While Su Ye waited for the mutant night owl meat to finish roasting, the white light surrounding his vehicle faded, and it successfully upgraded to level nine.
Su Ye examined the car before him. Its size had hardly changed, which made sense. It was a speed-focused vehicle, built to be lightweight.
[Vehicle]: Gale Ranger [Level]: 9 [Durability]: 100% [Fuel]: 412 units (1 unit allows 20 kilometers of travel) [Top speed]: 510 kilometers/hour [Vehicle-mounted weapons]: None [Function modules]: Energy saving, Sprint, Rapid Speed, Hard Armor, Sealing, Camouflage, Weather Forecast, Temperature Control.
Looking at the panel, Su Ye nodded in satisfaction.
Its speed had reached 510 kilometers per hour. If he activated Sprint, he could cover 425 kilometers in ten minutes. Using it two or three times a day would let him travel over a thousand extra kilometers.
The vehicle is already level nine. One more function module will get it to level ten, but there's no rush to upgrade, Su Ye thought.
At level ten, he could choose a special Vehicle Building. If he was dissatisfied with the options, he could spend Survival Coins to refresh them.
This was his only chance to obtain a Vehicle Building for free, and Su Ye naturally didn't want to waste it. If he was going to choose one, he wanted the best.
He wouldn't gamble on getting a good Vehicle Building with the first refresh, so it was best to prepare more Survival Coins.
He currently had only three Survival Coins, which was far too few. Until he had enough, he would never rashly consider upgrading his vehicle.
Survival Coins... I might not have many, but with so many players out there, they must have plenty between them.
Especially people like Ling Yue, with thousands of people under them. If they've encountered an Abandoned Gas Station and killed a boss monster, there's a good chance they've obtained Survival Coins too. Surely they have a thousand in total?
Hadn't Ling Yue just contacted him about buying fuel? Tomorrow, he could discuss it properly with him and see whether he could pay in Survival Coins.
With that thought, Su Ye opened the Mileage Leaderboard.
Ling Yue was still in first place, with 13,700 kilometers. He had covered around five thousand kilometers in a single day. That speed was truly terrifying.
Su Ye then checked his own ranking. He had raced along all day and covered nearly 6,000 kilometers himself.
His total mileage had now reached 11,370 kilometers, and his ranking had taken another leap, bringing him to thirty-sixth place.
Not only had he entered the top hundred, he had shot straight into the top fifty.
I'm only about two thousand kilometers behind Ling Yue now. Those guys must still be driving at night, or I'd be in the top ten at the very least.
But there's no rush. This is only the end of the third day, and there are four days left. At my current speed, I can catch up tomorrow if I push a little.
As Su Ye pondered, the mutant night owl meat over the campfire finished roasting.
Su Ye immediately picked up the meat skewers and took big bites.
After he ate three pieces of night owl meat, his Mental Attribute increased by 1.5, reaching 11.4.
The instant his Mental Attribute broke through the ten-point threshold, a buzz filled Su Ye's head, as though an invisible shackle had shattered.
An unparalleled clarity swept over him, and his perception improved enormously once again.
Su Ye turned to look at the distant road shrouded in darkness and gray fog.
Now, he could clearly sense the road conditions without even relying on his headlights.
Loose stones, discarded tires, potholes-he could sense them all within a range of roughly a thousand meters.
I can drive at night now, Su Ye thought.
As his Mental Attribute increased, not only had his perception range surged, but his reaction speed had also improved tremendously.
An ordinary person's reaction time was around 0.3 seconds. His Mental Attribute was more than ten times that of an ordinary person, so his reaction time was probably around 0.03 seconds.
A thousand-meter perception range, combined with a reaction time of 0.03 seconds, would definitely be enough for him to flawlessly avoid any unexpected road obstacles.
My Mental Attribute has only just broken ten points. I haven't actually reached the first tier yet. Once I do, driving at night will be even less of a problem.
And I don't need to drive at full speed. Even at just four hundred kilometers per hour, I can cover four thousand kilometers tonight. I might not overtake Ling Yue, but getting into the top ten, or even the top five, definitely won't be a problem.
Although this would certainly consume a great deal of mental energy, didn't he happen to have a bed called [Can't Get Out of Bed]? It could speed up his mental recovery.
"Then let's give night driving a try."
Su Ye made his decision immediately.
He grabbed some sand to extinguish the campfire, got into the car, and started the engine.
Vroom!
The Gale Ranger let out a low roar and vanished into the night.
Time slowly passed.
The Survival Road was as dangerous as ever at night.
"Nine hundred meters to the left, a chain of Ground Spike Traps."
Su Ye turned the steering wheel with both hands, and the car roared past the metal spikes gleaming coldly in the darkness.
"Eight hundred meters straight ahead, a sheer drop into a deep pit."
"Seven hundred meters ahead on the left, a roadblock."
"Nine hundred meters straight ahead, a large tree."
"..."
Five hours later, a trace of fatigue finally appeared on Su Ye's face.
The road was indeed much more dangerous at night, with countless obstacles and deep pits. He successfully avoided them all by sensing them in advance, but maintaining such intense concentration had drained a considerable amount of his mental energy.
"That's enough for today. I've covered two thousand kilometers in five hours and made it into the top ten."
Su Ye stepped on the brake and brought the car to a steady stop at the roadside, planning to get some proper rest in the rear compartment.
But the instant he got out, Su Ye's expression suddenly froze.
He clearly sensed faint footsteps coming from the gray fog a short distance to the left of the road. Then three short but burly figures emerged.
Su Ye looked up and saw three Goblins carrying crude spiked clubs.
Their eyes were bloodshot, and foul-smelling saliva dripped from their mouths as they roared and charged at him.
Su Ye's gaze flickered, and he immediately used the Eye of Detection. An information panel appeared before him.
[Name]: Goblin [Tier]: 0 [Status]: Frenzied (attributes increased by 20%) [Physique]: 9.1 [Mental]: 4.2
"Their Physique isn't bad. They're almost at the threshold of the first tier, but they're no threat to me."
Su Ye stood where he was without moving.
Unhurriedly, he took out two Hand Crossbows, raised both hands, and aimed at the Goblins, who were still more than twenty meters away.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
He pulled the triggers, sending the bolts flying.
Squelch! Squelch! Squelch!
The three Goblins didn't even have time to react before bursts of green blood erupted between their brows.
Their momentum carried their bodies forward, and they slid several meters along the ground before stopping, utterly lifeless.
"Not bad, not bad. Raising my Mental Attribute really pays off. My dynamic vision and aim have both made a qualitative leap." Su Ye smiled, put away the Hand Crossbows, and walked over.
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