[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in-":3,"chapter-sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-64":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sequence Highway Survival: I Upgrade Supplies in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},560767,811,"Chapter 64: The First Wonderful Item","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>Even someone as big as Iron Lion couldn't help but have his eyes light up when he saw Chen Ye's apocalyptic pickup truck, his gaze filled with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd dispersed, everyone returning to their own vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for some envious glances that still lingered on Chen Ye's vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no helping it - while this vehicle might not be particularly practical, it certainly looked impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially its imposing and domineering body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It perfectly embodied the post-apocalyptic aesthetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A steaming bowl of dried noodles was brought before Chen Ye by Xu Lina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Lina's somewhat shy yet expectant expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye was genuinely a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus two green vegetable leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green vegetable leaves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eggs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This egg...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye remembered that his supplies didn't include eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eggs were rare commodities these days - they could only last seven to ten days at summer room temperature, and even under optimal storage conditions, no more than a month or so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this apocalyptic world, the preciousness of a single egg was unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea where this woman had gotten the egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these green vegetable leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where could she possibly find green vegetable leaves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply unbelievable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina lowered her head, her face reddening as she said: \"You... you should eat first, I'm going back to have my meal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, the woman turned and walked away, like a young girl being stared at by her crush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After turning around, the shyness on Xu Lina's face transformed into smug satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beginning to end, Xu Lina hadn't bothered about herself, only making a single bowl of noodles for Chen Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't even thought of making any for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely this would leave a deep impression on Chen Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had even saved him supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must certainly think she was considering him with her whole heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men, they were so simple-minded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering the surprise on Chen Ye's face earlier, the smugness on the woman's face grew even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina even felt that dealing with a man like Chen Ye offered no challenge at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the school bus group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breakfast was already prepared by this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li greeted Xu Lina with a beaming smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lina, Yezi's vehicle is quite impressive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina's expression remained unchanged, still maintaining her polite smile: \"Yes, Chen Ye's vehicle is really nice, truly worthy of a Mechanic Sequence super! Very impressive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirty-year-old Old Li smiled even more amiably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Old Li's head seemed to have grown even balder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other survivors glanced at Xu Lina with complicated expressions, then lowered their heads to attend to their own matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding Xu Lina coming to eat for free without having worked this morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one voiced any objections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xu Jiaojiao didn't jump up to mock her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just silently turned her back, head bowed low, using her hair to conceal her facial expression and the small bowl in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, this woman had lost considerable weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presumably because the convoy's supplied resources were limited - even the fattest person could become thin under such circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Lina, this is yours!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Fu brought over a large bowl of thin porridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Fu, thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina accepted the small bowl, her face showing neither disappointment nor gratitude, still maintaining her usual politeness that made people feel comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina could clearly sense that the people around her had become much friendlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had given something, so naturally she could receive something in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that sleazy old man hadn't come to harass her this morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, that sleazy old man would appear punctually every morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had never managed to take any real advantage, dealing with him was still quite troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green vegetables and eggs she had given Chen Ye were all tricked out of that sleazy old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the old man knew he had been duped, he didn't dare to approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Lina looked toward the sleazy old man, he even gave her a somewhat ingratiating smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye rubbed his chin, watching Xu Lina's swaying waist with a contemplative gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without overthinking it, he took a taste and found it quite delicious, much better than his own cooking skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the noodle bowl, he squatted to one side, put down the bowl, observed his surroundings and found nobody paying attention to him - everyone was eating breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye took out the machete, the broken hand crossbow, the Binding Resentment Willow branch, and the Flayed Ghost's Scalp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picking up the noodle bowl again, he slurped the noodles while already planning upgrade strategies in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most precious among these was naturally this red Flayed Ghost's Scalp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If upgrading with this skin went smoothly, he might even obtain a Wonder with a serial number within the top two thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be a top-two-thousand serial number Wonder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at how Captain Chu treasured that Eavesdropping Radio to understand how precious a top-two-thousand Wonder was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that pink-haired, long-legged high school alcoholic girl - he heard her sword's serial number was beyond three thousand, but Chen Ye had never seen her apart from that sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While slurping noodles, Chen Ye's gaze wandered among the four items before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System, how many Slaughter Points are needed to fuse the Flayed Ghost's Scalp with the machete for upgrade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spinning small circle soon appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer made Chen Ye both excited and quite frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system's response indicated a requirement of thirty thousand Slaughter Points and 86 hours, meaning three and a half days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty thousand Slaughter Points - Chen Ye simply didn't have that many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only had eight thousand Slaughter Points remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even still owed the system ten thousand Slaughter Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye tried having the Flayed Ghost's Scalp fuse and upgrade with the hand crossbow, which also required thirty thousand Slaughter Points and 86 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, a Wonder requiring thirty thousand Slaughter Points would certainly be extraordinarily powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye abandoned using the Flayed Ghost's Scalp as Wonder material and decided to first upgrade using the Binding Resentment Willow branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't choose to fuse and upgrade the hand crossbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Chen Ye focused his attention on the machete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for upgrading the machete was to obtain a close-quarters defense method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system's response remained five thousand Slaughter Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye had five thousand Slaughter Points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Chen Ye clicked agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hourglass countdown appeared above the machete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[11:59:59]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly Chen Ye thought of something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black dog blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black dog blood could affect Anomalies to some extent, so it should also count as a type of Wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not take out the black dog blood and try it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it, he acted on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye put down his bowl again, climbed into the truck bed to search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon a small bag of somewhat viscous black dog blood appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only cost one Slaughter Point to get the appraisal result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item Name: Almost Dried Ordinary Black Dog Blood.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Type: Ordinary Wonder Material.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Origin: This is ordinary black dog blood collected from an ordinary black dog.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Comment: This item can have some effect on common Anomalies, but attempting to kill Anomalies with such ordinary black dog blood is undoubtedly fantasy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye felt speechless - he knew this thing might not be that precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn't expected it to be this ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appraisal results were filled throughout with words like \"ordinary\" and \"common.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye immediately canceled the ongoing upgrade task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the system recognized it as Wonder material, even if it was ordinary Wonder material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should still be upgradeable and serve some function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having something was better than having nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it could retain the black dog blood's effect on Anomalies, that would be even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he wouldn't need to keep smearing black dog blood on the machete blade in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously Chen Ye had soaked the machete in dog blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later when black dog blood became insufficient, Chen Ye would just smear it on the blade edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every so often when the black dog blood wore off, he had to reapply it, which was quite troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped the fused new Wonder would retain the black dog blood's characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye added the black dog blood to the new upgrade plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system quickly provided a response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upgrade required five thousand five hundred Slaughter Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An increase of five hundred Slaughter Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using five thousand five hundred from his eight thousand Slaughter Points left him with two thousand five hundred remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two thousand five hundred should be enough to handle unexpected needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time also changed from the previous twelve hours to twelve and a half hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning the upgrade would complete around 9:30 PM tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upgrade hourglass countdown reappeared above the machete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[12:29:59]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[12:29:58]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attention! Attention! Departing in ten minutes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Departing in ten minutes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao's loudspeaker sounded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye had almost finished his bowl of noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for washing the bowl...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye poured a little bottled water into the bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swirled it around, then drank the flavored bowl-washing water in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the desert - every bit of water resource was incredibly precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tidying up the repair tools and other items slightly, Chen Ye opened the door and climbed into the driver's cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brand new apocalyptic pickup truck's first post-apocalyptic migration was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight he would obtain his very first Wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new day filled with hope.\u003C\u002Fp>",1606,"2026-05-30T15:16:55.251Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.172Z",1,"novelbin.me","05d583da721280e07cf31ca0b32d9c264f596358801dd4efc82a60f6838e9ffa","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-65","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-63",465,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--cover.jpg"]