Chapter 679: The World of Ice and Snow

Before reaching the South Pole, the cold invaded everyone, and the thermometer was already about minus 10 degrees. In order to save fuel, everyone wore thick clothes and did not use heating equipment.

During this period, they encountered a large wind and waves, and the three of them cooperated to drive and survived. Compared with the wind and waves, the Antarctic, which is about to enter the cold season, is the most terrifying.

"Zhou Xuan, first of all, I followed you here, and I definitely don't regret it. It's just that you have to be mentally prepared that the biggest possibility is that you won't find anything. ”

Kunyang listed many cases of missing personnel of the Antarctic expedition team, and only a handful of them could be recovered. Moreover, it is impossible for the sailboat to get close to the interior, which also greatly reduces the meaning of the search.

"Whatever the outcome, I won't regret it." Zhou Xuan looked ahead, he could already smell the cold air, which made his nasal cavity extremely uncomfortable.

The sailboat has reached Antarctica, which touches the hearts of many people, and the Magi Company is shrouded in a tense atmosphere, and everyone does not dare to laugh casually. Yu Jiangzhou is frowning every day, and his requirements for employees have also increased accordingly.

And the police in the Australian harbor city are also talking about Zhou Xuan, "Hey, this guy, just got a bonus from us, and then found an island that belongs to their country!" ”

"Don't say that, Zhou Xuan didn't ask for a bonus from the police, and he didn't say that the island was their country." Another policeman said.

Linda laughed, "I suddenly found out that Zhou Xuan is a very interesting person, do you remember that he played against the Japanese Go master, and when he turned around, he planted the national flag on other people's fishing!" ”

"Hey, hey, Diaoyu Island originally belonged to China."

"Haha, that's an international division, we can't control it. Don't you think Zhou Xuan is the most attractive person? Linda asked again.

"Not Jack anymore?"

"Don't mention that dead ghost again!"

Since sailing, Zhou Xuan has always been the focus of heated discussions, but at this time his mood is calmer, and his eyes have never taken off his eyes from the moment he saw the first ice floating on the sea.

Finally, the sailing ship officially entered the Antarctic continent, and according to the information about the disappearance of the research ship, it searched westward along the Antarctic continent from its current foothold, all the way to the Chinese station.

Zhou Xuan discussed with his teammates that the search should be completed within two weeks as much as possible, so that if there was a shortage of supplies, they could ask for help from the domestic site. Also, if you don't find it, turn back immediately.

Having taken out the theodolite, determined its position, and avoided the floating ice, the sailboat cautiously sailed around the sea. The temperature is about minus 20 degrees, the team members are strong, and ordinary cotton clothes can keep out the cold.

"When people describe love, they often say that life and death go hand in hand. Zhou Xuan, you did it! Kunyang was so excited that he drove a sailboat to Antarctica, and it was not the Antarctic Peninsula that tourists often went to at their own expense to follow the scientific expedition team, which was an unattainable dream for countless sailing enthusiasts.

"I, we are also following Xuan at the ends of the world!"

Pei Shengnan raised his hand, and everyone laughed, in Kunyang and David's opinion, they had long regarded Pei Shengnan as Zhou Xuan's girlfriend. It's good that Miao Lin can know his whereabouts, Zhou Xuan can't be single for a lifetime, Pei Shengnan followed him from birth to death, and it is really unreasonable not to marry.

"Tell me, is this Antarctica?" Pei Shengnan looked at the distance and asked in a daze.

The undulating mountains, with only snow at the tops and a soft carpet of green beneath them, are very much like the interior.

"Not everywhere in Antarctica is covered with snow and ice, and it's not grass that's green, it's marine plants that grow very slowly." Kunyang introduced.

"It seems that Antarctica is not so scary!" Pei Shengnan said with a smile.

"The warm season is still doable, but not in the winter, and there are often snowstorms. People who come here can't stay outside for a long time, and the exposed skin is easy to get frostbite. ”

It can be seen that Pei Shengnan wants to go up, but Zhou Xuan turns a blind eye to this and chooses to move on, because it is clear at a glance here, and there are often footprints of human activities. Unless the research ship sinks, nothing will happen here.

After continuing to drive for a day, the ice floe began to increase and floated densely on the surface of the sea, making it very difficult to drive. The average temperature has dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius, and the temperature difference between day and night is not large, because the daylight hours have become very short. The polar night is spreading from the South Pole to the Antarctic Circle, and as the days progress, the day becomes precious.

Two days later, a plain area appeared in front of Zhou Xuan's eyes, surrounded by small ice floes, and after discussing with his teammates, everyone decided to climb it and take a look.

"Yay!" David excitedly bent his arms and clenched his fists, and he could finally step on the Antarctic continent to find more than fifty missing compatriots.

"I'm leading the way!" Kunyang volunteered.

"Find the anchorage before landing, it's all ice here, where to park?" David was a little worried.

"I can only open it a little further in, and it shouldn't freeze yet. Wear a jacket, wear snow goggles, Katsuo, pay attention to sun protection, don't look cold, ultraviolet rays are also very powerful. Zhou Xuan reminded again, and said: "I don't think it's very likely to be here, let's go and go back quickly." ”

Hats, gloves, and non-slip boots were all ready, and David pulled out an electric snow plow for two people, and everyone took a deep breath and carefully stepped on the ice. Kun Yang was in front, taking every step with extra care, and testing the ground with the telescopic stick in his hand from time to time.

It was a highly unprofessional search team that didn't know whether it was thin ice or solid ground under their feet. It wasn't until he was far away from the sea that Kun Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Look at me, I have accumulated some valuable experience." ”

Snowflakes have begun to fall in the sky, raise the telescope, except for the snow is ice. Compared to the inland, it is actually winter all year round, and there is no distinction between seasons. Some people define this according to the early summer, autumn and winter in the inland, but in fact, strictly speaking, there are only two seasons: winter and summer.

The land is flat and smooth, while in the distance there are mountains and the solid ice of falling snow from above, which glows in the sunlight.

Pei Shengnan kept taking pictures, because it was inconvenient to operate with gloves, he felt that the shooting was not enjoyable, so he took off the gloves. When Zhou Xuan found out, he was already red and swollen, and hurriedly reprimanded: "Shengnan, hurry up and bring it!" ”

"It's okay, it's so exaggerated!" Pei Shengnan didn't think so, his hands had become numb, but they weren't so cold that they froze.

"Wait until your fingers turn black, then it's too late, don't shoot, take it!"

Needless to say, Zhou Xuan put her gloves back on, their medical drugs and equipment are the most basic, unable to deal with emergencies. If Pei Shengnan loses his finger here, he won't be able to explain to the teacher when he goes back.