Apocalypse: Last Traveler

"What's wrong?"

Yao Wei noticed that Lu Xi'an was not in a good mood and asked.

"Nothing..."

Lu Xi'an took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said, "Just looking at these words, I can imagine the situation back then.

"He must have put a lot of effort into preparing these things for the child, right? He painstakingly prepared so many things, yet in the end, not one was given out...

"And that Fish Rider by the reservoir, his parents sent him that Type C strain reagent, which probably wasn't easy either, right? But in the end, Fish Rider ended up like that.

"There's an old saying that's so true, you never know which will come first, tomorrow or the unexpected."

"Hmm."

After listening to Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei nodded and remained silent for a while, perhaps thinking of her mother.

Lu Xi'an, using the light in Gou's eyes, scanned the things again, took out the blade, and said, "Let's move the things down first and then unpack them, sorting what can be used onto the car."

The car is still outside, and though there wasn't anyone when we came up, who can guarantee that it's always safe outside?

The supplies are all on the car, so at the very least, they need to keep the car within sight as much as possible.

So it's better not to unpack these things in the attic but to move them down first.

The gifts that the original owner prepared as birthday presents for the child have now become Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's rewards along the way. If the people back then knew, who knows how they would feel.

"Okay."

Yao Wei agreed and, together with Lu Xi'an, laid down the large box containing the bicycle, placing the other boxes one by one on top of the bicycle box.

Lu Xi'an picked up the bicycle box while Yao Wei held Gou, and they walked to the secret compartment, trying to keep their footsteps light to avoid stirring up dust.

After reaching the secret compartment, Yao Wei jumped down, received the boxes handed by Lu Xi'an, and once she caught the bicycle box, Lu Xi'an also jumped down.

They didn't plan to unpack in this room either, so they moved everything outside, left them by the car in the courtyard, and only then did Lu Xi'an take the blade and open the boxes one by one.

These sigh-inducing birthday gifts now, to them, were a great harvest.

Lu Xi'an opened the box containing a waterproof watch, which also had a delicate packaging box inside.

He took out the packaging, opened it, and there was a watch with a black strap inside, its hour, minute, and second hands silently resting on the dial, long since still.

Yet, the tiny physical compass embedded within would still slightly tremble as Lu Xi'an took out the watch.

The needle pointed south, indicating that the function was still there.

This watch should be a mechanical watch, with a knob on the side of the dial.

Lu Xi'an tried to turn the knob, and there was slight resistance when turning it. The hands on the dial also moved slightly, indicating that it could indeed be wound.

But after turning it several times, the hands inside still wouldn't move. Maybe it had already broken down after a long time.

But no matter, the compass still worked.

"Here, wear this on your hand. The watch on top doesn't work, but the compass is good, so if we ever get lost, we can use it to find direction."

As Lu Xi'an spoke, he handed the watch to Yao Wei.

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "No need. I can tell direction by the sun, I don't need this, you wear it."

Lu Xi'an said, "You wear it; it doesn't look good on me. Besides, what if we encounter a cloudy day and can't see the sun by just looking at it?

"Having this is quite convenient. If something goes wrong, you can even pull it off and use it as a hidden weapon.

"I have quite a few hidden weapons in hand now, so I don't need this one."

Seeing Lu Xi'an's firm attitude, Yao Wei, after he finished speaking without leaving room for argument, had to hold the watch in her hand and inspect it.

She figured out how to wear the watch by its strap length, the holes, and the clasp were also easy to study, so she quickly fastened the strap on her fair wrist.

She felt a bit uncomfortable and frowned slightly. But thinking that it was given by Lu Xi'an and that there was a working compass on it, she was reluctant to take it off, so she wore it.

Meanwhile, Lu Xi'an had already opened the second box.

It was a long rectangular box, and after opening it, a black water bottle was revealed.

The bottle had a good capacity and a standard cylindrical shape, with a black lid that seemed to merge with the bottle, with no texts or symbols on it.

After unscrewing the lid, a silver-white lining appeared in view.

It was indeed a thermos!

Today, who knows if it will still keep drinks warm?

Lu Xi'an looked at the bottle with joy, thinking today was indeed a great harvest.

He shoved the water bottle toward Yao Wei's hand and said, "Here, take this, you can use it in the future. This bottle is a thermos that can maintain the temperature of water.

"With this, you can have hot water whenever you need when you're on your period.

"If you want to drink hot water regularly, you can heat it in advance, pour it in, and keep the lid on, no problem."

Yao Wei nodded, thinking that what Lu Xi'an said really made the item seem useful.

But she still felt something was a bit off about Lu Xi'an's words and corrected, "We can use it together."

Lu Xi'an was slightly taken aback, then laughed and said, "Okay, we can use it together."

This woman was just somewhat resistant to actions that might cause emotional fluctuations and make her feel out of control, but she didn't mind sharing a cup; he had overthought it.