Chapter 64: Chapter 64: The Theme of the World
In this world, Lu Xi’an actually has no goals.
Looking at the barren, bone-chilling world after crossing over, it was utterly despairing.
At that time, in the extreme north’s freezing desolation, ice and snow never melt, and the entire world, even at night, is a vast expanse of white.
There is nothing in all directions, only the company of wind and snow.
At that moment, he just wished, if he could meet someone, how great it would be.
Even if that person would pull out a gun and fire a bullet at him, seeing a living person before dying would be worthwhile.
Fortunately, he pulled through, stumbled upon Gou, and found something to eat.
Thinking back now, he really couldn’t imagine how he survived without going insane at that time.
And after that, heading all the way south, he finally saw living people when he reached Mozhou City.
To be honest, at that time, although he was very cautious and "pitter-patter" shot back while others shot at him, he was quite happy in his heart.
Finally seeing people, not easy at all!
The only blemish was that those people—whether the Wolf Gang or the Dog Gang—were ready to fight at first sight, leaving him no chance to talk or communicate.
Until he met Yao Wei.
In a villa at No. 282 Jiang Yu Road, Jiang Yu District, Yubei City, he and Yao Wei were one upstairs and one downstairs. From initially confronting with guns, to later cooperating to fight off dogs, to catching a ride together, all the way until now, it was truly rare.
Lu Xi’an never expected that in this world, he could still meet someone he could communicate and interact with—although there were some hurdles in the initial communication.
And those past hurdles, as well as the loneliness of walking alone before, accentuate the preciousness of the present.
Having a companion with whom you can completely trust and mutually support is extremely rare, and Lu Xi’an absolutely doesn’t want to return to the lonely solitude of the past.
Therefore, he will never abandon this relationship.
So, a man of his word says it and means it.
Now that he’s spoken, there’s no room for regret.
Having endured the ice and snow, why should he fear a mere gang of enemies?
Thinking this, Lu Xi’an’s foot on the accelerator became more resolute.
After speaking, Yao Wei closed the "World Map One" and put the map away.
It was only at this moment that Lu Xi’an suddenly noticed that the radio broadcast had stopped at an unknown time.
He pressed the accelerator and stopped the car.
"What’s wrong?"
Yao Wei asked.
"The broadcast stopped."
Lu Xi’an said.
"Hmm."
Yao Wei had just noticed too. But she still didn’t understand why Lu Xi’an stopped the car just fine.
She just heard Lu Xi’an continue, "Should we turn back and take another look? Not listening to the broadcast, I’m thinking, does this radio need a signal tower to receive broadcasts?"
"Signal tower?"
Yao Wei hadn’t heard this term before.
Lu Xi’an nodded, said "Hmm," and then continued, "This is not my expertise, I’m not sure if the radio receives signals through radio waves or relies on signal towers.
"Although it seems like the radio should use radio waves and signal towers are for cell phones and the like, what if it relies on a signal tower?"
Yao Wei roughly understood: "So you’re thinking if there’s a signal tower still operating, we might go there to take a look?"
"Yes."
Lu Xi’an sighed and said, "Sigh, it’s all because I didn’t learn my knowledge well enough. If I had understood more about these things before, I wouldn’t be so confused and hesitant now."
But Yao Wei said, "You are already amazing. I don’t understand these things."
Was this woman’s compliment coming from the heart?
Lu Xi’an glanced at Yao Wei and smiled.
Yao Wei asked, "Do you know where signal towers are generally established?"
Lu Xi’an instantly recalled places like the Oriental Pearl, Guangzhou Tower, and Tokyo Skytree, and had an idea, saying, "Forget it, let’s not go.
"If there’s a signal tower, it should be in the previous Tongzhou County. Within a dozen kilometers around us, besides Tongzhou County, there shouldn’t be anywhere else, right?"
Yao Wei opened "World Map One" again and took a look, saying, "No, there isn’t."
Lu Xi’an said, "That’s it, even if there is a signal tower, it’s in Tongzhou County’s broadcasting station.
"Someone has been occupying that area for who knows how long. If it was usable, Fa and those people would have surely discovered and taken it over long ago, why else would they choose to stay at a gas station?"
He hadn’t thought where the signal tower should be established initially, and because of the previous focus on the national emergency disaster relief command center, his thinking had been slightly sidetracked.
Now his mind turned around, and by summarizing, he concluded that the radio should be receiving radio wave signals.
"Let’s proceed."
He released the brake and pressed the gas to continue moving forward.
A cold wind blew against them on the way, flattening the wild grass by the roadside. A block of dark clouds blew by, castings an area dark as night.
Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei walked for a while in the daytime under the shade of night. When they finally emerged from beneath the clouds, the pressure eased, and their spirits lifted.
Lu Xi’an said, "Do you want to check the radio again, tune to another channel? Just in case, apart from the East Sea City’s disaster relief command, there might be other places broadcasting, we could hear them."
"Okay."
Yao Wei nodded, then reinstalled the batteries, switched on the radio, and fiddled with the knobs.
This excessively thrifty woman had previously removed the batteries after turning off the radio.
But sitting in the car was just sitting, and for Yao Wei, the process of disassembling and installing was no hassle.
But after she installed them, she turned the knobs on the radio several times with no response.
"Seems there’s nothing."
Lu Xi’an sighed, saying, "Though it might be possible that the signal here is bad, let’s try again later."
This world’s theme, after all, is desolation and loneliness.
"Hmm."
Yao Wei nodded, immediately turning off the radio and removing the batteries.
While Lu Xi’an sighed, she had a completely different feeling.
It seemed like... relief?
Yao Wei didn’t understand why she would have such an emotion.
Clearly, discovering more signals could provide clues about this world and find more areas to explore. So why did she subconsciously not want to discover them?
What was she afraid of?
She furrowed her brows, packed away the battery and radio, and turned to look at Lu Xi’an, driving.
"What’s up?"
Lu Xi’an noticed Yao Wei’s gaze and asked.
"Nothing..."
Yao Wei answered, her voice still calm and unruffled.
But Yao Wei knew that it was her emotions hiding well, or she had long since gotten used to not expressing emotions through her voice.
Actually, at this moment, she quite wanted her "nothing" to reveal a bit of emotion, to let Lu Xi’an feel it.
She didn’t know why either.