My travels can open treasure chests

Chapter 185 Crossing the Beiwu River

So many plays just after it was sent out?
It only took a few minutes to pass the review, and now there are more than 2 broadcasts, but there are very few comments and bullet screens.

If you come early, of course you can see the content of the video earlier than other viewers, but it is also much less fun. Some people will watch it for hours no matter how much they want, just to see what the netizens have written in the barrage.

Put away the phone, chatted with Kerry and the others for half an hour, and went to bed early.

I have to do something big tomorrow.

It must be a big deal for Kerry and Han Qi. The two of them came to this place to swim across the Beiwu River. Otherwise, the weather is cold and there is nothing special about it. Who wants to come here to suffer?

However, other Beiwu people related to this project are not so nervous. For them, this is an opportunity to make money.A group of winter swimmers who want to swim across the Beiwu River will come every winter. They just need to do their own thing well and rescue the athletes as quickly as possible when they lose their strength.

Han Qi came here for the first time, and he was very confident in himself, so he lay down on the bed and fell asleep quickly.

Kerry chatted with Jeff in the living room, and the two hit it off, and they reluctantly went to bed late at night.He felt that he was a bit broken, and when he was at home, he always felt that he would improve a little every time he came to the North House, and he would be able to swim through it sooner or later.

But when he got here, Kerry didn't have much confidence.

Feeling the icy temperature here, I can vividly remember the first two times I swam in the river. The biting coolness, even wearing a winter suit and swimsuit, didn't feel the slightest effect. It was cold, really cold.

Kerry didn't quite know when he fell asleep, but Han Qi woke him up the next day anyway.

Han Qi tilted his head and looked at Kerry for a long time, and said a little strangely, "Why haven't you woken up yet? What were you talking about last night? I heard you chatting before I went to bed."

"It's nothing, Jeff said to go to his house for dinner when we go back, and I agreed."

Jeff comes back every year to visit his relatives. He got married the year before last, but his wife is pregnant and doesn't come with him.In fact, he took Han Qi to work this trip to earn some money for milk powder. After all, Han Qi paid generously. In addition to the car fare, he also gave a lot of food and accommodation expenses for living in their house.

It's okay to go to Han Qi after the matter in Beiwu is over.

In two days, Kerry will naturally go back to Norway, and Han Qi wants to stay in Finland to find some Finnish scenery and delicacies, so the two of them have to separate and have a meal in Sara.

The food at North House is indeed a little difficult to describe.

Han Qi thinks the most delicious thing is fish. A fresh fish is caught in the hole and thrown in the snow behind him. It will be frozen in just a few minutes, and then taken home, it is like peeling wood. The fish is sliced ​​into thin slices and tastes especially good when dipped in sauce.

Han Qi didn't eat much raw food before, but now he is actually used to the taste of sashimi.

After a simple wash, Han Qi and Kerry came to the Beiwu River. The flow of the river was the same as when they saw him yesterday, and even the broken ice on the river did not fluctuate. It seems to be fixed.

But what was different from yesterday was that there were two boats more than ten meters long standing on the ice, and there was also a small boat specially used to rescue people.

Many idle Beiwu residents also came to join in the fun, standing by the river and looking at Han Qi and the others, and people they knew would wave to Han Qi.

Yesterday's speech at the school made many people in the school remember Han Qi, and some people who hadn't decided what to do in the future inspired to become architects.Han Qi doesn't believe this. When he was a child, he still wanted to be a teacher, a scientist, or an astronaut, but now he doesn't think so?

Han Qi also waved hello, then looked at Kerry.

"Are you ready?"

"Come on, I've been here a few times, and I need you to comfort me? You hurry up and get ready, I'll swim first."

Kerry decided to make a stand for Han Qi.

He felt that Han Qi had a better chance of swimming there than himself.

Stepping onto one of the boats, Kerry changed into a gel suit and headed to the start of the winter swim.Gel coats are swimming suits, also called cold-proof clothing. They are not considered necessary equipment for winter swimming, but they are worn in official competitions, which can effectively prevent the loss of heat in the body.

Han Qi was not in a hurry to change, he was dressed very warmly now, and he wanted to wait to see how Kerry was swimming.

Amid the cheers from the crowd, Kerry jumped down. His occupation is a swimming coach in a comprehensive gymnasium, and his physique is still good. Winter swimming is his hobby, and sometimes he also participates in some winter swimming competitions. Five wandering.

The strength is still very strong.

But whether you can swim across this river still depends on luck and status.

Kerry, who entered the water, was like a fish, moving forward quickly, and the water flow formed ripples behind him, and then he quickly slapped the water and swam forward. spread out on both sides.

This momentum brought Kerry to the middle of the river. It may be that he swam too hard in the first half, and his speed dropped significantly in the second half.

"Come on!!" Han Qi also shouted loudly.

The lifeboat followed Kerry, and the three people on board were closely watching Kerry's current state.

If you really wait until the athlete loses strength to rescue, the body will definitely be hurt, so they have their own judgment method. If the athlete is far away from the finish line before the athlete loses strength, they will rescue the athlete in advance.

There were about 200 people watching Kerry's swimming. They watched him swim halfway, but he couldn't hold on. He couldn't swim when he was more than 50 meters away from the finish line. He was pulled onto the boat by the lifeguards on the boat and dried himself. Drape in a dry quilt.

Kerry looked at the finish line weakly, and then looked back at Han Qi.

He wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak loudly now, his lungs hurt when he tried hard, so he could only say cheers silently.

Although he didn't swim over, the people around Han Qi were also applauding for Kerry.

It is only 50 meters away from the finish line, which is already a relatively good result in recent years.

This river is not guaranteed to be able to swim across it. Over the years, countless people have come to try it, but only a few people have actually swam across it.And now that living conditions are getting better and better, there are even fewer people who can endure pain.

Han Qi also went to change into a suitable diving suit, and put on a hat and glasses.

Back on the shore, Han Qi took a look around. He didn't know most of the people. The only ones he knew were Jeff's family and a group of children who should be school students. Kerry should be resting on the boat at this time.

Forget it, so be it.

Han Qi took a deep breath and jumped into the glacier.

A chill went straight to the brain.

It was actually the coldest time when he disembarked in winter clothing, and the temperature of this river would not exceed the outside world no matter what. After all, this is a river that has not frozen.But when people jump in, when the whole body is wrapped in cold water with low temperature, they know why it is important not to fall into the water in winter.

It was too cold, but at this time, Han Qi couldn't control so much. He could only swim forward with all his strength, only seeing the other side.

The distance of about 200 meters does not seem to be far.

Normal swimming can reach the opposite side in 2 minutes, but besides the coldness of the Beiwu River, Han Qi also discovered another problem.

This water is so viscous.

It doesn't look like a river at all, it's more like flowing oil. The body looks very heavy in this water, and it takes more strength than usual to beat the water. This makes Han Qi's physical strength planning unbalanced, although it is not like the In the middle of the swim, I lost my strength, but I could clearly feel my weakness in the second half.

The onlookers saw that Han Qi was swimming so fast before, and they all wondered if someone was about to swim across the river again.

Shouts came and went.

In this only small town in the thousands of miles of glaciers, there are not many activities that they can call activities.Watching the athletes who come for winter swimming every winter is one of the few pastimes in their lives, so they are very excited.

But I didn't expect that Han Qi, like the others, slowed down on the last leg of the swim.

Han Qi knew what was going on.

Due to the viscosity of the water and the ice cubes, the stamina left for the final sprint was exhausted ahead of time. All people who swim here should face this problem themselves, but even if they knew this situation in advance, they would be able to recover well. How much did you pay?
If you slow down in the first half, you may not be able to swim here, and the water will take away all your body temperature.

Loss of temperature can be more terrifying than loss of strength.

Han Qi thought of Kerry.

Can't I swim too?
This question lingered in his mind for a while, and then Han Qi remembered his purpose of coming here.

He was the first Chinese to swim across this river.

Others can swim through here without the system, but I am strengthened by the system. Music has given Han Qi a strong lung capacity, and the racing driver has given Han Qi a pump-like heart. through the river?

Han Qi cheered up and started sprinting with the last of his energy.

It is said that swimming and fitness are absolutely true.

In just 2 minutes, Han Qi's physical strength was as if a big hole had been opened in the bottom of a vat. With the rapid passage of body temperature, there was almost no physical strength left.But people's potential can be tapped, Han Qi held back his energy and swam forward, leaving all factors and problems behind.

The ripples behind him gradually expanded, and the speed increased visibly with the naked eye.

The people from the rescue team could see it most clearly. The speed at which that person was slapping the water was getting weaker and weaker. They were thinking of waiting another ten seconds before they would forcefully scoop up Han Qi, but they didn't expect that this person still had the strength.

Is it really possible to swim across?

This is something that hasn't happened in a few years, and he is still a Chinese.

Several members of the rescue team looked at each other, speeded up and followed Han Qi and sailed forward, but it didn't take long, Han Qi was getting closer and closer to the water bank, from the previous 30 meters, 20 meters, until the last ten meters.

On the big boat, Kerry looked at Han Qi excitedly wrapped in a quilt.

"Come on brother!! Go!"

The audience is also shouting: "The last few meters!!"

"Go on!"

"Come on!! Persevere and we will pass!"

"Awesome! Chinese people are awesome!"

Han Qi didn't hear anything else, only heard "Come on" and "I don't know who said that the Chinese people are awesome". He looked up and found that Qian'an was very close, probably only two or three meters away, so close that he could hardly raise his hand. can touch.

This is also a hurdle. If you have a good mentality, you can stabilize your mood here and continue to swim forward. If you don’t have a little bit of energy, you will probably get discouraged here, without the ruthlessness of that energy.Let alone three meters, even if you reach the shore, you don't have the strength to climb up.

Han Qi was still able to hold his own, so he lowered his head and continued to charge forward.

He knew that no matter how close he was, he would only count if he swam to the shore, and he could link his name with the small town of Beiwu.

Looking up again, Han Qi was overjoyed.

Arrived.

The shore, here we come.

The shore was right in front of my eyes. Those who stood on the shore and cheered for Han Qi looked at the only brave man in the past four years in surprise, but no one came to help Han Qi get ashore. He had to swim all the way and successfully landed to be considered a success. .

But there should be no problem. There are so many swimmers throughout the ages, as long as they reach the shore, they will produce strength if they have no strength. I have never heard of people who have finished swimming and failed to go ashore.

The same is true for Han Qi. After exhausting his last bit of strength, he lay down on the snow, panting heavily, his heart and lungs were overloaded, and the air he exhaled flew far away. If you add a special effect to change the color, take it out and say It is estimated that some people believe that the dragon is breathing fire.

The rescue team hurried over to help Han Qi up, and kept wiping his body with a towel.

The cold-proof clothes were still very useful, and it was a good thing that no water flowed into Han Qi's clothes, but Han Qi was a little speechless when he wiped his hair.

The hair was frozen quickly after landing, and fell off with a click of the towel.

The ones covered by the swimming cap are fine, but the ones on both sides are miserable, with many broken.

After being covered with a quilt, Han Qi looked at the people around him.At this time, the cheers became warm again. People like Xiang Han Qi who swam across this river, no matter what their status was 100 years ago, as long as they passed this river, they were the kings of their Beiwu people.

The tradition of countless years, although no one has followed it now, but their respect for the warriors is inherent.

Kerry also got off the big ship, and he wanted to hug Han Qi as soon as he threw the quilt, as bold as his ancestors, the Vikings.Han Qi hugged him, then quickly picked up the quilt and wrapped it up again, saying:

"Shall we change clothes?"

"Row."

Kerry had been watching Han Qi swimming just now and didn't change his clothes.

The hair has been blow-dried though and looks neat.

Han Qi was very envious.

I guess the first thing I did when I came back to Sara was to go to a barber shop to re-cut my hairstyle. My original mid-length and broken hair probably needs to be cut a lot shorter, or both sides should be cut off. The middle stay?
Han Qi remembers that many people have hair like this, and it looks good with a bunch on the top of the head.

Kerry patted Han Qi twice more, jokingly said: "Why are you in a daze, let's go, or do you stay here to receive the cheers?"

"Oh."

I went to the boat to change my clothes, and when I came out, I met the aunt who had registered with Han Qi before, and there was also a handsome old man.

The aunt introduced: "This is the mayor."

Han Qi and Kerry rushed to shake hands.

good news.

Han Qi's name will soon be engraved on the stone tablet, becoming the youngest member of dozens of warriors, and another photo will be taken.

No matter who comes to the North House in the future, when you go to register, you will see a yellow man holding a commemorative badge in a photo of a group of white people, smiling proudly at the camera.

(End of this chapter)