Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 17 Decision and New Humans
After reading these words, Lu Xian and Yao Wei looked at each other.

He saw a hint of surprise in Yao Wei's eyes - this woman was no longer trying so hard to hide her emotions as before.

He lowered his head and flipped through the book again, but there was no more text at the back. It seemed that Yao Tianlai, the emergency water supplier of Fengcheng County Emergency Water Supply Management Bureau, who wrote down this work notebook, had really given up in despair and was waiting to die here.

There was no human body in the house, not even a bone left. No one knew where Yao Tianlai died.

"Get back to the car and get out of here."

Yao Wei said.

The search had already been completed, and the car was still parked outside, making it too conspicuous in the village. Yao Wei was clearly worried about staying here for too long.

Lu Xian nodded, picked up the notebook, thought for a moment, took out two more gold bricks, and asked Yao Wei, "Is it okay to put this in your car for a while?"

Yao Wei frowned and asked, "What's it for?"

Lu Xian said: "As a hidden weapon."

He had never held such a large gold brick in his past life, and now he really wanted to play with it. Anyway, it wouldn't add much weight or take up much space in Yao Wei's car, so he took two to experience it.

What if there is a special situation one day, can I really use this as a hidden weapon?
"what ever."

Yao Wei did not refuse Lu Xian. She said something and walked out.

So Lu Xian put the notebook and two gold bricks in his pocket and followed him out.

It was safe outside, and the two got into the car smoothly, started the car and left the village.

On the way, Lu Xian asked: "The shelter mentioned in the work notes should be where the last survivors gathered. It may have supplies. Should we go and look for that shelter?"

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Okay."

If you want to survive in this kind of world, how can you miss any place where supplies may be stored?

Of course, there might be people and risks there, but you should always take a look. If there's danger, run away.

So Lu Xian took out the World Atlas 1, opened the page for Fengcheng County, found Tan Village, and gave Yao Wei directions: "Tan Village is to the east, we have to go back. After going around Gaojiazhuang, go south from the intersection where you can refuel for a while."

There are people in Gaojiazhuang Village, so you definitely can't pass through the village.

Yao Wei nodded, turned the car around, and drove away from Gaojiazhuang Village from a distance. She kept driving along the overgrown road until she arrived at the opposite side of the gas station.

At this time, the fuel gauge in the car was still full and there was no need to refill the tank. The two thought that they would refuel after they finished exploring Tan Village, so they did not stop.

Tan Village is located on the west bank of the reservoir. There are hills on both ends of the road heading west from the village, forming a pass.

After passing the "pass", the village spreads out along the bank of the reservoir, separated from the river bank by a road. It is now overgrown with weeds and dilapidated.

Yao Wei drove along that road, the car shaking and swaying, making people's stomachs churn. Fortunately, it had been a long time since they replenished their food, otherwise they would have suffered greatly by now.

There was no one left in Tan Village at all - the two drove around to check and confirmed it.

This place is too close to the reservoir, and under the current circumstances, there are too many mosquitoes, so it is indeed not suitable for human settlement.

The people who survive here now need water to camp, but they can't be too close to the water source. This is the experience Lu Xian summed up all the way south, but I think it is also suitable for others.

After passing Tan Village, the two suddenly saw a rising hill behind the village, with stones gathered together and weeds spreading out from the cracks between the stones. They grew in all directions and seemed to have merged with the surroundings. Although the protrusions were a bit strange, they also seemed to be natural.

"Is this here?"

Yao Wei stopped the car, looked at the place carefully and asked.

She and Lu Xian had both read the work notes. They were looking for something unusual, so they thought there was something wrong here. If they gave it to someone else, they probably wouldn't have noticed. Lu Xian didn't respond, but opened the car door and sent the mechanical dog down: "Dog, go take a look."

So the dog turned its four wheels and headed over there. Because the road was uneven, the dog inevitably staggered a bit, and sometimes needed the help of its leg joints, and couldn't just rely on the wheels to slide.

But anyway, it's finally not as funny as before.

When it reached the raised hill, the dog stopped and scanned the area. After a while, it turned around, its eyes lighting up.

"This is the right place."

Lu Xian confirmed it.

Yao Wei looked back and saw that there was a wide corridor between two houses on the edge of the village. The mountain behind them was steep, and there was a distance between the slope and the back wall of the house, forming a corridor. She immediately backed the car in, turned a corner and parked it between the house and the hillside.

The two men got out of the car and walked onto the road. They were relieved only after confirming that the car was completely blocked from view and could no longer be seen.

Walking to the side of the raised hill, Lu Xian gave the dog another instruction: "Dog, check where it is easy to open."

The dog scanned the hill and rocks again, then shone the light on the side close to the inside.

Yao Wei took a shovel from the car. Following the light in the dog's eyes, the two of them started digging from the top piece. It took a lot of effort to pry out a stone.

It is because they are extremely strong that they can dig out the stones. Ordinary people can never do this.

The stones after that were easy to dig up, and you didn’t even need a shovel.

If these stones were given to me in the past, I probably wouldn't be able to move them no matter how hard I tried.

"I don't know why I've suddenly become so strong? And you too."

Lu Xian asked casually while digging stones out.

Yao Wei said, "We are already the new human race. If we hadn't changed, we would have become like old people after all these years, right?"

Lu Xian was stunned for a moment, thinking back. The people from the Wolf Gang and the Dog Gang he met in Gaojiazhuang Village and Mozhou City did look older, and there were even hunchbacked old men among them. In comparison, he really looked young.

And Yao Wei was also the first person he had ever met who was as young as himself.

How can people not age easily when they are exposed to wind, water, sun, hardship and torture?
Moreover, both Yao Wei and I seem to sweat very little, so we don't need to clean our bodies frequently and can keep our bodies basically clean, including our mouths and hair.

It does not produce body odor, will not attract the attention of other people or other creatures, and there is no need to worry about diseases caused by hygiene problems.

This saves them a lot of energy.

In this way, both Yao Wei and I are indeed abnormal.

"New humans?"

he asked.

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "I don't understand either. That's what my mother said."

Lu Xian didn't ask any more questions. He could only wait and see if he would have the chance to find out the answers to these questions in the future.

This corner was indeed easy to open up. After they pulled away two layers of stone pestles, a hole was revealed inside. The damp, cold and musty smell hit their noses, forcing them to step back.

Afterwards, the two looked at each other, and seeing that the other was ready, they went in one after another.

(End of this chapter)