Doomsday Sequence Convoy: I can upgrade supplies

Chapter 169 The Rules of the Vending Machine! Kyoko's Powerful Abilities! (Seeking Monthly Tickets~)

Zhu Qing moved very fast, and his figure quickly became indistinct in the mist.

From a distance, all that can be seen is a tall outline.

He was fast, but Anxi was not slow either.

As she glided through the air, she spotted a strange, blood-red creature lying motionless beside the road, amidst the misty haze a hundred meters away.

It looks extremely weird.

An Xi landed slowly on the ground. A few seconds later, Zhu Qing caught up. Seeing that she did not come forward, he also stopped and looked at the strange creature from a distance.

From the outside, this strange thing looks like a vending machine, but it is completely blood red, with a pitted and uneven surface, and some gears embedded on it.

Apart from the gears and blood-red color, the vending machine's eerie sides and top and bottom are no different from ordinary vending machines.

However, it doesn't look like a vending machine from the front, and there are no options for sale on it from a distance.

Instead, there were two gaping maws with sharp teeth, the upper one being larger than the lower one.

Apart from the two mouths, the rest of the front was filled with swirling black mist, as if it contained an infinite space.

"Damn it, this thing looks so weird!" Zhu Qing cursed as he looked at it from a distance.

An Xi nodded in agreement, but she did say something true: "It's a bit strange, but at least it's watchable."

"The strange things we encountered before were even stranger than this one."

She paused, as if thinking of something, and then continued, "Chu Sheng's butcher looks even stranger than this one."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qing looked at An Xi with considerable agreement.

Indeed, although the butcher was a sacrificial offering, he looked even more bizarre than the supernatural.

I don't know how Chu Sheng managed to spend so much time with the butcher.

"What's next?" Zhu Qing looked at the vending machine a hundred meters away, then glanced at An Xi again. He didn't want to think.

Upon hearing this, An Xi thought for a moment, then raised the black jade bone spear, gathering Geng metal power at its tip. "Let's test if it really can't move."

Just now, when she was approaching this place and hadn't even seen the strange creature yet, she felt unfamiliar eyes looking at her.

It's highly likely that this vending machine is the culprit.

It wants to test whether this thing can move or not, and the best way is to attack it directly!

Even if Hui hadn't told them to act cautiously, An Xi still had to act cautiously.

Thinking it over, An Xi picked a spear flourish, and the tip of the spear flashed with a golden light. An extremely sharp Gengjin spear beam shot out from the tip of the black jade bone spear and eerily headed toward the vending machine a hundred meters away.

In the blink of an eye, the Gengjin spear's light pierced through the vending machine, creating a small crater more than half a meter deep on the ground on the other side. At the same time, it left a dense Gengjin power at the wound that pierced the vending machine, preventing it from healing.

Seeing this, Zhu Qing swallowed hard. It had been a while since he had fought An Xi, and he hadn't expected that even a casual spear strike from her could be so powerful.

It pierced through the eerie passage and left such a deep hole in the ground. What would happen if it hit him?
Although he won't die, the power of Geng metal can prevent the strange creature from recovering from its injuries. If it can stop the strange creature, it can naturally stop him as well.

Not to mention the power of Geng metal, which causes extreme pain as soon as one comes into contact with it.

Zhu Qing shuddered as he recalled how An Xi had beaten him to the point of near death.

An Xi is a woman you shouldn't mess with!
Even the most bizarre creatures of Sequence 7 cannot provoke Anxi, who is of Sequence 9.

He's most afraid of pain!
He can die, but he absolutely cannot suffer any pain.

An Xi was unaware that her casual strike had triggered a lot of speculation in Zhu Qing, who was currently staring intently at the vending machine.

She could feel that unfamiliar gaze still lingering on her.

The Geng metal power she left on it dissipated rapidly, as if it should never have existed in the first place.

An Xi's expression was rather unpleasant.

"What a hassle!!"

Their team has encountered bizarre rules before. These rules are completely unreasonable. As long as you break the rules, no matter how strong you are, you will be wiped out by the power of the rules.

This strangeness has no levels; it becomes stronger when facing a strong opponent and weaker when facing a weak one.

Compared to them, the other strange creatures are nothing more than monsters.

"How is it?" Zhu Qing asked.

An Xi nodded to him, "It's confirmed, the rules are indeed bizarre."

"Sigh." Zhu Qing sighed upon hearing this. "Although I hope it really is a strange rule, I still feel a little scared when I hear you confirm it."

This thing is unreasonable! It doesn't care about your strength at all.

An Xi shook her head. "Let's go take a look first."

"Its rules are most likely related to transactions."

"Mm." Zhu Qing nodded and strode forward, while An Xi silently followed behind.

The two quickly arrived in front of the strange creature.

As they drew closer, the unfamiliar gaze became clearer, emanating from this strange creature.

[Buying/Selling]

[Collecting: Sacrificial offerings, extraordinary materials, flesh and blood!]

【得: 饱腹】

[For Sale: 10 jin of flesh and blood / 100 jin of human food]

[Results: Offerings/Extraordinary Materials/Miscellaneous Items/None]

Those who break the rules will be punished!

As the two drew closer, the rules governing it came to mind and appeared before their eyes.

Zhu Qing frowned immediately, then relaxed and looked at An Xi with some joy: "It actually took the initiative to tell us the rules!"

"No wonder the captain said this was a stroke of luck for the team!"

"It looks completely harmless!"

"Let's take it back first." An Xi didn't say much, but kept her brows furrowed.

Hui hadn't figured out this strange ability.

If they had calculated it clearly, they couldn't possibly have failed to tell them that this strange creature could also collect offerings, extraordinary materials, and flesh and blood.

Hearing An Xi's words, Zhu Qing had no objections; he always followed orders.

So he bent down and grabbed the vending machine with both hands in a bizarre manner.

The vending machine wasn't very big, only 2.5 meters high and 1.5 meters wide. When he held it in his hand, it looked like a slightly larger toy.

Seeing Zhu Qing pick it up, An Xi ran directly towards the convoy.

Zhu Qing followed directly after him.

The vending machine remained eerily still in his hand, without making a sound.

Soon, the two returned to the convoy.

Zhu Qing placed the vending machine on the ground in a strange manner, and then it returned to its normal size.

Hui and the others crowded forward, looking at the strange vending machine and sensing the information appearing in their minds, all of them looking enlightened.

Chu Sheng sensed the information in his mind, glanced at the vending machine strangely, and silently protected everyone in front of him.

Although it doesn't seem dangerous, who knows?

Hui, on the other hand, did the complete opposite. He moved closer to the eerie front of the vending machine and even touched its two mouths.

This scene revealed Ah Xin and the others to their old-fashioned selves.

"Captain, what are you doing?" Ah Xin asked.

“It’s nothing.” Hui shook his head. “I still underestimated this weirdo.”

"I never imagined it could exchange its flesh and blood for food."

"The danger was greater than I had imagined."

Old Li nodded in agreement.

He had experienced a lot, even the famine before the apocalypse, and he knew very well what a hungry person would become.

That's no longer human.

Flesh and blood can be exchanged for food. If enough of these exchanges are conducted, then whenever food becomes scarce, people will consider exchanging their own kind for food.

This is far more serious than the consequences they previously mentioned.

Previously, it was assumed that this strange creature could only exchange flesh and blood for extraordinary materials and offerings.

Now there is an additional option to exchange flesh and blood for food.

The message that the vending machine strangely transmitted into their minds was brief, but its meaning was clear and direct.

This strange creature can collect flesh and blood, extraordinary materials, and sacrificial offerings.

Use these items to exchange for food.

You can also exchange flesh and blood and food for extraordinary materials, offerings, and other items.

Moreover, it clearly tells everyone that even if you give it flesh or food, it may not give you anything in return.

"From now on, our team will have one more rule," Captain Hui sighed, looking at everyone.

"The rule that survivors cannot kill each other without cause has been in place for a while. Now, we've added a rule that if you kill someone, you can't use them to feed the animal in exchange for food or other things."

"We can't start this!"

"I second that!" An Xi was the first to stand up and second that proposal.

Ah Xin and Xingzi then directly expressed their opinions.

Chu Sheng didn't really care about these things, but he agreed with Xingzi and the others.

He is a warrior who strives for the continuation of civilization!

The character cannot collapse.

Old Li and the others also agreed with this rule.

Human nature is inherently vulnerable in the apocalypse. Once this loophole is opened, even survivors without prior conflict will create conflict and kill each other.

It would be better to set the rules from the beginning.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Captain Hui nodded as well, looked at Chu Sheng, and said, "Chu Sheng, this strange creature..."

Chu Sheng took a step back, anticipating his thoughts, and before he could finish speaking, he refused, "You can't put it in my car!"

He spoke with righteous indignation, appearing quite self-righteous, saying, "Most of everyone's supplies and food are in my car. Who knows what this monster actually looks like?"

"What if it can devour it directly?"

"We won't have any food then."

"So you can't put it in my car!"

Team Leader Hui glanced at him and said earnestly, "Chu Sheng, it's normal that you don't know about these strange things because you don't have much contact with them."

"Although these bizarre rules are unreasonable, do not consider strength or weakness, and have no hierarchy, it is precisely because of this that they are also bound by the rules themselves."

"Those who defy its rules will be eliminated by the rules, and similarly, if it violates the rules, it will also be eliminated by the rules."

"The power of rules is mutual."

"So putting it in your car is the best outcome."

Despite Hui's earnest advice, Chu Sheng still shook his head.

"It still won't work. Although that's what I say, I still have to prevent this from happening."

"What if?"

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens!"

"If it eats our food, we'll be back to square one."

"And if I put it in my car, how will the survivors use this bizarre ability?"

"I can't just let them come and go as they please in my Netherworld Light, can I?"

Chu Sheng clearly resisted this arrangement.

He didn't know if the strange creature was really as Hui had described, but he didn't want to waste his energy on something that was meaningless to him and put himself at risk.

Who knows if this strange creature has truly revealed its own rules?

It should be noted that the eerie has already possessed rudimentary wisdom.

He chose not to gamble on that possibility.

Even if this strange creature were to spit out extraordinary materials later, he wouldn't take the risk.

"Put it in my car." Seeing that Chu Sheng's attitude was not softening at all, Zhu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Tie it to my car with a rope, and I can put this weirdo outside."

His fish cart had a boat-like structure at the front and back, which was perfect for placing the strange creature on.

It's outdoors, and it will be very convenient.

Zhu Qing took the initiative to keep the strange creature by his side, and no one else objected. Team Leader Hui breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he wanted Chu Sheng to take this strange creature with him; rather, he was the most suitable person in the convoy.

After all, placing this strange creature inside the cargo box of the Netherworld Light is the safest and most reliable approach.

However, Chu Sheng refused to do it, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

Now that Zhu Qing has taken on this task voluntarily, he is truly relieved.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Qing's voice reached his ears.

"Now let me test the value of this strange gold!" Zhu Qing's voice was tinged with excitement.

Upon hearing his words, everyone stepped back, leaving Zhu Qing alone in front of the eerie vending machine.

Xingzi moved closer to Chu Sheng, her attention shifting from the strange vending machine to him.

"Brother Chusheng, let me give you a massage. You've been sleeping for so long, you're obviously exhausted."

“I happen to have studied massage, and I can use my mental energy to soothe your fatigue.”

Xingzi's voice was soft and gentle, like a young girl, and her eyes sparkled as she looked at Chu Sheng.

Upon hearing her words, Chu Sheng instinctively wanted to refuse, but the next moment Xingzi crawled behind him, placed her small hands near his temples, and rubbed them with a blue light appearing on her hands.

Chu Sheng wanted to refuse, but the words stuck in his throat. With Xingzi's movements, he felt his tense mind relax considerably.

The crimson world in my eyes also became much brighter.

"Xingzi, I'll give you some food as payment for this." Chu Sheng said, feeling his spirits ease and noticing the mental energy points on his panel slowly increasing.

Well, he originally only brought Xingzi back as a tool.

Her previous attitude towards Kyoko was merely to maintain her public persona.

Now he really wants to win back Kyoko's favor.

Kyoko didn't tell him that massage could increase mental strength!
Moreover, with Xingzi's massage, he could feel the sequence that originally incorporated the spirit of life was also digesting faster.

Who says this massage is bad! This massage is amazing!

Increase mental energy, speed up digestion, and soothe the mind!
There are so many benefits!
(End of this chapter)