Highway Survival for All: My RV's Infinite Evolution

Ironridge City is considered a small city among the 300 cities on Torres.

It covers a total area of ​​approximately 500 square kilometers and is divided into five areas: the factory area, the lower city area, the upper city area, the church area, and the outermost military area.

Lin Hui and his group's vehicle is currently parked in the military zone to the south.

Their destination, the Dragon Tavern, is located on Hope Street in the Lower City.

From the military zone to Hope Street, it takes six blocks to walk about two kilometers.

Lu Ge was wearing a fitted white suit and a slicked-back tie. As he walked, he dodged the puddles on the pavement, and couldn't help but click his tongue in disapproval.

"This place has such futuristic things as mechs and teleportation arrays, but this city... it looks like medieval Europe on Earth."

Walking on the other side, Li Jianjun, dressed in a black and white tactical uniform, shook his head slightly: "After more than a hundred years of war, all the resources and technology on this planet must have been put into the military, and the people's livelihood is naturally in a mess."

Lin Hui didn't speak; his gaze calmly swept over the hurried passersby.

Most of the civilians here wear simple gray-blue overalls, and their body frame and facial features are very similar to those of European whites.

Occasionally, you can also see a few mixed-race people whose appearance leans towards yellow skin or black features.

According to the "Survival Guide to Torres," these hybrids are all descendants of "players" who once landed on this planet and the local natives.

Only offspring born from the union of two players will acquire the identity of a "player".

If only one party is a player, then the child born will be a native of this planet, destined to spend their entire life here.

At this moment, the appearance of Lin Hui and his group of seven stood out like cranes among chickens, instantly becoming the focus of the entire street.

After all, neither Lu Ge's spotless white suit nor Wen Rui's alluring high-slit cheongsam fit into the dilapidated downtown area.

However, passersby only glanced at it with awe before immediately lowering their heads and hurrying away.

To survive, ordinary people could only shuttle between their homes and factories every day, with no time to watch the commotion. However, some ragged children on the street watched with wide, curious eyes.

After passing through an alley, a building with a wooden sign bearing the image of a fire-breathing black dragon came into view.

Dragon Tavern!

Standing in front of the tavern's sliding door, everyone stopped in their tracks.

Lin Hui touched his chin and suddenly realized a very embarrassing problem—they had no money.

The currencies circulating on this planet are copper shields, silver shields, and black gold shields.

1黑金盾=10白银盾，1白银盾=10赤铜盾。1赤铜盾的购买力，差不多相当于蓝星的3到4块钱。

And those seven of them couldn't even produce a single bronze shield.

"Brother Lin..." Lu Ge had obviously thought of this as well. He patted his pockets, coughed, and said, "Shouldn't we find a place to get some local currency first?"

Just as everyone was hesitating.

"Squeak—"

The tavern's heavy wooden door was pushed open from the inside.

A pretty maid wearing a linen apron came out. Her gaze swept quickly over Lin Hui and the others, and she immediately bowed respectfully.

"You must be visiting players, please come in!"

Seeing that Lin Hui and the others did not set off immediately, the maid quickly guessed their thoughts and added with a smile:

"My lords, there's no need to worry about the cost. The Dragon Tavern has been booked out by a single gentleman today, and everything is on the table. Furthermore... the tavern is closed to all other customers today; only players are permitted to enter!"

Is someone booking the entire venue?

Lin Hui raised an eyebrow slightly.

It seems the people who organized this trade fair are quite generous.

That saved me the trouble of exchanging money.

"Let's go." Lin Hui smiled faintly, took the lead in stepping up the stairs, and pushed open the door to enter.

The tavern has two floors.

The lobby on the first floor has more than thirty sturdy round wooden tables, most of which are occupied.

Lin Hui and the others sat down at an empty table near the bar.

The maid hurried over, presented a menu with both hands, and asked gently, "Gentlemen, what would you like to order?"

Lin Hui casually pushed the menu to the middle of the table and said nonchalantly, "You guys order, I'll just eat whatever you want."

Lu Ge chuckled, not even glancing at the menu, and said directly to the maid, "The first five pages of the menu, thank you."

"what?"

The maid was stunned, looking at Lu Ge somewhat at a loss, "M-Sir...the dishes on the first five pages combined are enough for twenty people..."

"It's okay, just do as I say, and pack up any leftovers." Lu Ge said with a smile.

"Okay, okay! Please wait a moment!" The maid nodded and quickly retreated.

The players at the surrounding tables, hearing the commotion, cast disdainful glances their way. In their eyes, these people were nothing more than bumpkins trying to freeload while someone else was paying the bill.

Before long, several maids came in carrying huge trays and filled the entire table with food.

Light ale, distilled spirits, fruit wine, large chunks of cured meat, golden-fried fish, sizzling roasted potatoes, and chopped sausages...

Although these are all commoner foods from the lower city, prepared in a rustic way, they have a unique flavor.

Lin Hui glanced at it, picked up a fork, stuck a piece of roasted potato into his mouth.

It has a smooth and creamy texture with a subtle buttery aroma.

It is said that potatoes were brought to Torres by early players. Once introduced, they became a staple food for the local people because of their high yield and resistance to cold and drought.

Just as Lin Hui was chewing on a potato, a fragrant breeze wafted over.

Sitting next to Lin Hui, Jiang Qingyan quietly leaned close to his ear and whispered:

"Boss, I just used [Scout] to take a look around. Of the hundred or so people on the first floor, twelve are specialized players. The highest-ranking one is the bald man in black near the first table by the stairs, level 6."

At this point, Jiang Qingyan paused, her tone becoming more serious, "Besides the players, there are a few others I can't see through. However, I sensed an aura similar to Captain Reno's on them, so they might be psionicists."

"Oh? A psionicist has come to join the fun too?" Lin Hui raised an eyebrow.

In Lin Hui's eyes now, a level 6 player could be killed with a single slap.

It was the psionicists, however, that made him pay more attention to them.

After all, he didn't know much about the psionic system of this planet.

"And..." Jiang Qingyan subtly raised her gaze upwards, "There's only one private room on the second floor with someone in it. But when I looked over, my vision was blocked by an invisible barrier, as if some force was isolating my senses."

Following Jiang Qingyan's gaze, Lin Hui glanced at the closed door on the second floor and nodded slightly: "Understood."

The person in that room on the second floor is most likely the big spender who booked the entire venue tonight.

Just then, the man in black who was sitting at the first table and had a severely receding hairline stood up and went to an open space.

"Everyone, please be quiet." The man in black smiled. "Let me introduce myself. I am one of the organizers of this gathering. You can call me Roger."

"The purpose of bringing everyone together this time is very simple."

"First, let's get to know each other; second, let's exchange goods and resources."

"Next, anyone who has rare materials, blueprints, or anything they urgently need, please come up on stage and show it."

"Because there are a lot of people here today, to save time, each person will be limited to one minute!"

"Alright! Time is precious, who wants to go first?"

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