Chapter 5: mysterious seed
Yu Qi opened the vehicle information and found that upgrading the vehicle still lacked a few Iron Blocks and plastic. She immediately listed the less scarce items she had acquired—bread, Compressed Biscuits, Marinated Eggs, sandwiches, and the fruit knife—on the trading shop.
After thinking about it, she also listed all the monsters except for the Green Snake.
Centipedes are poisonous, and their venom can be extracted. As for the two chickens, Chicken Meat is an excellent source of protein.
If she didn't know how to butcher chickens or cook, she definitely would have kept these two chickens.
She used all these items to exchange for the basic resources needed for vehicle upgrades, as well as Seeds and other rare items.
After listing everything, Yu Qi went back to the chat lobby.
Hunting Moment: "Selling various foods, fruit knife, snake meat, and two whole chickens. (Players who have traded with Universes Strongest or Lush Green Grass are rejected. The system will automatically identify them, so don't try to rely on luck.)"
On another Highway, Universes Strongest, wearing Sunglasses and riding a motorcycle, saw this. He originally wanted to type a series of ellipses to express his speechlessness, but after staring at the name Hunting Moment, he reluctantly withdrew his hand.
Forget it. He shouldn't clash head-on with someone so decisive. What if the other person was a Professional Assassin who happened to draw a parallel highway card?
His life is the most important thing! Mustn't do it, mustn't do it!
Yu Qi also acquired a lot of Basic Materials here.
The items she listed were scarce resources, and combined with triggering the announcement twice, everyone recognized the name, and most of her listings were quickly cleared out.
[Ding, the conditions for vehicle upgrade have been met: Iron Block 32/20, plastic 33/10, tire6/1, heart of energy 3/1. It requires five minutes. Upgrade now?]
Only five minutes!
There won't be any monster attacks during the Beginner Protection Period, and upgrading might even increase speed. If not now, when should she upgrade?
Yu Qi quickly clicked upgrade, and the wheelchair was soon covered in a flash of white light.
Besides the resources needed for the upgrade, a bottle of Mineral Water and a piece of breadlisted in the trading shop were sold, yielding two bags of Chili Pepper Seeds and two bags of tomato seeds. Three minutes earlier, the buyer had added two more bags of tomato seeds.
AAA Seed Wholesaler: "Boss, right before I started Road Survival, I was unloading goods and only brought a crate of Seeds with me. I have nothing else. Can I trade Seeds for your fruit knife?"
Mao Quan rubbed his hands, feeling a bit embarrassed. In this Survival Game, Weapons were extremely valuable; even a common Eyebrow Razor sold for an exorbitant price in the chat lobby.
Although he had a large quantity of seeds—a huge crate full—there was no way to plant them in this Highway game. vehicles weren't allowed to reverse, and there wasn't enough space on the vehicle itself for planting, making them relatively useless to many people.
Perhaps later, when everyone's vehicles are upgraded, there will be extra space for planting, but whether he can survive until then is another question!
Hunting Moment: "Yes, we can trade. How many bags of Seeds are you offering? I need many types of Seeds. How many varieties do you have?"
AAA Seed Wholesaler: "I have cilantro, Eggplant, pumpkin, and the chili pepper and tomato seeds we just traded. How about ten bags of each type of Seed?"
Seeing the Cilantro Seeds, Yu Qi paused.
Even though she didn't like cilantro, someone else surely did, meaning there was a market for it.
Hunting Moment: "Alright, the fruit knife is yours. If you have other Seeds next time, you can come find me to trade, and I'll give you a discounted price."
[AAA Seed Wholesaler initiated a trade: fifty bags of Seeds for a fruit knife. Do you agree?]
Yu Qi clicked agree. The fruit knife in her Storage Bag instantly vanished, and a pile of Seeds appeared before her.
Upon detecting the Seeds, the Immortal Seeking Homestead automatically absorbed them, as expected.
Seeds don't take up Warehouse Slot space—that's another piece of good news!
Her Warehouse Slot was full, with the last slot occupied by the poisonous Green Snake. She wished Road Survival also had a Backpack, which would provide extra Storage Space.
While making a wish in her heart, Yu Qiscattered the tomato seeds.
After scattering five tomato seeds on one plot of Land, she couldn't continue. The Seeds didn't sprout, nor did they display the maturation time.
"I still need to water them!" Yu Qi wiggled her fish tail again, went to the well, scooped up a ladle of water, and poured it evenly over the Seeds.
Sure enough, the tomato seeds quickly sprouted, and a countdown to tomato maturity appeared above them.
"Eight more hours, so they will be ripe tonight."
This was truly surprising! Even if the homesteadsystem didn't upgrade, having this plot of Landmeant she could continuously grow Crops!
Moreover, in this kind of Survival Game, Fresh Vegetables and Fruits are the most scarce items, and they will definitely sell for a good price!
Could the reason she was so poor in reality be that her luck points were all allocated to the Survival Game?
Yu Qi fell into contemplation.
[Congratulations to Hunting Moment for starting the first round of planting! You are awarded a Beginner Planting Gift Pack!]
[Congratulations! You received Intermediate Fertilizer ×2, Advanced Fertilizer ×1, Mutated Fertilizer ×1]
Fertilizer: Using Fertilizer can reduce the crop maturation time. Special Crops also require Fertilizer for planting.
"Insufficient warehouse space detected. Items have been automatically stored in the Temporary Space Slot. Please claim within three days."
Within three days, the Crops could mature three or four times—enough for an upgrade!
Yu Qi left the homestead system and returned to the straight Highway.
The white light had disappeared. The Black Wheelchair now had a Handlebar in front, a small tire installed underneath, while the rear part of the wheelchair remained the same as before.
No wonder the upgrade only took five minutes—it was too rudimentary and looked a bit shabby.
However, the functionality was decent. Now the wheelchair was like an Electric Bicycle, capable of directional control, and it had extra Storage Bags on both sides.
It didn't look like a Wheelchair God of War; it looked more like someone collecting scrap.
vehicle: Modified Electric Wheelchair Level 1 (Max speed 10km/h, Battery 100%, Resources required for Level 2: Iron Block ×50, plastic ×30, tire ×4, heart of energy ×10)
After the vehicle upgrade, the Battery level was fully restored. It seems she could exploit a bug in the future by upgrading specifically when the Battery was almost depleted!
She truly was a clever little ghost! And since she didn't know how to charge the vehicle yet, every bit she saved counted!
Yu Qi was happy. Taking advantage of the Good Luck Card's remaining duration, she operated the improved version of the small wheelchair and drove forward for over half an hour.
However, during this time, she only collected four wooden crates and one bronze resource crate.
The number of treasure chests opened this time was fewer than before, but her luck was much better. The four wooden crates contained only mice and relatively weak Wild Chickens, and the bronze resource crate surprisingly contained no monsters.
When this treasure chest was opened, it triggered the "Crate Opening Maniac" triple critical hit effect, yielding three units of gasoline.
[Congratulations! You received gasoline ×3, nylon rope ×3, Military Canned Food ×3, Fruit Canned Food ×3, Painkiller ×3, Iron Block ×6, plastic ×12]
The other resources were fine, but the heart of energy was quite difficult to obtain, yet vehicleupgrades absolutely required it.
Yu Qi thought for a moment. Since there were no empty slots in the warehouse and the wheelchair space wasn't suitable for bloody monsters, she put all the resources into the Storage Bag. She threw the mice onto the Yellow Sand and listed the three Wild Chickens on the trading shop, all for exchange for the heart of energy.
Next, she drove the vehicle for another two hours, completing today's specified mileage.
Only after seeing a green checkmark appear after the 30km mileage did she stop to rest.
Yu Qi looked at the Electric Meter and saw that only 48% of the Battery remained, immediately feeling a sense of crisis.
This wheelchair consumed power quite quickly! Although not as fast as the Old Driver of the Wilderness, it still made her heart race!
She checked the chat lobby, looking for something to charge the vehicle, and found someone selling batteries there.
Dreaming of Being a Son-in-law: "Two universal batteries for one barrel of gasoline. Half a barrel is fine too. I'm willing to add one mysterious seed! Someone come save this kid's life! My car is out of gas, and I haven't become a son-in-law who lives with the brides family yet. I don't want to die here during the beginner phase!"
Star River Enters Dream: "gasoline is extremely hard to find; you probably need a bronze treasure chest to get it. My car is also fuel-consuming. I've scrolled through so many messages in the chat lobby and haven't found anyone selling gasoline!"
Since she had just opened three barrels of gasoline from a bronze resource crate, Yu Qiimmediately contacted Dreaming of Being a Son-in-law.
Hunting Moment: "I have gasoline. I'll trade it for your two universal batteries and the Seed. Was your Seed opened from your own resource crates?"
Dreaming of Being a Son-in-law: "Holy crap, I didn't expect to lure a Boss out! The Seed came from a resource crates—a bronze treasure chest, actually—but this Seed seems useless, and, and..."
While Yu Qi was confused, the other party sent another Picture.
In the Picture, a fair, chubby hand was holding a Sunflower Seed, which was shown in a close-up shot.
Dreaming of Being a Son-in-law: "Boss, although the system detects it as a mysterious seed, I think it's just a Sunflower Seed, and I don't know how to plant it! How about I exchange the Seed for two bags of breadinstead?"
The Chubby Young Man wearing a Golden Mandarin Jacket, sitting on a Simple Convertible Tractor, felt embarrassed.
gasoline was so precious! It was almost never sold in the lobby. As soon as someone listed it, no matter how many resources they asked for, it would sell out instantly.
He already felt bad offering just two universal batteries, let alone a single Sunflower Seed!
Hunting Moment: "No need to change it. I like Mysterious Resources like this. Let's trade."
The young man on the Highway's eyes lit up, and he quickly initiated the trade, grinning from ear to ear.
After agreeing to the trade, Yu Qi had one unit less of gasoline and gained two universal batteries and one Sunflower Seed.
Gently holding a universal battery near the wheelchair, the system immediately prompted that it could fully charge the Modified Wheelchair.
With 48% remaining, Yu Qi naturally wouldn't charge the wheelchair yet. She put the universal battery into the Storage Bag.
Afterwards, she asked the system to examine the Seed in her hand.
[System: mysterious seed. Lacks necessary conditions. Cannot be planted.]
Since the system classified it as mysterious, this Seed must be extraordinary.
"System, what are these necessary conditions?" Yu Qi thought for a moment, then suddenly spoke into the air.
2333 system: "Oh dear, don't ask me! No matter how much you ask, I won't tell you. It can only be cultivated in nutrient soil!"
Yu Qi: "..."
She knew this guy would show up, and he was letting information slip as usual!
She curved her eyes into a smile: "Got it, thank you."
2333 system: "Don't try to curry favor with me! I didn't say anything! I am a Cold and Ruthless System, and I only act according to the rules!"
Okay, okay, you didn't say anything, really didn't say anything!
Yu Qi stopped teasing the 2333 system and tried putting the mysterious seed into the homestead.
The next second, the Seed vanished into thin air and lined up alongside the other Seeds.
Not only that, a notification appeared to the right of the Seed.
(Mutated Sunflower Seed: Requires Mutated Fertilizer for planting. Planting time is 72 hours.)
So the homestead could plant it! That was a huge profit!
And wasn't seventy-two hours just three days? She could wait until the homestead upgraded and unlocked more Land before planting the Seed, so it wouldn't delay her other Crops!