Chapter 179: Camping by the Sea

(with 13.5w nutrient solution plus update)

The eight huge tires of the off-road RV rolled over the weeds, broken and bumpy road, and drove straight to the south of the seaside boulevard along Luohai Avenue. In such a bad road condition, sitting in an ordinary car would have been shaking like a dog, but sitting in this car, you can only enjoy the pleasure of polar off-road.

The body of the car is four meters high, and the view from the driving area is nearly two or three meters high. In this green city full of plants, silent and abandoned, sitting in such a huge steel vehicle, there is an indescribable sense of security.

The empty and damaged buildings that were entangled with green plants and had deep holes that seemed scary in the past did not seem so scary at this moment.

She didn't have to wear airtight protective clothing like she did when she was on a mission in an electric vehicle, and she didn't have to keep an eye on her surroundings.

She could even relax and watch the wonders of plants and cities interweaving and crisscrossing each other. This was a scene that could only be seen on TV in the past, when it talked about ecology, simulated the end-of-the-world environment, or described what the planet would look like after humans disappeared.

Now, all of this has become a real scene.

The world in front of her seemed to be divided into two. The sky above the city was particularly clear and blue, with wisps of clouds floating in it, and every glance made people feel refreshed.

Under the sky, huge birds were circling on the top of the former skyscrapers, and swarms of mutant ants used the buildings as their new nests, climbing on the potholes and outer walls, and transporting the corpses of other insects.

In the ruined buildings, mutant animals or plants occasionally pass by, chasing their prey and fighting instinctively.

Silent killings are staged in every corner, but they are blocked by giant steel.

No wonder Youxi dared to drive directly on this road and take the shortest straight distance through the ruined city.

Zhao Xuefei sat in the co-pilot and couldn't help but secretly look at her cousin in the driver's seat.

After not seeing her for a few months, she was so tanned, but she was no different from before the end of the world. Her little face was still white and tender. In the past, Zhao Xuefei would subconsciously envy her. After all, urban petty bourgeoisie girls value whiteness as beauty.

But now she just touched her tight wheat-colored skin and thought it was not bad to get a little tan, because compared to being fair, she actually always liked this wilder skin color.

In the past, she was just fair to please others.

Now, she will never do that again.

Now she only does things to please herself.

Half an hour ago, when she saw the other person clearly, Zhao Xuefei's mind was completely blank for a moment.

Not only did she know the person in front of her, but she was also very familiar with him. Strictly speaking, they had not seen each other for only three or four months, but every day after the end of the world was much longer and richer than before the end of the world.

So much so that when she saw her again, it felt like many years had passed.

So, her cousin Youxi is the friend that the owner of "Xingxingwu" mentioned?

All the doubts that had troubled Zhao Xuefei before were solved. No wonder the owner treated her differently from the beginning. Others would bring items up, and whether to exchange or not, and how much the value was, depended on the owner's mood. They usually stayed in the same safe zone "Star House" for only a few hours. But for

her, the owner brought food up and insisted on giving it to her. He even took advantage of her time every day and arrived at the store early to open.

Not to mention the magical "gifts" that came later...

It turned out that all this was because she was the sister of the other party's friend!

Zhao Xuefei still remembered that when she last contacted You Xi, the other party was still repeatedly reminding her to stock up some supplies to be prepared. And she clearly listened and remembered in her heart, but on the surface she was not convinced and deliberately laughed at the other party.

Later, when the world changed, when she and Youli were trapped on the South China Sea Island and could never go back, in the initial stage of confusion and fear, she had thought about her relatives in S City countless times.

Her unreliable father, her grandfather who favored sons over daughters and only had his grandson in his eyes, her cousin You Meiming who loved chasing stars, her cousin You Yingming who always pestered her for pocket money, her second uncle You Hai and his shrewd wife, her eldest uncle You Feng who always treated her kindly and cared for her, and her aunt Fan Qi who was not very harmonious with her mother Youli but would help her at critical moments.

And, You Xi, who had been "someone else's child" since she was a child - her cousin who had been holding back for so many years.

Not all memories are good, there are even many that she rejects and wants to forget.

But until she realized that she might never go back, she realized that even if they had many unhappy times together, she still missed these relatives. Especially Youxi. When the bridge collapsed, she carried her sprained body on her back and ran all the way to a safe area.

From then on, she realized that this was what it felt like to be truly protected. It was not about material money or sweet words, but about being able to pull her up, carry her on his back, and not abandon her at the critical moment of life and death...

Envy and jealousy?

Such childish things were long gone.

She had thought many times about what would happen if Youxi was by her side when the end of the world came?

Would he protect her?

Yes.

Would he scold her to wake her up?

Yes.

Would he force her to work hard to grow up?

Yes.

…

Zhao Xuefei stood there in a daze, watching You Xi smile at her and say good morning to her. At

this moment, tears suddenly burst out.

When You Xi held the car door and walked down the stairs of the driving area, Zhao Xuefei suddenly moved. She ran towards her quickly, threw herself on her, and hugged her tightly: "Sister..."

Zhao Xuefei was a little taller than her, but You Xi steadily caught the person who threw herself at her, and gently patted the other's body that was slightly trembling due to excitement: "Long time no see, Xuefei."

It's nice to see you again, little cousin.

**

Although You Xi was driving, she couldn't feel Zhao Xuefei's eyes secretly glancing at her.

She freed one hand, reached over the driver's seat, pressed and rubbed Zhao Xuefei's head: "It will take a while to drive there. If you are hungry, go to the back carriage directly. There are hot pizza and egg tarts in the oven. There are also a lot of food and drinks in the cabinet in front of you. Just take them and eat them."

"Sister, what do you want?"

"Make me another cup of coffee. The automatic coffee machine is built-in. Look carefully. It's diagonally opposite the oven. Then put some ice cubes and milk in it for me." You Xi said, handing over her empty portable coffee cup.

"Okay." Zhao Xuefei turned the passenger seat, stood up, walked past the dining area, and went to the kitchen area.

She was too excited when she got on the car before, and she didn't even look carefully at the living area in the back. Now when she came to the kitchen to get food, she found that there was a staircase leading up between the kitchen and the bedroom in the back.

"Sister, does your RV have an upper floor? It didn't look like it from the outside just now."

You Xi took the coffee handed to her, took a sip, and then said, "Well, it's a lift-type terrace. We'll have a barbecue on it this evening."

Originally, the upper floor of the car was a sleeping area, and it couldn't be raised or lowered, but she didn't need so many beds, so when she placed the order, she asked someone to make a custom modification according to her requirements.

Now two-thirds of the upper level of the car is a covered terrace similar to a yacht bridge, with railings, sofas, lift tables, sinks, refrigerators, coffee machines, built-in smokeless grills, projection TVs, etc.

Originally, this type of automatically lifting covered flybridge was semi-open, but for safety reasons, she required that the fence be completely closed with high-strength explosion-proof and bulletproof glass.

When the terrace is lowered, the glass will automatically embed into the double-layer body wall of the car, and when it is raised, it is equivalent to a fully enclosed glass cover.

As long as the two doors of the driving area and the entrance door on the body are closed, the whole RV is like an airtight fortress. Even the six narrow and long glass windows on the lower compartment are equipped with retractable explosion-proof metal baffles on the basis of explosion-proof and bulletproof.

With this car, even without the Star House, she can take her parents to move around in the apocalypse.

Of course, she drove this new car to pick up Zhao Xuefei today, not to show off, but as part of the plan.

How to let Zhao Xuefei see the safety guarantee of walking in the apocalypse without revealing the Star House for the time being, so that she can formally consider the important question of whether to go or not.

"Are we going to have a barbecue in the car today? What about my uncle and aunt?"

"They are preparing food in the temporary shelter. We will pick them up later and go directly to the beach."

"The beach?" Zhao Xuefei's eyes lit up. In fact, she also liked the sea, otherwise she would not have taken a long vacation to follow Yuli to the South China Sea Island.

It's a pity that after the animals and plants mutated, the creatures in the sea also mutated. If anyone still walks barefoot on the beach and in the sea water like before, they may be bitten by the mutated marine creatures lurking under the sand at any time.

Some non-venomous ones will bite you, at most it will hurt a little and bleed a little, but if you are rubbed by a poisonous creature, you may lose your life.

"Will the beach be unsafe?"

"It's okay, we just don't need to get off the car."

"Okay." Zhao Xuefei thought about the beach, the sea, the sunset and the barbecue scene, and suddenly she was extremely excited.

More than half an hour later, the RV arrived at the seaside boulevard.

This boulevard was built along the coastline. The south side of the boulevard was full of hotels of different sizes and star ratings, and the beach was to the south of the hotels.

You Xi parked the car outside the gate of the hotel where the Star House was located, and sent a message to You Feng and Fan Qi using the transparent mobile phone on his wrist. Not long after, You Feng and Fan Qi, who had already prepared, came out carrying a few bags of things.

Zhao Xuefei had already rushed to the door of the carriage and opened it for them: "Uncle! Aunt!"

"Hey, Xuefei, good girl!" Seeing his niece safe and healthy again, You Feng couldn't hide his joy. He got in the car and asked a few questions about her and Yu Li's recent situation. She nodded vigorously and said yes, and then she was busy putting the food in the bag on the dining table. She said that today was her birthday, and they knew that Yu Li was used to celebrating her on the lunar calendar, so they thought of celebrating her in advance today. Fan Qi also made cheesecake for her personally, and she must eat a piece later.

Zhao Xuefei was almost drowned by all the food and drinks: "Thank you, uncle and aunt, I didn't know I would meet you before I came here today, and I didn't bring you any gifts."

"Silly child, your uncle has everything here, and your sister... is very capable!" You Feng sighed, and couldn't help looking at Zhao Xuefei with pity, "You girl, how did you get tanned like this in the wind and rain?"

Zhao Xuefei:...

Fan Qi shook her head and pulled away the sighing You Feng: "This is a healthy skin color, what do you know. Get out of the way quickly, go wash and cut the meat for the barbecue, and start skewering it later."

After sending You Feng away, Fan Qi took Zhao Xuefei to sit in the booth behind the driving area.

The original model was separated from the driving area in front, but this was inconvenient for Youxi, so they directly opened it up. Sitting in the booth, they could also enjoy Youxi driving the off-road RV, directly crossing the green area and puddles on the roadside, and going downhill across the hotel area.

The sea was in front. The weather was very good today, and there was a little wind on the sea. Waves of sea water surged and hit the beach.

Youxi drove straight to the sea, turned near the coast, and drove along the coastline towards the area where she often went to fish in the ice floes.

There were no survivors in the surrounding hotels there, and the surroundings were quieter, and no one who would spoil the scenery would come to disturb them.

After the RV stopped, You Xi checked whether all the doors and windows were locked, and then turned on the switch of the upper electric terrace. Then, together with Fan Qi, they moved some snacks, fruits and drinks upstairs.

When the RV was stored in the transportation space, the flow of time was not static, so in addition to daily necessities and long-lasting food, You Xi did not put many perishable foods in the car.

To be honest, today was the first time for the three of them to use this RV, especially Fan Qi and You Feng. When the upper terrace rose, they were also very curious and amazed.

However, in Zhao Xuefei's eyes, they relied on this car to travel through the apocalypse, so they had to be restrained in their exclamations. Zhao Xuefei, on the other hand, kept screaming as she walked up the stairs.

From the outside, the RV is iron gray, and it looks old. It looks inconspicuous.

But the interior is extremely luxurious, with beige and white colors. The floor is covered with top-grade marine teak flooring. It is not only bright, fashionable, and spacious, but also gives people a warm feeling.

"Wow, this RV is amazing!" Zhao Xuefei knelt on the sofa seat, holding the sofa back, looking at the sea outside the glass. The

blue sky, the boundless sea, the sea and the sky are one color, and the height of four meters allows all the surrounding scenery to be perfectly captured in the eyes.

"Sister! Could it be that the owner of Xingxingwu helped you get this RV?" Even though Zhao Xuefei had never ridden in such an off-road RV before, she knew the goods after all. Based on the safety factor and high-end interior of this car, it must cost at least seven figures.

You Xi had already tacitly understood the "owner of Xingxingwu" mentioned by Zhao Xuefei as the "Xingwu system". After all, if Xing Min hadn't been there, she, You Feng and Fan Qi might still be trapped in their home in S City, struggling to survive.

She hummed and nodded, "Yes, thanks to him, I was able to survive in the apocalypse and live a relatively stable life with my parents. But as you can see, we can't stay in one place for a long time and have to change places frequently."

Zhao Xuefei understood this very well, especially when she brought Zhou Ningyuan out to meet the owner of the Star House that day, she learned that someone inside the base had already set their sights on the Star House.

Because you have a lot, you will always be coveted. Even if the owner is doing a good thing by opening the Star House, he may still attract jealous eyes and lead to bad results.

There are always some people in this world who don't know how to create on their own. They only focus on other people's things, thinking about imitating, thinking that they can make other people's things their own by taking them away. Such people

are robbers and hooligans at heart, malicious and mean!

You Xi looked at Zhao Xuefei's indignant look, and reached out to touch her head again: "So, today I also have something very important to ask you. You and your mother - are you two going to go with us?"

This question made Zhao Xuefei suddenly stunned: "... Can, can we?"

"Of course, we are a family." Since You Xi could ask, she had already made all preparations.

She would let Zhao Xuefei know the problems that might arise in the future after going with them, but she would also let Zhao Xuefei know the sense of security that she could have after going with them.

It's up to her to choose between the two.

She is an adult and can be responsible for her own choices.

"We may have to wander around, and we may not be able to decide where to go. We may have to say goodbye to our friends soon... But you have already seen this RV. It is very safe and comfortable to live in it.

When someone wants to rob and harm us, we will go out to fight the enemy. If we meet someone who needs help, we will open the Star House... Although the world has changed, it is still big. There are many places to go besides Nanhai Island. Islands, valleys, cliffs, snow-capped mountains... Watch the sea in summer and the snow in winter..."

Youxi spoke slowly and her voice was very gentle. What she described was the future life of their family.

In her heart, she hoped that Zhao Xuefei and her daughter would go with them. Zhao Xuefei was very sober now. Once she made a decision, she believed that she could handle You Li. Even if some problems arose over time, she could deal with them maturely and rationally.

Zhao Xuefei listened quietly. She longed for the life that You Xi described to her. Even in peacetime, this was the life that many people dreamed of.

But for some reason, she was hesitant in her heart.

When she thought of leaving, all kinds of pictures appeared in her mind.

After the fighting training, they walked to the cafeteria with their teammates and sisters in a frenzy; when they went on a mission in a hot protective suit, they fought back to back with their comrades; from being scared when they couldn't get past the coach's hands for three moves to being proud when they unexpectedly defeated the coach.

And the joy on her face when her mother said that it was not suitable and she didn't like it, but Zhou Guoxiang firmly said that it didn't matter and he could take care of them like now...

How could there be so many memories in these three months?

"Sister, I need to think about it."

"Yeah." You Xi naturally wouldn't urge her for an answer. There were still nearly thirteen days before the Star House was reset, and the other party had enough time to think. "Next time, you can bring your aunt out as well. I'll still drive the RV to pick you up. As for today, you should enjoy your rare vacation first."

Zhao Xuefei was excited again. She turned around and looked at You Feng who was busy cutting meat and marinating, and Fan Qi who was washing vegetables. She rolled up her non-existent sleeves and stepped forward and said, "Uncle and aunt! I'm here to help!"

**

The four of them worked together to cut and string all the grilled ingredients before lunch, and then packed them in aluminum boxes and put them in the large refrigerator on the lower level of the RV.

Because Zhao Xuefei had just eaten pizza and egg tarts not long ago, they didn't cook at noon, but had noodles.

The soup base for the noodles is the beef bone and beef offal soup that Fan Qi cooked early in the morning. The beef and offal were boiled in the soup for half an hour before being picked up and boiled in a new pot with various seasonings. When the soup was fully seasoned, it was picked up and cut into slices.

The beef bone soup was boiled for more than three hours. When it was almost done, the white radish slices that had been rinsed were added and boiled for more than half an hour so that each piece of white radish could absorb the beef bone soup. Finally, a handful of chopped green onions and chopped coriander were sprinkled on. This is the soup base for the noodles. The

fresh and fragrant beef bone soup is served with the cooked noodles, and then some brine beef slices and beef offal are added. If you like spicy food, you can add some chili sauce.

A simple bowl of noodles, but the production process is not simple at all.

The bone soup is salty and delicious, the noodles are chewy and smooth, the white radish melts in the mouth, the beef is tasty and tender...

Zhao Xuefei almost cried while eating.

After lunch, Zhao Xuefei and You Xi asked You Feng and Fan Qi to rest, and the two of them worked together to clean up the table and wash the dishes.

In the afternoon, You Feng and Fan Qi, who got up early, went to the bedroom on the lower floor of the RV for a nap. You Xi made iced coffee, took out cocoa cookies, coconut jelly, matcha ice cream...

Then, together with Zhao Xuefei, they enjoyed a quiet and beautiful afternoon tea time by the sea.

They turned on some soft music and talked about the past and the present, about other relatives they had searched for in vain, about Zhao Xuefei's father who had completely lost contact with them, and about friends they knew in the past...

Zhao Xuefei told You Xi about her experience again, but this time, You Xi heard something different.

"So, you really liked Zhou Ningyuan before, right?"

Zhao Xuefei took a sip of iced coffee, leaned on the sofa with her forehead supported, and said in a condescending manner: "I have loved you, but I will not date you. It is better to rely on yourself than on others. Only when I become strong can I choose what I want, instead of forcing myself to cater to others for the sake of survival.

There is a powerful female captain in our base. She has two boyfriends, one on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and one on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. She rests on Sunday..."

You Xi: ...

That is indeed a very "powerful" female captain. She only rests one day a week...

Towards the evening, Zhao Xuefei expressed her desire to go outside the RV to stretch her muscles, so the two of them put on protective boots, got out of the car with weapons, and looked for edible seafood on the nearby shallow beach at low tide.

During the battle, a mutated coconut crab and a mutated seabird tried to sneak attack them, but they were both taken down by Zhao Xuefei.

Especially the seabird, whose wings were more than one meter long when spread out, failed to sneak attack, and was shot in the head by Zhao Xuefei with a silencer.

During the battle, Zhao Xuefei looked serious and stern, as if she had completely changed into a different person.

After the fight, she ran to Youxi again and showed him her weapon, saying that it was given to her by the owner of the Star House, which made her fight even better.

"Very good." Youxi praised her with a smile, and then patted her head.

At sunset, they returned to the RV, washed themselves, and started a barbecue feast.

Lamb skewers, pork belly, chicken wings, squid tentacles, oysters and scallops, potato chips, eggplant slices, mushrooms, rice cakes... Because they prepared the barbecue themselves, there were not many varieties, but they were all according to Zhao Xuefei's taste, and she liked every one of them.

They enjoyed the sunset over the sea while grilling, ate Zhao Xuefei's birthday cake, and then waited for the starry sky.

Late at night, Youxi drove the RV to a reef far away from the sea.

You Feng and Fan Qi slept in the bedroom on the lower floor, while You Xi spread out the sofa area on the upper floor, then lowered the terrace halfway, and she and Zhao Xuefei each had a thin blanket, lying down to look at the starry sky outside the glass.

That night, Zhao Xuefei fell asleep peacefully in the sound of the tide.

She stayed in the RV for a total of two days. You Feng and Fan Qi were sent back to the hotel by You Xi after breakfast the next day. You Xi was very careful, and she didn't drive Zhao Xuefei away until the other party returned to the simulated apartment and sent her a message on the phone.

The life of camping in the RV by the sea is very comfortable, but when she woke up on the morning of the third day, she found that she actually missed her teammates.

So in the afternoon of that day, You Xi drove the RV to send her back to the vicinity of the base.

Before leaving, Youxi took out something like a transparent bracelet and put it on her hand. She told her that it was a mobile phone, and there was a setting function that could communicate within a range of ten kilometers when there was no signal.

So, next time she came near the base, she could contact her without having to meet face to face.

After that, she took out another transparent mobile phone and gave it to her, saying that it was for Youli, and she could use it when needed.

"Thank you, sister." Zhao Xuefei hugged her before getting out of the car, "Wait for me, I will give you an answer to that matter as soon as possible."

She put on her protective clothing again, jumped out of the car and walked quickly towards the base. At this time, Zhao Xuefei did not expect that during the three days she was away, a silent thunder operation took place inside the entire base.

All those who were severely scolded by her were subdued by Zhou Ningyuan and his son.

The next day, when Youxi used [Disguise Lipstick] and drove the silver RV again near the base, Zhou Ningyuan's team members who had been waiting for her for a long time passed on the news to her. Youxi

:...? ?

Didn't she just take her cousin out for two or three days to eat and drink? How come the other party had already finished the job?

**

In view of Zhou Ningyuan's lightning speed, Youxi was also very generous in fulfilling her promise.

Large bags of seeds of various crops and fruits, several small bags of short-cycle high-yield seeds that were not in the agreement, and plant notes handed over to Zhou Ningyuan privately.

When he took the notebook handed over by You Xi with a suspicious look on his face, he was shocked the next moment he opened it to check.

"Is everything written here... true?"

"Of course not. I was full and had nothing to do. How could I draw each plant in such detail for you?" Although You Xi was good at drawing, she had to organize and summarize it, so she spent most of the night drawing this notebook.

As a result, she didn't remember until she finished drawing that she could actually take a photo with her mobile phone and then print it out with a printer...

However, this notebook was drawn with great effort and summarized quite completely, so she has scanned the entire content into the computer. In the future, if she meets someone who needs it, she can just print it out.

The first and last pages of the notebook are written with the three words "Xingxingwu", indicating that this plant information was produced by "Xingxingwu".

After Zhou Ningyuan flipped through it, he closed the notebook and carefully put it away. At the same time, he was also glad that he was quite thoughtful. Before coming here today, he had asked other people for information, such as the hobbies of the owner of Xingxingwu...

So, under his instructions, the team members at the side moved a few large boxes from the battery car. The boxes were covered with crushed ice and filled with various seafood.

In addition, there was a very small box, which was handed to her by Zhou Ningyuan himself.

Although the box was small, it was very heavy. Youxi took it and opened it. It was full of neatly arranged gold bars.

"Do what they like. Don't be polite. You deserve it." Zhou Ningyuan didn't like to owe others, especially when he found that the beneficiaries of all things were the base and ordinary people.

You Xi accepted it with a smile, and when the deal was concluded, she said to him, "So far, you are a good person."

Zhou Ningyuan looked at him. Today, he (she) looked different, a mature and stable man in his forties.

Zhou Ningyuan extended his hand to him, with a serious expression, "Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you. I am glad to meet you."

You Xi raised her eyebrows, extended her hand and shook hands with him.

**

After Zhao Xuefei came back from You Xi, she kept thinking about the matter he mentioned, so she didn't talk much for several days.

She didn't think anything of her condition, but the people around her did. So, they found a time to start a secret plot...

One day, when she came back from a mission, she found that the small room where she and Yuli lived was dark. She thought Yuli had gone to Zhou Guoxiang's place, but the lights in the room suddenly lit up, and a group of familiar team members walked in from outside with Yuli, holding a cake base with candles on it, singing the birthday song.

The birthday song was not difficult to sing, but the teammates were really tone-deaf, and the ups and downs in the chorus were very unpleasant.

The birthday cake in front of them was also very simple, and the candles were not even colorful.

The room was too small, and there were too many teammates, so that the room was full after more than half of them entered, and the rest of the people could only stand outside by holding on to the door frame.

Zhou Ningyuan also came, but probably because he was dragged here by someone, he stood in the corner, not quite adjusted, with a poker face without a smile, only clapping along, and refusing to sing…

Everyone prepared gifts for her, but they didn’t have anything good, so they even gave out things like “Band-Aids” and “Don’t ask for help”…

But when Zhao Xuefei took the cake and blew out the candles amid everyone’s urging and asking for credit, her eyes were still wet unconsciously.

This was her second birthday after the apocalypse, the previous one was a surprise, but this one made her moved.

She thought that she had made a decision about the matter that had troubled her for several days.