Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 338 Preparation
Yao Wei knew about Little Umbrella.

She had been watching TV before, and there was a very romantic drama where the male and female leads were at a crucial moment. The male lead suddenly said that he hadn't bought a small umbrella, and the female lead said that she had brought one, and then took it out.

Of course, the later scenes were not filmed in detail.

However, Yao Wei, with her strong logical reasoning ability, quickly traced the source and found a movie she had watched before. From there, she found traces of the small umbrella and then understood its usage.

Lu Xi'an was speechless. When did this woman become so dedicated to her research?!

However, to be honest, he had talked about this topic with Yao Wei for quite a while with great interest.

Perhaps it's easy for two people who are deeply in love to become obsessed with these things together...

"Do you need me to help you?"

Yao Wei suddenly asked a question.

Lu Xi'an kissed Yao Wei and said, "We still have work to do tomorrow, so let's not rush."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about it after we find the little umbrella."

Lu Xi'an was taken aback and turned to look at Yao Wei again.

Yao Wei asked, "Do you still want to watch TV?"

Lu Xi'an snapped out of her reverie, looked away, and continued staring at the screen: "Look. Watch TV properly."

"Ah."

Yao Wei said something and lay down next to Lu Xi'an.

The two sat shoulder to shoulder, arm to arm, hands clasped together, holding the fungus stone. As always, Lu Xi'an fell asleep first, and Yao Wei turned off the TV and said, "Doggy, turn off the light."

Silent all night.

The next day, after waking up, the two did what they always did: first, they washed up and exercised, and then they made breakfast.

However, once these routine tasks are completed, things will be different from usual.

The two didn't look for anything else to amuse themselves or go searching for food—after all, they had already stocked up on some food during their time wandering around the mountains.

They took out tools from the vehicle and began felling trees, shaping, and assembling them... making their small boat entirely by hand.

The small boat doesn't need to be very big; like Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong, it only needs to be big enough to accommodate the two of them.

Therefore, this was not a difficult task for the two super-powerful Type A new humans.

With their previous experience in making masts, they are now quite adept at it.

In just one day, they had almost finished the hull and even erected the mast.

Next, we just have to wait for the sail materials delivered by Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong.

The wind was still blowing from the east that day, and Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong set sail early in the morning, heading east against the current.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were exercising at the time, so they only glanced at them and then ignored them.

It seems these two will have to go against the wind to get to Dongdao Island, and then they'll need to prepare the goods, which will take quite a while. They probably won't be able to complete a round trip in one day.

Therefore, neither Lu Xi'an nor Yao Wei held out any hope of seeing them that evening.

As they expected, when night fell and the moon was high in the sky, Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong's boat still hadn't arrived.

Even after another day or two, the east wind had died down, and the two men's boat still hadn't appeared on the sea.

This made Lu Xi'an a little worried, and on the fourth day he asked Yao Wei, "Do you think something will happen to them?"

Yao Wei thought for a moment and said, "Probably not. This isn't their first time sailing at sea; they've been doing it for quite some time now."

"Too."

Lu Xian nodded.

Then Yao Wei added, "However, there might be unexpected events, who knows?"

Lu Xian: "..."

Fortunately, things didn't develop in an unpredictable direction, and Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong still arrived.

After Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei finished speaking, they saw a small boat appear on the horizon, approaching from afar.

The two immediately descended to the halfway point of the mountain and waited patiently on the eastern coast.

After waiting for a while, the two finally saw the sailboat coming with the wind.

However, due to the large amount of cargo on board, the ship was drafted very deep, and although it was sailing with the wind, its speed was much slower than before.

By the time the boat docked, a while had passed.

Hu Xiaodong, as if trying to curry favor, quickly said to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei after getting off the boat, "Gentlemen, we brought all the food, seeds, and sailing cloth. The boat is full. Please take a look."

The sail was enormous, covering the buckets full of food, which Hu Dong struggled to lift. Judging from the appearance of the sail, it had probably been treated; the material was the same as the sails on Hu Xiaodong and Hu Dong's boat, so getting wet wouldn't be a problem. It just needed to be cut a little more, hung on the mast, and adjusted before it could be used.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei took the sail and looked at it—the canvas seemed to become lighter in their hands, and they held it very easily, unlike Hu Dong who struggled to hold it.

Hu Xiaodong explained, "We've already made the sails, just like the ones on our ship, so you two can rest assured."

"We didn't know how big your boat was, so we made the canvas a little bigger. We originally wanted to make it even bigger, but we were really short on materials, so we couldn't make it that big. We're really sorry."

Lu Xi'an checked it, smiled, and said, "Why are you apologizing? I didn't blame you. This size is perfect. Thanks."

He then went to look at the food and seeds.

The boat still carries four buckets, but now only one bucket contains barley, one contains sweet potatoes, and one contains potatoes and potato seeds.

After confirming these things, Lu Xi'an asked, "Why did it take you so long to travel this far?"

Hearing Lu Xi'an's question, Hu Xiaodong, fearing Lu Xi'an would be angry, quickly explained, "Sorry, sorry, it's our problem!"
"We were just thinking of getting everything ready before we came to give it to you both, but we didn't expect it to take so long. We apologize for keeping you waiting."

"We didn't mean to delay, it's just that making the canvas takes too much time. We need to find the right fabric, cut it, and then do a waterproofing treatment..."

Lu Xi'an interrupted him, saying, "Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean to blame you."

"I just wanted to confirm the time it would take you to travel back and forth and get things, and see if you could make another round trip before the tide goes out."

Hearing what Lu Xi'an said, Hu Xiaodong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, widening his eyes as he asked, "You two want... to get some more things?"

Lu Xi'an nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."

He pointed to the four buckets still on the boat and said, “If there are no problems, I would like you to make another trip using these.”

Hu Xiaodong nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem! No problem at all! It's only been five days. The tide will take at least five days to recede."

"We were delayed before because of the sails, but we don't need to make sails this time. Five days is more than enough for a round trip."

Lu Xi'an then asked, "Do you need to take a break today?"

Hu Xiaodong cautiously glanced at Lu Xi'an and replied, "Can we rest? If we don't rest, we're afraid we won't have the strength left halfway through."

Lu Xi'an said, "Rest when you need to. You can rest today and set off tomorrow. We can use today to teach us how to sail the boat."

Hu Xiaodong nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem."

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei each carried two buckets, saying, "Then you two rest here for a while, and we'll be there in a bit."

He then carried the bucket back to the top of the mountain.

After transferring the contents of the buckets to their own, Yao Wei carried the empty buckets, while Lu Xi'an lifted their newly made boat overhead and returned to the east coast with Yao Wei.

The way he held the wooden boat up with one hand startled Hu Xiaodong and Hu Dong again.

After lowering the boat, Lu Xi'an used a knife to trim the sail to a suitable size and installed it on the mast. He pushed the boat into the water to test it out, and seeing that there were no problems, he asked Hu Xiaodong and Hu Dong to teach him how to handle the boat.

Both he and Yao Wei learn things very quickly, perhaps benefiting from the extraordinary enhancement of their basic qualities in various aspects by the Type A new humans.

In any case, it didn't take them long to learn all the essentials of boat handling. However, due to time constraints, they didn't plan to go to Dongdao Island this time to explore the large ship that Hu Xiaodong had mentioned.

They were all afraid that they weren't skilled enough at handling the boat and that if they were delayed halfway, they wouldn't be able to return on time.

Since they have plenty of time, they might as well wait until the next high tide to come.

So for the next few days, apart from eating, drinking, relieving themselves, and daily exercise, they spent their time practicing using the boat.

It only took me two days to master this skill completely.

This two-day trip was enough for Hu Xiaodong and his son to return to Dongdao Island, carrying four large buckets full of food and seeds, and head west to Caiyang Mountain once again.

This time, Lu Xi'an had Hu Xiaodong and his son put down the water buckets as well, saying that when the next tide came, he would have the water ready for them.

Hu Xiaodong and his son were somewhat reluctant, but they eventually agreed. After resting, they boarded the empty boat and left.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei returned to the mountaintop and tried to contact Institute 923 several times. They finally got through and asked Luo Ping and the others to come over once they were ready, and to bring a few more buckets.

So Luo Ping brought several buckets and, together with Chai Xin, Liu Hua, and Tang Er, came over when the tide receded. They had another small gathering with Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, and then took away most of the barley, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and potato seeds.

They also brought a lot of vegetables and eggs grown at the base when they arrived.

In addition, there was a bag of rice, a bag of millet, and two large buckets of corn.

In this way, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's supplies became plentiful again, and they no longer had to worry about food and drink.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei prepared a lot of seafood to wait for Luo Ping and the others, treated them to a good meal, and then parted ways again.

After parting ways, they spent their days eating, drinking, relieving themselves, exercising, and rowing until the tide came again. When they saw Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong on the horizon, they filled their buckets with water and waited on the east coast.

Next, we should follow Hu Xiaodong and his son Hu Dong and take a boat to Dongdao Island.

(End of this chapter)