Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 168 Combat Power

After leaving Niutou County, Lu Xian drove straight to Dongshan County.

From here further north, there are more and more winding mountain roads. Lu Xian has to slow down his driving to prevent falling off the mountain in case of special circumstances and failure to brake in time.

At night, we rested for another night in a parking area between mountain roads.

We didn't stop after that. After arriving in Dongshan County, we just added some gas and turned east to Xijian River. After replenishing water here, we lifted the car over.

After crossing the Xijian River, the creepy pressure in the sky behind them finally disappeared, and they finally relaxed.

We drove all the way to the shelter on the cliff at the edge of the forest. We got out of the car and took a look. The ground of the shelter was a little cracked, but fortunately it was not damaged as a whole.

Lu Xian jumped onto the shelter and stepped on it to try it out. He felt that the impact was not big and he could sit here and rest for a while.

"But there won't be enough sheets this time."

Lu Xian said with a smile: "Now my bed sheet is used to wrap fried corn beans. There is only one bed sheet left. It can block the door but not the window, and it can block the window but not the door. It is useless."

"How about making a wooden door and window?"

Yao Wei suggested.

Lu Xian said: "There is no light at all, it is completely dark inside."

Yao Wei asked, "Isn't there a fire?"

"Right."

Lu Xian nodded, thinking that what Yao Wei said made sense.

They had lit a fire in the fireplace inside before, and the smoke exhaust performance of the flue was quite good. If they were careful, there wouldn't be any problems.

Besides, they were just sitting in there for a while, not sleeping, so the problem was not a big deal.

He couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that we have the same opinion. Let's stay here for a while and leave after your period is over."

Yao Wei added, "It's okay to leave, actually. I have a thermos now, so I can drink hot water on the way."

But when she said this, her eyes were always fixed on the shelter that had been abandoned for more than half a month, and she seemed reluctant to leave.

Lu Xian glanced sideways and saw it, so he smiled in his heart and said, "It's better to stop and wait, anyway, we are not in a hurry.

"Your period has arrived, so it will affect your combat effectiveness, right? What if you encounter a formidable enemy and your combat effectiveness is limited? What if the danger is unpredictable?"

Yao Wei had never heard of the word combat effectiveness before, but this word was simple, direct and easy to understand. As soon as Lu Xian said it, Yao Wei understood it.

Yao Wei said, "There will be a little, but it shouldn't be a big problem. I've always been through this before."

Lu Xian said: "A slight mistake can lead to a huge difference. Every step we take is life-threatening. What if your combat power is 1000, but you can only exert 998 at that time, and the opponent's combat power is exactly 999?
"It's better to be cautious and wait a while."

"Ah."

Yao Wei felt that what Lu Xian said made sense, so she nodded in agreement.

She thought Lu Xian's description was quite vivid and interesting, so she asked, "What is your combat power?"

"I?"

Lu Xian thought for a moment and said, "Probably 5 with a gun, 500 without a gun, and 1000 with a hidden weapon?"

"That's it."

Yao Wei said, "When our combat power exceeds 1000, we shouldn't be afraid of anyone anymore, right?"

"Yes, I will."

Lu Xian looked back at the car and said, "Don't we have that fungus stone?
“Ever since the fungus stone was placed in the car and we slept next to it, I’ve had a feeling that my body has been slowly changing.

"It's a change for the better. You should feel that way too, right?"

Yao Wei thought about it carefully and nodded: "Yes."

Lu Xian said: "So, if we keep exercising in the future, and with the help of the fungus stone, our combat effectiveness will continue to grow.

"By then, our combat power will have increased to 11 million or 10 million. We'll be the feared male and female demons wherever we go. Who will we be afraid of?"

Yao Wei felt that Lu Xian was exaggerating and said, "How could it possibly go up that high? There's a huge gap between one thousand and one million or ten million, right?"

From what she said, she seems quite confident that the price can be raised to 10,000.

Lu Xian nodded and said, "Yes, one million or ten million is indeed a bit outrageous. We are not Super Saiyans, how can we have such terrifying combat potential?"

"Super Saiyan?"

Yao Wei heard a word from Lu Xian that she had never heard before and asked a question.

Lu Xian said: "It's also in a story. How about I tell you about it here when I have time tomorrow? It's already late today, we can rest."

As he spoke, he pointed to the shelter on the cliff and felt that it would be nice to have a story around the fire. By then, the tea could be reduced to plain water, and the snacks could be meat strips with fried beans, which would not be a big problem.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "You know a lot of stories."

Lu Xian smiled and said, "I know a lot of stories. If the number of stories I know can be used as a measure of my combat power, even a Super Saiyan would not be my opponent. You can listen to them slowly in the future."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded again.

As the sky gradually darkened, Lu Xian took out the resonance gene scanner to confirm. After seeing that there was no problem, he got into the car with Yao Wei.

The two of them ate some meat strips with water from the thermos, then opened their laptops, selected a movie, and lay down to watch the video before going to sleep.

When Lu Xian was watching the movie and gradually became confused, Yao Wei suddenly thought of something, turned her head to look at Lu Xian, and asked:
“Before, when Chai Xin was in the car, he held the fungus stone in his arms, and it soon took effect and he turned into a new human.

"Will the effect be greater after contact with the fungus stone?"

Hearing Yao Wei's guess, Lu Xian's confusion disappeared all of a sudden, and he became alert. He supported the back of the chair with one hand and sat up.

"It seems to make sense."

Lu Xian picked up the fungus stone that had been placed on the center console, removed the wolf skin on the surface, and observed it carefully. He could not see anything unusual with the naked eye, but when he held it in his hand, it seemed a little different?

After Gou Zi's confirmation and Chai Xin's personal experience, Lu Xian knew that this thing would be no problem for these new humans, so he handed it to Yao Wei.

"Then hold this thing while you sleep tonight and see if it works. If it does, we'll take turns using it from now on."

He suggested this to Yao Wei.

But Yao Wei shook her head and said, "It's too slow. The faster we improve our strength, the better. Let's sleep together, holding the fungus stone."

"Hold together?"

Lu Xian raised his eyebrows and looked at Yao Wei. Seeing Yao Wei's serious expression, he realized that she was not joking.

This woman is never vague when it comes to big things.

Since Yao Wei has made it clear, why should I be so shy?
"Okay, let's hold it together."

So he lay down again, palms facing up, holding the fungus stone in his hands, and asked Yao Wei, "Are you on top or am I on top?"

Yao Wei said, "That's good. I can be on top."

Lu Xian nodded and said, "Okay, let's try this first. If it doesn't work, I'll be on top.

"But it's also possible that we changed positions while sleeping and accidentally ignored the fungus stone.

"If that's the case, we'll change it to one person per day tomorrow."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded in agreement.

She also lowered the backrest and placed her hands on the fungus stone.

After removing the wolf skin, the fungus stone felt smaller to hold than before, so the two people's hands inevitably touched.

Feeling the warmth of the other person's hand, Lu Xian couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart, while Yao Wei felt a tightness in her heart.

However, she knew that this would be good for both herself and Lu Xian, so she forced herself to calm down.

A movie was playing on the laptop screen, but Lu Xian was quickly hypnotized and fell asleep.

Yao Wei waited for a while, and after confirming that Lu Xian was asleep, she stood up, turned off the laptop, lay down again, and covered Lu Xian's hand with hers.

The two of them gently wrapped their hands around the core in the middle, as if they were connected as one by the core.

This feeling made Yao Wei feel quite strange. She turned slightly to the side and stared at the hands of the two people for a long time before slowly falling asleep.

Silent all night.

The next day, at dawn, the two woke up and looked towards the center at the same time.

The fungus stone seemed to have an inexplicable suction force, holding their hands firmly there, still wrapped in the fungus stone as before sleeping.

A night of sleep like this certainly made a huge difference. Not only did I feel refreshed, but my strength and senses also seemed to have increased. And perhaps it was because of the fungus stone, but the two of them kept their arms moving up and down in this position for the entire night without feeling any soreness or tiredness at all.

If we continue like this, we might actually be able to improve our combat effectiveness.

"how do you feel?"

Lu Xian asked Yao Wei, wanting to confirm.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and said very seriously, "I feel like my combat effectiveness has increased."

She has already put her knowledge into practice and used what Lu Xian taught her yesterday.

"Me too."

Lu Xian smiled and said, "It's a pity that there are no glasses to measure combat effectiveness. Otherwise, we should measure our combat effectiveness."

Only then did the two remember to take their hands away.

Lu Xian said: "I seem to have a vague feeling that this fungus stone can be held in the hand when sleeping at night.

"After waking up during the day, it takes a certain amount of time to digest the benefits gained from the fungus stone. Do you feel this way?"

The ability of the Type A new human allows him to clearly understand his physical condition and has great control over it.

Therefore, he can accurately perceive the function and usage of fungus stone.

He felt that Yao Wei was probably in the same boat. Yao Wei's ability to control her body during her menstrual period was probably also related to this.

He was glad that he was a Type A new human, whose abilities were convenient, direct and effective, unlike the other types that were convoluted.

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded and responded.

Lu Xian said: "Then I will put the fungus stone away and use it at night."

Yao Wei replied, "Okay."

Lu Xian wrapped the fungus stone with wolf skin and put it back on the center console.

The two got out of the car together, solved their personal problems, and did a set of boxing to stretch their muscles.

This activity did give them a very obvious feeling - the physical improvement gained from relying on the fungus stone last night was digested little by little as they practiced boxing.

As a result, their punches became steadier and more powerful. If they were to fight against their former selves, they felt they should be able to push their former selves back a step.

If this is the case, after a few more nights, can we push them back two steps?
Then push him back three steps, four steps, several steps, until he is knocked away?

The future is getting brighter and brighter, and Lu Xian is looking forward to it.

After the two of them exchanged boxing moves once, they exchanged their experiences. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with their feelings and ideas, they continued to practice boxing several more times.

It didn't stop until the feeling gradually faded and was about to disappear.

"I hope there's only one of these mushroom stones in the world, and we're the only ones who have them."

After experiencing the effects of the fungus stone, Lu Xian couldn't help but say so.

Yao Wei also nodded and said, "Yeah."

But think about it, it shouldn't be possible. If there is only one, why would the new human in Mengxin City know about this thing?

Seeing that the new human cares so much about the fungus stone, he should know the effect of the fungus stone on the new human.

Then let’s hope that the fungus stone is extremely rare in this world and has not fallen into the hands of other new humans.

Lu Xian hoped in his heart.

After exercising, the two built a fire and made breakfast.

Since we are going to stop and rest for a while, there is no need to rush for breakfast.

They built a fire, started a pot, and cooked some rice.

Then Lu Xian took out two strips of meat, cut them into small pieces, and put them into the pot.

——He actually wanted to stir-fry the meat strips with the vegetables, but then he thought about it. The meat strips were already very dry and hard. They had been smeared with salt and smoked in a pan, so they were already salty. If he stir-fried them again, they would probably become even drier and harder, and the taste would become stronger.

So the meat strips were not stir-fried. They were cut into small pieces and added to the pot after the rice was almost cooked. This not only added some flavor to the rice, but also softened the meat pieces and changed the taste.

Then Lu Xian brought some dehydrated vegetables, stir-fried them, and served them with rice. He and Yao Wei had a small luxurious meal.

After finishing their meal, the two began to build doors and windows for the shelter.

They didn't get any materials from the woods, which was a bit troublesome.

There are ready-made things in Xiaogang Village, so why waste time and energy here?

The two drove to Xiaogang Village and searched the village for a while.

There are wooden doors, iron doors and doors made of other materials on the ruins in the village.

The wooden doors were all broken and could not be used. Some of the iron doors were good, while others were broken. But even the good ones were too heavy to be used on that cliff.

Fortunately, the two of them finally found a lighter aluminum alloy door that was of the right size and had basically no major damage, so they felt it could be used.

However, the door had been separated from the door frame. If Lu Xian wanted to use it, he could only use the inner door. He could not take the door frame back with him.

However, even though it was just an inner door, Lu Xian immediately came up with a plan to install this door in his mind, and he could try it when he got back.

But there are some problems with the windows.

The windows on the ruins had all been broken long ago. After searching around, I found only some aluminum alloy window frames that were still intact, but they were not the right size and the glass had long been broken. None of them were usable.

Lu Xian thought for a moment and said, "Or just leave the windows alone. Leave a small window open. It's not a big deal and you can keep an eye on the car. If it rains or snows, go back in the car."

Yao Wei said, "Okay."

The two men only took the aluminum alloy door, placed it on the roof of the car, and drove back to the edge of the cliff.

Afterwards, Lu Xian took out a shovel and dug a groove at the bottom edge of the shelter door on the wall. He also slightly widened the edges and embedded the door in it.

Then he chiseled a small groove the width of a finger above the top of the door, took a nail and nailed it into the wall on the inside side, and the preparations were complete.

Next, he asked Yao Wei to watch outside while he tied a rope to the door handle, inserted the door into the groove at the entrance of the shelter on the cliff, pulled up the door with the rope, and inserted the entire door into the door frame he had chiseled out with a shovel.

This way the door tightly blocks the entrance.

After doing all this, Lu Xian tied the rope to the nail and the door was fixed.

If you want to get out, you have to loosen the rope and pull out the nail, or just kick the door open.

He gently pushed the door, feeling that there was nothing wrong, and then stood by the window, looking outside through the small window hole, and asked Yao Wei: "How is it?"

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded to indicate that there was no problem.

Lu Xian laughed: "It feels like I'm in prison and you're here to visit me."

Yao Wei seemed to know what prison was, and did not let Lu Xian explain the word to her, saying: “I will live with you.”

So Lu Xian opened the door, Yao Wei found some ready-made firewood and came in, and sat in this small "prison" with Lu Xian.

There is no sunshine today and the weather is slightly cool. Although there is no rain or snow, it is still a good time to light the fireplace and keep warm around it.

Lu Xian had already cleaned up the charcoal ash in the fireplace. He put some new firewood in and lit it, then sat down with Yao Wei, looking at the fire and feeling the temperature.

My butt felt warm in a short while. It seemed that the floor heating channel had not broken down during the time I was away.

As promised, Lu Xian told Yao Wei the story of "Dragon Ball".

He did not start from the Earth chapter, but went straight to talking about the origin of the fighting race Saiyans, Namek, and the background settings of some main characters, and then started telling the story of the Namek chapter.

This story is neither long nor short. Lu Xian ignored the specific scenes of the battle and only talked about the results of winning or losing, so he could compress the story into half a day.

When he finally talked about how Kakarot exploded in anger because of Krillin's death and turned into a Super Saiyan to brutally attack Frieza, Yao Wei couldn't help but clench her fists.

But after Lu Xian finished speaking, Yao Wei said, “It feels bad to need friends to die in order to become a Super Saiyan and increase your combat power.

"But the Saiyans' combat power increases when they are near death, which seems quite suitable for Luo Ping."

Lu Xian nodded in agreement and said, "It's a pity that Luo Ping is not a Saiyan."

"Ah."

Yao Wei said, "If all Type B New Humans were like the Saiyans, that would be terrifying."

"Too."

Lu Xian also thought so. If that were the case, what would happen if the Type B new humans committed suicide as soon as they had something to eat?
It's scary to think about it.

(End of this chapter)