Chapter 1298

An hour later, a China Express Airlines flight with a fuselage painted on the national flag took off at Beijing International Airport.

Xia Ruofei was on this plane, and his destination was Shencheng International Airport, which was hundreds of kilometers away.

Of course, Xia Ruofei's final destination will naturally not be Shencheng.

In fact, he only stayed in Shencheng for an hour, and he didn't even leave the forbidden area of the airport, and directly took a plane from China Eastern Airlines to Bole Airport in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

The final destination of Xia Ruofei's trip is Arulei, a small landlocked country in Africa.

It's just that there are no direct flights between China and many African countries, and you have to transfer to some small African countries.

The Bole Airport in Addis Ababa is one of the busiest airports on the African continent, and many employees of Chinese enterprises who go to Africa on business are transiting here, and when they return to China, they will also come to Bole Airport for transit.

Xia Ruofei still booked an international flight of China Express Airlines, because the flight lasted more than 12 hours, so Xia Ruofei naturally booked a luxury first-class ticket.

In fact, the so-called luxury first class cabin is just like that, at most the seats are more comfortable and spacious, and the seats can be flattened into a bed, of course, it is not as spacious as the bed at home, and people who are a little taller have to curl up to sleep.

If it weren't for the need to change its appearance to leave the country, Xia Ruofei would definitely choose a private business jet for such a long flight, even if he needed to land and refuel once on the way, the whole travel experience would definitely be more comfortable than taking a civil airplane.

Of course, Xia Ruofei is also a bitter child, and he has been in the army for so many years, and now although the conditions are good, he is not so hypocritical that he can't stand taking a plane for more than ten hours, and there are so many people who are reluctant to pay expensive air tickets and choose economy class!

It was already late in the evening when the plane took off from Shencheng, and when the plane climbed to cruising altitude and the seat belt indicator was turned off, it was already dark outside the porthole.

Flight attendants also began to leave their seats to serve passengers.

The service here in the first class is naturally very thoughtful, and the flight attendant first sent blankets, toiletry bags, pajamas, headphones, etc., and one for each first-class passenger.

Immediately after that, the menu was delivered, and the first class was able to order food.

In fact, Huaxia Airlines now even supports ordering food online before traveling, but Xia Ruofei doesn't want to be so troublesome, after all, there are not many choices, and in the sky, people's appetite will be reduced, their taste buds will become dull, and everything they eat is almost the same.

First-class meals are actually relatively high-end in-flight meals.

Xia Ruofei casually ordered a few kinds of food, and then asked for a glass of red wine, mainly to sleep more comfortably.

Soon the meal he asked for came up, and the presentation was quite exquisite, but the portion was a little small.

Xia Ruofei finished his dinner with three times and five divided by two, and then drank the red wine in small sips.

A flight attendant quickly walked over and whispered if he wanted anything else to eat.

Xia Ruofei waved his hand and said, "I'm full." You've taken it all away!...... After the collection, please help me put the seat flat, I'm ready to rest. ”

"Okay!" the stewardess said, and began to clean up quickly.

Xia Ruofei took the toiletry bag to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, and by the way, he changed into cotton pajamas provided by the airline.

When he returned to his seat, the stewardess had already made his bed and brought a small quilt.

"If I don't wake up, wake me up after seven hours. Xia Ruofei said.

"Yes sir!" said the stewardess respectfully, "I wish you a good night!"

"Thank you!"

Xia Ruofei got into the quilt, put on headphones, picked a movie in the multimedia system and watched it, and after a while, he fell asleep.

Almost more than seven hours later, the flight attendant came over to wake Xia Ruofei up.

He rubbed his eyes and sat up, the plane still flying smoothly at cruising altitude.

Xia Ruofei glanced out of the porthole and found that it was still pitch black.

He got up and went to the bathroom to wash up, changed his clothes again, and when he returned to his seat, the stewardess had restored the bed to a seat.

In the next three or four hours, Xia Ruofei sat in his seat a little bored, because the time in Ethiopia was five hours slower than that in Huaxia, so although it was almost early morning in China, it was still midnight here, and it was pitch black outside the porthole, and nothing could be seen at all.

At about one o'clock in the morning local time, China Express Airlines' Airbus Jumbo landed smoothly at Bole Airport in Addis Ababa.

Xia Ruofei picked up his small backpack and got off the plane.

The airport is not very busy in the early morning, the frequency of planes taking off and landing is much lower than during the day, and there are not many people in the terminal.

Because there are only two flights a day from Bole Airport to Arulei Airport, and the earliest flight is around 12 noon tomorrow, Xia Ruofei has booked a local hotel in advance and decided to take a break before coming to take a flight.

Therefore, in addition to applying for a tourist visa for Arulei, Xia Ruofei also handled a transit visa for Ethiopia.

Of course, this was all done in a short time with the help of Zhao Yongjun.

Zhao Yongjun learned that Xia Ruofei was coming to Africa, and he didn't ask him what he was doing here, so he made careful preparations for him, in addition to personally helping him run for a visa, there were some trivial details that were taken into account.

For example, when he went out of the customs, Xia Ruofei learned that he needed an "International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis", commonly known as the little yellow book, and he flipped through his backpack and saw this little yellow book inside.

This was naturally prepared by Zhao Yongjun for him.

Xia Ruofei didn't go to get any vaccines.

The environment on the African continent is relatively harsh, and there are some stubborn diseases that cannot be eradicated, such as malaria and the like, and once you get these diseases, you can even be life-threatening.

However, Xia Ruofei naturally didn't need to worry like this, if a cultivator was still infected with a disease, it would really be a big laugh if it was spread out.

Xia Ruofei followed the "international practice" and put a $10 bill in his passport, and soon cleared customs smoothly.

He walked out of the airport and got into a taxi straight to the hotel he had booked online.

For easy transfer, the hotel in Xia Ruofeiding is near the airport.

Along the way, Xia Ruofei looked out of the car window with some curiosity, this was the first time he had come to the mysterious African continent.

Ethiopia is a relatively poor and backward country, but Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia after all, and the city looks good, at least better than the stereotype in Xia Ruofei's mind.

There were almost no pedestrians on the street in the early morning, and the buildings on both sides of the road were full of shadows in the dark night, Xia Ruofei did not feel uneasy about coming to a foreign country, and after the freshness passed, he lazily leaned on the back of the seat and closed his eyes to recuperate.

The hotel is close to the airport and it will take a while to arrive.

Xia Ruofei came to the hotel front desk, and a sleepy black girl cheered up to receive him.

Xia Ruofei used English and sign language to communicate with Hei Mei with difficulty, and finally completed the check-in procedures.

He took his key card and took a creaky elevator to the fifth floor, where the room was located.

Looking at the somewhat mottled elevator and the tattered carpet after going out, Xia Ruofei really doubted that this hotel could meet the three-star standard?

Or is the standard different between Ethiopia's three-star and China's three-star?

Xia Ruofei felt that it was fortunate that he gave priority to location for the convenience of the transfer, so he ordered a "three-star hotel", and if he booked a "five-star hotel" in the city center, the psychological gap may be even greater.

After finding his room, Xia Ruofei opened the door and entered.

He plugged in his key card at the power outlet, turned on all the lights, and looked around the room.

This hotel is indeed a bit old, and the furnishings in the room look like they are some years old.

However, what makes him more satisfied is that although it looks a little broken, at least the sanitary conditions are still good, not as dirty and messy as imagined.

Xia Ruofei then used his mental power to inspect the entire room.

When he came to a strange place, the first thing Xia Ruofei did must be to check the surrounding environment.

Luckily, there's no mess of tiny cameras, monitors, or anything like that.

Xia Ruofei threw the bag on the bed, and then walked into the bathroom to take a shower.

In fact, according to Huaxia time, it was already six or seven o'clock in the morning, and Xia Ruofei had also slept on the plane for a while, so he didn't feel sleepy at all at this time.

He didn't book a hotel to sleep, mainly because there was nearly ten hours of waiting time, and it would be difficult to stay at the airport all the time, so it was better to find a hotel, even if it was to lie down and rest for a while.

Xia Ruofei was halfway through the shower in the bathroom, and suddenly the room became dark.

He subconsciously released his spiritual power and found that the entire hotel was pitch black, and then he realized that there should be a power outage.

Power outage, these two words are already a very distant word in the eyes of the current Chinese people.

Except for power company maintenance or force majeure natural disasters, there will basically be no large-scale power outages in Huaxia, and the days of power shortages are already very far away.

The water that sprayed out of the shower head became very cold.

Xia Ruofei didn't care, even if it was ice water, he could take care of it. As for the darkness, it doesn't matter, the eyes of a high-level cultivator in the Qi refining stage are much stronger than night vision devices, at least they won't see everything in black and white like night vision devices.

Xia Ruofei took a step-by-step bath, wiped his body clean, took out his home clothes from the space and changed them, and then went out to lie on the bed to rest.

He is very energetic now, so to speak, and he is completely sleepy.

So he didn't force himself to sleep, but took out his mobile phone to watch the news for a while, and before he set off, he handled the mobile phone number used this summer for international roaming, although the network signal here is a little poor, but it can barely be used.

Xia Ruofei lay down and rested for a few hours, and it was not until about nine o'clock in the morning that he went downstairs to find something to eat.

In the hotel restaurant, Xia Ruofei asked for a toast and a glass of butter juice.

The bread tastes so-so, feels a little baked, with a hint of burnt paste.

It was the butter juice that impressed Xia Ruofei deeply, the fragrance was very strong, and it should be quite pure.

He finished his breakfast unhurriedly and asked for an extra glass of butter juice.

After eating, Xia Ruofei returned to the upstairs room, sorted out the simple luggage, went downstairs to return the room, and then asked the front desk to help call a taxi.

For this reason, Xia Ruofei also gave the black girl at the front desk a $50 tip.

The black girl's eyes lit up, and Xia Ruofei had no doubt that if she showed a hint of will, the black girl would definitely lean over without hesitation.

You must know that the local monthly salary income is only a few hundred Huaxia coins, and the $50 tip given by Xia Ruofei is almost half a month's salary for the front desk attendant.

However, Xia Ruofei is not so heavy-tasted, his aesthetic is relatively traditional, blondes in Europe and the United States are acceptable, and black girls are ...... Forget it.

Xia Ruofei got into a taxi and went back to Bolai Airport.

It was the morning of local time, and I could see clearly outside.

Xia Ruofei found that last night's first impression of Ethiopia was completely based on the fact that "haze produces beauty", and today, when the veil of darkness faded, he found that even the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa's development level is relatively backward. The buildings outside looked a little dilapidated, and in such a short distance from the hotel to the airport, Xia Ruofei saw several unfinished buildings.

After returning to Bolai Airport, Xia Ruofei went to the counter to re-check the formalities and entered the restricted area of the airport through the security check.

Bolai Airport is actually very small, and Xia Ruofei quickly found his boarding gate.

At this time, there was still more than an hour before the Ethiopian Airlines flight he was taking off, and Xia Ruofei found a seat where no one was sitting and waiting.

He reached into his backpack and actually took a book out of the space and flipped through it casually.

After a while, a somewhat hesitant voice sounded next to him: "Are you ...... Huaxia?"

This person spoke Mandarin, but the tone was a little weird, Xia Ruofei followed the prestige, and saw a young black man in his early twenties smiling at him.

Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Yes, I'm from Huaxia!"

"Hello hello!" said the black youth enthusiastically, "introduce myself, my name is fdaslkja asdfa daka...... Well, it doesn't matter! Our African names are so long that I can't even remember them sometimes, you can call me Dhaka!"

Xia Ruofei wanted to laugh a little: "Check in? Is this to remind yourself at any time to go to work and don't forget to sign in?"

Dhaka grinned, revealing a mouth full of white teeth.

He nodded and said, "Actually, it's just a syllable in my name, because it's easier to remember, so my friends call me that." By the way, I have many Chinese friends, because I studied in the capital of China for three years! I also learned Chinese at that time!"