Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 154 Dismantling and Recovering

"what happened to you?"

Yao Wei noticed that Lu Xian was in a bad mood and asked.

"fine……"

Lu Xian took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said, "Just looking at the words above, I imagined what happened back then.

"He must have put a lot of effort into preparing these things for the child, right? He went to so much trouble to prepare so many things, but in the end, he didn't give any of them away...

"And that fish rider at the reservoir? It must have been tough for his parents to get him the Type C strain reagent, right? But in the end, the fish rider ended up like that.

"There's an old saying that's true: you never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident."

"Ah."

After listening to Lu Xian's words, Yao Wei nodded and remained silent for a while. I wonder if she was thinking of her mother.

Lu Xian took another look at the things in the light of the dog's eyes, took out a knife, and said, "Let's move the things down first and then take them apart, and then put the ones that can be used in the car."

The car is still outside. Although there were not many people when we got up, who can guarantee that it is always safe outside?
The supplies are all on the car, so the least they should do is try to keep the car in sight at all times.

So it’s better to move these things downstairs first instead of dismantling them in the attic.

What was originally prepared by the owner of this place as a birthday gift for his child has now become a gain for Lu Xian and Yao Wei along the way. I wonder how the original owner would feel if they knew about this.

"it is good."

Yao Wei agreed, and together with Lu Xian, they laid down the large box containing the bicycle, and placed the other boxes on top of the bicycle box one by one.

Lu Xian picked up the bicycle box, and Yao Wei carried the dog, and they walked to the secret compartment together. They tried to walk as lightly as possible to avoid stirring up dust.

After reaching the secret compartment, Yao Wei jumped down and took the box handed to her by Lu Xian. When she finally caught the bicycle box, Lu Xian also jumped down.

They had no intention of unpacking the boxes in this house, so they moved all the stuff outside and put it down next to the car in the yard. Then Lu Xian took a knife and cut open the boxes one by one.

These sad birthday gifts are now a great harvest for them.

Lu Xian opened the box containing the waterproof watch, which also contained an exquisite packaging box.

I took out the box and opened it. Inside was a watch with a black strap. The hands on the dial representing the hour, minute and second hands were quiet and had not moved for a long time.

However, the small physical compass embedded in it was still shaking slightly as Lu Xian took out his watch.

The needle tip points to the south, and it seems that the function has not been lost.

This watch should be a mechanical watch, and there is a knob on the side of the dial.

Lu Xian tried to turn the knob. There was a slight resistance when the knob turned, and the pointer on the dial also moved slightly. It seemed that it could indeed be turned on.

But Lu Xian turned it several times, but the pointer inside just wouldn't move. He wondered if it had been broken completely due to the long time.

But it doesn’t matter, the compass still works.

"Here, wear this on your wrist. The watch on it is broken, so we can't tell the time, but the compass is good. If we get lost, we can use it to determine the direction."

As Lu Xian spoke, he handed the watch to Yao Wei.

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "No need. I know the direction by looking at the sun, so I don't need this. You wear it."

Lu Xian said: "You wear it, it won't look good on me. Besides, if you just point to the sun to see the direction, what if it's cloudy and there's no sun?
"Having this thing is quite convenient. If the situation goes wrong, you can just grab it and use it as a hidden weapon.

"I have a lot of hidden weapons in my hand now, so I don't need this one."

Seeing Lu Xian's firm attitude, Yao Wei didn't allow any questioning after he finished speaking, so she went to look at the next box. She had no choice but to take the watch in her hand and look at it.

She figured out how to wear the watch from the length of the strap. The holes and buckles on it were also easy to study, and she quickly put the strap on her fair wrist.

She felt a little uncomfortable and frowned. But then she thought about it, it was given to her by Lu Xian, and there was a compass on it, so she couldn't bear to throw it away, so she had to wear it.

And Lu Xian had already opened the second box.

It was a long rectangular box. When it was opened, a black water cup was revealed.

The water cup has a large capacity and a standard cylindrical shape. The black lid seems to be integrated with the cup body, and there are no words or symbols on it.

After unscrewing the cup lid, the silvery-white inner liner appears in sight.

This is indeed a thermos cup!

I don’t know if the thermal insulation effect still exists today?

Lu Xian was very happy looking at the cup, thinking that today was really a great harvest.

He also stuffed the water cup into Yao Wei's hand and said, "Take this, you can use it later. This water cup is a thermos cup that can keep the water warm.

"With this, you can always have hot water to drink when you have your period.

"If you want to drink hot water, you can heat it up in advance, pour it in, and cover it with a lid. That's fine."

Yao Wei nodded. After hearing what Lu Xian said, she felt that this thing was indeed very useful.

But she still felt that there was something wrong with Lu Xian's words, so she corrected him: "You can use them together."

Lu Xian was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Okay, we can use them together."

This woman was just a little resistant to actions that would make her emotions fluctuate and feel out of control, but she was not opposed to sharing a cup. It seemed that her consideration was a bit unnecessary.

"Let's heat some water and pour it in to see if this cup can keep the heat."

Lu Xian said something to Yao Wei and went to look through the third box.

The box was not big, and inside it was a stack of newly developed photos.

The top picture shows a family of three. The man is a little bald and the woman looks ordinary, but they look very friendly. There is also a short little boy in the middle, wearing open-crotch shorts. He stretches his hand forward with a look of desire on his face, as if he wants the camera to take this photo.

Is this bald man the owner of this park? And did the things he had unpacked originally belong to this little boy?

Lu Xian looked at the photos at the back. There were group photos of many people, photos of one or two people, and photos of the little boy from childhood to adulthood. The largest photo looked like he was an elementary school student.

These past memories are now useless. For Lu Xian and Yao Wei, their greatest use is probably just to be used as firewood...

"If I ever find a camera, I'll take a picture of you."

Lu Xian said this to Yao Wei.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded without any doubt, as if she felt that Lu Xian could do what he said. After Lu Xian finished speaking, he put all the photos back into the box.

Thinking of firewood, he thought of another box. He took it and opened it. It was indeed full of books, including Chinese, mathematics, history, chemistry, physics, geography, etc., from junior high school to high school, everything was available.

There are also a few college courses, but not many, including basic mathematics, probability theory, college English, college Chinese, theoretical physics, etc.

Therefore, this box is not small and is surprisingly heavy. If it were in his previous life, Lu Xian felt that it would be a bit difficult for him to move this box alone.

"How about leaving this box of stuff here?"

Lu Xian and Yao Wei talked for a moment and said, "You can put the box on the roof of the car. If you have nothing to do, you can take a look and learn from it, or use it to make a fire. It's no problem."

"Ah."

Yao Wei picked up a book and looked at it. It turned out to be a high school mathematics book. She was confused and felt a little lost.

Lu Xian couldn't help but smile, took out a Chinese textbook, replaced the high school mathematics textbook in Yao Wei's hand, and said: "High school mathematics is a bit difficult for you, and it is probably a bit difficult for me now. You can take this and put it in the car first, and you can read it when you are free."

Yao Wei opened it and took a look. Seeing that it was covered with words and she could understand them, she put it in the car together with the thermos.

As for the remaining books, she waited for Lu Xian to fold the lids of the box together and close them again before moving them to the roof of the car, tying them up with ropes, and securing them.

Lu Xian continued to open the next box. Inside the box was an iron box album. After opening it, it was indeed an iron box.

When he opened the iron box, he found a stack of postcards inside. They were all pictures of scenery from all over the old world, including mountains, rivers, cities, and famous places. Lu Xian looked at them in a trance and thought of his previous life.

But after seeing the photos, Yao Wei exclaimed in admiration, saying, "Great, just like in the video."

"Yeah, that's great..."

Lu Xian exclaimed in admiration, thinking that this iron box album might be different from what the man had expected. There was no special album in it to store his photos.

However, the other things under the postcard seemed to satisfy the person at that time.

Those things were bags of vegetable seeds, with green packaging bags with pictures of vegetable crops such as chives, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, green peppers, eggplant, and radish.

Lu Xian recalled going to the village supply and marketing cooperative when he was a child. At that time, he saw bags of seeds on the wall cabinets of the supply and marketing cooperative.

There are some differences in the bags, but I wonder if this difference is related to the storage time?
Lu Xian couldn't be sure whether these seeds that were well packaged could still be used now.

Anyway, let's save it for now. If there's a chance in the future, I can try to plant it.

Lu Xian closed the iron box again and handed it to Yao Wei, who put it in the back seat of the car and held it down with her backpack.

This iron box is quite sturdy and there is no problem with the backpack pressing on it.

Then there was only one thing left—

The only big thing is the mountain bike.

Lu Xian opened the box and saw that the bike was a complete piece with a plastic foam board on the side to prevent it from being bumped. After taking it out, he could just remove the plastic foam and ride it without having to assemble the parts one by one.

There was an accessory stuffed in the corner of the box, but it was an air pump.

Ok……

After taking it out, you have to inflate the tire before you can ride it.

Lu Xian took the bicycle out of the box, picked it up in his hands and turned the pedals, and the pedals, along with the shaft, gears, chain, and tires, all started to turn.

It seems that this thing has been stored for too long, but there is no problem. Although the wheels are a little blocked when turning, as if they are lacking lubricant, they can still turn barely.

"what is this?"

Yao Wei asked.

"Mountain bike."

Lu Xian replied, "This is what people used to travel with in the past. It doesn't require electricity or oil. You just need to ride on your two legs to move quickly."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "I've seen something similar before, but it was thicker than this one and had no wheels. I guess someone took it away and it's unusable. It didn't have any wheels on it either."

She was referring to the pedal in Lu Xian's hand.

Lu Xian thought for a moment and said, "You should be talking about electric cars or motorcycles. Electric cars are powered by electricity, and motorcycles, like your car, use oil."

"That's it."

Yao Wei understood.

She saw Lu Xian take out another barrel from the box, connect the curved tube on the barrel to the bicycle tire, and then press a horizontal bar on it, again and again.

The tire soon became less flat and more full. She understood what was happening and wondered if the tire could be used. If it could, it would be a very useful part.

"This is encouraging."

Without waiting for Yao Wei to ask, Lu Xian took the initiative to explain. After the explanation, he went to pump up the other tire.

After inflating the tire, he got on the bike, stepped on the pedals, pushed down hard, the pedals turned, and the bike carried him forward.

This mountain bike is very light, but because it has been stored for too long and lacks lubrication, the resistance between parts has increased, making it not very easy to ride and very strenuous.

But this didn't matter to Lu Xian. He was very strong now, and great strength could make miracles happen. No matter how difficult the bike was to ride, it would only require him to use a little more strength.

The yard was big enough, so he rode his bike quickly, turned ahead, and then rode back.

Listening to the "squeaking" groans of the parts rubbing against each other, mixed with the sound of the wind pouring into his ears, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's great, I didn't expect that after traveling to this world, I could still ride a bicycle.

He inexplicably recalled the high-spirited days when he was a student on his way to and from school. At that time, he could always ride a broken bicycle with the momentum of a sports car. Sometimes, when he was in the mood, he would even try out the handlebars and cornering techniques.

Thinking back on it, I was really brave back then. I would never dare to do such a thing again after I became an adult.

Now, with his current physical condition, it is very easy to do and there is no danger. However, he has lost interest in doing those movements and just wants to ride it, as if simply riding around can help him find his youthful and unrestrained self.

It’s a pity that the car is too big and not very useful on the road, so it can’t be taken away.

"squeak--"

Lu Xian rode his bicycle back to the car, squeezed the handbrake and put his foot down. The bicycle's brake pads rubbed against the wheels, and the originally tuned tacit understanding had long been lost, and he groaned under the heavy burden.

After the car stopped, Lu Xian turned around and saw Yao Wei looking at him quietly. Suddenly, an idea came to him. He patted the added back seat and asked with a smile: "Do you want to get in and try it? I'll take you for a walk."

(End of this chapter)