Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 283 Fire Control Master
It's amazing!

Lu Xi'an was amazed.

He had seen many kinds of ants: some built nests in the ground, some built nests on leaves, some built high mounds of earth to form fortresses, and some didn't build their own nests but instead occupied other people's nests.

But I've never seen anyone build a nest using their own body like this before.

Is this a new way of life that ants in the new world have gradually evolved into?

Just like the flock of chickens on Qinshan Mountain.

Or perhaps it already exists in this world, and I am simply ignorant because I came from another world?
In a short while, Ant Hill had transformed from a black mountain into a completely white mountain, so white it was crystal clear. In the snow-white world, it no longer looked as abrupt as before.

The whole world was covered in white, including the roof of the RV, as well as Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's own shoulders and heads.

The two got back into the car and brushed the snow off each other. Yao Wei asked, "Aren't those ants afraid of all dying?"

Lu Xi'an thought for a moment and said, "I shouldn't be afraid. Queen ants are usually quite prolific."

He then told Yao Wei about the survival methods of most ants, including the high level of organization of ant colonies and the queen's control over the entire colony.

After listening to Lu Xi'an's story, Yao Wei exclaimed, "That's amazing!"

She rarely thinks animals are amazing—dogs aren't animals—but these ants are indeed amazing.

In today's world, civilization has degenerated. From south to north, only small settlements are visible, not nations. Yet these ants have formed an ant kingdom.

From this perspective, the level of civilization of ants has already surpassed that of modern humans, right?
Unfortunately, but also fortunately, the right to survive is not linked to the level of civilization.

Even in the old world, the most developed ant kingdom couldn't withstand a pot of hot water poured on by a child playing.

Even though these insects are special because of the strains that were injected into the world back then, they are still just insects. Moreover, they have not spread to every corner of the world. Type C new humans can still easily control them.

"Yeah, that's awesome."

Lu Xian said.

The two stopped observing the ants and handed over the task of monitoring the ant colony to the dog. When it got dark, they went to bed to rest.

After changing into his pajamas and lying in bed, Lu Xi'an, as usual, held the same piece of fungal stone together with Yao Wei.

They naturally chose the same piece of fungal stone they got from Hu Xiaodong, which provided even greater benefits for the two Type A new humans.

As for the other two fungal stones, they placed them by their bedside.

As every night, Lu Xi'an placed her hands together, grasped the fungal stone, and lay down in a comfortable position before closing her eyes to prepare for sleep.

But just then, he suddenly felt a soft, warm touch on his lips and immediately opened his eyes again.

Then he saw that Yao Wei also had her eyes open, her eyes calm and still, so close to him, they seemed so big and so moving.

He seemed to vaguely see ripples spreading outwards from beneath those calm eyes, seeping into people's hearts.

Unexpectedly, Yao Wei launched a surprise attack at this moment.

—Yao Wei has always been proactive, and Lu Xi'an has always known this, so he was not surprised by it.

Lu Xi'an was a little surprised that Yao Wei would suddenly be so proactive tonight.

But since Yao Wei has taken the initiative, how could he not retaliate?

Lu Xi'an rushed forward and took the initiative to invade, becoming entangled with Yao Wei.

However, his pursuit remained measured, adhering to his promise to Yao Wei. He simply embraced and entangled with this increasingly passionate woman, without ever crossing any deeper boundaries.

But he didn't expect that Yao Wei would break the line he was in.

The woman gradually narrowed her eyes, as if she were completely absorbed in the moment. Lu Xi'an looked at the slightly trembling eyelashes so close to his eyes, and was a little unsure whether Yao Wei had actually closed her eyes or not.

He seemed to be infected as well, and without realizing it, he stopped looking closely and started to immerse himself in the experience.

But just then, he suddenly felt his mouth go empty. Those soft, sticky lips slid down his chin, face, neck, and earlobe. The damp coolness that followed the soft warmth made him pause in surprise.

Yao Wei turned her head slightly away and asked, "Is that so?"

This woman actually took the initiative to take the next step...

Aren't you afraid you'll lose control?

Lu Xi'an stared at Yao Wei's eyes, which were gradually softening, and said, "According to what you said before, you're playing with fire."

Feeling the woman's warm breath, Lu Xi'an could hear her heartbeat quickening.

This woman is gradually losing control again, which she shouldn't like...

"I can control it."

Yao Wei stared straight into Lu Xi'an's eyes and said, "Before they attacked, I didn't know why I suddenly wanted to say something after the attack was over... that's all."

"After I finished the call, I didn't really want to do it anymore, but you insisted on asking me again. I thought about it for a long time and felt that I shouldn't have done it; I should have kept my word."

"But... if we do it now, we can't continue south... so I'll have to break my promise. But I've thought about it all day, and I feel I shouldn't break my promise. I already told you... let's not go to the last step, that should be okay, right? Is that alright?"

Lu Xi'an's eyes widened in surprise: "You want to have children?!"

Yao Wei pursed her lips, her eyes filled with tenderness, making Lu Xi'an feel as if his heart skipped a beat.

He had never seen this coquettish, hesitant, and shy charm on Yao Wei's face before.

But now he has indeed seen it.

However, Yao Wei was not a woman who would hide her feelings. Her reluctance to speak was just a facade. After thinking for a moment, she said, "There are six of them. I know that one of them has a fungal stone, but we also rely on fungal stones to enhance our strength."

"Not to mention Fungus Stone, those five people are far superior to us, and there's also the leader that the woman mentioned before, who is powerful enough to control three Type A New Humans and one Type B New Human."

"At the time, I felt that the gap in our strength was too big, and what if we couldn't win... I wanted to win, and I felt that we might be able to win... but I was still afraid that we wouldn't be able to win..."

She spoke somewhat incoherently, but Lu Xi'an could understand how she felt at the time.

When Lu Xi'an saw the red dot on the Resonance Gene Scanner map move in, wasn't he the same way?

He made such a positive and calm decision, arranging things for himself, Yao Wei, the dog, the RV, the drone, and so many hidden weapons and sniper rifles.

He had considered all available resources in his mind and put them into use. As he looked at the red dots that were coming in batches on the map, he felt on the surface that he and Yao Wei were fine and could get through this hurdle, but deep down he was actually quite uneasy.

I felt uneasy, and there was also a hint of fear in my heart.

Five.

Two people are facing five Type A new humans, and they have to confront them head-on.

This was something they had never experienced before.

If they hadn't undergone long-term nurturing with fungal stones and practiced using the methods described in the "martial arts manual," they would have undoubtedly died in this battle.

They were facing the enemy, and they were indeed facing possible death.

Therefore, faced with the uncertainty of life and death, Yao Wei spoke words of hope and indulgence.

If I hadn't suddenly become superstitious and been afraid of flags, I probably would have said something too.

Fortunately, the thing they were vaguely afraid of didn't happen. Everything went according to plan, and they won and gained everything.

However, the passion and emotions that had been brewing before the battle had not subsided; on the contrary, they were secretly amplified with the victory.

"It's already been done."

He reached out and cupped Yao Wei's cheeks, then rolled over onto her. "Then I won't worry about it anymore. I'll leave the fire control to you."

But Yao Wei suddenly reached out to block her, gently bit her lip, and said, "You...you should control yourself too."

Lu Xi'an couldn't help but mumble a "hmm".

……

A biting wind howled, and snow had fallen for most of the night, turning the outside world into a blanket of white.

After sitting up and putting on her pajamas, Yao Wei stared at her hands for a moment, lost in thought. She suddenly felt compelled to research what childbirth was all about, so she went to her laptop and started watching videos.

—Having spent so long searching for movies and TV shows among that huge pile of videos, she had accidentally opened several of those videos. Every time she opened one, Lu Xi'an would give a warning in advance, close it, and then drag it into a special folder.

Over time, Yao Wei has even learned to judge whether a video is a certain type just by looking at the style of the beginning, without even watching the actual content.

Now, opening one to watch is very simple; just find the folder that Lu Xi'an specially created.

She even watched the entire video intently, which greatly annoyed Lu Xi'an, gradually interrupting his period of deep contemplation...

Is this what childbirth is like?

After watching the video, Yao Wei turned off the computer and asked...

"Yes……"

Lu Xi'an answered in a muffled voice.

Yao Wei frowned and asked, puzzled, "But why does childbirth feel so uncontrollable, yet strangely comfortable and joyful?"

"This must be controlled by genes."

Lu Xi'an thought for a moment and said, "For all living things, perhaps there is only one purpose for their existence—the transmission and continuation of genes."

"So it controls our survival and reproduction, causes us pain when we encounter danger or erosion, and generates desire when we encounter the opposite sex."

He entered a state of deep thought again, resting his hands behind his head and seriously contemplating random ideas: "Whether we are human, animal, or plant, we are all just carriers of genes."

"So what is truly important to this world might be the genes that we carry?"
"In that case, when the old world was destroyed, we should have been wiped out. Surviving by altering our genes would have been a great act of rebellion against this world."
"Maybe we've already become a virus or a parasite in this world?"

(End of this chapter)