The high temperature of the volcanic pool can boil a person to pieces. The water in the pool is boiling, so it is impossible to jump in directly, let alone soak in the hot spring slowly.
When Jiang Ran brought everyone to the volcanic pool, Fu Bo felt that he had been deceived.
He couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to take us to the hot springs or the Yellow Springs?"
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Jiang Ran waved his hand without even turning back. "I said I'd take you to the hot springs. I wouldn't lie to you."
Fu Bo had no choice but to be patient and continue to follow.
Jiang Ran led a group of people around the volcano and found the water outlet downstream of the volcanic pool.
Following the slurry flowing out of the mouth, you can see a stream originating from the volcanic pool.
The magma flowing from the volcanic pool carries a scorching high temperature. After winding for dozens or hundreds of meters, its temperature becomes very pleasant.
Jiang Ran carefully measured the temperature with a thermometer along the way. When the temperature displayed on it dropped to around 40 degrees, he stretched and stopped.
"Forty degrees Celsius, a perfect temperature for health preservation," Jiang Ran said, his voice becoming more languid as the stream beside him swelled with steam. "It boosts metabolism and stimulates the nerves. It has many benefits. Of course, the most important thing is..."
Jiang Ran took off his shoes and stepped into the stream.
"...It feels so good!" She sighed. "After a day and night of freezing, my limbs are finally back to life."
Fu Bo stood by the stream, looking into it doubtfully.
Is it comfortable? Is Jiang Ran lying?
This is more like a mud flow than a stream. The magma originating from the volcanic pool is pitch black. At a glance, you can't see the bottom, let alone how deep it is or whether there are any stones.
After hesitating for a long time, Fu Bo finally said it directly: "This looks... so dirty. And the water is so shallow, how can there be enough for so many people to soak in it?"
"Is it dirty? Are you okay?" Jiang Ran said as she dipped her hand into the lava water. When she took it out, the black and gray liquid slowly flowed down the back of her hand, but her hand was still smooth and white. "This mud looks a bit dirty, but it won't stick to my body. When I stand up, I'm a white and brave man again."
"As for the lack of space..."
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and said, "Of course it's first come, first served."
"Tsk—who cares!"
When Fu Bo heard that someone was actually fighting for a spot in this dirty, muddy water, he immediately refused in dissatisfaction: "I think it's quite warm on the shore. Why should I fight with you for a dirty, muddy pool?"
As he said this, he actually sat down on the shore, packed up his luggage, and looked like he was preparing to lie down.
Jiang Ran didn't care and quickly shifted his attention away from Fu Bo.
She greeted Xu Yang enthusiastically: "Mr. Xu! Would you like to take a hot spring bath?"
Xu Yang took a step forward and was about to speak when he heard her continue, "You are weak, a hot spring bath is good for your health!"
Xu Yang: “…”
Xu Yang didn't refuse. He took off his shoes and coat and sat in the pool.
"Thank you," he said after a pause, "but I'm not weak."
"Yeah! It was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue!" Jiang Ran responded repeatedly, giving him a knowing look. "How could you be weak?"
Xu Yang: “…”
He moved to the shore, rummaged around, took down the laptop, and then began to write and draw in front of it.
Jiang Ran smiled when he saw this.
The sponsor must be too happy, right?
Look, the painting has begun!
Jiang Ran came forward and said attentively: "What you drew is..."
A single wrong glance caught sight of what was on the screen.
It wasn't a drawing at all, but a neatly written record, even organized into categories according to the ABCD sequence. She couldn't see it clearly at first glance, but she could vaguely make out a few words, probably words like "risk," "problem," and "alternative."
Jiang Ran: “…”
Help! The sponsor is actually working? Isn't this just a personal vendetta?
Xu Yang didn't notice Jiang Ran's reaction at all. He didn't look up until he finished taking notes.
Only then did he see Jiang Ran's appearance, and he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Hmm..." Jiang Ran said tangledly, "You're so serious, working in the hot spring pool. We really should learn from you."
"Nothing," Xu Yang waved his hand, "It's just work, it's what I should do."
Jiang Ran: “…”
Jiang Ran: "Come on!"
They were enjoying the bath here, and others were of course envious of them.
Although Fu Bo still insisted on being himself and lying on the shore without moving, others also went into the hot spring pool one after another.
Ren Xiayang is the most unrestrained and unruly.
He took off his shirt and came down wearing only his pants, then lay down comfortably in the hot spring pool. The stream was flowing and the water was not deep, so he put his hands under his head to expose his face.
He usually only thinks about eating, and looks silly, which often makes people forget that he is a soldier. But when he takes off his clothes, his well-trained body is revealed.
But what Ren Xiayang didn't expect was that he would be attacked by someone while he was resting with his eyes closed.
The thief was Zeng Pei. She took advantage of Ren Xiayang's inattention and touched his lower back.
Ren Xiayang suddenly jumped up, hesitating and blushing, shouting: "What are you doing!"
Zeng Pei touched his chin: "This wound on your lower back..."
"It was left behind from the Yingyixing Battle," Ren Xiayang said with a hint of pride, as the embarrassment on his face gradually faded when she mentioned this. "It earned me a second-class medal of honor."
Zeng Pei just nodded.
Ren Xiayang was even more proud. He opened his mouth and was about to say something when he heard Zeng Pei say, "It's just as I expected."
She analyzed calmly yet seriously, "Judging from the signs of wound healing, the injury should have occurred around four to six months ago. You retired after the Yingyi Star Battle and then participated in 'Return to Earth', right?"
Ren Xiayang didn't expect her to say this, and said with a complicated expression: "...Yes. I suddenly have some free time, and I always want to find something to do."
Zeng Pei nodded and continued his analysis: "Judging from the wound's cross section, diameter, and sutures, you were probably injured by an X97 Gamma Pistol. If I remember correctly, that batch of guns wasn't produced in large quantities. The Federation Military's Galaxy Fleet should have one batch, and another seems to have been smuggled to the Anti-Union Pirates... So, your enemy, the one who injured you, is a pirate?"
Ren Xiayang's expression suddenly became more complicated.
"If I hadn't gotten to know you a little bit during this period, I would have suspected you were a spy sent by the Anti-United Pirates."
Ren Xiayang paused, then asked hesitantly and confusedly, "You can already guess the confidentiality of military intelligence, so why don't you just do military analysis?"
Zeng Pei leaned lazily by the hot spring pool.
She thought for a moment and said, "They did invite me at that time, but I was more interested in machinery, so..."
Ren Xiayang: “…”
Zeng Pei paused for a while, as if he was recalling something.
After a long pause, she continued, "Come to think of it, they seemed to have mentioned that if I took up the position at the Galaxy Fleet Intelligence Department, they could directly give me the position of Deputy Minister."
Ren Xiayang: “…”
Star Fleet?
Isn't that his direct unit?
So, if I had been just a little bit off, I would have to call Zeng Pei "chief" when I see him now?
What’s even more infuriating is that Zeng Pei himself gave up this great opportunity!
Seeing Zeng Pei's lips moving again, Ren Xiayang quickly reached out to stop him.
His expression was complicated: "Please stop talking."
Zeng Pei showed a confused expression.
Ren Xiayang gave up and pleaded bluntly: "Give normal people some chance to survive!"
Zeng Pei: “…”
The two of them were chatting quite loudly, and everyone around them could hear it clearly.
Jiang Ran was watching curiously at first, but later he noticed that Xu Yang occasionally glanced at them several times, and his attention immediately shifted to Xu Yang, the financial sponsor.
What? Xu Yang is also curious about military affairs?
Oh, by the way, Xu Yang also comes from a noble family, and has at least a thousand connections with the military. His uncle is even the president of the Federal Academy of Sciences, so it is normal for him to be interested in new weapons.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran moved forward.
She asked, "Mr. Xu, have you heard of this type of gun?"
"Yeah," Xu Yang nodded reservedly, "I've heard a little bit about it."
It seems that this is the right question.
Jiang Ran continued, "Do you know anything about the 'Anti-Union Pirates'? From what they said, it seems like they're quite aggressive."
"I have a little understanding of them," Xu Yang said, still very reserved. "I have met their leader Jefferson."
Jiang Ran was a little surprised: "Then he..."
"The year I graduated from junior high school, he led people to kidnap me."
Jiang Ran: “…”
Damn it, the flattery hit the horse's leg again.
Thinking of this, Xu Yang looked sideways frequently just now. Could it be that it was because he was thinking about his painful past?
Jiang Ran regretted it too late and shut up immediately. However, after a while, he found that although Ren Xiayang and Zeng Pei were no longer chatting and were just soaking in their own hot springs, Xu Yang still looked at Ren Xiayang from time to time.
Xu Yang's movements were not big, he just tilted his head slightly and then glanced with his peripheral vision. If Jiang Ran had not observed carefully, he would not have noticed this small detail.
Could it be that Xu Yang wasn't concerned about the pirates, but something else?
Jiang Ran immediately became interested and continued to observe. After a while, he made a new discovery -
Xu Yang was not only concerned about Ren Xiayang, he also took a look at the clothes Ren Xiayang threw on the shore.
Jiang Ran touched his chin and thought for a while, then secretly glanced at Xu Yang, and suddenly understood the reason.
Could it be that the financial sponsor is envious of Ren Xiayang's freedom?
After all, Ren Xiayang had taken off his shirt, enjoying the warmth of the hot springs naked and comfortable, while Xu Yang was dressed neatly, with his windbreaker zipped up all the way to the top. How could it be comfortable to soak in a hot spring with several layers of clothes between them?
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran asked tentatively: "Mr. Xu, why don't you take off your clothes too? It might not be very comfortable to soak like this."
Xu Yang remained calm upon hearing this. Jiang Ran thought he had guessed wrong again, but then he heard him ask hesitantly, "Wouldn't this be a bad idea..."
Judging from what he said, it seems that I guessed right?
Xu Yang was probably just embarrassed to take off his shirt in public due to etiquette, but he must have really wanted to enjoy the hot spring!
Jiang Ran immediately stopped hesitating and tried every possible way to persuade him: "You are weak..."
Xu Yang raised his head instantly.
"Bah, well, what I meant," Jiang Ran hurriedly changed the subject, "soaking in hot springs is good for your health. If your skin comes into direct contact with the hot spring water, the effect will be even better."
Xu Yang was silent for two seconds and unzipped his windproof jacket.
Jiang Ran felt relieved, thinking that he had finally done something right.
However, the next second, Xu Yang's resentful voice came from beside him: "I am really not weak."
"Haha, ha, of course, you..." Jiang Ran agreed subconsciously. When he looked at Xu Yang, he saw that he had just taken off all his shirt, folded his clothes neatly, and was ready to put them on the shore.
Jiang Ran: “…”
Jiang Ran: “!!!”
While Xu Yang was not paying attention, Jiang Ran quickly slipped to Ren Xiayang's side.
She suddenly shook him awake, then signaled him with her eyes to look at Xu Yang.
Ren Xiayang looked at it dazedly, then turned back and gave her a confused look.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and the real person was not far away. It was not convenient for them to speak directly, so they could only understand each other with expressions.
Jiang Ran's eyes kept rolling to the side, indicating: He actually has muscles! ?
Ren Xiayang raised his eyebrows: Didn’t I tell you a long time ago that he exercises regularly? I can see his energy at a glance.
Jiang Ran curled his lips: I thought you were just talking casually!
Ren Xiayang smiled slightly: Now you see it with your own eyes, right?
Jiang Ran pushed Ren Xiayang away in annoyance, told him to go to sleep, took a few steps, and returned to his original position.
Who could have imagined this?
A frail sponsor, a sponsor who looked like he was about to die in a snow cave, actually had muscles! And they looked particularly beautiful, a thin layer that was not excessive enough to be offensive, but simply pleasing to the eye.
Jiang Ran thought about it while lifting up his shirt to take a look.
It's really strange. She exercises quite a lot, so why doesn't she have such nice-looking muscles?
It seems that I have to find an effective training package after returning to the capital star!
In the long and narrow hot spring stream, everyone was soaking in the hot water comfortably, except Jiang Ran, who was very annoyed.
But at the same time, there was someone who was more upset than her, and that was Fu Bo, who was sitting on the shore with his eyes wide open.
Fu Bo had actually regretted it a long time ago.
He saw with his own eyes that everyone entered the hot spring pool one after another, and no one felt uncomfortable. Bai Zhiyong even started snoring while holding Xiao Lanhua early in the morning. He couldn't tell you how much he wanted to go in and take a bath.
However, the annoying thing is that this hot spring pool is neither big nor small. After the five of them were squeezed in, no more people could fit in!
Looking upstream, the stream is too hot.
Try going downstream, it's a bit cold again.
How abominable!
Am I going to miss out on this wonderful hot spring?!
This won’t do! Back on the capital planet, who knows if I can find such a pure natural hot spring pool?
After hesitating and thinking for a long time, Fu Bo finally chose to ask Jiang Ran for help.
Jiang Ran didn't make things difficult for him. He raised his eyelids and said, "Go move some rocks and block the stream a little way downstream. This will block the water and make the pool bigger. The blocked water below will gather together, and the larger the volume, the less likely it will cool down."
Fu Bo nodded when he heard this.
Sounds like a good and useful idea.
But……
Fu Bo pointed at himself and said, "Am I the only one going to move it?"
"What else?" Jiang Ran yawned. "I told you that places are limited and it's first come, first served. Who can you blame if you miss the chance?"
"……All right."
When Fu Bo brought stones and blocked the stream not far downstream, the stream became a real hot spring pool.
It was no longer convenient for Ren Xiayang to lie inside because the rising water level would flood his nasal cavity. He could only sit up a little and lean against the bank next to him to rest.
At this point, the six people were enjoying the warm hot springs comfortably.
The weather was still clear at this time, and the clouds were not thick. The faint light reflected on everyone's face, making it look particularly peaceful and tranquil.
After waking up from a short nap, Jiang Ran looked at Xu Yang several times. Only when he saw that he had rested enough and his eyes looked very clear did he quietly approach him.
Xu Yang noticed her movements: "What's the matter?"
"I want to discuss something with you," Jiang Ran said. "It's nothing big. I just want to borrow something."
Xu Yang asked with amusement, "You were trying to get close to me just now, is this why?"
Jiang Ran remained calm: "How can this be considered as trying to get close to me? I'm just trying to get closer to my partner in a reasonable way."
"Oh, really?" Xu Yang showed a confused expression. "If you want to borrow something, why do you have to ask specifically? Why not just take a picture of me sleeping and threaten me?"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Wasn’t that what she said when she was joking with Ren Xiayang during the day?
Help!
The sponsor actually holds a grudge!?
The author has something to say:
【Small Theater】
Xu Yang sighed slightly.
Ren Xiayang: What’s wrong?
Xu Yang: Ranran is so slow. When he saw my muscles, he was not moved at all. He just wanted to exercise too.
Ren Xiayang: When Jiang Ran came to ask you to do something, you were not thinking of pampering him, but waiting for an opportunity to take revenge?
Fu Bo (curling his lips): It’s the same thing.
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