Chapter 177 Baby Carrying Artifact
Lu Xi immediately stood up straight and said solemnly and excitedly, "I will definitely develop a weapon that is more powerful than superpowers."
After saying that, he immediately returned to his teenage appearance and said to Lu Weiyi happily, "Brother, I already have a lot of ideas, all about weapons that use crystal core energy as power, but they are all theories. When I have the equipment, I will definitely be able to conduct research as soon as possible."
"This direction is very good," Lu Weiyi said, exactly the same as in his previous life, and did not forget to remind, "You can also try to study the conversion and application of crystal core energy in life, such as power generation." After all, the gasoline and natural gas in their hands are limited and cannot provide long-term consumption. Once they are used up, life becomes a big problem.
"Yes, this indeed needs to be resolved in a timely manner. There are still many things to consider if we want to survive in the long run." Zhuang Mingxu thought about building a base, such a huge project, and suddenly became passionate.
"There is another thing that needs to be solved." Lu Weiyi was silent for a moment, and asked in the eyes of Lu Xi and Zhuang Mingxu, "How is your chemistry?"
Lu Xi bluntly mentioned the name of a top national academician, "That's my advisor. He said that my knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry is equivalent to that of a doctorate and that I can do my own research. In fact, I can understand what they are doing in the base."
"It's just that they are mixed with some reactions of the human body. I have never been exposed to this aspect. It would be difficult to study it by myself. Brother, I can learn if you need. I learn things very quickly."
"Not really," Lu Weiyi said, taking out half a cup of transparent water from the space and handing it to Lu Xi, "This thing can purify the impurities in the crystal core. I want you to see if you can crack it and make it artificially."
Lu Xi had always thought that purifying crystal cores was a hidden ability of Lu Weiyi, but he didn't expect it to be a glass of water. He carefully took it and smelled it. There was no smell. He shook it and found it was no different from ordinary purified water. If he looked closely, he could even see some... dirt?
"This is just ordinary water. It's the melted snow water I collected from the first heavy snow after the apocalypse." While Lu Weiyi explained, he took out an unpurified crystal core from the space and threw it into the water.
The three people looked carefully and saw that the substance visible to the naked eye in the crystal core was moving slowly and the color was getting lighter little by little until the whole crystal core became transparent. Lu Weiyi quickly took out the crystal core. It had become the crystal core they absorbed every day.
Lu Xi watched the process in surprise, and after carefully observing the water, he found that it was still the same, neither more nor less, as if the only thing that had changed was some substance in the water.
"If we have this thing, we can continuously exchange crystal cores from other bases," said Lu Weiyi.
"I know." Lu Xi looked at the water cup again, "I need chemical element **. I think I saw it in the laboratory of the base today. We will take it tomorrow. I'll take a look at it later if it's okay."
"Don't worry, let's wait until things stabilize. I'll just tell you first so you know what's going on. I don't trust others to do this," said Lu Weiyi.
"I will do my best to study it. I am very interested in this thing." Lu Xi was trusted and entrusted with important tasks. He spoke with a sense of mission.
"Well, don't just analyze it from the perspective of chemical elements. It should contain a kind of...energy." Lu Weiyi recalled the words of those scientists in his previous life, "Consider something like energy neutralization."
"Okay, I will explore it from many aspects," Lu Xi said.
On the eve of leaving the next day, Lu Weiyi accompanied Lu Xi to visit the research institute again. All the equipment that Lu Xi had previously considered useless now became popular. Lu Xi asked Lu Weiyi to help him assemble almost any usable equipment he saw. In the end, almost all the usable instruments in the entire research institute entered Lu Weiyi's space.
Now Lu Weiyi's space was completely filled, and there wasn't even a gap.
At six o'clock, more than a dozen people began to check their backpacks. In order to prevent accidents, everyone except Zhuang Mingxu carried an emergency bag, which contained some water, food and medicine to deal with emergencies. Even Zhuang Aiyi was no exception, his was a small child-like bag.
"I will carry Zhuang Mingxu on my back. Ning Yuan, Wu Yue and Brother Damu will be in a group and will assist me. Lu Xi and Li Zhuang will carry Zhuang Aiyi, and Bai Miao and Li Dongsheng will assist them. Brother Xiong will protect Brother Xi, and Xu Sa and Liu Rui will assist them. Antonio will carry Dean, and Gu Qingji and Gu Qingyue will assist them. We will travel in four groups on the road until we can drive." Lu Weiyi allocated tasks according to each person's level of supernatural powers and abilities.
"Let me carry Mingxu on my back, and you protect him. It will be safer this way." Zhuang Mingxu's frame was a size larger than Lu Weiyi's. He had not exercised since the apocalypse, and he had no worries about food and drink, nor had he lost weight. It would have been shabby for Lu Weiyi, who was smaller than him, to carry him on his back. Wu Yue felt that it would be more appropriate for him to do it himself.
"No need, you just need to protect Brother Damu." As long as they didn't encounter high-level zombies and groups of mutated animals, Lu Weiyi felt that he could handle it with Zhuang Mingxu. It would be safer for Zhuang Mingxu to follow him.
"Okay, then we'll take turns if you're tired." No matter how weak the psychic looks, he has enough strength, so Wu Yue is not worried that he won't be able to carry him.
"Yeah," Lu Weiyi nodded, took out something like a backpack, put it on Zhuang Mingxu, and explained, "I asked Brother Xi to make this for you. It's convenient and will make you more comfortable."
A piece of thick cloth of neither too big nor too small was wrapped around Zhuang Mingxu's back, covering his buttocks, with two crossed straps, leaving just enough space for his thighs to extend. The extended straps were tied around Lu Weiyi's waist as he squatted down. There were still two straps going up, passing through Zhuang Mingxu's armpits, and carried on Lu Weiyi's shoulders, tying them together with the straps around his waist, tying Zhuang Mingxu to Lu Weiyi without affecting the movement of Zhuang Mingxu's arms.
"Is this... a baby-carrying device?" Xu Sa glanced at Lu Xi who was using a similar device to carry Zhuang Aiyi on his back. He spoke quickly before realizing that everyone was looking at him with "only you know" eyes. He silently zipped his mouth and took a step back.
Zhuang Mingxu obviously didn't mind. He reached out and pulled the strap and said happily, "It's quite sturdy and not tight at all."
"As long as it fits," Lu Weiyi adjusted the tightness, stood up and looked at others, "Let's go."
A dozen people were wearing the same high-top Martin boots, camouflage uniforms that were just the right size, and holding various familiar weapons in their hands. They didn't look like they were about to escape, but rather like they had just come out of a movie studio. They were walking in a base that was full of broken walls and dirt, so dazzling that people couldn't take their eyes off them.
"Are you going to shoot a movie?" Li Qing, who was waiting on the road, asked with a smile.
"Yes, take you with me?" Ning Yuan laughed.
"Forget it, I can't keep up with your looks," Li Qing said sternly after joking, "I'll take you on your journey, the mountains are high and the waters are long, we'll see you later."
"Take care," several people said, and walked to the front, leaving the last moment to Lin Yimu who was walking silently at the end.
When Lu Weiyi was walking by with Zhuang Mingxu on his back, he saw Lin Yimu's slightly dazed look. His heart softened and he took out ten deep green crystal cores from the space and handed them to Lin Yimu. He leaned close and whispered, "This can increase the success rate when you upgrade. One or two will be enough."
Lin Yimu was stunned for a moment, pursed his lips, held the crystal core in his palm, and said, "Thank you, young master."
Lu Weiyi glanced at Li Qing's eyes which were almost glued to Lin Yimu, and finally said, "Brother Damu, if you want to stay... you can," although he was also reluctant to let go.
Lin Yimu smiled, shook his head, and walked towards Li Qing.
Li Qing bit his lip and said timidly, "Captain."
Lin Yimu stepped forward to help him straighten his clothes and collar, and finally stood up and looked at the young face in front of him, just like the moment when he first appeared in his team and became his student, "Live well, and we will see each other in the future."
"Hmm." Li Qing clenched his fists tightly, took a step forward, and hugged Lin Yimu tightly. A drop of water fell silently on Lin Yimu's shoulder, wetting a small area.
Lin Yimu let the warm warmth on his shoulder burn into his heart, and just silently let him hold him, without trying to dissuade or comply.
"Brother Damu likes Li Qing, right?" Lu Weiyi secretly turned his head to take a few glances, then asked Zhuang Mingxu in a low voice.
Zhuang Mingxu also glanced back and sighed, "Brother Damu was already the spearhead of the combat troops before I joined the army. If he hadn't risked his life to save Li Qing, he would not have retired."
"Then why aren't they together?" Dean's questions always carry the innocence and self-righteousness that are unique to young masters who have not experienced the world.
"Li Qing's father is a regiment commander. His deceased wife left him only this son, and she would not allow him to have a homosexual lover. After Damu was injured and discharged from the army, Li Qing used his father's connections to find a good job for him, but was discovered by Li Mu, who was angry and cut off Damu's escape route. That's why I got him to be your bodyguard, and Li Qing was transferred from the special operations team to return to Li Mu," Zhuang Mingxu explained. "Damu knew about this and didn't want to embarrass Li Qing, so he never took the initiative to approach Li Qing, and naturally he would not choose to stay."
"It's the end of the world now, why are you still thinking about those things that are useless?" Xu Sa looked back at the two people hugging each other. One of them wished he could use all his strength to become one, while the other one hung his hands with veins showing as he tried to restrain himself. He sighed and said, "Do it however you want. Who knows if we will meet again after this separation?"
"Sa...Brother Sa, you're...right," Liu Rui responded and naturally grabbed Xu Sa's hand.
This scene immediately caught Lu Weiyi's eyes. He looked at their clasped hands in surprise. Just as he was about to ask the people around him what was going on, he turned his head and found Antonio hugging Dean, Xiong Jie holding Xi Shi, and over there, the two brothers Gu Qingji and Gu Qingyue were actually holding each other's hands.
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