The eighth year of the Republic of China, 1919, the last day of June.

The iceberg in summer indicates that the airship has drifted to a very cold place. Caproni looked through a telescope at the surface of the sea, and some of the icebergs were so large that they resembled moving islands or peaks in the Alps.

Snowflakes fell in the sky. Snow flies in June, it speaks for itself.

"We drifted to the Arctic Ocean."

Everyone woke up from the cold, but luckily they had pilots' leather jackets and blankets wrapped in blankets, and they stepped straight from the middle of summer to the cold of winter.

The compass was still out of order, and Chanco pulled the aerial map over to see the situation in the Arctic. Overnight, the airship was blown away thousands of miles by a strong wind, and if it was lucky, it should be in the waters north of Norway. If you're not lucky, it's the Svalbard Islands, not far from the North Pole.

When everyone was trembling, Jiu Se suddenly jumped up, his chest burned, and he screamed, looking up at the top of the pod, and posing as a duel challenge.

What's on the top of your head?

Caproni opened the ceiling of the pod and was greeted by a black creature with wings draped from a film of steel.

Four-winged angel.

The grave beast was hiding in the airship pod of the "Julius Caesar".

As the wind poured into the pod, the red eyes on the beast's head dimmed. Qian Ke and Qi Yuanshan dragged it down, and the four wings occupied a large space, and the originally spacious pod became cramped and cramped.

"We've been looking for the four-winged angel for so long, and it's hidden above our heads?" Anna couldn't help but smack her tongue, "It's still the Nine Colors that sensed it." ”

"I just flew up last night." Li Longsheng stroked the head of the four-winged angel, "The energy consumed by flying is far greater than walking on the ground. After flying non-stop for three days and two nights, flying from Paris to the North Pole, and navigating through a major storm, no amount of toxic chemicals could hold on. It found that its energy was exhausted and it lost its course, so it followed our airship and did not crash into the sea. High-level grave beasts may be equivalent to intelligent lifeforms, possessing the same intelligence as humans. ”

"When I was studying in Japan, Professor Yamamoto said that the soul of a 'soul machine' is also a kind of Artificial Intelligence."

Qin Beiyang learned Japanese English that was incomprehensible, and he could only write down two words on paper.

"AI for short?"

"At least the soul and intelligence level of the owner of the tomb. The owner of the Four-Winged Angel Town Tomb Beast is Is, the archbishop of Nestorian Christianity in the Tang Dynasty, and he must be a very intelligent man. ”

"Well, I saw the heart cross on its chest." Giuseppe Caproni painted the cross again, "May God forgive these heresies." ”

Speaking of God's name, Anna shook her head and sighed, "So where the hell are we supposed to go?" ”

She glanced at the Nine Colors, and the town's tomb beast was also a little blindfolded, and the North Pole magnetic point was affecting its sense of bearing.

Wrapped in a thick blanket and wearing a pilot's fur hat, Qin Beiyang leaned out of the pod to look at the sea, and suddenly recited "Zhuangzi Autumn Water Chapter": "The water of the world is greater than the sea, and the rivers return to it, and I don't know when it will stop and not profit; The tail is leaking, and I don't know when it has been; Spring and autumn remain unchanged, and the water and drought are unknown. The flow of this river cannot be counted. ”

Qi Yuanshan leaned over and said: "Although the sea is vast and boundless, among all things in the universe, it is just a drop in the ocean!" ”

Nineteen-year-old Qin Beiyang laughed and said: "Fifty years in the world, just dust." Fortunately, with best friends and beautiful women, why be afraid of death? ”

"Qin Beiyang, the medicine can't be stopped."

Anna dragged him back into the pod and forcibly shoved a large pile of pills into his mouth, stopping the sour conversation.

"Island!"

Chanco screamed, and everyone went to the pod, and found that in the depths of the ice sea ahead, there was a towering island, irregular jagged, at least the size of Long Island in New York.

"Are you sure this is an island and not an iceberg?"

"Sure." Giuseppe Caproni held up his binoculars, "The rocks on the island are bare, not all covered with snow, and there are a few places where smoke is emitting, indicating two possibilities: one is volcanic activity and the other is human habitation." ”

The airship lost power and direction in the storm, but fortunately it was able to rise and fall. Caproni and Chanco desperately steered the airship, drifting above the island and rapidly descending hundreds of meters. Unable to anchor properly, under the command of the Italians, everyone made a self-protection gesture of bending down and holding their heads......

Hard landing.

The pod almost broke in two, the airbag was cut by the rock, the flammable hydrogen gas leaked quickly, and if there was a little spark, there would be a big explosion. The airship was completely scrapped and turned into a pile of steel shells. Thankfully, the island was covered in a thick layer of snow, and everyone helped each other climb out of the pods, including the two Grave Beasts.

Qin Beiyang held Anna with one hand and Jiuse with the other, and fled away from the broken airship and fell on the cold snow.

"We were the first humans to come here?" Qi Yuanshan put his hand into the snow in despair, "Won't anyone come to the rescue?" ”

"Starting today, we're going to be the Robinson of the Arctic. Sort out your supplies and see how much longer? ”

Anna is the most rational than men, and she can only last three days at most to salvage all kinds of supplies - food and fresh water - from the airship pod.

Qin Beiyang proposed to explore the island. Caproni used his experience as a pilot to warn against going deep into the interior of the island to avoid getting lost, and to walk along the coastline first to make sure you could return the way you came.

Nine colors walked in front like a hunting dog, followed by Caproni who was holding a double-barreled shotgun, Qin Beiyang and Ouyang Anna walked in the middle, and a pistol was stuffed in the back of Qi Yuanshan's waistside. As for Chanko and the Quadikh, they stayed at the supply ground.

Caproni was holding the compass, but no matter how he moved, he could only point in one direction: "Unbelievable, we are on the North Pole magnetic point?" ”

Li Longsheng explained loudly: "But no one has ever really been to the North Pole magnetic point, because this point is also constantly changing. ”

The island's rugged coastline and bare black rocks in some places – all volcanic – suggest it's a volcanic island, like Iceland.

The scenery along the way is spectacular, with snow-capped mountains in the center of the island, countless ice floes floating on the sea, and the occasional seal popping out of the ice to frolic in the ice. A few fin whales jumped out of the icy sea, and this behemoth streaked through the air, stirring up waves that rushed into the sky, which was truly the end of the world and a cold fairyland.

Qin Beiyang grabbed Anna's hand and said, "Let the weak water be three thousand, I will only take one scoop to drink." ”

This is what Jia Baoyu said to Lin Daiyu, but Ouyang Anna was surprised: "Flesh and numb." ”

It's not that she doesn't understand the amorous feelings, but she doesn't want to say a prophecy.

Qin Beiyang was interested, and read "Zhuangzi Leisurely Travel" aloud: "There is a fish in the North Underworld, and its name is Kun." The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is; Turned into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. Flying in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. ”

Chinese to choose a word for himself when he becomes an adult, usually related to the name, Zhuge Liang from Kong Ming, Zhang Fei word Yide, Sun Quan word Zhongmou...... "Beiyang" is Zhuangzi's "North Hell", and he likes this sentence the most - "Its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky." ”

Qin Beiyang, the word is hanging to the sky, so it is decided.

"Hanging from the sky?" Qi Yuanshan also thought thoughtfully, "This word is good!" 'Its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky' - Beiyang, your word is hanging to the sky, so how about the cloud of my word? My brother and I happened to live next to each other in "Getaway". ”

"Qin Chuitian! Qi Zhiyun! ”

Hanging to the sky? Anna is sad in her heart, Qin Beiyang, you are about to be immortal, and you still have this kind of unlucky word.

The sun does not mean to sink in the west. They found no fresh water and no signs of human activity. Only seals, whales, and flocks of seabirds. Everyone decided to go back the way they came, and at twelve o'clock in the night, the sun was still hanging in the sky.

Midnight sun.