They need companions
Chapter 8
Wei Huan took the instant noodles, the aroma of hot food filled the car, and when he took the first bite of noodles, he felt like he was eating the most delicious food in the world.
A road survival challenge, not a life challenge.
Coupled with the threat of the monster lords that descended on Blue Star, most of the human challengers just made do in the challenge, treating themselves as ascetics and not exchanging non-essential daily necessities.
At least in his previous life, until the last road challenge, Wei Huan lived a very simple life.
But it is human instinct to yearn for a comfortable living environment.
It is also a fact that a high-quality living environment can help regulate tension and achieve a better state of advancement.
While eating instant noodles, Wei Huan thought to himself that Mu Zhong was indeed a child raised in a large family. Even though he could endure hardships and pain, his pursuit of material things was naturally higher than that of ordinary people like them.
He finished a bucket of instant noodles in just a few bites, and then drank the hot soup and burped.
The air I exhaled was filled with the aroma of hot food, and I inexplicably felt a sense of contentment and happiness.
Only then did Wei Huan remember and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"have eaten."
Wei Huan raised his eyebrows. Mu Zhong’s face didn’t look like he had eaten anything.
Mu Zhong smiled and turned sideways, motioning Wei Huan to look at the stove.
"Rice cooker? You changed the rice cooker?"
"Of course, how else would I boil water? I changed the rice cooker and some rice. You made some porridge and ate it before you got up. This is more suitable for me to eat while I recover from my injuries, or do you want some too?"
Wei Huan found it amazing and couldn't help but ask: "How did you get these things?"
Mu Zhong said: “After the seniors who challenged the Legion returned to the first level and brought enough resources, it is now much easier to obtain supplies than before.
Daily supplies are cheap. I used your remaining 4 pieces of plastic and 7 pieces of wood, and after passing them around a few more times, I got these things.
I found that everyone was rushing to enter the professional temple at night, so this kind of material exchange became easier."
Wei Huan didn't think much about it and clicked on the warehouse on the system.
I found that the plastic and wood inside were still there, and there were 3 more pieces of wood, making a total of 10 pieces.
So, this is the legendary "auction house dealer"?
Wei Huan is not very good at this.
He is a very typical challenger who prefers to improve himself and only likes to open treasure chests and face challenges.
Maybe Mu Zhong is also a challenger, but now he can only be a life challenger.
The reserve members of the Dragon Group's Sixth Team have to survive in the challenge by reselling supplies. It's really sad to think about this.
Wei Huan said: "This car needs to upgrade the wheels and shock absorbers first. If I don't replace them during the day, can you help me replace them at night?"
Mu Zhong smiled: "Okay."
Wei Huan lightly brushed aside the topic of "smugglers" and had no interest in rubbing salt into the other party's wounds.
He turned over and stood up, "I'll go to the bathroom and then leave."
Mu Zhong stepped aside, looked at the curtain drawn on the simple bathroom, and said with a smile: "It's okay to upgrade the whole car first. It solves a big problem in life."
"Hmm." Wei Huan said noncommittally, "The ventilation system should also be exchanged first."
"Actually, I can bear it."
"I can't stand it."
The water that had collected in the water collector overnight was used to flush the bathroom. Wei Huan lifted the curtain and walked out. Their eyes met, and they smiled for some reason.
Back in the driver's seat, Wei Huan started the car and set off.
Outside the car, the skeleton of the running wolf, which had been guarding the car tirelessly all night, ran out following the car.
I was lucky this time. After driving only 2 kilometers forward, I came across a black iron treasure chest.
The two wolves Wei Huan left outside rushed forward, and the treasure chest flashed open.
This time, what came out was a big tiger with drooping eyes. Its fur was yellow and black, fluffy and smooth, like bright silk satin, shining brightly and colorfully, and extremely gorgeous.
The word "King" on the forehead shone brightly, and there was a roar of dragon and tiger, and even the car trembled.
It swung its strong forelimbs and slapped the wolf skeleton on the head, knocking the wolf's head off directly.
I didn't expect the level of the treasure chest monsters to increase so quickly.
It was much stronger than yesterday, and Benlang couldn't even withstand a single blow.
If this slap were to land on the challenger, even melee fighters would be in big trouble.
"roar!"
The tiger, who was in his prime, was extremely hungry. After smashing the wolf's skeleton with a slap, he bit it.
Ugh!
The old bones without a trace of flesh made it so angry that its hair stood on end.
In anger, he turned around and pounced on the other running wolf, biting and beating it as if to vent his anger, tearing it into pieces.
The battle was over quickly.
Wei Huan's attention was still on the screen. Just as he finished looking at the supplies he had obtained, he found that the treasure chest monster had already set its sights on him.
Fierce and greedy eyes stared at him through the windshield, ready to attack at any time.
Wei Huan can drive away directly. The novice protection period is three days. The tiger cannot break the car's defense, and its size cannot overturn the car.
It's safe to stay in your car.
But Wei Huan felt that they were missing a tiger skin.
Bear skin for covering and tiger skin for cushioning, um, perfect.
Then, the space fluctuated and the ripples reappeared.
One after another, white animal skeletons walked out from the kingdom of death, full of oppression.
One, two, three violent bears.
One, two, three, four running wolves.
One, two, three hidden cats.
There were ten summoned creatures in total, and as soon as they appeared, they surrounded the tiger.
The tiger, who had just been drooling over Wei Huan and looking at him with cruel eyes, now had visibly panicked eyes.
Three fierce bears, with human strength, formed a three-sided siege and pounced on the tiger.
The running wolves assisted and blocked the tiger on the periphery to prevent it from escaping.
The smaller hidden cat moved nimbly in the gap, and suddenly, it scratched the tiger's legs with its claws!
“Ouch!”
A scream.
"As expected of a legendary class, it's so powerful. It can increase so much in just one night."
After Mu Zhong finished speaking, he asked Wei Huan to look at the chat room.
【968/1000 people】
Mu Zhong said: "When we woke up this morning, the number of people was still 994, and the number of casualties was well controlled yesterday.
But at this moment, nearly 30 people were missing. This showed that the monster's strength increased greatly overnight.
If you can't deal with the treasure chest monsters, this is where you'll start to fall into a vicious cycle."
Thinking of something, Mu Zhong said, "Today's weapons and armor will continue to be popular. If your own improvement is not enough, you will need to use external items."
Wei Huan remembered the "Black Iron Boning Knife" he had opened yesterday, took it out and handed it to Mu Zhong.
"Look for an opportunity to strike."
"good."
After the tiger was killed, two tiger bones were lost, but the expected tiger skin was not found.
Holding tiger bones in your hand, they are level 1 supplies that can be used in cooking and vehicle upgrades. It seems that tiger bones are also required in the upgrade potion recipes of some professions.
Keep it, it's useful.
In addition, the Black Iron treasure chest also opened a Black Iron-level leather armor.
The supplies and monsters within the challenge have never been digitized, which is why the challenge cannot be called a "game."
But experiments have shown that items made of black iron are definitely better than those made of bronze.
The changes in the chat area are most obvious.
[Seeking healing potions. The treasure chest monsters were really fierce today. I managed to escape but was still scratched.]
[Seeking weapons and equipment at a high price. 】
[Seeking weapons and equipment, price M. ]
[I know monsters increase in strength quickly, but this is too fast. Yesterday it was a biting rabbit, and today it was a wolf. Luckily I'm a melee fighter.]
Jiayang, who had spent the whole day practicing the newbie rules yesterday, suddenly spoke.
[Guan Jiayang: I hope challengers with combat supplies who can trade them will prioritize trading them to the ranged and support classes that need them most. In the future, they will be our most important DPS and medical personnel on the front lines. We need to save ourselves, and we also need mutual assistance. Only by uniting as one can we defeat the enemy.]
The Challenge Legion trains a group of young instructors every year. They all enter the challenge for the first time, but while they are facing the challenge themselves, they must also maintain the order of the challenge as much as possible.
After all, in life-and-death situations, coupled with the lack of legal supervision in the challenging world, the negative side of human nature is more easily exposed.
When the competition reaches a certain stage, it is normal for challengers to meet and kill and steal treasures.
But when this road comes to an end, those ruthless "lone wolves" realize that this challenge has never been about personal heroism, but the common goal of all mankind.
They need companions.
Melee combat takes care of ranged and auxiliary combat, which means the strong ones take care of the weak ones in the early stages.
In the later stages, the ranged and auxiliary characters who stand up will in turn provide the most comprehensive protection to the melee professions.
Following Jiayang's speech, more positive comments appeared in the chat room.
[I have an unused bronze sword. I'll trade it with anyone who brings the materials. The prerequisite is that you're a ranged or support class. Open classes are welcome to contact me for trading.]
[I have a blueprint for bronze leather armor pants, and the materials for ranged and auxiliary belts are M to me.]
[I have a black iron hammer and would like a praying person to give it to me for free. As long as it is upgraded to the second level, I can get a bottle of healing potion every day.]
Where there are advocates, there will be followers. There is always a lack of kind-hearted people in this world.
Mu Zhong asked Wei Huan, "What do you think?"
Wei Huan said, "Just take care of it, but we have to upgrade the wheels and shock absorbers today."
Mu Zhong was thoughtful. "The third day's emergencies can be confirmed to include level challenges, boss challenges, track challenges, and battle royale challenges. How can you be sure it must be a battle royale?"
Wei Huan smiled: "I'm not sure, I just think we should do this."
Mu Zhong reacted and realized that if it was a battle challenge, Wei Huan would have already won.
This is the confidence of a six-star legendary profession, which is enviable.
Wei Huan added, "I'll drive slower today and focus more on the woods. It's unlikely we'll find a gold-level treasure chest on the road. We can only place our hopes on the woods, or on the overall leaderboard rewards after the first level of the challenge."
Mu Zhong recalled and nodded: "The ranking list is divided into combat power ranking list, vehicle performance ranking list, points ranking list and life ranking list.
The first place in these sub-lists will receive a gold treasure chest reward.
In addition, there is a general leaderboard where you can get a platinum treasure chest."
"Yes, it's the overall ranking. Give it a try. I'm confident I can compete."
"Then we can't give away these weapons and equipment lightly. They will all be counted on the combat power rankings. The living rankings are our weak point. The Challenge Legion will specially arrange people to come in and challenge the living rankings every year. With the legion's involvement, their starting point is very high."
“It would be nice if there was a microcosm.”
“This is a purple item.”
"Get first place in the emergency event and you will definitely get a purple item reward."
After hearing this, Mu Zhong understood that Wei Huan was determined to win the championship of "Emergency".
And then step by step won the overall championship.
He had already been planning it, and his target was the platinum treasure chest.
All because of my offensive request yesterday, which was carefully formulated and planned by the other party, implemented in every detail, and executed firmly.
Mu Zhong was moved.
It turns out that I am not a waste, and I can still be expected by others.
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