Chapter 229 [Comprehensive Item Ranking is Now Online]

Chen Yu waved his hand. "Probably not coming. Stay in your seats. Wang Mengmeng, come here!"

"Huh?"

Wang Mengmeng looked left and right. Why was it her again?

Chen Yu patted his thigh. "Can you show some initiative? Next time I pat my leg, it means I want a leg massage. I pat my shoulder, it's a shoulder massage. I pat my belt..."

Chen Yu changed the subject. "I think I need a Safety Compartment."

Previously, to deal with the gang blocking the road, Chen Yu had upgraded the Alloy Fangs, Spiked Armor, and Hydraulic Thrusters.

But because of that, he had sacrificed the Safety Compartment.

At this moment, he looked at what was before him...

Wang Mengmeng was half-kneeling at his feet, her hands massaging his thighs. Because of her outfit, she felt the urge to tug at her skirt every few seconds, but she ultimately held back.

She massaged him rhythmically. "Brother Yu, is the pressure okay?"

"Mm."

"Want it harder?"

"Mm."

Wang Mengmeng lowered her head and applied a bit more force with her hands.

Chen Yu felt more and more that she was very well-suited to being a maid.

The contrast between her baby face and this outfit created a strong sense of cognitive dissonance; she was slim where she should be, and curvy where it counted.

Mm.

He suddenly wanted to install the compartment back. After all, carrying on like this in the main cabin felt a bit too much like putting on a show in front of others.

Thinking of this, Chen Yu quickly browsed the upgrade options for the Safety Compartment.

Over a dozen options were lit up under the [Space Expansion] column.

He scrolled down, his gaze sweeping over them...

[Basic Protective Rest Corner II]

Requirements: Wood x380, Iron Ingots x120, Parts x300, Glass x10, Fabric x40, Electronic Components x15, Low-grade Energy Core x10

Effect: Modifies existing seats at the rear of the cabin. By adding high-back partitions and retractable curtains, it creates a visually private corner of approximately 1.5 square meters.

Time Required: 90 seconds

Status: Sufficient Materials

Chen Yu took one look and scrolled past. 1.5 square meters was barely enough to turn around in, and it wasn't even a closed space—just partitions and curtains. It was the lowest of the low-end options.

With his current wealth of building materials, he didn't need to consider it at all.

[Roof-Mounted Expanded Rest Pod I]

Requirements: Wood x580, Iron Ingots x320, Parts x100, Fabric x40, Electronic Components x15, Low-grade Energy Core x10

Effect: Adds a fixed rest pod approximately 1.2 meters high to the roof, accessible via an internal ladder. Internal area is about 2.5 square meters with soft flooring and preset ventilation ports.

Time Required: 300 seconds

Status: Sufficient Materials

Warning: Limited height inside the pod; unable to stand upright.

Chen Yu rubbed his chin.

One point two meters?

He couldn't even straighten his back. Wouldn't going in and out be like crawling through a dog hole?

Chen Yu's finger continued to scroll down.

One after another, none were suitable for the Baby Bus.

Until an extremely luxurious option appeared...

[Rear-Cabin Extended Large-Scale Multi-Functional Safety Compartment I]

Requirements: Wood x1200, Iron Ingots x3800, Parts x1000, Fabric x500, Glass x30, Electronic Components x250, Low-grade Energy Core x100

Effect: Extends and modifies the rear structure of the Vehicle. Adds a new independent closed compartment of approximately 3 square meters, equipped with an airtight alloy door, explosion-proof observation windows, an independent ventilation and filtration system, and preset power interfaces.

Time Required: 360 seconds

Status: Sufficient Materials

Warning: Total Vehicle length will increase by approximately 1.5 meters, and the turning radius will increase.

"This is the one! This is the one!"

Chen Yu took one look and fell in love with this configuration. It was practically a fully powered-up version of the Safety Compartment!

However, the drawbacks were also obvious!

The required building materials were absolutely insane!

It was impossible for an ordinary person to save up this many materials!

Unless, as time passed, the materials inside building material treasure chests naturally grew to an exaggerated degree...

In other words, this upgrade Chen Yu liked theoretically only existed in the late game!

But Chen Yu's Talent allowed him to enjoy it in advance!

Chen Yu murmured, "The total length will increase by 1.5 meters and the turning radius will increase. It'll be hard on the Class Monitor and Kexin, but consider it a way to hone their driving skills..."

No longer hesitating, Chen Yu confirmed with his mind.

The moment the command was given, a low sound of metal stretching echoed from deep within the Vehicle.

The entire rear of the cabin began to extend backward, floorboards piecing together and expanding one by one.

Inside the cabin, the girls all looked up at the same time.

"Another upgrade? Is Brother Yu adding more seats?"

"Look at the back! A Safety Compartment! Is he building it back?"

"It's not just building it back, it's building a bigger one. Look at that door, it's clearly larger!"

The girls marveled while watching the changes.

The sound of metal stretching lasted for a full 360 seconds.

When the final wall panel snapped into place and the airtight door frame fully engaged with the Vehicle body, a brand-new space had appeared at the rear of the cabin, with a matte alloy door set right in the center of the tail.

Wang Mengmeng, still kneeling at Chen Yu's feet, said, "Uh... Brother Yu..."

Chen Yu stood up and yanked the still-kneeling Wang Mengmeng to her feet.

She let out an "Ow!" and before she could react, she was hauled several steps away.

Chen Yu pushed open the alloy door and threw Wang Mengmeng inside.

"Thud."

She fell onto the padded floor, her skirt flipping up slightly to reveal a portion of her thigh.

Her face flushed red; she hadn't expected Chen Yu to be so aggressive.

If it were like usual, it would be fine, but if Chen Yu was truly angry, she was in for it.

She bit her lip, trying to think of a way out.

But before Chen Yu could enter...

A familiar voice began to broadcast in his ear.

[Global Information Synchronizing]

[Comprehensive Item Leaderboard is Live]

[Leaderboard Description]

• Evaluation based on the total value, rarity, and strategic significance of items in the individual's inventory.

• Items include but are not limited to: Talent creations, mission rewards, cards, special items, cursed objects, etc.

• Real-time updates, refreshes daily at 00:00 AM.

• Passengers on the leaderboard will receive additional personal inventory slots based on their rank.

[Haicheng Regional Ranking Reward Rules]

▸ Rank 1

Inventory Slot Expansion: +15 slots

▸ Rank 2

Inventory Slot Expansion: +12 slots

▸ Rank 3

Inventory Slot Expansion: +10 slots

▸ Rank 4-10

Inventory Slot Expansion: +8 slots

▸ Rank 11-30

Inventory Slot Expansion: +5 slots

▸ Rank 31-100

Inventory Slot Expansion: +3 slots

Lines of text floated in the center of his vision as if etched onto his retinas.

Chen Yu's footsteps paused. In his past life, he hadn't cared about this leaderboard at all. After all, back then, he only had a few low-level items picked up from missions; every time he looked at the leaderboard, his rank was a number with too many digits to count.

To him, the leaderboard was just a number that reminded him how poor he was.

But now, he was suddenly curious.

[Evaluating your item library... Total item value assessment... Rarity distribution... Strategic significance assessment... Comprehensive ranking generating...]