The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

coming.

Su Mu closed his eyes, slowly exhaled, and then opened them again.

Three gilded cards appeared before my eyes.

On the first card, the flame icon reappears, with the word "Lucky" written inside.

Another lucky draw option?

Su Mu was overjoyed.

If he hadn't missed seeing this icon during his first card draw, he would have thought it was a guaranteed drop every round. Now it seems either he was just lucky, or the probability of this lucky draw being so high is just naturally high.

Without thinking twice, he looked at the three options after the card was flipped over:

Option 1 (Information): When faced with a mixed bag of unknown outcomes, such as a blind box, you can always extract the best parts through observation. (Rule)

Option 2 (Individual): Permanently increase carrying capacity by 100%.

Option 3 (Construction): When crafting items, there is a 10% chance that no materials will be consumed.

Su Mu's gaze immediately locked onto option one.

Rule class.

It's another rule-based situation.

He quickly grasped the meaning of this talent—similar to opening blind boxes or participating in lotteries, where luck plays a role, he always manages to get the best one.

For example, when opening a treasure chest, if there are multiple random items, he will get the best one. Similarly, in a lottery, if there are different chances to win different rewards, he will draw the highest tier.

This ability...

Although we haven't encountered any events that require luck yet, since this kind of talent exists in the game, there will definitely be corresponding scenarios later on.

Moreover, he has already fully experienced the value of rule-based abilities in [locking in weaknesses] – it is unreasonable and brooks no argument.

Let's look at the other two options.

Option 2: Increase load capacity by 100%.

这个也很实用。他现在26点力量，负重上限是130公斤（按5倍力量估算？之前说力量8负重80斤，即40公斤，大概1点力量对应5公斤负重）。提升100%意味着负重翻倍，以后出去搜集物资能带更多东西回来。

Option 3: 10% chance of not consuming materials.

There's a one in ten chance of getting something for free when crafting equipment. If you're making a lot of consumables later, like wooden arrows, this talent can save you a lot of materials.

Both are very good.

but......

Rules are the eternal gods.

Without any hesitation, Su Mu reached out and pointed to option one.

[Selection successful.]

The gilded card transformed into specks of light and merged into his body.

Everything returned to calm.

After these processes are completed,

Su Mu opened the trading channel.

This time, naturally, it was to purchase the wood needed to make arrow caskets.

However, he wasn't in a hurry this time.

After the elite bat was killed, the "splatter" sound outside the window completely disappeared. The ordinary bats seemed to have followed suit and never appeared again.

It's almost dawn.

He can negotiate the price slowly.

Su Mu posted a purchase request in the channel:

Looking to buy timber; 5 units of food for 10 units. DM me if you have any.

The message was sent out and someone replied immediately.

However, most of the questions were things like "Can I trade it for something else?" or "Can you raise the price?" Su Mu ignored them all.

Until a familiar ID popped up.

[Private Chat] Chen Jun: Boss, are you buying timber again?

Su Mu was delighted when he saw it.

Isn't this the same person who sold him the timber before?

[Private Chat] Su Mu: Yes, 10 portions of wood and 5 portions of food, will you accept them?

[Private Chat] Chen Jun: Buy, buy, buy! Wait a minute, I have more!

[Private Chat] Su Mu: Where did you get so much timber?

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, and then a long message was sent.

[Private Chat] Chen Jun: Hey, don't even mention it. I landed in a really bad spot yesterday, and after searching for ages, I found absolutely no supplies, just a forest. I thought to myself, these kinds of games are all about "to get rich, start by chopping down trees," so I chopped down a tree to see what would happen.

[Private Chat] Chen Jun: I chopped down two trees yesterday and got 20 units of wood. I sold you 5 units earlier, so I have 15 units left. I was worried I wouldn't be able to sell them, since everyone's short of food right now, who would trade food for my worthless wood? I didn't expect you, sir, to still want them!

Su Mu looked at the message thoughtfully.

You can get timber by cutting down trees?

That's an idea. Although it's dangerous, if you're careful and find a relatively safe location, you can indeed obtain timber reliably.

However, Su Mu does not plan to do this himself for the time being.

He has a more efficient way to gain experience, and there's no need to risk being surrounded by monsters by cutting down trees.

However, it must be said that Chen Jun was quite lucky; this situation did not trigger any monster attacks.

You should know that Su Mu used to cut down trees, and that was a big commotion, and not easy to cut down.

[Private Chat] Su Mu: Will you still chop in the future?

[Private Chat] Chen Jun: If you want to buy it, I'll chop it down! Anyway, I'm not very good at anything else, and there are plenty of trees. Instead of risking going to town to find supplies, it's better to honestly chop down trees. At least it's stable.

[Private Chat] Su Mu: Okay, I'll take care of your lumber from now on. 10 units of lumber will be exchanged for 5 units of food, but don't chop more than 10 units a day. Also, be careful not to get targeted by monsters.

[Private Chat] Chen Jun: Thank you so much, boss! Thank you so much, boss! I'll be careful!

The transaction was completed quickly.

Su Mu traded 5 portions of food for 10 portions of wood.

He has 8 pieces of the Mysterious Crystal, which is enough material.

Su Mu opened the crafting table and selected [Small Arrow Box].

[Craft "Small Arrow Box (Lv1 White)"? Consumes 5 Mystic Crystals and 10 Wood.]

confirm.

A faint light shone on the workbench, and various materials appeared out of thin air and began to assemble automatically.

About 15 minutes later—

A small arrow casket, about 0.5 meters high, appeared inside the cable car.

The overall color is dark gray, the base is made of metal, the top has a mechanical structure, and there is a rotating firing device at the top, making it look a bit like a simplified version of a crossbow.

Su Mu retrieved one of the animal traps, then used the interface to move the small quiver to the external weapon slot on the top of the cable car.

Should a "small quiver" be placed?

confirm.

The next moment, the arrow box was firmly embedded in the slot on the roof of the vehicle.

Su Mu glanced at the interface—the arrow box stood there quietly, and the launching device automatically rotated once, seemingly scanning the surrounding environment.

Unfortunately, there were no arrows.

Su Mu then opened the crafting table and checked the crafting options for the [Wooden Arrow].

empty.

There are no blueprints.

He opened the trading channel and posted a new purchase request:

Looking to buy a wooden arrow crafting blueprint. Food can be used in exchange. Price is negotiable.

After sending the message, Su Mu began to think again.

Wooden arrows are obviously made up of only two parts: wood and iron.

He rubbed his head.

He will definitely need a lot of wood later, but he can't possibly cut it down himself, because wood takes up too much weight and obtaining it is also very dangerous.

Therefore, it is possible to acquire the wooden arrow manufacturing blueprints from Chen Jun.

But I'll put this matter aside for now.

I've been busy most of the night and need to catch up on some sleep, otherwise I'll be too tired during the day, which would be dangerous.

So he closed his eyes.

He soon fell into a deep sleep.

......