Back at the Sea of Chaotic Graves, the kerosene lamp Gong Yong had taken out had been a huge help at the time.
Without that kerosene lamp, the convoy would have had a hard time getting through the Sea of Chaotic Graves.
And back in Fog City, the few guns Chen Ye had seized were also made by a Mechanic Sequence user.
So, in Chen Ye's eyes, the Mechanic was an incredibly profitable profession.
Too bad, if it weren't for the apocalypse, these guys would probably be rolling in dough.
Gong Yong froze when he heard Chen Ye's question over the radio.
He had been trying his best to avoid any connection with Wonders.
Afraid that someone would find out he could make Wonders and get some unwelcome ideas.
But then...
He had no choice but to answer Chen Ye's question.
Right now, he regretted making this radio.
This radio was made by Gong Yong himself from an old phone.
It was a personal item he carried with him.
When he made this portable radio, it was just to stay updated on the convoy's messages. He never expected...
Gong Yong steeled himself and replied, "Actually, making Wonders is only part of our abilities..."
The others pricked up their ears to listen.
Chu Che even pulled out his captain's notebook.
The Mechanic Sequence was a very practical Sequence.
Way more useful than the Blood Moon Lord, or the Sword Immortal, or the Boxer.
That's what Chu Che thought...
"Cough, cough... the Mechanic Sequence's main abilities are controlling and manufacturing machines!"
"If you think about it, we're really just a Support Sequence!"
"Our combat strength isn't that high, kind of like the Pathfinder Sequence!"
"..."
Once he started talking, Gong Yong loosened up.
After all, they were all part of the same convoy, so letting them know was fine.
Gong Yong was self-aware about this.
They basically spent every day together, and his little secrets probably wouldn't stay hidden with his secrecy skills anyway.
"Wow, Old Gong... cough, cough... Old Yong..."
Squad Leader Chu got so excited he almost shouted "Hubby," and the atmosphere over the radio suddenly got a bit awkward.
When Gong Yong heard that botched title from Squad Leader Chu, he shuddered and quickly said, "Just call me Da Yong or Xiao Yong!"
"Squad Leader Chu..."
Chen Ye's voice had a hint of mischief in it.
"Shut up, Da Yong, so according to what you're saying, if you reach a certain Sequence rank, you can make robots?"
"And at Sequence 9, you could even build a Gundam?"
Chu Che's voice was still very excited.
If that was the case...
Then wouldn't humanity's return to the cities be just around the corner?
"Cough, cough... theoretically, yes!"
"But it's probably very hard. Right now, I'm only confident in modifying and upgrading cars. As for other things... I haven't tried yet!"
Gong Yong was still being modest.
As a Sequence 4, he only had one ability, which was the initial "Mechanical Miracle."
Even though it was just one ability.
He himself didn't know how many more "miracles" this ability could unlock.
"Big Brother Da Yong is amazing!"
Little Fish's cheerful voice came over the radio.
"Cough, cough... hey hey hey, we're getting off topic, aren't we? I asked if you could make Wonders!"
Chen Ye cut off the topic.
He wasn't very interested in making robots.
The only thing he was interested in was Wonders.
If he could really make Wonders, wouldn't the convoy never run out of them in the future?
After all, Wonders were as valuable as food in the apocalypse.
The others fell silent.
Wonders...
Right now in the convoy, neither Iron Lion nor Ding Dong had a single Wonder.
Sun Xixi only had her sword.
Chen Ye had a few Wonders, three of them, and one was unusable.
As for Chu Che, no one knew how many Wonders he had.
"Cough, cough... our Mechanic Sequence can make Wonders."
"But we can only make one per Sequence rank!"
"That kerosene lamp from before was something I made when I was Sequence 1. I never thought it would come in handy back then!"
Indeed, the kerosene lamp didn't have any special attack power.
At the Sea of Chaotic Graves, it just happened to fit the situation.
Its number was probably not very high.
"And I also have a chainsaw I made when I was Sequence 2."
"Making Wonders is just a side effect of being a Mechanic!"
"We..."
As Gong Yong explained,
Everyone gained a rough understanding of the Mechanic Sequence.
Making Wonders was a side effect of the Mechanic Sequence.
According to Gong Yong, when he was Sequence 1, he made the kerosene lamp and successfully advanced.
When he was Sequence 2, he made a chainsaw and successfully advanced again.
It was like Wonders were the exam for Mechanics.
Pass the exam, and you level up.
Of course, according to Gong Yong, making a Wonder was an incredibly draining process.
Each Wonder consumed a lot of a Mechanic's energy.
It wasn't something you could just have whenever you wanted.
Maybe making Wonders deepened a Mechanic's understanding of Supernatural Power, allowing them to level up.
Simply put, making Wonders was a form of cultivation.
But it probably wasn't the only way.
It was like some people get into college through the college entrance exam, while others...
Earlier at the Sea of Chaotic Graves, Gong Yong had no idea how he advanced from Sequence 3 to Sequence 4.
According to Chu Che, it might have just been accumulated experience.
Of course, there were many secrets about Sequence Superhumans that everyone still didn't know.
By everyone's understanding, accumulated experience seemed like the most plausible guess.
"Back when I was with the Doomsday Convoy, I saw a city made entirely of machines."
"A Mechanical City?"
Gong Yong's words immediately piqued everyone's interest.
"Yeah, a Mechanical City. It was a floating Mechanical City."
"It was about half a month after the apocalypse. I hadn't joined the convoy yet. I was hiding in a city with a group of people."
"At noon that day, I saw something like a spindle or maybe a satellite, blinking signal lights as it slowly floated over the city."
"Back then, I didn't know what it was."
"But now, I think I have an idea."
Gong Yong's tone carried a hint of recollection and some vague emotion.
His voice was slow, almost like a pilgrimage.
"What do you mean?"
Half a month after the apocalypse?
Chen Ye frowned.
He felt like this so-called Mechanical City wasn't a good thing.
Chen Ye didn't realize that Chu Che had stayed silent throughout this topic.
"Now I can guess that there should be a lot of Mechanic Sequence superhumans like me there."
"That Mechanical City was probably built by many Mechanic superhumans like me."
"Before the apocalypse, human technology had reached a very high level."
"But even with that level of technology, we couldn't build a floating Mechanical City."
"Only enough Mechanic Sequence superhumans, or those with high enough ranks, could do that."
"Maybe one day, I can go up there and see what that Mechanical City is really like."
Gong Yong's words carried a dreamy tone of longing.
It seemed like that place was the ultimate hall for the Mechanic Sequence.
Everyone's mind conjured up an image of a massive, sacred Mechanical City floating in the sky.
Just hearing about it was enough to make people yearn for it.
"You could see that Mechanical City? But the Anomalies in the city couldn't see it? They didn't shoot it down?"
You didn't need to hear the voice, just the content, to know who said that mood-killing remark.
