"On the way to the destination, we will also give a number of lectures to educate everyone about the knowledge points that may be used in this operation." Xia Yunli continued, "I will explain the relevant knowledge about the polar regions, and the other scientific knowledge will be popularized by Professor Hu Junkun and Song Jihuan. ”

Xia Yunli gestured to the two middle-aged men sitting in the front row, and the two stood up to say hello to the others in the conference room and introduced myself.

Although Hu Junkun and Song Jihuan both hold the title of scientific research experts, they are actually archaeologists and wilderness survival experts, respectively. The government selected them to accompany Xia Yunli with the ship with the intention of letting these two experts strengthen the team's shortcomings, Xia Yunli used to be a frequent passenger on the "Snow Dragon", so the superiors were more at ease with this section of the polar route, but the second stage of the trip to Egypt was not Xia Yunli's forte, so Hu Junkun and Song Jihuan were transferred to the team.

These three professors have been idle because their expertise cannot be brought into play when they were in Chongming, and now they finally received an order from the government, and the spirits of the three of them were lifted, as if they had found an opportunity to prove their worth, so they responded to the call unconditionally.

"I've marked the route of the first stage on this map, please take a look," a map screen was displayed on the screen behind Xia Yunli, who pointed to the location of Chongming Island above and said, "This is our current location, and we will start from here soon." After entering the East China Sea, the Snow Dragon will head towards Jeju Island and Tsushima Island, and will pass through the Sogu Strait in a northward direction when entering the Sakuguni Sea. ”

"The rest of the trip will also pass through the Sea of Okhotsk and parts of the North Pacific before entering the Bering Sea near the Aleutian Islands. In the past, when we went to the Arctic Ocean for scientific research, most of us would choose Wales and Nome near the Bering Strait as a stopover point for ships, but in this operation, the 'Snow Dragon' will not stop at these two places. “

"Professor, doesn't the 'Snow Dragon' need supplies?" Xu Yihang raised his hand and asked.

"Of course, we need supplies, but Wales and Nome are no longer safe as supply points, so our supply points will be on Spitsbergen, where the Doomsday Seed Bank is located, and New Ålsund on the island has one of our polar research stations in China, the Yellow River Station. It is the first Arctic research station established by our country in accordance with the status of a signatory to the Svalbard Treaty in 1925, and it is also our third polar research station after the Antarctic Great Wall Station and Zhongshan Station. ”

The name "Yellow River Station" has been heard on TV news before, but almost no one knows about it. Xia Yunli didn't explain too much about it at the moment, but continued to talk about the next route.

"Crossing the Bering Strait, which is where we go, we really entered the Arctic Ocean." Xia Yunli pointed to a location on the map with the laser pointer in his hand and said. "Before arriving in Svalbard, we will pass through the North-Zemlya and George Land islands, so you can learn about the characteristics of these polar islands in advance along the way."

Following the route pointed out by Xia Yunli with a laser pointer, Chen Bin saw that the itinerary would turn from north to west after the "Snow Dragon" passed through the Bering Strait.

"We've come full circle," he said to Zhang Dada.

"This should be the closest route, if you take the South China Sea - Bay of Bengal - Arabian Sea - Red Sea - Mediterranean - North Atlantic - Norwegian Sea, the trip will be doubled."

"That's right," Chen Bin nodded.

After the lecture, some people returned to the living cabin, and Chen Bin and Da Fei went to the deck of the "Snow Dragon". The gangway had been retracted, but there were still familiar figures on the dock in the distance. Ah Cai and Chen Cailing were among the onlookers nearby, and although they were family members, they were not allowed to approach the big ship.

Chen Bin waved his hand at Ah Cai, and Ah Cai also saw him, because they were too far apart, the two could only look at each other like this.

What Chen Bin didn't know was that the girl's eyes were already full of tears. Chen Cailing also cried into tears at the moment, she desperately wanted to squeeze to the front of the crowd, but her body was relatively delicate, and she couldn't squeeze in front.

Da Fei was so anxious on the boat that he wanted to jump off the side of the ship. Seeing his anxious appearance, Chen Bin hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Brother, don't be impulsive, it's more than ten meters high from here to the ground." ”

Da Fei's eyes were slightly red, the hull of the boat moved, he looked at the gradually smaller shadow on the shore, and felt a little inexplicably sad in his heart.

Chen Bin patted him on the shoulder, "I was like you last time I went to the United States, I looked at Ah Caiyi's reluctant appearance and wanted to give up the opportunity to go out, but after calming down and thinking about it, we are all in our twenties, how can we stay at home at a young age." Although parting is bitter, today's parting is also for a better reunion in the future. ”

Da Fei nodded, he waved his hand into the distance, and then turned around and said, "Let's go back to the bridge." ”

Chen Bin also glanced in the direction of Ah Cai again, the faces in the crowd had become blurred, but he could still find his beloved girl in it at a glance.

Ah Cai kept looking at Chen Bin on the side of the boat, she saw Chen Cailing constantly wiping her tears, so she comforted her and said, "Let's go back too, they are still watching us on the boat, don't let them worry." ”

Chen Cailing nodded, but she didn't want to move half a step under her feet. She suddenly asked Ah Cai, "Sister Ah Cai, how did you feel when Chen Bin went to the United States last time?" ”

Ah Cai thought for a moment and showed a somewhat reluctant smile, "I miss him very much when he is not in Chongming, and I am a little happy when I think of him, but I am a little sad to be happy." ”

The "Snow Dragon" sailed out of the Yangtze River estuary into the East China Sea, which is one of the three marginal seas of China, from the Yangtze River estuary in the north to Jeju Island, and the South China Sea as its neighbor in the south. There are many rivers flowing into the East China Sea, of which there are more than 40 rivers with a length of more than 100 kilometers, such as the Yangtze River, the Qiantang River, the Min River and the Turbidity River.

Chen Bin and Da Fei went down to the bridge building, and the two didn't stay on the deck for long, after all, the wind was still blowing in winter. As soon as he returned to the bridge tower, Chen Bin saw Zhang Dada find it, and it turned out that he was informing everyone to pick up daily necessities and clothes.

The place where the things were collected was the indoor basketball court inside the bridge building, and Chen Bin and Da Fei followed Zhang Dada to get there, only to see that the materials on the field were piled up like a hill. Most of the people on the boat had already lined up, and Chen Bin and the three of them lined up at the end of the line, chatting quietly while waiting patiently.

"You can come and play basketball when you're fine," Zhang Dada said, knowing from the way Da Fei and Chen Bin looked at the basketball court that these were two basketball fans.

"Is that okay?" Da Fei asked.

"Of course, an indoor basketball court on the ship is for the people on the boat to exercise and recreation, otherwise the scientific research work will take a long time, and how to pass the boring time without something to play."

"That's unbelievable," Da Fei smiled, finally getting rid of the parting emotion.

"It's a pity that it's not summer, otherwise the pool can be used," said Zhang Dada, who doesn't play basketball much but likes to swim, although the water is very poor.

"Is the pool seawater?" Chen Bin was a little curious, he had heard Xia Yunli emphasize the need to save water before, so he asked this question.

"It's seawater, it's all pumped from under the hull, and it's not polluted." Zhang Dada nodded.

"It's okay to shout Xu Yihang and his people to play ball, so that they can enhance the relationship on the way to Spitsbergen, this time their task is to escort us, and the relationship is very important." Zhang Dada then whispered to his two companions.

"Is this a down jacket?" Da Fei saw that the person who received the things in front of the team was holding thick clothes in his hands, and asked with some curiosity, "We also brought down jackets ourselves." ”

"This should be a down jacket for the polar region, which is different from what we usually wear, and it is specially designed to deal with the cold." Zhang Dada noticed that some of the people who had received the things had already spread out their items on the edge of the venue to check the items inside. "Jacket, yo, and sunglasses."

After receiving the things, everyone was ready to go back to their living cabin, Chen Bin didn't know where Zhang Dada's house was, so he asked him, "Brother Zhang, which house do you live in?" ”

"I'm living in a one-person room, well, it's around the corner from the other end of the hallway, what about you?"

"I live with Da Fei, it's a two-person room, with bunk beds, tables and sofas." Chen Bin said. The three of them walked in the corridor inside the bridge, which was lined with independent living cabins, and handrails were embedded in the walls to prevent the hull from swaying in the wind and waves, and the people inside could maintain their balance.

Zhang Dada followed Chen Bin and Da Fei to their house first, and only returned to his place after recognizing the location. The size of the room and the internal supporting measures are about the same, the size of the room is about ten square meters, there is air conditioning, hot water, shower toilet and writing desk, etc., the environment is clean and tidy, and Chen Bin feels a bit like a youth hostel.

"The environment is good," Chen Bin patted the cushions and bedding on the bed, and he didn't feel the dampness at all. The two put the things they received on the bed, and because of their height and size, Chen Bin chose the upper bunk.

"You see, Chongming Island has become a line," Da Fei noticed the sea outside the window, he only saw that there was a slender land at the junction of water and sky, which was actually Donghai Town in Qidong City on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and Chongming Island was farther to the south, and at the moment it disappeared below the sea level because of the shape of the earth.

Chen Bin also came to the window to take a look, "The 'Snow Dragon' doesn't seem to be driving very fast, and it feels much slower than the 'Shenyang'." ”

"Then for sure, one is a research ship and the other is a missile destroyer," Da Fei smiled.

After the two of them had sorted out their things, they sat on the lower bunk and sofa of the bunk bed and chatted, and after a while there was a knock at the door.

Chen Bin opened the door and saw that the person standing outside the door was Zhang Dada.

"How many brothers are going to play? Xu Yihang: They have already opened up on the basketball court. ”