Apocalypse: Last Traveler

The cold wave has lasted for several days, and in this kind of weather, if you don't honestly find a place to hide, people could easily freeze to death.

Or, if you don't store enough food, you might also starve to death.

Lu Xi'an is very glad that he's a Neo-Human.

When he first crossed over, in that place further north, where the ice and snow never melted, and it was so cold, if he weren't a Neo-Human, he might not have been able to withstand it at all.

No wonder he hadn't encountered a single person after traveling from the north to the south for so long.

In such a world, who could survive?

Even if Neo-Humans once stayed there, they'd probably be desperate to escape, right?

He's also very thankful that he found an air conditioner during his time in Yubei City and installed it in his car.

Thinking about the gasoline modified to extend the shelf life before the apocalypse, Lu Xi'an speculated that this air conditioner might also have been specially developed and produced for installation to cope with the end times.

Otherwise, why was another air conditioner added to the bedroom in the villa on Jiang Yu Road No. 272 when there was already central air conditioning?

But after so much effort and preparation, the world still became what it is now after the apocalypse.

How desperate those who worked so hard to get through the apocalypse must have been.

Braving the severe cold, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei drove forward, but they only traveled for half a day.

After half a day, they reached a gas station, and the fuel gauge showed that more than half of the gasoline had been consumed.

The reserve tank in the car was full, but in this sparsely populated world, they had to consider all special situations and try to ensure gasoline reserves as much as possible.

So when they arrived at the gas station, both felt it would be best to stop and see if they could refuel.

However, in such cold weather, refueling might lead to the fuel pump not dispensing any gasoline. But once the weather improved, the pump would be usable again.

This situation was rare, but Yao Wei had encountered it before.

At the time, Yao Wei couldn't figure out the reason, but now when she mentioned it to Lu Xi'an, he had a guess:

It could be that some places had already replaced the fuel pumps with the new standard to prepare for the apocalyptic winter, capable of adapting to the severe cold, but some places hadn't yet changed them, thus they couldn't handle this situation.

— Of course, this was all just his speculation.

They tried to let Gou connect the power, turn on the fuel pump. The pump started normally and displayed there was gasoline in reserve, but when inserted into the car's tank, no gasoline came out.

So, after consulting with Yao Wei, Lu Xi'an decided to stay there for a while, waiting for the weather to warm up and to see if they could refuel before moving on.

This gas station was called Xinmeng Petroleum, not Changshengtian Petroleum Station.

Lu Xi'an thought it was no wonder the fuel pump hadn't been replaced, as it wasn't a chain brand.

He and Yao Wei went inside the Xinmeng Petroleum gas station building to have a look around and found it empty, except for a computer placed in the office annex.

It was strange that the computer was intact, untouched by any mishap.

It's hard to believe that after all these post-apocalyptic years, the computer remained here untouched by any disaster, neither destroyed nor taken.

"It must be because this place is too deserted, with few visitors. By the time someone came, the world was in a blackout, and the computer couldn't be used, so no one bothered with it?"

Lu Xi'an guessed aloud while squatting down to study the computer.

The computer's main unit stood quietly on the floor, connected to a monitor on the desk, with cables and power lines threaded through the desk holes in between, linking it all together.

"Probably."

Yao Wei said, "If I came here alone, I wouldn't bother with it."

After all, the computer was of no use to Yao Wei.

Lu Xi'an said, "That's because you're quite civilized. We've met people who destroy everything they see."

Yao Wei said, "Then the people who came here before might have been quite civilized too."

Lu Xi'an looked at Yao Wei in surprise, not expecting her to make such idle talk.

It's really something; this woman used to be so frugal that she wouldn't even waste a word.

Yao Wei met Lu Xi'an's gaze and felt a bit uncomfortable, then furrowed her brows.

Lu Xi'an had to look away and tried to let Gou connect the computer to the power source.

This woman...

According to normal storylines, when people encounter such a situation, shouldn't they instinctively avert their gaze?

Yao Wei truly lived up to her name—unlike anyone else!

The computer showed no reaction at all.

Lu Xi'an tried tapping on the main unit but still got no response.

Unwilling to give up, Lu Xi'an increased the force of his tapping.

Yao Wei, puzzled, asked, "What are you doing?"

"Fixing the computer,"

Lu Xi'an replied.

Yao Wei: "..."

She had seen computers at the Tan Village dam shelter and knew what they were.

But fixing a computer by tapping on that boxy unit—this operation was beyond her understanding.

But Lu Xi'an must have his reasons for knowing so much and doing this, right?

Without questioning, Yao Wei watched quietly, waiting silently.

But it was useless; the computer remained unresponsive.

Perhaps after being silent for decades here, frozen for decades, this computer had quietly become obsolete.

Lu Xi'an sighed, stood up, and said, "It won't work. Can't fix it. Let's go, find a corner to park and warm up in the car for a while."

"Okay."

Yao Wei nodded and was about to head out.

Lu Xi'an followed, but as he walked, he felt somewhat unwilling. He turned back, took apart the computer's main unit, leaving the data cables, power lines, monitor, mouse, and keyboard as they were.

"Can you go to the car and get the toolbox? I'll try fixing it one more time."

Lu Xi'an carried the main unit outside.

Noticing this, Yao Wei looked back too and asked, "Aren't you going to do anything with the other parts?"

"No need. The main problem right now is the main unit. If this can't be fixed, the rest won't matter. I'll open up the unit and take a look."

As Lu Xi'an spoke, he rubbed his hands together.

It's really cold; the average person couldn't endure it. Neither could the computer.

He's a Neo-Human; the computer isn't.

Yao Wei noticed Lu Xi'an's actions and suggested, "It's better to warm up in the car; even if the computer works, it won't be of use."

Lu Xi'an considered this and said, "Then let's warm up in the car for a bit first; I'll come back to this later. Who knows how long this cold wave will last; I need to find something to do."

Yao Wei didn't understand the point of Lu Xi'an doing this. Such useless things, she had always tended to give up on directly.

However, Lu Xi'an isn't her; she wouldn't place such demands on him.

She thought that perhaps maintaining such a keen curiosity is why Lu Xi'an knows so much, why he's so different...