Following the directions on the map, Lu Yuan indeed found the location where they needed to deal with the situation.
However, when everyone saw this place, they didn't know where to start.
"This...this place is really only a little over 300 square meters?"
Liu Dafa stared into deep thought as he looked at the giant pit in front of him.
Everyone else had the same expression, because the area of this giant pit was definitely more than 300 square meters. Anyone with eyes could see that this place was at least more than 100 square meters, and the entire ground had been completely frozen.
Through the translucent ice surface, one could see a dark, fan-like object underneath; that was the area they needed to deal with.
This place is an air vent, specifically designed to prevent people inside the fortress from suffocating due to insufficient oxygen. There are dozens of such places, varying in size and shape, but they all serve the same purpose and serve similar locations—underground fortresses.
"Do we need to handle all of this?"
Lu Yuan had some doubts about whether Feng Yuanheng had picked up the wrong map.
Han Wen held a flashlight and looked at the location indicated on the map for a long time.
"It's not easy to tell, but we came here according to the location indicated on the map, so there shouldn't be any problems!"
Even Han Wen was unsure if their location was the place they needed to deal with. After all, their mission was to break through the ice below and get the fan running again, but it seemed that this place was very different from what they knew.
"What should we do? Should we start working here now, or look for another place?"
Han Wen glanced at Lu Yuan and asked.
Lu Yuan pondered for a long time, then looked around at the white haze.
"Are you sure this location is correct?"
Han Wen nodded: "That's right, this is it!"
"Damn it, how are they doing their job? This is so much bigger than the mission description says. How are we possibly going to handle all this with just a few people?"
In the end, Lu Yuan and the others discussed it and decided to make this their workplace and get the job done first.
After all, if they were to look for Feng Yuanheng, it might take a long time, and they didn't know if they could even get in touch with him. If they couldn't, they might really be unable to complete their mission and would be stuck outside.
"Alright, let's set up our tents here and camp, then stock up on some food and start the surveying work, and then assign tasks!"
Lu Yuan gave the order, and everyone got to work.
However, the wind was so strong that there were almost no points of support for the tent to be fixed here. The ground was covered with soft snow, and even with their longest rivets, they were unable to secure the tent.
"It seems we have to shovel the snow around here first! Otherwise, we won't be able to camp here at all!"
When everyone heard that they had to shovel snow again, they were all reluctant. After all, several hours had already passed since they arrived, and if they continued to be delayed like this, they might freeze to death here before they even found a place to stay.
The cold wind continued to blow fiercely, and the snow removal work was progressing very slowly.
Although a patch of snow was cleared, the snowfall was even faster, and the newly cleared ground was immediately buried by snow before tents could be set up.
Despite everyone's hard work and stumbling around for half a day, they still hadn't achieved anything. In fact, several people's tents were blown away due to mismanagement.
Seeing the disappointed crowd, Lu Yuan also became a little anxious.
"Damn it! There's not even a place to block the wind here!"
Lu Yuan looked around, exhaling white breath, and couldn't help but curse under his breath.
Han Wen led a few people to search for useful footholds nearby. Every time they found a foothold, they would lead people to set up tents. Soon, more than a dozen tents were set up nearby.
Lu Yuan trembled involuntarily as he ran back to his tent from where the fan was. Hearing his grandfather coughing next door, Lu Yuan quickly went over.
"Grandpa, is your asthma acting up again?" Lu Yuan asked his grandfather with concern.
The old man coughed a few more times before calming down a bit.
"Sigh! It's an old person's disease! It's basically useless and incurable. They'll cough as soon as they're exposed to a little wind!"
So Lu Yuan took out some golden fruits and put them in a pot to cook.
"Grandpa, you and Grandma stay here for now. We'll go back as soon as we've finished dealing with this!"
"Well, thank you for your hard work, grandson! Sigh! I've let you down again, I really shouldn't have done that!" Grandpa's face showed a hint of regret and self-deprecation.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I'll take care of things with my people. You and Grandma, take good care of yourselves!"
Standing to the side boiling water, Aunt Lu couldn't help but sigh, "When will this snow stop? If it keeps snowing like this, we might be flooded by tomorrow morning!"
Although Lu's father didn't say anything, his expression betrayed him.
"I'll go with them! Otherwise, people will gossip!"
Xiao Shan's father quickly chimed in, "That's right, Lu Yuan, let's go! Otherwise, the people in Group Three will definitely say something!"
Lu Yuan shook his head: "It's alright, I have a way. Too many people will only cause chaos!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan picked up a bucket of salt from beside him.
"Industrial salt is basically useless. Let's sprinkle it down and see when it dissolves!"
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