An eagle soared across the sky, its sharp eyes sweeping over the land and mountains below.
The withered yellow grassland stretched toward layers of distant mountains. A ring of white, jade-like snow wound around the peaks, gleaming silver in the sunlight and lending the land a touch of sanctity.
A lone SUV drove along the bumpy road, dragging a long trail of dust behind it.
"Little Wang, if you feel unwell, speak up. The plateau isn't like those low-altitude areas. Since you've just arrived, you need to be extra careful. There's even less oxygen here. Let me tell you, don't try to tough it out. Something serious could happen.
Look outside—the Gobi, the grasslands, not a soul in sight. Life is hard around here, and medical care is lacking in many ways. You've seen these roads yourself. They're hard to travel. A single trip to Tianduo is two hundred kilometers."
Machi County Magistrate Lin Peisheng sat in the back seat, holding up both thumbs to emphasize his point as he spoke of the hardships faced by this small plateau county.
Wang Yan drew his gaze back from the window. "County Magistrate Lin, I'm perfectly fine. I'm in pretty good physical shape, or I wouldn't have come to the plateau. Suffering a little doesn't matter, but I certainly didn't come here to die."
"That's true." Lin Peisheng patted Wang Yan on the shoulder, then sighed. "Personally, I really wouldn't recommend coming here. The hardship is one thing, but it's also hard to grow here. This place is too remote, too poor. Your personal development will be severely limited.
You're a student from a prestigious university. If you work here for ten years, you still won't accomplish as much as your classmates working elsewhere for a few years. And the hardships you