A glacier is like a living beast; it exerts its might when at rest, but can cause destruction when angry.

The weather was clear when we were walking just now, but in the blink of an eye, dark clouds gathered and the cold wind whistled. There was no telling when a blizzard would come.

"Hurry up and get going," Jiang Ran came back to his senses and glanced at the sky. "We'll be leaving the glacier soon."

But luck was not on their side. Not long after they started walking, they encountered another huge ice crack.

In fact, few people know that the most dangerous thing on the glacier is not the extremely low temperature or the extremely high wind speed blizzard, but the ice cracks.

The reason is very simple. Low temperatures and blizzards are visible and predictable dangers, but ice cracks are often difficult to predict. They always appear when people are unaware and can take their lives if they are not careful.

An ice crevasse is a narrow abyss on a glacier, usually more than 30 meters deep, as high as a ten-story building. Once a person falls into it, even if he does not die on the spot, he often has no chance of escaping. The only fate that awaits him is to slowly die in despair.

What's terrifying is that cracks in the ice are often covered with a very thin layer of snow, which is called a snow bridge. Humans never know when they will walk on a snow bridge, or when it will collapse.

The only thing that could be considered lucky was that the snow bridge that Jiang Ran and his friends encountered had a hole the size of a football somehow pierced through it. Jiang Ran noticed this keenly and shouted to everyone to stop in time.

"What should we do now?" Fu Bo asked nervously, "Do we have to go through here?"

Bai Zhiyong glanced cautiously at the cave entrance. "It has to be at least ten meters deep, right? I can't see the end from here."

"But this is almost the only way to get down the glacier," Jiang Ran said. "If we take a detour, we'll have to pass another snow cornice, and it will add at least three hours to the journey. But the blizzard is coming soon..."

Although it is difficult to cross the snow cracks, after weighing the pros and cons, this road must be taken.

But now that we have seen the danger, we certainly cannot rush in rashly.

Jiang Ran took out a small square brick from his backpack and walked towards the crack in the snow.

Zeng Pei followed worriedly: "What are you going to do? It's very dangerous over there."

"This is the small bomb I brought with me," Jiang Ran said without looking up. "The snow bridge is blocking the crack, which is too risky. Only by blowing it up can we clearly identify the crack. Then it will be much safer to walk along the snow layers on both sides of the crack."

Xu Yang also came over and asked: "Is this why you asked me for the bomb?"

"No, how could I have predicted so much?" Jiang Ran said with a wry smile, "At first, I thought it would be very likely to be used on the ice field. Even if we went up the glacier, we could use explosives to prevent avalanches. I didn't expect it would end up being used here."

Zeng Pei glanced ahead and said, "This crack in the snow is conservatively estimated to be at least fifty or sixty meters long. There's no way a single bomb could blow up the entire snow bridge."

"You're right," Jiang Ran nodded, rummaging through his backpack again and pulling out a handful of stuff. "So I prepared more than ten bombs, which should be enough."

Zeng Pei paused and gave her a thumbs up: "How thoughtful."

It sounds great, but when implementing it, a new problem arises.

The snow bridge had to be blown up before anyone stepped onto it, to ensure their safety. This meant blowing up at least ten meters of the snow bridge ahead, but since the bridge couldn't be blown up without anyone on it, this double-edged sword created a paradox.

Jiang Ran was troubled by the vast expanse of white snow ahead. After thinking for a while, he said, "You guys stay here first. I'll go up and blow up the snow bridge, and then you guys can come up."

Fu Bo's expression changed: "You want to..."

"I'll leave half of the bombs for you. If something happens to me, you can try to go forward and blow them up yourself."

Zeng Pei certainly disagreed: "Let you face danger alone while we stay here and cower in fear. Do you think we can do such a thing?"

"If there were any other way, I wouldn't want to do this." Jiang Ran smiled bitterly and patted her shoulder. "It's better to take risks alone than with a group, right?"

"That way, if something happens to me, you'll still have a chance to move on. If something happens to everyone, it'll be the end."

"Besides," Jiang Ran paused and smiled, "This is the advantage of the interstellar age. Even if I really fell into a crack in the snow, I would just sleep in a lifeboat. I wouldn't be hurt."

How could Zeng Pei believe such nonsense?

She just sneered: "Since there is no danger, why not let me do it?"

As she spoke, she was about to reach out to grab the bomb from Jiang Ran's hand.

"Hey! Zeng Pei, don't..."

"If you have the guts, just give it to me! What's the point of rushing around on your own?"

"Then don't..."

"that……"

Ren Xiayang had just come back from the toilet. After listening to Fu Bo's explanation of the current situation, he walked up, rubbing his head and saying, "I think I can figure this out."

Jiang Ran and Zeng Pei turned around at the same time: "What do you have in mind?"

Ren Xiayang was startled by their simultaneous movements. After a moment's reaction, he said, "I've practiced throwing before. I can basically hit whatever I point at within 20 meters. As for bombs... I can just throw them directly in the direction you tell me to."

Jiang Ran and Zeng Pei: "..."

Seeing that they were both silent, Ren Xiayang was a little confused. He asked worriedly, "Could it be that the bomb was meant to explode instantly? Can't it be thrown over there?"

"No," Jiang Ran paused, turned his head and said, "Just do as you say."

In the following time, Ren Xiayang followed Jiang Ran's instructions and dropped a bomb every time he moved about ten meters, successfully clearing a path for everyone.

With Ren Xiayang's help, they finally managed to pass the snow crack safely.

After completing the journey, Jiang Ran looked back and said, "This crack in the snow must be about 70 to 80 meters long."

Xu Yang nodded: "It's much longer than I expected."

"This can be called the king in the snow crack." Jiang Ran said, "Our luck is really..."

"That's really terrible!" Fu Bo said.

"That's great!" Jiang Ran excitedly grabbed the ball and said as he adjusted it, "I have to record this rare scene!"

Fu Bo: "..." She is really something :)

After crossing the ice crack, everyone's luck finally improved a little.

The blizzard arrived as expected, but it only threatened the areas they had passed through before moving away without hitting them again.

After the ice crack, you will encounter a snow crust.

This is formed when the snow thaws and refreezes after a snowfall. Walking on the snow crust is very safe because you can put your feet in it and stand firmly.

Fu Bo particularly likes this place. He steps here and there, as if he is treating it as a game.

Jiang Ran couldn't help but laugh: "Aren't you about to freeze to death? Why are you still playing with ice at this time?"

Fu Bo said confidently: "In front of the game, life and death are just trivial matters."

Unfortunately, not long after, Fu Bo was slapped in the face.

The blizzard made a circle and soon swept towards them again, and it seemed that it was about to blow to the snow shell.

Fu Bo was the first to put on his backpack and urged everyone to get on the road quickly.

Jiang Ran held her belly and asked, "Life and death are trivial matters?"

Fu Bo's face was serious, and he spoke clearly and clearly, "My own life and death are trivial matters, while everyone else's life and death are important. How can I put everyone in danger just for this momentary pleasure?"

Jiang Ran: “…”

I really didn't realize that this guy is so good at making up lies.

After walking for about half an hour and crossing a turbulent and winding river, Jiang Ran and others finally left the glacier area completely.

Fu Bo was so happy that he almost jumped up.

He said regretfully: "It's a pity there are no fireworks here, otherwise we could have a good celebration."

Jiang Ran patted his head and asked, "Do you know that Iceland has a nickname?"

Fu Bo: "What nickname?"

Jiang Ran: "The land of ice and fire."

"What does this mean?"

"That is to say, although Iceland covers over 5,000 square kilometers and more than half of its land is covered by glaciers, it is also one of the countries with the most volcanoes on Earth."

Fu Bo felt a lump in his heart: "You mean..."

"Silly boy, why are you so happy so early?" Jiang Ran looked at him with pity. "After leaving the glacier, there's a volcano below. It's still a long way to go before we're safe!"

Fu Bo: “…”

The author has something to say:

【Small Theater】

Fu Bo: I’m nicknamed “The King of Bullshit” and “The Little Master of Talk”.

Jiang Ran: I clearly remember your nicknames were "Five Million" and "Bird Shit"?

Fu Bo: “…”