bestfiction Chapter 98 [Lava Fire Crystal]
Chapter 98 [Lava Fire Crystal]
[Strange Drop Detected: Lava Fire Crystal]
[Item Characteristics: Explosive, High-Temperature Conductivity, Accumulation of Unstable Fire Elements]
[Upgrade Option 1: Enhanced Vehicles]
[Description: Art is an explosion! Let's have a spectacular performance!]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 1800]
[Upgradeable Option 2: Rare Item - Molten Core]
[Description: Significantly increases fire resistance and has a chance to grant fire-type attack abilities.]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 1500]
[Compatible with Upgrade Option 3: Awakening Potion for Forging Apprentice Sequence]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 1000]
Sitting in the driver's seat, looking at the crystal in his hand, Xu Si realized that he had found a highly profitable business.
These are all my own beasts of burden! One-time investment, lifelong benefits! What more can I say?
This is just too awesome! He can already imagine himself covered in strange objects.
As the heavy "Flame Chariot" rolled over the gravel with a deafening roar, the joint convoy set off once more.
Fu Xiaojian's team followed closely behind, maintaining a compact formation.
The bus from Tashan was positioned in the middle, while Xu Si's "Messenger of Melting Wax" remained at the rear, which seemed to have become an ironclad rule for the convoy.
The scarlet car body appeared and disappeared amidst the swirling dust, like a silent guardian or a lurking beast.
Inside the car, Xu Si played with the warm "Lava Fire Crystal" in his hand, blood-red light flowing in his starry eyes.
【Lava Fire Crystal】
The three options provided by the system are all quite interesting.
The direction of enhancing vehicles is full of the allure of violent aesthetics. The description of "art is explosion" really suits Xu Si's taste. His only worry is that he will destroy the vehicles.
"Molten Core" seems like a safe choice for both offense and defense. Increasing fire resistance is very useful in the apocalypse, especially since there is a "Fire Man" right in front of you.
Fire-based attacks are not uncommon, and choosing this unique item can be quite effective.
However, his ice cream clearly has a greater effect, and it's hard to say whether the two will cause a antagonistic reaction.
But what really appealed to Xu Si was the third option—the Awakening Potion.
It's rare to encounter such a strange drop that can be used to make an Awakening Potion. It feels like a waste not to make it.
The problem is, who should receive this medicine?
At present, Wang Hu is the best choice.
Moreover, judging from the name of this sequence, it should be a forging or similar process, which might improve the team's overall endurance. All things considered, Wang Hu is more suitable.
Their relationship, however, hasn't gotten that close yet.
The little girl's story was due to a "strange fall," but Wang Hu didn't have the same good luck as her.
It was definitely impossible to give it away for free, which put Xu Si in a somewhat difficult position.
Xu Si ultimately put the "Lava Fire Crystal" into the dimensional pocket of the [Empty Cloak].
He didn't make a decision immediately; now was clearly not a good time to give the medicine to whom or how.
The most urgent task is to leave this Gobi Desert as soon as possible.
The joint convoy traveled one after the other across the vast Gobi Desert.
The massive "Flame Chariot" is more like a mobile fortress.
The vehicles of the supply train followed closely behind, traveling along this relatively safe route, which saved a lot of effort and avoided many potential risks.
Fu Xiaojian sat in the Mengshi vehicle, his gaze occasionally sweeping over the ferocious "beast" in front of him, and then looking at the scarlet figure at the back of the convoy through the rearview mirror.
He was pondering the prospects of cooperating with "Flame Chariot".
The opposing team was strong, but the team leader, Lin Li, seemed shrewd but actually had a clear purpose, while the fire-loving man was somewhat unpredictable.
This collaboration is probably not going to be so easy.
Ahead, behind the observation window on the side of the "Flame Chariot," Lin Li's gaze seemed to occasionally sweep over the convoy behind, especially lingering for a moment on Xu Si's scarlet off-road vehicle.
She is also evaluating this unexpected "ally".
Fire Man's condition had improved considerably thanks to Jiao Jiao's "recovery." He was sitting in the cockpit with his arms crossed, his face still sullen, but the irritability in his eyes had subsided considerably, replaced by a competitive spirit that showed no sign of giving up on Xu Si.
"Sis, that kid must also be a Sequence 2," Fireman finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"That big guy should be one too," Zhuang Guodong said, also quite interested.
"Moreover, their convoy has a doctor, and they have more survivors than our convoy. There should be more than just these few Sequence 2s among them; there might even be a Sequence 3 among them!" the bespectacled man named Xiaozhi analyzed.
"Hmph, hiding your true feelings, that's so unpleasant!" Fire Man retorted stubbornly.
"Aya, can you hear what they're saying?" The people in the driver's seat all looked at the shy girl in the corner.
"what?"
"Those with hoods can't hear, and the others didn't say anything special!"
The woman named Aya, who was called out, acted like a startled fawn, making various small movements. Only after realizing that there was no way to hide did she muster up the courage to speak.
Upon hearing this, the group relaxed considerably.
It was thanks to Aya that their convoy avoided many dangers.
The Gobi Desert ahead seemed endless, and the joint convoy drove for another two hours through the desolation and silence.
As the blood-red sun gradually set in the west, it dyed the world a thick, dark red, and the temperature began to slowly drop, but the air remained so dry that it could suck the last bit of moisture out of your lungs.
Inside the "Flame Chariot," Lin Li stared at a rough screen flickering with a faint light in front of her—a simple and strange detection radar that Xiao Zhi had barely managed to maintain using some rudimentary components and his own "Scholar" sequence ability.
On the screen, apart from a few dots representing our side and the rear, the surrounding area was a vast, chaotic void.
"Those sand crocodiles seem to have really retreated." Ash pushed up his glasses, his voice tinged with weariness.
Fire Man didn't speak, but stared intently through the observation window at the faint crimson glow behind him, as if he were competing with him.
"Wait a moment, let me talk to the train crew and see where we can rest tonight?"
This Gobi Desert stretches as far as the eye can see, without even a crack in the rocks.
"Fire Train Fleet, this is the Blazing Chariots, please respond."
Soon, Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the radio, slightly static but clearly audible: "Received, Team Leader Lin, please proceed."
"We haven't found a suitable campsite yet, and it's getting dark. What do you think about finding a gentle slope to rest temporarily?"
"Okay." Fu Xiaojian's voice came from the radio.
"There is a weathered rock area about three kilometers ahead. The terrain is relatively high and the view is open. You can set up camp in a sheltered spot."
"Agreed," Lin Li replied, adding that it was also the place she wanted to camp.
"We'll go first; you guys keep watch on the flanks."
"clear."
Communication is temporarily interrupted.
The massive "Flame Chariot" slightly adjusted its direction and drove towards the dark, weathered rock formation, like an ancient behemoth crawling forward.
The exposed black rocks resemble shiny black soil.
The train convoy kept its distance and followed.
Xu Si's "star trails" spread silently, covering the area around the convoy and beyond.
The scarlet star-like eyes shone like two cold embers in the darkening sky.