Chapter 174: Upgrading to Level‑5 Vehicles

After the organization received accurate information, it immediately began tallying how many Designated Player Duel Cards each person still lacked and each person's purchasing intent.

This disaster is so unusual that for players whose food has already been looted, the priority is no longer the Designated Player Duel Card but food.

Moreover, they have no food left; even if they encounter more refugees, what can they do? These cards are completely useless.

Therefore each person's purchase intention differs, and it suffices to tally the required quantity. Matters of life and death are handled swiftly by the organization, and this time is no exception.

Zhu Xuan quickly obtained an exact figure: 1246 cards.

Good, this transaction will be enough to empty the organization's public stock.

After confirming, Zhu Xuan sent the number to Bu Xiang Shangban.

Bu Xiang Shangban was stunned, "That number—can Wu Ya really produce that many?"

He was indeed being overly anxious; not only this figure, but even with an extra zero, Cheng Shuili could also produce it.

In fact, Cheng Shuili felt a bit disappointed upon seeing the number.

This shows the organization's headcount isn't as large as she imagined, or perhaps more of them are foresighted and didn't sell the system‑issued Designated Player Duel Cards at the start, hence the current low demand.

Cheng Shuili didn't ponder which case applied; since the exact quantity was decided, the trade could proceed.

Before the trade, Cheng Shuili specifically asked Xinxue about the purchase price.

She bought it at rock‑bottom price and was reluctant to spend her own Game Coin, so most of it was exchanged for basic materials.

One could say she's very shrewd at buying.

For this trade, Cheng Shuili's top priority was Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments, followed by Game Coin, and the rest were various Vehicle Cards and rare items like blueprints.

If those can't be provided, high‑grade and basic materials are acceptable, though the quantity would have to increase considerably.

Insufficient quality can only be compensated with quantity.

Although Cheng Shuili's warehouse for these items is somewhat full, she has already found a way to deal with it, hasn't she?

Zhu Xuan discussed with several leaders for a while and finally produced 10000 Game Coin, 200 Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments, and three blueprints.

They thought this was already sufficient.

The other Vehicle Cards are relatively rare and must be obtained from higher‑grade treasure chests; a few old stubborn ones are unwilling to trade them out.

Zhu Xuan had no objection and went straight to Cheng Shuili with this result to discuss.

Cheng Shuili was fairly satisfied; she was a bit surprised that the organization could produce 10000 Game Coin on the spot. But on second thought, perhaps no one on their side could amass that many Game Coin in one go like she can, though they are numerous.

Everyone contributes a bit, and together it becomes a sizable figure.

After a mutually understood, courteous haggling, Cheng Shuili agreed to the deal.

Before closing the chat window, Bu Xiang Shangban sent one final line.

【Bu Xiang Shangban】: If you ever outsource the production of these blueprints, I hope you'll give our side a discount.

Of course that's no problem; amicably, it'll be easy to do business next time.

Cheng Shuili readily agreed to the request.

After the trade was completed, she happily spun around three times on the spot, because she finally amassed enough Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments for this upgrade.

Cheng Shuili didn't even have time to glance at what those three blueprints were; she immediately extracted 100 Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments at top speed.

300 glittering golden fragments laid out together made Cheng Shuili's eyes strain; she instantly clicked "Synthesize," the level‑4 vehicle upgrade material for upgrading to level 5…

…finally obtained!

Cheng Shuili, in a good mood, hummed a tune and opened the vehicle upgrade page; she had all the required materials, so there was no worry…

Next comes a beautiful upgrade!

The plan for upgrading the electric shopping cart from level 4 to level 5 still has two options.

1. Vehicle Upgrade Material ×1, Iron Block ×199, Iron Nail ×199, Alloy Material ×99, Fiber Board ×99, Wire ×99, Energy Stone ×60.

2. Vehicle Upgrade Material ×1, Vehicle Upgrade Core ×1.

Cheng Shuili's smile froze; she already had all those materials with no shortage. In the last upgrade she was stuck by 99 wires, but now she can handle not just 99 but 199.

But the problem is…

Whose vehicle upgrade requires a full 60 Energy Stones?!

Sixty! Are you kidding? Is there any qualitative change in this upgrade?

Cheng Shuili furrowed her brow tightly and, helplessly, produced the Vehicle Upgrade Core she had obtained when the server launched.

It's finally time to use the core.

A material's whole life is waiting for the moment to be used; Cheng Shuili may forget the first Vehicle Upgrade Core she used, but she will always remember this second Vehicle Upgrade Core.

Who told her that this core could replace a full 60 Energy Stones!

Cheng Shuili gritted her teeth and forced out, "Your upgrade better have some qualitative leap…"

Otherwise, this is just a trap!

She'll file a complaint!

Even if she hasn't found a channel yet.

Cheng Shuili closed her eyes and resolutely pressed the upgrade button.

This upgrade takes a full 12 hours. It's 9 a. m. now, so she must wait until 9 p. m.

The long‑awaited result was achieved just like that.

Cheng Shuili let out a long sigh, glanced at the remaining Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments in her hand—96 pieces… the next upgrade will surely require a long grind. Moreover, the Vehicle Upgrade Core is gone now, making future material collection another hurdle.

She shook her head, feeling a bit empty inside.

How strange.

Cheng Shuili laughed at herself in her mind, wondering if she's even become attached to a Vehicle Upgrade Core.

She encouraged herself, then mustered energy to examine the three blueprints she'd just traded for.

【Beginner Vehicle Rain‑proof Cloth Blueprint】

Effect: creates a waterproof cloth that can perfectly cover your vehicle! After using it, you won't have to worry about rainy days.

Materials: Plastic ×10, Rubber ×2, Iron blocks ×4, Iron nails ×4

The required materials are all very ordinary.

Moreover, for this effect it's a bit of a chicken rib. Who would worry on a rainy day? The real concern would surely be acid rain, right?

But the description doesn't state that this thing can resist corrosion.

Cheng Shuili feels a bit regretful, but what's even more regrettable is that she no longer has any energy stones on hand; otherwise she could improve this blueprint right now.

She puts the blueprint away and looks at the second blueprint that Zhu Xuan gave.