Trembling At A High Altitude

"It's okay, I can do it," Li Teng pushed away Qiu Engineering, holding the Vitality Can as he staggered toward the door.

He was hungry now too! Being a Cook Soldier was just right, at least he wouldn't starve himself.

"No, let us go," Qiu Engineering reached out to support Li Teng again.

"Doctor Zhong is right, we should all go together and cook," Wang Tongxun stood up.

With Doctor Zhong and Wang Tongxun saying this, others felt embarrassed to stay seated and do nothing.

"I'll go take a turn around the border, and if there are enemies, I'll come back and let you know," Meng Patrol said, not wanting to cook and suggesting it to everyone after some thought.

Anyway, they would return after a quick patrol, and those cooking wouldn't know how long they had been gone.

If there were any danger, they could spot enemies from a distance and run back to consult with others.

"If you're going on patrol, it's best to go in pairs," Qiu Engineering spoke up.

"Alright, I'll go on patrol too," Zheng Patrol spoke up, he also didn't want to cook.

"Grandpa, you better not go, we will manage," Doctor Zhong said as he saw Li Teng also wanting to leave, advising him a few times.

"We will bring the food to you later," Qiu Engineering also said to Li Teng.

"No, I am a Cook Soldier, cooking is my duty," Li Teng shook his head, insisting on going out.

No matter where he was, eating was the most important thing for him now, how could he not go?

Unable to persuade Li Teng, everyone had no choice but to let him go.

After some discussion, everyone, holding their Vitality Cans, braved the wind and went out the door.

Meng Patrol and Zheng Patrol headed toward the border line at the exit of the canyon, while the other six headed deep into the canyon toward the kitchen.

At an altitude of five thousand meters, the oxygen content was only thirty percent of that in the plains, and combined with the strong wind, it was impossible to breathe outside without a Vitality Can.

The snow on the ground wasn't thick, likely blown away by the wind soon after it fell, leaving just hard-frozen soil.

It wasn't winter yet, and the temperature was only around negative ten degrees.

In the depth of winter, the temperature could drop to as low as negative forty degrees.

According to the map, the kitchen was located behind a huge boulder about seventy meters inside the canyon.

Although Li Teng said he didn't need support, Doctor Zhong and Qiu Engineering still insisted on supporting him, one on each side.

The two young men were very nice, showing great affection for the elderly.

Seventy meters wasn't too far, and they reached it in a short time.

The kitchen was large, with two rooms, the stove outside and the storeroom inside.

With the temperature below freezing, the entire storeroom acted as a natural refrigerator, and it was well stocked with rice, flour, oil, various kinds of poultry and fish, dehydrated vegetables, canned goods, and more, enough to last them half a month.

Outside the door were several large piles of Spirit Wood and Black Yuan Eggs, essentially firewood and coal, covered in snow.

After arriving, everyone started bustling about, Doctor Zhong and Qiu Engineering divided the tasks, some were responsible for the stove, some for chopping vegetables, and some for stir-frying, but they ended up forgetting about Li Teng.

Li Teng could only help others with odd jobs.

"Grandpa, you really don't need to help us, at your age, nobody would blame you for not working," Doctor Zhong advised Li Teng.

"I'm still capable, not useless," Li Teng smiled.

"I didn't mean that; I'm just worried you might hurt your back by accident," Doctor Zhong smiled too.

"Let him do it, some elderly can't stand being idle," Qiu Engineering spoke up.

"Grandpa, how long have you been in Film and Television City? How did you get in?" Wang Tongxun asked Li Teng a few questions.

"I had just come in not long ago and came over here after waking up from sleep," Li Teng replied to Wang Tongxun.

"Are you scared of that tall stone pillar?" Xie Patrol asked.

"Yes, I'm very scared of falling off. Just looking down gives me the shivers," Li Teng answered Xie Patrol.

"Seventy-eight, you're at an age where you should be enjoying your twilight years at home. Yet you end up in this godforsaken place, it's really pitiful," Wang Tongxun said sympathetically.

"Yeah, Film and Television City has no bottom line," others chimed in agreement.

Under the direction of Doctor Zhong and Qiu Engineering, the younger people were very polite and took good care of Li Teng, basically not letting him do any heavy work; after the food was cooked, they also served him a big bowl first and kept coming over to ask if he had enough to eat and such.

Li Teng couldn't help but feel that there were still many good people in the world!

Especially in a team, having a few good people like Doctor Zhong and Qiu Engineering taking initiative can set a positive tone for the entire team.

Just as they started eating, Zheng Patrol and Meng Patrol also timed it right and came over.

"How are things on the border side?" Qiu Engineering asked the two.

"It's crazy! From a distance, their side has a large encampment with about a dozen barracks, and they're moving something that seems to be for building the Spirit Tower. The soldiers stationed there are at least several dozen, even hundreds. If they decide to build a Spirit Tower on our side, the eight of us definitely wouldn't be able to stop them," Zheng Patrol explained the situation he had surveyed.

"That's troublesome. If there's a BADENDING with double penalty points, I'm directly done for," Qiu Engineering said, looking a bit uneasy.

"Me too," Doctor Zhong sighed.

"Same here!" two other people also agreed.

"This script is a bit strange. If they have so many people, I feel like we were just sent here to be cannon fodder," Wang Tongxun said.

"With so many soldiers in the Barbarian Country's barracks, they must be up to something, and it's going to be troublesome," Xie Patrol said with a sigh.

"What should we do? We should try our best not to get into a fight with them; the disparity in strength is too great. They are real soldiers over there, what about us? Look at all these elderly, weak, sick, and disabled..." Mao Patrol spoke up.

"Yeah, if we end up fighting, we'll definitely be KO'd and eliminated on the spot," Zheng Patrol agreed with Mao Patrol's opinion.

"Let's take it one step at a time; maybe things won't turn out so bad."

"Don't dream; they might attack before we even finish our meal."

"Then we should arrange for a Sentry on that side to keep watch."

"Will it be of any use? If they really come over, they'll just precisely eliminate the Sentry."

"We agreed no using long-range Magical Treasures."

"Even if they activate long-range Magical Treasures, what can we do?"

"Right, where are our long-range Magical Treasures?"

"Didn't see them, it seems like they didn't provide us with any long-range Magical Treasures at all."

"How are we supposed to play this game?"

While eating, the group chattered endlessly.

After eating, they took a walk around the canyon.

They discovered that it was a dead end.

Both sides of the canyon were cliffs, and the narrow part in the middle was blocked by rock falls and accumulated snow.

The Long Kingdom's encampment was near the exit of the canyon; exiting the canyon led straight to the Border River.

The Border River wasn't very wide, only about twenty or thirty meters, and it was frozen solid, allowing unobstructed passage.

If the other side attacked, the eight of them could only rely on themselves; there was nowhere to run.