Chapter 44: The Mission Begins
CHAPTER XLIV
As they finished introducing themselves, a hint from the Lord God came to everyone's minds, and there were still five minutes left before the time to protect them. At this time, the shadow of the distant town can be faintly seen through the car window.
At this time, Liu Qing opened some packages piled up on the car, which contained some down jackets and snow boots. It seems that the Lord God is beginning to prepare the basic guarantee of survival for these newcomers. Otherwise, depending on their clothing, they will all freeze to death within half an hour of getting off the bus. This is the Arctic Circle.
"Listen, everybody, you see the snow outside. Now, change into a padded coat right away. Hurry up, we only have five minutes left. ”
In this case, no one with a normal IQ will refuse such a request. The outside environment is just too conspicuous. Several people hurriedly changed into down jackets. Most of them are directly put on the body. Except for Xu Qing, she directly took off the outer windbreaker, revealing the lace underwear with an erotic nature inside, and then put on her own down jacket. This made several men in the carriage swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva without a trace.
"Hi guys, we're here. Alaska's extreme tour group arrived in Barrow Town without any problems. You're the last visitors this year. Ready to enjoy endless darkness? ”
With the driver's words, everyone also received the prompt sound of the main god at the same time. The protection time is over, and the Thirty Polar Nights officially begin. Hint, you are already within the boundaries of Barrow Town, and no one is allowed to leave the town until the main quest is completed.
A circle appeared on the crowd's watch, and a few red dots were displayed on the edges, apparently the position of the crowd. In the next 30 days, everyone will need to live in this circle, or rather survive.
The tour bus apparently surprised the town's residents. After all, it's almost the polar night, and the residents of the town are trying to get out of here and go south for a vacation. It's rare to see someone come back here for a trip at this time.
"Hey, what's going on, who are you?" A man in a police uniform approached.
"Don't stress Sheriff, we're an Alaska Extreme Tour." The driver pointed to the big letters on the body. "I've brought you a tour group. It's not illegal, is it? ”
"Of course, but the Polar Night tourism project has been stopped for five years."
"They spend a lot of money, and who is going to be unable to get along with the money? I don't know the specifics, but a group of Asians, lovers of extreme travel. The headquarters just asked me to send them over, and I came back to pick them up after the polar night. In these thirty days, they will be handed over to you, sheriff. ”
"What? It's not much of a tourist attraction. It's dangerous around after the polar night, they know that, right? "The sheriff obviously doesn't welcome these tourists, and every year at the polar night, the few police officers in the town are under tremendous pressure. They don't want to encounter some extra factor at all.
"That's not my problem. I said, I'm just a driver. Thirty hours to go until the polar night, and I have to hurry back. See you in thirty days, Sheriff. After the driver finished speaking, he jumped on the bus and started the car and left quickly. Only the sheriff and Lu Qiming were left at the scene. There were also a few onlookers eating melons around.
"Hello Sheriff. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you don't mind, can you show us a place to stay? As you can see, we need to settle in first, after all, what about spending thirty days here? ”
"You don't look like tourists, and a few of them didn't even bring a salute." The sheriff has good experience, and he can see at a glance where the problem of Lu Qiming and others lies. Except for Lu Qiming and Liu Qing, the other five people had no luggage at all.
"They were on a polar trip for the first time and had no experience and didn't know what to prepare. I believe that in a small town, there is always something to buy and survive here, right? Everyone here is an expert in polar survival. This can only be said to be a minor problem. ”
The sheriff looked back and forth several times before finally coming. The polar night is approaching, and he still has a lot of work to do. There's no time to waste on this quirky tour.
"Come with me, there's only one hotel in town. Thanks to the blessing of the polar night, they have enough spare rooms. There is only one restaurant where you can grab a bite to eat. There's a bad signal here, so I can give you a satellite phone from the police station, but it's just a rental, and you're going to have to pay fifty dollars a day.
You can take a turn around the four times, and the sunset before the polar night is beautiful, which is our special attraction here. There used to be a lot of tour groups coming. But it's been a few years gone. If you go north, you can reach the beach, and you can occasionally see seals or something, but sometimes there are bears. So don't go too close to that side.
Next to the restaurant is the grocery store where you can buy what you need. Sleds, gloves or something. Further back is the kennel, where sled dogs can be rented. If there's anything else you need, just ask the owner of the restaurant, who has lived here for fifty years and knows every inch of land around this town.
Also, be disciplined here and don't cause trouble. Every resident of the town will help me keep an eye on you. The hotel arrived, this is my business card, someone will send it by phone. Finally, welcome to Barrow and enjoy your holiday. ”
After the sheriff finished speaking, he turned and left. Lu Qiming and the others walked into the hotel in turn. Housewife Xu Fengjiao fell behind, she glanced at the direction of the sheriff's departure, and seemed to hesitate about something. There was a voice from the front, and she followed in a bit of a panic. But still quietly turned back and looked in the direction of the sheriff's departure.
The conditions of the hotels in the Arctic Circle can be imagined. But compared to the low temperature of minus 20 degrees outside, the warm environment inside is still relaxing. However, Lu Qiming clearly knows that now is not the time to relax, and they need to hurry up and prepare. Because in the original plot, the town faced not only vampires, but also the leading party of the Ha ghost clan. This guy is the most dangerous and threatening person.
In the original book, it was this man who destroyed the town's satellite phones, heating facilities, electricity facilities, and even killed all the sled dogs in the kennel.
"You five stay at the hotel and don't move. I don't care if you believe what's going on right in front of you. But your body should tell you clearly that this is the Arctic Circle at minus 20 degrees. So, if you want to run, be sure to keep an eye on the direction. About 300 kilometers to the south, you will be able to see the city. ”
After speaking, Lu Qiming ignored the shocked people, turned around with Liu Qing and left the hotel. However, at this moment, a voice came from behind him.
"Wait a minute, take me with you."