Chapter 63: Ice Season 05: Rescue
On the first day of the cold season, the hot springs at Qingshan Inn were always packed from opening to closing.
Customers who failed to grab a number could hear the sighs coming from the hot spring while sitting in the lobby. They didn't know whether to listen or not, so they could only stuff roast duck into their mouths while crying - alas, who could they blame? They could only blame themselves for not being fast enough!
"Boss Jiang, with this amount of customers, one hot spring is not enough!"
"That's right, let's make another one!"
"It's not a good idea to have mixed bathing for men and women all the time!"
Jiang Ruonian counted the money while pretending to be distressed: "I also want to build a second hot spring as soon as possible, but... there is not enough material."
Hot springs are classified as [Large Buildings] in the illustrations. The materials required are much more than those of mechanical stoves and the like. It would take several days even if Bai Yexuan and Liu Yinshuang were sent out day and night to collect the materials.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the customer took out a table full of construction materials from his bag.
Most players follow the standard path of killing monsters and exchanging them for money. What they need more are crystal cores and gold coins. But when they go out to explore, they will always pick up a lot of random materials. Since their backpacks are not heavy, they just hoard them and never use them.
Isn't this just making the best use of it?
Besides, if Qingshan Inn builds a few more hot springs, won’t they be the ones who benefit?
Jiang Runian generously accepted the gifts from old customers. If you don't take advantage of a good opportunity, you are a bastard. ^ ^
Without further ado, Jiang Runian immediately pulled Chu Yu to start planning the location of the second hot spring.
Finally, it was decided to place the two open-air hot springs side by side in the spacious bamboo forest, separated by a neat bamboo wall in the middle, which ensured privacy on both sides without being too hot and suffocating.
Zheng Xuanyang lay in the women's bath, looking up to the sky and sighing: "It would be great if this wasn't the end of the world..."
"Your frequency of taking a bath twice a day has nothing to do with whether the world is ending or not." Qin Fang and Zheng Xuan always come to Qingshan Inn. They have become close friends and speak bluntly. "If it weren't for the cold season that freezes all liquids, I would be afraid that you would secretly pack up the hot spring water to take a bath at home."
"Look at what you said, am I that kind of person?"
"Yes, yes, yes, you scooped out half of the water in the pond openly."
Jiang Runian was standing aside fiddling with the latest medicinal bath stones and couldn't help laughing when he heard their conversation.
If hot spring water can be packaged, it will indeed be a new business opportunity. Anyway, hot spring water is inexhaustible and the temperature is constant... Wait, constant temperature?
Jiang Runian suddenly had a bold idea.
She stretched out her hand to Zheng Xuan: "Sister Zheng Xuan, can I borrow your water bag?"
Zheng Xuan: “…”
What's going on? Are you really afraid that she will pack secretly? !
Unexpectedly, Jiang Runian just scooped a full bag of hot spring water and went straight into the wild.
Feng Yuechen, who was adjusting the proportions of the medicinal bath stones outside the hot spring area, saw the flying figure of the junior sister. He wanted to catch up to find out what was going on, but due to his weak legs, he had to ask the young man next to him for help: "Brother Sui Yan, please -"
Whoosh~
Sui Yan's figure also flew out.
Feng Yuechen took a mouthful of exhaust fumes.
That’s right, Sui Yan’s eyes were glued to his junior sister, so why was he worrying about anything?
It's better to just take the medicine honestly...
As soon as Jiang Runian stepped out of the protective shield, the biting cold wind penetrated into all her orifices. She was so cold that she sneezed, and the back of her hands were covered with dense blue and purple lines.
She sniffed and unscrewed the water bag - "What are you going to do?"
In an instant, a bony hand came into her sight, and the warm touch wrapped around her fingertips.
Jiang Runian slapped Sui Yan's claws away and said seriously, "I'm doing an experiment."
Sui Yan smelled the faint scent of medicinal bath stones in the hot spring water, frowned, and understood her intention: "Do you think the hot spring water will not freeze?"
Jiang Ruonian nodded.
Since she came to the end of the world, Qingshan Inn seemed to exist independently of this game, unaffected by the outside world.
So she wanted to take a gamble, betting that keeping the hot spring water constant temperature had a higher priority than freezing the liquid.
Sui Yan slowly loosened his hand and stopped trying to stop her, but held the dagger's sheath tightly with both hands to ensure that he could cut through the frozen ice as soon as possible.
Jiang Ruinian took a deep breath, slowly tilted the water bag, and stared at the mouth of the pot with his focused deer eyes.
One drop, two drops...
The hot spring water, with wisps of mist, flowed out of the water bag.
Falling on the frozen ground, the hot spring water did not freeze, but melted a small piece of ice, forming an ice basin-like... a super mini hot spring.
She reached her hand into the water; it was warm and hot.
Jiang Runian and Sui Yan looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
——She made the right bet!!
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Runian turned and ran towards the backyard, almost slipping. Before Sui Yan's hand reached out, she stood up steadily again.
Suiyan: "..."
Is it normal to feel useless sometimes? Waiting online.
"Elder Yu! Elder Yu!" Jiang Ruonian rushed all the way, panting, "Help me rebuild the big ice car!"
Jiang Runian swung his arm and measured the size of the Frost Dragon Mother's belly.
She planned to have the Frost Dragon Mother carry countless hot spring water bombs, fly at low altitude and throw them, so as to create countless mini hot springs in the wild - which are also heat sources.
More than a day had passed since the arrival of the ice season. The frostbite debuff on the first batch of players who encountered accidents would worsen in less than eight hours. She had to hurry, otherwise Li Cheng's teammates would not survive.
Chu Yu said nothing, and skillfully picked up the small hammer and knocked it left and right. He also made a lot of hot spring water bombs with cowhide, and in just one hour he exceeded Jiang Runian's expectations.
Every time at this moment Jiang Runian wanted to give a thumbs up.
This is the elder of their Qingshan Sect. A truly strong person always speaks with strength!
In addition to the hot spring water bombs, Jiang Runian also stuffed some Feng Yuechen's special medicinal bath stones into the airdrop. The 50% cold resistance effect can increase the survival rate in the wild.
The AI of "Infinite Tomorrow" is like a superior with a bad taste, who always likes to force players into a dead end but leaves them hanging.
For example, in this ice season, no one is allowed to survive from the beginning, and the players who failed to react in the first time were frozen in place, but a buffer period of 48 hours was given, and unprecedented drops - geothermal crystal cores - were added, and Jiang Runian was stuck in a hot spring water bug.
She shook her head to bring her thoughts back to reality.
Jiang Runian promised to save teammate Li Cheng, and the Frost Dragon Mother could only understand Jiang Runian's words, so she should shoulder the burden of this airdrop plan.
Seeing her and Sui Yan riding on the Dragon Mother, several people from Qingshan Sect were very worried: "Anian, be careful."
"Don't worry, the speed of Big Ice Flying is much slower than Master's Sky Sword."
“…”
Chu Yu stood at the feet of the Dragon Mother, closed the door of the box containing the water bombs and medicinal bath stones, and repeatedly reminded: "Just in case, don't do it yourself, understand?"
Everyone in the Qingshan Sect knew that Jiang Runian was smart, but no matter how smart she was, she was raised in the palm of their hands. If it weren’t for Sui Yan’s ability to teleport her back from danger, they wouldn’t have been willing to let Sui Yan take advantage of this and accompany her out…
Oh yes, and Li Cheng.
After all, he is the person involved.
Jiang Runian tightened his scarf, waved goodbye and set off.
On the way back to Qingshan Inn on the Dragon Mother last time, Jiang Runian roughly memorized several areas where frozen players were concentrated. She commanded the big ice to hover in the air when passing by. The dragon claw only needed to gently pull a rope, and the box below would open a small door and drop a hot spring water bomb and medicinal bath stone.
Time was running out and Jiang Runian had no time to wait for them to thaw.
She asked Li Cheng: "Did you find it?"
Li Cheng leaned against the car window and looked at the snow. It was all white in all directions, and the flying snowflakes blinded his eyes. He couldn't see clearly. But he was sure: "Boss Jiang, I am sure it is this one! Look at that huge rock. We camped next to it and wanted to use it to block the wind!"
Jiang Ruunian looked down and saw that there was indeed a huge rock.
Da Bing circled in the air for a few times, but couldn't see the situation on the ground clearly. Jiang Ru Nian pondered for a moment and ordered, "Land here."
Sui Yan raised his eyes, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Landing randomly in the wild is not a good thing.
What's more, no one knows whether what Li Cheng said is true or false.
The Frost Dragon Mother slowly landed on the ice. Sui Yan opened the car door first, and the strong wind instantly penetrated into the car, blowing up his neat hair. Jiang Runian wanted to get out of the car, but he was stopped by him.
"Li Cheng," Sui Yan rarely spoke to anyone other than Jiang Runian, "You go first."
Li Cheng hesitated for a moment: "But, I..." He swallowed his words back when he was stared at by Sui Yan's dark eyes.
He pulled the car door and stepped carefully onto the ice. The cold instantly climbed up his thighs. Li Cheng faced the cold wind and took a few steps closer to the boulder in his memory. No wonder he hadn't seen his frozen teammates. They had been frozen into a huge ice ball! The ice was so thick that the shapes of the teammates could no longer be seen. From a distance, it was impossible to imagine that there were four living people here!
"Ah..." Li Cheng was so frightened that his legs and feet went limp and he fell to the ground.
Not far away, Jiang Runian and Sui Yan had a panoramic view of everything.
Jiang Runian took out a water bomb and threw it accurately in front of Team 13.
The mini hot spring melted instantly, and the iceberg formed by Team 13 also began to melt from the very edge. First the limbs, then the heads, and gradually the postures of the four people when they were frozen could be seen clearly - they were fighting for a kettle to drink water, no wonder they were frozen into a ball.
Not until the ice melted completely did the four of them come back to life as if awakened from a dream, and took in big gulps of fresh air.
"It's all my fault!" Li Cheng slapped himself twice, "If I hadn't lost everyone's water bottles, you wouldn't have fought over a sip of water..."
Team 13 stretched their bodies. After being frozen for nearly two days, every inch of their skin and every blood vessel seemed to be covered with ice.
"We...we are actually still alive..." The team member was exhausted and fell on the ice. "I just remember that the thick ice froze my feet first, and I watched everyone's mouths and noses being sealed..."
How desperate it is to be able to do nothing but watch.
Jiang Ruonian walked over and threw the medicinal bath stones into the mini hot spring: "Come and wash your hands."
Wash your hands with water?
Having almost died because of water a day ago, Team Thirteen all stepped back and looked at her warily.
Jiang Ruunian shrugged and pouted at Li Cheng.
Li Cheng quickly explained: "This is Boss Jiang from Qingshan Inn. I begged her to come and save you! This is the hot spring she researched, and what was just thrown in is the anti-cold medicine made by the inn's pharmacist. Don't worry!"
As he spoke, Li Cheng took the lead in extending his hand and letting Team 13 see the buff on his head, which made them let down their guard.
The mission was completed. Jiang Runian was still waiting for more hot spring water bombs to be airdropped, so he turned and walked towards the big ice truck, reminding Li Cheng: "Get ready to go back, take your teammates with you. Don't forget what you promised me."
Team Thirteen immediately became alert: "Li Cheng, what did you promise her?"
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