Apocalypse: Last Traveler

Lu Xi'an still doesn't understand why this green water appears or the principle behind curing Old Man Shu's peeling problem, nor does he think he can unravel the mystery.

After all, he's just a regular transmigrator, not some special figure.

I guess the mysteries and causes here can only be understood by scientists from related fields, right?

Better not to think about it myself.

He remembered something and asked Old Man Shu, "We'll talk about the bottle later, Master Shu, I have a question for you."

"What's the question?"

asked Old Man Shu.

Lu Xi'an asked, "With your big demand for this green water, why do you still live in Xiaogang Village? Why not move here? As for corn, there's soil here too. Get some seeds, come over, and turn over the land. Can't you plant here?

"Even if it's not suitable here, you can try nearby. I saw there are places on East Mountain that look like old mountain fields, right?"

Old Man Shu sighed and said, "Thought about it, how could I not? Although my brain, Old Man Shu, doesn't function well and often can't remember things, I can sort out where there's land and where things can be planted here.

"I've even brought seeds up the mountain here. But something cursed is going on here; corn won't survive despite planting here.

"I've also tried other places in the mountain, but it simply doesn't work!

"Back then, I wanted to be closer to this pit, almost went crazy looking for places to plant. Tried one place, didn't work; tried another, didn't work.

"Ah... I figured there's definitely something wrong with this place. Planting crops close leads to death. Farther away, they barely survive but can't grow large; even farther, they barely grow large but produce nothing.

"Going even further, they barely produce a tiny bit but can't be eaten.

"Anyway, the farther you go from here, the more the crops survive. To have edible corn, you need to be close to our village.

"After figuring this out, I gave up struggling. Ah, that's just my fate! A life of suffering! Can't be helped!"

Speaking of which, the old man sighed again and asked Lu Xi'an, "Hey, do you think this is related to that green water?"

Lu Xi'an had Gou sweep the green water off Old Man Shu to make sure there was no connection.

But why do the crops have the issues Old Man Shu mentioned?

Lu Xi'an pondered day and night to no avail and decided to give up.

He already got the answers he wanted from Old Man Shu's words, and now has an idea of how to discuss serious matters with the old man.

After asking these questions, he still didn't bring up the bottle matter with Old Man Shu but instead told Chai Xin, "Chai Xin, come over here."

He spoke and walked off alone to the side.

Chai Xin jogged up from behind, quickly stopping when Lu Xi'an turned, asking, "Brother, what's up?"

The girl now calls Yao Wei sister and Lu Xi'an brother out of habit.

Lu Xi'an, with a serious face, told Chai Xin, "I originally wanted you to go where Luo Ping is, as I told you earlier.

"That person, both Yao Wei and I have dealt with before; he's considered pretty reliable, so I thought it would be a good place to go.

"But to be honest, I've never been there, so I don't know what kind of experience you're in for there.

"Now we've discovered Xiaogang Village here and a cornfield. Old Man Shu survives alone from the old world with the help of this cornfield and his invisibility.

"If you're here, you should live well enough too.

"I want to ask you, do you want to go to the place I told you about, or would you rather stay here?

"If you want to stay here, I'll talk to Old Man Shu."

But after seriously contemplating for a long time, Chai Xin said, "I want to go to that Luo Ping place you mentioned."

Lu Xi'an was a bit surprised and asked, "Why?" He thought Chai Xin just wanted a place with enough food to survive, and this place met the requirement, but Chai Xin gave this answer.

But Chai Xin didn't give a reason, just puffed her cheeks and said, "I just want to!"

Lu Xi'an stopped pressing further, nodding, "Alright, then I'll ask Old Man Shu if he's willing to go with you."

Chai Xin asked, "Why ask him?"

Lu Xi'an said, "So you'll have some company on the road. And even though I'm not sure what it's like there, if it turns out to be a good place, it's also beneficial for Old Man Shu."

"Oh..."

Chai Xin agreed with a nod and didn't say more.

So Lu Xi'an called Chai Xin back and explained the situation to Old Man Shu.

He talked about both good and bad points, letting Old Man Shu consider while also saying, "As for the green water, you don't need to worry.

"Gou just showed you earlier; with this green water, you only need to take it orally each time, not soak your whole body. So your consumption is actually very little.

"You've figured this out yourself, or else you wouldn't have asked me for mineral water bottles.

"Besides, seeing you going 'puh ah', 'puh ah' in the water, you probably haven't drunk much.

"I'll give you two mineral water bottles; you fill them up, and it'll probably last you several decades, no need to fret running back and forth?

You can go to other places without issues.

"Staying here allows you to continue your familiar life, but you'll be on your own as before.

"Going to Pingchuan City allows you to accompany Chai Xin on the way. Upon arrival at Luo Ping's base east of Shanyang County in Pingchuan City, if there are other people, you won't be alone anymore.

"Hmm... let me think... you and Chai Xin can both go invisible. The distance from here to Pingchuan City isn't very close nor very far. You can covertly go back and forth without issues.

"In this way, if you find it unsuitable or undesirable after arriving there, you can come back.

"By then, let Chai Xin stay with you here too; it's good to have company for chatting and talking normally, what do you think?"

Old Man Shu got more and more tempted as Lu Xi'an spoke, and Lu Xi'an felt the time was right, so he stopped, waiting for Old Man Shu's response.

He estimated Old Man Shu would ask some questions to firm his decision, but surprisingly, this old man held back for half a day and then asked, "Hey, are there any old lady wives my age where you're from?"

Lu Xi'an: "..."

Yao Wei: "..."

"Oh dear..."

Chai Xin couldn't help but laugh out loud.