Chapter 2: Dangerous Game

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Zhao Yuxin slumped on the Tricycle and murmured, "It's over, it's over, we really can't get out! Little brother, what should we do?"

Zhu Zhiquan calmed his heart and said, "Hmm... it... it might be better to eat something first. I've been searching for so long, I'm hungry too."

Zhao Yuxin smiled and said, "That's true, we should eat something first to replenish our energy."

Zhu Zhiquan shared a piece of bread and a bottle of water with her, and the two of them ate under the scorching sun.

After finishing, Zhao Yuxin asked, "Little brother, the sun is so big now, where are we going to rest?"

Zhu Zhiquan looked around, then finally pointed at the Tricycle and said, "How about... sleeping under the Tricycle?" After saying this, Zhu Zhiquan sat in the shadow of the Tricycle.

Zhao Yuxin also sat in the shadow of the Tricycle, turned her head, and said to Zhu Zhiquan, "I'll drive in a while, I'll have you know my driving skills are very good!"

But Zhu Zhiquan had already fallen into a dream by this time. Zhao Yuxin smiled and said, "Hey, this little brother just fell asleep like that? Isn't he afraid I'll drive the Tricycle away?" After saying this, she also fell into a dream.

The sun sank a little further, and Zhu Zhiquan and Zhao Yuxin set off again. Not long after, they discovered a treasure chest, and after Zhu Zhiquan opened it, he obtained a blueprint.

Name: Simple Sanitary Pad Blueprint

Quality: Gray

Introduction: Don't underestimate this thing; many people on Blue Star need it.

Materials: One unit of Buli or animal hide.

Zhu Zhiquan returned to the Tricycle and handed the blueprint to Zhao Yuxin. Zhao Yuxin said excitedly, "Great, with this, I don't have to worry about the period problem! But there's no crafting interface, are we supposed to make it by hand?"

Suddenly, a subtitle popped up on the blueprint with the word "Learn" written on it. After Zhao Yuxin clicked it, the Game System prompt sounded: "Congratulations, you have learned the Simple Sanitary Pad crafting method, and the crafting interface has been opened for you."

Zhu Zhiquan opened the panel, found the crafting interface, clicked to view it, and said, "Our blueprints can be shared, but currently there is only this one."

Zhao Yuxin: "Hey, it's fine. We can just open a few more Material Boxes, right?"

Just as Zhao Yuxin finished speaking, the Game System announcement sounded: "Hello players, are you feeling a bit bored now? Don't worry, because this system intends to arrange a little program for you. I wish you a happy time."

"A program?" As the two were feeling puzzled, the ground began to shake violently, and then a crack opened in the road behind them, expanding in their direction.

"Damn it!" Zhu Zhiquan cursed and jumped onto the Tricycle. After waiting for Zhu Zhiquan to get on, Zhao Yuxin pedaled desperately, trying to make the Tricycle go faster.

The Tricycle made a creaking sound, and from time to time, some parts became loose. At the same time, the Game System also issued a warning.

"Warning! Warning! Your Tricycle is being damaged, please do not pedal the Tricycle so hard."

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"Slow down! Don't pedal so fast!" Zhu Zhiquan heard the system warning and also noticed that the speed at which the ground was cracking wasn't actually that fast, so he hurriedly told Zhao Yuxin to slow down.

However, Zhao Yuxin kept pedaling the Tricycle blindly, as if she hadn't heard him. Zhu Zhiquan slapped her, which finally brought her back to her senses.

"What are you doing?"

"Didn't you hear me calling you? No need to pedal so fast! If you don't believe me, look."

Zhao Yuxin looked back and discovered that the crack was keeping a distance from them, and the distance was continuing to widen.

"Ahem, actually, I had already seen that this crack couldn't outrun our Tricycle. The reason I kept pedaling was because..."

"First, first wipe your sweat."

Zhao Yuxin wiped her sweat awkwardly and said stubbornly, "Little brother, don't look at me covered in sweat, huff, puff~ actually I can still pedal for a long time!"

"Okay, okay, tell me if you can't do it anymore." Zhu Zhiquan stopped talking and sat quietly in the carriage of the Tricycle.

Under the scorching sun, Zhao Yuxin pedaled the Tricycle rapidly along the road, with the crack behind them in constant pursuit.

Even though the Tricycle's speed could shake off the crack behind them, the crack's expansion speed was not slow either. Plus, with nothing to shade her from the sun, Zhao Yuxin's pedaling speed became slower and slower.

Zhu Zhiquan: "Let's switch."

Zhao Yuxin: "Okay... okay, you... you go for it."

After calculating the distance between the crack and the Tricycle, Zhu Zhiquan got off to check which parts were loose and reinstalled them. Whenever the crack got too close, Zhu Zhiquan would first increase the distance between the crack and the Tricycle before continuing to repair.

During this time, Zhao Yuxin would also get off to help. When the sun was about to set, the Tricycle was finally fully repaired. Zhu Zhiquan took over the task of pedaling the Tricycle again, and before long, he saw a Material Box on the road.

Zhu Zhiquan wanted to notify Zhao Yuxin to get off and open the Material Box, but Zhao Yuxin didn't want to move, so Zhu Zhiquan had to go to the side of the Material Box, throw it onto the vehicle, and set off again.

Zhao Yuxin opened the Material Box with difficulty, and an umbrella appeared on the vehicle.

Name: Tricycle Sunshade

Effect: Shields you from wind and rain, and requires you to secure it. If not secured well, it might break, and after installation, speed -1.

"I'll... I'll install it in a while, let me lie down for a bit..." After saying this, Zhao Yuxin opened the World Channel, preparing to check the information on it.

Crackle, crackle~

Suddenly, the expansion speed of the crack increased, and in an instant, it was about to catch up to the Tricycle.

Zhao Yuxin looked up and shouted, "Little brother, speed up! Hurry and speed up!"

Zhu Zhiquan looked back curiously and was almost scared out of his wits. At the same time, he pedaled frantically, ignoring the system warnings and the sound of loose parts as he rushed forward.

Zhao Yuxin threw the things on the vehicle off, including the sunshade that had just been opened.

Even though Zhao Yuxin tried hard to reduce the weight of the Tricycle, she still couldn't shake off the pursuit of the crack.

Snap!

A part fell off, followed by one loose part after another. The Tricycle disintegrated in an instant, and the two of them fell off the vehicle.

"Run!" Zhao Yuxin shouted and bolted away, with Zhu Zhiquan overtaking her from behind.

The crack was like a pitch-black giant snake, swallowing their Tricycle and following them at a leisurely pace.

Zhao Yuxin turned her head to look and discovered that the crack was about to catch up to her, so she pedaled/ran with all her might to speed up. Seeing that his companion was about to be swallowed by the crack, Zhu Zhiquan reached out and grabbed Zhao Yuxin, taking her with him as he ran forward.

Zhao Yuxin felt a little touched inside and said, "Little brother, I didn't expect you to be such a good person! Let go, that way you might still have a chance to survive."

Zhu Zhiquan ignored her and kept running forward with Zhao Yuxin. Perhaps in a novel, the two of them would definitely escape the pursuit of the crack for various reasons, but in reality, there are not that many miracles, and the crack ruthlessly caught up to them.

At the critical moment, Zhu Zhiquan grabbed the edge of the crack, and Zhao Yuxin held onto Zhu Zhiquan's hand, hanging over the cliff formed by the cracking ground.

Zhao Yuxin: "Little brother, let go. You and I only met today, there's no need to go to such lengths to save me!"

Zhu Zhiquan did not answer; the adrenaline in his body stimulated his potential, and he gritted his teeth, climbing upward with all his might. Under the stimulation of the adrenaline, Zhu Zhiquan and the others were about to return to the surface.

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