Chapter 14
The chat channel was filled with a constant stream of negative and despairing comments. Occasionally, someone would offer words of encouragement, but these were quickly drowned out by a deluge of negative remarks.
To Qiao Ning's surprise, Li Yangxing, who had been arguing with some people yesterday, offered words of encouragement today after seeing the desperate words posted by some of them. His tone was sincere and genuine, neither fake nor sarcastic.
It's clear he genuinely wanted more people to survive. Even those he had a grudge against didn't want to die.
Human life is of paramount importance. In the face of life and death, some quarrels and grudges seem insignificant.
Qiao Ning couldn't do anything else, she just hoped to open more supplies today and put them in the trading market to exchange for materials, so that she could both store a large amount of materials for future use and save more people.
She had a feeling that she would become increasingly short of materials in the future, so stocking up now was definitely the right thing to do.
Yesterday's lucky star passive opened the Spring Breeze set, and today, just one hour into her journey, she encountered a 4-star chest.
This 4-star chest has a guardian monster, a bluish-black fur... dog? Or wolf? She couldn't quite tell.
Because as soon as that guy saw her, he started panting and wagging his tail.
It is said that a wolf's tail is stiffer than a dog's and usually hangs down rather than swaying.
Qiao Ning didn't quite understand why a dog was placed near a 4-star chest as a guardian monster. A fierce, vicious dog would be fine, but this one…
Qiao Ning thought for a moment, took a sausage from the car, removed the packaging, and tossed it far away.
The large, dark blue dog instantly darted out and grabbed it.
He even forgot about the box he was supposed to guard. After finishing his meal, he ran over and squatted down about five meters away from Qiao Ning. He didn't get close; he just squatted there obediently, his big, bright eyes staring at Qiao Ning expectantly. His intentions...
Qiao Ning glanced at the drool that kept dripping from the dog, and soon there was a patch of drool-soaked saliva in front of the big dog.
It's obvious what it wants.
Qiao Ning hesitated for a moment, then threw away seven or eight bags of dried duck leg snacks that she had opened yesterday.
As she drove away, she glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed that while the dog looked silly, it was quite clever when it ate, even knowing how to unpack the food.
Looking at its fierce appearance and its big mouth, I thought it would just swallow it whole.
The dog munched on a duck leg while watching Qiao Ning's car drive away. After finishing the duck leg in a few bites, it barked twice and then gradually disappeared from sight.
Seeing this, Qiao Ning felt a little puzzled, yet it also seemed to make sense. After all, it was a game, and the treasure-guarding monsters should be virtual, right? Would they disappear as data after dying or losing their function?
Qiao Ning couldn't quite figure it out, but it wasn't something she could understand right now, so she simply stopped thinking about it and focused on driving forward.
Around noon, the dryness level increased again. The air is now so dry that it consumes two humidifier bulbs per hour inside the car.
Fortunately, there were plenty of supply crates today, including many high-star crates, which also brought with it a lot of monsters guarding the treasure. Some people in the chat are happy, while others are sad.
Qiao Ning encountered the treasure-guarding monster five times today, which is unprecedented for her.
The animals were a dog, a cat, a rabbit, a miniature pig, and the last one was a male peacock.
That peacock really left her speechless. It didn't attack her, but just kept displaying its tail feathers in front of her. It was beautiful, but Qiao Ning had no interest in cross-species romance. She coldly picked up the supply box and left.
Qiao Ning was so dumbfounded by the treasure-guarding monster she encountered that she questioned her existence, while Li Yangxing was beaten up by the same monster until he questioned his existence as well.
[Sister Qiao, do you have any healing potions? I just encountered two elite bosses at once, not mobs, but big bosses, and I almost died. I've run out of healing potions... Help! Help! Sister Qiao!]
When Li Yangxing sent the message, Qiao Ning had just snatched the supply box from behind the male peacock. After getting into the car, she immediately stepped on the gas and sped away from the scene, afraid that if she was late, the peacock would fly into the car and refuse to leave.
After seeing the message Li Yangxing sent, Qiao Ning immediately mailed him two sets of medicine for internal and external injuries.
"How are you? Are you alright now?"
[It's alright, I recovered quickly after taking the medicine. Thank you so much, Sister Qiao. You saved me so many times, I really don't know how to repay you. Words cannot express my gratitude. Please just tell me what you need from me in the future, and I'll get any resources you require!]
Qiao Ning is most afraid of people thanking her. She never knows what to say, and feels that nothing she says is right. She can only say that it's okay and there's no rush, and there will be plenty of opportunities to cooperate in the future.
Qiao Ning didn't time it well today. She spent some time dealing with trivial matters and the treasure-guarding monsters, and only encountered supply boxes 18 times. She missed the last one by a few minutes, and the distance tracking system will reset and start counting again the next day.
Qiao Ning felt like she had lost a hundred million.
18 supply crates, totaling 54. Among them, 8 are 4-star, 16 are 3-star, 20 are 2-star, and 10 are 1-star.
Judging from the number of boxes, today's harvest is better than yesterday's, but I don't know what the contents will be.
There were still not many materials left, so Qiao Ning simply threw them into the storage box.
Today's menu included a large quantity of food: 5 jin of sliced beef, 3 jin of sliced lamb, 2 jin of duck blood, 4 jin of crystal duck intestines, 3 jin of hot pot beef slices, 5 slices of snowflake beef steak, and 2 jin of spicy beef strips (marinated fresh).
3 jin of black tripe, 4 jin of honeycomb tripe, 2 jin of beef aorta, 2 jin of crispy pork, 2 jin of fried dough sticks for hot pot, 2 jin of cilantro, 2 jin of tofu, 2 jin of garland chrysanthemum, 1 jin of bok choy, 1 jin of dried tofu sheets, 1 jin of kelp knots, and 3 jin of large prawns.
2 jin of Sichuan-style rice noodles, 3 bottles of sesame paste (500g each), and 2 cans of chili oil (500g each)
Qiao Ning felt that the game was hinting to her that they would have hot pot tonight.
There were also 20 moisturizing sets, some medicine, some snacks, eggs, large bones, beef tenderloin and other fresh food totaling more than ten kilograms.
The rest are game items.
These are basically the types of products available: car protective film, tire reinforcement, and vehicle maintenance cards.
She previously found blueprints for a refrigerator and an ice maker, and this time she found blueprints for a freezer and an oven. She's already built the ice maker, but not the others. The main problem is that the car is only so big; after putting in a small bed, there's not much space left.
Those things all consume electricity constantly. With the storage box available, we really don't need them much.
There are a total of 5 planting pots and quite a few seeds. Apples, peaches, cherries, and bananas have already been planted, and vegetables include garlic sprouts, scallions, ginger, garlic, and bok choy.
Today, the passive effect of the Lucky Star was exceptionally powerful, allowing Qiao Ning to obtain the "Smart Chip" she had been longing for.
This is the last thing missing from the car concierge system.
With the addition of a smart chip, this butler system is truly complete and can play its real role.
With the smart home system, Qiao Ning no longer needs to get up in the middle of the night to harvest her vegetables; she can simply give the smart home system a command. She also doesn't have to painstakingly clean her car every day; the smart home system takes care of that for her.
Qiao Ning doesn't even need to drive herself anymore; the smart assistant can drive for her and notify her in advance when there are supply boxes, so she can just go down and pick them up.
I have to say, this smart home assistant is truly an essential tool for home and travel; it's an amazing system.
With her hands free, Qiao Ning would cook all sorts of delicious food or watch TV and movies when she had nothing to do. The TV was a device she had bought before and had been installed a long time ago, but Qiao Ning hadn't used it much because she had to drive. She was also very tired at night and just wanted to browse the chat channels for a while before going to sleep.
Now that we have a smart assistant to help us drive, this video player will naturally come in handy in the future.
Qiao Ning ate hot pot that night. The game had given out all the ingredients, and so many, it seemed unreasonable not to eat them.
She's from the North, and she always dips her hot pot in sesame sauce. She especially loves dipping sliced beef and tripe in sesame sauce, adding a little chili oil, sesame oil, and a pinch of salt to the sauce. One bite, and the aroma is so enticing it makes your soul feel like it's floating on air.
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