Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 138 Refueling Crisis
After the two got in the car, they left the abandoned sewage treatment plant, went around Niutou County, and continued heading south.

As expected, they did not go up to Niutou Mountain to look for the former observation point.

But the question of what exactly these things that shouldn't be made are remains in my mind and is difficult to resolve.

But think about it, even if we find an observation point on Niutou Mountain, we probably won’t be able to solve this question.

That thing was referred to by these three words throughout the observation log, and its proper name was not mentioned at all. The confidentiality system mentioned in the log must be related to that thing.

Since it is kept secret, how can we find any obvious clues at the observation point?
Just keep the doubts, it doesn’t affect your survival anyway. Leaving here as soon as possible is the best choice.

After leaving Niutou County, the road finally began to go downhill.

Niutou Mountain and Niutou County are indeed the highest point in Jianshan City. From here on, going south, it is mostly downhill.

Lu Xian was even more cautious when driving. The road was a winding mountain road. On this kind of road, going downhill was actually more dangerous than going uphill. If you were not careful, the speed would increase, and if you lost control, you would easily fall into the ditch.

The ravine outside Jianshan City Road can be fatal.

Yao Wei placed the laptop on the console in front, allowing sunlight to shine as much as possible on the back of the computer cover to charge the computer.

It’s a pity that when the car is on the road, the sunlight is often blocked by the mountains on the roadside, making the charging progress very slow.

This made Yao Wei a little dissatisfied. She missed the time when she watched videos and listened to music at the Mengxin Petrochemical Gas Station and wanted to experience it again. If the battery was not fully charged and she turned on the computer, she was afraid that the battery would run out quickly.

This woman also has battery anxiety.

However, she just stared at the laptop all the way, adjusting the position of the laptop from time to time, and did not tell Lu Xian about her anxiety.

Although Lu Xian saw the clue, he said nothing, as if he was concentrating on driving and didn't pay attention to what Yao Wei was doing.

The mountain road they walked that day was quite long, and they finally arrived at a village near dusk.

The map shows that the name of the village is Xifang Village. There is also Dongfang Village, which is far away to the east and they will not pass by.

Xifang Village still belongs to Niutou County. The jurisdiction of this county is quite large. They have not been able to leave since they got here.

However, after arriving here, the pressure from the sky has almost disappeared, and the influence of the observation point is gradually weakening.

After leaving Xifang Village, Jianshan City is not far away.

Most of the gas in the car has been used up, and the gas station is just south of Xifang Village.

Yao Wei took the dog onto the roof of the car again. Lu Xian released the drone and drove through Xifang Village. After confirming that the deserted village was extremely desolate and empty, he felt relieved and headed to the gas station in the south of the village.

After arriving at the gas station, just like before, he let the dog and the drone conduct reconnaissance before Lu Xian drove in.

Yao Wei jumped out of the car and followed Gou Zi to connect the power. However, she didn't expect that after connecting the power, Yao Wei went to check the four gas pumps under the roof, but they were all broken.

This is great, the gas pump can't be used...

Lu Xian looked at the running word on the fuel gauge, and then he and Yao Wei went to look at the "World Atlas 1". There was no gas station in Dongfang Village. If they went south, it would be a long way to reach the urban area of ​​Jianshan City.

The next gas station is in the urban area of ​​Jianshan City.

It would be a long way to go back to Niutou County. The fuel gauge in the car was already very low. They could only drive a little further and then use up the oil stored in the fuel barrel. Then they had to abandon the car and walk a long distance to get the fuel barrel to refill the oil.

If I want to make up for it like this, I'm afraid I'll have to do it more than once.

What's going on? !
The distribution of gas stations along this stretch of road is really unreasonable. Why is there only one gas station for such a long distance?

Could the people of the old world run safely on this road?

But this is also because the old off-road vehicle is a bit fuel-consuming, there is nothing we can do about it... Lu Xian sighed in his heart.

If the car wasn't so fuel-consuming, why would they rush to refuel at every place?

"Let's rest here tonight and continue our journey tomorrow."

Yao Wei made a decision and said, "Let's light a fire and cook before it gets dark. After dinner, we'll rest. We'll run out of gas tomorrow. You stay in the car and watch over it while I get some gas."

Lu Xian said: "We have to drive the car out. Why is there a fire in the gas station? As for who will go to get gas tomorrow, we will wait until tomorrow..."

As he was speaking, something flashed through his mind and he suddenly stopped.

"what happened?"

Yao Wei immediately noticed that something was wrong with Lu Xian and asked.

Lu Xian sighed softly, and suddenly laughed: "We walked all the way, and I watched you cheering all the way, but I actually overlooked one thing. How could I have forgotten such an obvious thing?"

"what?"

Yao Wei questioned.

Lu Xian had already gotten out of the car and looked around. He saw the pool next to the wall of the gas station.

There was no water in the pool, but two large iron valves.

He stepped into the pool, looked at the iron valve, and said to Yao Wei who followed him, "We've been using the gas pump to refuel, but we forgot to think about where the oil in the pump comes from."

Yao Wei asked, "You mean, from here?"

Lu Xian said: "Yes, there are oil tanks under the gas station. Gasoline and diesel are all in the tanks. When we use the gas pump to refuel, the gas pump will pump the oil out of the tank. Don't you know this?"

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "I only saw my mother filling up the gas pump before, I didn't know any of this."

"Ok."

Lu Xian said, "Let's try to open the oil tank. If there is oil in the tank, we can take it directly."

"Ah."

Yao Wei immediately stepped forward and said, "Let me open it." This iron valve was no problem for her. She felt she could open it easily. Even if she couldn't unscrew it, she could just pry it open.

But just as she was about to do it, Lu Xian was startled and hurriedly pulled her back: "Are you going to die?!"

"what happened?"

Yao Wei was puzzled.

Lu Xian said: "Gasoline is flammable and explosive. If something goes wrong in the tank, we won't be prepared and get blown away by an explosion. Who can we turn to for justice?"

"Oh."

Yao Wei said, "I'm sorry." Only then did she notice that Lu Xian was still holding her hand. She hurriedly pulled it back, her heart beating unconsciously. She couldn't help but recall the touch of their lips in the Xiaogang Village shelter. She liked and disliked this feeling.

Lu Xian rubbed his hands, feeling some residual warmth. He smiled and said, "It's okay, let's let Gouzi check it first so we can tell which is gasoline and which is diesel.

"Also, even if we open this place, it may not be easy to get the oil. We may have to look for the right tools."

(End of this chapter)