Chapter 47: The Weighty Feel Of A Level Four Vehicle
Yu Jiang closed the trading platform and reopened the friend group channel.
After discussion, the ingredients were sold to Sad Pig Intestine, the electric blanket was sold to Kuang Kuang Kuang, and the thermos cup and slippers were given to Pure Love Cockroach.
Yu Jiang also gave each of them a durian and reserved one for Strawberry Candy.
Shi Xu said he didn’t need it, so Yu Jiang ate the one prepared for him as well.
Sad Pig Intestine said there wasn’t time to make something delicious at noon, so how about making mixed noodles for everyone in the evening.
The flour and a box of pork were provided by Yu Jiang as a friendly gesture.
Shi Xu also sent over a bag of flour and an iron pot.
Hand Holding Cleaver Chopping Wire provided chili sauce and beer.
Purple Butt Can Do It sent a camping tarp and a camping stove, making it much more convenient to cook on rainy days.
It was just a bowl of noodles, not a big deal to feed all the friends in the group.
Yu Jiang kept a bag of flour for herself, totaling 10 jin.
She usually had no time to consume it, and she stocked it in case food and resources became scarce later; she could fry the flour and store it, then brew it with boiling water, which could last a long time.
Of course, when there was food available, she didn’t want to eat that stuff.
Yu Jiang also sent Sad Pig Intestine a few shrimp, some conch, and a bag of kelp.
Sad Pig Intestine would handle half of the ingredients, provide scallion ginger garlic, and Yu Jiang just needed to wait to eat.
“Big Shot, don’t worry! Tonight I’ll definitely make something delicious for you and everyone!”
It was a voice message from Sad Pig Intestine; he sounded very excited and was already busy.
He had been punished in his first instance, then got scammed, and thought he definitely wouldn’t survive long here.
Unexpectedly, he met so many good people who didn’t mind that he was a noob, gave him materials, helped him level up his vehicle, took him to clear instances, asked him to process ingredients, and gave generous rewards.
All the misfortunes when he first entered the game were surely to pave the way for meeting true companions later!
“Wuwuwu, it’s Musang King Durian, so delicious!” A message from Pure Love Cockroach.
“I really didn’t expect that in my lifetime, I could eat durian. Big Shot, do you need anything else?”
Yu Jiang: “Not for now, eat it without worry!”
Durian would go bad if kept too long, and she couldn’t finish a whole one alone; her remaining level four materials had already been gathered through trades with friends.
With the car’s remaining battery not much, Yu Jiang decided to use the health pot to make some Popeye’s Spinach and Qi Replenishing Drink first, to consume some of the limited electricity.
Then heat the domestic water stored in the bathroom, which was very power-intensive.
Thinking there would be good food in the evening, for lunch Yu Jiang ate some hand-torn sauced duck with eight-treasure congee to tide her over.
Sauced duck was very addictive with its spiciness, making it hard to stop once you started.
With plenty of time today, Yu Jiang also tended to her plants; lately with heavy rain, only potatoes, relatively cold-resistant herbs, and Furious Blueberry with a plant insulation cover were kept in the truck bed.
There was just a space next to the bathroom, covered above with plastic cloth she fixed to block rain, and surrounded by truck bed panels; except for Blueberry, the other plants couldn’t be seen.
Yu Jiang wasn’t worried about Furious Blueberry; it was really furious and would hit people.
Yu Jiang planned to remodel the bathroom area after leveling up the vehicle today and rearrange it.
[Player has gathered materials needed for level four vehicle. Upgrade requires 20 minutes. Confirm?]
Yu Jiang put on the raincoat worth 98 crystal coins, opened the sky curtain, took out a chair, went around nearby, and gathered a calamus.
She came back, sat down, munched on sauced duck, and waited for the upgrade.
She was quite looking forward to it.
The level four vehicle wouldn’t change much in type from the level three vehicle; the main differences were in performance, space, and internal parts.
The rain grew heavier, and the sky curtain rattled in the strong wind.
Just as Yu Jiang worried if the sky curtain could hold and not get blown over, ding—a completion tone for the upgrade sounded.
The vehicle in front of her was a size larger, still a pickup truck, but! The material showed it was completely different.
Hardcore style, looking very much like Dodge’s Power Wagon!
That was a proper off-road pickup truck, the kind that could handle deserts.
Body dimensions: 5936x2235x2088mm, wheelbase 3687mm, already close to medium truck size.
Even the tires were 35 inches, with a very high chassis, weight nearly 5.5 tons, high-strength steel frame, max horsepower up to 712, real-world price over a million.
However, in the real world, this kind of vehicle could only be a gasoline vehicle; electric cars couldn’t handle it.
It was different here; real-world specs were just for reference.
The level four vehicle beside her had its hood up to her neck; with that size, it had a full sense of weight and oppression.
In terms of performance, it still couldn’t match same-level gasoline vehicles, but it was easier to upgrade and energy was cheaper.
After using so many extreme expansion cards, she was drained, and range only upgraded to 1100 km.
But gasoline vehicle performance upgrades required even more terrifying materials and later fuel consumption.
Yu Jiang refixed the sky curtain and took out the things needed for modification.
The interior space was much roomier; on the original basis after upgrade, with vehicle type not changing much, important devices and cabinets inside also upgraded, suitable for the new vehicle.
The main modification was the truck bed area; bathroom unchanged, but the rain-blocking plastic cloth nearby needed redoing.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t hold in the wind.
Yu Jiang found brackets and obscure, better waterproof tent cloth, fixed it well, and the back of the truck bed was enclosed.
She went in to test, checked twice, and did secondary reinforcement.
No water came in despite the heavy rain; it felt great, and on good weather days, the sides and top could open too—she tried, and it was very convenient.
Yu Jiang figured this out herself plus asking friends for advice; before, she was just a worker bee office drone, 996 every day with single rest days, no money or time for outdoor camping.
But her hands-on skills were decent, and she was stubborn; if it didn’t work, she’d dismantle and redo.
Shi Xu had seen her vehicle and knew her skills, so Yu Jiang didn’t hide and directly used the light screen to take photos and send to ask.
She also asked Han Jiang Gu Ying for more efficiency.
Looking at the brand-new off-road pickup truck with anti-corrosion materials, Yu Jiang put hands on hips, nodded satisfactorily, feeling a strong sense of achievement.
“Your level four vehicle upgrade is pretty fast; saw the electric car version Power Wagon today. How’s the off-road performance compared to the original?”
Shi Xu had driven this car in reality and was quite curious.
“Can’t compare, it’s half a level behind.” Yu Jiang replied via voice, “Aren’t you upgrading to level four vehicle too.”
Not pursuing top performance, normal snowy ground or desert driving was fine.
“Yeah, ordinary off-road vehicle, length and cargo space a bit smaller than Power Wagon.”
“Have you finished modifying? If not, you can team up and go on the parallel road; I or Han Jiang Gu Ying can help solve it.”
“Thanks, but I’ve already done it.” Yu Jiang said while packing tools.
To survive on the road, she might not know professional vehicle repair or modification, but she had to know these basics.
She didn’t like the feeling of having to wait for others to solve problems.
More skills, more paths.
Early update today~ In-game acid rain will reach the battlefield in two episodes.
