The engine stalled.
The carriage fell silent instantly, then was filled with the mournful howling of the wind outside.
Su Wei unzipped his down jacket, reached into the airline crate, and scooped the Cotton Candy and wool blanket into his arms.
He opened the driver's side door.
A gust of wind whipped up ice shards, which poured directly into his collar.
Su Wei picked up the snowplow bag from the back of the cabin with one hand, lowered his head, and rushed toward the front door of the cabin.
The snow had submerged the top of the snow boots, and water began to seep into the boots.
Three steps, two steps, one step.
He took out his key and turned the brass lock.
The wooden door was pushed open, and the wind rushed into the room, overturning an empty cardboard box on the shoe rack next to the door.
Su Wei over the threshold, turned around, used his shoulder to brace the door, and slammed it shut.
The latch clicked shut.
The wind and snow were kept outside the door.
The cabin was pitch black, and the temperature was close to zero.
Su Wei pressed the switch on the wall.
The warm yellow ceiling light came on, dispelling the gloom that filled the room.
He tossed the camel bag onto the long wooden table and then walked toward the basalt fireplace in the center of the living room.
Only a few cold ashes remained in the fireplace.
Next to it were stacks of split, dried pine wood.
Su Wei grabbed two pieces of pine wood, crossed them at the bottom of the furnace, stuffed in a handful of dry bark, and pressed the windproof lighter.
Blue flames burned the tree bark.
The flames quickly spread along the wood fibers.
The rosin, mixed with the smoky aroma of burning firewood, quickly spread throughout the living room.
Heat radiates from the center of the fireplace outwards.
[ Life Module LV4 ] is running.
[ Homestead Shelter) is now in effect.]
A familiar boost flowed through my entire body.
Su Wei took off his soaking wet raincoat and hung it on the hook next to the fireplace.
The tense back muscles quickly relaxed, and the physical strength was gradually restored.
The Cotton Candy wriggled free from the wool blanket in his arms.
It shook off its white fur, shed a few snowflakes, and trotted to the fireplace.
The little guy found his own special wool mat, spun around twice, and then lay down.
Its blue eyes were fixed on the dancing flames, and it made a contented purring sound in its throat.
Su Wei turned and went into the kitchen.
He turned on the water purifier tap, filled the kettle halfway with water, and pressed the boil button.
Next, I took a can of Colombia coffee beans from the wall cabinet, poured out two spoonfuls, and put them into the manual grinder.
The click-clack of the beans being crushed echoed through the kitchen as the handle was turned.
The water has boiled.
Su Wei poured the coffee grounds into the filter paper and lifted the kettle.
As the thin stream of water slowly pours in, the dark brown coffee grounds absorb the water, swell, and rise, releasing a rich, slightly acidic aroma.
[Minor feedback on Cooking LV3.]
[Triggered by Simple Dietary Supplementation.]
[Effect: Slightly refreshing and invigorating, improving concentration by 15% for up to three hours.]
Su Wei, carrying a cup of black coffee, walked towards the long wooden table.
He pulled out a pine chair and sat down.
With his left hand, he unzipped the snow pack completely.
The Sony FX3's body was covered in condensation. A spare battery from DJI drone lay on the table.
A few ice particles remained on the GoPro lens.
Su Wei took a big gulp of scalding hot black coffee.
A warm liquid slid down my esophagus, instantly dispelling the drowsiness in my brain.
He pulled out the card reader from the side of the dehumidifier box.
With a press and a pry of the thumb, three high-speed memory cards with different colored labels were pulled out and laid out on the table.
Press the MacBook's power button, the screen lights up, and the Apple cursor begins to spin.
Insert the card reader into the expansion dock.
Three blue folder icons are automatically generated, and a progress bar begins loading.
Su Wei leaned back in his chair, staring at the screen.
The materials on these three cards are a record of all his actions on Pyramid Mountain today, and also the wealth he can monetize in the next few hours.
The steam from the coffee rose slowly.
The first folder is the Lifestyle Account Business Skiing.
Double-click to open.
Drag the timeline to play in full screen.
The starting point of the shot is the powder snow slope of Pyramid Mountain.
The Sony FX3, paired with a 35mm prime lens, achieves a very shallow depth of field.
Emily's white windbreaker occupies the left side of the image.
Su Wei's fingers appeared on the right side of the screen, tearing off the adhesive backing of a self-heating heat pack.
The logo on the heat pack wasn't facing the camera directly, but rather placed at a natural angle on the outside of the thermostatic layer on Emily's waist.
In just two seconds, there wasn't a single spoken announcement.
Su Wei's fingers left the frame, and the effect of the heat pack was confirmed by Emily's subsequent graceful gliding motion.
This small gesture incurred a basic cooperation fee of US$40,000.
Su Wei dragged the progress bar with satisfaction.
The next long shot shows the consumption of hand-drip coffee and energy bars.
The camera then switched to an overhead view from DJI drone.
He and Emily switched blades at full speed on a slope that was nearly 60 degrees.
The sound of snowboards cutting through powder was deliberately amplified by two octaves during the later audio track adjustments.
Swish
Two massive waves of snow surge against a gray mountain backdrop, creating a visually striking image.
In the rest area after the skiing session, a piece of dark chocolate wrapper flashes by in front of the camera.
The Cotton Candy's white head poked out of the temperature-controlled chamber and yawned at the camera.
Su Wei dragged the three-and-a-half-minute footage into the editing software.
Without using complicated filters, he simply increased the contrast of the cool colors in the image to make the texture of the powdery snow stand out more.
The background noise from the wind was reduced by 30%.
Finally, a low-frequency, Nordic-style drum beat is added as background music.
Export, render, save.
Filename: [Polar Daily Life 07: Snowstorm, Snowboarding, and Black Coffee.]
Su Wei opened the backend page.
Account: Northern Frontier Daily Life, a lifestyle account.
The current number of followers is 551,000.
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