In the end, Mu Chong did not exchange the equipment and weapons.
He used the materials he had to quickly resell them, accumulating their wealth in a way that Wei Huan didn't quite understand, but which was truly fast.
By lunchtime, Mu Chong had actually managed to trade for the [Tire Reinforcement (I) Blueprint] using only materials.
Moreover, the materials in the warehouse didn't decrease; they increased.
Iron Block 27, Iron Sheet 31, Glass 12, Gravel 6… Black Iron Deboning Knife 1, Black Iron Leather Armor 1…
Important materials were all retained.
In addition, there was also a quilt and a pillow in the warehouse.
Hiss!
Wei Huan suspected that if Mu Chong hadn't been so severely injured before entering the challenge, he would have been one of the strongest Challengers leading the charge in his previous life.
So, where was such a talent in his previous life?
Wei Huan suddenly didn't want to think too deeply about it.
Since they couldn't get out of the car, the two of them just had a quick lunch of bread and porridge.
As they set off again, Wei Huan saw Mu Chongstill wanting to trade goods for a shock absorber blueprint, so he stopped him.
"You should sleep."
Mu Chong hesitated for a moment this time, then finally said, "We're still a bit short on materials for upgrading the tires. I'll sleep once I've gathered them all."
Seeing his persistence, Wei Huan nodded, "You can trade away high-level materials that aren't immediately useful. You don't need to work so hard trading goods."
"You can't deny the value of my labor. Keeping them makes me happy."
Wei Huan said, "As long as you're happy."
However, acquiring materials became very difficult after that.
Mu Chong was constantly refreshing the auction house, but rarely made a move.
After the initial excitement of entering the challenge on the first day wore off, and after a morning of driving on the second day, many Challengers began to feel tired and numb.
Some Challengers even took a short nap to ensure they had enough energy to continue driving in the afternoon.
From the very beginning, Wei Huan had maintained a steady, relatively slow speed.
Except for Running Wolf, all his summoned creatures had been sent back to the Great Tomb. One Running Wolf was positioned about a hundred meters ahead of him, and when it encountered a bronze-level treasure chest, it would open it directly.
Just then, the Running Wolf scouting ahead suddenly stopped and looked back at Wei Huan.
Wei Huan's mind sharpened, and he slowed down.
Mu Chong felt the change in speed, took his gaze off the screen, and looked at him in confusion.
Then, thinking of something, he looked out the car window.
As the vehicle gradually approached where the Running Wolf stood, they saw a huge pit, as if an invisible giant hand had forcibly dug it out.
The pit was three meters wide and one meter deep.
It was very well hidden; the pit's existence couldn't be seen from ten meters away.
Once a vehicle fell into it, it would be very difficult to drive out unless one was a strongman.
This was a trap, and its purpose was clear.
In his previous life, Wei Huan had also encountered this pit.
He had barely escaped the trap with one wheel suspended in the air by sharply turning the steering wheel at the last moment.
But even such a simple trap, appearing when Challengers were drowsy in the afternoon, had an obvious purpose!
Mu Chong was no longer sleepy. He looked at Running Wolf in amazement, "The summoning profession is simply a BUG in this challenge. Now I don't think it's ugly."
Running Wolf, with its pale white bones and green flames in its eyes, stared fixedly at Mu Chong.
Mu Chong even looked admiringly at Wei Huan's disfigured face and sincerely praised, "So handsome."
Wei Huan steered with one hand, calmly bypassing the trap.
Running Wolf was again sent ahead to scout. After a while, Running Wolf stood ahead waiting for him again.
"Another trap?" Mu Chong said.
This time, Wei Huan was a bit confused. He remembered that he hadn't encountered many such traps.
It wasn't until the car reached Running Wolf that they looked in the direction Running Wolf was staring, and beneath the dense shadows of the trees, they saw a silver treasure chest.
For a moment, Wei Huan was very excited, because it was from this kind of environment, from this kind of treasure chest, that he had opened a diamond treasure chest.
But he quickly realized that this was indeed only a silver treasure chest.
The size and color were quite different. Under the tree shadows, it didn't have the dazzling, almost ethereal glow of a diamond treasure chest, as if it shouldn't exist in this world.
"A Silver one," Mu Chong also saw it. "It's off the road, but brave Challengers can already try to get it at this point.
The biggest difficulty with treasure chests off the road is that they're not easy to find.
Of course, going deep into the forest will also result in severe contamination."
Finally, Mu Chong smiled at Wei Huan, "But these are not problems for a Summoner. I'm almost jealous."
silver treasure chests were indeed difficult to open.
Firstly, leaving the road meant being exposed to dark energy contamination.
Secondly, the monster inside a silver treasure chest would definitely be stronger.
As it was only the second day of the game, even a legendary profession would risk backlash when attempting to open a silver treasure chest.
Wei Huan stood ready, summoning 3 Dire Bears, 6 Running Wolves, and 3 Hidden Cats.
Mu Chong said, "Wait a moment. I'll upgrade the tires. If it doesn't work, we can escape faster."
Wei Huan stopped and waited for Mu Chong to operate.
Mu Chong sold two barrels of rubber, exchanged them for 20 pieces of glass and 6 piles of corundum, and then used these exchanged items to redeem a barbecue grill.
Finally, the barbecue grill + charcoal + 2 pounds of pork + 1 pound of chicken, named "Barbecue Set," were exchanged for four barrels of rubber.
After the transaction was completed, the [Tire Reinforcement (I)] in the system's [Crafting] section lit up.
Wei Huan: "…"
In his opinion, the "Barbecue Set," let alone exchanging for four barrels of rubber, even exchanging for four pieces of glass, he would consider a waste.
The survival challenge was already so difficult, where would one find the leisure to have a barbecue?
Mu Chong laughed amidst Wei Huan's "deafening" silence, "Never underestimate the purchasing power of a foodie. And if someone dares to consider quality of life in such a survival challenge, don't doubt it, most of them, like you, possess very powerful strength."
Wei Huan thought about it, and it made sense.
It wasn't like the first few years after the challenge descended; now, challenge education was fully integrated into school curricula, and novice Challengers knew what the focus of the challenge was.
Therefore, at this time, people who still bought food,
were either fools or true powerhouses.
Wei Huan specifically remembered the name of this buyer.
The latest chapter of Jingzhou Xiaoyao's work "Road Survival, God-tier Treasure Chest Start" is first updated on the entire network, domain name 'lai.kanzuixinzhangjie.wanzhengzhangjie'.
Liu Chengzhi.
[Tire Reinforcement in progress 1%... 100%]
It was very fast, an imperceptible upgrade, but the display on the control panel had quietly changed.
The maximum speed on the speedometer increased from 120 mph to 150 mph.
With these preparations made, Wei Huanordered his summoned team to open the treasure chest.
Three Dire Bears walked at the very front, first surrounding the silver treasure chest, and then one Dire Bear touched the treasure chest.
A silver light flashed.
The treasure chest opened.
The projection on the windshield showed the materials starting to appear.
But the two people in the car were not in a hurry to look at the drops; instead, they stared intently at the monster that had spawned from the treasure chest.
Wild treasure chests of silver rank and above were guaranteed to spawn a monster.
And the level would certainly not be low.
When the familiar monster spawned, Wei Huanand Mu Chong simultaneously said, "Dire Bear!"
That's right, the treasure chest monster was a Dire Bear!
A two-star monster!
And as soon as it appeared, all six of its legs lifted, entering a berserk state, ready to pounce.
Its height was over four meters, its fur was dark and sturdy, and its thick body was as wide as three adult males.
With its six claws splayed and fangs gleaming with a cold light, even at the current average standard on the planar battlefield, a Dire Bear was not so easy to deal with.
Not to mention that Challengers who had just awakened their professions during the novice protection period would surely die if they encountered a Dire Bear.
However.
But.
When this hungry and fierce Dire Bear leaped out of the treasure chest, ready to pounce.
What greeted it were three equally upright, skeletal Dire Bears with splayed bone fingers, also pouncing in a frenzy.
The Dire Bear's breath hitched, and then its soul almost leaped out.
Oh my god!
Its clawing, snarling body suddenly recoiled, its claws retracting.
What the hell was this?
Undead creaturess of its own kind, and three of them, calmly surrounding it to attack—who wouldn't think twice?
The treasure chest monster hesitated, but the summoned creatures had no fear or thought. They immediately pounced to scratch and bite.
The treasure chest monster cried out in pain and regained its senses to counterattack.
"Awooo!!"
"Roar roar!!"
It had flesh and skin for defense, making it difficult for the summoned creatures to break through. Its strong body, intertwined with muscles, also possessed great strength.
With one swipe, it slapped the Hidden Cat, which had pounced to lock its throat, into a pile of shattered bones.
The Dire Bear tried to press it down, but was also forcefully thrown aside.
For a moment, it seemed invincible.
After all, it was a silver treasure chest monster; its strength was truly formidable.
A treasure chest placed in the forest was not meant to be opened casually; one could even say it was placed there just for you to see, to make you suffer, to make you miserable, and ultimately to make you give up in despair.
The summoned creatures and the treasure chest monster fought in a chaotic brawl, the battlefield shifting, even reaching the road.
A pile of shattered bones, and the skull of a Running Wolf, landed on the engine hood.
It made a loud "thud."
The full 12-member summoned team had already lost
half of its members.
Wei Huan and Mu Chong both held their breath. At the same time, Wei Huan had slightly moved his foot from the brake, waiting only for a moment of disadvantage to stomp on the gas and rush out.
Just then, a Running Wolf found an opening, circled behind the treasure chest monster, and bit down between its legs.
The treasure chest monster let out a miserable "Awoo!"
Wei Huan and Mu Chong instinctively squeezed their legs together, their expressions changing.
It hurt, it hurt, it hurt!
The battle began to shift from this point.
The treasure chest monster was in too much pain to exert strength, pinned down by a Dire Bear, its throat locked. Behind it, three Running Wolves slyly attacked its rear, giving no quarter.
Its roars gradually diminished, turning into whimpers, even attempting to turn and flee into the dense forest.
The treasure chest monster had lost its will to fight.
The summoned creatures surrounded it tightly, giving it no chance to escape. Finally, one Dire Bear locked its throat, shaking its head and exerting force, and it finally struggled and breathed its last.
White light flashed.
The treasure chest monster's corpse disappeared, and then the projection on the windshield refreshed the materials.
[Obtained Dire Bear Claw x10] (Tier 2)
[Obtained 1 Point]
"Native! Points dropped." Mu Chong was very happy. "The points leaderboard is about to open!"
Sure enough, the system issued a notification the next second.
[District 1006: Congratulations to Huaxia Challenger Wei Huan for the first kill of a native, activating the points leaderboard and mall for this district. Challengers can check specific exchange materials in the mall.]
[District 1006: Congratulations to Challenger Wei Huan…]
[District 1006: Congratulations to Challenger Wei Huan…]
After three consecutive announcements.
[World: Congratulations to Challenger Wei Huan for killing a native 22 hours, 21 minutes, and 11 seconds into the challenge, breaking Huaxia Challenger Fang William's (38 hours, 06 minutes, 21 seconds) historical record, earning 100 points as a reward. At the same time, all Challengers in Huaxia District 1006 receive 3 points.]
[World: Congratulations to Challenger Wei Huan…
[World: Congratulations to Challenger Wei Huan…
Wei Huan and Mu Chong exchanged shocked glances.
They broke the world record!!