Chapter 257 Snowstorm and Team Building
"Our station reports that since last night, a polar cold wave has been attacking our country from the north. Many cities in the northeast, north, and northwest of our country have been affected. The famous ecological park in this region, Bainiao Lake, has been hit hardest and has welcomed winter earlier than in previous years. This is another low-temperature cold wave following the sharp drop in temperature caused by the cold wave three years ago...
It is reported that our city and several surrounding cities have issued orange warning signals. There will be many days of heavy snow and strong winds in the future. Citizens going out are requested to take precautions against cold and freezing. Vehicles going out are requested to slow down and be prepared for anti-skid..."
Inside the buffet restaurant, the TV screen was playing the morning news, and the announcer was reporting on this sudden snowstorm.
From the other party's tone and expression, we can tell that although this kind of blizzard weather is a bit serious, it has happened in previous years because the whole area is close to the north. It's just that the temperature dropped and the heavy snow came a little suddenly this time, and it was also a lot earlier.
This time is when the hotel's breakfast buffet restaurant is the busiest. Many tourists are very concerned about the climate. After all, some of them have just arrived at Bainiao Lake for two days and are planning to have a good time skiing. But with the weather today, the northwest wind mixed with heavy snow, they don't even want to leave the hotel.
"I don't know how many days this blizzard will last. Why didn't we come a few days earlier? I heard it snowed a few days ago, but it was just a light snow that only lasted for a while. It would have been so beautiful to ski at that time, and the videos we took were also beautiful..."
Some people came here just to ski, but they encountered a blizzard as soon as they arrived. The ski resort was closed, and many other outdoor activities at the foot of the mountain were also closed.
"Forget it, let's just stay in the hotel and enjoy the snow scenery. We'll play in the hotel for the next two days. There's a gym, a SPA center, a hot spring pool, and the indoor heated swimming pool is also open. When the snow stops, there's so much snow outside, we can go out and make snowmen and have snowball fights, which is also nice."
"What's fun in the hotel? What's good about snowing..."
"If you don't want to stay in the hotel, we can stay at the foot of the mountain for two days. How about a villa by the lake? There are fishing and shrimp fishing grounds there, and we can grill the shrimps we catch on the spot?"
"The snow is so heavy, the cable car down the mountain is probably stopped, and the electric car should be difficult to drive. I'd better stay in the room and play games."
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All around, the tourists' attention was focused on this snowstorm.
Everyone has different ideas. Some people just make the best of it. Some people spend money to stay in a mountaintop hotel just for skiing, so they can't help but feel bad. But most tourists don't worry about anything else except their own itinerary.
After all, in everyone's opinion, such a snowstorm will soon pass.
The four people from Youxi had done all the necessary preparations a few days ago, and there was nothing to worry about at the moment. According to previous experience, their range of activities was estimated to be only within this ecological park. Anyway, they couldn't go out, so worrying about it was purely unnecessary.
Instead, they were reminded by other guests to go to the gym for a while after breakfast.
When they went back to the room to change clothes, they passed by the bakery outside the restaurant and smelled the aroma of freshly baked bread. The four of them turned around in tacit understanding and went in to take a look around. They bought all the freshly baked chicken steak sandwiches, cheese toast, mochi meat floss rolls, butter milk toast slices, sea salt coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice, brown sugar pearl milk...
In addition, they also bought most of the finished products on the bakery shelves: matcha cookies, chocolate mochi, mung bean ice cream and other canned and boxed desserts.
When they left the bakery, each of them carried two large bags, then changed into breathable and sweat-wicking sportswear and went to the gym for two hours.
Lin Wu and Tang Yatong mainly did physical training, while You Xi wanted to test You Zhenzhen's skills to see what she had learned from Leng Mian.
"Self-defense, fighting, and the like." You Zhenzhen regretted it soon after she finished speaking. You Xi's "test of skills" lasted two hours.
You Zhenzhen had also improved her physical fitness two or three times, but when facing You Xi, she found that the other party was like an unfathomable ocean. No matter whether she had little or great strength, slow or fast speed, she could always make adjustments in real time with her changes, and give a certain amount of pressure and space when cooperating with her training.
After more than two hours, You Zhenzhen lay down completely, rolling and acting coquettishly, indicating that she was exhausted and couldn't even move her fingers.
"Really can't move?" Tang Yatong smiled and turned off the treadmill, saying, "Let's go and do a SPA to relax! You can eat there at noon, and ask the waiter to bring some sashimi dishes and ramen. After that, you can go directly to the indoor hot spring next to it to soak."
You Zhenzhen immediately revived with full health: "Coming!"
SPA and hot spring bath together?
Lin Wu's face became a little subtle. This was the first time. He hoped that there would be another male member in this team...
Lin Wu and Tang Yatong had both completed S-level tasks, especially Tang Yatong, who had completed ten S-level tasks, but was stuck on SS-level tasks.
After completing each S-level task, they had a chance to go on vacation in the Peace World. Each vacation lasted for three months, and a small amount of points could be exchanged for a large amount of currency.
So they are not completely ignorant of enjoyment. On the contrary, every time they go through a thrilling mission that involves life and death, they will rely on money to relieve and release their stress.
Some missioners use killing and alcohol to release stress in the mission world. They seem arrogant and fierce, but in fact, these people are the most fragile inside. Because the endless mission world and the changes of life and death make them unbearable, their psychology gradually begins to twist. They can only get a moment of peace by using blood and a living body.
Lin Wu used to be a military doctor. Doctors are a profession that requires strict control of emotions. Soldiers have been trained, so compared with ordinary people, he is more self-disciplined, calm, has strong self-control, a clear mind, and a stable mind.
So he knows how to use various reasonable methods to adjust his emotions. Since he met Youxi and "understood" the power of food, he has one more method to adjust his emotions.
Tang Yatong did not die accidentally. She died of old age in her native world. The mission world was a completely extra life experience for her, so her mentality was adjusted very well from the beginning.
In addition, she entered the mission world with some preparation, so doing missions was not stressful at all for her. It was more like a challenge. Especially in the S-level mission world, after each successful challenge, she can go to the peaceful world to lie down for three months. She usually chooses the most comfortable and luxurious way.
And this time, in the endless train world, since she successfully met and formed a team, for Tang Yatong, every day is like a vacation. The teammates are very reliable, and everyone has their own abilities. Even when doing missions, there is a sense of security that someone is behind you.
After a relaxing spa and hot spring bath, it was time for dinner.
This time they planned to go to the Chinese restaurant in the hotel. The Sichuan cuisine there was very delicious. They planned to order some stir-fried dishes and eat them there. The Chinese restaurant was not in the building where they lived. They needed to go to the first floor first, and then walk from the corridor inside the building to another building at the back.
When they passed the first floor, they saw many tourists coming into the originally empty lobby. Many of them seemed to have just rushed into the hotel, wrapped in thick down jackets, and stood there patting the snowflakes on their clothes and hats.
These were tourists who originally planned to end their trip and leave Bai Niao Lake today. They were also glad that they came early, the weather was good during the few days of the trip, and they had played all the activities they should have played. Although the weather changed today, they were about to leave.
But as a result, these tourists were stuck on the road soon after leaving the park.
The entire Bainiao Lake Ecological Park is far away from the city, located in the middle of rolling hills, and all the entrances and exits are mountain roads. The blizzard was bigger than expected, completely blocking the mountain road out of the mountain. They left before noon, sat on the bus stuck in traffic for an afternoon, and finally had to turn back.
However, after turning back, there were new problems.
Because of the blizzard and the sharp drop in temperature, the tree houses and the tent bubble houses by the lake were no longer suitable for accommodation, so the guests who originally lived in those places moved to more solid and heated villas.
There were more guests returning, and the remaining villas were not enough for them to live in, so the staff of the park made an exception and allowed the bus to enter the park, carrying these guests around the lake and up the mountain, intending to arrange them in several hotels on the mountain.
The hotel, which originally had few guests, suddenly became noisy and chaotic with so many people rushing in.
Some of them stood at the door, identifying the luggage that the staff had helped to unload, calling for help or dragging it in by themselves. Some people had changed buses halfway and couldn't find their luggage at this time, so they pulled the driver and staff to ask.
Some people gathered at the front desk and asked the front desk staff about the price of the hotel room. Although the park agreed to give them a 50% discount, the cost of this five-star hotel was still too high. Some of them didn't want to stay here and wanted to go to the three-star hotel next door.
Others grabbed the staff, saying that it was the park's responsibility to be forced to turn back because of the road blockage, and the park should waive all accommodation fees.
The staff was busy all day and was exhausted. Their voices were a little loud, which caused dissatisfaction among the guests. The two sides started arguing.
Some tourists brought their families with them. They were trapped on the bus for most of the day. Now they finally got to a place where they could stretch their hands and feet. They were busy feeding water and getting some snacks for their children to fill their stomachs.
Unfortunately, compared with adults, the children were not affected by the traffic jam and turned back. Instead, they felt that the holiday play time was extended, and they were jumping up and down happily because they didn't have to go home...
For a while, there were all kinds of noises in the lobby.
You Zhenzhen glanced at the crowded lobby, then turned to look at the snowflakes flying in the wind outside the glass wall, and remembered the beginning of the end of her own fragmented world: "Will the snow not keep falling?"
"Not ruled out." Tang Yatong also glanced outside the hotel, "In these stations, nothing seems strange."
That day, the hotel arranged all the guests' check-in matters and various material needs very late.
The next day, the snow did not stop. The tourists of Bainiao Lake complained that the weather wasted everyone's time for playing, but they didn't think too much about it. After all, this is the northern region, and snowing in winter is normal.
Moreover, the news also said that it would only take three or four days at most. When the polar cold wave passes, the snow will definitely stop.
Youxi and several people got up very early and held a short meeting before going downstairs for breakfast.
Currently, except for You Zhenzhen who has a ticket for two stops, the other three only have valid tickets for one stop. Although everyone can get on the train safely this time, they are used to leaving some room for things, and since they have plenty of time for this stop, they still plan to keep the number of valid tickets at 2.
First of all, what is the key information of this stop?
After passing the platform, everyone feels that it is more or less related to plants. But if you think about it more, those are not plants at all, but people. Thinking about it in reverse, this stop does not belong to the puzzle type, that is, it belongs to the same type as "Desolate Land".
The original "Desolate Land" required them to cross the entire desert with extremely scarce supplies. The "Cretaceous Period" that You Zhenzhen had been to was a similar site, which was a wilderness survival site, requiring
them to survive for more than 40 days in a primitive jungle with a harsh environment where giant beasts roamed. So this time, it is very likely that they will also be required to survive in an extreme climate environment for 55 days.
As for what kind of extreme climate it is - the four people looked at the snowflakes flying in the wind outside the terrace glass in unison. At present, it is already very obvious that they cannot escape low temperatures, blizzards, and the like.
You Zhenzhen was a little relieved: "It seems that we have stocked up the right cold-proof equipment."
You Xi nodded: "It is always important to take precautions before it happens." Moreover, on the day of check-in, they had asked the hotel staff about the situation here.
The other party thought that they were guests from the south and were very afraid of the cold, so they told them that in winter, it is very common for the temperature to drop to more than 20 degrees below zero. It is not uncommon for heavy snow to fall for several days and nights, and the snow layer is as high as a person.
However, he assured them that if the road is blocked by heavy snow, they have cleaning machines to deal with it.
In addition to air conditioning, the hotel will also provide heating after the beginning of winter. In addition, the glass is double-layer explosion-proof and insulated, and the warmth effect is very good. By then, even if the temperature outside is 30 or even 40 degrees below zero, the hotel will definitely be warm as spring, and the room temperature can be maintained at 15 to 18 degrees.
Secondly, the hotel is equipped with a large amount of fuel all year round to prevent temporary heating problems and supply interruptions. At the same time, in order to prevent heavy snow from blocking the road, the hotel's ice storage is very well stocked.
Finally, although this is the top of the mountain, it is only relative to the bottom of the mountain. The ski resort has a demand for venues, so this area is designated as the top of the mountain.
But in fact, there are two steep peaks on the northwest side of this area. That is the highest point in the entire White Bird Mountain. These two peaks will block most of the cold currents from the north, making this area under the wings of the White Bird Peak.
In a word, everything is prepared, and there is no need to worry about anything.
Therefore, this situation made the four of Youxi even more worried. If they could just stay in the hotel for 55 days, it would not be a B-level difficulty for tourists, and they might not even reach C-level.
There must be some unknown troubles.
Before the real troubles come, they are going to count all the famous attractions in the eco-park they visited a few days ago to see if there are any omissions. They
said they were taking a rest and vacation a few days ago, but in fact, according to their habit, they have already checked in at all the famous attractions on and off the mountain.
However, just like before in Paradise Island, the active check-in did not trigger any reminder tasks.
Therefore, in the past few days, apart from eating and drinking, they could only stay in the hotel and play mahjong.
After the meeting, the four people were somewhat speechless to find that in the current situation, apart from continuing to eat and drink, playing mahjong, exercising, SPA and soaking in hot springs, they still couldn't find anything to do.
Finally, Tang Yatong slapped the table and said, "Forget it, let's leave it at that. No matter how much analysis we do, we can't do anything at the moment. If something really happens, just deal with it! Let's go and have breakfast!"
In this way, they continued to stay in the hotel for three days.
During these three days, the heavy snow did not stop, and the mountain road to leave was still blocked by the blizzard.
The tourists in the hotel could not go out, and their emotions became more and more excited day by day. Now they are no longer as carefree as before, and some people gradually began to worry about the blizzard.
It snowed during the day and at night, and the wind was strong. The snow outside was almost as high as a person.
Although the hotel had sufficient supplies and the heating supply was no problem, if we waited like this, when would it end?
The news changed the words about this blizzard every day. The day before, it was still saying that it was about to end, and the next day, it was said that it would repeat for one or two days because of the intensified blizzard.
Whether Youxi and his friends went to the restaurant, passed by the lobby, or passed by other people's rooms, they could see guests in bad moods talking about the situation outside.
Although the hotel was comfortable, staying one more day would cost one more day, and food and drink also cost money, and even asking the hotel room service to wash clothes had to pay.
They all still had jobs and their own things, but now they were trapped here, which was annoying.
But the tourists at this moment did not know that one day later, they would miss and long for the boring, monotonous but safe and warm days.
In the early morning of this day, before dawn, Youxi heard a strange sound in a half-asleep and half-awake state.
She opened her eyes and found that the sound came from the northwest of the hotel. This sound was very similar to the sound of thunder, but it was more muffled and continuous than thunder, as if someone threw a string of lit firecrackers into the quilt, and the firecrackers exploded in the quilt with a continuous muffled explosion.
Youxi got up from the bed and went to the glass on the upper floor of the room to look out. It was still dark outside. This place faced south, so there was no way to see the movement on the northwest side.
On the lower floor of the room, You Zhenzhen, who was on duty at night, rushed in from the terrace. She was wrapped in a thick waterproof down jacket, woke up Lin Wu and Tang Yatong downstairs, and came to the stairs to call You Xi: "Mom, come down quickly!"
There was no need for her to call a second time. The three of them quickly took out their down jackets and wrapped them up, and then went to the terrace together. The terrace was relatively large and the view was good. In addition, their room was on the westernmost side, so they could barely see the situation in the northwest.
In the cold morning light of dawn, a huge white smoke rose from the direction of Bainiao Peak on the northwest side of the hotel. The smoke was like flowing water, spreading rapidly towards them along the steep mountain slope.
You Xi took out the telescope to check again, and was immediately shocked.
That was not white smoke!
That was snow!
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