Chapter 183: Chapter 183: Combat Power Ranking’s 16th Player
Earlier, Yu Jiang’s mind was full of drug manufacturing, trading for supplies, and advancing the vehicle upgrade plan; she had no intention of going down to check.
Spending half a day killing monsters only yields a few dozen crystal coins, which is not as good as alchemy.
She planned to wait until there was some movement with the vehicle shield; it had been calm all along, and the sound under the vehicle seemed to have disappeared too, so she didn’t bother with it.
The glowing plant that another player mentioned was most likely nothing good either.
The Pitcher Plant NPC had said that some plants eat people, and glowing at dusk might be a way to attract prey.
Since the giant insects and giant snakes outside couldn’t affect the players inside the vehicle, there was no need to worry too much; Yu Jiang wouldn’t leave the RV at night anyway.
She watched a giant centipede with a pitted and extremely ugly shell crawl past outside the vehicle, resisting the urge to drive over it and sat down.
The light screen scanned: [Giant Centipede: Defense 80, Attack 100, Status ‘Hunger’ (can trigger Frenzy)]
Hand Holding Cleaver Chopping Wire had just said in the team channel, “Be cautious when farming crystal coins; when you see one monster, there are often several more lurking in places you can’t see. Don’t ask me how I know.”
He had gone to solo it to see if the thing was worth it—50 crystal coins each, the price of an elite zombie.
Then their team was chased for 2 li, and with 50 crystal coins, each person only got a dozen or so.
50 crystal coins—Yu Jiang wasn’t very interested in fighting it.
Mainly because her one skill couldn’t kill it; this kind of monster looked hard to kill, and with Bayonet in melee combat, she’d inevitably take a couple hits, not worth it.
If it were 500 crystal coins, she might go down to try.
Only after entering the rainforest did she realize that normal zombies were basically giving away crystal coins; she kind of missed them.
Yu Jiang shook her head and took out the seafood that Sad Pig Intestine had processed for her yesterday.
Today, eel rice, plus half an egg and a little vegetables.
She used to dislike eggs, but now, being able to eat half an egg was something worth being happy about.
Sad Pig Intestine’s button quail farming was also going smoothly; the incubator that Yu Jiang gave him was an item, making the breeding speed much faster than normal.
Every once in a while, Pig Intestine could make some button quail egg pancakes for Yu Jiang.
They were small, but well-raised; in a week, he could harvest a small basket. Not enough to eat directly, but good for making pancakes.
In the team channel, Yu Jiang had asked about the status of her teammates still on the parallel road; they were with the merchant caravan, already equipped with vehicle light shields, able to turn on some dim lights inside the vehicle without attracting poison moths—overall, they were fine.
She sent the Miasma Dispelling Pills she bought for her teammates one by one; everyone had also received anti-miasma masks through the merchant caravan today.
Based on a day’s observations and information gathering, everyone had some understanding of the miasma mechanism.
While eating, Yu Jiang sent a message: “Stay safe inside the vehicle at night; miasma effects are reduced, try not to let health value drop below 70.
I’ve traded with other alchemists for some health value recovery drugs; if you need any, tell me—cheaper than what you get directly.
It’s impossible to maintain health value without any drop; it’s already stuffy and hot, and wearing anti-miasma masks for long periods will cause body discomfort too.
As long as it’s maintained at a relatively safe value, it’s fine; the poisonous fog might disappear in a week.
Pure Love Cockroach Spicy Spicy: “Sister Jiang, good thing we have you! I was just looking for health value recovery drugs on the trading platform and couldn’t find any.”
Han Jiang Gu Ying: “Thanks, Captain Jiang. If the quantity is enough, give me a share. Crystal coins or materials?”
Yu Jiang: “Either works.” She needed both.
Sad Pig Intestine: “I’ve also planted a pot of mint here, originally for cooking; if you need it, tell me. The pot isn’t big, but I can pick some.”
This pot of mint was also planted by him at Yu Jiang’s request; sometimes selling lunch boxes could get sunlight cards. It was just a few leaves at first, but now it’s growing very well.
Yu Jiang sent the Great Tonic Soup that her teammates wanted; she didn’t get much in return, one share per person, and she kept 5 for herself just in case.
After the meal, Yu Jiang rested for a bit and went to the friend channel to sell some Miasma Dispelling Pills, receiving composite materials that several friend players got from opening boxes.
The remaining Miasma Dispelling Pills were listed on the trading platform, set to auto-list after 5 minutes, all 24-hour listings, one per player limit.
Giving shares specifically to the friend channel was to ensure they wouldn’t miss out; the friend channel had players with whom she’d traded or interacted before, and they quoted fair prices for things—they were her priority for sales.
As soon as the listing preview went out, the previously quiet public screen immediately boiled over.
Protein Block Immortal: [Big Shot!!! You’re my god! I’ve been collecting miasma-resistant supplies all day and got nothing; seeing this message, I feel the world has brightened!]
Caribbean Kelp: [Thanks, Big Shot. I have medicinal herbs on hand; I’ll get you to process them. This time, I won’t compete with everyone—let it go to those who need it more.]
Milk Tea Without Ice: [Thanks to Kelp too!]
A Thousand Lamps Exhaust Snow: [If you can make Miasma Dispelling Pills, why not put out more? 60 is hard to grab, sigh.]
Strawberry Candy: [Can’t you make fatigue value reduction soup? Provide some, and Big Shot can make more Miasma Dispelling Pills today.]
A Thousand Lamps Exhaust Snow: [You again? Wasn’t it just that we beat you in the Lost Wilderness before? We were better; our team is now in the first echelon, and you’re still holding a grudge?]
Strawberry Candy clenched her fists: [You sure have the nerve to say we were better.]
Ever since a few times when people tried to cause trouble on the public screen while Yu Jiang was selling things and got blacklisted, no one dared to do it anymore. A Thousand Lamps Exhaust Snow spoke with restraint, subtly poking, very skillfully.
Yu Jiang had just asked Wholesale King Defa about the other team’s information when she saw another person jump out.
Heartless Water: [@Strawberry Candy, I have a tracking card. Try targeting Exhaust Snow again; apologize and admit fault, or tomorrow morning at dawn, I’ll bring people over and won’t be so nice.]
This was Combat Power Ranking No. 16, indeed first echelon, not weak.
The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain: [@Heartless Water, you try it? Bullying my teammate right in front of me? You have a tracking card?]
Yu Jiang’s right hand was still holding the broken little dumbbell she’d picked up, preparing to train her arm strength, but seeing this situation, she immediately put down the dumbbell.
Looking at the message from Wholesale King Defa, she first blacklisted everyone in the other team that she already knew about on the trading platform; there were quite a few in the leaderboard top 100.
She couldn’t let them snatch her fairly priced drugs and also bully her companions.
The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain: [Everyone in your team is blacklisted now; no need to worry about them grabbing them.]
Heartless Water and A Thousand Lamps Exhaust Snow both went silent; they hadn’t expected Strawberry Candy to be with The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain, let alone that Rank 1 would stand up for her.
The drugs Yu Jiang listed on the trading platform were all snatched up; only then did Heartless Water speak again:
[Are you sure you want to do this? For a player outside the Combat Power Ranking top 100, you want to fall out with our team?]
[I always thought you were smart @The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain. Have you thought it through? It’s just an ordinary teammate with low combat power—is it worth making enemies for yourself?]
Yu Jiang smiled, lowered her eyes, and responded without yielding an inch:
[In my team, we never rank teammates by combat power standings. What, you only dare to bully players with lower combat power than yourselves?]
She had put in so much effort to improve her strength and organize the team—not for everyone to swallow their anger and get bullied while following her.
