Doomsday Sequence Caravan: I Have a Mechanical Heart

"I don't know yet." An Xin shook her head. "I'll ask Ling Hao later."

"By the way, we found a hand-drawn map inside the first off-road vehicle."

"What map?" Su Mu asked, somewhat surprised.

"A map showing the route to Falling Moon Valley," An Xin continued, "with dates marked on it."

"It seems that they need to arrive at Moonfall Valley before that date."

"What are they going to do in Falling Moon Valley?" Su Mu frowned, speculating. "Could it be that something there is attracting them?"

"Ling Hao is still researching it," An Xin said. "We'll ask him about it later and see what's going on."

"Mm," Su Mu replied.

An Xin treated Su Mu for a while, then withdrew her hand to check. The wound had healed, leaving only a scar. "The wound has healed. It will be fully recovered after a night's rest."

"Thanks," Su Mu said.

"Why are you being so polite with me?" An Xin waved her hand and said with a smile, "You can rest here for now. I'll go get some hot water and cook you a bowl of instant noodles."

"Okay." Su Mu nodded, then took out a bucket of instant noodles and two braised eggs from his backpack. "We'll each have one of these braised eggs."

"I don't like this, it's all yours," An Xin said with a smile as she took it.

A few minutes later, An Xin brought over a bowl of steaming instant noodles. Su Mu took it and was eating when Cheng Jun and Ling Hao walked over.

"Have you eaten yet?" Su Mu asked casually.

"No, I'm starving..." Cheng Jun shook his head, feigning pitifulness, and said, "Let me have a sip of hot soup."

"Get out of here." Before Su Mu could speak, An Xin rolled her eyes at him. "I just saw you eating a few loaves of bread."

"So, you've already protected him?" Cheng Jun was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled.

"Su Mu is injured, and you still steal his food," An Xin said again.

"I know, I know." Cheng Jun scratched his head and said with a smile, "Just kidding, how could I possibly steal food from him?"

"Besides, if I were to take it from him, I would just start fighting without even saying hello."

"Is there something you need from me?" Su Mu asked, looking at Ling Hao.

"Anxin told you about the map, right?" Ling Hao nodded, his expression somewhat solemn as he spoke.

"Tell me, what happened?" Su Mu stopped eating when he heard his serious tone.

"I just asked the people in their convoy," Ling Hao sighed softly, "They are indeed heading to Falling Moon Valley."

"The reason for going there is that a cold wave will hit in three months, and it will last for several months, with temperatures dropping extremely low."

"In other words, we want to avoid the cold wave." Upon hearing this, Su Mu's expression also became serious. "We also need to go to Falling Moon Valley."

"That's right." Ling Hao nodded. "But it's at least 40,000 to 50,000 kilometers from here to Cold Moon Valley, and we have to pass through several dangerous places along the way."

"So we want to get there within three months, which is a very tight timeframe."

"Moreover, along the way, we need to continuously collect supplies, prepare sufficient fuel, and supplies to withstand the cold wave."

"Why do we have to go to Falling Moon Valley?" Su Mu asked, voicing his doubts. "Can't we find a sheltered place?"

"No." Ling Hao shook his head and continued, "This is the safe place calculated by the extraordinary beings in the Shadow Hunter caravan who awakened the prophecy sequence."

"Furthermore, I sensed that apart from the direction of Falling Moon Valley, which is less dangerous, the other directions are extremely dangerous."

"There are extraordinary beings in their convoy?" Su Mu was quite surprised.

"Yes, it's a little girl with white hair, about fifteen or sixteen years old." Ling Hao nodded. "Don't worry, she's pale and thin, and has many injuries on her body."

"It's obvious that they were being abused in that Shadow Hunter convoy."

"And when Cheng Jun and I found her, she looked completely numb, like a wooden doll."

"Mm." Su Mu nodded.

"Su Mu," Cheng Jun said at this moment, "a natural disaster that can be predicted by extraordinary divination is definitely not an ordinary natural disaster."

"Since Falling Moon Valley can be the only safe place, it means that it is not just a place to avoid the wind."

"I know," Su Mu sighed softly. "I'm just worried about not having enough time. After all, we don't have much fuel left, and once we run out, we'll have to walk."

"Traveling tens of thousands of kilometers in three months is no easy feat."

"So we wanted to discuss something with you." Ling Hao hesitated for a moment before saying, "Could you build a car that can run without fuel?"

"For example, solar energy."

"If we can, perhaps we have hope."

"Captain, you think too highly of me." Su Mu shook his head upon hearing this. "I can only transform into some simple things."

"If it could transform into solar panels, my car wouldn't need to run on gasoline."

Upon hearing this, Ling Hao and Cheng Jun couldn't help but sigh deeply. "Then we'll just have to continue on our way like this for now."

"By the way, may I take a look at that?" Su Mu put down the instant noodles in his hand and asked, as if he had just remembered something.

"Here you go." Ling Hao took out a folded piece of white paper from his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Su Mu.

Su Mu took the map and looked at it. He found that the map was very simple. It was a winding line that went from the northwest corner down to the southeast.

I sketched the terrain along the way and labeled it with names like desert, mountains, etc., as well as the mileage.

In the lower right corner of this map is marked Falling Moon Valley. Next to it is a date: early January 2178.

"Where are we located?" Su Mu asked.

"Here." Ling Hao pointed to an area in the northwest corner, but not on that line. "It will probably take another three or four days to get there from here."

"Which direction is the lighthouse in?" Su Mu nodded, then asked, "Is it in the same direction as Falling Moon Valley?"

"Not in the same direction." Ling Hao shook his head. "Due east."

"If we go to the Valley of Falling Moon, we will be more than 10,000 kilometers off the route to the lighthouse."

"But there's no other way, we can only go there to escape the cold wave."

"Where is that little girl?" An Xin asked. "I'm going to treat her."

"It's in my RV," Ling Hao pointed. "Come on, I'll take you there to see it."

"Okay." An Xin agreed, and before leaving, she turned back to remind Su Mu again, "Your noodles are getting cold, eat them quickly."

"Understood," Su Mu said, handing the map to Cheng Jun. He then picked up the instant noodles next to him and continued eating.

"Have you and An Xin talked?" Cheng Jun folded the map, put it in his pocket, and asked gossipingly by the car door.