Apocalypse: Last Traveler

Before going to sleep that day, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei roasted some corn in the refuge, rekindling the feeling from the beginning.

They had already eaten a lot of their corn, but when they visited Xiaogang Village yesterday, they saw that more had grown in Shu's cornfield. Although not very large, they looked edible.

Shu's corn truly evolved into a brand-new variety in the apocalypse, so resilient and fruitful.

If they could research a detoxified version, who knows how extraordinary it could be.

So they thought of clearing some space in the car, and before leaving, they would go to Xiaogang Village to pick some corn.

—Of course, not now.

There were still several days until they set out again, allowing the corn in the fields to grow a bit more.

In this way, they could take some of the corn cobs piled in the car into the refuge to burn without worry.

They slept in the car again that night, and when they woke up the next day, they saw the cold had returned, accompanied by wind and snow, so Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei stayed in the car all day.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei laughed and said, "See, I said we should stay here and leave after your period is over, and I was right.

"If we had left yesterday, we'd have gotten stuck halfway again. Once the cold weather passes, your period would come when there's no village before or shop after, and we might have to come back here."

"Mm."

Yao Wei focused on gnawing a jerky, not arguing with Lu Xi'an.

While chewing the jerky, she also felt her physical condition.

Last night, she held the Fungus Stone with Lu Xi'an all night, and her body seemed to have grown a bit, needing digestion.

So she suggested, "After we eat, let's go outside and practice punches."

Lu Xi'an looked outside, saw the snow had already covered the ground with a thin layer, and it was freezing, so he said, "How about we practice in the refuge? It might be warmer in there."

Yao Wei said, "The refuge is too small, we can't move much."

Lu Xi'an said, "We can go one at a time. When one is practicing, the other can watch and offer some tips."

"Mm."

Yao Wei thought for a moment and agreed.

After breakfast, the two got out of the car. The bitter cold outside made them shiver, even after enjoying the warmth of Gou and the air conditioning in the car.

Upon reaching the refuge, they saw the aluminum alloy door covered with frozen snow.

After brushing away the snow, it was still icy. When touched, it hurt their hands from the cold.

Moreover, the door was stuck to the ground as if glued by ice and snow, quite firmly.

Lu Xi'an let Yao Wei go into the refuge first, then used his clothing sleeve as a cushion, applied some force, and separated the aluminum alloy door from the ground, lifting it up.

He put a rope on the door handle, leaped into the refuge while holding the door, fit the door into a groove, and with a pull and a clasp, the door was fixed into the refuge's "door frame."

Lu Xi'an laughed, "At this rate, the door might freeze to the wall, and we wouldn't need to fix it with a rope."

"Mm."

Yao Wei nodded, saying, "No problem, we can just push it when going out."

Afterward, they went to start a fire. Fortunately, the fire could still be lit. Although the fireplace warmed up only slightly after a while and wasn't very warm, it was better than no fire at all.

The two began practicing their punches and kicks in the refuge, stretching their muscles and digesting the gains from holding the Fungus Stone last night. Lu Xi'an said, "I feel like my combat power is at least one thousand and ten now."

Yao Wei nodded, "Me too."

The two exchanged smiles.

However, they had little to advise each other on their punching and kicking.

For one, they were only practicing the most basic punch and kick movements. For another, as Type A Neo-Humans, they had a clear sense of their bodies, knowing how to use their limbs more flexibly and powerfully, leaving little room for each other to offer guidance.

In such cold weather, they came to the refuge just to practice and digest power, not because they enjoyed suffering.

Therefore, after exercising, they extinguished the fire in the fireplace and returned to the car.

The air conditioning in the car was still on; they didn't turn it off when they got out. It was warm as soon as they got in, without needing the air conditioner to warm up slowly.

"Comfortable!"

Lu Xi'an couldn't help but exclaim after sitting back in the driver's seat.

"Mm."

Yao Wei also nodded, agreeing.

The apocalypse-special air conditioner was indeed powerful. In the previous life, with the air conditioner's little heating effect, it probably wouldn't have worked at all in such extreme cold.

Lu Xi'an remembered something and asked, "Wanna play a game?"

Yao Wei, knowing Lu Xi'an had been eager about the game console, was also curious about gaming, so she nodded, "Sure."

Lu Xi'an turned around, got the game console and monitor from the back, connected them, and plugged both the monitor and console into the extension cord.

—He had planned in advance. When the severe cold struck, he had already plugged the extension cord into the air conditioner and then into Gou's back.

This time, no extra operation was needed. He placed the monitor on the front control panel, leaned it against the console, put the gaming console in the back, connected the power and signal lines, and turned on the switch.

"Buzz—"

The gaming console made a sound, and a strip of light on the rectangular block lit up with a streamlined blue glow. The display screen also lit up, showing the gaming console's signal input screen.