A huge snowball rolled towards him. Xu Yang didn't dare to hesitate. He turned around and started running.
However, the snow on the glacier was so thick that every step he took would sink him deep into the snow. The faster he tried to run, the more he tripped over the snow in his panic.
Turning around, I saw that the snowball was getting bigger and bigger, and it was already as tall as a person.
If such a big ball rolled over you, wouldn't it crush you?
"Throw away the backpack!"
Suddenly, an urgent voice came from the side and behind. Xu Yang didn't even have time to look back and did as he was told subconsciously.
Just as he stretched out his hand to throw the bag away, someone grabbed his hand and pulled him hard to the side.
"Lift your legs!" Jiang Ran shouted, "Every step should be higher than your knees! Don't get tripped by the snow!"
Xu Yang hurriedly replied, "Okay." Jiang Ran continued, "Ten steps ahead, there's a large rock. Keep an eye out for it. When you get there, hold onto it and don't move. When you hear me yell '321,' take a deep breath and hold it!"
Xu Yang raised his head with great effort and looked forward. Sure enough, there was a black-gray rock half a person's height not far away.
After setting a goal, his motivation increased significantly. He ran for many steps in one breath and only breathed a sigh of relief when he grabbed the stone.
The snowball behind them was rolling closer and closer. Although they couldn't see the specific situation due to their position, judging from the sound, it should be only five or six meters away from them.
“Three, two…”
"one!"
"Breathe!"
Xu Yang immediately took a deep breath and then held it.
In panic, he subconsciously closed his eyes, and then felt something covering his head, and at the same time, a whistling sound came from his ears.
Did a snowball roll over your head?
Then why does the touch feel so gentle and it doesn’t hurt at all?
Xu Yang pursed his lips and comforted himself in his heart.
Maybe the emergency life-saving bag has been activated.
It seems that the journey to Earth ends here.
"Okay, Mr. Xu," Jiang Ran's voice suddenly sounded beside him, "You can breathe now. Open your eyes."
Xu Yang suddenly opened his eyes when he heard this, and found that what was covering his head was Jiang Ran's arm and a corner of his coat.
He looked at Jiang Ran in surprise: "You..."
Jiang Ran followed his gaze and belatedly withdrew his arm. "The flocculent snow stirred up by the snowball was too heavy. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to control your breathing. If your trachea and lungs were blocked, it would easily cause suffocation, which would be very troublesome. So..."
Xu Yang immediately understood, nodded and said "thank you".
After finally escaping the danger, Xu Yang's tense nerves suddenly relaxed. He didn't even care about his image for a moment and sat down in the snow pile against the rock. His shoulders and back, which were usually straight, also showed a tendency to relax.
Unlike Xu Yang, Jiang Ran is not having such a good time at the moment——
When he encountered danger before, he didn't have time to think too much and was only anxious to save people. But now, it was just him and his sponsor together. It seemed a bit awkward not to talk, and he couldn't find a suitable topic to talk. Jiang Ran rarely felt a little helpless.
After thinking for a long time, I finally managed to find a topic to talk about.
Jiang Ran said, "The snowballs just now are actually very common in glacial areas like this because the snow layer is so thick. If you throw a small stone from a high place, as it continues to roll down, more and more snow will stick to it, and the snowball will get bigger and bigger. A small stone can cause a big avalanche..."
Jiang Ran spoke a long string of words without stopping, but no one responded.
It was quiet all around, as if there was no one else there.
Jiang Ran's heart trembled, and he immediately turned his head to look to the side, only to see that Xu Yang had closed his eyes, his face was calm, his brows were relaxed, and only the occasional breathing indicated that this person was still alive.
Jiang Ran: “…”
He actually fell asleep like this?
He has a really big heart.
At the same time, the embarrassment in Jiang Ran's heart also subsided.
Although Xu Yang is their future financial backer, at this moment on the glacier, he is just an ordinary person who is tired and exhausted after the danger.
"I'll let you sleep for ten minutes." Jiang Ran stretched out his hand to check the clock and muttered softly, "In ten minutes, we have to set off. If we can't reach a warm area before dark, it will be dangerous at night."
Xu Yang's image in Jiang Ran's mind only improved for ten minutes, and all the good impressions of him changed drastically after he woke up.
Of course, this change is not difficult to explain.
Jiang Ran stared at the laptop he had picked up to write and draw as soon as he woke up. His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he tried hard to hold it back.
This guy is way too serious, isn't he? He's working right after waking up? Is he recording some kind of program risk warning?
I held it in for a long time, but finally I couldn't hold it in anymore.
Jiang Ran stepped forward and pleaded, "Mr. Xu, it's inevitable to encounter some danger in the wild. If everything is always safe and sound, this wilderness survival show would be boring, right?"
"I know." Xu Yang didn't even look up, his hands moving without pausing. "I'm just recording the situation. Don't worry, I won't use this as the sole reference when evaluating the project later."
Not all references?
Doesn't that still mean it will be used as a reference?
Jiang Ran silently slapped himself in his heart.
Ordinary people?
An ordinary person who controls the life and death of the program team?
After complaining in his heart for a long time, Jiang Ran finally moved forward a little.
She tried to persuade him again: "Mr. Xu..."
Halfway through his words, Jiang Ran suddenly caught a glimpse of Xu Yang's computer screen. In addition to various notes in the middle, there was also a simple drawing next to it. The drawing showed a little man standing on the glacier, pushing his hands forward, stubbornly resisting the huge snowball that was oncoming.
Look at the sloppy lines, there is no trace of erasure, it looks like it was just drawn.
Jiang Ran: “…”
Jiang Ran's words came to an abrupt end. Xu Yang was certainly not completely unaware. He subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction Jiang Ran was looking, and then he immediately understood the reason.
Xu Yang was also frozen for a moment: "..."
After a while.
Jiang Ran calmly covered his eyes and said, "The ultraviolet rays on the glacier are really harmful to my eyes. If I had known earlier, I would have worn a pair of sunglasses. I wouldn't be unable to see anything now."
Hearing this, Xu Yang calmly closed his laptop and said, "I'll bring you a pair next time."
Jiang Ran paused and thought that the sponsor's psychological quality was quite good. He calmed down so quickly and was even able to continue the conversation. He was indeed a sponsor who could start his own business from scratch!
She just turned her head to thank Xu Yang, and she saw that the roots of Xu Yang's ears were all red.
The words I wanted to say suddenly got stuck in my throat.
Xu Yang seemed to realize something, raised his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ran was silent for a moment, then said sincerely, "I think we should hurry on."
The glacier was very dangerous at night, and they needed to descend to a lower altitude as quickly as possible.
Jiang Ran and Xu Yang didn't talk much along the way, but the scene just now kept circling in their minds, and their mental activities were very rich.
After walking for about an hour, Xu Yang coughed a few times and his lips were cracked.
The wind and snow strangled him, and he lost water quickly. He had been feeling thirsty for half an hour, but he had thrown away his bag in order to reduce the weight when he was dodging snowballs, and the clean water he carried also fell into the snow and was never found again.
Jiang Ran considerately handed him his water bottle: "Mr. Xu, have some water."
Xu Yang didn't answer, waved his hand and said: "No, I'm just a little thirsty, I'll be fine after a while."
"Let's drink some," Jiang Ran thought for a moment and added, "Continuous drinking of water can help maintain body temperature, which will also be beneficial for our next actions."
After hearing this, Xu Yang thought about how cold he was and was a little moved, but he still refused: "The snow here is relatively clean, I can just drink the snow water."
Xu Yang stopped and picked up a piece of white snow from the snow with his hands.
"No," Jiang Ran immediately reached out to stop him, "Eating snow directly will lower your body temperature. You have to use your body temperature to melt the snow before you can drink it normally."
Xu Yang was at a loss for words when he heard this.
How to dissolve it?
Hold it in your hands? But once the snow melts, won’t it slip through your fingers?
Seeing that he was in trouble, Jiang Ran took out a small jar from his backpack and put a few pieces of snow into it. Then he asked Xu Yang to hold the jar in his arms and wait for the snow to melt before drinking it.
This time, Xu Yang did not refuse. He just unzipped his windproof jacket and carefully covered the jar inside his clothes.
The jar has strong thermal conductivity and is very good at transferring temperature. As soon as it touched the not-too-thick clothes inside, Xu Yang hissed from the cold.
Seeing Xu Yang's slow and careful look, Jiang Ran thought of the little hamster holding food.
She tried to hold it back, but in the end she didn't laugh out loud.
Time was running out, so Jiang Ran and Xu Yang quickly set off again. They kept paying attention to the situation around them, hoping to meet other companions who had gotten lost. However, their luck was not very good, and they did not see any trace of other people after walking for a long time.
About half an hour later, Xu Yang took out the small jar and took a look at it.
The snow inside has melted and turned into clear white water.
Xu Yang had been extremely thirsty and had been holding it in until now. After seeing the situation in the jar, he immediately began to drink the water in small sips.
Drinking snow water on the glacier is refreshing and has a unique flavor.
However, Xu Yang was different from Fu Bo. He was very restrained and did not drink all the water in the jar in one breath.
After estimating that his thirst had been quenched, Xu Yang handed the jar back to Jiang Ran.
"No need," Jiang Ran waved his hand and said, "You take it."
Xu Yang thought for a moment and did not refuse.
The glacier was so cold that in just a short while, the surface of the jar, which had just been warmed up, became icy cold again.
Xu Yang hesitated for a long time, but still did not put the jar back into his arms.
It’s too cold, so I’d better hold it in my hands.
The jar was not sealed, and in the freezing cold, the water inside soon froze into ice. After Xu Yang discovered this, he poured the ice into his mouth and began to chew it.
Jiang Ran heard a "clicking" sound and turned around curiously.
Xu Yang caught her gaze and immediately panicked: "I, I am..."
Jiang Ran didn't know why he was so flustered, so he just asked, "Do you have iron deficiency anemia?"
“Ah…ah?”
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【Small Theater】
Xu Yang: Ranran still uses "you" when talking to me now (._.)
Jiang Ran: If you stop recording the risks of the program, I might consider changing my tone.
Xu Yang: This is not acceptable. This is the professional ethics of an employer.
Jiang Ran: Oh, then I just respect you as an employee.
Xu Yang: ...
Jiang Ran: :)
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