Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Top-of-the-line Lighters
【Standard lighter: 0/50】
"I see." Bai Cheng curled the corners of his mouth into a wicked smile.
Compared to matches, a lighter can be operated with one hand, making it much more convenient to use.
Besides, she had just practiced her hand speed before she transmigrated, so upgrading the lighter was a piece of cake.
Click! The lighter ignited, and Bai Cheng pressed the button rapidly with one hand.
She then reopened the chat channel, but unfortunately, she didn't learn anything about her talent from the other people.
"That's true. Even if someone has talent, they probably wouldn't say it."
Now that we have a basic understanding of the situation, it's time for Bai Cheng to leave the initial platform.
Because the track car had no floor, Bai Cheng turned the table upside down and placed it on the car, putting her backpack and other items on top of it.
She held the lighter in one hand and walked to the control lever.
Bai Cheng pushed the brake lever with one hand, but... it didn't budge!
"No?" She increased the pressure, gritting her teeth, but still couldn't budge an inch. "Is it that difficult?"
Bai Cheng took a step back and kicked the brake lever hard.
With a click, the brake lever was finally pushed through.
“But if I upgrade the lighter, won’t that mean I can only use it with one hand?” Bai Cheng raised her eyebrows slightly and gave up on the upgrade almost without thinking.
She had to use both hands to operate the one-way manual joystick in front of her.
This time, Bai Cheng was prepared. He gripped the control stick with both hands and used all his strength from the start, even using the force of pressing down with his body.
A squeak—the rotten metal joint suddenly emitted a teeth-grinding sound.
The joystick finally moved!
The next second, the huge triangular curtain in front of him suddenly turned to ashes, followed by a blinding white light that made Bai Cheng squint.
Once her eyes adjusted to the bright light, the surrounding scenery had changed.
A section of railway track automatically appeared in front of Bai Cheng, carrying the human-powered railcar slowly forward.
All around her was a lush green meadow with a few trees. The sky was cloudless and the sun was shining brightly. She could even hear birds chirping and insects buzzing in the distance.
A gentle breeze blew by, lifting a strand of white hair by Bai Cheng's ear. She stared at her surroundings, slightly lost in thought.
"This scenery... seems pretty good?"
She couldn't sense any danger around her.
After the joystick gains power on the first push, subsequent pushes require much less effort. Even so, fine beads of sweat still appeared on Bai Cheng's forehead after pushing it a certain distance.
She felt a bit strained.
Only then did Bai Cheng realize that it wasn't that pushing the track car was too strenuous, but rather that her physical condition was too weak!
"Damn it, aren't girls at a natural disadvantage when participating in survival games?!"
Moreover, the rusty railcar was incredibly slow; Bai Cheng conservatively estimated it to be less than 10 km/h.
Not only did it take so much effort, but it wasn't even as fast as her jogging speed.
In five days, let alone traveling 500 kilometers to platform one, she would probably die of exhaustion on the way.
After gritting her teeth and persevering for about another twenty minutes, Bai Cheng finally couldn't hold on any longer.
She was panting heavily when she plopped down on the flipped-over table, letting the human-powered railcar slowly slow down.
"Damn it, is this the limit of this body?"
Bai Cheng plopped down in the car, while simultaneously upgrading his lighter.
After all, frantically pressing the lighter with one hand won't affect your rest.
In just a few minutes, the lighter in her hand flashed a white light and turned into a windproof lighter.
Windproof lighter: 0/100
Bai Cheng wasn't surprised by this. Upgrading a lighter was not only simple but also effortless. She was curious to see what it could eventually be upgraded to.
However, after a short rest, Bai Cheng dared not remain idle any longer.
For her, traveling 500 kilometers in five days using this scrap metal railcar was simply a pipe dream.
Clearly, the most important thing is to focus on development during this five-day safety period.
At this moment, the human-powered railcar was nearing a stop, and Bai Cheng jumped off.
As she stepped onto the soft earth, a sense of disorientation washed over her.
She suddenly noticed that the supplies she could pick up around her were faintly emitting a layer of very faint white light.
This must be some kind of system assistance.
Bai Cheng turned around and looked at the stopped track car behind him. Several lines of prompts had appeared on the screen at some point.
Your safe activity area is within a three-meter radius of the train's edge. During this time, you can view information about any item within this area at any time!
All items and props are divided into six tiers: Common (White), Fine (Green), Excellent (Blue), Epic (Purple), Legendary (Gold), and Immortal (Red).
We advise you not to linger in any one place for too long!
"So, as long as I stay within a three-meter radius, I'll be safe, right?" Bai Cheng understood perfectly.
However, the railcar itself takes up space, and with the three-meter safety range, the actual area is not very small.
However, this also means that the actual safe zone is not a perfect circle.
It's not that Bai Cheng is timid or anything, but with this kind of physical condition, if he really encountered any danger, wouldn't he just die?
At the same time, she glanced down at the lighter in her hand, and unsurprisingly, it was a white prop.
Bai Cheng didn't stop upgrading; instead, she continued searching for supplies.
Although the supplies within a six-meter diameter area are not many, they are obviously enough for the beginning of the game.
Bai Cheng had no intention of taking any risks. After looting the resources within the area, she could easily push the track car forward, thus avoiding staying in one place for too long and forming a perfect closed loop.
"Which survival game doesn't start with scavenging?" Bai Cheng said, picking up a twig from the ground. As a result, a string of words appeared out of thin air in front of her.
Wood +1
This saves the trouble of looking back at the screen.
However, the train only displays item information and does not offer a one-click collection function.
Therefore, Bai Cheng still needs to make round trips to transfer supplies to the railcar.
When Bai Cheng threw the branch onto the car, it automatically transformed into a long, square piece of wood, and a line of information appeared on the screen.
Congratulations on unlocking the crafting table: 10 wood!
"With the workbench, we should be able to unlock the tools."
Bai Cheng's sharp eyes immediately scanned the surroundings, searching for branches under the nearby trees.
Suddenly a white light flashed in her hand, and the windproof lighter in her hand suddenly became heavy.
【Windproof Lighter Enhanced Version: 0/200】
Your lighter will not be damaged by external factors!
Bai Cheng was taken aback. Was this considered an enhancement?
It's clearly just a metal shell that's been added!
Bai Cheng pressed the buttons repeatedly, then went to find a branch under the tree.
"Wait a minute!" she suddenly realized, "Upgrading the track car requires fine wood, but all I've found is lumber..."
Bai Cheng had a vague feeling that there was a huge pitfall waiting for him here.
"Never mind, I'll stop thinking about it now."
But these seemingly ordinary tree branches are not everywhere. If you're lucky, you might find one or two under a tree, but if you're unlucky, you won't find any at all.
The surrounding trees were sparse to begin with, and it took Bai Cheng nearly twenty minutes to collect all ten branches.
Of course, she also picked up two stones, which, under the system's influence, were also transformed into neatly arranged stones.
Looking at the pile of wood on the train, Bai Cheng immediately clicked on "My Train" on the screen to prepare to build a workbench.
But the prompt that appeared on the screen left her speechless.
You cannot place a workbench!
Please lay the flooring on your train first!
"..." Bai Cheng opened the encyclopedia and found that a single plank only requires one piece of wood to craft, while a total of six planks are needed to cover the entire human-powered railcar.
"We still need to collect some branches." Bai Cheng frowned, but there weren't many branches left around.
So she decided to push the track car forward a little further and refresh the dwell time.
Just as she was about to put down the lighter and prepare to push the track car, a white light flashed in her hand.
【Top-of-the-line: A windproof lighter with unlimited fuel!】
You have gained 1 point of freely assignable attribute!
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