Chapter 681: A Lockless Research Station
The ice pressed the rope and took Zhou Xuan down, which was even more dangerous than falling directly into the sea.
"Katsuo, stay on the boat and pull the rope!" Kun Yang panicked, hurriedly explained, and jumped directly from the sailboat in one step, without any safety measures, and went straight to Zhou Xuan.
David pulled the rope hard, but after pulling it straight, he couldn't pull it, and jumped straight on the spot.
The waterproof suit is not completely waterproof, the cold and biting sea water pours into the body from various crevices, and the physical energy is quickly lost, and the most direct feeling that brings Zhou Xuan is difficulty breathing.
During the descent, he quickly untied the rope on his body, and did not rush up to the surface, but pressed his body against the ice and sank with it.
It was a long story, but it was only a dozen seconds, and finally, the ice stopped falling and began to rise. Zhou Xuan took the opportunity to float up as well, wanting to take a deep breath, but felt as if his mouth and nose were all frozen, and every breath was very difficult.
Still sticking his body to the ice, he could already feel the two glued together, and at this moment, Kun Yang rushed over, walked around to him, and stretched out his palm, "Zhou Xuan, hurry, stretch out your hand to me!" β
Speechless, he pulled off the sticky clothes hard, Zhou Xuan handed his hand over, David had already rushed over, and covered Zhou Xuan's chest with a rope, and the two of them pulled and pulled, finally pulling Zhou Xuan to the shore.
Click, the ice continued to fall, smashing where they had just stayed, and the way back was gone!
On the positive side, the huge impact force dispersed the surrounding ice, leaving enough space, and without saying anything, Pei Shengnan immediately drove the sailboat over, jumped to the shore with Guan Qing one after another, and pounced on Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan was so cold that he shivered, his eyebrows and hair were all frozen into ice edges, Pei Shengnan asked anxiously: "Xuan, what's the matter, hurry up and carry him to the sailboat!" β
Several people worked together, but it was very difficult to lift a person who could not move on his own to the sailboat.
At this moment, Guan Qing pointed to the distance and shouted, "Look, is there a house?" β
Everyone looked back, not far from the mountains on three sides, there were really a few houses there, presumably which country's scientific research site.
"Great, let's carry Zhou Xuan there first. Usually this kind of house will not be locked, and the resources inside can be used at will. David said happily.
"Then what else are you talking about, you go and carry the electric snow climbing plow, and hurry up and send Zhou Xuan over." Kunyang said.
The five people came to the front, the flag on the flagpole outside the door was gone, it should have been swept away by the strong wind, the door was indeed unlocked, but the snow piled up in front of the door was very thick and needed to be removed by hand.
Pei Shengnan was responsible for taking care of Zhou Xuan, and the rest of the people quickly cleared the snow, and finally the door was opened, and the temperature inside and outside was the same, but it could block the wind and rain.
"Xuan, what's wrong?" Pei Shengnan's eyes were full of tears, and he took off the wet clothes on Zhou Xuan's body.
Kunyang looked around, these are three large townhouses, surrounded by equipment, and a table in the middle is used for eating or entertainment and playing cards. There was an ensuite at each end, and it seems that no less than five people had lived there, and judging by the items left, there were women. There was another room outside, which should be the warehouse and the generator, Kunyang walked out, intending to try if the generator could work properly.
"Let Guan Qing come over." After taking off his cold clothes, Zhou Xuan felt much better, feeling that a pair of small hands were taking off his pants, and said in a low voice.
"When is the time, you will treat me as a female doctor!" Pei Shengnan pulled hard, and before he could see anything, he was pulled aside by Guan Qing, "Aunt Pei, you go and clean up first, and I'll take care of Master." β
"Old feudal!" Pei Shengnan stopped insisting and walked into the bedroom.
Hahaha, there was a burst of laughter, and then the sound of the engine starting, and then the lights came on and the warm air blew out.
"It's all in English, I don't know which country. The tanks are all full, and we can refuel the sailboat while we go. Kun Yang said happily.
After drinking a glass of warm water, Zhou Xuan felt that there was no big problem, and slowly sat up. The roof of the house is covered with a thick layer of insulation to ensure that the heat is not lost, but the placement of things in the room is a little messy, and there are even patterns of pistols and villains fighting on the wall, this relaxed and casual style is a bit like the Americans.
Either way, it's much more comfortable to stay here than on a sailboat.
The food was unappealing, it was canned, but as the electricity was delivered, the radios and the monitoring started to work, and there were flashing bright spots and some coordinate maps on it.
"Everyone is tired, let's see what to eat and drink, let's stay here for one night." Zhou Xuan said.
Everyone was stunned, Zhou Xuan cherished time like gold, and did not dare to delay all the way, it was not yet dark now, which could be said to be extremely luxurious.
"I want to open it, but it really can't work, let's go back."
Zhou Xuan said another sentence that made everyone feel particularly surprised. David was stunned for a long time, puzzled and asked, "Why?" β
"Zhou Xuan, are you scared?" Kun Yang asked.
"yes, really freaked out." Zhou Xuan lowered his head and said for a long time, "The moment I entered the seawater, I realized that the Antarctic is really terrifying, almost instantly, the function of your body is declining, I think if you are immersed in the water for ten minutes, you will not die or be disabled." β
"Xuan, you've suffered." Pei Shengnan walked out of the bedroom and came to his side and comforted him softly.
"I should bear the sins of my own making, and I should not have taken you to death with me. Moreover, if you continue to look for it like this, you will be very blind, and if you look around the neighborhood tomorrow, you will really find nothing, so you will return the same way. Zhou Xuan made the final decision.
Giving up so early is not like Zhou Xuan's style, but this is Antarctica, and they are an amateur team with extremely little equipment experience, and it is too difficult to find a ship from the vast Antarctic continent.
"Listen to Zhou Xuan, let's go back." Kunyang nodded.
"I'm very content to be in this position, and I've made it to Antarctica. Haha, today we're going to have a good party and throw all our worries here! David said happily.
Zhou Xuan forced a smile, but his heart was very uneasy, he chased the South Pole, but he gave up lightly, this is the most helpless choice. Miao Miao, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry.
Zhou Xuan got dressed and looked at the scenery from the window, and when there was hot air exhaling on it, his vision became blurred. Looking back now, how naΓ―ve it was to rely on a sailing ship to come to Antarctica to find a research ship that had been missing for more than a month.
"Zhou Xuan, come and play cards together!" Kunyang Zhang Luo said.
"Here it is."
Zhou Xuan sighed slightly, in order not to disappoint everyone, he still agreed, but when he turned around, he swept an object, and hurriedly turned around and lay on the window, and couldn't help but be surprised.