Chapter 52: An unexpected surprise

The accident scene had dozens of vehicles, including many high-end luxury cars.

Chen Ye even spotted a Nanzhi among them, along with several cars he had only ever seen on television or phones before.

But all these vehicles were completely wrecked.

That Nanzhi worth millions had its front end smashed to pieces. Just from a distant glance, Chen Ye knew that repairing this car would require tens of thousands of Slaughter Points - something not even worth considering.

When choosing a vehicle, you should pick the most practical one - preferably with powerful performance, sufficient trunk space, durable quality, and fuel efficiency.

Fuel efficiency was the most important factor.

After all, you couldn't always find enough gasoline.

Chen Ye still owed Captain Chu Che a barrel of gasoline that he hadn't repaid yet.

The Wrangler not far away was quite famous - anyone with even slight knowledge about off-road vehicles knew about this car.

The reputation of rugged off-road vehicles made this car many people's dream car.

Several survivors were gathered around this vehicle discussing something.

Some were even attempting to flip the car back over from the sand.

But the vehicle was buried too deep - it would be difficult without proper tools.

When they saw Chen Ye approaching, these survivors' eyes flashed with apprehension and resignation.

If Chen Ye wanted this vehicle, they would have to give up.

When ordinary survivors encountered Sequence Superpowers users, they could only retreat.

This was the apocalypse now - might made right.

Chen Ye inspected the vehicle's condition.

The door seemed to have been impacted, with the entire door panel dented inward. Some survivors had just tried to open it but failed.

With the vehicle body buried in sand, the tire condition wasn't visible.

Of the two tires visible above the sand, one was already punctured, hanging deflated from the wheel rim.

The roof also appeared to have been struck by something heavy, with a large gap torn open.

Even the exposed chassis showed slight deformation.

"System, monitor the current vehicle condition!"

Chen Ye placed his hand on the car door.

Chen Ye clicked his tongue, feeling this integrity level was neither high nor low.

However, compared to other options, Chen Ye wasn't willing to give up on this vehicle.

"System, how many Slaughter Points would complete repair require? How much time?"

Hearing it required so many Slaughter Points and so much time.

Chen Ye could only give up.

In the current situation, there simply wasn't that much time to repair this vehicle.

The over ten thousand Slaughter Points also made Chen Ye hesitate.

Suddenly, Chen Ye's eyes lit up as he spotted something in the vehicle's trunk through the glass.

Chen Ye grabbed the trunk handle...

Several minutes later, Chen Ye finally managed to forcibly dismantle the trunk.

He had even specifically returned to his tricycle to fetch tools for this.

This was only possible after his physical enhancement - an ordinary person wouldn't even dream of attempting it.

The contents in the trunk made Chen Ye's eyes shine.

Two thirty-liter fuel cans.

These were essential equipment for long-distance travel enthusiasts, specifically used as reserve fuel containers.

The cans had English letters printed on them - Chen Ye didn't recognize them, but he could tell these two fuel cans were probably quite valuable.

And one of the fuel cans was still full.

This delighted Chen Ye greatly.

Holding the other empty fuel can, an idea occurred to Chen Ye.

With so many vehicles here, their built-in fuel tanks must still contain some gasoline.

He might as well collect some.

Just as this thought occurred to him, Chen Ye looked up and noticed someone had already started doing exactly that.

Chen Ye quickly opened this vehicle's fuel tank cap, found a hose from the trunk, and began collecting.

The Wrangler's fuel tank didn't have much left - Chen Ye felt he had only collected a small amount before it ran out.

Chen Ye turned his attention to other vehicles.

Half an hour later, Chen Ye finally filled the second thirty-liter fuel can.

Seeing there were still a few vehicles left unsearched, he could only let others benefit from them.

Chen Ye continued searching for a suitable vehicle.

Soon he became disappointed.

While there were many vehicles at the scene, almost more than half had some issues.

Either the engines had problems, or the vehicle chassis was damaged...

For a vehicle, these were all major issues.

After searching around, Chen Ye barely found one with the highest integrity.

Higher than the previous Wrangler's integrity, reaching 76%.

This was an off-road vehicle with a bull's head emblem manufactured in Japan.

This vehicle's emblem was extremely familiar - in certain areas with complex road conditions, these bull's head emblems could be seen everywhere.

Aside from some body damage, there were no other issues.

If Chen Ye wanted to switch to this vehicle, he would need to repair it.

Chen Ye didn't require repairs everywhere - he only needed the vehicle to be roadworthy.

But even with such requirements, it would still require at least half a day.

This was nearly an impossible task.

Never mind half a day - Chu Che had said they would depart in forty minutes.

The important issue wasn't the Slaughter Points problem - if it were only about Slaughter Points, Chen Ye could find solutions.

Like repairing a little today, then waiting until he accumulated enough Slaughter Points to repair a bit more.

Or attempting to borrow some from the system.

But repair required time.

Chen Ye had already abandoned the idea of changing vehicles.

Was changing vehicles just an impossible luxury for him?

Chen Ye refused to accept this.

Entering a treasure mountain empty-handed wasn't Chen Ye's style.

Chen Ye's gaze shifted between his tricycle and the surrounding vehicles.

An idea surged into his mind.

Since he couldn't change vehicles, why not dismantle parts from these cars to upgrade his tricycle?

The tricycle had insufficient power, a loose body structure, and tires modified from motorcycle tires.

The Wrangler's tires were all-terrain tires, far superior to his motorcycle tires.

That engine was also powerful, along with that rugged body-on-frame chassis...

The more he thought about it, the more tempted he became.

Just then, a rumbling sound reached his ears.

Turning to look, it was Iron Lion - that Big Fool - transformed into a three-meter giant, forcibly pulling a yellow school bus from the sand.

The surrounding survivors watched in stunned silence.

This yellow school bus was much larger than the previous bus, and appeared superior in every aspect compared to the earlier bus.

Clearly, Big Fool had found a usable vehicle and planned to switch.

Old Li had already started inspecting this yellow school bus and was directing other survivors to move supplies into it.

Chen Ye's eyes lit up - if he could take Iron Lion's bus instead, that wouldn't be bad either.

"Iron Lion..."

Chen Ye quickly walked over to communicate with Iron Lion.

Soon Chen Ye returned disappointed.

According to Iron Lion, that bus had experienced serious problems last night.

They had planned to ask Chen Ye, as a Mechanic Sequence user, to repair the bus this morning.

Fortunately, someone on the vehicle knew repairs, allowing the bus to barely remain operational.

Now this bus could no longer start.

Chen Ye used the system to inspect it - Iron Lion was right, the bus indeed had serious problems. Restoring driving capability would require at least three hours.

Plus the bus's nearly thirty-liter fuel consumption made Chen Ye hesitate.

No choice - he could only follow the original plan.

Dismantle parts to modify the tricycle.