Chapter 640

Most of the viewers were somewhat curious; after all, Ning Chen had just sternly told Ning Yi that he did not like Strange Flowers, yet now he was turning back, which was somewhat shameful.

"Look, he still wants the money. As far as I know, those Strange Flowers are extremely precious; one flower costs tens of thousands. If it weren't for the severe cold in Antarctica this year, where there is a high probability of freezing to death if one goes there, thousands of people would have gone to that place to harvest Strange Flowers."

As soon as this bullet comment was posted, all the viewers in the live broadcast room noticed it.

"I still stick to my own view. I don't know whether others lack money, but this streamer definitely does not. Just look at his attire and daily life."

Another bullet comment immediately followed below.

"But speaking of which, why do I feel this streamer is not afraid of the cold? I just checked; the temperature in Antarctica is over a hundred degrees below zero. People would die if they went there, right?"

"Whether the streamer dies or not, I don't know; but if I went there, I would definitely freeze to death."

"This streamer's constitution is truly strong!"

The bullet comments praised him for a while, making some passersby gasp in amazement.

Even if the streamer's constitution is extremely strong, choosing to go to Antarctica at this time means he cannot be unaffected by the severe cold.

Otherwise, Ning Chen must be fully equipped, or he is acting; after all, such stunts are not uncommon in the live streaming circle.

However, when they carefully observed the background around Ning Chen, they were still startled.

The world here was undeniably extremely clean, a vast expanse of white where no filth could be seen; at the same time, it was extremely realistic. If it were truly fictional, unless it were the world's top special effects company, such an effect would be impossible.

Yet, Ning Chen was dressed very lightly, wearing only a trench coat, as if he could already withstand the severe cold, which was vastly different from the man who had appeared in the live broadcast room earlier.

Consequently, the viewers had to believe this was real: Ning Chen's strength and constitution were indeed so formidable, Ning Chen had indeed come to Antarctica, but not to obtain Strange Flowers; he simply wanted to strive to fulfill his promise to his girlfriend.

This profound emotion moved a large number of viewers.

Some of the viewers turned from passersby to fans, continuing to wait in Ning Chen's live broadcast room to watch the stream, joining the crowd of fans waiting for Ning Chen to start broadcasting; others did not feel this streaming method could move them, so they stopped watching.

Meanwhile, on Ning Chen's side, he had already started walking toward the center of Antarctica.

Ning Chen did not care where Ning Yi had gone; in fact, regarding Ning Yi, he did not even want to meet him.

But whatever one does not want to happen is exactly what happens.

Not long after walking, Ning Chen encountered Ning Yi lying on the ground, appearing to be in a state of life or death.

Ning Yi was wearing a thick black padded jacket, lying on the snow in a star shape, his eyes tightly closed, with some fine wrinkles on his face.

Ning Chen looked down at him, his eyebrows furrowed together, as if making a decision.

The temperature here was undeniably extremely low; for humans, not only was survival impossible here, but there was also the constant danger of death. Ning Yi came here originally to gamble with nature.

If he won the gamble, he would get money; this money could guarantee him more than ten years of worry-free life. If he lost, he would naturally die, with nothing left.

Ning Yi originally just wanted to take a gamble, but he did not expect that before even reaching the exact center of Antarctica, he had already fainted halfway due to his inability to withstand the climate here.

Originally, after separating from Ning Chen, it had already reached Ning Yi's limit, which is why Ning Yi had to go to great lengths to cooperate with Ning Chen, trying to ensure he would not die halfway, at least to obtain the Strange Flower.

But in the end, he did not last until this moment.

Ning Chen lowered his head, still pondering; for him, Ning Yi was ultimately just a stranger, and whether he saved him or not would have little impact on himself.

But he hesitated in the end.

Ning Chen seemed to remember something; he recalled that there was once a scene similar to the present, but the background was a hospital bed, and the protagonist was Si Shiya.

Si Shiya lay on a white hospital bed, weakly telling him she was fine, while holding his hand, forcing a smile and comforting him.

That time, Si Shiya had been admitted to the hospital due to a sudden acute illness; at that time, Ning Chen was frantic, and only after seeing Si Shiya safe and sound did he relax.

Time has now moved to several years later; perhaps because he missed Si Shiya too much, or perhaps because the two scenarios alternated and overlapped, although Ning Chen knew how much trouble saving Ning Yi would bring later, at this moment, he still softened his heart.

Ning Chen squatted down and slapped Ning Yi's face, the force neither light nor heavy. In a short period of time, ice and snow had already covered Ning Yi's face, dyeing his eyelashes white.

After slapping a few times, there was still no reaction; Ning Yi seemed to have completely fainted.

This would be troublesome.

Ning Chen frowned; the only way to save him was to quickly warm Ning Yi's body up, and the only way to make him warm was to find a way to wake Ning Yi up and move his limbs to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

But...

A hint of confusion appeared in Ning Chen's eyes.

In the current situation, let alone getting him up to exercise, whether Ning Yi could even open his eyes was a question.

And Ning Chen appeared to have no first-aid knowledge; in this situation, the ever-capable Ning Chen actually seemed somewhat at a loss.

Seeing this, the viewers in the live broadcast room immediately began to comment.

Daily; more 100: "This," "Free book search," "Not!"; fixed: time release "new:? book scenes," very soon someone began to comment.

"Rub his limbs to force him to heat up!"

490. Density Control

"I don't know if the streamer carries medicine on his person; in this situation, taking some medicine to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis would also be useful!"

"No, why is the streamer just waiting? Does he want to exhaust the person to death?"

"The streamer seems to have no rescue experience, but if it were me, I would definitely be at a loss too; now we can only hope he can see our bullet comments."

Hundreds of comments flashed across the screen in an instant; Ning Chen's live broadcast room maintained the highest popularity at all times, and by now, his fans had spread throughout Dajiangnanbei.

But Ning Chen did not look at the live broadcast room; he and those viewers were obviously in two different worlds, not disturbing each other.

Ning Chen naturally did not know what those viewers were saying, but he thought for a moment and suddenly asked the system in his mind.

"By the way, can you lend me a spark?"

The system did not respond to him immediately, but a fleeting sound of electric current flashed through Ning Chen's mind.

Ning Chen paused; it seemed there was hope!

At this time, if he could obtain a spark and start a fire here, for Ning Yi lying on the ground unable to wake up, it would undoubtedly be a practical emergency method.

But it still depended on whether the system cooperated.

For so many years, Ning Chen had never asked the system anything; basically, whenever the system issued a mission, he accepted it, and whenever it issued a reward, he took it all; there was no contact or interaction.

Moreover, Ning Chen felt the system was just an NPC; NPCs were not very important to him, but when he wanted the system's help, Ning Chen realized the importance of the system.

Fortunately, this system was not an NPC set with rigid rules; it seemed to have a bit of its own thoughts, so after Ning Chen spoke these words, the system did not ask much, but instead taxed.

"Host wishes to redeem the Fire Seed; maximum stamina decreases by one. Confirm redemption?"

Ning Chen frowned upon hearing this.

So redeeming items from the System required consuming maximum stamina, but Ning Chen hesitated little and nodded in agreement.

Soon, a burning flame appeared beside Ning Chen. It was not large, yet when one approached the heat source, warmth could be felt, as if every limb and bone had grown warm.

Ning Chen did not hesitate; he immediately moved Ning Yi beside the heat source. Once Ning Yi reached the heat source, sensing the continuous warmth emanating from beside him, he moved his body to draw even closer to the fire.

But Ning Chen was extremely sharp; upon noticing Ning Yi's action, he blocked Ning Yi's movement with one foot, preventing him from approaching the heat source further.

Ning Yi finally slowly regained consciousness.

Upon opening his eyes, the first thing Ning Yi saw was the burning flame beside him. The flame was very red and bright; he knew clearly that he had been saved by the heat source.

Looking further to the side, he could see Ning Chen standing beside the flame. Ning Chen appeared somewhat impatient, and when Ning Chen looked at him, Ning Yi, even while lying beside the heat source, felt his whole body turn ice cold.

After seeing the look in Ning Chen's eyes, Ning Yi quickly sat up from the ground and said, "So it was you!"

Ning Chen glanced at him indifferently and said, "Since you have awakened, I will no longer concern myself with you. I will take a Strange Flower; if you have the ability, take the remaining Strange Flowers and leave on your own."

"The Streamer still saved... I knew it! How could anyone not save someone in such a situation? It seems the Streamer is more warm-hearted than I thought."

"Doesn't anyone else find it strange? How was the fire created?"

"Yes, yes! It was like performing magic."

Although most viewers were curious about the sudden appearance of the Fire Seed, due to the System's intervention, the System altered the method of the Fire Seed's appearance, so only a few people knew the Fire Seed had appeared suddenly, while others remained in the dark.

Ning Yi sat on the ground watching Ning Chen's back grow farther away. His limbs were still numb, but now that he was sitting beside the fire pit, he no longer felt that sensation of impending death.

Slowly, Ning Yi sat up. He sat on the ground, close to the heat source, removed several layers of thick gloves with both hands, and placed both hands over the fire pit to warm them.

Meanwhile, Ning Chen was nearly at his destination.

Ning Chen did not understand this thing called the Strange Flower; he only knew it could be used as medicine and had never seen such a thing before.

However, Ning Chen did not need to identify it further; a single glance was enough to see where the Strange Flower was.

After all, the Strange Flower was far too eye-catching.

The Strange Flower grew within thick layers of ice, as if intending to take root and sprout here completely, even though its plant grew in such extremely frigid conditions.

The Strange Flower was not of a single color throughout; at first glance, it appeared multicolored. In such an icy, snowy scene, it was extremely capable of attracting attention, to the point that Ning Chen could see it clearly at a single glance.

The quantity of Strange Flowers was very small; in this vast Antarctica, there were only a few blossoms.

But Ning Chen did not need much; he only wanted to complete the mission, so he picked just one.

After picking the flower, Ning Chen discovered that thorns were present on the flower's stem, though they were not very obvious and insufficient to injure a person.

At this moment, the System's voice sounded again.

"Detected that the host has completed the mission. Below are the mission rewards: Skill: Density Control."

Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief.