Doomsday Highway: I can be infinitely enhanced

Chapter 24 Enhancing Driving Range

"You're collecting these parts to modify the car, right?"

Fang Yuan clapped his hands and asked with a smile.

"Amateurs can't do proper modifications. Come find me when you need modifications done!"

"Of course, my modifications don't come cheap."

After Fang Yuan finished speaking, he left, feigning profundity.

"They're such a money-grubber..."

Su Xing mentally grumbled, then gritted his teeth and carried the parts back into the car.

Soon, the Jeep's trunk and passenger seat were completely full, with no extra space left.

"Bro, why did you bring so much scrap metal? And these four tires are taking up too much space!"

Su Yan asked doubtfully, in his opinion, the car parts Su Xing brought back were useless, not even as practical as a pack of instant noodles.

"Never mind! I have my own uses for it!"

He woke up irritably.

By this time, the convoy had been refueled, and Zhang Chao and a few other young men with blond hair began to collect the supplies.

According to the team's regulations:

Of all the supplies collected by the people on the buses, 10% can be kept, while the remaining 90% must be handed over to the convoy.

Those like Su Xing, who live in off-road vehicles, have to hand over 50% of their supplies.

dong dong——

Zhang Chao knocked on the car window, and after seeing that Su Xing was awake, he forced a smile and said:

"Brother Su! I heard you found quite a few supplies in the store just now?"

"What's going on? Are you here to confiscate our supplies?"

Su Xing squinted. Even though it was the team's rule, he still felt uncomfortable about having to give up half of the supplies.

Zhang Chao's body trembled, and he quickly waved his hand, saying:

"How could that be? Well, these are all team regulations..."

"Brother Su, if you have any extra supplies, just give us a little something, otherwise we won't be able to explain to the two captains..."

Zhang Chao rubbed his hands together, a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

Looking at Zhang Chao's appearance, Su Xing felt a strange urge to laugh.

Initially, Zhang Chao was just a nobody in the team, and he was very respectful to Su Xing and Su Yan.

But ever since he became the team manager, Zhang Chao has become arrogant and looks down on everyone except the superhumans.

Even after waking up, he was met with disdain when he tried to trade for gasoline or deliver supplies.

This guy doesn't even look at me properly!

But it's only been two or three days?

Upon learning that Su Xing might become a superhuman, Zhang Chao's attitude immediately underwent a complete 180-degree turn, and he wished he could slap himself.

This portrayal of a cowardly bully in the apocalypse is so vivid!

"Understood! Handing over the supplies, right?"

Su Xing thought about it for a moment. He also worked for the motorcade and didn't want to break the rules.

So he took out three packs of cigarettes: two packs of Huazi and one pack of Hehua.

After handing it to Zhang Chao, he said:

"Give these two packs of cigarettes to Captain Fang, and the remaining pack of Huazi cigarettes to Captain Hu."

"Huh? This..."

Zhang Chao hesitated. He had heard that Su Xing had found a large bag of food and about ten packs of cigarettes in the store.

But now he's only given out three packs of cigarettes, and he's not sure how to explain it.

"What? You don't like my cigarettes?"

Su Xing looked at Zhang Chao with a meaningful expression.

"No, how could I dare!"

"Hey! Thanks a lot, Brother Su!"

Zhang Chao didn't dare to look at Su Xing, put away his cigarette, and quickly left.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Su Yan watched Zhang Chao's disheveled appearance and tried his best to suppress a laugh.

"Hahaha~ Bro! This is hilarious!"

"Look at how smug that guy was a couple of days ago... and look at him now!"

Su Yan felt a surge of pride and satisfaction.

Su Xing smiled but remained silent.

This is the benefit that power and strength bring in the apocalypse.

Rules are made for the weak, while the strong are responsible for setting the rules.

Although Su Xing is not yet a superhuman, that does not prevent him from using his pseudo-superhuman identity to intimidate others.

After a brief looting, the convoy set off again.

Su Xing sat in the car, the air conditioning and heating filling the entire interior space.

"So comfortable~"

Su Xing couldn't help but groan. The temperature outside the car was below zero, but inside it was over twenty degrees Celsius. He had to take off his coat and even thought about getting an ice pop.

"Having enough gas is a real advantage! At least we won't have to freeze!"

Su Xing muttered something to himself and then turned his gaze back to the panel.

[Positive Emotional Points: 386]

[Negative Emotion Points: 2277]

While scavenging supplies at the gas station, he showed off his skills to the survivors and gained several hundred more emotion points.

"What should I upgrade?"

Su Xing looked at the pile of supplies beside him and shifted his position somewhat helplessly.

"The interior space doesn't seem to be enough..."

Su Xing frowned slightly. The jeep was quite spacious, and there was more than enough room for the supplies that he and Su Yan originally had.

But Su Xing was a hoarder; he moved five barrels of gasoline from the gas station, dismantled the car engine, the 70-liter fuel tank, four tires, and a 50-kilowatt car battery.

This makes the originally spacious interior feel cramped.

Let alone lying down to sleep, even turning over is difficult.

"It would be great if we could install a pickup truck bed in the back of the car, then there would be enough space."

Upon waking and pondering, I tried asking how many emotion points were needed to upgrade the pickup truck bed.

The result was shocking: it required a whopping 6,000 emotion points!

Of course, this is under the condition of not having the materials. If Su Xing can get a ready-made pickup truck bed, the enhancement fee will only be two thousand emotion points.

"I can't afford a truck bed for now. I only have a little over two thousand emotion points. Let's see if I can upgrade it into a hybrid system!"

Su Xing realized that the fuel tank and car battery were taking up too much space and he needed to make some room for them.

Su Xing felt a slight stirring in his heart. A virtual model of a jeep appeared before him. After providing a general idea of the enhancement and the hardware, a new enhancement plan emerged:

[Improved hybrid system: Now available with a 50 kWh onboard battery, a 70-liter fuel tank, and a 2.0T hybrid engine.]

[Strengthening direction is being determined...]

[You can spend 2250 points of negative emotions to expand your car's fuel tank to 150 liters. Combined with a 50 kWh onboard battery, the overall range can be increased to 1500 kilometers.]

[Should we enhance it?]

"Wow, 1500km range? That's more than double the total range!"

"strengthen!"

Su Xing said decisively.

[Intensifying, 27 points of negative emotion remaining...]

[Reinforcement Countdown: 11:59:59]

【11:59:58……】

Negative emotions vanished instantly, but Su Xing remained calm. The combined range of 1500 kilometers was enough to relieve his range anxiety.

"A 50 kWh car battery, not being able to be charged is also a problem..."

"Let's see if we can find a way to get a solar charging panel."

Su Xing is likely considering ways to improve the future of automobiles.

The convoy headed east, driving for over an hour towards Xinchang City.