Surviving on the highway, I have a best friend who was reborn.

Chapter 17 A Hot Pot Before the PK Match

Perhaps Lady Luck saw how unlucky she was yesterday, so her luck is shining exceptionally bright today.

[Blessed by the God of Wealth] Skill successfully used. Congratulations, player, you have received 666 gold coins!

Wow! The God of Wealth is so generous today!

Yuanqiao was overjoyed to have gained something for nothing so early in the morning.

In a good mood, she waved her hand and bought nearly 200 gold coins worth of food for Tuanzai, all of which were spirit plant carrots and Qifeng fruits that the big rabbit loved to eat.

The little rabbit kept snuggling into her arms, and its bouncy movements nearly made Yuanqiao fall over.

I have over 500 gold coins left. I was thinking about making a big purchase in the shop, but after hesitating, I decided that it would be more fun to find treasure chests on the highway and open them for supplies.

I resisted the urge to shop and took out the silver treasure chest from yesterday.

[Kitchen essentials gift set x1, extra spicy hot pot base x2, 1 case of Chuchu Mountain specialty orange juice x1, iron block x8, extra-large ice cream x1, umbrella x1]

The supplies delivered were plentiful, but the hot pot base looked tempting. Having hot pot base but no ingredients was frustrating.

No, I must find as many treasure chests as possible today and put together a table full of ingredients!

There's a wooden treasure chest less than 2 kilometers away. Open it on the spot to get a set of toiletries, 11 pieces of wood, and 1 piece of peanut butter.

Keep up the good work, and from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., you will reap a great harvest.

Perhaps it was the effect of a lucky aura, or perhaps it was compensation from a certain self-proclaimed illegitimate daughter in the survival game supplies, but most of the treasure chests I opened this morning contained food!

[1 pack of bursting beef balls, 1 fresh lamb leg, 1 can of Chuchu Mountain specialty soy milk powder, 3 compressed biscuits, 1 box of oysters (not for kidney health), 21 cotton balls, 32 iron blocks, 51 pieces of wood, 11 energy batteries, 1 Six Divine Flower Dew, 1 lollipop, 1 volcanic silver scale fish, 1 item recovery card, 1 ice maker blueprint, 2 cooling oils, 1 Lele Bakery membership card]

There are several kinds of meat, but some vegetables are missing. I hope I'll have good luck this afternoon and that all my wishes will come true, and that I won't encounter any monsters!

[Lele Bakery Membership Card: A newly opened cake shop on Yuxi Street, offering a 8% discount on one dessert per day, with a free gift with every order]

"Can I buy it directly without going to the store?"

The small membership card displays three dessert pictures, which are refreshed daily. Customers can choose one to purchase, and the dessert will be delivered to them via the membership card. Each dessert costs 88 silver coins.

Having too much food can be a problem, as food storage containers don't keep food fresh.

The system backpack and star core pendant spaces seem to be frozen in time; food left there for a long time doesn't change at all.

However, the backpack has few slots, and it's almost full of the few items produced by the system. The Star Core Pendant is already full of red fruits, and there's really no room left.

You can only choose to consume those with shorter shelf lives first, or trade them away.

I had a simple lunch of two pieces of bread and a bottle of Chiu Chiu Mountain's specialty orange juice. It was fresh, sweet, and delicious! It left a deep impression on Yuanqiao.

[Congratulations to the player for defeating the monster! You have received 2 gold coins.]

Having dealt with the giant python, Yuan Qiao calmly finished off the slow-moving little monsters and picked up the bronze treasure chest to open it.

[Car mini-fridge x1, chilled cola x2, fiber supplement x3, sunscreen x1]

"We've got six boxes already, and not a single vegetable has come out. At least give us a tomato!"

It was almost lunchtime, so Yuanqiao parked the car on the side of the road. Back in the car, he took out his kitchenware gift set—the tools were quite complete—and started boiling water.

When the free market is opened, food items are scarce, and most of what is available has already been traded away.

Yuanqiao simply sent out a message in the lobby, soliciting a wide range of vegetables.

[Yuanqiao: We are buying ingredients, fresh vegetables preferred, vegetable seeds and planting pots are also welcome]

[Wang Lei: Top player on the server's wealth leaderboard, Wuyuanqiao! Hey, I'm out of vegetables, but I have a giant jumping frog. The system says it's delicious, but I can't bear to eat it. I'd like to trade some scarce resources.]

[Hu Xiatian: I've planted chili peppers in a pot, but they haven't fruited yet.] [Yuan Qiao: ...I don't eat frogs.]

[Shen Yaozu: How delicious it is, what supplies do you want in exchange? We've finally driven 2 kilometers, I'm exhausted, let's celebrate with a good meal]

[Chen Wei: I'm so envious! I'm forced to eat dry rice without any side dishes and have to eat sparingly; my eyes are practically watering!!!]

[Li Tongtong: Keep it up! I'm almost at 2 kilometers too!]

[Qian Yue: The sweet potatoes I planted a few days ago were harvested today. Anyone want to trade? They smell amazing when roasted in the oven! A godsend for those with constipation! Click the link. Limited quantity, first come, first served!]

[Chen Wei: I want it, I want it! I've been eating such a monotonous diet lately, and I've been constipated for days.]

[Liu Zihao: Sister Qian Yue, do you have any sweet potato seeds? I'd like to plant some too]

[Qian Yue: The sweet potato seedlings are still being cultivated, and I'm not sure if they will survive. I'll leave you a message when the seedlings are grown.]

"Roasted sweet potato, I want to eat it."

Yuanqiao was a step too slow and missed out. He glanced at the number of players in the district with a hint of exasperation. There were currently less than 30,000 people. It would be even more difficult to buy supplies once the district merged and the number reached 100,000.

In the end, we did have hot pot. Several plates of ingredients were laid out on the small coffee table, with orange juice and cola next to them, but there were no green vegetable leaves to garnish them.

I don't know where this volcanic silver scale fish comes from, but the fish meat has a delicate texture. Even the scalding hot pot broth can't mask the coolness of the fish meat after it enters your mouth.

Cool, refreshing fish fillets are added to a super spicy hot pot broth, creating a delightful contrast of hot and cold – it's incredibly delicious!
……

January 3th, according to the highway calendar.

[Due to the insufficient number of players in this region, it will soon be merged with regions 443564 and 746255.]

[The survival game mileage competition is about to begin. Players who have reached the mileage target of 2 kilometers, please get ready.]

[Game Rules: Players are randomly dropped into a PK tournament-specific map with a vehicle. They must complete at least two system-assigned tasks. The map will gradually shrink. Players must survive for 3 days and reach the finish line.]

[Current number of players on the map: 40000/40000]

The Yuan Bridge lands on a plain covered with yellow and green grass. The ground is flat with little undulation, and a few scattered trees dot this picturesque landscape.

I didn't find Yuanqiao particularly beautiful; I just thought the road was quite smooth and safe.

I didn't quite understand the rules, but basically I had to drive to the finish line. But there was no navigation or road signs, so I didn't know which way to go.

The fact that the autopilot system was unusable in the PK map made Yuanqiao a little panicked.

The car started shakily and drove for a kilometer. There were no roads, people, or other vehicles around.

The plains were ideal for practicing driving, with few obstacles, and Yuanqiao gradually got the hang of it. She drove steadily for two hours, which gave her immense confidence, and she even demonstrated a perfect reverse parking maneuver.

I parked the car perfectly between the two trees on the Yuan Bridge, got out of the car and walked to the red box.

The use of spatial items is prohibited in the PK map, and all the tools and food in the vehicle have disappeared, leaving the vehicle empty. I wonder if they will be returned after the dungeon ends.

As mentioned in the detailed rules, weapon chests and food chests will be randomly placed on the map.

Open the red box; inside are a bottle of water, a loaf of bread, and a power cell.

Vehicles on the map require energy batteries to move, replacing gasoline. After carefully studying the rules, Yuanqiao felt a sense of familiarity.

If my guess is correct, then I can only drive in any direction. Before the "poison circle" arrives, I have no idea where the destination is.

Perhaps, on this map, your birthplace is also your destination.

(End of this chapter)