Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 356 Taking Photos
Lu Xi'an quickly set up the camera, confirmed that it had a time-lapse function, then took a bucket, placed the rattan box on top of the bucket, and put the camera on it. After adjusting the balance, angle, and position, he felt it was ready.

"Alright, the camera is ready. Let's stand here for a moment and take a picture together."

Everyone stood in their positions as instructed, but no one gave any instructions; each person naturally found their own place.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei stood in the middle, Liu Hua and Tang Er stood to Lu Xi'an's left, Chai Xin stood to Yao Wei's right, Luo Ping was to Chai Xin's right, and Luo Ping pulled Lao Shu to his right.

Seven people wasn't a lot; the camera could easily fit them all. After everyone was in position, Lu Xi'an went behind the camera to check again, and once he confirmed there were no problems, he set a ten-second delay before pressing the record button.

Those ten seconds were actually quite a long time for him; he only needed a moment to return to the crowd.

However, just to be on the safe side and to avoid the camera lens missing his image, they chose to play it safe.

"Drip, drip, drip, drip..."

The camera beeped to indicate the time, and Lao Shu quickly took the opportunity to remind everyone: "The flash is about to go off, don't blink."

As soon as he finished speaking, a white light flashed, and a "click" sounded from the camera.

No one dared to move until they saw Lu Xi'an emerge from the group and walk behind the camera. Only then did they realize what was happening and exchange bewildered glances.

"Is this the end?"

Luo Ping asked, puzzled.

The old tree said, "Why not finish it? Haven't you ever watched TV?"

Liu Hua said, "I've seen it before, but now that I'm taking the picture myself, something feels off... It seems like we haven't done anything yet."

Seeing that Yao Wei had already followed Lu Xi'an behind the camera, Lao Shu followed as well, saying, "Brother Lu has already done everything he needed to do, so we don't need to do anything. We just need to stand still and wait for the photos to be taken."

"Or you can strike a pose, like on TV."

Liu Hua quickly said, "Let's forget it."

Luo Ping followed, standing close to the old tree, grinning to reveal his uneven teeth, and asked Lu Xi'an, "Brother, can you take a few more pictures of me later? I'll strike a few poses."

"no problem."

Lu Xi'an smiled and said, "The photos are pretty good, take a look."

He then flipped the camera over, revealing its screen to everyone.

All that was visible to everyone was a group photo appearing in the screen frame.

The screen wasn't very big, but the expressions and demeanor of everyone in the photo were still clearly visible. Except for Lu Xi'an and Lao Shu, everyone else seemed a bit nervous.

Old Tree, having just finished speaking, hadn't had time to completely close his mouth, and his eyes were still slightly glancing to the side, making him look quite different from the others, out of place, and even somewhat comical.

Everyone found it strange and interesting, as it was the first time they had ever seen themselves enter the screen. They passed their cameras around to take a look, and even Yao Wei held one and looked at it several times.

Lu Xi'an taught them the buttons and how to operate the camera, so that they could zoom in on the photos when passing them around, and then use the directional keys on the camera to adjust the visible area and check facial details.

So the old tree's slightly comical expression made everyone laugh.

The old tree seemed a little embarrassed and said, "Shall we take another picture?"

His words were met with unanimous agreement. It seemed they weren't just laughing at the old tree's expression; they were also somewhat dissatisfied with their own restrained behavior.

Lu Xi'an said, "Let's not take a group photo yet. Let's take some other photos first. How about we take a group photo after we've had enough fun and everyone's settled in?"

Everyone was naturally delighted and said, "Great, great!"

So Lu Xi'an started taking pictures of everyone, singles, couples, groups of three, all sorts of pictures, and he was having a great time.

Not to mention the solo photos, Liu Hua took one with Tang Er during the group photo session, then pulled Luo Ping to take another one. After hesitating for a while, she went to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei to ask for a group photo with them as well.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, of course, did not refuse and readily agreed. They handed the camera to Luo Ping, taught him how to operate it, and let Luo Ping take a picture.

Luo Ping took a picture with Lao Shu and Chai Xin, and then pulled Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei to take another picture together.

Chai Xin took a photo with the old tree, then with Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, and finally went to find Liu Hua and Tang Er.

The old tree, of course, also wanted to take photos with others individually. Not only did he want to take photos with others, but he also taught them how to take pictures and what poses looked good.

However, his aesthetic sense regarding posture is too outdated, and the poses he makes people do include, but are not limited to, the crossed-legs pose, the "embracing the blue sky" pose, the crouching "reaching for flowers" pose, the "leaning against a tree with hands on hips" pose, and the "raising hands in a peace sign" pose...

Although the movements were old, they were still new to Luo Ping and the others. The group was having a great time taking pictures, so Lu Xi'an didn't offer any opinions or disturb their enjoyment.

Yao Wei is naturally beautiful. Even when she squats down, holds flowers, and smiles at the camera, she doesn't look tacky. Instead, she looks radiant and beautiful, becoming even more captivating.

No matter what pose Luo Ping strikes, he only comes across as extremely flamboyant.

Seeing that everyone was having fun, Lu Xi'an joined in the fun, striking a pose like making a peace sign with one hand or putting his hands on his hips while leaning against a tree. He even went to the car and grabbed a pillowcase to use as a scarf, holding it above his head in a "high scarf" pose, which prompted everyone to imitate him. Chai Xin even looked like an old lady.

Everyone laughed and took many photos. After Lu Xi'an finished taking photos for everyone, he waved to Yao Wei and said, "Come on, let's take a close-up group photo."

Yao Wei didn't understand what Lu Xi'an meant by "close-up photo," but she still walked up to Lu Xi'an. Then Lu Xi'an gently put his arm around Yao Wei's waist, raised the camera diagonally upwards, turned to look at the lens, and said to Yao Wei, "Come on, look at the camera."

Yao Wei then looked at the camera.

Then, the instant the "click" sound rang out, Lu Xi'an suddenly turned his head and kissed Yao Wei's cheek.

Yao Wei reacted quickly, immediately realizing what was happening, and turned her head as well.

So Lu Xi'an didn't kiss Yao Wei's cheek, but he did touch Yao Wei's lips.

Both of them were still glancing at the camera. In the photo that the camera captured, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's poses were just missing a non-mainstream hairstyle.

"It's pretty good too."

Lu Xi'an smiled at Yao Wei and said.

Yao Wei seemed a little embarrassed, and only said "Mmm" before falling silent.

However, when Chai Xin came over to join in the fun and shouted, "Let me see, let me see," Yao Wei did not stop him from seeing.

When Chai Xin saw it, he couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!" and said it was really beautiful.

Tang Er suddenly looked at Liu Hua and asked, "Shall we take one too?"

Liu Hua was a little embarrassed and hesitant, but after Lu Xi'an asked her if she would help take the photos, she nodded and said, "Yes."

So the two of them also left a photo on the camera of Liu Hua and Tang Er kissing each other and looking at the camera, which made Luo Ping and Lao Shu feel envious.

"Sigh, looking at you all like this, I also want to find a companion."

Luo Ping couldn't help but sigh.

Old Tree nodded and said, "Yes, when I first went to your place, I was actually looking for a companion, but I haven't found one yet. Sigh... What am I doing all this busy all day for?!"

Chai Xin looked at Luo Ping and then at the old tree, and suggested, "Why don't you two take a picture together?"

Luo Ping: “…”

Old tree: "..."

"Pfft..."

Seeing that one of them twitched at the corner of his mouth and the other at the corner of his eye, Lu Xi'an couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Liu Hua and Tang Er stood aside, trying hard to suppress their laughter, wanting to laugh but too embarrassed to do so.

The scene was very embarrassing.

"Alright, alright, come on, let's take a group photo."

Lu Xi'an changed the subject, dispelling the awkward atmosphere. Everyone happily gathered together, still in their previous positions. Lu Xi'an set up her camera, adjusted the time-lapse mode, pressed the shutter, and returned to the crowd.

"Click——"

The moment the sound flashed and the light shone, everyone simultaneously raised their arms, held up two fingers, and made a peace sign.

—Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei originally didn't plan to raise their hands, but seeing everyone else raise their hands, they followed suit.

Everyone else is doing it, so I can't be different, can I?
After taking the photos, everyone gathered together to look at them. But looking at the photos on the camera was too tiring, so Lu Xi'an imported all the photos from the camera to his laptop to view them.

When transferring photos, Lu Xi'an opened the camera storage folder after connecting the data and saw that it was almost full. The number of photos stored there far exceeded the number of photos they had taken that day.

Lu Xi'an clicked on the photos and glanced at them briefly, only to find that most of them were underwater photos with a deep blue background, giving them a completely different look.

"This must have been taken by someone on the ship earlier."

Lu Xi'an speculated for a moment and said, "Let's look at the photos we took ourselves first, and then look at the photos originally stored in this camera."

When they found the camera on the boat on Dongdao Island, they actually wanted to see if there were any photos inside, but the camera was out of power at the time, and after they got back, they forgot about it, and it's been delayed until now.

But it's good now, we can go and see it together with Luo Ping and the others, so that they can also see it for themselves.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Lu Xi'an opened the photos and looked at them one by one.

They first looked through all the photos they had just taken. Except for Lu Xi'an and Lao Shu, they found them all novel and interesting. They watched them attentively and seriously, commenting and joking as they watched, which was quite amusing.

What Lu Xi'an and Lao Shu saw in these photos wasn't novelty. What they saw in these photos was a deep sense of nostalgia.

I miss the past, when resources were so abundant, yet we took them for granted and didn't know how to cherish them.

Now, looking at this camera, all I can do is feel a strange sense of nostalgia...

(End of this chapter)