Chapter 45 Robbery
Li Tieniu got on his bicycle, turned to Meng Qingyin and said, "Come on, I'll give you a ride back."
Meng Qingyin politely declined, saying, "I'll walk by myself. I ate too much at noon and want to digest my food."
Riding on his bicycle was such a pain.
She even recalled the "biting of her buttocks by the Night Demon," which was truly awful.
Li Tieniu rode away somewhat disappointed.
Meng Qingyin strolled back by herself. She still had an hour to decide, so there was no need to rush.
She strolled back to the RV, and before she even got close, she saw that the windows in front of her were covered with leaves.
Meng Qingyin was somewhat surprised; the peas were growing far too fast!
She stepped into the RV, checked the water level, and found there was only 5ml.
This isn't right.
In just a few minutes this morning, the pea stored 20ml of water. She was gone for more than an hour, so how come she only has 5ml?
Looking at the bare pea on the center console, an idea popped into Meng Qingyin's mind.
Could it be...?
Does the rate of water condensation in peas depend on the number of leaves?
The more I think about it, the more I believe that's how it is.
Meng Qingyin decided to hold off on pruning the pea leaves for now and check the water level later.
She accepted the intermediate-level escort mission.
[Intermediate Escort Mission: Please complete the delivery of the goods within the specified time; failure to do so will result in mission failure! Please deliver the goods to the destination intact, otherwise the mission will fail! Mission failure will result in the loss of 10 random items of supplies, and the rewards from the previous mission will also be revoked!]
Seeing this, Meng Qingyin finally understood why she couldn't do intermediate-level tasks after receiving the reward!
If you fail the intermediate mission, you will not only lose 10 random items, but also the rewards from the previous mission! It's truly a case of getting nothing in the end!
Meng Qingyin took a deep breath and continued to check the mission details.
[Note: Retreat is permitted during the escort mission; and it will not consume additional electricity or gasoline (as for human-powered bicycles or tricycles, well, that's just bad luck for you).]
Mission Details: Please deliver the goods to Chen Xiaoling, a worker at the flour mill, within 24 hours. The flour mill is located near Highway 219, approximately 500 kilometers from here.
Task timer: 23:59:59.
Meng Qingyin originally thought that the time limit for intermediate tasks would definitely be shorter, but she didn't expect it to still be 24 hours.
Moreover, the mission distance remains unchanged at 500 kilometers.
What makes the intermediate-level missions so difficult?
She glanced at the map and told Little Elf to take the rightmost asphalt road, and the RV set off again.
Meng Qingyin couldn't figure it out either, so she simply opened the "Escort Channel".
Escort9017: "Have you guys noticed that the number of people in the Escort Channel is decreasing? Did those people fail their missions and get wiped out?"
Escort No. 38087: "No, a friend of mine also failed the mission, but was just kicked out of the escort channel. This mission is still safe and won't endanger your life."
Escort No. 298: "My mission is complete, and the reward is really generous! Do you want to do the intermediate escort mission?"
Escort No. 3709: "What? There's an intermediate escort mission? Is it mandatory? I really don't want to do it."
Escort No. 68: "Intermediate missions are optional, so I accepted one. So far, it doesn't seem to be too difficult."
Escort No. 3908: "But if we fail, we'll lose a lot of supplies, and we won't even be able to keep the reward. I'm still hesitating."
Escort #3: "Hesitation means defeat! I've already accepted, charge!"
Escort No. 57: "I wanted to accept the mission, but I quickly claimed the reward, and then the mission was gone!"
Escort #1079: "I didn't answer. I'm about to be kicked out of the channel. Good luck to you guys!"
"..."
Meng Qingyin glanced at the number of viewers on the channel: 25,107.
It seems that quite a few people either failed the task or successfully completed it and left after receiving their rewards.
She closed the chat area and lay down on the bed in the back for a while. When Little Elf reached the next intersection, she returned to the driver's seat to check the map.
The map still showed five different roads, but the shortest road in the middle had a big red exclamation mark.
What's going on?
Little Ai Elf: [Master, I've integrated the danger detection function with the map! Red exclamation marks on the map indicate danger.]
Meng Qingyin understood; perhaps this was the difficulty of intermediate-level missions?
She made a quick decision: "Let's take the second route from the left!"
If there's danger, it's best to avoid it.
Apart from the shortest route in the middle, the second route on the left is slightly longer, but safer.
Her vehicle has been upgraded and is much faster, so she can easily maneuver around obstacles.
Little Ai Elf: [Yes, Master~]
The RV drove onto the second cement road on the left.
Meng Qingyin glanced at the water level in the peas, which had reached 100ml. It was indeed due to the leaves!
It seems I can't prune the leaves so easily anymore.
However, the car was full of leaves, making it feel like living in a forest, which she found a little uncomfortable.
Meng Qingyin thought for a moment and planted the peas outside the RV. The RV was instantly clean and tidy, with not a single pea left inside.
From the outside, it looks like a giant plant that has come to life and is speeding down the road.
Soon we arrived at the next intersection, but this time there was no red exclamation mark indicating danger.
It seems that not every path is dangerous, so Meng Qingyin chose the shortest one.
After another bumpy stretch of gravel road, Meng Qingyin finally reached the intersection and discovered that two of the roads ahead had red exclamation marks on them.
Fortunately, the shortest route is safe.
But Meng Qingyin had a vague sense of worry.
At first there was only one dangerous road, but now there are two. This is not a good sign.
Sure enough, when the RV reached the next intersection, the map with the red exclamation mark turned into three lines.
Meng Qingyin chose a safe route and continued driving.
At this time, the bodyguard channel also became lively.
Escort No. 39: "I've been robbed!"
Escort No. 7293: "Huh? Someone's robbing the caravan? How are you doing now?"
Escort No. 402: "If the goods are stolen, won't the mission fail?"
Escort No. 31086: "That's right, we absolutely can't give him the goods! Otherwise, the losses will be huge! Don't stop the car, just ram it!"
Escort 39: "My goods have been stolen, the mission failed. I'm about to be kicked out of the escort channel, you guys be careful, don't..."
Escort No. 290: "Be careful of what? Finish what you're saying before you leave!"
No matter how others called out to him, Escort No. 39 never showed up again; he had been kicked out of the Escort Channel.
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