Chapter 40 Unexpected Incident: Lu Xuan, open the door quickly!

Although the security door and wooden fence greatly increased safety, we still needed to be vigilant at night in the deep mountains to prevent accidents. So, as usual, we drew up the person on night watch after dinner.

To conserve his energy, Lu Xuan deliberately excluded those who would be going out to explore the area the next day during the lottery. He returned to his family's small cave early in the morning.

Upon returning to their own territory, the Lu family was immediately amazed by the incredibly soft sofa that Lu Xuan had brought out.

After a long day of work, Lu Qing and Lei Yan involuntarily slumped onto the comfortable sofa, their faces involuntarily revealing expressions of contentment.

So comfortable!

After sitting for a while, Lu Chen couldn't resist taking off his shoes and jumping around on it. He found it fun and jumped around more and more energetically.

After all, what child can resist a trampoline?

Lu Qing was startled by what she saw and quickly sat up straight, saying anxiously, "Chenchen, get down quickly, be careful not to break the sofa!"

Lu Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's alright, it won't break."

The viewers in the live stream nodded in agreement. This was a custom-made sofa made by a well-known furniture manufacturing company in the Star Alliance. It was made from the hide of a mutated beast that was famous for its toughness. How could it possibly break after just a few steps?

The little guy doesn't even have a decent toy. What's wrong with letting him play on the sofa or trampoline for a while? Let him jump!

Fortunately, Lu Chen was quite sensible. He only jumped for a short while before stopping on his own and sitting down obediently again.

During the day, because everyone was around, the family couldn't find a chance to whisper to each other. It was only then that Lu Qing asked the question that had been on her mind all day.

"Ah Xuan, isn't there too many supplies in the ring you gave us?"

Lu Qing carefully touched the ring on her index finger and said worriedly, "I took a quick look and there must be over a thousand catties of grain, and dozens of pigs and sheep. What if someone steals all this stuff?"

Lu Xuan said, "Is it a lot? This is just a small fraction of the supplies I stockpiled in the prefectural city."

Live stream viewers: That's right, that's right. The streamer bought tens of thousands of kilograms of grain, but only packed a thousand kilograms for his sister and brother-in-law. That's already very little. If it were any less, they would have started to criticize the stingy streamer.

Lu Xuan said, "If you really encounter danger, just throw away the rings. Survival is the most important thing. As long as you're alive, I can always get the rings and the supplies inside back."

Anyway, there are no other superhumans in this world, and in the era of cold weapons, he doesn't think anyone can beat him.

Lu Xuan reminded them, "You all know that the situation is special right now. Although this cave is relatively safe for the moment, no one knows what will happen in the future. Besides, there are many unexpected situations in the deep mountains. What if you accidentally get lost one day and can't come back? Wouldn't it be difficult to survive if you didn't have some supplies on you?"

In these extraordinary times, it's safest to carry essential supplies wherever you go, rather than storing them in a specific place.

After all, what if we encounter an accident and can't get back to where we hid the supplies?

The hidden supplies might become someone else's lucky break, a windfall from the sky.

He'd rather be the sucker than take the fall.

Lu Qing clutched her chest and said, "But what if I accidentally lose the ring while carrying so many supplies with me? The mountains are so big, it's hard to find things if they're lost. Wearing this space filled with so many supplies makes me feel like I can't sleep well."

Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow and deliberately said, "Then why don't you give it back to me?"

Lu Qing subconsciously covered her fingers and blurted out, "You've already given it to me, why are you taking it back?"

She noticed Lu Xuan's teasing expression as soon as she finished speaking, and her face flushed slightly. She glared at him reproachfully, but changed her words without changing her expression: "I think you are right. It is indeed more reassuring to carry it with you during a cataclysmic event."

Lu Xuan: "Pfft."

Lu Chen: "Pfft pfft."

Lei Yan pursed his lips, trying hard not to laugh, but his eyes were full of smiles, clearly finding his wife's reaction adorable.

Of course, Lu Xuan wouldn't let them be completely unprepared.

Leaving aside the possibility of encountering outsiders in the future, even considering only the people within the village, he wouldn't be foolish enough to think that everyone there is someone he can completely trust.

Lu Xuan took out two tranquilizer guns and explained to them, "These are tranquilizer guns. They can tranquilize the enemy. This is the trigger, and this is the muzzle. Use these guns to protect yourselves if you encounter danger."

He hasn't unlocked the purchase option for tranquilizer guns yet, and they haven't appeared in the daily discounts. He only has these two: one was a reward from an achievement, and the other was obtained from a blind box.

He gave a handful to Lu Qing and Lu Chen respectively, and then said to Lei Yan, "Brother-in-law, I'll get you a bigger handful next time."

Lei Yan, a strong and healthy man, had far fewer chances of encountering danger than the siblings.

Besides, shouldn't a husband give way to his wife and brother-in-law?

Lei Yan had no objection to this, but he quickly brought it up: "This... gun? It sounds very powerful. Wouldn't it be better if you brought it with you when you go hunting tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing, who was carefully holding the tranquilizer gun, quickly said, "Yes, you should take it with you tomorrow."

Lu Xuan said, "No need. Even without a tranquilizer gun, I can still easily shoot wild boars."

"But……"

Lu Xuan didn't want to waste time on this topic, so he took out small appliances such as a smart kettle, humidifier, and pressure cooker and explained how to use them to Lu Qing. Sure enough, Lu Qing's attention was instantly diverted.

These are all household appliances that Lu Qing uses regularly, among which she especially likes kettles and pressure cookers.

With a kettle, you no longer need to boil water in front of the stove in the sweltering summer heat. A pressure cooker can save a lot of cooking time, freeing up time to do other things.

Speaking of heat, Lei Yan couldn't help but join the conversation, "Speaking of which, the bio-suits you gave us are really convenient. We really don't feel the heat at all when we're working in the afternoon. If we had bio-suits when we went into the fields before, we wouldn't have needed to rest even when the sun was blazing. I don't know how much effort we could have saved."

Lu Qing and Lu Chen nodded in agreement, "When we first put them on, we were worried that they would be uncomfortable because they were designed to fit snugly against the clothes, but we didn't expect them to feel so unrestricted."

"Once I put it on, I didn't want to take it off at all."

Lu Chen shouted even louder, "I want to sleep in it!"

It's much hotter today than yesterday. Without the bio-suit, I definitely won't be able to sleep tonight because of the heat.

Lu Xuan said, "I have extra bio-suits on hand. I'll give each of you two more for changing and washing."

The four chatted for a while longer, and their fatigue from the day gradually surfaced. They soon said goodnight to each other and went back to their rooms.

Lu Chen slept well last night, so I didn't pester Lu Chen to sleep with me again tonight. Instead, I went back to my room to study the supplies in his space.

After returning to his room, Lu Xuan said goodbye to the viewers in the live stream and ended the broadcast. Afterwards, he continued with his usual daily bedtime summary.

Because of the gimmick of blind box draws, his number of fans reached over 600,000, with a slight increase of 200,000 online.

The more fans you have, the more your daily gift revenue will increase.

Thinking back to when he first transmigrated, he could only exchange for a few dozen or a hundred points a day. Now, in less than a month, his daily gift earnings have stabilized at at least 20,000 to 30,000 points per day.

Today, the Starman was happy to see his blind box shipments, and the wealthy rich women spent a lot of money, resulting in their profits doubling.

He spent over 30,000 yuan on blind boxes, and the points he earned allowed him to recoup two-thirds of his investment. In addition, with the income from gifts, his total account balance increased rather than decreased, reaching over 180,000 yuan.

Lu Xuan smiled with pleasure.

At this rate, he might be able to afford an affordable spaceship within one or two years at most, perhaps in three to five years.

A hovercar appeared a couple of days ago. The hovercar is much cheaper than the spaceship, costing only a little over a million.

Perhaps he could save up his points for a month or two to buy a hovercar to play with?

Well, he needs to buy some daily necessities or spend points on card draws every now and then. If he actually buys the hovercar with his current income, he might become penniless. It would be best to find a way to increase his income.

Tomorrow I'm going hunting with the villagers, which will be a good opportunity to recreate the battle scenes that the older fans love for our newer fans.

If you don't encounter a pack of wolves or tigers and leopards, it might be a bit of an overreaction to bring out the vampire vine directly, but you can still pull off other tricks.

Lost in thought, Lu Xuan soon fell asleep.

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"Knock knock knock—Lu Xuan! Lu Xuan, open the door quickly—!"

When the first urgent knock sounded, Lu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them.

After a moment, realizing where he was, he relaxed again, yawned, and went out to open the door.

Seeing Li Jing's anxious expression through the glass window of the security door, Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow, opened the door, and asked, "What happened?" There shouldn't have been any wild animals near last night.

Li Jing said urgently, "Come with me to the big cave quickly, many children and elderly people have fallen ill."

"What?" Lu Qing and Lei Yan, who were also awakened, came out of the room just in time to hear this and were shocked.

"What's wrong? It's so noisy." Lu Chen yawned as he walked out of another room, his face full of sleepiness.

Li Jing was a little surprised to see that he was alright, but he didn't have time to say anything at the moment and quickly pulled Lu Xuan outside.

Seeing this, Lu Qing and Lei Yan quickly followed.

As Lu Xuan entered the large cave, he paused noticeably for a moment, only lifting his foot again when a gentle breeze brushed past his nose.

The cave was clearly much different from when they first arrived.

Each family's space was divided into dozens of small cubicles by curtains drawn around it.

At this moment, many of the curtains in the small cubicles were rolled up. When Lu Xuan passed by, he saw children or elderly people lying on the beds inside, their faces flushed an abnormal red.

Lu Qing and her husband, following behind, noticed this and asked worriedly, "What's going on? Why are so many of them suddenly sick? Could it be that they ate something bad last night?"

Li Jing frowned and said, "It must be because of the shock of the earth two days ago."

With the security door in place, the women fumigated the cave with mugwort last night, reducing the danger and mosquitoes. The security door also had surprisingly good sound insulation, so we hardly heard any of the terrifying animal roars last night.

They were supposed to get a good night's sleep last night, but who would have thought this accident would happen.

No, they should have thought of that.

When we first entered the mountains, everyone was on tenterhooks, their nerves constantly on edge, afraid to let their guard down.

Yesterday, the square was initially completed, and the cave was also basically protected. Once I relaxed, I felt much better.

That was an unprecedented earthquake that swallowed up their entire Yunlu Village. How could they all act as if nothing had happened and have no reaction afterward?

Even Li Jing himself was still replaying the earthquake in his dreams last night.

He was an adult, and his physical strength and resilience were much stronger than those of the elderly and children. At most, he would only have nightmares. The elderly and children with poor physical condition, on the other hand, developed high fevers directly, including his son, Li Kangbao.

Li Jing led Lu Xuan to the curtain room of his house.

As soon as Lu Xuan lifted the curtain and went inside, he saw the village chief's family, young and old, sitting around Li Kangbao's bedding, all with worried expressions.

Wu Yinyin has a straightforward personality and doesn't fuss over trivial matters; she's even a bit carefree. But at this moment, her eyes were red and swollen because her son had a high fever.

Li Tuo, who usually enjoys lively gatherings, fell silent as he looked at his nephew.

Miao Jinfeng had been waiting anxiously. As soon as she heard the noise, she looked up and her eyes lit up when she saw Lu Xuan. "Ah Xuan, you've come at the right time. Come and see if you can help my Kangbao get rid of his fever."

The others also looked at him with the eyes of someone grasping at a straw.

Lu Xuan: "..."