Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 11: Things in the Bedroom

Yao Wei looked at Lu Xian deeply and said nothing.

She thought of one thing - if she agreed to Lu Xian, she would be bound to Lu Xian in the future.

The mechanical dog belongs to Lu Xian. If she and Lu Xian part ways, then the air conditioner installed in the car will inevitably become useless.

If she wanted the air conditioner to work all the time, she would have to keep Lu Xian and the mechanical dog in the car all the time.

Or one day, she might be able to modify the car's electrical system so that her car can run its own air conditioning.

That was a fantasy to her.

But she couldn't bear to reject Lu Xian.

The allure of air conditioning is too great. In a world that can get incredibly cold from time to time, a heating system that works can mean the difference between life and death.

She has survived until now, and although she has been lucky enough to be fine, who knows if she will freeze to death tomorrow?
The temperature in the room, which had risen with the air conditioner running, had already given her a strong sense of security in this extremely cold weather.

"I wonder how much refrigerant is left in this air conditioner, and how long it will last? I think no matter how much, we can just install it in the car and remove it after use."

Lu Xian said again.

Yao Wei didn't understand: "Fluorine?"

"Freon."

Lu Xian explained, "The refrigerant in the air conditioner is also needed for heating."

Yao Wei heaved a sigh of relief when she heard Lu Xian say this, but at the same time, she felt a little disappointed. She instantly became alert, cleared this emotion from her heart, and said, "Okay."

The long-term mutual assistance relationship has a time limit due to conditions, which is a good thing for her and is in line with her habit of living alone.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need for disappointment.

Yao Wei knew very well that this emotion came from an inexplicable dependence that had grown in her heart at some point in time.

No matter how big or small, light or heavy this dependence is, it should not exist for her.

She took a deep breath to calm herself.

She was a little curious about why Lu Xian knew so much about air conditioning, a thing from the old world, and also knew about fluorine, but she didn't ask any questions.

She was sure that knowing too much about this man would not benefit her, and these things were of no use to her survival, so she just buried her curiosity in her heart and didn't need to ask.

The two of them stayed in the bedroom on the second floor of the villa at No. 272 ​​Jiangyu Road and did not go out, waiting for the severe cold to pass.

In such terrible weather, both humans and other animals will only hide in nests that can shelter from the cold wind to avoid freezing to death.

It's the same for them. It's not safe to drive in such cold weather.

So they are safe here for now and can wait until the weather changes again.

Neither of them spoke, quietly enjoying the warmth brought by the air conditioner in the bedroom.

Lu Xian lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the comfort brought by the soft mattress in the villa.

This was something he had planned to enjoy a long time ago, but unfortunately, before he could fall asleep, Yao Wei came to his house and was in a stalemate with him for the entire night.

Now that I am revisiting the old place, I naturally want to make up for what I didn’t enjoy before.

It turns out that bed is more comfortable!
He relaxed his mind and body, letting himself sink completely into the mattress, and said to Yao Wei, "Do you want to come up and lie down too?" Yao Wei glanced at Lu Xian coldly, then sat down on the ground by the bed, lowered her head and closed her eyes.

The side of the bed that the woman was leaning on was the farthest from Lu Xian, and she had deliberately chosen a position at the end of the bed. It seemed that she wanted to be as far away from Lu Xian as possible.

Lu Xian opened his eyes and turned his head to take a look, complaining in his heart: "This woman really doesn't know how to enjoy herself." Then he rested on his own.

This round of severe cold lasted for two days. When Lu Xian got into the car the next day, he found that the wild boar meat in the trunk had frozen solid.

Some meats can be frozen to this point, and the parasites and bacteria inside can be completely eliminated, so they can be eaten directly. But some meats cannot be frozen to this extent.

In the past, the Inuit used this method to process seal meat. They froze the meat into jerky in the cold ice and snow, and then used a knife to cut it off piece by piece and put it into their mouths.

In ancient times, fish sashimi, and nowadays, must be specially frozen if you want to eat them safely.

Unfortunately, Lu Xian has no habit of eating cold meat, and Yao Wei obviously doesn't understand this common sense.

So the meat was left in the car, refrigerated for later use, and was not eaten.

If you really need to eat cold meat, it’s okay, they have a dog who can confirm whether the meat is edible.

Their backpacks had already been taken out of the car. Both of them had stored a lot of food. Lu Xian had instant noodles and bread, and Yao Wei even had canned food and chocolate, which made Lu Xian particularly envious.

This woman was very grateful. She had received a lot of help from Lu Xian before, so she gave Lu Xian half a can of food and a piece of chocolate, asking him to keep it for future use.

Yao Wei also took down a toolbox, which contained various types of screwdrivers and wrenches, as well as pliers, hammers, utility knives, tape measures, etc., which made Lu Xian envious for a while.

I really don’t know where Yao Wei found these treasures these days.

The mechanical dog was powering the air conditioner, but it didn't stop Lu Xian from fiddling with its metal hooves.

While taking a break in the villa to avoid the cold, Lu Xian asked Yao Wei to help carry the dog, removed the dog's four metal hooves, and tried to install the toy motorcycle wheels picked up at the gas station.

What surprised and delighted Lu Xian was that the dog's four legs were also connected to metal hooves through rotating shafts.

When the dog walks, the internal rotating shaft is controlled by instructions, driving the metal hooves to move.

Lu Xian tried it and found that the specifications of the rotating shaft could match those of the motorcycle wheels.

He immediately installed the wheel and secured it. As for the effect, we would have to wait until the dog finished supplying power to the air conditioner.

For various reasons, Lu Xian did not throw away the four metal hooves removed from the dog's legs, but kept them.

If the wheel doesn't fit, the hoof can be replaced.

And even if the wheels are suitable, the parts removed from this kind of toys are always of lower quality than the original wheels. If they are worn out and cannot be used, you will have to replace them with wheels before finding other suitable tires.

Two days later, the weather suddenly warmed up. Yao Wei tied her leather jacket back around her thin but strong waist, while Lu Xian took off his thick clothes and stuffed them into his backpack.

He turned off the air conditioner and unplugged the power cord. The dog regained its freedom and slid directly out of the bedroom, hitting the railing.

Fortunately, this thing seemed to be able to perform intelligent analysis of its own parts, and quickly mastered the new body parts, controlling the four wheels on its legs to slide freely. Sure enough, it was silent, stable, and no longer shaking.

Then--

“Plop, plop—”

The dog didn't analyze the driving rules for special road conditions and rolled down the stairs.

(End of this chapter)