Chapter 33: Preparing Before Departure
(Foreword)
Light in the storm,
Flatness on the thorny road.
(Text)
The icebreaker slowly moved on the surface of the sea, cutting through the waves. I stood on the railing with one hand on the railing and looked at the blue in the distance, no longer the sadness I had before, but made me firm in my belief - to create a new world.
Arthur slowly walked up to me from the deck, tapped me lightly on the shoulder, smiled at me and said, "Go back, it's going to be windy." ”
I nodded and took her hand with one hand. Just as I was about to leave the railing, a strong wind suddenly blew in the sky and blew my hair messy.
"Wow~" One of the hairpins in her hair was swept towards the sea by a gust of wind and drowned in the sea.
"Tourists, please note, tourists, please note. It is now a gale warning signal, please return to the cabin quickly......"
The loudspeakers on the icebreaker constantly made early warning announcements.
I glanced at the gray sky and urged Arthur, "Let's go." ”
"Yes." Arthur nodded.
Arthur and I walked briskly back to the dining room, all of us looking serious and looking like we were sitting around the table discussing something.
"Yo, man, I'm waiting for you." Yu Bo said to me with a black marker in his hand.
I approached them and subconsciously glanced at the table, where there was a plan of the Arctic glacier, with a few approximate locations marked with black markers.
"Here, if all goes well, it should be where we land tomorrow." The Queen's right fingertip tapped lightly on the marker on the map.
"Through the ice fault, follow this road to our destination." Yu Bo echoed.
"We should be able to find them right away when we get to our destination, right?" Arthur asked casually.
"It's the Arctic, and even ordinary roads can be difficult." Yu Bo frowned.
Arthur bowed his head.
The weather outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was getting worse and worse, and the wind was blowing against the tempered glass, making a loud noise. The seagulls that used to frolic with each other have also disappeared.
The hull shook slightly, and the blue marker on the table rolled down to the carpet.
"And then? How do we do that? "I picked up the pen on the ground and drew a big cross on the destination.
"Blowing them up, of course." The Queen's nails scraped through the map on the table, leaving visible marks on the wooden table.
I glanced at the Yin Ji beside me, silently lowered my head, and the fingers of my left hand tugged at the fingers of my right hand.
Outside the window, the storm was getting stronger, and the dim clouds were accompanied by several lightning flashes.
The light and shadow of lightning flashed in our faces, followed by a roaring thunder.
The table began to shake noticeably, and the glasses on the table collided with each other with a crisp sound, like the sound of a fierce quarrel, getting louder and louder.
"Tourists, please note, tourists, please note. In the event of a strong storm, please return to your room quickly. The public facilities on board will be closed after 10 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please note that "
"We're going to go back and prepare, and if we can survive this storm, then we'll be able to get to the landing site tomorrow. Everyone, please have a good rest. ”
The queen said, looking out the window at the dim storm.
"It seems that this trip is not easy." The dwarf walked out of the dining room as he spoke.
The crowd at the restaurant gradually dispersed. The only ones left in the huge cafeteria, Arthur, Xiaoyu, and Yin Ji.
"Will we succeed? Or is it the same as on the island?" I couldn't help but speak alone.
"No, we're going to make it, trust me. Like this storm, no matter how fierce it is, it will stop, and the sun will rise tomorrow. Arthur encouraged me.
"Woo~" Xiaoyu also pulled up the corner of my clothes and swayed it twice, as if to encourage me.
"Char, you have gone through so many worlds of life and death, and you are finally standing here. They believe in you, and I believe in you, let everything be over, and put an end to this tragic fate, so that humanity can see tomorrow. Yin Ji also echoed.
I smiled and looked out the window. Although there was still lightning and thunder outside the window, and although the rain was still shocking outside the window, I could vaguely see the warm sun shooting towards me in the storm......
Yes, I'm going to create a whole new world.
In that world, all the sorrows of the past will disappear, and all humanity will not end.
January 14, 2020 at 10:11 a.m
Yesterday the storm gradually subsided. A ray of dawn shone on the icebreaker's deck. In a world of ice and snow, our group stepped on this icy Arctic continent in thick down jackets.
"Yo, man, put on your goggles and scarf, or you won't be able to move an inch.
Yu Bo tossed me the goggles and scarf, and I quickly brought them up.
Sure enough, as Yu Bo said, the cold wind cut our faces through the scarves like blades, stung our skin, froze our breath, and made us difficult to walk in the ice and snow.
Not only that, but when the cold and snow hit us one after another, the footprints were quickly covered by it, losing their role as a directional signpost, making us forget the way we came.
I turned my head and looked at the footprints not far away, which were obviously only a few dozen meters away from me, but they were blown by the wind and snow, and they lost their traces.
I swallowed and reached out to touch the scratches on my face, which were faintly oozing blood and imprinted on my fingers, but I lost consciousness and felt no pain.
I looked at them, at the 'Queen' and Yu Bo who were walking in front of me, and in the midst of the snow and ice, the only thing we could rely on now was her homemade 'X' detector, and Yu Bo's experience of survival in the wild.
So for us, they are not only central to the success of our entire program, but also our most important guidepost.
Thinking of this, I sighed softly, supported Arthur with my left hand, pulled Xiaoyu with my right hand, and followed them and kept walking forward with them.
My head suddenly began to dizzy, and for a while, fear swept through my heart, and for some reason I suddenly remembered the scene when I first stepped on the island.
At that time, we also stepped into the cycle of reincarnation, dying again and again.
I don't know if this is the final ending, or just a microcosm of another island......
No, that's over! I have to believe in myself and my people around me, this time it must be different.
I clutched my chest, let out a white breath, and continued walking.