Three ways to advance a Sequence

Chapter 22

Seeing so many people wanting to leave, Liu Chuan grew anxious.

What were these people thinking?

Their Survival Rules Convoy had brought them all the way here from Zhenning County alive.

And now they all wanted to leave?

What a bunch of ungrateful bastards!

"Captain Liu, it looks like you have some internal problems in your convoy."

Zhou Haitao chuckled. "Since everyone wants to follow me, I'll make sure to keep them alive. Rest assured, Captain Liu."

Liu Chuan wanted to say more, but Ji Qingcang put a hand on his shoulder, signaling him to leave it alone.

He also knew this was unavoidable.

These people had been thinking about leaving for a long time. Rather than keeping it bottled up, they might as well say it outright.

Now that someone was willing to lead them away, Ji Qingcang was actually glad to see it happen.

Everyone had their own ambitions. They couldn't tie everyone down with ropes.

If the convoy wanted to go farther, they needed to kick out those with divided loyalties as soon as possible. Otherwise, there would be endless trouble down the road.

"Captain Liu, we'll be leaving, then. Hopefully, we'll meet again farther down the road."

Zhou Haitao rubbed his bald head, then left with his underlings. More than six hundred people went with them.

In an instant, the entire rest stop felt empty.

Lin Yi had Wang Gui do a head count and found that only 172 people remained.

They had left Zhenning County with over a thousand people, yet now only 172 were willing to follow them.

This really was...

"Ji, why did you let them leave?"

Liu Chuan asked anxiously, "Wouldn't it be better for everyone to migrate together? We might need their help later."

"If you kept them here, sooner or later, they'd get these 172 people killed."

Ji Qingcang said gravely, "They only followed us to stay alive. Once they couldn't get anything out of us, they would naturally start entertaining other ideas."

Beside them, Lin Yi lit a cigarette and nodded with a chuckle. "Liu Chuan, the migration won't be easy, and people's hearts are just as hard to read. You need to think things through more."

"What?"

Liu Chuan looked at the two of them in confusion.

"The more people there are, the more we'll attract aberrations. Could you handle the Rain Man, a Tier Three Aberration?"

Lin Yi shook his head. "Ji and I have seen how powerful a Tier Two Aberration is. We certainly wouldn't dare take on a Tier Three Aberration. Splitting up was bound to happen sooner or later."

In fact, back in Zhenning County, Lin Yi had already considered leaving with a small group.

But the convoy had only just been formed, and Liu Chuan needed to establish his authority as captain, so Lin Yi hadn't brought it up.

Now that so many people had left, Lin Yi took the opportunity to explain it to him.

"In other words, the people who left were ungrateful bastards. Rather than letting them put us in danger, we'd be better off keeping these 172 people alive."

Lin Yi patted Liu Chuan's shoulder. "Right now, you shouldn't be thinking about the people who left, but these 172 people. They all stayed because they trust us. Don't let them down!"

Those who stayed would become true members of the Survival Rules Convoy in the days ahead.

That was exactly what Lin Yi hoped to see.

Liu Chuan fell silent for a moment before asking with a frown, "But why did Zhou Haitao take so many people with him? He shouldn't have the strength to protect them, should he?"

"Maybe it has something to do with his Sequence."

Lin Yi speculated, "His Sequence probably has something to do with the number of people around him."

In his view, Zhou Haitao definitely had something else in mind, and he was certain to become a dangerous presence in the future.

At that moment, Zhou Haitao earned a place on Lin Yi's watch list.

If they met again, a serious clash might break out.

"They probably don't have anyone with the [Watcher] Sequence, so they're destined never to reach the North."

Ji Qingcang said thoughtfully, "Captain Liu, we don't need to concern ourselves with them. Focus on the people who remain. Lin Yi is right. They all stayed because they trust us."

Hearing this, Liu Chuan took a deep breath and nodded firmly. "Rest assured, everyone. I'll definitely lead you to the North!"

The people who stayed let out long breaths of relief when they heard Liu Chuan's promise.

At least they had heard what they wanted to hear, hadn't they?

Those who stayed could all be considered smart people. They understood perfectly well that the fewer people the convoy had, the safer it would be.

That was the main reason they were willing to stay.

"Ji, how can I advance my Sequence?"

Liu Chuan approached Ji Qingcang and asked solemnly, determination in his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Ji Qingcang couldn't help curling his lips into a smile.

Good.

This was the captain he wanted.

"I thought you'd never ask."

Ji Qingcang laughed. "Perfect timing. Since everyone's resting, I'll explain it to you and Lin Yi."

He had briefly mentioned Sequence advancement before, but Lin Yi and Liu Chuan hadn't had a chance to ask about it. Since Ji Qingcang hadn't gone into detail, they had assumed it was confidential information.

Now it seemed they had been overthinking it.

"There are actually three ways to advance a Sequence. The first is to rely on a Prophet's divination. This information has already been made public, though probably not many people know about it yet."

Ji Qingcang patiently explained it to the two of them. "The second is to take a Promotion Potion. Someone with the [Potion Maker] Sequence has to prepare it, and that's probably no easy task."

"As for the third, you hunt aberrations. Killing them gives you a kind of special energy. I expect that information will be made public soon."

Lin Yi frowned slightly at those words.

Special energy?

When Lin Yi had killed a Tier One Aberration and a Tier One Zombie, a gray stream of energy had indeed appeared.

At the time, he had only seen it being absorbed by the Soul-Devouring Saw and assumed the saw was absorbing their souls.

Now it seemed the Soul-Devouring Saw had blocked his view, causing him to misunderstand.

That gray energy must have entered his body.

"[Prophet] is the advancement of the [Watcher] Sequence. It grants a divination ability that can uncover all sorts of hidden information."

Ji Qingcang looked at Liu Chuan. "And I happen to know how a [Watcher] can advance to [Prophet]!"

At that moment, Liu Chuan could hardly wait.

"According to what I know, a Prophet can divine how each Sequence advances, and the results all have something to do with the Sequence's name!"

Ji Qingcang explained slowly, "The first [Watcher] managed to advance because he kept 'watching' other people. After doing it enough times, he successfully advanced. I suspect Lin Yi's [Criminal] Sequence most likely requires him to commit crimes. As for my [Beastman · Bear], I haven't got a clue..."