Chapter 495 Heading North to the Capital
Xia Xiaoman rested at home for two days. Lu Lanshan sent her a message asking her to gather all the crew members and set off for the capital two days later.
"What are you going to do in the capital? Do we have any cooperation with the capital?"
Lu Lanshan replied: "Some time ago, the capital raided the Zhou family's lair and found the supplies they hid near the capital. But because of the ground subsidence, these supplies were buried in the dirt. They are only now being dug out."
"There are a lot of usable rare metals and common steel in this pile of supplies. The capital city considers that other cities may be short of these metals, so it distributes the metals to major cities. This time you go to the capital city, you are going to transport these metals back."
Xia Xiaoman was puzzled. "Each city can get a share? Did the Zhou family hide so much metal?"
"Not every city has it. Only those who apply first can get it. When we dug out the materials hidden by the Zhou family in the capital, we applied for a batch of metals immediately. Others who were not informed and were slow to act could only watch the metals being snatched away by others."
At this time, it doesn't matter who is in need of supplies first. Everyone is in need now, and there is no city in the country that is not in need. If you are slow and uninformed, you can't blame others for snatching supplies.
"In addition to transporting supplies, you also need to bring back the immortality grass from the capital."
Xia Xiaoman frowned, "What is the immortal grass?"
Lv Lanshan: "It is a kind of large-leaf grass with strong growth ability. It can grow in any environment and its leaves are green all year round and will not wither."
"This grass is a newly developed oxygen-supplying grass in the capital. 10 square meters of immortal grass can meet a person's daily oxygen needs. It is stronger than the oxygen-supplying plants we are currently growing. Mayor Yu plans to plant this immortal grass in the water world."
After a while, Lu Lanshan sent another message, "There is another task. The space jade we applied for from the capital has been approved. Qiao Wan will also go with you on this trip. She will bring back the space jade we applied for. You are responsible for her safety."
Xia Xiaoman's mouth twitched, "I also have two spaces in my body, why didn't you send someone to protect me?"
Lu Lanshan: "Do you still need to send people to protect you? Your family's hairy egg can fight against a group of people. It's good enough that it doesn't cause trouble to others."
"There are only three missions for this trip to the capital. If you have the chance, you can take a look around the capital and see if there is anything worth learning in the capital's underground city. Learn what you think the capital does well."
"You will have two days to prepare. You will set out on time at nine o'clock on the third morning. The snowmobiles have been prepared for you."
Xia Xiaoman sent a message: "What if we go to the capital in this weather and encounter a snowstorm?"
Lu Lanshan: "We have checked the weather conditions, and there will be no snowstorms this month."
Xia Xiaoman looked skeptical, "Is the current weather forecast accurate?"
Lu Lanshan: "If you really encounter a snowstorm, go to the nearby dungeon to hide. I believe you can do it, come on!"
Xia Xiaoman: “…”
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Xia Xiaoman sent a group message to every member of the fleet about going to the capital. I thought they had a stable life and might complain about not wanting to go to the capital, but I didn't expect them to be so positive and immediately discussed what luggage to bring to the capital.
Xia Xiaoman was a little confused, "Sister Yu'e, why are you all so happy? Going north to the capital in the middle of winter is a torture just to think about it."
Li Yu'e smiled and said, "Aren't you used to it? I used to go out on adventures every now and then. Although I was tired, I felt very fulfilled. Now I stay in the dungeon every day to run a chess and card room. I always feel like something is missing."
"It's a little less exciting!" Xiao Zheyu said, "We are used to going on adventures every day. If we are not allowed to take risks, we will feel uncomfortable."
Xia Xiaoman: “…” To put it bluntly, he deserves to be abused.
"Then prepare your luggage for the trip to the capital! You don't need to prepare too many warm clothes. The authorities will prepare two sets of winter clothes and winter boots for us."
Xiao Zheyu responded and went back to prepare their luggage. In fact, they didn't need to bring much. The officials would prepare food, drinks and daily necessities for them. They only needed to bring some personal items.
After arranging the chess and card room and the newly opened fast food restaurant, Li Yu'e and others arrived at the gathering place on time on the morning of the third day.
Lu Lanshan had prepared five special snowmobiles for them, each of which could seat 10 people. This time, Xie Yi, Wang Shijin and Qin Shuyan were all on a mission and did not come, so there was room for Qiao Wan, Mao Dan and Nini.
The snowmobile was slow, and Xia Xiaoman and his team had been driving for more than two hours before they left the floating city. Xia Xiaoman was worried that if they stayed outside for too long, they would encounter a blizzard, so he didn't dare to let them stop to rest.
She took out the fast food that Lu Lanshan had prepared from the space and asked everyone to eat in the car. As soon as they finished eating, she asked the next person to take over the driving to continue driving north.
Riding in a car is more uncomfortable than riding in a boat. The boat has a lot of space, and you can stand up and walk around when you get tired. But riding in a car is not so comfortable. You have to stay in this small seat all day, and you are afraid of hitting your teammates in the face when you stretch.
After a whole day of driving, Xia Xiaoman felt her bones were stiff. She wanted to continue her journey overnight, but she couldn't stand it any longer, so she stopped at a leeward spot and let everyone rest for two hours and stretch their arms and legs.
Qiao Wan had never suffered such hardship before. When she heard that they had to leave in two hours, she said with a bitter face, "Xiao Man, only two hours of rest, isn't that too short?"
"Not short. I originally planned not to rest." Xia Xiaoman said as he stretched his arms and legs. "The weather is unpredictable now. No one knows when the next snowstorm will come. We must reach the capital in the shortest possible time so that we can have more time for the return trip."
If they rested frequently for the sake of comfort, their return trip would be very tight. If they encountered a snowstorm, they might be able to hide in other dungeons if they were lucky, but if they were unlucky, they would be turned into ice sculptures.
Qiao Wan looked at the others. They were also very tired, but no one objected to Xia Xiaoman's decision. She had to obey the arrangement obediently.
After a two-hour rest, Xia Xiaoman and his team continued to drive towards the capital. Soon, they encountered a patch of soft snow blocking the road. Xia Xiaoman and his team cleared the snow and set off again.
There was no danger along the way. The weather was cold and the air was thin. Apart from humans, there were basically no living creatures outside. The only danger Xia Xiaoman and his team might encounter was an avalanche.
But in order to prevent avalanches, Xia Xiaoman and his team try to choose flat and wide places to drive, so the probability of encountering avalanches is not high. However, they often encounter some places with soft snow, in which case the snowmobile cannot pass and can only dig up the snow.
Fortunately, they have a lot of people, Xia Xiaoman and Qiao Wan have space, and with everyone working together, they can clear a path in no time.
After stopping and walking like this, Xia Xiaoman and his companions finally arrived at the capital on the eighth day after leaving Fucheng.
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