Doomsday Sequence Convoy: I can upgrade supplies

Chapter 204 Burned to Ashes
"What did you say?!" Wang Jianguo's voice rose several decibels as he looked at Lao Qin in disbelief.

"I think I've awakened a sequence," Old Qin said patiently.

For a moment, everyone looked at him. Among the people queuing behind him were more than forty ordinary people without a formal order, and their eyes were full of envy as they listened to his words.

Sequence!
In the apocalypse, sequence is the passport to survival. Even in the mechanical city, even if their status in the mechanical city is higher than that of ordinary survivors, even if sequence superhumans pay a price, they still cannot help but envy those with sequence abilities!
Wang Jianguo fell into deep thought, while Old Wang frowned and asked, "What sequence?!"

Upon hearing this, Old Qin glanced at Chu Sheng and the others, and without hiding anything, shook his head with a smile, saying helplessly, "It's not a good sequence, just an ordinary soldier sequence."

"Soldier sequence?" Old Wang murmured, then sighed with some disappointment.

"Well, no matter what, awakening the sequence is a good thing."

Old Qin nodded, then walked over to Wang Jianguo and handed the lighter to Old Wang behind him.

Chu Sheng and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, then all turned to look at Captain Hui.

Yesterday, Hui and the people from Mechanical City exchanged logs and diaries. If anyone among them can answer the question, it's probably only him.

Sensing the gazes of the crowd, Captain Hui coughed lightly and explained, "Sequence transcendents are not unique to this group."

"Or rather, not every sequence exists in isolation. Mr. Wang also mentioned this yesterday."

Hui explained it to everyone, and Zhu Qing and An Xi nodded, while Chu Sheng and the others realized what he meant as soon as he started speaking.

As Wang Jianguo mentioned yesterday, he analyzed the sequences of over 70,000 individuals with sequence abilities, many of which contained duplicate sequences.

The so-called soldier sequence that has been awakened this time is probably similar.

As they were talking, more than twenty people lit the Eternal Flame one after another.

But at that moment, a woman who looked to be in her forties, dressed in casual clothes, took the lighter from the person in front of her and pressed it without any hesitation.

But the expected ignition did not occur; the eternal flame did not appear on the lighter. For a moment, Wang Jianguo and the others who were watching her, as well as she herself, were stunned.

It's important to understand that igniting the Eternal Flame this time is entirely voluntary; those who feel they're not up to the task will generally not come.

Those who have passed through this period can generally ignite the eternal flame.

This can be seen from the previous twenty-odd people.

Without exception, they all ignited the eternal flame.

The woman holding the lighter, seeing that the Eternal Flame hadn't appeared, showed a hint of fear on her previously calm expression. She couldn't help but swallow hard, stammering, "There...there...there must be a mistake. I...I'll try again."

She said this without the slightest hesitation, just as decisively as she had pressed the lighter earlier.

The fact that she failed to ignite the Eternal Flame for the first time drew the attention of those who hadn't paid attention to her because they assumed she was unaffected.

Chu Sheng also looked at her at this moment, but he frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Under everyone's gaze, she pressed the lighter for the second time, the surroundings so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Click~"

As the crisp sound of a lighter being pressed echoed across the silent rooftop, everyone's eyes were fixed on her.

Even on the second attempt, the eternal flame was still not ignited.

"No! I don't believe it!" She was terrified beyond measure; her previously composed expression crumbled, her face contorted in a grimace, and she frantically tried to defend herself, "I can definitely..."

However, she stopped abruptly before she could finish speaking.

Before everyone's eyes, an orange-red flame burst forth from her body, engulfing her almost instantly and burning her to ashes in the blink of an eye.

Upon seeing this, Chu Sheng's furrowed brows relaxed.

He thought the price of the Eternal Flame was just for show, but it turns out there's a wind-up animation.

As the woman was burned to ashes, the lighter fell to the ground, stuck upright in her charred remains.

It just stands there, as if the lighter was born there.

There was still no sound around.

Chu Sheng felt there was absolutely no need to speak, while Hui and the others felt it was inappropriate for them to say anything.

After a few seconds, Wang Jianguo sighed, his voice echoing in the silence.

"Let's continue. I believe everyone has confidence in themselves, but this is not a joke. The fact that you all came shows that you are confident in yourselves. However, these things are unpredictable. Nobody knows what the criteria for judging this offering are."

"So those of you still in line should think carefully about whether you are really capable. We are all sparks, and living is the greatest help to the continuation of civilization."

Wang Jianguo did not blame, question, or investigate the woman; instead, he patiently and earnestly persuaded her.

"Giving up everything for civilization is too big a concept."

"You may all be prepared to sacrifice for the country and for China, and you may have a lot of confidence in yourselves, but please note that this is about everything!"

"It's not just about sacrificing yourself."

"So everyone, think about it carefully."

The surroundings remained silent, with only Wang Jianguo's voice echoing around.

Listening to his words, Ah Xin nodded in agreement. "I am also prepared to sacrifice for civilization, but I am not sure if I can sacrifice everything for civilization." "That's why I didn't try to ignite the Eternal Flame."

"It's not too late to withdraw now."

"Don't let yourselves hold you back. Quitting doesn't mean you're incapable. On the contrary, the fact that you're here speaks volumes."

Similar to Wang Jianguo's words, Ah Xin's words were also persuasion.

Hearing what the two were saying, a young man with a hesitant expression stepped forward from the queue. "Sir, I think I should give up."

"I feel uncomfortable just thinking about my parents' choice versus civilization. I probably won't be able to make a decision, so I won't gamble."

Hearing his words, Old Qin, who had just awakened his sequence, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "Well done, sometimes giving up is a good thing."

Just as Ah Xin and Wang Jianguo said, people who can come here within the framework of the principle of voluntariness are, to some extent, trustworthy.

Upon seeing this, more than a dozen people emerged from the crowd.

Like the young man from before, they also looked somewhat ashamed.

Wang Jianguo and the others did not blame anyone, and those still in line did not say anything either; all of this was understandable.

As the last person lit the Eternal Flame, Wang Jianguo glanced at the seven or eight piles of black ashes on the ground and sighed deeply.

"Eight people died, alas."

He sighed deeply, while Chu Sheng silently nodded to the eighty-four people who had ignited the eternal flame.

When he first saw so many people trying to ignite the Eternal Flame, he guessed that at least half of them would die.

Unexpectedly, only eight people died, eighty-four people lit the Eternal Flame, and twenty-eight people dropped out along the way.

Chu Sheng was quite shocked by this.

After everyone lit the Eternal Flame, Wang Jianguo and the others discussed for a while, and then left under Xiao Zhan's arrangement.

Only Wang Jianguo, Xiao Zhan, and Yang Jing, the logistics minister, remained present.

After everyone left, Wang Jianguo looked at Team Leader Hui, wanting to speak, but before he could open his mouth, Chu Sheng's voice reached his ears.

"Old Wang, I'll sell you some information, do you want it?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianguo turned to look at Chu Sheng, somewhat surprised, and asked, "What intelligence?"

"If the intelligence is useful, then we definitely need it."

"It will definitely be useful. It's information about a team. I can't say for sure about anything else, but one thing is certain: if you recruit them into the Mechanical City, your safety level will increase by several levels."

"Moreover, they are not in the form of a convoy, but have set up something like a base in a fixed location."

Upon hearing Chu Sheng's words, Wang Jianguo frowned, mentally analyzing the information contained in Chu Sheng's words.

Having a base of operations and joining them would significantly improve security.

That would most likely be a defensive type of sequence ability user, and would also likely have the ability to evade strange pursuit.

Staying in one place means there isn't enough food. After all, food and supplies in a place are limited. Staying in one place will quickly deplete the surrounding resources, so they will have to continue migrating. It can't really be considered staying in one place.

Unless they can be self-sufficient.

Wang Jianguo frowned more and more as he thought about it, then looked at Chu Sheng with some helplessness and said, "Comrade Chu Ci, I wonder how many extraordinary materials you want to sell this information for?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Sheng smiled and began counting on his fingers, “Guardian sequence, building sequence, scholar sequence, monster-controlling sequence, fire sequence, water magic sequence, puppet sequence.”

"The guard sequence can treat a building as a target for protection, and anyone can only enter or exit through the main gate, including the supernatural."

"The scholar sequence can reduce one's presence, thereby avoiding bizarre attacks."

"The Ghost Control Sequence can tame and control the supernatural in battle."

Chu Sheng recounted the information about the sequence ability users in the enclosed building one by one, and Wang Jianguo's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he listened.

If Chu Sheng wasn't lying, then this information was extremely important to them!

Once those sequence ability users join them, the mechanical city will not only be safer, but its strength will also increase significantly.

At the same time, the voice of the Wolf King appeared in Wang Jianguo's mind.

"The lie detector test showed it was true."

Looking at Wang Jianguo's expression, Chu Sheng gave a simple and shy smile.

"Old Wang, I wonder if you are interested in this information? We can tell you their coordinates."

“Of course I’m interested.” Wang Jianguo looked at Chu Sheng and said, “To say I’m not interested would be a lie.”

"Comrade Chu Ci, just tell me directly, how much extraordinary material do you need?"

Although he hadn't known them for very long, he could tell that the team members were incredibly resourceful and had an absurdly high demand for extraordinary materials.

(End of this chapter)