Qinling Mountains, Outpost Base!
After Lin Baici and his group had dinner with Safety Bureau Minister Li, they spent another two days resting in Xijing.
The main reason was that the supplies being arranged by the Xijing Safety Bureau had not all arrived yet.
But while they waited, everyone visited several famous sights in Xijing, climbed Mount Hua, and, along the way, waited for Gu Qingqiu to arrive.
She had some family matters to deal with involving an inheritance, which had delayed her.
As soon as Gu Qingqiu had hurriedly finished taking care of things, she flew straight from Hong Kong Island to Xijing.
Jin Yingzhen came running over that same day, too.
If she didn't come to the Qinling Mountains with Lin Baici, there was no way she could make the trip as a Korean.
The thought of going half a year without seeing him was more than Jin Yingzhen could bear. She dropped her work and rushed straight to Xijing.
On September 6, the team set out.
First, they rode military Jeeps to a temporary camp. Then they split into two teams and boarded two helicopters, flying toward the Qinling Mountains.
An hour later, the helicopters landed at a temporary airfield.
"Are we there?"
Ai Xuyue gazed at the distant mountain ranges but saw no Dark Mist.
"The closer we get to the Dark Mist, the more unstable the electromagnetic signals become. The helicopters could crash or lose their way, so this is as far as we can go!"
Tang Shuangli explained, "From here, we'll have to continue by vehicle!"
Nine Provinces was famous for its infrastructure projects. They had even built two roads leading straight to the Dark Mist.
Otherwise, in any other country, they'd have to carry their supplies on their backs and travel on foot.