Her vision became extremely blurry, and Xi Xi could only see a few meters ahead.
She turned on the headlights, but the light seemed so weak in the blizzard that it appeared to be swallowed by the endless darkness.
She felt a fine layer of cold sweat seeping from her palms.
Xi Xi looked at the dashboard, where the battery level was down to 65%. Through the full-view camera, she could see that the car body was already covered in ice and snow and frozen solid, and the solar panel had obviously lost its charging function.
"Energy consumption exceeds expectations. It is recommended to turn off non-essential equipment." The central control screen then reminded, "Current temperature is -20 degrees Celsius, wind speed is level 8, and visibility is less than 50 meters."
"I'll charge it right away!" Upon hearing this, Chu Zhiqin immediately picked up the Thunder Fang Mace and started charging the long-unused charging station.
However, the charging stations also seem to be affected by the temperature, with the power draining extremely quickly.
"Mom, hurry up and adjust the temperature settings on each floor. It's too cold and the battery is going to drain easily!" Xi Xi said to her mother, who was sitting in the driver's seat.
The snow on the bridge was getting thicker and thicker, and the wheels began to slip, making each step forward extremely difficult.
Xi Xi accessed the energy settings on the central control screen and changed some of the power-consuming devices to consume gasoline.
After a while, the temperature inside the car gradually rose. Xi Xi glanced at the fuel gauge and saw that the fuel level was indeed gradually decreasing.
She turned on the light screen camera, focused, and zoomed in on the view outside the car window. She saw large and small icebergs floating on the surrounding sea, bobbing up and down with the waves.
Against the backdrop of the blizzard, the ice blocks looked particularly menacing, as if they might crash into the bridge at any moment.
"Oh no..." Xi Xi muttered to herself, a strong sense of fear rising in her heart.
That vehicle customization symbol was used too early.
The RV's interior is fully equipped, but its external facilities are completely inadequate for dealing with blizzards!
If the temperature continues to drop, engine oil and transmission fluid will become very viscous and lose their fluidity at extremely low temperatures, leading to insufficient lubrication of the engine and transmission.
Insufficient lubrication will cause a sharp increase in wear on mechanical components such as the engine and transmission, leading to serious damage.
Furthermore, rubber components in the chassis and suspension system, such as damping bushings and sealing strips, can harden or even become brittle at low temperatures, losing their elasticity and leading to abnormal chassis noises and decreased suspension performance.
In this way, no matter how powerful the facilities inside are, it will be difficult for them to survive the blizzard and reach the next refuge island.
Xi Xi was immediately filled with regret. She shouldn't have been greedy for the money; the vehicle customization charm she was using in an emergency was now gone...
Despite the blizzard, Chu Zhiqin carried all the miniature planters from the terrace back into the car. She deftly closed the windows and turned up the temperature inside to try and dispel the bone-chilling cold.
Even so, she still felt cold all over, and her fingers were almost frozen.
Seeing this, Xi Xi quickly got up, poured a cup of hot water and handed it to her mother, then took out the bedding from the bedroom and covered her with it.
As time went on, the blizzard showed no signs of stopping; on the contrary, it intensified.
The mother and daughter sat in the car, anxiously waiting for the weather to improve. But the world outside seemed to be completely sealed off by ice and snow, a scene of deathly silence and pale whiteness.
"What should we do..." Chu Zhiqin was extremely anxious.
Although the battery could be replenished in time and the car could be kept warm, Xi Xi's stockpiled food was still enough if she was careful with her diet. However, if the blizzard raged for many days, everything would become uncertain.
Fortunately, we still have a lot of salted fish and drunken shrimp that we made with "Urashima Taro's Tamatebako" a few days ago, plus the plants we grow ourselves. We can make do with what we have, and even without external resources, we should be able to last for a while.
However, the vehicle was moving at an extremely slow speed, practically crawling along in a blizzard. At this rate, it was impossible to predict when they would reach the next refuge island.
After pondering for a while, Xi Xi finally took out a heating talisman and stuck it on the front of the car, attempting to melt the snow on the front.
Unfortunately, the heating talisman was not very effective in heating non-enclosed spaces. It not only failed to melt the snow, but also made the snow on the front of the car half-melted and even more frozen.
In a moment of desperation, Xi Xi anxiously turned on the light screen. The atmosphere on the public screen was completely different from what it was now. People were still discussing the typhoon and giant waves with great enthusiasm, clearly indicating that most people were still in the first phase of the process.
Unable to find a suitable solution, Xi Xi had no choice but to take out paper and pen and calculate the latest arrival time based on the current driving speed, according to the scale.
As darkness fell, the situation on the bridge worsened. Due to the thick snow and icy road surface, the wheels began to slip more and more frequently, making each turn a heart-stopping experience.
Chu Zhiqin sat in the passenger seat, her eyes fixed on the road ahead. The windshield was covered with a thick layer of frost, and only with each wiper stroke could she vaguely see a sliver of light outside.
The RV is already heavy; if it slips and loses control, causing it to overturn, the consequences would be unimaginable! She sighed, a sense of powerless despair welling up inside her.
"Stop the car." As the RV skidded and crashed into the guardrail again, Chu Zhiqin finally couldn't help but order at the central control screen, "Xiao Xi! Don't take this risk... it's too dangerous..."
“But we can’t just sit here and wait to die…” Xi Xi’s tone wasn’t very good either; she had her own considerations.
If they manage to escape this icy wasteland and reach the refuge island, there might be a sliver of hope for survival; but if they stop, there simply won't be enough time to get there, and ultimately they'll just have to wait to die.
No one has ever seen the intensity of earthquakes outside the refuge islands, and it is questionable whether being on a cross-sea bridge can withstand being swallowed by giant waves caused by tectonic movements.
The mother and daughter were at an impasse, and Xi Xi eventually pulled the car over to the side of the road.
She closed her eyes and fell into deep thought. She knew she had to find a way to leave the bridge as soon as possible.
Speed restrictions, insufficient time, wheel slippage, icy surfaces, obstructed visibility, power shortages... each problem seems like an insurmountable chasm.
Just then, Xi Xi seemed to suddenly think of something, and a bold idea popped into her mind.
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