Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 161 Shelter in the Coffin
The row of ruins of houses on the East Outer Ring Road soon arrived. After the drone flew high to confirm safety, Lu Xian stopped the car.

The coffin exposed in the ruins was still in place, with the lid on top half opened.

Lu Xian and Yao Wei got out of the car together. They didn't rush over, but looked around.

A little way away from the ruins, at least five houses away from the street, Lu Xian saw a distorted and dilapidated sign on top of a ruin, which was pressed down by stones. The words "Auto Repair" could barely be seen on it.

The place that opened here originally should have been a car repair shop, or it wasn’t even considered a “shop”, it was just a small car repair store.

Lu Xian suspected that the bucket of motor oil in the hands of the man in the coffin might have been found there.

You can add some engine oil later.

Lu Xian thought to himself.

But how does the engine oil come up?

"Dog, check if there's any danger inside?"

While Lu Xian was thinking about it, Yao Wei raised the dog in her hand and pointed it at the coffin.

Then after a while, the dog's eyes lit up.

"..."

Lu Xian looked at this scene and fell silent.

He thought that fortunately the dog's eyes were shining and had no lethality. If it was a death ray, Yao Wei's action of holding the dog would be really cool and heroic.

After Gou Zi confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the coffin, the two of them walked up to the coffin and looked inside.

There is also a row of tiny holes on the side inside. It looks extremely rough and has threads, as if it was drilled with a small drill. After the holes were drilled, ventilation can be provided for people to breathe.

At the bottom of the coffin, there was a quilt and a mattress underneath. There was a pillow at the top, which had long since turned black from use.

On the pillow, there were all kinds of messy things piled up, including beverage bottles, instant noodle bags, bread bags, and plastic bags.

The remaining food in there included a whole unopened bag of cookies and six bags of bread.

It seems that this person collected a lot of food and put it here for hibernation.

In this way, when he wakes up from hibernation, he doesn’t need to go out of the coffin. He just needs to eat a little and then continue sleeping.

——Well, when you need to poop, you still have to go outside.

The small one is not needed. Lu Xian saw that many bottles were already filled with turbid and foamy yellow liquid, some with more and some with less, which made people unable to bear to look directly at it.

It seems that the plastic bottles here cannot be collected.

"This person really knows how to live. This is a small shelter, perfect for hibernators."

After viewing the coffin, Lu Xian couldn't help but exclaim in amazement and said to Yao Wei.

"Ah."

Yao Wei also nodded, feeling that it was indeed safe here.

The coffin is made of such rich materials, the wood is thick and strong, it will be fine even if the house collapses. The person lying in it, covered with a quilt and eating, must feel very safe and sleep soundly.

It's just a little dirty...

After admiring this small shelter, Lu Xian and Yao Wei took the bag of biscuits and six bags of bread and left.

As for those plastic bottles, Yao Wei felt it was a pity, but she also felt disgusted by the contents of the bottles. In addition, the water storage equipment in the car was indeed sufficient, so she listened to Lu Xian and gave up those bottles.

After putting the biscuits and bread in the car, Lu Xian couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that I could collect these things here.

"Before, I could still get some bread and instant noodles in the north, but the further south you go, the harder it is to find these former industrial foods."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, everything that can be found in the south has already been discovered. This kind of food I have was also discovered in the north."

She was ready to go, so she didn't need to go to the roof anymore. Seeing the bucket of engine oil on the passenger seat, she picked it up and asked Gouzi to take a look. After confirming that there was no problem, she went to the front hood and said to Lu Xian:
"Open the hood."

Lu Xian knew what to do. He opened the driver's door, fumbled around underneath, and soon found a large trigger. He pulled it, and the hood outside the car made a "click" sound and popped up.

When Lu Xian got out of the car, he saw Yao Wei had already lifted the hood, propped up the support frame, and placed her slender hands on the engine to feel it. "What's going on?"

Lu Xian asked.

Yao Wei said, "We have to wait a little longer, and add fuel when the engine cools down."

"Ah."

Lu Xian nodded and waited with Yao Wei.

He took the opportunity to take the dog to other ruins of houses on the street and let the dog scan them one by one, but unfortunately found nothing.

It seemed that everything here had been swept away. The coffin in the coffin shop was no longer useful after the apocalypse and was too heavy and thick, so it was thrown away and became that person's refuge.

He must have found the food and the barrel of motor oil very early on.

After searching for a while, they found nothing. When they returned, the engine had almost cooled down, so Yao Wei opened the oil filler and added oil.

But after filling it up, there was still some oil left. Yao Wei was reluctant to throw it away, so she tried to stuff the oil barrel under the feet of the back seat.

"We might as well remove the back seats and throw them away to free up space. We can still fit a lot of things in there."

Lu Xian suggested, then slapped his forehead, regretting that he thought of this a little too late.

If we had thought of this earlier at the Tancunkou shelter, we could have put several more bags of rice on the car.

what a pity!

After all, I have too little experience in surviving in the apocalypse!

Yao Wei also nodded and said, "Yeah. It's enough for now, we can tear it down later."

While speaking, Lu Xian had already screwed on the oil filler cap, lowered the support frame, and closed the hood.

The two got in the car and continued their journey, first going to West Ring Road to fill up the gas.

After adding oil to the car, the engine noise was indeed much smaller, and the car seemed to drive smoother. I wonder if it was an illusion?
Also, after adding gasoline, will the fuel consumption be lower?
In any case, Lu Xian and Yao Wei were still used to walking to a place with gas, filling up the tank and then moving on.

This way you can feel at ease when you set out.

They turned back to their starting point, arrived at the northern entrance of Gu County, and headed north. Not far away, they saw a figure walking slowly along the roadside.

Yao Wei rolled down the car window and aimed her gun, but when she got a little closer, she found that the man was actually the one in the coffin.

The man then heard the sound of the car and looked back. Lu Xian had already driven past him.

"call……"

He let out a long breath, but then he saw the car stop.

"Let's go to the fork in the road ahead. Can I give you a ride?"

Lu Xian stuck his head out and asked.

After confirming that there was no danger, Lu Xian didn't mind lending a helping hand.

The man was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay, thank you."

Lu Xian asked: "Can I sit on the roof?"

The man said quickly, "No problem."

So Lu Xian waited for a while, letting the man climb onto the roof with some effort, before continuing on his way.

After walking for a while, they came to a fork in the road. Lu Xian stopped the car, waited for the person on the roof to get out of the car, and then turned into the overgrown path.

The man who was going to continue north waved and shouted again: "Thank you!"

Lu Xian thought about it for a moment, then stretched his left hand out of the car window and waved.

(End of this chapter)