As for the materials needed, well.
I have them, I have everything.
These items are all very basic supplies, and even energy stones are commonplace now. Let alone 180, Cheng Shuili could even pull out 1,800 if she wanted to.
But being able to pull them out is one thing, and Cheng Shuili would certainly feel the pinch if she actually used so many materials for an upgrade.
Thinking this, she didn't idle her hands. After using the Abyss Ring to act as a porter and bring everything over, Cheng Shuili took a deep breath and pressed upgrade!
The panel refreshed instantly, and a countdown appeared.
The time required for this upgrade is... 24 hours, which is one full day.
Only at this time tomorrow will Cheng Shuili be able to see the upgraded Level 6 vehicle and the number of shards needed for the next upgrade.
It shouldn't double again, right? Straight to 1,200 shards?
Honestly, if that's the case, then everyone should just stop upgrading.
Do the supply crates on the highway even produce that many in a week?
Regardless, the vehicle has finally upgraded once again.
Cheng Shuili thought, letting out a soft sigh.
It's already Level 6. I wonder what the max level is, or perhaps...
Does the vehicle really have a max level?
Just like this silent highway that keeps stretching toward the distance, does it really have an end?
.....
It was nearly 12 o'clock.
The regional channel, which should have had few messages, was exceptionally lively due to the impending new disaster.
"It's already this late. Any brothers or sisters in the know, give us a hint! It won't change anything anyway, right?"
"I think you make a lot of sense! But those who know about the next disaster won't think you're making sense."
"What kind of tongue-twister is that? Isn't it supposed to be about information sharing? Where are the Black Feather people? Come out and say what the next disaster is, and I'll believe you share information!"
"The way the person above is calculating, I could hear it even inside my vehicle."
"Give up, brother. Seriously, you'd be better off asking the members of the Dark Star. The Black Feather members are all elites; they aren't easy to fool."
This statement wouldn't have been a problem originally, but adding the phrase "the Black Feather members are all elites" made it a huge issue.
The members of the Dark Star immediately exploded: "What do you mean by that?"
The smell of gunpowder in the regional channel intensified instantly.
"Exactly what I said! What, can't the big shots of the Dark Star take it? The truth is always harsh."
"Elites? Just a bunch of vultures huddled together for warmth! That title from last time, wasn't it snatched away by you Black Feather people?"
"What do you mean 'you Black Feather people'! Look closely, I'm just a passerby. The eyes of the masses are sharp! I'm stating facts, so what? We say what we want to say; if you don't like it, turn off the regional channel yourself! Are you Dark Star going to cover the mouths of every passerby too?"
"The Dark Star really has such great prestige!"
"Since you're so prestigious, why not do something for those of us who haven't joined a faction? What is the next disaster? Can you give us a hint?"
"If he knew, he'd be asleep. How could he possibly be squatting here with us waiting for midnight?"
"The sister above is absolutely right! Why aren't any Black Feather players speaking up? They've all gone to sleep; who cares what the disaster is like?"
"What are you all arguing about? It's almost midnight; time to count down!"
"Waiting for a disaster and we're even counting down now."
Even though they said that, they really did start counting down according to the time provided by the system.
When the numbers jumped to 0, everyone subconsciously held their breath.
Xinxue, the famous night owl of the Black Feather, naturally hadn't rested either.
She stood up abruptly, intending to see if there were any changes outside the window, but perhaps because she had been staying up too late recently, her vision went dark before it slowly cleared up.
Xinxue opened the panel with some annoyance and took a look.
Well, her health value wasn't even passing.
So, is she now someone with immense strength, extreme speed, and great stamina, but a failing constitution?
System, look at this yourself—is this reasonable?
After grumbling, Xinxue remembered the main business. She slapped her forehead, feeling that her memory wasn't too good either.
Absolutely must not stay up late again!
Thinking this, she leaned against the window and looked outside.
Outside...
It doesn't look like there's any change?
Could it be phased? Some time periods have toxic mist, and some don't, rotating like that?
Xinxue guessed, and soon realized another problem.
Even with previous disasters of this type, they all appeared the moment they refreshed!
Could the boss have predicted it wrong?
This thought appeared in Xinxue's mind, but it was negated by Xinxue as soon as it appeared.
Absolutely impossible!
Angry Crow Takes Flight, in her eyes, is God!
God cannot be wrong!
Thinking of this, Xinxue couldn't help but sigh about her own insight.
At that time, although the boss was already at the top of the leaderboard and had been announced across the server, many people didn't think highly of her. Only Xinxue quickly recognized her badass level and immediately clung to her thigh!
That's right, she is truly too smart.
Xinxue thought, the corners of her mouth already curling up.
Someone as smart as her naturally wouldn't rashly open the window or door to go out and look. She first opened the regional channel to see what was being said there.
"What's the situation outside? Why is there no movement at all?"
"Is the disaster delayed? Did the system bug out?"
"Are you joking? The most amateurish time the system ever had was that dungeon called out by Ge Wudi. That was because it was a rest day, and there's no special situation here, so how could there be a problem!"
"You talk so convincingly, why don't you explain what's going on now then?"
That's being a bit unreasonable, right?
Xinxue grumbled, thought about it carefully, and finally went to the driver's cab to turn on the headlights.
The moment the light appeared, everything became clear!
The headlights pierced the darkness, and the scene within the beam of light made Xinxue gasp.
Outside the window, it was not empty, but filled with a type of extremely thin, almost completely transparent mist.
It was so faint that in the middle of the night without any strong light source, it was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
Only when the headlight beam shone through could one faintly see the extremely subtle, air-distorting refraction, like steam under high heat—silent, yet everywhere.
"My god..." Xinxue muttered to herself, "Is this the toxic mist?"
Xinxue sat back in the driver's seat, took a deep breath, and realized belatedly that it seemed absolutely safe inside the vehicle; these mists didn't seem to seep into the vehicle.
Then... what about getting out of the car?
Xinxue is a person with great guts. She put on a gas mask, thought about it, and turned on the emergency oxygen circulation device sent by the boss before bedtime.
Although she didn't know if it would be useful, keeping it on made her feel more at ease.
She thought, carefully opened the door, and then slammed it shut again.
Xinxue gently patted her own head. Seriously, she kept thinking about going down to experiment, forgetting that it was night!
Even though those monsters couldn't bite anyone, they were truly terrifying!
Being even slightly close to these things made Xinxue feel miserable all over.
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