Chapter 573: Let me come
Chapter 573: Let me come
Xu Weiwei quickly turned her head away, feeling that looking at those two guys for even one more second would be a mental harm to herself.
"What about you?" she asked Julian and Mark.
The two of them got into the state in a second, thought seriously and said, "I prefer to go in a straight line. Taking a detour will add nearly five kilometers, which is a big consumption of physical strength."
"Yeah, I thought so too. Especially since we're carrying such a heavy load."
The two "oil men" got angry when they heard this, "Hey! What's wrong with walking a little further? Otherwise, the river is so wide, and the baggage itself is heavy enough. What's the difference between this and tying stones to sink into the river?!"
"Besides, the cliff is almost 90 degrees. It's hard for us to climb up with bare hands. How can we get them up? Don't let us find out that it's impossible to go there. I won't go back with you!"
Xu Weiwei was skeptical of their words. The school would never ask them to do something that was impossible. There must be a reason for this path to exist. Maybe it was too difficult or required too much cooperation, so the two of them didn't want to do it.
Julian's words also confirmed her guess.
"Mark and I are enough. We won't let you guys do any work," he said impatiently.
The two were unwilling to admit that their thoughts were revealed, and began to say something sarcastic: "You are amazing, top student."
"You guys get tough now that the girl is here."
"you……!"
"Julian! Calm down! Don't bother with them..." Mark quickly pulled the man back.
Seeing this, the two men gave them a provocative look, walked past them smugly, and entered the woods.
Julian calmed down his anger, forced a smile at Xu Weiwei and the others, and said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh. Let's go too."
"It doesn't matter. Just treat him as a special person."
"Pfft——" Julian laughed out loud.
Mark was stunned for a moment and then laughed.
"Alas, you don't know. They are always lazy and afraid to move during training. They always push the most difficult tasks to others. Anyone who forms a team with them is unlucky..."
"Really?"
"Wow--"
"why is it like this……"
Xu Weiwei listened to Julian's complaints and acted as the supporting actor all the way, finding it very interesting.
The two in front took the lead, trying their best to distance themselves from them, which was convenient for them to play crickets behind them.
The feeling of talking bad about others "behind their backs" is so good. If there is anything missing, it would be a handful of melon seeds.
It was the first time that Julian had such an enthusiastic "audience". He became more and more excited as he spoke, and the topic expanded from the two people in front to other people. He wanted to reveal all the big and small things in the class.
The first hour passed in a relaxed and happy manner. However, after an hour, Xu Weiwei gradually felt a little exhausted.
The female companion was smaller than her and less strong. She looked very embarrassed and seemed to be unable to breathe.
Mark walked over, helped her take off the bag without saying a word, and hung it on his chest.
The girl said "thank you" embarrassedly.
"Give me your bag too." Julian immediately said to Xu Weiwei.
"No, I'm fine." Xu Weiwei lifted the bag up and tightened it again. Then she took big steps and walked forward.
Julian rushed over and said in surprise: "I never knew you could endure so much hardship."
Xu Weiwei wanted to say that this was not a hardship. How could she eat this bowl of rice when she couldn't even hold on to her "rice bowl"? But when she thought of the classmates behind her, she swallowed her words back.
"Where are we now?" she asked.
Julian caught a whiff of fishy smell in the air, sniffed it carefully, and estimated, "We should be close to the river. We're about one-third of the way there."
Sure enough, the further they walked, the clearer the sound of flowing water became. The view ahead suddenly opened up, and a large river with pebbled beaches on both sides appeared in front of the four people.
Huang Mao and his companions sat on two large rocks to rest, and their backpacks were taken off and placed at their feet. Huang Mao couldn't help but say something mean when he saw Julian and the others.
"Hey~ We're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time. I thought you were lost in the woods. At this speed, it will be difficult to turn back before dark."
To his surprise, no one paid attention to his provocation this time.
With a muffled sound, Xu Weiwei also put her backpack on the ground, then moved closer to the river, observing its flow rate and width, and looked around at the surrounding environment.
"I can't carry my backpack directly across the river like this. Although it has a waterproof coating, it can't withstand soaking. Once it gets wet, the materials inside will be contaminated." Xu Weiwei stated the facts to Julian and the others.
"We could use ropes to make a set of pulleys and transport the bag from the air to the other side. But the two sides are so empty, and there doesn't seem to be anything fixed. If we tie it to the tree behind, I don't know if the rope will be long enough."
Several people looked at her with admiration and listened to her analysis.
In just a few seconds, before she even had time to sit down and rest, Selvie had already started thinking about her next move. And her analysis was reasonable.
"If you come to our major, you will definitely be an excellent commander." Julian said with admiration.
"A commander who has never fought anyone?" Xu Weiwei asked jokingly.
Julian scratched his neck. "Your way of thinking is exactly what a tactical commander should be like."
"Thank you." Xu Weiwei didn't want to talk about useless things, so she brought the topic back on track and asked, "How wide is the river? How long is the bundle of ropes? Calculate it."
If four bundles were spliced together, it might be enough.
In the end, neither Julian nor Mark moved. They smiled innocently and said, "There is actually another way."
"We have Duke capsules in our backpacks. We can put your bags in them, let them float on the river, and push them across the river. That's how we used to do it."
Duke Capsule was designed by a man named Duke for outdoor survival. It is a thumb-sized compression can that will inflate quickly after opening. The polymer material on the outer layer has extremely strong toughness, and the air layer in the middle can play a role in heat preservation and shock absorption. It is a high-tech product that combines the functions of a thermal blanket and an airbag.
The disadvantage is that the person inside looks like Patrick, which is a bit funny.
Xu Weiwei had also come across this thing during her practical training class, and she couldn't help but feel speechless after hearing what the two of them said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was still analyzing it for a long time."
"Haha! I can't wait to hear your serious analysis."
Xu Weiwei:
"Let's do it now."
"okay!"
Julian and Mark took out the capsule and pressed the pump switch. The milky white membrane pushed out from inside, expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye and gradually becoming transparent. The two quickly stuffed their bags in.
After another five seconds, the capsule was fully inflated, and with a "pop", the outer shell fell off and onto the ground.
Xu Weiwei and another girl helped to tighten the drawstrings at the five openings to prevent water from entering.
These five corners were originally reserved for the movement of the limbs and the breathing of the brain, allowing people to move freely to a certain extent, but this is no longer necessary in this situation.
Huangmao and his companions were unwilling to be ignored, so they moved closer in a servile manner.
"Brother will take you across the river. The water is very deep and the current is fast. If you are washed away, you can't come back."
Not to be outdone, his companion stepped forward and said, "I swim better than him. You'd better choose me than her."
Xu Weiwei looked puzzled: "Did I say I can't swim?"
After saying that, without giving them a chance to bother, Xu Weiwei walked aside and began to stretch her hands and feet to warm up.
Unable to gain an advantage, the two men shifted their attention to the remaining girl, but after looking her up and down, they still felt that she was not to their liking, so without saying anything, they walked to the river, dived into the river, and swam away.
The girl was stiff and looked unhappy, feeling ashamed of being treated like an object and rejected.
Xu Weiwei glanced behind her and saw that she hadn't moved. She realized something was wrong and went over to ask, "What's wrong with you?"
The girl then confessed in tears: "I can't swim."
She is extremely timid and introverted since childhood. She follows the crowd in everything and dares not express her own opinions.
Just now at the starting point, the two groups were already in a fierce conflict, and sparks were about to come out, so she didn't dare to mention it.
But now that she was in a difficult situation, no one thought of her, just like at any other time in the past. She was always the one who was ignored.
The girl felt more and more aggrieved and started crying with a pout.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Julian and Mark also came over.
"Uh, she...what's your name?" Xu Weiwei asked awkwardly.
"Wenjing hiccup - Wang Wenjing..." the girl said sobbingly.
"Yes, yes! Wenjing! Haha, I have an impression of her. She looks quite like one of my roommates, haha..."
"It doesn't matter if you can't swim, we can just take you over there. It's okay, don't cry..." Xu Weiwei touched her head.
"Hey! Selvie is right, you are not alone, we are here for you!"
With the comfort of the three people, Wang Wenjing's crying gradually stopped. She hesitated and said, "But you still have to take those two backpacks. How can I... take another person with me?"
The capsule is very large when inflated, and is already difficult to control on turbulent water. It is indeed difficult if you have to be distracted.
The two couldn't help but curse the two "deserters" who ran away first in their hearts, but they still pretended to be stubborn and said it was okay.
How can you say that you are incapable when facing a woman’s tears?
Xu Weiwei interrupted, "Both of you wait a moment, I'll do it."
"Um--?!"
"I learned to swim when I was five years old. I am very good at swimming, so it is no problem for me to lead a person. You just lie down and relax, and I will take care of the rest."
Wang Wenjing looked up at Xu Weiwei and felt that her voice seemed to have magic, which calmed her panicked heart.
She didn't listen to what the three people behind her were discussing. She only had room for that face. Her model-like profile, heroic eyebrows, resolute eyes, and straight nose...
Quiet... Quiet...
"Wen Jing!"
"what?!"
"Come here quickly, what are you thinking about?" Xu Weiwei stood in the water, tilted her head and asked in confusion.
"No, it's nothing!"
Wang Wenjing trotted over, and Xu Weiwei held her shoulders and made her face away from him. He put his hands under her armpits, and while comforting her, he slowly led her to lie down in the water.
It smells so good... on Selire's body... Wang Wenjing was lost in thought.
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