[{"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-73":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},560776,811,"Chapter 73: The Face of the Human-Faced Scorpion","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-73",73,"\u003Cp>Hearing the pink-haired girl's voice, Chu Che moved even faster than Chen Ye, almost teleporting to appear by the pink-haired girl's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye also saw the object that had made the pink-haired girl exclaim in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a complete, soft human face skin, with the hollows for eyes and mouth clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Ye saw this thing, he instinctively felt a wave of discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't this the human face from that Human-Faced Scorpion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected the second Wonder material would be this thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering the battle with the Human-Faced Scorpion earlier, Chen Ye's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even worse than Chen Ye's expression was the pink-haired girl's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the previous fight, this face skin had transformed into a woman's face that somewhat resembled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now seeing this human face skin again, it would be strange if her expression looked good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Captain Chu's face was filled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out to grab this human face skin, unable to put it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending ninety Slaughter Points, Chen Ye obtained basic information about this human face skin before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item Name: Human-Faced Scorpion's Face Skin.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Type: Wonder Material.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Origin: Item dropped by the Human-Faced Scorpion after being surrounded and killed by three Sequence Superpower users.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Evaluation: This is the facial skin from the besieged Human-Faced Scorpion, possessing powerful transformation and restoration abilities. If not for daytime, the Human-Faced Scorpion would never have died. It is a rare Wonder material worth serious collection.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Chu Che's eyes were glowing as he stroked the skin in his hand, murmuring: \"Struck gold, struck gold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pink-haired girl showed an expression of disgust and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye, however, showed strong interest in this human face skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appraisal cost for this thing required 90 Slaughter Points. Although it couldn't compare to the previous Flayed Ghost's Scalp, it was probably still good stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he saw the expression on Chu Che's face, Chen Ye didn't know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flayed Ghost's Scalp he had previously obtained from Chu Che was clearly more precious than this Human-Faced Scorpion's face skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the System's appraisal results, the Flayed Ghost's Scalp could create Wonders ranked within the top two thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this human face skin didn't have such an evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it couldn't create Wonders within the top two thousand, it probably wouldn't be much worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, you want this thing too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Chu saw Chen Ye's burning gaze, his expression carrying a hint of malicious cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That skin I gave you before, although I didn't know exactly what it was, I could roughly guess it was very precious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I obtained it by chance, I didn't feel too heartbroken about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trading it to you was fine since you're part of our convoy anyway. It would ultimately be used for the convoy's benefit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this thing... hehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Che rubbed the skin in his hand, his cunning expression deepening further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To kill the Human-Faced Scorpion, if not for Nana's sword strike, if not for Iron Lion blocking the front, if not for your Smoke Breath mist, or if not for my bad luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We couldn't possibly have killed the Human-Faced Scorpion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, this Human-Faced Scorpion face skin, including the previous carapace, all four of us have a share. You don't have any objections, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Chu Che say this, what could Chen Ye possibly say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Chu Che was indeed correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any one of them had been missing, they couldn't have taken down this Human-Faced Scorpion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much less obtained the face skin and carapace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No objections!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if you want this Human-Faced Scorpion face skin or the carapace, you'll need to trade something for it. Fairness is most important!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was indeed interested in this thing, but currently he really didn't have anything good to exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, after experiencing this sandstorm, he had probably lost quite a bit of supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll keep this thing with me for now. When you have enough items to exchange, come find me anytime. I'll talk to Nana and Iron Lion for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Chu patted Chen Ye's shoulder, smiling warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, orange-red light spilling over the sand dunes, beautiful like a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that this same land had just experienced a sandstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big fool Iron Lion was still lying on the sand dune, snoring loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li had already had people set up a canopy tent to block the scorching orange-red sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounds on Iron Lion's body had already begun to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But several wounds were noticeably blackened, clearly having been struck by the Human-Faced Scorpion's tail stinger. Scorpion tail stingers are all poisonous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black blood slowly seeped from the wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li left a relatively young girl to take care of Iron Lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever black blood seeped out, the girl would take out a towel to wipe it away for Iron Lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Ye approach, the girl fearfully shrank back, obviously quite afraid of Chen Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most vehicles were buried by the sand dunes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those two small cars were even half-buried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling the vehicles out from the sand dunes wasn't an easy task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sand dunes just after a sandstorm had very soft sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This further increased the workload for the survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, there was no distinction between men and women. All survivors worked together using their hands and feet, bringing out anything usable to dig through the sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the apocalypse, vehicles were undoubtedly one of the most important assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye also immediately checked his Apocalyptic Pickup Truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The windows on both sides had all been blown out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the front windshield hadn't been spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The canopy at the back of the vehicle had also suffered damage, and the vehicle canopy had been blown away to who-knows-where.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a bare truck bed remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supplies previously tied to the roof of the canopy were also missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the food was still preserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the chopped pepper fish head was a small two-door commuter car, it still had a back seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye had previously placed food on the back seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sandstorm had blown away the canopy but hadn't destroyed the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just somewhat deformed from being squeezed earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through System monitoring, the vehicle was basically intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave Chen Ye some slight relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This vehicle already had strong apocalyptic style, and now after experiencing the sandstorm, it looked even more post-apocalyptic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye could only comfort himself that without windows, driving would be cooler in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of survivors worked until midnight before finally pulling all the vehicles out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After experiencing this sandstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye clearly noticed that the convoy had lost quite a few more people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... When we first left Longevity Village, there were over forty people. Now there are less than thirty left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wrinkles on Old Bao's face had deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many went missing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye asked, a cigarette in his mouth and sunglasses on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Previously there were two survivors riding motorcycles, both went missing. There was also one called A-Cai who went missing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao rambled on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only a man in his forties, he now looked like he was in his fifties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was responsible for the convoy's daily affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these were people he had spent time with in the convoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they were gone, Old Bao felt somewhat sad in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as we're still alive, that's what matters. In our current situation, we can barely take care of ourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye's voice was calm and without fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't familiar with these people. Usually they were just nodding acquaintances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when Zhou Lan went missing, he hadn't felt any emotional turbulence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Ye's indifferent eyes, Old Bao sighed inwardly: This man is truly hard-hearted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only people like Chu Che, Nana, and Iron Lion who were also Superpower users could catch his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this kind of apocalypse, people died every moment. When they escaped from Jiangcheng, they had seen too many deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive, Chen Ye had no choice but to become increasingly hard and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Ye, there aren't many people left in the convoy. A-Che's meaning is that we should all eat together from now on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This way we can also save some resources!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, ingredients need to be provided by ourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao had come to Chen Ye specifically to discuss eating together in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye thought about it and agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating together wasn't bad - he was completely fed up with his own cooking level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from making decent instant noodles, everything else was pretty average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to what Old Bao relayed from Chu Che, they would eat communal meals from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye, Chu Che, Nana, and Iron Lion would eat together as a group of four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would eat separately from the other survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divided into two groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if someone wasn't willing, they wouldn't be forced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye understood Captain Chu's meaning and even quite approved of this arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Old Bao left, Chen Ye planned to check the Slaughter Points gained from this harvest before mealtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw the number of Slaughter Points displayed by the System, his heart suddenly jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were actually over thirty thousand Slaughter Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most Slaughter Points he had possessed since obtaining the System.\u003C\u002Fp>",1582,"2026-05-30T15:16:55.251Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.172Z",1,"novelbin.me","bff3d717dd527d0b05eec3b97d2ebf348023e7a9d44b51d84e55c1e283b0c26f","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-74","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-72",465,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--cover.jpg"]