Chapter 89: The Polar Capital (5)
Originally, the plan was to go straight to Antarctica, but when passing through Auckland, they encountered extreme weather, and they had no choice but to stop here for a while.
"Nothing, right?" While everyone was busy unloading their luggage, Xiao An quietly asked Xiaoyou who was accompanying him.
"It's hard to say." Xiaoyou's expression was grim, but in order to comfort his sister, he immediately put on a warm smile: "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will definitely protect everyone!" ”
"Good! I believe you! Xiao An also smiled and said to her sister, in fact, she also knew in her heart that something was going to happen, let alone let Xiao You come to save everyone, maybe she herself would be implicated. Seeing that everyone had almost unloaded their luggage, she said to Xiao You, "Let's go, they should come over in a while!" With that, he walked with his sister to everyone.
"Xiao An, you have practiced divine power! How can you carry so many things and still walk like the wind! Hans thought it was strange.
"Where, you only see a lot of things in me, but you don't know how heavy these things actually are, and after sitting on the boat for so long, I am already tired, so I want to come here to rest first!" In fact, it was to be able to talk more time with her sister, but in order for everyone not to be suspicious, she didn't tell the truth.
Because the place you want to go to has a certain particularity, you can't easily go there without a certain approval. And for many people who are not adventurous, they will not choose to travel in that kind of place. Finally, everyone found a fleet willing to travel together. It's a pity that the condition of the ship is not good, a lot of equipment is too old, if it is an ordinary sea area, it is good to say, but I am afraid that there will be an accident before Antarctica, which really makes everyone very worried. Now that the weather is catching up with the trouble, everyone's itinerary can only be put on hold again.
"I'm sorry, guys! I've learned that there are some things that a romantic dream is not enough! ”
During the meal, the captain said to everyone apologetically. But in fact, the so-called place to eat. It's just a matter of setting up a few torches on the ground and roasting a few fish. Because they were worried that they would not have enough food to bring, they didn't move, hoping to save it for their destination and take it out.
"It's okay! It's good that you could promise to come out with us! Otherwise. Our dreams may never come true! "Mr. Bai lied to others, not telling the specific truth, but saying that he simply longed for Antarctica.
"To be honest, I'm honored, but there's one thing I don't understand, since that's the case. Why don't you go to some professional organization to take you there? I see that your physical fitness is very good, can't it be that people don't accept it? The captain ate as he watched everyone ask questions.
"Uh, yes!" Mr. Bai continued to break around, "It's just that if it's with others, although the conditions will be good in all aspects, and we will be very worry-free, but in that case, there will be a lot of constraints." You know, group activities? You can't just do what a few of us think! And what we want is actually to be able to go to the field for ourselves. Of course, if we get there, the weather conditions are really bad, then we won't be looking for death, hehe! So, you can rest assured that we won't be kidding with the lives of our crew! ”
The captain just asked casually, and he didn't particularly care about these things in the first place, because since he had promised these people. I didn't think to doubt them. And in the wind and rain over the years, he doesn't particularly care about life or death, and for himself, he also has an Antarctic dream and exploration dream in his heart.
It's just because I just mechanically complete one task after another assigned by others all year round. I have never listened carefully to my inner thoughts, not to mention, I am not an expert in this area, and I still need to be guided by others. When he met these people this time, he felt that his dream for many years could not be realized. So I agreed to a few people without thinking about it.
Unexpectedly, not long after sailing, he caught up with the strong wind and waves, his boat was too shabby, and it might be dangerous to sail rashly, so he had to lead everyone ashore first.
"It's good to be able to light a fire, I'm worried that there will be rain in a while, I wonder if our tent will work?" Hans watched as the wind grew stronger and stronger, and the flames became weaker and weaker, but fortunately everyone took the opportunity to finish the meal, otherwise, they would feel embarrassed to think about it.
"Eh, is there a cave over there? Otherwise, let's go there and avoid it first! Otherwise, if we do catch the storm, it will be dangerous for us to be exposed like this! At least definitely get sick! The captain saw a hole not far away, and guided everyone through.
"Okay, everyone has finished eating anyway, and the strength should be restored, right?" Mr. Bai inquired to everyone, "Come on, carry those luggage again, we need to get there before the storm comes!" ”
Fortunately, everyone's speed was fast, and they moved to the cave in time before the storm came.
"Well, it's a nice cave, why do I think it's quite cozy!"
Hehe, this stupid Marta, how can there be any comfortable cave, but everyone is by her side, which gives her a warm feeling of snuggling up to each other.
"Yes, I also think it's quite warm and romantic! Right, Lao Bai? In order not to let Marta spoil her happiness, Kya echoed her like this, and at the end, she turned back to her husband. When Comrade Lao Bai heard his wife's question, he replied without thinking: "Yes, yes! What a palace castle, if there is no lover around, it is the same as an empty house! Where there is a heart, there is love! ”
Hey, this is a set.
However, hearing the sensitive word "lover", Xiao An still worried about it, she was afraid that Marta would think of Ricky because of this, but fortunately, she didn't seem to care, and her mood was not affected. But, after a while, Marta mentions Ricky:
"It's a really nice place, I'm not kidding. I just wanted to wait for when my Ricky was found, and I would ask him to accompany me here, and then just the two of us, enjoy a life together! ”
"Come on!" Xiao An interrupted her, "If you want to find Ricky or whom, we don't care about you, but if you want to come here to spend your honeymoon with your Ricky, let alone us, maybe even Ricky may not agree!" Don't you think it's so dangerous here? Your Ricky is just an ordinary researcher, he's not a professional explorer, and you can count on him to protect you when the time comes! ”
"I'm not talking about it, what. Can't even think about it? Marta looked at Ann playfully, as if confident that she and everyone else would be able to find Ricky and other lost teammates on this trip.
But Ann is not so optimistic, she is afraid that Marta will endure the longing of Ricky for a long time, but she will not be able to see him. Because it's still unknown when the two of them will be able to meet.
"Huh. This hole seems to be very long, huh? Why don't we go in and have a look? ”
Seeing that the storm outside had no intention of resting for a while, Keya became interested in the other side of the cave.
"Well, I'll go with you, but it's too late today. Everyone is tired too, so let's rest early! Otherwise, you toss, everyone can't rest again! Mr. Bai said to his wife.
"Yes, when you say that, I'm also interested in this cave, why do you and Marta Poison like this cave so much?" Xiao An said with a smile, but now he is indeed a little tired, just the skin and flesh of his limbs, and the main thing is that his heart is also tired. I have to worry about this and worry about that. So, she continued, "Otherwise, if it's still like this tomorrow, then we'll go with you, okay?" Anyway, we won't be able to leave for a while, and it's a pastime to hunt for curiosities in this cave! ”
After hearing this, everyone thought it was good, so it didn't take long for the fire to be extinguished, and everyone walked a little further into the cave and found a more secluded place to rest.
I don't know when I woke up the next day. Because of the concern about saving power, everyone did not turn on their mobile phones and set the alarm.
"Yo, it's all here!" Lao Bai looked at his watch. It's already ten o'clock in the morning, "I said we should get up!" How can you sleep so well! He muttered as he greeted everyone.
"Really, it's not sunny either, I said why is this night so long!" Kéya got up and looked at the entrance of the cave. When he found that it was still dark outside, and the storm did not stop, he was both disappointed and happy, "Okay, we can't get on the boat again today, so why don't we all follow me into the cave!" If you don't want to go, you can stay here, without reluctance! ”
There were two groups of people in the cave, three women and two men including Xiao An, as well as the captain's party. Xiao An and they must be fine, but where Ya says to go, she will definitely accompany her, because she does rarely get out of some blind decisions. And for the captain, he originally wanted to explore with these people, and naturally wherever they went, he would also go. Therefore, when it comes to the crew, it is also where their leaders go, and they will follow. Otherwise, there will be only a few people left to look at the entrance of the cave, not to mention loneliness, which is also very insecure.
So everyone simply picked up their luggage again and decided that they would fall wherever they went.
It would be nice if you could really stumble into the South Pole from this cave.
At least you don't have to take the boat that makes people worry about their lives at any time.
I thought this was an ordinary island, and the cave on the island shouldn't be too big, but I didn't think that everyone walked in it for a long time. Fortunately, the conditions inside are not particularly bad, and some places are actually quite clean, not as damp and dirty as everyone thinks.
"There seems to be some legend here!"
A crew member walked around looking at the structure of the cave and then told everyone this.
"Oh?" When he said this, he naturally attracted everyone's interest, "What legend? ”
"I can't remember where I saw it, and it seems to be a report from the last few years that there might be treasure here! Oh, and if memory serves, someone may have dropped gold here! ”
Gold!
At this moment, everyone was excited, especially the crew members led by the captain simply exploded, and they all dreamed one by one: When I have money, I will-
"Alright, alright! Collect your heart! There is still no trace of this gold anywhere, how can you be so confident that you can find it? If I can find it, I will not stop you from getting rich, and by the way, you will also share a little with me, so that I can change to a better ship. Perhaps, I can buy another icebreaker, so that I can go to Antarctica with these guys? It's just that now everyone doesn't know where the gold is, so how can they be happy as if they have already got the gold? ”
The captain commanded the group, and his crew realized that the dream could be just a dream at any time, and immediately retracted their hearts. From their faces, they were a little disappointed, but there were still a few people who had been fantasizing about the unseen gold, and it seemed that it would not be long before they could get in touch with the gold that kept beckoning to them.
This was just a casual remark from the crew, and he only learned from the newspaper that there might be gold here, it was possible. Not for sure.
But it still moved more people, including Keya:
"How nice would it be if it wasn't legend, but true? That's it. Won't I have to worry about running out of your money? I don't have to research and explore at the same time, and I have to think about how to make money to satisfy my adventure at the same time! ”
These words were understandable, but for some reason, Xiao An still had a different idea. It may be that he has already had the experience of getting a treasure chest in his life, so although he is also keen on those legendary gold. But compared to those people, she is still relatively calm. Because, if you want to get something easily, especially treasure chest gold and the like, it will take mental and physical strength to face various dangers and crises.
The other is, is there an end to the ** of human beings? Like this cave that hasn't been walked out of for a while? However, as long as people are alive, they will have the opportunity to go out, and no matter how far the road is, it will always be under their feet, and it is impossible to escape people's persistent pursuit.
So. Looking at everyone at this moment, including Keya, Xiao An had a terrible feeling: Could it be that the wealth in the hands of some people has increased, and they are no longer the original themselves?
Others don't know, but because Keya has always had a dream of exploration, Xiao An doubts, I wonder if this beautiful female scientist still has the dream of conquering the world?
If a person has both brains and money, isn't that something to be afraid of? Knowledge in one hand and the world's largest money bag in the other. Is it the same as holding the greatest power in the world?
It's better not to do that, I hope that Kaya and these people don't have those terrible thoughts, and I hope they just want to make a small fortune.
So, predict these terrible scenarios. Xiao An's idea of finding gold was not strong.
Now, in her mind's eye, in addition to the unseen chest of gold, it was Ricky who had not yet been found.
Could she be wondering if it would be good to find whatever comes first: find the gold first. and went to Ricky with gold; Find Ricky first, and then let's go find gold together. In short, good things must be shared with your lover.
Well, my poor Ricky and Marta, I hope that Heaven will see that you care for each other and that you will see each other soon.
Xiao An didn't want to dampen her enthusiasm, so he just smiled at her, "You can just go and find it, I'll be happy if I find a gram!" ”
"Xiao An, don't you believe in this legend?" Hans had been playing with his mobile phone just now, Xiao An was still thinking about this guy, and he was not worried that the battery would run out, so he kept his head down and kept playing with his mobile phone, I really don't know what he thought.
"yes, I don't think it's reliable. It's not that I don't believe in this legend, but I actually have some impressions of it. Isn't it possible that Auckland is an alien base? Someone once lost gold here, but since then, no one has left here safely, and no one has ever found the lost gold! Xiao An has known this legend for a long time, but he just thinks it is unlucky, so he has never dared to say it. Now, since you asked, I have nothing to hide.
"What? So you already knew! You are so hateful! Then why don't you say it? I'm wasting so much power! You pay me! Hans looked like a child, but looking at his expression, he seemed to be serious, "Tell you, if my phone hangs up early, then you will have to give yours to me!" Who told you not to tell! ”
"Why? You won't ask! Besides, that's it, what's there to check. If only it were in a safe place, big brother, you don't look at where we are now, you really have a big heart. I also want to put the blame on others! I don't know if it's because I believe in that legend more and more, or because I hate everyone's blind excitement, Xiao An seems to be a little unhappy.
"Wait! Don't argue with either of you! Lao Bai interrupted the quarrel between the two, "Xiao An, what did you just say?" So you've heard of this? What's going on here, you say, was once an alien base? And will they rob humans for treasure? "Lao Bai noticed the key.
Yes, there is finally a sober one. At this moment, everyone's hearts seem to be in their throats.
"Miss An, do you know about this? Does that mean there is a certain degree of certainty in this matter? The captain's expression was also nervous, "Well, if that's the case, I really don't know whether to be happy or afraid." On the one hand, I believe in the existence of gold, but on the other hand, if this legend is true, then the loss of gold is most likely related to aliens. Even if it's not an alien, then there must be something boring here, otherwise, why can't many people go back when they come? Therefore, we must no longer take it lightly, and we must pay attention to whether there is any ambush around us at any time! ”
The captain is worthy of being a captain and always keeps a cool head. Moreover, Xiao An still has a lot of details that she has not told everyone, and she is afraid that everyone will be afraid. Just now the captain said that many people can't go back when they come, in fact, if it's just that, it's pretty good, the key is that many people who have come haven't even left their bodies behind.
Was it eaten by wild beasts, or was it quickly corroded by bad weather, or was it caught somewhere like Marta?
I didn't dare to think about it, and the more I thought about it, the more scared I became.
Xiao An simply stopped talking, and just silently followed forward. But in fact, everyone was a little overwhelmed, but in order to restrain the fear in their hearts, they still pretended to move forward as if nothing happened.
"Then I'm not looking for gold! Although I love adventure, I never said I want to play with my life! Keya suddenly stopped and said to everyone very seriously. Because in fact, in this whole team, she is the real leader, wherever she goes, everyone goes, she is everyone's direction.
"Makes sense!" Everyone said and agreed with her statement.
"Alright, let's go back first! Now I feel more and more uneasy, maybe we shouldn't have rushed in so directly! Lao Bai said.
So everyone turned around and decided to go back to the cave to see what the weather was like.
But when everyone reached the entrance of the cave, the sky was clear, but the boat was gone.
"What's going on? Why is our ship gone? How can I get home? The captain was scared and cried, the crew was also scared and cried, and Xiao An and the others were even more stunned.
It's broken, now even the only way out has been sealed, and the surprise that God has prepared for everyone is really enough.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's the 21st century, and this place should be able to be detected by satellites. As long as we're calm enough, we can only get out of here! Let's take a look at the mobile phone first, whether there is still a signal, if there is, let's quickly send a distress signal. After all, we are on the island now, and there are caves to hide from the wind and rain, so don't be too pessimistic! Lao Bai was the first to calm down and encouraged everyone. In fact, it is also good for him to activate everyone, which is probably the importance of cheering each other and uniting as one in the group.
The more this time, the more you need everyone to hug each other, otherwise, you will die faster.
"Xiaoyou, do we still have any hope of going out?" Xiao An quietly asked his sister again, "The boat is gone, everyone can't swim back, right?" Don't say that everyone hasn't practiced, even if you trained me back then, I can't guarantee that I can fly across the ocean! ”
Xiao An felt that he was waiting for others to save him, so he didn't know when he would have to wait, so it was better to think of a suitable way as soon as possible. It's just that no one can think of anything about this suitable solution, at such an urgent moment.
"Don't be afraid sister, you'll be fine! I'll be fine! I'll walk out of here with everyone! She said so, but it can be seen that she doesn't seem to have encountered such a situation, if it's just herself and her sister, it's okay to say, but looking back, there are so many people behind her, just an ordinary little fairy soul, how much mana can help everyone get through this difficulty?
Everyone made a lot of phone calls and sent a lot of flares, but as time passed, everyone's hopes gradually turned into anxiety.
"I'm tired, I think we'd better go back to the cave and rest first! Otherwise, our physical strength will be exhausted here! "Marta no longer has the luxury of hoping to be saved. Seeing her like this, everyone also felt very tired, and had no choice but to go back to the cave.
Will a ship pass by tomorrow? Will anyone see everyone waiting here? (To be continued.) )