Chapter 297: Paper-Thin Ice Cave

Chu Qiao took the ice pick and quickly slid down to the side of the ice cave, so that he was on the same level as Xiao Wang.

"Don't panic, put down the camera, take this, and as soon as you slip out of the ice hole, immediately stick the ice axe into the snow and wait for me to rescue you."

“Click…”

The crack was still spreading, and Chu Qiao pushed the ice pick over.

Xiao Wang caught the ice pick with one hand and pushed the camera towards Chu Qiao.

The massive camera scratched white streaks across the ice.

"Don't look back."

Chu Qiao pushed another ice pick to Huang Li. He seemed calmer and pointed at the camera: "I'll take this. It's my lifeblood."

Chu Qiao threw him a piece of rope: "Then tie it around your body so you don't have to worry about holding on to it."

Huang Li was quick and experienced. She quickly strapped the camera to her chest, picked up the ice pick, and slid down.

Chu Qiao saw the two men rowing away and pricked up his ears to listen to the sounds coming from the cave entrance.

Hearing Xiao Wang's scream, Chu Qiao knew that he had reached the cave entrance.

"how's it going."

"I...I'm stuck. I don't think I can hold on much longer."

Chu Qiao held the camera and had no climbing tools at hand. She rubbed her frozen hands and held the ice wall with one hand. The smooth ice wall made it difficult for her to find a foothold, but Chu Qiao still relied on her super strong balance to move on the ice surface bit by bit.

Xiao Wang and Huang Li looked at Chu Qiao eagerly.

But Chu Qiao did not seem to be as they imagined, coming in a hazy glow, but instead looked embarrassed.

This doesn't look like it can save people.

Xiao Wang yelled, "Chu Qiao, I'm not going to die here, am I? I'm not married yet, and I haven't found a girlfriend yet."

Chu Qiao observed the environment outside the ice cave.

A 60-degree downward ice slope appeared before him.

Chu Qiao held one hand in the ice and with the other hand he deftly tied a rope around the waists of the two photographers, made a circle, and expertly tied a knot with one hand.

"Don't be afraid, give me the ice axe!

Xiao Wang hesitated. Once they lost their ice axes, they would immediately slide down the ice slope and disappear without a trace!

Chu Qiao shouted, "Don't waste time. Give me the ice pick. We're like grasshoppers tied together in a boat. Don't worry, if you slide down, you'll take me with you."

"I will keep you safe."

[Xiao Wang, could you please stop wasting time?]

[Master Chu, please stop saving me.]

【What a waste of Master Chu's feelings.】

…

Huang Li first handed the ice draft to Chu Qiao.

He yelled at Xiao Wang, "Chu Qiao is right. If anyone is in danger now, we will drag him down. It's better to trust her."

Xiao Wang then handed the report in his hand to Chu Qiao.

【It is better not to save selfish people. 】

[How can Beidou TV be so timid and cowardly? ]

[I give up. Is this your level? Are you waiting to die?]

The fans in the live broadcast room became anxious and started to curse Xiao Wang together.

Chu Qiao didn't think so.

After all, when life is in danger, it is human instinct to survive!

"Ah...Help, Chu Qiao, save me..."

The two men, having left their ice axes, fell rapidly downwards.

The rope around Chu Qiao's waist was instantly straightened and slid down with the two of them.

It was said that it was late, but it was fast. Chu Qiao plunged the ice axe into the snow, slowing down the descent!

Carrying the weight of three people, Chu Qiao was not as confident as before, but she had to give it a try.

Chu Qiao didn't know where this downhill slope led to, but she knew that this was not the direction she wanted to go.

She was going to return to her original position, which meant he had to climb up along the outside of the ice cave.

The ice on the left side made crackling sounds, and the ice could no longer bear the weight of the three people.

Chu Qiao didn't dare to hesitate, and swung the ice pick forward and plunged it into the ice.

She struggled to move upwards in the snow.

The weight of three people pressed down on him, and the veins on Chu Qiao's forehead bulged out, and his face flushed.

"Are we going to die?"

"I don't want to die here."

"I have children. I don't want to die here."

The two were so nervous that their facial expressions were out of control and they kept crying.

"Shut up." Chu Qiao shouted, "If anyone has to die, I'll be the first to die. Move your hands and feet, try to lie on the slope and increase friction."

The two were startled by Chu Qiao's sudden anger.

"If you want to die, go ahead. No one can save you."

Huang Li leaned forward and dug her fingers into the ice, enduring the pain.

Chu Qiao felt a lightness behind him and breathed a sigh of relief.

"From now on, follow my rhythm. When I say left, you should take your left leg and climb up. When you climb, make sure you stick to the ice and lift yourself up."

The two did not dare to doubt Chu Qiao: "Understood."

Chu Qiao nodded: "Left, right, left..."

The three of them moved in unison, their pants making a hissing sound as they moved against the ice.

"Chu Qiao, I feel like my pants are about to rip."

Chu Qiao's fingertips were scratched by the ice, and he said coldly, "Even if it wears out your pants and exposes your legs, you have to do it this way. Continue."

"How are you?" a voice suddenly sounded above my head.

Chu Qiao looked up and saw Director Xiao.

"Director Xiao, is there a fulcrum on it?"

"No, I can pull you guys."

Chu Qiao looked at Director Xiao's body.

Forget it, don’t let the old man drag you down, or you’ll become the public enemy of the outdoor channel.

"Director Xiao, do you want to bring some salt?"

Director Xiao took off his backpack and dumped everything out. He flipped through the bag and said, "There's actually one packet. I put it there when I was about to cook noodles."

"Sprinkle it on the ice."

Xiao Wang said with a sad face: "What's the point of sprinkling salt? You'd better crawl away quickly."

"It's too shaky up there, it's hard to get up." While waiting for Director Xiao to spread salt, Chu Qiao held onto the ice and explained, "When salt meets water, it seeps into the ice due to osmosis. The ice melts into the salt, forming a solid, saturated brine. The surrounding temperature is above -21 degrees Celsius, and the melted salt absorbs the surrounding heat and dissolves."

"And the sodium chloride solution it becomes after dissolving contains sodium ions and chloride ions. These two ions will destroy the crystal network structure of the water and prevent it from freezing."

"These two effects make the ice surface melt and difficult to refreeze."

[Master Chu, that's not right. If the ice melts, won't it become more slippery?]

[Master Chu, are you mistaken? ]

Director Xiao had already spread the salt. The drone zoomed in and saw that the ground had begun to melt. The originally hard and smooth ice surface had turned into small holes and was uneven.

Chu Qiao shouted, "Let's go now."

"Left."

"right."

"Left."

…

The three people finally bypassed the snow cave and returned to the high platform.

Chu Qiao looked up at the sky which was gradually clearing up and shook his head. Before coming here, he had heard that the weather in Iceland was like a baby's face, sometimes cloudy and sometimes sunny. Now he had really experienced it.