Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 250 Playing House

The answers buried in the dust of history are, of course, something Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei could never know.

However, Lu Xi'an had a feeling that the people there must have escaped.

He speculated that the flooding of land by seawater was likely related to the Dyson sphere disaster.

People at that time had already foreseen the disaster caused by the destruction of the Dyson sphere and made all sorts of preparations; they even created a new kind of human.

So predicting the situation along the coast shouldn't be too difficult, right?

Predicting danger in advance and relocating coastal residents to the inland areas would be no simpler than developing and popularizing the X-17 strain.
Of course, all of this is just speculation. The world is always full of surprises. Who can know what would have happened back then?

After a night, when Lu Xi'an woke up the next day, she felt that her stomach was still full. She asked Yao Wei and she felt the same way, so the two decided not to eat breakfast that day.

I got up, washed up, got off the bus to exercise, and then set off, turning south.

To be precise, it's in the southeast direction.

The highway in front of us heading south is not going straight east, but southeast.

While Lu Xi'an was driving, Yao Wei glanced at the watch on her arm and realized what was going on.

—The watch I bought from Kenzan City is no longer able to tell time; it can only be used as a compass.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei also looked at the "World Atlas I" and confirmed that the highway was indeed slightly off to the east.

"If we keep going like this, I wonder if we'll end up at the beach?"

Halfway through the drive, Lu Xi'an switched to the passenger seat, and Yao Wei took over driving. Lu Xi'an then asked this question.

Yao Wei's answer was still just three words: "I don't know."

Lu Xi'an said, "But at least we can drive to the edge of the mountain."

The map shows that there is another mountain to the east of Chuandong County, called Guanhai Mountain. Lu Xi'an guessed that it meant that you could see the sea from the highest point of the mountain.

Back in the old world, it was unclear whether this was an exaggeration or something that could truly be done. In any case, Lu Xi'an didn't think the mountain was very high; at least, Lu Xi'an couldn't see it from the west side of Chuandong County.

But now Guanhai Mountain should truly live up to its name. To the east of the mountain is Lan Island County. Standing on the mountain now, you can definitely see the sea, right?

After driving southeast for half a day, the road finally turned again, with a fork in the road, one leading east and the other south.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei naturally wouldn't choose the eastward route, but instead continued southward.

They have left Chuandong County and entered Caiyang County.

The map shows that Caiyang County is a coastal city, with the city center surrounding Yangcai Mountain. Someone marked it on the map, saying they wanted to see the sunrise over the sea.

This is the only textual annotation on this "World Atlas I". Perhaps the person who originally owned this "World Atlas I" had the primary purpose of obtaining and using this map to come here to watch the sunrise.

Perhaps the best spot to watch the sunrise over the sea is on Yangcai Mountain?
I wonder if Caiyang County has been submerged by the sea, whether the mountaintop is still accessible, and what kind of scenery can be seen.
Lu Xi'an looked at the map and couldn't help but glance eastward.

"what happened?"

Yao Wei asked.

"nothing."

Lu Xian answered.

Whether or not it was submerged, Caiyang Mountain was surrounded by a city.

Based on past experience, cities are usually where people gather and occupy places nowadays. To avoid encountering other people, their best choice is to bypass Yangcai County. There is really no need to go up Caiyang Mountain.

Lu Xi'an thought to himself that since they were heading east, they would be going through coastal cities anyway, and there would be opportunities to see the sea views eventually, so why rush it?

It's not worth going to Caiyang Mountain, it's just a small place.

He told Yao Wei to keep driving, then opened the car door, jumped onto the roof, retrieved the tiger skin, and sat in the passenger seat, cutting, piecing together, and sewing it.

The fur produced in this way has not undergone any special treatment, so it is naturally not as good as the professionally and industrially produced fur from my previous life. After being sewn, it can only be hung on the body and is not very comfortable.

But at least it would keep them warm, so it wouldn't be a waste. Lu Xi'an felt that it was something that should be done.

He must have been influenced by Yao Wei's frugal habits.

The tiger they hunted was thin and slightly short, but its fur was not small; in fact, it drooped a bit on the tiger's body, as if the tiger had once been wealthy, and the tiger skin was a trace of its "past wealth."

—And even if a tiger is short and thin, it is still very large.

Despite experiencing disasters and changes, the size of this large beast did not shrink; it was only slightly different from Lu Xi'an's impression due to hunger.

So now, this tiger skin is enough for Lu Xi'an to make a coat.

Of course, this is on the premise that Lu Xi'an did not waste any and made use of almost all of the tiger skins.

The dilapidated road made the car bumpy. When Yao Wei saw Lu Xi'an doing needlework, she loosened her foot on the accelerator and slowed down the car.

At the same time, she tried to avoid bumpy roads, which made the car run more steadily.

So the slightest bumps and jolts didn't bother Lu Xi'an. He deftly cut out the tiger skin, then took a needle and thread and sewed it on. By dusk, a brand-new but rough tiger skin coat was finished.

All of these tiger skins were truly used up!
"Here, try it on."

Yao Wei found a place to park the car, and when the two went to the garage in the back, Lu Xi'an shook out his newly made tiger-skin coat and said to Yao Wei.

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "I have enough clothes, you can wear them."

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "Don't worry, I can definitely wear these clothes myself, I know that."

"I specially made this outfit according to our sizes. The effect should be that it fits me perfectly, and it will be a little big for you, but not too big, so it won't affect your movement."

"I was thinking that we could share this outfit, so that if one of our clothes gets washed and not dried yet, or if it gets damaged and we have nothing to wear, this one can be used as a backup."

"Don't just shake your head, come and try it."

Hearing Lu Xi'an say that, Yao Wei had no choice but to reach out to take the tiger-skin coat.

Lu Xi'an dodged the sleeve, preventing Yao Wei from taking it, and said, "Turn around, I'll put it on for you." Helpless, Yao Wei turned around and, upon hearing Lu Xi'an say, "Raise your arm," obediently raised her arm so Lu Xi'an could put the sleeve on for her.

"The other hand."

Lu Xi'an added.

She obediently raised her other hand.

"Turn around."

Lu Xi'an spoke again.

She obediently turned around and let Lu Xi'an straighten her coat, shake out the sleeves, and adjust the collar.

"good."

After Lu Xi'an draped the tiger-skin coat over Yao Wei, he stepped back slightly to look around.

The clothes were indeed a bit too big for Yao Wei, but it didn't hinder her movement. The sleeves were also a little long, but that didn't matter; Yao Wei could easily make the extra length less noticeable by raising her arms.

After looking at it, he nodded and planned to have Yao Wei take off her coat and sew the buttons back on.

He already had an idea of ​​how to sew the buttons on.

Most of the scraps of cloth they brought out from the Tancunkou shelter were left at the 923 Institute base, but there were still a few left in the car.

In addition to the shredded fabric, they also had complete bed sheets.

Lu Xi'an planned to make old-fashioned cloth buttons, taking scraps of cloth, picking them up, making buttonholes, and then using the remaining tiger skin to make buttons, which would be sewn onto the tiger skin coat.

Although there weren't many tiger skins left, it was enough to make a few buttons.

By simply hanging and fastening the scraps of cloth onto the tiger-skin button, the garment can be closed up, preventing drafts from getting in.

Yao Wei took off her tiger-skin coat herself, and Lu Xi'an reached out to take it. However, Yao Wei pulled her hand back, preventing Lu Xi'an from catching it.

"Turn around."

Yao Wei said.

Lu Xian: "..."

Well, I just finished helping Yao Wei try on clothes, and now Yao Wei is doing the same thing, trying them on for me.

He smiled, did not refuse, obediently turned around, and waited for Yao Wei's next instruction.

"Raise your arms."

Yao Wei said.

Lu Xi'an raised his arm and felt the sleeve being put over it. Turning his head, he saw that the striped tiger skin had covered his arm.

"The other one."

Yao Wei said again.

Lu Xi'an obediently raised his other arm.

He felt as if he were playing house with Yao Wei, taking care of someone, acting out the roles once and then again. It was clearly a children's game, but he inexplicably enjoyed it.

Yao Wei must be the same way, right? Otherwise, why would this woman act this way?
The sleeves of another tiger-skin coat were also put on.

Yao Wei then turned Lu Xi'an around, adjusted his clothes, stepped back a few paces, and looked at him very carefully.

"How about it?"

Lu Xi'an asked with a smile.

Yao Wei replied, "It fits perfectly, but it doesn't have buttons or a zipper."

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "It's okay, I'm about to do it anyway."

Only then did he take off his clothes and begin sewing buttons.

While she was doing all this, Yao Wei watched quietly from the side.

Once Lu Xi'an was finished, she stood up on her own initiative.

It seems that even without Lu Xi'an saying anything, she knew that Lu Xi'an was going to use her as a test.

She let Lu Xi'an do as he pleased, and after she finished dressing, she quietly watched Lu Xi'an button up her clothes. She looked down at herself and felt that it suited her well.

—It's a little big, but it's okay.

Not all of her clothes fit her; some are even too big.

After she finished trying it on, she unbuttoned the shirt, took it off, and held it in her hand.

Lu Xi'an, just like himself, stood there obediently waiting.

Without any hesitation, Yao Wei put the sleeves on Lu Xi'an, made him turn around, buttoned them up, and straightened his clothes.

But to her utter surprise, just as she finished straightening Lu Xi'an's clothes and was about to back away, Lu Xi'an suddenly stepped forward and kissed her lips.

Yao Wei's eyes widened instantly. This dignified Type A new human seemed to have lost all strength for a moment, letting Lu Xi'an kiss her lips and push her backward until she bumped into the car door.

"Why suddenly..."

When Lu Xi'an loosened his grip on her a little, she couldn't help but ask a question.

But before she could finish her question, Lu Xi'an said, "Want to do a wall slam?"

Yao Wei nodded subconsciously, and Lu Xi'an then stopped her.

(End of this chapter)