Chapter 240 The Copy from 17 Years Ago
Day 14 of the Highway Survival Game!
Through Hagiwara's explanation, Kazesei was amazed. The vehicle's level 2 performance was still within her comprehension, but after the addition of level 3 central control and body performance, it had become a kind of high-tech vehicle that she couldn't understand.
Not to mention that the hardness of the entire vehicle body has been upgraded to a level that even the best steel in the world in the last 25 years cannot match, even the functions such as acid resistance and filtration of toxic gases are not the most powerful, because this Tier 2 vehicle has upgraded driving functions to include driver and passenger seats.
There's even a holographic driving mode. When using this mode, the driver's seat automatically transforms into a holographic cabin mode. In this mode, the driver's vision inside the holographic cabin is linked to all the cameras in the car.
A 360-degree field of vision, whether in front of or behind the vehicle, or inside or outside the vehicle, allows the driver to better control the vehicle. Even if the vehicle's visibility is limited by bad weather, it will not cause accidents due to insufficient visibility.
The only downside is that this driving mode is extremely mentally taxing. Matsuda tried it just now, and after only 10 minutes, he started feeling nauseous and had to switch back to normal driving mode...
Hearing Hagiwara say this, Kazesei Shou subconsciously chimed in: "So it seems that the game organizers' emphasis on cultivating the survivors' mental strength is also due to the fact that the higher the vehicle level, the higher the mental strength the survivors need to drive."
“That’s certainly possible.” Hagiwara said casually as he carried the heated food to the table with Kazesei-no-Kami. “At least after Kojin-hei and Komorofushi tried it, they both had to stop because they couldn’t keep up with the energy, but their bodies didn’t feel any burden.”
"It seems that in the future, those with insufficient mental strength will not be able to drive the upgraded vehicles." No wonder mental strength potions are a standard reward for star upgrades, while physical fitness potions seem to be dispensable.
Hagiwara handed the chopsticks to Kazesei-no-Kami, then took the chopsticks himself and chatted with Kazesei-no-Kami as they ate: "At least for now, we can be completely certain that there is a very advanced spiritual power system behind the game organizers."
"A mental power system! I wonder what kind of civilization that is?" Such a powerful civilization creating this kind of game doesn't seem like it's for developing compatriots who also stimulate mental power.
The other party must have a way to exploit the survivors who have awakened their mental abilities to create this kind of game! Feng Xing Shou thought to himself as he ate, but he didn't confirm this speculation until he was certain.
She didn't voice her reasoning to avoid causing unnecessary worry, but instead changed the subject by asking, "By the way, what kind of bed do you want for your room? A sofa bed? A single bed? I'll make one as soon as I decide."
"Let's use the sofa bed for now!" With Feng Jiang's luck, now that the room has expanded to the point where it can fit furniture, the furniture blueprints should be coming soon, and then we can make better beds and furniture.
The sofa bed can be kept as a sofa or disassembled, Hagiwara thought to himself as he asked his two friends in the driver's area, "What about you? Which kind of bed do you want? Kaze-chan said you can choose whatever you like!"
“Just like you, a sofa bed!” Upon hearing this, Matsuda made the same choice as Hagiwara without saying a word, and their thoughts were the same. It’s no wonder they are childhood friends; even their thought processes are similar.
Morofushi Kagemitsu naturally made the same choice; they were both of a rather restrained personality and did not have high demands for quality of life.
"Alright, I'll start making it after I've eaten. You can all choose your own rooms while I'm at it."
Hearing Feng Xingshou say this, they naturally agreed...
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The next morning, Feng Xing Shou looked at the six nighttime dungeon chests in the warehouse area with some surprise. She had spent the whole afternoon exploring the past 17 years ago and thought the dungeons she had completed would be low-level, but the chests she found were actually bronze chests.
Of course, bronze chests are far inferior in quality to silver and gold chests, but they are still better than wooden and iron chests. I thought that the level of the night dungeon would be lower as you went further back in time, but it seems that's not the case!
As she pondered, she opened the treasure chest. Perhaps it was because she had opened several high-level treasure chests yesterday, making today's haul seem ordinary, or perhaps it was because she was so eager to furnish the various rooms of the carriage with furniture.
This morning's rewards weren't very surprising; all six were blueprints for making various kinds of furniture, from large double beds and wardrobes to small bedside tables, etc. The only appliance was a blueprint for making a small indoor wall lamp.
Fortunately, with these blueprints, the empty bedrooms could be furnished with some decent furniture. Small wall lamps were out of the question, as there were no extra materials for processing. She used the remaining wood, fabric, and other materials to process various pieces of furniture as she thought about it.
She planned to set it up in each room after Hagiwara and the others woke up. Of course, she had already set one up in her own room before that. She figured there was still plenty of time, and the others had already studied the regional chat channel last night, which was no different from the previous regional channel.
In other words, there were more people, more survivors of various nationalities, and the chaotic chatter made Feng Xingshou dizzy. He couldn't keep up with the game panel because of the speed at which so many messages were scrolling. Anyway, they watched for a long time last night and even tried to comment.
Judging from the results, the survivors in the larger regions didn't know more than the survivors in their own regions, and the dungeons they encountered were all the same as those mentioned in their regions—they all appeared in places where people would die, without exception.
Therefore, upon waking up, Feng Xingshou thought that instead of wasting time on the regional channel, he should continue processing parts and trading some production materials with everyone. This would help upgrade everyone's vehicles and replenish the basic materials consumed yesterday. He would cook after he finished...
Thinking of this, she got busy again, not stopping until after 6:30. Her new warehouse was piled with various basic materials in one corner. Then she hurried to cook, but when she got to the kitchen, Officer Morofushi was almost done cooking...
After finishing breakfast, the group resumed their road survival adventure, with Hagiwara and Matsuda driving. As for learning to drive, Kazesei looked at the upgraded and more complex center console and began to give up.
The straightforward choice was to continue selling all available vehicle parts at various levels through the game panel, but since everyone was driving around at this time, the transaction speed wasn't as fast as it was in the early morning.
Until the dungeon started at noon, she had only completed less than half of the transactions she had made in the morning. Fortunately, thanks to her efforts in the morning and forenoon, her inventory of materials had become plentiful again...
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Before entering the dungeon, they decided to have lunch beforehand to better prepare for the unknown dungeon conditions. However, just after they finished eating, there were still 10 minutes left before the dungeon opened.
Hagiwara suddenly exchanged glances with the three of them, his expression unusually serious, and said to Kaze Seishu, "Kaze-chan, before we enter the dungeon, there's something I need to discuss with you."
"What's wrong?" Why are they so serious, and speaking in a consultative tone? Have they encountered some trouble? Feng Xingshou's heart couldn't help but rise at the thought that something could have caused the three of them to look like this.
"Don't be nervous!" Seeing this, Matsuda raised his hand and patted her shoulder to calm her down before continuing, "There's one thing you haven't mentioned since we came out of the dungeon yesterday."
We suspect you might have overlooked something: don't forget that we were still alive 17 years ago. This means that we, like you, exist in the past, another version of ourselves.
“In the past, when we left the instance, your space would return to reality because we didn’t exist in the future. This time, we can’t transfer us to the real dimension; we have to transfer us to your dimension.”
"Huh?" Feng Xing Shou realized he had overlooked such an important matter and hurriedly asked, "Since we're both in the instance dimension, how do we contact Akai Tsutomu-san?"
As she spoke, a sense of lingering fear crept into her heart. If Hagiwara and the others hadn't anticipated this, and she hadn't been careful enough to allow them to merge with her 17-year-old self, the outcome would have been utterly disastrous. -_-||
"You forgot, your voice in the instance dimension can actually be transmitted to reality via your phone," Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly reminded her when he saw that she had forgotten this.
Hagiwara added, "The copy dimension is like a high-intensity signal transmitter. We can transmit the dialed phone to reality and then communicate with Mr. Akai Tsutomu through the phone call."
"Okay! I understand." Some things are like blind spots in one's thinking; you wouldn't think of them unless someone pointed them out. Once reminded, Feng Xingshou instantly understood how to proceed.
Just as she indicated that she understood, the dungeon started. It was still a portal, and as always, Feng Xing Shou put them into his storage space. However, this time he used his own body to teleport them to the dungeon dimension.
Before entering, the Wind Guardian was still wondering what the dungeon was like 17 years ago. They must have all been teenagers then! He really wanted to see their chubby cheeks from their teenage years! Back then, they were all doing well in real life…
Upon emerging from the storage space, Hagiwara, Matsuda, and Morofushi Kagemitsu habitually surveyed their surroundings. Fortunately, they confirmed that there was no immediate danger to their lives. However, upon closer inspection, they couldn't help but frown, as the surrounding scenery was different from any of their previous dungeons.
As soon as they came out, they saw that someone had already died in the real dimension. This was something that had never happened in the dungeons they had experienced before. In the past, people would only die when the dungeon collapsed. The only difference was that they had also saved Miss Tokiwa.
What's going on? What kind of catastrophe is about to happen here? Just as the three of them were standing in the dungeon dimension, somewhat confused, a woman in a black suit standing next to the dead man raised her hand to look at her watch and said, "Lord Rum, it's been 29 minutes."
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