Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 201 Chapter 923
"what?"

Luo Ping immediately became interested, but then said, "Let's look at mine first. After you've seen my warehouse, then we can talk about yours."

"Brother and sister, you guys are too awesome. I'm afraid if you take out your stuff, I won't be able to show anything in my warehouse."

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "How could that be? You have a lot of good stuff; I've seen it myself before."

Luo Ping grinned as he recalled the gifts he had given to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei back in Fengcheng County: "You flatter me."

After saying that, he briefly introduced the situation of the secret base to Lu Xi'an, and then took the key to open the warehouse door.

Luo Ping said that this place should have been a research base at the beginning. The outside was actually a dormitory and living area, while the warehouse was the important place.

He lived outside because that corridor was the only passage in, so it was better to guard it there. Going further in was not a good pass, so it was better to stay outside.

There were originally four plots of land in this yard, but Luo Ping had nothing to plant, and weeds kept growing on the land. He was too lazy to tidy it up, so he paved it with stone slabs.

Now that the old trees are there, we can plant corn, so we've lifted up a section of stone slabs. Before, it took quite a bit of work to lift the slabs, turn the soil, and weed with the old trees.

Lu Xi'an looked around the courtyard that he had entered through the passage. On the flat ground, there were indeed four stone slabs that had been hand-carved by hand, which made the open space look like an irregular "田" (field) character.

However, Luo Ping must have done some special treatment back then. These stone slabs, which were carved by hand, were not regular in shape, but the gaps between the slabs, large and small, were filled tightly and evenly. They were also coated with material, which both stuck them together and filled the gaps.

Lu Xi'an guessed that this material was probably made by grinding stone slabs into ash, mixing it with water to form mud, which is why it was almost the same color as the stone slabs. That's why he and Yao Wei couldn't tell when they were on top.

Now that I'm standing on the ground, I can see everything clearly.

He asked Luo Ping, "What was this place used for research before?"

Luo Ping replied, "I'd like to know too, but I can't open the innermost door."

"I'll show you in a bit, then you'll see. I reckon the warehouse I'm treating like a treasure right now is just the outer perimeter of their base."

"Sigh, when I first discovered this place, I studied it every day, trying to open that door and see what was inside, but I just couldn't open it."

"After a while, I gave up. There's no point in staring at something you can't hold onto; it's better to just do what you're supposed to do."

Lu Xi'an nodded and said, "That makes sense. If you can't hold onto the sand, just let it go."

Luo Ping's eyes lit up: "Brother, what you said makes a lot of sense! You're really good at talking; I could never have come up with something like that."

Lu Xi'an ignored Luo Ping's flattery and asked, "Aren't there any nameplates or licenses here?"

Luo Ping said, "Yes, there is. There's a sign inside that says Institute 923. That's all."

As they spoke, they arrived at the warehouse door. Luo Ping took out the key, unlocked the custom lock that had been installed later, and then pushed open the huge, heavy iron door.

The iron gate is quite old, but it must have been built to a very high standard. Pushing it inwards now feels incredibly smooth, without any resistance.

After the iron gate opened, Lu Xi'an immediately saw the thick, square load-bearing pillars. Next to the pillars, four cars were parked in a row: a sedan, which Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had seen before, a pickup truck, a minivan, and a city SUV.

They have all kinds of styles.

"These cars shouldn't have been here originally, right?"

Lu Xian asked.

After he entered, he looked around and felt that this place was like a huge hall, and shouldn't have any practical use.

Besides the four cars, there were various odds and ends piled up on both sides, stored in boxes of different sizes, which Lu Xi'an couldn't see at first.

Luo Ping said, "Probably...who knows? Anyway, when I first found this place, all these cars were parked here."

"And these things are also placed on both sides like this. I saw that they were tidied up quite well, so I didn't touch them. I only take them out when needed."

"I guess these were all left outside at first, and then they were moved in when something special happened. Then the people here locked the door and all evacuated."

"So when I found this place, there was no one here."

Lu Xi'an nodded, feeling that Luo Ping's guess was very likely.

Luo Ping said, "No rush to look at the car. To be honest, my car isn't as good as yours, and most importantly, it doesn't look as sturdy."

"But if you want to take these cars, that's fine with me. I have four of them, that's enough for me. I can't afford to waste more gas."

"Come, come, let's look at the other things first. Do you want some lubricant?"

Upon hearing Luo Ping's words, Lu Xi'an immediately sensed that this "Sharp Brother" was about to say something inappropriate for children, but to her surprise, Luo Ping said, "I have a lot of lubricants here, including car oil, engine oil, and other types, as well as gun oil and bullets. See what you need?"

After listening to Luo Ping's entire explanation, Lu Xi'an felt slightly ashamed, secretly sighing that prejudice in people's hearts was indeed a huge mountain.

He said, "I'll need them all. Let me see. If you have enough in stock, I'll take some."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Wei said, "I won't use gun oil anymore. I probably won't use guns much in the future." Lu Xi'an turned to look at Yao Wei with some surprise. Yao Wei looked at him seriously and said, "When you encounter a skilled opponent, a gun is indeed not as effective as throwing things directly. I feel like I'm starting to get a better aim. I need to practice more and not rely on weak tools anymore."

Lu Xi'an nodded and said, "That's true."

Luo Ping: “…”

He felt that these two Type A new humans were in Versailles. Of course, he didn't know what Versailles meant, but he just felt that these two were showing off.

Damn it! So what if they're Type A new humans?!
When Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei arrived, Luo Ping showed them the boxes next to him. Lao Shu and Chai Xin also came over to join in the fun, while Liu Hua and Tang Er just stayed at the door.

They were standing guard there on their own initiative. Luo Ping had already spoken to them, asking them to come in, but they refused, which made Luo Ping sigh with regret.

Lu Xi'an knew what Luo Ping was lamenting, but the gap between the new humans and ordinary people in this world had become so large that it could not be ignored. Without long-term influence and transformation, it was absolutely impossible to complete the transformation of identity and mindset easily.

He could only watch helplessly for the time being.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei looked into the box and, sure enough, found it filled with all sorts of teapots.

"Still so full? You haven't used it much?"

Lu Xian asked.

Luo Ping laughed and said, "Of course we have to use it, but I'm reluctant to use too much, so I'll try to use it sparingly."

“I drive these four cars in rotation. I only switch to another car when each one is almost worn out. I only add engine oil and lubricant when all four are completely worn out.”

"Oh right, here are some car repair tools. Do you need them? As for electrical wiring, we don't have many left; I only have two."

As he spoke, he went to rummage through another box. Lu Xi'an noticed that the wrenches, screwdrivers, and other items he took out were the same ones that Yao Wei had in her car, and the electrical appliance he mentioned was the same thing as Yao Wei's "power bank."

He refused, saying, "We don't need those. We have the car repair tools in the car. As for connecting electrical appliances, we don't need them either. We have a dog."

Luo Ping exclaimed, "That's right, your stuff is amazing, I've seen it for myself before. And that resonance device, if I had that, who would I be afraid of!"

Lu Xi'an said, "Aren't you afraid of the combination of Type A and Type C?"

Luo Ping said, "I can spot it in advance and hide in advance."

Lu Xian: "..."

Thinking about it carefully, what this guy said makes sense.

Then Luo Ping introduced the other things in his warehouse. There were indeed quite a few things in those boxes, but most of them were unused books and stored food.

The stored books were all kinds of leisure books, such as the comics and magazines that I had given to Lu Xi'an before, as well as martial arts novels. The food was packed in boxes, mainly instant noodles, ham and braised eggs, and then there were canned goods and the like, all things that are easy to store and carry.

Only a small portion of those instant noodles are packaged in bags; most are packaged in bowls.

This reminded Lu Xi'an of the times she worked overtime in her previous life. Back then, to solve the problem of getting hungry during overtime, they would buy these kinds of food.

Could it be that all these things were originally intended for the people here to work overtime?

Lu Xi'an picked up a bowl of instant noodles and looked at it. He felt that the packaging was sealed very tightly, far better than the plastic sealing in his previous life. It also felt like a post-apocalyptic specialty.

Perhaps... this is also preparation for dealing with the cold disaster.

He judged in his mind.

Seeing Lu Xi'an pick up the bowl of instant noodles, Luo Ping said, "This is not bad either. I used to eat this dry, but Lao Shu told me that I can soak it in hot water, put in the seasoning, and add some ham and an egg. It's delicious!"
“We used to be reluctant to eat these, so we have quite a few left. There are still quite a few here. If you can fit them in your car, take a few more boxes up.”

"Come over here, the boxes over here haven't been opened yet."

As he spoke, he walked to the far end of the warehouse. There were boxes on both sides, but a large empty space in the middle was made up to accommodate a metal door.

"Is this what you meant by wanting to open the door?"

Lu Xi'an glanced at the metal door and asked.

I must say, this gate is quite large, about the same size as the big iron gate behind it.

"Yes."

Luo Ping replied, his voice tinged with melancholy, "Unfortunately, I can't open it no matter what I try. I wish this door could be opened; I wonder what's inside?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a response.

Two beams of light suddenly shot up and landed directly in the middle of the metal door on the left.

Everyone was somewhat surprised. Looking down, they saw the dog following Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's feet with its eyes shining.

(End of this chapter)