Highway Survival: Unlimited Upgrades, School Beauty Begs for a Ride

Chapter 3: Food for Refined Iron – The World Channel Goes Crazy!

"Cool!"

As Lin Xuan touched each item in front of him, system notifications kept coming in.

What was originally "junk" in front of them suddenly became a dazzling array of goods.

He had previously learned from system prompts that the upgrades of this infinite upgrade system were random.

This time, his luck was even better than before, triggering a triple critical hit.

This not only solved his problems with upgrading the core and obtaining wood, but also greatly satisfied his needs for food and water.

Lin Xuan took a deep breath and immediately stored all the supplies in front of him into his storage space.

Even though there was no one else around, we still had to be careful.

In such an unfamiliar game world, carrying so many resources would make him a walking target if someone saw him.

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

He understood this principle better than anyone else.

After getting back into the car, Lin Xuan glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao in the passenger seat.

She was still asleep, with two faint blushes on her fair cheeks.

Lin Xuan withdrew his gaze, immediately brought up the game panel, and opened the vehicle upgrade interface.

[Core Upgrade: 10/10✓]

[Refined Iron: 0/10]

[Timber: 30/30✓]

Now that the upgrade core and wood are all ready, the only thing missing is ten pieces of refined iron.

Ten is neither a lot nor a little.

If he could obtain a single piece of refined iron from this ordinary treasure chest, then using his "infinite upgrade system" to conjure up 10 pieces wouldn't be a problem.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world.

He glanced at the sky outside; it was already showing signs of evening.

If he couldn't upgrade this beat-up car before dark, he didn't know if he could handle the unknown dangers that lay ahead that night.

"Where exactly can we get this refined iron?"

He tapped the steering wheel aimlessly, glancing casually at all the channels still flooding the screen.

Suddenly his eyes lit up, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Just because he doesn't have refined iron doesn't mean that others don't.

With so many people in the chat, someone is bound to get refined iron, and what's more, he possesses the most crucial item in the early stages of the game.

food!

With that in mind, he immediately opened "Full-Screen Chat!"

"Brothers, does anyone have water or food? Please give us some!"

"Brother, I'm not kidding, but in this situation, who would give you water!"

"I'll tell you a way: you can drink urine!"

"..."

At this moment, a series of comments flashed by.

Lin Xuan skipped over them one by one; most of them were just complaining about being poor.

That's normal, though.

The beginner's gift pack only contained a bottle of water and a loaf of bread per person, but no one was as wealthy as him.

Although there are treasure chests along the way, the contents are random.

Before you know it, food and water will be in short supply.

Just when he was feeling hopeless, a barrage of comments appeared before his eyes.

"Damn it, I finally found a mid-level treasure chest, but there are only ten pieces of refined iron inside. What's the use of that? You can't eat it!"

"Refined iron?"

Lin Xuan's eyes lit up.

It's truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly."

The steel was delivered right to our doorstep, wasn't it?

However, it must be said that this guy was quite lucky.

He had just browsed through many people's comments, and most of them found ordinary treasure chests, but this person found a medium-level treasure chest.

Unfortunately, despite his good fortune, he couldn't use this item to his advantage.

Thinking of this, he immediately sent a message to all channels.

"A bottle of purified water and a slice of toast, in exchange for ten pieces of refined iron. DM me if interested!"

Now he has no shortage of water or food.

If the vehicle could be upgraded before nightfall, that would be ideal!

The message immediately sparked a heated discussion across all channels.

"Holy crap, someone's actually trading food and water, and it's bottled water and toast!"

"Is this what a big shot is like? I'm just sitting here silently munching on expired bread, feeling utterly pathetic!"

"Could it be fake? What normal person would put water and food out for trade?"

"..."

Seeing the barrage of questions and doubts in the comments, Lin Xuan wasn't surprised at all.

After all, in the early stages of this survival game, water and food are undoubtedly the most scarce resources.

Not to mention, what he's taking out now isn't just ordinary water and food.

Just considering purified water, there are probably very few people in the entire survival game world who can easily provide it.

Soon, some people who couldn't resist the food came to the door.

"Brother, are you really willing to trade a bottle of water and a piece of toast for refined iron?"

Lin Xuan glanced at the information of the person who came.

Sun Ze, male

This person was none other than the man who had previously complained in the public chat about getting only ten pieces of refined iron from a mid-level treasure chest.

"Yes! Shall we exchange?"

Lin Xuan responded without hesitation.

"Sure, sure, but brother, what do you need this piece of junk for?"

Looking at the message, Lin Xuan frowned slightly and replied bluntly, "Why ask so many questions? Are you changing it or not?"

You think you can get anything out of me? No way!

"Change! Change! Change!"

Perhaps sensing the impatience in Lin Xuan's tone, Sun Ze sent three messages in a row, fearing that the deal would fall through.

After all, in this death game where you only have two pieces of bread and two bottles of water at the start, the allure of purified water and toast is no less than that of a spring in the desert.

"Brother, I've put the refined iron in the trade list. Could you please confirm?"

Looking at the other party's slightly urgent message

Seeing this, Lin Xuan immediately placed the pre-prepared purified water and toast on the trading table.

The trading functions on this platform are relatively simple.

Simply agree on the terms of the transaction with the other party, then place the items in the designated area on the screen to complete the transaction.

With both parties confirming,

Ten pieces of refined iron appeared on Lin Xuan's trading platform.

"Ten pieces of refined iron!"

Lin Xuan picked one up casually.

This refined iron is not much different from the iron blocks you find on the road in reality.

The only difference is that it's a bit heavier.

However, he didn't use it directly.

Now that we've got the item, the first thing to do is upgrade it!

[Ten refined iron coins can be upgraded to 100 refined iron coins. Upgrade now?]

Upon hearing the prompt in his mind, Lin Xuan confirmed it without even thinking.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan had prepared storage space in advance, otherwise there probably wouldn't have been enough room to store these 100 pieces of refined iron!

"Brother, is there anything else you need to change?"

Sun Ze's message popped up again: "I still have some timber here, not much... do you want some?"

"I don't need the wood."

Lin Xuan replied, "But if you find anything good in the future, you can come back to me to exchange it. Water and food are plentiful."

"Really? Dude, you're not a pay-to-win player, are you?!"

Lin Xuan glanced at it, didn't reply, and directly closed the chat box with Sun Ze.

He reopened the vehicle upgrade interface and looked at the material requirements.

[Core Upgrade: 10/10✓]

[Refined Iron: 10/10✓]

[Timber: 30/30✓]

"Now we can finally upgrade this beat-up car!"