Returned to the armored RV.
Bang!
Third Uncle closed the car door.
He let out a long breath and said to Old Qin, "Drive slower later, the truck's rear tire got punctured. Slowing down is safer."
Old Qin opened the car window and naturally took out a pack of cigarettes from the storage compartnt where Third Uncle had placed them.
This pack of cigarettes belonged to Third Uncle, but Old Qin didn't ask, he just shook out a cigarette.
Lit it up.
"Hiss—hoo!" Old Qin exhaled the smoke and then said to Third Uncle, "If that's the case, it'll take us longer to get to Shaosh City."
"No problem, steady it out," Third Uncle muttered.
The vehicle speed reduced again, down to only forty kiloters per hour.
The speed slowed down considerably, and the bumps weren't as severe.
.....
Along this route, they didn't encounter anyone, it was desolate and ruined.
If it weren't for the birds seen in the sky, they would have doubted whether there was any living thing here.
But they were already used to it.
The absence of people was the norm in Doomsday.
As far as the eye could see, there were collapsed houses everywhere, and none of the old mud-wall houses were visible anymore.
Even so brick houses were dilapidated.
Soon it was evening, and Third Uncle and the others found a place nearby to choose as tonight's camp.
With Third Uncle and Old Qin around, the chosen camp was very safe.
In this place, there happened to be a large pool.
On the sign above, one could only see the word "swimming."
In today's Doomsday world, fuel and water are big issues.
As for fuel, they carried enough for a round trip and would check gas stations along the road to see if they could find any.
But most gas stations were already empty.
Zhu Xiao held a hose, plunging one end into the pool, adding water to the car.
Guo Peng and Old Qin took a few people to search nearby.
This was a swimming pool near a highway, surrounded by a wall enclosing three buildings.
Inside, there was a pool and a roller rink.
Third Uncle walked into the roller rink, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, a yellow light illuminated the rink.
The once smooth floor of the rink was pitted, exposing the soil beneath and even had so small grass growing on it.
The ceiling of the rink also had a big hole, from which the yellow light shone through.
Third Uncle carried a gun, walking through the roller rink.
Suddenly, he saw a red vending machine ahead.
It still had so advertisents pasted on it, looking at the English letters on top.
Third Uncle felt familiar, it was for cola.
Standing in front of the vending machine, he felt a bit disappointed, it was empty.
Third Uncle put the gun down and vigorously shook the vending machine.
Clang clang—
Hmm?
Third Uncle heard the sound, feeling hopeful.
Usually, vending machines sotis have glitches, with so drinks stuck inside.
Since there weren't any drinks on the machine, yet a clanging sound was heard, it indicated sothing was stuck inside.
Third Uncle squatted down and shook the outlet.
Then bang!
Third Uncle forcibly tore open the outlet cover, reaching in to grab sothing.
But after two minutes, he still couldn't pull anything out.
Hey?!
Third Uncle chuckled in frustration.
He glanced around, slung the gun over his back.
Backed up slowly four or five ters, assuming a charging posture.
The next second, Third Uncle bolted like a bullet shot from a gun barrel.
Toward the vending machine.
Third Uncle gathered montum and then heavily kicked the iron sheet beside the outlet!
Bam!
The force was so great, it made a huge noise.
A head-sized dent appeared under the vending machine, sinking nearly 40 centiters.
The entire vending machine even slid back three ters.
Bam!
The entire vending machine crashed to the ground.
Clang! Bang!
A can of red cola fell from sowhere, rolling away.
Third Uncle's eyes moved slightly, noticing the can of cola.
He walked over slowly, then bent down to pick up the cola, wiped off the dust on the surface, and tucked it into his pocket.
He continued searching through the roller rink, but all he found were empty noodle and sausage wrappers on the ground, with the shelves empty.
He reached a counter, noticing so roller skates scattered around chaotically, his heart stirred.
The wheels of these roller skates might be usable for a cart.
He took out the walkie-talkie, contacting Zhu Xiao, asking him to co over and gather the roller skates, as they might be useful later, and they didn't take up much space anyway.
Third Uncle scavenged around again, but apart from the cola discovered earlier, he didn't find anything useful.
He didn't feel disappointed, given that Doomsday had erupted for so long, useful items had long been scavenged by others.
Third Uncle walked out of the roller rink and saw Old Qin and Guo Peng with so people walking in from outside.
Looking at the smashed iron rail gate, he said to Guo Peng, "Later, drive a truck to block this gate. And check these houses."
Guo Peng nodded, then told the people behind him, "Follow ."
The pool water looked quite clean, perhaps because there was a recent long-lasting storm, refreshing the water inside. Otherwise, in two years, the water would have turned green.
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