Chapter 10: The Correct Choice

That night Cheng Shuili heated a pack of pre-made meal.

Never mind, it was actually quite tasty, exactly the same as the takeout she often ordered in her previous life.

Cheng Shuili also specially dug out a bit to give to 【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】; the other party didn't know it was a pre-made meal and thought Cheng Shuili had made it herself.

While eating, tears welled up in her eyes, and she also sent two bottles of mineral water to Cheng Shuili.

Back and forth, the two also added each other as friends.

Long-term partner, +1 again.

These two days went smoothly; Cheng Shuili encountered no nasty incidents, opened several crates, replenishing food, drink, and supplies, and even the toilet paper she had been longing for turned up.

On the fourth day, the system today announced the distance as 80 kilometers.

Cheng Shuili pushed the shopping cart forward, having fully grown accustomed to the 'store-wide 50% off' announcement, and would even chant along idly.

At least it's a sound.

Yesterday someone even begged for chat in the area channel, saying opening their eyes each day meant rushing about, and they were almost going crazy.

Cheng Shuili was fine; in her past life she had aspired to be a homebody, but somehow she ended up struggling to become the company's mainstay, so she couldn't stay home even if she wanted to.

Now she just wishes for a couple more days of peace.

Not long after walking, Cheng Shuili saw a crate appear by the roadside.

It seems her luck is good today, Cheng Shuili thought, gripping her baseball bat as she walked over; although she hadn't encountered any monsters these two days, she hadn't let her guard down.

Sometimes, when reflecting on herself late at night, Cheng Shuili finds herself utterly captivated by her own self!

At the start she snagged three global announcements, observant and composed, never letting her guard down, fleeing if she couldn't win…… cough, cough, I've gone off track.

In short, she really is a charming little girl!

Cheng Shuili raised her right hand, gripping the baseball bat tightly, and with her left hand tentatively opened the chest; if anything seemed off, that baseball bat as thick as an adult's arm would come down instantly!

Fortune smiled upon her once again; inside lay a Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragment.

After Cheng Shuili upgraded, the number of fragments needed for the next upgrade became twenty-five.

Very good.

It directly multiplied by 2.5, she muttered to herself, why not just multiply by 250 and tell all players the system is a 250?

Cheng Shuili took out the items from the box; the empty box instantly turned transparent and then vanished.

This is the third fragment Cheng Shuili has obtained since the server launched; this thing seems to dislike her a bit, but rather likes 【Cao Mei Xiao Ying Tang】 a lot.

Over these two days she has collected a total of six fragments, two she opened herself, and the other four came from trading with 【Cao Mei Xiao Ying Tang】.

When Cheng Shuili traded with him, they used gasoline; this long-term partner is very stable, completely dependent on gasoline.

Going on like this, she might end up dragged down by gasoline.

However, Cheng Shuili doesn't worry about his affairs; at most she'll regret losing this steady source.

As Cheng Shuili sighed, she suddenly heard a car's roar coming from behind.

The peaceful days had just passed two days.

Another highway merger?

Cheng Shuili twitched the corner of her mouth, 'This isn't right, isn't it supposed to be a probability event? This is already an extremely high-probability event, okay!'

The person arrived driving a pickup truck; Cheng Shuili couldn't outrun it even if she wanted to.

She fell silent for a moment, then calmly accepted the danger that might come next; after all, she is someone who has died and been reborn, so in the face of this, other matters become ordinary.

The vehicle gradually approached, and the pickup finally stopped beside Cheng Shuili's shopping cart; a tall, thin man jumped out, looking honest and simple, with a hint of red on his cheeks, seeming a bit embarrassed, but upon seeing Cheng Shuili he still took the initiative to greet her.

"You… hello, I'm still meeting a living person for the first time."

His first words were a bit stammered, as if he were shy.

Cheng Shuili nodded, smiling, and said, 'Me too, it's my first time.'

The tall, thin guy scratched the back of his head, turned his face away smiling, and asked, 'Want to trade? I have plenty of good stuff; tell me what you need, and we can see what each other has.'

No.

A shy person couldn't say something so fluently.

Cheng Shuili felt wary; the dagger tucked at her waist had already been warmed by her, using the baseball bat as a decoy to strike with the dagger—this was her basic countermeasure she had devised.

Cheng Shuili's expression didn't change, as if she hadn't noticed anything amiss; she honestly told the tall, thin man what she needed, 'I still lack a few Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments; do you have any?'

"Yes, yes, of course."

The tall, thin man replied repeatedly with a smile, pulling three fragments from the pickup's bed, showing them off to Cheng Shuili, then switched to a friendly, warm smile and said, 'I have three pieces in total; let me see what you have, and I'll pick something to trade with you.'

Cheng Shuili nodded, the hand behind her already gripping the baseball bat; was this kid trying to get her to fetch something so he could steal from her back?

Rather than turning around to test this person, it's better to strike now!

Cheng Shuili is unwilling to take any risk!

Five fingers tightly gripping the bat's handle, Cheng Shuili wore an innocent smile, feigning curiosity as she asked, 'I also have plenty of stuff; what do you mainly want?'

The tall, thin man's body tensed for a moment, then relaxed again; he had thought this little girl had noticed the problem, but now it seems……

He smirked contemptuously in his mind, 'How easy to deceive.'

"I can take anything, food or…"

The tall, thin man's eyes widened instantly as a baseball bat flashed into his field of view, moving so fast it carried a whooshing wind; he had no time to react, only feeling a sharp pain in his temple, his whole body going limp like a puddle of mud, collapsing to the ground.

Cheng Shuili's mouth broke into a crescent-moon smile.

Strike first to be strong; strike later to suffer.

Cheng Shuili used the baseball bat to pry open the tall, thin man's jacket, revealing a spray-shaped bloodstain on the white undershirt underneath.

Speckles dotted the pristine fabric; Cheng Shuili extended a finger and lightly tapped a slightly darker spot.

It was still wet.

No need to look further; Cheng Shuili narrowed her eyes—he had already killed someone.

Cheng Shuili worried that this person hadn't passed out thoroughly enough, so she gave him another blow to the temple.

Only then did she relax, turn around, walk to the side of the pickup truck, and reach out to touch the supplies.

【Beep, the supplies belong to player Li Erqiang, no permission to view yet. Friendly tip: after killing a player, you will randomly obtain 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of that player's supplies.】

Five slots randomly obtain supplies?

There is also a 0% chance, meaning that risking to kill a survivor might yield nothing.

Perhaps this is a limitation the system imposes on players killing each other.

【Dear survivor, please make the correct choice.】

"The correct choice?" Cheng Shuili muttered to herself, lowered her head, and glanced at the person still mixed on the ground.

She has always opposed repaying violence with violence, but she believes in a life for a life.

If that's the case……