Road Survival, I Have a Hint System!

Looking at the regional channel where the conversation had instantly turned against him, with everyone pointing their guns at him, Fan Mingkun was so angry that his teeth ached.

"You just wait, one day I'll make you all pay for this." After cursing in his heart, Fan Mingkun went silent on the regional channel.

After attacking for a while, the other players saw that Fan Mingkun had no intention of fighting back and lost interest, turning their attention back to trading with Zhang Tuo Hai for anti-inflammatory medicine.

Initially, Zhang Tuo Hai only accepted custom orders that provided three units of herbs. Later, after completing dozens of trades, Zhang Tuo Hai accumulated a large amount of level 1 herbs and began to select custom orders with higher compensation.

The highest value trade was exchanging one piece of anti-inflammatory medicine for 200 units of gasoline.

Zhang Tuo Hai once thought the other party must have been a reincarnated oil baron who had struck an oil field.

He later found out that the other person was just another eccentric.

This player, after entering the game, no matter what box he opened, would always get gasoline.

He never got anything else!

Not even a piece of bread or a drop of water.

Just gasoline.

After hearing about the other person's plight, Zhang Tuo Hai silently mourned for three seconds.

From a certain perspective, that was quite unlucky.

Aside from gasoline, Zhang Tuo Hai also traded for various level 2 resources and functional blueprints, such as some used to make kitchen knives, survival knives, toilet paper, hotpots, and charcoal.

They weren’t particularly useful, but they did improve the quality of life.

Additionally, Zhang Tuo Hai stockpiled over fifty pieces of anti-inflammatory medicine.

After doing the math, Zhang Tuo Hai was surprised to discover that quite a few people had herbs.

It was just that everyone had previously treated them as scarce resources and hoarded them.

Now that they were forced to use them, they finally took them out.

"These people really do have some reserves. It seems the scythe needs to be even sharper."

Zhang Tuo Hai was sure that players on the same channel still had some good stuff, but were just holding onto it, waiting for the right price.

"It’s time to turn up the heat."

Zhang Tuo Hai rolled his eyes and listed the food trade items of the day on the trade channel.

[200g of oil residue * 50 servings. Each serving can be exchanged for 30 units of various level 1 resources. For level 2 resources and blueprints, send a private message.]

Once the trade listing went up, the players in the regional channel were dumbfounded.

They hadn’t expected Zhang Tuo Hai to keep his word and actually turn all the meat into oil residue.

And the trade prices remained unchanged.

“Big boss, why is it all oil residue? Isn’t there anything else?” someone asked unwillingly.

“There’s no way around it. In this weather, meat spoils too easily, and without a fridge, I had to turn it into oil residue to preserve it longer. In fact, even the oil residue isn’t plentiful, so while there’s still some left, those who can should buy more. Who knows, it might be gone one day.”

Zhang Tuo Hai responded, looking pitiful while gnawing on a piece of braised meat.

“But oil residue is so hard to eat. Boss, do you have any stored food left? Even canned food would do. I’ll trade gasoline for it.”

“Boss, do you have any braised meat left? Even if it’s from last night, I still have some level 2 resources. I’ll give them all to you, how about that?”

Several players with some savings persisted in trying.

“No, there’s really none left.” Zhang Tuo Hai replied while fiddling with the eggs frying in the pan.

He had braised meat.

He had canned food.

But he didn’t intend to trade them.

He planned to let these players wait for a few days. Once they got used to the oil residue, he would release some canned food and braised meat sparingly, which would undoubtedly bring in more resources and greater profit.

After responding to those players, Zhang Tuo Hai cooked two bowls of noodles and delivered them to the Su sisters.

Of course, he also included the promised poached eggs and braised meat.

“Wow, this is so rich! There’s even braised meat, thank you.” Su Qi said cheerfully.

“I got lucky this morning and made a small profit, so you can enjoy it too. By noon, things will go back to normal. If you want to eat meat, it’s the usual deal—trade resources, and I’ll give you a discount.”

Zhang Tuo Hai replied.

“Stingy. 凸(艹皿艹)”

“Dog head”

After sending Su Qi away, Zhang Tuo Hai sorted through his recent gains.

In terms of vehicle modifications, he had installed a steel-framed body, dimmed windows, lightweight tires, expanded storage, and a thermometer.

Overall, the vehicle’s performance had improved, but he feared it wouldn’t be enough for the upcoming disaster in a few days.

Especially the crucial air conditioning unit—he still had no leads on that.

As for the lucky mermaid statue, while he had gathered most of the materials, he couldn’t install it yet due to the vehicle's level.

On the weapons front, he had a hunting spear, a hand crossbow, a skinning knife, and a strong flashlight.

For armor, he had crafted a stab-resistant suit, capable of resisting some cold weapon damage.

Overall, in terms of cold weapons, Zhang Tuo Hai had nearly reached the limit. To upgrade further, he needed to focus on hot weapons and better armor.

In terms of food and water, Zhang Tuo Hai wasn’t too lacking. He had over 100 pounds of raw wolf meat, dozens of pounds of braised tiger meat, over 100 pounds of oil residue, various canned goods, naan bread, instant noodles, dehydrated vegetables, flour, leeks, and some eggs.

For his personal use, it would last him a month.

As for water, with a water collector in place, he had enough for himself.

Including the 200 units of gasoline he traded for that morning, Zhang Tuo Hai had stockpiled 500 units in total, enough for the next few days.

Other items, like sun-protective clothing, toilet paper, kitchen knives, salt, iron pots, and portable stoves, were plentiful enough to meet his daily needs.

As for various level 1 and 2 ordinary resources, Zhang Tuo Hai hadn’t kept detailed records, but there were plenty.

Zhang Tuo Hai calculated his resources and set his goals for the upcoming period.

The primary goal was to be prepared for the disaster four days from now.

He planned to acquire a car air conditioner within four days. If that wasn’t possible, a fan would do.

If he could find something like a sunshade net, that would work too.

Secondly, he wouldn’t stop stockpiling food. In a post-apocalyptic world, food is always the hard currency.

Meanwhile, looking into food preservation techniques, ideally a fridge, had to be prioritized.

The last point was weaponry.

Although Zhang Tuo Hai already had quite a few weapons, they were all cold weapons. If possible, he still wanted to get a hot weapon.

The woman he encountered yesterday served as a reminder that on the road, he would face not just disasters and wild animals.

He would also encounter other players.

And those players might not be as easy to deal with as that foolish woman from before. With a gun in hand, he would have more confidence when facing such people.

After setting his future development direction, Zhang Tuo Hai stepped on the gas and began a new day of exploration.