Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 265 Strengthening Light Powder
Hu Xiaodong obediently bent down, picked up something, and held it high, partly to resume his previous action of raising both hands, and partly to temporarily show the thing in his hand to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei looked closely and saw that what Hu Xiaodong was holding was indeed a large seashell.

The shell is fan-shaped and has a dull black color. It is unremarkable and has nothing special about it. However, what is amazing is that the inside of the shell is emitting light, which makes the black shell appear slightly shiny.

"Is this okay? Just touching this makes me dizzy and weak. I can't lift it anymore."

Hu Xiaodong suddenly spoke, his voice sounding somewhat tired.

Lu Xi'an said, "Then why did you give this thing to us?"

Hu Xiaodong said, "But it seems to be useful. When we found the old turtle, it was lying on it sleeping. The bleeding had stopped, and new flesh was oozing from the wound on its head."

"We just thought this thing might be able to heal injuries, so we thought we'd show it to you both. We really didn't mean anything by it. You two must trust us!"

His voice was urgent, and he didn't seem to be lying. Lu Xi'an could tell clearly, but she didn't believe him completely. Instead, she asked Gouzi, "Gouzi, is that thing dangerous?"

The dog looked at the seashell and its eyes flickered twice.

Hu Xiaodong and Hu Dong had never seen anything like it before. They were so frightened that they trembled all over and dared not move. Hu Xiaodong lost his balance and the seashell almost slipped from his grasp, but he was startled and quickly grabbed it back.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were relieved.

The dog's eyes blinked twice, indicating that the thing posed no danger to them.

Lu Xi'an said, "Put that thing down and come ashore."

Hu Xiaodong and Hu Dong breathed a long sigh of relief. Hu Xiaodong quickly put down the seashell—it was really hard for him to hold it—and then rowed the boat ashore.

—We're already so close to the shore, there's no need to unfurl the sails anymore.

After reaching the shore, Hu Xiaodong and Hu Dong got off the boat and took the seashell off again.

The father and son kept glancing at the dog in Yao Wei's arms. Hu Xiaodong exclaimed in amazement, "The new humans are really amazing! They even have such a treasure!"

"How can we compare to them? My father, my grandfather, and my great-grandfather told us to be careful and avoid the new humans. They were right."

"Thank goodness you are good people!"

Beep, another "friend zone" card.

Lu Xi'an reached out and took the seashell, but did not feel the exhaustion and dizziness that Hu Xiaodong had described.

Perhaps only ordinary people would have this feeling; the new humans are immune to it.

Just like fungal stones.

and many more!

Thinking of the mushroom stone, Lu Xi'an felt it more carefully and suddenly realized that the feeling of energy, refreshment, and warm comfort that surged through his body when he got the shell seemed to be somewhat similar to that of the mushroom stone.

Yao Wei also came over to look, and Lu Xi'an then gave her the seashell so she could feel it.

Yao Wei then widened her eyes slightly, seemingly sharing the same feeling as Lu Xi'an.

She held up the seashell and peered through the crack, and Lu Xi'an followed suit.

At that glance, all the questions became clear.

Within the crevices of that seashell, a spherical object was being nurtured. It seemed to be covered in fuzz and glowed. What else could it be but a fungal stone?
The only difference is that this fungal stone glows, while the one they have doesn't.

Unexpectedly, the thing hidden on the seabed that the old sea turtle treasured was actually a fungal stone!
No wonder that sea turtle was so peculiar and intelligent; it had fungal stones inside!

However, it didn't seem to benefit much from the fungal stone, only slightly increasing its intelligence and strength. It could run rampant in this sea area, but it was still far inferior to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

Lu Xi'an didn't immediately open the seashell and take out the fungal stone. Instead, he had Yao Wei hold the seashell while he went to help the father and son carry the bucket onto the boat, saying:

"Thank you very much. When you went out to sea, we fetched some water for you and put it on the boat."

Hu Dong and Hu Xiaodong were flattered. Hu Xiaodong said, "Oh! How can we accept this?!"

"Thanks to you, we were able to deal with that old turtle. From now on, we won't be afraid of danger when we come here."

"We really can't accept being asked to fetch water for us now!"

Lu Xi'an put down the bucket and waved his hand, saying, "What's the big deal? Actually, the reason that old turtle could move around so easily was because we cleaned the barnacles off its body."

Hu Xiaodong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Anyway, the old turtle is dead, and we're safe now. There's nothing to worry about."

As he spoke, he paused, then cautiously inquired, "It's about... those barnacles you two kept. I wonder if you still have them? Would you two like them?"

Lu Xi'an asked, "What, you want that thing?"

Hu Xiaodong nodded repeatedly and said, "Barnacles are a good thing. The shell can neutralize acids and relieve pain, the flesh can detoxify and heal sores, and it can also treat burns and stomach ailments. It can sell for a lot of money!"

"That's it!"

Lu Xi'an suddenly realized.

He didn't know any of that, he only knew that barnacles could relieve stress.

With the fungal stones, he and Yao Wei could solve any problems they had. Moreover, as Type A New Humans, they rarely had any other problems except for injuries sustained in battle, so they didn't really need those barnacles.

The two men brought them a piece of fungal stone, and they could exchange it for some barnacles; it wasn't a big problem.

Lu Xi'an said, "You guys wait here," and then left with Yao Wei. The two got into the car and drove around to the north. After getting in, they had Gouzi connect the RV to the car, and they glanced at the resonance gene scanner. Sure enough, they saw an extra red dot on it, turning the original three into four.

The extra one is naturally a new fungal stone inside the shell.

This was exactly what the dog had locked onto on the shore.

The sea turtle seemed to be able to only heal its wounds and slightly increase its strength with the fungal stone, but it did not become a "new type of turtle" through the fungal stone.

Otherwise, the resonance gene scanner should have made a discovery long ago.

Drive north.

Lu Xi'an was driving, and Yao Wei was sitting in the passenger seat, studying the seashell that was encased in fungal stone.

As Lu Xi'an drove, he would glance at her every now and then and suggest, "Why don't you try opening that seashell?"

The seashell is quite large, making it inconvenient to carry. It wouldn't be practical to always have the fungal stone on me to recover in case of battle.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, grabbed the edge of the seashell and gently pried it open.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei saw the seashell shine brightly, and then the light spread out, with shimmering silver powder spreading and floating throughout the entire carriage.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were both thrilled. After coming into contact with the light powder, they felt much more energetic and their strength seemed to have increased significantly.

"Have you felt it?"

Lu Xian asked Yao Wei.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, carefully examined her body, and said, "I feel... like I've been sleeping with the fungal stone for several nights."

That description is quite accurate.

However, Lu Xi'an felt that Yao Wei's statement was somewhat conservative: "It's not just a few days, it feels like several months, or even a year."

"Ah."

Yao Wei closed her eyes again, carefully sensed it, and said.

Lu Xi'an thought to herself that this must be the effect of the light powder.

He looked again, and the light powder had vanished without a trace. What appeared in the seashell was something identical to the piece of wolf skin they had in their hands.

They are almost identical in shape and size, with only slight differences in color.

—The fungal stone inside this shell is whiter, it's a pearly white.

"There are two fungal stones now."

Lu Xian said.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded. But for some reason, she felt inexplicably unhappy about receiving an extra piece of fungal stone.

Lu Xi'an added, "Let's test the effect of this new fungal stone tonight."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded again, and the inexplicable unhappiness she had just felt suddenly vanished.

The car drove to the southern coast. When we got out and walked to the shore, the barnacles were all abandoned on the ground, ignored by everyone.

Some of the seabirds were still lingering here, but when they saw Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, they all scattered and took flight.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei went forward and picked up all the barnacles, putting them in the basket that Lao Shu and Luo Ping had given them. When they returned to the car, they suddenly saw little sea turtles hatching and crawling towards the sea one after another.

They weren't fast, but their sheer numbers made them a feast for the seabirds in the sky.

However, as Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei stood on the shore, the seabirds were startled and frightened, and dared not land. They just circled in the air and cried out anxiously.

Lu Xi'an thought for a moment, then shot down two more birds, picked up a few sea turtles, threw them into the basket, and took them all back to the car.

The remaining seabirds ignored the birds shot down by Lu Xi'an, and the newly hatched turtles rushed towards the sea on instinct.

Even if their kind are captured by humans, carried away by seabirds, or have their shells and heads pecked open by birds and eaten on the spot, they remain completely unaware.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei ignored the clash between the fleeing army and the dining soldiers behind them, got into their car, and drove back to the east bank.

Upon disembarking on the east bank, Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong lay down to rest by the side of the boat. Having drifted back and forth at sea and then gone down to kill turtles, they were exhausted and needed to rest quickly before departing.

Lu Xi'an carried the basket and poured everything into Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong's boat, saying, "These are all for you. Have something to eat and rest before you go."

Hu Xiaodong and Hu Dong were overjoyed to see the large amount of extra stuff in the boat. They hurriedly bowed and thanked Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei profusely, and gave them "good guy" cards as well.

"Thank you! Thank you so much! You two are such kind people! Absolutely kind people! How can there be such wonderful new humans in the world?!"

(End of this chapter)