Chapter 2: See It, It’s Mine
Yu Jiang tidied up the supplies, got out of the vehicle and walked around, carefully checking the condition of the tricycle.
She was extremely glad about her earlier choice.
This was a light green fully enclosed three-wheeled electric vehicle, a relatively safe resting space at night.
It could shield from wind and rain, and there was enough space to store supplies.
More importantly, this kind of vehicle came with warm air, and you could add a battery and air conditioning; it wasn’t cheap at the specialty store, and a high-end configuration would cost over ten thousand.
If it really ran out of power, pushing it along was about the same as a gasoline motorcycle.
It was practically a mobile little home.
The only issue was that there was no car door on the right side of the driver’s seat; when she approached, a system prompt appeared before her eyes:
[Missing parts: Glass*1, Glass Glue*2, Iron Block*5
Tools: Screwdriver, Wrench
Unable to repair car door.]
Regarding this, Yu Jiang thought: although the exterior paint was peeling, the seat cushions were tattered, one door was missing, there was no rear windshield, and the headlights were broken too.
These problems weren’t big; as long as the vehicle could start normally, it was fine.
Yu Jiang decided to gather some supplies before setting off.
Fifty kilometers a day could be normally completed by both vehicle and person within the novice protection period.
She looked up at her surroundings; withered yellow weeds over a meter high and dwarf shrubs lined both sides of the road, with a single camphor tree standing alone.
There were no usable items in sight, but Yu Jiang instantly got excited.
She had collecting OCD, and here, weren’t supplies everywhere?
Those dwarf shrubs that had lost all their leaves weren’t they free wood?
What you see is what you get; gathering activated!
Tall, sturdy trees required tools to cut branches, and the wood contained moisture—the thicker the branches, the harder they were to dry, so they weren’t great for reserve firewood.
Dwarf shrubs had better cost-effectiveness, and the dry grass could be gathered too; once the moisture on them dried, it would be tinder.
As for self-defense
Yu Jiang saw stones on the ground, tested their hardness and found it good, and picked up a few handy ones.
If nothing else, one stone thrown would make any flesh and blood body bleed and crack the skull; some could even be used as cutting boards and cleavers.
Afraid there might be snakes in the grass, Yu Jiang first broke off a shrub branch to scout.
She wasn’t slow; one dwarf shrub after another was gathered, and she used the existing grass to bundle them into sheaves.
To save money in the past, she had self-taught some handicrafts and was proficient in basic rope weaving, able to bundle small branches tightly.
[Player obtained ‘Small Wood’+10 (can be used for fire or manufacturing)]
[Player obtained ‘Small Wood’+20]
The more she gathered, the more spirited she got—no, excited.
[Player obtained ‘Smooth Pebble’, this small body seems to contain magical properties, health+1 (can only be obtained once)]
[Player obtained ‘Sharp Pebble’, don’t think I’m primitive, I’m pretty powerful too! Player’s equipped weapon attack+1.]
After gathering the surroundings, Yu Jiang hummed “Ride on my beloved little motorcycle,” drove the tricycle forward while gathering on the side, and her fatigue value didn’t rise but dropped by 5 points.
[Player is like they’ve been injected with chicken blood, gathered ‘Small Wood’*200, ‘Semi-Dry Withered Grass’*100.
Obtained achievement ‘What I See Is Mine’, +2 agility, +1 attack when worn.]
Yu Jiang finally lifted her head from the busy gathering; regardless, equip it first.
At this moment, two striking green notifications popped up almost simultaneously on the real-time public screen of the game panel.
[Player ‘The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain’ achieved the fastest supply gathering level 1 achievement, obtained the server-wide unique title ‘What I See Is Mine’!]
[Player ‘X’ completed first kill, obtained the server-wide unique title ‘Pioneer’!]
Meanwhile, most players in the survival game hadn’t yet reacted to what was happening.
[No, what does this mean, this fast already? What are these two doing? Cheating? I haven’t even seen a single supply!]
[I’m not envious of the first kill at all, this shitty game’s zombies are too terrifying; I just want to ask Little Drill Wind big shot what supplies you have and where you gathered them?]
[Holy shit, I was just dancing with a mental patient, blinked and entered the game holding a stethoscope; can you all see me talking? Or have I gone crazy too?]
[Those who got motorcycles are lucky; wind-like speed, feels great with no one else on the road!]
[No gas and you’re done; I chose the foot pedal Grandpa.]
[If I’m not wrong, the initial vehicle is related to future upgrade development directions.] This was a message from the player nicknamed X.
Yu Jiang’s intuition told her this person was telling the truth.
The player who just got the first kill spoke up, sparking a lot of discussion.
[Damn! Need experience, aren’t there no weapons? How did you kill the monster?]
‘X’ replied: [Motorcycle rearview mirror was loose, remove it and you have a weapon.]
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[Big shots all chose motorcycles, steady!]
[No, why do you all have motorcycles, I only have a second-hand tractor? That noise when starting up is booming, look into my eyes, answer me!]
[I don’t even have a bicycle, only a skateboard; what did I say?]
[Be content, I saw someone excitedly rush in a sports car, turned out to be the kind kids play with that needs charging.]
[Charging smart wheelchair requests to join the battle!] This was from the psychiatrist nicknamed ‘Lightning Mage King’, in a very beautiful mental state.
While watching the public screen, Yu Jiang gathered another large area; the most valuable thing in the novice gift pack was that bag, with six slots of storage space.
One slot could hold 50 pieces of ‘Small Wood’; she gathered 250 to make a round number.
200 pieces put in, 50 directly placed inside the vehicle, plus seven or eight stones of various sizes, and three bundles of withered yellow grass.
The remaining two slots for self-heating hot pot, turkey noodles, bread, beverages, and other important food.
Snail noodles placed inside the vehicle; this stuff can’t be eaten without boiling in a pot, it hurt to lose it, but directly edible food was more important.
After packing up, Yu Jiang dragged her vehicle full of supplies and continued onward.
The weather in the twenties was neither cold nor hot, with a gentle breeze; the roadside scenes resembled those in movies.
The game had just started, and everyone’s emotions were still good; many were willing to share information.
On the public screen, people were chatting, exchanging intelligence, proposing supply trades, and some seeking protection or big thighs.
Yu Jiang had gathered enough, no longer stopping on the road unless she saw rare supplies.
The tricycle’s top speed could reach 35 km per hour, but driving that fast would make the battery consumption skyrocket.
Yu Jiang didn’t seek speed, only energy saving, keeping the speed at 20 km per hour.
This way she could carefully look for supplies on the road.
She lacked water and batteries; if she really couldn’t find any, she’d have to trade supplies with people.
Therefore, the information posted by players was very important to Yu Jiang.
Earlier someone said there were mushrooms on the road, super expensive dried mushrooms in reality, and red mushrooms that could be eaten.
People who had played games knew there were all kinds in the game, and quite a few spread false messages to trick people.
For the above intelligence, she maintained a suspicious attitude.
