Sequence Highway Survival: I Upgrade Supplies in the Apocalypse-Chapter 105, No. 2899

After the Sky Whale incident, a wave of discussion about the Sky Whale swept through the camp.
For ordinary survivors, they knew nothing, only that they had witnessed an unbelievable spectacle today.
They didn't even know what that whale flying in the sky was called.
No superhuman was willing to explain it to them.
This was just a small convoy, yet superhumans and ordinary people had already formed a polarized divide.
Chen Ye merely observed this situation with cold indifference, then glanced at the countdown again.
[05:12:43]
There were still five hours until the upgrade finished.
Compared to previous upgrades.
Chen Ye was clearly more expectant about this one.
This vehicle, starting from a bicycle all the way to the Apocalyptic Pickup Truck, and now to a Wonder.
No one but Chen Ye himself knew how much effort Chen Ye had poured into this vehicle.
Along this journey, Chen Ye hadn't considered changing vehicles.
But most of the journey had been through places rarely visited by people, let alone finding vehicles, you couldn't even spot a ghost.
To avoid detection by Anomalies, Chu Che led everyone wherever people were scarce.
This vehicle could be considered something Chen Ye accumulated bit by bit.
"Mr. Chen, tonight's banquet is about to start, would you like me to help you clean your vehicle?"
Xue Nan bowed slightly to Chen Ye with utmost respect.
Today was New Year's Day, transitioning from 2030 to 2031.
Old Bao made a decision today to host a New Year's Eve party for the convoy.
This party would provide each survivor with a certain amount of camel meat.
From the moment they learned this news, every survivor had been looking forward to the evening.
These days, the convoy had no shortage of camel meat.
Even after Old Bao had several more camels slaughtered, there were still plenty of camels left in the convoy.
Since acquiring the camels, the convoy hadn't provided them with drinking water or food.
The convoy itself didn't have enough drinking water now, so it was impossible to give any to the camels.
Yet even so, Chen Ye hadn't seen any camels die from lack of food or water, at most they were just listless.
After Ding Dong's explanation, Chen Ye learned that camels could survive fifteen to thirty days in extreme environments without water or food.
Some special individuals could even survive up to two months under extreme conditions.
These special species, clearly different from ordinary camels, could obviously survive even longer.
This made Chen Ye click his tongue in amazement.
Indeed, humans were the most fragile creatures on this planet.
The evening banquet was naturally splendid.
Although each person's share of food was limited, it still ignited great enthusiasm among the survivors.
Even though the low night temperatures made white mist puff from everyone's mouths and noses, their enthusiasm wasn't dampened.
To Chen Ye's surprise, many people in the convoy had minor talents.
For example, Xu Lina could actually perform an enchanting, seductive dance.
Even without accompanying music, this woman was still incredibly alluring.
Xu Lina had also prepared well for tonight's gathering, her clothes clearly carefully arranged.
This woman seemed to be deliberately displaying her most curvaceous aspects to Chen Ye to attract his attention.
This made the surrounding male survivors swallow hard, their eyes practically glued to Xu Lina.
But Xu Lina paid no attention to these men, just stared fixedly at Chen Ye.
Chen Ye, however, had no such thoughts.
He understood clearly why Xu Lina was approaching him.
Such situations occurred both before and after the apocalypse - people with resources would always receive certain attention.
Regardless of gender.
Even Ding Dong, this plain-looking woman, had been receiving constant attentions from some bold male survivors these past few days.
It wasn't until Ding Dong grew impatient and severely beat up one pretty boy that this farce stopped.
Of course, no one dared to make advances toward Xu Lina.
There was a rumor in the convoy that Xu Lina was Chen Ye's woman, and this single statement had made many men with ill intentions abandon their covetous thoughts.
As for why Chen Ye's woman wasn't in that pickup truck but on the school bus.
Many people wondered and speculated.
But no one dared to ask.
Chen Ye was indeed amazed by this woman's dancing.
What Chen Ye didn't know was that Xu Lina's original family circumstances wouldn't have allowed her to practice dance.
This was something she learned from professional teachers after becoming an adult and earning her own money.
For this, Xu Lina suffered considerably.
Her dance teacher back then had once said that if Xu Lina was willing, she could even become a professional dancer.
Considering Xu Lina was already an adult at that time, with her body and bones already set, receiving such evaluation was quite remarkable.
Now, seeing Chen Ye's gaze, Xu Lina felt extremely grateful for her decision to learn dance back then.
Xu Lina presented herself as prey before Chen Ye.
But in reality, Chen Ye was Xu Lina's prey. Xu Lina was the hunter holding the rifle.
Zhou Xiaoxiao's singing also made the survivors on site collectively jolt with surprise.
The newly joined survivors learned this was the younger sister of the big celebrity Zhou Lan, and immediately looked at her differently.
But upon learning that this Zhou Xiaoxiao had offended Chen Ye.
The small flames just ignited in many hearts were instantly extinguished.
Survivors muttered among themselves, why were the prettiest girls in the convoy all connected to Chen Ye?
Of course, such thoughts remained just thoughts.
The following performances also had highlights, but most were just joining in the fun.
Chen Ye had little interest in these performances, focusing only on the countdown.
Two hours left.
The banquet ended.
Chen Ye returned alone to his tent.
The pickup truck had been cleaned spotless by Xue Nan.
The dust on the vehicle's exterior, as well as the grime in the cockpit, had all been meticulously cleaned by this guy.
Even the tent was set up with Xue Nan's help.
Chen Ye casually tossed out a piece of camel jerky, which Xue Nan received with tearful gratitude before leaving.
One hour remaining on the countdown.
Chen Ye sat at the tent's entrance, rolling up the door flap to let the bloody moonlight shine in, looking up just in time to see the blood moon in the sky.
After such a long time in the apocalypse, everyone had grown accustomed to the moon at night.
Chen Ye began practicing the Observing the Blood Moon Breathing Technique.
Strands of the blood moon's red light scattered around Chen Ye, resonating with his breathing.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
Chen Ye's eyes snapped open.
A flicker of delight passed through his gaze as he looked at the pickup beside him.
Outwardly, the pickup didn't look particularly special at this moment.
It was still that beat-up-looking pickup truck.
But the white skeleton in the truck bed had disappeared.
The front of the vehicle now had a black bullbar extending directly beneath the chassis.
This bullbar, also called a brush guard or crash bar, was a modification Chen Ye hadn't anticipated.
When confirming the upgrade plan earlier, Chen Ye had been extremely drowsy, so he overlooked the specific details.
This kind of bullbar was typically favored on modified off-road vehicles.
During collisions, this type of bullbar posed the greatest danger and was considered the most unfriendly modification among automotive enthusiasts.
But now it was the apocalypse, and equipping the Apocalyptic Pickup Truck with this bullbar qualitatively improved future driving safety.
If encountering Anomalies blocking the road in the future, Chen Ye could even ram into them without hesitation.
Presumably, Wonders produced by the System wouldn't disappoint.
The entire vehicle's body had also been partially raised, making it appear more domineering.
It was even slightly taller than Chu Che and the Pink-haired Girl's modified pickups.
It still looked like that beat-up vehicle, but its essence had undergone fundamental changes.
Chen Ye hurriedly checked the upgraded vehicle information in the System.
[Wonder Name: Apocalyptic Pickup Truck, Number: 2899]
When Chen Ye saw the Apocalyptic Pickup Truck's name, he hadn't expected this originally joking name to become the vehicle's Wonder designation.
And it was even ranked within the top three thousand.
Not counting Captain Chu's Eavesdropping Radio.
Chen Ye's Apocalyptic Pickup Truck was now number one in the convoy.
This ranking was already higher than Sun Xixi's sword.
Next were the characteristic abilities Chen Ye cared about most.
[Ability One: Provides certain improvement to vehicle's overall sturdiness, certain improvement to vehicle's overall performance, certain improvement to vehicle's impact capability, improves vehicle's fuel economy! Improves vehicle's...]
This long string of "improvements" made the corners of Chen Ye's mouth curl upward.
According to normal mechanical principles, a vehicle's chassis and frame were obviously very important.
But if just modifying the vehicle's chassis and frame could improve fuel economy and other performance, that was somewhat far-fetched.
But now the Apocalyptic Pickup Truck couldn't be considered a purely mechanical vehicle anymore.
This was already a Wonder.
Wonders couldn't be explained by normal physics and mechanics.
[Ability Two: Impact, this vehicle fears nothing when it comes to collisions. If encountering danger, please press the accelerator firmly and ram directly through.]
Pretty much as he expected, it seemed that bullbar wasn't installed for nothing.
[Ability Three: Shadow Drag, can extend a shadow chain from beneath the vehicle to bind target creatures, dragging them under the vehicle to be crushed and decomposed into fuel.]
This final ability pleasantly surprised Chen Ye.
This ability provided combat power while also alleviating the vehicle's fuel issues, and solving fuel problems meant enhancing survival capability.
This issue had always troubled Chen Ye; he hadn't expected it to be resolved this time.
Even if it couldn't be completely solved, just alleviating part of the fuel shortage would significantly improve Chen Ye's survival and migration capabilities.
It was important to remember that this vehicle also had an electric power system.
With this ability, this Wonder's value instantly matched its ranking.
[Cost: ① Must sacrifice one fresh life to the vehicle each month, preferably human.]
[Taboos: ① Cannot drink water or eat inside the vehicle. If discovered, risk being devoured by the vehicle.]
[②: Cannot have blood odor in the vehicle, cannot be injured, otherwise risk being devoured by the vehicle.]
[③: Once combat becomes too intense, the vehicle may rebel and escape.]
Seeing these costs and taboos, Chen Ye slightly frowned.
He hadn't expected the vehicle's costs to be so high.
This vehicle's upgrade direction was actually so extreme.
Not being able to drink or eat in the vehicle was one thing, but avoiding injury was unavoidable in the apocalypse.
After being injured in combat, the most urgent need was to escape, yet the vehicle became the most dangerous place instead.
Could this upgrade have become a downgrade?
Until Chen Ye saw the note.
[Note: If you are Chen Ye, you can ignore all costs and taboos, you can drive this Apocalyptic Pickup Truck however you want.]
[You can even completely control this vehicle!]