Qiao Xuejun finally arrived at the gate of the base. The snow was thick and the road was slippery, so she walked carefully all the way. The journey that was supposed to take half an hour took her nearly an hour.
My hands were numb from the cold.
After arriving at the base, Qiao Xuejun found that even the gate of the base was tightly closed today. The soldier standing guard at the gate was gone.
Are they all hibernating in the base?
Qiao Xuejun walked in and knocked on the door.
But the door was tall and solid, and there was no response when she knocked, not even an echo.
So she shouted outside again: "Is anyone there? I'm Qiao Xuejun, come over to check out the situation."
“Ka——”
The sound of the mechanism was dull, and the door moved a little to the side. The person inside shouted, "Teacher Qiao, come in quickly."
Qiao Xuejun immediately crawled in through the crack. The cold wind followed her footsteps, bringing in ice and snow.
"Bang!" The door closed tightly, cutting off the wind and snow outside.
Qiao Xuejun shook off the snow on her body, which had fallen from the branches along the way. After shaking off the snow, she found that her body was wet.
"Teacher Qiao, are you here to see the captain?"
The person who opened the door was Wu Haifan.
Qiao Xuejun was a little surprised to see that it was him. She nodded and asked, "Where is Master Zhao? I have something to report to him."
The base is very deserted now. In the past, it was always bustling with people coming and going. Today, only Wu Haifan is in front of the gate. The kitchen and studio inside seem to be still open, but no one comes out.
They must have been frozen in the house and didn't come out.
Wu Haifan: "There was a heavy snowstorm in the middle of the night yesterday, which caused the Jianding Mountain opposite to collapse. The captain took them to check the disaster and rescue. I was at the base to maintain daily order."
Qiao Xuejun: "How is the disaster?"
Wu Haifan suddenly felt serious: "The situation is definitely not going to be good. Yesterday, two elderly people in our base could not stand the drop in temperature and passed away."
He sighed, "Our base is still okay. The shelters built by the individual residents on the Peak Mountain have no insulation. The simple earth and stone walls can't withstand such low temperatures."
"It was the captain's decision to close the gate today. The gate will not be opened during this period of time. The wind is too strong and needs to be protected from the wind. No entry or exit is allowed."
Qiao Xuejun looked up at the door that blocked the cave. Some gaps were blocked with windproof material, like a life-saving blanket, and was airtight.
Qiao Xuejun nodded, showing a very cautious attitude. After all, someone froze to death last night. This should have attracted Zhao Xian's attention.
Wind protection is also important in this kind of weather. Her shelter is a special building given by the system, so there is no such step.
Qiao Xuejun: "When will Lord Zhao be able to come back?"
Wu Haifan: "That's not so clear. Although the captain and his team set out more than two hours ago, the road ahead is not easy to travel. There is a large glacier below, and we also have to guard against a second collapse of the mountain. I guess the captain and his team just arrived not long ago."
Rescue is difficult and hope is slim.
The chance of survival is so small that it can be ignored.
Qiao Xuejun suddenly said: "...Have you ever thought of giving up?"
Wu Haifan looked at Qiao Xuejun in surprise, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Some experts suggested giving up the rescue, but the captain went anyway."
Qiao Xuejun: "Okay, I understand. I need to go into the seed bank, you report to Lord Zhao."
Qiao Xuejun had never considered stockpiling cotton seeds. The seeds she bought were mainly for food, such as potatoes, corn, cabbage and other food crops. Cotton was an economic crop and was not within her consideration at the time.
Fortunately, Zhao Xian has a military seed bank, which he can use directly now.
Wu Haifan was a little confused: "Seed bank? Can you still grow things now?"
His reason made him unbelievable, but his previous experience reminded him that this was Qiao Xuejun, who was trusted by the captain, and Teacher Qiao had successfully grown things every time before. Potatoes, cabbage, pumpkins, and today he was still eating the pumpkin provided by Teacher Qiao.
If you underestimate Teacher Qiao, you will suffer a great loss!
So Wu Haifan took out the walkie-talkie almost without hesitation and planned to contact Zhao Xian.
"Requesting a call, Captain, this is base. Requesting a conversation."
The green light on the intercom flashed, and the voice was sent over.
Qiao Xuejun was waiting nearby, looking at the intercom and waiting for a response from the other end.
After waiting for a while, a familiar voice came from the intercom: "Received. Base, please."
It was Zhao Xian. His voice was accompanied by the sound of the wind and snow outside, making it seem even colder.
Wu Haifan said: "Captain, Teacher Qiao is here and said he needs to go to the seed bank."
Hearing Qiao Xuejun's name, Zhao Xian paused for a moment before asking, "Teacher Qiao?"
Qiao Xuejun responded, "I have to go in. Your seed vault has a password, right?"
Zhao Xian's voice seemed to have a hint of smile, and his originally cold voice became a little warmer: "Yes, others can't open it. You have to wait for me to come back."
Qiao Xuejun: "When will you come back?"
Zhao Xian's smile seemed to disappear again: "The disaster here is complicated, it will probably take a day. Tonight."
Qiao Xuejun heard the sound of busy work coming from Zhao Xian's side, as if someone was waving a shovel to knock off the ice and shovel snow.
Zhao Xian continued to instruct: "Wait for me at the base during this time, and don't run outside again, the road is slippery."
Zhao Yun's voice sounded nearby: "I made some crampons, but they are not enough for us to wear. Otherwise, I would make a pair for Teacher Qiao as well."
He seemed to be shoveling ice and snow. I could hear him breathing heavily and making sounds of waving the shovel.
Zhao Xian: "I'll do it when I get back."
Zhao Yun: "That's fine, that's not a big deal. As long as we have time, everyone in our base can have a pair."
Qiao Xuejun: "No need. Are you still short of these crampon shoe covers? My teammate can also make some things. If you need them, I can go back and ask him if he can make them. How much do you still need?"
With Kuang Qianli's admiration for the Mountain Leopard Brigade, he would definitely be willing to help. But he still had to go back and ask.
Zhao Yun quickly replied: "There are 68 people in our team now. I have made 48 sets by hand in the past few days, and I still need 20 sets."
Qiao Xuejun: "Okay, I'll ask him."
Zhao Xian spoke again: "What kind of seeds do you want? Aren't we already planting potatoes and pumpkins? Do you want to plant something else?"
“Growing cotton.”
As soon as Qiao Xuejun gave this answer, everyone inside and outside fell silent for a moment.
cotton?
Is it the cotton that can produce big snow-white cotton balls and can be used to make cotton-padded jackets?
Wu Haifan, who was next to Qiao Xuejun, suddenly turned his head and looked at Qiao Xuejun.
Zhao Xian's voice sounded, with a slight rise in the last syllable: "Can you grow it?"
Qiao Xuejun: "You can give it a try."
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