Chapter 259 Treasure Box
Youxi and his four companions were the first to start digging through the ice and snow to rescue people, so they were also the first to receive the task prompt.
Therefore, when other travelers who were willing to help triggered the task prompt because of digging, Youxi had actually dug up the first treasure.
The palm-sized black frosted metal box that appeared in the white snow was very eye-catching, but what surprised her was that ordinary tourists at this station seemed unable to see the black box.
You Zhenzhen noticed it and exclaimed.
Youxi asked her three teammates one by one, and they all said that they could see the box.
In other words, the "treasure" box can be seen by each other among the travelers. But in this case, it's okay if they are in the same team, but if they are in different teams, it's easy to have disputes because of the box.
So, is this "snow treasure hunt" a good thing or a bad thing?
She thought the black box could be opened immediately, and was about to respond to the challenge, but when her finger touched the box, it suddenly disappeared, and then she felt her phone vibrate.
Number of treasure boxes: 1
Tips: 1. The treasure hunting time is from 6:00 to 18:00 every day. 2. Click the number to choose whether to open it. 3. Please be prepared to respond to the challenge before opening the box. 4. Unopened treasure boxes will expire at the end of the station countdown.
Friendly reminder: Don't open other people's treasure boxes.
Youxi: ...
Suddenly I have the illusion of collecting and accumulating boxes and then opening blind boxes...
She didn't say anything, but directly shared the situation related to the treasure box in the team group, and said: Don't worry about the sudden challenge now, try to dig as many boxes as possible, and then slowly open them later when you are ready. In addition, don't be modest about the treasure box. You have to touch it to claim what you dug. If I'm not mistaken, something bad might happen if you open someone else's treasure box.
Lin Wu: I understand. In addition, since the prompt task has begun to appear, everyone can also start to pay attention to the location of the hidden station.
Tang Yatong: Will the ticket be issued from the treasure box this time?
You Zhenzhen: I think it's very likely! Although it's a bit inappropriate, I suddenly think it's very interesting...
Not only You Zhenzhen thinks it's interesting, almost all the passengers who received the "treasure hunt mode" prompt and dug up the box think it's very interesting.
For a while, even the digging action became active.
They used to help dig a few times to save people, but now they have become hard work to dig and save people - of course the effect of the latter is better.
The rescuers who came down from the two helicopters were moved and relieved, but they also said that the situation on the mountain was not stable yet and it was dangerous. An avalanche could happen at any time. They also said that other rescuers were on their way and asked the survivors to leave the avalanche area first. It was best to stay in a warm room, keep warm, drink some hot water, and drink some hot ginger soup if possible.
Because the avalanche occurred in the early morning, many people were awakened in their sleep. Most people only had time to wrap themselves in down jackets. Some wore down pants, and some only wore single pants. For example, the four people from Youxi wore ordinary non-waterproof shoes on their feet, which looked cold.
However, the [sunscreen spray] on them had not yet expired. At this moment, not to mention the cold, they could not even feel the wind, and their feet did not feel wet in the snow. The whole person felt like staying indoors at about 10 degrees, which was extremely comfortable. The digging speed was faster than any other tourists.
Everyone knows that the number of times and time of [sunscreen spray] are limited, so no one wants to waste the remaining time. Naturally, they have to seize the time and dig as many as they can before the two-hour limit.
So, the four people tacitly moved to a place farther away from other rescuers and continued digging.
At present, Youxi has dug three, and the others have dug two. At the same time, they soon discovered that the same person rarely had the chance to dig up the first treasure box in an area where they had already dug out a treasure box, so they needed to continuously expand the scope of the excavation.
Half an hour later, the helicopter carrying the first batch of seriously injured survivors came and went, bringing more rescuers. It had been an hour and a half since the avalanche occurred, and the chances of survival for those who were still buried under the ice and snow were very, very small.
So this group of people came here, and more work was to help the survivors who had been rescued on the mountain to move to a safer place at the foot of the mountain, while distributing supplies and soothing their emotions.
It is reported that another group of rescuers have been carrying out emergency cleanup work on the mountain road leaving Bainiao Lake Park, because the entire area will soon start snowing again, and they plan to evacuate all tourists in the park in batches.
At present, the main task is to search and rescue survivors (whether dead or alive), and the seriously injured and the elderly and children will be arranged to leave first. However, the helicopter has limited space after all, so opening up the mountain road to leave Bainiao Lake is also a very urgent task.
When the two-hour validity period of [Sunscreen Spray] was about to end, Tang Yatong dug out a silver frosted metal box under an ice layer. Compared with the black box, this box has exquisite patterns engraved on the outside, which looks much more advanced than the black box.
After she touched the box and picked it up, she checked her mobile phone and told Youxi and others that the number of her treasure boxes had changed.
The three of them went over to check -
number of treasure boxes: ordinary treasure (2), precious treasure (1)
You Zhenzhen was delighted: "The difference between ordinary blind boxes and advanced blind boxes, I'm so lucky!"
Lin Wu was much calmer: "Opening the box requires challenges, and only by passing the challenges can you get rewards. The challenge of precious treasures may be more difficult than ordinary treasures."
You Xi reminded them in time, saying that there were still 5 minutes before the time limit expired, so they should find a place to tidy up their equipment before continuing to dig.
**
They quickly left the crowded avalanche area, crossed the original ski resort location, and found a place behind a circle of conifers covered with ice and snow. They first compacted the snow on the ground, and then took out two windproof tents for winter.
The four of them worked together to quickly set up the tent, then went in to put on their gear.
At this point, the [sunscreen spray] on them had all worn off, but fortunately everyone's physical fitness had improved, so even if they felt cold, they wouldn't freeze for a while.
As for Youxi, in the current environment of more than ten degrees below minus, she only felt a little cold.
So among the four of them, she wore the least gear, with a pair of thermal fleece pants plus a pair of lightweight waterproof down pants paired with high-top waterproof warm boots. Her upper body was originally a short-sleeved T-shirt with a down jacket on the outside, but now she just added a warm fleece jacket inside, which was enough.
Everyone was dressed neatly in windbreakers, gloves, goggles and the like because they had to continue digging.
In addition, there were many people on the mountain now, so in order not to look strange, everyone took out a backpack and put it on their backs, which contained some simple equipment. While changing clothes and packing up the tent, they discussed their future plans.
Now all the buildings on the mountain were buried, and it was definitely uninhabitable. They had two choices: first, camp in the woods on both sides of the mountainside far away from the avalanche area; second, go down the mountain and stay temporarily in a nearby villa with heating.
"It's still not safe on the mountain. I just heard from the rescuers that the area near the ski resort was originally a safe zone, and the avalanche should not have affected this area at all--" Lin Wu paused, "If we live on the mountain, if a larger avalanche occurs, we will inevitably be in a mess." "
Then let's stay at the foot of the mountain temporarily. If there is a villa, live in the villa. If not, set up a tent. Anyway, they are arranging for the evacuation of tourists, and the villa will be vacant sooner or later." Tang Yatong nodded.
You Xi took out a large-capacity power bank from the space and wanted to give it to You Zhenzhen, asking her to charge the battery of the bound weapon first, as much as she could.
As a result, when he turned around, he saw You Zhenzhen waving a multi-functional shovel and digging hard on the snow next to them.
This is not an avalanche area, but it has snowed for several days and nights, and the snow is very deep. She has dug a deep hole downwards, but found nothing, so she changed her direction and dug several shallow holes in another place. Now she changed direction again, busy like a mole digging a hole.
You Xi was about to say that the treasure box might not be found here, when she heard You Zhenzhen happily say: "I found it!"
You Xi: ...
**
If a box can be found in a non-avalanche area, does it mean that boxes can be found anywhere with snow down the mountain - no, even in the entire Bainiao Lake Ecological Park?
They planned to verify this guess immediately, so after You Zhenzhen touched and received the new box, they took out their skis and planned to ski down the mountain.
This area was originally a ski resort, but half of the resort was affected by an avalanche. The snow was too thick, mixed with ice and rocks, so it was definitely impossible to ski. But from where they were, going down, there was a flat and wide snow trail.
The distance down the mountain from the snow trail was too far, so the rescue team who transferred the survivors did not take this route. Looking down from their position at this moment, the snow trail was pure white, and the end of the beginner's trail was in front of the pine forest below.
After turning at the end of the pine forest, there was a snow trail where ski masters showed off their skills. From there, the snow trail was narrower, there were more pine trees, and the slope was steeper, but they could indeed slide all the way down, saving them a lot of time going down the mountain.
Three of the four people didn't know how to ski very well, but they were all taskers, and their physical fitness, reaction ability, and control ability were much higher than ordinary people, so after getting familiar with it for a while, they quickly mastered the balance.
In You Zhenzhen's words, even if they really fell, it wouldn't hurt. If they really didn't want to continue skiing, they could just take out an inflatable ski ring and sit on it and slide all the way down.
"Okay, let's go!" You Xi put on his goggles and slid out first.
You Zhenzhen and Tang Yatong followed behind. Lin Wu knew how to ski, so he fell last, controlled the speed, and looked after the three people in front.
Skiing on a huge snow track with no people does not require any special skills. The four of them only stumbled slightly when turning, then adjusted their direction and set off again.
In just five or six minutes, they arrived at the bottom of the mountain smoothly.
It was much noisier down the mountain than on the mountain. Even though it was cold outside, tourists couldn't stay indoors at this time. The deafening noise of the avalanche and the helicopters coming in and out were all the topics of discussion among tourists.
Around, park staff drove snowplows to quickly clear the snow from several main roads in the park. Others drove electric cars along the cleared roads toward the mountain to pick up the survivors who had been transferred from the vehicles.
Some staff came to the villa area near Bainiao Mountain with a loudspeaker to broadcast, hoping that the tourists in these villas would voluntarily pack up their belongings and vacate a few empty villas for the survivors to stay temporarily.
The survivors were lucky to be alive. The first batch of seriously injured people had already left by helicopter. Among the people who were relocated, only some were slightly injured, but almost all of them were wearing thin clothes. At this moment, they were wrapped in heating blankets distributed by rescuers and were going down the mountain with great difficulty.
In such a natural disaster, everyone was very cooperative. The staff only gave a general explanation, and the tourists who understood went back to the villa to pack up their things. Some even asked if they needed help. Some people were very worried about their own situation because of the avalanche and asked about the road closure caused by the blizzard.
When they heard that another group of rescuers were urgently clearing the mountain road, they were relieved.
The four people from Youxi checked the situation here from the outside and found that the relocation work was proceeding in an orderly manner, so they changed direction and went to the back of Bainiao Mountain.
This place is far from the lake area, forest area and grassland area, and is surrounded by undeveloped ecological areas. There are no villas for accommodation, so there are no tourists here for the time being.
They randomly found an area and continued their excavation.
Just as they guessed, the treasure box is not limited to the avalanche area. There is a chance of getting a box wherever there is a layer of ice and snow.
By noon, each of them had seven or eight ordinary treasure boxes and one or two precious treasure boxes.
Lin Wu decided to open a box first to try. The others stopped digging and gathered around to see if they needed help. After Lin Wu gripped his weapon tightly, he chose to click to open an ordinary treasure box.
After a three-second countdown, a snow-colored creature about the size of an adult gorilla emerged from behind a rock. It ignored the other three people and rushed toward Lin Wu, howling.
Lin Wu held the iron stick tightly and dodged the opponent's attack in one step. Then he backhanded the stick and hit the snow monster hard. The opponent roared and stretched out his white claws to grab him.
Lin Wu suddenly exclaimed "Huh", and this time he did not dodge. He hit the snow monster hard again, and it fell to the ground, broke into pieces of ice and snow, and disappeared.
Lin Wu's mobile phone vibrated, and he took it out to check: "I have an extra item slot."
Tang Yatong raised her eyebrows: "It seems that the challenge of the ordinary box is of medium and low difficulty, so the items opened are also low-level rewards."
"What did you say?" You Xi asked.
"Just now after the first attack, I saw the opponent's health bar."
"Health bar?"
"Yes, after the first attack, the snow monster's health bar was reduced by half, so I didn't dodge the first time and attacked directly."
"It completed the challenge with two attacks, so weak?" You Zhenzhen was a little surprised.
You Xi thought about it and shook his head: "It's not that the snow monster is weak, but Lin Wu is too strong. The attack power of several of us is actually far beyond the average level of other passengers in the endless train world. It's just that before, there were very few places where we really used force."
Lin Wu and Tang Yatong both agreed with this statement. They were very strong in force, but most of the times they had to use force were on the platform when boarding the train.
The rest of the time, they were collecting clues, triggering various tasks, and exploring different places. Other passengers might take the initiative to ambush and kill people for resource drops, but they had no interest in this, so the number of times they actually used force was not many.
After analyzing, Tang Yatong suddenly became excited: "So this time, we can kill monsters happily?" She was not interested in killing people for resources, but she was very interested in killing monsters for treasures!
As she said, she took out her mobile phone: "I'll try it this time."
However, after the three-second countdown, no monsters appeared around them, and Tang Yatong, who was originally standing in the middle of them, disappeared.
Lin Wu frowned.
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