Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 223 Moving, Painting

It rained the next day, but it was just a light drizzle. Although the sky was overcast, the temperature was not low.

Such weather is perfect for sleeping in, and Lu Xi'an, listening to the pattering of the rain on the car roof, couldn't help but linger in bed for a while.

Yao Wei then slept a little longer as well.

After waking up, the two took turns going to the bathroom to wash up, and then drove off.

When they arrived outside Fengcheng County, the white cloth that had been hanging there was stuck to the building by the rain, making it look even more dilapidated than before.

I don't know if it's because Luo Ping killed everyone in the city, and now there's no one left to deal with it.

However, the two were unsure about this, so they did not go into the city.

What if there are other people in the city?
After passing through Fengcheng County and bypassing Gaojiazhuang Village, the two finally arrived at Tan Village after walking for half a day.

After confirming with the resonance gene scanner that there were no new humans, Lu Xi'an had the mechanical dog control the drone to take off and keep watch over the RV from above.

This brand-new drone is equipped with a cannon and a small energy receiver.

However, because it did not fully utilize Dyson sphere materials, the drone's strength was insufficient. This energy receiving device differed from that on the mechanical dog; it dared not directly receive the Dyson sphere energy beam. Instead, it used the dog as a bridge to receive the energy emitted from the mechanical dog after attenuation.

In other words, the drone can only fly when the dog is nearby; if the dog is not around, the drone is just for show.

The drone has two cannons that can directly compress the energy of the Dyson sphere into a high-pressure energy beam and fire it, causing damage.

The two cannons and related accessories are the most durable parts of the drone, capable of withstanding highly compressed energy beams.

So as long as there are dogs around, drones can be launched indefinitely.

As long as there are no new humans, or even as long as there are no Type A new humans, this drone can handle any situation, and Yao Wei will not need to stand on the roof of the car anymore.

Thanks to the new version of the air-ground coordination, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei drove through the roads of Tan Village without encountering any living people or any danger.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Tan Village, Lu Xi'an got out of the car and went to the back of the room for a look. He found that it was still the same as before, except that the wall bricks had been removed, and the car could be hidden inside.

After seeing the place again, the two were certain that no one had come here since they left, and it was still safe.

Even so, they drove the car to the back of the house, then carried it into the room and hid it with bricks.

After doing all this, they clapped their hands and prepared to open the entrance to the Tan Village shelter.

Just then, Lu Xi'an looked around and suddenly noticed a patch of land not far away where weeds were growing wildly, much more lush than other parts of the land.

Lu Xi'an's heart skipped a beat. He pointed in that direction and asked, "Look over there, isn't that where we buried the garbage back then?"

Yao Wei followed Lu Xi'an's gaze, recognized it, and nodded, saying, "Yes."

Curiosity took hold, and the two went over to take a look. Sure enough, the place where the garbage had been buried was much more lush with vegetation than other places, making the difference quite obvious.

Lu Xi'an slapped his forehead, roughly understood, and said, "The garbage we buried back then was all rotten food, which seems to nourish the land."

"Now this land has been fertilized by us, and the grass growing on it is better than elsewhere."

"That's it..."

Yao Wei nodded and asked, "Is this the same principle as what the old tree said about watering the land with manure?"

Lu Xi'an said, "I'm not sure about that either, but it should be about right. I'm not an expert in this field, so you'll have to ask Lao Shu for that kind of professional knowledge."

He couldn't help but sigh, never expecting that his unintentional act would have such a consequence.

I originally thought that I would walk alone in this world, and in the end I would probably leave alone, waving my sleeves and not taking a single cloud with me.

But now it seems that was a mistake.

How can a person exist in this world without leaving a trace? Every cause and effect, every drink and every bite, is an unintentional painting in this desolate world.

"Let's go, let's move some things."

As Lu Xi'an spoke, he and Yao Wei turned and left, walking to the collapsed entrance of the shelter. They found the stone he had loosened, opened it, and went inside with Yao Wei and the mechanical dog before closing it again.

The mechanical dog turned on its lights and led Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei down the stairs, through the corridor, and into the interior of the shelter.

Everything here is exactly the same as when they left, without any change.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei went to the room where they had slept and couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion.

Returning to a familiar place always evokes feelings of nostalgia.

But now, standing here, neither Lu Xi'an nor Yao Wei had any intention of staying another night.

Compared to their brand-new RV, the conditions here are indeed a bit lacking.

After pausing for a few moments, the two got up and left. They went to the kitchen, opened the storeroom, and carried out bags of rice, as well as boxes containing sausages, salt, sugar, and dehydrated vegetables. They ran back and forth several times, transferring everything to the shelter's exit.

Soy sauce, cooking oil, and vinegar were also moved there.

Next, Yao Wei was about to push aside the stone in the shelter and go out when Lu Xi'an suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait, I need to get a few more things."

He turned and left after saying that, and Yao Wei followed him, asking, "What do you need?"

She didn't think the remaining items in the shelter had any value; she had taken what she needed, and there was really no need for the rest.

Lu Xi'an smiled slightly, keeping her in suspense, and said, "You'll find out later." Yao Wei had no choice but to suppress her curiosity for the time being and followed Lu Xi'an. Once inside the shelter, she saw Lu Xi'an go into each dormitory room and take out all the bed sheets.

"What are you going to do with these?"

she asked again.

But Lu Xi'an remained tight-lipped: "You'll find out soon enough."

After keeping her in suspense, he seemed to remember something and said to Yao Wei, "Go and get two blankets with inner linings; they'll be more comfortable to sleep under."

“Our previous car had limited space, so it wasn’t convenient to bring a blanket. Now that there’s enough space, it’s much better to use a blanket than a sheet.”

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, but after entering the room, she only took one out.

Lu Xi'an asked her why she only took one, and she said, "We need to take the fungus stones together to sleep at night, so it's inconvenient to cover with two."

That would be great!

Lu Xi'an couldn't be happier to have two people sharing a blanket.

"Then take another one, just in case this one breaks, we'll have a spare."

Lu Xi'an continued.

Yao Wei then went and brought out another blanket.

After collecting their supplies, the two had the dog lead the way to provide light as they returned to the entrance.

After going outside, they demolished the brick wall behind the house, put the quilts and sheets on the car first, and then carried the car out.

Then they started loading the goods.

The two men loaded the boxes into the RV, lining them up in a row next to the sofa, and then stacking them on top of each other, one row on the sofa and one on top of the boxes, securing them with rope.

This means they can't sit on the sofa for the time being, but that's okay, they still have the bed.

The remaining one or two boxes were crammed into the front storage box along with several bags of rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar.

That storage box is big enough to hold a lot of things.

As a result, only a few bags of rice and a few bags of millet remained that weren't loaded onto the truck. The plastic sheeting that had been salvaged from an abandoned greenhouse outside Yao County, Pingchuan City, came in handy.

The two piled the rice and millet on the roof of the car, covered them with the waterproof high-tech plastic tarpaulin, and secured them with the remaining ropes. In this way, everything was loaded onto the car and protected from wind and rain.

"Done!"

Lu Xi'an clapped his hands and said.

But when Yao Wei saw their brand-new car turned into this state, resembling a cluttered storage room, she frowned, somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's not new anymore..."

She muttered.

However, she only muttered a few words. She knew how to choose between keeping the car in good condition and keeping supplies readily available.

"Should we get the sheets ready now?"

Yao Wei was still thinking about the bed sheets that Lu Xi'an had brought at the end, and asked Lu Xi'an about them.

Lu Xi'an smiled and said, "Of course." He told Yao Wei to get in the car, but instead of paying attention to the bed sheets, he rummaged through his backpack for a while.

Soon, two things were discovered. Yao Wei looked closely and saw that they were a needle and a large bundle of thin thread.

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "I found this in a tailor shop. I even made a saddlebag for the dog, and later gave it to Chai Xin."

"Stand here and don't move, I'll make you some clothes."

As he spoke, he got to work, found some scissors, cut the bed sheet, threaded a needle, and kept glancing at Yao Wei while burying himself in threading the needle.

Unexpectedly, after the Type A new human's physical qualities improved in all aspects, his ability to judge with the naked eye, make cuts, and use needles and thread also improved significantly.

He doesn't even need to use a ruler to measure and tailor clothes; he can just take a quick look and sew the clothes together, albeit barely.

—It's just that the stitching isn't very good.

In a short while, a rough top was finished. Lu Xi'an handed it to Yao Wei and said, "Here, see if it fits."

The top made from the bed sheet was a short-sleeved shirt, slightly oversized, clearly a casual, homey style.

Yao Wei took it, but frowned and said, "This kind of material isn't very durable, is it? If something happens, it could easily tear."

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "This isn't for you to wear outside; it's pajamas. These sheets are very comfortable against the skin. If we make them into pajamas, we can change into them at night and sleep more comfortably."

"Oh."

Yao Wei nodded, held herself up to herself, and said, "I feel fine."

Lu Xi'an said, "Okay, then I'll continue making the pants. Do you want shorts or long pants? And this shirt, if you want short sleeves, you can cut off the sleeves."

(End of this chapter)