Chapter 175 Feng Jiang is back to his old ways?
Day 12 of the Highway Survival Game!
Given Bourbon's personality, he would definitely press for details: "I've heard you mention vehicle star upgrades before, what exactly is this vehicle star upgrade?"
"It means first getting a car that belongs to someone else in the game, or a car in real life. Of course, it must be a car, a new energy vehicle, or something like that, and then..." Hagiwara explained the method and rewards for upgrading vehicles to higher star levels to him and Gin.
He continued, "Therefore, survivors want to upgrade their vehicles to be able to summon and use them throughout the month during real-world rest periods, or even permanently own fully-starred vehicles to prevent risks caused by the Yellowstone volcano eruption."
Without Feng Jiang's abilities, unless they have a trusting relationship like us who are actually a team in real life, the only way for them to level up is by stealing other survivors' vehicles.
Even later, when the Yellowstone volcano erupted and caused devastating damage to the natural environment, resulting in reduced food production and shortages of supplies, the survivors sought to increase their gains from the Survival Road and dungeons.
Furthermore, the game introduces a rule where adding drivers to trailers increases the chances of obtaining more treasure chests and supplies, leading survivors to actively enslave others to become drivers in their own convoys. This is a gameplay element that survivors find irresistible.
"I see, that does explain some of the questions about the game." After learning about the survivors' vehicle upgrade system and the extreme damage the Yellowstone volcano eruption would cause to Earth's reality.
Bourbon could almost imagine that, unless the survivors were born with antisocial personalities, the average person would probably be passive and unmotivated in the first month, not actively upgrading their vehicles, and only hoping to pass the level smoothly and maintain their survival rate.
After the first month ended, during the month of rest and recuperation in reality, when faced with the extreme disaster caused by the Yellowstone volcano eruption, I began to realize the importance of upgrading my vehicle's star rating.
Starting in the second month, players voluntarily follow the game organizers' instructions, fighting each other to seize vehicles and increase their vehicle's star rating as much as possible to cope with real-world extreme disasters.
In the third month, things might develop to the point where, during the rest period, resources become scarce, and people actively force others to become drivers in their own convoys, though whether they actually become slaves depends entirely on the convoy leader's conscience.
In this scenario, the mobile home created by that advanced technology would naturally be more convenient, safer, and freer than any villa, fortress, or survival base in reality. In fact, if someone with Gin's personality were to become a survivor, he might very well develop a massive convoy and establish a huge power base...
Scotland's usually mild-mannered eyes now held a grave expression: "The question is, did these disasters that dealt such a heavy blow to Earth's civilization occur naturally on Earth, or did the game's organizers 'modify' Earth's environment to launch the game?"
"Although I really want to say that if it was an 'environmental modification' carried out by the game organizers, they could have started a new round of games in 2016, or the day after the end of the 2015 cycle, so this should be the natural development of Earth."
However, even if advanced technology were used to transform Earth into a game setting, it would likely require time for environmental modifications, such as creating a Yellowstone-level volcanic eruption-scale disaster.
Whether it's the time required to create those racetracks or historical survival highways, it's undeniable that the other side may have spent 10 planetary years preparing for these aspects.
That's why the game was restarted after 10 years. "The mention of the future situation by the Wind Star Guardian opened Matsuda's mind and made him think of more possibilities."
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After learning from his own fat piglet that the so-called game might be a live broadcast, Gin thought about how live broadcasts were organized and broadcast on Earth, and added with a half-smile: "It's also possible that the other party's game has a time interval for each broadcast, such as once every 10 years on Earth."
“It’s only held once every 10 years, isn’t that a bit long? Will the other side have that kind of patience?” Bourbon asked Gin, knowing him as he did, that Gin never spoke without basis.
The fact that she's saying this now clearly means she knows some information that Hagiwara and Matsuda don't. As expected, siblings are siblings; no matter how friendly and harmless that Fusang may seem, she's probably hiding a lot of information from Hagiwara and the others.
The siblings must have already told Gin the hidden information during their private conversation, which is why Gin came to this conclusion! Fortunately, given Gin's passionate killer personality...
The fact that Hagiwara, Matsuda, and the others are still alive and well, and haven't been killed by Gin, shows that Fuu-san has at least concealed their true identities and protected them from Gin's side.
Considering they are siblings, and my friend only met her by chance and owes her a life-saving favor, that's enough. She has no obligation to provide all the information to my side...
Just as he was thinking about these things, Hagiwara shook his head and answered Bourbon's question: "Perhaps Earth time is meaningless to the game organizers, after all, they have the technology to transform Earth's historical timeline into a survival highway."
“It’s also possible that the time scale between Earth and the other side is very large. Ten years here might only be a few months or a year there.” Scotland and Bourbon were in sync. He also felt that Gin’s words were very confident and obviously not without basis.
At this point, Bourbon suddenly looked at Gin and asked, seemingly sarcastically, "By the way, Gin, didn't you ask Fuu-san about the exact time of the Nankai Trough earthquake in Japan?"
After all, the organization has many bases and research institutes in Japan. Even if it is a future disaster that occurs 10 years from now, we need to have specific intelligence and evacuate the organization's industries before the losses occur.
To avoid huge losses to the organization's members and assets in the future! Or are you indifferent to the extent of losses to the organization's assets and members? That's quite the extravagance!
The crisis associated with the arrival of the game is important, and this major hidden danger related to the future safety of the Japanese people is also important. We must find a way to obtain this detailed information and prepare to store this information for the future Japanese government.
Even if I were to die in the future, with preparation and accurate foresight, such a massive disaster affecting the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens and causing significant property damage would surely have reduced the casualties and losses considerably!
He thought about how Japan would suffer so much from the side effects of the silver bullets, and then encounter a massive natural disaster that only occurs once every two or three hundred years, adding insult to injury with so many deaths and injuries. He couldn't help but feel saddened by such a future...
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"Ah! I was so focused on helping you avoid the crisis in March or April of 2015 that I forgot that if you do avoid the crisis, you might still encounter natural disasters in Japan as long as you continue to work there."
Let me think... The most memorable natural disasters for Japan's future are the Noto Island earthquake on January 1, 2024, and the Nankai Trough mega-earthquake and Mount Fuji eruption at 3:13 PM on April 21, 2025.
Then, on April 27th, the cooled Yellowstone volcano lava blocks ravaged the Japanese mainland and surrounding islands. It's pointless to give a specific time this time, because it was only a dozen hours after Yellowstone began erupting on the 26th.
Volcanic rocks are constantly falling from the sky across Japan, and according to the news, it wasn't completely over even when I was captured by the game! In fact, it's not just Japan; countries like the Philippines and coastal cities in China are also facing similar crises.
However, after receiving news of the Yellowstone volcano eruption, China organized the evacuation of coastal residents. In addition, due to the exceptionally convenient transportation infrastructure in China, a special expedited passage was used by the military.
Within a dozen hours, the people in the dangerous areas simulated by Chinese space scientists were evacuated, so there were only economic losses and no casualties in China. In contrast, the entire territory of Japan was in the area where volcanic rock was expected to fall, and there was no area that could be guaranteed to be absolutely safe.
Adding to the chaos, the Nankai Trough earthquake and the eruption of Mount Fuji had only occurred a few days prior, leaving the country in turmoil. To be hit by another disaster while still in the midst of post-disaster relief efforts resulted in such a severe loss of life. Bourbon finished speaking, but Gin hadn't yet responded!
Feng Xing Shou realized his oversight because of his words, and quickly told Gin about all the natural disasters that had impressed her recently, and then reminded him with concern: "By the way, before these times."
On January 6, 25 years ago, a wildfire broke out in Los Angeles, burning for a full month and destroying large areas of residential areas. The fire there is still not over! Wildfires also broke out in Japan, and they have been burning for several days in South Korea.
During this period, earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above also occurred on the plateau in China. However, you rarely go to the plateau, and after the earthquake there, China quickly launched a rescue operation, which later even developed into a saturation rescue effort, so it was not a big problem.
However, on March 28th, Myanmar experienced another earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher, and on the 31st, Tonga was struck by a magnitude 7 earthquake, followed by 7 or 8 aftershocks of around magnitude 6. News reports indicate the situation in Myanmar is very dire. Remember to avoid these places. And don't forget to pass this information on to Mr. Bourbon…”
As she spoke, she tried hard to recall if she had missed any important information. However, as she muttered, Gin's forehead veins bulged repeatedly, and his complexion grew increasingly worse.
The other passengers in the carriage were a little uneasy, wondering if Bourbon had gone too far in his posturing and really angered the other person.
Or did Brother Fengjiang deduce from his words that his motives were impure and begin to realize that he was also an undercover police officer?
-_-|| Is this person really that petty? Bourbon's words weren't even that infuriating!
So, amidst the anxious speculation of the others, just as Feng Xing Shou seemed to have finished speaking, Gin snapped off a corner of the table and grinned maliciously, saying, "Fat pig, you're at it again? Looks like you miss the days of racing bears!"
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