Surviving on the highway, I have a best friend who was reborn.

Chapter 9 Luck and the God of Wealth

Yuanqiao, who had been teleported back to the highway, took a moment to catch his breath.

It's nighttime now, and the little creature crouching in the corner of the tent looks listless. It's only eaten two carrots that I've prepared for it in the past few days!
Yuanqiao moved aside half a carrot and some scraps, picked up the big rabbit, feeling both heartache and anger.

"Tuanzai! Why didn't you eat properly while I was away? You've gotten so thin!"

Even rabbit butts are hard to pinch now!
Watching it burrow into his arms, wanting its owner to cuddle it, Yuanqiao couldn't bear to say anything harsh. After comforting it, he watched it finish the whole spirit-value carrot.

[Please draw talent skills]

The exciting moment has finally arrived!

Yuanqiao quickly took out a bottle of mineral water, no longer caring about wasting it, and vigorously washed his hands.

There are five orbs of light in front of you, all of which look exactly the same, so you can just randomly draw whichever one you choose.
Since entering the survival game, Yuanqiao has had good luck. He thought that he could accept whatever talent skill he drew.

Touching the ball of light with your finger doesn't feel like touching a physical object; the ball of light is directly absorbed by Yuanqiao.

Congratulations to the player for obtaining the [Lucky Aura] talent skill.

[Talent skills do not consume player's spirit power. Players can use the [Lucky Aura] skill daily to obtain one Lucky Aura, which grants unparalleled luck while worn. Note: The effect lasts for 2 hours, and the aura can be gifted.]

After reading the skill description, Yuan Qiao's breathing became rapid, his heart raced, and he was so excited that it felt like it was about to jump out of his chest.

"I knew it! I must be the illegitimate daughter of a survival game, lost and alone, hahaha—"

Lucky Aura – just hearing the name tells you it's an essential skill for those with exceptional luck.

I must try out this talent skill after dawn!
Immediately, Yuanqiao took out the [Talent Skill Lottery Ticket] from the golden treasure chest from his system inventory.

He wanted to calmly ask the system if he could draw another talent skill, but he couldn't suppress the smile that was curving his lips.

[Talent Skill Lottery Ticket Successfully Used]

However, the light orbs did not refresh, so we chose one from the remaining four light orbs.

Yuanqiao deftly reached out his hand to the far right of the light cluster and absorbed it.

Congratulations to the player for acquiring the [God of Wealth's Blessing] talent skill.

The skill name caught Yuanqiao's eye.

[The talent skill does not consume player's spirit power and can be used once a day. The skill "Blessed by the God of Wealth" can be used by chanting the incantation "Wealth, wealth, wealth comes from all directions" to obtain a random amount of gold coins. Note: Guaranteed 1 gold coin per day.]

After reading the introduction to the [God of Wealth's Blessing] skill, Yuanqiao's excitement and joy were beyond words.

He stared at the system panel and kept grinning like an idiot.

One moment it screams "Ahhh!" and the next it laughs "Hahaha!" startling Tuanzai so much that it jumps out of its owner's arms and burrows into the gaps in its down jacket to observe its owner.

Yuanqiao was both amused and exasperated by the big rabbit's actions, but this interruption calmed him down a bit.

Thinking of the red fruit in the system's inventory, Yuanqiao searched for it in the system's shop.

Seeing the description of the rare and precious natural treasures in the item description, Yuan Qiao's heart tightened, and he touched the star core pendant around his neck.

Unexpectedly, the red fruit inside the star core was not detected and retrieved by the game system and successfully smuggled out!
This is a very large resource.

He took out the red fruit from his system inventory and played with it in his hand. He should get a good rest tonight and absorb the fruit in the best possible condition tomorrow.

After organizing the available supplies in the space, the food was almost gone after several days of use in the dungeon.

Thinking about his innate skills, Yuanqiao was filled with anticipation for picking up treasure chests on the highway tomorrow.

He opened the chat lobby. Messages were scrolling by quickly; the lobby was discussing dungeons and talent skills, which Yuanqiao found somewhat strange.

Seeing the number of online players in the top left corner (522733) surprised her; the original 100,000 players had dwindled to only 27051.

A full 7 fewer players were lost.

The thought of the phrase "death in the instance is death in real life" in the registration announcement sent chills down Yuanqiao's spine.

Silently scrolling through the messages, reading the players' historical comments.

[Chen Yixun: There were quite a few players in our region who signed up for the dungeon, but out of about 80,000 people who completed the mission, only a little over 6,000 returned.]

[Li Tongtong: So many people died!! Waaah, thank goodness I'm a coward and didn't sign up. These past few days, the treasure chests on the highway have yielded very few supplies; some unlucky players have died from hunger and cold. I'm afraid to eat too much now, I'm storing food.]

[Qian Yue: It might be some kind of game mechanic. During dungeons, resources on the roads decrease, the weather becomes harsher, and the difficulty of survival increases, thus motivating players to actively participate in dungeons to find survival supplies.]

[Liu Limin: But this dungeon is too terrifying! The death rate is so high!]

[Shen Yaozu: Otherwise, do you think talent skills are so easy to obtain? If I hadn't been lucky enough to be teleported out after completing the last mission, I would have died in there too.]

[Gao Yang: Brother upstairs, could you elaborate on what the talent skills are? Are they rewards for clearing this dungeon?]

Shen Yaozu: I'm still shaken by this, so I'll have a chat with you guys.

In the early stages of the dungeon, everyone does random tasks; some are very easy, while others are deadly.

Anyway, once you finish, you can go to the Red Fruit Forest. Everything was fine at first, but on the last day of the mission, people were dying everywhere.

I was lucky; the fruit I accidentally plucked turned out to be a Star Fruit, which was part of a quest, and I was teleported back.

Players who survive and complete all tasks can draw a talent skill once. I won't go into details, but this is my trump card in this survival game.

"Ah chirp——"

Yuanqiao was so engrossed in watching the screen that a sneeze brought him back to his senses.

Only then did Yuanqiao realize the abnormal temperature. Without a thermometer, she didn't know what the temperature was, but it was definitely below zero! Yuanqiao quickly put on two down jackets and held Tuanzai in her arms.

I was so excited about drawing the talent that I didn't even notice the cold.

Yuanqiao is currently experiencing frequent sneezing and has caught a cold, which is causing him some distress.

I hope my cold won't get worse tonight. So far, apart from a bottle of pain relief spray, no other medications have been prescribed.

I bought a quilt from the store, and now I only have 12 gold coins left. I need to save as much as possible from now on. I don't even know if the [God of Wealth's Blessing] skill will be any good.

[Liu Zihao: We've been in the dungeon for four days, and tomorrow is the last day of the newbie period. I wonder what kind of surprises the game will pull next.]

[Li Tongtong: I hope the supply chests will contain more cold-weather items. I have a feeling the temperature is dropping strangely. I wonder if there will be a snowstorm or something. Sigh.]

[Shen Yaozu: Don't talk nonsense and scare people. My son is most afraid of the cold. I don't even know if he's in this unlucky game.]

【…】

After the beginner period came the cold wave disaster. Yuan Qiao calmly pinched the rabbit's buttocks.

Nanxi once said that the natural disasters that occur periodically in Highway Survival make it extremely difficult for players to survive.

According to her description, she met her in a previous life's copy and told her that she had once lost a little finger due to frostbite.

(End of this chapter)