Liu Chengzhi's barbecue was indeed quite good, at least it suited Wei Huan's taste perfectly.
Lunch was finally of some quality, and his expression towards Liu Chengzhi improved.
After lunch, Mu Chong returned to his room.
He said, "I can feel that I'm getting faster, but I haven't made a breakthrough yet, which is probably because I haven't taken any advanced potions."
Now I'm taking the potion upstairs, hoping that when I come down again, I'll have successfully advanced.
Mu Zhong said this with a hint of regret.
His naturally awakened [Dancer Sequence] is only two stars, and he will need to take an advancement potion for each subsequent advancement.
The [Driver Sequence] awakened by opening Platinum Chests can naturally advance to Tier 5, allowing you to collect advancement potions.
Wei Huan nodded: "Don't push yourself. We still have a few days before we reach the Illusion Wall."
Moreover, even if Mu Chong hadn't advanced, Wei Huan believed that with his abilities, he could easily pass through the latter half of the public area.
Liu Chengzhi was busy until Mu Chong went upstairs before he came over.
Looking at the stairs with envy, he said, "Is Boss Mu about to advance to the next level? I'm only at the second level. You guys are all so strong. This is the king's chariot I've always imagined."
Wei Huan said, "Your current job is logistical support. All the components in the living room are useful, so you need to organize and tidy them up. Once you're done with that, you can do your own things."
"Okay..." Liu Chengzhi nodded hurriedly, hoping that Wei Huan would arrange more work for him so that he could stay in the car forever.
However, seeing Wei Huan's good mood, he couldn't help but ask, "Boss, is our car using autopilot? I've seen it hasn't stopped yet. Aren't we going to open the box?"
Wei Huan wanted to explain, but found it too troublesome, so he simply tilted his head slightly, and a ghost crow appeared on his shoulder.
This is the ghost crow that evolved towards becoming an elite. As soon as it came out, it obediently shut its beak, knowing it wasn't its turn to work.
Wei Huan hooked Ghost Crow's chin and said, "My ability, it's very fast."
Liu Chengzhi opened his clear eyes wide and nodded: "Mm."
Wei Huan said, "The maximum distance is 4 kilometers."
A look of foolishness gradually appeared in Liu Chengzhi's large eyes. "Hmm, and then what?"
Wei Huan sighed, "...They can open the boxes."
Liu Chengzhi exclaimed in surprise, "Huh!? Really? They can open boxes?"
"…Hmm." Having satisfied Liu Chengzhi's curiosity, Wei Huan went to the driver's seat.
Wei Huan returned to the screen, logged into his account, and went to the chat room.
The person who had contacted him that morning to explore the ruins contacted him again, but Wei Huan, knowing he had already refused, ignored him.
In addition, several people called his name in the chat room, saying they wanted to provide his coordinates.
Wei Huan saw that many people wanted to cooperate with him, but unfortunately, there was no opportunity.
Therefore, he rarely speaks in the chat room.
[Wei Huan: We've already driven ahead; we're aiming for the gold medal. We're no longer exploring the ruins.]
As soon as the words were spoken, screams erupted in the chat room.
[Ahhhh! Front row group photo!!]
[Haha, I'm so happy.]
[Boss Wei's name is glowing, wow!]
Then came a host of regrets.
[Hands in hands, I don't want to get out of the car to fight monsters! Why is it my turn? Why doesn't something fall from the sky?]
[I feel sad and want to cry, but I still want to thank Boss Wei for guiding me through those days.]
[Thank you again, Boss Wei. Everyone says the world is dangerous and cold, but I just want to say that our 1006th district is the warmest.]
[The luckiest thing is being in the same district as Boss Wei.]
In the end, it turned into a sincere blessing.
[Yes! I wish Boss Wei can get another gold chest.]
[Hehe, Wei is super handsome! Best wishes for the championship!]
[Go, Boss Wei!]
[Boss Wei, you're the best! You're the eternal boss of our 1006th district!!]
Wei Huan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.
Everything he does comes from his heart and is what he enjoys, but being remembered well makes him happy nonetheless.
Around 5 p.m., Wei Huan suddenly sensed an indescribable and mysterious aura.
It felt as if some kind of law had been descended, permeating the small car.
Mu Zhong has been upgraded!
Wei Huan hurriedly got up, left the driver's seat, and rushed into the room.
"Boss!"
When Liu Chengzhi saw Wei Huan come out, he hurriedly got up and called out to him, but Wei Huan ignored him and went straight upstairs.
Liu Chengzhi touched the tip of his nose, secretly admiring how good the relationship was between the two. He knew he couldn't be a third wheel now.
Hehehe~ This car is really amazing, it's practically a dream car. I must have accumulated hundreds of lifetimes of good fortune to be able to ride in this car.
Looking at the second-class car that resembled a large villa in front of him, and listening to the noises upstairs, Liu Chengzhi lay on the ground, hugging the floor, not wanting to leave, not wanting to leave at all.
Wei Huan had already darted upstairs. He wanted to push the door open directly, but he restrained himself and knocked instead.
Knock knock knock!
The door opened with a click, and Mu Chong sat in his wheelchair, smiling sweetly at himself inside the room.
Wei Huan carefully examined Mu Zhong, and at the same time, Mu Zhong's attributes appeared before his eyes.
Name: Mu Zhong
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Occupation: Shaman (Sequence 3) Driver (Sequence 1)
Endurance: 560br980
Strength: 67
Agility: 20br79
Spiritual power: 760
Special conditions: low blood count, depression.
The second-tier shaman increased Mu Zhong's maximum spiritual power by 300 points. With the addition of a large number of spiritual power potions and equipment upgrades, his total spiritual power value was raised to 760 points.
As a pure support class, Mu Zhong's stamina, strength, and agility are already very high, comparable to some level 2 combat classes.
67 points of strength! Even a two-star, second-tier undead bear only has this level of strength. Just one or two of them would be enough to make any challenger of the same level look like they're crawling on the ground.
My stamina has never been full, which is probably related to the rule damage that Mu Zhong suffered. However, he has gone from being seriously injured to having very low health. The key is that his low health of 560 is higher than the best state of many professions, so there is no need to worry anymore.
The initial decision was to use endurance potions to lift it.
Mu Zhongxuexian's decision was correct.
It's worth mentioning Agile.
Agility was unfairly penalized.
In fact, his dexterity in his hands and mind was not diminished; it was only the absence of legs that severely affected his mobility.
Even so, an agility of 20 is still higher than that of someone who hasn't entered the Challenge World.
As for the [depressive] state, Wei Huan glanced at Mu Zhong's overjoyed expression and reminded himself to keep an eye on him and lend a hand when needed, without bringing it up specifically.
"How about it?"
Seeing Wei Huan staring at him, Mu Zhong knew that he was looking at his attributes.
Wei Huan nodded: "Spiritual power is 760."
Mu Zhong silently calculated: "Although I don't know the exact cost of activating Bloodlust, I can sense that I can't activate it twice."
"A newly advanced shaman can barely cast Bloodlust even once."
Mu Chong raised an eyebrow: "That's not the same. I'm your driver."
Jokingly, Mu Zhong casually mentioned, "When I wore your glasses last time, I noticed a dark erosion in your special state. Are you referring to your injury?"
Wei Huan shook his head: "I wasn't very sure before either, until I saw Shi Hengjun, I can confirm that this dark erosion does not refer to injuries."
After thinking for a moment, Wei Huan concluded, "Shi Hengjun is a very rare'Soul Soother' from the Sleepless series. You know this series, like the Dark Apostle Agris Franglen of Osam. They belong to the same profession. Shi Hengjun's data panel also shows Dark Corruption."
Mu Zhong frowned: "So... you mean, this is a state unique to dark energy practitioners?"
"Probably. We'll know if it is after finding another criminal sequence."
Mu Chong listened and nodded, secretly memorizing the information.
He then laughed and said, "Let's go, I'm confident now that I can conquer the other half of this highway."
Wei Huan nodded.
Same.
For others, the road challenge is a battle for survival, with the scorching heat of the day and the sandstorms of the night. Every now and then, they have to grapple with whether or not to open the box in front of them, and they may have to pay the price for their greed at any moment.
However, none of these survival pressures apply to Wei Huan.
So far, he has been well-fed and well-hydrated, and he doesn't even need to drive himself.
Opening treasure chests is also stress-free.
Even a golden treasure chest has been opened on this highway.
This shows that the road is no longer suitable for his current situation, and he should move forward to catch up with the main group.
Moreover, in the Challenge World, although the value of high-level treasure chests remains constant, different roads correspond to different levels.
His car is already at level two, and to obtain the core materials for level two, he must go to level two highways.
The same applies to job levels.
New mutant species will appear there, and only by killing them and exploring special areas can you obtain the "key" to the next stage.
Especially after being upgraded to a second-class vehicle.
Wei Huan clearly felt that his collection speed of upgrade materials on this highway was much slower. Even with his method of collecting materials by casting a wide net, he had only upgraded one level 4 headlight after so many days.
This road is no longer suitable for him to stay on. Even in the latter part, where new and old challengers mix, the probability of obtaining high-level materials is higher than here.
So I decided not to waste any more time.
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They commanded the smart assistant to resume driving in a straight line, as they wanted to go directly to the "illusion wall".
Next, Wei Huan glanced at the remaining time and practiced some real combat skills in the car for a while.
He had a video of elite soldier combat techniques given to him by Captain Wang, but having been a farmer before, he knew very well that the key to unleashing the power of the techniques was to execute them correctly.
He can't possibly complete the training of real elite soldier combat skills through videos; he might as well continue training in real soldier combat skills.
This body is only 20 years old.
The seemingly powerful physical attributes all come from the potions. Compared to the body I honed day after day, year after year in my previous life, there is still a clear difference.
The most obvious thing is that although his current strength is higher than in his previous life, the destructive power of his punch is far less than in his previous life.
It's a pity that this young body hasn't been fully developed and has enormous potential that it can't be realized.
Therefore, in Captain Wang's eyes, Wei Huan's actual combat skills were already very perfect, but in his own eyes, they were still lacking a lot of refinement.
This is the difference in perception of someone who has stayed at this stage for more than five years, working day and night, squeezing out the last bit of potential, and truly achieving perfection.
Therefore, before Wei Huan confirms that the real soldier's combat skills meet his standards, whether or not he goes to learn the King of Soldiers' combat skills is not important.
Of course, he kept the other party's warm invitation in mind, and this respect did not only come from his relationship with Mu Zhong; he could feel that the other party truly recognized him.
He practiced until he was sweating, and the smart home assistant called him downstairs for dinner.
Wei Huan quickly took a shower, and when he went downstairs, he saw that Liu Chengzhi had grilled a small mountain of meat, filling a whole plate.
Wei Huan: "???"
Mu Zhong covered his mouth and laughed.
So all you know how to do is grill meat?
Liu Chengzhi didn't think there was anything wrong with eating two meals of barbecue a day. He happily put a huge plate, as big as a washbasin, on the table and said proudly, "Boss, eat! Boss Mu, eat! I also grilled two skewers of kidneys today. You guys have to try them. This is my specialty!"
At around 20 years old, it's the time when you can eat and drink to your heart's content.
Although Wei Huan felt that eating two barbecues in a row was bad for his health, the meat was still tempting him when it was placed in front of him, even though he had just exercised.
In addition, Liu Chengzhi can cook meat and also eat meat.
He eats with gusto, praising how delicious it is as he eats.
Eating with someone like that makes you especially hungry.
Without prior comparison, Wei Huan hadn't noticed the difference. Only now did he realize that Mu Zhong was exactly the intellectual military officer he had imagined, exuding elegance and composure from the bottom of his heart no matter what he did.
It's not that he's unsociable; it's just that he has his own standards for everything he does, which is very different from the soldiers who come from the grassroots.
Wei Huan liked Liu Chengzhi, a man of strong character, but also appreciated Mu Zhong's elegant and refined demeanor. There was no right or wrong; they were simply two different kinds of people.
Mu Zhong was not in good health and could not eat too much oily food. He ate some roasted meat, then put down his chopsticks and left the table.
The hovering wheelchair carried him to the driver's seat, and when he returned, he was holding a miniature world in his hand.
He picked a lot of fresh vegetables from the microscopic world, where the environment was so pure that the vegetables could be eaten right after being picked.
Mu Zhong still washed it, saying it tasted better when it was wet.
He wrapped the meat and rice in lettuce, took a bite, and his smiling eyes clearly showed how delicious it was.
It was all gone in a few bites.
Then Mu Zhong took another lettuce leaf, did the same thing, and handed it to Wei Huan.
"Let's eat something vegetarian to cut through the greasiness."
Mu Zhong said with a smile in his eyes.
"Thank you." Wei Huan reached out to take it.
Mu Zhong dodged the question: "Open your mouth."
Wei Huan looked at him intently, then opened his mouth and bit down.
Soft lips touched warm fingers, and Mu Zhong lowered his eyes, avoiding Wei Huan's gaze.
"Thank you, it really helps to cut through the greasiness."
"Yes, you're welcome."
Liu Chengzhi, who was eating with his mouth full of oil, suddenly looked at the meat in his hand and didn't find it so delicious anymore.
He also wanted to eat vegetables, and he wanted to eat rice wrapped in vegetables.
But it was just a thought. Knowing that Boss Mu wouldn't wrap it for him, so... he could wrap one himself, right?
A greasy hand reached over, tore off a leaf of vegetable, and fed it directly into the mouth that was still chewing meat.
"Huh!?"
With that chew, Liu Chengzhi froze, and the next second, like a silly roe deer, he started chewing frantically again.
"It's delicious!"
Liu Chengzhi forced down his food, his eyes shining as he looked at the plate of vegetables again. "How can these vegetables be so sweet? So crisp? I've never eaten such fresh and delicious lettuce leaves before!"
Mu Zhong smiled, pushed the plate in front of him, and said, "Eat up, there's plenty more, don't be stingy."
"Thank you, Boss Mu!!" Liu Chengzhi picked up a lettuce leaf and started eating it with gusto.
Mu Zhong also said to Wei Huan, "In cultivation novels, the microscopic world is a blessed land, filled with spiritual energy. Everything grown and raised tastes excellent. If people could live in such an environment, I don't know if they could cultivate immortality, but they should be able to prolong their lives."
He picked up a lettuce leaf, wrapped another one for Wei Huan, and handed it to him, continuing, "I've been busy with professional training lately and haven't been able to practice my spiritual energy. The land I harvested last time hasn't been turned over yet. I'll replant tonight. If there's anything you want to eat, just tell me, and I'll grow it and eat it fresh."
Wei Huan wasn't particularly fond of food and said, "Whatever."
Mu Zhong then went to see Liu Chengzhi.
Liu Chengzhi was taken aback for a moment, then moved: "Can I say that too?"
Mu nodded.
Liu Chengzhi choked with emotion: "Boss Mu, you're so kind!"
After learning that chickens were being raised in the micro-space, Liu Chengzhi said that his roasted chicken was also exceptional and that they could have roasted chicken the next day.
Wei Huan: "..."
Even if you love barbecue, this isn't the way to eat it, is it?
Just as I was about to persuade Liu Chengzhi to research other recipes, the smart home assistant suddenly notified me from above.
"Commander, we have spotted ruins ahead. Should we proceed?"
"Okay." Wei Huan nodded and smoked.
He wiped his mouth with two tissues, put his hands in his pockets, and stood up.
Liu Chengzhi exclaimed in surprise from behind, "What? Isn't it already dark? Weren't we still moving forward the whole time? No? Wait, boss, do you mean we're going to explore the ruins tonight too? This...this..." Isn't that a bit too arrogant?
Liu Chengzhi, who was used to being a quail at night, could not imagine that after dark they would not only move forward, but also explore the ruins.
Ten lives wouldn't be enough to kill him.
But then I thought about it again. When Boss Wei was racing at night on the beginner track, it wasn't surprising that he would continue racing at night on the second track.
Exploring ruins at night... wow! It doesn't seem so strange that it happened to Boss Wei!
"Want to go take a look together?" It was Mu Zhong who extended the invitation. "It'll be quick, we can eat it when we get back."
"Uh? Oh, I want to see!" Liu Chengzhi stood up with his eyes full of anticipation.
The two left the restaurant and followed Wei Huan into the driver's seat.
Liu Chengzhi walked behind, his face flushed with excitement.
This is the driver's cab!
He actually entered the most crucial area of the car!
And Boss Mu even asked him what he wanted to eat, so is it possible that his chances of staying in the car have increased a little?
Upon entering the driver's seat and seeing the spacious room, which was practically like a private cinema, Liu Chengzhi was immediately drawn to the scenery outside the car before he could even express his amazement.
The level 4 headlights can penetrate very far at night; even in such a raging sandstorm, one can still see more than 50 meters away.
The area illuminated by the car headlights was a set of ruins that looked eerie and terrifying.
The red clay, exuding an ominous aura, spread out from the dark cave entrance.
But compared to those, what's even more chilling is...
It was still the same army of undead, lined up in rows and groups, heading into the cave.
Even though it wasn't the first time Liu Chengzhi had seen it, he still got goosebumps all over his back.
Then, an excited shiver ran through every bone crevice.
Boss Wei's undead army!!
Good heavens!!
From this angle, he looks so handsome and gives me such a sense of security, doesn't he?
We can get things from the ruins without even getting out of the car! Isn't that amazing? Ahhhhhh~
Liu Chengzhi screamed inwardly like a devoted fan, his eyes sparkling.
And in just about ten minutes, he saw with his own eyes the list of supplies that popped up on the screen projected onto the windshield of the car.
[Obtained Silver Agility Ring x1]
[Obtained Silver Stamina Potion x1]
[Obtained Windbreaker Blueprint x1]
[get...]
"The blueprints for the windshield have been found!" Mu Zhong said with delight. "It can greatly reduce drag when driving in sandstorm weather."
There's also a water park.
Wei Huan thought that in the Tier 6 highway, there was a vast ocean. Tier 6 vehicles evolved into heavy fortresses for land, sea and air. Although they had the ability to travel in water, the wind shield could greatly increase their speed in water. By the time many people wanted to turn back to the desert area to fight the wind shield, it was already too late.
Of course, in the water world, there are also blueprints for water-based shields. As special blueprints, they are also difficult to obtain. The human army is stuck on that path of conquest, and anything...
Any useful improvements in the current environment are important.
Therefore, the blueprints for the windbreak were once very valuable.
To reiterate, Wei Huan was not short of money; he was someone who had witnessed the demise of human civilization.
When the giant in front falls, even if those behind pile up a mountain of gold, in the end it will only be buried in yellow earth.
The only way to survive in this world is to improve one's own strength.
When he took out the windbreak shield blueprint, tapped it to learn it, and it appeared in the [Crafting] interface, it was already lit up.
There are too many materials in the warehouse. Every day, more than ten or twenty treasure chests are opened. Mu Zhong spends a lot of time every day just counting these resources.
If the smart butler hadn't been upgraded to the intermediate level, Mu Zhong would still have a lot of time to be stuck here every day, doing these meaningless things.
Although Mu Zhong did not think so.
Wei Huan, however, always felt that things that could be handled simply should not waste time on cultivation.
The windproof cover would take ten minutes to upgrade. While the upgrade was in progress, Liu Chengzhi brewed a pot of tea for everyone, and they waited quietly.
Mu Zhong and Liu Chengzhi chatted, while Wei Huan, who didn't like to talk, just listened.
During this period, notifications of new supplies kept popping up on the screen projected onto the windshield.
It was probably the last Black Iron chest that opened, and a Black Iron Stamina Potion fell out of it.
Mu Zhong suddenly said to Wei Huan, "I've used up all my Black Iron Endurance Potions, and so have you, right?"
Wei Huan nodded; he had consumed almost all of his bronze and iron-grade potions.
Mu Zhong asked him, "Then let's give this stamina potion to Orange Juice?"
"Huh?" Liu Chengzhi was surprised to find himself involved. After a moment of surprise, he looked at Wei Huan excitedly.
He wasn't entirely stupid; he knew that taking the boss's things meant that the boss recognized him, was nurturing him, and was giving him opportunities.
"Is it...is it okay, boss?" He looked at Wei Huan hesitantly, his fat body trying to look pitiful.
Wei Huan had already agreed to let Liu Chengzhi get in the car; if he really didn't want him, he would have thrown him and his beat-up car out long ago.
The reason why Liu Chengzhi was not included in this car according to the "household registration" is because his car was too bad, causing the system to go into hibernation and making it temporarily unable to join.
It can be fixed.
But Wei Huan still asked meaningfully, "Are you really sure?"
"I've made up my mind!" Liu Chengzhi said without hesitation.
"Then let's drink it," Wei Huan said.