【Normal Lighter: 0/50】
“So that’s how it is.” Bai Cheng curled the corner of her lips, smiling charmingly.
Compared to matches, pressing a lighter could be done with one hand, making it much more convenient to use.
Besides, she had just practiced her hand speed before transmigrating, so upgrading the lighter was just a piece of cake.
Click!
The lighter ignited a flame, and Bai Cheng pressed it incredibly fast with one hand.
At the same time, she opened the channel chat again, but unfortunately, she didn’t learn any information about talents from other people.
“Right, even if someone has a talent, they probably wouldn’t say anything.”
Now that the basic situation was understood, it was time for Bai Cheng to set off and leave the initial station.
Because the railcar had no floor, Bai Cheng inverted the table and placed it on the car, putting her backpack and other items on top.
With one hand pressing the lighter, she approached the control lever.
Bai Cheng pushed the brake lever with all her strength, but... it didn’t budge?!
“No way?” She applied even more force, gritting her teeth, but it still didn't move an inch. “Is it that difficult?”
Bai Cheng stepped back and kicked the brake lever forcefully.
With a click, the brake lever finally pushed through.
“But I need to upgrade the lighter, so wouldn’t that mean I’d only have one hand free?” Bai Cheng’s delicate brows furrowed slightly; she gave up on the upgrade almost without thinking.
The one-way manual control lever in front of her required both hands to operate.
This time, Bai Cheng was prepared; she gripped the control lever with both hands and immediately used all her strength, even leveraging the downward force of her body.
Screech—a grating sound immediately came from the rusty metal joint.
The control lever finally moved!
The next second, the huge triangular screen in front of her suddenly turned to ash, followed by a dazzling white light that immediately made Bai Cheng squint her eyes.
After she adapted to the strong light, the surrounding scenery had already changed.
A section of railway automatically generated in front of Bai Cheng, carrying the manual railcar slowly forward.
Around her was a lush green grassland, accompanied by some trees, a clear sky with bright sunshine, and she could even hear birds chirping and insects buzzing from not far away.
A gentle breeze brushed past, stirring a wisp of white hair by Bai Cheng’s ear. She looked at the environment before her, slightly dazed.
“This scenery... seems pretty good?”
No matter how she looked, she didn’t feel like there was any danger around her.
After the first push gave the control lever momentum, subsequent pushes required much less effort, but even so, fine beads of sweat still seeped from Bai Cheng’s forehead after pushing for a while.
She felt a bit strenuous.
It was then that Bai Cheng realized it wasn't that pushing the railcar was too strenuous, but that her physical fitness was too weak!
“Damn it, isn’t it a natural disadvantage for girls to participate in a survival game?!”
Moreover, this rusty railcar was incredibly slow; Bai Cheng conservatively estimated it wasn't even 10 km/h.
Not only did it require so much effort, but it was also slower than her slow jogging speed.
Five days, let alone running five hundred kilometers to First Station, she was afraid she would die of exhaustion on the way first.
After gritting her teeth and persevering for about another twenty minutes, Bai Cheng finally couldn't hold on anymore.
She was out of breath and plopped down on the inverted table, letting the manual railcar’s speed slowly decrease.
“Darn it, is this the limit of this body?”
Bai Cheng sat down on the car, not forgetting to casually upgrade her lighter at the same time.
After all, furiously pressing the lighter with one hand wouldn’t affect her rest.
In just a few minutes, the lighter in her hand flashed with a white light, transforming into a windproof lighter.
【Windproof Lighter: 0/100】
Bai Cheng wasn't surprised by this; the lighter’s upgrade was not only simple but also effortless. She was curious to see what this thing would eventually upgrade into.
However, after a brief rest, Bai Cheng didn't dare to continue idling.
Relying on this scrap iron railcar to travel five hundred kilometers within five days was simply a fantasy for her.
Clearly, the most important thing was to strive for development during these five days of safety.
At this point, the manual railcar had almost come to a stop, and Bai Cheng jumped off.
As she stepped onto the soft ground beneath her feet, a sense of disorientation washed over her.
She could suddenly see that the pick-upable resources around her were faintly emitting a very faint white glow.
She figured this must be a kind of system assistance.
Bai Cheng looked back at the stopped railcar behind her; several lines of prompts had appeared on the screen at some point.
【Your safe activity range is within three meters calculated from the edge of the train. During this period, you can view information on any item within the range at any time!】
【All items and props are divided into six grades: Normal (White), Fine (Green), Excellent (Blue), Epic (Purple), Legendary (Gold), and Immortal (Red).】
【It is recommended that you do not stay in any location for too long!】
“So, as long as I stay within a three-meter radius, I won’t be in danger, right?” Bai Cheng understood.
However, the railcar itself occupied some space, and with the additional three-meter safety radius, the actual area wasn't very small.
But this also meant that the actual safe zone was not a perfect circle.
It wasn’t that Bai Cheng was timid or anything, but with her physical fitness, if she really encountered any danger, wouldn't she just die with a snap?
At the same time, she also looked down at the lighter in her hand; without any surprise, it was a white-grade item.
Bai Cheng didn't stop upgrading and continued to search for supplies.
Although the resources within a six-meter diameter weren't abundant, they were clearly sufficient for a fresh start.
Bai Cheng had no intention of taking risks. After scavenging all the resources within the range, she could simply push the railcar forward, which would also prevent her from staying in one place for too long, forming a perfect closed loop.
“Which survival game doesn’t start with scavenging?” Bai Cheng said, casually picking up a branch from the ground. A piece of text simultaneously appeared in front of her.
【Wood +1】
This saved her the trouble of looking back at the screen.
But the train only had the function of displaying item information, not a one-click collection.
So Bai Cheng still needed to make trips back and forth to transfer supplies to the railcar.
When this branch was thrown onto the car by Bai Cheng, it automatically transformed into a square, elongated piece of wood, and at the same time, another line of information appeared on the screen.
【Congratulations! You have unlocked the workbench: Wood * 10】
“With a workbench, I should be able to unlock tools.”
Bai Cheng’s gaze immediately sharpened as she scanned her surroundings, searching for branches under the nearby trees.
Suddenly, a white light flashed in her hand, and the windproof lighter in her grip instantly felt heavier.
【Reinforced Windproof Lighter: 0/200】
【Your lighter will not be damaged by external factors!】
Bai Cheng was stunned. Was this considered a reinforcement?
It clearly just added a metal casing, hey!
Bai Cheng clicked and clicked, then went to look for branches under the trees.
“Wait!” She suddenly realized, “The railcar upgrade requires fine wood, but I only picked up wood...”
Bai Cheng vaguely felt like there was a big trap waiting for her here.
“Forget it, don’t think so much for now.”
But these seemingly ordinary branches were not everywhere; if she was lucky, she could find one or two under a tree, but if unlucky, there wouldn't be any.
The surrounding trees were already sparse. It took Bai Cheng nearly twenty minutes to collect ten branches.
Of course, she also picked up two stones along the way, which also transformed into neat blocks under the system's effect.
Looking at the wood piled on the car, Bai Cheng immediately clicked 【My Train】 on the screen, preparing to build a workbench.
But the prompt that immediately appeared on the screen left her speechless.
【You cannot place the workbench!】
【Please lay the floor for your train first!】
“....” Bai Cheng opened the blueprint and found that one wooden board only required one piece of wood to synthesize, and to fully floor the manual railcar, a total of six pieces were needed.
“I still need to pick up branches.” Bai Cheng frowned, but there weren't many branches left around.
So she decided to push the railcar and move forward a bit further, also refreshing her Dwell time .
But just as she was about to put down the lighter and prepare to push the railcar, a white light suddenly flashed in her hand.
【Top Tier: Windproof Lighter with Infinite Fuel!】
【You have gained 1 freely assignable attribute point!】