Highway Survival for All: My RV's Infinite Evolution

"This is so lifelike..." Su Qingqian leaned closer for a look, her mouth agape in astonishment. "Did Lilith draw this? Is this child a genius?"

Just then, the bedroom curtain was lifted.

Lilith helped a figure out.

"Sister Bai Ling..."

Lilith glanced somewhat shyly at the painting on the wall, then at Bai Ling, her head bowed like a child who had done something wrong.

"Sister Bai Ling... I'm sorry, I drew you without your permission. Because... because I'm afraid that one day I'll forget what you look like."

Bai Ling paused for a moment, then squatted down, patted Lilith's head, and smiled, "It's okay, Lilith's drawing is amazing, I love it."

Lilith finally breathed a sigh of relief and revealed an innocent smile.

At that moment, a soft but slightly weak voice rang out:

"Lilith's awakened specialization is [General - Painting]."

Lin Hui looked up.

The one speaking was the girl who was being supported by Lilith.

She looked to be in her early twenties, wearing a large black robe that covered her body completely. She also had long flaxen hair and her appearance was about 70% similar to Lilith's, except that her face was very pale.

She gave a slight bow to Lin Hui and the others:

"Greetings, distinguished guests. Thank you for giving Lilith such a precious potion yesterday. My name is Annie, and I am Lilith's older sister."

Lin Hui's gaze fell on Annie, and he nodded slightly.

"General Specialization..."

Lin Hui made a mental note of it. This was the first time he had ever seen a player specializing in the [General] class.

Anne walked to the cupboard, somewhat hesitantly took out a few wooden bowls, and then carefully picked out a few tea leaves from the tin box, brewing them with hot water.

It was a very poor quality tea dreg, but in this environment, it was the best thing to serve to guests.

She then brought over a plate of boiled baby potatoes and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, we really don't have anything at home to offer to our benefactors, this is all we have."

Seeing Lilith secretly swallowing as she stared at the potatoes, Lin Hui waved his hand and said, "Don't be shy, we're not hungry."

He looked at Bai Ling and gestured.

Bai Ling immediately understood and stepped forward: "Miss Annie, I'm a doctor. May I examine your condition?"

Anne hesitated for a moment, looked at Lilith with expectant eyes, and finally nodded, biting her lip.

She slowly rolled up the sleeves of her black robe.

"hiss--"

Despite being mentally prepared, everyone still couldn't help but gasp when they saw the arm.

Her once fair and slender arms were now covered with a thick layer of grayish-brown "bark".

It's similar to, yet different from, the two foreign players who were just burned at the stake.

For example, no green branches have grown.

Moreover, the bark on Annie's hands was semi-keratinized, with a transparent sap oozing from the edges, resembling both resin and pus. It emitted a strange, sweet, and fishy smell.

Bai Ling's eyes narrowed, and she immediately entered a professional state.

She raised her right hand, and a soft green light emanated from her palm.

This is the "Healing" skill mastered by a Tier 2 Medical Specialist player.

As the green light enveloped the withered arm, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The grayish-brown bark seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and began to soften and recede at a visible speed, revealing the tender new flesh underneath.

Lilith covered her mouth in excitement.

However, the next second——

"Well!!"

Anne suddenly let out a painful groan, cold sweat pouring down her forehead.

As soon as the green light faded, the "bark" that had been lurking deep inside seemed to be stimulated and launched a more frenzied counterattack!

"no……"

Bai Ling frowned and said in a deep voice, "This disease... is more like a parasite, or an erosion at the level of rules. My healing skills will instead become its nourishment."

Anne, panting heavily, weakly lowered her sleeves and forced a smile:

"It's alright, I'm used to it. The potion Lily brought back yesterday has relieved a lot of my pain, thank you so much."

Bai Ling didn't give up. She took out a set of sterile sampling tools from her backpack: "Can I take some samples? I want to study it further."

"Of course," Anne nodded.

Bai Ling carefully scraped off some bark scraps and sap, sealing them in a test tube. Then, she took out three bottles of healing potion and handed them over.

"Keep these. They won't cure you, but they can ease your pain."

Annie was about to refuse, but Bai Ling forcefully shoved the medicine into her hand: "I'm a doctor, listen to me. Besides, these medicines aren't worth much to me."

Anne stopped refusing and accepted it solemnly.

At this moment, Lin Hui, who had been observing from the sidelines, finally spoke up.

"Annie, you and Lilith were born in this town?"

Anne paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."

really.

Lin Hui understood; this explained why there were people under the age of eighteen here.

"So, are you and Lilith players too?" Lin Hui stared into her eyes.

Anne gave a wry smile and pointed to a spot in the empty space in front of her:

"This blue panel has been floating in front of me ever since I can remember. The system told me that my main mission is to 'leave Misty Town alive.' But... I've already lived here for twenty-two years."

Twenty-two years.

Lin Hui astutely grasped this number.

"The town's curse is supposed to cause people to lose their memories, but you don't seem to have any signs of amnesia, except for being sick."

"How did you do that?"

Anne paused for a moment, glanced at her younger sister who was eating potatoes, and said softly:

"Because of the 'sacred fruit'."

"My sister and I take a Sacred Fruit every year. It's given to us by Sheriff Lyon. The Sacred Fruit slows down forgetting and keeps us alert."

Chen Ye couldn't help but interject, "Don't the other residents have sacred fruits?"

Anne explained, "In this town, only players who have awakened their specialization are considered 'upper-class residents' and are eligible to receive one Sacred Fruit every year. As for ordinary players... they can only get one when they first arrive, and afterwards they have to rely on themselves until... they slowly forget about it."

Lin Hui suddenly asked, "Where did that sacred fruit come from?"

Anne pointed out the window: "On the outskirts of town, there's a huge tree. It's the sacred tree; all the holy fruit comes from there."

Lin Hui's intuition told him that the tree was the key to solving all the mysteries, and even to getting through this nightmare instance!

Just as he was about to continue asking about the exact location of the sacred tree.

Drop drop-

The button communicator in Lin Hui's pocket suddenly rang urgently.

That was Chen Yi's emergency contact signal!

Lin Hui's expression hardened, and he immediately pressed the answer button.

On the other end of the communicator came Chen Yi's slightly hurried voice:

"Brother Lin! Sheriff Lyon just issued an emergency assembly order!"

"He said... to celebrate the arrival of new residents, he would take all the new players to the location of the Divine Tree!"

"We invite everyone to the sacred tree to pick and enjoy the freshest holy fruit by hand!!"

......

Please urge me to update, send votes, follow, comment, and give a five-star review...

......