Behind the car, another car also stopped.
At this moment, everyone felt a visual shock as they looked at the densely packed boxes in front of them.
Lu Wuyai got out of the car and could clearly see a large number of containers piled up in front of it. There were many such containers on the glacier.
"Why are there so many containers here?" The women looked at each other in confusion, then at Lu Wuyai, as if trying to get him to make up his mind whether to stay or leave.
Lu Wuyai thought for a while and decided to go check out the small island they had visited before. After all, they had a clear list of goods, and they didn't know if the containers that had suddenly appeared here contained anything they needed.
"Let's go first."
So quickly, the car is on the road again, only slower than before.
As a result, late that night, the four of them arrived on the island and, amidst the swirling ice crystals, saw a completely different scene in the distance.
Parking the car in the island's forest immediately reduced the sound of wind and snow.
Lu Wuyai, fully armed, stepped out of the car. They only saw containers on the beach, but compared to last year, there were undoubtedly far fewer containers now.
The four people gathered together. Nearby ice crystals flew in the wind, colliding with containers not far away, making a crisp sound.
"Let's unite and not separate." Lu Wuyai, fearing danger, urged everyone to act together.
There were only four people, and their search for container numbers wasn't slow. Plus, there weren't many containers at the beginning, so the search yielded results quickly.
"There's only one." Gu Yuxin wrapped herself in her clothes and checked the box number over and over again.
Lu Wuyai nodded. In front of them was a small cabinet. According to the inventory list, it contained several pairs of pull-up trousers. Although Rou Rou couldn't fit them in yet, they were still usable.
Soon, the small cabinet was opened. Lu Wuyai and the others checked the materials inside and found that they were not contaminated and could still be used.
“Xia Qingming and I are going to drive; you’re here to move the goods,” Lu Wuyai said.
This time, however, Xia Qingming's car wouldn't start. An inspection revealed that it was temporarily unusable due to the cold weather.
Fortunately, Lu Wuyai's car could still start. After stopping near the containers, the women immediately began unloading the goods.
After it was full, Lu Wuyai and Gu Yuxin drove the car into the woods and put the supplies into the car that had been turned off.
After doing all that, the two returned to the beach and continued loading.
An hour later, both cars were full.
Back in the forest, Lu Wuyai tried to start another car, and it worked again.
“Let’s go back tonight. At our current speed, we won’t get there before dawn,” said Song Xiaoyou.
Lu Wuyai nodded. The key was that no one was sleepy. In this sweltering weather, the heat from the car engine brought a touch of coolness.
Soon, the two vehicles set off again, heading towards the cave.
They were incredibly lucky. They found what they needed so quickly this time, and they'll be able to come back for it again next time.
“Okay.” Lu Wuyai glanced at the passenger seat and saw that Gu Yuxin was already asleep, her chin drooping on her chest. When the car vibrated, certain parts seemed to undulate particularly.
Gu Yuxin seemed to notice Lu Wuyai's gaze. He slightly opened his eyes and found that the other person was looking at him. He felt a little shy.
"Watch out, something bad is about to happen."
Lu Wuyai nodded, calmed down, and focused his attention on what was ahead.
At dawn, the vehicle was parked on the ice. Nearby, there was a row of shipping containers, especially in the snowstorm.
“There’s a shipwreck here,” Lu Wuyai said, but Song Xiaoyou quickly denied it.
"This is not a shipwreck; it's frozen in the river."
Amidst the swirling ice crystals, there stood a massive cruise ship. It stood entirely in the icy landscape, everything exposed covered in a thick layer of frost.
There are far fewer shipping containers on land than on cruise ships.
Song Xiaoyou guessed that the boxes on the ground must have been blown over by the strong wind, and they were scattered everywhere.
"Go home first, then come out. It's not too far from the cave," Lu Wuyai said.
After that, the vehicle continued its journey and finally returned to the cemetery at around nine o'clock.
After quickly unloading the supplies, Lu Wuyai and the others went back to rest.
At this moment, Gu Yuxin and the others were inspecting the vehicle again, because Lu Wuyai and the others would have to make another trip that evening to bring back all the remaining pull-ups.
Lu Wuyai and the others slept in a container for supplies. The environment was relatively quiet, and even when Rou Rou was distressed, the sounds were barely audible.
Everyone slept very well this time, and it was already evening when they woke up.
After cleaning up and having dinner, the four of them went to the garage and set off overnight for the island.
The car arrived on the island at 3 a.m. The four of them immediately parked the car and loaded all the remaining pull-ups into it.
"Let's go home." Lu Wuyai said, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
However, when they passed by the cruise ship in the morning, the four of them discussed it and decided to open a few containers, hoping for a pleasant surprise.
“There aren’t many ice crystals left, so we can make a decision quickly,” Lu Wuyai said.
The other three women nodded slightly, holding guns in their hands, and began to follow Lu Wuyai, moving quickly across the ice.
But soon they discovered that many of the locks on these containers had been opened, and a lot of the materials inside had been taken away.
Some containers have been completely emptied; it's unknown what was inside them before.
In addition, there were many other bodies, most of whom had frozen to death and had no fatal injuries.
Some of the bodies died inside the shipping containers, but still maintained the same movements as when they were alive.
What pained Lu Wuyai the most was seeing the bodies of two children, about fifteen or sixteen years old, huddled together. That scene had a profound impact on them.
Several women had red eyes and couldn't bear to look any longer.
Lu Wuyai closed the container door, indicating that they should continue searching for materials there.
After going around in circles, they found some things they needed, such as some disinfectant and some canned animal food, which could be preserved for many years.
Unsurprisingly, these canned goods were produced recently.
"It seems you don't have to worry about eating meat for now." Lu Wuyai smiled, and the other women gradually emerged from their earlier sadness.
There was still plenty of space inside the car, and after loading some canned goods, it gradually filled up.
Half an hour later, the team set off again and arrived at the tomb at noon.
Seeing the canned goods in the trunk, the others became excited. While busy unloading, they also wanted to go outside and take a look.
Today, there seem to be far fewer ice crystals in the air, and they no longer fly as freely as before.
Hearing the women's eager voices, Lu Wuyai refused outright.
Because they discovered that they were not the only ones who had been to that place; in other words, many people may have discovered it.
The number of ice crystals has now significantly decreased, and the probability of encountering them during the day may increase considerably. This is not good news for them.
"Then let's go tonight," Lu Wuyai suggested. "Let's go take a look tonight."
"Then we agreed to go together tonight," Su Xi called out.
That evening, everyone ate early and quickly. By 6:30, the dishes were all washed.
Inside the cave, everyone except Su Xi, who was taking care of Rou Rou, was getting ready to go out.
Lu Wuyai approached Su Xi and asked, "Are you sure you're alone in the cave?"
"Alright." Su Xi smiled and said, "You can go now, but remember to come back soon."
Lu Wuyai nodded. Before leaving, he opened the passage to the orchard so that Su Xi could summon the wolfhound if anything happened.
At seven o'clock, everyone left the cave and drove to the frozen sea as fast as possible.
This time, in addition to two gasoline cars, there were also three solar-powered electric cars. Because the distance is very short, there is no need to consider energy consumption at all, and they can definitely drive back and forth.
In terms of weaponry, Lu Wuyai had also made full preparations and taken measures to deal with all dangers.
"Let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Xi's car sped off, startling everyone else.
"This woman..." Lu Wuyai was speechless. He wanted to get out of the car and drag Su Xi out to beat her up, but Su Xi drove very steadily on the road behind him and did not do anything rash.
After arriving at the seaside, we drove forward for more than an hour, and suddenly a huge cruise ship appeared in the snow and ice.
“This is it,” Lu Wuyai said. He led the team to the other side of the cruise ship. After parking the car, they could see the anchor.
The anchor was on the ice, which seemed to be the only way to the side of the ship.
“I’ll try to go up first. You can look for other supplies nearby.” Lu Wuyai pointed to a corner of the container that hadn’t been opened yet.
“We’ll stay too. You go and open the box,” Gu Yuxin said. It was indeed too dangerous for Lu Wuyai to climb alone. Someone had to be down below to watch over him.
Soon, Lu Wuyai put on his briefcase, grabbed the iron chain on the anchor, and tried to climb up for the first time.
"It's so cold."
Lu Wuyai could feel the chill from the iron chains; even with gloves on, his heart felt cold.
Ten minutes later, Lu Wuyai successfully reached the bow of the ship, raised his hands over the gunwale, flipped over, and immediately stood on the deck.
Then, Lu Wuyai took off his backpack, made a pulley at the bow of the boat, threw down a rope, and began to prepare to pull people out.
Almost an hour later, Lu Wuyai finally managed to get everyone up.
"This ship is huge." Xia Qingming exclaimed, marveling at the enormous size of the cruise ship.
Lu Wuyai felt a warm glow in his heart. Looking at the thin layer of snowflakes on the ground, he thought to himself, "No one has been here before, otherwise they would have left footprints."
"Don't rush to unpack," Lu Wuyai thought, urging them to observe the cruise ship's condition to prevent accidents during the unpacking process.
Of course, if you can find the packing list, the unpacking process will be very easy.
"Let's go take a look at the cockpit."
Soon, everyone started from the bow and walked towards the stern.
Apart from the sound of the wind, the deck seemed very quiet.
Lu Wuyai walked ahead, glancing at the nearby containers from time to time, a gun in his hand, ready to fight any danger at any moment.
Actually, the journey was very smooth, without any unexpected events.
Upon reaching the cockpit, Lu Wuyai opened the hatch and saw several corpses lying on the ground. After a preliminary examination, Gu Yuxin determined that they had frozen to death.
“Let’s go take a look at the cabin,” Lu Wuyai suggested again.
So they went back to the cabin. After searching around, they found more bodies inside. All of them had frozen to death.
"This is too tragic." Su Xi got goosebumps all over her body.
The faces of the dead appeared before everyone's eyes like ghosts, impossible to shake off.
We didn't stay long. Everyone felt the little house was strange, so we quickly left.
Back on the deck, Lu Wuyai turned the car around, closed the passageway into the cabin, and locked the outside with an iron bar to prevent any accidents.
Later, after searching through all the boxes and cabinets in the cockpit, they finally found a cargo list, but it was definitely not all the cargo.
The document only contained details of thirty shipping containers. Gu Yuxin and the others examined it carefully and circled some particularly important items, such as women's consumables, shampoo, and shower gel.
"Take your time, let's look for containers here today." Lu Wuyai asked everyone to write down the container numbers and then search for supplies in groups of three.
The collected supplies were temporarily stored on the deck at the bow of the ship, where there was plenty of space.
At this point, Lu Wuyai was still in the cockpit, while Gu Yuxin had been left behind.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yuxin asked.
Lu Wuyai pursed his lips: "Tell me, after the ice melts, will this ship still be able to sail?"
Hearing this, Moroy blinked. She hadn't really thought about this before, but now that Lu Wuyai had brought it up, her breathing suddenly became rapid.
“I don’t know either,” Gu Yuxin tried her best to calm herself down. “Even if it can be driven, we have to consider the fuel situation.”
"The more important problem is that we may not know how to navigate."
Gu Yuxin's words calmed Lu Wuyai down. Indeed, if he didn't know how to navigate, it would be troublesome.
"Forget it, let's not think about it for now." Gu Yuxin grabbed Lu Wuyai's hand: "The most important thing now is to gather supplies. As for the choice of cruise ship, let's think about it later."
Lu Wuyai nodded, turned and left the cockpit, running tirelessly through the dark night.
“There are at least a thousand containers here, maybe more.”
"Who says this isn't the first time I've seen such a huge cruise ship?"
"Quick, look! There seem to be more ice crystals."
Time passed slowly, and the air grew colder and colder. After transferring some supplies, everyone had to crawl back into the vehicle.
As a result, the two gasoline cars could not start at all, while the three solar-powered electric cars worked perfectly, except that they were consuming power faster than expected.
After several restarts, Lu Wuyai and the others had no choice but to temporarily abandon the gas-powered vehicle and follow the electric car home.
Back and forth at a very slow pace, the group finally returned safely to the tomb at dawn.
By the time the supplies were unloaded, it was already nine o'clock.
"Eat first, then rest." Su Xi slept with Rou Rou in her arms all night yesterday. Now she's full of energy and made breakfast for everyone.
Breakfast was steamed buns, and Su Xi opened a box of beef jerky and thick soup. The cave was filled with the most comforting smells of winter.
After a full day of rest, everyone's fatigue and energy gradually recovered.
As dusk fell, Lu Wuyai got dressed and got out of bed. He saw that Su Xi was already making dinner, while Rou Rou lay alone in bed, occasionally raising her head and humming a song.
Lu Wuyai got up and went to the basement, where he found that most of the materials were not yet organized, but they had been roughly categorized. It was probably Su Xi who did it all by herself.
Most of the products this time are for women, especially certain types of consumables that women tend to use a few more days a month.
Soon, people arrived at the cave one after another and began packing the supplies in batches.
Lu Wuyai also took the opportunity to go to the garage. They were going to do it again tonight, and probably would for the next week or two.
However, now that the ice crystals are flying less noticeably, Lu Wuyai is a little worried that the group of people who discovered the cruise ship earlier might come back if they are still alive.
Last night, the three solar-powered electric vehicles ran out of power. The power outages in winter were more severe than people had imagined. If they really want to go out tonight, they'll have to prepare three new vehicles.
Fortunately, Gu Yuxin had already installed a batch of new solar panels on her electric car. Replacing the panels was very convenient. Lu Wuyai was there to help.
At 8 p.m., the five cars set off on time, but this time, three women were left in the cave. Besides Su Xi, there were You Li and Xia Qingming.
Within the fleet, more things can be placed in free space.
This time, however, the road was not smooth.
As the convoy left the beach, the northwest wind suddenly picked up, and a dark cloud seemed to appear in the sky. Terrifying ice crystals rushed toward them like an unstoppable force.
Lu Wuyai frowned. No one knew if the car could be driven under these conditions.
However, for safety reasons, the convoy temporarily stopped in the coconut grove to avoid the storm.
"It's so cold," Su Xi complained, huddled in the car. Compared to the outside world, they were relatively safe in the coconut grove.
"Save your energy, take a nap when you're tired," Lu Wuyai said, without turning off the engine, continuing to drive the gasoline-powered car. The hot air from the engine could temporarily counteract the cold outside.
As for solar-powered cars, they come with three electric panels, so they can use as much electricity as they want, and in the worst case, they can be temporarily installed.
“Wait a minute, if it doesn’t work, we’ll go back today,” Lu Wuyai said.
The storm came so suddenly. Although they were well prepared, they were still somewhat flustered.
If the vehicle suddenly stops moving, they will only have two options: either freeze to death outside or try to get back to the cave.
After the storm subsided for a while, Su Xi urged Lu Wuyai to move cleanly and efficiently inside the car.
"Let's go." Lu Wuyai started the vehicle and drove forward at an extremely fast speed.
Along the way, although ice crystals frequently appeared, they were not very large.
Finally, they arrived at the cruise ship, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They started parking their cars, and Lu Wuyai was the first to get in.
Having learned from yesterday's experience, Lu Wuyai was the first to reach the deck, installed the pulleys, pulled up the ropes, and hoisted the others up one by one.
After everyone had arrived, Lu Wuyai said, "Today's task is the same as yesterday's. Try to find consumables, preferably tissues. There aren't many protected areas in the cave."
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