The Hypocritical System

She thought about it, but ultimately retreated to continue lurking in the regional channel.

"What is the situation right now? Is there not a single person among all these officials and soldiers who understands what's going on?"

"Look at you, acting like an emperor. You stinking nobody with no faction, did you get permission from our Dragon Lake Association?"

Aside from these useless remarks, there were still some clever people in the regional channel.

"Holy crap! Everyone, hurry up and turn on your headlights! There's a thick fog outside! Wait, no, it's not thick fog. Why does this mist look like steam?"

"What are you blabbering about upstairs? What fog? How come I don't see anything?!"

"I told you to turn on your lights, but you didn't! Don't come crying to me if you aren't going to turn them on! Get lost!"

"Is this the disaster this time? But... what exactly is the danger of this mist? Any brave souls willing to go out and test it?"

"Forget about being a brave soul or whatever. Since you put it that way, I'll just step out of my vehicle and take a look!"

Where did this reckless brute come from?

Complaints aside, Xinxue, like everyone else, waited for this person's reply.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, this person finally surfaced again: "Nothing happened at all. My health value is very stable. Is this the disaster? You guys must be mistaken."

Health value is very stable?

Xinxue narrowed her eyes, detecting something fishy.

She was only paying close attention to her health value because she knew this disaster involved toxic mist. If this guy was truly a reckless brute, how did he think of checking his health value right away?

The others in the regional channel didn't understand the disaster to begin with. Hearing this, some remained skeptical, while others relaxed.

"This brother is a true pioneer! How great! Since there's no impact, I'm relieved. I'll go down and take a look too..."

A while later.

"I ****, where is that ** who said the health value was stable? I only stepped out for a minute, and my health value dropped by thirty points! This is what you call stable? You and your stable"

As expected, there was a problem.

Xinxue originally thought the lying player would go into hiding or keep a low profile, but unexpectedly, the other party actually came back to mock them:

"Oh? What's wrong? I went down wearing a gas mask. You guys didn't wear one, did you?"

Once these words were out, it was like igniting a powder keg; the regional channel erupted in curses!

Xinxue looked closely and saw it was an anonymous user. No wonder they were so bold.

Having obtained the desired information, there was no need to keep watching the regional channel.

Xinxue compiled the news and posted it in the group chat before lying down on her small cot.

Although she didn't have the big bed the boss had, she was one of those who had received a mattress. Even though it was just a single mattress, she finally didn't have to sleep on the hard carriage floor.

Xinxue was a content person. As she thought about it, the corners of her mouth curled up.

A good night's sleep.

When Cheng Shuili woke up the next day, the group chat was already in an uproar.

"What's going on with this disaster? It's four in the morning! I woke up because I was suffocating..."

"You woke up too? I thought I was the only one who couldn't breathe. Just put on a gas mask and open the vehicle door; that'll let in some air."

"Sigh, I dreamed that a ghost was choking me. It scared me so much that I opened my eyes instantly, but after opening them, that suffocating feeling was still there! Fortunately, there was the group chat; I hurriedly opened the vehicle door."

"Remember to wear a gas mask. Xinxue said the mist outside drains thirty points of health every minute. If you don't have a gas mask, you're dead after a few minutes."

"I always feel like I've forgotten something... Eh? Didn't the boss list something in the warehouse? It seems like oxygen something. Holy crap! I didn't take it seriously at the time, but now that I think about it, the boss is truly a genius!"

"Awoo!! It's really there, that emergency oxygen circulation device! Damn, I was wondering why only a few of us woke up gasping for air. Those who listened to the boss, took that thing down back then, must be having sweet dreams right now! I'm truly impressed!"

"Stop talking, please stop talking, it's so embarrassing... Can the chat history be deleted? I don't want the boss to see it."

"Do you think this is WeChat or QQ? You can't just recall it if you don't want it sent."

Cheng Shuili: "......"

In any case, the emergency oxygen circulation device was indeed put to use.

She didn't rush to wash up but instead opened the regional channel to take a look.

In addition to the points Xinxue summarized yesterday, there was one more crucial piece of information: after four hours, the oxygen inside the vehicle would seem to be exhausted, making it necessary to open the doors for ventilation. However, once the doors were opened, the vehicle's protective effect would fail, and health values would continue to drop. But as long as the doors were closed, the health drain would stop.

So...

Those players without an emergency oxygen circulation device either had to use gas masks for ventilation or watch their health values fluctuate wildly.

Yes, this health drain caused by the abnormal environment would slowly recover as the human body metabolized.

They certainly didn't want it to be this way, but there was truly no other choice.

Cheng Shuili felt a bit sentimental and directly transformed into a savior, promoting the processing of emergency oxygen circulation devices in the regional channel!

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: 100 game coins! You won't lose out, you won't get scammed! Solve the danger of the toxic mist right now! Bring along...

"Here it comes again, here it comes again. Why does the Crow always have the blueprints to handle everything?"

"Hey, just tell me if you're going to process it or not. I'm truly impressed."

"Actually, it's pretty good. Think about those partitions that don't have these blueprints; they really have no way to spend money even if they want to!"

"Whatever, I'll get one processed first. I don't want to watch my health value jumping up and down anymore."

Leaving the processing tasks to 001, Cheng Shuili went to wash up first.

It was foreseeable that today would also be very busy.

Eight o'clock sharp.

The system finally came out to explain what had happened yesterday afternoon: "Hello everyone! Long time no see. I really didn't expect so many people to still be alive."

Cheng Shuili didn't even want to complain anymore. As she listened, she helped 001 process a few orders it couldn't distinguish.

"I believe some elite players have already discovered the anomaly from yesterday afternoon! Starting from twelve o'clock, not a single supply crate appeared on the highway! But this time it wasn't some trap of ours, nor was it any punishment we prepared! This time, it is a gift we are giving to all elite players, a token of our good intentions!"

Good intentions?

Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow slightly. If it were truly good intentions, they should have explained the situation in advance.

This hypocritical system!

On this side, those in the know within the Black Feather group chat had already started cursing, while on the other side, people in the regional channel were still asking why they weren't elite players.

There were simply too many things to complain about. Cheng Shuili was speechless as she watched the remarks, so she simply closed the regional channel.

"Every player should have discovered the difference between now and the past, right? Now that we have factions and territories, this Highway Survival Game will officially shift to team competition starting today!"