Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 15: Luck

Lu Xian just said it casually, but he didn't expect Yao Wei to turn the steering wheel.

But think about it, in this world where everything seems to have stagnated and is declining, how can you drive without worrying about running out of gas?
If you don't look for gas stations along the way and refill the tank at any time, then it will definitely become common for you to have to leave your car in a place and hide it, and then carry the gas barrel to refuel, just like Yao Wei did before.

And if you are unlucky, even if you don't look for gas stations everywhere, carrying buckets will become a common thing.

Lu Xian originally thought that journey anxiety was something that only happened when driving an electric train, but he didn't expect to experience it now while sitting in a gasoline car.

The refueling process is still the same. First, investigate and confirm that it is safe, then find the electrical box, try to connect the circuit, and then use the gas gun to refuel.

Fortunately, there was still no one in the gas station, but the station building had also been turned upside down, and this time even the toy motorcycle was gone.

These places have probably been stripped of their supplies and are therefore useless to humans, so people generally don't come here.

Lu Xian didn't know if there were any supplies left in Fengcheng County that hadn't been completely cleared out. When he picked up the mechanical dog and connected it to the circuit, he was thinking about whether he should go to the countryside or into the city to search for supplies in this area.

Combining his own experience of traveling from north to south over the past year, and reading Yao Wei's words and "World Atlas 1", he has already formed a rough judgment of the world -

That is, the further north you go, the more desolate it becomes and the less suitable it is for human survival.

Perhaps this world is like the Earth. If you go beyond the central axis of the planet and go to the other hemisphere, the situation will be different, but for now, at least this is the case.

So when he was further north, he went all the way south, shopping in cities and villages, without meeting anyone.

But before entering Mozhou City, there were already Wolf Gang and Dog Gang.

He wasn't sure whether those who managed to survive here would base themselves in the countryside, the city, or neither.

Fault!

There are locals around, why should you think so much?
"Where shall we go to find something next?"

Lu Xian asked.

The dog connected the circuit, and the gas pump started to make a "buzzing" sound.

The two walked towards the gas pump, and Yao Wei replied, "It depends on your luck."

Lu Xian asked again: "Is it easier to meet people in the city or in the village?"

Yao Wei still said: "It depends on luck."

Lu Xian: "..."

Ok.

There are four gas pumps in this gas station. After the dog was powered on, the screens of the four gas pumps lit up.

It seems they are lucky.

Yao Wei tried three gas pumps in succession, but no oil came out of the nozzles, and the stock was already exhausted.

When it came to the last one, both she and Lu Xian couldn't help but feel a little nervous. As soon as the gun was inserted and Yao Wei operated it, the gas pump started to work "buzzing", and kept injecting gasoline into the car's tank until the gun jumped.

There were four machines, and one of them still had oil in it.

So they are really lucky!

So they continued on their journey, and Lu Xian seemed to be the navigator, showing Yao Wei the way according to the map.

After walking for about twenty minutes, a village appeared in front of him. Lu Xian took a look at the map, which showed that the village was called "Gaojiazhuang".

Yao Wei drove in and walked slowly through the village, with no intention of getting out of the car in a hurry.

Lu Xian had seen how cautious this woman was, and immediately understood Yao Wei's idea.

She wanted to walk around the village first, make sure there was no one around, and then get off the car to look for supplies.

This is the safest and most reliable approach, and it obviously works.

When the car reached the village, gunshots were suddenly heard.

But the gun seemed to be inaccurate and hit nothing.

The gunshot came from his side. Lu Xian turned around and saw someone in a two-story courtyard in the second row of the road with a gun on the second-floor window sill, shooting at him.

Heads also popped out from the top of the wall, and no one knew what they were doing.

"There are quite a few people."

Lu Xian gave a reminder and picked up the submachine gun.

His submachine gun is always at hand. Although he no longer needs to be on guard against Yao Wei, he still has to pay attention to the dangers that may arise at any time.

——For example, now.

Yao Wei didn't hesitate, she stepped on the accelerator and drove the car to the fastest speed.

Lu Xian had no chance to waste bullets. He looked back and saw the shadow of someone catching up with him outside the dusty rear window. He stopped dejectedly.

Yao Wei drove the car out of Gaojiazhuang Village directly without any intention of staying and gave up the place.

Lu Xian naturally understood that compared to the safety of his life, the dispute of pride was insignificant.

He wasn't a good shot, so there was no need to fight someone over a cold shot. If Yao Wei's tires got blown out, that would be a loss.

"The next stop, straight ahead, is Wanhu Village...another Wanhu Village."

Lu Xian reported the road conditions to Yao Wei.

The name Wanhu Village should be quite common. It should be because a long time ago there were tens of thousands of households in the village, and it became famous.

Think about it, there used to be a place here in Dongmen County to the north, both of which were named "Wanhu", but now it is deserted and dilapidated. It is really sad to see the fragility of human beings.

Walk forward for more than 20 minutes and you will arrive at Wanhu Village in Fengcheng County.

As usual, Yao Wei drove around the village and only stopped to explore after confirming that there was no one there.

They had no intention of exploring the entire village. Yao Wei had already taken a quick look around the area while driving. The houses in the village were dilapidated, and it looked much more desolate than Gaojiazhuang.

No wonder those people chose Gaojiazhuang as their base instead of here.

Among them, only one house was still well preserved. Lu Xian and Yao Wei guessed that it had already been seen by others, but they still decided to take a look.

Yao Wei found a corridor near this house where she could park her car. It was difficult to see at a glance, and at the same time, it was accessible from front to back, so if she encountered any special circumstances, she would not have to worry about being blocked by others.

After parking the car, the two of them took their equipment, got out of the car together, and went into the house.

The house had indeed been explored. The courtyard wall had collapsed and the gate was open. Walking through the weeds in the courtyard, I found that the door on the first floor of the small building had been knocked down, and the floor tiles on the ground had been smashed.

There was a TV and a refrigerator in the room. The refrigerator was open and empty. There were bullet holes on the refrigerator door, which seemed to indicate that a battle had broken out here.

Seeing this situation, Lu Xian and Yao Wei searched the house faster.

The fact that this place was once so lively proves that there must have been a lot of people visiting.

There are so many people coming here, so naturally there won’t be any good things left.

——It’s even possible that there will be nothing left.

But unexpectedly, when they were looking through the corners of the drawers and cabinets, the dog slid onto a floor tile in the corner, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)