"System?"
Zhang Tuohai was stunned at first, but then his face lit up, if he had a system, it would be much more convenient for him in the future
"System, are you there?"
Zhang Tuohai tried to ask.
But the system was silent.
Zhang Tuohai asked several times in his mind, but the system remained entirely silent, never responding.
"Can't communicate?"
Zhang Tuohai guessed in his mind.
However, the most important thing now is opening the supply box and verifying the system's accuracy.
Zhang Tuohai approached the white supply box, inserted the crowbar's flat head into the lid's gap, and fiercely pushed down.
"With a crunch, the lid of the supply box was pried open."
The supply box flashed and disappeared, instantly revealing the contents inside.
A bottle of mineral water and a piece of nitrogen-packed whole wheat bread fell to the ground.
T/N:(For those that don't know what nitrogen-packed means (i.e. me), nitrogen-packing is when you replace the oxygen in a sealed packaging with nitrogen. The procedure removes moisture, increasing the quality and the shelf life of a product.)
Zhang Tuohai hurriedly picked up the mineral water and bread.
The mineral water bottle only has the word "mineral water" written on it, there is no information on its place of manufacture or the time it was produced.
The bread package was similar, only having the word "whole wheat bread" written on it, with no additional information.
Normally, Zhang Tuohai would never touch this kind of three-no product.
T/N:(Three-no product refers to items that lack information on their place of production, time of production and manufacturer. They are, usually, deemed unsafe.)
However, now that Zhang Tuohai's stomach was empty, his churning stomach acid made him extremely uncomfortable. He couldn't care so much anymore, he tore open the package and stuffed the bread into his mouth.
The aroma of the whole wheat bread instantly spread in his mouth, the bread felt as if it had just come out of the oven, fragrant, sweet, and soft.
Zhang Tuohai also opened the mineral water and drank half the bottle in a single breath. Only then did he feel much better.
Although he was still a little thirsty, after seeing that there was only half a bottle of mineral water left, Zhang Tuohai tightened the cap of the bottle and carefully put it away.
He didn't know when he would find the next supply box, so he needed to use it sparingly.
After finding the first supply box, Zhang Tuo Hai felt more confident and continued driving, his eyes scanning the road back and forth.
This time, after driving for about 40 minutes, Zhang Tuo Hai found another supply box.
And there were two of them.
Two white supply boxes were laid out on the left and right in the middle of the road.
"There are actually two? Could they also be bread and water?"
Zhang Tuohai's eyes lit up.
Just now, he didn't eat enough bread at all. With his appetite, he could easily eat at least four pieces of this kind of bread.
Zhang Tuohai picked up the crowbar and jumped out of the car.
Before he could take action, the electronic synthesized sound rang out again.
[There is a germ-carrying rat in the supply box on the left. If bitten, there is a certain chance of contracting the Black Death.]
[The box on the right contains a level 1 equipment manufacturing blueprint.]
Big rat!
Black Death!
Upon hearing these two words, Zhang Tuohai instinctively took two steps back.
He had heard the name of the infamous Black Death a long time ago.
It is said that the Black Death killed one-third of Europeans during the Middle Ages.
In this environment where there is an extreme lack of medical facilities and all supplies are collected by oneself, illness or injury may very well mean death.
Not to mention the almost certain deadliness of the Black Death.
Based on the principle of caution, Zhang Tuohai chose to stay away from the box on the left.
Zhang Tuohai carefully moved to the box on the right and opened the lid with the crowbar.
The supply box disappeared, revealing a blueprint.
Zhang Tuohai picked up the blueprint.
[Level 1 water collector: The lowest level water collector, can collect 1-2 liters of water per day. Output can vary depending on circumstances.]
[Resources required for construction: 4 units of metal fragments, 2 units of metal parts, and 2 units of glass fragments.]
After seeing the blueprint description, Zhang Tuohai's eyes lit up.
According to scientific research, the normal daily water intake for a person is approximately 2 liters.
If physical health is not considered and only what is needed to maintain life, it can be compressed to 1 liter or less.
In other words, as long as Zhang Tuohai builds this water collector, he can basically meet his own water supply needs.
If he compresses his needs a little, he may even have enough to sell some in exchange for the resources he needs.
As a core player in business simulation games, Zhang Tuohai is very aware of the importance of the first-mover advantage.
As long as he establishes an advantage at the beginning, resources will gather towards him like a snowball, and he will develop faster and faster, using resources and technological advantages to shear the wool of others.
Now, the only problem is to obtain the resources to build the water collector.
Zhang Tuohai's gaze lingered on his half-emptied bottle of mineral water.
Zhang Tuohai returned to the car, closed his eyes to concentrate, and entered the game panel.
At this point, there are still a lot of people on the chat channel complaining about why they were chosen to be in the road survival game.
A few pioneers were scolding the stinginess of the contents in the supply box.
"I just opened a supply box, and 2 units of glass fragments came out. What's the use of this crap?"
"I just pulled out a piece of broken metal and got bitten by a big rat. Does anyone have medicine to treat tetanus?"
"Wow, I just got 10 units of gasoline. If any of you have water. Let's trade, I can't stand this thirst anymore!"
He lurked in the chat channel for five minutes and found that no one had mentioned any information on the manufacturing blueprints and the hint system.
"It seems I'm quite lucky. If it weren't for the hint system, I'd be the one lying in the car asking for help." Zhang Tuohai felt fortunate in his heart for a moment, then opened the trading channel and listed the half bottle of mineral water for sale.
[For sale: 300ml mineral water.]
[Exchange for: 8 units of metal fragments + 8 units of metal parts + 8 units of glass fragments]
[Note: If you have other valuable materials, you can chat privately]
The reason why Zhang Tuo-Hai opened his mouth wide like a lion is mainly to give the other party room for bargaining.
T/N: (To open one's mouth wide like a lion, is an expression that refers to someone asking for a high price or making a bold demand.)
Otherwise, if the other party uses other important resources to offset the price difference, he may not be able to build the water collector in the first place.
After posting the transaction information, Zhang Tuohai prepared to continue driving to search for supplies.
However, just when he was about to start, his eyes fell once more on the supply box containing the rat.
"What if I take this box away and use it on other people at a critical moment."
Such an idea suddenly appeared in Zhang Tuohai's mind.
With the idea of giving it a try, Zhang Tuohai got out of the car again, walked to the supply box, and tried to move it.
The supply box was very light, and Zhang Tuohai moved it without any effort.
"Sure enough, it can be done." Zhang Tuohai's eyes lit up.
He carefully placed the supply box on the back seat of his car.
"If nobody bothers me, then it's fine. But if someone crosses the line..."
Zhang Tuohai glanced at the white supply box placed on the back seat of his car and sneered.
After driving for about half an hour, Zhang Tuohai once again found another white supply box.
"The supply box contains a roll of hemostatic bandage and a piece of ham sausage. There is no danger, please feel free to open it." The hint system gave another hint.
Zhang Tuohai pried open the supply box and found a roll of sealed hemostatic bandage and a piece of ham sausage about as thick as a piece of meat.
They too didn't have any branding.
Resisting the urge to eat, Zhang Tuohai put the ham sausage away.
He didn't have many supplies right now, so the ham must be used as reserve rations and cannot be wasted at will.
At the same time, Zhang Tuohai also gained a preliminary understanding of the game.
He drove for about 2 hours and encountered a total of 4 supply boxes. Except for one containing a rat with the Black Death, the remaining three contained various supplies.
In other words, as long as you dare to drive forward, you will more or less gain something.
Furthermore, with access to the trading channel, obtaining essential supplies to survive should not be an issue.
Unless they stay in place and wait for help from others, most people can survive the initial test.