Zhao Chunfeng

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Early Convoy Leadership

Zhao Chunfeng awakened his Prophecy Sequence at the beginning of the apocalypse. Although he quickly reached Lv10, the Professional advancement bottleneck halted his growth for months. During this period, his Divination helped the Hope Convoy avoid Fierce Beasts and Weird 21 22.

When Luo Fan awakened, Zhao explained the eight basic Sequences and treated him as a partner rather than a subordinate. He required awakened members to pay a portion of their gathered supplies for predictions, explaining that his noncombat Sequence prevented him from safely gathering supplies himself. Ordinary survivors were not charged under the same arrangement 5.

He helped organize the confrontation with Luo Dahai and Luo Xiaohai, whose squad treated survivors as slaves. After their deaths, he offered the survivors a choice: leave freely or join the Hope Convoy. Seven or eight departed, while roughly thirty remained 13 15 18.

Professional Advancement

Ai Si’s death caused the guilt necessary to activate Zhao’s long-delayed promotion trial. The trial placed him beside a pool at the moment Rose abandoned Ai Si during a battle with a stronger Fierce Beast. Still only a Lv10 Prophecy Sequence User, Zhao used Divination to calculate when to shoot the beast’s eye 121 122.

The beast died following the combined attack, and Zhao advanced to Fate Seer Lv11. Rather than celebrate, he immediately hurried to the gravely wounded Ai Si 123.

Yi City Battlefield

At Yi City, Zhao’s Divination could not provide usable guidance, leaving him uncomfortable with deciding the convoy’s route. Peering nevertheless continued to function and showed Luo Fan apparently dying beneath a Third-Tier One-Eyed Giant Weird after dark 157 162 173.

Zhao personally entered the battlefield to warn Luo Fan. He later watched in disbelief as Luo Fan charged the giant despite that warning. Luo Fan survived and subsequently used the incident to challenge Zhao’s interpretation of incomplete future visions 163 166 221.

Solitary Promotion Journey

After reaching Lv20, Zhao learned that he had to travel alone, divine for ten strangers, and help them defy fate. His companions worried both about his safety and about losing the guidance on which the convoy depended. Luo Fan arranged for Black Bird, a Third-Tier Fierce Beast, to accompany and protect him 408 409.

Zhao completed his promotion but was later held in the Puppet Weird’s lair as bait for Luo Fan. Black Bird brought Luo Fan to the location, and both men eventually returned to the convoy. Zhao apologized for his involvement; Luo Fan explained that the Puppet Weird had been targeting him regardless 507 508 509.

His return restored the convoy’s routine of checking routes and safe camping durations through Divination. He also began practicing coin manipulation to make his new Fate Coin skill more controllable 509 511.

Later Campaigns

Zhao joined the expedition to Yi City, insisting that the Hope Convoy’s captain could not stay behind when all its members were going. Later, during the Holy City Beast Tide, he fought from the city wall using Fate Coin’s lightning effect 550 726.

He received a rule-type Weird Crystal from Luo Fan during the Migration Convoy’s journey east. Despite continuing to train, he was still Lv32 when the group prepared for Luo Fan’s campaign against a Ninth-Tier Overlord-Level Weird 770 865.

During the Tokyo escape, Zhao survived aboard a battered boat while several companions died or suffered severe injuries. He informed Luo Fan that An Xiaoran had been swallowed by the Weird while covering the convoy’s retreat. He later enthusiastically supported Luo Fan’s departure when the opportunity to resurrect her arrived 1067 1076.

Appearance

• Glasses: Adjusts them while discussing Zhang Da’s betrayal 823.
• Smoking: Frequently appears with a cigarette or exhales smoke during serious conversations 11 608.

Personality

Zhao combines a stated commitment to fairness with firm expectations of equivalent exchange. He opposes taking supplies from ordinary survivors, gives freed survivors the choice to leave, and regards awakened convoy members as partners. At the same time, he charges for predictions and bargains over the division of spoils 5 13 18 19.

He constantly needles Luo Fan, often presenting uncomfortable truths with a straight face. His deadpan announcement that the Evil Blood Fruit increased his absorption speed becomes a lesson in showing off for Ximen Chuixue. Zhao also enjoys free meals enough to finish breakfast before announcing that he is leaving the convoy 310 408.

His teasing has boundaries. He refuses to undermine Luo Fan in front of outsiders and privately values Luo Fan’s continued respect for older companions despite his increasing strength. After Luo Fan loses an ability while rescuing him, Zhao deliberately avoids using that loss as material for mockery 237 511.

As a leader, he recognizes the value of caution. He willingly leaves the convoy’s major decisions to Luo Fan because Luo consistently prepares escape routes and safeguards against betrayal. His understanding of Luo’s habits lets him remain calm when Zhang Da steals the Demon-Breaking Dagger 797 823.

Abilities & Skills

Divination

Zhao’s foundational skill reads fortunes and guides the convoy’s movements 5 21.

• Route selection: Determines favorable directions, including the southwest route for Luo Fan and An Xiaoran 180.
• Travel and supply planning: Predicts fuel availability and approaching trouble 110.
• Safe camping windows: Can specify how long the convoy may remain in one place, including fourteen-hour and twenty-hour windows 406 509.
• Targeted inquiries: Confirms Rose is alive and assesses the likelihood of encountering the Supreme Convoy 110 135.
• Emergency combat use: Can be overtaxed to calculate a crucial shot. Doing so against the black bear leaves him physically drained and reduces Divination’s accuracy for about two days 17 21.
• Limits: Fails on some locations or targets, including the Yi City battlefield, the Weird Bride’s whereabouts, and Yamato’s location. Stacked coins can indicate an unreadable result 173 243 274 984.

Stargazing

Listed as the Prophecy Sequence’s second basic skill, acquired at Lv6 5.

Peering

The first skill of Zhao’s Professional Sequence is a passive ability that reveals fragments of fate 135 162.

• Random activation: Zhao cannot freely choose when it triggers or what it shows 614.
• Long-range foresight: A vision of Rose taking a blow for An Xiaoran comes true nearly half a year later 608.
• Independent operation: Continues working at Yi City when Divination is unusable 173.
• Incomplete information: Visions may show mundane events or omit the context needed to interpret them correctly. Luo Fan’s apparent death beneath the One-Eyed Giant proves misleading 221 255.

Fate Strike

A Lv16 skill that uses foresight and lines of fate to calculate a ranged attack 230 231 268.

• Determines when, where, and at what angle Zhao should fire 231.
• Allows him to contribute precise attacks despite his prophecy specialization 265 408.
• Requires concentration to untangle the many intersecting lines of fate and identify the needed one 268.

Fate Coin

A Second-Tier skill with two possible effects, determined by the coin’s final orientation 509.

• The coin must flip at least twenty times in the air 509.
• An uncontrolled result can heal an enemy or injure an ally. Zhao practices controlling the coin to direct the outcome, but complete mastery is not established 509 511.
• Demonstrably kills Second-Tier Fierce Beasts with lightning during the Holy City Beast Tide 726.

Enhanced Weird Qi Absorption

• Eating an Evil Blood Fruit increases Zhao’s Weird Qi absorption speed by approximately 30% 310.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Handgun — An ordinary-quality firearm used to compensate for his early lack of combat skills. He combines it with Divination to shoot a black bear through the eye and later uses it in his advancement trial 15 17 122 160.
• Long-Range Sniping Bow — A Second-Tier Uncanny Artifact with a 500-meter range and artifact rating of 110. Cannot be used while moving, which suits Zhao’s stationary, calculated shots. Purchased from Luo Fan for four Second-Order Weird Crystals, with half the price paid initially 230 231.
• Snake Scales Armor — Made from Second-Tier Fierce Beast scales fused with a Weird Crystal. Slightly improves defense; requires coating with Fierce Beast blood every ten days or becomes easily damaged. Artifact rating: 25 160.
• Illusion Incense — A consumable Uncanny Artifact that distorts nearby light and makes the user difficult to locate. Also interferes with the user’s sense of direction. Artifact rating: 60 160.
• Divination implements — Initially uses three steel coins; later purchases a tortoise shell and three antique copper coins through the Trading Section, saying they help his readings 243 344.
• Doomsday Phone — Communicates with Luo Fan and the convoy; its unavailability contributes to concern during his disappearance 173 507.
• Rule-type Weird Crystal — Receives one from Luo Fan during the convoy’s eastward migration; no resulting advancement is specified 770.

Relationships

• Luo Fan — Partner, close friend, and frequent target of mutual teasing. Zhao teaches him Sequence fundamentals and gives him a Beast-Fang Short Blade early on. He later entrusts major decisions to Luo and relies on his judgment during crises 5 8 797 1109.
• Niu Dagang — Longtime convoy companion. Dagang strongly worries about Zhao traveling alone and is the first to check him for injuries after his rescue 408 509.
• Ai Si — His death supplies the guilt that activates Zhao’s Professional trial. Zhao intervenes to save him within that trial and later raises the possibility of restoring him through soul-related powers or Uncanny Artifacts 121 122 123 135.
• An Xiaoran — Convoy companion whose future Zhao repeatedly glimpses. He warns Luo Fan about an important vision involving her cross and later supports the effort to resurrect her 614 1076.
• Rose — Supports giving her one final chance after her betrayal and compensation offer. Peering later reveals both her survival and her eventual sacrifice for An Xiaoran 39 135 608.
• Uncle Li — Driver of Zhao’s off-road vehicle and his spokesman among the survivors 5.
• Black Bird — Accompanies Zhao on his solitary promotion journey as protection arranged by Luo Fan. Returns to fetch Luo when Zhao is trapped in the Puppet Weird’s lair 409 507.
• Ximen Chuixue — Convoy companion who records Zhao’s understated boasting as a technique worth imitating 310.

Notable Quotes

“Since you're already a sequence user, you don't need to call me Leader. You look younger than me, so just call me Brother Zhao. Now that you've awakened, we're partners.” 5

“Our Hope Convoy upholds the principle of equality for everyone. Even Sequence users like us don't seize supplies from ordinary people.” 13

“The transaction's settled. If you still want a friendly face, you can pay for an extension.” 344