Road Survival, I Have a Hint System!

After setting out, Zhang Tuohai felt his luck was quite good today. Just ten kilometers in, he came across a blue supply crate.

Inside, he found four instant hot pot meals and two buckets of snail noodles.

When snail noodles were all the rage years ago, Zhang Tuohai joined the trend and bought two buckets, only to find he couldn’t get used to the taste.

Now, since food was not a major issue for him, he didn’t want to trouble his stomach.

“Do you guys like snail noodles?” Zhang Tuohai turned and sent a private message to Su Qi.

“Yeah, I quite like them. Can you make them?” Su Qi asked excitedly.

“Here’s your lunch,” Zhang Tuohai said, tossing the two buckets of snail noodles over.

Su Qi: “???”

“What about water? At least give us some hot water. How are we supposed to eat without hot water?”

“It’s been so many days, and you still haven’t solved the hot water problem?” Zhang Tuohai was a bit exasperated.

“You think everyone’s as rich as you? We haven’t even finished setting up a mobile stove, let alone boiling water,” Su Qi said helplessly.

“Then let’s wait until noon. I’m driving now. I’ll boil water for you during lunch break.”

After saying this, Zhang Tuohai closed the private chat.

After a few private exchanges with Su Qi, Zhang Tuohai realized something: his equipment was actually quite decent compared to most players.

Even the likes of Su Mu and Su Qi, who were blueprint specialists, hadn’t set up a stove, and even drinking water was an issue for them, so it was even worse for other players.

It seemed his initial goal of establishing a technological advantage among the players in the channel had been achieved.

Now, he needed to leverage his early lead to continuously expand this advantage, exploiting the technological gap to keep profiting from other players and growing stronger in order to survive each disaster.

Feeling elated after acquiring the instant hot pots, Zhang Tuohai hummed a tune and continued driving at a speed of 30 km/h.

After driving about 20 kilometers, he suddenly noticed something in the distance: a car seemed to be stopped up ahead.

People!

Zhang Tuohai grew cautious, slowed down, and readied his crossbow before approaching.

As he got closer, Zhang Tuohai saw that the car was blocking most of the already narrow road.

On the car’s hood lay a young woman in an office outfit, with wavy hair, a social media influencer’s face, and wearing sheer stockings, exuding a seductive charm.

Upon seeing Zhang Tuohai approach, the woman gave him a sweet smile and beckoned him with her finger.

“What’s going on? Even in this place, there are streetwalkers?”

Zhang Tuohai was stunned.

[Detected player Liu Sisi, who has a tri-edge military knife tucked at her waist. Exercise caution. A Level 2 car is her vehicle. Player Zhang Yongqiang is hiding behind a sand dune 30 meters away, equipped with a compound bow.]

“A honey trap!”

Hearing the system prompt, Zhang Tuohai immediately recognized the situation.

Zhang Tuohai despised honey traps.

He had almost been framed by such people outside before, and now, even in the apocalypse, someone was trying to lure him into a trap.

This was something Zhang Tuohai could not tolerate.

He decided to teach these people a lesson.

However, head-on confrontation wasn’t Zhang Tuohai’s style.

Although he had a crossbow and could kill one of them using the advantage, there was still one hiding behind the dunes.

If the other person retaliated, it would be troublesome.

He couldn’t constantly be on guard against them, right?

Moreover, the other party’s vehicle was a Level 2 car.

To upgrade a car to Level 2, they would have had to dismantle a car.

Considering the scarcity of cars in this desolate apocalypse, it’s clear where these dismantled cars might have come from.

Who knows what other tricks these two might have?

Thinking this through, Zhang Tuohai was even more resolved not to engage in a direct fight.

Seeing Zhang Tuohai stop his car 20 meters away, Liu Sisi frowned slightly.

She brushed aside her windblown hair and said, “Handsome, could you help me out? My car broke down, could you fix it?”

Which car is broken?

Seeing Liu Sisi’s demeanor, Zhang Tuohai sneered inwardly.

He rolled down his window and said, “Lady, we have no grievances in the past or present. It’s a bit much for you to target me, don’t you think? How about you clear the way, and we each go our own way as if we never met?”

“Handsome, what are you saying? My car just broke down, and I’m asking for help fixing it. What bad intentions could I have? Help me, will you?” Liu Sisi said, leaning forward.

Whoa! Those headlights are really round.

No, I mean, those headlights are really white.

Liu Sisi did have some charm, and she knew exactly how to play it right; she was clearly professionally trained.

If it weren’t for the system’s warning, Zhang Tuohai might have actually gone over to help with the car.

But now...

“We’ve talked this much, and you still want to pull a honey trap? Then don’t blame me for not playing fair.”

Zhang Tuohai’s face darkened as he pulled a white supply crate from the back seat.

This was a supply crate he found on the first day, containing a large black plague rat.

He had originally taken it with him just for fun, not expecting to use it here.

Zhang Tuohai threw the crate out of the car window.

“Lady, I see you’re struggling here, so why don’t you take this supply crate as compensation for your troubles? I’ll be off now. See you if fate allows.”

With that, Zhang Tuohai floored the gas pedal, and his car shot forward like an arrow.

Seeing Zhang Tuohai’s car speed up, Liu Sisi’s face changed. She jumped off the hood and leaped toward the roadside.

She ended up sprawled on the scorching asphalt, her stockings and the dirt, and sand tearing it apart.

Zhang Tuohai’s car crashed into the vehicle blocking the road and sped away.

Once Zhang Tuohai’s car was far off, Zhang Yongqiang, who had been hiding behind the dune, rushed out and cautiously helped Liu Sisi up. “Sisi, are you alright?”

“I’m fine. How did that kid sense something was wrong? Did you not hide well and get exposed?” Liu Sisi glared at Zhang Yongqiang unhappily.

“No, I followed your instructions and stayed hidden behind the dune, even covering half my body with sand. There’s no way he could have spotted me,” Zhang Yongqiang said, equally puzzled.

“That’s odd. Why didn’t he fall for it? Have I lost my charm?” Liu Sisi took out a small mirror, inspecting herself, completely baffled.

“Forget it. Why bother? He did leave behind a white supply crate, so our wait wasn’t for nothing.”

Zhang Yongqiang eagerly picked up the white supply crate.

“Hmph, a white supply crate, so what? When his car passed by, I caught a glimpse—his car was so loaded with supplies that they were stacked against the windows. If we take him down, we’d be set for a while,” Liu Sisi said, rolling her eyes.

“Really? That’s great! We finally found a fat sheep. Once I open this crate, we’ll go after him.”

Zhang Yongqiang rubbed his hands together, took out a crowbar, and pried open the supply crate.

A large black rat leaped out and bit him on the thigh.