A month was enough to change many people's outlooks.
Xu Xiaohan, the leader of this convoy, was no exception.
Watching the pickup truck approach, Xu Xiaohan made out the figure in the driver's seat.
Those cold eyes made even her hesitate.
Did she really want someone like this in her convoy?
After only a moment, she made her choice and raised a hand, signaling for Lin Yi to stop.
"Hello!"
As the pickup stopped in front of her, Xu Xiaohan hurried to explain, "I'm Xu Xiaohan, leader of the Safe Passage Convoy. I wanted to ask if you'd like to join us."
In the driver's seat, Lin Yi kept one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the Soul-Devouring Saw.
At the same time, his gaze swept over the three Sequence Transcendents.
If any of them made a suspicious move, he would send the pickup charging forward and bring the Soul-Devouring Saw down on the woman before him.
Fortunately, they were only inviting him to join their convoy, not stopping him to rob him.
Honestly, Lin Yi was a little tempted.
Although he had just been abandoned by a convoy, Lin Yi also knew that it wouldn't survive much longer.
The rules of this world had changed.
The strong and the weak had already been divided.
Sequence Transcendents were destined to walk the path of the strong.
And Lin Yi still didn't have a clear understanding of the current situation. He needed to interact with other Sequence Transcendents to learn more.
The Safe Passage Convoy seemed like a decent choice.
Besides, humans were social creatures.
Gathering together came with risks, but it also offered more hope.
"Let's not rush."
Lin Yi said calmly, "Tell me how your convoy distributes supplies."
He had to get a clear answer on this.
In his previous convoy, he had managed all the supplies himself. He had figured that everyone had it hard in the apocalypse, so he should be understanding where he could.
And what had that gotten him?
You showed consideration for others, but they wouldn't do the same for you.
They might even take it for granted.
"Everyone finds their own supplies. The convoy is only responsible for leading them in the struggle to survive."
Xu Xiaohan was decisive and immediately explained, "The Safe Passage Convoy seeks only safe passage. The world has changed. Only capable people can survive. Those who aren't capable have nothing ahead of them but death!"
"All right, I'm in!"
Lin Yi's eyes immediately lit up.
The Safe Passage Convoy seemed like a good choice for him.
At least Xu Xiaohan's approach as its leader suited him very well.
No one owed you kindness. If you wanted a better life, you could only rely on yourself.
Seeing Lin Yi agree, Xu Xiaohan let out a breath of relief. She extended her hand with a smile. "Hello, I'm Xu Xiaohan. My Sequence is blade-for-hire, a profession Sequence unique to our country, Huaxia."
"Lin Yi."
Lin Yi reached through the window, gave her hand a brief shake, and immediately withdrew his own.
Seeing how cautious Lin Yi was, Xu Xiaohan said nothing more.
It was the apocalypse. A little vigilance was good for everyone.
"Brother Lin, just call me Da Mei. My Sequence is direction!"
Da Mei took the initiative to greet him, looking eager to get to know Lin Yi.
Behind Da Mei, the man smiled and pushed up his glasses. "Hello, Brother Lin. I'm Liu Chuan. My Sequence is Watcher."
Listening to their introductions, Lin Yi couldn't help frowning.
Blade-for-hire and Watcher were understandable. They sounded like professions or identities, after all.
But Da Mei's Sequence was interesting.
Direction...
Why did that seem a little like my enhancement?
Seeing Lin Yi's gaze settle on Da Mei, Xu Xiaohan asked, "Lin Yi, haven't you heard about the Sequence classifications yet?"
"Sequence classifications?"
Lin Yi's interest was piqued.
"Park your truck off to the side first. We can talk while everyone rests."
Xu Xiaohan glanced back at the people in her convoy, then told Da Mei and Liu Chuan, "Have everyone rest in the village. It's safe for now. Anyone who wants to gather supplies can do so themselves. Just don't let them wander too far!"
"All right!"
Da Mei and Liu Chuan answered, then went straight over to organize the people behind them and lead them into the village.
Lin Yi parked off to the side, got out, and slung his Soul-Devouring Saw onto his back.
The huge blood-red chainsaw looked intimidating and had long since caught Xu Xiaohan's attention.
An Anomalous Object!
No wonder this man had been able to kill the eldritch creatures in Xu Family Village.
With an eldritch weapon on him, he could definitely put up a fight against them.
Lin Yi took a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, then leaned against his truck, watching the vehicles pass.
Sedans, vans, motorcycles, motorized tricycles...
Some people even followed on bicycles, utterly exhausted.
But as these people passed Lin Yi, their eyes were filled with awe and envy.
A Sequence Transcendent!
Regardless of what his ability was, that status alone was enough to make ninety-nine percent of people envy him.
Only after everyone had entered the village did Xu Xiaohan breathe a sigh of relief. "This used to be my home. Now it looks like there's nothing left."
She wanted to go check her house, but she didn't dare.
At that moment, she was afraid of seeing her family's bodies.
Lin Yi glanced at her without saying anything. He understood the current situation all too well.
He had still been in touch with his family earlier, but later they had lost contact completely. After considering the worst-case scenario, he knew he had to do everything possible to stay alive.
"On the way here, we encountered an enormous convoy called the Seed Convoy. They seemed to have come out of the Demon Capital and were planning to head north..."
Xu Xiaohan slowly explained what she knew.
The Seed Convoy had twenty-three Sequence Transcendents, and the convoy itself numbered more than ten thousand people. It was a formidable force.
Among those Sequence Transcendents was someone with an extremely unusual Sequence.
Prophet!
The prophet Sequence was an advanced form of the Watcher Sequence.
After advancing, Watchers could choose from different advancement paths, and prophet was one of them.
No one knew exactly what supernatural ability the prophet possessed.
However, this prophet had learned how Sequence types were classified and had chosen to make that information public.
The people of the Seed Convoy seemed to have humanity's future in mind, explaining the situation to other convoys, large and small, along the way.
As they traveled, they shared what they knew with other convoys.
Sequences could be divided into three categories.
The first consisted of the most common Sequences, those based on professions or identities.
Blade-for-hire, explorer, navigator, sword hero, criminal, ascetic, and so on all belonged to this category of Sequence Transcendents.
The second category was somewhat rarer: Sequences related to natural elements.
Flame-bearer, ice warrior, frost wanderer, plant's favored, and others.
Any Sequence capable of controlling some aspect of the natural elements fell into the second category.
As for the third, it was the most unusual type.
It was simply called the mystery-type Sequence!
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