Advantages

There was another way: hold out using the vehicle's durability, and just before it was about to be scrapped, use a vehicle repair card.

This was the most logical approach.

However, they couldn't even afford a rainproof tarp, let alone a vehicle repair card. This card was arguably the rarest of all vehicle-related items.

Now, they seemed to have only two paths left. One was to trade everything they had to Xinxue for rainproof tarps, which would require Xinxue to keep selling them and for them to find good loot in their crates, or perhaps to get their hands on the ten percent of the harvest the Crow had promised them sooner...

This scenario was too idealistic; no matter how one looked at it, it wasn't realistic.

The other path was to use the supplies of two people to protect just one.

Mr. Dumpling frowned. Sometimes she truly couldn't understand it. Even though the hour hand had only ticked forward once, how could their situation have suddenly become so hopeless?

Mr. Dumpling was in low spirits, bordering on despair, while Cloud's Nemesis was still happy about having snatched up two rainproof tarps.

She gave one of the tarps she had snatched to Mr. Dumpling and urged, "Remember to use an umbrella when you go down to set it up, okay? Don't get caught in the rain. This rain is highly corrosive, so you must be careful."

Mr. Dumpling agreed, executing her instructions to the letter. After covering the vehicle with the tarp, the durability that had been dropping finally stabilized.

In the rain, she suddenly remembered that they actually had one more option: to go to the Crow and become servants.

But that was becoming a servant...

What kind of good future could a servant have in this godforsaken place?

For Mr. Dumpling, she could take risks, but she couldn't let Cloud's Nemesis take them. They had grown up together since they were small; calling them friends was an understatement, they were more like family. Cloud's Nemesis was her only younger sister.

If she had to choose, she would rather only one of them survived.

Mr. Dumpling closed her eyes and silently made her decision.

When the acid rain started falling again, Cloud's Nemesis suddenly received the rainproof tarps Mr. Dumpling had sent over—a full sixty of them, enough to last for several days.

She opened her eyes wide and asked where the other had gotten these things.

Cloud's Nemesis already had a bad feeling.

She might be a bit slow and slow to react, but she wasn't an idiot! And this detestable Mr. Dumpling, when faced with her question, actually intended to just brush it off.

Cloud's Nemesis was impulsive and had a short temper, a pile of shortcomings, but these shortcomings were all advantages when facing this best friend.

Without a moment's hesitation, she pulled out her last precious designated player duel card, selected Mr. Dumpling, and chose to use it.

To deal with someone as stubborn as a mule, throwing the facts right in her face was the best method!

This self-righteous person must have made some decision on her own again. Cloud's Nemesis wouldn't be at ease without seeing Mr. Dumpling's situation with her own eyes.

Cheng Shuili was unaware of all this. She only knew that the person who had been adamant about not wanting to be a servant yesterday had suddenly changed her mind today.

【Cloud's Nemesis】: Boss... that servant card you mentioned, are there still spots left?

Before Cheng Shuili could reply, the other party actually retracted the message and sent a new one.

【Cloud's Nemesis】: Boss, we've considered it, but there are a few things we need to confirm with you. Do you have time to discuss it?

The retracted message had been entirely passive, handing all the initiative over to Cheng Shuili.

And this subsequent message was quite clever; they wanted to negotiate the specific terms with her.

If Cheng Shuili didn't know that there were two people on the other side, she would have truly thought it was a case of a main personality and an alternate personality fighting for control of the body.

She looked at the message and laughed for a while before finally getting the energy to reply: "Go ahead and say it."

【Cloud's Nemesis】: Well, how many hours do we need to work every day? What exactly will we be doing? How often are the holidays, and is there a two-day weekend? Can all these be decided in advance? Also, Boss, you should first guarantee that we won't be in any life-threatening danger, right?

This...

They were actually quite smart. If this could be set in stone, they would be no different from regular employees.

However, if this compromise could achieve Cheng Shuili's goal, she would naturally agree.

She answered the questions specifically.

【Crow Takes Flight】: I'm calling you here to act as consultants, specifically for matters regarding farming. It is absolutely not to be manual labor, you can rest assured about that. A two-day weekend is guaranteed, and your safety is absolutely guaranteed. Farming doesn't require you to be at it every single moment either, but the yield is definitely tied to your compensation. It's impossible for you to slack off and not farm well, while I still have to provide your meals, right?

【Cloud's Nemesis】: That's only fair. If it's alright with you, we can sign the contract now.

Cheng Shuili felt that they were actually still gambling.

Because even Cheng Shuili herself wasn't quite sure if a trade contract signed while being players would still be valid after they became servants.

And... why did they suddenly change their minds? It was too strange. But Cheng Shuili didn't say much; being able to achieve her goal was what mattered!

She asked 001 to draft a trade contract based on their chat logs and sent it to the other party.

The other party seemed to have carefully read every single point, and only sent a reply saying there were no issues five minutes later.

When it came to the signature, Cheng Shuili finally saw the ID of that mysterious partner—Mr. Dumpling.

Very good.

If she only wanted the seeds, she could go and rob them now.

The fact that these two were so cautious and careful meant they were actually still betting on Cheng Shuili's conscience. Cheng Shuili shook her head, even more curious as to why they had suddenly changed their minds.

After the contract was signed, it was time to use the territory servant card.

Cheng Shuili pinched a card, thinking she could use it directly, but received a notification instead.

【Player and target object are not in the same space, cannot use! Please use the territory servant card face-to-face!】

They had to be face-to-face...

And she had to waste another designated player duel card?

It didn't matter; she had plenty.

Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow slightly, and with a blank expression, selected Cloud's Nemesis and used the designated player duel card.

Su Rui was driving properly, lifting her hand to grab the ice cubes placed to the side, intending to find some amusement for her bored mouth, when the scene before her eyes suddenly flickered.

She gave a start, her body tensing up as she immediately slammed on the brakes.

When her vision cleared again, she was already in another place, and a pickup truck was parked not far away. Looking at it this way...

Was that just... a highway merge?

Su Rui was filled with doubt and fear. She pressed her hands against the dashboard to stand up, and just as she was about to go find Cheng Shuili to explain the situation, she suddenly saw the other's figure.

Cheng Shuili was walking toward the pickup truck as if she were out for a stroll. Not only that, but when she turned her head and saw Su Rui in the driver's cab, she even smiled and waved a greeting.

Su Rui: "......"

She knew what was going on now.