Chapter 76 Obligatory Labor
Pei Hening put the tattered book on the table into her backpack compartment and nodded: "I'll read through the contents first, then I'll give it to you."
She then recalled the fragments of civilization that had appeared at the auction, and said in a serious tone, "Gogo, this thing should be very useful. You should pay attention if you encounter any fragments of civilization in the future."
Chu Xuange paused slightly. In the previous timeline, Pei Hening had said the same thing.
"It's almost time, let's go back. I have an assessment tomorrow."
Chu Xuange picked up the book she had borrowed from the library and walked beside her, saying, "Okay, I'll keep an eye out."
After they left the library terrace, Makino Tatsuko followed the tracking device and found the terrace empty.
On the highway, Pei Hening asked 002 to stop the car on the side of the road. She got out of the car, holding the dog, and was about to water it.
In just one minute, she got sunburned!
Pei Hening's heart skipped a beat. Had the difficulty increased again?
[I'm so sleepy]: The temperature is high again today, and the vegetables I planted in the ground have dried out.
[Old Invisible Man]: I got off the bus to pick it up, and by the time I got to the box, my skin was peeling from the sun.
[Local loudspeaker blaring]: I also got a large area of sunburn.
[C6]: Today is the 21st. I've been in this map for 14 days. Tomorrow will be the 15th day. The days ahead may not be so easy.
[C6]: After all, not many people have died in the past few days.
[What does pork skin jelly taste like?]: No way, I'm still a convertible!
[Wu Ailian]: Some of the vegetables I planted also died.
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: It won't kill you for now, but if it lasts for a long time, you might get heatstroke, so you should be careful, especially if you're driving a convertible.
[Flowers Bloom in Wealth and Prosperity]: It may also lead to dehydration.
[Mysterious Man]: There are fewer boxes appearing today, but I found a bronze box.
[The Runaway Mermaid]: Although the number of boxes has decreased, the quality is improving. I got four bronze boxes today.
[I can bury you in money]: The monsters in the bronze box are stronger than those in the wooden or iron box. Don't rush to open it if any of the four attributes is below level 15, or you'll die without even knowing how.
[Shark Ten Years]: You can find a rest stop during the hottest part of the day.
[God's Faithful Believer]: Shark Ten Years is right. You professional gamers should take responsibility and help more people.
[A faithful follower of God]: If too many people die, can you really sleep at night?
[Spicy strips with steamed buns]: Here we go again?
[I'm freezing!]: Where's Sister Lemon? @LemonTreeLemonFruit
[Do you know what a seal is?]: Selling sun-protective clothing, sunscreen spray, cooling spray, and ice water. DM me if interested.
[Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit]: Acquire "Location Cards" and "Duel Cards"!
[Beautiful Frozen Lady]: Laughed, how many times has this happened already?
[I really can't beat them]: Every time God comes out to morally blackmail, Sister Lemon is like an NPC who has been created and is buying up location cards and duel cards.
[Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit]: There are twenty slots for voluntary labor tomorrow. If your sin value exceeds 100, DM me to reduce your sin value.
[Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit]: Voluntary labor involves watering plants at places such as "Highway Police Station", "Highway Tax Office", "Highway Post Office", "Driving Test Center", and "Highway School". Meals are not provided. You will be given a "site invitation letter" or "site location card". First come, first served.
[Spicy Strips with Steamed Buns]: What's the difference between a "site location card" and a "site invitation"?
[Fairy Descending to Earth]:!!!
[Wangzai Little Buns]: I haven't been to any of these stations! I want to go to them all!
[The young master smiled again]: Some stations require location cards, while others require invitations. For example, gyms, roadside shops, roadside tea houses, and driving test centers require location cards, while schools and post offices require invitations.
[I'm freezing!]:!!
Pei Hening immediately spotted "Highway Taxation," as she didn't yet have the "Purchase Agent" task.
Before the map ends, she needs to complete 500 orders and then go to the "Highway Tax" station to pay taxes.
Aside from the orders she placed for alumni, she still had over 400 orders left to complete.
But she wasn't worried; if things didn't work out, she would find a loophole to get Chu Xuange to place an order.
[Beautiful Frozen Lady]: I managed to snag a spot for voluntary labor at school!
[I can bury you in money]: @EscapedMermaid, did you steal a school?
[The Runaway Mermaid]: Bro, you managed to snag the school too?
[The young master laughed again]: Laughed, why is the mermaid so guilty? Afraid that Old Qian will come after you?
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: I really wanted to go offline to watch the drama unfold, but why did I get the tax office drawn as my lottery number!
Tomorrow at school, you might run into [Beautiful Frozen Lady], [Escaped Mermaid], or [I'll bury you in money]?
002 drove off, and Pei Hening opened the tattered book. If she could finish reading it today, she would find an opportunity tomorrow to hand it over to [Falcon] through these three people.
She didn't come to her senses until Chu Xuange called her.
I've only read one-sixth of the book; it's obscure and difficult to understand.
"001 detected a message: four players will be doing community service at school tomorrow."
Pei Hening closed the book and said, "I know the beautiful frozen lady on the power list, the escaped mermaid, and the guy whose money can bury you, but there's one I don't know."
She glanced at her personal panel; the "Excitement" status had disappeared.
Chu Xuange said, "It's number nine on the strength ranking—Wangcai Baobao."
This person is very mysterious and rarely speaks in the chat channel. If he hadn't taken a closer look when the results were released, he probably wouldn't have known where this person came from!
Sure enough, Pei Hening had no recollection of him at all: "This person seems very mysterious."
She had a natural wariness of this person; the unknown meant danger.
The other three would chat occasionally in the chat channel, and she could roughly guess their personalities.
As for [Wangcai Baby]... Pei Hening opened [Fairy Descending to Earth]'s private chat.
[DibiDibi]: Sister, do you have any information about Wangcai Baby, who ranks ninth on the Power Ranking?
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Why are you buying her information too? 800 copper coins.
Pei Hening sent her eight hundred copper coins.
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: You should also know Wangcai Baby.
[DibiDibi]:???
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: She is a pet blogger with millions of followers. Her dog, Wangcai, has been selected three times as one of CCTV's annual healing videos.
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Her situation is rather special. She and Wangcai entered the highway survival game together. The strength ranking list during the newbie protection period calculates the total strength of her and Wangcai... uh, the combined strength of the person and the dog.
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Wangcai's personality is alright. She's quite easy to talk to as long as you don't have designs on Wangcai. I encountered her before; someone wanted to kill Wangcai to eat dog meat, but she killed him instead.