This location, with its high terrain and proximity to the main road, and the steel shed above can block the falling snow.
It's truly good.
Li Yu and the others never thought about staying inside a building; their vehicles had heating, so why would they go outside to freeze?
Therefore, finding a suitable parking spot became extremely important.
"Then this will do," Li Yu nodded, saying with satisfaction.
Lao Lü didn't waste words and drove the truck directly up.
Da Pao followed closely behind.
The two vehicles, one in front of the other, stopped right in front of the hotel.
After the vehicles stopped, their headlights remained on.
It was already dark, and under the illumination of the headlights, snowflakes drifted down, looking especially beautiful.
The headlights shone far, but further out, it was all white snow.
After the apocalypse, cities were completely dark, without the previous vibrant nightlife or the noisy prosperity.
In this quiet environment, one could feel the tranquility of the wilderness, yet the tall, mottled, and damaged buildings around reminded people of how this place used to be.
This is the apocalypse.
Li Yu got out of the vehicle; even if he slept inside, he still needed to check the surrounding environment.
Especially at the main entrance of a hotel.
Lao Xie and Lao Lü followed, the three of them holding guns and flashlights.
Creak~
The hotel door was pushed open by Li Yu, revealing a scene of chaos.
The paintings on the walls had long disappeared, and the scattered tables and chairs on the ground showed how hastily the people who fled from here had left.
"Let's not split up. Let's check the first floor first," Li Yu said.
Lao Xie and Lao Lü both displayed high professionalism; their walking posture and maintained formation, the combination of the three, ensured 360-degree coverage without blind spots.
Tap, tap, tap~
The sound of their shoe soles stepping on the icy ground echoed through the hotel.
With the cooperation of the three, the search was very fast, and they quickly checked the first floor.
This hotel was indeed quite large, but to go to the second floor, one could only use the elevator. The stairs' entrance was at the back door of the hotel.
This hotel is so big; it would take a while to get to the back door.
There was no need to check the second floor; the elevator had no power now, which meant it was useless.
So, after checking the first floor, Li Yu, Lao Lü, and Lao Xie returned to the vehicle.
Li Yu also set up a circle of bells under the shed, about seven or eight meters away from the vehicle, encircling it.
In this kind of weather, they might not be used, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.
Eight PM.
In front of the City Center Hotel.
Da Pao cooked some instant noodles in the unimog rv, and the aroma filled the entire vehicle.
Li Yu and Lao Xie got into the Unimog. After devouring their food, Li Yu took two packs of cigarettes from the back seat and returned to the truck with Lao Lü.
Just as he was about to smoke, Lao Lü suddenly said, "I see our fuel tank is less than half full. I'll go add some diesel."
Li Yu said, "Good."
It definitely needed to be filled; otherwise, if the heater burned through all the fuel tonight, they'd freeze into idiots without heating.
Lao Lü went to refuel, while inside the Unimog, Da Pao was constantly joking with Yang Tianlong.
Shang Xue'er had been taking care of Yang Tianlong all the way, so it was no wonder Da Pao said Yang Tianlong was the biggest winner on this trip.
Li Hang sat in the living area, looking at the camera and said, "You guys go to sleep first. I'll take the first half of the night's shift."
Lao Xie patted him and said, "I'll take the second half of the night. Da Pao, you don't need to be on duty. Get some good rest. You'll have to drive tomorrow, and you must be exhausted from driving today."
Shang Xue'er immediately said, "I'll take the shift. You guys have been busy all day, and I haven't helped much."
Yang Tianlong also said, "I can't move anyway, so I can watch the cameras. I'll do it."
Da Pao also said he wanted to take a shift.
Suddenly, Li Yu's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Everyone get some rest early. Tomorrow, everyone needs to be in good spirits. Later, let Shang Xue'er and Yang Tianlong take the first half of the night's shift; Li Hang and I will take the second half. Everyone else, sleep. That's it."
His tone carried an undeniable, irrefutable authority.
The others no longer argued. They had always followed Li Yu's orders when they were outside, and continuing to politely argue was pointless. It was better to get some sleep with that time.
Nine PM.
The vehicles kept their heaters on, and the lights were turned off.
Everyone went to sleep. In the truck where Li Yu and Lao Lü were, besides the seats, there was actually a small bed behind the seats.
This bed was typically used by long-haul truck drivers for sleeping.
Since Li Yu had to be on duty in the second half of the night, he didn't stand on ceremony and lay directly on the small bed to sleep, while Lao Lü slept leaning against the seat.
After the vehicle lights were turned off, the entire world seemed to quiet down.
Li Yu didn't take off his clothes, placed his weapon on his chest, took two deep breaths, then cleared his mind and entered a state of shallow sleep.
The night passed without incident or words.
In such cold weather, sleeping outside for a night was so peaceful.
This made Li Yu breathe a sigh of relief.
But this was also because they were well-prepared. After the consumption of last night, the fuel tank needed refueling again.
Everyone had breakfast, though it was just a few prepared steamed buns. Keeping these buns fresh was very simple now; they just needed to be placed in the trunk without heating, and they would soon be frozen harder than rocks.
Rumble rumble rumble~
The vehicles drove towards the outskirts.
Everything in the world was white, which forced Li Yu and the others to wear sunglasses to avoid snow blindness.
Li Yu took out the map, measured the distance, and at the current speed of 20 kilometers per hour, it would take approximately 45 minutes to reach the wholesale market Li Hang mentioned.
The black smoke emitted from the vehicle's exhaust, amidst the steaming mist, melted the freshly formed icicles.
On their journey, less than a kilometer away, a tiger stood on a rooftop, watching them.
From a distance, this tiger had light yellow fur, but it looked somewhat dirty all over, and the 'king' (king) character on its forehead remained unchanged.
The weather today was better than yesterday; the goose feather-like heavy snow had turned into light snow.
"The snow has lessened. Finally, I can see further," Da Pao said with extreme resentment.
Yesterday, due to the blizzard, he couldn't see anything beyond fifteen meters, and driving while constantly remaining fully focused had exhausted him.
"Don't let your guard down. Lao Xie, Shang Xue'er, you all need to observe the surroundings," Li Yu reminded them specifically when he saw the snow had lessened from inside the vehicle.
The tiger behind them had been following them.
