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

Chapter 40 The Agreement

"I never expected this treasure chest to contain such a powerful weapon!"

Ye Ning'er's mouth dropped open, her eyes filled with shock. The AWM is one of the most lethal modern handheld weapons. If it hit someone, they would be covered in bruises!

"Yes, it's a pity it's not very useful!"

Lin Xuan frowned and muttered to himself.

Anyone who has played FPS games knows that sniper rifles are only suitable for holding positions. If you really move around, you'll be a sitting duck. Running on the road with such a big gun, let alone shooting anyone, it will take several seconds just to aim. By the time you get the gun set up, the enemy will probably be right in front of you. In terms of practicality, it is not even as good as the small pistol on his waist!

"Not very useful?"

Ye Ning'er blinked, her gaze falling on the light blue design drawing before shifting to Lin Xuan's face.

She didn't know much about guns, but she had heard of the AWM. If this thing wasn't very useful, then what would be considered useful?

Lin Xuan didn't explain much, his gaze falling on the advanced energy core. This was what he truly wanted. His vehicle had already been upgraded to level four, and its interior had been completely transformed, resembling a motorhome. If it were upgraded to level five, he wondered what functions would be unlocked. He was starting to look forward to it.

He then stored everything in front of him into his storage space. At the same time, a crisp sound rang in his mind: [Congratulations, host, you have obtained a vehicle protection kit (intermediate) x1, which can be upgraded to a vehicle protection kit (advanced) x1. Upgrade now?]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained two low-level medical kits. These can be upgraded to mid-level medical kits. Upgrade now?]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the AWM sniper rifle blueprint 1, which can be upgraded to a laser sword. Upgrade now?]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained Advanced Energy Core 1. You can upgrade to ten Advanced Energy Cores. Upgrade now?]

"Laser sword?!"

Lin Xuan frowned, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He had been wondering what the AWM would become after the upgrade, but it had unexpectedly transformed from a firearm into an interstellar weapon—a laser sword, a weapon straight out of science fiction movies. Although it couldn't be used at long range, it was an excellent choice for close combat. "Upgrade!"

Without a second thought, Lin Xuan upgraded everything. Soon, the familiar voice in his mind rang out again: [Host has obtained a vehicle armor kit (advanced) x1]

[The host has obtained 60 Intermediate Medical Kits. A critical hit has been triggered, granting 2 Advanced Medical Kits.]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the laser sword blueprint!]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained a High-Level Energy Core 10!]

"Not bad, not bad!"

Looking at the items that appeared in his storage space, Lin Xuan nodded in satisfaction. At least this time, the treasure map's contents hadn't disappointed him. "Let's go back!"

After everything was settled, Lin Xuan glanced at Ye Ning'er beside him and said.

"good!"

Ye Ning'er smoothed a stray strand of hair from her forehead, glanced at Lin Xuan, and nodded silently. Soon, the two returned to the car. Lin Xuan sat in the driver's seat, and just as he was about to step on the gas, a light, airy voice came from the passenger seat, "Brother, quickly check the world channel!"

"Um?

Lin Xuan frowned and tapped the central control screen a few times.

The pale blue screen lit up, and the world chat messages scrolled by one after another, as fast as a waterfall.

"Holy crap! That Zhao Gang from the Temple of Horde is at it again! The bounty is still going up!"

"They've added twenty more upgrade cores and one more upgrade core hub. Zhao Gang really wants to kill Lin Xuan!"

"After all, his younger brother is dead. If the older brother doesn't say anything, wouldn't he lose face?"

"This much supplies should be enough to upgrade the vehicle to level 3. This guy's ruthless!"

"What's the use of being ruthless? The other party is currently ranked second on the leaderboard. Who would dare to accept this bounty?"

"A generous reward will surely attract brave men; what if?"

""

Lin Xuan frowned as he looked at the barrage of comments on the screen.

A red bounty sign hangs in the upper left corner of the world channel, followed by the text: "Bounty target: Lin Xuan, bounty amount: 40 bottles of pure water, 20 mid-level food, 20 upgraded cores, 1 upgraded core hub, posted by: Temple of Slaughter Zhao Gang."

"This guy really won't let it go!"

Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly and turned off the world channel. In his eyes, Zhao Gang was nothing more than a clown who occasionally jumped around in the world channel. If this guy really came knocking on his door, he wouldn't mind sending him to meet his younger brother Zhao Lei!

"Ding-dong, you have a private message! Please check it!"

At this moment, a message box popped up in the lower right corner of the central control screen, with the orange indicator light flashing. Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, clicked on it, and saw that the message was sent by none other than Shen Yufei. A few days ago, she had said that she would arrange for her to meet with their president after this extreme weather ended!

Their visit to me this time is probably related to this matter!

Lin Xuan opened the message. It was short, containing only one line: "Lin Xuan, the guild leader will be waiting for you here in seven days."

Following the information was a location sharing option, marked with a red marker on the map. Lin Xuan glanced at the map and saw that the location was about 3000 kilometers away. At his current speed, he could travel more than 1,000 kilometers a day, so he could arrive in three days.

A seven-day period is more than enough.

"good!"

Lin Xuan replied with a message, and then turned off the private channel!

There are some things he still needs to figure out. The president of Black Rose is too mysterious. If he doesn't meet her, he really won't understand what she wants!

At this moment, Lin Xiaoxiao leaned over from the passenger seat, her black-stockinged legs curled up on the seat. She swayed her pigtails and pouted, saying, "Brother, why does that association president insist on seeing us?"

Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't know."

He truly had no idea. He could say he had absolutely no connection with the Black Rose guild leader. Yet, she seemed to value him highly and kept trying to win him over. Could it be that she knew he had a system?

But upon closer inspection, this is just too outrageous!

However, it's only a little over 3000 kilometers anyway, and he has a lot of tools on him. Even if there was any real danger at the time, with what he has now, it wouldn't be a problem for him to get out safely!

"Then why are you still going?"

Lin Xiaoxiao crossed her arms and said defiantly, "Going to take a look won't hurt."

Lin Xuan glanced at her in the rearview mirror. "Didn't you say she's a great beauty? Don't you want to see her?"

"What a stunning beauty!"

Lin Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, her lips curling into a wide smile. "Even if she's beautiful, she's not as beautiful as me."

After saying that, she turned her face toward the window and stopped talking.