McQuarry felt Lisuman's gaze, but remained indifferent, looking at the book in his hand, slowly turning the pages. Lisuman didn't speak for a while, and after a heavy sigh, he became much more honest, and his attention seemed to return to the "Unknown Knight" in his hand.

The "tick-tock" sound of the ancient bronze bell spread through the small room in the basement for long, and with the sound of "snapping", Lisuman closed the book and looked at the bronze bell—it had only been ten minutes or so since then.

"How long are we going to stay here?" asked Lisuman again, "It's been a few days, and there's nothing unusual out there. Is it that we came too early. Let's go out for a walk, in short, no one else will find us. Staying here is much more uncomfortable than the tundra. The tundra is at least still blown by the cold wind, and when you are bored, you can go out and talk to those fifth-stage second-class creatures, most of them have long lives, some are older than the history of the empire, and they know a lot of things. During that time, my greatest interest was to find them to chat with, although most of them later ignored me. ”

McQuarry closed the book at this time, and after thinking about it, he replied, "In about a week or so, there will be a rough result, both here and in the banded mountains on the border of the Empire." Patience is required, and this is the case within the empire right now. Everyone has not been active for a long time, and some things have become rusty. When the time for the arrival of the Red Star is getting closer and closer, they will retrieve the various memories left in history and use them skillfully. ”

"By the way, how many five-stage creatures are there in the tundra?" said Macquarie, naturally changing the subject at the end.

The response was a sigh, but Macquarie was not in a hurry, he poured a glass of wine, and halfway through it was before Lisuman answered his question: "There are many, and I don't know most of them." There are close to twenty in the area I'm guarding. This is not counting the number of giant whales that swim past from time to time, and with the giant whales, the number must be more than 200. Giant whales like floating islands love to swim outside the tundra, as if they were watching something. You also know the reason for the formation of the tundra, but there may be secrets of the ancient historical period buried underneath. ”

"But if you're trying to make a deal with those fifth-stage second-class creatures, you're going to fail. Lisuman did not forget to add, she poured her own wine, drank one glass in one gulp like cold water, and then poured a second glass, "For decades, I am familiar with those second-class creatures. They really stayed in the tundra for too long, and their heads were completely frozen. It's just repeating the cycle of eating and sleeping, delusionally accumulating strength through this primitive behavior, and becoming a second-class creature、、、"

Macquarie smiled at this point, as if to say that the difference between Lisuman and these creatures was not much in a sense. There must have been something unspoken in his heart, and when Lisuman looked over, McGree's voice rang out: "The tundra is a special place. I mean, it's possible, because as far as I know of ancient history, creatures there have a chance to become the second type of creatures through a cycle of feeding and dormancy. As for the reason, you've been in the tundra for so long, and you must have felt it. Your sense of smell and perceptual acuity must have sensed that there was something in that frozen group of ancient islands. ”

"Moby Dick, the 、、、 with horns on the head" Puzzled, Lisuman's face was slightly interested, and the boredom that haunted her was somewhat alleviated, "At that time, I knew that I had no hope of being transferred back to the Empire, so it took a total of two years one after another, right? I walked through most of the tundra once, and except for a few familiar points, I still didn't find anything special. The lighthouse is also known to be called the 'Guiding Eye', which is an imitation. But it's so rotten that it doesn't look like it, and there's no information left. "Listen to the bag

"Indeed, as you said, the tundra was one of the first extreme regions to be discovered, and the Empire spent a lot of time and experience investigating everything there. If there were any secrets, they should have been unearthed a long time ago. But you know what I'm trying to say, right?" McQuarry said, "You really can't understand what I'm saying?" Lisuman didn't react to this expression in the slightest, her face was full of what you want to say, and if you don't want to say it, forget it.

In the end, it was McQuarry who had to compromise: "The most special thing is the frozen air that has not dissipated in the tundra, the Endless Sea has never been a cold place, and it can only be considered cold when a cold wind blows from its depths." Other times, not counting the vast expanse of the tundra, the Endless Sea has a slightly milder climate. ”

"Maybe there are other beluga whales buried down there?" Lisuman had a slightly better smile on his face, "Of course those freezing gases are felt, they are everywhere in the tundra all the time, and they are full of the salt smell of the deep sea carried by the giant whales. As you know, one of the Moby Dick's converters is activated, and we have to deploy a bioelectric force field to defend it. If there is the same thing under the tundra, it is completely possible to keep the tundra in its current state for thousands or tens of thousands of years if it is activated for a long time, and the tundra remains in its current state. ”

McGree shook her head, lamenting that Lisuman hadn't kept up with her thoughts. He turned his head and opened the book to continue reading, but after thinking about it, perhaps he felt that he was also a little bored, and closed the book again.

"There are not many beluga whales, and we understand how precious they are, and it is impossible not to understand those creatures from ancient history. It's not my idea alone, and the research of the Captain, Miss Hilda, and some geologists and historians in the empire seems to indicate that the tundra is maintained because of the whales. And the way to maintain it is the giant whales in the giant whale group who are about to die. It may be one of the cemeteries of giant whales. Although the ice froze all the way to the bottom of the sea, and even the seabed was frozen, there was no basis to rule out the possibility that the whales had secret passages. ”

"I have a more detailed plan here, and if I have time, I will choose a time to go to the tundra once later. McGree looked at Lisuman, "This time it's in cooperation with the Three-Phase Connectivity Network, who are responsible for the main tools and large vessels, as well as a large number of people. Maybe there will be some interesting discoveries、、、"

"Do you want me to be your navigator?" said Lisuman, a smile on her face, she felt like she had figured out McQuarry's intentions, "I think I can't go、、、 it's not that I can't go." ”

"The Holy Emperor will naturally have the head of the regiment to discuss. McGree added, "So in terms of timing, it will be after the captain returns from the Endless Sea." But once we get to the tundra, our first target is what you call the fifth-stage class of second-class creatures, and there are some things that need to be asked of them. ”

"That's going to be a long time. Suddenly deflated, Lisuman finished his glass, "How long are we going to stay here, is there a way to shorten the process?"