Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 286 Dinner Party
Lu Xi'an not only gave Luo Ping and the others two pieces of fungal stone, but also moved the resonance gene scanner that he had taken from Xuan Xiaocao's group's van to Yao Wei's old car.

—Of course, it's Luo Ping and his group's car now.

The resonant gene scanner is naturally accompanied by a power bank to power it.

"You can keep this too."

Lu Xian said.

"Electrical box?"

Luo Ping said this as he took the "power bank".

Lu Xi'an then realized that people in this world called this thing an "electric box".

He said, "I took a look, and the power cord interface of this resonance gene scanner is different from ours. It has two heads, one of which can be connected to the car."

"In that case, if there's fuel in the car, you don't need to use this. Just connect the battery box when the fuel is gone."

Luo Ping grinned and said, "No thanks, gasoline is much more precious than the electricity in this box."

"Big brother, thanks to you guys, we're different from others now. Others cherish their electrical boxes, they treasure them and are reluctant to use them, but we don't use them."

"I already had a power box; you guys left me one too. Once our base gets power, we can charge this thing."

"And that pyramid thing, after you mentioned it last time, I went back and asked the artificial intelligence, and with its help, the pyramid is working now."

"My original power box was different from the others. It had an interface that could be connected to the bottom of that pyramid-shaped thing, and then it could be charged. That way, we could have power wherever we went."

"I brought that pyramid you guys left behind with me this time. Look, brothers—"

As he spoke, he opened the rear door of the car, letting Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei peek inside. Sure enough, in the corner of the car, there was the pyramid that Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had once taken down from the eastern mountain of Jianshan City.

Unexpectedly, this thing has actually come in handy now.

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "That's good, that's great. In that case, this thing really is a power bank."

"power bank?"

Luo Ping's eyes lit up slightly. "That's a good name. It sounds much better than 'electric box.' Let's call it 'power bank' from now on."

Lu Xi'an didn't care about this, since they didn't usually need either power banks or charging boxes.

Ok……

It's better to keep one, just in case there's a time when you need to keep the dog's status updated while also needing to leave the RV to use the power.

Thinking of this, he immediately said, "In that case, keep this power bank for me, just in case we need it later and don't have one on hand."

"no problem!"

Luo Ping immediately returned the power bank he had just acquired to Lu Xi'an, and said with a smile, "Anyway, we already have several of these power banks, so you can keep this one, brother and sister. We already had plenty of these at the base."

"And what about the fungal stone? Do you want to keep another one? It's the most useful thing. You're always out there taking a lot of risks, so it would be better to keep one more, wouldn't it?"

Upon hearing Luo Ping's words, Chai Xin was about to hand over her fungal stone back to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

Lu Xi'an pushed it back, smiled and patted Chai Xin's little head, saying, "Keep it for yourself, train hard, no need to give it to me."

After he finished speaking, he said to Luo Ping, "One is enough for us. You guys also go out often, and there are more New Humans than us. Taking two more of these things will better enhance our overall strength. You need this thing more than we do, so just keep it."

Luo Ping opened his mouth, but it was as if something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say it, like a fishbone stuck in his throat.

Lu Xi'an ignored him and smiled at Chai Xin, saying, "Your hair is much smoother now. Looks like you've been washing it properly at home."

"Yes, yes, sometimes I don't want to wash, but Grandpa Tree insists that I wash, saying that if there's enough water, we should be hygienic so that we won't get bugs."

Chai Xin nodded repeatedly, a wide smile on her face that she couldn't suppress. She really liked it when Lu Xi'an patted her head and ruffled her hair; it felt both intimate and comforting.

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "That's good. Uncle Shu is right. He has a lot of experience from the old world. You should listen to him carefully."

"Also, exercise well and study hard. There's no harm in learning more."

He felt that he had unknowingly come to regard Chai Xin as his close junior.

Since this junior couldn't be by his side, he couldn't help but take advantage of the time they were together to talk more, make more requests, and teach him, as if passing on his experience.

Besides these words, he also told Chai Xin a lot of other things, such as what to do in case of danger, how to get along with others at home, and to listen to Luo Ping, and so on.

If this were a rebellious child from his previous life, listening to him chatter on and on, he would probably have said, "Mind your own business!" But thankfully, Chai Xin was very obedient and not so rebellious. She listened to whatever Lu Xi'an said and kept nodding, saying, "Yes, yes, I know."

Chai Xin then looked at Yao Wei.

Yao Wei opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but after thinking about it, she felt that she didn't know how to say it, and besides, Lu Xi'an had already said what she wanted to say, so she said, "I'll listen to Lu Xi'an."

"Yes, I know,"

Chai Xin squinted and smiled, her smile growing even wider: "Just like my eldest sister, I listen to my eldest brother!"

Yao Wei: “…”

Now she was even more at a loss for words.

Luo Ping, Liu Hua, and Tang Er were all trying to suppress their laughter, but Yao Wei's calm gaze made them quickly stop. After the handover was complete, Lu Xi'an said, "Let's make something to eat, have a good meal together, rest for the night, and leave tomorrow."

Everyone said, "Okay."

The meal was cooked in Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's RV. The two of them didn't skimp on anything and took out barley and rice to cook a big pot full.

Lu Xi'an stir-fried some shredded potatoes, made braised eggplant, made a cold sausage salad, and fried six eggs.

While cooking, Lu Xi'an said, "We won't leave you any potatoes, sweet potatoes, or barley."

"Now that the danger to the east of Jiangbei City, which borders Yangcai County, has been eliminated, there should be little danger if you go to Caiyang Mountain."

"When the time comes, you can dig out the commemorative medal I left on it and exchange it with the people on East Island."

"That Hu Xiaodong is reluctant to give up the business of the pool water, so he will definitely go back to Caiyang Mountain. You can buy from him then, and it would be best to get some seeds."

Luo Ping said, "No problem, on our way back we'll go east and check out Caiyang Mountain! I never imagined there was such a secret over there. Big brother and sister, we're really grateful to you. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have discovered it even if I died!"

Lu Xi'an ignored his flattery and continued cooking.

They had limited tableware, and even when Luo Ping and the others brought their own, they still couldn't plate the dishes one by one.

Fortunately, since everyone had lived in this world for many years, they weren't particularly fussy. Lu Xi'an prepared several dishes and let everyone try them, then they were all mixed together, and no one objected.

While cooking, Liu Hua and Tang Er came over to help out and also tried their hand at cooking, saying they wanted to learn so they could make it for everyone when they got back.

Luo Ping and Chai Xin actually wanted to help, but the space in the RV was limited, and the two of them couldn't squeeze in. They were on the left and right at different times, so Lu Xi'an had to send them away.

"Well, I see you have firewood in your vehicle, right? Why don't you set up a fire and roast six sweet potatoes?"

Lu Xi'an simply kicked them off the car and took out six sweet potatoes.

Luo Ping pushed three back, saying, "Let's take three, one for each of us. We've already cooked so much food, roasting so many sweet potatoes would be a waste. Brother and sister, why don't you keep more supplies?"

Lu Xi'an did not insist and took back the three sweet potatoes.

So Luo Ping and Chai Xin got off the bus to roast sweet potatoes.

When Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei, Tang Er, and Liu Hua finished cooking, they got out of the car and saw that the two had already set up a fire and started it, throwing sweet potatoes into it to roast.

The two squatted around the pile of firewood, one on each side, each holding a stick, occasionally poking at the sweet potatoes to turn them over.

The aroma of sweet potatoes wafted from the fire. Chai Xin exclaimed, swallowing hard, "Is this thing called a sweet potato? It smells so good!"

Luo Ping swallowed hard and said, "Doesn't it smell delicious? When we get back to Caiyang Mountain, we'll get lots of sweet potatoes so you can roast as many as you want!"

Chai Xin nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, from now on, just leave the work of roasting sweet potatoes to me! I can roast sweet potatoes for the rest of my life!"

Luo Ping praised, "You have ambition!"

Lu Xian: "..."

Yao Wei: “…”

Liu Hua: "..."

Tang Er: "..."

"Alright, let's eat. Stop talking about your sweet potato plans."

Lu Xi'an said, "Let's eat rice first, then sweet potatoes, and then rest well. Once the sweet potatoes are almost done roasting, take them out and put them near the fire to roast. If you roast them any longer, they'll get ruined."

"it is good!"

Everyone agreed.

So everyone was then given rice cooked with barley, topped with a hodgepodge of shredded potatoes, braised eggplant, and cold sausage salad. They devoured it, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

After finishing the first bite, I picked up a sweet potato to eat. I peeled off the skin to reveal the crispy, caramelized inside, as well as the soft, sweet filling inside.

"That's wonderful! That's wonderful!"

Everyone was so engrossed in eating that their mouths were practically agape—mainly because it was scalding hot.

Even though it was hot, they couldn't bear to wait; it was just too delicious.

After eating and drinking his fill, he extinguished the fire and lay down on the ground.

Luo Ping couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! This is the best meal I've ever had! I wish I could eat something this delicious every day!"

Lu Xi'an lay down on the ground with Yao Wei. Hearing Luo Ping's words, he replied, "Yes."

Yes, it will.

Luo Ping said, "Life at home is getting better and better, and we have more and more things. How could we not? We definitely will!"

After listening to Lu Xi'an talk about it so much, he started referring to the base as his home.

(End of this chapter)