On the Finnish side, Han Qi and Kerry took a few hours' drive to Sala, which is the closest city to Beiwu Town.
Sala seems to be somewhat related to Lhasa in China, but this is just a transliteration. The original city name was salla.
Walking into Sara's platform from the train, the temperature dropped sharply, and goosebumps quickly appeared on the exposed skin, as if it was electrified. The temperature here is at least ten degrees lower than the Finnish capital Helsinki, and it looks real.
It's above minus fifteen degrees.
Finland is really a magical country. In such a small place, the temperature difference is so big. Han Qi has a headache when he thinks that the temperature in the north room where he will go can reach minus 50 degrees.
Although it is impossible for flowing water to have such a low temperature, too low an external temperature is very harmful to the human body. Just taking off your clothes and entering the water and landing on the beach are very dangerous. If you don’t move fast enough, within a few seconds of landing,
There will be a lot of broken ice on the body.
Both Han Qi and Kerry started to add another piece of clothing.
He finally knew why the Lake of the Brave was called this name. He used to think that the name of the city sounded like the English word "brave", but now it seems that it is really dangerous. In addition to good swimming skills and physical fitness, you must also be brave.
Not everyone dares to take off their clothes at minus 50 degrees Celsius.
Kerry saw that Han Qi's luggage was in a mess, including drawing paper, paints, more than a dozen pens, some toys, candies...but no clothes.
"Why didn't you bring more clothes? You don't have enough."
"Isn't it enough? Isn't it a lot?"
He brought quite a lot of clothes, including a windbreaker, two coats, a jacket, a down jacket, and several sweaters, not to mention pants. Winter clothes take up a lot of space, Han Qi
It took a lot of effort to stuff this thing into my suitcase and travel bag when I left.
Make sure you bring an easel, he already likes the feeling of creating while traveling.
And this habit has been maintained for a long time. Before going abroad, Han Qi always brought pen and paper with him when traveling domestically. But at that time, he could only sketch, and he would draw a few pictures whenever he had time.
Kerry knelt down and looked again.
"Too few." He said, "Fortunately we found it here, otherwise you wouldn't be able to find a place to buy clothes after you go to Beiwu. That place is said to be a small town, but its population is not even as high as some of the villages outside.
...Okay, I'll take you to buy some clothes."
Then you have to buy another bag. I already have a backpack, so it would be good to buy a handheld one.
Han Qi was a little helpless.
But he knew he had to listen to Kerry now. A temperature of minus 50 degrees was something Han Qi could not imagine now. Now Sarah was feeling a little uncomfortable with only minus ten degrees. It must be even colder when she arrived at the North House.
Then you really should bring more clothes to be safer.
It's freezing cold, but the residents here are very enthusiastic. I saw the two of them opening bags and tinkering on the platform for a long time. From time to time, someone will come and ask if you need help. It's completely different from other Nordic autistic patients.
Put on a sweater under your down jacket. Han Qi said it was good to go.
It's more than ten degrees below zero. Let's go out and see what it's like outside. Will it feel like the ice and snow in the anime?
As soon as he walked out of the station, Han Qi saw a huge screen playing an advertisement on a tall building opposite. The narrator said: "Welcome to the coldest place in Finland, Sara. We want to host the 2032 Summer Olympics here!!
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The picture shows a Nordic man with his upper body naked, riding a double-board sled, and being pulled forward by a reindeer.
You can't tell where he is from the surrounding environment. You can only know that not far from him is a forest covered with a lot of snow, and the place under his feet is also covered with snow. He is holding the reins in his left hand and holding the Olympic logo in his right hand.
"2032? Eleven years from now?"
Is this a bid to host the event? Did you start promoting it so many years in advance? And you still use such a big billboard?
It would be embarrassing if you fail to apply.
Han Qi didn't pay much attention to this and continued to walk forward. Kerry looked at it for a long time, then caught up with Han Qi and said, "I wonder if they made a mistake. They actually applied for the Summer Games."
"What's wrong?" Han Qi asked.
Kerry said: "There is no such thing as summer here. The Winter Games are almost enough."
A man from Sala who was passing by heard it and explained: "Don't take it seriously, it's just a joke."
"A joke?" Kerry and Han Qi were both confused.
The man continued:
"Sara is the coldest region in Northern Europe, but the temperature has been changing in recent years, winters have become shorter and shorter, and even the weather forecast cannot predict the weather in Sara. Experts say this is the result of climate change.
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Kerry asked: "Then what does this have to do with holding a sports meeting? Sorry, I'm not saying that Sara is not suitable for holding a sports meeting. On the contrary, I think this is a good place to hold the Winter Games."
"Didn't it mean that winter is getting shorter and shorter? Maybe in ten years we will be able to hold summer sports games? Haha, this is something that no one can say for sure, man, and this friend from Asia, if we can in the future
The Summer Games are about to begin, so I hope you will continue to travel to Sara."
Han Qi said: "I will."
If you see it by then, there's no problem in taking a look.
The commercial kept playing, and now a lake appeared. Kerry called Han Qi: "Han, look at the screen, that is the Lake of the Brave."
The video shows a beautiful pond... It's not really a lake, just a pond, but it looks quite wide.
The narrator said:
"Thanks to carbon dioxide, the ice here will disappear and in 12 years the small lake will become a perfect playing surface. As the temperature rises, the snow will melt and there will be no more ice skating here, and the snow will become sand.
Hold a beach volleyball match”
There are many sports scenes of athletes in the snow. There are athletes playing beach volleyball, shot putting, surfing and skateboarding in the snow. There are rare high-level snow jumping, and there are also athletes driving mountain bikes down the snow-capped mountains.
..
At the end of the ad, the skateboarder faces the camera and says, "Hey, do you really want to host the Summer Olympics here?"
Han Qi looked at the Sara man who had just left and noticed a problem.
Thanks to carbon dioxide?
This advertisement is not to promote the Summer Games, but to use irony to call people's attention to the issue of global warming.
Sala people say it is because of climate, and the biggest climate problem now is global warming.
Kerry didn't feel there was any problem and urged Han Qi to buy clothes quickly.
"It's very late now. I'm going to ask if anyone can take us to the North House tonight. After we buy clothes, we'll find a hotel to stay in."
Han Qi said nothing, nodded and followed Kerry.
What's the use of knowing the meaning of this advertisement? He alone can't solve the problem, even if half of the earth's population is added to protect the environment. Once global warming occurs, it will be an irreversible environmental damage that is difficult to recover.
Walking onto the streets, Han Qi was also very familiar with the architecture of this city.
Very strong modern architectural style.
Han Qi has been to many big cities in Northern Europe, especially Helsinki, the capital of Finland, and Oslo, the capital of Norway. They are modern buildings mixed with classical European buildings, but the overall style tends to be retro, in order to be consistent with the many cultural relics-level buildings.
Sara is different. Sara doesn't have so many well-known buildings, so you can safely knock them down and use them to build new houses.
Although there are many single-family apartments, the first thing Han Qi saw after leaving the train station were high-rise buildings. Along the road, he rarely saw the colorful wooden houses like those in other Nordic cities.
Maybe it’s because it’s not warm?
I bought a few more clothes and found a nearby hotel. The first thing Kerry did after entering the room was to turn on the heater.
Han Qi was deliberately adapting his body to the cold weather, so he didn't think about this for a while.
"Do you feel cold?" Han Qi asked.
"Aren't you cold?"
"Kind of."
Kerry snorted: "Then what nonsense are you talking about? I'm going to rest for a while. I'll go out to look for a car later. You can also get some sleep, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well while driving on the road."
He lay on one of the beds and stretched comfortably.
Han Qi didn't feel very tired, but he fell asleep quickly after going to bed, and didn't even notice that Kerry went out. I don't know how long it took, but Kerry came back, and the sound of opening the door woke Han Qi up.
Checked the time.
It's seven o'clock.
Kerry put the two boxes he was carrying on the cabinet and said, "I bought you some food. Let's eat something first. The group of drivers said that the road there may be blocked by snow and it is difficult to drive.
, I said no matter what, even if I gave them double the money, I wouldn’t give them any money.”
Han Qi got up and looked at the contents of the box...it was a hot dog, wrapped in tin foil, and it was still hot.
"Then can we still go in?" Han Qi asked while eating. "If the road is really dangerous, then let it pass for two days. Don't rush for one or two days. Safety is the most important thing."
Kerry shook his head and said: "That road is like that all year round, regardless of winter or summer."
It's impossible to say that I don't have any complaints in my heart, but Kerry also understands them very well. If they are not people who often run on that road, even if the driver dares to run, Kerry will not dare to sit. Even if he waits a few more days, he will still have to wait.
Find an experienced driver who often drives to Beiwu.
Han Qi came to Sara with excitement and high spirits. He thought he would be able to leave as soon as he came, but he did not expect that no one would dare to go to the North House for several days.
After waiting for five days, Kerry and Han Qi asked everywhere all day long, and now everyone in Sara knew.
There are two foreigners going to Beiwu for winter swimming, one Chinese and one Norwegian. When everyone heard that Han Qi and Kerry were going to Beiwu for winter swimming, they looked at the two people with admiration and gave a thumbs up.
Then he shook his head.
"Don't go!"
Drivers are well aware of the dangers on that stretch of road and do not dare to take risks easily.
The torch in Han Qi's heart was almost extinguished by reality.
He traveled thousands of kilometers from China to Norway and then to Finland, but the last three hundred kilometers were so elusive.
No wonder only fifty people have been able to swim across the Lake of the Brave in a hundred years. It is estimated that there are countless people who have the opportunity to swim across, but they are blocked in the city of Sara and cannot move forward.
As the fares given by Han Qi continued to increase, it may be that people who really wanted to go to Beiwu got the news from somewhere that someone was going to Beiwu. In short, after waiting for nearly a week, Han Qi and
Kerry finally found the right man.
Han Qi and Kerry were waiting at the hotel, feeling a little uneasy.
After so many days, Han Qi also knows that this road is dangerous. Speed is bad. If the person coming here is a reckless man who comes purely for the fare, then nine times out of ten, he will not be able to drive to Beiwu.
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And once the vehicle is involved in an accident, it will be dozens of degrees below zero without any heating equipment.
How long can people survive?
After receiving the news, the two waited at the hotel for two hours before the driver arrived.
He seemed very honest and honest. After asking, I found out that his name was Jeff. He had grown up in Beiwu since he was a child, and now he goes back to Beiwu every year. Now he heard that someone was going, so he took Han Qi and the others with him.
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Han Qi and Kerry were relieved to hear that it was an experienced driver, but they were a little distrustful of his explanation... If they hadn't paid such a high fare, would someone have taken us there?
You must know that Han Qi's bid was so high that he could buy a new car in Finland.
Han Qi also kept comforting himself: "No more, no more. If more people watch the video I shot this time, and if someone buys the travel notes after I write them out, I can earn back these 10,000 euros very quickly."
Ten thousand euros is a lot, but as long as we can get there safely, it doesn't matter.
It took a day to prepare. The two of them packed up their things early the next morning and waited for Jeff downstairs. A van arrived. Han Qi could not recognize the make of the van, but it looked similar to Wuling.
Hongguang, but the body is made of thick iron.
After opening the car door and taking a look, Han Qi realized that not only did the car look rough on the outside, but the equipment inside was also very solid.
Four-wheel drive, two mailboxes, and a generator are installed to supply the heating in the car. The temperature is too low, and it is difficult for people to survive in such an environment without heating, so this is a must-have when driving to Beiwu.
The equipment we prepare is more precious than air.
In addition, the engine and floor of this car are completely wrapped in quilts, and the tires of the car are also equipped with many small nails, which is very suitable for driving in such an environment.
Han Qi and Kerry looked at each other. Although they didn't speak, they both knew that the other was very satisfied with the car.
When it comes to life safety, both of them are very cautious.
What else is there to say?
Get in the car!
The two of them brought several large boxes of luggage, and the driver's luggage was just right, so it would be difficult for one more person to fit in. Not long after the car left Sara, there was no road ahead, and Jeff turned around and drove out.
There is a river in front of the main road.
Of course, this is a frozen river.
He can't be a bad person, right?
Han Qi started to worry again.
Several Nordic countries are famous for their good public security, but people are unpredictable and the sea is difficult to measure. There will always be people who take desperate risks, and they even paid 10,000 euros for fares. No matter how you look at it, they look like they are taken advantage of from abroad.
The car stopped by the frozen river, and the driver got out of the car with wine and meat.
