Highway Survival: Unlimited Upgrades, School Beauty Begs for a Ride

Chapter 9: Obtain the treasure map! First encounter with other players!

Do you have any upgrade cores left? I'd like to trade something with you!

Lin Xuan frowned as he looked at the message.

Now he has both food and weapons.

You could say they have everything they need.

He does have twenty-five upgrade cores left, but those are for future vehicle upgrades and he can't just give them away casually.

Unless what the other party offers is something that is worth his attention.

"Okay, but I need to know what it is."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, then a message was sent.

"I found the treasure map this morning in a mid-level treasure chest!"

Treasure map?

Lin Xuan stroked his chin. The game had previously hinted that treasure chests could contain random items.

I never expected to find a treasure map!

If the treasure map the other party has is genuine, the contents inside will definitely be much better than those in an ordinary treasure chest.

"Such a good thing, why don't you keep it for yourself?"

Lin Xuan considered it carefully before replying.

"I'd like to keep it, but after what happened last night, my car is almost beyond repair. If I can't upgrade it, I'm afraid it won't make it through the night!"

Looking at the information in front of him, Lin Xuan nodded silently.

Even the best treasure map is useless if you can't find the place.

Instead of clinging to something you can see but can't touch, it's better to upgrade your core to save your life.

"Sure, how much do you want?"

Lin Xuan replied.

"Five, five will do!"

The other party replied to her message almost instantly, which was enough to show that her situation was not optimistic at the moment!

"If I could add some food... never mind, five upgrade cores will do, okay?"

Lin Xuan silently tapped the steering wheel.

The woman opposite me was much more sensible than those who tried to get something for nothing.

Knowing what you should and shouldn't want.

"Okay, let's make a deal!"

Lin Xuan opened the trading interface, took out five upgrade cores from his storage space, and placed them on the exchange.

The other side quickly posted a treasure map fragment, a nearly transparent piece of parchment floating in the trade window.

After the system confirmed that both parties' items were correct, Lin Xuan clicked "confirm".

[Ding-dong, transaction complete!]

With a crisp notification sound, a parchment appeared on the trading area in front of Lin Xuan.

He picked it up and looked at it; a red dot was marked on the map, which must be the location of the treasure.

"The T74 section?"

After clearly seeing the markings, Lin Xuan immediately reopened the central control screen and brought up the map.

After driving all day yesterday, he has already driven out of the K72 section, and the T74 section is not far from him, about 1 kilometers away!

At his current speed, he should arrive tomorrow!

"Let's go!"

Lin Xuan shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and the bread truck started moving again on the highway.

Lin Xiaoxiao nestled in the passenger seat, her white-stockinged legs curled up, and she closed her eyes again.

"Didn't you just wake up? Why are you sleeping again?"

Lin Xuan glanced at her sideways, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

"I'm catching up on sleep."

She mumbled something indistinctly, "And I didn't sleep well last night."

"You slept like a log last night, and you're still complaining about not sleeping well?"

"Only pigs sleep well, I'm not a pig."

Lin Xiaoxiao buried her face in her coat, her voice muffled, "Don't make a sound, I'm turning off my phone."

Lin Xuan ignored her and refocused his attention on the road ahead.

……

I don't know how long it had been open.

Lin Xuan glanced at the time on the dial; it was 1 PM, meaning they had been driving for almost four hours.

However, this time their luck seemed to be a bit off; they only encountered one ordinary treasure chest along the way.

What came out of it was nothing but wood and murky water, nothing special.

After upgrading the supplies and storing them in his storage space, he continued on his journey.

Just when he thought the day would pass uneventfully, the outline of a figure slowly appeared on the road ahead.

"A living person?"

Lin Xuan frowned and slowly reduced the car's speed.

Since arriving in this game world, he hasn't seen a third living person besides his sister.

I never expected to run into you today!

As Lin Xuan approached, he gradually saw the man's face clearly.

She was a woman around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a pretty face, and she was waving at him.

The woman was wearing a low-cut black sweater that perfectly accentuated her mature and voluptuous curves.

She wore a black mini-skirt that reached just to mid-thigh, revealing a pair of long, beautiful legs encased in black stockings.

Beside the woman was a dilapidated bread cart, looking like it might fall apart at any moment.

The woman's eyes lit up when she saw the bread truck slow down, and she waved even more enthusiastically.

She took two steps forward, the hem of her short skirt swaying in the wind, barely covering the faintly visible patch of white skin at the top of her thighs.

Lin Xiaoxiao had woken up sometime earlier and was now peering out the car window.

"Yo."

A slight smile played on her lips. "Black stockings."

Is there something wrong with what you're focusing on?

Lin Xuan glanced at her sideways, his face full of helplessness.

"I'm just stating the facts."

Lin Xiaoxiao crossed her arms and slightly raised her chin.

Lin Xuan ignored her and turned his attention back to the other woman.

He stopped the bread cart about five meters away from the woman, and casually rolled down the window just a crack.

"What's wrong?"

The woman quickly stepped forward, then bent down with a smile.

The neckline of the black sweater was slightly open due to this posture, revealing a glimpse of snow-white skin and a faintly visible cleavage.

Lin Xuan's gaze lingered on the ravine for a fraction of a second before quickly looking away.

It wasn't because it looked bad, but because he inexplicably sensed a murderous aura from the passenger seat!

"Brother, my car broke down!"

The woman smoothed a stray strand of hair from her forehead and said in a sweet, coquettish voice,

As she spoke, she bent down further, her neckline opening a little wider. "Could you take a look at this for me?"

Where are your friends?

Lin Xuan didn't respond directly, his gaze falling on the dilapidated bread truck parked by the roadside.

According to the game's description, this survival game is played by two people, such as him and his sister.

So logically speaking, the other party should also have their own companions!

But now, the other party is only one person, which is obviously not right!

"He...he's dead!"

The woman lowered her head and wiped away her tears with her slender fingers.

"Dead?"

Lin Xuan frowned, his attention remaining fixed on the woman in front of him.

He was fully aware of the danger of last night; if he hadn't upgraded his vehicle beforehand, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape from those zombie dogs.

The woman before them was frail and weak, utterly powerless.

With all her companions dead, how could she possibly have survived?

There must be something fishy going on here!

As he pondered, his gaze fell once again on the tattered bread cart parked by the roadside.

"Brother, please help me! I'm truly desperate!"

At this moment, the woman took another step forward, her legs, encased in black stockings, almost touching the car door.

That snow-white color almost made Lin Xuan dizzy.

"Okay, let me take a look!"

Lin Xuan nodded, subconsciously touching the Desert Eagle in his pocket.

With this thing around, he had enough confidence to get out of the car.

Moreover, even if the other party tries to do something to him, he can directly use the "firearms" in his hands to carry out a righteous punishment!