On the left side of the carriage were four spare tracks and several barrels of fuel, and in the deepest part of the middle were two light snowmobiles with compound skis hanging next to them.
There are several large boxes on the right, labeled with items such as food, medicine, cold-weather gear, and gathering tools.
Xu Ding opened and inspected the supplies one by one to ensure that there were enough supplies to support ten people for half a month.
There was only one box with a gun symbol on the outside that couldn't be opened. Judging from the description of the box, there might be a rifle inside.
In the very center were two large sample boxes and some scientific research equipment for observing the virus. Xu Ding didn't understand these things, so he just glanced at them and moved on.
The four bodyguards jumped out of the car, and Xu Ding shouted to Boss Qian in the driver's seat, "No problem, we can go!"
Mr. Qian smiled and adjusted his seat back, comfortably reclining.
His gaze fell on the roof of the carriage, where there was a finely crafted inner compartment containing a small pistol, just in case.
Boss Qian and Xiao Zhou sat in the driver's seat, while the remaining eight people sat in the back.
Xia Chuhe and Lu Dangui sat together in a corner, whispering to each other.
Xia Chuhe rambled on about the daily life in Taotie City, boasting extensively about his heroic act of infiltrating the upper levels.
Lu Dangui did not interrupt her, listening silently with a smile in her eyes.
Lu Dangui didn't mention her own affairs. She wanted to tell Xia Chuhe the address of the compound and the college, so that she could go there to liberate or completely destroy it.
She knew that Xia Chuhe would choose the path that would cause the least harm to everyone.
But this path is difficult; it might be a dead end.
Therefore, Lu Dangui did not say that she was waiting for someone who prioritized reason and could make the decision to destroy the compound when necessary.
Lu Danggui only told Xia Chuhe one thing.
"Kill me after you've cracked the rules..."
"Stop. Are you trying to say that only one of us can get out of Evil Valley? I'll give you my spot. Anyway... do you remember Director Wang?"
Of course Lu Dangui remembered that annoying big-butt duck from the Raptor Academy.
What does it have to do with that?
Xia Chuhe winked and made faces.
Lu Dangui suddenly remembered that there was more than one Old Wang. Besides the Dean of Students Old Wang, there was also Old Wang who was transformed by the Thousand Faces Man.
Lu Dangui knew that Xia Chuhe had some unknown abilities. She could always replicate the superpowers of some people around her. Could it be that she had even learned the superpower of the Thousand-Faced Man?
If that's the case, she can change her plan, and she'll have someone to destroy the compound.
From the moment Lu Dangui first met Xia Chuhe in the Land of Rules, she realized the purpose of Lu Yunzhao's assignment of her to this mission—to clear out the enemy for the higher-ups.
To show loyalty is to kill Xia Chuhe or be killed by Xia Chuhe.
If both of them manage to get out alive, Lu Dangui will likely face death as soon as he takes his first step back to the upper class.
This was a test, and she was willing to sacrifice her life.
...
The tracked vehicle rumbled across the snow, passing in the opposite direction of the reindeer herd.
The bright sky gradually darkened, the clouds were tinged with pinkish-orange, the ice surface was faintly reflected with the soft light of the sky, the snow shone with a rose-gold brilliance under the sunlight, and the shadows of the distant icebergs stretched long.
Dusk.
The tracked vehicle had been driving for a long time, but the sky remained at dusk.
Xia Chuhe belatedly realized that this was the midnight sun.
However, after the polar day comes the polar night.
Judging from the sky, the polar night is about to begin.
Why did the expedition choose to set off at this time?
That's what she thought, and that's what she asked.
Boss Qian laughed and said, "It's fun! Double the danger, double the experience!"
Qi Zhen ignored him and turned to explain seriously, "The ancestral body has the property of avoiding light, so it is impossible to collect samples in the polar day environment. Therefore, we can only arrive at the collection point at the last moment of the polar day and extract samples after the polar night falls. The return journey is the most dangerous."
The tracked vehicle is so large that no small animal would dare to mess with this behemoth.
Mr. Qian was dozing off in the passenger seat. Qi Zhen kindly reminded him, "The days and nights are very long in the polar regions. Try to rest according to the schedule, or you'll quickly fall into chaos."
"Okay," Mr. Qian said wearily, "Stop the car, everyone get out and stretch a bit!"
Getting off the vehicle and moving around helps to clear one's head.
Mr. Qian cupped his face in his hands, rubbed it against his skin, and his hands trembled from the cold as he breathed out warm air.
Qi Zhen and Dr. Han kept track of the time for everyone. They had probably slept soundly for two long days in the car, and had gotten out of the car a few times to stretch their legs.
Xiao Zhou, the doctor, and the four bodyguards each took turns driving a car before arriving near the sample collection point.
"Thirty-eight hours," Xu Ding announced.
Boss Qian jumped down and bounced a few times on the snow: "Huff—huff—finally awake. My stomach's upset from eating vacuum-packed food all day. Xiao Zhou, cook everyone a bowl of noodles!"
"good."
Xiao Zhou led everyone off the bus, pressed a button somewhere in the carriage, and the seats folded up, revealing a sink and stove underneath.
The tracked vehicle even vaguely resembles the layout of a motorhome.
Xiao Zhou filled a large pot with water and started boiling it, saying considerately, "Boss, let everyone boil some water first so we can wash up."
...
A handful of hot water washes away the fatigue from continuous travel.
A bowl of hot noodle soup makes one feel comfortable and content.
The expedition arrived quickly, before the polar night had begun, giving everyone time to move around freely.
Boss Qian and Xiao Zhou fooled around, throwing snowballs and having a snowball fight.
Qi Zhen and Dr. Han planned the route, but the tracked vehicle could not drive into the sample collection point, so they had to drive snowmobiles.
After filming the tracked vehicle, the director carried the camera around, as this kind of scenery deep in the polar regions is not something he gets to film every day.
Xu Ding and Xu Nuo are brothers, with Xu Ding implicitly taking the lead. Xu Ding led his younger brother to stop Xia Chuhe and Lu Dangui.
"Shall we chat?"
Seeing that he meant no harm, Xia Chuhe replied with "Let's chat".
Xu Ding: "At present, we have the same position and there is no conflict. We can cooperate and exchange clues."
Xia Chuhe tacitly agreed.
Xu Ding: "Let me summarize the current information. Our special abilities have disappeared; here we only have a slightly stronger physique than ordinary people. Our mission is to ensure the safety of the rest of the expedition team and return to the research institute safely after obtaining the samples. The journey here was very safe, but there might be unexpected events on the return trip. Do you have anything to add?"
Xu Ding deliberately ignored the gun in the carriage.
The box can't be opened, so the key is most likely in Mr. Qian's hands.
He left this to the other two as a test to determine whether they were worth cooperating with.
Xia Chuhe did not disappoint him: "Gun, Boss Qian has a gun. We'd better pray we don't end up trapped."
Excluding external dangers, if a group of people were trapped somewhere and Boss Qian went mad, the others might be at his mercy.
Xu Ding smiled with satisfaction; these two could cooperate.
Xu Ding: "Then let's look around and prepare for the challenges ahead."
Xia Chuhe: "Wait, I have another question. Why did you come to the Valley of Villains?"
Xu Ding's smile vanished.
Xu Nuo asked in surprise, "Buying people? Aren't you doing that?"
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