Su Qingqian

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Su Qingqian (苏清浅)
Species/Race	Human 34
Gender	Female 16
Apparent Age	Approximately eighteen or nineteen when first encountered in person 16
Origin	Zhejiang Province 18
Affiliation	Lin Hui’s RV crew 16 19
Occupation/Role	Mechanic, salvage specialist, technical support, and cook; formerly a first-year art academy student 18 34 39 49
Specialization	Machinery, Tier 1 / Rank 1 16 34
Status	Alive and assisting the operation against Yang Antong as of the latest provided chapter 50
First Appearance	Chapter 9, through a private trade message; first in-person appearance in Chapter 16 9 16

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Machinery — Tier 1, already awakened	16	Her first revealed specialization grants an extraordinary affinity for mechanical structures and greatly improves vehicle repair, modification, and dismantling. Her mental power is later documented as 25 28.
Machinery — Rank 1, proficiency 15.5%	34	Building and installing an automatic vehicle-cleaning system adds 10 percentage points of proficiency and raises Spirit by one point, to 26. She has not advanced to Rank 2.

Recorded Attributes

Attribute	Value
Spirit	26 34
Constitution	3, combining strength, defense, and speed 34
Sanity	100/100 34
Physical condition	Healthy, with mild hunger 34

• Advancing a specialization requires 100% proficiency and its specific upgrade blueprint. Su Qingqian also identifies extraordinary materials as part of the requirements for Tier 2 advancement 34 48.

Background / History

Before entering the survival world, Su Qingqian was a first-year student at an art academy in Zhejiang. After arriving in the Zombie Wasteland, she reunited with her college classmate Xiao Ya. Su Qingqian’s tank and Xiao Ya’s Reconnaissance specialization made them an effective survival partnership 18 19.

The Feral Wolf Guild deceived them by posing as survivors who needed help. Xiao Ya covered Su Qingqian’s escape and was killed. Left alone, Su Qingqian relied on her tank as her last refuge, surviving on hard compressed biscuits and cold water. The sight of Xiao Ya’s mutilated body became a recurring nightmare 18 19 36.

Su Qingqian first contacted Lin Hui to exchange nine Axe Gun rounds for antibiotics. She subsequently sold him the coordinates of an abandoned arms factory for one unit of Universal Fuel, warning that it contained a Level 2 zombie and more than a hundred Level 1 zombies 9 10.

Their first face-to-face meeting occurred after Lin Hui killed the Tier 3 White Thorn threatening her stranded tank. With its tracks and drive shaft broken, she could not leave. She secured a ride by demonstrating her Machinery specialization, restoring the RV’s damaged armor, and consenting to have her tank dismantled as payment 16.

Appearance

• Hair and eyes: Black, silky hair and bright black eyes 16 17 23.
• Complexion and build: Fair skin, delicate features, and long, straight legs; her appearance is repeatedly described as cute and innocent 19 20 34.
• Initial condition: Wears a padded jacket, with her face smeared in grease after sheltering inside the tank 16.
• Clothing aboard the RV: Initially borrows Lin Hui’s oversized white bathrobe while her clothes are being washed. Later wears his spare white shirts, including one paired with denim shorts 17 20 34.

Personality

Su Qingqian is resourceful and determined to be valued for her abilities. When Lin Hui dismisses the possibility of taking in a “pretty ornament,” she rejects the label and demonstrates a repair rather than relying solely on sympathy. She also bargains aggressively during their early information trade 10 16.

Her expressive, playful side emerges once she has dependable shelter and food. She complains privately about Lin Hui’s demanding work arrangements, cries with relief over hot pot, and enthusiastically promises to dismantle whatever he needs. Spicy food is a particular favorite 18.

Her trust in Lin Hui gradually makes her bolder. She progresses from fearing the RV’s route through ruins to suggesting that they pursue a Feral Wolf Guild convoy. She openly admits that she feels brave because he is with her 17 39.

Su Qingqian is attracted to Lin Hui and becomes jealous of Liu Xi’s beauty, competence, and closeness to him. She seeks his attention by sitting beside him and feeding him fruit, but also helps Liu Xi settle into the RV and accepts her praise sincerely 29 34 35.

Her normally gentle demeanor changes sharply when she encounters those responsible for Xiao Ya’s death. Grief and hatred briefly overwhelm her caution, prompting her to try to rush outside before Lin Hui restrains her 36.

Abilities & Skills

Machinery Specialization

Awakening Machinery instantly supplied Su Qingqian with extensive mechanical knowledge, transforming her from a novice into a master mechanic 39.

• Understands unfamiliar components’ functions and operating principles at a glance 39.
• Perceives the internal structure of a walkie-talkie and senses individual components changing during the RV’s upgrade 23 31.
• Can hand-build devices within human engineering capabilities when sufficient materials are available 49.
• Remains limited to Tier 1 engineering rather than the fully extraordinary capabilities described for Tier 2 specializations 49.
• Supernatural specialization effects consume mental energy 24.

Vehicle Repair and Salvage

• Armor restoration: Neutralizes a White Thorn’s lingering corrosive toxin and restores the RV’s defense to 100%. She warns that untreated corrosion would ruin the affected plate within three days 16.
• Glass repair: Removes a windshield scratch in less than three seconds using a clear liquid and a faint blue glow 24.
• Dismantling: Efficiently strips wrecked vehicles, factory structures, and roadside scrap for usable materials 17 27 31 38.
• Material assessment: Recognizes the exceptional quality of blue titanium alloy and is entrusted with examining a sample 31.

Engineering and Explosives

• Automatic cleaning system: Builds a high-pressure spray and rotating-brush system from spare parts. It cleans blood, flesh, slime, dust, and mud from the RV, including its windows, radar, and autocannon, without anyone going outside 34.
• Remote mines: Converts pressure-triggered anti-tank mines for remote detonation when the necessary components are supplied 40 41.
• Mine deployment: Uses a specially made mine-laying tool to conceal the canyon ambush’s mines in ten minutes 41.
• Combat drones: Modifies a drone to carry and drop explosives, then operates a combat-and-reconnaissance drone during the hospital investigation 41 45.
• Further development: Plans to build additional drones and requests gunpowder, sensors, and batteries through Liu Xi 43.

Communications and Electronic Deception

• Detects a concealed tracker in Tang Chuan’s walkie-talkie 23.
• Cracks a Feral Wolf Guild communicator’s password and frequency, revealing convoy locations and intercepted conversations 39.
• Removes both physical and software tracking in under fifteen minutes, making the communicator appear destroyed to other guild devices 39.
• Builds a Voiceprint Simulator that reproduces Hu Wei’s voice, tone, and tremor from recordings of his speech and cries. Its loaded model reports 100% similarity during the later deception 43 50.

Combat Support and Cooking

• Operates the RV’s autocannon in overload mode to suppress a Tier 3 male White Thorn, creating an opening for Liu Xi’s killing shot 27.
• Provides aerial reconnaissance and reacts to Liu Xi’s disappearance by sending the drone through a hospital window 45.
• Prepares breakfast and serves as the RV’s cook. Although she favors spicy dishes, she later prepares both spicy and mild food to accommodate the crew’s tastes 20 34 49.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Toolbox and repair kit — Contains tools and repair substances used for armor treatment, glass restoration, and electronic disassembly 16 24 39.
• Tank, former vehicle — Her original refuge and means of escape. Surrendered as payment for joining the RV and dismantled into 150 units of special steel and 30 sets of electronic components 16 19.
• Electronic Map Chip, transferred to Lin Hui — Xiao Ya’s keepsake, containing important Zombie Wasteland locations. It explains Su Qingqian’s knowledge of the arms factory and identifies the nearby Aviation Parts Factory 19.

Relationships

• Lin Hui — Employer, protector, and romantic interest. Their arrangement begins as an exchange of labor and salvage for transport, then develops into trust and affection. He promises to avenge Xiao Ya and later kills one of her tormentors on their behalf 16 18 19 35 37.
• Xiao Ya — College classmate and former survival partner. Her reconnaissance complemented Su Qingqian’s tank; she died covering Su Qingqian’s escape and left her the map chip 19.
• Liu Xi — Fellow crew member and teammate. Su Qingqian helps her aboard, introduces her to the RV’s comforts, and works alongside her in ambush preparations, while privately viewing her as a rival for Lin Hui’s attention 28 29 35 40.
• Bai Ling — Fellow crew member and doctor. Su Qingqian is astonished by her Tier 2 specialization, flustered by her disregard for modesty, and disturbed by the Mother Worm implanted in her body 48 49.
• Feral Wolf Guild — Enemies responsible for Xiao Ya’s death. Su Qingqian later contributes the communications interception, explosives, and voice imitation used against them 19 36 39 41 50.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Joining the RV and Securing Upgrade Materials

• Initially intends to leave once she finds another unclaimed vehicle, but reconsiders after experiencing Lin Hui’s protection and recognizing the value of their partnership 19.
• Identifies an Aviation Parts Factory as a possible source of the titanium alloy required for the RV’s Level 4 upgrade 17.
• Repairs damage during the factory battle, supports the fight against the male White Thorn, and dismantles the battlefield’s vehicles and structures afterward 24 27.

Revenge and Operations Against the Feral Wolf Guild

• Recognizes a leather-jacketed deputy hall master as one of Xiao Ya’s killers. Lin Hui destroys his convoy and executes him, after which Su Qingqian embraces Lin Hui and thanks him through tears 36 37.
• Recovers and disables the guild communicator’s tracking, allowing the crew to monitor enemies without revealing their own position 38 39.
• Prepares the mines and bombing drone used to trap another convoy in a canyon 40 41.
• Supplies Hu Wei’s cloned voice for a larger deception aimed at drawing Azure Wolf Hall master Yang Antong into an ambush 43 50.

Benevolence Hospital and the Expanded Crew

• Witnesses Lin Hui’s pocket storage dimension and Infinite Synthesis demonstration, strengthening her admiration for him 44 45.
• Supports Liu Xi’s hospital reconnaissance by drone. After the drone is destroyed, remains aboard the locked RV while Lin Hui goes to rescue Liu Xi 45.
• Helps welcome Bai Ling and participates in the team meeting assessing her medical and zombie-control abilities 48 49.
• Adds staged explosions to Lin Hui’s distress call, helping convince Yang Antong to bring twenty-five armed vehicles toward Benevolence Hospital 50.

Notable Quotes

“I’m not a pretty ornament!” 16

“Boss. Yes, I’m calling you boss from now on. Tomorrow, I’ll dismantle anything you tell me to! Even a Gundam!” 18

“Um... I only dared to think that because you’re here, boss...” 39