Chapter 33: Equipment Box

When Cheng Shuili's finger touched the box, the entire carriage suddenly dimmed, and the multicolored light on the box's surface flowed like a living thing.

【Verifying player credentials...】

【Identity confirmed: Cheng Shuili】

【Hell‑tier first‑clear reward unlocked, special equipment box is opening.】

The moment the lid opened automatically, a seven‑colored beam shot upward, piercing the roof and striking the night sky.

She instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes; when the light faded, she lowered her hand and finally saw a pitch‑black ring lying quietly at the bottom of the box.

What a big show.

She had expected one of those god‑weapons you have to spend a fortune on in a game, but it turned out to be just a pitch‑black ring.

【Abyssal Ring (Unique)】

【Description: A gift from hell; the wearer gains the "Insight" ability, allowing three daily revelations of monster weaknesses. Includes 1 cubic meter of extra‑dimensional storage, providing unlimited supplies according to the user's will!】

She set aside her disdain, carefully pinched the ring and slipped it onto her hand.

Being able to see monster weaknesses, even though it can be used three times, the function of this thing needs no further explanation!

Great, no words needed!

As for the storage, Cheng Shuili paused.

So isn't this ring a spatial ring...?

After those four words flashed in her mind, Cheng Shuili's smile instantly became uncontrollable.

It's hard not to laugh, because that's the overused trope from novels, TV shows and movies, and today Cheng Shuili saw it with her own eyes!

The equipment also has the big 【Unique】 label on it.

Look! One of a kind!

She's hit the jackpot today!

She was laughing when she suddenly sensed flashing lights on the vehicle's rear window.

She squinted, and through the rice‑shaped sticker on the window, she could just make out a big truck.

Cheng Shuili: "???"

She didn't mean this kind of jackpot, right?

Her mind went blank for a moment.

Cheng Shuili instantly realized that the road had merged, the Newbie Protection Period was over, so now...

Road merges can happen at night too?

She frowned; she remembered the rule announced at the start: at night, do not leave the vehicle beyond six meters.

That big truck isn't far, but it's definitely outside the six‑meter range.

She pinched the Universal Key and the room card into the ring's space, then shoved the medicine in as well, before leaning on the window to examine inside carefully.

The truck seemed to have just noticed her, its headlights flashing a greeting.

Tonight was no different from before; layers of monsters surrounded the two's vehicle. Cheng Shuili looked carefully, confirming that the nighttime road merge posed no threat.

The threat comes after dawn.

She lay back on the sofa; it was already late, so it was wise to rest early.

Before sleeping, she opened the regional channel again and actually found a useful message.

【Glorious Light on Blue Star】: Some news—extreme cold may start after midnight. Not certain, but it's 11 o'clock now; those still awake can wait a bit longer. After the temperature drops at 0:00, turn on the heater immediately, otherwise being frozen awake at night could make you sick.

【(? ˉ? ˉ??)】: The big boss is really a super‑super good person!

【Luoluo】: Thanks!

【Twenty‑four Bridges】: I have a question, please answer. I… I forgot to join this monster challenge, so I didn't get a heater. Can I still survive?

The topic was so heavy that the previously cheering regional channel paused for a moment.

【Meow】: Guys, sisters, how long you live depends entirely on tomorrow's temperature. If it drops to minus seventy‑eighty degrees at once, it's over; not just you, anyone lacking firewood won't make it.

【One Centimeter】: Don't be so pessimistic; at least we're alive now.

【Deep Blue】: I always feel the system is toying with us, wanting us dead yet fearing we die. And tomorrow isn't the Newbie Protection Period, so the supply box will surely contain something different—maybe a sliver of hope.

【Master Li】: Though there's no heater, it doesn't say you can't make fire in the car, right? If the supply box has wood tomorrow, you could try.

【Clear-headed】: Speaking of that, @Xu Lingqi, bro you previously asked Wu Ya Dalao for a begging tent? You must have chosen a bicycle, right? Tomorrow will be freezing; do you have a place to sleep?

【Xu Lingqi】: …

【Xu Lingqi】: My heater shows no place to set it. @Yongheng, @Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, @Glorious Light on Blue Star, do the three big bosses have any solutions?

【Red Boss】: Hey, bro, how about you sell me the heater? I'll trade you a tent. You're just keeping it… right? Better sell it to me so it can be useful.

【Xu Lingqi】: Get lost, get lost—selling it to you means I'm waiting to die?

【Little Red Flower】: Xu brother, if you truly can't do anything, could you give me all the supplies? I'll remember you forever~forever!

This was a voice message; the system has automatically transcribed it.

Cheng Shuili paused, then clicked to listen once; it was a sweet, delicate female voice—she just revealed her gender like that?

And the words were quite harsh.

【Xu Lingqi】: I＊you＊, stinky＊＊, how the hell dare you curse me? I really want to＊＊ you, you＊＊＊＊, big＊＊!

【Strolling】: Hey hey, the sister didn't say anything, right? Your little supplies—if you die, you can't use them anyway. Leaving hope for the living is fine. Why so petty?

【Knife Knife Knife】: Shut the hell up! @Little Red Flower, sister send me a photo, I'll give you supplies!

【Soy Milk】: The upstairs is too lewd, huh?

【Banban】: Speaking of it, Yongheng the boss seems gone; his avatar just went dark.

【Curry】: Damn, really gone!

【Waterfall】: I'm Yongheng's friend; this afternoon he said he was going to attempt a Hell‑tier challenge, so he probably failed.

【Reeds】: Originally, even the big shot would die.

Everyone was like just waking from a dream, and the atmosphere turned cold right here.

Cheng Shuili, on the other hand, had no particular thoughts, after all, many people had died. Last time the Instance showed that this district still had 8213 people; now only 6580 remain.

They dropped quickly.

The big shot is no different from ordinary people; the big shot also needs self-awareness.

Cheng Shuili asked herself, if she hadn't encountered the BUG, she might have only chosen elite-level monsters.

Stability is what matters most; she might regret it, but she can only regret if she stays alive.

Cheng Shuili withdrew her gaze and checked the current time; midnight had already arrived.

She had originally wanted to open the car door to check the outside temperature, but as soon as she reached the door, she noticed that frost had already condensed on the car window.

Cheng Shuili no longer waited for anything, dumping all the wood for seven days into the heater.