Survival on the bus in class, I'm the only boy in the whole class.

The supplies have been distributed.

The tension and fatigue that had been suppressed for so long vanished in this moment of peace.

The girls gathered in twos and threes, unpacking the snacks they had just received. They shared cookies and candies, their chatter filling the entire carriage.

"I'm starving! Finally, I can eat something."

"Why didn't I realize these compressed biscuits were so delicious before?"

"You actually eat self-heating hot pot? That's so extravagant! Are you trying to ruin your life?"

"And you're the one talking! You eat instant noodles with sausage and an egg, that's even more extravagant than me."

"Let's eat less, since we don't know if there will be any more supply stations like this in the future."

"I'm determined to lose weight, and now I can actually do it!"

Yu Ranran took out her snacks from the system backpack and started munching on them.

Her two little hands were busy, tearing open a bag of tomato-flavored potato chips with her left hand and clutching a bottle of Want Want milk with her right.

When she was enjoying her meal, she even swayed her short legs and hummed an off-key song, showing none of the fierce demeanor she had displayed when she smashed the monster's head with a punch earlier.

"Mmm, it tastes really good."

On the other side, Han Qingxue sat by the window, her posture upright, the hem of her black trench coat hanging down to her legs, making her long legs, wrapped in black stockings, appear even longer.

Unlike the others who ate heartily, she simply took out a small bag of soda crackers from her backpack and slowly broke them apart to eat.

Sunlight streamed through the car window, illuminating her cool profile. Her long eyelashes framed her serene expression, as if the surrounding noise had nothing to do with her.

The girl next to Han Qingxue looked at her bulging pockets and said, "Hey, Qingxue, why are your pockets so bulging? What's in them? Are you secretly hiding something?"

Upon hearing this, Han Qingxue's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively glanced at her pocket, her ears turning slightly red.

"It's nothing, just a tissue."

She spoke without blushing or skipping a beat.

The girl next to her didn't suspect anything either.

At school, Han Qingxue was known as a cool and aloof older sister with an extremely cold personality.

Wen Ting, sitting in the corner, held a handful of instant noodles, but instead of eating them, she slowly kneaded them.

It kept making clicking sounds.

She seems to have identified with the instant noodles.

When Chen Qing announced the punishment, she showed no resentment whatsoever; on the contrary, she seemed to be secretly excited.

........

Chen Qing sat in the passenger seat, looking at the system panel, taking stock of the materials he had plundered this time.

"69 portions of wood, 32 portions of iron, 91 portions of cloth, 101 portions of plastic... all of white quality."

"So these materials are graded in different levels? Judging by this, the white one probably isn't the lowest quality, is it?"

He opened the bus control panel.

Name: None (To be determined).

[Bus number: 10086.]

[Driver: Chen Qing.]

Total number of participants: 39.

[Level: 1]

Durability: 100%.

【Function: None】

Speed: 20 kilometers per hour.

【升级需求：白色品质木头+50、塑料+50、布料+50、铁块+30、1级公交车能源+1。】

[Upgrade Effects: Area increased by 5 square meters, speed increased to 40 kilometers per hour, defense increased by 10%, and one random function unlocked.]

Chen Qing looked at the words "Level 1 Bus Energy".

He didn't know what it was.

He activated his Heavenly Eye directly, since his mental energy had recovered considerably, so he might as well use it.

A pale golden light flashed across his eyes, and a line of information appeared clearly.

[Name: Level 1 Bus Energy]

[Type: Energy]

[Introduction: Essential core materials for bus upgrades.]

[How to obtain: Disassemble a level 1 bus.]

Chen Qing: "..."

"So this means we have to steal someone else's car?"

Upgrading your relationship isn't just about gathering materials; you also have to go head-to-head with other buses and win to break down their buses and gain energy.

Chen Qing closed the panel and sighed, "Alright, let's put the upgrade on hold for now."

"We haven't even seen any other buses yet; we can't just conjure up an energy source out of thin air."

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Clang!

A deafeningly loud bang suddenly exploded.

Immediately afterwards, the entire bus felt as if it had been kicked hard by an invisible hand, the body of the bus began to shake violently, and the steering wheel veered uncontrollably to the left.

"Holy crap!" Yan Xia exclaimed instantly. She gripped the steering wheel tightly and turned it back as fast as she could.

But the tires seemed to be stuck in the mud, completely unresponsive.

The immense inertia threw Chen Qing to the ground, his head slamming hard against the seat, causing him to see stars from the pain.

The train carriage was in complete chaos.

The girls screamed one after another, scattering potato chips and cookies all over the floor.

Many people lost their footing and rolled into the aisle, bumping and swaying.

Several cans of Want Want milk flew out of Yu Ranran's arms, spilling white milk all over her, and the little one immediately pouted.

"Stay calm! Yan Xia, stay calm!" Chen Qing ignored the pain, scrambled to her feet, grabbed the back of the seat, and shouted at the top of her lungs.

Yan Xia's face turned pale, her forehead was covered in cold sweat, and she gritted her teeth and struggled with the steering wheel.

"Screw you! The tire's blown out! It's a flat tire!"

Before the words were even finished, the bus swerved violently again, its rear end slamming into the dirt slope by the roadside with a dull thud that sent shivers down everyone's spines.

With great difficulty, the bus finally came to a stop, wobbling and swaying. The carriage instantly became eerily quiet, with only the girls' gasps rising and falling.

Chen Qing rubbed his forehead, taking a long time to catch his breath, before opening the bus control panel.

Durability: 89%.

"Holy crap, it lost 11% of its durability."

He turned to look at Yan Xia, "What's going on? What happened?"

Yan Xia's chest heaved violently. She patted her chest and said, "I don't know why the tire suddenly burst."

Chen Qing was stunned: "How could the tire suddenly burst out of nowhere?"

He seemed to realize something: "Could this be a side effect of your talent? Are you starting to have bad luck?"

Yan Xia subconsciously shrank her neck and chuckled dryly, "Well...hehe...maybe...perhaps...maybe...it's a side effect of my talent?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a chorus of wails erupted in the carriage.

"No way, Yan Xia, what kind of incredible luck is this?"

"A tire blew out right after leaving the supermarket, who could handle that!"

"We're doomed! We're stuck in the middle of nowhere, are we going to die here?"

"Class monitor, we can't drive Yan Xia anymore. Who knows, we might get blown up one day without even knowing it."

Chen Qing rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

"Don't panic, let me get out of the car and check the situation."

He took a deep breath, pushed open the car door, and jumped out.

Sure enough, the right rear tire was flattened and had a large, rusty nail stuck in it.

"Damn, such a big nail?"

Chen Qing squatted down, staring at the iron nail that was as thick as a finger, his eyes twitching wildly.

Yan Xia awkwardly got down, looking completely innocent, and said, "Maybe it's not a side effect of mine."

Chen Qing asked, "Why is that?"

Yan Xia puffed out her chest: "After all, I, Yan Xia, am loved by everyone, flowers bloom when I see me, and cars get flat tires when I see me."

"Maybe this tire exploded because of my beauty, the kind that explodes just from looking at me."

Chen Qing's lips twitched upon hearing this: "Deduct the repair materials from your supplies."