Swordmaster, Blademaster, Giant

Chapter 33

The commotion inside the service station was considerable.

Even Lin Yi heard it.

After getting out of his vehicle, he saw three people walking toward them.

Of the twin sisters, one looked furious while the other wore a faintly sorrowful expression. Their ponytails swayed behind their heads, and with their neat sportswear, they would have drawn attention anywhere.

Then there was the towering Wang Meng following behind them. Whatever his Sequence was, it had given him an exceptionally large, muscular build.

He had to be at least two and a half meters tall.

Ji Qingcang handed his daughter to his wife, who was cooking, then came straight over to stand beside Lin Yi.

Liu Chuan ran over with an umbrella, splashing through the rainwater, and immediately began explaining.

"They're here to join us. I think we can take them in."

"You spied on them?"

Lin Yi's gaze landed on Liu Chuan, and he instinctively stepped back.

He knew exactly what the Passive Gourd did.

Since Liu Chuan had already used it, he would turn into Nanliang sooner or later, and eventually become a woman completely.

It was best to keep his distance for now.

Even Ji Qingcang frowned, then obediently followed his instincts and shuffled a small step aside.

Liu Chuan's mouth twitched. With a trace of resentment, he said, "Weren't you the ones who said my Sequence needs me to spy on people to advance? Now you're treating me like I'm not even human?"

"That's not what we meant. Don't get the wrong idea."

Lin Yi laughed. "Well, uh, nice weather today. You talk to them. I'll go see if the food's ready."

"I'll go look after my daughter."

With that, Ji Qingcang also hurried away.

That finally broke Liu Chuan's composure. I'm still a man right now, and I'm not interested in men! Is this really how you're going to treat me?

"Captain Liu!"

The twins and Wang Meng walked up together.

Shen Qingqing was straightforward and immediately said, "We want to join your Survival Rules Convoy. Are you still taking people?"

"We are!"

Liu Chuan already knew about these three.

The Hope Convoy was downright absurd. Sequence Transcendents had to bow and scrape, then share their food and drink equally with ordinary people.

Wasn't that just insane?

If that Minister Qian had been in the Survival Rules Convoy, Lin Yi would probably have dismembered him with his chainsaw long ago.

Still putting on airs as a leader during the apocalypse-one look was enough to tell that sort of person had been spoiled rotten.

"Welcome aboard, all three of you. From now on, you're part of our Survival Rules Convoy. We'll all need to help each other out."

Liu Chuan shook hands with all three with a smile, then said, "Now, our convoy has three rules. You'll need to keep them firmly in mind."

The three paused, a little surprised. They hadn't expected this convoy to be so well organized that it even had its own rules.

Shen Qingqing and the others immediately grew curious about them.

"First is self-reliance. You collect your own supplies, and that goes for ordinary people too. If there's something you need, you can trade for it."

"Second is what you bring to the table. The three of you need to tell me your Sequences, and I'll explain the situation with the three of us too."

"Third is fair cooperation. We Sequence Transcendents pool our supplies and distribute them fairly, making sure everyone gets what they need."

After explaining the three rules, Liu Chuan waited to see whether they had anything to say.

The three exchanged glances and immediately felt that the Survival Rules Convoy offered more hope than the Hope Convoy.

Now this was a proper convoy.

Its members found their own ways to obtain supplies. Everyone supported themselves, and if they needed something, they traded their own supplies for it.

If you had no supplies, you went hungry. Nothing could be more transparent or straightforward.

As for the last two rules, those applied to Sequence Transcendents.

Shen Qingqing and the others understood that too. Sharing supplies among themselves was better than handing them over to be split equally with ordinary people.

"Captain Liu, I'm Shen Qingqing. My Sequence is [Swordmaster]."

Shen Qingqing was the first to introduce herself.

Beside her, Shen Chuchu spoke gently. "Hello, Captain Liu. I'm Qingqing's younger sister, Shen Chuchu. My Sequence is [Blademaster]. Sorry for the trouble, but we'll be relying on you to look after my sister and me from now on. My sister has a bit of a temper, so please bear with her."

"Wang Meng. [Giant] Sequence."

Wang Meng was more direct. He reached out to shake Liu Chuan's hand and smiled. "Sorry for the trouble, Captain Liu. I'll be counting on you from now on."

All three Sequences sounded combat-related.

And Shen Qingqing and Shen Chuchu both carried weapons-a sword and a blade-so their claims certainly seemed credible.

As for Wang Meng...

His height and build did seem consistent with the [Giant] Sequence.

But there was no telling yet whether it was true.

Perhaps an opportunity would come later to see him in action.

"No problem, no problem. I'm Liu Chuan, [Watcher] Sequence. The one holding the child over there is Ji Qingcang. You can just call him Old Ji. The girl in his arms is his daughter, Ji Xiaoxiao. His Sequence is [Beastman · Bear]."

Liu Chuan introduced Ji Qingcang and Lin Yi to the three. "The white-haired guy is Lin Yi, [Criminal] Sequence. People in the convoy call him 'Ruthless Lin' behind his back. He's our best fighter, and the last person you want to provoke. He killed two Tier One Aberrations by himself before, and he also teamed up with Old Ji to fight a Tier Two Aberration."

They sucked in a sharp breath.

Was he really that formidable?

Killing two Tier One Aberrations alone was practically unthinkable.

Shen Qingqing and Shen Chuchu hadn't awakened very long ago. They had only followed Wang Xufei to stay alive.

They had seen how powerful Tier One Aberrations were and had tried fighting them.

But killing one was still beyond them.

Wang Meng had fought a Tier One Aberration without being at a disadvantage, but even he had never killed one.

With someone that ruthless in the Survival Rules Convoy, no wonder they had managed to kill the people from the Queen Convoy. Most likely, Lin Yi had been the one responsible.

Excellent!

The stronger their teammates, the safer everyone would be, right?

"Food's ready!"

Liu Man called out from behind them.

Liu Chuan smiled at the three. "Come on, have something to eat with us. There are fewer of us now, so we're all eating together from one big pot. Hope you don't mind."

"Not at all, not at all. Having anything to eat is good enough."

Wang Meng couldn't help swallowing.

He could already smell the stir-fried meat. Since the apocalypse began, he had almost forgotten what it tasted like.

Even the Shen sisters couldn't help gazing over eagerly.

When they saw Lin Yi turn and leave with a huge bowl of rice mixed with meat, both exclaimed, "The convoy even has rice?"

"Old Lin collected it earlier. Don't let that fierce look fool you. He's actually a pretty good guy."

Watching Lin Yi return to his vehicle to eat, Liu Chuan explained, "Ever since I met him, he's stayed on his guard. If it weren't for him, I'd probably have died on the road while fleeing long ago. As long as you don't go out of your way to provoke him, he's pretty easy to talk to..."