strong. She was curious whether there would be humanoid monsters or neutral NPCs in the oasis, and whether new quests would appear there.
Then, these wild thoughts completely vanished after she opened one treasure chest after another and obtained [Gold Bars x5] and [Gasoline x1].
The oasis is both near and far.
She was absolutely right; it was just a mirage!
Realizing she might not find an oasis today, Xia Ning gave up. Forget it, let's just focus on opening the boxes.
The gravel, covered in golden light, evokes a desolate, epic feel.
Xia Ning had seen many adventure movies before, all of which featured desert scenes. The protagonists would either get stuck in quicksand after taking a few steps, fall into ancient ruins after taking a few steps, or be taken away by aliens after taking a few steps...
Xia Ning, after taking a few steps, saw camel dung.
Others track her by footprints, but she can only track her by excrement.
It's not her fault!
The wind whips up sand and dust, and even if it's far from being a sandstorm, it can still leave a camel hoofprint.
Xia Ning pondered whether it was a caravan or bandits; she had a love-hate relationship with the humanoid monster.
What I love is that you can fly a kite to death and still get a decent loot reward; what I hate is that people's appearances are too rigid.
It's increasingly resembling playing a holographic online game.
But in online games, death allows for rebirth; here, it's permanent elimination.
Xia Ning took out lip balm and applied it to her lips. She had been very careful to keep her hydrating, but her lips still cracked after just one day. No wonder many players in the group chat complained that not only did their skin peel from the sun, but they also had a burn debuff that caused them to lose one stamina point every hour.
Suddenly, she noticed a black dot in the sky.
Vulture? Eagle?
Regardless of what it was, Xia Ning was still very happy to see the bird; it was the first animal she had met that day.
Even advanced data textures.
It can't be a mirage anymore, can it?
A person drives across a silent, boundless desert, with only drifting clouds in the sky and the sound of the wind in their ears.
A perspective that is too broad can make one feel insignificant.
Living in such a boundless environment for a long time will give you a sense of loneliness, as if you will eventually be swallowed up by desolation.
If there were no regional channels to chat and interact with other players, and Xia Ning were to open treasure chests alone in single-player mode, she felt the elimination rate would be even higher.
She can understand those who claim that everything is an illusion.
Nature is so vast that it crushes individuals.
Humans are social animals.
Xia Ning can stay at home for ten days or half a month without going out and doesn't feel depressed at all, because technology has brought people closer together.
She can order takeout and eat snacks from all over the country.
You can chat online and browse through a vast amount of information every day.
However, she becomes unconsciously anxious and restless once the internet connection is cut off.
In modern life, we can't even go to the toilet without our phones.
Xia Ning believes that the reason she hasn't developed internet addiction yet is because of greater survival pressure.
Xia Ning looked up and waved to the birds in the sky.
"Hello, it seems like it's just the two of us above the surface."
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. We'll live in different worlds, one in heaven and one on earth, and maintain peace..."
--bite.
—Limited-time task update.
[Limited-time mission: Collect the remains of ten different animals. (12 hours limit)]
[Reward: Survival Points +10, one random blueprint]
【—Do you want to accept the task?】
Xia Ning: ⊙▽⊙
Bird, you've arrived just in time!
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