NOVEL NEXT Chapter 47: Engineer Shovel
"Wow, the car repair kit actually has this effect?"
Zhang Tuohai exclaimed as he walked around the car.
The car windows were spotless, and even the exhaust pipe was clean—there wasn’t even a trace of oil or dust.
"This feature is great! Once we have enough supplies, I’ll use the car repair kit to wash the car," Zhang Tuohai decided.
If Su Mu and Su Qi heard this, they’d probably cry.
They treasured the repair kit so much that they refused to use it unless the car was irreparably damaged.
As for the two footprints Zhang Tuohai left behind? They could stay there; besides looking unsightly, they didn’t seem to affect anything.
After verifying the powerful effects of the car repair kit, Zhang Tuohai had mentally set its price.
Doubling the manufacturing resources was just the base; five times was more reasonable. Ordinary blueprints were merely the starting point, while level 2 car parts were worth discussing.
What, you think it’s too expensive?
What kind of world is this? A post-apocalyptic world where survival on the road is key.
Cars are like a second life.
Something as valuable as a car resurrection coin—shouldn’t it be sold for a higher price to reflect its worth?
Zhang Tuohai decided that this item would be auctioned.
From now on, there would be an auction every night.
The highest bidder wins.
Plus, only one would be sold each night to maximize profits.
But that was for later; right now, he needed to hurry to the park area to retrieve the orange supply crate buried there.
Zhang Tuohai got back in the car and leaned against the seat. "Xiao Ai, let’s head to the park area to get the orange supply crate."
"Understood! (ω)"
The car started, following the route on the map to the location of the orange supply crate.
The park area was vast, and Zhang Tuohai wondered why people would build a city in the desert and create such a large green park. How much water did that waste?
He looked at the trees along the road.
Although most had withered, their trunks still stood tall, resembling dry hands reaching for the sky.
There weren’t many people in the park area; most were just on the outskirts, chopping wood for firewood.
After all, it got pretty cold at night, and not everyone could afford blankets. Burning wood for warmth was their only option.
Because of this, ordinary wood was more than double the price of other level 1 resources in the trading channel.
As for the others, most were concentrated in the commercial area for last-minute deals.
According to the alert from the system, the poison circle had completely covered the factory and residential areas and was moving towards the commercial area.
If he didn’t hurry, he’d miss his chance.
Guided by the map, Zhang Tuohai soon arrived at an open space.
This area had once been a grassy field but was now empty, just hardened ground.
Zhang Tuohai checked the map.
"Xiao Ai, are you sure it’s here?"
"Yes, I’ve compared it multiple times. The map points to this location, and all the landmarks along the way match perfectly. It can’t be wrong! (()"
"Then why is it so empty? Not even a trace of the supply crate?"
"That, we don’t know. ㄟ(▔，▔)ㄏ"
Zhang Tuohai turned back to the alert system.
"Alert system, do you know where it is?"
[It’s underground, one meter deep from the surface.]
"Looks like it’s going to be a physical job?"
Zhang Tuohai glanced at the ground, which was filled with grassroots and stones.
This was different from the desert.
In the desert, he could dig with his hands; here, he couldn't.
He'd wear his hands out.
"Looks like I need to get a shovel."
"Do you have a shovel? Can I borrow it?" Zhang Tuohai messaged Su Qi.
"I don’t have a shovel, but I have a blueprint for an engineer shovel. Do you want it?" Su Qi replied.
"That works. What’s the price?"
"We’re familiar with each other, so I won’t ask for much. Just make us two after you craft it." Su Qi said.
"That’s no problem, but why don’t you two learn to craft it yourselves?" Zhang Tuohai was curious.
By rights, the two sisters should have enough basic materials; why didn’t they craft it themselves?
"We don’t get many chances to use it, so we figured it wasn’t worth it and almost forgot about the blueprint until you mentioned it," Su Qi explained, sending the blueprint.
[Engineer Shovel: A versatile tool, a great helper for outdoor survival. You can use it to chop, cut wood, cook, or even dig.]
[Materials needed: Metal ingots: 2 units, metal parts: 2 units, plastic: 1 unit.]
The required materials weren’t anything rare, so Zhang Tuohai immediately crafted three shovels.
He sent two to the Su sisters and took the remaining one to start digging.
Inevitably, digging was hard work.
Especially with grassroots in the ground; after digging for half a day, Zhang Tuohai had only gone down half a meter.
Just as he was about to sit down and take a break, he suddenly heard the alert system sound.
[Warning: A giant eagle is circling above, preparing to attack you.]
Zhang Tuohai turned to look, and sure enough, a giant eagle with a wingspan of two meters was diving toward him.
"Another one!"
Zhang Tuohai raised an eyebrow.
Previously, when he was in the desert, he had encountered a giant eagle.
At that time, he only had a hand crossbow and could only evade such a predator.
Of course, if it weren’t for that giant eagle, he wouldn’t have found the laboratory and gotten the shotgun blueprint so smoothly.
But now, it was different.
Zhang Tuohai aimed his Remington at the giant eagle and turned on the strong flashlight, pointing it at the eagle's eyes.
The sudden burst of light made the eagle lose its bearings, its smooth trajectory was instantly disrupted.
Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Tuohai pulled the trigger repeatedly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of gunshots rang out, and the giant eagle’s body fell to the ground.
"Is this a delivery?" Looking at the giant eagle’s body that had dropped less than two meters away, Zhang Tuohai scratched his head.
Since it was delivered to him, he wouldn’t be polite.
With a skinning knife, he quickly processed the massive body.
[Gained 500 grams of eagle meat*100]
[Gained 2 eagle wings]
[Gained 2 eagle claws]
[Gained 1 eagle neck]
[Gained 10 units of feathers]
[Gained 1 ordinary soul fragment]
Another eagle neck?
Zhang Tuohai’s eyes lit up.
He hadn’t had a chance to eat the last giant eagle's neck.
Mainly because the eagle wings were too large; he couldn’t finish them and ended up turning the leftovers into meat sausages.
Now he had another giant eagle; this time, he would definitely savor it.