Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 383 Oasis and Future [Final Chapter]

Luo Ping successfully established contact with the National Emergency Relief Headquarters in Donghai City, and the cooperation continued for several months with remarkable results.

However, Lu Xi'an didn't ask about the specifics of the collaboration, and Luo Ping didn't say either.

Luo Ping only told Lu Xi'an about Yao Huo's complaints.

Yao Wei's elderly father was like an empty-nest old man living alone in an empty house. He always complained to Luo Ping that his daughter and son-in-law didn't care about the family and didn't even make a phone call.

What's giving him the biggest headache right now is that he doesn't have any intelligent AI. He can only passively receive signals or broadcast through fixed frequency bands, but he can't accurately send signals to "make phone calls".

So when Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei didn't call Yao Huo, Yao Huo could only complain helplessly; there was nothing else she could do.

After hearing Luo Ping's story, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei tried to "call" Donghai City, but the signal was bad and they couldn't get through no matter how many times they tried.

This prompted Luo Ping to relay the phone number from Donghai City to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei several more times.

Lu Xi'an sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. It's just not meant to be. We've called Donghai City more than once, but we just can't get through. You can see for yourself."

He then called to Gouzi, "Gouzi, locate the National Emergency Relief Headquarters in Donghai City and connect to the broadcast signal."

The dog's voice then rang out: "Signal not connected..."

Lu Xi'an shrugged at Luo Ping: "Look."

Luo Ping scratched his head: "There really isn't anything we can do about that."

After returning to the 923 Institute base, he tried to connect to the National Emergency Relief Headquarters and got through immediately. He sighed and said, "It seems that my brother was right. Grandpa, you just don't have a connection with my brother and sister."

He then explained the situation to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

But the explanation only made things worse; the more she tried to explain, the angrier Yao Huo became: "No fate?! That's my daughter! My son-in-law! I have no fate with my own daughter and son-in-law?! What does this mean?! What does he mean by this?!"

Then Yao Sisi's voice rang out from the side: "Calm down, Dad, calm down. I think what they said makes sense."

"No problem whatsoever!"

Yao Huo became increasingly enraged.

Luo Ping chuckled to himself as he listened to the radio call, finding the father and daughter quite amusing.

The father and daughter bickered for a long time before finally calming down. Yao Huo said, "Luo Ping, wait for me at home. I have some things to take care of. I'll come find you after I'm done. Then you can take me to Caiyang Mountain in Yangcai County."

"I remember you said that the two of them came from Caiyang Mountain, right?"

Luo Ping was slightly surprised. His eldest sister's father was coming?!

Then he heard Yao Sisi complain, "Dad, why are you beating around the bush? My sister and brother-in-law have marks on their bodies, you can't not feel them."

"I saw you holding a map and muttering to yourself before, but this time you're pretending not to know where your sister and brother-in-law are and having to ask someone else to tell you. What are you trying to achieve?"

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"

Yao Huo called out repeatedly, but ultimately failed to stop Yao Sisi from speaking.

Yao Sisi wasn't finished yet, and continued, "You can go to Caiyang Mountain by yourself. You were secretly saying that if your sister and brother-in-law didn't contact you, you would come to their door. Did you think I didn't hear you? Now you're bothering them again. It's really unnecessary."

"Shut up!"

You could tell from Yao Huo's voice that it was Hong Wen.

Luo Ping thought that Yao Sisi, the older sister's younger sister, was truly remarkable; when it came to undermining her father, she was as capable as two men.

"Anyway, it's settled then. Brother Luoping, wait for me at home. I'll come over as soon as I'm done here. Let's go up Caiyang Mountain together and give Weiwei a surprise."

Yao Huo concluded.

Yao Sisi then asked, "Surprised? Shocked?"

Yao Huo gritted her teeth and said, "Why did I give you a mouth?"

After that, Yao Sisi didn't say anything more.

It took Yao Huo quite a while before he finally arrived in Pingchuan City with Yao Sisi. Their journey didn't take long; the two extraordinary Type A new humans were incredibly fast, running at breakneck speed, and soon arrived outside the 923 Institute base.

Their journey had been eye-opening. The neatly arranged crops, the organized farmers, and the well-planned settlements on the outskirts of the villages were truly astonishing.

Yao Huo couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions. When he arrived at the 923 Institute base and saw Luo Ping who came out to greet him personally, he couldn't help but praise, "I really didn't expect that you could develop this place into what it is today. It feels like I've returned to the past. It's truly incredible."

"We talked about an oasis for a while back then, everyone was looking for it, everyone longed for it, but no one could find it. Now it seems that you have found it."

"If this isn't an oasis, then where could it be? Don't you think so, Sisi?"

Yao Sisi nodded and said, "I used to be very proud of my hometown, thinking it was the best and most civilized place in the world. But now I realize that compared to your place, it's far inferior. You guys are really amazing."

Luo Ping laughed and said, "It's not that we're amazing, it's that our elder brother and sister are amazing. It's Mr. Yao's daughter and son-in-law. We owe our current success entirely to them."

As he spoke, he led the two into the 923 Institute base. After walking through the corridor and entering the courtyard, they heard the sound of children reading aloud.

The base's courtyard was filled with lush crops. A door on the side of the courtyard led to a corridor, and in the room in the middle of the corridor, many young people and children were gathered, learning to read.

The teachers were among the first to learn in the courtyard; they were just ordinary people, but now they look almost like the new humans.

With ample food, the health of the people here has changed dramatically, and their lifespan has increased accordingly.

Yao Huo was amazed: "I never expected that you would have such abundant supplies, such good organization, and be able to gather so many children together to study. I can't do that anywhere else."

“You’re so focused on revenge that you can’t care about anything else…” Yao Sisi muttered, but didn’t say it aloud. Looking around, she was inexplicably moved and wanted to go inside and take a look.

Luo Ping said, "It's all thanks to our elder brother and sister who brought so many seeds and textbooks from the old world that we've become what we are today. And it was also our elder brother and sister who opened up this base, giving us a place to develop and ensuring we have enough to eat, drink, and have enough to eat and wear."

"My elder brother told us many stories here, emphasizing the importance of relationships between people, education, and raising children. Children are our future; we must develop the present as well as the future."

"We have been following these principles, and that's why we are where we are today."

Yao Huo and Yao Sisi were slightly moved, not expecting that Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were so important here.

Yao Huo said, "Could you tell me about your story in detail? I'd really like to hear it."

Luo Ping laughed and said, "Of course, no problem. Anyway, there's no time to go to Caiyang Mountain now; we have to wait for the tide to recede. So, I'll just tell you the whole story, sir. This matter starts back in Yubei City..."

He started telling Yao Huo and Yao Sisi about it, and as he was talking, Chai Xin also came over and added a story about her time in Mengxin with Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

Then Old Tree came over and added a story about Sword Mountain.

Then Liu Hua and Tang Er came over, but they didn't say much. The major discovery at the 923 Institute was mainly told by Luo Ping. The two of them only mentioned their brief encounter with Mr. Lu and Mr. Yao in western Shanyang County.

Then came the knife, and he briefly recounted his experience in Jiangdong.

There's also Lu the Rat, who tells stories of those sick villages and the villages that recovered.

Then came the trade between Caiyang Mountain and Dongdao Island, as well as the trade between Dongdao Island and the 923 Institute base.

Everyone chimed in, and Luo Ping led the way, recounting Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's journey. Throughout their development, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were rarely at the base, yet they influenced every aspect of its progress.

Listening, Yao Sisi suddenly couldn't help but feel a sense of longing. Her sister and brother-in-law's journey had been truly impressive and interesting. And the people here...

While Luo Ping and the others were telling their story, the ordinary people who had finished their work gradually gathered around, listening, talking, and adding to the conversation. It was so harmonious that there wasn't the slightest barrier between the new humans and the ordinary people.

As night fell, everyone gathered here to welcome Yao Huo and Yao Sisi. They had a banquet, ate, sang, danced, laughed, and made merry, creating a grand and lively party.

Yao Huo and Yao Sisi listened to the people singing "Friends for life", "How can we forget our old friends", "I'm here waiting for you to come back" and so on, and they found it fun and lively, something they couldn't imagine in other places.

"This place is so nice..."

Yao Sisi couldn't help but sigh.

Yao Huo asked, "What, you want to stay here?"

Yao Sisi shook her head and said, "I might want to stay here in the future, but right now, I just want to walk the same path my sister and brother-in-law took and see the scenery they saw along the way."

Yao Huo said, "Then I'll go with you after we've seen your sister."

Yao Sisi glanced at Yao Huo with disdain and said, "Never mind, you're such a spoilsport."

Yao Huo: "..."

"How about it? Not bad, right? These are all songs that my older brother sang back then. He can really sing!"

Luo Ping sang several songs, then came over to Yao Huo and Yao Sisi and said, "Uncle, Second Sister, do you think my eldest brother would have been a great singer if he lived in the past?"

The old man was naturally called Yao Huo, and Yao Sisi, since Yao Wei was the eldest sister, was naturally the second sister. Although she didn't particularly like the title, she couldn't stand Yao Sisi's persistent use of it.

"..."

Yao Sisi was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "My brother-in-law is so amazing, I'm a little jealous of my sister."

Yao Huo said, "Don't you dare try to take it from your sister."

Yao Sisi said, "Don't worry, I can already tell how my sister's husband is. He and my sister get along very well. Unlike you, who even found a stepmother for my sister."

"..."

Yao Huo really wanted to ask Yao Sisi if she wanted to hear what she was saying, but he held back. He couldn't argue with his noisy second daughter.

A night passed, and several more days passed. During those days, Luo Ping tried to call the RV on Caiyang Mountain, but he couldn't get through. So, when he estimated that the time was about right, he asked Yao Huo and Yao Sisi to set off together for Caiyang Mountain.

Chai Xin was also traveling with them.

To their surprise, when they reached the top of Caiyang Mountain, they found that Yao Wei had already given birth, and the midwife from Dongdao Island was taking care of the tiny baby lying in swaddling clothes.

Luo Ping was very excited and immediately went to see the baby.

Lu Xi'an warned, "Be careful, my son is incredibly strong."

Luo Ping, however, seemed unconcerned: "It's alright, brother. I saw it all. Your crib is perfectly fine. The dog is still in the crib, and nothing's wrong with him."

"The bed is fine, what could possibly be wrong with me?"

Lu Xi'an said, "That's because he likes beds and dogs, so he can hold back a bit."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Luo Ping walked up to the baby and reached out his hand to the baby with a lewd expression: "Come on, let Uncle flick your penis."

"Boom-"

Luo Ping was kicked away.

Yao Huo hurriedly said, "Quick, catch him and stuff something in his mouth!"

[The End]

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