Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 305 The Discovery and the Decision to Retreat into Seclusion
Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were instantly stunned and exchanged a glance.

The old objects that were once buried here made Yao Wei look worried, which was very unusual for her.

You should know that this woman never even flinched when facing life-or-death battles.

Lu Xi'an was well aware that this was why he was the only one here. If he weren't here, or if he wasn't the only one here, Yao Wei wouldn't be acting this way.

It was because of my presence that Yao Wei revealed her vulnerable side.

"don’t worry."

He took Yao Wei's hand and said, "They just ran into some trouble here. Since they buried their clothes here, they must be alright."

"Otherwise, how would you have been born, and how would you have lived with your mother later?"

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, seemingly feeling better after being comforted by Lu Xi'an.

Perhaps she initially expressed those emotions because she wanted some comfort from Lu Xi'an.

With Lu Xi'an around, she didn't need to suppress her emotions.

But Lu Xi'an still had one question—

Yao Wei once mentioned the past. In those brief memories she spoke of, only she and her mother, Ye Wenxin, existed, and there was no mention of her father.

So much so that when they saw Yao Huo's name in the return capsule, they didn't dare to confirm if he was Yao Wei's father. They only dared to be completely certain after seeing Yao Huo's appearance in the final photo.

So, what happened to Yao Huo after that?

Did he die in some accident?

Why did Ye Wenxin never mention her father Yao Huo's name to Yao Wei?
And what did they do and experience as “ancient people” from the old world who left outer space and came to this desolate, dilapidated, and civilization-faded new world?
There are too many secrets hidden within, making it difficult to guess.

I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to learn about what happened in the past?
And what about the clothes buried underground? Could you perhaps offer them some answers?
While Lu Xi'an was thinking haphazardly, he took out the two tattered and bloodstained clothes from the ground.

The two outfits, one large and one small, do indeed seem to match Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin's body types quite well.

The holes on the garments were different, and the degree of blood staining varied, but judging from the shape of the damage, it could be determined that both garments, or rather the two people who wore them, had suffered penetrating wounds.

The man who fought them was once armed.

Regardless, the enemy that Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin once encountered was truly formidable.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei have both personally experienced the power of scientific exercise methods.

They had improved themselves by relying on fungal stones for a long time, but they still struggled when facing the combination of type C and type A.

After mastering scientific training methods and maintaining the training for a period of time, they have achieved an extreme improvement in their self-control, and thus can handle the combination of Bing and Jia with ease.

They can even easily gain the upper hand and, without having to fight desperately, can put up a fight against a combination of two A and one B.

Therefore, the training results from that booklet are definitely superior to those from the Fungus Stone.

Fungal stones can enhance the basic qualities of new humans, but the problem is that, as it seems, the most important issue for new humans in this world is not insufficient physical strength, but rather that their inherent potential for strength has not been fully developed.

In other words, they have powerful "tools" but cannot fully utilize them.

The contents of the booklet were created to solve this problem, but the booklet seems to have been lost to the world.

So far, Lu Xi'an has not seen any other new human beings who can fully unleash their energy according to the contents of the booklet.

With the help of the booklet's contents and a little bit of fungal stone, they always managed to win when encountering other new humans.

The method Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin used was not just the same exercise method from the booklet that Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei used before, but an improved version that was many times more effective.

Lu Xi'an couldn't even imagine how powerful Yao Wei's parents would become if they further developed their own potential.

But how could someone in this world be so powerful as to injure Yao Wei's parents?
Lu Xi'an took a deep breath and asked Yao Wei, "Did your mother ever tell you about this battle she experienced?"

"No."

Yao Wei shook her head and said.

Lu Xi'an then asked, "Didn't you say anyone could defeat her?"

Yao Wei shook her head again and said, "No."

"But she was ultimately defeated..."

Lu Xi'an took a deep breath and said. He hadn't originally wanted to bring up this topic, but after seeing these things and thinking about this issue, he had no choice but to speak up.

This is about the future.

He asked, "When you and your mother encountered the enemy in Wanquan County, Mengze City, the enemy must have been very powerful, right?"

Yao Wei pursed her lips, and after a long pause, she said, "Well... I was still young then, and I didn't really feel anything about these things. Even now, looking back, I don't think much of it; I just thought I was all grown up and could handle things head-on. But now... but now..."

Lu Xi'an let out a soft breath and said, "Only through comparison can we determine strength and weakness."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded again and said, "Let's not rush forward."

"Ok?"

Lu Xi'an stared intently at Yao Wei. He had intended to bring up the topic himself, but Yao Wei had spoken up first.

Yao Wei said, "I don't want you to go with me to your death. I still don't know how strong the people there are. I think we should find a place to train properly according to what Mom left behind, and then go find him."

"We're on the same page; we're truly in sync!"

Lu Xi'an laughed, "That's what I think too. We're going to Mengze County to get revenge, not to die. Anyway, we have plenty of time. We can develop slowly and wait until we're confident before making our move and causing them trouble. It's not too late then."

As he spoke, he suddenly recalled a famous meme from a game—

After 30 years of dedicated jungling, I've returned to the game and feel great. Debon fans, please rest assured!
It seems that Yao Wei and I will have to go into the mountains now.

They entered the mountains only to leave, but they didn't know how strong they and Yao Wei would be when they left.
"Ah."

Yao Wei agreed again.

Lu Xi'an then said, "Let's go back to the car first."

The two stood up, and Yao Wei picked up the two old clothes and packed them up to go back.

She also planned to keep these two items that her parents had left behind. Of course, the two pieces of clothing were too dirty and would need to be washed later, but not now.

Before reaching the river, the stored water should be reserved for when necessary.

“If we’re going to go into seclusion to train, we need to find a safe place—the training method your parents left behind is too physically demanding. After training, your body will be weak for a period of time, and we need to make sure you won’t be attacked during that period.”

As Lu Xi'an spoke, he said, "I wonder if there will be a place like this further ahead?"

Yao Wei put the two pieces of clothing in the corner and said, "Let's not go any further, let's walk back a bit."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Yao Wei: "Didn't you say we were going to go to Institute 923 again?"

Yao Wei shook her head again and said, "Institute 923 is too far away, and there are people who disturb us, so we can't concentrate on training. I want to find a place where it's just the two of us, where we can stay in peace."

Lu Xi'an suddenly realized something: "You mean... Caiyang Mountain?"

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and asked, "What do you think?"

Lu Xi'an thought about it carefully and nodded, "I think it's fine. This place has a high tide period, and it will be surrounded by the sea for half a month each month. We can stay here and cultivate using the methods left by your parents."

"The other half month is for recuperation and training in the old way. Besides, there are Hu Xiaodong and his son, Dongdao Island, and pools of water in the mountains, so the problems of drinking water and food supplies can be solved. We can stay there in seclusion for as long as we want without any problem."

"If that's the case, then we can't give all the commemorative medals we originally planned to leave for Luo Ping and the others."

However, considering what you get with the commemorative medals and the cargo that one truck can carry, it's just a drop in the bucket for the 923 Institute base.

For Luo Ping and his group, the most important thing was the seeds of barley, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. As long as they had the seeds, the 923 Institute could grow their own food and wouldn't need to rely on trade like they did.

For a moment, Lu Xi'an also had an idea—should we plant something on Caiyang Mountain?

However, after thinking about it, they decided against it. They needed to focus on training, and once they finished training, Caiyang Mountain would inevitably be abandoned by them, so there was no need to waste time on the mountain.

Having made their decision, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei immediately put it into action, turning the car around and driving back.

Having moved away from the gas station behind them, and crossed the bridge again—a bridge of astonishing quality—the two reached the fork in the road leading to the return capsule, but did not stop.

They went to Caiyang Mountain to cultivate, without planning to take anyone else with them. Seeing that kid named Dao would inevitably bring sadness at parting, so they decided to leave him alone and leave him with Luo Ping.

Continuing north, they found a place to rest for the night and continued their journey during the day. As they walked, they continued to observe the resonance gene scanner, and only when they saw that there were no red dots on the instrument's map did they feel relieved.

The red dot had previously gone to the sick village—Liangshan Village—but now it's nowhere to be found.
Could it be that it went back downstream again?
After looking at the resonance gene scanner, Lu Xi'an thought to himself, and sat in the passenger seat, swaying and driving.

After walking for quite some time, the sick village was finally in sight, but Lu Xi'an was suddenly slightly taken aback.

When they passed through the sick village, they could hear the painful groans and even cries of agony that filled the village.

But then, for some reason, all those painful groans and miserable cries disappeared.

This sick village now seems to have suddenly become a ghost village, so quiet that it sends chills down your spine.

(End of this chapter)