Chapter 46: Is the Appeal of Special Vehicles Really That Great?

She didn’t want to keep this thing in her hands for another second. What if it actually attracted ghosts?

With that in mind, Lily Rhodes quickly opened her interface and first entered the Advanced Materials Trading Group.

Rhodes: "I just got a special vehicle. Do you guys want it?"

That single sentence instantly brought everyone out of lurking.

Even Lily was shocked by their speed. It was as if they had been camping the chat all day.

Gu: "An extra vehicle? You can get duplicate vehicles?"

Rhodes: "Yes, you can."

She then shared the information she had received from the System with the group chat and collected a wave of red envelopes in return. Since they could have just asked the System for this information anyway, there was no reason to turn down free money.

Vaughn: "If that’s the case, why don’t you bind it yourself?"

After all, special vehicles were in limited supply. Once obtained, anyone’s first reaction should have been to bind it to themselves. Why was she putting it up for sale?

Lily didn’t hide anything. These were her premium clients, and she couldn’t afford to offend them.

Rhodes: "I won’t lie to you. This special vehicle is a bit too ’special.’ I wanted to bind it myself, but I really can’t handle it."

As she spoke, she sent the Introduction for the Pirate Ghost Ship to the group.

Leng: "It actually attracts ghosts? Forget it."

Zhan: "I’m not afraid of ghosts, but my girlfriend is terrified of them."

The others also chimed in to pass on the offer. Given a choice, a vehicle that attracted ghosts wasn’t a must-have, even if special vehicles were incredibly rare. Besides, they all had family members with them. If the elderly or children were frightened, who would take the blame?

Rhodes: "Understood. I’ll post the information in the regional chat channel in a bit. Don’t say too much."

Gu: "Understood. We know the rules."

Lily then exited the group chat and opened the regional chat channel.

Lily Rhodes: "Selling a special vehicle, the Pirate Ghost Ship. Looking to trade for rare items. Bidding starts at ten blueprints, which must be for weapons or buildings."

"A special vehicle?"

"Vehicles can be sold?"

Many people began asking Lily for more details, but she ignored them all. She exited the regional channel directly and opened the backend of The Supreme Shop.

As the owner of The Supreme Shop, she had absolute control over it. She designated an auction area, planning to auction off the Pirate Ghost Ship there. She intended to keep this auction area permanently; other Survivors could use it, and she would take a commission.

When writing the Introduction, Lily only included the name of the Pirate Ghost Ship and a specially bolded line: **[All sales final. No refunds or exchanges.]**

She had just found another way to make money.

She set the auction to end in an hour and then went ashore. There was no way she would just stand there waiting like an idiot; that would be a huge waste of time.

An hour later, Lily stopped her exploration, clutching two struggling rabbits in her hands. There were probably more in the burrow, but she couldn’t reach them. Oh well, two were enough. In addition to the rabbits, she had also caught a wild pheasant and gathered some wild eggs.

Seeing that the time was almost up, she found a random spot to sit down and opened The Supreme Shop.

Although the auction was supposed to go to the highest bidder, it ultimately depended on Lily’s personal choice. After all, she was the one appraising the items. Whatever she deemed most valuable would be the winning bid.

Ten blueprints—specifically for weapons or buildings—was a price no one could afford at this stage. Whenever people obtained new blueprints right now, their first reaction was to learn them immediately. They only saved the duplicates. Therefore, most of the offers were items.

"Wow, it seems a lot of people were drawn in by the words ’special vehicle.’ They’ve even brought out the treasures from the bottom of their trunks," she muttered.

Earlier, she had messaged the second and third place holders on the vehicle leaderboard to buy the special buildings they had, but she hadn’t received a single reply. Now, they were suddenly willing to part with them.

The special buildings these two had acquired were a library and a long corridor. Neither of these special buildings looked particularly useful. Why had they been so reluctant to bring them out before?

Looking at the two buildings, Lily wondered to herself if her Healing Water just wasn’t attractive enough.

Although she really wanted these two buildings—the tag "Unique" was incredibly tempting—she held back. She decided to check what the other Survivors were offering first.

Weapons? No!

An item that automatically retrieved Sea Beast corpses and Crystal Cores? This... never mind.

While it sounded practical, it wasn’t irreplaceable. Trading a special vehicle for such a tool would make her feel like a total spendthrift.

Healing items? No!

Weather items? No!

Navigation items? No!

Appraisal Skill Book? No!

Attack Skill Book? Fire Element, no. Other elements could be considered.

After reviewing all the offers, a new trade message suddenly refreshed on her screen.

While everyone else had offered a long list of items in an attempt to sway her, this person only put up one thing: a sphere radiating multicolored light. It was accompanied by a single sentence.

"This is the last thing I have."

From those few short words, Lily inexplicably felt a trace of despair and absolute desperation.

Her eyes widened instantly when she read the Introduction for the glowing multicolored sphere.

**[Absolute Defense: Upon use, generates a semi-circular protective shield around the vehicle, blocking all external attacks and severe weather conditions.]**

"Holy crap, is the appeal of a special vehicle really that huge? They’re actually willing to trade a life-saving item like this? It makes my conscience hurt a little."

Lily reached up to touch her chest, then decisively clicked to accept the trade. The next second, the multicolored sphere appeared in her hand.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, a middle-aged man floated on the sea’s surface, his hands clinging desperately to a wooden plank. Beside him was a woman. Half of her body was submerged in the water as she gripped a larger wooden plank. Atop that plank sat a little girl who looked to be less than two years old.

The elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled were barred from entering the first round of the game. They could only choose to join a family member after the novice period ended; if they had multiple family members playing, they could only choose one to follow. However, there was a special category: mothers of children under the age of three would remain by their children’s side, with the exception of single mothers.

From this perspective, the System was actually quite humane.

The reason this family of three was currently soaking in the ocean was because they had been robbed not long ago. Their raft was stolen, and they had lost absolutely everything.

Just then, a multicolored Treasure Chest had drifted over the surface of the sea. After the daughter opened it, she obtained Absolute Defense from inside.