Chapter 15 Box Trading
Meng Qingyin spent the entire morning searching for supply boxes.
She discovered that most of the supply boxes were not in conspicuous locations; some were hidden in sand pits, some were hidden in bushes, and some were even hundreds of meters away from the road.
For players without an exploration device, the locations of some supply crates can be difficult to find.
She even felt that the number of supply boxes scattered around each player was roughly the same.
The only difference is that some players have sharp eyes or use powerful items to find more supply boxes.
Some players simply cannot see the hidden supply crates, so they have been busy for so long but have not found many crates.
Of course, this is just her guess.
But her guess was soon confirmed.
[Pheasant: Those people who can't find the supply boxes are so pitiful. They won't survive much longer at this rate.]
[White Fox: The number of supply crates around the players is the same. If they didn't look carefully and missed them, who can they blame?]
[Canglang: Exactly. Many players don't look carefully for supply crates. Even 007 (the game's developer) is frustrated by this. They even came up with a "Crane Search Contest" as a reward, trying various ways to remind players to search carefully, but the effect is minimal. A whole morning has passed, and those careless players still haven't found any supply crates.]
[Hyena: If you ask me, 007 is too lenient. Those careless players should be eliminated. Why give them a guaranteed reward?]
[Honey Badger: Should I go and take down those lazy players?]
[White Fox: Big Brother, are you really not afraid of the main system's punishment?]
Honey Badger: Life and death are nothing to me; if you're not convinced, then fight!
[Azure Wolf: No, no, no! We don't want to be buried with them!]
Meng Qingyin: "..."
It has to be the honey badger.
However, her idea turned out to be correct.
The supply crates around each player are identical.
She glanced at the chat area, where everyone was discussing how many supply boxes they had found.
She had no intention of participating in such a discussion, and glanced at the fruits of her labor that morning—four boxes of supplies.
It's already 12 o'clock, lunchtime, so no supply boxes will be respawning.
Meng Qingyin drove her electric scooter to the nearest supply box so that she could grab it and leave as soon as it was 1 p.m.
As for the four supply boxes, she didn't plan to keep them either.
What if I can get some kind of item?
Meng Qingyin carefully examined the supply boxes and found no special patterns. She then opened all four supply boxes at once and obtained [Plastic x2], [Stainless Steel x1], [Rubber x1], [Iron Pot x1], [Baby x1], and [Sports Underwear x1].
Surprisingly, there was no food or water available.
She prefers additive-free mineral water to overly sweet drinks.
But none of them.
However, having a set of sports underwear is still very practical for close-fitting clothing.
Meng Qingyin put her sports bra and pants into the storage box, then disassembled the supply box. She opened a pack of compressed biscuits and ate them. After finishing, she drank some mineral water and felt full.
While compressed biscuits may not be the most delicious, they are undeniably filling.
Meng Qingyin glanced at the vehicle upgrade materials.
Upgrade materials needed: 40/50 Plastic, 37/50 Sheet Metal, 51/50 Rubber, 51/50 Wood Plank, 4/4 Tire, 0/4 Glass (Keep upgrading!)
We're almost all done, but we don't have many chicken heart fruits left. It shouldn't be too difficult to exchange for the remaining materials.
Two portions of chicken hearts can be exchanged for 10 portions of plastic, three portions of chicken hearts for 15 portions of sheet metal, and the remaining four portions of chicken hearts can be exchanged for four portions of glass.
Once it was listed on the trading platform, Meng Qingyin stopped paying attention to it, because it was already past one o'clock.
With only four hours left in the box-finding contest, she had to race against time to find as many boxes as possible.
Fortunately, her vehicle has a detection function, so it won't miss any supply boxes.
However, we cannot let our guard down. There are 100,000 players in this area, and other players may have obtained powerful items or had some kind of serendipitous encounter.
In short, everything is unknown until the results are in.
Meng Qingyin first picked up the nearest supply box, placed it on the back of the truck, and then rode her bicycle to the next supply box.
The next supply box is 5km away. The tricycle's fastest speed is 30km/h, so it will take some time to get there.
【Master, the journey is boring. Would you like Xiao Ai to play some music for you?】
Meng Qingyin: "Okay, let's play some upbeat and energetic music."
After saying that, he opened the chat area again.
[Yes, Master. Now, please enjoy "The Lone Warrior."]
As the familiar prelude began, Meng Qingyin twisted the tricycle all the way to the end, and it drove forward.
Anonymous: "Buying supply crates, especially unopened ones! I'll offer you a bottle of water, a food container, and a vehicle upgrade material! You might not get this much even if you open a crate, so why not sell the crates to me? It's a win-win situation! Supplies are limited, first come, first served!"
A fleeting dream: "You can do it like that? With that kind of brain, you'll succeed at anything."
Zhang Jingyu: "The average person doesn't have enough resources to support this kind of gameplay. After all, for some people, opening a supply crate doesn't even yield this many resources. You have to be a pro!"
Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, oh my god: "Anonymous? This nickname looks familiar, haven't I seen it somewhere before?"
I am the lucky one (fake): "I remember him, he's the player who came in third place in yesterday's lunch-sharing contest!"
Iron Horse and Ice River: "So the gap between us was widened from the very beginning!"
Fish Scale: "I suddenly thought of a good idea. Since I'm not planning to compete for the top ten anyway, and I can't beat those lucky ones, I might as well sell my supply boxes. Wouldn't that give me another guaranteed reward?"
Strawberry Cake: "Your idea is great, but there's a catch: you have to be really unlucky and not get anything good from the supply crates. Some people are really lucky, so isn't it great to open the supply crates themselves?"
The wealthy man said, "Buying supply crates! One bottle of water, one food item, and two upgrade materials. Contact me if interested!"
I'm unlucky: "Wow, it's already rolled up?"
Niu Niu: "Hey non-European player, you're pretty lucky! Why don't you buy some? Join them and start bidding! I have two supply crates here, highest bidder wins!"
I'm unlucky: "Not interested."
Zhao Lan: "I've noticed a pattern: before opening supply crates, everyone should check for any unusual patterns on them. If there are, be careful, there might be danger inside! But at the same time, dangerous supply crates often contain more valuable items!"
Princess Dress: "Thank you, Zhao Lan. I was just about to open the box when I heard your advice and found a mouse pattern! I was prepared in advance so I didn't get bitten by the mouse."
The wealthy man said, "Zhao Lan, can you shut up? Why don't you just keep this to yourself? Why tell everyone? Now that you've said it, who's going to sell me patterned supply crates?"
Good Luck Always: "Wealthy and powerful, I hereby unilaterally declare that I will not exchange supply boxes with you! No wonder they say there's no merchant without guile. You knew this all along, yet you still came to collect our special boxes. What were you up to?!"
Heartbreaker: "I have a regular supply crate here, anyone interested in buying it? First come, first served!"
Seeing the emerging "box trading" in the chat area, Meng Qingyin was unsure what to do.
If everyone is collecting supply crates, there's no doubt she won't make it into the top ten.
Does she want to accept it too?
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