Downstairs in the hot spring area, Hu Pei was already preparing to have the program crew pack up and leave to make room for other rescue workers.
However, considering that Wu Chuyi was still searching in the pine forest, he left a small group of people to wait in place.
Just then, he suddenly heard the hum of a propeller not far behind him.
You could tell from the sound that a drone was coming.
Hu Pei turned his head in shock: "The rescue team arrived so quickly?"
He then saw a familiar-looking young man standing not far away.
The young man, dressed casually in work pants and wearing a black windbreaker, was holding a computer and was expressionlessly controlling two drones in front of him.
"Teacher Xiao?"
Hu Pei was shocked. He was about to remind the cameraman next to him to record the scene when he realized that the program's cameraman had already taken the lead and was filming Xiao He not far away.
Hu Pei:...Very good, another one who doesn't follow orders.
Well done this time!
With this scene captured, how can his show not become a hit?
As the final command was input, the two drones slowly rose in front of everyone, eventually disappearing into the night, with only a faint sound indicating their presence.
Finally, Xiao He shifted his gaze from the computer screen, looking towards the distant snow-capped mountains and the night sky, and pressed Enter.
"Rustling sound—"
A gust of wind swept by, and the two drones flew far away.
Because Xiao He's expression was too serious, Hu Pei didn't dare to approach him at all. Only after the drone had flown far away did he cautiously lead the cameraman to look at Xiao He's computer ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ screen, wanting to help him see the drone's footage.
To their surprise, Xiao He's screen didn't display a typical drone control interface, but rather a screen full of jumping code.
"Huh?"
Hu Pei was somewhat surprised, swallowed hard, and asked in confusion, "Teacher Xiao, why doesn't this have a drone control interface?"
“Real-time video transmission is too inefficient and consumes a lot of power, and the signal is not always good. So I modified the underlying code of these two drones and temporarily built a dedicated AI system for snow search and rescue. They can perform their own searches and calculations, cooperate and divide tasks, determine the biological characteristics of the area through biological heat sources and movement trajectories, and then provide synchronous feedback, so as to carry out search and rescue activities faster and more efficiently.”
Because the drone was working on its own, Xiao He patiently explained it to Hu Pei.
Hu Pei was stunned.
Although Hu Pei doesn't understand code or computers, he has met friends who play with drones and knows how difficult search and rescue is in snowy areas.
However, in Xiao He's words, these difficulties seemed trivial and no longer a problem.
For the first time, his gaze towards Xiao He held genuine admiration: "Teacher Xiao, what made you decide to enter the entertainment industry?"
Hu Pei knew Xiao He's resume; Xiao He was a computer science graduate from Shanghai University.
Hu Pei had initially thought that Xiao He's computer skills were just average, not as impressive as being a celebrity. But now, seeing how Xiao He's code worked, he truly appreciated Xiao He's excellence.
This kind of excellence is the kind of excellence that Xiao He could achieve even if he weren't a star.
At this moment, Hu Pei once again deeply regretted not continuing to increase the stakes and not firmly insisting that Xiao He become a regular cast member for this season of "Wandering Through Mountains and Rivers".
This is the real "MVP All-Round King"!
What did he miss out on?!
Hu Pei subtly clutched his heart, comforting himself that there would definitely be another chance next season. He would have to beg Xiao He to come and be a regular guest next time, even if he had to cling to Xiao He's leg.
As for that Wu Chuyi?
Oh dear, who's going to play along with this arrogant young man? It's just a persona, why is he taking it so seriously!
Looking at the reassuring Xiao He in front of him, and thinking of Wu Chuyi who insisted on going up the mountain with others, Hu Pei felt an even worse heart attack.
Meanwhile, those who went up the mountain were also having a hard time.
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"I can't do it anymore, I can't climb any further."
The short-haired girl stood on the cliff, her voice trembling slightly.
"Waaah, I want to go home—"
Another girl stopped and tugged at the other's clothes: "Hang in there a little longer, once we get over this side, we can come down the mountain. Don't give up!"
"But I'm so cold, and my hands hurt so much, boohoo—"
The short-haired girl completely broke down, crying so hard her hands were trembling.
The two paparazzi at the front also stopped.
"Oh dear, I told you from the beginning that I shouldn't have brought these two people."
The slightly thinner and taller paparazzi complained a lot.
Another photographer wearing a hat also seemed impatient and turned around to shout, "You guys volunteered to come along, so what are you crying about now? Hurry up and climb, or you can't possibly spend the night on this snowy mountain, can you? We'll be leaving now."
Actually, this matter is not complicated.
These two paparazzi have always been notorious in the industry. They're the kind of people who'll shoot anything for money. Their most famous feat was secretly filming male celebrities using the toilet in the wilderness and selling the footage to one of the celebrities' obsessive fans for a huge sum of money.
They have absolutely no morals or manners.
However, because of this, normal fans won't contact them, and some might even be eager to tear them to shreds. Instead, those who contact and make deals with them are the most fanatical and obsessive sasaeng fans in the industry. So, to put it bluntly, it's a case of like pot and like lid.
The two girls behind them, needless to say, are Wu Chuyi's illegitimate children.
Actually, these two paparazzi had only heard that there was a slope that could be slid down to the back of the hot spring hotel. So they planned to go down and try it out, to see if they could make a big profit and get some firsthand footage of celebrities soaking in the hot springs. If they could also get some content that couldn't be broadcast, that would be even better. They could make a fortune from this trip and live off it for three years.
As for the two girls, they were buyers who had pre-booked the services.
However, upon hearing the photographers' plan, the two girls became excited as well. After discussing it amongst themselves, they decided to give the photographers extra money so that they could take them along when they went to take photos.
They also wanted to personally witness their idols enjoying a hot spring bath.
The two girls who made this request were naturally naive and foolish, completely unaware of the dangers and horrors of the trip. The two paparazzi were only after money; upon hearing that the two girls were willing to offer a high reward, they didn't even consider the safety issue, and after a quick discussion, they set off with the group.
Now things are fine.
They descended the slope without encountering any danger, thinking they were lucky and had it easy. But when they started climbing back up by hand, they realized how difficult it was.
Moreover, visibility is very low at night, and this place is not like a big city where light is reflected everywhere. Apart from their own flashlights, they only have the moonlight overhead.
This is not much different from groping in the dark.
The group walked and stopped for a while, until finally the two girls couldn't walk anymore and collapsed onto a large rock.
The two paparazzi in front, whether intentionally or unintentionally, walked further and further away, seemingly oblivious to the two people behind them stopping, and continued walking forward with their heads down.
So when one of the girls tried to beg them to stop and wait for them, the two paparazzi had already disappeared into the vast darkness.
At that moment, both of them turned pale with fright, belatedly realizing that they were now in dire straits.
