Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 304 The Discovery of the Gas Station
After the call ended, Lu Xi'an continued driving south.

The map shows that they are already within the territory of Jiangdong City. The first village in Jiangdong City that borders Donghai City is Liangshan Village, and the county to which Liangshan Village belongs is called Linjiang County.

The Tianjiang River that Jianglin is located in is actually another name for the Luo River.

Lu Xi'an looked at the markings on the World Atlas I. The upper reaches of the Luo River, from Linhai to Jiangdong, and even when it meanders to the north and south of the river and extends into the plains, are still called the Luo River. But the part where it flows into the sea is called the Tianjiang River.

He didn't know how people named their children back then, and there was no mention of this period in the history books he had read before.

Perhaps there were some disputes and disagreements involved, but they have now been buried in the dust of history.

They soon arrived at Tianjiang.

The map shows that the Luohe and Tianjiang rivers are quite wide, but fortunately, the current is not very fast in the section where they are located.

Moreover, a "sky bridge" has been built over this narrowest section of the river, which is marked on the map.

When Lu Xi'an saw the names on the map, he felt like he wanted to complain but couldn't.

However, the bridge is of excellent quality and is clearly not a shoddy construction project. It is still in good condition today, and even the road on it is smooth and has few cracks, unlike most of the places they have traveled where cars sway and bump around.

It could be said that this section of the road on the bridge was the smoothest road they had ever traveled. When Lu Xi'an gripped the steering wheel and pressed the accelerator, he even felt that this smooth feeling was something he hadn't experienced in a long time and wanted to experience it more often.

However, the bridge was open on all sides, and there was only one way to go, one in front and one behind. It was easy to be spotted and blocked. When Lu Xi'an played the battle royale game, he hated this kind of place that was full of scumbags. Therefore, he had no intention of staying any longer and drove straight through.

While crossing the bridge, Yao Wei, in the passenger seat, paid special attention, ready to defend against any attack.

"This bridge is wonderful."

After crossing the bridge, Yao Wei couldn't help but glance at the bridge surface in the rearview mirror and said.

"Yes."

Lu Xi'an nodded, "If all roads in the world were this good, that would be wonderful."

A gas station appeared ahead, but it was unclear whether it was Linjiang Petrochemical Gas Station or Linjiang Oil Gas Station. The characters for "chemical" and "gas" were missing, so Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei only saw Linjiang Oil Station.

The gas stations in this world are different from those in Lu Xi'an's previous life. In his previous life, most gas station signs did not include the words "gas station" at the end, but in this world, some do and some do not.

Yao Wei sat in the passenger seat and glanced at the gas station from afar with her sniper rifle. She saw that the gas station was empty, and the wellheads in the oil tanks were all open and no one had closed them. She didn't know if the oil inside had been used up.

The station building doors were open, and the windows were shattered, with only sharp, scattered shards of glass stuck in the corners.

Lu Xi'an parked the car a good distance away, got out, and said to Yao Wei, "Let's park the car here. The gas tanks at the gas station are all open. I don't know if it's dangerous to drive over there."

"You wait in the car, I'll go pick up some glass shards and be right back. We ran out of short needles during the fight, so we need to make some sharp things for later."

"Those glass shards are quite useful. I'll take a look at what else we have besides the glass shards."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded in agreement.

Lu Xi'an then walked over alone.

He had already confirmed with the resonance gene scanner that the only red dots that could be seen on the map, besides them and the fungus stone, were the knife on the return capsule side.

There were no new humans here, and when Yao Wei stopped the car, she looked around carefully. The dog even scanned the area, and there weren't many people at the gas station.

Therefore, Lu Xi'an can go there without worry.

In the past, you just had to be careful with the oil storage tanks and not accidentally ignite them.

However, Lu Xi'an felt that these things were probably nothing to worry about.

Looking at the photos and videos left by Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin, Jiangdong City was once a vast ocean.

This place is not close to the location of the return capsule, but it's not too far either. Perhaps this place was once submerged by seawater.

In areas flooded by seawater, can the oil in storage tanks still be used?

Lu Xi'an cautiously walked to the oil storage tank and glanced inside. Seeing that it was empty, he thought to himself that he really didn't need to worry.

Then he went inside the station building and took a look. The station building had already been emptied out, leaving only a table and a shelf.

There was nothing on the shelves, and the display glass had long been smashed.

The table drawers were wide open, clearly having been searched and emptied, leaving only two empty boxes.

Hmm... some of them got soaked and ruined.

It's still usable, though.

Lu Xi'an pulled out both drawers, picked up the glass shards from the floor and put them into the drawers. He thought that when fighting later, when attacking from a distance, he could hold the drawer with one hand and throw the glass shards with the other. In a critical moment, he could even throw the drawer directly and scatter the glass shards like a fairy.

In the novel "The Vast Sea", Dongdao has a special skill called "Thousand Scales". I guess my own skill is an improved version of Thousand Scales?
However, "Qianlin" uses internal force to generate magnetism and manipulate iron objects, which can achieve a certain degree of control over objects, something that neither he nor Yao Wei can do.

They and Yao Wei had the advantage of being strong and accurate, and the glass shards they threw were fast, making them difficult for most people to dodge.

Hmm... this should still be Little Li Flying Dagger...

Lost in thought, he finished picking up almost everything from the two drawers, stacked them up, and was about to carry them back to the car when he suddenly saw Yao Wei walking over.

The woman had left her car some distance away; the doors were locked. She was carrying her dog, and it was unclear what she was up to.

"What's wrong?" Lu Xi'an stood up and asked, "Didn't I tell you to wait in the car? What do you think of these hidden weapons I made? We can each have a drawer from now on, and throw them at people's windows for fun. It's not bad. It's just not as convenient as short needles."

Yao Wei said, "It's great, there are drawers, so it's easy to take things out."

After she finished speaking, she explained, "Gouzi said he found something here, so I brought him over to take a look."

The dog, swaying in Yao Wei's hands, had broken free of the RV and could no longer speak.

"What did you find?"

Lu Xi'an was slightly surprised. He had already asked Gouzi before, but Gouzi didn't say he had found anything. Moreover, he had already walked around the area and hadn't seen anything either.

Yao Wei seemed to see through Lu Xi'an's question and replied, "You asked Gouzi if there was any danger here before, and Gouzi answered no."

"And the thing was hidden quite well; it took the dog a while before he said he had found it."

"That's it."

Lu Xi'an nodded. That's good too; it's nice to have made a discovery.

If a place is hiding something in the shadows, it's usually quite reliable. Just like the several shelters they had found before.

"where is it?"

He looked at the dog in Yao Wei's arms and asked.

The dog's eyes lit up, just like before.

However, the place the dog's eyes were looking at was not inside the gas station, but a wall inside the gas station.

The location the dog pointed to was next to the oil storage tank well. Lu Xi'an walked over and, together with Yao Wei, felt around on the wall, but found nothing.

He didn't dare to push it too hard. It must have been soaked in seawater. It was good quality that it wasn't damaged, but even if it wasn't damaged, it was probably already very fragile.

He was afraid that his push would knock down the wall, causing the entire gas station to collapse...

They're still inside the gas station.

Do you think there's something inside this wall?

Lu Xian asked.

Yao Wei shook her head.

The dog's eyes blinked twice.

Okay, both the person and the dog have answered.

Having found their answer, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei bypassed the wall and went behind it.

Behind the wall stood a towering tree, but it was dead. The surrounding saplings grew lush and green, but this tree alone was lifeless and withered.

The tree trunk was covered in tumors, giving it an eerie and terrifying feel. In the past, this might have been a perfect filming location for a horror movie.

The dog's eyes saw down to the tree.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei followed the light shining from the dog's eyes and walked to the tree.

Looking down, I couldn't see anything.

The roots of the withered tree were exposed, covering the entire area. The roots were messy, with some burrowing out of the ground and others slightly flattened, where small grasses grew.

The spot the dog was pointing to was, naturally, a patch of grass.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance and immediately said, "I'll go get the shovel."

He left Yao Wei and Gouzi there to wait, then quickly returned to his car, grabbed two shovels, and went around the gas station back to the withered tree.

He completed the whole process in just a few breaths. The time was wasted was taking the shovel and piecing the broken shovel back together.

The new type of human is that fast.

After returning to the tree, he handed Yao Wei a shovel, and the two of them quickly cleared the area. They dug quite deep and finally felt that they had dug up something.

When they removed the shovel, they found that they had dug up the roots of a large tree.

But this is not the end. The tree roots had long been dug up and buried here, as if to cover something up.

The two removed the tree roots one by one and finally saw what was buried beneath them—

Those were two pieces of clothing; you could tell from the material that they were extraordinary, quite different from what they were wearing.

But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that these two pieces of clothing are so familiar; they've seen them in photos and videos before.

—These are photos and videos left behind by Yao Wei's parents!

The photos and videos they had previously seen on their hard drive showed Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin wearing just the same clothes!
This must be a specially made suit for astronauts in outer space!
Both garments were filthy, torn, and covered in large patches of dark brown tinged with red.

Judging by its appearance, it must be blood.

(End of this chapter)