Greenland, an area where 80% of the land is covered in snow and ice, but the name literally means "green continent" in Danish, the official language of Denmark.

Legend has it that around 982 A.D., a Norwegian pirate nicknamed "Eric the Redhead" sailed a boat from Iceland across the ocean. Friends think he's too bold, and they all sweat for his safety. Later, in the southern part of Greenland, he found a meadow of less than a kilometer, which was green and he loved it. After returning to his hometown, he proudly said to his friends: "Not only did I come back safely, but I also found a green continent!" ”

Thus the "green continent" (Greenland) became its permanent name.

There are many old legends, but only two of them are of interest to the Kassel Academy.

Legend has it that there is a huge bronze castle in the depths of the Nordic ice and snow, and its owner is a giant dragon, and the dragon who likes shiny things collects treasures in the castle that ordinary people can never spend in a few lifetimes.

There is also a legend that in the Arctic Circle, there is a terrible monster, which is the Leviathan, which is recorded in the Bible as being created by God himself. There are many legends about Leviathan, some say it was an evil dragon, some say it was a devil hiding in the deep sea of the Arctic Circle, and some say it was a giant white sperm whale with a strong attack and even attack its own kind.

Leviathan appears in many myths, it is called in Hindu mythology, it is one of Poseidon's pets in Greek mythology, and the whale constellation is named after it. Many of the Inuit who live in the Arctic Circle claim to have seen the Leviathan, saying that the Leviathan is the king of whales, hibernating all year round, swimming out of their ice cave once every 60 years, swimming around the North Pole, patrolling their territory, and hunting for various fish along the way. So whenever the Leviathan is about to appear, all kinds of fish will quickly flee the Arctic Circle for refuge.

Both legends were told by Sasha Rebalco, the captain of the Eva's Yamal icebreaker, while chatting with the three girls, Natsumi, Susie and Nono. It sounds like the legends in his mouth are so absurd and uninhibited when this captain who is just an "ordinary person" says it, but Chen Hongjian knows that the legends in his mouth are basically the truth.

As for why charter an icebreaker with "ordinary people" as the captain and crew, it is because this is the largest icebreaker in the whole world. At 55 meters high, 150 meters long and 30 meters wide at its widest point, the YAMAAL icebreaker has 12 floors, four of which are underwater, including all the guest rooms, storage rooms, control rooms, libraries, lounges, cinemas, bars, volleyball halls, gymnasiums, indoor heated swimming pools and saunas, etc., with a total of 1,280 cabins.

Crucially, it has two nuclear reactors, and the outer layer of steel armor is 4.8 centimeters thick, enough to break through all kinds of hard icebergs and ice.

And as an icebreaker with two heavy water reactors capable of destroying the entire Arctic Ocean, it takes about three months for the two reactors of the YAMAL to fill up with one ton of nuclear fuel at a time, which is enough to keep the YAMAAL in operation for four years, including sailing and supporting the ship's heating and power.

And the YAMAAL's nuclear power unit is not as dangerous as they thought, it is zero radiation, and in the event of an accident, all the control procedures can shut down the entire reactor in 0.6 seconds.

To be honest, even the well-informed Caesar was a little surprised when he saw the icebreaker that Eva had chartered. But it was with such an icebreaker that they dared to embark on a journey to the Arctic Circle.

Chen Hongjian and the others all stood on the deck, leaning on the railing, looking at the busy crew members and the commissioners of the executive department who were carrying the equipment.

The giant icebreaker has not yet set off and is still stuck in the port of Aberdeen, Scotland.

The first is maintenance, and the second is to replenish enough supplies for their life in the Arctic Circle, lifting the cargo ship directly to the rear deck through the ship's tower cranes, and then the crew will drive the trucks and handling robots to load all the materials in the warehouse.

Caesar's ice-blue pupils looked at a man in a small black gown and a fine silk scarf, like an English butler, and stepped forward suspiciously.

"Patsy? How are you? ”

Caesar frowned slightly when he saw the man who was directing the crew to carry the goods.

"Young Master." Patsy bowed slightly, a faint smile on her lips.

"Mr. Frost is worried about your safety, and has ordered me to come and see if I can help," Patsy said respectfully, "By the way, I have also brought some daily necessities that the young master needs, which should be enough for this mission." ”

"My daily necessities?"

Caesar didn't understand what Percy meant, he had already brought a change of clothes and everything, and what other daily necessities he had?

"100 bottles of aged port, 1,000 Padrón No. 44 Maduro cigars, 200 bottles of red wines from the family's collection, 200 bottles of champagne. Considering that you will have a long sea trip on this mission, you may eat more seafood during your meal, so I have prepared 400 bottles of white wine for you, as well as dried abalone from Japan and blue lobster from France, both of which you like.

In addition, considering that the young master may get tired of eating seafood, I have also prepared 10,000 pounds of various red meats and 1,000 pounds of various white meats for you. In the end, I brought in two chefs from the family's kitchen that you like best. ”

Patsy finished the sequence, and Caesar's face darkened. He's been enjoying himself with the people lately, and he's no longer doing the things of those noble sons, at least in his opinion.

There is no way, he finds that a certain girl hates that kind of gentlemanly style, so he is trying to change his style, even instant coffee and "cheap" meals in the canteen are acceptable, just don't want that girl to feel that she is a second ancestor who can't endure hardship, and finally broke into her social circle, and as a result, Patsy ......

Caesar was hesitating whether to kick this "intimate" secretary into the sea, when suddenly his shoulder was sent, and he turned his head to see that it was Chen Hong who gradually stifled a smile.

He naturally knew the reason for Caesar's sudden change of style, and he was not like some sisters who were about to break other people's legs at every turn.

"The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!"

Chen Hongjian looked at Caesar with a solemn face, although Caesar didn't understand what Chen Hongjian meant by this, but he knew that it was not a good thing to see Xia Mi burying his head on Susie's shoulder and laughing wildly.

Nono indifferently chewed bubble gum, blew a white bubble, and looked at Caesar with a blank gaze.

"In addition, I also prepared 500 cans of Pepsi Cola and 500 cans of 7-Up Sprite for Mr. Chen Hongchuan, as well as various hot pot bases." Patsy looked at Chen Hongjian with a smile on his face.

The smile on Chen Hongji's face disappeared instantly, and Caesar couldn't help but laugh when he looked at Chen Hongji, who was forced to become fifty steps and laugh at a hundred steps.

Schneider looked at the deck full of laughter, breathed in the cold air, felt the chill in his lungs, and his body trembled slightly.

What a familiar breath, how many years have I not breathed such cold air through my own airways.

Suddenly, he felt someone slowly approaching behind him.

Schneider turned his head to see that it was Captain Rybalko approaching with two bottles of vodka.

He had blue eyes and short chestnut hair, he was tall and muscular, and his skin was aged by the sea breeze and sun, but he still looked energetic and enthusiastic, a little like a young version of Ange.

"Hey Professor Schneider, I see you seem to be a little cold, would you like a bottle to warm up?"

Schneider looked at Captain Rybalko with tears and laughter, he only trembled with excitement, but he didn't explain much.

In fact, he hadn't drunk in years, and doctors forbade him to drink and smoke, but now that he was back to health, he didn't mind a bottle of spirits.

Schneider briskly took the vodka from Captain Relbacco and drank half a bottle.

Captain Relbacco looked at this man who looked a little older but still had a strong body, and his heart was filled with good feelings.

For them Russians, those who have drunk together and drank well are friends, especially Schneider, a bold friend who raised his head and drank half a bottle of vodka.

After two sips of wine, Captain Relbacco also chatted with Schneider, the head of operations of the institute.

"You must be the richest institute in the world!"

Looking at the boxes of supplies loaded onto the ship under Patsy's command, Captain Rybalko was amazed.

Schneider claimed that his team was a private research institute from the United States, and they were going to the Arctic Circle to study the incredible temperature changes in Greenland, so they spared no expense to buy the YAMAAL for a polar expedition.

And he saw the guy who was a security guard carrying a series of oddly shaped guns onto the ship, including ten oddly shaped torpedoes.

Not to mention the weapons and equipment that would be enough to rearm the YAMAL, which had long been used as a sightseeing ship, into a military icebreaker, but only in terms of materials......

Patcy had explained to him that the ship's supplies could also be used by the crew, and that if there were any remaining supplies on the ship after the end of this scientific mission, they would be given to Relbacco as a gift for free.

With such a large amount of various drinks and high-end ingredients, even if you eat and drink openly, at least one-third of this journey will be left.

"We have the full support of several world-level families behind us, such as the blonde noble son you saw, who is the only heir to one of them." Schneider spread his hands.

It was hard for Captain Rylbako not to notice this young man, who was an extremely perceptive man. Although Caesar had been refraining from showing it as much as possible, he had a feeling that everything around him was under Caesar's watch, even what happened in his blind spots and out of sight, even though he didn't know how Caesar did it.

The Asian boy holding a katana quietly leaning on the railing and watching the crowd laugh. Captain Relbacco had stared at him for less than three seconds before the boy looked at him with a sense of feeling, and the sharp light in his eyes made Captain Relbako feel a trace of fear.

The other Asian boy with a long sword at his waist was not ordinary, he talked well, and he seemed to have a very good relationship with the blonde nobleman, just like the humble gentleman that the old Chinese said. But Captain Raybacco could see that this was a sharp sword with its edge hidden in its scabbard, and it was something that should never be messed with.

The only two things on the ship that looked normal were the girl who looked playful and the boy who seemed to be a couple, and the German man who Schneider said was tied up and thrown on the deck because he was afraid of death and did not want to enter the Arctic Circle for a scientific expedition.

"Professor Schneider, before the ship officially departs, can I ask your group why they are going to sea?"

Relbacco leaned against the railing and looked at Schneider.

"Captain Ryerbacho, I think we said when we bought this boat, that we were going to the Arctic Circle to study the abrupt climate." Schneider drank the vodka from the bottle and smiled silently.

"Oh, Professor Schneider, we've been friends with each other for a while, and you're not friends enough for this kind of behavior." Relbacco also drank the vodka from the bottle, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Schneider shook his head and asked for a tablet from the members of the executive department on the side.

Relbacco's sudden attack caused him some minor problems, but it was also expected.

After all, as Major Alexander Rybalko, it is normal to have such insight.

At the beginning, Eva was hesitant to replace these crew members with commissioners of the executive department, but she thought that the operation of this military-grade icebreaker was too complicated, after all, the ship used a full set of Soviet technology, and if the commissioner of the executive department was asked to learn temporarily, not to mention that there might be problems in operation and lack of experience, it would take at least half a year to learn alone, so Eva bought these crew members by the way.

Schneider's leather-gloved hand slid a few times over the tablet, then pointed it at Relbacco, and a detailed diagram appeared in front of him.

"Sasha Rybalko, whose real name is Alexander Rybalko, was part of a Russian special forces unit with the rank of major."

Ryrbako looked at this material in disbelief, his personal information was a state secret, and not many people in the whole of Russia could call it up. He had always thought that he had already assessed the strength of this research institute, but he didn't expect to underestimate the other party.

"I know that after retiring from the army, you should have lived under government surveillance until you died. But your ex-wife, Natasha, is vegetative and needs a lot of medical bills, as well as your sister, who also has a lot of expenses for schooling. Your pension isn't enough to cover your expenses, so you and a group of former teammates who are also underfunded become the captain and crew of the ship. ”

Schneider looked at Relbacho, who had become nervous, and patted him on the shoulder.

"But don't worry, we don't care. On the contrary, it is precisely because you come out to take risks for your family to beg for life, coupled with your affectionate and righteous personality, that we feel that you are a trustworthy friend. ”

"It's a touching story, and I feel like I should pay a salary worthy of trust for a group of friends who deserve it. Over to you, Patsy! ”

Caesar, who was observant, had already discovered the changes here, and he would not be disgusted by such a loving and righteous man as his captain.

"Understood, young master." Patsy took a folded tablet from his bosom and handed it to Rybalco after a few brief manipulations.

"54 crew members, $450,000 each, Captain Rybalco, your personal remuneration is $7,500,000, and if anyone dies, he will be paid twice as much. All payments have been made, but I have used my connections to freeze all of your bank accounts until the end of the mission and the ship returns and docks at any port in Europe, at which point your accounts will be unfrozen. ”

Rebalco took the tablet suspiciously and looked at it, looking incredulously at the amount in their bank accounts.

More than 30 million dollars were given to them without blinking an eye?

"Sasha Rybalko, I'm going to fight for you!"

Rebalco's eyes were full of fighting spirit and the excitement of being trusted, and he respectfully saluted Schneider and Caesar with a standard seaman's salute.