The entire funeral lasted only three minutes.
This was the apocalypse's final concession to the living.
"Alright, alright! Get in the vehicles! Get in!"
Xue Nan grabbed the loudspeaker, urging the people still immersed in grief.
The survivors filed back to their respective vehicles as previously arranged.
Only those still sobbing lingered, reluctant to part.
Grief had only three minutes.
After those three minutes.
The living had to continue struggling through this apocalypse.
The convoy began bustling with activity.
Survivors assigned to vehicle maintenance started checking the condition of each vehicle, ensuring no problems would arise during the upcoming migration.
But judging by their relaxed attitudes, they clearly weren't too tense.
It was also the comfort brought by having a Mechanic Sequence superhuman in the convoy.
After all, Gong Yong's earlier feat of upgrading vehicles while they were moving had stunned too many people.
Thus, Gong Yong had become the most popular person in the convoy, second only to Iron Lion.
With him around, everyone felt a bit more confident.
Chen Ye returned to the Monster Pickup Truck.
This Monster Pickup Truck was now the most terrifying existence in the entire convoy.
Except for Xu Lina.
Even Gong Yong was reluctant to approach this vehicle.
Ordinary survivors kept as far away from it as possible when there was nothing to do.
"Squad Leader Chu, where do we go next?"
Chen Ye picked up the radio and asked the question everyone cared about.
Yeah, the convoy had gone through hell to get back here.
But surely there had to be some change, right?
"Crackle..."
"The convoy doesn't have much supplies left, so next, I plan to find a suitable destination and gather supplies!"
"We're also running low on fuel!"
"Food is insufficient!"
"The weather's getting cold. It doesn't matter for superhumans, but the survivors still don't have enough warm clothes!"
"..."
Blah blah blah, Chu Che laid out his plans.
As the captain, these were naturally his concerns.
Hearing those long-missed words, "gather supplies," the convoy's atmosphere seemed to shift slightly.
Although every supply run was an extremely dangerous endeavor.
It also meant the possibility of gain.
Even if much of the food in the cities had expired.
There was always something else useful to be found.
And there were plenty of other things in the cities too.
Things worth collecting for the convoy.
"Squad Leader Chu, do you have any targets in mind yet?"
The impatient voice belonged to the Pink-haired Girl.
Her vehicle's supplies were truly running low.
Even though the supplies on this vehicle were only for her and Xiao Yu, there still wasn't much.
"I do have a few candidates in mind!"
"But they're all quite dangerous. Let me plan things out properly!"
Chu Che didn't hold back, sharing the information he'd sensed with everyone.
Sometimes, making information public helped the convoy pool their wisdom.
"Squad Leader Chu, after we gather supplies, shouldn't we find a place to rest properly?"
The question came from Ding Dong.
The Ideal Grain Seeds in her panel van urgently needed sorting.
Although these seeds had strong vitality.
They still required careful tending.
Based on the information she'd previously gotten from Professor Liu at Divine Elephant Village, if these Ideal Grain Seeds could get a stable growing environment, the rate of qualified seeds would improve somewhat.
The convoy's previous exchanges had caused significant losses to their existing stock of Ideal Grain Seeds.
Thus, Ding Dong urgently needed a stable environment to cultivate these seeds.
After Squad Leader Chu advanced to Sequence 4, he could use his Concealment Barrier to rest for fifteen days.
Fifteen days.
Enough time for Ding Dong to do a lot of things.
Moreover, the chickens raised on Bus Number Six when they crossed the bridge were now on their last legs.
If they hadn't been fed those feed worms, more than half would have died.
Even so, these chickens were frightened, and their egg production would likely drop sharply for a while.
"I've been thinking about that. During this time..."
The convoy's atmosphere became slightly more lively.
The earlier funeral had faded from everyone's memory.
All that remained of those people was a lonely tombstone at the edge of the cliff.
Perhaps before long, that tombstone would also be weathered away by wind and rain, erasing their final evidence of existence in this world.
On Bus Number Five and Bus Number Six, the survivors were chatting more.
Even though everyone knew, knew that returning didn't mean safety or abundant food.
But it was still far better than the endless Sea of Chaotic Graves and the Forest Tide.
The new world and the old world were merely a choice between bad and worse.
The dark clouds in the sky had dispersed somewhat, no one knew when.
Rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds, creating a Tyndall effect.
The distant city skyline, illuminated by this light, appeared quite beautiful.
There was a sense of melancholy in the twilight of civilization.
Many people stared blankly at the distant city skyline.
Lost in thought, perhaps reminiscing about their past lives or thinking of their loved ones.
Even knowing these places hid endless horrors, the convoy members couldn't help their rising spirits.
The sound of melodious singing even drifted in through the windows.
Chen Ye rested his left arm on the window frame, his right hand on the steering wheel.
Since he still had no windows, the wind created by the vehicle mercilessly tousled his messy hair even more.
Having gone without a haircut for so long, Chen Ye's hair could be described as a bird's nest.
The items inside the vehicle were also scattered everywhere by the wind.
Some empty plastic bottles were blown to the back seat, then further into the rear cargo hold.
Chen Ye pulled a pair of sunglasses from the glove box, wiped them with his shirt, then perched them on his nose.
Back during the Eternal Night, these sunglasses had been useless.
Now, the sun had reappeared.
His current appearance was indeed somewhat frightening and also attracted unwanted attention.
Thus, wearing sunglasses became necessary.
Returning to the old world for migration was vastly different from migrating in the new world.
On that unfamiliar continent, there were often no roads.
Those paths were mostly grasslands or mud.
After returning to the old world, whether concrete or asphalt roads, the road conditions were far, far better than in the new world.
Of course, with no vehicles using them and no maintenance for a long time, the roads were already dilapidated.
Both sides of the lanes were overgrown with weeds.
But for the convoy's current situation, this was basically not a big problem.
Bus Number Five led the way.
This was the largest vehicle in the convoy and also served as the pathbreaker.
Wherever it drove, the weeds and small trees were all crushed flat.
Some potholed sections of road, for a vehicle that had traversed the Sea of Chaotic Graves, were nothing at all.
These bumpy roads were still better than the Sea of Chaotic Graves, right?
Overall, the convoy's current state was smoother than ever before.
This naturally improved the convoy's atmosphere too.
Everyone chatted intermittently over the radio.
The convoy's short-term goal was to find a suitable resupply point.
Not only to replenish the convoy's fuel.
But also to stock up on supplies.
Of course, ideally, they could find some food.
Even expired food would do.
"Hey, Gong Yong, can you Mechanic Sequence folks all create Wonders?"
Chen Ye suddenly remembered he still had a "Tangled Remnant Limb" and a "Resentment Dragon Scale" in the vehicle.
These two Wonder Materials hadn't been used to create a Wonder yet.
But they were certainly rare materials.
Thinking about Wonders, he thought of Gong Yong's Sequence.
Hence the question.
