By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 240 Departure, 318! [6.4 thousand words!]

The RV that the brother and sister showed them, strictly speaking, is still an unfinished project, probably about 80% complete.

Of course, we've already introduced most of the key features to them.

Li Younan was very confident that, from the perspective of safety and reliability, his RV was flawless.

So, this is probably one of the reasons why Liu Yu was able to persuade JK Long so easily.

Thinking of this, Li Younan couldn't help but feel a little smug.

I originally thought it would take a lot of effort, but things went more smoothly than I expected.

To avoid giving JK Long any bad ideas, I didn't dare bring up this topic earlier. I didn't expect that Liu Yu would step forward and solve this problem in the end.

Next time we go fishing together, I'll try to get him to catch a couple more.

Thinking this, Li Younan couldn't help but laugh again.

Ha, those laughable air force guys.

He plans to drive into the city to find a place to buy those home appliances.

I have some things on my mind.

Li Younan sincerely hoped that JK Dragon could become a fellow traveler on this journey.

The reason, firstly, is definitely not because she is pretty and cute... well, that's part of it.

The image of JK Dragon appeared in Li Younan's mind. However, at this moment, it was not only JK Dragon's face and figure that appeared in his mind, but the entire outline of the girl's image became clear.

From the inside out.

Think about it, this girl actually has a characteristic that is easily overlooked, and that is her strength.

Although every interaction with her is filled with laughter and banter, it is precisely this outward appearance that makes it easy to forget what she has been through.

In junior high school, she traveled with her beloved parents. At that time, she loved traveling so much and loved her parents so much. Her parents also doted on her so much.

So... the car accident that happened at that time can be summarized as... at the most innocent age, with the dearest person, doing the thing you love most, but encountering the heaviest blow.

Think about it, it's really not easy for this girl to get through this.

So many years have passed, and she has been trapped in such a small space, yet she still has to try to become more cheerful for her brother's sake.

Thinking of this, the smile on Li Younan's face disappeared, and he sighed softly.

It's really heartbreaking.

Honestly, if you don't think about it carefully, her smile and occasional blank stares can easily make you overlook these things...

Therefore, Li Younan really wanted to take her out.

If this trip can help her get through this difficult time, that alone would be enough to make him happy.

Thinking about this, Li Younan felt a bit conflicted. He rolled down the car window, letting the wind gently blow through his bangs...

Then I got chilled.

He coughed and silently rolled up the car window.

He was cool, but only for three seconds.

……

The tall and imposing Unimog motorhome driving on roads outside the Third Ring Road felt truly amazing.

The surrounding vehicles were all tiny; even the trucks that I used to look up at while driving a Land Cruiser were now only about my height.

Many people even rolled down their car windows and looked up at the behemoth.

This kind of emotional thrill is something you can't experience at all when driving a Land Cruiser.

Of course, there are also some inconveniences. According to Chengdu's policies, you can't go inside the Third Ring Road during certain times, and you can't go down to the underground parking garage in many places. You also have to go around areas with height restrictions.

But it doesn't really matter. Li Younan set the navigation to the truck version, so the navigation will automatically plan the route and avoid sections with height and width restrictions.

Now, I don't need to rush anything I do. Even if I take a detour, it only prolongs the time I'm admired by others on the street, so it won't affect my mood no matter what.

However, going to 318 next is also very important.

There are many places along Route 318 with height and width restrictions, and some bridges also have weight restrictions, so these need to be planned in advance.

Li Younan purchased all the home appliances he needed, according to the dimensions he had planned beforehand.

Afterwards, I drove back and spent three days installing all the smart home appliances and connecting them all to the voice control center.

In this way, his Unimog RV not only has a rugged exterior, but also an intelligent interior, and all electrical appliances can be controlled by voice.

Even so, this car is still not complete.

Over the next few days, Li Younan drove around the neighborhood, taking his mother and cousin Lu Xiaolan camping in the surrounding countryside. On one hand, he wanted to give them some fun, and on the other hand, he wanted to test the car and see if there was anything that needed to be adjusted.

Mom and Lu Xiaolan were naturally overjoyed.

For the mother, this experience was extremely novel. She didn't want to think about anything, she just obediently followed her son, let him take the lead, and simply enjoyed the natural scenery and her son's cooking skills.

Mom said, "My goodness, this RV is amazing! It has everything... Son, your wife is going to be so happy! Aren't you going to take a girl with you on this trip?"

Li Younan didn't dare to say a word.

Lu Xiaolan was also quite boisterous, taking many photos and showing them off to her classmates.

Of course, most of the time he just obediently followed Li Younan, running around doing whatever Li Younan needed, as if he had inexhaustible energy.

Lu Xiaolan helped move things, washed vegetables, and pulled a hose with a filter at the interface to the nearby stream under Li Younan's direction. She then turned on the water pump to add water to the car's water tank.

Li Younan intended to test the car, so he would try out all its functions.

Overall, thanks to his top-notch skills, there's virtually no possibility of the car malfunctioning in any detail, but there might be room for improvement in terms of user experience.

During this process, he actually found a few areas that could be improved.

Inside the car's cockpit, the infotainment system had naturally been upgraded and modified by him, but occasionally when passing through certain special road sections, the radar would automatically trigger the infotainment system's image, giving Li Younan a reminder.

The Unimog currently has many cameras, but they are all for the purpose of serving the driver. For this reason, the layout of these cameras must be relatively simple and easy to understand.

This leads to a small drawback... that is, the coverage of the surveillance is limited.

Furthermore, the surveillance footage can only be viewed from inside the cockpit and with the engine running.

However, if the next step is to conduct activities in the wild, this monitoring system will be insufficient.

Li Younan ordered a total of 18 high-definition surveillance cameras, installed them at various angles of the car, and equipped them with infrared night vision. All the video feeds were connected to the control center for scheduling. With just a voice command, all 18 surveillance feeds could be displayed on the TV.

Of course, this program cannot be found on the market; it was still programmed by Li Younan himself.

All the footage is also integrated with an AI-powered alarm recognition program.

As for the AI ​​model that triggers the alarm, Li Younan doesn't even need to develop or train it himself.

He has many classmates in this industry, and now those classmates all know that he has become a super streamer. When he contacts them, some of his friends share a pre-trained visual model with him.

This model can function normally without relying on the internet.

In this way, if someone is sleeping in a remote, desolate place at night, any suspicious thing that approaches the car will immediately alert the people inside.

After the monitoring equipment was improved, Li Younan's inspiration was further enhanced.

Since we are living in the wild, simply seeing the surrounding scenery is not enough, especially in some special sections of the road where the situation ahead is unclear. Being able to scout ahead can greatly improve the safety and experience of the trip.

Li Younan then thought of the drone take-off and landing device on the U8 off-road version.

For him, there's no need to buy ready-made ones; it's easy to make a fully automated drone take-off and landing bay and complete automatic battery swapping.

Without hesitation, Li Younan ordered DJI's latest Mavic 5 Pro and selected all the optional features.

The Mavic 4 Pro has a maximum range of over 40 kilometers. Although the range may be reduced in the wild due to wind or signal interference, Li Younan's field of vision can still be extended to a radius of 20 kilometers by using the drone.

A large area of ​​his car is covered with solar panels, and there is more than enough space to install a fully automated drone cabin.

Then, after several weeks of work, the space on the roof of the vehicle was converted into a drone cabin that can store drones and perform fully automatic battery swapping. The control signal transmission was split into two paths, which can be controlled from both the cockpit and the living quarters.

Thus, Li Younan's Unimog finally reached its complete form.

At this point, there were only a few days left until the Lunar New Year.

Originally, Li Younan had other things to do, which was to purchase another off-road motorcycle to be mounted on the rear platform... This matter could only be done after the New Year.

……

This year's Spring Festival was particularly interesting. Instead of staying at home, Li Younan drove his RV and took his mother on a road trip to neighboring Xi'an to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Driving along the way was both a practical test of the new RV and a way to give my mother a better New Year's experience.

The entire journey was on highways, so the Unimog's off-road performance advantages were not fully demonstrated.

It's worth mentioning that on the highway, this super-guzzling car with a fuel consumption of over 25 liters is much more fuel-efficient than expected, and its range is definitely more than the previously estimated 2000 kilometers.

Because the entire vehicle body is made of aluminum alloy, it has a significant advantage in terms of weight reduction.

Meanwhile, Li Younan did not fill both water tanks completely, because this trip was to Xi'an, which did not involve off-roading, and it was easy to replenish water along the way. He only added 300 liters of water and half a tank of fuel.

In this way, nearly a ton of weight is saved, and fuel consumption is reduced to seventeen or eighteen percent.

Of course, this fuel consumption is quite astonishing for a regular family car, but for a performance monster like the Unimog, it's incredibly fuel-efficient.

During the day, when Li Younan drives, his mother sits in the passenger seat to keep him company.

The driver's cabin and the living quarters of the vehicle are connected, so you can come in directly.

Having passed national certification, this vehicle is actually authorized to carry six people. The two sofas inside the RV have seatbelts, and the seats can legally accommodate four people. Of course, for Li Younan, it's highly unlikely he'll need them.

This time it was purely for relaxation, so apart from visiting some scenic spots along the way, Li Younan didn't do much else with her mother.

For people in small towns, the Spring Festival is still an important time to spend with their families. Many migrant workers take advantage of these few days to steal a break and reunite with their loved ones.

However, times have changed, and things are vastly different now than they were 20 years ago. Even if people are far apart, they can see their families via video at any time. If they really want to see each other, it's only a day or two away by plane.

Compared to the past, the sense of distance brought about by space has become much blurred, so the concept that one must go home for the New Year... seems to be slowly fading away as well.

When Li Younan went out, he encountered many families traveling along the way.

Especially at the service areas, I met many RV enthusiasts and had very friendly chats with them.

Everyone took advantage of the Spring Festival holiday to travel with their families.

Li Younan felt that this method was quite good; as long as you were with your closest family, it didn't matter where you spent the New Year.

On the eve of the Lunar New Year, he and his mother spent the night in a parking lot in Xi'an.

To others, this might sound like a sad story, but it's not. This was the most satisfying Spring Festival for the mother and son in recent years.

The two stayed in the Unimog RV, sitting face to face, cooking a small hot pot, and watching the Spring Festival Gala together.

At midnight, the sound of firecrackers and sporadic fireworks rang out.

The temperature inside the car was very comfortable, warm and cozy, which warmed my mother's heart as well.

Just before bedtime, the mother and son were chatting when the mother casually asked, "When you went to the 318 highway, were you really alone?"

With no way to avoid it, Li Younan coughed and said while clearing the table, "I brought someone with me."

"A girl?"

"Mom, stop asking."

"Oh, that's it."

My mother's face was clearly beaming with joy.

Li Younan coughed and said, "It's not like that. Don't overthink it. We're just friends."

Mom waved her hand dismissively, "I didn't say anything." After a pause, she became more serious and said, "Son, you don't need to worry about what Mom thinks."

"Most importantly, follow your own heart. Do whatever makes you feel comfortable and happy, understand?"

Li Younan paused for a moment, then nodded seriously.

……

I wasn't idle in Xi'an. There were two checkpoints in the city and nearby. Taking advantage of the trip with my mom, I completed the tasks at both checkpoints and acquired two relatively niche skills.

One skill is the goldsmithing skill, which, with the bonus from the carving and painting skills, directly leveled up to level two.

To be honest, Li Younan couldn't think of any application scenarios for this skill.

The second skill was even more outrageous; Li Younan drew the wingsuit flying skill.

Yes, this should be considered one of the extreme sports.

And because his balance was already at its maximum, this skill was directly upgraded to level two.

To put it simply, the effect of his skill is that he is probably the most amazing wingsuit flyer alive in the world today.

However, Li Younan is not very interested in wingsuit flying at the moment, so he has learned two skills that he can't use for the time being.

However, Li Younan was also very happy.

The saying goes, "It's never a bad thing to have many skills," and no one would complain about having too many things they know.

Li Younan was very much looking forward to what kind of person he would be if he could master more than 80% of the skills in the system.
He doesn't find life boring because of this; on the contrary, life truly becomes interesting after he has mastered everything, and this kind of interest is something that material money cannot provide.

Ultimately, what people pursue in life is spiritual happiness; material things are a means, not an end.

After acquiring these two skills, Li Younan drove his mother back home a day early so that she could get used to her upcoming work life.

With the arrival of spring, the planned departure date for the 318 National Highway is drawing ever closer.

Li Younan had tested the RV thoroughly, and there was basically no room for further optimization or improvement.

Liu Yu also sent a message asking him when he planned to leave.

Li Younan said irritably, "Your sister isn't worried, so why are you? Wait for my news."

What Li Younan didn't know was that after he sent the message, Liu Yu showed it to her sister with a face full of black lines, and then said with resentment, "I have endured too much ridicule for you that I shouldn't have to endure."

Liu Li stuck out her tongue and said shyly, "Brother, I'm sorry, but if I were to ask him first... wouldn't that seem a bit too much?"

Liu Yu sighed. Of course he knew, which was why he had asked on behalf of his sister.

As the departure date drew closer, Liu Yu could clearly feel that her younger sister's mood was getting better and better, and her anticipation was growing stronger.

On the one hand, I felt a little bittersweet, but on the other hand, I was genuinely happy.

In any case, my sister is about to take an important step in her life.

This is not an exaggeration at all.

His sister's life has been incomplete from junior high school onwards.

Without external interference, her life trajectory would have deviated in who knows how far.

This opportunity is crucial; there is a glimmer of hope that can bring my sister's life back on track.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yu transferred another 30 RMB to her sister.

After receiving the text message, Liu Li looked at her brother with a serious expression: "Brother, what are you doing?"

Liu Yu snorted and said, "Whenever there are expenses, try not to let Li Younan pay for them."

"Brother, no need, I have money."

"You have money, that's yours. You can use this money." Liu Yu's tone was unquestionable.

He did this not for Li Younan's good.

Although he knew Li Younan was a decent person, the car was arranged by Li Younan, and he spearheaded the entire plan. So far, all the costs were with Li Younan, and his sister might feel ashamed in such an environment.

Feeling wronged.

This mindset is actually similar to that of a daughter getting married.

If a girl receives a large dowry but marries into the man's family without bringing any dowry, she will definitely suffer from the disdain of her in-laws and will have no confidence in what she says or does.

In the end, it's always just the two of you.

Conversely, if the woman only symbolically accepts a small dowry and brings a large amount of property with her to form a family with the man, she will have much more confidence in that family.

But after realizing this, Liu Yu's feelings became even more complicated. Could these two things be confused?

Never mind, they're definitely not the same thing, but they should be similar in form... In short, it's all to prevent my sister from being wronged.

I don't owe Li Younan too much.

It was finally mid-March, and the weather warmed up.

On a sunny morning, Li Younan was finally about to drive to Chengdu, making his final preparations before departure.

The final preparation was to go to the city to buy a motorcycle.

Li Younan also made perfect use of the space at the rear of his car, in addition to two full-size off-road spare tires, there was also an electrically adjustable motorcycle rack.

The Mechanical Gravity Manipulator skill I obtained from the last time I checked in at the capital was level two, which allows me to perfectly control all motorcycles.

Li Younan's idea was naturally to buy a motorcycle that could go off-road. The characteristic of off-road motorcycles is that they are much lighter than ordinary motorcycles, although they are less comfortable.

But Li Younan had considered that he would only use a motorcycle in two scenarios: one was when he was in a county or town, he would park the RV and go to the city to buy some groceries or replenish supplies; the other was when he was in the wild, he would use the motorcycle like a little pony.

With a huge number of fans and immense influence, he easily contacted a professional off-road motorcycle dealer online, who prepared a Suzuki DR-Z400S for him.

This motorcycle is not only legal to drive on the road, but also has good off-road performance. Its top-of-the-line KPI suspension can handle many challenging off-road sections, while its on-road performance is also quite good.

The other party only charged Li Younan the cost price, considering it a way of making friends.

It's worth mentioning that when Li Younan was taking his car driving test, he also passed his motorcycle driving test.

He took the motorcycle driving test because he wanted to buy a high-powered electric scooter to commute to university.

But after his first bicycle was stolen, he gave up the idea. Little did he know that his driver's license, which he had obtained a few years earlier, would come in handy at this time.

However, after getting the motorcycle, Li Younan went to buy some accessories for it, such as gloves and a helmet. He hesitated for a moment when choosing a helmet and ended up buying two.

One is large and the other is small; one is black and the other is pink.

He stacked the two helmets inside the specially installed rear box on the motorcycle.

After completing the registration procedures, Li Younan drove to find JK Long.

When he arrived at Liu Yu's house, the brother and sister were already prepared.

JK Long was wearing a beret, a beige sweater, a khaki skirt, and boots today, but not her signature JK uniform. She was holding a small suitcase next to her.

Liu Yu sighed slightly and said to Li Younan seriously, "I'm counting on you to take good care of my sister from now on."

Li Younan naturally went over to help JK Long lift his suitcase, then turned back and smiled, "Don't worry, your sister is my sister."

(End of this chapter)