Chapter 10: An Unexpected Hot Spring
"It's all here, let's not be so petty. Give it a big shot. "Chen Zaihai asked for a flare gun from an engineer on the side, and he loaded it." You have to know what this place is, right? ”
I saw that he was loaded with large Soviet-made flares, which were very heavy, and we only brought three rounds, and we tried to save them all the way.
"Let's all open more!" After Chen Zaihai confirmed that we were all far away, he pulled the trigger in the direction of the flow of the newly formed dark river.
The bright red flare sped away, and after a while it changed direction, trying to fall downward, probably hitting the top. Luckily, I'm still wondering what I'd do if I couldn't find the roof of the cave yet.
As the flares fall warmly, many things that cannot be seen in the distance gradually become apparent
First of all, the most surprising thing was that not far in front of us, there was a huge underground lake! The surface of the lake reflected the red light of the flares, and for a time the whole cave was sparkling, very magical. The water in the lake seemed to be alive, and as the new groundwater flowed slowly, I realized that the lake was formed by the convergence of many underground rivers.
Due to the appearance of the underground river, there has been a lot of fluctuations in the surface of the lake, and the entire lake surface is like a broken mirror, and the reflected red light is also divided into pieces of debris.
The darkness farther away was slowly dispelled by the reflection of the lake, and it was some kind of huge structure, which seemed to be a system, a world of difference in scale from the power distribution we had encountered before. It looked like a giant beast drinking water by the lake, and it shook me deeply
The scene only existed for a dozen seconds before disappearing with flares that fell into the lake. Once again, the surroundings were engulfed in darkness, the cavern was not ordinarily large, not to mention that its zenith was already very high, and then I could not see my head in the flares or the reflection of the lake. It was still pitch black behind the huge building.
Afterwards, I told Lin Yiru about the cave, and according to her reasoning, it was probably a hollow left by nearby volcanic activity. The cavity was formed after a massive eruption of the volcano hundreds of years ago, which may have been filled with hot magma.
"If you're lucky, there's probably a volcanic hot spring. If you're lucky enough to meet it, you're in luck. She said to me. Kindness? Su Zhenpeng, what's wrong with you? Why is the line of sight straight? And what's the matter with your squinting eyes? ”
Lin Yiru, it seems that you remind me of a story that I don't want to remember
Also, don't look at your usual taciturn and expressionless face. Sometimes you can really say something really powerful absent-mindedly! Am I looking at you with a squint!
In fact, we did find hot springs, and more than one. I have the impression that there are almost all kinds of volcanic hot springs, but for some reason, I didn't tell Lin Yiru.
If I tell the truth, I will be sent directly to the police station by Lin Yiru. Ah, it shouldn't be, because when we talk about that, don't say it's the police, and even the ordinary Red Guards have to hide and go.
But here I still want to state that I am definitely not the culprit who caused all this, and no matter how much I have been nurtured by New China and the President, I will never put forward such a shameless proposal! In the end, though, I didn't refuse the temptation of Chen's proposal
Now that I'm a lot older, I still have to write this kind of plot, and to be honest, it's a joke. But this is also the mistake I made when I was younger, when I was strong-blooded, there were more than 20 people, and the organization didn't even introduce anyone.
It's understandable for me to be moved by Chen Zaihai so easily, right? So I've recounted the story anyway, even though it's just a small episode and doesn't have any impact on the story itself.
But at that time, it did give us a break from the nerves that had been tense, and at the same time, it also made us regain a little vitality after we had been quiet in the sad atmosphere of losing Nie Chuanhui.
So how things unfold is roughly like this
When the flares were completely gone, we turned on the miner's lamp from a new one. Although yesterday we made several emergency torches out of the tables and chairs in the power distribution station, the strips of rags and the bottle of sake I found. But in this sulphur-smelling volcanic cavern, who knows if there will be any flammable gases here.
Our group walked along the newly formed dark river in front of us to the underground lake in front of us.
"Old Su, don't you think it's getting hotter and hotter here?" Not long after leaving, Chen Zaihai suddenly asked.
Hearing him say this, I also felt inexplicably hot, not only that, but even the smell of sulfur around me became a little heavy. My heart, am I really an active volcano down here?
"Chen Zaihai is right, the temperature here is indeed much higher than in the tunnel." Talia said, holding the thermometer.
I'm going to take a thermometer and take a look, but it's not, twenty-three degrees. It's a temperature that has nothing to do with the cold underpass, and now it's almost autumn, and there's no reason why it's still so warm underground.
As we walked, we even felt different when we stepped on the ground, and I looked down at a familiar red.
For a moment I thought the floor was full of those terrible lice, and my scalp was tingling. But when I looked closely, I realized that these things were just ordinary volcanic rocks, and I really scared myself.
Chen Zaihai spoke again: "There is another question, don't you even have to make this water a little hot?" ”
"Water? What kind of hysteria do you have? Isn't this ordinary? Scald me! Talia stretched out her hand to feel the temperature of the water, as if it was scalded violently, and in her panic, she almost pushed Chen Zaihai into the water.
Seeing that this was not good, I quickly grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back. But one foot stepped into the water
"Holy shit! What is this! It's burned to death! "The water was really hot, almost boiling. No, this is underground, but the pressure is much higher than that on the ground, and it may have already reached a boiling temperature.
Chen Zaihai saw the miserable appearance of the two of us, and couldn't help but start to be glad that the plane didn't fall into the dark river. It was indeed fortunate that if this temperature fell into it and didn't catch him up quickly, it wouldn't be long before he could be cooked
"You all be careful with Lao Tzu. Talia, I almost cooked you just now. Chen Zaihai complained.
Talia covered her hot hands and apologized to Chen Zaihai, why do I think this kid has such a bad expression on his face when he hears the three words sorry? It's obviously Talia who is wrong
"There's so much volcanic rock here, it's so hot, and it smells of sulfur. Do you think there are hot springs nearby? Talia said with a sudden look of excitement.
"Hot springs? Isn't that the one under your feet? "Chan Zaikaido.
"I think Talia is talking about the kind that can be washed," I reminded Chen Zaihai.
Chen Zaihai said that he couldn't understand it at all: "When is it?" Are you still thinking about taking a shower? ”
"Of course. How long have you been in this place? I hadn't showered in a long time, and the camp was almost full of men, and every time I cleaned up, I had to wipe things with a towel. Talia pointed to her messy hair and said, "Unlike you stinky men, if I don't take a shower for months, I might as well be eaten by those rat women!" ”
"I think you just want to soak in the hot springs, right? I remember that you have always lived in Moscow, there is no such thing there, right? Chen Zaihai said disdainfully.
Is it my delusion? For a moment I saw that Talia's face was a little red? Is it the reason for the reflection of volcanic rock?
"Anyway, I finally have a clue, so let's go separate and look for it. Run for your life when you wake up in the morning, what's wrong with being able to take a good shower! Su Zhenpeng, Chen Zaihai! Especially the two of you! How long has it been since you took a shower? It stinks to death! "Talia is still holding on to the possibility of hot springs, how deep is the woman's resentment towards bathing.
And say that we stink, isn't it the same for you who have been acting with us? It occurred to me that this must not be said.
At this point, Talia stopped asking for our opinions, and left alone to instruct the engineers to find hot springs for human use.
"So what do we do?" I asked.
"What to do? Anyway, I'm not too lazy to run around for that mother-in-law's selfish desires, the temperature of this dark river is just right. I think we can have a hot meal after a long absence. Chen Zaihai said to me proudly.
I'm right when I think about it! Among the foods we carry with us, in addition to things that can be eaten directly such as compressed biscuits, there are also many vegetables that draw water, and these things cannot be eaten without hot water.
Before that, in order to save drinking water, we were reluctant to use water to cook these things, which was too wasteful. But now it's different, and there's enough water for all of us to drink for a lifetime.
"Lao Su, what are you doing in a daze? Come and help! "When I made a mistake, Chen Zaihai was already in full swing.
We filled the small iron pot carried by one of the engineers with water, opened the dehydrated vegetable packet and poured it in. All of a sudden, the vegetables that had soaked up the water were churning up and down in the pot, and my stomach was almost screaming.
"That's it! Old Su, you go and help Talia find a hot spring. "I'll leave it to me here, maybe because it seems that I can cook a good pot of soup, Chen Zaihai is in a good mood.
Yes! Chen Zaihai! How did you find those seasonings? Have you been carrying it on your own for so long?
I was driven away by Chen Zaihai, so I had no choice but to find a hot spring alone. This is really not a simple matter, turn on the miner's lamp to the maximum, the steam is swirling in the visual range, and there are countless hot springs in the vicinity.
There are only a few thermometers that can be used, and they are not in my hands yet, so how can I find them? Do you try every spring with your hands? When I find my hand, I'll be able to eat it.
My head hurts a little. Fortunately, the hot spring that could be used was finally found, and the person who found it was Talia who had to admire the perseverance of the woman. Chen Zaihai also said that his big pot of vegetable soup is also ready.
After a unanimous vote, it is still more important to fill your stomach than to take a bath. The temptation of this big pot of hot soup is unparalleled for those of us who have been nibbling on compressed dry food for weeks on end. To be honest, if I wasn't afraid of starvation, I would never touch those tasteless, dry and hard compressed foods.
At first, Talia was dissatisfied, but stopped talking when she also asked about the smell of the soup. A group of people made a lot of noise around the iron pot and ate it.
We are like starving ghosts in hell, gobbling up the whole pot of vegetable soup, obviously just a random stew made by outsiders, but everyone in the production thinks it is extremely tender, those vegetables that are full of water are the soup base with a little spice, or is this melt-in-your-mouth meat also eh? How can there be meat?
No matter what, it's delicious! The most delicious thing in this pot is this meat. It didn't take long for a large iron pot of vegetable soup to be drunk by us. ,
At that time, I felt that there was no more delicious elixir in the world, and people were really happy to live.
"Ah, so satisfied. Chen Zaihai, you also have a hand. I patted my slightly bulging belly and exclaimed.
"That's who you think I am!" Ah, this guy is starting to get carried away
"Anyway, where did the meat in that soup come from? We don't have that in the food we carry, do we? It's delicious, but where did you get it? Talia asked Chen Zaihai curiously.
"Ah, you said that. It's so simple, I felt like something was missing when I made the soup before. In the end, I realized that it was meat! There is no meat for this soup, so I remembered that there was an ingredient that was delivered to my door. Chen Zaihai pointed in a direction behind us.
Except for him, all of us looked back in that direction
Wait a minute! Isn't that the place where the hapless bug that was washed down by the water broke it!
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