Chapter 57: Agricultural Combine Harvester Vehicle
In the following days, Yu Jiang only drove 100km. If she didn’t have to leave the parallel road, she would only drive 50km.
Abandoned vehicles could be encountered on the road, but they were all corroded beyond recognition by acid rain, and the materials recovered weren’t enough to exchange for a single battery.
Today is the 5th day of acid rain, and also the 17th day of survival.
The corrosiveness of the acid rain is clearly stronger. In the friend channel, vehicles using anti-corrosion spray have wear and tear dropping faster than the previous two days.
Yu Jiang’s side is still okay, wear and tear is dropping after all, since it’s partially upgraded materials, the car paint and bumper will always take damage, just dropping more slowly.
Now it’s 32%, only up 10% from the third day of acid rain to now, no need to worry yet.
There are several vehicles crashed together on the road ahead, the most conspicuous in the middle is the rusted agricultural combine harvester.
This kind of vehicle generally has no anti-corrosion coating or rust-resistant materials like aluminum alloy, so it’s severely corroded by acid rain.
But it can still drive, and it’s the sturdiest among the several vehicles.
Makes sense, with such a huge harvesting reel in front, what small car would dare compete with it? The car front would be gone upon collision.
Supplies are hard to find, and road robbery incidents have increased recently on the parallel road. Those who can expose it on the public screen are lucky and managed to keep their lives.
These few cars were probably all trying to quickly leave the parallel road, then they crashed.
Now they’re all stuck in the middle of the road. They won’t move, and Yu Jiang can’t pass either.
Yu Jiang frowned, confirmed her car door was locked, and her weapon was within reach.
Who knows if they’re a gang pulling off a robbery scam.
She stopped a few meters away, originally not planning to get close, when a friend marker appeared on the parallel road map.
Yu Jiang asked in the channel: “Who crashed on the road?”
Strawberry Candy: “『raising hand』 Big Shot, how did you know?”
Yu Jiang continued: “Raise your hand yourself, I’ll flash hazard lights.”
Strawberry Candy was stunned for two seconds, “!!! Big Shot, you’re here too!”
After replying, she excitedly raised her hand, scanned around with her eyes, and locked onto the handsome-looking pickup truck not far away.
Bad news for today: Crashed with someone right after entering the parallel road.
Good news: Met the Big Shot!
Yu Jiang drove closer and found a small SUV on the right side with 84% wear and tear, which is why it couldn’t drive.
“I wanted to leave the parallel road quickly while the car could still run, but you crashed into me, from 78% to 84%. If you don’t give a vehicle repair card, how am I supposed to drive!” The small SUV driver was full of anger.
“No, even at 78% you couldn’t have driven out. You’re asking for a repair card? And you crashed into me by driving so fast yourself.”
Strawberry Candy tried to reason, but the other interrupted, “I don’t care! I have a child and elders on my vehicle! You must take responsibility, or no one leaves!”
Strawberry Candy looked inside the vehicle. Regardless of how this person was traveling with family, the attitudes of the people inside were all the same.
No raincoats, afraid to get out in the acid rain. The mean-looking old man couple started cursing from inside the vehicle, their voices piercing through the vehicle and rainwater.
“Oh my! What kind of people are these? Young and don’t respect elders and care for the young, clearly not good people, they’re trying to kill us!”
“What junk vehicle are you driving, compensate! She must compensate!”
Little Deng was also screaming, while the small car on the left that was stuck, only scraped at the car door, was surprised at so many people in the other vehicle upon seeing the scene, and also wanted to see if a fight would let him gain some benefits.
That’s how Strawberry Candy saw Yu Jiang’s message in this situation.
While both sides were at a standoff, a 2-meter-high off-road pickup truck rushed over.
The man demanding Strawberry Candy compensate with a repair card changed expression drastically and hurriedly retreated to dodge.
The few people inside the vehicle also widened their eyes, then saw the pickup truck barely stop nearby without actually crashing, and felt they could handle it.
“How do you drive! Can’t see there’s a crash, no eyes? Still driving towards here!”
The two elders inside painfully craned their necks to check if their own car had secondary damage.
No scrape, much relieved.
And the next second, they saw the person in all black with a plastic bottle eye mask get out holding a crowbar, smashing the SUV’s left rearview mirror with one swing, scaring the people inside to scream chaotically.
“Move aside, or I’ll crash through.” Yu Jiang’s voice was cold, directly stating the condition.
Before getting out in the raincoat, she had heard from Strawberry Candy in private chat what happened.
The SUV driver dazedly glanced at the Tyrannosaurus Rex Pickup Truck nearby, jealousy flashing in his eyes.
Such a good vehicle, and the one getting out is a woman.
“My vehicle wear and tear is 86% now, how am I supposed to move?!” The SUV driver said irritably, “How about you compensate her repair card for her?”
Yu Jiang looked like she heard something funny,
“Survived half a month here and still so naive, species indeed have diversity.”
Before the SUV driver could speak, she laughed out loud,
“Compensate? Who gave you that illusion? On this road, I only directly wreck to death, no compensating supplies.
Either move aside yourself, or I’ll wreck you flying out. No repair card is your problem to consider.”
Yu Jiang toyed with the bayonet gleaming coldly in her hand, the SUV driver clutching the dagger in his pocket hesitated and didn’t dare approach.
The three clamoring people inside the vehicle saw their backbone deflate, their expressions still ugly, but didn’t dare make a sound.
The SUV’s soundproofing was poor, so they could hear what Yu Jiang said outside.
“Civilized era tantrums don’t work here, you’re just too moral.” Yu Jiang looked at Strawberry Candy holding the baseball bat, seriously giving advice,
“Next time you meet this kind of person, just wreck them to death.”
Strawberry Candy subconsciously nodded, staring unblinkingly at Yu Jiang. The Big Shot is a girl!
Holding a knife, that dog-watching gaze is so cool!
If only she could be this awesome too.
“I’m giving you 1 minute, slow down and I’ll smash one spot.”
Yu Jiang saw the other’s unwilling expression, swung up the hammer to smash his front windshield.
“I’ll repair it myself! I’ll repair it myself, okay?!” The SUV driver anxiously reached out.
“Should’ve said so earlier, wouldn’t have smashed your rearview mirror.” Yu Jiang’s mouth corner slightly raised.
The SUV driver nearly had a heart attack, he wanted to say you smashed right away without greeting!
Someone who can drive an off-road vehicle is a tough one, he didn’t dare bet, who knows how many people’s supplies she robbed to upgrade this vehicle.
The SUV driver painfully took out his last remaining repair card, used it, then floored the accelerator to leave quickly, not staying a second longer.
And the other small car driver had already gotten back in the vehicle when he realized he hit an iron plate, following closely behind to leave, afraid of being slow and getting wrecked by Yu Jiang.
“Thanks Sister Little Drill Wind!” Strawberry Candy was so excited she was a bit incoherent.
“Your vehicle is pretty good, if it could upgrade to a large combine harvester.” Yu Jiang looked at her vehicle and nodded repeatedly.
A well-maintained large combine harvester driving on the road rivals a tank, especially the rollers in front, add some spikes or whatever, definitely very fierce!
