With slightly trembling fingers, he opened the photo album, which contained yellowing old photos.
Most of these old photos are of Chen Xin's parents when they were young, because later on, when Chen Xin was in college, digital cameras became popular, and it was no longer popular to keep photos.
Gently caressing these photos, Chen Xin had more tears on his face when he looked at his parents who were still in high spirits and in their prime and himself who was just a little kid.
Everything in the photos has long become a memory, and even the place where these photos were taken no longer exists and is difficult to find. I have grown to the age of my parents in the photos, and my parents have already grown white hair and have aged faces.
The greatest regret and sorrow in life is to have a child who wants to be raised but cannot be cared for.
Fortunately, Chen Xin did not have no chance to see his parents again, as long as he could cross the thousands of miles of road that blocked him.
Wiping away the tears on his face, Chen Xin looked through the old photos and looked at his parents on them. Chen Xin bit his lip and determined that he wanted to go back to his hometown to find his parents.
After tearing off a piece of paper from his notebook and writing the words "I want to go home" and pasting a family photo of his family on the paper, Chen Xin posted the paper in the most conspicuous place in the living room. s position.
Chen Xin, who had determined his goal, looked at his parents in the photo. There was no sadness in his eyes, but only determination.
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It is by no means an easy task to travel a distance of 600 kilometers and cross four provinces to return to my hometown to pick up my parents in this environment.
Of course, it is not unthinkable. Although the round trip is 1,200 kilometers, and the total distance is nearly 3,000 miles, even before the disaster, it would take a day and a night to drive, and even taking a train would take eight or nine hours. Traffic is completely cut off now.
According to the news Chen Xin heard from Qin Lan, although the national railway network and highway network have been greatly affected, the main railway lines connecting various provinces are still open.
As the northern gate of Hunan Province, this city is an important land and water transportation hub connecting Hunan Province and Hubei Province. Even under the current circumstances, there will be a train loaded with supplies from the direction of Hubei Province every week. This city, the capital of Hunan Province adjacent to this city, and surrounding counties and cities provide supplies.
Although I don’t know the traffic situation between Hubei and Anhui provinces, since the railways between Hunan and Hubei provinces are smooth, I think there should be operational railway lines between Hubei and Anhui provinces.
If Chen Xin just went back to his hometown to pick up someone, without considering the system, finding a way to catch a train to Hubei Province would be his best and only option.
As for taking the expressway by car...not to mention the fact that the expressway is still impassable, just driving for more than 600 kilometers and then back in the weather of dozens of degrees below zero is a fatal thing.
A little carelessness can lead to car crashes and fatalities.
Moreover, it was unknown whether cars would be able to travel along this road, not to mention the darkness outside and the visibility was so dark.
Even if Chen Xin wants to choose the road, he can only consider choosing the road by using the power of the system to transform his car into an all-terrain vehicle.
However, although the road is difficult to travel, if Chen Xin wants to return to his hometown smoothly to pick up his parents, he may really have to choose the road.
Under the current situation and general environment, it is obviously impossible for the railway to still carry passengers. Moreover, in the apocalypse, it is too late for ordinary people to hide in shelters. Who will take the train to travel far away
So even if Chen Xin could get a train ticket through Qin Lan or the SWAT team, he would most likely not choose to take the train, but drive back to his hometown by highway.
Of course, the SUV he had in the garage couldn't be driven back. Even before the disaster, he set out from the city with a full tank of gas. If he wanted to get to his hometown, he would definitely refuel once, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get home.
And under the current circumstances, where are the gas stations still open on the highway? You can't just put oil in a barrel on the road and pour it into the mailbox when there's no oil on the way, right
In that case, in addition to filling up the car itself, Chen Xin must at least carry enough gas to fill two tanks in the car to ensure that he can drive the car there and back.
So to drive back, Chen Xin had to upgrade his car, either by enlarging the fuel tank or changing the power source.
Enlarging the fuel tank is a solution. Although carrying more fuel also means a higher load on the car, if there is too much water, add more water. If there is too much water, add more water. It is indeed a way to solve the problem.
If we change the power source, we need to upgrade the system to an energy source that can be used for a long time, such as a power source such as a nuclear battery.
Nuclear batteries are not something only found in science fiction. Its official name should be radioisotope batteries. As early as 2012, the Curiosity rover launched by the Federation was equipped with a nuclear battery that can be used for fourteen years.
In the aerospace field, this technology is gradually being widely used.
Chen Xin feels that if his car can be equipped with such a nuclear battery, it should be enough for him to return to his hometown from this city and run back again.
The Curiosity Mars rover weighs 3893kg. Since the nuclear battery can propel it and has a service life of fourteen years, it is naturally not a problem to propel a car.
However, humans have not yet been able to really apply this to cars. As for the reason... the total investment in the Curiosity Mars rover project is US$2.6 billion.
Of course, for Chen Xin, who has a system, he only cares about how many survival points he needs to consume to upgrade his car to nuclear power.
Although he missed his parents very strongly, Chen Xin had no intention of leaving immediately.
Now the condition of his shelter is not perfect. After bringing his parents back, firstly, he has no place to live, and secondly, the shelter is not enough to support three people. He must at least upgrade the shelter as a whole so that it can accommodate more people. After humans can produce more food, they will consider bringing their parents back.
Although it is more than enough for him to take care of his own life now, after bringing his parents back, the consumption of three people will be three times more than what Chen Xin is doing now.
If you are not prepared, taking your parents back will only make your life worse and make your parents suffer with you.
So despite his firm determination to take his parents back, Chen Xin decided to make all the preparations first and then carry out the plan to take his parents back.
After writing these things on the paper with the family photo on it, Chen Xin looked at the family photo and reached out to touch it, which further strengthened his determination to take his parents back. (End of chapter)