Shen Muyu has enough of the other basic materials for the time being, but she is short of fuel. She doesn't know why this thing can only increase the amplification by 30, so it is a waste to use the slots on it. It would be better to exchange for it in the store.
Moreover, as the amount of cargo a vehicle carries increases, its weight also increases, which leads to faster fuel consumption. Therefore, it's essential to stock up on more cargo.
Shen Muyu directly posted five 500ml links for the remaining water, which can only be traded privately using the blueprints, with a limit of one per person.
After finishing all that, it was already eight o'clock.
After wiping the sweat from her palms, Shen Muyu started the car and drove off. Not far away, she saw the fork in the road that the electronic voice had mentioned yesterday.
It's called a fork in the road, but it's more like a hole carved out of the rock face, which looks quite abrupt.
Not knowing how long the cave would exist, Shen Muyu didn't hesitate and drove straight in.
Unlike on a normal road, as soon as Shen Muyu's car entered the cave, a burst of white light shone down on him, causing Shen Muyu, who had already adapted to the darkness, to close his eyes in shock.
The white light disappeared in an instant, but Shen Muyu still subconsciously stepped on the brakes. When he opened his eyes, he saw something like a black curtain in front of him. It took him a while to recover.
Just as Shen Muyu was rubbing his eyes, the electronic speaker started playing. Unlike the previous one, this one was cold and emotionless.
Task: Pick up and drop off your pet.
Rule: 1. You must stay at each station for more than 10 minutes.
2. Pets must not be refused service.
3. Stopping is not allowed during the journey, and the stop time shall not exceed 5 minutes.
4. Obey traffic rules.
Shen Muyu ignored the discomfort in her eyes and stared intently at the words on the screen, which were very likely her guarantee of survival.
As the light screen disappeared, a white candle fell onto the control panel in front of the car.
This candle is exactly the same as the one Shen Muyu got before. Upon seeing this, she quickly sent it over for authentication.
Burning time: Four hours >
Upon seeing this, Shen Muyu immediately took out the four candles she had obtained earlier from the glove box. Sure enough, the notes on these four candles had become exactly the same as those on this candle.
Without thinking further, Shen Muyu turned her attention to her surroundings.
She found herself on a wide, four-lane road with scattered trees and weeds on either side.
A slightly reddish full moon hung in the sky, not very bright, but everything around it was bathed in a faint red hue.
Even though the scenery was perfectly normal, Shen Muyu felt a sudden unease for no reason, even more so than when he was in the narrow passage. The hairs on his body stood on end involuntarily.
Taking a deep breath to control his trembling hands, Shen Muyu took out a lighter and lit the candle.
As the eerie green candlelight flickered on, the chill that had been lingering on Shen Muyu's body dissipated considerably, and she felt much better, her stiffness subsiding.
To prevent any accidents, Shen Muyu fixed all five candles to the control panel in front of him with wax, and also cleared a space in his backpack to put the lighter in, so that he could take it out instantly whenever needed.
Remembering the rules, Shen Muyu didn't stay there any longer and started driving.
As the car started moving, it felt as if a cool breeze was being blown in, and the temperature inside the car gradually decreased. Fortunately, Shen Muyu had been wearing a jacket when she got in, and she quickly pulled it out from the backrest and put it on.
After walking for a short while, Shen Muyu saw something that looked like a bus stop ahead.
The previous light screen did not give specific stopping locations, only saying that you had to stop at each platform. Shen Muyu didn't dare to gamble and obediently parked the car there.
"Xiao A, time me for ten minutes, and call me when we get there," Shen Muyu said to Xiao A, staring at the station after parking the car.
"Yes, Master!"
The platform was small, with only a battle-damaged sign standing by the roadside. A small light shone from the top of the sign, and yellow rust covered part of the small characters. Shen Muyu could only roughly make out the three characters "Huze Station".
Time passed slowly, but no one or no animal came to the station. The extremely quiet environment made Shen Muyu swallow hard.
She looked around, trying to be alert to any potential dangers, but her gaze kept unconsciously falling on the rusty sign. Gradually, she stared at the sign without moving.
The yellow rust seemed to be constantly peeling off, revealing an eerie red color. Whether it was a reflection or natural, Shen Muyu's pupils slowly turned a strange, dark red, just like the sign.
"Master, it's time." Little A's voice suddenly appeared, and Shen Muyu immediately came back to her senses. The dark red color in her eyes faded in an instant, and her dull gaze returned to normal. However, she seemed not to have noticed anything wrong just now, and simply started the car and drove off.
The car hadn't gone far when Shen Muyu suddenly felt a cool breeze brush past her ear, followed by a shrill meow from a cat.
Shen Muyu unconsciously shrank back and shivered. His ears hurt from the sharp sound. He painfully covered his ears with one hand and stepped on the brake. With the other hand, he picked up the axe and swung it backward, but unexpectedly, he missed.
After several seconds of dizziness subsided, Shen Muyu shook her head and looked back, only to see a white-furred creature with a mutilated body rushing towards her.
Shen Muyu subconsciously swung the axe again, but the axe went straight through the cat. Thinking he was going to be bitten, Shen Muyu quickly pulled his arm back and placed it in front of him.
Just as the sharp fangs were about to fall, the eerie green candlelight blazed brightly, and the white cat, illuminated by the light, immediately dodged backward.
Shen Muyu's eyes widened at the sight. When he saw the white cat rushing over again, a sudden idea flashed in his mind. Shen Muyu immediately started the car and drove off.
The white cat stopped, then curled up on the ground and licked its missing front leg.
Shen Muyu breathed a sigh of relief, but then gritted her teeth and stopped the car again, this time in the emergency lane.
"Little A, call me in four and a half minutes." Shen Muyu said after seeing that the white cat did not move. After speaking, she turned around and stared at the white cat.
The white cat also stopped what it was doing and looked at Shen Muyu, but this time it didn't rush up again. It just stared intently at Shen Muyu.
"Master, time's up!" The moment Xiao A's voice came, Shen Muyu straightened up. A few seconds later, the white cat moved again.
Shen Muyu didn't panic. Instead, he released his foot from the brake, and the car started up again. The white cat returned to its previous state.