Ye Li glanced at the chat channel again; there were still people chatting.
However, there were far fewer than before.
Most people had already started exploring this world.
Ye Li watched the channel for a while.
Not a single person revealed any information about their talents.
Ye Li didn't know whether everyone had chosen to hide theirs, or if he was the only one who had a talent.
After watching for a while, there was no useful information.
Ye Li opened the car door and walked around the minivan once.
The car body didn't look as dilapidated as the interior.
It just had some areas with severe paint peeling.
The four tires were also heavily worn.
The headlight covers had yellowed.
He wondered if he would still be able to see the road clearly at night.
"It won't break down halfway, will it?"
Ye Li couldn't help but complain.
He continued to observe his surroundings.
The minivan was parked on a wide road.
It was a sixteen-lane highway, eight lanes in each direction.
Very wide.
On both sides of the road were endless grasslands.
In the distance, he could vaguely see mountains and forests.
The distance was unknown.
However, it must be very far.
"Phew, let's begin."
Ye Li exhaled deeply and got back into the car.
He started the engine.
The engine immediately roared, making a series of rumbling sounds.
It sounded as if it was about to explode.
The entire car began to shake violently.
He pressed the clutch, shifted gears, released the handbrake, released the clutch, and stepped on the accelerator.
The minivan successfully started moving.
He shifted gears.
It began to accelerate.
To observe his surroundings carefully and ensure the minivan wouldn't fall apart, Ye Li kept the speed at around thirty.
Based on his experience with survival games, there would definitely be resource crates on the road.
The car's fuel wasn't enough for him to travel three hundred kilometers.
He had to find a resource crate before the fuel ran out.
Ye Li drove the car to the edge of the road.
His gaze constantly scanned the grassland next to him.
Many animals and insects moved through the grass.
Field mice, rabbits, grasshoppers... these were all good sources of food.
In this grassland, he wouldn't have to worry about a lack of food, at least.
The only headache was the lack of weapons and fire-starting tools.
Just then, a beeping sound suddenly came from the screen next to him.
Then, a mechanical voice came from it: "Resource crate detected sixty meters to the left of the vehicle..."
"This thing even comes with a resource search function?"
Ye Li was very surprised.
He quickly stepped on the brake.
He parked the minivan by the roadside.
He got out of the car.
Ye Li stretched his neck and looked to the left.
Sure enough, he saw a greenish protrusion in the distant grass.
It was almost the same color as the surrounding grass.
At such a distance, if there hadn't been a reminder, he really wouldn't have noticed it.
Ye Li looked around.
He wanted to find a handy weapon.
However, after looking for a long time, he couldn't find anything.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and stepped directly into the grass.
Since the voice had initially said they had one day of invincibility, he decided to take a gamble.
If he won, everything would be fine.
If he lost, he would just start over.
Eighteen years later, he'd be a good man again.
With a nervous heart, Ye Li ran all the way to the side of the treasure chest.
On top of the treasure chest lay a black spotted snake, as thick as a thumb and half a meter long.
Its head was triangular.
It was clearly a venomous snake.
A cold sweat immediately broke out on Ye Li's back.
However, the snake did not attack him.
Instead, it lay there peacefully.
Was it asleep?
Ye Li quickly looked around.
Around him, there was nothing but grass.
Not even a thin twig.
"I'll go for it."
Finally, Ye Li steeled his heart.
He decided to take its life while it was sleeping.
He reached out directly, grabbed the black spotted snake, and slammed it hard on the ground.
Then he stomped on it twice with a bang.
The black spotted snake hadn't even woken up yet.
Its head was crushed to a pulp.
Its body twitched a few times in the grass.
Ye Li stomped on it twice more, hard.
Only then did it become completely still.
"That's all there is to it!"
Seeing this, Ye Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
After confirming there was no danger, he came to the treasure chest.
As soon as his hand touched the box, a new message appeared in his mind.
Bronze Treasure Chest: Usually contains some basic living supplies, equipment, and building blueprints.
"Let's see what good stuff I can get."
Ye Li opened the bronze treasure chest with anticipation.
In an instant, a golden glow emanated from the box.
It made Ye Li's eyes unable to open.
As the golden light dissipated, the items in the box were fully revealed.
He quickly shifted his gaze.
There were three items in the box.
Iron Axe Manufacturing Blueprint x1
Bottled Mineral Water x1 pack (24 bottles / 500ml)
Desert Eagle (Normal)
"Is this the golden legend?"
Ye Li looked at the pistol in the box, unable to hide the excitement on his face.
The corners of his mouth were harder to control than a 98K.
He didn't even bother with the other two items.
He directly picked up the Desert Eagle.
The magazine capacity was seven rounds.
It also came with thirty rounds of ammunition.
A total of thirty-seven rounds.
With a pistol for self-defense, as long as he wasn't surrounded by a pack of wild beasts and didn't act recklessly, he could almost run rampant in the wilderness.
The only regret was the small number of bullets.
Ye Li had never played with a gun before, so he wasn't very confident in his marksmanship.
Composing himself, Ye Li picked up the blueprint, water, and the black spotted snake from the ground and quickly returned to the car.
Being exposed to the unknown wilderness for a long time made him feel very insecure.
Only when he closed the car door did he breathe a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he noticed the sound ringing in his ears.
"Harvest black spotted snake corpse?"
Can this even be harvested?
It's just like a game!
Ye Li couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
He nodded and said, "Harvest."
As his voice fell, the black spotted snake he had placed on the passenger seat immediately turned into segments of meat, a snake gall, and a gold coin.
Ye Li first curiously picked up the gold coin and looked at it.
It was small and exquisite, just like the coins circulating on Earth.
Gold Coin: Currency circulating in this world, cannot be used as a material.
...So this world also has money!
Ye Li couldn't help but recall the countdown to the free trial period of the trading mall he had seen earlier.
He just didn't know if there were other uses besides the trading mall.
Carefully putting away the gold coin, he turned his attention to the iron axe manufacturing blueprint.
Iron Axe Manufacturing Blueprint
After learning, you can use a workbench to create a decent quality iron axe, more than enough for self-defense and chopping wood!
Required materials: Iron Ingot * 1, Wooden Stick * 1
Reusable
The description was simple and direct.
Ye Li went to the back of the car and placed the blueprint on the workbench.
It showed: Insufficient materials, unable to craft.
Ye Li opened the trading mall to look for related materials.
Unfortunately, the mall was still empty.
There was nothing yet.
He opened the chat channel again and glanced at it.
Even fewer people were chatting inside.
More people chose to go out and explore the world.
At this time, everyone was busy looking for supplies.
Almost no one would choose to trade things in the group and waste time.
So, Ye Li also chose to continue driving forward to explore.