Apocalypse: Last Traveler

However, just as they were about to sleep, the cold air suddenly arrived.

This time, the interval between the two waves of cold fronts in Mengxin City was so short that the two of them only had time to go to Tongzhou County, have a dinner, and then the severe cold struck again.

"Gou, go connect the power to the air conditioner."

Lu Xi'an said this while lifting the blanket, ready to get up and crawl to the back seat.

But Yao Wei said, "I'll do it," and rushed to the back. Gou quickly jumped over to open the cover of the rear power socket and plugged in the air conditioner.

The cover of the air conditioner's outlet automatically opened, but to get warm, they still needed to wait a little while.

Lu Xi'an tightened his blanket, wrapping himself up snugly, but saw Yao Wei, after returning from the back seat, was not in a hurry to cover herself with a blanket, and instead, she looked out the car window and frowned.

"Should we bring back the meat?"

Yao Wei said with a tone of concern.

She was indeed worried about their supplies.

Lu Xi'an thought for a moment and said, "No need, letting the wind-dried meat become frozen meat isn't a bad idea. If we bring it inside the car with the air conditioner on, it might spoil."

Upon hearing this from Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei finally relaxed, nodded, and said, "Okay."

However, she didn't know that Lu Xi'an was actually just making an educated guess.

Whether it was making wind-dried meat or frozen dry meat, Lu Xi'an had no experience.

This guy could only try to make the best of the current conditions and what he had seen before.

Anyway, with the air conditioner on, the meat inside the car would spoil more easily than outside; that much Lu Xi'an was sure of.

The car finally started to warm up gradually, so Lu Xi'an didn't need to bundle up so tightly anymore. He eased up a bit and said, "Let's sleep."

"Okay."

Yao Wei also pulled up the blanket, but she still occasionally glanced out the car window.

Worrying about supplies was exhausting; those dehydrated and frozen strips of meat always tugged at her thoughts.

Lu Xi'an had to persuade her, "Stop looking, not sleeping when you should is a waste of mental energy too."

Yao Wei blinked, looking at Lu Xi'an. Her eyes shone under the starlight, particularly beautiful.

"What are you looking at?"

Lu Xi'an asked.

"Nothing..."

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "What you said makes sense."

She seemed to really believe there was truth in Lu Xi'an's words, and after saying that, she closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Lu Xi'an was silent for a moment, then also closed his eyes.

It seems like what I said actually makes a lot of sense.

Since it makes sense, then let's sleep.

...

"Dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun..."

Something was tapping on the car window, and it wasn't just one thing.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei opened their eyes to find that dawn was breaking, the pale light of dawn was driving away the starlight in the sky.

The strips of meat hanging on the car window had somehow become frozen stiff, and now with the morning breeze, they thumped "dun dun dun dun" against the metal grid outside the window.

"It seems like they're frozen."

Lu Xi'an was a bit amazed.

This extreme cold of the night could actually squeeze the moisture out of the meat, causing the once somewhat plump meat strips to tighten and wrinkle.

The water extruded from the meat had formed a layer of ice on the surface of the strips, looking somewhat crystal clear.

It seemed like they could be eaten...

Lu Xi'an examined the meat strips carefully, making a mental judgment.

However, he didn't plan to rely solely on his eyes; to eat them, he'd let Gou take a look.

"Should we bring them in?"

Yao Wei asked.

This woman still had lingering thoughts about this matter; she always felt more at ease having them inside rather than hanging outside.

But Lu Xi'an still shook his head, saying, "Let's leave them hanging for now; it's too warm inside the car."

Even though the strips looked wrinkled and dehydrated, and seemed fine, Lu Xi'an was still unsure, fearing that once they were brought inside and thawed, the strips would quickly spoil.

Leaving them outside was better. When the weather warms up, the car would continue moving, and a breeze would help dry them further.

"Okay."

Though habitually uneasy, Yao Wei still chose to trust Lu Xi'an.

Lu Xi'an thought for a moment more, then opened the car door to bring in the nearest row of dried meat from outside.

Frozen for bacteria killing and dehydration, these strips of meat should be safe to eat raw. Lu Xi'an suddenly wanted to try them, and since they hadn't settled breakfast yet, it seemed practical to sample the dried meat.

A blast of frigid wind rushed inside the car, instantly dispelling the warmth brought by the air conditioner.

However, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were accustomed to the cold in this world, so this chill was not much of an issue for them.

Comparatively, picking the dried meat was a bit harder.

Yesterday, Lu Xi'an had hung the meat directly over the metal grid, and now that they were freeze-dried, the piercing points connected to the grid, making Lu Xi'an reluctant to pull hard for fear of dislodging the grid.

He needed to use a light touch, so he had to exert more effort.

—For Neo-Humans used to brute force miracles, this was indeed a challenge.

"You pick a row too, let's cut the power to the air conditioner for a moment and have Gou check. If there's no problem, we can use the dried meat for breakfast and test my outcome."

Lu Xi'an said to Yao Wei, and reminded again, "Be careful when picking the dried meat, don't break the metal grid."

"Okay."

Yao Wei agreed, opened the co-driver's door, and, imitating Lu Xi'an, reached out to pick the nearest row of dried meat.

Now, the car turned into a wind tunnel, and the chill compelled them to wrap themselves in blankets even more, then continue working.

Once they had all the dried meat, they hurriedly shut the car doors, and after a brief respite, feeling the chill fade, Lu Xi'an couldn't help but smile.

He remarked, "With this air conditioner, it's hard to get used to the cold wind again. Truly, it's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but hard to go back from luxury."

Yao Wei nodded with understanding, "Indeed."

They exchanged glances and smiles, feeling this was quite good.

Proceeding to the next step, Lu Xi'an unplugged the air conditioner's power, allowing Gou to resume normal mode, and quickly commanded, "See if this meat can be eaten directly?"

Gou's eyes flashed brightly and scanned the row of dried meat laid out by Lu Xi'an.

After scanning, Gou's eyes remained lit, and Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei confirmed there were no issues.

So Lu Xi'an quickly plugged the air conditioner's power back in, and Gou immediately reverted back to being a power bank.

The car was warm again.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei returned to the front seats, each taking a frozen meat strip.

Holding the strip in his hand, ice-cold and rigid, Lu Xi'an thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you warm the strip under the air vent before eating?"

"What about you?"

Yao Wei asked. She perceived that Lu Xi'an didn't seem to plan on eating that way.

Lu Xi'an smiled and said, "I'm thinking of trying the Inuit way," while stuffing the strip into his mouth.

It was indeed rigid, and biting it was challenging.

He then took out the blade, slicing it up and down along the strip, cutting it into small segments that were easier to chew.

Well, now he was truly turning into an Inuit.

Inuit Neo-Human.