Chapter 234 - 232 Breaking Through the Accumulated Snow

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With the help of two escape boards, Chen Xin successfully built a slope in front of the tracks, lifting the car’s nose, allowing the entire vehicle to finally drive upwards. This time, Chen Xin did not hesitate or doubt; he floored the accelerator, making the engine drive the tracks at maximum power and pushed the whole vehicle directly into the snow, forcing its way through thick snow to break out. After breaking through the surface, Chen Xin released the drone again, turning back to observe the spot where he was buried. Left behind was a large hole about ten meters deep, which, with some modification, could even serve as an Inuit snow house. However, Chen Xin also noticed that although the hole was over ten meters deep, the height from the bottom to the ground was not too high, about only two or three meters. Perhaps this is why Chen Xin was able to escape easily. After all, the weight of only a few meters of snow is not overwhelming, and since it’s not solidified, it’s not impossible to push through. Of course, for ordinary people or vehicles, it wouldn’t be easy to escape from such depth. A few meters of snow is enough to suffocate someone below it alive, while a regular car would be unable to start due to the air intake being blocked by snow, lack power to push through several meters of snow. Only Chen Xin’s electrically driven vehicle, with sufficient horsepower and enough friction provided by the tracks, could push through several meters of snow and escape from beneath. Finally escaping, Chen Xin let out a sigh of relief, then adjusted the drone to observe the surrounding environment, intending to determine how the surroundings had changed and where he should proceed. Due to the radar being damaged, Chen Xin could not scan the surrounding environment, relying only on the drone’s infrared cameras to capture the surroundings, which made assessing the situation difficult. Fortunately, there were four drones in total on the vehicle, and after deploying them all, they quickly established a reconnaissance network, capturing the terrain around and enabling Chen Xin to assess his current situation. The snow on the surrounding mountains seemed to have been brought down by the previous avalanche, leaving the mountains almost snow-free, revealing a trace of the road that was originally buried. In contrast, the valley was filled with a massive amount of snow, increasing the thickness by several meters, seemingly changing the entire terrain. Faced with this situation, after contemplating for a while, Chen Xin decided to drive the car up the mountains, and continue along the original road rather than heading into the valley. One reason for this decision is because the avalanche exposed part of the road; although it still had thick snow, it was barely drivable. The valley, however, was covered by snow from the avalanche that hadn’t solidified, causing the vehicle to sink in the snow. And considering Chen Xin still needed to find a doctor to treat his injury again, he needed to follow the road to the next inhabited place. Although there were no big cities on this journey anymore, there were still a few county towns to visit. Through voice control, he made the car climb the mountains, returning to the road, and switched to autonomous driving to continue along the road, Chen Xin also referred to the map, looking for a place to seek help. The countryside was clearly unsuitable; even if there were doctors at village shelters, they would likely struggle to handle a fracture like his. Chen Xin needed orthopedics and a fixation for his arm. Such injuries require an X-ray-capable facility at least. ———————————————— With the switch to autonomous driving, Chen Xin dared not speed; he had to proceed slowly. Fortunately, the road was relatively flat, and after the snow collapsed, some road traces were revealed, allowing Chen Xin to advance with relative ease, as moving forward was more comfortable compared to the valley, making progress faster. Still, even after a day’s drive, Chen Xin hadn’t reached the nearest county town. On one hand, the autonomous driving speed was slow, and he hadn’t traveled far; on the other hand, after taking painkillers for his injury, he became drowsy, and to avoid the risk of falling asleep while the car was moving, he stopped the car to find a place to rest and sleep. After leaving Three Town, this journey had only two county towns under Huanggang City relatively close to Chen Xin; the nearest one looked small and ordinary on the map. Chen Xin wasn’t sure if he could get treatment there, but it was the closest place with a chance, so he had to try his luck and head towards this county town. If treatment wasn’t possible in this county, Chen Xin would either have to return to Three Town for treatment or continue forward, hoping the next county, slightly more developed, might offer treatment. However, Chen Xin didn’t want to retrace his steps; returning to Three Town for treatment would undoubtedly waste a lot of time, which he might use to reach his destination instead. For Chen Xin, he would rather risk losing an arm and get an artificial limb than waste time on the road. Resolving to move onward, Chen Xin then walked from the driver’s cabin to the living area, dimmed the lights, lay on the bed, and prepared to sleep. Worried about injuring his arm while sleeping, Chen Xin lay on his back, avoiding touching his injured arm as much as possible. Looking at the splint and bandage encasing his fractured arm, Chen Xin suddenly had an urge to try upgrading the splint, wondering if it might better protect his injured arm. Perhaps adding a bone-setting function during the upgrade could align his arm properly. Chen Xin was eager to try, but the wave of drowsiness made him abandon this idea. Bone-setting is extremely painful; even in hospitals, experienced orthopedic surgeons consider anesthesia injection for local numbing before proceeding, otherwise, the patient might scream in agony. Not everyone has the ability like General Liu, who could endure countless surgical cuts without anesthetic. Chen Xin was just an ordinary person, without any anesthesia, so he didn’t want to attempt bone-setting without it, especially since he was intending to sleep well. If excruciating pain kept him awake, it would be quite disadvantageous. With this thought, Chen Xin adjusted his sleeping position to make himself as comfortable as possible, and without removing his clothes, he lay on the bed and fell asleep.

Chapter 234 - 232 Breaking Through the Accumulated Snow

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