Chapter 436 The Wrong Lonesome Road (2/2)

”What's the difference?” he asked as he looked at the landscape.

”The western valleys are vertical and have a steeper terrain,” Hans explained. ”The eastern part of the valley is much gentler and broader.”

Li Du asked, ”Does it mean we should go along the west line?”

Hans rolled his eyes at him. ”Of course not. The west line is complicated, with many obstacles. The view there's no good. Going along the east would mean that we can drive to the bottom of the valley and let you come close to the Canyon's interior sights.”

It was a smooth drive the whole way; there were few people, and even fewer cars. Looking out of the car, one could appreciate the vastness and beauty of the west of the US.

The view was good but it was a pity there were no colors on the ground: no green trees or grass, no colorful flowers, no golden wheat fields.

As Li Du looked around, he saw reddish-brown ground; this was the iconic topography of the Grand Canyon.

After a while, he thought something was amiss. ”Why are there so few cars?”

With the developed road network in the US, and the vast land in the western region, there were few residents and pedestrians here. Driving, one would barely even encounter the loneliness of a single shadow.

For instance, Route 50, which was known for being the loneliest road in the US: one could drive along and not bump into another vehicle for half a day.

But this was not Route 50. There were many tourists in the area—3 million of them visited a year. It should not have taken that long for them to bump into a few pedestrians.

Hans did not quite care, and said indolently, ”Maybe today is not a good day for going out. And today is a work day, so there won't be that many tourists.”

After more than 20 minutes, they came to the resting area at a gas station. The group of them got some coffee and topped off their gasoline before heading off again.

This time, they did not come across any cars.

Li Du thought something was bound to be wrong, but the treasure hunters in the other cars were getting excited. Olly shouted, ”Great that there're no cars. Buddies, come on, let's race!”

A solemn Turis said, ”Don't, our trucks are all full of stuff. Don't play anything too vigorous!”

”I'll keep the speed under 70 miles per hour,” Olly said. ”Buddies, buckle up!” As he finished speaking, he stepped on the accelerator and his truck flew off.

Hans also stepped on the accelerator and the trucks started to chase after each other on the road.

At this rate, Li Du did not have the heart to search for the route online. He held on to his seat and cursed, ”D*mmit, I hate you jerks, why do we have to race!?”

But as the car sped up, he became thrilled—it did feel good to be speeding along the road.

The cars sped all the way and got to a huge bridge within half an hour. Everyone started to slow down, as they observed the situation around the bridge.

They were right to slow down. When the cars got to the bridge, Li Du and the rest saw that the bridge had been locked!

”Sh*t!” Hans cursed angrily. ”No wonder there are no other cars. We can't get through this road.”

Li Du was even more furious. ”F*ck, did you not check before leaving? You just drive around based on your experience?”

Hans said sorrowfully, ”Who said I was driving based on experience? Look, I was using the GPS as a guide.”

There were some stores at the start of the bridge. Hans noticed them and chuckled as something came to his mind. ”Although the road has been sealed, we can still get our reward.”