Doomsday Sequence Caravan: I Have a Mechanical Heart

"Follow me?" Su Mu was somewhat surprised, sizing up the bespectacled man. Beneath his refined appearance lay a resolute gaze. He asked calmly, "Why?"

"Because you are extraordinary." The bespectacled man didn't hide his true thoughts, nor did he speak in flowery language. "That's why I want to follow you."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu couldn't help but smile, stuffed the bread in his hand into the bespectacled man's arms, waved to him, and said, "Take it, let's go."

"I genuinely want to pursue you." The bespectacled man became somewhat anxious when he saw that Su Mu did not agree.

"Just because you really want to, doesn't mean I have to take you as my underling." Su Mu frowned, his voice turning colder. "Take your bread and get out of here. Our deal is over."

After saying that, he got on his tricycle and left.

The bespectacled man could only sigh helplessly, stuff the bread into his backpack, and continue on his way.

Su Mu's gaze swept across the crowd. He had noticed the burly man trying to steal his things, so he decided to get rid of him! But after searching around, he couldn't find the burly man; he didn't know where he was hiding.

He didn't search any further; as long as the person was in the convoy, they would eventually appear.

After Ling Hao and his group returned, the convoy continued on its journey.

The bright headlights shone on the layers of mist, casting dappled shadows, as if the wind had taken shape, constantly mocking their insignificance in the darkness.

Su Mu pedaled his tricycle, mingling at the back of the bicycle line, but his eyes were full of envy as he looked at the cars at the front. "I wonder when I'll be able to own one."

He then sighed to himself, "I need to upgrade the Mechanical Heart as soon as possible and accumulate energy."

The convoy drove for an hour before stopping at the foot of a sheltered cliff.

A loudspeaker announced: "We'll rest here tonight and continue our journey at 8:00 AM tomorrow."

Using the headlights of the cars as a guide, Su Mu pedaled the tricycle to a less crowded area, pressed the brake, and sat directly in the back of the vehicle.

His tricycle bed wasn't big; in fact, it was rather small. It was only about 60 or 70 centimeters wide and 80 or 90 centimeters long. When a person sat inside, their legs had to dangle out.

Su Mu leaned on his backpack, clicked his tongue in frustration, and said, "It's a bit small. Next time I encounter steel, I'll definitely make this truck bed bigger."

"Then, build a shed."

"This way, it can also provide shelter from the wind and rain."

At this point, his gaze fell on the repeating crossbow again, and he frowned. "This thing is a bit big, and it's not convenient to carry around."

"Why don't we take this opportunity to remodel it?"

After saying that, he took it in his hand and first designed the modified appearance. Then, while thinking about it, he used the power of the Mechanical Heart. A blue light appeared, and the repeating crossbow began to transform rapidly.

After a series of clicking sounds, the repeating crossbow that could only be held in the hand was transformed into a crossbow with gauntlets attached to the arm guards.

When using a crossbow, simply turn the wristband, clench your fist, and the bow will automatically unfold and be cocked.

Firing an arrow is even simpler; just clench your fist and gently tap downwards to pull the trigger and fire the arrow.

Moreover, although the transformed repeating crossbow is smaller, and even the arrows are only fifteen centimeters long, the quiver can hold significantly more arrows, up to fifteen at a time.

However, the power of the launch was not diminished.

Su Mu put it on his left hand and felt it. He didn't find it heavy or uncomfortable. On the contrary, when not in use, he could use it to block the shield.

Moreover, the metal gauntlets can retract automatically; all you need to do is turn the wristband.

"Not bad, not bad." Su Mu chuckled twice, quite satisfied with his design. "Give me some time to make one myself, wouldn't that be like wearing a suit of armor?"

As he was daydreaming about the future, Cheng Jun arrived, looked at Su Mu's tricycle, and asked with some surprise, "This... is this your vehicle?"

"Hmm." Su Mu nodded, sat up, and asked, "Did you need something?"

"Come on, let's go over there." Cheng Jun nodded and said with a smile, "Now that you're extraordinary, it's better not to mingle with these ordinary people anymore."

"It's already somewhat inappropriate."

"Alright." Su Mu smiled slightly, pushed his tricycle, and followed Cheng Jun to the front.

Ling Hao and the others parked their cars in a circle, and lit a bonfire in the middle. At this moment, Ling Hao, Yu Yao, and An Xin were sitting by the fire, talking in hushed tones.

Su Mu parked the tricycle and followed Cheng Jun to sit down by the fire.

Ling Hao picked up a loaf of bread. "Here you go."

"Thanks." Su Mu accepted it without being polite.

"Now you're also extraordinary." Ling Hao looked at Su Mu seriously. "If we encounter anything strange again, we'll have to stick together."

"Hmm." Su Mu nodded, having no objections. After all, it was impossible to rely on ordinary people for this kind of thing.

"There's one more thing," Ling Hao said after a moment of silence, "I'd like to discuss it with you."

"What's wrong?" Su Mu looked at him.

"That's right," Ling Hao continued, "Because An Xin is a doctor, she doesn't have the resources to collect supplies."

"So the supplies that Cheng Jun, Yu Yao, and I collect will be divided equally with An Xin."

"Of course, she will also provide us with free treatment."

"If you don't mind, the four of us can collect supplies from now on and then split them equally with An Xin."

"Okay." Su Mu glanced at An Xin, thought for a moment, and agreed. With Cheng Jun, that strong, big guy, even if they divided it equally, they would still collect more than he could by himself.

"And another thing," Cheng Jun chuckled at Su Mu, "If we collect different resources, we can exchange them on an equal footing."

"For example, if we collect ten packs of cigarettes, we each get two packs."

"But Anxin and Yuyao don't smoke, so they can bring cigarettes to us in exchange for what they need."

"Understood." Su Mu nodded. That was even better; this way, he wouldn't have to be so picky about collecting supplies in the future. He could also exchange anything he didn't need with the others.

"Come on." Ling Hao took out a bottle of wine and five disposable cups, poured one for each person, and said, "Let's have a drink!"

"Celebrating the arrival of the Shetland Sheepdog."

"The captain is really generous," Yu Yao joked with a smile. "He even brought out his treasured wine."

Then, looking at Su Mu, she said, "Su Mu, we've really benefited from your help today."

"You have no idea how difficult it is to get a sip of his drink on a normal day."

"A drink won't shut you up." Ling Hao rolled his eyes at her. "I'm just worried you'll get into trouble if you drink and drive."

"Captain, this is the end of the world." Yu Yao scoffed. "You're talking to me about drunk driving."

"If you don't want me to drink, you just don't want me to drink. Why make up such an excuse?"

"Alright, alright." Ling Hao smiled helplessly. "Let's drink, let's drink."

Watching their casual banter, Su Mu couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. It was only because he had become a transcendent being that he could sit with them. If he hadn't, they wouldn't have even given him a second glance.

In this apocalyptic world, class distinctions are even more stark; people of different kinds associate with each other, and the weak can never befriend the strong.

"Su Mu, what's that on your arm?" An Xin noticed something and asked softly.