Chapter 524: Snow Dragon No. 2
Easier said than done.
The basic performance parameters of the icebreaker are there. But we still have to put it into practice.
In this matter, it is also necessary to ask a special research institute to be responsible.
"Why don't I introduce you to someone?" Pang Xihua said suddenly.
"Who?" asked Wang Bu'an without raising his head.
"Maybe you know that, too. Ding Yewei. ”
"Who?"
"Ding Yewei. ”
"The one from Wu Meiniang's fitness center?"
"Yes. That's him. ”
"Why is he here?"
"He's next door. ”
"Oh. ”
Wang Buan nodded. Come to think of it.
It's the owner of that fitness center.
In other words, he hasn't used his fitness card once.
When you meet Ding Yewei this time, you must ask him to return the money. These hundreds of thousands can't be swallowed by him in vain.
Pang Xihua went out to make a call.
Not long after, Ding Yewei really appeared.
That's right, it's him.
is the owner of Wu Meiniang's fitness center.
Or, rather, it was Beigong Yanying's former boss. Now Beigong Yanying should resign.
"Boss Ding?" Wang Buan greeted with a smile.
"Huh, is that you?" Ding Yewei felt very surprised and dumbfounded.
"That's right. That's him. ”
"Oh my God, he's Chief Engineer Wang!"
"yes!"
"I, I...... No, no, excuse me...... It's a little small, it's a little exciting!"
"Haha!"
Pang Xihua couldn't help laughing.
Ding Yewei's appearance looked really excited.
It feels like I'm about to be incoherent.
Wang Bu'an is also Wan'er.
I wanted to recover the fitness fee, forget it.
It can be seen that Ding Yewei respects him from the bottom of his heart as the "chief engineer Wang"! Are you embarrassed to ask others for money?
For a while, Wang Buan was still a little complacent. Brother is also a fan now.
This Ding Yewei feels like he is completely his fan.
"Chief Engineer Wang, sign me. ”
"Huh?"
"Please sign my name......
"Huh?"
Wang Buyan didn't react.
Signature?
Please sign it yourself?
Actually, his head has already reacted.
However, his body could not keep up. It always felt like it was a bit outrageous. Why Sign?
He is not a star, he is not a little fresh meat, and he is not a celebrity.
While speaking, Ding Yewei had already taken out a small notebook and pen.
Not kidding......
He was serious......
Wang Buan had no choice but to take the small notebook and pen.
Good.
Signature.
Serious signatures.
Stroke by stroke, neatly, and write down your name in a regular manner.
"Thank you......"
"Thank you......"
Ding Yewei said busily.
Look at the look on his face, as if he was honored.
Wang Buan muttered secretly in his heart. He really couldn't think of what Ding Yewei was happy about. What's going on?
In other words, what is the use of one's signature? and it cannot be sold for money......
If you want to chase stars, you don't have this way......
"Chief Engineer Wang, I heard that you want to design an icebreaker?" Ding Yewei asked cautiously with a look of admiration on his face.
"Yes!" Wang Buan said lightly, "What do you care about this?"
"I want to go to Antarctica too!"
"You're going to Antarctica?"
"That's right!"
"Just you?"
Wang Bu'an stared at each other suspiciously.
Ding Yewei?
South Pole?
Can the two be linked?
"You probably don't know him very well. He is an outdoor enthusiast. Pang Xihua said to Wang Buan.
"Mountaineer?" Wang Buan said suspiciously, "just you?"
"Of course, I'm in good health. ”
"Really?"
"Really. It's true. ”
Ding Yewei was busy trying to prove himself.
He really is a mountaineer. The mountains he has climbed are very numerous. Among them is the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.
"Have you ever been up to Mount Everest?" Wang Buan said he couldn't believe it at all!
"Twice. Ding Yewei replied solemnly.
"Huh? twice?"
"Yes. Twice. ”
Ding Yewei said very proudly.
This is probably the thing he is most proud of.
He couldn't wait to prove himself. lest he be flattened by "Chief Engineer Wang".
"He's been to Mount Everest, he's been to Antarctica. Pang Xihua said.
"Awesome. Wang Buan finally believed it.
Sure enough, people cannot be disguised, and the sea cannot be measured.
Who would have imagined that Ding Yewei, a rich son, would have such a ability?
However, it is also a good thing.
It's better than being drunk and dreaming of death.
Wang Bu'an is his own yearning for a life of drunkenness and drunkenness. But I strongly can't see others like this.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came next door to see the launching ceremony of the Snow Dragon II. ”
"Snow Dragon II?"
"It's a polar icebreaker. ”
"I know. ”
Wang Bu'an nodded thoughtfully.
The previous icebreaker Snow Dragon. It was imported from Ukraine. It's not domestic.
Now, this Xuelong II is completely domestic. Including any screw, we produce it ourselves. In a way, it's a big achievement.
"You want to go to Antarctica too?"
"Yes. ”
"When are you going?"
"When the Snow Dragon 2 departs, I will go whenever I want. ”
"What are you going to do?"
"Find a way to climb Mount Syndor. ”
"Oh. ”
Wang Bu'an quietly sighed.
Mount Ide in Antarctica is one of the most dangerous places in the world.
So far, the number of people who have been able to climb up is still in the single digits. That is, there are no more than ten people.
If Ding Yewei can successfully climb up, it will be regarded as a feat.
Maybe it's more rewarding than climbing Mount Everest.
After all, there are many, many people who have successfully climbed Mount Everest.
"Is it difficult?"
"It's a little hard. ”
In fact, it's definitely not a bit hard.
Strictly speaking, it is very, very difficult to climb Mount Sidley.
Climbing Mount Everest, below 7,000 meters, is basically not dangerous.
Even if you encounter an avalanche, you can save yourself if it is less than 7,000 meters. In general, there is no fatal danger to life.
The base camp of Mount Everest is at an altitude of 5,200 meters above sea level. The distance is not very far.
However, the Antarctic Sidel Mountains are completely different.
The vast Antarctic ice sheet is the biggest obstacle.
It is necessary to cross the vast ice fields to reach the Shengde Mountains. By this time, nine and a half of the ten lives had been removed.
The remaining half life to climb Mount Shengde can be imagined.
If you're not careful, you'll die in minutes.
The Antarctic ice sheet is much more dangerous than Mount Everest.
When climbing Mount Everest, if you find that the situation is not right, you can quickly retreat. Just retreat to the base camp and it will be safe.
However, climbing Mount Shengde does not have such convenience.
There is no logistics base at all.
Or, the logistics base is hundreds of kilometers away.
Storms on vast ice sheets tend to have winds above 60 knots. That's 110 kilometers per hour.
In the face of such a terrible storm, almost no one can withstand it.
It only takes a minute for a living person to be frozen into a popsicle.
Even on a large icebreaker, in such extreme weather, personnel must stay in the cabin. Otherwise, there is a danger to life.
And in an hour-long blizzard, the snow can exceed five meters.
That's right, it's five meters.
Enough to submerge a ship.
How much more is it alone?
If it's heavy snow for several hours in a row......
The depth of the snow can exceed ten meters. When the time comes, everything will be covered with snow.
The forbidden area of life......
The Polar ...... of Life
Unfit for human survival......
All of this is done to keep any creature from approaching.
Around the Shengde Mountains, not even the moss of the ice field can be seen. In other words, there are no living beings. Not even trilobites.
In fact, the elevation of Shengde Mountain is only 4,285 meters. It's not even five thousand meters.
If it's placed outside, it's basically an ordinary snow peak.
However, in Antarctica, it is the most difficult existence to conquer.
If you want to climb the Shengde Mountain, the first thing you have to conquer is the surrounding Mary Bird Land.
However, it is not easy.
On the periphery of Mary Bird Land, there is a very thick layer of ice floes.
Without a tough icebreaker, it is simply impossible to get close. Sharp ice floes can even crash an icebreaker.
The American icebreaker "Polaris" can almost be said to be the strongest icebreaker in the world. However, it is still impossible to get close to Mary Bird Land. It can only be long-distance mooring.
The vast Antarctica, Mary Bird Land, is arguably the most dangerous and difficult region to conquer.
How so?
To this day, no country has claimed it.
It feels like the moon in Antarctica.
"Are you all set?"
"Ready. ”
"Okay. ”
Wang Buan nodded.
Courage is indeed a good thing. Capitalize the word "uniform".
I'm afraid that a few years later, when the name Ding Yewei is mentioned, everyone shakes their heads regretfully. Said he had died.
Where were you killed?
South Pole......
"Do you want to go see the Snow Dragon No. 2?" Pang Xihua said suddenly.
"Okay!" Wang Bu'an happily agreed.
Of course, if there is a good thing, you have to put it together.
The group immediately went to the dock next door.
Here, the Snow Dragon 2 has been successfully launched. The commissioning phase has begun.
It is Huaxia's second polar icebreaker.
It was also the first icebreaker produced by Huaxia itself.
But its ice-breaking ability is also relatively weak. It can only deal with ice of about two meters.
The previous Snow Dragon was not actually a professional icebreaker. It was supposed to be a polar transport ship. It is mainly used to transport supplies. Temporarily used as an icebreaker.
The Snow Dragon II is the real icebreaker. Its design, as well as its manufacturing, are focused on strengthening the ability to break ice.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that the joke that the icebreaker of yesteryear needs to be rescued will be staged again.
About five or six years ago, the Snow Dragon got into a predicament of its own in order to save the Russian Antarctic research ship "Academician Shokalsky".
In the end, it was the American icebreaker "Polaris" that arrived and rescued them.
This incident has always been used as a joke by foreign media.
In China, it is a dull pain.