novelODS Chapter 34 Enjoy life, enjoy extreme weather!
Chapter 34 Enjoy life, enjoy extreme weather!
Chapter 34 Enjoy life, enjoy extreme weather!
"It's all over, it's all over, this time it's really over————"
"Anyone want to help me out? I'm willing to trade all my supplies for a place to shelter from the cold!"
"Does anyone have any extra winter clothes? I'll trade ten pieces of fine iron for one!"
"Refined iron? What use is refined iron now! Can it be eaten as food or worn as clothing?"
"..——"
At this moment, the world channel was filled with lamentations. Lin Xuan read a few messages, then turned off the screen and shook his head.
Without adequate insulation, it would be virtually impossible to survive in such extreme weather conditions of minus forty degrees Celsius with just a broken bread cart.
Moreover, in this extreme weather, in addition to the cold, food shortage is an even bigger problem. Perhaps in this extreme weather, many of these billions of players will be eliminated. Lin Xuan pulled himself out of his thoughts and glanced at the temperature display in the car.
The car's air conditioning was already at its highest speed, with the warm air blowing out and the temperature maintained at a perfect 26 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the hot pot in the back seat was bubbling away, and the aroma of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns filled the enclosed car, creating a sense of comfort and warmth.
Su Ran was carefully putting vegetables into the pot, afraid that the soup would splash out.
Su Nian helped set the table, and the two worked together seamlessly, just like two sisters busy in their own kitchen.
Lin Xiaoxiao hugged a pillow and huddled in the passenger seat, wrapped in a blanket, with only her fair face showing, and her lips were already glistening with tears.
"Bro, are we really going to eat hot pot in this extreme weather?"
Lin Xiaoxiao's voice came from under the blanket, filled with an irrepressible excitement.
"You don't want to eat?"
"Yes! Of course I want to!"
Lin Xiaoxiao sat up abruptly, not even caring that the blanket had slipped off her shoulders. "But—eating hot pot at minus forty degrees Celsius, isn't that a bit too—too much?"
"Too much?"
"That's too extravagant!"
Lin Xiaoxiao said seriously, "Look at those people on the world channel, they're practically freezing to death. We're eating hotpot here, isn't that just asking for trouble?"
Lin Xuan glanced at her: "Then don't eat it."
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"No!"
Lin Xiaoxiao immediately wrapped the blanket around herself again and shrank back into the passenger seat, leaving only her eyes showing. "I was just kidding, we're still going to eat."
Su Ran couldn't help but laugh out loud from the back row.
She pushed a plate of sliced lamb rolls to the side of the pot and said softly, "The meat is ready, you can eat it now."
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Xiaoxiao had already reached out with her chopsticks.
"Hot, hot, hot—" she blew on it as she stuffed it into her mouth, wincing from the heat, but her expression was one of blissful elation. "Delicious! So delicious! I'd almost forgotten what meat tasted like!"
Su Ran smiled and shook her head, picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and put it into Su Nian's bowl, then picked up another piece, hesitated for a moment, and put it into Lin Xuan's bowl.
"Lin Xuan, you should eat too."
Lin Xuan glanced at the meat in the bowl, then at Su Ran.
Su Ran's face was flushed, whether from the heat of the hot pot or for some other reason, it was hard to tell.
Her gaze was somewhat evasive, and she lowered her head, pretending to scoop vegetables from the pot, but her ears were as red as if they were about to bleed.
"Thanks."
Lin Xuan said something indifferently, then lowered his head and took a bite.
The meat is tender, cooked to perfection, and has a moderate level of spiciness.
He nodded and sincerely praised, "Not bad."
Su Ran's lips unconsciously curled up, revealing a pair of shallow dimples.
She lowered her head and whispered, "That's good." Su Nian sat to the side, looking at her sister's appearance, and sighed softly. She didn't say anything, but just silently put food into her own bowl.
Outside the window, the snow was falling heavier and heavier.
"bite"
The system beep sounded again.
Extreme weather countdown: 10 minutes. Current outdoor temperature: -23 degrees Celsius. Players, please dress warmly!
It's minus twenty-three degrees Celsius.
Lin Xuan frowned. Only twenty minutes had passed, and the temperature had already dropped to minus twenty-three degrees Celsius.
At this rate, it would probably be a conservative estimate to reach minus forty degrees Celsius in thirty minutes. However, no matter how cold the weather was outside, it wouldn't affect his life at all. The Level 4 vehicle was fully equipped with heating facilities, which was incomparable to the old, dilapidated van.
"Ding—Extreme weather has arrived. Current outdoor temperature: -41 degrees Celsius. Players, please take precautions to keep warm and avoid prolonged exposure to the outdoors."
After the final announcement faded away, a deathly silence fell outside the car.
Inside the car, however, it was a completely different scene: steaming hot pot, with four people comfortably rubbing their bellies.
"Sister Su Ran, from now on you're my own sister!"
Lin Xiaoxiao held Su Ran's hand with an expression of admiration. Being able to eat hot pot in such extreme weather was simply the most wonderful thing in life!
Su Ran smoothed her disheveled hair, clearly a little embarrassed by the compliment. She stammered, "I—I was just lucky."
"This isn't just good luck, this is luck beyond belief!"
Lin Xiaoxiao counted on her fingers and said, "Beef rolls, lamb rolls, shrimp paste, tripe... Sister Su Ran, just how many good things have you hidden in your storage space?"
Su Ran smiled with her lips pursed, without answering.
After eating and drinking well, everyone returned to their respective seats to rest. Lin Xuan sat in the driver's seat and habitually opened the world channel again. The moment the screen lit up, an overwhelming sense of despair surged out like a tide.
"Minus forty-one degrees Celsius—it's already minus forty-three here—is anyone still alive—"
"Living? What's the point of living? Without food or warmth, we'll all die sooner or later."
"Two of my teammates have already frozen to death. They were sleeping right next to me, and they just died while they were sleeping—what should I do—"
"It's over, it's all over. This game is designed to kill us, it's been designed to kill us from the very beginning!"
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"Stop talking, let's conserve our energy. Maybe we can hold on a little longer."
"What's the point of holding on a little longer? It just means suffering a little longer."
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Lin Xuan read a few messages and then turned off the screen.
This extreme weather event is destined to kill many people. Not a hundred, not a thousand, not ten thousand, but hundreds of millions.
"With billions of players, I wonder how many this blizzard will eliminate." "Bro, what are you thinking about?"
Lin Xiaoxiao's voice came from the passenger seat, sounding sleepy.
She had eaten and drunk her fill, and curled up in the blanket, ready to fall asleep at any moment.
"It's nothing."
Lin Xuan opened his eyes, glanced out the window, and said, "Go to sleep!"
"Aren't you going to sleep yet?"
"I'll sit for a while longer."
Lin Xuan glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao, who mumbled something softly before falling into a deep sleep.