Carried Away

To say they were escorting her was an understatement; the two beastmen looked more like bodyguards. Specifically, bodyguards who had just been scolded by their employer, Cheng Shuili.

Cheng Shuili hadn't originally wanted to make things difficult for them, but her curiosity got the better of her. After hesitating for a long moment, she asked, "Is being dismissed such a severe punishment?"

This question didn't stump the two beastmen, but they didn't answer immediately either. Instead, they both shivered.

Cheng Shuili already had a sinking feeling. After a while, she heard Lang An whisper in a voice barely louder than a fly's, "After being dismissed, if you don't find a new job within three days, you become useless trash and are cleared away along with the actual garbage."

Cheng Shuili was stunned. She immediately thought of the Abyss Ring's description of the tiger demon.

【Creatures that resist the system should have been deleted along with the corrupted data.】

She hadn't expected the living conditions for these NPCs to be so harsh.

"And what about the dark room?"

The two beastmen shivered in unison again.

Cheng Shuili: "..."

Fine. The chief had indeed handed down a heavy sentence. It was extremely impartial.

Even until she walked out of the beastman town, Cheng Shuili never heard a clear explanation of what the dark room entailed.

She watched the two beastmen leave, then climbed into her electric shopping cart and rubbed her hands together. She wouldn't rush to open the two silver chests just yet! First, she had to test the most important thing: could the underground storage room actually be used as a space?

Cheng Shuili picked up an iron block and, with a thought, placed it into the underground storage room. Putting things in was quite convenient. Taking them out, however, was not as simple. Anything removed from the underground storage room had to be placed somewhere within the vehicle, requiring her to select a specific location. For other players, this might barely qualify as a 'space,' but for Cheng Shuili, who already possessed a true storage space, this benefit was clearly lackluster.

She shook her head and sat on the floor to open the two silver chests.

"Congratulations on obtaining: Vehicle Upgrade Material Shards Gift Pack x1【Legendary】, Random Furniture Blueprint x1【Rare】, Strawberry Plush Rug x1【Common】"

"Congratulations on obtaining: Radio-Exclusive Battery x1【Rare】..."

Hmm?

Cheng Shuili frowned. The second silver chest had only yielded one item? That wasn't right. Why had the notifications stopped?

Unable to help herself, she tapped the virtual UI interface. The text finally refreshed.

"Ding, you've triggered a small Easter egg! You are simply too unlucky; the remaining two items were carried away by a monster!"

Cheng Shuili stared at the text for a long time before she understood what the system meant. Her items had been carried away by a monster. Carried away by a monster? And it was considered a small Easter egg? Who on earth needed this kind of Easter egg?

Cheng Shuili expressed her protest, even punching the system panel a few times. Once she confirmed that resistance was futile, she closed the page in resignation. Four items would have to do.

Cheng Shuili examined them one by one.

【Vehicle Upgrade Material Shards Gift Pack】

【Description: Use to randomly obtain 6, 66, or 666 vehicle upgrade material shards! The probabilities are 70%, 25%, and 5% respectively! Friend! How many you get depends entirely on your luck.】

Oh, so it was random.

Cheng Shuili nodded and opened the group chat to tag Liang Shanbo.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: @Liang Shanbo vs. Pig, rub some luck off on me.

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: ??? That was sudden!

Cheng Shuili didn't mind. She closed the chat page and used the gift pack immediately!

【Ding! Your luck is average, but slightly better than most! You have obtained 66 vehicle upgrade material shards!】

66 pieces! That was pretty good!

Cheng Shuili picked up the shards that had appeared out of thin air one by one. With these 66, she now had a total of 104! It seemed like a lot, but since the upgrade required a full 300, she was barely a third of the way there.

Cheng Shuili sighed. She couldn't rush it.

She continued to flip through the other rewards.

【Random Furniture Blueprint】

【Description: It's called 'random,' but it's not truly random! It's much better than you'd imagine. Upon use, you will obtain a piece of furniture or an appliance you don't currently possess! No matter what it is, it will absolutely not be a duplicate!】

Good stuff!

Cheng Shuili stared at the blue-glowing blueprint in her hand, her heart rate accelerating uncontrollably. This might be the closest she had come to a washing machine in a long time!

"Washing machine, washing machine, washing machine..." She closed her eyes and chanted it three times. Her fingers trembled slightly as she gripped the edge of the card, took a deep breath, and said, "Use!"

The card dissolved into countless light particles in her palm, rising into the air and swirling until they condensed into a square outline. Cheng Shuili's eyes widened as she watched the light particles slowly trace the silhouette of a snow-white machine. It had a transparent circular lid on top and the gold-stamped characters "Fully Automatic" on the side.

Did she get the finished product?

Before Cheng Shuili could even smile, the light gathered again, transforming into a blueprint that lay quietly on the floor.

What was this? Was it teasing her?

Cheng Shuili resignedly bent down to pick up the blueprint. Expectantly, she took a closer look, and it really was a blueprint for a fully automatic washing machine!

【Fully Automatic Smart Washing Machine Blueprint】

【Effect: Humans should know what a washing machine does! But this is an upgraded model; it's an all-in-one washer and dryer! Equipped with the latest smart AI system to meet all the user's needs!】

【Production Materials: Plastic x16, Rubber x8, Fiberboard x3, Iron nails x10, Iron blocks x5】

The description of the effect was too perfunctory. Plus, it required quite a few materials, but those were the things Cheng Shuili was least lacking in!

She looked out the window; it was still bright outside, but that didn't matter!

With a thought, she and her vehicle appeared in the underground storage room. The space in the underground storage room was only slightly larger than the actual interior of the shopping cart; logically, it shouldn't have been able to fit the vehicle. However, the shopping cart's exterior was already that of an off-road vehicle, so its volume was naturally calculated based on that.

Cheng Shuili didn't dwell on it too much; she was in a hurry to craft! The finished washing machine was pure white, looking like a matching set with her air conditioner, and it would look great inside the vehicle!

【Fully Automatic Smart Washing Machine】

【Description: This is a multi-functional washing machine; it's an all-in-one washer and dryer! Equipped with the latest smart AI system to meet all the user's needs!】

It could even dry clothes?

Cheng Shuili smiled. She knew that things with long names were never bad!

Cheng Shuili immediately changed her clothes, shoved the pile of dirty laundry she'd accumulated over the past few days into the washing machine, and connected the machine's inlet to the only water faucet in the vehicle. The connection was ready to use, which was quite convenient.

The moment she pressed the start button, the washing machine emitted a gentle hum. Beneath the transparent lid, the water began to swirl.

"So happy..."

Cheng Shuili leaned against the washing machine, feeling the slight vibration from the machine's operation. The satisfaction brought by the comfort of modern civilization was something that nothing else could replace.