Chapter 6: Torrential Rain at Sunset
Ji Xinghan quickly closed the car window, keeping the heavy rain out.
The players have gone crazy:
"It's raining? I'm completely naked, damn, this is such a refreshing shower!"
"It's only the first day of the game, what's going on? I'm standing in the pouring rain, I look up, and tragically... wait, there's water! Hahaha, I can finally drink some water... ptooey, ptooey, why does it smell a bit?"
"Upstairs, don't drink water indiscriminately, or you'll get diarrhea!"
"Sigh, I envy Ji Xinghan so much. She must be sitting in a warm van enjoying the rain right now, while I can only stubbornly stand in the rain and cry!"
"Ji Xinghan is so lucky! He just upgraded his vehicle and it started raining. I'm so jealous!"
"Why is there no weather forecast? Why aren't there any warnings? I'm so angry! This game is no good!"
Ji Xinghan's heart skipped a beat. Great! She could sell raincoats now!
Now, the raincoat blueprints are linked to the crafting table, and you only need one piece of plastic to make a raincoat!
The raincoat is large, sturdy, and thick. When draped over a tricycle or a small truck bed, it can form a canopy that can definitely keep out the rain if tied properly!
However, she only had 15 plastic pieces, which could only make 15 raincoats. Adding the ones she had just made, she had a total of 16 raincoats, which sold out very easily!
Therefore, we need to buy and sell at the same time!
It's raining so hard now, we need to sell quickly, otherwise people will get soaked and give up and won't want to buy anymore.
Ji Xinghan: "Selling raincoats, you can exchange them for 4 plastic pieces, or 3 sheet metal pieces, or 1 plastic piece and 3 glass pieces, or 1 plastic piece and 3 rubber pieces, or other blueprints!"
Right now, everyone is short of supplies, so we can only sell them at a lower price; otherwise, not many people can afford them.
Moreover, raincoats are not actually a necessity!
Song Zhuo's private message came quickly, his voice a little weak: "Ji Xinghan, I'm out of plastic. How about I give you three pieces of sheet metal and two pieces of glass in exchange for a raincoat?"
Ji Xinghan remembered that Song Zhuo had just exchanged plastic for steamed buns, so he probably really was out of food.
She readily agreed: "Okay!"
The transaction between the two was completed.
Ji Xinghan's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "What's wrong? Your voice sounds a bit off."
Song Zhuo sighed: "I was bitten by rats and poisonous snakes, more than one wound, and they are a bit inflamed."
Ji Xinghan had only asked casually and quickly forgot about it; her private messages were about to explode.
The chat channel was in an uproar. Some complained that the raincoats were too expensive, some lamented the lack of supplies, and some were determined to get wet rather than spend money on raincoats.
Ji Xinghan ignored him.
There are 100,000 people in total. Even if only 5% of them have innate skills, that's still 5,000 people. There are plenty of people who have had extraordinary encounters!
She refused to believe that everyone enjoys getting soaked in the rain!
For example, some people who have been bitten by rats or venomous snakes would definitely not dare to get wet in the rain!
The rain was pouring down relentlessly.
Ji Xinghan quickly sold seven or eight raincoats; those people all secretly messaged her privately.
After replacing a lot more plastic, Ji Xinghan continued making raincoats.
The players were able to hold out, and people started buying raincoats one after another, though not many. Nevertheless, she gradually accumulated more and more supplies.
They come in all sorts of styles.
Ji Xinghan was selling with great enthusiasm, but unfortunately, the rain stopped in less than half an hour.
She had no choice but to regretfully stop making the raincoats.
In just a short while, the supplies in her hands suddenly increased!
Her current supplies are as follows: 12 bottled water, 40 pieces of sheet metal, 16 pieces of rubber, 6 pieces of luncheon meat, 4 steamed buns, 7 batteries, 18 pieces of glass, 23 pieces of plastic, 1 piece of chicken soup, 1 lighter, 1 piece of flint, 8 planks, 5 raincoats, 5 pieces of leather, 2 pieces of snake meat, 6 biscuits, 2 bags of croissants, 3 bags of red bean bread...
Unfortunately, she didn't get the blueprints.
She put the larger quantities of materials into her backpack and the smaller quantities into the supply boxes. After sorting for a while, both supply boxes were full.
Ji Xinghan stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
No, we don't have enough boxes!
Now, she regrets dismantling the box. Who would have thought that in just a few hours, she would run out of space to store her supplies!
Ji Xinghan piled the supplies in the van and continued on his way.
She's looking for the box!
I've only opened four crates, and I haven't even used up all my "crate opening master" skills yet!
Driving while keeping an eye on both sides of the road, Ji Xinghan walked for about an hour.
As the sun slowly disappeared into the plains, Ji Xinghan's eyes suddenly lit up. She could clearly see a brownish hue in the wilderness far from the highway!
box!
She immediately stopped the car, opened the door, jumped out, and ran into the wilderness.
Suddenly, a game notification sounded:
[At sunset, a crisis will occur. Please return to your vehicles immediately and stop driving. You may continue your journey only after sunrise!]
Tonight is relatively safe. Sweet dreams everyone!
Ji Xinghan paused for a moment, then without hesitation, returned to the car and closed the door tightly.
The chat channel was buzzing with excitement:
"What? They won't let us leave now? The sun has just set, the temperature is just right, perfect for traveling!"
"I'm leaving get off work a bit early, it's not even six o'clock yet. How am I supposed to cope with this, working 007?"
"Can't walk anymore? Then what do we do? Chat?"
"Aren't you thirsty? Aren't you hungry? Do you even have the energy to chat?"
"No, if I can't walk, I can't find the box, how can that be? No way, I'm going to leave, I don't believe they can kill me! I'm leaving, I'm leaving, little motorcycle, start moving... Ah!"
"I'm still in the wilderness, far from my car. It'll take at least half an hour to walk there. What should I do? Ah!"
Everyone was terrified: "What happened? Why are their names grayed out?"
Jian Lin: "He's dead! Didn't you guys check the chat channel's player count? I've done the math, and in just two minutes, dozens of people have died in our region!"
Ge Xiaochuan: "Pah, do you need to calculate that? Can't we look at the population of the area?"
Someone yelled, "What a stupid game! Who knew you couldn't be outside at sunset?"
Song Zhuo: "Actually, the initial announcement already included these reminders!"
People fell silent.
There were several announcements in total, and it's inevitable that some people wouldn't read them carefully, or they simply didn't take them seriously.
I never imagined the game would be so cruel.
The number of people decreased one by one. Many of them happened to be in the wild and did not make it back in time. Some people did not believe in the superstition and were perhaps greedy for a box or two.
Suddenly, the players in the chat channel fell silent.
Ji Xinghan was still in a daze. Luckily, she returned to the car in time.
She stared at the chat channel for about half an hour and roughly summarized the pattern:
1. If you are still in the wild at sunset, you may be attacked by wild animals;
2. Wild animals can only roar outside the road and cannot invade the road, so many players sit next to the tricycles, which is still safe.
In other words, as long as you don't run around, there is no danger to your life.
Thank goodness!
Ji Xinghan was in a dilemma. What should she do? She had only opened four boxes so far, and she was going to waste the remaining two "Unboxing Master" opportunities.
We can only hope to buy it.
Just as she was about to post a purchase request, an acquaintance spoke up in the chat channel.
It is Song Zhuo.
Song Zhuo: "Does anyone have bandages, Yunnan Baiyao (a traditional Chinese medicine), or anti-inflammatory drugs? I was bitten by a rat while opening a box, and now the wound is infected. Help!"
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