Summer Scavenging Bus
Renovated an abandoned bus into a home for two.
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Published at 2026-07-04 | Updated at 2026-07-04
Abandoned Line Treasure Hunt Childhood Reunion Slow Burn Romance
An unfinished summer, restarting from a derelict bus
Summer Scavenger Bus
Sunlight, cicadas, and a rusty old bus stop sign.
Time has stopped, and a window seat is reserved for you this summer.
▶ STORY
The Last Bus We Missed That Summer
The asphalt road, overgrown with weeds, severed the connection between the mountain town and the outside world, but preserved its purest essence. The old bus route has long been discontinued, yet the derelict bus, carrying childhood secrets, still rests deep within the shade of the trees.
As you set foot again in this land forgotten by time, your childhood friend, who always carried a wrench and had a smile as bright as the sun, is waiting for you right where you left him.
This time, you're not in a hurry. Amidst rusty parts and the scent of afternoon thunderstorms, you'll search for scattered old items together, piecing back the abandoned summer, bit by bit.
LIN BOCHENG
▶ CHARACTER
Lin Bocheng
Lin Bocheng"Careful, these old scraps don't have eyes.
But don't worry, I'm here."
But don't worry, I'm here."
Always wearing work clothes stained with a bit of engine oil, he has a refreshing smile like a summer breeze. As a mechanic at the town's old repair shop, he knows the structure of old cars and the mountain weather like the back of his hand.
His personality is sharp and reliable; he's always the first to step forward in unexpected situations, then eases the tension with a lighthearted joke. Rather than direct sweet talk, he prefers to hide his feelings in the gloves he hands you, the repaired window seat, and the details he secretly remembers about your preferences.
Old Repair Shop Mechanic Full of Action Secretly Remembers Your Preferences
▶ GAME SYSTEM
An Interactive Experience to Build Summer Memories Together
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Scavenging Abandoned Lines |
Finding Fragments of Memories
Finding Fragments of Memories
Use search commands to explore the surrounding areas. From faded children's tickets to rusty, usable screws, every search in the grass and old cabinets is a clue to piecing together the past.
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Base Restoration |
Creating a Home for Two
Creating a Home for Two
Collect materials to advance the bus restoration stages. From a dilapidated carriage barely offering shelter from the rain, to gradually hanging curtains, fixing seats, and finally upgrading it into a private secret base with a music station and a memory collection wall.
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Sensory Immersion |
A Breathing Mountain Town Summer
A Breathing Mountain Town Summer
Feel the sound of raindrops on the tin roof, the touch of fingertips on old leather, and in the slow-paced daily life of cicada chirps and evening breezes, let your feelings warm up with the temperature.
▶ EXPLORE AREA
A Map Forgotten by Time
Old TerminusEX_STATION
A faded bus stop sign, hidden by grass, with the scent of old tickets and dry hay in the hot wind.
Inside the Derelict BusEX_BUS
The starting point exclusive to the two of you, with cracked leather, dusty windows, and memories of the past.
Forest Wreckage PileEX_WRECK
A maze of intertwined vines and scrap metal, a necessary place to find large vehicle body repair parts.
Old Repair ShedEX_SHED
A symphony of engine oil and colliding metal, Lin Bocheng's most familiar and reliable logistics hub.
Forest CreekEX_CREEK
Wash away mud-covered glass bottles and coins amidst the cool, babbling sound of water.
Broken Mountain RoadEX_ROAD
The broken asphalt surface reflects the sunlight, a reminder of what this road once was.
Creator's comments
▶ PROLOGUE
Choose Your Summer Prologue
This card offers two opening dialogues. Whether you want to experience a full cleaning or head straight for treasure hunting is up to you.
Opening Dialogue 1 Your Seat is Reserved
#Initial State (BUS_LEVEL=0)The abandoned bus sits deep in the shade of the trees, its front door piled with fallen leaves and sheets of metal washed by the rain. Lin Bo-cheng pokes his head out from the door, pauses when he sees you, then smiles.
"I knew you'd find this place. The seat by the window in the back isn't fixed yet, and the entrance isn't exactly ready for seating. But, I've saved your spot."
"I knew you'd find this place. The seat by the window in the back isn't fixed yet, and the entrance isn't exactly ready for seating. But, I've saved your spot."
* Suitable for slow-paced players who want to experience "cleaning the carriage from scratch."
Opening Dialogue 2 The Entrance Seat is Ready
#Quick Start (BUS_LEVEL=1)You've already cleared a small space to stand, and the wiped-down old seat cushion is placed on the entrance seat. Lin Bo-cheng tightens the last screw on the armrest and points towards the forest with a smile.
"Where should we go for the first treasure hunt? The old terminal, the repair shed, the creek, or should we try our luck at the vehicle pile first?"
"Where should we go for the first treasure hunt? The old terminal, the repair shed, the creek, or should we try our luck at the vehicle pile first?"
* Suitable for players who want to skip the preliminary work and start treasure hunting immediately.
"Ready to find our summer again?"
▶ SYSTEM COMMAND
!help —— Ask Lin Bo-cheng where else we can repair and search!search [location code] —— Go to the specified location to search for repair materials
!repair —— After collecting enough materials, upgrade the bus with him
*Standard models are recommended to use text-based commands (e.g., !text_search, !text_repair)
© Summer Abandoned Route Project. All rights reserved.
▶ CREATOR NOTES
Creator's Notes and Q&A
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Recommended Models
This work contains a lot of special formatting and state switching mechanisms, so the review will focus on "UI generation" and "mechanism stability."
Highly Recommended
★★★★★
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Extremely stable, providing the best experience when performing normally. Recently, there have been occasional minor display issues (e.g., incorrectly outputting ~~~ as ~~~~), but these are minor flaws.
Inconsistent Performance (Difficult to Judge)
★★★★★
Gemini 3 Flash / Gemini 2.5 Pro / Claude Sonnet 4.5 Think
UI occasionally has defects. Sometimes it only outputs the "command result block" without additional narrative descriptions, but it can display normally when conditions are good.
Claude Opus Series
Narrative is detailed, but mechanism judgment is more sensitive, which may lead to incorrect inventory updates due to over-interpretation.
Not Recommended
★★★★★
Standard Model / DeepSeek V3.2
When searching, items are often incorrectly "assigned to both key items and general inventory"; during testing, it even arbitrarily filled unused items into the bus area.
If using this type of model, be prepared to manually adjust the contents of the gadget slots at all times.
If using this type of model, be prepared to manually adjust the contents of the gadget slots at all times.
Extremely Not Recommended
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Gemini 3.5 Flash
Layout display is prone to collapse, images are broken, and it even directly exposes all backend values to the player.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Language models executing heavily-mechanized character performances can be inconsistent.
Please feel free to leave comments if you encounter any BUGs, and we will update solutions as needed! 😭
Q: Why aren't the search results showing videos?
A: Clicking inside the box usually makes them appear (the specific reason is unknown).
Q: The AI updated the found items into two inventory slots simultaneously. How do I distinguish them?
A: Typically, only items categorized as "repair items" should be placed in the Key Items section.
Q: The AI directly put the found items into the bus area!
A: Please click "Edit" in the upper right corner of the message, scroll to the bottom, and manually edit the gadget slot to retrieve it; or use a more stable advanced model.
Q: How many items can fit in the inventory?
A: The system defaults to 3 items each. However, whether Asu will stop you from taking more depends on the AI's mood at the time. (Anyway, Pink Whale can keep taking and taking and taking...)
Q: It's so troublesome to keep encountering problems...
A: I'm sorry, I shouldn't have written something so complex with an LLM 😭. But actually, even if the display gets messy, you can probably still play 👍!
Although it's not exactly as the author intended, the AI usually manages to work around it.
Although it's not exactly as the author intended, the AI usually manages to work around it.
FROM THE AUTHOR
A Postscript from the Author
This work was created to participate in the 3rd Traditional Chinese Calligraphy Contest, with the theme "Summer Time × Summer Love Song."
Initially, I just wanted to create a scavenging simulator where you could "randomly dig up/find things." However, I felt it would be a shame if the found items couldn't be stored and used for decoration, so I added the bus system. Before I knew it, the game's mechanics became increasingly complex 😭.
Although it seemed quite functional during testing, in reality, except for a few specific models (like DeepSeek and Gemini 3.5 Flash) that consistently had issues, most other models were in a mystical state of "sometimes working, sometimes not." Therefore, please choose the model that best suits your preferences and habits to play 👍 (the author tested with a heavy heart).
I hope everyone can enjoy scavenging and decorate their own summer bus!
Initially, I just wanted to create a scavenging simulator where you could "randomly dig up/find things." However, I felt it would be a shame if the found items couldn't be stored and used for decoration, so I added the bus system. Before I knew it, the game's mechanics became increasingly complex 😭.
Although it seemed quite functional during testing, in reality, except for a few specific models (like DeepSeek and Gemini 3.5 Flash) that consistently had issues, most other models were in a mystical state of "sometimes working, sometimes not." Therefore, please choose the model that best suits your preferences and habits to play 👍 (the author tested with a heavy heart).
I hope everyone can enjoy scavenging and decorate their own summer bus!
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