The sky was low, because of the dark clouds.
In the blizzard, it was difficult for everyone to see the road ahead clearly, but they had to keep moving, for staying put ant certain death.
Hoo hoo hoo~
Li Yu rolled down the car window, and the cold air from outside rushed in. He looked at the roads on both sides and said to Lao Lü, "We should be approaching the suburban area soon."
Lao Lü shook his legs, thankfully they were nearly there.
The group, in two cars, proceeded slowly, one after the other.
Under the ravaging blizzard, they didn't dare to speed up too much, nor were they able to.
Ti slowly passed, and it was soon going to be five o'clock in the afternoon.
Finally, Dapao, at the front using the walkie-talkie, said to Li Yu, "We're almost there! It's just ahead."
Li Yu looked at the dimming sky, which, although subdued, still offered so light. They could still make out so things.
"Xiao Hang, lead the way straight to the inverter," said Li Yu.
Since they were already there, the sooner they could find the Solar Grid Tie Inverter, the better, to avoid prolonged trouble.
The suburban area of the city center was desolate.
Even amidst the cold wind and snow, so houses were buried in snow, showing only their rooftops, and many trees had fallen.
Despite these conditions, there were still so living animals, just very hard to spot.
In the distance, the skyscrapers, their surfaces coated with ice, seed to transport them to a world of ice and snow as they drove in.
"Brother Pao, head straight for the city center. It's on Yuyuan Road. That's where we bought the solar panels before," said Li Hang.
"Alright. But I'm not very familiar with this place. Lao Xie, you guide ," said Dapao.
Lao Xie rose from his rear seat and walked behind Dapao to direct him.
"Let's first head to the main road. It's easier to travel there," said Lao Xie.
In this icy city, white was the primary color and black the secondary.
Amidst the black and white were various broken and decayed objects casually strewn about, most of them half-buried.
Traveling on the road, they dared not go too fast.
The snow accumulation in the city was over a ter thick, and they were unsure if below this ter-thick layer of snow there might be a pit or a trench.
So, they had to slow down.
...
Within the city, a few figures darted past inside a tall building in the distance.
They watched Li Yu's convoy, as if seeing hope.
However, all of this went unnoticed by Li Yu and his group.
Amidst the rumble of the car engines, they slowly made their way toward the city center.
The sky was getting darker.
In the car.
They were in the midst of a conversation.
Lao Lü turned on the headlights, and under their glow, they could clearly see a few ters ahead, "Boss Yu, it seems we have to stay here tonight."
"Yes, let's find the inverter first. This blizzard won't stop anyti soon."
"I know a place where we can park later. We'd better not leave our vehicle exposed to the blizzard, or starting it tomorrow will be troubleso. By morning, our car might be completely buried."
"Okay."
At 6 o'clock in the evening, they finally reached the location ntioned by Li Hang.
The heavy snow, the constant shoveling, and the constant vigilance for the path ahead were all incredibly draining of spiritual power.
Yuyuan Road.
Solar energy brand flagship store.
The group looked at the shop that had been plundered empty, feeling a chill in their hearts.
It was colder than the freeze the weather had brought them.
Li Yu, Li Hang, and Lao Xie got out of the car.
Li Yu walked forward with the lighting lamp in hand, still keen to search further.
Li Hang and Old Xie followed closely behind. Damn it, everything here has been picked clean!
The trio combed through the place ticulously and indeed found so solar components that could be used, but they already had these things at their base in the Central Plains.
Still, they decided to pack these components up and take them along—after the recent inverter incident, it's better to have too many spare parts than too few.
When you really need them, you'd be desperately out of luck.
They packed up everything they could find in the flagship store, but a thorough search turned up no Solar Grid Tie Inverters.
Suddenly, Old Xie shouted, "Xiao Hang, is this it?"
Li Hang hurried over and took the box.
It was still sealed, but it looked like it had been soaked in water and then frozen.
The entire box was covered in chunks of ice.
Seeing a hole in the box, Li Hang's heart sank. If it had been soaked too long, it would be done for.
Sure enough, when they opened it, they saw that the surface of the inverter inside was rusted, covered with a layer of ice chips.
Sigh...
Li Hang heaved a sigh. This one was probably no good, but they wouldn't know for sure until they got back and tried it out.
"How is it, is this one still usable?" Li Yu walked over and asked.
"There's a good chance it's not, but you can't be certain. I'll try fixing it when we get back." Li Yu didn't hold out much hope after hearing that.
He had wanted to bring back extras this ti to avoid having to search again should another one break.
But unexpectedly, after such a long search, every one they found was damaged.
"Xiao Hang, didn't you say there was an electronics wholesale market? Let's check that out," Li Yu suggested.
"Right, we can go there and have a look," Li Hang nodded in agreent.
That electronics wholesale market was actually in the direction of Jiefang City, albeit in the suburbs.
Within the snowstorm, the city interior is much safer than the wilderness.
The wind and snow drifted into the dilapidated store as Li Yu and the others walked out.
"Old Lv, you ntioned there was a good spot before, what was good about it?" Li Yu asked as he got into the vehicle.
"It's a hotel with a sunshade that allows for parking. It's on high ground and close to the main road, less than 2 kiloters away from here," Old Lv explained.
After so thought, Li Yu deed it suitable and took out his walkie-talkie to talk to Dapao, "Brother Pao, you follow us—we'll find a place to rest up front."
"Okay."
The cold wind howled, and the snowstorm raged.
In this icy snowstorm, they needed to be cautious of many things—for instance, letting their shoes get wet would spell doom for their toes.
Therefore, their shoes were all waterproof, slip-resistant high-tops.
Inside the vehicle, Li Yu, wearing gloves, wiped down the fog on the windows with a cloth; this needed to be done repeatedly to maintain visibility.
The temperature difference inside and outside the vehicle was substantial; condensation would form fog quickly, making it impossible to see the road ahead without wiping it down.
Two kiloters wasn't far, but it felt like a great distance for them.
Even with their snow-clearing vehicle, their progress was tortoise-slow through the thick snow.
After about fifteen minutes, they finally arrived at their destination.
The location was indeed convenient, right next to the main road, a re 8 ters away.
The place belonged to a well-known hotel brand, featuring a wide, long corridor with an entrance leading to a basent, which was now buried in snow.
Ascending further, one could discern the previously grand and exquisite garden, now rely accumulated with snowflakes.
Further up was a large, iron-frad canopy that extended up six ters high.
It looked quite impressive.
"We can park under there," Old Lv gestured at the canopy.
This canopy was the hotel entrance used for parking vehicles coming in and out of the hotel, although it was generally not allowed for long-term parking.
Li Yu considered the parking location amidst the snowstorm, where zombies were a rare sight and any person venturing out would soon be done for.
Therefore, the primary consideration for where to park was not concealnt, but avoiding the danger of being buried by the snowstorm.
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