The vehicle felt like an impenetrable barrier. Sitting inside, aside from hearing a faint whistle of wind, one could feel absolutely nothing.
Cheng Shuili had initially assumed she had miscalculated the wind strength, but after opening the Regional Channel, she realized her assessment had been spot on.
【Niannian】: I just wanted to do some morning exercise, so I ran two laps around my vehicle. The moment I stepped outside, the wind pushed me two steps away, and when I turned back—damn it, my vehicle was gone. I'm panicking and in a rush! I didn't bring any cotton-padded clothes down because I thought I'd break a sweat. Damn, does anyone have a way for me to find where my vehicle is?
【Value Talent Above Life】: Thanks to the person above for speaking up. I was thinking of going out, but since that's the case, I won't go out to die.
【Six Days】: Did you go out for morning exercise without even opening your eyes? Didn't you see the message Glory posted?
A message posted by Glory?
Cheng Shuili scrolled up and sure enough, she saw Glory's post.
【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: The wind outside the vehicle is exceptionally strong today. It is estimated to reach force ten, and visibility is extremely limited due to the snow. You must tie a rope to yourself when leaving the vehicle; otherwise, you might lose your sense of direction once you step out and are buffeted by the wind.
There was nothing wrong with this advice, but the very next message was from Boundless.
【Boundless】: See what the big shot said? Use a rope.
Not even pretending anymore, are they?
Cheng Shuili scrolled down to read the latest messages.
【Niannian】: Damn it, I just saw it now. So what should I do in my situation? @Glory Shines on Blue Star, @Angry Crow Takes Flight, @Qingshan Trek, @Silent Fortune, all you big shots on the leaderboard! Does anyone have a solution? I beg you! Save my life! I will be eternally grateful!
Seemingly worried that this wouldn't be effective, he sent another one.
【Niannian】: I have supplies. I know you guys definitely have more than me, but in a place like this, no one would complain about having too much, right? Help me out, and I'm willing to give you half of my supplies!
【Six Days】: So it's only the big shots who get a share? If I give you an idea, will you be grateful to me?
【Niannian】: I will be grateful! As long as it works, you can have half my supplies too!
He actually managed to bait two big shots.
【Silent Fortune】: It's not that I don't want to give you an idea, it's just that I don't have any solutions either.
【Qingshan Trek】: You didn't even bring cotton-padded clothes. With the current temperature outside, there is nothing more to say—you absolutely won't survive if you can't find your vehicle.
【Six Days】: I actually do have a way! I have an extra set of cotton-padded clothes. I'll lend it to you for a day; just stay where you are and don't move. The wind will eventually stop! As long as you don't move now, you can't be too far from your vehicle, and you'll be able to find it later! At most, you'll have to endure the cold for a day; if you can hold on, you'll make it.
【Qingshan Trek】: The wind will likely last for a day and end at midnight. It is currently seven in the morning, so you need to hold on for 17 hours. Try your best to stay alive.
Seeing this, Cheng Shuili couldn't help but tap on her keyboard to ask the most critical question.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: What about today's mileage?
【Niannian】: ...Am I beyond saving?
【Ayue】: Wow, even the big shot Angry Crow came out. This is probably the most complete gathering of big shots since the leaderboard appeared!
【Hongyu】: @Niannian, face reality. Aside from the mileage issue the big shot Angry Crow mentioned, there is also the problem of monsters after dark. You will either freeze to death or be bitten to death by monsters. Either way, it's a dead end.
【Dog Lord】: @Niannian, buddy, do you have anything useful left since you can't find your vehicle? Since you're going to die anyway, why not let us use your things? Make a contribution before you die.
【Suisui】: @Dog Lord, are you even human?
【Tiger Brother】: So what? @Niannian, buddy, we don't even want your stuff. We just want to thank you for using your life to verify the words of the big shot Glory. What a great show you've given me early in the morning! It's best if trash like you just dies!
There are too many people and things worse than beasts, and Cheng Shuili had long since stopped being surprised by it.
But things always happen this way; just when people think the bottom line has been reached, someone appears to lower that bottom line even further.
Everyone had given earnest advice, and the message Glory posted had undoubtedly saved the lives of countless people.
Yet Niannian, realizing he was truly beyond saving, didn't attack Dog Lord for taking advantage of his misfortune, nor did he attack Tiger Brother for mocking and insulting him. Instead, he aimed his hostility at Glory, who had remained silent the whole time.
【Niannian】: @Glory Shines on Blue Star, you knew about today's weather all along, didn't you? What kind of notification could you have received early this morning! You must have known a long time ago! Why didn't you say anything earlier? Why didn't you say it last night?
【Niannian】: Everyone look! This is the big shot you all worship! A bastard who stands by and watches people die! He could have issued a warning twelve hours in advance but chose to say it only now! My blood is on all of your hands! Especially you, @Glory Shines on Blue Star, you are a murderer!
【Niannian】: @Glory Shines on Blue Star, you cold-blooded dog, you will face retribution sooner or later! If I die, don't think you'll have it easy! If I become a ghost, I'll come find you. You're the one who caused my death—can you live with that on your conscience?
Niannian sent seven or eight messages in a row, all of them accusations and insults directed at Glory.
【Niannian】: @Glory Shines on Blue Star, let me make this clear: you still have a chance to make amends! Send over a cold-proof suit first, and I'll try the method Six Days suggested. If I really can't survive, everyone will know that you are a murderer!
After his messages were sent, the Regional Channel fell eerily silent.
Cheng Shuili thought about the historical anecdotes she learned as a child. What was this called? Bullying the honest, moral kidnapping, and these baseless accusations...
It was all too complex and, at the same time, too typical.
It left Cheng Shuili feeling somewhat silent.
【Six Days】: ...I'm retracting my offer for the cotton-padded clothes. You don't deserve them.
The first to break the silence was Six Days, who had proposed the suggestion earlier.
His message was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples.
【Suisui】: @Niannian, has your brain frozen over? Do you even know how many people the big shot Glory has saved? If it weren't for the message he posted, you wouldn't be the only one lost in the wind and snow right now!
【Ayue】: +1. The big shot Glory shares information every time; he's saved my life twice. @Niannian, who is to blame if you don't read the messages yourself?
【Hongyu】: Hilarious. You're courting death yourself, so why try to drag others down with you? @Niannian, people like you should just freeze to death so you don't waste oxygen.
【Mental Patient】: @Niannian, you can borrow my nickname. Go ahead, use it, good brother. Use it for as long as you want, don't be shy.
【Psychopath】: Mine can be borrowed too...
Cheng Shuili didn't say anything. At the end of the day, it had nothing to do with her.
She didn't want to post messages in the Regional Channel precisely because she found such people disgusting. She wasn't afraid of trouble, but anyone would be in a bad mood if they were pestered by a mad dog.
Since she couldn't bear to ignore the good people, she decided to kill two birds with one stone: make a profit by selling information to Glory, and get the word out by using his platform.
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