Scorched Earth

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Only those with standard rainproof tarps have them. They don't block acid rain, and this material isn't used for them.

Xinxue was also a bit confused.

【New Snow Clearing】: Then why give us this material?

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Exactly. I even encountered a lizard monster. It looked pretty scary, too. Everyone should have run into them by now.

【New Snow Clearing】: I haven't.

Liang Shanbo retorted irritably, "You haven't even opened a supply crate! Of course you wouldn't have encountered one!"

Qi Wanyi scrolled through the messages and silently sent a voice note.

【Wan Yi】: Does this thing really have to be processed to be used?

She seemed to be cooking, as there was noisy background activity.

Cheng Shuili felt as if she had been enlightened by this sentence. Her eyes suddenly lit up. That's right!

Does this thing really have to be processed to be used?

She took the skin out of the Abyss Ring. After reading the description earlier and finding out it was a material, she had just shoved it into the ring.

Now, looking at it carefully, its shape... actually looked quite like a raincoat.

The kind with a tail, just like the one Liang Shanbo liked best.

Cheng Shuili stared at the skin for a moment, then carefully stepped into it. Her feet aligned perfectly with the lizard's feet, and her hands could reach out exactly where the lizard's forelimbs were.

Even the lizard's head made a perfect hood.

As long as she sealed the flat cut at the chest, it would be a perfect raincoat!

That makes it even stranger!

Cheng Shuili had originally guessed that this might be a material needed to improve the 【Basic Vehicle Rainproof Tarp Blueprint】.

But in this situation...

Was she overthinking it?

No, it was more like the system was too wicked.

It likely labeled it as a material precisely to prevent players from realizing it could be used directly.

Qi Wanyi hadn't read the description yet, which was why she could point it out so easily.

Cheng Shuili's heart pounded. She felt like using a Designated Player Duel Card just to give Qi Wanyi a huge hug. She had really been a big help this time!

So, with this acid rain... does that mean her rainproof tarp won't be needed?

Acid rain won't damage the vehicle?

That seems unlikely, doesn't it?

Cheng Shuili shook her head. She still knew too little. She would have to wait another two days, or until she actually entered the acid rain, to figure it all out.

As for what she should do now, it was to maximize the benefits of the news about the acid rain.

Cheng Shuili reached out to Guang Hui first. After all, they had made an agreement, even if the trade seemed a bit of a loss for her now.

But Cheng Shuili still appreciated him somewhat, even if most of the decisions he executed were arranged by the organization's higher-ups.

However, after he stood out again following the incident with Zhibai De Zhi, Cheng Shuili decided he was a decent person.

Zhao Hong hadn't been having a good time these past two days.

He was quite famous. Although he had only made one incorrect statement after the highway merge, fame was just like that—whether good or bad, being famous was better than not!

Every time he stood up to say something, there were always a few people from the 1000th partition echoing him, creating the illusion that he was very influential.

Zhao Hong sighed again. The people in his organization already disliked him. Now that he hadn't followed their arrangements and had spoken directly in the regional channel, those who disliked him had clearly found their leverage.

They had talked about punishing him yesterday, but exactly how they would punish him hadn't been announced yet.

Whenever he asked, they just said they were discussing it.

They had been discussing it for a day and a night and were still discussing it.

Zhao Hong thought with dark humor, maybe they were just struggling with how to deal with him?

Cheng Shuili's message arrived at that moment.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: The next disaster is acid rain. Prepare early. Also, the lizard skin should be a raincoat; do not sell it.

Two short sentences, but the information revealed was vital.

Zhao Hong stared at the screen in a daze for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand to cover his eyes.

A moment later, he took his hand away. His eyes were red, and he looked a bit pitiful.

【Guang Hui Shines on Blue Star】: Thank you.

Cheng Shuili didn't reply. She was just keeping her word. As she was about to close the chat, she received another message.

【Guang Hui Shines on Blue Star】: I have some news as well. I remember I gave you a dungeon opening card, right? I now know which dungeon the monster that produces nutrient soil is in. It's called "Scorched Earth".

This was indeed good news. It meant Cheng Shuili's sunroom could finally be filled with plants.

She remained silent for a moment, then asked another question.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Where did you get this information?

Zhao Hong only hesitated for a moment before telling the truth.

【Guang Hui Shines on Blue Star】: I met a special merchant NPC inside a gas station and got the information from him.

A special NPC in a gas station?

Cheng Shuili recalled the last time she encountered a gas station; it was back during the novice protection period, and she had found a radio inside.

She hadn't encountered one since then.

Cheng Shuili replied with a "thank you." It wasn't that the information was worth much gratitude, but she was a polite person on the surface. As for the inside...

That didn't need to be discussed further.

Cheng Shuili coughed twice, pulled the dungeon opening card from the Abyss Ring, and rubbed her fingers over it.

She thought for a moment and decided to check the trading channel first to see if anyone was selling plants.

If she couldn't buy any plants, the flowerpots would be empty even if she made them.

Besides... with her current progress and strength, as long as she opened a dungeon, it would definitely be a hell-level one.

Cheng Shuili sighed. She intended to make thorough preparations before using the card.

There was also the question of whether she would enter the dungeon alone, or if all players in the region would enter together.

And would the system reveal the ID of the player who opened the dungeon?

Although the second question was trivial, Cheng Shuili still felt a bit guilty about backstabbing everyone like this.

She coughed twice and opened the trading channel.

"Selling compressed biscuits, selling in good faith! One whole package, unopened, not damp, not expired! Trading for a vehicle card!"

Cheng Shuili: "???"

How did she not know that compressed biscuits were so valuable now?

If Xinxue were here, she might be able to answer her confusion. This player, who claimed to be selling in good faith, had been shouting in the trading channel for three days.

If they really wanted to sell, they would have dropped the demand for a vehicle card long ago, right?

"I need a sheet of fiberboard. You can name your price; I'm not short on other materials. If you want to trade, just click on my avatar."

"Bread! Bought from Boss Crow, didn't finish it and it went bad. There are still three slices left. The system says it's edible, but it might give you an upset stomach. Only accepting game coins; those who can accept it, come!"

Cheng Shuili: "???"

What kind of stuff is being sold here?

She frowned, closed the trading channel, and searched directly for 'potted plant' in the regional channel. She actually found two.