Day 1 25℃
At seven o'clock the next morning, Yu Cisheng got out of bed. "Staying in bed is definitely the most comfortable thing."
The cafeteria for the standard rooms was on the 12th floor. Yu Cisheng went in and found that there were not many people. After a quick breakfast, she prepared to leave the service area and continue her journey.
As soon as I arrived on the first floor, a receptionist approached me. "Hello. How do you like the service area?"
"It's fine." Yu Cisheng looked at the other person warily, her sixth sense telling her that the receptionist definitely didn't have good intentions.
"Just one highway coin is all it takes to stay at the service area for a day. No more worrying about being on the highway! Would you like to stay?" the receptionist said with a stiff, perfect smile, her eyes gleaming with expectation.
"Thank you? No need." Under the receptionist's gaze, Yu Cisheng's hair stood on end, and she quickly refused.
Finally, Yu Cisheng left under the regretful gaze of the receptionist.
"What a pity, I thought we'd have another colleague." The receptionist watched Yu Cisheng's retreating figure, her smile curving to an almost unbelievable degree.
Yu Cisheng walked to the door and looked up at the large screen where her missing person notice was being played.
"Jingxiu, this is Yu Cisheng. I'm doing well, so don't worry. Take care of yourself, and we'll meet again sometime."
I overheard people around me discussing it.
"Who is this? This is really extravagant."
"Hey, you don't know? Yu Cisheng is a big shot who directly sells drinking water, ice, and air conditioners in the trading mall."
"Comparison is the thief of joy? We're just asking in the chat channel, and they just show us on a big screen."
"Damn! I'm so envious!"
Yu Cisheng didn't listen any further and went straight back to her car. She sat in the car for a while, trying to calm herself. When the receptionist was watching her, she felt like she was being watched by something unknown, and if she hesitated any longer, it seemed she wouldn't be able to leave.
"Are you leaving?" a voice came from outside the car. Yu Cisheng turned her head and saw Dai Wenwen, Lu Lu, and the others.
“Yes? Ah, we can’t stay here forever.” Yu Cisheng rolled down the car window and said to everyone.
"Bon Voyage!"
"Bon Voyage."
They then went their separate ways to their respective highways.
[Game update complete]
Congratulations to all players for entering the second disaster cycle!
The disasters expected in the next 10 days are: low temperatures, blizzards, and freezing temperatures.
[A battle royale will take place on the tenth day of the game; the specific rules will be revealed on that day.]
[The number of survivors in the testing zone 36,999 is 42,943, less than 100,000. The zone will be merged soon.]
[The merger of districts was successful. District 26348 has 31624 survivors, and District 13248 has 25433 survivors. They have been merged into District 36999.]
The game currently has 30,000 servers, with 100,000 players in each server.
The current number of survivors in District 36999 is 100,000.
[I hope everyone can survive to the end.]
"Ten thousand fewer people from the districts..." Yu Cisheng sighed softly. He immediately focused his attention to analyze the situation of this disaster cycle.
"Low temperatures, blizzards, and freezing temperatures—that's a triple whammy! Luckily, I'm from the north and have experienced winter cold snaps before; otherwise, I probably wouldn't know how to keep warm."
"For cold-weather clothing, we have patterns for warm hats, warm gloves, and warm scarves, as well as thermal underwear and socks. We also have down comforters and down jackets."
For heating, we have hand warmers, an air conditioner, and a stove, as well as window tinting for the car; that should be enough for now. We also have a good amount of food stored, and planters; for water, we have three water collectors and a water purifier, which is more than sufficient.
"So this cycle of my life isn't too stressful. My main goal is to stockpile and store blueprints and special items."
"Battle Royale is the most dangerous." Yu Cisheng knew his own limitations. He couldn't even defeat a slightly stronger wild animal, let alone someone participating in Battle Royale.
Anyone who has watched a few battle royale movies should know that to survive to the end, luck, skill, weaponry, and intelligence gathering are all indispensable.
With nine days left to prepare, Yu Cisheng wasn't in a great hurry.
[Do you want to check in for the 13th time?]
【yes?】
[Check-in successful, 1 check-in remaining]
Congratulations to the player for obtaining 4 anti-skid tires!
[Check-in successful, 0 check-ins remaining]
[Congratulations, player, you have obtained 2 stun batons]
Anti-skid tires: After use, they increase car safety on ice by 20% and increase fuel consumption by 10%.
[Stun gun: 70 cm long, made of iron, voltage range of 10,000-100,000 volts (capable of stunning a person)]
Use the skill: Money Can Move Mountains.
Congratulations to the player for obtaining 7 Highway Coins, with 1 use remaining.
Congratulations to the player for obtaining 6 Highway Coins, with 0 uses remaining.
Use the skill: Fortune and Misfortune are Intertwined.
[Used successfully. Day 12: Calamity]
[Current interior temperature: 25℃, humidity: 30%; exterior temperature: 25℃, humidity: 30%]
Yu Cisheng manufactured four snow chains and stored them with the anti-skid tires, intending to use them during future blizzards and freezing weather. After all, using two together would directly increase fuel consumption by 30%, which would be difficult even for him to bear.
[Snow chains: Each additional snow chain increases vehicle safety on ice by 10% and fuel consumption by 5%. Manufacturing requires 50 iron, 10 wood, 10 rubber, and 10 plastic.]
Yu Cisheng then used the basic automatic assisted driving system to continue searching for supplies. By noon, he had collected a total of 4 red resource boxes, 5 orange resource boxes, and 2 yellow resource boxes.
Gasoline x 200
20 heat packs
Off-road outfit x2 sets (top and pants)
Crossbow bolts (lv2) x6
Hiking boots x 4 pairs
Gold×10
2 flashlights
Raincoat x2
Positioner x2
Telescope ×1
"The automatic driving assistance system is really worth 70 road credits. Apart from starting and stopping, which requires manual operation, you don't need to do anything on straight roads."
Yu Cisheng rubbed her back, which had been sitting all morning. It was much better than during the last disaster period, since she could either lie down with her seat flat or sit cross-legged.
Afterwards, while eating the beef noodles sent by Fan Jie, Yu Cisheng pondered whether he should trade some special items. He then manufactured 10 water purifiers and water collectors and listed them in the trading market.
[Exchange water purifier for special items or 1000 units or more of supplies] ×10
[Exchange Water Collector for Special Items or 1000+ Units of Resources] ×10
Yu Cisheng posted a weather forecast in the chat channel.
"The current outside temperature is 25°C and the humidity is 30%."
Then they took out the solar panel blueprints, manufactured them, and integrated them with the car's automatic system.
[Solar panel design: After installation, it can automatically integrate with the roof of a car, generating 5 kWh of electricity per day (currently, daily electricity consumption is 2 kWh)]
"Now we don't have to use the generators sparingly anymore, and we won't lack the hand warmers and hot water that are urgently needed in low temperatures."
They then continued their search for supplies.
Meanwhile, within the service area...
"Wang Yang, are you sure you want to stay here?" The man in the black short-sleeved shirt asked Wang Yang with a worried expression.
"Of course, Xu Long, you're too naive. Didn't she just say that she can stay here without highway currency? She just needs to work, and it doesn't matter where she works."
"I don't want to keep driving on the highway anymore. I have to face all sorts of disasters and worry about wild animals. That's not the life I want." Wang Yang said with a disdainful look.
"Alright, since you're determined to do it your way, I won't try to persuade you anymore. I stayed in your presidential suite yesterday, so as a token of my gratitude, I'll give you three highway coins."
"Whatever, good luck then." Wang Yang didn't care, and walked back to the hall with his face covered in bruises. "Damn it! Which bastard hit me? If I catch him, I'll kill him!"
"Welcome to our service area 36999." All the staff in the service area stood in the lobby and welcomed Wang Yang and others who chose to stay.
The crowd was completely unaware of the situation, simply reveling in the bliss of escaping the cycle of highway disasters.
At this moment, Yu Cisheng looked at the monkey next to the green resource box and prepared to get out of the car to pick it up. As soon as he got out of the car, the monkey kept throwing stones at him.
Yu Cisheng took out his shield, blocking the stones thrown at him as he ran quickly towards the monkey. He then drew his large cleaver and slashed at the monkey.
[Receive 1 Highway Coin]
[Obtained 500g of meat]
[Obtain 10 peach pits]
[Received 10 peaches]
[Received 500ml of Monkey Wine]
"It seems like there are more loot dropping than before." Yu Cisheng put the dropped supplies into her system inventory and continued on her way.
By 7 PM, a total of 5 red resource boxes, 5 orange resource boxes, 4 yellow resource boxes, and 1 green resource box had been collected.
Gasoline x 200
500ml mineral water x 6
20 silk threads
10 pieces of cotton cloth
Beanbag chair x1 (1.5 meters)
300ml x 6 yogurt
500g of meat
100g of kerosene
mink coat x1
fertilizer ×9
Coal × 20
Kerosene lamp blueprint ×1
[Kerosene lamp blueprint: After use, the temperature increases by 3°C, and it can dispel darkness within a one-meter radius.]
[Requires 20 wood, 3 silk threads, 10 iron, 10 copper, 10g kerosene, and 10 coal to manufacture]
"After having a flashlight, the kerosene lamp became somewhat useless."
[Current interior temperature: 20℃, humidity: 35%; exterior temperature: 20℃, humidity: 35%]
"During hot weather, the temperature increases by 5°C per day, but during cold weather, it drops by 5°C in a single day, which means a daily drop of 10°C. What if it reaches -65°C on the last day? That's a really troublesome temperature situation."
Yu Cisheng suddenly felt a slight headache. Just then, she received a picture of mutton pilaf from Fanwei. She ate while browsing the chat channel.
"I really miss life at the service area. I used to look down on hotel standard rooms, but now I feel like a standard room is heaven."
"This old car is so small and cramped, it's not even as comfortable as sleeping on the floor in the service area lobby. If I didn't have any highway tolls and didn't want to work, I would have stayed there long ago."
"The weather is alright today, neither too cold nor too hot. I wonder how low the temperature will drop during this cold snap."
"The service area is indeed nice, but don't you guys think the smiles of the staff there are a bit strange?"
"It's alright, the customer is always right, and many of the service staff have stiff smiles."
"I find it strange, it's a bit like the uncanny valley effect in horror movies."
Finding nothing particularly important, Yu Cisheng closed the chat channel and began processing applications for water purifiers, water collectors, and air conditioners.
Yu Cisheng would approve any item that was roughly the same. After all, she didn't lack anything at the moment, and even if she didn't need it now, there was no guarantee she wouldn't need it in the future. Besides, it would also help others to some extent—a win-win situation!
Yu Cisheng obtained the following items: Iron x1500, Copper x1500, Wood x4000, Plastic x1000, Rubber x1000, Glass x500, Coal x300, Silver x200
1 canteen, 1 130-liter backpack
Whistle x1, Swiss Army knife x1, metal can (3 liters) x1
Empty first aid kit x1, small water purifier (1 liter per day) x1
10-meter elastic cord x1, waterproof watch x1, waterproof bags x10
"For a battle royale game, these supplies should be enough. I'm not interested in killing people or looting resources; I just want to survive to the end."
After packing up the supplies, Yu Cisheng prepared to go to sleep.
Number of survivors: 99,992/100,000
The night was pitch black. Just as Yu Cisheng was drifting off to sleep, she heard a "hoohoo" sound and immediately woke up.
Looking up, I saw a huge tiger, 3 meters long, circling around the car.
Yu Cisheng's sleepiness vanished instantly. He quickly sat up, climbed into the driver's seat, and warily watched the tiger's movements.
"Roar!" With a sudden roar from the tiger, Yu Cisheng quickly started the car and floored the accelerator.
"Drive at maximum speed!" The basic vehicle automatic driver assistance system was activated again. The car shot off like an arrow.
With a loud crack, the car was handed over to the autopilot. Yu Cisheng turned around and saw that the trunk glass had been shattered by the tiger's paw. The culprit was relentlessly chasing after the car.
The car maintained a speed of 100 km/h. After about half an hour, the tiger's stamina decreased, and it gradually disappeared from sight.
Yu Cisheng dared not let his guard down and drove for another half hour before stopping. During that time, he also picked up a yellow resource box. Inside was 20 saltpeter.
"That was close. Luckily I wasn't sleeping too soundly, otherwise I wouldn't even know how I died." Yu Cisheng parked the car on the side of the road, thinking that it must have been caused by some kind of "trouble," otherwise the probability of him encountering a large wild animal was so low.
While I was thinking, I felt a cool breeze blowing from behind. I turned around and found that all the windows of the trunk were shattered. If I hadn't run fast, those huge tiger claws would probably have smashed my head instead.
Yu Cisheng quickly took out a beginner-level vehicle repair card and used it. The card disappeared, a flash of white light appeared, and the glass was as good as new, with no trace of breakage.
Yu Cisheng was so exhausted that he collapsed in the driver's seat, completely too weak to return to the back seat. He simply reclined the seat and fell asleep.
Number of survivors: 99,134/100,000
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