novelraw Chapter 801 - 514: On the Road [04] Nora Scott, the Living Map of the Northwest
Chapter 801 - 514: On the Road [04] Nora Scott, the Living Map of the Northwest
Just a few weeks later, Nora Scott was trending again.
The reason was Valeria Young posting a selfie with Nora Scott on Weibo before filming started.
The photo was taken while Valeria Young was having breakfast, snapping a quick shot in front of Nora Scott, who maintained an indifferent and cool demeanor. Despite unexpectedly raising her eyelids, she couldn’t hide her stunning beauty. Even without makeup, she outshined Valeria Young with her heavy makeup.
Valeria Young is a minor celebrity with little attention, but once the photo was posted, she successfully rode on Nora Scott’s popularity.
Valeria Young V: Seeing Nora in person, she truly lives up to her name as a beauty. [Hearts][Hearts] @NoraScott @Zero [Image]
Netizens: ... This attempt to snag some attention couldn’t be more obvious.
[Is Nora Scott finally getting active?]
[Is sis recording a show with Beauty Nora?]
[Valeria Young recently joined the program ’On the Road.’ @OnTheRoadOfficialAccount, could you confirm?]
Normally, when Valeria Young posts on Weibo, only a few hundred to a thousand comments appear, and even that looks decent after buying data. But this time, within two hours, the comments exceeded ten thousand, with countless mentions and private messages to the ’On the Road’ official account. After confirming with the director, the sister managing the account retweeted Valeria Young’s post.
On the Road Official Account: Two beauties are participating in a six-day, six-night adventure, are you excited? [Roses][Roses]
[Nora Scott is undoubtedly on her way to becoming a variety show queen.]
[Here she comes again. Can she make this small, broken show ’On the Road’ popular?]
[I remember this show’s main theme is budget travel... ummm can’t Nora join a tranquil program where we can just watch her beauty?]
[World traveler uncle: Adventure? Bring it on, I’m fearless.]
[Nora Scott’s performance on variety shows is truly impressive. I am actually looking forward to ’On the Road.’]
[Can the large variety show productions learn from the ’On the Road’ team? How did such a poor team manage to invite Nora Scott?]
...
Nora Scott’s confirmed participation in ’On the Road’ successfully sparked a wave of buzz. Shortly afterward, netizens from Sand Delta began posting the leaking footage of Nora Scott and Clement Winter filming the show. Their looks are stunning; even blurry shots made fans drool.
[😂😂 As I understand, Clement Winter joined ’On the Road’ undoubtedly for Beauty Nora.]
[Young star’s efforts to chase idols are truly painstaking.]
[Six days and nights, the young star must be thrilled.]
[I can totally ship this sibling dynamic!]
...
Two popular stars, coupled with Nora Scott’s soaring fame, prompted bystanders who spotted her to gossip and check out the topic.
The topic [Nora Scott Joins ’On the Road’] shot up the trending list.
Originally a small broken program with no promotional funds, its official account had only twenty thousand followers. Suddenly, it surged to a hundred thousand, simultaneously boosting the recently aired episodes’ popularity and viewership...
Industry peers were green with envy and frustration.
Nora Scott’s commercial value is truly unparalleled!
...
On the bus.
Oliver Scott woke up from a nap, idly browsing the news when his sister’s headlines brightened his spirits.
"Bro."
He nudged Marcus Shaw, who was playing games beside him.
Marcus Shaw glanced at him briefly.
"Look at this photo—" Oliver showed Marcus the selfie of Valeria Young and Nora Scott, pointing at it, "Doesn’t the background look familiar?"
After a casual glance, Marcus calmly answered, "Hotel buffet restaurant."
Oliver sighed, "Our sibling trio is indeed telepathically connected."
Marcus Shaw: "..." Wake up, the hotel Nora stays at was booked by the show crew, at most, they are telepathically connected to the crew.
They only told Nora they were traveling to the northwest for National Day without further detail. Nora, being so carefree, didn’t ask a single question, at most asking them to seek guidance from Benjamin Durant or Humphrey Jennings.
As for them, they only knew that Nora was joining a travel variety show, set in the northwest.
Specific location remained unknown.
Unexpectedly, they ran into each other.
Oliver swiped through Weibo, sending Nora a couple of messages, then gazed out the window, taking in the vast desolate land, inhaling deeply.
Just then—
The bus shook, his head bumped against the window, crashing his recently uplifted mood.
The bus quickly stopped, the driver checked and concluded that a tire had blown. There should have been a spare, but the bus driver neglected to prepare one.
This driver is quite fierce; when the crowd on the bus grumbled, he shouted a couple of times to silence them, then offered two options—
One, wait here for him to send a tire over.
Two, hitchhike from the roadside, the nearest town is about an hour away.
Oliver’s head throbbed from the noise, just as he was about to ask Marcus for his opinion, Marcus stood up, grabbed his backpack, tossed one to Oliver, then headed straight off the bus.
Oliver’s head hurt even more, and he quickly followed along.
*
When the cycling first started, the guests were all brimming with energy, pedaling swiftly, as if they could compete with the sports cars speeding by on the road. But as time went on and their stamina waned, their speed became more comparable to a stumbling tractor on the roadside.
Only Nora kept a steady pace, continuously pedaling for three hours without even taking a breath.
Her physical endurance left the show crew dumbfounded.
"I thought she was just a pretty face..."
"The title of ’Queen of Surprises’ is definitely well-earned. I’m impressed."
"The ’fragile beauty’ persona the planners wanted for her is falling apart."
They whispered to each other in the car.
Suddenly someone asked, "Where’s Valeria Young?"
After a long time, the director following the shoot replied, "She’s resting, you guys go ahead."
Everyone fell silent.
In their initial plans, the one resting at the back should have been Nora.
...
The four guests split into two groups: one being Nora and Clement Winter, and the other being Nelson and Valeria Young.
In the combination of Nora and Clement Winter, it was Nora who slowed down to wait for Clement, while in the combination of Nelson and Valeria Young, it was Nelson who slowed down to wait for Valeria.
But, Clement Winter, after all, is a singer and dancer; maintaining steady breath after several songs and dances requires stamina, which Valeria couldn’t compare to.
Thus, the two progressed steadily until they felt hungry at three in the afternoon, already far ahead of the other group.
Nora asked the accompanying director, "How long will it take for them to arrive?"
The accompanying director, embarrassed, said, "At their speed, it will take two to three hours. You guys are very fast, just one more hour and today’s cycling will be finished. They probably won’t make it until after dark."
It gets dark late here, at least not until eight.
Clement Winter rubbed his grumbling stomach, belatedly realizing, "Do we have no food?"
"Yes."
Nora gave him a sure and brutally honest answer.
The hundred bucks were all spent by Nelson and Valeria, and they carried the food. Nora and Clement didn’t touch any.
Clement Winter glanced over and saw a young man sitting in the passenger seat of the program crew’s car, swallowing instant noodles.
Swallowed his saliva.
——Wonder if I can grab a bite if I dash over.
Seeing Clement’s expression, Nora laughed silently and spoke leisurely, "It’s still early, let’s take a detour."
"Oh, okay." Clement nodded, then asked, "Where to?"
"To freeload a meal."
After Nora answered, she turned her head and asked the accompanying director, "No spending money, but freeloading, using our skills, is that okay?"
Using skills...
Absolutely possible!
"No problem, no problem!"
The accompanying director nodded eagerly.
They had shot two travel shows before, but they weren’t very successful, as the program only included segments of trekking, cycling, hitchhiking, cooking, eating, and camping, which were monotonous and pretty dull, even the post-production team mocked how boring it was.
This time, they added a few more segments, but honestly, what could be more exciting than Nora’s impromptu actions?!
——After all, this is Nora we’re talking about!
"Let’s go."
Snapping her fingers, Nora beckoned Clement Winter and got back on her mountain bike.
Under the brilliant sunlight, the wind lifted her long hair, making it fly chaotically behind her, each strand catching a golden glow, mesmerizing to watch.
Clement Winter responded, "Hey," and obediently followed her.
Not until the staff got back into the car did someone belatedly realize a flaw——
"The guests’ phones were confiscated, Nora doesn’t know the route, nor where people live, how can she ’freeload’ a meal?"
Everyone: "..." Right!
They drove slowly behind Nora and Clement Winter, contemplating whether to find an opportunity to remind Nora.
But, not even fifteen minutes passed finding no suitable chance when Nora, with Clement Winter, turned into a small path at a fork in the road, and for half an hour, she twisted and turned, seemingly familiar with the terrain. When the program crew saw a village resembling a utopian paradise, their eyeballs and jaws practically dropped.
???
Wait, if their information is correct, isn’t Nora a non-local?!