Chapter 344: There is Hope Again
Walking down the mountain, everyone was looking around, hoping to find some materials swept away by the avalanche. Even a single tent or some food would do, just something to sustain them for a while.
Gu Fan silently prayed to find a few sleeping bags or so - anything that would tide them over in the chilling weather till rescue arrived. They don’t need to find too much. Gu Fan also didn’t think it was likely they’d find a wealth of useful items, enough to support their continued journey.
Half a day of searching yielded nothing. Like Gu Fan predicted, everyone was increasingly disheartened and seemed to lose hope. That was what Gu Fan wanted. He would prefer if everyone started thinking about retreating.
However, fate seemed to have a mind of its own. Luo Jingrong’s sharp eyes spotted something unusual sticking out of the snow. On closer inspection, it was a pole supporting a tent. Suddenly, everyone saw a beacon of hope and started digging through the snow.
"This can’t be happening," Gu Fan gritted his teeth secretly. Finding a tent meant that they could have shelter from the storm anytime, anywhere, making it easier for the group to continue their journey.
All Gu Fan could hope for now was that the tent was too damaged to be used.
However, the materials that Du Changhui and Luo Jingrong had chosen were top-notch and highly durable. Although parts of it were damaged, it wasn’t too severe; its poles were just broken.
Gu Fan let out a sigh of relief, for without the poles, even the best tent would be useless.
What Gu Fan didn’t expect was that the tent had contained many items before. Despite being hit by an avalanche, losing most of the supplies, a part of them got bundled up with the tent. In that bundle, there were spare tent poles.