novelsite Chapter 42 Revealed
Chapter 42 Revealed
Amidst Xiao Luo's grimacing screams, Xu Si finally got to experience being a bathhouse attendant.
Xiao Luo is from the South and has never experienced the Northern bathhouse culture, so this experience has made up for that regret.
However, the way everyone looked at Xu Si was somewhat strange, and Xu Si didn't understand why.
After finishing, he washed all the clothes he had accumulated over the past few days; with his current strength, it was a piece of cake.
He didn't understand why the clothes still smelled even after soaking for a long time.
Perhaps this is what masculinity is all about!
After changing into that black windbreaker, he felt much more refreshed, although his hair was still a bit messy. He even considered shaving his head like Tashan.
After all, the red hair was too conspicuous and not at all low-key, which didn't match his temperament.
But after thinking about it, I decided against it. Being bald would be more noticeable, and it would be ridiculous if others thought that our team had a tradition of having bald men.
Most of the other members of the convoy had also finished cleaning up.
The women, in particular, didn't slowly emerge from the water until the bay formed by the tower was almost gone.
However, he attracted the attention of all the men in the convoy, except for Fu Xiaojian.
After a thorough washing and rinsing, the girls who used to look disheveled now seem quite acceptable!
The most outstanding are Su Su and the mature and sophisticated Yan Feifei.
Previously, Su Su had always been wearing a school uniform and no one had noticed how outstanding her figure was. Her strength was remarkable, and Xu Si couldn't help but take a second look.
Yan Feifei, standing to the side, was equally impressive. Her familiar and charming demeanor was just right—any more or less would be too much or too little.
"Old Xu, do you want a wife? If you do, I'll introduce you to my aunt." The little girl impressed Xu Si as well, but just by opening her mouth, he wanted to say goodbye.
Xu Si rolled his eyes at her, annoyed: "You should worry about yourself first, you little brat."
Jiao Jiao stomped her foot angrily: "Who's a little brat! I'll be an adult in two years!"
Xu Si ignored her and leaned against the car door, turning his gaze to the river.
The freshly washed clothes were hanging on the rearview mirror, completely ruining the aesthetic appeal of the scene.
"I almost forgot about you. I'm so grateful for your care all this time. It wouldn't be right not to give you a wash too!" I thought, feeling the "Land Rover narrowly win" behind me.
Xu Si also perked up and polished his car until it gleamed by the river.
With nothing else to do, Xiao Luo joined the car wash team, but he was washing the Mengshi. He also wanted to help Dao Ge clean the car, but he couldn't bear to let the old housekeeper wash it alone.
"Brother Dao, do you think if we keep going, we'll really end up in the mountain city?" Xiao Luo asked with some concern.
"That's definitely not possible. The mountain city is probably full of strange things right now, and we can't get in!"
"Brother Dao, if we keep walking like this, where will we end up?"
"That's not something you should be thinking about. What you need to do now is quickly advance your sequence and survive! Understand?"
Children in the apocalypse mature earlier, and even if they don't want to, reality will ruthlessly force them to mature.
"Hmph, so old-fashioned!" More people were washing the car, not just little girls, but even people on the bus started washing the car together, and even little Yao Yao was helping to wipe the tires.
The supplies for the father and daughter were gone when they boarded the bus, and the battery they had promised to Xu Si could not be delivered.
This has made the little girl a bit afraid to face Xu Si now, as she was saddened that he hadn't kept his promise.
The setting sun dyed the river surface into flowing molten gold, and the convoy members enjoyed a rare moment of peace and tranquility.
After everyone had washed up, the convoy looked brand new. Before the apocalypse, it would have been just an ordinary camping team, but after the apocalypse, everything was different.
The campfire was lit again, and a porridge mixed with potatoes and bits of dried meat was cooking in the pot. The aroma was faint, but it was a rare comfort in the apocalypse.
"Did you exchange this with the circus?" Looking at the bean porridge that Xiao Luo brought over, Xu Si didn't know how to start the conversation.
"Hmm, Xiaoxiao said it's made from antelope from the circus, and it's delicious!"
Xu Si gritted his teeth.
What a loss! It was all due to preconceived notions.
"You eat, I'm not hungry." Xu Si never expected that he could say such a thing.
Although he hadn't eaten meat in a long time, he couldn't bring himself to fight with a child for food.
"Ah! Brother Dao, don't you like meat? Brother Fu asked me to bring this to you; I need to go back and eat it!"
Xu Si was taken aback for a moment, but then he understood.
Since Fu Xiaojian has something to ask of him, why shouldn't he take the food? He doesn't even have enough purification points, so why would he help someone else create a rare item?
Xu Si took the steaming bowl of bean soup. The rich aroma of meat mixed with the starchy scent of potatoes wafted over him, causing his empty stomach to spasm.
Without further hesitation, he picked up the spoon and began to eat heartily.
The stewed meat was cooked until tender and mixed with bean paste, bringing a long-lost, substantial texture. Although seasonings were scarce, the flavor of the food itself was amplified to the extreme by the long-term hunger.
Although Xu Si had a few cans of meat, they were his last reserves and he never used them.
This is the first time I've eaten so much meat since the apocalypse.
Seeing him eating with relish, Xiao Luo grinned, then turned and ran back to the Mengshi vehicle.
After a few bites of hot food, a warm current spread from my stomach, dispelling the last trace of coolness brought by the river.
Xu Si quickly scraped the bottom of the bowl clean, then licked his lips with a lingering sense of satisfaction.
It was indeed dried mutton, and it still had a gamey smell that hadn't been completely removed, but the taste was quite good.
He had just put down his bowl when Fu Xiaojian came over, also carrying a bowl of porridge, and sat down next to him.
"How does it taste?" Fu Xiaojian asked.
His gaze, however, fell on the Sword of Punishment that Xu Si had casually placed beside him.
Even though the sword was wrapped in cloth, it still exuded an unsettlingly sharp aura.
"It's alright, it's filling." Xu Si said honestly, signaling with his eyes that he should speak his mind.
Fu Xiaojian didn't beat around the bush, lowering his voice: "You've seen that stone, are you confident?"
He was referring to the "Stone Statue of the Heart" that he had acquired from the circus.
Xu Si pondered for a moment.
The two upgrade options provided by Tongzige are: upgrading the vehicle requires 1000 points, and crafting the artifact golem requires 1500 points.
"Not now."
"I won't do it for nothing, I'll pay you extra!"
"Not now, at least not yet. Crafting artifacts requires killing more monsters, and I haven't even finished making my horns yet."
Xu Si took out his ox horn, indicating that he really couldn't do it now.
He only has 500 purification points now, so he really can't do anything about it.
"Is it because we don't have enough materials? What other materials do we need?" Fu Xiaojian had clearly misunderstood.
"It's not the ingredients, it's something else!"
"Got it, so we'll help you kill more monsters, right?"
Fu Xiaojian was already considering whether or not to take the risk.
He always headed towards the least dangerous places along the way. It wouldn't hurt to take a slightly more dangerous route, as higher levels of danger meant more and more bizarre and powerful things.
This is clearly risky and could even lead to the annihilation of the convoy.
"That's roughly the idea..." There's an advantage to making the situation clear.
Even a hero needs three helpers. He can only acquire purification points on his own at a very limited speed, but it's a different story when he has a team.