The superstar regretted it

"What? Sis, you gave that guy the gasoline?"

"Sis, have you lost your mind? That was a whole can of gasoline!"

"We only had two cans altogether! What are we supposed to use now? No! Sis, I'm going to get it back."

When Zhou Xiaoxiao learned that his sister had actually given away a can of gasoline, he nearly lost it.

That was a whole can of gasoline.

Before the apocalypse, it might not have been worth much, but in the world as it was now, it was a lifeline.

Without gasoline, their car would be useless.

There was no need to explain what situation the siblings would face then.

Besides, with that car as their means of transport, they had to collect gasoline whenever they went out gathering supplies.

And both siblings were ordinary people.

They had nearly died collecting those two cans of gasoline.

Now she had simply given one away without getting anything in return.

"Xiao Xiao, don't go. He's a Sequence Transcendent! We can't afford to offend him!"

Hearing her brother's words, Zhou Lan felt some regret herself.

But there was nothing she could do. This was the apocalypse, and the glamour of her celebrity status had long since faded.

Yet Zhou Xiaoxiao stubbornly raised his chin. "Sis, so what if he's a Sequence Transcendent? He's only in the mechanic sequence, not a combat sequence like Captain Chu. We don't need to be afraid of him."

"Besides, with Captain Chu here, what can he do?"

With that, the handsome young man walked straight toward Chen Ye.

Chen Ye had already noticed the commotion.

It was hard not to. The superstar Zhou and her brother already drew plenty of attention, and the boy had raised his voice, seemingly on purpose, as though trying to pressure Chen Ye.

Even without making any effort to listen, Chen Ye could hear every word clearly.

Chen Ye lit a cigarette and cast a sidelong glance at the boy approaching him, an amused smile curling his lips.

The boy stopped in front of Chen Ye, forcing himself to look calm.

"Mr... Mr. Chen... That can of gasoline my sister gave you..."

Chen Ye blew a thick cloud of smoke into the boy's face. The boy frowned and waved it away.

Chen Ye lifted his chin without saying a word.

Keeping his head down, the boy took the can of gasoline off Chen Ye's Motor Tricycle.

This little incident drew the attention of everyone in the convoy.

Some watched Chen Ye with gloating expressions.

Others looked at Zhou Lan and her brother as though they were idiots.

To dare offend a Sequence Transcendent in an apocalypse like this-they would never even know what killed them.

Plenty of people couldn't get a chance to curry favor with one, no matter how hard they tried.

Zhou Lan watched from a distance the entire time without stopping her brother.

When Chen Ye looked her way, she guiltily turned her head aside.

Chen Ye didn't particularly care that the gasoline had been taken back.

So they had taken it. She wasn't the only one with gasoline.

Chen Ye walked over to Chu Che.

The barefoot young man with the distinguished air gave him a gentle smile.

"I can give you a discount on a can of gasoline. How about eighteen jin of rice?"

"How about no? You're gouging me!"

"Heh... Zhou Lan won't trade with you, but I will. I'm helping you out, and you call that gouging?"

Chen Ye shook his head. "I want to trade some information for your gasoline."

"Worthless information won't buy you a can of gasoline."

"I guarantee it's valuable. It's a way to deal with the uncanny!"

At that, Chu Che's expression immediately turned serious. "Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course. Black dog blood can't kill the uncanny, but it does have some effect on them."

Chu Che's eyes widened at those words, shock spreading across his face.

Then he murmured, "Of course. Why didn't I think of that? Even if it can't kill them, having any effect at all is already impressive."

"That information is worth a can of gasoline."

"I also want your solar charging panel."

"That depends on how effective your black dog blood method is against the uncanny."

"..."

They watched Chen Ye obtain a can of gasoline from the captain with just a few words.

The Zhou siblings exchanged looks, both seeing the same bewildered uncertainty in the other's eyes.

Chen Ye went to find Nana next.

The strongest fighter in this convoy wasn't the titan sequence member still recovering from his injuries, but the sword immortal sequence girl standing before him.

If not for her, that big oaf in the titan sequence would probably have died long ago.

"What are you planning to do to Zhou Lan and her brother?"

That was the first thing Nana asked.

Chen Ye shrugged. "What would I do? They're not the only ones with gasoline, anyway."

"Yeah, right. I don't believe you. None of you men are any good. Who knows what you're scheming?"

The young sword immortal's eyes said only one thing: I don't believe you.

"All right, all right. I'm here to trade for a blade..."

Chen Ye repeated to Nana what he had told Chu Che.

Nana reacted the same way, looking utterly surprised.

Using that information, Chen Ye traded for a blade from the young sword immortal.

It was an outdoor machete, measuring over forty centimeters from the tip of the blade to the end of the handle.

It had a wooden handle, a black blade, and a thick spine, with a satisfying heft in his hand.

Its sheath was a leather sleeve that could hang from his waist, making it easy to draw whenever he needed it.

According to Nana, the machete was made by a Japanese brand.

Before the apocalypse, it had supposedly cost over three thousand yuan, and could fetch over five thousand on the secondary market.

When Chen Ye picked out that machete, Nana's face tightened with the pain of parting with it.

As for the fact that black dog blood could be used against the uncanny...

Chen Ye had no intention of keeping it to himself.

Humanity was clearly at a severe disadvantage in its war against the uncanny. In just a few short months, over ninety percent of the human population had been lost.

Any scrap of information that could help fight the uncanny was valuable.

Chen Ye didn't mind spreading the word.

Chen Ye, though, didn't go to the bus to trade for supplies.

He very much wanted that two-kilowatt-hour portable power station, but the big oaf in the titan sequence hadn't woken up yet, and no one else could make the decision.

Meanwhile, the Zhou siblings were stunned.

They didn't know what Chen Ye had said to Chu Che and Nana.

All they saw was Chen Ye exchange a few words with the two of them and come away with a can of gasoline and an outdoor machete.

Zhou Xiaoxiao, in particular, recognized the machete Chen Ye had obtained from Nana.

He had wanted that machete for ages, but Nana's asking price was too high, and he had never managed to gather enough supplies.

Yet she had handed it over to Chen Ye so easily.

Zhou Xiaoxiao couldn't understand it.

At the same time, Chen Ye also obtained two small bags of black dog blood.

There were two black dogs in the convoy, both kept by survivors.

Getting hold of those dogs would have been difficult for Chen Ye, but it was a different story for Chu Che.

Chu Che had acquired both black dogs from their original owners with just some chocolate and sausages.

Chen Ye returned to his Motor Tricycle.

A few pieces of women's clothing had been traded away from his stall.

"Attention, attention! The convoy will leave in fifteen minutes! Leaving in fifteen minutes!"

The announcement came from the loudspeaker on Chu Che's modified off-road vehicle, and many survivors who had yet to finish trading grew visibly anxious.

Chen Ye, however, calmly rummaged through his cargo bed and pulled out a bundle of crossbow bolts.

Most of these bolts were homemade. They were crudely fashioned, but better than nothing.

He had long since used up the bolts that had originally come with his hand crossbow.

Now that he had the machete, Chen Ye took the opportunity to make some adjustments to his bolts.

He had to admit that this outdoor machete from an unfamiliar Japanese brand worked very well.

Finally, he dropped the adjusted bolts into a bag of black dog blood, tied the opening tightly shut, and tossed it into a corner of the cargo bed.

Soon, the convoy began to move.

Chu Che's modified off-road vehicle led the way.

Nana's vehicle followed, with the bus behind it.

Even now, Chen Ye still hadn't seen the third Sequence Transcendent.

Chen Ye followed directly behind the bus, effectively becoming the convoy's fourth-ranking member.

Behind him came the superstar Zhou Lan's car.