Qi Xu helped Li Muzi lift her electric bike. The battery had long been dead, so Qi Xu gave her four extra batteries.
Li Muzi could only express her gratitude, unable to offer anything else in return. Every resource she had was given by Qi Xu—she owned nothing else. There was no way for her to repay him.
Qi Xu patted her shoulder. "Hang in there. Don’t give up."
Li Muzi nodded firmly. "I know. I won’t do anything reckless. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have forced myself to hold on until today..."
With that, she twisted the throttle and sped forward. The breeze brushed against her cheeks, as if she truly felt reborn.
Qi Xu then tagged God of Light and Ballpoint Pen.
Since he’d done a good deed, he might as well let the involved parties know.
"Your sister has left safely. Help upgrade her vehicle first—otherwise, it’ll be hard for her to survive."
God of Light, Ballpoint Pen: "Thank you, thank you, boss! I’m really, truly grateful! I don’t have much on me right now, but I was saving vehicle upgrade fragments for my sister. Please take this as a token of my thanks."
Qi Xu opened the gift sent by Ballpoint Pen and was slightly surprised—it was a Random Dungeon Selection Card...
Before Qi Xu could ask, God of Light, Ballpoint Pen added, "Is this useful to you? I swear, for the next year, all the supplies I get from opening crates will go to you."
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "No need. I’ll take the card, and we’re even."
God of Light, Ballpoint Pen: "No, no, I just want to express my gratitude. A single card can’t compare to your life-saving kindness. Once my sister recovers, I’ll have her thank you personally! Thank you, boss! I won’t disturb you further!"
Qi Xu didn’t reply anymore—he still had a pile of things to deal with.
After confirming the RV was completely empty, Qi Xu took out his work ID.
[Wow, you’re truly a master among scrap collectors! Finding a top-tier vehicle like this—I’m seriously impressed.
Level 4 Multi-Purpose RV, 90% new. Dented front, severe damage to the rear tires on both sides, minor dirt stains, 8 bullet marks and 4 scratches on the body, 97% fuel remaining. Appraised value: 1,435 Survival Coins. Confirm sale?]
Qi Xu spoke up. "I’m not satisfied with that price."
[This is already the highest offer. Fine, I’ll apply for an adjustment... Maximum appraised value raised to 1,535 Survival Coins. Confirm sale?]
Only then did Qi Xu relent. "Confirmed."
Instantly, the RV vanished, and Qi Xu’s savings increased by another 1,535 Survival Coins.
Combined with all the other supplies, Qi Xu was more than satisfied.
He quickly returned to his own vehicle and installed the fully automatic mechanical arm.
The system showed it would take an hour to complete installation and activation. Qi Xu wasn’t impatient—after waiting so many days, what was one more hour?
He jumped out to clean up the scene, tossing the corpse of the God of Light into the black fog by the roadside, then activated the full self-driving system...
Once back on the road, Qi Xu began sorting through his gains.
Old White Dragon in the Waves happened to send a message at that moment. "Almost there! Just 36 Energy Stones left! I just picked up two golden supply crates in a row—my luck today is insane."
Qi Xu immediately sent over 36 Energy Stones.
Then he privately messaged Chinese Master Chef.
Qi Xu had been hesitating whether to give the Level 5 Vehicle Upgrade Card to Chinese Master Chef or Dongfang Yuan. But then he remembered Dongfang Yuan had only just reached Level 3... The gap was too big.
So he gave the upgrade card to Chinese Master Chef.
Chinese Master Chef: "Bro! You’re just giving this to me?? Bro, are you spoiling me too much?"
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Use it now. Send me the materials you’re missing—the sooner you upgrade, the better."
Chinese Master Chef stopped fussing and used the card, then sent Qi Xu a list of what he lacked.
Chinese Master Chef: "Boss, I’m missing way too much! 100 Energy Stones..."
Before he could finish, Qi Xu had already sent the Energy Stones.
"Upgrade now! You can pay me back slowly—no rush. For the next month, you’re in charge of three meals a day. Consider it interest."
Chinese Master Chef: "Bro, I’ve been offering to handle your meals, but you kept refusing! Are you sure you want me to upgrade first? How will you explain this to Sister Cut You? Hehehe~"
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "??? Just hurry up!"
Chinese Master Chef was conflicted. He couldn’t shake the feeling that the couple he shipped might actually be real, and he didn’t want to cause trouble for them...
But... when the boss gave an order, he had to obey. He sent a snickering emoji and went to upgrade. Not long after, two system announcements played in succession.
[Congratulations to player Old White Dragon in the Waves from Server 88, District 666 of the Chinese server for successfully upgrading to a Level 5 Vehicle, becoming the 3rd player on the Chinese server to achieve this.]
[Congratulations to player Chinese Master Chef from Server 88, District 666 of the Chinese server for successfully upgrading to a Level 5 Vehicle, becoming the 4th player on the Chinese server to achieve this.]
The two notifications were pinned at the top of the chat hall.
Qi Xu felt a slight regret—he hadn’t secured a global ranking.
After claiming his upgrade rewards, Old White Dragon in the Waves immediately sent Qi Xu 50 Energy Stones.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "No need to be so serious, man. I only lent them to you for a few minutes—why give so much extra?"
Old White Dragon in the Waves: "The rewards are insane. If I don’t give more, I won’t sleep tonight."
Qi Xu realized that the reason their small group got along so well was precisely because they all shared this mindset—none of them liked taking advantage of others.
Chinese Specialty 196: "Damn! Our District 666 is killing it! Out of the four players nationwide who’ve reached Level 5 Vehicles, three are from our district."
Nicholas Zhao Si: "Seriously impressive! Proud to be part of this!"
Zhuang Zhou’s Dream Butterfly: "It’s mainly because our district has Boss Whirlwind leading the way. From now on, we’re all in this together—let’s help each other and work hard. No scheming, alright?"
Seeing so many new faces in the chat hall, Qi Xu suddenly understood why his "show-off points" had been rising so quickly.
The veteran players of District 666 had grown accustomed to his antics—even flaunting meals or sending red packets didn’t earn him many points anymore. But these newcomers? They were a fresh source of reactions.
Qi Xu first opened the newly acquired Special Diamond Supply Crate.
"Congratulations! You’ve obtained: Starch Pork Sausage ×10,000, Thick Taro Boba Milk Tea ×10,000, Title Imprint Stone ×2, Plunder Card ×1."
At the sight of food items, Qi Xu’s lips curled downward in disappointment. But the moment he saw the Plunder Card, his smirk returned.
Perfect. Another Plunder Card.
Underlings of the God of Light, where are you? Come at me!
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