Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 316 Lu the Rat
So that's how it is, that's right.

Lu Xi'an got a definite answer from Lu the Rat.

But none of that really matters anymore.

Lu Xian thought.

Unexpectedly, this is what happened when I decided to return to Caiyang Mountain.

A month and a half.

He and Yao Wei only have a month and a half left.

A month and a half later, they will face the Northern County.

"Let's go."

Lu Xi'an snapped his arms and legs back into place with a few quick movements, then turned to Yao Wei and said, "How about we follow this guy to his 'cured village' and take a look? After we've seen it, we'll make further plans."

A month and a half later, I don't know how it ended.

Of course, we need to prepare well during this month and a half.

Before that, Lu Xi'an suddenly wanted to see what the "illness-healing village" that Lu Laoshu had mentioned was like.

Lu Laoshu's words had piqued Lu Xi'an's interest. He thought to himself that even if that village wasn't as good as Luo Ping's base, it shouldn't be any worse than other places, right?

By sheer accident, Lu the Rat created a place that was completely out of place in this world.

He wanted to see places that were out of place in this world, even if those places were deserted.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and agreed.

Lu Xi'an put Lu the rat down.

Lu the Rat glanced at the corpse under the poplar tree, gritted his teeth, and suddenly asked, "Could you... wait for me a little while?"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Lu Xi'an asked. He saw the look in Lu Laoshu's eyes and already had some guesses in his mind, but he still asked the question."

Yao Wei had already returned to her car, not wanting to hear or see Lu Laoshu.

Lu the Rat pointed to the corpse under the poplar tree and said, "The corpses of these people are always useful. In Northern County, people like them, once they die, will use their flesh to help others improve their strength."

"I haven't eaten this kind of meat for a long time, and I don't eat ordinary meat either."

"But in a month and a half, we'll have to face Boss Liang and Aunt Xu. I have no choice but to eat him, I absolutely have to eat him."

“If I don’t eat him, I have no power to resist. If I eat him, I might be able to bite them a couple of times before I die.”

He didn't dare hope to escape with his life, much less to defeat the people of Northern County. He only wanted to fight back before he died, and for that he gritted his teeth in despair.

Lu Xi'an stared at him silently for a moment, then said, "Whatever you want," and turned to get into the car.

Like Yao Wei, Lu Xi'an didn't look at Lu Laoshu again.

The unsettling noises outside the car were ignored by Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

Yao Wei opened her laptop and selected a movie to watch. But both of them were distracted and couldn't concentrate.

Lu Xi'an suddenly thought of the Bronze Age ship in "The Three-Body Problem". The people on that warship underwent a transformation in their thinking and values ​​in an instant due to survival. The Lu rat outside, as well as the new humans in Northern County, seemed to be closer to the people on the Bronze Age ship.

They consumed the corpses of their own kind without any psychological burden, and they were also able to accept that one day they would die and become food for others.

They have adapted to the new living environment and the new rules.

The same applies to the new humans in Northern County.

However, there is one difference compared to the others—

The people on the Bronze Age were doing this for survival, while the people of Northern County were doing it to increase their strength.

Not wanting to hear the noise outside, Lu Xi'an simply started talking to Yao Wei.

"What should we do next? Do you have any ideas?"

He asked Yao Wei.

Yao Wei's long, curled eyelashes trembled. After a long silence, she finally said, "I don't know."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Yao Wei and suddenly laughed: "Look at you, you care about me so much again. I can tell you already have your mind."

Yao Wei lowered her eyes and said, "Hmm," but did not explain what her thoughts were.

Lu Xi'an said, "Then let me explain my thought process first."

"Ah."

Yao Wei gave a simple, one-word reply. She turned off the video on her laptop and listened attentively to Lu Xi'an.

Lu Xi'an said, "I've just thought about it, and I have three ideas."

"First, we will proceed with our original plan and go to Caiyang Mountain."

"We'll wait there in comfort, using this month and a half to train hard and improve our strength as much as possible. We'll also set up the mountain and see how to arrange the terrain to our advantage. A month or two later, we'll wait for them to come up the mountain."

"And in that case, it might take more than a month and a half. If the tide comes in at the right time, we might have two months to prepare."

"Secondly, we will go to sea."

“We’ve already built a small sailboat before. This past month, we’ve been working hard to gather materials and build a sturdier sailboat so we can set sail.”

"Once we're overseas, we can seize the time to train hard. Once we've improved enough, we'll make a triumphant return, and then we won't be afraid of anyone."

"But that means we'll have to abandon our car. And the third thing is your idea."

Yao Wei suddenly tensed up, her delicate and beautiful face becoming extremely serious, which made Lu Xi'an's lips curl into a smile.

Lu Xi'an said, "The third plan is to ignore everything else, turn around, and head straight for Mengze."

"We don't care if the enemy is strong or weak, or if the road ahead is one of life or death. We'll just do our best. If the Northern County wants to chase us, let them. We're just going to charge into Mengze. Life and death are in the hands of fate, wealth and honor are in the hands of heaven. We're going all out."

After speaking, he paused, looked at Yao Wei, and asked, "What do you think is best for us?"

After a long silence, Yao Wei said, "Let's go to sea."

"As for the car, let's find a place to hide it."

“If we didn’t need to take the dog, we could have Luo Ping and the others drive the car away. But we have to take the dog with us; without the dog, we can’t drive the car.”

She considered the dog extremely important; to her, besides Lu Xi'an, the dog was the most important person.

And if they go out to sea, they do need dogs.

On the vast ocean, without dogs, they probably wouldn't even be able to find their way.

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "I thought you would choose to go straight to the heart of the enemy and kill your way to Mengze."

Yao Wei paused for a moment, then said, "If it were just me, I might make the same choice. But I don't want you to die with me."

Lu Xi'an said, "How do you know it's suicide? What if we survive?"

Yao Wei pursed her lips and remained silent.

Based on the strength displayed by that Type C Newtype, Yang Shuxia, and the fact that both Yang Shuxia and Lu Laoshu confirmed the opposing team consisted of twelve people—now eleven. Facing them would likely be very difficult.

Without considering the controlled objects in his hands, this Type C Newtype's strength far surpasses that of Xuan Xiaocao.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei dared not even imagine how powerful the other people in Northern County would be, or how powerful Boss Liang and Aunt Xu would be after eating the complete fungus stone.

Upon hearing about eating mushroom stones, they couldn't help but wonder if the person who injured Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin, and the person who ultimately killed Ye Wenxin, was also someone who had eaten mushroom stones.
Type C new humans are secondary, and even other types of new humans are secondary. What Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei are most worried about is the Type A new humans who have completed this kind of strength enhancement. Can they defeat them?

If there are Type C New Humans behind this Type A New Human, how would their power compare?

So, let's play it safe.

Yao Wei didn't want to die, so how could he want her to risk her life for revenge?

"Okay, let's set sail."

Lu Xian said.

He and Yao Wei listened together, and the noise outside the car had stopped.

They got out of the car together and saw a person lying next to the corpse under the poplar tree; it was Lu Laoshu.

The skin under the poplar tree was torn open, and a lot of flesh and internal organs were missing, with blood gushing everywhere.

It seems that Lu the Rat didn't have a big appetite; he couldn't finish this corpse.

Lu the Rat lay on the ground, his eyes lifeless. His face was covered in blood and bits of flesh, making him look somewhat ferocious and eerie.

Hearing the noise from the RV, he looked up and glanced in the direction of the sound, his eyes still lifeless.

"If I could, I really wouldn't want to eat it..."

He said in a hoarse voice.

Lu Xi'an waved his hand and said, "Alright, we've already eaten, why bother saying these things?"

Lu the Rat finally snapped out of his daze, paused for a moment, then grinned and said, "Yeah, I thought I was some kind of good person! What a joke! It's not like I haven't eaten before. What about you guys? Want to try some too?"
"The meat under this poplar tree is really different. After eating it, I felt much more energetic, even better than sleeping with the mushroom stone every day."

"..."

Lu Xi'an was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you need to lie here to digest your food?"

Lu Laoshu said, "No need."

Lu Xi'an said, "Then let's go. Take us to Binghao Village. We want to see what this village you've worked so hard to build is really like."

Lu Laoshu got up and returned to his car. As for the rocket launcher, it was already Yao Wei's spoils of war; Yao Wei had taken it back to the RV, and he neither could nor dared to ask for it back.

After he got into the car, he rolled down the window and called out to the back, "I'll walk in front, you guys follow."

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei also got into the car. Lu Xi'an replied through the loudspeaker, "Okay."

Lu the mouse was startled, not expecting there to be such a thing in the car behind.

He turned the car around and drove ahead to lead the way. Soon they arrived at the Guanhai River. He stopped the car, got out, and told Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei to wait. Then he jumped into the ditch, washed his face and hands, and cleaned away all the blood and flesh.

Afterwards, they turned east and drove down the Guanhai River. After a while, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei saw a red dot in the car, which should be the fungus stone that Lu Laoshu had hidden.

After driving for a while longer, Lu Laoshu suddenly turned and drove away from the Guanhai River. Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei followed and soon spotted a place.

The place was filled with trees, and houses and sheds were built among the trees using wood, branches and leaves, making it look like a village in the forest.

These are not the most important things.

Most importantly, there's more than one person here.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei could hear the voices from afar. There were dozens of voices, and their vitality and energy were quite moving.

As they approached Lu the Rat's car, the people in the woods suddenly surged out, excitedly shouting, "The Lord is back! The Lord is back!"

Lu Laoshu stopped the car, opened the door, and got out. Veins bulged on his forehead as he roared, "Fuck your mother! Didn't I tell you to get lost?! What are you still doing here?! Want to die?!"

(End of this chapter)