Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 732 - 470: Since I’m Here_1

Under the clear sky, a convoy was traveling on the highway.

This was the car fleet of the "Survivor" program. After the festivities, the guests returned to the crew and started traveling with the team.

Inside one modified bus, some guests were resting with their eyes closed, others were scrolling through their phones, and a few energetic ones were curiously looking out the window.

The next filming location depended on meteorological data. Based on the latest data from monitoring stations, they analyzed the approach path of severe convective systems to calculate their next "main battlefield."

Even though the information age allowed a video call to solve many issues, this program aimed to give the guests a deeper, more immersive experience, so the entire team would visit several monitoring stations to learn together.

Compared to the previous shooting, now that the guests were participating again, no one complained about the complex, tedious, and tiring preparatory work. No matter what they thought inside, everyone appeared cooperative and patient.

Clearly, during the New Year break, they had each used their means to gather quite a bit of news, and now many people yearned to join the crew but could only watch enviously.

The only newcomer squeezed in this time had already signed a contract and greeted the program team in advance last year.

Shen Zeli was not yet twenty this year, having taken the college entrance exams last year. In his first year of university, thanks to his elder’s connections, he knew how rare this opportunity was. He studied hard for half a year and earned extra credits in advance to get permission to join this variety show. He missed the last shooting, so this was his first time following the team, and he was thrilled, finding everything novel.

However, since everyone in the bus was resting, he moved gently, quietly watching the outside until he noticed the peculiar sight.

"Look quick! It’s rolling up! Wo—*cough*, good lord, is that a tornado? It must be a tornado!" Shen Zeli exclaimed excitedly.

Feng Chi, who had been browsing on his phone, also got excited and rushed to the window to look out.

"Wow! Tornado!"

While shouting, he didn’t forget to swiftly operate his phone’s camera to take a video, a clear selfie was a must!

In a nearby field or perhaps unplanted muddy ground, dust was whipped up by the wind, forming a brown, elongated vortex, stretching upwards.

An older guest nearby glanced out the window and said indifferently, "Oh."

"It’s a tornado! It’s rolling up!" Shen Zeli called out again, thinking that others hadn’t heard him.

"Yeah, we know, it’s rolling up," another guest from the backseat yawned as if he was going through the motions, casually capturing a short video with his phone, yawning without much enthusiasm.

Although the other guests were curious, they weren’t nearly as excited as Shen Zeli and Feng Chi.

Feng Chi and Shen Zeli looked at the others’ reactions.

Everyone seemed quite calm.

Huh?

Why?

The two were bewildered.

A few older guests looked at them with weary eyes that conveyed understanding; those tired eyes seemed to be looking at two fools.

The good-tempered elder brother sitting next to them explained, "That’s a dust devil, not a tornado. Its destructive power isn’t as great as a tornado’s, and it’s not that unusual. It just depends on whether you can capture it on camera. We are lucky today to encounter one."

Shen Zeli was still somewhat excited, "I’m sorry, it’s my first time seeing one at this age!"

The older guest said, "In the next two or three months, they should appear more frequently in the northern region. You can follow the videos posted by netizens online."

"Then how can you tell if it’s a dust devil or a tornado?"

"A proper tornado usually doesn’t form under clear skies; you can look at the clouds in the sky..."

Inside the bus, they discussed in low voices the difference between dust devils and land tornadoes, while other guests either rested with headphones on or discussed the next filming.

The news gathered over the New Year informed them of the nature of this variety program, and having shot the first episode, their reverence for nature grew deeper.

Looking at the dust devil that was gradually dispersing outside the window, the guests smiled, but they couldn’t feel at ease inside.

They couldn’t treat it with an entertainment mindset or like any ordinary job, but had to genuinely approach it as if going into battle!

The pressure was immense!

Especially for those who had lived through the period of climate anomalies, the shadows they wanted to forget were resurfacing.

The atmosphere inside the bus became heavy.

Realizing that the topic he brought up seemed to have soured the mood, Shen Zeli thought for a moment, lowered his voice, but still loud enough for everyone in the bus to hear, he "quietly" asked Feng Chi, "A’chi, isn’t your brother joining the shooting this time?"

The bus suddenly fell silent.

Even those with their eyes closed were subtly pricking up their ears.

Feng Yi’s status was too special, perhaps he could get more news in advance?

As if oblivious, Feng Chi looked quite regretful and said, "He’s busy lately."

Everyone became more curious.

Busy? Busy with what?

Could there be some important matter they didn’t know about?

Speculation filled their minds.

Shen Zeli remarked, "That’s a pity, I thought I could meet him this time and ask him how to catch snakes!"

Feng Chi said, "He mentioned he was going to the tropical rainforest for research; he’s probably in the jungle by now."

Feng Chi had originally planned to celebrate Feng Yi’s birthday, but to his surprise, Feng Yi had been too busy with work and was out of the country during this period.

Feng Chi sighed inwardly, while the other guests pondered over this information, feeling it was rather intriguing.