From Buyer to Seller!

"Even if it only runs at 40% of the vehicle's top speed, I can let it drive automatically at night and still drive at full speed myself during the day."

"That way, I won't waste any time, day or night, especially while I'm still competing for first place on the Mileage Leaderboard."

"And the description says it works best with radar. I happen to have a radar function module."

"When the time comes, I'll upgrade the vehicle straight to level twelve, install all three modules, and test the self-driving feature to see if it can avoid those roadblocks and huge potholes that appear out of nowhere at night."

Su Ye nodded in satisfaction. Not only did the three function modules have no overlapping functions, but they were all top-tier. His luck was pretty good today.

After putting away the three function modules, Su Ye returned to the driver's seat, floored the accelerator, and continued toward the end of the road.

Over the next few hours, the scenery along the road remained monotonous and desolate.

The occasional supply crates and monsters offered a little variety.

He also encountered three more groups of Great Xia soldiers.

There were eight of them in total, bringing him eight storage rings.

Su Ye merged these storage rings with his original ring.

With a faint flicker of light, the storage space in the ring on his hand expanded again, reaching 260 cubic meters.

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened, and the wilderness on either side of the road was swallowed by the thick night.

Su Ye hit the brakes and stopped on the road. He opened the door, deftly took firewood and tinder from his storage ring, and soon had a bonfire going.

"I got quite a haul today. Not only did I get three top-tier function modules, but I also expanded my storage space."

"The only pity is that I didn't encounter any primitive monsters, so I didn't get any mutant beast meat drops."

"Oh well. I'll ask Ling Yue and the others later and see if they have any spare mutant beast meat."

Su Ye planned things out in his head. Before the Beginner Period ended, he had to max out his stats as quickly as possible.

Before that, though, he needed to upgrade his vehicle.

Su Ye stood up and walked over to the vehicle.

[Would you like to consume materials to upgrade your vehicle?]

The system notification sounded.

"Yes."

[Please select an upgrade path.]

"Speed."

Su Ye did not hesitate in the slightest.

Since he had chosen speed before, he would follow that path to the very end.

[Selection successful.]

[Function modules detected. Would you like to incorporate a function module into this upgrade?]

Su Ye took the faintly glowing [Self-driving] module out of his storage ring and pressed it against the vehicle's body.

"Incorporate it."

Humm...

With a strange humming sound, the entire off-road vehicle was instantly enveloped in dazzling white light.

Like a living liquid, the white light flowed across the vehicle's surface and seeped inside, continuously reshaping its internal structure.

[Vehicle upgrade in progress. Estimated time: fifty minutes. Please wait patiently.]

Su Ye was in no hurry. He returned to the bonfire, sat down, and opened the chat channel.

Messages were still scrolling rapidly through the chat channel.

Su Ye glanced at the survivor count in the upper right corner. Few players had died today, with fewer than a hundred eliminated.

Compared with the casualty rates of the previous days, that number was negligible.

Quite a few players were chatting casually in the channel, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

"Guys, what level are your vehicles? I just reached level six today. Honestly, this Survival Road doesn't seem like much. It's not that scary."

"I'm level five. Exactly. The start was a little scary, and there's that gray fog chasing us, but it moves like a snail. I only drove for two hours today and spent the rest of the time chatting here. That fog can't even catch a whiff of my exhaust."

"Haha, right? As long as you drive for an hour or two every day, there's no need to worry about the gray fog catching you. And here I thought this game would be hard."

"Everyone should still keep their guard up. It's a Survival Game, after all, so stocking up on supplies can't hurt. But honestly, I also think it's too easy right now. I haven't even run into a monster that can put up a fight."

"Boring as hell. They're all weak, low-level monsters. I really hope this Beginner Period ends soon. My blade is itching for blood."

Seeing how upbeat so many people in the chat channel were, Su Ye silently shook his head.

If these people knew the game would start purging players once the Beginner Period ended, he wondered whether they could still remain so relaxed and carefree.

Su Ye did not warn these members of other races, nor did he mock them.

His current goal was to build up his strength like mad while they were still feeling pleased with themselves.

Then, once the Beginner Period ended, he would use Great Xia's help to quickly widen the gap between himself and these players.

Putting those thoughts aside, Su Ye opened his private messages and found Ling Yue's name.

[Never Checks the Fuel Gauge]: Got a moment?

Only a few seconds after he sent the message, Ling Yue's reply popped up.

[Ling Yue]: Sure. What good stuff have you got this time?

[Never Checks the Fuel Gauge]: Nothing good this time. I actually want to buy some mutant beast meat from you.

[Ling Yue]: Mutant beast meat? That's rare stuff right now. Everyone thinks the monsters are weak, but the primitive monsters that drop mutant beast meat are still pretty hard to find.

[Never Checks the Fuel Gauge]: Do you have any? Are you selling?

[Ling Yue]: Yes, and yes.

[Never Checks the Fuel Gauge]: Name your price!

[Ling Yue]: Don't bother with ordinary supplies. But if you have some valuable information, that could work.

[Never Checks the Fuel Gauge]: I do have information.

[Ling Yue]: About what?

[Never Checks the Fuel Gauge]: The effects of ten types of vehicle buildings.

Su Ye had no intention of keeping this information to himself. These Fivefold Race players would find out in a couple of days anyway, so he might as well trade it for resources.

For someone like Ling Yue, a major player with a team, knowing the effects of certain vehicle buildings would be a huge help in planning his team's future development.

So when Ling Yue saw the information Su Ye wanted to trade, his eyes immediately lit up. His vehicle was already level nine, and he could upgrade it to level ten at any time.

The reason he had not upgraded was that Su Ye had previously said he would need to choose a vehicle building upon reaching level ten, but he knew little about vehicle buildings.

[Ling Yue]: Name your price.

Su Ye smiled. A moment ago, he had been the buyer, but now he had suddenly become the seller.

[Never Checks the Fuel Gauge]: Information on two types of vehicle buildings for one piece of mutant beast meat I haven't eaten before.

That was hardly a low price. After all, Ling Yue had plenty of people under him. He could have them try the vehicle buildings one by one to figure out their effects.

[Ling Yue]: Deal!