Chapter 6
[Player Qiao Ning has been detected to have obtained a vehicle repair card. Perform a talent card scan?]
Qiao Ning was still worrying about where to get all the materials needed to upgrade her car when she suddenly heard a system notification.
Talent Scan Card Model?
Qiao Ningke hadn't forgotten the golden talent she finally drew—Card Manufacturing Expert.
The description only states that this talent can copy most cards, but it doesn't explain how to use the talent specifically.
Qiao Ning scanned the card template as prompted by the system.
Vehicle Repair Card Mold: 1-Star Card Mold
An essential tool for manufacturing vehicle repair cards.
Vehicle Repair Card: The card will be consumed immediately upon confirmation of use.
Using one card can instantly restore a basic vehicle to its original condition. It's an indispensable magical card for your journey.
Production time: 2 hours/piece (with talent bonus)
Crafting cooldown: 1 hour/time (with talent bonus)
Manufacturing materials: None (talent exemption)
Qiao Ning was stunned.
Talented individuals, or talent immunity?
All I can say is, she truly deserves the title of "Golden Talent"?
Having never obtained a card before, Qiao Ning knew that since this third talent was gold, it must have some strengths, but she didn't expect it to be this strong.
Card manufacturing, material exemption!
Think of how much resources and effort this will save her!
And then there's this card template. It's basically a disguised form of "card blueprints".
However, the probability of getting a card template is much lower than that of a card.
Qiao Ning doesn't need to go through all that trouble. She only needs to obtain a card and use the scanning function that comes with her talent to get a card model for free.
With a card mold, countless cards can be reproduced.
This golden talent is truly formidable.
Qiao Ning manufactured the vehicle repair card and then used the blueprints for the car butler system to unlock the icon.
The butler system, a type of vehicle, is also a game item and will be displayed in your inventory.
Qiao Ning can install it manually, or she can click on the Car Butler System in her backpack and select the "Install" button.
The latter does not allow you to choose the installation location; it can only use the system's default location.
Qiao Ning didn't rush to replace the four reinforced tires. The original tires weren't damaged yet and could still be used for a while. She could replace them when they were worn out and unusable.
The humidifier bulbs are not needed at the moment and have been stored in the glove compartment. The air inside the car is a bit dry, but it's within a tolerable range, so we don't need them yet.
The exhaust system blueprints require 100 of each of four metals: iron, copper, and silver. Since we don't have enough materials, we'll put it aside for now and try opening a few more supply crates this afternoon to see if we can gather enough.
Protective film pattern, requires 30 parts plastic and 30 parts rubber.
There's enough material. Qiao Ning originally planned to make a universal flush toilet with the materials she had, but since she now had enough to make a car wrap, she simply made one.
Toilets are a daily necessity, but not a necessity for survival.
Car window film offers protection against dryness, cracking, sun exposure, rain, and corrosion. It's quite useful. It can be incredibly effective in crucial moments.
After taking stock of the supplies, Qiao Ning took out an electric cooker and a frying pan to prepare a meal.
An electric cooker can cook rice. She's been eating fast food since yesterday, and now she just wants to have a proper meal of rice.
As for the dishes...
Qiao Ning's deceased mother was a chef, and she learned to cook from her mother from a young age. If it weren't for the changes in her family later, she might have become a good chef.
Qiao Ning used cola and the seasonings from the braised meat spice packet to make cola chicken drumsticks, and also stewed some potato chunks in it.
She loves those potato chunks that have soaked up all the broth and are stewed until they're soft and creamy—they're incredibly flavorful and delicious. Even without meat, she can easily eat a whole bowl of rice with just these potato chunks.
After eating and drinking her fill, Qiao Ning leaned back in the driver's seat and opened the chat channel again.
Aside from some messages about buying water and other supplies, most people seemed to have gotten used to the game and were chatting idly.
Some people with more supplies and living comfortably are even posting photos of their belongings and lunches. Only a few are still complaining.
Indeed, animals strive to adapt to their environment in order to survive, and humans are no exception.
Today I killed a treasure-guarding monster that looked like a piglet. After killing it, I chose to dismantle it in my inventory and got a thick pigskin, 10 catties of pork, 2 catties of pig blood, 2 catties of pork ribs, 4 pig trotters, as well as pig ears, pig tails, and some offal.
I happened to get some seasonings and a pot yesterday, so I made sweet and sour pork ribs for lunch today. It's a pity I didn't get any rice; the rice in the trading area is ridiculously expensive, and I couldn't bear to exchange it. So I just ate some steamed buns and drank some water with the sweet and sour pork ribs. (Attached is a picture)
Tears welled up in my eyes uncontrollably. I checked your profile, and you're actually a young lady! Sister, can I trade you a moisturizing lip balm for five pieces of sweet and sour pork ribs? This rice-loving person is so hungry, waaaah!
Sure, but don't bother asking me about other people's ribs. I only have this much, and it's not enough for myself. If anyone else wants any other dishes, I can cook them, and the price is reasonable. Just so you know, my cooking skills are average, and I won't accept returns or refunds even if the food isn't good.
Qiao Ning felt like she had opened the door to a new world. Could it be that she could "open a restaurant" in the trading area?
Thinking about all the steps involved in cooking, Qiao Ning was tempted but found it troublesome. Selling occasionally was fine, but selling in large quantities would be exhausting.
Human joys and sorrows are not shared. I haven't had a proper meal in a day and a night, and I can only get a few snacks from one-star chests each time, and the quantity is extremely small. Meanwhile, some people have already achieved meat and vegetable freedom...
[Upstairs +1, my food drop rate is just as low as yours, I suspect this game doesn't even want me to survive.]
【No, I'm telling you two, if you're short on food, go trade other resources. I see lots of people selling food in the trading area; it's not expensive, you can get some food with just a few basic materials.】
That's true, but we don't know what the game's current state is, so I can't just sell materials. Other resources aren't easy to sell either.
【Then you can go hungry. All that complaining and haggling boils down to two words: stinginess. You want good food but don't want to trade. You can't expect to get all that free stuff. Take my advice: instead of wasting your time complaining in the chat, you should drive a few more kilometers to find supplies.】
[You guys can easily get food replaced, but I'm short of water and gas, did I even say anything? It's hard to get anything replaced, and even a small replacement is ridiculously expensive.]
This morning, Qiao Ning didn't cut any materials other than timber.
Thinking of the large amount of materials needed for the several blueprints she had, Qiao Ning felt an immediate sense of urgency. Without resting for long, she started the car and drove off.
The system time is currently 1:28 PM. Driving at full speed without rest, we encounter a supply crate approximately every 42 minutes. In addition, picking up supplies and frequently drinking water requires getting out of the car multiple times to relieve myself, which also takes some time.
In order to find more supply boxes, Qiao Ning didn't turn off the engine until 8 p.m.
We encountered supply crates 9 times along the way: 5 one-star crates, 15 two-star crates, and 7 three-star crates, for a total of 27 crates.
She's opening fewer and fewer 1-star chests; most of them are just lumber or snacks like cookies.
The number of 2-star crates seems to be increasing, but the total amount of supplies is far less than yesterday.
This time, 75 supplies were obtained from 15 supply boxes.
The materials are still pitifully scarce: 30 iron blocks, 20 copper blocks, 10 plastic, and 10 rubber.
That's all.
Qiao Ning had a headache; she found it hard to believe that this was the total amount of materials she had obtained from 15 two-star supply boxes.
Of all the supplies, she was most in need of materials, but she just couldn't get many of them.
She didn't doubt her luck in the game; she suspected that without good fortune, she might not have gotten a single material.
There were plenty of other supplies:
10 moisturizing lip balms, 50 packs of moisturizing cleansing wipes, 5 each of moisturizing face cream, body lotion, hand cream, shampoo, and hair mask.
Two first-aid medical kits and five boxes of medicine specifically for heatstroke (each box contains a single vial).
Car protective film *1, reinforced tires *1
60 units of gasoline, 2 liters of drinking water
10 jin of rice, 5 jin of flour, 2 jin of braised pork (secret recipe), 2 bottles of chili oil (500ml each), 1 jin of tofu, and 2 jin of Shanghai bok choy.
To Qiao Ning's greatest surprise, she got some seeds!
Her planting pots can finally be used!
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