Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 213 The Perfect Shelter
After opening the box, Luo Ping looked through the books. He felt he couldn't quite understand some of them, but he was impressed by their power. He knew they would be much more useful than martial arts novels.

The snake fist, tiger fist, and mantis fist techniques in novels are completely useless to him, and he's never experienced any of those extraordinary encounters...

Hmm... I have seen him before, but it was with my older brother Lu Xi'an, not with myself.

—Although I also benefited a little from it.

Lu Xi'an arranged all the textbooks in order, from the first year of junior high school to the fourth year of university, according to the subject, and said, "I'll explain them to you when I have time, and see if you can understand them."

Luo Ping asked in surprise, "Brother, you really know this?!"

Chai Xin said proudly, "My older brother definitely knows! He's amazing!"

Yao Wei also glanced at Lu Xi'an, feeling a surge of pride. She thought Lu Xi'an was truly remarkable, and she felt inexplicably honored—of course, she wouldn't show it on her face.

Lu Xi'an was quite modest, saying, "I know a little."

In fact, he had forgotten most of the knowledge points in the book, but the more basic ones, such as those from the first semester of the first year of junior high school, were still understandable to him.

When Lu Xi'an handed the textbook to Luo Ping, he glanced at it briefly. Just like what he had learned in his previous life, the beginning of the textbook devoted some space to reviewing the most basic knowledge points.

When Lu Xi'an was in school, she thought this content was unnecessary, but now she feels it is so essential.

Everything must begin on these foundations.

He had already explained the learning order of the textbook to Luo Ping and the others, and then took out another box, opened it and said, "There's also this, Uncle Tree, this one has to be handed over to you, you're the expert."

Old Shu quickly and modestly waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Brother, you're joking. I'm hardly an expert."

Then, upon seeing what was inside the box, he immediately forgot all about modesty and rushed over, his eyes wide: "These... are all vegetable seeds?! Where did you get these, bro?!"

Lu Xi'an said, "I found it on the road, but I don't know if it will work. I don't know anything about farming, so you'll have to give it a try. Anyway, I'm leaving everything to you; whether it grows well or not is up to you."

"Okay, okay, let me see."

Old Tree practically buried his head in the box, taking out the seeds one packet at a time, looking at them and laughing all the while.

While laughing, he turned to Luo Ping and said, "Brother Luo, we can finally dig up these plots of land that were covered by stone slabs. These are all good stuff; we can plant vegetables here."

"It's just a pity there weren't any other seeds. If we had wheat or rice, we wouldn't have to worry about food in the future..."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Uh... rice probably won't work, rice has to be grown in the south, it would be better if we had wheat..."

"But who knows? I've managed to grow the corn in the field like this. Who knows what the rice will become in this world?"

"Sigh... After thinking about it, it still won't work. These seeds are from the past. How can they adapt to the current environment? If we plant them, I'm afraid they'll all freeze to death when the cold weather comes."

Lu Xi'an only realized what the old tree meant after hearing what it said. He had only thought about giving the seeds to the old tree to plant, but he had forgotten about the current environmental problems.

Plants in the world today have gradually adapted to their current environment through long-term evolution, and the original strain X-17 of type D-1 also played a significant role.

—The original strain Ding-1 X-17 was launched from a launch tower, so it wasn't just humans who came into contact with this strain; animals and plants exposed to the outdoor environment also came into contact with it.

Lu Xi'an guessed that the animals and plants he saw in the world must have been affected by the Ding-1 strain, which is why they were so different from his understanding.

But now there are only a few seeds left. If they are wasted, they will be gone. If we plant them directly in the ground, there will only be one result in the end—pure waste.

Now that they don't have the type D1 strain, how can they make these seeds, which have undergone special preservation treatment for cold worlds, mutate?

But it would be such a waste if we could just use these seeds as decorations after all the trouble we went through to find them!
Lu Xi'an pondered hard, then suddenly thought of something and strode back into the research institute.

Everyone was unsure of his intentions, but they quickly followed. However, Liu Hua and Tang Er still refused to step into the research institute's facilities, even though the main gate was erected and the optical camouflage was activated.

In the control room where the mannequin was located, Lu Xi'an called out "System" again, summoning the mannequin, and then asked, "We have some seeds that can't be planted outside due to the weather. If we transplant them to the research institute, can they survive using the facilities here?"

The man in the leather suit said, "Laboratory No. 1 in the research institute is the Dyson sphere energy analysis room of Institute 923. All the achievements of Institute 923 are based on the research in this laboratory."

"After the energy transformation of Institute 923 is completed, the equipment in Laboratory No. 1 will be able to convert energy beams into simulated solar light, which will be supplied to plants for absorption while maintaining room temperature."

As they spoke, the figure in the leather suit disappeared, and a map of the entire 923 Institute appeared on the glass screen. A small room at the edge of the corridor on the map lit up.

The speaker in the room announced again: "This is the power distribution room of Institute 923. The water pump gate of Institute 923 is located behind the door inside the power distribution room."

"After achieving preliminary research results at Institute 923, we applied to designate this place as a long-term research project during the disaster period. "To ensure long-term living support for Institute 923 during the disaster period, we built a pump house in the external living area."

"Due to an engineering error, the water pump switch was incorrectly connected to the intelligent system, therefore the water pump needs to be turned on manually."

"However, due to the long time involved, we cannot guarantee whether the water pumps will be usable. If they are usable, the water supply for planting in Laboratory No. 1 will be resolved."

"If it is unusable, please solve your own water problem."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

A water pump?!
If this water pump is still usable, it can solve more than just the problem of water for planting!

Lu Xi'an immediately left the room, went to the corridor, found the power distribution room, opened it and went in. Looking behind the door, he saw a row of power distribution boxes, including a unique switch, an old-fashioned one with a black background and a white handle.

Lu Xi'an reached out and pulled down the pump, hearing a "humming" sound, like a water pump working, followed by a sudden "splashing" sound of flowing water.

Lu Xi'an, with his excellent hearing, confirmed the location of the flowing water and immediately told Yao Wei, "You stay here and watch, I'll go out and take a look. Listen to me, when I tell you to pull up the sluice gate, just pull it up."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Okay."

Lu Xi'an turned and went out, and the others followed. They went to the outer living area and followed the sound into the innermost room on the east side.

The room door was closed, but you could hear the sound of water and the buzzing of machinery from outside.

Upon opening the door and going inside, a "buzzing" sound was heard from underground, making it sound somewhat muffled—that must have been the sound of the water pump machine.

There was an extremely deep and large pool inside, with a very thick water pipe running along one side. The pipe was spraying water out, submerging a large section of the pool's bottom.

"Water! Water! Water!"

Luo Ping appeared to be insane, screaming repeatedly.

Lu Xi'an knew what this guy was excited about—

If there were water here, this secret base deep in the mountains could serve as a perfect refuge.

As long as things don't happen again, like the previous invasion by new humans from within, this place will be absolutely safe. Once the sanitation problem is solved, the people here can live very well even without leaving!
Lu Xi'an took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

Seeing such good living conditions, he really didn't want to leave.

However, this was just a fleeting feeling. He had already made a decision with Yao Wei, so why would he easily change it now?
"Let's check out Lab 1 inside in a bit. If everything's okay, we'll put some soil in and try growing vegetables there. Then we can fill the outside with the corn we brought."

"We'll dig a dry toilet outside, arrange for someone to manage it, solve the sanitation problem, and it can also be used for fertilization. What do you think, Uncle Tree?"

Old Tree nodded and said, "Okay! Okay! I'll take care of this! When Brother Luo's people arrive, we can have them lend a hand too."

Luo Ping nodded vigorously and said, "No problem, I'll remove all these stone slabs right away, then go to Shanyang County to raise the flag and bring everyone back. We won't keep anyone in the county for now, we'll move everyone here. Anyway, there aren't that many people, there's enough room here."

He looked at Lu Xi'an and asked, "But this has to be agreed upon by you, brother. If you don't agree, I won't call them to come."

Lu Xi'an said, "As long as you think the person is reliable, that's fine. You also have the highest authority here."

Luo Ping grinned: "Wasn't that given to me by you, brother?"

It took a while for the pool to fill up before Lu Xi'an had Yao Wei pull the sluice gate. However, the area had been neglected for a long time, so it was covered in dust, and the newly filled water was also covered in a layer of grayish dirt.

Luo Ping didn't care about this; having water was better than having no water at all.

After Yao Wei came out, Lu Xi'an told her about the discussion they had just had. Yao Wei didn't say anything, she just nodded.

Next, Lu Xi'an and the others went to help, lifting up the stone slabs that had been laid and compacted in the yard. Then, under the guidance of the old tree, they weeded and turned over the soil, working with great enthusiasm.

While working, Lu Xi'an suddenly noticed that Yao Wei's expression was a little off. He squatted down next to Yao Wei and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling a little uncomfortable because you're thinking about how many people will come here?"

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "It's okay." But judging from her expression, Lu Xi'an knew that she was still a little uncomfortable.

However, she had already promised Lu Xi'an that she would stay here for a while, so she couldn't say anything at the moment.

Lu Xi'an was silent for a moment, then pulled some weeds and said, "How about we leave?"

(End of this chapter)