Ye Li drove on the highway until noon.
He had traveled nearly one hundred kilometers.
The fuel gauge pointer had dropped by a third.
He hadn't encountered a single treasure chest.
The long hours of driving and intense concentration had left him very fatigued.
Plus, he was a bit hungry, so he decided to pull over and rest.
He would continue in the afternoon.
“Ding! Ding! Ding...”
Just as he had parked his car and was about to drink some mineral water,
A rapid sound rang out on the screen again.
“A resource box has been detected fifty-seven meters to the right of the car.”
Ye Li, who had initially been full of exhaustion, heard the sound and was instantly reinvigorated.
If the car roof hadn't been too low, he would have stood up directly.
Half a day had passed.
He had finally encountered the second resource box.
Ye Li took the Desert Eagle in his hand.
He quickly got out of the car.
He walked towards the grassland on the right.
From afar, he saw a gray fox lying about fifty meters away from him.
It seemed to be napping there, completely still.
Next to the gray fox was a bronze treasure chest, identical to the one he had encountered this morning.
“This thing’s attack power isn’t that great. Should I try and see if I’m truly invincible for one day?”
Ye Li hesitated.
Besides the Desert Eagle, he currently had no other weapons.
And the Desert Eagle only had thirty-seven bullets.
Each shot meant one less bullet.
Three days later, disaster would strike.
The things he would have to face then would likely be a hundred times more formidable than now.
Ye Li was unwilling to waste bullets.
With that thought,
Ye Li still decided to go up and try.
He quickly walked behind the gray fox.
He kicked the gray fox’s backside without mercy.
The powerful kick startled the gray fox awake from its sweet dream.
It yelped and scurried up with its tail tucked between its legs.
It turned around, glaring resentfully at the man who had disturbed its peaceful sleep.
“You fox! You didn’t take the wide road, but instead came looking for trouble. You’re truly idle. I’ll bite you to death!”
The gray fox yelped as it pounced on Ye Li.
Bang!
However, before the gray fox could even touch Ye Li, it only got within thirty centimeters of him.
It was as if it had hit a wall, crashing into it and seeing stars.
Although it looked very strange, Ye Li was now convinced that he was truly invincible.
Looking at the gray fox that had fainted at his feet,
Ye Li naturally wouldn't be kind enough to let it go. He pounced on it, pinning it to the ground with one hand, and with the other, he used the Desert Eagle to fiercely strike the gray fox's head.
He kept smashing until the gray fox was completely silent.
The ethereal voice echoed in his ears.
Only then did Ye Li stop.
“Do you want to collect the gray fox?”
“Collect.”
The gray fox on the ground immediately split into three pieces of meat, two gold coins, and a fox pelt.
Ye Li picked up the gold coins first, then opened the treasure chest beside him.
After a golden glow,
Three more items appeared before Ye Li's eyes.
“Roasted Duck (whole)”
“Gasoline (20L)”
“space ring (Common Grade)”
Looking at these three items, Ye Li wanted to kiss the Goddess of Luck.
Not only was his lunch sorted,
He also had gasoline.
And he even got a space ring?
Ye Li took the space ring in his hand.
Information about the space ring immediately flooded his mind.
“space ring (Common Grade): Contains a small space of 100 cubic meters, can be used as a backpack.”
Looking at this information,
Ye Li just wanted to say,
This was much more useful than a backpack.
How difficult was it to take things out of a backpack?
A space ring only required a thought to retrieve or store items.
He put all the supplies on the ground into the space ring.
Ye Li returned to the car with satisfaction.
He didn't plan to leave anymore.
He directly hugged the roasted duck and started gnawing on it.
At the same time, he opened the chat interface to gather information and see if he could trade for some iron blocks and wooden sticks.
It was already noon.
Many of the teams that had been exploring for half a day chose to rest.
The group chat became lively again.
“Has anyone found food or water? Share some with me, I’m about to collapse.”
“I searched all morning and only found one resource box, which gave me a pile of scrap metal. Does anyone have food? I’ll trade materials for it.”
“Don’t even think about it, upstairs. Everyone just got here, who has that much food? I do have raw meat, do you have fire?”
“Firstly, I’m not a show-off, and secondly, I don’t want to tell you that I just got a Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?”
“What?”
“You really are damned! You really are damned.”
“Did you open that box with your lifespan, you bastard?”
“Eat it, eat it, hope you choke.”
“What? There are still resource boxes? Why didn’t you say so earlier? I’ve been staying in one place for half a day.”
“Awesome, upstairs, just wait to die.”
“There are venomous snakes and fierce beasts next to the resource boxes, what do I do if I don’t dare to get close?”
“What are you afraid of? Didn’t they tell you at the beginning that we have one day of invincibility? Those wild monsters can’t even get close to you.”
“Really?”
“If I’m lying, I’m a puppy...”
“Who has water? I’m dying of thirst. Whoever can give me a sip of water, I’ll call you daddy...”
“...”
Ye Li watched the chat content in the chat channel.
Half a day had passed.
Basically, everyone who went out to search for supplies had found a resource box.
Some could get food, some could get water.
However, too few people could get both items.
A large portion of people only got materials.
Ye Li thought for a moment and decided to take out two bottles of water to exchange for the materials for an iron axe.
After all, he couldn't always fight those monsters bare-handed.
It was not only inefficient but also exhausting.
“Ye Li: I have two bottles of water, 500ml each. One bottle for iron ingots, one bottle for wooden sticks. Iron ingots cannot be less than five, wooden sticks cannot be less than five. Everyone is welcome to bid!”
...Upon seeing Ye Li's message,
The chat channel was eerily silent for a second.
Then it erupted like a volcano.
At this time, water and food were necessities, and he didn't expect anyone to trade them.
And two bottles!
“Brother Ye Li, I’ll offer five iron ingots.”
“Brother Ye Li, I’ll offer twenty wooden sticks.”
“Holy crap, upstairs, are you price gouging, you bastard?”
“What’s it to you? There’s a forest right next to me. If you’re so capable, come and compete with me.”
“I’ll offer six iron ingots.”
“I’ll offer six iron ingots, plus 100,000 in cash.”
“Upstairs, cash isn’t useful in this world. I’ll offer one more gold coin.”
“Brother Ye Li... look at me, I can be your girlfriend, as long as you can give me water every day from now on.”
“You shameless hussy? One free ride isn’t enough, you want to keep freeloading? Ye Li, look at me, I’ll offer six iron ingots, plus two gold coins.”
“...”
These guys really got a lot of good stuff.
Unfortunately, no matter how good the items were, without food and water, they were useless.
Ye Li looked at the prices these people were offering and clicked his tongue twice.