Chapter 1815 A City in Need of Sunshine

Xiao Peng has always believed that his flying skills are quite good - when he was in the Netherlands, his family had several Senas-208s. When he was in the Netherlands, Xiao Peng would fly the plane to help farmers around Delft spread pesticides and insecticides when he had nothing to do. His main purpose was to hone his flying skills.

As a result, after arriving in the Arctic, he now admires Russian pilots even more - their flying skills are all honed in harsh environments!

Xiao Peng failed to land four times in a row.

Every time the plane was severely tilted by the crosswind when landing at a low altitude over the river, Xiao Peng had the urge to call Kaxin and ask him what to do in this situation. In the end, it was Xiao Peng's extraordinary strength that held down the joystick, otherwise it would be a question whether they could land.

After the plane landed, Xiao Peng took out a canvas to cover the engine and began to walk through the snow with Terekhin and the others. They had to cross the deciduous forest by the river to the other side of the forest, which was about three kilometers long.

Three kilometers might sound like a short distance, but it would be a life-threatening journey. Fortunately, the snow in the forest wasn't that deep, which made the journey easier. Furthermore, these people were quite strong, otherwise, whether they could even walk the full three kilometers would be a question.

Even this made everyone exhausted. They walked three kilometers for nearly two hours before finally walking out of the forest.

After walking out of the forest, Xiao Peng seemed to have arrived in another world.

A road appeared before me, with a gas station on the side. Not far behind the gas station were rows of residential buildings.

Why didn't Xiao Peng land here?

That's impossible!

When Xiao Peng arrived, he saw a massive snowplow shoveling away the snow: a massive bulldozer, digging its way forward bit by bit. Just how thick was the snow? At least three or four meters deep! The gas station had been dug out of the snow.

Terekin and his companions brought Xiao Peng into the gas station. After seeing Terekin and his companions, everyone greeted them happily. After knowing that they were rescued by Xiao Peng, they were even more excited.

The reason they were happy was not because Terekin and the others were rescued, but because Xiao Peng was from Daxia.

At first, when they saw Xiao Peng's "mountain eagle"-like clothes and his fluent Russian without retroflex sounds, they thought he was a Yakut, just like Terekin. But when they learned that Xiao Peng was from Daxia, they were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Terekin told Xiao Peng: From the establishment of Norilsk to today, no more than five Daxia people have come to this city - the first time this city saw Daxia people was in 2019... People here call people from other provinces of Russia "outer continents", and meeting a foreigner like Xiao Peng is like meeting an alien!

In addition, Xiao Peng saved Terekin and his group. Terekin didn't even charge Xiao Peng for the food he wanted to buy, but only asked him to take a photo with them...

They passed a snowy road dug out by the gas station and arrived at the residential building behind it: the entire first floor of the residential building was covered with snow. If they hadn't dug out this snowy road, no one in the residential building would have been able to leave.

Terekin's room was on the eighth floor, and there was no elevator. After several people climbed the stairs together, Terekin opened the door. After entering, Xiao Peng was surprised: he thought he had entered a garden.

The whole room is filled with flower pots containing various green plants.

Terekin took out slippers for Xiao Peng, and the others put coats and other things for Xiao Peng. Like other places, the temperature in the room was quite high, and several people quickly changed into short-sleeved shirts.

"Xiao, you'll stay in this room for two days!" Terekin said, "It's snowing again. According to our weather conditions, it will snow for at least five days."

Xiao Peng sat on the sofa with a dark look on his face: "Oh my god, how am I going to leave here? Don't we have to dig snow?"

A girl came out of the room nearby and said with a smile, "We'll help you dig snow then!"

Xiao Peng was a little confused when he saw her: She was only wearing underwear. What do you mean?

The two girls here are both named Anna. This name is very common in Russia, so they are addressed by their surnames. This girl is called Sosheshiya and the other one is called Zasosova.

Seeing Xiao Peng looking at her, Suo Xishiya opened a small door next to her, pressed a button and walked in.

"Solarium?" Xiao Peng finally understood.

Terekin opened the refrigerator and handed Xiao Peng a bottle of beer, saying, "Our winter here lasts nine months, and there's also two months of polar night without sunlight. For people like us, sunlight is extremely scarce, which keeps melatonin levels high. So most of our apartments are equipped with ultraviolet lamps. But ultraviolet lamps alone aren't enough. Our schools arrange for students to undergo phototherapy every day. Solariums are becoming more and more common. These kids are all practicing martial arts, so they have to keep their bodies healthy. High melatonin levels can cause fatigue, depression, irritability, and other adverse reactions, so I installed a solarium like this. You see, there's no greenery in our entire city, so almost every household grows plants at home to soothe the body and mind. Green ivy, aloe vera, snake plants, spider plants... Isn't my place pretty good?"

Xiao Peng stood up and looked at the window. There were four buildings here that formed a square and an enclosed patio to resist the strong cold wind. There was a passage about one meter wide where the buildings met, which was done to ensure normal air circulation.

After hearing what Terekhin said, Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Are these young people living here? Do you provide food and lodging for them when they practice martial arts?"

Terekhin laughed. "Of course that's impossible. Don't underestimate our club. Even though it's just a branch, we have over a hundred students. How can we possibly support them all? Let me tell you this, the people of Norilsk are probably the most athletic people in the world. After all, exercise is a great way to stay healthy in such an extreme environment. Many world champions in figure skating, skiing, gymnastics, and swimming have come from here! There's a public swimming pool, a gym, a football field, an ice rink... Anyway, it's not as boring as you think. I'll take you to see our boxing gym later, and you'll understand. They followed me because... they're all children from the 'Miners' Family Compound'."

Xiao Peng was just about to ask what this "miners' family compound" was all about when the girl named Zasosova walked out and said, "Terekin, Xiao, prepare dinner!"

Terekin smiled and said, "Xiao, Zasosova's cooking skills are quite good. Let me show you the most authentic Russian cuisine."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said this, but when Terekin said this, Xiao Peng felt a chill in his heart.

Authentic Russian cuisine? Spare me some time!