The disc marked with yellow lines began to slowly rise, and noises of "rumbling" sounded outside.

Everyone instinctively looked outside, Luo Ping ran out first, leaned against the railing and looked down, shouting, "It's rising! It's rising!"

Everyone followed out shortly after, Yao Wei came out last, carrying Gou in her hand.

By the time they reached the railing, the platform below had already risen halfway. The platform was very stable, the cars and drones remained motionless, and the "rumbling" sound was coming from beneath the platform.

Once the platform fully ascended, aligning with the surrounding corridor, the "rumbling" sound stopped, and the railing facing the corridor leading to the door automatically opened.

At this moment, everyone was on the same level as the vehicles and drones on the platform.

These two pieces of equipment belonging to Gou were enlarged to the maximum in everyone's eyes, their outlines incredibly clear.

The car was indeed a full circle larger than Yao Wei's vehicle, new enough to make people drool—in today's world, such new things are virtually unseen.

The car was entirely black, with extremely rigid contours, and because the chassis was not low, two sections of steps were hanging outside the front door, allowing people to step on them to get in.

The car door handle protruded slightly, with grooves made inside.

And the rear compartment had a door as well. Next to the door was a window, not too large for the compartment, but enough to provide visibility and light inside.

The rear of the car featured two large doors, which, when fully opened, allowed large items to be placed inside directly.

All the windows on this car inexplicably gave a sense of being extremely sturdy; Lu Xi'an speculated it was due to the use of some radiation-resistant composite material.

Not just the car windows, but other parts of the car also shared this characteristic. This made Lu Xi'an want to test the sturdiness of this RV, but he only thought about it and dared not put it into action.

He was very aware of his current strength; if he damaged the car, it would be a loss greater than gain.

A distance away from the car was the drone, which also seemed a full size larger than the drone Gou was currently controlling.

The structures of both drones were similar, with rectangular shapes and four propellers; the color and design differed slightly, as did the degree of newness.

Then, underneath the drone were two small cannons on the left and right. Lu Xi'an didn't know how much ammunition was stored here or if these cannons could be useful.

If they could, that would be great, as this drone could specialize in targeting Type C Neo-Humans in the future.

Right now, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei are most troubled by the Type C Neo-Humans, those uncontrollable pheromones are really annoying.

If this drone could be effective, there would be some countermeasures against the Type C Neo-Humans in the future.

Luo Ping, Shu, and Chai Xin couldn't help but look at Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, seemingly convinced that this car and this drone belonged to them and waited for them to decide on their use.

Then Yao Wei looked at Lu Xi'an.

In others' eyes, this car and drone were hers and Lu Xi'an's, but in her eyes, these two things completely belonged to Lu Xi'an.

Because Gou was Lu Xi'an's.

But it was okay, she was very happy that Lu Xi'an had such nice things.

"Let's go in and have a look."

Lu Xi'an said, walking first around the railing, through the newly opened door.

Just as he reached the door, he suddenly thought of something and shouted, "System, can the door outside be closed, or is it completely broken and unusable?"

He was referring to the underground entrance door outside the passage.

Previously, he hadn't realized he had acquired the highest authority of Institute 923, but now knowing, he naturally wanted to test it.

If that door raises, it would be safe inside, and he wouldn't have to constantly worry about the outside.

To know, Yao Wei's car was still parked outside, with so many supplies inside, if someone took them away, it would be bad.

As he finished these words, he suddenly heard a distant "boom" sound, followed by Liu Hua and Tang Er exclaiming "ya!"

Because of the distance, only he and Yao Wei heard the sound, and the others did not.

"Should Optical Camouflage be enabled to disguise the outside parts?"

The system's voice sounded from the speaker.

Lu Xi'an found it quite interesting, feeling as if after wandering in this desolate world for so long, he finally obtained a cheat system, playing the game of interacting with a system like in online novels.

He asked, "Is it to disguise the view from above looking down?"

The system replied, "Yes."

Lu Xi'an said, "Then enable it."

The system paused slightly and responded, "Optical Camouflage enabled."

"What did you enable? What do you mean by 'enabled'?"

Luo Ping's eyes widened as he turned to look at the passage behind several times, completely puzzled.

"I suppose it disguised the outside; looking from above, you can't see the yard below."

Lu Xi'an answered Luo Ping, and here, he himself couldn't see anything; if he wanted to look afterward, he could go to the top outside and take a glance.

"Disguise?"

Luo Ping asked, "Is it like Shu and Chai Xin?"

Lu Xi'an said, "Probably similar, didn't the system just say? It's Optical Camouflage."

Luo Ping marveled, "This system is awesome!"

Lu Xi'an thought that although Luo Ping was somewhat cultured, he also seemed to be able to conquer the world with one phrase: "Awesome."

The big gate outside was closed, and the camouflage was well done, so Lu Xi'an felt at ease and looked at the two brand-new tools in front of him.

He walked to the car door and pulled the handle, but the door was already locked. With a gentle pull, he could only raise the handle slightly, but the door wouldn't open.

As for the door of the rear compartment, it was probably the same.

He thought for a moment, turned back to Yao Wei, and said, "Give me Gou."

Yao Wei reached out and handed the mechanical dog to Lu Xi'an. He picked up Gou, using it as a car key, trying to see if holding Gou by the car door would unlock it.

—There were many car keys like this in the past life.

However, the car door still wouldn't open.

Lu Xi'an patted his forehead and realized—with the car not supplied with power from Gou, how could there be any smart control reaction? It must require a mechanical key to open.

"There's something here."

Yao Wei, standing beside Lu Xi'an, suddenly discovered something and reached behind the front cockpit, finding a transparent plastic bag after a bit of groping.

Lu Xi'an glanced over and saw two keys strung together inside the plastic bag.

So that's where it was!

Lu Xi'an immediately took the plastic bag, opened it, took out the car keys, and tried inserting them into the door's keyhole, turning it.

"Click—"

The car door opened.

"It's open! It's open!"

Luo Ping exclaimed with joy outside, providing a lot of emotional value as if he were doing an unboxing commentary.

Hearing this, Lu Xi'an, who initially didn't feel much, also found the door-opening operation unexpectedly delightful.

Lu Xi'an got into the car and touched the steering wheel to get a feel.

The others gathered around the door, looking up and peering inside. Chai Xin, unable to see, asked Shu to lift her up. Shu, being easygoing, huffed and puffed and lifted Chai Xin upon her request.

Yao Wei, seeing the old man's struggle, took Chai Xin and held her higher.

Lu Xi'an turned to glance at them, feeling that Yao Wei looked like she was holding her daughter or little sister.

"You can see from the passenger seat or enter from the rear compartment to check the back."

He reminded them.

With Lu Xi'an's permission, everyone went around the front of the car to look at the passenger seat first, planning to check the back afterward.

Luo Ping claimed that the back should also be checked by the elder siblings first, as Gou and the car belonged to them. Shu and Chai Xin nodded in agreement.

However, Yao Wei thought the car belonged to Lu Xi'an but didn't say anything, heading first to the passenger seat with the others following.

Lu Xi'an ignored them and continued investigating the car. It had a large central control screen, and the interior was exquisite and luxurious, resembling domestic cars from the past life.

The gear lever on the dashboard resembled an aircraft throttle. Looking at the markings on it, it was different from the previous life, not in English letters but in Chinese characters: "Stop, Start, Reverse, Manual."

Hmm... it's automatic.

After driving Yao Wei's manual car for so long, he wondered if he would still be used to driving automatic.

This car also had a hood at the front, but since it didn't even have a generator, let alone an engine, what was the hood for?

He speculated for a moment, thinking maybe to power the car, Gou needed to be placed in the front section underneath the hood? Could there be an electrical interface there?

With that thought, he searched the car and found the hood trigger under the left side of the driver's seat, pulling it.

"Click—"

The hood popped open.

Yao Wei and the others just arrived at the front and, seeing the hood pop open with a "click," couldn't help but stop to watch. Chai Xin couldn't resist exclaiming, "Wow, it's huge!"

Lu Xi'an got out of the car to take a look and indeed, it was huge.

The front of the car wasn't a power connection area but rather an enormous storage space, capable of storing a lot of things.

Lu Xi'an wasn't sure if this was a modified fuel car, but nonetheless, with such a large storage space, it could also enhance the safety of the cabin. In case of an accident, such a long car front would provide a buffer, which was pretty good.

But in that case, where does Gou connect for power?

Lu Xi'an returned to the car with questions, simply asking Gou directly, "Gou, where should you connect to this car?"

Without a word, Gou jumped onto the front control panel and turned into a box, lying flat in the middle section.

"Zizz—"

The part of the control panel that held the "box" suddenly sank in, embedding the box that Gou had turned into entirely.

In an instant, the car's dashboard lights illuminated, and the large central screen lit up.

"Hello, compatriot, enjoy your drive."

From the car's audio system, an electronically synthesized voice suddenly chimed in.

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