Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 186 Red Dot Changes, Squatting

Lu Xian was driving again today. Yao Wei sat in the passenger seat and took out the "World Atlas 1".

She turned to the page with the map of Shanyang County and gave Lu Xian directions: "Qinshan River is ahead. There is a crossroads after passing Qinshan River. You can turn north and go to Qinshan."

Lu Xian said: "Well, let's go to the front to get some water, then turn on the resonance gene scanner to take a look, and then go north."

Yao Wei said, "Okay."

But after arriving at the Qinshan River, they filled the buckets and pots with water, powered on the dog, and turned on the resonance gene scanner, only to find that the four red dots were all to the north of Shanyang County.

Moreover, the four red dots are separated. One is outside the mountain, three are inside the mountain, and two of the three inside the mountain are together. The other one is slightly distanced from the other two, but not far.

"What kind of situation is this?!"

Lu Xian was a little confused, not knowing what was going on with these people. Were they in the same group? Or was there something special going on?
He thought about it and realized that when he saw it from a distance before, it seemed that there were some changes in its current position, but the difference didn't seem to be that big.

Why didn’t I pay more attention to these situations at that time?

Lu Xian carefully observed the electronic map on the resonance gene scanner for a while and saw that the positions of the four red dots had only changed slightly, but generally did not move much, making it difficult to determine.

"How about we take a look first, get a feel for the situation, and then make some plans?"

Lu Xian asked Yao Wei.

Yao Wei also felt it was not a good idea to act rashly, so she said, "Yeah."

The two of them found a place to park the car and stared at the resonance gene scanner for a long time.

During this half day, they saw that of the four red dots, only the one at the foot of the mountain was moving, and it even went to the county seat of Shanyang County. As for the other three, two of them changed their positions slightly, and one remained motionless.

"What do you think?"

Lu Xian asked Yao Wei.

Yao Wei's answer was just three words, but it wasn't "I don't know," it was "There is a problem."

As for the specific problem, she definitely didn't know, so Lu Xian simply didn't ask.

Yao Wei didn't know, and Lu Xian himself didn't know either. He just felt that something was wrong.

Just from the red dots on the map, you can see that the mountains are clearly divided into upper and lower parts.

The two red dots on the mountain sometimes separate and sometimes gather, but they are never too far away, and never get close to the dot that never moves.

Not to mention those at the foot of the mountain. After a trip to Shanyang County, they returned to the foot of the mountain and wandered around the foot of the mountain without taking a single step into the mountain.

This gave Lu Xian the feeling that three forces were acting out the Romance of the Three Kingdoms on the mountain and on the foot of the mountain, but whether it was the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or not remained to be seen.

"Let's take another look. We'll watch for a whole day. If the situation remains the same tomorrow, we'll wait outside like we did in Yao County and see if we can spot anyone and ask them a few questions."

Lu Xian suggested, pointing to the red dot at the foot of the mountain, and said, "This person has been to the county seat of Shanyang County. A new human has entered the city. If there are people in the city, how could they not know him?

"Hmm... there is a possibility. It's normal that others don't notice..."

Yao Wei understood what Lu Xian was talking about: "Chai Xin?"

"Correct."

Lu Xian nodded and said, "If a new human enters the city and no one else knows about it, then that person must be Chai Xin. Then we can just go find him.

"If it's Luo Ping or someone else who's been entrenched here for years, the people in the county will definitely know about it. We can just ask who it is then.

"According to the resonance gene scanner, Shanyang County is actually safer than the north."

Yao Wei felt that what Lu Xian said made sense and nodded.

The two parked the car here and observed for the whole afternoon.

For an entire afternoon, the position of the red dot on the resonance gene scanner remained unchanged, especially the red dot on the mountain, which remained motionless, making people feel as if it was dead.

But before in Mengxin City, that new human was killed by Lu Xian and Yao Wei, and it would not show up on the resonance gene scanner at all. This person could not be dead.

Meditate in seclusion?

That person has fungus stone, can he break through?
Lu Xian was full of wild thoughts and couldn't guess the answer, so he had to keep the problem to himself and wait and see what happened the next day.

The laptop had been exposed to enough sunlight that day to watch another movie. However, Lu Xian and Yao Wei were both thinking about the situation on Beiqin Mountain in Shanyang County, so they didn't turn on the laptop to watch.

The two of them ate some fried corn and beans, then went to sleep. When they woke up the next day, they saw a rabbit running through the weeds. Without saying a word, Yao Wei drew her bow and arrow and shot the rabbit to death.

This woman acted decisively and didn't have any concerns like "Why should I eat rabbits when they are so cute?"

Even after hunting rabbits, the work of skinning and bone removal was done by this woman.

Lu Xian helped by making a fire and grilling the meat, and they ate a meal of roasted rabbit together.

While eating rabbit meat, Lu Xian thought of a question and asked, "I've been in the north before and basically haven't seen any animals. Going south to here, I've only seen wolves, dogs, wild boars and the like." I heard Chai Xin say she caught deer, and this is the first time I've seen a rabbit. What about you? Besides these, have you seen any other animals?"

"Birds, chickens, sheep."

Yao Wei gave three answers.

Lu Xian couldn't help but be fascinated: "I don't know what kind of chicken it is? It would be great if it was a big hen. Let's not kill it. Let's catch one and keep it in the car and let it lay eggs.

"Then we'll be able to achieve egg freedom and eat egg fried rice."

In my past life, hens didn't need roosters to lay eggs, but the eggs they laid were only edible and couldn't hatch chicks. I wonder if it's the same in this world?
Yao Wei knew about eggs. Having been in contact with Lu Xian for a long time, she probably understood what "egg freedom" was, but she didn't know what egg fried rice was.

But since Lu Xian said so, it must be a good thing. So Yao Wei said, "Catch one if you see one next time."

"it is good."

Lu Xian smiled, feeling that life had new hope.

After eating the roasted whole rabbit, the two of them packed up and drove off.

After crossing the Qinshan River and walking a little further, the whole picture of Shanyang County finally came into view.

This county town seems to be a bit bigger and more prosperous than Yao County. But now, no matter how prosperous it was, it has come to an end.

What the two saw from afar outside the city were many buildings, some standing and some collapsed. Green vegetation had wrapped around those buildings, turning the entire city into a "green coral reef on the ground."

Shanyang County at that time was probably also a large agricultural county, with wasteland outside the city.

Lu Xian and Yao Wei also saw the remains of the greenhouse, but the greenhouses here were different from those in Yao County. There were no earthen walls, but simple sheds built with steel frames.

Today, the plastic film of the simple shed is long gone, and many of the steel frames have also disappeared, with only a few remaining either upside down or standing.

Those standing trees climbed up by vines actually formed a unique landscape in this desolate end of the world, like an arch bridge formed by vines, which was extremely cool underneath.

Lu Xian and Yao Wei drove the car under the green "arch bridge" and hid it.

At this time, a breeze blew by, and the steel frame, which had long been entangled by vines and was invisible, shook slightly. Only the "creaking" sound could make people aware of the existence of these old-world products.

There are very few such wonders left in this world. After all, after being ravaged by time and disasters, only one in ten of these things remains.

Lu Xian thought that since the steel frame in front of him could be preserved, the quality must have been very good at the beginning, right?

The sunlight shines through the tiny gaps in the "arch bridge" and falls on the car window, forming mottled spots of light.

Lu Xian narrowed his eyes and looked up at the sky. It was still early. He wondered if he could wait here for a whole day and find anything.

He held the fungus stone, placed his hand on the center console, and said to Yao Wei, "Come."

Yao Wei didn't need any further reminders from him. She clasped her hands together and wrapped the fungus stone with Lu Xian.

There is nothing else to do now, so I have to stay in the car. I might as well rely on this fungus stone to improve my strength.

This is also a serious matter and should be done when you have free time.

Moreover, holding the fungus stone can also make their physical and mental state better. Only by maintaining a good state can they squat better.

The two of them squatted from morning to afternoon, maintaining enough patience and not eating at noon.

——In this world, Yao Wei has always had the habit of eating two meals a day, and in order to save food, Lu Xian gradually developed this habit after coming to this world, so now he does not need to eat at noon.

After noon, there was suddenly some movement outside the "arch bridge".

Lu Xian and Yao Wei immediately perked up and looked at each other.

Following the sound, I looked out through the gaps between the green leaves on the arch bridge and could vaguely see someone walking towards me from the direction of Shanyang County.

But the vines were too dense and they couldn't see clearly, so they had to separate their hands and get out of the car.

I walked slowly and quietly to the edge of the "arch bridge" and looked outside. The sound was closer. It turned out that a man and a woman were clearing away the weeds and coming towards this side.

The two men were not as thin as those in other places. Although they were also hunched and old with many wrinkles, they were much better than people in other places.

According to them, life in Shanyang County is better than that in Yao County.

Lu Xian and Yao Wei watched silently. The direction the two people were heading was exactly towards the "arch bridge".

I don’t know if he is here to hide or to do something?

Lu Xian and Yao Wei exchanged glances and made up their minds to wait here, intending to wait for the two to approach them first.

Then when the two men got closer, Lu Xian heard the man say, "Are we not being kind to Mr. Luo if we just leave like this?"

(End of this chapter)