"The Silent Parliament? That's a strange name. Is it some kind of organization like the Death God Church?"

"Who knows, but with that signature, the Silent Parliament must be the one organizing this Return to the City Plan!"

"This is the apocalypse—who cares about organizations? If you ask me, it's at most just a convoy! But the name is definitely odd!"

The group discussed it back and forth.

But the information they had received today was truly a lot to take in.

From Gong Yong, they had learned of the existence of a Mechanical City.

And from that "dumbass" bird's letter, they had learned of the Silent Parliament.

Aside from Chen Ye, who had a bit more suspicion and paid extra attention to these two names, the others didn't really care much.

After all, the whole world was already gone.

Even if they cared, what could they do about it?

The convoy continued forward.

Chu Che would occasionally furrow his brow, looking at the city skyline in the distance, then issue new orders to Xue Nan.

Compared to the desolate emptiness of the new world before, this familiar world gave many people a sense of closeness.

The convoy moved on in this environment.

Sometimes, they would constantly adjust their direction of travel.

Other times, they would simply stop on the road for long stretches without moving.

But by now, the convoy members were long used to this.

Chen Ye glanced at the efficiency ratio of the solar charging panel.

It had reached one hundred percent.

In just half a day, the vehicle battery's charge had reached thirty percent.

At this rate, maintaining this efficiency ratio, it would take about two and a half to three days to fully charge the battery.

Of course, this was assuming no power was being used.

While charging and migrating at the same time, the time needed to fully charge would be stretched out.

If they could really stop somewhere for more than fifteen days, with ideal sunlight conditions, they could fill the battery quickly.

The remaining days would be wasted.

The battery reserve was still insufficient.

A twelve-kilowatt-hour battery was far too small for the Monster Pickup Truck.

In the apocalypse, no amount of energy or resource reserves was ever enough.

Even though the Monster Pickup Truck had now filled its hundred-and-sixty-liter fuel tank, Chen Ye still felt it wasn't enough.

No one knew when the next opportunity to replenish would come.

Just like how the convoy already had plenty of bottled water bottles stockpiled for water reserves, every time someone spotted an empty bottle on the road, the ordinary members would still rush to grab it without a second thought.

Of course, the Monster Pickup Truck always had a cruel trump card unused...

If it ever came to that desperate moment, Chen Ye wouldn't hesitate to activate that ability.

In the apocalypse, no matter how much food or resources were stockpiled, it was never enough!

Therefore, increasing the vehicle's battery reserve was also a moderately urgent need.

...

Xu Lina sat in the front row on the second floor of Bus Number Six.

The window was already open.

Wind blew in through the window, messing up Xu Lina's black hair.

Black strands brushed across Xu Lina's face, beautiful enough to topple cities. Sunlight streaming through the window lit up her features.

Right now, Xu Lina was as beautiful as a statue, or like one of those popular AI-generated images from before the apocalypse.

Xu Lina had always been stunning, alluring.

But after becoming a Superhuman, she had grown even more beautiful.

If someone had a camera to capture her at this moment, just putting that photo online would make it a legendary internet image.

"Cousin, you're so beautiful!"

Lai Baiwei murmured beside her.

Her cousin had always been good-looking before, but Lai Baiwei had never felt she was much inferior—in some ways, she even thought she was better than her cousin.

But now...

Facing Xu Lina like this, Lai Baiwei felt a sense of inferiority.

Xu Lina ignored Lai Baiwei's words.

Lai Baiwei continued, "Cousin, does becoming a Superhuman make everyone as beautiful as you?"

Xu Lina turned her head and gave her cousin a cold glance before slowly saying, "No!"

Lai Baiwei was clearly not deterred by Xu Lina's indifferent expression.

Instead, she asked, "Cousin, how did you become a Superhuman?"

After a long pause of more than ten seconds, Xu Lina slowly said, "Weiwei, don't think about becoming a Superhuman. This isn't a good thing."

"But, but I see so many people want to become Superhumans! Like that Zhou Xiaoxiao—I heard she's gone crazy trying to become one!"

"And you've become so beautiful, cousin!"

"And... and... Mr. Chen and the others..."

Lai Baiwei didn't understand why her cousin said that, but she kept chattering about her own thoughts.

Clearly, she also wanted to become a Superhuman.

After all, she hadn't just seen the abilities of Superhumans for the first time today, and she hadn't just joined the convoy yesterday.

Superhumans...

Anyone would want to be one.

But Xu Lina didn't respond to Lai Baiwei's words. She just quietly stared out the window at the post-apocalyptic ruins.

She looked as beautiful as a stunning oil painting.

Seeing her cousin ignore her, Lai Baiwei looked at her cousin's stunning appearance once more.

She couldn't help but sigh again, "Cousin, you're truly beautiful!"

"I really wonder if Mr. Chen is blind!"

Over these days, Lai Baiwei had come to know some of the convoy's situation.

For instance, her cousin had been in contact with Mr. Chen.

There were also all kinds of scattered rumors about the two of them in the convoy.

But after spending these days observing, Lai Baiwei found that the relationship between her cousin and Mr. Chen Ye was even purer than a glass of plain water.

It seemed this topic finally touched Xu Lina's emotions.

Among Xu Lina's three pupils, one of them vanished.

The tail at the back of her head swayed slightly.

At the tip of the tail, an eye had appeared at some point.

The tail extended out the window, and the eye on it looked back at the rear of Bus Number Six.

The gray-black pickup truck was advancing unhurriedly.

As if sensing the gaze, Chen Ye looked up, his blood-red eyes meeting the eye on the tail.

The red tail recoiled as if burned.

"What's wrong, cousin?"

Lai Baiwei clearly noticed her cousin's strange behavior.

Xu Lina tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said lightly, "Superhumans are different!"

These simple words were clearly a response to Lai Baiwei's earlier remark about "I really wonder if Mr. Chen is blind!"

Yes, Superhumans were different.

As a Wonder Symbiont, Xu Lina's looks, even in an apocalypse filled with countless beauties and the online world full of filtered, edited photos, would have surpassed everyone.

Even some celebrities famous for their looks would be no match for her current self.

But this was a Superhuman world in the apocalypse.