Doomsday Train, I went crazy by hoarding billions of items.

Chapter 3 Skill Card: Eagle Eye

Jiang Ran had already changed into sun-protective clothing, wore thick-soled hiking boots, sunglasses, and carried a thick parasol.

Then, relying on her memories from her previous life, she headed towards the cave where she had previously hidden.

This mountainous area is extremely large; in at least in her previous life, Jiang Ran had never encountered any other players until the train appeared.

It was so hot that she drank iced lemonade as she walked up the mountainside.

The game doesn't seem to be designed to kill players outright. There are plenty of caves in the mountains and cliffs where you can escape the heat, and the train shop provides mining pickaxes and heat-resistant nets, as well as water and food.

But everything requires sacrificing life points.

Jiang Ran found a crevice between two mountain walls and slowly squeezed in sideways.

Deep within the crevice lies a small cave that leads directly to the heart of the land; this was something Jiang Ran discovered by chance in her previous life.

The cave wasn't very high, so you had to bend over to climb in.

After climbing quite a distance inside, Jiang Ran took out the ultralight iron pickaxe that she had bought from the train shop for 100 health points.

Using the tools provided in the store, the knocked-off rocks will disappear instantly, and you don't have to worry about the mountain collapsing. In particular, the iron pickaxe is not only lightweight but also incredibly sharp, making it easy to cut through rocks like tofu.

With Jiang Ran's current stats, digging a deep hole wouldn't take more than half an hour.

Jiang Ran continued digging deeper, planning to retrieve her safe house once the digging had gone further.

Unexpectedly, after walking only ten centimeters, her pickaxe hit something hard.

A thought flashed through her mind—could it be…?

Jiang Ran quickly dug open the side, and sure enough, there was a square silver treasure chest!

Is this what they mean by the richer you are, the luckier you get? In her previous life, she dug for a long time and only got two wooden boxes.

Sometimes, people can't even empathize with their past selves.

She held the knife in her hand and cautiously opened the treasure chest.

[Congratulations, player! You have received 1 insect repellent, 5 bottles of mineral water, and 10 health points.]

Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow. She was lucky; no dangerous creatures had appeared.

The space inside the treasure chest is a mystery. Sometimes, creatures several times larger than the chest will jump out. They are strangely shaped and aggressive towards people.

After the first collective volcanic eruption in the Flaming Mountain instance, a dangerous creature called "Fire Ants" will appear.

Unlike the ants we usually know, these fire ants appear in the thousands, each one the size of a palm.

Once they crawl over you, a living person will instantly turn into a skeleton.

However, the first volcanic eruption occurred around 18 PM the following day, and Jiang Ran's location was perfectly positioned to avoid the lava, allowing her to safely survive.

After packing up her things, Jiang Ran dug even harder.

The sooner you dig, the sooner you can enjoy it.

She then dug up two more wooden boxes, but only got two stale loaves of bread, which she sold for 1 life.

Half an hour later, looking at the spacious cave in front of her, Jiang Ran stopped what she was doing with satisfaction.

She pulled out a medium-sized safe house from the space.

The house was equipped with electrical appliances and a generator in advance. The first thing Jiang Ran did upon entering was to turn on the air conditioner, set up the cameras and alarms, and then dive into the bathroom.

After taking a nice, relaxing shower, she changed into some light summer clothes, lay down on the sofa, and casually opened a bottle of iced cola.

"Zi-"

The first sip of a 2.5 yuan Coke is worth at least 2.4 yuan.

In such a scorching environment, how many life points would it be worth?

Jiang Ran sat cross-legged and opened the chat room.

Right now, everyone's complaints are about how hot it is, how they're getting heatstroke, how thirsty they are, and some people are saying they've found a treasure chest.

After hiding her personal information, Jiang Ran changed her ID to "Li Da Zhuan Fei" and then slowly typed: "I opened a treasure chest and got five bottles of mineral water, anyone want them?"

Actually, the train shop also sells water, but it costs 5 health points per bottle, so many people are reluctant to buy it.

But the temperature at Flaming Mountain was too high, and everyone was extremely thirsty. Even though Jiang Ran priced it at 10 life points per bottle, it sold out in less than two seconds.

She sipped her cola while scrolling through the trade information, looking for anything she could use. Although she still had 3362 health points, it was far from time to let her guard down.

Because in the later stations, besides natural disasters, various deadly monsters will appear. She must make use of her early resource advantage to quickly become stronger in order to survive.

Soon, she saw something that interested her.

"Draw a random skill card, 500 health points."

"What kind of crap is this that dares to sell for such a high price? Why don't you just rob it?"

"Skill cards sound like a good thing. How about a discount? I'll buy them for 50."

"roll."

……

Because the price was too high and no one knew what the skill cards could actually yield, the message quickly went viral.

But Jiang Ran felt that the ID looked familiar.

Click on the seller's profile picture, add them as a friend, and they accept instantly.

Little Spinning Top: "Buy it? If I weren't short of supplies, I would definitely use it myself."

Li Dazhuanfei: "You said yourself that supplies are more important now, and I am indeed a little interested, but this thing might not yield anything useless, and your price is too high."

There was silence on the other side for a while.

Little spinning top: "I can make it cheaper, 480."

Jiang Ran almost laughed out of anger.

She typed slowly: "I don't have that many health points, but I got a set of sun protection clothing and five bottles of water from a chest. They're ice cold."

Little spinning top: "...I'm at a bit of a loss."

That's what it means to be smitten.

Jiang Ran did want the skill card, but she didn't want to be ripped off, since no one could guarantee that a random skill card would be worth the price.

She said directly, "These are all I have. If you're not selling, let's just delete each other's contacts."

Little spinning top: "Wait!"

[The little spinning top has initiated a trade with you. Do you accept? Yes/No.]

Jiang Ran clicked "Yes" and placed the promised supplies into the halo that appeared in front of her.

Both parties in a transaction can directly view each other's items and exchange them after confirmation.

Looking at the pale green skill card, Jiang Ran washed her hands again, then reverently clicked to use it.

[Congratulations, player, you have acquired the skill: Eagle Eye (Rank D). When activated, this skill allows you to detect treasure chests within a 1.5-meter radius.]

An eagle icon appeared in Jiang Ran's mind.

She activated the skill, and a surge of energy rippled outwards from her. Nothing happened, and the skill entered a ten-minute cooldown period.

Jiang Ran was somewhat disappointed, but thankfully she had exchanged it for a sun-protective garment that cost a few dozen yuan; otherwise, she would have been furious.

But she reluctantly clicked on the "D" mark.

A notification popped up instantly.

[Upgrade Material: Falcon Eyeball (0/10). After upgrading, it increases detection range and danger perception.]

Danger perception? If it refers to the warning when opening boxes, then it's alright.

But what exactly is this "Youyou Falcon"? I've never heard of it. Maybe it's a material you get from opening boxes.

After resting enough, Jiang Ran planned to venture deeper into the mountain and retrieve a few more boxes from the lava before the volcano erupted.

Unexpectedly, just as I stepped out of the safe house, I heard people talking on the mountain path ahead, and the voices sounded somewhat familiar...

Bottled water costs two yuan a bottle at the foot of the mountain, but I'm too lazy to buy it.

Bottled water on the mountain costs ten yuan a bottle, and I downed it in one gulp.

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Once you enter the dungeon, you can no longer purchase items from the in-game store; resources and items can only be obtained by opening chests.

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