Bai Yucheng pretended to cover his nose, showing disgust at Qin Tan's approach, but his foot on the gas pedal never stopped.

After a few bursts of speed, the three vehicles finally managed to get completely away from the tumbleweed swarm.

Looking at the dented roof of the car, Xi Yang seriously doubted whether they could reach their destination alive.

As the first team to explore such a long distance, the mission they carried made it impossible for them to easily back down.

After Qin Tan found a place to deal with the situation, the vehicle continued on its way.

The further northwest you go, the more plains you'll find.

After the removal of human intervention, many places have restored their healthy ecological environment.

The vehicle rolled over the grass, and among the grass, they found a lot of wild rice.

The golden rice swayed in the wind, and the most eye-catching part was the grains of rice.

Each one is about the size of a fingernail.

Some of the plump rice husks had burst open, revealing the white rice grains inside.

A delicate fragrance wafts on the autumn breeze, quite intoxicating.

These rice plants are even better than those cultivated by experts inside the city walls.

The wild ones are growing exceptionally well.

Just in time for the harvest season, Xia Shuang organized a team to dig up some samples and put them in Ke Yuanyun's space. They could use them for research later and benefit the people.

Every scene along the way was new and exciting for them.

The plants that grew wildly in the wilderness became the masters of the blue planet.

Some of the weeds were so tall that they blocked the view.

Bai Yucheng drove the car, carefully discerning the direction, and slowly moved forward.

Fortunately, the instrument used for positioning was not damaged.

"This is so difficult to walk on."

Ke Yuanyun complained.

Xi Yang poked his head out of the skylight, recording everything he saw in his mind.

This is the third day since they came out.

In the wilderness, the atmosphere of late autumn is even more intense, and even the temperature drop becomes much more noticeable.

The group of people were all extraordinary individuals, but some of them couldn't withstand the chill of late autumn and put on their coats.

Qin Tan, wrapped in a trench coat, ran her fingers through the wind outside, feeling its coolness.

"Have you noticed that the temperature drops more and more as you go further in the road?"

Bai Yucheng tapped the steering wheel with his fingers as he asked.

Even though the Northwest is a harsh and cold place, they haven't reached the edge of the Northwest yet, and it's not winter yet.

This temperature is really not right.

I think so too.

Xia Yao agreed.

She was a bit sensitive to the cold, so she was bundled up the most. It was fine when she was in the car, but as soon as she got out, she had to put on another coat.

Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow in through the window, and Xia Yao would feel a bone-chilling cold.

This cold wind penetrates deep into the bone marrow, leaving no trace of even the thickest layer of fat.

"Hopefully it's not a bad thing."

Shen Qing rubbed his hands together as he spoke.

"My ancestral home used to be in the Northwest."

“Every winter, not only is it bitterly cold, but resources are also scarce. I heard that a long, long time ago, some people died of cold and starvation in the winter.”

Shen Qing's words made one feel as if they had been plunged into a frozen wasteland.

In the vast expanse of white, there was no food, no human presence.

It would be very difficult for humans to survive in such an environment.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Ke Yuanyun shook his body and refuted Shen Qing.

"I have warm clothes and food here, what's there to be afraid of?"

They made thorough preparations before setting off.

"The problem is that some cold weather can be ignored."

After Shen Qing finished speaking, she met Ke Yuanyun's gaze, covered her mouth with a smile, and shut up.

Perhaps Shen Qing was a joke, but this joke was like a curse. As the story progressed, their perception of the cold became increasingly intense.

Calculating the time, it was clearly noon, yet the surrounding weeds and leaves were covered with a thick layer of white frost.

When he opened his mouth, he exhaled a puff of cold mist.

Even with the car windows tightly closed, the chill still seeps in everywhere.

Xi Yang wrapped herself in a small cotton-padded jacket.

He put his hands in his pockets, pressed his face against the window, and stared intently, wiping the fog off the window every now and then.

They hadn't encountered any danger for a day; instead, the cold air attack had become their biggest enemy.

Now, needless to say, they can tell that the temperature is wrong.

"Could something have happened over there?"

Xi Yang thought for a moment and then shared his opinion.

After the cataclysm, no one can guarantee whether Earth will remain the same under the onslaught of abyssal energy.

If a place that is already cold becomes even colder, that's understandable.

The problem is that this isn't a normal environmental change.

As Shen Qing said, the cold can kill.

No one could provide an answer.

"Look over there, isn't there a village?" Xi Yang said excitedly, pointing in that direction.

After the vehicle drove out of a grassy area, a village could be seen in the distance.

This village was probably once the property of a wealthy family, with many small Western-style houses, which have been preserved in their most basic form over the years.

The vehicle stopped, and everyone got out and boarded.

Some of the doors of the houses were open, but unfortunately, there was hardly anyone around.

"Let's rest here tonight."

"Xiyang, draw a map of the surrounding area."

Xia Shuang made arrangements, and Xi Yang, who had a task, shamelessly asked Qin Tan to be his bodyguard.

The village was quite large, and beneath the white frost lay a layer of ash.

Qin Tan led Xi Yang along and found a sign for a "Home of Honor".

Someone from this family served in the army back then.

"This looks like the village chief's house."

Xi Yang picked up a photo frame. The glass was intact, and the people in the photo looked clear.

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