Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

Sun Chengwu originally thought the heavy snow would be like the previous days, lasting at most a day or two before stopping.

The snow continued to fall the following night.

Although they had stored enough food, it was not enough for eight people to do nothing and just consume it.

Even if everyone eats very little each day, they still need about two pounds of meat to maintain the energy their body needs to keep warm.

Eight people, that's sixteen jin.

A reindeer weighs only four or five hundred kilograms. After removing bones, internal organs, and inedible parts such as the hide, the meat weighs only about three hundred kilograms.

I've burned almost 100 pounds during this period.

As the food dwindled day by day, Sun Chengwu grew increasingly anxious.

Pushing open the door, I saw that the snow outside had already covered the door panel and was up to my calves.

A biting wind blew into the room the moment the door opened, making everyone instinctively wrap themselves tighter in their clothes.

In this kind of weather, forget about going hunting; you'd be lucky to survive the freezing temperatures.

Sun Chengwu closed the door and added some dry firewood to the fire. Because there were too many people, the air was not circulating, and the fire was burning, so the air was filled with a mixture of smells.

It was fine when there was no ventilation, but after ventilation, all sorts of smells entered my nostrils again.

Sun Chengwu said, "The heavy snow has blocked the mountains. Once the snow stops, many animals will probably come out to forage for food. We must store up more food to prepare for the days to come."

Everyone nodded.

Another day has passed.

On the morning of the third day, Sun Chengwu opened the door, and the sun finally peeked out from under his head, and the snowflakes falling were much smaller.

By this time, the snow had buried most of the door, and Sun Chengwu had to use all his strength to push the door open.

Everyone says that it's colder after the snow than after it snows. A gust of wind blew by, and Sun Chengwu felt that his coat was completely pierced through, chilling him to the bone.

Not far away, where the food storage boxes were located, a large snowdrift was buried under the snow. There were many animal footprints near the snowdrift, indicating that they had all come by the smell of food.

Sun Chengwu, shivering, approached the storage box.

He brushed away the snow and his hand suddenly touched something hard.

Upon opening it, I found it was a fox.

The fox had been strangled by his lasso and had been dead for some time; its body was frozen solid.

Unexpectedly, there was an additional benefit.

Sun Chengwu looked at the footprints nearby, and a thought struck him. He took the fox back to his room, took some rope, and set up more traps near the storage box.

After that, he took the meat and returned to the house.

Barbecue, cut meat, eat meat...

The group hadn't eaten any plants for a long time, and Sun Chengwu hadn't had a bowel movement in almost three days, feeling very uncomfortable.

He went outside and got some pine needles to boil in water, hoping to ease the burden on his intestines.

After drinking, Sun Chengwu couldn't stay still any longer. He opened the door to the house, sat down at the doorway, and looked out at the vast expanse of white.

Not only the forests, but the sea was frozen, and the vast glaciers were covered with snow, stretching far into the distance with no end in sight.

The sponge freezing is not good news for them.

This means they can no longer rely on fishing for food, and the pressure on food storage is becoming increasingly urgent.

The group was bored, and at first they chatted idly, talking about the interesting things they had experienced.

When they ran out of things to say, they started drawing grids on the floor with charcoal and using sticks and blades of grass as chess pieces to play chess and pass the time.

But time still feels hard to pass.

Because they are inactive, they sleep for very short periods of time and are not sleepy at all.

Spending too much time in a small space makes everyone a bit irritable.

As Sun Chengwu opened the wooden door, cold air rushed in, and the feeling of irritation was quickly replaced by chill.

Sun Chengwu sat at the door for almost a whole day, and his legs were about to freeze.

As darkness fell, the sun disappeared behind the clouds once more, and the snow fell even heavier.

At this moment, Sun Chengwu suddenly saw a small black dot appear on the snow not far away.

The little black dot got closer and closer, seemingly having spotted them, and began to run.

Sun Chengwu immediately stood up, staring warily at the black dot, and turned around to retrieve his bow and arrows.

He feared it was a wild animal.

He discovered that he was experiencing some snow blindness, and could not see the scene in front of him clearly; it was all blurry.

He rubbed his eyes, blinked hard, and squeezed out some tears, which relieved his discomfort somewhat.

Fortunately, his symptoms were not serious; there was no inflammation, just some stinging and discomfort.

Sun Chengwu then realized the fear that was coming. In the Arctic, a barren place covered in snow, it is easy to suffer from snow blindness.

Learning blindness is caused by ultraviolet rays reflected from snow, and it is easy to develop unless you stay indoors or wear sunglasses.

Sun Chengwu closed his eyes to rest for a while, then looked at the black dot again and found that the outline of a person had appeared on it.

That was a person.

How could there be anyone in this heavy snow?

As the person drew closer, Sun Chengwu could finally make out his blurry face.

His face was covered in a beard, and his skin was red and peeling from sun exposure. White frost hung from his eyes, eyebrows, and beard.

Even so, Sun Chengwu recognized him. He was a middle-aged man who had stayed behind with Li Mu. He seemed to hold a high position and was a manager at a foreign company. His name was Richard.

Richard ran breathlessly to the cabin, so exhausted he collapsed into the snow.

To be selfish, Sun Chengwu didn't want to pay any attention to him.

But everyone here is a survivor, and we're all part of the same team. We've never had any conflicts, and he couldn't bear to stand by and watch someone die.

Sun Chengwu stepped forward and found that he had already fainted from the cold.

His face was sunburnt and peeling, but you could still see his pale complexion. His lips had turned completely pale and were peeling.

It seems he not only suffers from hypothermia, but also some dehydration.

When Sun Chengwu dragged him, he found that his body was unusually light. He touched his collarbone and found that his body was so thin that there was almost no flesh left, just a layer of skin covering the bones.

When they arrived at the room, everyone was shocked to see that he had dragged someone back, and they got up and gathered around.

Lin Can glanced at it and exclaimed, "It's Richard!"

Sun Chengwu said to Su Wanqing, "Sister Su, get some water."

Su Wanqing brought hot water.

Sun Chengwu pinched Richard's mouth shut and fed him water little by little.

Some water dripped from the corner of his mouth, but most of it went into his stomach.

He made slight swallowing movements in his throat, indicating he was saved.

After drinking some hot water, Sun Chengwu unbuttoned his clothes and massaged his arms and legs.

This method allows his body temperature to quickly return to normal.

As Sun Chengwu placed his hand on his body, he felt how thin he was; he could be described as emaciated.

Almost half an hour later, Richard slowly woke up.

The moment he saw Sun Chengwu, he suddenly burst into tears, "I've finally found you... Thank goodness... We're saved."