Chapter 34 – Opening the Golden Treasure Chest

“Don’t stop, you’re running out of time!”

This inexplicable phrase suddenly echoed in the depths of Xiao Wuwang’s mind.

“Did I mishear, or… is this some kind of warning from the unseen?” An inexplicable sense of urgency welled up within Xiao Wuwang.

Setting aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, Xiao Wuwang took out the two reward chests.

He was going to open the treasure chests!

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The commotion caused by Xiao Wuwang breaking three records in the Survival World was far greater than he imagined.

Outside, various major factions and guilds almost simultaneously listed “Wuwang Kuangzun” as a top-priority figure of interest. Once he stepped out of the “incubation zone,” he would inevitably face frenzied recruitment and competition from these factions and guilds.

Similarly, Server Zone 3052 was far from calm.

Some were happy about it, though this was only a very small portion.

Others were envious, but the majority were filled with jealousy and hatred.

Among them, the one who harbored the most intense jealousy and hatred toward Xiao Wuwang was “Crazy Stone.”

This was because Crazy Stone possessed a talent—King of Chests.

This talent had two traits: first, his daily chance of encountering treasure chests was twice as high as others’; second, he could synthesize three chests of the same level into one chest of a higher level! (Only chests he personally picked up could be synthesized; chests obtained through trade could not.)

Moreover, his talent also had a hidden benefit: as long as he was the first person in his server zone to open a treasure chest, he could receive an additional system reward.

He had only learned this information not long ago when he opened his first Golden Treasure Chest.

Opening the Golden Treasure Chest directly rewarded him with an Attack Module—the Mad Dragon-X Ice-Fire Launcher.

The Mad Dragon-X Ice-Fire Launcher was a powerful Offensive Module capable of launching dual ice and fire attribute attacks.

It was easy to imagine that once equipped with this Attack Module, his train’s offensive capabilities would instantly skyrocket.

And this was only the reward for being the first to open a Golden Treasure Chest. The reward for a Diamond Treasure Chest would undoubtedly be even more precious!

At this stage, the highest Grade of treasure chest players encountered was merely Silver. Golden Treasure Chests appeared with extremely low probability, while Diamond Treasure Chests were almost non-existent.

Crazy Stone had originally thought that given another day or two, he could synthesize a Diamond Treasure Chest, and the reward for the Diamond Treasure Chest would then be his. He never expected Xiao Wuwang to break another record, with the system directly rewarding a Diamond Treasure Chest!

If Wuwang Kuangzun opened the Diamond Treasure Chest before him, he would lose the chance to obtain the hidden benefit of the Diamond Treasure Chest forever!

“How infuriating!!” The jealousy and hatred in Crazy Stone’s heart grew wildly like weeds.

After a long while, Crazy Stone decided to try and salvage the situation.

With great effort, he suppressed the hatred in his heart and carefully crafted his words several times. Finally, he reluctantly sent a private message to Xiao Wuwang: [Hello, Big Shot Wuwang! Congratulations on breaking another record. I have an unreasonable request—could you transfer the Diamond Treasure Chest to me? In exchange, I am willing to pay 10 Train Upgrade Shards and trade the Mad Dragon-X Ice-Fire Launcher Attack Module. I hope you can grant me this favor!]

These were the two most valuable items in his possession, especially the Mad Dragon-X Ice-Fire Launcher. Even a Diamond Treasure Chest might not yield a treasure of this level. Surely the other party would be tempted, right?

After sending the message, Crazy Stone began to wait anxiously, filled with nervous anticipation.

Suddenly, he thought of a problem—Wuwang Kuangzun must receive countless messages every day. Looking at it from another angle, what would he do if he received a flood of harassing messages daily? Of course, he would ignore those private messages!

Thus, in all likelihood, Wuwang Kuangzun wouldn’t even notice his message!

The more Crazy Stone thought about it, the more convinced he became that his speculation was probably correct. He couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret—why hadn’t he built a relationship with Wuwang Kuangzun earlier and added him as a friend?

“What should I do?”

What else could he do but keep sending private messages and friend requests?

Now, all he could do was pray that the other party would see his private message before opening the chest.

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As for Crazy Stone’s situation, Xiao Wuwang was completely unaware.

Even if he knew, he wouldn’t pay any attention.

How could the value of opening the first Diamond Treasure Chest be measured by just 10 Train Upgrade Shards and an Attack Module?

So, from the very beginning, it was destined that Crazy Stone’s wish would go unfulfilled.

At this moment, Xiao Wuwang had already opened the Golden Treasure Chest.

Inside the Golden Treasure Chest were six items: Basic Acceleration Card ×1, Gunpowder Blueprint ×1, Battery Pack ×1, Intermediate Portable Space Expansion Card, Rare Metal ×100, and Refined Iron ×100.

Truly worthy of a Golden Treasure Chest—not a single item was junk.

The Basic Acceleration Card went without saying; it would be incredibly useful in a few days when he needed to push through challenges.

The appearance of the Gunpowder Blueprint immediately alleviated most of his anxiety about ammunition shortages.

As long as he could acquire saltpeter and sulfur, he could mass-produce ammunition, eliminating any concerns about insufficient firepower.

The Battery Pack wasn’t bad either—this wasn’t the battery that came with the solar power generation set he had picked up in Dawn Town.

That set’s power generation capacity and battery storage were only about 10 kilowatt-hours, barely enough for the daily needs of the Living Carriage.

This Battery Pack, however, was a super battery with a capacity of up to 10,000 kilowatt-hours. In the future, as long as he paired it with a high-power generator, he could supply even the most power-hungry modules and Modules without issue.

The Intermediate Portable Space Expansion Card directly increased his Portable Space by 10 slots—twice the capacity of the basic version—and was also a valuable item.

Finally, Refined Iron was the product of refined Iron. It would be essential for producing many advanced items in the future, making it a widely used basic Material. Its value was no less than that of Rare Metal.

After using the Intermediate Portable Space Expansion Card (his Portable Space increased to 30 slots, 5 of which were Stasis Space), Xiao Wuwang turned his attention to the Diamond Treasure Chest.

The Golden Treasure Chest had already brought him pleasant surprises, so surely the Diamond Treasure Chest wouldn’t disappoint him either!