(You are strongly recommended to listen to—"Hotel California" vocals while reading this chapter)
Under the vast moonlight, Su Mo raised his head.
For a moment, he seemed to see the gray clouds on the horizon outlining Ma Gu's smiling face—the true man who had never become a deserter to the very end.
The dead were gone, and the living had to carry on.
With Ma Gu's notebook in hand, Su Mo felt the responsibility weighing on him grow heavier.
But this was not the time to mourn the fate of the world.
Oreo was already howling repeatedly below, clearly extremely curious about the Dune Buggy.
After briefly tidying up the traces on the ground, Su Mo quickened his pace and reached the foot of the hill.
The Dune Buggy's seat was a single-person cockpit. However, behind the engine, Ma Gu had installed a small additional cockpit, probably for hauling small amounts of cargo.
That spot was just right for Oreo.
He picked Oreo up and placed him in the rear seat, then pulled out the safety belt used to secure the seat and strapped Oreo in.
"Don't move around later. Be careful not to fall out and become a disabled dog."
After giving Oreo a scare, Su Mo watched him sit obediently in a row just like Big Spark. Smiling, Su Mo returned to the front.
He leaned sideways into the cockpit, fastened his safety belt, and skillfully pressed the ignition button.
The Dune Buggy started up once more, its engine beginning to hum.
Oreo in the back seat was clearly startled, but with Su Mo's warning, he did not make any panicked movements.
After confirming several times that everything was fine, Su Mo pushed the gear lever into forward, then released the brake.
The Dune Buggy began to move