St. Petersburg, located in the northwest of Russia, on the Baltic Sea coast, has a history of more than 300 years and is known as the "northern capital" of Russia.

It is made up of nearly 100 islands and floodplains, and the terrain is low, only 1.2-2 meters above sea level, but the temperature is mild.

The expedition team had made a thorough understanding before setting off, but they still had to be fully prepared, after all, none of them had ever been to St. Petersburg. Professor Shen, the only one who had been there, didn't come with him this time. Although we have already made a good greeting to the Russian side, we still rely on ourselves for investigation, and we have to rely on a little bit of discovery to do research.

"Brother Xiu!" Xiao Chu called him.

"Huh? How? ”

"I heard that the professor will come over in a while and will take us on the plane, and his expectations are really big, and I am worried about ......"

"There's nothing to worry about, I'll do my best, you'll do your best, everyone will do their best." Before Xiao Chu finished speaking, Bingxiu rushed to answer.

Everyone is taking care of their luggage, but fortunately, with the help of the state, the daily necessities over there will be ready, so everyone's suitcases are a lot lighter.

"Brother Xiu, who in the group has better photography skills?" Xiao Chu asked.

"If you take pictures, it should be Chubby, that kid also has a single-lens reflex camera, I heard that it's quite expensive, and some of the data photos during the usual research were also taken by him, which you should understand, haha!"

"Chubby! This kid is going with him this time? Isn't he the most troubled by this kind of trouble? ”

"Who knows? Possible...... I want to lose weight again! ”

"Lose weight? Lose weight again? ……”

This made Xiao Chu laugh, Xiao Chu's weight loss is not once or twice, every time it is not thin but gained, I remember last time Xiao Chu said that if Xiao Chu can lose weight, she dares not to drink water for a week, Xiao Pang himself is not angry, but he can't lose it.

Actually, Chubby is fat, but the person is still very good, and the appearance is not too much, and he belongs to that kind of cute type. Speak very honestly.,Always very polite.,The age is only about a year older than Xiao Chu.,It's still quite cute.。

"Where's Chubby? I'll have to tell him a few words. Xiao Chu asked Bingxiu.

"I should be sleeping! I guess. ”

"Sleep? It's nine o'clock, and you're still losing weight like this? I'm too lazy to die......" Xiao Chu said as he stuffed a white coat into his suitcase.

"It's understandable, everyone is usually very tired, so I can finally sleep a little longer, let him go! After all, it's a plane at five o'clock in the afternoon, so there's no hurry. ”

"You're just sleeping!" Suddenly, the voice was low and loud, full of confidence!

No need to guess, it must be Chubby.

"Oh my God, you didn't sleep? This is so abnormal, you woke up with urine, right? Bingxiu was very surprised, for so many years, every time the team had a holiday, or had time to sleep early, it was not him who didn't sleep until noon! This time it was a surprise.

"Isn't it so strange that I woke up with urine, I just got up early?" Chubby replied.

"Chubby, it's nine o'clock, it's not early." Xiao Chu interjected.

"I didn't just wake up, I got up at five o'clock in the morning."

"Chubby? Impossible, right? Is that still you? Besides, you wake up so early...... What are you going to do? Bingxiu looked at Chubby and asked.

"I'm for everyone, get up early to allocate receivers for everyone, so that everyone can contact directly if they have a situation, after all, mobile phones near the ruins can't be used." Chubby yawned as he spoke.

"It's okay, Chubby, I know how to serve everyone! Ha ha! Xiao Chu praised it.

"It's not that the professor has to let me get it, he says it's for me to exercise." Chubby said.

"I'll just say ......," Bingxiu said helplessly.

"Okay, Chubby, go on an expedition this time, bring your baby camera, and use it." Xiao Chu asked.

"That's nature! I heard that the scenery of St. Petersburg is still good, and I plan to take some good photos this time, add them to my album, and then ......"

"You, take more pictures related to the investigation, keep the important information, and Brother Xiu and I will check you when the time comes, remember it!" Xiao Chu hurriedly interrupted Xiao Chubby's words, because he felt that he was a little off.

"Yes, Chubby, it's a big responsibility! When the time comes, you can find another helper and get down to business! Bingxiu then instructed.

"Yes, that's natural, rest assured!" Chubby's answer was very decisive.

"Let's get ready, let's go to dinner at eleven o'clock in a while! Xiaopang and Brother Xiu told everyone that they might have a meeting in the afternoon, and they would prepare to leave together after the meeting. Xiaopang and Bingxiu nodded, and went back to clean up.

The lunch was sumptuous, and after eating, everyone walked to the conference room one after another, waiting for the meeting to begin.

"Is this meeting chaired by a professor?" Bingxiu asked Xiao Chu.

"I don't know about this, and the professor didn't say anything, I'll know in a while, whoever drives it is the same, and I suspect that it's about some tasks of this expedition."

Bingxiu nodded and turned his gaze to the door of the conference room.

After a while, a middle-aged woman with a ponytail came in, wearing high heels, but she couldn't hide her short height, and there was a person behind her, this person was tall enough, how to say that it had to be more than one meter eight! Look at the physiognomy again, the bridge of the nose, the deep eye sockets, and the slightly longer coffee-colored hair with a little natural curls - the standard Russian!

"What about the professor? Who are these two? Bingxiu asked Xiao Chu.

"I don't know, shh~~" Xiao Chu replied quietly, and signaled not to squeak.

"Hello everyone! I am your translator for this expedition, my surname is Li, my name is Ling, you can call me Sister Li (hereinafter referred to as 'Li'). And this is your guide on this expedition, a friend of Russia, whose name is Михаил (Mikhail), who is very knowledgeable in geography and astronomy. ”

"Translation? I can do it in Russian! Why do you just ask for a translator? Bingxiu whispered to Xiao Chu.

"Ask the professor when the time comes! The professor's arrangement must make sense, listen first. ”

"Alright, now let Mr. Mikhail (hereinafter referred to as 'Mi') say a few more words with you! Everyone is welcome! Lee said.

Everyone applauded and welcomed.

Mi first bowed to everyone, then motioned for everyone to stop applauding, and finally smiled again and began to speak:

“?Всехорошо，я?? вас?? вэтой?? экспедиции?? мастер??，?? надеюсь，чтомысможем?? сотрудничатьдругсдругом，?? чтобы?? успешно?? экспедиции?? прогресса??.?” (Hello everyone, I am your guide for this expedition, and I hope we can cooperate with each other to make this expedition go smoothly.) Lee hurriedly translated on the side.

Xiao Chu and Bingxiu also nodded. Later, Mi began to talk again, but what he said was some investigation requirements, tasks, or something, and everyone had already heard the professor talk about it no less than three times.

About twenty minutes passed.

“?Хорошо，теперь?? мы?? готовы?? что-то?? сделать?? с?? полчаса??，?? пока?? внизу?? ансамбль??，?? мы?? поехаливаэропорт??，пожалуйста，?? неопаздывай??，спасибо!?” (Okay, now let's go and bring the prepared things, gather downstairs in a while and half an hour, let's go to the airport together, please don't be late, thank you!) Li hurriedly translated (Russian will not appear later, for the sake of simplicity and direct presentation in Chinese.) ）

Everyone saluted each other and went to get ready to get something.

When I got downstairs, it didn't take long for Professor Shen to finally appear.

"Professor, don't worry, we're ......" Before Xiao Chu could finish speaking, the professor made a gesture to tell her to stop.

Then let everyone get together and form a circle, of course, there are also Mi and Li, it seems that the professor has something to say.

"Everyone, you go this time, the task is still quite heavy, what should be done must be very well understood, I won't talk about it, Mr. Mi is very knowledgeable and very careful, everyone has something over there to talk to Mr. Mi. As for Li, although Bingxiu can also speak Russian, I still arranged for Li, in fact, this is also because there is only one woman in the team, and Li's task is to take care of Xiaochu in addition to translation, so I will be more at ease...... At the same time, St. Petersburg is only the first stop of your investigation, and you will go to other places in the future, as well as some places in the country, I hope you will seize the opportunity to strive for a breakthrough in the 'dead flower', I will always pay attention to you in the institute, and the state of the flower, I am confident, I hope you are also confident! ”

"Have faith!" Everyone answered almost in unison.

Bingxiu also admired the professor very much, he really didn't expect Xiao Chu to be a woman.

Xiao Chu was also very touched on the side, the professor really cared about her, and recalled, the professor was really like her grandfather sometimes, kind and gentle. Every time there was even a small result of her research, the professor would encourage her. If she fails, she will be comforted again. Although he is willful, the professor will also criticize, but this criticism is what keeps Xiao Chu motivated and sunny.

Everyone got on the bus one after another, Xiao Chu and Bingxiu finally walked into the carriage, and at the same time, Xiao Chu glanced back at the professor, feeling uncomfortable. After all, this expedition will be very long, maybe half a year, maybe a year, or ......

The professor is also old, and Xiao Chu is also worried about him.

"However, perhaps the best reward for the professor is to make a breakthrough in the investigation! Come on! Xiao Chu meditated silently.

I hope that the flower, planted in the soil, can break through the convention, although there is little hope.

Soon—

The car started and drove to the airport......