Su Nian

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Su Nian (苏念)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Survivor convoy; Wen Kele calls it the “Evil Convoy” 27 28
Occupation/Role	Sequence Transcendent; convoy captain 8 28
Sequence/Talent	True Lord Who Reveals the Sacred Source, Sequence 8; publicly claims a second sequence, Heavenly Craft, to explain his item-enhancement abilities 14 28
Latest Attributes	Constitution: 36; Spirit: 36 50
Status	Alive and traveling with the convoy 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

The system initially calls his attributes Constitution and Mind; later passages also use Physique and Spirit. Both ordinary-human limits are stated as 9 2 16.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Unawakened; Constitution 7, Mind 7	2	Initial appraisal shows moderate physical and mental fatigue.
Constitution 7 → 8	2	Costs 100 Survival Points; restores depleted physical energy.
Mind 7 → 8	2	Costs 100 Survival Points; restores depleted mental energy.
Physique 8 → 9	6	Costs 200 points during the encounter with Basket-Carrying Granny. Reaches the ordinary-human limit.
Sequence 9 — Blood Eye	7 8 10	Pays 1,000 points after killing Ghost Minions; awakens a third eye capable of supernatural perception.
Sequence 8 — True Lord Who Reveals the Sacred Source	14	Pays 3,500 points after escaping four ghosts. Gains Rift-Eye Seizure of Evil.
Spirit 8 → 9	16	Costs 200 points; reaches the ordinary-human limit.
Physique 9 → 10	16	Costs 200 points; exceeds ordinary-human limits.
Spirit 9 → 10	16	Costs 200 points; exceeds ordinary-human limits.
Physique 10 → 11	16	Costs 200 points.
Spirit 10 → 11	16	Costs 200 points; retains 750 points for emergencies.
Physique 11 → 12	20	Costs 200 points before attacking the Lamp-Skin Wraith.
Physique 12 → 13	20	Costs another 200 points.
Physique 13 → 14	20	Costs another 200 points; leaves 450 points in reserve.
Physique 14 → 15	21	Costs 200 points and replenishes stamina during combat.
Spirit 11 → 12	21	Costs 200 points and replenishes mental energy during combat.
Physique 15 → 29; Spirit 12 → 29	29	Prioritizes attributes over Sequence 7 advancement; retains 1,640 points.
Constitution 29 → 30; Spirit 29 → 30	37	Upgrades after the Black King Convoy battle.
Constitution and Spirit increased; endpoints unstated	40	Uses points earned from killing Corpse Puppets.
Constitution 31 → 36; Spirit 31 → 36	50	Spends 4,000 points for five increases to each attribute; retains 2,190 points.

Background / History

Su Nian grew up with his grandfather in a village. Other children often avoided playing with him, leaving him withdrawn but interested in finding genuine friends. His family had worked as butchers since his grandfather’s father, and his inherited knife had slaughtered livestock for generations 7 24 27.

After a crimson meteor transformed Blue Star, gray mist engulfed his grandfather’s house and transported him into a world populated by supernatural creatures. He joined a survivor convoy roughly a week before receiving his system. At first, he depended on the Awakened’s warnings while lacking access to their knowledge and resources 1 2 17.

Appearance

Tang Zhou considers Su Nian handsome. His most distinctive supernatural feature is the blood-red third eye on his forehead 8 44 48.

• Blood Eye: Develops a ring of stars around its pupil after his Sequence 8 advancement 14.
• Soot camouflage: Smears soot over his face and hands to slightly conceal his living aura during scavenging trips 5 9.
• Temporary stitched appearance: The Shadow-Seam Wraith leaves fine white stitches across his arm, neck, and part of his face, making him resemble a flesh-and-doll hybrid 23.
• Crimson-gold pendant mark: The Nine Suns Prison-Calming Pendant can merge into his chest or emerge as a pendant suspended by a cord of light 47 48.

Personality

Su Nian places survival above social approval. He distrusts strangers, refuses to overlook attempted harm, and treats surrender or apology as insufficient protection against future betrayal. He kills Jiang Hu’s disarmed companions and later executes the remaining follower despite the man’s plea for mercy 11 16.

He is frugal rather than unwilling to spend. He reserves points for emergencies, repairs vehicles manually when possible, and invests heavily in attributes and weapons that can help him earn further points. At the same time, he values comfort, privacy, proper meals, and bathing—not merely staying alive 24 29 34 44 50.

His behavior is not uniformly indifferent. He rewards Li Sheng with food and water, tolerates his companions’ teasing, and saves survivors from Corpse Puppets. His desire for friendship coexists with ruthless threat prevention, producing sharply divided opinions of him within the convoy 18 27 40.

As captain, he is controlling but avoids routine administration. He delegates daily affairs to Hao Ren, forces Xia Lingling to join rather than leave, and attaches sexual expectations to Tang Zhou’s proposed driver position. Tang Zhou’s eventual hiring also reflects his interest in her martial skills 28 45 47 49.

Abilities & Skills

Badass Survival System

Su Nian’s system spends Survival Points to enhance attributes, awaken talents, and modify objects. He operates it through an illusory five-pointed-star cursor 2.

• Point acquisition: Receives 100 points for surviving each day; also earns points from escaping supernatural pursuit and killing humans, Ghost Minions, and wraiths 2 4 7 26.
• Attribute enhancement: Raises both maximum attributes and replenishes depleted stamina or mental energy 2 21.
• Healing: Spends 200 points to treat serious injuries following the gas-station battle 23.
• Item modification: Upgrades weapons, replenishes consumable Curios, repairs components, and transforms multiple vehicles into an armored RV 10 12 24 29 49.
• Containment exemption: Can use certain upgraded Wraith Artifacts without completing their prescribed containment rituals 24 29.
• Practical limits: Upgrades require sufficient points; artifact quality also depends on the original object’s quality 2 48.

Appraisal

His system reveals information that would otherwise require experience or specialized knowledge 3 5 14.

• Reads other people’s attributes and sequence talents 3 4 35 45.
• Identifies supernatural items and hidden drawbacks, including Purple-Gold Rice’s original osteoporosis risk 5 10.
• Reveals ghosts’ killing rules and helps him recognize exploitable weaknesses 5 14 22 37.
• Checks offered food before eating it, as when Tang Chen brings roasted corn 19.

Blood Eye / Rift-Eye Seizure of Evil

Blood Eye initially allows him to perceive spirits, supernatural entities, curses, disguises, and low-level illusions. Its Sequence 8 form adds brief restraint and predictive perception 8 14.

• Detects curse marks on people, including ligature marks linked to the Substitute Death Specter 10 12.
• Sees supernatural influence attached to a soul, as with Wen Keyi’s divided souls 16.
• Briefly locks onto ghosts, preventing them from turning intangible to escape 14.
• Tracks ghostly energy, anticipates attacks, and faintly perceives fragments of fate 14.
• Provides a short opening for coordinated attacks; he uses it to immobilize the Green-Haired Wraith 41.
• Does not see through clothing, despite repeated accusations from his companions 35 45.

Physical Strength and Recovery

System-enhanced attributes let Su Nian exceed normal human limits without relying solely on sequence abilities 16 29.

• Displays unexpectedly high strength against the Lamp-Skin Wraith and the Black King Convoy’s Awakened 20 35 36.
• Recovers unusually quickly from severe injuries; Hao Ren notices that supposedly broken bones have already begun healing 24.
• Easily catches Wen Kele’s punch and evades her follow-up attacks 47.
• Reaches Constitution and Spirit values of 36 by his latest documented enhancement 50.

Combat Tactics and Leadership

Su Nian combines rule-reading, protective equipment, and concentrated attacks rather than treating every supernatural enemy as a straightforward fight 7 14 41.

• Identifies Basket-Carrying Granny’s basket as a weakness 7.
• Deliberately attracts ghosts while protected by a Red Candle to earn escape rewards 14.
• Keeps the Shadow-Seam Wraith’s tracking rule active so he can arrange a later confrontation 24.
• Shares enemy sequence information before the Black King Convoy ambush 35.
• Coordinates his skeleton, Blood Eye, knife, Gong Qing’s ward, and Big Black Bull to clear a blocked road 41.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sin-Cleaving Butcher’s Knife — Upgraded from his grandfather’s roughly twenty-centimeter butcher’s knife. Its history of slaughter gives the original weapon evil-warding properties 7 10 24.
  • Absorbs spectral energy and accumulates Sin-Cleaving Power for Sin-Cleaving Slash 10 21.
  • A 3,200-point upgrade adds a field that briefly blocks wraith rules and Divine Spear Kill, a golden blade strike extending up to one hundred meters 24.
  • Divine Spear Kill pierces the Shadow-Seam Wraith and exposes her for the group’s finishing attack 26.
• Nine Suns Prison-Calming Pendant — A rank-138 Wraith Artifact produced by upgrading a Cinnabar Jade Pendant 47 48.
  • Creates a fifty-meter domain that weakens killing rules and burns wraiths as though exposed to sunlight 48.
  • Its nine Sunflame Chains can strengthen or defend him, block curses, and bind wraiths; sustained use consumes substantial mental energy 48.
• Wraith Travel Token — Upgraded from a recharged Ghost Bus License Plate. Can attach to any vehicle and disguise it and its occupants as a ghost bus and crew for up to six hours daily. Most road-related wraiths can be deceived, but the disguise is not infallible 29.
• Paper Effigy Door Guardian Talisman — Prevents anomalies from crossing a guarded entrance. Its protection combines with Red Candle light during his escape from Happiness County 10 11 12.
• Red Candles — Repel supernatural entities and block killing rules. Su Nian restores and enlarges them through upgrades when their remaining burn time becomes inadequate 7 12 14.
• Evil-Breaking Sea Salt — Uses it to repel the Hanged Ghost during the tricycle escape 8.
• White Bone Token — Summons a powerful skeletal puppet, initially described as 1.9 meters tall. Used against the Shadow-Seam Wraith and in the road-clearing attack on the Green-Haired Wraith 22 41.
• Shadow-Seam Wraith’s Embroidery Needle — Repairs damaged materials with a stitch, leaving black seams stronger than the original. Cannot replace completely missing pieces; Su Nian uses it to repair his Raptor manually 27 28 29.
• Fluorescent Notebook — Given by Hao Ren; contains reference information and a communication function 17.
• Voice-Transmitting Trumpet Flower — Provided by Wen Keyi; carries speech over any distance and allows communication during convoy travel 19.

Transportation

Vehicle	Acquisition / Upgrade	Use and limitations
Pedal tricycle	Taken from the pair who try to rob him 2	Carries supplies and supports his first escape with Hao Ren and Gong Qing; later retained as backup 8 12.
Electric scooter	Taken from a dealership in Happiness County 10	Temporary transport while searching for a larger vehicle; reaches only about 35 km/h 10.
Ford Raptor	Claimed in Happiness County; ignition upgraded for 100 points 11	Fingerprint ignition solves the missing-key problem. Becomes his principal supply and escape vehicle 11 12.
Golden Behemoth armored RV	Raptor transformed using six stripped vehicles and 3,100 points 49	Gold-plated armor, huge off-road tires, a front ramming blade, and living quarters. Normal fuel consumption is 60 L/100 km 49.
Bull-towing arrangement	Added after the RV conversion 50	Big Black Bull pulls the RV to conserve fuel; a 100-point wheeled rack lets the bull ride and rest 50.

Relationships

• Grandfather — Raised Su Nian and passed down the family butcher’s knife. Basket-Carrying Granny imitates his deceased grandfather’s voice to lure him with memories of dumplings 6 7 27.
• Hao Ren — Rescuer, guide, combat partner, and eventual vice-captain. Supports Su Nian’s appointment and accepts that he keeps secrets, while warning him against reckless ghost hunting 7 14 24 28.
• Gong Qing — Protects him from Granny’s manipulation, helps remove her psychic mark, and provides supernatural restraint during joint battles 7 9 26 41.
• Wen Keyi — Fellow Awakened who provides communication and agricultural support. Votes for him as captain and stores spare seeds in his vehicle 19 28 44 50.
• Wen Kele — Wen Keyi’s other soul; teases and flirts with him while claiming captaincy herself. Su Nian initially blushes under her attention, but later easily defeats her challenge 26 27 47.
• Tang Zhou — Defends his reputation before becoming his driver. Accepts a position carrying sexual expectations, though no consummated relationship is documented; her ancestral saber skills strongly interest him 14 44 45 48 49.
• Tang Chen — First teaches him about soot camouflage, then asks him about awakening. Later assists with convoy logistics and vehicle salvage 5 19 47.
• Li Sheng — Survivor Su Nian saves from a transferred curse. Cleans his vehicle and seeks an attendant role, but loses his hoped-for driver position to Tang Zhou 18 43 50.
• Su Yue — Grateful that Su Nian’s diversion allows her a final reunion with Fang Cheng. Later joins the Awakened and carries out Su Nian’s order to execute Cao Chong 18 31 33.
• Xiao Shengge — Pays a gold bar for advice and uses their visible association to deter threats. Later reassesses him as more compassionate after watching him protect survivors 34 40.
• Xia Lingling — An Awakened whom he forces to join the convoy. Comes to regard his abilities as exceptionally dangerous and powerful 47 49.
• Big Black Bull — Claimed after the Black King Convoy battle. Clears obstacles, helps displace a wraith, and later pulls the Golden Behemoth 37 38 41 50.
• Liu Yan — Cursed survivor whose attempts to shift lethal danger onto others make her a threat in his eyes. He kills her when she approaches him 18.
• Zhang Yun — Liu Yan’s mother; fears and resents him after her daughter’s death. He later refuses her request for fuel 18 23.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc	Su Nian’s role
Maggot Willow escape	Survives the convoy’s mountain-road disaster and receives his first 200 Survival Points. Uses his first attribute upgrades to overcome exhaustion and two would-be robbers 1 2.
Happiness County scavenging	Avoids Basket-Carrying Granny’s initial trap, fights beside Hao Ren and Gong Qing, and awakens Blood Eye. After having Granny’s mark removed, returns alone to secure transportation 5 7 8 9.
Ghost pursuit farming	Escapes Granny in the Raptor, then deliberately draws several ghosts into targeting him for reward points. His actions look like a rescue effort to observers and fund his Sequence 8 advancement 12 14.
Gas-station wraith hunt	Attacks the Lamp-Skin Wraith with Hao Ren. Its death triggers the companion Shadow-Seam Wraith’s pursuit; Su Nian later helps trap and kill her, earning 8,200 points 20 22 26.
Captaincy	Explains his item abilities as Heavenly Craft and accepts leadership with the Awakened’s support. Delegates everyday management to Hao Ren, then uses Cao Chong’s execution to deter challenges to his authority 28 33.
Black King Convoy ambush	Identifies the opposing Awakened and kills Shui Qin and the chef. The conflict gives way to flight from larger supernatural threats; he takes possession of Big Black Bull 35 36 37.
Burial-mound crisis	Fights Corpse Puppets and rescues survivors, but avoids directly challenging the Grave-Crying Specter. Coordinates an attack that clears the Green-Haired Wraith from the road 40 41.
Convoy consolidation	Recruits Tang Zhou, compels Xia Lingling to join, improves his defensive equipment, and creates the Golden Behemoth. Establishes bull-powered travel while continuing to raise his attributes 45 47 49 50.

Trivia

• Hao Ren and Gong Qing consider Blood Eye a possible Miracle Sequence, but this is their assessment rather than a separately confirmed classification 17.
• Hao Ren suspects Su Nian’s eagerness to kill wraiths is a Sequence toxin. Su Nian privately treats that explanation as useful cover for his pursuit of Survival Points 23.
• His claim that he may be the strongest human in the apocalypse is his own comparison of attributes, not an established world ranking 29.
• He persuades the conversational system to waive an extra vehicle-modification fee by flattering it 48.