24 Iceberg Snowfield-Day 9
◎Mysterious Fragments◎
Getting up early has become a habit. Yan Lan gets up on time and quickly completes a whole set of actions: signing in, exercising, washing up, and eating breakfast.
The sign-in quests for the past few days had been quite simple, but the rewards had been mediocre. Sometimes, she missed the more bizarre quests the system gave her; at least the rewards were generous.
Today is the 9th day in the Iceberg and Snowfield map. The temperature has dropped to -30℃. The snow on the road is up to the knees. People seem to be shorter when they walk on it, which looks funny and ridiculous.
The impact of the continued low temperatures was also obvious, with travel difficulties, scarce treasure chests, a shortage of charcoal, and casualties.
After yesterday's hailstorm, players suffered heavy losses. Over the past night, dozens of people were lost in the H-38 area, and now there are only 9,600 players.
The chat group started to become active again. Every time the number of players dropped significantly, some players would spontaneously organize to discuss and accumulate experience and lessons.
Yan Lan did not participate, she had more important things to do - upgrading.
Yes, after 6 days of hard work, I can finally upgrade again!
[Do you want to upgrade it by spending 1000 Glass, 1000 Metal, 1000 Rubber, and 200 Electronic Components? Yes/No.]
【yes】
After a familiar flash of white light, the RV under my feet transformed.
[Current level: Medium RV Lv5
Next level upgrade requirements: Glass × 5000, Metal × 5000, Rubber × 5000, Electronic Components × 2000.
What surprised her most was the area of the RV. It was only 1.7*5 square meters before and looked small, but now it has expanded several times and is about 3*10 meters in size.
This highway has 50 lanes, and assumming each lane is 3.5 meters wide, it is about 175 meters wide. Although her RV is much more exaggerated than in reality, this is a game world, and this width is not worth mentioning at all.
The driver's seat has been changed from a two-seater to a four-seater, and you can reach the interior by lifting the curtain from the driver's seat.
The bed on the big forehead is still there, and there is also a sky ceiling. If the weather is good at night, you might be able to see the stars.
The interior layout is the same as before, except that a bedroom has been added to the original one.
The bedroom is located behind the bathroom, 8 square meters, with a large bed of 2*2.2 meters. You can rest here when you don’t want to climb into bed.
In addition, the performance of the RV has been improved compared to before, the glass is significantly thicker, and the number of wheels has increased from the original 4 to 6.
Yan Lan looked around and was very satisfied. The RV had a larger space for activities, and life would not be so depressing.
The news of the upgrade spread quickly in the group. After more than ten days of getting along, everyone habitually used her as a benchmark.
"Boss Yan, how much materials are needed to upgrade to the next level?"
Yan Lan reported it truthfully.
"Fuck, there are so many. Each slot in my backpack can only hold 1,000. I can't even fit 5,000 of each material in my backpack. I might as well just lie back and do nothing!"
"Do you have ambition? You still have some."
"That's easy to say. I spent 100 on car repairs yesterday, and another 30 on snow chains. I can't save enough."
"That's right. It's easier to spend money than to make money."
After an attack yesterday, the supply dropped dramatically, and the demand boosted everyone’s enthusiasm for treasure chests, leading to an increase in sales of snow chains, canopy umbrellas, and sunglasses.
It takes 10 metals to produce one snow chain, and she sells it at twice its value. This chain can be used for a long time and can be broken down into metal when not in use, so she's selling it at a reasonable price.
The feeling of driving the upgraded RV is different from the original one, and Snowball is very excited.
It was round and there were no sunglasses that fit it, so Yan Lan made two pieces of cloth strips to tie on it to prevent the strong radiation from hurting its eyes.
They produce supplies indoors.
Charcoal is still the main item manufactured, while the others are made in batches of dozens and then added after they are sold out.
When there were no customers, she would browse other people's trading centers to see if there was anything she needed. Recently, a group of players in H-38 area had obtained professions, and they could find a lot of things.
Xie Yuan is one of them, but his job is a bit useless, librarian.
Others are nutritionists, pharmacists, or at least housewives, but he is a useless librarian.
In real life, being an administrator would be a stable job, but in an inhumane survival game, it is simply useless.
He has a 50% chance of getting a book every day. On the first day it was a magazine, on the second day it was nothing, on the third day it was a comic book, and today it was a chemistry textbook.
Magazines and comics are fine, they're still a bit entertaining, but this chemistry textbook is just ridiculous!
There's no point in keeping it, so I just put it up for sale in the trading center, hoping someone will buy it and exchange it for some supplies.
But after so many days, nothing was left except one or two "hehe"s passing by.
But today, there was a private message.
Xie Yuan thought it was just another casual order and didn't hold out any hope. He replied lazily, "Please let me know if you need anything."
"I want all four. How much do I charge?"
Xie Yuan's half-closed eyes suddenly opened, staring at the familiar name and asked, "Do you really want all four?"
"Yes, how much?"
Xie Yuan: "Just...just charcoal, it's up to you."
He knew that Yan Lan had the most charcoal.
Yan Lan looked at the reply from the other side and fell into deep thought. She was also asked to give it carefully. If she gave too much, she would suffer a loss, and if she gave too little, it would not be okay. It was really a test for her.
"How about 15 charcoal pieces?"
Xie Yuan could hardly believe it. Something that no one was interested in before was now sold for 15 charcoals. Charcoal was a rare commodity that could not be obtained even by snatching.
The other party's 15 charcoals quickly turned over. Xie Yuan opened his mouth, revealing 8 big teeth, and clicked to confirm quickly as if he was in a hurry.
Haha, it seems his job is not completely useless!
Yan Lan received the chemistry book, flipped through it, and gave it to Shi Yuanyuan.
"Last time you said you were looking for someone to research the cigarettes sold by the Sandmans. I wonder if this will be of any help to you."
Shi Yuanyuan: "I don't know much about this, but it should be related. I'll pass it on to him."
Yan Lan: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Shi Yuanyuan: "Well, I don't like that guy named Sha either."
Then he sent another message: "I also upgraded today, to a small RV like yours. Although it's a far cry from my real-life mansion, it feels different when you earn it through your own hard work."
Yan Lan smiled, full of respect. He suddenly changed from a spoiled rich second generation to a hard-working survivor who had to do everything by himself. Not everyone can bear that sense of gap.
But he survived, and not only survived, he lived well.
I once said that I wanted to lend him materials for upgrading, but was rejected.
He felt that he could live a good life with an off-road vehicle, but once people start to bother others, it will become a habit. His cousin taught him that he must do his best to do things that he can do by himself.
When talking about his cousin, Shi Yuanyuan was full of praise.
"My cousin is so handsome now, you really don't want to see his photo?"
Yan Lan didn't know how to answer for a moment, so she found an excuse and escaped.
She had just upgraded and the system also gave her a diamond treasure chest.
According to current knowledge, there are four levels of treasure chests: bronze, silver, gold, and diamond. Diamond is the highest level she has ever obtained. It is not yet known whether there are higher levels.
However, the last time I got a diamond treasure chest, it opened a magical flowerpot that bore fruit every day. I don’t know what treasure I will get this time.
She opened it sacredly and carefully. After opening it, there was a fan-shaped fragment inside, the size of a palm, made of metal, with a ripple on it.
She looked left and right but couldn't figure out what it was, so she took a photo and sent it to the small group she had created yesterday. Shi Yuanyuan gave it a name: Let's get rich together.
"The reward for leveling up, do you know what this is?"
Yuan Zhou: “I don’t know.”
Luo Wen: “I can’t tell.”
Shi Yuanyuan: "The game reward must be a treasure!"
"nonsense!"
If he could send emoticons, Yuan Zhou would want to roll his eyes.
Shi Yuanyuan: "I'm sorry, I offended you again."
"--But I have a plan."
Yan Lan's eyes lit up: "What method?"
Shi Yuanyuan did not reply, but more than ten seconds later, a system reminder appeared in the group: Ji Zhou had been pulled into the group chat by Shi Yuanyuan.
Yan Lan couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. It turned out that this was the method he was talking about.
Shi Yuanyuan, displaying his sense of ownership, took the initiative to introduce, "This is my cousin. You can call him Ji Zhou. He's won the title of leading car owner several times in a row. Cousin, do you know what this fragment is?"
Yan Lan also stared intently. For some reason, she had the illusion that the other party would definitely know.
Ji Zhou: “I don’t know.”
Yan Lan felt a tightness in her chest, a slap in the face.
But he added, "But I also have a piece that's exactly the same. These two pieces can be put together, and the answer will be revealed naturally after collecting the remaining pieces."
Yan Lan immediately became alert and clicked on the picture Ji Zhou sent to enlarge it. It was indeed exactly the same as her own.
She placed the fragment in her hand on the picture, and it matched perfectly, even the ripples on it were perfectly connected.
She and Ji Zhou form a larger fan, which constitutes two-fifths of a circle. In other words, if we collect three more fragments, we will know what this thing is.
She began to look forward to it.
Yan Lan collected the fragments and went to the balcony to pick some fruit.
The upgraded balcony is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide, providing ample space even for flower pots and a water collector. A screened fence prevents objects from entering the RV. The screen can be easily retracted and extended, allowing users to conveniently do so by pressing a button on the balcony when not in use.
There are now three kinds of plants planted in the flowerpot: tangerines, apples and mushrooms. She actually also has durian seeds, but the flowerpot is too small to plant any extra plants.
With a sigh, Yan Lan began to pick fruits. This time the harvest was the most abundant. She had 12 tangerines, 15 apples, and even a whole basket full of mushrooms.
Including the harvest from the previous few days, she and Snowball definitely couldn't finish so much, so she took out some to give away.
Shi Yuanyuan, Yuan Zhou, and Luo Wen each received 4 fruits and 10 mushrooms. Ji Zhou had helped them a few days ago, so he gave him double the amount.
Soon Ji Zhou sent a thank you text message: "Thank you for the fruit and mushrooms. Do you need any supplies?"
Yan Lan thought about it and realized that she had everything she needed for the time being: "Not yet."
"Well, if you have something you want, tell me and I will definitely get it for you."
Yan Lan's face flushed and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.
As I was thinking about something, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my abdomen and cold sweat began to appear on my forehead.
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