Cheng Shuili immediately floored the accelerator. While this electric shopping cart usually didn't look like much, it really delivered when it counted!
Even if that burly man pedaled his bicycle into the sky, he wouldn't be able to catch her!
The distance between the bicycle and the shopping cart widened instantly!
This was the first living person Zhang Daqiang had seen since entering the survival game! Although he couldn't see clearly what kind of vehicle the other person was driving, it was a vehicle!
A vehicle!
Whether it was electric or gas-powered, it was a vehicle that didn't require sacrificing his two legs!
Zhang Daqiang's thighs were incredibly sore. He had originally thought that since he was strong and fit, he could easily complete the tasks issued by the system!
Moreover, a bicycle didn't require fuel or batteries. He figured he could trade those resources for more supplies. Thinking of a future where he could live comfortably, Zhang Daqiang had chosen the bicycle in a moment of heat.
But he had forgotten that he hadn't trained his legs. Yesterday, he had pedaled with all his might just to finish the 50 kilometers.
When he woke up today, his legs were killing him. His thighs, his calves—everything hurt. And to top it off, this son-of-a-bitch system had actually increased the distance by ten kilometers today!
That was ten whole kilometers!
The more Zhang Daqiang thought about it, the more desperate he became, and the more exhausted his heart felt. That was when he spotted Cheng Shuili's vehicle.
The Highway Merge had happened!
Zhang Daqiang was instantly invigorated. He stomped on the pedals, trying to catch up to the person ahead. He hadn't expected to be discovered at the critical moment, or that she would immediately increase her speed!
The distance widened again.
Zhang Daqiang was filled with despair. At this moment, he absolutely could not let go of this hope that was right within his reach!
He raised a hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Hey! Why are you running? It's fate that the highways merged! Let's trade! We can just chat and be friends!"
His voice was carried away by the wind. Cheng Shuili only heard the words "be friends."
Be friends?
The kind of friend who robs you and then scatters your ashes to the wind?
Cheng Shuili sneered and kept the accelerator pinned. Just keep running!
She wouldn't gamble her life on whether the other person was good or bad. Life always came first. Only by living could one enjoy life; if you were dead, nothing else mattered.
This was the deepest and most direct realization for Cheng Shuili, who had already died once!
The electric shopping cart was several times faster than the bicycle. Cheng Shuili even had time to stop and open a wooden supply crate, spending a moment studying what she found.
It was 10 liters of domestic water, squeezed into a wooden box that was clearly smaller than 0.01 cubic meters, yet not a single drop had spilled.
Its state was very strange. When Cheng Shuili opened the wooden box, all she saw was transparent water.
This stuff was hard to collect, so Cheng Shuili carried the box back to the vehicle and tried adding the water to the sink's storage tank.
She thought it would fill the tank quickly, but after pouring in the full 10 liters, there wasn't even a splash.
Cheng Shuili fell silent. The empty wooden box in her hand vanished instantly. Only then did she realize that this was also some kind of high-tech; perhaps she could add an infinite amount of water to it!
She crouched down to look closely and noticed a line of text engraved on the storage tank: 【Current Water Volume: 10L. Current Water Limit: 50L.】
It wasn't infinite, but it was still very good.
Cheng Shuili smiled. Now she felt much more secure!
She returned to the driver's seat and even had the leisure to look back and see if the man on the bicycle had caught up. Looking into the distance, there wasn't even a black dot.
Cheng Shuili guessed that he had either been shaken off or the Highway Merge had ended.
Either way, it was good news!
However, the Highway Merge event was too bizarre. There hadn't been any prompts. If Cheng Shuili didn't like to look back every now and then, she really wouldn't have noticed him.
Cheng Shuili remained cautious and continued forward, twisting the handle.
"50% off everything! 50% off everything!"
The broken loudspeaker blared again. Having been tormented by it all day yesterday, Cheng Shuili didn't have such a strong reaction this time.
She just had to keep going. It wasn't like she could just throw the car away, right?
Cheng Shuili thought to herself, planning to trade for another weapon. The Highway Merge was too dangerous. In case she was forced into a direct confrontation, she couldn't rely solely on this baseball bat.
It would be best to trade for a dagger. That way, with the baseball bat in her hand, no one would suspect she had another weapon. When the time came, she could pull it out for a sneak attack!
As for whether a sneak attack was too classless...
Cheng Shuili completely ignored the question. This was highway survival, basically the apocalypse!
So what if someone cursed her? Could it be worse than being dead?
Cheng Shuili didn't care. She opened the trading channel, and after waiting for a while without finding anything suitable, she decided to take the initiative.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Trading food for weapons. PM me if you have any.
This ID had a very strong influence. Not long after she posted, she received over a dozen private messages.
【Don't You Want Me Anymore?】: Big-shot, do you want a small knife? A fruit knife counts as a weapon, right? I don't want much, just give me a box of self-heating rice. A hotpot is fine too, I'm not picky.
Keep dreaming.
Cheng Shuili curled her lip and continued scrolling. After looking through several messages, she found they were either trying to take advantage of her, wanting something for nothing, or just pure harassment.
Just as Cheng Shuili was about to close the chat box, she saw a new message from an acquaintance.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Crow-big-shot, do you want a dagger? I found two in a chest, and they're useless to me. Just give me some food.
Cheng Shuili paused. This was exactly what she needed.
However, she wasn't close with this person. Cheng Shuili didn't want to be taken advantage of, nor did she want to take advantage of others.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Self-heating rice or hotpot?
The other party replied after two seconds.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Hotpot! I've been craving it for a long time!
Cheng Shuili immediately initiated the trade and successfully obtained the dagger.
【Steel Dagger】: A very good weapon for the novice period. You're quite lucky to have found this. While holding the dagger, your Strength increases by one point.
Cheng Shuili paused, then she was shocked.
Was there some mistake?
It added attribute points? And he had found two of these? And he was willing to trade them for just any food? Where did this naive sweetheart come from?
Cheng Shuili had been very confident in her self-heating mini hotpot just a moment ago, but now she felt like she owed him.
But she couldn't produce anything else for the time being. She could only wait until her conditions improved.
Today was going quite smoothly. Near 3:00 PM, Cheng Shuili fiddled with the radio, but unfortunately, she still didn't receive any specific coordinate information.
In the afternoon, she opened a wooden crate and found an electric cooking pot. This thing could be plugged directly into the battery or even consume the vehicle's power directly.
This meant Cheng Shuili could cook her own meals!
For Cheng Shuili, this was a monumental event. It meant she had officially transitioned from the era of scrounging for food to the era of cooking it.
Even if she didn't really know how to cook.
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