Doomsday Sequence Convoy: I can upgrade supplies

Chapter 337 Teng Snake and Divine Turtle! Xuanwu Fire Seed Base!

While they were still in surprise, Chu Sheng had already started walking forward.

Behind them was a vortex, and in front of them was another vortex.

One side connects them, and the other side connects the other.

In the middle of the two vortexes, there is a low table. The table is not big, but it is just right for two people to sit down and talk.

Chu Sheng walked to the low table and sat down cross-legged.

On the low table were a teapot, two cups, two pens, and a blank contract.

Two teacups were steaming, filled with piping hot tea.

Everything seemed formal, with a touch of seriousness.

Team Leader Hui walked over, looking at the trading space that Chu Sheng had set up with admiration, and exclaimed, "Putting everything else aside, your trading space is truly legitimate."

"You've already gotten all the contracts over."

Hearing his words, Chu Sheng shook his head. "This space changes according to my will. Since it's a transaction, it should be done in a more formal way."

"As for this contract..."

Chu Sheng paused, glanced at the contract on the table, and said calmly, "This contract is just a backup of the original contract."

"It can be generated by consuming a little mental energy. Some special transactions can use this contract, such as long-term and stable transactions. However, most transactions do not need it. It is placed here only to highlight the seriousness and formality of the transaction, and also to make the other party lower their guard."

At this point, he smiled inexplicably, picked up the contract paper, felt the information transmitted into his mind from the contract paper, and continued, "Besides, who said this contract can't be traded?"

"In the apocalypse, I believe everyone will need regulated transactions."

Hearing Chu Sheng's words, Captain Hui nodded: "You're right."

"This trading space is like a strategic artifact to you, or even more valuable than any artifact."

"In the apocalypse, the world expands infinitely, and the distance between each other is extremely vast. Even if your sequence can create offerings, you cannot convert most of the offerings into power."

"Many offerings are useless to you and us, but they can be useful to others. However, due to distance, they cannot be traded or generate any profit, so those offerings become mere decorations."

"Now you can simulate trading sequences, which means you can make use of waste. Whether you use the items you trade to create offerings to improve your sequence or accumulate them to make a larger offering, it's all profitable for you."

He paused, looked at Chu Sheng, and continued, "Moreover, you can use the extraordinary materials you acquire to create sacrificial objects, and then trade those objects out, creating a positive cycle."

Sequence abilities can be improved during use, a fact known to all sequence ability users. However, this improvement is not as fast as the growth rate of the sequence itself, so it is usually not mentioned.

However, Chu Sheng and Hui Dui both knew that after advancing to Sequence Six, the sequence itself would not grow on its own unless it was nourished by plundering other sequences.

In this context, it becomes crucial to continuously improve oneself through the use of sequences.

Since the sequence itself can be used to improve the sequence, why bother to create a special offering? Neither Chu Sheng nor Hui's team raised this question.

It's not that we don't want to talk about it, it's just common sense.

Sequence capabilities also have priorities.

Just like the Heavenly Craft Sequence, it has many abilities, can be upgraded, possesses black flames, can be given life, and so on.

But its essence is still "work". Although it has the title "heaven" in front of it, which represents weight and status, its essence is still "work".

Since it's a craft, then creation is its core.

While using abilities will increase the sequence level, the increase varies in degree.

If Chu Sheng's mental energy consumption and enhancement for using the upgrade and fusion abilities is 1, then the mental energy consumption and enhancement for using Black Flame is 0.5, and the mental energy consumption and enhancement for bestowing life is 0.1.

The mental energy required to create the offering is 3.

Upgrading and fusion are abilities that are present when the Heavenly Craft Sequence awakens, and the ratio of consumption to improvement is the most normal. However, this is also the highest ratio of consumption to improvement.

Using these two abilities simultaneously will produce wondrous changes, which is also the core of Chu Sheng's creation of sacrificial offerings.

Black Flame, on the other hand, is a material for completing the sequence. While using this ability does not offer any improvement, its cost-effectiveness is very low.

And this is especially true of the capacity for life.

This ability itself is neither part of the Heavenly Craftsmanship, nor a supplement to it. It is purely the authority that Chu Sheng integrated into the Heavenly Craftsmanship. Therefore, with the same amount of spiritual power, its improvement is the least.

Very few.

This is why Hui said that Chu Sheng's ability to simulate trading sequences is more useful than any magic tool.

With the trading sequence, Chu Sheng can continuously obtain extraordinary materials through trading. With these extraordinary materials, Chu Sheng can forge sacrificial objects and continuously improve himself.

Chu Sheng glanced at Hui Dui and nodded.

Hui was only thinking from his own perspective. As long as it was an awakened sequence ability, the growth he would gain would be the highest, regardless of which one he used. And Chu Sheng just happened to be able to create sacrificial objects after awakening.

That's why Hui thought Chu Sheng was a sure thing, but little did he know that he had underestimated Chu Sheng.

After Chu Sheng comprehended the art of crafting sacrificial objects, he never used a single ability, but rather upgraded and fused them simultaneously. After all, when crafting sacrificial objects, one must control the object's orientation, right?

Just as a blacksmith knows that a sword will be lethal after being forged, a shield is for defense.

Chu Sheng was the same.

Simply fusing or upgrading offerings and items is not crafting; that's just using abilities.

Creating offerings involves merging and upgrading abilities while simultaneously perceiving the connections, concepts, and properties between extraordinary materials.

The combined effect of these two abilities is not one plus one equals two, but one plus one equals three.

At the same time, the radiance generated by these two abilities will also deepen Chu Sheng's understanding of the Heavenly Craftsmanship.

Crafting offerings to gain sequence growth is a win-win situation!
The white light generated during the creation of the offerings will deepen his understanding of the workings of the heavens, and a deeper understanding will allow him to better control the sequence, which is a win-win situation!

The sacrificial offerings created can be traded and sold to obtain more extraordinary materials, which is a win-win-win situation!
This is a win-win-win situation.

Chu Sheng won three times.

The exchange between Chu Sheng and Hui's team seemed long, but it actually didn't last long. Just then, ripples appeared in the vortex opposite them, and an elderly man with white hair, sharp eyes, and a very energetic appearance, who was leaning on a cane, walked out.

Chu Sheng and the others looked over when the vortex started to ripple. When they saw an old man emerge from the vortex, who appeared to be Chinese, Chu Sheng, Hui, and the others visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Not only them, but the old man opposite them saw them when he came in and was not attracted by the surrounding starry sky.

They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they were human and appeared to be Chinese.

As for how the two sides distinguished each other as Chinese, opinions will vary.

It is easy to distinguish them from some details, habits, and facial features.

It's like three people: one from Japan, one from South Korea, and one from China. A normal person can easily distinguish the Chinese person among them.

Lin Chaoyuan noticed Chu Sheng and the others when he entered the trading space. Seeing that they seemed to be Chinese, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked them over a few more times, feeling both gratified and sad.

He was gratified that Chu Sheng and his group seemed to be doing well and were able to continue in a stable manner. As a Chinese, he felt gratified and happy for the continuation of civilization.

Sadly, seeing Chu Sheng and the others reminded him of his own team. When they separated, their Fireseed base had as many as 10,000 people, including over a hundred Sequence Extraordinary members.

But now they only have one guide who is a sequence transcendent, and their numbers are only a little over seventy.

Although he felt a mix of sorrow and joy, he didn't show it on his face. He walked steadily to Chu Sheng and the others, glanced at the empty seat opposite Chu Sheng, and sat down without waiting for Chu Sheng to invite him.

"Hello, I am Lin Chaoyuan, the person in charge of the Huaxia Xuanwu Fire Seed Base!"

Upon hearing his self-introduction, Hui and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

We're on the same side!
As long as they're on our side, that's fine; they really don't want to fight.

That Xuanwu looked terrifying. Even from a distance of thousands of kilometers, its chilling aura could catch a cold for these sequence ability users. It was simply terrifying.

Just then, Chu Sheng introduced himself: "My name is Chu Ci, this is our captain, and the people behind him are my teammates."

He didn't introduce Hui and the others by name, since he himself was using an alias. As for whether Hui and the others should use aliases, he didn't give them a chance to decide.

Upon hearing Chu Sheng's words, Lin Chaoyuan's initial unease about his guess vanished instantly, leaving only worry about Chu Sheng and his group's martial prowess.

Just as he was pondering this, Chu Sheng spoke up again: "Elder Lin, may I ask a rather presumptuous question?"

"Hmm?!" Lin Chaoyuan immediately became alert, his eyes narrowing slightly as he looked at Chu Sheng, but he didn't reveal his intentions. Instead, he asked, "What's your question? You can ask, I can tell you."

"It's okay, you don't have to say if it's inconvenient. I'm just curious." Chu Sheng waved his hand; he really was just curious.

How many official "fire-starting bases" are there?

"To be honest, we've encountered two official Spark Bases before, and you're the third team."

"Two?!" Lin Chaoyuan was taken aback, then his heart leaped with joy, and he asked, "Which two?"

"The city of trains and machinery".

"How are they?" Lin Chaoyuan asked again.

When they were about to be wiped out, they encountered a team that knew about the other Fireseed bases, and he didn't know what to say.

Upon hearing his question, Chu Sheng replied as if he had expected it, "As for the train, I don't know. It's been more than half a year since we encountered the train."

"But we were lucky when we encountered them; we even took in some of their troublesome survivors."

Hearing this, Lin Chaoyuan nodded, his gaze towards Chu Sheng softening slightly.

Although he wasn't sure whether Chu Sheng was telling the truth or not, he was more inclined to believe it was true.

Chu Sheng paused for a moment, then continued, "As for the Mechanical City, I can say something about that."

"Although it has been a while since I met them, it hasn't been that long."

"They're doing quite well too. There are over a hundred sequence ability users, and one of the elders from Wang Jian Kingdom even awakened a sequence."

"Now we've encountered another team, which includes a Guardian Sequence that can protect the defenses of the Mechanical City, and a Sequence Ability User who can reduce the Mechanical City's presence and prevent them from attracting any strange attention."

Hearing Chu Sheng's explanation, Lin Chaoyuan nodded. He was relieved to know that the other Spark Bases were doing well. At least if their Spark Base really disappeared, there would be other Spark Bases to carry on the continuation of civilization.

At the same time, he believed most of what Chu Sheng said. After all, knowing about the Mechanical City and the train, as well as Wang Jianguo of the Mechanical City, meant that they had really met.

After listening to Chu Sheng's words, Lin Chaoyuan thought for a moment and said, "I can't say how many official fire seed bases there are, and I won't say."

"After all, this is related to the continuation of China. As long as these bases of the spark are not completely wiped out, there is still hope for China."

"However, I can tell you that there will be no fewer than 10 Fire Seed Bases."

"You should know about the special nature of trains; they never stop, so I won't go into details."

"The train is a special entity within the Fireseed Base. The other Fireseed Bases are similar to ours and the Mechanical City."

"The Mechanical City is the revitalization of machinery and the defense of the city. Our team is the Black Tortoise, using the Black Tortoise to resist the strange. You haven't encountered the other Fire Seed Bases, so I won't talk about them."

Lin Chaoyuan didn't say much. The fact that he said so much about the Fire Seed Base already showed that he had high hopes for Chu Sheng and his team.

Upon hearing his words, Chu Sheng and the others nodded.

Hui, who was next to Chu Sheng, asked, "Elder Lin, could you please have Xuanwu stop? If Xuanwu keeps going, it will bump into us."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chaoyuan's eyes lit up. "So it really is you on the floating island!"

At this point, he quickly sighed again, "If Xuanwu has stopped, I can only apologize."

"Xuanwu can't stop. Five days ago, a fishhook suddenly appeared in the sky and hooked Tengshe. This fishhook is very peculiar. No matter what we do, we can't get it off, and we can't break the line either."

"Because the Teng Snake was hooked, the Divine Turtle was also restricted and could only move in the direction the fishhook was pulling."

The Tengshe is the snake on Xuanwu's body, and the divine tortoise is the main body of Xuanwu. The combination of the two is Xuanwu itself.

At this point, Lin Chaoyuan gave a wry smile, "Stopping temporarily is fine, but if we stay too long, Xuanwu will be pulled forward by the fishing hook."

At this point, he sighed, "Although I knew long ago that the abilities of the Sequence Transcendent were varied, I really didn't expect this fishhook."

He said this to explain, and also to see if Chu Sheng and the others had any solutions.

　Seven thousand words, ten thousand words is still a bit difficult. This is my goal, and I can only try to write ten thousand words every day and write as much as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)