Chapter 97: Discovering a Supply Station
"However, according to the game system, the higher the difficulty, the better the reward. Moreover, as long as you reach the end, there will be a commemorative prize, which means that this commemorative prize is also extraordinary. It must be very important."
Zhang Tuohai rubbed his chin.
"It seems that I really have to give this competition a try. At least I have to get a commemorative prize." Zhang Tuohai made up his mind.
Some people in the regional channel also analyzed this point and felt that this competition was unusual.
"You can say whatever you want. Anyway, I'm not participating in this race. I drove at the top speed of 200 miles per hour for two hours this morning. If I hadn't played racing, I would have died here today. You guys can go by yourselves. My hands are still shaking now."
"But what if the reward is important? If you pass, you will get a reward. You should always try, right? What if you pass?"
"Come on, from the beginning till now, which competition has been easier to pass? Which one has not had a high death rate? Since I am allowed to lie down this time, I will just lie down. Anyway, I don't have much gas left, so I can save some resources."
"The gas is running low, so we have to go now. There are supply stations along the way, so we can exchange some gas. Otherwise, who knows where the next place to get gas is?"
"That's easy to say. What if you fail and get stuck halfway? Wouldn't that be even more embarrassing? I think it's better to lie down. Don't forget, today is a disaster day. It's 70 degrees outside. Just enduring the heat is uncomfortable enough. Why do you want to participate in an obstacle course? You're asking for trouble."
The regional channel was divided into two camps, one camp supported participating in the competition and at least wanted to go and take a look.
The other group supports lying flat.
Neither faction could convince the other, and they tore each other apart on the regional channel, which made Zhang Tuohai recall a bit of the feeling he had when he was watching the forum back then.
Shaking his head, Zhang Tuohai exited the regional channel.
No matter what others decide, he must participate in the competition.
"Xiao Ai, let's go!"
"Yes, Commander !"
The six-wheeled off-road vehicle drove forward 200 meters, and suddenly the road ahead was divided into six parts, turning into six light gates.
All the light gates are exactly the same, making it impossible to distinguish them.
"Sure enough, it's just a matter of luck?" Zhang Tuohai looked at the light gate speechlessly.
[The difficulty of the track increases from left to right, the left side is the easiest and the right side is the most difficult.] The long-lost reminder system made a sound.
Zhang Tuohai's eyes lit up: "Xiao Ai, go through the light door on the far left."
"clear."
The six-wheeled off-road vehicle drove into the light gate on the far left .
There is still a straight road behind the light gate, and there are still two suns in the sky.
If he had not actually passed through the light gate just now, Zhang Tuohai would even have thought he was hallucinating.
Still on the original road.
"Could it be that there's something wrong with the game system? Wasn't this supposed to be a cross-country race?"
Zhang Tuohai was a little confused.
[Be careful, the road ahead is under construction and poses a huge safety hazard. Vehicles driving past it will fall into a deep pit.]
"Fuck, stop the car."
Crunch!
The six-wheeled off-road vehicle barely stopped.
"Commander?" Xiao Ai was confused.
"Step back three meters." Zhang Tuohai said.
Xiao Ai didn't understand why Zhang Tuohai did this, but he still faithfully carried out Zhang Tuohai's orders.
The six-wheeled off-road vehicle retreated three meters.
At the place where the off-road vehicle originally stopped, there was a deep crack on the ground, spreading outwards. The crack was about one finger wide and bottomless.
Moreover, the direction of the crack is extending forward.
If Zhang Tuohai had not stopped the car in time, he would probably have fallen into the pit.
Zhang Tuohai was covered in cold sweat. This easiest path gave him a warning right at the beginning. He didn't know how difficult the difficult ones would be.
The key is that we don’t know how many hidden pitfalls there are in the future.
Looking at the long road, Zhang Tuohai estimated that if he followed the prompts of the reminder system, although his safety would be guaranteed, the time consumed would increase sharply.
There is a high possibility that the race will be over before you even pass this section of road.
"What is the safest way to get there without wasting time? Is there an optimal solution?" Zhang Tuohai asked.
[Yes, get off the road, enter the desert, and drive along the edge of the road to avoid 90% of the dangers.]
Zhang Tuohai: “…”
It turns out that 90% of the dangers are on the roads?
Only by getting off the road and driving in the desert can we avoid most dangers?
Isn't this equivalent to mandatory off-roading?
Grass!
Zhang Tuohai covered his forehead with his hands. He finally understood why the system had to build a straight road on the off-road track.
This thing is used to cheat people.
"Xiao Ai, get off the road and drive along the edge of the road."
Zhang Tuohai issued an order.
"Xiao Ai understands."
The good thing about Xiao Ai is that no matter what strange orders Zhang Tuohai gives, it will not question them but will faithfully complete every order.
Just do what needs to be done.
For example, now, Xiao Ai is driving along the road, and the wheels are always maintaining a distance of ten centimeters from the roadbed, without any deviation.
If it were a normal human being, he would probably still be explaining the reason.
This is also one of the reasons why Zhang Tuohai is unwilling to get too close to those players and only maintain a pure financial relationship.
Human hearts are too complicated; machines are the most loyal.
Zhang Tuohai’s car has just been upgraded to a six-wheel off-road vehicle with a wheel diameter of one meter and a chassis more than 70 centimeters above the ground.
There is absolutely no problem walking in the desert.
There is no need to worry about tire sinking.
The off-road vehicle whizzed past, with dust rolling along the way, giving Zhang Tuohai a taste of the real desert driving experience.
The desert was not flat, with undulating sandbags everywhere, which made Zhang Tuohai sway left and right all the way. He felt dizzy and thought he was on a boat for a while.
They drove like this for nearly an hour. When Zhang Tuohai was about to vomit, Xiao Ai suddenly stopped the car.
Zhang Tuohai looked up and was also shocked.
It turned out that a huge rift appeared in front of them. The width of the rift was dozens of meters, so deep that the ground was invisible, and there was no edge on both sides. It seemed to extend to the end of the sky.
There is a road sign in front with a red arrow pointing to the right.
Zhang Tuohai looked to the right and found a tall mountain range on the right.
The mountain is steep, almost ninety degrees vertical.
At the junction of high mountains and deep valleys, there is a narrow dirt road.
The dirt road is only 4 meters wide, barely enough for Zhang Tuohai's 6-wheel off-road vehicle.
However, there is a bottomless canyon on the left side of this dirt road, and a towering mountain on the right side. The road surface is rugged and uneven, and occasionally you can see gravel falling down, which looks extremely dangerous.
The most eye-catching thing is that at the entrance of the dirt road, there is a small wooden house with three words written on it: supply station.
