It was a portable speaker that ran on dry batteries.
Music was one of the few forms of entertainment for the demons in the Bloodthirsty Wasteland.
Especially those demons who took stimulants, they liked to play crazy rock music to liven things up when they were fighting, gambling, or venting their primitive animal desires.
The Golden Tooth pressed the play button, and the sound of wailing ghosts and howling wolves immediately came from the speaker.
Bai Xiaolu and Wanzanghai both felt a headache coming on.
The Golden Tooth curled his lips and pulled out the player that was plugged into the speaker. He crushed it and threw it out of the window, sending it into the wind and sand.
Then, he carefully took out his own player from his chest and plugged it in. The melodious old song immediately echoed in the stuffy car, bringing a bit of coolness.
"In the paradise of West Virginia
The Blue Ridge Mountains, the Shanandoah River
The creatures there are distant, older than the trees,
Younger than the mountains, growing like the breeze
Country Road, take me home, that's where I belong
West Virginia, Mama Mountain
Country Road, take me home! "
Of course, it was this song, The Golden Tooth's favorite, the battle song of the Citi Gang.
The Golden Tooth squinted his eyes and smiled. He shook his head and sang along.
To be honest, on the bloodthirsty battlefield, in the vast area where the wind and sand were howling, his rough voice was not too bad, and he could sing this country music in a different way.
But in the small and stuffy car, when the boy and the teenager were highly nervous, his voice was not much different from the wailing ghosts and howling wolves of heavy metal just now.
"Country Road —"
The Golden Tooth roared, and his fat butt squeaked against the seat. From time to time, he would hit Bai Xiaolu or Wanzanghai on the shoulder, depending on who was driving. "Take me home!"
The boy and the teenager looked at each other and saw the look in each other's eyes that said, "I dare to be angry, but I dare not say anything."
No, they did not even dare to be angry. They could only shrink their necks, smile, and even sing along with The Golden Tooth.
"Sing! Why don't you sing along? This is the best music in the world!"
The Golden Tooth happily scratched the itch on his wound. "West Virginia, Mama Mountain, Country Road, take me home!"
"West Virginia … Mama Mountain … Country Road … Take me home …"
The boy and the teenager reluctantly responded.
They listened to it again and again, and were forced by The Golden Tooth's "abuse" and sang along again and again. When their ears and throats were about to bleed, The Golden Tooth finally let them go and changed the song.
The melody of this song was more melodious and soft, and the slightly hoarse female voice was like the reluctant sunlight at dusk. It was completely different from the country song from before, and it immediately attracted Bai Xiaolu's attention.
The Golden of the Golden of the Golden Tooth of Of The Golden Tooth was the song song.
But he realized that the prewar culture in the underground city was definitely better preserved than on the surface. With his identity as a member of the underground race, he should know such a moving melody. There was no need to ask, as it would be a flaw if he did.
The Golden Tooth seemed to see through his thoughts and took the initiative to say, "This song is called Yesterday.
Once
More — Yesterday Once More. It's also very nice. Have you heard it in the underground city? "
"Yes, we have."
As expected, Wanzanghai said, "These classic English songs were also taught in the schools of the Alliance. But they are all old songs from decades ago. Nowadays, there are not many people …"
He stopped in time.
Bai Xiaolu did not know what to say. He just curled up in the middle of the guns and ammunition in the back seat and quietly listened to the ancient and warm music from decades ago.
"When I was young, I liked to listen to the radio.
Waiting for my favorite song.
Listening to it and singing at the same time.
How happy the old days were.
Gone in the blink of an eye, lost somewhere.
Today, they reappear.
My beloved old songs are like old friends reuniting after a long time.
Every melody, every note, is still shining.
Every enchanting syllable resounds again.
How wonderful it feels to sing about the past.
He crushed her heart. Tears welled up in his eyes.
Just like the past, yesterday reappears … "
Bai Xiaolu sang softly. At first, he stuttered a little and could only hum along.
Once
When he sang More, he could already keep up with the rhythm and feel the warmth, regret, and hope contained in the song.
"Before the nuclear war, this used to be a plantation. There were the best vineyards and all kinds of fruit gardens. There were also dozens of wineries that produced the best wine on this continent, no, on this planet."
The Golden Tooth put his arms on the car window and put his feet up comfortably. He narrowed his red prosthetic eyes and looked at the sandstorm, the Gobi Desert, and the wreckage of the battlefield outside the window. He said to the two little ghosts, "At that time, every time the fruit ripened, this place would become a colorful land like an oil painting, emitting all kinds of charming fragrances. When outsiders came here, they would get drunk even if they did not drink.
"Apples, pears, sugarcane, corn, tomatoes, potatoes — everything you can think of and everything you can't think of can be used to make wine. Of course, the best wine is still wine. Do you know how to make wine at that time?"
The Wasteland Overlord turned his big head and looked at Bai Xiaolu.
Bai Xiaolu shook his head and said honestly, "I don't know."
It had been a long time since grapes grew in the Wasteland. Or rather, Bai Xiaolu had never seen real grapes since he came to this world. Occasionally, he would find a few wild grapes next to the sea buckthorn bushes, but they were bitter and astringent, like small thorny balls that could not be eaten.
"We … people harvested the big, red, purple, fragrant, and sweet grapes and poured them into a big grape pool. Then, the most beautiful girls in the area would take off their shoes and socks, jump in, and stomp on the grapes with their feet until they were all crushed into juice. That was the best grape juice."
The Golden Tooth said happily, "Trust me, the wine that was squeezed and made in that way was the best thing in the world. Those girls also had the most beautiful feet in the world. They were the best girls you could find in this world, and they were worth sacrificing everything … really sacrificing everything … to get them and protect them.
"Look, that's the remains of the most famous winery at that time. Do you see that big barrel?"
Bai Xiaolu and Wanzanghai looked out of the window together.
They could only see red sand all over the sky, melted tanks, twisted IFVs, broken power armors, and piles of struggling bones.
However, under the illumination of the bloody setting sun, there seemed to be a vague outline in the depths of the sandstorm. There was also a big barrel that was seven or eight meters high. Of course, it could not be a real "barrel". It was probably something like a barn that was packaged into a wooden barrel and became the signature of the winery.
"At that time, the girls were in front of the winery, holding hands and stomping on the grape juice. Sometimes, they would even sing. I remember that there was a girl who could sing a lot of songs, including old songs that were already outdated at that time. Songs that only our generation's parents could sing, such as" Take "
Me
Home，
Country
"Road" or "Yesterday"
Once
"More", she could sing all of them, and she liked to sing them. All the boys were crazy about her. "
The Golden Tooth sighed softly. His head sank deep into the headrest, and he murmured, "It's all over. The good days of the past are all gone. The wine, the music, and the girls are all gone."
The red light in The Golden Tooth's eyes kept expanding and contracting, and it seemed to flicker a little. A slight squeaking sound came from the depths of his skull. It sounded like an ancient cassette tape that kept turning in reverse.
Bai Xiaolu stared blankly at the sky full of sand outside the car window. He saw the dilapidated winery and the big barrel that was riddled with holes in the sand.
He had never seen the grapes and other fruits that The Golden Tooth mentioned, nor had he seen those good girls with snow-white teeth, golden hair, and honey-like skin.
But he could imagine.
He thought of his sister.
How good would it be if there was no war?
If there was no war, no radiation, no acid rain, no mutant beasts, and no bandits, and if this place was still the vast and boundless Fertile Farm, maybe his sister would become the most beautiful girl in the world. She would be jumping on the sweet grapes, laughing and singing freely. She loved singing so much, just like the lark in the fairy tale.
She would not be like now, having a fever every two to three days. When she was weak, she could not even walk, and her singing would turn into suppressed moans.
"If yesterday could really be reproduced …"
Bai Xiaolu closed his eyes. A beautiful illusion appeared on his swollen eyelids. The boy held back his tears and murmured, "How good would that be?"
"What did you say?"
The Golden Tooth said, "Kid, what did you say?"
"I said, how good would it be if time could be turned back, and yesterday could be reproduced."
For some reason, Bai Xiaolu felt an uncontrollable feeling in his heart. He did not care if his identity would be exposed. He gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, maybe we can stop the outbreak of thermonuclear war and make the world a better place!"
When he said that, The Golden Tooth was the first to laugh.
"Naive kid, do you think that if you go back in time and stop a full-scale thermonuclear war because of nuclear weapons, everything will be fine?"
Bai Xiaolu was slightly taken aback.
"Is it not?"
"It's not."
The Golden Tooth said calmly, "Nuclear weapons are created by humans, and they are controlled by humans. So, what really destroys everything is not nuclear weapons, but humans themselves. Humans have ten thousand ways to destroy themselves. Even if you can go back in time and correct one mistake, how are you going to correct the other nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine?"
"Well …"
Bai Xiaolu had nothing to say, but the impulse in his heart burned stronger and stronger. He said stubbornly, "If we can go back in time and correct one mistake, we can naturally do it ten thousand times and correct all ten thousand mistakes. We can turn this wasteland back into the rich and colorful farm it was before!"
"Ha!"
The Golden Tooth smiled and did not say anything.
"Chi!"
Wanzanghai also smiled. He shrunk his head and focused on driving.
Bai Xiaolu felt that he had asked for a snub, but he also felt that he was arguing. He was too embarrassed to say anything else, so he curled up his thin body again and focused on listening to the song.
For a moment, no one in the car said anything.
Only the classic light gold melody kept echoing.
"Looking back on the past, the past is vivid.
How can the good times not be gone and never come back?
Everything is gone, I'm willing to sing for them.
Those love songs, I want to remember every line.
Those familiar melodies still move my heart.
The barriers of time disappear without a trace, every melody, every note is still shining.
Every enchanting syllable is sounding again. How wonderful it feels.
All the most beautiful memories appear before my eyes.
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