Fang Chengwu, who was following behind, saw Chu Jiangyue get out of the car and also parked beside him, getting out with a few subordinates.
"Why did we suddenly stop?"
This place was far from any village or shop, clearly not an ideal spot to stop.
Shen Zhigui and the others themselves didn’t know, so they had no way to answer him.
Chu Jiangyue used his superpower to weave a shovel-like tool from vines and started digging at the small snow mound.
Although the others didn’t understand, they couldn’t just stand by while Chu Jiangyue was digging, so they began to help with whatever they could find nearby.
With everyone pitching in, the snow mound was soon excavated.
"Is this...still alive?"
Xie Silin looked at the person they had dug out, his tone somewhat uncertain.
If the person wasn’t alive, all of Chu Jiangyue’s effort would have been in vain.
Chu Jiangyue nodded, "Still alive."
But already at the brink of death.
Chu Jiangyue placed his hand on the person’s wrist, transmitting a bit of superpower to them.
Although Chu Jiangyue’s Wood Element Ability was not comparable to a Healing Ability, it could at least infuse some vitality, pulling the person back from the brink of death.
"Body temperature is warming up, let’s get him into the car quickly. It’s so cold out here, he might really freeze to death soon."
They were wearing gear, so they were fine, but this person’s clothes were soaked through with snow; it wouldn’t take much for him to perish.
There was still one spot available in Chu Jiangyue’s car. Shen Zhigui’s group of five worked together to lift and place the person in the last seat.
"I’ll get some snow to rub on him, to help him regain body temperature."
After being out in the snow for so long, the person had already become hypothermic; at this time, it was not possible to directly warm him with hot water, they could only use snow.
Lin Xuyuan went to dig a basin of snow, then sat beside the person, rubbing it on him.
The car set off again, and they encountered no further incidents; the only trouble was that they couldn’t find a place to stay for the night.
With no other options, they had to choose a relatively stable place to pitch their tents.
Inside the car, the person they had rescued had regained body temperature and was temporarily out of life-threatening danger.
However, the person had not yet woken up, and Chu Jiangyue and the others didn’t pay much attention, all stepping out to set up the tents.
Fang Chengwu and his subordinates also set up tents; this was where they would spend the night.
Once the tents were set up, Chu Jiangyue’s group of six chose a tent for five, all squeezing in, while two pulled out a small table and stools from the space, and Chu Jiangyue took out the meals from the system backpack.
Because of the cold weather, things would cool down quickly if left outside, or even become too hard to eat.
But inside the tent, they didn’t have to worry about that.
Since the meals were from Jianglin Hotel, the temperature inside was maintained, just like the constant temperature in the off-road vehicle.
The six quickly found their seats and began their dinner.
On the other side, after setting up the tents, Fang Chengwu invited his subordinates into his tent and asked the Space Ability User in their team to bring out the food.
Compared to the well-balanced meal on Chu Jiangyue’s side, Fang Chengwu’s side appeared somewhat sparse.
Although Fang Chengwu was the base leader of L City Base, he hadn’t been at Jianglin Hotel for long, and hadn’t accumulated many Crystal Cores; any hosting he did had to consider his financial situation.
As Chu Jiangyue and the others were eating, the person they had rescued gradually woke up.
After waking up, it took a while for him to realize he was in a vehicle.
However, he was so starved he didn’t even have the strength to stand up.
"Host, host, that person is awake!"
Chu Jiangyue had just finished the last bite of her meal when she heard Little Fox’s reminder and turned to glance at her off-road vehicle.
"What’s the matter?"
Shen Zhigui had been keeping his focus on Chu Jiangyue, and seeing her suddenly distracted, he asked.
"There seems to be movement in the car, maybe that person woke up?"
Chu Jiangyue couldn’t reveal the existence of Little Fox yet, so she had to make up a reason.
"Awake? I’ll go check."
It was Lin Xuyuan who had rubbed the snow on the person earlier, so when the person seemed to be awake, he was the first to get up and head for the tent.
Shen Zhigui glanced at Chu Jiangyue, ultimately deciding not to ask anything.
Meanwhile, as Lin Xuyuan got into the car, he saw the person was indeed awake but too weak to get up.
"You’re awake?"
"Hello... did you save me?"
Because he was so weak, the man’s voice was as faint as a whisper, and if Lin Xuyuan’s five senses hadn’t been significantly enhanced after awakening his superpower, he wouldn’t have heard the man speak.
"No, it was Boss Chu who found you, we just lent a hand."
Lin Xuyuan wasn’t wrong; without Chu Jiangyue, they wouldn’t have noticed the man was still alive. It’s possible they might have even driven right over him—it simply wasn’t his time to die.
Hearing "Boss Chu" from Lin Xuyuan, the man instinctively assumed he was the leader of their team.
"I see, well, I still need to thank you."
"Don’t say anything; I’ll go see if there’s some porridge, and bring a bowl for you."
If things continued this way, the man wouldn’t freeze to death but might die of starvation.
"Thank you..."
The man couldn’t say no because he truly was at the end of his rope.
If it weren’t for that, he wouldn’t have collapsed in the snow, nearly freezing to death.
Lin Xuyuan hurried back to the tent and asked Jiang He for something: "Jiang He, do you have any porridge? The man can’t stand up because he’s too hungry, he needs some porridge."
Besides, Chu Jiangyue might be looking for someone, and that man might have some information.
"No porridge, just take a bowl of rice, add some water, and heat it into porridge."
Jianglin Hotel didn’t sell porridge, but they had plenty of rice.
And Su Zhucheng, the Water Ability User, provided the water.
When they were away from Jianglin Hotel, they relied on Su Zhucheng for their daily water needs.
"That works."
Lin Xuyuan himself was a Fire Ability User, so heating was no challenge for him.
And Chu Jiangyue, hearing that the person was awake, let out a sigh of relief.
Since the person was awake, they should be past the critical stage, and with some rest, there shouldn’t be any major issues.
There was still a spot in Chu Jiangyue’s car, so he could travel with them.
Lin Xuyuan took a bowl of rice and a bowl of water from Su Zhucheng, found a larger bowl with Jiang He’s help, and combined the rice and water before using his superpower to heat the porridge.
Once it seemed ready, Lin Xuyuan gradually reduced the application of his superpower, then holding the bowl of porridge, got back into the car.
"Here’s the porridge, go ahead and drink it, be careful, it might be hot."
Lin Xuyuan "produced" a small table in front of the man where he could place the porridge.