Chapter 159: Level‑2 Monster

Three days to bear fruit?

It's been over a week since it was placed in Xinxue, and still no strawberries have borne anything, not even a single leaf has grown.

That's normal; after all, just staying alive there is a struggle for her, let alone bearing fruit.

The two inexperienced people circled the sunroom for a while, then finally satisfied, they went on to do their own things.

It wasn't dark yet, so Su Rui naturally went to drive.

For her, driving is also a pastime, since she's no longer a player and can't watch the regional channel; you could say her only source of entertainment has been taken away.

Cheng Shuili held the sunroom with both hands, spun around inside the vehicle a few times, intending to find a spot to place it properly.

If we talk about the emptiest spot inside the vehicle, it has to be the row of cooking counters where the kitchenware is placed, but unfortunately it's completely flat and very slippery.

If the vehicle suddenly accelerates or brakes hard, the sunroom could slide; this thing is now Cheng Shuili's treasure, truly afraid to drop it when holding, afraid it will melt if held in the mouth.

She spun back and forth several times and finally found a good spot—the built‑in sink on the cooking counter!

It's recessed here! No need to worry about the sunroom sliding!

Moreover, this faces a window of the vehicle, so sunlight can shine here.

Of course, most importantly, Cheng Shuili doesn't need it here at all, so placing it here is the best choice.

Cheng Shuili carefully set the sunroom in place, then returned to Su Rui's floor mat and gently opened the last box.

Perhaps luck is conserved; the golden treasure chest yielded items too useful for Cheng Shuili, while this special supply box produced something quite ordinary.

【A plain single-shot pistol】

【Description: If you ask for its flaws, I could list them one by one for three days and three nights. But if you ask for its merits, the only merit is that it's ordinary. It has no flashy modifications, so its function is simple and pure; pull the trigger and you achieve your goal!】

Besides this pistol, a magazine of bullets was also given.

Cheng Shuili fumbled for a moment before pulling out the magazine; she counted and found ten bullets in total.

Indeed it's very ordinary, but certainly better than Ailin's revolver.

She hesitated whether to take the Game Coin, but finally decided not to, since if she asked for a lot, Ailin couldn't provide; if she asked for a little, she wouldn't even look at a few meager items.

Moreover, damaging their relationship over those few meager items would be bad.

The pistol obtained from the highway merge is in Su Rui's hands, and that gun is already out of bullets. Moreover, the bullets differ in model from Cheng Shuili's, so now it's no different from a toy.

Cheng Shuili glanced toward the cockpit; Su Rui occasionally lifted her hand to rub the pistol she had strapped to her waist, even though it contained not a single bullet.

If Su Rui likes it, let her keep it.

Cheng Shuili, of course, had no objection.

After night fell, the air that had been scorching for seven days finally cooled, and the temperature gradually returned to normal.

The night wind blew, the night was slightly cool, and many players couldn't resist opening their vehicles to sit and feel the night breeze.

Cheng Shuili was no exception; she and Su Rui sat on opposite sides, at the two ends of the off‑road vehicle.

Perhaps the weather was fine; the stars in this world shone unusually bright.

Cheng Shuili lay on the roof for a while, then suddenly saw a new message displayed on the shield.

【Level‑4 Shield】

【Only Level‑4 vehicles can generate it; it intercepts all monsters below Level 4, including Level 4 monsters!】

【Today is the last day of the extreme heat disaster; the highest monster level currently is Level 1, and Level 2 monsters will appear tomorrow!】

Cheng Shuili didn't mind; her vehicle's level is far ahead.

Someone on the regional channel also noticed this news.

"Level 2 monsters will appear tomorrow night!"

"What monsters?"

"Living so comfortably upstairs! Have you forgotten the monsters that stare hungrily outside the shield every night?!"

"Ah?! I almost forgot about the shield! I just took a look, and tomorrow Level 2 monsters will indeed appear!"

"Level 2 is just Level 2; no one still lacks a Level 2 vehicle, right?"

"Ah? There's a saying that's not worth saying. How long have we been in the game? Almost a month, right? Those who still haven't upgraded their vehicle to Level 2... truly the waste of waste. If you ask me, you losers should stop struggling; whether you die tomorrow or the day after makes no difference."

"Brother, you speak so harshly; is your home empty?"

"Probably quite a few people haven't reached Level 2 yet. Electric cars have definitely been upgraded; gasoline cars are hard to say. The mileage increase now is small but still critical, and tomorrow is the next disaster, so mileage will definitely rise again. Anyway, everything I produce, aside from food and drink, goes to exchange for gasoline, and the Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments too, otherwise I'd have died long ago."

"No, you... survivor, I'll call you that. I'm not trying to offend; I'm genuinely curious, what's the point of you living like this?"

"Every day just gnawing compressed biscuits and drinking mineral water? Occasionally eating two vitamin tablets as dessert in this apocalypse? Thinking of it makes me want to suffocate."

"Go peacefully, brother, really! Sometimes being alive is truly meaningless. By the way, before you die, you can give me the remaining supplies you have."

"Sister, you're really too strong, you must hold on! Don't trade the Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments we got today; add tomorrow's, and if we're lucky it might be enough to upgrade the vehicle from Level 1 to Level 2! Also, we have 20 Game Coin from the mileage completed these two days; when the time comes we have nothing else to spend, so use it all to buy Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments! Then we'll have to fight for a way to survive!"

Although Cheng Shuili's vehicle isn't gasoline‑powered, she still feels deeply.

When Cao Mei Xiao Ying Tang was still around, obtaining Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments was really easy for her.

Now...

Cheng Shuili cleared her mind and recalled: she now has a total of 136 Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments in hand, and after trading with Zhu Xuan, another 22 pieces came from recent supply boxes on the road.

Compared with the previous numbers, this truly is a straight‑line increase!

And the difference between now and before...

Cheng Shuili fell silent, wondering if the system was targeting her. Previously, when she drove and opened boxes, she could never get them.

Now that Su Rui drives and opens boxes, Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments keep coming!

The most hateful is being treated differently!

Really!

But now is not the time for her sarcasm; she kept watching the regional channel and only then noticed they were arguing again.