Apocalypse: Last Traveler

Actually, there's not much space left in Yao Wei's car. If it were in normal times, Lu Xi'an would never cram this computer into the car.

But since they'll be waiting here for the cold wave to pass anyway, squeezing the computer in for some entertainment is still possible.

In the station office, there's a power strip covered in dust. Lu Xi'an dismantled it with a screwdriver to clean it, then tested it out.

When the power strip was plugged into the socket on Gou's back, the red indicator light lit up, proving the power strip was still functional.

These appliances are pretty remarkable, enduring for such a long time and unafraid of dirt and electrical balance, making one wonder if they were specifically made for the apocalypse.

Lu Xi'an took the power strip and computer onto the car, with the power strip connected to Gou's back, and the air conditioning and computer plug all plugged into the power strip. This way, he could enjoy the air conditioning while using the computer.

He tucked the computer host under the driver's seat, sat cross-legged in the car, and positioned the monitor on the dashboard. After some adjustments, he managed to maintain balance, allowing the machine to be placed somewhat securely.

After all, the computer is just a temporary pastime. When it's time to leave, he'll just throw the computer away.

So for now, he intends to thoroughly enjoy these rare recreational facilities before discarding them.

But just as he finished setting everything up, Yao Wei commented, "It's inconvenient to keep this here. In case you need to drive, it'll take too much time.

"Why not leave it with me? It won't affect your driving."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Yao Wei's long legs and said, "But your legs are so long, sitting cross-legged won't be comfortable."

Yao Wei also glanced at Lu Xi'an's legs, "Your legs aren't short either. I'll manage."

"Alright then."

Lu Xi'an didn't insist, and Yao Wei's reasoning did have some merit.

He handed the computer host to Yao Wei and adjusted the cables accordingly.

As he tidied up, Lu Xi'an casually asked Yao Wei, "Initially, I planned to ditch the computer when we leave. Are you thinking of keeping it?"

Yao Wei looked at the host at her feet and the monitor in the middle and said, "If needed."

Lu Xi'an responded, "How should I put it? In terms of survival, these things are practically useless.

"But in enriching daily life and improving mental state, these things are quite useful, especially the videos and songs inside.

"Do you need to enrich your daily life and improve your mental state?"

Yao Wei thought for a moment and said, "I don't know."

She didn't quite understand what it meant to enrich daily life or improve mental state.

Lu Xi'an glanced at Yao Wei, sighed, and said, "I feel like I really could use some enrichment and improvement…"

This world is incredibly lonely and the environment so harsh, it's almost enough to drive one mad.

Lu Xi'an considered himself quite resilient and thought those surviving in this world, including the Wolf Gang, Dog Gang, and Fa, were also quite formidable.

It's no small feat standing strong in such a world.

—Of course, Yao Wei too. This woman is even more impressive.

But no matter how resilient, how stable one is mentally, if there are better ways to relax the mind, Lu Xi'an still wants to try them.

The convenience is that the cables from the computer are quite long, including the keyboard and mouse.

Placing the host at Yao Wei's feet in the passenger seat doesn't affect dragging the keyboard and mouse over to the position behind the dashboard, where Lu Xi'an can twist and turn to operate.

But if typing on the keyboard or playing games, it would be uncomfortable. However, since there are no games on this computer, Lu Xi'an doesn't need to type anything, just perform simple operations like opening videos or songs, without any impact.

Once everything was ready, Lu Xi'an first turned on the air conditioning, then powered up the host and monitor.

Moved from the station house to the car, the computer booted up without issue, and the duration didn't change, making Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei wait a few minutes.

Only when the car was fully warmed by the air conditioning did the computer finally come alive with a humming sound and displayed something.

Yao Wei curiously observed the monitor, waiting for Lu Xi'an to show her how to enrich daily life and improve mental state.

Lu Xi'an twisted to face the mouse and keyboard and started to operate the computer.

Actually, the keyboard wasn't of much use at this point, mainly the mouse.

Without a suitable mouse pad, operating the mouse was troublesome, dragging on inappropriate surfaces causing the cursor to freeze or lag on the desktop.

If it were in the previous world, if this situation couldn't be improved, Lu Xi'an might have already smashed the mouse. But now he had enough patience to maneuver the cursor to the icon he wanted to click.

"Shall we listen to music or watch a video?"

He asked Yao Wei while maneuvering the mouse.

Yao Wei asked, "What's the difference?"

Lu Xi'an explained, "Listening to music means no visuals, just audio, like a radio.

"But instead of people talking, from what I've checked, the audio files here are all songs, like 'I send you away across a thousand miles' and such."

He explained to Yao Wei, casually singing a line to aid her understanding, feeling somewhat nostalgic.

It's been so long since he heard this song, and he likely won't hear it again. He wondered if the music of this world had the taste he liked?

He was actually quite tone-deaf and didn't sing well.

But Yao Wei didn't seem bothered and looked at Lu Xi'an, amazed, showing admiration for his ability to sing a few lines.

Lu Xi'an noticed Yao Wei's admiring expression and found it hard to contain, continuing, "Videos are like the one I opened just now.

"However, the one before was a pirate copy, not clear, not watchable.

"Perhaps we can try another, see if there's something clearer and more interesting."

Yao Wei nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "Then let's watch a video first?"

"Alright, let's watch a video then."

Lu Xi'an chuckled and said, "If we want to rest later, we can check if there's any calming music here.

"If so, listening to music while resting is quite enjoyable."

"Hmm."

Yao Wei nodded. Actually, she wasn't sure what such enjoyment was like.

Lu Xi'an then operated the mouse, opened the video folder, and selected a video.

There were many video files in that folder, without categorization. He glanced at the number in the bottom left corner—it had 698 titles.

Lu Xi'an felt these videos might've been stored by people here, intended for the apocalypse.

Now that the apocalypse had arrived, the viewers had changed.