studiobondurri Chapter 358 Iceland Station
Chapter 358 Iceland Station
June 11th, 1 PM.
As the plane pierced through the clouds and landed at Keflavik International Airport, the view outside the window silenced everyone.
There is no snow, at least not near the airport.
But there was no green either.
The earth was an endless expanse of black, black volcanic rock, black permafrost, and black gravel beaches.
The airport runway looks like a gray zipper pressed onto this wasteland.
"Is this Earth?"
Tang Yan pressed her face against the porthole, her breath creating a small patch of white mist on the glass.
After collecting their luggage, the team gathered in the open space of the arrival hall.
The production team has already set up the equipment, and the lighting technician is using a slate to measure the light.
Fu Yibai stood behind the camera, holding a small megaphone.
"The selection of tour guides for the Iceland leg of the tour is now beginning."
The seven guests stood in a row.
Everyone looked more tense than at the previous two stops; everyone knew that Iceland was the most important stop on this trip.
Whether the tour guide can make good arrangements directly determines whether everyone can see the aurora.
"This time, the game is a trivia about the aurora borealis."
There are five questions in total.
One point is awarded for a correct answer, and one point is deducted for a wrong answer. The two candidates with the fewest points are selected.
"Haha, I knew it."
Tang Yan looked as if she had expected this all along.
"What's wrong? Did you memorize the questions?"
Li Dabai put his arm around Tang Yan's shoulder and asked curiously.
"Hehe, I read the route book on the plane."
I definitely can't be the tour guide this time.
"Candy~"
We're the best of friends.
"You can help me copy this in a bit."
Li Dabai hugged Tang Yan's arm and said coquettishly.
"no problem."
"Ahem, let's stop talking."
It's time to start answering the questions.
The director interrupted the group's whispering.
Now, the first question: What kind of particle causes the aurora to collide with the Earth's atmosphere?
"Candy?"
Tangtang quickly wrote down the answers and showed the answer board to Li Dabai.
…………
"Great, the tour guide has been chosen."
The first tour guide…………
Congratulations, Liu Yan!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then applauded.
"I feel like I answered correctly."
Liu Yan was both amused and exasperated.
"Alright, alright, now let's announce the second tour guide."
The director's voice rang out, and everyone tensed up again.
"Who was the second tour guide?"
"The second tour guide is—"
The director deliberately dragged out his words, making everyone's hearts leap into their throats.
"Li Dabai!"
"What?!"
Li Dabai stared wide-eyed at the director with an incredulous expression.
"That's impossible, director."
Are you sure you didn't say something wrong?
How could I be a tour guide?
If I were the tour guide, then what about Tangtang? I just copied her answers.
The director picked up Tang Yan and Li Dabai's answer sheets with a strange expression.
"Because you copied it wrong..."
Everyone burst out laughing when they saw the two answer boards.
"Big White, how can someone copy the answers and still make mistakes?"
Tang Yan clutched her stomach, laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight.
Everyone else had a similar reaction.
"Alright, tour guide, come and collect your allowance."
Li Dabai went to collect his funds with a feeling of grievance.
The hotel is the Borgh Hotel, located in the heart of Reykjavik, less than a ten-minute walk from Hallgrímsv Cathedral.
White exterior walls, black roof, typical of Nordic minimalist style.
A fireplace burned in the lobby, the dry pine wood crackling in the flames.
The heating is very strong.
Liu Yan communicated with the staff at the front desk about the room.
January 12, 1 PM, Blue Lake Hot Spring.
Hot air rose from the water's surface, churning into a thick white mist in the cold air, obscuring the surrounding rugged black lava.
"It's so beautiful."
Liu Yan and Li Dabai had already booked group tickets and bathrobes in advance.
The seven people changed into their swimsuits and came out of the changing room wrapped in white bathrobes. A cold wind blew up their bare calves, and Tang Yan hissed and gasped for breath.
There is an open-air walkway from the changing room to the water's edge, with black volcanic boulders underfoot and a leaden sky overhead.
Fan Binbin walked at the front, the hem of his bathrobe fluttering in the wind.
She walked to the water's edge, took off her bathrobe, and stepped into the water using a non-slip mat.
"hot!"
She called out, but her body betrayed her and she continued to walk deeper into the area.
The water temperature was about 38 degrees Celsius. Soaking in such a pool of warm water in the sub-zero air was an indescribable feeling.
My face was icy cold, my body was burning hot, and the heat and cold clashed above my neck, making me feel like I was in two different seasons.
"It's said to be especially good for the skin."
Liu Yan sat down in the hot spring, cupped a handful of water, and murmured.
"Then soak a little longer."
Li Dabai leaned against a volcanic rock, lazily half-lying in the warm water.
"After this soak, I'll save on a year's worth of skincare products."
"Big White, do you still need skincare?"
Your skin is excessively pale.
Qin Lan moved closer to Li Dabai and touched her arm.
"A female hooligan."
Li Dabai laughed and dodged, splashing water everywhere.
Qin Lan relentlessly chased after them, and the two of them wrestled and played in the hot spring. Their laughter echoed across the vast blue lake, washing away the biting chill in the air.
Tang Yan carefully stepped into the water, and after getting used to the temperature, she sighed with satisfaction.
She looked up at the gray sky, where a few tiny snowflakes drifted down and melted instantly upon touching the warm water.
"It's snowing."
She said softly.
The snowflakes gradually thickened, dancing in the rising white mist like countless tiny starlight falling to earth.
The crowd quieted down, immersing themselves in the strange and beautiful scene where ice and fire intertwined.