Lu Xi'an not only gave Luo Ping and his group two pieces of Fungus Stone but also moved the Resonant Gene Scanner scavenged from Xuan Xiaocao's group's van onto Yao Wei's former vehicle.

—Of course, it is now Luo Ping and his group's car.

Naturally, accompanying the Resonant Gene Scanner is the "charging box" that powers it.

"You guys should keep this too."

Lu Xi'an said.

"Power box?"

When Luo Ping received the "charging box," he casually remarked.

Lu Xi'an then realized that people in this world refer to this as a "power box."

He said, "I took a look, and the power cable interface for this Resonant Gene Scanner is different from ours, with two plugs, one of which can connect to the vehicle.

"In that case, if the car has fuel, you don't need to use it; once out of fuel, you can connect the power box."

Luo Ping grinned and said, "Better not, gasoline is far more precious than the electricity in this power box.

"Brother, thanks to you guys, we're not like others. Others treasure power boxes, getting one and cherishing it greatly, reluctant to use it, but we don't need to.

"I had a power box before, and you brother and sister left me one previously. Once the base has electricity, it can charge it up.

"And about that pyramid, after you mentioned it last time, I went back and asked the AI for help, and it turns out the pyramid can be used too.

"My original power box, different from others, has a port specially for connecting to the base of the pyramid for charging. This way, we can have power wherever we go.

"I brought along the pyramid you guys left this time. Brother, look—"

As he spoke, he opened the car trunk door, letting Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei peek inside, and indeed, in the corner of the car was the pyramid Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had retrieved from East Mountain in Jianshan City.

Unexpectedly, this thing has finally come to use.

Lu Xi'an chuckled, "Nice, this is good. In this case, it's truly a charging box."

"Charging box?"

Luo Ping's eyes lit up slightly, "This name is not bad, sounds much better than power box. Let's call it a charging box from now on."

Lu Xi'an was indifferent to this; whether it's a charging box or a power box, they hardly use it.

Hmm...

Still better to keep one, just in case we need the dog to maintain state while needing electricity away from the camper.

Thinking of this, he immediately spoke up: "In that case, let me keep this charging box, just so we won't be caught without if we need it in the future."

"No problem!"

Luo Ping promptly returned the newly received charging box to Lu Xi'an, and with a smile, said, "Anyway, we've got several charging boxes; you guys should hold onto this one. There've been quite a few of these at the base before.

"And Fungus Stones, do you want to keep another one? These are most useful; you spend a lot of time outside and face many risks; better to keep one more?"

Upon hearing Luo Ping say this, Chai Xin attempted to pass her Fungus Stone back to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

However, Lu Xi'an pushed it back, gently tapped Chai Xin's little head, and said, "Keep it yourself, train well, no need to give it to me."

He finished and then told Luo Ping, "One is enough for us. You guys also need to venture out, and there are more Neo-Humans among you. Keeping two more will enhance the overall strength better. You guys need these more than we do, so keep them."

Luo Ping opened his mouth as if something was stuck in his throat and couldn't speak, feeling a lump in his throat.

Lu Xi'an, however, didn't mind him, and then smiled at Chai Xin, "Your hair is much smoother, looks like you took care of it well at home."

"Yes, yes, sometimes I don't want to wash it, but Master Shu insists on me washing, saying since we have enough water, we should keep clean and avoid bugs."

Chai Xin nodded repeatedly as she spoke, her smile brimming, unable to suppress it, cheerful and delightful. She quite enjoyed Lu Xi'an stroking her head and hair, feeling close and comfortable.

Lu Xi'an said with a smile, "That's good, Master Shu is right; he has much experience from the old world, so you should listen to him well.

"Also, train well, study the knowledge in books seriously. Learning more can never hurt."

He felt as if he had unconsciously taken Chai Xin as his close junior.

This junior couldn't stay by his side, so he couldn't help but take the chance now to talk more, make more requests, guide and teach, as if passing on experience.

Besides these words, he told Chai Xin much more, like how to react to danger, maintain good relationships with others at home, listen to Luo Ping, and so on.

If it were a rebellious child from a previous life, hearing his long-winded advice might retort, "Not your business," but luckily, Chai Xin was very obedient, not so rebellious, hearing everything Lu Xi'an said, nodding continuously, saying, "Uh-huh, I got it."

Chai Xin turned to Yao Wei.

Yao Wei opened her mouth, wanting to say something too but thinking about it, she realized she wasn't eloquent, and everything she wanted to say had been covered by Lu Xi'an, so she just said, "Listen to Lu Xi'an."

"Uh-huh, I know,"

Chai Xin squinted her eyes with a smile, smiling even happier, "I'm just like big sister, we all listen to big brother!"

Yao Wei: "..."

Now she was even more at a loss for words.

Luo Ping, Liu Hua, and Tang Er were holding back laughter, but when they saw Yao Wei's calm gaze, they quickly suppressed their smiles.

After the handover, Lu Xi'an said, "Let's make some food, have a good meal together, then rest for the night and leave tomorrow."

Everyone agreed: "Sure."

The meal was prepared in the RV of Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei. They didn't skimp and took out both barley and rice, cooking a big pot full.

Lu Xi'an also stir-fried shredded potatoes, made braised eggplant, a cold dish with sausages, and pan-fried six eggs.

While cooking, Lu Xi'an said, "These potatoes, sweet potatoes, and barley, we won't leave for you.

"Now that the danger east of Jiangbei City, near Yangcai County, has been eliminated, there shouldn't be much risk going to Caiyang Mountain.

"When you dig out the medal I left there, you can trade it with the people on East Island on your own.

"That Hu Xiaodong can't bear to give up the pond water business and will definitely go up Caiyang Mountain again. You can find him to buy some seeds then."

Luo Ping said, "No problem, on our way back, we'll head east and check out Caiyang Mountain! I really didn't expect there to be such a secret there, big brother and sister, it's all thanks to you. If it were me, I'd probably never have discovered that place till I died!"

Lu Xi'an didn't respond to his flattery and continued cooking.

They had limited tableware, so Luo Ping and the others brought their own, and they couldn't place the dishes separately in plates.

But it was okay, everyone here was used to surviving in this world and weren't fussy. Once Lu Xi'an finished the dishes, everyone tasted them, and then it was mixed together, and nobody minded.

While cooking, Liu Hua and Tang Er came to help and also took the opportunity to learn, saying they wanted to try cooking for everyone when they had the chance back home.

Luo Ping and Chai Xin also wanted to help, but the RV was cramped, so they moved left and right until Lu Xi'an had to shoo them away.

"I see you have some firewood in your car, right? Why don't you make a fire and bake six sweet potatoes?"

Lu Xi'an simply sent them off the RV and handed out six sweet potatoes.

Luo Ping returned three, saying, "We'll take three. Two people can share one. You've already made so much food; more sweet potatoes would be wasteful. Big brother and sister, you should keep more supplies for yourselves."

Lu Xi'an didn't press and took back three sweet potatoes.

So Luo Ping and Chai Xin went off to roast the sweet potatoes.

When Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei, Tang Er, and Liu Hua finished cooking and got off the RV, they saw the two had built a fire and were burning it with sweet potatoes tossed in to roast directly.

Each squatted on one side of the fire, holding a stick to poke the sweet potatoes now and then, turning them over.

The aroma of the sweet potatoes wafted from the fire, making Chai Xin swallow: "Is this called a sweet potato? Smells so good!"

Luo Ping also swallowed and said, "Smells good, right? When we head to Caiyang Mountain, let's get more sweet potatoes and I will let you roast to your heart's content!"

Chai Xin nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, from now on, leave all the sweet potato roasting to me! I'd be happy to roast sweet potatoes all my life!"

Luo Ping praised, "That's the spirit!"

Lu Xi'an: "..."

Yao Wei: "..."

Liu Hua: "..."

Tang Er: "..."

"Alright, time to eat, enough about your grand sweet potato plans."

Lu Xi'an said, "Let's eat first, then the sweet potatoes. After eating them, rest well. When the sweet potatoes are about done, take them out and keep them near the fire, or they'll burn."

"Okay!"

Everyone responded.

Afterwards, everyone filled their bowls with rice cooked with barley, topped with a hodgepodge of shredded potatoes, braised eggplant, and cold sausages, devouring it with gusto.

After eating, they moved on to the sweet potatoes, peeling off the skin to reveal the crispy charred outer layer and the soft, sweet insides.

"So good! So good!"

Everyone's mouths were nearly too hot to close — mainly because it was scalding.

But despite the heat, they couldn't wait because it was just too delicious.

Once full, they drank some water, quenched their thirst, then put out the fire and lay on the ground.

Luo Ping couldn't help but sigh, "Great! Really great! This is the best meal I've ever had! It would be wonderful if we could eat like this every day!"

Lu Xi'an also lay down on the ground with Yao Wei, and hearing Luo Ping's words, he added, "It will be."

"Yes, it will be," Luo Ping said, "Life at home is getting better, and we have more and more things. How could it not? Of course, it will be!"

——After listening to Lu Xi'an enough, he had switched from calling the place a base to calling it home.

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