novelden Chapter 279 General Type IV
Chapter 279 General Type IV
Fu Xiaojian did not urge him, but simply took two steps back and stood quietly to the side.
Su Su took a half step forward, her expression wary. This was the time when people were most likely to lose their temper and cause problems.
Tashan, Xu Si, and the others in the convoy only glanced at it briefly before paying no further attention.
People are dying all the time in this apocalyptic world, and quite a few of them have died in their convoy so far. They have slowly come to accept death.
To accept the death of others, and to accept one's own death.
This isn't numbness, it's helplessness.
After a long while, Ivan turned around, his back to the ruins, his imposing figure casting a huge shadow at the carriage door.
The grief on his face seemed to be quickly dried by the desert wind, leaving only a deep, steely weariness.
"Thank you for the drinks!" he said, his voice as cold as vodka.
"Thank you too... for not letting me die in this damned desert. Andrei knows I hate deserts the most."
"What are your plans for the future?" Fu Xiaojian asked directly.
Ivan twitched the corners of his mouth, but it wasn't exactly a smile.
"Plans? What plans can I have besides begging you to take me in? Follow you, or die."
It's a very practical choice, but it's too direct.
Ivan continued without pausing.
"I can't die yet! Natasha never got to drink a drop of borscht!"
That damned Andrei, he won't even drink when there's wine. Do we have to wait until he dies to celebrate for him?
And little Maxim, I should have kept him with me; maybe he could have survived!
He clenched his teeth tightly, as if declaring war on his damned fate.
"Here, you might need this!" Jiao Jiao walked over unnoticed and handed over the leather notebook.
Ivan paused, recognizing it as Natasha's notebook.
He reached out and shakily took the notebook, turning to the last page.
It was clearly written there: "Яушёл.Прощайте. (I'm leaving, goodbye)"
None of them disturbed them; they left quietly, as it takes time to compose themselves.
The competition between Xu Si and Ta Shan has come to an end.
"Knives, indeed a huge quantity!"
Xu Si had been drinking for half a day, and Ta Shan was equally unwilling to be outdone.
However, after drinking it, he felt sleepy. He wasn't lying; he really only had half a jin (250ml) of it. He then collapsed onto the sand and fell asleep.
Luo, who had witnessed everything, stared in shock at his own brother, Dao.
How come the alcohol wore off so quickly after just one touch?
The convoy started eating as well, with their usual rich, dry food and French-style stew. Having just had such a great harvest, there was no need to cut back on food.
Morale is also a very important part of the end times.
"Eat something first." Fu Xiaojian handed Ivan a can of thick soup.
Ivan finally came to his senses, carefully putting the notebook into his breast pocket, and he seemed to have recovered quite a bit of his energy.
Who says Russians are all rough around the edges? They're actually quite thoughtful and meticulous!
"How come you speak Chinese?" This time, Fu Xiaojian didn't use an interrogative tone.
"Training and promotion of officers all require learning a foreign language!" Ivan downed the can of thick soup in one gulp, not caring whether it was hot or not.
Ivan wasn't actually hungry; he was just extremely thirsty and dehydrated.
However, thick soup is still water.
He didn't ask for water when he woke up because he assumed they were also short of supplies.
However, it seems that's not the case now.
Everyone in the convoy seemed to have food.
"If it's not enough, there's more!" Fu Xiaojian said.
"It's ready!"
He has never been full since the end of the world; enduring hunger is a skill.
The campfire crackled in the night, casting a shimmering glow over the campsite.
Ivan approached the outer edge of the flames, his burly body slightly hunched.
Fu Xiaojian sat beside him, and the two chatted slowly, as if they were having a casual conversation.
The other members of the convoy kept their distance, neither deliberately getting closer nor deliberately distancing themselves.
Tashan's snoring came from the corner, his babbling in his sleep mingling with the sound of the wind.
Xu Si returned to the roof of the "Nirvana" vehicle, where Nirvana directly conjured a moon chair, allowing Xu Si to lie down comfortably.
With his starry eyes half-closed, his gaze occasionally swept over Ivan before returning to the boundless starry sky.
"Can you tell me about your racing team?" Fu Xiaojian asked.
Ivan paused for a moment, then said, seemingly nostalgicly, "Me and Xiao..."
The sound of the wind gradually drowned out their conversation.
……
Lying on the roof of the Nirvana vehicle, Xu Si couldn't wait to see if the system had any new products.
Upon advancing to Sequence 4, the two potions mutually reinforced each other, and the resulting boost completely depleted both potions.
He had originally intended to take the enhancement drug again while he was at the military base.
Unfortunately, Nirvana's frenzied eating disrupted his rhythm.
"System, do you have any new enhancement agents?"
Upgradeable to a sequence-enhancing agent (universal type IV)
It can comprehensively enhance the strength of the sequence's origin, the physical body's carrying capacity, and energy conversion efficiency.
Oh?
General type II is for enhancing sequence length.
Type III is a general-purpose type that enhances sequence width.
The universal type IV actually enhances sequence strength.
Is it really necessary to be this thoughtful?
Xu Si didn't continue basking in the moonlight on the roof of the car, but instead returned to the interior of Nirvana.
It would be embarrassing if you took the enhancement potion in public and the little girl took a distorted and ugly photo of you.
Looking at the bright yellow, orange-juice-like sequence enhancement potion in his hand, Xu Si's lips twitched.
"If only it were orange juice, damn it, bottoms up!" Xu Si quickly uninstalled [Heart of the Ice Abyss] and started drinking straight away.
The medicine tasted like old rust when it entered his mouth, and Xu Si's face contorted in pain.
However, the expected excruciating pain did not immediately erupt.
Instead, there is an extreme sense of "stagnation".
It was as if time had frozen, blood had stopped flowing, and thoughts were stuck in a single frame.
Immediately afterwards, an indescribable "pressure" exploded from the depths of each sequence!
It wasn't tearing or burning, but rather like throwing his body, his sequence origin, and even the "concept" of his existence into an infinitely expanding furnace.
Xu Si seemed to be able to sense the sounds of cell division and recombination.
Is this how you increase strength?
"Well--!"
Xu Si groaned, his body involuntarily curling forward; pain was indeed inevitable.
"Commander, do you need medical assistance?"
In his hazy state, Xu Si seemed to hear a mechanical voice, but he had no energy to respond.
"No need, I'll do it."
Yi Yi woke up immediately, and then 'Life Protection' alleviated Xu Si's pain to the greatest extent.
Meanwhile, Ivan, who was also in the team, was slowly recovering from his injuries, which were barely noticeable.
"Thanks!"
Xu Si never expected that his abilities would improve to such an extent after advancing one by one; he even had the energy to speak.
However, the pain still hadn't subsided.