Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 253 Tide
"New sea level..."

Lu Xi'an murmured something, seemingly lost in thought.

According to the meaning of this commemorative medal, could it be that when disaster struck, the sea surged all the way from the coast to this place, leaving only Caiyang Mountain exposed?

No wonder all the buildings in the city are covered in green vegetation. So it turns out they were soaked in seawater?
Now, the year of great disaster is long gone, and the sea has receded.
But considering what Luo Ping said, the sea probably hasn't receded back to its original level yet, right? To find out exactly where the seawater has receded, we'll probably have to go to the top of Caiyang Mountain to find out…

He looked down the mountain carefully again. Perhaps because it had been soaked by seawater and suffered other disasters, the ring road around the city had been completely destroyed. It looked like it would be very difficult to pass through.

In addition, there are buildings leaning to the east and west, some lying across the road and some leaning at an angle, completely blocking both the east and west sections.

He went back and checked the resonance gene scanner. After confirming that no more red dots had appeared, he said to Yao Wei, "It's getting dark today. Let's rest for the night and go into the city tomorrow."

"The roads outside are difficult to travel; this time we'll probably have to detour through the city."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Yeah."

So the two parked the car and observed the area for a while, confirming that they would be going around the city the next day, before getting back in the car to rest.

After getting on the bus, Yao Wei, as usual, opened her laptop and found a TV series to watch.

She had already finished watching the previous palace drama, but felt that she hadn't learned much from it, so she found another one and wanted to continue learning.

Lu Xi'an tried to persuade her that her talent didn't lie there, and that she should punch the enemy to pieces instead of arguing with them, but she stubbornly refused to listen and insisted on learning from the TV.

Having no other choice, Lu Xi'an had to change his suggestion, saying to Yao Wei, "Why don't you just remember one sentence: a bitch is just pretentious."

"No matter what others say, just say this one sentence. It's guaranteed to annoy them and has a great effect."

Yao Wei's eyes lit up slightly, thinking it was a good idea, or at least a solution that wasn't really a solution.

"A bitch is just pretentious, a bitch is just pretentious, a bitch is just pretentious..."

The day she received Lu Xi'an's suggestion, Yao Wei repeated the sentence countless times, to the point that Lu Xi'an was about to explode.

However, Yao Wei was still not satisfied and said she wanted to see if there were any better words, so she watched the current drama.

Lu Xi'an sat next to Yao Wei and watched for a while. He felt that the quality of this drama was far worse than the previous one. Whether it was the costumes, props, or the actors' acting skills and lines, it was much worse than the previous one, not to mention the script.

This drama is supposed to be about palace intrigue, but the script and dialogue are mostly about love and romance, like "you love me, I love her, but she doesn't love me," which gave Lu Xi'an a headache.

But Yao Wei still didn't give up, hoping to find a goldmine in the mess.

Lu Xi'an had no choice but to ignore her and, thinking of something, took out "World Atlas I" to look at.

Aren't you going to watch it?

Yao Wei noticed Lu Xi'an's actions and asked a question.

Lu Xi'an said, "I'm not watching anymore. I doubt you'll find anything useful or classic in this show. It's not interesting to me either. I'd rather use a map to find where the fish's mouth is."

The medal is named "Fish Mouth Commemorative Medal," and it depicts a place. Lu Xi'an felt that "Fish Mouth" must be a place name.

After carefully perusing the World Atlas I, Lu Xi'an quickly found the "fish mouth".

The term "Fish Mouth" refers to the Fish Mouth District, located in Wangdao County, east of Yangcai County.

As he expected, the Fish Mouth area was indeed adjacent to the sea and was named for its shape resembling a fish mouth.

Near the sea, that fish-mouth area should already be submerged by seawater, right?

Was this commemorative medal something people made in anticipation of the Fish Mouth area being submerged?
So the person we met at the high-voltage power plant earlier might be a descendant of a resident of Yuzui District?
Lu Xi'an closed "World Atlas I," pondered for a while, but couldn't come up with anything, and drifted off to sleep.

The night passed, and when they woke up the next day, the sky was overcast and the wind was so strong that it was hard to stand. So, when they exercised, they both moved against the wind and had a good workout.

After washing up and exercising, the two cooked a pot of rice, chopped fresh vegetables and arranged them on top, then cracked two eggs in the middle. A bowl of lazy-style rice, completely different from what they had eaten before, was ready.

Fresh vegetables taste different from dehydrated vegetables. Although lettuce and garland chrysanthemum are not really suitable as side dishes for lazy meals, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei still enjoyed them and were very satisfied.

After finishing their meal, the two continued their journey, driving towards Yangcai County.

Upon entering the county town, the process was the same as before: the drone took off, and Yao Wei stood on the roof of the vehicle, ready to act should anything go wrong, with no blind spots in any direction.

Lu Xi'an originally wanted to climb onto the roof himself, but Yao Wei got there first. He had no choice but to stay in the driver's seat, carefully watching the road and trying to drive on a slightly flatter road to minimize the bumps.

However, after entering the city, they didn't encounter many people along the way.

This city, covered in greenery, truly seemed to have become a city of plants, with not a single person or animal in sight.

The sky was overcast and the wind was howling, threatening rain. The wind was blowing, but the rain hadn't started yet. The two decided to hurry through Yangcai County, lest a sudden downpour trap them inside.

However, they did not expect that instead of heavy rain, something else would come to the city that day.

As the car approached Caiyang Mountain, Lu Xi'an inside the car and Yao Wei on the roof suddenly heard a sound.

The sound was actually quite far away, but the two of them had excellent hearing, so even a slightly louder noise could be heard from a great distance.

The sound was surging and powerful, like turbulent waves, both rapid and loud.

Lu Xi'an frowned and asked Yao Wei, "Yao Wei, did you hear that?"

"heard it."

Yao Wei's voice suddenly turned serious. Lu Xi'an's heart tightened, and he quickly ordered the robotic dog, "Dog, make the drone rise a little and see what's going on?"

The robotic dog's voice answered through the RV's audio system: "The drone has reached its highest point. A risk of high tide has been detected in the east. This message has been displayed on the central control screen. Please take cover immediately."

Lu Xi'an immediately looked at the central control screen and saw that there was a dam standing in the distance far outside the county town of Yangcai County in the east.

That must have been a sea dike built by people who had foreseen this, in order to block the sea flowing from the east.

The initial interception attempt ultimately failed, and it seems unlikely to succeed again.

Outside the dam, the waves surged, about to overflow.

That dam must have been built by people in the past. It's already full of potholes and covered with greenery. Now, it's probably impossible to expect this sea dam to stop the surging waves.

That really does sound like the crashing waves!

Lu Xi'an was startled and quickly called out, "Yao Wei, come back to the car!"

Yao Wei also heard the dog's voice and immediately jumped into the car through the window. As soon as she sat down in the passenger seat, her eyes fell on the large central screen, and like Lu Xi'an, she was startled.

Both of them were very decisive and made a decision immediately.

Yao Wei glanced at Caiyang Mountain in front of her and said without hesitation, "Let's go up the mountain!"

"it is good!"

This time it was Lu Xi'an's turn to say "good".

To turn back, they would have to turn around, and although they would be going uphill to higher ground after leaving Yangcai County, it wouldn't be much higher. With the sea surging in, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had no idea where it would go, so they figured they might as well go up the mountain.

Go up Caiyang Mountain.

They had seen it outside the city yesterday. Caiyang Mountain wasn't large, but it was very high, and the mountain road was very steep, winding all the way up the mountain. The mountain road was quite wide, so even though it had been in disrepair for years and had been soaked by seawater, it was still passable if you tried your best.

Occasionally, potholes and uneven terrain would block the way, but this was not a difficult problem for the two Type A new humans.

The only problem is that their path will be blocked by the sea, but there's nothing that can be done about it; it's better than being submerged.

We can figure out what to do next later; there's no time to worry about anything else right now.

Lu Xi'an immediately stepped on the gas, drove forward for a while, found the road, turned the steering wheel, and went up the mountain.

"Dog, have the drone follow them and keep broadcasting the sea conditions to the east!"

Lu Xi'an gave the instructions.

"Mechanical Dog 02 understands."

The dog's voice came from the RV's stereo again.

The RV sped up the mountain road, with Yao Wei keeping her eyes glued to the large central control screen inside the vehicle, and Lu Xi'an glancing at it every now and then.

After walking for a few minutes, they circled around to the back of the mountain. Without even looking at the central control screen, they could see the surging sea stretching past the distant seawall, crashing violently towards the deserted city.

The procession was vast and powerful, like a massive army, and Lu Xi'an even felt the earth shake.

He continued to press the accelerator, gripped the steering wheel tightly, and went uphill. When they encountered a road break ahead, he stopped, got out of the car with Yao Wei, and lifted the car over the break.

Looking down from the roadside, I saw that seawater had already flooded into the city.

Is this what the city looked like when it was submerged by the sea?

The sea level that was surging into the city was still some distance from their current altitude, but neither of them dared to linger. They got back into the car and drove upwards.

The drone had moved from the roof of the car to the side, monitoring the distant waves while filming the city below. Houses and buildings were being submerged little by little.

The waves surged one after another until only the sharp corners of the tallest building were visible, at which point the rising water level gradually stopped.

The car had already reached the halfway point of the mountain. Lu Xi'an glanced west and saw that the road they had come from was also flooded. He couldn't help but feel fortunate that they hadn't chosen to turn back, otherwise they might have really suffered.

What are these so-called "new humans" like A, B, C, and D? They are truly insignificant in the face of the power of nature.

"call……"

Lu Xi'an let out a long sigh and lamented, "We're really unlucky. How could we encounter something like this so soon after entering the city?"

He wasn't sure if this was a common occurrence or a rare event.

In any case, they ran into them as soon as they entered the city; their luck is truly unparalleled.

Should we continue upwards?

Yao Wei asked Lu Xi'an a question.

Lu Xi'an said, "Let's go. We've come all this way, why not go to the top and see what's going on? I'm a little uneasy if we don't go to the top, I just don't feel safe."

He stepped on the gas, and the RV continued towards the mountaintop, but now the speed had slowed down, no longer rushing like before.

(End of this chapter)