Chapter 226: Ending the Journey on Blue Star

"Hmm~ The strength of this group of players is really not bad!" Zhao Yuxin wiped the blood from her face, looking at the small mountain of various supplies piled up before her.

Luo Jinrui also slumped on the ground, gasping for air, having no energy left to even tend to the wounds still spurting blood on his body.

Just five minutes ago, they had been followed by a group of players. Afterward, Zhao Yuxin and Luo Jinrui analyzed the situation together and determined that the scale of the players following them was at least five vehicles, and it was impossible to determine if any of those players were missing.

After a brief exchange, they drove their vehicles to the side of a small grove together, then hid Zhao Yuxin's immobile Combat Plant in the bushes, preparing to launch a counterattack.

During this time, in order to increase their odds of winning, Zhao Yuxin had originally wanted to wake Zhu Zhiquan to help, but he was sleeping too soundly; even when the combatants arrived, she couldn't wake him.

Afterward, Zhao Yuxin and Luo Jinrui had no choice but to face the incoming enemies together, and ultimately, after a bloody battle, they successfully defeated the formidable foes.

Meanwhile, Xuebao, who was sleeping in the carriage, heard the sounds of battle and, not understanding what was happening, hid behind the Guardian Goddess Statue, trembling in fear.

It wasn't until the battle ended that Xuebao quietly poked his head out of the window, only to be spotted by Zhao Yuxin, who then grabbed him to do manual labor, moving the scattered supplies back into the carriage.

Zhao Yuxin looked at Luo Jinrui, who was sitting on the ground spurting blood, and said with concern, accompanied by the Hook-Lock Tree Demon: "Little Luo, do you need a Bangdai? I have..."

Luo Jinrui raised a hand to interrupt Zhao Yuxin, then sat cross-legged in meditation, and a large number of iron chains immediately extended from his body to move within him, stitching his wounds.

In the time it took to open his eyes, he was no longer spurting blood, and his wounds had all Yùhé, though his movements looked a bit stiff when he stood up.

Confirming that Luo Jinrui was fine, Zhao Yuxin first lent the Healing Sunflower to Luo Jinrui, then raised her trembling hand to check the time on her watch, which showed it was only 5:23.

"Ugh~ I'm so tired, there's still over an hour until the full twenty-four hours are up, how am I supposed to survive this!" Zhao Yuxin returned to the driver's seat with a weary face and consumed a portion of supplies to repair the Tricycle.

After repairing his own Tricycle, Luo Jinrui first moved his older brother to the innermost part of the carriage, then conjured an iron net to pile a portion of the mountain-high supplies into his own carriage.

After the two simply cleaned up the battlefield, Zhao Yuxin had Xuebao drive in her place, while she opened the World Channel to send private messages to people she was familiar with one by one.

But in the end, only Sun Zi Fu Fu responded. Zhao Yuxin was silent for a moment, then sent to Sun Zi: "Uncle, where are you and Sister Ling Xi? Let's exchange addresses."

Soon, Sun Zi sent a location. After Zhao Yuxin tried to navigate, she discovered that the entire journey would take over three hours, so she had no choice but to cancel the plan to meet.

After doing all this, Zhao Yuxin forced herself to stay awake in the carriage; even though there were various plants helping her stay alert, she still maintained a combat-ready state.

Zhao Yuxin glanced at Zhu Zhiquan, who was still sleeping soundly, and complained helplessly: "It seems Ajiu is exhausted too; so many battles couldn't wake this battle maniac up."

Sigh~ This damn dog system, insisting on making us kill other players within half an hour in the middle of the night, it's simply treating us like expendable materials!"

Whenever Zhao Yuxin thought of people like Luo Jinrui, who for various reasons had to drive for an entire day straight while also having to multitask, she felt a lingering fear.

"It seems that equipment capable of multitasking combat and driving will be very important moving forward! Oh, I've got it: the Durian Warrior has a certain level of intelligence after upgrading to the second team. I'll make a brand new one for Little Luo first, and then teach the Durian Warrior how to drive."

Soon, Zhao Yuxin made a new Durian Warrior for Luo Jinrui and tested it; before long, Luo Jinrui completely freed his hands and sat in the carriage to rest.

"Yay~ I'm so awesome! Just in time to try selling Durian Warriors after leaving Blue Star!" Zhao Yuxin made a 'V' sign excitedly, and the fatigue on her body seemed to be swept away.

Time quickly reached 6:57. At this moment, almost all players stopped looking for others to fight and all at once opened the World Channel to post messages.

Caoxie Meimei: "Great, it's finally going to end!"

Sleeping During Class Ah Nai: "Holy crap, this is really abstract; I actually survived!"

Duyan Chuanzhang: "Hahaha~ I made a killing! So many blueprints, materials, and books are enough for me to live comfortably in the next world!"

Zai Zai Longing for Home: "Is anyone willing to let me get a kill? Our deadline is coming up, I promise we'll only kill one person, really!"

Orange Who Loves Sugar: "Sorry everyone, our time is also running out soon, is there anyone coming over to let us kill them?"

Hot-Tempered Gunner: "Can those who want others to let them get a kill shut up! Who knows if you're really out of time!"

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Zhao Yuxin browsed the World Channel while staying alert for any other players approaching, all the while keeping an eye on the time on her watch.

Tick... tick...

When the time finally reached seven o'clock, the requirement to stay on Blue Star for 24 full hours was finally met, and the next moment, all players were enveloped in white light.

When Zhao Yuxin reacted, she found herself in a blue space, and she couldn't see the Tricycles of other players around her; the entire space was terrifyingly quiet.

This space was boundless; even if Zhao Yuxin used her Bat Wing Ear to scout, she couldn't find where the edge was.

"Is it really this big, or is it..." Zhao Yuxin shook her head to cast the question aside and stared intently at a projection in front of her.

On this projection, their points were displayed, showing —.

Looking further down, one could see various commodities, and the quality of every single commodity was above green.

"Don't be in a rush to buy things yet; let's see what important things are in the vehicle first." Immediately, Zhao Yuxin released the Hook-Lock Tree Demon and the Durian Warrior to help organize the supplies, while she dove into the crafting interface to see what could be utilized.

Twenty minutes later, Zhao Yuxin finally finished taking inventory of their harvest for the day.

"Excluding duplicate useless blueprints, there are 32 weapon-type blueprints, 8 armor-type ones, and 17 Vehicle Component types. As for furniture, I can't be bothered to count; I'll just pick what I like when the time comes."

"Hmm... let me see if there's a time limit on this. Huh! There isn't! That's great! Then I'll get a good sleep, and let Ajiu be responsible for the shopping."

So, Zhao Yuxin wrote down the tallied items on a piece of animal hide and crawled back into her sleeping bag to catch up on sleep. She just didn't notice that in one corner of the screen, there was a line of small text that read: Remaining Transaction Time.

Just like that, time quietly slipped away, and a system prompt sounded in the minds of the two, pulling them from their dreams.

"Please note, there is less than three minutes of transaction time remaining. Please choose your commodities quickly, otherwise, the excess points will be cleared."

"Please note, there is less than three minutes of transaction time remaining. Please choose your commodities quickly, otherwise, the excess points will be cleared."

"Please note, there is less than three minutes of transaction time remaining. Please choose your..."

"What?" After being notified three times in a row, Zhu Zhiquan finally got up in a daze, unable to figure out the situation for a moment.

"Ah? Oh no, oh no! Ajiu, hurry and buy things with me!" Zhao Yuxin didn't care about her image, dragging Zhu Zhiquan to the projection screen to operate it, and Zhu Zhiquan could only click randomly on it in a daze.

"Oh my~ what do I do, what do I do!? There's less than two minutes left, what should I buy! What do I do!" Zhao Yuxin's hand slid across the screen continuously, her forehead already covered in cold sweat.

Although Zhu Zhiquan was a bit confused at first, when he arrived in front of the projection screen, he quickly browsed the content and understood the situation.

Immediately, Zhu Zhiquan pushed Zhao Yuxin aside and searched for the word "protection" in the search bar.

"Hey~ what are you doing! There's so little time now..." Before Zhao Yuxin could finish her complaint, Zhu Zhiquan had already purchased two blueprints.

Zhao Yuxin took the two blueprints and discovered that they were both armor blueprints. Before she could even check the blueprint information, Zhu Zhiquan bought another blueprint, an air pipe, and a machine the size of a cabinet.