The city of Darwin, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory, is located on the port of the Timor Sea.

The name of the city is interesting, since before the British colonized it, it was just a harbour and a few indigenous people lived nearby. Charles Darwin, the British biologist who wrote "The Theory of Evolution", spent some time in the harbor during his expedition to the South Pacific, so the captain named the port after Darwin, and it has been used ever since.

Ye Xuan's chosen live broadcast location, the Central Plains, is included in the Northern Territory, this vast and primitive plain, belongs to a typical savanna climate, there are only dry and wet seasons all year round, the dry season is hot, and the wet season is even hotter. It's the end of December, and it's the wet season, with an average temperature of 35 degrees Celsius during the day and night.

It's still a cold winter in China, but it's hotter here than Fiji, and when he walked out of the airport, a heat wave hit him, and he was sweating profusely in a few minutes.

In fact, there is still a week before the start of the broadcast on the 30th. There is a reason why Ye Xuan rushed to Australia so early, that is, to get a skydiving certificate.

Skydiving everyone can jump, find a reliable club, spend 2,000 yuan, you can experience a skydive. However, this kind of skydiving is often accompanied by an experienced professional instructor. If you want to skydive solo, sorry, you must have a solo skydive certificate.

As his strength increases little by little, the wilderness environment that Ye Xuan will challenge in the future will become more and more dangerous. In the face of some extremely dangerous environments, it is no longer possible to enter by vehicle or on foot, and can only land from the air. In this case, the professional coach can't accompany him, besides, if there is a coach tied to him to jump together, how can he pretend to be forced in front of the audience.

Therefore, Ye Xuan felt that it was necessary for him to get a parachute certificate.

After stopping a taxi and explaining the hotel he was going to, Ye Xuan leaned back on the seat and closed his eyes.

This kind of long-distance flight is very tiring, especially since there is no direct flight to Darwin in Jinling, and you need to transfer in Singapore on the way. Spending more than 20 hours at the airport and on the plane made him look a little haggard.

The city of Darwin is one of several famous tourist cities in Australia. However, as in Fiji, the wet season is too hot, especially this year, when the maximum temperature repeatedly exceeds 40 degrees, so few tourists choose this time to vacation, and the city itself has a very small population of less than 150,000, so the streets from the airport to the city are particularly deserted.

Ten minutes later, the taxi stopped steadily in front of the hotel, paid the fare and tips, and Ye Xuan walked into the hotel slowly. This hotel, he had already booked online the day before he came, so he showed his passport at the front desk, and then came to the room under the guidance of the waiter.

The environment of the hotel room is very good, the service is considerate, and the price is not expensive, which is equivalent to 400 yuan a night.

Lying on the soft and comfortable bed, sleepiness suddenly hit like a tide, he hurriedly sat up, rubbed his face, and cheered up. The time difference in Australia is 3 hours faster than in China, and his plane at 8 o'clock yesterday morning is only 10 o'clock at the moment. So even though he is very sleepy now, he can't sleep yet, and he needs to reverse the jet lag.

After calling the front desk and helping to call a taxi, Ye Xuan took a cool shower in the bathroom to make himself feel more refreshed.

The most developed country in the world in terms of skydiving is undoubtedly the United States. The most professional organization for skydiving is also the American Parachute Association, or USPA for short. There is no way, who makes the most certified bases, the most members, and the most widely distributed, so the recognition is naturally the highest. Nowadays, all skydiving training institutions around the world must be certified by USPA or issued on behalf of the certificate.

In fact, there are several skydiving training institutions in China, but their certificates are issued by USPA, and the application time is very long, often after passing the assessment, it takes one or two months to get the certificate. Ye Xuan couldn't wait for such a long time, so he simply came here to investigate.

There is a USPA-accredited skydiving training institution in Darwin, which does not require an application like in China, and a certificate can be issued directly after passing the assessment.

This training institution is called Challenger, and there are four assessment subjects for ABCD certificates, and even a driver's license subject for hot air balloons.

"Hello sir, is there anything I can do to help you?"

The receptionist at the front desk was a blonde with a hot body, and when she saw Ye Xuan coming, she immediately had a professional smile on her face.

Ye Xuan smiled: "I want to take the AFF certificate." ”

The AFF certificate is commonly known as the A certificate, which is an entry-level certificate for skydiving, although it is the most basic certificate, but as long as you have an A certificate, you can skydive solo anywhere in the world. If you want to do professional skydiving or low-altitude skydiving, you need at least a D certificate, but he doesn't have to participate in any skydiving competitions, so he only needs to take an A certificate.

“OK。 Have you ever skydived before?"

Seeing Ye Xuan shaking his head, the front desk continued to ask, "Then do you have heart disease or respiratory disease?"

These questions are asked in advance, regardless of the training provider. Otherwise, in the process of training, if something goes wrong, they need to be fully responsible.

After confirming that he had no problems, the front desk took out a form for him to fill out.

The cost of the A certificate is very miscellaneous, there are more than a dozen fees such as theoretical classes, actual skydiving, parachute rental, altimeter, etc., which can be paid one by one or at one time. Ye Xuan didn't want to be so troublesome, so he simply paid all the fees at once, equivalent to 42,000 yuan. After completing all the formalities, I was told to come tomorrow at 9 p.m. to attend the ground theory course and wind tunnel training.

Generally speaking, it takes a total of 25 jumps to take the A certificate, and the training time is about 7-10 days. The first seven skydives will be accompanied by a professional instructor, and after the seven jumps, there will be a separate skydive assessment, and if you perform very well during the assessment, you don't need to jump 25 times. Ideally, you can get a certificate after 13 jumps.

When you get the certificate, the 12 jumps saved will be converted into cash and returned to you by the training provider according to the price on the fee table.

Back in the hotel room, it was still early, Ye Xuan simply took his mobile phone and looked at the theoretical basics of skydiving on the Internet.

The next day.

Ye Xuan came to the training institution on time, and under the guidance of the front desk, he walked into the classroom of the theory class.

It is said that it is a classroom, but in fact the area is not large, almost equivalent to a study. There are a few desks inside, and on the opposite wall, a simple clipboard hangs.

There was no one in the classroom, so Ye Xuan casually found a desk and sat down. At first, he thought he was early, but it wasn't until the coach appeared that he found out that he was the only student who took the A certificate this time. But he is also happy to do this, and now he is the only student, which means that the training plane is used by him alone, which can save a lot of time. This is the same as taking a driver's license in China, compared to more than a dozen people sharing a coach, it must be better to occupy a car by yourself.

The theory course of the A certificate is not complicated, and the main purpose is to let you understand some basic safety knowledge, including the use of items such as altimeters.

Ye Xuan didn't feel that the coach was verbose, but listened very seriously, and he would take the initiative to let the coach say a few more words and sentences that he didn't understand. After all, skydiving is not a joke, and if something goes wrong, you need to pay with your own life.

Theory classes run from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. After lunch in the cafeteria of the training institution, the parachute folding class and wind tunnel training began in the afternoon.

The so-called wind tunnel training is a training that simulates falling from a height during a skydive, so that students can adapt in advance.

After today's theoretical foundation training, tomorrow you can officially experience skydiving.