Above Destiny

Chapter 358 Snow and Furnace
There was no time to react at all.

Three seconds ago, when Ji Jue saw the pale storm spreading over the distant mountains, it was already too late.

Three seconds later, the overwhelming snow and strong winds engulfed everything, including them...Looking down from the sky, the whole world was shrouded in dancing pure white.

But when looking up at the sky from the earth, everything fell into the hideous and boiling darkness.

The sharp sound of collision was endless.

The calf's body was shaking uncontrollably, again and again, as if it was suddenly caught in a hail of bullets, and the bulletproof glass that had been strengthened by alchemy actually began to show white marks.

Countless stones, impurities, snow blocks or broken ice danced in the storm, turning the dark area shrouded by the storm into an invisible meat grinder.

Snapped!
The first thing to collapse was the searchlight installed on the roof, and the lamp stand also emitted a series of distorted wails. The light flickered and quickly dimmed.

But even if it hadn't been damaged, it would have been meaningless.

In the storm that has completely turned into a disaster, even if the lights are turned on at full blast, they can only illuminate a few meters in front of them. Even so, countless particles, fragments and even snow powder continue to appear and pass through the range of the lights. They are not clear, but like noise on a snowflake screen, they fill everything.

The only thing Ji Jue could do was to step on the accelerator and rush forward.

boom!.!
Amid the loud noise, the calf suddenly shook and rolled on the spot without warning, being blown around like a rolling gourd in the storm. It was a huge rock blown by the wind, hitting the body of the car, bringing an impact comparable to that of a cannonball.

Before being completely blown away, a giant claw suddenly stretched out from the open car body and pierced into the frozen soil underground. Sparks were seen flying for a moment.

It’s difficult to stabilize yourself and keep moving forward.

If the car body had not been reinforced countless times and equipped with composite armor, a big hole would have been torn out in the middle of the car.

Then, the wind, snow and debris that poured into the interior would shatter everything in the car into pieces!

There were constant crashes and roars, and the outer armor crackled. Amid the low rumble, huge rocks or ice sheets kept rolling on the ground, being lifted up, and blown away.

What's worse is that the ground is shaking, one vibration stronger than the other. Veins bulge in Ji Jue's hands as he grips the steering wheel. Through the perception transmitted by the calf, he can feel the ground shaking violently, as if... as if some huge rock is rolling towards him. But even after activating the transcendent vision in the ring with thirty times the perception acceleration, he still can't see where the vibration is coming from.

While he was on guard, he felt someone patting his shoulder.

Then, he used the force to soar into the air.

Like a phantom, An Ning penetrated the obstruction of the carriage, turned over, and stood firmly on the roof that was shaking and swaying violently, as if she was nailed to the ground, without any stagger or wavering.

Dodging the debris blown by the strong wind with ease, and listening clearly to the countless whistling echoes, Ji Jue in the car seemed to see a fleeting glimmer of light flying out from the roof of the car, instantly sinking into the darkness and disappearing.

Then, accompanied by countless huge pieces of ice and rocks, the roar of collapse and explosion was heard in the storm.

A boulder as big as a millstone spun, flew past the windshield, and disappeared into the darkness in the distance.

Bang bang!

There was a low knock on the roof, indicating that everything was safe.

As the calf-drawn vehicle moved forward, the strong wind gradually subsided, the snow powder and debris whistling in the light gradually disappeared, and the visibility improved rapidly, illuminating the towering ice cliff on one side of the vehicle.

boom!
The front bumper of the car failed to brake in time and hit the ice, sparks flew, and the car came to an abrupt halt.

Under the leeward cliff, the sound of collapse continued to be heard from the mountain. This fault formed for some unknown reason had now become their shelter.

Ji Jue was panting heavily, and only at this moment did he feel sweat all over his body.

When they looked down at the odometer, they realized that they had only walked two kilometers since they discovered the storm... and the distance before that was less than one step on the accelerator. They walked in circles, on and off, for more than ten minutes and almost got lost.

If it weren't for An Ning's premonition and guidance, he and his car would probably have been overturned by the storm.

Bang.

With a gentle sound of landing, An Ning fell into the carriage again.

There were just a few cracks on the hat on his head, and some ice chips on his exposed short hair, but everything was intact, as if he had just come back from a walk.

He didn't even breathe.

"It's so cold outside, Brother Ji Jue."

An Ning grinned, and then Ji Jue felt a chill and shiver on his neck. Two hands with ice residue and no temperature had reached into his clothes through the back collar, like a snowball suddenly stuffed into his clothes, freezing Ji Jue so much that he shivered all over.

In the rearview mirror, that smiling face became more and more proud, shameless, and repaying a favor.

Reasonable request:
"You were really exhausted just now, can you let me warm you up?"

"..."

Ji Jue rolled his eyes and sighed silently.

I didn't scald her anymore, and her body temperature rose slightly, which made it easier for her to keep warm.

This is your savior, this is your savior, you can't be angry, you must not be angry, just be cold, just bear with it, this is also for the team, hold it in, bear with it for the public good, Ji Jue!

But for some reason, those frozen hands didn't warm up for a long time and had no temperature at all.

"Oh, what's going on?" An Ning was shocked: "Maybe the back part is not warm enough, let me try the front——"

Snapped!
The hand that was about to do something evil was grabbed in an instant and pulled out mercilessly.

Before he could shake them off, two originally stiff and cold hands grabbed his palms, entangled with each other, and quickly softened and warmed up again.

Small, soft, and white with a slight red tint, completely different from Ji Jue's rough hands.

"Wow, you are indeed a master, amazing, I warmed up in no time!"

An Ning exclaimed in amazement, rubbing her hands. After taking advantage of them enough, she pulled away instantly before those hands turned into a furnace, and smiled.

"Thank you, Brother Ji Jue!"

Thank you so much, are you thanking Brother Jijue for keeping you warm, or are you thanking Brother Jijue for taking advantage of you?

Ji Jue rolled his eyes and sighed silently.

You can't care about such things, right?

Nothing can be done.

The earth was shaking in the distance as the howling wind blew. The ice cliff was also constantly making cracking sounds. It was always terrifying to not know when it would completely collapse.

But it didn't matter if it collapsed. Even if the whole calf was buried underneath, they could dig it out when the wind died down.

For a moment, in the silence, there was a sense of peace and tranquility. The temperature outside the car was dropping rapidly, quickly falling to more than 70 degrees below zero, but after the Niu Ma was turned off, the car was warm.

There is no need for other heating, the blood of the furnace is gradually opened, and Ji Jue is the biggest source of heat.

Even now, in this disaster, Ji Jue can still feel a steady stream of tiny points of light descending from the storm, passing through the disaster and merging into his body like an illusion.

[The inextinguishable firewood]!
The fire falls into the furnace, the blood circulates, and the transformation continues without interruption.

With the violent shipments from the Coast Auto Factory in the past few days, the gifts of the embers became more generous and frequent, and even formed tiny specks of light in the blood, just like the tiny sparks that float up when firewood is burning in a furnace.

Until now, with the completion of the Eternal Fire, a certain perception has become increasingly clear, as if extending to Haizhou, the source of countless fires.

It's basically a vegetable platter.

Peanuts, beans, cucumbers, radishes and cabbage.

Every vehicle traveling on the streets or in the wilderness is silently nurturing a few sparks, slowly accumulating some kind of change, and eventually turning into a continuous stream that returns to Ji Jue.

But compared to these, what seems to be more now is...

Prosthetic limbs?!
Ji Jue was stunned for a moment, unable to understand.

It’s obvious that the prosthetic assistance system hasn’t been officially put into production yet, and there’s not even a bit of alchemy involved!
It's just a product of engineering...

But now, in the distant Haizhou, tiny dots of light are rising one after another, providing fuel for Ji Jue with an efficiency that surpasses all other vehicles.

Even though only two or three thousand units have been sent out, the feedback it has generated is almost comparable to the output of the Coast Automobile Factory.

Is this the generosity of embers?
Ji Jue pondered for a moment, then rejected it.

No, maybe it has nothing to do with generosity or cruelty, but simply for the greater good, for Ember: the impact and changes brought about by prosthetic limbs are greater and more than the many cars sold by Coast Motors!

Even if it is not a product of alchemy at all!

It had nothing to do with alchemy, or even success or failure. It was just an unintentional act caused by past obsessions. It was a project casually added to the exoskeleton production plan. The icing on the cake had already made Ji Jue dazzled.

Compared with those similar car models, which have undergone subtle innovations but have remained essentially unchanged, the prosthetic power assistance system has caused an unexpected and huge storm in a field that Ji Jue had never expected.

Even if some manufacturers start to follow suit, even if this thing has no technical barriers at all and can be replicated at will with some time, the impact and changes caused by it, and the torch born from it, will most likely be attributed to Ji Jue.

It was as if he had found a treasure chest out of nowhere, and for a moment even Ji Jue himself found it a little hard to believe.

Because it really doesn't require any technical skills and isn't even difficult.

only……

It’s just that the military-industrial enterprises that used to master exoskeleton technology simply didn’t bother to do it.

"..."

At the moment of realization, Ji Jue remained silent, not knowing what to say.

In the silence, he sighed silently, smiled at himself, and stared at the dark and turbulent world outside the window.

Countless snowflakes fell like a rainstorm, piling up and almost completely burying the vehicles in the leeward area.

"It's snowing so heavily."

He murmured softly.

"Oh--"

Cheers flashed from outside the car.

In the extremely cold weather and the wind that was far from being warm, An Ning came running from not far away, pushing a snowball that was bigger than a calf. She ran in front of the calf and excitedly showed off:
"Look, look!"

There was none of the usual cunning and distant look in that smile, and it was so sweet and joyful that Ji Jue was stunned for a moment.

Then, An Ning turned the snowball over and showed him the Q-version portrait of Ji Jue that she had carved out on the back. Unfortunately, she had no talent for drawing, and she drew Ji Jue like a goblin, with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks.

With a snap, An Ning dug the portrait out of the snowball and put it against the window:

"Give it to you!"

...Could you please give me back the feeling I just had?
Ji Jue rolled his eyes and shook his head.

Still a bear kid!
He closed his eyes, leaned back on the seat and began to rest.

An Ning ran into the car to play with her cell phone, and then ran out to pick up some messy things from outside and brought them back, having a lot of fun.

She did not have any of the quietness and grace she had when she pretended to be Xiao An. Instead, she was like a little child who went out for the first time and found everything new to her.

It didn't take long before the storm gradually subsided and it seemed as if calm had returned.

The whole process took just over an hour.

Unbelievable.

What’s even more incredible is that once the polar night begins, such storms are no longer uncommon. They occur as suddenly as a sneeze.

Not just once or twice...

When the wind and snow began to subside, Ji Jue was ready to set off.

Thanks to the storm having swept away most of the snow, the road ahead would probably be easier to drive. However, before we could even set off, a convoy of vehicles drove by in the distance.

The leading vehicle was all white with ambulance warning lights.

In the slightly calmer wind, loud speakers shouted and called out, searching for survivors.

It's the rescue team.

We should set off as soon as the snow stops.

only……

An Ning smiled, her smile completely different from the sweetness just now, just like a hunter who saw a fox pretending to be a hunter.

"Do you want to take action, Brother Ji Jue?"

(End of this chapter)